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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03
THOUSAND MILLIONS OF GOLD.

For the first time in the history of
the nation the gold coin and gold
bullion in the United States treas
ury has reached the aggregate of one
thousand million dollars. 1t is a stu
pendous sum. II denotes the sub
stantial riches of this country. 1t in
dicates financial stability.
Yet this gold is only fraction of
the country's wealth. AS matter of
fact, there are two private citizens
reputed to posses fortunes each
worth more than $500, 900, to
say nothing of the men whose pos
sessions range from $50, 900 to
500, 600 or more, says the Kan
sas City Star.
Wall street points with pride to
the action of ]. Pierpont Morgan,
who came to the rescue of the ma
ton with $40 900 at critical
time" There is something wrong
with national system by which one
man can furnish, even with the am
pie security that Mr.. Morgan de-
manded and received, su n sum as
this on short notice. There is some
thing wrong with a government that
makes it possible for men to accum-
ulate such fortunes as some that
have been amassed. These fortunes
were made out of the people, in the
regular run of business.
The greatest movement of the
time-a movement that is going to
prevent this government from be-
coming an aristocracy of wealth
is now on. 1t is not narrow, selfish
movement; it is not socialistic; it is
not antagonistic to the merited re-
wards of superior genius or business
ability. But it is opposed to special
privileges; it is against unjust dis
elimination; it is for the square
deal. And this fight is going to be
fought until the people win. The
success of the people in this en-
gagement is essential to the contin-
ued success of democracy in the
United States.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03
NINE HOUR LAW EFFECTIVE
Hours of Service of Train Operatives
Are Limited.

Are Limited.
Washington, Mar. 5.-The ma
tional nine-hour law, governing rail-
road employees, becomes effective to-
morrow The Baltimore and Ohio
and a few other roads have already
adopted the system.
The law limits the hours of SER
vice of all classes of train operatives,
particularly locomotive engineers
and firemen, train dispatchers, rail-
way telegraphers, tower men and
signal operators.
Many objections to the new law
have been filed with the interstate
commerce commission, and threats
have been made by railroad officials
that the operation of the law will
necessitate a reduction in wages.
1t was pointed out that nine hours
constituted an unusual and awk-
wark period, as duties of that kind
have to be performed "a hours every
day If two shifts of train dispatch
ers, telegraph operators and signal
men each worked nine, there woui1
be period of six hours in every 2 :
which could not be covered very sat
isfactorily, either to the men them
selves or to the railroads.
1t was indicated that the tricks
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

When the full rendition bill was
up for consideration by the Thir-
tieth Legislature that element of the
Texas press which was then classed
people against the dangers of the
measure. Then was the time for OPP
position, the passage of resolutions
at that time might have influenced
the lawmakers against the bill. 1t
has been the contention of this pa
per all along that this law, instead
of equalizing renditions and taxa
tons, would prove means by which
the burden of taxation would be
saddled more completely than ever
before upon certain sections and
particular individuals. The law is
so drawn that recourse against in
justice is taken away from the peo-
pie, and statutory full rendition
does not provide for classification or
valuation of lands according to
earning capacity. The law is made,
the assessor is bound to carry out
the states demands, and to see that
he does do it special officer was
created and named We want it dis
tinctly understood that we are OPP
posed to the law as it now stands,
but while our sympathies are with
the people We are afraid that resell
utions and meetings at this time can
bring little, if any, relief.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

of eight hours might be better for
all concerned, but for such a period
of work the men could not be paid
wages which they would regard as
addition, it might be difficult to OBJ
tain the services of enough skilled
men to make up three shifts every
"a hours on all of the railroads in
America.
Any attempt to cut the wages of
the railroad men will be bitterly
fought by the American Federation
of Labor and allied organizations.
In regard to the threatened reduct-
ion, President Gompers said: THE
wages of the railroad men can not
stand reduction. The cost of living
has been increasing faster than the
wages, which, in fact, have not been
increasing at all.
Under the Erdman law the Presi-
dent has empowered the Interstate
Commerce Commission to make an
immediate investigation and to re-
port as soon as possible.
I'VE do not want any strikes.
Strikes are to be avoided except as
last resort, and in nine cases out of
ten, if both sides be willing, the
trouble can be settled by arbitra-
ton"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03
THE TEMPLE OF JUSTICE 4
Real Estate Transfers.

Alfred H. Buchanan to G. w. Ed.
monds, lots 2, 3, 4, ), 6, 7 and s in
block u, Sterrett; $3.50.
Susie Johnson ct al to G. C. San
derson ct al, lot in Ennis; $500.
c. c. Wheatley to DR.. H. l.. King,
4 IL acres out of the George Car
penter survey, $1,000
j. D. Ellis to T. p. Darby, one
V. L, Gardner survey; $3.50.
T. H. Easterwood to l.. B. Bent
ley, ia acres of land; $4,000.
W. c. Morrison to Charles c,
Hogan, lot 8 in block 1872, Ennis !;
$500.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03
Candidates

in the coming campaign will find
us ready to fill their orders for cards
and other campaign literature on
the shortest possible notice, and in
fishing Co. IT
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

The Enterprise Publishing Com
pany is in nowise responsible for
debts that may be contracted by en-
plOyes, nor will we assume payment
of such debts under any circum-
stances. Every employee Of this office
u paid promptly for work done This
u to protect ourselves and the sell
ing lic.-ENTERPRISE PUB
LISTING COMPANY, Per G. W. Nc
Knight, Manager.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

In the absence of better paving
we could at least gravel the streets
An abundance of the very best quail
ity OF gravel is available and putting
on the streets TO a good depth would
cost very little compared 10 the
good it would do.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

Any erroneous reflection upon the
'.haracter, standing or reputation of
any person, firm or corporation that
may appear in the columns of the
Daily Light will be gladly corrected
apon its being brought to the atten-
ton OF the management
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

Founded on a political prejudice
and sustained by a fanatical few the
Waco Morning Star, as a daily, has
gone the way of all demagoguery
As a weekly, it is the purpose of
the Star to continue for a while,
though even this plan is subject TO
alteration.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

Dear Katy: This is March, and
under the ruling of the commission
your new passenger depot in WaXa-
hachie must be ready for use in
June. Get busy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03
The Birth Record.

B. A. Dilworth and wife, Red
Oak, Feb. /, boy
Ed Lane and wife, Red Oak, Feb.
10, girl.
John w. Wilkerson and wife,
Britton, Feb. 8, boy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

Apparently there is one issue on
which democrats in Texas, except a
few of the executive committee, are
agreed: That delegates to the ma
tional convention should be nomi-
mated by the people. This is hope
full sign.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

Colonel Bryan, as usual. is right
about it. predatory wealth and
trust influences are going to make
a big play to control the Denver
convention. And some familiar faces
will be seen in the band wagons Of
the conspirators against democra-
CIV.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

viii wear as long as Devoe's. No
others are as heavy bodied, because
Devoe's weigh to ounces more
to the pint. Sold by Waxahachie
Lumber Co. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

In Mexico bank robberies do not
occur very often, but when they do
the amount of loot makes up for
the infrequency of the occurrences.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

Anarchism is nearly as rampant
in Chicago as it is in Russia. This
is one form of freedom that needs
regulating.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

Obituaries, resolutions OF respect.
cards of thanks-all matter not
NEWS-will be charged for at the
rate of cents per line. Poetry at
double price.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03
The Death Roll.

Baby Lane, Red Oak, Feb. 16.
Mrs. Daniel Taylor, age 81 years,
lear Britton, Feb. 5, pneumonia.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

If this Weather keeps up the ice
man will soon be a conspicuous fig
ure.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

Health is the foundation of hap
pineSs and wealth. Drink WaXaha-
chic mineral water.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

All parties who hold claims
against the estate of w. j. Patton,
deceased, will present them to VIII
Hancock at once. 2S9
w. j. PATTON,
Temporary Administrator.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03
Licensed to Wed.

Levi f. league and Gypsie Beu-
lab Jeffress.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

(Residence Phone. Bell No. 289.)
". A. OWNBY City Editor
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

Entered at the Waxahachie Post
once as mail matter of the second
class.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-03

Daily want ads bring results.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

treatment. With Corpuence always comes a sense
of humor What would annoy other people only
makes them smile. From their obese pinnacle they
look with iovful contempt the rest of the scrawny
universe Every fat is fat because he wants
TO be He knows how to put off weight If he wants
GOT TO do is to exercise lot and be careful what you
eat You mustn't eat bread or potatoes, or beans
or parsnips or pie, meat or ham, or sugar, or
butter or ANYTHING YOU fond OF. these th1n
fellows couldn't get fat if they tried NO matter
what they eat, they stay at the same We1ght- YES
sir a fat man is fat because he wants to be!
lust think of the advantages he has! DID you
ever in all YOUR life know unhappy tat man!
Did YOU ever hear of a fat man having dyspepsia
or getting tuberculosis? Did you ever know of a
fat man going crazy? The fiction that corpulence
is undesirable is only envious libel OF those
morbid skeletons not vet thin enough to get circus
Jobs 1t is the fat that get all the good Things
in life In a restaurant will notice that IL IS d
fat man that has the best table In a theater you
will observe that all the fat men in some way nave
managed to get aisle seats Where thin man gets
into fight with conductor, the tat man passes
it off as Joke. Somehow, too, fat men seem to
get enough of the worlds circulating coinage so
they can live comfortably. You never see tat beg
gar or panhandler; and whoever heard OF tat man
starving.
When fat man goes into anyone paror doeSn
he ALWAYS get the most comfortable char: w men
his hat blows off on a windy day, dOesn some one
always run after it for him: No one expects nm
to get up and give his car seat to woman because
he would block the aisle if he did Even his wife
doesn't expect him to stoOp to pick up things when
she DROPS them Everybody tells HIM their best
stories because they like to hear him laugh Despite
the pairtive wall of the comedian that Nobody
loves fat man, did YOU fat man that
did not have good looking wife, Possibly 1t IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
They Get All the Fun
settles 1t.

A Nd don't YOU believe for minute that their
n corpulence deprives fat men of their snare OF
the world fun and sport! Did you not read about
Taft dancing at the Kurok1 ball: Ism grover
Cleveland noted as a hunter and fisherman: ana
there's President Roosevelt, over the two hundred
mark and still playing tennis and boxing ana
riding. and everything else There are lots OF 1at
men that are excellent bowers and blizzard PLAYERS
Every pinochle champion is man OF weight MN
Deople do not get half the fun out OF eating e1ther
or of living for that matter, that tat men 90
Fat men too make good citizens. Did you ever
hear of fat burglar or wife beater? Only one man
in every fOrtv-one weighs over two hundred pounds
Vet look back over the world history, IN Whatever
AGE YOU will and YOU will find that tat men nave
been doing their Share of the worlds work ana
winning perhaps than their snare Oh the
worlds laurels Cesar fat. Napoleon was
fat. Johnson Swift, Addison Steele,-all were tat
OF the twenty-odd presidents we have had IN the
United States two of them have been IN the over
two hundred" class and you find lots OF people
who saw that Cleveland and Roosevelt are two OF
the best Presidents ever had.
1t is funny too, how COrpulence seems to go with
political success. Police Justice klees, out IN
Aurora Illinois, heads the list with hve hundred
and sixtv-five pounds. WATERFOWL South Dakota.
once had Judge, Julian Bennett, that tipped the
scales at more than four hundred Kent, ONO a
few wears ago boasted of a Mayor, C. NJ Davis that
weighed three hundred and eighty. Raleigh, North
Carolina had Mayor, William Russ. that regis
tered on the shady side of three hundred Van SAINT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
The Thin Mans PrOtesc

DUT the thin protests. think much more
II work these men could accom- they were
not h1rnpered by their cOrpulence-
lust stop a minute! Could the --.ice1t En-
qineering work that has added acres n. Governors
Island in New York HarbOr have been ..rried out
more expeditiousIy than it has been 10 Colonel
William L. Marshall L ) a. CHIEF of Fl river and
harbor work in New York. IS three hundred
FOUNDER Could William Allen WIZ. have tod
anv better than he did what was the natter with
Kansas if he had weighed hundre -9unds less
than two hundred and fifty Nh--- the thin
man that could have made the marve rs round he
world trips that William Fl Taft made. and
have accomplished so much n SO s1-- a time.
Could President Roosevelt be any r.-- strenuous
if he weighed less
You know it IS all true, every T.-r NJ u All
the tests YOU make about fat men arr ---ri-ed bv
jealousy When YOU want 70 bOrro7 --v when
YOU want TO ask favor, YOU 60 20 t- latest
friend of course YOU do!
But if You keep on getting fat. .su die Of
apOPlexy-
You can't worry US with that ..--,ag ever
worries a fat man He has learned tn he troubles
of today are the Jokes OF tO-mOrro" nj he does
his laughing now. ApOpleXy- What ot r. Waking
no dead beats the long. lingering Hines Thar Kills Of
the thin folk. Anyhow. when the -Ev hits
him. the fat man viii have had twice much fun.
with half the worry, that the average has
Blessed is the fat man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
THE NATIONAL STANDARD OF LIGHT

Il IS possible 70 compare inca-des enc lamps
with a high degree OF accuracy, and The INIT 5
maintained by taking the mean or average value
Of a large number kept for this purpoSe although
no two lamps OF the kind be made exactly
alike. Vet. If burned at properly chosen constant
voltage. they Will not change apprect-. n many
hours As for the standard lamps. they are used
only for few minutes a time once r. Eale and
usually last Years.
These lamps are kept for no other .t-1ose tha1
to maintain and preserve a unit OF ----. II VIII
he understood then. that lust the ---ed States
has an exact standard Of length, which Is a bar u
metal representing one meter and exact standard
of weight which IS . cylindrical I---e ot metal
representing one kiOgram. so Ekewt~e It possesses
a standard of light. which IS the mean ~ average
of a large number of electric lamps
From what has already been said. It WI. h tndsc-
stood that there Is no recognized Unit OF candle
power in this country Before long. probably, ore
Will be established by Government aux ---s, Wnlcn
vii, be accepted by electrical experts. g.. me pee pc
that make illuminating gas, and by everybody else,
exact standard. But neanwht-e resort IS n~i
TO the temporary eXpedIent OF taking S'al-.',t
the average illuminating power OF q large i-'1l-v-
OF InCandeSCent lamps
When lamps OF this kind are tested 5- nlanr-
faCturers. each OF them Is Coc-t'.--- WIN d
lamp exactly representing this average liiali-a
power. which IS the temporarily ---- .e- Ill.r
Such tested lamps. theTeupoD- 60 .--a 90 ne
makers and used by them 20 determine ne
candle power of the lamps OF their -e---- .lls --
OF course 1t IS necessary for each -.r--,' t5- ~
have these tests made every now and -..'. " e..---
that his lamps. which usually are az sixteen -----0
power. roughly speaking. shall be sc- rs -..>e ~
the standard as possible
Every wear the United States Gove--~--H- --.s
about three million inCandeSCenc lamps -- us e"4
use. IN federal buildings. W-->---~ --- III ~
sorts of places These have 20 he u-....-. ,e-,o.-
and the work IS done at the Bureau - ~-.- --,- u
W aShinGtOn. where sample lamps CG- . ...-t -'-
are examined and rated IN respect g. .' 'O-
by comparing them. III the man
that has already been de
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
By RENE BACHE

Of lamp. devised by \ O. Vernon Harcourt which
burns a petroleum product called pentane. and IS
officially rated representing ten candles. Still
another standard IS employed by Germany.-the
Hefner lamp which is supposed to be equal to eighty
eight hundredths of English Parliamentary
candle
In order to make it as exact a standard as posi-
BILE the Hefner lamp (which burns a1nylacetate) IS
required to have a wick of a certain size and COM
position; the wick tube must be OF a certain size
and height and the flame just high and no higher
This last point is determined by squirting at the
top of the flame through little spyglass attached
to the lamp In the case of the French Carcel
lamp there are similar requirements These two
standards in use abroad for the measuring OF light
They have taken the place of the old fashioned
candles as standards of reckoning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
Uncle Sam Finds a Unit "

XIHEN the Bureau of Standards at Washington
w organized, the I ned States had not legally
adopted standard of light, and until a satiSfac-
tory investigation could be made of the standards
used abroad. it decided to adopt and maintain
working unit To this end a comparison was
made of the unit in general Use among inCandesCent
lamp manufacturers IN this country and a number
of such lamps which had been standardized IN
terms of the German unit obtained from Ger
many. As a result a unit in close approximation
to the average unit already employed by manu-
facturers adopted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

WANIED 1?, OF SandIe 9G"fT! dh he
the puzzles of modern commerce and industry An
electric incandescent lamp said to be of SO many
candle power. On the family gas bill, which comes
in about the first OF every month it IS stated that
the average illuminating power" furnished was
such and such a number of candles. The term IS
one with which everybody is familiar.
But what is a candle? Nobody seems to know.
The candle of the electricians, used as a unit OF
reckoning in their business, is not quite the same
as the candle of the gas companies Even II one
applies for information on the subject at the Gov
eminent Bureau of Standards, which is the official
of authority in such matters, one cannot get
a satisfactory answer. He is told merely that
there are several lamps that used as standards
Of candle power and that Uncle Sam has not def
Iitely accepted anyone OF them
This fact has led many people to suppose that
have official standard in this country for the
measurement of light. Quite the opposite, how
ever. is the case Our standard, will presently
he shown is as definite and exact as any in eXis-
tence. But there is unit of candle power
universally used in the United States Such
unit the Bureau OF Standards is most anxious to
have adopted; and, of still greater Importance. It
IS deemed, would be an international unit of the
kind which should be recognized and accepted by
al the nations of the world.
The necessity of exact standard of light seems
to have been recognized first in 100 when the
physicist Bouguer said. The readiest way to meas
the intensity of light is to find out the number
Of candles required to give the same amount of
Summation This very simple and obvious:
but it seems not to have occurred to Bouguer that
there were cellues ana cd1ldleS. CandleS are made
Of various materials.-waX paraftin tallow, etc
and they are of different sizes. Wicks vary like
wise. Thus the term candle" as a measure of
luminous intensity, IS IneXaCt.
In 1900 there was introduced in France, for the
purpose OF measuring light, the CarCel lamp. named
after ITS inventor, which even at the present dav is
recognized as the standard in that country. 1t
burns refined COLA oil at uni
form rate of fortv-two grams an
~ hour, and furnishes an illumna-
ton equal to about ten English
ESQ sperm candles. Great Britain uses
L. >1I Tor the same purpose another kind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

made a successful campaign for Governor our =
Minnesota when he was away over the Two hurdrsJ
mark Long before William T. Mon EFF 81
L nited States Senate he had reached Two HUNDRED
and fortv United States Fat Me- Club corIi
include Supreme Court justices cie-g men Of fame
politicians from every city. editors .--s business
men. rnillionaires brokers, by score
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOX JUNE d i7

because she has fat, good natured HUSBAND eil4l
never poster fat men All the fat man has TO 90 IS
to point to his aldermanic paunch and say 90
fat Your company wouldn't take me- ana tnd'
settles 1t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

burns refined COLA oil, at a uni
form rate of forty-two grams an
hour, and furnishes an illumina
ton equal to about ten English
sperm candles. Great Britain uses
Tor the same purpose another kind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

ner that has already been de
Scribed, with 50 called working
standards. which represent the
average illuminating ToWe- Of 81
large number of such lamps