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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-16
CARS ARE FEW AND FAR
BETWEEN on The
BEACH LINE.

BALLARD. Jan rs. Ballard
Beach residents are complaining
again about the service melted out
20 them by the Seattle Electric Co
Before the holidays. and previous
90 the reroniing OF the line down
First Az IN place Of Western av..
the promise wna held out that q
ig.minute service would be adhered
70 all day. and that an extra car
would be run during the rush
hours This promise was strictly
kept up until after Jan |. when the
old schedule of % minutes vas
again ia force. The cars run on the
2aminute schedule Much lncon.
yenience was experienced during
the cold weather.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-16

Geo. r. oliver ~ The leading can
didnte for the United States senate
70 sutceed Fhilandcr s Knox. who
win ~ secretary ~ state IN Taft's
cabinet oliver has the Enforcement
~ most ~ western Pennsylvania.
liz la owner " the pittsburg Ca
kettle. Times and the PigtsburK Tele-
graph.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-16

ThIeN'oF eniefed The plant u the
Puget Sound fiah Co. at the foot
81 Connecticut a.. last night and
carried away go pounds ~ dressed
salmon trout and ~ quart cans Of
eastern oysters Tho police believe
that harbor thieves are az the bot
TEN Of tho theft
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-16

n. 3. Swift of 1889 Eighth av. w.
reported TO the police today that his
house was entered last night by a
burglar. who carried or a pair Of
shoes and bottle Of whisky En-
trance TO the house was effected
through d rear window.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-16

POuGHKEEPSIE. n ". Jan. fg
by Y. P.--iiarry Thaw was great.
~ pleased over the news that his
mental condition will be the sub.
ieei OF another inquiry He "a.
pressed confidence that the hear.
Ing VIII result IN his being dis.
charged from custody
Thaw also declared that the yer.
diet IN the Halns murder case was
Just, but declined 10 compare his
case with that OF the Hains broth.
era
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-16

The officers recently elected by
the local order OF Masous were In.
stalled "Wednesday night at their
regular meeting. The following are
the officers Tor the ensuing year.
" N Osborne. w. NJ; Fred H.
kleinsmlth. 3 W; n. W GriffIths.
J. ". y ~ DeMoss, treas 8 r.
Atwood, sec "a r Hubbard. S D
w. X Davis. = D.. J. D. Coombs.
S. s.. d A. Marshall, J. s.. Geo.
Peterson. tyler. W o. Miller. chap
Ian. ChaA. Griffith. oFganist.
Mayor John p Miller viii address
the Brotherhood meeting AZ the BAL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-16
COURT MARTIAL
FOR THE GHOuLs

dkAstNA. Jan. ie-By u. PA
court martial Is % BE- convened on
Aonday 20 try loOters There are
50 ghnuls under arrest 20 be tried
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-16
aV MURLE wANE.

The funnicat character man who
has appeared 40 the Orphenm for
many moons ~ Frank nrynn. the
dude detective"
From the moment OF his awk
ward entrance through the main
doorway 10 the close OF the sketch.
be keeps his audience convuined
with mlfth Il ia not caused By
what he says. either. for that Is
drowned Ia the general laughter
Il Is his original gctup and ooEy.
eluahy feminine voice. lie makes
as think OF people We have really
known sometime.
Mr. Rryon Is the first and best
dude detective on tho vaudeville
stage Like Rose Melville nobody
set has been able t0 beat him at
hts own game That Il why he
feels 40 pleased with his part. =
wish "a give something new. and
20 know niy act viii be the only
one Of les Mind on The program.
he said
Has Crooked legs.
He may rest assured that there
wiii not be any other Just like hts,
70 begin with. 40 other actor has
quite such crooked legs These,
encasea In the light lumpy trons-
ers. add nightly 90 the humor Of
The earicature When he gets these
moving across the stage every one
IA amused
Secondly. he has caught the atii.
taaes ana motions ~ the nervous
country swain. aud has sucorpof
atea into his portrait every glance
aud gesture which his prototype
exhibits. These be has worked into
his rxakEeratlon 80 that The reault
is more like the type than the
type l. itseif-as caricaturc u
sometimes better likeness than
a photoefaph
lie told nae that. while playlng
Ia New York. his mother came GA
visit direct from ireland She
was anxious a. sec her sons work
for whlch he made 5000 a week
At the first opportunity he took
her % the theatre and told hef
he would meet her after HIS act
When he returned she looked wof.
fsed and conscience stricken, ans
asked rs thRt on Ye be hhopt
Dosing rr Ss01f Then. sonny, er
a.savlnE un ~ yer money hcfoof
The boss gets onto -
CO Into Hysserics.
Hut that lille hlt Of character
work. perhaps lasting Tor enlf ~
minutes. has been the cause 81
several Mysteries and ono death.
One man weai into Holy Roller
Mysteries ia a box AZ waterbury.
Conn. and had 20 be carried from
thn theatre. while Que woman W
Patterson. New York, burst
vessel from laughing aud tiled
nom henaorrhAge NJ the brain enc
week later. Oh bicareouate 81
soda and waEMie bugs. - ne
would say. "H0w awful
The quaint character 81 dude
aefecsixe was suggested 10 Nj.
nryoa Whiir be was waiting Tor
4 car Ia Washington. y. @ An old
tramp approached him Tor q loan
az s cents Ills gOogy voice aud
ouslAndiah costure gave . Aak'
xesfion 20 Mr. hfyon. iaughinEif
~ gMxe the old fellow - instead
and thought n a fine bargain
He can initiate ~Sla Hopkins
"a perfection. Ouiy the dread ~
appearing effeminnlw keepa him
from caricafurtng Roee Ariviiles
sis You know" he told me.
when character iinpcfaonatnf
begins 20 fAke wumcu . pnrte. ne
Is termed a. a kind of sissy OF
the stage
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-16

All daytime sleeves. save for the
most dreasy wear, cling 20 the arm
from shoulder 10 fingers. II Is a
trying style 10 many. and much in.
geuuity IL displayed IN the break
ing Of the long line
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05

persuaded itself that the present
good price for cotton has come as
the result of driving out what 1t Is
pleased to call the bucket shops.
Inasmuch as the price is fixed by
the transactions on the worlds cot
ton exchanges, we can not make the
Journals tongue meet the buckle OF
fact.
What we have done is to take our
own people, who are proVerblally
bullish, out of the speculative mar
ket, and thereby have put on others
the burden of whipping the bears to
a standstill. The probabilities are
that we are marketing this crop
three cents below what it would be
bringing were our people in the
market as buyers of May contracts.
Waco Times-Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05
GETTING THE RECORD
STRAIGHT.

Senator Bailey stated at Houston
that he was glad the democratic
party was unsuccessful in the ma
tional campaign last year.-Brown-
wood Bulletin.
Senator Bailey made no such
statement In his speech at Houston
or anyw here else. This much to keep
the record straight.-Fort Worth
Record.
Senator Bailey at Houston, dis
cussing the demand of the Denver
platform for duty-free paper, said
it was done to bride the newspapers
and magazines to support the dem
ocratic ticket, adding:
The bride did not work. l am
glad it did not, for | pray God the
democratic party will be spared OF
victory which 1t must purchase
When democratic triumph comes
| want it to come as a free will of
fering of affectionate confidence on
the part of the people of the United
States.'
What is that but saying what the
Brentwood paper says the senator
said Waco Times-Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05
GREAT YOAKUM SYSTEM.
CompIete Network to Be Spread
Over the Southwest.

San Antonio, Oct. o.--The closing
of contracts here for the construc-
ton of railroads from Brady to san
Antonio and from San Antonio to
Rio Grande City is declared to be the
final act in the plans of b. F. Ioa-
KUN for a great international sys-
TEN. Both contracts, however, were
signed at the behest of separate
promoters who have not announced
the identity of those financing the
project Connection is had at Brady
with the Frisco and the other line
south from this city connects with
the ST. Louis, Brownsville & Next
co railroad at Rio Grande City Both
are Yoakum roads. At Brownsville
the Rio Grande is being bridged to
Matamoras upon the Mexican side
and a line is in progress to Tampico,
which is heralded as Yoakum road /,
thus spreading complete network
over the southwest with the City of
Mexico as probable terminal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05
A Rare Autograph.

what is the most expensive auto
graph you ever sold:" inquired the re
porter.
THAT of Thomas Lynch. Jr.." an
swered the dealer. The reporter locked
perfectly blank. Never heard OF him,
he confessed
We'll be was a signer of the Decla-
ration of Independence. He signed if
as proxy for his father, who was i'll at
the time Soon after he went to sea
and was never hcard of again. Now.
autographs of Declaration signers are
much sought by collectors. None ap-
proach in rarity those of Thomas
Lynch. Jr. In fact, SO far as | know.
there is only one in existence.
This is affixed to an autograph letter
addressed by Lynch to George Wash
ington, which lends it additional value
1t was owned at one time by Jared
Sparks. president of Harvard college
Subsequently it passed to Thomas Ad
dis Emmett from whom | bought it
for the sum of $4,000. | sold it to Au-
gustin DAILY who was keen auto
graph collector for 81 800. Later EN-
met repented of letting the autograph
go from his possession and secured 1t
from DAILY for S5,2J0, presenting it
aftcrward to the Lenox library. New
York where il is now. "-Philadelphi
Ledger
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05
CONVICT PAID HIGH.
Gave Guards Sfg5 for Each Pie and
$500 for Seven Pints of Whisky

Charles Smith of Smithville, near
Uniontown, Pa, who is prisoner in
the western penitentiary, has found
it the most expensive hotel he ever
encountered, and ccording to the
guards Smith is the most liberal
Upper with whom they ever came in
contact. Warden Francis of the in
stitution says that these tips are not
given voluntarily and that as a re-
suit of them a number of the guards
may find themselves occupying cells
soon.
Smith, about a year ago shot his
son-in-law, William Wisner. He was
convicted of manning WisDer and
was sent to the Western penitenti-
airy According to Warden Frances
he had not been there long before
certain of the guards discovered that
Smith had desire for pie that 1t
was almost impossible to satisfy.
| They also discovered that Smith was
wealthy.
There Immediately was corner
/ the delivery to Smith of two pies a
week for $3.50 or at the rate of $l25
! a pie.
1
thing with which to wash down the
pies, and as he was fond of whisky
he was furnished with seven pints
/ of his favorite brand each week. For
! this the guards demanded tip of
$500 each week. They made him a
present of the whisky.
J But the great opportunity came
when Smith, who Is fond of the air,
decided that he would like to take
an airing each evening when the
head of the big prison was out of
the way During Warden Johnson S
term this was easy, as the deposed
warden spent most of his evenings
/ in Pittsburg But when Warden
Frances took charge Smiths walks
had to be curtailed, and some of the
prison guards were unable to divide
$1,000 week, the price ii is SAID
Smith paid for the privilege OF seven
evenings walks each week.
Warden Frances declares that the
worst piece of Matchmaking practiced
upon Smith was when one of the
guards recently went to the old man
and demanded $4,000 on the threat
that unless the money was forth
coming the prisoner would be re
ported for infringements on the
tprison rules and would lose his
good behavior communication. Inc
warden declares that the relatives
of the aged prisoner have pleaded
with Smith to refuse to give money,
but the guards have him so scared
that he is afraid The guards will be
prosecuted New York Tribune.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05
Iha Orinin of BOZ

The origin of Boz" is known to most
readers interested in Dickens. a
younger brother of the novelist was
known in the family circle as Moses.
in facetious allusion TO one of the char
acters in the Vicar OF Wakefield
and this being pronounced in fun
through the nose became Bosses" and
so Boz" which Dickens adopted as
his carly pen name. Boz" he once
wrote. was very familiar household
word to me long before | was an au-
thor and so I came to adopt II.
Before the real name of BOZ" be-
came well known somebody invented
and circulated the following smart cpl
gram:
Who the Dickens Boz" could be
Puzzled many curious elf
Till time unveiled the mystery
And Boz" appeared as Dickens self
Hood wrote punningly. but ingram
matically:
Aren't that ere Boz" tiptop Teller?
Lots write well, but he writes Weller
London Globe.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05
THE INTERNATIONAL FAIR.
Valuable Prizes Offered for Farm
and Orchard Exhibits.

San Antonio, Oct. 5.-The hun
dreds of dollars offered in prizes for
the agricultural exhibits at the In
ternational Fair of San Antonio,
November 9Th to 18th, have brought
greater results than anticipated by
the fair management. From every
section of Texas there have come as
surances of great county exhibits,
and the rivalry this year bids fair to
Guido any great exposition ever held
in the south.
SO numerous have been the appli-
cations of various Texas counties
for space at the San Antonio Fair,
that it will require three immense
halls. containing thousands of square
feet of floor space, to accommodate
the displays. Every agricultural and
horticultural product successfully
grown in Texas will be on display
and only the best specimens viii be
shown. For the farming element
this especial feature of the fair will
have great educational value and
expert agriculturists will be on
hand at all times to explain how GER
tain results were acquired and what
intensive farming will do. Irrigated
and dry land farming also Will be
fully demonstrated and an explain
alton made of all the soils found in
Texas and what is best suited for
them
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05
4 PAYING PROPOSITION.
The Story of an Investment of Two
Thousand and Two Hundred
Dollars

On October 10, 1875, one VIM.
Robothan subscribed for sixty shares
of the capital stock of "A Modern
Gold Mine at $40 share, and paid
down $500 on the purchase price.
On July It, 1879, he paid an addi-
tional $4,000 in cash which, togeth-
er with $500 of stock dividends de-
clared, paid up his original pur-
chase of sixty shares of the capital
stock of this enterprise. Subsequent
ly, Mr. Robothan was allotted 9l4
additional shares of the increased
capitalization of the company as his
portion of stock dividends earned
on the original sixty shares sub
scribed for. In addition to these
stock dividends he had drawn. up
to 1902, $4,000 of dividends in
cash. He sold 3l4 shares of his stock
for not less than 100000 and to-
day presumably still owns 500
shares that are worth approximately
$1,000. 000 or 1000 times as much
as his original investment
II was a lucky day for MIR. Ro5o-
than when he subscribed for those
sixty shares Of stock and made the
! first payment of $500.
1t Is known ana FeCoSHlHeu IaOt
that there is no investment that pays
, like Life Insurance stock, in well
managed life insurance company.
( The Texas Life Insurance Co., OF
/ Waco, Texas, the Oldest life lnsur-
! ance company in Texas, with more
surplus than any other company in
1 Texas, with assets of over S325,00o.-
100, with nearly nine million dol
I lars of insurance in force, and a
premium income of nearly thous-
and dollars a day, is compelled by
| the organization of larger compan-
| les in the state to increase its capl-
! tai: and fifty shares of this lncreas-
/ ed capital stock has been allotted to
Ellis county; after these fifty shares
! have been placed no more can be
bought in Ellis county.
This is the only dividend paying
! life insurance stock that has ever
been offered on the market of Tex
as or in the south, and 1t is the de-
sire of the management to have the
stock uniformly distributed over
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05
W. A. OWNBY City Editor
Residence Phone, Bell No. 49,
COTTON PRICES AND SPECULA-
TION.

The succeeding two paragraphs
are from the Ballinger Ledger:
The cotton market was off this
morning. but it is not supposed that
the depression will last long, The
cotton buyers for the spinners know
that the crop is short, and while the
price may be beaten down temper
arily. the indications are that each
rise will be a little higher than the
one previous, and there is no dan
ger but what the farmer will get
top prices this fall if he shows good
Judgment in marketing the fleecy
staple.
Just now Plunger Patten has quit
the wheat market, and is buillng
the cotton market. This is looked
upon by a great many as being of
immense value to the farmer. Just
why we are unable to state. If we
remember correctly one Sully OBJ
tanned great prominence for bulling
the cotton market few years ago
and was hailed as great public
benefactor, but when the true in
wardness of his campaign came TO
the surface, Sully dropped out of
sight and hasn't been heard of
since.
When the cotton market is off in
Ballinger ii is but the echo Of the
New York. New Orleans and Liver
pool exchanges.
The buyers for the spinners are
not governed by their knowledge of
the crop, but by the prevailing pri-
res on the worlds exchanges.
The price has advanced on
prospective shortage Who is res
ponsible therefor? Certainly not the
spinners, who buy according 10 pres
ent needs. The spectators are doing
the work.
The brother cites Sully, and
doubts any good by reason OF the
campaign which Sully conducted,
During the first week of October,
iFtJ- May tplt4 az Is 9p'A Ia +'''
York as low as $50. Sully came on
the scene. The first week in Novem-
Der found the May contract selling
up to 1882. In another month it had
climbed to I42G, and during the
first week in February this same
May contract touched as high as
vFp5r.
March, that year, the price was eX-
ceptionally good, running that
month as high as 1866 on the May
contract The spot market was res
ponsive, OF course, and the people
of Texas put millions In their pur-
sea As the result of the Sully cam
paign.
The esteemed Bolton Journal Aas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05

the state, because stockholders will
always be workers for the company
1t is fact, that the life insurance
companies today as whole ara
earning annually seven times their
capital. AS a comparison: The 5000
national banks in the United States
in 1907, with capitalization OF
$3.50, 100000 earned $3.50, 1000;
156 life insurance companies with 3
capitalization of 100000, 900 earn
ed s135, 100000. You cannot nov
buy share of stock in any life in
surance company that has been Or
ganized any length of time at any
reasonable price. One wishing an
investment will perhaps never have
this opportunity offered then
again One wishing to create saw
ing cannot possibly find a better
opportunity in which to invest his
earnings.
Remember only fifty shares are
allotted to Ellis county, Mr.. G. l..
Lancaster will be in the county q
few days placing this stock, and his
address will be Citizens National
Bank. Either phone or write him
and be will call upon you, giving you
full particulars. 57p
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05
CONDITION OF COTTON.
II Any Change II Is Toward Further
Deterioration,

Deterioration.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
Monday presented it's correspond
ents' reports on the cotton crop for
the month of September. The con-
sensus Of opinion Is to the following
effect.
Taking the belt as a whole, there
has been no marked change. The
change, if any, has been toward fur
Their deterioration.
The storm Of Sept. 20 did great
damage in the districts which came
within its sweep.
Picking has made rapid progress
and there is generally an abundance
of labor for this purpose.
Farmers seem disposed to sell at
current prices, at least enough to
pay their debts, but considerable
part of the crop is likely to be held
for an advance later on.
The boll-weevil has wrought hav-
oc in certain sections, but the in
tense heat minimized the loss from
this pest.
The next report will be printed IN
the issue of Monday, Nov %. The
usual cumulative forecast by
states will then be given.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05
INVESTIGATE KATY.
I,ailroad Board Will Examine Track
and ROadbed.

The state board of railroad COM
missioners is now planning to inves-
igate the Missouri. Kansas and Tex
as lines in the state of Kansas. The
investigation committee will decide
as to what action must be taken to
make the Katy road place their
roadbed in better condition II
nothing can be done the matter will
be taken to court.
The committee consists of the
three commissioners John Dawson,
attorney for the board, and the en-
gineer They will meet the general
manager and the general superin-
tendent of the Katy road in Junction
City. Monday, October /, and from
there special train will take them
to Parsons.
On the way roadbed, the ties. the
rails and the general condition or
the line will be investigated care
fully. 1t has been reported by the
engineer of the railroad board that
the line between Junction City and
Parsons is in very bad shape. 1t is
necessary thai the ties be renewed,
the rails replaced by heavier steel,
a better drainage and resurfacing.
Nothing will be done in respect to
the train service oper.--Parsons,
(Kas) Eclipse.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-05

When the French revolution broke
out number Of scientists lost their
lives, but Lalande. the astronomer.
only paid the more attention to the
skies and its consultations. When he
found after the reign of terror, that
he had escaped the fury of the mob
he exclaimed gratefully, II may thank
my stars for it," Would any apparent
Jest possess more genuine TRUTH
Allison tells how during Napoleon ;
Egyptian campaign no sooner were the
mamelukes observed at a distance than
the word was given, Form square;
artillery to the angles; asses and sa-
vans to the center" The command
Afforded no little merriment to the SOL
diers even at such an exciting mo-
ment and made them cali the asses
demisavans.