Page 2 Advertisements Column 5

Manawatu Herald, 18 February 1893, Page 2

Sold Again. A German Jew, who keeps a pawnbroker's shop is blessed ; with one daughter, who now and then ' keeps shop ' while her father attends sales on the look-out for bargains. During the temporary absence of old Moses recently, a meek-lqblcing Chinaman walked into the shop and asked Rachel to show him some • * welly good watches. ' ' ' Rachel hauled three from the Jewellery' shelf at the end of the counter, marked respectively " Fifty dollar watch." "Forty dollar watch," and "Ten dollar watch," and arranged them in a line on the counter from right to left, in the order of their value. John inspected the watches, and taking advantage of Rachel's momentary inattention, slipped the ten dollar watch into the place occupied by the forty dollar one, and vice versa. When Rachel was again all attention, he picked the fortydollar watch, and said, «<I takee thisee cheapee watchee," handed over the ten dollars, and trotted off. Shortly afterwards Rachel detected the swindle, and sought refuge ih tears. ( i» the return of old Mosesh, she related the misadventure '■' with many protestations, of concern. " Never mind, mine tear," said the father with a dry cnuckle, "dose vatches were all de same brice-Bix dollars; but vat a schnndrel dot Kchinaman must pc !"

PROFESSOR LIEBEG says:— «Wi shall never know how men wer* ! firgt M diverted to the use of Coffee, but vttuy consider the article so remaritable ,for its action on the brain , and the substanoe of the organs of motion as an element of food for organs yet unknown, which' are destined to convertrKthe WooaUato nervoui substances and thua recruit the energy of the moving and thinking faculties." It you wish to benefit yourself you. could not do better than drink Criasb!* A.I. Com*. Sold everywhere in 1 and 91b tin*. Pot if is the beat.