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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21
TEXAS SHOULD GET BUSY

Opulent and prosperous as Texas
is today there are many elements of
greatness lacking to a degree that
places the Lone Star State as a seek
er in the want column
"The Five Million Club" says we
need upward of a million Immigrants
of the highest grade. People up to
the level with the best citizenship
of the country today Nobody will
deny this
All the cotton mills now in opera
ton are paying handsomely and
Texas needs at least fifty more to
save freight on part of her product
and find employment for thousands
of operatives
The iutercostal canal is a necessi-
~ that is crying loudly for attention.
II will be "a great benefit and we
must have it-and waste no time
about IT,
The iron deposits of Texas are ly-
ing dormant millions of idle
wealth like dollars usting in for
gotten vaults. The mines should he
opened and furnaces be built We
are taxed millions annually for inn
ports of articles Tor which he have
the basic material iu abundance of
i easy access.
w.. need factories to work mp "a
portion OF rh, forest wealth that ~
simply 1vius ,arrod away and bul
IlIttlc off thc values cling to Texan
uursn Or POGO peg cent Of fhe timber
|ruf u r'Eas Ha- manufactured into
/ finished GOODS within uur hord,Js
Dee upuId benefit .hs state moor. cham
rho rrmninlnr fnur ntths chat 81.
shipped away
rts suit ports end trbutatg Na.
I I.raHts ua,d s,,r development pos.
.b.r DO ruue @aU alI NOT uat ths
Wr He n5gtt hs wil'lua ,hst private
capital shnmlb step boa Hud upsu uF
spm. WI .Ae satuusI- aHd HufiefE. "a
aspuId peas be- suffisirHt uahfs
.Huid n. obtained ta temp. aVns'nfs
Ths~" arr but fne WI .he msul
awulHs shssma ai opportunity Buv
sRtauf f fArse dreams asaenmv u.
aNff,- wffhlu Mfe nr tsa taaus FekA
aiH b" tbe Nealfhis@t sua musl prn
.alcflve etfiau of fh~ gaHeh States
Waaumunf EHfwvprise
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STOMACH RENE.
ny
liood n curtin VIII Refund Money
II Ni-o-ua Fails To- CUR.

Nou may ask why IL is that Miro
ma stomach tablets are sold BY
Hood A curtin under guarantee To
refund rAe money unless they cure.
when uo other treatment Tor stom-
.ah rruuU,ts ls suid In This manner
The answer BEL timpl, aud cornelius
its
oth,l msIie.u,s for stomach
roublos merely digest he food
WbUe Ni.o-nt ruruFthous fhe whole
dirs-fitr .y~ttm so fbst So soon be-
tuu. ahle to .aF, Tor all the food
thnt .a eaten
Do IsH Jo uw us. yuur aFul sr los
ur mouih tae muscles become
gAhu aps waak aud an haye to- fe.
=ofr tu artificial help be is thu same
aas wIfh fh" stomach muscles u
rhsv arv uot used. thoy nosome va
ss.k thaf tn b. necessary Pas esntluuf
lsina digestive with the fesod you
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So sfran- fhat seer ean six~ gp ths
ssr af zaesilelne.
wi-s-aa COSTS Sos hox ana doss
ere faal aIsu.s fhaa a eczsu nsxes
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prussf 81 fhzs T. sho~a n 'he fast
rhat = 1uarsatss tsola'. ana an
qualified. Is .iVen - Hood a Cariir
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gun. and compelled Niehafd Elanl
a young farmer. 10 marry his danRh-
ter. That night the groom fhtheF
and a lot Of neighbors appeared ana
demanded that Elan be released ana
turned over To them. He was releas-
ed and taken home. Elan has sworn
out a warrant charging his father-in-
law with abduction.
A Philadelphia woman is IN
row with a woman who has worked
in her home a great many years,
and for whose services she has PAID
81 week. The woman says that the
hired woman is the boss OF the house
that she herself has not been mis-
tress of the house for years; that
she is fond of music and that the
hired woman would not allow her
to play and sing in her house. The
woman said she had been boSsed so
long that she did not dare discharge
the hired woman and so called the
police to Gust her.
1t is so frequently brought out
| that mother gets the emily END Oh
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21

sara@fss.8 MSS has ia4ua
inM e8ub Il 4s ang 4 ate ss4eA Nhlvh
eonse @a# a#es ~ stimulate tae g.
tfxssv ~ gray matter Ia the brain.
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21

Th. SALARIES ~ uonHfsanul mas
sus Hssu raised .n F7.hu" per FssF.
M Washington rlty hoifsl-Ns- PEERS
.lll ~e that nome of ths eass4 ever
w.fp awHT rhsir par will ~ ab"nt
ST. sea psa eear inc adiue miisa ee
aiIoWaure GEAR rusFagn ~ff whtIr
he aas alsa al'usei g. &un far
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r~s it is luf really farvafion lpn
60 h.. ae mhsr ~ the uii"d S'afss
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21

The Enterprise Publishing Com
papy is in nowise responsible for
debts that may be contracted by EN-
ploves. 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 public.-ENTERP PUB
LISTING COMPANY. Per G. W.
Mcknight, Manager
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21

Mosf victims Of appendicitis are
those wbo ara hahstually cousiipated
ofinu laxative Fruit syrup cures
Chronic constipation ~ STIMULATING
the ltsr aud bowels and restores ia.
natural action Of tho lsosess ortno
Laxative Fruit syrup dos not nAas-
eate or xripe and lie mild and pleas
aut Pes FAKE Refuse substitute y W
wsaFE.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21

ou~ u the worst features Of kte
n~v troasl. ls that IL j. &C lnssaao4s
5ls.s1sa and before tie FscrE realizes
his danger he RAY have f2f2i rz&ls-
d Take Feleys kidney Care AZ he
FIRST sign o, trouble as = corr~c's
irregularities and prevents blight
disease and aissfes- ~ " Fears
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21

The family medicine In thousands ~
homes for 50 years--Dr. TEACHERS Liver
ana Heed S---p.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21

base uu.n.d arFasnA alh
dreaming hop ga college street All
wufE Guaranteed fricss riehf fhss
Farley n
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21

Accordlu- Io Hadstrcct- nearly
80 per cent of the concerns that fail
la business tg, thos, who don't td-
.trtls,
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Don't delay. but pay IT. now Your
poll tax
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21

The great trouble Is that Justice is
too frequently tempered Dog sNpedi-
ency
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21

when some men make galpabls
mls1ak. hoa quickly they iarent
ridiculous excuse
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NICE lAns o; s.siissS o-..es =, the
Daily Light Office. u
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Notice.

Please present all bills against
Pat H. Wilson a Co. not later than
Jan. %.
PAT WILSON. Mgr.
5opd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21

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-
tion OF the management
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-21
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.

Obituaries, resolutions of respect,
cards of thanks-all matter not
SEWS-will be charged for at the
rate of cents per line. Poetry at
double price.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18
TWO BIG INDUSTRIES THREATENED
ohs is Valued a. 100000 and the
Other. a. saoo,oOo-rwo Thousand
Person. We're isolated in the Lew.
srls Portions of clnelnhasl--steam.
boats Abandon Their Trips.
(By Associated Press)

PITTSBURG, PA, Jan. 17.--Ma1or
Charles Siebert. resident government
engineer. who Is directing the work,
declared tonight that unless hole
yis fdfiven through the center OF the
Springdale dam within "a hours It
Wamd be impossible to save the
Headenkamp Mirror company's plant
Whfch is valued at $1,O00,OO0. Mai
| Ssihert says thnt II the mirror works
are swept away. the water In the
Allegheny will have clear path
and will destroy row Of flfty hous.
.es and a large glue works valued
at 100000.
dispatches received tonight from
points In West Virginia report that
1.-The Ohio river Is rising rapidly. At
lsSe@ MartiDsville, w. Va, the West
Virginia short line railroad is tied
S.sssps by high water and landslides.
At ClarSsburg, W. Va, the West
Fork river has reached the danger
mark and no trains can be operated
on the West Virginia and Pittsburg
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
railway, the situation there is be-
coming alarming. The Monogahela
river has reached 80 feet stage nj
Farmont, w. Va, and is rising foo.
an hour.
The lowlands are inundated and
rivers WILL exceed the floods IN
1898. The Ohio river at huntingdon,
W. Va, is 90, feet high and is rising
Considerable damage Is expected
Parkersburg w. Va, Is being flooded
by the Ohio and Little Kanawha
rivers. The guage at the wharf
tonight shows stage of 81 10 feet
and rising an inch an hour. From
present Indications a 40 foot stage
Is expected. This will cause much
damage among those living In the
lowlands. South Parkcrsburg and
Beechwood are almost inundated and
hundreds OF families have already
been compelled to move. Many in.
dustrial plants have closed. Stree,
car traffic on some lines Is blocked.
Mother and Son Drowned.
Mrs. Jacob Blakely and her son
Samuel, two years old, were drowned
tonight while attempting to ford
East Pike run in Washington county
near here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18
DR.. JAMES WOODRAW
DIES AFTER LONG LIFE
Prominent and Well known Resi-.
s dent Of South carollna Passes
Away In Columbia.
(Dy Associated Prens.)

COLUMBIA, 8. g., Jan! 17.-Dr.
James Woodrow, an eminent divine
died here today aged &c. He was
once president OF South Carolina
university and professor In the Theo.
logical Seminary. He was tho ALL
thor OF tho Woodrow evolution
theory which involved the Southern
Presbyterian church in a heated
controversy for score OF years.
He was chemist for the Confed.
crate government and made powder
In this city. When Wade Hampton
became Governor OF South Caro-.
lima. DR.. Woodrow did tho State
printing at his own risk, there
being no money in tile State treas.
ury. '
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, FRIDAY JANUARY Is 1907.
THIS WOMAN LOVED HONOR
BETTER THAN HUSBAND
Wife Accused Of inildellty Shoots
and Almost Instantly Kills
Her Husband.
(By Associated Press)

COLUMBIA, s. G.. Jan I'm. C.
Blair, a conductor OH the Columbia.
Ncwbcrry ana Laurens railroad, was
shot and killed ut his home here
today. IL Is snid that Blair accused
his wife of lnfdellty and that tho
shooting followed. Mrs. Blair was
placed under arrest but owing Ia
her PROSTATE condition sho was not
removed from her home.
BAR lived long enough to make
an ante norton statement. Dlalr's
3Sife was Miss Ethel Barrnntino OF
Greensboro, N. G. Tho dead man
was about nifty years old while his
wife Is thirty.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18

burials to noon this day comprise
343. The persons admitted to hos.
pitfalls in Kingston 440, excluding
some sixty cases sent to Spanish.
town from Kingston for treatment
"The pouiation generally is en-
camped on the parade grounds,
the race course and the open spaces.
1t is reluctant to return to It's
ruined house during the fine wealth
er.
THE provision shops are in the
burned area and there IS conse.
qnently difficulty in buying provis.
ions. am arranging for. sales tenn
porarily, and for the transfer OF
persons to other parishes.
There was some pilfering last
night from deserted shops. The
population is wonderfully patient,
but listless. Among the killed are
Sir James Ferguson. ]. w. Middle.
ton, Edward DeCordova, ]. r. Mud.
on, ]. A. Payne. D. h. G. Gibbe, r,
G. Bradley, Beverly w. George, H
Burroughs, Chas. Sherlock, r. Nor
ris, Captain Constantine and Miss
Lockett.
Great assistance has been given
by Sir Alfred Jones, who converted
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18

According to information
growing Communication with the partially
every that through appalling
The number Of dead is placed figures
running from 1900 injured goes
nto the thousands thousand
pcstilenee
There
efforts being made this country England
The business section OF the city has
mate Of damage from s1ooooooo o s25,oooooo
Among the dead injured prominent
list Eight Americans missing, that
tourists falling shopping
The American batehips
scene and American officers standing
every n power.
horror added reports that the
city seems to be slowly sinking into the
bottom of the harbor has
creased hourly lying being
thrown into trenches The appalling
ny that has visited the capital
corded to the outside world
OF Kingston themselves the
! asser that overwhelmed them last Monday afternoon
The eaim, official recital of the Kingston
sent in by Sir Alexander
Of the patient Isesness population paints way
urd picture could do Of the effect
the earthquake and fire has left in their
Many bodies, in
non had to be burned Fortunately
out,
bureau killed The Plum Point lighthouses
are both navigation channel has
changed
~ from forty sixty
steamer Prince Waldemere which
on January 8, is ashore
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18
ROCK FOUNDATIONS FOR
PANAMA CANAL LOCKS
Engineer Stevens Cables the Inter.
oceanic Commission Tina, Behring'S
Have Been, Satisfactory.
tRy Associated Presa.l

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. IL
Chairman Willard, OF the Senate
Committee on canals today made
public the report OF the Interoceanic
canal commissioners borings at the
Gatum Site, were furnished in re.
Spouse to a request from the com.
mittcc. The'renort includes cabled
statement from Chief Engineer Stew
ems in which he says that 1877 holes
have been bored at Gatum Site
and all show that lock walls will
rest on firm and suitable soft rock.
He also says that Sc borlngs all ex
tending TO rock have been made across
the valley of the Chagres covering
the dam site and the peryi0us
material was found In only four
holes and below 200 feet. At the
Pedro Miguel lock walls, there have
been 10 borlngs. all showing rock
suitable for foundations.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18
off'ejaI Despatch Received in London

Official Despatch Received in London.
LONDON, +, Jan. 1.-THE Colonial
office has received cablegram from
Sir alexander swettenham, the Gov.
erhor ;of Jamaica. 1t is without
date; and runs as follws: "Contin-
uihg. my previous telegram on the
subjeet to the earthquake, the evil
ehedts have been confined almost
to. the three parishes OF the island,
namely. Kingston. Port Royal and
St: Andrews The fire at Kingston
he's practically ceased. Only coal and
rubbish are. now burning. The dis
troyed section comprises triangular
Area between the parade grounds and
sea and Duke street and Princess
stteet: ' The parish church forms
the apex of this triangle which
Comprises about one thirtieth part
OF the town. The .wharves burned
are, George and Branday and Mala-
BE Haggart, Lions, Holomaus, Dc
inerico; Henriaue and both Royal
Mali steamship company's. The
burned {. era is. being cleared
slowly towing to the indisposition
of.the sp6pulaton to labor at double
the usual wages. There are a few
bodies sEstlll covered with ruins The
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18
1000 Persons Isolated.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Jan. IL
About two thousand residents OF
Turkey Ridge In the East End have
been isolated by the flood in the
Ohio. Many OF them we're removed
by the police to places of greater
safety today. in Newport. KY, the
flood area covers eight blocks and
800 families have been compelled
to vacate their homes. Much dam
age is being done in Coyington TO
residences and business houses along
the river front. The railroads are
also great sufferers. In the Mill
creek valley are the market gar.
dens and the loss has been great
and the traction lines In all direc.
tons suffered
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 1.-THE
river continued to rise during the
day at the rate OF two inches an
hour. The steamboat service be
tween Cincinnati and Louisville
which has not been interrupted for
years, was given up today, the
steamers being unable to pass under
the bridges. In New Albany across
the river, several squares are GOV.
cred with water. AT Jeffersonville,
Ind, backwater from the Ohio has
flooded all the 10 wlying places.
Weather observer Wall said today
he though the food would equal
the stage at 1898 and he issued
warnings to residents in certain
portions OF louisville to yacate be
fore night fall.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18
Congress Votes Relief.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. IL
An emergency bill for the relief of
the sufferers on the island OF .Jamai-
ca was passed by the House today.
The bill is as follows:
THAT the President of the United
States is authorized to use and distri.
butte among sufferers and destitute
OF the island of Jamaica such provis-
ions, clothing, medicines and other
necessary articles belonging to the
subsistence and other stores of the
navy ms may be necessary for the
purpose Of the poor and those
threatened with starvation on the
said island in consequence Of the re-
cent earthquake and attending confla.
grafton
Mr. Tawney In explaining the necG
Tor this emergency measure sail that
the secrntary of the navy mad receiv-
ed wireless message from ona oe tine
battleShips which had toucaed at
Kingston that the devastation was
even greater than reports had given
and that the British government did
not know the full extent of the dis.
aster Without waiting for the ;,u.
thority OF Congress, however, Secre-
tary Metcalf had telegraphed Admiral
Dyansnto send the supply ship Gel.
trio. which is now ON her way to
Guantanamo to Kingston and turn
over her full cargo of supplies to the
sufferers of the stricken city. The
bill did not reach the Senate bet.r,
adjournment; hut will probably be-
taken up by that body tomorrow.
Red Cross to Extend Relief.
The American National Red Cross
will extend immediate help to the
earthquake sufferers In jamaica
Cleveland Dodge. head of the New
York State organization has been NJ.
thorized to purchase $4,000 worth Of
supplies to be sent to Kingston by
the first steamer. 1t was learned az
the navy department today that the
supply ship Celtric, which was beIlcv.
ed to be at Guantanamo. has not get
arrived there, but is expected at any
moment. The sister supply ship Cla-
cier. is now loading at New York and
will so to Guantanamo. unless orders
are issued for her to proceed direct to
Kingston. "A wireless message to the
navy department from Rear Admiral
Evans at Guantanamo states that the
Whipple having aboard divisional
commander. Admiral C. n. Davis. with
corps of surgeons and medical sup
plies. has arrived at Kingston
Admiral Evans Not There.
Owing to an error In deciphering
49, Continued from Page Seyen)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18
senate's Short Session.
nv Associated Press

WASHINGTON, %. c.. Jan. IT.
Resolutions commemoratIng the life
and character of the late Senator
Bates OF Tennessee were laid before
the Senate today and addresses in
eulogy were delivered by Senator'S
Carmack, Daniel, McEnery, Clark OF
Montana. and Spooner. after which,
The Senate adjourned as mark OF
respect to his memory.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18
HEBREW SUBSCRIBE TO
FUND FOR a COLLEGE
Closing Session OF Convention Of
Union Congregations at Atlanta
Marked by Generoslty
INV Associated Preas.

ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 17.-Tho
closing session Of the Union OF
Hebrew Congregations today was
characterized by IN enthusiastic sup.
port of Hebrew college In Cincinnati
by subscription OF nearly $4,000
with the promise of more later. 1t
Is proposed to raise one hundred
thousad dollars for cnlarging tho
Institution and OF this fund tho
amount subscribed was only a
part
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18

~, At ESQ this morning The Daily Press,reeeived
over the Associated Press wire the first direct
diepatch from Kingston. 1t follows:
' Kingston, Jan. l7-The disaster here is
AZ great as the calamities If San Francis
80 and Valparaiso Thousands of pereons have
Peen Killed and the dead dies are being taken
4 60 the Debris heap by hundreds. The whole
town is in ruins
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18
JAMAICA HORROR GROWS
more APPALLING EACH HOUR

the steamer Port Kingston into II
temporary hospital and refuge for
doctors ana fremen from Spanish.
town and by the commander OF the
troops, who supplied men to assist
in keeping order and to patrol the
streets.
"The direct line cable is broken
three miles off the coast. Both
the telegraph Offices are burned"
LONDON, Jan. 17.-lt Is now
known that the death list of the
Kingston earthquake certainly will
exceed five hundred persons and
may even reach 1000, and that a
large number OF have. been incapa.
citated by their injuries. The city
Is heap of ruins. With charac,
teristic promptness the Royal Family
fastened to set the court, an OK.
ample Of generosity toward the
afflicted city. The King and Queen
have each contributed $4,000 to the
lord Mayors Fund The Prince
and Princess OF Wales have con.
tributed $4,000 each and the Big
companies interested in the west
Indies are following suit.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-18
Root Leaves for Ottawa.
WASHINGTON. d. O., Nan. /

WASHINGTON, d. g, Jan. IL
Secretary Root left Washington to-
day for Ottawa, where he will ar.
rive about noon tomorrow. to be
the guest OF Earl Gray the Governor
General. Mr.. Root was accompanied
by his wife and daughter.