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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-12

in feeatd 10 OPTIONS Tho frequent uso Of iho
tenn option 10 express future delivery sales
III cotton has no doubt appeared 70 many lnab
10 Is also In some measure hatiniul,
because II Il not only calculated W misleaul pu'
may tend even IN influence judicial decisions,
A tho designation .Opton' continues 70 be
used IL may be permissible 10 point out that II Is
really misnOmer nasmuch rs every selltf OF
future delivery Is under the obligation TO deliver
Inc actual cotton, and every buyer must receive
what he has bought when rendered. the only
way In which the word e ptlon' can apply NJ
ali Is that the seller has the choice OF the enure
month of such delivery sold, giving hye dayS
notice to the buyer. Thus, while there is soilu
basis for every contract for future de-
livery, the term option conveys q
different meaning If seller and buyer
agree TO make settlement. there Is nothing 20
hinder H. but ii either party claims delivery inc
actual cotton must be delivered and receiyea,
the contract remaining In full force until All lls
conditions are complied with. There Is pre-
scribed penalty under the by laws In case OF un
| Intentional delay. But shonld Il party 10 con
tract fail to carry out any of the provisions OF M
| contract, such as receiving or delivering COTTON
! such act excludes him. accordingto the bylaws
| from settlement, and subjects him to Suspension
| from membership of the Cotton Exchange.
To all engaged at the Exchange in the iutur'
business the aforesaid Is of course nothing new
but outsiders are likely to be misled by the teih
option" Would 1t not therefore be advlsapl
TO drop the expression, 1t being at all events III
NEW YORK.
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BUILDING MATERIAL.
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.


BRiOK-At the kilns to $40 kiln run.
sToNE-At the Dallas quarries GO per cubic
foot. II for foundation; 10 for wall and 70 for
dressed front a.,
LUMBER-Yellow pine, rough, 81 rs per LOG
eet over "a feet in length: So 80. Matched and
dressed flooring and finishing, 81 rs; e ceiling
a. x ceiling, g. so; yellow pine
siding ST. white pine ceiling 81 70 first
common; white pine siding, first common, 81 30
ash and walnut flooring, 500 per thousand;
poplar. dressed both Sides S55; rough walnut
BIS to 100 Common doors, 81 so to 50; sash, 81 26
Posys-Cedar, sl2 So Boise d arc. SIS.
A'Hs-aS 50@4 per thousand.
p. AsTER PARIs--Per barrel S4@f 90.
HAIR-Per pound, 7hlc
sHINeLEs--YeltOw. pine, % 50 70 2G white
pine, SO so TO IS CO. Cypress No J, 81; NO =
81 30: No 8. 50 rs.
Portland, e6 60.
DRAIN PIPES inch, ice per FOOT 4 inch, 2Qc
inch, 871io; inch, 40c; inch, SOC.
CEMENT FLUEs-6 inch, S7hc; inch 4oc, Inch
ceiling Joint 81; inch cap, 50c inch cling
Joint 81 25.'7fnch cap do, COO.
MIXED PAINTs-Ready for use and all colors
Al lOal IS per gal All the tested snd standard
makes are on sale by Dallas dealers.
WHITE LEAD-Strictly pure, 81 30,
LIME-Coopereo, Austin, 81 per barrei bulk
q 80; benson Car lots, 90c; per barrel, 81 Is;
DALLAS In lots. 20G per bushel 25c-
TURPENTINE-51c.
LINsEED OIL-62@65
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TRADE ITEMS.

NOT less than fifty mines and prospects are Pc
ing worked within two and half miles OF IonD-
stone, Arizona. ,,,
n company at Beaver Falls, Beaver county,
Pennsylvania, for the erection OF extensive wire
works. Ana, >-ou yorl,
started by men from Holland. have COM
menced to ship apple jelly in casks to Holland:
Lumbermen report a scarcity OF oxen iol
work in Minnesota in the. camps during me
winter. and they are dearer than beef at 6O cents
A West Virginia farmer recently sold a single
black walnut tree for 5000, which was but niue
less than the sum he paid for the tract on winch
Para grass grows to an enormous length in
Florida Near Orange City some Is growing
that is eighteen feet and half long.
The widest plate-glass that was ever putup IN
America is claimed to have been placed IN posi-
ton at indianapolis the other day 1t was llS
inches by 1888 inches. o,.;,,o
Fulton county, New York, in tanning the SKIN
of prairie dogs with view to deciding as to the
desirability oftheir use in the manufacture OF
gloves. co r., sill In
unusually small this year, owing chiefly to the
long continued drought The Boston ITansc,ip t
states that prices are somewhat hlgner tnan Iast
wear, on an average of slO to Sl4 per Dbl Tor the
Biackberiies have been the most profitable
fruit raised this season. The market IS sui
supplied WIN IHtl1, luOuHh wv
early in July. In some of the southern states
they are picking the second crop
The receipts and exports OF cheese az ana from
New York since May compare as follows;
Receipts. Exports.
pkgs. lbs
For week ending Oct g.. 1851 l.41S2i7
Same week IN 1881. ......... 3g0ia ayoV V'oao
Since May ], 1882. ...........l, 49t26O oz9oy,Uog
Same week last year. l,goo, o14 ooOoi,so.
In the Los Angeles, California, grape district
this years production will be: Grapes, 15,4ll,
GOO pounds; wine, 50l6, 600 gallons, and brandy
396 900 gallons The value of the grapes for
wine will be more than SQ3l,00o, or more than
sl55 per acre That is much as the average
value of the gross yield Of every ten acres planted
in wheat or barley -
The indications regarding the tobacco crop OF
the country are more favorable now than they
were month or more ago. The reports from
Connecticut and other New England tobacco
sections and likewise from the tobacco regions
of pennsylvania were not favorable. However,
N Is learned that the Virginia and North caro-
lima crops are likely 10 be very valuable, ana the
North Carolina bright tobacco Is reported the
finest crop ever grown in the state
st Louis can boast of many biggest Things
In the world" and here comes another. There
Is being manufactured In that city vino cask,
and dimensions of which are TO be 2lx2l feet,
with capacity Of 900 barrels, or % 900 gallons.
IL will be larger than the famous lieidelburg
of Germany by 1900 gallons Rudolph stecher,
a cooper of 5000 South Seventh street. is making
the cask.
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HARDWARE.
To-pAY's QUOTATIONS

To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.
s,s0 so dOoeRa GSee G Ssa SOaen
1000; Double Bit 1000 =.
shovels and spades-Rowland'E, discount 80
per cent; Ames list steel goods, discount 20 and
Rubber belung-Dlscount so per cent
Hails-500 rate.
Horse shoes-6.25 per kcg.
Horse nails-Northwestern, No. z, $50; NO. 3
525 per box.
Iron-ic rate. -
steel-plow, &c; lay, &c; cast lsc per pound.
Sheet iron-H p, &c; galvanized discount -
sEiilets and lids. Sc per pound; sugar kettles
facks~In boxes, 100 papers 1.5a per box.
Grub hoes-Per dozen, eco; railroad picks
per dozen. 9.0c.
Mattocks-per dozen, 1i.00.
scnies-Fafrbanks, discount n per cent.
Howe, discount Is per cent -.
Tin PLATED. C.. 1ux1A per box, 500 l. ca lix
%, per box, 500; Terne, 14x2o per box $50;
Terne, 20x26, per box, 1870.
Tinwarc-pieoed discount 50 per cent
SoIder-Nc. 1. Isc; Nc 10 and IA Isc per
Rabbit me;al-l0 20 I5c per pound.
Bar lead l-2c per pound.
10. duck horse c0ilars-s o. per dozen
Hames-two loop, 400 per dozen. three loop.
Baef bsnds-three inch. 70 per dozen
Barbed wire s'dehc
A B0stou paper says as yet the resumption Of
woft In thoie rial-rniIls at which the stfike has
been ended has had no eppreclable effect on the
supply here. and, indeed. q a nOt expeeted that
MILF have resumed three or four weeks. Orders
are coming In with much more freedom thar
The nanufecturerE agents could desire, for II Il
wholly ont Of the question 10 Oh orders promptly
and useless % make definite promises as 10 wher
they can be fined. The card rate In this city i
nOIninally a. though sales are made All the was
from 81 80
ne iron markets in Cleveland are about thi
same - last week. rig-If0l confines uner
llertedir dull and unsettled The mil men ar
buying only enough for i1meolale WentA BE-
criiee cDusu-nufi0n Of tneir products Is light
Altogether the iron market 4 In an unsatisfac
tory condition. Nails gFe easier a. $50 rates
steel rails are steady ahd the demand fnlr %
the MARKET 1t present because o. unceriEin .
which wnv II VII 70.
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RAILROAD ITEMS.

ID. Wishsrt. general passenger agent OF the
ST. Louis a san FrancisO railway, announces
the completion Of the companys line 20 Tulsa,
Indian Territory, 42s miles from 8: Louis.
The Georgia railroad pays the Athens factory
$50 per day for letting OF the water from Us
pond 20 as 10 build the bridge across the ryer.
Kansas CITY, No, Oct Alt is stated that
agent OF Gouldis southwestern lines on Nov. l.
ME- Tinl's resignation then takes effect. The
arrangement with Mr.. olds was made At 81
81 Ior-ts. October 4.-The general freight
agents OF the eastbound road at meeting this
afternoon decided 70 maintain the present high
cotton rates from here 70 me ,6 ssag 20 2chs
and New Orleans for eastern and northern ship
ment and WORK serious detrimeui 70 81. Louis a.
a cotton market -. -. a.
for The CONSOLIDATION Of The Cleveland, Colum-
bus Cincinnati A Indianapolis with the indian
apolls a 81. Louis railroad, when viii iAke
Ire Indisuapols a e. Louis can be brought into
condition for such an arrangement which Wal
~ $500 f9r tbird-cisss passengers per
mile On the railroads Of fndia has been reduced
10 2 rifs or about y cent. The result nas been
q large Increase IN trafc. the poor people ava !
ing t5emseives more generally Of the railway }
The rec1lar passenger train RON Virginia -
Reno rlo,~ hrs az electric siEnal-cgrd wurfcd
b. small batiery Nnen me. ..,,i.,s =, ,io,
loudly Any number 81 signals 90. thus be
rlren ~ pulling or relaxing the wire l1in tlis
Re conductor can telerraph % ne engineer
Atthe arruai meeting q siyc kholders q N e
Tr1IIsvirIe a Nashville road. President Bald win
reroTtei ne uosaeEsi0n Of q y miles o. Ioa1 ~
whi1h LIZ ! owned " ne e1in p'ainl -. -
bonded debt 4 81 III. "a. and ne 81 l.iAl -i1.s
50 rl1. Tie rruss earnlnrs vcre tll.ttisf.A
anf he one-nfnr erpenses =. 49,. -
flu1 60 r-l b. REQUIRED within TIE mex ~
rnorfhs - complete iupr0rerneris un.ltr ~
rortrnlt 4 ras fssf.ired 10 issne ab0lt tl-.1l9
90 n ner strrk. NJ. BALDWIN wes re-eleliel
r.rrsIderf Ire ensci Of ih.s actlon n Val
rlreei ras deciine IN ne tuointpn fron -
oar rupo-t q De shorf rouss % yer York
rnale vester'irT. i verified an ne foll9Elnr n
ne Ctnftr nrrra Ilr1es uf ItsrslleT = y ben .
~ rIrrrlrelI ir fte cdlrrrrr 81 ne Tine trnt
ne cor1rIetiDr q cle rer shenan1oah talleJ
rrIIr1rf ftr1urh A. E1arrks void orer 20
1,.rr'r r1Ir EoIf a.. tee f1rttr1si ne T1tlll
rl1 rrf rrn1,rl ~ Ir1rrrtsrrl q ne reu rrIIte
EIrrr ne urerlrf ~ fts rgU ruute. UIih
fIIrrrrt FrIu11 sIeer-r1-c1- te-uecr ~
Yea an1 clltt.11..z. - ee-1ge I - -.
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- frr'rI1 = r.ErEssIlr ~ flte-l ~ tiru-r1
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frssn So Yea - = .ll-',, -. -
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49, 30 ri..rll c11-l-. 2 1-1i---s e 80
a - - nlnr,-1rI r.1rr1 s.s.e.-. =
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TTTTE ks

rr.u-er u-c-s stendy and lending uIv1Il %
Az ercert lirerpo1i. Which va oerell atie u
~ hrr own -ro-s we-e Q n el e-.1I4s ~
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r'-s---- srIe1 rl.pra srnal buslnesz Orefa,ors
a. slice r1fIiDus and are Tnt ninE ltt -
r~rrfr ~ fre be nre-nt1rs- N-oI fcipIs ~
I~lr|~If frIIII M ne r11rEel
$780, r-1frrs To-laTt 81 80 eEcltlrg ore
- - l.-rr "a arf or rs r1r1clT 20 - y
- =. I 49, - - lrrf cal fsl racE - 81
r-ir~f - rInatT. ard pr rlE re.E
7~~~rnrs n Fu-r-t tr.r--l1.,11 II ~ lil,---
..--I~'.rr a. ne ItrE1 Cri1lr nrl arA-r Il
- 4. -rr1Flr rrrrlf.r nr.f I1ErrIrr frrr11-
-. - 49, al rrrt ln-reT 60 tr11
TllIIrr Wr. WEI f1.1l.l.- - ~ - -.
80 |rI~Nr. ~ W. II.-l-I. - -
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80 rrIr r1rr - rtcrfHl-l. - I. -
ltaIr f'Il'.re- ! ~ Z. !. - -. =.
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u - |-.s.raTI 1t-r1-lI 11ls n - ~ 80
- f-I.r-E = llIIf 1872 t-l-r 60 -, -
-. - rust cz--i-I. srss,s-uts- Dn.r
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A0UoEs


ArcoEo1-e1 50 per ga e. Per hifh vines
WEIsrT-Rectihsd u 1871 81 81 rer p-n1t
a. 49, - fh-ee vcrrs ID. q soff1 y f11cJ
extra olfwhlEfv. fl9k 81 per 1ga
WrrR-Clarel In ease. 80 r.e1 41rl!tf, -
tErba pr gHl eel 81 fort = -. tne.-rJi
1srlVpsgr1--nIsl rrin a o., E-5e1a Hsfc-
NIX ln lIaaIE- f11zt. LTurs = rasEH- 80
rnrrrrtIr rrar1rarre. f1l-
EIr-stocr 3lE ~ ga q 1oFl ~ fsl-l
H1-T1r ErrE-eL Iorir qu.T-1 81 r.rrE 80 a
urfwr1rar. rrr ga 81 - rluls. - - -
arrr- 49, crr-tl. ~ pintl. tl1U
30 prrrh. flgol
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FRUITS AND NUTS.
ro-DAY's QUOTATIONS.

To-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
RAisrrp-Loadon layer. new, per boz. " 70
aver. Is Is. ,
CUKRANTs-Sto SIC
PEAcHEs-Nonc in N arket.
CIIrYoRrTA PEAns-5 $685. 90 per box.
ORkNaEs-lOuisiana, OJd6 20
LKMoEs-Per boz. Sicily, $500 70 625 per box;
Mesnina, f6.OoM6. o.
NUTr-kimonds' 22e per pound; Brazil lo9iz
dlbcrts. 15c Naples walnuts, lbc ID; cheftnuis,
imported u--e fr nc MARKET Deanufs, Ten
nssee red lOc choice vbirh, 11se oooosnuA
1901 %.
DATKe-In frails &C per ID.
FIes-Kegs. Ia. layers IS n lie per found
oRArrs-Conc0rd l25S. California 2o1 per 10.
PLUMs New. none In rnark-t.
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Tn usrrhsrts 81 ttis city ars rel rur1lilc
80 81 f-r-r fts CIR ard nlrc f-rrr Tr--1rlI'E
IrIrIs ~ rf-rrrrr here a. = II1rIteI rc-Hr1
- frt frrrn E1ruE ~ NJ 49, o. tts rEil-gz1s
- Ne rrIeg Ert rErerELlT rIrtrt1 - l1cA
f~rfe- crrre 4 or q s14.11 ar1 rIAierl 14rt
FIrrrIr.en-st from ne r1Erkel.
rD-rlT's .lrC11TICEs-
rrrr-Fr1 EteErteEf E1f t-UrL II<r SCI
r.rIsrnz - r-ErrEr. ltr .r1-..- r1rrerl- -
rtr1Irala E1E c11H 1IrhE
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Darras rurrlss nsnrlT 81 rc-It 1eru IN
rrrrr mrrr ru-r rr1 trG rlIeE n o. Lr1 a.
rfs11r 80 rr-tr-r-l1 Pre- ~ 80 f1-Irrr
-D-r4rs crcrl1ICE4
srrErs-Fr.- ~ ~ in-L - - III 81
So 49,. !. .. nneA
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ec.fr rror 4 IN tennnd here TIE foll0rirg
arrfhs rfices paid fnr al kinds q scrip metals
To-Dafis QroIA110Es-
CarL O Per hundred. rtCTet = ceriE TrD1fhs
70 r. 81 r6r hundred t-nss. - r 81 re- rul
fred- corner. 80 70 u g. pc- kindred an art
80 fr.r- md I'D
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COTTON.

The receipts of cotton in this city to-day were
ffty.fve bales by wagon and sixty-fou bales by
rail The shipments were one hundred bales,
over the Texas & Pacific road. The only change
to note in prices in this country is an advance OF
sixteenth in New York. All the other markets
are steady at Yesterdays quotations. There is
no change in prices in this city, which are as
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THE DALLAS WEEKLY HERALD, THURSDAY OCTOBEh To- 1882

60 rye In sacks, Texas $1,000, n Jfthefn, SLIGO.
Little mllel seed. 10000. German, &@gl, A.
sfdall advance for grain In store basked by
dealers
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There was better feeling shown In the open
Ing grain markets Of 81 Louis to-day. The
pricos Chalked on the boards OF the Merchants
Exchange IN this city to-day and which came by
telegraph are as follows October wheat 0it;
November wheat, 0ji6@05h. october corn, CO.,
November corn, 5s9f@5sM
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WTTV-TIVG
rail The shipments were one hundred bales,
over the Texas & Pacific road. The only change
to note in prices in this country is an advance OF
sixteenth in New York All tne other 1narheis 10
are steady at yesterdays quotations: Iherc Is
no change in prices in this city, which are as
follows: IN
Coco middllng. 9s,
Middling. ...''.''..''''''''' o3S
Strict low middlng 939
Low middling. ...........' ''.''.''.'.'''''' ozs
Good ordinary .......'....''''''''''''' SsS
ot The Bycnham Banner of Saturday says: Mr.
VIM Axer cotton buyer, will to-day complete
the shipment of order for 1000 bales OF cotton
direct to Liverpool Ihe g. cooh was az via the
| Santa Fe railway, and thence by steamer.
There has been some effort to prove that corn nt
is king in this country and not eorion' Gu a
last wear we exported S247 00O,0 GO worth OF cot
ton. while the grain exports only reached S5s, :
OOOO00 and even counting corn IN NJ t neo 10TH Vi
The o haTe been FIRST Carried from the
| island of Anquilla to the Bahamas, and was
brought into Georgia in 1885, The best kind Is
crown on the low, sandy islands off the coast Of
| Georgia. Florida and South Carolina. Some
| times IL Is called "black-seed cotton, from the
color ofthe seed The staple is very long, SHY y
and fine. The price ranges at fifty &c cents to 81
ner mound. but the yield is about lO0 poundS
lint cotton to the acre, while the upland VIII
produce go pounds or over me ssaiR ~ a
only does well when under the INFLUENCE OF the
| sea atmosphere. 1t is grown, We beneve, IN
| some of the West Indies, and perhaps other IS
| lands of the Atlantic tropic. Egyptian cotton
| 10 rank grower sometimes reaching TO the
height of twelve feet. 1t is much coarser staple
than sea island and brings only the price OF up
lands.
Mr.. WHEELoCK, of the Future Exchange and
eu hor of the December Cotton Guess, says II
will soon he necessary TO employ a clerk to an
swer the letters and enquiries, and correct wrong
ideas. For instance. one man from Fort worth
thinks IL has something to do with the comet
and sends in a guess for the length OF It's tai.
Another from Galveston, who may nave peen
deceived by misprint in some paper read II
halls instead of bales. and wants to know If IT'S
snow balls that are expected by December 10
1852. An old lady from Sabine Pass thinks 1t a
lottery and wants an agency, etc; II IS SIMPLY
this, and we give it again for the Information OF
the public: ANY one who SO desires can sena
! his guess by December 15 1So2, OF what tne
| American cotton crop will be OF lSS2 ana ioo5;
each one making guess pays in W 5o the wnole
| amount thus raised, together with the prlZe
medal will go TO the person making the nearest
guess, the New York Chronicle.to be the criterion
| In the final estimates. All communicatlons 10
| he addressed TO A. ]. Wheelock, manager 1 exas
| Cotton and Grain Exchange, Dallas: the purse
promises to be large one and Will repay the
! iucly guesser for his time and trouble.
| rIuEppnOI
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~ ruf rfier to-morrUw fiFefresiaJl he
1900 - he Errharre hsve c11irnfted l1r a
~r1I rr|fr.rrtinl lrIrrt u y TruTl1el ~ tnoal
- - rIrr1rrlt r-lf rklle deale-s are mixing
$50 7IflI. frIIr-s n rrr1lnr ~ trtT vi 81
- - rlrIr ~ ~ rrazIcEllrF ne Fiau1s 80 o.
- = - o. ti.aIr rzrIlfirl tereLt
Tfa trErs1rtic1s ~ ne reElllAr 49, -
49, - urrnl a11 he - C1l--atl1.-s rc.el
- ~rIf.nr ~ n r~Irnie u1ture Itt Gil
80 rs t.s11s1s he r-eat ierfr-- =. ne x
rtnrr-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-04-20

Frazier's Root Bitters are not dram
shop. whisky beverage, but are strlctiy
medicinal in every sense. They act
strongly upon the liver and kidneys,
keep the bowels open and regular,
make the weak strong, heal the lungs,
build up the nerves and cleanse the
blood and system of every impurlty.
For dizziness, rush of blood to the
head, tending to apOplexy, dyspepsia,
fever and ague, dropsy, plmples ana
blotches, scrofulous humors and sores,
letter. ring worm, white swelling, cry
sipeIas, sore eyes, and for young men
suffering from weakness or deblllty
caused from imprudence, ana 70 fe-
males in delicate health, Frazier sRoot
Bitters are especially recommended.
DIR. Frazier: 1 have used two bot
ties of your Root Bitters for dyspepsia,
dizziness, weak ness and kidney disease,
and they did me more good than the
doctors and all the medicine ever
used. Erom the first dose took pc
gan to mend, and am now in perfect
health, and feel as we'll as l ever ala.
/ consider your medicine one OF the
greatest of blessings.
MRS. NJ. MARTIN, Cleveland, y.
Sold by all druggists everywhere, al
81 per bottle.
" Nssey St, New orK.
For sale by Bedding Il Armstrong.
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County ROnd Sale

On Wednesday of last week the
County Commissioners met ut theil
office and opened the bids for the sale
of $4,000 three years six per cent bends
There were eighteen bids made, ana
after carefully canvassing them the
Commissioners awarded the same as
follows:
To Kent National Bank, $1,000 at {
per cent. pramium.
TO Smith Sanford, 81, 500 at pei
cent. premium.
To Kennedy Andrews, 5000 at pei
cent. premium.
To Annie French, $500 at 4 per cent,
premium.
The bonds are to be issued on and to
draw interest from the first day ot
May.
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All who hear DR.. Willis Moon
shine" will surely be satisfied. Sell
dom do our citizens have the oppertu-
nifty of enjoying such rich entertain
ment.
Mrs. Harriet Richardson, widow o
the late Hubbard Richardson, one of
the oldest ladies of this place, died at
the residence of her son, Newton
Richardson, on South Walnut street,
on Monday morning, April 18th, aged
80 years Only one son survives her.
The Uncle Toms Cabin Troupe did
not gather in large quantity of
shekels at the Opera House on Friday
night last The play has become rath-
er too hackneyed, and the addition OF
blood hounds and donkey will hardly
suffice to revive the waning interest in
it.
Fire was discovered in the roof of
L. p, Seymour's residence, corner of
Meridian and Bowery streets, about
four o'clock Sunday afternoon, but the
neighbors rallied and soon extinguish-
ed the flames without giving any
alarm.
Among the singular phenomena
connected with the display of northern
lights last Sunday night the Leader
gives the following: "The atmos-
phere was 80 highly charged with
electricity that the Western Union
Telegraph Company was enabled to
run their lines between this city and
Pittsburg without the use of batteries.
Advices fron- Chicago, Denver, Gin
cinnati and other places are to the
same effect.
The Young Peoples Association of
the Congregational Church are making
preparations for grand entertainment
to be given at the Opera House Friday
evening, April 2Sth. The exercises
will consist of the celebrated Broom
Drill" vocal and instrumental music,
readings and recitations. Don't miss
it.
Mrs. Fannie B. Ward, the able and
accomplished correspondent and liter
ary editor of the Washington Sunday
Chronicle, and her sister Miss Mary
Brigham, returned home on Saturday
last in response to dispatch advising
tkem of the dangerous illness of their
father, Mr.. Elisha Brigham, residing
on Prospect street. We are pleased
to learn that Mr.. Brigham is grad
ually improving and strong hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
Cleveland has lost one of its enter
prising young business men in the de-
parture of E. w. Frazer for Bay City,
to enter the employ of BOusfield Il Co.
Mr.. Frazer is a nephew of Judge Tay-
lor of Ravenna, and has made host
of warm friends during his residence
in this city.-[Cleveland Leader.
Mr.. Frazer is the son of Fl. @. Fra
zer, Esq, of this city, whose many
friends will be pleased to learn of his
! high standing, wishing him all success
in his new field of operations.
A big stock of Cottonades, from 10
cents yard up.
| N CONVERSE & Son