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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 158, 24 July 1889, Page 4

O A D, BUT TRUE! Peßsimiste generally, and the retailers of ' cheap " Continental and English watche in particular, often go considerably out ! their way to demonstrate that the " rage for the Waterbury is waning." Such is not the case, however, as the Waterbury Watch Faotory is Btill unable with all ita increased facilities to keep pace with the demand. Out of the 35,000 Waterbnrya imported into New Zealand during the last two years there is not a single case in the hands of the Company's representative, who has been obliged during the past week to purchase a parcel from the New Zealand Hardware Company to temporarily supply the demand in Christohuroh until the next shipment arrives. As an instance of the thirst for the correot tiita in the Cathedral City, we may mention that a gentleman who had not the necessary thirteen and sixpence to acquire one in the usual way, tried ' burgling " as a substitute, and will have an opportunity of reflecting on the success of his enterprise during the three months of his board and residence " in the comfortable gaol of that city. The watch is no donb worth the sentence, but we do not publish this as a premium to burglary. -«7rrHAT WILL THEY SAY Philosophers given to the study of abstruse problems tell as that the man who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before benefits the human race. Thia is true, no doubt, but the benefit accruing from the extra blade ia infinitesimal. What would they have to say about the old German monk who invented St. Jacobs Oil, a preparation -that has saved more lives and alleviated more pain than any other medicine the world has ever seen. Every careful housewife provides herself with a bottle of St. Jacobs Oil as a sure and oertain remedy for burns, sprains, toothache, sore throat rheumatism, and the many other ailments every family ia liable to. And yek philosophers do not rave t Advtcb to Mothers —Are you broken your test by a sick child Buffeting with th pain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to Chemist, and get a bottle of Mrs Winston ' Soothing Syrup. It will, relieve the poor sufferer immediately. It A perfectly harmless and pleasant to taste. It produc -se natural qniet Bleep, by' relieving the child from pain, and he little cnernb awakes "as bright as a button. It soothes the child, it Boftena the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea whether arising from teething or other causes. Mra Winalow's Soothing Syrapia sold by Medicine Dealers everywhere at 1/14 er bottle