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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-30
Negro Shot.

In a row Sunday afternoon on the
Globe farm in the Trinity bottom
between negroes over crap game
the night before, shooting bee
took place. The only hit was mace
on Nath Barnes by Sam carter III,
flicting a slight glancing wouna
over one eye. Barnes walked 10 fer-
ris after being shot and TOOK the
8 O'Clock southbound Central lor
his home at Rice.-Ferrls Wheel'
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-30
QUAKE IN SPAIN
HUNDREDS DEAD
A Tidal Wave and an Immense
Landslide Add to the
Horror.
VILLAGE OF ROMARA BURIED
Several Towns and Communities Are
Devastated in South and South
eastern Section Of Country.
Much Damage Done

London, Jan. 30.-A special dis
patch received here from San Sebas-
tian, Spain, says that a terrible
earthquake has devastated several
towns and villages in South and
Southeastern Spain.
A tidal wave partially submerged
the coast near Barcelona, and a
great landslide at Ceuta buried the
village Of Romara and several hum
dred inhabitants.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-30
TeI~ohone Service Crippled.

The long distance telephone ser
vice out of Waxahachie was badly'
crippled by the wind storm Friday.
Several of the Southwestern Tele-
graph and Telephone company S
wires, both north and south, were
out of commission during most OF
the day, due to the blowing down OF
poles at Sterrett and Forreston.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-30
At the Majestic.

Manager Reymuller announces
that a mid-week change will be made
in artists at the Majestic next week.
One of the best singers and dancers
on the circuit will be there all week
but the other players Will come lot
an engagement of three nlghts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-30

San Antonio, consisting of Sid rWil-
liams, DR.. j. B. Cleaver, n. b. Har-
mon and DR.. ODell. Another recent
arrival is DR.. Bradfield of Dallas, all
oa whom favor the passage OF the
bill.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-30

Eighteen roAs toilet paper and
holder for S100 at Cronk Co II
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12

our business men ought to break
away from trade eXactions long before
they do-ought to do so as a matter Of
volition and ethical judgment rather
than of physical necessity They ought
TO get and give more enjoyment in life.
They ought to do less for self and more
for others They ought to live more in
books and more in the open and less
at their desks and realize better health
and longer lives as a result More and
more culture in all its forms is exer-
cising a growing influence, which must
manifest itself in lessened effort along
the lines Of money getting and the de-
votion of more time on the part of our
business men to the pursuits which
naturally accompany fortified leisure.
Aristotle said, "The end of labor is to
gain leisure and Aristotle was a wise
man.-A. Barton Hepburn in Century.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
The USEFUL SWALLOWS.
Light Cavalry of the Avian Army and
Friends of the Farmer.

From the standpoint Of the farmer
and the orchardist perhaps no birds
more useful than the swallows exist.
They have been described as the light
cavalry of the avian army
Specially adapted for fliSht and I'm
excelled in aerial evolutions, they have
few rivals in the art Of capturing in
sects In midair They eat nothing Of
value 60 man except few predaceouS
waSps and bugs and in return for their
services in destroying vast numbers Of
noXious insects aS,, ouly for harborage
and protection
1t is 10 the fact that they capture
their prey on the wing that their pc
culiar value to the cotton grower is
due Orioles do royal service in catch
ing weevils on the bols. and black
birds, wrcns, fycatchers and others
contribute to the good work, but when
swallows are migrating over the cot
ton fields they find the weevils flying
in the open and wage active war
against them. As many as forty-seven
adult weeyilS have been found i'm the
stomach Of a single cliff swallow
Bulletin Of Department Of Agriculture
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
May Cure SNORING Too.

give found a cure for nightmare"
said the man who will eat despite his
subsequent sufferings. "Wben l go
to bed at night l slip a string through
an empty spool, secure the spool firmly
so it will not slide and then tie the
string around my waist in such a way
that the spool comes in the middle Of
my back. The result is that if | try
to turn on my back in my sleep lie
on the spool, and l can assure you it
awakens me promptly No; it isn't
pleasant to be Weakened in that way.
but it is better than having to go
through one of the diabolical night
mares from which / have suffered for
several years. New York Press
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
THE CABBAGE CURE.
Old Ezekiel Had Long Been Wanting
Boiled Dish.

This idea that people thrive best
on the food they like best is not as
modern as You seem to think, said
the old doctor 20 the young doctor.
when Ezekiel Holmes was something
over 100 years old he was taken sick,
and my grandfather, one Of the best
physicians in that section, was called
I'm to see him after the family had
done their worst TO make him better.
Grandfather pronounced Mr.. Holmes
very in and told the family that the
end was probably near-he might not
live out the night AS soon as this
news spread through the neighborhool
several friends called to sit up or
watch with the sufferer. Among them
was Il sea captain. who took the sec
ond watch.
"a little after midnight Mr. Holmes
awokc and said the COcto~ was starry
inc him The captain asked what he
would like to eat.
"'Corncd beef and cabbage replied
the old man
The captain found some in the pam
try-it was staple dish in those days
and gave him a generous plateful.
reasoning. IS he said aftorward. that
so long as the cid mans hours we're
numbered he might as well have what
he wanted while he lasted After eat.
ing heartily Mr.. Holmes said he fel
much better and went quietly to sleeF
The next morning. when grandfathe
called. he found his patient on the
road TO recovery. The old man not
only got well, but kept so for four
or five years afterward, and he al
ways stoutly declared that his mid
night meal had cured him
"T'd been wanting a boiled dish
fortnight he used to say and mother
wouldn't let me have it. But l worked
a traverse on her and got WELL -
Youths Companion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12

The peasants Of southern France
have the credit of originating the IA
miliar custom of throwing an old shoe
after the newly welded pair. 1t was,
moreover, the rejected sutton who first
made it popular. The peasant bride is
conducted by her friends to her new
home. while the young husband is
made to halt a couple of hundred
yards from the house. II there is a
rejected sutton he then arms himself
with an old wooden shoe and filings it,
with his best aim, at the bridegroom
as he makes a dash for the house.
When the shoe is thrown it is under
stood that the last feeling of i'll will
has been flung away with it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
A Curious Tree.

One of the natural curioslties Of
south Mashonaland is a German
sausage tree" 1t bears deep crimson
flowers, three inches long, in blazing
punches of twelve, but when the tree
fruits into fat substantial, sausage
like pods there remain no leaves, and
it looks like a sausage larder indeed.
These beans are twenty inches long
and twelve inches in girth and are be.
loved of the native tribe of Shangaans
and balloons. But the tribe of the
Karenga are a very superior people
and would never deign to eat them.
There can be no reason for this, as
at least no one can accuse these "sau-
sages' of being connected in any way
with dogs or cats.-Natal Witness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
The Sewing Machine.

. The invention of the sewing ma
chine is one of the most interesting
evolutionary romances in the history
of human progress. Stone, Henderson
and Greenough had experimental ex-
tensively with the double pincher idea.
one to seize the needle below and one
above. Heilmann used q double point
ed needle. with the eye in the center,
and Thimmonier and Ferraul had in
vented a chain stitch machine. In
1884 Walter Hunt originated the OK.
tension arm idea with q needle similar
10 the one now in general use, but be-
fore he applied for his patent in 1854
he had been forestalled by Elias Howe
who will always be known as the in
ventor Of the sewing machine. If
Hunt had not been so great a laggard
he might have won fame as an in
ventor, but Howe is entitled to all the
credit that has been, given him. Like
all great in~entions, however, the sew
ing machine was the product Of many
minds.-New York Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
Sleepino Car Trims.

81 have noticed one thing about
sleeping car journeys" he remarked
"and that is that | always sleep bet
ter coming home than l did going
away. Whatever may be the cause,
such is the case. Sometimes leaving
home a man has worries or thoughts
that won't let him rest easily, and by
the time he finishes his work in the
place he went to his mind has swung
around all right again. 1t doesn't
make the slightest difference whether
have an upper or lower berth when
make the trip away. Then / can't
sleep. On the contrary, | can sleep
anywhere on the way home. New
York Sun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12

The teacher had explained to a pri-
mary class the difference between sol
&c. and liquids and illustrated her
points by objects kept on a table.
When she thought her pupils had
grusped the idea she held Up her watch
and asked. "Now, children. must l put
this among the solids or among the
liquIdsT' among the solids, teacher"
bright little boy replied. why not
among the llqulds2" she asked. "Be-
cause" replied the little fellow-"be-
cause IL you do you will get 1t wet"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
aoRAN AMoK p
Tire 5oodthrsty Malay When He IL
Maddened by Frenzy.

"Amok" Is a religious fanaticism. a
madness under which a man makes up
his mind to kill any one he can until
he himself is Killed Brought on by
drink or religion or from whatever
cause, the process is the same. The
mailman seizes his creese and rushes
headlong down the street, cutting at
every one he meets. TO any one who
has seen u creese or parang further
detail is unnecessary.
A man running amok is as dog
with hydrophoba. but the panic caus-
cd by the former is by far the worse.
Like the mad dog, the mailman is fol-
lowed by noisy rabble, who sooner or
later run into their man and extermi.
nate him. When this vengeful rabble
is made up Of blOodthirsty Malays and
Cinnamon It's wild rage and fury are
beyond control, beyond description
The clamor and bloodcurdling wells Of
the pursuing crowd and the ever near
ing shout of "Oran amok, oran amokw
are incidents which can never be for
gotten by any one who has seen or
heard them The bravest quails when
suddenly turning the corner of a street
his ears are greeted with the cry Of
"Oran amokl" and few yards off he
sees Malay running straight at him,
brandishing I'm his hand the bloody
creese with which he has already
all in his way.-LondOn
Chronicle
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
BARNUM'S METHODS.
he Snowman Always on the Alert
For an Advertisement.


For an Advertisement.
One morning the newspapers an
ounced that grave fears were enter
lined for the safety Of an agent Of
arnum's big show who had gene to
.frica to seek attractions for It In
heir native lairs News had come, it
7as said, that he had last been heard
rom in a predicament from which es-
ape was practically impossible. 1t
vas a very sad piece Of business alto
ether.
Mr.. Barnum was at a hotel in New
York city at the time, and there
. relative of the unfortunate agent
ound him entertaining a squad of re-
iorters with a most interesting version
# the African tragedy The caller
Knew his man and waited patiently
Until the interviewers had departed
Then be anxiously asked for news.
ooh. don't be worried" said the
Snowman. 1--WE just got intelligence
hat he's safe and sound and will he
back here in n few weeks"
But he has a great many friends
iere," objected the visitor, "and this
'eport of his death will cause them
much sorrow"
Mr.. Barnum looked solemn for an
instant, and then he chuckled. We'll"
lie exclaimed cheerfully, "just think
# this-they'll be all the happier when
10 frpfs hack hpre alive A"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
His Worthless Son.

There lives an old negro truck farm
er in Alabama who has frequent occa-
sion to reprOve his children for their
lack Of industry.
"Yo' suttinly is wuthless son." the
old fellow declared one day to his old
est. It's a doggOned good thing TO-
yo' ! amt a rich Niger"
"What yO' talkiu' bout. papT asked
the son. What y0' think yo' do denY"
I'D disinhcrit yO'! OATS what dor
exclaimed the old man wrathfully.-
Lippincott's.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
"MATUSHKA VCLGA."
neIody Of Sorrow Heard In Prison and
Palace In Russia.

f1elody OF Sorrow Heard In Prison and
Palace In Russia.
There is an air so popular In Russia
that il is even more familiar than their
national anthem to the people Of that
great mysterious empire ] have heard
it in all parts Of the cars dominions
from the Baltic sea to Boring strait
and from Archangel to the Caspian in
the glittering palaces of Petersburg
and I'm foul prison dens Of Siberia.
1t is a simple melody in the minor
key, suggestive, like most Slay music.
Of sorrow and unrest. and it is called
"Matushka (or Motherl Nolga, as for
some cryptic reason every Russian be
he noble or nihiIist, is taught from
childhood TO regard this great river ia
the light of a maternal relative Yet
the river is full of sad associations,
for convicts formerly travelled por.
ton of the journey to Siberia along its
broad, sluggish stream.
can never forget the haunting
sweetness of "NIatushka VOlga" as
heard it sung on a prison barge one
quiet summer evening by a party OF
fettered politica!s banished to the
great lone land Of exile, for Mother
Nolga' was their last link with home
and the loved ones they might never
meet again.
Fortunately the condemned are now
sent into Asia by the Transsiberian
railway, and the unhappy exile is
spared at least one bitter parting that
from his well beloved Mother Volga.
Travel Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
An Easy One.

Billfuzz-If l had SO and you asked
me 10 lend you two, how much would
] have left? Jubb-Oh, l know the
answer to that. You would still have
Sc left, granting it were possible that
you ever had that much at one time,
because you wouldn't lend me any
Ask me something probable.-Path-
finder.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
ona on Papa.

Caller-Harold. when you get to be
the. head Of a family what win you
saytto your children when they are
naughty HarOld-Oh, I'll do like
papa. I'll tell them how good l was
when was a kid.-ChlcagO News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
All About Her.

Wlnkle--Sce that little woman In
black over there? I'll bet there are
more men crazy about that woman
than any woman IN town. Hinkle-
What makes you think so? Wrinkle
Wei. she's the matron out Mt the IN
sane asylum.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
Musical RsosDtion.

BrOwn-What did your wife say
about your being so late home the 9th
er night2
Jones-Nothing at all. She just sat
down at the piano and played "Tell
Me the Old, Old Story"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
sidestepped.

Father (at supper table)-Well. John
ny, how did you get along at school
today? JOhnny-Papa, my physiology
books says conversation at meals
should be OF a pleasant character,
Let's talk about something else.-Chl-
cago News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
chsap Liviua.

She-Pm living on brown bread and
water to improve my complexion. He
How long can you keep 1t up? She
--Oh. indefinitely. | guess. He-TheD
let's get married.-BOston Transcript.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
PREACHING and Practice.

Ted hear he's giving a lecture on
"How to Live on IS Cents a Day" Is
he doing well with It? Ned-Fine. l
met him in a restaurant after the lee
ture, and he was eating two dollar
dinner Puck.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12

A splendid business and beautiful home with it
at Casky, KY. Price S. 100000.
one side of property, price $3.O 10000.
new modern up to-date house, on South Vir-
GINA street. price 81 100000.
One of the most attractive homes on East Ninth
street. price 100000.
house and lot on Jesup avenue, one of the
most desirable corners in that part of town. price
$1,400O0.
House and lot on corner of Virginia and Six
teenth. This is of the most attractive cottages
in the city, price $3,0OO0O
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12

200 acres near julien. KY, small cottage, stable,
cabins, has spring branch running through farm
cheap place at the price, $40 co.
316 acres, II miles south of HopkinsviIle, KY,
6-room house, good barns, and good stable, and
all other improvements necessary, 40 acres of good
timber; this place is well watered, land splendid
tract of land, price $35 90 per acre.
225 acres, miles east of town on the Russeville
pike, large modern house of IL rooms, with all
conveniences. out buildings all in firstclass condi-
tion 80 acres of splendid timber, several fine
springs and one of the best stock and grain farms
in the county. Price $4,000 per acre.
21O acres, miles south of town, room house,
two good barns, stable, 8 cabins, granary and all
necessary out buildings fences in good repair, 80
acres of timber land in high state of cultivation,
price only $35 90 per acre.
go acres south of town. right on the pike. This is
one of the choicest little homes in the county, with
a brand new house, place neawly fenced, well wa
tered and all in fine stand of grass. Price only
S., 10000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12

"Out Of a job. are your" asked the
drst girl BOSS catch you nirtlngY">
'sNo; / caught the boss Say. what
sort Of wedding dress ~ You think
Is real swell ~ Phiiadelpla,' Ledger
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12
CITY PROPERTY.

House and lot on East Eighteenth nice 5-room
cottage, built only short time, and well mprOv-
ed, Price 81 10000.
A very desirable cottage on East Seventh, price
81. $4,000.
A very choice vacant lot on Mcpherson avenue,
right back of West Side School. price only $25O.Oo.
modern and convenient 7.room cottage and
out buildings, on South Campbell street. water.
gas and electricity. Especially we'll constructed
house, comparatively new. Lot Sc x 200. extending
back to 35 foot street. Good value for $3,5O0OO.
House and lot on Home street, price $1,45O.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-12

80 acres near Pee Dee, six-room house, two
barns, stable and cabin, 10 acres of good timber,
and a nice young orchard. price $3.50 per acre.
lis acres seven miles from HOpkinsville on Brad
shaw pike room cottage barn and stable, two
cabins. nine acres in timber, land all frst-class,
price S45 90 per acre.
230 acres just outside of Pembroke, Groom
house, and all other necessary outbuildings, most
of the land in clover and timothy; all in a very
high state of cultivation. price $4,000 per acre.
225 acres near Howell. KY. large 7-room house,
with good barn and stable and all out buildings in
good repair, we'll watered, and everything up in
good shape, price $40.O per acre.
225 acres, near Herndon, KY, Groom house, 2
tobacco barns, one cabin, stable, small orchard,
price S. ,250.00.
$50 acres u miles west of Pembroke This is
one of the finest farms in the county and well i'm
proved. Price $50 90 per acre.
so acres. miles north of town on the Greenville
road price 81, 100000.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07

Edwin Neuhardt visited his pa
rents short time last week. On
his return from Columbia Univers-
ity, New York, where he com
pleted a special course. He visit
ed Philadelphia, Washington,
Baltimore, Pittsburg, Wheeling,
Cincinnati, Knoxville, Chattanoo-
ga, Atlanta and his grandfather S
home in Ohio. He has gone to
Memphis where he accepted a po-
sition.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07
To The Patrons And Pupils Of
The Iuka School.

From las weeks communica-
tion it was seen what was required
to have school affiliated with the
University and colleges. To do
all of the required work, it takes
eleven grades of school work. In
ten grades, the minimum work,
or sufficient work can be accom-
plished to meet entrance require
ments.
1t is to be hoped that patrons
and pupils will appreciate the
snail latitude the Superintendent
had in outlining the course of
study. All affiliated schools in
the state with only ten grades
have a similar course of study.
A strong effort on the part of the
University is now being made to
have all school boards adopt the
eleven grades of school work, A
years in the high school depart
ment.
There has been a great anxiety
from the pupils and patrons to
know if the former pupils would
be put back. :" No pupil who
passed in last years work will be
required to go over the same work
All pupils will be given full credit
for. whatever they have done.
However it will be necessary to
cross grade some of the pupils in
part of their studies. For exam
pie, if a pupil can enter the 10th
grade in everything except Lat
in, he will enter the 10th grade
and take the Latin up in one of
the lower grades. The Board and
Superintendent will endeavor to
adjust the course of study as much
as possible to meet the present
condition of the pupils. From
the information / have, | think
that last years ninth grade will
have studies in the eighth, ninth
and tenth grades this session.
1t d ,es not matter so much if the
major part of the pupils studies
are in the same grade in which
they were last year, just so they
will not be required to study the
same books and 20 the work.
The pupils will stndy the higher
and harder books this session than
last, hence they will be progress
ing. ! wish it were possible for
last years ninth grade to complete
the course of study this session.
| am quite sure they can find
plenty to do for two years. That
will be the best for both patron
and pupils. The more the pupils
learn at home, the less they will
have to learn at college. A years
work done at home, which would
have to be done at college means
a saving of more than 5000; quite
an item for most of us.
Yours sincerely, w. D. Gooch.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-07
Furniture! Furniture!

We are receiving, in part our
fall stock of Furniture, Mattings,
Chairs, Rockers. etc, etc., all of
which go at old prices for cash.
We are assured of an early ad-
vance in many things. Now is
the time to place your wants.
S. w. Shockley & Co.
Sept. Is, 'O9. St