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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08

Marshall lodge, No. 949 Modern
Brotherhood of America. held an open
meeting at the close of it's regular ses-
sion. entertaining several friends OF
the members. An old fashioned SPELL
ing school was the feature of the en-
tertanment. and Miss Josephine Nc
Mahon spelled down all corners and
received the prize. Mrs Inman read an
original poem Supper was enjoyed
after the program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08

Wanted Men to cut and pack ice.
Inquire of John p. Woodbury., Jr., at
soldiers home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08

Remember we have complete line
of plumbing and electrical goods. Bu-
chanan- Boughton Co., 20 North Center
street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08

The regular dancing party of the
Knights of Pythias in Red Mems hall
Friday evening was the best attended
Of the entire series, sixty-two couples
being present The party was in
charge Of committee of ladies' and
was a Valentine affair, the dining ia
bes being decorated appropriately with
hearts and candles. The committee in
charge was Mrs. F. G. Pierce. Mrs. F.
S. Hynds. Mrs. NJ S. Mcfarland and
Mrs w E. Leech. Guests present from
ont of the city We're DR.. and Mrs. w.
+. Dehe and Mr.. and Mrs. II. Flint,
of Waterloo and Mrs. Everett Seely
Of Cedar Rapids.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08

Our increased business for 1907
proves that our many patrons appre-
ciate the superior quality of our work
and the many new and tasty styles in
we are endeavoring to
give them. Brown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08

Miss Marjorie Nichols, niece Of Mr..
and Mrs. T. p. Marsh. with whom she
makes her home, is seriously i'll of
neuritis, complicated with an attack
of grippe. She is somewhat improved
tOday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Hawley left Fri
day afternoon for South Bend. Ind.
summoned by telegram announcing
the death of Mrs. Hawley's sister. Mrs.
Florence Stillson. who passed away
Thursday afternoon after a few days
illness of pneumonia. Mrs. s,tillson Is
known to friends here who have met
her al times when she visited at her
sisters home Two grown sons sur
vive the deceased. The funeral will
be held Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08

The body of Homer Carter, of Los
Angeles Cal, the brother of J. G. Car
ter of this city. who was killed by a
street car last week. reached the city
this morning. The body was accom-
panied by James Reed, brotherin-
law of the deceased. The body, ac-
companied by Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Carter.
was taken to Union this morning, and
later to Bangor. The funeral will be
held from the Bangor Friends church
Sunday morning at II o'clock, Rev.
Henry Hickman officiating. Mrs. L. G.
Carter and family will go to Bangor
to attend the funeral in the morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08
DR.. Lierle. glasses fitted.

Geo. j. Allen, optical specialist
DR.. Billiard, osteopath, Is z. Main
Mr.. William Carson, of Gilman. spent
oday in the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08

Tomorrow night the big fun show,
"a Prince of Sweden" will be the at
traction at the sOdeon theater. Good
songs, dancing and plenty of special
, ties Prices Is, %, 35 and SO cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wallace, Of Ell
dora, were in the city this morning on
their way to Des Moines to visit. At
ter few days stay there they will go
to Chicago. where they will remain
during the rest of the winter.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03
The Idol, Business.

How many young beings are sac
rificed to the idol, Business. Par
ents send their boys and girls, I'M
seasoned, undeveloped, from the
school room to the desk, the count
er, the type machine to work all day,
often by artificial light-their recre-
alton an occasional evening in a
close theater instead of an after
noon under the skies and green
trees. All to make money! And
when the money is made, too often
the man is unmade, as God created
him. Health is gone, or else the soul
is shriveled, the Imagination Grip
pied, the zest of life has vanished.
Often it is necessity that goads
the young to premature slavery, but
often again it is ambition or greed
on the part of parents, or the idea
that their chief duty to the boy is
| to insure him early to the yoke, and
keep him under it steadily that he
may become a man of business.
When he fails in harness, tits pious-
ly considered to be the doing of a
mysterious Providence. to whose will
one must be resigned Mary E.
Bryan in Uucle Remus's Magazine
for April.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03
EN- ROUTE TO TEXAS.
Nevada Governor to Visit His Old
Home in Search of Health.

Reno, New, April 3--In the hope
of at least prolonging his life, John
Sparks, governor of Nevada, left Re
no Wednesday night on his way to
Texas. He is accompanied by his
wife and attendants, and will spend
short time at San Francisco visit
ing with his daughter. From there
the party will proceed to the COVER
nor's old home in the Lone Star
State.
He is believed to be suffering from
Bright's disease, and is but a shadow
of his former self. His once massive
frame has wasted away until now
he is scarcely a shadow. The COVER
nor has been i'll for the past year or
more, but not until the troops were
sent in, and it was while in the min
ing camps that he was stricken with
pneumonia. Since then he has grad
ually grown worse, until now it is
feared there is little chance of his
recovery.
Lieut.. Gov. Dickerson is expected
here this week from Ely to take
charge of directing the affairs of the
state until Gov. Sparks returns.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03
A MYSTERIOUS LETTER.
Epistie Was Sent the Dallas Sheriff
From Palmer

Sheriff A. L. Ledbetter this morn
ing received a letter" from some
one who mailed it at Palmer, Tex,
yesterday evening at O'Clock, but
no one to whom the letter was shown
today could decipher its contents.
The envelope is plainly addressed to
Sheriff Ledbetter, Dallas, Texas,
and in the upper left hand corner,
where the return card is usually
printed, there is written John Wes-
ley, No. 2, Box 81" with Palmer
Texas, printed underneath. The en-
velope is a regular two-cent stamped
one, as is furnished by the govern
ment.
Sheriff Ledbetter is inclined to
think that the letter was sent by
some Mexican, as result of the ar
rest at Waco OF Benito Carbijal on
Sunday, but there are those who diff
fer with him. Written with a pencil,
upon page apparently torn from
who saw the missive think it is
nothing but the scrawl of a drunken
man. or that of a child. Mr. Led
better thought that the letter might
have been written in Spanish, and
took 1t to a man in the vicinity of
the court house who has frequently
acted as interpreter in the various
courts. but he was no more success
full in the attempt to decipher it
than the others had been.
The sheriff S theory as to a Mexi-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03
Bicycles For Quick Deliveries.

While America still lags behind
the old world in the use of the bicy
Gle for commercial purposes, there
has been a partial awakening as to
the value of these handy vehicles for
quick delivery purposes. For the
butcher, the baker and the candle
stick maker, and for stores of high
er degree, the bicycle is now filling
a field that was almost untouched
for years. With the aid of a handy
basket, or other form of cheap lug
gage carriers attached to the hand
lie bars, there are few retail estab-
llshments that cannot use a bicycle
to good advantage, and the only
wonder is that tradesmen generally
have been so long in making the dis
covery. The fact is now we'll appre-
ciated, that it pays to keep bicycle
or two, as an emergency vehicle
Nine men out of ten can use the
wheel for hurried trip, if need be,
and it's a foregone conclusion that
every boy is an expert.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03
THE IEXAS CACTUS.
Experiments Show it to be Valuable
For Stock Feed.

Cactus which grows so luxuriant-
ly in Southwest Texas has been
demonstrated by Dr. David Griffith
of the United States Department of
Agriculture to be a most valuable
product for stock feeding. For a
good many years the cattle men of
Southwest Texas have when grass
failed fed the variety of cactus
known as prickly pear to their cat
tie, but this was only done sporadi-
cally. 1t remained for DR.. Griffith to
establish an experimental farm
and demonstrate scientific
cally the value of prickly pear as a
roughage. He. declares after three
years of experiment that the prick
ly pear is as good per acre as sor-
ghum, hay or any other forage crop
1t is, however, a roughage and not
the main feed and to be effective
must be used in connection with
grain or cotton seed meal.
Chemical analysis show that the
prickly pear contains SO per cent
water, being as juicy as the water
melon, and that it has little more
protein and other nutritive elements
as hay and other forage crops. Dr.
Griffith proved on his farm that
he could feed seventy-five head of
dairy cattle roughage from seventy
five acres of prickly pear. He cult
waited the prickly pear as a crop and
found it hard and prolific. In the cul
tivation it was necessary merely to
plough the ground and lay the leaves
flat along the burrows. These leaves
curl up like a cup catching rain and
dew, and send out shoots from the
bottom. Shoots sprout up almost at
once and the plant grows rapidly.
BY using prickly pear and cotton
seed meal, DR.. Griffith maintains he
can fatten steers for the market at
IL cents per pound. 1t is known
fact that Kansas cattle raisers make
money on. steers fattened at cost
of five cents per pound. Furthermore
DR.. Griffith points out that the Gus
tom prevailing in 4exas of sending
cattle to Oklahoma in the spring to
be fattened will soon be impossible
because the cattle ranges are being
put into farms, and the restricted
range left will be exhausted in a few
years. He believes that the prickly
pear offers a better, easier and more
profitable method of fattening for
the market. He burns the stickers
off the pear with burner, and then
the cattle eat it with a great ayidi-
when every farmer will raise a crop
of prickly pears just as he does
crop of corn.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03
TO CORNER SACRED TRUTH.
Young Rockefeller Effects FEEDER
aiion of Hihlc Glasses.

New York, April "a bible class
trust. with John d. Rockefeller, Jr.,
as its head and which will include
within its organization all the bible
classes of the country is now being
promoted by the young son of the
Standard Oil magnate. The initial
meeting of the trust will be held
this evening in the auditorium of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church, more
familiarly known as the Rockefeller
church. A large number of New York
bible classes will be represented at
tonight's meeting. but this will be
but a starter Young Rockefeller
hopes, in time, to make the Rookie
Teller brand of bible classes as we'll
known and widely distributed as
his fathers oil tanks.
In the opinion of John D., Jr., the
salvation of the men of the future
depends upon bible classes more
than upon the church. He is in favor
of having every bible class adopt the
big brother" plan of work, which
has produced such successful results
in the Rockefeller class. The plan is
both simple and effective. A member
of the class pledges himself to act
DIS a DlS biotHtl W olIt VI Dlolt III
fortunate fellows whose environ
ments are such as to prevent them
rising from their sphere in life.
The big brother" has to advise,
teach and help his charge in every
manner possible. At the present
time every young man turned out of
the Children's Court is taken in
charge of by big brother"
In the Rockefeller class the plan
has been wonderfully successful, and
many a young man now occupying
good position owes his success to
the efforts of his big brother
Mr.. Rockefeller believes in a
more practical Christianity than
that eXpounded by the average
church. He believes men should be
helped, not by gifts of money, but
by the practical help that one brother
can extend to another.
Clayton S. Cooper of the Interna
tional Committee of the Young Men S
Christian Association, heartily in
dorses the young millionaire's plans
and will also address the meeting.
If Mr.. Rockefeller's plans are
adopted every lad in the country
will eventually have a big brother.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Atlanta, Ga, April "a discus
sion of child labor in its relation to
education, in which many prominent
delegates participated, was the fea-
ture of today's session of the Nation
al Child Labor Conference. This
evening DR.. Felix Adler, of New
York, will speak on "The Basis of
the Anti-Child-Labo Movement in
the Idea of American Civilization. ;"
Don Marquis, editor of Uncle Re-
mus Magazine, will discuss THE
Child and the Mill" and addresses
will be made by several others.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Following is the program for the
next meeting of the Sims Watson
Chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy:
Reading the Beatitudes. Fifth
Chapter of st. Matthew
Answer roll call with items of
news of the Confederate Woman S
Home.
Music-Selected.
April Memories" of 1S61-1865.
Sketch of Gen. Beauregard
Song-"Oft in the Silly Night"
Some Stately Homes of the Old
South. Mt. Vernon, Monticello
Arlington, Hermitage, Beauvoir.
A Pen Picture of President JEFF
ferson Davis on the Streets of b.
loxi, Miss.
Song-"Home Sweet Home
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

The Dallas Times Herald seriously
announces as follows: This is a
campaign Of education. For instance
we have learned That Cone John
son is very bad man, that Senator
Bailey asked him TO run for attor-
ney general, that the Gainesville
senator is the real democratic leader
of the upper house and that Cullen
Thomas offered his services to the
American navy during the Spanish
American war On with the dance;
it is great school" The only trou-
BILE about this great school is, that
we are all going to learn too blamed
much to permit of our ever being
perfectly happy again Better to have
lived in blissful ignorance.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03
Capacity Doubled.

The capacity of our ice cream fac
tory is being overhauled and doubled
for this season. Our business was so
much more last season than we ex-
pected that we have discontinued
the restaurant business to make
room for our ice cream parlor. We
wholesale and retail cream, and are
the only place in the city that make
and serve our own cream and pos
itively know what it is made of. The
Eatitorium. TT
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

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 be gladly corrected
apon It's being brought to the atten-
don OF the management
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

A religious exchange seriously
asks: Shall sport engulf the Lord S
day." Brother, we don't pretend to
answer that question, but we are
here to tell you that dead game
sport" has threatened to engulf the
"hyenas,' and he is now out round
the Spring dip
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Fie, For shame, This is no time
to talk of assassination, Wait until
the sun ceases to shine and the songs
of birds are turned to lamentations,
and then wait some more!
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

word to the anti-Bailey cranks.
No side is so right that you can not
make harm of it. The golden rule is
a good thing to follow, even in the
practice of politics
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03
Ctu Out Mules Tongue.

Victor, Colo, April 3.-Fred
Brock, Rosement teamster, is serv-
ing a term in jail here for cutting
out the tongue of a mule. Brock
alleged that the animal exhibited
the malicious proclivities of the
comic section mule, Maud, and that
he mutilated her to secure revenge.
The mule was shot by neighbors.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

A square deal, as seemingly in
terpreted by some people, means the
inclusion of me and those that be-
lieve as | do, and the exclusion of
everybody else.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

can having written the letter, is to
some degree knocked out by the fact
that the name of John Wesley is un-
mistakably not foreign, and does
not correspond in the least with the
writing in the letter iself
Most of the attaches of the Office
are inclined to regard the letter as
an April fool joke.-Dallas Times
Herald
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03
The Enterprise Publishing Com

The Enterprise Publishing Com
pany is in nowise responsible for
debts that mag be contracted by en-
ployo5, nor will we assume payment
of such debts under any circum-
stances. Every employe of this office
u paid promptly for work done This
II to protect ourselves and the SELL
ing public --ENTERPRISE PUB
LISTING COMPANY. Per G. w Nc
Knight, Manager.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

The score is even Hon R. O.
Mills, who was nominated by the
Waco meeting as a candidate for
presidential elector, declined the
honor, and Hon. Hampson Gary, who
was nominated for the same honor
able place by the Fort Worth meet
ing, has excused himself.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Let's play the game fair. PROPOSE
lions encouraging newspapers to
violate the postal laws have been
from both sides of the
household of faith, and the two are
on file in this office. Call it a dog
fall and quit
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

If Dam Ii, the Missouri laundry
man, lived in Texas at this time he
would have to change his name or
else trot his legs off in answering
false calls
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Kiss the hand that smites you and
smile upon the filthy dog that SLAM
ders the honesty of your purpose
may be a good doctrine, but there
are some honest men who can not
subscribe to it.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

The sugar trust has just declared
seven per cent dividsp6snn car
rying several nai11 sur
plus account AnU Is to
prove that there is someV 4fg in SUI
gar besides sweetness.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

There is good in everything, if
we can only find it. The religion of
those Grimes county converts will
prove none the less helpful even
though it was had at the hands of
an escaped convict.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Some where in the bible is to be
found this passage: He who loveth
the danger shall perish therein. y
Just at this time Incorporate speech
and injudicious action seems to be
the danger loved by entirely too
many men on both sides of the ques-
ton now up for discussion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Business founded on prejudices is
no more substantial than house
built upon changing sands. Either
is a poor investment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

At any rate that boy who fiddled
himself across the Atlantic was using
his fiddle to good purpose. What
are you doing with your fiddle? Why
don't you build sidewalks and clean
up?
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Saloons are a bad thing any way
you take them. A Chicago jury could
not agree on verdict in saloon
closing case and fought over their
disagreement.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Fairbanks wrote the Indiana plat
form and there is not cocktail
plank in it, Fairbanks ought to be
ashamed of himself.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

The Fort Worth Star writes a
long editorial on political owner
ship. The good book advises US not
to talk about our neighbors.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Bryan's Commoner says: The
first step toward victory is to de-
serve it. We can all endorse mat
at least We ought TO.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Obituaries, resolutions OF respect,
cards Of thanks-all matter not
NEWS-will be charged for at the
rate of 5 cents per line. Poetry at
double price
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

A billie goat holds the champion
ship as rag chewer and there is
no use in your trying 10 take it away
from him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

II you must besmirch the charac-
ter of your fellow man do not go so
far as to try to rub II in.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Uncle Joe Cannon is after the pa
per trust. For once the old man is
headed in the right direction.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Eating crow is very much like
taking quinine. 1t never does taste
sweet.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

No man shoulds undertake to give
advice unless he is ready to take
his own medicine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Go soak your head and let the
sawdust swell, and then, maybe, it
will not rattle so continuously.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03
W. A. OWNBY City Editor
tResidence Phone. Bell No. 289.)

Be temperate in all things, even
in your differences.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Agriculturally speaking old Ellis
is just climbing, politically speaking
we are raising a fearful dust
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

of weather the morrow will turn
loose
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Friendship is TOO frequently useC
as a mantle to hide the character o
the assassin.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Don't forget it. Waxahachie min
eral water is the best.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

Whom the gods would destroy
they first make mad Keep your shirt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-03

The family medicine In thousands q
homes for SO year.-Dr. Thacher'S Liver
and Blood o'--'n