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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-07
TOO COSTLY CANAL SUPPLIES

T. Is nor necessary to become a
partisan II the disappointed Pana-
ma canal contractors before con
eeding the business Of their complaint
that the vest and the southwest, 10 |
the great loss OF the government. are |
subjected 70 adverse discrimination |
IN rhe purchase and forwarding Of /
supplies for the Isthmgs. says the ST /
Louis Republic.
b. making New Orleans his port
Of shipment for these supplies and
the cities ri rho Mississippi valley
his markets for purchasing most OF
them. Mr oliver would have saved
millions lf dollars that are now
wasted lu excessive costs NJ purchase
and shipment from ports uu the
North Atlantic -eaboard
The food supplies sent goo feed me
twenty-five ur fulrrv Thousand men
working 0U me canal are -ruWu iu
en-, valley states OWING .n '.s -hor-
fer haus and -hs easier -rldre of
tho aarrt-.lI--ugrU roads Grey can
u. shipped fn N.N Orleans. Calves
I0u lr Mobile HTra .h.au.r .Htu ''
.he eastern Hur. From .a. 3u.f
ports tho ..r frs-Eula HuE
about aaf .. NH.f H .."H Sew
Tn
Tr N.H.H. ....I. . ..H tiH
t-a.. uf fu. suf HI. .u..mr.I ODD.
uo-.fs cyl fh. hesf tH.-fuu. ... ##.
ur .h. Portland cement Na..u HHf.
b. used n~ fee AusssHl .f H
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-07

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 viii be gladly corrected
rDq2 its being brought to the atten-
- ma nAnA8NnAAx
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-07
CouRT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
Case OF the Former Assistant peni-
Tertiary Agent Affirmed.

Yesterday was regular opinion
day in the court OF criminal appeals
at Dallas. and a number of important
cases were disposed of. One of the
most important OF these was the at
firminZ of the case of A. s Busby of
Houston county. Busby, it will be
remembered. was assistant financial
agent Of the penitentiaries of Texas
under W. NJ. c. Hill.
He was indicted on the charge of
embezzlement, the charge being that
H~-"tga ppsied and wrongfully con-
verified 10 his own use public funds
aggregating $500 He was tried and
convicted on this charge aud found
guilty. his punishment being assess
ed at three years Imprisonment in
the penitentiary. The case was tried
at Crockett. in Houston county, a
number OF months ago and was
brought before the higher court in
an effort 10 secure a new trial
The opinion affirming the case
was written by Judge Henderson
/ and Judge Davidson dissented.
/ The case of Coy Wilson, appealed
/ from Ellis county, was affirmed
+ Wilson is a negro and was convicted
at the last term of district court on
a charge of assault to murder. H'
/ was given a term of two years IN the
/ penitentiarv.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-07

HAVE fOU ROOFING rEOC BL.ES
or troubles with xcuE roofs III 50
send for US. Leaks stepped al1l5ost
snstantaneoasiy and n2w roofs pat
on promptly after receiving tae or
der. II VIII pay you to get our fts-
ures On the next Job yea have. Moth
ing too small or too large fer as. We
do plumbing work TOO and 60 u IS
II should be done
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-07

Obituaries, resolutions Of respect,
cards OF ChalhS-aI matter not
NEWS-vin De charged for az The
rate of ) cents Per line Poetry az
double price.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-07
COSTS NOTHING UNLESS CURED
Liberal Way in Which Ni-o-ha
stomach Tablets are Sold by
Mood 4 Curtin,

II a friend should tell you that he
would pay the doctors bill If he did
not cure you, would not il impress
you with the skill of that physician?
II is really in this way that Hood a
Curtin sell Mi-o-na stomach tablets,
guaranteeing to refund the money If
Mi-o-na does not cure.
If YOU have any of the usual
symptoms of indigestion and weak
stomach, such as offensive breath
dryness of the nose, pain across the
ewes. pain in back of the head, ten
dency 10 take cold, burning pain IN
the throat. hawking 70 clear the
throat. pain In the chest, cough,
stitch In the side. losing OF flesh,
variable appetite, low spirited at
times raising of frothy mucus, eN-
pectorating yellow matter, Difficult
~ in breathing. frequent Sneezing,
lhuskiuess OF voice, discharge from
the nose. stoppage OF the nose az
might. aching OF the body dropiuss
lin throat. mouth wide open while
sle.piue. uCklup back uf the palate,
/ formation of ,rusts !u The uose dry
ines uf Ihc rhruat 300 the morning.
Ilo.. OFF strength. pasms 't cough
Inns cough short and hacNnE'
leouGh worse uiGhrs lud morning.
lu.s BOZ ..ul force. a '.s.la. ot .ight'
Iu,rs ...ea .b. gppe. UaIf 'f th'
lshe.f
DO u aa,e any CO.. a,.e gmp.
/ tUm nee WI.o-ua stomach .ahlets
H# .usf mr sHr a hos uuibiut
Ilf ... lr nnf .urr HuH3 @ t1r
Iuf . .ht .ural disffhuI
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-07

NAV be eNpeetea 20 tAre~ uas -
much ART ana~r ghv aarvetsoa pt la@
army engineer corps a. tasA AaS*
done ~tsA chaef Eukfn~vy sseseA~ 10
{ barge. aat tae eo8ntfs u uoS get
tfng tAe fun ~ofth ~ sts aaeDvt So
long a. appoxg an4sses ~sba tbs s*sl
offers fey economies "a lbs pss base
% Supplies are ue2 Elected
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-07

AFuuEfon. Texas Mareh Res"r
~sblsy sou ~ kee n. o. -inleE ~s@
ara~ ned ia shal5ow er-@k GEAR
te~n yesfeussT The boz was about
- years old and crippled and u j.
supposed b. fell .afo the szter. and
being unabie 20 help himself or give
any alarm sss drowned
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-07

Whom ummeF fimes .umst uH
vI .ut asRe fime 'H sHarr lnur
naee uf baeny NoW s fh" time
fu hara BE- painted and repaired -*"
WaHa1m. Ehr carriage ua.uts- ulth
T N Anderson SO
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10

home-maker, with q real talent for en-.
tering into the joys and sorrows Of
those about her"
Miss Holden was back in good sea
son for dinner, but she had walked too
far and looked pale and tired. To Let
tice, whom she found busting her
room, she expressed a desire for moth.
ing more than a glass Of milk.
Later that day, when the evening
was again fallen softly over all, she
stole to the window and leaned there,
looking out upon the same scene with
sad, pitifully changed eyes. How
puerile and abortive 1t had all been.
her coming, her going, her everythlngi
She felt so ashamed, 80 pricked with
scarlet self-contempt.
u was trying for something better
she whispered to herself. Il was try.
ing.
And q wee, naked, %shiyering, cher.
ublc embodiment Of spiritual Oomfort
came and nestled in her heart.
And the next day, when she went
home, there went with her the new
possibilities OF d new soul-a soul born
in thu country-not to the farmers
d~aughter-but to the city young lady
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
read and do Just al can to Develop

her.
Why do you want to do thst2- His
voice was very quiet and luw-so quiet
and low that she felt surprised herself
at a sort Of insiplent shock which the
question, posed Sc simply, gave her.
But she stumbled on to reply; Why,
because ! want to do good; I want to
help others"
The line Of pain deepened.
1t isn't like you" he said, You've
had no experience with those edged
tools. You must be very careful or
you may do great harm"
Great harm!" She did not under
stand.
Yes; you may make Lettuce Dan
bury disconnected and altogether I'M
fit her for the only life for which she
is fitted"
She looked at him in establishment.
You must forgive me, Miss Holden;
but we country clergymen are obliged
to look with suspicion upon such
eleemosynary assistance as city board
ers are apt to bring us. Lettice will
make a contented, willing, fairly happy
wife and mother if you let her alone.
charge you, therefore, to let her
alone
Miss Holden's cheeks were flushing.
Pray forgive my Guinness" said
the young man; "but you see l am
really fighting for my own. Lettice,
now and after she marries Reuben
next autumn, is and will be one of my
parishioners until some accident re-
moves n Or the other of us from
this township; whereas you are only a
friend whom | have known slightly and
pleasantly, but with whose life and fu.
ture | can never expect to have any.
thing whatever to do"
Miss Holden stopped and stopped
suddenly. The sensation that his
words gave her was absolutely sicken.
ing.
After a little he said; Il hope that
did not put that too harshly about
your efforts In behalf Of Lettioe; /
know you mean we'll"
"0h. / know that" she said. 81 as.
sure you | understand perfectly-and
/ win be careful"
"A clergyman must fight for his own,
you know; and poor little Lettice Dan
bury, ordinary girl as she is, will have
more meaning in my life than any so.
ciety girl in the city can ever have"
She just nodded.
Shall you marry a country girl
when you do marry?" she asked, after
a little.
Clifford removed his hat.
i have been engaged for two years
to the sweetest girl Heaven ever
made he said, r%everently. "she has
an invalid mother to care for, and ]
am at present too poor to marry, but
we are very happy sharing our wait
ing"
May Holden turned her head away
from him and looked off over the
patchwork Of the growing crops. The
pain within her was the travail that
brings forth a soul, All sorts OF de.
lusions, illusions, shams and pre-,
lenses fell from her as she looked
away. She saw much clearly for the
first time, and it was her own soul
not poor Lettice's-which she found
herself developing.
How long do you anticipate re.
maining?' Clifford asked, after the
short pause necessary in which to mas.
ter his surprise at the silence with
which she had received his announce.
ment.
ooh, only a little while" Then she
said, gently, Il do hope that you will
be very happy, Mr.. Clifford"
Thank you very much" he said,
heartily. Il feel pretty positive as to
that. She Is a dear, affectionate little
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WHAT - TOUR Ndfne WY DedrG
She was unusually tall and slender,
and Lefty was unusually short and
stout.
said that Lefty was gasping audi
bly,; she stood by the door with one
hand on the knob, as If delayed by
the possibility Of an order to be given,
but her real feelings-although many
and mixed-were too strong for sue
cessful concealment. Miss Holden
read them at a glance, her inward self
warming suddenly with the intense
pleasure OF good-natured superiority in
perceiving acute acknowledgment Of
the fact. With two long, graceful steps,
a droop and a bend. she attained and
sank into the large easy-chair which.
had been part Of the preparatory
shipment. and then said, smiling:
What is your name, my dear?"
Lefty felt transfxed. The grace,
beauty, c~ondescension and subtle
charm of the speaker very nearly
made her dizzy.
"Lettice Danbury," she replied.
"Oh, you are Mrs. Danbury's daugh-
teri"
yes, ma'am."
Miss Holden held out her hand;
Lefty compressed her lips, drew a
long breath, approached slowly-and
took it.
4 am going to stay here three
months" Miss Holden continued; "let
us be friends.
Il am going to lie down for a while
now to rest from my journey; when
you bring up my tea perhaps you can
stay a little and visit with me?' She
could feel Lettice's hand turn damp
and hot within her own; she took it to
be the result of sudden JOY. will
you conner"
Again the long-drawn breath. Then,
as If wrung out:
Yes" And Lefty fed.
May Holden arose from the chair
the minute that she was left alone and
locked the door. Then she advanced
to the mirror and looked at herself.
How well / stand trayeling-Inever
get tumbledi" (She began to unpin her
hat.) Il believe that l shall really be
very comfortable here; it looks soly
(She removed her hat ~carefully.)
"And that girl!-poor little undevel-
oped thing!" (she carefully folded her
vell) Il e why I am here she said,
with an earnest faith in her WI
words which was almost touching. con.
sidering the care with which her sum
mer residence had been chosen and
prepared. 4 am sent here BY Fate
to bring that girl to the knowledge of
her own soul"
When Lefty came In with the tea
tray Miss Holden smiled sweetly.
Don't forget that you are coming
up to sit with me- she said to Letty.
mo" said Lefty; "but III have to
help mother wash the dishes first
e0h, to be sure" The summer guest
smiled more sweetly than ever. SIS
there q large family2' she asked fur.
Their.
There's father, and mother and
grandfather, and the boys-there's
three boys-auf Emily; she's my LITTLE
sister, and-and She paused.
But Lefty was gathering fresh
breath to some purpose.
And there's Reubenl she hurried t
out suddenly, and became SO deeply.
red that her eyebrows would
have had the efecl nf two flashes OF
iieAtuing u only Miss Holden hadl
been looking al ber-whlch SHE was
not
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
By ANNE WARNER
Copyright. BY Joseph B. BOwles.)

CopyrlghL Dy Joseph d. Bowles-)
Lefty had been looking forward to
this minute for six weeks. For six
weeks she had hardly thought Of any
thing else.
The whole proposition and accept
ance aud carrying out of orders had
been as entrance into another world
for her. The having screens fitted to
the windows OF the two rooms, the ar,
rival of the piano and rugs, the very
fact that it had been arranged that
the stranger should have her meals
served in her own q%uartersi
She stood by the door now, gasping
audibly; Miss Holden, her long veil
floating back from her travelling tur-
ban and her hands thrust carelessly
into the deep pockets of her silken
ulster, was by the window looking out
at the stretch of meadow and orchard.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-10
A SEDUCTIVE NOISE.

F. Augustus HeinZe, in the course of
dinner on board his yacht Revolu-
ton, said of a certain mooted mining
reform:
"Oh, yes, it would be good thing
if it could be done, but there is no
possible way to do it. Ask these re-
formers how they are going to put
their ideas in operation, and they give
you answers that are about as prac-
teal as the little boys method of
catching the mule.
There was once, you know, mule
in a large field that refused to be
caught by its owner. Round and
round the field the mule galloped.
The owner tore along behind, red and
angry, swinging a halter in his hand,
and swearing passioRately.
1.-The mule would let him draw very
near, almost near enough to throw the
halter over its head; then it would
kick up it's legs merrily and run like
the wind.
"A boy, his face wreathed in smiles,
watched the unequal chase for an hour
or so. Then he entered the field and
said:
"I'll tell you how to catch that
mule, mister. if you'll give me a
nickel
"'All right painted the man. Here's
your nickel. Now tell me-
'''Get behind that thick hedge over
there said the boy, and make a noise
like carrot.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-10
SO SEA SICK.

The affable Captain Dugge, of the
Hamburg American liner Prince Oscar,
was commissioning with a sea sick
passenger.
''Sea sickness. SIR" said the captain,
''is very nasty thing. Some peoples
sufferings, though, are far more
atrocious than yours. I once carried
Philadelphia who suffered dread
fully.
SAT the height of his sea sickness
this poor Philadelphia beckoned his
wife to his bedside and said in weak
voice:
Jenny, my will is in the CONNER
cial Trust Company's care. Every
thing is left to you, dear. My various
stocks you will find in my safe deposit
box
1.-The man paused and sighed. Then
he said fervently:
And, Jenny, bury me on the other
side. 1 can't stand this trip again,
alive or dead"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-10
FOUNDED IN HONOUR.

No doubt you have seen in the
papers such announcements as
this concerning some medicine or
other: eff. on trial, you write
chat this medicine has done you
no good we will refund your
money."-Now, we have never
had reason to speak in that way
concerning the remedy named in
this article. In a trade extern
ding throughout the world, no.
body has 3ver complained that
our medicine has rallied, or asked
for the return of his money. The
public never grumbles at hon.
estly and skillfully made bread,
or at a medicine which really
and actually does what it was
made to do. The foundations of
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
are laid in sincerity and honour,
the knowledge of which on the
part o. the people explains its
popularity and success. There is
nothing to disguise or conceal.
1t was not dreamed out, or dis
severed by accident; it was stu
died out, on the solid principles
of applied medical science. It is
palatable as honey and contains
all the nutritive and curative
properties of Pure Cod Liver
Oil, extracted by us from fresh
cod livers, combined with the
Compound Syrup of Hypophos-
phites and the Extracts of Malt
and Wild Cherry. This remedy
is praised by all who have en-
ployed it in any CT the diseases
it is recommended to relieve and
cure, and is effective from the
first dose. In Anemia, Scrofula,
Nervous and General Debility,
Influenza. La Grippe, and Throat
and Lung Troubles, it is a spe-
cifc. DR.. Thos. Hunt Stucky
says: "The continued use of it
N my practice, convinces me
that it is tie most palatable,
least nauseating, and best prep
aration now on the market"
You can take it with the assur-
s>ca OF getting well. One bottle
proves its intrinsic value. " Yoa
eannot be disappointed i'm it..
uola By 81 chemists evegywhera
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-10
Anecdotal
THE GIRL GUIDE.

Mrs. Chapman Sinnickson, the West
ern lecturer. said in the course Of a
debate in ST. Paul:
why shouldn't woman vote? She
is as clever as man. Cleverer in some
things. In affairs of the heart much
cIeverer.
Il used to know a pretty girl whom
a young BANKER was counting timidly.
One afternoon in the garden the bank
er scraped up courage enough to ask
in a tremu,ous whisper for a kiss.
THE pretty girl looked at him
gravely.
"A kiss she said. You ask me for
a kiss. Now, applied to the hand,
kiss signifies respect. on the forehead
it denotes friendship. Upon the lips it
indicates-all things-or nothing
"She paused pensively, then she went
on:
Yes, Herbert, you may, since you
wish it, kiss me. You may express
yourself in one kiss. Proceed.
The timid Herbert, red and confus-
ed, pondered.
~ mustn't lose her. he muttered to
himself. Where, then. shall kiss her?
The forehead, the hand? Through re-
spect and friendship love may eventu-
ally be gained; but if l am at the start
too bold
Suddenly his meditatfons were in
terrupted by a thrill of divinest melo-
dy. 1t was as if a nightingale were
singing. The young man looked up.
'The girl was whistling, her red
mouth puckered into the shape Of
rosebud. Her hat was pulled down
over her eyes, hiding her forehead COM
pletely, and her hands were thrust up
to the wrist in the pockets OF her
jacket"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-10
A FRENCH BULL.

"They thought more of the Legion
Of Honor in the time of the First Ma
poleon than they do now said a we'll
known Frenchman. THE Emperor one
day met an Old one-armed veteran
How did you lose your ARM HI
asked.
"'Sire. at Austerlitz.'
land were you not decorated?'
No, sire
Then here is my own cross for
you; I make you chevalier!'
Your Majesty names me chevalier
because I have lost one arm! What
would your Majesty have done had /
lost both arms?'
"'Oh in that case I should have
made you officer of the Legion!'
"Whereupon the old soldier immedi-
ately drew his sword and cut off his
other arm!''
There is no particular reason to
doubt this story. The only question is,
how did he do it?-Modern Society.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-10
CLOSE QUARTERS.

Any one who has ever travelled on
the New York Subway in rush hours
can easily appreciate the following:
A little man, wedged into the middle
of a car, suddenly thought of pick
pockets. and quite as suddenly reInem>
bered that he had some money in his
overcoat. He plunged his hand into
his pocket and was somewhat shocked
upon encountering the fist of a fat fell
low passenger.
"Aha!" snorted the latter. II caugh,
you that time!''
"Leggo!" snarled the little man.
Lego my hand!''
"Pickpocket!' Missed the fat man.
"Scoundrel!'' retorted the little one.
JUST then a tall man in their vicinity
glanced UP from his paper.
I'D like to get off here" he drawled,
eff you fellows don't mind taking youi
hands out of my pocket. "-Everybod
Magazine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-10
THE OLD CLERK.

P. T. Sherman, labor commissioner
Of New York, was describing at a din
ner that large class of laboring men
that, though faithful and industrious
and unselfish, never rises, never gets
on
'Such a man. said Mr.. Sherman,
was an aged clerk 1 used to know in
st. Louis.
His thin, bowed person, with his
white hair and his dim, kind, timid
eyes, had worked for the same firm
steadily for thirty-nine years. Never
theless he was called to the front one
morning, and the chief said:
al am sorrow, Henry, but times
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-10
THE BENEFIT OF DOUBT.

There's a subtle fascination in the
things that are not known
The mysteries we may not under
stand
And we very seldom manage to Let
well enough alone"
We lose our chance by calling
Fortunes hand
1t isn't that so much depends upon the
net result.
Or that we really care so much
about it:
It's simple curiosity that leads US to
eXult
In finding outfits pleasanter to
doubt it.
A dream may be as tempting as 1.-The
sparkle in the cup;
But you can not eat your cake and
keep it, too.
And when you taste, you always run
the risk of waking up
Investigation spoils your chance for
you.
For whether, when you test the thing,
you find it isn't so,
Or just that your idea was wrong
about it:
It's too late when it's over with to
wish you didn't know
You dodge the disappointment when
you doubt it.
When a maiden poses, pensive, as to
attitude and ease,
With a captivating curve or two be-
trayed
And a tantalizing twinkle tempting
you to what You please,
There is danger in the contradiction
made.
You strike a safer medium to rest the
matter so.
You'd like to know the truth, but do
without it.
You're not for keeps" and yet you'd
hate to have her tell you mo"
The incest thing to do, then, is to
doubt it.
In a little tilt of talents between a man
and you,
Fight shy of anything that would
impel
A settled understanding. You can see
the game clear through
And enjoy the situation just as well.
There's little left of interest if you
drop the question mark
It's all so common wnen we know
about it.
The pleasure of conjecture is Enjoy
ment's vital spark
The spicy possibility to doubt it.
Ruth Huntoon, in The Reader.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-10
TROUBLE FOR THE EDITOR.

! Il can't keep the visitors from com
| ing up said the Office boy, dejectedly
When I say you're out they don't be-
lieve me. They say they must see you.
Well" said the editor, Just tell
them that's what they all say. 1 don't
care if you cheek them. but 1 mus,
have quietness."
That afternoon there called at RI,
office a lady with hard features and
an acid expression. She wanted to see
the editor, and the boy assured her
that it was impossible.
But 1 must see him. she protested.
I'm his wife!"
That's what they all say" replied
the boy
THAT is why he found himself or.
the floor. with the lady sitting on his
neck and smacking his head with a
ruler, and that is why there is a new
boy wanted there.-Answers.