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Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08

at Il not solely TO please the lady
patrons.T said an interior decorator,
shat mirrors % abound IN shops.
They serve another and a more impor-
tant purpose. They detect shoplIfters
IF you should study the various
watchers IN the employ of big retail
stores, you would find that they don't
watch the patrons directly. Thes
watch their reflections In the mirrors
'of course. their watching, dons
that way. Is impoverished The shop
litter giances AZ the watcher, aees
that his back ia 70 her. and sscroeea
pair Of Ailk stseklnea IN her blouse
Alas. the next moment she faesa
"a unfriendly and terrifying tap on
Ne shoulder, nnd the watcher. who
has oeught her b the mirrors ald.
bids her sterniy to accompany him 70
The ofiice'
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08

the American legation at Picking and
later vice and deputy consul general
at Canton and Dalny. and William
Phillips Of Massachusetts. formerly
private secretary to Ambassador
Choate at London and for the last
two years second secretary of the
American legation at Picking.
All OF these young diplomats speak
aad read the oriental languages. are
familiar with the domestic politics Of
the far eastern nations and well
versed in questions OF diplomacy now
pending between the United States
and the oriental countries. The pre-.
liminary negotiations between this
country and Japan In drafting a new
treaty probably win be referred to the
Far Eastern Bureau.
Another important duty which will
devolve upon the newly-organiEed
bureau viii be TO consider the numer-
Gus petitions and diplomatic "noteH
which are annually presented 10 the
state department suggesting changes
In the existing treaty between the
United States and China.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08

A LARGE number Of prominent 90
IN eiety women here have banded
together 10 provide suitable and at
tractive home for cats.
Il IL intended TO purchase a tract
OF land and build handsome home X
poEsIble--if net. house fitted Tor the
purpose win be bonght--to DO fitted
up Is a boarding house for handscrss
and expensive cats belonging 70 per
sons who regularly leave the city and
must take their pets along
Among those prominent in pfomol,
Ing the scheme are Nine. Kleanoro do
RcmuEat Guys. Mas Mary A. Peot
Misl Mathile Townsend, sfrb. LaaE
Anderson. Ms A. + Barber. Mrs
Mary lloblusDn. Alra Austin. Mira
0fcnne MIA solherg Mrs. Hqnfs r.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08
FRaNo IN NIND NaWARaEp
Picnic Party, Helped Out o. pnsmpa
gnsratefai 70 No Purposa

\ bis picnic wagon. loaded vita q
dozen men. numerous hampers and
baskets cf oatables and several kegs
Of beer. was moving south on Troost
avenue Just after midnight Sunday
morning. Gays the Kansas City Times.
II was raining IN torrents. They
were beyond tho city limits when the
sleepy horses drew the wagon to the
side OF tho street into a rut and it
toppled over. The hampers. baskets.
kegs. and merry party were piled into
heap without Injury TO anything OK.
cept q few pies and sandwiches. The
horses stopped and the merry party
held a council to determine how 70
right the overturned vehicle.
Just then the good samaritan APP
peared. He lived across the street.
The picnickers appealed 10 him for
help. He harnessed his team, pro.
cured a long chain and after 9 long
pull In tho mud and rain succeeded
In drawing the wagon from the ditch
and righting II. He helped the once
merry party load their impedimenta
and then suggested compensation.
"WhatG" the party cried in chorus.
Il think the time of myself and
team is worth something. here In the
middle OF a rainy night" the samari.
tan said.
Go to grass" lie free translation
a the picnickers' individual and col.
lective replies as they ciambered into
their wagon and drove away.
The samaritan thought a great deal
and said few things. Then he saw
keg of beer lying in the ditch which
had been overlooked by It's owners,
Virtue is its own reward" he
quoted. and added. But the keg of
beer will help some"
He fastened n chain about the keg
and hitching his team to It drove to
his barn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08

Ask any hostess who Is sensible
minded. and who wishes to entertain
in a rational manner. what she thinks
OF the manners OF the men who come
TO her dinner-dRnce parties, says q
writer In the London World. She will
tell you that they are absolutely cas-
usl. that they will often throw her
over at the last moment II they get
what they fancy Is n better offer. that
they think nothing OF keeping whole
dinner party waiting for half an hour
after the appointed time, that their
demeanor and bearing seem to imply
that they have done a great favor in
coming at all, and that in many cases,
when they get to the dance. they ig-
more the daughters OF the house at
which they have dined altogether. un.
less they happen to be In their partlcu-
lar set. These. one may say, are the
lighter accusations that are daily
being brought against the spoiled
young men OF fashion. But there are
others. and more unpleasant. Ask
some really nice girl--and there are
some in London, even in these days
of bad influences-what the converse.
ton OF her dance partners Is like. Shs
win divide them into three classes
the idiotic, the really good fellows. and
those whom you must pretend not
TO hear or not to understand when
they talk 10 you. II is a most re-
grettable reflection that this third
class has decidedly increased in the
last few years.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08
TO BUILD SUMMER HOME
FOR ARISTOCRATEc CATS

West. the last named being president
OF the Cat club. The wife OF Justice
Harlan. who owns three handsome
Maltese cats worth 81 600 each. is also
greatly interested.
Miss Robinson says she was com,
PEELED TO stay at home all last sum,
mer because she had no place al
which 10 board her ak cats. al short,
haired, 10 which abe IL greatly AZ.
tached. The previous summer she
prt thCm ont 70 bonsd while nhe
passed SIX months IA California. bat
the one place aVAilabis AZ that time
has since been closed.
Many Of the other women Interested
have carried their pet1 On long tlips
rather than leaft ihsnl behind 70 Be-
pt<.eetaa
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08
Us PeTu-na Useful
for CatarTI17

Hheuld q list Of the ingredients OfPe.
Euna be Submitted 10 any medical en-
peri, ofwhatsver school or nationality,
he would b obliged 10 admit without
reserve that each one ofthem was ofun-
doubted value In chronic catarrhal Gis-
easss, and had stood the test Of many
years experience In ths treatment Of
aach diseases. THERE CAN BE no
DIBPUTR ABOUT THIS WHAT
EVER Peruna IL composed ofthe most
Giicacious and universally used herbal
remedies for catarTh. Every ingredient
ofPeruna has q reputation Of ita own
IN the cure ofsome phase Of catArrh.
Peruna brings 10 the home the COM
HINED KNOWLEDGE OF SEVERAL
SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE In tho treat
mont Of catarrhal diseases; brings 10
the home the scientific slili and lmowl-
edge ofths modern pharmacist; and last
eutnotleaSt brings to the homo thsvase
and varied experience Of DR.. Hartman,
tntheuseofc atarTh remedies, and In the
treatment Of catarrhal diseases.
The fact Il, chronic cataTTh Il q dis
eass which Is very prevalent Many
thousand people know they have
chronic oatarTh. They have visited
doctors over and over again, and besn
told that their case IL one Of chronic
.catarTh. II may DO ofthe nose, throat,
lnngA, stomach or some other internal
organ. There L. no doubt az to the ma
ture Of the disease. The only trouble
is the remedy. This doctor has trisdto
cure them. That doctor has tried to
prescribe for them.
BUT THEY ALL FAILED TO
BRING ANY RELIKF.
DR.. Hartman'S idea ia that q catarrh
remedy can be made on q large scale,
a. he II making it; that IL can be made
honestly, Of the purest drugs and OF
the strictest uniformity. His idea IL
that this remedy can besupplied direct
lytO the people, and no more DO charged
for It than Is necessary for the
handling oft
Ho other household remedy 90 uni.
versally advertised carries upon the
Label the principal active constituents
Allowing that Peruna invites the full
inspection Of the criticA
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08

An old brick laboratory in Middle
town. Conn. which was torn down
Saturday. has been put to many uses
since its erection In 1925. Originally
It was a Clubhouse. but Il has since
been used rs hospital. an eating
house, 4 carpenter chop. an icehouse,
and an electrical laboratory.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08

BY following She directions. which
are plainly printed on each package OF
Defiance Starch, Mems Collars and
CUFFS can be made Just rs stiff as de-
sired, with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try It. 1e OF. for lOc. sold by
nll good grcccrs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch. you can launder your siliri;
waist Just as well ut home as the
steam laundry can: It win have the
proper stiffness and finish. there viii
be less wear and tear OF the goods.
and Il win be q positive pleasure TO
use Starch that does not stick 70 the
iron.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08
No More swear Woraa.

constable-Did yer notice what was
the number OF the cart
Terrified Teuton-Neinl He pass
too kvlck.
constabIe--would yer swear to the
driver again.
T. T.-HimmeIl But know no
more vords-rhe Bystander.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08

Starch. like everything else. Is be.
ing constantly improved. the patent
Starches put on the market rs years
ago are very different and inferior to
those Of the present day. In the lat.
est Observation-Disclosures Starch--ail In
furious chemicals are omitted. while
the addition Of another ingredient. in
vented by US, gives 10 the Starch .
strength and smoothness never ap.
preached by other brands.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08
Too Heavy.

''But my good fellow said the a.
vine. ibid you ever take a bashg"
mo. SIR" the tramp answeFed. hum
bly,. Il never took nothin' blgser'n
Z teaspoon"
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08
Go Out 10 Welcome Bells.

Curious scenes occurred at the VII.
iage OF St Keyerne. Cornwall, on the
arrival OF a new peal OF bells for the
parish church. A large procession OF
villagers. headed by the local band.
marched out to meet the bells, which
were drawn by horses on four wagons.
Men, women. and children carried
flags and wreaths and wild flowers
were laid on the, bells.--London
Graphic.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-08-08
Larnast Wooden struoturn.

Tho Parliament building In yelling.
ton, Now Zealand. is the largest wood
en- structure in the world. In Wei.
ilngton and some other New Zealand
towns almost every house Is con-
structed OF wood. So likewise are
large churches and business houses.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-17
vNsAs(his Is hs&s . eepsNtsfy 'sr
heoey Orter fsat,.

The business transacted at the
postoffee In this city has reached
such magnitude that Waxahaehie ie
has been made a depository for post
Office money order funds. Notice to
this effect has been received by
Postmaster McClain from the post
office department at Washington.
The territory embraced will include
all OF Ellis county and probably the
postoffices in adjoining counties, A
list OF the offices will be received
In a few days by Postmaster
McClaln. Heretofore Waxahachie,
with other offices in this territory,
has sent all money order funds to
Dallas, and the fact that this office
has been made a depository Is signi-
ficant of the growth of the city and
OF the general prosperity OF the peo-
pie The business at the local post
office has made a remarkable in
crease during the past few months
and under the new arrangement
thousands of dollars will be sent
here everv month from other offices.
Wayahachie was not only honored by
the establishment of depository
here. but authority has also been
given for the location of two sub
stations in the city. Postmaster Me
Claim expects to find a location for
one of the stations at an early date,
and when a place is decided upon 1t
will prove great convenience 10
the people Of that immediate vicinl-
ty 1t will furnish place where
stamps may be purchased and money
orders secured after closing hours
at the postoffice.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-17

All kinds OF toys at the Arcade.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-17
DISASTER IN 4 NINE.
txpteSiea kilial Over Hslf ksalfet nea
Rspeeied h Als4sns.

Birmingham. Ala, Dec i1.---Ad-
vices from Yolande Indicate that
! about sixty men met death by the eS-
plosion In the mines at that place
yesterday morning The work OF re.
covery Ii very slow, and while hun
| ing camps are present to assist In
! the work, II is thought that all the
dead can not be removed from the
mine before tomorrow.
The explosion occurred at about
1880 O'Clock yesterday morning,
and so far its cause has not been de-
termined Less than 100 men went
| in the mine yesterday morning, and
| this accounts for the fact that the
! loss OF life was not heavier. The mine
| has in the past been pronounced free
from gas by the state mine inspec-
| tors. and it is supposed that the ex-
plosion was caused by dust. When
mine is not properly sprinkled and
, the air is allowed to become filled
with fine coal dust particles ii be-
comes almost as explosive as gas IT.
self
At noon il was impossible to ven
! ture even near the mouth of the
mine, so hot was the air that was
rushing out. The explosion, which
| was terrific was below the right
subentry. The force was seen outside
dust and timber being blown out
| in great quantities, destroying small
buildings, nearby and also landing
on the depot. some little distance
away The heat Immediately after
the explosion was intense. Officials
of the company on the scene imme-
diately took steps to rescue the i'm
lprisoned men. Rescue parties were
organized and the fans were started
lup and other methods taken to elm
mate the bad air
} Within an hour fourteen men had
crawled out OF the mine, and thei
: description OF the inside was heart
: lrending. Several OF these men wer
e badly burned. Two hours after tn
ls explosion it was still Impossible
st venture even near the mouth OF Il
1e mine, so hot was the outpouring a
I'd Yolande mine is but few mil
re- from viretnta City. where simiI
e fexplOsfon occurred about two yea
g ago. 112 men being killed at tn,
& time. folande is about thirty-nv
miles south of Birmingham. on tn
Birmingham Mineral railroad Tn,
YOlande Coal and Coke company Il
headed by DR.. G.. b. Grove of Bir-
mingham. Between l25 and 30 men
are given employment in the No /
mine. II being Monday morning the
| larger shift of miners did not 20 in
| to the mines
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-17

+ T WUlHme Isl agata fhr afa-
prirtur af fhv Eafifurimm aah
with fbsf smllr laHt asat gums aff
a deal sac contaminated NaH4af
sltefuuaa ht ehth a. % Aakfas
Transferred rbs EafHnflau usek ta
lm faemrf msNrF fa tHs tfbasaftasa
Nf Na&taa .Hoe ss gast paB ts~
tnme nf Wt NHHams aa wHtaus
stfesf fa ssaIa sasiax shsfss af fhs
taiHrHar wr WN1hn.= ssfs if tt.
ae Aers ar ts t.a- Hiet sisaa af
es~f1entr ahHt has ma.mfslns#
AHss It saf4h
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-17
OPENING OF CARNIVAL
laitisI ptrierasaleS Aiieatet by lsree
~ A>>reCisiive Gev(S.

NaAahachie has had carniyals aud
carnivals~-bu the Great Parker
shows are something new under the
sun. Last night the shows gave their
initial performance and TO a very
decent sized crowd. And the people
who attended last night are boosting
SO enthusiastically today that the
the balance OF the week. The shows
will play TO capacity business. At the
northeast corner OF the square Is sit
uated The Bellies and the Animal
Vile show, featuring Lula Black. the
Australian prima donna, supported
by chorus of pretty girls who sing
and dance well.
Parker's Jungles, or the trained
wild animal show, is said to be the
best show of its kind ever put on by
a carnival company. The entertain
ment is provided by fifty-six animal
actors, lions. pumas, tigers, leo
pards. hyenas and bears, and they do
a wonderful variety of circus stunts
in large iron arena. One of the Ia
dy trainers, who executes a dance in
the midst of five lions, was injured
at Greenville Saturday night. and
was unable TO appear last night. She
will take part in tonights perform
ance. Pharoahs Daughter and the
Georgia minstrels occupy the north
west corner of the square. Pharoah S
Daughter is an illusion show and has
the finding Of the infant Moses in
! the bulrushes worked in as side
issue The real interest centers about
the old Egyptian myth of d statue
that turned to life. In this show the
statue is exhibited the head remov
ed from the shoulders and when the
audience is satisfied that it is a stat
ue. the cold marble turns to beau
tiful woman who walks out into tn
audience.
The Georgia Minstrels is an al
r gregation OF the raggiest time Nil
gers ever gotten together They gi'
a great show and their tent "
packed at every performance Ia
night. At the southeast corner OF t
) square are the Monarch Theatre a
!. Os4rfch Farm. Tho Monarch Threat
In one that does not object to Il
hottest kind of competition In IL
moving picture line. 1t Is somethin
absolutely new in it's class.
The herd OF big birds at the Os
trich farm is headed by Black Dia
mond an ostrich that has made
worlds record as trotter. There
/ are three ostriches in this herd that
are driven to sulkies and exhibitions
| OF riding and driving are given at
/ each performance.
Parker's big Garry -Us-All with
its $4,000 organ entertains the peo-
pie al the northwest corner of the
square
The apparuts Tor the bicycle ride
could not be gotten up in time for
LiZette to give her act last night.
but it viii bee the first thiug ou the
proeram a. 7t15 tonight.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-17
NID i,bt NJ D\ t.l..
Held Without I,ail tur Action of the
t.rann jury.

sherman Texas, Dec. a.. lu tine
hIbca- corpus hearing of rhc state
ss. hrur Cato. charged with The
murder ot Alvin Frlzzell judge J.
NJ. Pearson of the filts-niuth district
court 100 This cify rvmauded The do
fcudaul to the custody ot the sheriff
ot Collin county without puiI to
await tbr action of the grand iur,ys
of both Collin aud Gtaysou goun-
t,"z it bias no. Net neeu decided .u
which county the murder ocouryvd
Nouus frisSe.i aas found Weighted
dowp Boa Sister Grove ereek in Colilu
count, and cato ~ss arrested iu poa
session pf fh, dead bos bufso aud
buzet tud snms uf his elothiue
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-17
GROWTH OF The CITY BOND IS NOT ALLOWED %
frsak n((ss beoa1 Over 10 AsSit Trssl
N Z (A~ls sf efsster.

Dallas. Texas. Dec. l1.---''The de
fendant Is remanded to the custody
OF the sheriff without bail-eall the
next case. MIR. Sheriff. Is the terse
and peremptory manner In which
Judge ". w. Nelms OF the Dallas
criminal district court. disposed OF
the Frank McCue habeas corpus
hearing, which was concluded yes
teraay mornine Robert b. Allen. of
counsel for the defense. took an eX-
ception to the ruling OF the court
and gave notice OF an appeal.
The courtroom was crowded from
the beginning Of the hearing last
Thursday. and all through yesterday
mornie people came in, expecting to
hear something OF the evidence. but
the hearing had beer concluded by
$50 O'Clock and the trial of minor
cases fad been eon= into.
As McCue was taken back TO the
Jail a crowd of over fifty persons
the idly curious--which had assem-
bled at the rear entrance of the
courthouse on Houston street. watch
ed the sheriffs as they conducted
their prisoner back TO his cell This,
however, has been a daily occurrence
since the habeas corpus hearing be-
gan.
McCue is under indictment charg-
ed with the murder of Earl Mabry.
D,.;,, ,,-hn nnnfacynI a ha-
ing an acomplice, turned informer
and gave testimony as a states wit
ness during the hearing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-17

Willie Williams, one of the ne
groes shot Saturday night by w. 7.
Davis, is making fair progress to-
ward recovery and If no complication
set in he will soon be entirely we'll.
His wound is improving and he rs
now able to walk around some There
Is little change in the condition OF
Jesse Grant, who received the most
, serious wound, and the chances fol
his recovery are still uncertain.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-17
Bcall,s Bill For Dallas.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Mr. Beall
introduced a bill yesterday to make
Dallas SUPPORT of entry, and also
bills providing for the purchase OF
building sites at Ennis, Waxahachfe
and Hillsboro.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-01
A Good Puzzle.

Here is a puzzle which you may
try to see what you csn do with {:
Tie a string about yard long to
a door key and take the string in
the right hand. Hold it so the
key will clear the floor four or
five inches. If you will hold the
string steady enough, it will begin
10 swing back and forth in a
straight line. Let another person
take your left hand in his, and
the motion of the key will change
from the pendulum-like swing to
a circular swing. If a third per-
son will place his hand on the
shoulder Of the secoud person,
the key will stop. Just try the
above and then solve the puz-
z'e.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-01

to be found and which too often
are ignored by the press aud
people. 1t makes one of fine
sense Of feeling shudder to be-
hold when he asks who a man
fine looking, handsome home-is,
"oh he's agrafter" ga pan-hand
Ter" and other similar things.
Such people live so easy, so well,
that their example on the young
is damaging, detracting. What is
to be 6one about il? Simply
nothing. The people of New
York reached this conclusion
long ago. In South Carolina after
the war it was charged that the
colored vote was cast in "blocks
of five" as sheep led to the ballot
box. In New York city the white
vote is voted the same way only
In larger blocks. Talk to this
class about the freedom of thought
ballot, manhood, they frankly,
tell you it is "graft" they want
and the men who can promise
the most and deliver the goods
gets the certificates of election.
1t was David Garrick who
said CORRUPTED freemen are the
worst of slaves"
81. w. Finlayson.
450 broadway.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-01
Public Franchises.

The day of giving away fran
chises for public utilities in
streets of cities is passed. If these
franchises are worth anything,
the people to whom these privi-
leges belong oughC 10 be paid for
them. In other words any pub
lie service corporation, which
seeks a franchise for light, water,
street railway, telephone or other
such purposes, should pay the
city percentage of the receipts.
This business of giving away val
liable franchises may have been
all right under conditions exist
ing in the past when the smaller
cities were anxious to obtain
these convenienoes, but the stu
alton is different now. There is
money to be made in them and
their promoters know it. Hence
they are seeking franchises. These
rights are property rights belong
ing to the people who make the
cities what they are and will
furnish the business that these
corporations expect to get. Nc
franchise ought to be granted to
anybody except on a business
basis that is, for each consid-
eration.-SpartanburgJ Journal.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-06-01
Death of an Aged Confeder-
ate Veteran Over the State
Line.

Monroe Journal : Mr.. Andrew
Jackson King died at his home
near Mineral Springs Tuesday
morning at 6 o'clock. He had
suffered Tor more than four years
with a complication of diseases
and had been confined to his bed
about year. He was 7S years
old and was considered good
christian man by all who knew
him best. He was the oldest
member of Waxhaw Baptist
church, where he was buried
Wednesday at noon. Rev. ]. l.
Bennett of Wingate conducted
the funeral services. Mr.. King
is survived by wife and eight
children, who are Messrs. w. s,
S. r., j. j. and j. M. King,
Mesdames G. J ames and w. R.
Godfrey, Misses Amelia and No
via King; also by twenty-five
grandchildren and thirty three
greatgrandchildren. He was a
Confederate veteran.