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The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26

Rajah laid aside his mask of fierce
ness and becmed hospitality; Mrs.
Carteret vas innocuously gracious:
Bessie of the fiaxen hair and the Rev.
erend William Calvert came in har-
mOniOusly on the cheerful refrain;
and Virginia-but it was Virginia wso
filed all hOr-zons for WintOn.
Knowing no more than any serious
minded man the latest social niceties
of a dinner party, and caring still less
for them, he mOnopolized her shame
lessly from the moment of greeting.
In the interval of plate laying he ma
neuvered skillfully to obtain posses
sion of the tete-atete chair, and with
that convenient piece of furniture for
an aid he managed to keep Virginia
wholly to himself un. dinner was
announced.
For another man the informal table
gathering might have been easily pro-
hibitive of confidence a deux, even
with a Virginia Careteret to help, but
Winton was far above the trammel-
ings of time and place. All attempts
on the part c, his host, Mrs. Martha,
Adams. or the Reverend Billy to en-
tangle him in the general table talk
failed signaliy. He had eyes and ears
only for the sweet-faced, low-voiced
young woman beside him, and some
of his replies to the others were ir-
relevant enough to send smile
around the board.
How very absent-minded Mr.. Win
ton seems to be this evening"" muir
INJURED Bessie from her niche between
Adams and the Reverend Billy at the
farther end of the table. He isn't
quite at his best, is he, Mr.. Adams!"
No. indeed" said the technologian,
matching her undert0ne, very far
from 1t. He las been lit OF all day;
touch of mountain fever. I'm afraid"
But he doesn't look at all ILL.," OBJ
iected Miss Bessie. Il chould say he
is a perfect picture of rude health"
You can't tell anything about him
by hts looks." rejoined Adams, glibly.
Absolute mask-that face of his
But between us, don't you know,
think h, must be going to have a
fever. Struck him all at once about
three O'Clock this afternoon. and I am
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26

The successful housekeeper IL not
essentially the one who has . spot
house. always in order. Out
the one who manages the Affairs Of the
house 20 that every one IN made COM
Portable and the home II always
CHEEKY and bright. A good house
keeper does not worry over every lit
tie detail that goes wrong. but sets
to work to put 1t in order again. She
can always tell you where everything
Is to be found. as she always has q
certain place for certain articles, and
sees that they are kept there. The
meals are always just on time and
well cooked. and the children look
neat and happy. This can not be done
without good Management. says Wom-
ans Life, and the methodical house
keeper will have the day divided out
for the different duties that are to be
done and she will see that her sys-
tenn Of arranging the work does not
cause discomfort in the house.
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26

The other day We gave some illus
trations Of the difficulties travellers en-
countered in interpreting the language
Of native races. A doctor tells two
stories relating to India
A friend of his desired . box Of
matches, and looked up the word in
. dictionary. He called his servant
and told him his want. but the man
failed to understand. He tried another
word with similar result. Then, max
ing sure the third was correct, he We
hemently shouted at the servant, who,
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26

squares of Grenoble to this day.
The English have erected a monu-
ment to the brave horses who died
at Port Elizabeth in the colony of
Natal. during their late war with
the Beers.
The strangest of all statues seems
the one in Luneburg. a little town Of
Hanover. The pig who was the orig
inal of the statue was the discOverei
of a salt mine which greatly en-
riched the town. While roofing In
the earth. Mr. Pig accidentally made
his important discovery. Not know
ing II pigs like salt as much ~
they do dirt, It is difficult to say
whether this pig was pleased or not.
but the citizens Of Luneburg thought
his achievement great enough to de-
serve a monument It consists Of .
block of granite ON which rests q cof
I'm Of crystal. In this reposes the
body of the pig. The Inscription on
the monument is as follows:
The passerby here looks upon the
remains Of pig who acquired i'm,
perishable glory by discovering the
salt mines Of Luneburg."
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26

To have the manners of the we'll
bred women, to move about with grace
and dignity. to know pOise, character.
honesty and deep sympathy. these ara
the finer lines Of beautifying. Who
cares q cent for the dolly woman who
is beautiful to look at and who hasn't
sense enough to draw her breath?
Such women are not after the right
idea. and true beauty will never place
its golden halo ON their heads. Per
sonAl magnetism makes women beau
tiful. and what is that but the free
workings Of . genuinely lovely spirit.
Perfume the inside of your head with
tender thoughts. keep your body
strong. well and clean. make up your
mind to learn everything you can. and
II you do not hook beautiful you will
be sO-and that will su1ace
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26

A simp;e cold cream Is made thus:
Take two ounces Of spermaceti, two
ounces Of white wax. hve ounces of
oil of sweet almonds and melt togeth-
er in q porcelain kettle over q SLOW
IRE. Remove. and while the mixture
is still hot add one and one-half
ounces Of stronger rose water. in
which 40 grains OF borax have been
dissolved. Have the rose water slight
" warm. Fluff the mixture to q foam
by using IN egg beater. When almost
thick add . few drops Of oil oe rose.
or any preferred perfume.
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26

SSp0so oSS SVsssbeos &sssSsssos
patented the combination and became
immensely wealthy.
Edison and the Phono0raph.
The greatest of our inventors.
Thomas A. Edison. owes his invention
Of the phonograph partly to an acci-
dent Edison had been working night
and day to perfect the telephone, and
had constructed q number Of small
sheepskin drumheads. to test their
value as diaphragms as compared with
metal and other substances. To some
of these sheepskin diaphragms he had
attached a magnetic needle which was
intended to project toward the magnet
and assist In conveying the vibration
caused by the human voice.
These did not fulfill Edison's expec-
tatiOns, and were discarded as useless
His assistants soon discovered that
by holding the drumheads close to the
mouth and making q cultural sound. q
noise approaching music could be Sc
cured, much the same as when a piece
of paper is wrapped around q comb.
In attempting to playfully stop one Of
the men from playing on 1t. Edison
touched the little needle. but no soon-
er had he done so than he gave one
of his characteristic starts and re-
quested the operator to repeat the per
formance. 1t was repeated. and again
he touched the needle, with evident
delight. He went among his assist.
ants. asking them to hum. sing and
talk against the little drumhead, he
keeping his finger ever 80 lightly on
the little needle.
Il have it," he suddenly exclaimed.
and retreated to his Office and com
menced drawing diagrams for new ma
chinery, which his assistants speedily
made. and a few days later the first
phOnOgraph was put together. 1t was
crude affair. the pin making an Inn
preston on wax. 1t talked imperfect.
ly. but it showed Edison that he was
on the right track, and he rapidly i'm
proved it. until now 1t is almost per-
fectiOn. The ph0nograph was at first
regarded as a mere toy, but later it
was sold for 81 900. 900.
Millions in Air.0rake.
The inventor of the air-brake,
George Westinghouse is one Of the
best known inventors of the present
day. but it was long time before he
could get any moneyed men interested
enough in his air.brake to back him.
Perhaps the one thing in his life that
Mckee Rankin regretted was that
when Westinghouse offered him a half
interest in the air-brake for $500 he
did not accept it. This invention net
ted Mr.. Westinghouse many millions
Of dollars and brought him worldwide
fame.
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26
Proper Care Of Silver.

II the box containing silver polish. q
small bottle Of alcohol, soft fannels.
chamois skins and brushes be kept in
some convenient place in pantry or
kitchen. it is . trifling matter after
each meal to rub the few pieces of sill
yer discolored by egg. salad, or what
not. By this means. the weekly sill
yer polishing may be nghtened or
done away with.
Extra silver should be kept in can
ton flannel bags with q small lump Of
camphor in each. 1t &in in this way
retain its brightness indefinitely
Harper's Bazaar.
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26
london's open-Air pulptts.

lonoon'o Open-AiP PU1ptta.
London has nve regularly built
open-air pulpits from which there il
preaching. and the results have been
% good that other churches are con-
sidering the question Of having such
pulpits built upon the outside of their
edi0ceS.
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26

Chimes Girls In . japanese School.
Thirty Chinese young ladies have
recently graduated from . japanese
girls school. which was specially Or
ganized for the education Of Chinese
Vu0en in Shanghai NeccusT.
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26

on the notion of making arm-pft
shields seamless with a sheet of cloth
covered rubber, and 1t brought him
an income of many thousands q year.
The man who invented the metal fast
enings for buttons must have been a
bachelor, for it did away with sewing
but it made him q millionaire.
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26

cash and $4,000 worth of stock Of the
English company.
The discovery of thermite has help
ed science and mechanics to such an
extent that one steel manufacturer re-
marked that 1t would, when in gen.
eral use. decrease the cost of steel
ships one-third. yet the inventor was
Fritz Won Schmidt. known to the Eu-
ropean police as Count Ether" be-
cause he was scientist who. when
wanted for burglary, always van
ished as quickly as that volatile spirit.
Won Schmidt was discovered by his
efforts to patent his invention. He ex-
planned to a patent agent in Berlin
what his patent would do. and offered
to make his way into the attorneys
safe. but the attorney called up the
police instead.
portant ind ustrial inventions of the
last decade, was stumbled upon by ac-
cident by man named Wilson, who
had an electrical furnace in North
Carolina for metallurgical purposes.
From time to time he used a great
deal of rock salt in his furnace stock.
and also limestone as a flux. When
ever these two materials were fused
together. as he noticed after a while.
the Stag produced by the intense elec-
trical heat included a dirty grayish
substance wholly unlike anything he
had ever seen.
Discovered AeetyIene Gas.
For weeks he noticed this substance.
without giving more than a passing
thought to 1t, and continued to dump
1t into the river upon the banks of
which he had built his furnace. Soon
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26
Criminals a Great inventors.

Criminals have played an important
part in some of the worlds greatest
inventions, and some have made small
fortunes out of their discoveries.
Charles Filler, who devised the new
lock-stitch sewing machine, was serv-
ing his fourth term for burglary when
the idea was perfected. When he was
released his idea was backed by some
capitalists. and he was given a salary
of $1,000 q year to superintend the
construction OF the machines, in addi-
ton to a royalty. At the same time
he sold his English rights for $50, 900
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26

to market was . serious thing evolved
the idea OF packing them in separate
compartments. and this simple device
is now used altogether. and the coun-
tryman is not obliged to toll for his
daily bread.
It must not be thought from this
that the field Of Invention IL occupied
entirely by man. for It is not. Woman
has entered into competition with him
in this field. also. and some of her pa
tents have been as useful and as good
money-makers as those belonging to
the sterner sex. Inventions BY women
cover all the branches Of life. and.
strange to say. quite as many patents
are granted them for improved ma
chinery as for articles Of wOman's
wear.
The first patent ever granted to q
woman in the United States was for
q machine for the weaving of straw
with silk or thread. and this was pa
tented in 1909 by Mary Kies. Mary
Jane Montgomery invented the now
ing machine. and in 1866 she took out
a patent on q machine for punching
holes in corrugated metal. Her many
inventions netted her q considerable
fortune. as fortunes went in those
days. A woman in California made
over $50, 900 from her invention Of the
baby carriage, and woman In Wash.
ingt0n. Mrs. johnson. made q good
thing out of the invention Of the ice
cream freezer. for before that time all
cream was stirred with q spoon until
1t was frozen.
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26
LITTLE THINGS THAT ol,3.
HAVE MADE FORTUNES
ph Tsys ~ P91ss Have Brsugh n1Isas b The1 hvs.aas
Sene e De Crsahea Disesvaies na3e Pwsy Trs1A
Aoei1e.t-E6sm al lie Phsnsgiph

There's millions In It."
The Columbus journal., 1906-09-26
The 8arbed Wire Fence.

The 6arbed Wire Fence.
The barbed wire fence, about which
many have said unkind things as they
disentangled themselves. was worth
over 81. SOC, 900 in royalties to the orr
ginator. A countryman. whose loss
from eggs being broken on their way
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-04

The Knights of Pythias of Waxa-
hachie held their annual memorial
services yesterday afternoon at three
O'Clock at the Methodist church. The
Knights assembled al their hall at
2 80 and proceeded In a body 10 the
church. where the middle tier of
seats were reserved for them. Aside
from the membership of the lodge
the attendance was not very large.
The memorial sermon was delivered
by DIR. Eskridge of Texas Christian
University at Waco. The discourse
was an able one and the principles
Of the order were given special EN-
phasis At the conclusion of the ex-
ercises at the church the Knights re-
paired to the City cemetery, where
the graves of deceased brothers were
strewn with flowers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-04

One of the saddest death to occur
In the city in a long time was that
~ Mrs. Isora Daniel Dearing, wife
IT Mr.. R. H. Dearing, who died this
morning at o'clock at the family
home in University addition. Mrs
Dearing had seen sick about four
weeks and yesterday she appeared to
be very much improved. So encour-
aging was her condition that some
of the members of her family return
ed to her home near Lancaster. Last
night her condition assumed a very
serious phase, and she sank rapidly
until the end came. She was former
ly Miss Daniel and was married tt
Mr. Dearing five or six months ago
Mrs. Dearing was young woman
being in her thitr-fourth year. an(
during her short residence in Waxa
hachie she won many friends.
funeral service was held at tht
residence this afternoon about 4:3t
o'clock The last sad rites were con
Quoted by Mr.. Chalmers Mcpherson
and Rev. J. c. Smith. The remains
will be taken to the old home near
Duncanville for interment tomorrow
The friends of Mr.. bearing sympa-
thize with him in his bereavement.
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Revival Services.

The revival on College street be-
gan Sunday morning and in spite of
mud a good audience greeted the
speaker both morning and night.
Evangelist Dunn spoke in the morn
ing of Christ as "The Only Savior, ,"
and at night he took up all the say
ings in the Old Testament looking
for the passage which tells us how
Christ saves Tonight he will begin
with New Testament and continue
his search looking for the passage
which tells us how Christ saves. One
confession last night and baptism will
take place tonight after preaching
Doors are open; seats free. The pub
lie have a cordial Invitation to at
| tend
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GOES TO WESTMINSTER
Prof Campbell will Sever Ms Connection
with Trinity University.

! he many friends OF plnr w. W
Campbell will learn with many sin
cere regrets that he contemplates
seyering his connection with Trinity
University TO go to W estminisier col
lege at New Wilmington, Pa He
has been offered the direetorship of
the music department OF that institu-
ton and If few minor details are
arranged to his satisfaction he will
accept the proffered place
The success attained by the music
department of Trinity University un-
der the direction of Prof. Campbell
has been something marvellous, and
the course of instruction impaired is
in full keeping with the best colleges
of the country. Eight years ago
when Mr.. Campbell took charge of
the department there were eight stu
dents and two pianos. This year
the enrolment in that department
numbered about one hundred and
thirty-five, and the equipment in
cludes more than twenty pianos.
This is considered splendid
growth and is due in a large measure
to the executive ability and efficient
dictatorship of Prof Campbell. He
is musician of high attainments and
his instruction to pupils is char
acterized by it's thoroughness In de-
tail. His assistants have always been
musicians of high rank, each depart
ment being in the hands of a skill
ed artist
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Funeral of Mrs. Lancaster.

The remains of Mrs. Mary Lancas-
ter, who died in Dallas last Thurs
day morning, arrived in Waxahachie
yesterday morning for interment.
The body was conveyed TO the Main
Street Christian church, where a
beautiful and impressive funeral ser
vice was conducted by Mr. Chalmers
Mcpherson. The minister paid a de-
served tribute to the life and char
acter of this noble woman, and his
remarks were full of comfort to the
bereft children.
A large crowd of friends of the
deceased and of the children attend
ed the services at the church and at
the cemetery.
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The Annual Address.

One of the most pleasing features
of the commencement exercises was
the annual address to the student
body. which was delivered in the
university chapel last night by Hon.
Clarence y. Ousley. editor of the
Fort Worth Record The chapel was
comfortably filled with students ana
their friends. and in the audience
were many of the old pupils of Mr.
Ousley. who was formerly az the
head of the WaNahaChie public
schools Music for this occasion was
furnished by The university chorus.
The address cot Mr Ousley was ably
delivered and was we'll received oN
Ihls auditors lu few well chosen
words the speaker WAS introduced ny
! President Turner of the university.
Nr Ousc, was applsuded when he
AROSE ro speak te said ip part t.
| foIIovs
"rbo Aue r dead Tons J.ss tar
hns'
Tus historic paradox eb.ch H u'.
IGsryd iu rycr, monarchy upon 'hr
Idr5th of ths sovereign and is ,wp.a.
tst as "a Nm.Iat uguF, o1 ap",,h ar.
sn uant occasions. is auwe'hius u'-r
lthan fhe apf chronicle uf fhr H'..'nf
Iut ihe monarch Hnd fhe lnurf .a,
e.ssiau of tbe htireappar f s
more tbsu fhs transfer nf "a uDalf
laue,tlau from tar ainE vto eau E.Hat
lao mffher fsterH tH tHN NtHe
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Commercial Di>loyalty-

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Da1RhteE to Meet.
CLOTHIERS.

The Daughters of the Confederacl
Z will meet at the home of Mrs. S. Fl
Watson Tuesday afternoon at four
clock. Every member Is urgently
requested TO be present, as business
of importance is to be discussed. The
following program is to be rendered:
Answer to roll call with facts
about the heroes of Louisiana.
Discussion-The advance or Rich
mond
Violin solo. Coming Through the
Rye'-MIiss Eva Schmidt.
Paper. The Choir Invincible and
its Author-Mrs Bertram.
Reading, from the same-Mrs.
keuner.
Violin solo. Dixie Miss Cert.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-04
Comfy Court Convenes.

The regular term of county cour
convened this morning. The frs
two weeks will be devoted to the tria
of criminal cases The following
pleas of guilty were accepted:
Tom Terrell, gaming; fined $40.
Ethel Myers, adultery and fornica-
ton; fined $50.
Mason White. adultery and forni-
cation; fined $50.
Dalton Patrick, unlawfully play
ing cards; fined $40.
Lem Bush. adultery and fornica-
tion: fined $50. Gaming, fined $40.
Hay Richardson. aggravated as
Sault: fined s35.
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, Thousand Dollars Worth of Good

"I have been afflicted with kid
uey and bladder trouble for years.
passing gravel or stones with eX-
ctuciatiuE pain. says A. h Thurues.
@ well known coal operator OF Bu.tI-
Io. O "I got no relief from medi
cine until J begun taking Foley
kidney Cure. then the result was
surprising a few doses started the
hrck-dusilike substance and now
hayy ua p1Iu across my kidneys and J
freI i.t rew man. it BIAS t1te
mp $1,000 worth of good Foley
kidney cure will cure eytv t1rm
af Eituey and bladder disease b.
W FENNIS
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ANNUAL ADDRESS
TO STUDENTS
LOYALTY TO Law THE HIGHEST TEST
OF REAL PATRIOTISM or
CITIZENS.
TEST OF PATRIOTISM
Is Loyalty to the Law at the Sacrifice Of
Private Property and Personal Lib
erty.-The Supreme Sovereign.

The annual meeting of the literary
societies of Trinity University were
held in the university chapel Satur-
day night. At this meeting the con-
tests for the various prizes which
pass from one society to the other
each year took place.
The program consisted of orations,
music, debates and essays.
The address of welcome was de-
livered by w r. Bone
An Grafton, "The New South" was
delivered by Geo. L. Hamilton. Thos
E. Gray delivered an Grafton on
Thomas Jefferson as a Promoter of
General Education
The inter-society debate for the
Newton prize, a s25 piece of statu-
airy, was on the question, Resolved,
that the contract system is a better
plan for the construction of the Pana-
ma canal than is direct government
control . The debaters were j. P.
Conner and w. A Payne of the Philo-
Sapho society, affirmative; j. G.. An
derson and E. B. Powers of the Ratio
Maeonians, negative. The judges de-
cided in favor of the affirmative, and
during the ensuing year the Newton
prize will be held by the Philos.
/ In the essay contest for the Hoot
and Curtin prize. beautiful secre
tary's desk, was awarded Miss Ami
tary's desk was awarded Miss Ami
Miss Hogan's subject was "A Woman
ly Woman" The other contesta1
was Miss Alice Gibson of the Ratf
5 Maeonians. Her essay was on e
= subject of ga Woman's Part.
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Mexia, Texas, June 4.-The Trim
ity and Brazos Valley headquarters
office here asserts that the tracklay-
ers are now in Jewett and in short
time trains will be operating between
Mexia and Jewett.
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lightning Damages Residence.

During the rain storm last Friday
afternoon the residence of Sebe New
man at Ennis was struck by lightning
A flue and a gable end of the build
ing were torn off. None of the faml-
" were injured.
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Yesterday morning at i o'clocf
the baccalaureate sermon TO the
graduating class was delivered at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church by
Rev J. Frank Smith of Dallas. A
large crowd was in attendance, ana
special music was rendered by the
faculty and pupils of the music de-
partment. Academic costumes were
worn by the faculty and class. The
sermon was scholarly effort anu
contained much wholesome advice TO
the young graduates.