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Not Abashed.

when was young" said lawyer,
my best client was wealthy old
lady noted for saying caustic things
about her acquaintances. One morn
Ing, when l was staying at her house
she vllified one Of her neighbors,
named Stamford, without stint.
by way Of changing the subject
l proposed to read to her from s
volume Of lectures | had happened to
bring with me. She assented start.
ed at random and when too late dis
covered that l was In the middle Of \
lecture on the government of the
tongue.
Il was afraid she would think l had
selected it to admonish her, vet ]
dared not stop for fear of seeming tc
make the offense more pointed. So or
l read to the end, pretty sure that my
reading would cost me client worth
two hundred a year to me. But when
I ended she said:
Thank you, Mr.. -. 1t is an ex.
cellent lecture and would fit my neigh.
Dor Stamford to t."
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-20
To the Kings Taste.

We learn in Leaves From the Jour
nal of Sir George Smart that when
>r George, who was chorister Mt the
Chapel Royal, arranged the musical
programme at the opening Of the new
London bridge In 1881 his chief ar
traction was glee party
Immediately after the glee party had
sung God Save the King" In the tent
In which the king and queen were seat
ed two unknown persons in costume,
a man and his wife. stepped forward,
and to Sir Georges infinite disgust the
man played God Save the King" with
his knuckles on his chin, accompanied
10y his wife's voice.
The king called Sir George to him
and asked who they were. Sir George
by that time knew the name Of the
performers and gave it, adding thar
he was sorry they had intruded with
out permission.
"Oh, no intrusionr' said the king.
ut was charming Tell them to per-
form again.
So Sir George had to tell the per.
formers that their number was en-
cored by royal command, and to their
great delight and to the chagrin OF Sir
George they repeated it.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-20
THE HUMAN ENGINE.
70 Operate This Masterpieces Air 10
the First Necessity.

OF all the engines cunnugiy devised
by man not one can equal that master
piece OF construction. the engine of the
human frame. To rum that engine air
Is the first necessity. Construct it how
you will. the greater part Of the
energy which feeds power plant is
lost before it reaches the applying
machine. The body only has the power
of using energy really economically
and efficiently Its food is its fuel.
To be available all the constituents of
that food must be burned producin.
heat and power For that burning the
oxygen Of the air is essential Equally
true Is 1t that nitrogen must be pres
cnt to- prevent the rapid combustion
which would take place in oxygen
alone. But. whether the combustion
be fast or slow. the action is the same
The body burns the carbon and hy-
drogen Of its food and gives out the
oxides Of these substances. carbon
dioxide carbon acid gas) and hydrogen
oxide (water). The water that Is
formed within the body by the burn
ing Of hydrogen is Of comparatively
slight Importance in a consideration OF
the vital questions Of the effect Of CITY
air upon the Individual. but the other
factor; the carbon dioxide formed in
the body. is Of direct Importance
Hollis Godfrey In Atlantic.
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.
No. 1852.

The State of Texas, to the Sheriff OF
! Any Constable of Ellis County
Greeting:
Whereas J. c. Lumpkins, guardian
Dunaway, Mary Dunaway and Mar
tina Dunaway, having filed in our
county court his final account of the
condition of the estate of said Alma
F. Dunaway, Mary Dunaway and
Martha Dunaway, together with an
application to be discharged from
said guardianship,
You are hereby commanded, that
by publication of this writ for TWEEN
ty days-three successive weeks
in newspaper regularly published
in the county of Ellis, YOU give due
notice to all persons interested in the
account for final settlement Of said
estate to file their objection thereto,
1 II any they have, on or before the
September term, 1908, of said coun-
Ity court, commencing and to be
holden at the court house of said
co nty, in the city of Waxahachie
on the first Monday in September
1908, the same being the It'll day OF
said month, when said account and
application will be considered by
said court.
Herein fail not, but of this writ
make due return showing how you
have executed the same.
Witness, John IL. Loggins, Clerk
of the County Court, Ellis County,
Texas.
Given under my hand and seal of
said court at my office, in the city
of Waxahachie, Texas, this the 10Th
day OF August, 1908.
JOHN Nj. LOGGINS,
Clerk of the County Court. Ellis
County, Texas.
tSeaD BY P. H. Rowell, Deputy.
A true copy, | certify:
w. II. FORBES,
Sheriff, Ellis County, Texas.
BY H. F. Iglehart, Deputy. 1870
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-20
PHILADELPHIA. Anti-tippino Scheme.

Philadelphia Anti tipping Scheme.
A Philadelphia acquaintance has in
vented way OF getting rid Of the
brushing nuisance He places a
silver quarter In the hollow Of his
right hand and, turning to the boy
who is pretending to find dust upon his
clothes says:
"You are such tremendous brush
err I will Civ you this money If you
can brush 1t out Of my hand"
Eyes, SIR" answers the boy with
glee unless he has tried the act pre-
viously. In that case he gives up the
job.
AS general proposition, the most
facile brushing" will not sweep
coin of a human hand Why this
happens to be true viii be less under
stood after the reader has tried 1t him
self. One might almost say that a
coin cannot be brushed with a whisk
broom OF the back as we'll as out OF
the palm of a hand.
Give the boy three tries and then
return the money to your pocket
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-20
FOOD FOR CANNlBALs.
ons Of the Many Tragedies Enacted In
Polynesia.

OfS OF tns Many Tragedies Enacted In
Polynesia.
1t Is not so very long ago that can
nibalism was rife throughout Poly
nesia. so that to be killed, cooked and
eaten was the almost invariable fate
Of sailors who CHANGED to be so unfor-
tunate as to be cast away on any of
the outlying little visited islands.
Perhaps the most awful tragedy Of
the kind on record was that which
happened in connection with the loss
Of the st. Paul, Captain Pennard, while
on voyage from Hongkong to Sgd
ney. This fine steamship carried, be-
sides full crew. 1927 passengers. most
ly emigrants.
On Sept. 80, 1858, she was wrecked
on the island Of Rossel, but all got
safely on shore. A little later the cap
tain and eight OF the crew left the
island in search of assistance and were
picked up by the Prince Of Dem
mark schooner. Eventually the French
steamer Styx was dispatched to the
island and brought away one emil
grant. The remaining 326 had been
massacred and devoured by the ma
tives.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-20
The Hair.

A single hair, which can support a
weight of two punches, is so elastic
that it may be stretched to one third Of
its entire length and then regain its for.
mer size and condition. DR.. Pincus
has measured the growth Of hair by
cutting off circles about one inch in
diameter from the heads Of healthy
men and 80 comparing the growth of
the patches with that of the rest of the
hair. He found that the growth rat
generally became slower after cutting;
that In some cases the hair on the
patches grew at the same rate as the
rest but that 1t never grew any faster
The ordinary length of the hair ON
the head ranges between twenty-five
inches and about fortyfve inches, the
latter being considered unusually long.
London Standard.
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A Wsrt aupsrstitlen.

Boys In the west Of England believe
that by squeezing mole to death be-
tween the hands and touching the at
fected parts with the blood that oozes
from the mouth Of the dying animal
warts VIII disappear and will not reap
pear The culprits are convinced that
moies, worms and other subterranean
jewellers have no feelings. and there
fore 1t Is not cruelty to put them to
death In this way.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-20
THE HEADSMAN.
Ae Used the Sword and Not the A,
Prior to 1888.

no Osec the Sword and Not the Ak
Prior to 1888
l am inclined to think that prior TO
1888 the sword and not the ak was
usually employed as the weapon for
judicial decapitation and that block
was dispensed with, the victims receiv-
ing their doom 'meekly kneeling upon
their knees" and in this opinion | am
fortified by the concurrence of an emf
nent clerical historian. This learned
writer agreed with me that the ak did
plement until after the rough and ready
heading of Lord Hastings on the
Tower green, when he was summarily
dispatched by order of the protector
Gloucester.
In this instance. according to the
chroniclers, the victims neck was
stretched upon piece Of timber then
in use for the repair Of the adjacent
church OF st. Peter ad Vincula, prob
ably "putlog" part of the scaffolding
which, we read, conveniently lay In
the way" Contemporary accounts
seem to indicate that the executioner
straddled over the prone body, and
from this position l infer that the de-
capitatfon was effected by the tool
known as an adj, the cutting edge of
which is at right angle to and not In
a plane with the naft.
I may add that the only contempt
rary reference | have come across of
the use or proposed use OF an ak and
block for intlicting capital punishment
prior to this tragedy is in one OF the
Pastor series Of letters describing the
peril Of an unfortunate captive Of Jack
Cade's rebels q. D. 1850, a generation
before Lord Hastings was so clumsily
hacked to death.-London Notes and
Queries.
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ENTERPRISE
PUBLISHING
COMPANY
PRINTERS FOR PARTICULAR PEOPLE

door of said Ellis County, in the
City of Waxahachie, Texas, the fol
lowing described real property, to-
| wit:
All that certain lot. tract or par
eel of land situated in the city of
| Waxahachie, in Ellis County, Texas,
and being the west half of Lot No.
in Block 25 of the West End addi-
ton to the City of Waxahachie,
shown by Phillips & Hawkins Off
cial map of said city. Beginning at
the N. W. corner of said Block No.
25 at point on the S. w. line of
Sycamore street. the intersection
parallel with the n w. line of High
land avenue 200 feet, thence in a
northwesterly direction parallel
with the S. w. line of Sycamore
street, 165 feet to an alley, thence
in northeasterly direction, parallel
with the N. w. line of Highland av-
enue 200 feet to the place of begin
ming.
The above property is levied upon
and will be sold to satisfy the above
mentioned judgment rendered in
said court on the 21st day Of March,
A. D., 1907, in favor of Trinity VAL
ley Trust Company, corporation,
and against the said Maggie M Will
brink for the sum of Seven Hundred
and Eighty ($780.00) Dollars,
principal, with interest at the rate
of 10 per cent per annum from date
Of judgment and the further sum
Of Thirty-Six and Fifteen One Hun
dredth ($36.15) Dollars, costs, and
all costs accruing by virtue of said
suit and execution of this writ
Witness my hand, This 9Th day
OF August, A. D., 1908.
w. H. FORBES,
Sheriff, Ellis County, Texas
By H. F. Iglehart, Deputy. This
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The Conferences,

"This is grave matter" began the
undertaken.
Consequently we want more ligh;
thrown upon it." remarked the lamp
manufacturer.
II hope our views will all be in har-
mony with the OCCASION" put in the
piano maker
mo pipe dreams" admonished the
plumber.
II hope whatever is said none will
take 1t H. said the doctor.
Then We'll all be good natured and
not ask cross quesdo supplemented
the lawyer
But it was the remark of the baker
which broke up the meeting.
What ! want to know, first Of ALL"
he declared, sis who is expected to sup
ply the dough Y'-Baltimore American.
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A Swift Bird.

The Mexican road runner has only
two short legs, but he can beat a
horse, hound and an electric carriage
and give them handicap start. Speed
Is not his only recommendation. He
eats as he runs. or, rather. as the
things run away with him. Snakes
are the principal part Of his diet big
and little. His crop Is as elastic as his
legs are swift, and when he wants to
prepare for long journey he coils up
rattler or two inside OF his neck and
sets out across the Mexican desert
with a swiftness that makes 1t look
like bunch Of dust on a record break
ing tour around the world.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-20
sherifr's Sale-Real Estate

The State of Texas, County of Ellis
By virtue Of an order of sale is
sued out of the Honorable District
Court of Dallas County, on the 21st
day of March, A. D.. 1907, in the
case of Trinity Valley Trust Com
pany, corporation, versus Maggie
M. Wilbrink, No. 2462, and directed
to me as Sheriff of Ellis County,
have levied upon, this 5th day OF
August, A. D., 1908, at IL O'Clock,
a. M, and will proceed to sell, with
In the hours prescribed by law, on
the First Tuesday in September, A.
D., 1908, 1t being the LIST day OF
said month, before the Court House
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-20
Why, Of Counsel

The editor Of an agricultural paper
was grumbling about puzzling ques-
ton he had received from a city man
who had recently removed to the coun-
try. The inquiry was this: "Will you
kindly tell me how long COWS should
be milked?"
The oface boy, passing near, heard
his superior repeating the question
aloud.
"Scuse me, boss" he said, "but wy
don't yer tell him jes' de same's short
cOwsw-Judge.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-20
Carrot PUDDING.

One cupful Of grated carrots, one
cupful OF grated potatoes. one cupful
OF sugar, one cupful Of -four, one hall
cupful Of raisins and currants mixed
two teaspoonfuls Of all kinds of spice
mixed. one teaspoonful Of soda one
teaspoonful Of salt Mix all together
and steam for three hours. Grease q
small pail and put the dough in It.
Set the pail In kettle of boiling wa.
ter, keeping the water well up near
the top Of the pail Cover kettle over
30 all the steam may be kept In as
much as possible.-Boston Post.
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Beetles,

The Rev. Theodore Wood. well
known English authority on beetles.
makes an interesting observation en- a
little beetle found frequently in the
flowers Of the primrose, but nowhere
else, which Is quite mystery 1t is
small, brown and fiat and Mr. Wood
remarks OF it: How its life is lived
nobody knows Where its eggs are
laid. what the grubs feed upon. where
the chrysalis be hidden, nobody knows.
Nobody knows even why the perfect
beetle gets into the primrose blossom -
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An Easy Wav,

"In order to succeed in life" said the
experienced person, you must not he
afraid to make enemies
"Then." answered the tractab,c
youth. you would probably advise me
to put in some time as a baseball uI.i.
pire. Washington Star.
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When tho Ad.m... Move.

Mrs. K, while telling her children
about Adam and Eve and the beauties
Of the garden of Eden. was interrupted,
by one OF the tiny tots saying. or.
mamma. when those Adamses move
away let us get that place to live IN .
-Delineator
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BURNING Wood.

Wood crackles when it is ignited be-
cause the air expanded by heat forces
Its way through the pores OF the wood
with a cracking noise. Green wood
makes less swapping than dry because
the pores contain less air, being filed
with sap and moisture. which extin-
guish the fame, whereas the pores Of
dry wood are filed with air, which
supports combustion.
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Po.ted Him.

He (vainly)-See that sweet little girl
In pink? was engaged TO her tie
whole Of last summer Stranger (eager.
ly)--Very glad to hear ii. am the
lawyer she's commissioned to sue you
for breach OF promise.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-20

There is more Catarrh In this sec
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years
doctors pronounced it a local dis
ease and prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced 1t incur
able. Science has proven catarrh to
be constitutional disease and
therefore requires constitutional
treatment. HalHs Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitution
al cure on the market. 1t is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dol
lars for any case 1t fails to cure, Send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. j. Cheney & Co., Tole-
do, o.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatiop d
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Skilled.

How did you acquire such skill?"
asked the inquisitive one Of the clever
juggler.
why, | have a natural talent-he-
reditary. l might say. My father used
to eat peas with knife."-Judge.
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Scarcity Of EnoIi.h Humer.

It Is to be feared that II the papers
reserved a special corner once each
week for the witticism Of the week 1t
would be often left blank There ia no
wit to speak Of today. only feeble I'M
itation of 1t which people are fond Of
calling the saving sense of humor-
London Saturday Review.
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Just q Change.

Poor man! Have you always been
blind?'
NO, num-" answered Tired Trims
unthinkingly. last week WIZ lame,
but dere wuzn't ennf In it."-Louis-
vile Courier-Jour
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lusty.

Shopkeeper-Is there anything else !
can send you, sir? What would you
say to a piece of this cheese? Custom
er-l wouldn't care to say anything
to 1t. 1t might answer me back.
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Dear, am the only woman you
have ever loved? 2"
Eyes, or ever will"
And 1t must have been the way he
said 1t that made her mad.
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Her Little ain.

Departing Guest-We'vs had I sim
ply delightful timsl Hostess %
elad. At the same time l regret that
the storm kept all our best people
away.-Brooklyn Liz.
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The cock often crows without I vic
tory-Danisk Proverb.
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The State of Texas, to the Sheriff or
Any Constable of Ellis County,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
RUN OVER BY AUTO
BUT ESCAPES HURT
LITTLE GIRL NOT INJURED IN
ANY WAY
Citizens Protest Against Dangerous
Crossing, and After Accident
Railway Begins Work of
Repairing Tracks
rsnscial to The Herald. ]

PASADENA, Oct. 9.-Falling over
the dashboard of a two-seated runa-
bout. 4-year-old girl lay on the pave
ment while the rear wheel of the auto
mobile passed over her, last night and
was not injured in any way.
The child was on the front seat of
the car, which crossed the Pacific Elec-
trac tracks at Raymond and Colorado
streets. Against the roughness and
danger of this crossing a delegation or
taxpayers protested at the last meet
ing of the council.
The machine was going at a slow
rate and the girls father, who was
driving, threw on the brakes the min
ute his little one fell.
He was not quick enough, however,
to prevent the rear wheel from passing
over the upper part of her legs.
The fact that the tire was soft prob
ably prevented any broken bones. The
father quickly got out, gathered the
child up in his arms and climbed back
into the automobile, refusing to give
his name to a policeman who demand
ed it.
AS the machine came back by the
crossing, fifteen minutes later, the Off
Ger saw the little girl sitting beside
her father. happily eating a stick or
candy.
The Pacific Electric company put a
gang of men at work today repairing
the crossing.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
SANTA MONICA
Cor. Oregon ave and Third street
Home phone i17s
COMBINED CLASSES GIVE
RECEPTION TO FRESHMEN
Seniors, Juniors and sophomores
Unite in Entertainment to Under
Classmen-School Officials
Make Addresses

SANTA MONICA, Oct. "a new de-
parture in the reception of incoming
freshmen classes in institutions OF
learning was the reception rendered by
the senior, junior and sophomore classes
of the high school this evening. The
members Nof the freshmen class were
the guests of the combined classes at
the Lincoln school building.
Members of the alumni and some
friends of the school were among the
special guests of the evening Superin-
tendent of Schools Rebol, and George
Culver, principal of the high school,
gave short talks to the students. Sam
Carlisle. president of the student body,
delivered the address of welcome and
William Harrison of the freshman class
responded in talk full of good feeling,
After the addresses a pleasant social
hour was spent to the mutual advan-
tage of the assembled students, who
made the most of the time to get ac-
quainted with each other. The high
school orchestra furnished the music
for the occasion.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-10
SANTA ANA
Office ais N Sycamore.
Home Phone 315.
SUPREME COURT DECISION
HOLDS ORDINANCE LEGAL
Proprietor of Winery Must Serve
Sixty Days in Jail and Pay
Fine for Selling
Liquor

SANTA ANA, Oct. 9.-Following the
recent decision of the supreme court
sustaining the legality of the Orange
county prohibition ordinance, Joseph
Young, a local winery proprietor, stands
to serve a sentence of sixty days in the
county jail and to pay fine for viola
tion of the ordinance of which he was
convicted. Friends of Young are In
teresting themselves in his case, how
ever, and today a petition was circu-
lated for signatures praying Governor
Gillett to grant a pardon.
Prudencia S. Yorba, convicted of SELL
ing whisky and whose case was not
pushed, pending the decision of the SUI
preme court on the validity of the pro-
hibition ordinance, came into court this
morning at Orange and paid a fine Of
$780, being apparently satisfied that
further attempt to evade the law would
be futile.
Interlocutory DEGREES of divorce were
today granted to Mary e. Kidner
against William Kidner of Anaheim
and to Mrs. P. B. Shelley against L. c.
Shelley of Santa Ana.
BILLY" McGreeyey, who left here sud-
denly several months ago under sus-
picion of being wanted in Arkansas on
a serious charge, returned just as sud-
denly last night and announces his de-
termination to remain. McGreeVey was
employed at the time of his departure
as special constable.