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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-02

LET US do your pressing We have
II done by a man who knows his
trade. Then your suit will hold its
shape Matthews Bros.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-02

Rev. W b. Preston went to Fort
Worth last evening to meet and spend
the night with his brother, who is
returning to his post as a mission
airy in China.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-02

The Johnson county melons were
late in arriving, but they are now
here in great abundance. And they
are just as luscious as ever.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-02

WEATHER Tonight aha F'''"S
eeperaly fair "wednesday max. ~.
mtu IS
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-08-02

We want your cold drink trade to-
day, tomorrow, yesterday and the
day before tomorrow. Don't forget
it. Williams 4 Moseley IT
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03
INVESTIGATION PROCEEDING
The Charge that Officials of the Cot
ton Association Dealt in Cotton
Futures is Being Investigate
Cd.

Atlanta, August 2-Thc Southern
Cotton Association began wednesday
through a committee appointed by
President Harvic Jordan, an inves-
ti"ation of charges that certain Off
clals Of the association were inter-
cSled in cotton brokerage concern,
and also that they had been specu-
latng in cotton futures. The charges
were made on the floor of the House
of Representatives a week ago by
Representative Anderson, of Chat
ham. He was the principal figure
before the investigation committee to-
day. He repeated the charges, de-
claring that Richard Cheatham, Sec
retary of the association, speculated
in cotton futures in the name of
Mike O'Grady and P. a. Lee.
Anderson aslo charged that Ar
thur A. Fairchild, manager of pub
licity bureau Of the Cotton associa-
tion, held one-eighth Of the stock
of the Piedmont Brokerage company,
although recently it was reported he
had disposed Of his stock.
Andersan maintained that it mat
tered not whether Cheatham had been
specializing for himself or on another
account; the fact remained that an
officer Of the association had been
dealing in futures, which policy the
association explicitly disapprovcd of.
Chcatham denied before the committe
that he never speculatcd in cotton
futures for his own personal gain lie
was confirmed by Mike O'Grady, of
Chattanooga, that .Cheatham placed
orders for cotton as a personal favor
for which Cheatham received no re-
ward. Cheatham refused to reveal the
identity of P. A. Lee, in whose name
speculation is also alleged to have
been carried on. It was not denied
before the committee that Fairchild
owned an interest in the Piedmont
Brokerage company, as charged by
Anderson. The investigation will
likely continue through tomorrow.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03
THE CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE
(The Agricultural & Mechanical Col
lape of South GarnlinaN

This institution is now equipped
with courses in Agriculture, Animal
Husbandry, and Chemical Industry,
Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Textile,
and Metallurgical Engineering. The
young men who have graduated from
the college are filing positions of trust
and the demand for competent engin-
ecrs and agriculturists is greater than
the college can supply.
The next session opens on Septem-
Der IL, 1906. New applicants and stu
dents who have work to make M
must report promptly on that date.
All students Of last session who ex-
pect to return must also report on the
18th.
1t is important for boys who are
interested in this Institution to make
their applications before August 1st
if they desire to enter next session.
Each year more applications are made
than the college can accommodate
On August 18th the roll for the ses-
sion of 1906-07 will be made by as
signing to each county the number of
students in proportion to the members
in the House Of Representatives.
For information and catalogue, ap-
ply to
p. Fl. Nell, President.
Clemson College, S. G..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03
Wearing Pajamas.

New York Sun.
The man who had been in Japan
looked into the shop window with
critical expression.
"What in the world is the use Of
selling pajamas to Amcricans7" he
observed, with the superior knowl-
edge that comes from travel. "They
don't know how to wear them, and
Englishmen know very little more.
"The average American goes to
bed with pajamas flapping about mis-
ankles. Did he ever see a japanese
picture, - and .i f h be & did a. has she ever
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03

on the same day. He also says that
Mr.. Lyon. as a member of the dis
pensary investigating committee, did
not prosecute any erafters and did not
produce evidence upon which pros
ecution could be based. He is very
loud, very indignant and very abusive
toward those who say or insinuatc
that he stands for graft in the dis
pensary or that he is in any way con-
dones graft. He says they are liars
and pretty bad fellows generally.
j. Fraser Lyon says nothing about
Mr.. Ragsdale. He says he is not run
ming on the demerit of another man,
but on his own merits. And he says
very little about these. Having been
member of the dispensary investi-
eating committee, he has something
interesting to talk about in this con-
ncction. He says the dispensary is
rotten, that such evidence has already
been produced as convinces every rea-
sonable person that it is rotten, and
he is against it.
Leroy f. Youmans is a candidate
for attorney general, but he is not
with the campaign party. AT each
meeting a letter is read from him in
! which he states that the duties of his
office require him to remain in Co.
lumbia, and that as it is question of
/ faithfully performing his duties or
neglecting them to seek his own in
terest, he chooses the former, and asks
the people to vote for him for re-
election.
Adjutant and Inspector Genreal.
Col. j. G. Boyd is Confederate SOL
dier. "You have heard people talk
about doing something for the Con-
felerate soldier" he says, "Well, |
want you to do something for me
while | am alive. would rather have
small flower today than whole
basket Of roses on my grave when
I'm dead.' But he says he is as COM
petent for the position of adiutant
general as any man in the State and
he, therefore, asks for the office both
as reward for what he has done and
recognition Of what he can do.
Lewis w. Haskell says the office of
adjutant general is no eleemosynary
institution-I believe that is the word.
He wants the office, he says, solely
because he can perform its duties and
do something for the militia Of the
State. "The office belongs to no man
but to yon. [ make fair, manly
proposition: If you think he is bet
ter man for the position than T am,
vote for him. If not, vote for me-"
Then he tells them of his record, al
ways apologizing for the seeming
egotism of IL.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03

dignified and as truly ridiculous ard
something as disgusting as it is. What
S a man running for the Office of see
retary Of state, for instance, to talk
about on the stump, except himself :?
n patient lot indeed are the people
who sit in a sweltering court house,
or out under the trees with, the broil-
ing sun streaming through, amidst the
gnats and flies and mosquitoes, and
listen to some 20 odd men praise them
selves. But that is the system, and
they must do it. The people do not
have to listen, however, and they
don't they go to the baseball game
If there is one i'll town, and if there
is not, they just go off under other
trees, out of hearing of the speakers,
and tell yarns, and 'chaw terbacker"
and spit and "cuss.' That is, if they
come to town at all: most of them
stay at home altogether.
Secretary of State.
r. NJ. McCown is a candidate for
secretary of state, who recites his
speech-about himself-very much as
a school boy who has memorized his
first piece and "speaks' it before
the school. Now and then he seems to
forget, his brows are knit in an ef-
fort to remember how the next para
graph begins; presently he remem-
bers and goes on. He tells his record
as clerk in the secretary of state s
Office, and asks the people to vote for
him.
j. B. Morrison used to be sheriff of
Berkeley county. He tells the people
about it, and declares that that ser
vice and his good qualities in other
respects fit him for the Office of Sec
retary of state. He says, furthermore,
that there is no adequate reason why
a clerk in the secreary Of states Of
flee should be promoted to the head
of the department. Morrison is a
tall man with iron grey hair and a
long beard, slightly grey, and he
makes his appeal in very dinified
and becoming manner.
L. NJ. Ragin prefaces his appeal by
a little statement to the effect that in
the selection of an officer two things
should be taken into consideration
l. Qualification for the office, 2.
Honesty and faithfulness. He was
once clerk in. the secretary of state s
office and he says that he did the
work which three men now do.
Attorney General.
J. W. Ragsdale declares his, belief
in the dispensary, but says it is the
duty of the attorney general to give
the governor and the other executive
officers advice as to the law, and to
prosecute offenders against Che law,
no matter what the law is. He makes
an ugly charge against Lyon, one of
his opponents. He says Mr.. Lyon re-
ceived pay as a memebr Of the legis-
lature and pay as member Of the dis
penssry investigating committee GO GfI t both
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03

noticed Il Japanese wearing ii pajama
i'll that wayH | would like to see such
n picture if he ever did.
"Pajamas in Japan are invariably
rolled up until they do not fall below
the knee. That keeps the wcarer cool
i'll summer, and another advantage is
that the trousers are much more COM
Portable when worn in this way. If
the American accustomed to wearing
pajamas in our fashion would once
try the Oriental way he would appre-
ciate the difference.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03

The Seaboard Air Line will operate
it's Sixth Annual Eastern seashorc
excursion from Columbia on Wcdncs-
day, August, Is. Low rates, regular
train service which is unexccled :;
tickets good two weeks.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03
Coal! Coal!! Coal!!!

| am making arrange
ments to establish a coal
yard and will be in posi-
ton to supply your wants
for both hard and soft coal.
Should you wish to buy
your winter supply for
August or September de-
livery / would be pleased
to quote you prices.
See me before buying.
l can deliver any time af-
ter August IS.
S. B. JONES.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03

Podd--The MarmaIukc children are
terrors, amt they2
Purdy-They certainly are; but you
can't blame Marmaduke.
Podd-Why not7
Purdy--lt isn't his fault. What can
mere parent do against two SETS Of
grandparents ?-American Spectator.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03

Biscuits baked right in
three minutes every, day
neXtweek at our new store.
,Newberry Hardware Co.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03

they are, and he hopes also that pro-
hlbitionists and local optionists will
also support him, because he would
honestly work in the interest of law
and order and of temperance.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
GAS METER is TOO HONEST
Man Finds That He Has Been Pay
ing Seventy-Flve Per Cent
Too little

Special to The Herald.
CLEVELAND, May 26.-City Chemist
Pate, as the result of several COM
plants recently received, tested several
gas meters to determine whether or
not they We're too fast. or, in other
words, recorded the consumption of
more gas than is actually used.
An east end man complained bitter
ly. His meter was the first tested, and
Pate says the test shows 1t to be rs
per cent too slow The complainant
will get new meter and his gas bills
will be very much higher.
The tests made of gas meters show
that on the average they are per cent
too slow" said Pate yesterday after
noon. "There is not one meter In a
hundred that tests too fast. 1 venture
to say that 98 per cent of the gas me-
ters in Cleveland register about 5 per
cent too slow.
1.-The gas companies get a record OF
the tests as well as the citizens who
complain. but the gas companies pay
no attention to meters If they are only
per cent behind. In cases where COM
plants are made and the tests de-
Velop that the meters are more than
per cent out of the way and against
the companies, new meters are gen.
orally put in"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
LUXURY FOR DENVER BOYS
Adopted by Wealthy Aunt After a
Long Life of Beatlngs and
Privations
Special to The Herald.


DENVER, May 26.-From a life of
poverty and starvation, suffering daily
beatings at the hands Of an epileptic
father, to a palace where every luxury
and every opportunity may be theirs!
That Is the wonderful transition In
the lives of George Francis and Rex
ford Tucker Sample, sons of Rev. w.
s. Sample, formerly one of the best
known and best liked of Denver's cler-
gymen, but now wanderer on the face
of the earth, if still alive Francis is
but five years of age and Rexford is
nine.
Both children have been living in
Denver in care of nurse, but their
aunt who adopted them, stopped here
on brief visit, merely to see how they
were progressing. The aunt immedi-
ately fell in love with her nephews and
decided to take them to her palatial
residence in Boston to grow up under
her personal supervision, surrounded
by all the luxuries that money can buy.
This aunt who comes to the children
as ministering angel, like fairy god
mother, is Mrs. Lucy Tucker Blake, who,
after the adoption of her nephews, mar
ried e. Nelson Blake of Arlington,
Mass, president of Boston bank.
Francis and ReXford were taken
name society after charges had been
made that they were almost daily sub
jected to cruel beatings; that they did
not have proper care and were in real
ity suffering for the necessities of life
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
S100 BILL AS SOUVENIR CARD
Friends in Portland, but
Vogue Is Limited
Speclal to The Herald.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 26.-Auto-
graphing $100 bills and presenting them
to friends as souvenir cards is the latest
fad. 1t was introduced in Portland last
night by a portly man, who seemed 10
have an unlimited supply of newly
printed greenbacks and desire to get
rid of them. 1t requires eight figures
and two commas, 1t is said, to express
the sum total of the wealth of the
rotund capitalist who gives away $10O
bills with his name on them.
He is heavy owner of Portland real
estate. He walked into the barroom Of
the Oregon hotel last night with three
friends and the bartender was busy for
awhile. After many rounds of drinks
one of the party remarked that he
would have to hurry to catch the train
to San Francisco.
LET me give you my card before you
CO." spoke the capitalist. AS he did so
he pulled a wallet from his pocket, drew
forth a hundred-dollar bill, wrote his
name on it with his fountain pen and
handed it to his friend.
LET me give you one, too," he said to
one of the other men. Another bill was
autographed and handed over. A third
was signed and given to the third men,
ber Of the party.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
OLD FOLKS BEAT SANTA FE
Station Agent Was Crazy Over Mis-
take He Made, but They
Wouldn't Rectify 1t
sneclal 10 The Herald.

Special 10 Inc Herald.
SANTA FE, May 26.-The Santa Fe
agent at Burden, Kas., is going to be
short in his accounts to the amount of
$S.6S because a couple of old people
thought they were getting the best of
the company the other morning, which
they certainly did.
The couple bought two tickets at
Burden for Chuckaloo, Okla, and after
they had started on their journey, the
operator who had sold tickets discov-
cred that he had not collected the
proper rate, but was $S.68 short of the
full amount He wired to the conduc-
tor who happened to be Harry Will
cox on No. II, and he tried to collect
the additional money. When Arkansas
City was reached, where the passen-
gers changed to the Shawnee line train
they were taken into the ticket office
where all manner of arguments We're
put up to get them to come through
with the additional coin, but they re-
fused. They were begged, threatened
with being put off the train, and inn
plored to help out the agent. Still they
refused. They We're asked if the mis-
take had been the other way would
they wish it rectified, but declared that
the railroad men were a lot of rogues
This put a stop to the argument and
the couple got aboard the Shawnee
train. They had the tickets and were
entitled to ride. The company will lose
nothing, but the person who made the
mistake will pay for it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
High Grade Footwear Go
ing for Less Than
Regular Cost
ON SALE TOMORROW
A Pix Lot of Shoes That We're Made for
a San Francisco Firm Who Burned
Out and the Shoes We're Or.
dered Shipped Here

The Mammoth Shoe House, 519 South
Broadway, will offer some special in
ducements in the way of shoe prices to-
morrow. A lot of Jes that were made
for San Francisco were ordered sent
to the Mammoth and sold at prices
that would turn them into cash quick
ly They will be assorted and placed
on sale Monday. There are ladies', chill
dren's and some mems and boys shoes,
made by a high-grade shoe manufac-
turer and are right up to date in style.
These shoes will go at a fraction of
their real worth. Go 9to the big shoe
store Monday and look them over. You
will save dollar or vo on pair of
shoes. Go early and get the first pick.
There will also be some special reduc-
tions in every department tomorrow
at the Mammoth, 519 South Broadway,
between Fifth and Sixth streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
FLAGS STOP ENGINEERS
Farmers Adopt Unique Method tc
Force Railroad to File Bond
Covering Damages

Special to The Herald.
CARLISLE, Pa, May 26.-The Amer
lean flag was used with good effect by
the heirs of Theophilus Strayer in pre-
venting a railroad engineering corps
from completing a survey across their
farm near the Dillsburg intersection of
the Cumberland Valley and the Pitts
burg, Harrisburg & Philadelphia
branches of the Reading railroad. Sew
eral days ago engineers made sur
vey on the farm and drove the stakes.
The next morning the engine found
that all the stakes had been pulled up
and in their places were American
flags, the staffs resting in the holes
left by the stakes. The engineers re-
ceived warning that they must not dis
turb the flags. The railroad company
is building a double track fr m Harris
burg to Shippensburg, which necessl-
tates the use of portion of the Strayer
property. Although 1t is said the right
of way had previously been secured.
the flags are still floati. = and all work
has been suspended until the company
files the proper bond, which 1t has
failed to do. When this has been done
the flags will be removed.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
RATS DRIVE BIG CAT CRAZY
These Rodents Are Phosphoresoent
Kind and Are Too Much
for Tabby
Special to The Herald.

special to The Herald
NEW YORK, May 26.--Pedro, the
Singalese cat of the two master Ven
turer, which arrived in port today after
an eventful trip of twenty-five days
from the south coast Of Cuba, met
tragic death at sea three days after
the trim little British schooner had
cleared away from Santa Cruz. Cap
tain Burns, assisted by Mate Chandler,
told the story of the Venturer's voy-
age:
I'VE left Santa Cruz with a cargo of
mahogany" said the skipper.
Two years ago Chandler got a big
black cat named Pedro, that was as
big as a small sized water spaniel, did
not mind a dip in the water, and was
bully ratter.
ION the last trip south when we got
through the straits we found there were
the biggest rats aboard the Chandler
that 1 had ever seen. They walked
right around Pedro in broad daylight.
At night when he was sitting around
these blamed rats would race around
the decks and give out streakS that
looked like the green lightning. The
moment Pedro sighted any of them
at night he would make for the galley
and squat right on the mess table with
Sam, the cook. He wasn't himself at
all after the green lightning began
playing around the deck after dark
I'VE tried to clear out the rats which
the Cubans told us were the phosphorus
rats of Cuba, when we got to Santa
Cruz. But the pesky rodents ate up the
sulphur and ordinary poison simply
made them fatter and greener at night.
Pedro was losing flesh all the while the
rats were gaining.
"On the night of March "a a thunder
storm came up and the electricity
seemed to make the rats more phos-
phorescent than ever. Pedro went mad
that night. Instead of meowing, he
squealed like the rats did and his run
was like 'em, too
Suddenly Pedro jumped over the lee
rail. Even in his delrium he had
| sense enough to pick out the schooner's
lee for his grave. We smoked out the
rodents from down below. AS fast as
we got them out of one part of the
schooner we stuffed up every hold and
Granny until we were all on deck, rats
and crew. Then we waited for the sea
to roll over.
"Over went the schooner and with
the sea that swept us went the rats.
Chandler says as how he counted SIC
of 'em as they went overheard"
| Bill Snyder of the Central park zoo.
who was a sailor in southern waters,
said he had heard of the PHOSPHORUS
rats in Cuba. The natives would catch
them in traps in places to act as land
marks at night, Snyder declared.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
TROY GIRLS ARE BEST PAID
Men Receive Smaller Salaries and
Are outnumbered Eight to One.
Parties Are Predcaments
Special to The Herald.

special 10 Inc Herald.
TROY, N. Y, May 26-ProbabIy the
only place in the world where women
earn higher wages than men is in Troy.
The chief industry here consists in the
making of collars and cuffs and the
laundering of half a states linen.
In the factories and laundries are en-
ployed something like 10000 girls, who
earn from SIS to $25 a week. according
to their. industry and positions, while
the heads of certain departments are
paid as much as IS a day. Men attend
to the rough work, such as running the
machinery, stocking, attending to the
engines, etc., and receive wages which
do not average more than $40 or $12 a
week.
A short time ago the head women of
certain factories and laundries in Troy
arranged a mammoth entertainment
and dance, which was unique in its
way 1t took place In the biggest hall
in Troy and was attended by about 1000
girls and some 500 men.
Each girl contributed 81 toward the
entertainment, which entitled her to
bring a man friend If she chose. Only
one girl in eight, however was able to
secure an escort, and 1t is declared by
those who ought to know that some
men received as many as thirty or forty
invitations.
III not 1n1requently happens that a
wedding takes place in Troy, and then
when the bride comes from one of the
big factories or laundries there is a big
turnout, for these marriages generally
take place on Sunday. Weddings have
taken place in Troy at which 100
bridesmaids have been present, while
thirty or forty is very ordinary num-
ber.
Gifts to the bridesmaids are not Gus
tomary. while, on the other hand, it is
very unusual for girl to accept an
invitation to attend the ceremony with
out providing some little present.
It Is computed that the laundry and
factory girls of Troy are paid close to
100000 week. or $1O,OOO,OOO year, and
so many have comfortable little for
tunes to their credit in the various dime
savings banks and other institutions.
They are, moreover, well looked after
by their employers. live in comfortable
quarters, have their own clubs and So
cieties, work regular hours and lead
healthy, pleasant lives. Altogether
there Is little doubt that Troy possesses
the best paid and most contented fac
tory girls in the world.