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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-09
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Any unmarried lady resident Of Cairo and over four
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$780, Us newspapers will be given; for years sub
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This arrangement applies to all subscribers both and
old.
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day night in which week the coupon is published.
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otne and all ballots will be preserved at The Bulletin
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March 90 1901 and the Of the most popular young
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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-09

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Chinese Court Prepares to Move.
London, Feb. Sin dispatch from
he Ticn Tsin correspondent of the
itandard he says the Russian forces
re reported at Kalgan Gin Pecaili
province 10 miles northwest of Pekin
md near the Great WalD and that
preparations are being made for the
light of the Chinese court and re
aoval Of imperial treasury as il IS
cared Russia viii descend upon Pc.
lin
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-09
CABLES ARE CUT
BY the JAPANESE

Runners of Capture uaconfrmed,
BY the Associated Press.
London Fen S.--A rumor that some
russian merchant ships had been cap,
ured by Japanese warshipa reached
he Japanese legation here but il Is
liscredited and lacks confirmation,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-09
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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-09
Powers to Land Troops.

81 ASsOCiated Press.
London, Feb. S.-The Paris CORES.
londent Of the Mail says France has
greed with other powers to land
roops in China directly hostilitics be-
lin in order to insure the neutrality
" the middle kingdom.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05

sins vote wnI be pledged to him. Tues
 days Star is not at hand, and it is
 impossible to foresee what votes 1t gives to MT. Cleveland whose declina- ton of third term and fourth nomi- nation looks on the surface absolute and final Let us await, however, the full particulars of this particular straw vote.
 The delegates will be chosen rapidly. In the present week Iowa, Connecti- cut and Washington hold conventions, and next week we will hear from Florida and Indiana. Before the end of the present month pretty accurate forecasts could be made if all states should instruct their delegates. The indications are, however, that a ma jority of the delegates will not be com- mitted to any candidate by their home conventions, and this renders any pre- mature vote statement untrustworthy. The Star is certainly correct when 1t says the race is still open, notwith- standing the temporary lead of Judge Parker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
OLD IROQUOIS LEGEND
 ABOUT NIAGARA FALLS

poisoned the springs from which they drank
 Finally Hinum told the maiden that 1t was time to go home, that the old chief was dead and she need fear nothing.
 So she returned to the village. and glad her parents were to see her, for they had believed that she had been eaten by bears.
 She told all what had happened to her. council of the tribe was called and 1t was decided to do as the thunder god had directed and move the village nearer to the lake. This was done and for long time there was hardly any illness and things began to be as bad as they were before so the maiden went to Hinum and asked him what was the matter now.
 He told her the big snake had followed the village, dragging himself along under ground. and was now poisoning the water of the creek from which the people drank He added that he would attend to the monster and the next night when the snake came out of the ground and went to poison the creek Hinum was watching and hurled a thunderboIt at him.
 At the first hunderbolt the snake only laughed, but Hinum hit him again, and then a third time, and finally fourth, and then let fly thunderbolt of unusual size at him, so that the gigantic snake died.
 At daybreak the Indians came rejoicing at the death of their enemy, and laid the body of the snake out straight, finding that it stretched for twenty arrow flights.
 Then, with songs of triumph, they rolled the body in to the river. and it floated down the swift stream until 1t came to the rocks and the rapids. There it struck and there it sticks to this day. with the waters roaring over 1t. wedged in between the rocks and forming what the paleface calls Niagara Falls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
ournal of Commerce, are as follows:
Average increase ...

The increase in the chief producing states-Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina--does not exceed ' per cent, and this increase may safely be accepted as the best estimate that can at present be ob- tained. This would carry the aggre- gate to about thirty million acres, after deducting the losses incident to plant ing.
 The sale of fertilizers has kept step with the increase in acreage. The in- crease in sales in South Carolina has been just about ten per cent In Flor ida returns show decreases in the sale of fertilizer, but in Alabama increases ranging as high as fifty per cent are reported The sales in Louisiana are about fifteen per cent greater.
 All these facts point to large crop, always provided the season be favor able. Thus far it has been favorable. The crop has become late by from five days to two weeks, as an effect of cool, dry weather. In nearly all parts of the cotton belt warm weather and rain are much needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
Weapons of Warfare.


 Charles Schwend, the Third avenue shells used in modern warfare that a visit to his place makes It much more easy to understand the purport of some of the dispatches sent out from the far east
 You will have noticed said MT. Schwend yesterday that the Russians used the Hotchkiss guns in Sundays en- gagement with deadly effect. The Hotch- kiss is a rapid fire gun and shoots one-pound armor piercing ball. Here Is one of the shells.
 You will see there is considerable mechanism about it. Tho 'ack part of the ball whi~' steel Is hollow and co ~ nd a cap in- genious -fea4 a hard sur face Is ploded which sets off z..lion. This hap pens of e,a Z. gIter the ball has left the gun.
 "The reports of Sundays fight also state that the Japs captured a number of guns which were useless because the Russians had carried off the breech blocks.
 ''The large guns used nowadays by the artillery are entirely different from those of few years ago. They are all loaded from the breeck instead of from the mug gle and when the load is put in the whole rear part of the gun Is open. When the breech block is again swung into place and locked 1t is as rigid as though the whole gun were one piece.
 'If these breech blocks are taken off and carried away, however, the gun is absolutely useless for it leaves the whole rear erd of the gun barrel exposed and since each block is fitted to its own gun the Japs would be unable to get them into shape for use without taking them back to the factories"
 A man who has been trying to keep up with affairs in the Orient from day to day was complaining yesterday that he was unable to get the army movements clear in his mind because of the confusion In names.
 q find though after Investigation" he said, that the trouble arises from the fact that the smaller towns and and set dement's of Korea and Manchuria are called differently by the different nations.
 For instance the Toklo dispatches will use one name, the St. Petersburg anoth- CT, and messages from Seoul will spell 1t another way and all refer to the same place. can readily understand this diff ference in the spelling of towns that the world has never heard of before when we have places right here in our own state that are spelled differently on diff ferent maps"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
LAPS MINE ANTlMONY.

From the Engineering and Mining Jour
 nal.
 In Japan antimony mining began cen- turtles ago, and today the principal mine is situated on the island of Shikoku. The ore is high-grade stibnite, and is smelted on t.e seacoast at Sanchoba The method of smelting employed is very simple. crucible with small hole bored through it's bottom is set upon another crucible. The upper one is filled with powdered ore covered and heated from below, coal be- ing used as fuel. The sulphide of anti mony in the ore Is melted and drains away from the gangue Into the lower crucible, whence it is ladled into moulds. Subsequently the suphide of antimony is reduced to metal and shipped in boxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
Extending the Courthouse.

The board of revenue is considering an extension of the court house. Seven court rooms are needed, and the court house at present contains but five. It is but natural that the court house should grow as the county grows, and that every judge should have a court room. We will elect in November seven judges, ana these seven will each and all need as many court rooms if they are to handle the litigation of the county as it arises.
 The court house is handsome build ing from an architectural point of view, and the board of revenue should not only build with an eye to permanence, but 1t should keep at least one eye on the preservation of the beautiful lines of the building. Don't, in other words, mar one of our few beautiful struct- ures. The court house and the First Methodist church unmistakably pre- sent handsome exteriors, and it would be public misfortune to mar either.
 The board of revenue can be trusted to preserve intact the front of the court house, but some attention should be given to the appearance of the building on Fourth avenue, for it will soon be extended to that street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
Hats in Elevators.

"The men of Birmingham no longer take off their hats in elevators when la- dies appear to be aboard. and I do not think the fair sex regards this new south ern custom as any breach of courtesy" said a man in the Woodward building. "There is no more reason for taking off the hat in an elevator car than in a street car
 But I have been struck with the fact that while the rule Is for men to keep their headgear on whenever an excep- tionally stylish young woman, with the up-to-date walk, steps into an elevator mems hats unconsciously come off. l do not know whether this Is tribute to beauty or whether the new fangled walk has a psychologist effect on men,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
YE MARINERS OF ENGLAND.

By Thomas Campbell. Ye mariners of England,
 That guard our native seas; Whose flag has braved a thousand years The battle and the breeze! Your glorious standard launch again To match another foe; And sweep through the deep,
 While the stormy winds do blow; While the battle rages loud and long. And the stormy winds do blow! The spirits of your fathers
 Shall start from every wave; For the deck it was their field of fame And Ocean was their grave; Where Blake and mighty Nelson fell,
 Your manly hearts shall glow, As ye sweep through the deep,
 While the stormy winds do blow; While the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow! Britannia needs no bulwarks.
 No towers along the steep; Her march is OCT the mountain wave. Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak
 She quells the floods below, As they roar on the shore,
 When the stormy winds do blow; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow! The meteor flag of England
 Shall yet terrific burn. Till dangers troubled night depart
 And the star of peace return; Then. then, ye ocean warriors,
 Our song and feast shall flow To the fame of your name,
 When the storm has ceased to blow; When the fiery fight is heard no more, And the storm has ceased to blow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
WHEN YALE ATTENDS PRAYERS.
Hundreds of Students Leave Chapel
 Rapidly and Easily.

If theatres could be emptied half as rap- idly and easily as the students at Yale leave their chapel every morning after services, there would be little to fear from panic in case of an alarm of fire or even from a fire itself.
 It is no exaggeration to say that bare ly more than two minutes are consumed in emptying the chapel of it's audience, who seldom number less than fifteen hundred Only the students taking the regular academic course attend the ser vice-which they are expected to do ev- cry morning without fail. This is the most rigid rule of the university, and one indeed, which Is seldom broken, as no excuse except serious sickness Is ac- cepted for tardiness or absence.
 At the conclusion of the services Pres dent Hadley comes down from behind the pulpit and starts to walk at a dig nified pace toward the door through the centre aisle, between the pews contain ing the seniors. The seniors in the first pews on either side of the aisle in obed- fence to a custom as old as the college itself, bow as he comes abreast of them. Then, after he passes they rapidly fall in behind him, and are quickly followed by the occupants of the succeeding pews.
 
 as the marchers get furthur down the aisle until when they reach the main door the gait has become so rapid the president almost has to run to keep out of the way of the stream of students at his back.
 It seems to be the desire ol the seniors to press the president as closely as pos sble without actually coming in contact with him. This led to an amusing acci- ,lo services one of the students close behind Dr. Hadley stumbled and fell As he went down he took the president with him. The other students following were so close upon them that before they could reduce their headway they fell over the prostrate president and student, and im- mediately fifteen or twenty were piled up In heap.
 The doctor finally got clear of the mix up and went on his way laughing good naturedly at the mishap and entering thoroughly into the spirit of the thing. Probably In his student days he was one of the foremost seniors to attempt to carry out the same custom
 The students fill the chapel as rapidly as they leave it. Services are begun at s:10, and promptly at this time the stu dent quoir arises to chant the opening hymn. At eight o'clock there are us- ualy not more than half dozen men present. These, book in hand, utilize the spare minutes to scan the subject of the first recitation of the day. At five min utes after eight there are, perhaps. not more thar fifteen all told Then the stu dents begin to drop in one after another at the five different entrances. until at seven minutes after eight there IS a steady flow. which becomes a prefect stream within the remaining three min utes.
 As the choir arises to open the services the chapel is seen to be full, as if by magic. Scarcely a vacant space is visi- ble in the auditorium. which has seat ing capacity of more than 1,500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
SPRING AT THE zoo.
Oldest Inhabitants Come Out and Bask
 In the Sun.
From the New York American.

From the New York American.
 Public opinion seemed to be about equally divided among the oldest inhabi- tants' of Bronx Park zoo when the sun came out as if it was really going to stay, and it seemed that spring had &C., tually put In its long-delayed appearance. The oldest inhabitants are the big brown and white bears, the elk and the seals that splashed in the water of their tanks.
 The bears rolled over contentedly in the sun and blinked at each other knowing ly when the warm rays struck them. Then, as if it had been arranged months ago before the cold weather came, they got up on their hind legs and started friendly tussle. They bit and growled at each other, but their bites were not sharp, nor were their growls angry.
 The elk walked around with blase air, as if they were saying to them selves and to each other: Well, we've seen so many springs. You can't show us anything new"
 The youngsters kicked up their heels now and then, but they were drowned upon, because kicking up your heels is frivolous and frivolity is a sign of youth. Old age frowns on youth among the elk, and the bears, and the seals of Bronx park.
 The seals swan and splashed the wa ter in their tanks and exchanged remin- iscences of the spring of '6S, and the summer of '45,' and recalled things that happened up in their old Arctic homes. where the only way they could tell 1t was summer was by the length of the days. But their little black eyes twinkled back in their shaggy old heads, and it is a safe bet that they were glad to see spring again, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
Straw Vote in Washington.

Washington is widely considered the
 least trustworthy place on earth in
 which to get foreshadowings of future political events, and the Washington
 Stars straw vote may be no better than other Washington outgivings IL contans, however, some internal evi- dence of shrewdness in guessing. It puts the first vote in the July conven- tion in this way: Parker, 464; Cor man, 126; Hearst, 102; Gray, 6; Cleve- land. 24; Williams of Illinois, 4; Olney, 32: Cockrell, 36. This table does not place MT. Wall of Wisconsin at ali, although it is reported that Wiscon-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
They Like Birmingham.

While most of my time was taken up with grand lodge business I have en- joyed my two days sojourn in Birming ham, and I believe each of the Pythian visitors had a happy experience,' said a Tuscaloosa Knight.
 Birmingham Is an attractive city and I observe marked growth and improve ment every time I come here. I think it Is generally regarded as the best con- vention town in Alabama. The hotels are well kept and hotel charges are moder- ate. Birmingham has excellent street car facilities and the most beautiful residence sections found anywhere In the south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
Ahou. Persons.

w. F. Aldrich of Aldrich Is at the Hill man.
 w. O. W. Paine of Valley Head is stopping at the St. Nicholas. O. P. Smith of Selma is at the Morris. J. J. McPhil of Tallassee is registered at the Colonial.
 l.. M. Armstrong of Bay Minette. sheriff of Baldwin county. is at the Hillman. w. F. Stinson of Hartselle is at the St. Nicholas.
 T. w. Chastan and A. E. Griel of Montgomery are stopping at the Morris.
  l.. P. Fleming of Montgomery Is at the Colonial.
 IT. M. Price of Mobile is at the Hill man.
 John Murphy of Atlanta is registered at the St. Nicholas.
 L. Green. assistant general freight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
A HUMAN TRAM.

From the Engineering and Mining Jour-
 nal.
 Speaking of anticipated methods of transportation, recalls the human tram" that once carried sulphur from the top of the extinct crated Popoeatepetl 10'5OO feet above the city of Mexico. An Indian would scrape the sulphur from the floor of the crater, bag it, and seating him. self and cargo on a mat placed on the snow, slide swiftly downward; thence he would deliver his burden to the retorts to be purified for shipment to the city of Mexico. Since Americans have acquired the silent volcano, many improvements are contemplated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-05
How They Pass Time.
rom the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 On his last trip to Ireland John D. Crimmins paid visit to the Lakes of Killarney and secured as guide one Pat rick McSorley, reputed to have the cor rect history of every inch of the locality on his finger tips.
 MT. Crimmins soon found out that be- sides an unquenchable source of infor- nation his man possessed a ready wit, so he encouraged him to talk. and was not little surprised to hear that at the season of the year when there were no visitors the guides spent their days in complete idleness.
 How on earth do you manage to pass the time, if you have no occupation?" he asked.
 Faith that's easy laughed the old man, i've are kept busy thinking up new lies to tell the visitors when the season opens again.