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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-14
orr NEW YORK LETTER.


Wen, here we are again. bAck IN
| The bright world of Easter with its
sweet significance after year Of
many fearful and wonderful happen
/ ings. after weeks Of Lenten refiec-
/ tion
How very busy the churches aret
| This seems TO he the time Of year
when humanity the Ieverential ele-
ment elects 10 draw near to the
Cross and to the One whose suffer-
| ings wrought our redemption.
The weather is simply glorious.
and these continuous days of April
sunshine have blotted out all our
stormy memories OF March
The dry goods side OF the Easter
subject lines itself up in stage-center.
and If | had a dozen pens and the
whole of this paper, could just
squeeze in the half,I could describe
Easter costumes will show the
obleo in a variety of forms
Girls confirmation frocks will
present live, yet simple combinations
of white lawn and lace Most of the
frills viii be on the pettieoat, which
the dress viii be thin enough TO
partially reveal
Gowns for spring dinner parties
and evening festivities have extreme
| ly long skirts, very ornately trimmed
at the foot and falling in supple
| folds.
The skirts of princess gowns are
| seldom trimmed except by stitched
rows, either on the skirt itself or on
| appliqued bands, the latter slightly
iunduiating at the upper edge
Among an almost infinity of beau
/ tiful high-class waists shown at Lord
and Taylor's there are some dressy
| developments in thick ecru Irish
crochet over a white satin lining
The beautiful white lawn lingerie
waists With lace yokes richly en-
broidered voluminous fronts and ell
bow sleeves. will again be much in
evidence this spring and summer
| They have attached collars of lace
insertion or embroidery
Shirring is largely used on hous'
dresses of soft silk, wool or crep
materials.
Chiffon taffeta, radium clotf
2 Henrietta, challie and all such sol
silk and wool weayes viii eompos
n gowns for young girls dressy weal
That reminds me: Any mothe
> ! whose growing girl is inclined t.
stoop. should correspond with Mr.
J. Ditman of Barclay street, New
York, in regard to the excellent little
brace he has for correcting this habit
The whole health, comfort and good
appearance Of every individual de
pends upon an erect form Round
shoulders are bad to have and may
be prevented by timely 'bracing up
While the Easter hats are slightly
larger than were the winter ones the
shapes are almost the same. Crowns
lare rather high, and medium in size.
Roses in all sizes from the smallest
to the largest are seen in quantities
and richest ribbons take on bewilder-
ing turns and twists.
Novelty shades in millinery are
bWet, reseda and helitrope.
The finest hats show mousseline
or uue under The bIim instead of
flowers. the idea being that side and
back trimmings give greater light
ness and daintiness in effect
SIDNEY EARLE
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-14

But aood material mah, good
goods command good prices VIII
uam. a Nosla1 Ice Cream tud
candy Factory u
New-York tribune., 1906-04-29

to hold their high places and while these instances
of turpitude can in fair sort OF way be Sald 10
reflect in anv Justice upon their colleagues, there
is still in the public mind feeling of distrst which
causes every mans actions and record to be closey
scrutinzed The country is really watching with
expectancy, and the question IN many mlrdS 1s'
Which Senator will be caught next! 1t IS IN
such trying times as this and under this cloud
of oboGuv that the student of history turns to
the record of other parliamentary bodies to make
comparison, and also to compare the Senate OF
to-day with other transactions IN our legislative
history. :. =,
In the British House of Commons, Dlsraeh said
that long after the close of the American war,
and within the memory of men who heard hln,
member of the Government stood below the gang
way at the final adjournment OF Parliament and
gave five hundred pound note to every member
who had supported the administration In the
earlier part of the last century 1T was common and
necessary method of getting a seat IN the EnSl1sn
House of Commons to bribe the constituency, and
in the days of George H. Walpole used bribery so
brazenly and unblushingly and successfully that
he laid down the maxim that every man has his
price" Yet English liberty and English constl-
tutional government have not proved a failure;
but in every way the England of to-day is the shin
ing example of the progress which great people
inherently virtuous and does make toward
higher things.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-29
By Warwick James Price

Now the bright morning star days harblnger,
Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her
The tlOwery May, who from her green lap throws
The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose
the Roundheads as much a matter of JOYOUS course
the one as the stocks and pilory
of sober satisfaction to the Other-the May-pOle has
crossed the again at Wellesley and Smith
and Bryn Mawr.
To these abodes of the sweet girl graduate to-
be the dawn of the fifth of the months brings each
the world old conflict between sleepineSS and
enthusiasm; for your genuine May-day must, of
course, begin at five in the morning. GOwned
in white, the girls spread abroad in the fields
for VOlets and buttercups and whatever else shall
lift its beaming little face up to them. Later,
when breakfast shall have boStered up enthuS-
aSm, there come the dances about really and truly
May poles, with flower crown for the queen of the
ceremonies, and songs galore; and in the meantime
how many maids have more or less SurrepttIOuSly
washed their pretty faces in the morning dew
That May-dew dispes freckles and bestOws lasting
beauty, is belief as Old-well, certainly ArthurS
seat, Edinburgh, where the custom has been OBJ
served for ages In the day of the genial Pepvs
everyone who anyone, we'll as a many who
were nObOdieS in particular, did much
When the Bryn Mawr girls raise their Mav-dav
song they call to mind another corner of the world
where this feast means early start in the day
For Brvn Mawr sings the old Oxford Maving hvmn
knows, has been chanted from the college tower a
little before five each May-day morning The
effect of that harmony at dawn, far up above the
New-York tribune., 1906-04-29
Senator Hoar's Indictment

COMING down to own day, or at least to
~ period within the memory of men now living,
GeorgeF F Hoar the great Senator from Massachusetts,
(now, alas gone from midSt), while member of
the House of Representatives OF the managers
in the Belknap impeachment trial in 1909, made
this startling and impressive statement:
Ny public life has been a very brief and insignificant
one extending little beyond the duration of single
of senatorial office but that brief period have
five judges of high court of the United States driven from
office by threats of impeachment for corruption malad
minisration have heard the taunt from friendieSt
lips that when the United States presented herself the
East take part with the civilized world in generous
competition the of life the only product her
institutions which she surpassed all Others beyond que
ton her corruption
have the State in the Union foremost in power
and wealth four Judges of her mpeached for
rupton, and the political admnist of her chief city
become disgrace and byword throughout the world.
have the chairman of the Committee Military
Affairs in the House distinguished member OF this
court his place and demand the expulsion of four
Of his associates for making sale of their official privilege
of selecting the youths be educated great military
school When the greatest railroad IN the world binding
together the continent and uniting the which
wash shores finished | have national
triumph and eXultatOn turned bitterness and shame
by the unanimous reports of three of Con-
gress-two of the House and hcre-that every
step OF tha mighty enterprise had been taken fraud
have heard IN highest places the shameless doctrine
New-York tribune., 1906-04-29

than any seeking OF V1ld
flowers, fresh with the dew
of dawning spring"
Yet Maia's day is full as
venerable as Allhallowe'en,
or the feast of good Bishop
Valentine, or Wear S
Day itself. 1t is far more
ancient than Christmas. Be
side it a Fourth of July or
even a Thanksgiving are as
very infants by a graybeard.
England's church may have
attempted to take it over, by
then Venerating Saints Philip
and James the Less; but the
festival goes back to prehis-
tOric India, to years when
the Druids built May bonfres
on what is now OnslOw
Heath, to CalendS when the
Romans recalled the Goddess
Flora in flower-decked pro-
CeSSiOnS.
What's not devoured by Times
destroying hand?
Where's Troy. and where's the
May-pole in the Strand'
Practical America, for all
her general neglect of Flora
and her fGtes, yet may an
swer old Bramston's final
query. The May-pole of the
Strand-that sixteenth cen
tury center of springtide
revels, beribboned by the
cavaliers and beShrewn by
New-York tribune., 1906-04-29

mOnv ends IN a mad reVelTV
of dance and glee and bonfire
Flora 5 festival Is being for
gotten. StratfOrd and War
wick. Brvn Mawr and North
amptOn, with such ceremO-
nieS as still are known to the
simpler folk of Ireland and
Wales and the Scottish High
landS-these are, after all,
the exceptions.
Yet make one other eXcep-
ton. For Nay-dav. to the
little ones of the poorer sec
tiOns of Americas 5 large cities,
seems coming in once more
Who has not seen their
pathetically tawdrv little
procession winding along the
crowded sidewalks TO some
brOwn-green park which IS 10
witness their futile limitations
of country JOllity2 These
wOuld-be revelerS are as ig-
norant of village green's as OF
low thatched cottages. Their
out-Ot-doOrs IS usually only a
narrow strip of blue far up
above the cramped streets
and tenCmentS which thevC call
home Vet Nay-day may To
them. in their own warped
and wizened way, mean as
much as ever IT did to Shakes
peare'S self, or to Milton or
WIther. Shelley or Words
worth or TennysOn.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-29
Dangers of Direct Election

THERE is a widespread clamor for the cleo
ton of Senators by the direct vote of the
people, and in measure this system OF eectrng
men for this exalted position already obtains the
South in the party primaries.
1t works we'll there; but it is doubtful if the same
results would be obtained the other portions OF
the country. The Southern people far more
Union. They more American in their lineage
and in all of their ideals than the people OF any
other section and the fact that there practically
only one party and that partizan politics have small
sway in the South makes it possible to have men OF
the highest character and attainmentS chosen IN the
primaries If we should attempt to choose Senators
in this way the North the selection of candidates
would necessarily be IN party conventions and 1t IS
not at all certain that the influences which
have debauChed Legislatures and often sent un
worthy men to the Senate, men who were the repre-
sentativeS of special interests corporations, would
be Just powerful in party conventions as they
are in the Legislatures. When it is considered that
these same conventions would also nominate can
didates for Governor, it is readily seen how danger
for Governor and & candidate for Senator, which IN
most instances would be irresistible.
After all, however the publication, II 1t comes at
all he obtained by the publication OF the cleo
tOrate. No stream rise higher than its source;
and if the people are ignorant and debased the men
elected to govern them will be of like character
There IS nothing truer in government than that the
representative represents, and only patr1otlc and
intelligent citizenship, WatChtul OF public affairs,
can insure purity in State Legislatures and thus
compel the election of none but pure men to the
Senate.
Those persons who are eXpend1ng their energies
and eXhausting the vocabulary of abuse, trying to
destroy the respect of the people for the Senate,
could much better devote their time and attention
New-York tribune., 1906-04-29
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR APRIL 70. 1900

avowed bv men grown public office that the true
way by which power should be gained IN the Republic IS
bbe people with the offices created tor their service
and the true end for which should be used when gained
the promotion of selfish ambition and the gat1fcaton
of personal revenge have heard that suspicion hauns
the footsteps of the trusted companions OF the Presi
dent -
These things have passed into history The Halam or
the Tacu Ssnonai the Macaulay who writes the
annals of will record them with his nexorable PEN
The comparison which is thus drawn between the
Senate of to-day and the corruption which threat
ened to overwhelm the country thirty-hve years
ago can but rebound to the benefit of the Senate.
The demorazing forces now at work produce no
such examples of debauchery and corruption as
Senator Hoar depicted Things bad; but they
have been worse, and if seek a remedy for
the evils which are now apparent, 1t is easy to find
and also easy to apply.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-29

to breaking down the barriers Of partzanship and
teaching the people the Oblgations of citzenship
The Senate is what the people have made 10 excebt
that being removed from the people it has
Welded to the debauching and denoralzing ten
dency of the age much less rapidly and markedly
than the House has The House has time and
again shown its lack of equipoise and self-control
1t impeached Andrew Johnson, and lacked only one
vote of successfully carrying out the program Of
that band of cOnsprators headed by Thaddeus
Stevens which had marked the South for destrt1c-
ton. The patriotism and wisdom of the Senate
saved from that greatest danger which the coun-
try has passed through, just this same Sen
ate refused to enact the Force Bill after IL had been
driven through the House under the whip and spur
of bitter partiZanship
Call the roll of great Americans. great in every
sense of the word and leave off the list those who
have been members of the American Senate and see
how the nations greatness will shrink. see how its
history will lose in brightness and glory. Let ME
name some of these as reminder to the shallow
thinkers and babblers who are now going up and
down the land abusing and malignng this great
body of American statesmen Let us call the r0H
and see the shades OF the dead who have honored
the Senate and been honored by 1t march IN pro-
cession: Clay Webster Calhoun Havne Benton
Trumbull, Cass, Thurman, Seward, Sumner Blaine.
Ben Hill Zeb Vance, HOar Lamar, Hunter Mason,
Chase, Breckenridge Bavard, Benjamin, Hendricks.
TOombs. COnkling, Matthews, Voorhees,, Sherman.
The Question of Precedence
RUT why add to the long and illustrious list It
~ would be easy double and treble It with names
iluStriOuS in history, and these have been
called from memory. Should 1t ever come into the
mind of anyone 70 try 70 write a history OF tins
great Republic without mentioning the name of
United States Senator. the inevitable result would
be a most pitiable caricature, most lame and I'M
potent conclusion
There are several men who are still IN the Senate
whose names will inevitably be added 20 this list
of our great dead when they themselves cross over
the river. For obvious reasons none OF these Nv
ing Senators can be mentioned IN this connection
Their records are made and are making, and thelr
countrymen will in due time render verdict on
their wOrthIneSS
The Senate viii remain 1t was intended to be,
the balanCe-Wheel of our governmental machinery.
Those who criticize and abuse it VIII ind their labOrs
vain in the effort undermine and destroy It's use
fulnesS or IN anv serious degree lessen the respect
and admiration which the American people feel 1or
this great and grand department of our Government
The swarm of detraCtors VIII vanish by and by Ike
the gnats of summertime, and just IN proportion
as the people shall realize their responsibilities and
rise their duty IN participating IN ard controlling
public affairs Just far VIII the Senate continue TO
make history of which the nation VIII be proud
The shadows murInur, but the deers are dumb
New-York tribune., 1906-04-29

THE times have changed since Milton sang.
Modern America knows not the gentle glorieS
of May day. The courier of the fifth month means
a moving OF household goods and chattels. re her
New-York tribune., 1906-04-29

listening groups in the quads and narrow streets,
is remarkably sweet and solemn. but. with the
first clash of the first strokes from the beliry'
sweetness and solemnity vanish, the spell OF har-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-12

The business of the Lamb Department Market
departments food demands of Angeles
y; these departments embrace groceries, fruit fish and poultry
vegetables meats bake stus decace CONNECTIONS and flowers
1t the Oldest mercantile enterprises in this city, having
founded IS Ahouse
by the Lamb Fruit subsequently incorporated under the
present nameLamb Department Market. From founding
business has been commanding the confidence the
public and remarkably liberal proportion of the patron
OF Los Angeles the tter suburbs and nearby This
property has been the outgrot of skfu hggrade
which has held trade by deserving to hold it.
The following figures taken salesbooks of
afford tangible ndsputabe evidence of the steadily
growing trade:
Sales
1902 100000
1906 with estimates for remainder of year) 250,Oo000
foregoing abulation the business the
rebed time covered With additional capital
reasonable enabling the expand its operations
extent with the opportunities to it. the
confident that the of bu
the $5Ooo year) be doubled inside of
two years.
1t the of the add wholesale branch to
business In pursuance of this small block of treasury
stock has been opened for subscription $40 share
suit the subscriber.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-12

The company is paying dividend of 2H
three months, the of 10 With
profits derived from the wholesale department and the closer buying
relatively economical operation afforded enlarged
scale of calculated that dividend
creased least is nearly four times the
maximum interest paid by savings banks and one-a
times the from reasonably good bonds
mortgages.
The stable character Of the Lamb Department Market business
question The business necessity
People must eat Other lines of trade shy and topp
but the line that has its foundation popular necessity
rooted and will endure department market peculiarly
strong advantages catering popular Buying
onay large quantities buy possible prices
the producer which enables it, sell cheapy possible
to its customers To the eleentst of
possible adds the of convenience facility
customers By calling eephonng but place.
may get all that otherwise would entail visits communication
with ten different establishments The
teand time is the of human accopshmen-tat
means must always give the department market ad
vantage the contest for public patronage Then again.
department institution many Stores
each of these is much less than
totally distinct enterprise under proprietorshp
With all OF the advantages of high prestige wide reputation
thorough experience and long list of customers embracing
great proportion of the we'll influential persons
Los Angeles and Southern California Department. Market
has but widen fullest the
steadily charging volume of business its lines southwest
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-12-15
Roll Of Honor.

To be on the Honor Roll at
Williamsburg High School the Pu-
oil must not fall below 90 per cent.
on any subject. and must have no
dement's. neither be tardy nor alb
sent during the month.
The following pupils have attained
that honor for month ending Dec,
z. 1906:
Fifth Grade, Miss Beesie Morris
teacher-Evelyn Goodwin and Ark
Squires.
Sixth Grade. Miss Harriet P
Hankins. teacher-Rosella Houge
May Person. Nellie Worthy anC
John TAYLOR.
Seventh and Eighth Grades. Mis-
Virgie Jones. teacher-Seventh- -
John Pitman and Henley Jones
Eighth. none.
Ninth and Tenth Grades. J. n
Hillman. teacher - Ninth - Lizzi
Deacon and Louise Serveante. Tent
Rose Smith.
Jas. n. Hillman. Principal.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-12-15
INTERESTING LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The Events Of q Week Told in a
Few Words.

Mrs. Carren Melby will hold an
auction sale on Dec. Is at her home
in James City.
The delinquent tax list for James
City for 1905 has been printed. The
aggregate amount is less than last
year.
There was a regular meeting of
No. IL Order of the Eastern Star
Thursday night. for the election of
officers
Sixteen (lo) views of Williams
burg and vicinity for only 10 cents.
Also beautiful post cards with same
views at for cents. Be sure 70
ask for our Souvenir Letter.
Jas. II, Stone. Druggist.
Pres. Lyon G. Tyler went to
Richmond Wednesday. where he
will be a witness in the school book
investigation.
Delay is dangerous. If you have
pains in head. back and limbs. Il
Grippe is hard 10 cure unless taker
in time. No. 4 Cold and Grip Cure
CPoythrass) is a safe and sure relief
and can always be found in stock a
Stones Drug Store.
The Eastern State Hospital is ad
vertising for quarterly supplies. l
any of our merchants wish TO biz
they should apply for blanks.
Every reader should have hi
envelopes and letter heads nead'
printed. 1t is cheaper and safer
We can sell you envelopes and not
paper printed as cheaply as you ca
buy the plain paper.
BY special request Rev. D. ]
Merritt. pastor of the Methods
church. will preach or the mainteI
ance Of law and order. tomoTo
night. Theme. "A Notable Trial.
The city officials are invited 10 I
present.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-12-15
School Book Investigation.

Richmond. Va. Dec. l3.-Wm.
Z. Byrd. chairman OF the school
book investigating committee of the
legislature which viii convene here
today. this afternoon gave out thr
following statement regarding the
scope and extent of the investiga-
ton:
The committee will put on the
stand as witnesses the Board Of Ed
uoaton as constituted in 1904. when
the last book adoption was made
The board was at that time com
poSed Of the following gentlemen;
Former Governor A. J. Montague.
attorney General Anderson. Super
lintendent of Public Instruction
lSouthall. Dr.. Kent. of the Universe
ity OF Virginia DR. Tyler. of Williams
burg: Captain West. OF Norfolk
county: Carter Glass. OF Lynchburg
and Professor BowleS. OF Stanton
The committee has also summon
ed Secretary Of the Board Brent
The examination will be held in th'
senate chamber. The order Of tn
, examination has not yet been de
/ termined upon.
2 This investigation is calculated Z
: bring out some startling results. Fo
D instance. the committee wants Z
! know why Virginia pays more fc
school books than the states 70 N
r south and west and north Of Us.
n Chairman Byrd has spent sever
=. months looking into the book que
y ton and he is prepared to make II
examination very thoroughly.
It's a known fact that books
j. Virginia cost more than in any oth'
state along the Atlantic coast. Wh'
, child is furnished with a set
3 books for the session. that set
. likely TO be changed the followiI
: year. making more expenditure Z
n the family and more profit for q
r. American Scnool Book Compar
2. from whom the books are purchase
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