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so miles from the point at which we
had previously crossed it But my re
ply from the department was await
ing me. 1t had been teleEraphed TO
every station within 200 miles,
"a more striking instance of accu-
racy occurred after my transfer To
the east | WAS travelling home on
leave. and hs the regulations require.
| had notified the department of the
day, hour and probable route of my
Journey. After | had been on the
train for eight hours. at small sta
tion the porter entered with tele-
gram. asking IL anyone of my mime
was present. On opening the dis
patch, ! found that il was from the
adtutant generals office, ordering me
on detached duty.
"ENactncss Of detail could not be
carried much farther. The depart
mnnt knew the whereabouts of an in
significant second lieutenant, even
when he was travelling on leave of alb
kenpe"
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BEAUTIFUL FoNTAINEBLEAU.
The old French Forest Is Calm q nd
GrHndi the Palace BewIIder-
inRly gorgeous.

we spent the night In Barbiz6n,
paid a Roodly bill, and set of in the
company Of our English friends for
the town of Fontainebleau. lying at
the center of 81 square miles Of forest. q"
writes girl. from Paris. "It is never
wild, never mysterious. this forest than
thousands Of artists have loved TO
paint. bat il is calm and grand. and
never tedious. For eight hours w.
wandered over plains covered with
towering oaks. among rocky gorges
out of which slender. graceful beeches
rise. and through miles of fragrant.
giant pines. And everywhere are
feathery ferns and purple heaiher
There il not the slightest chance of
losing oue's way. every square inch
Of the forest has been mapped ont. am,
at the intersection Of every two ave-
nues a red hand points 10 he town aud
a blue hand indicates The direction oi
one of the sights And Fontaine-
bleau2 We saw only the palace, a
be sgildefing maze of magnificent
rooms. Everywhere there Was rich
ness. everywhere wonderful frsscoes.
wonderful stair@ays, wonderful fapes-
try. wonderful inlaid furniture. The
grandeur is oppressive. and We were
glad TO get out into the park. %
wander about in the different courts.
Ladies' Home Journal
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OLD TIME cHuRcH-6oING.
Attendants nt Divine Service Used 40
Have Very SociabIc
Season.

Sir rWalter Besant writes whimsically,
giving glimpse of churehgoing a
couple of hundred years n. He
says Did you ever go to a church
in the year 1903? have Just come
from service ut st. Stephens, Val
brook, a Sunday morning service III
that year, The congregation began to
arrive n quarter of an hour so
before the service commenced. The
ladies were dressed finely A foot
man or page an apprentice
walked behind them carrying their
prayerbooks; he preceded them up
the aisle, opened the door of their
pew and placed the books on the desk
before the seats..This done he re-
tired to place under the gallery,
where the domestics sat.
THE women in the pew stood up
and exchanged smiles of greeting
with their acquaintanees;5 with those
in the pews before and behind they
eonversed# openly. the church was
filed with the buzz of conversation
When the services began great
many. to show their devoutness, re
peated everything out aloud. even the
absolution and the verses assigned to
the clergymen. They even read out
aloud the lessons of the day and tho
gospel and the epistle. Some of the
people continued TO talk to each other
from one pew to the other. A psalm,
not n hymn, was sung, and only one.
During the singing most of the
people sat down. After the service
was over the congregations renewed
their civilities toward each other and
their conversation on things of the
most worldly kind. My companion
| lamented the ill-timed talk of the peo-
pie and the foolish habit of repeat
| ing the whole service out loud; as
/ for sitting while the psalm was sung
! he said il was to be excused on the
ground that the version was miser-
/ able. Besides, ii was custom so in
verterate' that there was no hope of
/ getting ii altered.
Yet when | went TO church with
Hegarth 30 years later the people all
stood up for the singing. How and
when was the custom changed? How
long did the people continue reading
the service aloud? And when was
| the practice of conversation and the
exchange Of civilities before the serv-
| ice discontinued? ?"-N Y. Times.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE,

~What is an unknown quantity,
pa a?'',''A woman's heart. my SON.
Town Topics.
Hewitt-"Gruet said he was just
dying for smoke. and so gave him
cigar" 'Jewett@"And then what
did he say2' Hewitt-''He said he
wished he had died Town Topics.
Guest-"ouchl You've spilled some
soup down my neck" ZWaiter-"I's s
orful sorry, sah; but you see, sab, Is
30 in doubt II you is gwinn 10 CUB me
tip or not, II makes me nervous. -
What TO Eat.
Your minister has very liberal
ideas. Think so so??''=''Yes. indeed /
heard his sermon last sun oh.
yes! 1t was Il long one Hut he can
afford To be liberal that way eonaid.
ering the salary he gets. ts."-fhiladel-
phia Enquirer.
Miss Gushy-"Ah. professor, II was
easy Ia see that your singing was
from the heart" Professor Won
GroWle,"No. madame. id iss vrom
der diaphragm. Der tones ISIS nod
Foot ven dey srom der heart iss."-
baltimore American.
Wife-"pidy youmail that letter gave
you this morning? ," Husband -"Of
course. | did" Wife-"lIow provok-
ing! | wanted To add postscript" :"
Husband tproducing the letterl--
"Wcll, here It is. Why didn't you tell
me that in the first place, - Boston
| Traveller,
Truthandthe Censor had few warm
words. Remember" said Truth
that II | am crushed To earth, | shall
rise aguin!" Then I shall throw you
/ in the niri" said the Censor. From
which it would appear that the re-,
sources of military art are very
numerous and effective. Detroit Jour
/ nal
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AN EASTERN TALE.
= a,.a and left his heir

.-.....srch died and left his heir
,tbf,,,sand camel-loads of scrolls.
= tired s,,t1 Brahnins had their care.
= f.r,ve. learned men. with patient SOULS
,,,.ri,sonhers the books had writ
,.sta every realm of thought surveyed,
- all the wealth of human Wit
Vas here assembled and displayed.
-. ney-made king, who loved not toll.
e4,t valued wisdom. gave command,
rs,snyert this sap to sugar, Roll
TIL not drop its bulk expand.
;, smaller scope with labor vast,
His wise men pressed the volumes lore
mi all. when twenty years had passed,
A train of thirty camels bore.
with seant approval In his looks.
The king beheld the laden train.
saWhat, thirty camel-loads Of books?
will not read them! Boil again
The Rrahmins packed the volumes thought
In terser style. 1t came to pass
That all. when ten years more they'd
wrought.
Was burden for a single ass.
Engrossed amid the cares of state.
The monarch Knocked their learning's $
spoil,
And thrust them from his palace gate,
No asses here! Go back and boil!''
The Brahmins burned their parchments
white
And threw away their horns of ink.
And did what few men dare who write;
They bravely set themselves to think
Returned at length. "A single word
The sum of human knowledge wraps,
oh. mighty king" they all averred,
Then on his fan they wrote: Perhaps"
Book Lover
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THE MAN WITH THE HOE.
but One who Was Quite Different
from the One In Markhhm's
Poem,

He was an iutelligent-looking man
well dressed, clean shaVen, and seemed
to be quite at home amid the hand
some surroundings of the hotel in
which the reporter met him. That he
had had champagne for dinner wns APP
parent in the sparkle of his eye and the
superfluency of his speech. The clerk
had told the reporter he was a promi-
nent Illinois farmer, and might be 4
good party TO interview.
do l." he said, when he had settled
for talk, look like / had the empti
ness of ages i'm my face?"
The reporter did not reply, because
he thought the man was going on with
his remarks.
81 ask you, do I?' he repeated
The reporter fastened to assure him
that as far as he could see he did not.
"Do seem 10 he bearing ON my back
the burden of the world?"
You carrNit very lightly if you do,
smiled the reporter.
Would you say that | was dead ia
rapture and despair, a thing that
EGiFktH NOT anu llldt never HODth
Not unless was liar" ventured
the reporter.
Would you think that anybody had
loose ned and let down my iaw?"
The reporter thought that perhaps
the champagne might have done so,
but he didn't say IT.. He merely shook
his head.
And has anybody slanted back my
brow, that you notice?" the man
went on.
Not in the least"
"Or has anybody's breath blown out
the light within my brain?'
"Never blow" said the reporter.
do / strike you as stolid and
stunned a brother to the ox?"
Anything but that" admitted the
reporter, But why are you asking me
all these questions
am tell you. ! raised on my farm
in Illinois last year 10000 bushels Of
wheat. 1900 bushels of oats, 10000
bushels of corn and 900 head Of cattle
to say nothing Of other stun and stock
and I'm just back from European
trip. Now. what / want to know is IL
Markham knew what he was talking
about when he wrote The Man with
the Hoe " Washington Star.
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the future NJ Russia. nearly atl are
agreed as to the utter degfadatfsH at
present of the Hursiau I8faHsat He is
aisags on the verge 81 stHfsation. aud
Is absolutely improsideht. nhile his
gross and complete ignorance is rom
t5iued with the most eKirafsaahf su.
t,erstlffou Like al i9sy natures be iA
thoroughly diatr14ztfui ef reform. aud
~ "A eiin4aa 20 his ibfifnifies be Is u
confirmed trinker. Middle elass ia
Russia there IL prnefs really uous. The
small siloptespers csugine eAorbiiant
charges with shameful asury. nanu-
faeiufers aad producers are Hfarlf all
forslansrk. ard the larger trade n the
country il chiefly In German hands
Education may. after the lapse ~ seY
eral generations. remnRs ihe inherent
dulIness ~ the people bat II viii be
NJ, easy matter 10 foot out evils wh,ci,
are the grossth af cen turieA 81 seEfdom
and distress
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MOfhfnq
i'm the
Wide
World

mas such n record for abe
sOiuf0iy curing tomato Ills
and kidney troubles aS
kas Lydia e. PlssEtIsansrs
Negotiable COMPOUND.
M0GtIOInos that are aGf-
v0rfEsOd 10 0UTO 0vory-
thing cannot DO sp00ifEO8
for anything.
lydia e. pFnkhans's
Negotiable COMPOUND will
moi ovro 0vos.y kind Of III
moss that may affii0f nsen,
W0Ds0n and children, huf
urOOf 10 monumental that
M viii and docs cure aH
flso Ills peculiar 10 N0nson.
This 10 n faof lssdyspuf~
abi0 and oan ho voriffo1
by moro than a million
W0nsOns
" you as'0 siok don't ox-
F50rlns0nl, Enlt0 fIs0 sss0Gtg-
cLss0 that mas tho r00OFGS
Of fso largest number 0f
O0r0ss
Lydia y Pinkham Med Co, Lynn, MAsM
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back breaking toll of developing and
working ont, and all the stI ain of the
uncertainty that went he c'ore. The
supreme moment of success was more
than he could stand. aud the use o!
the gold passed from him with its
requirement A certain james Meade
lay down with typhoid fever in an
outlying camp just rs he wrs starting
for home with the ACCOMMODATIONS OF
the year, aud he and his bHh of dust
entered Dawson together ou litter
II tool, six men Ia bring htp' iu al
tcrnatiug four to carry ard Two 10
rest and he pnid each man Fi5 u day
Once in Dawson Meade seemed 20
grow better and when his sailing day
came he walked to the boat. ilr
reached the whnrf aud fell dcud ns hc
was about ia 90 aboard.
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A. Fate wouIau.xe

Many years ago an Arkansas youth. on
leaving the home Of his sweetheart late at
night. received a severe kick as he stepped
out Of the door His beloved had not re-
apontsd definitely to his proposal Of mar
riagc but had assured him that she would
eeon let him know what she could do for
him He. unfortunately for two tender
hearts took the kick for an answer and de.
parted for far aud Wild country, Here he
hroodrd over his wound and his broken
heart until his heard grew down to his
knees and his nose became Roman. A fate
would have II. as fate always has II. he
turned up late one sad. sad evening when
the straw neck hens were quarreling on the
roost and the hrindlc COW was lowing
mournfully for her hungry offspring A
young man sumo six feet tall met the lone.
" visitor II was one Of seven sons, born.
from time to time, unto his old love FIX
plantations followed II was not the girl
who kicked him 10 years before oh mol IL
was her angry father. lie went out To the
horse lot, cut otI his heard with the sheep.
shears and kicked himself down the hill
Galveston News
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LOOKING AFTER SOLDIERS.
The War Department Follow. Move.
mcntz OF Officers with treat
Accuracy.

A young army officer, who has seen
service ON the Arizona plains aud ON
the Maine coast, and who is now in
Cuba, tells two stories cut of his own
experience. TO show the accuracy with
which the war department follows the
movements of officers.
II was with a small scouting l.arty
in Arizona, he says, "and after two
weeks in the desert my squad came to
the railroad near small station.
Within ten minutes dispatch from
Washington was brought to me by
the station agent. ltasl>edZ If L
wished to be transferred To one of
the two new artillery regiments then
forming.
81 answered by telegraph that |
should be glad TO enter either of them
Then we set of again across the des-
ert.
1T was six days alatsr when we
again struck the railroad. this time
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yaInsbtr skulls.

The director q tie geologieaI snrffy
bas bad an appraisernsnf made By az
perte to determine the value NJ he sps-
eirasns of fossil dirsstaurs belonging 10
the collection II the late Prof. q. {.
Marsh. which have beeu turned over
to the national muaeau In Washing.
ton. According to fbfs estimate, the
fkul.s Of thF monster trseeratops, Of
three horned beast are worth ~
iesst g. slo0 apiece. While other skulls
vary Ia salue from $50 10 s2sa. The
head and neck Of the triceFatops were
covered by au enormous bony helmet
.etsn or eight feet Iong.
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society. tts first crop of eariy poia-
toes. planted last Sotenter- Ia reach
ing the markets, aud 8 said TO be- ptae-
tieaHv the SAME as Heriuudas. They
are ~ a brigii. ross color and excel
lent flavor. Senrly all the cpltisat
ing and harvesting we're dome by war
widows aud orphans. During The in
eurrectlon .8o8 reeoneentradeN were
crowded together at Geiba Mocha.
Eight hundred are ieff. Five thousand
are in a cemetery near by.
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tLs worla.. Lapnmase..

German authority estimates that
almost a third of humanity fpeak the
Chinese language. and that the Hindu
language ia spoken by more than io0,.
000 .0og. the Russian by 5000 COO.
while the German Is spoken By ST.
o16. .o0e tongues and the Spanish by
4s.uOc 800. Detroit Free PTssA
The Afro-American advance., 1900-04-14
CLEANS
YOUR BLOOD

The thing most desired ofa Spring
Medicine is thorough publication
of the blood. With this work of
cleansing going on there is COM
plete renovation of every part of
your system Not only is the cor
rnpt blood made fresh, bright and
live, but the stomach also re-
spends in better digestion, it's
readiness for food at proper times
gives sharp appetite. the kidneys
and liver properly perform their
allotted functions. and there is, In
short. new brain, nerve, mental
aud digestive strength.
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HOODS
SARSAPARILLA

Possesses the peculiar qualities
Ptealtdr 10 Rself-whieh accom-.
plish these good things for all
who take It.. An unlimited list of
wonderful cures prove its merit.
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Trur 10 III. coler..

Weary Walker OATS a mighty
short stump yer smokiu'
Dusty Rhodes Yep: | ike EN- dat
way. Yer don't have Ter draw de
smoke so Philadelphia Record.
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III Hung Chang has acquired control
Of a newspaper in Peking. says the
Chicago Timss-Herald. and may here
after be properly referred To as q yel-
low journalist.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-04-14

Hesz-so Jeanette married farm
er. I thought she saisa shs would mar.
ry only a man of culture?
SeIi-An1 10 she did man Of agri.
culture.-N. \. World.
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In the province OF Matanlas tuba, nt
Is carried on by a New England relief
The Afro-American advance., 1900-04-14

Maud m 10 glad =, ses you. dear
Irene-O. yes. don't doubt n Yoa
ran see thai my rev hat Ia . perfect
friRht.-chieago Tribune.
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And Other Tales, including Making Revo-
luton, Susauehanna Trail, Sculpture OF the
Eiis, Once q Pillar OF the World Feathers of
Fashion. and others, A delightful volume.
beautifully illustrated Ready for distrbu
ton about MAY l. Send 10 cents TO I. w.
lee, General Passenger Agent l.ackawauna
Railroad, ~ Exchange Place, New York
CITY. Edition Limited
The Afro-American advance., 1900-04-14

The earhmels arc comingl Ohol ohol"
softly hnmmed the maiden. a. she heard her
incest Young mans ring at the duorbsll.--
Ohio State journal
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II is all right to change your mind when
wrong, but don't get into lhe habit Of being
wrong. Chicago Democrat.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-11-09
The Horrors of Fire.

The fierce shreaks of the whistles
and the rapid rings of the fire bell
at nighttime when all the world is
still impresses us with the horrors
of possible conhagrations. The
fire tiend is no respecter of person.
Yours may be. the next and let us
say to you that the only safeguard
against these calamities is insur-
ance. We write it, and there is
no stronger agency in the state OF
Colorado We have been through
a hundred fires, All insurance is
good enough until you have a loss
and then you need the best. We
are experts in our line. Call in
and see us and provide for pro
lection before the fire. Look up
your insurance today.
ARNOLD y MCCANDLEss,
SS-tf "Insurance that Insures. F"
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-11-09

The Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea held short session last night
owing to the lodge of Royal Neigh
bors being instituted in the same
hall. Next Thursday evening the
NJ. w. a. will have social time.
A catchy program has been ar
ranged and will be issued in few
days The members will take their
friends, either lady or gentleman.
Refreshments will also be in or.
'ler. A good time is looked for
ward to.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-11-09
PURELY Personal.

C. H. Austin is down from
Denver.
Sam Pike is in town from
Chicago.
Henry Dick, of Chicago, is in
the city,
d. w, Tenner is in the city
from Granite.
w M Seeper, of New York,
is at the Fremont.
"A. H. Wilson, of Philadelphia,
is doing the town.
"A. E. Nelson, of Canon. was
in the city yesterday.
&C. @. Wright, registers at the
Fremont from Chicago.
w. johnson was a Victor Wis
itor in the city yesterday.
james Brankham, of Gunni-
son, was in the city yesterday.
Mrs @. II. Burnaugh is spend
ing the day with her parents at
at Coal Greek.
II. S. Laney, of Pueblo, is a
guest in the city and is looking
after business matters.
Herbert Hayes, a cigar maker
from Pueblo, has entered the en-
ploy of the Centennial cigar fac
tory.
F. H Parr, representing the
Columbian Optical company, was
in the city yesterday calling on
the trade
Mr.. and Mrs. S. O. Clark of
Battle Creek, Michigan, are in the
city the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
f. Brown.
90. r. McLain and son hav e
returned from their hunting trip
over near Glenwood. They got
their deer.
A. p. Easton, of the A. p.
Easton Mercantile company at
Rockvale, was in the city at noon
to greet relatives that arrived on
No. 5 from Denver
Miss Cordius Cole and Mrs.
S. G.. Kelso, will leave tomorrow
for their home in Bedford, Iowa.
From there Mrs. Kelso go s
to Cincinnati to visit Mrs A. f.
Hemphill, formerly of Florence.
-Clarence and Waller Smith
of Delta, Colo, came in on an
early morning train on n visit to
their sister, Mrs. E. E. Watts
The young men are en- route to
Denver to attend commercial
college.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-11-09
Hosiery and Under
wear Dept.

Ladies' plain and feeced
lined hose, guaranteed value at
20c per pair, bankrupt 123c
Ladies ribbed vest and pants
to match fleece lined regular
valne 35c, this sale price 23c
Ladies' combination suits,
ribbed, fleece lined, regular
value Zoe, bankrupt sale 49c
Children's union suits, good
weight, fleece lined, regular
value 35c, this sale 224c
Fifty dozen children's merino
underware worth from % to 40c
bankrupt sale price 17c
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-11-09
Dress Goods & Silks

just a few of those beautiful
plaid skirt patterns left and the
bankrupt price will be
The 500 patterns $3.50
The $50 patterns 4.95
The 500 patterns $50
The ) 90 patterns 3.95
Only three heavyweight Golf
skirt patterns left, goods sold reg
ular at S.45, bankrupt sale S7.l9
Six yards dress patterns in plaid
and rough finish. guaranteed,
value S420, sale price 1894
Special line in red, blue, brown
and green serge, the regular 25c
velue, bankrupt sale price 15c
Ten pieces plaid camel hair finish
dress goods, in garnet, brown,
grey aud green, value 30 and SOC,
bankrupt sale price 25c
Plain brown and grey camel
hair dress goods, guaranteed value
SOC, bankrupt sale price 36c
A bargain in black dress satin
% inches wide, regular | 65 quail
ity, bankrupt sale price $l.25
Black Peau De Sole dress silks
extra quality, very fine weave,
guaranteed value 225, bankrupt
sale price S1.75
Ladies' ready to wear gar-
ments." Plush capes, fur trim
med mercerized lining, value It's,
bankrupt sale price 1913
Ladies' winter jackets in dark
grey, with applique collar. guaran-
teed value 100, bankrupt 5.95
Ladies' heavy Aeeced lined
wrappers in all colors, worth 81 so
bankrupt sale price 1923
One lot ladies' facinators, pnre
wool, well knit, regular LOO value
bankrupt sale price 74c
Ladies' all wool skirts good
weight, regular value 70c now 59o
One lot ch!ldren's jackets, good
value at $50 to 800, age S to H.,
bankrupt sale price 1.99
One lot children's jackets. good
value at 2.25, age s to u, bankrupt
sale price 1.19
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-11-09
onted Tho cncr serrnnn.

Il AN Sofry to learn that you are so
i'll that you cannot possibly be in your
accustomed place tomorrow morning
Miss Hysee," said the minister's wife
condolingly according to the Christian
Endeavor World. and have hurried
over to say that you need not feel the
slightest uneasiness about the solo
you were to sing in the opening an
them. DIR. Goodman and the choir
have arranged that Miss Comedy shall
take the part and "What?" The
popular soprano of the Rev. DR.. Good
mans church choir sat bolt upright in
bed. 'What?" she screamed. THAT
old maid with the cracked voice trying
to sing my solo? Never!" With one
hand she tore the bandages off her
head; with the other she swept the
medicines from the little table to the
floor, and then kicked down the cover
let Tell DR.. Goodman and the
others" she said, in a voice that rang
through the house like the silyery
tones of bell, Ito notify Miss Comedy
that she needn't mangle that solo. m
be there"
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-11-09

There is probably no disease
more distressing and annoying
than piles. Tabler's Buckeye Pile
Ointment is daily curing cases of
years standing of itching and
bleeding piles. The cure begins
on the first application, a little
perseverance makes the cure COM
plete, Price 80 cents in bottles,
Tubes 10 cents. Calfky & Brown.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-11-09

The lodge of Royal Neigh bors
was instituted in this city last
night with membership of thirty
one. The work was put on the
floor by Mrs. WILDER, state organ
izer for the above order. 1t was
instituted in the X. of P. hall.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-11-09
LOCAL NOTES.
Plenty of money for all kinds of
loans at Ash d Ruddick's. 45-tf

The sale of real estate goes on
unabated. Inside property is be
coming scarcer every day. The
United Oil company has sold all
of its land in the East End of
town that has been plated 1t
will now be race between the
East and West Ends as to which
will grow the more rapidly. Either
affords desirable residence loca-
tions.
The Florence daily tribune., 1900-11-09

The travel westward continues
undated. Rio Grande train No. )
came in at noon today as double
header with eleven coaches.