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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-05
Protect Yourself

Colts LuEer. Savage MnoHor and
Clements Automatic Pistols are re-
liable. A full line of neW and slight
y used reyolverh
a. 4. HALL.
fIf1 First Ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-05

Silver ten sets. newest patterns
VIM " Fiuck. Pioneer Jeweler SIC
Second av. $50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-05

Steamer Tampico viii arrive Men
daN with . spaa % concentrates
frum Tfpadweit
Hftftan steamer lord Seton clear
~ Ballard fuf Australia yesterday
steamer HYadra il completing her
first rNfsu for Honolulu hers TO-DAY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-05
ALASKA PI0kEER
FOUND DEAD

JUNEAU. Alaska. Dec 3 The
body 81 Fred Nelson. who has been
resident Of Douglas for the past
~ or rs years. aud who followed
prunpecting and mining. wan found
In the bay near the little island this
forenoon He was a bachelor and
had considerable property on the
beach. The inquest viii be held
this afternoon by Judge Folsom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-05

Steamer Santa Clara IL due IN this
morning viii passengers and
freight from Naide6.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
Limitations of practices.

In an Iowa town an action for eject
mcrt was tried "by the court without
a jury" the suit having been brought
by religious society to recover pos
session of a cemetery. The defendant
a physician in active practice. had
bought the ground for the use of the
society, but when afterward he sew
cred his connection with the organiza-
ton 1t was discovered that he had tax
en- the title in his own name and evil
IDENTITY intended to hold OF to It, After
duly weighing the evidence the court
ordered Judgment for the plaintiff.
stating briefly the reasons fer the de-
cision. whereupon defendants coun.
sci desired to be more fully cnlight-
ened in the premises.
Certainly" said his honor. In adj
dition to what | have already said
there are but two other reasons. One
Is that the church seems to need q
cemetery. and the other is that the
doctor has failed to show that his prac-
tice Is sufficiently large to necessitate
his maintaining his own burying
ground"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
PHARAOH THE OPPREssOR.
Fhls IL the Hameses Who Looms Over
the Egypt of Today.

Like cloud. great golden cloud, a
glory impending that wiz not, cannot,
be dissolved into the ether. be Tram
eses) doomed over the Egypt that is
dead; he looms over the Egypt OF to-
day Everywhere you meet his traces
everywhere you hear his name You
sag to tail yol,n4 Egyptian How
big yon are growing Hassant"
He answers. Come back uext year.
my gentleman. and Shall he like I'M,
eses the Great
Or you ask of the hoatmau who rows
you. How can You pun all day against
the current of the Nile?" And be
smiles. and. lifting his brown arm. he
says to you. Look; am ms strong as
Rameses the Great
This familiar fame comes down
through some 1920 years Carved
upon limestone and granite. now II
seems engraven also on every Egvp-
tlan heart that beats not only with the
movement Of shadoof or is not buried
in the black soil fertilized by Hapi
Thus can inordinate vanity proong
the true triumph of genius and i'm
press Its own view of itself upon the
minds of millions. This Rameses is
believed to be the pharaoh who op-
pressed the children of Israel.-Robert
Hichens in Century
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
The Best WAY to Starve.

If one feels bound to undertake star.
walton for Il period, 1t Is best. trained
physician tells us. to make the process
not quite complete by eating little
at the usual intervals of fasting abso-
lutely for comparatively long time
This makes freak treatment quite
harmless. Psychologists find that as
the body is starved fat and sugar dis
appear first, and then the minor or
gans are drawn upon to support the
brain and heart, continuing until no
more material can be spared. Exhaus-
ton is then very near.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
THE LANGUAGE PUZZLE.
China's Forty Thousand Signs and
Symbols to Perplcx the Linouist.

Symbols to Perplcx the Linouist.
The language known as Wen-li is the
medium by which the classical books
OF China have been handed down. It
is par excellence the written language
OF China. but 1t is not generally under
stood by the great mass Of the people.
The spoken nguage-namely. Manda-
rln-nay also be written. and there is
good deal of coIloquial literature In
Mandarin Versions Of the Bible In the
local patois have also been produced
in several districts of the southwest
where the dialects are very numerous
and diverse.
In the Chinese written language
there are over 10000 distinct eharac-
tiers or symbols and this vast number
Is being constantly increased by the
addition of new characters to repre-
sent new scientific words and modern
ideas.
Although the Chinese are considered
n literary people and have naturally
a desire for education. yet owing to
the extreme difficulty of mastering the
Chinese characters it is estimated that
only one In ten of the population can
read or wrte.-Contemporary Review
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
Still Susceptible,

and he looked with considerable ap-
prehension at the woman next him,
who held IA baby. it's face covered with
a thick veil. The baby gave now and
then sharp cry. which the woman
evidently tried to suppress.
AT last. after many anxious glances
the young man spoke.
"Has-has that baby any-anything
contagious?' he asked.
he Womdn looked at him with a
mixture of scorn and pity.
said in clear, carrying tone. "but
maybe 'twould for you He's teeth
ing"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
n Stcry CT Ciacsie.

PROFESSOR Blackir Of Edinburgh. q
martinez III tue c..iis room. was one da 8
nearing c.ass ~! the Individuals
Oh which he WAS lot acquainted. Pres
entity a student rose TO re1d ii para
graph, his booi; hc.l in his right hand
sir, cried the professor IN his nuto-
cratic way, hold your book in your
left haHd,"
Inc student WAS about to speak, but
the professor stopped him with a
peremptory command:
NO words, sir; your left hand, |
sayr'
Thea the student held up his LEFT
arm. which ended at the wrist. FL
Sir" said he, Il lae nae left hand. =
Before the professor could speak
there came perfect storm of Kisses
from the class aud when he did speak
the Kisses drowned what he said
Then he left his place AMI went down
to the student whose feelings he had
unintentionally hurt. threw his arm
around him and drew him close.
MY boy" said the professor, speak
Ing softly, yet being heard by every
one in the room. you'll forgive me
that | was overweight. did not
know, | did not know
Then he turned to the students, and.
with look and tone that came
straight from the heart. he said
And let me say to all of YOU that l
am glad to be shown that am teach
Ing class of gentlemen"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
BRING THE EACrIOR11a6n-1u
RAW MATERIAL.

AT this stage of progress, the par
tory building. The commercial Sec
retaries of the state, meeting in Fort
Worth September 8, 10 and IL, will
discuss the issue in its important
phases.
The fact that representatives of
business and industrial interests of
the state will meet for the purpose
is full of significance, even if con-
sidered merely as the barometer of
public feeling on the question When
interest in the matter reaches the
height that representative business
men will assemble to talk about. the
time is full of hope.
1t has never been disputed and
can't be, that the factory should
be close to the natural product.
Mahomet may not have lost faith in
his powers when he found that he
must go the mountain instead of
having the mountain obey his call
and come to him, but even the most
jealous industrial prophet must lose
faith in his people if not in the fun
damental laws of progress, if the
products of this country continue to
go TO the factories of the East and
North, instead of the factories com
ing to the region where the raw ma
terial is produced
The loss in freight charges, The
inevitable loss occasioned in deterio-
ration of the products occasioned by
long and useless haul are invinc-
ibie arguments in favor of factories
for Texas. And think of what it
would mean to Texas and the South
10 have the pay rolls hera. This
part of the country is being cheated
out of the reward of its labor. VIII
1t continue to be cheated without
4 protest?
Why should fundamental cconom-
ic law be reversed in the case of
Texas?
N-Net7 mas l4it tucit DOkH coal ana I
oil, to keep the furnaces going. II
Texas has not now the labor to OBJ
crate the factories it is well known !
that labor viii follow the factories. |
IF Texas is prosperous and desira- !
BILE upon the profits which come to !
the producer of the raw material. |
what heights of industrial and com
mercial progress might this state at
tain win the profits of field ard fac
tory united?
Ia convection, the Dallas News
saws: g5sIsi
ri ~ s&dato be an estab-
lished fact that the factory gets
a greater sSns n-zrftput of an ar
ticle of commerce than does the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
The Adventurous Feline

Hello, Is this the electric com
pany! DO you take cats down? Yes.
cats. one IS on pole and crying just
terribly She must have been up there
week. for she's just rs thin What?
Oh. this is Fifty-ninth avenue! A big
dog is barking n her. too. and she
What street: Why. don't know. |
don't live on this street do /? Oh, yes.
OF course, Bristol street. the druggist
says oh, will you! You are so good.
Ana man just said she is playing
with the transformer and might short
circuit herself or something Well,
thank you very much. | am so glad,
Gocdby .l"'-4Success Magazine
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
Did as lie Was Told.

well known Brooklyn clergyman
In talk to his Sunday school urged
the children to speak to him whenever
they met. The next day dirty faced
urchin accosted him In the street with
How do, doc?"
The clergyman stopped and cordial
ly inquired, and who are you, sir?''
I'm one of your little lambs" re-
piled the boy affably. Fine dayr'
And, fitting his hat to the back OF his
head, he staggered off, leaving the
worthy divine speechless with amaze
ment
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
Granted Ferry License

The commissioners court held a
special meeting Saturday afternoon.
and adjourned subject to the call of
County Judge Spencer for the pur-
pose of approving the tax assessors
rolls. J. w. Brooks was granted IL
cense to operate ferry boat across
Trinity river at Trinidad. Weighers
were appointed as follows: Palmer.
c. B. Taylor; Milford, W. w OAR
row; Garrett, j. w. Jones; Bard
WELL A. j. Hogan.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
Gazeile Hunting.

Gazelles n Nubia are hunted by =
powerful breed. of hounds in build
somewhat heavier than a greyhound
In spite Of being far swifter than the
hound the gaZelle falls a victim from
the nervous habit of constantly stop
ping to look back to see il it Is pur
sued. 1t also eXpends its strength by
taking great bounds In an almost yer
teal direction. thereby not only losing
time. but exhausting itself. so that II
Is overtaken without difficulty.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
WILL you HELP?

reported to have contributed $40
600 to the republican campaign last
week. The newspapers of the coun-
try have raised about $4,000 for
the democratic national committee.
Money for defraying Mr.. Bryan's
campaign expenses must come from
the common people. Ellis county
democrats should contribute at least
$1,000. Clip out the coupon below
and send dollar to this office:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31

! Sam Heath and wife, Maypearl
August 4, girl
James Lyon and wife. Maypearl
August 8, boy.
Charley Harvey and wife, May
pearl, August Z, girl.
Sam Roberts and wife, Maypearl
August 3. boy.
Ed Jones and wife, Forreston
August 10, girl.
Dossie Davis and wife, Trumbull
August q, girl.
r. N. Burns and wife, TrumbulI
August %, a boy.
Jack Summers and wife, Ennis
August 4, a girl
Fred Neal and wife, Ennis, Aug
ust 90, a boy.
l.. Harcrow and wife, Ennis, Aug
ust 10, girl. s1a
Ed kimberley and wife, Ennis
August Is, boy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31

cry, received plate Of hot soup ii iel
lap.
An Indian colonel" the captain re
sumed, rushed to the bathroom when
his boat sprung aleak and drowned
himself In the tub out of sheer terror
There was an Anglo-Indian actor
who broke pretty girls leg by hurl-
ing his heavy cabin trunk down into
the lifeboat on her OF course we
slung the trunk overheard at once. but
there was the broken leg not so easy
to get rid Of
Some men in wreck proceed to get
drunk. They think If they secretly
drink lot they'll appear very game
The result is that when the rescuing
party arrives these men are lying par.
alyzed about the deck."-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
Total value. s496,25O,00O

Total value. $496, ESQ, 900
The Texas farmer goes. to
market annually with $780,
100000 worth of products. A
large percentage of the crop is
highly perishable or deterio-
rates with TINES and that por-
ton of the crop which he could
otherwise hold over for better
prices he is not able to finance.
AS a rule he must sell, and 80
per cent of the products of the
farm must pass through the
factory before the consumer can
use them. The factory is the
farmers market house, and the
more. circuitous and distant the
pathway leading from the farm
to the factory, the more expense
and risk the farmer entails and
consequent loss he must suffer
in reaching the market With
the factory and raw material
side by side, the number of
transactions the article is sub
iected to in its journey from
the producer to the consumer
is reduced to the minimum, and
the farmer profits by this econ
omy in commerce. Simple and
direct methods of '--~'ness
transactions. of whatever char-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
PARTY LAW.

Senator R. @. Mills was once ask
ed what constituted democrat? He
replied man who votes the demo-
cratic ticket That is the only party
test that has ever been recognized.
After a man is elected to office he
may do as he pleases, but he can
mot be read out of the democratic
party if he voted for democratic
nominees. Samuel j. Randall was
an advocate of protection. He was
also democrat. He was accused of
party perfidy in voting for protec-
ton but he believed in it for his
constituency and he voted for 1T
Senator Mills on one occasion re-
fused to go into a parry caucaus He
or some other democrat at the time
said. Il came to Washington a free
man and by the grace of God ] in
tend TO remain free man. He
refused to allow a caucause to bind
him on matters of principle. Democ-
racy has always upheld freedom of
individual thought, speech and ac-
ton. A man may denounce Cover
nor Campbell but if he voted for
his election his party standing is as
good as the man who stumps the
state for the governor-Waco Trib-
une.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
A Game of Chance

Il suppose said the stranger with
In the gates, "the lid is on all games
of chance in this town.
Don't you believe it. stranger" re-
Joined the native THE marriage II
cense Office Is still wide open."-Ex-
change
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
The Considerata Wife

Mrs. Rogers is Il perfect slave to
her husband
Whist does she doY'
Would you believe ii? Every year
on his birthday she gets up in time to
eat breakfast With Judges Ii
brary
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31

The country print shop may not
be able to compete with the gov
eminent in the printing of envel-
opes, nor could the country mer-
chant compete with her should she
decide to go in business against
them. However, the man who pat
ronizes the government in this way
never expects the government TO
pull for his particular community
he never considers that he is hurt
ing his town indirectly, himself,
when he sends away for any of his
work that he could get at his home
office, even though it is little
cheaper at the time. Ten to one the
money will return to you inside of
a week, if spent at home.-CoEl-
merce Journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
Wisdom From a Babe.

what would you do. my boy" asked
n professional vocalist proudly. ''if you
could sing like me?'
Have some singing lessons,' replied
the d.-Philadelphia Inquirer
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31

MY wife" growled Hadley. ais the
most forgetful woman"
"1ndeed!' queried his friend DO.
htely.
Yes. She can never remember in
the morning where ] left my .nipa the
night before "-Philadelphia Press.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31

"Shipwrcck affects people in odd
ways" said the captain. beaming
brightly on the two rows Of ladies' at
his table in the saloon
The wind roared. a great -
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
THE TEMPLE OF JUSTICE i,


Charged With Shooting Craps.
Twenty-Five complaints were filed
in the county court Saturday morn
ing against eight negroes on alleged
charges of shooting craps. The de-
PENDANTS were rounded up Saturday
afternoon by Sheriff Forbes and
deputies and placed in Jail.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
~. WI buifd up agriculture.

VIII Du1l0 up agriculture.
1t is a hopeful fact that already
much progress has been made il
the factory building line in Texas
and today some of the states pro
cattle, find factories close at hand
If cotton seed oil mills thrive in
Texas, why should not cotton mills
pay? If packing plants are able to
survive, why not creameries and
canning factories?
The Texas Association of Com
mercial Secretaries has hit upon the
real vital issue.-Fort Worth Star.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31

The honor we receive from those
who stand in fear of us Is not true
honor.--M ontaigne
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
The Death Roll.

Hattie Pylant, age 20 years, Au-
burn, August S.
Baby Blalock, Maypearl, July 81.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31

producer of the raw material or
the retailer. This being conced-
ed, the profit to be made in
state that produces the raw ma
terial and also manufacturers
1t into the finished prod Ict Is
necessarily much greater than
the profit made only in the pro-
duction Of the raw product, and
greater than that made in man
ufacturing also"
The farmers of Texas should
unite With the business men of the
state IN furthering the factory idea,
They will get a part of the profits
directly in better price for their
cotton, in addition to their share in
the general prosperity which fol-
lows factories as naturally as day
follows the sun.
In issuing the call for this impor-
tant meeting, the Texas Association
of Commercial Secretaries submits
the following figures and facts
There are 167,S65,60 acres of
land in Texas, of which 100000
is under cultivation. Our annual
is as follows:
product Value
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31

The family medicine In Thousands q
nou'es'for So years-Dr. Thacher's Lses
md Blood c~-.p
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
Licensed to Wed.

Robert E. Mitchell and Jennie
Hudson.
Sam l.. Carpenter and Allie~~ka
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31

picture with these colorS on this can
vas, and l will pay you S1.75." What
will the painter say! He will say,
Madame, those are no terms fol
an artist | say more say, if
you think my terms too high, pay me
nothing and keep the robe Art does
not descend to the littleness of bag
Cling"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31

"A New York lady" said Il Partisan,
"once ventured to demonstrate with
PaQuin because he had charged her
500 for a ball DRESS
The material, she said, could be
bought for 500, and surely the work
would be well Dail with $50 more
.'Madn1sue (paouin with hjs
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
Suits for Divorce,

Dora Newman VS.. Will Newman
H. H, Johnson VS.. Gertrude
Johnson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31

Mrs. Bobbie Goodwin, age AZ
years, Ennis, August 10.
Mrs. Morris, age IS years, EMS,
July 80.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-31
The Birth RECORD.

w. 0. Miller and Willie Foster
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11

carefully, as 1t might mean success
or failure, and when it comes to the
proposition of bonding it might
mean a great saving to generations
to come. There is every indication
that Mr.. Millers idea is one which
will mean much to the city from an
economical standpoint. In addition,
with competition of this nature and
future work to look out for, 1t Is
plausible that the quality of paving
will be even better as with a variety
of bidders there will probably be a
variety Of winners and each will do
his best to provide the first quality
pavement. Taken from every side,
the plan seems to be one which will
result in much good If it is followed
out.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11
CATARRH YIELDS
To Healing Air Of Hyomei. Sold
Under Guarantee BY c. c. Case.

Catarrh is the most prevalent dis
ease known to humanity. Probably
go per cent. of the people in this
country suffer at one time or another
with this common disease.
1t is a germ disease and hence can
be cured only by some method tina,
will reach and destroy the germs.
This is best found in Hyomei
which may be called the direct meth.
cd Of treating catarrh, as its medica.
ton, taken in with the air you
breathe, goes directly to every al,
cell in the nose, throat and lungs;
kills all catarrhal germs; heals the
irritated mucous membrane and Wit.
Allies the tissues so as to render
catarrh no longer possible.
c. C. Case gives his absolute guar.
antee to refund the price to any
catarrh sufferer that Hyomei fails te
benefit. 1888
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-11
Band Gets Busy.

A large number of people were
entertained Sunday afternoon by the
Yakima band at an open air concert
held on Yakima avenue. The boys
were accorded the glad hand and the
music was appreciated by everybody.
They will give a series Of concerts
and entertainments in the near fu-
ture when they hope to earn enough
to buy new uniforms. Two of the
pieces played were written by local
boys, Beryl Corey and w. o. Hamil-
ton, both Of when are employed on
the Herald. Another number on the
program was composed by Prof. F..
x. Nagler. Messrs. Corey and Ham,
ilton are now writing a musical COM
edy, the scene of which Is laid in the
Yakima valley. and 1t will contain
plenty Of local color.
The band is planning on present
ing a petition to the city council to
have a band stand erected and II
this meets with approval will ask
permission from the county commits
sioners to have it placed in the court
house yard.