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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-23
Breathing Fire.

Did you ever see jugSler blow II
stream of sparks from his mouth? or
course you wondered how he could
possibly keep fire in his mouth without
getting burned. for he must have fire
there in order to blow out the sparks
II is Il neat trick. He rolls some flax
or hemp into ball about tie size of a
walnut and then sets fire 10 il and let's
ii burn until it is nearly consumed.
Then. while il is still burning, he rolls
more flax or hemp around it and thus
confines the fire, in which condition it
will live for a long time. When he is
ready TO perform the trick he slips the
ball into his mouth and by breathing
it makes sparks fly out. with
an effect that is quite startling to those
who do not know how it is done. OF
course while he is performing the trick
he has to breathe In air through his
nostriis only.
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into uncnnsCiousuess about two hours
before his death which occurred at
1880 O'Clock
He began his career IS an errald
boy.
Mrs. Sage and her brother. Colonel
Slocum. are the executors Of his will
In 1863 he opened his first office
at New York. About this time he
formed an association with Jay Gould
which continued for mnv years
About 1872 Sac ORIGINATED the svs-
TEN of trading IN "puts. calls and
straddles, Ia which he continued to
deal thereafter on a colossal scale
While he purchased a seat on the New
York Stock Exchange in 1874. 1t is
believed that he never appeared on
the floor of the exchange
Only once. it is said. did M. SAGE
experience tremendous rcycree
which would have crushed mos. n.ao
but from which he emerged with coer.
age and confidence mistaken. This
was on the memorable day in 1888
when the great failure OF GRAFT &
Ward was announced.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-23

sitting ia order round the room. the
first player begins by saying to his
neiHhtor. My master sends me TO
you AZ the same time working away
with the right hand as II hammerlug
on bis knee The one 90 whom this re
mark is made answers. What to dos
In reply 60 which the first player says.
To work with one as ! do" The sec
oud player, then working Ia the same
way. must turn to his ncigbbor on the
left and carry on the same CONVERSE
ton with him, and SO on until every
one In the room is working with one
hand. The next time of going round
the order is given 10 work with two
hands, after that with one foot also.
then with two feet, and last Of all with
the head. Should any one he discov.
cred not TO be keeping both feet. hands
and head In constant motion while the
game Is going on forfeit may be de
handed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-23
POWERS SHOT TO DEATH.
Deceased Was Son of Wealthy Resi-
dent o, Waco and Alderman

!. Waco, July 23.-On Austin Avenue
ESunday. in the presence of dozen
persons, one of whom was grazed by
a stray bullet Albert R. Owens was
shot and instantly killed J. VI. Frank
lin went to the courthouse and surren-
dered TO the sheriff Four shots
We're fired, one bullet going through
Powers heart he leaves a widow
and two children. Franklin is a ten
ant on Powers farm. A brief ex-
change Of words preceded the shoot
ing. The father of Powers is an al
derman. and one OF Waco's wealthiest
citizens
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-23
A FORTUNATE MISTAKE.
The Result OF Putting Couple OF
Wires In Wrong Terminals.

The Result OF Putting Couple OF /
Wires In Wrong Terminals.
A large number of the worlds great
est Inventions have been the result of
some accidental union of forces the
nature OF which the person who start
ed them neither understood nor SuS-
pected. The working of dynamos at
long distances apart when properly
connected was discovered by accident
A scientific journal says Soon after
the opening OF the Vienna exposition
in 1873 ~ careless workman picked up
the ends of q couple Of wires which he
found trailing along the ground. He
fastened them I'm the terminals of
dynamo 10 which he thought they be
louged. while they were really attach
ed to another dynamo that was run
ming iu another part of the grounds
/ The dynamo to which he fastened the
wires was not running. but rs soon as
/ the wires were placed IN its terminals
/ il reyolycd as If steam engine was
driving It, The workman was amazed.
The engineers and electricians were
astonishcd bv the discovery that dy-
namo electric machine turned by
steam power would turn another sim
liar machine a long distance away i
properly connected 10 II by electric
wires Thus originated one OF tn,
most revolutionary applications OF cleo
tricity'
The fact that power can bee transmit
ted for miles Boy electric wires is ont
Of the most important factors iu mod
eru ejyil engineering achievements.
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Dallas and return $1.30-Account
meeting of Sheriffs' Association. On
sale Aug. s and morning of Aug. 8;
limit Aug. II.
Lexington, Ky, and return 5000
Meeting U. b. of F. On sale July
2S, 90 and so; limit Aug 5.
Roanoke, Va, and return s37.f0-
National Fireman's Association. On
sale Aug. II, IL, 10; limit Aug. 25
Galveston and return $4.40-Date
of sale July 21; limit July %.
j. S. MARSH, Agent.
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DASHED ONTO ROCKS.
meSlcans Fall Into Creek Bed and Sc.
rious Injuries Sustained

Austin, July pa serious runaway
occurred. in which light wagon went
OF a bridge, dashins a family of Mex.
leans onto the rock in the creek bed
Mercella Cortes was seriously Injured
by sustaining partial dislocatiou of
the spinal column besides other In.
Iuries. His wafe suffered badly
broken arm. and was cut and bruised
considerably. and two small children
were badly bruised
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John II. Hutchinson, owner OF
Policy No. 216S76. with the General
Accident Insurance Co, of Phila-
delphia, Pa, was accidently injured
June Il; my claim was forwarded
to company June ii; check for
50 so was received July %.
For lowest rates. largest annual
dividends and quick settlement see
Phil Bertram, general agent Union
Central Life Insurance Company.
WaXahachie, Texas, this 23rd day
If July, 800. SO
JOHN II. HUTCHINSON.
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,ufsstauH aud rvfsFH 81 ln As
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ruu fuH guHHt Veterans Ou
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kssntlaftan uf T~xas. uH safe t8s
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SLAIN FROM AMBUSH
SIX Other Negroes Have Been placed
Under Arrest as Result.

Lafayette la. July % Tom Dean.
negro. was killed by being tired
upon from ambush few miles north
OF Lafayette. Dean was with several
companions when some ON. fired from
behind hedge. the entire charge OF
shot lodging tu Deans back Six no.
Frut~ were arrested
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NINasuta Itv. July e8As result
oi Is hsadpn collision two mites noFth
Horace hrrr had both loss from the
tueea dawu sea badly manelad that
hr dird Somc houfs before De- had
thHer fingers terribly mashed Nict
ati White Waa badly banged up
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sutarLL ACC cEao.
~ ses o. Nearly ss~ety Years Finsn
c4ry Passes Away

Npw YeTk Jelly % Russell Sage
died suddenly Sunday at his country
home. Cedar Croft st Lawrence. l..
The immediate cause 81 death vas
heart failure resulting from a CON
piltatluB ~ diseases Incident tu old
ase The veteran fiuancfer would
have celebrated his ninotieth birthday
ca AUS ( Mr. Sage bad been In ~
ceptlonally good health since bis ar.
rival a, bis summer home about sjs
months ago
AZ noon Sunday be was seized sith
a sinking spell and collapsed falling
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ANY erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation Of
any person, firm or corporation that
may appear in the columns OF the
Daily Light will be gladly corrected
upon its being brought to the atten-
ton of the management.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-23

II ss geauine economy 20 have your
work done right in the beginning 10
avoid endless repairs later on II
pays TO have the work Installed by
concern II ". have the job yoa
are sure Of the best al materials and
best Of workmanship Our name Is
sui1aciant guarantee Of this
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The ioudouers toub kindly '1
Hrau's speech bur they seem to have
drawn tbe line ou rhe hf of hl coat
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-23

As long 80 every contingent Of
voters feel In their bones that their
candidate for governor is In the lead.
they might be inclined to leave the
plum to the candidate who receives a
plurality: but just rs soon as 1t APP
pears that some other candidate has
few thousand votes the advantage
then there will be change OF heart
10 beat the band We have four can
didates and $50 GOO voters. II three
of the candidates should receive
each $4,000 votes and the fourth
$4,000 votes this would leave the
result as follows For governor of
Texas. 1879. oo0; Against governor Of
Texas. al, zoe Thus plurality
man. with only t,500 votes more
than one-fourth. would have the
highest Office in the state II IL not
easy TO conceive OF any sharp contri-
vance against the majority of the
people that would work out any less
or more dangerous re-
Dallas News.
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The Enterprise Publishing Corn
pany is in 10 wise responsible for
debts that may be contracted by ON.
ployes, nor will we assume payment
of such debts under any circum-
stances. Every employe of this Of
flee is paid promptly for work done.
This is to protect ourselves and the
selling ic.-ENTERPRISE PUB
LISTING COMPANY, Per G.. w.
Mcknight. Manager.
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Pay your dog tax or prepare TO-
shed tears ON the occasion of his sud
den taking on
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Since Showers wesiheg has taken
tA. place ~ continued aTogth 'hs
fact has heen established that tbs
lsogi aeeSil IL IN south and West
Texas, as enenY go cotton yes 20 BE-
rvs koBed with or coutar the bottom
crop IA practically made hnl the sop
crop Wifi be destroyed b3 she weev1
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iililshoto band leader has Re
elarea against the old soaghefn airs
because ~ tack ot harmony IN
them Ne ate not an authority on
harmony So music hnt wv wlll bvt
oar last suSpender button that this
particular leader has ere lhis real
isei thar there IL terrible dlscofd
between himself and the balance of
Hillsboros population Dixie and
Bonnie blu. Flag will newer ceAse
to be the best music on earth 20 the
best people that ever lived
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
PREPARTNG no FUNnGATE ~ oRANGE TREE.

years of excessive insect damage the
shortage may amount to so per cent.
The annual shortage of 10 per cent. is
q low estimate, which is more often
exceeded than fallen below. and indi-
Gates at current farm prices a money
loss of S5O0,O00 000-the minimum
yearly tax which insects lay on the
products OF the farm. This estimate,
however, does not include the damage
caused to farm products in storage,
such as cereals and forage crops and
to natural forests and forest products,
assigning at least 800. 100000 to each
of these two items. The total annual
tax then chargeable to insects is
$500 900 900 annually.
The item of loss from insect damage
not only includes the actual destruc-
tion or injury to crops, but the esti-
mate must also include a very import
ant item-the amount of money de-
voted to insect control. This amounts
to very considerable percentage Of
the value of the crop in the case Of
orchard fruits. truck crops and such
field crops as cotton and tobacco. For
instance in estimating the losses due to
the codling moth it has been shown by
figures of the Department of Agricul-
ture that over IS 100000 a year is ex-
pended in spraying apple trees. allow
ing a cost of only 5 cents per tree.
The cost of gassing and spraying citrus
fruit trees ranges from cents to SL50
per tree. Another source of loss is
that occasioned by diminution of cer-
tain crops such as wheat or cotton.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
A SeedIess Pcrsimmon.

The latest sensation in the seedless
fruit line reported at Washington is
seedless persimmon. The officials
of the Department of Agriculture tie
other day received a visit from MI .
John H. Drury, who brought with him
a specimen of seedless native persim-
mons from his place near the national
capital.
The general impression is that the
seedless persimmon is either non-ex-
istent or nearly so in this country. A
seedless variety of this fall luxury is
not, however, q new thing, but, on the
other hand, a number of trees are scat
tered throughout the South bearing
seedless persimmons. Seedless speci-
mems are occasionally found in the big
Japanese variety and they are rather
rare and the flavor is nothing to be
compared to the native sort.
A number of instances are known by
the officials of the Bureau of Plant In
dustry of solitary persimmon trees
bearing seedless fruit, but when pollen
from other persimmon trees in the
neighborhood is brought in contact
with the flowers OF the seedless sort
the resultant fruit will be full of seed.
The fruit brought to the Department
of Agriculture by Mr.. Drury proves to
be a little smaller than the average
native persimmon. The specimens
when cut across were absolutely seed
less and while the fruit was compara-
lively small it had really more meat
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
NSSEK92EE1k4l lRS#R.53TA
S-I2A.
- SSa INSECT DEppEDATIoNs. GYI6 6t1ss
GAS insect, sr IN IN af7 17s 9@so 277s%z! States 8Iao
INSECT DEpREDATIONS.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

Farmers of the United States in ad-
dition to county. State and national
taxes, probably pay a much heavier
toll than they do to all three of the
above. The tax collector in this latter
case is one which is merciless and
overbearing, paying no attention what
ever to the necessities or obligations OF
the agriculturist each year, calling for
his dues unremittingly, and gloating
over the misfortunes of his tenant.
The tax collector in this case, however,
is the insect. The losses resulting
from the depredations of insects on
all plant products of the soil, both in
their growing and in their stored state,
together with those on livestock, ex-
coed the entire expenditures of the Ma
tional Government, including the PEN
sion roll, and the maintenance of the
army and the navy. Enormous as is
the total value of all farm products of
this country it often would be much
greater were it not for the injurious
work of insects. According to figures
compiled by the Department of Agri-
culture the estimate is made that the
total value of farm products during the
last year amounted to $4,000 900, 900.
The Bureau of Entomology. of the
Department of Agriculture, being ia
millar with the work of the important
insect pests, estimates the probable
shortage due to insect damage at a
minimum of 10 per cent, while in
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
THE FIRE ENGINE DRYER.
There May be Better Drivers OF
Earth. but If There Are, Where
Are Thev3

Is there better driver in the world
than the man who drives the fire en-
gine? If there is, he is yet to be dis
| covered.
| Here was an engine coming along
a cross street, to turn up an inter
secting avenue. Under the edge of the
rounded-off corner where the machine
| was to turn there was a sewer opening,
with the street pavement sloping down
smoothly toward 1t all around from the
| higher general level of the street.
If the driver. coming as he was at a
dead gallop. should make broad turn
around this corner, out where the
street was level, the engine would
swing more or less, thus checking the
horses speed, and there would be a
second or two lost before they could
get the load Strengthened and get under
| full headway with it once more, up
the avenue But If the driver could
make that corner with the two wheels
on the inner side of the curve down
in that sloping depression leading to
the sewer opening close by the curb,
and the two outside wheels on the
higher level nearer the middle Of the
street, the higher level here would be
for the engine what the banked up
outer rail is for the locomotive round
ing a curve, making it SO he wouldn't
lose an inch. And that's the way he
did make it.
Before he knew it a man who had
been standing at the edge Of this cor
ner. waiting to see the engine go by,
saw it SO near to him and pushing in
SO close to him that he could have
touched 1t. The driver, aloft in his
high seat leaning inwards as he was,
too. actually hanging over him as the
engine passed, with whistle screaming
and steam kissing. and that driver, as
he flung 'em in this fashion round this
curve, was talking low to his horses
and calling on 'em each by name-a
man absorbed If there ever was one.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
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ass
CORN IMPAIRED BY GRAIN MOTH.

CORN IMPAIRED BY GRAIN MOTH.
the leafworm, while many other in
sects intiict minor damage. Without
counting the losses due to the latter
class of depredators We have total
loss of more than s40,000000 charge
able to the three important insect
pests of cotton.
Vegetable and other truck crops are
especially subject to insect injury, and
furthermore in the case of these crops
there is always a large expenditure
for the control of insects. The orchard
and smaller fruits suffer heavier loss
from insect pests, both directly and be-
cause of the expensive methods of
treatment necessary to prevent still
greater losses. There are several hun
dred insects which depredate on the
roots, trunk. foliage and fruit of the
apple. The important pests are the
woolly aphis, injuring the roots; the
trunk and limb borers, the leafworms,
canker-worms and tent caterpillars,
and the various scale insect pests. in
cluding the San Jose scale. Injuring
the fruit are the codling moth, the
cuculio, and the apple maggot.
The insect losses to other deciduous
case of the apple and especially when
and other scale pests are considered;
of treatment is much greater and the
actual losses again heavier.
Forests-especially planted forests OF
artificially wooded areas on farms
pay toll to numerous borers, which
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
Substitute for d Duel.

A new humor has been added to the
French duel. A. NJ. de Groze had an
engagement with swords with NJ.
Carillot At the last moment he sent
word that he would not fight, but was
sending his second in his stead. Hap
PLY the second acquitted himself SO
brilliantly that the principals absence
was not felt, for he actually shed some
Of his adversary's gore. 1t was de-
lightful touch, the courtesy of not dis
appointing a waiting antagonist, but
sending instead nice, obIiging friend
to pink him.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
THE ARTIFICIAL LIFE.
Consists in Part In Eating Adulter.
ated and Injurious Foods.

The State Board of Health of Massa-
chusetts has had chemical analyses
made of prepared foods and the report
of the Board shows what we really eat
in the course of everyday life. When
We use pepper, We also get ground
nutshell and fruit stones with little
pepper mixed in. Mustard consists
chiefly of wheat flour and turmeric,
this latter is an East Indian saffron
colored root with an acrid and pungent
taste. When we use lime Juice We get
a little of the juice with 40 to 63 per
cent water, the whole preserved with
sulphurous, salicylic or benzoic acid.
Ale is preserved with salicylic acid,
also porter and likewise beer; pure
Vermont" maple syrup is nothing more
than cane syrup. Canned clans are
preserved with boric acid.
While this revelation of the Massa-
chusetts authorities is something aw-
full to contemplate, yet We are stag
which shows that an enterprising
chemist has discovered that the odor
of spoiled eggs can be neutralized
through the addition of formaldehyde.
Since this discovery a number of es-
Establishments have ell tered into the
business of collecting bad eggs, treat
ing them with formaldehyde and sell
ing the mixture to bakers, who use IL
in cake and other foods sold TO the
public. While the addition of formal
dehyde utterly destroys any bad odor
the process renders the eggs extremely
hurtful to the human system. Form.
erly the mixture of bad eggs was sold
to leather manufacturers, but since
this later discovery the price of mixed
eggs has risen from 10 cents per cast
| to more than dollar
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
THE COOLING MOTH.
liasnifled)

stalk-borers, various species of locusts
or grasshoppers, corn plant lice and
other insects. This undoubtedly causes
a less of an additional s20.000,000, or
with a total annual loss to the corn
crop of sS0.000,000.
OF large number of insects which
depredate wheat crops. the three i'm
portant species are the Hessian fly. the
chineh bug and .he grain plant louise.
While the chinch bug gisnotablya wheat
pest, its damage to other cereals and
varied crops is very considerable. The
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26

losses from depredations of this insect
on wheat in single States have ranged
between $40 900, 900 and s2O,0OO,000 in
one year. A very reasonable average
annual estimate of loss. taking the
country as a whole, would indicate
about $4,000, 900 year chargeable to
this insect. While in some years the
damage caused by Hessian fly is enor-
nous, taking the average of ten years,
the loss to the wheat crop caused by
this bug has a value of i0,000,0 900, and
so on, numerous other insects and
pests lay toll on the wheat crop of the
farmer. Were it not for their destruc-
tive work the wheat crop of the coun-
try this year would be 20 per cent.
greater.
Insect Damage to Hay.
Hay and forage crops are damaged
by numerous insects to an extent OF
about 10 per cent. The cotton crop is
reduced through the agency of the
cotton bollweevil, the bollworm and
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
Stored Products Preyed Upon.


While mention has been made of the
iamage done to vegetable products dur
ing the growing and maturing season.
these crops after they have run the
gauntlet of insect enemies during their
entire period OF growth, are still sub
iect to the inroads Of insect depreda-
tors while in storage on the farm. in
elevators and mills, or again while in
| transit especially in the case of long
| shipments by sea- Food products in
| the kitchen and house-storeroom suf-
fer from insect damage. Animal pro-
ducts are attacked by larder beetles.
ETC., fruits by various fruit and vine
gar flies and the woolens and house
hold furnishings by beetles, moths.
silver fish, etc. Cured tobacco is es-
pecially subject to insect attacks and
damage, the most important source OF
injury being minute insect known as
the cigarette beetle which not only
eats into cigarettes but all other forms
of cured tobacco. While an estimate
of 10000 900 a year is placed upon
the damage done to the store products.
tt is does not include the destruction to
products in the household or. to tobacco
A very considerable item which
might be chargeable to insects and yet
which cannot be estimated is that of
preventing insect damage. No one can
estimate how much is expended on
wire screens for the household to pre-
vent the ingress of flies, mosquitoes
and moths. nor can an estimate be
placed upon the amount of money ex-
pended to eradicate mosquitoes. but it
is believed that the estimate Of $780,
900, 900 made by the officials of the
Department of Agriculture is far below
the actual annual loss. The problem
the economic entomologist of the fu-
ture must solve is the lessening or pre-
yention of this loss.