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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-02
TRADE ITEMS.

r.rrr Of New Yorksrs win engage n
aik culture near Tampa, Florida, next ihll
0eork,s has nearly so Uo0Oo0 invested in
fsctoriss which give employment 20 ab0ui
1s 200 employees.
a fsld Of i50 scres Of peppermint is be
ing successfully cultivated At Naverly,
LorDdes county, hississippL = -.
Most Of the tobacco stems i,en ~. 49,. IN
Oaroirns tobacco factories ~ sbippee "
Cerrnsnr 70 BE- manufactured into snuh Tor
che Gernsn pess.nts- -
eorne verT rood LEAD mines bsve lsisif
been openrf near Jslscingo, herico. Inc
80 ss.~rs 70 rsr csnt. lead and o.. Of sll-
VT n he for Of 90 Ibs-
a-iid citirsus Of Omaha, three HUNDRED
s-rone reosutly pefifionsd TIE city couDcil
~ r1f he eIecfric lights on TIE streets
fhs common feld plun has N sone 20 ri
.ssrors rerfed O. . busbsl 20 fnrmers m
rs-.o-ts f-rn al psrts o. NE countrJ are
- NE efIsrt tbat bees srs stofinE ~
p 1880 -.f,~.. cs-is o. ralion De-
rirr-rf In Nsr Tork - fbat DrnndT s7i1 e.
n y 80 ha-dly b Frruine.
Orrrrr rnunfr. FIDr1ca. s1lps - rll-
ri1r 1-nrr~r nuna d.. as ~ p1r- a,lor p
trt-stirfs son Ne soufh. in - y rs.
- -. rf Dc s-srushsrna fu-rish .
lrrr. r.rr ~ 81 ~ f-oEs So n - D.
1890 - w. Yea rnn-Erts- frec
WaI--. = Earistta r-csrf,1 TIE - r .
r.. r-I'i-r rrr,-lr.i.u 81 c-srt Br'tir
.~..-~-||..-1 rt.r..I ! a 80 49, So 1-rs. 30
- ~ n -t,uf 50 fr.<-ns- AZ -
- o-~r's TF---f-r' cru-i- r. -
60 Erls 49, l1s-s 1-s 80 - - = ~
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VIEW YORK.
ogss,ans Col CO.,
9 2s,s.si f Ss;.st s.i Sisis


Ter lstest reports Of cotton lufurrs from
Nev Tork we're daisd 10.30 e. m. aud from
Nsw Orleans onlv ops1ing qnofEii0us wee
riven. In Neu York thsy sbor = decline
ret arpesrs dull aud u rithout arlnlati1r.
In Chic1ro whest wns : LiC1er. Aurusi
bsinK quctef 81 o. u - anf eertersbsf -
f1DSs AuNusf err Lot II cert so
sd 81 81 uhlIe eep.en.ter - sies1T -
sarns frurs uhich unsfhs f'rice 4 trrur1i
yesterdHT. uss pcrf 81 ~ = $3.50.
Auruft uEs 1urtet e. fls a "a. ard rsr-
hrft aurr1t ard errlerhsr. r. iurrl.r
mrntt trirrinr : 81 a1f he lEt.er -
In - Lrus Auruu w1eEt - ] -
hirts-. 80 b-1urtf g - 80 O-ct'--
so 81 SIG - F.l1 Ct "a Orr -
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LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL

at appears that the use of hardwoods,"
says the Northwestern Lumberman, "such
as maple, beech, and birch, in preference to
southern pine, in the manufacture of floor
ing, has latterly increased in the east.
A bout 800, 900 feet each of hardwood floor
ing was latterly ordered for two large man
aCturing buildings at Fall River and Law
renee, Massachusetts,, and number of 9TH
er large eastern buildings have had floors
laid with hardwood. it has been found
that hardwood is durable, and wears very
evenly A Boston paper has the following
to say on the subject: "a good hard pine
mlll-hoor board, free OF sap and coarse
knots, will cost about $2S per NJ in large
lots, according to the quality, while hard
wood flooring will cost rom $50 to 1872 per
NJ, ali dressed and delivered. In the south
ern pine flooring VIII lie there are
some rift boards, there is always
a considerable amount of slash
boards which wear unevenly and become
splintery. The hardwoods resemble the
rift boards in grain and will wear evenly.
Hard pine flooring which is entirely rift,
such as is used in dance halls and dining
rooms, will cost $50 to S55 per NJ in large
lots, while selected hardwoods, TO be used
for the same purpose, will cost only SAG TO
S45 per M. Hardwood mill flooring
is generally from 3 to 9 inches in
width, and southern pine is
generally either 4, or 6 inches
IN width. This hardwood flooring comes
mainly from New Hampshire and Vermont
where.oardwoodlu mberis used for number
of purposes. There is great deal of il in
northern New England, and number of
the spruce mills have already put In the
ary machinery for cutting, and kilns
for drying these woods for flooring. Some
OF the Boston dealers in southern pine,
finding that the demand for hardw floor
". hay ,aA hail
attention toward it and are preparing 10
handle it in q systematic manner.
QUOTATIONS TODAY.
BRICK-At the kilns 10 10 on kiln run.
sTONE-At the Dallas quarries. SC per cubic
foot lie for foundation lGc for wall, and Csc for
LUMBER-Yellow Pine, rough, 90 per 100
feer over "A feet in length, 2 IS. Matched and
dressed flooring ond 1nishinR, 75s X ceiling
2 90 u ceiling 2 80 yellow pine sinlns, 20
yhite pine ceiiins 90 second common rs;
ate pine siding. hru common. 49, second
common, so poplar siding \. clear q 90 pop,
per 10 O popis-, dressed both sides 50 90. roueh
walnut i25 OO615O 90. Common door. 500
8 90. -ss., s5ld5 20 ~ 70 sise.
sHINGLEs-Seiiow pine 1924 20. -his
pine, I 50 IS 90: Cypress No l. w 70 q
CEMENT sRo.endsie. rs; Louirnla 3 So
fV c .l.s FLUEs-s inch IKE = in1h. eoc 9
| In b ealing JONI ] co. 9 inch cap, De mot
cs sl ' 2 Isint IS inch cap 90. 500
DRAIN PIFE-3 lDon. lec per seot 4inch' zoo;
inch. VI =. inch. 4oc Q ineh. 500
MIXED PAIETs-Ressy for use and all col
ors, OO01 IS per gaL An me Eeled sno stan
dsrl mstee are on sale b. Dallst oeslerh
WHITE IEAD-Snfcfiy prrs. 80.
LING oopersd Austil, ? % per barrel bun.
4 VI Dsurson car lots Doc per bsrrnl IS
Dsfss IN i0fr nc psr bushel 80
P PAsnLrss ui II 50 Bois dare Is 90
LATHS-< 90 per LOO.
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cplIy Am pREApsruFFs.


Tho rece,pts of grain ~ this city con-
tinue to be liberal. About i, 5OO oushels o.
oats. 800 bushels of corn aud 4UO busheIs
of wheat came in by wagon. Eight cars o.
ali kinds of grain arrived by ran: lac
shipments were two cars OF wheat, nVe OF
oats and one Of corn. There is no chanEe
TO note in prices fu
DEPARTMENT Of agriculture Illinois mas O.
Isl .463 acres devoted 10 corn, Iowa 6,0SO''
GAL Missouri 8 SIS, 1884. Kansas A. 10 az, 10
diana 8. 81, 4s2 and Ohio 1907 OlO.
A circular from New Orleans says OF
Texas red rust proof oats: The arrivals
and stocks have been ll5eIal ior come ,i'ilr
and only about one-ff.h OF the receipts nave
passed inspection for standard red rust
proof oats. However, holders are hrmer IN
their views and are storing generally, be-
Iieying in higher prices and improved ue-
mand In the near future especially during
the seed season which will soon appear and
make more active markets, and they WIN
command more attention soon Tor ieedlng
purposes on account Of the present nght
stocks Of STANDARD western oats. CLOSING
sales at 43 cents.
To-pAY's QUOTATIONS..
wHEAT-Choice. eor medium. Sc loWgraae
7tc. Nicaragua SOC.
RYE-Nominal at zoe.
SAfs1cboics. nc spring, sc; sacked &c.
h' o5oofRrs-In shuct. sOssc: shelled and sacked
" RRAE-we quote at mills. pos instOre. SACHS
! ffboUR-rs,en. ses. IS f, 5s 3 SO s, e
choice choice; g. : gsSs I; 81 ~ An "a "
coREMEAL-Rsf b1sbel zoe car lOts' q
~ ~ p,crbsd corn Per 100 poun6a 50
err,sbs9 corn and cob per 10 pounds ] 90
cr1shef rorr and barley per 100 pounds, %
corn bran per 100 pounds, co. -,
.,o-ss pr.Irie. bsled, dark oO47 90 bright
Il 90 bright nee on board car S~
derf u0as Oh
nfLLET sEED-soe German INLET a.
coTfox sEED-FIrrn at Toe per bushel.
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saDDLEEY asp LATHE.

no-r- si-rstch ssys IN fhis marksi
&c. - -r.f,rr rnief ard cealsrs en-
-i.l~ ~ f~r1s rstst- iess fhsr has beer
--rri1usr Pred. Henlo-k sole ierthtr :.
rr~lrr tee.|lr. ll0wtrtr. On he uarls O
- rrrle afI1 I1s test O. ode We,f1fs -
.-r-rs nrf frrr 81 a5c1f &c ~ non-scln.
a-r.t Hrrrrirar ie1-her. God can 80
.rllIr- = 40 uarfft sr- frI a. y 2 -
. ~ IL r1c.1ticna re 2. inl.os
rrsrrs AT-rs lir.It = . =. fri1o =, - =
- hss-s - - - ed cn-n.sfn- 2 y
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LIQUORS.

II is said that the treasury department Il
thinking about taking steps TO prevent the
sale of alcoholic intoxicants underthe guise
of petent medicines, and Il viii uDques-
tionsbly be doing q good thing IN carrying
ont this programme. There can be no
reasonable doubt that the different tonics
and bitters which are 20 freely advertised
and % extensively sold, are 20 used az 70
have 4 powerful influence in promoting the
formation Of incorporate habits. Nearly
al ~ them ere msinly composed OF alcohol.
and they furnish those who would o her
uiss BE- removed from temptation with q
couvepient means Of tipping. The sup
uression or the more stringent reputation
II their sale would be benefit 70 the pub
lie
QUOTATIONS TODAY.
ALCOHOL 80 per gal a. per high wines
WHI-EY-Rsctlfed, oo4 81. - per pool
sour mash, one ear old. % iwo ye.rs Oh,
75sl o. three year old. 2 zy4k 50i fancy, Il
~ "a WHISKY . ooa5 %. - per age.
WTNEs-Claret IN case 3 o195 o. per qusl-
a.: Catawsa. pei gal mel % P1rt. ! eo94 -
sher y. Per Eailun. ] eoet - hsoeriA 81 a.
IN ! s1as %. vh'fe vine. IN casea 5 ele -
CHANPAGNE-1ulssH Nun a Co. = 0 - %
- y ooG0 o. D0meEtlc Champagne. DC
r7TTrFD EEER-s, Trufs qusrts, p %
rlrsr Il 81 pnfwslae- owl slna u 81 pluts,
u % Efl.nEH besf gusris y q pin,- . -
iIF-ss<f aeps loren Ds1zE Porter.
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COTTON.

THE receipts Of cotton in this city to-day
were % bales, OF which 10 came by rail, IL,
from Terrell and from Kaufman. con-
signed 20 Blankenship a Blake, and came
BY wagon. There were no shipments
There are no change 20 bote 10 prices elmer
In Europe or America. The markets
everywhere are quiet or easy. In this city
prices are steady.
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A Druegisfs Story.
Mr.. Isaac @. Chapman, druggist, New.
past ten years sold several gross Of DR.
William Halls Bslssm for the lungs. / can
say of il what / cannot say Of any Other
medicine. have never heard q customer
speak Of It but 10 praise It's virtues In the
highest manner. have recommended II IN
q great many cases Of Whooping Cough
with the hsppiest effects. / nave used Il in
nv own family for many years; In TACT,
rsadv for uae -
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10 I'll Who are suffering from the errors
and iDdiscrstions q youth, nervous weaf-
Dezs early dec1y. loss ~ rnnnhood. etc-. ]
viii I'D recips that vil ere yUn. f-ee q
charrs. This erpat r-rnedT 80 ciscoTErsc
= aelfa1dresse1 erTtInre - tns EeF.
Jossph T. Inmnn, ststion D. Nsw Iork
city.
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Forty Years Experience OF an Old Nurse.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the
prescription of one OF the best female ply
sicians and nurses in the United States,
and has been used for forty years with never
mothers and children, from the feeble infant
of one week old TO the adult. II corrects
acidity of the stomach, relieves wind collie,
regulates the bowels, and gives rest, health
and comfort 10 mother and child. We be-
lieye Il the best and surest remedy in the
world. IN all cases Of Dysentery and Diar
rhea in Children, whether arising from teeth
ing or from any other cause. Full direc-
None genuine nuless the fac-simile Of Cur.
tbs a Perkins IL on the outside wrapper.
Sold by all medicine dealers. Is cents a
boftle
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WOOL, HIDES AND PELTRIEs.

The New York Commercial Bulletin Of
Saturday says of the wool trade at that
point: "The supply of desirable grades
has been offered in such manner as to pre-.
vent any appearance of anxiety or to lead
to surplus of samples coming before buy
ers under positive pressure to realize,
Holders, however, have missed no opportu'
nifty to secure attention toward their sup
plies, and were generally found willing &c
negotiate on about basis of former figures
and are meeting with some success. In.
deed, the disposition on the part of manu-
facturers to look over stocks and occasion.
ally take q little wool when suited to theiI
regular wants is rather stimulated, and the
inclination toward a steadier tone, before
noted, becomes slightly more prominent
Even the chronic bears are commencing
to growl in somewhat more gentle strain,
and seem to think the market must be al
hard.pa at least. Business for the week
not only shows some increase in volume
but is of more general character, with all
operators reporting sales at he figures they
have for some time been asking, and at the
close the expression, as compared with the
early portion of the month, is quite cheer.
full. Indeed, it looks as though the pre-
liminary movementsto which we have oil
late called attention are commencing to
bear Iruit, and there is reasonable basis fol
hope that the period OF extreme stagnation
has passed. Europe sends nothing of special
interest. but advices from interior primary
sources are firm, with the desirable portion
of the stock somewhat indiflerently
offered"
QUOTATIONS TODAY.
WOOL-Mexican, free of burrs, 12@l4c; Mex
icap improved, Boise coarse, 17al9c; coarse
medium, lga20c; medium, 20 d2lc fine medium,
2l@2Sc fine wool, according 70 dirt and con-
dition, l5a23c; bury, 3@l0c per pound less,
according 10 burrs.
HIDES-Heavy hides, II pounds and up,
sound, 13c: light hides, under IL pounds, free OF
grubs, 10c; light hides damaged or one grub OF
more, &c. bulls. bad and damaged, Sc; dry salt
ed loo: wet sailed, &c; green hides &c.
PELTRIES-Deer skins, 20G25c; antelope, 100
15c goat skins, 15G25c; sheep pelts, as per wool,
2OSG5c, shearlinga 1o01sc
TALLOw-Prime tallow, &C: tallow grease. 5@
SIC; grease. yellow TO brown. 415c
BEEswAX-Prime yellow, &c; dark and adui'
.erated lbfag0c
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0T0TALluNt IO-DhAs
GREEN APPLEs-2 % per bushel barrel
1 H065 50.
CrRRAuT7-eGske.
PFACHFs-50caI = per = bushel box.
EUrs-Aim0nds z1c per pound Brazil, JOG
IL. liberia Sc Naples valuula. lt pei pouno
ehss frufs irsuorted none on ne marEet pa
uris Trnlle1ses ~ . o.. choice vh1te. lzkc7
CAITFORNIA pEAR5-No19rm srfel
ORANGE7-Nessina ncne N 8ArEet.
IEMONs-siclT. soes % - boE halagA
3 80 o..
DAT rs-In frnrls. 114ifc- -.
TIGl-Eera. 1oc lET-rs. ue1c pef pond
ava frs 75I1 - ~ cuzen-
paMaN 49, fnef 90 r.eT tuutt.
cFapFl-WalaFa. 9 0E1f - haf h1rreL
sWFFT POI aTOFs-i Z51l = 81 bushel
ovTOF-New. ] s071 60 per t-,shel
p-FT1TOra-rsr tushe - r ] : e 1clce ~
Yo-t -r-7T 90 N bsrrsls. infsrinr Hno no quo-
c1BBaeE-Nss. % per eozsn. Or fsSs -
'' e7HsI51cKExs-E. sso.saI 7ssa . ~ os.tr
trrFers. I 1r'1l -
fGes-l1k else ~ d.
FrTTTR-Chr1cs rener1. - c1SE1nE
f-e1sr: c1r ~, 80.
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The new combination Of Smart Weed and
Bellsdonna. ss used In Carter's Beckacbs
Plasters has proved 20 be one af the best
that could be made. Try one Of tbess
popular plasters in any case Of weak OF
lame back, bscksche, rheumstism, nen-
ralgia, soreness Of the chest or lungs. &C
the prompt relief. In bad cases Of chronic
dyspepsis, q plaster over the pit Of The
stomach stops the pain st once. Ask for
Carriers Smart Weed and Bellsdonna Back
ache Plasters- Price 3 cents-
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not much changed, August selling at At
and October at 48. August oats closed at
% "a, an advance of1-2 cent. ~
NEW YORK stt
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Rss8-rng1ns. bnEriss. phesous, rnf
sys-y s,Tis q yshi-is. ~ s.ls lev ~ Or
1zf 1nin strsst
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IN. Tap. we Love % Pres

inclOss pesrly teeth. and exhsls fraEraucs
when opened. Ifthis double charm were
wanting, they would lack their main 81
traction and probably remain unkissed.
Soxodont viii secure II. Discolorafion Of
the teeth. unbeslfhiness Of the runs. and =
breath Which caases repugnnnce, are con-
plefely renedied By this Incompatible
beaufffsr and anfiseptic n the teeth. q bich
Is ss pleasant 20 taste and smell e. 4 q r.
liable IN he ncfion.
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FRUITS, SUITS. BUTTER EGGS, FOUL
TRY, GAME, ETC.

The receipts and exports Of butter At snd
from New YORK since Nay (tbe beginning
Of the trade year, compare - follows:
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m @ @ r STATE %
u pu S E psfSa S Tp rrs E pF ks oN bEar 6w EA
Quick $500 " 800 '
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-07-21

Fearing that foxes or iackals would
eat her treasure, or that the cold dews
would destroy It. the little girl carried
the big egg to the bugalow. and buried
il safely in lidlcss box filed with drv
white sand. This she took pains to set
out in the sun every day lust where the
tiercest rays would pour ON it, Alright
she coaXed a motherly hen, whose own
eggs she transferred elsewhere, to brood
over the box.
By-and-by, to the great fright of the
poor hen, giant chick broke the shell,
and stepped into view. The hen ruffied
her feathers, spread her wings. and fled.
The little girl and the ostrich became
fast friends, and one was never seen
without the other. What, then. was
her dismay when the park-keeper took
it into his head that the ostrich was
public property. and must go to tho
Government aviary!
The child was so distressed at the re.
moval of her pet that her mother feared
she would die. But the military sur
geon who came to see her thought he
knew of something better for her than
medicine, and he wrote letter to Sir
John Lawrence telling him all about it.
The Viceroy was very great man,
and had pressing affairs of state to at
tend to, for millions of people looked to
him as their ruler. But he had very
tender heart, and far away in England
he had little girls of his own so he
wrote a reply, by the return mail, that
the ostrich was at once to be given to
its rightful owner, who lost no time in
getting we'll
Does anybody ask: "How can Aunt
Marjorie make bit of advice out of
this little Incident" Well, you know
we wrap pills up in sugar; and SO we
tell stories, and hide lessons within
them.
A brave heart is always a tender
heart, children. No matter how busy
you are, you may, like Sir John Law
renee, take time to do kind act for
some one who is weaker than yourself.
--Harpcr's Young People.
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fire i'm the Indiana University.

BLooMINGTON, IND, July II.
At about half past ten tonight the new
department of the Indiana University was
discovered by the janitor to be on fire, and
at once the alarm was given by Mr.. Spier.
The buildings being so far from the center
of town it was fully half an hour before a
thorough alarm was given and tho compa-
ny ON duty. When they came to put out
hose it was discovered that it was not
within fifty feet of being long enough. In
the meantime the flames were raging, and
the laboratory was in flames and the sec
ond story on fire. The engine got to work
and the men worked nobly. Some
explosives in the laboratory exploded
and soon the library and museum
was in flames, when attention was
given to save the old building. The
museum is, perhaps, one of the finest in the
country and not excelled in the West. The
library consists of Il, 900 volumes, selected
with great care during the last ten years,
which were all lost. DR.. ID. NJ. Fordam's
collection of fishes can not be duplicated.
The new building is entirely destroyed.
There is no doubt but that lightning caused
the fire, as a thunder storm was raging at
the time, and was carried to Prof. Willie's
room by a telephone wire. The loss will
reach over 100000; 900 insurance. The
building was erected ten years ago.
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Highwaymen Lynched in Colorado.

DENVER, Col, July L..
The lynching of two highwaymen, Hag
gerty aud Bowling, at Salida at midnigha
last night, created great excitement there.
The mob numbered seventy-fve masked
men, who gathered at Maysville, a station
Il few miles from Salida. The party took
a man named Levitt Laws, a prominent man
of Mayville, and marched him in front of
them to the Jail. The guards would not fire
on them for fear of killing their friend
Laws, who was forced ahead of the crowd.
Marshal Bob Kear refused to deliver the
keys when asked. The crowd broke down
the doors, took the prisoners from the
Jail and marched them across tho
railroad track to a grove of trees
near the church, where they halted.
Both men protested their limo.
cence, but it would do no good. Just as the
ropes were placed around the neck one said,
f'Wel, you did the shooting" They were
Strung up with no further ceremony, and
their bodies were left hanging to trees till
about sunrise this morning. These two ruff
fans have been practicing robbing persons
at and near MayVille for several days. They
had been loaiing near the depot on yesteT-
day, and 1t is thought that they saw Lynn
draw his pay. The two men were seen ly
outside parties following Lynn and the
Swede, and these parties also saw the shoot
ing. Lynn is still alive, but there are no
hopes of his recovery. The Swede Is all
right, with the exception Of some bad
bruises. The masked men were unknown,
but are thought to be the friends Of Lynn
and some citizens of MayVille.
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The Ross Family Sorrow

On porch overlooking beautiful
lawn in front of a quiet-looking resi-
dence on Walnut lane, Germantown.
recently sat three persons. An elderly
| looking gentleman, dressed in plain
business suit a nice-looking lady of
nearly fifty years, clad in black, whose
tinely-molded features bore traces of
an inward sorrow, and 1.-the. supple
lad OF some sixteen years comprised
trio who have occupied more or less
public attention for the past nine years.
They were the parents and brother Of
Charlie Ross, who, nine years ago.
was abducted. The grief of Mrs
Ross has not been assuaged by the
lapse OF all these years, and, like her
husband, she suffers untold anguish
from the feelings of suspense in which
they are at all times kept by the fact
that they do not know whether the boy
is alive or dead.
"Were we only assured of Charles
DEATH" said Mr. Ross, lit would be a
relief, for we are tortured with thoughts
of him being reared among thieves and
outcasts. If he is alive he is surely liv-
ing among vagabonds, because those
who stole him, Mosher and Douglass,
could not have intrusted him to others
than footpads and robbers. That is what
causes us so much worriment, for ]
would rather have him dead than grow
to lead a dishonest life. 1t is, indeed,
great mystery to think that nine years
could pass without any trace of the boy
being discovered. His abductors wera
traced, but never has anything turned
up concerning Charlie himself. Ii he is
alive, my wife and | feel, somehow or
other, that we will hear of or come
across him some time. Why we enter
tain such belief or how we expect to
find him | can not tell; but, neverthe-
less, we feel that if alivo he will be re-
stored to us some day.
II am constantly in receipt of com.
municatiOns containing what the writers
believe to be clews. | never fail to an
swer every letter thus addressed to me,
and anything that has the fantest SEM
blance of clew | always work up
either personally or by correspondence.
Only yesterday received letter from
the interior of Ohio containing u de-
scription of boy supposed to be my
son. These letters have carefully filed
away. The number of children, sup
posed to have been kidnapped, that |
hear of in year is simply surprising,
and presume there are many discon-
ISOLATE fathers and mothers throughout
the country who, like us, are to-day
mourning the disappearance of loved
child. PhilGdeiphia Record.