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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21
Women Workers Locked Ont

Chicago, Jan. 2l.--Five hundred Gus
tom clothing workers, the majority of
them women, have been locked out
and 1t is said tie number will be large.
ly increased in the near future as the
result of an organized movement to
stamp out unonism among the gar
ment workers in Chicago.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21
Fourth Class POatmasters,

washington. Jan. 21.-The following
fourth class postmasters have been ap-
pointed
New York-Blue Mountain Lake. Har-
ry ]. Linforth; Center Lisle, NJ. c. AL
len.
Pennsylvania-Calls, Lilly B. Hull
man; Lumber City, Lettie Rates; Per-
ry, J. Il. Mann; Seven Bridges, Ralph
n Skinner; West Lebanon, William C.
Fulton.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21
MINERS IN SESSION..
st Day of the Annual Convention
at IndianapOlts.

0"S OF the Annual Convention
at Indianapolis.
indianapolis, Jan. 21.-The thirteenth
annual convention of the United Mine
workers. OF America began here With
.'early 1000 delegates present. The
convention was called to order by Pres
.aen' Mitchell, and after the delegates
. wele seated the report of the creden
''ais committee was called for.
mayor Bookwalter was introduced
"n ny welcomed the delegates to the city
Zen nen Iliiett, as "the leader of the
w.. na - ana dock workers of Great Brit
IT. was received with enthusiasm
r re SAD to per cent Of the miners of
'ea' i'rltain were trades unionists.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21
Adjutant Generals. conxeue.

"asnlhgton, Jan. 21.-The adjutant
hon OF the militia of large num-
states are assembled in annual
tont o n.ion mere. A number Of impor
c,,,a , questions are to be acted upon, in
lit;a - propositions to convert the mi
tho mo mo a national reserve army of
r. de, ,,i,eu States and to urge congress
ations 'e the regular militia appropri-
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21

New York, Jan. 21.-A feature Of the
proceedings at the coroncr's inquest in
to the recent tunnel disaster was tie
scoring by District Attorney jerome of
the management of the New York Cen
trail railroad, which he declared was
most slipshod. Several of the railroad S
employees testified during lie day.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21

Worcester, Mass, Jan. 21.-Samson
Seaverns, eighty-three years old, living
on the road from Rutland to Prince
ton, has been murdered by Lem Hap
good, who had been employed by him
on the farm. Hapgood attacked Sea-
verns in bed with an ak and shot him
with revolver. The murderer made
his escape, but was caught later.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21

~ oieveland' O., Jan. 21.--Miss Sonh,
o m2n'',y was shot on the street bv Al.
eNahoer Moore, her lover. Nooro ,as.
inc giri where she fell, went to W W.
a nol"e On Anndale street, took poison
ana died within an hour Tho cor ,Tl'
Were engaged to be married hu tu \,
s,rl recently broke the euro ge,n0 .ne
She may recover. e"seinent.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21

Philadelphia. Jan. 21-AmOng the
passengers on the American line steam
ship Rhynland were 270 Russian sail
ors compl- sing the crew Of the battle
ship RetSiGan, now being built Il.
Cramps slipyards. The men were
transferred to the battleship. and they
will remain aboard while she is ut the
ward
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21

Victor. Colo, Jan. 2l.-Burgtars en-
tered the Residence OF William Gill and
made away with $1,000 in currency
and a certificate for 81 $50 The money
was in trunk and was intended to he
used in paying Off the men employed
by Gill, who is Il contractor at the In
dependence mine. There is no clew.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21
shippins Combine's Plans.

Liverpool, Jan. 21.-It is said that
each Of the companies joining the sug-
gested Atlantic shipping combine will
retain it's name and individuality while
the profits will be divided pro rata on
the earnings shown by each company's
books. 1t is also reported that the
German lines may be included in the
combine so as to obtain complete con-
troll of the rates.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21

Boston, Jan, 2l,~--About 500 team
sters have begun strike here, their
employers having failed to sign the
agreement governing wages and hours
Of labor which was recently adopted
by the majority of the Transfers of
this city.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21

Pasadena, Cal, Jan. 21-Oscar r..
Soule, member Of the Merrill z.
Soule company of Syracuse, N. Y. is
dead at his home in this city. Death
resulted from an attack of pneumonia
Mr.. Soule came to Pasadena about two,
months ago. lie was sixty seven years
of age
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21
TIE SUGAR CONFERENCE.
Threat by Great Britain to Impose
COnntervailinE Duty.

COnntervailing Duty.
Brussels, Jan. 21.-The international
sugar conference reassembled during
the morning. 1t is said that the Brit
ish delegates definitely announced
Great Britain's intention to impose Il
countervailing duty on sugar unless
the bounties are withdrawn.
The conference adjourned until
Wednesday in order to allow the dele
gates time to communicate with their
respective governments on this and on
other neW developments which occur
red during the recess.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations Of the View York
Stock Exchange.

New York, Jan. %.
Money on call easy at sad p r q Mt.
Prime mercantile paper. 4ha5R per cont
Sterling exchange barely steady. with We
tual business in bankers bills at $4.S61sa
l.S71s for demand and at S4.s4a4.s414 for 60
days. Posted rates, Sass and $4.8S. Com
mercial bills, $4.s3Aa4.A. Bar silver, 55Ac.
Mexican dollars, 44Ac. Government bonds
steady. State bonds inactive. Railroad
bonds irregular.
Closing prices:
Atchison. ........ 1854 N. Y Central 1G11a
C.,C.,C.& st. L.. 1854 Ontario e. West. $3.50
Ches. 4 Ohio.... 46l2 Pacific Mail go. Al
Peoples Cas-. 99t5 Reading ......... 5oas
Del. & Hudson. .17oi@ Rock Island -. .l55A
Erie. 1913. ST. Paul ........ 1862
Gen. Electric....279la Sugar Refinery. .121A
Lead. 15@s Texas Pacific =. 3Sh
Louis. & Nash. 104% Union Pacific .100A
Manhattan Conf 1875 Wabash pref. :. 417s
Missouri Pac.. .l00l4 West. Union -. 9lh
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21

The Weather.
Cloudy; warmer; northea sterly winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28
AT THE THEATER.

Miss Rose Coehlsn in "Foroet Me Notn
at Sweeney & Coon1bs Opera House.
In fpite OF the weather there was good
audience at Sweeney & Coomhs opero
house last night TO witness the per
Torrance Of Miss Rose Coghlan IN Forget
Me Not" Those who attended were wrll
repaid for yentTing out in tho cold Very
few performances on any stage are as
good Is the performance Of Forget Ne
Not presented last night
II Is 10 be wished that another MAY we're
chosen Forget Me Not" rs full az gloom
an shadow unrcleved hy sunshine. without
light anywhere Bat II Is a powerful p,av
for an that ana in n Miss Cochlan has
ample opportuuitg. Of which she takes fuii
advantage 10 show her quality as an sc-
Miss Rose Coghlan ass an actress. takes
very nigh rank She Is an actress Of OK
pcrence and very great natural talent
or magnificent stage presence. OF splendid
voice comprising the whole gamut os the
passions. Of power OF facial expression
such Is rarely seen IN any actor or actress
on the stage. She Is player OF the kind
that dwells long IN the memory and for
a considerable period creates dstaste
FOR inferior acting In the character Of
stephanie de Mohrlyaff the adventures,
pho plays hold game boldly and only
Gives IN when prevdenilally defeated ~
Irresistible force. she suits the word 70
M, action. the action ~ the word IN
nsrvelious manner. While on the boards
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28
DANGEROUS SURGERY


~I''e &c INC Last Resort
Many people suffer from piles. because
after trying various lotions. saves a Nd oirt.
mentS without rcllef or cure. they com, ,o
ne conclusion that surgical operation *
the last resort and r9thor tb,p ,,,I,,,i4
the shock and risk tn lifp OF an ,po'.,,,,,,"
prefer 10 suher on very often. however tb@
alhlci"d one Is oycrpersuadcd TO rrsort
10 me hnfe, and even though tho
operation is apparently sIcccssfuI .nd
'1''r Is complete recovery from inc
Shock incident thereto tho result is
invariably the same. the piles sooner
or natter return because their causr
has not been removed Tho result H.
l9El'al one, inaSmuch as the knife removes
tho "h6ciS Of the disease only. while Tho
cause remains as before. There Is rlgtusT
10 ne q remedy which docs remove the
cruise hencg Graduating the disease and
ihai Is the Pyramid Pile Cure; a rs I'm thc
form OF q suppository, is applied directly
10 lhe paris affected. and brings about
complete cure, quietly and painlcSstv In
this connection The testimony Of Mr. Tvs,
cullen Bryant, tho well known bookseller
Of Hnverhill. Mass. is Of unusual Interest
. ~ desire tN~contibutc an unsolicited. hut
purely voluntary testimonial iu fayor ~
Pyramid RE 'ure. ] have suffered for
more than twenty years with hcmorrbaids
and have consulted numerous physlciTs
ana eNnonded great deal Of money for
medicines that all me no good / had
often secD Pyramid Pile Cure udyortb-.nI
hut heSifuted for months before buvinv
.GWc thinking n a patent or anack remedy
Rat had no merit. hut having tried every
other remedy prescribed / was finally pcr-
suadcd one year ago TO try Pyt<Nd Pile
Cure. ! bought a fifty cent package mt the
drug store, and while ! may not be perna
uently cured. the past year has been the
only year OF my life worth living during
the past twenty years, and nothing hut the
Pyramid remedies have wrought thlE
change I ofrer this testimony for me bone.
NJ of suffering humanity"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28

eonsumrtlob The presence OF cstsrrh Is
evidence ol . pWdiSpcsition to the "NithAr.
NIX Nhito Plaque no not les nc progress.
NnPih cure BE-. Petoro it has rea,'hcd the
unks YOU 2u do tWs With very little eCott
anu expense. STARTS Cdtarrh Tablets ara
n oNcugn remedy FOR tho peculiar con,tltu.
Nonai couqiunn on syNemit dys,rasia that
permits az chronic CalarfN They drive
CllatJh out OF tbo system aud hoAl the eyi
drntea OF ssrayJgc5 so hong as tho dcstruc.
Nfo processes have not hccn allowed to pro
gross 10 2 point beyond possibility ul repair.
hey VIII euro c4tarrh of the head. nose,
Iniolt, tlS bronchial Uhgs, and thH allmcp
any trace Out IL uncO lung substance ig dos.
Toyed and m tho chreKs tho holiIc spots
nutn BRIGHTLY i.ke signal lumYsUt Ceuia. Chen
lhoN are poNerirsg Co save. fhers lbs "a puiat
900 iAe destructive processcr of progressive
cauUh beyond Wilhelm medicine can cure.
whore no agency yet discovered Win arrest
be timely wise, cure YOUR cutarrh while vet
lt may bo cured. Take no chaure4 OF soins
exposure tanning the smcudcrug Arc Of
chronic cataryh into % devastating couanpra-
tin of consumption, Nou can hv Stuart'y
t&lIuh Tablets as any drug STORE for 10 cNnts
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28
hoy. Try them aud You win become thoiI

a box. Try them and You viii become theiI
advocate and friend.
Mr., 4. " Benton, whose address Is care OF
Clark House, Troy, n. ". SAYS: "When run
up. against ANYTHING that II good I like ia
ter people az It, ! have been troubled with
caiarrh more or less for soma time last
winter more Than over, Tried several so.
called cures, but did not got any hcnr6t
from them. About six weeks ago bought
= 90 cent box OF Stuart's Catarrh laNcts aud
! am glad 10 say that they havo done Won
ders tor me- and do not hesitate TO let all
my friends know that Stuart's Caurrh Tab.
lets are the right thing"
Mr.. Geo. j. Casanova. OF hotel Grlnon,
We u 9ih street New York CITY, writes. III
have commenced using stuart Catarth Tab.
lots and already they have given rue better
tried"
Mir A. X, Fcrnhank 0f Columbus. Ohio.
says, ~ suffered so many winters from
Catarrh that I took it as matter of course.
aud that nothing would cure IL except q
change ul climate. which my business affairs
would not permit me 20 sake.
My nostrilS were almost always cloggcd
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28

~ is lnSt The same old story Of exposure To
Co.l. me neglected cold becoming chronic
catarth. Oatafth extending ALONG the dpli.
cAle mucous membrane tothe bronchial tubes
ana developing chronic bronchitis, causlnp
coughing ana eNpectoratnn SrN ueoiecioI
iurthcr extension, the lungs are reached
catarrhal consumption IS established. mo
~ hte Plague scores another victory and
ihe grave conceals the rrcord Of ucgloctcd
ralairh 4 Wcl-Woru road 90 q w!therinp
blight and untimely DEATH Thousands upop
thousands have travelled IT, and thousands
upon thousands more viii travel IL. Fyery
year develops multitude Of new victims.
Consumption the tCl DESTROYER ia most
alarming IN ts frequency and dino I'm ia
results for u annually Summons TO thcir long
rest over 100000 Victims In the United States
alone II Us Ciec3se witch spares neither
age, nor sex. rank or fortune. 10 is Nhe thc
vampire that drinks mp the vital stream and
still rams wthits wings tho hopes which noe.
petually hulier I'M the hectic breast. IL * "a
terrible and nsatlablct rant, marching down
the alsles of time blasting, devastating, dcg.
misery and death
Catarrh is forcrunnor Of most cases OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28

Htm parliamentary law and how ~ nre.
sy. y president ihrcc vice presidc,tfs
frr ptuWihE secretary. recording scrrt
trca1TSt" P, 1, vice chaplain, alstorlan.
r,ogt leEiNrAr musical director. scr.
I "t ny arms. The more ofdrrrs tvc bsye
@ greater the interest We taEc bovs
G"J snd N Wi az ages. They viii hc ciaAFl-
N!9 divided. A regular meeting once
,, month and other classes in history viii
J ~, tWlCc month. We have n Diyic
/ ora" 'iun Win musical director. Large
| !"leN Southern airs. Wc sinr q p,cr,,,s"
/ $50 uilen, We give away our little
| n..,s nags We have lessons on our
vt-S SO thlt the children will no familiar
tW,Gl generals birthday. jefferson navis.
>fndr an9 that Of Robert u. Lee. and
Nil lht lives OF these heroes. A dnv
,yhn ~ S't apart Tor the brave prlvates
Tnu gave up their live, for WHAT tbrv
sjs, WIS right The children will as.
nTsl me veterans whenever ralled unon
No gold memorial medals bsv. h,n NJ
,NHu; one, the Morgan" mcnorisI medal
nut ue given by Mrs Gcueral HasI W
lion f "'s wee president OF his corpora.
v,u' iot me best Kentucky Incident OF the
Mat III honor or hcr brave and esiIsnt
ptulu',, Tcuera' john Morgan. Mrs Ssifs
piorr,.j,,I" ,N WIN give General Bruce"
W ,""Ilal medal for general cvccNcpce and
, , pest historical notes taken i'm tbc LASS
H year IN honor ~ her distinrplsbed
tb', c rane Hon Eu NJ Rrucc. member Of
'N" lohirdclaie congress from Krptnrtv
am SO surprised that there arc no cbs1.
GS III itNas ! ,omc most .uNIous "a
viHiu vte 100 Houston Miss Iloyd of Wiz.
49, 'hAhjCIs I'M different states and
sn GcoggIa 9aas us charter think most
choBfcr 'I.rlor OF the Julia Jackson
,Tihl1 ihe children. Savannah has over 100 |
f"t,t'r9 nm . chHptor there urre
Mrs Alyearer Branch s ryt53'', t,,.,, g.
ht T.. w. Bruce Children nf tbc I,rfc1
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28
WILL CURE YOU OF
rheumatism
NJ ray UNTIL YOU KNOW IT.

~ 70 c SUo Experiments. I have learned
SSsats into n, rheumatism Not 10 turn bonv
~ can crr su again that Is lmpossible.
f1st aud fo are tne disease always. at any
3so,,s1L no none; e,.
ts,arsst srnMill send you an order on vour
tEoops Ptbugglst for six hottie on DR.
III deems 1, unatic Cure. for every druc-
&c w6at \ se IL for a month. and II n
~ T. II n aslalm pay your drucaist ST. 20
have no eSssn I, ] Will paw MIN myself.
,tlied srrs.a.lIiples, ANY medicine tbot oan
ttN Be dr.,aaatism with hut Few. doses
10 sneh sssed to the verge Of danger
fSSs must az uvgs' Il IS folly TO take Them
4 ~ temedT ue disease out Of the blood
lrss.tnlt, obstiroes that even in the most
il Z, sHhle thts ale cases No matter NOW
Ute this rls seems to you. | know n and
laS 0f easesA: have cured tens ~ thon
~ that al h this way. and INV records
[..ues nav put OF 40 who GET those siN
3.epe n re9 au gladly. I have learned that
/ Il. Who ciire are honest with a pbvsi.
~ don. them. That Is Hi I ash II
/ ,s.nrly Wi, EXPECT penny from Won
n. ne send me a postal card or letter
boelu |on en- order for No D,.5icira.
~ harm Take II for 4 mo,tb for n
- lesr soq anyway IN a. c,,res nav
y Moss = maj entirely Ia 10, a. ~, -
ntd &PS 800, Racine wis A"
snlto phso bottles Al aI I'1 dl,,o eIren
~ cerkt.nmA rmacy. 5i7 Main strent
aQ Main Main street: A. Z. Kies-
! street. Special Agents.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28

I hereby nnnouurr myself ag a rot,d..
date for the oGire ot chief or police. sub
Ject 10 uctlon of the democratic primaries.
John " Howard
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28
AN ELEGANT CELEBRATION

South eamr 20 tho -.s
, out,f "iL the mcuot-r - ahd Witnou
rs.rI yiiu h0Nvr have shoe, ~ "hie'
:Ettu"ui glunlcur Th~y H. WIN sue
chii,ir. '", great task OF tcncbino SttL.'
"l,,uI'n the truth ana lin H"Nln tr
tn'lf minds the fact tb Guus lot
G, 'ikut' and AZ truest 'l~f
curonrar.a A. produced Our W,trcn 6ar
assert ibcir va" Nr'rt> 20 take nes.t an
. mowers over the rrayts WI
Ina, s..litIS. ana cguse tbn.p vs.. -'', |
tbrough"n nvW9rN VIII ever rcwaio rT,,,
that evnn o our d'9i southland We Inov
ill., rsv" our leader r. e len I,,s h'
TT nNhie Inscribed mon rho r,if t's .ll,'
/ M STU ~ the opposition or fgugtt ''t,,v
fbS rorSf WI coming when our D9nehtor. y, W
row minds that NOT oulr Il,N ,ne> mar
"H'N9"h ana many other Sortb,, ~ Nv ~
hINc really in truth moro NON WY
fh1,, .mvtt names upon that RON Of boro,
/ now nearly muuonolizo II ON, NJ Wu'
/ 1t,u'' l 'loracE have distributed ,.,os-ts ~,
! -brrist ,N.ir on defenders when .ro
/ who are os Mi4 aHgcting reverence We
/ n u, Lee chapter, IN addition fo tbo ~ ~
/ i",uI'W on crosses OF honor beJ M
! nrIn "Iu every soldiers grace marked i'm
/ Vidor mat they might StreV nnrH ~ ~, w
! of Anru '''''"S e"'n RECURRING 18th day
/ Ladies. as a member Of a conrcd,,.,t.
Sninna,i nlse YOU pot to sllckru ia Won.
q father a brother or other relative r,-,,i,i
( Gt'us In soldiers mound Who fop.,bt
the good fight for Southern larrn,plc,,,.,
Cou,d y"u uut look into tho heart Of the
confederate veteran Won vou.d fe,l r,
paid Thousand tiIucs for whit ,of, b,v,
ar'adN done, and become Inspired io uoyoy
'H"S" IN Your good work There 81, ui
shortly ne no Veterans They win ali
Daughters of tho Courclcra..r .., No.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-28
STREET COMMISSIONERS

hereby Announce 40 candidate for tho
oib'r ot street Commissioner subject 10
'No a'tl"n OF The democratic primaries
Jack Kennedy.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-31
FOUL MURDER IN MONTANA
FARMER IS AssAsslsAreO m MS Own
HOME.
Mystery Surrounds the Murdsr Although
the General Opinioa Ia IL Was Work
Of nobber

a special from BeSrmouth, Mont,
saya James Conn. wealthy rauehman
on Willow creek, was found shot TO
death In his home. His mother lay
upon the floor with her saul crushed
In. and cannot live. The murderer il
believed to be the lone bandit who held
up tho North Coast limited Friday
morning.
A member Of a threshing crew on
land adjoining the ranch had occasion
10 visi. the Conn ranch. and when he
entered the farmhouse a terrible sight
presented itself On the floor, with
the bruins oozing from his head, lay
james Coon, dead, with n ragged bul.
Jet hole through his temple. Near him
lay his mother, her head crushed In
With blunt instrument, presumably
the butt Of a revolver.
AZ the time Of the hold.up Of the
Northern Pacific train bloodhounds
we're put upon the trail Of the robber
and the dogs followed II for several
miles 10 the direction OF the Willow
creek district, but lost the scent.
Those familiar with the country de
'lded at the time Of the robbery that
In all probability the outlaw would at.
tempt to escape that way, ~ the
country Ia such as 10 afford an excel
lent opportunity to evade capture. be-
lag heavily timbered.
The discovery Of tho crime was
made at O'Clock In the afternoon. and
officers are now at the scene. Near
the stable the threshing men met a
demented woman, who had lived with
the Conn family for some time. This
woman killed her husband about
twenty years ago, and II Ia suggcstec
that perhaps she committed the
tragedy. The scene OF the crime IL
about thirty miles from Bearmouth
remote from the wires, and details are
meagre.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-31
DAY or THANKs
Thursday. November 81. a, b. Dssig-
mated by President u. -

Thursday. November 81, ~ b. Desig-
mated by President ~ -
President Roosevelt h,.l ,ad his
proclamation desiRnatl,l nrsday.
November %, as a day ON hssfv wing.
The proclamation Is as 81 on
According to the yerlt riom Of
our people. itfalls upon NJ re'dent
at this season to appoint agt festi-
val and thanksgiving TO Cod over a
century aud a quarter hn pasd since
this country took its plass apsg the
nations OF the earth, ant durf that
time VIZ have had, on th ,sh.t more
to be thankful for than ~ hien to
the lot Of any other people dener-
alton after generation has rs~u TO
manhood and passed awg. bsh has
to bear Ia peculiar buh,- be- ach To
face It's special crisis, ,nd oh has
known years Of grim vial. vi,n the
country was menaced b msi,e. do
nestle or foreign, when The aud Of
the Lord was heavy upouit iutrouth,
or flood or pestilence, wh,n il bodily
distress and anguish Of soal II gid the
penalty Of folly aud a fowah heart.
Nevertheless, decade By deer. We
have struggled onward MI pward;
we now abundautly enM aterial
we'll being, and under tie fNrof the
Most High we arc striving earasily TO
achieve moral and spiritul u;iftinR.
The year that has just cloied ~ been
one Of peace aud Of overaoa lngpienty.
Rarely has any people enoyedreatcr
prosperity than we are nov eibylng.
For this we render heartfelt si sol
emn thanks to the Giver o. Col, and
we seek to praise Him, not b. words
only, but by deeds. by The say In
which we do our duty to ourselves aud
to our fellow men.
Now, therefore, !, Theodore goose-
welt, president OF the United states.
do hereby designate as day oirneral
Thanksgiving, Thursday, the nth Of
the coming November, and do room.
mend that throughout ne lad the
people cease from their ordiuaJ occu-
patton, and In their several hoses and
places Of worship render mauh unto
Almighty God for the manlioli bless
inga Of the past year.
In witness whereof have hueun,o
set my hand aud caused the tealot the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washbgion,
this goth day Of October. 10 lhsJear OF
our Lord, one thousand, niue hindred
and two. and Of the independnce OF
the United States, the one bundled aud
twenty-seventh.
tseal.l THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
by the president. J0HNnAY,
"Secretaty OF State.