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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
TOLD IN NEW YORK TOWN.
BY Glenn Guernsey.

BY Glenn Guernsey.
New York, Dec. 15.-Not since the
jellyfish soul Of Chester Gillette was
catapulted into the hereafter by an
unfeeling electrical engineer-not
since the mailman sQf Matteawan re-
lapsed into the mucous desuetude
OF an upstate rest-cure resort-not
since those deiectable days have the
sob sisters known such exultation
as is filling their throbbing bosoms
on this day and date. Bloodshed and
scandal and horror permeate the me-
tropolitan atmosphere, and the sob
sisters sniff 1t as a sweet SAVIOR. Lurid
headlines shout out a story of sin
and shame, of sorrow and suffering,
of bloodshed and crime.
When T. jenkins Hams, who with
his brother. Captain Peter G. Hams,
is charged with the Staying of Will
liam +. Annis, is placed on trial
this week, the sob sisters will hold
high revel of overworked adjectives.
No murder trial in recent years has
afforded such an opportunity or APP
peals to passion and prejudice and
salacity.
For weeks the sob sisters have
been at work on their joyous task,
dissecting every emotion of the prin-
cipals in the bloody tragedy, examin-
ing every aspect of the famous case
and setting forth their theories III
lurid and impressionistic chronicles,
Some have interviewed the mother
of the accused man, painting word
picture of she whom they term
mother OF sorroWs others nave
INDUCED in attempts at Analysing
the character of /. jenkins Hams,
the ogre the 'seawolf' Captain
Hams has been the subject of many
ambitious efforts. One of these, sur
charged with pathos, seeks to bring
tears to the eyes of the reader in
this fashion:
He was the most pathetic figure
on earth-a man broken on the
wheel of fate in his youth, the JOY
of living quenched forever for him,
old in sorrow before he is old in
years. He is the tallest OF the three
brothers, fine, soldierly, upstand-
| ing figure of man that must have
been handsome enough to have cap
tured any girls fancy when his face
was lit up by happiness, but now he
looks wan and pinched as If some
cruel wind had blown over him and
| blighted him.
| The gifted authoress shows great
knowledge of the verbal eccentrici-
! ties of spooks in the following para
graph:
His face is the saddest human
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15

Talking of better streets will NOT
accomplish improved conditions, but
in keeping interest aroused there is
the hope that infection will become
general, and then all our hopes will
be realized
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15

Editor Ousley has progressed far
enough in his investigation of Geor-
gia's prohibition to begin his series
Of articles opposing state prohibition
in Texas and favoring the licensed
saloon. There is nothing surprising
Fort Worth editor, and in the raw
conditions to be found in Georgia he
may find something to sustain him
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Lena Rivers.

1t would seem as II every one who
has read Mrs. Mary J. Holmes de-
Nghtful sketch of men, women and
manners in the south. called Lena
Rivers" would want to see the work
in dramatic shape. In dramatic shape
it has been placed and It's success
has verged upon the extraordinary.
This is not at all wonderful, for the
story was exceedingly popular and
the dramatization made Of It Is ex-
tremely clever and satisfying. Bur-
ton Nixon will present the play at
the opera house December 10. giving
it with a careful selected cast and
with a production that is all that
could be desired. All OF the charac-
tiers of the book are In the play and
so are the best OF many good lines
and odd sayings which caused the
readers so much enjoyment.
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Christmas Trees

Christmas trees are beginning 10
arrive in the metropolis from Main
and the Adriondacks, bringing with
them Whit of the holiday spirit
According to dealers, the trees will
be much higher in price than afore
time, owing to the forest fires which
have worked such havoc in many
sections during the last few months.
Only very scrawny, insignificant
trees can be purchased for dollar,
and the best trees will cost $40
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15

Race track gambling may be, and
We believe that it is wrong, but it is
only one of the means that world
provides for separating the fool from
his money.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15

Spend a few moments with your
self to study how mean you are;
then give an equal amount of time
in studying how good you can be.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15

Perhaps Governor Campbell
knows just how far he can go in the
game of bluff he is now playing with
San Antonio. Galveston and other
points, but it might be worth his
limit to the powers OF even the gov
ernor of Texas.
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The Enterprise Publishing Company is
IN no wise responsible for de BITS that may
be contracted by employees, nor will we
assume payment OF such debts under
any circumstances. Every empIoye of
this office is paid promptly Tor work
done. This is to protect ourselves and
the selling ublic-ENTERPRfS Pu b
LISTING COMPANY. Per g. w Nc
Knight, Manager.
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Maintaining nuisance at the ex-
pense of suffering community is
the only way some people have of
manifesting their power.
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Black PATHS Troubadours.

Black Patti and her company of
singers, dancers and comedians Wis
tied the opera house Monday night
and gave performance in full keep
ing with the high standard of en-
tertainment provided for the public
by this aggregation of fun producers.
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A Good Reason

For the continued success Of
Spotless, Olive Branch and Jersey
Cream Flour Is because 1t Is made
from the cream OF soft winter wheat
always good. Sold by all leading
grocers John v. Singleton. 219
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Long life is worth little unless
ii is made the agency through which
much good is accomplished
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15

The older one grows the more
does he become impressed with the
magnitude of the call of Christmas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15

The best haste is that which is
made surely, but not too slowly.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15

When everything else goes wrong
build that sidewalk. You can not
make a mistake in doing that
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15

A nice sidewalk would be an APP
Christmas present to suf-
fering humanity, at least
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Any erroneous reflection upon the
character standing or reputation OF any
person, firm or corporation that may APP
ear in the columns OF the Daily Light
will be gladly corrected upon it being
brought to the attention OF the manage
ment.
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A Texas Ranger.


The patrons of the opera house
will be rendered a seasons treat
when "A Texas Ranger" comes on
December 16. OF all the western mil
itary dramas thus far rendered the
public none of a similar nature has
met with a heartier approval than
has this ideal, atmospheric story OF
the plains. Life on the frontier has
always been fraught with danger
and the world admires the heroic
men and women who imperil their
lives in order that their descendants
might inherit peaceful life in the
region that they have helped to civ
ilize. "A Texas Ranger" is made up
principally of this class of people
and it is a delight to breathe the at
nosphere that surrounds them. The
play from the rising of the curtain
to the close of the last act keeps the
audience in intense interest, abound
ing as it does with startling situa-
lions and thrilling climaxes.
Adelaide Thurston.
The Arkansas Gazette of Little
Rock has the following to say of
Miss Adelaide Thurston who comes
to the opera house December II in
THE Woman's Hour
The able reviewers along her
route have been unanimous in de-
claring that in her new play, The
Woman's Hour" Miss Adelaide
Thurston has achieved the triumph
of her career That headline has
confronted us in score of papers
But it does not tell us all the story
1t has given us new Adelaide
Thurston. Heretofore we have seen
her in juvenile, somewhat hoyden-
ish character. The new Miss Thurs
ton. or Miss Thurston in her new
character, is woman, loving, pull
sating, mature woman, and she sur
prised even her friends at the Cap
.tal theatre last night by the appar-
ent advancement she has made in
her art. AS a matter of fact, it is
not that the actress has advanced.
Miss Thurston has been a capable
actress in every character she has
portrayed, but she has never had
role which brought out her latent
possibilities as that of Hester Tenn
pie, which Frederick Paulding ere
ated for her in this beautiful society
comedy.
Briefly told, the story is that of
girl reared in the west, rich and
alone in the world, who finds rela-
tives in Miss Augusta Revelton Car
ter and her son Beverly. Visiting
them, she finds "the man in Roger
Daneway and the inevitable other
woman. Her aunt, her young hope
full, and the other woman deliber-
ately and most cruelty conspire to
serve their own selfish ends, to keep
"the man" and 'the other woman"
apart-they want him and his mon
ey in their business. How their con-
spiracy is thwarted and the lovers
united is the denouement.
Miss Thurston's work is excellent
throughout. Her characterization of
Miss Temple is marked by that nat
uralness which marks the true ar
fist. There is no striving for effect.
The mirror is held up to nature. The
company is unusually well balanced.
1t is needless to speak of Mr.. Paul
dings capabilities. In the original
on-Florence-Drew combina-
ton as leading man for Margaret
Mather and as supporting others
stars of magnitude, his reputation is
long established. AS 1.-The man in
the play he must needs enter into
the spirit of the role, since he Great
ed the character o.
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NEWS OF THE STAGE.
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Coming Attractions

Coming Attractions.
Dec. ia Texas Ranger, with
band and orchestra
Dec. 17--Adelaide Thurston.
Dec. 19--Lena Rivers.
Dec. 26-W. B. Patton.
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Deputy Sheriff Shippey went to
The southern part of the county yes
terday afternoon to summon witness
Ses for the county court.
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No Scholars In This School.

Painsville, O., Dec. ) A school
war is being waged at White Hill, a
hamlet south of Willoughby, and at
pi esent the teacher is ahead.
The parents of the pupils object
to the teacher because she lacks dis
cipline. She refuges to resign and for
three weeks bse opened the school
each morning and stayed all day
while the pupils have been sent to
Willoughby or kept at home
Her father and mother uphold her
in maintaining the deadlock.
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Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds
that may develop into pneumonia
over night are quickly cured by Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar, as it Soothes
infIamed membranes, heals the
lungs, and expels the cold from the
system b. w. Fearis d
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w. A. OWNBY City Edit r
tResidence Phone, Bell No 2sgl
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Obituaries. resolutions OF respect. cards
of thanks-ali matter not NEWS-will be
charged for at the rate Of cents pei line.
Poetry at double price.
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Entered at the Waxahachie Postof}ce as
Mail Matter OF the Second Glass.
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Bargains in the want column.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-04-08
Whom We Talk Dramatically.

The universal vogue of correct
English would be little short of a
calamity. The doubter has only to
imagine the effect on the animation
and interest of life if we should
wake up some morning to find every
one saying 81 shall" and ri will" in
their proper places, the newsboy
purgcd of slang, the racy brogucs
dislodged from the street car and
the street corner, the hired man
pronouncing according to Webster
and the two-year-olds lisping-I
beg their pardon; they would no
longer lisp-uttering their thoughts
in phrases conforming to Lindlcy
Murray, DR.. Murray and the "kings
English. "-Atlantic.
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ought to Have Known Him.

He was drummer of the moro
flashy type and had just finished
telling startling story to his new
ly made acquaintance in the parlor
car.
"That reminds me of one of Mum
chausen's yarns" remarked the vic
tim for want of something better to
say.
"Nfunchausen Who is hep"
"Why, don't you know about
him? He is the most colossal exam
pie of mcndacity that civilization
has produced"
A brief, painful silence ensued,
which was broken by the traveller
in tone that was almost timid.
excuse me, my friend" he said,
"if 1 seem inquisitive, but would
you mind telling me what house he
travels for?"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-04-08
Elshty pearees Of Frost.

1t is difficult for us to form any
conception of the degree of cold
represented by the so degrees of
frost recorded from certain parts of
Russia Sir Leopold McClintock
tells how in one of his arctic expedi-
tons sailor was foolish enough to
do some outdoor work at precisely
this temperature. His hands froze,
and when he rushed into the cabin
and plunged one of them into ba-
sin of water so cold was the hand
that the water was instantly con
verified into block of ice. at 25
degrees, DIR. Kane says, "the mus
tache and under lip form pendu-
Ious beads of dangling ice. Put out
your tongue and it instantly freezes
to this icy crusting. Your chin has
a trick of freezing TO your upper
jaw by the kindly aid of your beard.
My eyes have often been so glued as
to show that even wink was un-
safe. Dundee Advertiser.
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ono of the Woes of the Modern Apart
ment House Owner.


"There is no end to the troubles
of the modern landlord" said the
man with pronounced wrinkles.
"What with the gas company and
prospective tenants, his days and
nights are filed with woe. Ibelieve
those two forces of evil-tlle gas
company and the possible tenants
are leagued against me. Anyhow,
the situation is peculiar. One day
woman came to look at one of my
most expensive apartments.
"'The rooms seem very nice by
DAYLIGHT she said, but i couldn't
think of taking the place until /
find out how it looks at night. Ill
come back this evening and see the
decorations by gasIight.'
"But the gas isn't turned on 1
explained. T'll bring in few
lamps. Won't that do lust as we'll p
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nnar1lRs MEsTaMRs

Ara said often to DO buried six teet under
Ground But many times women call on
their family physicians, suffering. MS they
imagine, one from dyspepsia, announcer l ,191
heart disease, another from liver OF KID
ney disease, another from nervous Plos-
ration. another with pain here and there,
and in this way they present alike 70
themselves and their easy-going or over,
busy doctor, separate diseases, lor W I1iSsi
hh: SiiIs and potions. Inreality, they arc
ali only symptoms caused by some uterine
disease The physician, ignorant oil the
clSe Of suIfe;Fring SSPSS up IeainS
natient Gets no betteA liz f9ason 0S the
Wrong treatment, but probably worse, "A
Proper medicine Ike y re SGStc SS6Sfd
have 'eMTITeIY Tem4Yed the disease there
by dispelITng all those dlstressing symp,,
toms and saty Sas been Me sa6
that a disease known is half cured"
Or. PIcrce's Favorite Prescription 10
scientific medisine Sas seIy d eSYse,a 9
and ADAPTED TO woman'S delicate system;
IL Is made of native American medicinal
roots and is perfectly harmless mus
effects In dnil -c0IIdIIlIM 0I-Ihf- tem1Ee
AS a powerful invigorating tonic TFa-
Vorite Prescription imparts strength 70
the whole system and to the organs dis
tinctly feminine in particular For oyer
worked, "worn-out,n run-down,p deolIl-
tated teachers. milliners, dressmakers'
nursing mothers, and feeble women gem
orally, Or. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
is the greatest earthly boon, being un-
equaled as an appetiZlng cordial ana re-
storative tonic.
As a soothing and strengthening merry:
inc 0Favorlte Prescription is unequaled
and is Invaluable in allaying ana SUB
nervous exhaustion, nervous pIostrationn,
neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, st. Nitus,s
dance, and other distressing, nervous
functional and organic disease OF the
uterus. 1t induces refreshing sleep and
relieves mental anxiety and despondency.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets inv gorate
the stomach, liver and bowels Ono To
three o dose. Easy 10 take as candy.
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Think SUCCESS.

The oftcner one gives exercise to
any faculty-uses, not abuses, it
the stronger and more flexible it
becomes. a Frcnchman said once
on time that whenever he wanted
a book on a certain subject and
could not find it he wrote one.
There is a tremendous lesson in
that. 1t means that each of us
can find out as much about any
thing we wish to be informed upon
as. any other human being III the
world if we will only determine to
do SO. We can achieve and conquer
anything another can if we make
up our minds to the performance of
it and make the determination the
law of our life. Success has its
laws, the basic principle of which
is, "Give your best to get the best"
A writer on mental forces says,
"Think success and you win sue
cess "
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-04-08
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO.
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy.

All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys onoe every
three minutes The kidneys filter
the blood They work night and
day. When healthy they remove
about 500 grains of impure matter
daily, when unhealthy some part
of this impure matter is left in the
blood This brings on many dis.
e,ses and symptoms-pain in the
back, Headache, nervousness. hot.
dry skin, rheumatism, govt, gravel,
disorders of the eyesight and hear
imp. dizziness. irregular heart, do
bility. drowsiness, dropsy, deposits
in the urine. etc. But if you keeI
the filters right you will have n
trouble with your kidneys
For sale by all dealers Prio'
80 oents. Foster-Milburn o..
Buffalo. New York, sole agents fol
the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
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A Noble Idea.

Just to be good, to keep life pure
from degrading elements, to make II
constantly helpful in little way to
those who are touched by 1t. to keeI
ones spirit always sweet and avoid
all manner of petty anger and irrlt
ability-that is an idea as noble as II
Is dIfficult.-Edward Howard Griggs.
Suffered day and night the tor.
ment of itching piles, Nothing
helped me until I used Doan'e
Ointment. 1t cured me permc
nently."-Hon John r. Garrett,
Mayor. Girard. Ala.
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RECEIVES CONGRATULATIONS

You will soon receive the DON.
CALCULATIONS of your friends upor
your improved appearance if you
will take Foley's Kidney Remedy
as it tones up the system and i'm
parts new life and vigor. Foley'f
Kidney Remedy cures beokaohe
nervous exhaustion and all forms
of kidney and bladder troub es
Commence taking it today. All
drnggists.
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A Blind Critic.

From blind man came the most
illuminating criticism of 'Irving's
Shylock. The sensitive ear of the
sightless nearer detected fault in
his method of delivering the open
ing line of his part, "Three thou
sand ducats-wcll" 81 hear no
sound of the usurer in that" the
blind man said at the end of the
performance. ct is said with the
reflective air of man to whom
money means very little" The jus
tice of the criticism appealed strong
ly to Irving. He revised his read
ing not only of the first line, but of
many other lines in which he saw
that he had not been enough of the
money lender.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-04-08

At Magus Muir, near st. An
drews, is monument to Archbishop
Sharp, marking the spot where he
was slain--a saevis inimicis. Some
descendant of the covenanters OBJ
jected to the inscription and chip
ped off the top bars of the e, max
ing the inimicis "salvis," which, in
view of the failure to bring them to
justice, is not far from the truth.
1t will be readily seen that
"Slain by 'crueP enemies" as the
original inscription implied, bears a
very different meaning from the
perverted reading, which may be
translated, "Slain by 'uninjured' en-
emies.'
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EARLY RISERS
The famous little pills.
WRITING Letters.

In the course of our lives,
n statisticinn, although we write
many letters, we have not the re-
motost idea Of the distance our hand
covers while travelling over the pa
per. According to him, the average
man or woman writes about thirty
words minute, which, with the up
and down strokes and curves, repre-
sent something like five yards, or
300 yards an hour. A person, there
fore, using his pen for, say, two
hours day can boast that his right
hand has journeyed distance of
1870 miles, London Gentlewoman.
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Recently. ono of the boys GO

Recently. one of the boys got
into serious difficulty through a
little error. He wrote two notes
the same evening, sent one to his
girl and the other was enclosed in
his washing. The one received by
the young lady read. IF you tum.
BILE up my shirt bosom any more
as you did the last time, I'll go
somewhere else" The washer
woman's note read: Say, sweet
heart, won't you go riding with
me tomorrow afternoon?" She's
mad, too
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Applied Externally.

While staying in the north of
England commercial traveller con-
tractcd severe cold, which obliged
him to remain in bed. His land
lady, sympathetic widow, was most
attentive and made the sufferer
some special onion porridge, which
she placed beside him, remarking,
"There; that will shift your coldH
Later in the evening the good lady
came to inquire how the patient
was progressing. so you've eaten
it," She said, picking up the empty
porridge dish.
"Eaten a poulticew exclaimed
the invalid. "Pve-I've got it on
my chestp- London Answers.
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A COMMON MISTAKE

Many Won mistake kidueg enc
y oder troubles for come irreRu-
le"ty peouli to the sex Foley's
Kidney Remedy oorreots Irregular
tiles and makes women we'll. Miss
Carrie Harden, Bowling Green
KY, writes: II suffered much pain
from kidney and bladder trouble
until 1 started to use Foley's Kid.
ney Remedy The first bottle gave
me great relief, and after taking
the second bottle 1 was entirely
we'll" All druggists.