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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-10-12

of question is In sight. Now that we
can see the splendid work already
dore on the public square, even the
chronic kicker has about quit knock
ing and all admit that it is the best
step that Mckinney ever took for
her material prosperity. No one re-
grets the money spent, and others
are lining up for similar work on
the business blocks off the square.
BY all means let's vote this city
bond issue, as well as the county,
and get In the band wagon of pros
perity. Old Collin has been in her
shell long enough, and now that she
is showing signs of awakening, lets
push the good work along.
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KISSING AND ENCOREs.
Origin of These Two Customs of the
PiayhoGse


Kissing in playhouses Lad its origin
in Paris in 1850 ON the occasion of the
presentation of Fontenelles tragedy,
'Aspar." Prior to that time suffering
audiences We're wont to yawn audihly
and fall asleep when the apathy of the
actors and performances justified that
course. But on this occasion the indg-
nant audience. driven to desperation
by the plattudes of Aspar. voiced their
anger ny Kisses, which drove the ae-
tors into temporary retirement, accord
ing to the testimony of the poet Roi.
who alludes to the incident in his
"BreVet de Ia Calotte." Kissing there,
after became fashionable
The first encore noted in the anNal;
of the stage was accorded to f.ivius
Andronicus, a Roman actor. He was
popular with the masses and was
called back so often to repeat his
speeches that he in self defenas
brought boy to dcciaim for him white
he himself applied the gestures. Whils.
encores became the rage in subsequent
ages, it is known that Andronicus' plan
of haling an nnderstudy before him ha
fore the audience to share his bonors'
has not generally been adopted BY
Thespans. -Show World
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BETTER STREETS AND ROADS.

We are all interested in this. Bet
ter streets do much towards build
ing up city and better roads build
up the country and bring
the two together, Wherever you find
better streets and roads you are sure
to find better people, more prosper
Gus people, healthier people and
happier people. 1t takes money to
build better streets and roads, but
the people benefited pay the money
and money is never begrudged when
benefit is derived. Ellis county is
entitled to the best roads of the best
class, and Waxahachie needs and
should have paved or graveled
streets. The amount of money sunk
in the mud on the public highways
OF the county in two years would.
If spent for the building of roads of
the better class, go a long ways to-
ward giving county traffic solid
foundation. Waxahachie pays enough
in taxes every year to expect some
thing in the way of improved streets
No more is expected of the county
and city government here than is
done by the governments of other
counties and cities. Discussing better
streets and roads Collin county
contemporary, the Mckinney Cour-
ier-Gazette, says:
Now that plans are maturing for
a county bond issue TO turnpike the
principal roads. why not let us get
in the city? Secretary Carnes, of the
commercial club, has suggested a
half-million dollar bond issue for
the county. which will cost us about
half the money now being spent on
the roads every year with no lasting
benefits, and with the money thus
miles of turnpikes in the county. The
county could do this and save money
every year without any additional
tax
NOW our ever Watchful secretary
comes forward with suggestion
that the city OF Mckinney vote a city
bond issue of about $4,000 for
street improvements, forming the
residence streets into Improvement
districts in which the property own
ers on each side shall pay one-third
of the expense and the city third,
and in this way macadamize the
whole city This can be done at a
small expense, not costing any
property owner more for his part
than a good sidewalk would cost |
We think this one of the best sug-
gestions we have heard and If the |
people of Mckinney will only adopt |
it. the solution of this much talked
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In the barnacle we have unique
and wonderful case of a creature shat
can afloid as age comes ON to dispense
with the eyesight that was so useful
In youth. For the Young and old
barnacle are as different one from the
other as fishes from seaweed. In the
heyday Of life the barnace swilns
about tt sea. seeking its food with the
aid of its eyes and generally leading a
roaming existence Later In life, how.
ever, 1t grows tired of this aimless
wandering aud settles down to worry
ships captains by attaching itself to
the keel of their craft and defying the
much advertised powers Of various pre-
ventive paints. Once, then, the barna
Gle has become fixture. whether on
ships or sharks, its eyesight Is Of no
more use. 1t cannot seek its food, and
1t cannot shun its foes, for 1t never
more Will move. Therefore its eyes
become superfuous and according to
natures invariabe rule in such cases,
disappear
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MERELY SOME SUGGESTIONS.

Instead of filing the newspapers
with columns of stuff about contribu
tons, the whole tendency of which
is to destroy public confidence in
men, candidates, parties and our
form of government, it might be we'll
to devote some time and space to
the discussion and development of
issues out of which statesmen are
made and the progress and stability
of our civilization are guaranteed.
In this gossipy talk of compaign con-
tributions, to say nothing of the
scandalous stuff injected by Mr..
Hearst, who as conveyor of stolen
property is without an equal in mod
ern times, the tariff question in all
its interesting phases and multitude
nous bearings upon American indus
try, from protecting to monopoliz-
ing it, is ignored. The transporta-
ton problem, involving the question
of its regulation and promotion, as
well as millions upon top of millions
of values and the employment of ar
mics of men, is passed up for future
consideration. The issue of reduced
or extended pensions to men who
have served the union or increased
its expenditures by reason of recent
adventures in foreign lands. where
the constitution has had a devil of
a time keeping up with the flag, has
been sidestepped or laid away in the
political archives for use when con-
gress shall meet again and members
shall cast about for subject matter
with which to fill the unperused pa
ges of that political potter's field
the Congressional Record So great
is the concentration of public inter-
est upon campaign contributions that
coast defenses and an adequate navy
as heroic and enhancing to an adj
venturous people as those thrilling
topics naturally must be, have faded
away before the fiery dawn OF this
greater and fercer issue of the male
VIOLENT Influence of campaign contri-
buttons on the part OF dscredited
and outlawed corporations which
have no rights that politicians can
afford to respect, although there
may be an occasional protest by
written constitutions and laws in
their behalf. Even in Texas, the
home and throne of King Cotton,
we have no more of that once nigh
ty and transcendent proposition to
make cotton warehouse certificates
the basis of an elastic currency. so
absorbing is the furious contest be
tween our champion standard bear
ers over the full and free and imme-
date publication of campaign con-
tributions, lest tainted dollar bear
ing the microbe of predatory wealth
shall stray into the sainted till of
the elect Ye gods, what's the re-
public coming to when such ityster-
les as these Cypress us and We for
get our duty TO be dignified, when
older and more sedate nations look
upon our quadrenial national strug-
gle for the highest office within the
gift of the electorate? Fort Worth
Star.
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has yet to so. And the way to NEE
difficulties is not by thinking no
bad they are. but by believing in
way out. Looking for the worst i'm
pairs the digestion. Smiles save tn
appetite and the strength.
There is something for even tn
most amiable to think over in this
There is no gain in a crouch. Su
lenness does not pay. Good natur
is one of the most valuable OF as
sets, and it is surprising how easil
it can be acquired by man with tn
will to find the way.-Housto
Chronicle
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Woman BARRIERS.

In Gays Journey to Exeter" pub
lished ia 1915, it is told how after pass.
ing "Morcombe's lake the traveller
reach Administer, where they sleep
The next morning
We rise: our boards demand the barber s
art.
female enters and performs the part.
The weighty golden chain adorns her
neck,
And three gold rings her skillful hands
bedeck;
Smooth Der our chin her easy fingers
move,
Soft as when Venus stroked the beard of
Jove
London Notes and Queries
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American Suecess.

The reason Of the enormous success
Of the Americans, the reason OF their
growing wealth and power on the con
tinent Of Europe. is their willingness
to take risks. They are brave and are
prepared to shoulder responsibility
banks are found to advance him mon.
ey to put him on his feet again. Not so
In England. 4 bankrupt Is parinh;
the banks will not give him the least
help His failure creates terrible
fuss.--Frenchman in Pail Mall Gazette
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His Last Qusstion.

The counsel for the opposition had
been bullying the witness for an hour
or more when he finally asked
as 1t true that there are traces af
insanity In your famlly?"
1T would he folly to deny It," re-
piled the witness. MY great-grnnd
father who was studying for the min
istry. gave It up to become lawyer"
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Mrs. Spenders--Oh. John, ! saw a
sign In Bargain & Co.'S window today
that reminded me Of what am most
In
Mr.. Spendcrs- dnterruptlng hastily
!, too. saw sign III their window that
reminded me of what ! am. 1t read.
Reduced to 10 cents" New York
Journal
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On the VERGE of Pro.tration,

" hat else have you gotT' asked
Cholly. looking languidly over the bill
Of fare for something to tempt his lad
ed appetite
We'll" replied the waitress. I'VE
have hot biscuits too
"Thatll do" said Cholly, resting his
intellect by tossing the bill of fare
aside. Bring me hot biscuit stew"
Chicago Tribune.
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Two STYLES.

Thug IN going to land you one In
de mug. see?
that the clarity of expression SO neces-
sary literary dlctIon may at times
he attaiaed by the veriest pauclty Of
those descriptive elements which have
SO enriched our language -Chicago
News
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Saw the Sights Of the Town.

Resident-Have you seen the sights
Of the town?
Stranger Yes. All morning sui in
the hotel front window watching them
walk by.-Lippincott's.
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Industrial ShoM.

Rochester, n. Y, Oct. 12.-With
all of the exhibits in place, forming
the greatest display of it's kind ever
held here, the Rochester Industrial
Exhibition opens today and will OK
tend through the week
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Picked His Studies.

II understand your son is a hard
student"
Hard! Why. his muscles are like
iron. - Boston Transcript.
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No man who will not make an Ell
fort for himself need apply for aid tc
his friends -Demosthenes.
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Obituaries. resolutions OF respect, cards
of thanks-all matter not NEWS-wil be
charged Tor at the rate Of cents per line
Poetry at double price.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-01
Names Of Flowers.

1t Is interesting to know how GER
tain flowers get their names. Many
we're named after individuals. For
instance, fuchsias were so called he
cause they were discovered By Leo
nard Fuchs Dahlias were named for
Andre DAM, who brought them 'tsbin
Peru. The camellia was so called itf
a missionary named Kamel. WHO
brought some magnificent. specimens
of the flower to France from Japan
He called It the rose OF japan. but his
friends changed 1t to camellia Mag
nolias were named In honor OF FRO
fessor Magnol de Montpelier who
first brought the beautiful tree to
France from America and Asia Be.
cause It trembled with the wind is
the meaning Of .anemone. The Latin
word to wash is lavare, and lavender
received its name because eae Romans
put the flowers into water when they
washed to perfume their hands. New
Orleans Times-Democrat
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Tho Marair az Profit


There was general storekeepeT.' .
said financier. "who was forced to
the wall by hard times and resolved to
make an assignment He figured out
that he would be able to pay 40 cents
on the dollar. Well. a certain whole
saler that he had dealt pretty heavily
with heard Of his plight and came post
haste to see him
'Whatv the wholesaler shouted.
Going to make an assignment! Pay
only 40 cents on the dollar! A pretty
state Of things this IsH
"'Calm yourself. MIR. Wholesaler,
said the general storekeeper. 1T Is true
! am going to assign. These hard
times have played the very deuce with
me. And it's true I'm going to pay
only 40 cents on the dollar But all
your goods, 1t happens. are Intact. Not
a case has been opened. and they shall
be returned to you at once
'Whatv shouted the wholesaler. an,
grier than ever. Return my goods.
Not on your life! insist on my law
full 40 per cent, the same as the other
creditors Washington Star.
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gsas Nash e . GAMBLER.

when the late Earl Of 7. was q
youth he was passionately fond Of
play and never better pleased than
with having ar. Nash for his antago-
mist. Nash saw with concern his lord
ships foible and undertook tn cure
him, though BY a very disagreeable
remedy. Conscious OF his own supe-
rior skill, be determined TO engage
him in single play for a very consider
able sum. His lordship In proportion
as he lost his game lost bis temper,
too. and as he approached the gulf
seemed still more eager for ruin. He
lost his estate. Some writings were
put into the winners possession. His
very equipage was offered as a last
stake. and be lost that also. but when
our generous gamester had found his
lordship sufficiently punished for bis
temerity he returned all. only stipulat-
ing that be should be paid $4,000
he should think proper to
make the demand However. he never
made any such demand during his
lordship's lifetime, but some time aft
er his decease. Mr. Nash's affairs being
In (sic) the wane, he demanded the
money Of his Iordship's heirs. who
honorably paid it without any hesIta-
ton. History Of Gambling In Eng
land.D
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a curloun sunerstltinn.

There Is curious superstition com
mon to ShetIanders and Cingalese
How Islanders so wide apart-some
1900 miles-managed to adopt each
others views one does not know, but
here Is the fact. The rice cuitivators
OF Ceylon and the fishermen OF Shet-
land resemble each other In one or two
rather remarkable points. They re.
frain from speaking OF the implements
OF their calling by their names. They
call them something else. by names
known only to themselves. The reason
Is that II the evil spirit were to think
that they were speaking of spades and
rakes or Of nets and hooks he would
be tempted to damage them or even
TO appropriate them. The train OF
thought Is the same with both races:
There Is an evil spirit always on the
lookout for opportunities OF doing mis-
chief He even hears what we say. If
we let him understand that we are
talking about our implements and
tools, we shall direct his attention 10
them and shall suggest to him way
of doing an injury. Therefore we viii
agree to call boat or spade by some
FANCY name known only to ourselves"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-01

Professor John Tyndall, who. with
many great gifts, possessed singular
skin m devlsing and conducting beau
hful experimental Illustrations. actual
~ produced In 1879 a bit Of blue sky
In the lecture room, In a glass tube
three feet in length and three inches In
diameter he exhausted the air until It
was less than one-tenth the density OF
the atmosphere we breathe and repre-
scented the rarer air high overhead
tnto this exhausted air he introduced
nltrite Of butyle vapor. which Is ex.
tremely volatile. Then a strong beam
OF light In room otherwise dark was
passed through the mixture. ana IN the
glass tube there glowed a beautiful
blue cloud, rlvaling IN color the finest
italian sly, Here was Tue sky
brought down to earth
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coronaia.

The coronet Of duke consists of al.
ternate crosses and leaves. the leaves
being representation OF the leaves Of
the parsley plant. The princes Of the
blood royal also wear a similar crown.
The state headgear OF MARQUIS con.
sists Of dladem surrounded by low.
ers and pearls placed alternately. An
earl. however. has neither towers nor
leaves surmounting his clrclet. but only
points rising. each with a pearl on the
top A viscount has neither flowers
nor points, but only the plain clrclet
adorned with pearls. which, regardless
or number, are placed on the crown il.
self A baron has only six pearls on
the golden border. not raised. TO dis.
unguish him from an earl, and the
number Of pearls render his diadem
distinct from that OF viscOunt
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The Andromada Mehula-

One VI the most astonishing objects
In the heavens, especially when photo.
graphed, Is the great nebula In the
constellation Andromeda, which Is Wis
ible as misty speck TO tie naked eye
IL has long puzzled astronomers. he
cause while its structural series OF
vast rings surrounding central mass
suggests q gaseous constitution, it's
spectrum Is continuous. resembling
that Of the sun. II has been suggested
that It may be composed Of stars con
shutting a universe external to ours
Recent studies of Its parallax. how
ever, indicate that 1t Is nearer to us
than some Of the well known stars,
such rs Capella. and Mr.. J. Ellard
Gore, the English astronomer. points
out that II the Andromeda ncbula
were assumed to be an external uni
verse, having diameter comparable
with that Of the Milky way. It's mass
would be forty million million million
times the mass Of the sun. This is
regarded as Incredible and so may be
taken as an additional argument IN
favor Of the view that this nebula Is
a member OF our system Youths
Companion
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-01
FIGHT TO TAKE
THAW FROM N. Y.
Wanted in Pennsylvania as q
Witness in Bankruptcy
Case.

WHITE PLAINS. N. r.. Oct. H.
The fight to take Harry X. Thaw
out Of the state Of New York and
into Pennsylvania through an order
issued from a bankruptcy court in
the latter state, commenced this
morning when Roger o'Mara, trus-
tee Of the Thaw estate arrived here
and served a writ from the
Pennsylvania court on the Gus
todians of Thaw directing that he be
turned over to the authorities Of
Pennsylvania. The New York au-
thorities will contest the writ, and
the legal fight promises to be an
interesting one.
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EXTEND LINE TO METALINE
Continued from page one.)

low Newport, and perhaps the prin-
cipal object in b Hiding the road is
the immediate development OF this
timber.
II Mr.. Blackwell equals the record
he established in building the pres
ent line Of the Idaho & Washington
Northern TO Spirit Lake and New
port, he will have the extension In
operation before spring. Apparent
~ there are no physical difficulties
greater than those in building the
Spirit Lake line, while the labor
conditions are much better.
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Rath Not PopuIar d spaln.

In the quaint Spanish city Of Toie-
do the traveller is shown upon the
banks Of the Tagus below Wamba's
palace the alcove in which La Cava
was wont to battle until seen BY Pod
erlck. and her fate was none the hap
piest at the hands of the last Of the
Goths To this day she is referred to
as an awful example Of the fate that
awaits those who dare to bathe in
water too often. The Spanish woman
Is none too liberal in her use of water
for personal cleanliness. preferring oil
or some other medium
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ELEVATION ALLOWANCE

Interstate Commerce Commission
RuIe in Force.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct. L.
Collection By certain railroads Of an
elevation allowance OF three-quarters
OF one cent hundred pounds on
grain 70 ordered discontinued by the
Interstate commerce commission. eff
fective today. The commission holds
that such q charge constitutes nm
due and Illegal discrimination.
The decision was in the case Of
the trafiic bureau and the merchants
exchange Of 81. Louis. against the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. the
st. Louis & San Francisco, and the
Missouri, Kansas q Texas Railroad
companies.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-01
The Roman Eather.

A distinguished scholar was the
guest Of one of the high schools of
Buffalo and was greatly amused. ac
cording to a writer in the Commercial
of that city. by the answer given by
one Of the pupils in the class in Roman
history to a somewhat exacting ques
tlon put by the teacher
A lad was asked to state conciseIy in
one sentence the distinctive difference
between the society Of ancient Rome
and that or the present day in Amer
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-01
WOMAN SHOOTS NEIGHRoR

Race Question Provokes Row That
Ends Fatally.
Los ANGELES, Cal. Oct. Mrs.
Agnes Mathewson today shot and
fatally wounded her neighbor. Mrs.
Rosie Rabies over a quarrel with re-
lation 70 the race question. The
only witness 70 the scene was the
husband Of Mrs. Mathewson, and ac-
eording to his statement Mrs. Rabies
attacked his wife with knife. and
she shot In self defense. The wound
ed woman h Of Mexican descent.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-01
AFTER LORD LANsDoN
Court Asked to Compel Him to File
Ticket.

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 1.--Attorneys
representing the Hearst or indie
pendence party today commenced pro-
ceedings in the supreme court in
which they viii seek to compel the
secretary of state to file the party's
ticket. The secretary refueed to file
the ticket, because. II was presented
80 minutes after Office hours, or
4:aO o'clock. though the ONCE at the
time was open, and the attorneys win
now endeavor to compel the officer to
show cause why 1t should not be
filed.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-01
sEAToR TRuITT ARREsrEp
Charged with Having Assaulted
Newspaper Man.

Newspaper Man.
MOSCOW, Idaho. Oct. Senator
Warren Truitt, who attacked p. L.
circuit editor Of the Troy News. the
other day on the main street Of
Moscow, and struck him over the
head with an iron pipe, infllcting
several bad scalp wounds, was ar
rested yesterday on the charge OF
assault with dangerous weapon,
but upon giving bonds for his APP
pearance at the trial was released
The senator was offended and took
exceptions to the story printed in the
newspapers concerning the affair OF
yesterday, stating that II was not a
fair version Of the trouble.