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who had no wish TO get into any inin.
d1cial ScrimmaSe. and was annoyed to
ind himself in Il 100 familiar criminal
element out of business hours.
Another cry from the boy determined
the Judges fellow passenger to take
part in the affair. The express was
slowing up for q station. and the man
who had the cadets watch in his hand.
the chain dangling from his fingers,
made Il rush for the door. pursued by
the cadet hawlin@ stop thief and
close in pursuit. tiourishing n revolver,
followed the interested passenger who
had drawn the Judges attention TO
the outrage.
Stop. thief, Stop, thief he shouted
as he ran; stop. or I'll fill you with
leadi You shall not rob that boy of his
mothers watch. Give il back to him
or I'll fire
Through the pandomonium which fol
lowed the Judge never moved from his
seat. Indeed. the whole transaction
was over in a flash light. and the pas
sengers who had duclleG their heads
had not lifted them when the train was
moving away from the station. No re-
the indignant passenger had not re-
turned when the conductor walked
through the car. He was besieged by
questions.
Did the boy get his watch?"
rs there any danger OF being mur-
dered?'
Why do You allow such a thing to
happen?''
Did the man with the revolver
shoot
This last question the conductor an
swered. "No. he didn't shoot. He
didn't intend to shoot. 1t was all
game of bluff
What do you mean?" asked the
Judge. sitting upright and beginning
to look interested. You don't suspect
that he was one of the gang
That's just what, Judge Baker"
low townsman of the Judge ~ would
have given You the wink. but / was
sure that you knew the fellow who was
sitting with you. Why, Judge. you
gave him ten years for robbery and he
stole watch from your own pocket |
that: He'd be doing time
yet, but he got free through some |
political hocuspocus. He knew you all |
light. And the cadet was a stool |
pigeon"
why didn't you put them off the |
rainT' asked the Judge severely.
Couldn't until We stopped at sta
ION. was hunting for policeman
II the depot when they bolted. Guess
hey didn't get any Swag that time
,ut wasn't the trick carried out cIev-
rly? The nerve of that rascal to
1t down i"n@Side of your'
Judge haN"r laughed. Then ne me
hanically put his hand into his pocket.
lis presentation watch was gone So
vas the big roll of bills that was in
ended for his Chicago expense money.
or once the Judge had been caught
NJ. l.. Rayne. in the
'hicago Record H erald.
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suRPRlsEs IN sleERlA. !.


The People Prosperous and the Coun-
try Beautiful.
1 had thought of Siberia as con-
Wet settlement only. with small pop
ula ton composed largely of criminals
and political exiles. L found it a coun-
try of nearly nine million people, 81
per cent. of whom were either natives
or voluntary Immigrants, with the ex-
lie system discontinued or transferred
to the Island of Sakhalin. and all. as
a rule, earning better wages, living in
better houses, having better food and
clothing, and enjoying much more poll
teal and religious liberty and personal
freedom than in European Russia. and
indeed in some other European coun-
tries in whose behalf our sympa thies
have not been evoked
had believed it to be n frozen will
derness and a desert waste. The por-
tion through which I travelled was a
land like Minnesota. the Dakotas and
the foothills of the Rockies. where
wheat and rye and vegetables ma.
tured; where straw berries. currants
and raspberries abound: where sheen.
horses and cattle Craze unsheltered
throughout the year. and where a
greater extent of virgin forest of splen-
did birch and pine is found than the
whole area of the United States.
L was told. and / believe it is true.
that straight through from the Kingan
Mountains to the Urals for about 400
niles north of the Trans Siberian road
ike conditions prevail. and north of
his tillable land was -four hundred |
niles more of unbroken. forest before |
he frozen tundra of Arctic waste was |
ed--Correspondence of the Ma |
ional Geographical Magazine,
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Computation.

rs that prisoner still complaining
about the ransom:" exclaimed the Eu-
ropean brigand.
.'Incessantly."
How unreasonable. 1t is very little
more than the board bill would amount
to for sojourn of equal length at q
fashionable health resort. Washing
ton Star.
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''Of course you Were given the free
dom of the city
Yes" answered the distinguished
visitor But L had to keep so close
10 regular schedule under the strict
surveillance of so many committees
that it was hard TO realize how free
was. Washington Star.
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I'VE have called" said the head of
the deputation of citizens, Ito protest
against the street car service you are
giving us. Why, some of us cannot
even get strap to hang ON by
Very well, gentlemen. 1 shall at
once increase the service" said the af-
fable magnate. while the hearts of the
deputation leaped with joy, '.Dy putting
in more straps. American.
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First Bulgarian Bandit-"The chief
has cut the ransom to $I0O0.''
Second Bulgarian Bandit-"Yes, his
idea is to close out all the missionaries
on hand, to make room for new stock,
I'm old."-New York sun.
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Edgar Eleanor, dear. you are such
a Nivacious young woman that I'm
afraid l shan't be able to make you
obey
Eleanor-"Well. Edgar, perhaps you
would be wiser not TO ry.''-DetroiF
Free Press
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go FORTH" she said, win wealth and
fame,
And 1 will wait for thee;
When all the world has heard your name,
Then-then come back to me-"
With high resolves he went away
And round the corner met
Another girl, whose laugh was gay
The first ones waiting yet.
Chicago Record Herald.
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The Witness.

Judge-"Do you think the fire was of
incendiary origin:'
Witness-"I wouldn't like 10 say that,
yer Honor. To tell you tn truth, I be-
Heve the building was set on fire.
Ohio State Journal
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poined Judge of the United
States Court of a Western ju
dicial district was on his wa,
to Chicago to attend banquet give1
IN his honor by the Legal Light Club
and his whole appearance radiateC
satisfaction with himself and all the
world. He had attained the heigh,
OF his political ambition, was recent.
~ married to the woman of his choice
and enjoyed life in the beautiful home
ne had planned and built. His health
and temper Were uniformly good. and
what more of fortunes favors could
he reasonably expect? The Judge was
both contented and grateful.
Yet that very morning he had re
ceived an anonymous letter threaten
ing his life. He knew it was from the
par of criminal he had sent to the
penitentiary, and it did not cause him
moment of anxiety. but he had left
his wife in tears. She had bought him
silver-mounted revolver and begged
him to go armed. And he had laughed
at her fears and refused to carry the
weapon.
1ou would make me lawbreaker.
Myrtle" he had said. by causing me
10 carry concealed weapons. / am
used TO threats and am not afraid of
them. Those fellows know that they
are guilty and deserve all that they
get, and they know. TOO that ] am
100 Old Il bird to be caught mapping.
and not one OF them dares to look me
IN the eye They can only bluster
and threaten at Il safe distance bv
mail Besides, if / am TO be marked
for sacrifice l will fall in the track
of duty
SO Judge Baker carried with him on
his trip neither weapons nor worries
He threw off every care and was as
genial at heart as he was in appear-
ance. AS he was speeding along on
the Omaha express he gave himself glp
to the prospect of freedom and of
enjoyment of the next few days. So
absorbed was he in his own pleasing
thoughts that the man who was shar-
ing his seat between sections had asked
MIN Tor the correct time twice before
he knew that he was addressed. Then
the Judge pulled out the massive gold
watch. which was present from ad-
mirin% political friends and had the
miniature of Il beautiful woman-his
Wl1e-palnted on the inside OF the
cover.
Ten minutes slow. am 1? That ac-
counts for my being late at the station |
Are you snre"-he compared his watch |
with the other man's-"do we lose time |
going east or gain it?''
THAT depends on how far west YOU !
live or have travelled. Omaha? There |
is no difference in the time between /!
Omaha and Chicago. My watch is &c |
centric and L cannot depend upon it. |
but / can guess within three minutes |
either way of the right time
An English timepece said the I
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To His Credit.

Mashington-"What' the matter with
your clock? It's stopped.
TailOr-"I never wind it up. I use,
it as motto''
What do you mean"
"No tick here.''-Tit- Bits.
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Harmless Deception. i.

Dolly-"What do you do when you
are writing letter and make a blot?''
Madge-.If it's TO Charlie 1 draw g
ring around it and call it a kiss
New York Sun.
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Judge, looking at the watch curiously.
Where have 1 seen that watch be-
fore. 1t resembles one that belonged
to my grandfather. The old gentleman
left it tc me. Permit me?''
The Judge heia out his hand. in
tending to take the watch for inspec-
ton, but his request was evidently not
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Husbandly Apprehen.ion

timid''
Mrs. Brown-''Yes: when my husband
has any he grows pale every time kiss
him Puck
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A Raging Belle.

Dolly-"Polly. how many men have
you been engaged to:"
Polly-'Oh, Dolly. I've lost count
Detroit Free Press.
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DOnlestiC Trials.

Mr.. Nagget-"Oh, what's the matter
with you? You're forever finding
fault
Mrs. Nagget (sweetly)-"Well, that
equalizes things; you're forever losing
one
Mr.. Nagget-.'Losing one?''
Mrs. Nagget - Yes, your temper.
Surely that's a fault" Stand
ard and Times.
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The Churches of Rome.

The guide books are responsible for
the popular impression that there are
$50 churches in Rome, one for every
day in the year. but that is a mistake.
The exact number is 352. including the
four basilicas outside the walls. Be
side these there are about 91S chapels
connected with monasteries. nunneries
schools and private palaces and large
number OF shrines erected by indi-
Vlouais IN different parts of the city
to fulfill vows or show gratitude for
deliverance from peril or sickness.
There are 6S monastic establishments.
~ for monks and &c for nuns.
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II note" said the editor, "that you
speak of Nero as running his hand
through his long, flowing locks
Yes" answered the author. There
is nothing remarkable in that"
How do you know that Nero had
long hair?''
My dear sir! Aren't you aware that
Nero was one of the most celebrated
fiddlers of his day ay?''-Washington Star.
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The late Duke OF Portland sub.
scribed for all the ordinary newspapers
and magazines of the day and had
them whole-bound in beautiful crushed
morocco coats of many colors Each
OF these volumes he put in a perfectly
hitting oak box lined with white velvet
and fitted with Il patent Bramah lock
and duplicate keys. The cost of each
volume worked out at about $780,
London Speaker.
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why do they call them cross-exam-
inarions?" asked Mrs. barley, who
had been reading Il report of court
proceedings. -.
They make the victim cross" ex-
planned Mr.. Darley.-Detroit Free
Press.
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The Aztec language. in use in Mexi-
co, at the discovery of America, lacked
the sounds indicated by our letters. b.
q, (, 6, +. 1, ] and v.
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French experts declare that the
American sardine would be equal to
the French if it We're packed in olive
Oil.
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'Hey, Jimmie, I've resigned this job,
of mine. New York Journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-13
WISE PARENTS PROVIDE
Paine's Celery
Compound
FOR THEIR LOVED ONES
The Wondrous Medicine Quickly
Expels all Germ PeisOns
from the Blood and Forti.
fies the Weak and
Run Down System

A busy city physician, enjoying IA
large annual income, remarked the
other day that host of young
people-boys and girls-were suffer
ing this month from the after effects
of winter grippe.
Dear parents, have any of your
children suffered from an attack of
the cruel monster grippe, during the
past winter months? Are your boys
and girls irritable, feverish, pale, or
weak? Have they cold and clammy
limbs? Is the blood watery, impure
or sluggish? Is the appetite poor
and digestion weak? Has the rose
tint of health faded from the cheeks?
If any of these conditions are noted,
be assured the dregs of deadly
grippe are implanted in the system.
If your children are not blithe-
some, happy, boisterous, and strong
in MAY. their condition calls for
prompt action on your part. Their
future-health and physical happi-
ness or sufferings and early death
is in your hands, dear parents, and
you alone are responsible to Heaven
and the community of which form a
part.
When winter grippe has implanted
seeds of virulent Diseases, the hrst
and most important work is to ex-
pei from the blood every trace of
poison. This is always successfully
accomplished by the use OF Paine :
Celery Compound.
This marvellous medicine after
purifving the foul and stagnant
blood, acts as a nerve food. 1t
builds up the nervous system ana
lnourishes all the bodily tissues.
Boys and girls with such a start in
| life as they always receive from
Paine's Celery Compound, grow mp
as sturdy as forest oaks; they revel
i'm strength and true life; they are
fair to behold; they make the men
and women most needed by our
country. DO your part this month,
dear parents, with promptness and
honesty, and rest assured Paine 5
Celery Compound will not all in its
grand work of health building.
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Denisou, Tex, May IA man
whose name IL unknown was instant.
ly killed al Bokehito, l. r.. on the new
Arkansas and Choctaw railroad by q
premature explosion of dynamite. HI
was In charge OF a force OF men en-
gagged In blasting in a cut being made
for this railroad. AS II was near quit
ting time he took three sticks OF dyna-
mite and FASTENED to lamp them into
the holes drilled to receive them Two
OF them were put in place safely, but
while tamping down the third II ex.
ploded. The tamping rod was blown
through the unfortunate mans hand
and quantity Of broken pebbles OF
broken rock went crashing into hi:
head. His death was instanteous. This
deceased came from Kansas. and his
relatives upon being informed of his
death telegraphed to have his remains
shipped there for burial.
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Cape Haitien, Hayti, May 13,--Most
alarming reports have reached here
from Port au Prince, the capital OF
this republic. The supporters of sew
eral candidates for the presidency
came into conflict before congress
Monday and put a stop to an election
by that body. Shooting occurred In
the streets OF Port au Prince. No fur
Their particulars have been received
here.
This district is regarded as almost
certain to take up arms. The forces
here will be led by General Nord, the
government delegates, and will sup.
port General Frimin's candidacy. All
the northern and northeastern depart
ments, as well as other parts of the
country, are in favor of Frimin.
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YOUNG Rockefeller is authority
for the statement "riches is no ban
to heaven" Long years ago a Ger
tain Galileean, whom millions de
light to worship, said sit is easier
for camel to go through the eye OF
"A needle than for rich man TO en-
ter the kingdom of heaven" Some
how there is a wide difference be-
tween this Galileean and young Mr.
Rockefeller, and we are a little
troubled to know just where Mr.
Rockefeller got the new dispense
ton.
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Ell Paso. Tex. May 13.-Three mer
were killed and five wounded In 8
fight which took place in the suburbs
of 1'ueumcari. N. NJ. The trouble orig
mated from the rivalry of two saloon
keepers. One had saloon in the
heart of town and a monopoly. Anoth
er started a saloon Just outside tht
town limits. A deadly feud resulted
Sunday night the town saloonkeeper
with eight heavily armed men, started
In to clean the suburban saloon mar
out A bloody battle resulted. for tbs
saloon man who was attacked gave his
assailants warm reception. Thres
were killed and five badly wounded
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DEAD At ST. PIERRE
First Estimate of Thirty Thousanc
About Correct.
THE RUIN COMPLETE
Nothing Save Ashes, Lava and DesOla'
ton Mark the Spot Where City
Once Stood-A Narrowing
Story Of the Disaster.

Fort de France, May 13.-It now
seems to be generally admitted that
about 10000 persons lost their lives
as a result of the outbreak OF the Mont
Pelee volcano at St Pierre on Thurs
day last.
Briefly put, last Thursday morning
the city Of st. Pierre disappeared with.
in 10 minutes in whiriing fire vomit'
ed from Mont Pelee; thirty thousand
persons were Instantly and horribly
killed and the volcano whose ancient
orator for more than so years had been
occupied by quiet lake. became a tor
rent OF ferry mud which rolled toward
the sea, engulfing everything before It
Then the last cable communications
was broken and the doomed city was
isolated from the world
Thirty thousand corpses are strewn
about. buried In the ruins of ST Pierre
or else floating. gnawed by sharks. In
the surrounding seas.
The whole north end OF the Island
was covered with silver gray coating
of ashes resembling dirty snow. Flu.
rtous blasts Of FIRE. ashes and mud
swept over the island. aud analty IL.
Pierre was roachei
The city OF St Pierre Strstchea Gear
~ two miles along the water front and
half mile back TO 3 cliff at the base
of the volcano. The houses N the rich
er French families were buff OF stone.
The still smoking volcano lowered
above the ash-covered hills The ruins
were burning in many plaees, and
frightful odors of burning flesh filled
the air
With difficulty a landing was ef
fected. Not one house was left intact
Viscied heaps OF mud. ashes and vol
canic stones were seen on every side
The streets could hardly be traced
Here and there amid the ruins were
heaps Of corpses. Almost all tht
faces were downward
In one corner % bodies Of men
women and children were mingled ir
one terrible mass. arms and legs pro
truding as the hapless beiags fell iu
the last struggles Of deaths agony.
Through the middle Of old Place
Berth ran a tiny stream the remaiuf
Of the river Gayav@- Great trees. witb
roots upward and scorched by fire
were strewn In every direction. Huge
blocks Of stone, stig hot. were scat
tered about, From under one large
stone the arm OF ii white woman pro
truded Most notable was the utter
silence and the awful overpowering
stencil from the thousands Of dead.
Careful inspection showed that 4h5
Hery stream which so completely De
stToyed St Pierre must have been
composed Of poisonous gases. which
instantly safrocated every one Who in
hailed them. and Of other gases burn
Ing furionsly, as nearly all the victims
had their hands covering their mouths
or were in some other attitude show
ing that they had sought relief from
suffocation. All the bodies were car
bombed or roasted
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COUNTY TICKET
For Representative:
J. nj. ALDERDICE
For District Clerk:
Tom BURLEsoN
For County Judge:
LEE HAWKINS
For County CLERK:
Rufe HENDRICKS
.Por Sheriff:
J. P. MINNICK
FOR County Tax Assessor:
JOHN MCELROY
For Tax Collector:
BILLIE BRATCHER
For County Superintendent Public In
struct.on:
E. d CRIDDLE
For Justice Peace, Precinct No. /:
E. 2. ANDERSON, JR
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Life sentence Given.

Guthrie. o. t., May 13.--Frank Ellis
formerly of Indianapolis. Ind. was
sentenced to the penitentiary for life
for the murder here last September OF
Ferris Clayton, while Ellis was a mem.
Der Of the city police force. The at
torneys for the defendant win appeal
the case to the Oklahoma supreme
court. Ellis has pleaded insanity and
four times decisions have been render
ed against him.
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Hillsboro, Tex. May ia petition
for a county local option election fled
with the commissioners court. but no
action was taken on IT, There are
1850 names on it, ]. s. Bounds, chair
man of the county prohibitionists,
says the petitions came In today with
enough names to swell the list to over
1900, The prohibitionists requested
the court to order the election for
June IA
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To the NJ, X. & T.:-You see
what the Central is doing in the
matter of a new depot. Can you
afford to be behind the procession?
Build us a new passenger station
and we will try to overlook the uni
form Iateness of your trains.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-13

THE Houston Chronicle rejoices
that Ex-Governor Hogg's trip to
London has opened his eyes to the
fact that Texas needs outside CAPT
tai to develop her latent resources.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-13

THE Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
tion has been postponed until 1904,
and the Chicago papers are now tell
Sing their readers what a slow old
city St. Louis is.
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THE "Rest Cottage" has most
inviting appearance and will no
doubt soon become exceedingly pop
ular with the ladies who come to
town shopping.
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D,..rto. NJ ColumbIa Tsa.Ie~...

Washington. May 12.-Legisiation
affecting the District of Columbia was
the special order in the house and an
extended discussion occurred on this
bin consolidating the local gas light
companies.
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cams are starved. and the weakness OF
starvation shows itself in lungs, heart,
liver, kidneys or some other organ.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases OF the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition, and
30 cures disease of other organs which
have originated through deficient nutri-
ton or impure blood.
81 had BEEN suffering with kidney trouble
twenty years. writes Miss Minnie Ryan, of
ssRaT Louisiana Avenue, st Louis, Mo sand
Aad d0ctored with a number Of the best physi-
saans Two wears ago commenced taking your
Golden Medical Discovery and FavoTite Pre-
arriptiou and took also several walls Of Doctor
Rieree's Pellets took eight bottles flour O.
eaehl. and feel nov perfectly cured"
DIR. Pierce's Pellets cure hilioasneaa
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Port au Prince. Hayti. May 1s.---Se-
we're fighting 10 progressing In the
streets OF Port an Prince The situa-
ton Ii very serious.
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slaraaa wi,hon. ,nnos,,,on.

Burnet, Tex, May 13--Judge u. d.
Slater OF Llano has withdrawn from
the race for congress In the Four.
teenth district, leaving Hon. James l.
Slayden without opposition.
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/ WILL have for sale for decoration
day 1000 cape jasmines and plenty
of magnolias at prices as low as
anybody's. sstiesiring flowers
should place their orders at once.
81 A. Gardner.
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WANTED-Agent for orr Auto
Sprayer." Every cotton grower
buys it. Big profits. Agents clear
$50 weekly. L. :. Spray Pump CO.,
Rochester, n. Y. ws60p