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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-17

ers, It has pervnded the body OF the
church. The wonder. the beauty Of It all,
has filled the hearts of the listeners.
No account Of this festival can be COM
plete without some slight sketch OF these
Moravians and their surroundings, also
there must be a summing-up OF causes
and effects This, however. must be an
other story for another day. X
MARY HOWARD BRUCE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-17
A MONDAY BARGAIN.
75c Mercerized Chambray, l5c.

The most popular Chambray made.
thoroughly mercerized. We bought a
big lot from q party going out Of bus
mess and got them at price which
means about half of their original
price.
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When there is death 1t is announced
by three chorales from the trombone
choir. Music enters into the life OF these
Moravians. from the beginning to the end.
Thursday was devoted to the wonderful
est. Matthew Passion" and being divided
In two parts the first was sung In the ar
ternoon ana the second In the evening,
But the simple word sung does not give
even family the idea of the rendition of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-17
A MONDAY BARGAIN.
Windsor Pcrcales, SC.

Another lot Of Same quality Percale
you bought last Monday. but at
lower price, which you know Ia tho
best 12ho quality; this price Is only
for Monday.
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derous man with the feet / stumbled
over him. | guess I must have Jared
his bunions dreadfully, for he gave me
his elbow in my ribs and nearly
knocked the breath out of me, as he
shouted: You careless little rascal;
can't you see where you are going?'
MIR. Toombs laughed very heartily,
but l was greatly chagrined we the
incident. Having completed my err
rand for the member who had called
me, l returned to my seat below the
desk of the speaker. In a few minutes
the big man slowly rose and left the
floor of the house. Mr.. Toombs called
me and said: In all of the Mexican
war not all of the enemies of his coun-
try eve Jared Gen. Winfield Scott as
you Jared him just now
Il trembled in my little knee
brooches at mention of the name of
that great soldier, and felt that
might as well get off of the floor and
off of the earth. But l was soon reas-
sured by Mr.. Toombs, who said it was
a good joke. He pointed out a member
across the aisle who had fairly good
sized feet, and told me that if | would
go and stumble over them he would
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give me a dollar; but / declined the
money. much as | needed it.
Mr.. Toombs then asked me il !
wasn't a new boy on the floor, and
gave him my name, reminding him that
he had been one of my indorsers on ac-
count of Reverdy Johnson. In reply
to numerous questions, / told him all
about myself, and how | happened TO
be on duty for only one day. He took
an immediate interest in me, and went
to the doorkeeper with me, to whom
he said: Mr.. Horner, I've recommends
ed this boy, and l want to know why he
isn't on the regular roll The door
keeper explained that he was so
crowded with applications hat he
could not find a place for me, but he
promised Mr.. Toombs that / should
have the first vacancy on the regular
roll"
$50. falling over the feet of Gen. Win
field Scott proved to be the beginning
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Washing Away of Soils.

There IS no way to prevent the
gradual washing away of soils as it is
the inevitable effect of storm water
on its way to the sea to carry with il
not only dissolved fertility, but sus.
pended humus and even some mineral
matter. This may, by proper drain.
age measures and iudicious ~cultiva.
ton be reduced to a minimum, but
however slowly, the process goes on
The wasted humus can be replaced by
growing crops for the purpose and
blowing them under, and avoiding the
successive growth of crops requiring
clean cultivation. The wasted phos-
phoric acid and potash can be re.
placed by the same means, though
the chief loss to the soil is in the
wasted nitrogen forming humus, and
most soils have enough of the other
two clements in a slowly soluble con.
dition to last indefinitely. 1t may be
necessary to dress the land occasion
ally with lime or gypsom to promote
the availability of the otherwise inso-
luble combinations. But if the humus
is provided the most valuable element
and the most costly when it must be
bought, will be there when the plants
call for it. If there is ample lime
in the soil there will be no danger of
blowing under too much green crops,
or adding too much humus in any
form. The acids of The humus act up
on the insoluble phosphates and po-
tassis compounds rendering them
available as plant food. and the lime
~neutralizes the acids. which are harm
full to plant roots. BY judicious man
agement, all natural soil waste NAV
not only be overcome, but the soil
improved from year to year.-Texas
Farm and Ranch.
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preserving them are discouragins
and especially lease we don't love
en- most people plant only a few
to "grabble" in earliest a as a
rarity The surplus over this
meager supply rots and not even seed
is saved. So it results that the poor
farmer runs round with a pack OF
corr bought on time, to exchange for
seed "taters." Now, learn how to
overcome the difficulties. First, adj
nit the fact hat you .love' the
filthy Fat Becks" because you were
raised that way. Second, read the
farmers columns in The Constitution
and you need have little trouble with
the bugs" on a small 'tater PATCH
for grabbing" purposes.
Third, plant for a large fall crop
and mulch to the extent of keeping
the soil moist. No crop yields with
more certainty. Now, what more dc
you want to know on this subject:
There is commonly a lion in the way
for the man who totes his pump.
kins' in n end of the bag and bal
ances them with rocks in the other
end lease daddy did"
Thousands of poor people eat
filthy, black molasses or corrode
their stomachs with chemical sirups
because they are cheap" while they
could use pure, clean, delicious, nutri.
tious homemade sirup. Honey is
equally palatable and nutritious and
costs less than either, but is a rarity,
and even that only in ''robbing time
This d~estution comes mainly from
fear of getting stung when taking
out honey. This trouble is so effect
ually overcome by the system in the
use of the 'home perfection" home
made hive that being stung in taking
honey is most improbable. A party
using that system about ten seasons
suffered only one sting in taking out
honey, and that by pressing an un-
seen bee, between his fingers. He has
now provided Il pear of bee-gloves. Sc
it is that we are slow to learn. More
reading, observation and thinking
would Tighten u burdens and multi
ply our comforts; and gain a verdict
in the affirmative on the standing
question, rs Life Worth Living?"-
b. {. Smith, in Atlantic Constitution
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HERE AND THERE.

If you do not know anything
about sheep don't start with over ten.
You will lose enough on these ten
if you are not a sheep man by in
stinct.
Soft seeds come up more quickly
than hard seeds when planted in a
dry soil, but if the soil becomes moist
the soft seeds decay much more rap
idly than the hard ones.
Prof. Chas. A. Keffer, in charge
of the horticultural station at the
University of Tennessee, has exam
med the fruit trees in the vicinity of
Knoxville, and pronounces many of
the blossoms dead.
Hens that are properly fed and
kept continually busy digging and
hunting for food are not likely to
eat eggs, pull feathers or grow too
fat, but are very likely to lay well so
long as thus employed.
1t has been said that six months
i'll the year the western agricultural
states have the best, and during the
remaining six months the meanest,
roads in the world. Both statements
approximate the truth.
"A great many of our country
roads are in a desperate condition.
Our present system of road working
will never give good roads. We can
only have good roads if we are will
mo tn meet tho oypauco
The Chicago stock yards during
the year 1902 handled cattle worth
$159,114,oo0, calves worth $1,14S, 900,
hogs worth $126, 345, 900, sheep worth
$780, 9 900 and horses worth $13,26O,-
600, a total of 1921, O06, 900. Did you
raise any of them?
"A proper and timely query that
ought to be satisfactorily answered
by every progressive farmer before
he proceeds to put in a crop this
spring is the following one: (Which
of the crops grown by myself or
neighbors proved to be the best-pay-
ing ones and left the land in the best
condition for a succeeding crop?'
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RATHER TOO SMART.
FacetfOus Young Lawyer Gets Q
Taking Down by an IndiY-
nant Witness.

A promising barrister was wont to declare
that, though many a bad case had been won
by a brilliant sally in court, equally asmany
good ones had been lost through OVERRIDING
the thing, says London Tit-BIts.
Not long ago a case arising out OF a street
accident came on for hearing at a certain
county court.
An electric tramcar had figured in the col
lision, and when one of the witnesses stepped
forward he was at once tackled by the face
tious young gentleman engaged by the plain
titfs.
What are you?" he began abruptly.
"An electric CONDUCTOR" responded the
witness.
Indeed" calculated the lawyer. "a
living lightning conductor, | suppose"
For one moment the witness hesitated.
Then ne boldly tackled the facetions one.
Look here, young man" he remarked,
in a fatherly sort OF way. You may not
know it, but there are different kinds of
conductors. For instance, I'm one and you're
another, and if | didn't conduct my car any
better than you're conducting your case, l
should earn the sack, and get it,"
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Forestry in Kentucky.

According to j. B. Atkinson, Ken
lucky has 100000 acres of timber,
producing an annual lumber and fuel
supply amounting to over S7,340,O 900.
In 1888 a f~our-acre track Of black wal
nuts was planted, the trees being set
four feet apart each way. Several
methods of thinning were tried.
Where the trees We're thinned about
seventy per cent. of those which re-
manned seemed to do the best. They
are o six inches in diameter and
from twenty to thirty feet high. On
a track left as nearly as possible in it's
normal condition, the trees are much
smaller and not nearly so thrifty
Orange Judd Farmer.
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PUT AWAY YOUR POVERTY.
of Inhabitants of Rural Homes
in the South.

Many thousands of the inhabitants
OF rural homes are living and work
ing hard while non-producers reap
the profits of the labor and live in
luxury; while attention to a few side
industries would tighten labor and
give better health and happier homes.
The much neglected Irish later"
contains the nutritive elements of
meat and bread to a greater extent
than any other one article, and no
food is more wholesome; but ig-
of these facts, with the diff
ficulties connected with raising and
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Two tunes - are "a. III you don't
believe it, you can count it up on
your fingers.
The difference between the Thirtieth
congress and the F~ifty-seventh cone
gress, is % congresses; and, as each
congress endures two years, the diff
ference in time between the Thirtieth
and Flfty-seventh congresses is "a
years.
By this simple method of calculation
we reach the conclusion that Stuart
Robinson, the comedian, is growing
old; in fact, is already an old man, for
he tells the narrator that he was a
page boy in the Thirtieth congress.
He is now nearing his SEVENTEEN year.
No one would believe it to see and
hear him on the stage. 1t would in
deed be easy to make one believe that
his voice was only born last night, or
early this morning; it is such a little
bit of a thing.
Il was a page in the Thirtieth and
Thirty-tirst congresses" says Mr.. Rob-
son. 1T was not an easy matter in
those days to secure such an appoint
ment, and l had a great struggle be-
fore success came. | was born in An
napolis, and raised in Baltimore. My
parents had no political pull and they
We're TOO poor to have any influence So
cially. Father and mother and | each
thought of a dozen different things
which ! might or ought TO do, to help
the family along. Finally | went to a
distant relative named Reverdy John
SON, then a prominent man, who gave
me 4 letter to a friend in Washington;
and | came to this city. Nobody had
hired a hall for me, and my name was
nutCn the bill boards. The hotels were
not begging for NY patronage. No
boGy seemed anxious to see me or hear
me.
We'll. after many ups and downs of
q few weeks, secured from Mr.. Jetfer-
son Davis a letter &c the doorkeeper
Of the house Of representatives. With
that letter as my sole reliance, | wait
Cd on the doorkeeper, camped in his Of
flee, followed him to his home, nagged
his family, and finally secured his
promise that | should be appointed as
substitute for the first boy that should
be absent sick. The very next morn
ing a boy was reported sick. Icollared
the doorkeeper just in the nick of time.
He lad made the same promise to
about so other boys: but all of them
had homes in Washington, while had
me | was the first to demand the
temporary appointment, and secured
it. When the house met, l was ordered
on the floor, and | must have had q
hundred eyes in my head. Every time
any0ne called for a page, | was first to
answer the call. | wanted to do all
tie work, and the other boys seemed
quite willing to let me do it. Howell
Cobb was speaker Of the house, and
Alex II. Stephens and Robert Toombs,
of Georgia, were members. Inasmuch
as Mr.. Toombs had signed my applica-
ton, kept my eyes on him all the time,
and never missed an opportunity of
jumping to his desk to serve him.
Late in the afternoon while Mr..
Toombs and Mr.. Stephens were con
versing, there came in an awful big
man, a giant with the biggest feet |
had ever seen. | thought them the
biggest feet in all the world. While |
was looking at those feet a member
back of Mr.. Toombs clapped his hands
for a page, and | Immediately rushed
in his direction. In passing that pom
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A VICTORY FOR I'M

The women reformers of Canada
have just won a great victory in the
commons in a bill prohibiting the i'm
po~rtation, manufacture and sale of
cigarettes in Canada. 1t was just
after the passage of the bill that
the Canadian premier, Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, made a little joke. what
shall / do about this?" he asked.
"Shall I have to go without smok-
ing all the rest of my life?' 1t is a
well-known fact that Sir Wilfrid new
er smokes.
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He Wasn't a Cheese.

The physicians were holding a consulta-
ton beside the cot of the man supposed to
have appendicitis concealed about his per-
son.
81 believe" said one of the surgeons, that
we should wait and let him get stronger be-
fore cutting into him
Before the other prospective operators
could reply the patient turned his head and
remarked feebly: What DO you take me
fora cheese?"-Baltlmore American.
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Men are either moulders or are
moulded.
The only thing that comes to the man
who waits is the dust from the process
sions.
Gods heroes are known in Heaven
whether their pictures appear in the
papers of earth or not.
Talk about looking for opportuni-
ties of doing good!" We may as well
talk about looking for fire wood in a
forest or for water during q flood. The
world is fulf of such opportunities
Rams Horn.
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safe Bullets for Due1ists.

"A harmless bullet, made of a shell Of
chalk, has been invented by a Partisan
physician, and it will no doubt be ex-
tensively used by French duelists.
When it strikes a person it merely
marks the spot without doing the least
injury. With a mask over the face,
men can practice revolver shooting at
each other just as they now practice
fopo;pr
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Wolves Paid for Hcffer.

A ranchman in Natrona county,
Wye, had a heifer killed by wolves. To
get even with the latter, he placed
strychnine in the heifer's carcass.
Within a few days he found eight dead
wolves and one coyote beside the re-
mains. The heifer was worth only
$25, and the wolves and coyote will re-
turn to the ranchman something like
5000 in bounty and sale of skins.
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A Sudden Drnn.

Yep" said Dakota Dan, resting his glass
on the bar, "he pretended to be a friend of
mine, but he wusn't. Last summer he done
me a dirty, sneakin' trick-sold me a saddle
that wusn't his'n, and l had to give it up"
1 suppose you were not very friendly with
him after that"
Nope dropped him then and thar. His
widder married the sheriff last week.''-Kan-
saS City .Iournal-
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Heart Power.

The world is run on heart power. yet
men do net realize it. Thought, what a
great thing it is! 1t is said that the
day of high thinking is past. l do not
believe it. There must be high ideals
and aspirations. Thinkers are neces-
y-m of thought as well as ac-
tion.-Rev. DR.. Page.
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Emotion.

Religious emotion is not all that is
necessary for us in the Christian life;
Gods love and joy must spring up.
take hold and mold our characters.
Meditation plays an important part in
our practical life, and stirs in our
hearts a mighty power of Godfrey.
DIR. Robbins.
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Uncle Reuben Says:

Laziness am next to wickedness, but
we should remember jest de same dat
it's de strenuous mewl who breaks
So wuth of harness while tryin' to start
q 50-cent load.-Detroit Free Press.
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Contagious ONLY.

This fishin' fever seems to be contagious"
SAID the stranger, noting the long row OF
anglers perched upon the creek bank.
Yes. it's contagious, all right" said tho
man who had been fishing four hours with
out a nibble, but not ketchin'. "-Balti-
more American.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-24

CAMBRIA, WYoMTNG.-Previous to taking
the sample of Doan's Kidney Pills I could
scarcely hold my urine. Now l can sleep all
night and rarely have to get up, and that ach-
ing across my back a little above my hips is
~gone.-IsAAC w. STEPHENS, Cambria, Wyo.
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neath Months of Aged.

"Death months" are March and April
for adults, and July and August for
children under five yaars of age, ac-
cording to the statistics Of the twelfth
census.
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ROSE GLEN, Pa, March 90, 1903.-The free
trial of Doan's Kidney Pills have been of great
benefit to me. Since using them l have no oc-
casion to get up so often at night. My COM
plant affected the bladder more when catching
cold.-JOSEPH LEPPERAL.
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EcClesiaStieaI,

Church-Do you think he is a well-propor-
toned man?
Gotham-No; his lungs are away out Of
proportion to his brains.-Yonkers States
man.
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Perhaps-'Ish emarrying her formoney?"
Well, ne says she's as good as gold."-De-
troit Free Press.
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Miss Della Janveau, Globe Hotel, Ottawa, Ont, is from n of the Oldest and
best known French Canadian families N Canada. In recent letter to The Peru
ma Medicine Co, of Columbus, Ohio she says:
"LastSpring my blood seemed CIogged u2 my digestion poor, my
head ached and Ifef Langnd and tired all the time. My physician
prescribed for me, but a friend advised me to try Peruna. Tried 1t
and am pleased to state that I found it a wonderful cleanser and
purifier of the system. In three weeks I was Ike a new woman,
my appetite had increased, felt bu0yanf, light and happy and with
out an ache or pain. Peruna is a reliable family medicine"
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GALEsBURG. ILL, March 80, 1903-The sam
pie of Doan's Kidney Pills came to hand. l
also got one 50-cent box from our druggist,
and | am thankful to say the pain across the
small of my back disappeared like a snow
bank in hot sun. Doan's Pills reach the spot
ELMER WARFEL.
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Ada Britain, of Sekitan, O., writes:
after using your wonderful Peruna
three months l have had great relief. l
had continual heaviness in my stomach.
was bilious, and had fainting spells, but
they all have left me since using Pc
runa. Ada Britain.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
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Incidence never tires of doing nothing
Chicago Daily News.
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The more We study the more we discover
our ignorance.-Shelley.
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SALEM. MASS, March 81, 1901 received
the sample of Doan's Kidney Pills, and with
the use of one more box from my druggist !
an entirely cured of a very lame back.-W.
A. CLEVELAND.
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FASTEN Gil Z

Sick Kidneys make people look older than they are; hasten the evening
days of life; fasten the marks of premature old age. The world over
Doan's Kidney Pills is the recognized Kidney Specific.
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Aching backs are eased. Hip, back, and
limbs and dropsy signs vanish.
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
ment, high colored, excessive pain in pass
ing. dribbling, frequency, bed wetting.
Doan's Kidney Pills dissolve and remove
calculi and gravel. Relieve heart palpita-
ton, sleeplessness, headache,
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factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
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MR.. ROBSON'S START.
Famous Comedian Began Life as
Page Boy in Congress.
Owed His appointment Il Robert
Toombs and the Fact That He
Stumbled Over Gen. Scott's
Ample Feet.
Especial Washington letter.

IEFNNTdI ooIIIIIStOIl I1IINII'I
TNU tunes - are "a. If you don't
believe it, you can u it up on
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MOONS pHHaEa
THIS COMPANY Is oNE

that conducts its business upon business
principles, that never incnrs an obligation
by writing policy, without creating a
sinking fund (reserve) to meet it, and that
could stop business at any time, and yet
pay every policy in full, as It natures.
54th year doing business in So states
The National Life Insurance Company
of Vermont (Mutual) ORGANIZED In
1850 S. S. Ballard, General Agent, N. B.
Ballard, Local Agent. Rooms and 8,
Miles Block, Barre, vt.
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A Successful
Speculation
A Buffalo Mans Fortunate Investment.
Twelve Boxes Dr.. G0SS0m'S Kidney
and Bladder Cure for $500 Health
is Wealth.


April 39th, 1903
DR.. Gossom Medicine Company
Dear Friends--I was sick for one year
with kidney trouble and found no re-
lief until | struck Or. Gossom's Kidney
and Bladder Cure. / was so i'll that /
suff red with uric acid rheumatism in my
knees, shou ders. hips and around my
heart. | thought would leave this earth
every day.
As soou 80 began taking Or. Gossom's
Remedy found such relief that con-
tinued TO take il and it was only short
time until was we'll man agaiu; and
recommend it to anyone that has kidney
trouble. lam more than thankful for Dr..
Gossom's Remedy and, thanking you for
your free sample, 1 remain yours truly,
II. NJ, RECKALM,
147s Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, n. Y.
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ClsA Court To Try sentry Doxvd.
Pittsburg, Oct IS. Private John
Dowd, the United States sentry who
shot and killed William II. Crowley
near the United States arsenal several
weeks ago and was later tried by court
martial and eXonerated, has been turn.
ed over to the civil authorities for trial
Dowd was placed in the custody OF
Coroner McGeary pending the result
Of the inquest Of CrowIey's remains.
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GoveFnor reaboay penounoea

Colorado Springs, Colo Oct. 13.-At .
mass meeting Of trade unionists Of Col
orado Springs resolutions were adopte,
denouncing Governor Peabody TO,
sending troops to the Cripple Creek dis
triet' President Meyer and other labo.
leaders addressed the meeting.
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Are you about to buildq II so see that
your builders contract has clause pro.
yiding that the structure shall be erected
BY union labor which will insure you Of
good work and job completed without
delay. Per order Union 4s1. Carpenters
and Joiners Of America, S. r, Doty, Sec.