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finish and the way Carroll hammered the
professor fairly stunned the natives
Carroll out his man TO ribbons, Tor it wat
fight with bare knuckles and Jimmy
used his fists like a meat axe. In the
tenth Carroll sent Graves to sleep. =,
The clever Kid Mccoy took dash
across the Atlantic in 1895 and met Ted
White, then the middleweight champion
Of England. before the National Sporting
Club In ten round mill The decision
went against Mccoy, although he won by
a mile. This 30 disgusted the Kid that he
went to South Africa, where he knocked
out the midfleweight champion OF Aus
landed in London again in 1904, where he
| knocked out in quick order Dave Barry,
Jack Scales and Jack Madden.
Probably the best little man who ever
left American soil TO do battle abroad
was Kid Lavigne, the former lightweight
champion Of the world. In 1890 no was
matched with % Dick BurssI he,ricH the Easiiisn in,
troduced the Kid TO the late John F1em-
ming, Lord Lonsdale and other members
Of the National Sporting Club they were
thunderstrick.
sWhy,' said Flemming. looking the
American champion over. this cannot
possibly 10 Kid lavigne!"
Whats the matter with him? Doesn't
tlt tOOh tDC bpNoo' eeNNN s"SbN"N''N"'
who was puzzled.
sOh, he's so small. only bit Of a lad!
fear he is not half big enough for Burgel'
declared Flemming.
Don't worry about his size said
Fitzpatrick with grin. Il think Burge
will find him big enough in the I.ng!'
When they weighed in Burge scaled at
1856 and Lavigne at 1874. The Englishman
was hot favorite at 8 to /. They fought
Tor the worlds title, purse OF s.. 500 and
s., 500 a side. In the first round Lavigne
dashed in and landed heavy blows. He
tried the same tactics in the second
round. but Burge lodged and the Kid
went headlong into a ring post injuring
himself severely.
This did not stop Lavignes aggres-
siveness, for he drove Burge all over
the ring, never letting up in his attack for
moment. The Americans wonderful
fighting made the English swells throw
up their hands In astonishment. In the
seventeenth round Burge was knocked
out by a right hand punch on the jaw.
George Dixon before he was the featb-
erweight champion went to England In
1890 and fought Nuno Wallace before the
old Pelican Club for a purse OF 5000.
Dixon won in eighteen rounds and earned
the title Of featherweight champion ot
England.
Philadelphia Jack o'Brien visited Eng
land In 1908, calling himself the American
champion. He got matches with a num-
Der of -dubs" and trimmed them all so
easily that the Britons thought O'BrieD
was the real article. After Tommy
Burns handed him that double cross
and beat him 1t was different.
Burns, it will be remembered, also went
to England and walloped such pugilistic
jokes as Gunner Moir, Jen Roche and a
few others and then proclaimed himself
champion Of the world. johnson. an
other American, chased him to Australia
and knocked him out OF his glory.
Willie Lewis, Joe Jeanette, Sam McVey
and other American pugilists are getting
the coin just now i'm France. In fact 1t
is pretty soft picking for American puRi-
lists wherever they put up their hands
these days.
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FREE COAL.
4 west Side Hall That Helps the NeIEh
i,orfooti's Poor Families.


At the foot of West Ninety-sixth street
are a number Of coal pockets where
thousands Of tons of coal are stored. All
day long endless strings of wagons carry
the coal from the pockets to the yards
all over the city.
From the river front up to Amsterdam
avenue. a distance Of three blocks, there
ID a very steep incline. one Of the steepest
in the city. Each coal firm has extra
teams OF horses standing at the foot OF
the incline, ready TO be hitohed to assist
the other horses up the hill.
When the trucks are being dragged
up the incline. the wagon 10 thrown back
to such an angle that the coal begins TO
roll and shift and gradually works its
way back until by the time the truck
reaches the top Of the incline a good
deal has fallen from the wagon into the
street. From hundred wagons or more
the overflow is considerable.
There are some very poor families
in that section OF the West Side and most
of them take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity to gather up free coal. About
noon time after a number Of wagons
have passed over the ground groups
Of. these poor people come around sup
piled with all kinds Of pots and pals
to gather up the stray coal
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FLOGGING At ETON.
Boys Are svtshcd There Now as They
We're 80 Years Ago.

Flogging. or swishing, 90 give il its
proper name. like everything clss a.
Eton. Is still conducted on the same lr,-
as fifty years ego. The birch and iork
have never been supplanted by Gny Lew
tangled methods.
Moreover. II is usual 70 present Tho
recipient Of q swishing with . small oor-
ton Of the birch. partly as q pleasing
memento Of the occasion and pertly 20
ward on any further desire for wrong.
doing.
A swishing may be the outcome n
several things. Perhaps the commonest
reason for punishment il that boy
has been complained Of 10 the head hy
his form master. the phrase complained
Of" meaning that the master Is dissatis-
fed either with the boys work or gem
eral behavior.
Other beokslidihgs are smoking and
cutting chapel, the former being a par
ticularly heinous crime. Boys below the
fifth form are attended TO by the lower
master. euphemistically known as the
hea," who has more or less complete
authority over the lower school, the
Auppers," or seniors, are looked after
by the headmaster in person.
In either case the proceedings do not
differ materially,
On the day OF execution a prepostor
comes around 10 the victims classroom and
asks IL $50 and SO Is In this division?'
On the master In charge answering Yes
the pr8postor calls out. 'Headmaster
wishes to see him after twelve
There Is an ominous pause "a these
dread words are uttered. The master in
charge smiles grimly. the victim looks
sheepish and turns white. the other boys
exchange significant glances.
Twelve o'clock booms out all too soon
writes an old Rtonian in the GentleUomdn
As the class clatters out down the stairs,
the victims friends cluster round him and
overwhelm him with hints and tit-bits OF
information. Does he know the heads
always in a worse bait on Mondays?'
did he see that new lot OF birches that
went up only the other day1' and so on.
IL is horrid, heartless world
Arrived at the execution chamber he is
confron ted with the two prapostors
whose duty it IL TO hold down., an Office
which h generally rather a sinecure.
though occasionally boys have been
known to struggle furiously' The head
master now appears, and In solemn ac-
cents says, sKneel there, boy indicating
the block as he speaks.
Over the next few seconds one may
draw a vell-enough to say that in the ma
jority OF cases three Or four strokes are
held to be sufficient.
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SIBERIAN HARDT4Ck.
Many uses OF q Bread Much Favored In
Cold Countries.
J.. Lodidn IN ScInife Amsricon.

T., fsOuidH w 4WfVHuH.
or all the bareback bresds Of the uni
verse have found by actual experience
the small ringed bread OF Siberia the most
substantial. When the Russian engineer
ing parties were constructing the Sibe-
rian Railroad this white ring bread with
the coarse rye bread was their main stan
OF life.
IL is made without salt or yeast and is
first steamed. then lightly baked to expel
the moisture. Some curious uses were made
OF these breads by the engineers. when
soaked in hot pure tallow for few moments
till they sank they were used in soups or
soaked in and eaten with tea during he
severe winter months This tallow bread
was considered the most heat producing ar
ticle i'm the dietary. Ii should be utilized
by our Arctic explorers.
Another curious use TO which IL is put is as
an extempore candle or coffee pot boiler A
nail IL used to make about eight holes in the
tallew ring bread wax vestas are placed in
these and ignited II will burn slowly for
about an hour. emitting a strong heat suf-
fcent TO warm and light small tent and boil
the tea or coffee water There IL a rather
strong odor of toasting bread, but that Is
tolerated in preference TO smoke. While
sojourning with the engineers In Siberia
| have also seen them using the larger sizes
OF ringed bread as nakeshift quoits for Sum
day afternoon sport In their tents. and the
bread would stand the knocking about pretty
well, aud would eventually ppear in the soup
at the evening meal.
Small Siberian storekeepers also use the
ringed bread as an abacus, or primitive count
ing apparatus for Iculating small sums in
rubles and kopeks. and simple figuring
Three strings are suspended above the
counter: ten breads are strung on each the
top line represents the rubles their money
transact ions rarely going above ten and
creased TO mount into the thousands and
up if desired
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A WOMAN IRONNASTER.
Mrs. Fisher in Person land OveraIIs)
Directs the Castings.


Mrs. Harriet Fisher is seid TO be 'the
only woman in the world who owns and
runs greet iron foundry The Qyeen
Is responsible for this statement, al
though Mrs. Fisher ia an American and
her foundry is at Trenton, N. ].
Her husband managed the plant during
his life and when his health began TO fsil
his wife determined to see what she could
do to assist him She visited the works
daily.
Il quickly discovered says Mrs.
Fisher, shat IL desired to win the respect
Of the workmen I should have to make
myself acquainted with the details Of the
business. To this end began a. q regular
apprentice, learned to temper, mould
vises and make rail joints. and in brief
took q complete course in every depart
ment, from melting pig iron to making
bids for contracts. By this time really
loved to work with iron and steel. loved to
hear the whir Of machinery and the sound
Of the forge. A new customer gave me
more Joy than e diamond tiara.
Il am afraid. though. people would
hardly credit it IL I told them I actually
worked at the forge and furnace. but l
oeheve In tne o,shi'y y, ~ooI 1hu Uase
no shame that snouio ~ork kioneaoe
honest men VINO hve oy the sweat OF their
brow
Sweat of the brow is no idle torn.
continues the Oues, as snv one Who bes
,',., o r~ ...aS
vsi'eu tue VOTE s' i,eh"on enu re~heo
Mrs. Fisher directing the bi-weekly cast
ing will readily admit. The atmosphere
of the plaoe sue eests more the stoke ebold
:. ~, L;,o -, -, 49, a. p,,d c..
oi hhe' "ni,e passing uo"h .io i'eu ooa
in the height OF summer. Yet on the
great platform OF the oupola may be
found the mistress OF the works. dressed
an a haoon,;no ov.r.,l shoutino order.
~ n'o q s
with mihtary oreV'ty' opening tne iron
door at times TO peer into the white not
cauldron, making sure that the process
.hould begin al the precisely correct
-
rnohent
Only once has there been an accident
at these pourings and Il was Mrs. Fishers
grit and presence Of mind that averted a
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From he LddVs PtcIoridI
We are forewarned that the fashions
OF the coming year are likely to be much
moro bouffant than those which we
have been wearing. We shall. II all Is
to be believed. revert to paniers and
frills and very full skirts, and old fash
ioned lowered muslins, organdies and
poplins will meagain into favor.
What too is by no means improbable is
that the cottage bonnet, all ribbons and
flowers, win once more have its day
The fur and plush motor bonnets have
proved 90 very becoming chat Nine.
Fashion secs no reason why they should
not be used in straw and crinoline for
ordinary wear. II looks as IL we should
make pretty pictures when the days grow
longer and the sun stronger.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-02
Election Order.

Whereas, the city council of the
| City of Waxahachie, Texas, deems 1t
advisable TO issue bonds of said city
for the purposes hereinafter men
toned,
Therefore, it is hereby ordered by
the city council of said city that an
election be held on the 9Th day of
October, 1909, at which election the
following propositions shall be SUBJ
mitted:
% Shall the city council of the
City of Waxahachie be authorized
to issue the bonds of said city in the
sum of Seventeen Thousand ($17,-
100000 Dollars in the denomination
of Five Hundred t$500.00) Dollars
each, making Bond No. One payable
January 1st, 1911, and one bond
each year thereafter, thus making
Bond No. Thirty-Four payable Ian
uary list, 1914, bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent per annum
payable annually. anC TO levy a tax
sufficient to pay the interest on said
bonds and to create a sinking fund
sufficient To discharge them at ma
turity for the purpose of extending
and permanently improving the wa
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-02

Mrs. j. B. Tillman, who lived on
lohn Solon's farm near Waxaha-
HE, died in Fort Worth Friday
night at 9;15 O'Clock. She had been
lex long time and was taken to
Fort Worth several days ago for
special treatment Mrs. Tillman was
SO years old. and is survived by a
husband and three children. She
was sister to Mrs. Geddings of
Waxahachie and Mrs Duke of Rock
EFT
The remains were shipped to
WaXahachie for burial, arriving over
the Central Saturday morning at
1922. The body was conveyed to the
residence of Dee PoindeXter, where
the funeral took place Saturday af-
ternoon at O'Clock. The interment
was made at the city cemetery,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-02
~ AMERICAN ftsffbDN
NDtkiNN

Americans often sing Land of
the brave and Home of the Free
Yet here Is what foreigner tells a
Baltimore man about freedom in
America as reported by the Balti-
more man to the New York Sun:
There is less personal liberty In
this land of the free than in many
other countries" said he supple
men:ing his remarks by stating that
II is unlawful in New York to give
away food with intoxicating drinks;
In Ohio for a female to wear the
garment known as Mother Hub
bard" in Indiana, Wisconsin and
some other states to smoke cigarets
or to have in ones possession cigareJ
papers; IN Iowa to be found drinking
alcoholic liquids, as well as selling
then, in West Virginia for a female
to ride horseback astride; in some
states to offer wine to a guest or to
have in ones possession any form
of alcoholic drink, even in ones va
lise Further, this man said that in
the public parks in New York no
person may even doze while sitting
in the public seats without mourning
the risk of being dubbed on the
soles of the feet by policeman, and
that doors of houses are smashed
IN, RI oh tot ba
upon which to convict of crime Fin
+ ally he declared that this was the
only country in the world Except
RUSSIA where a person is arrested
for an intent to commit a crime
Waco Times-Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-02
THE COST OF LIVING.

The cost of living keeps on going
up. Man must eat. Civilized man can
not live without cooks, as the poet
sings although he may live without
many other things, and the pot must
be kept boiling. Also he must have
house, or a room, and clothes to
wear. New England, like the rest of
the United States, is feeling the
Senator Aldrich, whose high price
tariff bill the president attempts to
defend as the best ever passed, we
find the Providence Journal indig-
nant. What the public would like
to know" this champion of the peo-
pie demands justly, 'and what it has
full interests have banded themselves
together to put an artificial price on
food. 1t is hard to believe in this
season of marvellous crops that we
here in New England ought to pay
more for what we eat"
And then the Rhode Island paper
goes on to talk about "the great
storage plants where enormous
amounts of edibles are held to await
the moment of egregiously inflated
valuations" What is the remedy?
Not socialism, necessarily, nor "the
specter of government inquiry and
control" We are not graphing with
economic tendencies that are too
mighty for us, but the American
people have retained in power the
political party that is devoted to the
special interests, and they are pay
ing for not having exercised that
eternal vigilance which is the price
of liberty.
II the antitrust law were enforc-
ed-and the republican administra-
ton does not enforce it-and If we
had free trade for free men, so that
the American citizen could Ny |
where he could buy cheapest-in a ,
word, If the government would keep |
hands off the natural commerce of |
the country, helping neither the rich |
nor the poor, but merely perform |
ing its proper functions of preserving |
law and order and breaking up the |
that are formed in res
traint of trade-the United States |
would be land flowing with milk |
and honey, where every citizen of |
decent industry could sit down UNI |
der his own vine and fig tree and |
praise heaven for the end of the !
plague of multimillionaires and |
tiamps. st. Patrick drove the snakes |
from ireland. Is there no statesman !
who will play similar role for us
in this country? And. if there should !
be, would the American people fol- |
low his leadership and give him the /!
power to perform the public service !
as sorely needed as was the miracle |
In Erin Houston Chronicle.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-02

tients we're supplied with nurses
who otherwise could not have secur-
ed skilled nursing care Four-fifths
of this service was rendered graf
uitously. II was shown also that in
teaching facilities, available work
ers and number of students. the
school ranks az the largest school
for nurses in the world.
Several large classes OF students
are about to be enrolled in the Phil
adelphia School for Nurses, who will
doubtless. witness the extension of
the work of the institution in accord
~ance with plans now delevoping as
result of the recent New England
conferences. A large number of free
two year scholarships are available
to young women throughout the en-
| tire country, preference being given
cities, and the rural districts. These
scholarships include room, board,
! Laundering, uniforms, all necessary
/ instructions, and railroad fare paid
| to the students home town upon the
completion of the course A prepar-
atory home study course and short
| those who desire to quickly prepare
/ themselves for self-support, but are
unable to devote two years to study.
Any reader of this paper who may
be interested In the general subject
| can, by addressing the school at
I2219 Chestnut street, Philadelphia,
| Pa, get full details of the work and
the scholarships now available.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-02
GrauStark.

"Graustark' will be the offering
at the opera house October 10. This
dramatization of George Barr Nc
Cutcheon famous novel comes 10
this city wearing the laurels given
by our leading American critics for
past performances.
tic reproduction of the startling
story that book lovers have raved
over, and tells in decidedly dra-
matte form the romance of the
Gallant American" and the Roy
al Princess" with a plentiful supply
OF humor to heighten the effect.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-02


terworks system of said city
t2) Shall the city council OF the
city OF WaNahachie oe authorized
To issue the bonds OF said city In the
sum of Three Thousand ts3,000.00)
Dollars in the denomination of One
Hundred s100.O0) Dollars each,
making Bond No. One payable Jam
uary list, 1911, and one bond each
year thereafter, thus making bond
No. 80 payable January LIST, 1910,
bearing interest at the rate of per
cent per annum payable annually,
and to levy a tax sufficient to pay
interest on said bonds, and create a
| sinking fund sufficient TO discharge
them at maturity for the purpose of
extending and permanently improv-
| ing the public school system of said
] city.
! Said election shall be held in
| Ward No. / in what is known as the
old Wyatt Office" on East Main
street, in the City of Waxahachie,
and ]. F. Wyatt is hereby appointed
manager of said election.
! In Ward No. 2 said election shall
| be held at the Wells, Fargo & Co. S
express office on the east side of
/ College street in the city of Waxa-
hachie, and T. o. Cheatham is here
| by appointed manager of said cleo
| ton.
| Said election shall be held in
Ward No. at the City Hall on Main
street in the City of Waxahachie, and
/ w. j. F. Ross is hereby appointed
manager of said election.
| Said election shall be held under
| the provisions Of Chapter 149, Acts
of the 26th Legislature, Laws 1899,
and only qualified voters who are
property tax payers of said city
shall DE allowed to vote, and all
voters desiring to support the prop
ositions to issue bonds shall have
printed on their ballots the words
For the issuance of Bonds" and
those opposed shall have printed on
their ballots the words Against
! the Issuance of Bonds" The manner
of holding said election shall be
governed by the laws of the state
regulating general elections.
| A copy of this order signed by
the Mayor of said city shall serve as
proper notice Of said election, and
| the mayor is directed to cause said
notice to be posted up at three pub
| lie places in said city, one Of which
shall be at the "Old Wyatt Office"
on East Main street, one Of which
shall be at the Wells, Fargo & Co. 8
express office on College street and
one at the city hall on Main street.
| and by publication IN the official
newspaper of the city, newspaper
published in said city full thirty
| 600 days prior to date of said cleo
/ ton.
Passed and approved this Sth day
of September, A D., 1909.
| A. LASSWELL, Mayor.
Attest:
CARROLL TODD, City Secretary.
Sat155
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Death of Mrs. Maggart's Brother.

Mrs. Maggart has received a let
ter from Anthony, Fla, advising her
of the death of her only brother,
Dr. d. A. Smith, eyed about So
Iyears. The death of DR.. Smith was
due to a stroke of paralysis. He had
been a resident of Anthony since
1854 and was mayor of the town for
several years. He was born in South
Carolina, but moved TO Georgia in
the early fifties, and it was there
be began the practice of medicine.
At the beginning of the war he en-
listed in the Confederate army, and
was soon made surgeon of his regi-
ment. Soon after returning home
after the surrender he WAS elected
mayor of his home town in Georgia,
and later was elected to the Georgia
senate, which position he held sew
eral terms. He also served in the
Florida legislature a number of
terms.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-02

Says the Corsicana Light. Mr..
Bryan has declined TO meet Senator
Bailey in joint discussion and that,
too, after publicly announcing that
Mr. Bailey had not answered and
could not answer his arguments.
Can il be that the Nebraskan has
found that he is not sure Of his
grouud?" We presume that Mr..
Bryan realizes that a joint discus
sion would lead TO personalities and
distract attention from the princi-
pies of democracy involved, and in
our opinion Mr.. Bryan is right. If
AIR. Bailey disagrees with the nation
al party, and that he does disagree
is evidenced by his recent votes in
the senate and his later attempts 10
justify his population of the plat
form, Mr. Bryan has given him OPP
portunity to discuss that difference
without appearing In the light OF a
I. boiler"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-02

Senator Bailey says he voted to
reduce the tariff on lumber. The
DingIey law fixed this tariff at 81.
In framing the present law the low
er house of congress fixed the rate
at 81. When the bill reached the
senate Senator Aldrich moved to in
crease the rate fixed by the house
TO $50 and Senator Bailey voted
with him. In the conference between
the senate and house compromise
tariff of 1925 WAS adopted, and We
find that Senator Bailey, voting with
Senator Aldrich, supported the con-
ference compromise Yes, Senator
Bailey voted TO reduce the tariff on
lumber.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-02

When dying, Horace Greeley said:
Fame is vapor, popularity is an
who praise US today will curse us
tomorrow; only one thing abides-
character. And twas John Milton
who said There is only one thing
which makes mems lives rich and
stronghold which they carry in
side of them