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time for the third race and I men,
toned Eppy Grams IS being a fancy
bit of pipe.
Just about that time found myself
in front of keys come-on camp. SO
halted and began to dig for some
dough.
How do you do" I heard Uncle
Peter exclaim as he got a flash OF
key. You're the young man l met
while | was with Mr.. Lawrence. and
| promised to do some business with
you. didn't L."
Ikey spread out a grin and an
swered. Yes. sir, Mr. Grant
What is the name of your choice,
Mr.. Dodd?" Uncle Peter inquired
turning TO me.
-Eppy Grams l answered;
friend of mine down Swampscott
way hearn tell as how that colt Is
EASTERN streak Of homemade
!ightnin'. so reckon I'm about due 10
peel off ten dollars and plant ii whaf
Envy Grams can make IT grow.
read the lines for keys henen
and | certainly had him on the ropes
The first sentence gave him an attack
F, of cholera morbus and when Uncle
Peter asked for the odds it was all
kev could do to get back in time TO
| answer.
Uncle Peter placed a hundred on
: EpDv Grams at . to l and after en-
/ praSSinn a desire to see more OF me
he bade Mr.. Dodd' sood-by ana
! rolled off to watch the race
key asked me where Bunch WIS
, and then il suddenly occurred 10 ihe
that | hadn't kept the appointment.
, hustled around to locat" my COM
Z panion in the life saving business bnt
not a sign of him anywhere until pres
/ entity, attracted by crowd over near
the gate. | rubbered through and
picture.
In the center of the crowd stood the
sullen Bunch surrounded by six or
seven real Dago boOt-doctors. all ses-
ticulating and giving my frlend!ess
nal the double cross in Italian.
The biggest member and leader OF
the besieging party had worn his ton
sis down coaxing Bunch to fight II
out. but the latter stood there wild
eyed and silent.
Bunch realized that If it came 10
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unselfish efforts We had pulled him
out OF the clutches of the Grabheimer
gang. and had saved lovable old Aunt
Martha from the distress of having
10 go TO work in a cigar factory in
her old age
Sure thing, We were two good
bows TO do this kindly deed.
And so a few minutes later there
issued from Zurberg'S hotel Dago
hootblack and q Long Island Reub-
a catchy pair. believe me,
key had gone on ahead TO take
down the shutters. He had full in.
structions how to break into T2cle
Peters good Sraces and tie up 10 the
old fellows staff We were to play
soft music around the fringe Of So
ciety and try TO push my spendthrifi
relative over against the philanthro
pic brace game. but under no circum
stances were We to crOny UP TO key
unless he yelled for financial help. a
contingency TO be carefully guarded
against By all Of US
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blows the first crack would change
his complexion and he'd probably
get pinched as a suspicious character,
so he had to stand there and let those
Guinea shoebeaters shower verbal
spaghetti all over him.
l knew that If l interfered logged
up in the Reub harness Id only make
matters worse, but | was just going
to take chance when a track Cop
pushed through the crowd and in
Iuired for particulars.
"Onea beega slOb!" the leading
man in the Dago troupe yelled: he
makea de cheap shine: beega slob.
No gotta da Union card" yelled
another native of Palermo.
Oh. oh. could feel the loud laugh
on Bunch creeping TO the surface.
Delighted with the ingenuity of his
disguise he had danced into the arena
but no sooner did the regulars in the
ot-shining industry get a peep at
the luckleSS Bunch than they held
him UP as a nor-union man and a
, Scab-
Oh. Oh.
"Onea beega slob, mal;ca da pinch.
makea da pinch" the Dagos yelled
! in unison and il was up TO Mr.. Cor
TO get busy.
What dye mean by buttin' in
here" the Cop asked. but Bunch
didn't dare open his mouth and dis,
! play his assortment CT phOny Italian
| Get out of here. We cheap skate.
the Cop yelled, grabbing Bunch by
! the shoulder and pushing him over &c
| the gate What dye mean by cut
tin prices and tryin' to become q
Pierpint Morgan at the expense of
these regular Shines
The Dagos yelled with delight ano
| ducked so as not to add to Runch's
misery by letting him get peep al
me.
But. oh. oh, wha, a horse on my
| college chum,
Now get ont of here" commanded
the Cop as he gave Bunch a hard
push through the gate, and stay out
We Guinea slob.
The patentleather Founders on the
inside screamed with joy as the inter.
loper went bouncing out OF their
Eden. Bunch turned angrily and was
about to speak. but suddenly changed
his mind and rushed of in the direc-
ton of the hotel.
When l got back to key the race
was over. Eppy Grams win and the
delighted Uncle Peter cashed in amid
great applause from himself.
Uncle Peter saw me and wanted &c
buy me box of cigars but I excused
myself and he rushed of. flooding the
earth with joyous chuckles.
Making an appointment with Ikey
for the morning hurried TO join the
disgruntled Bunch
Oh. Oh.
When / found him he consisted OF
one large sore spot.
Oh,
! Downright by q. W. Dillingham; COB
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WHEN IT REALLY WAS WARM
incident Related BY Mr.. eiR0s Put
an End to the Hot Weather
Stories.

Hot in BRAZIL" said tho young
man who had just returned from
trip to South America, according to
the Chicago Daily News. well. 1
should say 80. DO you know. for days
at a time We couldn't take our after
dinner siesta on account Of the Pc
culiar noises" What noises?" asked
the blonde stenographer. innocently.
why. the coffee popping on the
trees. You see. the sun was SO hot
the grains just roasted before they
were picked" The old traveller yawn-
ed. Rather warm down there. bub."
he rejoined. laconically. but when
was down there you couldn't sleep
at night. Every once in a while
there would sound the most extraor-
binary cracking noise that ever fell
upon the human ear" What were
the sounds. Mr.. Bings?" And Mr..
Bings yawned again and replied:
The rubber trees stretching them
selves"
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lished testimonial or used a letter
without the written consent of the
writer. and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
get out Of their possession, as the
hundreds Of thousands Of them in
their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume Of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has to draw
from, it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed
in your case. She asks nothing in re-
turn except your good will. and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely
any woman, rich or poor, should be
glad to take advantage of this gener-
Gus offer of assistance. Address Mrs.
Pinkham, care of Lydia f. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn. Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia f. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. 1t is not q book for
general distribution, rs it Is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
0btainablc by mail. Write for
it today.
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Bunch and | haa schemed TO dis
cuise ourselves and lead ncle feler
I'D TO our own specially engaged DOOR
maker. lkey Schwartz, at the race
track. in order TO conserve the com
he was losing by betting on the
ponies.
Uncle Peter left Ruraldene quite
early on the day of the race ana an
huur or two later | met Bunch at
Zurbcrg'S roadhOusc near til" TRACK
Bunch had engaged a room and was
In there unpackinS a trunk when
answered roll call.
What's the deal with the dudS? |
inquired as he hauled lot of farce
comedy clothes out of the kick and
tossed them On the chairs.
These are for the makeup. he
answered You don't suppose were
going la pull this play off il straight
face. do vcu? Bite into the strych-
nine. John. and get nervous, get
nervous.
!iunci WAS General Jackson at the
head of the brigade for sure. ana the
interest hr took in the scheme TO save
busy Uncle Peter WAS astonishing.
What am 1 supposed to play IN
this production" I asked. As | gave
IA" .aGg!I-rags the freely look over.
Wei" replied Bunch, in the old
college days you were considered one
of uu. best little smilc-pullers. In
those days you were rated high as a
comical Cuss when il came To acting
out. so you for the little bunch Of
Billaiiys on the chin. and do a Reub.
/ do Il Reub'" ! gaSped- Am l
supposed to put on the keokuk coat
and the piketown pants and chew hay
around the track all day?
Say. is Uncle Peter your relative
or mine" Bunch came back. Are
You going to back pedal now when
the show is ready TO open? II you
want To save this money-Siilling Old
GaZizzum you'll have tn roll up The
sleeves and play ball tell you those
How are you going TO tout him up tC
our counter so We can get his coin
If you don't wear the binders. huh? p
And what fat part have you cas-
yourself for" l asked, more than
half way inclined to let Uncle Peter
60 the whole distance on the Per
citinn pike
Why I'm going 10 do Dago boot
black" Bunch replied. I've got all thu
goods right here Say, this whole
scheme hits me just about right
anticipate rolling up Il large bundle o
laughs. and. besides. doing that fool
ish old man big favor. Say. John
can you catch me shining old Uncle
Peters shoes and steering him on Il
a sure thing. eh. what? It's pipe
that's all it il"
RunCh's enthusiasm soon diSpellet
al my doubts and in a minute VI
were into the details of our makeup
Presently key Schwartz called as pc
agreement with Bunch and We wen
over the whole plan. Bunch ha'
enough dough in the overalls Il
square things in cas-" anybody cauSh
key with a Icing shot, but the latte
promised To make the prices so uniI
NlilnS 10 oH'"ictiN 'h'' 'ii''' "'"i
be nothing doing around the baZaai
except for Uncle Peter.
II looked like 4 cinch trim ned Wit
TaEsies.
All we had TO do was to COAX L mel
Peter mp To the receiving teller an
hold him there till he had a headach
in the bank account Then we'd lea
him out in a vacant lot Somewher,
preach him 4 few lines on the evil
of the betting ring. and give hir
back his faded 'uSh.
Ia my minds eye | could see STat'
full Uncle Peter falling upon ou
nccks and blessing us in seven dlne
ent languages because through Oh
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FRENCH BEAN COFFEE,
A HEAl1HFUl DRINK

The healthiest ever: you can grow
1t in your own garden on q small
patch 10 by 10. producing 50 pounds or
more. Ripens in Wisconsin 80 days.
Used In great quantities in France.
Germany and all over Europe. Send
Is cents in stamps and We will mail
you a package giving full culture d.
rections as also our mammoth seed
catalog free, or send 81 cents and get
in addition to above 10000 kernels
indispensable vegetable and flower
seeds-enough for bushels Of vese-
tables and flowers. John A. Salzer
Seed Co., 49, s. Sth St.. La Crosse, Wis.
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warmest verbal remonstrance ever
listened to-
With his first word | turned and
recognized my old friend. the Ken
lucky horse trainer. Murf HigSinbot-
tom.
"Yo' all cert'nly should know that
nv stomach amt 10 place for yO' ell
bow. subj" he eXpostulated. Amt
they room enough in this big world.
sub. for yo' elbow without decorating
| my personal property? l don't know
| much about medicine. sub. but | know
enough to tell yo' all that stranger S
elbow amt got any business in my
| stomach. subj"
tried to apologize for bombarding
his Little Mary. but Murf was sore
all over.
'Yo' all cant cut a gully through
nv right of way, sub. and then square
yo' self by laying the blame to acct
dent. subj Murf splUttered. Il made
! il a rule all my life. sub. TO bump
them that bump me. and if yo' all has
any of the true ge'man in yo'. sub
yo' best follow Inc 10 quiet spot
and get yo' bump. subj"
Then leaned over and whispered
the pass word in Nurf's ear. He
| Jumped as though shot and looked al
me keenly. Then he cracked open q
, loud laugh and asked for the particu
lars.
"Yo' all cert'rly did fool yo' obedi
ent servant" Murf chuckled. And
I'm sho,y glad yo' didn't follow me tC
quiet spot because yo' all was
! cert'nly due to get bumped. John, yo
cert'nly was"
Well go to the quiet spot anyway
Murf." | said. Il must put you wise
to the vaudeville act I'm playing ant
get your help TO win out"
When | explained the whole situa
ton to Murf he laughed till though
his mind would explode
When fuss met yo' Uncle Peter.
he managed to gasp after bit: we
didn't cotton much to each othah. bu
when | got 10 know him bettah. sub
| felt more kindly disposed. and late
we got to be fuss class friends. If
/ can do anything 10 help yo' all saw,
yo Uncle Peter from beating hi
money to death command me. sub"
All | want you to do. Murf."
answered. is to introduce me {,
Uncle Peter as Hiram Dodd. frien,
OF yours from Swampscou Conn
. and give me the name of a likely win
ner in the third race this afternoon.
:, want to firmly establish my friend
ship with Uncle Peter by handing hin
winner. first crack out OF the box
Are you next. Murf?'
Il certnly follow yo' all closely. al
, the way around" Murf answered
, Tell him TO lay few dollars o.
Eppy Grams in the third race
sholy looks like the money. subj
, We strolled around bit and pres
: emily ran across Uncle Peter VIII
, recognized Murf and greeted him e.
? fuSively.
; Twas introduced and underwent tn
= initiation with flying colOrs. incl
I Pc : played me for Hiram Dodd I
= tn, limit. even going so far as TO te
: me he knew several members OF tn
;. Dodd family in Connecticut
4 Murf excused himself and by cas-
] stages | led my esteemed incl
/ around to the horses. 1t was abou
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FREE SAMPLE OF LAXATIVE
CURED THEIR CONSTIPATION

druggist Mr. ]. ]. Petty Of Unionv1IS@
Mo-. Mr.. George W. Zimmerman OF Hate
risburg. Pa. and many others OF both
sexes and in all parts Of the country nree
used a sample bottle and now have ~
regularly in tho house.
You will learn to do away with saltaL
waters and cathartics for these are bus
temporary reliefs while DIR. CaldwelFo
Syrup Pepsin is guaranteed to cure 20.
manently. II will train your stomach ana
bowel muscles so that they will do them
work again naturally without outside a1d.
Cast aside your skepticism and try Syrup
Pepsin-
For tho free sample address Or. w. H
Caldwell, col Caldwell building. M0nt3.
cello, Ill.
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When a person has become discouraged
through years Of failure to find \ cure.
and finally. perhaps. gives up trying. 1t
is small wonder that he becomes skep-
teal. And yet. to all who have con-
stipation. we would say. TRY just one
thing more
We wish you would try DR.. Caldwelrs
Syrup Pepsin. a laxative tonic that has
been used for a generation. Thousands
are using 1t: surely some Of your friends
among the number. You can buy 1t Of
any druggist at fifty cents and ono dol
lar n bottle. but better still. send your
name an6 address to DIR. Caldwell for q
free sample bottle. He will send you
enough To convince YOU Of its merits. and
then II you like 1t YOU can buy 1t OF your
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DlSTEMPER

In all It's forms among all ages of horses.
as well rs dogs. cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOIINS DlSrEAiPER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed Over 6OO.NU
bottles sold last year SO and 81 o.. Any
good druggist. or send to manufacturers.
Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co.. Spec.
Contagious Diseases. Goshen. Ind.
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PIS a.: :: !; ;;: IS $:
for COUGHS snd G0l02I
Willing to Tell Il.

Willing to Tell It.
The check which the comely young
German handed in at the window Of a
Walnut street savings fund bank the
other day was made payable to
Gretchen Schmidt. and she had en-
dorsed it simply Gretchen Smith. The
man at the receiving teller's window
called her back just as she was turn
ing away to rectify the mistake.
You don't deposit this quite this
way" he explained. See. you have
forgotten the H."
The young woman looked at her
check and blushed a rosy red.
"Ach. so l haf." she murmured. and
wrote hurriedly:
age %"
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Very Vivid.

I'm descriptive writing" said Viii
liam Dean Howells. at a dinner at the
Authors club in New York. "A vivid
phrase is always better than half
dozen paragraphs.
THE vivid phrase is what every
writer should seek. A phrase. l
mean. something like that of the baby
that shouted TO its mother:
"'Oh. mamma. tum an see the man
a-butterinS bricks,"
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man can freely talk
of her private ILL
ness to D woman;
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
fdeuce between
Mrs. Pin1bam and
the WON en- OF
America which has
never been broken.
Never has She Ouh.
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Heaven won't seem worth while to
some women unless there's an Occa,
sional bargain sale.
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FREE
ADVICE
TO WOMEN

Women suffering from any form Of
illness are invited to promptly COM
municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened.
read and answered by women. A wo-
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Too Costly.

when l want to flatter a man I ask
him for advice"
Il take it for granted that you nev-
er want to fiatter a lawyer"
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Making His First Mark.

Well. young Doctor Slicer has
-Yes-did il on his first case Great
work. What did he do?" Vac.
cinated him"
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Mrs winsIow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teeihing. so.ten~ the gums. reduces infamma'
tiou aliays pain cures wind collie. sc u bottle.
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He Was a Judge.
Geraldine am just twenty-five.
Gerald-Verdict set aside.
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The greatest cause Of worry on
ironing day can be removed by using
Defiance Starch. which will not stick
to the iron. Sold everywhere. 16 OF.
for 1Oc
The Columbus journal., 1911-04-05

Whenever there is tendency to consti
patton. sick-headache or biliousness. take
Gun of Garfield Tea. All druggists.
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Town criers were abolished when
wOmen's clubs were organized.
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Actions. looks, words-steps from
the alphabet by which you spell char
acter.-Iavater.
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Cheerful Anticipation.

Have you seen my Descent Into
Helly" asked a poet
NO." said Curran, warmly; Il
should DE delighted to see it.-From
Clark's Eminent Lawyers"
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Even the truth may be told with An
intention to deceive.
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Dark DAYS Coming.

Say. Jim. here's preacher In New
York who says men should sew. cook
wash the dishes and get their own
breakfast"
What's the use of rubbing 1t in:
Guess we all know we'll have to pref
~ soCn.'
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Hoods
SarsaparifIa

Leads all other medicines IN
the cure of all spring ailments.
humors. loss of appetite, that
tired feeling, paleness and
nervousness. Take it.
Get it today in usual liquid form -
chocolated tablets called SaFOatab0.
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Keen Watch on the TubereuIous.
Doubts.

The Stranger-Are you quite sure
that that was a marriage license you
gave NE last month?
The Official-Of course! What's
the matter?
The Stranger-Well. I've lived .
dogs life ever since-Sketch.
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Shortly after her marriage a woman
packs her ideals away in moth balls
and pays no more attention to them
until she becomes a widow.
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Colds and Chills Bring Kidney Ills

kache months months of colds ch
shurt
Kidney Pills and
ntesmon esit better
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Shiilaiah Still Useful.

The shillaiah. which showed at
Louth that il has not entirely lost Its
old importance as a factor in deciding
elections. is no raw limb OF tree.
II is almost as much a work OF art as
a well balanced cricket bat. The old
shillalaLS were as carefully looked
after by their loving owners as Is
rife in the wilds. Cut from the stur-
diest of young blackthOrns. and show
ing as little taper as an ebony ruler,
It was weighted with lead or iron at
the end nearest the grip, SO that Its
center of gravity was about Jour
fifths of the way from the hitting end
When properly seasoned by being
kept in the neishborhoOd of the farm
oven for a few months, 1t became a
thing of supple steel. And the proper
pronunciation Of the name of this
fearsome weapon is the melodious one
of "shill-ally." with the accent on the
"all."-London Chronicle.
Keep Watch on the TubereuIous.
The Italian government. on account
of the number of tuberculosis cases
among the Italian emisrants sent back
from America. has appointed boards OF
examiners in the seaports. whose duty
il is to report the arrival OF tubercu-
ious persons. These are then kept un,
der observation in those places where
they settle. to preevnt further spread
Of the disease. The erection of new
sanitoria and other tuberculosis insti'
tutions is being urged in Italy. and
the number of beds for cOnsumptives
has been considerably increased in diff
ferent places.
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sultatfon, was thought TO be IN hopeless
state. MY limbs were SO swollen said
Mrs. Shearer. that could hardly get about.
I rapidly grew worse until the doctor said
one kidney was entirely gone and the other
badly decayed. The end seemed near, and
my friends gave me up to die. On my
brothers advice I began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills and after the fourth day ! was
able to be propped up in bed. Through their
use I rapidly improved until at the present
; and well, although IS years old. ! can do
york as any woman in C=htralia, and enjoy
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CONVINCING PROOF FROM GRATEFUL USERS
THE SHADOW OF DEATH.

Washington Womans RemarkabIe ReeoveFy'
Mrs Enos Shearer ST., Centraia Wash, with kid
the other badly diseased and five doctors in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-10
LEMON CHIPS $500 EACH
New Yorker Tells More of How
He Lost $4,000.

Philadelphia. June 9.-Joseph Martin. If
this city, charged with being one Of three
men who feeced Joseph {. Brodsky, of
New York out of $4,000 by fake faro
game in a North Broad street house ycster-
day. was held in $1,000 hail by police
magistrate to-day for further hearins
next Friday.
Brodsky told the details OF the alleged
fleeing at the hearing. He said he was
visited by Nathan Wcster i'm New York
several days ago Wcsler took him To the
Waldorf-Astoria and introduced him to
Martin and 10 two other men he named as
Louis MISS and William Stewart. They told
him with $1,000 they could break a big
gambling den in this city. II was the OLD
story Of a dealer. angry at the proprietor,
giving away the game the three men ar
ranged for him TO come here and finance
the expedition.
They arrived IN this city yesterday. Sew
oral mon. he told the court, were gambling
IN rooms downstairs. lie was led to a
table at one side and a game started. Ac-
cordinC To his adept instructors, II was
English bank" lie had ten notes for
81 600 each. he said. ana bought twenty
lemon colored chips with the amount. IN
three minutes everything happened. Three
deals were made. First he won the pot
and three yellow chips. representing $1,000
and then he lost them back The third
time he laid all his chips on the table. lie
lost again. Then, he said. he awoke to the
fact that he had been ''buncOed.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-10
GARMENT STRIKERS RIOT
One Man Shot and Half Dozen
Seriously Hurt in Cleveland.

Cleveland. June 9.-One hundred police
men. summoned to the scene of riot be-
tween striking garment workers and sym
rathizers and non-union workmen late to-
day, charged the rioters. and in the
fight which followed male striker was
shot and at least half dozen persons were
seriously injured, including policeman.
Sccr"s suffered battered heads and body
bruises
Ii was the first violence Of the strike.
About six hundred men and women gath
cred IN front OF a factory in West 95th
street as the non-union workmen were
about 20 leave the building. A brick
hurled into the crowd by an unknown per-
son started the riot. When the police ar
rived the strikers and non-union men were
hurting bricks clubs and stones. Windows
in nearby stores were smashed.
4 crowd Of strikers gathered later at a
plant i'm West 9Th street To force out the
non-union workers. Windows were broken
and some OF the strikers rushed upstairs on
IRE ESCAPES and entered the building
MANY OF the men workers Joined the
strikers but 10 girl workers refused. The
strikers and their recruits then started in
parade down the street Another riot
call brought a squad @. police and the
crowd vas dispersed