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An organization has, been formed
for the purpose Of holding a National
Negro: Fair In the city. of Mobile, Ala :,
during the month of October this
year. Rev. II. N. Newsome, D. D. Phi,
I'D. has been elected, president and gen
eral manager. D. G. Valentine, of Mo-
bile, is secretary, a. J. Sager <and J.
a. Culpeper are. treasufers, Prof. ].
..C. Banks, Is corresponding secretary,
5and Dr. ), e. SHEPPARD of North Caro-
aina, is foreign agent. Others promi,
ncntly identified with the very credi
table effort are Bishop l.. J. :Coppjn,
DR.. r.. D. Brooks DR.. J. W, Walker,
Rev. A. G. Alstork, J. T Peterson, John
C. Dancy, Rey. A.. o. Owens. Dr. New
some says that 800 of the most infu-
entail men of the race In the. Gulf
States are interested In the move
ment, and up to this. time the hand
some SUN of 100000 has been sub
scribe, to deVefope the same, He
says; 'NWe want to conduct. a fair
With Negroes, by Negroes and for Ne,
sroe$; hence, we desire to get, every
maa and woman Of color in America,
who have q spark Of pride. In their
hearts to lend the weight Of their
name and prestige to this exhibit Of
the progress and achievement of the
Negr0eS Of the Ear South.
y.
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RACE NOTES =

AS the new building OF the Good
Samaritan Hospital at;l4sxinVton, N.Y.
is, nearly; completed, the Board oil,
Trastees has offered, the old buildinR,t
quite substantial structure, to Ykhef
colored citizens Of that place and SxieIa
nifty free Of charge, If they will Seon7f
duct it for the benefit of their race ZIG
this offer is accepted as It probably
will be; the white and s0elorede people
Will, both have institutions, for the
treatment of their sick, entirely 4df5l,
tinct and In different parts, Qfss, $the
city. The proposition OF the trustees
Included an offer to give the NeSrosa;
liberal share OF both the appropriae'
tions and contributions received, - the
Negroes have superintendent and na4F-
ses and Sph ysictAns all Of their own;
race. One of the difficulties OF this
plan Is that their are no colQrea train
ed nurses, but the trustees propose to
remove this difficulty by giving every
assistance in their power in having q.
class Of colored girls go through the
course In the training school for nur
ses. Even II the proposition with RS
gard to the building Is not, accepted
by the colered people, 1t Is understood
that a, CLASS of Negro girls will be
formed, which will be trained in the
school for nurses, and when they ara
grad Q8tEa they will take charge of, the
colersf patients at the hospital pro-
I FEf:'' TVS likely that this class will he
ttrainof at, the GOOD Samaritan Hespi-
tai school andt will be kept entirely
separate fromYth white classes, The
Good Samaritan hospital answers
the purpose Of q city hospital
| in Lexington, and receives annual
appropriations from the city and
| county. If the proposed plans are
carried out, the hospital in the Blue
Grass State will he the first one in
! the country to have a separate .insti1
tuition for, Negroes, and probably Ing
first under white auspices, to graduate
Il class of trained nurses, unless we
except Howard University at Wash
ington> .r~,:,' ,,>i...:. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
VERSEn IN LAW.

You were guilty Of one patrimo-
would marry again >....... IT.. 49,.
oh, bu You know. Q verdict OF
trial. replied the gay grass widow.
PrekaIent, Not Popular.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

is; conceded to be- oRe of the wealthiest
colored men in the country shas bur
CHASED a handsome resfdene6 IN Chi
cago, and will make that city his FL
'ture home. 1t is expected that he
will continue the practice of law and
invest his money In a live business
enterprise.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

Senator RsXeridga and MI. Bryan
have arranged to debate =ttRe. RilTnthg
issues Of, the day In one Of the natiQnas
periodicals, and it Inspected. that the
argument will lay down the lneSEA1p7
paign is to be fought out. %Tha1 India
ana Senator is one OF the I countgys
finest orators, and, eleNerest. deha+krs,
as well as thinker of! ripeness and
clea ness on all public Questions.
Some of the subjects to be touched up.
on are the tariff, the tGnsts, swollen
fortunes, -centfaliZationS VS. State
Rights, finance, corporations, the iR
come tax, suffrage. abuses and atpehe
dentially the race problem. The, DIS
cIssion promises to be one of univeF-
sa interest and profit, and the peo-
pie will watch it with absorbing inter
est. Bovridge and, Bryan are foenen
worthy of each others steel.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

r. Thomas Fortune, the veteran edi'
tor Of the. New York Age after q
lengthy stay at Red Bank, N. j., has
become citizen of the Empire State,
and will soon begin twisting the tail
Of the g.Eammany tiger TO warm up
for the mastery struggle Of next
years Presidential battle. ME-. For
tune has mot declared, his preference
for the Nomination, but we take 1T he
rs. not, for Roos evelt, not for, Cannon,
not for Mr.. Shaw. The vigorous pen
Iiiepusher: gives us the impression
that that he could snuggle up mighty
comfortable-1fhe to the Fairbanks
Eand- wagon, ...; '.-. - 80
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

!. Mr.. George H. Jackson, who has
been practicing law in Cincinnati,
Ohio for q number Of years, and who
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

B9eker r. Washington, of, the Tus-
keseey Institute, is. TO, deliver two of
the lectures Of the Bull Lecture
Course, before the Philadelphia Iii
Vinity School students this winter O..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

Prof. William r. Baker, a pianist
OF note, died January 18th at Phoenix,
EriZ., where he had been spending
year In an endeavor to restore his
SHATTERED health. From early youth
- he had manifested talent Tor music,
and devoted himself assiduously to
the, cultivation Of his art. He was a
native of Mississippi, but acquired bis
education in Indiana, sand Washing
ton, ID. c., graduating from Howard
university, at, the National Capitol.
t11s musical career covered a large gex.
perience in Buffalo, Chicago, Spokane
and san Francisco. Although his fame
rests chiefly upon his accomplish
ments as a pianist, he Is composer
OF no mean ability, the popular selec-
,tion Alma" being one Of his mora
familiar productions. Prof. Bakef,s
remains were taken to Jeffers0nVille,
Ind, his old home for .internent, &C.
companied by his widow, mother and
two brothers, Henry g. and James A.
Baker, Of Washington, D. g., and
Toledo, Ohio, respectively. .. '...
Mr.. Charles %. Hall, now of Chicago,
where he was Eecently transferred
from the Census Office, is the author
of an Interesting and novel, bulletin
on The Clay Products Of the United
States" He was the first Afro-Ameri
can clerk to be appointed IN the C8nsua
|, OHce,e and was one of the most capa-
bic men in the service yot the Eoyern-
ment. 1t was at Mr. Halls SUGGESTION
that Director Of the Census North had
complied and published Special Bu1te-
tin No. 8, entitled: Negroes IN the
United States" the first autherf'G
compilation Of statistics Issued on this
subject by the United States.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

+ Communications for, your CORES
Jtondspt sbpYld be ,aadEessed, in fu~
Ia3Ife, TO r.. w, Tbe5npsofl, 800 10Th
street. Jy9piSYil1e, fiji. ITO insure
't,farppt. ,aaiyery 445i4yf~&# .
e. fssaIf I. t9aeg -TT-T7---- g-75zt4S ~,
The. wife ~ Mt. William H. Porter,
the fsellskpown /, uYSsstater of Gin
A. q He'd last Frid8s, after an Ill
ness OF several tnontlls Mrs. Porter
5ESsaa a. we5tpsn OF 3sEtysdotinary energy
cpd force. Of, character, and was q
brine factor in every movement for
The, u QpEGisJ snd religious nplift of the
saee to The 2sttseen city Z. 49,. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

Make Cooper, q former student OF
,Trskegee = Institute, now living at
Selma, Ala, has invented paint
brush on the plan Of fountain PEN.
and it is thought by those familiar
with patented articles that it will come
irto general use. Mr.. CoopeE.s great.
est success is in, the line, OF electrical
work. che largest and most modern:
buildings in. Selma, have been wired
under his direction. be installs eleya7
tors and electrical apparatus OF all
kinds. He has bought and paid TOR q
nice home, for his parents, with whom
he lives at Selma. ~.'" ... :',s..=7:
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14

Prof. w. H. .CounafI, principal Of
the Normal Agricultural and Mecbani-
cal institute at Normal, Ala, Is, spend
ing a season at the Cottage Home In"
Urinary at Decatur, Ala, Of which DR.;
Willis E. Sterrs is proprietor and
chief of medical and surgical STAFF,
Under the care of DR.. Sterrs, the pro-
lessor is steadily recovering from a
serious attack of nervous prostratton,
to which he has long been subject:
The fact that colored man OF Pro&t
Councils standing and influence eag
20 to an institution for treatmsM ana
Remuneration, where the .hlt3tdapg,
grounds and equipment are@!aN the
property Of q ,member Of the rage sand1
where the consulting phYeaeSsa1E a71ald
trained nurses are all tcoIarPd, ;eEnE
Dbasizes most foTctbay. the. pssd Joa
mary such institutions through os5t The le
lafld 3 Tne tims6sfs sapstR ~ fs!sst
every thing the race needs N!2TE9 IN; SlEe
cradie to the grape ar BE suY,s2 sltsaa
promptly ,re8son abb Y e;pd 4ss8sta s88ct9Rtfy
by some member Jog She4y daEsk 7latIed
sons. of men. ProYldStt HpSbt NH 4 a sf
Chicago. Citizens National et Lp1ts7
Wife, Frederick yT>ong43ss at Phfla4
deTphia, and those at Ftchrpond, Mane
y,lt@. Tr,skegee and Decatur, fupnish
o. nucleus Of magnificent chain Of
Negro Hospitals that Is, sure to grow
with the growth Of race intelligence,
confidence in our professional men,
and the knowledge of how to effecti-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-03

Solomon says thumbs up" be-
cause the thumb Is said to be worth
fully one-third the entire value of
the hand. The different fingers are
far from having all the same value
before the eyes OF the law. Much
the most important among them Is
the thumb. for without II the hand
no longer is a plncers hut merely
claw. The French court allows I'm
damages 10 TO 80 per cent value for
the right and 10 to 10 per cent for
the left thumb. The Austrian sched'
ule gives from i5 per cent for the
left 10 80 per cent for the right. In
Germany 20 10 2s per cent. and
even as high as 33.3 per cent. has
been awarded. The percentage IN
based on 100 as the total value OF
the hand. industriously speaking. be
fore the accident.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-03
ma neycIonmcnt OF NIaaehnrIa.

Consul General w. d. Straight. OF
Mukden. writes that the commission
er OF customs al Mukden, In a recent
report TO the yiceroy, calls his ex-
cellcncy's attention 10 the fact that
in their freight tarln the Japanese
railway authorities discriminate
against the Chinese port OF New
chwang in favor OF Dalny. In order
to create healthy competition in the
carrying trade. the commissioner rec
ommends the following:
Q) The imperial railways OF
North China be extended from
Hsinmintun 20 FAkumen. a distance
OF 100 II (53 miles,. and later con-
tinued north 20 Tsitsihar. the capital
OF Heilungehiang province, thus af'
fordlng winter transport TO Ching
wantao or some other lee-free CHI
nese port to be hereafter established
for the grain produced In the West
Liao region. IL will otherwise be
necessary ~ nAhlH TINS pihhA'' ~
Fakumen, Tungohiangtzu, or Hsin-
mlntun for shipment 10 Newehwang
when the river opens ia tho spring.
or 20 haul the grain to Telling or
some other point on the railway.
whence II would probably be export
Cd through Dalny.
(2l The Lao river be conserved
and that a company be organized 10
operate light draft river steamers.
CD The repair Of the cart roads
between Fakumen and San Men
Chuan con the LiaO). Telling and
Mafangkou. and ChAngtu and Tung-
chlangtzu. Post roads such as have
been constructed In Chill province
are suggested as models. there being
no necessity for attempting elabor-
ate road building In this region.
The vleeroy has referred the rec
concentrations 20 the various depart
ments Of the provincial adminlstra-
tion and requested them 10 report
on the means by which they may
best be carried into effect An ON
eiAl has already been dispatched 10
Japan 10 study river eonseryaney.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-03

the grapefruit. botanically called the
pomelo. which has become popular
lied I'm the north, during recent
years. although previously regarded
only as a ornamental prodigy of the
citrus family.
The area OF orange culture has
also been extended northward In the
state by the introduction OF harder
species budded upon the trlfoliata,
hardy but inedible species from
Japan. while the extension OF the rail.
way facilities into the more southern
portions of the peninsula has carried
this industry into much larger, and
TO some extent safer. portion OF the
state so far as danger from cold Is
concerned. The growth OF the or
ange growing industry was pretty
steady from the year lSS4-5 when
5000 boxes were marketed, TO
1S94-5. when 100000 boxes were
sold. The freeze cut the next years
output to $4,000 boxes. but since
then the output has gradually Ia
creased toward rmai conditions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-03
ROWING
| ORANGES
IN FLORIDA
DlDtN APPLES OF HESPtRlDES
bst Beautiful Of Fruit Trees. and
Lives Three Hundred Years

The business of orange-growing
peculiarly attractive. The tree IT.
u Is very beautiful in its dress OF
frennial glossy green. IL is very
Seductive of golden fruit, which
Eer maturity can remain upon the
y for a long period. and still be
a condition 10 bear transportation
\ distant markets. IL Is so easily
Andled and so profitable that it's
ilyatlon naturally attracted the
fiention of many whom the mild
r OF the climate alone would not
F'e Induced TO become residents OF
|oflda, writes Nixon Waterman In
Boston Transcript, Groves. large
small, We're planted throughout
n peninsula and seemed 10 promise
Pa returns, II not wealth. in a few
Ean.
y Is generally thought that the or
pc Is not a native of this country.
vas brought to Florida by the
'fy spanish colonists. The orange
native OF Asia and the East In
r. as well OF Florida. II was not
Fosa In Europe till about the 18th
a'uFyi and Il Is hardly possible that
spaniards, who cultivated IL very
aineFently mp to the sixteenth CEN
~ brought il here very soon after
T. discovery Of Florida In 1919.
s iaeI that the early Spanish visi-
here left no account of this
-A argues little, since they gave
us account Of anything they saw
undertook, beyond general express
p The first elaborated sketches
'ioFida were given by the Bart
ms father and son, nearly a cen
and a half ago. There is much
''aehee that goe, to prove that the
I-nse Is Indigenous to the son of
'0fiaa.
10000 ON a Single Tree.
.Ae orange is the longest lived
" Tree known 10 this county. II
'sp1led 10 have attained the age
1A'ee hundred years. and has been
|sh to flourish and bear fruit for
- man a hundred years. II is
mat no other fruit tree will
4'h itself and produce fruit so
under neglect and rough treat
Il comes into barring about
s1iFa year from the budding. and
'Ae hfth year produces a good
eAder favorable circumstances.
Is "a Tie yield is Increased BY age
ssaefed eoniitions. The early
go ot the orange tree Is rapid.
" lis tenth year 1t has grown
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-03
NOTICE.

The extra cars heretofore leaving
State and Commercial streets AZ
11;1O p. m. for the asylum and re-
turning 10 State and Commercial
streets and making the run 10 the
penitentiaFy at 1880 .. m. will be
discontinued from and after May !.
by reason OF the fact that tho service
has been found 10 be Improbable in
the extreme, and from the further
fact that the late trains from Port
land now arrive In ample time for the
accommodation OF passengers by the
regular runs on each line. Portlan
General Electric Company by
RoLLiN X. PAGE.
.6-i-3t Local Manager.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-03
The life Insurance

Muddle has started the public to
thinking. The wonderful success
that has met nallard's Horehound
Syrup in it's crusade on Coughs. In.
nuenza, Bronchitis and all Pulmon-
AIRY troubles-has started the public
10 thinking OF this wonderful prepa'
ration. They are all using II. join
the procession aud down with sick
ness. Price 25o. soc and 800 Sold
by ID. J. Fry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-03

were selected under the act of con-
gress of 1897. Sec. 3. which says In
substance that the lands thus allotted
are held In trust by the government
or period OF 20 years,
"The property would not therefore
belong to the Indian until the 20
years had elapsed and as no United
States land can be taxqi under the
laws OF Oregon tho lands in question
are not taxable"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-03
Stop Grumbllng.

II you suffer from Rheumatism or
pains. for Ballards Snow Liniment
will bring quick relief. II Ia sure
cure for Sprains. Rheumatism. Con-
tracted Muscles and all pains-and
within the reach OF all. Price 25c.
soc, 800. g. II. Smith, Teneha,
Tex. writes; 81 have used Baliard'a
Snow LIniment in my family for
years and have found II n fine REM
edy for all pains and aches. rec
ommend II for pains In the chest. "
Sold by ID. j. Fry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-03
LANDS NOT SUBJECT
TO TAXATION.
Those Allotted TO Indians On siletl
Reservation Are Exempt.

In an opinion given by Attorney
General Crawford on the request OF
Assessor j. n. Lutz. OF Lincoln
county. II was set forth that the land
allotted 10 the Indians on the siletz
reservation are not subject 10 taxa
tiOn.
The lands allotted Indians on the
siletz reservation" says the opinion,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-03
DIR. Knowlton's DANDERINE

mere than II will in the next fifty. 50
far as breadth and height Is concern.
ed. but II Is age that multiplles its
fruit stems. IL ia said on fair au-
thority that 10000 oranges have
been produced on tree at n single
crop. II Is n matter OF undisputed
record that 5000 have been grown on
a single trees. These figures are fo~
the exceptional matured trees, the or
dinary trees product being very
much less. The trees itself Is of
handsome form. seldom over 90 feet
in height, with n breadth OF 12 or
10 feet across the branches or top,
which Is usually conical In form and
not unlike the well-tralned dwarf
pear trees In general outline.
Cultivation Is Easy.
A great consideration In favor OF
the orange over most fruit trees Is
the tenacity with which the fruit
clings 10 the trees after Il Is fully
ripe. The fruit when fully matured
remains fresh and sound upon the
tree for several months. while tho
winds and storms but gradually shake
Il of when II may still be kept for
many weeks, though. or course, with
a slow deterioration in size and
loss In juiciness and fine flavor.
The orange is not only prolific, but
is likewise a steady bearer. II puts
forth blossoms during the last half OF
winter and the first half OF spring
The peach, plum, cherry. ounce. APP
pie and pear bloom promptly and
fully. not holding in flower more than
10 days, aud their fruit progressing
in growth uniformly. while the or
ange tree may hold In February. bios
SONS. green fruit and the matured
and gloden product, These adyan-
tages, in connection with It's longev-
ity. make IL one OF the most profit-
able and least expensive fruits growh
in America. The ground needs only
TO be cleared OF trees and und sr
brush 10 start an orange orchard.
thought OF course better results are
obtained when the ground is thor
oughly prepared and well cultivated.
The wild orange tree Is budded OF
grated with the sweet varieties, and
then with a minimum amount Of
care, nature does the rest. Were Il
not for the frost-the terrible. MUIR
derous frostl-that in a single hour
in the night can destroy the growth
and beauty Of years OF effort, Flor'-
da would ere this have become one
vast orange grove. II is the fear Of
frost that keeps the people from
planting orange groves OF large pro-
portions.
Grape Fruit profitable.
While the great damage TO the or
ange industry by the frost was a Sc
we're blow to Florida, q has serve i
to turn the attention OF her farmers
TO the growing Of other fruits AMI
vegetables and the lage trade already
established with the northern market
assures the state a prosperous future
even without orange culture. which
bids fair 20 regain and supersede It's
former proportions. With the res
.~.sf-. - eka r.eaa~a ehara a now 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-14
ECURRENT EVENTSOF
HISTORICAL INTERFS,
Complied by theDaiIy Journal For the Pubic s,h.,.

MANY woman suffragists in Great
pritoin arc serving sentences in jail,
rotber than give up the right to
make demonstrations for the right
to vote.
Senator Fulton has been given q
place on the committee on military
affairs. and will take part in the In
vestigation of the Brownsville riot
inc Inv colored troops, who were dis
missed by the President.
The United States senate is pre-
pairing to take action looking to the
prohibition of the liquor traffic in
Africa.
As the railroads cannot sell bonds
TO secure money for construction OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-14
TALK
TRUSTS

w.,,or Thomas Mills will speak
IN this city Friday night at '"'
Grand Opera House. -
Mr.. Mills has been for 80 years =
..ndent and lectured on social econ
aray He IS author of several books
which have enjoyed a wide circula-
tion. ,,.
He is a man of rare ability NOT
onlv a forceful but pleasant speaker
IA presents his thoughts In a way
easily understood. Many times our
ing his discussion he has his audience
wild with laughter, and the next
moment deeply interested in his SUP
iect.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-14

The Ladies' Aid Society and Ep-
worth League have arranged for q
musical program, lecture aud social
Friday evening for tho benefit OF
Iealle NJ. E. church. ON South Cone
mercial street. The ladies have add
"a a Kitchen aud made other im-
provements. and everybody should
buy q ticket az 10 oents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-14
WORKING ON THE COOS
nAY RAILROAD.

4. D, Eby, maohinist at the Fra
Her Iron Works has returned to Eu-
gene from q trip TO Coos BAY. com.
Ing over tho route OF the proposed
DFain-Coos Bay extension OF the
southern Pacific railroad. he reDorts
a large force OF men at work on fou-
tunnels. two above and two below
Elkton. and that the work OF grad
ing In several places Is being rushed
IL has been reported that work on
the line had been stopped, and that
the project possibly would be abau-
doned. but. according TO this from
Mr.. Ehy. a looks as though the
company intends TO carry out It's
original plAnA
Mr., Ely says that the people az
the Coos Bay towns are real estate
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-14

crazy property values there being
far bcyond reason. He says the
towns are not growing very fast at
nresent. but as soon as the railroad
Is completed a good many people are
exnected I come in. He says there
Is a general report to the effect that
the railroad company may pass up
both Marshfield and North Bend
and establish a town at some other
point on the coast in retaliation for
the refusal of those cities to allow a
bridge to be built across portion o.
the bay.