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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
Live Wires at Work.

The lives wires are working. Tho
button has been pressed. Already the
current of prosperity is flashing
over the city. The Waxahachie &C.
ment Works has just closed contracts
for several hundred feet of their
best cement block sidewalks. Why
don't you fall in line and not only
beautify your home and street. but
enhance the value Of your property?
We are making the following low
prices on cement walks for this
spring;
40 inches wide, soc per lineal
foot, AZ inches wide, coo per lineal
foot, so inches wide, 75c per lineal
foot. 70 inches wide. soc per lineal
foot.
These prices are for foundation
and all complete, either OF cement
blocks. old style cement, o. vitrified
brick. We guarantee satisfaction
For further Information see S. +.
Spalding, President or w. A Grow
Secretary. ZIG
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
swlft,s Premium Calendar.

Swift's Premium Calendar for
1903 consists of reproductions III
color of four of the worlds famous
masterpieces of painting.
The first subject is Gaylord 5.
Truesdells pastoral scene, Going to
Pasture" The original of this pic
ture is now on exhibition in the
Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington.
Next, Winslow Homers stirring
marine picture, "All's Well, was
chosen. This picture is in Homer 8
best style, showing strength and
simplicity that conveys his idea at a
glance This is among the treasures
of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
The third subject is Breton's ia
nous Song of the Lark This pic
ture. on exhibition at the Art insti-
tute OF Chicago. is the best known OF
the four. This beautiful reproduce
ton faithfully portrays the spirit OF
the original.
Bougereau The Sisters" COM
pletes this finest of all Swift & Com
pany calendars Bourgereau Is repre-
scented in this country by several
paintings, especially mural decora-
tons in New York. The Sisters in
the Metropolitan Museum, is one OF
his best and happiest efforts.
The calendars can be secured for
l0c in stamps or coin from Swift 4
Company, Union Stock Yards. Chi
cago, H., Calendar Dept,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10

tiyn: hut Legislation can do a good
d ri. Postal savings banks will make
Is easy for the poorest TO keep their
savings In absolute safety. Corpor-
ate finances must be super siscd SO
as TO make IL far safer than at pres
sent for the man OF small means to
invest his money in stocks"
Ingenious Mr. Roosevelt. He is not
preaching socialism though his Ian
guage Is so skillfully worded the re-
semblance will deceive. He Is talking
imperialism, pure and simple, the
sublimated ideal which has been the
motto for more than one captain Of
industry" in the past. Shrewd Mr..
Roosevelt. to preach the investment
of savings in industrial stocks. No
one knows better than he the wide
gulf between the two words wage
Garner and stakeholder. No one
knows better than he the speedy re-
suit that follows the enrolment of
small shareholder name upon the
stock books of any company The
stockholders may have been rabid
opponent of every form OF corpora
ton up to the previous minute, but
after he has become shareholder
in a corporation himself. his view
point changes Not that he becomes
dishonest, or that even corporation
management needs to be under the
strict governmental supervision
which the president shrewdly sug-
gests.
But the small stakeholder, by the
act of his being such, becomes an
imperialist, centralizer. He sees
how corporate affairs are admins
tered by small directorate and a
still smaller executive staff. Uncon-
sciously or not he becomes an admir-
er of Capitalization.
Where Mr.. Roosevelt's imperialism
is going to lead him is always an in
teresting subject for speculation.
Certainly in none of his previous
messages has there been so subtle an
appeal for sympathy with his views.
But congress, old-fashioned, much
| derided, cumbersome. dilatory, crude
| or more or less incompetent and, In
I places dishonest to everything but
| it's own glory-congress hasn't act
ed upon the message yet,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
-FOUR NARROWLY ESCAPE
Family of G. q. Pierson Almost Suf-
located in Their Home.

In the fire which partly destroyed
the residence of G.. G. Pierson, 20l
Columbia Place, Tuesday night, four
members of the family, including
Mr.. and Mrs Pierson, one OF their
children and an elderly lady, were
cut off from escape by the burning
of the stairway and were almost sur
located before the neighbors came
to their rescue with ladder. They
were assisted down the ladder and
speedily recovered from the effects
of the smoke which they had been
compelled to inhale for several MIN
utes.
The building was new two-story
worth S3.5O0 and insured for S2,5oo
and the contents, worth Sz'ooo'
were insured for $1,750. 1t was estl-
mated that the building was ABOUT
half destroyed and that the con-
tents We're damaged by water to the
extent of about half their value
Dallas News.
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County Baseball League.

MIR. Gerron of near Byron was
here Monday and stated that he is
taking the initiative in the matter of
working up an Ellis county baseball
league for next season. He states
that parties at Milford and Midloth-
ian have expressed their Willingness
to iinanace team for their towns in
such an enterprise and 1t is believed
Waxahachie, Italy, Ennis, Palmer,
Ferris and Bardwell or Maypearl
would come In thus making an eight
team league that would furnish
good clean sport and ought to be
made to pay expenses.
The News would be glad If the
county papers would mention the
enterprise. thus bringing 1t before
their readers and We believe that
parties will be found in all these
towns who will assume the RESPONSE
bility of putting in a team. Ennis
News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
w. A. OWNBY City Edito
Residence Phone. Bell No 2s9l
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The final message OF Theodore
Roosevelt as president to congress
has been presented Whatever of val
lie its suggestions may contain and
most of the suggestions are reitera-
tons of former demands, decidedly
its most interesting feature is its
revelation of the workings of an i'm
peralistic mind obsessed of pas
sion for concentrated power. says
the Fort Worth Telegram.
The germ of republicanism. origin
ally system of entrusting to a few
the administration of laws for the
many, has evidently in the Roosevelt
tian mind grown to the proportions
of a passion. 1t is now no longer
with Roosevelt. the mere administer
ing of the laws, but the reaching out
for the control of our whole business
and industrial system as we'll.
Mark the reflections of this I'M
pulse in the message. The president
advocates taking the control of the
railways from such laws as the Sher-
man antitrust act, and throwing
them entirely on the mercies of the
interstate commerce commission. He
would do the same thing with tele'
graph and telephone companies. No
such trivial institution as the courts
of the United States must stand in
the way of president who believes
in centralized power.
The mines and forests as we'll as
the waterways, he says, should be
under governmental control. Not in
spection, mind you, but control.
Peevishly the president resents an
act of the last congress abridging
some of the powers of department
heads in the secret service. 1t was a
slap at Capitalization and he -esents
it
But this is not all. The most i'm
portant phase of the message, judg-
ed from the ndpoint of its ingen-
ious subtlety is its advocacy of CO
operate control of industrial corpor-
ations.
"The depositors in our savings
banks" says the message, now
number over one-tenth of our popu-
lation. These are all capitalists, who
through the savings banks, loan their
money to the workers--that is, in
many cases to themselves-to carry
on their various industries. The
more we increase this number, the
more we introduce the principles OF
cooperation into our industry.
Every increase In the number of
small stockholders in corporations Is
a good thing, for the same reason;
and where the employees are the
stockholders the result is particular
Iy good. Very much of this move
ment must be outside Of anything
that can be accomplished by legisla-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
COTTON CROP OF COUNTRY
Report Is Made by the Agricultural
Department.

Washington, Dec. 10,--A total OF
11,010,864 bales of cotton ginned
from the growth of 1908, to Dec. l.,
and 26.922 active ginneries, against
7,343,396 bales ginned to Dec. l
last year and 26,S54 ginneries a
year ago, was announced in the CEN
sus bureau report on cotton ginning
Tuesday The 1907 crop, 1857
495,105 with S2.S per cent gin
ned to Dec. /; the 1906 crop was
.12.9S3, with 77.2 per cent to
Dee. i, and the 1905 crop was 10,-
495,I05 with 80. Sp er cent gin
ned to Dec. /. In 1906 there We're
1o.o27,S6S bales and in 1905 s.
6S9,663 ginned to Dec. 1. The report
counts round as half bales and ex-
cludes linters. 1t includes 200,S1S
round bales for 1908, 154,636 for
1907 and 22,145 for 1906.
Sea Island bales included are S.
i497 for 1908, 55,299 for 1907 and
Al $50 for 1906.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10

An exchange says: During the
civil war when the Merrimac was de-
stroying lives and property along the
Atlantic coast, number of rich
men whose property was being de-
stroyed called on President Lincoln
and asked him to do something to
protect their property. In reply TO
their request Lincoln said: If | had
as much money as you fellows claim
TO have and was as scared as you
seem TO be I'd find some way OF pro-
tecting my property This answer to
the appeal of special interests should
be carved In letters of gold and
placed above the entrance to the cap
itol at Washington, and every man
who enters therein as an officer or
employe of the government should
be required to hold up his right
hand and swear before Almighty God
that this would be his answer to
every man who came there seeking
protection of individual or corporate
interests This government is sup
posed to be for the whole people and
when the whole need protection the
government should act, but when it
is few people they should be told
TO protect themselves or fall.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
TAXES IN TEXAS.

Every revenue producer in Texas
pays one-fourth of his income TO the
tax collector. The Commercial Secre-
taries' Association says so. 1t costs
81 900, 900 900 to run the United
States government and we have a
population of S0,000,000, which
makes an average per capita tax of
$3.50 to support federal govern
ment. 1t costs about $50 100000 to
run the state and local governments
and we have a population of $780,
600 which is an average annual per
capita tax of $3.50. We import $780,
600, 900 annually in manufactured
goods and it is conservatively esti-
mated that 100000 worth of
manufactured goods carries with it a
tax of $4,000. We therefore pay
SIS, 100000 annually in taxes to
other countries and other states, or
$3.50 per capita. We pay the United
States government in internal reve-
nue. stamps S5,o00,000; liquor, to-
bacco, etc, 100000. leaving a fed
eral tax of $3S,000,0 900 TO be collect
ed from manufactured goods and ar
ticles imported. 1t is safe to estimate
that Texas pays tax on manufac-
tured goods for all purposes of $45,-
100000 annually. The average per
capita tax is $3.50 and the average
income is estimated at $372 per an
mum. One person out of every four
is an income producer making SOL.
90 come out of every income in Tex
as for taxes annually. One-fourth
the income of every revenue produ-
Ger in Texas goes to taxes. The fig
ures are those given by the statisti-
clan of the association. II costs mon
ely to be revenue producer.-Dal-
las Times Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10

inee of party primary should re-
ceive the support OF all who partiel-
pate in the primary. says the San An
tonic Light
Woodward was the nominee of the
democratic primary for mayor. At
ter he was nominated he was guilty
OF conduct that shocked the sense Of
decency OF the people of the city.
They Immediately organized an in
dependent movement and put anoth-
er candidate, Robert Maddox, in the
] field.
Tie democracy did not withdraw
| Woodward; 1t insisted that he was
the regular democratic candidate
nominated in party primary and
| that every man who participated in
that primary was in duty bound to
vote for him In the election. The
people of Atlanta thought differently
and elected Maddox by an overwhel-
ming majority.
| 1 MS Is Soou liuSttd tloh VI tho
hide bound yellow-dog, partisan
theory of politics. 1t is what the po-
litical machine would have citizens
do
| But this case answers their argu-
ments completely and should put
heart into all citizens who believe
that man should vote for the good
of the community and not for the
benefit of party or an individual.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10

The Elks of Waxahachie desire to
return their thanks to Manager Shell
ton for the use of the opera house
and too all those who took part In
the memorial services Sunday for
their kindly assistance. The music
by the Wise Orchestra and Trinity
University faculty, the address by
Judge Lively, the eulogy by Hon. J..
NJ. Alderdice, the song by Miss Jen-
ME Shelton and the reading by Miss
Davis deserve especial mention.
b. 9. LEIGH, Exalted Ruler.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10

Yesterday an angel came to earth
And bore soul away,
That soul the balm of some heart,
From us on earth had to depart.
He has gone to the land of love,
To the holy realms above,
Let us not wish him back on earth
Where there is neither JOY nor
mirth.
He has left wife and babies
And gone to the glorious land
above,
Gone to the land of peace and JOY
Gone to the land of love.
He is waiting up above,
For the ones he most did love,
And we all shall meet him there
Where the world is always fair.
WILLIE NAE ELLIS.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
"A SPECIALIST SAYS
''PiIes Cant BE Thoroughly Cured
by Outward Treatment"

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. d2
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10

Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds
that may develop into pneumonia
over night are quickly cured by Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar. as 1t soothes
inflamed membranes. heals the
lungs. and expels the cold from the
system B. w Fearis d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
MADE SERIOUS THREATS.
Negro Given Heavy Penalty for
Threatening White Man.

For the alleged offense of threat
ening to take the life of white. man
Austin Lott, colored, must pay fine
of 500 and spend sixty days in jail.
Lott lives at Ennis. He was arraign-
ed for trial in the county court
Thursday morning on charge OF
making serious threats to take the
life of human being. After the jury
received the courts charge it requir-
ed only few minutes to agree upon
a verdict of guilty. The penalty as
above stated was imposed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
THE TEMPLE OF JUSTICE
Charged With burglary

A negro named Coleman who Is
accused of burglarizing the home of
B. V. Lowery, few miles from
town, was arrested by Constable Nc
Calpin Wednesday afternoon and
placed in the county jail. The negro
Is said to have taken a hat, two or
three pairs of hosiery and some
fruit
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
Wedding Invitation.

The following has been received
at this Office:
"Mr. ard Mrs. Clark Dickson
Pickett will give In marriage their
daughter, Mary Sue, to Mr.. Freder-
lick Starr Eaton and Invite you to be
present on Friday evening, Decem-
Der %, 1908, at O'Clock, 204 Old
ham avenue Wsxahachie, Texas"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
DECENCY VS.. PARTNERSHIP.

The recent campaign and election
in Atlanta furnish a poser for the
partisan who believes that the NOM
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
Pleas Of Guilty.

Sam jackson, shooting craps:
fined $40.
Ed Haynes. shooting craps; fined
1910.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10

Licensed to Wed. TX
Z. G.. Hassell and Mary Kirk.
John Mills and Sarah Boston.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10
X. OF =. Notice,

Regular meeting of Stonewall
Lodge No. 10. X. Of r. tonight. All
members urged to be present and all
visiting knights urged to meet with
US.
P. Q. Rocket. c. G.
n. Q. vE6TAL, X. h. and 3.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10

In Memory of MIR. Charley Mattingly
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10

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.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-10

Entered at the Waxahachie Postoffice as
Mail Matter OF the Second Glass. ::
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-22
Notice of Bids.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids for building cement walk in front
of court house, will be received at the
Office of county auditor until IL o'clock
noon, September J., 1908. The county
commissioners hereby reserve the right
to reject any and all bids.
SPECIFICATIONS.
MATERIALS.
Footing rock shall be boulders and
hard rock of not over five cubic feet con-
tent, and no crumbling rock shall be
used.
Gravel and sand shall be sharp and
free from dirt.
Cement shall be of quality equal to
Ideal, Portland or Atlas and subject to
approval by Inspector.
PROPORTIONS.
The proportions of cement, sand and
gravel shall be determined by measure
ments of voids in sand and gravel, and
inspector may require new measure
ment when in his judgment materials
are changing in void content.
GRADE.
Walk shall he laid to grade furnished
by the town Of Custer City, and TO curb
record, grade and line to be furnished
without expense to contractor.
Contractor shall however be held
responsible for all stakes and grades,
and if destroyed, they shall be re-estab-
lished at expense of said contractor.
EXCAVATION.
Bids shall include the cost of all ex-
cavat'on for the construction of walk of
specified thickness.
DIMENSIONS.
Footing shall be of thickness of not
less than six (6) inches, and concrete
shall be of thickness of four a. inches.
The width of the street walk shall be-
ten (l0) feet, and width Of walk to steps
shall be ten (l0) feet. Steps shall be Ct
twelve (l2) inch tread and eight (S) inch
riser, all built to line and level furnish
ed by county surveyor Measurement
of walks and steps shall be of square
foot Of surface.
CONSTRUCTION.
Bids shall include all material such
forms, lumber, etc, used in the con-
struction of the walk, and shall be made
at price per square foot of surface.
Footing shall be well rammed into the
earth with tamper of not less than %
pound weight.
All concrete shall be thoroughly tam
ped with square pointed shovel, and
all outside edges shall show smooth
surface.
Curb of walk shall be retained by a
vertical section of concrete, six inches
in thickness, and of a minimum depth
of twelve (l2) inches from grade.
Walk shall be constructed in sections
not larger than AKA feet and sections
must be thoroughly set before forms are
removed.
Work shall De finished with a layer
of sand and cement of a consistency de-
termined by inspectors measurement of
void.
All finished work shall be tempered
with water while setting, and shall be
covered with sand after completion.
Surfaces shall he left rough to guard
against slipping in winter.
All work shall be constantly under the
supervision of the county's authorized
inspector, who shall have authority at
all times to direct the contractor as to
Of material used.
Z. A. SCoTT, Co. Auditor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-22

The New York mica mine belonging
to the Westinghouse Electric & Manu-
featuring company is driving ahead with
full force and give evidence of doing q
good business. Supt. Joe Pyne was in
town on Wednesday last and in answer
to our inquiry he replied that they have
at present employed in and about the
mine fifty-fve men and twelve boys and
girls in the trimming department. At
the White Spar they employ twelve
miners taking out mica and at the fac
tory in town Mr.. VIM. Eevin, superin-
tendent of the department, informs US
that they have at present in their en-
ploy thirty-fve girls splitting and pre-
pairing mica for the market. This busi-
ness employing as it does ia people
runs so smoothly under the efficient
management Of Mr.. Pyne that we see
and hear but little about it, but it cuts
quite q figure in the trade of Custer
where nearly all of there wages are
spent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-22

The little attacks of stomach trouble
and stomach disorders will undoubtedly
lead to chronic dyspepsia unless you
take something for sufficient time to
strengthen the stomach and give 1t a
chance TO get we'll. If you take Kodol
in the beginning the bad attacks of dys-
pepsia will be avoided, but If you allow
these little attacks to go unheeded il
will take Kodol longer time to put
your stomach in good condition again.
Get bottle of Kodol today. Sold by all
druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-22
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ) =,

STATE ;.Dns,, OF sSgTn ss TED. nAkoTA' }}ss.
This is to certify, and notice is hereby
given, that l, the undersigned, Sheriff
of the aforesaid county, have this day
inspected, according to law, at Buffalo
| Gap, Custer County, South Dakota, 2s
head of horses for Isham Bros, as own.
er or shipper, to be shipped to j. s,
| Cooper, South Omaha, Neb. Said
horses are branded as follows:
sorrel gelding branded B RS.
gray gelding branded o, both jaws.
bay geldings branded o, both jaws.
2 black geldings branded o, both
jaws.
black gelding branded o, left jaw.
gray gelding branded WP connect
ed, left thigh.
gray gelding branded M E, left
shoulder.
2 bay geldings branded Y 5, left
thigh.
sorrel gelding branded o, both jaws.
sorrel geldings branded Y 5, left
thigh.
bay mare branded E Quarter Circle,
left shoulder.
bay mares branded Y 5, left thigh.
sorrel mares branded Y 5, left
thigh.
gray mare branded Y 5, left thigh.
roam mare branded Y 5, left thigh.
gray mare branded o, both jaws.
black mare branded o, both jaws.
bay mare branded Bar over A, left
thigh.
! sorrel mare unbranded.
Witness my hand this Sd day Of July,
A. ID. 1908.
CHARLES ENNIS,
Sheriff and inspector of Custer County,
s. ID.
By CHARLES GRIEvEs, Deputy.
Rv WOnD SMITU
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-22

Lester M. Nelson, Of Naples, Maine,
says in q recent letter: 1T have used
DR.. Kings New Discovery many years,
for coughs and colds, and think it saw
ed my life. have found 1t q reliable
remedy for throat and lung complaints
and would no more be without bottle
than I would be without food. For
nearly forty years New Discovery has
stood at the head of throat and lung
remedies. AS preventive of pneu-
monia, and healer of weak lungs it has
no equal. Sold under guarantee at all
drug stores. Soc and $l.00. Trial bot
tie free.