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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-05
Boone's Portrait In Oil.

There never was but one oil portrait
OF Daniel Boone painted from life, and
that was by Chester Harding, a dis
tinguished artist OF Boston. who came
to Missouri in June, 1920 and painted
1t in the residence of Flanders Gala.
way, Boones son-in-law. where Boone
was then living, near the village OF
Marthasville, in Warren county. The
Rev. James e. WEIGH, one of the Oldest
Baptist preachers in the state and ia.
Their Of Altman WEIGH. attorney general
of Missouri during Governor Gambl 5
administration. sat In Boone's bed be-
hind Boone for him to lean against
while Harding painted the picture, the
pioneer being too feeble to sit alone
Harding's portrait of Boone now hangs
in the state capitol at Frankfort, Ky
Kansas City Star
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OUTLAWS HOLD HIGH CARNIVAL
Raid the Town Of Rawhide. Nevada,
in Frontier Style.

Rawhide, Nevada, June 5,--A
gang of eight men and two women
Wednesday robbed the Rawhide hotel
of $500, lining up the occupants.
against the wall, held up two men in
tent held up and beat the stage
driver, robbed the drug store, held
to the Rawhide hotel
They escaped with $500. The sher-,
if with posse, aided by the state,
police, is in pursuit
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-05
The Glass Snake.

The slowworm is the snake which
country people tell you has the peculiar
property of breaking itself into bits,
each piece afterward surviving. The
truth differs slightly from the legend
The slowworm is timid creature and
when first captured tightens all its
muscles, thus reducing itself to re-
markedly rigid state. in which condi-
ton it will no doubt snap like a dry
twig; but, needless to say. only the
upper and vital portions survive the
rdeal.-London Globe
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New Naval Officers

Annapolis, Md, June 5.-Uncle
Sans navy gained two hundred new
officers today, when Secretary Met
calf delivered an address and pre-
scented diplomas to that number of
graduates of the United States Ma
val Academy. The class is the larg-
est ever graduated from the academy
at one time
The cruising squadron, with the
members OF the frst, second and
third classes aboard, will sail tomor-
row on the annual summer cruise.
of the midshipmen.
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What the Jury Ihouoht

During trial for assault in Mel
bourne a club, d rail- an TX handle. IL
knife and a shotgun were exhibited as
the instruments with which the deeJ
was done. 1t was also shown that the
assaulted man defended himself with
a scythe, a revolver. pitchfork IA
chisel. hand saw and dog. The
jury decided that they'd have given a
sovereign apiece to have seen the fight
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-05
Invitation Osct;ned

AS Shakespeare says" remarked
Cassidy. who was fond Of airing his
book larnin'," what's in a Manner
WELL" replied Casey, "call me wan
that OF don't like an OPll show ye."-
Kansas City Newsbook.
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A Dainty Combination.

You can't tell" said uncle to us;
you can't tell Teller l know that's
a aesthetic artist-know what he does :?
He smokes chewin' terbaccer in a
pipe that's made O. rubber Honest,
he does. An he claims his health is
delIcuty' Leader.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-05
Didn't Want Agony Prolonged.

0IuHt WINK NUoHy FFoIoH3e0.
Missionary-Will you do me favor?
CaHnibal-What Is tt? Missionary
When you get ready to eat me. wish
you would arrange it SO that ] can be
4 quick lunch rather than course din
ner.-New York Press.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-05

training on an adjoining farm at
Freeville to eventually blaze the
trail to the new territory as nu-
cleus for its newly instituted boy and
girl state.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS. .
><<>>< 5000
Congressional $1,000
District OmceS ...-..... $50
HepreSentaUvc .,-.. 500
county Offices ....... 500
Precinct Offices 500
City Aldermen ........ 500
other City Offices ......... 500
Terms strictly in advance
All announcements under this
lead are made subject to the action
of the Ssmocratic primary elections
in July.
For Sheriff
HENRY FORBES.
For County Clerk
JOHN M. LOGGINS.
For County Attorney
CHARLEY PIPPEN.
J. A. LAWSON.
For County Collector
TOM FORREST.
GEO. F. SMITH
l.. L. JETER
GEO. G. SWEAT.
LUTHER B. BENTLEY
For County Treasurer
WILL DAVIS
JOHN JOHNSTON, JR.
For Constable Precinct No. l.
]. J. McCALPIN
For Justice Peace Precinct No. L.
NJ. H. FINCH.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS. .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13
BLIND TOMS DEBUT.
How the Negro Musical Prodigy Was
Discovered,

Discovered.
Over fifty years ago IL little blind ne
gro baby wandered from his mothers
cabin and in the dark of the night
climbed upon the piano stool in the
parlor of the aristocratic old slave
holder General James n Bethune of
Georgia. He ran his baby fingers over
the keys. and the household was arous-
ed by music so sweet and delicate that
it seemed like fairy music-and tina.
was his debut. The little niger
was the greatest colored musical prod
ICY the world has ever knowS H5
was Thomas Virgins, known as Blind
Tom" the famous negro pianist. who
recently died at Hoboken, n. j.
Tom was born slave on General
Bethune's plantation and was looked
upon as an incumbrance which must
be fed and clothed simply because 1t
would have been inhuman to make
way with him. He was about four
years old when the daughters Of Gen
eral Bethune were given new piano.
One of the daughters played sweet.
plainttye little melody upon the new
instrument, and it was that melody the
blind baby reproduced and improved
upon that night. After that the little
negro was brought In as curiosity to
play for and amuse the generals
guests. When he was six years old the
generals son. John G.. Bethune. ar
ranged tour for Tom and continued
as his manager for many years. After
his death his widow kept the negro be-
fore the public.
After his musical gift Toms memory
| was the most wonderful thing about
him. He could play more than 5000
compositions. Once he heard piece
he would repeat it exactly. Mrs. Be
/, thune used to tell of an incident which
shows how retentive his memory was.
! A stock actor In Denver met Blind
Tom In 1894 and asked him II he ever
met his father. Theodore NJ. Browne
Tom replied at once. Il met Theodore
n. Browne Che always repeated names,
In st. Louis in 1865" Mrs. Bethune
then asked him what Mr.. Browne
played for him. and the negro REPLIED.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

he should. I don't think it is the prop
er thing for n married man to take us
boating. auntie.''
married fiddlesticks.'' CALCULATED
Mrs. Evans.
well, he is" Helen insisted. He
spoke to me the other day of Mrs.
Halleck.''
"Neyer heard of her before" shifted
Mrs. Evans. And the next morning
she sought Halleck. He threw back
his head and laughed when she told
him, and that afternoon Helen, fish
ing languidly on the pier. heard a
voice behind her
Can you put on your worms?'
yes she said ''They wriggIe
dreadfully, but IL prefer to do it my
self"
"Of course" Halleck said. IF you
wish. l wouldn't deprive you of the
pleasure" He sat down beside her.
Il thought you had gone out in your
boat" she told him.
NO. l expect Mrs. Halleck this
afternoon. and I wanted to make ar
rangements''
Oh, iiNitu Sh4u PdiAco hNi iiuh
deeper over her eyes.
'She will bring both of the chill
dren.'' he went on.
"Indeedw indifferently.
.'And her husband, If he can come"
He was watching her out of the cor
ner of his eye.
The line gave spasmodic, jerk.
Her husband" Helen quavered.
"My brother. Funny, isn't it, that |
don't call her by her first name. But
you see my brother is lot older than
L, and when L was kid I always
called her Mrs. Halleck''
1T is awfulIy funny But there
was a queer little CULVER i'm Helen's
voice. Halleck's face grew very ten
| der as he watched.
| She drew i'm her line.
There isn't any bait on your hook"
he told her. LET me put it on Her
eyes met his adoring ones, and then
their hands met
| Let me do things for you always,
| dear" Halleck begged. And Helen.
with grave eyes and smiling lips, whis.
pered, Yes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13
gin the campaign upon, and not from
a tainted source, either.
The New Bryan.

William Jennings Bryan, candidate
for president on the platform adopted
|by the democratic party. is a different
|person from the William Jennings Bry-
an of IL years ago, standing on the
platform of the Chicago convention of
1896, says the Chicago Journal, d
|strong republican paper.
Then he was a young and undiscip-
lined man. Today he is ripened by
age, instructed by experience, standing
on platform which, if radical in some
respects, nevertheless represents in its
|entirety the sober thought of large
proportion of his fellow citizens, who
have reached the conclusion that there
must be change in the relations be-
tween the government, special privi-
lege and predatory wealth.
That platform cannot be dismissed
with sneer for its contentious are
supported by many citizens. Even the
Injunction plank, which says that 'in-
functions shall not be issued in any
case in which injunctions would not
issue if an industrial dispute were not
involved" can be defended seriously,
while there will be great popular re-
Spouse to the demands for immediate
revision of the tariff, curbing the trusts
and the income tax.
The plank relating to railroads may
be open to argument, and few Ameri-
cans will sympathize with the attack
on our policy with regard to the Phil
ippines. But there is in the platform
no talk of the free coinage of silver to
scare the average voter, who will
doubtless fix his attention on the dem
ocratic promise, which flavors the en-
tire platform, to defend the rights OF
the people against the aggressions OF
organized wealth.
There is no question that the demo
cratic party this year enters the cam
paign with better reason to hope for
success than it has had since 1892 and
republicans will have to strain every
nerve to keep Mr.. Bryan out of the
White house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13
II Can't Be Beat,

The best of all teachers is exper.
fence. c. M. Harden. of Silver City,
North Carolina, says: 81 find Electric
Bitters does all that's claimed for it.
For stomach. liver ana kidney troubles
IL can't be beat. | have tried it and
find it most excellent medicine"
Mr.. Harden is right; it's the best of all
medicines also for weakness, lame back
and all run down conditions. Best too
for chills and malaria. Sold under
guarantee by all druggists. SOC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

He played q little mazuria of his
own" PLAY it," said Mrs. Bethune.
and the blind musician played it just
as he had heard it twenty-eight years
before.
This way of remembering people he
met was unique. When first presented
TO person lie wished to remember, he
asked him or her to speak plainly. Then
he placed his finger on the back of his
or her neck and smelled it. After this
he never forgot that individual, seeming
to, associate the sound of the voice with
the name and the smell. He could
hear sermon and repeat most of 1t
after he returned from the church and,
Furthermore, mimic the preacher.
Blind Tom was practically an imbe-
ellie. His amusements We're very odd.
He was particularly fond of dancing.
He would stand on one foot and with
the other leg put out at right angles
would spin around and around with
marvellous rapidity. He spun round like
a dancing dervish. This he kept up
for several minutes. Another favorite
trick of his was to lean over the foot
of the bed and bump his head on the
springs.
Tom was very powerful. and as an
example of his strength story is told
of him lat Williamsport. Pa. He was
staying at the City hotel. Some friends
of DIR. Eubank, who was with Tom
for many years. asked some gentlemen
TO drive with them. Before leaving
Tom. DIR. Eubank wanted to make
him comfortable and explained to him
how to regulate the register. He said:
tom. If the room gets too hot. just
turn this knob to the right
Yes, sir, said Tom.
"And if 1t gets cold turn it to the
left
Eyes. sir"
"Now, let me see you do it, If it
gets too hot. what would you do?"
Tom took hold of the knob with both
his hands. but instead of turning it to
the right he pulled the register out of
the wall. Tom thought it was a good
joke and danced about the room, clap
ping his hands.
In early childhood he initiated the
cries of farm animals, the call of birds
and the sound of the wind and rain
for the amusement of General Be
thune's household By night he would
steal into the house of his master to
initiate in undertones on the piano the
pieces he had heard others play
during the day. He had the power
of being most marveloIsly initiative.
During his public appearances he fire.
| quently played one melody with his
right hand and another with his left,
singing or whistling third. as fre-
quently the classic compositions of
Bach. Chopin and Mendelsshon as
Yankee Doodle Sailors Hornpipe"
| or other pieces of that class. On occa-
sions he played pieces with his back
| turned to the piano. He could initiate
| the sounds of other musical instru-
ments and deliver connected addresses
In foreign languages without under
standing word he uttered.
| The eccentricities of Blind Tom on
the stage pleased audiences as much
as his playing. He always referred to
himself in the third person and would
1 announce his pieces by saying. TON
! will now play a beautiful piece he
heard recently" He frequently jump.
ed about wildly and started the ap-
plause himself when he finished q
number
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

An eminent English germologist says
that. death turks in telephones. Oh
suppose So It's better form anyway
to send a telegram The messenger
will never imperil his life hurrying to
deliver 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13
Not Guilty.

Don't you see that sign on the tree
yonder?" said the irate owner, bearing
down on the peaceful citizen who was
dangling a line from the end of pole
into the placid waters of rural lake.
"What signT drawled the peaceful
citizen.
THE one that says plain as day No
Fishing"
Il amt fishing"
I'D like to know what you're doing,
then?"
THAT is what have been trying to
figure out myself for the last hour and
a half"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13
Classified.

One third of the fools in this country
think they can beat the lawyer in ex-
pounding the law. onehalf think they
can beat the doctor at healing the sick.
two-thirds of them think they can beat
the minister in preaching the gospel,
and all of them know that they can
beat the editor in running the newspa-
per.-London bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

"Oh, If you don't mii.d." said the
girl in the broad hat, would you put
this worm on for me?"
Halleck looked up She was dan
Cling line in front of his nose, and
she held out to him,a tin can
II simply can't put them on the
hook" she said, with little shudder
Il hate to see them squirm."
Haileck looked at her again. She
didn't seem at all the type of young
woman who made acquaintances pro.
miscuously. She had a grave. direct
glance, and at present her mind was
bent seriously on the question of fish
ing
In silence Halleck impaled the worm.
'Thank you" she said and dropped
her line into the water
In moment there was splash. and
with little cry the girl landed a fish.
please take it off," she said, and
| Halleck found the line again dangling
in front of his nose, but this time with
golden. jewel spotted fish at the end
Without harming the charming crea-
ture Halleck slipped the hook out of
its mouth. You'd better throw it
back" he advised. ITS too small to
eat
Every WELL" she said and watched
the little sunfish as it swan through
the liquid water to freedom.
Then once more she held out the tin
can
please put one on" she said
Again Halleck patiently laid aside
his hand net and baited her hook. and
again she dropped her line in the wa
ter, to bring It out again with another
| infnitesimal fish.
| This one is too small, too" Halleck
told her. You can't catch any fish
worth keeping on the pier"
"Why are you fishing them" she
questioned.
| 81 am catching bait" was Halleck's
| information, land when I have enough
I am going out in my boat for pick
erel"
Her eyes shone. "Oh. l should love
to catch pickerel." she said eagerly.
DO you know, those two little fish
that you took off of my line are the
first / ever caught?'
Halleck looked st her with a spec,,-
lative eye. 81 could take you OUT
He hesitated.
could you?" Then in business
like way, How much do you charge
for an hour?"
Halleck stared at her
81 don't understand" he said at last
The grave eyes met his in direct
gaze.
Aren't you the man WHO rents the
boats?"
"No"
"Ohr' Her tone was startled. "Oh
beg your pardon. thought
That's all right" Hafleck assured
her.
But her face was stained by burn
ing blush.
Il must have seemed very-trouble
some
Not bit. I am one of your fellow
guests at the hotel. / sit at the tabl
next to you. I saw you last night witt
an elderly lady
"Yes. my aunt"
She spoke abstractedly as she gath
cred up her rod and little basket. q
don't think win fish any more" sh
remarked.
please don't run away on my &C
count Halieck begged. II am goin
out In a few minutes, and you cal
have the pier all to yourself
He did not offer to take her wit
him. He knew now that she was no
that kind Of girl, and he was glad sh
was not
He put his traps into his boat an,
pulled out, lifting his white linen ha
gravely as his boat shot into mid
stream.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13
Sheldon Of New York is treasurer of

Sheldon of New York is treasurer of
the republican campaign committee.
He won out over Mckinley of Illinois
because he was friend of Cornelius
N. Bliss. Bliss was the man who. with
Cortelyou, fried the fat out of Wall
street so successfully four years ago,
and, like other hunters, will be able to
point his friends to the place where the
pickings are good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13
Humor ane Philosophy
BY DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
STRENUOUS.

Lots
OF fun
To live out west
In the cyclone season.
Wind comes tearing
Round the bend
Without rhyme
Or reason.
If you never
In your life
Met up with a twister,
Your experience is shy
Several thrills,
Dear mister.
Never see
A jimmycans
Scooting DER
The prairie,
Acting as
A moving van
Only more
Contrary?
Well,
If that's the case
Do not
Let 1t set you fretting.
Had you met one
Face to face
You'd be still
Regretting.
Talk about
Your railroad wreck
And
Your bloody battle.
They are like
A little child
Playing
With a rattle
AS compared.
You bet. with this
Fancy
Speed compeller.
When you see one
Bearing down
Hunt
A cyclone cellar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

The democrats will have one advan-
tage in this campaign that never occur
red before. There will be 100000 cash
in the hands Of the treasurer, less the
expense of holding the Denver conven.
ton. which should not exceed $4,000
II ordinary prudence has been observed
by the managers. Ninety thousand
dollars is pretty good nest egg to be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Rock Island is tobe one of the first
cities in the country to ratify a ma
tional ticket in this campaign year.
The exercises in honor of Bryan and
Kern are to be held on Market square
Wednesday night and the three demo
cratic gubernatorial candidates are
expected to be speakers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13
Business on the Great Lakes.

The volume and value of the traffic
which the American people know UNI
der the name of the Great Lakes, is
forcibly indicated by the statement
that out of the IS steel steamers of
more than Loco tons built in the Uni
ted States during the past fiscal year,
So were constructed for lake trade.
One of these, craft is of 5000 tons,
which would have been considered a
fair size for ocean steamships a gen.
Grafton ago.
AS matter of fact, freighters for
use on the lakes are now frequently of
more than 5000 tons; and the list of
their shipping likewise includes some
uncOmmonly fine and fast passenger
craft of type quite stanch enough to
brave the storms of the Atlantic. Our
shipbuilding industry would be in a
sorry condition if it were not for the
encouragement given it from this
source.
During the fall months of last year
and the period which has elapsed since
navigation opened in the spring, mari
time commerce on the lakes has been
retarded. in sympathy with general
business conditions Yet it has still
reached proportions of enormous mag
nitude: and with reviving prosperity
it will undoubtedly continue to expand
AS a trade highway this series of great
bodies of water are an invaluable pos
session; while there are few quicker
and more resourceful sailors anywhere
under the flag than those who navigate
between their ports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Whatever good can be said for Judge
Taft. and doubtless he has many es-
Unable qualities, should be his due,
yet the fact remains that his nomina-
ton was brought about by the most
fragrant use of official power for parti-
san ends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Taft has Bryan skinned on avoirdu-
pois, bat some of his acts as well as
his weight will prove great handicap
in the presidential race. The injunc-
tion hurdles are higher than the mon
cary hurdles this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Minnesota republicans have nomina.
ted for governor a man who eats pie
with his knife and is proud of it. But
will he pass any around if he. is
elected?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

New York has one public park that
is $50 years old. and that is Bowling
Green, which was the playground of
the first Dutch settlers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Stiffening of the brain, a rare dis
ease. was given at the inquest as one
of the cduses of death of boy II
months old, on whom an operation was
performed at st. Thomas hospital,
London
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Considerable progress has been made
with scheme for temporary inter
changes of public school teachers be-
tween different parts of the British
empire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Cost More Than Ice Cream.
"He did most of his counting by long
distance telephone"
But was that satisfactory?
"Oh. very, until the company sent in
their bill for TOLL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Whoop it up for Bryan and watch
business improve as the certainty of
his election becomes generally recog
niZed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Turn out Wednesday night and join
in the ratification of the nomination of
the democratic standard bearers, Bry.
an and Kern.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Alfred G. Vanderbilt complains tha
his income has been reduced to $500.
600 year. Poor ALI!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

During the 11S years in which We
have had national house of repre-
sentatives it has never had speaker
who was born in New York City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Guffey doesn't sound as much like
his name as he did this time last
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-13

Though some days have passed since
1t was all over, Mr.. Fairbanks hasn't
told anybody yet whether he really
drank that cocktail