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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-18

Considerable cotton ia going from
this territory to Waxahachie now.
Twenty cents on the one hundred
pounds will bring cotton. It's up
to Palmer TO pay the market price
or loose the cotton. What will you
do?-Palmer Rustler.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-18

Tawton. Okla. sept 1S.-Charles
Bifkofer ~ Mount Scott while hunting.
was crawling through some under
brush. when b. 1Ccidentally discharged
his shotgun. the shot entering his alb
domen he died few hours after
ward
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-18
Constance Contribution.

Washington. sept. ts.-The secretary
OF the treasury has received from an
unknown person az San Antonio. Tex.
a conscience contribution OF 500
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-18

The will OF the late G. A. Qulnlan.
who died at Houston Aug. 20. 1901. was
fied for probate at Dallas on the nth.
Ills estate Is valued at tso.eQ0.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-18
To Be Laid Oct. II.

WACO Sept. ls-The cornerstone OF
The Pr"vident hospital will b~ laid on
Oct g. with elaborate ceremonies. by
RI Rev y. 4. Gallagher bishop OF
Galveston
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-18

We will call and get that old ma
chine and repair it. Just phone. us
The Singer Office. If
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-18

Chicago. Sept. lS.--Sir Thomas Lip
toa's condition is satisfactory.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-18
NANT COLUMN


A PKOSPE ROJS young merchant
~ Fort Worth. fundamentally tn
clineu. would Ike 10 correspond with
an Ellis county young lady Please
address. NJ. Boa a.. Fort Wor't.
Texas +BrH
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-18

PAS IT, RAGE Have Epaa psslug-
age for stock Plenty grass. water
aud shsae. Apply &" -. a Roth
rock. HipI
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-18

FOR SALE-At a bargain, good re-
reliable family buggy horse NJ.
FAsiland.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20
WEST NEEDN'T WORRY.

MR.. JAMES J. HILL has given an
vi Interesting talk on the financial
situation east and west, in which he
says the west need not worry over
Wall streets fluctuations so long as
crops are good. manufacturers busy
and the territory between the Missis-
sippi and the Pacific producing bounti-
fully as it is.
1t may be that the depreciation OF
stocks will not affect the country at
large, and it is absolutely certain that
The basis Of all prosperity is produc-
ton. The wealth that comes from the
farmers toll, from the miners labor
below ground, forms the foundation for
the Well being of the nation. 1t de-
ponds upon no political party, upon no
promoters favor. Take away. the
wheat. cotton and corn, the livestock,
the small produce; deprive the country
of its mineral output for only a part
o. a. year and it would be shown very
readily that the pillars OF the CONNER
cial temple rest upon the agricultural
and mining interests.
So. Mr.. Hill is right when he says the
west need not worry much about Wall
street so long as its crops are good.
Fortunately the rest of the country
learned a lesson from the Northern Pa
cifc corner and has been getting out
or speculative ventures. The fight be-
tween Rockefeller and Morgan has en-
quilted a good many small investors,
but il is unlikely the heavy fall in
stocks can have any very serious effect
In the middle or far west.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

7 I is estimated that not far from 500
deaths have, been caused in the
United States by locljaw resulting
from blank cartridge wounds received
by boys and others on the Fourth of
July. In the state OF PENNSYLVANIA
alone. with the statistics incomplete.
thirty-seven deaths from lockjaw since
Independence day have been reported.
The matter has aroused so much at
tention that prosecutions are to be in
stituted against dealers who sold blank
cartridges and weapons with which
to discharge them to boys.
These actions win be under a state
law which prohibits the sale of explo-
sives to minors. "A great many states
have such laws, but they are gener-
ally disregarded. especially when the
celebration Of the nations birthday an
niversary is near at hand. The rate
a which the epidemics of lockjaw are
increasing, however, is calculated to
interest the law-enforciug authorities
in this matter. If there is no other
method by which the careless use Of
explosives by boys can be prevented
it should be made impossible for the
youngsters to purchase them.
Lockjaw is one of the most fatal dis
eases known to medical science. It
can be prevented in many cases. but
it cannot be cured after it has once
secured a hold upon the system of the
patient. Careful treatment of wounds
likely to cause lockjaw. accompanied
by the use of tetanus anti-toxin, pre-
vents the disease from gaining a foot
hold. The trouble is that one can never
tell when the tetanus germ has Sc
cured Judgment in the system.
Wounds caused by blank cartridges
do not invariably cause lOckjaw. If
they did, the list Of fatalities on the
Fourth of July and during the few
weeks Immediately following it would
De appalling. The rusty nail wound in
the foot or in the palm of the hand
was once considered an almost sure
breeder of lockjaw, but it by no means
follows now that the boy who sticks
a nail into his foot must die of that
terrible disease.
On the other hand, wounds of the
most trifing nature, such as slight
powder burns, a small wood splinter.
an abrasion of the skin by a piece of
glass or tin or zinc or brass have
caused deaths from iockjaw SO there
is no knowing anything surely about
the matter. we do know, however.
that the most dangerous wounds, so far
as the possibilities of locl1jaw are con-
cerned, come from toy pistols. Every
state should have laws Prohibiting their
sale.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

Of the trip Now the ride itself isn't
so remarkable. What Is worthy of
comment, however. is the fact that 4
man of General Miles age could make
it in the time de did and finish with
out coIlaDsing.
The feat is calculated to make people
wonder if 81 isn't rather an early age
To retire our commanders. Apparently
General Miles has many years OF use
fulness in front Of him. His mental
faculties are as unimpaired as his body
is vigorous. He thinks quickly and
he sees clearly. but he must be retired
from active duty because he has
reached the age prescribed by law.
There is surely room for argument over
this statute.
Suppose the law required that a man
Of the age Of 81 years or over could
not sit in the senate of the United
States? Would not the country be de-
prived of some of its ablest states
mem Out of ninety members of the
senate twenty-five are more than 81
years Of age. The list includes such
names Of Blackburn, Cockerel, Nor
gan, HOar, Hanna. Quay. Platt OF New
York. Depew. Allison, Pettus, Teller
and others Of more than national repu-
tation.
The constituents Of every one or
these gentlemen would bitterly resent
the insinuation that they have outlived
their usefulness. but not-one Of them
is better qualified, physically or men
tally. to perform his duties than is
General Miles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20
GENERAL MILES RETIREMENT.

GENERAL NELSON A. MILES,
y ranking officer of the United
States army, who is to be retired by
aw next month, is a conspicuous ex-
ample of what a man may do who
.akes care Of himself At Ga years Of
ige General Miles is considered more
rigorous than a large proportion OF
American citizens who were mere ba-
oies when he was fighting the battles
# his country. He gave an illustration
II this only few days ago.
Ninety miles of rather rough coun-
Try stretch between Fort Reno and
Fort sill. Oklahoma territory. July "A
general Miles concluded to enjoy a
,anter from Fort sill to Fort Reno.
rhe very thought OF such jaunt is
calculated to cause a shudder in the
frame of a majority Of General Miles
fellow countrymen. But the general
didn't seem 70 think much OF it. He
started from Fort Sill at $40 a. m. and
rode into Fort Reno at 2:20 .. m, nine
hours and ten minutes later
Thirty-five miles Of the journey were
covered in less than two hours and a
half, which would be fast travelling
even FOR a pony express rider. And it
81 said that General Miles was the
freshest man ia the party at the end
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20
WYOMING is FAIR.

ONE Of the prettiest states in the
- union just now is the state of wy
oming. People who haven't seen wy
cming for a long time and who re-
member it as a dreary expanse Of
greasewood, sage brush and red buttes.
viii receive any statements as to its
beauty with a considerable allowance
of ineredulity. Yet the fact remains
that Wyoming, viewed from a car win
dow. is very fair.
On all the ranges the grass is grow
ing luxuriantly. Big-eyed, prosperous
looking cattle stand nearly knee deep
in it and MUNICH contentedly all the day
long. They are not the scrawny, scrub
cattle of other days. Their breed has
been improved and improved until
nearly every animal is a show animal.
The Improvement in the cattle is one
Of the direct results Of the improve
ment in the ranges.
We are told that an ancient king.
one Nebuchadnezzar, went out into the
fields and ate grass with the beasts
thereof. There is no record of the eff
feet of this diet on his system. but If
the justly celebrated gentleman had
a pasture such as all Wyoming can
show he must have waxed corpulent.
The Wyoming grass certainly looks
good enough TO eat.
The lesson in the condition Of the
Wyoming ranges is plain. Water, an
abundance of water, showered on the
barren country by a benehcent Provi-
aence, has made Wyoming what it is
This summer. The beauty of the plains
Of Laramie and the country therea-
bouts. as well as Of the country east
Of Cheyenne, shows that no ground is
50 barren that it win not produce some
hing if water can be turned upon it.
Unfortunately for the car window
,ectiOn of Wyoming, il is impossible to
Iecure for it a safe and certain sup
ply Of water If the season be wet,
he grass grows riotously everywhere;
# the season be dry. the blades quick
ly wither and die and only the sage
brush and crossword are able to 'ex-
tract nOurishment from the soil. Were
Il possible TO establish mammoth res
srvoirs throughout Wyoming. and to
conserve in them the surplus water
hat runs of the hills in the springtime,
agricultural industries would be as
profitable and as secure in wyoming
as in any state that could be named.
For the present, however. be il I'M
derstood that Wyoming is undeniably
and Enthusiastically beautiful. Even her
rugged hills are clothed in soft, green
verdure. and on her plains there is
sustenance for cattle in numbers as
the sands Of the sea.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20
sought to Mortifv Rich Man.
~ York Tribunel

James Whitcomb Riley went to Phil
adelphia recently to sit to John S. Sar-
gent for his portrait. The sittings were
IN John Lambert's studio. in South Sew
enth street. Mr.. Riley, during one Of
them. said.
Bill Nye and ] once PLAYED a good
trick on a New York man of wealth
BE was an insufferable snob-insuffe--
able. All over his house hung fgm--v
trees, ancestral portraits crests and
coats-of-arns. You'd have thought him
descended in a direct line from at least
a hundred carls.
1T happened in New York one day
that Nye was upset by a cray and rolled
about in the mud. When he got I'D he
was a sight. Ills clothes We're in rags
his shirt and face black. and hts hat
without a rim.
q Let's go and sec - he said sud
denly Think how disguised kell be to
see me in this rig
We went TO --'s house and q flUnlSy
IN knee breeches answered our ring
" Mr.. 49,, Is not AZ home he said
oh, very well, said Nye, Just toll
him that his uncle from the workhouse
called 2"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20
PROPERTY MAN.
Painted Rain Cloth Green, With
Disastrous Effects.
=, New Orleans Times-Democrat.,

New Orleans Times Democratl
The property man Of dramatic com
pany; or props as he is Familiarity
Is resting his eyes from counting money
IN the box office. us either a Jewel to
ms employer, or else he is the blank
est nuisance that ever came down the
PIKE. In my day I'vc had good and bad
ones setting my stage and hustline bag
gage, but the worst excuse for n stage
smDloye Who wore the union label that
ever saw was man named Robinson.
that l on an unlucky day took ont Of
Philadelphia. Robinson I will never
forget that props TO my dying dav. 1t
Is well enough for property man to
nave an IDEA once in a while. but Rob
lnson had ideas of innovations everv
minute. he never set the stage the same
way twice and his hand props were
never where the actors could find tbaun
1 nearly wore out the carpet in the the
aters chasing back between the acts to
cusS Robinson. But the climax came in
Buftalo. Ny company arrived in the fore
noon to open that night at the old
Academy of Music. The play was a
farce comedy, and the third act set
represented a glade in a forest. 1t called
Tor dark waterproof ground cloth,
which we carried. The cloth was a ne
cessity. as we used a rain effect in this
act, and the thick canvas held the wa
ter and kept the stage dry. Late in the
afternoon l went behind the curtain to
see that everything was in readiness.
Robinson was not in sight, but I found
him on the paint frame. To my hor-
ror. he was painting the ground cloth.
What are you doing? / demanded,
almost IN a rage.
Matching the color Of the trees re-
piled props throwing more green on
the canvas from a big brush.
>. But, you idiot. that won't dry before
tonights performance 1 exclaimed, in
evaporation.
. Il think it Will meekly answered
Robinson, slapping on the finishing
touches.
There was nothing to do but 10 trust
to props The performance began. and
finally the curtain rose on the third act.
The actors came on. Every step they
took their feet stuck to the freshly
painted cloth. However. they manaP~ef
to move through their parts. But -
worst was to come. The two principal
comedians started to fight a duel with
pistols. and in the height OF the farcical
play the rain pipe opened and down came
the rain in a torrent Umbrellas went
up and one of the comedians started to
exhibit his JOY at the interruption OF
hostilities by a flourish of his legs when
he slipped and fell full length on his
face He arose greener than the En-
era'd Isle Props paint was all over
him. The audience fairly shrieked with
laughter and the curtain came down. A
moment later a thud was heard In the
wings Robinson was out. The green
comedian had put him to sleep with one
blow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

The blame for the defaIcation of
Watson, the treasury clerk, rests more
with the officials over him than with
the criminal himself. The only evil
dence necessary to support this argu-
ment is contained in the fact that for
four years Watson's books were not
checked ND.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

Mr.. Bryan insists that Mr.. Cleveland
should not be nominated for president
by the Democratic national convention.
For once Mr.. Bryan and Colonel Henry
Watterson will stand on common
ground.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

A New York police captain has been
arrested on a charge of oppression be-
cause he raided a gambling house. He
certainly was very. very naughty. and
it is to be hoped that his punishment
Will be severe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

We surely appreciate England's gen
crosby in giving US those islands 50
cheerfully, but what, we feel impelled
to inquire, is the matter with the
islands?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20
The Truth Merely.
lPhlIadelphia 80

See. here" said Mrs. Starvem, after
the pew boarders first meal, when
me you were light eater
$50 ! am. ma am. he replied. I'm the
ttiinan Salamander az tho museum
You'd oughter see me swallow burning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20
&c Lights of Historu-

Dionysius, the elder. tyrant of SYRIA
cuse. was born about 430 B. c., and was
always a hard drinl1er. In early life
he was clerk, and there acquired
knowledge and experience in Jug
Cling accounts that proved of great
practical value 10 him in after years
He entered the army and. by putting
up job with the inhabitants of Celia.
which he had been sent to relieve. he
managed to get all the head men Of
the army thrown out and himself
chosen commander. He made the graft
good and strong, and by the aid of
powerful bodyguard. he succeeded in
getting away with his bluff and was
the only thing in Syracuse. He got
to be a great pillager, and not only
robbed banks, but churches. After win
ming large local reputation as war
rior, Mr.. Dionysius set out to achieve
immortality as a poet, but fell down.
hls productions were Kissed at the
Olympian games, and he got awful
sore He managed later to win a prize
at Athens and promptly started to
celebrate IL by an epoch making jag,
which resulted in a fatal case Of the
Jinmys, his career terminating in 367.
Bin Glasmann. the editor. tyrant of
Ogden. was born many. many years
dsu. connecting stories are told about
his age. He first achieved a national
reputation as business manager for a
herd of buffalo. about which conflict
ing stories are told Later on he Sc
cured possession of a newspaper. about
which conflicting stories are told A
few years back he was inadvertently
elected TO the legislature, where con-
hicting stories were told. but where
all on his side of the political fence
are said to have done WE'LL A couple
of years back Bill was chosen mayor
OF Ogden. chiefly because nobody else
wanted the Job. In his administration
of affairs Bill has furnished much ex
element, through the assistance Of his
chum. Dr. Condor. and the pesthouse.
Mr.. Glasmann always carries a choice
stock OF information on various sub
Jects about with him, and always has
story suitable to the occasion all
ready. The statement that ne has rheu--
matism OF the wrists. preventing tie
closing Of his hands. is an error.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

The pope has evidently decided that
he will wait until after he celebrates
his golden jubilee before being gath
cred to his fathers. Here's hoping he
may fool all the doctors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

The attorney for Mr.. Beavers says
his client is neither guilty nor in hid
ing. Now, if he will produce Mr..
Beavers and prove his innocence the
public will be willing to take it all
back
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

Its easy enough to make money" said
Nuritch. with a self-satisfied air
That's So replied the counterfeiter
absent miudedly: ''the trouble is to get
II into circulation"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

OF course, pool selling is not gam
bling. especially when the races are all
fixed beforehand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20
sixty Years Experiences Of an old
Nurse

Mrs Winslow's Soothing syrup Il the
PRESCRIPTION OF one OF tie nest FEMALE
physicians and nurses in the limited
states. and has been. used for. sixty v,ee -
with never-failinE success by millions -
mothers Tor their children During fha
process of teethinE is value is incaicuIa.
pie. IL relieves the child from pain. cur
5arrEoea. FriDiig IN the bowels and WIN
collie. By giving health TO the child II
res-s the mother. Price IS cents a hottie
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20
Visible Evidences

The parties wanted modern"
mouse, and the real estate agent gave
them an address and a key with the
assurance that the house would be
found modern in every particular -
they visited the place and found an
old adobe dating back into the fifties.
with not sign OF a modern conve-
nience in it. Returning to the agent.
they broke this news to him WHY
that house is modern enough for anv-
body" he said. What do you want OF
a bath tub in the house anyway? I'VE
had bath tub in my house for fif-
teen years and have not used it once"
You look it, suggested the house
hunter. and all negotiations were of
right there.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20
SPARKS.


While playing a game OF golf
A nice young mans cap blew of
And the cool evening breeze
That swept through the freeze
Gave him o most terrible Golf.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

1t is not Just to designate the UNI
pire a walking delegate because he
calls many strikes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

Old man links was full of care
Because he'd lost most all his hair:
But his wife brught him a fine toupee
And now he's happy the livelong day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

Ambassador Riddle, It appears. was
notified by the Russian government
that if he had any petition he needn't
come round.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

Great Britain hints that It under
stands we have grabbed few little
islands belonging to it. but intimates
that the matter is scarcely worth quar-
reling over, as there are no taxpayers
on the islands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

King Charles of Portugal has been
foolish enough to try TO run his army
with the result that a lot OF officers he
fired are putting UP a JOB to assassi-
nate him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20

The ship building trust appears to
need the services of a wrecking party
more than anything else.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
Meets Adirondack Driver.

New York, Mar. AS President
Roosevelt alighted at the hall where he
made an address he was hailed by u
young man who was struggling in the
crowd and whom the police were try
ing to force back.
"I'm Mike Cronin, Mr. President,
and I want to hear you speak," he
shouted. President Roosevelt instant
ly recognized him as the driver who
drove him ON the last stage of his
journey to North Creek to take tho
train to Buffalo, after being notified of
the death of President Mckinley.
Delighted to see you," replied the
president. Grasping Cronin's hand he
led him into the hall and saw that he
had q seat near him on the platform.
After the meeting the president intro
duced Cronin to tho members OF his
party and told them the stony Of his
furious night drive along the Adiron-
dacls roads to catch the train
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-06
On Sending Lottery Tickets.

Washington, Feb. e5.-The power of
congress to prohibit the sending of
lottery tickets from one state to anoth-
er by other means than the mails was
passed on by the supreme court of the
United States. The question arose in
connection with two cases, in both of
which the consttutionality Of the act
of congress of 1895, prohibiting the
transmission of lottery tickets from
one state to another, being challenged.
The opinion in the one case was de-
livcred by Justice Harlan and sustain
tanned the validity of the law. In the
other case Justice Holmes held that
the offense alleged did not come with
in the scope of the law in question.
Both were criminal cases.