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BALTIMORE & OaIO RALROAD.

BAIIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
LEAVE NEW UNION STATION.
ROYAL Blue LINZ
EVERY OTHER HOUR on THE ODD HOUR"
TO PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK
NEW TERMINAL. ID STREET. NEW YORK
80 g. Il DIre-. Pullman PzrIor
fsll . ~ 5uEel Psriar. klve-10ysr tr1iz-
S1O a z D1Der and Pullman Psr.oT Car.
IID II DIDeT and Pullman PsrloE Csr.
I7s p II DDer anc Pullman Psrlor Uar-
80 !. n Royal Limited Al PLLluzE- SkozE.
fssD = T. Cosches u PHILADELPHIA
tb1g , - Dire- AID Pullman farloE-
-ssv p - Cosches % REilsdslpb1A-
'lgEs = II seeFvTA
ATLANTIC ClII. I'm. IN. fu0o - n. un
'sz0 p "a
EVERY HOUR US The HOUR
-, $50. fs55. 80. -, $50 -. s0.
rs=e fi93o, u % a. 4. '2zD noo1- II $. 10.
80. -. Isae, ~. ia. 80. Ts=0. -lss'o.
CHICAGO ~ So D n
CINCINNATI. ST. I6UI5 and LOUISVILLE.
S.l9 q n. -i15 p n. -E1i0 uiEhL
PITTsBURG. 'sl0 a n. ~ -s-l1 p n. 'E-S
SLEyELAND, 80 Pm
NHEELiNti. so :. z. 51pn
MANCHESTER 1s.l3 q n. ff15. SD ? n
FkEDEklChs Ts70 30. SIS a. u, tl-e. aNe.
1dl5 2. n
HAGERsrOWN, rslD a n. so D n.
ANNAPOLIS. s. y. isao t256 nooa. Fs=n. ~
DAILY. fE1os2t sunday. ssunday ouly.
cS "a = = a. Al ne iSoE5s ~ se5 95
ave. Main Is; New Union StstiO1- Tlcker Ol7ee-
4a11 lss3- Information Buresu. Main ~
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WANTED-H0USES.

WANTED-yACANT HOUSES Al ONCE: We
have uumb4r Of good tenants; from s. % 50
monthly all secrionN See ROLAND c BOOTH
. 75s sth s. NV. au2|2t
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.
l4% Investment.

House for sale, $4,000, renting
for $1,000 per month, IN town OF
Kenbridge.
KENBRIDGE DEVELOPMENT CO.,
Kenbridge. Va.
FOR SALE-TwO HOUSES AT Ne. CORNER
q Isth and Lament So 2 stories and cellar. al
modern cuuveriencss Apply 20 OSCAR =. NoGr.
RcCu - CG-cnan Blfg aueal2ts s n
A FINE TROOM HOUSE on TIE HEIGHTS.
With a n l. oougen1eut to two czr Hoez nv
acuse snd n frst-class neizhborhood Pro- s.. 50
W.fh S.clo Czsh and bslance IN two year..
A nice EEoon 5oune With azblnst ua1tels rso
bSths. throe opa grsts trvplaoes. heated by bot
z1isr. AID splendid resi1encs. with q n EDs
cssh VII bg. purchzser - assume DEED q tr-1st
CLARENCE E TICKER. Room IL Metr1politsa
Bldg tyIT-tf
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FOR PENT-OFFTCES.

LARGE. MODERN OFFICES IN TIE METER
cit Buil5iag- uloill2 s. ~: $50 pe- month.
incudiug heat 1ght elevator. and jzni--- ssrTics;
% extras tyzl9
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PERSONAL.

7
HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID FOR WORN
zzr-suts: elther lads Eeutss send postal. Ell
al any b0ur you say- L TARSHES. lSs IA -
~ Phone Sarth -.
WHEN ARE YOU GOING AwATg We WILL
call cr a u7Usr-'s notice sld assist you 1T
HFa-luz YOU sa-7=5r=--v valves FOR mems l-sclrl-
-rz7r1u- suua-r shoes. hats. sEi--s- cll ur1lp-ys
s--r --=-aL IT~TH-~ = OLD STAND. 6-9 u.
BRADFDRD-S DETECTIVE AGENCY. SUITE "a
CoIossdo BIDS Izth ard G.. Expert nyes-izari1us
--v cause al sections strictly cln1d--riaL PL1Es
NJ E5. z5Sht oaI Co. 1874 MORGAN BRAD
FORD. j.. PRINCIPAL a--ssy-
SupsrfiuOus Hair, Warts, Molcs.
Btr-ruzarEs llacEhaals ard 81 facial bsUlsles Ter
r1a--a--y removed bv elecrrolvsis- MISS NAT
THEWS. Rom 6. Me-zer-tt Bldg. no r s. ~
MISS u J. BOYD. EXPERT MARCEL WAIVER
and ha575-esser sha1ro1l1Z. uls-1c-rs-g. ctfrup-
15v fzcl1l and sczip Treatment Wurk done II
r--e-s s1d rcszsrc5s 'PLc-s 0fala s5 81
e nv feZ-u
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REAL ESTATE.
LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES.
SUPREME COURT OF THE DIsTRICT OF 90
lumtsa. holti1g Frohste Court No I544-. Admin
istrnJlon-Thts a. % Eire nC-ice that che slt-r.-
q the state = Alabama. las otf-insl fro-n the
Frotate C-t q re District q Cciunbia letters q
Administration ou the estate q GeoTze W Hazuucr
late q the bis--i-T of Columbia Gecea4.d AL rs--
sons having clafTs agsnS- The deceased a-e hereby
E-1lei 20 e1htdt the s-ne With The ra,lche-s thsr
o. legally authenticated % tie zftsc-5tsr OK o. b
sors the 0TH DAY OF AUGUST A d leae
oteTEise they nay b. Isz be ercuded from all ben
e1t q za-d estate Given uuis- my hand this IL
day q August 1913 EDwARD D. HAMMER A.,
talia. Al Attest- tSeslJ JAMES TANNER Reg
tster q Wills for the nsrrcT Of Colunbiz Ce-k of
ne Probate Ccs<t LEChIE. FULTON & cox.
Attorneys au7a 81 81
SUPREME COURT OF TIE DISTRICT OF 90
f7ult1s, h0i1iiBS PrObSts Court No. $3.50 Admin
istraton IS % i've nocca that the shsc-iberz
Ct The Distr% of Colurnh5a have otsatned from the
Probate Co1r1 a the District of Coigrabis letters
tes1Huerrary % the estate of John AuEermann late
o. the Dst1-r = Colu1lhia decea sd All rerz1ns
having Gains aF7nxr the deceasei urp h--fv zzrri
70 exhibit the saue. with the vouchers tts-uf Ie-
galiy authenticated tbs suhscibers on or before
Z TIE sTH DAY OF AUGUST A D. 1913. other
wise they nay b. lav bo excluded from al benefit
o. sid estate. GiTsl under Ou haa.7s this Lyh
DAY G. AuT1ss. IsS- JOHN GEORGE ANGER
MANN, Sh &. and Columbia road. Nv; JACOB
ApDAs- Aati ; y " EtsEDEfAlNA = hOhl4E4ts
l59 N st. Nv. Attest t5eall JAMES IA ANNER
kssiSte- q WIs fo- the Distric q Columbia Cark
q the Probate Court CHAS Z. BAJ-MAN VII
son & BARKsDALE Attorneys. auE. 81
SUPREME COURT or THE DISTRICT or CO.
lgTnha. holding Probate C11rt- No l54s5 Admin
fstrauo1--This ss 70 give uofioe thst the s1S@h-r
of the District of Columbia has ottained from the
Probate Court os the Distric II Coluznh5a letters
testarnentary the eslte q Ma-y ' Du,gias late
OF the District n Columbia. decgssed All re7Sons
having claims against the deceased are hereby warned
20 exhibit the sane. With the vuschers thereof la
gally authenticated 70 the z1hsiber on Or before
the lsTH DAY OF AUGUST A. d. 1909. otherwise
they may BY iaw Be excluded from all benefit Of sid
eztste- Given undeT my hand this 18th DAY Of Au-
g-st. lsE ANNA T. DOUGLAS z Ilth e ne.
Attest= SEAL JAMES TANNER. ReEiSer q wills
for the District Of Columbia. C7erk of the PROBATE
Court JESSE Il WILSON and JESSE H VII
son. Jr- Attornayz AMI 3
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CLOTHES CLEANED & PRESSED.

FOR PROMPT AND SATISFACTORY SERVICE
'pione Main 5Ls CAPITAL CITY PRESSING
CLUB. l4s Eye 81. SPECIAL rates 70 membe7z-
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ROOMS WANTED.

wANTED-NICELY FURNISHED HAIL ROOM
central lo,lriru f1r v0-mg man q s1oL habits,
state Price BOX u. Head c1'oe
[ IWANTED-LARGE sunny ROOM. SECOND
1--- f-- school rz1rpases- ia Massscluser-s Cr
I Rhode Island ave- q auy seiccr Iocals-y. Address
BOX T. Herald o1sce- au16-
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BICYCLE TIRES.

HEADQUARTERS FOR TIRES. AL MAKEs.
UuicuTn. Hartford. He-sle- and cushion tires
glaranteed for one year Expert bicycle repeir de-
pa-tmeu: C VERNON HAII. s9 E :. -
suIZsF cod
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SITUATIONS WANTED-FEMALT

a REFINED LADY WISHES POSITION As As
s.s-Zu- hulsezeCpe- 1- c--Ta1i-a- ~. .. s, 3
7 g ne
DRESSlIAhING. CITING. AND FITTING By
TIE dav- Nsr To-z z-E R-1ckl-u references MISS
CGRSON- --Ls Eu-i5 81 uw auZl5-
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PURE WATER.
CRYSTAL ROCK WATER IS FAMOUS FOR ITS
purity: received fresh daily from Chestnut Hu.
Va; used and indOrsed ~ leading physicians Once.
81 uth nv. Phone II. 56l. au+5ot
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GOOD PLACE TO EAT.

AAaIss- CAFE-oSE OF THE COOLEST AND
clszzest IN the city Neels al hourz s7ec..l
EJr1neF rates 100 Pa ave- w. tns1t door NJ
Feruon stati1zil- fyzd
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
FLACLER'S GREAT
RAILROAD SCHEME
WILL BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC.
EARLY, THIS MONTH MAKING
sHoRTA ROUTE TO HAVANA
ACROSS FLORIDA KEYS.

Miami, Fla, Jan. 2.--Henry NJ Flag
Ter and party today made a prelimi
nary trip of inspection over the
Florida East Coast Railway extern
SIGN, the seasoing" road which Mr..
Flagler has been building for the past
three years across the Florida Keys
end which is to be oaened to traffic
over its completed portion carry next
month.
On the special train with MIR.
FlagIer wnro Vice President i. r.
Parrot AMI Genera superintendent
r. T. Gofi cl the II Coast railway.
Senator James p Taliaferro OF
Florida, Gen. John r. Brooke. U. S.
A., +. Y, Porter or Jacksonville and
Capt. A. nj. Narcotic OF st. Augustine.
From Miami the party travelled down
over the extension TO the beginning
Of the famous ocean viaduct at Long
Key, tha last area Of which was
finished last week Here they we're
Joined by Chief Constructing Engi.
neer ]. G. Meredith and after inspect
ing the yladuct the whole party pro.
ceeded by boats TO Knights Bay, the
temporary terminal where the ocean
wharf from which steamers will leave
daily for Havana and Key West was
inspected.
Mir Flagler and his guests returned
to Miami this evening, expressing
themselves as much pleased with the
extent to which preparations for the
formal opening Of the extension
scheduled to take place on Jan. 16
nave been pushed After that date ID
is expected that the travelling time
between New York and Havana will
be shortened half day by the new
route.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

tinct!y enjoyable events Of che seal
son. It comes With record Ct sue
cess which Just,af peri ct confidence
in I'll e advance Representation TIA it
is an cntertain'lea. Of the highest err
der Of excellence The musical ore,
which was suppleo BY A. Baldwin
Sloane, is said to contain manf de-
ightml melodies Z, The Find "
instantly become popular The :.
senting company is one Of tn sa Lars
assemblages of ta-eated comedia g.
vccalists and da1eers aud in whicii
chorus 5gures conspicucuc
~ In view Of theeo olrMap sta7c t..
the famcss musical comedy ssou'd
mud doubtless VIII be gfecied n
'arre and theron ehly REPRESENTATIVES
audience upon tbs occasion ii its
arC miere here
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GOOD SHOWING. MAZE -.
BY FIRST BANK G. TRUST co,

statement showing the condition
ot the First Bank 1. Trust company.
at the close OF business, December 81.
1907. is elsewhere published in this
piper and It malfes q very creditabie
showing for that .nstltutitn. Uader
the state laws. all institutions that
are qualified 10 act as administrators
o! trusts are required to make am aa.
nual statement at the close Of husi.
ness Of each yea and In compliance
Herewith the statement referred to
is. made. However, the Law does net
require that certified public account
ants shall audit or verify said reeoyt
but he officers OF the bank har hal
this done for their own satisfaction.
The changes appearing in the pub.
lished statement. compared with TIE
last published statemeat OF November
19, 1907 as made to the State Auditor
OF Public Accounts, shows decrease
OF loans and discounts of about 81.
600; an increase OF cash on hand AMI
amount due from other banks SCI.
900, AUDI eposits increased during
said period $4,000 This is a remark.
ably good showing for the institution
named, particularly so, considering
the stringency in financial affairs.
which all financial Institutions have
gone through during the past two
months.
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Friday sunrrstl,ion.

Is Friday unlucky? Gladstone,
Beacons6oid Washington. Bismarck.
Fahrenheit and Sturgeon were born
on Friday Henry VIII gave Cabot
his commission which led 10 the die
coyery Of North America. Columbus
actually discovered this continent and
the Pilgrim Fathers landed az riy-
mouth Rock on Friday. Once more:
The first newspaper ~adr and the
first newspaper printed by steam pow
er CThe London Tines appeared on
a Friday: while the stamp act vas re-
pesled in England on the same aay
OF the week. with Charles Dickens
Friday was an especial favorite.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03


The Industry 81 transiatinx foreisA
authors mo English has grown an1-
azingIy In the last nffeen years. Bs-
fore thar time there was compare
lively small demand BIZ AnlArican
readers for the writings Of foreign
authors, except. Of course, the fanio1Aa
writer's.
CommerciaIism had little ~ do will
the early translations most OF which
were accomplished as labor Of love
On me part Of certain English liter
AIRY men,
Now the situation IL changed. Az
the present time nearly every novel
81 prominence published abroad ~
printed also in English Every one
that makes hit il snapped UP I'M
mediately and thrown upon the Anl-
crican market.
Assthe quantity OF translation from
foreign authors Increased the QUARRY
declined At first the work was denas
by men or ability who had thorough
knowledge Of the Language safs were
dealing with Now this bran9n "a
literature has become mere drudsvry
and is confined to writer's who WIZ
with open dictionary
From s25 10 500 is paid nowadays
for the translation Of foreign book.
Some Of these contain from 3D0 to 900
pages. and an energetic translator
ran accomplish his taskk I'M Jew
weeks. Keeping in mind the payment
he Ia 10 receive, bic husties through
the work as rapidly as possible, sSth
the natural result
As soon as an author makes hit
abroad his works are tilrown into
tyne here one after another as quifk
~ as they can be turned into Engllaii.s
The translator and printer alone READ
them, and In many cases there Ii nn
criticism passed upon the EXECUTION
Of the work.
One woman in New York has been
known 10 translate af THE rate of
eighty typewriter pages q day. and
uNA4HS uMk NeSk S4fh S1LNtGUfsA tAA AthA~4
ing a contract calling for the trans-
lation Of TIVE three hundred page
books In French.
Some years ago when BelOl =
81 anglers Of Parisg made hit
abroad, cheap Publishing house in
New York began printing the aHtn-
MS other books, A writer nna
was noted principally for HIS speed
was hired to take be work and he
received s35 for each book he trans-
lated. From six TO ten days was@ali
he required TO accomplish the trans-
laiion OF volume.
There are scores Of men and wUrn-
en- in New York working for $40 OK
So week translating the sensational
Fr-nch books Of the cheaper sort.
There is d continual demand for these
novels because they arc generally re-
gasded as daring.
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MAY CALL DE- TRIF-

Chicago, Jan. 2.-It. Is possible tbai
the projected tour 10 California and
Hawaii Of the Chicago team of the
American Baseball League may be
called on unless President Comiskev
secures better transportation rates
than lie has thus far been able to
obtain.
II the Pacific trip > abandoned
the team probably viii Dr. taken 70
Texas and begin the summers work
with a series Of games in the Texas
Leagu-.
Mr. cemiskey would HI g. take bis
mcp g. California. and he T.. if4ncsss-l
With tee i1csp that IIonoiglp HsBlf
be quite an idesl tTainin rfsee tis=
only ioblsettcn being the fcss of tune
on The ocean trips. The matter nros-
ably VII " decided this s.sA
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south AmerIea,s oolI p.rd :,

Que q the animal euriosities OF
South America is the "oil-bird" or
guaeharo. Il breeds in rock caves On
the mainland and one OF It's favoIiie
haunts Is the island OF Trinidad 1t
lays rs eggs In a nest made of mud,
and the Young birds are prodlgiously
fat The natives melt the fat down
in clay pots, and produce from It
sind OF butter The caves Inhabited
by Inc birds arc usually accessible on
ly from the sea, and he bunting OF
them is sometimes an exciting sport,
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03

Germany. through the thrift intelli-
ge~ee and prosperity OF her people
illustrates TO mankind the advan'c sc
of training Ia youth her manhood TO
the use OF arms: the habits OF disei-
pline and the order and cleanliness
OF person are carried into aftor-life
by all classes OF modern Germans:
this permeates The whole Nation. aud
is today recognized as a ma .fonal char
acteristie. The womanhood Of the Ma
ton looks with reproach upon the
man ignorant OF military training
African Monthly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
ADJUSTMENTS

The new tale o. Texas life "An
Old Sweetheart OF Mine which will
he seen at the opera house Saturdar
matinee and night, Jan. {. is fas.
cinating love story OF life on The
plains. The scene is laid Oh the
ranch OF Tom Cragen, in We q N
Texas. and the chief charactcr is
played by w. A. Whitecar. who wac
seen last season in the part al .lark
Lumley in THE Mummy atd tla
Humming Bird" It is ALSO, fly d.
void of anything that smG Is melo.
drama and the rest of the ~piema-
Tia of Western plays as usually writ
ten. The drama centers around the
part of Dick Scott. played by Mr.
Whitecar, who has left New York aud
its life for the other. freer life of the
plains
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He Did Not Follow n.

One day The famous Or Cheyne was
summoned to attend Beau Nash. the
uncrowned king OF Bath. lie pres
cribed for him and the prescription
was duly sent TO be made up Next
day the physician called to see his
patient. and In the course of his ex-
animation inquired whether the pres
cription had been followed. "No. T.
faith. doctor" replied Nash. languid-
ly. "If I had followed Il should
have broken my neck. for I threw II
out of the bedroom winuow."
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
THE CIVIL SERVICE
Examinations Ordered in Cairo to Sc.
euro Eliqblea Fer Various Gov
ernment Positions.

The United States Civil Service
/ Commission announces an eXamina-
Ition OH January 1929. 1908, at Cairo,
| ILL.,, to fill large number Of vacan.
cies in the position OF clerk and teach
err in the Philippine Service.
1t is desired to secure as result of
| this examination as many eligibles as
possible who are college graduates,
Including graduates OF polytechnic
agricultural schools. 1t is also desir-
ed to secure as many eligibles as pos.
sible who are normal school gradu-
late,
There are at least 800 vacancies In
the position OF teacher to be filed.
and appointment to that position as
"a result Of this examination, except in
special cases. will be made at $1,000
per annum. While some appoint
ments may be made at $1,000 and ST.
iHV, tHc HidJbEilS u llHOSe SBlctl6U
will be appointed at $1,000 Those APP
pointed will be eligible for promotion
up to $4,000 per annum for teacher,
and from $1,000 to $4,000 for division
superintendent Eligibility in the as.
sistant examination is required for |
promotion to division superintendent. |
January n. 1898, at Cairo, ILL.,, to fiji |
vacancies at they may occur in the
positions of stenographer and type.
writer: Atlanta, Ca, Boston, Mass,
Chicago, ILL.,, Cincinnati, Ohio, Denver.
Colo, New Orleans La, New York.
N, Y, Philadelphia Ia. 81 Louis, Mo.
ST. Paul, MINI, San Franclsoo, Cal.
L G.
Women viii Do almitted &C Ibis ex.
animation for t,e Department Ser.
vice, but will not be examined for the
Isthmian Canal Philippine services.
January 20, 1913. at Cairo, H.. to
IN positions OF tariff clerk (malc), at
} 200 per annuni, in the Interstate
Commerce Commits Ton, and vacan.
lies requiring Similar qualifications
Is they, may ocer
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
The LEn9s WORLD.


prCdtc's t. THO mount of s35, 900.
90 fpguary ~ manufactured by
prison convicts f. re United States.
A cooperative laundry in San Jose,
Cal, is being operated by the labor
organizations Of tie county
This is the jubilee year OF the AS
ISOLATED Blacksmitn's society of Great
Britain The frs subordinate body
WIS organized in 1858.
I.abcr Unions in England are en-.
daaroring to munic:palize the milk
supplies for the protection of the
health of { r"'lic
An unbn 90 rhi;ant eronist recently
placed $t5ofo in a Berlin bank to
the credit to representatives of
the Copper N'-rkers' union. to assist
The members who are on strike for
better conditions.
The C.ass Bottle Blowers associa.
iion lr membership of $4,000. aud
IT, 7ve are 1anrroaching the 81
~ g sirl' There has been no
riiiic o. association for fifteen
.sT-~
IT. aggregate membership Of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Carmen is
aow - ~. distributed among ass To-
cal hrsrelIes. The organization has
near'y s5o.oc1 cash in its treasury
The union labor men Of Denver de-
sire postal savings bank in that
city They have sent a petition to
mat eject { oeacn OF the Colorado
senators and Representatives in con
gress.
The labor situation IN Austria is
very unsettled. Recently there have
been strikes among the fuundrymen
and railways employees. and much dis
.atieiaetion exists among the miners.
'cttile workers and other workmen.
Under the provisions of a ruling by
ne International Union Of Trcbers
p Us last convention butchers in Ncv
orb ei'y who Isss an essni ,atiau
snd demcnEtrste that fheT hsta a
noNledss Of the business. are ant /
!. Diploma fron the United rastsr ,
Of America.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
FOR PURPOSES
Of AGRICULTURE
JAPANESE CONSUL SAYS If GOV.
EMINENT is IMPORTING
sALTPETER 1T IS FOR THAT
PURPOSE oNLY-NoT WAR.

Washington, Jan 2.ACounselol
Miyako, charge d'affaires Of the Jap
lanese embassy, stated today that he
had heard nothing OF the reported ac-
Itivity Of his government in shipping
saltpeter aud yrcca from Chile to
Japan for manufacture into explo.
siVes news OF which has been brought
to San Francisco Dy passengers ar
irving from lquique. Miyaoka de-
clares that preparatory to establish.
ing the line Of steamers between
Japan aud lquique. as indicated, an
effort would have Deen made to OBJ
tain government subsidy as a stinm
lus TO the business. Nothing in the
reports which have come from japan
either officially, or in newspapers, h
says, contains any inforna alton Of
that character. which inclines him to
believe that whatever shipments OF
saltpeter and yucca are in progress
for private purposes are net being
carried on under the governments
auspices nor does he believe that
they are in such ;arge quantities as
the dispatches world suggest,
Miyamoa has heard of the use OF
ialtpere importations from Chile into
Iaran for Agricultural purposes. |
Fhich he suggests may. be the use to
which any mportations now coming
rom that country may be put
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-03
EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION.

At the call of Rev F. J. Davidson
pastor a large and representative
gathering of Cairo's best colored citi
zens met at tho Nineteenth Street
Baptist church Wednesday evening at
S o'clock and appropriately celebrated
the forty-fourth anniversary Of the is,
suing of the Emancipation proclama-
ton by President Lincoln, January
LIST. 1868, by which act 100000 ne
grces in the south received their lib
erty. Dr. Davidson called the meet
irg to order and in few we'll chosen
words stated the object of the meet
ing. T. w. Jones, conducted devotion
al exercises, the choir sang Amer
lea" Mrs. X l.. Cosby sang My Old
Kentucky Home" A. II. House. II
years of age and still active, told of
his personal experiences as a slave in
Virginia. Mississippi and Alabama
and at times it was'very pathetic and
touched the hearts; of his hearers,
while at other times all were moved
to laughter Miss Lizzie Jenkins read
an excellent paper on "Why We
Should Celebrate January First" H.
G. Jones. delivered an excellent adj
dress on Our Duty to the Old Elk
Slaves" Mrs J. c. Connor and Miss
NJ. NJ Wall. read the Emancipation
Proclamation % President Lincoln.
which caused much enthusiasm. Prof
G. C. Wilson made a splendid talk on
why We Should Give Our Support
in Fostering Negro Enterprises" He
gave some wholesome and timely ad-
vice Prof J. G. Lewis delivered an
able address on The Negro. Before
the War. aud the Negro Since the
War; the professor moved his audi
sncc at times TO signs and again TO
great enthusiasm. Henry Wisdom.
also told % his personal experiences
Is a slave in Virginia. Tennessee. |
kentucky and Mississippi. T. A. Bates
llso delivered an interesting address
Mrs. y. Muskeyysiley. read a fine na-
,er on Now aad Them Chas. An
lfrson. ST.. closed the program with |
.r interesting and pathetic address
IN The joys Of Freedom" As he re
atea bis personal experiences of bar
la - on fr slaEo plantations. his
ut ence r-1s novel 20 tears.
PIP advice ri r. G. Jones. 2 peFma.
eat organization was perfected to
I
lerpctHate tic Emancipation eeiebra-
inu each suocrcdi'E wear oH Ianf9rr
a. and fhe friierin- eHicers sere
ieciei Prof . e Lewis. president |
ssof y AFTER vice president L
fiss L Jsnkins secrefsrTs 7. Al
sztc5 trezsIei. Il