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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29
PROSPEROUS YEA!
sanis Osus Distribases His Gifts win
q Lavish Hand.


Old Santa Claus was good to as
ali this year. He was good even to
big six-footer like me this year, and
several presents found their way to
me in some mysterious manner. The
fact Is, feel just about as frolicsome
Christmas times now as I did when
/ was boy 9 or Q years old, and !
hope ! may never live to see the day
when the Christmas season will not
have quickening influence and
leave gladstone feeling over me as
nothing else can. Train loads of
people passed through Waxahachie
this Christmas week and each and
every one bound on a visit to reIa-
tives and loved ones. the thoughts Of
which brought merry twinkle TO
their eyes and a smile Of gladness TO
their faces. Nothing else but Christ
mas times and pleasures OF this kind
can bring the acclaim of the angels
to the shepheardsof Judea 1904 years
ago at the birth OF the Savior Peace
on earth and good win toward men
has continued to ring down through
ages since and many a poor soul this
Christmas has felt the effect OF that
good will to- men when they have re-
ceived bount'fuIiy from those who
were able TO give OF their abundance.
Our papers. the Daily Light and
Weekly Enterprise. have great deal
to he thankful for this Christmas. We
have been well patronized for the
past twelve months and this Christ
mas finds both papers with fine cir
cuiations. and both are read by thous-
ands Of good people. During the past
year we have spent about six thous-
and dollars for the betterment of our
office Our big type setting machine
recently installed cost four thousand
dollars and a new press and folder
have Also been added TO the office.
We are now proud TO say no news
paper office In Texas ia better equip
ped 10 serve Its readers and those who
want Job work done can be accomo-
dated with n high quality OF work
az reasonable prices. While all this
money has been spent In the past
twelve months to better the papers
We charge no more for them than
in the past Ore thing In sure. we
naw givs sou more for your 1soaey
than we ever did before. and now
here In toa happy and prosperous New
Year 10 all May a Kind, good Mas
ter smile upon us all In the future
as be has In the past Ius' as soon
as can get rid OF this grippy feel
Ing that now pervades this frame Of
msre Ct would say delicate frame.
but / am afraid r A Edwards would
stop his paperl shall hit that buggy
ard the road wlth 2;4o gait and
never stop I'll every section OF Ellis
eounty ia visited.
MANY many happy DAYS is the
wish NJ Innocence Abroad TO all his
readers INNOCENCE ABROAD
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29
THE PREMIUMS.
List Of Awards to be Made to the
Swine Breeders.

Poland China awards: Best boar
twenty-five pounds international
Stock Food by T J. McDade, drug
gist, one package Forndell coffee b.
]. b. Hines. grocer
Best SOW. twenty-five pounds In
ternationai stock food, j. S. Herring
Drug Company.
Best boar six months old or under
ten-rod roll twenty-inch hog wire b.
oldham Hardware Company.
Best SOW six months old or under
ore pair lined over shoes by Grow
Shoe Company.
Best display Poland China any
age. one $2,50 hat by Durham Dry
Goods Company.
Berkshires; Best boar. five
pounds pure CASTLE soap by Hood &
Martin. druggists; one gallon pickles
by A. Lasswell, grocer.
Best SOW, one picture valued at
$3.50 by spalding & Mccartney
furniture,
Best boar six months old or under
one club axe by VIII Moore Hard.
ware Company
Best SOW six months old or under
one butchers cleaver by Ellis Coun-
~ Hardware Company,
Best display OF Berkshire. any age
half ton alfalfa hay by H. A. Pierce.
Miscellaneous; Best display any
breed. one eight or nine-inch black
land walking pillow by j. W. MeMan
as, implements
Best razor back hog. one pox ci-
gars BY r. w Parks. grocer.
Jersey Reds; Best boar, ten roas
Eilwood barb bottom hog wire by
waxahachie Hardware Company, one
hog ringer by n. KErwin
Best SOW. ten pounds alfalfa seed
by u, II. Thompson
Best boar six months old or under
half ton of hay by Jas s. Davis
Best Sow six months old or under,
twenty five pounds Prau's stock food
by y, " Feagis. druggist
Best display OF Jersey Reds any
age. one wool shirt valued at s2.50
by T. s Campbell q Co.. dry goods
If any breeds other than these
mentioned above are pat on exhi-
bitou suitable awards win be pro
Yided
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

Harry blackwell, AGED 8 years,
rhoked 10 death early YESTERDAY
moFulmR AZ hiss home In ite pgesemee
~ his site aad chila IIe eomtracfei
q slight cata few DAYS a~3 ard
paid hat little attention so &C. Yes.
tegsi@4 morning he waH seafed STIR a
Fit If euaEhinE which continued far
ssme time Hls site swnt faF q rAs
saetan bmf before he e8Mid arrive
anothef CountsnK spell came Uu and
nasA wesi died from smtatatEnB III
I.omfs fSloise- tlefanNfnt. lies 3 1891
nailAF8a ifaFwhuama SYRUP Analt
have masea hlm s&e. See ana 81 eM
~atA hy iiasa 4 NMrsfa
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29
WIN Mo.c 90 Mldlothlar,

Frank Reeves of near Waxahachso
has purchased the J. u. Darby farm
below town and the farm belonging
90 r. H. Newton together With the
residence in town. TO which he will
move about the firsi 81 the year.
Il is with pleasure We announce his
eomloS Midlothian Argus News.
Nj Reeves r. practical farmer
and = splendid citizen
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

We do not know OF q single in
stance where a cough or cold result
ed in pneumonia or consumption
when Foley's Honey and Tar had
been taken. II cures coughs and
colds perfectly. so DO not take
chances with some unknown prepare
ton which may contain opiates.
which cause constipation. a condi-
ton that retards recovery from a
cold Ask for Foleys Honey and Tar
and refuse any substitute offered.
Sold by y. " Fsaris.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29
Printing

We do it quickly
and do IT best"
Steel De Enclosing, Engraving. Special
Rule Jobs. Circulars big or little.
Send us your orders. or call phone l4S
and we VIII come.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29
Wzv Stationery

And when you think of Stationery
think of us. We can supply al
most every need. ::
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29
VAN T s


IWANTED-Two or three unfurnish-
ed rooms for light housekeeping.
Phone No. 10. alp
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

FOR SALE CHEAP - Some house
hold furniture in good condition. APP
ply to e. Chaska. 80
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

LOST OR STOLEN-From street car
between square and West End, pack
age containing one derby hat and
one soft hat wrapped in Matthews
Bros. papef. Return to Matthews
Bros and receive reward 81
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

STOVE WOOD - Delivered to any
par of the city, $3.50 per cord Full
measure Waxahachie Ice Works. SO
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

FOR SALE Second handed coal
stove, good size and good as new.
See Paul Bauders, opposite Light
office. ZIP
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

FOR SALE-Small residence in
West End. A bargain for some one.
Address "A" care Daily Light. 32p
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

FOR RENT-Three rooms furnished
or unfinished for light housekeep-
ing Miss May Hall, 304 Ferris
avenue. 80
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

WANTED-Two or three unfurnish-
ed rooms, must be close in. Refer
ences exchanged Address m, :"
care Daily Light. If
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-29

FOR-All kinds of hair work see
Mrs. J. A. Williams at the Rest Cot
tage. If
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13
THE BURRo AS A GUIDE.
An Incident OF . Journey Across the
Grent M0fave Desert.

eF~"s asoJaNe DtstFts
The burro, veritable ship of the west
ern desert, will live longer without
water and scent it farther than any
other known animal except the camel.
AS an example of the keen scent of
the burrO for water, Arthur J. Burdick
relates, in The Mystic Mid-Region."
the experience of two prospectors nam
ed Peterson and Kelley. A few years
ago they attempted TO cross the Great
Mojave desert on foot with a burro to
carry their supplies.
In passing from oasis to oasis they
lost their way. and the supply of wa.
ter became exhausted. To be lost In
the desert is a terrible thing. and anx
iety. coupled with torturing thirst ana
the intense heat, drove Peterson in
ane He left his companion and fed,
s%hrieking, across the plain. Kelley
picketed the burro and went after Pc
terson to bring him back. but was un-
able 10 overtake him.
He returned to the trail to find that
his burro had broken his tether and
was moving across the desert at a
leisurely pace. He followed, but tie
was SO exhausted from his efforts to
overtake Peterson that he could not
come Up to the burro.
Night came upon him, and 1t o o
became so dark that he could not dis
tinguish the burro. He had to follow
~ Iy t1eN fnafnpinfc I'm fhn Cnn1 Nl'.n.t
1t became too dark to distinguish the
footprints Kelley still staggered on in
sheer desperation.
BY and by his heart gave a great
throb. Before him, outlined against
the sky and seemingly suspended in
the air, was a form which he knew to
be either his burro or an apparition.
He hurried forward, and. 10. standing
upon a sharp rise of ground and facing
him was his lost burro. The burro
seemed to be awaiting him. for when
he came up the animal turned and led
the way down the incline to a spring
Of living water.
Kelley gave a shout OF Joy and
plunged bodily into the spring. After
he had soaked his parched skin and
moistened his lips and throat he
crawled out and went to his burro.
which was browsing upon the green
herbs growing about the place. Throw
Ing his arms about the neck Of the
animal, he gave the creature a hearty
hug and a kiss. IL this mark OF affec-
ton surprised or touched the burro.
ii made M sign.
When Kelley had taken a fresh sup
ply of water he retraced his steps to
the point where the burro had broken
away. 1t was fully ten miles. There
is no doubt but the animal had scented
the water all that distance. and eager
to get to it had led the burro to
strain at its f~astenings till they broke.
Poor Peterson did not survive. Kel-
ley found his body the next morning
four or five miles from the point where
he had left the trail.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13
INTERESTING THE INDIANS.
simon Fraser's Methods with the Un-
tutored Redskfns.

Even as late az the year 1905 there
were Indians on the North American
continent who had never e or heard
a gun, had never seen tobacco smoke
and were capable of worshiping the
white men who controlled these won
ders. The Rev. A. G.. Morice tells OF
some of the adventures of Simon Fra
ser, who has stamped his name on
Canada. Father Morice writes AS fol-
lows: "On landing at Lake Stuart Fra
ser's men, to impress the natives With
a proper idea OF their wonderful re-
sources. fired a yolley with their guns.
%whereupon the whole crowd of In
dians fell PROSTATE to the ground. To
allay their fears and make friends to-
bacco was offered them, which. on be
ing tasted, was found too bitter and
thrown away. Then. to show its use,
the crew lighted their pipes. and at
the sight of smoke issuing from tlieir
mouths the people began TO whisper
that they must come from the land Of
ghosts, since they were still full Of
the fire wherewith they had been Gre
mated. Pieces Of soap were given 10
the women. who, taking them to be
cakes of fat, set upon crunching them,
causing foam and bubbles in the
mouth. which puzzled both actor and
bystanders. All these phenomena.
however. were oon explained away.
leaving profound admiration for the
foreigners and their wares"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13

AS early as 1855. when Burr wars a
baby of only thirteen months. his own
mother wrote this significant descrip
ton of him: Aaron Is a little dirty
noisy boy. He begins to talk a little, Is
very sly and mischievous. He has
more sprightliness than Sally, his sis
ter. and most say he is handsome. but
not so good tempered. He is very reso
lutte and requires a good governor to
bring him TO terms That very good
governor. his father. who might have
made such a difference in the life of
the lad. was only a few months later
taken out Of the world. His mother
also soon died.
However. despite all that has been
written of the mans shortcomings.
there was in his heart space for a very
beautiful devotion to his daughter The
odosia. No more exquisite family let
tiers may be found anywhere than
those which passed between the two.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13
THE POWDER WORKED.
An nventio That Proved Too Much
of a Success.

A certain inventor once hit upon the
happy device of desiccating eggs. He
turned dozens and dozens Of eggs into
a powder that you might carry In a
pill box. All you had to do when you
wanted an omelet or a scramble was TO
drop a pinch Of the powder into water.
A t~easpoonful of the stun would swell
up TO ill a quart tin, ana half a cup
full would be enough for the meal of a
company on the march. Now, this in
ventor by diligent effort succeeded in
making himself known to "a great man
in a European country, a man who
moves armies by the %croOking of a
finger. so to speak. The great man
was delighted with the desiccated egg
scheme, and a box Of the powder was
sent to him so that he might try it on
the army. Fate, however, decreed
that it should be tried ON the dog. 1t
lay open on the great mans study ia
bic, and there the dog nosed ii out.
He licked up the powder, an amount of
II that forty conscientious hens could
o replace with "A months hard la
pois hiu nv iAhNu bHS Ndott VI u II
made him thirsty, however. and he
swallowed nearly a gallon Of water TO
assuage that thirst. The pte Ter i'm
mediately began to do what it vas eN-
pected to DO when water struck it.
and before the eyes of the great man
that unhappy dog swelled up and
swelled up till his seams gave way,
y. - " " - 49, -
sprang a leak. This is a perfectly true
story. The poor dog actually burst.
That particular invention has never
been recommended to the war Office
Washington Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13

In the 'Realities of Irish Life" by
W. s. French. is this anecdote: Il have
heard a story that upon n occasion
the bishop of London asked the cele-
brated actor, Garrick. IL he could ex-
plain how it was that he and his cler-
gy failed to arrest the attention OF
their audiences. although they preached
every Sunday OF the realities Of the
world to come. while he (Garrick)
filed crowded houses with the most
rapt attention, although they knew
perfectly well that all he was saying
was fiction. The reason is very plain,
my lord replied Garrick. You deal
with facts as If they were fiction; l
deal with fiction as If they were
facts"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13

look around during your next ex-
ploration of Chinatown" says a close
observer, land see IL you can find any
Chinaman with a gray cue. | have
seen gray haired Cinnamon all right
and one OF two with fuzz on their
faces which might by courtesy be
called boards, but a gray III never. A
good deal of the average cue is all
make believe anyway. several inche
Of the end Of 1t being composed
black braid.
II have always suspected that there
was more or less false hair about II
too; but that Is of course a matter thi
cannot be determined by casual inspec
ton. Such Cinnamon as l have seen
with gray hair have had black cues.
1t may be, however. that the ends of
the cue, instead of being false, ar
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Record.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13
BOOkWORMS.
Not the Human Kind, hut the Grub
That Tunnel Volumes.


That Tunnel Volumes.
Blades, in his interesting volume.
'The Enemies of Books" has shown
that several very real book worms are
undesirable tenants of old libraries.
and he has studied closely several
specimens sen him and described their
ravages.
Two grubs In particular richly de-
serve this name, the anobium. peril
a or eruditus and the oecophora.
The anobium. a small. light colored,
brown headed grub, with a body like
thin ivory or transparent wax. bears
a close resemblance to the white mag
gots Of a Stilton cheese. Working
with a pair of strong jaws, like a steel
bit, the grub begins at the wooden
boards and If allowed will perforate
the whole volume. The oecophora.
similar to the anoblum. except for the
possession of six legs. is not unlike
the so called deathwatch.
NJ. Peignot asserts that he found
twenty-seven volumes in one row
pierced from end to end by a single
worn tunnel. Mr.. Blades doubts this.
BIZ. has himself seen two volumes so
treated. with no fewer than 2l2 dis,
tinct holes on one cover.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13
THE PACIFIC OCEAN,.
How 1t Came to he So Called by the
Explorer Magellan.

Explorer Magellan.
Magellan, practically the first to cir
c~umnavigate the world. set out from
Spain in 1919 to find a western route
to the famous Moluccas, or Spice is
lands. Vague rumors of a pacific ocean
were scattered through Europe. To
test these Magellan, following the
coast Of South America. passed
through the strait which now bears
his name, formerly the strait of the
Eleven Thousand Virgins, tossed all
the time on a most tempestuous sea.
Emerging into the broad waters on
the west. he sailed northwest for three
months and twenty days on a placid.
almost unruff1ed sea-. which he chris
tened then and there Mar Pa~ciico, or
Pacific ocean. the name II will now
forever bear. Notwithstanding its
name typhoons in the west and else
where make this ocean as perilous a
path as any other to those who tempt
its vast expanse and comparative soil
tude.
Magellan himself fell in the Philip
pines. but the Victoria came home to
tell the tale. Drake was the first Eng
lishman to sail on its wide waters.-
London Standard.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13
Strange Myth. of the Tlbetan..

The Tibetans have numberless strange
myths, one, the most curious. pertain
ing to the sun, moon and stars. The
sun is believed to be an immense ball
OF yak meat and fat, whereon the spir-
its of departed ancestors are supposed
to feast, the light being caused by its
heated condition. The stars are por-
tons Of this immense yeast, which,
dropping to earth, give birth to ami
mails for the sustenance of suffering
humanity. The moon is a LESSEE ball
Of similar texture as the sun, In use
while the larger one is being replen-
ished for the morrow. When sun or
moon fails to appear In cloudy days
and nights 1t IA that the deities
are undergoing a period of fasting and
religious abnegation. And the parched
and sterile condition of bleak regions is
ascribed to the fact that many thou
sand years ago the sun ball slipped
from the hands Of its keepers, de
scended too near the earth and before
being r%ecaptured scorched those parts
with which X came in contact.-Book
lovers Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13
southern Mancbur,a-

The st. James Gazette says: 1.-The
rainy season in southern Manchuria Is
not so bad as 1t has been represented
to be, Residents OF long experience
state that while there are days In
which heavy falls of rain take place
there are not many consecutive days in
which torrential rains are experienced.
When a really heavy %downpour Of rain
of some hours duration occurs 1t is al
most Invariably followed by three or
Tour weeks OF splendid. dry, bracing
There is no finer summer eli
mate In the world than that OF SOUTH
ern Manchuria. The temperature In
the shade Is seldom above SO degrees"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13

That DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes was
o only the autocrat OF the breakfast
table, but was also an ~autocrat OF bim-
self. is h~umorously illustrated IN his
four foot long shoe horn, which is DOW
one OF the prize relics Of famous peo-
pie In the possession Of a Boston col
lector.
The ~autocrat, though a little man
physically. was big in dignity-and
philosophy. The bending down to put
On . low shoe by the use Of the ordi-
nary horn seemed to him to smack of
l~outt1shness. and. besides. was there
not In tho act Z nsedless-an uneco-
nomic-wasts Of red c~orpusclesi
Accordingly be had q common steal
shoe born anlxed to Z long cans-liks
handle and we AMIR rave an sxhfbi-
tiea q gentlsman putting on his
oeots IN cpnfogm1ty with The most y
act11g laWs q dsportment ana hy.
GENERALIZATION Hsrah.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13
AM ERiCAN NAMES.
b Louis Stevenson Was I'm
pressed by Their Beauty.

hOotb LDuhh stevenson " aA I'M
pressed by Their Beauty.
Robert Louis Stevenson spoke In
his W attractive way of the nomen-
Culture of the states, towns and rivers
of our land thus: And when / asked
the name of a river from the brake
man and heard it was called the Su,
quehanna the beauty of the name
seemed to be part and parcel OF the
beauty Of the land. AS when Adam
with divine fitness named the crea.
lures, 80 the word Susquehanna was
at once accepted by the fancy. That
was the name, as no other could be,
for that shining river and desirable
valley.
None can care for literature in IL
self who does not take a special pleas
ure In the sound OF names, and there
is no part of the world where nomen-
clature is so rich, poetic. humorous
and picturesque as the United States
Of America. All times, races and Ian
guages have brought their contribu-
ton. Pekin is In the same state
with Euclid. with B%ellefontaine and
S~andusky; Chelsea with its London
association Of red brick, Sloan square,
and the Kings Road il own suburb to
stately and primeval Memphis.
"The anne of the states and terri
tories themselves form a chorus OF
sweet and most romantic vocables-
Delaware, Ohio, Indiana. Florida.
Iowa, Wyoming, Minnesota and the
Carolinas; there are few poems with
n nobler music for the ear; a songful,
tuneful land, and IL the new Homer
shall arise from the western continent
his verse will be enriched, his pages
ring spontaneously. with the names Of
states and cities that would strike the
fancy in a business circular."-Savan-
nah News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-10-13
Convfncinr.

The late Wilhelm Jordan used to be
very much annoyed because of the
constant tearing up Of the streets in
Frankfurt. One day he said to n of
the men at work. why are rot dig
gfng up the pavement AGAIN." BE
cause a new water pipe is to be put
In But the old n was still quite
good" $50 was the old NibeIung-L Lied.
yet you wrote a new one. Herr Doc
tor" retorted the laborer. with a laugh.
In which Jordan Joined.