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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22
His Peculiar Bath.

A correspondent of the Boston
Herald says that remarkable at
tribute to the late Sully Prudhomme
was made originally by the famous
and eccentric literary and dramatic
critic, Gustave blanche, who died in
Paris in September, 1851 For long
time it was thought that he slept
in the public streets, and he him
self took pleasure in giving credit
to this report.
Where are you lodging?" some
one asked him.
Il don't lodge" he replied. Il
perch,
And where?"
Champs Elysees, third tree to
the right
Another anecdote of Blanche is
that, being once invited to dine with
celebrated actress, Annians or
Nine. Dorval, he arrived before the
company.
My goodness, Planche!" cried the
hostess, what figure you cut! Go
take a bath, beg; here is ticket. -
He returned in an hours time as
clean as when he set out. You I'M
happy man, you have not taken the
bath"
by my faith, / have
Look at your hands,"
"Ah, that is because ! had a book
while in the water"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

Democrats are making it interest
ing for senatorial bosses. JEFF Davis
attempted to dictate to the demo-
Gratis of Arkansas. He was dethron-
ed Senator Daniel advised the dem
ocrats of Virginia against instructing
for Bryan. They snubbed him and in
structed Senator Tillman advised
against instructions in South Caro-
lima Every district elected Bryan
delegates and the senator has gone
to Europe. Senator Johnston of Ala
bama told his constituents to vote
for Governor Johnson The Bryan
men captured all the delegates but
one. An excellent sign A United
States senator is a servant of the
people and not their boss. He should
behave or his name should be strick-
en- from the payroll.--Dallas Times
Herald
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

Guadalupe county has issued $685.
worth of road bonds. This is the only
way to build good roads. Forty or
fifty year bonds would not be very
expensive compared to the value re-
ceived, and this system makes the
future generation bear their part of
the Improvements made by the pres
ent generation. In fact, permanently
built roads would really be economy
after a few years, the money saved
on repair bills would pay the inter-
est and sinking fund necessary to
retire a large issue of forty or fifty
year bonds.-Cleburne Enterprise.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22
Anniversary Program.

The Epworth League will have a
special service at the Methodist
church Sunday evening at O'Clock.
The following program will be rem
dered:
Song by choir and audience.
Prayer.
Responsive reading. Psalm SO.
Gloria Patri, followed by Lord S
Prayer in concert.
Quartet.
What the League is and what it
stands for, Dora Patterson.
Solo by Miss Jennie Shelton.
The First Department, Aline Nc
Gee.
The Department of Charity and
Help, Theresa Thomson.
Song, choir and audience.
The Third Department, Mr.. j. r.
Edwards.
The Department of Missions, Mrs
l.. R. Campbell.
Quartet.
Short talks by Mr.. A. X. Rags.
dale, state president, and Pastor Nc
! Clure
Song.
Benediction.
The young people of the towr
have special invitation to be pres
| ent at this service.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22
THE DEADLY HOUSE FLY.

Numbers of the larger cities, no.
tably New York and Washington,
are carrying on an expensive cam
paign for the determination of the
common house fly.
New York was the first of the
cities to take up the matter of the
relation of the swarms of flies in
summer and the health of the COM
munity, the Business Mems asso-
citation having made careful and
systematic investigation, which has
been supplemented by the work of
the New York board of health. The
latter organization has recently made
report that during last year 1850
deaths in the city were directly
traceable to the house fly. The in
sect under the magnifying glass has
been found to be literally mass of
disease germs, notably those produc-
ing typhoid fever and intestinal dis
eases and one of the pests, if it
might succeed in locating the whole
load ii carries, is sufficient to infect
whole neighborhood.
The menace of the fly is so far
reaching from the fact that, no mat
ter how sanitary the home may be
and how far removed from condi-
tons productive of the deadly
germs, if the far-traveling fly in
vades the domicile all previous pre-
caution is nullified. And. though by
perfect screening the fly is kept out
Of the house, he still accomplishes
his deadly mission by having come
in contact with the family food stuff
while ii was on display in the gro
Gerry or market Full understanding
of this condition has brought about
two lines of campaign. In several OF
the cities movements are on foot 10
prevent food dealers from exhibiting
fruits and vegetables on the open
sidewalks, thus exposed to the CRIME
and dust of the street and TO re-
quire them instead to have all food
stuff kept in fyproof containers
The other part of the work is the
eradication of the breeding places
of the insects. Flies are liable 10
herd in great numbers in all un-
sanitary places, but the especial
source from which they spring are
stables and vigorous measures are
being taken concerning the santa
ton and the disposition of the re-
fuse from all stables.
Scientists assure the public that
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22
Evening Of Pleasure.

Miss Mamie Evans entertained a
large number of her friends at her
home on Brown street Wednesday
night. The evening was spent in con-
tests and games. In the song contest
the BOBBY prize was won by Roy Up
shaw.
At late hour refreshments, con-
sisting of cream and cake. were SER
we'd, and the games continued. The
evening was spent with so much
pleasure that the parting hour came
all too soon, so bidding the hostess
goodnight. all returned to their
homes, wishing her many more such
occasions. A GUEST
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

Dear Clarence refuses to be paci-
fed. Well it's not our fault. We
have offered a positive cure for his
Crouch and he has declined. Wax
ahachie mineral water will cure any
thing except ruined reputation,
therefore we know that our esteem
ed friend is not entirely beyond the
reach of this great restorative.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22
4 Strong Sermon.

DR.. Walton preached powerful
sermon last night on a subject that
should have appealed strongly to
every young man in the audience
"Senility in Youth" or "A Young
Old Man, was the subject of the
discourse and the evangelist took the
description as given in Ecclesiastes,
of the results that will surely follow
life of dissipation and sin and de-
picting in unmistakable language the
awfulness of senility in youth
Orange Leader
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22
REPUBLICAN HESITANCY.

The Indianapolis News, independ-
ent republican, says:
The party governing for twelve
years now has seen its high-built and
gilded prosperity come down with a
crash on the eve of presidential
election; has seen the sacred tariff
that it has worshiped coming to its
own in such inequalities and injus-
tees as to make dissatisfaction loud
and deep. The people have been suf-
fering from high meat prices, high
lumber prices, high paper prices;
but who shall dare put anything on
the free list? Who shall dare reform
the steel schedule to stop the plum
dering of home buyers compared
with favored foreigners? Who shall
make an end of the preposterous
treatment for years of the Philip
and tobacco monopolies? That also
involves the tariff. And a thing that
has been the unquenchable light on
the altar since the party's birth is
not to be touched with hasty or I'M
holy hands, Men must have time to
think Especially SO when all this
synchronizes with audacious legisla-
ton against old and tried support
ers-the corporations-and with the
time when new man is tn he fou Il
for president and-hardest of all
party leader. There is the additional
burden. New policies impend. High
tariff and corporationism will not
longer do. What shall take their
place and to what degree and in
what shape?
1T is indeed a most interesting
political development that we are
witnessing. 1t is a great party in the
air to certain extent, not knowing
just what step to take next So this
unwillingness to act is no mere
haughtiness.
1t is sign of hesitancy; the halt
ing of a great host that heretofore
and thus far has marched without
faltering, now surrounded by so
many new conditions as to be doubt
full of just who are it's friends and to
be uncertain as to the landscape, not
recognizing fnstinctively what to do
at the parting of ways.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

That was a, deep laid scheme of
Mae c. Wood and one well calculat-
ed to completely destroy her intend
ed victim, Senator Plat, but for
once in her life Miss Wood failed TO
give proper attention to some of the
minor details of her beautifully CON
cocted story and will now have time,
while awaiting trial on a charge OF
perjury, to realize that claiming TO
be a wife is one thing, while being
a wife is another. Mae played the
game for big stakes and lost.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

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 employe of this office
b paid promptly for work done. This
u to protect ourselves and the SELL
ing public --ENTERPRISE PUB
LISTING COMPANY, Per G. W. Nc
Knight, Manager.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22
New England Track Meet.

Boston, May 22.-Crack athletes
from half dozen states will take
part in the annual track and field
meet OF the New England 1ntercol-
legiate Athletic Association, to be
held tomorrow on the field of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technoio-
gy at Brokline,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22
Notable Bach Festival.

Montclair, N. j., May 22.-Mont-
clairs annual bach festival, one of
the notable musical events of the
year in the east, was commenced to-
day and has attracted musical lovers
from several states. The program
will be continued this evening, to-
morrow and Sunday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

Is crime influenced by atmospheric
conditions? For the past several days
newspapers have been filled with
stories of desperate deeds that are
calculated to make the cold ch1ils
run up and down the back or peace
ably inclined humanity. And 1t is TO
he noted that these outbreaks of
criminal activity, when once begun
sweep over the country as a great
tidal wave. If there is that CONDITION
in denraved man or woman which is
excited and aggravated by the wea-
Their then here is a fine field LOT
scientific research and experiment
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

1t is only when we come to con-
slider the bigness of this great coun-
ty that We can properly appreciate
the necessity for making WaXaha-
chic larger and better town,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

Wonder if Weatherford arranged
the execution of Cason, the convicted
murderer, as a special entertainment
for the visiting editors of the Texas
Press Association.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

Not that we love the boys of the
that we love home more is our only
excuse for not being at Mineral
Wells
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

ProSote public enterprise by put
ting your own shoulder to the wheel.
What is needed is more physical and
less oral demonstration.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22
A Challenge ,

The Elks' baseball team is hereby
challenged for game by the
Knights of Pythias at any time or
place. Lee Quaite, Manager
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

Any erroneous reflection upon the
tAaracter, 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-
lion OF the management
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

Here is trusting that the Texas
Press Association will keep politics
out of their proceedings
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

Speaking of influence, how about
yours?
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

Join the Improvement society and
cut the weeds and grass.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

Obituaries. resolutions OF respect,
cards OF thanks-ail matter net
NEWS-will be charged for at the
rate of 5 cents per line. Poetry at
double price.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22

~. A. OWNBY CITY Editor
tResidence Phone. Bell No. 2S9.)
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-22
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE
State Bank & Trust Go.

at Waxahachie, State OF Texas, at the
close OF bus mess on the 14th day of May
1903, published in the Daily Light a
newspaper. printed and published at
Waxahachie, State OF Texas, on the end
day OF May. 1908.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

tinue the march in search of people.
The crew still supposed the island to be
inhabited and decided to skirt along
the coast They walked for two days.
but found no water. and the supply
they had brought in their bags was
almost exhausted. They were 10th to
turn back and SO lose the faint chance
of meeting people that had spurred
them on in their weary tramp, but TO
proceed without water into region
that seemed absolutely destitute of the
means of preserving life was enough
Half of the men finally returned, and
the other half went on. Captain Pet
tersen remained at the parting of ways,
facing the dangers of the desolate coast
alone in the hope that he might be the
means of keeping the two. parties in
touch with each other.
Before long the brave captain was
obliged to abandon his outpost. while
he still had strength to walk back the
two days Journey. and one night he
staggered into the camp. almost dead
from thirst. After a few days two OF
those that had gone on came back and
a little later two more. There was
still one man to hear FROM A German
by the name of Martin Schafer had left
his party, intending r return to the
first camp. The others following him
had entertained no fears for his safety
until they found his coat In the trail.
A little later they were trying to make
a short cut by wading across an inlet
instead of following the tortuous line
OF the beach when they saw what al
most froze their blood. Parts of the
body of the German were sticking up
above the surface of the water His
friends could only hurry on, knowing
that the scavengers OF the beach would
finish the CHASTITY work they had be-
gun But the nine men who gathered
in the camp that evening drew closer
together, and all felt the pail OF horror
over their plans and hopes.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

ing the semblance of land seems invit-
ing. But the surf beat against
low. sandy shore. that seemed to cast
tho tirgd yeyagess or before they had
even stepped on it. At last, after row.
ing around for some time, they found a
channel leading to cove big enough
for the ships boat to enter. The men
put the last bit of their strength into
a loEg pull and a strong pull that sent
the heavy boat we'll up on land. out of
reach of the breakers. 1t seemed likely
that they might need their trusty
friend again very soon.
Then they took survey of the coast
and of their resources. They saw a
sandy beach, beyond it miles of spiky
cactus and beyond the cactus a lava
formation. That was all. 1t was not
possible to penetrate the cactus jungle
not possible that others night have
penetrated it or that there might be
people living within it. The only hope
of finding people. If people there were
in this God forsaken place, must be in
working their way along the coast To
begin this journey they had food enough
for one meal, sufficient clothing, lit
tie canvas, some coal oil and few
matches, most of the carpenters tools,
a compass, watch and 10 canvas
water bags, one for each of the crew.
The second mate had made them while
in the boat, thinking they might be
useful. But where was the water? The
irony of those 10 water bags raised a
grim smile on the faces of the thirsty
crow. All day they roamed. seeking a
spring, or even mud puddle, but night
came and hope died out of their hearts.
The men of the Alexandra saw a-tree
full OF red luscious fruit. 1t was sweet
and mealy and tasted good to the men,
who had neither food nor water that
day; but repentance followed soon
after. It was brought on by swell-
Ing of the glands of the throat and
burning OF the membranes OF the mouth
and alimentary canal and terrible
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
By Hanna Astrup Larsen

NN the chance Of rescuing one hu-
man life a ship from the feet
OF battIeships that is steaming
UP the Pacific viii be sent out
OF its course on a hunt in the unin-
habited island Indefatigable of the
Galapagos group The man who is
supposed TO be lost there is an Ameri-
can citizen. a Connecticut man by the
name Of Jens. who was one Of the
crew OF the Norwegian bark Alexan-
ORA, and who. with his companions
lived strange Robinson Crusoe exist
ence in the islands for many months.
With them he lived through Incidents
just as thrilling as any that the waters
or the Pacific ever encircled. and much
more replete with suffering than those
experienced by the literary heroes; for
IN the case Of the latter so many things
grow and spring UP and happen just
when they are wanted with an oblig-
ingness conspicuously absent from the
annals Of the sailors lost on Indcfati-
gable island With them he subs,sted
on the Juice OF the cactus plant as
drink and ate loathsome things that
crawl. endured without protection the
heat OF the sun by day and the cold
BY night. and suffered hsrdships that
made the limbs Of the hardy sailors
sweat blood.
VII The rescaing vessel nnd Jens
still alive? There is q good chance In
his favor. He was unable TO follow
his companions from the part of the
island where they had made their tenn
porary home 70 another coast where
there seemed more likelihood that
passing vessels would call. When the
others were picked UP by a rescuing
party from the mainland. they hoped
70 call at the abandoned camp for Jeffs,
but the surf ran so high and that part
OF the coast was 50 impossible Of ap-
proach that they were forced TO aban-
don tie project and reluctantly de-
parted without him. He had declared
himself physically unable to make the
terrible march across the desert island
where the absence OF water on the way
made forced marches imperative: but
he WAS not III There was water near
his camp and he was supplied with the
nc rs OF hunting and preparing such
food as the Island offered. So his COM
pznions hope that he still may be alive.
Requests have been made earlier for
a. 4mericssn war vessel to be sent in
search Of him. but they have been re-
fused BY the navy department on the
ground that there. was no ship avail
able in those waters. The passing OF
the heet close 70 the island IS therefore
8 godsend to those interested in the
fate Of the lost man.
Gabriel Abrahanson. the steward Of
the abandoned ship Alexandra, who re-
turned to his home in the little town Of
Asndsl on the southern coast OF Nor
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
A HORpE/ On lGUANOp
&UCH AS TIE
SFAIME1N ATT
-4R

The men who had penetrated to the
other side of the island had ascertained
that there were no people living there.
but they had seen signs that the place
had been visited by human beings A
pipe. some empty bottles and the un-
mistakable marks OF chopping with an
ak In the trees seemed to mark the
spot where fishermen or hunters had
camped. If men had been there they
would surely come back. There was
water so it would be possible 10 await
the return of whoever frequented the
island. The crew OF the Alexandra
took hope again and but for the hor-
ror OF that death on the beach would
have been almost cheerful. 1t might
but the time would surely come. and
because 1t is always relief TO the
Imagination to set certain time limit
they said to themselves that it would
be after Christmas. This was the be-
ginning of June. and the half year
stretch before them did not seem
Impossible TO endure.
There was still another way. The
trusty boat had been left at the first
landing place 1t was big and strong
and would carry not only the men but
water and meat FOR many days. A
deputation was sent to look after it.
but it had been dashed to pieces by
the waves. So there was no hope but
in being rescued from the outside
That there might be better chance
of being sighted by a passing vessel
they decided TO divide into two camps.
The store of tools was divided. One
party kept the coal oil can, the only
thing they had that could be used as
cooking utensil. and which had been
above the price of rubies. The others
had TO make a shift of manufacturing
a kettle from a copper tank saved
from the lifeboat-
The advance guard occupied the site
where the pipe and bottles. blessed
signs of civilized man. had been dis
covered. The men made frequent ex-
peditions. and whenever they revisited
their companions they had some hope
full news One day they had seen hu-
man footprints. Once they found re-
cent date freshly cut in the bark of
tree. Sometimes it was the ashes of
campfires and once they found signs OF
digging for salt. There could be no
doubt that fishermen had visited the
place not very long ago. The captain
wrote a full account OF the predica-
ment of the crew and left it there.
In both the camps strenuous efforts
were made to attract the attention of
any vessels that might pass. Fires
were kept up day and night partly as
a signal and partly for the sake Of
saving the matches which were dwind-
ling woefully. A mass of inhammable
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
Deserving the Ship

When there was only. food enough
to last with the utmost care for 10 or
II days Captain Pettersen made up his
mind that il was time to leave. The
slender store was divided between the
two boats and 10 men went into each.
One was under command of the cap
tain. the other under the first mate.
They showed offs from the bark that
lay there. seemingly so safe and good
and yet utterly useless. This was on
the eighth day of May. 1907.
The two boats were both to land on
Charles island, which they supposed to
be the only inhabited island in the
Galapagos group. They found 1t bleak
and uninhabited. The mates crew sue
ceeded before long in reaching Chatham
island, where there is a penal colony,
and were assisted in reaching the main
land. The captains boat was 10 days
on the water before sighting land. In
defatigable island is no hospitable
shore, but after being for IL days and
nights cramped in an open boat and
rowing until II seems as If all there
had ever been or could ever be of life
was just one more stroke OF the oar
and then one more, then anything bear