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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-18
Too Much Culture.

T, Aunt Penelope Virgins" as every
body called her, was visited one sun
! mer by a niece. n Vassar college grad
Fate Aunt Penelope was one OF tn
most hospitable souls alive. but sh'
was not greatly impressed by the SUI
perior learning Of her young relative
and one day she freed her mind about
her thus:
Talk to me about what Il college
education does for girl, What do
you suppose Matilda said to me the
first day she came2 She said; I'm so
glad to meet you, aunty. You accent
your name on the Aunty Pcnultimate.
don't YOU Did YOU ever hear such
nonsense | had 10 tell her my name
wasn't Aunty Penultimate, but Aunty
Penelope. and thought she would die
a-lauching"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-18

Among the valued specifics OF a by
gone age was oil of swallows. In the
Countess OF Kent's Choice Manual
u876l there are the following curious
directions for making II: Take one
handful of mother thyme. OF lavender
cotton and strawberry leaves OF each
alike, four swallows. feathers and all
together well bruised. three ounces OF
sallet oil. beat the herbs and the swal-
lows. feathers and all altogether, unui
they be SO small that YOU can SEE no
feathers then put Ia The oil and sur
them well together. and secth them In
a posnet and strain them through a
canvas cloth and SO Keep II Tor your
use
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UPE>& OIL FIGHT.
Uafn~tiail Company Incorporated Z"
Wlts4 Out MIR. Rockefeller.

pittshnrg, Pa, June is The In
corporation III the H@rnsdall Oil
company, tlo.o0a.o 900 concern.
under the laws OF Delaware yestar-
day caused Sigh, ripple In Pitts
burg, where all those Interested
have their headquarters. Theodore
y. Barnsdall. head OF the concern
which will fight the Standard In the
west, Is one Of the biggest independ-
ent oil men Of the country. being
largely interested In gas and oil In
Kansas, Indian Territory and Texas.
and the Barnsdall company, 1t Is
learned. tonight Will mean the CON
solidation of all the small companies
OF the west and southwest 1t viii
be Barnsdall affair from first to
last, as w. b. Clingman, II. B. kes-
tor and j. T. Furlong, who appear
as the incorporators at Dover, are
all employees of the Barnsdall com
pany at Pittsburg.
Barnsdall in his time has swung
more big deals than any man In
Pittsburg, his deals in the last fifteen
years aggregating 100000. He
Is In St. Louis completing some ar
engagements for furthering his oil
deal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-18

The children of the rich today are not
allowed to be imaginative They have
no Illusions. They do not have the
great and educative pleasure OF pre-
tense. In simpler, less material years
the child played at something. A
block Of wood was locomotive y
doll was human being or a fairy.
The tin horse was fceter and more
wonderful than Flora Temple or hex.
ter Now everything must be done for
the pleasure of "A girl or boy The
poor Youngsters are not encouraged
They are hardly allowed 10 invent their
own amusements, to turn plain aud
humble things into something rare and
elorincd by sheer force of Imagination
Boston Herald
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Lives of Old VioIins.

Strange indeed are the lives of the
old Italian violins. says George Leh'
man. For years or decades they either
rppose in the amateurs velvet lined
cases or sing with their own peculiar
Incompatible sweetness to multltudes
OF admiring listeners, adored by their
fortunate possessors, coveted by all
whose love of their fascinating quail
ties is far greater than their material
means And then, when II Is least
expected, some Strad or Guarnerius,
known the world over, Is tenderly
placed In the hands of n new master
or mistress and new chapter In the
history Of its long life is begun.-New
York World
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Ducks and brakes.

The momentous day had arrived, and
the inspector was putting his usual
series OF inquisitive questions to
class Of small boys.
Now, tell me-" he said, why 1t Is
that a duck can swim and "A hen can't
Because a duck has weDbed feet,
piped one OF the miniature philoso-
pliers.
Yes" said the inspector. Now, can
any Of you swim
Stony silence, during which the in
spector and the teacher whispered TO-
gether.
Come, come" said the inspector,
you should all know how to swim.
Your teacher tells me he can swim
Why is it you cant II he canf'
please, sir said the same little
boy, 1.-The teacher has very big Feet
! London Answers.
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A ghost vague white form which
fitted about a small neglected grave
yard In Galway. much To the alarm OF
those who lived near by one of the
gentlemen OF our party undertook 10
lay. Going out not far from midnight
he did indeed soon become aware OF a
white figure looming toward him
through the darkness. Our friend,
however. held on hts way unheterred.
Ghost" he said in -epulehrai tones
when he came near. could you drink n
glass OF whisky
II could 10, your honor" hlithely re
sponded the ghost. taken on his bal
ance by the unexpected offer and
standing revealed ~ the principal
poacher OF the neighborhood. who had
awaited himself Of this spectral guise
to set hts night line, and carry on his
other depredations undisturbed-B Black,
woods Magazine.
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,;n;. of human Strength.

Experiments upon hummer OF mel
! have shown that man five feet hl2f
| and weighing 1876 pounds viii llft, OK
an average, 1876 pounds through yer
teal distance Of eight inches or III
mounds through a height of IL inches
Others O.1 feet high and weighing 1873
pounds could lift the 100 pounds to a
height of thirteen inches, or 2l1 pounds
to height of six inches. Other men
ak feet three inches high and weighing
1873 hounds could lift 1856 pounds to
height Of sixteen inches, or 211 pounds
TO a height Of nine inches. by great
variety of experiments ii was shown
that the average human strength is
equivalent to raising thirty pounds
through a distance Of two and one-half
feet In one second.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-18

II "a ~ q isssB tss tsz na3ns ~ cas
part q hatssgts fsssi 1um5 ~ tfsfsss
70 The fr5sas q tsta.sest in s~rir
days. l~sarv sta pntgsc Conveyance hs
.tsss betwr~m ttsc e@sf asI ss*t travel
Wa srn.raHs ~ ass@e,saes Judge
HTu-u. rsnatas fos kratnks rsa.fis~s
Wheeling ep the wsy ;e ~. capital wet
ard ,lre-t lie sac a great of .olnsa~l
Et~n~Hrs gan~ aa early settler at
whs.gias standing l.efurr the Orr So
Zane. comfortable cabia. he remark
81, Zane. IL yop will hsee r~sd
way tnsr -i frum h~r~ 20 iAme*'nn
(Maysriiss8. | -iti have congress grant
you a section II land at thr crossing
OF the Musk inEua. Hooking nsd ssl"to
rivers Zane fulfilled The contract,
and congress made the grsnt
May II. i1t~A congress granted Ia
Ehencger Zane three tracts uf land,
ON. square ulEis. Oh. vfi 81. AG=ass;
yum, one on the Hooking aud ono Ga
the Scloto river. In The state 1T Ohio.
for the purpose Of building ferries on
the road from Wheeling W Va 10
Lineston. which road was to he opened
by the president OF the United States
These grants we're confirmed 10 Zane
and patented Feb. IL 1900 On Apri!
3, 1902, congress made the same al
iowance TO Isaac Zane, his heirs or as
signs, located in the Northwest Terri
tory. now the state of Ohio. Zane made
good use Of his grants, He located the
town OF GAINESVILLE on the Muskingum,
the town of Fairfield on the Hook
Ing and Chllicoihe on the Scioto. The
passed over the road he found II
well marked hy--blazed trees. - Eek
change.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-18

william Nasepeace lhBcksrHy ln bis
lines Peg of ilmntady" ncknow lodges
himself cockncy ~ was hardly tee
sssary for him 20 Be- This a~ not ouly
In tina. poem. hut IA others De makes
the syllabb. "ing" rhyme with sY ila
hles ike TN" and zen falling to sound
the concluding y" Richard Harris
narham o. tnguldsby .esends most
facilo rhymvr has dome the same thins
over and over again thus Hsh'euius
hts iatarv Ereufly lu ths rur*uit ~
fhVrsH
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-18

Ia England 30 IL almost impossible
10 attain speed with safety. The roads
twis, aud turn and The walls aud
h.dsrs prevent the drivers seeing
what there s b"yond curve Au
average uH.r 81 twerty hyy mlIea 5000
hour ls faFIt sood time .u England
OF course ghc country BE- settled mur1
more tn..t fHHu France vh.eh ad.ls
to che t.u4tr Hf .rre,i.ur ~pFe.i laws
Brv ,uf.ny.i n.tb severity u England
bat lf 5000 etH Hv tbe Wvttt Hf yaHr
meteor .rre fFf .haHueI lH fFHn.e
The rUaH ..ar Travel NI..H.Hr
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The houses, or huts, rather. that form
the majority Of Calcutta's dwelling and
working places are low and mean aud
crazy TO a degree. This vast congeries
Of dwellings that stretched Itself along
the uooehly bank scarce deserves the
name Of town except for It's supreme
commercial aud political Importance
and lts great population. II IN not @
town, this city ~ huts. except In th"
central African sense 10 IL series ~
jungle villages spread out and plaster
ed on the river bank with 'rowei
CalcuttH ruEi4sbmau.
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HI. and II. G. Round Trip Rates.

Round trip rates via II. T. G.
railroad on sale June 18th and 19th
to all points on II. & T. c., also 10
points not more than 100 miles dis
tant Rate one and one-third fare.
Limit June 21st.
Round trip summer rates now on
sale to Galveston, La Porte, Amar-
lilo, Nelasco and other points.
Austin, Tex-On sale June cath and
25th. Rate s7.05. Limit August B..
Philadelphia. Pa.-On sale July IL,
IL and 18th. Rate s4l.45. Limit
TO leave Philadelphia July %.
Navasota. Texas-One sale June 20.
Rate $500. Limit TO leave Navaso-
ia June 29th.
J. C. KENNEDY, T. A.
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POCAH0NTAS.
Her Visit to England and the Effect
IL Produced

Pocahoutas was born in the year
1895 Her father. Powhatan. was the
lord and ruler of thirty tribes or clans
OF savages inhabiting that vast domain
which was then called Virginia, after
the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth. His
friendship was dearly sought for by the
white men and considered essential to
the life and success of the colony. Like
most red men, he distrusted the whites
and their designs.
In England POcahontas was treated
with all the honor shown to royalty,
Her grace and charm seem to have
won all hearts, and she was at her
ease with the best in the land. She
was presented at Queen Anne's court,
attended a ball given by the bishop OF
London and visited the Globe theater
to see Shakespeare Tempest In
fact, she took on the garb and accesso
ries of civilization with that easy grace
which belongs to the truly great and
was as much at home In court as II
her own western solitudes. But in
wardly she seems to have pined TO
her own free, open life Of the forest
and when she was about to return OF
the good ship George she sickened ant
died at Gravesend. having lived lOnf
enough, as one commentator mas sald
to unite two hemispheres, two races
two civilizations. - William Ordway
Partridge ia Circle Magazine.
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LATHE Tommy was very quiet during
the nrsi erurrer. and eFvrS one fof@oi
he was Jherp As thr dessert was be-
tug SERVED. h0oesrr fhe host i'bi 90
funny STORY
Wbsu hr bad nulshe,l and the laugh
ter hai dgeI awB}. Ws Ntfie son ex
claimed dtHsiteiis
-Npe papa tet ftr "ihrr "ue
Tyvrfv hrrs
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A. A. Herren, Finch, Ark, writes;
"Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
preparation for coughs, colds and
lung trouble. know that it has cur
ed consumption in the first stages. =
You never heard Of any one using
Folev's Honey and Tar and not be
ing satisfied. B. w. Fearis.
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". II. Ward. OF Dyersburg, Tenn,

W. Il. Ward. OF Dyersburg, Tenn.
writes: This is to certify that ! have
used Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup FOR
chronic constipation. and II has pro
ven without n doubt. 10 be a thor
ough. practical remedy for this trou-
bic. and II is with pleasure | offer
my conscientious reference. b. w.
Fearis.
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Nsws t~eg.e #N .H. fa t~ nasAfk
furYrtssst wtsn tNfs nnA uat thaf lss FL
70 ff~sfeuEe 1-fwesv rival F~@iHs :
sat nfsp t fnF fs~ rwrs iNFsf.
Ttm.~ trhau
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-18

DRINK MINERAL WATERLOO
25 cents a week l will deliver II gal
lon of water fresh from the new min
eral well to your home every day.
This is cheaper than going after u.
B s. McCourt, Old Phone 4t1. 81
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AN EXPERIENCED TAILOR is in
charge of our shop and supervises all
work done Thus you are assured OF
first class work when left with US.
All work called for and delivered
promptly. Phone US. Matthews BIOS.
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SEND us your repairing and press
ing. All our work Is done by the most
skilled workmen and guaranteed to
be satisfactory. Porter will call for
all packages. Both phones. Hosford
& Brown. u
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TAILORING-We have the best
equipped shop in town for doing
your work. Give us a trial is all we
ask. Ladies work gets our special
attention. Calvin Brothers. Both
phones. u
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ovate old mattresses and guarantee
them to be as good as new. All work
called for and delivered. Old Phone
No. %. Waxahachie Mattress Co. tt
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MUTE,
ABOUT CANAL

Prouty, I. w. Mcconnell, construc-
tion engineer for the national gov
ernment, and various other gentle
men.
A boost for Colorado was notice
able in every address and in every
feature of the banquet.
The banquet room was decorated
with boosting mottos of many kinds,
each calculated to inspire much en-
thusiasm in the heart of a true Colo
radoan.
Mcconnell in his address on recla-
nation work, dealt largely with the
Gunnison Tunnel. He described It in
full, stated that It was over half COM
pleted and would be finished in 1908.
He praised the Uncompahgre valley
which the tunnel will reclaim, tc
the very skies and declared that il
would increase in value at the
rate of $15.0OO,0O0 every five years
He had nothing to say regarding the
proposed Grand Valley high line can
al project.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24

Denver, Jan. 24.-(speciaD THE
Good Fellowship banquet given last
night by the Colorado State CONNER
cial club, in honor of Governor Henry
A. Buchtel, was great success and
there is not the least doubt it was
one of the most brilliant of its kind
ever held in Colorado.
Distinguished men from many
sections of the west. great number
of Denver and Colorado's most prom
inent citizens, both in private and Of
fetal life, were there. Over thirty
different towns of the state We're rep
resented.
Ex-Governor Charley Thomas made
the most brilliant and successful
toastmaster ever listened to in Den
yer and his impromptu remarks
throughout the course of the toasts
formed the rarest feature of the ban
quet.
Addresses were delivered by Gov
Buchtel, Ex-Governor Mcdonald. In
terstate Commerce Commissioners
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Dss @ 1 %h s s i % ss M s y%
wILLAUR-soUTH MARRIAGE.

There have been no prettier home
weddings in Grand junction during
the winter than that which occur
red last evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William II. South. on South
Fifth street. when their daughter.
Miss Daisy L. South, was united In
marriage to Andrew Wayne Wlllaur.
brakeman on the RIO Grande and one
of the best known of the younger
railroad men of Grand Junction. It
was an ideal home wedding. The
Tome was prettily decorated for the
happy event, The relatives and a
limited number of the friends were
privileged to'@witness the ceremony.
The marriage was solemnlzed Just
at eight o'clock by Rev c. w. G.
yon. rector of st. Matthews church.
The young couple were unattended
when they took the VOWS. Miss Mel
lie Flynn, an intimate friend of the
bride. played the wedding march.
The bride was beautifully gowned.
Following the ceremony an ele-
CANT wedding feast was partaken of
by the bridal party, Mr.. and Mrs.
South being the host and hostess.
On No. Mr.. Wiiiaur and his bride
left the city for an extended wedding
tour which embraces Los Angeles and
other coast cities. They will be alb
sent several weeks and on their re-
,urn will reside at 319 White avenue.
most attractive home the young
gentleman has prepared for his bride
and himself.
No young couple who have become
man and wife. in this city, have had
the best wishes of a larger circle of
friends than these popular young peo-
pie.
Miss South has resided in Grand
junction since early girlhood and is a
young lazy of most attractive per-
sonality and few young ladies in the
city are better known.
Mr.. Willaur is a most excellent and
promising young man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willaur received n
world of beautiful gifts from friends
here and elsewhere.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24
A BIG BUSINESS
over One Hundred Cars of Fruit and
Produce Handled by the
Fruita Assn.

The Sentinel was informed today
that the business of the Fruita Fruit
and Produce association, during the
past year was the heaviest yet done
by that organization.
1t is estimated that over 200 cars
were shipped out by the association.
one hundred and forty car loads OF
fruit. mostly apples and small fruit
with a goodly shipment of peaches
were shipped.
over fifty cars of fine potatoes for
which the lower valley is famous,
we're sent to outside markets. Ship
,nents of wheat, oats and other grains
1un the total considerably over the
geo mark.
The total worth of the last sea
sans business of the association will
fan not far short of 100000.
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A RE-ADJUSTf1ENT
OF ALL RATES

Denver. Jan. -(speeiaD The
nature of the remarks made by A C.
Prouty before adjourning the hearing
of the case against the railroads. be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion in this city, late yesterday af-
ternoon, clearly indicates that re-
adjustment of rates from Chicago
and the Mississippi river clear
through to the far west, is to be made
by the government through the COM
mission,
The keynotes in the proposed re-
adjustment will be Denver, Salt Lake
City, Spokane and Butte. The final
decision affecting western roads will
depend entirely, it is said, on the
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24
SHONTs QUITS

Washington, Jan. 4.-(Speciai)
The announcement was made today at
the war department that the offices of
chairman and chief engineer of the
Isthmian canal commission would be
combined and that Chief Engineer
Stevens would be offered the appoint
ment to the joint office.
The resignation of Theodore r.
Shonts, chairman of the commission
has been received and accepted by
the president. This action startled
official Washington and is being wide
Iv discussed today. The Shonts res
ignation Is to go into effect on March
4th. Mr.. Shonts, II is announced
will accept the presidency of the In
terborough railway of New York City
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24
RUSSELL A. ALGER
DIES SUDDENLY

thv ::scusslon.
This morning he was up at the usu-
al hour and at $3.50 was chatting
pleasantly with his wife. A few min
utes later he walked down flight OF
stairs, became suddenly i'll and at
S.i5 O'Clock was dead. Heart fail
ure was the trouble.
The death of Senator Alger has
cast a gloom in the official life of the
nations capital and causes profound
sorrow throughout the country. He
was II years of age.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24
THAW TRIAL

New York, Jan. 24.-(Special)-
The Harry X. Thaw trial is progress
ing rapidly. The jury was completed
yesterday afternoon and witnesses
are now being examined. The judge
has ordered that the jury be kept
closely confined during the recesses
of the trial.
Mrs. Thav, mother of the defend
ant. completely collapsed in the court
room this morning.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24
ASSASSINATED

London. Jan. 2i.-(speci"l)-
William Whitley, the founder OF
London's first department store,
known as the universal Provider''
was shot to death this morning on
London street, by young man.
No cause for the murder has been
advanced.
The tragedy has caused the great
est excitement in The city.
Whitley was one of England's mer-
chant princes.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24

outcome of the cases of Denver and
Suokane, which are to be tried in
Washington on June 3rd.
No decision Will be reached until
testimony in all the cases through.
out the country are heard.
The most important developments
yesterday was the suggestion by Mr..
Frouty that the local rates between
Missouri river points and Denver aud
Utah points be reduced instead Of
establishing a new basis giving new
through rates.
II this were done without a reduc-
tion in the through rate. it would
give measure of relief to Denver
without doing harm to other points
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24

Washington, Jan. Especially -
Russel A. sAlger, United States sena-
toi from Michigan, former member of
the presidents cabinet. and one of
the country's distinguished men died
suddenly this morning at his home in
this city.
The statesman had been enjoying
apparently good health. He spent all
of Tuesday afternoon in the senate
chamber listening to the Browns
Vile debate and also taking part in
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24
THE DEATH LIST
REACHES 1000

counsel, at Jamaica. sent a message
today to the war department in which
he states that the number of dead in
Kingston is at least 1000. This IS
:he highest estimate yet made.
Last night in Edinburgh, Scotland
meeting for the purpose of con-
demning action of the governor of
Jamaica was held. 1t was presided
over by Lord Provo.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24
GAG DEMOCRATS

Denver, Jan. 24.-(speeiaD-ln
the senate a bill was passed providing
that no candidate for election in Colo
RADIO shall spend over 800 for cam
paign purposes.
The pure food bill was passed IN
the house yesterday afternoon by an
unanimous vote.
The minority has been gasseu
again through the work of corpora
tion members, A new rule, provid-
ing that a two-thirds vote will be ne
cessary to reconsider a measure was
rossad This makes the Republican
majority supreme in its power
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24

Washington, Jan. 24.-(SpeciaD-
President Roosevelt in letter sign
ed by Acting Secretary of War Bacon
addressed to the English Embassy
completely ignores the insulting ac-
ton of the Jamaican governor. He
saws This government will take no
heed whatever of his action"
Robert Orrett, United States vice
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24
1T ADJOURNS

Denver, Jan. 2!.-(specia)-
President Roosevelt was endorsed IN
his plan for the leasing of public
domain by the American Live STOCK
association this morning.
President McKinzie, of Trinidad
Colorado, was reelected and Denver
was chosen as the place for the next
meeting of the association.
An adjournment was taken today
and the delegates are beginning to
leave the city.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-24
WANT RAISE

Washington, Jan. 24.-(speciaD -
The senate voted down by vote of
II to Sc, the amendment to the sal
ary increase bill providing that the
increase shall be limited to the vice
president, the speaker and cabinet Of
ficers
The amendment to postpone the in
crease until 1918 was also voted
down.
The senate by vote of SO to 21
concurred with the house bill to in
crease the salaries and a final pas
sage is assured.