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be the cost what it may. He knows that Joan is
faithful TO him in her heart, for she has left a
message He scours Paris and Avignon TO no
avail Finally clew takes him hot foot to St
Petersburg. In the capacity Of correspondent
for London daily he gains the confidence Of
certain revoluuonists, and travelling here and
there about the country sees something Of the
inner machinery OF the movement Arrested as
suspect, he encounters numerous hair raising
adventures But even in captivity he never re
IinQuishes the search for his Joan-and this
search has most exciting elimination Yet
the instrument OF de Jarnacs punishment is
forced to fee from Russia with his quest still
unCornpIeted- Thus the story closes But stay
there Is 4 postscript, written year or So later,
and radiant with domestic felicity. From lit
erary standpoint the novel IS no better than
need be. Its manner is clumsy. its frequent
bursts Of rhapsodicaI sentiment far from eff
fective But when the author confines himself
to sheer adventure-plots and duels, and death
defying leaps from castle windows knows
how 70 make the thrills travel fast
Roundhead and Cavalier clash swords in
Colonel Greatheart" The date is 1913. Prince
Rupert has come over from the Palatinate TO
help the King but despite such reinforcement
the cause Of the Stuarts Is manifestly doomed
Colonel Jerry Stow and Colonel Royston. twin
brothers in arms" are at heart equally hostile
10 the ideals for which the PuTitans stand; but
Rovstor has not the moral courage to see
losing game through. and when the moment Of
opportunity comes he deserts TO Cromwells :
army Lucinda Weston. slows tickle sweet
heart shifts lovers 4 the same time. She does
not gain happiness by II. Possessed by an IN
gariable desire Of alteration and power, and
gifted with the beauty that sets mems hearts
on fire. she sacrifices one lover after another,
only 70 md that the goal Of her ambition IS still
ae far au-av as ever As for honest blunt
sro5en Jerry, after many perilous adventures
and cruel hardships, he quits the cause Of the
traitor King and withdraws to the quiet of rural
life and the pure affection Of the girl whose
heart has long been waiting for him. The story
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29

is told in gallant style though at times the Ian
g7lage is a trihe overpTecious. The plot IS ab-
sorbfng and well handled. The dialogue Is crisp
and clean cut There is plenty of humor, for the
most mart in a vein Of capital low comedy.
THE Spitfire" is an entertaining combination
Of detective story and farce. 1t takes It's name
primarily from yacht but secondarhy from d
girl VaIda Girard is a young lady Of very de1-
mite convictions once her mind is made up
about anything. it is made up. She has not the
slightest intention Of taking orders from any
hodv and when, out Of the midst Of the English
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29

4 sls;o-icaL notice O. tne building q general de-
ZION Of Il anC some b-Ie[ notes on the draw
T. zad photographs q which the book chiefly
! asz-s Tie authors finish theI- task without
i ssE one nay realize from these pages the
~z-iD- 1f tt7e Petit T-5a-lon as Z monument OF
E.s II France and as : masterpiece OF
--aa1.h ce!lt--y architecture. Gabriel began
.5.5ce t5r Louis IV II 1762 and completed
n 81 wears Madame cu Barry's taste per
80 r far several years thereafter. but its
s-l9sE.sz-e Is W know i a. the present time
4 -Ea6 tv Mz-l= AuroineICe. Il Is interesting
i -sfe.t upon IN sound judgment which pre-
s5 Ii these matters al that time. We know
4 VIA purpose -1e queen spent most Of her
l. 81 the P=t.r T--anon- how Il was for her q
- u retirement II which a. al the purely
b. establishment near 81 hand she could
b lIe IS free from the constraints Of court
kre8ual - % - possible anywhere 10 royalty
b .s--aeess while she and her ladies would
. rau tO tn widest spirits, and, n their
Asr-51c games 1va----u furniture and break
aaz y5rcela5-s 70 atoms. they did nothing
i 5z--1g ihe integrity % Gabriels decorative
-
cas that fills the architect with admIra-
T. The harmony OF the whole is weIlnigh
3D. and as Won study the details you
NJ EC-k-a1srip on Z level with the
p II ne designer conception The makers
book per- III an Invaluable service II
zls out the .asc su5tieties n the building.
-as thal- photographic Illustrations and line
3 or III -acades and al Of the inner
p tH=y have measured and drawn the wood
p meta. Wo-k and furniture From these
los tBe building and its contents could be
z-uat-d Better Yet Ne may obtain from
t1e pleasure and stimulus 10 be derived
ne eontemr alton Of sheer beauty The
= --.aa1r Is more than Z monument Il = q
e --g ~ good taste.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-29

E-E.s- transition OF the History Of the
-r Ir-. Gustav Kruger. Cf the InIveT-
t 'IIesser. Is 30 be brought out n London
s'-k cHr-azrs q comprehensive survey Of
sl-5-ct from ~ Peter down 70 the present
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
ANCIENT WEATHER PROPHETS.
Greeks Were the First to Make Reg
uIar Observations.

Meteorology as a science is in its
infancy, but as a branch of knowl-
edge it is perhaps as old as man
kind. The beginnings of meteorology
are to be found at the origin of civ
iliZation.
1t would be error to imagine that
the rich weather lore found in the
bible. especially in the book of Job,
and in the poems of Homer and Hes
iod, originated in Palestine or
Greece. On the contrary, the famili
arity of the people with the sayings
and rules concerning the weather re-
vealed by these writings show clear
ly that they must be considered as a
primeval stock of the culture of that
time
There is reason to believe that the
origin of much modern weather lore
can be traced to it's lndo-Germanic
source. The Greeks as far back as
the fifth century B. c. We're the first
to make regular meteorological OBJ
ServationS, some results of which are
preserved. Their great capacity for
pure science induced them to pro-
pound meteorological theories. At
this time they used wind vanes, and
in the first century B. c. they built
the Tower of the Wind at Athens.
The first cumulative observations
that is the measurement of rain
were made in the first century A, D.
These were made in Palestine and
their results are preserved in the
Mishnah. Meteorology made but little
progress among 1the Romans The
barbarous state of Europe after the
fall of the western empire was not
adapted to the furtherance OF
science, which was barely kept alive
within the Christian church.
The fathers of the church, writing
commentaries on the week of the
seven days, often took occasion to in
sert long Celebrations on the atmos-
phere and the phenomena. The arri-
val of experimental science in the
thirteenth century led to the devel-
opment of regular meteorological OBJ
servations in the fourteenth century
1t was only during the latter part OF
the nineteenth century that meteorol-
ogy became partially an exact
science.-Chicago Tribune.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29

Although the plant of the Waxa-
hachie Foundry and Machine COM
pauy has been in operation only a
short time the steady growth of the
business has been entirely satisfac-
tory to the management The build
ing has been enlarged, new machin-
cry installed and the force Of skilled
mechanics increased. This new enter
prise is located on South Rogers
street and is under the management
of experienced business men. A full
line of gin and mill supplies is car
ried and special attention is given TO
repairing all kinds OF machinery.
A machine for cutting and making
gin saws has been installed which
has a capacity of three hundred saws
in ten hours and they are in a posi-
ton to equip gins with all sized saws
they may desire.
The business of this establishment
has increased to such an extent that
a night crew will be put on after
June / AZ
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
PUSH OR BE PUSHED.

Ebert Hubbard says: Chase your
work or your work will chase you.
He wasn't talking to merchants
about advertising, but it is a good
advertising text just the same. The
man who does not push his business
will be pushed by his business. The
way to push business now most
successfully is by advertising it most
persistently, but it is hard to make
some business men see it that way.
Until advertising is made a systemat-
ic part of business no merchant can
hope for that success which he
should have. Notice the big mer-
chants in the cities, and every one
who is successful is a regular, per-
sistent, pushing advertiser To chase
your business or be chased by it, that
is the uestion,-Brownw Bulle-
tin
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
COCOA IN BRAZIL.
Its Culture is Being. Placed on a
Scientific Basis.

Abiding to the Brazilian crop of
over 10000 900 pounds of coca last
year, Consul General George E. And
erson writes from Rio Janeiro as
follows:
In spite of temporary setbacks now
and then, due to special causes, the
production of cocoa in Brazil seems
to be growing at satisfactory rate,
the increasing exports of the product
forming one of the promising fea-
lures of the Brazilian agricultural
aud trade situation The governor of
the state of Para in his last message
speaks of the industry as being in
the most flourishing condition, and
the immense increase in the world s
demand seems to have more than
made up for the increase in the
worlds production, notably the pro-
duction of Brazil. At present Brazil
leads in the worlds production and
the United States in the worlds con-
sumption.
The productive capacity of cocoa
in Brazil is almost limited. In Para
and Bahia the cultivation of the crop
is being placed upon scientific
basis, and it is probable that the next
few seasons will show an immense
increase in Brazil's output.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
STABILITY IN THE COURTS

There is a movement to locate the
court of criminal appeales permant-
emily at Austin, and an effort will be
made to effect such a result at the
session of the thirty-frst legislature.
Now the court of criminal appeals
is a movable body, spending three
months at Austin, three at Dallas,
and three at Tyler. This is a long
enough period in each place to pre-
vent any Judge of the court from
having permanent home in one OF
the three cities. 1t also requires
constant movement of law books and
records from one court to the other
Judge Davidson lives at George
town, Judge Ramsey, formerly of
Cleburne, has moved to Austin; and
Judge BROOKS, between campaigns,
resides in Dallas.
Austin is now much more accessi-
BILE than it was when the court was
established and it is believed the eff
hclency OF the court cOulu De lncTeas-
ed by locating it permanently at the
state capital. Certainly the work of
the court could be fastened. and de-
lays in cases before the court OF
criminal appeals are now serious
matter.
Judge Ramsey lives in Austin and
Judge Davidson is near enough to
be caused no inconvenience by the
removal of the court there. 1t is be-
lieved that majority of lawyers
having business with the court
would favor it's permanent location
in one city, and that pressure can be
brought on the next legislature to
effect the change Worth Tele-
gram.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
Annual Music Festival.

The second annual Trinity Music
Festival by the Trinity Oratorio So
ciety of fifty voices. University Fes-
tival orchestra of twenty-eight
pieces, including fifteen of the best
musicians of Fort Worth and Dali
las, the Wise Orchestra and a small
number OF the University orchestra;
University String Quartet and the
Trinity Ladies Glee club.
Three grand concerts at the Uni
versity Auditorium. Friday evening,
May %, the Glee club concert, Tues
day afternoon, June 2. the Orchestra
concert. Tuesday evening, June 2,
Mendelssohn masterpiece, Elijah,
part 1. Admission, season tickets, in
Guiding reserved seats. $3.50 and
$500 Single tickets to either of the
first two concerts, soc; to the last
one, IS cents. On sale at Hood u
Curlin's and at the University. At
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
FOUND ITS SOUL.
The Story of Violin That Was
Wrecked In a Fire.

The story of Violin That Was
Wrecked In a Fire.
After the Lucky Baldwin theater and
hotel fire in San Francisco years ago
there were nine feet of water in the
basement, where the instruments of
the orchestra We're stored. When lit
tie of it had been pumped out, August
Hinrichs, leader of the orchestra. hired
a man to swim in and get out his ia
nous Amati violin
1t was wrecked water soaked. warp
ed, twisted and broken up into sixty
eight pieces. The hot water had soak
ed out all the old glue, and every piece
had fallen away from its neighbor. be-
sides a good many patches of wood put
in when repairs had been done. To all
appearance the thing was smashed be
yond recall.
Nevertheless Herman Muller, local
violin repairer, who knew and loved
the old fiddle, took it in hand. Twice
he carefully joined the time darkened
pieces of wood. Twice he decided that
the Amati would not do
So once more he soaked the sixty
eight bits of wood apart Then he
carefully modelled out of clay an arch
such as he remem bered that of the old
Amati to have had and for nine weeks
kept the bits of wood bound to it until
they had gained the proper shape.
Once more be put the bits of wood
together Then for five weeks more he
patiently vanished and polished the
more than 200 year old fiddle until It
shone. Then Hinrichs once more drew
his bow across the vibrating strings.
and the violin spoke. 1t sank. wept
bubbled with life and joy
The Amati had found its soul.-San
Francisco Examiner
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
PARASITES FIGHT MOTHS.
One Hundred Thousand Little Crea-
lures Turned Loose.

Boston, Mass, May 29.-Over
100000 Notwithstanding parasites
have been let loose from the expert
ment station at Melrose Highlands
this month, as result of the cam
paign inaugurate3 by the national
and state agricultural authorities
against the destructive gypsy and
brown-tail moths. Four distinct va
rieties of parasitic flies and beetles
have been used in such experiment,
The large colosma beetles, as well
as two other species closely allied to
them, climb the trees, seize the cater
pillars and never let go until they
have devoured the wriggling insects
The tachinid flies lay their eggs
upon the outer skin of the caterpil-
lars, usually close up to the head
The larvae that hatch penetrate the
skin of the caterpillar and feed upon
its intestines.
Another group of parasites deposit
eggs inside the skin of the caterpil-
lar and there is another parasite, a
minute midget. that drills into the
eggs of the caterpillar and lays it's
eggs inside The larvae of the para
site feed upon the contents of the
caterpillars eggs until ready to
emerge. Some of these flies also en-
| ter the nests or winter webs of the
brown-tail moths and there operate
upon the alternating caterpillars
during the winter months.
The scientists say there is every
| reason to believe that in time these
parasites will accomplish the practi-
cal suppression of the gypsy moth
| here as they have in Europe.
| The present experiment is regard
ed as the most important that has
been tried in the war against gypsy
! moth.
The workers at the experiment
station, who include trained natural
lists from the department of agricul
ture in Washington, assert that there
| is no likelihood that the parasite'
themselves will prove to be undesir
able additions to New England In
sect life, as all the imported species
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
PUBLISH THE CAMPAIGN FUNDS

At the end of a sharp and rather
acrd debate between Mr.. Serano
Payne and Mr.. Williams, the demo-
cratic leader, on the respective iniq-
uities of their parties, Mr. Williams
challenged his opponent to publish
to the world the campaign funds to
be collected this year.
There is a bill pending in the
house which would have this effect.
1t has been recommended in princi-
pie by the president. 1t has the for
public life. 1t is endorsed by a large
number of business organizations. 1t
is recognized as real remedy for
much of the corruption that prevails
in our elections 1t would be a more
effective check to the influence of
private and corporate wealth on leg
islation, which Mr.. Roosevelt espec-
tally denounces than any other
measure that he. has proposed. To
Mr. Williams challenge there is alb
solutely no decent answer and none
viii be attempted. But we venture
the prediction that the bill will not
become law for the very simple
reason that it will accomplish, if not
amended, and if firmly enforced, pre-
cisely what Mr. Williams indicated
New York Times
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
PARLOR SOCIALISTS.
Society to Be Composed Entirely Of
Professional Men.


New York, May 29.-Plans for Or
ganizing an international body OF
"parlor socialists to be known as
the International Socialist Educa-
tional Alliance and to be composed
of clergymen and men of other pro-
LESSONS, were made today at a meet
ing of the Christian Socialist Fellow
ship. The Rev. John d. Long, the
Rev. Charles Vail, the Rev. E. E.
Carr Edwin Markham, the poet, DR..
NJ Thorner, Jewish rabbi, and 9TH
er clergymen and literary workers,
are interested in the movement.
In speaking of the objects of the
international alliance, the Rev. John
D. Long, secretary of the conference,
said:
at is likely that the proposed
broader movement will be inaugural
ed by a mass meeting to be held ear
Ny in June, to which all the profess
sional classes in Greater New York,
physicians, lawyers, teachers, auth
ors and clergymen will be invited.
1T is known that large numbers
of these intellectual proletarians are
in sympathy with socialism, and the
organization of the proposed alliance
is to form a body which will develop
and present the ethical and cultural
sides of socialism, seeking likewise
to create a native literature on the
subject which will appeal to the Am
! erican public. 1t will be formed for
| a two fold purpose, one object being
| to reach the educated proletarians
with the philosophy of socialism and
another of training those less fortu-
nate in the enjoyment of educational
advantages in the best methods Of
advocating and presenting the teach
! ings of socialism"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
Prepare Rose Carnival.

Portland. Ore. May 29.-Prepar-
atoms for Portland great rose car
nival are now reaching stage of
completion and the city has already
commenced to blossom as the rose
for next weeks magnificent fiesta.
Thousands of dollars have been ex-
pended in preliminary preparations
for the decorative effects, spectacular
pageants and public amusements that
will mark every day of next week.
Many thousands of visitors are ex-
pected from all over the coast and
northwestern sections.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
STRANGEST OF SECTS.
The Doukhobors Punish Themselves
to Attain Purity.

OF the man strange sects which
find followers in some portion or
other of the globe there is none more
eccentric or more Spartan in self
discipline than the Doukhobors 1t
is a sect which responds to call
that brooks no caviling, no hanging
back The people who voluntarily
accept its obligations impose upon
themselves a penance which is calcu-
lated to test the limit of their endur-
ance Humiliation of the flesh is
part and parcel of their creed. To
such extremes do they carry their fan
atical beliefs that they are frequent
ly to be seen marching through
scorching heat or bitter cold with
practically no clothing beyond lion
cloth to cover them.
The Doukhobors make sacrifices
which surpass in severity those of
the most rigid ascetic They
have been ordered by their leaders
to sell their cattle. They have done
So Now their children are dying for
want of sustenance. Last autumn
they were ordered to sell their sheep,
and they disposed of 5000. They
then sold their chickens. Now they
are paupers. Their leaders have abol-
ished time. Nearly $4,000 worth of
watches and clocks have been taken
away from the people by their head
men. Mirrors have been forbidden;
to make sure, special agents have
collected all the looking glasses. Tea,
coffee, sugar and pancakes are under
the ban. and their food is now mar
rowed down to potatoes, carrots, on
ions and turnips.
According to the statement of
correspondent who has studied their
customs, 500 Doukhobors live in two
houses. Every man and woman has
space allotted which is just four
feet wide. They have to get into
their beds from the foot, so cramped
are their quarters All eat at a big
table in the center. The young men
sleep like sardines in the garrett
And, under a new rule, no Doukho-
Dor may own more than one shirt
So poor and indigestible is their food
now that most of the Doukhobors
are really i'll and diseased They let
the law go as a dead letter, and
births, deaths and marriages go I'M
recorded News-Tribune.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29

Every good democrat should APP
preciate and endorse this bit of com
mon sense from the Fort Worth Tel
egram; The rumor that two sets of
presidential electors may be put in
the field this summer, one represent
ing friends of Senator Bailey and
one his opponents, suggests an ac-
tive demand for the fool-killer in the
Such a proposition would be wholly
without reason, and, furthermore, in
imical 10 the interests Of the demo-
cratic party and of Texas. 1t is 10 be
hoped no one viii consider the ru-
NOR seriously.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29

In reviewing the musty record of
the past in an effort to get the polit-
icaI pedigree of Candidate for Cover
nor Williams our local man has fully
established the former democracy of
dear Clarence. Here is our apology,
old man, also another invitation to
you to come down and drink our
famous mineral water which is un-
iversally recommended as a sure
cure for politicus dingbaticus.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29

That Ellis county blacEsnith-law-
Yer who has announced for governor
may vet prove an uncomfortable
proposition TO the present head of
the Official family of Texas. An in
creased burden OF taxation, and that
IS sure TO result, will put voters in
a very receptive mood and that can
didate who offers relief viii quickly
gain the ear of vox populi. Full rem
dition may sound nice TO some of the
politicians and pie counter habitues
but, in the face of conditions that
have generally existed during the
year so far gone, the people who pay
the bills are going to kick.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
SteeDleChase Meet.

New York, May 29.-Under a per-
nit of the National Steeplechase and
Hunt Association, the United Hunts
Racing Association will hold a meet
tomorrow forenoon on its course adj
joining Belmont Park. The forenoon
has been chosen so as not to conflict
with the regular racing program at
the Belmont track
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29
A Fort Worth contemporary of the

A Fort Worth contemporary of the
Record says: "One of the funny af-
ter-echoes of the recent republican
convention in TT Worth is furnished
by the Texas Republic, republican,
which depends for its thoroughly re
publican report of the meeting on
the columns of the Fort Worth Rec
ord. The editor of the Republic at
tended the convention but evidently
he didn't feel republican enough TO
report il himself. Nose knew what
ne was doing when he depended on
Clarence's paper for a good report
Of the republican convention.