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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-21
r1RS. c. j. 0RIG0S,
THE LONG TRAIL
wAxAHACHIE CANDY KITCHEN
OF THE oATTLE RANG

TT AS given prominence history the nowword famous
Texas Panhandle. But few years ago the wonderful
possibilities this region wheat county became known
and great things propheaied Tor Granary OF the
South which subsequent harvess justified. Comparatively
recent is the demand Of good ivers for Vernon Cana
lounes but TO stay. Those acquainted with
ths section and it, wealth producer OF feed stus
and cotton have long believed in it have they been
moving away. When Northwestern Texas remained
snecus for s excellence in the face Of almost universally
decouraging crop conditions people began to
for the faith those inviting them to enter and the
land and now with farms and ranches being bought daily
by new settlers coming in by wagon and rail, three
raroada building and four more projected seeking
the favor with which the territory along 1.-THE DENVER
ROAD" Is regarded by prospeotors
VIZ aTEnLEY, A. A. Gibson, CHARLES I. HULL
- "a. u. "a q. "A ID. p Is.
- Fort Worth, Texas. @
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PRIMEVAL NORTH AMERICA.
RovunaaIoa Bpreea NerthWard a. the
Eos Belt Rseeasa. - IndAOaasd
~ SEsns ofPEOgroSs.

ne primevaI people Of both North
and South America originated from a
civilization Of high degree which Oc-
cupied the gubequatOrial belt some
10000 years ago while the glacial sheet
was still on, says HarPer's Magazine.
Population spread northward as the
ice receded. Routes Of exodus diverg-
ing from the central point Of departure
are plainly marked by ruins and rec
ords. The subsequent settlements in
Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, Colo
RADIO, Utah and California indicate the
successive stages Of advance, as well
a. the persistent struggle 70 maintain
the ancient civilization against re-
VerHion and catastrophes Of nature.
The varying architecture Of the valleys,
cliffs and mesas Il an ineligible ex-
preston Of the exigeneies which slim
ulated the builders. The gradual dis
tribution Of population over the high
er ATTITUDES IN after years was supple
mented by aeeretions from Europe and
northern Asia centuries before the
coming Of Columbus. Wars and re-
prisals were the natural and inevitable
results Of q mixed and degenerating
population with different dialects. The
mounds which cover the mid-conti-
mental areas, isolated and IN groups,
tell the story thereof. The Corean i'm
migration Of the year 544, historically
cited, which led TO the founding Of
the Mexican empire in 1875, was but an
incidental contribution to the growing
population Of North America. So, also,
were the very much earlier migrations
from Central America across the Gulf
Of Mexico.
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THR FADING GLACIERS.
oasaoas Holss ~ swiss soasaflst
Who HAs Bsea Ualins Obssr-
49, AaanEt ha 49,.


"A welI-known Swiss naturalist d. ~.
Correvon, writes from Arolla, Canton
Valais, reports the Paris Nessenger.
s'The glaciers seem 70 be fading into
the shadows OF their former selves.
real skeletons encircled By their white
OF black moraines. Theyarodiminilh-
ing everywhere.
II remember IN July, 1854 Prof. y.
A. Forel, thefsmous expertin geology,
took us to glorious ice grotto which
he had discovered % minutess walk
sway from the hotel e Arolla. We
were able 20 walk there without dit
dculty as in an See corridor. Now not
only has the grOttO disappeared, but
Il takes an hour and q quarter TO reach
the glacier from the hotel.
During the first days Of OctObeF IS
years ago traHersed with two guides
the glacier OF Bersol from zermatt 70
Arolla; It then reached deep down into
the valley, nearly touching the GA
cier of AroIla- To-day we mounted up
70 500 meters within the Pas Of BeTs
tol without any difficulty.
IN. Anzeoug, who has stayed at
Arolla every summer since 1850, be-
Heves firmly that The glaciers which
separate this territory from Italy viii
disappear as the years 90 by, and that
the cattle of the ValasiAn peasants
win be sent TO market 70 Aosta (Italy)
across the passes which are now Gov
cred with ice
The one curious advantage in this
elimination OF the glaciers is that the
mOraines Of Arolls are now producing
veritable forests, the seeds Of which
must have been blown up By the Wind
from the valley.
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RAILROAD SIGN LANGUAGE.
alI1als OonmanAsAts Wit Ned to
Re AAld - PeFfestly as Il Could
Re TolA n word.

Z g not deaf mutSI alone who en-
ploy the sign language. RsilrOadsn
have a tongue Of this sort that, since
railrosding began, has been growing
until now anything that needs 70 be
said in IL can be expressed as perfectly
as in words, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord. The signals Of rsilrOaders ere
made with the hands and arms in the
daytime, and with q lantern in the
dark, the lantern signals, by the way
being comprehensive ct . far greater
distance than the daytime ones. The
latter are made with one arm or with
both, at the brakeman's option. Togo
ahead, TO stop and TO back are the
leading onsS. The arms moved hOri-
zontaIly and vertically make the two
frat signals; the back turned and the
arms pushed out makes the last one.
The main lantern signals are an up
midtown, q erossWiSe and circular
movement. There are, Of course,
hundred other minor signals, and
these vary slightly in different parts
Of the country. But the main onei
are as common and IS intelligible
everywhere among American rsilrOad-
ers e. the English language itself.
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FUTURE OF TIE PANANAHIr
RO0SA4 IaAaaaaao-rS P0sn4 n Ehs A..
GoAASaG % Il - . Summer
HoaAgoaR.

ThS future Of the panama hah
subject for speculation. Each man
has hiS own method Of curing a cola
and preserving a panama, states ls
Chicago Tribune. Some declare hat
. careful course Of kerosene FOLLOWED
by the use Of quart bottle Of Floriss
water is the only method worthy Of
being followed, while Others sllso
that the true student Of economy win
this year wind whole yards Of bath
towel fringes around the straw, and
hand over the white elephant TO tie
negro who attends to the furnace.
As q matter Of fact the indications
point to more or less Of an abandon
ment Of the panama by society people
during the next year or two. It is e1-
pected that q return to the domestic
straw with the addition Of bands Of
quiet oOlorS will be noted during the
late days a. Newport and Lake Forest
It may be that the panamaS will be
brought out two years hence for Tie
first Of the presidential election pa
rsdeB, but one thing is almost certain.
which IL that the linoleum imitation
at S2.9s has done much to discourage
the wearing Of the genuine article to
any extent during next season.
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sTORRs Oh sEAKRBITEs.
s6a1iSt5ss Rssa-dIaE FafaIaeoa A N.
aiarAss URsIiabls 81 ahs
RsasoA.

An English traveller Just returned
from India says that the stories about
the FreEt number Of deaths from
snshe-bites in India are 70 q great
extent unreliable, as statistics, when
carefully analysed, chow. He ae-
counts, moreover, for the extreme ex-
aggsrstions in figures on very plausi-
Bile grounds. In India, he says, the
laW requires that when there = q sud
den death q detailed report Of Il must
b made % the civic surgeons, and rs
there are many such deaths far from
he civic oacss Whsre thereport should
Be made, tie under oaBeers perform
tAsir duty With The least possible
troubla To save the annoyance Of
trausPortihE dad bodies, or vital or
RauS and the loss Of time IN getting
evidence on the facts Of the Gases
which may be plain murders, BY poison
Or otberWise-a report Of death by
s'unalshstss s. made. This Sort Of Ne
port q very eonVonient and makes tn-
tssosttne statistiou.
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HANDY BOOK OF INSULTS.
TAOas1aas 90 PiGAf-Oasslng Busthsal
Pat Eah0 = SDsotal DisasaAEy
~ . oSRnaA.

HsFF sshuoh, German author, has
compiled q dictionary Of Z, 500 inEultinR
sxpresSions, carefully tabulated, in
dexed and classified. The work. on
which Herr sehueh has spent years OF
labor, is called the schfmpfworter
LexIkon and = divided into i've general
heads-inSults for men, insults for
women, insults for either sex, insults
for children and collective insults for
syndieates, groups and corporations.
Herr Schuch, with that minute discern
ment Of the searching German, has
Eubdivided these CLASSES into smaller
ones, so that when one Wishes to call
his friend or enemy q name It needs
but short consultation with the book
20 ind the exact epithet or phrase
which win At the case. This work
would have been invaluable to Ms
lissippi river pilots n the old days.
sud even now the teamEter may regard
Il IS aWeleome addition 70 his library.
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A COSTLY CIGARETTE
ne oOaaaaag Toun~
Smoked Il WEE LOsoE bvSV.,-
@ga Amount

Coustantin Kardax, q young po,.
was going 70 the Imperial bSD[
Warsaw, recently, with the intsB,io !.
Of depositing q roll Of rubles zo-,S
about $4,000, when suddenly he -.
accOsted By an elegantly dressed ms
who politely shked him Il he coTIs
show him the way to the bank. r,Do-.-
sLOndOn exchange.
81 am going there, /" replied Con,t,,
tin, and We may a. well walk toeet1
en-"
The stranger thanked him and ~
fered him . cigarette, which he tod
and began to smoke A few mfnut,,
later be became very Eick and fsint
ed in his companions arms. W..
he recovered consciousness he fopDS
himself IN . drug store, and soon a.
that his elegantly dressed oompspio,
and his roll Of rubles had disappeara5
While he was wondering what had h.
come Of them, the druggist told bi-
that he had certainly been robbed
Your companion vanished az 400,
a. he brought you here, /" he said. ".n5
OF course, he took the money viii
him. suspected nothing at the tim.
but I soon noticed a peculiar odor froI
the hslf-burnt cigarette, which W5
held between your fingers, and wb,n
examined It saw plainly enough
that you had been drugged."
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able to erect their church, which still
stands as a monument Of his friend
ship for the race. There never was q
colored family In that town who could
not receive assistance from him.
On one occasion, and II was long be
fore Mr.. Fishell ever thought about
moving to Chicago and becoming a
candidate for any political ONCE, a lit
tie cOlored girl Of his town was play
ing too near a stove. Her dress caught
fire just as Mr.. Fishell was passing the
house. Seeing the little girl running
around the yard he jumped over the
fence 1t was in the winter time. He
pulled on his coat and wrapped II
around the burning child ana rolled
her in the snow, hoping to save her
life by doing so; but the little girl was
too severely burned and could not be
saved. Her parents being EXTREMITY
poor, Mr.. Fishen caused her TO be bur
led in the very best style. Not only
paying the doctors bills out Of his own
pocket but the funeral expenses as
well.
These kindly acts displayed by him
towards the AfrO-American race who's
members have always found in him a
true friend in the time Of need should
cause thousands Of the members Of
our race to Loyalty and manfully sup
port Mr.. Fishell for member Of the
Board Of Assessors Of Cook County.
And let it not be said that we are IN
grateful TO our true friends; that we
are unable to appreciate worth and
merit IL it happens to be IN the pos
session Of someone who Is not at all
times in accord with our political
views.
Mr.. Fishell is one Of the most sub
stancial business men in Chicago and
such wellknOwn gentlemen as Clar-
ence s. Darrow, Lyman ]. Gage, ex-
Judge S. P. Slope, Dr.. Emil G. Hirsch,
and James H. Eckels, president Of the
Commercial National Bank, commend
him in the highest terms, and we be
heve with them that he will eminently
discharge the duties Of the once which
he is seeking, and that the Afro-Amer-
lean race can continue to number him
among its best and truest friends.
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APPETITE AND AGK.
Wou-KnSVa PhysioAaa VIE DsBrS-
oasSs PFeSsu4-D4y PrsSttOs 81
OvoF-Feua1nE the Asod.

Sir Henry Thompson deprseates in
sFeased eating a. q means Of keeping
up tie strength Of those who are adj
vsneing in yearA and particularly OBJ
iests 70 the rePeated and general use
OF concentrated forms Of animal nour-
ishment for the aged. Overnourish-
ment in old age Is apt to lead to pains
and aches due TO the impairment Of ex-
sretion and q long protracted course
Of overlooking win end in an attack Of
gOut Even artificial teeth are not to
be considered an unmixed blessing,
for by q provision of nature the teeth
begin 10 decay and become useless
just when the system begins % thrive
without much animal food Of coarse
Aber. Indigestion. says Sir Henry
Thompson, IL mostly not q disease,
but an admorition- cit IL the Ian
gaags Of the stomach. and Is mostly an
unknown tongue to those who are ad-
dre1sed." It means that the iDdi-
Vidual has not jet found his Gppropri-
ate diet. "There IS no food whatever
which IL wholesome in itself; that food
only 81 WholesoDs which 10 60 90 the
ind}viduaIs
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The leaders OF the Democratic party
displayed rare wisdom and sound
Judgement In choosing Hon. Albert
FishelI for member OF the Board OF
Assessors Of this county, whose hon
esty and integrity cannot be ques-
toned
For more than thirty-six years Mr..
FisheH has been a resident OF the
State Of Illinois and he Is a gentleman
whom the ,AfrO-American voters
throughout this city and county should
take great pride and satisfaction in
supporting. For he has from his boy
hood days been a constant friend Of
the race and performed many kindly
acts for our brethren.
For many years Mr.. Fishell resided
at Pittsheld, Ill, and In the early six
ties or shortly after the close of the
war the few cOlored people residing in
that town encountered many obstacles
and difficulties and they had q hard
noad to hoe for existence, most OF
them were EXTREMITY poor and had
few friends among the whites. At that
time Mr.. Fishell was cashier Of the
bank and president OF the Board Of
Education Of Pittsheld, and in the
course of time the question arose about
how to educate the few colored chill
dren who were emigrating with their
parent to his town. He insisted that
the public schools must be open to
them and that they must receive an
education the same as the white chill
dren. There were many who de-
INJURED and protested against that
proposition, as that was generally the
case in the early days in Illinois. How
ever, Mr.. Fishell carried his point and
not only every colored child had an
opportunity to attend the public
school, but one Of his own children
was a school mate and sat on the same
bench with q little colored girl, to
show TO the people that there should
be no prejudice OF distinction on ac-
count Of race OF color rs far as him
self and family were oncerned.
AS the colOred population Of Pitts
field increased, they felt that they
wanted q church of their own to wor-
ship in. And through the generous
assistance Of Mr.. Fishen they were
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HER SMILE IS CRITICISED.
n MOdoEa EnshsAwOaea II -
COAs 20 BE Regarded - BOnS-
th1Ag MsAahAEIess,

HE smile Of q modern English WON
an, according 70 q leading London pa
per, Is fast becoming q meaningless
thing and the reason for this, critics
allege, & that Il Is used 90 indiscrim-
inately that It lacks feeling. There is
truth in the statement, the critics
maintain, for, when one comes TO
think Of II, almost any remark one
makes TO the mereSt acquaintance,
even on . first introduction, is met by
q smilS. There IL no mirth in tit is
only . muscular movement, made
seemingly, to show polite interest. It
reminds one Of the japanese woman,
who must always smile, even in deepest
sorroW OF distress Of mind, and who
must never on any account show 9 de-
pressed cOuntenanee in public, or even
in the family circle should she be ad-
dressed by . relative TO whom abe owes
respect
The effort TO initiate the vivaeity Of
their American sisters il supposed 70
be ct the root Of the continual
smile 70 be seen on the cOunte-
nanceS Of modern women, but a smile
alone viii never make q cOuntenance
pleasing, unless it expresses some
lively interest or feeling. Too many
sweets clog the appetite and smiles al
ways in evidences become valueless and
unmeaning. RepOse Is needed nowa-
days in nearly every direction and no
where more than on the faces Of
wHOrnan
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LBAP-YEAR BIRTHDAYS.
UaiGus Society IN BSRIha, GsFnany,
90 HOla . BlE COlSbEadOa
n 1904.

Herr NOnAsur, q wealthy resident Of
Berlin, IL over 20 years old, but will
celebrate his eighteenth birthday on
February 20, 1904. He is president Of
the Berlin society Of leap year ehiIs
dren, the one organization Of its kind
in the world. The members have had
no birthday celebration for eight
years, the extra February day having
been omitted in 1900 according to the
rules Of thereformed calendar. There
fore the society is planning q great
celebration on February %, 1904 A
committee Of arrangements is.already
ct work, and something extraordinary
may be expected, as on account Of the
sOciety'S curious origin many prom
insnt persons have interested them
selves in the matter. reports q London
paper.
The month Of February in 1885, By
the way, wa even more interesting
than that which viii be marked by the
unique Berlin celebration. It had no
fun moon, and in that was themOst re-
markable In the worlds history, for
nsSer before had such q thing occurred.
January Of that year had two full
moons and so had March, but Feb
ruary had none. How extraordinary
The event was may be judged from the
fact that according 70 the computa-
ton Of astronomer Il win not occur
again for 100000 years.
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ARGENTINE CATTLE.
10y Re Largely Purchased by Great
BHltAln 90 RsstOok the Pastures
- Souah Africa,

Il may be said that Great Britain VIII
naturally favor her own colonies in
making such purchases Of cattle to re
stock the South African pasture lands.
and, other things being equal, this
would be natural, sayS the BuenOs
Ayres Herald. But Canadian and New
Zealand beef brings a better price in
the British market than Argentine,
and this because in those colonies more
attention has been given 20 the breed
ing Of cattle for prime bed, and In con
sequence both Canada and New Zea-
land, and the United States as a prob
able bidder, are not likely to offer
their stock as cheaPly a. viii the Ar
gentine eStanciero, and this difference
in price is likely to secure for this
country q generous slice, at least, Of
the business Where else, inc the
world can the requisite number Of cat
tie be found ct such prices as can be
made here7 We believe il safe to state
that Argentina stands alone and in q
commanding position in this respect;
st least, We have good reason for the
hope that is in us that in this direction
lies aprompt, large and profitable buEi-
ness for ne. Great Britain win be-
come q buyer of hundreds Of Thousands
Of cattle for the South African plains
IN making purchases Of such. magni-
tnde. That Argentine cattle at Argen-
tine prices and Argentine proximity
80 the ports Of discharge will be favor
ably looked upon seems to be reason
abs, hence our belief and that Of the
market in general that the signing Of
peace means an especial good Of great
magnitude 20 this country.
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HEw SPORT WITH A BULL
A Raauyaaaoa e EhS AFOna which
- Vet wSu Received by the
PsOEss Of spaAA-

Weary Of ordinary bull-hghtS, some
young men IN Madrid recently invented
. novel sport, reports a London paper,
Procuring . Wild bull, they managed
to saddle and bride It in the same man
ner e. q horse and then drove 1t oul
into q large arena, where . popular
jockey was waiting with the intention
Of trying 10 mount the infuristed am
NAL.
The seats around the arena Wsfs
Allied with spectators, and great W's
the excitement as the jockey SP
preached the bull and dextsrously en-
deavored to vault on its back. For
few minutes the animal foiled HIN
successfully, but finally the jockey go'
into the saddle and then there was
wild race around the arena.
Unfortunately, one Of the girthI
broke Just a. the bull wa beginning
TO grow tired and The Jockey Wa
thrown TO the ground. j..
As the officials who have charge Of
the buIl-hghts have expressed Their
disapproval Of this novel sport, It =
scarcely likely that g WIN become pop
ular in Madrid.
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Eussssd Al q. Pea or. Al chizaeO,
Nv q ouns-elas Matter.
VOLTAGE OF LIGHTNING.
q Rzoooas the CaFFyiag POWOF % a.
msOsEBo Plaat % 10000 VOl1l
~ FInos OVoG.


Few people have any understanding
o. the diEruptiVe power Of q severe
bolt Of lightning. The figures quoted
convey little, even when one IL told
that at the present time the limit OF
carrying power Of an electric plant Is
electricity ct 10000 volts, one-tenth
Of that OF heavy lightning bolt. says
an electrical authority.
Perhaps q tr1er conception il 70 be
gained from the story Of an old Long
Inland resident, who admits being
very fond Of squirrel hunting, and
says: "In q piece Of clear woods near
where I lived several years ago was
an enormous white oak tree several
feet through at the stump, and spread
ing over half an acre OF ground. Under
certain conditions ! could always
count on finding fox squirrel in that
tree, and / knew every limb Of it.
"One morning, after tremendous
thunder storm, in which we al had no
ticsd q mighty thunder bolt, I visited
this tree. Only pile Of broken brush
wood and thousands Of little splinters
scattered all over the ground for the
distance Of several hundred feet all
around marked where this giant Of the
forest had stood. Some explosive
force had torn the roots out until there
was q hole in the ground eight feet
deep and ten feet seross.
shat one bolt Of electricity had
torn that tree to pieces in way that
ten WOOdsmen working an entire
week could not have accomplished.
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JUROR HAD RID HAIR.
Aad RSssAaed Remark q EFosh Law
ysr ~ RefasaAg 60 OoRs -
- AgFSsnSaG.

Il behOOves q lawyer 20 be careful
Of what he says while arguing before
q jury. John c. Kinnear, a practition-
er IN New York, realizes this fact thor
oughly, says the Albany Argus, and all
because Of a remark be made not long
ago in the YOrkVille municipal court.
BE appeared on behalf of another law
yer who was suing a corporation for
$500 for services alleged TO have been
performed. The evidence addueed
made out quite a strong case for the
plaintiff, whose counsel made a telling
speech. BE reviewed the facts in elev-
er fashion, and toward the close Of his
remarks said that the corporation
would have paid but for the fact that q
''red-headed lobster of a junior partner
had objected. and thus precipitated
legal proceedings. The court rebuked
Mr.. Kinnear for using such language
and the lawyer sPologized. But he had
done the mischief AN the jurymen
but one Uttered, and be had red hair.
The Judge delivered his charge strong
" in favor Of the plaintiff and the
jury retired. Everybody erected q YER
diet in few minutes, but in a couple
Of hours words reached the court
that therewae no prospect Of an agree
ment. With one exception the jury
was agreed on . verdict for Plaintif.
The exception was the red-beaded
man, who said: Perhaps the lawyer
thinks it's smart TO call people red
headed Holsters. don't" The court
finally discharged the jury and Lawyer
Kinnsar is Still digesting the IsssoA-
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- -. - -.

The state department Is 20 indulge
itsslf with 9 new great seal Of the
United States, as the old one is so worn
that Il win not make q elean-eut I'M
preston on the documents Il ID used
On. Congress appropriated $500 70
have 3 new seal cut; but the old de-
sign, Of course. win be followed faith
fully. Only three seals have been
formed since the formation Of TIE GOV
eminent. they having been made a
17o2. 1sll and 1883 respectively.