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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-14
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
The Cat and the Fiddle,

A merry musical exrravaganza of
the fairy tales of our childhood, set
to music, will be presented at the
opera house Tuesday night, Decem-
Der !. Very few people know that all
or nearly all of the Mother Goose
rhymes, including the celebrated and
familiar legend of THE Cat and the
Fiddle" were not originally written
to amuse the little ones and WOO
the sand man. They We're first pub
lished as entries and lampoons on
royalty. nobility and foremost men
and women of England High Diddle
Diddle, the Cat and the Fiddle" was
thrust at the gaiety of Queen Eliza
beth's court. 1t was one round or
dancing and feasting and merry
making, generally at the expense OF
the courtiers, who, were satellites OF
the Virgin Queen and a number
of these noble gallants ruined
themselves in trying to please their
sovereign. Even in those days many
of the people looked askance at all
this needless and foolish extrava.
gance and revel, and some looked
upon dancing as the invention of the
devil-the cat being then considered
luc cSpcCldl feature OF WltClCfd1t.
and evil, and hence as belonging to
the devil. 'The COW jumped over the
the moon was intended as a direct
thrust at Queen Elizabeth herself
and her vaulting ambition and van
ity. Those quaint bits of history in
connection with our old childhood
rhymes are interesting reading and
1t will be surprise to many of our
readers that before cartoons were
ever dreamed of these rhymes filled
their places. But there Is no politi-
cal significance in the coming pro-
duction Of 'The Cat and the Fid-
die" 1t is full of significance of
other kinds: the dressing of the
magic and charming music. 1t is a
Jingle of our childhood with the roy
al and wonderful wealth of stage
one of continuous series of pleasing
surprises, that almost re-establishes
our faith In the actual existence of
fairies, gnomes, Mother Goose and
even dear old Santa Clare. IT IS a
carnival of music, fun, magic, stage
illusions, gorgeous transformation
and feminine beauty, and has In 1t
all that is finest In the old English
pantomines. and Is established with
tricks of magic as startling as the
sorcery Of the Hindoo or the won
derful magic OF the Arabian Ntxhts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
RESULT OF THE CITY ELECTION NOTED ACTRESS SHOOTS SELF
A. Lasswell Elected Mayor Over S.
P. Langslord by q Majority.

The interest displayed by the peo-
pie of WaXahachie in the mayoral-
ty contest brought out the heaviest
vote in the special election Friday
that has been polled in Waxahachie
in several years. A total of TO
votes was polled in the three wards,
this number exceeding the vote cast
in the last white mans primary
election by something near one
hundred votes. In the contest for
Mayor A. Lasswell was elected over
IS. P. Langsword by a majority of
RI votes. Lasswell's entire majority
was received in Ward Two, where
both candidates reside. Mr.. Langs-
ford carried Ward One by major
ity of IS votes. In Ward Three the
race was decidedly close, Mr.. Langs-
ford receiving 131 votes and Mr.
Lasswell 1870.
F. B. Kenner won out for alder
man from Ward Two by a majority
OF "a votes over w. G. Lomax. The
total was Kenner 366, Lomax 1872
The vote by wards is as follows:
For Mayor
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
Mrs. Eleanor Cowper First Made
Careful Preparations for Death.

New York, Nov. 2S.-Using a pill
low to muffle the report of a recol-
yer, Mrs. Eleanor Merron Cowper, a
talented playwright and actress,
shot herself in the right temple
yesterday in an apartment at the st.
Regis hotel She was rendered un-
conscious and soon died.
Before making the attempt at
self-destruction Mrs Cowper wrote
number of letters, one to her law
yer, another to the coroner, a third
to an undertaken and a fourth to
John Hood, a friend. In the letters
she apprised these four persons Of
her intention to commit suicide
At about the moment Mrs. Cow
per pressed her finger to the trig-
ger of the revolver, the letter ad-
dressed to John Hood was being de-
livered. Mr.. Hood glanced through
the first few lines, grabbed his coat
and hat and ran to the St Regis ho-
tel. He was breathless when he told
the clerk of the letter he had receiv-
ed.
The clerk secured pass key and
hurried to the room of Mrs. Cowper.
accompanied by Mr Hood and a
maid employed in the hotel They
found Mrs. Cowper lying in bed with
a pillow still over her head and the
revolver clutched in her hand. The
bed clothing was stained crimson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
Judge Mclean Of Sherman Sur
prises Desperate, Who At
ternpts Robbery.
A FARMER ALSO HELD UP
Carnival Of Crime Sill Holds Sway
in the Crayson County Town.
One Man Relieved Of
His Money.

Sherman, Tex, Nov 2s.-Only
two hold-ups were reported to the
Office of the chief of police Thurs
day night, which would seem that
conditions are getting slightly bet
ter.
The first one was from South
Crockett street, near Judge E. c.
McLean's home. This occurred
about 10 o'clock, or shortly there
after, when some one attempted to
hold up Judge Mclean as he was
on the way to his room. When the
command to throw his hands up
come, Judge Mclean, who always
carries small walking cane, threw
his hands up, but Immediately let
them come down with a good hard
stroke over his -assailant' S
head with the cane. AT this the as
sailant fled. The matter was report
ed to the police.
About an hour later, F. l., ia
cobs, a farmer who lives northwest
of Sherman, and who had his team
in Tunes wagon yard on West Hous-
ton street, went into the yard after
attending one of the shows. He
walked over to the shed under
which was his wagon, and then
walked down the long shed between
some wagons. AS he reached the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
FORM ALLIANCE
To SAVE CHINA
Japan and the United States
Join Hands in the
Far East.
nFn0T0T 0TIITnni nI0IITn
RESPECT OTHERS RIGHTS
In Event Of Complications Yankees
Of the Orient and Occident VIII
Act Toeether-A Square
Deal for All.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-Despite
official reticence information from
reliable sources has been obtained
Iof an agreement of far-reaching inn
portance between the United States
and Japan covering the policy of the
two countries regarding the Pacific
The agreement is based on the idea
Iof encouraging and defending free
and peaceful commercial develop
ments in the Pacific. 1t contains not
only a mutual guarantee to respect
each others territorial possessions
there, but defines the attitude of
the two countries toward China,
binding each to defend by every
peaceful means China's independ-
ence and integrity, and to give equal
commercial opportunity in the Chi
nese empire to all nations. But more
important still, the agreement in
the event of complications threaten
ing the status quo, binds the United
States and Japan to keep each other
together with view to acting joint
iy.
The agreement has been drawn up
in the form of a declaration and con-
sists of five articles, of which the
following is an accurate and faithful
descriptions:
The first article gives expression
to the wish of the two governments
to encourage the free and peaceful
development of their commerce in
the Pacific.
The second is a mutual disciaim-
|er of any aggressive design and con-
tains also a definition of the policy
of each government, both as direct
ed to the maintenance of the exist
ing status quo in the Pacific and the
defense of the principle of equal op-
portunity for commerce and industy
in China
The third article contains a state
ment of the consequent firm" recip-
rocal resolution of each government
to respect the territorial possessions
in the Pacific of the other.
In the fourth article the United
States and Japan express their ode
termination in the common interest
Iof all the powers" in China to sup
port "by all peaceful means at theiI
disposal the independence and in
!tegrity of China and the principle OF
equal commerce and industrial op-
portunity for all nations in the en-
pire.'
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
THREE NEW RIVERS.
They are Mapped and Charted by
Chicago Explorer.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Ernest d.
Leffingwell, geologist and explorer,
returned to Chicago yesterday from
two-year journey in the barren
wastes on the northern coast OF
Alaska. He had for his primary OBJ
iect the task of ascertaining wheth-
er or not there was any land north
of Alaska.
Despite the fact that the party
was unsuccessful in finding any
land in the vast eXpanse of unchart-
ed country, there will be placed to
the credit of DR.. LeffingweM and
his party of the geological societies
of the world the exploring and
mapping of three rivers in the froz-
en- north.
On May, IS, 1906, DR.. Letting
well, accompanied by Captain Ejnar
Milkkelson, Dr. George Howe, Elm
ar Dietssen, a Danish naturalist.
and a crew Of four sailors set sail
for Vancouver, B. c.. in a steamer
called the Dutchess of Bedford
with Banksland as a destination.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
At the Opera House.

Another large crowd attended
last nights performance by the
Burgess Stock company at the opera
house. The bill was a good one and
the players acquitted themselves in
most capable manner. Little
Lord Fauntleroy' was given as a
matinee bill today, and tonight the
company will close its engagement
in Waxahachie with a presentation
Of THE Night Riders"
This production is one of the
strongest and most sensational that
has ever been attempted along "law
and order" lines and deals with a
present day problem. The recent up
rising in the states of Tennessee and
Kentucky have attracted unusual
attention and this play deals with
the subject in a practical and intel
ligent manner.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
Death of Child,

Robert Wise Cleveland, the
bright two year old son of Chester
w. and Mrs. Kate Wise Cleveland
died Saturday morning about 1880
o'clock. The death of The child came
as great shock to the parents as
the little fellow had been in good
health until Friday morning, when
he awoke with one side of his face
badly swollen. His condition soon
assumed a serious phase and all eff
forts to relieve his suffering were
futile. The funeral will be held al
the residence, 40T West Jefferson
street, tomorrow morning at
O'Clock, The interment will be made
at the city cemtery
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
SILAS HARE Is NO MORE.
Passing Of Well Known Jurist II
the Capital City.

Washington. Nov. 28.-The fun
eral was held here yesterday OF
former Representative Silas Hare, q
Texas-Mexican war veteran, a dis
tinguishei Confederate soldier
Judge and lawyer, who died at his
home in this city Thursday. Inter
ment will be at Sherman, Texas.
Judge Hare was we'll known here
and was eighty-one years of age and
served In the Fiftieth and Fifty
first congress. In 1862 he was ap-
pointed chief justice OF New Mexico
which Office he soon afterwards re-
signed to accept a commission as
captain in the Confederate army.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
KATY ENGINE EXPIODES
Freight Engine Just Out of Shops
Blows Up With Fearful Results

Parsons, Kas., Nov 2S.-Two
men dead and another is expected
to die as the result of an explosion
of Missouri, Kansas and Texas
freight engine near Idenboro. Kan
sas. yesterday. The dead:
Engineer Melville
Fireman Wulf of Dallas, Texas.
Fatally injured: Brakeman Roe.
Engineer Melyille's body was
horribly mangled. Wulf's body was
carried more than three hundred
feet from the track. The engine was
a mogul and turned out of the shops
yesterday after an overhauling.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
BIG BATCH OF INDICTMENTS
Sixty Presentments Returned b.
Grand Jury During Week,

Sixty presentments in the result
OF the grand jurys deliberations
during this week. On Wednesday
afternoon twenty indictments were
returned to be followed by forty
more Fsiday afternoon. The majority
Of the indictments were for misde-
meanors and quite a number of the
defendants were indicted on two or
more accounts. One of these is Jim
Brown, the negro who held up and
robbed two white boys near Italy
last Saturday night. He was indicted
for robbery on two accounts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28

south end of the shed man stepped
out in front of him from the shad-
ows, and, throwing pistol in his
face. demanded that he throw up his
hands. He did SO and was relieved of
So by the robber.
Besides the $5 in his pocket, Mr..
Jacobs had several dollars in silver
i'll his pocket. When the robber ac-
costed him he had his hand in his
pocket, and the hand was closed
over the silver money. When he put
his hands up he carried the silver
with them, and this the robber fail
ed to get
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
REWARD FOR KINDNESS.
Convict Who Was Treated Right
Gives BenefactOr Fortune.

Rusk, Texas, Nov. 28.-Mrs. A
is. Busby, wife of the former assist
ant financial agent OF Rusk peniten-
tiary. Who Was convicted and sen
a IassE s ~ 8 8
|penitentiary funds, the case, how
ever, being reversed on appeal and
is now pending in the district court
of Cherokee county for new trial
has come into an unexpected for
tune. A man named Stokes, who died
at Bolton few days ago, willed Mrs.
Busby his entire estate, estimated
to be worth $4,000.
Stokes was a convict during Bus
by's term of service at the peniten-
tiary and was appreciative of Bus
by's kindness.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
MORTALITY TABLE FOR TEXAS
Department Of Health Complies
Some Interesting Figures.

Austin, Tex, Nov. 28.-The de-
partment of health has issued its
October bulletin showing, according
to reports OF the last six months,
the number OF deaths In Texas Will
be 1886. which is Figuring on a
basis OF four million people and
twelve deaths per thousand) about
40.34 per cent of the total number
OF deaths. Approximately rs per
cent OF all deaths are reported to
be due to preventable diseases, al
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
Rain and Sleet.

Amarillo. Tex, Nov. 2S.--Farm-
ers and stockmen are rejoicing
over the rain, sleet and snow, which
visited this section yesterday. The
moisture was needed to finish wheat
sowing and bring up the grain al
ready planted. The drop in the tenn
perature promises a heavy snow.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
Dinner Was a Success.

The ,AThanksgiving dinner was
more than success We had the
pleasure of serving ten large turkeys
to the good people of Waxahachie
that know how to appreciate nice
place prepared for them. And the
Sherman people were high in their
praises for the nice dining, most es-
pecially at 20 cents. We always ap-
preciate these courtesies. ]. T. Will
liams, Proprietor Eatitorium.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
Engine Almost Ruined.

Galveston, Nov. 2S.-A new
eigth thousand dollar fire engine
was almost ruined yesterday when
it collided with street car. The
motorman failed to cut off the cur
rent in time to prevent the acct
dent
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
Notice.

Beginning December 1st we will
make flat rates on table board at
$3.50 per month. $500 meal
books for $500. These books are
good for anything in the restaurant
department. Eatitorium. zoe
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28

Waxahachie Lodge No. 90, A. F
& A. NJ, will meet at Z o'clock p
m. Business of Importance.
w. G. PERRY, w. M.
w. l.. P. LEIGH, Secy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Brady enter
tanned at an eight course luncheon
yesterday In honor of Mrs Chas.
Phelan of Dallas and Holly and
Walter Douglass OF Paris.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
Total :.
For Alderman
kenner Iona
THE CONSTIPATION EVIL.
Is Responsible for Most Gases Of
Piles.

Piles.
Constipation paralyzes the blood
vessels of the lower bowel, and often
causes piles. Women, and all other
Indoor workers, are the most fire.
quent sufferers. But curing consti-
patton alone won't cure piles. A spe-
cial medicine is needed--internal
treatment, to strengthen the flabby
veins and start pure blood circulat-
ing.
DR.. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid is the
only internal pile cure. Sold under
guarantee. II at B. w. Fearis, Waxa-
hachie, Texas, or DR.. Leonhardt Co.,
Station B, Buffalo. N. Y. Write for
booklet DO
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28

most SO per cent from tuberculosis
and S per cent from typhoid fever
Deaths for October were 1891,
births 40i7.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28
Licensed to Wed.

w. E. Collins and Eva Young.
jim Idlett and Matte Johnson
c. NJ Bryant and Dona Brooks.
l.. X. Gerron and Thena Idlett.
John Olson and Nellie Boerner.
Algie S. Buchanan and Mau
hamilton.
Oscar Searcy and Louella Bell
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28

J. X. Cauthen was a visitor Ia
Midlothian this morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-11-28

Get our five dollar meal books
for four dollars. Eatitorium 206
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
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BULLDOG AIDS SUICIDE.

Harrisburg Especially After maxi
ng two attempts to commit suicide,
when vicious bulldog used its best
endeayors to prevent the rescuers
rom pulling the man. weary of life,
from the water, Henry p. Turpin,
aged about 80 years, managed to
irown himself in the old Pennsyl-
gania canal at Steelton, near here.
Turpin spent the night drinking
md early in the morning, accom-
panied by his bull terrier, went to
the canal and plunged in. Edward
McCord and Frank Magnolia made
an attempt to reach him, but the
log sprang at them. biting a piece
out of the wrist of Magnolia. The
dog was thrown aside and held by
another man, while McCord and Mag
nellia swan to the side of Turpin
and dragged him ashore. Turpin APP
peared angry because the men would
not permit him to end his life.
Shortly after o'clock he return
ed to the canal and again jumped in.
Another attempt to reach him was
made by the two men, but the dog
attacked both and bit McCord on the
neck. Once more Turpin was rescu-
ed and a policeman was telephoned
for.
Before he arrived, however, Tur-
pin, with the assistance of his faith
full dog, got away from his rescuers
and made n third and successful at
tempt to drown. He ran to the
canal, yelling "good-by" and jumped
in. Once more the men followed,
but the dog, more vicious than ever,
chased one after the other from the
edge of the canal. One of the men
succeeded in passing the dog and
jumped into the stream, but the
dog followed and attacked him.
After some minutes an officer ar
rived, and by shooting at the animal
scared him from the canal. The res
cuers then succeeded in dragging
Turpin to shore after repeatedly div
ing for the body, but he was dead
Turpin was the son of James p
Turpin who committed suicide 10
years ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
REDUCES LAND VALUES.

Harrisburg (SpeclaD. - President
Judge Kunkel has rendered a de-
cision in the matter of the appeal
Of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal
&c Iron Company from the valuation
of property in Rushtownship, this
county, in which he reduces the as
sessment over 100000. The COM
pany appealed because there was an
increase of over $4,000 in the
values, the assessors valued what
had been previously assessed as wood
land as coal land.
In the decision Judge Kunkel di-
rected that all land within the coal
measure be valued at the uniform
rate of SIS an acre, that timber
land be taxed at 50 per acre and
barren land at SO per acre. The
decision is important as it is the
first appeal of the kind to be made
in the county, which has large area
of coal land.
Some of the cuts made we're strik.
ing, one tract being reduced from
S43,1S0 to S3,951, another from
$16,611 to $1.911. and a third from
S16,640 to $2,025.