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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-11-20
Letters from Prominent Physicians
addressed to ChaS. H. Fletcher.

Dr. astead Scott of prescribed
Casoa often for infants during practice
Dr. William Belmont.
FIRST In Its class In thirty
found anything that filled the place"
Dr. H Taft Of Brooklyn,
found an excellent remedy
many The formula s excellent"
Dr. K j. Hamen OF Detroit Mich prescribe your
extensively as have found chldrens
troubles that field but always
see that patients
Dr. VIM McCrann Of Omaha Nb
children certainly know something
from my own family experience have
tora popular and efficient remedy every
Dr. j. r. Cusen, of Philadelphia,
o has made for itself the thousands
OF children scarcely supplemented endorse
Of the medical one heartily endorse and
believe 1t excellent remedy"
X NJ ward OF City,
prescribe proprietary Castora my expert
ence Ike that OF many other physicians
cepon prescribe your Casoa IN
to be thoroughly reliable
clan who has raised family. join
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01

the laws OF the state Las had some
thing to do with this. Under the old
federal legime the penalty for steal
ing horses was from five to fifteen
years in the penitentiary. The Of
ficers, however. do not believe this
is the reason. They claim that there
has recently been a big immigration
tof worthless negroes from the states
and that they will not work and have
been stealing horses rather than to
earn an honest living.
The greatest safeguard this state
has ever had from horse ara cattle
thieves was the Anti-Horse Thief as
ISOLATION organization composed
1almost exclusr~. farmers with a
State and county organization, their
50. 'p,arpp0se befas " bring to speedy
justice any thief. Their work has
been very effective, but now it seems
that even this organization has be-
come powerless to stop the stealing
that is going on. The high prices of
horses is probably an incentive to
the thieves.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
TROPICAL STORM
SWEEPS COAST
Bridges Are Washed Away and
Railroad Traffic Is Sus-
pended.
TWO CHILDREN DROWNED
Torrential Rains Overflow Streams
and Flood Cities in the Carroll
nas-No Estimate Can be
Made Of Damage.

Raleigh. N. c., Aug. 1.-Two chill
edren drowned, traffic tied up on at
least four lines of railroad and most
of the navigable rivers, crops badly
damaged and in large areas of low
lands entirely destroyed, is partial
record of the effects in eastern
North Carolina of the West Indian
storm that ragged on the Atlantic
coast Thursday and moved inland
yesterday accompanied by a rainfall
that was a record breaker, in some
localities amounting to 9.95 inches,
according to specials last night to
the News and Observer from numer-
GUS points in that section.
At Kingston nine inches of rain in
four days is reported and many of
the streets are impossible to pedes-
trians. The Norfolk and Southern
bridge over southwestern creeks be-
tween Kingston and Caswell is sub
merged and traffic has been blocked
all day. Traffic is tied up also on the
Kfngston-Snowhill railroad, the track
being washed away for some dis
tance.
No trains from Wilmington or
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
RUSHING CH|NkS
OVER BORDER
Committee Finds Upon Investi-
CATION that Business Is
Growing. -e
OFFICIALS ARE IMPLICATED
Trainmen as Well as Certain En-.
ployes Of Government Said to Be
Mixed Up in Affair-Cov-
eminent Investigating.

San Francisco, Aug. Startling
revelations, which, it is intimated.
may Involve immigration officials at
Pacific coast points and ,alc2g -hE
Mexican border, are expected as the
outcome of an investigation now be-
ing carried on by the federal govern
ment of the Illegal entry of Chinese
and Japanese coolies in this country
Prof. Fernando Sanford of San
ford University is one of the men ap-
pointed by the president to investi-
has arrived here after months of
work along the Mexican border, and
it is said the report signed by San
ford and other investigators and for
warded to Washington makes inter-
esting disclosures as to the number
of coolies smuggled over the line.
These various investigation COM
mittees are now gathered here and
are looking into the matter locally.
Prof Sanford says that so far no in
formation has been received, but it
is reported a ring of coolie smugglers
has been discovered which includes
some big merchants of Chinatown,
and that this organization has been
Carrying on a regular business Of
raising funds . aid in the smuggling
operations.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01

Goldsboro have been able to reach
Newbern today because of washouts
on the Atlantic Coast Line, case of
ten miles in one place being reported
unsafe. River traffic there is stopped.
Trains on the Washington and Van
demere railway are stalled by wash
outs and river traffic and fishing at a
standstill
The bridge of the Norfolk and
Southern railroad between here and
Beaufort, recently built at cost Of
s1,000,000, is reported unsafe and
no trains are crossing. At Roper, two
children are reported drowned in the
flood
The chief damage in inland sec
tions has been caused by the torren-
tial rains. Reports from Wilmington,
Morehead City and Beaufort is that
the storm has passed, and but little
real damage has been done. The rain
continues at Nomberg and Kingston
No estimate of the damage done can
be obtained as yet.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
THIEVES LAUGH At OFFICERS
Daring Desperadoes Play with the
Law in New State.

Muokogee, Okla, August Horse
stealing has become SO prevalent in
eastern oklahoma within the past
six months that an officer has sug-
gested that the thieves have a gen.
eral roundup some time in August,
corralling all their stolen horses at
some cache in the Kiamichi mount
aims and holding a thieves CO naval
there.4 =
Why there are SO many horse
thieves. and their unusual daring ac-
|tivity. can not be explained 1t is
said that three times as many horses
are being stolen now as there we're
= year ago. And the most annoying
feature about it is that the thieves
are seldom caught The other day
a horse was stolen almost from the
very door of the sheriff's Office In
Muskogee. The thief has not been
caught.
I, Down in Hughes county band
of horse thieves commenced on one
side of the county and continued to
steal horses all the way across, at
every convenient stopping place, de-
spite the pursuing officers and num-
ber of fights that were pulled off with
them. Down in the Choctaw nation
stealing horses seems to have been
taken up as regular business by a
band of outlaws and they steal them
with impunity, and so far in perfect
safety. This is particularly true of
several counties in the mountains.
in one instance they actually sent
word to posse of pursuing officers
where they expected to make raid
anG Invited the officers to he on hand.
The officers tried to get there, but
the thieves got away with their
horses just the same.
1t is possible that the change In
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
BOMBS LOCATED NEAR EL PAsO
Mexican Revolutionists Rendezvous
Discovered by Deputy Marshal.

Ell Paso, Texas, Aug. deputy
United States Marshall HiIdebrand
yesterday located three-score of
bombs three miles northwest of Ell
Paso near the Courchesnes lime kiln,
where reyolutionists, plotting against
Mexico, had hidden them.
A secret service officer from San
Antonio has been working on the
case for several days and tracked the
bombs from Ysleta, below Ell Paso,
to the place where they were found
yesterday
Some of them had been uncovered
by Mexican children in the neighbor-
hood, who were playing with them.
The bombs were constructed Of old
fruit and vegetable cans, filled with
a stick of dynamite and iron slugs
from a blacksmith shop, with percus-
sion caps and fuses for exploding
them. y
When the officers got close onto
the revolutionary rendezvous at
Ysleta, 1t Is said the bombs were re-
moved at night and taken above I'll
Paso and hidden where found, In an
arroya bank, covered with dirt.
The discovery of the bombs recalls
the fact that during the recent reyo-
lutionary excitement, Mexican Con-
sui I.omcli in this city, declared that
revolutionists were hidden in cave
northwest of the city. American po-
lice investigated but found none of
them, and officers say it maxsAe that
this is the stuff Lomeli ected,
and that the Ysleta bombs are still
missing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
BITE OF A HOG PROVED FATAL
Aaron johnson Vic'im Of Strange
Attack Near Georgetown

Georgetown. Texas, August T.
Aaron Johnson, aged Sc years, a
we'll known Swedish citizen Of this
con y, living six miles from George
town. died by a horrible accident
Thursday. He. assisted by another
man, was doctoring pig when they
were attacked by large hog which
bit and tore Johnson's leg until he
lost consciousness
The infuriated animal had to be
beaten of its victim with a fence rail.
Johnson was carried to the house
and died In thirty minutes after the
accident. He had lived in this county
thirty years and leaves a large famf-
". He Will be buried at Palm Valley
this afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
MEN AND MONEY M|LNER's NEED
Agricultural Department Is Handi-
capped by insufficient Help.

Austin, Texas, Aug In speak
ing of the inadequacy of the force
of the agricultural department, as
mentioned previously, Commissioner
r T. Miner said today that the 31st
Legislature w6ald be asked to make
provision for at least two more clerks
and an appropriation sufficient to
carry on the work OF the department.
He indicates that an appropriation of
$1,000 would be asked for to further
the farmers institute work In the
state, and in connection with the
institute work he suggested that the
department should have one good
man in the field at all times.
There is no doubt but what the
agricultural department is handicap
ped by the inadequacy of both en,-
ployes and appropriations, and 1t is
confidently believed that the next
legislature will be ready to further
the good work which the department
has already accomplished during it's
brief existence.
In all likelihood Governor Camp
bell will recommend to the lawmak-
ers the necessity for increased ap-
preparations for this department and
the recommendation will be backed
up by the farmers of the state who
are deriving much benefit from the
bulletin and statistical information
which it is diffusing in Texas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
Death of Baby Copass.

J. c. Lumpkins today received a
telegram from Hollis, Okla, announc-
ing the death of the baby of Rev. b.
A. Copass. The corpse will be brought
to Waxahachie for interment The
funeral will take place tomorrow
morning from Central depot immedi-
ately following the arrival of the
eastbound train.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
d Entertained Friends.

Mr.. and Mrs. Dee Oliver, who re-
side near the city, entertained a
number of friends Thursday. The
guests included Mrs p. l. Rogers
and Mrs. Amanda Gosnell of Tennes-
see, Mrs. Will Park and daughters,
Mrs. Joe Porterfield, daughter and
little son, Mrs. Willie Ransom and
Miss Carrie Porter of Midlothian and
w. P. Clark and children In the af-
ternoon ice cream, cake and water
melons were served.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
Stringing New Time Card.

According to information received
here officials of the Trinity and Bra
EOS Valley are stringing new time
card to become effective about Sep
tember /. A night service between
Fort Worth and Galveston is expect
ed TO be inaugurated on that date.
These trains will be operated over
the Rock Island to Dallas and over
the Katy to Waxahachie 1t is under
stood that the north bound train will
arrive here about 5 80 a. m.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
Williams Taken to Temple.

The constable of Temple arrived
In the city Saturday morning to take
charge Of Jack Williams, arrested
here Thursday on a charge of horse
theft. and conveyed him to the Bell
county Jail at Bolton. The officer was
accompanied by the owner of the
mule and buggy stolen from Temple
July IS. The animal and vehicle
were shipped to Temple over the Ka-
ty. The bay. filly brought here by
Williams has not yet been claimed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
Conference ON AIissions.

Kent, Conn.,, Aug. AT Kent, or
the beautiful Housatonic, hundreds
of men are gathering today to take
part In the Episcopal conference on
missions, which will be held during
the next nine days. All OF the eastern
and New England states are repre-
sented. The conference is composed
OF laymen. although several pomin-
ent clergymen will speak.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
TWO CONVENTIONS TODAY.

y
Democrats and Republicans Meat to
Elect State Convention Delegates
The democrats and republicans Of
Ellis county held their county con-
ventions in Waxahachie this after
noon to elect delegates to the state
conventions, The democratic conven-
ton met in the district court room
at o'clock.
The democratic executive commit
tee met at eleven O'Clock to canvass
the returns Of the primary election
of July rs and declare the result.
Chairman Gill submitted report
showing the amount received from
candidates and the amount expended
for holding the primary election.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
Normal Well Attended.

Prof. T.. G. Grafton Of Italy is in
the city today attending the demo
cratic convention. Prof. Grafton was
conductor of the summer normal of
this week. He reports that one nun
dred and ten teachers were in at
tendance and that much interest was
displayed in the work of the normal
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
A Railway Station.

The Daily Bulletin OF the Manu-
facturers' Record says: Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway, B. Fish
er. consulting engineer, st. louis,
Mo-. 1t is reported. build depot at
Waxahachie.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
Fled From Oklahoma.

Denison, Texas, Aug. 1.-Two ne
gro families arrived here vest erday
from the southeast portion of Okla
homa. They stated that they had
been obliged TO flee and leave their
homes. notice having been posted on
the front gate that they must leave
the neighborhood.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES.
Congressman Bean Spends $1178.2O
and Col. Sterett $1,000.

and Col. Sterett SO, 100.
Col w. G. Sterett, who made the
race for congress against Congress-
man Jack Beall, has filed his cam
paign expense account with the
county clerk of Dallas county The
amount Is shown to be $1,000.
The exvense account of Congress
man Beall shows that he spent
$117S.2O.
Mr. Beall carried every county In
the district He received majority
of about 1000 votes over Col. Ster-
ett in Dallas county.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
Z POLLARD MAY GO
Assistant Attorney General Consid
ering Trip to Washington.

ering Trip to Washington.
Austin, Texas, August I.-Claude
Pollard. assistant attorney general,
will probably accompany Chairman
Mayfield of the railroad commission
and Senator Culberson to Washing
ton to protest against the increase in
freight rates Should Judge Pollard
make the trip he will probably make
the oral argument to the interstate
commerce commission in behalf of
Chairman Mayfield
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
Twenty-One Must De.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 1.--Twenty-
one death sentences were announced
In Russia yesterday. sixteen OF which
were on persons who were connected
with the Simferopol jail delivery OF
last May.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-01
Our Record Broken As.sn.

Our Ice cream sales were raised
from one hundred and ten gallons to
two hundred and fifteen today. Merit
viii WIN. EatitoFium lee Cream Fao-
tory. J. T. Williams, Prov. II
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-13

TT was Saturday-always an eagerly
anticipated day by the children,
Il as every little scholar will agree.
Indeed, the twins and Wilbur planned
so many plays for this gala day that
it would really have taken a week or
such days to carry them all out. This
did not mar their pleasure, though,
and ION this particular morning the
blank dismay that filled their little
hearts at the breakfast table can only
be understood by those same scholars
before mentioned. Lillian was coming
to spend the day with them! Lillian
was a younger cousin of Wilburs, an
only child, spoiled, pretty and petulant,
accustomed to having her own way in
everything Though not usually in
hospitable, this child's visits were
dreaded by all three.
"Oh, dear! Oh, dear!" sighed Wilbur
'There go all my prospects for fun to-
day! She'll want to play mothers or
some such baby game, and Wen have
to amuse her the whole time!"
"And she'll want to alter my doll
house to suit herself and upset all my
plans!" sighed Maud. "It's too awful
provoking!"
and she won't sit still minute with
book, as any reasonable child might"
chimed in Marian. I'D like to run
away and hide"
However, they tried to receive her
politely, and the day was over at last,
though not without some squalls.
well, I'm glad she's gone, eX-
claimed Wilbur. II hope she won't
come again in hurry. Just look what
she did to my soldier! And 1 didn't
dare say a word!"- He held up the
mangled remains of a leaden cavalry
man, once the pride of his heart.
Yes" began Maud, land she simply
has ruined my dolls new cloak by
trying to make it fit her old doll. l
think it's too meant"
so it is" acknowledged Marian.
shes a horrid child, and believe she
broke the back of my storybook on
purpose. She's quite capable of it!'
"Chndren!" exclaimed a shocked
voice behind them, as the twins mother
Joined them before the glowing gas
logs. "Can it be possible that you are
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-13
nsAg SIMPLY HAS RUINED MY DOLLS NEW DRESS"

speaking of the little guest who has
Just left? I am very much surprised"
But, mamma, she is such a pest.
Just see how our day has been spoiled"
MY dears, she has partaken of your
hospitality and therefore her name
should be sacred to you. Don't you
remember the old story of the Arab
and his maXim?"
1.-THE Bread and Salt one?" asked
Marian, ashamed. 1--WE had forgotten,
mamma. Tell it to us again."
So their mother began: I'm Arabia
the people are courteous and hospita-
Bile to a fault. So strict are they in
observing the laws of hospitality that
sometimes the methods\of modern ma
.tions seem barbaric in comparison.
The stranger seeking shelter and re-
freshment within their tents is treated
with ceremony and distinction, and so
strong is the feeling of honor on the
part of the host that henceforth he who
has accepted of his hospitality and
partaken of his bread and salt is rem
dered free from harm, even though he
belong to the enemies of his race or
tribe It is related of certain nomad
or Wanderer of the desert that he once
sought food and shelter at the tent of
a rich merchant, on which class of
people he was accustomed to make
petty warfare for pillage. Being so
frankly entreated for refreshment, how
ever the old merchant gave him the
best that his stores afforded and sent
him away, laden with good things and
the blessing of Allah upon him. He
was laden, too, with yet another thing,
which bowed him to the ground with
its weight This was the sense of
gratitude, of which he could not rid
himself until he had abandoned his
INSCRIPTIONS way of living. And so,
children, you see to what in time this
old Arabs hospitality led. want you
to promise me that when rebeflious
thoughts arise at some petty act or
word of your little guests in the future,
you will whisper the magic words
bread and salt to yourselves, and this
will aid you to stif1e SUCH"
And all three, now thoroughly
ashamed of their discourtesy, eagerly
promised. AMY SMITH
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LIMERICK CONTEST

PRIZES handsome books for best completed limerick
submitted by Angeles writer and for best completed linn
erick sent in by writer from outside the city limits
Fill in the last ne making rhyme with the first and have
the meter
Papers be signed with and address
and name of school and grade.
All contributions for this must be addressed AUNT
LAURIE Herald Junior The Herald Los Angeles and must
be received this office later than Saturday afternoon De-
cember 49,
IF Santa will me-
I will be good be,
I'll not disobey
I'll smile every day
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Honorable Mention)

Honorable Mention)
o Sweet Maude had a hat that was high 9
@ While Mildred, broad one would buy, @
@ But the size of the bill g
o Gave their father a chill g
8 When he came to pay by and by. q
8 c. EVADNE PELREA, g
O. 1901 East Thirty-third street. Vernon 9
o avenue cshoo1 BIS grade. g
As he paid to and murmured sigh.
HAZEL STRONG,
Age 10 years, Santa Maria. Box ios'
fourth grade.
And their mother a good hard cry.
AIRLINE SLOSSON,
Seventh grade, Orange avenue school, Mon
rovia.
And they certainly thought he would die.
EDGAR LENT,
712 Pine street A grade. First street
school, age 10, Santa Ana.
And he laid it away with sigh.
JUNE MORRIS,
Fourth grade, age 10, Azusa grammar
school.
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(Honorable Mention)

(Honorable Mention)
O Sweet Maude had hat that was high, 9
@ While Mildred, a broad one would buy, g
@ But the size of the bill g
@ Gave their father a chill g
o With Christmas approaching so nigh. @
q HAZEL LAMBERT, @
o 1920 Vermont avenue, Washington @
8 street school, BIC grade. @
And Mildred asked papa why.
GRACE NASH.
Age 8, B8 grade, Chino, box 40.
And the doctor wondered why.
FLORENCE DAVIS.
Chino. age 10 years, grade B4.
want to bust poor old dad?" he said.
MABEL DUQUETTE,
University Heights school. eighth grade,
San Diego.
AS he painfully Strengthened his tie.
ALICE DAY,
Age Is. grade As. oxnard city school,
As at it he glanced with his eye.
ALVIN FORRY,
Garden Grove school, sixth grade.