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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-11-08

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-11-08

FOR SALE-White Leghorn chick
ems. B. F. Thornhill. SOP
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-11-08
REPORT or COTTON SEED.
Use of Staple and Its Products
Abroad Very Large.

Early in the year, at the request
of the department OF commerce and
labor, instructions were sent by the
state department to its consular Of
ticers abroad to prepare and trans
nit. as soon as practicable, a report
on the use of American cotton seed
products in their respective districts.
would show the extent to which cot
ton seed oil and cotton seed cake Or
meal were used in the various
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-11-08

FOR SALE-Nice pecans. No deliy-
cry OF less than ten pounds made.
Ed Williams. 81
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-11-08
In Honor of Il Bride.

1t is the custom of the feminine
branch of the WCodmen Circle to en-
tertain in honor of their brides. The
latest bride of the Circle is Mrs. A.
B. Caldwell, formerly Miss Maude
of our city. and in her honor
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
Mountains.

There used to be held IN accordance
with Murchison's we'll known geOlog-
ical views the general theory that
mountains were mainly due to cracks
which took place in the surface Of the
earth in remote periods, but this idea
is no longer entertained by scientific
men. AS to the form of mountains,
that which is known as table mountain
finds the best example, curiously
enough, at the Cape of Good Hope, a
mountain, it is believed, due not to
any action or phenomenon of upheaval,
but to the sinking Of the surrounding
districts or territory. Why these Pc
culiarly defined areas did not sink was
owing, it is thought, to the probable
fact that the ground under them cooled
before the rest of the section, and thus
the table mountain had the earlier
foundation and has long retained it's
place. There would always be denuda-
tion, however, though proportlonate
with it's surroundings, and therefore,
owing to this fact Of being higher at
the start it still keeps to it's approx
mate elevation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
DISTINGUISHED PAPER HANGERS.

The paper hanger was not so much
Of a necessity in the old days as now,
writes Miss Kate SanbOrn in her book,
"Old Time Wall Papers," The fam
lily often joined in the task Of making
the paste, cutting the paper and plac-
ing it on the walls. This was not be-
meath the dignity Of George Washing
ton, who, with the assistance Of La
fayette, hung on the walls at Mount
Vernon paper which he had purchased
abroad. The story goes that the good
Martha lamented in the presence of
Lafayette that she would be unable
to get the new paper hung in the ban
quet room in time for the morrow s
ball in honor Of the young marquis.
There were no men to be found for
such work. Lafayette at once pointed
out to Mrs. Washington that she had
three ablebodied men at her service
General Washington, Lafayette him
self and his aid-de- de-camp-whereupon
the company fell Immediately to work,
and the paper was hung in time for
the ball.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
Artfu1 Autouraph Fiend,

"One Of the most interesting collec-
tions Of autographs is owned by man
who cultivated the art Of kicking in
order to secure them," said an auto
graph expert. every signature in the
collection was appended to a letter
written by some prominent person in
reply to a complaint made by the in
defatigable kicker. He complained
about everything under the sun, to rail-
road presidents about delays on the
road, to public officials about abuses
in their systems Of managing public
interests, to literary men and artists
about shortcomings in their work, to
actors and singers about some defects
in a favorite role, and always his com
plants were coucheds in such virile
language as to win consideration and
a reply, not from some secretary, but
from the celebrity whose autograph he
coveted" d."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
Cormorants.


Cormorants are far the largest and
most striking in appearance of the
common English sea fowl. A male
cormorant is yard long and very
strong and heavy, and, though more
quaint than beautiful, whether flying,
diving or sitting on the rocks or buoys,
it Is far more interesting creature
than the sea gull, wonderful instance
Of adaptation of form to special needs
and of permanence of type enduring
from remote ages, for the fossil cor
morant hardly differs from those which
are now fishing from the cliffs in which
their petrified ancestors are imbedded.
Our common great black cormorant"
Is not only the most representative
type of his family, but link with the
inhabitants of the shallow seas of both
the old and new worlds. He is found
throughout Europe, in north Africa,
Egypt and the greater part of Asia, in
eastern North America and, a little
changed by distance, in New Zealand
and Australia. Lastly, he is the only
bird, except the hawks and falcons,
which is trained to assist man in the
capture of living prey, and in this vo-
cation he is of all birds, by sense, mem
ory and affection, incomparably the
best.-LOndOn Spectator.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
A Fatal Omelet.

1rnocance Of cooking is not often
tho direct cause of mans death, but
snch an instance is related III Inc
Story of Two Salons" In the time "
the French revolution one Nj. Con- or
cet upon whose head as an ar'' ,tocrat
a price was set, sought refu", e with a
friend, Nj. Suard, who bads. him return
at nightfall, when mems of escape
would be provided. Unhappily Con
dorcet, being unable to exist without
tobacco, went into a tavern to buy
some. Still PROSTATE from fatigue, he
thought he would take advantage of
this opportunity to get some dinner
and ordered an omelet.
"How many eggs do you wish to be
used?" inquired the landlord, who had
been eying him suspiciously. The in
nocent Condorcet was at his wits end.
He reflected on the size of the ordi-
nary omelet.
'Twelve," he boldly replied.
His fate was sealed. None but an
aristocrat could be so ignorant Or SO
extravagant. He was arrested and led
away to prison, from which he never
emerged.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
HARTMAN HEARING ENDS
ORAL ARGUMENTS TO BE HEARD
At WASHINGTON SOME
TIME IN APRIL.

New York, March 1.-The interstate
commerce commission during the day
concluded it's New York hearing on
the investigation of the operations
and relations of the Union Pacific sys-
tenn and while there will be oral argu-
ment heard at Washington on an April
date to be decided later the testimony
has probably all been taken. There
has been no decision yet as to an ap-
peal to the courts to compel Edward
H. Hartman and Otto Kahn to an
swer the many important questions
declined by them, but the question
will be considered after the commits
sion returns to Washington.
I'VE will discuss the question at
Washington" said Commissioner
Franklin Lane after adjournment,
"and there decide if we are to ask
that the stomach pump be applied to
these witnesses"
The closing hours Of the hearing
brought statement from Controller
Mahl that financial statements we're
not sent to Southern Pacific stock
holders for several months before the
dividend meeting in July last, this
being in contradiction Of Mr.. Harri-
mans testimony; a suggestion from
Commissioner Harlan that the 30 per
cent dividend on Alton was illegal un-
der the Illinois constitution; a partial
clearing away Of the aspersion about
the mortgaging of the Murrayville-
Springfield cutoff before it was built
and lengthy discussion of the pro-
priety of capitalizing the old expendi-
lures for betterments on the Alton.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
WEALTHY ILLINOIS FARMER MAR
RoWLY ESCAPES LYNcHlNG
FOLLOWING CRIME.
eAAR6ED WITH CRIMINAL ASSAULT
HELD HIS VICTIMS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ARREST
AND PROSECUTION.


Bloomington, ILL.,, March Thomas
Baldwin, rich farmer and former
merchant of Colfax, shot and killed
Charles Kennedy and wife and Mrs.
Sim Eisman and daughter Cora. Bald
win was arrested.
Baldwin, who is sixty-eight years
old and widower, is under bond
charged with criminal assault on Cora
Eisman, who was but fourteen years
of age. He had settled with the girls
father for a sum of money, but was
subsequently arrested and blamed the
Kennedys and Mrs. Eisman for the
prosecution.
Baldwin narrowly escaped lynching
at the hands of angry farmers. He
surrendered to a deputy sheriff at
Arrowsmith and was driven hurriedly
to Saybrook and brought by train to
Bloomington.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
To Find the HorsepoWer,

A rule for finding horsepower Of a
pulley is to multiply the circumfer.
ence Of the pulley in feet by the revo.
lutions per minute, and the product
thus obtained by the width of the belt
in inches, and divide the result by 600
The quotient will be the horsepower
which the pulley is capable of trans
mitting. This rule is founded on the
fact that good, ordinary single leather
betting, with tension Of fifty-fve
pounds per inch wide, will require fifty
square feet Of belt surface passing
over the pulley per minute for one
horsepower. Fifty square feet pei
minute are equal to belt one inch
wide running 600 feet per minute.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
Captured by the Students.

Some years ago the selectmen Of the
town Of Hanover, N. H., decided, in
their wisdom, to collect a poll tax from
every Dartmouth student Of legal age.
The boys said nothing to this, but
quietly decided that If they paid taxes
they would also vote. So they turned
out in full force at the annual meeting.
Having strength enough to secure con-
troll, in less than five minutes they had
elected students to the positions Of
moderator and clerk. Thirty minutes
from the time the meeting was called
to order the town Of Hanover had gone
on record as having voted to build a
brick schoolhouse 500 feet long, ten
feet high and two feet wide and to
build plank walk from Reed Hall In
Hanover to Lebanon, in which town
was female seminary. The tax col
lector did not trouble Dartmouth stu
dents for many years after that.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
SEES SOME HOPE AHEAD.
One Railroad Official Who Is No,
Pessimistic.

One Railroad Official Who Is Not
Pessimistic.
Chicago, March IL do not take
such a gloomy view of the situation
and prospects of this country as some
of my railway friends do,' said B. F.
Yoakum, chairman of the executive
committee of the Rock Island Frisco
system, who has arrived here from
New York.
"This country is too big and too
powerful to be ruined" continued Mr.
Yoakum. It is bound to grow bigger
and stronger and the railways will
grow with it, They will not be ruined
by the agitation today over their op.
erations and rates. It is unfortunate
that this outburst of hostility toward
the railways and adverse litigation
should come just at time when the
railroads are confronted With the ne.
cessity of securing vast amounts of
money in order to make the exten
sions and improvements necessary tc
the demands of the country for trans.
portation facilities.
''The anti-railway agitation today
will retard, but not stop, the develop
ment and improvement of the rail
roads,"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
ALARM IN PHILIPPINES.
Natives Aroused by Talk Of War With
Japan.

Japan.
Manila, March There Is general
surprise here among the Filipinos at
the recent action of the United States
senate in defeating the amendment,
offered by Senator Culberson, to the
act establishing an agricultural bank
in the Philippine islands, declaring
the intention Of the United States to
abandon the islands as soon as sta
BILE government should be esta blished.
The progressivists express satisfac-
tion with the sentiment of the amend
ment, but deplore the time selected,
in view of the Japanese war talk,
which has caused excitement In the
provinces surrounding Manila. In
some instances the inhabitants left
the towns and hid in the mountains
One town was depopulated recently by
the exchange of salutes between war
ships, which caused the idea to spread
that the Japanese were entering the
bay. The commission is doing its best
to allay the alarm. Commissioners
Tavera and Legarda made special
tours of the provinces, explaining the
Japanese situation, and quiet was
about restored. The people were.
however, still in an excitable condi-
tion when news of the action on the
Culberson amendment came. The ma
tive newspapers regard the action as
inappropriate, as the war talk was
bringing the Filipinos closer to the
Americans. The effect of the action
on the amendment is likely to cause a
breach.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
A Trio of Husbands.

The Travelled girl was explaining the
strange looking locket she had about
her neck on thin gold chain.
1T is Buddhist CHARM" she said,
Ito keep off bad luck. A swarthy lit
tie woman in Tibet gave it to me. She
took great fancy to me. It is hand
some if the back is Of tin. The face is
Of turquoise. They make them like
that in Tibet. The little woman's hus-
bands came up to her one by one, beg
ging her to go home with them, but
she wouldn't till she had finished talk
Ing to me. I felt very much fattered.
Oh, yes, she had three husbands. The
women are very scarce, you know, in
Tibet. It was lovely to see them
dancing attendance on her. Tall fel-
lows there were, too, and handsome.
She asked me how many husbands
had. It was very humiliating to have
to acknowledge to her that hadn't
any," she sighed.-New York Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
BLACK HAND LEADER SLAIN.
Several Other Men Wounded in Sa
loon Battle.

New York, March lone man is
dead, two others have serious bullet
wounds and three men are under ar
rest as a result Of free fight in
Third avenue saloon. Michael Gallo
the dead man, is said by the police to
have been prominent in the Black
Hand society and their theory is that
his murder was in the nature Of an act
of reprisal for breach of confidence
On his part. The men under arrest
are Louis Indorf, the bartender in the
saloon; Louis Zimmerman, con-
tractor, and Lorenzo Condessa, who
lives in the vicinity Of the saloon.
Indorf and Zimmerman are wounded
Zimmerman was the only prisoner
who would talk. He told the police
that he had gone to the backroom Of
the saloon with woman about 4
o'clock in the morning. There were
many other persons in the place at
the time, much loud talk and a great
deal Of confusion. Suddenly there was
a shot. followed by a regular fusillade
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
BAILEY sWEARs VENGEANCE.
eenounces Enemies In Addressing
Texas LEGISLATORS.

sSNo0 .OStStoSOSos
Austin, Tex, March 1.-Joseph w.
Bailey, United States senator, after
being exonerated In the lower house
of the legislature by vote Of 70 to
40, lashed his enemies In the hour Of
his bitter triumph.
Senator Bailey's entrance into the
house after his vindication was dra-
matte. His friends rushed in, shout
ing and shrieking, down the center
aisle and carried him to the speakers
stand. He said, in part:
"The conspirators have been given
wholesome lesson. Never again will
they attempt it within this genera
tion. Never again will they wear the
honors of Texas Democracy in their
life. Such men would betray repub-
lie If Hessians were for hire.
81 wish had words of hate with
which to criticise them. They have
lied about me. Their model is Hearst,
who led in this fight against Texas.
IF live not one of these men shall
ever hold Office in Texas again, as I
shall devote my time to see that they
don't get i'm
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
WOMAN WOUNDS HUSBAND.
Fires Five Shots but Only One Takes
Effect

Fires Five Shots but Only One Takes
Effect.
st. Paul, March 1.-Charles Jobst is
lying at the city hospital with a gun
shot wound in his left thigh, the re-
suit Of an argument with his wife in a
wineroom of local saloon.
Jobst and his wife have not got
along very we'll Of late and when the
pair, with two others, were in the sa-
loon drinking Mrs. Jobst accused
Jobst of having made similar excur-
sions with other women. Jobst be-
came enraged and swore at her,
whereupon she pulled a revolver and
shot at him. The first shot missed
and Jobst ran outside, where his wife
followed him. She fired several more
shots and finally hit him. Jobst was
picked up and taken to the hospital,
where it was found he had merely a
flesh wound in the leg and would soon
recover.
Mrs. Jobst was arrested and dis
armed and taken to Central station
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
A Test For Seasfcknesa.

Many people have a genuine curios-
lty to know if they would be sea sick
in case they should take an ocean voy-
age. An easy way to put the matter to
test is to stand before the ordinary
mirror that turns in its frame and let
some one move it slowly and slightly
at first, gradually growing faster, while
you look fxedly at your own reflection.
If you feel no effect whatever from it
the chances are that you can stand an
ordinary sea voyage without any
Qualm.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
A Smashup,

what did the girl do when her IA
ther discovered them elopihg?"
''She burst into tears"
what did the young man do?"
"Oh, he went all to pieces"
what did the old man doY
HE? Why, he exploded with rage
and blew them both up
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
A Preroqatjve of the Pujpit

DR.. Bacon a New England clergy
man of long ago, was reproached by a
friend with some pronunciation which
was not according to Webster" !"
Webster lived in his parish, and the
doughty old divine was not disposed
to be snubbed with the dictionary
What right has Webster to dictate
my pronunciation? he demanded
haughtily. "He is one of my parish
ioners and ought to get his pronuncia-
ton from me and not from him."
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
Expatriatlon Bill Passed.

Washington, March 1.-The house
has agreed to the conference report
on the bill regulating passports and
providing for the expatriation of nat
uralized citizens Of the United States
when they remain abroad for num-
Der OF years. The report has been
adopted by the senate and now goes
to the president for his action.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
The HYaciufh.

The hyacinth has it's name from
Greek mythology. According to the
story as told by Ovid, Hyacinthus, a
beautiful boy, was the son Of a Spar
tan king and the favorite of Apollo.
Zephyrus being envious Of the attach
ment Of Apollo and Hyacinthus, SO
turned the direction of Il quot which
Apollo had pitched while at play that
it struck the head Of Hyaciuthus and
slew him. The fable concludes py
making Apollo transform the body of
his favorite into the flower that bears
his name
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
Months Work in CuIebra Cut.

Washington, March According to
4 cablegram received at the war de-
partment from Chief Engineer Stevens
the excavation of Culebra cut for the
month of February will amount to al
most 650,00O cubic yards. Mr.. Stevens
says that the present organization,
working one shift, can in the near fu-
ture put out approximately 100000
yards monthly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
Coal Lands Sell for $4,0o0,Oo0.

Danville, ILL.,, March 1.-The Kelly
Coal company has been sold to R. O.
Hammond, ]. K. Dering and Hugh
Shirkie. It is stated the considera-
tion was $4,000,00O The purchasers
are members Of the Dering Coal COM
pany: The property was owned equally
by John R. Walsh Of Chicago and the
Illinois Traction system interests, hav-
ing been purchased from the Michael
Kelly estate two years ago for $3,-
100000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
Alie>
led Embezzier Located.

;ra land, Ore, March 1.-The Even
y Telegram says that William F.
Walker, the missing bank cashier Of
New Britain, Conn, has been located
at Ontario, Ore, and that a detective
has gone to that place to arrest him.
Walker Is suspected of having taken
s5S0,000 in securities from New
Britain bank.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
OPINION OF THAW's
MENTALITY AFTER ExAMIN-
ING HIS LETTERS.
cRoss-ExAM|AAT|oN OF Or. EVANS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME DE
VOTING MUCH TIME TO DE-
PENDANTS EXPERT.

New York, March 1.-District Attor-
ney Jerome during the day continued
his cross-examination of DR.. Britton
D. Evans, one of the alienists for the
defense in the trial of Harry X. Thaw
for the murder of Stanford White.
The entire morning was taken up
with questions concerning details Of
certain of Thaws letters which have
been admitted in evidence. DR.. Evans
would examine the letters closely
from time to time and Mr.. Jerome
was obliged to repeat some of his in
terrogations many times before Sc
curing what he considered a definite
answer. DR.. Evans said the letters
denoted insanity at the time Thaw
wrote the letters, but that he would
not always remain insane" the expert
added.
There were only fifty spectators in
the courtroom when the proceedings
began and half of these had left by
the time the luncheon recess was or
dered
The long drawn out cross-examina-
tion OF DR.. Evans precludes the possi-
bility of the defense concluding it's
case this week.
Thaw daily receives hundreds of
letters, nearly all of which express
hope and the belief that he will be
acquitted. He brings many Of these
to court with him in big brown paper
envelopes and spends a good part of
the day in reading them with evident
satisfaction. -.
At the close of the afternoon ses-
sion Mr.. Jerome announced that DR..
Evans cross-exanination would re-
Quire a day more .--.--- - :.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
Will Auitate jap Exclusion.

Seattle, Wash, March 1.-At a
meeting of the central labor council,
ut which were present delegates from
most unions of Seattle, committee
Of three was appointed to call con-
ference for the organization Of an as
sociation to carry on agitation for the
exclusion OF Japanese coolte laborers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
Fifteen SERIOUSLY ILL.,
Thirty-two Cases Of Typhoid on the
Connecticut.


New York, March 1.-The battle
ship Connecticut, Of whose crew a
large number contracted typhoid fever
while cruising in West Indian waters,
arrived here during the day. Thirty
two members of the crew are i'll with
the disease and of these fifteen are in
a critical condition.
All of the sick men were landed at
the navyyard and transferred to the
naval hospital there.
The Connecticut also brought home
fourteen sick men from the other
ships of Admiral Evans fleet, none
OF whom had typhoid fever. The
Connecticut will take on supplies and
return to Guantanamo bay for target
practice,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01

ana III a moment Ine room was SO
filed with smoke that it was impos,
sible to see anything. When the po-
lice reached the place they found
Gallo lying dead on the floor with
four bullets in his body. Five more
bullet holes were found in the walls
of the back room.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
Lunatic at Kaiser's Palace.

Berlin, March IA man wearing
the uniform of dragoon officer tried
to enter the palace, but a policeman
on duty at the entrance, noting in
Rccuracies in the strangers uniform.
stopped and questioned him at length.
Finally the man was arrested and
taken to a police station. He turned
put to be dangerous lunatic, a work
nan named William Heitmann, who
came here from Harburg, Prussia.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
POISONED BY MEDICINE.
Two Persons Dead and Two Others ir
Serious Condition.

st. Louis, March Lying on the
floor at the home of Emil Koeppen. a
night watchman living in Woodland,
a suburb, the dead bodies of Frank
Koeppen, aged nine years, and Miss
Selma Giersback, the housekeeper,
were found and beside them lay Bent
ley Koeppen, aged eight, and Robert
Koeppen, aged six, both unconscious.
Near by lay nearly empty bottle of
patent medicine. After hard work
physicians stated that Bentley would
probably recover. They said that ap-
pearances indicated opium poisoning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-03-01
General Conflict Feared.

Panama, March 1.-F'rom advices
received here the indications are that
there will be a general conflict
throughout Central America unless
the friendly intervention of the United
States and Mexico proves effective.