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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-15
NEGRO SLASHES GIRL
flllSla hAkes l'aSsCCesSfui Effort IN
Cosntry Store. LADY Grabs Ifoa bM.

Greenwood $ e. AaE lS-An NJ.
tempt at criminal assault was mad.
SUNDAY upon Miss Jennie Brooks
daughter OF ]. Il Brooks. n prosperous
merchant and farmer near this place.
by negro named Bob Davis Brooks
had left the young lady In charge o,
the store. The negro. after making
pme purchases, grabbed up a mea,
knife and threatened her Selling an
iron bar, the young woman made an
attempt TO defend herself. whereupon
the negro sashed her across the
throat, and almost severed two O, her
fingers besides. A posse OF 900 men
started in pursuit of the negro
Davis brother was lynched twelve
years ago for assaulting a white wom
an.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-15
OPERA HOUSE TO OPEN SEPT 3.
spooner Dramatic Company la Have
Weeks Engagement

Manager V. a. shelton OF the
shelton opera house announces that
the opening OF the house this season
will occur on the night of September
} Owing 10 the popularity of the
spooner Dramatic Company in this
city he thought It wise plan TO Sc
cure them for the opening This
company is still headed by Mr. f. n
Wollock as leading man and Miss
Alice Spooner, the sweet voiced
singer. as leading lady They will
present here during their engagement
an entire line Of new repertoire plays
and among the list are some very
good ones
Several high class attractions have
been booked for the season and there
Is no doubt but what this VIII be the
best show season that Waxahachie
has had
Considerable improvements have
been made on the opera house, such
as more dressing rooms, and repairs
have been made on the roof; ce-
ment floor has been placed in the
basement under the stage and things
are now in readiness for the open
ing night
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-15
\ Law and Order League.

Rev J. A. Carnes, a colored min
lister of Palestine, is in the city with
a view to organizing law and order
league for colored people. Rev.
Carnes was formerly presiding ell
der in the A NJ. E church, and Is
one of the ablest ministers of his
race in the state He delivered an
address on the street yesterday al
ternoon and spoke again last night
at one of the colored churches in
the city in his lectures he makes
a strong appeal for higher citizen
ship among his people. He does not
preach race equality, but urges the
negroes to live uprightly and refrain
from violations of the law He
handed out a few hot shots to the
members of his race who harbor crl-
minals and shield them from the OF
ficers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-15

Richmond is the one OF the denomi-
nation OF s.. This shows negroes
loading cotton on the left hand side
To the right is an Indian princess
II is great curiosity in It's way. for
here We have a Confederate note that
has come to be worth double it's face
value. as the premium offered for II
is $40.
Bills OF the first issue at Rich
mond have written dates The high
est denomination was 500, and the
chief design showed a train of cars
in the center. On the left is figure
of justice, with Minerva on the right.
A copy of this bill is worth 81
while the bills of the second is
sue of July %. 1861. are by no means
rare as the bills OF the first issue. The
500, with Ceres and Porsepsne in
the center and Washington bust to
the left, is worth 81. which is about
the highest premium, while the 500
bill. with a ship sailing to the right
a female leaning on a shield, on
which is Confederate flag with eley-
en- stars. Is worth so cents OF the
81 bills, the one engraved at New
Orleans is now worth par, being
quoted at s., while the other variety,
showing a woman leaning on shield
on which is figure 5, is worth So
The remainder of the bills of the
1861 issue We're dated Sept. >, and
some of these are now exceedingly
interesting from a historical stand
point. While enormous numbers of
these bills were printed, yet some of
them are now extremely rare.
"A very interesting $40 bill. but
not rare, shows Gen. Francis Marion,
the Swamp Fox of revolutionary
days, eating his famous sweet potato
breakfast. with a British ofticer
"Of the same issue there was a 81
bill, which is now above par, This
is particularly curious, as the bills
of small denominations were the
most plentiful and heretofore were
hardly worth the paper upon which
they were printed. 1t seems like the
irony of fate that the last two dollar
bill should be now worth more than
their face value. In 1864 1t would
have required twenty of the IS bills
or fifty of the 81 bills to buy an or
dinary pair of shoes.
''The design of this odd variety
shows the personification of the Con
/ federacy staying the Union. In the
upper right hand corner is the bust
of J. p Benjamin. The bill is worth
$3.50,
The issues of 1862, 1868 and
| 1854 are not as varied as those OF
! 1861, and none of them commands
! much of premium
! AT the present rate of advance of
the prices for the earlier Confeder-
ate issues it won't be long before they
rank as high as the scarce issues OF
| colonial and continental money, and
all such notes are we'll worth pre-
servation w Washington Post.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-15
TRl NBtLLI ITEMS.

TRANQUIL Aug 13.-Mr. Alb Cor
don OF Guntown, Miss, was here
looking out a location. He was ac-
companied by his brother Charley,
of Red Oak
The Christian meeting began last
Sunday and will continue during the
week. Rev. Farmer will do the
preaching
l.. M Graham returned last week
from prospecting tour in North
west Texas.
w. j. Haynes and wife, of Wichita
Falls, visited friends and relatives
here last week, They were accom-
panied home by w. J. Davis.
Andrew Riley and family from
Lamar county. are visiting D. R. Bell.
Tom Jeffers made a business trip
to Kaufman.
Miss SAME Tate and her mother
returned Friday night from visit
| to Arkansas.
Mrs. Dan Sparks, of Coleman coun-
ty, Is visiting friends and relatives
here.
Mrs. John Pace and children hav'
returned from a visit to relative
near Waco.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-15
MAKING A GOVERNOR
lively Times ia Coaveatioa at Dallas. e.
Voting Not YET Reached.
Special TO Daily Light.

Special to Daily Light.
Convention Hall. Dallas, Aug. Is
It's red hot in Dallas today In more
ways than one. Before the conveu-
tion hour the streets We're a milling
mass of perspiring humanity com
posed largely of delegates. politicians
and would-be politicians, and of these
each candidate for governor had his
following. After assembling at con
vention hall and preceding the hour
for business the scene was calculated
to make an innocent" believe that
an unfortunate mistake had landed
him in the very midst of a band of
bowling Deryishes. Everything you
hear is politics and all YOU can see
has political significance, but as far
as forecasting results are concerned
even the knowing ones" won't at
tempt it. This is certain: Tom
Campbell is in the lead and the rest
are lined up after his scalp Brooks
is branded with very large "23, "
but as dead one" he is the livelest
corpse to be met within lifetime
His following is courted, and anti
prohibition methods have been ear
nestiy enlisted in an effort to land the
emancipated prohibition vote in the
convention. They all want it and
won't be happy till they get it, The
more Judge Brooks strength Is divid-
ed the worse will it gum up the game
now about to open.
The convention was called to order
at 9:45 o'clock, the first business
transacted being the election of per-
manent officers, with results as fol-
low: Hon. Howard Templeton,
chairman; Hon Benton Mcmillan
secretary; Capt: w. l.. Mcdonald,
the noted Texas ranger, sergeant-at-
arms.
While waiting for the report of
| the committee on credentials the con
vention was addressed by Governor
Lanham and Senator Culberson. Bott
speeches were along the usual lines
and met with warm reception, bu
Senator Culberson, in his remarks t.
the assembled democracy, left tn
impression that, like the Junior sena
tor from Texas, he would not b
averse to accepting seat in tn
Campbell band wagon, all of whicl
very naturally caused a storm of ap
| plause.
| Following Senator Culberson
speech a motion was made to suspend
| the regular order of business and
proceed with nominating speeches,
| and carried by a big majority, but
I the chair ruled in favor of noes, pre-
cipitating a storm of Indignation and
greatest confusion which lasted for
several minutes, but without chang
| ing the ruling
| At 1920 the committee on Gre
dentials submitted majority and min
ority reports. The minority report,
which opposed the seating OF proxies
! from West Texas counties, was lost
by a vote of 441 against 276. This
LEAVES the majority report as the will
of the convention This concluded
| the morning session and the conven-
ton adjourned till 4;20 p. m.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-15
BILLS HAVE A VALUE
teafeteraie Honey Becoming Scarce and
Some Bills are Worth Above Par.

Confederate money is not TO be
bought by the barrel nowadays. 3"
said a collector of paper money whose
collections embraces nearly every
kind OF paper currency ever issued in
ghis country "On the contrary, this
sort or money is becoming very
scarce. particularly in the southern
states.
During the last years of the war,
when the housewife who went to
market was forced to carry with her
a basket full of this money in order
10 purchase enough provisions to fill
the basket, few dreamed that this
despised money would ever bring
premium Yet today there are sew
eral recorded instances in which bills
have brought 100 per cent above their
face value
One story is told Of disgusted
possessor of quantity of Confeder-
ate money, who. in order TO find out
whether the stuff still had any value
whatever, pinned one night during
the last year of the war bill of $500
denomination on hitching post of
store. The next morning he went
down to see if il was still there, and
10! another bill of equal depomina
ton had been pinned on top of it
Those same two bills would now be
worth $40 or more.
''Of recent years many collectors
have at last appreciated the beauty
and variety of this extensive issue,
with the result that the lost cause
money is not only getting less plenti-
ful, but prices are growing, making
it necessary now to pay substantial
sums for varieties which few years
ago could have been obtained for
little.
The revival of interest in the col
lection OF this money has had the
effect of bringing to light many va
rieties of which all record had been
lost, until today there have been def
nitely listed over $500 varieties. A
few years ago only little more than
1000 were known.
THE rarest of all the issues are
those of Montgomery, where Confed-
crate money was first printed, The
issue was not very large, and every
one of these bills now command a
premium Only notes Of large de-
nomination were produced at the
Confederacy's first capital. these be-
ing of $1,000, $500, 500 and $50,
THE rarest of all the bills is that
of $500. which bore interest at the
rate of cents a day. In tine con-
dition it readily brings from $25 to
S35.
The next in point of rarity is the
$1,000 Montgomery bill. When we'll
preserved this bill is worth $40.
Then comes the 500 bill. This
is worth s.. The fourth of the Mont
gomery series, the $50 bill, is quoted
at 81.
The rarest of the bills printed at
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-15
Manager OF Round Bale Gin.

J. l.. Loller arrived in the city yes
terday afternoon from Sherman to
take the management of the round
bale gin during the present season.
Mr.. Loller has inspected the plant
and found it to be in first class con
dition. The gin saws are sharp ant
by the adjustment of all the betting:
the plant will be ready for opera
ton. Mr.. Loller was accompanied
by Mr.. Lynch who will buy cotton
on the streets for the gin.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-15
Street Commissioner Appointed.

at the last regular meeting of the
city council J. w. Martin, ex-county
surveyor, was appointed street com
missioner, but he declined to accept
the place. Yesterday afternoon at 4
O'Clock an adjourned session of the
council was held to consider the ap
pointment of another man, and Fred
Meredith was selected for that pO-
sition. J. c. Willis. who was recent
ly candidate for county tax as
SCISSOR, was also an applicant for the
place 1t is probable that the new
commissioner will begin his duties
about September |. Between now
and then those VINO wish to escape
street duty may do so by paying the
city assessor and collector the sum of
$500
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-15

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is sold
under a positive guarantee TO cure
constipation, sick headache, stomach
trouble. or any form of Indigestion.
II it fails, the manufacturers refund
your money What more can any
one doo Sold by \. w. Fearis. W
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-15
Mules Wanted

Will be in Waxahachie this and
next week, at Rays stable, to BUY
good mules. Highest market price
paid. PIES DORhlS.
D1 G-W [.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
u. S. MarShal'S Sale.

UNITED STATES MARSHALS SALE-By
virtue Of a writ Of her facias issued out OF
the clerks Office Of the Supreme Court OF tho
District Of Columbia, and TO me directed, !
will sell az public sale, for cash, in front OF
the Court House door in said District on
THURSDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF AUGUST,
1906 az II O'CLOCK a. N, all the right, title
claim and interest Of the plaintiff. Thomas
Chew, IN and 90 the following described
property. to Wit. Part OF a tract OF land
called Friendship" beginning for the same
az a point on the east line OF Tennallytown
road 100 feet noTtherly from the southwest
corner Of the whole tract conveyed 10 sam
ueI H PuIliam and James Caskie by deed re-
corded among the land records Of the District
OF Columbia in Idber No 1862, folio -, ct seq,
and running thence with said road north 3
degrees 90 minutes and % seconds west 81 and
43-lO0 feet, thence due east Coo and 2i-lO0 feet.
thence due south TO the south line OF said
whole tract so convyed 10 said Pulliam and
Caskie; thence with said south line south 50
degrees IS minutes west 70 point 100 feet
from the southwest corner OF said whole tract.
thence north 3 degrees 80 minutes and % sec
Onds west 100 feet thence south % degrees %
minutes west 100 feet 10 the place or begin
ming containing and 71i-l0o0 acres, seized
and levied upon as the interest Of said plain
tiff Thomas J, Chew, IN and 10 said real es-
tate. and sold TO satisfy execution No. s7l32. at
law in favor OF Theodore W. Tyrer et ais.
AULICB PALMER, Z. s. Marshal
ADAM A. WESCHLER. Aucuoneer
jy1s.aus
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
FAR-FETCHED KICK
AGAINST SHERRING
Attack His Amateur Standing Because
CountVme-' Gave Him Reward
for Victory.

NEW YORK. July i6.-The recent hero
worship OF William Sherring. the Can
adian athlete who won the Marathon
race at the Olympic games at Athens,
has revealed to the authorities OF the
various amateur organizations OF
America the possibility OF danger to
amateuTism.
Canadians hedped unusual hOnors and
rewards on the winner OF the great
Marathon, and while everything was
done in a public manner the excess of
zeal on the part OF the Canadians 10
show a national appreciation Of the
athletic services of Sherring will prob
ably result in the latter being barred
:rOm competition in any athletic games
held under the sanction OF the Amateur
Athletic Union.
According 10 reports. Sherring received
q house and lot and a large sum of
money. the latter said 70 be 8, 900. from
hts admirine friends. II IS the latter
Item which has robbed Sherring OF his
standing as an amateur In the United
States. The rule covering Sherring's
case Is fully covered In article 10 of the
constitution OF the Amateur Athletic
Union OF the United States
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

N B.-FoIlowing schedule figures published
only as information, and ars not qua aranteed
7.55 A n DAILI-LocaI for HarrisonbtIrz
Warrenton. DanyIlle. and way stations
1901 a. N DAlL1-N aslington and Florida
Limited. FirBt-Class coaches ana sleeper Ia
Columbia. Savannah and Jacksonville
Dining Car service.
ill5 a NJ DAlLY-Cnitcd States Fast Mali
Errst-clzss coaches and sleeper 20 NeFy or
leans. Dining Car Service.
I,Jl p NJ WEEK DAYS-LOCal foF Harrison.
burg and way stations on Manassas Branch
As + NJ DAILY-LCcsl for Warrenton ana
Charlottesville Week days for gtrasblIrs
5.s0 p NJ DATLY-New J oTk ana Atlanta
E,xoress FirsS~ciass Coach 20 Atlanta
Sleeper to Columbus. Ga via Atlanta.
sunset Route Tourist Sleeper WashinFto1
10 san Francisco Mondays- Wednesday,
s.g0 p nj. DAILY-New York and Florida
Express Through Coaches and sleepers 10
Columbia savannah. and JacksonviII4
Sleeper 10 Augusta ana poFt Tampa Din
ing Car SeTvice Ia Carte.
1o-DG = NJ DAILY-New York and Afempbts
Limited tvis. Lynchburs). First-class CoAch
and SleepIrg Car 20 Roanoke. Knoxville
Cbattano6Ea and Memphis: Sleeper TO New
orleans Dining Car Service.
ms = n DAILY-NashinEtOn and South
western Limited. All Pullman train Oh
saryattol Car to Atlanta and Macon Club
Car 10 Atlanta Sleepers TO Nashville At
lanta. -dacon, Birmingham. New Orleans
Dining Ca- Service.
H - SLencer. q. N; S. II. Hardwick. p T " /:
w H. Tayioe. G. p. A.: L. s. Brown. @. A.
myI7-u
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
DEATH RECORD.

Joseph W. Knight. l year. 634 Tenth
street northeast.
James McCieary. 65 years. Washing
ton Asylum Hospital.
Nalerian Battara, years, 10l3 New
Jersey avenue southeast.
Bette Robinson, 80 years, Wylie
court northwest.
Sarah F. Shaw. 21 years. IS Pierce
street.
Tracy Ilaney. 50 years, 5l2 Tenth street
southwest.
Joseph F. Buckley. 81 years. IL II
street northeast
Matilda Ager. % years. 400 K street
Robert a. Fleet. 0 months, I709 Thirty
fourth street northwest.
Lawrence L. Mullin, g months, Broad
Branch road.
Everett 3. Carpenter, jr., l day. 22J
Sixth street southeast.
Herman l. McKeudrie, l year. Isl
Morton street northwest.
Leonard Baxter. hours, S4 Half
street southwest
SaTan Z. Weaver, years, % Eighth
street southwest.
Rcbecca Cartwright. 70 years. 1921
Twepty-eighth street northwest.
Helen Green, months, 1907 X street
saiile Lewis. p years. 47O Washington
street
Charles II. Cramp 3s years. 1851
Twelfth street northwest.
John L. Ronspies. years. 1i3 Georgia
avenue southeast
Mary A Shea, 50 years, 143s Fairmont
street northwest.
Sarah A, Moten, 20 years, rear sll O
street southwest
Richard c. Woodburn. c. years. Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane
Henry Prettyman, 3 years. Freed
mans Hospital.
Harry L. Slye, months, 2258 Bright
wood avenue.
anna Collins. 81 years. Providence
Hospital.
Charles Schroth. z years. 1903 East
Capitol street.
Ada T'ern, IS years, George Washing
ton University Hospital
Walter Goodwin, 81 years. 1916 p
street
Frederick Heujahr. Is years. United
States Soldiers Home.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
CHARLES {. ROWE MAY
PROTEST RAMS HORN
Owner Of Second Horse IN Brighton
Says Winner Was Owned by
James Williams.

NEW YORK, July IA report was in
circulation in turf circles at Sleeps
head Bay that Charles T. Rowe. the
owner OF First Mason. the horse that
finished second 10 RAMS Horn IN the
Brighton Handicap Saturday, would
protest the payment OF first money to
the winner on the ground that he IS not
owned by w. S. Williams, but James
Williams, his father. who Il on the for
felt list
II Is claimed that Rowe will go before
the stewards OF the Jockey Club and try
20 prove BY several hOrsemen that Cap
tain jim Williams has declared in their
hearing about his horse" hat Ram &
Horn ran in his CWflliamsO name and
colors as his property until he found out
that the horses entry was liable 70 be
rejected IN the East because OF his fail
ure to settle his Indebtedness to the
Jockey Club.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RY.

tSchedule in effect July j. I505.
200 = Mold DOMINION EXPRESS
DAlly-Stops at principal points ln Eir-
ginia and West Virginia. Nestlbule train.
standard coaches, parlOrs cars 10 Firgin!5
Hot Springs ana Hinton Pullman sIeepe-s
Hinton 10 Louisville. Cincinnati. Indian
apOlis. St Louis. and Chicago dining
cars a Ia carte service.
40 T. M-NEW G. & o. LIMITED. Daily.
Fast new vestibuIe train. stops only az
Gordonsviue Charlottesville. Staunton
clifton Forge. and COyingt0n. Va: White
sulphur. RonceveTts. and Hinton. v Va
Pullman sieepeTs TO Lexington. Louisville.
Cincinnati Indianapolis, St Louis and
Chicago. Dining cars. a Ia carrie service
One night out
Il:I0 p. Nj. r. Y. LIMITED. Daily
Solid vesttbule train. Pullman sIeepers
20 Cincinnati. Lexington. and Louisville
COMPARTMENT sleeping car 20 Virginia
Hot Springs week days. Dining cars. 8
la carte service SleepeFs Cincinnati %
Chicago and ST. Louis and Louisville q
Memphis. Nashville. and Southwest.
Reservations and tickets at Chesapeake and
Ohio Offices. 5I3 Pennsylvania ave- COS l4Jh
e. near +: and Sixth street Station TeIe-
phone, Main $3.50. for Pennsylvania r. K
Cab Service. and Main ioSs for c. & o.
Ticket ONCE ie30-I
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
WIFE SUES HUSBAND
FOR HER SUPPORT
Mrs. Balhnger Declares He Has Given
Her Nothing for Five
Years

Sallis W. Ballinger. who obtained a
limited divorce from her husband.
James +. Ballinger, in the local courts.
July -. 1901. today commenced proceed
ings against him to compel him 10 sup
port herself and her TWO children.
The legal separation granted Mrs. Bal
linger did not provide that her husband
should pay her alimOny. They were
married in August, 1894. and Mrs. Bal
llnger says her husband receives a sal
ary Of S24 a week, but has not contrib
utcd 10 her support for five years.
Harry A. Hegarty is named as counsel
for the complainant.
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
Auction Sale.
ADAM A. WESCHLER. Auctl5neer.
Successor 10 James ". Ratcline)


Chancery sale Of two-stOry frame house No
COS Goat alley northwest.
By virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court
or the District Of Columbia passed in equity
cause No. 25464, the undersigned trustee will
SELL at public auction. IN front Of the s,.s.Is-
ises on SATURDAY, THE 2STH DAY OF
JULY A. D.. 1906 al O'CLOCK p N the
following described land and premises. situ-
ate ga the city OF Washington, in tho District
of Columbia and designated as and being
part OF lot II. In square s43 beginning for the
same at the southeastern corner OF said lot
and running thence west thirteen Q9 feet:
thence north seventy-five (75l feet seven C7)
inches; thence east thirteen Q8 feet; thence
south along the eastern side Of said lot sew
enty-flve feet C5). seven "a inches 20 the
place OF beginning, together with the I'M
provements, rights, etc.
Terms Of sale: One-thlrd cash the balance
IA one and TWO years, with interest at per
centum per annum. payable semi-annualiy.
from day Of sale. secured BY deed OF trust
upon the property sold. or all cash. at the
option Of the purchaser. A deposit OF Sl00 viii
be required Of the purchaser at the time Of
sale All conveyancing. recording. and nOtaT-
iaf fees at the cost Of the purchaser Terms
OF sale 70 be complied with within fifteen days
from day Of sale.
MICHAEL J. KEANE, Trustee.
once, Century Building.
jyIs-Iit-exSu
The Washington times., 1906-07-16
For Sale-FarmS.

2s9 ACRES Of land. with improvements. II
miles from the Capitol. near Piscataway Nd. /.
terms reasonable. For Fridays and Saturdays
call at Pacific building. oz4 y st. other days
write 20 Upper Marlboro. Nd. G.. G. MA
GRUDER, Trustee. Jyl6-St
FOR sALE-A very desirable fam. 'front.'
ing on the Patuxent river. containing about
500 acres. soil very fertile under cultiyA-
ton, all necessary buildings, IN good repair;
plenty OF game. f1sh and oysters and good
water; terms easy. For particulars, etc. ap-
ply TO p. 4. BOWEN. Jr.. l4l2 q st. NV,
Attorney fer Owner. ie29-5ot