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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-25
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Made by Filipino Women from Spikes
Of the plneappIe.


"Pina" gauze, made by women Of
the Philippines from pineapple spikes
alone. is as delicate as chiffon and far
more durable. They use only the best
leaves and these, tied into bundles,
are placed under heavy stones IN the
bed of running stream. After two
or three days Of this treatment they
are exposed for a time to the action
of sun and and air. Each piece Is
closely inspected to make sure that
the process OF decomposition was
thorough and If 1t was not the leaves
are subjected a second time to the
operation. The fibrous threads are at
last wholly separate from the cellu-
lose and lignose particles and cleaned
from the sap and gummy substance,
The whole is then beaten with wood
en- mallet, grooved on the faces like
a fluting machine The threads are
kept moist while this beating is in
progress and the separate threads are
thus blended into one mass. In color
the fbers vary from cream and light
gray to pure white After the pine
apple cloth is finished figures are
stamped on it with blocks and after,
ward worked or embroidered by hand.
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Jewels Of the Sultan.

4 correspondent writing from Con
stantinopla 10 a Paris journal claims.
as the result Of personal inspection,
to give details Of the collection Of
Jewels In the sg}tans treasury The
uIrbans of all the sutans since Ma.
honet H. are there all glittering with
large gems Of the purest water. There
are also the royal throne o. Persia.
carried of by the Turks in 1914 and
covered with more than 2oaoo rubles.
eueralds and hne pearls. and also the
throne OF Suleimsn from the dome
Of which there hangs over the head OF
the caliph an emerald six incres long
and four inches deep. These two
thrones are the chief objects OF the
collection
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When the Old North church. Boston,
IS opened for any festival occasion,
as 1t Is on Forerathers' day, one is at
tracted always by a group of small
italian boys who are waiting outside
as you appear in the street, eager to
serve strangers in the office of cice-
Tones. Shall | take you to Paul Re-
.yere's house?" Cops Hill is this
way" That house was Gen. Cages
headquarters" These are a few of
their observations
And before the stranger has reach
ed the summit of Hun street, and for
a surety one cannot resist their eager
and persuasive efforts to make one
go along in their company, the strang-
er is presently overwhelmed with the
rapid fire of historic facts from these
young lips. The children are only
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-25
ANSWERED CALL FOR PAGE.
Speaker Cannon Rushed From His
Private Room in a Hurry

Down in one corner of the speakers
room a bell rings when he is wanted
in the legislative chamber There is
a push button within reach Of the
member presiding in the house which
sets the bell going
The other day Representative Per
Eins Of New York had been called TO
the chair for his initial experience in
welding the gavel Speaker Cannon
was in his private room across the
rear lobby. He had tilted back in his
easy chair, and was taking things
comfortably. when that little bell in
the corner rang with such violence
that he jumped several feet. As il
seemed to be a hurry call the speak
er rushed at double quick for the
hall of representatives, with his com
mittee clerk, Mr.. Busbee, and several
members in his wake.
Inside. however, everything was as
calm as a summers day. You wanted
the speaker observed Mr. Busbee,
in an inquisitive tone of voice. he hay.
ing managed in some fashion To be
the first to reach the scene,
Oh. no" answered Mr.. Perkins
nouchalantly Il rang for page. 49,
Boston Post.
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Rivers Swallowed by chasms.

One OF tho most singular features
in the scenery of Idaho is the occur
renee of dark rocky chasms, into
which creeks and large streams sud
denly disappear and are never more
seen.
The assures are old lava channels
produced by the outside Of the mass
cooling and forming a tube, which.
when the fiery stream was exhausted
has been left empty. while the roof
having at some point fallen in, pre-
sents there tl'a opening into which
the river plCnges and is lost.
At one place a river appears gush-
ing from a cleft high up In the rocky
walls. Where this stream has its
origin. or at what point it is swallow.
ed up, is absolutely unknown.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-25

The engineer for the Seine and Ma
rine departments in France reports
that trials OF a mixture of oil and
petroleum as a dust preventive have
been unsuccessful. In the summer q
1902 a coating of tar was tried on
seven different lengths Of road, After
careful investigation during period
Of twelve months. 1t was found that
dust and mud had wholly disappear
ed and the cost of maintenance had
been reduced. The tar forms an elias.
tic skin. which deadens the sound Of
traffic and reduces the resistance It
appears that the tarring method in
wolves no greater outlay than that for
coating with oil
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a remarkable story which has late.
ny attracted great sympathy In Cape
Colony. is that Of man named Apros-
kie. who. after having been confined
on Robben island for eight years as
a person suspected Of having leprosy,
was recently allowed 70 return 70 his
family as aon-afIlicted. lie was for.
merly a shipwrecked sailor who took
a farm at the Cape, married and pros
pered exceedingly. Mosquito bites
were mistaken for ieprosy by field
cornet. who sent him to Roboen
Island He returned home broken in
spirit and financially ruined, his prop
erty having been sold for the upkcep
of his children.
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LONDON BUILT OVER LAKES.
Third Of These Underground Streams
Just Discovered.

A third lake has been discovered be
meath the surface Of London. Recent
excavations in the neighborbood Of
Trafa gar square brought IL Ia bSai.
ard it is interesting 20 remember chat
tae frst Of the series was found under
the site Of the uew Admiralty build
fnas since the distance between the
two points is comparatively trlfiak
The cid legend or tradition that the
metropolis is floating upon vast area
Of water. though long viewed aa
popular ahsurity. was not entirely
without warrant And II IN curlous.
toe. that a vague idea Of the kind
should survive through the ages In
these days Of tubes underground
tram ways. and general narrowing in
all directions. everything that lies be
meath the broad expause Of London
viii i'm COURSE 81 time hs struck ay
restless djggera Tn" take near Ira
fatgaf square. 1t may be added. lies at
a higher level than The river al West
Minister bridge.
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Many inventions have been taRae N
bridge the distance betw@ea these
a ha have their sight ard those Who
have not But none has been mora
practical ard successful than the pro
aartlon Of typewfiter Nbich can BE
manipulated by the blind The let
tera on the keys are raised. and thu
sensitive touch " the blind man cau
tel the character ssn key rs sss1a a.
he touches s. The ringing of the bell
when the margin Ia reacscd works as
well for him as for the man with
ajght and the sense of touch makes
the manipulation 81 the various keys
for setting the paper comparatively
nipnIa matter New York Herald
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twelve and thirteen years Old, and
more than that, they are of foreign
iDarentage. Their fathers and moth
than the boys are old. and yet the
boys have acquired real patriotic zeal
toward this nation, the country Of
their parents adoption.
1t is a slender little fellow with
raven black hair and dark eyes who is
the most active of these self-appoint-
ed cicerones. He is a bright
attractive little fellow. and when
one has been in his company
at the North end for an hour or more
of a sunny afternoon, good for sight
seers, it is easy to understand how he
can have won the good graces OF
John Norton, the custodian of Cops
Hill burying ground. and so obtained
from that genial official the special
privilege of staying inside the ground
The old cemetery. aside from any
historic associations, is a beautiful
spot. The commanding sight, with its
views of the harbor and its majestic
trees, is a tantalizing point of inVa-
sion in this crowded section of the
city at almost any season. 1t used TO
be favorite resort for loafers until
John Norton came on duty a year and
a half ago and barred them out, al
though from the first Frank Reggie.
the little Italian, was frequently adj
mitted for an afternoons visit, for his
brightness and good behavior always
captivated MIR. Norton
Almost across the street from
Cops Hill gate is Hull Street place,
where Franks parents have lived for
some years with their family Of young
children, but last September the moth
er died, and since that Llme the Gus
todian has had yet more sympathy
for his young friend.
Franks father. who is, as was also
his mother from Genoa, follows Il ma
sons trade. and when he is away
and the Older sister, who is only six
teen. must be relieved Of the care,
the baby girl is sent to the cemetery
10 stay with her brother. and she
truGgcs around at his heels when he
leads tourists about among the old
stones.
There is not feature of the old
ground that the boy does not know
well. and he points out everything
with the keenest of boyish enthust
asm. The stone which is placed over
Capt Daniel Malcom's grave, 30 feet
deep" and which bears on il the mark
OF British bullets. he shows with
especial eagerness. He takes one
always to the mound where We're
buried "the unbaprized infants. and
in the main path he IueeIs down to
read from the slab placed there for
u baby girl: She bore her lingering
sickness with patience and met the
king Of terrors with a smile; and
he never fails TO call attention to
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-25

Some of The Japanese tradesmen In
the smaller towns OF Nippon have a
curious way OF advertising their bust
meas On their right forearms they
tattoo figures-the shoemaker sGoe.
the wood cutter an ak. the butcher a
cieaver Underneath these emhlems
are such inscriptions as. Il do my
work modestiy and eheaply. 60 Il
am as good at my trade as most Of my
fellows
When they are hunting work they
bare their arms aud walk about the
streets.
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at all. but things were strange in
those old times. We are more ciyiliz-
ed now"
The patriotism OF the children in
this part of the city is due not so
much to their surroundings and the
tablets which marked historic spots
as to the teaching OF the public
schools. To teachers at the North end
the eagerness OF these youngsters is
nothing new, for they know that by
comparison with other parts of the
city the children here make more prog
ress in their studies than in any other
district
The Italian children are so spon-
taneous,' say the teachers. 1T is a
pleasure to teach them. While the
Hebrews may outstrip them in num-
Der work and English. in their Ameri.
can history the Italians are especially
apt. a hearty interest is always
shown by them in the patriotic exer-
cises which in this part of the city
are made much OF for the very reason
that the children may not learn it at
home. Their parents may not know
the language. How can they know
the history Of the country? But the
children absorb it from their school
life. Hence you find Frank Reggie
reciting Paul Reyere's Ride with fer
vcr. They learn to feel ever as they
learn to sing and to recite, the patri-
otto songs and poems
1T Is the people from the West and
South. said the custodian, who seem
to take the greatest interest in visit
ing the North end. the old church and
the graveyard. / never saw anything
like them, the way they will hang
around those stones. They would not
| miss coming here on first trip to
Boston, Sometimes when they are
here on a short visit in the middle Of
| winter q storm will not interfere with
their coming | have known them to
walk around when the snow was two
| or three feet deep I mean always to
keep the main paths clear, bue last
winter it was sometimes impossible
| but they would come around just the
same.
The number Of visitors I could not
state exactly. for we keep no register
as they do at Faneuil Hall. but we
must have had as many as $4,000 or
! 5000 last wear Interest in historical
/ places seems to be increasing. for
know many people who have lived in
| Boston all their lives but only recently
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-25

shooting iron Genuine cartridges ac-
company H. and IL makes a decided
pop and genuine fash OF flame when II
ia fred. II Is novelty from Paris,
and Is put up in dainty little leather
covered yelYet-iined cases, like any
other article OF jewolry. 1t Is. or can
be worn. rs an ornament, and its pos
glbilities are many. Mounted as a
hatpin. "A tiny chain attached to the
trigger is pulled To set II on and sug
gest fartt or hosttlities to the ubiqui-
toas masher or dangling from a
chatclaine il II used To iutimidate the
guilty man who buries his face In
the paper while the pretty woman
before him Langs 10 a strap IL the
street car.
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A quiet hunt is being made by mem
beers OF a family vho reside on a farm
on the Alfred road. In Biddeford. Ne.
for $500 In silver and bills which the
father Of the family buried some.
where ia the ground about the farm
~ le IN q state u Insanity
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Potato Grew Through Ring.

Some years ago Mrs. II. H. Sleeper
~ Elizabeth. n. j.. lost her mothers
wedding ring in a heap Of chips and
sawdust. Some time later, when the
incident had been forgotten. the ring
was found encircllng and nearly cut
ding In two parts a large sweet pota-
10 which was grown on the place. The
decaying refuse had beea used as
fertilizer and the potato had grown
through the ring
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these in order TO obtain q position
from which to look down upon the
very tiptop of the weatheryane sur
mounting the cupola of the architec-
tural relic,
Not a building is now standing in
.the immediate vicinity Of the old state
house that was in place when the
people of Boston rebuilt their town
house. which the year before had been
ruined by fire.
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ODD Names in Pennsylvania Court.


Some oddities in names were
brought ont IN a hearing before Nag
!strate Fitzpatrick at the Germantown
police station few DAYS ago. when
Cecil Grant. an Indian boy who had
run away from 2 farm 9here he had
beer employed was arFaigncd pre-
paratory 70 sending him back TO The
Carlisle school When asked his name
the young brave replied Black Bull
white mans name Cecil Grant. Ny
fathers name is Mr.. Skunk and moth
CTS name is Mrs Skunk. and broth
ers name is Lame Arm. All this
was said in almost one breath. leaving
the Judge da2ed and stili grasplng for
some proper handle by which 20 ad-
dress the copperhued prisoner --~
Philadelphia Record.
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GIVE sAsgEs FRESH AIR.
1ostcn Little Ones sleep on Rcos and
Balconies.

Putting the baby to sleep In box
On top Of the fiat roof OF modern
skyscraping apartment house, or In
the iron balcony far above the side
walk, or even on the broad window
seat of the upper story, at the very
edge of the precipitous hight, Is the
newest method of fresh air training
which is developing nmopg the
wealthy and aristocratic families Of
he Back Bay and Brookline, Boston.
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apparently quite unconscious or indif-
fereut to the amusement that her APP
pearance caused to tho passers by.
Her costume consisted of a dark
blue coat and skirt-or, rather, kilt
which reached to Just above the knees,
disclosing beneath a neat pair OF
knickerbockers OF the same material,
A pair al thick, black woolea stock
ings and low shoes completed her at
london Mirror.
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School chlIdren,a Coed WORK.

Prices we're offered the school eaila-
rem at LAtchheId, Caan. for the col
lection 81 the egg eases 81 tbs tent
caterpillar with the result that ta@
children in the various schools gather
cd s4.2Ia cases One little giri col.
Iertet @5aa Estimating zoo fertile
eggs Tn each case. The children Thus
DESTROYED 4.s&3.s00 unborn esterpI-
lars. The Whole outlay was s2ag%.
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STATE HOUSE Is owARFEn.
immense Sskscrapers on All Sides Of
Boston Building.

When the present old Boston state
house was erected in 174S 1t was b.
far the most pretentious public build
ing in the province. and its cupola
rose high above all surrounding build
ings. One hundred and f1fty-six years
later the former pretentious state
house appears dwarfed and iasignif
cant between the skyscrapers which
surround IL.
Not less than five scyscrapers, four
of which are 125 feet high. and one of
which is 1856 feet high, front on the
streets close by, and 1t is not neces-
sary TO ascend very far in any Of
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cemetery I his
picture illustrates
the shaft executed
10 the memory OF
John Goodwin and
besides the date 81
his birth and death
has cut deep in
the marble these
words This stone
was placed here by
Horace King. In
lasting e III @ IA
lyrance Of the love
he felt for his lost
friend and former
master. King was
the property of the
bridge b villain x
firm Of Cod WIN 4
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Portraits on the Firae nail.
.ngernall portraits Of sweethearts

are the nc " est Tau
In Paris TIE por-
trait is photo
era phed by a deli
cate process and is
iudelibIe Happily,
for hckle minds.
with the growth II
the nail the photo
graph disaple ara
IN The course Of
time SO that tina
danger Of having
80 Ko through lito
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The treatment has become 50 popu'
lar that along almost any street In
the exclusive section Of the city one
may look up to the upper stories ~
the houses. especially In the apart
ment houses. and see a box which. IN
poorer quarter of the city would
be taken for window garden
And so it is. but it Is garden for
the little bud Of the family.
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administer punish
ment to her seven
yearold boy for
eating certain re-
freshments In the
pantry which she
had especially eau
toned him TO let
alone Said the
mothers
Didn't | tell yon
not 20 touch thar
Jelly and cake un-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-25
Woman Dresses IN kIIts.

The new woman. attired In the lat,
est development Of her idea Of IA
tional dress, has invaded the city
Yesterday afternoon a somewhat
stoutly-built lady was TO be seen walk
ing jauntily down New Bridge street.
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A TEXAS cAkTELAiNE CHARM.
Novelty from PARIS Likely TO Become
aFad.

To take home with him as soave
mir Of New YORK. Texas man re-
Gently found nothing SO attractive Ia
the whole metropolis as revolver.
which he purchased al i"@eler $
ppa for wbfth he paid $50. u might
seem to- be taking Goals 20 Newcastle
10 take & revolver to the bis South
err state. but the Texan said that the
best womaushor In biz part ~ tie
country bad never seen revolver l}k#
this II was a tiny ore. barely Two
inches long made entirely of gold,
but with all tine qualities ~ a regular
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leSyI gave you permission
"Aes'm. sobbed the youngsteF
Then Why couldn't you be- good
ard come 10 ask me for themsT
Because" replied the boy logically
CROUCH. Il wanted some. New YORK
Tlmaz-
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TESTIMONIAL FROM A SLAVE.
eoadman Made Free Proves That He
Was Grateful.

An unusual testimonial to his love
for his old master is shown by a monu-
ment standing in a Columbus tGa.t
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With a hngefnaH picture ri . sweet
heart who has ceased TO play the ioto
ia aVcrfed
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Bates. and was given his freedom after
showing a great amount 81 skill as a
bridge builder and engineer.
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chlld's Logic Was Good.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox says lat
friend OF hers vas Obliged recently 10
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First built of wood In 1898. Of stone n
r~44 Tho pprtico was added Some years
later this cost being met partly 10y the
proceed, pf am uratJrip given by the
church General Washington was pres
,rt and coutrIbutai nsa EIjneas n is
silI a parish church. now Ia the hands
of the Initariars
antique spelling wherever It occurs.
Then he takes sou to the Mather
tomb and TALKS so elibly OF Increase.
Cotton AMI so on sou wonder II he
understands.
who was Cotton Nather2' you ash.
tie was a minister He condemned
people for witchcraft n was very
foolish. Tls people were rot witches
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fiarrIed al AtheRS.

MIR. Lehman Smiley OF this city,
was married at Athens yesterday
morning To Miss NJ abel Royal. The
Wedding was a quiet affair and took
place at the home Of the bride 3
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Royal.
rhe ceremony was performed at
o'clock 10y Rev. Mr., BenRe,
MIR. and Mrs Smiley arrived in
Waxahachie last night aud are at
home with the groom : mother, Mrs.
r.. r.. Smiley, on Monroe street
Mr Smiley is popular young trsv.
cling salesman aud has a host Of
friends ia this city who will unite
in wishing for himself and bride "a
long ana happy life The bride Is a
daughter II one Of Athens oldest
aud most respected families and Is
quite charming aud accomplished
young lady.
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Sunday School Rally Day.

Next Sunday will be Sunday
school rally day at the Main street
Christian church, and the services
at the usual morning preaching
hour will be ia charge of the Sun
day school. The church will pleas g
be present at lG:45 a. N. to pa"take
OF the Lords Supper, and the other
exercises will begin at II o clock.
The public is cordially invited % be
present. The program is as follows:
Opening song-DoxoloRy.
PRAYER.
Soug-Sunday school choir.
Scripture reading-W l.. Harding.
Primary class Prayer
motion song Motion recitation.
Song by children; Jesus Wants
Me for a Sunbeam
Reeitstion-M Margaret Edwards,
Little Christian Soldiers, by
eight little boys and girls.
Talk by the superintendent, w,
A. Gibson
secretary's report-Miss Emma
Gibson.
Offering.
Song: Bring Them In
Benediction.