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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27

1t only takes q few hours TO get
from any part of England to Doncas-
ter. see tile race for The ST, Ieger and
return bone Yet in the coaching
times journey from London to Don
caster occupied couple OF days
Taking its name from a famous Don
caster sportsman. Colonel st LeEer-
properly pronounced "SiIliuger the
race is be second oldest horse racing
event in the country. 1t WAS founded
in 177G and always arouses the great
est enthusiasm In The north of Eng
land IN fact. in the prerailway days
laborers living fifty miles away would
save up their shillings for weeks, walk
to DonCaSter, see the race, have bet
and walk home again.
John Scott. who in his day was Wis.
tied by peers. lawyers, poets and au'
thors of all degrees. trained sixteen st.
Leger winners. There have been
many memorable finishes to the race,
and on one occasion a horse named
Theodore. against whom the odds
were quoted at 1000 TO a walking
extraordinarily 1000 to 5--won hand.
somely.
The largest field was thirty. in 1879
and the smallest four in 1888 and 1873
horse named Ninety.three won IN
1793.-London Saturday Review.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
Armed With a Saber Hit.

When William L. Royal of Eau
auier county. Va was seventeen years
old he became a Confederate soldier
In his "Reminiscences" he says that
the feats performed by the Confed-
crate cavalry in the early part of the
war were remarkable, because not one
company in ten had any arms that
were fit to fight with.
when joined my company" he
writes. they gave me saher which,
| think. was used in the Revolution,
and this was the only weapon | had.
One day, while my regiment was
standing in a road, l bantered com
rade to see which of us could cut the
largest twig from a tree. | made a
powerful cut. and the blade Of my
saber broke off at the hilt.
an a short time we were dismount-
ed and ordered TO clear the Yankees
out Of a piece of woods in skirmish
formation We marched through the
woods. but fortunately no Yankees
were there. have often wondered
what | should have done, armed with
that saber hit. if | had met Yankee
armed with a Springfield musket."
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
Bees Swarmina Have Scouts.

Swarms of bees are sometimes com
peeled to take refuge in very remark
able shelters. A peculiar and insuuc-
tive instance was observed by the
writer one spring The swarm few
over large vineyard which contained
few buildings. One of these buildings
was constructed Of hollow concrete
blocks The swarm few directly to-
ward small hole in one of the blocks
and disappeared in the interior No
doubt the swarm had rested on a tree
or shrub on the preceding day and
had sent out scouts to seek a home.
The scouts found the little hole lead
ing into the great cavity Of the con
crete block and reported their discov-
cry to their comrades. This case fur
nishes indisputable proof that swarm
ing bees really send out scouts. as
they are believed to do, for the little
hole could not have been discovered in
the rapid and lofty Eight of the
swarm.-Scientitic American.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
When vsIor BaIks.

couple of Kansas men were talk
ing of fearleSsnpSs he other day. All
this talk" said one of them. reminds
me of peace officer | knew a number
of years ago in western Kansas. This
officer WAS entirely tearIess-in fact,
the kind of chap who would have
charged hades with IA single bucket Of
water 70 look down into the barrel
of gun in the other fellows band
was as placidly accepted an affair for
him as to light his pipe. He was sent
for one day.
Wv hats the natter he asked.
COWBOY in that room, said citi-
zen, designating the place. Hes wild
and dangerous. Hes locked himself in,
and were afraid he'll break out and
do US harm
so this officer opened the door of
the room and looked in. The cowboy
had a six shooter IN one band and a
stick of dynamite in the other and
calmly remarked that he would turn
them both loose in case the officer
came into the room. The officer con
sidered the thing for a minute Then
he backed away and as he did so re-
marked:
Let him sleep it of They is
times when man who amt afraid is
a blind fool kansas City Journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
PuzzIjno Orchid limitations.

Orchid limitations are a puzzle TO
flower scholars The whole appear
ance of the flower is suggestive of
some insect. sometimes to quite re
markable degree. 1t does not seem
easy to find any real purpose that
could be served by this resemblance,
yet no one imagines that it can be
accidental Any one who knew OF the
bee orchid, native of Europe, aud
came upon it for the first time would
at once recognize it. 1t seems to be
q large. velvety brown backed bee
variegated with yellow. The two pet
ais might serve well for the wings of
the insect. In the center of the lip OF
the fly orchid there is small blush
spot like the body of a fly. The two
lateral petals are slender and curiouSly
like the antcnnae of an insect. The
whole illusion is complete and sug-
geStS to the casual glance that few
flies are hanging on the stem of some
plant which has cast its tlowers.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
Too Attentive,

People who write begging letters
are entirely too persistent" said a
charity official. They remind me Of
summer resort episode. young
man went there for his two weeks va
cation. He put up at cottage. He
paid about 50 a week Well, when be
came to depart this young man said
to the boarding mistress:
Madam. you have been most atten,
tive to me during my stay here
THANK you, sir; thank you very
much. said the lady.
Yes continued the young man.
you have been most attentive. and
not only you. but every body-every-
body in the house. if | may say So
has been most perseveringly attentive
to me day and night, and, madam, to
show my appreciation am going to
offer you small present
How very kind. said the landlady
and bright. eXpectant smile lit up
her face. Then the young man thrust
into her extended hand a packet of in
sect powder and retired hastily"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
Ours and Theirs.

"a play on names unconSciously per
petrated by my youngest son was very
funny" said Flatbush man yester-
day I'VE live next door TO a ia lily
named Feitenour. and the other mig hit
while my family was busy reading in
the library we heard n racket on the
back porch. My son went out to in
vestigate, and on his return my vie.
always inquisitive, asked what had
caused the noise.
'Nothin' but couple of cats, Jim
told her. and then | heard her ask,
Did you see whose they wereT
Eyes; one was ours and the other
was Feitenour's New York Press
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
MAY TAKE OVER THE FRISCO
RUMOR IN NEW YORK CAUSES
ACTIVITY IN ROCK ISLAND
SECURITIES.
Buying of Rock Island Collateral
Trust Bonds, Secured by Frisco
Common Stock, Noted.
Hawley Alliance.

New York, Nov. 27.-While the
persons chiefly concerned were not
talking for publication, reports were
current yesterday that the conferen-
ces in which Judge William H.
Moore and his associates in the Rock
Island have been conducting with
Benjamin F. Yoakum and other Of
ficials of the Frisco end of the sys-
tenn have reached point at which
the severance of the two branches rs
imminent. Report had it that Mr..
Yoakum, as negotiator for the Fris-
co line, would turn it over to Edwin
Hawley. Mr.. Moore and Mr.. Yoak-
um were not at their offices and Mr..
Hawley referred callers to the Rock
Island
Those who doubt the rumor point
ed to the fact that the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas, control of which
Mr.. Hawley, with Mr.. Yoakum and
Speyer & Co, recently acquired
might be deemed a parallel and COM
peting line with the Frisco, and that
Mr.. Hawley could hardly have both
lines as parts of his system.
s~ Mr.. Hawley also controls the Chi
ago and Alton, and those who doubt
the story of his probable acquisition
of the Frisco point out that he could
hardly want a third line which oper-
ates to considerable extent in the
same or adjacent territory.
A further argument against the
story is that when the Frisco was
struggling to meet interest payments
on its obligations some time ago the
Rock Island was reported as about
ready to let go of the line, but it did
not; now that the Frisco is in smooth
waters again, less credence, accord
ing to some persons, is to be attach
ed to the present rumors.
In Connection with the rumors Rock
Island common advanced a point anC
half to Is on sales Of 30.50(
shares, and the preferred advanced
one point to 10 p, and $500 shares
were dealt in The Rock Islands
per cent collateral trust bonds. which
are secured by the common stool
of the Frisco, rose, some sales beins
as N1en IS ~ "r-rrfrr- s
the report having it that these bond!
are to be retired early at 1902 y anC
interest as step in the proposed
deal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
Ambitious.

Freddy-Papa. may | study elocu-
ton? Proud Father Indeed you may
my son. You desire to become n great
orator do you? Freddy-Yes. that's it
Proud Father-And some day make
the whole world ring with your elo-
Quence? Freddy shouldn't care for
that. | want to be an after dinner
speaker Proud Father--Ah. you are
ambitious for social distinction. are
you? Freddy-No; want the dinner
Chicago Record Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
Knew What Was Wanted.

Miserly-So that woman doctor
charged you 50 a visit. Well. what did
she say? His Wife-Said | stayed in.
doors too much. Here's her prescrip-
ton. Misery treading it,-"For eXter-
nal use only One nice walking dress;
one new hat: one pair of gloves to
match. Apply every afternoon between
3 and 5 Boston Transcript
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
Sparks"

II wonder" said young Mr.. Stay
late, hunting around for subject mat
ter of conversation. why they used to
call beaus sparks
Perhaps. replied the suffering m"id
en-, deftly showing a yawn in the act
of apparently coucealing it, lit was
because sometimes they went OUT
San Francisco Chronicle
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
Between Doctors.

doctor, | want to engage you to
look after my practice while I'm on
vacation"
But I'm Just out Of college. doctor
and have had little experience
That's all right, my boy. My prac-
tce. while large. includes very few
people who are actually ilI."-Houston
Post
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27

1t is remarkable that. notWithstand-
ing the love and devotion of a Jewish
mother. there seems to be no trace of
Il real Jewish lullaby. Those known
are OF recent origin.-American He
brew
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
A Dried Up Spripu.

Editor understand. Mr.. Penny
man. that you have married. Penny
man (sadlyi-Ies. Editor-That will
perhaps infuse new life in your moth
er-in-law jokes. Ell: Pennyman tmore
sadly)-Alas. that is "A thing of the
past The mother in-law is no longer a
joke with -Brooklyu Life.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
Miss Mic ules Was Willinu

Mr. Breezy of Boston tenderly)-
Miss Miggles. will you-er- meet me in
the cleaning? Miss MigGles of Mil
waukee eagerly Amy old place you
say, Mr. Breezy. Where is IT and how
do you get there ?-Chicago News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27

Hard Featured WOman-So you had
money once. had you? May | ask you
how you made your first thousand dol
lars? Tufold kuutt twiptng his eye
with his coat sleeveJ-Ma'am. / drempt
it!-Chicago Tribune.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
For Feyerjshness ana Aching

Whether from Malarous conditions,
Colds or overheating, try Hicks
relieves the aching. It's Liquid-10,
rs and soc at Drug Stores. alt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
FLYING the Kite.

Crawford My wife has a habit of
spending money before she gets it.
era bslta w Mine is worse, She spends
1t before | get it nyself.-Judge.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
Defined.

Johnny Wise-Pa. what is a prospec-
tive bridegroom? Mr. Wise Well, my
son, a prospective bridegroom nova
days is young man prospecting for
an heiress.-Punch.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
SuHarinn.

Suffering overcomes the minds iner-
tia, develops the thinking Pc sers,
opens up a new world and drives the
soul to action. Anthony d. Evans.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27
An Appreciated Kindness.

MIR. GrowelI," began the visitor, II
don't want TO disturb you
terry r6rsiite4 ar ttA ~
here Just to tell me that said the
busy man. Il appreciate it. sir Good
day New York journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-27

vulgnrity In manners defles fine gar
ments more than mud. --Plautus.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29
SAWDUST AND PEACE.

Mrs. Nicholas Alexandrovtch of Russia and Mr. Andy
Carnegie of America should at least write to James ID.
Hallen who has just been acquitted of fraud in New York
Mr. Haen sold several tons of sawdust to lot of revou
tonplanners down in Nicaragua when they thought they
getting gunpowder.
Here is an entirely way of keeping the world IS
peace Carnegie tried it by building palace in Europe
and Gar Nick called conference to deliver the goods
Then he called back to ST. Petersburg prevent his
palace being blown up.
Nobody sold him any sawdust
But Mr. Haen hearing there to be another revou-
ton in Nicaragua, decided to get in the game He let
President Zeaya know that he had lot of gunpowder
in New York that could blow his opponents clear out into
the Pacific
HalIen was wise He knew that sawdust would do as
well gunpowder for those trouble makers because like
duelists in France they talked at each other but dn
kill anybody So he sent shpoad of sawdust to start
the revolution with
We don't know what part of New England Haen is
FROM but he acted like real Yankee His sawdust
muniton is entitled to place alongside the Connecticut
nutmeg and the Quaker in the worlds history of
That some judges have a of humor evident
when the court in New York freed Halen 1t that
few Haens the world, going about selling sawdus
would do for universal peace than all the Carneges
and Gar Nicks ever have done.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29
CHEER UP!
Who wants to start Cheer-up Club?
Who wants to ioin it?

Who wants to join iti
Optimsts of the 'aff and phat' school often try
to put this idea into practice but fail to reach those in
need OF such club 1t is very easy to tell person to
cheer up but very difficult to make the person respond
out for good reason. Each week brings its pul har
vest of suicides. When life is taken at the scaod the
law is thought to exact its most penalty. Yet the
gbbet far more humane than the means of sefdesc
ton generally taken by suicides The people who ought
to be killed are the most tenacious Of living. Suicides
from the ranks of the overserous and oversensi
tive the kind the world needs Of
The of almost every suicide may be traced
thngack OF hope. Worknen taken to the hospitals
every day with almost every bone broken yet hope pulls
them through Women wear their fingers to the bone
with piece work. denied all earthly pleasures but buoyed
up by hope Yet others inct most horrible deaths upon
themselves because they had money to spend could
present lonely but because the future They lost
their fighting spirit They could highly civilized
society, so called, only merciess machine.
No one knows better what lonely lives some lead than
the heart and hand editor He receives letters that
often foolish but often pathetic Starved souls cry
out to him. Those unendowed with the qualities that
make one attractive to the opposite want
to DO for and to make sacrifices for Yet the hear and
hand editor cannot conduct matrimonial bureau, he
leaves these lonely souls in the cold
When the good Samaritan meets person whose eyes
dull with melancholy shine with the unnatural light
that from killing melancholy in artificial pleasures
he knows that he has work do Yet is only by an
common chance that the good Samaritan meets such a
person.
What Spokane needs is Cheer-up club, and many of
them.
Every church should have social club whose members
finding and aiding the frendless. Such movement
should brighten the lives of those who have had
homes.
The Cheerup club need be confined to the churches
Groups of young people who have clubs of their
open their DOORS
Popular priced theaers have helped the good by
banishng morbid and unhealthy pictures in favor of those
that stir the better and higher emotions give for
hearty laugh Who knows how many lives have been
saved by laughter?
Who wants to start Cheerup club?
Who wants to join it?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29
Beerless township
Talks Secession

special Corrsspondsnce to The Pres
y INDIANAPOLIS, June 2S.-
. The flag of secession has
. been unfurled in heretofore
= loyal old Indiana.
. A whole township wants
= out of peerless county.
= When Harrison county 4
= voted dry the residents of 4
. Franklin township were cha
= grined. Most of the residents 4
. are Germans. They like their 4
= beer" And they want "their 4
. beer" 4
= Governor Marshall has re- 4
. ceived petition from ma
= jority of the residents of 4
= Franklin asking that they be I
= attached to Floyd county, 4
. which has voted wet. I
The secession movement is 4
= backed by every German resi- 4
. dent and the matter Is receiv- 4
. ing serious attention. Har-
= rison county has 10 town
ships, while Floyd has but 4
. five.
. ~>~~H>>>>>>H>~ I
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29
BURGLARY CHARGE,

prosecuting Attorney Fred c..
Pugh filed an information against
Walter Griffin this morning, charg-
ing him with burglary. 1t is
charged that he armed himself
with an iron pipe on the night of
June Fl, and in company with a
man named Jack Carter, entered
the home of Chris Sauer with the
intention of committing a felony
therein.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29
Majesty of the La1u

81 understand that you called on
the plaintiff, Mr.. Barnes. Is that
500" questioned Lawyer Fuller,
now chief justice.
"Yes," answered the witness.
What did he say" next de-
manded Fuller.
The attorney for the defense
jumped to his feet and objected
that the conversation could not be
admitted in the evidence. A half
hours argument followed, and the
judges retired to their private room
room to consider the point.
An hour later the judges filed
into the courtroom and announced
that Mr.. Fuller might put his ques-
ton.
well, what did the plaintiff say,
Mr.. Barnes?"
He weren't at home, SIR" came
the answer without a tremor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29
WOMAN FOUND BODY

A question In the distribution Of
the reward offered by the Brother
hood OF Railroad Trainmen for the
recovery OF the bodies of A. W..
Duncan and son from the river has
arisen, because Mrs. r. Reap, liv-
ing on College avenue, at the foot
Of Jefferson street, declares she
first saw the body and notified Mr..
Burns. who told the Duncans and
helped to recover the corpse.
Those who offered the reward
md Duncan's brothers were of the
belief that Burns alone had found
he body, while fishing in the river.
he new turn of affairs will likely
- settled by the payment OF a
QHsrter OF the $50 reward to Mrs.
keap and a quarter of It to Burns.
TWO boys who found the body Of
LAY Duncan. the mans son, win be
oavcu the remaining SIS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29
We All Crou Old

Two darkies were engaged in a
lively dispute about the purchase
of mule.
Look hea, Mistah Jackson, ex-
claimed one, you done tole me,
tree weeks ago, dat mule was a
young animal. He hain't got a toof
in his head, he's so old"
Mr.. Jackson thoughtfully
scratched his head and then ere
Piled: thine shua does fly in dis
hea country"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29
REVENGE FOR WOMAN
by United Pressl

NEW YORK. June 29.-Driven
to desperation by the thought of
her baby starving, Mrs. Louisa Yer
siga, a pretty widow of 25, today
shot and MORALLY wounded Domico
Versagia, who she accused of muir
dering her husband a year ago. The
shot was fired on the street in the
presence OF thousand factory EN-.
ployes going to work. The woman
explained the death OF her husband
ned left her penDiless. She ex-
pressed the hope that her victim
would die.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29
Basement BARGAINS

GOOD SUITS-The $3.50 class in a giant clean
up of couple of good lines; all sorts of neat pat
terms and coors 200 suits to choose from in the base
ment at only So OO
Better Suits-A $500 assortment similar variety
OF neat materials; choice from over 100 at $40. so
Work Pants-Cloth corduroy; extra strongly
made; s.. 20 pants $165
Uotton Socks-Tap or black, pair. ....... &c
railroad Socks-Ian or black .......... 1910
HANDKERCHIEF 10c white or fancy ones &c
Fancy and Work Shirts-All sorts of neat pat
terms in 75c Values cleanup lot at Csc
Underwear-5Oc balbriggan garments at, each Soc
Ribbed Underwear or brown: a splendid
special lot in extra strong medium weight cotton;
per garment $500. ..................48 c
Mems SOC Cuff Buttons-Good styles of link but
tons; plenty of them at, pair. Northumberland 3c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29
Lnexorable Decree

An old couple lived in the noun
tains of eastern Tennessee; he was
95 and she 80. Their son, a man
of 10, died. AS the old folks crossed
the pasture to their cabin after the
burial, the woman noticed a tear
roll down her husbands cheek. She
patted him tenderly on the arm,
and said:
Never mind, John, never mind;
you know l always said we never
would raise that boy"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29
NEW OREGON ROAD IS
PAYING
(By United Press)

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, June
29.-Though Harriman's road built
into klamath Falls has been in CD.
Grafton only 80 days, freight and
passenger receipts have already
amounted to $4,000, according to
an announcement made today. The
freight receipts averaged 5000
daily.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29

fortably located in his country
home at Everywhere, u. S. A.
Sometimes a Teller is so dag
zled by tn city lights that he don't
turn in til they're turned out"
The religion of the Moham-
medans is known as FL Islam. The
words mean ''thte resigning of one
self to God"
"That writer has killing style;
don't you think SOP
quite so, if you Judge by the
way he murders the kings Eng
lish.''
The way of the transgressor is
hard. but it seems to make an
ideal automobile road.
Miss Gush-My little dog and
have just had our pictures taken
together. Beauty and beast, you
know.
Mr.. Inwrong (patting dog)-Yes,
he is a pretty little thing.
what are you grooming about,
Muggsy?"
"Iuct had q cuuoro p,aa1 opd III a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29

What every man knows--the
ideal place to send your wife for
the summer is some inaccessible
little place where she can't tele
graph for money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-29

Here the spors sports Of SIAM they
do anything in Siam, especially In the
brown The
they when they their
those hats instance They're
brelas when rains. Perfectly simple
Siamese sports
big his
It's question which s