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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-14
Collin County Justice of the Peace
Killed by Poison.

Mckinney, Texas, Sept. Ii
Judge j. w. Beckham, justice OF the
peace of the Blue Ridge neighbo-r
hood, died last night at o'clock
from an overdose of morphine taken
accidentally. He has been i'll for
some time and took the drug some
time Thursday night. He was dis
covered about o'clock yesterday
morning when physicians were sum-
him. He was 65 years old, has re-
sided at Blue Ridge for twenty years
and was serving his third term as
justice of the peace.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-14
WATER IN ABUNDANCE
tstlndtet that New Wcil Will pro4sCc
I2S,O00 Gllloas Per bsy.

There is happy bunch OF alder.
men in WaNahachie today.
Also the citizens Of the town have
cause to rejoice and be glad.
The new we'll which has Just
been brought in is one OF the richest
producers ever struck in Waxaha-
chic
Water of very fine quality is
now gushing forth from the interior
of the earth at the rate OF 1875 600
gallons per day
Chairman Trippet of the water
committee and the other members
ef the council have expressed them
selves as being entirely satisfied
with the tests that were made late
Friday afternoon and this morning,
\ new line of pipe for conveying the
air was put down Friday and few
minutes after O'clock a current
from the compressor at the pump
station was turned into the we'll
Soon a roaring and churning of the
later a strong stream was gushing
out through a six-inch pipe. Mem
bers OF the council and several other
citizens of the town were present
when the water began flowing, and
all pronounced the test a success.
The water was permitted to run un-
til the plant closed down for the
night. This morning the air was
turned on again and the amount of
water which was ,ifted indicated
that the well would be an excellent
producer. Hety Franks, who had
the contract fo' osiHmg the well,
gave it as his opinion that it would
produce mere water than both the
old wells. His estimate of the flow
under air pressure is l25, 900 gal
Ions per day. This amount added to
the production of the old wells will
solve the water problem in Waxa-
hachie for the time being. Connec
! ton will be made with the reservoir
as soon as possible and then III
! mineral water will be cut out of th'
stand pipe. To make the connection
will require several days as the pipe
for conveying the water and the all
line will have to be put under the
ground
The new well is 1.004 feet deep
and the sand from which the water
is coming is thirty-four feet thick.
The quality of the water Is about
the same as the water from the old
wells but the temperature is about
ten degrees colder
The we'll was accepted by the city
today and paid for. The council has
not vet reached decision with ref
orence to drilling an additional we'll
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-14
CLIPS OFF SIX HOURS
New SteAa1 hskes Tnp AuoxS Afka-
he 0teaa il fN, psyS.

New York, Sept. Ia The giant
turbiner Lusitania Of the Cunard
hAe. came into port yesterday on
her maiden voyage with a new rec
ord OF five days and fifty-four min
ates between Queenstown and New
York, The Lusitania failed to lower
the hourly speed average of 23.5
knots made by the Kaiser Wilhelm
II of the North German Lloyd line,
but she covered the distance from
ports at an average speed of 23.0I
knots, which is a record for maid
en voyage. Captain Watts said that
when the time comes for record
making after her machinery is in
thorough order the Lusitania will be
the empress of the seas.
The Lusitania, the largest ship
afloat, was given a royal welcome
On her arrival here and it was a con-
tinual ovation from the time she
sped past the Sandy Hook lightship
and made her way through the Am
brose channel, the first ocean liner
20 enter the new fairway, until she
vas safely warped into her dock.
The Lusitania left Queenstown,
the nearest transatlantic port to
New York, at 1910 p. m. Sunday
and arrived off the Sandy Hook
lightship at $50 Friday, making
the time for the trip five days and
and twenty-nine minutes better than
the previous Queenstown-New York
record of five days, seven hours and
Gwenty-three minutes, held by the
Lucania. of the same line.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-14
ATTEMPT IS GIVEN up
vhter xekmsa Not 10 Try 10 kes(A
North Pole This Year.

TrondJhem, Norway. Sept Ia
Walter Wellman. the head o, the
Wellman-Chicago Record. Herald
expedition. arrived al Tromsoe
last night on board the Frithjof
from Spitzbergen on his way home.
He announced that he had defin-
itely abandoned for this year. after
a disastrous trial of his airsh ip, the
proposed attempt to reach the North
Pole.
The airship made an ascent Sept.
In strong northwesterly wind
which drove her southeastward over
the land. II was found necessary to
cut the balloon adrift from the 9TH
er parts of the airship, but 1t was
recovered after two days search.
When the airships left the shed
1t was anchored to steamer, the
Empress, which helped to tow it to
Vogel Bay. twenty miles northward
to Camp Wellman Riesmanberg
and Nandeman occupied the car.
The motor was found to work splen-
didly and when it was started it
drove the America ahead of the
steamer. 1t was found that the air
ship answered her helm well
Off Nogel Island the America was
freed from her anchor ropes, but an
increasing gale and a driving snow
storm beat her back over the main
land of Spitzenbergen. Seeing the
hopelessness of attempting to bat
tie with the gale the valves were
opened and the airship quickly de-
scended on a glacier.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-14
NECK BROKEN BY \ FALL,
Yukon Man Plunges to Death Off of
High Trestle on Rock Island.

Yukon, Ok, Sept. HERMAN
Kentz, so years OF age, fell from a
trestle east OF the Rock Island sta
ton here and died instantly. He has
a wife and six children living in Yu-
| kOn.
kentz had been in Oklahoma CITY
all day and owing to the lateness OF
the regular passenger train decided
to return home on a freight. The
train stopped at the water tank east
of the city and the conductor told
Kentz and two other men that the
train would not stop at the station
and that they had better leave the
caboose there.
Kentz got off and led the way to-
ward town. He failed to see the tres
tie and fell twenty feet, breaking
his neck.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-14
ROOM ISLAND TERMINALS.
I;umurrd that Facilities "a toU
Worth VIII BE Enlarged.

Fort Worth. Texas sept %
Rumor iu railroad circles bias BE- tHlf
fbr R1gE island railway. ues0tlat.
lug e deal this week f1g se'euty-fi'e
acres 90 land Iu Riverside odIu.uIus
the main uu, of that road. is now
.prepaung fo pul lu extensive termi-
.uaI fseNusa, round house tud shops
.aad. boo addition. seteFa, miles of
sturasr tracks, and t@ifeAIBs faC.li-
urs
Just J1 0hbt yKisut thosv Improve
mauls el.I amount could not bee a..
tsr,alnsd from she eenersl offices
.of he road FRIDAY % ~ Nnhhiaa.
.tha tisr president aaa eeavfal supef-
mteaaeu. bslak atseat faF rhe d.y
.n mlaa ttaeesef lt a ssid .eaf
p.aas fnr fhesg Improvement Hfe
atresas eel au5ag eas aaa taaf ss
5000 al. fhef aEe .smr.e'eH -fr t.
.faaf matt wsH He HeNaa
ha .rs .aFmiaaI Hn.aE "t taH aa,f
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.Fe .eHf Hme na# Eaaa#
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-14

Mr.. w. J. Spencer, father OF Coun-
~ Judge Spencer and County Col
lector Spencer, is moving from his
farm northwest of the city to the
Billups place on Dunn street, which
ne recently purchased
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-14

We are pleased 20 announce tina,
Foleys Honey and Tar for coughs
colds aud lung troubles is not ar
fected by the National Pure Food
and DRUG Law as IL contains no OPT
ates or other harmful drugs aaa
Wc recommend 10 as @ safe comedy
for children aud adults % W Fear
ris
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-14

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
A HYnotnetical Question.

Miss de SmythC." began the young
man, Il want to ask you Il hypothetical
question"
The girl nodded assent.
IF Il young man of good family and
sound health and an assured income
of 5000 were to niece the most charm
ing of girls and feed her ice cream for
u year; if she had complexion like Il
rose. hair crown of golden glory, the
hand of Il fairy, the bearing of a
queen: if she knew how not to play the
piano, was veTsed in cooking, compe-
tent 10 Superintcnd home, and if the
young man. auspiciously catching the
young girl alone, were to murmur into
her ear of pearl, VIII you marry me-
what. in your estimation. would he her
condition of mind and what her an
Swer?"
while not an expert alienist," re-
sponded the girl coyIy. L think she'd
believe him Il chump for being so slow,
but she'd say Yes"
With the prcliminaries thus settled
the naming of the day was a simple
matter.-Philadelph Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

You'll be buying a tonic
sOon-probably need one
now. Brace up your sys-
TEN with VITAL VIM.
Take our word for it.
There's no better tonic
sold. Fifty cents a bottle
at the Harper House phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

1t is not generally known that bees
are swifter in flight than pigeons-that
Is, for short distances. Some years ago
pigeon fancier of Iamme, Westphalia,
laid a wager that a dozen bees liberat-
ed three miles from their hive would
reach home in less time than dozen
pigeons The competitors were given
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

t,tIe'oi "PrtyItc" il stll worth tt,ilug.
though the incident happened over
twenty years ago. 1t was when he
first ran for congress. His opponent
was a General Tucker. ANA the two
campnigncd together The general at
enc meeting told the crowd now he had
saved their town idring the war and
grew particularly eloquent in describ-
ing his sleeping in a tent the night be
fore the battle.
Allen. who was not within Il hundred
miles of that battle. rejo;ncd in his
inimitable manner:
Friends and Fellow Ciu2cns-Irs all
true what General Tucker told YOU about
his sleeping in his tent that night before
the battle. | know all about it. for l was
guarding that tent all night long in the
cold and wet on picket And now | just
want to say to all of you who were gen
erals in the war and slept At nights In
your guarded tents. Ike General Tucker,
YOU vote for him. Put all you fellows
that guarded the generals tents in the
wet and cold Ike me, you vote for Pri-
vate Allen.
That speech gained Allen his sobrI-
Quet and his election at one and the
same time.
One of Mr. Aliens most famous
speeches in congress was delivered in
the summer Of 1896. when Speaker
Reed and Major Mckinley We're both
candidates for the Republican presi-
dental nomination and as conSc-
quence We're saying little on public
questions.
Allen began by stating that there had
| been considerable comment in the
newspapers respecting the somewhat
unusual silence which had character
lied him in this session. But, MIR
Speaker" he continued, there has
been little in this session of congress
| to inspire i Christian man to be 10
quacious I am not the only one who
has been silent in these days. There
are many of us leaders who are moi
| talking much lately
Mr.. Allen said the Republicans were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

wing at Rybern. a village nearly Il
league from Hammc. and the first bee
reached the hive quarter of Il minute
in advance of the first pigeon. Three
other bees reached the goal before the
second pigeon. The bees We're also
slightly handicapped. having been roll
cd iii flour before starring for purpose
of identification.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

ic party grossly underestimate as a
politician"
1t was Williams who fastened the
designation of kid congressman to
new members. Nh Wharton. a boy
ish looking recruit from Chicago, in
tcrrupted and wanted to know what
he meant by kid" congressman.
Mr.. Speaker" said Mr.. Williams,
with wave of his hand toward the
member from Chicago. with that de
gree of reverence which the personal
appearance of my interrogation cXcites
in my mind | should say that he is
perhaps the last person in the house
who ought to ask the question" where
at Mr.. Wharton subsidized.
General GroSyenor was designated
by Mr.. Williams as the most eXuber-
ant and INSCRIPTIONS prophet that
this part of the world ever saw"
The minority leader once had a
Democratic caucus called. and the re
pOrtcYs We're wild TO find out the rea-
son. Williams was very short with
them at first, but finally thawed out
and said:
Boys, l nave decided to confde in
you. called that caucus for the pur-
pose of advocating a return to govern
ment by consuls. under which system
the Roman republic prospered for a
thousand years
Nobody bothered him after that.
John Sharp was once denOuncing the
committee on rules, popularity known
as the house machine.
The gentleman himself is a mem.
Der of the committee on rules" put in
Il member.
Yes" drawled Williams, nominal
ly."
The house recognized the thrust Will
roar, but the other man persisted.
You attend the meetings of thai
committee" he said
Il am invited to the seances." re
turned Williams. but | am never con
suited about the spiritualistic appear
! ances."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

DeWit's Kidney and Bladder Pills AT
ford prompt relief for weak kidneys,
baCkache and urinary troubles. Soil
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

vocation of the law. The
memory of his stories and humor still
survives in the national capital. where
few men have been more popular.
The story of the WAY Allen got lis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
Wit and Humor
Of
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.

THE Democratic
4 leader of the
house is one of
the best story tellers
at the national CAPT
tai. He also has a
rich vein of humCr,
but is rather sparing
of its use in his
speeches. One of the
most famous exam
pies of his irony
was Il satirical trib-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

l
didatc a man who had the qualities for
which the colonel of cavalry regi-
meat selected animals for his troops,
He must turn quick and go fast
On Il later occasion Allen had diff
Guilty in securing recognition. When he
finally got the floor he said in Il deeply
injured tone:
There is an evident disposition OH
the part OF somebody to suppress my
imDassioued oratCry. | wish 10 assure
the speaker and the house that ii is not
my purpose. and | have no desire by
my fc-vid and persuasive cloquence TO
overpersuade this house into the adop-
ton of any unconstitutional or hurtful
measure. Sir. | would scorn to take
any such advantage of the weakness
of the house.
One of the most amusing speeches
"Private" Allen ever made in the house
was in support of the bill to tax olco-
margarine Representative Tillman of
South Carolina. brother of Senator Ben
Tillman. had claimed that oleO is SUI
pcrior to many brands o. butter and
that it was IN injustice to the poor
man to prevent his buying it. In re-
ply Allen told story of an old negro
who had eaten box Of axle grease,
! thinking it cheese. Upon being asked
how he liked it the old man replied:
| $40 God, boss. dat was de ransom
| est cheese cher has eat yet"
! "Now, Mr.. Chairman" commented
I Allen. Il have no doubt that if n prop
| osition were pending here to prevent
| the sale of axle grease for cheese the
gentleman from South Carolina would
deliver us o scientific lecture and try
to persuade us it was much better and
more wholesome than cheese and that
| 1t would be great outrage on the Ia
| boring man to suppress the fraud
| At a banquet given by a millionaire
senator one evening Allen hesitated as
he was entering the magnificent din
| ing room and then remarked to his
| partner:
My dear young lady, let us pause a
| moment or two. | doubt If / can re-
| strain my feelings"
There seemed to he trouble on his
| face. and the lady said:
why, Mr.. Allen, what is the matter
with you?'
81 am sad" was his reply.
"For what reason"
"Oh. it makes me sad to look at this
room 1t reminds me so much of my
own dining room at Tupelo."
Those who knew poor Aliens finan
cial circumstances could appreciate the
point of his joke.
When showing one of his Mississippi
constituents about the house, the de
lighted countryman asked:
''Nyho is the leader of this house?"
oh" said Allen modestly. you will
find out when they call the roll. TIL,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

When showing one of his Mississippi
constituents about the house, the de-
lighted countryman asked:
who is the leader of this housew
"Oh," said Allen modestly. you will
find out when they call the roll. The
first man on the list * the leader of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

ute to Admiral CrOWlnSnleld during
the Sampson Schley inquiry. This de-
licious take-Off was done in verSe-Nu-
liams occasionally drops into poetry
and wound up by declaring that
Great Crowninshield's the bravest tar
That always stayed ashore.
At the time Mr. Williams was men
toned as Il presidential candidate he
had considerable dry fun with the re-
pOrters over the matter. To one news
paper man he said: My boom is max
ing tremendous strides. My private
secretary is unrescrvedly for me, and
/ have hopes of securing the support
of Charley Edwards, the clerk of the
minority ROOM
To a somewhat young and callow re-
porter John Sharp. with exceeding
gravity. said he had quite some hopes
of getting the nomination. Reports
from Mississippi We're especially en-
COuraging.
"TOomSuha, OfanOma. NONopater
Nanachchaw. TOccopola. Tabbville and
GrubbS Springs, | am told" he said.
ARE already for me. while | have cv-
cry reason to believe that I shall have
the undivided support of such places
as Nittayuma. Wahaiak, R0latusha.
Hushpukena. Ittahena. Pclahatchie,
Mttayuma. Skutch. Cinqupin. Paw
tickfaw. Octoc, Lego, Yellow Rabbit.
Chunkcy Station. Hambonc, Deovo-
lente and Whynot."
Upon being asked to spell the names
he did 50 with great gravity.
On a later occasion. when the news
paper men asked him concerning his
candidacy. b." said that Mrs. Williams
had objected that with her sick head
aches she never could stand the White
House. so he would have TO give up the
presidency.
John Sharp once ran afoul of Tom
Reed. This is the way he tells the
story himself:
II met Mr.. Reed coming out of the
cloakroOm. and he said to me in that
peculiar drawl of his, Williams. what
ever makes you such bitter parti-
SAM
"Wen. Mr.. Speaker. that's pretty
good coming from you, isn't it, l re-
piled
Never mind me- he replied. But
why are you such bitter partisan|
"'Well, I'll tell YOU l said. You
know l never saw a Republican until
was thirty-eight years old, and
can't get used to them somehow
He looked at me reproachfully and
walked away without another word"
AZ a Washington banquet Mr.. VII
liams once proposed this toast:
Here's to President Roosevelt. whom
the world has grossly Overestimated
as an author and whom the Democrat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

evidently going to select for their can
didate man who had the qualities for
which the colonel of cavalry regi-
meat selected animals for his troops,
He must turn quick and go fast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

ute TO Admiral Crowinshield during
the Sampson-Schley inquiry. This de-
licious take-off was done in verse-Wil-
Hams occasionally drops into poetry
and wound up by declaring that
Great Crowninshield's the bravest tar
That always stayed ashore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18
PRIVATE" JOHN ALLEN.

"A FTER sixteen
"A years of serv-
ice. durin g
which time he en-
joyed the reputation
of being the wit of
the national house
of representatives,
private" John NJ.
Allen of Tupclo,
Miss. voluntarily
retired to the more
lucrative if les s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

A. a Washington banquet Mr. VII
liams once proposed this toast:
Here's to President Roosevelt. whom
the world has grossly Overestimated
as an author and whom the Democrat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

General Grosyenor was designated
by Mr.. Williams as the most eXuber-
ant and INSCRIPTIONS prophet that
this part of the world ever saw"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18

Remember, You are Selecting from
the Largest Stock in the State
at Prices Unmatchable.
ofertnes cell and deposit will hold the
goods subject your Many buying
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-18


be
Carpets Rugs Matngs Linoeuma Cloths We
priced the anywhere
bargains Remember
ordinary and
complete while you
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-04-11
TOBACCO AND PIPE, AND PUTTING
II, HELPS ''OLD ST. IN ROUGH|NG IT
Ham and Eggs and Chicken Legs, Tighten
His Belt, as on He Pegs.
He Visits MeClelland and the Muster Ground, and
Swings Around to Eagan Town

was fortunate enough to strike
Mr.. G. III. McClelland's where /
was entertained for the night
The McClellands, as general
thing, don't keep cramps" but
something akin to pity was in the
expression of his eye when | told
him how tired | was, how com
pletely subdued and tractable l
was, and that ! had been mar
ried man for ~ years. This
brought him. He told his wife to
"get the old man a bite of supper
and place him in big soft feather
bed" and added, 'you might just
as we'll turn the key in the door
when you come out for / haven t
locked up all the stock" never
knew thing from five minutes
after touched the feather bed
until the old gander was piping
off the break of day. After put.
ting away the usual amount of
bam and eggs / started out, and
at the very next place / fell into
the arms of an old subscriber, j.
A. McClelland, ex-county commits
sioner and we'll and favorably
known to all the old residents OF
Hooking. He is one of the oldest
of the old subscribers and has
been a constant reader for more
than half century. He was glad
to see sold Si" and gave me a
very hearty welcome. Continuing
| passed round and up the creek
to III. ID. Schaals, another sold
timer" He knew it was "Old
Si" as soon as he saw him coming
up the hill, and gave me very
warm welcome. He pointed out
to me "the old muster ground" on
the Daniel Defenbaugh farm. II
was a nice, level three acre tract,
right on top of the hill. This
ground was selected and prepared
for muster ground as early al
1905, more than a century ago,
and for years aud years was used