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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-11
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GIB5oN'S GUILT.
Netting Yet Addueed Showing He
Took Lives OF Conditts.

ook Lives OF Condttts.
Edna, Tex. Oct. IL Beyond the fact
that Monk Gibson was In the employ
of Conditt and was blowing in the field
near the house when the murders were
committed. there is no evidence i'm
plieating or connecting him IN these
murders except hts own statements
which were made while under arrest.
Nobody doubts Gibson's guilt. but the
facts stated relative to legal evidence
may delay the finding of bills by the
grand jury.
The officers and rangers are at work
tracing M clews and threads that may
lead TO the evidence desired, as well az
to the arrest and conviction Of an gull
~ parties, including Gibson.
A delegation of citizens called unon
Judge Wilson and requested that Glib
sen be held In Jail here. The Judge said
no could make no promises
All the members OF the Gibson fam
lily. except Monk Gibson were released
from jail Tuesday afternoon. Two 9TH
er parties, Smith and Anderson. both
negroes. were also released
Some versed In criminal law say
there lie no legal evidence adduced that
would Justify a grand jury In finding a
true bill against Gibson unless that
body had testimony other than that in
possession Of the public, The grand
jury Tuesday eadeavored to secure "a
statement from Gibson. bat 2 was too
frightened To talk
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TWO TRAGEDIES.
Negro Tearnstsr Shot TO Death and
Nearess Loses Life

Negroes Loses Life.
Dallas. Oct. Ii Within an hour
Tuesday night two tragedies occurred
at this city.
Jackson Turner. negro teamster.
was shot and instantly killed IN the
rear 81 S. Beaumont street. The weap-
on used was "A revolver. and, according
10 the statement ~ witnesses. this was
fred twice only one bullet took effect
howev This struck him Immediately
above the right eve and penetrated the
brain. A warrant has been sworn out
against OCtavta Purvis. a newresa
While entering the door ~ her home
AZ it2 Polk street Tsetltia Bedford. a
negr~ss seventeen years old was shot
The weapon used was q shotgun u
was loaded with No shot and smoke
less powder The charge tore Off the
tor II b~r skull and the brain almost
intact dropped 90 The floor az her feet
negro hoy who was in the next room
said that Immediately after the shoot b.
ing a negro man was laying in Il naa
near ere door where the u~rrezs haa
stood. pulled on his pants ava under
shirt and. harafeut~d and batless slim
ped away in the lark.
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RED RIVER CONVENTION.
Lsras Number Of Delegates Attend tbs
Paris Meeting.


Paris. Tex. Oct 11.--Red River con-
vention was attended BY large num-
Der of delegates, including Congress-
men Burgess. Randeli and sheppard.
J. w. ownby delivered the address OF
welcome He spoke nearly two hours.
and spoke OF the burdens under which
the Red River rally labored
Robert S. Carver ri the sherman
Register responded 10 the velcoming
address and gave much information as
to what had been done toward secur-
ing improvement of Red river
l.. f. Eppstcin of - niaon presented
the report Of the executive committee.
which was appointed at Bonham, pre-
facing II by an explanation that tho
committee had thought 1t advisab bic to
not only formulate a programme, but
had ta1eu the liberty Of suggesting
such offices as should be created and Of
nominating suitable men for those Of
fees.
The report which was unanimously
adopted. recommended committees on
tariff. TO secure recognition from rail-
f'SAS tEttdtHR 10 lbNef rates. one 10
look after permanent Red river i'm
provements; the third to interest nav
igation companies.
II. r. Scott of Paris the committee
chose for president. He was loudly
cheered. Congressman RaudeH made
an interesting address. as did Congress
men burgess and Sheppard
S W. Williams Of this city spoke
briefly OF the freight rates in north
Texas. and Captain s. ] Wright gave
some "reminiscences Of early boats on
the river.
Resolutions commencing Congress
men Randeii. Sheppard and Burgess for
their work, and also expressing salts
faction with the work OF the govern
ment now In progress. and urging
the speedy formation Of a company to
put boats on the river. were adopted
ana the convention adjourned sine die.
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Pleas of tsuilts

The foilowiuE pleas CT suify were
accepted lea thg euauiy eUur fhla
morning
George Stone. twu caHrs ut theft
fined $40 and eiYeu fave aaFs no
Jail ln each ease
Eii smith. aggravated assault
Tined tg6
Alyte Eaughu. theft Unud $50
and given ten days Ga ail
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LOSES TWO roEs

Boy Carries One While t4s Looks FOR
tire Other
- paso oct III --carrS.tue nea ~ hts
btE te~# ir his hand and searching Ga
the i*f& Tuesday nixht fog the otber
Johnny nru1doFA aeen ZEN y~ars vss
fouud ~ "a policeman ant taken fa 4
dezter The M8 bad hrru n Victim ~
an accident while fi8lnw behind smother
trfF un hayri~ his feet eaf.nr
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-11
INDIGESTION
Leads to Chronic Dyspepsia
and Catarrh of the
Stomach.
HOW IS YOUR DIGESTION ?
Rodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests What
You Eat, Sweetens the Stomach
and Enables the Digestive Or
gans to Feed the Body.
{ Unsolicited Correspondence,

Spencer, Ia.-Haye had Dyspepsia for
twenty years. My case was almost hope
less, hodol Dyspepsia Cure was recon-
mended and used few bottles OF it and
1t Is the only thing that has relieved me.
Would not be without it. Have doctored
with local physicians and also at Chi
cago, and even went to Norway with
hopes of getting some relief, but Kodol
is the only remedy that has done me any
good. and heartily recommend it.
Geo A. Thompson.
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RosAporf and return. $3.50. GA
sale daily. limit G8 DAYS.
Port isaFMg& and frtuFn. tf1.aQ,
IN sale daily. limit 81 days
Corpus CArisft aud Fetgru. $3.50.
On sails daily. limit "a DAYS
For further information eall HQ
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Taylorsville, N Cit affords me
pleasure to bear testimony to the most
excellent merit of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
have used it in my practice with the
most satisfactory results and recon-
mend it as one of the finest digestants
known to the profession. Every person
suffering with Dyspepsia or Indigestion
should use 1t. o. l.. Hollar, NJ. D.
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carwacam&. Tex Oct IN SID liar
rts. a Hegra. has h@~n sasl@si hare.
charged ws&h hssaK implicated ~ he
ktllang 81 G@orKs EahanxM. ana1hax
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NEGRO STRUNG 10


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HFsaos hastaFn farmer saya tsaf th
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county is r~p~et~a 20 hav~ nsurvs
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Allenville, Mich suffered Heart
burn and Stomach trouble for some time.
My sister-in-law has had the same trou-
bic and was not able to eat for six weeks.
She lived entirely on warm water. After
taking two bottles Of Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure she was entirely cured. She now
eats heartily and is in good health. /
am glad to say that a dose of KodoI al
ways gives me instant relief.
j. d. Erskine
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Crookston, Mimi have used Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure for period Of nine
months, using in all four bottles, and I
ran say that 1t has cured me from Dys-
pepsia completely, and | recommend it
highly: highly.
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Football kFs4AS Af1Grnn0r a. Z
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- TrSms8w Rensselaer, shm Oats
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New Britain, Conn.-Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure is giving such universal satisfac-
ton and is so surely becoming the Posi-
tive relief and subsequent cure for this
most distressing ailment, feel that
am always sure to satisfy and crafty
my customers by recommending it to
them.
write this to show how well the rem
edy Is spoken OF here.
s, p Storrs, Druggist. 297 Main st.
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Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is prepared at
the laboratory OF e. c. De Witt G. Co.
Chicago, and is sold BY leading druggists
everywhere
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The Washington times., 1905-08-13
The OutragiR8 Of Shoe Prophecies

With white clothes Of every descrip-
tion-fFom the plainest OF shirt waist
suits TO the fiuffiest OF all evening
goWus-|white shoes are far preferable to
any other sort. But there their useful
ness-WhiCh includes corTectneSs-end5
Tan shoes belong to the sort OF clothes
which could all be included under the
head Of morning dress They are dis
tinctly informal. and so are out of place
with the simplest OF summer evening
dresses.
One would think this self-evident, but
look around a little and see how many
girls are outraging shoe proprieties.
With shirt waist suits and COloTed
linen suits. with the whole family of
short-skirted dresses. there's nothing
quite 50 all-arOuud satisfactory as tan
But IN the wrong place there's nothing
more absurd
AS a matter of fact. most of this sum
mer's shoes resolve themselves as be-
longing TO one or the other Of the two
ciasses-the tan class or the white. Pat
eut leather Is the one brilliant excsp-
tion which can be worn, with almost
equal propriety. any hour in the day.
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

alone for our guests: but every woman
has to have at least one OF some sort
or other, and she owes II TO herself 10
have as pretty a one as possible, and TO
keep it in the dainticst sort of order.
kimonoS-like the Japs-are constantly
winning new iauTelS, long and short
kimOnOs being Tar and away the most
popular of all the styles. Even sacqueS
made on different patterns have kimOnO
sleeves. while an occasional KImOnO re
turns the compliment and shows its faith
in foreign styles enough 10 have
sleeves built on anything but kimOno
patterns.
The newest kimono-pretty and as In
expensive as the stupidest wrappers
Of swiss, embroidered with rather large
dots. and trimmed with bands Of strong
color. n some o& them the sleeves are
rather short-to get away from that
Tapping around the wrists that some
women stTenuously object to.
Next to kimonCs, a different class, IN
fact, are the dressing sacQues with
skirts TO match. both trimmed prettily
with yalenclennes lace. Lawns. sprink-
led with the tiniest OF dots. swisses.
lowered stufs and plaid muslins are
all satisfactory to make them Of: and
having the skirt to match. takes away
the carelessness Of appearance that
usually Is so marked IN the wearing OF
dressing sacQue.
But, naturally, there's a far cry be
tween kin1oaGs and these little suits
A kimono belongs 10 a room just as a
bath-robe does. and the other makes d
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
tSnort Dressing 5ac9z1e6 Are IN EaNor
PLAYS FOR SUMMER RESORTS
: IS mishty Eden that q Iot of girls

rs mighty seldom that lot Of girls
/ staying II the same summer resort.
with nothing in particular TO do,
don't get up some sort OF an enter
tainiaent BY way or letting OF extra
TsualIT. it's a play. for there isn't
girl living who doesn't ike to pay
part ard who doesn't dream dreams
and see visions OF herself in some SCr-
geous indefinite future. bat always a.
The star OF z famous company,
II IS better ii choosing your play %
have II entirely for girls. or. At most.
with only one or two men IN Il, Tor most
of them are in business. and very few
of them Ike 10 waste yacattOn-tine in
the constant reEeaTSals that are needed
One-acs plays are beSt-theTe'S no
troublesome attempting TO set scenes; no
having TO rig Up curtain, whether or
not It IS convenient When you Ve ar
ranged your properties. the reSpoQsi-
biiity Of the scene can be instantly dis
missed from yoaT mind.
Costume plays are the easiest 10 give
the very drsssing-up lending sort Of
moral courage to the greatest amateur
of all. And costumes can be flung to
gether IN a couple OF hours, with plenty
of pins TO fasten refractory folds and
drapinES at the last moment.
The greatest mistake most ANA teurs
make in providing costumes IS n dOinS
the work too carefully, and 50 spelling
the effect. That gown Is only for one
wearing .tTac<ing' carefully will last
as vel as sewing. and an effect is much
more easily got by using as few stitches
as possible.
/ EVER woman knows how the style OF
| a hat can be narFed by the too careful
| Sc wing Of the trimming-the very trim
ming that IN Its pinGed-on stage was
! full OF individuality. Costumes belong 20
/ that class and only The effect should De
! thought #.
| Plenty OF plays ceme-one-act plays
| just for girls with & dozen or so %
| amusing situations in each play waiting
/ nra -
! and interesting.
! There IS one where the whole interest
| centers on the curing of a woman who
has suddenly come INTO a fortune and
! Ina gines herself ili- Il Is fun . absurd
/ prescriptions. with a spirItuaiist VINO
| obligingIy goes into d trance. and ends
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

By shaking The invalid vigorously and
bringing her TO her senses.
There's dnOJheT-anOther with a sud
denly-7na de-rlch herCine-with a theoso-
post In gloomy black GrapeT5es as ore
on ne bIctnres9Ee cnafacteTs; ana Tor
another p1ominent character an irish
giFl-as green as her own shamrocEs''-
no is coached By the daughter OF the
house into pretending 20 be French
There's one for just two girls. one a
little invalid. the other her sister, a
SRI very much in love, ready 20 play
her lover little while. and very pen
itent when she finds she's played al
most toe haTd. The curtain goes
down TO the wild ringing Of the door
beli-her letter was just in time-and
the wild dash Of the nadcap to open
that door herself.
writer's Tor amateurs have peen
very accommodating, writing plays
with any number OF characters from
enc 90 a dozen, ands4 HsgaHy accom-
/ plishing the difficult task OF making
| them gil stars OCca sfonaIIy a play is
written which obHEingly rsxOlves
around the only one of the lords Of
creation permitted 10 take part in
IT. And there's rarely any trouble
getting one man to Tehe2rsa1s when
/ hes constantly made the center OF
Character sketches" are clever II
/ done even fairly we'll; they. re really
very little more than a m0nolo6ue, de-
! iyered with action and scenery.
/ In getting up play, elect some one
/ as stage manager, but let IL ha some
/ one with plenty OF executive ability.
/ Another girl should be property
man." and should keep the little
| things all together, ready to produce
| at the different moments they are
| needed. Some one should prompt at
/ every rehearsal. and. as far as It IS
/ possible 10 make q rigid rule, no one
/ should be allowed 70 carry her lines
/ with her even at the first rehearsal
/ The going on with the book in her
| hand at almost all the rehearsals, and
! then suddenly being deprived OF il at
l Ia <
| a good many serious cases of stage
/ fright
| Watch your Company" you who
/ are stage mana gers. TO see that they
/ don't all huddIe together IN one part
/ OF your impr0vised stage and 50 spoil
| the balance
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
a kI2e Vast GIVe5 z I5Hnce55e

for some slight indisposition = just
enough for an excuse 10 pose pictur-
esqueIy in it.
heal Japanese robes are there. too,
with . background of some pale tint,
liveued with = group OF butterflies. or
cherry blossoms, any of the character
istic decorations of the mysterious, al
Turing East, done in the gay coiors that
signal2ze that work.
For the rest. there's q pale, iridescent
heap OF exquisite robes and sacques; lin
gerie STYLES. with the waist shirred or
tucked into the long, graceful lines OF
with lace. or embroidery, set in odd,
beGutiful ways; there are mulls with
ribbons pulled through hOx-pleats and
some of delicate French stuffs, airy and
beautiful, that are almost submerged
under the biIlows of fine lace that con-
tinually form and break over them.
She is the rare exception. OF course
There aren't many OF US who can afford
10 indulge our Whims in such luxurious
forms, even for cur single selves. let
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

Z rs high time some one came forward
with a wild denunciation OF the
white shoe habit. Not that white
shoes aren't one OF the prettiest OF
styles that has come out in many a
long year. but It's the promiscuous wear
ing Of them that demands censure.
Go into town shopping. As you walk
down a busy street you see girls in dull
blue ginghana shirt waist suits, or In col
Ored linen coat suits with the plainest
tthOugh saUcy. with their tip-tilD OF
walking hats, the whole charm OF the
plain little costume spoiled by q pair of
white shoes. Spoiled because white
shoes belong to white suits and 10 white
and delicately colored dresses.
What characteri2es q well-dressed
woman IS an exquisite observance of de-
tails. Unless every part of her costume
blends perfectly with every other part
she has made radical mistakes. Wear
ing the wrong shoes has been so fre-
quent q happening that even otherwise
well dressed women seem to have be
come accustomed TO it to the point Of
doing il themselves
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

- He term lounging robe really COW
ers a multitude of styles. from
the original type-a plain Mother
Hubba-d-through the Iegions Of
kimonos to countless extravagances of
lace and crepe de chine. embellished by
! wealth of hand embroidery.
There's one woman-a very occasional
type, tudeed-Who has an elaborate robe
hanging in the closet of every room IN
her big house-ready for her guests.
And such robes as she INDUCES in are
dreams indeed
Heavy crepe de chine there's a wide
difference between heavy and 'sleazy'
crepe de chine) in exquisite pale shades.
is embroidered all over. Japanese fash
ion with heavy. fat silk flowers, kept
French fashion. all in 4 single tone
the exact shade OF the robe itself IN
slead of its being characterless, because
of the tumble Of French and Japanese
ideas. It's the Ioveliest creation iuagi-
nable. and makes you long Immediately
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

An interesting necklace is really
more like a collar than necklace. 1t
is Just two chains Joined. at inter
walls, bS great oval stones Worn
over the collar Of q dress or ON the
bare neck. it is q most striking style.
Tho same idea is carried out in "a
longer nccklace-tic first fits closely
around the throat-soi with fay.er
stones. and ttoec graduated, the largest
being directly in front.
there IS IS no rv end TO to tha2 f P'i 4-lo9sy 1tyGS de-
signs, made Of odd, awirlinE lines. are
executed in metal-silver and gold
The Washington times., 1905-08-13
possible dress for your own breakfast

possible dress for your own breakfast
table.
Kimonos of cotton crepe are worn by
warm -blooded individuals ALT year
round, and the prettiest Of them are
those queer, printed things that only
the most Oriental Of Oriental shops had
for awhile. They were priced according
TO their eXclusiyeness then. but now are
TO be had almost anywhere for very
small sums, The most serviceabie are
the plain crepes. for they wash. and
wash, yet always look well.
In sacques, the very short, very full
ones are best liked, made of any one OF
a hundred materials. and trimmed sim
ply or elaborateiy, as you please. The
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

wear 1t rs frankly and as freely as It
is worn all over the continent OF Europe,
Among The necklaces set with real
gems almost everything is modelled after
old-time ieweiry ana the old jewelry
itself was never more popular, even
when it was first high in fashion.
Those oid-tlme necklaces Of duh sill
YER, with stones given an odd duh look
by time, are most artistic. and are hard
20 find. oddly shaped pendants add C.
their beauty relies Of q period when
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

~ HAT elbow sleeves are responsible
for the present vogue OF brace
lets is pretty well known; but
Just what brought necklaces and
fA.veled collars IN nobody knows,
However they come in. they are Won
derfully becoming. and in consequence
they are in with ii vengeance.
Exquisite ones come, fiji for queen.
and as rich and costly as gold and gems
can make them. But we've got over the
eaeslcz- against %Paris jewelry,' and
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

pendants We're necessary to the style Of
every sort of thing. from brooches and
bracelets TO necklaces.
Slim chains. woven in front into a lat
tice-work Of fine links, are perhaps the
most becoming OF all the new necklaces,
especially for that type of neck which il
smooth and white. but lust family shows
those two little KNOBS" In the lattice
work, where the fine chains lntersect.
stones are set-birthstones being the ia
VoFites.
The Washington times., 1905-08-13

IN the bead world. Paris has taken
a hand, Some cf the loveliest Of the
necklaces are Ter inspiration. Pale
blue beads-biS ones, too-with cor
ruGated sides ard as dun as Venetian
glass, arc strung on strong cords, and
give a life ana character to the gown
they ara worn with
Coral bcads-ever. body who has al old
srt IS hunting then Up, ana wearing
ther1.
This summer the trick Of wearing
stockings and slrdle and beads that
match has been carried out in almost