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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-13
You Have Us Guessing.

Just what the circular addressed
"To the Voters of Ellis County" by
the antis may mean is hard TO di
vine. They say that the operation
of the law would be materially diff
ferent here than in country pre-
cincts, but fail to tell in what re-
spect or how. Do they mean that
the officers here are less watchful
than at Italy or Ferris, or that the
county officers would not be able to
see violations which took place here
in Waxahachie under their very
noses as they would ifthe violations
were off in remote corner of the
county, as at Milford? Or do they
mean that they would not prosecute
a fellow townsman for violating the
law asthey would a country pre-
cinct citizen?
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The Campaign.

The prohibition election has been
ordered for Saturday, August 30th.
We believe that the prohibitionists
start into the campaign with large
majority of the voters of the county
in sympathy with their cause. But
we not only want the sympathy of
our friends, but we want and expect
their votes and influence. 1t will
take votes to carry the election, and
we want to see every prohibition
ist in the county enlisted in the con
test. The question at issue is:
Shall we suppress the liquor traffic
In Waxahachie, Ennis and Palmer,
or shall we continue to have the
open saloon? Every voter in the
county is directly interested in the
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From the Pine Hills.

McCall's Greek, Miss. Aug. g.
We are now in the pine hills of Mis-
sissippi drinking the beautiful,
| sparkling waters, clear as crystal
| and almost as cold as ice, bubbiing
up from under the hills; and the
coffee, we'll We just can't drink
enough-and the apples aud pears!
| walked out into my brothers. yard
and took a view of the pears First
a Keller, aud on twig two feet
long ! counted fifty pears. | then
walked over TO LeConte and on
one limb counted 100 pears and
there were so many mere | quit
counting. The tree was about six
| inches la circumference at the base,
and there were some two dozen
| props under It.. Some may be- Ina
elined 10 doubt this, bur the tree is
here. While the land Is poor the
! people all live well and everything
| is made at home. sweet potatoes,
ribbon cane syrup, sugar, rice and
meat. They buy only -four and
coffee. The pine forests that we
once thought would never be utilized
are now being converted into ium-
Der. The forests are twenty-five
miles from the railroad. A COM
| pany was organized and track laid
from the Illinois Central, an engine
| is hitehed To truck cars and the
/ logs pulled TO the railroad where
/ the mills are located, and sawed in
to lumber. Rains here have been
| somewhat partial. Late corn is
good, SO is cotton. We are Teasing
on roasting ears, green apple pies,
sweet potatoes and pears. Tell In
nocence he ought to be here, place
those number eleyeus of his under
the table and straighten himself out
| think it would take good lariat
and "a stout man st the other end to
get him away. We have been on the
go ever since we reached here, and II
will be impossibletom make the rom Is
before we leave. A protracted
meeting begins today which we will
attend. There We will meet a great
many. The majority Of the older
people we once knew have passed
away, but the younger ones have
been told Of US and seem To think as
much of us as though they had
known us always. Next week we
contemplate IA trip TO Jefferson
| county to visit relatives there.
A. Fl. BuIE.
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THE LONG { SHORT OF 1T

Another bale of new cotton was
brought in this morning,
John Brawner, aged y years, died
Monday at his home In the Palmer
community.
The Fireman's Band will give an
open air concert on thepubIic square
next Tuesday night.
Matt Moore left last evening for
Waurika, Ok. where he will engage
In the butcher business.
Miss Laura Mcclellan entertained
few friends at the home of her
mother i'm Arlington Heights last
night.
II. T. Wilcher, nominee for county
commissioner from the Palmer pre-
einct, was in the city yesterday and
today.
Boiling Sweat, who has been sick
for several days, submitted to an
operation yesterday and this morn
ing was reported to be improving.
Rev. w. Vinsant, formerly of
Waxahachie, has closed meeting
at Alma in which there have been Tic
conversions and 81 accessions to the
Methodist church.
The contract for canvassing fol-
the girls dormitory at Trinity Uni
versity has been awarded TO Brin
Dry Goods Co. The amount re-
quired is $500 yards.
The Star Gin Company of Italy
was chartered at Austin yesterday
with capital stock of $1,000. The
incorporators are are Alex Moseley
w. w. Boyd and l.. S. Moseley.
l. n. Holder, of the Red Oak com
munity, waived examination in JUS
tice Spencer's court this afternoon
on charge of seduction and was
admitted To bail in the sum Of $500.
w. A. Dowd, who lives three miles
north of town, yesterday purchased
from j. w. Bailey his farm OF nine
ty acres in the Greathouse comma
nifty. Mr.. Bailey will move to the
Indian Territory,
John Rebsamen, who has been
playing baseball the present season
with western league teams, has ar.
rived in Waxahaehie and is now
holding chair in the barber shop
OF his brother, VIII Rebsamen. Mr..
Rebsamen formerly lived here and
his friends will be pleased to hear of
his return.
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Visit the Old Home-East

Home visitors excursions to
points in Ohio and Indiana; dates of
sale September End, 10Th, 18th and
22nd limit 30 days.
Also excursion rates to Ohio and
Indiana during the first week of
October at the time of the big Grand
Army reunion in Washington, ID. c..
TO CHICAGO-The Burlington s
famous "Eli'' is the best known and
most popular train from Kansas
City and st. Joseph to Chicago,
To ST. LOUIS-Two daily trains
carrying all classes of standard Bur
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Summer Vacations

Should be arranged for with the
view of securing maximum OF
pleasure and diversion. This caf
be done by the exercise of Judgment
In selecting the route you use. The
Houston and Texas Central ID
selling round trip summer excur-
sion tickets TO points in the north
east and southeast. Through stan
dard Pullman sleepers to Colorado
points, as well as to summer excur-
sion points reached via Houston.
Sunset Route and New Orleans.
Try Cloudcroft, 1000 feet above
sea level, In the heart of the Sacra-
mento mountains. It's delightfully."-
cool. For literature and rates. write
N. l.. Robbins, I. ]. Anderson,
q. 2. Il T. A., A. q. p. A..
Houston, Texas.
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HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS

On the first and third Tuesdays of
August, September and October, to
many sections of the west and north
west.
Consult nearest ticket agent or
write the undersigned for full infor-
nation, printed matter and the least
cost of your proposed trip.
l.. w. WAKELEY, General Pass
enger Agent, St. Louis, Mo.
G. w. ANDREWS, 7. p. A, 300
Scotland Bldg, Dallas, Tex.
c. NJ. LEVEY, General Manager,
St Louis, Mo.
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N RIhe rate from all Texas points one farep
dollars Tor the round trip good
Tickets
stop-oser privileges than other ear
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result of the election, and should
not allow anything tokeep him from
the polls. Circulars are being sent
out from Waxahachie by the antis,
containing the signatures of a num-
Der of our business men, asking that
the voters in the outside pre-
cinets ''hands off, of this election,
for the reason that each community
stands for itself and by itself, and
has no interest in the affairs-reiig-
ious, moral, business or otherwise
in any other commuaity-or words
to that effect. We deem it unneces-
sary to notice the circulars further
than to say that there are large
number of citizens and business
men living in Waxahachie who did
not sign the request, and everybody
knows how easy 1t is To get "a busy
man to sign a paper when presented
by friend or neighbor, accompa-
MED by a nice, smooth, little TUX.
So We take it that no one VITO will
do little careful thinking will be
influenced by these or any other cir
cuIars or petitions presented by the
opposite side. 1t can always be de-
pended upon that the autis are
working against the interests of the
prohibitionlsts, no matter what
their representations are.
Now let us all fall into line and
continue in the contest until thelast
vote is cast, and let us make 1t
clear that we are fighting the sa-
looms and not individuals, and when
the election is over all Will be over,
aud there will be 20 breaches of the
peace to patch up, but we will be
neighbors as before.
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Hay. Hay. Hayl

/ Will be outing up hay next week,
beginning Moslday, at the following
places:
LIST. Aboud4 half way between
Boyce Eand Palmer, on Cottonwood
branch.
End. Near Bethel church.
Bird. On Long Branch at twin
thickets. WIN sell the hay at
either OF said places at ten dollars
per short ton &c the press before
being put In the barn.
Aug. IL. JAMES s, DAVIS
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Work of a Miscreant.

Monday night some person whose
identy is as yet unknown opened the
flood gates at the Katy's new lake
and allowed them TO run all night.
When discovered yesterday morning
about half the water in the lake was
gone.
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Prohibition > Section

appearing furnished
ton Campaign Committee who alone are for the
therein contained intended pubica
In this section should be addressed to Perry Robert
Secretary, Waxahachie.
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CHEAP SETTLERS HATE 9
TO THE FAR We ~ AND
NORTHMEgT

The Burlington Route renews the
low one-way Settlers rate of S25.0 100
from Missouri River TO California,
Portland and the Puget Sound conn-
try every day during September and
October, with correspondingly low
rates to the Spokane district and the
Butte Helena district; also proper
tionate rates from interior Missouri,
Kansas and Southwest territory.
1.-The Burlington Northern Pacific
Exress" is the great through train
leaving Kansas City daily for the
Northwest, Through coaches, chair
cars seats tree), Standard and
Tourist Sleepers to Butte, Helena,
Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle, Portland.
Connecting train from Denver at
night joining this Northwest train
at a llianpp Nah
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Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers.
Foley's Honey and Tar affords i'm
mediate relief TO asthma sufferers In
the worst stages and II taken in time
will effect q cure. Sold by b. w.
Fearis
Evening star., 1902-09-02
The Straight Fronted Corset.

from the London Medical Press and Circular
Woman is nothing if not thorough. The
main principle OF her dress has always an
parentiy been to exaggeration of facts, car
rled to an extreme degree, and then, as a
rhie; suddenly and absolutely abandoned.
For instance, nature has endowed shapely
woman with an exquisite inward curve of
the sides Of the body above the hips That
line ,af beauty" the phrase which Hogarth
invented, probably with an eye to that
particular curve, lovely woman has always
spent1her utmost Ingenuity In endeayoring
to Improve. That weapon Of torture, the
modern corset, needless to say, has received
the unsparing condemnation of all scientific
authorities upon health and beauty. In
spite of damaged organs and shortened
lives, however, woman has insisted upon
her own standard of beauty so far as Zig
ure' is concerned namely, that the test of
excellence is ONE of size Mere shapelihess
as that OF the Venus of Milo does not
count. for contour, as things go. is made to
order by the milliner. and woman can defy
the freaks of nature with the aid of the
corsetiere. The latter Ingenious craftswo-
man has now put the crowning touch on
the virtues of the corset by decreeing that
the front must be straight. In other words,
erto has been allowed to keep a curved
contour. capable Of adapting itself to the
varying capacity OF the abdomen is now
to be straight as plunamet line. This last
vagary would be ludicrous We're 1t not an
outrage upon common sense, and at the
same time a a''Wanten damage to female
nealtQ. o.
Evening star., 1902-09-02
Boyd's and Vicinity.
'cial Correspondence Of The Evening Star

BOYD'S Md, August 81. 1902.
Dissensons in the Methodist Episcopal
Church at old Germantown, resulting from
meeting of that congregation held about
three months ago. is the cause of two
churches being built within the vicinity,
one IN the course Of erection near German
town station at a cost of nearly $1,000, and
one in old Germantown village, mile dis
tant which is on the county road leading
from Boyd's to Gaithersburg. The division
arose over the proposition to change the 10
cation OF the church, "a large majority of
the members voting in favor Of the re-
moval, while few dissented. The mem
oers who are to- own the building in Ger
mantown village VIII be, 4llied with the
southern denomination Of, Methodsts, and
those at Germantown STATION will be the
A big picnic was. held. as,Hamascus. this
county, yes yesterday Ehieh owas attended by
for the purpose of pf5sSSrchasing an organ for
the net receipts of tAe day far exceeded ex-
pecta tons. Music WIS rendered by Damascus
cholr, under the charge Ief j. L. Burdette,
w: l.. Purdum and pthsrs. Rev. D. d.
An organ voluntary swhsrrendered by Mrs.
Vivian Burdette. aRsk.a dAet by ]. l.. Bur
dette and Miss Rosa Woa4feld. A game Of
base ball was played hetNeen the Damas-
Gus team and team frow Forneys branch.
resulting In the defeat for fthe Ferneys by
score of to 5. q y N
The usual emancipatiots picnic was held
at Barnesville yesterday by the colored
folks. There were at ,leagt 1.200 people on
the grounds. and everything was passing
quietly until "a game Of base ball was
started. which wound sup In general fra
cas-. John onley Of Fountain Mills, Fred
erick county,. was struck on the head with
a rock, laying open the scalp and rendering
him unconscious. He was taken to a physi-
clan and treated. and afterward taken
home in a serious condition. The name Of
his assailant Is not known, a number of
day. -
Mr. Joseph T. white. who was county
commissioner Of this, county a few years
ago, was badly injured yesterday after
noon by being thrown from az horse and
falling Into stonei pile. He was badly
bruised and gut and had, several teeth,
knocked out & -,
Evening star., 1902-09-02

disposed, he said. he is not in the alarming
state that current stories indicated.
Messrs William Jordan. Thomas F. VIII
Hanson and William Williamson were local
sportsmen who visited the marshes yes
terday and made creditable bags of birds.
They report the birds as being plentiful
Mr. John ]. Dawney of jackson street.
Anacostia, who has been visiting friends
in New York city and Brooklyn, has ar
rived home.
costa, Is the guest of Miss Gertrude Ray
at Chillum, Nd
Mr. Frank Emo, who has been critically
Hi or typhoid fever at his residence on
Harrison street, Anacostia, is convalescins
Mr.. E. I. Davis of Fillmore street Ana
costa, has recovered from a recent illness
and has been able to resume his duties
at the government hospital
Evening star., 1902-09-02

Treasury Department lectured Friday night
on What Saw in Porto Rico" The lee
ture was illustrated by many stereopticon
views.
. Saturday evening Mr.. W. H H. Smith
: the chairman of the Grove Chautauqua
committee, gave a stereopticon lecture on
Our New Navy" .--.
kew. Albert Osborn preached Sunday
morning on .Experience." In the evening
ME- Smith resumed the object sermons with
q talk on The Thorn Crown"
Monday being Labor day quite a number
Of the residents of the Grove spent the day
picnicking. One party went TODAY to Great
Fails another to Sugar Loaf mountain,
woods.
Monday evening a concert was given, un-
der the direction of Dr. F. j. Woodman
The program consisted of a piano solo by
MRS. w. s. Nicholson; bass solo, Mr.. Arthur
middleton; euphonium solos. Mr.. Charles
Henny; soprano solos. Mrs. Kitty Thompson
berry; recitations, Mr.. Harrison; contralto
solo, Mrs. Belle Carpenter Henry duet, Eek
celsier.' Messrs- Mcfarland and Woodman;
Tenor solo, Mr.. VIM. Mcfarland; duet,
Paul and Virginia" Mrs. Berry and Mr..
Mcfarland
Mrs. William Redin Woodward visited
Mrs Page Milburn and remained over Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Hughes are at At
lantic City.
Miss Ethel Appler was the guest of Miss
Meta Altschu Sunday and Monday. ,
Miss Edna Dyer was the guest of Miss
Grace Welch.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Heyl and their daugh-
ter Anna are at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Frank Bovee spent Sunday with Mrs
John Bovee on Grove avenue
MI William B. Altemus was recent vis-
itor at the Grove.
Mr.. Alvin Day spent Monday at the Grove
with his cousin, Mr.. Rodney McCathran.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Fredley and family spent
Sunday and Monday at the Grove as guests
of Mr.. Edw. NJ. Hall.
THE Strollers' are planning for some
final social events the coming week The
Chautauqua events will continue for two
weeks more. Friday evening of this week
the Sabbath school will give an exhibition
and social. Saturday evening Prof Robert
7. Hill viii give stereopticon lecture on
The Volcanic Explosion Of Mont PeIee."
Miss Hilda North will give a primary Sab
bath school normal lesson Tuesday evening
on Simple Blackboard Illustrations
Evening star., 1902-09-02
Old Bank Checks.
From the London Spectator.

hIUHI LbnuOn SpectatOf.
1t is hard for Americans to believe that
only forty years ago the use of bank checks
in England for sums less than SIS was un-
known. 1t is still harder to believe the
statement made in English papers that the
late chancellor of the exchequer Supposed
that it was the rule still. He was not alone
In his ignorance. says the Spectator. At
least two liberal statesmen of cabinet rank
shared his delusion. Did you ever know a
check drawn for less than f5y" was the
question one Of these gentlemen. put. to a
colleague on the front opposition, bench dur
ing the course of the debate. 1t seems in
credible to any one acquainted with modern
business methods that such Ignorance
should have prevailed in high quarters.
Evening star., 1902-09-02
with flowers by little girls, who were drawn
up on both sides
Falls Church News,
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHIRCH Va Sentanhar

Evening
FALLS CHURCH, Va, September 1, 1902
Saturday night as Mr.. William Lickie
clerk for Mr.. w. H. Veitch, was going
home after closing the store for the night
he-was set upon near West End depot by
Two men, struck over the head with a base
ball bat and knocked into insensibility If
robbery was the object they failed to Sc
cure anything, as Mr.. Lickie had few
hours before handed his wife his week s
earnings. When Mr.. Lickie recovered con-
seriousness he managed to get home, where
he is suffering greatly from the injury re-
ceived
A branch of the Peoples National Bank
of Leesburg will be opened here this week,
with Mr.. Julius Graham as cashier.
A party of Good Templars consisting of
Mr and Mrs George w Hawxhurst Mrs.
j. NJ Thorne. Miss Ethel Payne, Miss Sara
Thorne, Mrs. ]. D. Higgins, Miss Annie
Thorne. Mr.. ]. H Garretson. will leave to-
morrow to attend the annual session of the
Grand Lodge of the order, which meets at
Waterford, Va. tomorrow night.
especial services were held Sunday in the
M. E. Church and addresses made on the
following subjects: Sunday School Work.
by Mr. J. M. Thorne; '.Epworth League
Mission MRS rsgs uttreI Memans msms
Foreign Missions" Mrs W. Y Swiggott:
General Missionary Society,"" Miss Ida N
Ball; Ladies' Aid Society,"" Miss Corrie
Cooksey; Harmony in the Work." DR.. 8.
s. Luttrell.
Miss Irma Orcutt, who has been visiting
her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ NJ Erwin,
has returned to her home at Wahoo, Col
Captain and Mrs. NJ. s. Roberts are at
Atlantic City.
Mr.. George Stambaugh and family are
spending month in California.
Rev. ]. W. Guy. grand chief templar of
the Good Templars, and Mr.. E. A Swine
ford of Richmond are the guests Of Mr.
George w, Hawxhurst
Prof. Robert Nourse, who was taken i'll
while filling the pulpit of the First Congre-
gational Church in Washington recently, is
still quite sick at his residence here, but is
improving.
visiting her mother at Macon Ga
Evening star., 1902-09-02

of the stubborn mule turned aside to avoid
being crushed. In doing SO 1t stepped upon
the pavement. and several ladies who were
waiting to cross narrowly escaped being
trampied upon by tn. beast in its efforts
to get away.
In the meantime sea captain, noted for
his kindness of heart and thoughtfuIness,
bethought himself Of an excellent plan to
move the obstinate beast. Picking up
large apple from one of the wharves: he
walked toward the beast, holding the fruit
worked like magic for the overworked ami
NAL Immediately walked toward him After
the mule had proceeded several steps. the
captain gave the apple to II. and the ami
mai walkiy calmly down Light street chew
Ing the apple. now and then winking at
the bystanders, though he had done a
great trick. The crowd gave three cheers
for the captain, and the wagons continued
on their way.