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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

tnsvrA.s Ipuriax th~ Past Tsrnif
Year. Ha. tLr~n tAsgp

waahlasson. Fen 20 Prel}wsiar
arr r~sIaass4 made b. shu base=a 81
sea.us a. resist 81 the .f.seNslgss
tina Of marriage aad divorce stalls
tle& =sses ss-EAa isss ssfnFn@s inds-
cate Tat tho aumueS ri apgsls sssoas
tor divorce flied fh fssu gfsoat tae t'ns
ted States during tho i~anty yesg pc
ssad from 1887 IN 1897 sitl read
ne nns1 naoEa total of 400 600 II
IL estimated hat thse--soartAs Of
The apple hmsu bern granted.
so that the statistics ~hea com piled
@Iil ahow tha, 10 the period stated,
more than 600. 900 divorces aav.
bsen allowed In the twenty year p--
rtoi from 1861 10 1856 ioF @hlch
divorce. statistira ~.se secured. the
total nnmber Of divorces ~aa 1-s-
o0n
On their fare III. sfgnr.n Indicate
Ntupvndoas Increase. but ~hea thr
ration they bear To III. population IL
considered. II Ia not 20 great. though
atiii larg. enough tn warrant tbs s..
rloua consideration 81 the American
people
Upon the basic OF the average adult
population of each period 1t appears
that tn. number Of divorces In the
first period sas 3 per cent TOO. GOO
of population Of the whole United
States. and approximately 70 per
cent Of 100. 900 for the second per-
iod II Is estimated therefore. that
for the whole country. divorces hns.
more than doubled
There is striking difference in
the reports OF divorce applications
aud divorces for cities and those for
the country. In the case OF Chicago
for example. the number of divorces
granted from 1867 tn 1856 WAS s.
1856. The records thus far TRANSCRIPT
I'd for the second twenty year period
show 1858 applications. of which
3t.Is5 were granted II is estimated
that the total number OF applications
Will be 1000, OF which Sd 600 have
been granted. Upon the basis OF the
average annual population divorces
in Chicago during the first period
numbered 70 per 100, 0oo while they
Increased to l07 per 10000 for the
second period.
Chicago's increase is not nearly so
great as that Of Philadelphia. where
the average number increased from !
% per 100, 900 for the first period to /
90 per 100, goo for the second period !
Boston is passing Chicago in the |
rate OF increase which has gone up /
from 40 to 63. The statistics for New
York have not yet been compiled.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

NiIwauk,. holds the record for
tun unkIss,d. te,ordinE to 90 .,ate-
msnt made under 1stt to-day by VII
liam B4rIs. Hsft,l is fl years pf axe
4ud testified that he newer had go
Kissed bF ID sumau. nor h,d he vyc-
Kissed anyone "a, Oss witness Ia
l case who're saloon BAD Hgen wid.
Hi Is iisHfd,fiy tnHas 70 vas iltt
mated tha. Harts Hst t4aeeI and
tie.~rt l tUHne wvmau pfeestf UEF
reI d.aioa .ra Implication 500 sifr
t4mau pa@s sud fia bins sssa sslt
have Eever kissed woman lei
us lfe. tud Eo eruvu over .laseH
m- aha art.r ~iIi aa tep Huf
eTtlsaru Record ff.a tlH
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

TIE aegaaaa fer legislation along
she Iinss ~ tho paftY platform IL
insssted on at Auatsa. aoi nn A~.unt
nf tae wisdom g. mncrssit} 1T .h~ae
pssty Demands fluasus ssesesaiua In
III. acts ~ Tire legislature. bet that
ths PARTY IN euf.raiiaa asi@@aat re
snurv alive 50 il. character II the
platform thai II puts forth as a d.~e-
tafafsoa II ia principles. The crisi-
risna la M aoul5t iast thar sssappru.-
- of close adherence 30 platform de-
gmaaaa. 90 The kroani that These
platforms demands ar. often made
without consideration. bat that Is last
n hat should b. a.ntd.d. Conventions
Of the paftg og any party. are con.
srntsunn ~ fups,as. n tatiys~ supposed
"a soire IN. mind OF h~ party in its
declarations ri stat. affaiFa. and
there IL no excuse for acting @tthuut
consideration Declarations should
not - made ia ennveatlon aa espros-
sing the will pf the party without due
consideration ri &hat these planss In
the party platform mean, Their. - al
together TOO much Iuosenssas ia tho
action nf lh. conse ntioas and TOD
much disregard Ut The VIII Of Tho con
vention in the legislature aud too
much ignorance ~ The real needs ot
tn. state in both The governor ~
right in demanding a close adher.
.nce 10 the party declarations In tho
platform lie accepted offic. on those
party declarations and his oath OF
office practically bound him In honor
20 So. that th.s. declarations were
regarded. That there is squirming at
Austin over some of these party de.
mands is not strange. but the more
the burden of these declarations Ia
felt the more careful will the next
convention be in avoiding 4 string OF
demands that are placed on the rec
ord for no other reason than that
they look we'll on paper and sound
well as they roll off the soporous
tongue OF the committee on platform
Legislation may be little mixed In
the effort to give expression 10 the
platform, but il will BE- mixed any
way Obedience to the platform Ia
obedience TO the higher law OF the
party. San Antonio Light
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20
JAPANESE NOT PLEASED.
solution of San Francisco Controvcr-
sy Not Received with Banzas.

sy Not Received with BanZas
Toxic, Feb. 20.--The official text
of President Roosevelts amendment
to the exclusion bill has been publish
ed. Az was expected it created the
strongest dissatisfaction among in
terested parties, although their move
ments or procedure have not yet as
sumed definite shape. The Japanese
residents of the Hawaiian islands
telegraphed President Roosevelt and
the Hawaiian representatives ia the
house indicating the seriousness of
the injury which would be caused to
their rights and interests by this leg
islation. The leaders of this opinion
here are aware that under the cir
Cumstances the only alternative is TO
calmly resign themselves 10 the stu
alton hoping The government can ar
range with the American authorities
to reduce the sacrifice of the inter
ests OF Japanese emigrants 70 the
minimum. They regret the law lest
san Francisco, 2ioryinE In her sue
/ cess, viii assume an overbearing at
titude. News OF this kind would only
iend TO injure the Japanese suscep-
utilities which President Roosevelt
has been specially careful to avoid
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Washington. Foa -e Tbs luase
0urs. sai'tes on naturalization and lm
migration decided yesterday tu mAKe
fsForaol" ewperf au hiiIs providing
Ng appropriation I'd Sc COO sAat fuF
immigrant stations ~ Se~ oyiamnF
Galveston ane Charleston
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Houston xnd ressrn s. - aceoant
TEXAS Bnffiiav association Du sac
FeN ists Hnif Feb 1fmf
swsir and rwswr1. So e. aea.anf
s~sacNsicral rally On sale Pen .ist
LAri. rwS 4Gts
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Mia Gatesfr fsn boob as3f
slof~ehln Mf -alsvmr gHf.
sv~-i siesi kane hass ue Hal as
rpund the epur. fHe tvirs- ws~k
PA
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Texas warmer The tNA@H -ustf
SAINTS l1 prescribe thr rhsraessr Of
sayurfiainr contracts ue~spAs,ffa
may mRau Rifa railroads They Nant
Is lA@ pfaaasun6 ne~sWap"rH frum
sesepfing milsswe hsBoAa in aayu"ni
for advertising &"xf thimE ~e amos
tn~Y viii farnid The papers ~ taxi
checks far payment. @r sslr.r Thsy
nay compel he newspapers 10 r~-
esaxe only g. paper Tits. They nsy
20 even further aad prwv~nt B@ssc~-
gers frons r~s-vlviax eorstso~si. ~aies-
melons aaa ether vegetable ~ es~
cars or circus ard theatre tsss~ss.
ss.. Tn~n shey msy xs4t TO pr~~rrfe-
subscription and Advertising rza~s-
In feet. thsT may eiAin . per e~as OF
s<vveAeer profits. ~ gaArdsAaS OF
the Graf, A vtes BOZ q AyS'
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Platform demands The more
YOU think of it the more tuily you
sill De- convinced mat IA. too! 9oiitl-
clans are makiuZ 80 monkey Of Texas
and erippiiu1 fn. interests 1f fh'
ut-ypis
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Nepo..m. AS 20 rampant proposition
is a dangerous thing, but the pro-
posed law against uepotism ). cal
culatad 70 make Texas look silly.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Don Z be lulied into false security
by the good weather OF the present.
There will come time when the
need for better roads will Dc felt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Lady tensaging maidJ Was
your last mistress satisfied with you?
Maid-Well, mum, she said she
was very pleased when | left
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

They say that horseshoe Is lucky
Well. often that may be true,
/ But certainly not If the horse himself
Is handing it up to you.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20
W. A. OWNBi City EAiitor
(Residenco Phone, Bell No. ESD

The man that can be bought with
a railroad pass is entirely too cheap
to be OF service to the railroad inter
cats
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Mabel-Who gave the bride away?
Clara--4er little brother. He an
nounced to the assembled guests
that she had false teeth and dyed her
hair
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

The Enterprise Publishing Com
pany is in. nowise responsible for
debts that may be contracted by en-
ployes, nor VIII 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 ENTERPRISE PUB
LISTING COMPANY. Per G. ".
Mcknight. Manager.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20
JINGLETS AND JOKELETS.

He was a man among men
But alas,
tbs sad. but none the less true.
He met woman
And she made a monkey OF him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Have her parents forgiven her
for clipping with the young mani"
Yes; they sort o. had to forgive
her. you know, when she found out
that they had paid the cabman who
drove her 10 the station"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

GEORGE wAaHiS1Tos
what name ~ drar To .v.Fy pa
tfi0tis American W. homer bits
n1mory this week I'm Tbs annlser-
Mry OF his birthday. A memory
loved and r.sered bS every loyal
cttis~n. Loas may the Stars and
0SYte~. emblem OF tn. Iahrrfy he
Won for ns. ~avn over free and
happy people. and may the spiri, Of
truth that animated him BIZ ours 81
40 unui the next anniversary ~.
will try To be fsss, in quality. first
II price. and first la the hearts nf
our customers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Visitor DO sou have any diff
Guilty in getting servants
Hostess None whateNcl We've
had ten different ones In the las,
month
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

That man smith. who is thu lea
the Observer oft Events aBa Things
has almost enough wives tn form %
uls. BAH team
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

Obituaries. resolutions of respect,
cards of thanks--all matter not
NEWS-will be charged for at the
rate of cents per line. Poetry Mt
double price.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

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 he gladly corrected
upon its being hYought to the atten-
uon of the management
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

1t takes three generations t
make "a gentleman. they say
Yes, tne first makes the dough
the second makes high connections
aud the third makes an ass of itself
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

nj" WUa 4 IONeIy WHlNNn
Who lived in Androscoggin.
She got a halt-tormed notion
Into her little noggin.
And when she had completed H..
And cruel Fate defeated II.
She used up All her patrimouy
In uaging war against matrimony
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

making VINOlr
homtc Of ViNOL
Cod which oil
andre tams the vauab medcna euotpes
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20
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Published Daily Except Sunday
BY
ENTERPRISE, PUBLISHING
A COMPANY
Pnid-up Capital NO, OOO. 90.

Entered Mt the Waxahachie Post
office as mail matter OF the second
class.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-20

SUBS CRIPTIOS RIA r Il s
One month .... ....,.$ SO
Six monthe lin dvance) .... 2.75
One year lin advanced ...... 500
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-06
SOME PAST DUE"
BILLS To BE PAID
C0bWebbed Accounts From the
Legislature of
1903.

The Acting Governor and the Audi
| tor had long conference yesterday
afternoon in regard to a number of
claims growing out of the 1908 session
of the legislature for which appropri-
ations were made by the 1907 session
of the legislature.
These were mostly claims for ser
vices rendered or material furnished
which for one reason or other got the
overlook when other bills were being
paid and finally were not paid because
the appropriation for the expenses of
the Legislature was exhausted before
they were reached ard then there was
no money with which to pay them.
They were presented to the legisla-
tive session of 1905 but while that ses-
sion of the legislature thought they
ought to be paid, it had bills of it's
They came up smiling again before
the 1907 Legislature and this time an
appropriation was made to pay them.
The several items of this class au-
thorized to be paid and for which an
appropriation was passed, are as fol
lows:
J. NJ Keanu, $22.70; Enoch johnson,
$290.55 John Wise, $290.55; Charles
Wilcox, $6870; W. j. Coelho, $553.35;
D. H. Kahaulelio, $127.69; Hawaiian
News Co., $25.64; Paradise of the Pa
cifc, $765.26; Solomon Meheula, $685.
90.
The total amount is $2s50.36. The
appropriation providing for their pay
ment is in Act 140. Acting Governor
Atkinson and Auditor Fisher went
thoroughly over them and the Acting
Governor approved some of them and
sent letters to the others setting forth
what further was required to secure
approval.
These are claims from the session of
the legislature that was only prevented
from burning up its accounts by the
force of public opinion. Of the claim
ants, w. J. Coelho has since become a
senator. John Wise was clerk of the
1907 House and has a controversy
over the House Journal on his hands
now. Solomon Meheula was tried on :
growing out of the legislature
but was acquitted. Enoeh johnson was
not quite so lucky, he got a term over
at Oahu prison. He has not been out
so many months and doubtless the
money will come in handy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-06
WATER FOR
kAPAA LANDS
Every Homestead to
Have AuWai to the
Highest Point.

The Kapaa lands are to be watered.
The acres which the Molokans rejected
are now being surveyed for homesteads
and a part of the survey consists in a
survey for an irrigating ditch which will
bring water for irrigation to the high
est point of every one of the home
stead lots into which the Kapaa lands
are to be divided.
The survey is being made for the
Land Department by the Survey De-
partment and Territorial Surveyor w.
E. Wall has detailed Fred. E. Harvey
to make the survey. This is now In
progress.
The land is to be divided up into
homestead lots averaging about forty
acres each. Several problems confront
the surveyors. 1t is desired to make
the homesteads as nearly as practicable
of equal value. At the same time they
must be arranged SO as to permit Of
economical road building so that each
shall be accessible. AS they include
much cane land and it is expected that
cane will continue to be raised on the
cane land the lots must be arranged SO
that each will be accessible to a rail-
road to carry the cane to mill. Then
they are to be arranged so that the
water for irrigation can be brought to
the highest point of each.
In addition to these problems, there
are some difficulties to be overcome in
the survey. part of the land has
been allowed to lie fallow for several
years and it has grown up into dense
jungle of lantana which is almost i'm
penetrable. Through this lines have
to be cut with ak and hatchet
A village site is to be surveyed as a
part Of the plan for dividing up the
land among small holders. There is
work to be done, though |
the work is progressing rapidly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-06
BRITISH SHIPS
ONLY FOR CARGO
w. G. Irwin Fails to See Where
They Will Make
Money.

| When asked what he knew of the
British company which, according to
| the Associated Press reports, would
start a line between San Francisco and
the Colonies in the month of August,
w. G. Irwin, president of w. G. Irwin
& Co., agents for the Oceanic boats,
said:
Il suppose that the line is the same
one that was talked of before / left
San Francisco. In that case the boats
which they will put on will be simply
freighters, and being in all probability
English bottoms, will carry no freight
between here and SAM Francisco. 1
cannot see where they will make the
business pay There is only limited
amount of freight to be carried and
this is principally fax and jute, which
is all cheap freight, in which there is
no great margin of profit.
I'm order to pay, a subsidy from the
United states and also from the Aus
tralian government is necessary and
of course there is no chance that the
American government will offer any
subsidy to British shipping where they
will not do so to ships which were
built in the United States. Something
should be done in this line for the
benefit of American shipping but Con-
gress cannot seem at present to see
the matter in the same light that we
do"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-06
EXAMINATIONS FOR
TEACHERS SHORTLY

The Department of Education is at
work preparing for the examinations
for teachers certificates which are to
be held simultaneously at six places on
the four principal islands of the group
June 26 and 81.
These examinations are for both Pri-
mary and Grammar grade certificates.
They will be held at Hilo, Kohala and
Kainaliu on the island of Hawaii; at
Wailuku on the island of Maui; at
Honolulu on the island of Oahu; and
at Lihue on the island of Kauai. In
speetor King will have charge of the
examinations on Hawaii, Inspector
Davis on Maui, J. B. Alexander on Ka-
uai, and Inspector Baldwin on Oahu.
The examinations are now being pre-
pared and will be sent out to the sew
eral islands.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Babbitt is expected back at the end
of this week from a tour of the schools
in Kona, Kau and Puma. He has been
making a tour of the schools of all
the islands for the purpose of famili-
ariZing himself with their needs and
physical condition. He has now visit
ed all of the principal islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-06
LIARS BY
THE CLOCK
KaiIimai incident at the
Supervisors Session
Is Torrid.

A tempest in a teapot ragged rounG
the gray head of Kailimai, the Gus
todian of Aala park, at the meeting
of the Board of Supervisors last night
It was a trivial matter, on the face
of it, question of the right of the
parkkeeper to allow the vendors of
peanuts and ginger-pop to gather on
the park IS green sward of a Sunday
afternoon
Underneath the whole matter, how
ever, ran a strong current of politics.
Kailimai is a strong man among the
natives but although professedly Re-
publican, it is suspected that he casts
his vote whichever way he sees fit. For
this he has earned the displeasure of
certain members of the board and this
displeasure found expression in last
night IS incident.
1t was childish piece of trifling
throughout and unworthy of the board.
Hustace, Dwight and Cox sought to
take away the old mans job, ostensibly
for neglect of duty but palpably be-
cause he had hardened to the words
of Messrs. Fern, Harvey, Kealoha and
Archer and governed his actions ac-
cordingly.
Kailimai was called and questioned,
so was his temporary successor Palau.
Nearly every man concerned called the
other liar by the clock and at one
juneture Palau fed from the assem-
bly, hall in fear.
In the end the motion that Dwight IS
action in suspending Kailimai be up
held by the board was utterly routed.
Thereupon the honorable member of the
board resigned the chairmanship of the
Parks Committee, which resignation
Chairman Hustace refused to accept. It
was a bad night for Dwight and his
political side-kickers.
THOSE THERE.
Present We're: Chairman, Hustace,
Supervisors kealoha, Archer, Cox, Har-
vey, Fern, Dwight, Clerks Kalauokala-
nj, Buffendeau, Aea, Hanale, Deputy
County Attorney Olson, W. L. Frazee,
Col. Sam johnson, County Engineer
Gere, C. F. Chillingworth, Kailimai,
Henry Vierra, B. Kelekolio, Palau.
BILLS.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
road district (spe-
ciaD. $16OO.36 |
CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-06
THE PRESIDENTS STRUGGLE
WITH MAGNATE HARTMAN

Of the attorneys which the Commis-
sion had not passed upon. The fol
lowing day they met in conclavc again
and for an hour and a bali question.
ed the newspaper men who had had
"the scoop" The Commissioners tried
in vain TO ascertain who had given
out the report.
II is said that this pamphlet was
20 be given 10 the pubnc soon after
President Roosevelt's Indianapolis
speech. He NAV have something 90
say about railroads and railroad legis.
lation in that speech, but IL has been
claimed that he wanted the report on
Hartman 20 follow what be said and
hence the President = keen displeasure.
He is decidedly influential with the
Interstate Commerce Commissioners,
most Of whom dance attendance upon
the White House, instead Of being an
independent body as Congress intend.
ed il should be. II is known that
the President wants Harriman's scalp,
is willing TO embarrass the magnate per.
sonally just a. much as he can, al
though checked in this crusade by
fears lest he proceed TO vigorously
against the big Hartman properties
and stimulate business unrest.
There is good reason for believing
that one Of the Commissioners let out
the pamphlet and that he was In
,pired 10 do IL because Of his silent
lissent from the Presidents policy IN
such matters. This Commissioner is
.redited with the opinion that the
body Of which he j. a member should
70 about its business in its own way,
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