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The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15

early in the season,in the case of
New Mexico, and to let this COM
mission do as much work as it
can. The Importance of getting
the machinery started for secur-
ing the desired information be-
fore he fire season starts, will, |
know, be realized by you The
New Mexico COMMISSION is as
follows: Hon. Solomon Luna
Los Lunas N. M; Hon. A. A.
Jones, Las Vegas, N. NJ; Hon.
H. W. Kelly, Las Vegas, N. M.
You undoubtedly know some of
these gentlemen, :, and there
should he no difficulty in arran-
ging for mutually helpful cooper
alton. No commission has as
yet been appointed in Arizona.
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
rhero 90 "-d r"r-e.

Fu"cre ard A-'l we're e .cre1 ~
=" u,ing tic srr1 ner If t7S5. s->rs
Il Nh.:e Octt~~ f09l: ''--hc 9 ~
2rr of t.e year 17S} was an amaz -
I'D a Torten Gus OGe for >
i Is the ala N no 1eteors anI tree..
lous thund rstc:~'s the re
uliar h9zo or s~t- Ky for that ~
~ai,ed for n; ny wee ks in this lila
Gngla adj and in every Tart of Eu
'Gpe and cen bevCnd its limits. wae
: most eytrao~di ~ an elrance. Tt
hoa' was intense. Calab~ia and pa
of the Isle OF S cily were torn "a
oonvulce with ear hGu kcs." Cowpt
also cfers o thi henomeno1, il
spe kim CT "naturc, with dim an
sickly eye"
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
African Salt.

Mons. Lapicque informs the French
Society of Biology that 25,000,000 hui
man beings in the Congo region com
monty employ salt of potassium in
stead of salt of sodium for seasoning
their food. They obtain this salt from
the ashes of certain plants. Recently,
since the opening up of the country
ordinary salt has been largely i'm
ported, but the negroes regard it as in
sipid, and abandon with regret the
use of their familiar ashes. They
take the imported salt only because it
Is cheap.-Youth's Companion.
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
SerVian Proverbs.

Some of the Servian proverbs arc
interesting One is: What is taken
by force or unjustly is cursed"
Others are as follows: God does not
settle his accounts with men every
Saturday, but the day comes on
which he settles them" THE devil
never sleeps" Where big bells ring
the little bells are not heard" Boast
to a stranger, complain only to a
friend" If you wish to know what
man is, place him in authority"
who readily lies readily Steals and
I'm evil days the man shows what he
IS" Another of their sayings: THE
fools build the houses, the wise men
buy them when they are ready"
would probably in this country be re-
yersed.
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
The Kidiies.

The incrcc ing ~c59ect for children
is be inning to ma e itself fe,t on al
s.des. Little boys and ci~ls are nc
onger put off with ca 2less words ana
second rate toys. TFey are studied
with constant thought by parents. sci
entists devise their playthings, and lit
erary and artistic celebrities" make
The books. Of these things modern
children are not unappreciative. If
hey are growing hypercritical in some
directions they are becoming very toll
Grant in others, and not infrequently
they understand their parents little
shortcomings much better than do
hose humi'i lated elders" themselves
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15

IN -r,4 o.. cr Focus.

II be- stogs1 : ard sai,!
tie TIL w't3 the : a Sc "fnr
"rt SEA Eil 3 to yCu he mcIacnt | g"
rcd tie rcom. J will tell you way
When Ie1ter rCom it is almost i'm
css;ble fer mo TO rcco@Rize ANYBODY
i few minu e My eyes wen ;
1cus. When l " ch;d l ead &
ious fine 8. Whom fl 2.'y re
cvered my eyes Wee in this ccndi
zirCe"
But just the same she noticed tha
'then the water ~assad with the
lunch his eyes focused on it correctly
very time
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
Net New. JUST Overlooked.

We have every reason TO believe
that the statement that a new planet
cas- been discovered at Harvard is
untrue. All the indications point to i,
having been there for some tilna,
hough in the hurry of modern astrol~
my it would appear to have been
overlooked
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
Words to Read and Heed.

Let every dawn of morning be to
you as the beginning of life, and every
setting sun to be to you as its close:
then let everyone of these short lives
have it's sure record of some kindly
thing done for others, some goodly
strength or knowledge gained for
ourselves.-RuSkin
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
Curious French Law.

Detectives who Were looking for q
receiver of stolen &c ods in his shop in
the Rue Rompal. Paris, failed to find
him before sunset, after which no
Frenchman can be arrested in his own
home They hid in the cellar, how
ever. and caught him in the morning
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
A Hint to the Laundress.

Recently while ironing I scorched
a fine white waist so badly l feared
should be unable to wear it, but after
covering it with ordinary starch.
dampened, and laying it in the sun
for an hour. every vestige of scorch
GisapDeared.-National Magazine
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
Government and Private
Cooperation in Compila-
ton Of Forest Fire Data.

That the country may have the
most complete compilation OF
data on forest fires, the Forest
Service has invited the cooper
alton of the members OF the
state conservation and forest
commissions with forest officers,
and IN a letter to the District
Forester in this city concerning
this years work in the South
west, Forester Pinchot says:
Last fall the Forest Service
attempted to collect from the
Washington office data uponfor-
est fires throughout the United
States. We got excellent reports
from a few states, but no infor-
matio whatever from many ol
them. This was due, in some
cases, to the failure of the proper
officers to make careful reports
and in other cases to the utter
lack of any state organization to
handle forest fires, and the com
plete absence of any record ol
them
"Thc fire problem is such a
fundamental one that the Service
desires to get ascomplete state
ment as possible this coming sea-
son, and we feel that time and
money are we'll spent for this
purpose. The best results will
doubtless be secured by localiz
ing the work as far as possible,
and making a large number OF
officers and organizations each
responsible for reports upon a
small territory
There are now conservation
commissions in thirty eight stat
es and territories. These com
missions are anxious to promote
forest conservation in any way
they can, and in the states which
do not contain National Forests
we will take tip the matter OF a
fire record with them. In Nat
iOnal Forest states better results
will, | think, be secured if the
District Foresters gather data
from every possible source, and
also cooperate with the state
conservation commissions.
l shall, therefore, ask your dis
: trict to take the responsibility
for the compilation of as compile
te a record as possible of all tor
est fires, both on and off the Nat
ional Forests in New Mexico and
Arizona during the coming sea-
son. This record should be COM
parable with the one made solely
for the National Forests. and ]
suggest that it follow the same
lines. 1t should, If possible. be
compiled by counties. Some
assistance can undoubtedly be
be secured from county clerks,
county surveyors, or other
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
Mark cf the Small Mind.
Rritsin,s Meat Imports.

Seventy-five per cent. of the meat
Consumed in Great Britain is imported
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
LIES Expressions.

Laws Prind the poor, where rich
men rule the Iaws-Go1dsmith
The Winslow mail., 1909-05-15
A Terrible Threat.

"You say your titled son-in-law holds
threats over you?"
YES" answered Mr.. Cumrox. HE
has us where we can't give him any
argument al all. Mother and the girls
say we must yield lor the sake of the
family honor"
"ls there-er skeleton in the
closet?"
Not at all. He simply announces
that unless he has his own way he'll
get natralized and be a plain American
citi len."
Mark cf the Small Mind
The tcle" of rid 'cule is the cuolifi-
ca'i0r of lil.le, ungenerous tempers.
Addison.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05
GIRL STAKES A CLAIM.
With Fbum and Gun She stays with
IL Until Perfected.

Alton, H., Jan. Miss Rosa
krinard, twenty-one years old, who
with girl Chum, staked out claim
on the New Mexico plains. lived
there with her gun and broncho for
eight months and won a title to so
acres Of good land by her pluck, is
back at home in Upper Alton, with
fine coat Of tan. skill in markham
ship vide knowledge Of agricul-
turc and a spirit Of independence
that few girls know anything about.
Miss Krinard Is a daughter OF
Mrs, Mary Krinard Of Manning
street, Upper Alton. She had known
Miss Rosa Ritter Of San Antonio for
several years The girls decided TO
enter claim in New Mexico and
selected spot ~ miles from Logan,
y. II. The nearest Deighbor was six
miles away.
at first We kept our gums with
~ in bed and shivered With fright
every night, she says, but soon we
grew accustomed to being alone and
left our doors open. even though the
c0yotes bowled all around at night
We lived in stone house 1lx13
feet. which we built ourselves. We
learned how 10 shoot and how to
ride. We studied farming aud raised
ninety acres Of fine kaffir corn.
We spent good deal u the time
IN the saddle and hunted a great
deal Sometimes we rode over and
TOOK dinner with the cowboys on
ranch ten miles distant They were
a fine lot Of fellows and taught us
Spanish which was useful, as We
we're near the Mexican border"
The girls wcre known as The
Two Roses. and their claim as
q KOscdale" Miss Krinard says now
that the title to the claim Is theirs.
they viii not live there any more.
She says delegation Of cowboys
vas Al the depot IN Logan to bid
them noisy farewell when they de
parted several days ago.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05

But Telegraph Made IL Dying and
His wife Sues for - 100
DAMAGES

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Jan. Mrs.
Ethel Manning Of Minneapolis has
DetIfioBed the district court to grant
her 81 $50 damages against the
Western Union Telegraph company
for an alleged mistake in messag
Mrs Manning says In her complaint
thai her husband. Patrick Manning,
FL addicted TO the use Of liquor and
iB the month Of September. 1908.
aenf On . spree,
Nrs. Manning, Wishing to notify
his brother, sent the following mes
zage, pat f. drinking; come a.
once. IN stead of the message Mrs.
Manning asserts that the telegraph
company sent message SAYING;
Pat Is dying come at once
When l.. q Manning. the brother,
received the message he took mat
terB into his Ogn hands and teIe-
graphed all the relatives living in
Clinton, ia, Chicago and Fall River,
Mass, 10 be- present AT Patrick
wake
SIR. Manning vas much surprised
10 BaVe the relatives come pouring
~ several days later, and when the
mistake gss discovered Hrs. Man
Giug says that she had TO pay all the
Tpenses Of her guests. amounting
10 sfg0.S0. She asks the additional
- 900 for damages 10 her nerves.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05

dustry. but whether essential or not,
working for an education is hard.
The boy who must pay his own way
through college is not necessarily
drudge. He can enjoy moments of
leisure perhaps more heartily than
those to whom leisure Is common.
But the boy who earns his way
through school is a boy who, when
school ia over, has acquired several
things besides an education. He he's
gained seIf-reliance, knowledge of
money and its purchasing power,
and a wholesome respect for hard
work because he knows hard work
brings reward.
Such a boy, whether he turn out
a captain of industry or not, invar-
iably turns out useful citizen. At
the various schools and cole ges OF
Texas today are scores of such man
~ young fellows who will be heard
from later
And yet there are always croak-
ers to shake their heads and re-
marx. THE boys OF today aren't
what they were in my young days.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05
A CAREFUL JUDGE.
The Way the Law Is Administered In
Merrie EnaIand

a friend OF mine, wishing to make u
present OF ring to an acquaintance
who was on the eve of being married
bought the article and handed 1t to the
jeweier. with instructions to have
suitable inscription engraved upon it.
making a stipulation that 1t should be
finished and returned by certain
date, otherwise II would be useless
Months elapsed before the ring was
delivered. 1t was sent back to the
jeweler. The tradesman took ont
summons. aud my friend had to come
back TO town and sit In a stuffy court
all day without the case being called
Next morning he bribed the usher to
let him know when the case was
called He was sent for mt luncbtimc
and sat till n quarter past 4 listening
20 anything but edifying matters
which had TO be disposed OF first. BY
this time the old gentleman on the
bench was fast asleep. The jewelers.
case was called. and my friends so
Iicitor stated the defense At It's close
the legal functionary slowly disentan-
gled himself from the embrace Of
Morpheus. opened one eye. granted,
Verdict for plaintiff" and numbered
heavily out Of court My friend was
furious and addressed the judge IN
terms the reverse Of polite The usher
endeavorcd to pacify him and evcntu-
ally led him out OF court. and after
pocketing another half SOVEREIGN he
remarked: Yes. sir: IT'S very ard. |
know. But. you know. sir. he alters
gives n verdict for the plaintiff after
O'Clock london Strand Magazine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05
Could Do II.

II was a mean trick, but. then, that
IS the kind that's usually successful.
That dog" said the owner, will
bring me anything | send bin for,
and | am willing 10 bet OH IT,"
straIgbtway n bet was arranged,
and then the manager Of the billiard
hall suggested that he would Ike to
have the pool table brought TO him.
Certainly" answered the owner Of
the dog. and he pointed to the table
and said, Fetch it"'
The dog raced around II once or
twice and then grabbed pocket and
tore II on.
Hold oHr' cried the billiard man.
Hen ruin the table"
OF course" answered the owner Of
the dog, but II you give him time
hen ret it all over here. You didn't
suppose he could bring IT IN one trip,
did youf"
But the billiard man paid The bet.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05
BANK ADVERTISING IN DIXIE.

Under the above heading the Am
erican Banker in a recent issue has
the following about southern bank
ers: Away Down South in the
Land of Cotton is where the banks
the value OF advertising
and up-to-date publicity methods
OF the country The southern banks
do not believe that the mere appear
ance of their names, their officers
and diTectorates and stilted notices
of their statements of conditions,
published at intervals of long dura-
ton, are ell that 10 required 10 ad
vertise their institutions and build
up their deposits. Even banks of
limited capital have regular adver-
Using departments under the man
agement OF capable men. and consid-
er such departments as necessary to
their business as any others connec-
ted with their institutions" This
sounds nice and may be true in a
general sense-it ought TO be true
without exception--but we are
forced TO conclude that there are ex-
ception Banks owe il to themselves
and to their customers to advertise
and they certainly owe more than
the cost of such advertising TO the
upWsna
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05
a SPECTACULAR EvAsGELssT


spokane, Wash, Jan. g,--C0ns-
plants have been made ~ the poIiee
department that Rev. William 4
sunday. conducting q z9-fays' feytY~
ri meeting under the direction ~ the
Spokane Ministerial association, ~
using language 10 bic sermons which
would make q veteran nuBIe-driysr
look 10 his iaureig, Chief Of Police
Rice and the officers A. headquartsfs
are 10 q quandary, The matter viii
BE- taken Bp with the county author
ities II the local police 10 not act.
Sunday is speaking 10 froB g,S09
10 s,DDG men, women and children
AZ the services In the tabernacle, and
80 far he has ositeone his prev}ous
efforts In DieturesgBe language And
spectacular stunts on the gJztfoSn.
He has choir of / 900 singers ami
orchestra " 80 pieces and pastors o.
40 evangelical churches on the plat
form. His Official partr IN eomposec
OF ~ people, including FRED Het5erf,
janif0r aud general utility man,
who. the ,res1yaIisf oDeBsly boasts,
can whip his weight In ests, With
couple Of cougars thrown In TO Hsage
IL Interesting. sunday says he p&ss~
ri 40 an offer from a Chicago tae
raan of tzg 900 for ten weeks gork
10 come 70 SPOKANE.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05
~ 4 Williams survey, $500.

ney a. Williams survey; 1890,
Mrs. Sarah ". Wood " WlIg1n
9aloney. 1853 acres out Of the r. s.
Williams survey and ! acre out OF
the Elizabeth AcInturn survey
s9,47s.
II. Hawks 10 4. &. Harris, a<Y4s
out Of the John Boyd surrey and fzg
acres Out 81 the James Barker eur
vey. t5,3s5.
II, w. Bush 10 Anton Cfkayek, 81
acres out Of the A. Steele survey,
g3.37755,
~. w Bush to X r. Tyler, fts
acres out Of the A. Steele survey.
st.e7}GG.
u. g. Sgonord 10 Mrs. A. &. gou,b-
ard. 100 acres out Of Ellis count
scboo, land; $500,
j. u. HAYS 70 ". T Ramsey, Q lots
IN BardweII, 500.
y. .. Little 10 .. ", Walker ami
/, 2 Meredith, 100 acrH Of land
s4,s74
J. W. Amytt 10 w. j. Mercer, 1zz
acres OUT Of tho II. De Ia pena grant.
SIR.
W j. Rogers 10 j. l.. Byruro. ~
acres ont Of the Jameg Bonner sur
yey, ~ acres out Of the y. Hayfeid
survey and - aeTes oHt Of the Carr
White league; sgzZ3.1z.
Gregg White 10 W. A Bhite. ~
acres our of the y, King surrey; 81 -
1872
1rs. Minnie HcCur6y 10 J, H..
FngDa, 80 acros out NJ the Richard
~. Younger survey 5000,
l.. q. Moore - J. T.. BeiIew, iZ5
~ acres out 81 the h Howell eur
NeY. 81 nnn
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05
THE CHYSANTHEMUM
japanese Legend Of the Origin Of ths
Many Petaied Flower.


The Japanese have an Interesting
legend I'm connection with the origin ~
the chrysa ihemum IN garden bath
ed In the soft moonlight young girl
pIucked u flower and commenced to
strip the petals to see II her hapce
loved her truly or sudden little
god appeared before her ana assured
her that her fance loved her passion
ately Your husband will live. lie add
ed, M many years as the flower which
viii let you choose has petals with
these words he disappeared The
young girl fastened 10 search the gar
den for flower which should have an
abundance Of petals. but each one ap-
peared to promise but a brief future
for her beloved
At length she picked MP Persian
carnatlon, and. with the aid Of gold
pin taken from her hair. she separated
each OF the petals Of the flower 80 ~
TO Increase the number Of folioles and
Of the number Of years accorded by
the god 10 her fance. soon under her
def fingers one. two. three hundred
petals. thin, plant and beautifully
curved had been evolved. and the
Young girl cried for JOY 10 think ~
the happy future which her ruse had
assured her fiance. so. runs the leg
end. WIS the chrysantbemum created
one moonlight night IN II japanese
garden whore sIIvcry brooks mnrInur
cd e(,fIiy "a they ran bafgeafI tup Ifffte
ba mboo bridges. London Globe.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05

What are your advertising
rates?' asked the manager Of the
Desdemonesu Kerosene-CircuIters Of
the editor Of The cobbrine Clarion
says Puck We'll. answered the ea-
Mus, for four free tickets We aHl
describe you as good troupe for
Xix tickets, We viii call you the fore
most opponents Of the Shakespeare
drama now on the stump, for eiEhf
tickets, Ne viii state that il 81 q
shame that such fellows as Nautell
and NoYelH should be posing AZ clas-
sic artists. when Hamdodo ! Ran
ter is playing within thousand
miles, and for ten free tickets al
reserved, mind you We Blli de
clare that when witnessing your
marvellous performance. We really
thought that We were sEyiaTEInE III
a ThesDian beer garden once more,
with Poe's Raven and the harpies
singing gweeuy IN the peanut groves
and Cupid and La BelIe Fatima feS-
looming our august, bald brow with
fig leaves and linked DrAzels."
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05

A north country pnrson thought IL
absurd that working class womnD
should wish to christen her child
Laura Winifred Gwendolyn Gene
We've"
MY good woman, what rldicn-
lousIy long and fancifII name" he pro
tested. why not choose something
simpler Sarah, for instancef That
Is my own wife's name
"Ab, yes. Sarah's All very well for a
parsons wife. but hope my little gal
VIII look a bit higher than that" an.
swered the woman readily.
The astOnlsbed parsoD tbereupon
Their COMMENT = London Telegraph.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05
NEW YORK'S GOOD ROADS.

New York has a system whereby
a certain sum Is set aside by the
state each year for good roads. This
money is apportioned to counties
and towns where both the county
and township will appropriate a sum
equal TO that furnished by the state.
Under this system last year (190D
81 miles Of good roads we're built,
while In 1903 a distance Of 800
miles was completed.
Good roads In New York, means
macadam highway, built under
specifications Of the state engineer
ing department and under the super
vision OF department experts, and
they are roads such an the Romans
built. roads which VIII stand for all
time If kept in reasonable repair,
and the repair necessary will be but
fraction Of the cost Of the road
repair work under the old dirt road
system.
The people Of Texas should give
greater attention 10 the study Of
these road problems. It is not every
section that has the necessary rock
for high-WOrk an conducted IN New
York, and this immediate section
may sell study work that Is under
way IN Los Angeles. Cal. where
crude Oil 81 being used 80 a surface
coat for clay roads. Beaumont En-
Anrl.rEan
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05
Real Estate Transfers.

T.. Freeman 10 Josef Housek, Isf
acres out " the 7. J. Chambers EuT-
yey; s6,443.g0.
Cynthia Ann Saith 10 4. ". Fow-
Ter, lot IN Waxahaehie; $3.50.
Chapman Brothers 10 w. y, and
II o. Roach, lot In Bardwsji; $500,
T. NJ Dees to Matte Deeg. ~ lots
in Midlothian; $500.
J. w Story 10 w G, Morrison, lot
Ia Ennis; $500.
u. r. Myers 10 Airs. u. g. Naij. joi
IN Wazabacbie; s2z50.
J. T. Claupch 80 w. =, WiIemon.
3 lots in Naypeau; 500
Il. e. Nedlen to r. ~. Go0djoe, ~
acres out Of the<B. F. Freeman sur
yey and "a acres out Of the NckiB-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-01-05

There Is vet spot in the Gulf Of
Mexico. General interest has been
created IN Austin over the announce
meBt that the only oasis IN the desert
Of the Sabbath was At Bettis0n's
Pier. off Galveston with the I'D on
In San Antonio. Galveston, Laredo
and New BrauBfeIs. The last WA in.
deed dry SUNDAY. but Beftlson
Pier was not within the Jurisdiction
Of the Texas legislature. II waa *
planned that the Jurisdiction Of Tex
as extends only within three miles
of the shore, and BettisObs Pier
happens 10 be- seyen Or eight miles
Of shore. This last statement r. made
ia order that 10 m.siDformed legis~
latOT may attempt 10 extend the
Texas blue books ~ BettisOn'a Pier.
II Is also understood that another
and larger pier - 80 BE- constructed
on Galveston, though for the bene-
nt Of fhose who might judge rasbIy,
il ran be stated that such an i'm
proyeiDent MA contemplated some
time before the present agitation
started. why not appropriate 81
900 900 10 build small battleship
81 order that BettlsoD's pier may BE-
attacked and blown shy high, II Is
uD 70 the gentleman from SqHe-
dunk Dallas Times Herald