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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

dronth had left IA few vegetables. To
his smokehouse We went next He
brought with him from Kentucky a
recipe for picking and preserving
bacon and hams and his meat Is
just as fresh and sweet as il was
the next week after ID was killed.
We all tasted it at dinner. And
then Flave puts up plenty of ii
from his smokehouse. We passed
out through his bee yard where
nearly two hundred hives Of bees
are as busy as they ever get to be
and he said the outlook for "a honey
crop this fall was good. From the
bee yard we next went through his
orchard of one hundred trees sold
to him five years ago by Mr., Kidd.
Here We Toasted ON as fine and lus-
clOns peaches as grow anywhere.
His apple trees are heavily loaded
but the fruit lis not vet ripe.
Both Mr.. Kidd and Mr.. Davenport
said apples were surer crop ON the
black land than peaches If the right
kind were planted After We had
eaten peaches 10 our hearts content
We passed into the corn field and
through il, and after getting back to
the house and feastiug on splendid
dinner prepared by Mrs. Davenport
and her two little girls, the work Of
figuring out the probable yield OF
that corn field was begun. When
this was finished IL was the unani-
nous decision of the committee
that II acres would make an aver
age of Is bushels to the acre and Is
acres more of the same field would
yield possibly 80 bushels To the acre.
The corn is OF the strawberry varie-
ty, was planted early and kept well
thiuned out and suckered. Mr.. Kidd
went with me In my buggy down
there and in passing down the mid
die road, as it is called, through the
Darkie settlement, there seemed TO
be nubbins In all the fields. Cash
W akeiand, "a neighboF of MIR. Dawes
port, said he had some very good
corn. We did not have the time To
inspect his field this trip but will do
SO soon.
We returned To Waxahachle via
Nash, 1t seems that all the late
feed crops planted are coming up.
AT the farm of Mr. Joe Mebarg we
stopped and inspected his fine Ken
lucky stallion imported last year.
HE also keeps "A fine jack, His
Wilkes stallion is splendid young
animal and has grown considerably
since he shipped him last winter.
Mr.. Meharg was away from home,
but his son, the doctor, kindly
showed us around an alfalfa tielu Of
six or eight acres. 1t has yielded
well this season. Alfalfa is a great
crop and should be planted by our
Ellis county farmers more than IL
Is. Mr.. Meharg is splendid horse
man, takes great deal OF pride In
ID and is succeeding well.
Cotton, though small, is looking
well and 1t is TO be hoped 1t will yet
yield enough to pay our debts and
pay for the corn we viii have TO
buy If we can get s cents for cot
ton and make bale buy one hun
dred bushels of corn we will yet be
happy. There are so many disas-
tePs that can come to cotton we
cannot yet count Oh 1t. We must
not count the chickens before they
are Matched. INNOCENCE.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11
Katy Special Rates

Knoxville. Tenn, June Is and 20,
July 10, ii and l2.-Rate of one fare
for the round trip; return limit Aug.
10. Can be extended to Sept. 30.
Waco, July 10 and IA and morning
train OF July Is, $2.75 round trip;
return limit July 10.
Hillsboro, Old Settlers and Old
Soldiers Reunion. Dates of sale
July Is and 10; return limit July 49,.
Rate ST. 40
Fayetteville, Texas, La Grange
Western Baptist Association. Tick
cts on sale July IA and for trains
scheduled to arrive at Fayetteville
mornings of July Is and II. Rate
81 90.
Galveston, account Democratic
State Convention. Tickets on sale
July - and IA; return limit July Is,
hate $3.50.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11
No False Claims.

The proprietors of Foley's Honey
and Tar do not advertise this as q
sure cure for consumption" They
do not claim 1t will cure this dread
complaint in advanced cases, but
do positively assert that 1T will cure
in the earlier stages and never fails
to give comfort and relief in the
worst cases. Foley's Honey and
Tar is without doubt the greatest
throat and lung remedies. Refuse
substitutes. Sold by b. W. Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11
New Steel Bridge.

T. r. Anderson of Waxahachie
brought down crew of hands Tues
day and commenced work on the
steel bridge across Houston creek
near Ward Il Wolaver's gin. This
bridge will be an ornament to the
town and the people of Italy and
this community appreciate the act
ion Of the commissioners court In
allowing first-class bridge at this
erossing--Italy News Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

Prof. J. H. Council, president of
the Farmers Congress, has notified
Mr.. W. J. Buie, editor of the Enter
prise, that he has been placed on the
program to respond to the address
aof welcome when the congress con-
wenes next Tuesday afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

Rev. l.. G. Collier, of Ovilla, was
an the city today and placed thenam
of his son on the Enterprise list of
exeursionists to the Farmers Con-
gress next Tuesday afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

General Passenger agent Robbins
a0f the II. d T. G.. writes the Enter
prise that he will be glad to furnish
dit two ears for the accommodation of
its party to the Farmers Congress
next Tuesday should 1t develop that
sone car will not be sufficient.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

Tell your friends that the Enter
prise special car to the Farmers
Congress viii leave Waxahachie
next Tuesday morning at Gas and
will be attached to the main line
4rain at Ennis at s o'clock, reach
ing the college at m.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

j. J. Park, of Waxahachie was on
the market yesterday with car load
of cattle. Fort Worth Register.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

N BThe from all Texas points, is fare plus two
dollars TIL October
Tickets routed line have
privileges than other road offer too.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

A negro postal clerk is now run
ming on one of the Central trains
between Ennis and Fort Worth.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

The Light regrets to learn that
Constable w. A. Hodge is sick with
fever at his home on Bullard Heights.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

MduAa8a HouF 1sowsas With CaseMreea.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
a0e, ees. nc G. 9, fall. druggists Fefund money.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Erwin gave
their young lady visitors a dance
last night which was quite an en-
joyable affair.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

THE Waxahachie Candy Kitchen
in prepared to furnish ice cream
bricks for parties and wedding re-
eeptions at 81 40 per gallon. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11
Weather Indications.

Tonight and Saturday generally
S. r. sHELLITo, Observer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

Mr.. j. A. Howard has an ad in
this issue of the Light. He is ready
to set your tires cold and on short
notice. Read the ad.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-11

The editorial staff of this paper
returns thanks to Mr.. ID. G.. Can
trell, who lives on Kaufman street,
for basket of nice grapes left at
the office today. They were the Nj
agara variety and Mr.. Cantrell tells
us the dry weather has but little eff
feet upon their growth.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23
\ CURIOUS LAW CASE.

a very curious case came to light
from Chickasaw county. 1t seems
that some time ago Il man named Rich
ardson, well-to-do planter, was mar
dere'l. Before Richardson died he
stated that he was murdered by Leroy
Harper and his wife. They were ar
rested and tried. Feeling against the
Harpers was high. Harper was i'm
medlately tried and convicted. An
appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court, but pending its consideration
the attorneys advised that the appeal
be dismissed and this was DONE
lie was sentenced to Il life mprison-
ment in tie penitentiary' The wife,
however, being in no danger of lynch
ing, decided to stand her trial. An aE-
peal was taken in the case of Harper
to the Supreme Court, but owing to
the state of public feeling it was dis
missed Il year ago. The wife was con
victcd in the Circuit Court of Cnic!la-
saw county on the testimony Of those
who heard Richardson say that he was
assaulted by the Hirpers. In the low
er court it was admitted as dying
declaration. The attorneys for Mrs
Harper set up the plea in the Supreme
Court that it was not dying deulara-
ton, that Richardson's physicians had
told him that he was going to recover.
The Supreme Court took this view of
the case, and the case was reversed,
and Mrs. Harper is free woman.
When the attorney 5 saw how the thing
was going they desired to reinstate the
husbands appeal case on the docket,
and an order to this effect was issued but
when it was found that the case was
more than a year old, and the court
had no jurisdiction over it, the request
of lIarpers lawyeys was dismissed.
Here is present case where the
wife goes free and the husband is serv-
ing life sentence in the penitentiary,
and both results were reached bv the
same testimony. The Harper case is
the only case of the kind that has ever
come up in Pennsylvania.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23
KEEP THE BALANCE UP.

1t has been truthfully said that any
disturbance of the even balance OF
health causes serious trouble. No
body can be too careful to keep this
balance up. When people begin to
lose appetite, or to get tired easily, the
least imprudence brings on sickness,
weakness, or debility. The system
needs tonic, Graves it, and should not
be denied it; and the best tonic OF
which we have any knowledge is
Hoods Sarsaparilla. What this medi-
cine has done in keeping healthy peo-
pie healthy, in keeping up the even
balance of health, gives it the same
distinction as preventive that it en-
joys as cure. Its early use has Illus
trated the wisdom of the old saying
that stitch in time saves nine. Take
Hoods for appetite, strength, and en-
durance.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23
FOR TIRED, NERVOUS
WOMEN.

Learn how to do nothing. Practice
cultivating complete rest. Any VIC
man can do it. Begin by completely
relaxing every nerve and muscle for
five minutes day.
If you are home woman, go to
your own room and give orders that
in no event are you to be disturbed.
Draw the curtains and close the door;
lie down, if possible.
Say to yourself: II have left care
and worry and anxiety outside my
door. l will rest my soul and body
absolutely for these few precious mo-
ments."
Wide-awake rcpose, if complete, will
prove inestimaby restful. A few
minutes of absolute relaxation, liter
ally thinking of nothing, will greatly
revitalize the nervous woman.
With regard to the amount Of sleep
required for women an author OF re-
pute says we'll that one aspect of this
subject is frequently overlooked. Ex-
tremely energetic women appear to
take virtuous pride in limiting them.
selves to four or five hours sleep, re-
ally grudging that, and considering it
more a disgraceful evidence of lazness
and reprehensible waste of time.
Now, viewed simply from a purely
material and bygienic point, this is an
error 1t is quite possible to accustom
Yourself to so little as to be greatly
the loser thereby. 1t may not show
Immediately, but it will in the end.
From seven to eight hours sleep is
needed by all people leading active
lives, and brain workers can least af-
ford to cut down their allowance. If
for any reason it is occasionally neces-
sary if should be made up by extra
sleep as soon as possible. Any other
course undermines the strength insid-
iously and the penalty is invariably a
breakdown of some sort. The severer
the tasks imposed upon the brain, the
more sleep it should be allowed.
The woman who cannot sleep is al
ways nervous subject. She should
religiously take enough physical exer-
else each day to induce healthful ia
tiguc. She should eat simple, easily
digested food, avoiding tea and coffee
later than her breakfast hour. Many
women declare that tea and coffee have
no effect upon their nerves. l know
they are mistaken. Coffee and tea are
excellent excitants and enemies to
sleep.
The insomnia victim may be lulled
to rest by gentle massage-the hyp-
notice stroke will often act as magi-
cal sleep inducer. Sometimes rub
with hair friction gloves will induce
sleep. A tepid bath taken just before
retiring has sedative effect. But
hot bath is stimulating, and should not
be taken at night by nervous subjects.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23
Tr1oPIrI2 M 1ARI,BOROUGH,M MD, friday NJ
TO PRESERVE BEAUTY.

think few hints on the hygiene
of the skin may prove of service to
many of our SEX. The world of wo-
men is apt to get divided into two
classes-thc women who make 4 fetch
of their complcxions and the women
who do not try to make the best of the
natural gifts that nature has bcstow-
ed upon them.
Without entering on the vast sub
ject of the value of relative washes or
tonics for the skin, | wish to give a
few hygicnc hints which may be found
of service to those who have the wo-
manly instinct of wishing to make the
best of the beauty and health that
Providence has given them.
Sleep is one of the great prcservers
of youth. Eight hours Of regular
sleep at night and short nap during
the day will do much to keep the face
free from wrinkles. Always sleep
with the bed room window open few
inches at the top, both in summer and
winter \ daily morning bath, tepid
i'm winter and cnId ~ summer, with a
brisk rub To iu..pA. atIl he i"und to
keep the skin fresh and clear.
At least couple o: hours must be
spent in the open air, either in walk
ing, bicycling, or playing games, as
circumstances permit.
All tight clothing must he avoided.
as it disturbs the circulation and is
often the cause of enlarged veins and
red noses.
The effect of diet on the skin is OF
the utmost Importance, and many der
matologists have made careful study
of this aspect of the question. Austen
tion from all rich food and stimulants
has been tried with success. \ great
lady. who was famous even in her old
age for her beautifully clear complex
ion and freedom from wrinkles, was
once persuaded to tell the secret of her
youthful looks The answer was very
simple Abstinence had been the RUE
of her life No tea, coffee. or stimu-
liant of any kind; instead of taking an
imal food, try some boiled fish, or
couple of eggs every day. Drink lem
onade or water, eat apples, grapes, and
figs regularly. Take the raw juice Of
a lemon every other day.
Never fail to walk several miles per
day. Battle frequently in almost cold
water. Above all, never let anything
have the power to worry you, but al
ways Try TO remain calm and cheerful.
This excellent advice, possible to
follow, is worthy of trial. | car on
ly offer it to my readers with the as.
surance that it has proved successful
and has helped in more than one case
to preserve youth and beauty. 1t is
needless to add that this goes long
way to create happiness.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23
5elrrt HisrrilnnQ.
A Corncrib Courtin'.

Services were almost over in the
little meeting house, and the mountain
swains were already eyeing the maid
ems Of their choice with a view to the
homing. The younger women, all
seated on one side of the building, were
conscious of these admiring glances
and their bushes matched we'll their
dresses of flaming pink calico adorned
with roses. Many of them, confident
of their own magnetism, took snuff
from the boxes which they carried,
and graciously offered it to their less
affiuent neighbors. The children,
whose appetites had grown visibly un-
der the influence of the cxhortation,
ate apples, throwing the cores into the
aisle; while the cries of the unweaned
infants were hushed by their proud
mammas who nursed them back to
quiet and contentment. A stray hog
now and then came half way in at the
open door, and after weighing the re-
spective advantages, and disadvantages
OF the apple-cores and the sermon,
silently turned back. Old attendants
knew that the preacher was almost
through by the increasing volume Of
his tones and the frequency of his
splitting.
When all was over, and the older
people were standing around in groups
talking of crops, sickness and politics,
young men and maidens, after the ex-
ample of Noahs followers, paired off
and slowly started bomeward. One
bright-eyed girl was lucky or unlucky
enough to be sought after by two of
the most eligible young farmers.
Neither one seemed willing to allow
the otherss superior claims to her
company, and there was nothing for it
but that Susan Cady must take two
"fellers" home to dinner.
IL 'lowed,' said her right-hand adj
mirer, Jake Rane, "that the gals wuz
all about to 60 to sleep durin' the sar-
mint. Hit 'peared like the preacher
wsrn't ever goin' to reich the end; he
KEEP on illusteratin' his p'ints so long"
81 reckin we uns on our side didn t
come no nearder than shettin' our eyes,
an heared ole Square Barlow snorin'
more'n wunst.
Yes said John Graham, the left
hand knight, ''hits plumb ridiculous
how that man snores; hit seems like he
kin beat one of them ingine consarns
down to the town, a-rippin an a-snort-
in, don' the whole thing ez innocent
like ez a baby. They's no donbt he
kin beat the women folks a-snorin'.'
"How's Cory gettin' along?' said
the girl mischievously; "they say ez
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23
TO A CROW.

Thy breast triumphant gsinst til wintry blast.
Or the SNOW, following fast,
Thou cbeerily dost sound thy trump forlorn
From the dead field of corn.
Naught daunted by the rough aid frozen ground,
Thou takest thy way around;
Grotesquey waddling, loudly triamphing
Descan ing OH the spring. -.
What solemn cCnclave Of thy kind shall stand.
That day, on the arabic land
Coz king wise eyes where once the scarec-ow stood
Sentry on hardihoOd!
What comic copies Of thys, II shall wait
On the creaking pasture gate!
What a watchful eye art in them and thee,
Thy mate in the sycamore tree! =.
Ad:eu, brave BIRD. adieu! and aS thy II ct
Hasten> to meet the night,
So may our hearts, triumphant, spring to greet
Fate's dark, swift-comng et.
So may our soul, III faltering, rise serene
Where doubt and death have been,
Into the night and Silenc> our last cry
A jubilant song, as Life goes hurr, ing by
Evelyn Fhinney in ,he atlantic.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23

One learns many strange uses, and
msuses of things at country inns, but
let us hope that the following expe
rience, related by friend of mine as
having happened to himself, is rare
one. He had gone to bed in an Irish inn,
bidding the landlady to have him call
ed at s. At 6, however, next morn
ing she knocked at his door.
"Ye've to git up" she said.
"What O'Clock is it !"
six, surr,'
"Go away; I'm not going to get up
til s."
At 7 she rcappeared. "Indaae, and
We must git up now, it's l." Finding
him unmoved at her next return, she
said: Git up, there's swate gintle-
man; there's two commercial gintle-
men waiting for their breakfast, and
| can't lay the cloth till | have yer
honor's top sheet"
"Married life,' said the Cynical
Bachelor, should be one grand. sweet
song, but not necessarily solo,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23

"Well, did that fortune-teller who
advertised that she could reveal your
past, present and future carry out her
agreement" ?" eyes, l suppose she
did. She said | had been in love with
beautiful, dark eyed girl; that l am
now in love with another, and that l
will marry somebody else. All this
seems to apply to my case. | have
been in love with a beautiful, dark
eyed girl, and the one love now is
unfortunately the child Of honest, but
poor, parents. l don't see why the
tortune-teller forgot to mention that
tall blonde and the little Hoosier girl
l used to be engaged to, though"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23

A strawberry shortcake is some
thing to long for.
The blind man may find some con-
ISOLATION in an eye-opener.
A dead whale is worth more than
some live men, financially speaking.
1t is sometimes the force of circum-
stances that pushes man to the front.
How knowing shad must be if it
'feels it in its bones"
When the successful flying machine
comes along, we will praise it to the
sky.
1t is we'll to have a way OF your own,
but not to always insist upon having
your own way.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23
]loetrY*
Writtrn for ''Tie Enquirer.
TODAY.
BY D. E. w.

I he Ard the voice f the Long ago,
Floating down the river Of Time
1 heard the voice of the yesterdays
Chanting low song sublime.
I felt the breath of the years long dead
Barring perfume Of w.thered bliss.
And it gently tarried awhile to press
On my lips esretful kiss.
1 sighed for the days that were no more
And yearned for the moments fled,
While TIE sun sank low in the western sky
And the stars flashed DER my head.
Then softly out of the az ire deep
Swung the moon DER eternal spice
And methought the light of newborn hope
B-oke o'er my sorrowing face.
l arose on the wings Of glorited faith
Till my soul reached the gates of the III t
And saw the wide shores of eternity roll
'Twixt the saints and the victims Of lust.
Once again did stretch out my help ess hands
To snatch from the grave at last
Rich moments of gold so reck'essly spent
But l found them ete,nally past.
Then heard on the winds wondrous cry
From the hills TO the realms Of light
And its glory shook all the myriad st rs
And wakened the slumterng night.
And the song was this, that Today was at hand
With hope for the faint and torlorn
VINO with courage ant sought the valiant task
or gathering lrfe's meshes torn.
1 f1oated back to the earth again
To toll and to watch and to wait
For know that Today must cherish alw Us
That tomorrow l may enter the gate.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23

But, indeed, the keeping strict ac-
count of expenditures is the greatest
safeguard against squandering, and g
wonderful help towards economy. You
can have the daintiest possible book,
with tiny gold or silver pencil case, in
which to enter each item or you can
buy for penny or two enough paper
in pad to last a year: on which your
figures will tell the truth just as plain
ly. And yoa might as we'll practice
economy in this, to begin with. For,
after all, to be economical, if necessity
calls for economy, and those who do
not need to practice it or not likely to
pcruse hints as to its adoption, means
to be independent. 1t means to buy
where your money purchases the most
of the best it means to use every par
ticle of that you do buy, without
waste it means to have always lit
tie to help somebody worse off than
yourself, and, above all, it means the
maintaining your own self-respect by
self-denial.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-23

Alma" Yes, Oscar, when we are
married you will not 60 the club
nights. You'll stay home, and I'll
sing and play the piano for you, won't
II"
Oscar-"Yes, dearest; you know
| never cared much for pleasure any
way"