The Press., 1885-07-16

thing he had been so long trying to make he now unexpectedly found in his possess ion. When | told him that our factories, or big lgloos, could make more than he could carry of such butcher-kniyes during the time we had spent in talking abont his, he expressed great surprise.
 LEARNING FROM SHOP GIRLS. -"When shop girls take mp fashion" said clerk in an uptown drug store who makes speciality of selling light articles for the toilet table, Git is pretty sure to he run speedily into the ground. When society women began to wear ulsters, few years ago, they had things all their own way for season; then the shop girls took to wear ing nlsters, and that settled it. The aver age shop girl is much more beautiful and certainly more symmetrically formed than the average society girl.
 50 1t was with banged hair Society women wore bangs until they were eclips- ed in beauty by women who waited on them in the large dry goods stores, and now they comb their hair straight back. l think it acts as salutary check on fash ions of every sort, and prevents them from running to extremes. Take finger-nails for instance. Not long ago manicures were practically unknown that is as far as the general public was concerned. Then ladies began to pay some attention to their nails. As nsual, they ran it into the ground. Manicures have multiplied, and our own sales of manicure implements and things of various sorts for the care of the nails have increased enormously. Women wore their nails very long, sharp, and polished They looked like talons, and destroyed half the beauty of the hands. More than this, great many of them were unskillfnl in attending to their own hands, and the acids and different things with which they stained the nails frequent ly discolored the fingers half way up the first joint. Then the shop girls got hold of it. The girls stained, polished and powdered their finger nails to an absurd point. Other women learned lesson and used better taste.
 The Troy Times says postmaster in Rensselaer, county is in the habit of read ing all postal cards that come to his office. The other day lady called for her mail, when the postmaster took postal card ad- dressed to her and began reading it. "Mr. Postmaster" said the lady, in voice that betokened business, "I'll thank you to give me that postal card as soon us yon are through reading it." The official handed her the card, and as she went ont remark ed ''I don't see what she got mad about. Its the first time anybody ever found fault because I read their postal cards. She must be a sort of a crank
 'The first thing to be done," said the new president of an Ohio railroad, as he hung up his hat, lis to ascertain the amount of our indebte iness."
 s'Here are the figures, sir" answered the ''We owe about $1 500, ,OOO."
 Exactly and the next step is to issue stock enough to cover it. There is no more it than there is of employees being paid once a month."
 Scott's Emulsion of Pure Col Liver Oil, with Hypophosphites. For Affections of the Lungs and Wasting Diseases. pr. J. Simon aud New Orleans, La says E'I can candid ly declare Dr. Scott's Emulsion is the finest of the kind that has ever been brought to my notice. In affections of the lungs and other wasting diseases, we may con- slider it our most reliable agent. In perfect ly elegant and agreeable form"
 Burdette Yes, my son, it is 0 solemn, eternal fact that ''truth once crushed to earth will rise again" And in these days of awful careleSSneSS tfutn IS kept 50 DttSlly engaged in performing the grand rising act that she looks like woman picking mp pins"
 Housekeepers should always be particular and get the best the market affords. Sperry and Barnes pure Kettle Lard and celebrated Hams are far superior to any other brand ,and deserve snccess. Ask for this brand and do not be deceived into buying any other
 The man who doesn't believe in any hereaf- ter has got dreadfully mean opinion of him. self and his chances.
 BoRAzEI. From the favorable reports that come to us of the good effects of Borazel, we think it kindness to those afflicted with catar- rhal affections to advise trial of it. It is pro- nounced harmless by well known physician, who says it's result, in numerous cases under his observation have been admirable. Many trials seem to prove it the ..True Remedy for NasalC Catarrh." It is direct application agre able to use.-Neso Havea Journai and f,aguirer
 A good doctor is a gentleman to whom we pay $3 visit for advising lis to exercise more and eat less.
 IRELAND's OpPoRrUNITY.~-The Irishman of New
 ver, wachinf with deep interest the news of war between Russia and Eng and.
 In these days of mental excitement we would re-
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 There is not particle of Tron, ,Strychnine Quinne, or Arsenic in their composition.
 They are elegantly sugarcoated aud are sold at $i t