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CH.IONIC "LOOKERS." Orai Who MU the IJfe of shop- . ;ir1 l"urn!anblt. 'Hero come a "looker," Mti lady to anothrr so loudly . 7 remark wa overheard by wa ov.Tiieara uy a rvporr, r. who vva stan hn- at a counter mar by. Ws'-sa: J the person addrcHl. and hhf'A a fvi!ow with her. too. "May bo sho will buy r-omethin?, then, just to show hr youn; man what an -conomU-al shopper she is," said the lirnt r-.pvakrr. Th youn? lady who was evidently mi ant by thosalestrirlswas tinr-looking'. neatly drvl aril, a far as aPr:aranco vent, wa cvrtainly unobjii tionable. Sq. uhmhuvvuhj, ... . j shoulds3V. for a preat battle," and he the protty ?irl waiting on him what waa caUo3 for another 1randy and Soda inrant by calling that young lady a . No sir,"' said the citi.on from' old iokjT. . Kentucky; -thore wero twenty thousand " hy. don t you know?" said she, dcad on each gidCf and th wcre buried smiling. -How grern you men am about ; whero t, fell Thero wag nothi chopping! Kvrry woman knows that a llko that in tho French and Dutcn fi?ht. looker U a woman who simply looks at j : j and of coursPj thoro was not.-p-ls, dorsn t expect to buy any, puts ! Murat iIalsteadt in North American Re you to all the trouble she can, asks you ; vjew . to rut ot! a sample, and then says she ' w ill come in again to-morrow. And so sho i Artificial silk is net yet manufac Jotvs, to bother wmo one else. ; tureU on an indu- trial scale, but it ap- "A 'looker, " continued the salesgirl, i pears that this will very shortly bo done, loquaciously, "is usually to be found j and, while it is impossible to foretell frfiuentin? the largo dry goods stores. with certainty whut will be tho com Her visit is timed in that portion of tho j mercial results or thin curious invention, tlay when you are most busy and desir- ? it is impossible to resist 4he conclusion us of making your sales as large as ! that it is highly practicable, and that it possible in order to stand in well with even contains tho elements of great tho 'powers that lx. j future success. Then in comes a looker and wants to ..i - n i . un, HO Miunii .tit niv wt.- till uuv . - itwi, wehato her. Oh," said the girl irapul- .sively to tl.c ri'jxjrtor, if we only dared talk to her as sho deserved wouldn't sho just catch it. though." At this thought tho shopgirl's eyts fairly dancnl as if in anticipation -f how sho wund get square "oh onco and fur all with the troublesom lookers if .sho had but hall a chance given ner. "Tho looker." resumed tho girl, "is generally making a crazy quilt, or some- .thing or other, and belongs to tho satno clas of young women who go around . bothering young nn for their neckties, an I who feel deeply aggrieved if they dm't instantly promise them their very best tics before they havo done wearing them. "Sho comes here for samples of silks and dress good." "Mimma'wantnd d sample and couldn't comoout herself.j' Or. "lapa wanted to sec what the goods would look like lj'foro I ordered the dress," and so on. Finally we hit upon a srhem that put an end to the looker's using our samples of goods for fancy work We cut the samples as narrow as possible and then clip a little piece out of the center of tho same, telling tho looker when sho says: "Oh, what did you do that for?" that we wero only cutting our trade-mark Into the goods In order that sho might know from whut store she procured them. That generall had tho desired effect, and gives t looker to understand that we are per fectly aware of what sho wants tho samples for. and don't intend to let any no make crazy-quilt3 at our expenso. "Another species of looker is one who comes from a well-to-do family, and has nothing to do but to kill time. She is not intellectual enough to read. It makes her head ache. "Calling is a Imre. she yawns and then sho 'guesses, she will go shopping.' She expects us to bo pleasant.and amiable.and so oblig ing. 'Show mo this. Now show mo that. Kvery thing must be hauled out for her inspection. Rarely sho buys; makes us provoked, cross, angry, and mad. until wp wish that the' whole tribo f 'lookers' could ho turned, like Lot's wife, into a pillar of salt, and wc could turn the hose on it and put and end to bcr forever. N. Y. Xcws. AMERICAN CQNCEIT. ?.Iarmt lUUtead Iltn-trct It by Itpeatln a Oood Story. Onco I hrard an American in a sraok-insr-roora in an En-rlish hotel enjraffed in conversation with a British ofllccr on the sulvtct of the war in this country. The American was a Kentuckian. w:ho, desiring to impress his interlocutor with the amenities of our civilization and tho t refinements of homo influences, had just told an anocdoto of a neighbor and com panion .who galloped into the county town whilo cour,t was in session, his belt stuck full of revolvers and a double barreled shot-jrun across tho pommel of his saddle, and spurred his horse up and down the street, defying every thins and ready to murder any and every body in a moment, and sure to get. tho drop on one who criticized his performance. The response of the ofilcer to tho touch In? narrative was that tho story was something extraordinary." Ho listen ed intently, and ventured, when tho hero of tho talo rode oil jn triumph, brandishing his shot-un and daring tho world in arras to fijrht, tochango tho subject by observing: "I supposo that tho battles of the Franco-German war were far more bloody than any of those in the war in your country? Tho expression of th young Ken tuckian was that of indignant amaze ment. 'No, sir, said ho in thrilling tones, 'tho battles that wero fought in i my country were the bloodiest that I were ever fought anywhere on earth. Xow, tako the battle of Shiloh; it raged j without a moment's intermission for ; seven days and nights. When it began 4 i It was in the midst of a dense wilder- t. t,.. ... i ondrd tl.or,. nnt tT,rii within nine niihvs of the river, and twenty thousand men were killod on each side p.nd were dead in the fallen timbvr." The British officer remarked: "It is astonishing. I think you possibly mean that there? wero twenty thousand men on each side killed, wounded and miss- . , f thousand on both j hra rff nmb(iL lliat would be suffi( sides iffiriftnt. I Christmas trees are declared to be i V- V i I Going out of fashion in .New ovx. For Sale-Bargain. A larpe iron safe, of best make and in first-class condition. Ap- ply at this office. T? x. I j I Ul IvCI H . A hiro ;iri(i couiforLible "dwelling house in Oxford. ? pply to I. S. !JUNT. Terry, Wright & Merritt IIAVK A- FIRST-CLASS BARBt R SHOP- i In Mitchell Clock) OXFORD North Carolina. :o:- fjooti workmen and ....-.,.. ,,,1 ,.v,-fV Ol'f Sati factory work Mineral Hotel ! CHASE CITY, VA'. A Winter and Slimmer Home for D) sceptics. Mineral Water Free to Guests. M. K. HARDY, Proprietor. Cooking and Heating stoves. o All Styles and Siz at Roc k Bottom Trices. Also-full line of Hardware, Crockery, ccc. S. w'. MITCHELL A SONS. J. N. LYON. Salesman. . PORK ORK f Fine I)eef And o n 3 n v 3 ci o n r3 o 53 ft c 5 3 n o in c in O n v o n n n 3 P o re Families wishing to pack and salt pork for the winter season would do well to call on me before buying elsewhere. Very ixespectfully, F. SCHWARTZ. l DESIRABLE WlLlnG DOISE A.;D LOT FOR SALE AT '- N BLIC AlCTIOJ. I will sell at public auction in front of the courthouse in Oxford, Mon day. Jan. 27, 1S90, the desirable dwelliox house and lot on High St., adjoinmg lots owntd by R. J. Mitch ell, K J. Aiken and L. Thomas. The houe is commodious, well built and contains seven rooms. lerms, one half cash and balance in six and twelve months. . f Irs. B. Coorjqfe, Trtuiee, . ip? for 3 v . .i4 J": OXFORD. N. C. FURNITURE Best Goods ! C o m -m ercial Ay e : The-DayFqr 1890! A Complete Daily A Complete Daily PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT' SUNDAY. It gives all the Home News and Summaries of State and General News. , It Has Full Faith in the Commercial, Manufacturing and Edu cational Future of Oxford, and Puts Forth its Best Endeavors for the Upbuilding of Our City. It Is It Is Uncompromisingly UncQmprorpisingly FIRST, LAST AND FIRST, LAST AND The Day is a paper which family. will The Men Read It! The Men Read It ! , - , The Ladies Read It ! The Ladies Read It ! 4 The Children Read It ! ' .The Children Read. 1 1 ! While Bright and Spicy it is Free from Sensathon, and Excludes from its Columns Anything of an Unclean or Objectionable Char acter, -e We want to Double our Circulation during the Present Year. Wilryou help us ? If you are not already a subscriber, have vouf names entered upon our subscription books at for one week; forty cents forgone Banking House of OXFORD, N. C. Banking in All its Branches. 1 Accounts of Corporations, Merchants and Indi viduals so licited. Ample facilities for giving all. necessary accommo dations. Collections Receive Prompt Attention, 9 . Lowest Prices ! Local .Newspaper. LocaLNewspaper. For Oxford For Oxford ALL THE TIME. ALL THE -TIME. interest every member of your once. Ten cents secures The-Day month; $4.50 for one year. J:C, Cooper & Sons DEALERS IN 'GROCERIES' AN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. JSurcessors to R. L. Hunt Co.) Have largely incr-as.-d sttcJt litret- ore cariicd. and intid s'upiJying the tirade with the best a i. d freshest potis at the low est possible prices. Full lined Groceries, Fancy and Staple. Our "I'LANT A" Flour is the btst iu tin market for family use. We Solicit Your Patronage. ZINEMAN'S IAMANTA O PEC TACLES 1 lU IAMANTA 0-JECTA(J AND EYE GLASSES. In selecting Suectacles and Eve Glas5s ) it is very important that the eves a e fitd with Lenses ol the proper local power ai.u also ol the greatest brilliancy ar.d higlust degree o'f purity that can be obtained. The Oiamanta Lenses are found to possess thce qualities in the highest degree," and are V( e from specs so often found in the m.T e common grades oi goods. They are alo fre from scratches, and, being very hatd, as their namendicates, they . do not easily became scratched when in use. Do not buy Spectacles or Eye Glasses of people who do not understand how to fit them, but go lo VV. D. LYNCH, and have your eyes prop erly fitted with a pair of Diamatua Specta cles or Eye Glasses. Not sold by Peddlers. Spectacles and Eye Glasses are warrant--.!. In Gold, Silver, Steel and Nicklc Frames. Sold in Oxford ky W. D. LYNCH. o 1ST ADDED TO STOCK! A new and beautiful assortment of Jewelry Watches and Silver ware. Undal and Christmas presents a specialty. Repairing of all kinds done on short notice and guar anteed. D " YNCH. H. T.' HUGHES' Tonsorial - Parlors .! Under Herndon Block No. i, Com. Ave, I have combined my two shops and my present quarters are in two large adjeinn g rooms. Have added to my furniture.' am having electric lights pur in and fixing up generally to provide Oxford with elegant and comfortable tonsorial parlors.. With wha I have-ordered and now on the way I will have everything which pertains to i. Barber Shop. ' Will have a full complement of competent assistants in a few days. , Will spare no efforts to give my customeis com plete satisction. D ISSOJUTION NOTICE. The firm of Griffin, Glenn & Co. has been this dav dir solved by mutual conser t James McLean withdrawing from the cc partnership. The business will be con tinue by VV. G. Griffin and W. B. Glenn under the firm name ( Griffin & Glenn , who will collect all accounts and settle all debts. W. G. Griffin. W. B Glenn. Jas. McLean. December is't. 1889 GRIFFIN & GLENN, BUGGY, CARRIAGE AND WAGON WORKS, r- COMMERCIAL AVE,, OXFORD, N. C. We have recently enlarged our shops, -.put in new and improved machinery, and are prepared to do as good work and as promptly as ary house in the State. We , ask an inspect .on of the handsome Buggies and substantial Wagons we are now turn ing out. Parties owing us are requestt-d. o make immediate payment, as we need money. MINCE MEAT. MINCE MEAT. MINCE MEAT. MINCE MEAT. BUCKWHEAT AND MAPLE SYKUP. BUCKWHEAT AND MAPLE SYRYP. SHREDDED OATS SHREDDED OATS ' AND OAT MEAL. AND OAT MEAL. N. C. New River Mullets. N. C. New River Mullets. . N. C Roe Herrings. N. C. Roe Herrings. N. C. Cut Herrings. N. C. Cut Herrings. No. 2 Large Mac.keral (in kits ) No. 2 Iarge Maekeral (in kits.)' MILK LUNCH CRACKERS AND MILK LUNCH CRACKERS AND PfONIC CHEESE. PIC-HC CHEESE. FRESH AND JUST OPENED. FRESH AND JUST OPNNED. AT : AT white's grocery. - V. H.J WHITF. Proprietor. 4
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