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Middletown transcript., 1900-04-28

Delaware in Sunday School member
ship is still 2 per cent ahead of any
other State in proportion to the popu.
lation.
In New Castle county the following
are the statistics:
Advent, one school, . officers and
teachers. 45 scholars; African M. E.,
6. 9S, SOL; African U. M. p. -. SO,
725; Baptis II, 262, 245; Breakfast
Assoct. tion, /, s, 80; Colored M. E.. 4,
80, 15O; Christian Disciples, 1, 10, 30;
Congregational, !, s, 40; F lends,
Hicksiie, S, 25, 200: Friends. OrJho-
dsx. 2, 20, 12O; Evangelical Lat! eran,
2, 43, 57S; Methodist Episcopal, white,
"a 1,149, 9,744; Methodist Episcopal,
calored, IS, 143, l 52S; Methodist Pro-
lestant, 3, "a, 33S; New Jerusalem, 1,
5, 26; Presby teriaD. 80. 495, 1854;
United Presbyterian, 1, 8, so; Peoples
Mission, l, 6, 45; PrOtes' ant Episco,
pal, 20, 22S, 300; Reformed Episcopal,
l, IA, 125; Union, 2, "a, 125; Uuion A.
NJ. E., 10, 81, 587; Unitarian, l. 10,
3S; Zion NJ. E., 2, p, 50; making these
totals, schools, 2O1; officers and teach
ers, 1856; scholars, 23,753; total,
26 ,379.
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A HOME WEDDING.

One of the prettiest among season OF
pretty weddings was that of Miss Sadie
Merritt Pharo to Mr.. Edward Willis Pharo
at the home of her parents near town on
Thursday afternoon. The decorations were
of the same colors as those used at the tea:
yellow, white and green, the most effective
part of them being the bay window i'll
which the bridal party stood; it was mass
of white and green. Promptly at $50 the
familiar strains of the Longhrein wedding
march announced the coming of the bridal
party, preceded by the Rev. W. ]. Wilkie
there entered Mr.. Edward Willis Pharo
and Mr.. Horati0 W. Pharo, Jr., his best
man, followed by the bride and her father.
She wore handsome pearl silk gown trim
med with shirred mousseline de sou and
carried PRAYER book. To those in the sec
ret an added interest was given to her rich
and becoming gown by the fact that it was
the one worn by her mother at her we'd
dirg.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Pharo
received the good wishes and congratula-
tions of their friends, but good wishes were
by no means all that they received as many
useful and beautiful gifts had already been
started on the way to Philadelphia their
future home. Accompanied by shower
of rice and old shoes. Mr.. and Mrs. Pharo
left for the 60 clock train and ut the station
found their troubles not yet over as large
number of the brides friends were there to
say good bye and there too rice was plen-
tiful, while the baggage was most appro-
priately decorated and marked.
Those present at the wedding were Mr..
and Mrs. Horatio w PHI arc, Mrs. Willis, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. N. Willis, Master
the Misses Willis Jesse Will
Its, Miss Merritt. Mrs. John Lockwood,
Mr. John Lockwood, Mr.. John Lockwood,
Jr. and Miss Lena H. P Pleasanton, of Mid
detown Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pharo, Mr..
Robert Pharo, Miss Mary Pharo, Of Phila-
delphia; the Misses Ellison of Summit
Bridge, and Miss Sarah Fenimore Ceilings,
of Laurel Springs, N. J.
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
Little Lines About Men and Women

Little Lines About Men and Women
and What They Are Doing.
Mrs. Bessie Vaughan, who has been quite
i'll, is improving.
Mr., ]. Fletcher Deakyne has been ill for
ten days but is improving.
Mr.. P. Hudson and family. of Smyrna,
ware guests of Mr.. and Mrs ]. Frank Nc
Whorter on Tuesday.
Mrs. Schenck, of Philadelphia, is the
guest OF her parents, DR.. and Mrs J. H.
Hardcastle on West Main street.
Mr.. G. f. Hukill leaves on Monday for
Chicago to spend a month at the GenerLA
Conference of the NJ. E. Church. His
brother, Mr.. George Hukill, is a delegate
from the Pittsburg Conference,
Miss Saidee NJ. Pharo took leave of her
young friends of the Euchre and Century
Clubs by a farewell tea on Wednesday
afternoon at the residence of her parents
near town. The decorations were yellt W
white and green. While felicitating Miss
Pharo upon the happiest occasion OF
young woman's life there was general re-
gret at losing her society from the clubs and
elsewhere.
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DELAWARE CRY.

A handsome new pedal organ has been
placed in the NJ. E. Church.
A large force of men are working on the
trolley line. 1t is expected that it will be
completed by June.
The ladies of the R. C. Church are doing
well with their fair.
Miss Elizabeth Pennington and Mrs.
Ida Creed, of the M. E. Sunday School, are
delegates to the State Sunday School Con-
vention held at Wilmington, and Mrs.
Norris Wilkinson from the Presbyterian
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Clark, of Baltimore,
are the guests of Mrs. Sarah Peoples.
Mr.. George Price has been appointed
lridge tender in the place of Frank Dunlap
who has accepted a position i'll Whining
ton.
Shad have been selling for $5 hundred
during this week.
Mrs. H. c. Thompson is visiting friends
in Newport Del.
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Selecting Corn with a Large Germ

Selecting Corn with a Large Germ.
Chemical analysis of the several
parts of the corn kernel has shown
that the germ is richest in proteids.
Therefore choosing a corn in which
the germ is in large proportion is all
that is necessary to insure getting that
which is richer in proteids. Selecting
corn with a large germ is not as diff
cult as might be supposed. Take few
grains from the ear, neglecting the
butt and tip. where they are more or
less distorted in form, with a sharp
pocketknife, begin at the tip Of ker-
mel where II was attached TO the COP
and make several cross sections from
one thirty second TO one-sixteenth of an
inch in thickness and observe the rela-
tive proportion of germ that the sec
ton shows. Repeat this on a number
of kernels and make longitudinal sec
tions of other kernels also. These Sec
tions can be made in less time than it
takes to tell how to make them, and by
means of them a very useful judgment
can be passed upon the corn, says ]. T.
Willard of Kansas.
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The sesquf-Centennial of Forest Pres
byterian Church.

The Sesauf-CentennfaI of Forest Pres
byterian Church.
The Forest Presbyterian Church having
been founded in 1850, will celebrate the
Sesqui Centennial of her existence with
services beginning on Sunday May 18th,
and continuing on the following Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The
neighboring Presbyterian Churches, with
their Pastors, and the friends of the Church
are invited to be present, and the anniver-
sary will doubtless, be largely attended.
Special music will be rendered by the
choir at all of these services. On Sunday
morning the visiting Clergymen will partici-
pate in the service, and addresses will be
delivered, by the Rev. R. A. Divison of St.
Georges, the Rev. F. II. Moore, D. D., and
the Rev. w. C. Alexander D. D. of Wash
ington.. d. c. and at the evening service
the Rev. W. C. Alexander D. D.,-the only
living former paster,-will preach the SER
mon. On Monday evening, May 14th, a
popular meeting will be held which will be
addressed by the Hon. J.Woodridge Patton,
son of the late Rev. John Patton D. D.,
and by the Rev. 7. Ralston Smith, D. D.
Of New York. On Tuesday evening. May
18th a grand organ and soprano recital
will be given by Professor w. L. and Mrs.
Marie Nassau of Philadelphia. A collection
will be taken during the evening for defray-
ing expenses. The members and friends of
the church are earnestly requested to attend
the Prayer Meeting on Wednesday evening
May 10th to ask Gods blessing on Forest
Church as she stands upon the threshold of
the second half Of the second century Of
her existence.
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SpaIn's Greatest Need

Mr.. R. p. Olivia, of Barcelona, Spain,
spends his winters at Aiken, S. c. Weak
nerves had caused severe pains in the back
Of his head. On using Electric Bitters
Americas greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy
all pain soon left him. He says this grand
medicine is what his country needs. All
America knows that it cures liver and kid
ney trouble, purlfies the blood, tones up
the stomach, strengthens the nerves, puts
vim, vigor and new life into every muscle,
nerve and organ Of the body. If weak,
tired or siling you need it. Every bottle
guaranteed, only SO cents. Sold at Waugh
ans Pharmacy.
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S0t0re\
~<~<N<NN~>/urNNAA~

1t strives through its Great Cash Organization its Spot
Cash Buying and its handling large quantities to buy
eheapy possible not to increase profits but bring
the goods to patrons at low price, Our has
been brought about by these methods The people know
that to buy here always saving We not only
save them money but their purchases always aisfac
tory, They must bewe make them If they not,
your money is always refunded without argument
Middletown transcript., 1900-04-28

John D. Hawkins, former Secretary OF
State, was indicted by the grand jury OF
Kent county for embezzlement this week.
Upon his request the case was continued TO
October term. Wednesday he requested
his name to be stricken from the roll OF
attorneys. 1t was done. He charged the
court with trying to break down his chaa'
acter and reputation
Issac Harman, the wealthy Moorish
Indian on Indian River Sussex county,
died April 23rd, aged Il years,
Andrew J. Lord, aged 70 years, formerly
member Of the Sussex county Levy Court
died at Greenwood Tuesday.
William Shaw, aged 45 years, brother Of
former Sheriff S. L. Shaw, died at Harring'
ton Wednesday.
Middletown transcript., 1900-04-28

Delays are dangerous. Those who
have poor. weak, impure blood should take
Hoods Sarsaparilla at once. 1t never dis
appoints.
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NEUROLOGY.
Mrs, John II. Sehl.

Mrs. Teresa NJ. Sehl, wife of Mr.. John H.
Sehl, foreman of this paper, died suddenly
Tuesday morning at the residence Of Mr.,
Sehls father in Wilmington. Mrs. Sch
was the victim of rapid Consumption and
held up bravely to the end which came un-
expected as she was walking around her
room two hours before death.
Mrs. Sehl was the daughter Of the late
David Baird, of Wilmington, who during
the period of Middletown's peach pros
perity had charge of the shipments here for
the railroad. She was % years old and
greatly beloved in her native city, and in
Dover and Clay ton where she lived.
A singular coincidence in the married
life of Mr.. and Mrs. Sehl was that on her
birthday they were united, July 9th, and
on his, yestefdaysesey were separated by
the silent tomb. A bright little girl five
and half years old is left to console the
bereaved father who has the sympathy Of
hosts of friends.
Funeral services were conducted yester-
day morning at st. Mary's Church by Rev
Thomas B. Donovan, Superior of st.
Joseph's Institute, Clayton, assisted by
Rev. L. ]. Wellen and Rev. NJ. ]. Mealeny.
The sermon was preached by Rev. NJ. B.
Slice. of CLAYTON,
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Let US do your job printing. We will do
it in first class manner.
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Durability Is
Better Than Shocu. y

The svealM of the n,aHi-
mflLtonaires IS not equal to
good health. Riches evahoat
health are a curSe, and yet the
rich, the middle classes and
the poor alike haze, tn Hoods S
Sarsaparflla, a ValuabEe as
sLstant in getting and main
tanning perfect health. It
neUer disappointS.
ScrofuIa-"T Three years ago our son,
now eleven, had serious case Of scrofula
anderysipelas with dreadful sores, dlscharg-
ing and itching constantly. He could not
walk. Several physicians did not help for
sixteen months. Three months treatment
with Hoods Sarsaparilla made him per-
fectly well. We are glad to tell others of It."
MRS. DAVID LAIRD, Ottawa, Kansas.
Nausea Vomiting spells, dizziness
and prostration troubled me for years.
Had neuralgia, grew weak and could not
sleep. My age was against me, but Hoods
Sarsapartlla cured me thoroughly. NY
weight increased from 125 to 143 pounds. 1
am the mother Of nine children. Never felt
SO well and strong since I was married as
do now." MRS. NJ. A. WATERS, 1929 33d St.,
Washington, D. C.
Eczema" We had to tie the hands of
our two year old son on account of eczema
on face and limbs. No medicine even
helped until we used Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which soon cured" MRS. A. VAN WICK, 128
Montgomery Street, Paterson, N. J.
Hood5 Sas1qb0lM
gazR1 o :Ll1:lrID
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MRS. CATHERINE DAVIS.

The relict Of the late "Father Davis"
died at the residence of her son, Harry
Davis, near Still Pond, Md, Sunday, April
22d, aged sc years. Her venerable husband
died Nov. Sd, 1898, aged nearly 81 years.
Interment was made in Bethesda NJ. E.
Cemetery, this town, on Wednesday after
services in the church conducted by the
pastor, Rev. E. w. Caswell.
Middletown transcript., 1900-04-28
MRS. W. HARNAN REYNOLDS.


Formerly Miss Addie D. Hayden, died at
the residence of her husband in Townsend
on Sunday after brief and happy welded
life,
Middletown transcript., 1900-04-28

OUR in shape. New
Spring S u i t S
ENTIRE New Spring Over
coats, New Spring
SPRING Trousers, N e W
Spring Hats, New
STOCK Spring S h oes S,
New Spring Fur
nishings and the New Cloths
for tailoring. A Store for
Men and Boys, a store that
gives you good values and
that saves you money by
selling good merchandise.
One Low Price plainly
marked and every article
sold guaranteed to give sat
isfaction. We don't care to
and could not afford to do
business any other way and
why should we when 1t
brings the trade. Popular
prices on Suits or Overcoats,
$40, $12 and SIS. Hundreds
of styles for selection. Try
our $3.50 Walk Over Shoes,
Patent Leather, Vici, Enam-
ell and Box Calf.
Open Tuesday and Satur-
day evenings.
JAS, T. MULLIN & SON
Clothing, Sixth and
Hats, Market
Shoes, Wilmington.
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Leaving bad taste, clouded brain and geners
rocky feeling for the next dav.
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Mems and Boys Clothing.

Our Clothing is made right. Our Styles
are the best as to prices. We sell Clothing as
we do dry goods. at mere nominal profit
above cost. We buy for SPOT CASH from
best manufacturers in the land
Catoctin clarion., 1900-11-15
FAMOUS IN SPORTS.

There is always good fishing at the
duke of Richmond's place, Gordon cas-
tie, and Lady Caroline Gordon Lenox,
who acts as hostess for her brother, is
quite an expert with the rod.
Lord Carnarvon is a good shot, and
recently he gave a party for the prince
of Wales, at which 10,S00 birds were
slaughtered in three days with only six
hunters-600 birds day to each gun.
The Bradley Martins have one of the
finest shooting estates i'll Scotland and
their shooting parties are always eager
ly attended. Their daughter, Lady
Craven, and her husband stay with
them during the season.
There is no one who can compete with
Lord de Grey of England as sports
man. Once in Ireland, when shooting,
he brought down 16 wild geese with
wo-barreled gun, and in one year was
responsible for the death of $4,000
birds.
There has been some record deer
shooting in Scotland. Atholl forest is
supposed to contain about $4,000 head
of red deer, and when the prince and
princess of Wales visited there in 1872
no fewer than 5000 deer were driven
before them.
Catoctin clarion., 1900-11-15
Tho Paris Cab Driver.

Outside of many wine shops In Paris
and in the principal cities Of France
sign is often to be seen bearing the
words, Au cocher fdele c'To the faith
full cocher'); beneath 1t driver Is
pictured hat in hand, restoring to
gentleman and lady, the hirers Of the
coach, a purse forgotten on the cush-
ions of the vehicle. This is not con-
ception Of the artist, nor vile flattcry
of the restaurant or wine shop to draw
thither the coachman with Il foible for
the bottle, but reality which often oc-
ours and Of which the cocher has every
right to be proud.
Anybody who has lived any length
of time In Paris will indorse the state
ment. Who has not forgotten an UNI
brella, walking stick, small satchel
or some little object on the seat or floor
Of public vehicle? And who has not
had his property restored without even
having taken the number of the We
hlclc, without any remembrance of the
physiognomg of the driver? BY SIM
pie application to a special Office at the
prefecture Of police, where all objects
found in public carriages are deposit
ed and arranged according to the date
and hour at which they We're brought
in, one is able promptly to regain pos
session of his lost property.
This reflects great credit on the
Paris "cabbies," few Of whom, by the
way, are born parislans.-IIarper's
Weekly.
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FOOD IN FICTION.

In Scott's stories there is a hint OF
picturesque splendor about the dinners
he describes There are noble" meals
and much geniality and good fellow
ship.
Woman novelists, particularly Ouida,
rarely allow their heroes and heroines
to partake of substantial meal, while
in the pages of the men writer's feasts
abound.
Disraeli does not descend to specify
meals, but has a way of introducing
gorgeous banquets of unlimited
courses. Everything in "Lothair" hap
pens at dinner parties, and "fat little
birds in aspic jelly and ortolans usual
ly form part of the menu.
Compare Dickens and Thackeray.
Each is fond of feeding his characters,
but Thackeray tells of the feasts with
an epicurean touch, an appreciation of
the dclicacies of the table, while Dick
ems written meals are always hearty,
plain, boiled beef and greens and meat
pies ruling.
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He Concentrated.

Professor Countcmfast Is small
man with large mentality. His wife
Is tall woman, who believes in the
power of matter over mind. The pro
fessor had been absorbed the whole
evening In n profound paper on the
mental characteristics of people who
were unhappily married. Suddenly
looking up, he remarked:
"My dear, are you aware Of the fact
that a mans brain weighs about 81
poundsW
"IIumph! You've just read that,
haven't you"
"Er-er-why-er- yes; certainly,
of course"
"Wcll, that article says n woman's
brain is not so heavy. ehT
"Er-er-yes, it certainly does, but
"And it also states that n woman's
brain is of much finer quality, doesn't
itp
"Er-er-well, yes; you are quite
right, my DEAR
"Now, listen to me. Just concen-
trate your 3l2 pound brain on that
scuttle and figure out how much it will
weigh after you bring it full Of coal
from the cellar" The professor meek
ly bowed his great head. and, as he de.
parted for the lower regions In search
of abstract information, he murmurcd;
The man who thinks that mind Is
superior to matter Is an illustrious
idiot!-LondOn Tit-Bits.
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LAST WORDS.
,well.-Washington.

tits well.-Washington.
must sleep now.-Byron.
Then l am safe.-Cromweu.
Let the light enter.-Goethe.
Valete ct plaudite.-Augusta.
And this is death?-George ~.
God will save my soul.-Burgely.
The art cry ceases to beat.-Heller.
Give Darolle a chair.-Chesterfield.
It is the last of earth.-J. Q. Adams.
Don't give up the ship.-Lawrence.
Monks, monks, monks.-Henry VIII.
Independence forever.-samuel Ad-
ans.
1t matters little how the head leth.-
Raleigh.
l thank God I have done my duty
Nelson.
CLASSY my hand, dear friend, I die
Alfieri.
feel as if were myself again.-Wal-
ter Scott.
A dying man can do nothing easy
Franklin.
What! do they run already? Then
die happy.-Wolfe.
Lord, receive my spirit. - Cranmer,
Hooper, G.. Herbert
Let me die to the sound OF delicious
music.-Mirabeau.
O Lord! forgive me, especially my
sins of omission.--Usher.
What, is there no bribing death?-
Cardinal Beaumont.
Ihave loved God, my father and liber-
ty.-Mme. de Stael.
1t is small, very small (clasping her
neck) Anne Boleyn.
All my possessions for moment of
time.--Queen Elizabeth.
I resign my soul to God, my daughter
te'my country.-Jetferson.
Let me hear once more those notes
so long my solace and delight.-Mozart.
have sent for you Uord Warwick)
to see how Christian can die.-Addi-
son.
I pray you to see me safe up, and for
my coming down, let me shift for my
self.-Sir Thomas Moore.
Remember (the charge of Archbishop
Juxton to bid Charles ii, to forgive his
fathers murderers) Charles /.
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Why any one should ever have de-
sired to own or to visit an aquarium
is a mystery. The view Of fish, except
when nicely grilled or when suspended
ut the end of q fishing line, Is one Of
the most uninteresting Of sights. The
other animals when in confinement dis
play traits which are more or less In
teresting. The lion has a sense of hui
NOR and displays it In the most pleas
ing way when he devours the lion
tanner who has entered too often into
his cage. The bear in his thirst for
buns seems so much like the human
boy that the spectator Of his antics
frequently feels an irresistible desire
to hit him with stick.
But the fish has not single inter-
esting trait He will swim around the
tank inRwhich he is confined with a
persistence which Is maddenlng to the
nervous spectator. He never engages
in genuine fight, but contents himself
with an occasional surreptitious bite
Of IN enemy's tail, which gives no true
satisfaction to the beholder. If he
happens to be large snake thinly dis
guised as an eel or an octopus or some
other alarmingly ugly fish, he will
sometimes swim directly at the glass
through which the visitor is looking at
him and thereby give the latter a mo-
mentary sensation Of horror, but the
average fish cares nothing for the pub
lie and treats his visitors with calm
contempt. An aquarium without fish,
like seashore resort without the sea,
is unobjectionable, but an aquarium
with real water and real fish is the
dreariest object in nature.-W. L. Al
den in PearsOn's Magazine.
Catoctin clarion., 1900-11-15

Inconceivable as the anachronism
may seem to the western mind, the
agrarian system of Hungary has not
yet issued from the feudal form. The
Hungarian farmer of to-day is virtually
serf, bound to his master, the hered
tary owner of the soil which the peas
ant tills, by the tangible tie of personal
liability. The Hungarian feudal lord
OF to-day is entitled to so days labor
from each male adult who dwells on
his land. The seignior is at liberty to
demand this feudal contribution at
whatever time may seem best to him,
with the frequent result that the tenant
farmer is employed in gathering his
masters harvests while his own crops
are rotting after rainfall or are being
consumed by an early frost or suffer
damage from one or more of the many
possible causes which render destruc-
tive the slightest delay on the part of
the harvester in gathering the fruits
Of a years labor.--S. Ivan Tonjoroff, in
Arena,
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HOW NAMES ORIGINATED.

Miami is corruption of Miahmezah,
meaning stony river"
Lackawanna is an Indian word, mean
ing the STREAM that forks"
Rappahannock was originally Top
pahannock, "quick-rising river"
Lake Huron was named from the HUI
rons, an Indian tribe on its shores.
Katahdin, the name of mountain in
Maine, means ''the high hill"
kearsarge, the name Of another Maine
mountain, signifies 'the pine noun
tain"
Milwaukee is n variation Of Mime
waukee, meaning rich and beautiful
country"
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RAIL AND TIE.

Belgium has the largest amount Of
railroad in comparison with its total
area, the amount being 32.2 miles to
each square mile of area.
Railroad travelling is becoming more
and more safe. Much honor is due to
those determined and enthusiastic men
who for years have been trying to solve
the problem of controlling trains by
self-stopping devices.
Railroad managers are investigating
the advisability of using telephones in
stead of telegraphs to transact business
from station to station. The New York,
New Haven & Hartford has adopted it
with much success.
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The Trunk Paid.

Some years ago man ran up q Dill
Of 5000 in the fremont House, Chica-
go, and then ran away without settling
it. The trunk which remained in his
room was unusually heavy and when
opened after his departure was found
to contain specimens of ore, brought
from the gold and silver mines Of Col
orado, where presumably he had lost
all his money. After waiting out the
legal time Mr.. Gage sent the contents
of the trunk to an assaycr, who return
ed two bits Of metal valued at more
than 500 in excess Of the bill after
deductlng his own fees.