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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01
SICK WOMAN NEEDS ATTENTION
Mrs. Martin Has Been Ill and I'm
able tn Work for Two Months

Mrs, Martin Has Been Ill and I'M
able to Work for Two Months
Clad in scanty attire and emaciat-
ed from disease woman named
Mrs. Martin, who occupies a small
house below the Alliance Wagon
yard is an object of charity. Mrs.
Martin has not been able to earn a
penny for more than two months
and for the past two weeks she has
been dangerously i'll. HerAJh1y source
of revenue is earned by her son.
Master Albert Drumhaond, messen4
ger boy for the Western Union Tele-
graph company, who receives as
wages the sum of $500 per week
This Is not enough to pay for the
medicine the sick woman absolutely
needs. Then there is fuel and food to
be provided This is a case demand
ing the immediate attention Of the
charity committee or of any one who
feels disposed to contribute some
thing to alleviate the woman's suf-
fering. The condition of Mrs Martin
was called to the reporters atten-
ton Wednesday morning. He lost
no time in calling at the house to in
| vestigate for himself. He was sur
| prised to find that such conditions
existed iii city where prosperity
prevails. 1t is unnecessary to go into
details. This woman should not be
permitted to die for the want of
something to eat and for proper
medical treatment
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01
Rochester Celebrates.

Rochester, N. Y, Jan. 1.--Roches-
ter is today celebrating its admission
to the ranks of cities of the first
class in New York state. The change
in Rochester's status was brought
about through constitutional
amendment, favorably voted on at
the last election, changing the num-
Der of residents necessary to consti
tute city of the first class from
$50, 200 to lis, 900.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01
holme and PhjIadeIphia,

The gridiron pattern upon which
Philadelphia was laid cut was the
work Of Thomas Holme, the surveyor
general Of Pennsylvania. The design.
however, was PENIS own. Little
seems to be popularity known OF Thorn
as Holme. although some Of his de-
scendants still live in the city and bear
his name. but it is said that all of his
vast tract of land and his city lots
have long since passed out Of the pos
session OF his family.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01
A Remarkable Hat.

A woman wants a divorce because
her husband has purchased her Only
hat in twenty-five years
1t would be interesting to know II
there is enough of the hat left to get
on straight-Clevelan Plain Dealer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01
Social DUTY.

The idea Of social duty dominates
our time. We are impregnated with
1t. 1t is the most urgent aspiration Of
the modern conscience and in the
midst of our controversies defies all
our ironies.-Georges Touchard In la
Nouvelle Revue, Paris.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01
A Watch Party.

Quite a happy occasion was the
Forty-Two party and Watch party
given last night by Misses Georgia
May and Pearl Barksdale, who are
at home from Kidd-Key college
Sherman, for the holidays.
Mistletoe decorations gave this
handsome home a more festive ap.
pearance. Some thirty guests were
present, and forty two made the
evening speed merrily by. At IL
O'Clock the guests gathered TO watch
the old year out, and to welcome the
New Year in
Mr.. Hans Holland made aif
score. and to him fell ak
book which he gave lo
oI-the occasion. Miss
who is 4 guest at tn
home for. the holidays. r.
course o. ice cream and cake~
served the guests.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01

P. @. Ellington of Houston is now
agent in Waxahachie for the Wells
Fargo Express company. ]. R. Camp
bell, the former agent, resigned to
accept a position with the Waxaha-
chic Nursery company. The travelling
auditor was here few days ago to
check out Mr. Campbell and turn the
office over to the new agent
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01

Benevolent Lady-But, my poor man.
II you have been looking for work all
these years, why isTit that you have
never found It? Tramp Confidential
ly)-It's luck, mum-Just sheer good
luck
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01

cost the United States $4,000
y to prove as untrue the state
! made by Brownsville citizens,
sn 1t failed. AS a rule you can
upon the statements made
ms.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01
New Law Firm.

John d. McRae has retired from
nNSaw firm of McRae & Lumpkins
and h. sssciated himself with Far
rar o p,ars,A The new firm moved
TODAY tn tha .acond floor OF the Get
zendaner bui,d,}g on the north side
Of the square.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01

commission form of govern
IL would guarantee a business
| administration of public affairs,
i all things considered, a saving
money to the tax payers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01

ear just closed has removed
we'll known Texas newspaper
b the ranks of the living.
b is the price Of living. For
no are left there is much
for.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01

F. Ramsey of Cleburne has
formally appointed associate
e of the court of criminal APP
and he has accepted. Thus is
her doubt removed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01
THE NEWSB0Ys' PIE.

the rest or the days shirt Tor tnen-
selves as best they can-turkey. cof
fee and pie, with vegetables to fill in.
AS the file of eagle eyed youngsters
passes down the long tables there are
swift movements of grimy hands. and
shirt waists bulge ragged coats sag
at the pockets. Hardly is the file seat
ed when the plant rises: Il amt got
no pie. Ii got swiped on me-" Seven
despoiled ones hold up their hands.
The superintendent laughs-it IS
Christmas eve. He taps one tentative
ly Oh the bullying shirt What h i've
you here. my ladY'
''Me pie" responds he. with an limo
cent look. Il was scarf it would get
stoleP
A little fellow who has been eyfng
one 4 the visitors attentlvely takes his
knife out Of his mouth and points 1t OF
him 18th conviction.
Il 4now you." he pipes. You're a
p'lice commissioner. l seen yer picture
in the papers. You're Bingham
The clatter of knives and forks
ceases suddenly. Seven pies creep
stealthily over the edge Of the table
and are replaced on rs many plates
The visitors laugh. 1t was a case OF
mistaken identity.-Century.
Big Collections on Last Day.
Tuesday was the last day for the
payment of the city taxes to keep
off the delinquent list, 1t was busy
day for City Assessor and Collector
Kennedy. He was assisted by Water
Superintendent Davenport. The
amount collected during the day was
something over SIS, 900, the great
est collections for one day in the
history of the city. All poll taxes are
now on the delinquent list but any
procuring receipt between now and
the last day of January will be en-
titled TO vote in this years elections
With the addition of the penalty the
price of poll tax receipt is now
$1.10.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01

"A man should think twice before
he speaks"
And o woman three times before
she sings."-Harpers Weekly.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01
d For Gretna Gren.

New York, Jan. New York
nte ceased to be Gretna Green to-
when the new marriage law
1t into effect Hereafter - -
Iges may be performed in the stat
[thout license. This provA ion wi
rye to prevent secret marriages,
pr which New York has been ia
aous in the past.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01

NJ w. Walker, the jeweler, has
moved his stock of goods into the
building formerly occupied by the c.
Y. Thomson Jewelry company on the
south side of the square.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-01

Sheriff and Mrs. Forbes, B. F.
Thornhill and Tom Billiard visited
the family Of John Forbes near
Mountain Peak today. The men folk
will spend the day hunting birds.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
One Of tie
Essentials

Of the happy homes Of to-day. is vast
fund of information as tethe best methods
Of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the world 3
best products.
Products OF actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
el-lnformed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only. but Of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One Of the products of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and com.
mended by the Well Informed of the
World as a valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the wcll-known Syrup of Fig.
and Elixir Of SIENNA. To get its beneficial.
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only, and for sale by all leading druggists
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
MONTANA NEWS
MOST ACTIVE YEAR IN; MINING.
In Spite Of Butte!SIump, Montana Has
Good Output.

In Spite Of Butte!SIump, Montana Has
Good Output.
During the year 1907 Montana con.
tributed in precious metals. to the
wealth Of the nation approximately
$5S.0oo,00O, divided as near as posi-
BILE as follows: Copper, 225,0O0,OO0
pounds at 20 cents on an average, $45.-
100000; silver, 12,500,0OO ounces at so
cents, $6,25O.o0O; gold, 225,ooo ounces
at $40, s4,5OO,O00, and $4,000 tons of
lead at cents pound, $2,5oO,OO0.
These figures of course are not Off
cial but are based upon the most re-
liable estimates of the leading mining
interests of the state, such as Anal
gamated Copper company officials,
other Butte miners and those OF sew.
eral experts. The showing is regard
ed as remarkable, indeed, especially
when 1t is considered that several
months ago the output Of the Butte
district was curtailed SO per cent, and
the further fact that gold and silver
are mined in that section as a by.
product of copper; that is. they are
won from the red metal ores.
The year, aside from the slump in
Butte, has been the most active in the
history of the state. Old properties
have been rehabilitated, and new ones
developed, and in practically every in
stance with great success. This is
particularly true of the Helena dis
trict, whose output has been the high
est since the years of Last Chance
| gulch-now Main street-which small
stream yielded $35,OOOOOo in gold to
the placer operators.
The copper, silver and gold lodges
of the state were actively explored
during the year. The further explora
| tion carried on in the Butte district
has developed no change i'll either the
quality of the ores or in the size o.
the bodies. On the contrary, they
have been added to largely by discoy
cries made in the development of new
ground. The veins still hold theil
values as depth is obtained, severa
| lHOuSduQ lceL having DScu dCCONl
plished during the year.
During the year the gold-bearins
districts in all parts of the state hay,
attracted more attention than ever be
fore. Numberless small gold proper
ties are undergoing development, an,
on the whole, with the very riches
of indications. Placer mining also ha
Der of electric dredges having been in
stalled during the year. In severa
counties the old sluice system is still
resorted to with more than mediocr
} success.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
CATARRlj MADE llFE
A BURDEN TO Me,

MISS ANNIE CATRoN, es7 Main
1SA St., Cincinnati, Ohio, writes:
Gas I have found Peruna a blessing
Tor severe case of catarrh of the head
and throat which suffered from for q
aumber Of years, am only too pleased
70 give it my personal endorsement.
"Catarrh, such as l suffered from,
made life burden to me, my breath
was offensive, stomach bad, and my
head stopped up SO that was usually
troubled with a headache, and although
I tried many so-called remedies, moth
ing gave me permanent relief. was
rather discouraged with all medicines
when Peruna was suggested to me.
However, l did buy a bottle, and be-
fore that was finished there was a
marked change in my condition. Much
encouraged kept on until was COM
piefeiy cured in a months time, and I
find that my general health is also ex-
cellent."
People who prefer solid medicines
should try Peruna tablets. Each tablet
represents one average dose of Peruna.
Man-a-iin the Ideal Laxative.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna
Almanac for 1908.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
Bishop Potter's "Job.s

To Illustrate a point he was making
in an address he was delivering, Bish-
op Potter told the following story:
Not long ago l was staying with o
friend in a country house up on tho
Hudson. On Sunday morning as I
passed through the library found .
small boy curled up iii big chair
deeply interested in book Are you
going to church, Tom?' I asked. NO.
he replied. Why, am said.
'Huh!' he said, that's your jot.''
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
OFFICERS SHOT FATAL.
Delwin ]. Moberly, Wounded While
Attempting to Escape, Dies.

Delwin j. Moberly, the young man
shot in the leg last week at Helena
by Policeman Cossette while attempt
ing to escape from the officer after he
had been arrested, is dead at the
county hospital as the result of blood
poisoning. Before his death Moberly
in conversation with his attendants
admitted that he had been in trouble
in Spokane, had robbed house in
one of the Washington cities and had
been pursued and shot at several
times, but managed to escape. The
deceased was perhaps thirty years
old. and is supposed to be the son Of
Charles F. Moberly of Sweet Grass
county,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
MORE MONEY THAN EVER.
Montana Banks Make Fine Shown;
Certificates Used in One Town.


Bank Examiner Collins has made
public summary of the reports of
forty-seven state institutions under
the supervision of that department
and the showing is remarkable. Since
the last call in August the banks have
increased their reserve 100000. and
now have total resources of $26,491,-
OS8. A gain of $1,250.000 in cash dur
ing that time is also noted. A feature
of the report is that the banks have
an average reserve of 35 per cent,
whereas the legal requirement is only
Is. National banks of the state are
in an equally formidable position
With the exception of Billings, no
clearing house certificates have been
issued in Montana during the panic,
and these were recalled almost imme,
diately.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
Not So Bad.

1t is related that man in a hurry
for train rushed for lunch into the
FIRST handy restaurant. 1t was not a
fashionable restaurant. 1t was not
even a good restaurant. To his sur
prise and horror he recognized in the
waiter an old school and college
friend.
Good heavens, my dear fellow!" he
cried, how did you come to this?"
ooh, it's not so bad as you think"
said his friend. Il only wait don't
dine here"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

~ local applications IS they cannot reach the dis
oased portion OF the There Is only one way to
cure Deafness and that s by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube ts indamed you have rumbling sound or i'm.
perfect hearing and when it is entirely closed Deaf.
taken and this tube restored to its normal condi
tion, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out Of ten are caused by Catarrh which ia nothing
but an inhamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of
Deafness tcaused by catarrf) that cannot be cured
BY Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
SHELTERS NOT TO CLOSE.
Manager Smith Of Helena Plant d
nies Current Report.

Manager Smith OF Helena Plant De.
MES Current Report.
Manager A. M. Smith of the Helena
plant of the American Smelling and
Refining company has made specific
denial of the story that he had said
that it was the intention of the corpo-
ration to close several more plants
throughout the country. What he said
was that several smelters had closed
reference being made to the Utah
plants. He said that when normal
conditions resume he would not be
surprised If wages were restored. The
smelter employees in Helena will hold
a meeting soon to consider the matter
Of accepting the 10 per cent cut OF
closing the plant.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
Willing to Try.

tits SO sweet Of you, Mr.. Guffy,'
she gurgled, "to want me to marry
you. But papa says Pm such an ex.
travagant girl. Do you think you could
dress me?"
We'll" he stammered, blushing. 81
II think l could, if you don't have
those waists that fasten in the back
with hooks and eyes,"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
PATENTS.
List Of Patents Issued Last Week q

List Of Patents Issued Last Week q
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothron., & johnson.
patent lawyers, oil Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul. Mimi: George A.
Anderson, Coal Harbor. N. D., har.
ness; John o. Carel, Duluth, MIMI,
pipe-coupling; Henry P. Deckert.
Marion junction, S. D., wrench; Peter
J. Eckman, Long Lake. Mimi, bee-
hive; Wexford G. Edwards, Plainview,
Mimi, sleigh; Charles H. Foster, w.
Duluth, Mimi. pipe wrench; Henry ].
Lawrence. Gilmore, Mimi. manure
loader.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
She Showed Him.

81 thought you said you didn't ap
prove of women running automobiles
and would never let your wife run
yours?"
Tooring Karr smiled meekly.
yes, did say that" he admitted
''but Regina happened to hear of it,"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
SWEDEN.

The citizens school of Stockholm
celebrates it's sixty-fifth anniversary.
c. G. A. kilngspor has been appoint
ed court marshal by the king.
The liabilities of the defunct Malm-
berg Bank of Stockholm are about H..
100000 crowns
General Postoffice Director Ossbahr
has retired from his position on &C
count of i'll health
Friends and admirers of the late
artist, Ernest Josephson, will erect
noble monument over his grave.
Prince Wilhelm has returned to
Stockholm after an extended stay in
Russia, where he Travelled widely.
P. Waldendstrom has celebrated the
fortieth anniversary of his service as
publisher of the periodical, Pietisten.
The Swedish banker, E. Thiel, has
donated 100000 crowns toward the es.
tablishment of Nietzsche archive at
Wismar.
Mr.. Landen, director of Ny!and's
bank, has donated 100000 crowns to-
ward the erection of a new Swedish
academy.
There was a violent explosion In the
ascetylene works at Finland, which
resulted in the loss of several lives
and great deal of property.
Societies known as Glider" in 30.
huslen, Halland, Shame and Bleking
have decided to celebrate Jointly the
250th anniversary of the peace of Ros-
kilde. A great festival will be held, in
commemoration of which there will be
struck a great medal with imprints Of
the faces of Charles X and Oscar II.
The death of King Oscar had a de.
pressing effect on the holiday trade in
Stockholm and in Sweden generally.
Otherwise 1t is believed that the
amount Of business transacted would
have been above the average, in spite
Of the panic. which was keenly felt in
Sweden-more keenly there, indeed
than in Norway and Denmark, judging
by the dispatches and the press of the
countries.
The largest motor ship in Sweden,
according to Dagbladet, is the newly
constructed "fat-topped schooner
Orion, which has a capacity of 200
tons and was built in the Oscarshamn
shipworks. 1t belongs to the Casseo.
pea Stock company, and is to be used
in transporting barley to the breweries
of Stockholm and to carry on trans.
portation business in bays and shallow
places where vessels of deep draft can.
not pass.
Dagbladet of Stockholm prints an
interview with prominent builder,
who is very pessimistic over the build
ing situation in the Swedish capital
for the coming year. He says that the
high rate of interest on money makes
it impossible to undertake new build.
ings, and that when building opera.
lions now under way are completed,
there will be nothing doing for masons
and carpenters unless the times
change. If this prediction comes true
the population of the city cannot in
crease, for, as l have stated several
times in these columns, there is now a
dearth of houses in Stockholm, resi-
dences having been al a premium du .
ing the year 1907.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
On the Boulevard.

Allow me to introduce the man
who has written more absolute non.
sense than any one else in Paris"
Monsieur is Journalistic"
mo, madam; stenographer to the
chamber of deputies!"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Rcstorer. Send for Free $500
trial bottle and treatise DIR. R. H. Kline,
Id, 93l Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
"Three Weeks EIapse."

Just little touch of realism" re-
marked the dramatist with pardonable
pride. It's wonder nobody ever
thought of it before"
What is 1t?
why, my heroine is brunette in
Act l. and blonde in Act H."
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
BLIND MAN is SLAYER.
Fell Victim With Cane and Left Him
to Die on Prairie.

to Die on Prairie.
William Baker was assaulted and
fatally injured by j. j. Fitzmorris, a
blind man, at Butte, while the two.
who were beggars, were on their way
to the poor farm. Fitzmorris felled
Baker by q heavy blow over the head
with his cane, and after kicking him
until exhausted left the helpless man
on the prairie all night to freeze
Bakers legs were frozen to the
knees.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10

Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that 1t
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1908-01-10
DEN MARK,

The holidays we're as pleasant as
ever in Denmark, the exchange of
gifts being as large as in most years.
The latest in regard to the case of
Rev. Bjerre is that his trial, which
is now in progress, is moving briskly.
The father of the lady accusing the
minister of improper conduct toward
her has been on the stand and sub
stantiated his daughters testimony
and added the statement that he can
prove that the defendant has been
guilty of similar transgressions be.
fore.
The dog business, or the canine in.
dustry, to use more polished express.
sion, is of growing Importance in
Denmark. 1t is some twenty years
since few Danes went into the bust.
ness, but only in recent years has it
assumed large enough proportions to
be called an industry. Now there are
various associations of dog breeders in
the country, which hold conventions
from time to time, and recently ma.
tional dog exposition was held at
Copenhagen. at which were exhibited
specimens of dog meat and furs. Dog
meat sells at a good price and is con.
sidered a delicacy by many.