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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01
GROWING TREEs BY MILLId
Pennsylvania Railroad PrepsI
for Needs Many Years Hence

MorrisonvIIIe, Pa, Dec. Ii
unromantic section Of timber
lies embedded between the
until rooted up and burnt, too
for service, has assumed a vast
portanee in the estimation of p
teal railroad men, for the forea0D
from which come the trees that are
cut into ties are becoming exhaust
, ed and the prices of this material
are being advanced to such an ex-
tent that some radical steps have
become absolutely necessary.
/ The Pennsylvania railroad is the
t pioneer in the departure that it is
| thought will solve the problem A
/ large piece of farm land belonging
to the company has been set apart
| for forest reservation and under di-
! rection of the forestry department
of the railroad, millions of seed
ing plants are being nursed into a
sufficiently robust life to allow for
! their removal to other lands.
! The trees selected for this plan
f, tation are those which have proved
: the most desirable for railroad ties,
+ There are acres of oak seedlings,
chestnuts, catalpa plants, black To-
Gust, Scotch pine, Austrian pine,
/ Douglas fir and other trees.
+ Besides these trees there are a
Z vast number of seedlings that have
4 never been tried for the purpose
! TO which it is intended to put these
/ trees when they reach maturity, but
which might prove even SUI
lperior for that purpose for
the trees that have always been Sc
/ hai
grown for the purpose of providing
the railroad with a variety of trees
so that experiments can be made
in the future to determine which
particular tree is actually the best
for furnishing the all important ties
on the company's way.
1t will be 40 years or so before
the trees now in a seeding state will
have attained growth sufficient to
Justify the forestry department in
cutting them down for railroad ties.
The plan is to nurse the seedlings
along at the forestry reservation
until they are sufficiently big to per-
nit the transportation.
The seedlings viii be planted six
feet apart and will then have to
take their chance of surviving. The
fostering care of the forest cannot
follow them further. AS they will
be planted on ground belonging to
the railroad, on which no one will
have a right TO trespass it is prob
able that most of the trees will
reach maturity and will eventually
fulfill their destiny, becoming rail-
road ties.
The railroad companies possess
immense stretches of territory
along the line of the permanent
ways ground that has been acquired
perforce because a right OF way
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

could not be obtained withou. buy
Ing extra land, and farm land and
other real estate that has been pur-
chased because 1t was seen the
company would need 1t some day Ter
one of the variety of uses to which
railroad can put vacant spaces
along it's lines.
The reservation here was one of
those vacant stretches and when the
forestry department took it in hand
1t required the service of a small
army of Italians to redeem the land
from state of wildefnessike con-
fusion. Now every thing on the
plantation is in scientific order and
the fine hand of the skilled forester
Is evident in every line OF seeding
row
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01
SERMONS TO SLEEPERS.

Faith cures are often wonderful
,and science finds it difficult TO ac-
Mount therefor Most well balanced
are inclined to neither affirm
= is claimed for this sort Of
Ig nor to skeptically deny the
Zderful influence of the mind on
ye body which is recognized by the
most conservative physicians.
Auto-suggestion is modern mar
vel; so is hypnotism. But the idea
of a sermon to sleepers, while not a
new one in the church, in the home
is twentieth century cure of more
obvious comic than therapeutic val
ue, says the Houston Chronicle. To
reform the vicious or venial sinners
you sit by the bedside of the Grant
one and give him wholesome coun-
sci when he is asleep. In this way
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

If the citizens of Waxahachie
the more reason why we should
have more and better street lights.
More light would at least enable suf-
fering humanity to locate the shall
low reefs and avoid the deep la
gOOnS
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01
Ihase on

D11DuDJcct ~ It u to be hoped
that its operations will have good
effect in preventing at least one class
of legal separations.
| In discussing the census bureau Is
divorce report Cardinal Gibbons,
eminent as a theologian as we'll as
a church dignitary takes the some
what anomalous position OF recon-
mending, in one breath, further en-
phasis of the principles of practical
Christianity and in the next utter
ance advocating ostracism for divor-
ces
Christianity has hardly ever been
distinguished for preaching ostra-
cism toward any class At least its
founder was as often showing
friendly interest in the social out
casts of his day as he was in some
of the then church dignitaries. The
cardinal seems to have been slight
~ mixed III mis- propositions
But aside from that, Christianity
or not, there seems to be no pana-
cea for divorce tthe custom dates
&C far haeL Iract
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

phone their faults in their ears? And
would not this shock the neighbors
as well as keep them awake?
Then who is to insure that the
fault finder will not make mistakes.
being deceived by calumny and the
lies and libels that afflict the earth?
Suppose solemn charges be made to
the sleeper to refrain from sins he
never committed ~4fhfght this not
suggest such wrong doing to the in
nocent2 Or would the indignation Of
the gniltless prompt the Nwrongfully
accused person to stir in the .asfaasu
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01
A BUSY PLACE.
Nursery Shipping Average of Car
of Trees Day.

few days ago special from an
East Texas town to the state papers
stated that three car loads of fruit
trees had been shipped from that
place this season. This may be a
good showing for East Texas but it
rs an Insignificant item compared
TO the shipments that have been
made by the Waxahachie Nursery
company this season. Besides the
hundreds of retail deliveries that
have been made the company has
Ha2n n0rEinp q n oh
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

The Mckinney Courier Gazette
says: Everybody says that new
paved square looks good. What
everybody says must be so. Some
people objected to paving the square
because there was no room left for
the grass to grow. Some even went
SO far as to say that they would eat
every brick put into the square for
paving purposes. This was more
than twelve months ago. But
wouldn't they have had whole
stomach full now though? Now.
Let's keep up the good work until
the business streets are paved The
same plan that made it possible for
NcKinHe! TO pave the public square
could. with proper effort, be brought
INTO operation here. Where there is
VIII there is always q way
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01
ahaI
.rong influence;.

light liz regarr j. marriage VOWS is
emphasis on the beauty and digni-
ty of the home as an institution,
and a little more general distribu-
ton Of understanding on what love
will do If given a chance. These
things can be preached in the pulpit
and in the press. But better plan
than any is for sane. wholesome and
honest men to talk about them to
their fellows quite as much as they
talk about business honor and rec
titude.
Let sensible men and women
cease regarding divorce as a joke
and persistenly fail to see humor in
the would-be divorce jokes encoun-
tered on the stage, in books. and in
magazines. In time we might at
least reach the belief that divorce
isn't a joke at all, And that would
be a beginning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

Now that building sites for fed
eral buildings are being selected it
is to be hoped that Waxahachie will
soon hear something
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

Did you ever set the hands of
your watch and some hours later
discover that you had failed to wind
the timepiece? Well, that's what
happens to the man who starts up
in business and neglects to adver
tise Waco Times-Herald
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation OF any
person, firm or corporation that may APP
win be gladly corrected upon It being
brought to the attention OF the manage
ment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

Killing people for the fun of it is
one form of practical Joking that
ought to meet with more discour-
agemeDt in the courts
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

This time we are talking to the
hogs of the four-footed variety:
Now, durn you, squeal
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01
= '' $780, : LET ssxx

Some conditions in Waxahachie
can be greatly improved without the
expenditure of public funds, and
these should receive early and
prompt attention.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

w. A. OWNBY City Editor
(Residence Phone, Bell No 2ssj
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

Obituaries. reso1utlona respect, cards
Of thanks-ail matter no WS-will be
charged for at the rate d 5cehts pei line
Poetry at double price.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-01

I five dollar meal books
pillars. Eatitorium. 206
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24
turkish Women Not lqnorant.

Turkish women are frequently well
educated. Their lives Of seclusion en-
courage study and they pass the long
winter evenings in devourlng any lit.
erature that comes their way. Many
are excellent llnguists, and Pierre Lott
tells that they are well acquainted
with the works Of modern thinkers.
They are often well versed in ancient
classics, and they eagerly read modern
novels. especially of the morbid
erotic type. These give them a glimpse
OF the outside world and increases
their discomfort: they are also intense,
ly envlous OF their Christian and Jew
ish sisters.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24
Coat of
Arms
Easy TO
Get
By JAMES GRANT.

possessed acknowledged eight who owned 6 who
have had 32 who bocd of 81 pansf you travel along this ratio
Tor 10 generations will find that the people of France let
who alive and active to-day must necessarily have been related TO
all those French people who existed six eight hundred
One thing nconocbe the simple figures Of the matter and
that is that every white alive the world show relation
ship with white who existed $500 years On other words
European could be held be mthu who should that he
descended fro the first Bus, for after certain number of
lions of blood admxurcs very little the descendant whether
his claim be direct collateral any Of the characteristics
blood, of the original ancestor is concerned.
safe that direct ancestry cannot be traced in European
families much beyond Is generations; roughly 500 years The fable
that King Edward co of cngis Iorsa
ridiculous the statement that the lapburgs directly sprung from
Oclayian, the nephew Of julius Caesar
Evolution has clearly enough shown that animals and plants
propagate after having done for certain number of generations This
would be all the in generations Of nobility gentry which
almost invariably inbred exclusive So car that Mr. Rockefeller
who far probably the othermay have
ooaofam Of the Roquccu family but it is certain that he has
derived neither blood characteristics from that highly respectable
The Greeks made few mistakes their choice OF words They called
Che best "Gslos"whou reference brand the best people
"arso II is pleasant to reflect that trace close relationship
20 aro four five generations back and construct kind of
nobility Of blood and breeding upon the fact that he transmitting his
blood TO claim this of generations however, his
torical abeadiy aud an evolutionary mpossbliy
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24

boy zen years old, he shied stones
at the soldiers Of Great Britain in
1918.
He lived in Baltimore then. and his
father owned a mill at Jones Falls
When the soldiers OF George Ill
marched through the city he stood
on the bridge and threw rocks and
oyster shells at them This was the
first actual service BIN did for his
country, and he tells with pride that
nearly every missile he threw hit the
mark.
This began a career that is the mar
vel Of officers.
When the magnificent armored
cruiser Pennsylvania was launched a
few years ago, the fact was recalled
by officials of the naval home that
MGcabee's career was curiously bound
Up with that of the new monster just
being inducted into the service of
the nation.
Macabee was boatswains mate on
the old Pennsylvania. At Norfolk
navy 9dlu ne gave Allt NOIu W AHt
crew leaving the ship. Just before she
was burned TO prevent her from fall
ing into the hands of the confederacy
Later in the day he led the crew in
yelling In defiance to the demand from
the Merrimac to surrender after the
confederate ironclad had riddled the
Congress- to the sinking point In the
battle OF Hampton Roads. Macabee
had been shifted to the Congress after
1t became necessary to leave the
Pennsylvania.
Before giving up the Pennsylvania
the crew made a noble effort to save
her. But finding that OF no avail, she
was fastened to the Pawnee. towed
out into the stream and set aare.
Among the other ships on which the
old fellow has seen service are thC
Delaware. United States, Ohio, Stark
Connecticut. Vixen, Vandalia, Wabash
Yorktown and Waterwitch.
Macabee's home was not far from
that of Francis Scott Key, who wrote
The Star Spangled Banner" Though
only youngster at the time the ma
tional anthem was penned. MacabeI
remembers well how quickly the al
seized the affections OF the people, an,
was heard on all sides.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24
The "Middle Aces"

The middle ages is a period OF about
a thousand years, between the close
OF what is technically considered an.
Client history and the first definite
movements in Europe OF the dlstlnc,
lively modern spirit of freedom and
enterprise, Its beginning is synchron.
Gus with that OF the Dark Ages and II
is variously reckoned as extending to
the fall of Constant.nopie O453). the
invention of printing, the Renais'
sance, or the discovery of America In
the fifteenth century, or to the Reforl
nation. in the early part OF the six
teenth
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24

Philadelphia.-Ol IN strvice than
any man in the United States. older
In years than any veteran I'm tho ser.
vice Of Uncle Sam. binding with his
own life the earliest stage Of national
existence with the present. william
Macabec has Just celebrated his one
hundred and Gfth birthday.
The old fellow is now living az the
Naval home, In this city. and has been
there for "a years. The celebration Of
his natal day was the occasion for a
birthday party. at which he was the
guest OF Admiral Miller. and many
noted officers called to pay their re-
spects.
Bills career in the navy began i'm
1914 50 that he has been connected
with Uncle Sam for % years.
The marvellous record of this old
fellow will perhaps never be sur.
passed in United States naval records.
At the present time he has gone
ahead of all his predecessors, and as
he Is still a healthy old fellow there
is every possibility that he will be on
hand for some time yet to tell his
experiences.
This story Of the old fighter Is
enough TO take the wind out OF the
average man
Bill ) fayorlte way OF beginning the
recital IS to tell how. when he was a
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24
"honorso souaht for Cash.

Edward Cecil Guinness OF the Irish
firm OF brewers was made baronet In
recognition OF his gift OF 81, ,25O. 900 for
the rebuilding Of the slums of Dublin.
The work occupied six years and
when successfully accomplished King
Edward raised the baronet to the peer
age with the title of Baron Iveagh.
Alter the king visited Ireland last year
Lord Iveagh presented $250.000 TO the
Iri1h hospitals In commemoration OF
the sovereign's visit and In return he
WAS made q viscount.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24

master of both the written and the
spoken language of the Chinese.
But he is more than a mere special.
list and pedant. For q years he was
a resident of China, having been as
sociated with Sir Robert Hart in the
customs collections service of Great
Britain. During that period he came
into close contact with all classes of
Chinese, including the most progress
sive statesmen of the empire as well
as many of the most conservative OF
the maEdarins.
Prof. Hirth sees bond of peace in
an alliance between China and the
United States.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24
PUMP WATER BY TEETER BOARD
BsVarian' Women Use Primitive
Methods to lrrigate Gardens.

Lcndon.-Strawberr and radishcs
arc two of the chief hobbies of the
truck gardener of Bavaria. and he
knows how to bring them to a salts
factory state of growth. But the
champion truck gardener of that fas
cinating province of Germany. where
they fully understand the raising of
hops as well as garden products, are
not the men. Many women under
take entire charge of the fields and
they toll as arduous!y as the men. In
times Of drought they water every gar
den patch. On many farms there are
wells, but no windmi,ls.
The women mount a sort OF teeter.
board and rock It until large tub
is filled, after which they carry the
water over the garden, drench,ng the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24
huTHon,rY ON CHINA.
Prof Hlrth OF Columbia Resident of
Orient 27 Years.

New York.--Few students Of the
problems Of the far east are better
qualified Titan Prof. Friedrich Hir,h
to sleak authoritatively Of the pres.
ent ana the future of China. Before
he acceTted his present post in Col
umbia university SIX years ago he had
occupied a similar one in the Unlver.
rlty of Munich. In his library are
some 1000 Chinese books. and he is a
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24
OLDEST MAN IN NAVY.
gill MAcAeEE SAW BATTLES OF
THE WAR OF 1912.

BEGAN Career In Uncle Sans Service
81 Years Ago and Recently cele-
brated His tc5t Birthday
Still Healthy ID Fellow.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24

radish and other beds from time to
time as occasion demands. The
pumping OF water by means of the
teeter-board is one of the primitive
methods handed down through the
ages.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24
Students
and
the
Faculty
BY PRESIDENT VAN HISE
oI the Unlversliy Of Wisconsin.

When one investigates of this anagonsm he usually finds
that has grown up with misunderstanding and differences
Of opn upon matters which accessory the purposes Of the
university such athletics and society affairs As often the lack
of harmony with things has led to partial estrangemen
major things The students young and womenyoung there
fore hougrss careless frequently headsrong They young
and they havo ser by responsibility and seasoned by
pren but they generous enthusiastic kabe and hopeful with
the faith With few exceptions they intend to do the right thing
if they know the right thing is
1t the duty the faculty point the to the students with
cali reasonaeness have known body of representative
students who failed to give weight the ideas presented IL them
ond for their consideration with the appeal do the thing that
for the best interests themselves the university and the state
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24

The ideal relation between faculty and
students should be that Of comrades work.
ing together for common purpose-oldcr
and younger comrades, it is true, each with
their own privileges, but still comrades.
The mutual sentiments of students
and faculty should be those of warm cor
diality. hope that within this university
the relation of elder and younger comrades
which already exists between many profess
sors and students may become universal
At various times there has been more
or less antagonism between a considerable
portion of the students and the faculty.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24
Aneients Knew Art Of Printing.

A clay tablet has been found 10
Crete which seems to prove conclusive
ly that the art of printing from nova
BILE types was known in crude way
1000 years ago.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24

That John ID. Rockefeller was satisfied
TO be shown TO be the descendant of a me-
diocrc mcdiacyal French baron called
Rolucfeul is a point for his modesty. The
pcdigrcc-sockcrs Of the British museum, the
Astor or Boston libraries, or the Bibio-
thcquc Rationale, would have made him out
the reicton of the Capets, the Ilapsburgs
or the IIohonzolcrns for less sum of mon
cy than the great oil magnate probably
earns in half day Nor could these pedi-
grcc-mongcrs have been very well gainsaid.
For if, O oncc3lor-hunlcr, you calculate
that You had two parents who we're, in their
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-24
Auto
Racing
Makes for Better
Machines and
Better Roads
'uH1NfI-JrSE,FrEykg
:; -. = : z -
By JOHN JACOB ASTOR.

sEesr-sSs Racing advance the automobile. 1t
tends produce the best material, TO induce to
4 80 | study better machinery to build better tires to
Wal work out every technical problem.
H. vp>@m Then there is another side to the question Rae
NI7 Ts1I better roads, and better roads of
lfSTI the best examples Of advance civilization. Without
fScsEE4M good roads a country progress They the
Sl3&N of promoting trade and intercourse between
ANT III far distant And automobile racing helps
FNMSSAaNBI TO bring this about.
Ey4K y.I Unlike the ocropane the automobile TO-
Ey%NsfJ day well nigh perfect up certain point 1t at
M-IssseI ahead Of the roads, especially
k country We need better roads here in the United
States. | don't for the sake Of the automobiles
alone but those who necessarily them bring
products market be the farmer the manufacturer
can crops much less cost for transportation good
bad The automobis don't ask for
good themselves alone but for all their counrymcn, whether
they be farmers manufacturers simply travellers
good automobile has down very much price the intro
fpropd vehicles 1t will down price think
general popular doubt however, the
prediction of those opnsts who say that the time will when
will cheap ordinary vehicle because contains
its motive power, which S fact to be considered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

WASHINGTON AND POTOMAC STEAMBOAT
COMPANY,
STH STREET WHARF
Steamer HARRY RANDALL - Monday and
Wednesday at pm, for lower Potomac land
ings Dlls to Lower Machodoc creek. Saturday
at am. for landings between Glymont and
Nomini.
Steamer wAKEFIELD-sunday. Tuesday and
Thursday am. for upper river landings to
Colonial Beach and Mattox creek.
Steamer ESTELLE RANDALL-Dafly at 100
am. for Glymont and intermediate points. Sum
day. Tuesday and Thursday to Grinders In add.
ton. Return trip same day.
Schedules subject to tide and weather. and to
change without notice.
W. F. CARNE. IT.. Gen'l Passenger Agt.
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