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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01
The CHANCE CAME.
oea's fstsss AAss ~ Never We've
Set ire E~sy or FIRE

SEVERAL year l~toF~ the Discovery II
ell al ptihal. su !F.shm1an named Nc
Carsny aud nts son itau cause ts shs
euuasry from the Emerald islr Isau
~as a yauax fasn Of t-snty. bat lis
father io-ak~d upon hItn as a mere las
and seemed ,n take delight IN rAdicab
Ing him before p-ogtr
"Yls. I,An y 81 coed by." he would
say s.rcastscsiiy. but Danny. NC by
y-x'n niver set the river on GRE.
This -es BIS stock wit,icisrn. and II
annoy ri Dan very mach. but be did
his t-.t and soon surprised the old
gentleman by securing a lucrative JOE.
"Yis. Damn. has n Job all right, b.
said Its 81 50 n day. but tn. l.. u
niver ~ci the river on fre-not he"
when oil was found at rithoIe. Ian
hurried to the scene and was soon
~ rning unusually large wages as u
tcarnster. All the petroleum. was
drawn III barrels, and teams weTv u
great demand. He saved his money.
bought an acre OF land aud O o had a
well drilled that WAS producing 100
bAIItis bi tii per GaA NJ SiN yer iAfTtts
The elder Mccarthy Joined him. saw
the well. received a liberal gift Of mon
ey and then shook his head %ominousiy
IT'S n good thing, Danny" he croak-
ed. we're dom well; but, mark me
worruds. yezIl niver set the river on
FIRE, me by
A Few days later ii food wrecked Que
OF Dams small wooden tanks, the oil
ran down the river, and there was
great excitement. As Dan and his IA
Their stood on the bank watching the
oil foa away Dan drew 4 match and
lighted IT.
Father" he said coolly. the next
tonne yez say Oill niver set the river
on tire Place reminder that OF had Il
chance wanst, and-and didn't do Ut,
bedad."
Then he blew out the match.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

At Yarmouth. IN 81 Nicholas church
one of the most curious objects Is
known as the Devils chair. II is
formed out 81 the huge iawboue ~ "a
whale aud stands az the west % 90
the church when usher lasse- get
married they tht, % good t"f TIE
newly welded couple to race from Toe
chsnr,L aud they believe that whoever
reaches the Devils chair nrst wti rair
the r1,sf iu the little household 'hr'
are about e. set up London GwtlI.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01
WIFE OR CHILD. WHICH?
An Ingenious Problem With Two In
terestinq Equations.

Some time ago George was Dragging
about never having told a lie. and he
said he never would. An lrishman,
hearing the assertion, made a wager
with George that he could make him
tell a lie in two minutes.
SO Pat began: "Sppposing you and
your little child and her friend were
out In a boat for a row.; the boat sud
denly capsized, and you were all
thrown into the water. Now. which
child would you saveT' asked Pat.
We'll" answered George. under the
circumstances | should save my own
in preference to any one else's child"
Very good answered Pat. Now,
suppose you and your wife and child
were out for a row and the boat again
capsiZed. Now, which Of them would
you save, your wife or your childT'
After a thoughtful pause, George an
swered that he would save his wife.
There you are" cried Pat. You
said at first that you would rather save
your child in preference to any one
else's, but now you say that you would
save your wife, who is somebody else's
child."-Pearson's Weekly.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01
The hyqiene Of Underwear.

The average person wearing TWO SET
OF undertaking a week. says M
Youths Companion, will make me
change IN the middle of the week. but
IL would be far better il the two sets
were kept going the entire week on
alternate days. With the biweekly
change. the clothes worn during the
day are aired only for seven or eight
hours ID the twenty -four and never
have the purifying process OF Il sun
ming. With two sets going on alter
nate GAYS. one set can be aired two
nights and one day. and. II possible
should be hung mp where they can re
ceIve the direct rays OF the sun for
soue hours They should not be Kept
in a dark closet
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N~sbshtibe iinstAz "a -
william rcs.a - 90. CAD sA ..
euzsss atsl s.iiavi U iah srv a t.a
banks q. tie nraa eHe hasa-
his danehtct. "a is ssetate uua4ws
maiden. 'hr rrhlr II tfs ustle .et,.r
usent eas ~c~-d and wuu b b.
GsorTr Hossasuu. fiut t.etrxe vas ~
The Church uf England. aud kAghorsss
must ts married IN meeting
'GrurEe." writes the author - Her
loonus IL Miniature" was willing Ia
Join the society. te "a Friend aud he
married ia meeting oT anywhere else
that Katherine said Accordingly liz
and kataet to made their Hrst der.arae
ton nth Gay. Grst mouth Jess
The elders however. had 'scrapics
seeing that Georges conversions vas
very Sudden and they asked bin tbs
.earrtlug question
Friend Robinson. dast thou tosn IN.
Society Of Friends from conviction or
for the love 81 Katherine Holiings
WORTH
t"oTEe htNiinfeI tie PF}gfd the Nuth
and lie did wish to marry Katherine
So he answered:
Il wish TO Join the society for The
love Of Katherine Uolliucsworth."
The Friends counselod delay and
that Friend Robinson should be per
suasively and instruc'ively dealt with"
Shrewd men MS they were. they allow
ed Katherine TO deal with him, and
within a year George joined the socle-
ty as a true convert
An old manuscript reads. He and
Katherine were permitted to begin a
long and happy married life together,
being for many years an example of
piety and goodness to those around
them and retaining their ove OF truth
and loyalty TO the society to the last"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01
The Old S~taQscoach.

Those who are accustomed 10 o
back with longing eyes TO the :"
old days" will find II Interesting TO
lea I'm that In the middle OF the eight
zenith century the common carrier De
tween Selkirk and Edinburgh, a as
lance Of thirty eight miles, requires
two weeks to make h journey. In
IT'S IT took n day and a half for Il
s~tagecoach TO go from EdlnpueRh 10
Glasgow. only forty four miles away
About the same time the swtftest stage
seldom covered the road between Edin'
burrh aud London. $40 miles, ia less
than two weeks, an average speed OF
about twenty-five miles a day-st
Louis Republic.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
The Tragedy In the Life Of = Russian
Military Officer.

MILITARY OmceT.
Lieutenant Won Lemsberg of the Rus
sian guards endured thirty-one year,
OF penal exile and penal service In ST
IBERIA. He was in his day a fine looking
and highly accomplished officer. Like
many OF his fellows, he borrowed mon
ey from City Councillor Wlassow, an
old, good natured bachelor. Young Won
Lemsberg's notes continued to grow,
and the old money lender threatened to
u unless some Of them were redeem
ed. Then the young lieutenant became
engaged to the daughter Of Count To-
dleben and called on Wlassow to tell
him the news and to ask for time.
"You wait" said he, in a sneering way
"IN give you a wedding present to b<
remembered" Believing this to hav'
bee a threat, the lieutenant called a
the house the next day and deliberate
ly cut his throat. He opened the oh
mans desk to find his promissory note
and discovered them neatly tied III
! marked PAID and a document b
which he would have become the he
! Of the man he had murdered. Owe
come by remorse he surrendered to tn
authorities and was sentenced to lif
servitude in Siberia. Because of goo
conduct his irons were taken Oh afte
seven years. he married a woman VIII
went into voluntary exile to be near
relative, started a vegetable shop II
the penal settlement which grew mi
II became q great mercantile blish
mani and uhnn the war with JdDdL
broke out he volunteered, became an
officer, was decorated for bravery ana
received a full pardon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01
he HIRED WEBSTER.
A Sharp Nantucket, Mans Bargain
With the Great Lawyer.

OF course Webster WAS in demand 10y
those who could afford to pay for lis
services. A sharp Nantucket mar is
said to have rot the better Of the great
defender of the constitution in an
amusing way. however. He had Il
small Ease which was to be tried at
Nantucket one week IA June. and he
posted to Webster's office in great
haste. 1t was q contest with a neigh
Dor over a matter Of considerable local
interest, and his pride as a litigant
was at stake. He told Webster the
particulars and asked what be would
charge to conduct the case.
Why" said Webster. you can't af-
ford to hire me. I should have to stay
down there the whole week. and my
fee would be more than the whole ccse
is worth. I couldn't go down there 70
less than $1,000. I could try ever,
case on the docket as we'll as one. an
it wouldn't cost any more, for one cas-
would AXE my time for the enti'
week anyway"
"All right, Mr.. Webster" quickly r
sponded the Nantucketer. Here
your Sl,ooo. 1ou come doWn, anu /
isfx ii so YOU can try every case
Webster was so amused owe IL
p~roD0G:tinn .'1"t he kppt his word :.
spent TIE rntire week in NantUrEt
nrd anD""r"d "l ore ejC" or the on"
in eve"v CT: 20 that cane up for heaEin.
! The shrevl Ns1tustetc d DAME
out to nj, his f"'"rdS ".1o were in MI
cc+iop AMI received II return about 81.
500. so that he got Wcbster's services
for nothing and made IL good proht 10
BOO
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

The fails OF iguaxu situate u'1'
WHERE Arreutlna. Paraguay and i'rf
iii meet form of the most wonder
ful eatar4ets iu the world being et"Hl
er ln extent aud mote varied tn charm.
ter than .tg better Known falls of NJ
asara. The urst plunge ot the Ign.
falls is -lu feet followed hy two 'h
ers q iou fc,t each. while bv'u
OBJ, two series ~ falls there Hre ,
ragts lat rapids covering Pa vast .N
lat.e nrl .lrrugul,ns picturesque '
IaUd.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01
JAILED FOR OE6T.
~ o@s ft-s TIRE La Ne. a..sss s-
fhsss wss C-so :eoxy

n Usarit ssrrr yyaufr7 Eat fvss
ss@railrely Navsn{ tusHs arls3of~ Aare
b~a =aht~t &C. ,ng @nreras Mia
the pzasc # ls-S tufsn vTtss 1T
aebi ~eT~ Issrpss} Ha tagtsul Ia u
1.ss persons we're scaf tn fossls j
p~risosas fus deist. and ga Jan J. asa
LOO gsrs.us we're tFe.d faY debt i4
England and NaA-s isu iu itrl I
and l-ss than loo tu Sse'tauei TIn
time 10 time notifications ia The tsw
governing thr Imprisonment ~ drhtee,
have been made. So that fewer debtors
arr imprisoned fer this cumr each
year
In fs-l there were $500 debtors Ia
prison in Massachusetts,. inus.t ia New
YORK. 700 In Pennsylvania. 3.nn Ia
Maryland aud a iikc proportion tn 9th
er states Many ~ these persons were
jailed for dehtx ~ 81 tn. law rrb-
vldine for the Imprisonment of wcu
who could not pay their debts was
shown 10 be impracticahic by statistics
taken from Philadelphia. where In Isl,
there We're i.os5 debtors imprisoned for
debts amounting TO s25.oco The es-
pense Of keeping these persons In con.
nnemcnt WAS $780,. coo, which was paid
by the city, and the amount recovered
by his method WAS S495.
Imprisonment for debt WAS abolished
by congress in the United States Ia
1893, though this measure Was not
fully enforced until lS39-New York
Tribune.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

II want you" said the old farmer,
.to give the boy bout six or eight dol
lars worth o l%earnin'. Fer Instance,
III start him on three bushels o corn;
then. when that's out. III keep him
a-movin' on a couple o smokehouse
hams. an may decide TO give YOU a
Young helfcr to larn him writin' an fl
home raised COW for a lectle rithme-
tic"
DO YOU want him 10 learn any OF
the higher hranchesr'
Wei. after he climbs a iectie YOU
might throw in bout a bushel or TWO
of 'em. or say bout n quarter o beer ;
vorth"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

'"rhese fellows were nchtins SAID
the policeman.
Your honor. began one of the pri~-
oner~ f beg ~ you not 20 accept 80
crude a m.ssoustrugti0u x uuF acts
DOUBTLESS sou have heard ~ a gentle
mains agreement
certainly
We'll We bad Due. but it had pro-
crossed t1 the STACY where 10 became 70
errfIemaas disagreement
Y.t was 'ue Judge deaf 90 reason
rtI JHd,.pt.a l~iser
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

YOU san always ftt tus lvvtr
are unhappy frHm Sac as Hs ihs
faces -tI .te frel uHHlH trf
,sa va .uf a,a tHv eugt .f a ".u
ms yaa rsfr 600 feN vb.t d~
tbat uts .ri sH rsHf Hmi srft H
tvtGr Sow Nara tre
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

WANTED you to know that we rem
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
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

TAILORING-We have the best
equipped shop in town for dong
YOUR work. Give us a trial is all we
ask. Ladies work gets our speclal
attention. Calvin Brothers. Botn
phOneS. u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

IF you would like to see how flow
4 ers can be grown out doors in Waxa-
thachie, ride by Bird FORESTS, the
yWaxahachie Florist, INC look at his
yard. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

FOR RENT-One Broom house on
west Main street. Close in. Bath
room and closet with W connec-
Ptions. Electric lights. City water.
Barn. lot n stables, etc. See Ed
Oldham. u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

WANTED-To sell a few second
hand stamping patterns. Embroid-
cry and lace work. Come early and
g your choice. Woman's Exchange.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

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 BROS.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

SEND us your repairing and press
ing. All our work is done by hi most
skilled workmen and guaranteed to
be satisfactory. Porter Will call Tor
all packages. Both phones. Hosford
4 Brown. "
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

ice cream factory at Ennis. Must
be good mixer. Good wages n
steady job. See d. E. kendan at
No1orn Milling and Manufacturing
: rs
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

YOU had better call at the Daily
Light and get a copy OF the new city
directory before they are all gone.
Price $3.50. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

FOR SALE-My residence, 129 Vic
kerry street, also lot on opposite side
Of street, and two lots on Lake Park
avenue. See John Ralston. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

WHEN you want White Wolf Stock
: bod. chops. Medlin Milling Co.'S
Jour and bran, see Osce Gahagan,
1t John Singleton's Produce Store.
If
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

NANTED-You to know that my
Trico' COW feed is the cheapest on
he market for the money. d. II.
Thompson. SO
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

FOR SALE-Match pieces OF Val.
and Mechlin laces at 5, 10 and Is
cents. Don't fail to see them at the
Woman's Exchange. Is
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

WE BUY, sell, exchange and rent all
kinds OF e and second hand furni-
ture. r. f. Moore Furniture Co.
Both telephones. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-01

kANTED-To buy a five or six
I'm house. we'll located. Prefer be
near public school building. See
J. Cole. 7s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

tossled out. he takes up quarter section
Hoxe and goes corn farnn for himself, raisin
a few hogs side line. Barrin bein' caught
in a cyclone two, and gettin elected junior
kazook of the Sheridan County Grange, nothin,
a ride as far west as Colby Junction.
That's where he meets up with Zylphina She
was juggln stop over rations at the railroad lunch
counter. Men must have been mighty scarce
around the junction or else she the most she
can get for her money; for, she passes Wilbur
hunk of petrifed pie and draws him one muddy
with two Jumps the saucer, she throws smile
that makes him feel like hed stepped on live third
rail
Accordin to his tell, he must have hung around
that counter all day, eatin' through the pie list
from top to bottom and back again, until it's
wonder his system got over the shock But
Zylphna keeps toln him with googoo eyes and
with nice, hearty appetite, and before it come
time for him to take the night train back they
got real well acquainted. He finds out her first
name and how she's been whole orphan since she
was goln on ten.
, After that Wilbur makes the trip to Colby juno
ton reg'lar every Sunday, and theyd got to the
to become Mrs Cobb. when Zylphina gets word
that an aunt of hers that kept boardn house in
Fall River, Massachusetts,, wants her to come on
East right away. Aunty has kind of heart
trouble that may finish her any minute, and,
Zylphna was the nearest relation she had, there
was show of her bein' heiress to the whole joint.
Course Zylphina thinks she ought to tear herself
loose from the pie counter but before she quits the
junction her and Wilbur takes one last buggy ride
with the reins wound around the whip socket most
of the way. She weeps Wilburs shirt front, and
SAYS no matter how far off she is, or how long she
has to wait for him to come. she'll always be hisn
on demand. And Wilbur says that just as soon as
he can make the and hog vineyard hump itself
a little more he'll come
So Zylphina packs shoe box full of fried chicken
blows two months wages into yard OF yellow rail
road ticket and starts toward the cotton mills. It's
a couple of months before Wilbur gets any letter.
and then it turns out to be hard luck tale, at that
Zylphina has found out what lime tastes like
She's discovered that the Fall River aunt hasn't
anything more the matter with her heart than the
average landlady, and that what she's fell heiress
to is only chance to work eighteen hours day
for her board. So she's disnherited herself and is
about to make bold jump. for New York. which
she liked the looks of as She through, and
shell write more later on.
1t was later-about six months. Zylphina says
she's happy, and hopes Wilbur is
the She's got real ele
CANT job as cashier in high
toned, twenty-fve-cent, reg lar
meal establishment. and all in
the world she has to do is sit
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did with that gift pair of terrors. Jack and Jill,
while they was maxim the weddin' tour, Took EN-
along. Honest, they travels for ten weeks with two
kids five trunks and couple of maids.
You don't look like no honeymoon couple, says
l. when l meets EN- in Jersey City. I'D take you
for explorin party.
been exploring the western part OF the United
States We have discovered Colorado Springs. the
Yosemite, and a lot more very interesting places,
all over again
You'll be maxim a new map, | expect. says l.
1t would be new to most New Workers.. says he.
And I've been tryin ever since to Inquire out
whether or no that's knock. Now and then has
a suspicion that Pinckneys acquired some new bug
since he's been out through the alfalfa belt; but
maybe his idea of the Vests ben such great
place only comes from the fact that Gerty was
produced there. Perhaps it 5 all he says too; but
notice he mighty glad to get back to Man-st.,
N. Y. You'd thought so if you'd seen the way he
trails me around town the first day after he
lands We the go from noon until one A. M,
and his cab bill must have split twenty up fine.
What tickes me, though, is that he's the same
old Pinckney only more so. Ben married don
seem to weigh no heavier on his MIND than Jolnln
another club So, instead of me losin track of him
altogether he shows up here at the studio ottener
than before. And that's how it was he happens to
be on hand when this overgrown party from the
ham orchard blows in
lust at the minute, though. Pinckney back
in the dressin room, cirnbin into his frock coat
after little half-hour session on the mat; SO
Swiftly Joe and me was the reception committee.
AS the door opens looks up to see about seven
homeliest stuff / ever used for clothes,-a red
and green necktie, face the color of ripe tomato.
and of these buckskn tinted felt hats on top of
that Measurin from the peak of the Stetson to the
heels of his No. IA Cnderelas, he must have been
some under ninety inches. but not much. And he
has all the grace of water tower Whoever tried
to build that suit for him must have got desperate
and cut it out with their eyes shut; tor it mt hn
only in spots, and them not very near together But
what can you do with pair of knock knees and
shoulders that slope like hip roof?
Not expectin any freaks that day, and BEN too
stunned to make any crack on our own hook, me
and Swiftly does the silent gawp, and waits to see
if it can talk For minute he looks like he can't
He just stands there with his mouth half open.
we could tell what he wanted just by his looks
Fin lily l breaks the spell.
Hello. Sport" says l. eff you any dust on
top of that chandelier don't mention it."
He don't make any reply to that just grins
little wider SO gives him new deal
You'll find Huber'S museum down I4th-st..
says |. "Or have you got Bowery engage
ment?"
This seems to twist him up still more: but it pulls