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HIDES AND HORNS.

way to Phoenix. Mir. Mauell will
 bring from Pantano, in few days, 200 or 300 head of cattle which he will place on Tempe pasture.
 Phoenix Saturday Review: James
 Bark has returned from a trip to his cattle ranch on Salt river. He is enthusiastic over the rainfall of last week, and says that this is the
 best snow that has fallen on the mountains for years. Something over two inches of moisture fell at his ranch.
 Tucson Post: Jesse P. and Dick Harrison are said to have sold all their whiteface cattle to Colorado parties, except 100 head which they are keeping in pasture. Jesse is investing his money in teams to work on the Colorado canal, and Dick has gone on a bear hunt. The boys are well known in Tucson, and their friends will be glad to know they are prospering.
 Saturday Review: Manager Stec- han has arranged with Jack Gib- son for a grand cowboy carnival at Eastlake, lasting three days: Christ mas, the day before and the day after. Mir. Gibson proposes to make this event the crowning achievement of all his efforts in this line, and has arranged a new order of contests which will be in teresting and more particularly described later. He will have champions from different counties to compete for honors.
 Tucson Post: J. c. Gatti, the Morenci cattle buyer, has made most satisfactory rates with Presi- dent Colquhoun, of the A. & N. NJ. railroad, for the shipment of cattle from Clifton to California, and he expects to ship extensively from that place. He recently contracted with Charles Johnson, of the Blue, and with others of that section for 1000 head, which will be shipped through here next month. Mir. Gatti is more than well pleased with the favors shown him by Pres ident Colquhoun of the N. x NJ. A. railroad.
 Tucson Post: There have been shipped from Southern Arizona and Western New Mexico during this month over two hundred cars of cattle to California. Most of these cattle went from Wilcox and ] east of that point Better cattle for less money can be bought up there than can be had in Pima and i adjoining counties. Only a very small proportion of cattle that went | to California have gone from this part of Arizona. Local brokers are informed by California purchasers that they will be buying for the California markets quite heavily ! from the first of January on, pro- vided they have plenty of rains up there.
 Douglas Dispatch; The cattle in- dustry is the leading one in this section. Thousands are ranged within the radius of few miles north and south of the internation- al line. The roundup has just been completed, and during the next few months thousands of fat cattle will be shipped to California and other markets. According to the cattlemen the range is improv- ing and the several herds are in- Wi4h rarn
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
A Wellsherited Compliment,

AT the annual banquet given by
the Mansfield Lodge knights Of
Pythias the music was furnished by
the Wise Orchestra. In reporting
the affair the Mansfield sun pays
the orchestra u well-merited com
pllment in the following language;
The orchestra from Waxahaehie,
composed of Mess-s. Ellis, Beatty
Brady, Kennedy, Wise, Mcmillan
and Miss Ieager, was on hand and
furnished music of the highest de
gree of excellence. On every side
one heard the highest expressions Of
praise and appreciation, and we'll
II might be praised, fer while Mans
field has some fine musicians in
their own line, stili 1t was left for
this orchestra to give as the best
We have ever had. The piano, the
string and wind instruments each
had IN artist at il, that lured from
them strains as much in unison and
sweet as " When the stars first sang
together.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
Knitting Mill at Ferris.

A few days ago the citizens of the
progressive little town Of Ferris be-
gan the agitation Of the question of
putting in knitting mill Wednes-
day "a subscription list was started
and before night twenty Of the lead
Ing business men of the town had
subscribed for stock ranging from
so to 81 600 each. The required
amount is said to be subscribed and
Capt. W. A. Orr has donated suit
able tract Of land on which TO erect
the buildings. 1t Is said that work
will be commenced on the buildings
In few day. Ferris is certainly to
be congratulated on her pluck and
enterprise and It is to be hoped the
venture viii prove successful.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06

blank subscription notes for the
/. Il a. u bonus have been left
with each ot the banks Of the city
and the committee asks that ail
those who will help In securing this
road call at one of the banks and
strrl for the amount Of their sub
script4on. Many have already made
their subscription, bat there is much
tn be done yet, and you can materi-
ally assist the committee by volun-
tariiy calling for u note and tilling
ii out for the amount you wish 70
subscribe. This is our last chance
to secure another railroad into
Wax ahachie, aud should We fail at
this time the injury To the city viii
be felt for years to come. Hurry up
your subscriptions so that l. q e..
~ trains may be running into The
city by next January.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
| UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT
LARGE Crowd Entertained with
Aunt Lucindy Party.

Some time ago invitations were
sent out that "wind and weather
permittin', Lucindy Rainwater and
and Safrony would entertain with
poverty soshul at the home of Mr..
g. C.. Newton" and last night was
the date set for that unique affair to
be pullad off. Those who failed to
attend missed the treat of their
liyee. 1t was rich. A comedy show
couldn't hold it a light. There were
some of the most comical costumes
you ever saw and the onlookers
were kept convulsed with laughter
at the various make-ups. The house
was full of Aunt Lucindys and SAT-
ronys, whose dresses, manners and
speech throughout the evening were
mirth-provoking in the extreme. 1t
was a pleasant affair and all who
were present enjoyed it to an appre-
ciative degree.
The prize for the best impersona-
ton of Aunt Lucindy was awarded
to Miss Matte Middleton. The prize
was an artistic pen-drawn sketch oil
the original Aunt Lucindy.
There were about a dozen contest
ants for the Safrony prize and after
careful inspection of the group
by the judges the prize was awarded
to Miss Annie Bet Langsford. She
received "a beautifully eolored bon
net
The judges in these two contests
were J. E. Lancaster, J. Lee Penn
and H. A. Mcmillan.
Dennis Newton more nearly inn
personated the character of Jeems,
and he was given as prize q large
red handkerchief which he pro-
ceeded to wear around his neck.
The refreshments consisted of
gingerbread and buttermilk and all
the guests seemed to enjoy this
tempting repast.
A nice little sum was realized,
which will go into the funds for
building a new Cumberland Presby-
terian church in Waxahachie.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
NEW STYLE TICKET ADOPTED
Card Tickets Abolished on the
Central.

The Houston and Texas Central
adopted q new style ticket on June
l. This system is known as the
Lomax ticket and derives It's name
from the inventor, General Passen-
ger Agent Lomax, of the Union Pa
cife at Omaha, and 10 rapidly being
adopted by all railroad systems In
the United States. The new form
will supplant all card tickets here
tofore used by the Central, A sup
ply of them has been received at
the ticket office In this city and the
manner In which they are used was
explained to the reporter by Ticket
Agent Kennedy. A cutter Is used
in preparing the ticket and the sta
zion TO which the ticket Is sold is
niched by the cutter, leaving stub
from which the agent makes up his
monthly report. A separate form is
used for every division, each form
containing the name of every sta
ton on the division. The ticket is
designed exclusively for local tray-
el.
The company has also adopted a
new feature in the card tickets. In
the future all card tickets will be
limited for continuous passage on
the date Of sale. This will also APP
ply to round trip tickets. Hereto.
fore IA passenger might purchase a
ticket two or three days before us
Ing il. This will be impossible an
der the new system.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
NEW TIME CARD NEEDED
The Travelling Public Want Bet
ter Service on the II. { I. c.

The Central railway Is due the
people of Waxahachie better train
service. The present time card ia
an abomInation and except for go
ing to Fort Worth the Central rail-
way is of no advantage to Waxaha-
chians. One cannot go from here
to Palmer or Ferris without remain
ing over night, and the same is true
of Dallas. Practically all local
travel to Dallas has been shut off
over the Central. The fellow who
made the present arrangement of
trains for Waxahachie would be a
failure as superintendent of a mule
car line so far as accommodating
the public and making business for
the road. When the Central first
secured the Fort Worth line il put
on more trains between this city and
Ennis than were really needed. 1t
has now gone to the other extreme.
The new depot which the road Is
building will be practically vacant
If better train schedule is not pro-
vided. Waxahachie wants a morn
ing train that will give close con-
nection at Garrett both north and
south and evening trains that will
give a decent returning connection.
The Central can divide the Dallas
travel with the Katy by giving oar
people reasonably close connections
and it owes it to the community to
sSu an
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
Residence Burned

Last night about S:45 O'Clock an
alarm of fire was turned into the
station, and when the department
turned out the house on Water
street occupied by Walter Stewart
was found to be in flames. BY a
happy forethought of the city coun-
Gil and water. superintendent the
reservoir at the pump station was
filled with water before the pumps
were disconnected for just such an
emergency as this, and by using the
engine the firemen soon had stream
flowing on the burning building
The flames, however, had gained
such headway that it was impossible
to check them before the house was
totally destroyed, and the attention
of the dremen was turned to saving
the houses near by.
Despite the many difficulties they
had to contend with the firemen
worked heroically to keep the flames
from spreading,
The burned house belonged to Ed
Oldham, and was valued at about
$3.50, and was insured for about
$3.50. All of Mr.. Stewards house
hold effects were destroyed, and the
amount OF his loss could not be as
certained. 1t is not known whether
or not he carried any insurance.
The origin of the fire is not known.
Mrs. Stewart had been away from
home day or two, and no fires had
hAnn in the stove.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
Their Som Seriously I'LL.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Fearis re-
ceived message yesterday inform
ing them that their son Cam, Ii
years old, who is visiting his sister
at Joshua, Johnson county, is seri-
ously sick with appendicitis. They
left yesterday evening accompanied
by DIR. j. G. Loggins to go to his
bedside. Ennis News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06

Program of the b. Y. r. T., sun
day, June 8, 1902, at p. IN.
Lesson Matthew 4:3-30.
Prophesied Isaiah 40 10 go ii +;
Daniel 7:l3-l4; Hosea 9:2-7; Jere-
miah 23:5-G; Hosea 2-5; Michael 5-3.
Mrs Monica,
Promise ~ Matthew 26-64; John
5-2l; Hebrew 9-2S; Revelations 26-4;
3510. Mr. Barrow.
How?--Job 1862; Psalms Solo
Ecclesiasties 1914; Daniel 1928
Matthew 25-3l-46; John $3.50;
Acts 1871; Acts 24-25; Revelations
20-Il-l5. Mr.. Durham.
Visitors cordially invited.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06

The following wedding announce
ment has been received at this office;
"Mr. and Mrs. VIM. +. Dris-
dale announce the marriage of
their daughter, Lucie, to Mr.. f,
NJ Maxwell, Wednesday, June
/, 1902. At home in, Waco after
June 4"
Mr.. Maxwell was formerly a eiti
gen Of Waxahachie, and served the
county once as prosecuting attorney
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
Spot Cash Grocery
Sell for Cash Only.
Don't ask for credit as
book NOTHING Vi 81 81
A. p. KIDD


Next Tuesday afternoon az I
o clock at the Cumberland Presby-
terian church the Daughters of the
Confedefaey will hold a service
commemorative Of the birth Of Jetfer-
son Davis A splendid program
has been arranged and will appear
tomorrow. A cordial invitation is
extended the public, and especially
10 Camp Winnie Davis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06

kins' crop about 35 bushels to the
acre. The dry weather Of the early
spring shortened the crop, or the
yield might have been greater.
Messrs. Champ and Perkins live
just this side of Chambers creek,
between here and Avalon, and their
land is weIl adapted to diversified
farming.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06

AT the regular meeting last night
of StonewalI lodge No. l3 X. of p,
the following officers were elected:
Bob Coleman, G. c.; Jack Lump
kins, V. c.; Rev. G. r. Wright, pre-
late; f. Hudson, NJ. of A; c. w.
Kent, /. c.; E. NJ. Stone, o. G.i III.
Cohen, NJ. of w.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
Ten Years Bed

II. A. Gray, J. r., 0akvilie, Ind,
writes: "For ten years was con
fined fo my bed with disease of my
Kidneys 1T was SO severe that !
could not move part Of the time. |
consulted the very best medical skill
available, but could get no relief un-
til Foley's Kidney Cure was recon
r1ended tn nae, II has been "A God
send to me. ' Sold by B. W. Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
Biz Potato Crop

W. ]. Champ and j. w. Perkins
shipped a car of home raised Irish
potatoes to Kansas City, Wednes-
day, says the Italy News-Herald.
Mr.. Champs potatoes yielded about
so bushels to the acre, and Mr.. Per-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
First Cotton Bloom.

Mr. w. j. Anderson, who lives
two miles southeast of the city,
brought to this office Thursday a
cotton bloom, the first that we have
yet seen. Mr.. Anderson says cot
ton is doing well and the prospects
for a good crop are very !fiattering.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06

During the summer kidney irreg-
uiaritiea are often caused by excess
i've drinking for being overheated.
Attend TO the kidneys at once by
using Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold
by r. w. Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06
Cheap Rates to Waco.

The Katy will on Sunday sell
tickets to Waco and return for the
extremely low rate of $l.O0. A
special tram will leave this place
at 9:l3 a IN. and returning Will
leave Waco at 7:30 p. IN, The oc-
casion is "a baseball game to be
played at Waco in the afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06

Chronic bronchial troubles and
summer coughs can be quickly re-
lieved and cured by Foley's Honey
and Tar. Sold by b. w. Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06

On the first Indication of kidney
troubles, stop IL by taking Foley's
Kidney Cure. Sold by II. w. Fearis
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-06

Tonight and Saturday partly
cloudy to cloudy weather.
=. E. SHELLITO. Observer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-20
A ROUGH DIAMOND.
The Big Hearted Little BootblacIS
Who DID the Job For Jimmy

A New York merchant called to a
little bootblack to give him a shine.
The little fellow came rather slowly
for one of his guild and planted his box
down under the merchants foot. Be
fore he could get his brushes out an.
other large boy ran up and, calmly
pushing the little one aside, said:
"Here, you go sit down, Jimmy"
The merchant at once became inGg-
nant at what he took to be piece Of
outrageous bullying and sharply told
the newcomer to clear out.
"Oh, OATS all right, boss" was the
reply. "Fm only going to do it for
him. You see, he's been sick in the
hospital for more than month ana
can't do much work yet so us boys all
turn in and give him lift when we
can"
as that so, Jimmy" asked the mer-
chant, turning to the smaller boy.
Eyes, SIR" YEARLY answered the boy,
and as he looked up the pallid, pinchcd
face could be discerned even through
the CRIME that covered it. He'll do it
for me if you'll let him."
Certainly. Go ahead" And as the
bootblack piled the brush the merchant
piled him with questions. You say
that all the boys help him in this
way"
"Yes, sir. When they amt got no
job themselves and Jimmy gets one
they turns in and helps him."
"What percentage do you charge him
on each job?'
"Hey% queried the boy. Don't
know what you mean"
81 mean what part of the money do
you give Jimmy. and how much do you
keep"
"Bet your life 1 don't keep none!
amt such a sneak"
"You give it all to him"
eyes, | do All the boys give up
what they get on his job. I'd like to
catch any Teller sneaking 1t on sick
boyw
The shine being completed, the mer-
chant handed the urchin q quarter
saying:
81 guess you're pretty good fellow
so you keep dime, and give the rest
to Jimmy"
Cant do 1t, sir. It's his customer.
Here you be, jim"
He threw him the coin and was off
like shot after a customer for him
self-a veritable rough diamond. There
are many such lads with warm and
generous hearts under their ragged
coats.-Presbyterian
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-20
Stuart Robson as n Boy.

srt Robson, the actor, was a page
4 United States house of repre-
lives when a boy. At that time
en a. Douglas and John G. Cal
. were In the house, and United
Senator German of Maryland
hen a page in the senate. Robson
story about Mr.. German as fol-
German was a playmate Of
Pin Baltimore. | remember him
luiet, reserved sort of chap. | re-
Ter, too, he took up a collection
B the boys for an old apple
b who had a stand in the lower
1a Of the capitol. Some accident
|befallen her. A fellow page
Pit give anything. German had
with him and afterward licked
yell. Twenty years thereafter |
the Maryland penitentiary. and
] saw the boy who had got the
ing serving out a life sentence
Iurder, and German was then Il
States senator"
ert Toombs OF. Georgia got Rob-
Is pageship, though Henry Clay
EMERSON helped him not a little.
deserves n letter written him by
son Davis in answer to one that
'ote Davis thanking him for his
!. 1t reads:
Dear Boy-Toombs did It, but I am
gu appreciate a supposed favor. In
lde is vice which the vilest Is in
e Of attributing to himself.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-20

The otter, as is well known, will eat
none but the choicest portions of the
fish it catches, and will, for prefer
ence, select even those choice portions
from the plumpest and best tasting
varieties. 1t is this trait in its char
meter which leads it to play such havoc
in trout streams and other preserved
waters. In order to provide for itself
q meal of perhaps two or three dozen
mouthfuls the otter will not infre-
quently catch and kill nearly as many
fine fish, contenting itself with small
portion from the back of each victim
Immediately behind the gills. When an
otter kills moor hen, which is not sell
dom when these birds abound near its
habitat, 1t devours the neck only,
leaving the body intact and devoid Of
every drop Of blood.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-20
A Novel Game.

Here's a game that is enjoyed by
every one who plays it: Make two
cornucopias of fairly stiff paper, leav-
ing the small ends large enough to pass
pieces of Irvine through. Take two
pieces of string and slip each piece
through one cornucopia, stretching
them two feet apart as tight as you
can across the room, fastening the ends
to either wall.
The strings should be high enough
from the ground to enable you to blow
into the cornucopia. The object of the
game is for two people to stand at the
end of the strings and blow into the
large openings of the cornucopias ana
see which can get one across the room
first.
1t takes person with good pair of
lungs to send one the length Of the
string in one blow.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-20
A LAWYERS EXPERIENCE,
The Story of a Convicted Man, a
Pardon and n Pointer,

"A good many years ago." said a well
known Michigan lawyer who was rem
iniscenclng the other day, 81 became
greatly interested in a state prison
case. A young farmer was charged
with having driven off ten out of
flock Of twelve sheep and sold them to
butcher. He put up fair defense,
but was convicted and sentenced to a
term of three years.
There were plenty of people who be.
lieved that he was perfectly innocent,
and even the butcher who bought the
sheep came in time to doubt if he had
identified the right party. After the case
had stirred up whole county took a
hand In it. In my petition to the gov,
ernor had the evidence of the young
mans father, mother and sweetheart.
and l got eight of the jurors to sign it.
| made out such good case that the
governor took it under Amusement ana
finally agreed to issue n pardon. In
speaking to me of the case he said:
There is no sort of doubt in my
mind that this was 4 case of mistaken
identity, and l shall be only too glad to
restore the young man to liberty
1T became my pleasant duty to drive
seven miles over the muddiest of roads
to bear the news to the parents that Il
| pardon was to be issued. The old man
was under the weather and in bed in Il
room off the parlor. The wife received
me and sobbed over the good news and
then went in to break it to her hus
band. That partition wall was thin.
and they both spoke in loud tones, and
plainly heard her say:
"'Oh, Samuel, there's a man here
who says our John is to be pardoned
! tomorrow
"'You don't sayr he exclaimed.
eyes; it's certainly So
"'Going to be pardoned right out
ehT
eyes; he is
l "'Waal, wal, that's good news. Say
Mary, what fool John was not to get
the other two sheep while he was about
It,
81 left the rejoicing farmhouse, in
tending to wire the governor to with
hold the pardon" said the lawyer, ''but
it presently struck me that | had ad
vanced about twenty good reasons why
the young man couldn't be guilty, and
l therefore decided to sing small and
let things go on. He was Suly pardon
ed and sent home, and the governor
never met me for years after without
congratulating me on rehabilitating an
innocent man wrongly convictedw-De.
| troit Free Press.