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Otago Daily Times, Issue 8861, 19 July 1890, Page 3

TILY OP, THE YALLBY. No garden, conservatory, or house should be without this favourite flower, which is so easily grown and so well repays any little attention it requires. Perhaps no spring flowering plant can equal its delicious perfume and lovely deep green foliage. It is admirably adapted' for pot culture, but flowers equally as well in the open. Hyacinths and Tulips planted now in pots, glasses, or in the open border will bloom when the majority of the earlier planted bulbs have passed into the seared and yellow leaf. I ' LILIES.—Few flowers require less care in their culture or give more pleasure to the grower and all lovers of flowers than lilies. The bulbs may remain in the ground undisturbed for several years, the bulbs increasing in size and number, and the flowers giving a corresponding increase. Lilium Auratum (Golden-rayed Queen of Lilies), considered the finest of all lilies, their immense blooms measuring nearly a foot in width when fully expanded. These and all the other varieties o£ Japan Lilies may be obtained from Geobge Matthews, Moray place. nnHE Best Seeds of Vegetables to Sow for Exhibition purposes are:—Pease—Anticipation and Sir Harry Atkinson. Beans— Shiels' Border Hero. Carrot—Plevna Stumprooted. Leek—Large Coldstream. OnionGolden Queen Eocca. Tomato—Sutton's Perfection. These where shown have always gained prizes. For detailed description, see Nimmo and Blair's Seed Catalogue. "O V 2 Z L E D.

It occurred about a week ago. A tall, well-dressed lady, about 25, of singularly prepossessing appearance and suave manner, walked into the establishment of A. and T. Inglis and Co. Her entrance occasioned many and long glances of admiration from 'he salesmen. They each and all vied with one another in enticing with tender smiles the fair customer to their, various counters. None, however, had cause for disappointment in this regard, for she gave them all a turn, and all were highly satisfied with the extent of her purchases. Indeed, she bought largely and lavishly from all, never once murmuring at the price asked. "What a charming creature," and " It's quite a pleasure to serve so agreeable a customer" were amongst the remarks that fell from the lips of the salesmen as they repaired to the other end o£ the shop to get their books checked. But on their return, an unexpected request from their pleasant customer, that the various parcels should be sent to her address, and the bill for same rendered and sent in at the end of the month, caused a sudden transformation to take place in the Related salesmen's countenances, which fell rapidly below zero. " The rule, madam, is cash on delivery," ventured one gentleman bolder than the rest. " But, sir, my husband is , and " " Exceedingly sorry, madam, that we cannot oblige you; but even if you were Lady Onslow it would be all the same. Our business is strictly cash, and we make no distinction, You see our profits are so small as compared with the profits of most Dunedin houses. Let me see, the total amount of your purchases come to £16 5s Gd. Well, at no other establishment in town could you buy the same goods under £24," ■" Well, really," said the fair customer at last, " I must admit that yonr charges simply astonished me. I have not been long over from Sydney, where things are considerably dearer. As regards the cash, well, if you will provide me with a messenger, I will send at once for a cheque for the things. I didn't know your rule, I assure you, or I should have come prepared." The goods were paid for in less than half an hour. The lady remarked as she left, " You shall have my exclusive custom."

-|I|THAT IS A CAPITALIST? Without a little consideration one would be very apt to give a very imperfect rendering of the full intent and moaning of the troid " capitalist." The dictionary definition ia very vague: it says a capitalist is a man having money or property invested in business. Ask the question casually in the street, and you are replied to as follows t —" A moneyed man," " The owner of property," " One who handles capital," " A bloated aristocrat," Ask an exasperated wit, and he will tell you that a capitalist is " One who always wants ' tick' and never pays till summoned." Picture a capitalist in your mind's eye, and you will see either a sleek-looking individual, with lips continually shining as though recently in contact with hot buttered toast, an anxious-look-ing man, or a dried-up-looking party with tightly buttoned pockets; this latter is the man who can afford to look shabby. In these days of unions and strikes, however, the word capitalist signifies, in the majority of instances, something very different to the above. The widow, whose late husband was killed by a railway accident in a brave endeavour to save lives, and in whose behalf the proceeds of a subscription list have been invested in a limited liability company—is a capitalist. A dividend of 10 per cent, to her means a bare living; 8 per cent, means slow starvation. The wife—with a largo but young family— whose husband is unable to work owing to illhealth, and who has a small income of her own, is similarly a capitalist; so also is the lady living on the income derived from her late husband's life insurance policy invested in a tramwaj company. Many thousands of old couples who have invested their savings in "safe steadygoing concerns" are likewise capitalists. When the leaders of labour organisations hesitate to apply the "complete boycott," perhaps it is their sympathy with the poor capitalist that causes their indecision. When managers or directors of large companies make a firm stand in resisting the demands of employes, probably they have in their mind's eye a long list of names on their share registers of persons to whom a concession would mean ntter ruin. The writer of this article sympathises with all capitalists excepting those who insist on " tick," and Unionists of all descriptions are esteemed by him as brothers. Thesa are the sentiments of. Peter Dutton, tha manufacturer of the worldfamed " Red Cross Remedies" which are sold by all chemists and druggists.

! HOW TO SAVE £100 A YEAR IN HOUSEKEEPING EXPENSES. niHE ruin of many a hard-working man is J_ brought about by his wife's inexpefifenoe in housekeeping matters. The obliging tradesman who offers to supply her on the I 1 long credit system " is sure to obtain her patronage. She little dreams that she is paying through the nose for everything. It is a fact that firms who allow credit HAVE to charge 30 or 50 per cent, more for their goods than those doing business on purely cash principles. This means to some families a loss of £150 or so a year, or, to put it in other words they might have had £150 more in the bank had they dealt at " cash houses."—J. Peterson and Co. continue to supply goods of the best quality at the lowest cash prices at their shops in George | and Walker streets. Hoixowat's Pnxs can be confidently recommended as a domestio remedy for the ailments of all classes and conditions of people. Young and old of both sexes may tako this medicine with the certainty of deriving benefit from its use, when disorder or disease is making them miserable. Hollowny'a Pills are unrivalled for their purifying, aperient, and strengthening properties. They remove indigestion, palpitation, and headache, and are specially serviceable in complaints peculiar to females. Each box is wrapped with printed instructions for the guidance of invalids, who will readily understand, from carefully Btudying them, the best way of recovering health. Holloway's Pills will work a thorough change on the constitutions of the weak and nervoub,—[Adtt.] 24 Bppa's Cocoa.—Grateful and Comforting.—By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of wellBelected Cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast t»M- (with a delicately-flavoured beverage whioh may saye us very many heavy doctor's bills. It is by the judicious use of euch articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong e-.ough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds o/ subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.—Civil Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or milk.—Sold in Jib packets by grocers, labelled thus—"James Epps and Co., Homoeopatbio Chemists, London, England."— [AnvT.l Fob Biliousness or Sick Headache, Giddiness, Depression of Spirits, Sluggish Liver, Vomiting, Sourness of the Stomach, Constipation and its evils. Impure Blood, Skin Eruptions, Sea Sickness, &c, ENO'S FEUIT SALT is the simplest and best remedy yet introduced. It removes, by a natural means, effete matter or poison from the blood, thereby preventing and curing Fevers, Feverißh Skins, and counteracts any errors of Eatikg and Dbtnkinq, or any sudden affliction or mental strain, and prevents Diarrh&a. It Is a pleasant beverage, which supplies the want of ripe fruit, may be taken as an invigorating and cooling draught under any circumstances, from infancy to old age, and may be continued for any length of time, and looked upon Ec being a simple product of fruit. By its use many j disastrous results may be entirely prevented. In I the nursery it is beyond praise. Gaution — | Examine each bottle and see that the Capsule is 1 marked " Eim's Fruit Salt." Without it you have • been imposed on by a worthless imuiltatinn. Sold ! by all Chemists. Directions iv Sixteen iHusungos ! how to Prevent Disease. Prepared only nt isao's i Fbott Salt Wobks, Hatcharn, London, 5.8., by J. ' 0. Eno's Patent -[Adyj?,