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Some "Infant Phenomena

The simultaneous debut of Franz
Won Vecsey and Milada Cerny again
draws attention to the everlasting in
FAINT phenomenon. These children
showed extraordinary musical intelli
gence at four, the age at which Mo
zart's genius was first revealed. Schu
bert at eleven had mastered the vic
lin and the piano. Beethoven played
Bach fugues at eight; at thirteen hs
composed a sonata Mendelssohn was
a recognized genius at fifteen Rich
ard Strauss composed a symphony a
fifteen Henrietta Sopntag sang IL
public at eight Jennie Lind was I
local celebrity at eleven
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the table. Then he swept Jill into his

the table Then he swept Jill into his
arms and comforted her.
Three hours later Jack stood before
a picture on the mantel in his bacne-
lor rooms. Lord he said, hopping
his brow feverishly, that was a close
call How in thunder did ever hap
pen to leave that letter in the bundle,
anyway? Jill, old girl, if there had
been another of those missives in that
heap, you'd have finished me. But
worked Jill all right Girls are easy"
And meanwhile Jill sat on the floor
beside her little white bed and unlaced
her small shoes. Goodness me- said
she ref1ectively, 81 thought 1 had left
out all of Joe Keene's letters except
the ones that he wrote at first Oh,
Mister Jack, you thought that one too
affectionate, You just ought to. see
the ones 1 will never show you,"
She held one shoe upon her palm and
cooked her head sidewise to look at
it. MY, but men are easy" said she.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-18

Bishop Potter tells the following
story on his distinguished friend
Phillips Brooks: Some years ago
Bishop Brooks was recovering from
an illness and was denying himself
to all visitors, when Robert Ingersoll
called The bishop received him at
once. Il appreciate this very much, -
said Mr. lngersoll, but why do you
see me when you deny yourself to
your friends?" 1T is this way" said
the bishop. Il feel confident of see
ing my friends in the next world, but
this may be my last chance of seeing
YOU
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-18
The Gift of a Day.

From Thee a precious gift 1 take this
day,
And rise, refreshed by sleep, to think of
Thee
What use of all it's hours dost ask from
me,
Whose spirit, quickened, onward bears its
way2
What wealth of time its hours and min
uteS may
Bring as they fly. if I can clearly see
How fraught with all good deeds they
vet may be-
A helpful act a kindly word to say
Counsel to give, and sweet encourage
ment.
To aid the lonely and to cheer the sad
All, many a word from loving heart that :
gwen,
Is like Gospel to the mourner sent;
The kindly message comes like sunshine
And days so spent are surely gifts from
heav' n
Mrs. F. Nettlefold
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WHEN TIME is MONEY.

One of his old soldiers. an Irish
man by birth, went to Gen. Grenville
M. Dodge last December and asked
him to discount a note he held, which
he said had thirty days to run The
general agreed to do so to oblige the
old trooper, but when he looked the
paper over he found that. it had forty
days to run
.sHow's this, JIM" he asked.
you've made mistake"
"Sure, general, you've forgotten
Yourself that it's Christmas time now.
Look how short the days are If it
was summer the whole forty wouldn't
make more than thirty"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-18
The Last English Pope.

The first and last English pontiH
was elected as long ago as Dec. 4,
1154 Nicholas Breakspeare was born
the son of laborer at Langley, near
ST. Adams, and lived as Adrian ~ to
be one of the most powerful and as
sertive of the popes. 1t was he who
compelled the emperor, Frederick
Barbarossa, to hold his stirrup, and
when he died in 1859 he was about to
excommunicate the emperor. 1t was
Adrian w also who blessed and au-
thorized. by virtue of the supposed
papel Jurisdiction over all islands, his
old sovereign, Henry IFS resolve TO
CONQUER Ireland
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Keene, wrote you letters like this?"
well. perhaps you'll explain why
that Julia Allison writes such a letter
as this to the man to whom 1 am en-
gagged" Jack glanced hurriedly at the
letter in Jill's hands before he made
an Intellectual grab for it. 'T-I-Oh,
say, give it to me, JILL he protested
81 didn't know that was in there!"
"Oh, you didnt?" said Jill. "And
here Julia Allison has been calling
herself my friend. I suspected this.
Nasty, sly, deceitful thing! I'll show
her."
Now, look here, JILL Jack put in
hastily. You're not going to say any
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-18
The Wealth of Ethiopia.

There are gems and gold in Ethio-
pia, writes Robert p. Skinner in the
Worlds Work. The gems we saw
were found scattered over the desert
wastes washed down from the noun
tains above. Gold is hidden away in
the mountains in quantities which can
be estimated by no existing data
Even now the annual production OF
gold by methods as old as Moses
amounts probably to 100000. AS for
copper. iron and the ordinary metals,
their extraction is merely question
of finding facilities for shipment and,
probably more important still, a mar
ket capable of absorbing them Pc
troleum has been discovered in large
quantities, but the emperor is cur
rently believed to regard as the most
important of Abyssinian activities the
cultivation of his fertile tablelands-
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A SURE PREVENTIVE.

about the best advice that 1 ever
had was given me once by an old fel-
low who took care of the furnace in
my house," said Mr.. William Stillings-
There was a cask of cheap Califor-
MIA wine in the cellar, the contents OF
which had mysteriously grown less
s..How can I stop them from steal
ing that wine?' I asked the furnace
man.
..That's easy enough, sor,' said he,
lust put a cask of good wine along
side of it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-18
Why the Lucky Horseshoe.

Here is an explanation of the old
horseshoe superstition: est. Duns-
tan was a skilled farrier. One day
while at work in his forge the devil
entered in disguise and requested
Dunstan to shoe his single hoof'
The saint, although he recognized his
malign customer, acceded, but caused
him SO much pain during the opera
ton that Satan begged him to desist-
This St Dunstan did, but only after
he had made the evil one promise
that neither he nor any of the lesser
evil spirits, his servants, would ever
molest the inmates of house where
the horseshoe was displayed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-18
TELLING TIME BY THE SCALES.

Il happened to be in a butcher shop
up in Harlem the other afternoon"
said Mr.. Edward Morgan, the assist
ant paymaster of New York when in
came a woman of ample proportions
and unmistakable Hibernian extrac-
ton. The scales were the old fash
toned kind, with a round brass dial,
on which pointer swung around to
indicate the pounds.
after she had waited some time
her eye happened to light on that dial,
and she jumped like deer as she al
most, shouted:
"'For the love o. Hiven, give me
that mate quick. It's six oc1ock!'"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-18
PecuIiaritjes of Orators.

Some men get white while they are
making great speeches and some get
red. Others are nervous and fidgety-
others swing their arms and hop
about from one foot to the other.
Senator Foraker of Ohio has his own
popularity When he is talking his
face grows very white, but his ears
get as rcd as tomatoes All the blood
seems to settle there.
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The BURNING Question.

''The present-day boy" said DIR. w.
Fl To1man, director of the American
Institute of Social Science, tis totally
irrepressible. He has neither rever-
ence nor respect for his elders and
besters. The other day 1 said to my
son, being DESTROYS to impress the
youngster with some sense of re-
sponsibility for the future:
Surprising should be taken away
suddenly, my boy, what would be-
come of your
Why, I'd stay here he answered
Instantly The question is, what
would become Of pn,,7'''
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most exemplary observers of the re-
ligious ordinances
Why So" asked his neighbor, a
lawyer with the ross-questioning
habit strong upon him
Because the poor in this congre-
cation of mine keep all the fasts and
the rich all the feasts''
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she found the one for which she was
searching. At sight of the handwrit-
ing she .pened it eagerly and she
and Jack began to read.
Presently Jack looked out of TIE
corner of his eye at Jill. She ,
reading, with a pink spot on either
cheek. He looked back at the
letter he held. Then he ran
his fingers through his hair.
well, I'll be-that is, blessed, .
he finished. as Jill turned disap-
proving countenance upon him.
whats the matte-9n said Jill. Ger
tones were tar
do you mean to say that monkey.
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AN EXEMPLARY CONGREGATION

Taking them one with another"
said well-known Chicago clergyman
at recent dinner at Delmonico's, Il
believe my congregation to be the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-13
Weather Force asst .

Tonight aud Friday showers
"Wednesday max "a. min. SO.
c. ID. LoNGSERRE. Observer
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ORATORS WILL MEET


nFweEwali's eRsga house wsll lie
she srens al giant contest ON the
ex~ainw wf ApFt 81 The oeemnton
w'ii tse the state nFafus9sal congess
W lh5A cssmfess 4 gmFsssa wh0 has tMk
"a considerable interest IN shs ~vesas
has shs following go sas
here ~ no event ia ahe a&Asss0s
rear feF th~ universities M0d colleges
of h~ state ef Tease 1T - mash ssa.
lsaFfanse a. ere Tsxas - arasnrarai
eentwss. ThruwKa fhe Fean Ne man
ef fhe various sshnfHs aHtsF iuto cun.
tests wtth fheiF felio@s Ter fAe chArs.
psAaAzip The VI Aaaa one fneN
F@nF~s~ntA she ~shuks Fsem aAfeh ~
nataN ~ fhe aanMm8 contest Ia III
0a*saakm. thwn. tbat tNs eFaenrw mhn
aaaaas aHH@mw IN sn~ easmaFnm enHs ses
zAmss rsNFwM@Ef the a~Ns saGent emmT
eAn - foand IN fhm am8xerssfass "a "a
efsaasss@ Ass4smw aasassmz@Ase - sA9
Ea3Ass l4z@A2. sAaE ssss sssss - sespesss sazass
Fss ssAassls s3As@~sssis - asassgaaAsx
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-13

A determined effort is being made
by the department Of agriculture to
exterminate the boil weeyils. but the
battle being waged by science against
numbers is an unequal struggle aud
the cause appears to be almost hope
less. The insect is very prolific and
it is claimed that a single pair Will
produce over l30,o00.000 in one
season.
W. D. Hunter OF the department Of
agriculture. who has charge OF the
boil weevii Investigations IN Texas.
recently gave out the following
statement.
The boil weeyil rapidly adjusts
itself TO new climatic conditions
Our experiments have demonstrated
The fact that the boil weevIl found
ia Northern Texas can stand
more frost than those Of a few years
back They seem to bee more hardy
than in previous years
While our experiments have de-
yeloped many n-ew and interesting
facts In connection with the life aud
habits of the boil weevll. they have
not up to this time discovered any
practical means Of destruction of the
/ pest We have given every sugges-
tion fair trial. thousands OF yeme-
+ dies suggested by different parties
have been tested in our laboratories
4 but all have proven lseffectual
The solution Of the problem d.
f still lu the future We are ut work
/, on new schemes. but repeated failure
has left ms less saugulue as 20 sue
7 csssful termination of the fixht ~
+ mas be that the invaders can ueyet
he conquered or driven from ths in
Tested territory. but the war will bs
waEed as bitterly in the future as 30
the past aud perhaps by ehsntr Jh,
\ proper remedy will be stumbled uI
in The course of time
Al over Texas ths cotton planter
ate At woEk iu their fields Th.
planting II progFessing rapidly Thl
bureau Suggests that fhe planters re
gard the advice seHt uut il fAt pas
@tth ssrapulons care tse every pre-
eauttan IN properly pEepsftrs tt.
fields fog he reception ~ th# ssas
and the xrowth ~ The HlautE. aul
close stteutlnu ehuul8 t.e paid % ft
eesssi- snT we@yils mas fhas - frlua
gssTf@d "a n@@ fle
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-13

On the occasion of the Inaugural
tiou of President Turner and the
dedication of the Sims Library,
April 26, the Light will issue a Dedi-
cation Edition of 1000 copies, print
ed on book paper and handsomely
illustrated, Many facts concerning
Waxahachie and Ellis county.
sketches of prominent men. deserip-
tion OF the library with view of same.
text of the will of the giver. and
many things connected with the
events of the day viii be given.
A small amount of acceptable ad-
yertising will be accommodated.
but nothing larger than a quarter
page Copy must be in hand by Fri
day, April 2l Rates for this edition
Viii be - cents Per inch. Copies of
the Dedication Edition may be Sc
cured on the day of publication at
; cents each. Advance orders for
papers viii be accepted at 4 cents
per copy for 25 copies or more
II viii be we'll for those wishing
space in this edition and those dasir-
ing copies Of the same AM..ave their
orders al an early da S only a
limited amount of spac - III be sold
and not over -oo0 cop~wil be is-
sued unless the advance demand
slai. make larger number neces-
SarN. TIE DAILY LIGHT.
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TEXAS. THURSDAY, APRIL -. 1906.

ed in the contest are: Trinity univer-
sity at Waxahachie, Austin College
at Sherman, Baylor university at Wa
co, Southwestern university at
Georgetown. Texas Christian univer-
sity at Waco, Fort Worth University
of this city.
There will be large delegations
from the various schools to escort
their champion in the city the day of
the contest. There will be much en-
thusiasm and college spirit displayed.
H G. Beck, president of the associa-
.tion. states that this contest will un-
doubtedly excel all previous contests
In the history of the association be-
cause of the high tone and charac-
ter of the orations to be delivered.
The subjects are all of up to date
issues.
The orator winning first place ac-
cording to the decision of six OF the
most competent judges in the state
will be presented with a beautiful
SIS gold and diamond studded
medal He will also be orator to
represent Texas in the great South
ern Interstate oratorical contest held
at Mount Eagle, Tenn, next July
Fort Worth Record.
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Magazines and newspapers have
frequent mention OF the newly dis
covered Radium. scientists are In a
farore about it's marvellous qualities,
pastors are preaching about 1T, and
the whole civilized world talking of
its wonders. so there is naturally
great interest shown III the forth
coming appearance OF radium
demonstrator in this city with sup
PLY for exhibition and demonstra-
tiou purposes. II will be passed
through the audience and all given
chance to closely look at the
strange stuff. to see the experiments
and hear a clear explanation Of its
almost miraculous properties Prot,
Patty also brings a supply of liquid
air aud a complete Marconi wireless
telegraphy outfit with which addi-
tional experiments will be given. The
date is the 18th day of April and
seats should be secured early
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-13
ON TO FORT WORTH.
Eiks Will Travel to Convention i'm
Special Car.

The Waxahachie Elks are taking
quite an interest in the state conven-
ton to be held at FORE Worth May
and 9, and from present indications
large number of the local herd will
attend About seventy-five members
OF the lodge have signified their in
tention of going, and arrangements
have been made for a special car for
the accommodation of themselves.
wives, children and sweethearts.
Twenty-Five or thirty will wear
white uniforms, which will be order
ed this week from Fort Worth
tailoring establishment.
At the meeting of the lodge Tues
day night the following new officers
were installed; Roger b. Kennedy,
esteemed leading knight; E. p. An
derson, Jr., esteemed loyal knight;
Ben s Leigh. esteemed lecturing
knight, Geo. L. Griffin, secretary;
T. W, Park, tiler; F. l.. Hawkins,
trustee.
The newly elected exalted ruler
I. Mincer, and Osee Goodwin, treas
urer. were absent from the city aud
they viii be installed at the next
meeting.
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sued unless the advance demand
shall make larger number neces-
~arN. THE DAILY LIGHT.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-13

The jury in the case of the state
against J. W. Grow. charged with
murder. was completed last night and
testimony is now being taken. Two
or three witnesses had been examined
up 20 the time OF adjournment today
for dinner The evidence OF two wit
uesses had direct bearing on the case.
while one witness was put on the
stand TO verify a map which is being
lsssd in the case. This map shows
the scene of the killing With its en-
vlrouments
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-13

Nann, a white man. were charged
with the murder of Sol Aronoff last
November. Nann's case was taken
10 the higher court and affirmed,
and he will be hanged May u.
A motion for a rehearing in the
Joe Lowell case has been filed by the
defense
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-13
OATES CASE REVERSED


me eomFf ~ criminal appea.s Id
Aua2n ftssefssAv nsYeFaaea and s4-
mandsss4 ~ ENse aF aarfeit uAfs-s
fTem Dallas Ia whsga ne teAth een+
az @MH aM@eaAH9 TH@ FMFf sm-
wTraesa thn eas~ Sn H. ground thaf
thN sNws 81 wems#w wAe nnf 4rm@M "a
aFwargtAmeM wLth sAe Eaw MnA .
or he gFuamt "a fh~ fFfa easFT 4
ehArEn au acreN paaes fssslmuny
aas aus eurrers fa4sH s~oeHs &ss.
aNmseA
Barress Oafes a a@w~u at fss4fy
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When you have tbar tired languid
feeling ic the spring and do not
know Wbat is the matter so straight
and get a bottle of Ho. Springs
Blood Remedy and uotir- the ctauEe
Fur sale hy Feari. dim
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-18
Oil on TroubIedIand-

Oil is not only poured on the trou-
bled waters but also on agitated terra
firma- Some 5000 miles of the road
ways of California are now treated
with oil for the purpose of laying
dust The results are said to be most
promising, partly p9haps because of
the peculiar climatic conditions in
southern California The climate is
dry, so that the difficulty has always
been to prevent the road surface from
loosening, since there is not sufficient
moisture to bind the road materials.
The oil used has an asphalt base and
differs in this regard from the crude
oil available elsewhere
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-18

SIDELIGHTS In CONGRESS
Anecdotes Related of and by the Gath
cred Statesmen at Washington

let in the delicious afternoon air
which was refreshing, though a trif1e
warm. The sun was just coming out
from a bank of clouds. The weather
was as spring-like as it has been for
some days.
'-Ah, if this weather keeps up" re
piled Mr.. Hay. -blackberries will soon
be ripe. and you then can pick your
way back home
The meanest man 1 ever knew Z
said Representative Ryan of Buffalo
was chap who one night came to
the house of a doctor, who is trying
to build up a practice on the east side
in Buffalo. during the Christmas holi
days 1t was showing and very cold
Doctor he said, what are your
terms?
lone dollar for an office visit and
81 for a call the doctor replied.
Have you a horse?'
Yes
Well, hitch up and I'll go along
with YOU 1 need you out in West
Seneca a ways
The doctor had his horse brought
around and the man got in the buggy
with him They drove about four
miles out into the country.
Here's the place said the man
as they reached a farmhouse Then he
handed the doctor 81.
You needn't go in he said. a
liveryman wanted to charge me IS to
bring me out here. but I thought !
would rather give you 50"
Former Senator Henry G. Davis OF
West Virginia, recently Democratic
candidate for the vice presidency
called on the president to pay his
respects. The president greeted Mr.
Davis cordially. saying:
L am glad to see you, Mr. Davis
Walk right into my Office. You are
entitled to precedence over all
others
The president and Mr.. Davis had a
pleasant chat about matters of mu
tual personal interest.
representatives at luncheon at Har
vey's- One of the senators ordered
cold roast beef, potato salad and a
mug of ale.
The beef was slow in coming. The
senator grew impatient Finally he
hailed the ponderous George Harvey
who has fed all the famous men in
the country for the past forty years
Harvey" said he. ENORMOUSLY. Il or
dered cold roast beef fifteen minutes
ago"
Good gracious,' Harvey replied
Il must see about that 1t ought tc
be cold by this time
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Soldering eaIvsnized Iron.

In all soldering processes, the sur
faces to be united must be bright,
smooth and free from oxide, and the
contact of air must be excluded dur
ing the soldering, because it is apt
to oxidise one or other of the surfaces.
and thus prevent the formation of an
alloy at the points of union If the
surfaces are at all greasy it will be
necessary to clean them with soda,
and afterwards destroy the soda with
acid Otherwise, filling the surface
will be sufficient To prevent oxida-
ton during the soldering. a flux is
necessary and this may be borax,
rosin or soldering fluid This last,
which gives good results with gall
vanized iron. is made by dissolving
small pieces of zinc in hydrochlorit
acid until effervescence ceases. then
neutralizing the excess of acid by add
iEg about a quarter part of the bulk
of ammonia. and finally di1uting with
an equal volume of water
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-02-18
FISHING With Electricity.

The Izaak Walton of 1905 uses an
electrical fshpole. at least when he
is an Izaak Walton of the fatherland.
A German patent has been taken out
for an electrical apparatus whereby
the presence and extent of shoals of
fish can be ascertained. A micro
phone. inclosed in a water tight case,
connected with an electric battery
and telephone. is lowered into the
water So long the telephone
hangs free no sound is heard. but on
its coming in contact with a shoa1 of
fish the constant tapping of the fish
against the microphone case produces
a series of sounds which at once be-
trays their presence. The rope at
tached to the microphone is marked
SO that the exact depth of the shoal is
designated