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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-02-13

Writers oramp Is serious matter
to people whose wotE requires iha,
they use Il pen ye-y much. while for
the unaJcustomed writer wlru takes an
afternoon of now and then to CATCH ny
with her correspondence ii is. to say
the least. very diScnurng,u" JEc trou-
bic is more than muscular in this Kidd
of cramp. Very often Il low. nervous
condition viii cnuse It. Then one
should take it rs Il warning that the
system is rnn down and needs general
toning up Very often. however, the
trouble is all in the way you hold your
pen.
Children now in school are not like
ly to he troubled with writer's cramp-
because they are taught to hold IL
pen lightly and make all the move
ments from the arm instead of the
hand. The old fashioned method
which most of us learned Of holding
the pen between the thumb and fore
finger is also very likely to encourage
cramp The muscles become tense
and hard. until finally they contract so
much that all control over them is
lost The pen should be held between
the first two fingers, we'll up toward
the joint The trouble may often be
relieved by putting the hand and wrist
into the hottest water one can stand
Boston Herald
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HUMAN LOVE.
The One Joyous Impulse That Rules
tho Whole Wide World

The One Joyous Impulse That Rules
the Whole Wide World.
There lives somewhere in the depths
of every human heart the divine spark
that we call love. 1t is the voice of the
universe slumbering in its narrow cell
to be awakened by n whisper or to cry
out in dear desire and hear the echo
ing answer from another soul. With
out 1t life would be a pale. relentless
episode. Without its quickening force
no temples would be reared by human
hands, yet novels wherein 1t dwells be-
come more glorious than palaces. Am
bition, fame and fortune are its slaves.
1t chains the mind in sweet imprison-
ment, makes credulity guardian queen
and lulls suspicion to repose.
No censorship of right or wrong can
light the way of love. 1t walks In
pathways all its own. 1t laughs at
reason and dispels despair. 1t is the
lisping word of children. the puzzle OF
philosophers, the talisman of rulers. 1t
is the first and last of life-murmurcd
at the cradle, cherished at the grave
1t is the rainbow after tears, the cure
for every sorrow, the one joyous Inn
pulse that rules the whole wide world.
Wade Mountfortt in Era Magazine.
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Could We Live on Mars?

The physical conditions on Mars are
in many ways intermediate between
those found upon the earth and the
moon, and it seems plausible that the
life existing upon it should similarly
be of higher type than that found on
the moon and Of a lower type than
that found at present on the surface Of
the earth. Even II the physical condi-
tons, as we understand them. were
equally favorable with those on the
earth. civilization would by no means
be necessary consequence. Had 1t
not been settled by Europeans the
United States would still be wilder
ness. How much less should we hasten
to accord civilization to a planet of
which we know little. except that If
We were transported there ourselves
we should instantly die.-Professor w.
II. Pickering in Harper's Magazine.
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Lobster Fare.

Hungry Holsters in their natural
state seldom refuse fish of any kind.
whether dead or alive The favorite
bait with fishermen is fresh or stale
herring, but even shark meat is used
at pinch. HOLSTERS also eat small
crabs, sea urchins and mussels. In
deed, there are few forms of marine
life suitable for food which they re-
fuse. Holsters sometimes capture fish
alive, striking them with the smaller
of their two great claws, which 70:
this reason fishermen call the quick
or fish" claw, but they will live for Il
long time especially when confined
without taking any food. If you tether
the lobster by the large claws, you will
find that, like the muskrat. he will GO
off some fine morning, leaving only his
legs In the trap, for this animal has
the remarkable power Of shooting a
claw" or amputating it's limbs. and.
what is still more wonderful. of grow
ing new ones from the stumps left be-
hind.-St. Nicholas.
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Rasianad Too Soon.

One Missouri lieutenant governor
missed the governorship because he
resigned too soon When Frederic!.
Bates was elected governor, there was
chosen for lieutenant governor on the
same ticket Benjamin II. Rives Of
Howard county. Mr.. Rives held office
a few months and resigned. Shortly
after his resignation Governor Bates
died, and there being no lieutenant gov
ernor the succession fell to the presi-
dent OF the state senate, Abraham j.
Williams of Boone county, who served
for some six months as governor of
Missouri Governor Williams was q
preacher, a shoemaker and had one
wooden leg.-Kansas City Star.
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The MICROSCOPE.

There Is good reason to believe that
the magnifying power of transparent
media with convex surfaces was very
early known. A convex lens Of rock
crystal was found by Layard among
the ruins Of the palace Of Nimrud
And it is pretty certain that after the
invention Of glass hollow spheres
blown Of that material were commonly
used as magnifiers. The perfection of
gem cutting shown in ancient gems.
especially In those Of very minute
size. could not have been attained
without the use Of such aids to the
eye, and there can be little doubt that
the artifcers who could execute those
wonderful works could also shape and
polish the magnifiers best suited for
their own or others use.-New York
American.
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HOW'S ThIS2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fin
ancially able to carry out any obli-
cations made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price rs
cents per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
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A Curious Grace.

The most curious form, or, rather
expression. of grace after meat whic
l have ever come across was that Gus
tomary at Clifford's inn one of TIE
vanished inns Of chancery, The soci
ETY. consisted of two distinct bodies
the principal and rules and the Kent
ish mess, each body having it's own Ia
Bile. At the conclusion of the dinner
the chairman Of the Kentish mess, first
lowing to the principal Of the inn
took from the hands Of the servitoi
some small rolls or loaves of breaL
and, without saying word dashe
them several times on the table. after
which they were taken away. Solemn
silence relieved only by the thumps
prevailed during this curious substi
tute for verbal grace.-Cor. London
Chronicle
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Instinct and Rsason.

Instinct is the. generic term for all
those faculties OF mind which lead to
the performance Of actions that are
adaptive In character, but pursued
without necessary knowledge Of the re-
latiOn between the means employed
and the ends attained. Reason refers
to those actions that are adaptive in
character and that are pursued with
knowledge OF the relation between the
means employed and the ends aimed
at Such is the technical statement OF
the difference between instinct and rea-
son, but the real, basic difference be.
and probably unknowable.-New York
American
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NOT MERELY IDllIkG.
Wherein the Writer ResembIed the
Man on the BUOY.

THAT writer" said a publisher, re-.
ferring to an author who seemed to be
idling away his time, lis in reality trr.
ing hard to work, to get his ideas for
ing, but he is stuck.
HE said to me himself that he r.
sembled a man who made a bet enc
summer day at the shore that he
would swim out mile and a half 70 .
certain buoy. The bet was accepted. AZ
the man stripped and plunged in. HIS
friend retired to the hotel to watch MS
progress from the window
From the window with a tielaCiaa,
the friend saw the swimmer reach tht
buoy in due course, draw himself L;
out of the water and sit down com.
fortably. with his legs dangling over
So far so good. Evidently he was rest
ing, well pleased with his feat
"Some minutes passed, and the swim
mer had not moved. The watcher re-
and then he looked up, and still the
swimmer sat in the same position OF
the buoy.
"An hour, two hours went by. Still
the swimmer remained. A white, slim
figure seen against the oncoming dark
he sat on the buoy's edge His fee
dangled in the sea. He seemed to b,
musing
Finally 1t began to grow quite dark
and, thoroughly alarmed at last, thu
watcher got a boat and couple o
bargees and rowed out to his friend
'Out there the mystery was soon ex
planned. The man was stuck fast t
the buoy, which had been freshl,
tarred that morning" - Washington
Star
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Isolated Greece.

Greece Is an isolated country Of 25.-
041 square miles that supports popu
lation Of some 100000 people. It has
no railroad connection with any other
country, and, being cut Off from the
rest OF Europe by the mountains of
Turkish Macedonia ON the north all
commerce Is by sea. The principal
ports are Piraeus (the port for Athers,
Patras and Volo on the mainland and
the island ports OF SYRIA and Corfu
The Greeks probably number all told
100000, Of whom about 100000 are
In Turkey.
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USED FIREARMS IN ROBBERY
| Two Negroes Compel Railway Light
Tender to Yield Up Money.

Corsicana, Texas, Feb. 13.-Late
Tuesday evening Milford Boxley, a
young white man, was held up and
robbed by two negroes about mile
west of the city, on the Cotton Belt.
Boxley, who is a light tender for the
Cotton Belt, was returning to the
city after placing lights at the Y
where the Hillsboro branch leaves
the main line, west of the city, when
he discovered large rock on the
tracks. He stopped his railway tri-
cycle and removed the obstruction.
At this time two negroes APP
preached him and at the point OF a
revolver compelled him to give up
s2.25, all the money he had. SO far
no arrests have been made.
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Card of Thanks.

We desire to express by this meth
cd our sincere thanks to all who in
any way, by acts or love or words of
ed unto us during the last sickness
and death of our father, William
Schuster. We hope and trust that 1t
may be a long time before any of
you shall have to pass through the
ordeal through which we have just
passed, and that Gods richest bless
ings may rest upon you all.
THE CHILDREN.
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RiHed Firsarms,

In the South kensington museum
are several wheel lock muskets with
rined barrels made during the reign Of
Charles l.. if not earlier. Such barrels
were then usually called screwed
Zachary Grey in note on "Hudibras,
part l, canto 3, line 533. says that
Prince Rupert showed his skill as q
marksman by hitting twice in success
sion the vane on st. Mary's Stafford at
sixty yards with a screwed" pistol
London Notes and Queries.
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MEN OF EARLIER AGES.
Were They tho Mental Peers Of the
Men Of Today7


The general idea that our enormous
advances in science and command over
nature serve as demonstrations of our
mental superiority to the men of ear
lier ages is totally unfounded. The
evidence Of history and of the earliest
monuments alike goes to indicate that
our intellectual and moral nature has
not advanced in any perceptible degree.
In the second place. we find that the
supposed great mental inferiority of
savages is equally unfounded. The
more they are sympathetically studied
the more they are found to resemble
ourselves in their inherent intellectual
powers.
Even the so long despised Aus traliaD
savages, almost the lowest in material
progress, We" show by their complex
language, their social regulations and
often by an innate. nobility of char
acter indications of a very similar in
ner nature to our own. If they pos
sess fewer philosophers and moralsts.
they are also free from so large Il
proportion of unbalanced minds-idiots
and lunatcs-as we possess. On the.
other hand, we find in the higher Pa
cihc types men who. though sayagcs
= as regards material progress, are yet
generally admitted to be physically, in
tellectually and morally our equals. if
not our superiors. - Thirdly. W.
have no proof whatever that even the,
men of the stone age We're mentally o.
morally inferior to ourselves.-Alfrcd
Russell Wallace In Fortnightly Review
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Remarkable Feat OF Endurance

Although he is 70 years old, Mr..
C. A. Schuster, who lives near We
nus, Is a man of wonderful vitality.
On Tuesday he accomplished re-
markable feat OF endurance by
walking sixteen miles through the
mud to attend the funeral of his
brother, Mr. William Schuster, who
lied Monda, no. ming After the flu
neral he returned home by the same
mode of conveyance.
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New Orleans, La, Feb. 13.-In-
dictments charging embezzlement
were yesterday returned by a feder-
al grand jury against H. V. Ralston,
former exchange clerk of the State
National bank and against his as
sistant, d. ]. Collins.
The amount alleged to have been
embezzled is about $4,000. The
State National Bank is now in pro-
cess of liquidation.
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LAUGHTER GNHYZEC.
The Observations cf a Man Vt.h
Sensitive Ear.


Sensitive Ear.
cot course you have heard" said the
man with a sensitive ear. ~ laugh
that Jared. | don't mean,' he contin,
ued, so much a laugh at an lnoppor.
tune tlme--I imagine we have all heard
such langhs-as a laugh the quality Of
which Is unpleasant. There Is some
thing contagious IN laughter OF the
right kind, even though you may he
the object of It. 1t bubbles from the
well Of good humer There is no hid
den thought, or 'arrIere pensee, as the
French say. behind It. It Is the es-
sence of frankness; II Is spontaneous
and whole souled. and 1t cleanses the
system OF the laughter and. too OF the
nearer, like a spiritual bath.
But there are other kinds OF laugh
ter. The sneerlng laugh Is perhaps the
most familiar Then there is a quiet
laugh sihilant, secretiye sort Of laugh
that Is quite az certain to mean mis-
chief. Another laugh, disagreeable in
its nature, is the high pitched, nervous
exclamation that comes either from em-
barrassment or Is a mere vocal habit
The worst laugh of ALL however, to
my mind, Is that mirthiess sound pro-
voked by the distress or embarrass.
ment of others. and 1t rasps naturally
most OF all the object calling 1t forth
A person laughed at and hurt never
forgets the experience" - New York
Press
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Revival Services at Trinity.

The series of revival meetings now
in progress at Trinity University
under the leadership of Rev. J. H.
Curry of Dallas. is assuming good
proportions. To date there have been
twenty-one conversions among the
students. There are two services
daily, one at Has a. m. and the
other at Z p. m. Everybody is invit-
ed to the services.
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Austin, Feb. 13.-The department
of agriculture has completed it's list
ing of ginners' reports for the month
Of January, showing that there were
132,157 bales ginned during the
first month of the year.
Reports show that the number of
bales formerly ginned is / $40, 922,
making a grand total of 1,S03,0
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Scranton, Pa, Feb. 13.-Captain
Hemburg and crew of eleven men
of the Swedish bark Norrkoping
bound from Trinidad to Hamburg
with asphalt, and which was wreck
ed in the Atlantic, reached port on
the Swedish steamship Ovida. They
were picked up in mid-ocean.
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JOINING the Great.

An Oxford undergraduate was recit-
ing memorized grafton In one Of the
classes In public speaking. After the
frst two sentences his memory failed.
and look of blank despair came over
his face. He began as follows:
Ladies and Pitt Is dead
Fox Is dead. Gladstone Is dead
Then. forgetting. he hesitated for a
moment and continued, "And-I-I-l
am beginning to feel pretty sick my
self."-Lloyds Weekly.
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We'll Tested.

ut seems to me that I have heard
most Of the ideas advanced in your
speech before"
THAT" said Senator Sorghum. mere
ly goes to show that they are good
ideas, which VIII stand wear and tear"
Washington Star.
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TORN IN LIONS.
Young Man at Texarkana NAV For
felt Life for Being Playful,

Texarkana, Ark, Feb. lS.-Pearl
Roberts, young white resident of
this city. was attacked by two per
forming African lions and seriously
if not fatally injured. His left arm
was almost severed at the shoulder.
and the attending physician says his
recovery is problematical. The injur-
ed man attempted to play with the
animals, inserting his hand and arm
through the gratings of the cage.
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Thousand Coal Miners Strike.

st. Louis. Mo-, Feb. ia spe-
cial from DuQro:n. III, says about
900 coal miners went on strike
there yesterday. Their grievance is
ferior grade of blasting powder be-
ing sold them for use in the mines.
The name of the mine has not been
learned.
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Goes to Meet Evans.

Lima, Peru, Feb. 13.--The Peru
Wan cruiser Bolonnesi will leave
Callao next Saturday, bound south.
She will meet the American battle
ships under Rear Admiral Evans on
the high seas. She will fire a salute
of welcome and escort them to Cal
lao
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Wise insects.

In his experiments to determine
whether it is the color or the odor of
flowers that attracts bees and other
insects NJ. Plateau, the Belgian zooio-
gist, bethought him Of trying a mirror.
He selected a flower of striking color
and strong odor and placed it before
an excellent glass In which the refiec-
ton was perfect. All the insects went
straight to the real flower, and not a
single one approached the reelection in
the mirror.-Youth's Companion.
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Tho Forests.

true forest is not merely store
house full Of wood, but. as it were, a
factory of wood and at the same time
a reservoir Of water. When you help
to preserve our forests or to plant new
ones. you are acting the part of good
Acknowledgement
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Reputation and Character

Lawyer examining jury)-Do you
understand the difference between
character and reputation? Iuror-Rep-
utation Is the name your neighbors
give you; character is the one they
take from you.-Judge.
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Candidates

in the coming campaign will find
us ready to fill their orders for cards
and other campaign literature on
the shortest possible notice. and in
the best printing. Enterprise Pub
fishing Co. tt
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Thacksray's Pink Bonnets.

Thaekeray was fond of putting pink
bonnets on such of his lady characters
us were to be specially fascinating,
mushy Amelia wore one on her we'd
ding tour very probably on her sec
ond one also. and the dashing Beatyix
also set off her beauty by this means
Exchange
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Strategy.

How did pa act when you asked
him for my handT"
Very gentle and courteous. Itquite
took me by surprise"
Il told him you used to be pugi-
ist"-Houston Post
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"Why, Freddy. how dirty you are.
and only yesterday you wrote verse
for papa's birthday. promising always
to wash your hands clean"
well. mamma, that was only a
poetic license "-Fliegende Batter
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Death of Mrs. Perkins.

Mrs. Perkins, aged about 80 years,
died in East End Wednesday even
ing about 6 o'clock. The interment
took place at the city cemetery on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
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A Rsxsraal.

what will happen when women
rule p
among other things, presume ia
ther-in-law jokes win come into style"
-LOuisville Courier-Journal. =
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Leg Mashed OFF.

Celina, Texas, Feb. 13.-Ollie Nc
CURE, an 11-year-old boy, while
watching a dog fight yesterday
morning, was run down by freight
mashed to pulp. He may die.
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Awful EHacta.

Acrid Ike-Dey say dat steady drip
PIN O. waterll wear away stone
Dreamy Pete-Jes' t'ink, den, wot'd
happen t a mans stomach by pourin
glassfuls inter it-Bohemian
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Assartinu Himself.

He-Will you be my wife? She-The
idea! Don't be ridiculous. He-Yes, !
know 1t sounds ridiculous: but then.
I'm not 20 particular ~ some men are.
Boston Transcript
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Too Late.

Muriel-Why didn't you marry him?
Every body says he has reformed.
Haud-Yes. but he reformed too late.
His money was all gone.-New Orleans
Times Democrat
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SapO.

For cleaning glassware, enamel
ware, silverware, brass, gold or any
other metal or earthenware. F. s.
Cronk Co. II
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QuNa uanful.

s"She has 4 very useful husband"
"How do you make that outT'
HE can always suggest something
that he wants for dinner" - Detroit
Free Press.
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The family medicine In thousaIds ~
homes for 81 ysar>-Dr. ThacherS Lises
and Blood S~-.n
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who knows himself corrsct.-Baltimore
American.
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Nothing y impossible to the man
who can and will.-Nirabeau.
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A generous coufsssion d1oaxms sian
deT.-French Proverhs