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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-23

the senate today. For the purchase
of 10 acres at San Pedro, Cal, as a
site for fortifcations the appropria-
tion was increased from $25O,O00 to
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-23

Method.-The Parson-Whati You want
to be married to, this MANI Why. woman,
he's as drunk as he can be- The Bride
Well. hurry he might sober up.--Cleve-
land Leader
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-23

100000 after representations by
Senator Flint that a smaller amount
would not be sufficient to acquire the
land.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-23

Fortifications Bill Passes Senate.
Washington, Feb. 23.-The fortifi-
cations bill carrying appropriations
q aggregating $S,32O,111 was passed by
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-23
SAVED BY WIFE AND BABY.
Case Against Vivian Goodridge, Negro
Porter, Dismissed Today

Vivian Goodrich, the negro porter at
August clothing store, who was ac-
cused of stealing from the store where
he was employed as a porter, was al
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-23
THE woRLD's FASTEST AUTO.

Walter Christie of New York Is the
PosscssOr of This Machine.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-23

New York. Feb. 23.-Walter
Christie, a wealthy New Yorker. is the
proud Dossessor of the fastest auto
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-23
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Bates. who
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Ida Hastings. 154 Holman street, will
be held from the North Topeka Baptist
church at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon.
The remains may be viewed by friends
from 10 until IL o'clock.
Mrs Alma King, % years of age, died
at Christ hospital Monday evening fol-
lowing an operation. The funeral will
be held from the home of her brother
in-law, s. A. Rebilen, TIA West street,
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30.
The funeral of Wallace Harvey Lu-
cas-, the 4-year-old son of Rev Mr..
Lucas, who died Monday, will be held
from the Oakland Presbyterian church
other Presbyterian ministers of the
citv
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

Hunters should paste this in theil
hats The deer season opens Novem-
Der l and closes January l, limit
three bucks; quail and dove season
opens November ] and closes Feb
ruary ] each year, limit % each
day; wild turkey, November l to
March 80 each year, limit three tur-
keys. The following game birds can
he killed any time during the year:
Duck, geese. pigeons, plover, snipe,
curlew, robins; limit % birds of any
of the above game birds in any one
day The hunting license law as ii
now stands imposes a hunting Ii
cense of SIS for non-residents of the
state. also SITS on every one hunt
ing with firearms who are residents
of the state for six months last past
after the act takes place. Residents
of the state are exempt from paying
the local license to hunt in the
county in which they reside cor
vote or the county adjoining the
county in which they vote.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

positions they occupy rcscrying to
myself. under the powers conferred
on me by the legislature, the right
To make such changes at any time
as the best interests of the city
seem to demand. These changes ef-
fective Immediately, from this in
slant
There is autocracy for you-in
large chunks, too.
George Mulkey made the race be-
, fore the people for fire and police
commissioner: George Mulkey is set
aside as though he we're a piece of
ipunk. He made this statement to his
fbrother commissioners:
+ Il say that had l agreed to GER
tain demands, this change would not
have been made. ! will not do any
dirty work. | never have, and never
! will. | appointed man as CHIEF OF
police who has done the best month $
work that has ever been done by
the chief of police of this city lie
has made more arrests of question
able characters and has done more
to clean up the city than has ever
been done in the same length OF
| time before. Your honor, | do not
believe that this change is the act
of wisdom.
As to the merits of the controVer-
/ sy, we know absolutely nothing. But
we do know that it isn't good Am
/ ericanism to entrust to one man the
government of a municipality sAnd
we are more and more convinced
that evil and only evil can come OF
combining the political end with the
business end of the corporation
/ Waco Times-Herald.
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his rifle in his hand. 1t was the de-
sire of the posse to capture the out
law alive and without a fight, and
with this end in view they slowly
followed bound for his hiding place
in the hills. The members of the
posse clambered along the side of
the hill that bordered the canyon,
shielding themselves from view be-
hind the bushes, but ever keeping
the fugitive in sight. Suddenly one
of the posse struck a loose rock
with his foot. and the stones clat-
tered into the canyon, falling near
Mcdaniel. 1t was instantly realized
by the outlaw that he was being fol-
lowed. Further concealment on the
part of the posse was unnecessary.
fianus up" yelled Van Ripper,
The outlaw replied with an oath
and at the same time began firing
into the bushes where the officers
were located His fire was returned
and the battle was kept up for sew
eral minutes. Finally all was silent
below and the when the officers
went down to investigate they found
Mcdaniel dead with a dozen bullets
in his body He was buried near the
spot where he was killed and heap
OF stones was placed over his grave.
Potter was conveyed to the Illi-
nois penitentiary at Chester, and,
after remaining there a few years,
he was transferred to Leavenworth
since He has served twenty-four
years of his life term. The United
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a
bubbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when it is entirely closed, deaf
ness is the result. and unless the in
flammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces. -.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of Deafness (caus-
ed b catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
f. ]. CHENEY e. CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

Virginia is the latest state to APP
propriate an amount for the build
ing of good roads in each county
equal to the amount that the county
appropriates for this purpose annual
Jy. New York led the way in this and
several other states have fallen IN
line. Is Texas the largest state in
the union. and as We are fond OF
boasting the weaIthiest, TO be the
last to take up the good roads prob
lem as a state issue?-Beaumont
Enterprise.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07
THE FORT WORTH SITUATION

The mayor of Fort Worth on Fri
day last thus addressed his associ-
ates on the commission;
The time has come for the may
or to take action in assigning the
various commissioners to their re-
spective departments. Under the pow
ers vested in the mayor, he has the
right to assign. as he deems best the
various commissioners to the various
departments according to his best
Judgment. The chair will take the
ground that he may make such
changes as he deems best. The duties
and position of the commissioner
from the north side are definitely
fixed by legislative act and the chair
has no option in that case.
An of the commissioners except
Mr.. Gilvin had opposition, and he
probably would have had if he We're
not 50 strong. 1t is my duty to place
you as ! think best. am ready 10
meet the responsibility despite the
criticism of some people and despite
the criticism Of Mr. Ousley and his
! followers of the Record. | shall, in
pursuance Of the power vested in
me, name James II Maddox as
commissioner OF fire and police and
George Mulkey as commissioner OF
streets and public property, with
every confidence in their abilities. ]
shall. for the present, allow the 9TH
er missioners to remain in the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07
\ FAMOUS STAGE ROBBER.
Texas Outlaw, Now Seeking Pardon,
Showed Charity and ChivaIry
IN the Old Days.

The old settlers of this part of
| Texas are much interested in the
pending application for pardon
from the federal penitentiary at
LeavenwOrth, kas., that was made
by l.. A. Potter, who is serving life
sentence for stage robbery The par
ticular crime for which Potter was
tried and convicted in the federal
court at San Antonio was committed
in the evening of February 4, 1884,
few miles from Mason, on the old
wagon road that runs between San
Antonio and San Angelo
Potter had partner in his stage
hOldup operations The other robber
went under the name of James Nc
Daniel The two outlaws were of the
early border type They possessed
some good qualifications along with
the bad. They operated extensively
along the stage roads leading out of
San Antonio, and large sums OF
money and valuables We're secured
/ by them from passengers and the
strong boxes of the Wells Fargo ex-
press. Both men were chivalrous in
/ their treatment of such women pas
sengers that happened to be in the
stages which they held up.
There was one occasion when they
iYit nf
practical way, Il is said. They held
Iup sta.e between Hedges Hill and
/ Frede, iclylmrg and found among
the DG~Scl4ers "A young woman VINO
was sick and in destitute circumstah'
ces. She was on her way TO neigh
Ihorins ranch in the hope that hei
health might be benefited. The two
robbers. after relieving the male
messengers of all their money ant
yahabIps, made inquiry of the sicL
woman as to where she was going
! She told them that she was in searcf
of health and that she had no money
to give them.
/ What you need is doctor, oh'
OF the robbers is reported to have
said. Here is the money to pay you
way back to San Antonio and enough
for hospital expenses besides
The man showed a roll of Dill
amounting to several hundred dol
/ lars into her hands.
/ THAT money don't belong to an!
of these passengers the robber toi'
her I've got that in my pocket
The woman took the next stage
back to san Antonio, and is said t'
have been restored to health through
the use of the money given her D!
the robber.
Potter and Mcdaniel did not go
much money or valuables In the hoic
Iuu committed near hcre and which
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

We are strictly in favor of regu-
Iating the automobile until its oper-
alton does not endanger the safety
of others, but al the same time there
is a certain species Of road hog that
does not drive autos which might be
regulated TO the comfort of all traV-
cling humanity.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

Colonel Jake VOTERS, anti-prohi-
bition leader in Texas, is accused OF
having aspirations. With Wolters
and strong in the running there
would be something doing 10 amuse
the children.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

Fl. Bascom Thomas platform is
all right in fact it is too good
platform for Mr. Thomas to stand
on. His career in the senate has full
" convinced us that it is pretty hard
10 get him 10 stand on anything.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

States department of justice has
been investigating the facts connect
ed with his crimes in Texas with a
view of acting upon his application
for pardon, either with a favorable
Mason, Texas, Cor. Los Angeles
Tines
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

The following card, made into a
blotter, signed by a dozen grocery
firms of Delaware, O., has been
scattered by the thousands: ANY
one who drinks three glasses OF
whiskey day for one year and pays
ten cents a drink for 1t, can nave IN
exchange at any of the firms whose
name appear on this card three bar
rels of flour, twenty bushels of po-
totoes. 200 pounds graduated SUI
gar, one barrel crackers, one pound
pepper two pounds of tea, fifty
pounds of salt, twenty pounds rice,
fifty pounds butter, ten pounds of
cheese, twenty-five pounds of cof-
fee, ten pounds candy three dozen
cans tomatoes, ten dozen pickles, ten
dozen oranges, ten dozen bananas,
two dozen corn, eighteen boxes OF
matches, half bushel Of BEANS. 90
cakes of soap, and one package rolled
oats, for the same money, and get
| $15.20 premium for making the eX-
change in his expenditures.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

Lem Wray and r. +. Miller went
to Ennis yesterday to attend the
Woodmen of the World memorial
services. In the afternoon four mon
uments were unveiled and about fiji
teen graves We're decorated.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

It was known to the officers that
Mcdaniel was in love with a daugh-
ter of ranchman who lived about
thirty-five miles north of San An
tonic. This fact had developed during
his Imprisonment by letters which
had passed between the couple. 1t
was the belief, therefore, that the
fugitive would go there first This
theory proved correct. A posse, head
ed by Jams NJ Van Ripper, one of the
most fearless and noted peace Off
GERS of the southwest, made their
way quietly to the vicinity of the
home of the young woman and lay
in wait for Mcdaniel. The posse Sc
creted their horses some distance
from the house and took up their
positions on foot in the thick brush
at spot which commanded a good
view of the house and its immediate
surroundings.
The second morning after their
arrival on the scene they saw Nc
, Daniel emerge from the house with
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

Summer days my be lazy but
takes a lively man TO keep cool
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

resulted In their capture. n ives a
-oujhhouud stage whicn contained a
number of passengers The stage was
rumbling along the road and had
Llano river when the two outlaws
stepped from behind ciump of
bushes and aimed their rifles at the
driver. commanding him to stop and
throw up his hands. Tne order was
promptly oboyed. While Mcdaniel
kept guard Potter made the paa1eu-
gers get out of the coach and lined
them up in the road, making each
man hand over his store of wealth.
A detachment of state rangers ar
rived on the scene of robbery carly
next morning and took mp the t"ail
of the fugitives. They came upon the
two men near Llano, twenty miles
from the place of the robbery, and
effected their capture without a
fight. on February g. The outlaws
claimed to be brothers and gave the
name of Smith. They afterward gave
the names they went by when tried
and convicted. Each refused to tell
anything of his past life. They We're
both well educated. Potter, at the
time of his capture, was about %
years old Mcdaniel, his partner,
we
1t was not until May, 1855, that
the two men were placed on trial
They were convicted and each given
a life sentence in the penitentiary
While in Jail at San Antonio await
ing transfer to prison they made
their escape one day by picking out
the mortar from around a big stone
in the "runaround' and then shoy-
ing the stone out of the wall.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

Building good roads is the best
kind of permanent investment IoF
any county.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation OF any.
person, firm or corporation that may ap-
ear IN the columns OF the Daily Light
will be gladly corrected upon ii being
brought to the attention OF the manage
ment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-07

Obituaries. resolutions OF respect,cRrds
OF thanks-ali matter not NEWS-Will be
charged for at the rate of cents pei line.
Poetry at double price.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

the greatest poets that ever lived could not write
real song that i~ song to reach the popular heart
and make a hit the technical phrase goes.
La Marseillai~e taken poem. is pretty bal
stuff The Star 9panglei Banner IS worse n"
man who wrote BedeIia" could not pen an epic.
but bv the same token neither Edwin Markham
nor Percy Mackave could turn out Bedeli1 'r
an I'm Afraid to Go Home in the Dark
An illustration To witness the difference between
writing song, and poems. Last season one OF the
most prominent theatrical managers. in arranging
for the lyrics of musical comedy, decided that u"
would have them written by man who ranks eE-
ceeiingly high among the lighter poets OF the day
This mans verses have been exceedingly popular.
and in point OF briilance and clevernesS they ar
gems \ man who write such good stuff as TINS.
argued the manager must be able to make fine lyrics
for the stage So he got this brilliant p0etaster -
write the songs for the musical cowedy One day
the manager of the comedy showed me these lyrics
He read them to wit. difficulty, his elocutIon
being retarded by the frequency with which he burst
into shouts OF laughter at the clever lines
They were indeed splendid little poems, humor-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

for a good high class ballad There's quite call for
them lust now. so why don't YOU knock out one
Binks has a blamed good melody that would do.
Have him play it and see il YOU can't get the song
out right away.
went into one Of the little piano rooms in the
publishing house with Binks, the composer. He
PLAYED me his melody. which good. In fact. It
was one of my favorite melodies, and had always
been
1 have kind Of title for this" said Binks. 4
saw it on a book It's When the Sunshine Hits
Your Hair. 1t Looks Like Treads O. Furnished
Gold or something ike that How do YOU like it
Wait a minute" | said. and play the refrain
again He did So while wrote rapidly, writing up
to his line so that it would end the refrain could
not think of rine for one of the lines, so padded
it for the nonce and laid the hurriedy written verse
on the piano beside Binls N 5 music. " See II this
fits. said /
Binlzs tried the words and music together They
fitted pretty nearly. so | took out syllable here
and inserted one there and in few minutes 1t was
done Then | wrote verse to begin the song
Binks had no music for the first part of the num-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
One Kind of Inspiration

I WROTE my first song under the i'm
pulse Of an Inspiration must admit
| was at a boarding school up the Hud
son. and for some infraCtion OF the rules
was being kept in It was beautiful
weather AMI wanted to be out The
teacher IN charge ot the room knew this.
and calling me over to his desk he pro
posed a plan whereby might regain my
freedom
You write a lot Of verses for the
school paper. he sail Do YOU thinl,
YOU could write one about the school
that could make into a song, | should
write the music 1t vou viii do this I'll
release you for the rest Of the day
went 10 nv de,}, and knocked the
verses out rapidly They suited the
teacher who was something Of mu-
s,si1u. and he kept his word by letting
me 90 out with the rest OF the boys
They are still singing that song up at
this school though II WAS twenty Year,
ago
was looking the song over the other
day Ii, not So bad All the lines scan.
the rl.ues are pas,ahle and there /, some
sense m the idea But knew no better
then 50 mus, he parioned l. Is a
fact that ID writing certain STYLES ot song
q rer-,aer must be careful that his Erg-
li,n g. uat too lofty or hi, rines too per
f-.' The sp-rallrt popular serIoromir
ballad must have baby rImei wIth
lady. and the verse must lead into the
refrain nl'a some variation of And
these wprl- to h,m once more again she
sad This is absolutely essential
However. | had not intended laying
down the general rules for song writing
quite SD early wanted o. say some
thing about song writer, their habits,
their methods. personalities. and ~
forth. and how song, are published au-
u3Ie popular
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

II AN IN receipt OF a letter from George
Il TerwIIliger OF Pieplant Junction,
Kansas Il Is marked strictly prI-
vate. % and far ne II from me to hetraE the
confidence of its writer. 50 let Us read It.
Il SAYS
DEAR SIR i have iu~t learned YOUR latest
beautItul song entitled Nellie Bring the Ham
u,er There Fly on Baby Head and
think II is grand know that the writer
@. such lofty sentiments must be Cd noble char
acter and wiling l. help Others 50 1 am
writing 70 ash your aivlce about becoming "a
song writer
know that / have plenty o- talent Some
times when . am running tha reaper on my
father farm tn sweetest melodies come u
me but I cannot writ them down But my
head Is tull O, them AMI tn most beautiful
song poems
Now how can Ee' rhess songs published
II / send them u = publisher. I am told by my
friend, that the, Will be stolen Anyway /
cannot send them because cannot write
them down How can ] write them down Or
would bette come 70 New York ana see v,-.
z, YOU are no. too busy and let YOU write them
YOU could put your nam on some OF them ana
1r1re On the rest AMI should give YOU hall the
money w got Tor them
L ] had them written down anl sent ther1 =
publishers they would rob me but they
would not dare II roh YOU - please tel -ne
when had bette come u New York
Yours -nelodscaIlv GEORGE TERwTLLI.LR
| have taken the liberty of improving
the dictlon N places and of changing the
name of the writer o. the letter In tact.
l do not believe that | could tel YOU his
exact name anyway. for the writing OF
the letter looked a. though II had been
penned while George was riding on a
reaper over very rough land have also
changed the name OF my latest beautiful
song Otherwise the letter Is o X
Nor Is II the first OF the kind have ever
received The world Is full OF George
TerwIlligers and George sisters au1
maiden aunts and younger brothers
And there Is the same conspiracy - roh
him and the family OF their beautiful
melodies and soul stirring words L is q
shame. the way the entire brotherhood
of song publishers IS dow ntroidtns the
TerwilIiger family
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
How One Ballad Was Written

Once / got d letter from a Young lady accom-
~ ranving a copy Of q song that | had written
The letter said
Would !, }e too much ask YOU u autograph tins copy
f ,I- f.arltif, song, And would YOU mind telling me
how YOU got the inspiration for It Il H s., beautiful So
er7gbllrg that think YOU have been IN FerE
poetic mood YOU wrote Il Hp" do y'u get tlat wa
+ IL natural or does Just happen
/ happen to remember hoa. wrote that particular
song il this way
say" SAID nay publisher one DAY, We Re nara up
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

her. So he agreed to make the tune
fit my words In a few minutes he
was at 1t. In half an hour the song was
done We called the publisher in, and
he heard it.
That's the kind of dope" he said
I'll telephone to Cissie Contralto right
away She was IN here looking for some
thing like that yesterday. Give me the
second verse at once. So did.
That was the way that inspiring ballad
was written. Its the way most Of them
are written
New-York tribune., 1909-05-30
Fixing Things Up

- eNETHING ought 70 be done about It
Also the TerwiIliger family should be
set right II a few matters for while they
have the correct idea about some things.
they are away of the KEY IN Others A.
they seem to select me a. their friend the
go-between IN their fight against the pub
l.5herz. suppose ] take this opportunity
Of fixing things up
Ia the first place George has the wrong
idea about me and take Il for granted
about most song writers Wea-e- inhl~e eerI-
nation. a poetic crowd. long haired and