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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
An Old Weather Record.

Mr. W. +. Timmins, who lives on
Kaufman street, yesterday showed
to a Light man an old record kept
by him wnen he lived on his farm In
the years 1857 and 1887. In this old
record was the following note writ.
ten by him and dated March 4, ISIS.
The latter part of ISIS and the
early part OF the spring of ISIS has
been the rainIest winter ever knew.
1t has rained nearly four months In
a stretch. No corn groaud broke,
horses aud cows poor, eating their
heads off aud doing nothing. All
over the country farmers are dis
Outraged. My lot Is knee deep in
mud and II is task to wade through
IL to feed the stock.
w. r. Timmins.m
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
SNAP. SHOTS AT THE NEWS
DAILY HAPPENINGS OF THE
cry BRIEFLY TOLD


Guy Pugh, young man whose
home was In Midlothian, died nj
Lancaster Saturday.
Rev. j. d. Odom, pastor OF the
Palmer circuit and residing IN Pal
mer, was ia the city Saturday after
noon on his way TO Dixon's Chapel
one Of bis appointments.
VIII Craothers has returned from
Amorillo where he has been for sew
eral weeks. He is making arrange
ments To move bis family to that
place. Mr.. Carothers says he will
return to Waxahachie about Sep
TENDER l. 70 live.
w. d. Leeper, of Chillicothe, Mo. ,
is spending a few days with bis
cousin, II. W. Leeper. Mr.. Leeper
is a prominent citizen of his state.
He is an ex-member of the Missouri
Legislature and is at present serving
as mayor of his home town.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

Little Miss Birdie Lee Mahoney
entertained o host OF her young
friends last Saturday afternoon in
honor of her birthday. Games of
various kinds were INDUCED In and
the children had merry time, ih~
deed. Miss Birdie is a charming
little hostess, and assisted by her
mother and Miss Dora Wallace,
gave each guest hearty welcome.
The contest was an exercise IN
memory. Twelve articles were
placed on table, each child was
given minute To look them over
and then with back turned was re-
qnired to name each one. Scotia
Goodwin, Virginia Trippet and, Flata
Robinson were successful and In q
guessing contest to decide the win
ner, Flata was successful. The boys
prize fell to Loeket Sleeper.
Dainty refreshments OF waters
aud cream were served.
The little guests wish Birdie Lee
many happy returns Of her birthday
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

The proceedings In the habeas
corpus hearing of Henry Willis
were not concluded In the district
court Saturday evening.as was ex-
pected. All the witnesses. have been
examined but one and he was expee.
ted to reach here from Ennis on the
4i45 train. Failing to come the mat
ter had TO be passed over until next
Saturday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

TIE readers Of thlsspapef wlIi be pleased e
learn that there Il 81 least ons areaded di~sssS
tnst science has heem @hi0 20 care In MI IA
stages. and Thai Il CstAFfA. Halls Cafarrh cnre
= the oply positive ere known 10 the meAss~l
eases fHaalfea N5hsIataEionml tfsatmsmf. Hail 4
Catafrh Cure . tskan Internally. aeflnr dlrnnglg
apen TIE nlao4 nnd mueoa3 aaFkaEs9 on 1ha aff.
Lems thsSebT destroying the Foundation "a fha
disease ene EivtsN Ice g&esSat strength ~ knflA
ING ~ ire @&1mfakuftsm ana AaAiss1nn nmfnrm "a
Doing - woKk The preprielers haze IS mnek
falt4 ka ia curative Es4sss - thmN n4mw fi~w
KNeas@d Dpisnfs for ans nnsq thxt IL ezlYa ~
emEe. send Tor llst ~ fea21monlata
Ae4fssss Y. J. GfzkNAK i 90. Tngese. q.
aasd 81 Druggists. go
HATS EEm ~ Fills III ske hesl.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

A strictly up-to-date line.
NothingNtpo good for iis pat.
rons -
Elegant coaches, splendid dining
cars, serving meals In carte Al
reasonable prices, and first-class
cuisine, all go 10 make . journey
over the road pleasure long to De
remembered.
Close connections made at june
ton points 10 aud from all points.
Full information regarding rates.
time cards, Pullman reservations,
etc, viii be eheerfully furnished by
by any agent OF the Midland or the
undersigned on application.
r. ID. Mckay, q. r.. A..
Terrell, Texas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
COMING EVENTS.

April 2@imrerial Bell Ringers II
Trinity University.
April City and electric light
bond election.
April li.--City school bond cleo
ton.
April l2.-Easter Sunday.
April ls-Dr. ID. r. Fox. at Trim.
ity University.
March 2.--"Tenting On the Old
Camp Ground" at the opera house
by home talent.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
Complaint from Citizens.

The citizens OF Billiard Heights
have registered complaint against
the dumping of tin cans and other
refuse on the creek bank just above
the Rogers street bridge. This Is
a violation of city ordinance, aud
as Billiard Heights is now within
the corporation the person guilty
of such an offense is subject to -
fine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
Dangers of Pneumonia.

A cold at this time If neglected il
liable TO cause pneumonia which Is
so often fatal, and even when the
patient has recovered the lungs are
weakened, making them peculiarly
susceptible to the development OF
consumption. Foley's Honey and
Tar will stop the cough, heal and
strengthen the lungs aud prevent
pneumonia. Sold by II. w. Fearis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
Three Pleas OF Guilty.

The following three pleas Of guilty
were taken In the county court this
morning:
Geo. Mason, alias Shine sidney
gaming; fined $40.
Louis Brooks, theft, fined $40 and
given twenty days IN jail.
Oscar Rutledgs, disturbing the
peace; fined s..
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

Mrs. &. Peterson. G15 Lake 81,
Topeka, Kan, speaking OF Ballard .
Horehound syrup, says; lit he's
never failed to give entire satisfee-
ton, and of all cough remedies. IL Is
my favorite, and / must confess TO
my many friends that IL will do, and
has done, what Is claimed for ito
speedily cure a cough or a cold, and
IL Is 50 sweet aud 80 pleasing Ia
taste" 25c, loc aud si.01 bottles at
Hoods a Martins.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
Katy Fishing Club.

All members of the Katy Fishing
and Boating Club are earnestly re-
quested to meet tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock at the Citizens Nation
al bank. Business of Importance
demands attention.
% l.. l.. SHACLELFoRD, Secy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
Wanted In Oklahoma.

Sheriff Minnick arrested negro
in Dallas Saturday who was wanted
in Guthrie, Ok. He escaped from
the Guthrie jail about a year ago.
He was brought to Waxahachie and
lodged in the county jail where he
win be held until the arrival of an
officer from Guthrie.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
a PHYSICIAN wRITEs-

II am DESTROYS Of knowing II the
profession can obtain Herbins ia
bulk for prescribing purposes? 1t
has been of great use 90 me in treat
ing cases OF dyspepsia brought on
by excuses or overwork 4 have
never known IL TO fail In restoring
the organs affected, to their health
full activity" Joe bottle at Hood 4
Martins.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
1t Saved His Leg.

=. A. Danforth, of LaGrange, Ga.
suffered for six months with n
frightful running sore on hIa Len.
but writes that Bueklen's Arnfea
salve wholly cured IL In Ave DAYS.
For Ulcers, Wounds, Piles, it is the
best salve IN the world. Cure guar-
Anteed. Only 70 cts. Sold by Her
ring Drug CO., druggist.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

Officers were called 90 the cotton
miliauarters Saturday night toauiet
\ drunken brawl among some u the
male population. Three arrests
we're made. One OF the parties
made bond and was released, and
the other two was brought to town
and lodged in the county jail.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

Geo. T. Cooper Ii making arrange
ments to open new meat markes
In the Mccartney building on Col.
legeIstreet. He viii keep on hands
at ell times a fresh supply OF meats
from the Swift packeries OF Fort
Worth, and first class meat chop.
per will have charge OF the market
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
Cough Settled ON her Lungs.

my daughter had terrible cough
which settled on her lungs, says
n. Jackson, of DAnville, Ill. we
tried great many remedies with
out relief, until we gave her Foley's
Honey and Tar which cured her. /"
Refuse substitutes. Sold by Is. w.
keariA
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

La grippe coughs yield quickly to
the wonderful curative qualities of
Foley's Honey and Tar. There is
nothing else Just as good.n Sold
by b. w. EeArIs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16
Pc RS o NAILS


Rev. B. A. Copass spent the day
in Dallts.
Aaron Davis of Pluto was in the
city today.
Joe Pinkston was here from Dali
las yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Oldham Wis
tied Dallas today.
Constable Frank Hughes was here
today from Italy,
J. A. Ballard of Sherman was in
the city yesterday.
Fred Rocket, of Dallas, spent
yesterday in the city.
Judge Arson Rainey, of Dallas,
was in the city today.
Judge Sam R. Frost of Corsicaua
was in the city today.
Rev. 5. c. Bailey of Midlothian
was in the city today.
E. Harris of Dallas spent Sunday
in the city with his family.
| Col. w. NJ. c. Hill was a passen-
ger to Dallas this morning.
Deputy Sheriff Guy Youngblood
was in the city today from Ennis.
Mrs. w. a. tanning went to
Mexia this morning to visit relatives
Misses Eloise Johnson and Naomi
Compton visited in Ennis yesterday.
Lon D. Compton and wife, Of
Kaufman, spent yesterday in the
city.
Miss Willie Davis, of the Texas
Church Helper, spent Saturday in
! Dallas.
Mrs. Ada Woods of Ennis, spent
Sunday with the family of q. {.
Newton.
Attorneys J B. Bisland andJ II.
Sharp of Ennis were in the city this
morning.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Roy McDuffie re-
turned yesterday afternoon from a
visit to Ennis.
Jas. Self of Dallas arrived yes
terday afternoon TO visit his sister,
Mrs f. p. Stands.
Mr.. J. Harry Clement, advance
man for the St. Elmo Palmstry Co,
was in the city today.
A. K. Atkinson, division passeng-
er agent of the Central, was In the
city today from Corsicana.
W NJ. Mckinney, of Cameron,
was here today the guest of T. H.
Moore, the south side druggist.
J. H. Cathey, travelling auditor
for the Parlin d OrendOrff Compa-
ny, spent Yesterday in the city.
Misses Lima and Susie Parks re-
turned to Lancaster this morning
after visit tc Misses Stella and
| Grace Rocket.
Misses Matte and Melrose Mid
dleton have returned from Corsi-
cana where they visited the family
of DR.. Houston.
Mrs. F. Schuster, who has been
visiting the family of A. Rose, went
to Bowie this week to spend few
weeks with relatives.
Capt. d. Mahoney went to Denton
this morning TO look after the con-
struction work on the buildings for
the Girls Industrial Institute.
Miss Mabel Dyer, OF Glasgow,
Ky, who spent the winter AS a
guest OF her aunt, Miss Mollie Phil
lips, left this morning for her home.
Walter Rape and family of Mid
lothian and j. II. Couch aud family
OF Boyce spent yesterday in the city
with the family of j. T. Couch.
County Clerk X. r. Hendricks re-
turned Saturday night from San
Antonio where be had been as del
egate to the Woodmen of the World
| convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Cummings of
Ennis arrived last night to accom-
pany the remains of their cousin,
Miss Minnie Cummings, to Nc
Kinney for burial.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

We have the latest improved cleo
trio horse clipper. We have had
several years experience. Try us.
II DAVENPORT 4 patton.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

Now Ii the time to have your
horse clipped.
tt DAyFNpoRT A PATTor.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

Marbles, footballs, basebalIs.
hammoekss etc. az she Oriental
drug store .-Thomas 4 Moore, pro-
prietorm. 10
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

The ladies should see that nice
line OF Papeteries at the Oriental
Drug Etors. Thomas Il Moore, pro-
priAt0rs. 81
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

New goods arriving daily at the
Oriental Drug Store. Thomas IL
Moore, proprietors. %
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

Spending your earnings from day
to day will surely bring you poverty
possibly woe.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Cummings of
Ennis arrived last night to accom-
pany the remains of their cousin,
Miss Minnie Cummings, to Nc
Kinney for burial.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
Offers all for q Servant.
the Chicago ChronfcIe.)

NtIoiI Tie chicago Cnrnniclo.l
In Sheridan Park there is a man who
is willing to concede almost everything
III order to secure the services of q
domestic. He advertised Yesterday.
concealing his identity, but i'm part this
IS what he says:
y small family, living in a small
house in Sheridan Park. three small
blocks from the Northwestern elevated
station. wants a mediun-sized girl to
do 4 small part Of the general house.
work. l say medium because a small
girl might not nave the strength to
draw the salary We are willing to pay
TO a good girl. There is no washing
and no upstairs work. If there is a
girl in Chicago who is looking for such
q position and is neat and Clean and
can do a little cooking we beg her to
write and cOnfide in us. Tell US what
salary you wish ana what conditions
you wish to make. Don't be bashful,
for we have been without q girl for
some time and are rs humble as an
alderman before election day We ad-
NIT we are UP against it. for. VIC realize
that etween You and the janitor you
have the Teamsters' Union beat a
block.
II you come and stay long enough to
create q mutual feeling OF admiration
and you think that we live too far from
state street we will sell our home ano
move downtown: If you don't want
10 wash our own clothes we will send
them with my laundry and pay for
them. If o don't like to wait on the
table we will turn the kitchen into a
cafeteria and all walk out and wait on
ourselves Sometimes I don't get home
to dinner until Z o'clock and if that is
too late you can have it ct any time,
for there is a o house three blocks
from the house where I Scan always
get q cheese sandwich. Sometimes on
Sunday I like to nave breakfast before
10 o'clock and dinner about 4 or 8, but
if you don want to get out early you
can have dinner at II sharp and we
will try to enjoy it.
anyway it will give me a chance to
see a half game
We think our children are. pretty
nice, but if you don't we will turn
them out as soOn as the weather per-
mits. The nurse and you will have
separate rooms or the third floor. She
is very lady-like, but if she is objec-
tionable to you in any a we will let
her go.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

bic who laid down and asked if four.
five, six, seven eight meant anything.
AT which everybody else ducked and
h pulled in a White Bean and he:.
Husband told her she ought to so
back to Jack-StraWs, but she said she
didn't care. she won five Cents. He
told her to boost the Ant whenever
she had a Pat Hand.
During the next Shuttle. Mrs. Jink-
ins yawned and said she did not think
Poker was much Fun. After she had
her Hand, she showed it to her Hus-
hand. He took one Look at it AMI
dropped out. Mr.. Gillespie allowed
that Hoyle did not say anything
about Partners in Poker. When Mrs.
Jinkins showed up 3 Bullets n bump
ed him for so Cents. he made several
other low Cracks about every one
playing his or her own Hand.
1t was evident that Mr.. Frisbie and
Mr.. Gillespie were the only two who
were up on the Game. They shouid
have connected with all the Coin. only
the Jinkins Family began to ring in
NIiraces on them. One time Mrs.
J2nkinS drew three and filled a rosy
Flush. Mr.. Gillespie was in with three
IType-WTiterS mo Mrs. FriSbie had an
elegant Full House n Six Cards
held UP. They fed in the Checks until
- AN- '---.- l'-A IN AAAN sAAAA IL -
to look like real Gambling. and then
there was = Showdown. Mrs. FRS
Die seemed 20 be all the Money until
they counted her Cards on her and
then they told her to back out. She
said she was willing to throw away
one Card. but it didn't go. Mrs. Jink-
ms took the Pot and made SO much
Noise about it that Mr.. Gillespie be-
gan to act peeveish. Mrs. Frisbie.
Geing Flat. swiped one-half of what
Mr.. Frisbie had and never let on
Then Mrs. Gillespie miStOok q four
spot for n seven and was cleaned by
the Jinkins CObination. SO she dug in
the Bank and took what was needed.
About 1890. Mrs. Gillespie. who had
! tapped the Bank for seven large. iron
Dollars and played them in. regard
less. said oh. pshaw! they were not
Playing in real Earnest anyway, so
she went into the other Room and
began playing MI. Dooley" on the
Piano. Mr.. Frisbie had won 80, and
his Wife had pinched it, twenty cents
AT a Clip. until he was down to one
Blue and two Whites and so Sore that
he refused to speak to any one. The
Jinkins Duo had their Heads together
every play. By trading Cards and
building up lands they. succeeded in
singing the Expert about three times
NNN 80 IL III IAAt N~NAA ~
RoOdles, preceding the Dutch Lunch.
Mrs. Jinkins held UP a Tray and P
Nine and filled and that was when
Gillespie forgot that he was a Gentle
man and used some of the Language
that he learned at a Club.
Mrs. Jinkins got on the High Horse
and cashed in. She picked out the
right Moment, because she had S13.5O
in Velvet thrown up in front of he-.
Gillespie had Tabs against all the 9TH
ers but they went right in to help out
with the Music and left him there to
Dig. 49,
Mrs. Jinkins said it didn't seem right
10 take all nat Money but she got
away with it just the same, and then
sWOre off, for fear some one in the
Church would hear about it
Mr.. Gillespie still has the Tabs.
MORAL: In a reputable Poker
Game the only Man who inyariahlv
j sets Stuck, is the Banker.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03
THE PROGRESS OF WOMEN
And Some of the Dreadful Results
That Must Come of 1t.
From the Chicago Tribune.)


Miss Nettie c. Peterson is now start
ing out on an examination tour for
the National Civil Service Commits
sion. n is the first woman who has
ever been on such a our. Miss Peter
son will examinations in St.
Louis. Kansas City. Topeka, Denver,
and other points in the Southwest. She
will be a novelty. From what people
say about her she viii also be a sue
cess
But how unhappy some men will be.
There Was a time when women's ig-
norance OF the kinds of work which
men do was pretty complete, or, rather,
complete and pretty. Men liked it. 1t
pleased the expert accountant to have
his wife regard expert accounting in
much the same way as she regarded
the conservation Of force, the preces-
sion of the equinoXes, the nebular
hypothesis, metempsychosis, or any
other great mystery. She then looked
at him with the same admiration with
which a savage looks at a telegraph in
strument or a cow looks at a comet.
Wasn't Jack wonderful? There was
admiration on boil sides. Jack ad-
mired GWendOlyn because she was so
helplessly ignorant. To have charge
Of such a lump Of ig%norances, filled
him with the greatest appreciation of
his own powers and with a remen-
NNdo III u -1CCll
while Gwendolyn kept or admiring
Jack because he did such wonderful
and incomprehensible things down.
town. Could there have Deer a bet
ter arrangement?
is the arrangement now?
Gwendolyn may have been through a
business college herself. At any rate,
she has been through high school. She
knows that expert a~ccountin" while
a difficult and honorable thing, is not
a superhuman or ven a superfemin-
inc accomplishment. h could do a
little accounting herself, if necessary.
She has eaten another apple from the
three Of knowledge. Another Eden is
lost. She appreciates her husbands
work now because it is What it is. not
because she doesn't know what it is.
And the old relationship of appealing
ignorance on the one side and impos-
ing knowledge on the other has to be
abandoned.
The ultimate 'reSult-one cannot help
s~huddering at twill be that women
will LAY lost the power to attract men
by the baby stare and lei will be
unable TO attract women by their SUI
perior knowingness. A a will have
to find something to like in a woman
besides her curious and lovable femin-
inc inability to understand, and a wo-
man will have to find something to
like. in man besides his strong and
convincing masculine hold on the
facts of real life.
Ism this dreadful?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-03

Lent, and spent the time in prayer,
penance n lamentations over their
sins, this being uppos to insure
their hnding a good husband or wife,
as the case might be, in future. Croft
ton croker suggests that many match
es were probably made Going u
Skelllg,' and most authorities tell US
that the torches N tar barrels were
originally used to light the pilgrims
up he steep and dangerous rocks.
One of the tasks imposed on the pill
grlms was ii climb TO the summit of
the island, where a precipitOus crag
~oVerhangs the stormy sea, a rudely
carved cross being marked on the cliff.
and the penitents were obliged To kiss
ia task Of the utmost danger and
difficulty. AS it is only possible for
boats to land at the Skellig Rocks in
calm weather, the pilgrims ran Il
chance Of being left for weeks On the
island, so they were obliged TO take
a good supply of provisions Strange
to say. the barren islands are we'll
supplied with springs Of pure water.
After a while the pilgrimage deGen-
Grated n a very disorderly sort Of
picnic, Or carnival, dancing. fe9sting
and excessive drinking taking the
place of the prayers. abstinence and
penance of bygOne days. The priests
forbade the pilgrimage, but the annual
expedition had become so popular taht
the young people persisted in it until
the civil authorities were obliged TO
put a stop to the custom. as sub
versive Of all morality and decocum.'
The monks nave long fOrsaken the
Skelligs, though their s~tOnerOOfed cells
nay still be seen on the summit, where
the gannets built, and q host Of other
rare seabirds make their abode. Only
the lighthouse keepers o. inhabit
the Skelligs. and even they are often
exposed to great privations in stormy
weather, 50 that one can understand
how it was that thezmOnks Of Skcli%
Michael were all starved to death
during a long spell of stormy weather
somewhere in the ninth century.
In summer q few tourists visit thG
SkeIligs. and wonder at the wild cliffs
and the strange and very ancient
beehive cells of the monks, but only
the strange Shrove Tuesday customs
OF Munster. the tar barrels and SIallfG
Lists. the blowing of horns and ring
ing of bells and the laughing Inquiries
OF boys and Cirls mex morning COLI
corning the state of their feet aud
boots after The rocks preserve the
memory Of Going to SkeIig,"-New
York Tribune