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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
HAGEN & FRY

II you are going to put up a build
ing, construct a pumping or current
wheel irrigating plant, put in a steam
or gasoline engine, steam or hot water
heating plants, or build a bridge,
SEE US FIRST,
And let Us Figure with you.
IT your gasoline engine needs repairs
Or attention of any kind, see US. We
furnish all kinds of supplies.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10

The best lightning rod for your pro
lection" says Ralph Waldo Emerson,
SIS your own spine
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
SVGs VI0IU 0UO SVe 0UUW TUKV H6VTVKy
PEOPLES CREEK
HORNS
FOR SALE

Eight head coming 2~-year-old Bulls,
got by Victor Jr. 1961O5.
Eight head coming yearling Bulls,
got by March Past 242729.
All from registered Shorthorn cows.
Address
A. j.. SCHULZ, Oodson, Mont
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-10
Notice Of Final Proof.

y. NJ. bC Register
G. A. WILSON, Receiver.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
SHOCKED BY HIS GRAMMAR.

A couple of gentlemen journeyed
from Dallas to Cumby the other day
to have a talk with Democratic
Bob" and on their return home call
ed a meeting of citizens to report
their findings. They were greatly
shocked, they said, to find that the
old gentleman wasn't strictly up on
grammar.
1t is such a pity that these two
Dallas worthless could not work
around newspaper Office a couple
of weeks; that would prepare them
for shocks of this nature. Not one
communication In a thousand can go
unmolested to the linotype operator
Two of the men whom Texans de-
lighted to honor-one was their gov
ernor and the other was their sena-
tor at Washington-were poor
grammarians and worse spoilers.
These Dallas chaps went SO far as
to say that Democratic Bob" could
not open the state fair in regal SPLEEN
dor, or words to that effect. Just
leave at home all the folk of which
Democratic Bob" is a type and the
Dallas fair wouldn't run for three
days.
Democratic Bob" is about such a
man as George Pendleton in Bell
! county, as James Frazier in Bosque
county, and as Seth Mills in McLen-
nan county-a plain, matter-of-fact,
everyday sort of citizen, with unaf-
fected manners and good old horse
sense
| The meeting at Dallas, by a prac-
! tically unanimous vote, decided to
/ stand by Democratic Bob thus
manifesting sound Americanism, for
while good grammar is preferable, il
! is not at all Waco Times
| Herald
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
Chess and War,

The origin of chess is hlouded in
mystery. There is little doubt, how
ever, that its birthplace was in India
and that it is an offspring of game
called chaturanga, which is mentioned
in oriental literature as in use fully
200 years before the Christian era
From India chess spread into Persia
and thence into Arabia, and ultimately
the Arabs took 1t into Spain and the
rest of western Europe. The game
was in all probability invented for the
purpose OF illustrating the art Of war.
The Arab legend upon this point Ia that
it was devised for the instruction of q
young despot by his father. a learned
Brahman. to teach him that q king
Notwithstanding his power was depend
ent for safety upon his subjects The
Greek historians credit the invention
Of the game to Palamedes, who. they
claim. devised 1t to beguile the tedium
Of the siege OF Troy during the Trojan
| war.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
A BROKEN CUP.
The Way . Queen Saved an Old Serv-
ant From Dismissal

ant From Dismissal.
A charming story is told or the for
mer queen regent Of Holland, the moth
err Of Queen Wilhelmina The old king
had bought Il fine service of Sevrcs
porcelain for the use of the royal faini-
ly, and he gave orders that any serv
ant who should break any piece OF Ii
should be punished by being instantly
dismissed One day man who had
been many years in the royal house
hold confessed to the young queen that
he had broken one of these Sevrcs
cups. Queen Emma spoke comfort
ingly to him and suggested that he
should mend the cup. That. said the
man, would be useless. for the king
would surely notice the cracks. Nev-
ertheless the queen told him to mend
the cup as neatly as possible and to be
sure to give it to her that afternoon If
tea time. when the king would be pres
ent. Tea time came, and the queen
after drinking from the mended cup
suddenly rose and let it fall to the
floor. 1t was smashed to atoms.
Think of me as one of the most
( awkward of your majesty's servants.
she said Eumbly. II have broken one
Of your precious Sevres cups. You must
dismiss me at once. | don't deserve to
be retained in your service The arbi
trary old king was highly amused at
Ter demure manner and considered the
matter a good joke. He never knew
the true story of the broken cup.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

and lunch room, a telegraph office, a
postoffice, an United States observa-
tory, slab in memory of Pike, and
Masonic slab There is no timber
above IL, 600 feet, and no vegeta-
ton of any kind upon the summit,
while almost perpetual snow covers
the pinnacle. The peak now has less
snow upon it than at any time in the
last eighteen years. The journey up
the peak and return is made in half
a day. with ample time for sight
seeing.
On Wednesday, the 18th, Hagen
beck's circus was here, and, of course
we all went-to take the boy.
On Thursday we went to Cripple
Creek via the Short Line" also by
the kindness of Frank Yeager, who
secured me four tickets for the par
ty. win take this trip up in my next
letter n
The weather, with the exception OF
the day upon which my last letter
was written, has been exceedingly
cool-anda often cold. The unprece-
denied drought has been broken, and
for the last week it has rained every
day. Yesterday one-half inch fell In
twenty minutes, and the hail was so.
heavy that the landscape was white
for an hour. was in Manitou during
the hail storm, and when coming
back to Colorado Springs on the car,
we were tied up for half an hour
while men with teams and scrapers,
cleared the tracks of the hail that
had washed down from the noun
tains If Bill Sterett don't believe
this, ! can secure Photographic evil
dence to substantiate my staement.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Hill Hardin will be glad to know that
their baby is improving speedily and
all indications seem to point to
complete recovery.
Judge Joe E. Lancaster came down
after the Denver convention and
spent several days in Colorado
Springs. He liked Colorado and says.
he will come here if he ever leaves
Hale county
Also saw Earl Gill; former Ellis
county boy and now prominent cat
tleman of Santa. Anna, and Mr.. Gg
w. Martin, of Nash, at Manitou yes
terday.
/ went to Denver during the con-
vention and was present during the
great Bryan demonstra ton, where
his name was cheered for an hour
| and half I was very fortunate in
securing tickets, as there were many
more demands than tickets. Frank
Yeager supplied we with two for the
first day, and Mr.. Hardy P. Mizell
kindly secured me one for the Sec
ond day-the day Of the stampede.
We are expecting several more
Waxahachie citizens up here during
August, c. E. sCHUSTER.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
NOT A STUMP DIGGER.

What was that remark of Jim
Hogg's about Tom Campbell? Some
thing to the effect that Tom would
never dig up stump, but would
shy around.
1t seems to fit.
Tom went up to Dallas and took
part in banquet. says the Waco
Times Herald. He was going, SO he
said, to pull Pierce back to Texas.
Joe Bailey pointed to stump In the
neighborhood and Tom got away
from there as fast as his legs could
carry him.
The textbook board met. Tom was
a member. A lot of his personal
friends appeared on the scene as "at-
torneys." Here was chance for the
governor of Texas to dig up lot of
stumps and cast them into the fire.
But he SHE'D around; permitted that
crowd of attorneys" to get in their
work, and scandal is on the land.
The A. and M. troubles arose.
Here was a splendid opportunity for
Tom to demonstrate his ability as a
stump digger. He could have gone
on the ground and cleared up the
situation in short order. But he SHE'D
around; left to others the task which
he should have performed, and to-
day it is an open question as to the
schools success during the coming
year The Texas Farm and Ranch in
sists that the important question
now is: Shall the Texas Agricultural
and Mechanical College have a new
management and a full attendance,
or the same management and few
students? This question may-we do
not know-be charged to partisan
zeal, but it would never have been
put had Tom Campbell pulled the
stumps at the proper time.
Evidently Jim Hogg knew the
"dA' ....s az
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
The Cleburne Enterprise inquiI

The Cleburne Enterprise inquiries:
What does the honorable Monta
Moore from Milan county want?" 1t
is not so much what he wants as
what he will get, that we are inter-
ested in. He has been wanting some
thing for long time, but up to the
present that is all it has amounted
to- There are several other dis
gruntled politicians, minor parts of
the machine In Texas, who are in
Mr.. Moore's class.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
MAKING A WILL.
n You Draw Up Your Own, Stick to
the Most Simple Terms.


'If the people," said lawyer, "who
for whatever reason prefer to draw
wills without resorting to legal advice
would keep just one thing in mind
lot of trouble would be saved. 1t is
nothing save insistence on simplicity.
Simplicity is the main thing to make
4 will effective, and apparently 1t is
the one thing that the will makers for
get about High sounding words and
half remembered law phrases come to
their minds, and into the documents
these verbal extravagances 60. There
appears to be a popular impression
that, for example, to say 4 give and
beQueath' is stronger way Of saying
I give Again, take the matter of
directions. Here a desire to be explicit
frequently results in contradictions,
and the longer a sentence in will is
the more likelihood there is of its be-
ing open to mininterpretation.
mo will should be drawn without
at least couple Of drafts having been
made of it. each one being gone over
carefully with the idea of simplifying
that the importance Of the action de-
mands. Know what you want to do
and study out the best way Of eX-
pressing yourself Don't put off max
ing will. I'm superstitious enough
to consider that tempting fate And
when a will is drawn remember that
1t has no legal binding unless the sig
nature Is witnessed by two persons,
who must themselves witness the doc
ument In the presence of the testator
and each other '-\eM York Press
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
The Slippery Pronoun.

Many are the circumlocutions which
have been devised by civilized races In
order to avoid the bluntness Of direct
address. In fact, 1t may he said that
at the moment when a nation stand
ardizes its language it begins to have
trouble with it's pronouns.
Thou" has Of course become obso-
lete except in prayer although 1t -four
ishes colloquially in the north OF Eng
land. The second person plural is
substituted. In parts of the south
you all" is heard. further step to-
ward refined eluslveness.
In France and Germany thou has
been retained in familiar or semicon-
temptuous speech. In Spain and Italy
on the other hand the third person Is
substituted habitually in place Of it
Harper's Weekly
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
Fallieres to Sweden.

Stockholm, July 23.-Prepara--
lions are completed for giving IN
enthusiastic welcome to President
Fallieres. of France. when he arrS-
es here tomorrow for visit to the
king and queen of Sweden. Follow
ing an of1lcial reception tomorrow, a
gala court dinner will be given in
his honor. On Saturday, after an ex-
cursion to Grippshelm, dinner will
be given at the French legation to-
the king and queen. President Eal-
Heres will leave Monday for Reval,
where he will be received by Emper-
or Nicholas of Russia.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
Touched.

Mrs. Homespun The comic papers
say you fellows never work. Weary
Wafiies-Y yes'm; de comic papers also
say dat mother-ln-laws is a nuisance
VIXEN everybody knows dat dey are de
most sweetest an angelic Nv mortals.
an Mrs. Homespun--You poor, dear
man. Come right in this minute.
will broi a chicken for you.-Judge.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
FROM COOL COLORADO.
Waxahachie Tourists Have Visited
Many Points of Interest.


! Colorado Springs, Colo, July IS.
Since writing my last letter we
have made several Of the more i'm
{ portant sightseeing trips.
| On Saturday, July IL, we visited
the famous Royal Gorge" about 80
miles from Colorado Springs. We
went via Pueblo, Florence and Canon
! City Florence is in the heart of the
oil district, and the territory lying
, between Florence and Canon City is
by far the test developed that we
have seen in Colorado. At Canon
! City we saw the penitentiary, where
! in was confined Giuseppe Ala, the
+ murderer of Father Leo at Denver
! Ala was executed ! in the penitenti-
i. within fou~ days after we visited
/ Canon City. ~
The Royal Golge is spectacular,
awe-inspiring and magnificent. Down
this cliff in the heart 70 the granite
rock-barrier rush the waters of the
Arkansas river, dashed into fury and
dashed into spray by it's swift des-
cent through the tortuous defile. So
narrow is the passage at one point
j that there was not room for both
railroad and river, and therefore a
curiously constructed bridge of steel
| nae to be thrown lengthwise of the
stream, suspended from iron sup
ports mortised into the canon walls
on each side. Here can be seen the
climax of all the canons grandeur,
that which has been aptly called
The Royal Gorge For $500 feet
solid rocks soar upward-five times
as lofty as the Washington monu-
ment. No words can adequately des-
cribe the magnificence of the scene.
! We made number of pictures and
felt that the day had been well spent
On Tuesday, July IA, VIC ascend
ed Pixies Peak by the Cog Road
thanks to the kindness of c. F. Yea
ger, who provided us with three
tickets. Authentic lore of this monu-
ment of the continent dates from
Nov. 10, 1906, when Major Zebulon
M. Pike, a gallant soldier and a dar-
ing adventurer, then heading a small
exploring party of United States SOL
diers, sighted the mountains whiten-
ed crest when many miles distant
upon the plains. 1t cost ten days
marching to reach it's base; and, at
ter vigorous attempts to scale it,
! Pike abandoned the project and de-
clared that no human could ascend
to the summit That was long ago.
Many wonders have since been
wrought. ss
! There are many ways of ascend
ing the peak-hy foot, burro. or the
Cog road. The supposedly inaccessi-
I BILE. mountain has been conquered.
Comfortably seated in an observa-
ton car, you are pushed slowly. but
surely, up this nine miles Of wonder
full roadway, until, you have reached
one OF the highest points upon the
globe. When we reached the sum-
NIT a sleet storm was raging, and,
while we were disappointed at not
being able to view the $4,000 square
miles of territory that is in view
upon clear day, we felt that we
were repaid for our trouble. Thing
of it! A sleet storm on the 14th day
of July-an experience that will not
befall the average citizen in a life
time. 1t Will long be remembered.
Upon the summit there is a hotel
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
A Tent Meeting
Editors On Outing.

Sioux Falls, S. d. July %
Members of the South Dakota Press
Association will leave the eastern
section of the state today for the
Black Hills, where the annual mid
summer outing will be held. Rapid
City, Deadwood, Hot Springs, Sylvan
Lake, Custer, Spearfish and Fort
Meade are included in the itinerary
of the editors
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

Johnson county seems to be lined
up for r. r. Williams for governor.
The Enterprise, published at Gle
burne, says: 1T begins to look like
Governor Campbell has failed to ex-
plain his full rendition law in John
farmers. Some of them are predicting
that Williams will carry the county
by 1000 to l 800 majority"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

Admitting that grammar is at the
bottom OF some of our troubles the
Waco Times-Herald says: The sort
of grammar the people are concerned
about just now is the "grammar"
contract, the existence of which is
said to Impose an additional cost on
the school children of something like
$200, 600"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
NEW YORK FASHION LETTER.
(By Catherine Mann-Payzant.


New York, July 23.-The design
ers have not forgotten the little folks
in their creation of new modes.
While clothes for little girls follow
the fashions set for their elders,
there is a marked reaction toward
simplicity as against the elaborate
styles seen for some seasons back.
Daintiness is the keynote of all chill
dren's designs, and the favorite types
of finish are hand-run tucks, insets
of fine lace or sprays of hand en-
broidery, but the latter is used in
small quantities and in small and neat
designs. A finish of pale pink and
blue lawn bands on white is an eff
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

Dig up your poll tax receipt and
maries. If you haven't one you might
hold communion with yourself and
resolve never to be guilty of disfran-
chising yourself again. Your citizen
ship ought to be worth something to
-Denison Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

The Chautauqua board scored a
great success this year in the face of
great opposition. Next year it will be
better than ever before. The Waxa-
hachie Chautauqua is one of those
good things that naturally grows
better and stronger with age.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

The Texas Farm and Rancn puts
it patty as follows: THE important
question now is: Shall the Texas Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College
have new management and full
attendance, or the same management
and few students?"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

Remember this: 1t is cheaper to
cut the weeds and clean up than 1t
is to pay for medicine and doctors.
And besides, just think Of the suffer
ing of loved ones that is saved.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

Trinity University under its pres
ent control is an institution that
should appeal to all parents who de-
sire to give their children the advan-
tage of a good education and good
moral surroundings.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

Our streets are receiving a careful
attention these days and they are al
most rs good as we can expect to
get them without graveling or paw
Ing. -
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

When it is too late some people
will learn that even the machine"
cannot accomplish the defeat of an
opponent through abuse and SANDER.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

Everybody is agreed that Waxaha-
chic is going to do business stunt
this fall and winter that will put all
previous records to the bad.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

Keep Waxahachie mineral water
to the front and you won't feel so
bad when things don't go your way.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

An Unfortunate Misunderstanding.
II had to leave my last situation be-
cause the missus said they were going
10 lead the sinful life, and they
wouldn't want any servants about the
olace."-Punch.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
Sorry.

Mamma-Here comes your father.
See how cross you've made him Now
go and tell him you're sorry. Tommy
Say, pop, I'm sorry you're SO blamed
cross.-Philadelphia Press.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

Never mind, 1t will all come out
in Mondays washing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
A SPECIALIST SAYS
''Piles Can't Be Thoroughly Cured
by Outward Treatment"

DR.. J. S. Leonhardt, of Lincoln,
Neb., the celebrated specialist. who
has studied every phase of piles,
says: piles can't be thoroughly cur
ed by ointments, nor any other out
side treatment. The cause is inter-
nal, and needs internal treatment"
DR.. Leonhardt's perfected Hem-Roid
the first internal pile cure. 1t frees
circulation in the lower bowel, and
has cured SO per cent of cases.
Sold under guarantee at B. w.
Fearis, Waxahachie, Texas. Price 81.
DR.. Leonhardt Co., Station B, Buffa-
10, N. Y, prop. Write for booklet. d.
A Tent Meeting.
A tent meeting, in which the diff
'ferent congregations will cooperate
will begin at Boyce August 2 and
continue until August IL. All chris
tians of that community are cordially
invited to take part in the meeting
The preaching will be done by Rev
Sawyer Of Palmer. The singing will
be led by Rev. J. P. Cotton of Wax
ahachie Edwin L. Rogers of Venus
will preside over the finance com
mittee
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

Being a stranger to the truth is a
poor recommendation for any one.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

w. A. OWNBY City Editor.
Residence Phone. Bell No. 2s9.)
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

The Enterprise Publishing Company is
in no wise responsible for debts that may
be contracted by employees, nor will we
assume payment OF such debts under
any circumstances. Every employe OF
this office is paid promptly for work
done. This is to protect ourselves and
the selling blic-ENTERPRISE PUB
LISTING COMPANY. Per G. w. Nc
Knight, Manager.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23

Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation OF any
person, firm or corporation that may APP
will be gladly corrected upon it being
brought to the attention OF the manage
ment
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-23
Entered At the Waxahachie Postof1ice rs
Mail Matter OF the Second Class. : I:

Obituaries. resolutions OF respectcards
OF thAnks-all matter not NEWS-will be
charged for at the rate of cents per line.
Poetry at double price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-08
MUST BE FIXED.
City Engineer Rogers Won't Tolerate
Defaced PavementS.

I'VE have got men out, going up and
down every street Of the city. paved
streets and dirt streets, all alike and
we are going to inspect every foot and
insist that excavations where they
were not filled UP properly be repair
ed said John Rogers, city engineer
today.
The city council by ordinance has
taken the work of inspecting paving
inspections out of the hands of the city
plumbing inspector and given it over
to the city engineer.
Now that we have got it to look af-
ter we are going to do it right" con-
tinued Rogers. The gas company and
the plumbers both will have some work
to do
John Sheahan, plumbing inspector,
made an attempt to check up the faulty
pavement where excavations had been
made but he failed to carry it out to a
finish. The locations were given to him
but when the agitation died his eff
forts ceased also.