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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12

A New Jersey Editors Testimonial.
NJ. Il. Lynch, Editor of the Phil
ipsburg N. j. Daily Post, writes: II
have used many kinds of medicines
for coughs and colds in my family
but never any so good as Foley's
Honey and Tar. / cannot say too
much In praise of it, Sold by b
w. FeariB.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12

DAVID b. HILL is again in control
of the democracy of New York.
Now we shall see what we shall see.
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THE DAILY COTTON REPORT

Furnished by Z. T. Elyion, manager 81 the
Waxabache Cotton Exchange, Quotations
changed daily
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TOM JOHNSON and a reasonable
issue and we are sure to win in 1904.
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FLATS AND SHARPS

SHALL we let the 1. & g. n. go by
default?
ST. LOUIS is wrestling with the
boodlers.
THE talk of Haytian annexation
Is doubtless prematurely forced.
Tom JOHNSON and reasonable
issue and we are sure to win in 1904.
DAVID b. HILL is again in control
of the democracy of New York.
Now we shall see what we shall see.
Cottonpickers singin',
And the cotton CROWN tall
There's going to be something dom
When business picks up in the fall.
PRESIDENT ROOSEv EFT was elect
ed an honorary member of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
at Chattanooga last week. This is
his first step toward busting the
coal trust.
MEXICAN silver dollars are now
worth 401%c, and the cost of living
in that republic is getting to be a
serious problem. A fluctuating cur
rency is a very poor currency at
any stage of the game,
UNDER the caption Of Newspaper
Kindness" Editor Ransone of the
Cleburne Daily Enterprise takes
occasion to SHE a few bouquets at
himself. Don't worry, Bobbie, boy
If you have contributed to the
worlds supply of kind acts, it viii
be found out without publishing the
fact in your own paper.
THE trick played by the national
prohibition headquarters at Wash
ington on some of the Texas news
papers is laughable indeed.
THE editorial opinion of some
Texas newspapers must be very
valuable, according to the rates
given that Washington bureau.
Now that the state republican
state convention has adjourned the
supply of cottonpickers is equal to
the demand.
In reply to the query of a young
lady as to the proper height for
skirts to be held on muddy day,
an exchange makes this reply:
awhile our authority to answer the
query correctly may be questioned,
we would say that modest young
ladies raise their skirts possibly
three inches over two feet--not more
than that.
A. d. s.
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The Daily Light one month soc.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12
Cottonpickers singin',

NOtIOHpIJhtIS SIIIElII
And the cotton CROWN tall
There's going to be something dom
When business picks up in the fail.
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ed an honorary member of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
at Chattanooga last week. This is
ms first step toward busting the
coal trust
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12

MEXICAN silver dollars are now
worth 4015c, and the cost Of living
in that republic is getting to be a
serious problem. A fluctuating cur
rency is a very poor currency at
any stage of the game.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-09-12

THE trick played by the national
prohibition headquarters at Wash
ington on some of the Texas news
papers is laughable indeed.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01

ing for that reed and harness when If
she only had them she could make such
good progress with her web. Her hus-
band owned the "smartest 4-year-old
colt in town." and this lively animal,
nothing daunted, she mounted with her
baby in her arms, taking the other
child on a pillion behind her.
"Soon after her arrival" writes her
great-granddaughter, ''there were signs
of a coming tempest, and she had to
hasten. The reed and harness, at least
four feet long, We're bound to the colt
and she turned toward home.
MY Great-great-uncle Cate said that
when she passed his house she was GO
ing like the wind. the sky was black
with the coming storm, and the thun-
der and lightning were terrible. As
soon as it cleared off he saddled his
horse and followed, expecting, he said,
to find Tabitha and the children dead
in the road. But went clean over
all the way, and there she was, getting
supper and singing, as lively as a
cricket"
She was not even wet; for the smart
4-year-old, urged to the utmost, had
succeeded, in spite of his queer and
cumbrous load, in racing the shower
and beating 1t. Supper over, Mrs. San
born, with, a tranquil mind and the
proper implements, was able to resume
her uninterrupted weaving.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01
LOUISIANA LEvEEs.
Thirty Millions Spent on Them by the
State Since the War.

Thirty Millions Spent on Them by the
State Since the War.
If you picture In your mind an enor-
nous sickle, having handle also at
the hooked end, you will have the Mis-
sisslppi river as 1t flows in yellow
swiftness past the city Of New Orleans.
A hundred miles to the southwark It
pours through its many mouths into the
broad blue gulf. In the crescent Of the
sickle, which gives to the city its name,
lies New Orleans, and no sharp blade
In the hand Of the husbandman thrust
into the ripening grain was ever surer
of its destructiveness than would be
this vast crescent of the Mississippi
when once 1t should be given sway.
Sometimes when the river is at Hood
its surface will rise twenty feet above
the level of the clty's streets. In the
center of the stream 1t will be nearly
200 feet deep, with powerful cur
rent, which, wefe 1t not for the pro-
tecting levee about the city, must
sweep everything before 1t. This giant
river, which has made this city possi-
BILE, drains an enormous basin. its wat
ershed being greater In area than that
of any other river on the globe. The
volume Of water which flows past the
city is equal to 150,000,000 cubic yards.
There are now nearly 1900 miles Of
levees on the lower Mississippi and
Louisiana alone has spent since the
Civil War nearly $3O,O0O0O0 on the
river, while 1t costs the State $1,000
600 annually to maintain its levees.
Strange as 1t may seem, the deadliest
enemies Of these great earthen en-
bankments are the insignificant craw-
fish and the muskrat; for, once the
slightest hole is made In the levee by
either Of them, the relentless river
finds Its way through and vast loss en-
sues.-Ainslee's Magazine.
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The Accordion.

Emile Gautier has written plea for
the despised accordion. He calls it the
poor mans plano forte, and wonders
why it should be so overlooked outside
Of Russia, where it is the national in
strument. There all the regiments have
their accordion players, whose lively
notes relieve the monotony Of long
marches.
The instrument is in every sense an
artistic one, because 1t embOdies the
required qualities; it gives accurate and
melodious sounds in conformity with
the rules Of music. The keyboard is
extensive enough to bring forth the
most delicate shades of tone. 1t gives
even an orchestral richness, In small
volume. Under the measured action Of
the bellows, which plays the part Of the
bow, 1t affords all the infections and
modulations Of the violin in its upper
register. In the lower register it resem-
bles the violoncello.
OF course the warmth Of praise be-
longs to the instruments Of the best
French make, not to those which are
hastily put together for an indiscrimin-
ating market.
seventy-three years ago the accordion
was invented in Vienna by man
named Damian. The invention en-
bodied a wonderful knowledge OF
music, together with an astonishing cal
eulation and skill. When the instrument
came out It was triumph, but the pub
lie soon regarded 1t with Indifference.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01

elephants trunk, which is to be con.
structed to pull the ears up and down
and at the same time swing. The third
floor win be used for all sorts OF
amusements, and serve as an entrance
to the "chute of chutes" and to the
small Ferris wheels In each car Of the
elephant. The fourth floor can be used
for a theater or music hall, placing the
stage in the head of the beast. On tor
of the creature will be roof garden
or an observatory. The eyes will be
two gigantic searchlights, and the tan
might be used by some inventor tC
show a new fire escape. All signals
may be trumpeted from this structure
and electric power will be used to run
the different devices.
Mr.. Husak's whale will be in proper
tions to simulate the real thing. Ever
the Interior Of the animal will be con
sturcted according to economy Of ma
ture, only that entrance to the inside
thrugh the mouth VIII be through az
uplifted jaw. Windows win be pro
vided. and the whale, swimming In s
circular tank, viii be operated by elec
tricity, rising and sinking at the slight
est wish OF the operator.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01
MOTHER in rAg wEppINo Gown.


Here's picture Of my mother In her wed.
ding gown. All, me,
wonder II there ever was a fairer bride
than she.
Not a wrinkle on her forehead, not a line
denotIng care
Can be traced upon her features; what a
wealth Of wavy hair
Fell away from her fair templesl And
the smile she wore that day
Was the smile OF one whose sorrows still
were lurking far away.
/ can fancy that my father, as be gazed
upon her then,
Must have held his head up proudly
favored Ger all other men;
And, beholding the sweet beauty Of the
face depicted here,
/ imagine | can see him, young and ar.
dent, standing near
have loved-and can see him as he
caught her to his breast,
When the strength OF youth was In him
and his lips on hers were pressed.
The picture Of my mother, taken on heE
wedding day,
Shows the face Of one whose sorrows
were all lurking far away,
And fairer bride than she has never
charmed a man, trow-
Yet there's one whose smile Is gwceteE
than her smile was long ago,
One whose brows have many burrows
proudly looks sometimes on me,
And l see the fondest, gladdest smile .
man may hope To- see.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01
No Fitting Time.

There are many poor correspondents
who would doubtless like to make the
excuse given by boy who was spend
ing his first year at a boarding school.
The first letter, anxiously awaited by
his parents, was not received for more
than a week, and then 1t was short and
to the point
Dear people" wrote the boy, II
don't believe l shall be able to send
you many letters while I'm here. You
see when things are happening l
haven't time, and when they aren't
happening l haven't anything to write.
You'll understand how II is. won't you,
fatherl And, mother, you just ask
father to explain to you how It is. So
now l win say goOd-by, with love to
all. In haste, George"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01

"Let me take them, Maude," said the
man stepping forward. There is no
need to trouble any one to carry your
parcels when am here. Is that allT
"Yes. You look rather absurd with
that basket Of eggs and the roses,
Geoff; but have your own way. Good
morning"
The man cast glance at Angela and
lifted his hat, as he followed the lady
from the stall; and Angela withdrew
to her seat with mischievous smile
curving her red lips.
OF course, he thought she was farm
er's daughter, or something Of that sort,
and she laughed to herself at the rec
objection. He was such nice-looking,
soldierly man, too; and she wondered
who he was, and where he came from,
with that frank interest in the doings
Of the world In general which was part
and parcel of her quiet home life.
rita" she said, 81 wonder who those
people were. Didn't play my part
well? 1t was quite amusing, and
81 should like the rest Of those roses
you have, If they are not Sold" said a
voice; and Angela turned swiftly, to
find the good-looking man beside her.
He was looking at her with a queer
smile, and she reflected that he might
have heard her remark.
Certainly, sir" she said, remember
ing her role.
"Thanks very much. Goodmorning"'
"Why, he has given me too much
This Is half a sovereigny" cried Angela
in dlsmay, as the man disappeared
"Look, Ritai What shall dot"
"My dear, what can you do, unless
Mrs. Radley can tell you who the peo
ple are? The carriage has gone.%
1t was late in September when Ton
Thurlow, the eldest son, who was just
home from the war, arrived home Oh
leave. He had announced In his letter
that he was bringing with him one Of
his friends. man who had done awful
ly well at Ladysmith, and who was, ac
cordlng to Tom, no end Of good fel
low. This caused quite a iutter Of in
terest in the Thurlow establishment
and great were the preparations made
for the reception Of Tom and his friend
a certain Captain Lawler.
1t was late when they arrived, ant
Angela was out feeding her poultry.
"Where's Angela?" asked Tom, wher
all the first greetings were over, anC
Captain Lawler had been introduced t.
his friends good-looking family. "Grub
bing in that blessed garden, l suppose
The girl is gardening and poultry
rearing madI By the way. Lawler telli
me he has been In these parts before
said he saw the prettiest girl he haC
ever met in the market. Funny plac,
to come across her, ehT
Rita almost jumped from her seat
She had thought there was something
familiar about the strangers face, ant
now 1t suddenly flashed across her. HI
was the man to whom Angela had sol'
her pink roses for half a sovereign
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01
Men stenographers Scarce.

There is one feature Of the govern
ment service that puzzles me-" said a
chief Of division In the Treasury De
partment, land that is the lack Of men
stenographers. | don't see why men
who have ambitions to enter govern
ment work don't equip themselves
along this line. do not mean to dis
pargae the efficiency Of women type
writers, for they do all that is expect
ed Of them, and more, too. But there
is Limitation to their usefulness, no
matter how expert they may be. There
are certain confidential relations which
superior must always have with his
assistant, which cannot be shared with
woman. 0ftentimes we have to rely
on the judgment of an inferior, and are
not always willing. and, in fact, would
be afraid, to trust to the discretion Of
woman.
ITO my mind the scarcity of men
typewriters is largely due to the fact
that women have bluffed their mascu-
line rivals or would-be rivals from the
field. The latter evidently think that
the craft has been monopolized by the
women. To tell the truth, there is no
field so much open to men, as far as
Uncle Sam is concerned, as that of the
typewriter, and in few is there held out
such prospect Of advancement. For in
stance, Secretary Cortelyou is an ex-
stenographer. and not so much of an
eek" at that, for he was, and always
will be, skillful hand at the type
writer. But he is a Cabinet possibility,
and he rose from the opportunities
held out by his calling. Washington
Dnut
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01
HEAT FROM THE EARTH.
Scientist Tells How, He Thinks, Steam
May Be Obtained Underground.

bGteutt9g IeAth now hAe MAu&ne DSoAm
May Be Obtained Underground.
Certain scientific men now believe
that the enormous internal heat of the
earth may be utilized for some pract-
cal purpose. Prof. William Hallock of
Columbia University expresses, in the
Worlds Work, the opinion that the
plan Is feasible. He says:
"It is not merely a question Of getting
steam; 1t is a question Of the quantity
of steam that can be had. Near Boise,
Idaho, hot water is now drawn from a
well, and used to heat dwelling. The
Plttsburg and Wheeling wells are capa-
BILE of heating the water left In them
overnight; but even II their depth were
sufficient to turn the water to steam, 1t
would require so many hours waiting
as to rob the process Of all commercial
value. In other words, there would not
be the slightest difficulty in obtaining
steam from the interior Of the earth,
because that involves only little ex-
ira labor in boring into the hot area.
and 1t is almost as easy to bore ten
thousand feet as six thousand; but In
order to give the steam commercial
value, method must be provided for
dropping the water to the hot area, al
lowing 1t time to heat, and yet having
II returned to the surface as steam.
without interruptlng the flow,
1.-TWO holes might be bored into the
earth, twelve thousand feet deep and
perhaps fifty feet apart. There would
be temperature far above the boiling
point Of water Then, If very heavy
charges Of dynamite or some other ex-
plosive were lowered to the bottom OF
each hole, and exploded simultaneous
ly, a sufficient connection might be es-
tabIished between the two holes. The
rock would be cracked and fissured In
all directions, and shattering 1t thus
around the base Of the holes would turn
the surrounding area into an immense
water-heater. The water poured into
one hole would be heated and turned
into steam, which would pass through
the second hole to the earth's surface.
The pressure Of such column Of steam
would be enormous; for aside from its
initial velocity, the descending column
of cold water would exert a pressure
of at least five thousand pounds to the
square inch, which would drive every
thing movable through the second hole.
The problem is therefore mechanical
one, concerned chiefly with connecting
the two holes. This accomplished, the
water-heater would operate itself, and
establish a source of power that would
surpass anything now in use.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01

At that moment the door opened and
Angela came in.
Tom always declares that both she
and Geoffrey Lawler looked as If they
had been suddenly struck motionless
images, but that may be taken as a
slight exaggeration Of the affair.
"Well, I'm blessedv' said Tom. "You
two don't need an introduction, evil
IDENTITY; and, since you both seem to
have so much to say, you'd better get
1t over. l shall be in the stables when
you want me. Come ON, Rita"
And as the others vanished, and
Geoffrey Lawler found himself alone
with the "best OF the lot" his tongue
was suddenly unloosed, and he spoke.
They were still talking an hour later;
and Tom Thurlow was very eloquent
on the subject when he came back
from a wrathful tour Of the stables,
and found the two of them still talking,
as he expressed 1t.
Godfrey Lawler and Angela are like
ly to talk for ever and a day, for he
declared that Fate had brought them
together in such wonderful manner
that it would be ungrateful, to say the
least Of 1t, to allow themselves to part
again. And Angela quite agrees with
him. She always does.-New York
| News.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01
TABlTHA sANBoRN's RIDE.

She Really Couldn't Bear to Waste
Time from Her Work.
Some Of the feats which our fore
mothers performed quite as a matter
of course when domestic emergencies
occurred were such as would tax the
endurance and courage Of the hardest
athletic maidens OF our own day. Han
nah Sanborn Philbrook, In a recent
article on old-tIme SanbOrnton. relates
how an aneestress Of hers supplied 8
deficiency in her weaving apparatus.
She found Unexpectedly that her
work required the use Of a certain reed
and harness which could be obtained
only at q place five miles distant
reached by a road leading over a num-
Der of steep and dangerous hills.
She was alone In the house with her
baby and another young child. whom
she could not leave to 90 on an er-
rand. Nevertheless. she could not en-.
dure the idea Of wasting time in walt
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01

One man and deadly torpedo float.
Ing about beneath the surface Of the
water. The torpedo charged so that II
will blow great warship to destruc-
ton; the man provided with means by
which to discharge his dangerous
weapon In way to do the most harm
Such Is the latest of all torpedo boats
one-man affair, not larger than O
large fish, and yet as effective in Its
purposes, II the theory Of its inventor
is correct, as one Of the Holland sub
marine boats
The man who has perfected this of
fenslve and invisible destroyer Il
Thomas ]. Morlarity, for many years
the mechanical expert in the employ
Of the United States Government al
the torpedo station at Newport.
Mr.. Moriarity was long ago impress
ed with the idea that the only way by
which to make the action of the tor
pedo actually certain was to put an ex,
perienced operator inside it; for, while
its automatic machinery operates will
almost human intelligence, there is nc
certainty that it will on long ranges
do exactly what is required Of it. From
the idea of putting a man inside 1t to
that Of placing man outside it, the
transition was easy; and it then be
came problem to give him a safe
shelter. means of locomotlon, of sub
merging and of discharging the projec,
tile.
To accomplish these essentials he has
devised cigar-shaped boat of bronze
plates, about ten feet long, three feet
deep and five fet wide. Beneath this
is suspended the Whitehead torpedo in
frame, and 1t is propelled by com
pressed air when the operator has ap
preached near the mark.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-01

When In the boat the operator lies
on cradle astride of Its support. Pad
ded prongs ON the cradle curve over his
shoulders and hold him in place, proyid-
ing also a purchase for his arms when
operating the lever In front of him.
He wears a waistcoat made Of two
thicknesses Of air-tight material, to
which is attached small mouth tube
by which 1t Is inflated. It serves as a
padding for the body while the oper-
ator is in the boat and also as life
preseryer in an emergency.
Air is admitted through the rear mast
and clrculates throughout the boat,
This air tube is, however. automatical-
ly closed when the boat is beneath the
surface Of the water, and the coming
tower is completely covered by means
of hydrostatic piston, open to the
water at the bottom Of the boat, the
pressure of the water at the increased
depth forcing up the piston, which ac-
tuates lever to force valve over the
air-tube opening, thus preventing the
entry of water through 1t.
The same motion Of the piston oper-
ates levers connected to valve in the
compressed air tank In the bottom Of
the boat opening 1t and thus allowing
fine stream of air to issue therefrom
into the boat, and supplying the oper-
ator with fresh air. AS the boat again
reaches the surface the pressure on the
hydrostatic piston is released because
there is less depth of water and the air
tube is again opened and the air tank
valve closed.
The torpedo Is fired by compressed
air, but on leaving its casing the pro-
pelling mechanism of the projectile is
set in motion, and 1t starts off under
Its own power for the mark.