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Middletown transcript., 1899-05-13
Lambs For Spanish Children.

Directly after Lent is observed GUS
tom that is particularly interesting to
children. 1t is what may be termed the
sale Of the lambs, for on Monday morn
ing after Easter the shepherds have
their lambs and goats on sale in all the
cities. The animals are kept in tempo
rary pens, and it is the rule for parents
to permit their children, Of from to
10 years Of age, to purchase pet lamb
or goat. After the animal is selected it
Is taken to the home residence and Civ
en- the freedom of the courtyard and
quite often the greater part Of the
house. It Is every child's ambition to
train the pet so that it will at least fol-
low its owner like dog, and if few
simple tricks are added to the lambs or
kids education the master or mistress
is proud indeed. Girls especially de-
light in these pets, and often the ami
mails are SO bedecked with bows and rib
ions as almost to hide their bodies The
sale Of the lambs is very old custom,
and is supposed to have originated
through some form of the church
Anglo-American Magazine
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. The Discovery Of an Artist. :

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In the Cathedral Of Nantes. France.
there is inonument to Francis III of
Bretagne and his wife Margaret which
Is considered one of the masterpieces of
French sculpture. 1t is over 800 years
old, and until twenty odd years ago no
one knew TO whom to ascribe it. Then
by chance an old stone slab was discov~
cred in the same cathedral bearing the
following inscription:
II, Michel ColoEb, was a poor for
saken boy whose only home was the
high road, where alone God and our
Bretagne saints watched over me. Of
ten forgot to eat and drink while look
ing at the stonecutters who made the
beautiful stone crosses for the holy
place in the diocese of Leon, and my
self carved small images with wretch
ed knife, when worthy priests took
compassion upon me, fed me and said
to me: Work, thou little one, and look
as much as thou pleasest at the carved
belfry and at the beautiful work of the
guild (sculptors). Look at all this, love
the good God, the mild Saviour and the
blessed Virgin Mary. Then thy name
shall be honored in the diocese of Leon
and in the beautiful Bretagne.' This I
did for long while that l might be-
come a good workman, and then our
Duchess Anna gave me an order to cut
monument to our gracious Duke
Francis III and the Duchess Margaret. +"
-Harper's Bazar.
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TO FIRST VOTERS.

There is a constitutional pro-
vision which will become opera
tive before the next general cleo
ton is held, Of which the general
public maynotbe aware, although
it has been published in connec-
ton with the Constitutional Con-
vention. It is an educational
test. is ''that no person who
becomes Of age or who is natura-
lized after January 1st, 1900, shall
be permitted to vote who shall
not be able to read the Constitu-
ton in English, and be capable Of
writing his name. 7
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Theaters In New zealand.

A New Zealand correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun writes:
'sThe first floor of their theaters is
fat, supplied with plain, unpainted
wooden benches, with open backs. The
balcony, the fashionable place, contains
only cheaply upholstered benches, and
is badly ventilated. Early door tickets
at 121s cents extra are sold, admitting
the holder an hour before the regular
doors open, that he may obtain first
choice Of the unpainted benches. Five
minutes before the orchestra appears a
big bell, suspended in the theater, is
violently rung, making all but the dead
jump. Then all knowing ones under
stand that order is Wanted-the stranger
probably thinks it fire alarm bell.
'tEvery Saturday night in all New
Zealand towns the people crowd their
leading street. They walk chiefly in the
street in preference to the footpath.
The girls, women, men and boys, young
and old, promenade up and down the
one street, meet friends and stand in
groups in the street. An occasional
cart, cab or tram, driven at breakneck
speed in their midst, makes the people
scatter for a moment, with many mar
row escapes Vehicles, trans, cycles,
ETC., turn to the left instead Of to the
riuhf -
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They Looked Alike.

A prominent South Side minister re-
lates an experience which he had the
other night in a street car while he
was returning home
There was but one other passenger
in the car, jovial looking man, who
sat in one corner with his hat pulled
down to shade his eyes. The minister
felt that the other man was watching
him, but every time he turned his eyes
in that direction the passenger was
looking out of the window and smiling.
Finally their glances met, and the pleas
ant looking passenger kept his eyes fixed
on the minister's face, scrutinizing
him carefully. The minister coughed
and looked embarrassed, and then the
other man, looking little sheepish,
came over and, sitting down beside
him, extended hand, at the same
time saying:
stranger, I've been thinking that
we look so much alike we'd ought to
get acquainted The minister smiled
and shook the hand, and they soon were
chatting like old friends. As the
stranger rose to leave the car he passed
out card, saying:
"Come around when you're down
my way"
After he had gone the minister
glanced at the card and read after the
mans name: "Wines, liquors and ci-
gars. The coziest place on the South
Side. Chicago News.
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How Book Beer Got IT, Name

Macmillan Of Bavaria, the first cleo
tor, consulted an English physician re-
garding his consort's sickness, who pre-
scribed for her some buckingham
Double (strong) Beer After importing
some several times at great expense,
Maximilian decided to send his court
brewer to Buckingham to become ia
miliar with the production and manipu-
lation Of said unexcelled brew. Upon
the brewer return to Munich the Buck
ingham beer (then abbreviated in name
to Buck. later Book beer) was hence
forth brewed there and was for the first
time served at the electoral family's
table on Maximilian's day. Oct 12,
1928. @
At first only used as medicinal po-
tion, it soon became generally intro
duced as pure food and was ordered to
be brewed hereafter two weeks before
the two weeks after Corpus Christi day
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a Sort Of sherlock Holmes.

s'Gentlemen, began the proprietor
IF the only hotel at Eastwood Corners,
.I've run this here institution for over
80 years. It's given me first rate
chance to study human mater. An now
in some respects I think I'm a sort OF
Sherlock Holmes. I've had married cou-
pies come here in all stages Of their
matrimonial careers, from the blushin,
cooin things that hain't got the rice off
'em yet to the couples where the man
let the woman carry most of the lug
gage, an tellIye, gentlemen, ! can tell
purity straight. how long couple has
been married by watchin the husband
get his wife drink of water.
''Go ahead" we said. "What's your
discovery
"Well, when the tender young honey
mooners come here an the feller gets
the bride drink of water, if there's
any left in the glass after she gets
through-why, he drinks it. If the
couple has been married year or SO,
the feller will throw out the water that
his wife leaves in the glass and get
himself some fresh. Amt that purity
straightH"
eyes, but it doesn't 60 far enough.
How can you tell if they've been mar
ried several yearsH"
every easy, very easy. Then the
feller not only throws out the water his
wife leaves, but rinses the glass out be-
fore he gets any for himself. I"
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MONKEY AND BOY.
They Were Equally Concerned
the Jail Delivery.

They Were Equally Concerned In
the Jail Delivery.
In the picturesque little town Of Law
renceburg, Ind, there used to be an old
stone building that was used as a Jail.
It could tell many strange story of
the persons it deprived Of liberty, but
would, if it were wise, be silent con-
cerning one incident that proved to be
joke on itself.
Among the boys Of the town was a
half witted lad who was particularly
incorrigible, and whose constant COM
panion was a little monkey, who at
tended him as faithfully as Mary little
lamb. One of his mental weaknesses
was known to be a confusion Of the
ideas cf mine and thine, and after one
very considerable theft the local Sher-
lock Holmes found footprints of Jocko,
the monk, in regions from which the
missing articles had disappeared, and so
the boy was arrested. There was no law
for imprisoning the monkey, SO he was
not "pinched. The boy was a model
prisoner for several days, but was sud
denly seized with desire to. have his
monkey with him. So earnestly did he
beg for this that the good natured jailer
had Jocko brought to the CELL That
night the lad, who was supposed to be
without intelligence, began clawing out
the mortar around one of the largest
stones in the outer wall He could not
do much with his blunt fingers and
weak nails, but the monkey immediate
ly began initiating him. The long claws
of the animal soon loosened up enough
mortar to enable the boy to pull the
stone out Of the wall, and before morn
ing both boy and monkey had disap-
peared. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Yellow New York.

We know of no city in all this land,
not excepting Hoboken or Jersey City,
which is less national in its feelings,
its ideas and its aspirations than New
York. 1t has never yet done anything
really national. There was not public
spirit enough in the well to do classes
of the town to even build the pedestal
of the Liberty statue. The same classes
waited years and went begging all over
the country to raise fund for the
Grant monuments duty which, in
1885. they claimed as their peculiar
privilege. But New York is New York.
There is none like it, nor shall be till
our summers have deceased. It is vel
low and it continually doth bark
Washington Post.
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He was Careful of His voice.

Brignoli, the famous tenor, was very
susceptible to fattery, and it is said
that once in New York, when the or
chestra vigorously applauded one Of his
favorite songs, he was SO touched that
he came down to the footlights and in
vited them all to a champagne supper
at the Everett House. The supper cost
him $500.
Brignoli was very careful of his voice
and was terribly afraid of drafts.
It was once stated that during the
winter it always took him three-quar-
ters of an hour to get from his room to
the street
First, he would, on leaving his room,
pace the hall for teniminutes to get ac-
climated. He then descended to the
lobby, where the temperature was lit
tie lower, and spent 20 minutes there.
He then ventured to the vestibule, from
which the door opened into the street
He would parade theJvestibule for Is
minutes, occasionally opening the door
to let in little cold air Being now
accustomed to a cool temperature, he
would button up his coat and sally
forth. National Magazine.
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speechless with Rage.

"Strong emotion, !" says Darwin, Sin
terrupts the steady flow Of nerve force
to the muscles. = This prevents the
proper working of those muscles which
are used in speaking; hence the STUN
bling and incoherence Of the speech.
tsThe voice sticks in the throat" to use
the words of Virgil In some cases
speech is for a short time impossible, as
is seen where person il said to be
''speechless with rage" The hoarseness
Of the voice is due partly to the fact
that passion causes an overaction Of
all the organs, partly by the fact that
for generations harsh and fierce sounds
have been made use Of to terrify oppo-
nents in quarrels, and so have come to
be associated instinctively with anger.
Possibly the fact also has its influence
that the utterance of sounds such as
those referred to is in some way or the
other relief to the feelings.
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A Professional Opinfon.

'"That young Pellet has altogether
too exalted an opinion Of his profession.
When old Borax was out Of town, the
Gridleys called Pellet Jane Gridley
asked him If he thought be could pull
her father through. 7 trust, madam,
he severely replied, ito be able to parry
the shafts of deathl'
parry the shafts Of DEATH Say,
that's good. Why, Pellet couldn't pare
goricp &c Cleveland Plain Dealer
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MIDDLETowN. DEL. MAY 1s, 1893
PERIL MADE THEM FRIENDS.

The Wild Beasts Herded Together to
Escape a Forest Fire.
An incident of forest fires in the hills
of the Descanso neighborhood, in south
ern California, illustrates the comrade-
ship that comrnen peEil brings about
among beasts as well as among men.
After the fame0 had completed, their
work of destruction and spread pail
over the hills a rancher went forth
among the charred stumps and smoking
brushheaps to look for a number Of cat
tie and colts which he feared had been
hemmed in by the fire. He went across
gully and ridge in his search, until at
last he saw his stock some little dis
tance ahead.
He was more than astonished upon
coming up to the group to find not only
his cattle and colts, but deer, three
wildcats, coyote and several rabbits,
all alive and apparently in no fear Of
him. They watched his approach with
Indifference, the timidity gone from the
big eyed deer, no venom in the wild
cats purr and honesty shining in the
gray coyotes face. The rabbits sat on
their launches as meek as the pets Of
children. But the poor coyote was in
pain, and as the farmer came close the
erstwhile robber of the roost dragged
his helpless hind quarters toward the
man in mute supplication. The legs Of
the animal had been frightfully burned.
The rancher was in no mood to make
friends of such strange creatures, and
at once drove his stock through the
smoldering brush, the deer going
along with the cattle, the rabbits hop
ping along at the rancher's heels, the
wildcats slouching along behind, and
the coyote, unable to follow, whining
pathetic appeal for succor. When the
burning field was passed. the deer broke
into run for the distant hills, the rab-
bits were away like fash, and the old
defiance and snarling leer came back
to the wildcats, who scorned to make
show Of haste. They walked slowly out
of sight. Diego Union.
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Where the Funds Went.

As an instance Of the happy go lucky
character of the early darky the follow
ing extract from the Albany city rec
ords may prove,interesting:
I'm 1928 thel trustees of the African
Baptist church, applied to the common
council for permission to circulate
public subscription paper in aid of the
funds Of the church. It was moved to
lay the petition on the table, pending
investigation, for the reason that the
principal part of the funds secured by
previous subscription for the African
church had been used by the trustees
in treating themselves to hot sup
pers. Albany Argus.
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What London Drinks.

Londoners consume 275, 900, 900 gal
Ions Of water year. They do not drink
all Of 1t, and what they do drink is not
always taken clear, as they use 25, 000,- !
900 pounds Of tea as we'll They do put
down 153, 900. 600 gallons Of beer, how
ever, as well as 4,400, 600 gallons Of
spirits, besides 80. 900, 600 gallons Of
mineral waters.
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why she Was black.

In describing her visit to one Of the
mission schools Of Africa Miss Kingsley
tells Of a negro girl of 10 to whom she
addressed the question. "What are you
studyingf"
''Eberyt'ing, replied the child.
"What do you knowf' asked the
young woman.
"Eberyt ing, was the answer.
"You are the very person I've been
looking for, said Miss Kingsley.
"Now, tell me why you are black"
Certainly. I'm black because my
pas pas pa saw Noah without his
clothes on
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Scotland seems strange place to find
q statue Of Abraham Lincoln, and yet
there is one there. It adorns a monu-
ment erected in old Calton burying
ground, Edinburgh. to the memory Of
the Scottish Americans who fought in
the American civil war.
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PaIpably Unjust.

"Millie, dear, what is your papa 8
objection to me3''
''He says you don't seem to have any
definite object or purpose in life, Har-
ry."
'tYet he knows I've been coming to
see you for five straight yearsp p'-Chi-
cago Tribune.
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Many sohooI Children are sickly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren. used BY Mother Gray. nurse in Chill.
dren's Home, New York. Break mp Colds
in "a hours. cure Feverishness, Headache.
Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, and
Destroy Worms. At all druggists, 25c.
Sample mailed FREE. Address. Allen s
0lmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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It Is customary il tha town of ami

It is customary in the town Of Quito,
when visitor takes off his hat upon
entering room, to beg him to put it
on again, and, in the absence Of per-
mission, leave is generally requested.
This, it is said, arises from apprehen-
sion that cold will be taken by remain
ing uncovered.
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Trvinr NJ - : L.imit.

Mrs. Gofrequent-How old do you
take Mr.. Mixwell to bei
Mrs. Nexdore From hisgeneral be-
hayior should estimate his age to be
about 160. When woman looks at
him now. he dossn 1 think she's in love
with him. - Chicago Tribane.
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a M. a m. a m. . m. p IN. . m
gDaily sDaily except Sunday.

Daily, Daily except Sunday
"a stops to leave passengers from Whining,
points south of Delnar.
T Stops only on notice to conductor or agent
or on signal.
II stops 10 leave passengers from Middle
town end points south.
p stops to leave psisser gers from points
south OF Deimar, or take passengers for VIII
ming and points north.
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATIONS TRAINs.-Ieaye
%, p; M, week-da' s Leave New Castle sSI,
94t, uA a M, II and II p M, week
days.
Express trains leaving Harrington SIS a M.
ana arriving at 6.a3 p m, week Gays, run
and Newark
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Good health is worth more than any thing
else 10 you, and every bottle of Hoods
sarsapariIla contains good health.
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We exaggerate misfortune and hap
piness alike. We are never either 30
wretched or 20 happy as we say We are.
-Balzac.
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For many years the Indians of the
Yadui Mex gold country have sold
gold to traders. but it has been. impos-
Eible to determine how rich the deposits
are.
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A sporty individual surprised the waiter
in lunch cafe yesterday by calling for q
piece Of strawberry short cake that wasn't
busy
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rliddletown Directory.
MUNICIPAL oFFICERs.

Va
President, T. f. Nc Whorter; Secretary, ~. A
Suydarn; CharlesH. Howell, George @. Rowe
VIM. r. Cochran.
BANKS.
Peoples National Bank.-President, g. w,
w Naudain; Cashier, Geo. d. Kelley; Teller.
w. G.. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Street.
Citizens National Bank.-President, Joseph
Biggs; Cashier, John s. Crouch; Teller, -.
Darlington. Bank Building on South Broad
Street.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. 0. q. a. M.
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's 9
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. 5, A. F. & A. M. Meets
first Tuesday Of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 3 1: Y. Y. +.
Meets every Thursday night in McW horter's
R Damon i Lodge, % No. u, K. of P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhorter's Hall at
8 o'clock.
Major John Jones Post, No. %, G: A. r.
Meets every Friday night in Reynolds Build
ing att O'Clock
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night In <
Union Lodge, No. 8, A. O.U. W., meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets 6rst FRI
day night Of each month in Hose House.
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Theatrical companies ia Mexico have
to pay iine II they do not produce the
pieces announced.
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Dime Table.
Piila. Viln. and Baltimore R. R
DEL AWARE DIVISION
SOUTHWARK.

q" a,., ,:''er NV. ~ is.,s. trnins viii
!saNe u tui'pns.
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Hoax-aoId sloneybaes must have sym-

pathetic relations. / hear that they're
worried sick over The condition Of his
health. n Joax-eYes: they're afraid now
that be really will recover.
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BRANCH Eoars-

DEBAwARE, MARYLAND & VlRG INsfHR. r.
Leave harrington for Franklin City and way
statIods TO- q III 6,37 p III week days Return
ing train leaves Franklin City 5au a. N. and
l.*7 p. u. week days.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague tvia
steamer) LAB p. M. week days Returning
leave Chincoteague 4.42 n. M, Weekdays
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, Lewes
at 1859 a M, 81 2 m week days. Returning,
leave Lewes 645 a. m. and 800 p. M week
days
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10 50 a. m. and
6-37 p. M. week days. Returning, leave Berlin
6.57 IN and 2.41 p. ~. week days.
QUEEN ANNE & KENT r. R-Leave Townsend
for Centrevile and way stations u a. m. ard
; 81 p. M. week days Returning. leave Centre
vile 7.SG a. M. and 237 p. N weekdays
DELAWARE & CHESAPEAKE II. R-Leave CLAY.
ton for Oxford and way stations 81 ni and
6.45 a pl and 80 p. M, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE & SEAPORT II. i;-I.eave Seaford
Tor Cambridge nd intermediate stations II II a.
IN and 7lo p week days, Returning leave
CG;hbrldgei7e0 and 2.30 y. m. weekdays
CFNNEoTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad AT Townsend, with
with Delaware & Chesapeake RAILROAD and
Baltimore & Delaware Bay hailroad At Har-
rington, with Delaware Maryland 4 Virginia
RaiIroad- AT Seaford, with Cambridge 4 >eaford
Railroad. At helnar, with New York Phi,a.
deiphia & Norfolk. Wicfiitico & pocoruoke and
PeninHila Railroads.
j. 3. HUTCHG>ON. General Manager.
J. L. WOOD, General Passenger Agent
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OIlSUDlDfiOl

"a AND ITs > CURTs
TO THE EDITOR IL have an absolute
remedy for Consumption. BY its timely use
thousands Of hopeless cases have been already
permanently cured. So proof-positive am |
Of its power that consider it my duty to
send tyo bottles free to those of your readers
who have CONSUMPTION, Throat, Bronchial or
.ting Trouble, if they will write me theif
.xsreSs and poStoffice address Sincerely,
]. a. SIOCUM, III. c., Is3 Pearl Sc, Few York.
ns- The Editorial and Business management of
this Paper Guarantee this generous Propesataone
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President, J. F. Nc " horter; Secretary y.
Suydarn; CharlesH. Howell, George O.. Rowe
VIM. r.. Cochran.
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Rents Boxes

In its New BURGLAR III. Fire proC
Vaults, Makes ample provision iii .ts
Store Room and Vaults foi ytle safe kee1 :
q ing of Securities and VGlr:.I,e ,,ackage
placed in its custody.
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Volunteer Hose Company, meets 6rst FRI
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Leave Harrington for Georgetown, Lewes
at 1888 in., 81 p IN weel. days, Returning.
leave LeWes 645 Il. IN. and 800 p. M week
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Management oi Real Estate and TO the
Collection and Remittance of Rents. IE-
terest on Securities tE !. Dividends and
S5tocks
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CAMBRIDGE & SEAFoRn r. E.-Jeaye Seaford
for Cambridge md intermediate stations II II a.
IN and 10 p m. week days, Returning leave
C0;nbrIdge!7G0 and 230 Y. m. weekdays
The Eddy current., 1899-04-08
n.s.lr.r. Apralnt.a.

Kansas City, Mo. April "A receiv-
erahip for the Kansas City, Plttsburg
and Gulf railroad was asked Of Judge
Gibson Of the circuit court, by Charles
y, Grannla and other stockholders
and creditors. The application was
granted. and Judge Gibson appointed
the following named officials u the
read as receivers; r. H. Martin, vice.
president: Robert Oillham. general
manager. and ]. Med. TrimbIe. attor-
ney. all OF this city. Considerable
mystery seems TO surround the affair.
President A. y. stillwell Of the the
raod when tolephoned at his homo de-
MED any knowledge % receivership,
u IL believed the recelvership Is n
friendly one.
The interest due amounted TO t515,-
600, and II could not be met When this
fact became known n movement was
inaugurated TO secure the appointment
of receiver who would be specially
friendly 10 the eastern interests Of the
road, Tia move was eheckmated b.
the preparation OF the papers for the
appointment OF local receivers.