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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

Of the odd sticks" for which New
England has been famous ever since
the landing Of the Pilgrims, One OF
his fads was chickens. OF which he had
more than any man in Dorchester. Set
ting hens made themselves comfort.
able under the chairs and sofas in his
parlor. and they had the free run OF
ths house His pigeons would perch
upon bis shoulders when he walked
about the yard and his hens would
gather around him by scores when be
walked among them.
On the corner Of School and Wash
ington streets is the old house in
which lived the famous sculptor BAH
Hughes. from the year 1851 TO the
time Of his death Ia 1858. La this
house the sculptor entertained Charles
Dickens and Jane stuart, the artist.
and many other distinguished men
and women, Across the street is an
old house. tn which Ell Booth lived
for time, and here his daughter was
born
One Of the fne old mansions Of
other days In Dorchester is the Walter
Baker house. standing far back from
Washington street. AT the corner Of
the park 1t was built about the year
1850. by some Of whom there does not
seem 10 he ANY record. The first oCcu-
pant Of whom We have Information
was Lieut. GOV oliver. who lived In
the house At the time Of The revoiu-
ton Then Col Hitchborn purchased
the house. and used IL Chiefly as a sum.
mcr residence until the year 1917 Col
Hlchborn was man az distinction.
a ho entertained a great deal. Among
his guests in the hue old mansion
we're such noJahles as Presidents JEFF
ferson and Monroe. and ia 1888 La
fayctte was guest IN the house
When Col Hichhoru was on his death
bed President Monroe came TO see him
and kissed him farewell
n Is a pity that the old Everett
house was RACED for r. was one ~
Dorchester most interesting old mau-
sions Il vas built IN the year lf7o by
Col oliver. a West indian planter.
and the Rev oliver Everett came here
a. live ia 1859 Here Edward Everett
vas born ia the year 1874 and here
the mother ~ Edward Everett Hale
was born. and here she lived until her
fifteenth year
Many other odd housee are still
standing IN Dorchester but they are
fast passing ont of existence.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

from the side strips. three and one
half feet from either end--this will
insure the canoe keeping it's shape,
and your boat is nearly finished.
Now procure some empty cigar
boxes. and fasten down the lids tightly
all around. then cover them with light
canvas. and give them a coat Of paint,
so that they may be water tight They
are now air chambers FHl a space
two and one half feet in the stem and
stern with these boxes, holding them
in place by tacking pieces Of light can
vas completely over the ends of the
canoe inside Thus your canoe is
made practically unsuitable.
Give the whole a coat of Ilnseed oil
and two coats of paint, a name and a
safety rope fastened at intervals all
around the entire canoe on the outside
and with very little effort You viii
have for your very own a charming
canoe. exactly like the one shown in
the illustration
Some appropriate names Cor canoes
are The Red Rover tpainted redl, The
Escape The Spy The Hiawatba, The
Sea Fairy, The Nautilus. but OF course
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

A student engineer living in Char
.ottenburg, Germany. took a drastic
method of silencing a piano which
was being played eternally in the fat
over that occupied by him short
Tina ago Finding remonstrance use
Ies- he bored a hole through the cell
ing of his study and the floor OF the
room above. into which he ingenious
ly fitted a fine rubber tube. Through
this tube he passed the acid fumC2
of sulphuric acid gas, which in
short time drove the piano player
from the room. This process was re-
peated day after day, until the min
ute hole in the floor was discovered.
The piano player brought an action.
and the engineer was fined 70" an at
tempt to do bodily harm.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
In Quaint Old Dorchester
Especial correspondence.)

sharp arrows OF the savages. AS .
further protection from Indian attacks.
there was q trap door In the garnet.
which led to a secret chamber, so In
geniously constructed that now the
flooring has been laid solidly above 1t,
one examines the lower story in vain
for a trace Of the room. which is at
least six feet square"
The Blake house is supposed to have
been built about the year 1850, by
Elder James Blake. who left 1t by will
TO his son John Blake In the year
1900 The house is in the rear of $50
East Cottage street. Elder Blake was
a man Of prominence in the Dorches-
ter OF his day. He held public offices
for twenty-seven years. and was a
ruling elder Of the church at the time
OF his death
The Dolbear house was built by
Isaac Royal in the year 1920. His
daughter. Zebiah, married John Dol.
bear, and lived in the house which has
since that time been known as the
Dolbear house Mr.. Dolbear was one
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
They Understood Weather.

The Temple of the Winds at Ath-
ems shows the knowledge the anciem
Greeks had of the weather that came
when the wind blew from different
points Of the compass. 1t is little
marble tower with eight sides, which
are built to face the eight principal
winds On each side of the temple is
carved a human figure that pictures
the character and qualities OF the par
ticular wind it faces.
The north wind is represented as
q man warmly dressed blowing on
trumpet made of a seashell to show
that it brought booming cold weather.
The northeast wind, which then, as
now, brings cold, snow and sleet or
hail. is figured by an old man with
cruel face. who Is rafting slingstones
in a shield, an action that brings to
mind the noise and power OF hall
storms.
The east wind, which brings to
Athens rain for growing crops. is ex-
pressed by the image of young man
with flowing hair and open face, hav-
ing his looped-up mantle filled with
fruit. honeycomb and corn.
The west wind is indicated by the
figure Of a slightly clad and beautiful
youth with his lap full of flowers.
And so on with the winds from all
around the compass. Each has its
qualities written in stone by the
ancient Grecian sculptors.
Reading these pictures of different
kinds of weather and comparing them
with the records of to-day, the mod
ern scientist learns that the climate OF
Greece has not changed enough to
make any great difference, so far as
the winds are concerned, for more
than twenty centuries.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

Horseshoe which have been regard.
cd for centuries as atspeussrs % good
mck arr beiuR used fof table deco
raituus Whsn sl.sefed 0f kiided and
made % atand up With TIA addition -
a lNtie @8Fe theF make "a ters scod
frame fes e meng EveFY ane knuwn.
~ eoarae that the an3ine of "a hprse.
shoe Co. aadef ,srtaIe esrgHHstahevs.
supposed go be- an suEafg 90 Epod fer
tune. bnt probably fss are familiar
atth ass aftxim of IRIS aeHvf 10 waH
Al ane Ca tbe actieH 81 ~ uanstMh
the patfua saint ne faffivrF Accora
tuN Is tts ieNeHd sl tanstan segsea
~ esU oue etth Hfs fesi hnf pimgeru
and refused lo release bsa pFisamer
uuri satan promised Be- wauit sevsT
anrk uterhlef whsEa hosHeahoe ls
displayed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

me tell you about this one, and you
will see ii is not difficult-more than
that, you boys need not be stopped by
few difficulties. even II there were
some.
The boy who starts out 10 build any
thing for himself and builds 1t well.
Is very likely TO be the boy who. In
later years VIII make his way in the
world. And the boy who builds boat
Is far and away ahead OF the boy who
doesn't.
The boat that you build and paint
ard name yourself will bring you
more fun to the minute than the boy
who doesn't build one is likely TO have
In his entire boyhood
To begin with. when you make up
your mind 10 build boat. remember
that its first requisite Is safety II
you love boating you love perhaps the
noblest and cieanest Of all sports, a
sport that will II you follow 1t out,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

make you strong and manly. But new
er venture 20 trust TO luck. be per
fectIy sure your boat will not sink
even II il does turn over
Get smooth board one and one.
fourth inches thick TWO inches wide
and twelve feet long for the keel, two
strips one and one-fourth inches wide
by oue-half inch thick and thirteen
and one half feet long for side strips,
some barrel hoops piece Of canvas.
galvanized nails few brass screws,
some carpet tacks Osrge szel, and
two boards FOR the stem aud stern
posts These posts must bee fifteen
inches high and as thick as the keel
board those made OF elm or ash are
the best Get rough pine board
thirty inches long and eleven inches
side for the mold A saw. a chisel.
a hammer. gimiet and screw driver
are al that you wli need in the way
OF tools Cut oat yours stem and stern
posts alike and mortiso them into posi-.
ton ou the keel as shown ir Pig l..
After httiuE them. rouud fhsm ~
alike. a. shown in the ara~ ms so a.
"a give The canoe sharp entrance
through the waited.
NoN cut out tbe rabuer .n bosa stem
and stern pieces tthg rahbst is just a
notch Cut deep enough fa ajiav the
side strip o. bee flush etee H is bent
around the mo5l and fastened into
piase tFf- st rhere Wii bee faug "a
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

Joagusn Miller the ps.~s. has = eos.
tam,san e afikanAl documents tnAt aAess
a tiRAs 80 nam esd PHASES ~ eaFsy
Nwasern life
Amnmw fhNsm s@eam#nsm - letter
tkat . See EnKiAKa xusth wru&e IN
fsea fFraa urcwou 10 IS father. re-
sesapr treats II efess lenEsh e ths
sasesfy a wumvn IL fhe West. ana -
she meneeml sesire 80 maFTy thar pre-
vmsleA AgaumH the messaFmNFa ~ that
cav il Aae fnw paasseTaaag
sAr. nar ~ miwtt be = w1'@a saeA
a. wps fka wsras nBsnw n0s teeth ana
al them aul heFa.~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
Dies at 1876?

John Bradley. who claimed to be the
Oldest man in America. is dead at
Fitch's soldiers home, Noroton
Heights, Cony.
John Bradley, or Andy" Bradley. as
he was known at the home, declared
that he was 1876 years old. The hos
pital authorities at Noroton Heights
figured that he was at least 1903
Bradley was born in ireland and
was an old man at the outbreak of the
civil war. In order to give himself
the appearance Of youth 50 that he
might enlist be dyed his hair black
He smoked constantly and drank as
much whisky as he wanted or could
procure New York World
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
Rlood-Like Stain Of RIoodstone.

Most persons know very little
about the stones of which they so
glibly talk" remarked J. w Beath.
Very few have any idea of what a
bloodstona is, though the red-spotted
green heliotrope commonly goes by
that name. Here are two pieces of
real bloodstone of the ancients. AS
you see, they are black BY rubbing
one on the other, | draw what looks
70 be blood. Touching ii to my hand,
it leave a blood-like stain. No, there
is no trick about ii. These bits of
black stone are simply hematite, and
hematite is the real bloodstone Not
one person in 10000 seems TO know
this. Philadelphia Record.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

tkeas notcaas sl8eecther Nes fastea
yoaT mn}a fF1e 3t lh pssee .b the
mia8le faeAthw H HFhtly am Ibe krsl
NMasen tGe twu sAae strips 81 eaw ena
Temporarily hsn# them afn#Ha tAe
melG 90 the ufhsr ena ana f&ssea
ahsm inGe paes psFmaa#HtlY wlih
seSv@s Always hs eafv 81 ssfs aoles
IL chs str8na before raffEns ta yussF
sseeww. 0F lies mAg ta@se the ssE8ps
- @ssft.
Now tAks TIE fihs the hAfrns hoaaps
gsAeY aAu@aA lse the mAg kgna nut
1hpea eoxexea wsfA bars ana sail
thea eiKat lueAas aEs4ff A. staaE the
mnssmr MA2e Il IAe kes ~ stat al
- me lnashN e yoaF enmne la~ma thn
amdA ~ ERR rna az ca the uatKsae e
ZEE size strips. aAal thsm tAss ana sAm
- ne eads susne 20 sac haaps Wlll
hraAk tuwmra ne ssera, hnt ihAt aoea
uut zatts~ tfzN 4
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

canot to the under inside OF the OPP
posite side strip This will give you
the widest point in the middle. Meas
ure your canoe in several places in the
same way Then measure the length
of your canoe, allowing three inches
longer Lay these measurements on
the floor. and cut your canvas Gig. 81.
Now place the canoe bottom side up
on any wooden supports. tack the can
vas in place exactly in the middle on
the stem and stern posts. and pull it
taut with the center line of the can
vas. Begin amidships and drive the
tacks two inches apart along the in
side Of the side strips Gig 81 then
drive tacks in the alternate two.inch
spaces along the outside Of the side
strips. always pulling the canvas tight
ly. Tack it firmly around the stem
and stern posts Fasten a light board
one-half inch thick in the bottom for
a floor Make fast with screws from
the outside two pine braces across
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

Debts ian China have 10 be paid
faithfully at the annual Festival Of
the Moon. When all accounts are
settled the honest Chinamau places
a table outside his house in fun view
Of the moon. and covers IL with large
fiat moon cakes" inscribed with
proptiatorv device in red Then be
offers the cakes To the moon. burns in
cense, and goes through various pros
trations To- the accompaniment of tom.
toms. guns crackers. fireworks. and
burning lanterns Next dag comes
the practical side of the festival when
the household eat up the moousak,-
and begin ra contract debts again an
tU the next anniversary
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
TFIE Odd
@eN@@e@@ meA0@1a
Old and New.

From an old garden Lucia sends
Some early roses 10 her friends.
Their lovely petals fresh In hue.
As though just washed in crystal dew.
No name they bear, but rich their bloom
As those that from Damascus come.
Or those that in some Persian vale
Their delicate perfume exhale.
How wildly they bring to view
The roses that my childhood knew
The Welding brought from distant wood
The Cinnamon that near IL stood.
The Provence. deemed regal-fine,
The pure White Rose and Byzantine.
Nor let me Burgundy forget,
Wee buds In tiny leafiet set.
Just Mt for fairy folk to wear,
Hftania and her maiden fair
Nor dainty Blush. which few excel.
SO tinted like an ocean shell
/ love them. one and all. and though
Their many charms the new may show.
La France Colomb or JdCqueminot.
To the old kinds my heart Will cling.
Such precious memories they bring
OF home and friends in that dear time
When life was in its joyous prime.
William w. Caldwell in Boston Budget.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

T1.e dummy atituf h. VERY aa~fri
IN Iapau When fhe pauer 8n whleh
D. "a emniaeea Excessively erftgetHm~
tfa government thw umAlfeasAnn -
ssnureseea amH sac DENNY a8Etur~
sucs fo taN TAH READ eslsas eAanRs
~ uamse - TIE naBrr sua eaauns~2
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

kr smeer .n tfs German sfm1 has
rvsHfrf sH ar.tE'ete scare hiieht
aaleh can Ha rafr.vt HF ane mzu
aaf 90 ~ u5if illuminate eHsFtthinE
esfh.n "a Hstanre Hf fH# fsfae Pc 10
sxpeets.i ta ue - ereAt Ht- th searca
ne fss thr @aaHass9 affeF battle.
ana n af rs aafafuE a. nlKhf
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
Little MolIle's Dream.


= dreamed said little Molly,
With face aliRht.
And voice awe-filled yet joyous,
II dreamed last night
THAT I went way off somewhere
And there / found
Green grass and trees and flowers,
All growing round.
For all the signs. wherever
We had to pass.
said: Please Eyes. really truly
Keep on the grass
And in the beds of flowers
Along the walks.
Among the pinks or pansies
Or lily stalks,
Were signs Pick all the flowers
You wish to- child:
And I dreamed that the policeman
Looked down and smiled
st Nicholas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

Clench all nails. and always bore
holes before driving them in. Take out
the mold, and measure for the canvas.
which should be the heavy kind.
To measure for the canvas, fasten
string on the under inside OF the side
strip at the widest part OF the canoe.
and pass 1t under and around the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
SIMPLE HOMEMADE CANOE.

Materials Are Cheap and Any 'n9eni"
Gus Boy Can Build One.
To those of you who have never
tried. 1t seems as a big undertaking TO
build boat of any description. but let
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-05
SOUTH SIDE ITEMS.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Patterson, who
reside on Lillian street, will spend Sun
day with relatives in Bloomfield
Mrs. L. O. Johnson, ia South schuy-
Ter street left this afternoon for Chilli
cothe to attend a funeral.
Mrs. Alice Hollingsworth, who re-
sides south Of town, is visiting with
Mrs. Fannie Gephart and other rela-
tiyes and friends.
Pratt's Egg Producer, Sargent's.
Misses Anna Milburn and Alva Pol
ing left today for Oskaloosa to spend
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Polling.
Miss Blanche Heiserman, of Abba,
is visiting at the home of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John REM, who
reside on Sheridan avenue.
At the 3. Y. P. U. rally of the Baptist
church at Oskaloosa, Thursday and
Friday, Miss Maude Parker, of Blakes-
burg, was elected to attend the ma
tional convention of the B. Y. P. u,
which will be held in Detroit, Mich, in
July.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-05
ADVOCATES GARDENS
MISS EMMA NYE SUGGESTS
METHOD OF ARoUsINe IN.
TEREsT IN NATURE.

The planting Of small flower and
vegetable gardens on the grounds of
the school yards about the little red
school houses in the country as
means of arousing interest in nature
study and of identifying the grounds
was the suggestion made by County
Superintendent Miss Emma Nye at the
convention of the Southeastern Iowa
teachers which closed Saturday even
ing at Muscatine. Miss Nye returned
Saturday evening and reports that the
convention while smaller in numbers
than the recent ones was valuable
and interesting meeting.
There was but total of 499 teach
ers present, the smallest number ever
enrolled in the ten sessions held. The
bad weather the fact that the meet
ing was held during Holy week, and
that Davenport failed to do as was
agreed in case the meeting was held in
the extreme eastern side of the dis
trict and instead of $50 teachers failed
to send one and in addition held an in
stitute at which a very splendid pro-
gram was given were all given as rea-
sons for small attendance.
The suggestions of Miss Nye given
at the meeting of the school superin-
tendents Saturday afternoon, met with
evident approval. Principal J. E. Rob-
erts, of the Ottumwa high school, fay.
ored the retention of the high school
commencement exercises in a heated
discussion which arose upon the topic
in high school teachers round table
Superintendent A. w. Stewart took
part in the discussion of the teaching
of reading in the public schools.
Miss Nye reports that the lectures
and addresses by the many prominent
educators engaged for the occasion
all valuable and entertaining and the
meeting will result in great good to
the teachers who attended.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-05
ARE GOOD.
WAPELLo COUNTY GOOD ROADS,
ASSOCIATION HOLDS ENTHus.
IAsTlc MEETING.
Attendance at the Convention Saturday
In the Court House Large-Several
Papers Read-Deleaates to st. Louis
Meeting Appointed-New Members.

II the attendance at the meeting OF
the Wapello county Good Roads As
ISOLATION Saturday afternoon and the
enthusiasm manifested in the various
papers read is a forerunner of success,
the association will surely be an insti-
tuition that will not only benefit the
conditions Of the roads of Iowa, but
will accomplish for the people of this
county who enjoy good driving,a thing
that has long been wished for. The
main court room of the court house
was filled to its capacity Saturday
with men interested in the movement
of the association, and the closest at
tention was given to the different
speakers. Hon. G. w. Dickens, presi-
dent of the association, who presided,
gave an interesting report of the state
meeting, to which he WIS Del i lie
and spoke enthusiastically on the pros
poets Of the county association. Tho
paper "The Construction and Drainage
on Dirt Roads," which was read by G..
R. Allen, city engineer, was produc-
tive of much interest and afforded an
excellent opportunity for discussion.
Calvin Manning gave a short talk on
"The City's Relation to Public Roads"
and Seneca Cornell explained "The
Duties of Trustees and Superintend-
ents of Roads Under the New Laws. +"
Mr. Cornell cited the statutes of the
state governing roads and fully ex-
planned many puzzling questions re-
garding the law.
Delegates Appointed.
Following the reading of the vari-
GUS papers and the several talks, the
committee on appointing delegates to
| the St Louis convention, which was
composed of David Jay, John M. Nc
Elroy and G. d. Robinson, made its
report. g. w. Dickens, of Competine
township, Fred Jones, of Polk town
ship and J. B. Mowrey, Of Center
township, were appointed delegates
and George w. Buckner, G. W. Hatch
and Samuel Johnson were named as
4 alternates.
New Members Taken In.
i During the course of the meeting
circulars explaining the object of the
i association were distributed among
those in attendance and the member
ship fee was announced Applications
for membership were taken by Secre-
tary Henry S. Merrick. About twenty
4 new members were secured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-05
PHILLIPS GUILTY.
Eldon Man Held for Assault With In.
tent to Do Great Bodily Injury.

Eldon Man Held for Assault With In.
tent to Do Great Bodily Injury.
From Saturdays Daily.
After about three hours deliberation
the jury in the case of the state of Iowa
against J. w. Phillips before Judge
Robert Sloan in District court at $40
o'clock returned verdict of assault
with intent to commit great bodily
injury. The date for the sentence was
set for Wednesday, April 6, of the third
week of the term.
The arguments and the instructions
to the jury were finished and the jury
retired at 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon.
]. W. Phillips, the owner of saloon
at Eldon. while intoxicated, shot John
R. Kane, the owner of a rival saloon in
the same town several months ago
The bullet, which was from a as cal.
ibre Colts revolver, took effect in the
right shoulder and produced an ugly
wound.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-05
WILL CASE SETTLED.
Long Drawn Out Contest at Bloomfield
Is Brought to Close Today.


Bloomfield, April A. (SpeciaD -
The Townsend will contest, which has
attracted SO much attention in Davis
county for more than week, was
brought to close late yesterday af-
ternoon and the jury retired. Shortly
before 2 o'clock this afternoon the
jury returned a verdict setting aside
the original will. This is a victory for
Miss Edith Townsend, the contestant,
who was a granddaughter of the late
j. w. Townsend, but who was not pro-
vided for in the will. Judge M. A..
Roberts presided during the contest.
The Second Trial.
This is the second trial of the case.
During the March term of the Bloom
field district court in 1902 the case
was tried and decided as it was today.
The supreme court was appealed to
and ordered second hearing. The
estate of the late J. w. Townsend is
valued at $4,000.