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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
OLD TIME ZOOLOGY.
The Queer insects Lawson Discovered
In North Carolina.

In the Raleigh state library is an
interesting old VOLUME presented by
President Madison ia 1891 This quaint
book IL the first history of North Caro-.
lima. written in t7il 10y John Lawson.
Gent" u surveyor general of the lords
proprictors. The history il we'll worth
reading but perhaps the most enter.
tanning portion of its many pages is
that IN which Mr. Lawson describes
the flora and fauna of the new coun-
try He is evidently the ancestor OF
the railway conductor who decided
that, according to the rules of the road.
dogs is dogs and cats is dogs, but
turtles is Insects
I'VE will next treat of Beasts" says
the historian. THE chief are the Bu Te.
10. or Wild Beef: the Tiger: the Bever:
and the Bcarmouse. The Buffelo Is n
Wild Beast of America which has a
are found to weigh Cas | am Informed
by Traveller of Credit from 100 to
24OO weight
The Bat or Bearmousc is the same
as In England. | have put this among
the Beasts as partaking of both the
Nature of the Bird and the Mouse
Now l shall proceed to the known In
sects of the Place.
insects of North Carolina: Aliega-
tors, Rattlesnakes, Frogs, Vipers. Tor
tots, Terebin, Rottenwood Worms letc.
''The Alligator is the same as the
Crocodile. After the Tail of the ALE.
gator Is removed from the Body It will
move freely for several Days. have
named these among the Insects be
cause they lay Eggs and | did not
know well where else to put them"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
A Rich Woman's Closet.

THE nearest approach to Blue
boards closet that ever w." said a
woman the other day, was in the
country house of one Of New York 8
most fashiona bic women
II didn't know her, but in a queer,
roundabout way | was once shown
over the house and saw Mrs VS. pri-
vate apartments. pretty nearly faint
ed when walked into a room where a
dozen or more women were apparently
hanging from the ceiling
when came to l found that what
l had taken to be a choice collection
OF female corpses was really a lot Of
manikins. Mrs. V. had them made
after her own measurements, and her
choicest costumes were kept on them
when not in use.
"Her maid would fasten a gown on
to manikin, put something over it to
keep the dust OF and then by means
Of rope and pulley draw the whole
thing to the ceiling 1t was a fine ar
rangement. but looked as II Bluebeard
had been around."-New York Sun.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
Born That WAY.

There is perhaps no point on which
the librarian and child disagree SO en-
urely as that Of the proper condition
Of the hands. A child whose hands
were black with dirt solemnly stated,
II was born that way" Another de-
clared that the doctor said ''he must
not wash his hands till the weather
got warmer" Another whispered,
Teacher, that's the color Of my skin"
A boy who brought back book with
its cover soiled and greasy refused to
pay the fine and finally brought his
mother in to speak In his behalf We
had been very unjust and unkind to
her boy. she said. "for he Is very care
ful. He puts his book In the icebox,
where the baby can't get 1t. and moth
ing but our food and Willie's books
ever goes in that icebox. Library
Journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
FOR PARTICULAR PEOPLE
Sulphur, the Great Germicide.

What does the health department or ply
stefan do in house where there has been
Diph.heria, Scarlet Fever, Consumption or
some form Of contagious disease9 Fumi-
gates it-burns sulphur in every room, nook,
corner and Granny. Ask them why, and
they will say "To kill the germs of the
disease"
Very well, if sulphur will kill disease
germs in a room or house, won't 1t kill
them in the human body, if the sulphur can
be applied or given in way that will per
nit it to penetrate as thoroughly and COM
pletely as the sulphur fumes?
But the human lungs cannot stand sui
phur fumes and as stated before, flowers of
sulphur powdered sulphur) are not efhca-
cious. Then the only other thing is to find
some way of applying sulphur to tn. human
body SO that it will penetrate the entire sys-
tenn and reach the cause of the trouble.
Littell's Liquid Sulphur does this; itstops
itching instantly and permanently relieves
all forms of skin complaint, eczema, cry
sipelas, pimples, running sores, letter, ring
worm, chaps, roughness, redness or skin
blotches. Sample bottle sent post paid to
any address for l0c. Rhuma-Sulphrr Co.
St. Louis, Mo. u
b. w. FEARIs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
FERN LEAVES.
They Arc Valuable For Preserving Ar
ticles Of Food

ttCieS CT FOo0.
The fern plant, which grows almost
everywhere, is an excellent preserva
tive for packing articles of food fruit
etc. People who have lived in Eng
land know that the English have used
1t successfully for many years Val
liable fruit. fresh butter, etc, are no
longer seen in the English markets
packed In grapevine leaves, but almost
always in fresh fern leaves. which
keep the articles excellently. This is
done where grapevine leaves arc to be
had in abundance. Every one posted
well in botany knows the high preserv-
alive power of fern leaves with refer
ence to vegetable and animal sub
stances.
On the Isle of Man fresh herrings
are packed In ferns and arrive on the
market in as fresh condition as when
they were shipped. Potatoes packed
in ferns keep many months longer
than others packed only in straw Ex-
perimeIts made with both straw and
fern leaves in the same cellar showed
surprising results in favor of ferns
While the potatoes packed in straw
mostly showed signs of rotting in the
spring, those In ferns were as fresh as
II they had just been dug.
Fresh meat is also well preserved by
fern leaves. It would seem as IL the
highly preservative qualities of fern
leaves are due to their high percentage
OF salt. No larvae. maggots, etc. ap-
proach ferns. as the strong odor keeps
them away.-New York Times
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
A Few SuMeed..

Sir James Crichton- Browne was sent
on mission to Jamaica In connection
with the British colonial office While
at Kingston he had an encounter with
colored but very humble Official. Sir
James, strenuous sanitarian and an
ardent Scot, was keenly interested in
the Scottish population Of the island.
DO you have many Scotsmen In these
partsT be asked Of the Official. The
darby thought for a moment and then
answered. mot many; Just few, but
enough" Sir James collapsed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08

Martin Littleton. the famous lawyer
Of New York. is one of family Of
nineteen children. so they say, born to
q heritage OF poverty and pluck. When
he was a small lad down in Texas he
fell into the creek one day, and MI
chael. the next younger brother. ran
whimpering to Lttleton, the elder
dad, dad! Martin Is drowning!"
Martin. Martini repeated the father
Of nineteen. Then he turned dubious
~ to his wife.
Nora" he inquired anxiously, have
we a MARTINI
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
Postoffice Safe Dynamited.

Breckenridge, Mo-, Sept S,-The
postoffice here was broken into early
yesterday morning and about 81, 100
worth of stamps and small amount
Of cash secured by the robbers. Dyna-
mite was used to blow open the safe.
The robbers escaped.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
American Tars Left Behind.

Melbourne, Sept. 8.-As the search
OF patrol from the American fleet
for the men who failed to go aboard
their ships when the fleet left here
Saturday for Albany has not met
with much success, rewards have
been offered for the apprehension
Of 221 stragglers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
Il Grew and Grew.

My pa caught wonderful Ash"
said little Willie. After 1t was dead
1t kept on growing"
1T couldn't do such Il thing"
"Oh, yes. 1t did. for every time pa
told about 1t It was bigger than It was
before"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
A Puzzle.

why should man want to lead
double life?"
give 1t up. One existence has
enough perplexities. It would really
seem."--Kansas City Journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
Corn! Corn! Corn!

want your corn at present. Have
nice shady place to unload Guaran-
tee you soc for Is pounds D. H.
Thompson ST
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
What He Meant.

Housewife Why don't you get Job
and keep 1t? Hobo--I'm like de little
bird dat~keeps- .fyin' from limb to
limb Housewife G'wan! You're only
n bum! How could you fly from limb
to limb? Hobo-I mean de limbs O.
Ne law. mum.-Bohemian
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08

For stylish and reliable rigs at all
times phone 40. Patton-Kennedy Liv-
cry company. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
Cotton Mill at West Busv.

West, Texas, Sept. 8.-The Braz-
os Valley Cotton Mill has started up
after shutdown OF about four
weeks
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08

Ambition II pitiless Every merit
that It cannot use IL contemplate In
tts eyes.-Joubert
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08

Let US figure with you on your
supply Of wood for winter. We can
please you in quality, quantity and
price. Waxahachie Grain Co. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
Bryan Club Collections.
Licensed to Wed.

G. P. Creel and Gertie Cook.
Charley w. Jacobs and Mrs. G. A.
Blassingame
w. T. Littlejohn and c. A. Lassi-
ter.
j. H. Bevel and Lille TIGER.
G. r. Clayton and Mrs. Lula Nit
chell
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
ONE HALF MILLION
Oregon and Washington Wheat Raisers
Fill Stockton Golfers With
Golden Eagles.

Herbert Manasse sends the Press q
copy of the Stockton (Calif. Daily In-
dependent. in which the grain COM
bined harvester industry of that city
is reviewed as follows:
Oregon and Washington grain crops
are very heavy this year and the Holt
works and the Houser g. Haines estab-
lishment are reaping great harvest in
supplying farming machinery for the
farmers of the Northwest, eeping the
Stockton factories on rush orders at
this season of the year, notwithstand-
ing the dry outlook in the California
grain fields. Train loads of agricult-
ural machinery have been going north
during the past month and every day
this week several harvesters have been
shipped from the local works to their
distributing agencies in the Northwest.
Roughly figuring. the output in
heavy machinery sent into Oregon and
Washington this season by the Holt
and Houser & Haines works will bring
to Stockton this year more than
$500, 900 from that ar-away territory.
This money is being distributed here
and more than $1,000 a day is being
paid out here for skilled labor alone.
If the California demand for machinery
had been up to the average of good
seasons, the income would have been
considerably larger, but the business is
colossal without the home trade.
The Holt works built for this sea-
sons trade 1876 omEined harvesters,
and $50 Of them have been sold in. the
Northwest. The Houser & Haines
works built 80 com bined harvesters,
and 60 of that make went into the
big wheat fields of the northern coun-
try. Figuring these machines at
$500 apiece, the revenue from that
activity will be this year 1878, 900.
without taking into count the sales
that have been made to Californians.
The demand for extras for the 500
or 600 harvesters that have been sent
into the Northwest during the past
seasons will amount to more than
$685. 900 this year. Add to this the
sale of 600 road scrapers to supply the
demand in the Northern States and
the total is $513,800. Other supplies
sent into that atterritory, without taking
count of traction engines and ditchers
aud SO on, easily bring the amount of
outside money coming to these Stock
ton institutions to much more than a
half million dollars this year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
ATHENA MARKET DAY
Business Men Are Behind the Move
ment-About $50 Raised to
Defray the Expenses.

( Athena business men have united in
a strong pull to inaugurate a series of
market days in Athena. T. M. Tag
gart and f. FL. Coolidge circulated a
subscription paper and in a short time
raised about $50. This amount will
be used to defray the legitimate ex-
pense of the enterprise.
Athena's first market day will be on
Saturday, May 2. Already there has
been stock, farm implements and
household goods listed for sale, and a
solicitor has been employed to canvass
the surrounding country for the pur-
pose of soliciting stock and anything
else which people may have for sale. y
1t is proposed to have two auction
eers to cry sales on market day. The
success of the venture seems to be rea-
sonably assured at this time and those
who are actively engaged in promoting
the enterprise are putting forth all
effort possible to acquire as much
stock and as many goods as can be Sc
cured, with the view Of making
Athena's first market day hummer.
Anyone having anything for sale
should list it at once with either Mr..
Taggart or Mr.. Coolidge. SO that it
will have the advantage of free adver-
tising.
The fact should be borne in mind
that those having anything to sell
will not be out cent for advertising
or auotioneer fee. All will be abso
lutely free to seller and buyer on the
first market day given in Athena. The
object is to make the sales success
and to bring as many people as possible
to Athena on that day. A small COM
mission on sales made at succeeding
Market days may be charged, but there
is to be no commission charged on the
opening sales day.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
ATHENA WON FROM MILTON
One of the Best Games of the Season
Was Played Sunday.

The Milton Fruit piokels came to
town for the third game Sunday and
were accommodated with drubbing.
The score board read to 8 in favor OF
Athena. ,
Stone was in fine form and kept the
hits we'll scattered. The Milton team
had been considerably strengthened
since its last appearance here and put
up good game. Athena has taken
all three games from the Milton team,
Weather permitting, Athena wilbdo
battle with Walla Walla, on the
Athena grounds, Sunday afternoon.
The game will begin promptly at $3.50.
An extra coach will carry the Walla
Walla team and rooters from the gar
den city to Athena. This promises to
one of the most interesting games of
the season.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
A GREAT EVANGELIST COMING
The Revival at the Nj. E. Church April
% to May 10.

" Beverley Carradine D. D.. the noted
evangelist and author of st. Louis,
will be present to open series of pro-
tracted meetings on the 22nd.
Extensive preparations have been
made for the meetings and from pres
ent indications there will be good at
tendance from outside, numbe of
ministers and other church workers
having expressed their intentions of
being present.
DR.. Carradi1e is considered one of
the ablest men in the Evangelist field.
Naturally bright, educated in books,
culture, Christian experience, natu-
raj orator and with the courage of his
convictions he is one of the most sue
cessful revivallsts in the country. The
church considers itself very fortunate
in securing his services, especially SO
as he is an expert in teaching the
Christian life. Those who desire to
be better preachers and teachers will
lose much if they fail to hear him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
Whitman Constitution.

At special meeting of the board of
Trustees of Whitman College held 10
the Memorial building last Saturday
preliminary plans were made for the
framing of a new constitution for the
government of the college. The most
important change will be the estab-
lishment of board of overseers in
addition to the present board of Trus-
tees. No change in the policy or
ideals of the college is thought of and
the only object Of the new constitu-
tion is better method of manage
ment; the Trustees expressly declared
their intention Of keeping Whitman
non-sectarian but just as strongly
Christian as ever.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
A Twenty Year Sentence.

II have just completed a twenty
year health sentence, imposed by
Bucklen's Arnica SaIve, which cured
me of bleeding piles just twenty years
ago." writes 0. s. Woolever, of Le-
Raysville, N. Y. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve heals the worst sores, boila,
burns, wounds aud cuts in the short
est time. 25c at Palace Drug Com
pany's store.
There is nothing better than Kodol
for dyspepsia, indigestion, sour stom.
ach, belching of gas and nervous
headache. 1t digests what you eat.
Sold by Palace Drug Co.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17

The Weston correspondent of the
Spokesman Review says:
The farmers have tegun campaign
for good roads. South-of- town sub
soriptions for more than 200 days
work with teams have been secured by
F. @. Greer. One farmer, w. H.
Booher, gives 20 days. work and the
free use of his rock quarry. East of
town the movement is in charge of J.
M. O'Harra. The county agrees to
pay expenses of crushing the rock if
the city will donate the use of its
rock crusher, and the farmers will
haul and spread the material. 1t is
proposed to spread the rock 16 feet
vida
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
THE vOLMER-HARRIS WEDDING
United In Marriage In tine Methodist
Church, Waitsburg.

The marriage of Miss Emma Caro-
line Vol)mer to Mr.. William D. Harris
took place at high noon, Wednesday,
April s, at Rose Glen, home of the
brides parents says the Waitsburg
Times
Rev. Robt. Brumblay, pastor of the
First NJ. E. Church. officiated. The
wedding was an unusually pretty home
affair.
The bride was attended by her sister
Miss Clara Vollmer. and Miss Grace
Mccall and the groom was attended
by Mr.. Harlan F. Mills and Mr.. A. P.
Scruggs.
The young people were the recipients
of many handsome presents.
Immediately after the ceremony, the
so guests present sat down to sump-
tuous dinner.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gustave Vollmer, and is a social
favorite among the younger set. The
groom is a son of Mrs. w. D. Wallace,
and with his brother farms the Harris
ranch near this city. He has Just
completed neat cottage on Preston
Avenue. where he aud the bride will
make their home.
Among the outof town guests at the
wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Hawks, of Prescott; Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Schmidt. of Athena; Mr..
Marion Hansell, of Athena; Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Tompkins, of Athena, Mr..
and Mrs. Phillip Hemen of Helix.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris left Wednesday
afternoon for honeymoon trip of a
couple of weeks to Seattle, and Van
couver and Victoria, B. @.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
Business at the Rock.

As an example of the growth of the
freight business at Pilot Rock, it need
only be stated that the Pilot Rock
Hardware Company has three carloads
of freight on the way from the East,
says the Record. Que car is made up
of wire nails and two of machinery.
This increased traffic of the road
will open the eyes of the railroad Off
cials and prove to them that the road
was greatly needed and its extension
will be only question of few yeats
in view of the increased business of
the road.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
Fell and Fractured Shoulder.

I Il. J. Watts, who has been i'll for
some time, had the misfortune to fall
down the stairway at his home, with
the result that his shoulder was badly
fractured. Owing to his i'll health,
the fracture brings about complica-
tions which are serious. Mr.. Watts
has been removed to the home Of his
son, II. |. Watts, where everything
possible is being done for him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
The Chelsea Fire.

From the embers of Mondays con-
fagration in Chelsea there arose we'll
oraganized movement for aid and relief
to the ten thousand homeless. count
ing of the cost ty insurance companies,
whose representatives placed their
losses at three millions and half and
determination by the city authorities
to rebuild the $50 acres swept by the
flames where stood before the FIRE
property valued at nearly $4,000, 900.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
Horsethief CAPTURED.

T. The horsethief career of Aaron
Ridge was nipped in the Eud by his
capture at Walla Walla Monday. He
stole horse from Charles Hamilton,
traded the horse for another at Adams,
and coming to Athena placed the an
imal in Wright's Livery barn. He
then lightfooted it 10 Weston where be
boarded the train for Walla Walla.
Sheriff Taylor was on the young fell
lows trail, sent information to Walla
Walla officers, with the result that
Ridge was captured on his arrival
there. He has confessed and term
in the pen awaits him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
Highwaymen Killed.

After bold series of robberies ON
both sides of Willamette river at Port
land. Wednesday night in which three
men held up pedestrians and saloons,
Patrolman Charles d. Henson shot
and killed Eddie Ives, one of the rob-
bers and was in turn wounded by a
fusilade of shots from the highway
man. Another of the robbers, Fitz
Rathke, was wounded by Patrolman
S. d. Vessey and captured.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
Good Crop Prospects.

Farmers are wearing a smile of sat
isfaction these days, and indeed they
have cause to, and every one with
them. for the sight of the hills green
with growing grain is joy to behold.
ALI agree that never were prospects
brighter at this season, for bountiful
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
Horses Cremated.

Fire destroyed the barn of @. E.
Demaris, about five miles east of Mil
ton on the Walla Walla river, Satur-
day night. entailing total loss of the
barn, valued at $1,000; loss of six fine
horses, which were burned to death f;
% tons of hay, 150 sacks of barley and
10 sets of harness. The total loss is
estimated between $4,000 and $4,000,
and was covered by $1,000 insurance.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
Temnnrarily Closed.

The Preston Parton Mill in this city
is temporarily closed down. The man
agement is awaiting orders for flour
from tho Oriental markets, aud is
prepared to resume operations at any
time. The company has consider.
able amount of wheat on hand.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
Assistant Principal.

9. N. Laughridge, late graduate
of the Weston Normal school. has been
engaged as assistant principal of the
Athena schools. He will take the
place of J. Fl. e. Scott, who is to take
up school work for the government in
the Philippines.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
Furniture at Auction

An assortment of furniture and
household goods will be sold at auo-
tion Saturday afternoon at Jarman's
Corner. Main street. The furniture is
practically new, having been used by
MIR. and Mrs. @. S. Walker for about
go days. +. q. Lucas ia the auctioneer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-04-17
Hen Fruit Specimen.

n Master Tom Caton, with eyes bulging
in excitement rushed into the Press
office yesterday morning and presented
the editor with about the largest hen
egg ever. OTIS hens egg-there
amt a goose on the ranch, exclaimed
Tommy. The egg in question is a
double decker, containing two yolks,
and measured in circumference, the
tape read 61a s inches.