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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-26

cd the affairs and directed the in
struction of these eventful decades2
Time would fail me to pay just tri-
butte TO Beeson and st. Anderson to
McLeskey and Dickens, 10 Cockrell
and Johnson, 10 Jesse Anderson and
kirkes. Our hearts are glad today
because one link in the chain which
binds Us to the glorious past lis yet
uatroken and hosts of Trinity's sons
and daughters Join in loving testi-
monv to the beautiful life and I'M
selfish service Of David Shires Boden-
hameT We long for the day TO come
may ii not he near al hand when
the generous remembeTances of those
who fondly salute this institution az
Alma Mater" shall make 1t possible
for us TO free these men and women
who labor so effectively for the main
terance of high standards in cultured
character, from anxious thought for
the morrow. These lives are no less
heroic than those which on battle
field seal their patriotic devotion by
death. The affection which you,
alumni and students, cherish for
them is more enduring monument
than marble or bronze
Sensible OF the debt which We owe
them. desire here and now 10 pledge
my best effort toward achieving what
they herojcally planned ask the
cooperation of men go whom God
has committed the treasures Of this
black earth. seek the guidance OF
an Almighty hand. tn administer
ing we'll what you place In my care
aud, with heart fall Of gratitude
10 this people and ia the people OF
cur entire state. nov accept the
trust conflded to me. promising In
las execution all possible courage and
fidelity, believing thar these thirty
six years of honorable service are
bat the barest indication of what iA
In store for as aud through rs for
generations thar mas come after
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-26

/ with altTuism that alleyiates Imper-
/ ilism is a mere bOgeyman 10 one who
I has learned to bride his own tongue
| The intellectual poise which comes
/ from a course in arts and science is
/ the surest antidOte of self-satisfac-
! fled bigotTy and consuming vanity.
} | question whether even in the school
of life one so effectually and fixedlv
develops his saving qualities as he
does during the formative period of
his undergraduate life / think il
viii not be denied by close observers
that the Christian religion has CON
tTibuted immeasurably to the attain
melt of this result BY definitely
fixing the cardinal virtue of self
abaSement and impressing daily the
lessons 50 admirably taught in the
lie OF the Great Teacher We are able
with certainty TO give young life a
bias toward Righteousness in person
al lie and true benevOlence in it's
relations to others. For this reason
the denOminatiOnal college is a per
manent factor in our educational sys-
. TEN. We cannot have too much pride
in our public schools for they are the
social Jewelers. which are indispens-
able 10 true democracy, but in the
impressiOnable years of budding
manhood and wOmauhOOd | think il
essential that morals be emphasized
and firmly established This calls
for something more than merely per
tuuCtOTE religious services which may
or may NOT be attended by the stu
dent body, SkeptiCjsm is likely 10
abound more and more unless our
youth are brought into close and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-04-26

ton is that 1t converts horn leaders
into mere hired underlings and cleri-
cal cattle. But let US not suppose
that We can correct this tendency
by an undue enlargement of the cleo
tive system. That young man will be
not essentially strong est who is all
mathematical and discards language
because it is a bore Nor Will he be
the most competent physician who
neglects mathematics through his
course in order that he may follow
his bent in the laboratory. I am
fully persuaded that already we have
too many electives. not too few. That
individual is most strongly individu-
al who has the largest number Of
sides. The victim Of an oyergrown
elective system is pronounced1y one
sided, and he is not to blame. To
some Of Tou this may sound old fash
toned, but / beg YOU 10 Judge this
tree by lis fruits. / would NOT abol-
ism electives but ! question their ad-
vantage below the Senior or Junior
year. The very emallness OF the
=o-Called small college is coming 10
be regarded as badge OF honor for
keen Observers have borne testimony
10 the efficiency OF personal contact
of professor and stu ieut In shaping
well rounded life Hear these
words from an Eastern editor In ref
erence 10 Pro~iden- Wilson's recent
proposal. "Priuseton's president
sees that the individual student can
get In the small college Rhat he can
not hore TO in the great university
as How con juctel He wants So
100000 20 enable Princeton TO nitro
d1Ce RI" t0toTl8l system A great
committee has been appointed 10
raise the money 4 circular has been
widely sent among Princeton gradu~
ates in which the president SAYS
The tutor}aI system Is meant To i'm
port into the great university the
methods and personal contact be-
tween teachers and pupil which are
Characteristic Of the small coltpEa
and so gain the advantages OF both
This can only ba done bv multiply
ing teachers and using them for the
instruction rot of large classes. bur
81 small groups o1 students whose
guides. councillors and friends they
VIII Re tn their work The object
OF the faforta. system Us 70 give tn
Undergraduate tu great university
the advantage Of the same 4ars ~
close and intimate contact and snan-
sci #ith hts tDag ucga~s that the
graduate of gle small college raEo4~
The advantage af sH# small college
Is that ghe student comes into lmme-
Hate contact atfh s4e best msuas af
ih@ teaching body. aa3 tsa Fae.s sa-
a5riduaj Alteration
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23
SAVED CHlLD'S LIFE,
Remarkable Cure Of Dropsy by Dodd's
Kidney Pills.


Sedgwick, Ark, June 19.-The case
Of w. S. Taylor's little son is looked
upon by those interested in medical
matters as one Of the most wonderful
on record. In this connection his faith
er makes the following statement:
Last September my little boy had
dropsy; his feet and limbs were swol-
len to such an extent that he could
not walk or put his shoes on. The
treatment that the doctors were giving
him seemed to do him no good, and
two or three people said his days
were short, even the doctors, two of
the best in the country told me he
would not get better. l stopped their
medicine and at once sent for Dodd's
Kidney Pills. l gave him three Pills a
day, one morning, noon and night for
eight days; at the end of the eighth
day the swelling was all gone, but t.
give the medicine Justice, gave him
eleven more pills. used thirty-five
Pills in all and he was entirely cured.
l consider your medicine saved NY
Child's life. When the thirty-five Pills
were given him, he could run, dance
and sing, whereas before he was an
invalid in his mothers arms from
morning until night"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23
LIQUOR MEN LOSE IN IOWA.
Judge 8yington Throws Out Petition
After Bitter Fiqht in Court.

Judge syington Throws Out Petition
After Bitter Fight in Court.
Iowa City, June 23.-Judge Bying-
ton has decided that Iowa county
shall stay dry. In decision hand
ed down he reversed the findings of
the board of supervisors of Iowa
county, which held to be sufficient a
statement of general consent for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in that
county, the case being entitled G. H.
F. Bohstedt VS.. Board Of Supervisors
of Iowa County.
The petition was signed with an in
delible pencil, and in the frequent
handling of the petition the writing
became almost illegible. The names
not plainly discernible were attacked
as were those where the initials were
transposed or where nickname was
used instead of the proper initials.
Many Of the signers were foreigners.
who were unable to sign their own
names, and the canvassers signed for
them, permitting them to attest the
signature by marking an tx" below
or above it. The canvassers, in many
instances, did not spell the names
correctly, and this caused more con-
tention.
In concluding his decision, Judge
Byington says:
at follows from the foregoing that
the finding of the board of supervisors
is set aside and nulled. and the state
ment of consent involved herein is
held insufficient. Costs taxed to John
E. Wilson, appellee. To all of which
John q. Wilson, appellee, eXcepts.'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23
LIFELONG FRIEND
GIVES TESTIMONY
Dramatic Scene in Senator
Mitche|ps
Trial.
JUDGE TANNER ON THE STAND
'soth Men Show Strain Of the Trying
Moment-On His Seventeen Birth
day Oregon Senator is Brought
Face to Face With Disgrace.

Portland, Ore, June 23.--On the
day that marked the SEVENTEEN mile
stone OF his journey through life. his
ace blanched until the blue viens
stood out across his temples, with
beads of perspiration glistening on his
forehead, with hands clasping and I'M
clasping along the side Of the table
at which he sat, John H. Mitchell,
senior United States senator from
Oregon, listened to the testimony Of
Judge Tanner, his life long friend
md law partner.
Judge Tanner was not less white
or less agitated, and throughout his
testimony his words came hesitat-
ingly and falteringly, and so low that
the ticking of the court room clock
was audible throughout the hour or
more that it took to give his testi-
mony.
When court adjourned for the day
Judge Tanner was still on the stand.
During the examination District At
torney Heney questioned Judge TAM
ner as to his trip to see Senator Nit
chell in December last
Judge Tanner told of having re.
ceived a telegram from the senator
asking him to come as far as Kalama,
Washington, to meet him. The judge
had taken the trip, and had met the
senator on the train with Binger Her
mann and Frank c. Baker, chairman
of the republican state central COM
mttee. The senator, he said, was
eager in regard to the land frauds.
Mr.. Mitchell EXPRESSED, said the
witness, deep concern about the en-
tries and transactions the firm had ha /
with Kribs, and wanted to see the
books. The following day. Judge Tan
ner testified, the senator went to the
off ce and, in company with him (Tan-
ner), looked over the books. page by
rage According to the testimony Of
the Judge, Mitchell expressed surprise
at the way the entries had been made,
and demanded that the old books be
destroyed saying the entries in regard
to the kribes transactions would not
only indict, but would convict him il
they fell into the hands of the govern
ment.
Judge Tanner testified that he told
the senator that though it would me-
cessitate irregularity and that he had
never done such a thing in his life,
he would stand by his partner and do
what he could to help him. He had
agreed to destroy the books if neces-
sary, and had called the senator's at
tention to the clause in the partner
ship agreement by which the senator
was to receive all the fees for work
done before the departments. He had
changed them and the new agreement
had been dated to March, 1901. the
same as the original, and had been
signed by both. The subsequent let
tiers passing between the two men
were also entered into evidence as
tending to show the knowledge of the
defendant that he had been violating
the law.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23

A number of Scotchmen were ex.
changing "reminiscences of mad Eng
1ishmen," as they called them, with
whom they had had experience. One
of them had done some work for
travelling geologist. "He gave me a
bag" said he, 'to carry to the inn by
a short cut across the hills while he
walked by another road. l was won.
dering myself why it was so dread
fully heavy, and when got out of his
sight, l was determined to see what
Was in it. I opened it, and what do
you. think it was? But I need not
ask you to guess, for you would nev-
er find out. 1t was stones!" "Stones!"
exclaimed his companion, opening his
eyes; "stones! we'll, we'll, that beats
all I ever knew or heard of English
men! And did you carry it," Gar
ry it! Do you think I was as mad as
themselves? No! I emptied them all
out. But I filled the bag again from
the cairn near the inn and gave him
good measure for his money"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23
YOUNG LAWYER
DISAPPEARS
Son of Fred White Probably
Drowned at Oes
Moines.
CLOTHING WAS UNDER CANOE
Was a Successful Young Attorney OF
the Capital City, Appeared in Good
Spirits, and No Reason Can Be
Assigned for Suicide.

Des Moines, June 20.-Deep mys-
terry surrounds the sudden death or
disappearance of Virgil H. White, a
prominent young lawyer of this city,
and son of Fred White, twice candi-
date for governor on the democratic
ticket, who is supposed to have been
drowned Sunday night in the Des
Moines river near the Oak Park
coal mines and brlcKyards.
Whites absence was not noted un-
til a late hour yesterday morning,
when his continued failure to appear
at his rooms at 1l34 Twenty-fifth
street and the finding of an over
turned canoe near the river bank
north of the Flint brick works
brought sudden realization of a
associates.
Underneath the floating canoe
were discovered several articles of
clothing identified as belonging to
him, and as he was known to have
started on a canoeing trip up the
river about o'clock Sunday night,
the general supposition is that he met
his death by drowning.
A diligent search of the river all
day yesterday and continued dyna-
hitting, which should have brought
the body to the surface had it been
anywhere in the vicinity of the place
where the canoe was discovered,
failed, however. to bring about any
results, and the possibility of sui
eide or disappearance suggested it.
self. but seems highly improbable.
White was to have argued a case
in court yesterday. He was in ex-
cellent spirits when last seen, and
no reason can be assigned for sui
eide.
Des Moines, June 22.-What was
believed to be the body of Virgil
White, the young Des Moines attor-
ney, who is probably drowned in the
Des Moines river, caught on a num-
Der of trot lines below the Center
street dam at 2 o'clock this morn
ing. Cal Hall, fisherman, while
batting his lines, pulled to the sur
face body of a man. He was so
frightened that he rushed to the bank
and called for his companion. Together
they went out to the middle of the
stream after the body, but it had
f1oated down stream, carrying a Fart
of the line with it.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23
HOTEL CLERK FOUND.
Frank Bennett Wanted for Opening
Mail at Des Moines.

Des MONIES, June 23--Frank Ben
nett. the assistant night clerk at the
Kirkwood hotel, who some time ago
is alleged to have opened letters BE-
longing to guests Of the house and
distracted drafts and checks from
them, has been located at Pekin, Ill.,.
by the detective department and put
under arrest by the local authorities.
According to the evidence which
has been collected against the fellow,
he opened a letter on April "a adj
dressed to H. Lewcovitz, a guest at
the kirkwood, and took from 1t
draft for $125 drawn on the Santa
Rosa savings bank by the Santa Rosa
Tanning company, for which .Lewco-
vitz travelled. The check has been
returned to Des Moines after pass
ing through the Century Savings bank
of Des Moines, Chicago exchange, and
the California institution. The theft
was just discovered few weeks ago
and search for Bennett. who disan-
peared about that time. was at once
commenced
His parents live at PeHin and the
were notified there to
place him under arrest if he appeared.
He showed up and was arrested at
once. The local authorities were
then notified.
Bennett was under arrest some
time ago for the forging of check
on S. A. Allen and cashing it at the
White shoe store. Bennett was ar
rested on Christmas day and was
sent to the county Jail. He was re-
leased by Judge McVey before he was
indicted and allowed to go in order
to marry Miss Reynolds, waitress
at the Iowa hotel
The reform which was then started
Is said to have failed in materializing
and both disappeared shortly after
the money was secured from the Kirk
wood hotel mail.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23
THE EQUITABLE
IS CRITICISED

Albany, N. Y, June 22.-The re-
port of Supt. Francis Hendricks of the
state insurance department to Cover.
nor Higgins upon his investigation of
the Equitable Life Assurance society
was made public here in New York
last night.
1t is described in the title as "pre.
liminary report" and it sharply criti-
cises the management of the society,
as we'll as the new trust management
for voting the stock agreed upon by
Thomas F.. Ryan and the three trust
tees designated by him.
Following is summary of the re-
port:
Complete naturalization, with elimi-
nation Of stocks, declared to be only
sure measure of relief.
James w. Alexander, president, and
James H. Hyde, first vice president,
are severely arraigned for manipula.
ton of funds Of society.
Gage E. Tarbell, second vice presi-
dent, is exonerated, charges against
him not being substantiated.
The Mercantile Safe. Deposit COM
pany, established by Henry B. Hyde,
founder of the Equitable, is declared
to be unwarranted drain on funds of
society.
1t is claimed that Henry B. HYDE
operated a safe deposit company un-
der which he and his intimate friends
secured the profits.
Syndicate transactions of Tomee TT
Hyde and associates are referred to
as notorious.
Only ten of fifty-two directors are
declared to own stock in their own
right.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23
REFUSED TO WE'D HIM.
Virgil Stanley, 1s-Year-O|d Iowa
Youth, Suicides With Shotgun.

virgil Stanley, 18-Year-Cld Iowa
Youth, Suicides With Shotgun.
Mt. AIRY, June 22-Refused mar
rage because of their tender years,
Virgil Stanley, IS years old, after an
unsuccessful wedding trip to Mis-
souri, with his sweetheart, killed him.
self. He emptied one barrel of shot
gun into his heart, at the home of his
brother. Herbert Stanley, near Gale
donia, dying two hours later.
Staney and his sweetheart, young
lady about his own age, drove on
Sunday to Bethany. Mo-. where they
attempted to get married but failed
because of their youth no one would
perform the ceremony Returning
home the young man left the young
lady at her home, and going three
quarters of a mile to his own home
busted himself in writing three notes,
to his mother, sweetheart and his
brother. In these notes he stated his
intention of committing suicide. will
ed his team, buggy and harness to his
sweetheart, and asked to be buried in
the Shaha cemetery.
Stanley left his team standing still
hitched to the buggy The first that
Herbert Stanley and his wife knew Of
his presence in the house was when
he walked them by calling goodby to
them, and almost at once they heard
the shot. They ran to his side and
found him fatally wounded. Medical
aid was summoned but his life ebbed
away in a short time.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23
HAS TWO WIVES.
Des Moines Man In Court to Face
Grave Charge.

Des Moines Man In Court to Face
Grave Charge.
Des Moines, June 22.-With one
woman denouncing him and another
affectonally defending him, Charles
Yeager, aged 40, an agent of Barrick
& Son, roofers, yesterday faced a
charge of bigamy in Justice F.. E..
Duncan's court.
Mrs. Minnie Yeager, who has been
living with Yeager at the Logan hotel,
claims that Yeager has been her hus-
band for seven years, and that five
children have blessed their union.
Mrs. Blanche De Carvill Yeager, an
actress, 1922 West Second street,
claims that Yeager has been her hus-
band since January 10, 1904, when she
alleges they were married in Omaha,
and that one child, a daughter, has
frightened their home
That Yeager supported two wives,
and for over year deceived both OF
them by living first with one and then
the other, Mrs Blanche De Carvill
Yeager weepingly declared yesterday
morning, when she supplemented &C.
cusations made last week by the adj
ditional charge of bigamy. She de-
clares that she will produce proof of
her marriage. She says there will be
no sympathy extended in her prose-
cution.
81 love him." she said and it was
because he was so good to me that
am hurt. But now I have no pity to
show him; he must suffer as have
suffered"
81 love him too" said Mrs. Minnie
Yeager today, land I know he is inno-
cent. This woman is not telling the
truth. I will stand by my husband
eternally."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23
BLACK EYE FOR UNCLE SAM.
China Takes Firm Stand AGAINST
American Goods

Tienstin, June 2O--Two import.
ant meetings were held yesterday in
the native city in connection with the
anti-American propaganda. The meet.
ings were attended by 600 students
representing twenty-six colleges. Ten
resolutions were passed of which the
most important were the following:
TO boycott American goods, to slim.
ulate Chinese manufactures, to cir.
culate anti-American literature and
to record results.
Other bodies representing two hun.
bred members from the commercial
guilds of rs provinces, have signed an
agreement under mutual bond to
forfeit $4,000 if any manufacturer is
caught purchasing American goods.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-23
WHY EYESIGHT FAILS
INFERIOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT FIRE.
QUENTLY THE CAUSE.
Illuminate Of the Past, Ono and All,
Have Serious Defects--Acetylen
Gas, with Its Clear, Unwaverino, Yet
Soft Flame Cannot Hurt the Eyes.

Chicago, Jnne 2O.-No one can
60 into our schools or meet Z
group of children on the street
without noticing how large number
of them wear spectacles. The proper
ton seems to increase yearly, and
there are many more who ought to
wear glasses. The experience Of one
teacher might be duplicated by the
score. She knew Alice was inatten
tive and she thought she was unusual
ly stupid. She said so to the principal
and sent a note to the mother, re-
Questing that the child be helped at
home If she wished her to keep up
with her class. One day after black
board explanation, the teacher called
upon the child and found that she
had not seen what had been written.
She was kept after school and by dint
Of much sympathetic questioning Misk
G. found that Alice had never been
able to see what was put on the board
and that her head had ached SO often
and so hard that she frequently failed
to hear what was said.
Such condition may be caused BY
lack of proper food, but in our Ameri-
can homes it is usually due to the
poor quality of the artificial light. The
yellow, insufficient light of the ordi-
nary kerosene lamp, with its smoky
chimney, is about as bad for the eyes
as can be imagined. The Pickering
light from coal gas jet is but little
better, and even the electric light,
brilliant as it usually Is, has an I'm.
steadiness due to variations in power.
and a glare peculiarly trying to the
delicate nerves of sight. The compar-
atively new illuminant acetylene gas
produces as nearly perfect an artificial
light as has yet been found. 1t gives
a clear white, unwavering light, very
brilliant yet perfectly soft, and so
nearly like the rays of the sun that
even colors appear as in daylight.
Fortunately, acetylene is very easily
and cheaply produced, and the simple
apparatus necessary can be purchased
and installed in any home at very
moderate cost, and the acetylene can
be piped to convenient points in the
house where light is needed. 1t is
then lighted and extinguished and used
exactly like common city gas.
Acetylene is rapidly coming into
common use in homes, churches,
schools and institutions Of all kinds,
and it is reasonable to expect that as
it's use in the home increases, there
will be fewer defective eyes, particu-
larry among children. Poor eyesight
and the many ills resulting therefrom
will undoubtedly be much reduced by
,he use of this new illuminant.