Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-13
VIZ WORRY OVER TRIFLBS
These Small Things Should
Therefore be Guarded
Against

bores after all Most men can meet
ruin calmly, or laugh when they lie in
ditch with their own knee joint and
their hunters spine broken; it is the
ten seconds by which you miss the
train; 1t is the dust that gets in your
eyes or spolls your cravat; it is the
elevated brick in the sidewalk over
which you ungracefully stumble when
you most desire to walk erect; it is the
badly seasoned vituals of the well
meaning but unskillful housewife, it
is all these that are the bores of life,
and that try the temper of your phi
losephy.
An acquaintance of ours told us the
other day of having lost heavy sums
Of money through swindler, with as
placid an indifference as if he had
lost toothpick; but he swole like a
trooper at thief who stole his whale
bone whip.
We should therefore pay more at
tention to the conventlonalities of life
not in worreying over them when
they do not just suit us-but we
should be observant and conclude
what We want in every day life.
To be happy we should avoid the
"bores of life"
Probably there is no greater "bore'
than that of disappointment and dis,
satisfaction in every day dealing:
with the business fraternity. Tc
have a place where you can trade and
feel confident of getting the best fol
the least money, is boon not to be
over estimated, and one that will
abridge number Of CHORES that oc-
casionally bob up in domestic life.
Saur & Balsley's drug, book, paint
and wall paper store is place of this
kind. Years of fair dealing with theil
patronage has taught them that q mu.
tual understanding with customers is
the key to large trade and success
In all lines of their goods prices are
way down. Generally speaking, the
margin on their goods is small, but an
extensive trade enables them to figure
this margin to almost nothing and still
make business prosper.
Their drugs are pure; their patent
medicines the very BEST, and very few
exist that can not be here found al
lowest prices.
The wall paper department within
itself is sight of great interest. Ii
contains vast variety of styles, de-
signs of every grade. With such a
stock from which to select, and al
such extremely low prices, it is i'm
possible TO 60 away dissatisfied. Saul
& Balsley are certainly the Wall Pa.
per Kings of this part of the State.
This is an age wherein nobody is
excused for permitting his house to &C
shabby for want of paint. Saur &
Balsley keep constantly on hand 8
stock of paints, oils, varnishes, brush.
es, etc, that can supply this materia
for the largest contract on short no
tice. The John W. Masury Railroad
Paints are recognized as the mos
durable, besides covering more space
and selling cheaper than many kinds
of inferior grades. This paint is
guaranteed to give satisfaction in ev
cry particular.
For books and stationery this house
beats them all. There Is not book
or periodical published but what they
have in stock or can get on short no
tice at the publishers lowest wholesale
prices. A fine line of Bibles and Tes
taments, English or German, always
in stock. Photograph and autograph
albums in MAGNIFICENT profusion, ano
at prices that are truly astounding
Fancy stationery always carried in &
varied stock, just the thing to please
and delight.
A fine stock of toilet articles, soaps
perfumes, cosmetics, etc. Cleanliness
/ is akin to goodness, and there is nc
excuse for any one to 60 dirty SO long
as this mammoth establishment holds
out the inducements they do in this
department.
Visit Saur & Balsley's great store.
house of necessities, examine then
goods and prices, and be convinced
that they are your friends.