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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-02

Ladies will be admitted free at the
opera house tonight instead of Thurs
day night, AS announced in Satur-
days Light
An extra steel gang arrived In the
city yesterday afternoon TO finish the
work Of putting down new rails in
the Central yards.
John Freeman aud family. who
have been living at Amarillo for sew
eral months. have returned 10 Waxa-
hachie to reside.
Ladies' free at the opera house to-
night Louis Dean Stock Company
Sherlock Holmes az the opera
house tonight. Ladies free.
%
s p, Spalding went TO Milford this
morning To embalm the body of a
lady who died there last night The
corpse will be shipped to Tennessee
for interment.
The H. Il r. G. will sell round trip
tickets 10 Fort Worth on October the
18th for si7o, good on train Ne.
5 ) leaving here at G 90 a. m, account
the Barnum a. Bailey circus.
.
We have Easter and Gala lilies,
Chinese Sacred Lilies, Dutch and
Roman HyacinthR, Freegias and Mar
cissns bulbs. Mrs. Bird Forest. rev
phone 200. f65
Mr. VIM. A. Tarhue and family ar
rived In Waxahachie this morning
1 from Carthage to make this place
their home. They will reside In the
residence Mr.. Tarbue recently bought
from 0sce Goodwin.
| would like a school OF small
pupils in Waxahachie IL possible.
| Terms : 90 per month Next fall
[ I want TO be- with you with a first
grade certificate. Mrs. II. r. Butler.
| Waxahaehie, Texas IS
change has been made in the
| opening bill Of the Louis Dean Stock
| Company from Diamond Dick 10
'Shefioek Holmes" a detective
story. This bin Will be presented at
| the opera house tonight.
/ .
| Sims-Watson chapter and the Con
| federate Veterans will celebrate
| Judge Reagans birthday next sun.
| day afternoon AT O'Clock At the
Cumberland Presbyterian church.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-02
HAIR TELLS CHARACTER.
Color of Hair Said 10 Indicate a Per-
sons Temperament.

Many people believe that blonde or
light hair denotes affection and dark
hair constancy A person without hair
is not devoid Of character, far from 1t
The disposition of the average bald
headed man is TO show such soIicitude
Tor the welfare of others, that he neg
lects himself A germ causes b1Idness
Prof Sabouraud. of Paris. France. in
hoceulated rabbit with Dandrun germs
causing II to become totally bald In FIVE
weeks time To rid the scalp OF these
dangerous germs IL IS necessary to apply
Newbro's Herpicide.
Destroy the cause--you remove the
effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send Zoe in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide CO,
Detroit, Mich.
Herring Drug Co, Special Agents
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-02

No woman no matter how regular
her features may be can he called
pretty ii hsr complexion IL bad
Oriuo Laxative Fruit Syrup aids d.
gestion and clears sallow biotches
compilations by stimulating the liv-
aT aud bowels. Ofiao Laxative Fruit
Syrup does not BBuseafe ar grippe
and Is mid and pleasant to take
Kemem her the name. ORIN0 and re-
fuse TO accept any substitute. b.
w. Fearis
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-02
LOCAL NEW 5.

~~~~~~
10 pounds sugar at Naughton's
for $500. 81
For best McAlister coal call on
the Waxahachie Grain Co. II
tG bars soap at Naughtoas for
25 cents. "a
Buy your lace leather from F. s.
Cronk Co. tt
Telmo goods, best on earth. Naugh-
ton sells them. 81
Fresh Oysters, 25c per dozen at
Pete's restaurant If
Is packages of blueing at Naugh-
tons for 25 cents. "a
Buy your felt and iron roofing
from F. S. Cronk Co. II
Our competitors howl, but Naugh-
ton does the business. 54
o.
Fresh Oysters. csc per dozen at
Pete's restaurant. tt
: pounds Royal Gloss Starch at
Naughton for IS cents. 81
why pay war time prices when you
can trade al Naugbton's "a
Fresh Oysters. 25c per dozen at
Petes restaurant. If
Today being first Monday large
crowd was in the city
Low grade wheat for chicken feed.
cheap. at the Waxahachie Grain Colt
Mrs W. b, Starr has been quite
sick for the past two DAYS
Hot hamburgers any hour in the
day, 10 cents at Andy Ellis restau-
rant. If
The street force began work today
putting down brick sidewalks on the
puDiiC square.
F. S. Cronk Co, viii sell you any
thing you need TO repair your gin.
Prices right. II
The county and city tax collect
ors began collecting taxes this morn
Ing on the rolls of 1905.
o
All orders for coal and feed stuffs
delivered promptly by the Waxa~
haehie Grain Co. If
The NJ. w. Nj. Club will meet with
Mrs h II Moffett Wednesday after
noon. October 4. from 4 10 6 O'Clock.
Tell your troubles 10 Bunkley
the plumber With r. s. Cronk Co.
Both phones 81. II
We have on display the largest line
of air tight heaters we have ever
shown. The Oldham Hardware Com
pany Sc
The regular monthly meeting of
Camp Winnie Davis. United Confed-
crate Veterans. was held this after
noon.
o
A child Of Mrs A. f. Brooks died
Saturday afternoon and was inferred
at the City Cemetery yesterday morn
ing
A meeting of the Waxahachie
Poultry Association will be held a,
the city hall tonight All members
are urged 10 be present
.
Mr.. Legge. who lives al the corner
of Marvin avenue and Williams
street. Is laid up with a bone fellon
on one of his toes
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-02
Doctors Said He Would Not Live.

Peter Fry, Woodruff, Pa. writes:
After doctering for two years with
the best physicians in Waynesburg,
and still getting worse, the doctors
advised me if l had any business to
attend to l had better attend to it
at once, as l could not live another
month as there was no cure for me.
Foley's Kidney Cure was recon-
mended to me by a friend, and | i'm
mediately sent my son to the store
for it, and after taking three bottles
l began to get better and continued
to improve until | was entirely well. !"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-02

W f. Hlpp sold his residence ON
Marvin avenue Saturday to Prof. ".
l.. Acker Mr., FIipp viii occupy a
new cottage which u Just being COM
pleted on Briggs street. Ike Will
build new home between n0N and
spring
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-02

Ladies will be admitted free at the
opera house tonight instead of Thurs
day night, AS announced in Satur-
days Light.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-02

An extra steel gang arrived In the
city yesterday afternoon TO finish the
work Of putting down new rails in
the Central yards
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-10-02

John Freeman aud family, who
have been living at Amarillo for sew.
eral months, have returned 10 Wa1a-
hachie TO reside
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19


Modern methods Of dealing with con-
many an old fashioned person who in
childhood lived through epidemics Of
various kinds.
Il thought your grandson was look
ing pretty peart again after his Ill
ness said one of the residents Of
Candy to Zenas Sprawle. ''but 1t struck
me the rest Of you looked kind Of
wore out. l s'pose he was pretty sick
for enc spell there"
mo, he want" said Mr. Sprawle
stoutly. '"There never was thing the
matter of him exceptin' a sore throat
bout same as I've had dozens o. times
toweled my neck up for night or two
an come out all right. But my sons
wife she had that city doctor to him,
an he made out twas one O. them
itises an had him an his ma quar-
antined off from the rest of u.s.
HE had the full use of his legs, an
the way he run over that floor above
our heads was enough to wear out a
hen. An when he was able to be
moved they had that part o the house
fumigated. 1t laid the foundations
tor stomach trouble with both Mar
thy an me, that fumigation did, an l
don't know as the smell will get out O.
my clothes enough for me to go to
church this whole winter. Get me In
middlin' warm place and that fu-
migatin' essence begins to try out O.
my overcoat same as II twas karo-
sense. guess there's reason enough
for Marthy an me to look wore OUT
Youths Communion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19

The largest mass Of Ice in the world
is probably the one which fills up near
ly the whole Of the interior of Green
land, where it has accumulated since
before the dawn of history 1t is be-
lieyed to now form block about 60O,-
900 square miles in area and averag-
ing a mile and a half In thickness
According to these statistics, the lump
Of ice is larger in volume than the
whole body of water in the Mediter-
ranean. and there is enough Of 1t to
cover the whole Of the United King
dom of Great Britain and ireland with
a layer about seven miles thick. If 1t
were cut into two convenient slabs
and built up equally upon the entire
surface of gallant little Wales" 1t
would form a pile more than 100 miles
high. There Is ice enough in Green
land to bnry the entire area of the
United States a quarter of mile
deep.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19

There Is not that conflicting an
tagonlsm between difficulty and ease
that is com lonly imagined. Many per-
sons count the former as the bane of
existence, to be avoided as far as pos
sible, and the latter an agreeable
friend, who Sc presence is always to be
courted.
On the contrary, however, they are
both elements of human life intended
to work n harmony with each other,
and thus to produce a beneficial effect
upon us that neither one could effect
alone. Every difficulty rightly treated
leads by a direct road to ease. How
hard and perplexing were the first
trembling steps of the infant as he tot
tered to his mothers kneeI A year or
two later and the very easiest thing
the healthy child can. do is to leap, to
run, to bound. Now he is slowly learn
ing the forms of the letters and pain.
fully endeavoring to trace them with
the pen, but in short time he will
read and write without an effort. So
with everything he undertakes to do
through life. Its difficulty when cour-
ageously accepted and COPIED with
gradually yields to its easy and smooth
performance
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19

Nearly every man, woman or child
who goes to Jefferson City pays a visit
to the penitentiary, for, though a
gloomy, forbidding place, It has a
strong interest. While acting as as
sistant city counselor Jacques Harvey
was at the capital on some legal bust
ness and wandered up TO look over
the pen" He Joined a party making
the rounds, one member of which was
a little girl. She became interested In
the convict who handles the revolving
cage that lets visitors In and out, and
stopped to talk to him:
do you find it dull here, sir? she
said.
Indeed 1 do. MISS TIE convict an
swered.
"'Still,' said the child, the singing
Of the birds helps t. relieve the monot-
ony, doesn't itT
Singing of the birdsT said the con-
Wet in puzzled voice.
Eyes said the little girl
"'What birds?' asked the man.
1.-THE well meaning but ignorant
child with hopeful smile replied:
1.-The little jail birds. They must
be great comfort to you kansas
City Independent
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19
The Lions and the Lamb.


Some 300 years ago King James 1. Of
England visited the lions then kept in
London Tower, the show from which is
derived 'the lions" in the sense of the
sights of place The king had had an
arena built on to their cages for fights
with bears. dogs and bulls, but the two
lions that entered it on this day simply
stood blinking Two racks Of mutton"
and "a lusty live cock" were success
sively thrown to them and devoured
"After this the king caused a live lamb
to be easily let down unto them by a
rope, and being come to the ground the
lamb lay upon his knees, and both the
lions stood in their former places and
only beheld the lamb, but presently
the lamb rose up and. went unto the
lions, which very gently looked upon
him and smelled on him without sign
of any further hurt" However, a lion
and mastiff fight that followed was
better sport
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19
BALLOON ASCENsIoNs.

The Close of the Day Is the Best
Time to Make Them.
Did you ever know why it Is that
balloon ascension at a country fair,
promised for o'clock in the after
noon, never occurs until about 6r'
asked an expert parachute jumper.
1T always happens, and the explana-
ton generally is that the preparations
for the ascension could not be made
in time. This Is rarely the case, for
the balloonist never had any intention
of going up earlier than JUST toward
the close of day. The reason for this
is that not only Is an ascension at any
other time fraught with little more
danger on account Of the winds which
usually prevail, but also because by
these same winds the balloon and para
chute are apt to be carried too far
away, perhaps so far that injury may
befall them before they can be recov-
cred
"The old and experienced balloonist
never makes an ascension except just
at shutdown, because with the going
down of the sun the winds subside
considerably. He can go almost straight
up, break away his parachute and
come down in the very lot from which
the ascension was made
There is really very little danger in
parachute leaping when the man who
does it is experienced. The parachute
must open and bring him down safely
though he will have hair raising drop
like chunk of lead for about 100 feet
the distance usually covered before the
big bag opens. Then he can guide his
descent readily by raising or lowering
this side or that in order to spill lit
tie air and thus keep 1t from drifting
"a balloon can't be guided, but q
parachute with a man of experience
hanging to 1t can be controlled as cas-
lily as a boat, for the reason that by
fitting it on one side you can force II
In the other direction and thus ma
neuver so that if it Is desired you car
deposit yourself on the very spot o.
the ascension. 1t is only the inexpe
rienced men who drift or those who
fear they may incline the bag too fan
for safety."-St Louis Globe Democrat
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19

Zig TO come in ana ma you read1ng
over another mans letters the night
before our wedding"
1T was silly, 1 suppose" Elizabeth
admitted, but 1 couldn't help it--and
you understand"
where is he nowT asked Wilmot,
kissing the soft wave Of her hair "You
won't grow to care for him again, will
you?"
"Oh, VIII, hush" the girl whispered,
her cheek against his coat sleeve.
Hes dead, dear. He died that year.
Didn't 1 tell you at frst2 l thought
you understood"
The sleet ratified angrily against the
window pane, Earring the quiet of the
shadowy room, and the fire sank and
darkened.
You will remember when you love
him." quoted Wilmot softly, that /
taught you how'-poor beggarw
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19
ovERExERTloN.
1t Leads TO Weakness of Heart and


II Leads to Weakness of Heart and
Early Death.
A prominent university professor
says that an investigation of some
years has convinced him that much
evil has resulted from college athletics.
College athletics, he finds, bring on
by overexertion number Of Ills, Of
which the worst and most common Is
weakness of the heart that, develop
ing with maturity, units the victim
for continued efficient effort in bust
ness and eventually carries him off be
fore his time.
Sprinting and tennis he believes to
be the two sports which work the most
havoc with the heart.
Oliver Wendell Holmes said that a
condition which often promoted long
life was prudently poor health at an
early age. He meant by this that a
man who in his youth had to husband
his strength and by slow and careful
process develop the good health that
he lacked would be more likely to es-
cape the dangers of overexertion In
which the careless giant was tempted
to indulge.
Still, given strength and good health
in the beginning, moderate exercise Of
ones powers cannot fail to be source
of renewed strength as well as OF
healthful enjoyment-B Boston GLOBE.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19
a HAzING TRAGEDY.
Origin of the Slang Phrase 'FWl
struck Billy Pattersone''

Origin of the Slang Phrase tfWh0
Struck Billy PattersOne"
Its many years now since the slang
expression, Who struck Billy Patter-
son? was heard all over New York
and Brooklyn" said veteran of the
metropolis. Few people remember
the origin of the expression, which was
really the killing of young man by
sheer fright. HaZing at colleges was
as rough then as now, and a common
plan was to capture a new student,
try him for some imaginary offense,
condemn him to execution, and then
hold his head on a block while a blow
was struck on the ground with the dull
side of Ratchet A student named
William Patterson was caught and
tried in this way and was led weeping
and shouting to the block He was
then blindfolded and held down, told
that his last day had come, and then
the bogus blow was struck with the
Ratchet His cries ceased instantly,
and when the students in alarm tore
off his eye bandages and felt his pulse
they discovered that he was dead Sew
eral investigations were held to ascer-
tain who struck the fatal blow, and 1t
was because 1t was finally ascertained
that no one ever struck Billy Patter-
son at all that the aggravating ques-
ton referred to was shouted at every
stranger by street boys, bootblacks and
other juvenile nuisanceS."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19
The quiet Answer.

AS young and unknown man l
went down to certain sessions court
on the Oxford circuit to prosecute for
the crown in case Of extensive rob-
berry from goods shed Of the London
and Northwestern railway Some ten
or twelve of US, all members of the
circuit, had accepted the invitation Of
very good fellow, also an Oxford cir
cult man, to drive out that evening
and dine with him at - manor. NY
case had duly come on and / had Sc
cured verdict Of guilty" during the
afternoon. Having changed into even
ing dress, took my place In a private
bus, together with my fellow guests,
for the FIVE miles drive out About
halfway there l, as a newcomer, not
having apparently been noticed by the
rest (the inside Of the vehicle was as
dark as Erebus), certain Mr.. T.,
a great talker, asked In loud tones,
"Who was the young Idiot who prose-
cuted today in that railway caseT"
II was" l promptly reJoined from
my obscure corner, and never knew
a man relapse so quickly into silence
before or since.-Fox Russell in Pail
Mall Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19

(anu InarT is NCne cause OF our quarreD,
but love you with all my heart. You
know what 1 have to offer you, dear,
but will you come with me as my
w1fe?"
1t was as If bomb had exploded at
the old mans feet. The words of in
terrupdon he would have uttered were
only splutterings of anger. By the
table the girl paused, trembling and
going from white to red. Then her
uncle found his voice
"Out Of my sight, sir! Your disobe-
dience shall cost you dearly l dis
own you'll cut you off without a
penny for your impudence! Your in
heritance shall be"-he glanced about
for the most worthless thing In sight,
and his eye Lit on the empty box on
the table-"that trash, sirI Take your
Inheritance and gov'
He was pointing to the door, but
Nick's eyes were on Nellie and into
them there flashed a radiant joy as at
sign from her he approached the
table.
You give me this box and its con-
tents as my fortune, sir2"
YES"
Then I am content, for you have
given me that which l most desire in
all the whole world"
The old man looked sharply at the
two smiling faces. What mummery
is this7 he demanded. Then he, too,
approached the table and peered into
the box where Nick's eyes were fas-
tened. what is that?" he cried, ad-
justing his glasses.
IF you please, sir. it is Nick's heri-
tage," answered Nellie shyly.
For in the side of the pasteboard box
was hole through which the rogue
Of girl had thrust her dimpled hand.
And that was how Nellie obtained
her uncle's consent and how Nick won
his hearts desire as the aftermath of
the old horse sale.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19
Didn,t Satisfy the Magistrate,

DAOh't Satlsfy the Magistrate.
The other evening a man of the bur
glar type stepped up to an old gen.
tleman and, handing him a piece of
paper, said:
"Sir, would you be good enough to
read me the writing on this piece Of
paper?"
The individual addressed consented
and, moving toward the rays of con
venient gas lamp, read the following
words:
IF you utter cry or speak a single
word shall shoot you. Give me your
watch and chain and your purse at
once and then pass on"
Completely taken on his guard, the
gentleman handed over the articles
asked for and walked of. A few
steps brought him to a poHeeman, and,
relating his story, the pair proceeded
in pursuit of the stranger, who was
not yet out of sight.
Next morning before the magistrate
the vagrant was called upon for an ex-
PLANTATION.
Your honor" he said, II am not an
educated man and can therefore nei-
ther read nor write. Last evening /
picked up piece of paper, and, it strik-
ing me that it might be of some i'm
portance, l took 1t to the first person
met and asked him to decipher it.
The gentleman read it quietly to him.
self, and then, without saying a word,
handed me his watch. chain and purse
and walked Off without giving me time
to recover from my surprise or to ask
him what he meant. 1t seemed to me
that the paper possessed a certain
value. and that he had given me the
valuables as reward for finding it''
But the magistrate gave him six
months just the same.-London Tit
Hits
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19
Autograph Fans.

1t was in China that the first auto
graph fans were seen, and they be-
came very fashionable there long years
ago. Some carefully preserved speci-
mems have belonged to the emperors
and their wives. while others have been
given as diplomatic presents. A fan
Of this description, for instance, was
presented by the Chinese ambassador
to Nine de Clauzel at the coronation
Of Napoleon 1. In India the very first
fans were supplied by nature In the
spreading leaves Of the lotus and palm.
but screen fans soon became emblems
Of power there also, for they are not
only mentioned in the great Hindoo
poems "Mahabharata" and "Ramaya-
ma" but Brahma and India are repre-
sented in the ancient sculptures at Ele-
phanta followed by slaves bearing the
fly fan and parasol which latter was
also considered as an emblem CT SUI
preme power
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-09-19
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Some men work just enough to keep
dirty.
Every one wants always to be able
to work, but not always to have to.
If you don't Ike certain persons, how
you hate to hear their money rattle!
Here is one sign that you are talking
too much-when your listener tries to
pull away from you.
After man passes fifty it is impos-
sible for him to get up any enthusiasm
about anything but his troubles
Ever notice how the big flies avoid
fly paper? 1t Is the same with the real
ly big men. They are seldom caught
You can follow directions In making
a cake or cutting out a shirt, but there
are no directions that can be followed
successfully in managing a man. Some
how he is not like a cake or a shirt
AtchisOn Globe