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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21
Boys and Cigarettes.

New York American.
We want boys, too, and young men,
to read with attention and earnest
thought this statement by Magistrate
Crane:
"Ninety-nlpe out of hundred boys
between the ages OF ten and seventeen
years who come before me charged
with crime have their fingers disfgur-
ed by the yellow cigarette stains"
That is to say, nlnety-nlne out OF a
hundred Of all the lads charged with
crime, from misdemeanors to burglary,
haye had their moral sense weakened
by the poison OF cigarettes.
Fathers and mothers, especially
fathers, should think about this, too.
The father who permits his young
son to smoke, whose carelessness or in.
difference fails to see that the child il
poisoning his mind and his body, is q
derelict parent, and fails IN his duty te
society.
Magistrate Crane says: II am NO
crank on this subject. l do moi
care to pcse as a reformer. But it II
my opinion that cigarettes will de
more than liquor to ruin boys"
The Magistrate goes on to say thai
the practice of smoking cigarette
among boys is increasing to an alarm
Ing extent.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21
The Old oakan Bucket.
BY WORDSWORTH.

BY WORDSWORTH.
How dear to my heart are the scenes
ct my childhood
When fond recollection presents
them to view
The orchard, the meadow, the deep
tangled wildwood,
And every loved epot which my in
fancy knew;
The wide spreading pond ana the mill
that stood by it,
The bridge and the rock where the
cataract fell;
The cot of my father, the dairy house
night.
Aud cen the rude bucket that hung
in the we'll
The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound
bucket,
The moss-covered bucket that hung In
the we'll.
That moss-covered vessel hailed as a
treasure
For often, at noon, when returned
from the field,
I found it the source Of an exquisite
pleasure,
The purest and sweetest that nature
can yield.
How ardent I seized it with hands that
were glowing!
And quick to the white-pebbled bot
tom 1t Tell
Then soon, with the emblem of truth
overfowing,
And dripping with GOODNESS, 1t rose
from the we'll
The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound
bucket,
The moss-covered bucket. arose from
the we'll.
How sweet from the green NOISY brim
to receive it,
As, poised on the curb, it inclined to
my lips;
Not full blushing goblet could tempt
me to leave it,
Though filled with the nectar thai
Jupiter sips.
! And now, far removed from the loved
habitation,
The tear of regret will int,usively
| swell,
AS fancy reverts5 to my fathers pIanta
ton,
And sIghs for the bucket that hangs
| in the we'll
The old oakeE bucket, the iron bound
bucket,
:ha moss covered bucket that hang
in the wei:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21
Killed by an Explosion.
Selected.

Selected.
Pensacola, Fla, April 13.-By the
explosion of two thousand pounds OF
powder In the after twelve inch turret
and the handling room of the battle
ship Missouri, Captain William 8.
Cowles commanding, twenty-nine men
we're instantly killed and five injured,
two of whom will die. The Missouri
was on the target range with the Texas
and Brooklyn at piactlce about noon,
when a charge OF powder in the twelve
inch left hand gun exploded, ignlted
from gas aud dropping below 'gnited
tour charges of powder in the handling
room and all exploded. Only one man
of the entire turret and handling crew
survives. But for the prompt aud ef'
ficient work of Captain Cow!es in flood
ing the handling room and magazine
with water, one of the magazines would
have exploded and the ship would have
been DESTROYED.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21
SPECIAL r ATES
VIA
|'5'@@ab0ard kir Line Railway

Commencing Oct 18th, 1903, the
Ssaboard Air Line Railway will place
II sale round trip winter tourist tickets
10 all Winter Resorts in the South and
Southwest. Tickets will be cold up to
pril Both, 1904, with final return
INIT May 31st, 1904. For further in
fInation apply to local agen or adj
iress, q. P. SMITH, T. T. A..
Raleigh. N. c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21
A THOUGHTFUL MAN.

M. M. Austin: of Winchester, Ind,
knew what to do in the hour of need.
His wife had such an unusual case OF
stomach and liver trouble, physicians
could not help her. He thought of and
tried DR.. Kings New Lille Pills and
she got relief at once and was finally
cured. Only 25c, at E. T. Whitehead
e. Co.'s drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21

II have used Chamherlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets with most salts
factory results" says Mrs. F. L. Phelps,
Houston, Texas. For Indigestion, bill
iousness and constipation these tablets
are most excellent. Sold by E. T..
Whitehead & Co., Scotland Neck, and
Leggett's Drug Store, Hobgood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21

Peace is the condition of the discoy-
cry of all truth, OF the mastery Of all
power and of the possession OF all bar
piness.-Rev. DIR. Minot J. Savage.
Unitarian, New York.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21

The day of theoretic Christianity is
past, and the era of practical religion
is at hand. The Christian life is the
strenuous life, the practical, helpful
llfe.-Rey. Samuel B. Moore, Christ
ian, st. Louis.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21

The United States furnished $780,
OO0,0 900 of the 1926, 100000 worth Of
gold which the world produced In
1902. Colorado produced $2S, 600, 600,
California 5 l6 Zoo. 600 and Alaska 49,.
100000.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21

Secretary Cortelyou, OF the Bureau
OF Commerce and Trade, has accepted
an invitation to visit Savannah.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder. uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which Is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.Root Is not rec
commended for everything but If you have kid
ney. liver or bladder trouble 1t will be found
Just the remedy you need. Ithas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved 50 successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it. may have
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about Swamp Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to a33!1s::4ft.3
Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing- \ :'Is'
hamtoh, N. Y. The I@@
regular fifty cent and Home Of swamp Root
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp-R Root, DIR
Kilmer's swamp Root, and the address
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21

a. Canessa, a wealthy art collector OF
Naples, Is in this country. He has ex-
cavated 100000 worth of art in
Italy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21

UI-IVWN IIUAEI UrfIUE,
Marlborough House Building.
G. III. GATTIs, G. T. and P. A.
Phones III. Raleigh. N. e.
Z. P. Smith, 7. ?. A., Raleigh, NC
G. 3. Ryan. Gent Passenger Agenl
Portsmouth, Va.
Jas. NJ. Barr. President & Gen. ! Mgr
Portsmouth, Va.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-04-21

cures made BY DR..
Kilmer's Swarnp-Root,
the great kidney. liver
and bladder remedy.
It is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years o.
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf.
nent kidney and blad-
- S>vf-A - Z.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
Shorthand in Midair.

REPORTERS in the House of Represen-
tatives perform feat in nearly all
their writing which, it is said, Is not
equaled anywhere in the world. That
is the taking Of their notes while
standing. 1t is necessary to move
from place to place in the chamber in
order to hear accurately all that is
being said. Therefore the stenog-
rapher takes his notes in midair, as it
were, while standing in the aisle,
writing simply on the book he holds
with his left hand. Only occasionally
does he find vacant seatwithin range
of the orator into which he can slip
and find a resting place for his blank
book while he keeps pace with the
speaker with his pencil. Unlike the
House, the Senate is small enough to
allow debates to be reported from the
desk.
These reporters never use the type
writer in getting their notes into
form that a mortal can read. After
working steadily for ten or fifteen
minutes the reporter is relieved by
fresh man and allowed to repair to
the transcribing room, where he pro-
ceeds to read his notes on to the re.
cording wax cylinder Of phonograph.
These cylinders go to the corps of
typewriters, who put the reporters
words on paper as fast as they are re-
produced through an ear tube. Hour
after hour during the afternoons of the
session the photograph tells them to
the typewriter operator, and in a jltiy
she has them ready for the printer.
Unless a member withdraws his re-
marks for revision they are on the
way to the printing Office before he
has put on his hat and coat to leave
the House for the evening, and often
he can have printing Office proof de-
livered to him at his hotel before bed
time.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
Why Ships are Called She.

1t was in one Of the public schools
Of Philadelphia. The teacher of a
primary class was reading lesson in
dictation which scores Of busy pencils
were transferring to states.
"The ship was sailing down the
river to the sea. She had all her
sails set, read the teacher.
please, teacher, why are ships
called 'she'2" asked a small boy from
the end of the room.
"Does any boy know why ship is
called 'she'?" teacher queried.
There was seconds pause. Then a
little boys hand went up.
"Why ?" asked the teacher.
Because it takes men to manage
her !" was the sage reply.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
Armor-PIated Boys.

One Of the means of protection to
our great battleships are huge armOr
plates. 1t is important in these days
that there should be armor plated
boys. A boy needs to be iron-clad on;
His lips-against the first taste of
liquor.
His ears-against impure words.
His hands-against wrongdoing.
His feet-against going with bad
company.
His eyes-against dangerous books
and pictures.
His pocket-against dishonest
money.
His tongue-against evil-speaking.
The Christian armor on her citizens
gives more security to the nation
than all the armor plates that are on
her ships.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

Curtis Deter, of East Berlin,
Adams county, Pa, was tearing up
the floor in the entry of his barn when
he discovered large nest Of rats. He
succeeded in killing about dozen Of
them, but the enraged rats attacked
him in such numbers that he was soon
covered by them and so severely Bit
ten that it was with much difficulty
he succeeded in escaping from the
barn. Friends discovered him in an
unconscious condition, and when a
physician was called it was necessary
to cauterize all the wounds to prevent
blood poisoning.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
A Great Sensation.

There was a big sensation in Lees
vile. Ind, when w. H. Brown, of that
place, who was expected to die, had
his life saved by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption He writes ::
Il endured insufferable agonies from
Asthma, but your New Discovery gave
me immediate relief and soon thereafter
effected complete cure" Similar
cures of Consumption, Pneumonia,
Bronchitis and Grip are numerous. It's
the peerless remedy for all throat and
lung troubles. Price SOC and Sl.0O
Guaranteed at Remnants Pharmacy.
Trial bottles free
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
A Cure for Headache.

Any man, woman or child suffering
from headache, billiousness or dull
drowsy feeling should take one or two
of DeWItt's Little Early Risers night
and morning. These famous little
pills are famous because they are ton
ic as we'll as pill While they cleanse
the system they strengthen and rebuild
it by their tonic effect upon the liver
and bowels. Sold at Remnants Phar-
macy.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
GREATLY REDUCED ONE-WAY
COLONIST FARES TO THE WEST
VIA
BALTIMORE e. OHIO RAILROAD.

During the months Of March and
April the Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad
will place on sale daily, from all stations,
One-way Colonist Tickets to principal
points in California, Arizona, British
Columbia, Colorado, Montana, New
Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas,
Utah, Washington, Wyoming, ETC., at
Greatly Reduced Rates.
For tickets and full information, call
on or address Ticket Agent, Baltimore
e. Ohio Railroad.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

Nos. !. Band 100 run daily between Harris
burg and Bagerstown.
Daily.
Daily except Sunday.
On Sundays Will leave Philadelphia AZ
49, p. m.
Pullman palace sleeping cars between New
York and Knoxville, Tenn, on trains Hest
and ~ east.
Through coaches To and from Philadelphia
on trains and east ana and west.
J.F. BOYD, 5uporibLo ndent.
n. A. RIDDLE. Genl Pass. AgCat.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
Baseball Superstitions.

Superstition cuts big figure in
baseball, as has frequently been shown
by anecdotes about different players
and as may be noted at almost any
championship contest. There are the
stock superstitions that are common
to all clubs, and there are the indi-
vidual superstitions that are peculiar
TO some one player.
The stock superstitions are such as
the one that declares that team is
bound to lose when it allows on it's
bus during the trip from hotel to park
any man not player in the club.
About every player in the big
leagues believes in this. Nearly every
pitcher is firmly convinced that he
cannot win if stranger happens to
take a seat on his bench prior to or
during the game that the pitcher is to
work in.
The individual superstitions are as
many as are the players. Some bats
men will always go to the plate around
both umpire and catcher if they hap
pen to be batting from the side farther
from their bench, while others like to
60 in front of this pair or between
catcher and umpire.
The "l3" superstition is one that
most baseball players share with the
majority Of civilized mankind. If
there is anything in this superstition,
Detroit is up against it this season, for
three of the rooms occupied by the
club at the Caddo Hotel are, respec-
lively, 113, 2l3 and 313, and every
playing department is represented in
the occupants of these rooms. Added
to this is the fact that the first exhi-
bition game there was scheduled for
the 18th day Of the month.-Phjla-
dclpAia North american.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
They were discussing bravery.

They were discussing bravery.
"Talk about risks" boasted the
man in red-topped boots. "Why I
have been on a jury that tried West
ern outlows."
"That is nothing" replied the
quiet man; 81 have been on jury
that decided which was the prettiest
baby at a baby show.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
Ef11wT-xA,--..---
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Thefollowing is the time oftrs.-.....
at Shenandoah Junction. In tf.'.> .ls
1878: 80 ''',.. No'. -.
EAsT-BoUSD.
No. 4-i.5S A. NJ. ST Louis ana a.
Express. Stops or Sign. l9ik
No. S-I0.Sl A. NJ. Chicago and my.
Express stops on sign. d.
80. l6-l2.4l p. NJ. Mar,iu,bul. .,r 81.
more Accommodate
main lin. Daily ey.,.. Old
40. 6-2.57 p. NJ. Chicago and .aE.
Express. Stops uu i..5
No. l4-6.49 p. NJ tumberar. ... ....g.
more Accommouat.or -. ,aA'.-
ingtou. Daily pNc-ur. !. 3 "a .s..
No. 1896 p. VI. New YORK tyu..
on signal daily. Fs
wEsT-BouND.
No. 1875 A. NJ. Baltimore ana ....
land AccOmmOdatf.. -
cept sunday. .S'
40. ILLS A. NJ. Baltimore ... ..
burg AccommoGstla. IS
cept Sunday. *
No. 55-I2.0S Noon. New Yois ..
is Express. Daily. ..-.
80. l-5.56 Z. NJ. New Nork on.
Limited Express ..
y. & W. south. pa. '..-
SO. 9-lO.il p. NJ. Baltimore l... ..
Pittsburg Express.
No local trains on sunday.
Train II connects AT MartIusn...
and So for the west via Wheg
ersburg.
J.E. PRICE. Tcs. t....
Shenandoah June. SIN.
c. W. BASSErr
General Passenger Ageut
] s. Fleming VIII sell tickets ... ...r.,
.. Railroad for the West and ~....
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

An optimist falling from tenth
story window called out cheerfully as
be passed each story going down,
Call right so far u
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

Billy Jones wrote on the black
board:
BILLY Jones can hug the girls bet
ter than any boy in school.
The teacher, seeing it, called him
up. William did you write that ?"
Eyes, NAM" said Billy.
"Well, you can stay after school, "
said she.
The children waited for Billy to
come out. then they began to guy him.
"Got lickin', didn't your
Nope" said Bill.
"Get jawed ?"
Nope"
what did she do ?" they asked.
"Shan't tell, said Bill, ut pays to
advertise"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

The Outsider-"Be there much
worruk about political job, Mixer"
The Insider-"Not after yez get it,
Pat"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

A little boy in Virginia Sunday
school, when asked to tell something
about Solomon, replied, "He's the
man what knowed it all. "
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

For the Methodist Episcopal Church
Conference at Los Angeles, Cal, and the
Meeting Of the National Association Of
Retail Grocers of the United States, at
San Francisco, Cal, the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad will sell Excursion Tick
cts from April 22nd to 30tn, inclusive, at
the above very low rate, good returning
until June Both.
Call on Baltimore e Ohio Railroad
Ticket Agents for full information as to
Routes, Side Trips, Stop-overs, etc.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

James Friell, a Nebraska ranchman,
who made known his desire to marry,
received nearly 1900 leap-year pre-.
posals in a week.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

Weary Willie-What's your idee
on pensions?
Dusty Rhodes-Well l think every
man who hasn't worked for twenty
years ought to have one.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

1t amt considered lucky to marry
a scoldin' woman on Thursday, Mon
day, Saturday, Wednesday, Sunday,
Tuesday or Friday.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Ali druggists refund the money n II fails to
cure. E. w. Groves signature is on each
box. Csc.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
Oyer=WOrk WeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
uonr kidneYs once every three minutes.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they FL
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order, they fail TO do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matIsm come from eX-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due 10 neglected
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

Trains Moss and 10 run daily between
Hagetstown and Harrlsburg,an and No. 2 nfteon
minutes late ON sundays.
Daily.
Daily except sunday,
Iaa,,a 40 .>oX 5000 ~, a-,,,t- t,,,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart bets, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working IN pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
Il used 10 be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
II you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of Or. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy Is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for Its
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
s s2t a. is i i259 4a SIS IN m ii5y
cent and One-dOllar siz-
es. You may have a seleesss ..
sample bottle by mail Homo of sEampRoos
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out If you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Or. KilmsF
& Co., BinghamtOn, N. 7.
Don't make any mistake, but remem
Der the name Swamp-Root, DR.. Kill
mar's Swamp-Eo0t, and the address,
Binghamutgu, y. y, ON every bottle.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28

ThefolloWlng is the time oftra.rs....
1873: ''.., NuF. -.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-04-28
Cumberland Valley Railroad,

Leave. No2 No.l nos NOS NolO' no No.l
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-23
DECLARES A COUNTY IN
STATE OF REBELLION
Governor of Colorado Again Sends
Troops Against Striking Miners.

DENVER, Col, March PA procla-
nation was issued by Gov. Peabody to-
night declaring the county of Las AMI
mas in state of insurrection and re-
bellion. Subsequently an order was is
sued for 300 troops under command of
Maj. Zeph T. Hill to proceed to Trini-
dad, the county seat. The men were in
structed to gather on board trains and
were given sealed orders: and told to
open them at midnight.
In his proclama ton the governor
says that there exists in Las Animas
county a Ger lin class of individuals
who are fully armed and acting to-
gether, resisting the laws of the state
and offering violence to citizens and
property. The civil authorities of the
county are quoted as authority for the
statement that no less, than 1850 I'M
employed men are armed In apparent
anticipation of an open conflict.
Las Animas county forms the larger
portion of the Southern Colorado coal
fields, where the members Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America have been
on strike for several months.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-23
PERHAPS IT IS ALL
UP WITH SULLY & GO.
Belief Exists That the "cotton King
Cannot Resume Operations.

NEW YORK, March 22-An invol-
untary petition in bankruptcy was filed
today in the United States district
court against Daniel J. Sully & Co. by
three creditors. The latter, S. M. Wells
& Co., having a claim amounting, 1t is
alleged, to over $250,00O; J. Temple
Gwathmey & Co. whose claim is in ex-
cess Of $4,000, and Shearson, Hamill
& Co., with claim in excess of $780,
600, alleged that the firm of Sully &
Co. also purchased cotton from them,
the price to be due and determined on
March 10, under the rules of the Cot
ton exchange. On that date, the petit
ton states. the firm of Sully & Co. no.
titled the Cotton exchange and the
creditors in question of its inability to
meet outstanding contracts. The act
on the part of the firm constituting
bankruptcy is given as the making of
a general assignment on March 49,.
Judge Holt appointed as receivers Da-
vid II. Miller and Henry w. Taft, fixing
their receivers bonds at 100000.
The feeling of the street over the
days happenings was that Sully's
hopes of settling with his creditors and
resuming had practically been destroy
ed, and the possibilities in the bank
ruptcy proceedings were such as to
make it probable that sensations would
develop later. 1t is believed that the
bankruptcy proceedings were instituted
with the idea of recovering something
for the creditors from men who were
said to have been in a pool with Sully.