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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28
MRS. TRU|TT INJURED IN
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
Wife Of AdIulant General In Cuba
Thrown From Carriage al
Pine Beach.
ceWlRD|cE OF NEGRO DRIVER
Jumping to- Save Himself, the Driver
Left Indy Helpless Behind Fright
ened Horses on Crowded Pier
Mrs. Truitt Kept Her Nerve and
Escaped Serious Hurt.

Mrs. C. NJ TrnItt wife of Major
Trultt. u. s. A.. adiutant general OF
the forces In Cuba was painfully
hurt and had narrow escape from
serious injury or death In n runa-
way accident on Pine Reach pier yes
terday afternoon Tho rccklcssnoss
and cowardicc of negro driver. who
deserted his post ana lcnpcd from tho
carriage to save himself from injury.
seems 10 have been responsible for
tho accident
Mrs. Trultt Is now ut her room nj
Hotel Warwick, suffering from pain
mi bruises and cut on her face.
which probably will confIne her to
tho hotel for day or two. During
her stay In this section to visit the
Exposition. she Ia making her head
quarters Mt the Warwick.
Driver Jumped to Save Himself.
The accident occurred late yes,cr-
day afternoon when Mrs Truit- was
on her way to the Exposition grounds.
Captain Hines had put her in II car.
riage and she was hcing driven down
the pier when the horses became
frightened and began to run The
driver sprang TO the ground lchving
tho Indy helpless In the curriagc.
which was being CARED down the
crowded dock ut danger ous rate of
speed.
Displaying remarkable coolness and
courage. Mrs Truitt slipped into the
bottom Of the vehicle and dropped out
TO the floor of the pier. She probnb.
ly would have escaped !,jnry had she
not been struck and knocked violently
TO the ground by one Of tho rear
wheels. fs
Carriage Smashed Against Post.
Tho horses continued 10 run until
they dashed the carriage against n
pole and smashed II to pieces. The
river mad disappeared
Mrs. Truitt was picked M Nv by
ISLANDERS aud given hurried at.cntior
Then she boarded stea mr. nni r..
turned to this city. Her Injuries
were dressed by Captain tones. The
uasistant surgeon ut the EXPOSITION
who makes his home here. when shc
resched the hotel. Mrs. Triltt fonnd
that she had lost her watch when
Rho fell
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28
SS6oSSo060oCSss d 5 3 r.
" THEATRICAL ss
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

An audience that comfortable filol
Shc Academy OF Music Hast nigh.
greeted Charles H. Yale's .'Dcvi's
Auction the opening attraction OF
niece nbounded in odd ana comjcn,
situations and Judging from the al.
piense II pleased the audience.
me comedy role is well taken care
VI ny George NJ. Topack as Toby. n
donkey. afterwards transformer into
man Sharing hcnors with Mr.
ir.opack was Joseph Sylvester "a
ohaos, an limp OF the darkness and
MISS violet llilson, as Janet. n milk.
maid Others deserving special men
uon are Miss Maudc 4. Scott. MIS-,
Marie Winson. w H. Lorella ano
Henry =. Thomas.
The piece was well staged ana the
eeclricai effects were especially en-.
1oyed; probably the best scene IN The
production was the new transforml
'ioh scene with which the show closes
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28
A KIno and a ouinoa Plo.

Row. Charles Sturgeon. IN reading
out lisa Of subscribers to ono OF his
eharfties. made running comments and
foiiea as DO went ON tbut hept tho audi
cnee In great good humor. Coming 70
Mr.. King who Ind given shillinrs.
he said, There's king who las given
his crown" Coming next to II Mr..
ligs, who had given guinea, lie OK
claimed. "yhcrc's IL guinea pIg!"-Lon
don Tlt-Bits
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28
Through Service to Washington with.
out Chanae-Norfolk, Old Point
and WASHINGTON sneclaI.

and Washington Special.
Nestlbuled Coaches, Pullman Parloy
Gars-Commencing August Fifth, viz,
G. & o.
Leave Norfolk 900 a. M, Pine
Beach Pier 900 a. M, Old Point 9:3C
a. M. Newport News 1000 a. m.
arrive Washington via Richmond
and K n & r.. $40 p. m.
Daily Except Sunday.
connects at Washingtn with Con
gressional Limited for Baltimore
Philadelphia. New York and Boston.
ESPECIALLY arranged for Exposition
service. Purchase tickets via C. a
- lSl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28
A World All Right.

a whistlin' boy
On a country road,
An in the trees
Is Il calm toad.
And corn knee high,
An taters. too;
And shady places
Wet with dew;
And birds to sing
Where sunbcamS meet.
And winds from miles
or meadow sweet;
And lovers walking
Hand in hand
Star-eyed. the way
TO Gloryland;
And n coy cot
With an open door,
And u chubby baby
On the floor
That rolls and gurgles
In Its glee.
And is IA glad
AS a babe can he:
And from n kitchen.
Soft and low.
Such songs as
Only mothers know:
And IA firmer step
In the waning light,
And n happy home
And n world all right.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28
little Boy Dead.

O. a. Huffman, the nlnc.ycar old
son oil Mr.. Charles a. Huffman. died
at the homo OF the father, l243 Twen.
yiirst street, at 9:30 o'clock last
hleht aiier short Illness. Tho fun.
srnl VIII take place from the resi-,
oence tomorrow morning nj 1890
O'Clock: services being conducted by
rev Mr.. Geiger. rector OF the Grace
episcopal church. lntcrment will he
made ut Greenlawn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28
"oPEN HOUSE" AT EAoLEs' HOME
All Flramsn Welcome to visit Lodge.
men Durinn Conxentlnn

announcement was made last night
tnat Newport News Acric. No $40, f.
- Eagles will hold open house" AT
me aerie home, Huntington avenue
ma Ihirty'third street. throughout
the firemen'S convention.
All local and visiting firemen are u
yited to visit the home and become
quests OF the Engles.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28

Orator (cycitellyl The American
eagle, whether it j., ming the tlcg.
erts of India or cli:. he forests OF
Canadn, will not draw In its horns or
retire into its shell-lndependent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28

Every substantial grief has twenty
shadows. and most OF them are shad-
ows OF your own making. Sydney
Smith.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28
QAa0saRaRaaaaoaa2aaaQaAQaA
&c S0tiai-P PERSONAL w

Mrs. IL. II. Gaines. of Richmond
Va. II former we'll known resident
OF Newport News. is the guest OF
friends in the East End.
Misses Pearl and Tcckla REM. of
l4cavenworih. Kan, returned To their
home yesterday after spending some
time here with Miss Lou Ielc.
Miss lola Richardson has returned
10 her home in Crittcnden after n
Walt to her cousin. Miss Kathryn
Richardson, BPS Twcnty-scventh street
Mrs. i. y. Marshall ana little sou
have returned home from Takoma
Park. Washington.
Mr.. ana Mira. w. IT, Powers. OF
Philadelphia, are visiting Mrs Pow
ora' sister Mis-. John Lowry. IN
Twcnty.cighth street.
Dir. II. Lee Robinson loft yesterday
Tor White mountains. y. H.
Mrs. L. w. Donohue and son have
returned from visit to Niagara Falls
and Suffolk.
Mrs. Samuel Gray and daughter.
Miss Mabel have incn called to
Washington. d. G., by the death of
Mrs. Gray's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Danforth.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28

The worlds oceans hold in solution
1T least 100000 tons OF silver. There
Is also much copper and II little gold in
sea winter
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28
And Hadn't Lost II.

Ilcr Husband lou were good look.
Ing woman when married you. Sho-
Yes. had tho advantage Of you even
Brooklyn Life
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28

Mrs. Browne-Mrs. Wythe says sbe
thinks that It is wrong to play whilst,
Mrs. Black-It is, the way she plays
it.-somcryllle Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28
MANY PEOPLE

Want to sell Real Els.
tate, and some have
great bargains. Why
don't we buy them
Well, we can't buy
them all; we want
our clients to take
some of them. Please
allow us to show you
what we have paying
from 8 to - per cent.
net.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16

Sou0er, 10. MGr5. 0bcrit
2(rntin WiiiUcr, ocr iiinaIt cruonntc
ihmci5eriIdc @cnrr1l. 5niprttpr orr
hltcrnotiouolcn moroffonjiGCu Yplt.
sci, troi in @c0(citung oe9 &oltpt-
MAINS Slider ON @orO 0c9 iponi.
iheu &aroncnboot9 o9ounn Moria
DC MpIino" bier Gin. nm Ou9 Som.
monNo iibcr ole EoIi5ciiorcc 81 iibcr.
ncbnlcl. 9ci Der 2onOlIn0 cmpiin9
i'm Scr critic Sctrct6r ser portu0ieii-
iden @eionoti6oit, mlter ocren
Sdnt OtiiQcr gciteIt mor0cu iii. ga
Die S6mci5 feline Oip(omatii6c Ser.
tretlun1 in Morofto 6ot.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16
Nncrtennun9 iiir Tomiroi
0uUiS.

2onoou II, 10. MGr5. - SIN I'm.
tcrboliie lpllroe Die g%liioire oc9 @olt.
bcrlleltrS S%lpettcnbnm bon Somoica
lln0 0eS omcrifoniI6cn Neor Nomis
rol@ 9ubiS bci'm &ingitpncr Grobc-
ben it6orm elmer bppotbctil6en Sros
&c Olrd) ben liberation llnioniiten
Seize Ceilings, ein W}itglico Der
9oroeSlep 4. 0ibiiion in 9irning6onL
5nr SproNe gebro6t. Collins lpor
3ur Belt Der aotaItropbe IN Sing
Iton.)
Die 9lntiport DeS Stouts. ScfretGr$
ocS glcubern, Sir G0poro @rcp, be-
beiltctc cine bobber5i0e Nncrfcnmml
ocS 0n15en &crboItenS oe8 nmerifu-
niidcn NomirolS.
Die Srngc lunr IN Der 6orm &c,
felt, oh cS iid) nit intcrllotionolcm
Ned)t uno internotionolcr Gillette
percinborc, Oob Gin ml@lGnoii0er no.
mirol obne GrlaubniB oeS @ouper-
nellrS cine belpoiinete Wtobt in elmer
englii6en &olonie lanoe. Scr Sefre.
tGr oes NlSm1rti9en erlpioerte:
o9icin, uno ib modte bin5ufiigen,
Dab in porlie9enocm Sale o%erortigc
Hed)te gar nidt beonipru6t iperoen.
Sd bin iiber5eugt, ooB, penn aud
on9eiidt3 elmer ocrorttgen &otoltro.
pic fleirc WiiBperlt1noniiIc nlw mo-
tiirlid) geiueicn iinO, ser onterifoni.
ldc Nomiral le0i9lid bon Den oitfs
ridtigItcn Mtotipcn uno bon Dem
Witni0e, ben Sei0enoen 81 belfen, &c
lcitct mor0cn lit. Scoc onoere Inter
ldiebung fir iein &orgeben lit int
bod)iten @rooe unlpiiroig uto unbe'
rcd)ti9t."
So0onn irogtc Collins, oh nidt o;e
Sbatlod)e bcIteben bleibe, ooB gegen
ocl1 @iQen 0es @ouperneurS belpofI.
nete SrIppen gelonoet iporoen ma
rem obne Dob cine 8eronloiiung oo.
al uorgelcgen bate. Cir Gomaro
@rep' erlpiocrte:
Sod meinen Sniornlotioncn 0ebt
oieie Sroge BON elmer 8orousiebung
ans, Die Den Gbotioden ni6t emit
ipri6t."
0ieie Dem aomiral 9obis bon oent
Stootsiefretdr oes gerBeren ge6oatc
N%nerfenmlng milroe pont Solile Der
@cmeinen nit 9eifoQ ollfgenommeit.
Gin oil ItGGtigteitScon IL
5crt sum- Better Ger %crfranftcn iin0
periullnoeten ariegcr oeS liiooItafris
fanilhen 6elb5uges in Scr auSltels
l~ungsbolle i'm 3oologilden @orten
III Berlin itottfonb, bot einen Rein.
crtrog bon 1890 Marf gebradt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16

UUthAnli"ufUHhN wv fPuhtg
Rr. 1g2t-i923, ErteanS.9trnbe.
Sauptgi1rtter oes ~Wio6ort Wtdnner'
dhorS," GinoItuiioe ieocn Sonneriiag
yIbcno. Der nWiolcrt AGI' uni Geib'
&erein" berinmmeli ltb ieoen WloniGa
bier. g9eiapenie . 1efep0ru Wolfe
844 8. (Nprtl4 ,19)
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16
@ulfan in gbatiafcit.

Scattle, @aib., 10. War5.
aus @albe5, alasfa, traf Die Stad-
rtbt bier Elm, oaB Der oiif ser Sniel
Mflltan befinolihe 8ulfnn am 90.
8ebruar, als Der 0ampfer y9ora"
Inn 9 ltbr Morgens Ole Sniel pai-
iirte, iih in boiler Tbdtigfeit befanb.
I'm oieielbe 3eit peripiirtc man in
llnalasfa Elm fairies grbbeben. Sho.
oen wuroe ieood) feiner oeruriaht.
Die Sniel @futan liest auf Der Sobc
Ser MIasfa : Salbinlel.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16

ScicpB Gd,iUenarr'S Gate,
2tt5, Galuerturs ainao, tahe 5rtbcrid.Iue.
Bic heiten g9eine int gSeiteno. Unbl'
dctieT A. ieoer 8eit: @eibnllslnn'6 e'ne
@dupt1lt1rtter oeS ~9oanituticr BnlfsfeIt
GereinS."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16
@crci5tc immung in
Mur Of OH.


MoriWuM, 10. MGr5. - Sic bic
ii0e 9co0ltcrung lit bis olli'3 Acl,.
BERTHE gcrei5t 6lrN GaS g[uitrrtcn ocr
Sruppen in ZOOS, 100, mic 0emcibct
miro, IubenIt bon WiAHloi0rn @cr.
ioncn 5lr 9tgDond)c iiir Die foit t6gli.
den Ingrifie bon observation-disclosures
IeAct SplSoten mil &nntcuhicbrn II.
&ol6enit6bcn regolirt mer6cn. 9tclle
rcuolltionGre Nu5briid]c mer0en Be.
iiirdbtet. Tit MoriGoner Web6r0Nn
bubcn sic Itrengiten IorbcualrnQS.
mobrc9eln grtrGiien. Die 0iirntlihcu
0cb0u6c ucrben 6urd6 %5uiontcric PC.
moht, ms 9oiadcn potrouiQircn
Ourd) sic StroBcn, mas micocrlm sic
9epolfernnB aufrei3t.
@roBmut6 oeS @robfitritcn
80 idoef.
Petersburg, Is. Marj.
@roBfiirIt W|idoel, Der @ru0er hc3
G5orcn Got 5ltr llntcritiibttg Der
9totbIeiocn0en i'm @cbietc ser Sllu.
JerSnot6 100000 beigeitcuert unO
cincn Gonlplcr por 65,000 Ndern lci
neg @rum0beiiteS IN Der 4roninj
Orel 5ltr &crtbeilrnG on bic 9ollern
fir oitrGi1nittlid $14 pro Nldcr Scr
@oucrnbanf r%erfouit. Gle 9nucrrp
bonf bot iebt Souipertrdgc ii6er s..
2l2,000 Ifer 2onoeS ob9eI0Iolieu.
@rof @cr6tboI0 bctm Gao.
rem.
Petersburg, Is. MGr5.--Gcr
iocoer bon SSicn 5uriifgcfcbrtc SIT.
rcidiiGe @oti6oiter @rni @er0tbolN
unter0reitcte Gcutc Dem Gjorcn in ci-
!lcr Nu0icnj Ole gnliGten Gcitrcid'S
iibcr cas- EroAromm 5rr 3ric0cn3-
Gonieren5, mic iid) bicic Nnlidtan
nod) Dem VcIltd)e OeS foiicrlid-ruili
id)eu Stuoi&rotbeS Nrofeiior b. Wiur-
tens IN Wicn 9cltoltct boben. @roi
9erGtbolO iuor iei Ieillcr Giicffcbr
nod petersburg III b%eIt1n0iger Scr-
binoung nit Dem ruiliiden 9otl6oI.
fer mo lit Sem &crnebmcn noh al.
t%prilirt, Die gemeiniomcn GinmGnbc
Stlireid)'S un0 Selltihlono'S 0cgcn
sic Gr6rterlmg Scr N%iiitlugs Gin.
lIr0nfungcn 6or6rleDen. Gic Nui-
nabme DER Srogc IN SOS oQgcncint
Ero9romm 6GnBt bon DEM oHii.
ltungS-Tro9romm" ob, ucl6es nndl
MeRBerungcn bcS bieiigen nltSmdrti
9en NntS bcion6erS lpegcrt beS DIT
reidiid). bentifcn @iotrip%ate$ ,lod)
nidt oefiuitip fclt9eleat 1T. 9oIo noN
0eS 8rufen 8crdtboIo's NluOienS bel
Goiicr 9tifolnliS miro Trin5 p. Sir.
itenberg, Der bier ols oitreidiiher Csc.
ib1it$trGGer iunpirt bot, nod @ien
rciien, Uni SEM 1itrei6iidcn &fuslpGr.
tigen gnlt Die Gr8ebniiie Ser aubienj
81; iiberbriltBen.
Gnbroiip broGt nit 81 il If.
t~ritt.
0ubopeit, 10. WGr5. - SIS lit
bier Elm @eriid)t i'm ltmlolii, oaB@rof
SuliuS Mnbraiip, Ser Miniiter oeS
sSnnern nit ieinem NmtSrildtrittc
brobe fir oen Sail, Dab Safer Sroll5
Soiepb es o~blebnen iolltc, Die loge'
nonnte @arantie : Gorloge 81 inter.
5eid)nen. 0ieie MoBregcI, lpclhe cine
Scr Saltptnimmern ouf Dem llngo.
Grogromm it, io1 cs fortoi
nnm0glid) mod)elt, Dab b%elonbcre
Gommiii1rc ooiiS fo!liglidem Scr
traiten" IN 9totbidlen eingeiebt per.
bcn. lpie es 81 Der 3eit geida6, olS
General Baron 5eierparp ungarii6cr
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16
eN1ipt's ,0idlt

WGt u. hlo WbnnusStruRf.
Saiptqudriiee hes sBn1eri ser. sl,nt. .Ger'
einc." sGI6en!r1li6 . SGmen : Neteins,"
p9nniolt SiHlnerwdbrenje Nnu' unb Hetb'
2eietHS." n9euifhe 4emiii6;t1feii" unb
.Sefpers9orflGbe VT. ATS, 3, s.. s."
Strides 'Sier All tpoer 3tit. - q. & D.
Selephult @oite 1913 J.
Gprina's Canton 2teberfrnnb.pnis,"
Gibreh.ede 3. ctr. It. Bo't.Nue., Santcn.
Sanpiunnrtier bee sGnntoH'9ieber.ran6"
Singitunoe ieoen Wlttilro9 stbrnb. Bet
flag Gbeno. - ,9tatipndl"sNter am 5api.
Che apeafe'1 eIeppun - Dolfe 1903 IS.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16

Ercnricr mar mo YpcrioIilmg&ruios
rig" rcAicrtc.
Gbcrit M litter in Ion0cr
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16
8. epahn,s NtNuuramt,

Rr. 9?3. W~prb.soen., nade antbhnn ctr,
SerinmnlIunGssgoia! SeS oilrinniusgous
elobes gir, 500. 3. G. s." rG:srbens9t'
fttifts Tr. 1906" nShiners5iilrlfis g}r.
100, 8. Il. -" NH aGiitritts Jr. so.
8. u. y, Snue an Gcreite al bernie
.6eu. Seinite 8iere. Ncine NIB auotte
@etrdiic. EEL: =. Il y. gSolfe 629 R.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16

0oo5, 10. MGr8. = Gle Situo.
lien lpirS bier immcr bebenfli6er.
3erroriiten grifien bci,te @orgen
,pscbcr cine Yotrouiae on, toOteten
e;iten goIi5ilten uno einen Soloaten
usib pcripunoeten stpei Soloaten. @i.
lie In5obI @erboitunecn crfolgtc. -
Ser WfiIitGr.@ oliperneur bat snmei.
hing gegeben, oob Sebcrnann bei'nl
8orbcH;ebcn urn YoIisiltcn oosr
Solooten bel 8ermeioung iofortiger
Gerbnituna Die Sanbe aus Den "a.
iden at nebmen but,
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16
S,rnrn 6. alrin,s Mrhnnrnni.

Mr.. 2t6, Glni., rahf ppmuro.Strnpe.
NorBiiglihe g9ctle. gJtriiuoieu u, nIion'
Giparreit. NefteS 9lier ON 81pi. 2unlh
fir @cf6dttslerle Dor 1880 Norm. bic
9 lbr gtn6mittlps. 9eIepDon, 8. Il y
49, Dit. Gertlol 5008 81.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-03-16
aotue Mie6' ,,aReloote, Soae,"

,futuU WtW UWttInbItfEuHtr"
Yorb1ltsGdc 'Un qDirs uub SurreI.Str.
Snnptnldrlier oes @efdltqberetHs .M 10,
6te". Sin0linnoeu ieoeu SonrcrIia19lbelo
YcrfhhntInnpen oes ageniemniul WteBaer,
NcrtiItS" icbcu 2. uilh 4. Dicnfidg i'm
Iorat. Telcpbon-S. q y. Bclie 1850 u
Canton Nnb SigbIauoiotu II.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-11
DELIVERY
/. ROUTES IN ]. S.
$4,000 IN NUMBER--cosT GOVERN
MENT sas,coo,ooo AN
kuALLY.
ILLINOIS LEADS STATES
With 2,777 Routes--Geornla Stands
Fourteenth--Next Convention of
Free Delivery Carriers
at Des Moines.

Atlanta, Oct. 10---In his annual adj
/ dress TO the convention of the Ma
tlcnal Free Delivery Carriers assn-
Iciation at it's session here today,
President Paul l. Lindsay of Georgia
strongly advocated parcels post sys-
tenn in connection with the United
States nostoffice department. Prfss-
dent Lindsay urged the convention To
Irecommena that the parcels post wv
tenn be adopted by the government
as a matter Of great value To the
country at large.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen.
eral Degraw was expected to address
the rural carriers today. Anot scr
government official present to-day
was w. r. Spillman of Washington.
superintendent Of the rural free de.
livery department. Addresses and
the appointment OF committees took
ur The greater part Of the mornings
session.
During the morning the report III
Secretary p. II. Gull was read and
showed that the association was Id
most fourishing condition, with d TO-
tai membership OF 1,433
Thirty-eight states have been err
ganized and charter will socn b.
iasued to the Louisiana association.
The financial report showed taat
there was at present In the treasury
$f.2a2.71, The feature OF the morning
session was the address OF VI nj
Spillman. superintendent of the diyi.
sion of rural free delivery Tn the post
office department at Washington. who
explained the magnitude OF that s~r-
vice. The speaker said there are ;S
900 rural routes operated at an au-
rual cost to the government OF s34s
100000. These routes eovaf every
state and territory except Alaska and
the Philippine Islands. In the mum.
ber OF routes Illinois leads with 2.777,
while Georgia stands fourteenth with
.491.
Des Moines will probably be re:
iectcd as the next meeting place Of
the convention, there being no other
candidate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-11
FAMOUS WOMAN
WRITER IS DEAD
MARY JANE HOLMES SUCcOMBS
AT HER HOME IN BROCK
PORT, NJ. Y.
WAS 79 YEARS OF ACE
Was Author Of Thirty-nne Novels of
Which More Than 100000
Copies Have Been
Sold.

Rochester N. ", Oct 10.--Mrs.
Mary Jane Holmes, the wellknown
authoress, died Tuesday morning at
her home in Brockport, in her seven.
.ty-ninth year. She was taken i'll last
week In Albany while on her way
from Oak Bluffs. Mass, where she
spent the summer. She improved a
little and was able to continue to
her home, but another relapse came
Mrs. Mary Jane Holmes was born
in Brookfield, Mass, on the farm of
her father Preston Hawes. She en-
tered the village school when she
was thre years and old i is- said to
have been making progress in gram
mar at six. Her first article was
written and published when she was
fifteen. She married Daniel Holmes,
a lawyer of Brockport N. ". and
with him made long tours abroad.
Mrs. Holmes had no children, but
was very fond of young people, es.
pecially gairls, whom she often en-
tertained at her home with parlor
talks upon art and tales of her travels.
The statement has been published
that Mrs. Holmes next to E. P. Roe
was the most popular of American
authors. More than 100000 copies
of her books have been Sold The
Appletons were her first publishers.
Such is the demand for her books
at the public Libraries that it has of.
ten been necessary to keep twenty or
more sets on the shelves.
Mrs. Holmes was the author of
novels, Tempest and Sun
sine" published in 154, was follow
ed by nearly one new book a year
Among the list may be remembered
Lena Rivers" Dora Deane,'
'Ethelyn's Mistake and "Dr Hath
ern's Daughters" Her last novel, pub
lished in 1905, is Comics Mis-
take"
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-11
PURE FOOD SHOW
OPENS NEXT MONTH
OVER $4,000 FOR BOOTHS AND
SCENIC WoRK-THREE THOU
SAND ELECTRIC LIGHTS
LECTURES ON COOKING.

Chicago, Oct l0.-0wing to the
great success met by the management
cf the Worlds Pure Food show TO
be held in Chicago at the Coliseum
next November the time for the ex.
position has been extended. The ex-
position will run from Nov. 16 to %
instead OF Nov. 10 to 25 as originally
announced.
Managing Director Thomas II.
Hoyne announces that the contracts
for building the booths and scenic
work has been let and that these
features alone win involve an outlay
of over $4,000
The exposition Is the most elabo
rate that has ever been planned for
the Coliseum. and the promenade Of
all nations itself will eclipse the
streets of Paris show held in the
Coliseum last winter. Over three
thousand incandescent lights win be
used In the decoration scheme. This
number does not ineluie nearly
thousand which will strd a miniature
Einel tower which viii rise from four
booths in ths center of the building
- the roof
The color scheme for the booths
Will be uniform and worked out IN
gold and white. At each end Of the
building there viii be an euoTnous
suHburst and a huge Windmill IN ae-
tiun.
The management Of the exposition
expects to handle from 10000 70
2e0. 900 spectators during the eisht
days Of the exposition. and has Tro-
vided sufficient aisle space for this
purpose.
During the exposition lectures on
cooking and other matters Of utmost
Importance 20 the house hold. incsud-
ing demonstrations CT simple tests of
the purity Of foods. Win be given in
the Coliseum Annex
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-11
FOUR DAYS AND 20 HOURS.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE Cunarder
Lusitania, with practically all trans
Atlantic records to her credit, arrived
abeam Sandy Hook lightship at 1:25
a. m. The time for the trip from
Daunts Rock to Sandy Hook light,
the official course over which the
speed trials were made, was four DAYS
and 20 hours. The last days run was
apparently the fastest of the trip the
giant liner hitting up hers peed to %
knots an hour over smooth sea with
littlwei nd to Interfere with her
The Lusitania beats her time for her
maiden trip by approximately five
hours, her time on the trip being five
days and 54 minutes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-11
PRINCE GOES TO KOREA.

Toxic. Oct 10.-With a suite that
includes a prince of the blood. form
er premier and several Of the most
distinguished military men Of the en-
pire, Grown Prince Yoshihito started
today for Korea towitness the final
acts that will mark the passing Of
Korea as an independent country and
its incorporation as a part Of the Jap
anese empire. The departure Of the
Crown Prince from the capital was
made the occasion for an enthusiastic
demonstration by the Populace.