Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-03-20
A full Description Of Napo-
Icons Largest and Old
est Business House.


The first thing to attract alike the
attention of citizen and stranger in
coming to the town of Napoleon, is the
Golden Mortar, which can be seen for
several miles in every direction, and
which surmounts the grand three story
brick block occupied with very large
and elegant stock of drugs and books,
the proprietor and owner of when Is
J. G. Saur, more commonly known as
the Little Dutchman." AS you come
into town and strike Perry street at
either end you will at once face the
Crystal Mortar, located right in front
of the door, which scatters its many
colored rays of light in every direction
both day and night. After looking at
this light you can "about face and
see just as many brillancies inside,
through the great massive plate glass
front, which, by the way, is the larg'
est in town; next, if you will open the
great doors, which are more than
twice the weight of any doors in town,
you are then free to step into one OF
the grandest parlors which you have
ever seen kept for the exhibition and
sale of merchandise. Immediately on
entering you are greeted on your right
hand by one of the gentlemanly clerks
who will at once show you a splendid
stock of lamps, lanterns, chandeliers,
&C., which occupies the show window
and part Of the counter on your right.
The first show case on this side is filed
with splendid variety Of cigars, smok-
ing tobacco, meerschaum pipes and ci-
gar holders of the latest styles. The
next case is twelve feet long and is
filled with the largest stock and great
est variety of pocket books, bill books,
purses for ladies and gentlemen in kid,
plush and buckskin, also a lot OF drug
gist's supplies and surgical instru;-
ments. The next counter is occupied
with fine prescription case, writing
desk and prescription file, with mar
BILE slab Is feet long on which many
prescriptions are accurately prepared
day and night. Along the walls on
this side are many shelves accurately
arranged and filled with every differ
ent kind of medicine known to the
medical profession, also kept in the
best possible shape, nice, fresh and
pure. On the left, on entering this
parlor store, you see great massive
cases built of the finest walnut timber
and upon the latest and most improved
plans for economy and good taste, all
of which are loaded down at this sea-
son of the year with great stock OF
books Of all kinds and styles as regard
the reading matter and binding as
well. In no book store will you lind
a better variety than this house car
ries during the winter season. The
show cases on this side of the house
are always filled full of the choicest OF
books and notions for the holidays,
for birthdays, for anniversaries and
wedding gifts. The news depot on
this side is also an important factor
not to be overlooked, and which fur
.nishes large amount of literature to
our citizens every year and no doubt
has its place and has much to 40 in
molding characters good and bad in
coming generations If parents could
realize the fact of how much the liter
ature of the day has to do IN moulding
characters for their children, they
would pay more attention to the selec.
ton Of that which is best adapted to
making useful men and women. The
wall and window paper stock, which
is kept in the I'd story, comprises
everything that is the latest. The lin
est decorated rooms In this county
have, been furnished with paper from
this house. Constantly on hand a
complete line of trusses and supporters
for both males and females, All kinds
of surgical appliances on short notice
The paint and oil department, the rep
utation of which any house might be
proud Of, contains just such material
as is best calculated to give nice fin,
ish and have the greatest durability.
Dyestuffs is another speciality to which
Saur has given much of his personal
attention in order to select fast and
brilliant colors for the smallest amount
Of money. No person can be better
entertained for half day or q day
than by taking look through this
large house from cellar to garrett, see
the care which is exercised in keeping
everything in its proper place and or
der SO that all will move along as
though it were but one grand machine.