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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-21
KERN QUITS CAMPAIGN.
His Eight-Year- Old Son Is Seriously
Ill.

Indianapolis. Ind. Oct 21-John w
Kern. Jr., the year old son of John
w. Kern. Democratic candidate for the
vice presidency. is seriously i'll in this
city, and Mrs. Kern has telegraphed
her husband to return TO Indianapolis
at once.
Gives Up Campaign.
Syracuse. N. Y. Oct. 21-John w.
Kern today abandoned his campaign in
this city and left for home in response
to message from his wife telling of
the serious illness of their SON He
was to have spoken in Ohio, tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-21

II there Is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand or if you want
any medical advice. @rite
to the doctor. and he will
answer YOU fully. There is
no charge for this service.
The address Is DR.. w. B.
Caldwell. sos Caldwell bldg.
Monticello, Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-21

5000 has been turned over to Judge
Urmy so far this month and ten days
are left on the calendar. Gamblers
have been the mist important prisoners
of war and their hostages are filling
the Golfers. There are, very few back
fines as the jailer has made extra eff
forts to collect them. 1t is practically
decided that no more of these promised
payments will be accepted. If you can't
pay your fine at once 1t is a trip to the
rock pile and a temporary sojourn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-21

Andy Dupree. who was not caught
in rhe big gam oIing gang arrested Mon
day night at 317 Kansas avenue, but
VINO is the leader of the gang and
the financial; end of their releases and
strategies, was arrested today. and will
be tried as the chief crap shooter of
the Thirteen. Dupree was out rushing
the can when the raid was made and
he failed 10 get the patrol ride. How
ever evidence was strong enough
against him and he is in the lookup. He
owns the building in which the business
was run.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-20
OUR NO NAME MALT.

The ideal drink for pale, puny people.
4 bottles, express paid :. :. $500
10 bottles, express paid Tb0
No matter what you pay your mon
ey can't buy better Malt.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-20

Our Mobile House is larger,
better and stronger than ever.
All Mississippi, Georgia and
Florida orders given that
same old prompt attention. \
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-20

The Peerless Whiskey.
quart, $780, quarts, $500
1000 quarts, 100000.
Never sold In saloons and better
than the best $3.50 per quart Whiskey
you ever bought.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
BOMB EXPLOSION
WRECKS BUILDING.
Force Is Felt for Blocks and
Noise Hard for Mile in
Chicago.
SEARCH DEBRIS FOR DEAD
Policemen and Firemen Looking for
Possible Victims-Near Coliseum
in Heart OF Business Sec
ton Of the City.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-Two buildings
were wrecked, several people are be-
lfeved to have been killed and win
dows were shattered for block
around by thesterrific explosion of a
bomb in an alley in Wabash avenue,
near Fifteenth street, last night
The wrecked buildings adjoin the
Coliseum, where the First Ward
ball, an annual event, against the
holding of which this year much op-
position had been made, is scheduled
to be held tonight
The report Of the explosion was
heard for a mile. The congregations
of Grace Episcopal church and of the
Presbyterian church and guests OF
several nearby hotels rushed to the
streets in a panic. A two-story frame
which adjoins the south wall of the
Coliseum Annex, Immediately col1
lapsed and took fire. The fire leaped
across an area and spread to another
frame building, also wrecked. Prop
erty close to the Coliseum stored in
the building added fuel to the
IlameS. CTOWQS OF eXCltcu poOpIS, Dc-
lieving that the Coliseum, great
stone structure, had been blown up,
rushed to the scene. Policemen and
firemen began searching among the
burning debris in the~helief that peo-
pie were in the building when the
explosion occurred. 1t was reported
that two men had entered one of the
buildings q short time before.
That the bomb was intended for
the Coliseum and that 1t was an eff
fort of some would-be reformer to
make impossible the holding of the
ball tonight. the police ex-
press doubt 1t was thought the
bomb-thrower was prowling in the
alley seeking favorable spot to drop
the weapon, and, through some mis-
calculation. had to leave it where it
exploded. An examination OF the
premises, the police say, show that
from the top OF one OF the wrecked
buildings the bomb might have been
thrown through skylight of the
Coliseum.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
LOOKING FOR ESCAPED CONVICT
Officer Goes to FL Campo to Inspect
Man on County Farm.

Constable McCalpin of Waxaha-
chic and E. c. Shirley of Milford re-
turned Sunday morning from Ell
Campo Texas, where they had been
to personally inspect prisoner on
the county farm who was supposed
to be George Winters. an escaped
convict from the penitentiary The
man was arrested at Ell Campo sew
eral days ago while he was in the
act of breaking into freight car.
He was tried on a charge of vagran-
cy, convicted and sent to the county
farm to work out his fine. Descrip-
tions of Winters were recently sent
out by Sheriff Forbes and one of
these was received by the city mar
shall of Ell Campo. Believing that the
man sent up for vagrancy was Win
ters the officer wired the, sheriff S
Office to come to Ell Campo and take
look at the prisoner. Accordingly
Mr. McCalpin and Mr.. Shirley went
there for that purpose the latter
part of last week. After studying the
man closely for some time Mr.. Shir-
ley decided he was not Winters. Ex-
cept in size it is said the man re-
sembled Winters very closely.
Winters was sent to the penlten-
tiary from Hill county about ten
years ago for killing Mr.. Shirley S
father. He was convicted of murder
in the second degree and given a
term of fourteen years in states pri-
son. He made his escape about five
years ago and Mr.. Shirley has spent
quite a good deal of money in an
effort to have him recaptured.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
SHIPS ANCHOR
At COLOMBO
Crowds Of Natives Await Com
ing Of Fighting Vessels Of
the United States,
WEATHER FOR TRIP FINE
Voyage on Other Side Of the Globe
Proves Lacking in Special Events.
A Case Of Smallpox on
the Georgia.

Colombo, Ceylon, Dec. 1.-THE
United States battleship fleet was
enxiously awaited here by crowds of
natives who assembled on the south
west coast, and great gathering of
Europeans and natives at Colombo
The fleet, which was sighted at 7
o'clock yesterday morning, approach
ed slowly in single file. The flagship
Connecticut, with Rear Admiral
sperry, the commander of the fleet.
aboard, entered the harbor at 8
o'clock, the others following at short
intervals. The warships saluted the
port and the salute was returned.
The battleship fleet left Manila on
Dec. l at O'Clock in the morning
and passed Singapore six days later
The voyage was uneventful, the
weather being fine throughout and
the battleships proceeding at an
even speed of about ten knots an
hour. The health of the men on the
ships is excellent, with the exception
of one case of smallpox on the Geor-
gia, which detached herself from the
fleet on Dec and arrived here yes
terday. The smallpox victim is SER
iously i'll and all of the Georgia's
crew have been vaccinated.
This is one of the most difficult
harbors the fleet has yet entered,
but all the battleships were 0aSsthed
without incident, the perfect ma
neuvering of the vessels occasioning
great admiration. Coaling will begin
Immediately During the period the
fleet will remain here the officers
and men will be entertained exten-
sively. The official reception will take
place tomorrow and after that every
hour Of leisure will be fully occupied
in enjoying excursions and festivities
which have been arranged. The pro-
gram includes daily trip to Randy,
which lies near the center of the is
lands on the banks OF fine artif1-
cial lake sixty-two miles northeast
of Colombo. The residence of the
British governor agent is located
there as we'll as the former King $
palace and the Buddhist Temple or
Dalada Malagawa. The beautiful bo-
tanical gardens of Peradenia are one
of attractiveness in Handy. The ex-
cursions to this place will be free OF
charge to all.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14

columns several months ago. but 1t
was denied by Col. w. Il. Green
then vice president and general man
ager of the Valley Short Line Not
withstanding the protestation of Mr.
Green this paper had what it regard
ed as reliable information that such
a proposition had been discussed by
officials of the Yoakum-Hawley lines
Not only has there been talk
of building from Waxahachie to Fort
Worth but information has leaked
out to the effect that an effort has
been made by the Yoakum interests
to purchase the Fort Worth branch
of the Houston and Texas Central
To secure control of this line would
obviate the necessity OF building to
Fort Worth, so the rumor ran. 1t is
said the deal fell through because
the Central wanted to sell the en-
tire line from Garrett to Fort Worth
while the Brazos Valley only wanted
that portion Of the track between
Waxakachie aId the Panther City.
While plans for extensions are be
ing shaped up Improvements will be
continued in WaXahachie. The yard
facilities are already heavily taxed
and work on two thousand feet
more of sidings is to be commenced
within the next few days.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
TWO YOUNG LADIES INJURED
Misses Virginia and Lucy McDuifie
Thrown from Buggy.

Misses Virginia and Lucy McDuf-
fie, aged about eighteen and fifteen
years respectively, daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. w j. McDuffie, came near
being killed Saturday night when
they were thrown from a buggy in
front of the boarding house near the
cotton mill. The accident occurred
about dark. The young ladies were
driving through the cotton mill ad-
dition when one shaft of their buggy
snapped in two. This caused the
horse to run away and when he had
run fifty or sixty yards the buggy
turned sharply, throwing the occu-
pants headlong into the street. The
impact against the hard ground rem
dered the young ladies unconscious.
Cotton mill people hurried to them
and assisted in getting them to their
home on West Main street where
physicians were summoned to render
medical aid. Two physicians remain
ed at their bedside through the
night and it was not until Sunday
morning that they manifested signs
of returning consciousness. At inter-
walls during the day they were delir-
ious and in a semi-comatose condi-
ton. Monday brought further signs
of improvement and it Is now be-
lieved the young ladies have safely
passed the danger point. Each victim
of the accident sustained number
of painful bodily bruises, but the
most serious were of an internal ma
ture, the state of coma in which
they remained several hours being
produced by a Slight concussion OF
the brain.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
.BRNOs VALLEY INSPECTIONS
Colorado and Southern Officials Make
Trip Over the Entire System.


There is much speculation among
railroad men as to the real purpose
Of the frequent inspections of the
Trinity and Brazos Valley that have
lately peen made by Frisco, Rock
Island Denver and Colorado and
Southern officials Some important
changes are. looked for in the near
future, but Just what they are is
matter of conjecture. Last week
President Winchell of the Rock Is
land, accompanied by Frisco officials,
made a tour of inspection over the
Trinity and Brazos Valley, conclud-
ing the trip at Fort Worth Friday
night Saturday afternoon Vice
President Parker of the Colorado
and Southern arrived in Fort Worth
from the north on specials train for
a trip over the Brazos Valley. Mr..
Parker came by the way of Dallas
and spent Saturday night in Waxa-
hachie, departing Sunday morning
for the south. He was accompanied
by President Baker and other on
cials Of the Brazos Valley. The Off
cials were dumb as clans as to the
object of their trip but 1t is believed
their presence in Texas at this time
is to perfect arrangements for the
Trinity and Brazos Valley to enter
Texas City. This road already has a
fine system of terminals in Calves
ton and by securing entrance into
Texas City the road will be given
two gulf outlets. Such an arrange
ment will mean that the Colorado
and Southern, Fort Worth and Dem
yer, Frisco and Rock Island will use
the Trinity and Brazos Valley tracks
10 reach Galveston and Texas City.
The recent announcement that B.
p. Yoakum has borrowed $4,000
600 to be expended on improve
r,ents of the Yoakum- Hawley lines
and that a big part of it is to be
spent in Texas may also have some
thing to do with the inspection trips
ever the Brazos Valley during the
rast few days
In this connection it might not be
out OF place to state that rumors OF
the Brazos Valleys extension from
Waxahachie to Fort Worth have
lately been revived. A statement to
this effect was made through these
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
TEXAS TO GET A LARGE SHARE
Rock Island frisco Millions VIII Be
Poured Into the State.

{
st. Louis, Dec. 14-B. F.. Yoak.
lines, left Saturday afternoon foi
New York. He said improvement
plans had not been fully decided and
it will be several months before they
are. Texas will get big share of the
$30,0e0 ,000 improvement fund. The
geps sal equipment will be brought
up y demands. AS a result of Yoa-
kum's visit it is announced that the
Hawley-Y Yoakum roads will all begin
a campaign to capture the lion S
share of the Panama canal business,
using the Colorado Southern, Frisco
and Rock Island to gather freight
ship over the Trinity and Brazos Val
ley to Texas City and then by stea-
mer TO Colon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
Notice AdeInhians.
Tonight IL, regular monthly meet

b NJ. 8. MIDDLETON, Pres.
GEO. S.. GRIFFIN, Secy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
Mans Ankle Dislocated

A man who lives a few miles from
town and whose name could not be
learned sustained the dislocation of
one ankle and received number of
painful bruises Saturday afternoon
at the Jefferson street crossing Of the
Katy. Two or three men had started
home in wagon drawn by two
mules and just after the track was
crossed the mules became frighten-
ed and turned the wagon over. John
Mcintosh who saw the accident,
picked the injured man up and
brought him in Ills laundry wagon
to a nhYsician'S Office.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
BONDS DIsAPPRovED
Ennis Issue OF Municipal Securities
Was Irregularly Made.

Was Irregulariy Made.
Ennis, Texas, Dec. i4.-Solhe
weeks ago bond issue OF $4,000
for waterworks was voted on in this
city and indorsed by good majori-
ty. The bonds were issued and sent
to the attorney generals department
at Austin for approval. Official no.
tice has been received here that At
torney General Davidson has refused
to approve the bonds, on several
grounds, two of which were that the
election was not properly and legal
lys advertised and that there were
some Irregularities in making the re-
turns
1t is understood that another eiec-
tion will be ordered and the people
again asked to approve the bond is
sue. as the city has already had two
deep wells put down with view OF
installing system of waterworks.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
Boil WeeviI Special.

Jackson Miss. Dec. 14.-Having
aboard several experts of the Missis-
sippi agricultural experiment station
and the United States Department of
Agriculture, a boil weevil special
will today begin tour of the state.
The lecturers will attempt to arouse
the farmers of the state to the i'm
portance of adopting policy of crop
rotation, to minimize the ravages of
the WeeyiI
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
Union League Election.

Philadelphia, Dec. 14.-An eiec-
ton to choose officers of the Union
League for the coming year will be
held today. Judge Dinner Beeber
the present president, was nominal
ed for reelection. Other candidates
are Charlemagne Tower, John Sail
er, William NJ Coates, James F
Hope, William T. Tilden and E. T.
Stoutesbury.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
Glass Window Sn.asrY, &.

Ennis, Texas, Dec. i IA large
plate glass window on the front of
the Duke & Teal Nickel store here
was broken Saturday night. 1t was
believed to have been done by bur
glar, who was probably frightened
off without taking any goods.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
Hand Ground or.

Charles Rickett, aged IT, in grinding
sausage, got his hand caught in the
mill and 1t was SO badly torn that
amputation was necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08
LAND SLANG FROM SEA.
Nautical Terms Embedded in Popular
English Speech.
From the Dundee Advertiser.

From the Dundee Advertiser.
Talking of slang has any one made
list of the nautical slang imbedded in
English popular speech? Most people who
speak of a person carrying on would
be surprised to learn that they are using
a nautical metaphor. To carry on is
literally to carry a great deal of sail,
generally too much for the weather
conditions; that is, to behave in more
or less sensational and foolish manner.
To say that one is "taken aback'' is
metaphor from the management of
square-rigged ship, which is taken
aback' when, through carelessness or
i'll luck, the wind gets round to the
wrong side of the sails-an awkward
and perhaps dangerous accident.
To give anything "a wide berth is
sailors slang: ii means literally to give
a thing-probably rock or other dam
ger-a wide bed to lie in. We speak of
sounding a person with reference to
some proposal. The metaphor is that of a
navigator finding his way cautiously by
trying the depths, say, in approaching an
unfamiliar shore Landmark is not
at all a Misunderstanding word, but it
is strictly a mark on land-a tower,
building or other prominent object which
serves to guide the mariner clear of rocks
and shoals into port. More obviously
nautical. but probably equally vaguely UNI
derstood, are such phrases as sailing
close to the wind look out for squalls.
keeps ones weather eye OPEN take
the wind out of ones sails see
whether the coast is clear To sail
close to the wind is to keep directly on
ones course when lacking is almost
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08
Buff Evening Gown.

From the New York Times.
AS a rival of white this season for
handsome evening gowns there Is pale
shade of buff which is exceedingly at
tractive. 1t comes in chiffon cloth, satin
and gauzes.
1t will be lined with the same tone in
soft silk 1t is especially pretty in satin
trimmed with gold and silver Grecian
embroidery.
One gown of 1t is in one piece and
draped around the. waist in slight folds,
which are gathered together at the left
side under a square buckle of brilliants.
From this hang two full streamers of buff
filet net edged with gold fringe.
The gown is cut in deep decollete,
which is edged with a three-inch band of
loose embroidery There are no sleeves
proper There are two streamers of filet
net hanging from the shoulder, edged
with gold fringe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08
Worth the, Money.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
a certain prominent lawyer of Toronto
S in the habit of lecturng his office staff
from the junior partner down, and Tom
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08

The important interests behind the big
industrials are feeling quite comfortable
these days. The danger of hostile admin
istration in the White House and UNI
friendly tariff revision having passed, they
have little to disturb their complacency
The future looks smiling. That there
will be tariff revision everybody knows
and understands, but there is a wide diff
ference in the manner of its perform
ance and in the personnel of the men
who do the job. The Wall street view is
! that while the tariff is to be duly revised
according to pledges, 1t will be in the way
of "a readjustment'' instead of a cut.
Nobody is going to be hurt and bust
ness is not to be thrown into a state OF
alarm or uneasiness. The condition Of
governmental finances will not permit any
legislation which will seriously reduce rev.
erues We are now running along at
rate of expenditures averaging about
81, 600, 000,O go a year, sum very consider
ably in excess of visible means of sup
port To cut into revenues would COM
pei the borrowing of large sums of money,
a process which would sooner or later
arouse the criticism and opposition of the
tax paying public. Hence our lawmakers
will be obliged to look with disfavor on
a wholesale slashing of the schedules.
Furthermore, did not the industrial inter-
ests contribute handsomely to campaign
funds for the reelection OF republican
M Jc rity in the lower branch of Con-
gress? Ingratitude Is one of the things
that cannot be charged up against re-
publican Congresses when 1t comes to
tariff revision.
The stand-patters In Congress are
still in control and will be able to pre-
vent their friends from being wounded
too deeply. Hence, the smiling faces
1,non the managers of the great Indus
trial combinations and the confidence
with which they look forward to long
season of freedom from disturbance.
They feel that they can make plans for
at least four years more under the ex-
isting order of things-with the very
least possible modification.
The shares of the United States
Steel corporation have reflected better
than anything else the sense Of conf
dence in the industrial future OF the
country and speedy restoration Of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08

my, the office boy, comes in for his full
share OF the admonition. That his words
were appreciated was made evident to
the lawyer by a conversation between
Tommy and anot'er off'eo ',or - t'a
same floor, which he recently overheard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08
Southern Railway now the

popular route to Jacksonville,
Fla. Train leaves 4::25 pm, ar
rives Jacksonville 9:15 am.
with through sleeper, making
connection at Jacksonville for
all Florida points. Winter
tourist tickets on sale,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08

"Wotchor wages?' asked the other bon
"'ren thousand year" replied Tommy
"AV, g'wan'' "
Sure insisted Toumy unabashet,
-Four dollars week in cash an de res'
in legal advice