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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
TONIGHT
Further Action is to be Taken in the Matter
of the Interurban Railway.

assmeeng of the citizens of Waxahache will be held
at the courthouse tonight 70 O'Clock for the purpose
taking further action in the matter of securing the establish
ment of the Inerurban Electric Railway between this city
and Dallas. Every citizen of Waxahachie who interested
securing this valuable enterprise should be in attendance
Mr. Fanham will be present to address the meeting and
confer with the citizens
COZ
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
Hg REMOVED rHR BODY.
rae staHe viiIais Does q little Bis
ss 0si9tnai work st q Crit
Icai Mamsnt.

Many sceues mot down on the bills" are
enacted on the stage Of the thsater and
some Of them are ludicroua In the extreme.
One night IN sensational drama Mr. spar.
ing. an English actor Of considerable note,
had 20 BE- shot at the end OF the fret ae, and
% die with much promptntas down stage"
lie waa on a platform shout twice the size
Of gn ordinary billiard table, and bcsnK a
youth Of many inches, died 20 far forward
that the curtain could rot BE- lowered With
out leaving his legs sxposed 10 view. "pull
your legs I'M" hf.sed tho hideonsly inartistie
stage manager from the uings, But the
Heed man Nas far too conscientious and
realistic 10 play ~ vile a trek upon Ora.
matte Art--with both iis capitais-and so
laid placid and stiff tAs Mr. spariing after.
ward explained 20 the stage manager: Dead
men don't pull IN their legs >
The curtain might have been M now lad
Il not been for tkf presence Of mind Of the
heavy man." who had previously done the
deed, for ne walked across The stagc IN q
couple Of strldes-in spite Of having ALREADY
made good his final escape from Justice
and, contemplating the body for q moment
with arms folded and one lex forward. after
the fashion Of the cardboard brsands 81 old,
exclaimed "Ha, hai he IL dead Bot now
20 remove the body higher up, that s,sspiron
may not rest on me-" Whereupon be lueged
the murdered mariner up the stage couple
Of yards-at the same time looking up TO see
that the curtain would clear the coypse's
Iceland once more fed from the scene Of
the tragedy.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

DisracH dearly loved n joke ht the
expense Of others. an author who
bad sent his latest effort IN fiction to
him received the following compli.
mentary acknowledgment:
81 thank you for the book you sent
me, and will lose no Tine in reading
it,"
Il wyndcr what makes my eyes so
weak" a fierce radical once said 10
Disracli
1T Is because they are in a weak
place" was the reply.
An incident In the life Of the late
Lord Rosslyn shows how acute was
the sense of humor In DisracA. What
can we do with RorlynY he asked Of
q colleague.
make him master nf the buck.
hounds, as his father was" suggested
the latter.
NO" replied the premier, The
Ewcars far 20 much for that. We
will make him high commissioner 10
the church Of Scotland" chamber
journal.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
LITERARY sIDELIGHTS.

parma's famous Palace library now
belongs TO Italy, by an arrangement
with the former ducal family. The
latter gives up all claims In considera.
tlon Of the Italian governments pay
ing the debts of Duke Charles ILL.,, who
was assassinatcd In 1854.
A new i5-volume edition OF Bret
Harte's writings Is announced, but the
number will very likely be increased
TO rs. The five-volume edition has
been followed by large number Of
little books, which are now to be I'm
eluded in the complete edition.
The centenary Of the invaluable Han
safd, the Official record OF parliament
arg debates, will be celebrated early
next year by the publication Of a spe-
eisi volume. giving Its history, with .
preliminary sketch % Corbe;s's pariia-
mentary history. which preceded II.
Henry James, the novelist, who n re-
covering from q serious Illness that
threatened 10 put an END to his career,
has put tbs final touches on his new
noYel, The Wings OF the Dove" which
he promises shall be Of more popular
character than the psychological con
aadrams which he has been propound.
Ing for the last few yeara.
Although @. A. Henty is 10 yesrs OF
age, his literary industry shows no
abatement and he has three new books
ready for the coming season. which
the scribnerE arc to pnbiish. Mr. Hen
~ has been wiring books for more
shsu 80 years liz asrs,n his rral ca
rser In 1875 ms war correspondent far
the London Standard. saw four isapor-
txnf wars fsn:- start tc finish and ae-
quired materials for tha series Of
books for boys. On which his rspr1a-
tiun rests. He has written two his
tories. ten novels and .hous 6 kis-
tcs1rss storiss TOR bays,
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER.

A wheelharrow with ball bearings
has been put ON the market by an Ohio
firm.
An elephants sense Of smell IL so
delicate that the animal can scent
human being at a distance Of LOCO
yards.
A saver of time aud temper Ia that
new trunk strap with lever arrange
ment which makes the fastening easy
and secure.
Artificial butterflies are sometimes
manufactured for sale a. rare sp@ci-
mems 20 natural history museums and
private collectors.
Prof. Hamlia asserts, in the Forum.
that low estimate Of the extent and
cost of the buildings erected during
the last ie months in the United States
equals or exceeds that involved In the
erection of all the important CO.
thedraIs % England and France to-
gether through The whole Of the thir-
tssnth century.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

plored, the four corners Of which were
decorated with three united elephants
heads.
''By the great poker. we've gst Il al
last" cried Kitwater, in voice that
echoed and rsechaed through the 81.
lent halls.
''And about time. too" cried Hayle.
upon whom the place was exercising
Q most curious effect. "lfyou've found
It. show us your precious treasure
chamber" Is &3
''All In good time my friend. ell In
coed t.ne." ssid kltwAier. Things
have gore so smoothly with rs hilher-
b. that we must Jock for D iittie xet-
back before we've dome"
I'VE don't want any sethackx.'' said
fIasle. what We want are the rabies
nv big ~ pigeons Eggs. tis sapphirss
and gold. and then 80 Get back 10 civ
ilizsfion IS quick a. msy be. That's
what's the matter nifh me-
~ | have already observed, the
courtyard IN which they were slandiug
wzg.ronslItrsbly larger shaa any they
had ret entered Like The Of herxa how~
aver. Y aas fallen saalY v decay. TAe
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
A FAITHFUL FRIEND.

Lrnoxs Mo-, Sept. isi.--IE. ". II.
Brown. Of this place, has reason 10 be
thankful that he has at least one friend
by whose COED advice he has been
spared much pain and trouble. lie
sayss
n have had bsckaehe forever twelve
months sometimes could hardly get
UP when l was down, tho pain Ia my
back was 40 great
u tried many ,thlnsa hut could not
get anything 10 help me or give me
relief Till goasi friend Of mise advised
NM 10 try Dcdd's Kidney pills.
AFTER had ssed two boxes Che pain
IN my back had all left me and I was
~ well % ever / wa4.
y xm very fhankfai to nossd's Kid
ncy rIIsa for what thay hsvs done for
me. and VIII never forget my friend
ssr hasin9 saegrstsd tAis ssmsdy.-
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
A BENEFIT TO FARMERS.
Consolidation of fiarssssss PIAnas
aieaas the Continuatioa Of Low
Prices go Eluyern.

The benefits that viii undoubtedly
result 10 farmers from the recent In.
corporation OF the international liar
vcSter Company, which took over the
business of the Ave leading harvester
manufacturers have probably not
been considered by a large portion Of
the farming community.
The economical necessity Of a con-
solidRtiun OK the interests OF manu-
facturcrs and those OF their farmer
customers must be apparent 10 any
one who understands the present sic.
uation.
The Increased and increasing cost
of material, manufacturing and sell.
ing-the latter In consequence Of ex.
trcme and bitter competition between
manufacturers and their several sell
ing agcnts-has made the business
Improbable.
The two alternatives left for tho
manufacturers were either the In
crcaslng Of the prices Of machines
or the reduction of the cost Of man
ufacture and sales. The latter could
oaly be accomplished by eoncentIat-
Ing the business In ono company.
As can readily BE- seen, the forming
Of The new company was not n stock
iobbing operation. but centering Of
mutual interests. There Is no watersd
stock; the capitalization Ia conServa-
tive Rad represented by actual and
tangible assets. There Is no stock
offered Go the public, Il having all
been subscribed and paid for by tho
manufacturers and their associations.
The management Of the 1nterua.
tionel Harvester Company is In the
hands of weli-known, experienced
men.
The officers are: President, Cyrus
II, Mccormick; Chairman Executive
Committee, Charles Deering; Chair.
man Finance Committee. George W.
Perkins; Vice Presidents. Harold =.
Mccormick. James Dccring, VIM. II.
Jones and John ]. 6icssner; Sccre-
tary and Treasurer. Richard r. Howe.
The members Of the Board OF Dss
Fcctors nre as foiiowss Cyrus Bent
ley, William DcerinE. Charles Deer.
ing, James Deering. Eidridge N. Fow.
Ter. T. II. Gary. John }. Glessner,
Richard r.. Howe, Abram NJ. Hyntt,
William II. Jones. Cyrus II. McCor-
mick. Harold Y. Mccormick. George
W. Perkins. Norman y. Ream, Leslie
n, Ward. Paul u. CFavath.
The international Harvester Com.
pahy owns Eve 81 che largest ha--
vester plants In existence, The Cham.
pion. Dtering, Mccormick, Milwaukee
and Plano--plants that haze been pro-
ducing nearly or quite % per cent.
Of the harvesting machines of the
world.
II also owns timber and coal landry
blast furnaces and n steel plant; 70
has new factory In process of CON
structlon in Canada.
II l. believed that the cost Of pro-
duoing grain. grass and corn har.
vesting machines will be so reduced
that the present low prices can he
continued. and that consequently the
results cannot be otherwise than
beneficial to the farmer. To main.
tain the present prices Of these ma
chimes means to continue and In.
crease the development ~ the aCri.
culture ~ The world, for no one
cause has contributed or can con.
tribute more 10 this development
than the chcapncss 81 machines for
harvesting grains.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

OF mine. C0ddy." said ktwater az
last. Il fancy we shall get IL then
The little man did as he was a.
rected, kitwater and Hayle seconded
his efforts on the other side, and then
under the strain of their united exer
lions. The stone began 20 move slow.
~ from It's place. Little by little theJ
raised II. putting all the strength
they possessed into the operation, un.
Gil as last, with one great effort they
buried Il backwards, and II fell with
a crash upon the pavement hehiRd
them, revealing a dark, narrow hole
the bottom OF which IL was lmpoEai.
bic 20 see.
Now, then, Gideon, my worthy
friend, what have you got TO SAP
about the bnslness?' asked Kitwater,
as he wiped the PRECIPITATION from hi,
brow. "You pretended to doubt my
story. Was there anything In the Oh
Frenchman's yarn after all? Were
we wasting our time upon a fools er.
rand when we set on TO explore seng
kor-Wat?"
Haylc looked at him somewhat
shecplshly.
"Nu. no." he said. ~ am willing 10
admit that 80 far you have won the
trick. Let me down easily II you can.
can neither pass nor follow suit. J
am right out 81 my reckoning. Now
what do you propose 10 do?"
Get one Of those torches we brought
with us, and Aud out what there Is Ia
that hole kitwatsr answered.
They waited while the latter wont
back to the camp, and when he reRp-
pearcd, and had lighted the torch, they
prepared 10 follow him down the steps
into the mysterious depths below. The
former, they soon discovered, were as
solidly built as the rest OF the palace,
aud were about 30 IN number. They
were, moreover. wet aud Shiny, and 40
narrow that II was only possible for
one man TO descend them al once.
When they reached the bottom they
found themselves standing In a mar
row passage. the walls Of which were
composed 81 solid stone, 10 many
places finely carved, The air was close.
and from the fac, that now and again
bats dashed past them into The deeper
darkness. they argued that there
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

TO SAY ABOUT THE BusINEssT'
must be some way Of communicating
with the open air at the further end.
This Is just what the Frruchman
told me-" said Kitwatcr, and his voice
echoed away along the passage like
distant thunder 'Hc said We should
find n narrow corridor at the foot Of
the steps, and then the treasure
chamber Rt the further end. So far IL
looks alt right. Let us move. on. my
friends"
There was no need for him TO issue
than eager 10 follow him.
Leaving the frSt room. or ante
chamber. az Il might more properly
be called, they continued their way
along the narrow passage which led
from Il. The air was growing pcrcept.
IDLY closer every moment, while the
light OF the torch reflected the walls
on either side. Hnyle wondered for a
moment as he followed his leader what
would happen to them II the Chinese,
Of whom the old Frenehman had
spoken 10 kitwater, should discover
their presence In the ruins, and should
replace the stone upon the hole. In
that case the treasure would prove OF
small value to them. for they would
be buried alive. lie did not allow his
mind. however, to dwell very long
upon this subject, for Kitwatsr, who
was pushing on ahead with the torch.
had left the passage aAd was standing
in n large and apparently well vaultrd
chamber. Handsomely carved pillars
supported the roof. the floor was well
paved. while ON either side there were
receptacle, not unlike the inches In
the Roman catacombs, though for
what purpose they were intended was
not at FIRST glance NO easy 60 deter
mine. With hearts thai heat tumul.
tuously In their breasts, they FASTENED
60 one OF them 10 see what ~ con
tanned. The niche in question was
filed with strange looking vessels,
some like bowls, and others not unlike
crucibles. The men almost elAmbered
over each other in their excitement 20
see what they contained. II was as II
their whole existence depended upon
a.; they could scarcely breathe for rx-
citemeRt. Every moments delay was
unspeakabls agony. At last, however,
the coverings we're withdrawn aud the
contents Of the reeeptaeles stood re-
vealed. Two were filled with uncut
gems, rnbies and sapphlreS, others
contained bar gold. and jet more con
tanned gems. to which II wsS scarcely
possible In such light 60 assign a
name. One thing at least waSeertain.
So vast was the treasure that the
three men stood iongae-tied with
amazemrnt at their good fortune. In
their widest dreams they had never
imagined such iuSk. and now that this
vast treasure lay at their flnger-ends,
to be handled. TO be made sure Of,
they were unable TO realize the extent
of their future happiness. Hayle dived
his hands into bowl of uncut rubies,
and having collected as many ne he
could hold In each fist, turned TO his
Look here" he cried, 'it's the Bank
OF England In each hand.
HIS voice ended in choke. Then
Kltwster took up the tale.
II must get out Of this or shall 20
mad" he fnuttered. hoarxeiy. "Cosne,
let ms go back to the light. IL don't
shall die"
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

The orphanage nt Tsmesvar. in
Hungary. hold an "infan' market"
once q month. NJ which all the chill.
dren at the orphanGge viii be on
view, and az which persons DESTROYS
of adopting one or more Of them
can inspect them and take their
choice. The first Of these markets
passed of very successfully. Thirty
children were on view-boys and girls
between the ages ~ Que and ten
years. Nineteen Of them were adopt
ed. five boys and u girls. Most Of
them were adopted by fairly wcIl-to-
do people, and one foater-mother
went straight to iawyer's-ofiice and
made her newly-adopted child heiress
tn her fotune of 2o,0O0.---PearEon'
Weekly.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

The Chicago q Anon Railway hAp estab,
lished an Employment Bureau, the purpose
Of which - 10 recruit employees from among
the people liring along the line Of the Alton
Road The head Of the Bureau meets cili.
Eent living 10 towus upon aud adjacent 10
the lin u The Alton Railway for the pur.
posc Of getting IN touch with young men Of
good habit and high character who would
Ike TO becnme rmployts.
Students IN telegraph Offices clerks IN va.
rioua departments, operators. brakemsn. FIRE.
men. etc, are recruited from peraonA whose
record u kept BY the Atoms Employment
Bureau, the selections being made irrvn
thnte who ars best suited and qualified after
having passed mental and phyacss sNanina.
tions which have been made a part Of the
requirements for employment
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
THE PATH AND The STREAM.

gusty. dusty. frosty Cay.
with copper sun IN sky Of gray;
4 pathway stretching FAR away
Through fields ~ withtrtd clover;
Meath lsairss hnuEhs hy FuughinK pines.
AID hcdEcErows strung with naked vince.
who're .psff1v chirrF and blue Isy v hines
Aud noisy crows % over.
Beside the stream wh,pe placid flow
A. uulsrlsr6 seems AZ falling snow
Yet tTsifuI DER Co. sands below
~ cit4yra 80 barren wood
BY NOISY banks, through marh and fen.
u iuitgrt IN the hcgky Elsr,
Then rushing down o. course aE5.n,
IL ever chBnRsfui mood
Dt spltr So waywari mood and cuur.a.
Tho pathway constant from &C. source.
Cumrid,F for better ur Tor worse.
They meet the oceans tide.
Like true hear'r Joined by friend hlpI
chains
Ard soulknit by 10 Joys ard pains.
IL sepArahie Will, life remains.
Though death may sever wide
--C, IL Doing. IN Washington Star
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

The Mobile a. Obin railroad has inaugn.
&c Se-- 1rt==se s.a Mssiis. The h-.Aa
quarters Of the Superintendent Of Dining
Cars and the C0mmiAsaFy have been located
st Jackson, Tennessee In coat, flash and
furnishing, the tara eqGal asy that have yet
lyern built
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

: M.ula-ne N. =

An English firm Of solicitors. who
recently wrote 10 the president Of the
University II idsho offering to pnr-
chase 40 LII ID. degree for young
eiiens who was thinking OF entering
parliament. received the foilowiag
very esuxsic replyi 'sThe principal
whow sou represent has disgraeed
hi< pztisnslity, the bar and AinseiS.
hops chat when be attempts 20 enter
parliament he win learn that q ead's
asnbitionx. unless csrefulIy limited
srs unreaiixsble .t--Isterafnfe.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

The Cost 81 Il ~ yssE55r n advertising
like this, said the unsoahs, Gated youth,
after looking over the department st0rr an.
notneemeni, ''!s really exptndvs''' "WAh
till VOC set a wife who resds those ads and
yoHll ind out" replied Phamliman.-Phl'
adelphiA pteaa.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Love in speriaelrs Hell suppnss now
that ] shall have 70 ask your father for b.
consent" She-"So. Harry; after the
srs. ;itas yoa called p aid I nigh: ksvs
yon 4 ! wanted you Pa and have under.
stood u for a long time - Boston Trans
sertnt
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Nothing jars an invalid more than 10
wake up IN the morning feeling splendidiy
aud then suddenly remember that be u sick.
-(hicago Daily News
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Aliens Foot Ease ~ certain cure for hot.
sWsatins callaah, aud swollen, aching feet.
sept any Substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen 4. Olmsted, La Roy, n. Y.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

! do not believe pisos Cure for Consump.
ton has an equal for coughs and colds -
John y Boyer Trinity Springs, lad. Feb.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Nodd-'l TANK that doctor Of ours will
give us something 10 stop the baby : crytnr
now" Todd-'Why'" Nodd-"Tni 10.
ing % move nett door TO him. LONDON
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

When a bachelor docs sind his ideal won.
an Il is only 10 discover that she IL looking
elsewhere Tor her ideal man.-ChicaEo Daily
News.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

StSBs the Cough
and works on the cold Laxative Brumo
ouinine Tablets. Price g cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-11
PRIMARY CALL Is ISSUED
SELECTION OF DELEGATES TO JOINT
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
Meetings VIII BE Held on Friday and
the Convention Saturday-PO-
IiticaI Notes.

The primaries for the election of dele
gates to the joint senatorial convention TO
nominate joint senator for the counties of
Marion and Morgan will be held in the
various wards and townships in Marion
county Friday, June Is. The polls will open
at p. m. and remain open until p. m.
The election of delegates will be made by
direct vote of the Republicans, in accord
ance with the primary election law.
The joint senatorial convention will be
held in the Criminal Court room Saturday.
June IA, at IL o'clock a. m.
The basis Of representation is one delegate
for each two hundred votes and one for a
fraction over one hundred votes cast for
Hugh II. Hanna, elector at large, at the
general election of 1900, the representation
being the same as the last state conven-
ton. The Board of Primary Election Com
missioners will meet at the Criminal Court
room Saturday. June H. at a. m. to hear
and decide contests. Any contests that
may occur should be reported there before
that hour. Republicans of Marion county
are urged to attend the primaries and assist
in the election of delegates to the joint SEN
atorial convention. Following is the list of
voting places by wards and townships, to-
gether with the names of the inspectors:
First Ward-No. 2 engine house. Willis
G.. Sale.
Second-Engine house, Sixteenth and Ash
streets. Vincent G. Clifford.
Third-No. engine house. DR.. George
Fourth-No. II engine house, corner Ken
wood avenue and Thirtieth street. j. w.
Lane
st Eisth Jseo6 s HO 500 West New York
sixth-Douglass Club. No. $50 West Mich
| igan street. Samuel Goddard.
Seventh-Headquarters fire department.
Eighth-No 936 East Michigan street.
Wesley Christina.
Ninth-No. 7O3 Shelby street Edward l..
Williams.
Tenth-No. II engine house. Virginia ave-
nue.. H. d. Morgan.
Eeventh-No. 10 engine house. Walter
Twelfth-Engine house corner Morris and
Harding streets. Thomas Schurmann.
Thirteenth-No. 6S7 Virginia avenue. Rob-
Fourteenth-No. 1919 Orange street. ]. j.
Wenner
Fifteenth-Rear No. 1919 South Meridian
street William Hillman.
Center Township, Southeast-No. school
house. Byron Dawson.
Center Township Northeast-Cherles F.
| Hurst's residence Charles d Lancaster.
Decatur-Blacksmith shop, Valley Mills.
| William Hoffman.
Perry - Southport schoolhouse. Jerry
| Gray
Franklin-Precinct house, near Galladuet.
| oliver Brenton.
Warren-No. schoolhouse Samuel Nc
| Gaughey.
Lawrence-Spring Valley schoolhouse.
! John Myles.
Pike-New Augusta schoolhouse. Samuel
Hume.
Wayne-Haughville Town Hall. Chapman
| Weddle.
The call for the primaries is signed by C.
| n. Elliott, chairman, and H. 4. Nesiey'
| secretary.