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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1889-06-01, Page 3r ICTTY GIRL PIrf' sword . asllnetaliti Abottt the friar Clarks as the xre:nsury n'N:trtu ant. Some et t' rt,; prettiest women In the isometry are right Iwo in the treasury t department, A u:toy of theta are Wetshimekoniau% bi? a class, they represent the beauty le tet the whole country, They are W» "' rid brunettes, short, still and mod; .; gem° plump, some queenly, some of lithe and willowy form—they are fairly the types of tate several great cities and about all the states of the union. In that one building, covering Pour blocks, is to be found Mere beauty than a hunt through many large eiLiee night discover. A large proper• tion of the female clerks are young, or at least on the minus side of the line be- yond which lies old inaidhood, Office life is not promotive of longevity, and tunny of the elderly woolen have died. oft or reached an age beyond usefulness. Those who have come into tire depart - meat within the last four or five years are mostly young women, who have just passed through the normal sc(lools,pnd terve entered the government service through the civil service examination. They are a bright lot of young women. In many cases it is, perhaps, that they etre the prettiest girls of the family, which inspires them with an ambition beyond the drudgery of housework or the trials of a schoolmarm and induces diem to strive for the wore agreeable work and better pay under the civil service. And this may account for there being such a preponderance of good looks. They are not, as a rule, gaudy beauties frescoed and decorated by art, though of curse there are some of that type. 'They are usually of 11. refined type: of •goad, sensible, pretty girls --a little be- yond girlhood. They always dress iu ;good taste, though not generally in an ,eepensive style. A designer ei fashions Might get many valuable points from the female treasury clerk. ,During the ordinary working hours the visitor to the treasury will not see many of these young x emelt, - The are apt to bo hard at work behind closed doors orjust shut from view by green baize screens over which one cannot see without the aid of a chair er step ladder. The desks are usually prgvided with these screens, otherwise they would be an- noyed by the gaze of the visitors passing through the corridors, who would prob- ably be numerous if the screens were not there. Eat during the half hour allowed for lunch a swarm of pretty female clerks rush .about the corridors to exchange bits of gossips or to get their tea. Wash- ington may get her reputation for her beautiful women from the throng that appear on the avenue on the way home from the u`epartnlents after 4 o'clock. Whenever there are any number of people on a visit to Washington the tress - a117 is generally the center of curiosity, 'txu account of the popular interest In money. Visitors are always interested in theplaves where thenzoney is handled, sand some one rnust be-.lelegated to take charge of them. In view of the great num- 'ter of thesevisitors some young women •of the department have been designated regularly to act ns guides through the i•edemptioti agency, where the old notes uncounted and destroyed. —Washington Icitax•. Perpetrating an Incident. As Mlle. Rhea was leaving Ottawa, 'Canada, an old, white haired gentleman approached her in the sleeping car, and, with cbeaming cordiality, presented her with a basket of the most beautiful grapes, in the top of which was a large bunch of Marechal Neil roses and the following note: "Dear Madame Rhea— When the first Napoleon was brought as captive hito Plymouth sound by Capt. Maitland, of the Bellerophon, I was born —July, 1815. My father, who had ex- tensive (not houses, sent for Napoleon a basket of the finest hot house grapes. In seeing you in the role of 'Josephine' 1 ,tlho%zght I would ask your acceptance (in ,Aoyc it character as empress of the French) of a bas4'ct of the same fruit, thus per- petuatin_g the incident and •paying a tribute to the 'empress' in the person of one who so ably represents her. With best wishes and regrets, dear nutdame, yours very truly, Richard Nettle, Ottawa, 'Oct. 10, 1t89." And the old gentleman added: "Although my countrymen called Napoleon a rascal, •my father had the greatest • admiration for him."--Ex- chan e. A Minute Watch. At the Paris exposition a Florentine friar •shows a weech only a quarter of an inch in . diameter, It has not only the two. regular hands, but a third, which marks the seconds, and a microscopic Glial which indicates the days, week, month and years. It also contains an alarm and on its front lid or corer an ingeniously cut figure of St. Francis. Olt the back cover, by aid of a powerful glues, you can distinctly see and read two verses of the "Pe Detun."—Z ew 'York Telegram, A Widows Extravagance. In Hamilton, 0., a man died a faun slays also who had 8500 in money laid up, and a payment of $150 was due to save /mitt (nettle. His widow took the money to lay a fine casket and expensive lot in '4116 'esenetory and ,to hire twenty-five Woke for the procession, and .thus need every dollar uud let hex home go by i1v- 1. We claim to have the largest and best assorted stock of Watch Clocks and Jewellery in \ ingliana, Our stock consists of /sniericatl slid English Gold J?ratted and (tolled plated Jewellery of all descriptions, American and Swiss Watclt;s, Canadian and American Ovid and Silver Watch Gases, Spectacles and. Opera Glasses.. 2, We, buy all our goods in big lots, and patty spot cash for every - thin;; we buy, therefore our customers may be sure that we are at Ino disadvantage as compared with other's. It will pay you to call and inspect our ;oasis before buying else - whore. We w,ll sod you :3, per resit lower than any other dealer in W ingham. In older to make room for our,*,large XtnaS stock, now irdered, we will swill at cost fur 30 days. WATCH REPAIRING A SPECIALTY I+or quality of material used and clais of workmanship fro ac- kno.wludge no superiority at the peuple'sgewelers, R. R. VAN. STO E Co., :t'J+'A.CPtCAL, WATCHMAKERS AND J.laiT .WT,IrE1T ONTARIO Oath Income Ifor 1888 MUTUAL LIFE. New Assurances written in 1888 Assets; as at Dec. 81st, 1888 AssuraII Ps in force, Jan. lst, 18$9 Surplus, Deo. 81sty,1.888 $ 393,074 00 2,518,060 00 6,318,858 00 12,041,914 00 00,387 09 SPECIAL FEATURES: Prompt Payment of Claims, Annual Distribution of Profits, Guara -. eed Surrender Values, and Liberal Polley Co.iuitions. ALEX. DAWSON, GENERAL., AGENT. :...Wingham dot CO, DI1EMS EVYLL1T ETAUHMN? Has a most cowplete:assortment of their ATEsT, CEolcEsr,` ,and( MOST CHARMING ARTICLES in. Watches, Cloaks, Jewelry and Silver Goodsa 711,17 § CAN s § flar CLOSE ATTItNTION GO RIGHT TO Had t a, when ho at Length had oast Th- ern Philo,ophy aside, Lovtiixda him eater, held biro fast , rponqueror of Self and ('ride. Antnow to dhn, enchanted nooks, itiled by a Love that never faun, Ei'1;eeks w sympathy of booics— Love whispers to him fairy tales, Outside, swept by the wind and tarn. Philosophy, uncured for, lies; It cannot eater Love's dotuale; . . It was not meant for Paradise. -slaver iieott Mines in Harper's Weekly, i, A Sensational Letter, 'An amusing hoax appears to have en perpetrated upon the foreign press 1. the shape of a letter alleged to have been written by the present czar prior to lits ascension to the throne, to the famous c iter and panslavist leader, Aksakoff, whose widow died a few weeks ago. The document in question, which bears the elate of May 22. 1866. contains bitter ccunnents on the class of courtiers by wawa the imperial family was sur- rainded, and compares the highest of - them of state to contemptible lackeys. Tie publication of the letter in question his excited an immense amount of atten- tion throughout Europe, and it appears. tc have been copied in almost every fd'eign newspaper of any importance. Tie whole thing is, however, but a hoax. Tie letter in question, instead of having ,lien written by the present emperor, vies; addressed in 1799 to Count Kotchou- !y by the Grand Duke Alexander Paul- vitch, '•vho subsequently ascended the Orono as Alexander I. The courtiers eferred to in such bitter terms were the inoble favorites of his grandmother, fatherine II. The original letter will {{qq found in the first volume of the "Life ld Times of Alexander I," published C. Toyneville in 1874.—Exchange, sleet Ciir His Companion's Gun Barret I was bunting quail near Reidsville, ug, C„ six years ago. with S. S. Hartle end James Play, of that town. Harris Md myself were walking side by side, Alien two birds were flushed at the same time. Harris was on my left and fired at the bird on my right, I firing at the One on his left. Thus cross firing, both tired simultaneously, §1Ft,'`„,$,,IMS_ 4arris said my powder was not good. ' • Harris killed his bird, but I did not. • We wanted on about thirty paces, when GIVEN TO REPAIRING, AND WORK ILL Harris lowered his gun to extract the WARRANTED. .empty shell, Suddenly he exclaimed: "Look! the ends of my gun barrels have bursted off. amine them andfoundthey GREEN'S BLOCK FOR YOUR JEWELL +'RY,.'” silo e. d I °Y a u ere not bursted, but I had shot them ' off as smoothly as if they had been corn stalks'y.-llen we cross tired. We walked back to the spot and found five inches of his gun barrels lying there LI have one of the pieces now and will . mail it to Judge Gildersleeve if desired - This is an iron truth—nothing fishy about it. If you desire reference 1 refer you to Mr. George Cary Eggleston.—Cox. New York Evening World. SO NEVI PATENT TOP MILK CAN, C.rea cans, . Milk Pails, Sap Buckets, a n d Milk PaanS And e'vegyth1 n, in k Daf'S y g flaiugi I ati Tromiily fl� THE LEADING BOOT ANS SHOE STOR Owing to the late Boom I have made room for and have A Large' Stock of -- on hand RUM • MAUD BOOTSands E In addition to my Custom Business, defy Competition in Quality, Size an 1 am detoriniued to sell for CASH, AT i'fO PRIDES ,gaTtspairing as usual, and Coolant Patching a Specialty. 3. Wiz a share of thle patronage. Don't Forget the Place Opposite the Cen 1 flote Rips sowed frac in all Touts purchased from ole. Butter and eggs taken as cash in exchange for goods, P. Is 'fi., t B ODE.i u S, wixot.ta.:1 (` 'T. The Lights In 'the Window. A pair of worthies that used to prac- riee before the Washington bar were en- gaged in giving "straw" .bail and in other ways securing the release of pris- oners for a small consideration. They rented a room which formerly had been a drug store. not far from the pollee court, and kept a light burning there all ' night for the benefit of "late arrests" who might with to obtain bail rather than spend the night in the police sta- tion. The druggist who had occupied the place before therm had failed to. re- move the blue and yellow bottles from the window. One night two lawyers passing up the street saw the light. "Whose place is this?" asked one of them. "Smith es Jones: felonies compounded at all hours of -the night," tit as the reply. —Cor. N. Y. Tribune. A (sector and His Club. , The rector of Gwaenysgon, in Wales, is a man of more than ordinary energy and enterprise. In an attempt to collect the tithes due hien, and which the peo- ple are not disposed to pay, he headed a party of bailiffs who were sent to protect the auctioneer m attenmpt to distrain. The auctioneer had been driven off three times while snaking similar attempts, and when it beeaule known that he pro-. posed again to enter the farms, assisted by the bailiffs and the rector himself, a. 1:, large crowd, armed with sticks, nssetn- bled and made .a desperate attack upon tt. the distinguished party. The rector fought tmobly in defense of his rights, and 1p' with a heavy club, which ho wielded with great dex •fity, he felled tour oft his. Hock to tho Beth. The bailiffs, ibow- .''bver, showed less grit and fled with the }fitresuctioncer from the field, ao that the en• terprising rector was forced to yield. Ile now declares that he might as well ;,turn pirate out and out as attempt to.00l- let the A° alt s Kl'a v him from tho stubborn IW` ^Ltmde.na 't;141.3. it`ui,.tri'3, ri la Durable Economical! Diarnpnd Dyes excel all others in Strength, Purity and Fastness.' None other are just as good. Be-' ware of imitations, because they are made of cheap and inferior materials, and give poor, weak, crocky colors, To be sure of success, use only the DIAMOND DYES for coloring Dresses, Stock-, ings, Yarns, Carpets, Feathers, Ribbons, &c., &c. We warrant them to color more goods, pack- age for package, than any other dyes ever made, and to give more brilliant and durable colors. Ask for the Diamond and take no other. A Dress Dyed FOR A Coat Colored 10 Garments Renewed CENTS. A Child can use them! At Druggists and Merchants, Dye Book free. WELLS, RICHARDS©N & CO, Montreal, P. 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