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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-11-28
BLANKS IN DEMAND.
Thousands Of These Have Been Writ,
ten For 70 Oklahoma Lard Office.

Lawton. Okla. Nov. 27.-It Is esti,
mated by the officials Of the United
States land office here that 100000
personal and letter applications for
literature and bidding blanks concern.
ing the sale OF the Kiowa-Comanche
Indian pasture lands near here will be
filled before the closing OF bids Sat.
urday. Dec. 5. at O'Clock. by the land
office and the substations at Ana.
darko. Hobart and Frederick. To date
$4,000 Inquiries have been answered
by theAand offive here alone.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-11-28
DRIVEN OUT BY FIRE.
Twenty-Four Families Hurriedly Va
cate a New York Tenement

New York. Nov. 27.-Twenty-four
families were driven out OF a tenement
house in Norfolk street by a fire which
started in the kitchen OF one Of the
apartments. and was extinguished aft.
er an hour OF hard work by the fire
men. Two public schools are situated
in the vicinity. one directly across
the street from the fire. In both Of
these the teachers took the precau-
tion 20 lower every window shade look
ing towards the burning flat. They
also closed the gates against excited
mothers who tried 20 get into the
school building. and the discipline OF
the schools kept classes going on as
usual.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-11-28
ElnIn,, Butter outnu,.

Elgin. H.. Nov. 27.-Butter output
the past week was 642.SOO pounds.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-18

have frontage of so feet in 34th street and
30 feet In 35th street
The work Of construction suggests SolOmons
temple in one reSpect-there is sound of ham
about it No pneumatic hammer pounding
rvets splits the eardruns of the passersby.
Its appearance is odd. II looks II It were
In swaddling clothes. The building is literally
cast just as plaster cast or bronze statue Is
formed. The boards form the moulds in which
the concrete is poured They must be left In
position until the concrete is firm The harden
ing requires several weeks time The result Is
that the walls hidden at present, and look
as if they were carefully boxed up in boards to
keep them warm.
The oddity of its appearance is increased by
the presence of two slender. skeleton towers Of
wood and the absence of derrickA There is no
hosting of heavy steel girders over the heads
of pedestrians. to their alarm. The square, YER
tical frames rising so high above the battle
ments that one wonders that thy do not fall
down before the slightest wind are the shafts
for hosting the concrete 10 the top of the walls
The taller of the two has been built to the
height of the completed building Around It
will be fastened the moulds for tie openings for
one OF the elevator shafts in the finished build
ing
New-York tribune., 1906-11-18
Il BOYS REPUBLIC.
Developed ont of Clubs at Hebrezo
SheItering Guardian asylum.

All unknown to the world powers, a
public has sprung into being, and, after the
fashion of young republics, has taken to iGni
tAting the government of the United States as
applied to national, state and city affairs.
Though it has not yet outgrown the confines Of
the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society's asy-
bum. at Broadway and 150th street. where it
had its birth, the republic is, however,
hooked upon as a serious undertaking by those
at its head
Two years ago." said Dr. Ludwig B. Bernstein
head OF the society, we decided to give up the
ronitoriaI system that barbaric relic of past
ages, and since then have been training tn
boys to become members of a democracy. and
here Dr. Bernstein paused-'I want to empha-
Eze this point the republic has been made
possible only through the development of the
club idea which has been worked out for many
years past in this institution"
Then Dr. Bernstein went to explain that
for long time there has been maintained at the
asylum series of thirty clubs, the mem bership
OF which ranges from the very little children up
to youths and young women OF fifteen and six
teen years Of age, comprising. IN short all the
members of the institution, and each of these
clubs has its own officers Even the youngest
eject their own presidents and secretaries and
are thus Instructed In parliamentary proceed
fnxa These clubs are progressive; when
child outgrows one he Is promoted into another
What more natural then than a boys re-
puhhc?' asked DR.. Bernstein when he had fin
hhed explaining the club system The boys
themselves seem to think their republic tha
most natural thing in the world. They take to
like ducks to the water and there Is not a
session OF the common council, the governing
body Of this embryo republic at which Nayor
Abraham Schapiro Is not fairly beset with reso-
mt1ons. orders and amendments calculated tn
safeguard everything bearing upon the moral
welfare OF the citizens and rout from the life of
the republic all the roots of evil
The republic boasts, beside its common coup-
ell. mayor, a president of the council a citv
clerk. a sanitary staff and q grand fury but
there Is no opening in this new government for
chief of police. policemen. wardens and
'aflers, nor in fact for any OF the working star
Of the penal code
FOR" said DR.. Bernstein I'VE have placed
the boys on their honor In this new republic
We have purposely eliminated the poIice and
Although offenders granted trial by t11rx.
we have also eliminated counsel for the defeuca
We have jury and Judges, and an offender can
New-York tribune., 1906-11-18
BRITISH ENJOYS.
Continued from fifth pag.

nomination OF the Hon Sir Alan Johnstone.
younger son OF Lord Derwent and who for about
two years past has been minister pleripoten-
tary at Copenhagen. post which has always
been regarded as the stepping stone 70 an
embassy and as bringing quick promotion
owing to the opportunities which its incumbents
enjoy Of acquiring the favor Of Queen Alex
andra and of the other members OF the English
reigning house during their annual stays IL Den
mark Alan Johnstone. like Cecn Sprin--Rice
was formerly attached as secretary to the Brit
ish Embassy at Washington. and while n this
country married Miss Antoinette PInchot, o.
New York, sister Of Clifford Pinchot the chf1f
forester Of the United States and one OF the
Presidents especial circle Of friends at Wash
fngton. Sir Alan Johnstone enjoys IN ve-y
marked degree the confidence OF King Edward
who has reason to recognize the excep pLionaI dis
cretiOn and delicate tact with which he repre-
sented the views OF the late Queen Victoria az
Darmstadt during the troubles between her
grandchildren. the Grand Duke and the former
Grand Duchess OF Hesse which culnainated il
their divorce. In fact. the choice OF SIy Nor
timers successor lies between Sir Cecil Spring
Rice and Sir Alan Johnstone. the PROBABILITIES
being IN favor Of the latter.
Among those who have filed this post in the
past have been Alexander Barring. Lord Ash
Pakenharn Lord Dalling and BUIFer, the Earl
Of Elgin. Lord Napier and Ettrick. Lord Lyons
the friend OF Abraham Lincoln. with whom he
used to swap the most wonderful stories: ST
Frederick Bruce. who died at Boston: Sir Ed
ward Thornton. Lord Pauncefote, who died a.
Washington. and the late Sir Michael Herbert
There two others. whose names I have re-
served for the last. owing to the fact that they
failed in the accomplishment OF their mission
to the extent of receiving their passports az the
hands of the American government The one
was Sir John Champion. who allowed his Official
position to be compromised by the countenance
which he gave TO scheme for recruiting voIun-
teers in America to fight for England against
Russia In the Crimean War. in violation OF the
laws of neutrality. The other unsuccessful
envoy was Lord SackvtI1e. who. in course OF the
Presidential campaign OF 1855. was so fndiscreet
as to write to a perfect stranger a letter. pub
Hshed by the latter. IN which the ENJOYS
views on the subject OF the Presidential con
test and OF the merits Of the respective caGdi-
dates. one Of them being then IN Office as C1it
Magistrate. were expressed with altogether IN
diplomatic freedom EX-ATTACHE
New-York tribune., 1906-11-18
THE PERFECT LOVER.

Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait. the famous wora-
ans rights leader. said OF an UntactfUl motion
at a Woman's club:
''This motion. in its delicacy. reminds ne OF a
Ripon man:
'-The man got married. and after he had BEEN
married several years his wife said 70 him one
night:
You do not speak as arectionateIy to me as
you used to. Hal I fear you have ceased to
love me-
Ceased TO love your g-owIed the man
There you go again Ceased to love you. Why
I love yen more than life itself Now shut up
and let me read the paper
New-York tribune., 1906-11-18
BIG CONCRETE BUILDING.
Office Structure IN 34th Street SAID
To BE First of Its Kind.

A large office building, which is said by its
builders to be the first of its kind in New York
City, and which has attracted the attention of
the thousa nds who pass daily in its neighbOr-
hood because Of its novelty, is being erected in
the rear of the site of the old Broadway Taber-
nacie in 34th and 3Jth streets, near Sixth ave-
nue.. It is TO be a concrete structure in one
piece, and therefore will contain no steel grid
ers- When completed it will be a monolith, that
is, piece of concrete almost as hard as gran
ite beams walls and floors being all one It
VIII be twelve stories high. 200 feet long and
New-York tribune., 1906-11-18

be brought before the court on the accusation
of any member of the council, in whose
district he is. 1t is the duty of the jury only to
get at the facts. The accused is privileged to
defend his own case. No corporal punishment
may be recommended inflicted by the jury
the council in any case. Punishment in the case
of conviction means the withdrawal of certain
privileges, such not allowing the offender to
have dessert at meals not being allowed to see
friends relatives or not getting presents"
New-York tribune., 1906-11-18
HAD PLENTY OF CONFIDENCE

Augustus Thomas. the well known playwright
was talking about first nights and the heart
rendins anxiety OF them
-On my own first nights he said. 7 an
Pidahle object, utterly without hope convinced
In advance that my play is bound to fan
AT such times often wish I had the self
confidence that possessed Charles ReaIa He.
after he had dranatized his novel OF Never Too
Late to Mend wrote on the margin OF : certain
Passage:
II the audience fails to weep here ths
passage has not been properly acted"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25
4 GAMBLE IN coTTo>.


The next Tea months ~lli EtS. cot
ton spectators the chance of their
lives An official report gises the
area planted this year IS es.sse. eco
acres, aud these figures are generally
accepted az approximately covrec,
This sx little above the acreage OF
last year, but Il does not inevitably
follow that the average yield will he
greater. and II may be even less. says
the New York sun According to
The weather and other influences the
total crop may reach $4,000. eo0
bales or II may not exceed 10 .ooo..
GOO The former figure might drop
prices somewhat below ten cents.
while the latter would probably mean
at least fifteen cent cotton. with a
possibility of even % cents pound
For the crop of 1898 there were
aS.i75.ooo acres planted The aver
age production per acre was 40
pounds, and the total Weld Ii.a35.-
ShS bales. On the same basis OF
yield the crop of this year would
reach nearly 100000 bales. In
1903 the acreage was 2S.s95.Ts4. or
about the same as that of this wear.
and the total crop was 1o.l23.6S6
bales. These are the extreme years
OF high and low yield per acre during
the last decade The absolute un-
certainty of the results of the pres
ent season ought to deter all except
professionals from gambling on the
cotton crop.
Speculation In cotton futures this
year is good deal like betting what
the temperature of New York will
be at p. m. on October Is.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25
SUBS SCRIPT ION RATE 5
NOW DIG THE CANAL.

The senate's vote settles it that
the Roosevelt waterway across the
Isthmus of Panama will be a lock
canal, whose highest stretch will be
eighty feet above sea level 1t is not
the waterway which the worlds best
engineers recommended, nor the one
which the people of the United States
generally wanted.
But now that the type is fixed, the
country expects that work upon the
canal viii be pushed with all the
energy and expedition that the gov
eminent ar Washington. with its re-
sources of money and engineering
skill. can command The commerci-
al. Industrial and military interests
in The United States require that the
narrow barrier of rock which di-
yides the Atlantic from the Pacifi,
ocean be removed with as little de-
lay as possible
Tho government has already paid
some S1j.opu.00o for the canal at
b. So 'odaV and the direct appropra
zion for the work during fhc yoa
ehirh begins Goa luly is $4,000.
HeH Fof ali this money RESULTS au
expected without unnecessary DELAY
Probably before fhe lo,k canal q
haf finished SO viii ueeomo apparou
fhaf H eb.Ietsi rtual aeross tho d.
thmus ,he oHig waterway .het ui
me. 'hs aaH.lemcnfa uf America
commerce passing from auf CASTOR
nt Guif por fo tte Pacific .aasi
af America. f1 fhr niatd Hf .fe p.
1ae n1 o th. rnunfl. of b
oa.a in tbat efsaI present pan
a moaiHai uf uaa .ansf 8u
Hf sf't srester 3geHse
Bat itr thlre fa ia nuw a fa tH
te ale fasf aua uo heep an 3eeH
nuu fhs MeaHet Ships .tat w
raf adc sr esaa aff noase3 fo|
fhe Caribbean SEA infe ths Ba1
Panama is the woFk a ansbed ei'
ssmem ana energf 90 ia mare ba
fgkeig that BE- ran b. finished faf utsl
IN ne limit - eight ef tru seara ao
49, fes is oemplsflen st f.eu
wepahlle
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25
THE TIDY TADpOlE.


A wonderful spirit ~ sHliacSs seems
to rervade The tadpoie world. They
always cat whatever has become use.
less-their own eggs. their sgIcrslnous
companions Even shase who are oaly
weakly are cleared out ~ the Way aud
the victims take Il all a. a matter ~
course. have disturbed a stroam
ne-liscr OF Tho community Just as be
had t-sgun 10 dine of Tie tail Of d
weaker brother hut The sufferer has
no, troubled 10 ess'als' iie sluspiy wait
ed TIL the frairicide returned 10 com
pic'c his deadly work
For some time there IL 40 grave
fhange Ia the tadpolcs They simply
grow and become SO far transparent
that their Internal mechanism, which
consists 81 one coil uf luis.siinrs ~
plainly yiSible When. however. they
are about three months old careful
observer can distinguish n tiny foot
on either side Of the base Of the tail
These grow slowly. lat seem unable
TO move independently until shortly
before the border land il passed which
ffahN W lffFittt lEtt@boSI, ne IiHU
legs have reached their full size before
the front ones appear and. while the
feet grow slowly. The hands are ready
made aud can lie used at once For a
day or Two they can be seen under the
skin before they venture forth. and
their posscssor Is very restless and ex-
cited. He rnshes madly about. jost
ling his comrades, aud no doubt being
voted bore: then more vigorous ef-
fort breaks the skin aud the tiny hand
and arm appear.
There seems some rule about the
order of precedence here, as there liz
when the whiskers go, for last year my
thdpoles almost without exception
had their right hands some hours be-
fore the left, while on previous occa.
sions ! have had an entirely left
handed crew Chambers Journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25

G,nt.au root often used as a tonic,
is considered lu many mdlarial cuuu
tries "a remedy against Intermittent fe-
yer Especially IS this tine ca-c iu Cor
~ica, .u that section of the Island near
the town of Nirria, which Del Infested
with msiar.a The luhanj'urs recent
~ protested violently against fhc intro
Junction of luu.ne on fho part ot o.,
mcdieal uuthur.iis~ declaring that
they VauH uat abandon tts remedy
which baa neeu usvd 1Hau- IheH f0r
reutar as. tHr euufuu r.f ..tHvr pov
1ertsI uf .mp'f ua iIfaf.i
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25

There never was better oppor-
tunity in Texas To try the results of
dry farming on the section west of
the Colorado than there Is right now
With the sun straining every nerve
TO beat the hottest summer on record
the moisture only about one half that
this section Is accustomed TO, the
crops outside OF cotton suffering with
the drouth and heat, grass and corn
shriyelling in the breath of the
scorching atmosphere. the man who
can bank On his dry farming expert
ments and prove them success can
go to the head of farming operations
in this southwest. -San Antonio
Light
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25
II. x T. G.. Rates.

Palacios and return SLIGO B.
Y. p. U. encampment. On sale july
, and > limit July 10.
Paris and return s475-Meeting
of A. 0. of P. (colored) On sale July
. limit July 8.
Omaha. Neb. and return S22.43-
Meeting of b. Y. p. L. of America.
On sale July 10 to Is inclusive; limit
July IS.
Lexington. Ky, and return 5000
L. B. of F. On sale July
IS. % and so; limit Aug. ..
Austin and return S6.35-Old
Land Marks Association. On sale
July 8 and 4 limit july 10.
San Antonio and return $500
Grand Lodge A. O. L. W. On sale
July % and %; limit July 81.
SomeryilIe and return $G.75-Re-
union Hoods Texas Brigade. On
sale June &c, limit June 20.
Houston and return $685.. Cal
weston aud return $500. ON sale
June 23. limit June g.
Mcvla and return s. Co CeIeuua
zion. ON safe June 2C and 81 Iimi
June 20.
Mexico city S2-.2s for the rouu,
"trip Dates OF sale June 25th ID
July 1rh limit Sept 49,
Denver. Colo. and return ST, t'
Annual meeting Is p. % b. OF
.-aIa July Ia. 1t and Dos lim.t Aua
ts SIC Nll aIl .o either r1ehl
or Colorado SPRINGS at the sm. nt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25

If there is one occupation which
Englishmen are unanimous in con
demning as degraded and degrading i
is that most fascinating most difficult,
delicate and important work. the train
ing OF the mind. In what are humor-
ouSly called "the higher walks" Of
teaching there are respectable salaries
TO bee earned and agreeable rooms on
houses for occupation. Here, purgcc
of the dross of utility, man may once
II he becomes head Of n house the su
preme usele~sucSs Of his position com
mauds universal and silent respect
Nineteenth Century.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25
MUSIC AT SEA.
Conditions Under which ships' sails
Sometimes Siux.

l
| Some curious facts have been noted
| with regard to the sound conducting
| qualities of ships sails. When rem.
dered concave by gentle breeze, the
widespread sails OF q ship are said to
be excellent conductors of sound.
ship was once sailing along the
coast of Brazil, far out of sight of
land Suddenly several of the crew
while walking along the deck, noticed
That when passing and repassing Il
particular spot they always heard with
great distinctness the sound of bells
GINNING sweet music, as though being
rung but short distance away.
Dumfounded by this phenomenon.
they quickly communicated the discov-
cry TO their shipmates, but none of
them was able to solve the enigma as
to the origin of these seemingly mys-
FERROUS sounds which came to them
across the water
"a ,enttAef a t5arMay apnap returning to
sssss--s~+--.' sss--''ee.. = ~ss.~ssS~~nH~-A
Brazil, the crew determined to satisfy
their curiosity. Accordingly they men
toned the circumstance TO their
friends and were informed that at the
time when the sounds were heard the
bells in the cathedral of San Salvador,
on the coast. had been ringing to Gel
citrate a feast held in honor of one of
the saints.
Their sound. wonderful to relate, ia
vored by gentle, steady breeze, had
travelled d distance of upward of 10t
miles over the smooth water and haC
been brought to a focus by the sails AT
the particular locality in which the
sweet sounds were first heard.
/ This is but one of several instances
of a similar kind. trustworthy authori
ties claiming that this same music is
often heard under somewhat the same
circumstances and especially in mos
ture laden mosphere.-London Tit
Bits.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25

A city marshal in East Texas not
long ago published card in which
he. in excuse for his failure to en-
force the law, said, he didn't know
the people wanted the law enforced -
He was defeated at the next election.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25
.satlsf "a GlIlptY IaaqtSi'uttiHssaaU1I.

have been lost sight of for the time
being, but after all this is said the
voters of Texas will re-elect him as
their senator That is part Of the
game of politics.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25

Joe Bailey may be just as black
as he is painted by the Cosmopolitan,
but even then he is just about as
white as the average politician.
Senator Bailey has taken advantage
of his position to make money. and
in his efforts to corner the coin
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-25

The Enterprise Publishing Com
pauy is in 10 wise responsible for
debts that may be contracted by en-
pIoyes. nor will we assume payment
of such debts under any circum-
stances. Every employee Of this of
flee is paid promptly for work done
This is to protect ourselves and the
selling public. -ENTERPRISE PUB
LISTING COMPANY, Per G. w.
Mcknight, Manager.
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~~~~~> 1~1~~
The following announcements are
| made. subject 10 the action OF the
Democratic Primary, July IS. 1906:
For Judge sash judicial District,
LEE HAWKINS.
G. c. GRoCE.
For County judge.
YANCY y. KEMBLE
TOM SPENCER.
For County Clerk:
Cf.tg'EY CROKER.
BOB BURLESOS
JESSE PARKER
JOHN NJ. LOGGlNS
For District Clerk:
ALVIN p KIDD.
AMI CARoTHERS
CLINT sPALDISG.
For County Attorney:
MARK SMITH, Reelection.
JNo D. MeRAE.
For County superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction:
G. b. WYNN.
Fer Tax Assessor
]. N. McELROY.- Reelection
j. c. WILLIS.
JACK kILLEBREW
For Tax collector.
sIMP SPENCER, reelection.
For Sheriff:
W. H. FORBES.
TONY CROWELL
c. A. MILLER.
J. w. KENNEDY.
J. P. MINNICK, reelection.
]. z. DARDEN
For Justice OF the Peace Precinct 1:
W. H. (WnD DAVIS.
NJ w. MKNIGHT.
For Commissioner Precinct 1.
NJ. .. RUTHERFORD.
For Commissioner Precinct A.
W. A. WITHERSPOON.
r. p. GRIMES.
r. S. (RUFE) BYNUM.
ED LOWE
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The following announcements are
made. subject TO the action OF the
Democratic Primary, July rs. 1906