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swamp, as gloomy and dangerous as any in
Florida.
Under the dismal shadow of the huge dark
trees, around which unwholesome creepers
twist themselves like coiling snakes, iurk
black, foul pools, where the leathery man
groves grow thick and rank, while the hideous
cry of the bullfrog, half croak and half below,
echoes necessarily through the ghostly silence
Muddy creeks and channels cross each other
IN every direction; and even the upper ground
what little there is of it's so oozy and
spongy that any one who had ventured into
this frightful morass would have left his foot
prints In the treacherous soil as plainly as in
the sand of the seashore
All the inhabitants of the country around
the Big Bayou" as this dreary place was
called, knew and dreaded it. In the brightest
and clearest weather it always looked gloomy
and grim.
The mulattoes who lived on the hills above
it, when they glanced down into it at night
fall, and saw the white fever-mist rising from
the rank, oozy soil like steam from kettle,
shook their heads and muttered to each other
that they were lucky to be high up out of the
way of all that.
No canoe ever ventured into that horrible
maze of black, Shiny, tideless water-channels,
where the huge saw-toothed allgators lay
watching for their prey
If now and then native hunter dared to
risk the passage of the Bayou, he kept look
ing sharply to right and left every step, lest
some. wild beast should pounce down upon
him from the interlaced boughs overhead, OF
some venomous serpent dart out upon him
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But the poet was equal to the occasion. He
raised the dainty token, and gracefully re-
turned it to the queen with the words,
~Although now bent on this high embassy,
Yet stoop we to pick up our cousins glove!"
never forgetting the character he represented,
nor u, the dignity land vanityl of the queen.
in the sixteenth century, and when in con.
sequence of the expense they could not be
purchased, ''glove-money" was given in.
stead
At the present time there is no more su;t-
able gift to lady than pair of gloves on
New Years Day or any other day, and the
expense is comparatively small. '''e
All nations make gloves, althougb tbo
French and Germans probably lead and tbe fbe
materials are wonderfully diverse. Kid skin lin
furnishes the greatest quantity. aitboma,h
much Of the .so-ealled kid is rat or Jugn catsI9gg
Dogskin, buckskin and doeskin gloves are
made from sheePskin, and when they are are
that the material is calfskin
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The Normans wore gloves Of iron, which
could not have been very comfortable, and
they also wore silken gloves, which they
sometimes son1eI ,perfumed. with poison and pre-
sented to their enemies when they wished to
rid themselves of an adversary.
Jeweled gloves were worn in the fourteenth
century as insignia of rank, and the clergy
would change them according to the color of
their vestments.
Such, hand,shoes were very costly and
naturally limited to wealthy persons; indeed,
it was not until the sixteenth century that
gloves were generally worn. In pictures of
that period they are represented, and allu-
sions to them are more frequent in literature
In the days of Queen Elizabeth, gloves
were very fashionable, and she was very fond
Of bestowing a glove as a mark Of her
favor. There is a story told Of Shakespeare. are
who very .cleyerly avoided giving offence to
his sovereign when favored with her glove.
He was. acting the part of king, and per
formed his role to her majesty's Satisfaction.
She thereupon threw her glove upon Che
stage, perhaps with a little desire to make
him forget his assumed character, and exact
his homage to herself as the "Great Queen. !"
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Castor gloves should be made of beaver,
but but a? rule they are sheepskin. Blythe
"chamois" skin is sheepskin. There are not
enough chamois killed in a year to supply the
world for day. Suede (or Swedish) gloves
glazed.
In conclusion. we must refer to the use
made of the glove as a gage of battle. A
knight of old threw his right-hand gauntlet
upon the floor or ground. and any one who
picked it up was understood to accept the
challenge, and then there was fight.
A lady in olden time could choose a cham
pion, and casting her glove upon the ground,
demand the ordeal of battle. This custom is
illustrated by Sir Walter Scott, when Rebec-
ca, the Jewess, named Wilfred of Ivanhoe as
her defender against the accusations of the
Templars.
At the present day, in Europe, where old
ideas rule, when a king or queen is crowned,
a knight casts down his glove as champion of
his sovereign OF course no one takes it up.
How amazed the knight would be if his chal-
lenge were accepted!
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mainland quite plainly.
You might not think it such nice place
on hot summer night, with the mosquitoes
buzzing all around you, and not a breath of
air stirring; nor would you enjoy it much in
the heat and glare of noon, with the sun
roasting you black and the dust peppering
you all over.
But if you were to get up very early, and
walk out to the Governors garden (which
lies. about mile from Port of Spain, the
capital of the island), and sit down on the
smooth grass in the shade of some giant tree,
with palms hundred feet high towering on
every side, and bright plumaged humming-
birds lowering over the great bell-Aowers al
around you, and the fresh morning breeze COM
ing right in from the sea, and the first rays
OF sunlight streaming through the purple shad-
ows OF the great mountains overhead, you
would soon make up, your mind that Trinidad
was not such an unpleasant place after all
There is one part of the island, however,
which is not an agreeable place at any time,
and where, even in the cool of the morning,
you are pretty certain not to meet too many
visitors.
Between Port of Spain and the little seaport
OF San Fernando, somewhat farther down the
western coast of the island, lies wide belt of
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preserved in the German language. ~
There is good authority for saying that the
Ruth was glove, for among Eastern nations
no traffic was complete until the glove had
been transferred from seller to buyer. Cover
Edom will cast out my SHOE" has also been
quoted in support of tliis theory.
The Persians wore gloves, but they were
more properly 'hand- shoes" being without
fingers. Our word is derived from the Anglo
Saxon glof, hand-covering, which is testi-
mony to their antiquity. AS late as the tenth
century the manufacture of gloves was CON
fined to the Germans.
In the Anglo-Saxon times English ladies
used TO thrust their hands into the ends of
their mantles, which We're conveniently
shaped for that purpose; but when the Hept.
archy, was dissolved the German glove, or
the Normans came the warlike gauntlet.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
METHING ABOUT GL.oVES

0 discover the origin Of the glove we
must go far back into Eastern his
tory. In the far-off days when Ruth
cleaned in the fields of Boaz, the
term "shoe" was used for the hand
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
Copyright by James Elverson.)

Copyright by James Elverson)
MONG all the West Indian islands
there are few more beautiful than
Trinidad, which lies so close to the
northwest coast of South America
that on clear day you can see the
mainland nuita r1a;nl,
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Persian Rugs

Persian Rugs
Twenty fine Kermsnshah and extra heavy grade Meshed
Rugs. Coorings from dainty light effects to the darker.
heavier tones.
II II. II in. X n It.. 4 in, reduced from s7s5 to $3.50.
IS n. z in. u 10 r.. 10 in, reduced from 1875 to $50.
is Il. I In. Z Q II. I in, reduced from $500 TO $3.50.
IL n, 4 o II. Z in, reduced from $625 to x46S.
~ II. 5 in. 4 Q n. 3 in. reduced from 500 to $500.
II n. 7 in. K q II. Q in, reduced from $500 to S3BS.
II n. Q in. Z 10 II. 9 in, reduced from S25 to 13OS.
10 n. 4 10 r.. S in. reduced from S27O to 11DS.
II n. 3 in. K g II. II in, reduced from $3.50 to 500.
II II. s in. < 10 n. 2 IN, reduced from $50 to S3SS.
Twenty- ffve GSrxpan and Mahal Rags
Is II. J in. Z 10 II. = in, reduced from $3.50 to e3IB.
Is n. . in. Z 10 II. . in. reduced from t2SS to 500.
~ II. 10 in. K 10 II. Q in, reduced from 31a6 to $3.50.
~ r.. 1 In. x 0 t., reduced from SI6s TO $I2H.
10 n. Z 10 Il. 3 in, reduced from $3i5 to S23S.
II II. 10 In. Z 10 n. 0 in, reduced from S4lS to $40.
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THE foundation of every great national institution
= is patriotism. Love of country is simply the
outsrcwth, the enlargement of the Golden Rule
Love thy Neighbor." The principle of honest mer-
chandlsing demands that every transaction shall ben
eft both parties to the contract When we become
sufficiently civilized and enlightened to realize this
fundamentals truth, no chief magistrate of a nation
will need to give his life for the equal rights of hui
mapity; nor engage his energies in compelling cor
p~orations to be honest
Today, Monday, October 81, is American Day i'm
the Wanamaker Celebration. The exercises in the
Auditorium will include a Patriotic Concert, and a
Lecture, From Plymouth Rock to the Golden Gate"
illustrated by magnificent lantern slides, by DR.. J.K.
Dixon.
The afternoon occasion will be especially marked by the un-
yelling of The LINCOLN MEMORIAL TABLET, containing the
famous Gettysburg Address, as officially adopted by the G. A. r.
The unwilling will be done by delegated members of the Grand Army,
and all members of the G. A. r. who can be present are invited to
the Afternoon Concert at 2 o'clock.
Dr. Dixon will tell the soulstmring story of this marvellous speech,
written on a piece Of brown paper, on the railroad train, and which
Lincoln thought was a failure, after which the unwilling will occur.
The text of this gem of the literature of the ages, now embossed
in bronze, and which should be hung on the walls wherever American
people assemble, is here reproduced-for the words cannot be read
too often:
-Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth OF this continent
are created equal. Now re are engaged in a great civil wsr testing whether
that nation, o. any patton 70 conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We
are net Of a gra battlefield of that ar. We have ONE to dedicate a portion
of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that
nation might live
1t is altogether fitting and proper that we should do This. But, n a large
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have oonsecrated it, far
above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note o long re-
w, the living, rather, TO be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they
who fought here have thus far 81 nobIy advanced. 1t is rather for us to be here
dedicated to the great work remaining before us;t that from these honored dead
" e take increased devotion to that oause for which they gave the last full meas
ire If devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died
in vain that this nation, under God shall have a levy birth Of freedom and
that government Of the people by the people, for the people. shall not perish
from the earth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Gettysburg, November TO- 1863
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Fine Oriental Carpets
Kermanshah, Meshed and Other High-Grade Pieces
At Decisive Price-SapingS

The basis of vhunhn OF fam Oriental Rug just as positive ad6 fixed thatf any other commodity
mes thee kr seeks to deliberately deNe uep purchaser
We have just been reading tea announcement Oft sale in another distant ae, where is oferd an $50
rug for 1896 This the grade w sell usually for 81 quar- f%; and the rg advertised contained sbu
hundred uare se-a $NO rug by the regular valuation but called an SO value md a oMyf ed oa
the ocular rice
That's ONE way to do the Oriental Rg business md tes success oft slmst Leads oet bew this
the pMcM Ike to- be humbuged
II you multiply our rug valuations by two you will not ageate ue6 figures that's me stores YOU
print Bn the values We qe beOw are H ACTUAL PRICES that these rugs bore, until lasts au
day light; anda at those prices they we're eb BEST gM values in NewY York Cy
Todys reductions Me POSITIVE IN $O rug edMed to $500 you absolutely save full hun
dd dollars for you get quality hhy you cannot regularly buy anywhere else for ks tn $780, and whc
the store tddd abNe would cns $500 value
SOME qecmen sizes and vhes Of tibet three special groups are prted below:
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81 Black Chiffon Velour, $2.75 Yard
Forty -four inches wide, superb. rich quality. Imported.
IS Black Satin Br0cade, $3.50 Yard
Heavy black satin brocades, in handsome patterns, for
coat md garment Innings; 30 inches wide.
$3.50 IpoTy Satin Brocade, $3.50 Yard
These are p inches wide, in effective designs and sub
stantial weight, for cloth and fur garment Innings.
81 Silk VoiEes, SI.25 a Yard
Forty-two inch imported Silk Voies, in plain colored
barred effects, in old rose, tan, gray, navy blue, Alice blue,
brown, silver, pink, champagne, ciel, white and taupe;
charming shades: for party dresses.
SI.75 Birmingham Silks, 85c Yard
These are the stylish rough silks that are o effective for
whole suits and coats, in browns, navy and cadet blue.
and reseda-aH desirable shades. "a inches wide.
$I.25 Black Taffeta Silks, 81 Yard
$3.50 and $I.75 Black Taffefa Silks,
$L.25 Yard
Two splendid qualities Of black tafeta for lining and
dress purposes. IS in. wide, and guaranteed for wear.
S5c Black Taffefa Six, SIC Yard
10 inches wide, imported, soft, lustrous quality at an
absurdly low price.
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The American Public is the best dressed people in the We
roll, IA Secretary Cortelyou said, is the envy Of the world.
Good stores are needed TO serve this prosperous public
apparel for these well-iressed millions.
These two great buildings, here at Astor Place. have beer
science knows. The best we know today, is here. We hope to
Wen be glad to have YOU tell us how the stores service might
But do you know what we are doing today Come and
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$I.25 Nopetty Crepe de Chine. Csc Yard
Attractive white printings on oolorsd grounds-taups
navy blue, light gray, vino. black. myrtle. rescda and tan
sui able for street or evening drases; - inches wide.
75c and 85c White Taffeta Silks, 55c
and Csc Yard
10 inches wide. imported; for lining purposes.
85c Domestic Pongee at SIC Yard
Washable pongee silk, in the natural color szceIlsut
quality.
81 Chefoo ShaRiang Pongee, soc Yard
Genuine handmade Chefoo Shantung Pongees. in
brown. old rose and cadet bue-k superb. long wearing
quality; 10 inches wide.
$3.50 Printed Shantung Pongees,
soc Yard
An attractive collection Of Lyons printed Shsntung
Pongees, in polka dots and stripes; Is and q inches wide:
splendid for house garments.
75c and 81 Printed FouLard Silks,
SOC Yard
p and - inch Foulard siihs, In polka dots md figures,
in a good color ssortnsnt.
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AH-Sik Umbrellas 81 and SITS

This is a considerable quantity Of brand-new, handsome al-sIk
umbrellas for Men and Women, to sell at a third below value, or
close to it.
The Umbrellas Il o. regularly worth o. 3-inch, or women; 1inch. or
men,. Extra quality tape edge pure silk; with q variety OF natural 700 handles
The Umbrella at "a 70, regularly q. 2sinch, or women only. Extrsq quail
it, tape eda ALI .uk with a now assortment Of handsome fancy handles; I've caps,
gun metal o~d-and- alive a horn with silver bands. and natural wood. silver
unnmed-an unusually attractive collection.
Isn't there . possible Christmas hint for you in the abovef
Main nmr, I'd Building. and subS auoa Sm
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- n. < 10 n. 2 in, reduced from 1S3S to $3.50
10 II. Z in. 4 n. s in, reduced from $iS to 8IIO.
II n. II In. 4 10 n. = in. reduced from uee 70 02l8.
IS 70. 2 In. 4 0 n. 4 in. reduced from Ni5 TO $50.
II II. Z II It. 9 in, reduced from s37S TO 0l0S.
II n. II In. Z II n. 8 in, reduced from $3.50 to 07lB.
And THIS Special Lot of Eorty-sevea India Rugs
IL II. q in. 4 10 II. I in, reduced from 500 to 058.
II II. 10 in. Z . II. 2 in, reduced from $50 TO o0s.
II II. s in. Z 10 II. 2 in, reduced from 12zS to olAB.
10 n. 4 8 n. I In, reduced from go 70 o11.
l7ft. II. 8 in, reduced from Sss TO 0ee.
- II. 4 10 #. I in, reduced from ESQ 70 Ol3S.
Is n. 5 in. Z 10 It. 1 In, reduced from moo TO 0yS.
10 u. 2 In. Z : IT, 2 in, reduced from - TO 81.
~ Il. 3 in. Z . II. ; In. reduced from $40 to 00S.
II II. 3 In. Z . n. . in. reduced from "a 70 SIS.
I2t. n, 3 IN, reduced fron elie % 80.
~ n. 3 In. Z . n. , in, reduced from 80 to eos.
II f. 4 4. I in, reduced from go TO o19.
10 n. 4 Z It., reduced from SS to oA7.
Finh noos. New BulldinR.
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The Entire Auditorium Program Follows:

ms Who'll. WATERHoUsE -. Soprano Mn PAUL DUFAULT .. Tenor
Mrs. Eta HOBBIES .. .,.C onudho NJ n ANDREAS SCHNEIDER " BdrBonc
Assisted by the following selected Chorus:
Sopranos Miss LAsELLE. Mrs. WHEELER.
Contruhos- MISS SUMMER, MRS TURRENTINO
TenOrs- Mn. PHILIP, MIR. WHEELER.
BassOs Mr. JAIN, Mn. DIEsENTHAL
Together with McKee's Brass Quintette Of Soionts: +. ". Mckee, r. ChAa-
fareli, r. Capediferro, Cornetsts; II. G. Simon, c. Marshall Trombonsts
Assisted by Bugk, Fife and Drums.
Mr. ARTHUR DEPEw, Conductor. Mr. II j REPP, OrodnisL
Mn. J. W. CASEY, at the Piano.
l. Assembly, Bugter, ". =. West.
2 Organ IntrUducton- American Fantasia
3 Columbia. the Gem OF the Ocean
l. Marching Through Georgia =. =. -: -.
j. Tenor Solo, Let Me Like a Soldier Fall"
O. Chorus - America" .... 49,. 49,: -. -. 49, -:
I Lecture by DR.. =. X. Dixon.
Subject-"From Plymouth Rock to the Golden Gate"
Unwilling and dedication Lincoln Memorial Tablet, in the ra Of the Audi
torum or which il inscribed Lincons famous Gettysburg address.
g. Fife and Dums--The Cir. l Left Behind Me" and The Star Spsnged
Banner"
Te audience uMu rise and Join Tin The singing Of ~ National Anthem.
. Bugle Corpsa and Manual Of Arms by the j. W. CT
II. Taps.
Wanamaker Store, whereby the boys employed acquire q commercia and
military training while earning their livelihood.
The program a above will be rendered at 2 o'clock in the after
noon. The morning program will be the same throughout with the
oxnD.io.a f Tho unxeiipR cercmnnHs
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Sixteen Thousand Yards of Fine Dress
and Lining Silks Much Reduced

This is the brief statement of the most importan
season. 1t affects directly every woman who has
heavy wraps or petticoats to line or make fOundatit
perfect silks of the best quality at prices that in ma
raw silk would bring today.
Every yard of the sixteen thousand comes right out of our own stoc
terms or colors that have become broken. Values given are in all case
these silks over counters. So that you can not only rely on the gu
saving you are making.
The particulars-main aisle tables hold the showing:
The newspaper., 1907-09-13
Mexican Cacti.

Mexico has cactus which
grows toothpicks; another ribbed
and thickly set with teethlike
spines, furnishes the natives with
combs; there is another cactus
the long curved spines of which
resemble fishooks, there is another
which is almost a perfect imIta-
ton of sea urchin; still another
resembles the porcupine; there is
another covered with long. red
hair. which is nicknamed the
red headed cactus" There are
several varieties which serve as
timepieces. One OF these, the
cereus nycticalus, opens its bios
SONS at seven o'clock in the
evening and closes them at seven
clock in the morning; another
opens at eight o'clock and closes
at eight o'clock the next morning
another opens at nine o'clock in
the morning and closes at noon.
Exchange.
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Davisson-vosel.

AT the residence of Judge Fair
lamb, in Delta, on Wednesday
afternoon, Sept. II, occurred the
impressive ceremony which united
for life, Miss Madge Vogel and
Mr.. VIM. Davisson. The wedding
was very quiet affair, the only
witnesses being the Misses Leila
Wade and Alice Hill, of Paonia.
The contracting parties are two
OF Paonia's most popular young
people. The lovely bride is a
daughter of Mr.. Peter Vogel, of
German mesa, and has grown up,
in the valley. Mr.. Davisson has
resided in Paonia for three years.
A host of friends join THE
NEWSPAPER in the one strain.
"May health, happiness and pros
perity be their good fortune"
They will probably make their
home with the brides father on
German mesa.
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Joint Statehood Is Off.

Sept. 4.-The following letter
was given out today from the
Office of Governor Kibbey:
"OysrER BAY, l.. l., Aug. 81.
My DEAR GOVERNOR KIBBEY:-
Secretary Garfield has been to
see me and has reported to me in
full the condition of affairs as he
found them in Arizona and New
Mexico, and especially the atti-
tude of the people of each terri
tory toward the question of Joint
statehood. His report makes 1t
evident to me, as ! was already
prepared to believe, that the con-
victions OF the people are settled
and will not change. Under these
circumstances | shall take no
further action 10 king toward
Joint statehood for the two teri
tories. You are at liberty to pub
lish this letter. Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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Wood.Martin Wedding.

Miss Mabel Martin, of this
place, and Mr.. Logan Wood, OF
near Hotchkiss, were married AT
the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Martin, last
Saturday. The young people left
Immediately tor Hotchkiss where
the groom has good ranch and
will make their home there. The
bride has resided here for some
time and is we'll and favorably
known.-Surface Creek Cham
pion.
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Do You Want a Home ?

Then see l. d. McFadden at
once and buy one OF those choice
fruit farms with plenty of water
which he is selling to good work
ers who have nothing but their
labor to invest. Low prices, easy
terms and no cash required at
time of purchase.
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Notice TO Parents.

Beginning primary classes are
organized in the Paonia public
schools twice during the year.
Pupils entering for the fall term
must enroll before September 10,
otherwise they cannot be accom-
modated until January 10.
u. O. ANDERSON. Supt.
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F. c. Paist, Agt.

Joshua Sandifer met with a
very serious accident this week
He caught his foot between the
bumpers of two coal cars while at
work at Bowie. The foot was
very badly smashed. every bone
being broken and it is feared am
putation will be necessary. DIR.
Hazlett is attending him.
The newspaper., 1907-09-13

Western Slope Fair and w. O.
w. Log Rolling at Montrose.
Colo. September l6. II. is, 10
and Goth. we will sell tickets to
Montrose and return for 50 so.
limited until September 21st, on
account of Western Slope FAIR,
and meeting of Woodmen of the
World, annual Log Rolling"
F. c. PAIsT, Agent.
The newspaper., 1907-09-13

The stork made a visit to Pa
onia last Saturday. Sept. Z. and
left ten pound boy at the home
of Frank Hice. Frank says he is
buster and will soon be breaking
bucking broncos Ter his pa.
The newspaper., 1907-09-13
The dates of the Mesa County

The dates of the Mesa County
Fair are rapidly drawing near and
great preparations are being made
for the gala week at Grand juno
ton. The grounds have been
cleaned up and dressed in their
holiday attire and the track
placed in the pink of condition.
The buildings are being painted
and by Fair time there will be a
great change in the general ap-
pearance of the grounds which
are said to be as fine as any in
the state. The attractions this
year are more pleasing than ever
and with the great annual handi-
cap which is to be run for a purse
of 81 900 the week of pleasure
will be closed in admirable style.
The railroads will issue cheap
rates this year and the out of
town people will be cordially
welcomed. The Modern Wood
men will celebrate on the second
day of the Fair September 25th.
The newspaper., 1907-09-13

o. Burns. of Montrose, has ac-
cepted the position of baker with
Woods Grocery, made vacant by
Mr.. Whittemorc's resignation,
and will arrive this evening.