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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09
The Tree Of the Traveller.

Modern science is gradually disposing of
great many of the myths with which
travellers have delighted to regale SPELL
bound audiences A particularly enter
tanning story has been told Of q tree be-
longing to the same order as the banana.
IL Is called the travellers tree, because of
the Large quantity Of water said 10 he
stored In the sheaths of the leaf stalks
sensational accounts are given of travellers
who have for days sought water and who,
at the sight OF one OF these trees, began to
weep and shout by turns, then to run, with
what little strength they have, to Elephant,
grasp staLk and I'LL themselves with the
life giving HQuid These stories ara all
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09
A Passion For Bazaars.

The new Duchess of Marlborough thinks
that the salient feature of England is its
devotion to bazaars. OF this she judges by
her correspondence, which includes scores
and scores of letters asking her to open or
otherwise patronize these forms of mingled
charity and amusement. Her grace is, of
course, for the moment the greatest
"draw" at any lottery or fancy fair that
can be found, and this the children of light
are wise enough to know. The duchess,
however, too simple to see her own person.
al attraction, can only suppose that pre-
vailing passion for bazaars is q thing to be
reckoned upon If you come to live in an
eastern-a comparatively eastern-land--
London CbroriSi~
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09
tnAhanytnrng we nave at prsssnrOn tho

r nanAnytnIng we nave at presenEon the
way.
"Now, NJ Deloncle's venture for the
Paris exhibition certainly sounds big, but
upon carefully going over your correspond
ent's report II seems 10 perhaps
wrongly-that the learned FrenchmAn Is
not about TO eclipse the Mount Hamilton
glass; neither will he equal the larger in
strument being set up at Chicago. These
are refractors pure and simple, but with
all the resources of the glassmaker brought
to bear in producing the most perfect
lenses
1--WE read nothing Of the kind with re-
gard to NJ Dcloncle's instrument We are
told of q huge disk Of glass nearly7 feet in
diameter, but upon your correspondents
showing this is not to form either the OBJ
jectiye for q refracting telescope or o mir
ror for rejecting telescope, but plane
mirror to use on the principle of q sidero-
stat, while the lenses of flint and crown
glass, which form the true telescope, are
meter 25 centimeters in diameter-that Is,
about that of the Chicago glass, whose
power it cannot possibly equal, from the
loss Of light caused by the moons rays be-
ing reflected from his plane mirror through
his huge tube-that Is to say, the rays are
received secondhand-from the reflector,
instead of primarily from the planet, as in
the case of all great refracting telescopes
From the above circumstances the
Image to be produced must be fainter upon
NJ. Deloncle's principle, and he proposes to
weaken it still more by casting the image
upon screen instead Of directly upon the
retina of the Observers eye. For popular
visual purposes NJ. Deloncle's instrument
will doubtless be q success, but it will only
prove so from the spectacular point of view
to amuse an audience. Its scientific val
ue will be nil, while its cost seems to mo
absurd. venture to think that upon my
own principle I could produce ten times
the effect at tithe of the amount. If I
am wrong, q couple of years thoughtful
experimenting have been In vain"
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09
THEY SAW THE TORNADO.
-Four ST. Louis BARRIERS Say II Followed {
Pillar of Fire ana Had P1err Anna

-Four St. Louis BARRIERS Say II Followed q
Pillar Of Fire Aaa Had Fiery ArIns.
Up on the top floor OF the wainwright
building there Is neot little barber shop
presided over by Louis Tisch The BARRIERS
In the building, Tisch, G. G. Adams, John
b. Huppert and A Rust, saw the storm
from start TO finish, and they tell q most
remarkable story about IL They say that
IL was not a funnel shaped cloud such as Is
commonly pictured as being the shape Of a
tornado. Each solemnly swears It was a
horizontal black cloud that moved through
the city with a twisting motion, like a
screw, faster than any railroad train that
ever ran Preceding the black cloud was
dense yellow cloud that looked as though
It's Interior was a mass Of flames From
out of this cloud shot long fiery arms in
every direction, and wherever one of these
arms struck something went to pieces
Tisch compares the cloud to big SER
pent that wriggled along up In the air and
thrust out multiforked tongue, as though
In anger.
Shortly before the storm broke Huppert
went up on the roof and came back with
the Information that there was a tornado
In sight Rust followed him and came
back with confirmation of the report, and
then the two BARRIERS went out and saw
the grand marshaling of the storm in the
western skies. When the rain began, they
came down into the shop, and the last they
saw as they were coming through the scut-
tie was the advance guard of the tornado
as 1t came in from the southwest.
The barber shop is at the southeast cor
ner of the building, and all around 1t are
little windows, round, like the portfolios
In ship The BARRIERS stood at the south
windows and watched the tornado from
the time 1t appeared away of to the south
west until a portion of 1t rolled up against
the building and made them wish they
were somewhere else. Tisch says they saw
houses and business blocks go down before
1t, their view of the destruction 1t was
wreaking being made plain by the yellow
cloud of fire that preceded the storm proper.
He Is sure it crossed tho river some dis
tance below Park avenue, switched around
when 1t got nearly to the Illinois shore, and
started directly up the stream. In this he
is borne out by the statements of the 9TH
ers who We're watching 1t.
Just as they were getting ready to
move around to the east windows, in order
to observe the passing of the storm up the
river. gust of wind and rain that shook
the building came along, and they were in
the midst OF the storm. When next they
saw the river and the city below, the storm
had rnssed and tho rain was FILLING
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09

straight DOWN my saw dozens Of wrecks
floating down the stream and on the 9TH
e- side saw all the steamboats, blown away
from the harbor and piled up along the
bank Then came the second storm, fol-
lowed by the St Louis Wooden Gutter
company's fire, which they saw from their
airy observatory. Il was late when they
went down, after three hours Of uninter-
rupted excitement
A colored boy named Nose Is ono Of the
valued attaches Of the shop and be was
one Of the spectators when the awful cloud
was first seen He instantly started for
the ground, and he got there In hurry.
BE forgot about the elevators and made a
slide 1t Is sverred. down ten flights Of
stairs No amount Of persuasion could get
him back 90 the shop that night. Next
morning when he was being twitted about
having run away from the storm he re-
marked:
"Oh, there was others ST Louis Re
public.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09

vocIIerau0l- SomeumeS N NE Iu Is neces-
ssrY to make q retort; sometimes in life IL
to keep silence. The philosopher, conf.
dent In his newly discovered principle,
waiting for the coming of more Intelligent
generations, willing that men should laugh
at the lightning rod and cotton gin and
steamboat, waiting for long years through
the scoffing of philosophical schools In
grand and magnificent silence. Galilei,
condemned by mathematicians and scien-
lists, caricatured everywhere, yet waiting
and watching with his telescope to see the
coming up of stellar rre-enforcements, when
the stars in their courses would fight for
the Copernican system, then sitting down
IN complete blindness and deafness to wait
for the coming on of the generations who
would build his monument and bow at his
grave
The reformer, execrated by his contem-
poraries, fastened in a pillory, the slow
fires of public contempt burning under
him, ground under the cylinders of the
printing press, yet calmly waiting for the
day when purity of soul and herosim of
character will get the sanction of earth and
the plaudits of heaven. Affliction, endur-
ing without any complaint the sharpness
of the pang and the violence of the storm,
and the heft of the chain and of the dark
ness of night Waiting until divine hand
shall be put forth to soothe the pang and
hush the storm and release the captive, A
wife abused, prosecuted and perpetual
exile from every earthly comfort-waiting,
waiting until the Lord shall gather all his
dear children in a heavenly home and no
poor Vashti will ever be thrust out from
the palace gate. Jesus, in silence and an
swering not a word, drinking the gall,
bearing the cross, in prospect of the rap
turous consummation when
Angels thronged his chariot wheel
And bore him to his throne,
Then swept their golden harRs and sung
The glorious work is done.
o woman, does not this story of Vashti
the queen, Vashti the veiled, Vashti the
sacrifice, Vashti the silent, move your soull
My sermon converges into the one absorb
ing hope that none of you may be shut out
of the palace gate of heaven. You can en-
dure the hardships and the privations and
the cruelties and the misfortunes of this
life if you can only gain admission there.
Through the blood of the everlasting COW
OAaAUi yOu ~ oLAouSA oliooS SdVSS VI uoNer
go at all God forbid that you should at
last be banished from the society of angels
and banished from the companionship of
your glorifed kindred and banished for
ever. Through the rich grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ may you be enabled to imi-
tate the example OF Rachel and Hannah
and Abigail and Deborah and Mary and
Esther and Vashti Amen.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09
London First Nights,

A first night" in London theater is,
as described by recent correspondent, an
unusual sight to the uninitiated In the
stalls and boxes there is the freedom of In
tercourse one would expect to find only in
q drawing room. All the people seem to
know one another, and men and women
move about and talk to each other in the
most informal way. One matron will espy
friend across the house and rush over to
her during the entr'acte, and young girls
seem to regard it as social duty to move
about and pay their respects to their elders
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09
In the vicinity of Ronnet West

In the vicinity of Boquet, West
moreland Co., Pa, almost any one
can tell you how to cure lame back
or stiff neck. They dampen a piece
OF flannel with Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and bind it on the affected
parts and in one or two days the
trouble has disappeared. This same
treatment will promptly cure a pain
in the side or chest. Mr.. E. NJ. Frye,
prominent merchant of Boquet,
speaks very highly of Pain Balm. and
his recommendations have had much
to do with making it popular there.
For sale by d.. Humphrey. I'm
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09
THINKS THE MOON is SAFE.
Its Secrets Will Not Be Revealed by the
Big Paris Telescope.

George Manville Fem, in letter to the
London News, has this to say about the
great Paris telescope now making at Paris,
and which, according to recent stories, Is
to show "the moon one yard off,"
~ have read with much interest the ar
ticle Of your Paris correspondent bearing
the above heading, from the fact that for
the past two years 1 have been experiment.
ing upon the possibility of producing q
telescope or optic glass of far greater DOW
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09
DISEASES OF THE SKIN,

The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent to eczema, letter, salt-rheum, and other
diseases Of the skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. 1t is equally
efficient for itching piles and favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
blains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at 25 cents per box.
Try DIR. Cady's Condition Powders, they
are just what horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge.
For sale by D. J. Humphrey.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorfa.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-28
Chicago Change.

Chicago, H., April 27.-Wheat had noth- ing to recommend 1t to the favor of buyers today. There was a scattered liquidation in May of small lots, which had survived the popular movement of last week. There was nothing particularly noteworthy in to- days trade and the session was rather quiet. July wheat opened at 6r4m641sc, sold between 649s and 64c, closing at 6i4c, 12l3sc under Saturday. Cash wheat was easy and hc lower.
 Corn-The trade in corn was at times con- siderably heavier than it has recently been. The business was of an all-around cleaning up character, the approach of the 1st of May prompting traders to close up that months contracts. Some transferred their deals into distant operations, whilst others did not take new ventures. The tone of wheat was accepted as a guide in defining the course of prices. July corn opened at 3o5sc, sold at 30lac, where it closed, 1s@Ac under Saturday Cash corn was 1201c lower.
 Oats were dull and featureess. The movement of wheat and corn governed the action. As in other grains there was some liquidation of May both by the longs and shorts. July oats closed AM3sc under Sat 1irday. Cash oats were easy and A@1sc lower.
 Provisions-Another heavy influx of hogs was reported at the yards. Naturally this had an unfavorable influence on prices al that place and in due course was disadvan- tageous to products. The easy feeling of wheat was likewise detrimental in it's effect. At the close July pork was 20c under Sat urday, July lard and July ribs each 10c lower. Domestic markets were quiet and easy,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-28
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Cotton Letter.

New York, April 27.-(Special.) )-Liverpool was lower, the crop accounts from all over the south were splendid and MT. Inman seemed to take no interest in the early trad ing, so prices declined, the fall months showing especially weakness. August open ed at TIT. sold at 77S and then broke to 7.73, but MT. Inman appeared at liberal buyer in the late trading and caused a small rally. August closed at 7.75d7.76. with the tone steady. We must frankly say that we can- not form an opinion as to the course of the near months. That will depend upon Mir. Inman, unless his ability as a manipulator is greatly overrated. But it seems to us that prices of the fall months cannot be maintained unless the crop prospects should receive very serious setback.
 RIORDAN 6 co.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-28
THE MARKETS.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Provisions,

Provisions. Bacon strips, $6.25. Bacon, $500. Hams, 14-pound average, 9l to 10c. Grits, per sack, $1.O0. Cheese, 714 to 10c. Corn white milling, 37c. Flour-Best patent, $4.25 straight grade, $400. Corn meal-cream, 75c per sack; straight, salt-15O pounds, Virginia, white sacks, 70c; jute sacks, 65c Syrup-Fancy, new crop, BOG; other grades, IS to 25c.
 Lard-Fancy leaf. 6c; refined tierces, Azc; smaller packages the usual differences. Sugar-Granulated, 5.721sc; cut-loaf, GAG; fancy yellow clarified SAC. Green coffee, 161A to 200; parched, 2o.lOc.
 Country Produce. Cabbage-Southern green, Pc. Apples-Fancy stand, s40Oq4.5O; cooking, $3.00.
 Onions-Per pound, Pc. Irish potatoes-Fancy northern, 50c; Hoo- siers 40c
 Sweet potatoes, 60 to 65c per bushel. Peas-Lady, $1.25 per bushel: white crowd CT, s5c; mixed, 55c per bushel. Dried apples-Peeled, 4c per pound; eyaporated, e1a to 7c per pound. o, ed, to S12c per pound; peeled, IS to 20c per pound.
 Butter-Country, 12la to 1sc per pound; Jersey 25c.
 Eggs, Sc per dozen. Poultry-Large friers, 20c; spring broilerS, 25c; cocks, 1Sc; hens, 25c.
 Feed Stuff. Bran-Per ton, $12.00 to S13.00. Cotton seed hulls-Perton baled, S4.25; loose, $3.75.
 Cotton seed meal, $17.0O per ton. Oats-Western feed, 29c; Texas seed, 2Sc; white No. 3, 31 to 32c. Hay-Burmuda, $12.00 per ton; Johnson grass, $12.00 per ton; No. Timothy $1S.50 per ton; No. Timothy, $17.5O per ton. Corn harts, $1300 per ton; chops, S14.0O per ton.
 Horse and Mule Market. Horses-The prices range from $25 to $75. Mules-The prices range from $50 to SlO0.
 Cattle Market. Hogs-The market good; corn fed hogs $4.00; shoats, $350 to $3.75. Sheep-Market good; inferior to choice, $100 to $3.J0.
 Hides, Wool, Etc. Hides-Green salted 5d6c. Hides-Dry flint, 7M9c. Hides-Dry salted, 6aSc. Beeswax-15424c per pound.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-28

1-16c net receipts, 49 bales; gross receipts, 29S7 bales; exports to Great Britain, 665 bales; exports tosFrance. 249 bales; exports to the continent, 990 bales; forwarded 135 bales; sales. 2S43 bales; spinners, 1267 bales; stock, 146, 644s bales.
 Total today: Net receipts, 6l17 bales; ex- ports to Great Britain, H. 104 bales; exports to France, 249 bales; exports to the conti- nent, 5O90 baes stock, ,993 bales.
 Total so far this week: Net receipts, 131Sl bales; exports to Great Britain, 2l,O54 bales; exports to France, 249 bales; exports to the continent, e5190 bales.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 4,9i0 760 bales; exports to Great Britain, 2,O2O,127 bales: exports to France, Al ' lS5 S5 bales; exports to the continent, l,osz'ooz bales
 New York, April 27.-Cotton futures closed quiet and steady; sales, 1Qs,7OO bales; i Apr Aprttl ITS: September, 733; October, 7.21; Novem- Der and December, TIP; January 7.15.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-28

Alabama Christian Advocate.)
 The Southern Medical Dispensary f, the leading institution of it's kind in Blr. mlngham and has been instrumental in eifectng the cure of many serious cases. and thus carrying healing and happiness to many homes. pr. O. T. Dozler' head of the Southern Medical Dspensarv gives his entire time and personal super. vision to the work, and brings to bear s careful medical training in the best col ieges or the land and long and valua. ble experience in the treatment of special diseases His professional standing is unimpeachable and his character as a gentleman and citizen is above reproach.
 tWlnona, Miss. Tlmes)
 pr. Dozier is specialist of great repu- tat1on and has been unusually successful in his practice. He never undertakes d case unless reasonably sure of a cure Ha is hgh-toned gentleman and can be con- suited with the utmost confidence.
 (Atlanta Constitution.)
 pr: O. T. Dozier, the head of the South- ern Medical DfSpensary of Birmingham Ala, is specialist of nearly twenty years experience in the treatment of chronic, nervous and private diseases and his uniform success has given him lead. ing position in the medical profession In that city.
 Sunday Morning Star)
 Dr. DoZlers success has been simply marvellous and has elicited the most en- thusiastic words of praise and gratitude from the dispensary's many patrons from all over the state.
 Sumter County Sun)
 Dr. DoZier's reputation as T specialist has overstepped the bounds of Alabama and he is known all over the south.
 (Anniston Hot Blast.)
 Among the most noted and successful specialists in this country are Dr. Dozler & Co. They have extended their business from year to year and the patronage given to them in the several surroundlnr states Is most gratifying. Dr. Dozier is n high-toned, polished. Christian gen. tleman and has many warm persona, friends in Anniston who knew him years ago when practising in Rome. Ga.
 People's Weekly Tribune.)
 As specialist Dr. Dozier is unexcelled by any living physician. His reputation at home and abroad is such that physi- clans in this city and from a distance freouently send him patients that they are unable to cure, and he never fails to effect a cure. All Birmingham is proud man @s a citizen.
 Dr. Dozer is a Georgian by birth, q high toned. cultured Christian gentle man, strictly honest in all his dealings and financially responsible for all his contracts
 Address
 Dr. DOzier & Co.,,
 P. o. Box 112. Birmingham Ala.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-28


 Age-Herald.
 If always affords public journal pleasure to testify to merit where 1t is deserved. It is therefore with pleasure and pardonable pride that the Age-Her- ald ions with it's brethren of the press in testifying to the merit, skill and reliabil- itv of pr. O. TsDozfer, Principal of the Southern Medical Dispensary of this city. pr. Dozier has resided for many years in Birmingham, and each successive year has added to his reputation, to his use- fitness and to the esteem in which he is held by our best citizens. His iong rec ord and approved abilities entitle him to the proud distinction of standing at 'the head of his profession"
 Daily News, Birmingham)
 pr. Dozier, the head of the institution, is a physician and surgeon of education, skill and experience, man of culture and high literary attachments and a gentle man respected by all who know him. lie can be relied on in all matters pertaining to his profession. The News commends him most cordially to all those in need of his services.
 Bessemer Weekly.
 There is probably not more highly educated physician in this section than Dr. O. T. DoZier. He Is 8 specialist of many years experience and successful practice. He is noted for his thorough mastery of the details and intrlcacies of his profession, and for unusual scientific attainments.
 (Masonic Guide)
 pr. Dozler can be relied upon to treat diseases in the most successful manner. and he is known all over the south Labor Advocate.)
 Dr. DoZler bears the reputation of be- ing one of the most successful practition- CTS in the south personal acquaint- ance with the principal warrants the La bor Advocate in giving the institution the warmcst recommendation to It's every reader.
 (Bessemer Journal)
 Dr. Dozier's reputation is a brilliant one. He is a specialist of nearly twenty years experience in active practice and is strictly reliable and has the confidence of the public and indorsement of the press.
 (The Southern Odd Fellow.)
 We cannot add anything to the reputa. +ion Dr. o. T. Dozier has already &C., ouired in the line of his profession. but we know him to be brother Odd Fellow that can be relied on to carry out every promise he makes to those needing his services.
 (Mountain Home, Talladega)
 The press of Birmingham and all over Alabama speak in the highest terms of Dr. Dozier as a physician, surgeon and gentleman, and we have no hesitancy in recommending him to those of our pa- irons who need his services.