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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05
FLOOD IS FRGHTFUL.
Considerable bamagp islc;ed on
Clifton. ArL
SCORE MAY BIZ DEAD
onr Lady KILLED by Her Residence
II Iiriag Wrecked and u Rusiness
Thoren-hfarr Reported a.
Eaiirely Ruined.

B'sbee, Aria, Dec 5-onc ~ the
~ors, floods IN the history Of Clifton.
Aria. came down the San Francisco
river and Chase street Monday night
Chase street which was the principal
thoroushfare Of the town. WAS almost
completely ruined From seven TO
twenty persons is the report OF the
loss of life The name of only one
victim, however, has been obtained
Mrs. Joseph Theron. who was with
her husband and children, was caught
on a falling house. was killed. Other
members OF the family had narrow
escapes, One OF the saloons which
was washed away, carried several men
into the torrent, and they are believed
to have been drowned A woman and
child were lost in a small restaurant,
which as dashed 10 pieces In the flood.
A number OF small frame buildings In
which people We're known TO be liv-
ing also We're destroyed and it is fear
ed that number OF families persisted.
The Coronado railway from Clifton to
Longtellow is destroyed II will be
several weeks before business can he
resumed over the roads. The financial
loss cannot be estimated.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05
BREVITIES PUNCHED.

Driskill hotel, Austin has been sold
for 100000 to Texas syndicate.
r. G. Pierson, a farmer, while drinv-
ing, died suddenly near Mckinney.
Four children burned to death near
Westfield. N. j., during the destruction
of the home.
John M. Sharp, a prominent ator
ney of Cameron, Tex, died at Beau
mont, where he had gone on business
An arm of Peggy Scott, an India
| girl, was nearly shot off at Okmulget
Barney Sims. Uchee Indian, was al
rested
BY Fort Worth and Denver freigh
wreck five miles north of Rhome. Tex.
Frank Young YVES badly hurt and tive
horses killed
For 10000 p. A. Norris and Frank
Phillips bought LOO acres near Lado.
mia, Tex. including thirty houses and
two gins. They are oil men.
At Palestine Tex. negro snatched
purse from Mrs. G. II. Turner. II
contained two diamond earrings, a
brooch cash and valuable papers
Governor Lanham has appointed
Hon. Glenn b. Potter of Gainesville
Judge OF the Sixteenth district court.
succeeding Judge Barrett. deceased.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05

japan that relates IN any manner to
this subject or in any way interferes
with tho right OF the state Of California
to conduct and administer its system
OF public schools in accordance with
its own constitution; and
Resolved, further That 81 is the
duty OF the president O. the United
States to notify the government of ia.
pan, and TO notify any foreign govern
ment with which the question may
arise, that the public educational insti.
tutions of the state are not within
the jurisdiction OF the United States
and that the United States has no pow
err to regulate or supervise their ad.
ministfation.
President Roosevelts annual mes.
sage occup ed the senate for two and
one-halt hours Tuesday, to the exclu-
sion of nearly all business
The resolutions of Senators penrose
and Foraker relative to discharge of
negro soldiers went over.
Mr.. Cullom secured the adcption of
appropriate resolutions regarding the
death of the members Cf the house
since the last session. and the senate
at 2;45 p. m. adjourned as a further
mark Of respect.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05
COMMITTEES CHOSEN.
Two Important Ones Appointed by
President of Convention

Two Important Ones Appointed by
President of Convention.
Guthrie, Okla. Dec. b.--President
Murray Of the constitutional conven-
ton appointed two important commit
tees, namely, those on the regulation
of the liquor traffic and on county
boundaries. That on liquor regula-
ton is heat I'd by Luke Roberts of
Olustee. The general belief is that
two-thirds of ~ members of the latter
committee, winch passes on the pro-
hibition provision OF the new constitu-
ton favor statewide prohibition.
A resolution was presented by an
Oklahoma delegate calling on the con
vention to draft a law maintaing the in,
difvduality &c church and state The
resolution was a practical embodiment
memorial of the Seventh Day Advent
lists. The memorial Is signed by 5000
voters, and asked that reference be
made in the constitution to any day be
set aside for public worship. The reso-
luton was referred to a committee.
Forty new planks were proposed du-
ring Tuesds The most important are
those declaring the new state to favor
an amendment to the Federal constitu-
tion providing for an income tax and
allowing the delegates to name county
lines
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
sfaydsn says Bill IL Fer tire Purpose
cf Purifying the Army

WASHINGTON. Dec 81 Representative
slRydea OF Texas who introduced IN
the house a bin providing for the dis
charge Of all negro troops BIZ June
80 1907. In explaining the measure
said
The BIN speaks for Itself II was
not introduced for bnneombc NV pur.
pose If 10 give the congress az the
United States an opportunity 10 psirse
the army OF An admittedly dangerous
eiemtn To say that the negroes are
nraFe IN not an argument against the
measure Many men have been brave
IN fact most men are in the matter
az fEhun. The Comanche adm Sioux
Indians wer as brave men as can he
but NO one would seriously suggest
that We ultimately recruit regiments
from them, put guns IN their hands
and station them near companies OF
white troops. toward whom they enter.
TAIN Inherent race hostility The
Twenty.fifth infantry Is manifestly i'm.
tued with the same race hostility. and
events have shown Il 10 be quite ar
dangerous as the Sioux or Cufnaucilr
could he
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05
MASONIC GRAND LODGE.
Seventy First Annual Convention Is In
Session.

Session.
waco. Dec. 5-The seynty-firSt an
nual communication of the most wor.
shiptul grand lodge of Texas, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons, was open
I'd Tuesday morning with a represcu-
tstiou from subordinate lodges, fully
up ~ the standard 81 attendance.
After announcement OF committees
Grand Master Bradle. delivered bis
annual address % showed the order
IN uuurisUiug condition.
The repO uf the graud treasurer
showed "a balance OH hand ut $40 iUa.
80 uurius the past year Seni3i52
was collected FOR widows and orphans
fund
Fltty seventh grand chapter uf koys'
Arch Mason sre also in session Grand
High Priest CoChrsus annual address
VAS interesting
Tho grAu. treasurer reported that
Iu addition the donation Pea 'hr san
Francisco sufferers hY fhe Sraud chap
ter $500 ahalt $4,000 hHi been Et,vu
bt individual aHt ln,al chapters
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05
RAyNoR's RESOLUTION.
Declares Government Cannot Interfere
with California Schools,

Washington. ncc, Senator Ray.
nor introduced 10 the senate The fol.
lowing resolution on the Japanese
question
Resolved. That In the opinion OF
the senate this soveTpment has no
right to enter into any controversy
with any foreign government relating
TO the public school SYSTEM of any of
the states In the Union
Resolved. further That II ts the
opinion 81 the seust. that there IL
no provision In the treaty between the
United States and the government Of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05
EIGHT LIVES LOST.
Concentrator Dam Breaks and the Re-.
suits Are Disastrous.

Eel Paso, Dec. 5.-A special to the
Herald from Morenci, Ariz., says:
Eight lives are said to have been lost
In a great flood at Clifton Monday
night The Detroit concentrator dam
broke, sending wall of water down
Chase creek Wires are down between
Morenci and Clifton. and no definite
news can be obtained until messengers
return from Clifton. The central tele-
phone station in Clifton has been aban-
doned, having been pronounced US
safe
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05
UNU SUAL- HONOR.
penison Man Youngest Great Grand
father In the State

Denison. Dec. 5.-W. s Urquhart of
this city is a great grandfather at the
age of fifty-four years The arrival of
a son at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
kennth True gave this honor to Mr..
Urquhart 1t is believed that he is the
youngest grandfather in the state.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05

Harrisburg Pa, Dec 81 evils En-.
cry the unsuccessful Democratic.
Lincoln candidate for governor AZ the
recent election, spent s25 SCI IS in the
campaign, according TO his statement
filed In the office OF the secretary OF
the commonwealth.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05
New Ministry Approved.

Madrid, Dec. liking Alfonso has
approved the new ministry under the
premiership Of Marquis Dearmijo in
which General Weyler resumes his old
post as minister OF war
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05
Chief Justice Dies Suddenly.

Boston, Dec. 5.-Chief Justice An
drew F, Wiswell OF the Maine supreme
court died suddenly at the Hotel Tou.
raine, this city, of heart disease
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05

laiinT io The printing or sae message
The house at 2.s5 p. M adjourned.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-05

Martin Janka, Bohemian, shot him.
telf to death at Ennis, Tex
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09

Section BE it known that +. Sabin. +. w.
Sabin. 4. L. Sabin. and others who may be
associated with them. are hereby incOrpOra-
ted into a mpa my. to be known as the +.
Sabin Company. under Chapter %, Code 1892
and amendments thereto. with dOmicile at
Grenada, Mississippi, for the full time of fifty
| years. with an authorized capital stock OF
Fifty Thousand Dollars, in shares of One
| Hundred Dollars each. with authority to or
| ganize and begin business when the sum of
Two Thousand Dollars of the capital stock
| has been subscribed and paid to the proper
officers OF the Company.
Sec. 2.-The object and purpose OF said cor
| poration shall be. and it is hereby author
| lied to do. a general mercantile business. OF
I buying and selling all kinds of goods, wares
and merchandise known to the mercantile
trade, on credit. with or without mortgage,
personal or collateral security. or for cash.
notes and mortgages, and to buy and sell
real estate and personal property. Such
further and additional authority Is hereby
conferred as Is necessary to the transaction
of the business h~ereinabOve authorized.
Sec. 3-The management OF said company
shall be under the supervision. OF q board OF
directors, OF three or more members who
shall be stockholders, and who shall be cleo
| ted annually by the stockholders. Said dt-
| reotors Shall elect annually from their num-
| Der a President, Vioe-President, Secretary,
| Treasurer and Manager. and one person may
Fill more than one OF said offices. A majority
of the stockholders shall enact suitable Ny
laws for the government and management
of the company.
Sec. 4.-The business of the company can
! be liuuidated on affirmation vote OF three
! fourths Of the paid-up capital, at any regu-
lar or special meeting. 6ASt.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09

We cannot help living in some degree
the lives of heroes who are constantly
in our minds. Our characters are con-
stantly being modified, shaped and
nodded by the suggestions which are
thus held. The most helpful life sto-
ries for the average youth are not the
meteoric ones, the unaccOuntable ones.
the astonishing ones, like those of Ma
poleon, Oliver Cromwell and Julius
Caesar. The great stars of the race
dazzle most boys. They admire, but
they do not feel that they can initiate
them. They like to read their lives,
but they do not get the h%elpfulness and
the encouragement from them that
they do from reading the lives of those
who have not startled the world so
much. 1t is the triumph of the or
binary ability which Is most helpful as
an inspiration and encouragement.
The life of Lincoln has been an in
initely greater inspiration to the world
than the life Of Napoleon or that Of
julius Caesar.-O. S. Marden in Sue
cess Magazine.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
A Remarkable Career.

. General Sam Houston was not only
a great Texan, but probably the most
striking and commanding figure which
aas yet appeared in the public life Of
The far southwest born IN Virginia,
faken to Tennessee at an early age,
whence, while yet in his teens, he went
% war with Andrew Jackson against
he Creek Indians; desperately wound
ID i'll the battle of the Horseshoe Bend;
tdjutant general of Tennessee and a
representative in congress from that
state; governor of Tennessee in his
youth; married, separated from his
wife in two months, resigning imme-
liately as governor, self exiled for
years among the Cherokee Indians,
e%migratiDg to Texas in 1882; member
Of the convention of 1886, which de-
clared Texas to be an Independent re-
public; general and commander in
chief of the army which achieved in
dependence at San Jacinto; twice
president of the republic, United States
senator and governor Of the state
9. A. Culberson In Scribner'S.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09

The story Of the early life, transfer
nation and final death Of the Chinese
quail Is the most remarkable that Is
found in the pathological literature Of
the world. The narrative In all its I'M
reasonableness Is found in the story Of
ON chung. which is the name the Chi
nese quail is known by when ut home
in the Flowery Kingdom. Celestial au-
thorities on bird lore declare that no
specimen Of om chung was ever known
to live a year; that they do not lay
eggs, as all other known species Of
birds do, and, finally, that their pro-
genitor is a Shiny, four jointed worm,
which has n red head and n sting on
the end Of its tail. This quee s~eacoast
worm, according to the curious legend
Of ON chung, lays 100 eggs annually.
Fifty of these become fish and the 9TH
er fifty are worms of the same species
as the parent. The fish that has come
into existence in this curious manner
also lays 100 eggs a year. Fifty Of
these become water deniZens after the
image of their parent, and the others
become birds of the famed ON chung
family. These ON chungs, or Chinese
quails, never breed, and are only
brought into existence as above related.
We give the above not as Il literal fact,
but as a specimen of the Chinese idea
of evolution.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09

1t is little short Of astonishing to
zee how little water Is required to float
the southern river steamers, q boat
loaded with perhaps a thousand bales
of cotton slipping along contentedly
where a boy could wade the
stream. Once, however, the Chatta-
hoOchee got too low for v e her light
draft commerce, and at Gunboat
shoals a steamer grounded. AS the
drinking water on board needed re-
%pleniShing, a deck hand was sent ashore
with a couple of water buckets. Just
at this moment q northern traveller ap-
preached the captain of the boat, and
asked him how long he thought they
would have to stay there.
"Oh, only until that man gets back
with a bucket Of water to pour into
the river" the captain replied. Pres
emily the deck hand returned, and the
stale water from the cooler was
emptied overheard. Instantly, to the
amazement of the traveller, the boat
began to move.
"Well, IL that doesn't beat thunder!"
Ae gaSped.
The fact was that the boat, touching
the bottom, had acted as n dam, and
there was soon backed up behind her
enough water to lift her owe the shoal
and send her on down the stream
Harper's Weekly.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
Humor ana Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
WE S 1T. BUT

/ know that money Is the root
OF trouble to mankind, and therefore
1t seems quite plain the filthy stuff
Is something hat we should not care
for.
/ know we should not worship 1t:
/ also know we should not prize II.
But still ! cannot bring myself
Somehow or other to despise It.
! know as well as anything
We would be better off without Il.
That's what the folks who have It say,
And others who know all about 1t,
But still 1 notice that the guys
Who have 1t raise an awful hoIler
II some one tries to take away
From them as much as half a dollar.
Just having 1t about the place
They say Is really soul DESTROYING.
And keeping 1t from taking wings
Is work most people n annoying.
II you're without a single sou
In gold or in the metal paler,
You make the andlord scratch his head
And have a good joke on the tailor.
I'm glad / haven't any wealth:
Still I'd be gladder If 1 a some.
Although / know 1t makes Il man
The very opposite of gladstone.
But I'd be pleased to feel that way,
Dance by myself the whole cotillion,
II / could just be good and sad
And at the same time have a million.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
II City Noises Jar You.

Get some spermaceti, roll a wad large
enough to fill the ear Orifces, put !. in
a piece Of fine cotton cloth tied with
thread and insert into ears on retiring,
pressing 1t quite firmly therein SO that
the ball of spermaceti will closely fill
up all the air space in the ears. You
will find it quite effective for barring
noises, and hence inducing natures
sweet restorer, balmy Sleep" to get in
Its good work. This q plug is harm
less and cheap. 1t helped me out great
ly years ago amid the city's din, my
sense Of hearing being intensely keen
and temperament neurotic. 1t Is worth
a trial, and l have no patent on it.
New York Herald.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
Bulldogs a Menace to Health.

The bulldog is n to health.
We have this on the authority of a
noted French physician, who says that
because Of his large mouth the bull
dog is a great purveyor Of disease, es-
pecially Of consumption, Giphtheria
and the like, as the dribbling from the
heavy, loose jaws Is incessant. Those
who fondle bulldogs do SO at a great
risk. He traces many cases of in
fectious disease, especially among
young children, to households in which
bulldogs are kept as pets. When we
add to this the invariable ferocity of
the beast, the danger to which children
and other innocent and defenseless
people are exposed whenever he roams
the streets or highways, we have an
argument in favor Of his disposal that
cannot be gainsaid. Away with bull
dOgsi
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
TIRED MOTHERS.

Ii there is any class of persons who
need tenderness and encouragement
it is tired mothers; weary limbs, sad
hearts and puzzling brains all attest
to the fact. There ought to be special
privileges granted to tired mothers as
much Is to invalids. Those who have
passed through this trying ordeal
know how to sympathize, know how
to excuse the shortcomings of those
who are passing through the narrow
g~ateways. the thorny paths, the rough
highways, where temptation holds
high revelry, and the angel of peace
sits in the shadow.
Tired mothers. always anxious,
scheming, planning and economizing
how they can manage their detail of
domestic life with least EXPENSE, for
children are Snch a drain upon the re-
sources of ones time, heart and pOck-
ct. The mothers doing double work,
triple work themselves, to save for
this or that, until the nerves are
strained and shattered to a degree I'M
bearable to themselves, and particu-
larly offensive to others.
Let us entreat you, fathers and bus
bands, deal gently with the wife and
mother; cheer and brighten her life
by all means in your power, for she
needs your help in~many ways, to
buoy her up and sustain her, that she
may be nerved with fresh vigor to i'm
part to the little ones who are a con-
slant drain upon her life and ener-
gies.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
John Doe Proceedings.

John Doe proceedings were abOl-
ished by law in Great Britain in 1852.
Previous to that time John Doe had
6gured in the old fashioned ejectment
action for the recovery Of the posses
sion of land, together with damages
for the wrongful withholding thereof.
FOR various reasons of convenience
and history dating from the reign Of
Edward III. A did not proceed against
3 directly In such q case. Instead A
delivered to B an entirely false state
ment from the fictitious John Doe"
that A had devised the land to John"
. FOR a term of years. and John had
oeen ousted from it by the equally
fictitious Richard Roe" Then Rich
ard informed B that he vas not going
20 defend the action himself. but B
must do it, and so on. Occasionally,
by way of variety, John Doe" gave
place to one "GoOdtitle."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
The East Side.

"a city's sums" said a globe %trOtter,
"are always in its eastern quarter. l
wonder why? Take New York. Its
east side is its slum side. So it Is with
London. The east end is the slum end.
OF Philadelphia, Chicago, Canton and
Madrid the same thing holds good. as
I know from personal experience. The
only possible ground l can give for a
city's slums being invariably in its
eastern quarter is that this quarter is
the one that is exposed to the harsh
and unpleasant rigors Of the east
wind"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
THE MODEL GIRL

Her motto is: do unto others as
you would have them do unto YOU"
The real queen Of the rosebud garden
OF girl is she who Scatters kind words,
kind smiles and sweet cOurteSieS along
the way and who remembers her
friends at all seasons with equal COR
diality.
Another characteristic of the model
girl is quiet dignity. 1t is the perfect
virtue that results from the mingling
Of gentleneSs and self-reSpect with an
atom of consideration thrown in to
make the different parts mingle per-
fectly and make a delightful type of
girlhood. Her dignity diffuseS itself
like the perfume of a rose; you delight
in it as much as you. respect it.
Patience, Self-control, kindness and
veracity also characterize the model
girl. She bears in mind that Rome
was not built in a day." and SO bides
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
Columbia River Thrice Named.

The Columbia river has had three
aames. 1t was first called the Oregon.
Afterward it was called the st. Rogue,
aut when it was discovered by Robert
Gray in 1892 it was given the name Of
ais vessel, the Columbia. in place Of
the two floating appellations, Oregon
and st. Rogue. According to Whitney,
the original name Of the river was the
OREGON, "big ear or zone that has big
ears" the allusion being to the custom
Of the Indians who were found in it's
region of stretching their ears by Dor
ing them and crowding them with or
naments.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
why Is TIT

Here is a question in naval science
which is to the average sailor man a
riddle unsOlved. Take a vessel of, say.
$500 tons; place on it a cargo Of $500
tons. This gives you a total Of 5000
tons. Hitch q little tug to this YES
sci, and she will yank the big craft
along at the rate of six or eight knots
an hour. Now put the tugs machinery
ia the big vessel. 1t won't move her
half O knot an hour. Why is this?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
Explicit.

"Tell me-" requests the young per-
son, entering the study Of the gray
bearded philosopher, what is the diff
ference between friendship and lover
The gray bearded philosopher studies
the table thoughtfully for a moment
or two, then replies: Friendship, my
son, Is q mutual understanding; love
is a mutual misunderstanding."-Life
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-09
When YOu Take q Bath.

When drying off after a bath stand
in the bathtub in water up to the an
kles. When rubbed with coarse towels
until the body is all aglow, step out
and wipe the feet. This prevents that
uncomfortable chilly feeling experience
ed if n steps Immediately out Of a
bathtub full of water on to the bath
mat.