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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-18
Society Race Meet.

Philadelphia, May 1S.-A society
race meet which has attracted gem
tlemen horse owners from many cit
les will be opened tomorrow by the
pennsylvania State Breeders and
Racing Association and will be con-
tinued on Thursday and Saturday.
The rules of the National Steeple-
chase and Hunt Association will gov
ern the affair. which promises to be
one of the most successful of its
kind ever held in America.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-18
Work Is Suspended.

The artesian well being bored at
the plant of the Planters Cotton Oil
company is now about $50 feet deep.
The work has been temporarily sus-
pended on account of a section of the
casing breaking off in the bottom of
the well. Drilling will be resumed as
soon as the broken pipe can be tished
o.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-18
RETURNS ABOUT COMPLETE
One Hundred and Seyenty-Ont
Counties Give Bailey $4,000
Ma aiority

George A. Garden of Dallas, chair
man of the state democratic execu-
tive committee, has received official
returns from III counties which
held primary elections May 2, show
ing the following result: Bailey 49,
0S5, Johnson 1,732. Unofficial re-
ports from is counties give Bailey
Is, Gao, Johnson 1893. Total vote
of 1S9 counties: Bailey 126,125,
Johnson 1913, 1926, Bailey's majority
$4,000.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-18
Washington Democrats.

Spokane, Wash, May 1S.-Ten
delegates to represent the state of
Washington and its congressional
districts in the Denver convention
VIII be elected by the democratic
state convention here today. There
is every likelihood that Bryan will
be unanimously indorsed and that
the entire delegation will be instruc-
ted for him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-18
Hangs Self With Cord.

Pecos, Texas, May 1s.-Parties
came in Saturday morning from the
Welcome neighborhood, twenty-five
miles southeast of Pecos, with the
body of Mrs. Kirtz, who hanged
herself with a cord at the old Hines
ranch Friday morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-18
Western Canada Racing.

Cranbrook, B. c., May 1S.-Pur-
ses to the extent of $2400 are offered
In the racing meet opened here to-
day as the initial event of the Wes-
tern Canada Turf Association cir
cult The Calgary meeting Will be
held next week
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-18
BRYAN to MethOdiStS.

Baltimore, Md, May 1S.-William
Jennings Bryan has accepted an in
vitation to deliver his we'll known
lecture on THE Prince of Peace"
before the Methodist quadrennial
tomorrow evening
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-18

County Commissioner A. N. Thorn
as of the Ennis precinct reports
three bridges destroyed by the re-
cent freshet in his territory A long
bridge across the head of the City
Lake. near Ennis, is submerged.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-18
Prelate Answers Last Cali.

Chicago, May 1S.-The Most Rev.
Peter Bourgade, archbishop of San
ia Fe. died at a hospital yesterday,
heart failure being given as the
cause. He was 63 years old.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-18

and he owned property in Throck-
morton county. The theory of the
officers is that Patton was hired to
play the part he did in the affair.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-10-07
State Bank of Redwood Falls

After October 18th, my house will
be for rent. Mrs. Lola Chadder-
don. 9-4t.
A marked paper containing an ac-
count of the finding Of the body of
one Geo. Buxton in the woods of
Oregon, with his arms clasping the
body of dead deer, was mailed to
this city recently by friend of the
family. The last heard from our
own Geo. Buxton, he was at Spo-
kane, and The Gazette is of the
opinion that the man whose tragic
death was told in the newspaper is
another man of that name.
Will WATSON, who was raised"
in Redwood Falls years ago, is now
experiencing the strenuous life of a
newspaper publisher in North Dako-
ia, and recently told about it in his
Mercer Telegram: "The Telegram
was year old last week. We will
not mention that year of toll, but
will endeavor to remember it as
bad dream. Just starting now on a
new volume at the office and a new
volume at the bungalow. That
sounds big, don't it? But break the
news to father that the latter is a
wee small lady that tips the scales
at six pounds and, though she has
not much volume" yet, her lungs
will grow. If wakefulness in the
long watches of the night produce
heavy editorials, the kilograms ed
itorials may be great stuff some
day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-10-07

Miss Pentony last week removed
her Fair Store stock into the store
recently vacated by Mrs. Mortimer
Take notice All tickets for milk
and cream from Up-to-Date Dairy
will be sold for cash only hereafter
r. d. McKelheer, manager.
H. Mckenzie will have an auction
sale of 100 cords of dry wood on his
place across the Minnesota, east OF
Morgan, tomorrow afternoon.
Wanted Rooms for light house.
keeping. Two small rooms or one
large one, unfinished. Inquire at
this office. 1t.
F. A. Gray reports that his bees
have done fairly we'll this year, after
couple of pretty poor seasons both
here and at his California ranch.
The late fall gave the bees a chance
to make up for lost time during the
rainy season.
Last Wednesday, G. w. Ellis OF
The Gazette force moved his family
into the house he purchased from ]
]. Cooper last summer, exchanging
houses with Mr.. Enyard, whose fam
lily now occupies the Clark house,
near the courthouse.
j. B. Robinson reports couple OF
real estate sales the past week
John L. Pawl to VIM. A. VanMusch.
lot 9, block 4, Lamberton's addition
to this city, and the sale to Fred.
Muetzel of SO acres in Sheridan, pre-
viously owned by C. F. Chapman of
Minneapolis.
Thos. Whittet has just completed
a model concrete barn, 45x66 feet in
dimensions, on his farm southwest
of town. Those who have inspected
the building are enthusiastic over its
completeness and promise of perma-
nence. 1t is likely to be the fore.
runner of many concrete farm build
ings in this county.
An alarm of fire aroused the city
last Friday night, between II and IL
O'Clock. The building was a small
she'd on the old Watson lots opposite
S. O. Mason's, on Bridge street
The presumption is that some night
prowler or chicken collector started
the blaze, Intentionally or accident
ally. The fire department got &
stream on the blaze and prevented
it from doing further damage.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-10-07

We weave rag carpets. and Brus-
sells, ingram and rag rugs up to As
inches. Call on or write Mrs. S. w.
Adsit, Belview. 9-3t.
The Brown-Redwood county drug
gists meeting was passed over
week ago in the furry caused by
the county fair. We understand
that the local druggists did the
honors of hospitality well and that
their visitors enjoyed themselves.
The officers for the ensuing year
are: A. j. Eckstein of New Ulm
president, Chas. Weschcke of Spring
field vice-president, H. M. Hitch
cock of Redwood Falls treasurer.
Frank Gerstmann of Morgan secre-
tary.
Franklin Tribune: The M. J.
Whetston family moved to North
Redwood Monday to reside perma-
nently. Mike informed the Tribune
that the North Redwood Granite
Works Co. are building new fac
tory, dimensions 48x40. A 20 horse
power gasoline engine and all the
latest improved machinery and pneu-
matte lettering tools have been pur-
chased. His entire time will now be
given to the business and no doubt
better success will be attained than
ever before.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-10-07
Supper at the Presbyterian church
Friday, Oct. 9th, beginning at $50

Supper at the Presbyterian church
Friday. Oct. 9th, beginning at $50
o'clock.
E. G. Coppock is putting a founda-
ton for his residence on the west
side of the Redwood. Having sold
his original lots to the cement works,
he plans to move his house to the
top of the hill, where he has pur-
chased couple of lots.
| Home baking is made easy by the
use of Hunts Perfect Extracts and
Baking Powder. Try them and be
convinced.
D. Whetson, wife and baby. Mrs.
Pass and daughter Genevieve and
Miss Evangeline Bean were Frank
lin visitors here yesterday. Mr..
Whetson sits on the tripod of the
Tribune in a way that makes its
readers sit UP and take notice. Dan
is live one.
All kinds of good luck has been
coming to Henry Charter and family
lately. We learn that baby daugh-
ter arrived at his home on the 21st,
and that he has secured a pre-emp-
ton right on a desirable quarter
section which adjoins his original
homestead. as have also his father
in-law and brother-in-law, the Hemp
hills. former residents here. Their
address is Sundial, Alberta.
Morgan Messenger: A. C. Miller
of Redwood Falls has been here sew
eral days the past week superintend-
ing the work connected with his
large dredge boat which was shipped
here last Friday. He has secured
the contract to dig part of the big
Redwood-Brown county judicial
dltcn. lie expects TO nave MS QfeQge
in operation in about three weeks.
He will commence work on the
Hermann Fixsen farm.
Mrs. j. A. Werner returned here
last week from a very sad mission,
her only brother, young high
school student, having died very sud
denly at his home in Minneapolis,
during the preceding week. Mrs.
Werner attended the funeral of an
other brother last February, and the
loss of both of her brothers within
eight months is irreparable. especial
ly to the mother, who visited here
two or three weeks ago.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-10-07

Burns. bruises and scratches, big and little
cuts or in fact anything requiring salve,
are best and quickest soothed and healed by
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve The
best salve for piles. Be sure you get De-
Wits Sold by E. A. Luscher. Oct,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11
Unknown Author

Special Correspondence.
= ONDON, July Few women
have had as much suffering as
the mysterious novelist known
as Allen Raine, whose death was
briefly recorded this week. Her novels
were beginning to have big sale IN
America, and over here they had
reached figures that leave even Marie
Corelli far behind, yet the general pub
lie knew nothing of her, not even
whether she was a man or woman
only that she was Welsh. I believe no
authentic picture OF her has been pub
lished. and no interview with her ever
printed.
1t Is owing TO one who knew her per-
sonally that / can supply some ilfor-
nation about her. ALLEN Raine' was
Ann Ada Puddicombe, and was the
daughter of a Welsh lawyer named
Evans. Shortly after her marriage
TO Kenyon Puddlcombe OF Winchmore
Hall. Middlesex, she became Ill and was
unable to leave her bed for 10 years.
She had scarcely recovered before her
husband became incurably i'll. TINS
was some 10 years ago.
Poverty gradually crept close ana
Mrs. Puddicombe decided that she
would Try 10 nelD out lnt Ca
chequer by writing.
HEAVY sAIIl0s.
Her first novel like all the others
she has written since, dealt with the
Welsh theme, and although 1t made
very little money II was awarded the
fiction prize Mt the national Eistedd-
fod, Her next novel. published 10 years
ago, was "A Welsh Singer" Its sue
cess was Immediate and according 70
the lucky publishers ledgers the total
sales of the book In Great Britain and
the colonies to date have been 3i6,00t
copies. Since then She has written
novel nearly every year and the aver
age sales have been about 2aO,0V
copies each.
Mrs. Puddlcombe's books carried hel
suddenly from poverty 10 wealth, bu
fate evidently had n grudge agains
her, for at the same time success oamo
| her health began to fail and following
| the death OF her husband two year.
| ago, II was discovered that the novel
| LIST was AFFLICTED with cancer. Her las
| novel, Neither Storehouse Nor Barn.
published this spring, was written un
der the shadow OF death and In grea
suffering.
CoREI4LTs POSITION.
| AiAhouHn nti rhlNt civ Va
| eeedcd by those OF ALLEN Ralne," ye
Marie Corellrs position ns the mos
| popular writer OF the day among wo
men ~ mistaken. Corelll's "Ardath
and other stories OF this characto
strongly appeal to certain order o
feminine intellect: and the authorea
herself is personally popular among
very large class of working women 4
England. Some time ago the write
happened 10 visit Miss coreli's HON
at stratford-on- Avon, and the snbjeo
OF her popularity among women wa
brought up.
81 receive letters from hundreds {
women" said Miss coreili. "and In IN
desk Is a whole drawer full of such COZ
respondenoe. They write TO me nc
only discussing the characters IN ~
books, but asking for advice on ever
conceivable topic. Most Of them d
not hesitate 10 repose the most intlmai
personal confidence In me. Many {
these letters strongly appeal TO me, an
| always try to answer them so as
give the best advice In my power
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11
NOTES

EVERY time o. Henry gets out a new
book of his Incompatible short stories,
| hike to the befry and ring out
triple bob major on the joy bells. its
an occasion for rejoicing that must be
gent out to the world in big circles
of noise"
SO begins one editor his column of
appreciation of o. Henry's latest book
OF Four Million stories, entitled. THE
Voice Of the city (The Mcclure COM
pany). From the reviews which the
publishers have thus far received, the
same joyful mood at the advent of the
new book seems to have been eX-
perienced by many brother editors.
and especially by those who Were
privileged TO pass. on many an o..
Henry story for the Sunday supple
ment long before their author acquired
his fame as humorist.
IT is related by the editor OF Pitts
urg paper, in his review of ono of o.
Henry's books. that O. Henry had
breezed unannounce1 into the office
one day four years before, while oil
his way cast
He was in q hurry because he was
hungry. He had an inside coat pocket
bulging with manuscript. and vacu-
um in the compartment conaecrated to
small change. He looked as If he had
seen much of the world and good
deal of it had stuck to him. For all
that he looked as happy as a philos-
opher and all be wanted was a dollar
or two for some of those manuscripts,
10 provide himself with pate de feie
gras and peanuts before marching on
ward TO New York.
1.-TWO or three months later the story
refused by this Pittsburg editor APP
peared in prominent eastern maya
zine. 1t made people sit up and ask
who this new writer was. And today
there isn't any name that is better
known than o. Henry, the pseudonym
of Sidney Porter"
"Sir Richard Esscombe" Max Penn
herton's new novel. has just been pub
lished In this country, and already ar
engagements are complete for it's dra-
patization. James X. Hackett will
produce 1t In the autumn, appearing
as Sir Richard.
William Dean Howells is expected "a
return to this country ut the end OF
June. Latterly he has been staying IN
London, where he viii remain until his
departure for Boston. MIR, Howell;
has been abroad, chiefly In Italy, since
the beginning of January.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11
MAGAZINES.

The July number OF the great outdoor
mIlpAglne Recreation, Is now on an
news stands and every one VINO ~
interested in healthful, clean, outdoor
sports should have this number
a series OF short articles on the ne
cessIty of vacations will appeal to me
busoness men OF the city as Well as 70
those of the smaller towns, some OF
The articles In this number are sleep
ing out at Home" profusely illustrated
with photographs OF utlllty outdoor
beds. Along the same line II the sec
oud OF n series OF Recreation houses
illustrations and plans showing now
hungalos can be made at smail eN-
penae. For those In search OF pig saine
and long trips, there Is an artleie ~,
titled some pack Trips Worth WINE
also profusely illustrated, "A Vaeh-
ton on cape Cod" viii attract the nj
tentlon and irtsrest of those VINO ave
Inclined to favor the rugged New ENG
land coast Tor the vacation period
For the angler there IL an article on
brook trout by an expert, ana anolheV
article by several experts OH salmon
liehIng. The gun enthusiastic VIII hn',
much enjoyment In THE future OF
Wing shooting and other matter un-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY july IL 1908

various phasos of Mormonism should
excite a considerable interest among
readers everywhere, and especially
among those who are believers IN the
religious principles mai.rh "a, 'scsiiocuvf
has unspaiiingly criticised The re-
suit has been TO call forth defense
Of Moimonism and many criticisms ul
Mr. Schroeder and the attitude which
he has assumed towards the Mormoi
church. These criticisms have coma
from several sources aud IN particular
they seem to have moved official Nor
moudom TO desire to present Che sub
lcct from the point OF view OF that
Church.
series of several controversial ar
ticlcs treating OF this subject has been
written for that magazine, aud the
publication OF them VIII begin In the
September NUMBER This series is
from the nen OF Mr. Brigham ii. Rob-
orts. OF Salt Lake city who he mclh-
Der Of the First Council Of seventies
nt the Mormon Church MI, Roberts
takes ZIP MIR Schrocder's presentation
oil the subject In careful detail and at
tocks him fiom every point of criticism
and argument The papers OF Mr..
Roberts derive special interest ahd tn
portanve from the fact mat they ar
the work OF leading member OF the
church. and are, therefore, in SUB.
stuncv. official In character. They viii
BE accepted, as they are unduuJt"
intended. IT'S the answer Of The Nor
mon Church to the present day critic
ism of thos who aiitagonize H. lie
that respect they constitute an eN-
ceedingly valuable contribution 10 coin
temporaneous historical literature and
should attract widespread attention,
both among those who are opponents Of
the Mormon church, and those who
are it's supporters.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11
BOOKS

In his latest work, Prof. Brander
Matthews makes the claim that tho
short story, as a distinctive literary
type, was first consciously defined and
used by Edgar Allan Poe According to
Prof. Matthews, It was Poe who first
laid down the true principles of short
story construction-unity and singles
ness Of intention--in review OF Haw-
thornes "Tale,' written In 1912. His
technical theories made little impress
sion In tho United States at the time,
but they were quickly seized upon by
French writer's. worked out well-nigh
10 perfection by Merimeo and Maupas-
SAINT, and later accepted by masters of
the short story In every modern lam
guage; coming back to the United
States by way OF France. here to reach
their widest. II not their most excep-
tlonal development. Poe not only or
ganized the short story, he claimed for
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11
TEMPER. NOT TEMPERAMENT.

one of the most terrible arrangements
of women which the world has ever
known was made by Dickens. probably
without much consciousness of the vio-
lence of his attack, when he created
his whole class of nagging women.
These women are TO be found in every
one of his novels A list of them would
include Mrs Wilfer, Mrs. Warden, Mrs.
Podsnap. Mrs. Gummidge, Miss Squeers
and-names of i'll omen-Mrs, Sower-
berry. Mrs. McStinger, Mrs. Snakesby
and Miss KnaS.
It is a testimony to the grim accept
anue of their type by the world that
we car laugh at them They are gem
orally INDUCED and excused by their
men-folk and feared by their children.
They are caricatures. no doubt, but
like most caricatures which survive the
moment, they they bear a vital rela-
ton to fact
Education helps to discourage and
abolish the nagging woman. She still
exists, however although she Is now
driven to apologize for herself. She
talks effectively OF the tyranny of her
nerves, of the wear ana tear of social
and domestic life, and especially of the
unacceptable sway of temperament. In
point of fact, her iniseries and those
of her friends are due to temper rather
than 10 temperament. The fault Ia not
In her stars, but in herself, that she is
altogether miserable and detestable.
Neither argument nor grace seems
able TO save her. A Yankee farmer.
the victim for 40 years of his wifc's
tongue and temper, put the thing
in u nutshell with the wit and the
franleness for which his kind are ia
nous. He had listened half an hour
to her abusive talk, without a word
in roply. Finally he left his favorite
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11

der the department headed Game
Field"
This issue of Recreation has a dis
tinctive summer flavor which will lp-
peal to every one.--Outdoor News Com
panr.
Mrs. Isaac l.. Rice makes out n
strong case against 'Ouf BarbarouS
Fourth" IN her destructive and con
structive discussion of the national
holidays abuse and possibilities In the
June Century. Figures, she says, show
that during tho celebration of five ma
tional birthdays, from 1904 to 1907 in
elusive. Liza persons were killed, and
plb2O were injuiedl OF the injured So
suffered total and $3.50 partial blindness;
3oS persons lost arms, legs or hands,
and 1907 lost one or more fingers. But
these figures, startling as they are,
convey only a faint idea of the suffer
ing, both physical and mental which
went to swell the total cost of these
five holidays; in this we must also in
clude the weeks and OTTER months of
anguish of the injured, the suspense of
entire families while the fate of some
loved one hung in the balance, the hor-
ror of a future OF sightless years, the
pinching poverty now the lot Of many
because of the death or manning OF
the breadwinner.
The literary editor of the "Newa''
has received a letter from the Ameri-
can company, New York. publishers o.
the American Historical Magazine, call
ing special attention to an article by
b. II. Roberts appearing in the July
number, entitled THE Origin OF IKE
Book of Mormon" Following is Il re-
print of their announcement:
ut was natural that the series of ar
ticles which Mr., Theodore Schroeder
has contributed to the American His
torical Magazine of New York upon
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11
When the Bowels
GET Balky
Often stomach Trouble Comes from
Constiuntion---thc Kennedy.

Often n stomach has become weak
because the bowels did not move the
waste matter out Of tho system When
this waste accumulates II generates
poisons that enter the blood and TO a
certain extent bcnumb or paralyzo tho
nerve centcrs that control the work
of digestion.
II have had stomach, trouble 70.
twenty years and was IN bad health
when commenced taking Dr. Cad
well's Syrup pepsin Everythmg ATE
distressed nae. have taken three
hotties of DIR Caldwells Syrup Popslh
and am stan using it. | have no mare
pain In my stomach. have good np-
petite, eat everything / want aud work
every day"-G. u. Rickett. Assessor
Perry township. Allen Co., Indiana.
Mrs. II. H. Crea, Decatur H., says:
'Twelve years use In my fnmily has
convinced me II Is the best remedy im
the many stomach troubles OF child
hood
DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin emptics
the bowels at once and SO strengthens
them that the movements become reg
ular and normal. 1t does this without
pain or grippe ana It does II Cor cid
people with chronic cases just as east
~ and pleasantly as 1t does for the
youngest baby.
All druggists sell II at SOC and Si0J
per bottle. Pepsin Syrup Co. 325 CaiG.
well Bldg, Monticello. H.. is glad to
send free sample to any one who has
never used 1t and will give II fair
trial.