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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-03

back here in a week, or to be exact,
last Saturday. failed to put in his
appearancn, but it is said passed
through Culber,son about that time
in his special car on his wac east.
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Millinery Opening

Miss Julia Killingstad extends TO the
Ladies Of Culbeitson aud vicinity GER
dial invitation to attend her fall millinery
opening. Monday Sept. 9th. 2otr
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For q Sprained Ankle.

A sprained ankle may be cured in about
one third the time usually required. by
applying Chamberlain's Liniment freely
and giving it absolute rest. For sale by
the Valley Drug Co.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-03

President Louis Hill of the G
N. Railway, who promised on his
recent visit 10 Culbertson, to be
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Culbertson, Mont.

Blue Ribbon Whiskey is best for family
use strictly pure and eight years old. For
sale at the Phoenix Cafe. J. +. kehoa.
Prop. tsu
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For Rent.-Offices in the Opera House
Block. Inquire of Tanner & Best.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
MEN TO BE EATEN.
New Hebrides Cannibals Said
Have Committed Fearful Out

Ottawa, Ont, Sept 10.-The
murder of eleven men by cannibals
is announced in a cable from Sydney,
New South Wales. 1t says:
A dreadful tragedy is reported
from the New Hebrides. Captain
Lindsay, master of the Ketch RAJ
baul. was first speared and then
dubbed to death by horde of can
nibals.
The crew, numbering ten, was
massacred and the vessel searched
by the savages and burned at Mall
icallo, New Hebrides, where canni-
balls still exist.
Some of the crew of the French
Ketch Gaudeloupe were captured by
the natives, and have since been un-
heard OF.
The natives of German New Brit
ain have rebelled against the gov
eminent, and many fresh outrages
are feared
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
ELLIS COUNTY OFFICIALS HERE
Make Use Inspection of Some Of
Dallas Good Roads.

County mmssioners Ed Lowe,
j. b. Overall, ]. H. James and Will
Ralston, accompanied by County
Auditor c, T. Spalding, all of Ellis
county, were in Dallas yesterday to
consult with the members of the
Dallas county commissioners court
relative to matters pertaining to the
building of county roads They ex-
planned that Ellis county has voted
a bond issue of $250,000 for the inn
provement Of the county roads in
that part of the county in which the
city of Waxahachie is located and
that they were gathering data as to
the most approved methods for road
building
The members of the party We're
taken in charge by County Commits
sioner r. w. Eaton, who secured a
large automobile and took them
over some of the roads in his dis
ltrict. Dallas News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
ADULT EDUCATION.

Did you ever think Of the posi-
bilities of the everyday education
which we can all pick up in all sorts
of places and from all sorts of peo-
pie?
Some men and women seem to
drink in knowledge through their
very pores. They absorb it every
where. They are always studying
people, reading human nature, i'm
bibing knowledge from every source.
Everybody they meet must contrib
ute something to their store.
We often see these people who
have never been to college, and have
had very little regular schooling, and
yet are wonderfully well posted,
They are able to converse well upon
all sorts of subjects because they go
through the world with their eyes
open, their ears open, their minds
open, their perceptions alert. Their
lives ar enriched by this constant
alertness and the absorptive power
of the mental faculties
How few people appreciate the
wonderful opportunities of every
day life for storing up wisdom that
is priceless!
Among the greatest needs OF this
country today are writer's and speak
ers who can show the possibilities of
adult education. There is very
general conviction that If one does
not get his education during the few
iinpressionable years of his youth,
the opportunity is gone forever. Moth
ing is more false.
This impression is due in largo
measure TO cver-emphasis OF the i'm
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
THE COMMISSION FORM OF
GOVERNMENT.

Recently the mayor of Wichita
Kansas, which has been under the
commission form of government
since last spring was asked what he
thought of it. He said: 1t is yet
too early for any one to form an in
telligent Judgment as TO the final
success of the commission plan in
Wichita; but | know this much: We
get more work done now in a week
than the mayor and council under
the old plan used to get done in a
month"
This is the universal testimony as
TO the plan with which Galveston eX-
perimented after the storm and
which Houston demonstrated to the
nation was good in any city if prop
erly planned and carried out. In
the middle west more than a dozen
of the larger cities now have the
commission form of government and
in several others movements are
afoot for its adoption.
Whereas time, money and energy
are frittered away under the usual
complex system of divided RESPONSE
bility," says the Haverhill Gazette,
with the commission government
responsibility is concentrated, max
ing for effective and economic af-
fairs, or, lacking that, quick correc-
tive changes by citizens"
Kansas City, Kansas, at first lost
the fight for the new form of gov
eminent, but on second trial with
the campaign cry, ut couldn't be
worse" the commission plan won.
Hutchinson, Coffeyville, 1ndepend-
ence, Leavenworth and Wichita are
Kansas towns that are commission
governed Des Moines, Iowa, Is a
city of considerable size in which
commission government is proving
a success, the first annual report
hereunder showing a better service
and a saving of $225, 900. Keokuk
and Cedar Rapids have followed the
good example and other cities in
that state will probably shortly do
so. Colorado Springs has just held
its first election under a new com
mission charter, St. Joseph, Mo,
votes this month on a new charter
which is said to approach to the
commission form as closely as the
laws of Missouri will permit, In
Oklahoma the commission idea is
being agitated.
In time the east will be forced to
admit that the west has shown them
the way For a long time the muni-
cipal government of American cities
was the despair of Hkprmers. Now
the practical remedy has been found,
tested and proved ccessful.-Hous-
ton Chronicle.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

agencies and there is little danger
of oVer-population. And as scientific
discoveries of new agencies destruc-
tive of human life seem to multiply
there ever being any cause. for fear
in his direction. Yes there is plen-
~ to keep us from growing old, and
the older we get the more we find
this out.-Waxahachie Light
1t sounds little Irish to say that
the older We get the more We FIND
out that there is plenty to keep us
from getting old. but there's SOUND
fact behind it, If a brick had drop
ped upon head no longer protected
by hair; if a piece of beefsteak be
swallowed unmasticated by missing
teeth; if switch engine boots mad
" to deafened ears to cause the own
er to hop off the track p. d. q. the
chances are, age will have done its
part toward making things danger
Gus. and all a man can do when he
sees the increasing dangers is to
keep his eyes open--but, hang it
old age makes a fellow blind, too
Dallas News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
BUTCHERY OF GIRL.
Facts in Horrible Fate of MaybelIe
MiIiman Coming Out.

Detroit, Mich, Sept 10.-Early
yesterday Sheriff CASTOR received
word from Postmaster Prettyman of
Ann Arbor revealing the name of a
young man in Detroit who sent mon
ey in letter to Maybelle Millman,
whose body was found in Ecorso
creek.
The man now sought, the sheriff
and captain of detectives, Mcdonnell
declared, was Immediately connect
ed with the case Wednesday night,
following the apprehension of Dr.
George A Fritch, who Is held at the
police headquarters as suspect. Dr..
Fritch was taken into custody after
Martha Henning, Maybelle's COM
panion, was brought to Detroit from
Ann Arbor and told more to the au-
thorities concerning Maybelle Mill
mans mysterious movements In De-
troit than she had heretofore reveal
ed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
Testifies After Four Years.

Carlisle Center, N. Y, G. B. Bur-
I wrote you that | had been entirely
cured of kidney trouble by taking
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Rene
dy, and after four years ! am again
pleased to state that / have never
had any return of those symptoms,
and l am evidently cured to stay
cured" Foley's Kidney Remedy will
do the samefor you. B. w. Fearis. d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

portance of mere ability to commit
to memory. But this is not so essen
ability to observe, to think, to gen.
eralize; the power to grasp ideas
VITA vigor; to analyze them.
ance to get the grounding of ones
education early in life, and before
one settles down to his life work, yet
there are some advantages, if one
only has grit determination and ap-
plication, in getting an education
when the mind is more mature
Success Magazine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
RULES FOR CITY BEAUTIFUL
Inhabitants May Accomplish Won
ders by Persistent Organized
Effort

| Every town in the United States
may become a city beautiful lndi-
viduals working alone have accom-
plished much, but they inevitably
need help. A community should have
an organized effort, and when this
conclusion has been reached by the
conference, steps should be taken to
effect one. says Clinton Rogers
Woodruff in the Designer for Oc-
tober. The organization completed,
what next? Here are some of the
first things" undertaken by organ
izations that have had successful ca
reers:
Eniisting the children in keeping
the streets clear of papers and other
rubbish.
The maintenance of rubbish bar
rels for the litter of the streets.
The caring for the space between
the sidewalk and the curb, and for
the cutters themselves, that they
may be kept clean and free from
rubbish.
The elimination of weeds.
Cooperation with the tree warden,
. if there is one, or whoever may have
charge of the trees. If there Is no
one in charge, there is no more i'm
portant first step than to have some
one official charged with this duty.
! Preventing telephone and electric
companies from hacking off and mu-
tilating the branches and tops of
trees.
The enforcement of ordinances re-
lating to expectoration, and the
throwing of papers and circulars on
the streets.
Keeping the individual premises
in good order, including the back
yard.
The erection of window-boxes and
their proper maintenance, summer
and winter.
Having the city keep the streets,
between the curbs, clean If it's Of
ficials don't know how, show them,
Lots of organizations have, and it
has meant new era for the com
munity. If you can only begin with
small block, do so-but make the
beginning. tt at is the important
thing
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
BOND ELECTION ORDERED.
City Council Submits Proposition to
Voters of Waxahachie.

At called meeting Of the city
council Wednesday afternoon a prop
osition to vote bonds for the i'm
provement and extension of the wat
err system and for the improvement
of the public school system was sub
mitted to the voters of the city. The
election was fixed for October IL.
The amount of bonds to be voted on
is 100000, divided into separate is
sues of $4,000 for the improve
ment of the water system and $4,000
for public school improvements.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
Bride Is Held.

Cincinnati, o., Sept. 10.-Scott
Sprague. a machinist, was myster-
iously shot in his bedroom early yes
terday morning His bride of two
weeks is held by the police on sus-
picion. She declares the shot awoke
her, and she saw her husband lying
in the corner of the bedroom. Blood
spots on her night robe and the pc
wounds aroused suspicion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
LONGEVITY.

Brother Yantis thinks there Is lit
tie danger of oyerlong living these
days. In his paper, the Athens Re-
view, he says: The 'unloaded gun,
the coal oil can IN kindliug fires, the
explosives on Fourth Of July and
Christmas times. have all done their
part toward keeping the population
at normal standard but the auto
cars and flying machines are power
full auxiliaries added 70 the former
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

The Houston Post now points
out that Charley Culberson jumped
the state platform on the money
question in 1904 and that Governor
Hogg and Judge Reagan both did
likewise When to stick to the plat
form is getting to be almost as un-
solved problem as when to call a
one card draw on two pairs.-Corpus
Christi Caller.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
ENVIRONS AND CRIME.

A measure which works for civili-
quency law, which provides that no
child under 16 years of age can be
branded as a criminal; acts called
criminal in cases of adults shall, in
the case of children, be regarded as
acts of juvenile delinquency. That
criminals are born such is not an
idea so prevalently held as it was a
few years ago. The theories of LON
broso and others holding that there
is an original, innate tendency to
crime are giving way to conception
more psychological and more moral
the conception of the social en-
vironment as being the determining
factor in the moral development of
children. Even in the case of the
adult criminal, his moral and physi-
cal stigmata are more seen to re-
solve themselves into prison rather
than into native characteristics; OF
into the general environment OF his
youth. Certainly, the hope of mortal
Iity lies in the attribution of crime
to social cause, rather than to the
| original perversity of the individ-
ual At least We can act on society
we can improve the conditions under
which children are born, improve
! the society in which they are tC
| live; but we can not affect the orr
gnal nature of the Unborn character
! if, indeed, there is such thing
| New York Post
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

1t is now being estimated that
about fifty per cent of the water
being handled by the city's pumping
station escapes without being ac-
counted for. In other words, if these
figures are correct, something is
radically wrong with some of our
connections" and there is need for
close investigation. A fifty per cent
leak is a pretty big hole.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

Attempting to justify the action
of its hero the Fort Worth Record
has very nearly argued itself into
the republican party. There is little,
if any difference, between the con-
tentions of the Record and the posi-
ton of Mr.. Aldrich, the republican
LEADER
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

b. II. Stephens, commercial agent
for the Trinity and Brazos Valley
railroad, has been promoted to the
position OF general industrial and
immigration agent of the same road,
his duties to embrace the territory
from Houston to Dallas. Mr.. Steph-
ems will continue to make his head
quarters in Corsicana.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
Oklahoma Treasurers.

Oklahoma City, Sept. 1O.-Conn-
ty treasurers of Oklahoma met here
today for a discussion which will
cover many important phases OF
their work. The conference will con-
clude tomorrow, when Governor
Haskell will deliver an address.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

That man who waits for some one
to force him to act decent and an Of
ficer who does not know the differ
ence between manure pile and a
rose water factory are some Of the
things a long suffering public has
q pndnrn
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

According to the action OF the
New York Stock Exchange it must
be concluded that Hartmann brains
constituted the greatest asset in
some stocks now being hammered.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

Now that Lieutenant Peary de-
mands that DR.. Cook prove his claim
to being first at the pole, suppose a
little of the same salt be used for
seasoning purposes in the matter of
Pearys contentious
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
W. A.OWNBI City Editor
Residence Phone, Bell No. 2S9.l

A democrat that won't stand
hitched" to party platform is hard
Iy safe animal to work at the
wheel"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10
For Feyerishpess and Aching

Whether from Malarlous conditions,
Colds or oyerheating, try Hicks
CAPUDINE. 1t reduces the fever and
relieves the aching It's Iiquid-10,
25 and soc at Drug Stores. alt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation OF any
person, firm or corporation that may APP
ear in the columns OF the Daily Light
will be gladly corrected upon IL being
brought to the attention OF the manage
ment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

Obituaries. resolutions OF respect, cards
OF thanks-ali matter not NEWS-wiil be
charged for at the rate of cents per line.
Poetry at double price.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-10

the enemy from the gates of
our fair city. The mail order
houses are taking millions of
dollars annually fro m our
people. The weapon the mail
order houses use is :.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-23
THE rest Is only Suspicion.


nightfall. Harry had put the warning
elements under. When Prendergast re-
turned at supper time. the candle was
lighted in its wall box. the dinted tea
kettle WINS singing over cracking
fire and Harry was perspiring over the
securing OF the last utensil.
Prendergast looked the orderly nte-
rior over on the threshold with a
contemptuous amusement. Almost
thought | was in church." he said He
took of his coat and lnzily watched
the other cook the frugal evening meal.
Excuse my not volunteering" he OBJ
served. You 60 1t so nicely I'm al
most afraid you'll have another attack
OF that forgettery Of yours and go back
to the old line"
Presently he looked nt the bunk.
clean and springy with fresh out spruce
shoots. He went into 1t. knelt down
and thrust an arm into the empty
space beneath It. He got up hastily.
What have you done with that?" he
demanded. with an angry snarl.
with what" Harry turned his head
\
| table.
with what was under here"
There was nothing there but an old
horse skin" said Harry 1T is hanging
on the side Of the cabin"
With an oath Prendergast flung open
the door end went outside. He re-en-
tered quickly with the white hide In
his arms. wrapped It In blanket and
thrust 1t back under the bunk
HAS any one been here today since
you put 1t our there" he asked quick
| ly.
mo" said Harry. surprised "Whyf"
Prendergast chuckled. The chuckle
grew to Guffaw. and he sat down.
Shaping his thigh Presently he went
to the wall. took the channels skin bag
from its hiding place and poured some
OF Its yellow contents into his palm.
That's why. Do you remember that,
eh:"
Harry looked at It. Gold dust" he
said. Il seem to recall that ! am
going to begin work In the trench to.
morrow. There should be more where
that came from"
Prendergast poured the gold back
into the bag with cunning look. The
other Ind asked for no share Of 1t.
At that moment he decided TO Guy
nothing Of the evening before. of the
girl or the horseback journey. lest
Hugh. cudgeling his brains. might ~
member he had been offered a half.
There's plenty more where that
came from. all right" he said. "and
III teach you again how to gst It one
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-23

dE little town had been
-- uncOnScouSly' grateful
~E for Its new sensation.
Al.> The return of Hugh
Stires and his apparent
- curious transformation
was the prime subject Of conversation
For half year the place had known
but one other event as startling. That
was the finding some months before
OF dead hody-that Of comparative
stranger In the place-thrust beneath
a thicket on Smoky mountain. on the
very claim which now held Prender-
CAST and his partner.
The amen corner" OF the Mountain
Valley House had discussed the pros
and cons exhaustively. There were
many who sneered at the loss Of mem.
DRY and took their cue from Devlln.
who, smarting from his humiliation
and nursing venom. revamped suspi-
cions wherever he showed his battered
face. In his opinion Hugh Stires was
playing a slick game"
Your view Is colored by your preju-
dices. Devlin." said Fielder. Hes been
blackleg In the past granted But
give the devil his due. AS for the
other ugly tale. there's no more evil
dence against him than there Is
against you or me!'
"They didn't find the body on my
ground" had been the others surly
retort. land didn't clear out the day
before either"
The phenomenon. however, whether
credited or poohpoohed. was a draw
ing canS. More than n few found oc-
casion to climb the mountain by the
hillside trail that skrted the lonely
cabin. These as likely as not saw
Prendergast lounging In the doorway
smoking, while the younger man
worked. leading . trench along the
brow Of the hill to bring the water
from Its intake. which Harry's quick
eye had seen was practicable.
The spectacle Of Hugh Stires. who
had been used to pass his days in the
saloons and his nights in even lsSs be.
coming resorts. turned practical miner
added q touch Of opera bouffe 10 tho
situation that to a degree moduhted
the rigor OF dispralse 1t was the con-
sensus Of opinion that the new Hugh
stires seemed vastly different ssem the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-23

she DI.lC ana lOicnCW nc| ups 70 nus JOTc-
head.
The eyes opened, and confused. trou-
bled look crept to them. Then they
closed again. and the look faded out
into peace that remained.
A thrill ran through her, the sense
Of moral power OF the weak over the
strong. Of the feminine over the mas
cul!ne.
A rising flush stained her cheeks.
With sudden impulse and with ii
guilty backward glance she bent ana
touched her lips to his forehead.
She drew back quickly, her face
flooded with color caught her breath.
then. drawing her hood over her head,
went swiftly to the door and was lost
In the darkness.
When toward midnight the fever
ebhed. Sanderson had fallen into a
deep sleep Of exhaustion. from which
he opened his eyes next morning upon
the figure of Prendergast sitting. pipe
In mouth. in the sunny doorway.
He lifted himself on his elbow. That
crafty face had been inexplicably WOW
en- with the delirious fantasies of his
fever. Where and when Ind he known
II? Then in great tide welled over
him the memory of his last conscious
hours-the scene in the saloon. the
fight. the music, the sudden appalling
discovery OF his name and repute. He
remembered the sickening wave of self
disgust. the fierce agony Of resentment
that had beat In his every vein as he
walked up the darkening street Ho
remembered the thrown quartz. Ma
doubt another missile had struck home
or he had been set upon. kicked and
pommeled into insensibilty. This old
mana miner probably. for there were
picks and shovels In the corner-had
succored him. He had been III. there
was lassitude In every limb. and shad'
owy recollections tantalized him. Tie
retained dim consciousness of a wo
mans face-the face he had seen oil
the balcony-leaning near him. bring