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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
HEROIC DEEDS OF ENLISTED MEN
One of the Brightest Pages in the History of the
Sixth United States Cavalry

In the War department ia Washing.
ton is a letter written by Lieut. Gen
Miles in praise Of the deeds of Ave en-
listed men. Gen. Niles letter is writ,
ten simply as becomes a soldier, but
ii is a pulse-stirring epstle Ii is
probable that nowhere else in authen-
tic history can there be found an &C
count of a battle won by a force of
men when the odds against them were
twenty-five TO one. In no story which
can be told concerning the people Of
the plains is there TO he found a tale
Of greater heroism than that shown
by a little contingent Of enlisted men
Of the Sixth United States cavalry
down near the Red river in Texas in
the summer of the year 1874. The
Sixth cavalry has had d fighting his
tory, but this particular story shines
bright in IT'S pages.
The Ccmanches. the Cheyennes and
the Kiowas were on the war path and
were leaving a red trail al along the
borders Of western Kansas. General.
then colonel Nelson A. Miles WAS or
dered 20 take the field against the
sayages His expedition fitted out at
Fort Dodge and then struck for the far
frontier The combined bands OF In
dians learned that the troops were on
their trail and they fed south to the
Red river Of Texas hotly pursued 1y
TWO troops Of the Sixth cavalry com
manded by Capts Biddle and Comp
ton
ON the bluffs % the Tule river the
allied braves made a stand. There
were coo warriors AN told and they
were the finest of the mounted plains
Indians The meagcr forces % the
Sixth under the leadership 0f their of
8cer- charged straight at the heart n
force that should have been over
wh.ImIu4 Thee rcds broke and fed
over thr bluffs and through the do~D
urarp.Yu canyons and our on zoo the
stakea plain f Texas
FL became iWpent.yely necessary
fHur cauflr-- should be- sent from the
detachment af the sixth tu Camp Sup
p.E u Jrc Indian Territory Reinforce
mrurs we're nra1ed aud &c vas neces.
ears sa sell 'u inform the troops az a
distance fh8t bands % hostiiss bad
h-7ErB assay from tba main 6nIy and
m8ss f# mn aud cheehed
The vbulr c1uuiry Waa swarwlnE
SITS Indians and the "trip 90 Camp
sHupl} uas one fbat Wss deemed 90
uest eeuu.n dnth fHr fbe colrers
shu woni3 attempts zee make enc r.ie
raa ammautiue officer GO thd ferries
H .ar aa ASSESSED fat aiuateur anA
-ars Zacauraa 81 WaaaH nf ~t
rraaa aaura Forward and ana traf
fe Har seaaF u EA H snula aaa
fHlsoa HY urcr WsB u tte teu
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
DIVIDED WITH THE DEACON

4well. parson, you are discovered.
+ saw you put something suspicious
under the seat OF the buggy. but
promise not to tell on you II you VIII
divide with me-
The eminent divine turned upon
him a benignant smile. as he said:
SO you have caught me pTacticing
what | preach. | say IL Is matter Tor
each mans conscience. Now ] feel
that am justified in getting that jug
from the brewery. shall not drink
8 drop OF It, got II for my wife; but
If you want drink, you are welcome
tc all you can take from the mouth
of the jug. | have no cup.
Thank you, parson," the deacon re-
turned. IF your wife drinks beer.
am sure you will not tell on me. Let
me have the jug when we reach yon-
der clump OF trees; that will screen
as from view. will show You how
much can take from the mouth OF a
jug at one pull" and he reached for
the jug.
AS soon as they reached the clumn
OF trees, the entire road being desert.
ed. he drew out the cork. threw back
Ills head and made ready for long
strong pull" Suddenly he began TO
cough. sneezc and sputter, while 81
torrent Of bubbiing brewers yeast
spread over his face. his hair and his
clothing. II ran down the back Of
his coat and the front of bis shirt. II
got into his eyes, his ears and his
nose: but the parson eomtOrted him
By saying:
'fYon see, ! never drink -. I got II
for my wife St. Louis Globe-Demo
cEat.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02

A local condition Of things. the very
mention of which makes everybody
sorry on one side or the other, IN
dnced o nice old lady to tell a story
which took her back to the days OF
ner childhood In western Vermont.
At that time there was a strong 10
cal option" fight going on. and all the
church people were arrayed up on the
side OF not temperance. but total abb
stinence.
DR.. Josiah Hopkins, one OF the most
famous Congregational preachers Of
bis day. had come among them for a
little while, and he said some things
about real temperance and personal
liberty that shocked the good people
of Vermont.
DIR. Hopkins happened to know that
most Of TIE deacons IN the church
had wine in their cellars. and that
they were all given to tipping on
the quiet" and he did not hesitate to
denounce them as rank hypocrites.
The father OF the elderly lady who
told the story was himself a deacon
IN the church, and he had powerful
weakness" Tor the beer that was
brewed at a small brewery in the
neighborhood.
One afternoon he CHANGED TO be
walking along the road. when he saw
Or. Hopkins come out OF the brewery
place jug under the seat Of his bug
~ and climb in. The deacon accost.
ed him and asked for q ride 10 town.
The request was promptly granted.
As soon as the horse had resumed its
even trot down the road. the deacon
said
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
CENSUS TAKER IN TROUDLE

We'll. THINK my Tatner would ElKe
TO hear you say | bad no legal right
10 both names. last an Il 3 stopped
being an Adams Rhen married A. ~
lis perfectly absurd!
Mfr Remick's aee9 Wen. really.
when he told me that be sas So much
older. he hardly dared ask rae 80
marry him. said az once. I shall
never ask yon how old you are and
| never have
Any objection 20 telling ny o@nF
Auy objee-I hardly aee The point Of
such question. sir ~emaa who
was only 20 on her last birthday does
net generally have The least ob fee-
t3oa 10 telling H.
Nc there IL nor suy one living
with as a. present. tbs, I'm. she roes
home nights, she has family u Der
own.
OF course she isn't here this after
noon~-this is Thursday. [ suppose in
your business all afternoons are
alike.
"TAo vote7 Do voter Really. 1
shalt have 10 ask you to 60. Mr..
Remick sasd he hoped the next tttna
any one came and tried 10 talk I'd
me about voting va send that per
son 10 him, I will bid you good after
noon Youths Companiuu
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
GREAT LIBRARY FOR NEW YORK
Building TO Have Capacity for Mil
lions of Volumes.

New York will soon have the great
est library building In the world It
will have capacity for 4.500, 600 vol
umes, and its approximate cost will
be 100000 600. 1t occupies frontage
OF two blocks facing on Fifth avenue.
between Fortieth and Forty-second
streets. Its site is that of the large
city water reservoir on the east side
of Bryant Park. When completed it
will be known as The New York
Public Library-Astor. Lenox and
Tilden Foundations. 1t will be a
combination Of the Astor and Lenox
libraries, strengthened by the bequest
OF Mr.. Tilden. which will give a total
endowment Of about SO, 500 600 The
work Of construction has been going
on since 1899. when the reservoir was
removed and the foundation 5c~;:a.
The building, which is Of marble, is
300 feet in length and ESQ feet in
width. The main reading room will
have capacity for 500 readers and, in
addition. there will be a general read
ing room open 70 the public, a chill
drens reading room, a periodical room
and newspaper room Louisville
/ COurier-Journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02

In the early nlwefies when tae fams
ous snAkH line the Central Mas#a.
ehnMefts rraaa. ~aa runnlag lnaepena.
emily. ore "a ,h4 aast aFamlnent eaH.
4aetars bad sae failssaug humsliaslus
experience
Ga Eeaxinw She ely wAsu he arnt
came taruakA thu frala csllsctlns AS
tseNsfa. an oia aonan she rad bar
reaAsal hsrmsf IN 80 saaia aY uam.
Aergsa# hanahaea aaa hHndiaa saA
sa8 hanH q lwrse hsra eaee frwm fA#
asHas sAuxe hef bead sauaiHa nim aaT
sleAes ana tni4 hlsn - ae sarw sna tel
Ser @hen the tr8sa reached Wayl ams
80 eramtsea saifhsallT. All ss1tia@sss
taafnw 40 he rleasfs
On his rstaru trip from th~ rvnr q
- ear. che oaa A.eas sxaa AAz a@aAa
l. - smre ama nes Forget 60 fesR Aev
maem ne tfaAn remeaes wzYsamt
Tase eo71acsor Esosnasea h@s sxs >
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02

the census man mad passed a weary
morning, and when he saw little Mrs.
Remick's firm and scornful express
sion, he realized that bis afternoon
troubles were beginning.
My husbands initials are 4. J."
said Mrs. Remick, in response 10 one
of the usual questions. Just A. J..
that is all
IF the bank people can accept his
checks signed In that way, I fan TO
see why you should care personally
TO know what his name is.
If II is the government. Of course,
can hardly refuse TO give you his
name, though ! consider Il very nry-
Ing CA their part TO insist My has
bands name is Aaron jenkins Rem
lex, and II you are going to put that
on your records. / wish you to dis
tlnctly state that he was named for
bis grandfather. and thar II was a
question Of Precipitation after family
troubles. His mother wished 10 name
ktm Herbert Arundel, for a dear
friend.
My name is Gertie A. Remick.
You may write 1t Gertrude IL you
choose. never sign il that way.
The A. stands for Adams. my maiden
name.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
SOME QUAINT MENU CARDS

Designers Of menu cards and menu
holders. ever quick 20 derive lusplfa.
uon from the topic Of the moment.
dressed cardboard dolls llke little
japanese beauties yesterday and sat
the 6amsels. ia recognition Of the
new alliance. TO support tbs cards on
which dinner menus we're Inscribed.
says the London Mail
Dolls have been very popular o.
late RS nenn holders: their cardboard
faces are charmIngly painted by hand
and upon their cardboard bodies
paper toileftes are arranged.
The motor ear has pressed into
the service Of the designer so fire.
quently Of late that a new form Of IL
as menu holder would appear 10 be
an impossibiNty. But In SIS latest edt
Gion, though only made 81 cardboard.
the automobile IL a perfect wonaer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
SAGE is oLD-TImE FtNANcIER.
Business the One Thing Wealthy Man
Lives For.

Some Wall street men were com
menting on the fact that Russell Sage
had not been hit by the insurance in
vestigation One Of the party said:
No; Sage is the old-time tinancier.
He does not mix with the new school.
He Is living on the old plan. He is
neither a great philanthropist nor a
great CRATER. He is simply Sage, the
biggest mOney,lender in the world.
There need hardly be any fear that
Mr. Sage will unload any great bales
of tainted money upon an ungrateful
community for the founding Of col
leges whose chief aim will be the up
bringing of youth 10 cry Great is Rus.
sell Sage. Nor is there any great
danger that MIR Sage will spend his
years this side of the eighty-ninth
milestone IN trying 10 form giant
trust for the cornering Of the necea-
saries Of life Mr. Sage has made his
fortune and he will hold On 10 IL. He
never outraged the world with Stan
dard OIL Company, neither has he set
himself up as a great philanthroptst"
Chicago Chronicle.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
Hunger Might Be Good Lesson.

1t would be an excellent thing for
the sofening of The hard hearts in
this world. an almost complete cure
for mans iuhumaniJy To man, if the
heaTtless could be compelled to live
on three or four meals and no more
within the limits OF single week 1t
would Be especially beneficial 10 those
who make the laws which make hun
ger in such land as this possible
Wallace Rice in Chicago Journal
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
Dreadful Gaia strophe.

A sullivan county farmer lost a
COW in a peculiar manner last week.
The animal in rummaging through a
summer kitchen found and devoured
an old umbrella and several cakes of
yeast The yeast fermenting in the
poor beasts stomach raised the UNI
urella and the cow died in great ag-
uuy.-New York World
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02

This generation has seen In a re
markable fashion the results OF pop
ular expectation and general habits
on physical development in the case
OF women. The number Of tall and
strong girls now is most striking. and
equally So are the beauty and vitality
Of many women who are past the
ffrieth birthday illustrated London
News
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
Letter on a Collar.

linen collar has been put to
strange use by a resident in GlOuces-
ter. England. Upon clearing the letter
box at the postoffice there recently it
was discovered that letter had been
written upon one side of a collar. It
being properly stamped, the missiye
reached its destination.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02

fAahtkaHpsr RaBlnson ~ Qssoasy
bead AaHa ansteefi great enmnns~
Ttda ~ fHe wassr "a - VI Fhw aalehm#
HHaF Ehe iahf ~ faaf thar naas.
Leg - ela fAshsauef Htaafer back pa..
eFA Sad sarrmmess ; sehe.sI ~ her.
fsn@ Il fhe wafer there 70 adj 20
- ga eFtunate siEn#taaa srang tAe her
rsax paanf 81 vtew fhe saMn were
s@amalaw agwn il large nnmsss4ra.
he@snaaa bewaa - p@Fsae8rafe w2sA
- hsoA and 8Ee iaaalAw fhrse ga.
ta-a 6 polsoca II ; Eew mlnaseaL
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02

Alfred Towns, Of Silverton. Ore
returned the other day from a trip in
10 the hills and told his brother Rob
ert that he had shot two deer, Rob
err is a game warden and at once ar
rested Alfred for shooting without a
license. and Alfred served five days in
fai
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
The Bin Mind in Orenon.

Port Oxford evidently is a very
windy place. A gentleman just from
there reports that last week the wind
blew a sheep up against a barn, about
twenty fact from the ground, and held
it there four days until it starved 10
death.-Drain tOre) NonpareiL
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02

A mine in Warwickshire Eng has
been alight for years, and man IS pow
erless TO check it. The blaze started
in a seam OF highly combustible coal
and the workings, which stretch under
parts of Birmingham itself, are grad
ualIy being burnt out
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
wonldnt Play Second Fiddle.

Here is a story Kansas freshman
tells ON hash, An Irishman who ar
rived in this country only few days
before. was offered some hash He
refused II Let them that chewed It,
eat IT," he Kansas City Journal
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
French Author VISITING America.

Julien Tiersot. the noted French
author. has arrived Ia this country on
a lecturing tour He is librarian OF
the national conservatory in Paris and
author of several works on music.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02

Emperor William wished Joachim.
the famous violinist, 10 give the Ger.
man crown prince lessons, hut the mu-
sic master declined the honor.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02

incognita and make a tour in an auto
mobile from New York to San Fran
cisco, whence she viii take a steamer
for Japan.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-02
MARGHERlTA TO VISIT AMERICA

Dowager Queen of italy Will Travel
lncognita.
It is announced that the Dowager
Queen Margherita of italy is going to
America next year She viii travel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
A Difficult Case to Cure.

Once / was assistant to an elderly
doctor in Ontario, who also ran drug
store. He was as peppery as a cay
enne pod, and from time to time Gus
toners and patients sprang jokes on
him just for the fun Of hearing him
growl On one occasion a well dressed
young fellow called at the shop and
asked the doctor to prescribe for a
breaking out and rash on his left
arm The doctor examined the limb
and pronounced it to be a bad case of
eczema.
II suppose. doctor, you can cure it?'
said the patient.
"Why, certainly" replied the doctor.
''How long will it take to get well?'
ooh, l guess about two MONTHS
said the doctor.
"Quite sure, sir. Is it bad case?
Positively the worst I've SEEM
"Then l will leave it with you and
call for it again when cured,'' solemn
ly said the patient, slowly unfastening
his arm. which was an artificial one
and painted for the occasion.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
Kivi the Oldest of Birds.

In New Zealand is found the kiwi,
strange bird of the ostrich family. o.
triches have two toes, but the extinct
moas had three toes; SO also have the
existing emus. cassowaries and rheas.
or South American ostriches. The kiwi.
however, differs from the other stru-
thious birds in having four toes. Fur
Their. the kiwi cannot be said to be
quite ostrich-like, for in size it is not
larger than an ordinary barnyard fowl.
1t has a small head, with a large and
muscular neck and long slender bill.
with the distinguishing feature that
the nostrils are placed close to its tip.
The legs are short. but the muscles on
the thighs are veil developed, and the
feet are strong and powerful and pro-
vided with sharp claws. The kiwi is a
bird devoid of any external trace of
wings, and there is no trace of tail Wis
ible, while it is covered with long. mar
row hairlike feathers, and on the fore
part of the head and sides Of the face
are struggling hairlike feelers.-Chica-
go Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
BREAKING THE
RECORD
BY Jeanne Caldwell
Copyright, 1904, by T. @. Mcclure.

The man grasped the lever of the
French touring car, and the crimson
demon stopped SO suddenly that it
fairly sprang backward The lane was
narrow, and the girl who stood directly
in the path of the machine had the i'm
perious carriage of one who felt she
held the key to the situation. When
the dust had subsidized, the man saw
that above the imperious figure rose a
face of singular charm, surrounded by
an aureole of copperish gold All this
he saw in fash despite his leather
visor and ugly goggles.
The girl came to the side of the ma
chine.
"You are Mr. Benedict's chauffeur
The man nodded his head and made
motion as if to raise his cap. The
girl put one foot on the step.
Eyes, / recognized the car. l want
you to take me to Darlington as fast
as you can make the machine co.
The man stirred uneasily.
"But l am meeting some people at
the 1870 train ~
"That makes no difference" said the
girl, sweeping away his objections with
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known F..
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
>WALDlNG, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price
IS cents per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. limo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
Alaskan MISSIONARIES M.nv N..s.

An Alaskan missionary makes this
request, which shows how diversified
are the needs of his calling. He asks
for "a peck of spectacles and eve
glasses" A few years ago he made a
similar request, and in response re-
ceived large quantity. That supply
is running short, and as there are fire.
quent applications for glasses from
people to whom they would be a great
boon, he says the glasses not Only
minister to comfort, but aid some per
sons in gaining livelihood. Ex-
change
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
MONTHS MEDICINE ON TRIAL
Generous Offer to All with Weak Dig.
estion or Stomach Troubles.

With every box of Mona sold
J. It. Bennett gives the following
guarantee bond, assuring the pur-
chaser that the money will be re
turned if after a months use, the
remedy has not given satisfaction.
Guarantee Bond.
I hereby agree to refund the
money paid for Mona on return of
empty box, if the purchaser tells
me that it has failed to cure dyspep-
STA or stomach troubles. This
guarantee covers two boxes, or a
months treatment. Price, SOC perbox.
(Signed j. T. Bennett
Anyone whose food does not
digest as it ought, who has to take
thought about when and what to
eat, should take advantage of this
generous offer of J. T. Bennett.
Mona is almost invariably sue
cessful in curing stomach trouble
Of all kinds, from an acute attack
Of indigestion to a chronic case OF
dyspepsia. By it's use new rich
blood is made, the weight increased
and health restored.
If Mona were not successful III
SO cases out of LOO, an offer like this
would be ruinous. This offer shows
the great faith j. T. Bennett has
in the health-giving powers of Mi
o-na and you should begin it's use
at once. Try it for month any
way. If it fails to help you, the
cost is absolutely nothing, while if
it does what is claimed for it, the
expense is trifing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
"A Registered Druggist Speaks.

Mr.. Homer Alvey, registered phar-
macist and manager of the West Side
Drug Store. Lincoln, ILL.,. in speaking
of a medicine advertised in our col
umns, says. II have sold Harris Honey
and Horehound for two years and re-
gard it as medicine of exceptional
merit for the cure of Group. Coughs
Colds and LaGrippe." For children
Harris Honey and Horehound is un-
doubtedly the safest and best, as it
contains no opium or other narcotics
and is pleasant to take. 25c, SOC and
$1.0O bottles sold by. J. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
An EDITORS Recommendation

Mr.. H. J. Keller, publisher of the
Press, Maiden Rock, Wis. writes, GAL
low me to say that 1 have recently
used a bottle of Harris Honey and
Horehound and found it valuable
remedy for cold and cough, l have
personally recommended it in several
cases and hear good word from all. !"
When our readers need reliable med
icine for Colds, Coughs, Group, and
Whooping Cough there is no other so
satisfactory as Harris Honey and
Horehound. Large bottles 25c. SOC
and s1.OO. Sold by J. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder
Disease relieved in six hours by "New
Great South American Kidney Cure. -
1t is a great surprise on account of
its exceeding promptness in relieving
pain in bladder, kidney and back, in
male or female. Relieves retention of
water almost Immediately. If you
want quick relief and cure this is the
remedy. Sold by J. T. Bennett, Ian
caster, Wis. SO mo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-14

President Eliot of Harvard recently
visited hotel in New York. and when
he left the dining-room the cOlored
man in charge of the hats picked up
his tile without hesitation and handed
it to him.
'How did you know that was my
hat when you have hundred there!"
asked Mr. Eliot
Il didn't know it, sah,' said the ne
gro.
Didn't know it was mine?' Then
why did you give it to me?''
"Recause you gave it to me, sab. =
Golfers.