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CONCERNING CLANS.
wide Range From which the supplies FOR
This Market Are Drawn.


This Market Are Drawn.
1t is not impossible. in fact II Is not at
all improbable. that the little neck clans
one eats here on the half shell or the bigger
CLANS that may be eaten cut up In chowder
came from a. far away as Canada or
Charleston, s. c.
Once all the clans consumed here were
gathered hereabouts, but in the course
OF time the beds became more or less de-
pleted, population increased along shores
on which clammers had dwelt and the
clammers themselves took up other oocupa-
tions, and so the local supply fell OF, while
with the city's constant and great growth
the demand was steadily and greatly in
creased
Then, some ten or fifteen years ago,
when the local supply OF CLANS was short
wholesale fish dealers here began tele-
graphing to their correspondents at points
north or south, whence at one season
and another they draw their varied and
great supplies OF fish for this market: Got
any CLAIMS down your way?" or. a. the case
might be. Send us some olams.' And at
these various points people began digging
slams for shipment to this market.
The supplies from one or another OF
these places may be more or less inter-
mittene. AT some places men may clam
part OF the time and oyster the rest, but
from these outside sources taken all together
the supply Of CLAIMS Is now large and regu-
lar. There is still a supply Of local clans
and still clammers hereabouts who mako
very good money at the work. but they
can't supply the market, and now in the
quoted. along with Princess Bays and
other local CLAIMS, Easterns from around
Cape Cod and TO the eastward, and Canadss
from as far north az Prince Ed ward Island
In tho Gulf OF 81, Lawrence, and Southern
u own coast and all. according to their
several grades and sizes. bring good prices,
with the market frm. New York eats a
lot Of clans.
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CUSTOMS OF NEGRO TRIBES.
Divorce Rare-High Regard for Mothers
Property Rights.

1t is said that divorces arc rare among
those tribes who lead . simple life undis-
turbed. As with civilized people, marriages
cannot be dissolved without Formally.
Princesses Of the Gold Coast only have the
privilege Of separating from their husbands
without formality. Some white clay hand
ed TO the husband is a sign Of dismissal
Common people, on the other hand, have
to appear before the chiefs, who decide
the case. II they present the wife with Q
piece of white clay. she must mark the trees
OF the principal streets OF the village as .
sign that she In no longer a welded wife.
II the divorce is granted 10 the man, tho
wife's family must return the equivalents
OF the purchase money.
Old age among the true negroes. as among
many other peoples, is held in high esteems
says the Southern " Workman. Contrary
10 the popular notion the family life Of
many African tribes before they came
in contact with European civilization was
beautiful. The large family prevails.
There is probably no roe In which Of
sp ring is no highly priced as among the
negroes. Infanicide is rare here in oon-
partson with Polynesia INC Melanesia.
They rejoice at the birth Of a child. In this
respect they are much like Europeans.
Mother love Ii very strong. II a mans
mother and his wife, they say. arc on the
point OF drowning and he can save only
one he must save the mother, for il the
wife is lost he may marry another. but he
Will never find a seoord mother
the original right 20 private ownership
OF land is acquired, as with us, either by fec
or allodium; Il is said hat tenure OF land
among the DahoEIeys and Bechuanas ia in
lee simple. In East Africa il is everywhere
allodLaL- On the Gold Coast property in the
soil Is acquired by bringing il under cultiva-
ton. All the land In the neighborhood of a
town Is considered as belonging to the in
habitants generally and the man who first
cuts down the u and grows a crop is re-
garded as the proprietor OF thai portion.
Among some " est African tribes there ts.
under native law no community in goods
between a mar and his wife. Each keeps
separate estate, women owning and hold
ing property under identical conditions
with men. The laws OF inheritance vary
In some cases the brother inherits; in some
the eldest or most influential son In some.
the chief slave. The underlying idea IN
inheritance OF property seems to be 10 keep
the wealth Of the house, l. O.. tho estate,
together. This Is hat similar 10 the
idea underlying the English law OF inheri-
tance. The strong n the cunning, As
with us, defraud the weak out Of property.
particularly women and children who have
no powerful relatives.
In spite OF abuses there il a definite and
X lodged law, TO which an appeal can
be made by persons OF all classes, provided
they have the means OF setting the machinery
OF the law in motion. There are wills, but
Of wills. A rich man gives things during bis
lifetime to his friend or favorlte wife Or
child or slave, so that he can see that they get
what he wishes them TO have.
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pan and cook some -fitch,' and then eat IL
without help. Weighed down with a real
ization Of the curse OF poverty as he listens
to the fitch" friszle TO a FRAGILE he mo
be blamed for muttering deep in his heart Of
hearts, -No wondah dey is anarchists"
Like as not the cooking Ia accompanied
by another trasedy-the chimbly won't
drawn -N-n-now, how come that there?
Where-all is that there chimbly trouble at?
They-they-they amt no chimbly to drawn,
that's where that there CT inbly trouble
an confiscation is at. Observation-Disclosures
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ates every nook and oornsr Of this happy
city in itself:
Oh. our manhood's prime vror' No spirit feels
waste.
Not q bTicSbst is stopped in lie playing nor sinew
embraced.
Oh. the wild Joys Of roughhouse Il -swattinE a
cop on his block.
The strong rending Of bricks from the chimney
Ne cool silver shock
In the bathtub for ours, We'd rather be lynched
Than daily In bathtubs while brave brothers are
plnched-
How good Ia mans life. the mere living.
In the first place this is perhaps the ouly
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store, say, 100 new. fresh bricks on each
roof. To all these petitions the landlords
reply that with San Juan Hill rents lower
than they average in any other place along
the west shore Of Manhattan Island they
clnnot afford to supply the families with
free bricks, especially since the int-oduc-
ton Of the new police hesdgear shortrns
the active life per brick per head.
Leader James j. Hagan has been sp-
pealed 70 TO- redress. but as election is
over Tammary seems slow t. take up the
matter. The citizens att ibute the refusal
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Hear Raids n CamD.

Altoona corrcspOndcnCc P,ttsburg Dispctch.
A bear Of unusual size terrori2cd a camp
Of two hundred laborers employed by the
american PIP Line Company on a reservoir
for the PennsvlN ania Railroad. four miles
west of DuncansvlllC. between ! and ? O'Clock
THIS morning,
For an hour the animal wandered about
the camp, aud, while the men were arm I'd
they were afraid to leave their shanties 10
meet him IN Op0n combat.
Dogs aroused the sleepprs, and Cullen
Webster, "A clerk. aW Oke to 1nd the bear
looking In a. his window. After wandering
around nh hour Bruin ambled past James
Coyle's window, and be shot him.
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ARMY JOKES.
From Army and Narv LIE,

bVMEIHINU NEA1VNABLF'
An offcer in the army requested permission
TO send with his ba g TO a distant post on
the frontier q small box OF books. He was
grufny refused by the Old Man.
Anything In reason. sir. snorted the c. o.,
but booksl Stun and nonsense"
Then | suppose IL Is useless, sir, to ask per-
mission TO send a keR OF whiskey."
Not at all. Not at all. Send II by all
means. I said anything In reason"
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Lieut.-Col. Thurston, when Guard Inspeo-
tor at the New York camp at PeekskiIi. ap-
preached one night a German sentry. who
simply looked at him and marched on.
"Well?" inquired the Colonel. intending to
remind the man Of his duty.
Veil. velli vot lss tit"
Don't you wnnt the cou ntersign9"
NO. dots all right. Der Teller In der Kuard's
tent give II to me. got IT,"
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THE INGENIOUS MrLrrIAnAS.

Little or nothing was known about guard
duty by the National Guard regiments which
went TO camp at Peekskiil In 1888. On one
terrible night when it was raining cata and
dogs the call cams Corporal OF the guard
PosL ~" The corporal on duty turned out.
splashed across half a mile cf solder ground.
was challenged and advanced.
Well, what Is it?-
Tag! You're it." responded No. IL joc,-
larry.
No: 10 went TO the guard tent under arrest.
Arrived there. he remarked: Thanks. Just
exactly what ! wanted.
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From The Washinnton SiaI

From the Washington Star.
There II a lot Of excitement in runniaE
an automobile. sa d the cheerful citizen,
wee" answered the man who smells OF
-asolcne, III gives life the charm uf uncer'
tlinty. You newer know whether you 80
going to b. late for dinner or early 81 10
emergency hospital"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-26
A DUEL TO THE DEATH
n. E. HolneS Has Battle with poijCemSU
in CiaCiaasti.

Cincinnati, O., July 26.-After
singing the hymn, why Will Ye
Die?" H. c. Holmes, a merchant of
West Union, engaged in pistol duel
with Policeman J. L. Rossiter Wed
nesday.
The encounter, which took place
in front of the government building,
resulted in the death of Holmes. The
latter is believed to have become sud
denly insane. He fired several times
at the officer, and when Rossiter
stopped over him in an attempt to
help the wounded man the latter shot
again just before his death. the pow
der burning the officers face.
Holmes was prominent in this part
of the state and had come to this city
to purchase goods He left his hotel
early in the day singing and com
planning OF not feeling we'll The of
Ger tried TO quiet him and the shoot
ing followed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-26
Tribute to Pastor Nevins.

That Rev w. NJ. Nevins, wh,
recently came to Waxahachie to take
the pastorate of the First Baptist
I church was held in high esteem by
! the people of Washington is fndi
| Gated by the following tribute from
the Baptist Ministers Conference of
that city;
The conference has heard with re-
greet that our brother, Rev W. n.
Nevins, is to leave our city where
for about four years he has rendered
acceptable service as pastor of Grace
Baptist church, and as he leaves for
a distant state, we desire to convey
to him our best wishes and express
our earnest hopes that his ministry
shall be abundanty blessed in his
new field of labor and We pray that
God may use him in a marked de
gree in the enlarged work which
opens before him
Done by order Of the Baptist Min
listers Conference. Washington. ID.
c.. Monday. May 2N. 1906.
JOHN COMPTON BALL,
President.
JAMES W MANY Sec.
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ROBBERS NAME A HAUL
Two hea Anesled Afier They Have
Robbed Several offices.

Rockford. III. July 26.-~ After a
chase extending thirty blocks and
followed by q hand-to-hand fight on
the Rockford college grounds at day
Hkht Wednesday, Policeman Graham
ard Quinn arrested two men who 1t
II alleged had robbed nearly every
8aIe aud vault In the Brown building.
4 six-story office structure The pris-
0ners who were well dressed gave
their names as Edward Williams and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-26
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN
Dry Weather and Sunshine Needed in
Many Counties.

Following is a summary of wealth
er conditions in Texas for the week
ending July %, as prepared by See
ton Director Bunnymeyer of Calves
ton:
The past week is marked by CON
siderable cloudiness with light to
heavy showers in all divisions Of the
state. The temperature averaged
from two to four degrees below the
normal, except in northwestern coun-
ties and on the southwestern coast,
where it was about normal. The re-
lative humidity, however, was high
and there was but little wind, and
in consequence the atmosphere felt
oppressively warm in many parts of
the state. Dry weather and sunshine
are now needed in many counties
Thunderstorms occurred in southern
and southwestern counties from the
1th to the 18th, and in northern
and northeastern counties during the
night of 22nd to 23rd, but no de-
structive storms have been reported.
Light to heavy showers fell almost
every day in some parts of the state
and in some of the southeastern coun-
ties they were of daily occurrence.
| In general, the weekly rainfall was
above the seasonal average in south
{eastern and eastern counties and II
the Trinity, BRACES. Colorado am
, | middle Rio Grande valleys. Som
of the counties within these valley
received from one to over two inche
of precipitation and in southeaster
counties the depth of rainfall aver
aged from two to over four inches
At Brenham, Washington county, the
rainfall measured 6.27 inches, which
is the heaviest reported from any
| part of the state. The least rainfall
occurred on the southwestern coast.
| The average temperature for the
state was lower than is usual at this
| time of the year, although maximum
| temperatures of 100 degrees and over
occurred at a number of places dur
ing the latter part of the week. The
highest temperatures reported ranged
| from IS degrees at Galveston to lO3
degrees at Brownwood, and the low
est from 60 degrees at Henrietta to
"A degrees at Galveston.
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Ira w. Kelley, of Mansfield, Pa,
writes: Il was in poor health for two
years, suffering from kidney and
blader trouble and spent considerable
money consulting physicians without
obtaining any marked benefit, but
was cured by Foley's Kidney Cure.
and desire to add my testimony
that it may be the cause of restoring
the health of others" Refuse substi-
tutes. Sold by B. w. Fearis.
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Young Men to Receive.

A reception Will be given this even
ing from 6:3o to 1:So at the tent
of the Young Mems Chautauqua
Club. Before the exercises began at
the auditorium last night Congress
man Jack Beall publicly invited all
ia attend this social event. 1t Is
desired by the young men that al
visitors to the Chautauqua and tht
citizens of Waxahachie in general be
present. There will be plenty OF
GOOD music and refreshments vii
hp served
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TouiorYffw's Program.

s3h TO a.oo a. M Devotional
Rev r. =. Flaniken.
300 20 s.4S a m Sunday school
normal hour, Rev. Geo. o, Baehman
lo.o0 TO l0:45 a. IN Bible study
Or. VIM r. Newell OF Chicago.
1i:C0 to il:t5 a. m--"Christian-
ity After the Death of Paul" "fcon-
tnuedl DIR. VIM. H Black, Marshall.
Mo.
ESQ y. Woman's Missionary
Association. III Auxiliary Hour.
auxiliary work. round table; young
ladies' work, round table: reports of
committees
400 p. m.--I.ecture by Or. Edwin
tCyclonel Southers, subject, 'If |
We're The Devil
Moving picture prelude
500 p. nj Fred Emerson Brooks,
poet-humorist.
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George Eyerette and residence az
Chicago Nearly 81 900 In bills and
a large number of checks. drafts and
other valuable papers were found on
the prisoners All of the Offices rob
other municipal officers
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Nj g. l.. Taylor and Miss Matte
Curry of Mountain Peak came to
WaNuhaChie yesterday afternoon tO
be united iu marriage The cvrs-
mouy was performed in the court
house ar O'Clock hy Rev " b.
Corbiu Several friends OF tho vouu-
couple Witnessed the event
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-26
MEETING OF THE WOMEN
Reports SHOW progress Of Work OF The
hissioasry Association.

The first business session of the
sociation was held yesterday after
noon, beginning at 23o The meet
ing began with short prayer and
song service. The davotious were led
By Mrs II C. Glenn of Houston. She
read as Il scripture lesson a part of
the fourth chapter OF First John.
She spoke a few minutes on the
wonderful power Of Christ's spirit.
She said the power of Christ was
the greatest force at work today in
the world. 1t is the only power
through which men may be made free
from all sin.
Mrs. Buchanan OF Whitesboro
was named as acting recording secre-
tary to take the place of Mrs. Norris,
who is ILL.,
A call of the roll showed that
eleven presbyteries were represented
In the meeting of the association.
Mrs. W. B. Preston, president Of
tbS si6oo'itlioiI tSilNtitu llti
address. reading same from manu-
script. She congratulated the mem
bers of the association upon the
wonderful work which had been ac-
compished during the past year. She
called attention to the need of more
members in the auxiliaries, and said
that in the junior work there was
a crying need for trained leaders.
The report of Mrs. j. w Rogers,
secretary of literature, was read by
Mrs. Bone.
Mrs. f. S. Lauderdale's report on
young peoples work showed that the
secretary of this department had at
tended three presbyteries and the
synod Three societies of young
ladies and one of children were or
ganized during the year.
| The report of Mrs. r. F. Butts, cor
responding secretary, showed the
total apportionment for the nineteen
presbyteries for the year to be IS, 500
Of this amount s5,5S1.35 had been
given. Dallas presbytery was the
only one paying in full. The appor
tionment for this presbytery wa
$3.50 and the amount given wa
s671.37
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The regular devotional service
took place this morning at $50.
The teachers training department
of the Chautauqua is far oujnumber-
ing all previous years The interrr.
is intense, and the course of lectures
ON child study and adolescence l-
awakening both sunday school
workers aud parents The address
this morning. "The pupii boa iu'
Home revealed new eru of sun
day school woTk. The hom" depart r.
meut and cradle rall were mldu more
important than ever b,ioy' lh'
religion OF the home With Iaii'
family Worship, was Insisted upon i"f
thc sake af ths ttiii The sunday
school is uof Hhsti'u', i". 'h"
bome. hug e. supplement tua . ''i"
pUmeui Tomofrow thr Utri lH .''
primary department. a-yt .'
years atH Is, described. ..A .'
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Canners still Coming.

Campers Still Coming.
| The number of campers on the
grounds was augmented by the arrl-
val yesterday of several families
from different sections of Ellis coun-
ty. The day crowds are confined
principally to the people who are
camped in the park, but the evening
exercises are attended by large num-
bers from the city. The lecture last
evening by Col. Ham was heard by
an audience that nearly filled the
auditorium Col. Ham is rapid fire
speaker and for more than an hour
he entertained his auditors with
portrayal of the characteristics OF
The Snollygoster in Politics. This
individual was described as man
who is constantly seeking Office for
selfish purposes He knows nothing
about the elements of patriotism. In
other words, he is the boodler ana
CRATER who has entered modern day
| politics.
As prelude to the lecture musl-
cal program was given by the Wise
! orchestra. the Trinitonians and Miss
| Irene Shaw. Violiniste, of Dallas.
Miss Shaws violin solo was executed
in an exquisite manner, and she was
| forced to respond to an encore. Prof
! Campbell and his singers were called
back twice.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Tattooed StiIt Walkers.

The first travellers who visited the
Marquesas islands Tin the Pacific
ocean, found them peopled with a
magnificent race Of athletes, says the
Washington Star. Their clothes last
ed until death, for their costume was
the skin with which their Creator cov-
cred their bodies. These islanders
beautifully decorated themselves with
tatooing, from the crowns of their
heads to the tips of their toes. AS
they are an enormous race this was
no small undertaking. Their chiefs
were chosen on account of their size
and several of them have measured
six feet ten inches in height
These people are the greatest stint
walkers in the world. This seems
strange, for they are big enough with
out the aid of stills. On stills they
execute performances which would
drive the stilt-walking clown at the
New York hippodrome out of his mind
with envy. On them they run races,
jump. dance, and great mark of
politeness in the islands is for one
stilt-walking savage to trip another
one up. One should say down. for
the tripped person usually comes
down with vengeance.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Boys Ambition Shocked Her.

"Well,' said teacher in one of t:i !,
public schools recently, I'll never Ice
ture on ambition again. I've had my
fill, for I've found that one can never
tell in what direction youngste.. s
ambition may lie.
"a few days ago | was so mortifial
that scarcely knew what to say when
one of my class stumped me complete
ly. was giving what | thought was
a very, very severe lecture because
some of the boys we've not doing as
well as they should.
81 told them they should hustle and
study so as to make bright busine IS
men. Finally | turned to one be-,
whose WORK had been far from sat:s-
factory. and | said: John, you shot, j
work harder and do better, for yJl
want to be a great man, don't you?
"'Oh, yes said John, twisting E:s
foreock with much vigor.
And you don't want to be driver
of a garbage cart?' | continued, feel
ing that | had made a great start.
His face frightened up. and
thought l had made a 10-strike, but
my hopes were crushed when he fairly
shouted in his glee: oh, yes, indeed ::
that's what my father is''-Balti-
more Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
An Exciting Form of Sport.

Wasp-nest hunting is as exciting as
instructive, and the boy hunter who
chooses November for his hunt is the
safest. The few wasps then left alive
are torpid from the cold, and not so
likely to defend their possessions
Some boys who went nest-huntius
earlier in the year tell. in st. Nicho
las" how they protected themselves
with mosquito netting over their
heads, and securely fastened down
under their coat-collars. With part
of a stocking drawn up over the arm
and mttens over that they found
themselves we'll equipped. The nest.
when secured, proves an interesting
treasure. The comb forms the prin-
cipal part, something like the honey
bees comb. but made of wasppaper
instead of wax, the enveloping sphere
consisting of several layers of the pa
per, as in the large nests of the hor
nets. Wasps choose all sorts of sit
uations for their nests, on branches
of large trees, on shrubs, under
boards and stones, and even in the
ground.