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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-19
MAIL CAL. BURNED.
Only Few Registered Packages say.
cd Out of Wreck on Central

According to additional reports
from the collision which occurred on
the Central at Thornton yesterday
morning three freight cars. one bag
gage and mail car and three coach
es were destroyed by fire A pouch
containing registered letters is the
only portion OF the mail that was
saved
The mail clerks on the train were
Charles r. Skaines, white and Cor
neius w. Johnson, colored Both
were slightly injured.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-19

The sale of holiday tickets to the
east will begin tomorrow The Cen
tral will have special car for the
accommodation of all who go over
that line. The car will be run
through to New Orleans via Hous-
ton. 1t will leave here tomorrow
morning at $50
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-19

Read the Advertisements
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-19

Ennis, Texas, Dec. l9.-The rural
free delivery carriers of Ellis county
will meet in Waxahachie at l p. m.
On January 1st Every carrier in the
county Is urged to be present. Off
GERS for the ensuing year will be
elected
GEO. G. McCULLOCH.
ecretary-Treasurer
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-19
Territory Corn.

Il won't have your weeyily wheat,
l won't have any of your barley"
But | want that good old Thompson
corn,
To feed old Carley "a
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-19
Coal Situation

| have just received car of coal,
Should mines shut down for Xmas
for ten days, we will have no coal
at any price Both Phones %. d. II,
Thompson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-19
khAeVSN


All n90mhaD of the Tuaoda1
Evening SkmffuR club ar ereouooeo1
to meet In the county court room. fo1
night at s O'Clock Mattor1
pertaining 10 the Christmas skata
are to be considered. IL is impo rtantl
that every mem Der be in attendance
GEO l.. GRIFFIN. President.
LEM CURLIN. Secretary.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13
NE WSBOy HAD HIS REVENGE

ticed that the old fellow gave him Q
dime. But it availed him nothing,
Through the influence eXerted by his
acCuser the boy was sent 70 the house
Of correction for two months. He
swore vengeance on the old man and
about eighteen months later his op-
portunity came.
1T was during a heavy rainstorm.
The streets were veritable rivers and
at one corner barefooted newsboys
had constructed a walk over boxes.
Among the boys was Il little friend
and among the crowd at the corner
waiting 10 pass was the crusty old
bachelor. The old fellow started to
cross, the boy saw him and immediate.
~ recognized him. STOPPING for a sec.
ond he moved n Of the planks. When
the old man stepped on this plank 1t
slipped from him and he was given a
splendid ducking. I'm even wild dat
guy, grinned the boy. Now I'm layin'
for de judge dat sent me up.'"-New
Orleans Tlmes.Dcmocrat.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13

or his favorite specimens: "The
South American boas are most easily
tanned. My present boa, which have
Lad about two years, invariably sleeps
in my bed, round my feet. He is per-
fectly clean. lies still and very seldom
disturbs me; occasionally he crawla
10 my face to lick It. l frequently take
the python TO bed, but at present she
is timid and If she cannot find my
feet in the night becomes scared and
walks out of bed, curling herself on
the floor. The evil result Is that she
becomes cold
OF the plague of ca%terpillars that
overran the Scottish lowlands in
1885: The caterpillars marched In
armies straight ahead and the conse.
cuence was that when they ncou
tered sheep drains'-which are open
drains about eighteen inches deep
and eighteen ipnhe5 wide at the top
they tumbled into them in such mum.
bers that their dead bodies damned
up the water and they might have
been taken put in barrow loads"
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13

Did 1t ever strike you that when II
comes to waiting for evenge a news.
boy, the same apparently impatient
little street gamin, is the most patient
being on earth?" remarked tie one
who was pulling at the cheroot. We'll,
I'm here TO tell you hat 1t is so, and
you'll believe it when you hear this
story" he continued. In my town
there used TO be one Of the crustiest
cid bachelors that ever lived. Some
people said he was a miser, but
whether thar was so I don't know.
At any rate, he was the stingiest ever
One morning he bought a paper
from a n~ewsboy and handed him a
coin. II was a ten.cent piece, and the
boy didn't look at II, but pocketed it
and turned away. The old fellow
waited for his nine cents and suddenly
saw the boy darting across the street
to dispose of another paper. He called
! policeman and had the little fellow
arrested for the theft OF the nine cents.
The boy explained that he hadn't no
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13

cept for balls of fire which occasion.
ally lit up the scene. Breadfruit and
cocoanut trees were knocked dawn
and piled up as high as houses. The
mission building. by far the finest In
the Marshall group, was reduced to
ruins. Large masses of rock and
coral washed up from the lagoon
were strewn about here and there.
OF the magnificent wharf which the
Germans had erected a: a cost OF
much labo" and money, not a trace
remains. Over seventy natives were
killed by falling trees or were drown
ed and. with the exception Of the Ger
man company's large store. Jaluit
was almost entirely destroyed.
European residents took shelter
successfully in a bowling alley, an
oven, a ~bathhouse, a bar, and eventu.
ally IN a store and managed to sur.
vive. The new steamer, Germania.
with the utmost difficulty succeeded
in riding ont the storm. Altogether
they seem to have had a pretty rough
time at the Marshall group"
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13

Richard Bell in his new book, "My
strange Pets" tells Of the solan
geese, which in Great Britain In by.
gone days. used to be sailed and dried
for human food: Many years ago
these dried geese found their way
to the lowlands Of Scotland and were
used as an appetizer. A small por.
ton, when eaten before meals, was
supposed to tickle the appetite. In
this connection | have heard a good
story. A worthy farmer in the neigh.
borhood gave a dinner party and
when the dinner was in progress he
asked n OF his guests If he would
have another portion upon which
the guest remarked, 4 think | will. as
| ct a BIT O. solan goose afore | left
hame ana 1t has made me very hun.
cry upon which his neighbor said:
1 dinna believe in these solan geese,
for | ct a hail yin afore | cam ava
n dinna feel a bit the hungrier. "
A correspondent of Mr.. Bells gives
'Ae following information about one
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13

~"townball' had It's deyotees.
Who scorned all James that proftered
eCse:
With laughing eye and rosy check
The girls would play at 'hide-and-seek."
When books were called with tinkling
bell
a thirsty crowd stood round the well,
Waiting their paTched lips 10 cool
Before the grind Of Country School.
Where are the boys who played with me
In long. gone days Of "usCd-tO-be'?
An. some are sleeping, calm and still,
BY Salem Church-on Goshen hill,
some are living, brave and strong.
To lift their voice against all wrong.
And iu the pulpit or TIE pew
Uphold tho good. stand hV The true
Thank God for a!l-thc kindly rule.
And lessons learned In Country School,
j 5. C~heaysns. in the ST. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13
MOLTEN LAVA AND FLOOD

Strange things have been happen.
ing in the South Sea islands" writes
q sydney correspondent Of the Chi.
cago Daily News. In Samoa a vol.
cano has broken out, which belched
forth a torrent of molten lava three
miles wide clear TO the sea. Forum.
ately, the land over which the tor.
rent flowed was a desert and. though
the sight was singularly impressive,
very little harm was done. From the
Marshall islands, however, a
different tale. There was a terrific
hurricane swept over the atolls and
islets OF which the group is composed,
and Jaluit, where most of the Euro
pean settlers reside, was washed by
m enormous wave at least six feet
high, which suddenly transformed
that islet into a lake in which the
natives with their families swan for
their lives and the native houses
foated about.
AT moor the day OF the hurricane
ct Jaluit the sky was pitch dark, ex.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-13
LEARNED IN cOVNTRy SCHOOL

In sweet October's short'ning days.
When comes the purple, smoky haze
OF many an Indian summer morn,
When through the Tustling blades OF corn
The winsome winds Of autumn play
10 trace Of winter, cold and gray
hen fancy takes a backward flight,
Forgotten pleasures come to light,
The fun and frOlic. rigid rule,
OF childhood joy--the Country School!
She course Of study was not high,
BUT small boys oft were made 70 sigh.
With eyes upou the d0g-eared book.
Not daring .~therwhoIos % look.
'"The rule OF three they poUdcrsd Ger.
And sadly unused on Webster lore.
McGuney's Readers were the JOY
OF every story-loying boy
The teacher at his desk and stool
was tsar and sultan In tile school.
Put minds Oppressed would soon rebound
When came the call Of fox aud houu1'
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

patterdock and pickerel weed the
muddy margins of shallow streams;
the skunk cabbage, and that aristo-
crat of the greenhouse, the immacu-
late Gala lily. With all these the
flowers are unrecOgnizable in them
selves as such, except by the initiated,
being minute and crowded on Il tieshy
spike.
Another gay deceiver is the poin-
setta of the dollhouse. In this case 1t
is a circlet of scarlet leaves which
popular estimation rates as a flower,
while the poor little real blossom
clustered in the midst of these robbers
of their good name live and die unap-
preciated. Relatives of the pOinsetta
are the wild spurges of u sandy
fields. The flowers of many of these,
inconspicuous in themselves, are sim
Harry provided with relatively snowy
appendages, deceiying all but students.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
4 New Potato CuIture.

A queer tale in agriculture ome by
way of Chicago. 1t is stated that Il
half-bushel of Sawdust. a dash of
chemical solution and fifteen potatoes
carefully enyeloped with the saWduSt
will enable the average householder to
grow Il bushel of tubers on his house
top or in his cellar within sixty days.
This process has been discovered and
elaborated by w. ID. Ddrst. of Great
Falls, Mont. Moreover. the grower
will have no potato bugs to contenl
with. no turning over of the soil at
certain intervals, and no contest with
worms.
he product of Mr. Darst's process
is termed the ''yineless potato from
the fact that. grown under these ap-
parently unnatural conditions, there is
no surface vegetation, because of
which, each potato buried in the saw
dust is enabled to produce at least
twelve normal-siZed tubers.
Recently at the Oakland Plaza, ii
the ear of the Oakland Hotel, Mr..
Darst disclosed the methods of grow
ing potatoes by his system. Operating
on the theory that the presence of sur
face vegetation was only Il method of
securing nouriShtaent and in reality
Slapped the vitality of the tuber, Mr..
DarSt experimental more than six
years and found he could overcome
this seemingly natural course on the
part of the plant by supplying it arti-
ticially with its needs.
By employing saWdust. peat. straw,
or any other earth product that would
permit of the circulation of air, moist
ure and heat, and by applying solutions
of various fertilizers, discovered
that a single potato would multiply
itself by attaching to itself from
twelve to sixteen other potatoes of
approximately the same dimensions
without throwing off any of its energy
above ground.
Packed in loosely arranged bins per
hitting the free access of air and ar
ranged in rows six inches above each
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

first. it allows ample room for the
stalls and passageways, and, second,
IL permits or the most economical use
Of lumber in building. The length
SHOWN is "a IeeL, Dut mis- feature Is
wholly dependent on the numDer Oh
COWS the dalryman wishes 10 handle
one of the weakest joints in barn con
struction is the small amount of WIN
dow space usually allowed. This error
is rectltied by the department in TINS
plan by allowing approximately +
square feet for each COW
The bulletin or circular may be oh.
tanned by application to the DeparC-
ment of Agriculture. Circular 30, Il.
A, Id
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

matter of fact, what are commonly re-
garded as the petals of the dogwood
are no part of the floral structure at
all, but merely four large white leaves,
which. during the winter. served as
protective wrappers to the flower buds.
The real howe IS are about the size OF
shoe-pegs, of greenish color and are
punched several together i'll Il small
cluster in the midst of the foul white
leaves, and if observed at all by the
average wild flower gatherers, are
mistaken for stamens.
So, too. with the flowers of the
pretty painted cup" which when 1t
blossoms in May frequently makes
whole meadows rosy with brilliant
color. Plucking one, we may think we
are looking at a pike of gorgeous,
f~lame-colored flowers, while the fact
is that the striking effect is produced
entirely by numerous REDEEMED leaves
intermingled with the real flowers
which are as plain as Cindere 3
sisters and practically hidden from
sight.
Indeed, so fond is Mother Nature of
befooling her unobservant devotees
that she has caused one whole family
Of plants to be given over to this make
believe habit of Towering. To 1t be-
long that favorite little preacher OF the
April NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; the
arrow arum that shares with the
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
TOMATOES
POTATOES
BARNS
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

IOmatOeS For The Cannery.s
Raising tomatoes for the ~canneries
has grown to be quite an industry in
a number of States. Maryland leads
the list with about two million cases
per annuln; Indiana, with her million
cases, second; followed, in turn, by
New Jersey. California. Delaware and
Ohio. The canneries are permanent
institutions. the demand is increasing,
and there is no reason why the grow
ing of tomatoes will not continue to be
a profitable business with many.
Growing tomatoes for n cannery diff
fers from raising them for the market.
In the former case. first of all. a large
yield is sought. Early maturity IS of
less importance since the grower con-
tracts to sell the whole crop at a fixed
price. 1t is said that good corn land
Is rich enough for tomatoes. although
medium clay loan is preferred by
many.
Splendid results follow fall or winter
blowing. At any rate land should be
ploWed as early in the spring as pos
sible. Plow deep and follow with
earth mulching, that is, maintain q
thin layer of fine earth on the surface
by shallow cultivation, which will be
of great value III saving the moisture.
The variety should be such as the
%canneries prefer. They will generally
provide the plants ut a nominal price
to those who grow tomatoes for them.
In case it is preferred to grow the
plants near where they are to be set.
they should be started in a cold frame
or on the south side of a board fence
in a rich warm soil. The plants will
increase to proper size in four or five
weeks, and should be set out in the
field in rows about four feet apart, for
ease of cultivation. Start the cultiva-
ton early, but be careful not to bark
the plants, as that will kill them.
When they begin to branch do not
cultivate closer than the ends of II
branches. Continue stirring the soil
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

until the stalk has grown so heavy az
to fall upon the ground, then cease,
For heavy yields it is essential that
strong land or heavy fertilization be
used. While il is true that on many
Of the soils in the Middle States a re-
munerative crop may be produced with
little fertilization, it is also true thai
on nearly all of these soils a liberal
use of fertilizers will be profitable.
The tomato plant is a gross feeder,
and especially requires an abundant
supply of potash. Prof. Voorhees,, of
New Jersey. who is authority on such
subjects, estimates that ten tons of
fruit, with the accompanying vines,
would contain tifty-seven pounLs of
nitrogen, sixteen pounds of phosphOric
acid. and ninety-fOur pounds of potash.
On man. of our clay lands phosphoric
acid is relatively low, and the applica-
ton of potash is neede to pre- nee the
most profitable crops. The nitrogen
supply is more variable, and can often
be secured by turning under Il lesumi-
nous crop. On Eastern lands, which
have been devoted to last years toma-
toes, nitrate of soda can be used with
IA profit. In the Central States, manu-
ldclQTpGS Oh ltTIlllLtIS nave hOl Olltlto
goods specially prepared for this Vege-
table because of Il lack of demand, due
largely to the ignorance of same, and
from lack of knowledge of the require
ments of the soil. But of late both the
growers and The canners are asking for
advice regarding fertilizers to be used
on tomatoes. y mixture that has been
officially recommended contains:
Nitrogen ....,... 4 per cent.
Phosphoric acid. Z per cent.
Potash ..........12 per cent.
using about 500 pounds of this mixture
per acre.
Some experiments of early tomatoes
seem to Indicate that sulphate or
potash gives them a better quality.
A properly made tobacco fertilizer Is
also suited for this crop, II the
potash in it is derived from sulphate.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
Model Dairy Farm.

The Department of Agriculture has
recently published a bulletin contain
ing suggestions for constructing a
model dairy barn. 1t has been the
endeavor of the Department to plan
a barn embodying the best ideas in
scientific and sanitary construction
that are consistent with practicability
and cheapness, and it is believed the
result accomplished by the plan pub
llshed will help the dairyman to get
the best products from his cows In the
most economical manner
The plan is designed for "A cows,
and allows ample oom for calf pens
and box stalls for bull and cows; also
space for feed room, hay chute, wash
room and silo. In presenting the plan
it is not intended by the officials of the
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

Department to insist that the arrange
ment shown is the only satisfactory
one, but the idea Is to present some
important features often overlooked
by the builder and which are vial
to a well-planned structure.
The amount of space allowed for
the various purposes m on the
plan is thought to meet the require
ments so far as the square feet of
floor space is concerned. The ar
rangement of the space can be adapted
to the needs of the particular location.
The design calls for a width of 80
feet 1 inches outside. There are two
main reasons for adopting this width;
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
Grape-Nuts

exactly what is made of and the scores of visitors who pass through our works
every day find the Pure Food Factories as clean and sweet as madens fresh white
apron. The food is thoroughly cooked in these factories from the choicest white
wheat and barley, the sweet offering of the fields.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
GROWN IN THE GOOD oLD-FAsH1oNED WAY.

other, with an allowance of one cubic
foot of sawdust to the seeding, Mr..
Darst has demonstrated the rapidity
of growth and the proportions that the
potatoes may attain 10y showing that
within sixty days fifteen potatoes will
produce a bushel. In the character Of
his experiments and the success that
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
Counterfeit Blossoms.

When the dogwood is in bloom in
the spring woods, he would be a very
unobservant traveller who did not
know it; yet it is questionable if one
out of fifty of the multitude of people
who come home from their country
walks with their arms full of snowy
branches has ever noticed the real
flowers of this beautiful tree. as a
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

WANTED A Hundred + iremen and Brakemen On
different RAILROADS.. age ~ 10 ". goOa slgul ami
hearing. Experience ulIllecessaIy. fntI.tn SlIF
monthly. becoule knslneers ana Earn SIU. Lake
men gu monthly, become Conductors and cam Al1,
Positions awaiting competent men. send stamps for
particulars. Name POSITION preferred. hslIwav
association room d. "a Monroe street, brooklyn
y. y.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

has attended them Mr.. Darst, it is
stated. has the Endorsement of Luther
Burbank. the eminent h~orticulturist
and botanist.-From Chicago Record
Herald.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

h o a Observation-Disclosures. strnc,-
ural, mechanical or elec1IcalI hundreds OF posnioLs
open. Any location desired. Salaries AlUtaI S1Iai
Write us to-day. suite iIo. 3ts,SJs
Broadway. N. Y.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28

shIkT WAIST HOLDER EXTRAORDINARY
keeps waist down all aroun0: lao pms or hooks 10
tear send 25c. with waist measurement over = y
ana ask Tor white or black. Fellx corset to 2 ).
Pine street New YORK. ~" Aa
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
Standard Oil keeps the way to bank
ruptcy well creased for all rivals.

Miss Helen Gould has 80 much mail
that two secretaries are required TO
handle it.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
This seems a
Clean Food
Fra

We are inclined to believe that some magazine writer's in their anxiety to
attract attention to themselves have oerstaed the case against the meat packers
We do not sell meat but believe in fair play and also n a complete knowledge,
by the people, of exactly what they are eating
We have always rnted N each and every pkg. of
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
No food on earth gives the same sustaining
power from meal to meal as Grape Nuts.

The Stmchy parts of the wheat and barley are changed by moisture and heat
to a form of sugar required by the human system and almost Immediately absorbed
without stress to the digestive machinery. And again, the certain elements in these
grains are incorporated to insure rebuilding of the soft gray matter in the brain and
nerve centres to fit one for the wearing work of the day. A dish of GrapeNuts and
Cream at each meal supplies the co and you car feel it in a way that leaves no
question: 1t is not stimulation but simply scientific feeding.
The Holly chieftain., 1906-10-19

Cantaloup From Luxury to Necessity
In the year 1870, it was an unusual
thing to see a muskmelon on the mar
kets ior sale. but along in the Sos
The Holly chieftain., 1906-10-19

nice looking old man and L. lon
hurt anything"
The Holly chieftain., 1906-10-19

six months OF carload business.
The Shipments from Florida during
The past three seasons have opened up
about May IL, car lots having been
icccivcl or markets as early as May
a2. At Inc hight OF the season. New
York a,one has received as high as
IS cars Ia day
Prior to the arrivals OF the Rocky
i'ords and the planting OF their seed,
,hc markets had no uniform styl, of
package. shipments coming to mar
ket in baskets, barrels, strawberry
crates and oftentimes have been
The Holly chieftain., 1906-10-19
1t Was a Shame.

Ancnt the recent Democratic low,
least at Denver we quote the follow
ing from the News:
Mother said fair looking young
person. sitting in the balcony beside
her parent yesterday. What is Mr.
homas talking abouti"
Why, he is trying to get them tc
allow HIM to remain i'll the conven-
ton
Are they gong to put him out?'
asked the young lady in deep surprise
You bet mean, think the,
are, replied the mother very grimlv
What forE persisted the fair miss
because he has no right here,
explained the mother.
We'll, think its a shame" de
cIarcd the young lady firmly. Hes