davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-23
Brooklyn Meeting In Favor Of Anu-Gam.
bling Bills.

Arrangements have been made for a
mas meeting next Sunday afternoon at the
Clermont avenue Rink in Brooklyn IN urge
the passage Of the a~nti-racetrack gambling
bills. Public Service Commissioner William
McCarroll will preside and the speakers will
include Joseph Choate, Gen. Stewart l..
Woodfordl the Rev. DR.. Hills, the Rev .
DIR. CadmA, the Rev. DR.. Meyer Of Temple
.laraal and heaister william Prendsr CAST
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19

made a liberal proposition to the
citizens of the town to cart away the
trash from their premises, the only
requirement being that the citizens
rake up trash and deposit same in
some receptacle that is easily hand
led. This is a splendid opportunity
to get rid of tin cans and other un-
mulating for several years Two
wagons and about eight men will
start on the rounds Monday morn
ing and will work all week, provided
that much time is required
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19
MRS. ZEHNER TO LECTUPE.
Will Speak at the Christian Church
Sunday Afternoon.

Mrs. A, c, Zehner of Dallas. ma
tional organizer and lecturer for the
W. c. T. T., and one of the most
magnetic speakers on the American
platform, will speak at 500 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon at the Main Street
Christian church, and Sunday night
at the Methodist church. Her subject
in the afternoon will be History
Making and at night. Courage. So
She comes under the management of
the Anti-Saloons League, and all of
the pastors of the city are co-operat-
ing III the matter and will give the
right of way to her. She is a typical
southern mother. a most charming
speaker. and not only interests but
stirs the souls of men as but few
speakers can. We hope to give her
a good house and derive great bene-
fit from her coming. THE LEAGUE.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19
TELEPHONE MEN PROSPEROUS
Representatives of Independent Sys-
tenn Meet in Columbus.

Representatives of Independent Sys-
tenn Meet in Columbus.
Columbus, O., Mar. 19.-The spirit
of prosperity broods over the Hotel
Hartman today, where the Ohio In
dependent Telephone Association is
holding its annual convention. Dele
gates representing several million
dollars of invested capital are in at
tendency at the business session this
morning and will participate in the
annual banquet tonight. Despite the
panic, the last year is reported to
have been an exceptionally prosper
Gus one for Independent telephone
companies in Ohio. This state is the
stronghold of the opposition to the
telephone trust" and figures re-
ported at the convention show that
the Independents now largely con-
troll the field.
The number of Independent teIe-
phones in service in the state is CIV
en- as 307,674, as against 166, ,341
operated by the Bell company. The
independents have S73 exchanges to
304 of the Bell system, and 1895
toll stations to 9S3 o. the old COM
pany. In March, 1905, there were
only 196,937 Independent tele-
phones in service in Ohio.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19

Elwood, Ind, Mar. 19.--Several
hundred Hoosier Owls, members OF
the new national fraternal order re-
Gently launched in South Bend, as
sembled here today for the state con
vention. Delegates will be appointed
to attend the national convention il
Knoxville Tenn, on June 16. Off
cials of the new order report thai
nests have now been established ir
nearly every state of the union
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19
VIEWS OF BAILEY
SENATOR TELLS FRIENDS CON-
GRESSME,N SHOULD DE-
CLARE POSITION.
RETURN AFTER VOTING
Gathering Data for Speech to Be
Delivered at Fort Worth Con-
vcntion on March the
Twenty-Eighth.
RETURN AFTER VOTING

Washington, March Ex-senator
Bailey thinks it time that all mem
bers of congress should announce
whether they are for or against him.
He has made the declaration to sew
eral of his friends within the last
few days.
Whether he and his friends con-
template some action which will
compel members of the Texas dele
cation to make public ayowal of
their attitude with respect to the
Bailey issue can not be learned. The
fact he has declared that the time
has come for an open profession of
faith might be construed as sig
nifying a purpose to smoke them
out, but he made the statement par
enthetically, as it We're. during a dis
cussion of the action of the Fort
Worth meeting, and for that reason
it probably does not mean that he
intends to press that issue upon the
members of the delegation.
| 1t is perhaps superfluous to say
that not one of them desires to COM
| plicate his own affairs with the Bailey
issue, but some of them most averse
! to being brought into the quarrel
are friends of Senator Bailey, men
who, if compelled to speak will
| speak III his favor. 1t is therefore un-
| likely that Senator Bailey will adopt
a course so repugnant to their desire
and to what they conceive to be their
interests
The news that it is the purpose of
an anti-Bailey committee to pro
Eou3d to eye.y member of the dele
cation the question whether he
thinks public servant ought to
serve a public service corporation
has occasioned vast deal of earnest
discussion as well as some excite
ment. 1t may be predicted, without
fear of false prophecy, that all of
them, including Senator Bailey, will
if the question is put, answer in the
negative.
1t is understood among Senator
Bailey's friends that he will return
to Texas as soon as the Aldrich bill
shall have been disposed of by the
senate. 1t can not be said now
whether this will be this week or
early next week. Senator Bailey is
gathering data with which to attack
both the private and political records
of many of those who are leading
the opposition to him, and it is be-
lieved his speech at Fort Worth will
be the most war like declaration he
has yet made.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19

Springfield, H.. Mar. 19.-Gov-
ernor Deneen, Mayor Busse of Chi
cago and Senators Hopkins and Cul-
lom are definitely slated as delega-
tes-at-large to head the Illinois sol
idfor-Cannon" delegation TO the
national republican convention. The
state convention will be held here 6
week from today, with every likeli-
hood of the unanimous Endorsement
of Speaker Cannon for the presiden-
cy. The assemblage will be composed
of l, $50 delegates
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19

Rome, Mar. 19.-Thousands OF
congratulory messages poured into
the Vatican today, this being the
name and celebrated mass
day of Pope Plus. His Holi-
ness received several distinguished
callers Of few intimate friends and
church dignitaries. Later he receiy-
ed the college of cardinals and
thanked the wearers of the red hats
for their good wishes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19
Is AGAINST BAILEYISM.
Father Campbell Says Son Is Oppos-
ed to Iuni5r senator.

ed to Juno. senator.
Dallas, Texas, March 19.-T D.
Campbell, of Greenyille father of
Governor T. NJ Campbell, is a visitor
here. Although the governor has taxi
en- no part in the Bailey fight and is
keeping mum, his father is frankly
opposed to the junior senator and
he adds; Tom is. toe
In an interview u sid:
How do stand on Balleylsm?
Well, I'm agin it, agin public ser
wants serving cofport t.cns while
pretending t. eeiec the PEOPLE, and
| Toms aga.4,t t3at thing too, bu.
| this isn't his fight. Tom is serving
but single master-the people
for single salary, and my advice to
Tom has been to let Bailey and the
people settle their own differences.
Tom has a vote and SO have /, and
that is all there is to that"
Mr.. Campbell migrated from
Georgia to Rusk, in 1855, and set
tied on farm two miles north of
that historic town. 1t is on this farm
that Governor Campbell was born.
Two miles east of Rusk lived the
family of Louis Hogg, father of
James Stephen Hogg. 1t was in the
environments of Rusk that Governor
n Nt,r.II
Hogg grew up together.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19

Corsicana, Texas, March 19-R
E. Brown, farmer living some
miles west of here, was bitten by a
mad dog a year ago and on Sat
urday last he died of hydrophobia
after being sick several days. Mr.
Brown was a widower with three
children, all of whom were bitten
by the same dog, and yesterday they
We're taken to Austin to take the
Pasteur treatment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19
CAUSE OF ENCOUNTER
Russian General Accused of Coward
ice and incompetence Brings
Down His Adversary.
Fought at 20 PAGES.

st. Petersburg March 19.-Lieu-
tenant General Smirnoff was probab-
ly fatally wounded in a duel fought
here yesterday morning with General
Fock.
The men met in the riding school
of the Chevalier Guard regiment and
fought with pistols, distance of
twenty PAGES separating them when
the shots were exchanged.
The duel was caused by the mem
orandum written by General Smir-
noff on the siege of Port Arthur in
which he questioned the courage of
General Fock The latter considered
that his honor and reputation were
involved and challenged the author
of the memorandum.
The riding school was placed at
the disposal of the combatants by
the commander of the regiment and
the duel occurred with the full
knowledge and appreciation of the
military authorities. 1t was Witness
ed by several officers of high rank
and it is even reported that several
women were present.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19
Little Rhody is Divided.

Providence, R. l., Mar19.-Pri-
mary meetings for the election of
delegates to represent the republi-
cans of Providence in the state and
congressional district conventions
next Thursday will be held this even
ing. Sentiment among Rhode Island
republicans in regard to q president
ial candidate is apparently divided
between, Taft and Hughes, and the
state convention here a week from
today will likely be the scene of a
lively fight.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19
Cornell Soccer Season.

Ithaca, n. Y, Mar. 19.--The Cor
nell Association Football club will
tomorrow open its intercollegiate
soccer league series with game With
Haverford. here. Other games on
the schedule Columbia at New York
on Saturday; Yale at Itnd:a, March
2S; Harvard at Cambridge, April 4,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19
sssAd-.----~-- AuFA1N EpsaAl
DEATH THtssStNTtNCt
MAY FIFTEENTH FIXED FOR
THE EXECUTION OF HAIR
RY ORCHARD.

Caldwell, Idaho, March 19.--Stat-
ing that he believed that Harry Or
chard in his testimony in the trials
of William d. Haywood and George
GOV Frank Steunenberg, told the
exact truth. attempting to conceal
nothing, Judge Fremont Wood, IN
the district court yesterday recon-
mended that the state board of par
dons commute Orchard $ sentence Of
death to imprisonment in the state
penitentiary. The sentence of death
was pronounced in accordance with
the plea of guilty entered by Or
chard Tuesday of last week when
arraigned. Judge Wood presided at
both the Haywood and Pettibone
trials.
In sentencing Orchard and recon-
mending the commutation of his
! sentence, Judge Wood reviewed the
| case from the time of the murder OF
Steunenberg to the present, includ-
| ing the arrest of Orchard, his con
fession, the arrest of Charles f.
Meyer, president of the Western
Federation of Miners: w. d. Hay
wood, secretary-treasurer and Geo
| A. Pettibone, the trials of Haywood
and Pettibone and the plea of guilty
entered by Orchard to the charge of
murder in the first degree, the pun
ishment for which, under the Idaho
statutes, is death
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19

Little Rock, Ark, Mar. 19.-
There is every probability that Secre-
tary Tart viii be fndorsed for the
presidential nomination by the Ar
kansas State Republican Committee
at it's meeting tomorrow. A date and
place for the state convention will
be decided on.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19
LiXinotOn'S Birthday.

London, Mar 19.-English mis-
sionary organizations joined today
in a celebration of the birthday an
niversary of David Livingston, the
great explorer and missionary The
day was made the occasion for so
liciting a special collection for mis-
slOnary purposes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19
To Renominate Congressman Foste

Princeton, Ind, Mar. 19.-Repre-
sentative John H. Foster will be re-
nominated for congressman from the
First district by the republican con-
gresslonal nomination convention
which opened here this afternoon.
Sentiment among the 104 delegates
is apparently unanimous for Fair
banks for president.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19
Demonstrations in Russia.

st. Petersburg, Mar 19.-Dem-
onstrations of revolutionary char
acter are planned today in many
parts of Russia. to celebrate the an
niversary of the liberation of the
serfs. The authorities anticipate no
serious trouble, but are prepared to
cope with 1t shoul6 it arise.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-19

Crusade Against UncleanIiness.
The crusade against uncleanliness
should be prosecuted with much Wig
DR. this week and next. The city has
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-07-22
Inoersoll on Glover.

In declining an invitation to a Glover
club dinner once Colonel Robert Inger-
soil wrote:
"a wonderful thing is clover II
means honey and cream-that is to say,
industry and contentment-tha Is to
say, the happy bees in perfumed fields
and at the cottage gate old Boss the
bountiful, serenely chewing satlsfac-
tons cud In that blessed twilight
pause that, like benediction, falls be-
tween all toll and sleep. This clover
makes me dream Of happy hours, Of
childhood's rosy cheeks, Of dimpled
babes, Of wholesome, loving wives Of
honest men. Of springs and brooks and
violets and all there is Of stainless Joy
In peaceful human life.
"a wonderful word is cloverl Drop
the c. and you have the happiest Of
mankind. Take away the C. and r.
and you have left the only thing that
makes q heaven of this dull and bar
rem earth. Cut Off the r. alone, and
there remains n very deceitful bud that
sweetens the breath and keeps peace In
countless homes whose masters fire.
quent clubs. After all, Bottom was
right, Good hay, sweet hay, hath no
fellow"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-07-22
A Blind Mans Ruse.

"My grest-uncle, who was blind"
said q Frenchman, "once buried $4,000
in gold louis under a pear tree In his
garden. his neighbor saw him do it
and in the dead Of night came and stole
the money, replacing the earth care
fully.
"Some days later my uncle brought
fifty more louis down to the pear tree
for burial. He soon discovered his
loss, and, silently weeping, he, too, re-
placed the earth.
HE knew whom to suspect, and that
night he called on his neighbor. He
seemed thoughtful and dlstrait, and the
neighbor asked him what oppressed his
mind.
"'Well, I'll tell YOU said my great
uncle frankly, 4 have 1000 louis hid
away in a safe place, and today ten
ant paid Off a mortgage. and I have
another 1000 louis In cash on my
hands. l don't know whether to seek
out another hiding place for this mon
ey or put 1t where the other is. What
do you adviser
"'Why.' said the neighbor eagerly,
If your first hiding place Is safe-and
you declare 1t to be SOL should GER
tainly put this money there too
my great-uncle said firmly that that
was what he would do. 1t was the
wlsest course. Then he took his leave.
"And when next day he went to the
pear tree again there, sure enough, was
his lost 1000 louis, all put back again"
Exchange
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-07-22
A Wasted Opportunity.

"Ole Bill" Foote and sole Bill" Eng
llsh were political travelling compan-
ions, and many stories were told of
their joint journeying.
The two hardy Democratic campaign
ers were doing southern California one
election time and got into the country
at the back door Of Los Angeles. One
night they reached a farmhouse where
they had expected to find lodgings.
The farmer had nothing but two arm
chairs. Foote and English pleaded for
beds-cots, trundle beds, anything that
looked like a bed. Nothing doing.
The campaigners, like Napoleon or
Grant or like Washington at Valley
Forge, slept In their chairs.
When the first advance agents OF
dawn scudded out Of the west, the poll
ticians laborously got out Of their
chairs and went out for fresh afr. They
met the old farmer milking the COW
with the crumpled horn.
do you know, gentlemen" he said
blandly and without contrltion, you
could have had bed, after all? l was
expecting two Democratic orators here
last night and saved the beds for them,
but somehow or other they never show
ed up, dang 'em."-San Francisco CALI
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-07-22
a Curious plant.

"A curious plant" said an eminent
botanist, as the wild tamarlnd or juba
plant Of the riverside and waste places
Of tropical America, and very strange
are It's effects upon the nonruminant
animals that feed upon its young
shoots, leaves, pods and seeds. 1t
causes horses to lose the hair from
their names and tails, has a similar ef-
feet upon mules and donkeys and re-
duces pigs to complete nakedness.
Horses are said to recover when fed
exclusively on corn and grass. but the
new hair is Of different color and tex.
ture from the old, so that the animal Is
never quite the same as It was. One
animal of which personally knew
after feeding on the plant lost its hoofs
and had to be kept In sings until
they grew and hardened again. RUM.
nant animals are not thus affected, and
the growth Of the plant is actually en-
couraged In the Bahamas as a fodder
plant for cattle, sheep and goats. The
difference is probably due to changes
effected upon It in the chewing Of the
cud"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-07-22
HOW TO HAVE GOOD ROADS.
Jersey Farmer Suggests Scheme to
Avoid Making Ruts.

6NOtO
A farmer at Finderne, N. j., writes
as follows TO the editor Of the New
York Evening Telegram:
l would like to call the attention Of
road masters and Automobiles to o
matter consideration of which on thelI
part would confer a great benefit on
the driving public.
On some Of the roads of Long Island
is posted notice requesting persons
driving not to confne their vehicles to
single part Of the thoroughfare, thus
producing two ruts, constant wear on
which uses the roadway up in very
short order. Compliance with the post.
ed request on the roads mentioned
keeps them smooth throughout their
entire length and breadth and a delight
to motorists and all others using them
Union avenue in this town Q1inderne)
is a favorite with motorists, and II
the Long Island rule were posted and
obeyed it would be a fine thoroughfare.
Instead it consists of two long ruts of
from one to six inches in depth, which
require constant attention and repair.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-07-22
No Wonder He Fled.

A tall. solemn looking young man
entered the restaurant with a mild,
apologize air and seated himself at a
vacant table near the middle Of the
room. 1t was evident that he dreaded
to intrude. He wanted to get as far
away from other people as possible.
He even blushed painfully when he
gave his order, and the most casual
observer could have told that he was
bashful. Just as his dinner was
brought to him a buxom looking wo-
man with seven small children entered
the place. The head waiter swept the
field with his eye, bounced down upon
the table where the young man had
sought solitude, motioned to the moth
er, who CLICKED to the chickens, and
q moment inter- they were all around
that one table.
That young mans face was serial
story.
Other people entered the restaurant,
glanced at the group, smiled signifi.
cantly and seated themselves.
"He doesn't look 1t, does he?" queried
a pleasant faced old lady In an audible
whisper.
"She looks at least ten years older
than he" murmured a girl at the next
table.
He few to the hatrack, tossed half
crown to the waiter and tried to go
through the door without opening it,
London Telegraph.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-07-22
VALUE OF THE DRAG.
D. Ward King Asserts Split Log Va
riety Has Obliterated mudholes.


missouri has today hundreds Of
miles Of muddy mud roads. without a
single mudhole to the mile" said ID.
Ward King IN opening his speech on
Good Roads" at Troy, No, the other
afternoon. "a muddy mud road with.
out a mudhole," said he. rs product
Of the King road drag. BY no other
system can mud roads without mud
holes be made The twenty-four hours
Of rainfall just past has of course made
the mud roads muddy. but on my way
from Mexico | saw from the car win.
dow mile after mile Of earth road on
which In spite Of the rain not mud
hole could be found. Near Martins.
burg and Wellsville, on each side Of
New Florence and Wentzyllle and AT
other points along the line are stretches
that to the practiced eye give evidence
of the use Of the road drag"
Mr.. King went to Troy at the invita-.
ton of County Engineer T. A. Hal
ley and represented the state high
way commission. He said that Mis-.
souri, had made greater progress in
solving the problem of better roads
than any other state In the Union.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-07-22
Tho Widows Devotion.

There was man hanged for muir
der in Sydney, Australia. By his
widows consent, his figure was ex-
hibited in a local wax works show.
Every Sunday for six months the
woman, dressed in deepest mourn
ing, called and put a clean shirt on
the unresisting form of the wax
man. Then her visits stopped.
Some time after, happening to meet
the manager of the show, the lady
explained, with many bushes, that
she had married again and her new
husband theoretically objected to
her wifely attention to the toilet Of
No. rs craven image.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-07-22
a Tryinp Position.

An East Indian paper prints the fol
lowing, written by native subordi-
nate in his diary while in a very try
ing position:
up tree where l adhere with much
pain and discOmposure while big tiger
roaring in a very awful manner on the
fire line. This is very incOnslderate
tiger and causes me great griefs. as |
have before reported to your honor.
This is two times he spoiled my work,
coming and shouting like thunder and
putting me up a tree and making me
behave like an insect 1t is very awk-
ward fate to me, and the tiger is most
inconsiderate."