THE : OREGON ' SUNDAY ) JOURNAU PORTLAND, SUNDAY , MORNING, JANUARY
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InterrUw the Rr. R. J, Campbell ix-
prcaaea bia vlawa on tha fallura ol tha
churohta and on tha &Md of a naw ao-
clal ronnal: ' .' . . ,i
wa look around ua today," aald
Lclal coapsl:
' "If wa 1(
Mn Campbal', "ona fact la lorcad upon
Tha ohurohca hava larg
liold of , tha people. In
BRIGHT REALTY
YEAR
lubrication of Money Mar
ket. Will Again Open
ActlTe Trading.
MANY SMALL DEALS
BECOEDED DAILY
Email ltealdonco txta In Demand
and Disposition Shown on Part of
Bajerf to Improve Property a
QulcklT w Possible.
With tha holidays in fun swlnf'mnd
everybody bent on observing the, fnataj
aeaJon, it is unnatural to expect -Very
much doing;' In the real eitate market
XAat year, It will be remembered, the
last , half of : December aa w but little
property changing hands, although
. of tha most active realty morvement In
the history of the city.
In addition to the expected Christmas
-wee iuu. mere are otner conditions
xnai lar more seriously affect the realty
maugai id. mvn potent ox tnese is
the extreme caution of the banker in
making loana. It Is a widely known
fact that a tight money market makes
a dull real estate market. The loan ele
ment enters very largely into spedu-
latfvA Mai ..tat. frit.4n. am., a a
rider able extent affect Investment buy
ing aa welt. , , .
While Portland banks are well aup-
filied with cash, having reeervea large
r In exceaa of tha legal requirements,
It is too much to excect them to en
courage speculation of any kind until
the financial situation la absolutely
cjear una eaie. . ; . ;
Small Bnrera ZnvarL
There la a class of reat aetata chang
ing hands in Portland and vicinity juat
now, wnicn, wnue not attracting jnucn
attention, le quite extensive and augurs
wm iur ni xuture prosperity or tne
'city,' and that la the 29 to 10 auburban
residence aitea that are being purchased
every day by the prospective home
bulldera. This does not refer to the
class of property that is sold on the
weexjy or monthly installment plan,
but to the 600 to $1,000 lots that are
conveniently near a carllne and within
IS-to SO minutes' ride of the business
center and that are being purchased by
the person of limited means, the clerk
or mecnanio, witn tne intention or build
ing on it a modest cottage at the ear
liest practicable moment. -
Tuesday of last week there were 21
uch' transactions rennrteri. nna well
known agency selling five vacant lota
for a total consideration of $3,400, and
in each case the purchaser plana to im
prove his lot thla spring. This buying
of modern-priced home si tea In large
numbers and by individual buyers la
usually looked upon as of not much con
sequence by the realty brokers, but as
a matter of fact It is of Immense !m
portanoe and value to this community
and ia fast giving to Portland the name
of -a -home-ewning elty. --
lew Tm: Prospects.
, It Is probably no exaggeration to say
that there are but few cities In the
United States in Portland a class, where
so large a number of its residents own
their own homes. -The entire east side
la. filled with people who very, largely
Bemodelled Drawings Near
ly Completed Contracts
to Be Let Within Month.
SEPABATE C0NTBACTS
. FOE DIFFEEENT W0EK
our attention.
lv lost their
Knaland nearly 75 ter cent of the adult
population remain permanently, out of
touon witn organised raiigion. ah over
the oontlnent tha churches have even
less hold than her. A certain amount
of church attendance la aacured In thla
country became the ' church la stUI a
leading factor In the social life of the
lower ralJdlj class. That cannot en
dure. 1 .... A " "
"Tha churches are driven to all klnda
of extra attractlona to win tha people.
If the churches represent Christianity,
then Christianity la rapidly losing hold
of thla country, because the Christian
ity . of tooay Is not tha same as the
Christianity of the first century, and
is not the religion of Jesus.
A Social OospaL .
The religion: of leans was In its in
ception and essence a ' oclal gospel.
Where do 'you think you would find
John the Baptist were he alive today T
You would find him addressing a labor
demonstration in ilyde Park or heading
a popular movement ror social emanci
pation. It Is our buslneaa to realise the
kingdom of God on earth, and nothing
else: to nreachv universal brotherhood.
and to aweep away those existing condi
tions wnicn tnrow a pau over tne lives
of tha larger proportion of our people.
"It ia no uaa blaming. the ordinary
man of wealth for this. No harder
workera In the publlo Interest are to
be found than aoma of tha rioin. It
would not benefit the poor If they gave.
away tneir wnoie auoacance, -and it
might, indeed, make confusion mora oon
founded. "Wa ha-va to create a aocial order
where every man shall hava sufficiency.
There la enough wealth in the country
for this even now. The national In
come, divided out, would average over
It per week ner family. It la for ua
not only to secure a more equitable di
vision than orevatla today, but a better
organisation of labor, and therefore a
vastly larger output
Mo Zxact Banality.
'No ona imasines that the socialist
State can be attained by seising the
- (Speelal . Dispatch (a The . Jonra'tL) ": '
New York. Jan. 4. In tha reptile
house of the New, York Zoological park
they have a toad whose age Is eat!-
tnated to be perhaps 1,000 years. ; v
Director. ; W. ; T." , Hornaday almost '
reverences ..this antique batrachlan fas';
one oi the greateat dlsooverles of the
age, : for hitherto all toads discovered" '
under the same circumstances as -was
tbla ancient hava been dead and often
petrified. - .-..-. t.
unia is a perfectly rorraea, meaium
si sed toad of the spadefoot variety. It
haa only one. defect It Is blind. It
neither eata nor drinks. It la confined
with a little oxygen In a glass Jar.
property of the well-to-do and confis
cating It to tha atate. Thla would be
monstrous, and would Involve e-reat In-
Juatlca and cauaa the -greateat disturb
ance. No aerloua man Imagines that
Have Incor there can be In euch a atate exact eqnal
" Ity for all lndlvlduala Men must be
porated All the Latest Improve- ,"ln;Bl,,e,r v,,u ,,n
r I community. But our aim can be to de-
hnt, Pnnnl In Similar Rnlldinirs atroy the present capitalist system, in
land and of Industrial enterprise, while
fully compensating those temoorarllv
affected. We ought to aim to make the
community on Its manufacturing aide
Portland Structure
in Eastern States.
PARK c$T BET COLLEGE WcJACKSOM
own the houses they occupy. Thla
condition haa, to a considerable extent,
come about through the action of the
addition owners in supplying money for
building purposes to tne ouyera or jois.
The onenlna- of the new year finds the
orokera duo van t over tne prooaDiiiiies
of an Immediate revival In business.
The aarenta m-edlct that money Will be
easier eariy in tne new year, n.nu uii
building operations win oe renewed wun
rreat viror. If confidence ia restored
and once firmly established, as it should
be after the showing of stability and
solidity made by the local banks,
brokers state there will be a large
amount of money available for invest
ment in Portland real estate mortgages,
and as a result a large Increase in the
number of transactions win rouow.
This theory Is baaed on the experience
of years, aa large and Important realty
deals are nearly always accompanied
with a mortgage. .
FINE HOOD BIVEE
0EC1IAED FINDS BTJYEE
A $25,000 apple orchard In the Hood
River valley Is one of tha biggest sales
of the past week, the purchaser being
Mrs. E, B. Carroll of thla city. That
sales of this magnitude can be made in
so-called panicky times illustrates the
confidence o.' Oregonlans In the fruit
Industry. The orchard which Mra. Car
roll bought Is In a atate of high culti
vation and lust coming into bearing this
coming season. There are 22 acres of
trees and eight acres devoted to other
crops, makln the price for the actual
orchard average $1,000 ner acre. Philip
Carroll will manage the property. This
sale .was made by Mrs. MffcKae oz tne
firm of Barrett AacRae.
Dixie Flyer Starts Tomorrow.
(Un!t! Preni Leaied Wire.)
Chicago. III., Jan. 4. The first per
manent through passenger service be
tween Chicago , and, Florida will be
started tomorrow by the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois and the Southern rail
ways. The. train will be known as the
"Dixie Fiver." will be run each dav
between Chicago and Jacksonville, Flor
ida, on a 36-hour schedule. 1
-Metiger, jeweler, optician. 842 Wash.
LOTS III SUBURBS
in the Interior arrangement of the
Hoffman a house and lot at the corner plana for the proposed Portland Y. M.
j. a.-x. w. j. a. Duuaing.
ACriVEIII MARKET
Small Acreage Tracts Also
Are in Very Good
Demand.
For tha five business days of laat
week the average value of real estate
transfers filed for record waa some
what above $30,000. While this Is
material reduction from the dally aver
age in the early fall. It la about aou
bio the dally aales during November and
December, and is not a discouraging
record, all thinrrs considered.
The feature of the week's realty bus!
ness waa the large number of transao
tions in suburban residence, lots, irans
fers representing; about 25 such deals
were filed for record Friday, and the
remainder of the week the movement
In this Class of property was equally aa
active.
Quite a number of small acreage
tracts changed hands during- the week.
and In no case did the record Indicate
that a concession in the price nad been
maae.
Soma Becent Balea.
Among the more Important recent
aalea are the following:
L.ouls urandes sold to Dora wooirldge
house occupying a S3x87-foot lot on
Blackstone street, between Wilson and
Vaughn streets, consideration 34,600.
Four lots in Kennwortn addition
were purchased by J. Adrian Epplng
from I. C. Clodfelter for $4,000. The
property Is Improved with a modern
two-story frame residence.
Alfred K. Ledbury has purchased from
Andrew Buchel a house and lot at Bast
Irving and East Twenty-eighth streets
for $3,800.
George W. Priest has aold to Arnold
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of Halaht and Mason streeta. Central
Albina, consideration $2,600.
W, J. Register haa purchaeed from
W. Li. Deil a quarter block in the Para
dise springs tract, near Mount Tabor,
for $2,800.
W. E. Chrlstlernsson haa purchaeed
two iota near jaureiwooa ror i,zoo.
The property belonged to P. W. Brltts.
' Michael Doherty haa aold to Carrie
E.a Ha yd en a house and lot on Rtia
aefl street, between Union and Rodney
avenues, ior ti.iav.
Mary J. Hunter has purchased from
Edsll Billings a B0-foot lot In High-
isiiu rariv, cunmufniuDn ssuv.
Felix E. Gilbert has aold to E. N.
uvana a 10c at sunnysiae ror $800.
ilioiuliTs
IHREEJIEIfES
Shoots One Man in Duel antl
Is Beaten Unconscious
by Companions. .
into one large producing firm, in which
communal anouid be substituted for pri
vate Interest The man who refused to
labor would be sent to a penal colony.
"The thing must be done by degrees,
flrat by the fixing of a minimum wage,
next by the taxation of profits, and
thn Vi V K.ln.tn. ah t
ed, extensive changea are being made lng number of Industrial enterprises dl-
rocuy unoor puDiio control.
"In the Christian state, aa X see It, we
woub nave, noi an arunoiai eaualltv.
As a result of obaervatlona made by
Secretary H, W. Stone of the Y. M.
C. A. and Architect MacNaughton while
on a trip eaat laat fall, when a large
number of up-to-date Y. M.-C A. bulft
lnga were Jflalted and carefully inapect-
York, Pa., Jan. 4. Discovering burg
lars In her house about midnight last
night. Mrs. W. G. Wingrove gave them
battle. She shot one of the lntrudera,
but was attacked and beaten into un
Shortly after the Wingroves retired.
the husband, who wa ill, asked his
wife to go downstairs and get a glass
of water for him. - . .
She took her husband's r,vilvAr
descended to the dining room. When
she entered the room she found three
men near a sideboard. The woman fired
One of the men ataaxered anri nriA
out:
"My God, I am hit! Kill her!"
Another of the men fired uoon the
woman, but the bullet missed her. He
then beat her Into a stata of
ousness with the butt of his revolver
As the first blow struck her upon the
non-U, sue ion 10 nor Knees and fired
a shot at her assailant. Aa aha nra
lying on tne noor the burglars kicked
her unmercifully.
Mr. Wingrove responded to his wife's
cries ior neip, DUt berore he reached
the dlnins- room the hnre-larj hort
their escape. She Is in a aprlniia nnn.
dltion.
A smear of blood on the dlninar rnnm
door indicates that one of the h.ir.lnr.
had been wounded by the first revolver
snot urea Dy Mrs. wingrove.
To this desire of Secretary Stone and
the building committee to nave incor
porated In the Portland building all the
approved modern theories of interior
construction and arrangement is due the
delay in letting the general contract for
the imposing atructura tnat ia to go up
at Sixth and Taylor atreeta. Now, how
ever, the architect baa nearly complet
ed the cnanges in tne piana, ana u is
Intended to ask for bids foi tha ateel
frame and concrete work not later than
February 15. Aa a measure of aeon
omv the building committee haa deter
mined to adopt the plan of having
every distinct class of work on the
building dona by a separate contractor,
The steel and concrete contracts will be
brick, plumbing, interior finish, metai
work. etc.
Secretary Stone. In sneaking of the
progress made by the building commit
tee, had the following to say:
"Tne old cage, -i,arge bodies move
slowly, la peculiarly applicable to the
taste that the x. M. c. a. building com
mlttee haa on hand. We are moving
cautiously In this matter, aa It Is our
Intention to make every dollar of the
large) sum ao generously subscribed by
the publlo go as far aa possible. But
when we have finished our task Port
land will have the most perfect struc
ture or the kind west or Chicago.
"Among the noticeable features or
the Institution will, be the educational
department, in which will be provided
facilities for the Instruction of 1,000
young men in tne useful trades.
xne building win contain iz& dormi
tories, a modern departure in Y. M. C
A. buildings. There will also be a bora'
department which will be, a facsimile
of tne main Institution.
Secretary Btone says tnat payments
on the subscriptions to the building fund
are being made more generally and more
crirnipujr wiuu ws iu nnv , uren ex
pected, considering tha 'financial trou
bles of the past two months. Nearly
one. half of the $350,000 has been paid
in, ana tne nnance committee naa rea
sonabl expectation that nearly all of
the remainder will be forthcoming when
neeaea. ' ':
but an avoidance of the great eitremaa
that now exist Power, place and honor
would be attained, no: bv ert wmith
but by great eervlce. All would have
eurflclent"
DIVORCES
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O. Building,, as It WW Appear
"Whea Completed.
ATJSTBIANS FOECED '
TO EESPECT FLAG
Pittsburg. Pa,. Jan. 4. Aa
ard-bearer at the funeral of an Aus
trian mill-worker Droudlv hor rh
Autsrlan lag in Liberty avenue today
at the head of a native band, Louis
u. .vi iiuiii-eiiian, siuppea tne
"We use the American flag whon
we march through the streets In this
wwn, - no explained.
An American flaa- waa nnfolrlv tnrt
coming loaned from a neighboring
line.
Threatened complaints against the po
liceman did not materialize.
IT COSTS MONEY TO
JOLLY NEWARK COPS
Newark, N. J., Jan. 4. It costs $20
to laugh at a Newark policeman. Charles
Smith was arrested for mocking a po-.
llceman,' Judge Herr gave him the op
tion of a $20 fine or 0 days in jail.
Mockery of a policeman, -said the
judge, was equivalent to mockery of
the established social system, and as
such' was Immoral. Smith said he had
no intention of being lmmoraL and paid
the $20. . .-.-; : : ., n. , . i
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SPANKED HER DAILY
Mrs. Hamlins Detailed Story
Touches Judge'and Jury
, in Tender Spot.
Waterbury, COnrt.r Jan. 4. Alleging
that her husband had been In tha habit
of taking her on hia kneea upalde ddwn
and subjecting her to punishment that
Is generally aasociated with a email boy
and a slipper, Mrs. Rachel A. Hamlin
had no trouble in obtaining a divorce
In the superior court, i r Between eobs
Mra. Hamlin told Justice Curtis of the
spanks. More than half the allegations
In her complaint refer to her, husband's
hand exercise and her smarts.
According to her testimony, spanking
was her husband's regular business; he
never missed a day's work at It She
says his sole- diversion was drinking.
When she refused him money to alake
hia thirst he spanked her. She put up
with hia treatment for a long while In
the hope that he would stop spanking or
drinking, but she says he did neither.
When he attempted to chastise her be
fore others, she decided, it waa time to
appeal to the courts. , 5 w -
Mrs. Hamlin , told her story with a
vividness of detail which- caused both
judge and jury to ahift uneasily a. U
her tale brought back recollectlona of
their .boyhood. ' -:.--fr:--: "
" V January Special I
We are offering special ! prices
throughout January on picture framing.
artists' material and wall paper, E. H.
Moorehouse & Co., 811 Alder street, v-;
Escaped Fire to Be Stolen.
(SDeelal DliMtch to Tha Jonrn.i l
Newport. Or.. Jan. 4. A Janklna
the Jewelry and millinery dealer, who
wa uin ui laa j ekvv mun nv T n.
New Year's morr&ng flra rannria ih
further loss of about $80 worth of dry
goods saved from the flames and con
veyed to a place of safety. The mer
chandise has disappeared and It is
supposed It was stolen,
uoGnilis
FOR FISH RODS
Pike, County Pups Pick
Pickerel Out of Pond j
Through Hole in Ice.
ejyflaf ses. tj atetzr'a4i;xij
Port Jervls, Jan. 4. Fishermen who
went to Porter's lake yesterday never
will get through talking about tha way
"Bill" McMlohaels, of plka county, and
hia three trained - terrlera cut down
the pickerel population. Fishing through
the, ice is a popular winter sport up
here, and when "Bill" and his bow
wows -reached . the- plaee - the - aurfaca
of the lake looked like a coffee strainer.
Every hole had a watcher hut thla
didn't 'worry "Bill." He set to work
and surprised the other folka by ohop-
ing inree more noies m ine crystal.
'hen he tied a line to.tbe hlnA leg or
eaon , nog ana aroppea tne nailed end
through the . hole. He placed a bag
under each pup, lit his pipe and went
visiting among hia friends. He hadn't
been gone more than a few seconds
when one of the dogs began to bark
and walk away from the hole, dragging
ix-pvunu jiitnerw aner nim. ,
"Pretty aoft for me." chuckled Hill
as he Placed the saulrmtng eantive In
his basket and led the dog back to the
hole again.
-uuesa we ii nave to nana it to bhl"
said Sam Peck; "It's a three to ono
ahot for him."
Bv this time the other dogs had con
tributed a pickerel apiece to the pile
and Bill epent the next hour packing
em In. When he had taken the ante-
mortem statement of 36 of the finny i
things, he blew a whistle. 'Each dog
arose promptly, picked up the bag on .
which it had been sitting and swung
into tine nenina tneir master as no mi
th trail for -home. ' -
- T waa a. vanr trafnlna1 'am' at.
plained BUI to the astonished gather
ing.' "but I don't regret it They're the
best fisnerment in fixe county, and an
other thing In their favor they doa't
lie about tneir work The next time
m going to send them up alone,"
;ANE COUNTY TAX
'REDUCED TWO MILLS
(Special DUpateh to Tha 'Jonroktl i"
Eugene. Or., Jan. 4 The tax levy for
Lane county, has been fixed by the
county court at If mills, which la two
mills lower than that of last year. This
will bring In $271,481.42, on property
assessed at $18,456,786. The levy la
segregated Ss follows: For state pir
f loses, 1.9 mills; county school, 8.5 mills;
ibrary, .OS of a mUl; road, I mill;
county, 4.68 mills. - - . -
; Rheumatism Reached . Heart.'
- (Special 'Dispatch to The Journal.) 1 1 ,
i Pendleton, Or., Jan. 4. Vernle John
son, aged 11, youngest son of Mr. and
Mra William Johnson, died . Thursday
of Inflammatory rheumatism which fi
nally reached his heart The funeral'was
held yesterday, with.-interment in Ol-negr,-
cemetery, vn,.v;,4. WV-j;..;.
The soologlcal prise was foun-t In a
pocket in a solid block of limestone In
a aUvar mine at Butte, .Montana, 100
feet beneath tha surface of the moun- :
tain. Charlea Van Zandt a mine opera
tor,, knowing Mr. Hornaday. : had in ,
atruoted hia foreman. Edward Ring, to
Preserve-for tha dlractor all anactmana
of natural history that might be thrown ,.
Out by blasts In the mine. About seven ;
months ago, after a blast Mr. Ring
discovered the toad In a tiny pocket pi'
rock uncovered by tha explealon. f aJ
xne ioaa appeared to be dead, nut''
tha foreman nicked It tin. brought it'.
to the aurfaoe and placed it carefully
TTa.uiu m jar, wuiun no aeaieu u.
Director Hornaday heard of the find .
and expressed a desire to poeseaa it
for tha Zoo. Yesterday the toad, atlll
in the Jar, waa received at the park.
Cloae and repeated Inspection revealed
the truth that It moved alugglahly, al
though It had no nourishment and bad
had none. for hundreds of Years.
Tha creature haa tha customary warts
and "Jawel in Ita head," but its skin
Is ss dark as a lump of coal
The. eyes are closed. Its centuries of
confinement having rendered the eyaa
Utterly useless. :
When Director Hornaday and Curator
Dltmars discovered that the apade
foot waa groping about with sluggish
but voluntary movements, their sur
prise and Joy were boundlesa
For tha flrat time haa been proved
apparently the truth of a controverted
theory long held that toad a can live
untold years In a state of suspended
animation. '
Director Hornaday has not attempted
give food or drink to the black toad,
as ha believes It will extat without
them, and ahould ha try to feed It
would certainly die.
Theory of the jraturalists.
Tha little animal 'la quite plump. Mr.
Hornaday and Mr. Dltmars adopt tha
theory of Miss Mary C. Dickinson, !
professor of natural history in the
Knoae island State Normal college at
Providence, who savs the toad haS tm. .
doubted ly led a normal life on tha
mountain aide centuries ago, whan sud
denly a landslide or earthauaka sent
"the harmless, clumsy reptile down Into
uaaure ouu ieei peiow tne surface or
the mountain.
It waa not harmed In Ita rapid tran
sit and the filling up of the valley
formed accidentally around the toad a
perfect pocket or cyat. The batrachlan.
extremely tenacious of life, continued
to live In a atate of auspended anima
tion. Finally. In the oourse of hun
dreds of yeara the deposits solidified
Into limestone. -
Thla, according to Profeasor Dickin
son, an acknowledged authority on
natural history, is the only way the
toad could have got there.
- Miss Dickinson estimates th age of
the prehlstotia toad as anywhere from
between 200 to 1,000 yeara
Sll SHOVEL SNOW
WHICH FELL If 1905
Civil Service Board Discov
ers That Largest Gang ,
Was Needed in July.
Chicago Jan a FarraarMno,
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vi ins B-roa.1 snowstorm 01 January,
1905, were uncovered last night by the
city civil service commission. The most
Interesting phemonenon discovered was i)l
tnat 1,1 uv street laborers sun are em- ;
piuyeu or ine cur ior tne removal Oi
tnat remarkable snowfall.
According to the reoords, those 1,100
emergency laborers were kept pegging
away at the removal of that snow all
through the campaign for tha election
of Mayor' Edward F. Dunne and all
through hia administration. Curiously
enough, the number of men required for
the removal of enow rose to 1,500 in
July. . .
Hereafter emergency workmen muxCal
remove the snow In five daya. li
SEBVANTS' TYRANNY
ENDS IN HUNGABY
Budapest Jan. 4. Hungary la expert"
enclng already some remarkable effects
In Its social life from the great reflux
of "Americans" to the land of their
birth. , . , - -
Emigration agents, and Socialist or
ganizations have for some years made
great headway, especially among field
laborers and domestlo servants, with
their text that "nothing at home la good
enough." Farm laborers left for tha
new world In their thousands,, and those
that remained took rather a dictatorial
attitude toward their employers. Even
more marked was the growing dearth of
domestlo servants and tha rlae in their
wages. ( .
Not ao now that tha returning amp
loads make their presence felt In the
Hungarian labor market. Todav It la
not uncommon to aee the following ad
vertisement, particularly in the provin
cial journals: "Domestlo servant
speaking English, desires a situation,"
yuite recently tne zoiiowing stipula
tions were made to a mistress by a
parlor maid: "No work in the after
noons: every Sunday free, with leave of
absence Monday morning; two hours'
piano practice every afternoon; at least
three courses for dinner and two for
supper; visits of admirer to-, be per
mitted at any time during the after
noons or evenings; extra, allowance for'
gloves." --
Tha labor union men of Denver desire
a postal savings bank in that city. They;
nave sent a petition to mat eiieai to
each of the Colorado, aenatora and rep-,
resentatlves in congress. r
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