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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13

and there to answer a petition filed
IN said court on the 30th day Of
August, A. D., 1909, IN a suit, num-
beTed on the docket of said court
| NO 1850, wherein Nancy nm is
/ plaintiff, and Edmund hin is de-
PENDANT, and said petition alleging
in substance that plaintiff and de-
PENDANT were married in Henderson
county. Texas, about the 18TH day
of September, 1908. and lived to-
gether until about November LIST.
1908, since which time they have
not lived together. That defendant
left and abandoned plaintiff with the
intention Of permanently abandoning
her about November LIST, 1903, and
has continued said abandonment up
to the present date
Plaintiff prays that defendant be
cited according to law to answer
this petition and that on final hear
ing she have Judgment dissolving
1ht lh"i rage ISldlioD NhlSlllHS De-
tween plaintiff and defendant and
for cost of suit and for general and
special relief.
Herein fail not, but have before
said court, at its aforesaid next reg
ular term, this writ, with your re-
turn thereon, showing how you
have executed the same.
Witness, AMI Carothers, Clerk of
the District Court, Ellis County.
Given under my hand and the
seal of said court at office in Wax
ahach'e, this the 30th day Of Au-
gust, A. D, 1909
AMZT CAROTHERS,
Clerk OF the District Court, Ellis
County.
A true copy, l certify:
w. H. FORBES,
| Sheriff Ellis County, Texas.
BY r II Hickman, Deputy. m144
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THE STATE OF TEXAS.

To the Sheriff or Any Constable OF
Ellis County, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
publication Of this citation once In
each week for four successive weeks
previous to the return day hereof, in
some newspaper published in your
county. to appear at the next regu-
lar term of the district court OF FL
lis county, to be holden at the
court house thereof, In Waxahachie
on the 4th Monday in September, A.
D., 1903, tho same being the 27th
day Of September. A. D.. 1909. then
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THE STATE OF TEXAS.

To the Sheriff or Any Constable Of
Ellis County, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
summon w. T Griffin by making
publication of this citation once in
each week for four successive weeks
previous to the return day hereof
in some newspaper published in
your county, to appear at the next
regular term of the district court of
Ellis county, to be holden at the
court house thereof, in Waxahachie,
on the 4th Monday in September, A.
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OUR OLD TREES.
california Possesses Giant Sequoias
That Antedate Pyramids.

3hat Anteuale 1NfanhuS.
A recent government shows that
the condition of the giant sequoia
trees of Calaveras county, Cal, are
| in splendid condition, and that all
danger of their falling into the
hands T the lumberman is passed
I Title to the trees is now LODGED
where there is no danger of their
being commercialized, and after all
these years of work on the part of
/ the people who wanted them preserv-
( ed, these monuments to time are
safe.
| These trees are the oldest living
things on the face of the earth. Not
| was terminated since they began
! their existence. No one knows exact
lly how old they are, but some that
/ have been felled indicate that they
We're more than 1000 years old, so
! that it is safe to say that these large
trees have been growing for at least
| estimated to be at least 5000 years
! of age, and is still in a healthy con-
| dition, and bids fair to live hum
dreds, or even thousands of years
/ longer,
When the pyramids of Egypt were
built these trees We're of goodly size.
When Rome was founded they would
| have furnished beams for the bridg-
/ es. The temples of ancient Greece
and Assyria might have been decor
ated with their leaves.
one cannot behold these gigantic
trees without a feeling of awe at
( the ephemeral existence of things
| in general There they stand. them
selves young in the record of the
world. yet the oldest living things
i upon the face of the earth. All else
that was alive when they came into
existence has persisted Empires have
| sprung up, flouirshed died since
I these sprouts poked their tender
heads above the soil. Colossal monu-
ments of art have crumbled into
dust. Races have evolved, prospered,
persisted, and been forgotten since
they first budded in their youth.
| Continents have been formed, the
confines Of the seas have been alter
ed by erosion or by earthquake;
lakes have come into existence and
dried up Hardening back to the
days of their youth, it is new
world which they behold at this
! time.
| AS for the life Of man himself
! mere breath, compared with theirs.
| II Is a proud family that traces its
ancestry back for dozen genera
| tions-for a couple of hundred
years The royal houses Of the world
| are sometimes able to trace their
| leinage for thousand years, when
| it Is lost In the dim light of uncer-
! tainty. Yet here stands the monarchs
that have waived their plumes in
| triumph for many times as long as
! the oldest of the royal houses
! Man Is born and obtains his
! growth; he struggles and succumbs.
! His body Is given to the worms, his
bones ore pulverized into dust, his
very name and place forgotten, and
other generations come upon the
scene, yet these trees go about their
way of living. gathering up the
moisture and the chemicals, and
building them into wood and bark
| the passing of time.--Dayton News.
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WARNING.

DO not be persuaded Into taking
anything but Foley's Honey and Tar
for chronic coughs, bronchitis, hay
fever, asthma, and lung trouble. as
1t stops the cough and heals the
lungs. 3. w. Fearis. d
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East Texas and West Texas are TO
L. - L.. II

meet in the agricultural building OF
the State OF Texas, 1t the twenty
fourth annual meeting, which opens at
Dallas Saturday, October Is, and con-
times sixteen DAYS. and the diversi-
fled products of these two great sec
lions Of the state are to be compared.
Both are rich in agricultural products
and this rivalry will result in great
good County associations have been
formed and for the past several
months preparations have been under
way for the Fair Texas has 130,000,000
acres of uncultiyated land and the
Fair. through its competitive exhibits,
Is doing much to attract the best OF
the agricultural classes Of the North
and East 20 the Southwest
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Notice to Stockholders.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Waxahachie Cotton
Mills will be held In the district
court room in Waxahachie, Tuesday
September IA. at o'clock p. m.
1ss. G. W. GIBSON, UP.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-18
az CHARLES p. STEWART,
European Manager, United Pres,

European Manager, United Press
LONDON, Jan. 1S.-England's
odd age pension law, which became
effective January I. has failed to
add as much to the governments
popularity as its trainers hoped 1t
would. according to admissions by
government ofiicials today.
In addition to increasing the tax
rate, 1t has served to emphasize
the frightful poverty in which an
Overwhelming proportion of Eng
Dish families live. It is unlikely
that 1t will benefit any of the old
dine parties. the liberals or the
conservatives.
Socialist editors and agitators
are representing that legislation of
,this kind does not go far enough
and that 1t is a disgrace to the ma
zion to be compelled to admit that
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head downward, was drapped there
from, it having been thus forced up
the narrow aperture for consider
able distance. The body was quite
warm. Upon examining it many
bruises were perceived, no doubt
occasioned by the violence with
which it had been thrust up. Upon
the face were many severe
scratches, and upon the throat.
dark bruises and deep indentations
of finger nails. as if the girl had
been throttled to death.
after a thorough investigation
of every portion of the house, with
out further discovery, the party
made its way into a small paved
yard in the rear of the building,
where lay the corpse of the old
lady. with her throat so entirely
cut that. upon an attempt to raise
her, the head fell off. The body as
well as the head was fearfully mu-
tilated. the former so much so as
scarcely to retain any semblance OF
humanity.
ITO this horrible mystery there
is not as yet. we believe, the slight
est clew."
The next days paper had these
additional particulars:
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liz MURDERS in Ne RUIZ MORGUF
X EDGAR ALLAN POE

There was only one bedstead. and
from this the bed had been re-
moved and thrown into the middle
of the floor. On a chair lay razor
besmaered with blood. On the
hearth were two or there long and
thick tresses of gray human hair,
also dabbled in blood. and seeming
to have been pulled out by the
roots. Upon the floor were found
four gold coins, an ear ring topaz,
three large silver spoons, three
smaller Of pewter and two bags
containing nearly 1000 francs ($S0)
in gold. The drawers of a bureau
which stood in one corner were
open. and had been, apparently
rifled, although many articles still
remained in them. A small iron
safe was discovered under the bed
mot under the bedsteadD. 1t was
open. with the key still in the door,
1t had no contents beyond few
old letters and other papers of lit
tie consequence.
"Of Nine. L'Espanaye no traces
were here seen. but an unusual
quantity of SCOT being observed in
the fireplace, a search was made in
the chimney. and (horrible to re-
latch the corpse of the daughter,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-18

Residing in Paris in IS. I be-
bame acquainted with M. c. Au-
euste Dupin. young man of illus
trious family, but who, reduced to
poverty by loss of his family for
tune, had lost both courage and
ambition.
{ He came to live with me and l
Found delight in his hobby-that Of
constantly seeking to read the
minds and motives of mon and to
face, through trivial cir cumstances,
the trend and cause of actions. The
activities of his mind he exercised
tor his own idle amusement, until,
bn the occasion of murders In the
Rue Morgue. of which tell, he per-
United his own amusement to take
&he form of serious endeavor to
unravel one of the most remark
able mysteries in the annals Of
Paris.
The tragedy came to our atten.
tion through the following para
graph in an evening paper.
EXTRAORDINARY MURDERS.
This morning at o'clock the
Inhabitants OF the Quarter st.
Roch were aroused from sleep by a
succession of terrific shrieks, issu-
ing, apparently, from the fourth
4R On ka
Morgue. known to be in the sole
occupancy of one Nine. L'Espanaye
and her daughter. Mile. Camille
L'Espanaye. After some delay. the
gateway was broken in with a
crowbar, and eight or ten neigh
bors entered, accompanied by two
Gendarmes. BY this time the cries
had ceased, but as the party rushed
up the first flight of stairs. two or
more rough voices In angry conten-
tion were distinguished, and
seemed to proceed from the upper
part OF the house. AS the second
landing was reached these sounds
also had ceased, and everything
remained perfectly quiet. The
party spread themselves and hur-
tied from room to room. Upon ar,
l."ng at large back chamber In
lhe fourth story (the door Of which,
being found locked with the key in.
tide, was forced open), a spectacle
presented itself which struck every
bne present not less with horror
than with establishment.
THE apartment was in the wild.
est disorder, the furniture broken
and thrown about In all directions.
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This witness Is German. Not
speaking French, was examined
through an interpreter. Was pass
ing the house at the time of the
shrieks They lasted for several
minutes-probably 10. They were
long and loud-very awful and dis
tressing. Corroborated the previous
evidence in every respect but one.
Was sure that the shrill voice was
that of man-of a Frenchman.
Gould not distinguish the words ut
tered. They were loud and quick
mequal-spoken apparently in fear
as well as in anger. The voice was
harsh-not so much shrill as harsh.
Could not call it a shrill voice.
The gruff voice said repeatedly
'sacre,' 'diable' and once mon
Dieu'.
: (To be continued)
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PAUKSHEN
:: :. :: :: !. NOT INSANE
. ylIs ssoOsVsuS
JUDGE SULLIVAN FINDS IN
HER FAVOR, BUT EFFORT
WILL BE MADE TO PUT HER
UNDER BOND.

Mrs. Grace Paukshen will not re-
turn to the insane hospital at Medi-
cal Lake, to which institution she
claims to have been "railroaded"
last September by her. husband.
She is held to be sane and entitled
to regain her liberty by decree of
Judge Sullivan, but her victory is
not complete, as the attorneys for
the state and the husband have
asked that a condition be imposed
on her release in the form of a
bond
A string of this kind to Mrs.
Paukshen's release would be a
cloud on her sanity and render her
incapable of taking any action for
legal redress against her husband,
which so far as he is concerned
would serve his purpose fully as
well as if his wife were in the
asylum.
Judge Sullivan has not said that
he will require the woman to give
a bond for her conduct while out Of
Medical Lake, but agreed to give
the attorneys for the state a
chance to argue this phase of the
case before him next Saturday aft
ernoon
Counsel for Mrs. Paukshen will
resist the motion for a bond, and
insist that there is no law on the
statute book requiring it. They say
they want Mrs. Paukshen to be
held either insane or given clean
bill of sanity without any strings
to 1t.
If the attorneys for the state and
the husband can not make salts
factory showing as to the law In
the. case, Judge Sullivan has said
that he will order an absolute un-
conditional release of Mrs. Pauk-
shen. In the event of Mrs. Pauk-
shen's sanity being fully establish
ed. she will at once file suit for
divorce against her husband and
demand a division of his property,
estimated to be worth 100000 to
I$75, 900.
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Dor statisticians have figured the
average total of income and PEN
sions will be $40.
1t is not alone the matter Of ex-
pense which annoys the British
vested interests with the new law.
It's effect had been in insure a pa
rade Of the aged and poverty
stricken to pension headquarters
every Friday, and the upper class
theory is that the object lesson is
undesirable.
The yellow" newspapers have
taken advantage of the turn to ex-
plot the poverty of the masses.
and the subject is beginning to be
most unpleasantly talked about.
The blue book" of the London
poor law commission, which the
conservatives accuse of being a
socialistic organization, says that
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so large proportion of its popula-
tiOn must be cared for by meth
cd that closely approaches public
charity.
The act extends the relief of a
full pension of $1.20 weekly only
to Those over 20 years of age who
have never accepted public char
ity, never been in prison, never in
Cured dozens of other disabilities
or do not enjoy a private income
exceeding $192 week. In the
face of all these qualifications and
limitations, the kingdom has $780,
900 people who are both entitled
to and willing to receive the
money.
Including pensions and private
income the most they can have on
which to live is 1912 a week. But
most have incomes of 1892. La
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money. Never had a servant in
employ. There appeared to be no
furniture in any part of the build
ing except in the fourt history.
pierre Moreau. tobacconist, de-
poses that he has been in the habit
of selling small quantities of to-
bacco and snuff to Nine. L'Espan-
aye for nearly four years. The de-
ceased and her daughter had oc-
cupied the house in which the
corpses were found for more than
six years. It was formerly occu-
pied by jeweler, who underlet the
upper rooms to various persons.
The house was the property of
Nine. l.. She became dissatisfied
with the abuse of the premises by
her tenant, and moved into them
herself, refusing to let any portion.
The old lady was childish. Witness
had seen the daughter some five or
six times during the six years. The
two lived an exceedingly retired
| life-were reputed to have money.
Did not believe that Nine. L. told
fortunes. Had never seen any per-
son enter the door except the old
lady and her daughter. a porter
once or twice and physician some
eight or ten times.
Many other persons, neighbors,
gave evidence to the same effect.
1t was not known whether there
were any living relations Of Nine.
l.. and her daughter. The shutters
of the front windows were seldom
opened. Those in the rear were al
ways closed with the exception of
the large back room, fourth story.
The house was good house, not
very old.
"Isadore Muset, gendarme, de-
poses that he was called to the
house about o'clock in the morn
ing. and found some 20 or 80 per-
sons at the gateway endeayoring to
gain admittance. Forced 1t open.
The shrieks were continued until
the gate was forced, and then sud
denly ceased. They seemed to be
screams of some person Tor per-
sons) in great agony, were loud
and drawn out. not short and
quick. Witness led the way up
stairs. Upon reaching the first
landing, heard two voices in loud
and angry contention-the one a
gruff voice, the other much shriller
"a very strange voice. Could dis
tinguish some words of the former,
which was that of Frenchman.
Was positive that it was not a
womans' voice. Could distinguish
the words 'sacre' and 'diable.' The
shrill voice was that of foreigner.
Could not be sure whether it was
the voice of man or of woman.
Could not make out what was said,
but believed the language to be
Spanish.
Henri Duval. neighbor and
silversmith. deposes that he was
one of the party who first entered
the house. The shrill voice, this
witness thinks. was that of an
Italian. Was certain 1t was not
French, Could not be sure that 1t
was mans voice. Ii might have
been woman's. Was not &C.
quainted with the Italian language.
Could not distinguish the words,
but was convinced by the intona-
ton that the speaker was an
Italian. Knew Nine. l.. and her
daughter. Was sure the shrill
voice was not that of either of the
deceased.
g. Odenheimer. restaurateur.
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snip with any of those who appear
before him.
The bill will provide that when
ever a contestant at law or an at
torney is related by blood to the
third degree, or by affinity, to the
judge hearing the case. this fact
shall disqualify the judge.
In one of the eastern counties Of
the state 1t is said that an attorney
by reason of judicial consanguinity
has been able to win a number of
judgments entirely out Of proper
ton to the usual number, and law
yers from east Of the mountains
will work for the passage of the
bill.
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more than two fifths of the aggre-
gate pauperism of the year was
virtually of a permanent character.
In other words, England has a
standing army of 683,775 paupers.
with more than 100000 auxiliar-
les.
Married couples with their chill
dren and couples relieved with.
out children would form about 40
per cent of persons making up
families in receipt of poor relief,
and the bulk of the remaining per.
sons described as members of fam
lilies would consist of widows, de-
serted and all other children,
amounting to about 4S per cent of
the whole.
The socialists are using the blue
book as campaign document. The
conservative element renouncesl It
as revolutionary.
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BRITISH POVERY REVEALED ].
BY OLD AGE PENSION PLAN
PAUPERS NUMBER ONE IN 20
OF POPULATION, AND MORE
THAN 100000 PEOPLE APP
PLY FOR GOVERNMENT AID.

Population Of England and
Wales, 34,945, 500.
. Estimated number beneficiaries
under new old age pension law,
100000.
Number paupers in England and
Wales, 1,079,036.
: Total number receiving governs
ment aid either as paupers or ~
old age pensioners, 2,209, 436.
4 Proportion paupers in England
and Wales, not including old age
pensioners, about one In 20. -
Proportion Of paupers and old
age pensioners combined, about
one In is.
: Proportion Of paupers not in
Guiding old age pensioners in Lon
don alone about one In Ia.
These figures are from the re-
port Of the English local govern
ment board from October 1, 1906,
to September 80, 1907 --latest COM
pIeted), and from official esti-
mates on number of old age pen
sioners.
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BAR
A JUDGE
BILL IN LEGISLATURE TO CUT
OFF POSSIBILITY OF COURT
) ,sYIELDiNG TO LEANING FOR
FAMILY INTERESTS.
Especial to The Press.)

OLYMPIA, Jan. 18.-A bill Is be-
ing drawn for presentation to the
legislature to protect parties at law
and attorneys from whatever pref
udicc may be created on the part of
the Judge by reason of his relation
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THE TRAGEDY IN THE RUE
-MORGUE.
MANY individuals have been
examined in relation to this most
extraordinary and frightful affair.
but nothing whatsoever has tran
spired to throw light upon 1t. We
give all the material testimony
elected.
Pauline Dubourg. laundress. de-
poses that she has known both the
deceased for there years. having
washed for them during that per-
iod. The old lady and her daughter
seemed very affectionate toward
each other. They were excellen,
pay. Could not speak In regard to
their mode or means of living. BE
lieved that Nine. l.. told fortunes
for a living. Was reputed to have
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-07-01
Demand Votes for Wemen.

Seattle, July, 1.-"yotes for Wom-
en-" is the demand emblazoned on the
banners of an army of women which
invaded the exposition city today and
went into camp for week. The Wis
itors are delegates to the convention
of the National Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation. the mother of all the suffrag-
ette clubs. II plans announced today
are carried out. the coming week will
be a lively one for the mere men in
Seattle, who will be besought by argi-
menf and cajolery to join the ranks of
the devoles Of equal political right.
Among the prominent suffragettes
on the program of the convention are
the presidents of all the leading state
suffrage organizations, including Mrs
Ella Hawley 8. Stewart of Illinois,
MIS- .Mand C. StockweH of Minneso
t. and Mrs. Pauline Steinem. Of Ohio
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-07-01
TAFT GIVES
WARNING

New Haven, Conn. July 1.-Prssid-
ent Taft paused in an after-dinner
speech at the Yale commencement
yesterday to give warning to the Re-
publican party and sound a note of
warning to congress. 1t was evident
that his remarks were exte7nporan-
eous. In the course of his address, he
said:
Il remember that in 1904 Charles
Francis Adams gave what I may call
a perfectly good Adams reason for
the election of a Democrat. He said
one of the essentials OF a successful
free government was an able patri-
otic and efficient opposition and that
as the Democratic party had failed In
that respect he was in favor of putt
ing the Republican party in its place.
1t is true that if the Republican party
does not live up to it's promises and
to what the people expect of 1t, IT will
ibe relegated to the position OF His
Majesty's opposition and therefore.
We may say by way OF caveat. that
We have troubles of our own