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that would make him feel the full
weight of an outraged national public
sentiment. (Applause) They are not
liable to punishment crimina1ly, but
they are morally responsible for every
fraud committed under the timber and
stone act since they sheVed the bill to
repeal it passed by the senate in the
last session of congress.
But it is not enough merely to re-
peal the timber and stone act. Every
acre of public forest lands or brush
or woodlands which conserves a water
supply should be at once embraced in
permanent forest reserves, the title to
be always retained by the national
government and the stumpage of ma
tured timber only to be sold.
Wonderful Possibilities of the Arid
Region.
The whole great plains region
Should be studied and developed as a
vast area which can be transformed
from a semi-arid region to one of
great fertility and more humid climate
by the planting of immense areas,
hundreds of thousands of acres, of
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the timber and the land and the young
growth and everything for $3.50 an
acre. Taking the value of that timber
at what the stumpage actually sold for
upon some of the government land in
Minnesota, $15.06 an acre, the govern
ment has lost $40,000,0 900 by that pro-
ceeding. But the stumpage on the 81
100000 acres located during the last
two years was much more valuable
than that. And if the government had
managed its timber land business as
any business man or any man of
sense would have managed it we
$70,O00,000 from that stumpage and
have had our young forest trees plant
ed in southern California and the sur
plus left over. (Applause.)
A Few Suppositions.
We are told that there is going to be
a det1clt this year in the treasury of
the United States of $22,OOO,OOO. If
we had not thrown away that 10000
900 we could have covered that deficit
at least twice over and still have had
money left in the treasury In other
words the public lands committee of
the house has thrown away over
$7O,OOO,0O0 of the peoples money in
the last two years. If we should put
this total loss at only $50,O0O,OOO for
the two years it has amounted to over
$2,000,000 month or about $7e,00O a
day.
Now suppose some enterprising and
ingenious person had succeeded in
tunneling under the United States
treasury and cut hole into the vaults
and carried off $4,000 a day. Don't
you suppose we could get the people
of the United States to wake UP the
public lands committee If it required
some action by it to stop that steal
ing? That is exactly what is going
on; for if the house public lands COM
mittee does nothing in this session of
congress (and it has already voted to
do nothing) the loss to this country
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new forests by the national govern
ment on the wide level prairies and
pare, rolling foothills which are now
supposed to be among the waste places
OF the land and fit only for grazing
ground for few stray cattle and
sheep.
1t is the vast possibilities of forest
planting and timber production in this
region that make it almost a crime
against future generations to part
with. the land in it's present condition
10 stockmen under such scheme as
Ine h1nkaid bill for. the creation of
large grazing estates in private own
ership.
The mining interests more immedi-
ately than any other ought to oppose
this 64O-acre homestead idea anywhere
IN the great plains or Rocky mountain
states and help to inaugurate a great
national policy of planting new for
ests, not only to furnish wood and
timber for the mines but to conserve
and increase the rainfall, regulate the
flow of the rivers, stop floods and fur
nish water for irrigation.
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Revolutionary Russia.

Like the Stuarts of Great Britain
and the Bourbons of France, the
reigning dynasty of Russia goes from
Dlunder to blunder. Such revolution
as is in progress throughout Euro
pean Russia cannot be suppressed by
the sword. The thing to have done
was to make concessions to the spirit
of liberty when the agitation began.
Grants that would have been
hailed as liberal a year ago would be
rejected with scorn to-day as wholly
insufficient.
The revolution is strikingly like that
of France, and there will be no STOP
ping it. The sproletariat has fought
and tasted blood. Suppose they sup
press the revolt in Moscow? It will
break out at some other point-in Po-
land, or Lithuania, or Finland, or
elsewhere between the Baltic and the
Black seas. The army will be kept on
the jump, and its loyalty put to the su.
premest test. Then, when order has
been shot into the nation, and .reigns
everywhere as its once did at Warsaw,
the revolution will break out afresh in
Moscow or somewhere else, and it will
all have to be done over, again.
Before the thing is finished, Russia
will be republic; not free republic.
but revolutionary republic guided by
a Cromwell or a Napoleon. And If such
should be her destiny, she will be a
mighty ugly customer in quarrel with
a neighbor, just as England was in the
middle Of the seventeenth century, Just
as France was at the close Of the eight
eenth century.
For full 100 years republicanism
has been driving autocracy to the wall
In Europe. France is pretty good re-
public and getting better every day.
The Kaiser Of the great German En-.
pire has in the Reichstag a partner in
the government, ofttimes a very med.
dlesome and a very obstinate partner
at that. The Cortez holds the purse OF
Spain, and Italy is q constitutional
monarchy. Austria-Hungary has a leg.
islature, and the Scandinavian peo.
pies have enjoyed liberty for ages.
Russia is rousing from the slumber Of
centuries and she cannot be put to
sleep again. There will be battle and
blood and terror, but it will end in q
republican, least, in q legislature
and then Russia will begin the new
lesson of learning what liberty is and
what to do with it.
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4 could not help thinking to myself
whether 1T might not be possible some
Gay or other to awaken the people of
the Mississippi valley to a realization
OF the fact that forestry is a problem
extending from New Orleans to the con-
t1nental divide of the Rocky mountains
on the west, to Canada on the north
and to the crest of the Alleghanies on
the east, where the Ohio river has it's
source; and that failure and destruc-
ton are inevitable if it shall be ex-
that great flood by increasing the
levees to protect the sugarbowl of the
nation. The time will come when they
cannot build them higher and the
country will revert to a swamp condi-
tlon and be as desolate as it is today
Where the st. Francis basin is covered
with water through which you may
look down and see the tops of trees
that once grew on dry land. How are
you going to prevent that?
This great problem of forestry, is
not alone matter of sentiment. It
tion of business. The speakers who
preceded me have spoken upon the i'm
portance Of forestry to mining. I
have listened with much interest to
their mastery discussion on the rela-
ton of forestry to mining, and 1t
brought more forcibly than ever to my
mind the conviction that the whole
country sHGnsi. and those sns. engaged in all it's
nize the Importance Sof forestry. I
regret that we cannot include the
lower house of congress. They do not not
seem to have yet walked up to it.
How to Get Things Done.
:. I am not going to take UP your time
with any further dissertations upon
the Importance of forestry. But want
70 offer some PRACTICAL suggestions as
want done. listened with the great
est interest and pleasure to the presi-
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NEW PUBLIC PRINTER.
At THLRTY.FOUR YEARS OF AGE
HE HEADS THE BIGGEST PRINT
SHOP IN THE WORLD.
His Office Pays Out Annually Over
Four and a Half Million Dollars in
Wages-Is One of the Presidents
Youngest.

WdgeS-IS One OF the KreS1QentS
Youngest.
At the head Of the biggest printing
office in the world at the age of "a
That is the position in which Charles
A. Stillings finds himself to-day. When
the Hon. Frank w. Palmer resigned
from the Office of Public Printer last
summer, President Roosevelt found
himself facing the necessity of making
one of the most important appoint
ments that had ever fallen to his LOT
to consider. The printing required fol
the United States Government is SC
voluminous and of such diversified de
tail that it is necessary to operate the
enormous plant in which the printing
is produced, in the most perfect way
At the head OF this great printery the
President knew he must place a man
who would be manly among men,
strong of character, quick of decision
and with q thorough grasp of every
detail OF the printing business in
everyone of its many branches. Many
men backed by strong political infiu.
ence were presented to the President
for his consideration in making the
appointment for Public Printer. but
none seemed to be possessed of all of
the necessary qualifications, until his
attention was directed to a progress.
sive young man whose knowledge of
the printing business covered the en-
tire field and who had had practical
experience in Boston, Philadelphia and
Washington-one Charles A. Stillings.
And SO, after a thorough examination
intn Mr. NtiJlinor, nororoorh;o1 aoraar
the President, finding that Mr.. Stfl-
lings' ability was just what he had
been looking for, appointed him as the
executive head of the Government
Printing Office. The Senate promptly
confirmed the Presidents appointment
and so Mr.. Stillings has become the
active head of the establishment.
A brief idea Of the volume Of busi.
ness conducted by the Government
Printing Office may be obtained from
the following figures. Last year they
paid in wages to its various employees
the sum of $4,616, ,781.70 and nearly
three millions more were spent fol
various supplies. including paper, new
machinery and maintenance Of the
plant. Every dollar OF this great sun
is expended under the check Of the
Public Printer and it is evident thai
much wisdom is needed in handlins
money where so large an amount is in
volved.
Mr.. Stillings is especially fitted b,
training, inclination, and ability fol
the position. He forms an attractiv,
addition to the ranks of the young mel
with whom President Roosevelt hal
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The Government Printing Office
The Largest Print Shop in
the World.
Charles A. StiIIings, the New
Public Printer.
surrounded himself in the admfnistra

surrounded himself in the administra-
tion of the Government affairs. He re-
ceived his education in the Phillips
Grammar School and the English High
School at Boston. After leaving school
he entered his fathers printing Office,
where he received a varied and thor
ough experience in all branches of the
trade, finally working up to the posi-
tion Of general manager and later be-
coming sales manager of the Griffith
Stillings Press, an organization which
took over the business formerly con-
ducted by IL. Stillings, Sr.
II al of NJ. Stillings' transactions
ne has shown an unusual aptitude for
organization, and, possessing a marked
degree of personal magnetism has
drawn into a close friendship with
himself many men of dignity and posi-
tion. Mr.. Stillings is a Mason, having
attained the honors of the thirty-sec-
o1d degree Of the Scottish Rite, and is
also Mystic Shriner.
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DON'T Ask Again.

An amusing incident is related Of
Nat Goodwin, the actor. Not long ago
Goodwin was standing on the corner
Of Broadway and Thirty-fourth street,
New York City, where three car lines
converge, when a seedy-looking indi-
vidual, apparently from the country,
approached him questioningly.
81 want to go to the Brooklyn
Bridge" he said, looking in perplexity
at the cars rushing in six different di
rections.
VERY we'll" said Goodwin, severely
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,An L1nproVised Excuse.

Tommy was absent from school for
one entire day. But he brought note
OF excuse the next morning, which
would prove that he had been detained
at home lcgitimately. The writing was
hardly that of feminine hand, and the
note appeared to have been written la
boriously. Furthermore, the penman-
ship seemed to be strangely familiar to
his teacher. The note read as follows !:
''Dear Teacher: Please excuse Tom
my for not coming to stool yistidy, he
couldn't come. tore my pants. Yours
truly Mrs. Mulligan."
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Here lies the body of Mary Ann.
Ter head on the bosom of Abraham.
It's pleasant and sweet for Mary Ann,
But mighty tough for Abraham.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-20
BREACH WiDEsA
Tha~ ard Mother Cannot Agree on
Character Of Defense

New YORK. July l9--The chaotic
conditions surrounding the preparation
OF defense for Harry X Thaw were
/ accumulated "Wednesday and appar.
| entity the breach between the prisoner
aud his mother as to the character Of
| the defense is wider than ever. Fol
/ lowing quickly upon q conference Of
/ two hours with Thaw in the tombs
after the mother had twice during the
day eudeayored 10 gain the boys con
sent To the re-cmpIos mept uf the firm
| OF Black. oientt Guher & Bonynge
and TO consent to . plea OF insanity.
Clifford W Hartri&ga Thaws person
al counsel obtained from Justice
Blanchard, in special term OF the su.
preme court, hate Wednesday, an or,
der directing judge Olcotts firm to
show cause why they should not turn
over 10 Hartridse all the papers in
Thaw's case Mr. Hartridge based his
motion on petition signed by Thaw
which was placed on record in con
nection with the proceedings
This move was distinct surprise
p'AhS q 'Ci'ti abi1tiDu VI reports WHttH
had gained wide circulation earlier in
the day, 10 the effect that Thaw had
consented to his mothers plan of ac-
ton. The rumor that the young man
mad at last bowed to his mothers
will undoubtedly had its origin in the
fact that Mrs. VAlliam Thaw and Mrs
Harry Thaw, who were in conference
with Thaw at the same time Wednes-
day, emerged from the prison arm in
arm 1t was the first time they had
been seen together Thaw's wife has
all along supported him in his demand
for trial on the issues of the case
and has opposed the insanity plea
She has thus been arrayed against
the elder Mrs. Thaw, who seems to
feel that the only hope of saving her
son from death in the electric chair
Is to depend upon a defense of insau-
ity. This plea would avoid the further
publicity and ignominy of a trial. and
has been mistakenly urged upon the
prisoner, who, however. apparently re-
mains obdurate
Mrs. William Thaw had two long
| conferences with her son Wednesday.
! During the second one word was Cis-
| patched to Mrs Harry X. Thaw, sum
moning her in all haste She soon
reached the prison The mother had
gained the second interview from the
warden on the strength of a plea that
her mission was of the utmost impOr-
lance, and could not be delayed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-20

Last fall Rafe BYnam. wko lives
ia West End. bought a number -
co@s and started dairy Since
then his sueeeaa has breH such a. to
encourage him tu purchase mofv
coss and huiid suuveussutls ar
ranged barn tie ~ DOS milking
between % and 80 eows and ! made
a trip out there THURSDAY afternoon
10 witness this process The dalrE
lis mAuaged by M J J Riddle |
naw him pour the milk into a s@pa-
rator. turn on the electricity and
cream poured from one spout while
skinned miik gushed from another
This Is The hrH separator have
noticed In E}iis county. and while
Il Is NOT very large. stan 81 II Il won.
derful piece Of machinery II Ger
,ainly does its work we'll The cows
are MIXED at , o'cloch in the after
noon and O'clock Ia the morning,
ard the cream shipped 10 Dallas.
! where IL Is sold At s 90 per gallon,
Nj. Hynum also has q good sale for
! his sweet milk in WaSahachie Al
/ ter each milking this Is bottled and
delivered TO his customers The
/ separated milk Is fed TO Mr Byuum 5
I hogs and calves. and from the looks
of his fine hogs there Is no better
/ feed for them than skinned milk.
| They enter largely into the products
| that 20 to make profits for his dairy.
/ This Is a nice business and there Is
no more profitable enterprise that
/ a farmer can engage in. Now that
| land in Ellis county is becoming sc
valuable and will produce such i'm
mense feed crops 1t will pay our
/ farmers to investigate this business
/ | am told that car loads of butter
and other dairy products are ship.
ped into Dallas every week from the
northern states, and as long as this
| is the case dairying will pay hand
somely in Ellis county A farmer
! living six to seven miles in the coun
| try can bring his butter and cream
! here each day and ship it TO Dallas
or Fort Worth, both of which are
splendid markets.
INNOCENCE.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-20

Professor 5udsOn Owens. a gradu-
ate of rhe public schools of Italy, has
been elected to the position of prin-
cipaI OF the public schools of Tehua-
cana He has accepted
Professor ! +. Briggs, has re-
signed his position at Ennis as prin-
oipal Of the Second Ward school TO
accept tue position OF superintend-
ent Of tue Dubiie schools at Eagle
Lake. Prefcssor Briggs successor
at Ennis is 90 be elected next week.
Miss Alice Gibson of this city mas
been elected TO the position of as
sisranj ia the high school at Nevada.
Texas, aud Bas accepted the place
Prof. Chapman. the principal writes
her that teT work will he to- divide
The higher classes with him. The
pusitiuE as splendid one, and it
viii bc wortiily 6ued The MANY
friends q Miss Alice in Waxahachi,
congratulate her upon her good for
time 10 securing the place.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-20
Public Speaking.

On the dates and at the places
given below the following speakers
will address the voters in the interest
of Judge Brooks candidacy for gov
ernor:
S. 2. Skinner-Waxahach Fri
day night, July 20; Ennis, Satur-
day, July 21; Italy, Monday July
%, p. m.
]. 4. Northumberland Nom
day night. July %; Palmer, Tuesday
night. July "a: Mountain Peak, We'd
nesday. July %, 3 p. m; Oak, We'd
nesday night. July %.
T. 3 Williams Nash, Saturday.
July -. p. m; Forreston, Satur-
day night. July 21; Howard, Tuesday
night, July "a; Ray "Wednesday
night, July %.
j. NJ Alderdice-Milford. Satur-
day. July 81. y. m; Midlothian,
Monday night July %; Maypearl'
Tuesday night, July "a.
George Pierson Rankin, FRIDAY
night. July 2oi Avalon. SATURDAY
July ~. g p. IN.
William Tidwell india. Monday
night. July %. Trumbull, Tuesday
night. july ca. Rocket. "Wednesday
might. July 20.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-20

The State Bank and Trust Com
pany of Waxahachie was chartered
at Austin yesterday with a paid up
capital of $4,000, with the follow
ing officers and directors: K. q.
Phillips, president; G. w Coleman,
vice president; F. p. Hawkins, cash
Ter: r. j Coleman, assistant cashier;
y. f. Coleman, assistant cashier; S.
p. Skinner, W. II. Getzendaner, o.
E. Dunlap, T. A Ferris and R. w.
Getzendaner.
The business of the company will
embrace every function of financial
business 1t will accept your deposit
account. subject to check, and 1t will
collect bonds, mortgages, notes, in
terest, dividends, coupons, and every
class of income. 1t will care for in
vestments in real and personal prop
erty, pay taxes and insurance. sell
property, collect rents and under
take the management of estates.
During your life time it will act as
your business agent, and is author
lied by law to act as executor, adj
ministrator, guardian or trustee un-
der will OF appointment of court,
and to execute trusts of every de-
scription.
1t will occupy the old location of
| the First National bank, and will
| open for business in time for the fall
| season and not later than Septem-
! bar d91-w26
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skating Rink Opens

This morning at nine o'clock the
doors of the Main Street Skating
Rink We're thrown open and will re
main so until the Chautauqua
closes. Sylvan Mincer has been en-
ployed az manager and there is no
doubt that ne will conduct the rink
la the best manner possible Their,
will bc three sessions daily morn
INK. afternoon and night Every
body is cordially invited to the riui
whether they want to skate ur not
Admission tree.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-20

Miss Marie Kemble returned this
morning from a weeks visit TO the
family of c. II. Windham.
Hon S. p Skinner left yesterday
evening for Mineral Wells, where
he will remain a few days.
Mrs. Dona Galiga and little daugh-
ter, Willie, who have been visiting
relatives in the city, returned last
evening to their home at Midlothian.
Mrs. l.. J. MCGEE and son, MaXey,
of Brownsville, Tenn. arrived this
morning TO visit Prof Fred Niece
of Trinity UNIVERSITY They will
remain through the Chautauqua.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-20

Arrangements have about been
perfected for the opening of a state
bank in WnXahachie The institu-
ton has been chartered with a CAPT
tai stock OF $4,000, and a regular
banking business will be conducted.
The bank will occupy the old First
National bank building, and viii be
ready for business in time for the fall
season.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-20

The young ladies comprising the
c. 0. p. club met yesterday after
noon with Miss Dossie Smith The
committee on bylaws and constitu-
ton submitted a report which was
adopted.
The club decided to have a tent
at the Chautauqua where they will
entertain their friends.
Refreshments, consisting of cream
and Nabsco waters were served by
the hostess, assisted by her sister,
Miss Mary Smith.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-20
Hill VIII Speak Tomorrow

Hon. f. f Hill of Denton, can
didate for lieutenant governor. will
speak in the district court room to-
morrow afternoon at 1870, just one
hour before the county candidates
will begin speaking. Mr.. Hill has
been in Ellis county nearly all this
week, and his speech here tomorrow
will be the eighth in the county. He
! spoke to a large and attentive crowd
at Midlothian last night. This af-
ternoon he was at Ferris.
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. PERSONAL MENTION. =
HHHHA >Ht~s


y $ Cfont sas q pgAoess visitor .
la Daliss ta4aH
Ms ~ g smsta left ghh morn
Tag for Caf~eaoa
Mrs 4 II ColHrr u Ruuls va.
In fhs eity this morning
MIS- II 70 Elkhs rg'urned this
morolne frum WISH 90 Etjat'sea IN
Ennis
Mrs John Mcintosh returned this
morning from IS fsag ga relatives is
Palestine
Brown Sears returned this morn
ms from Galveston. where he spent
the past ten days
j y Blaner. who represents the
Dorsey Printing Company Of Dallas
WAS in the city today
+ Miss Mary Pierce vent TO Dallas
this morning. where she will visit
friends for tev days
MIR and Mrs } C. Daniels went
to Fort Worth this morning 10 visit
relatives for a few days.
] Ice Penn and F G ODDS. Of
Waco. who Is the guest at the Penn
home. were visitors To Dallas today
Mrs. Il. NJ. Mcfarland. Of Holden
Vile. /. T., arrived this morning 20
visit the family Of 7. A Chapman
and other relatives a few days.
Mr. Bowen, of Paris, the man who
had charge of the excursion of Tex
a. business men TO Chicago. spent
last night In the city with Il. X
Erwin.
Mrs Marshall Hicks, OF San An
tonic and Miss Leary Cooke of
Clarksyille. Tenn. are guests OF Mrs
1T. NJ Sleeper and will remain
4 through the Chautauqua.
Mrs. J. Houston Miller and child
rem, Mrs NJ +. Campbell and Mrs.
IT. NJ Holland and children returned
I this morning from Rockport, where
| they have been the past two weeks
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-20

DINING The HIu TUU UTH"T U'T"T
noon fbr blacksmith shop of 49, 80
Howell aI Milford 1905 rruct u.
Uabuu- Tha rt.I..us. ut 3d. a.
utrI,u. Alu lives fnur w..sH north
ul milford Na- ..su ..ru.. Th.F.
a.r. Hrssr H.ap'. lob .F. nuH. nu
BOO Hu. RUH ..riaH.. injured.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-20

The first coal discovered In Am
erica was In 1879 and sold az $500
per ton The last discovered was al
n. " Thompson warehouse and
SELLS for $500 per ton. delivered.
Best NcNllster lump 81