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

The Home Mission society met
in a very pleasant and profitable ses-
sion Monday afternoon. The bible
lesson was lead in an able way by
Mrs. Jim Dunaway and the voice
selection by Miss Shelton was hap
by feature of the service.
In the quarterly reports it was
found that $40 had been expended
on local work with a remittance of
over twenty-six dollars to confer
ence treasurer and a residue Of fifty
dollars in local treasury. Two new
members were reported and two
new subscribers to Our Homes, MAX
ing in all seventy members and six
ty-seven subscribers.
Something over one hundred Wis
its to sick and strangers We're made
during quarter.
A committee for special work was
appointed, Mrs. Bivins, Mrs. Langs-
ford and Mrs. Shinn, and the presi-
dent urged the music committee and
the visiting committee to assist in
making the week of prayer begin
ming October the fourth a blessing
to our whole church membership.
Picture illustrations from Our
Homes will be great help in ac-
quainting ourselves with the locali-
ty, equipment and work of our in
dustrial and mission schools. The
week of prayer collection will go to-
ward the Sue Bennett Memorial
School OF London. Ky. They need a
new girls dormitory and repairs on
old buildings. This school is doing a
great work among the isolated noun
tain people of Kentucky and our
earnest cooperation will benefit a
good cause. This is indeed a home
mission work worthy of our best
consideration As it was for st. Paul
so it is for us more blessed to give
than to receive. PRESS SUPT
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
The JUDGES Little Joke,

The error Of clerk involved IN A
decidedly confusing situation the Ger
man gentleman referred to IN a story
In the New York Times
on a jury day in the First district
court stolid looking German present
ed TO he Justice certificate from the
commissioner Of jurors. After Il rapid
glance Mt the document the justice or
dered the man to raise his right hand
and administered the oath
Your name is Herman Kaufman
Eyes. your honor"
This paper" continued the court.
requests me to excuse Herman kauf-
man from jury duty on the ground
that ne is dead. Now. remember that
you have sworn to tell the truth and
think we'll before you answer. Are
you dcad"
moo. your honor" was the bewil-
dered reply; Il don't think ! am
'You claim that you are alive"
Yes, your honor"
THAT will do Now take this paper
back to the commissioner u jurors"
The man did so. When the commits
sioncr examined the certificate II bore
the following Endorsement in the JUS
tees hand writing:
The deceased. appearing before me
IN open court. insists under oath that
he is not dead. Please investigate and
II his testimony be false have him in
dicted for perjury
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
THE HUGE STATE OF TEXAS.

What a huge state Texas is and
how rapidly it is increasing in
wealth is shown by the fact that the
assessed valuation of its property
this year is 100000 greater
than it was last year, now amount
ing to over $2,300,000 1000. The ac-
tual wealth and also the actual in
crease in the last year are far above
these figures. Already Texas has
reached fourth place among the
states of the union in the matter of
assessed valuation of its property.
Only three states stand above 1t, and
at the present rate Of its annual In
crease in wealth the time will soon
come when it will pass those three
and stand first in the list, a mighty
nation in itself, for, as says the
Houston Post, "the development Of
this period is but an earnest of the
greater development that must come
in the future" when all her fertile
acres have been brought under cul-
tivation and her cities are great in
dustrial centers, when the large
area of the state now totally without
or poorly supplied with railroad IA
cilities, shall be traVersed by trunk
lines and covered with net work of
feeders and branch roads.-Charlotte
Observer
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09

EXPRESSING CHILDREN.

With the reopening of the schools
and colleges this month the youths
of the land are called from play to
work again, and it would be proper
for parents and guardians to impress
upon them the value of their oppor-
tunity for betterment The younger
children especially, however willing
ly they may obey the parental COM
mand or however cheerfully they
may accept the inevitable, are prone
to regard school as more or less of
a burden to be endured because they
cannot escape it. Not until they ap-
preach maturity, and too often not
until school days are over, do they
quite realize that education is an
equipment for happiness and success
as well as usefulness.
The child mind can comprehend
the thought that he cannot success
fully play game until he learns it's
rules and methods and acquires the
necessary skill. He will readily I'M
dergo the necessary practice and
training, hard as it may be, to be-
come baseball player or a football
player, and he can anticipate the
delightful sensation of winning q
game and attaining distinction in
sport. In like manner he can be i'm
pressed with the thought that adult
life is only a larger game, with
equal fascination of contest and even
greater satisfaction in success. For
this greater game of manhood en-
deavor, the school Is the training,
and accordingly as it is well done the
future struggle will be pleasurable
and successful.
The child mind begins to reason
earlier than many parents realize,
and 1t is easy to give it rational di
serious, the suggestion viii make it
the more cheerful and zestful.
Children, like men, can be more
easily persuaded than driven; and
they can be more easily persuaded by
self interest than by love and duty,
The boy who can be made to under
stand that education Will increase
his happiness and his proves will
be more effectively spurred to study
than the boy who merely takes up
his books under sense of sheer
duty which he can but family com
prehend.
Too many parents overestimate
the need Of impressing their children
with the desire for mere material |
gain. Acquisitveness Is almost an In
stinct which requires direction and |
rather than encourage !
ment. The greatest thing In life Ia |
happiness and that comes more by |
than possession. |
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
HUNGRY LANDS.
Observer

There is lot of good luck in be-
ing born in this fat land of ours We
lately looked over list of famines,
probably far from complete. No part
of the United States was included
on the list. and it told of $50 fam
ines which have caused a few mill
lion deaths by starvation over big
chunk OF the world. 1t told of a
seven years famine in Egypt, which
makes even Kansas of the early days
look like the land of milk and hon
ey India. where the people are pitt
fully poor even when the rains come,
has been devastated by famine thir-
ty-five times since 1890. Even Rome
with a world conquered, felt the
bite of hunger, and thousands of her
subjects persisted. The most OF Eu-
rope was swept by famine in the
middle ages. The people of Ireland
went hungry to bed, and saw their
children die little more than a CEN
ury ago But thanks to improved
farming machinery, and swifter com
munication, the danger of famine is
less terrible now, even in the crowd
ei places Atchison Globe
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BISHOP WARD VERY ILL.
Texas Church Official Is in Critical
Condition ut Yokohama.

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 9.-Bish-
op Seth Ward of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, South, whose home is
in Houston, Texas, is critically Ill at
Yokohama, Japan, having been taken
off ship while on his way from Am
erica Information of his condition
was received here in a cablegram to
DR.. w. R. Lambruth, missionary
secretary of the church. Bishop
Ward sailed from San Francisco July
23 to inspect the work of the church
in Japan, China and Korea.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
AWFUL RECKONING IN PROS
PECT.

Whether just or unjust, this alb
solute Indifference to the cry of the
people for relief, this determination
to hold the people helpless while they
are exploited by the protected trusts,
will certainly bring an awful reck-
large way the justice of the penalty
is obvious, for the Indifference Of
the do minant republican organiza-
tion IN 10th houses to the popular
welfare mas been for years thing
too Qalpa BILE for concealment, too
coarse and cruel for patience.-In-
dianapolis Star.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09

Seattle, Sept. 9.-Using the en-
of the early days, the volunteer fire
fighters of this city and San Francis
co will engage in a contest on the
exposition grounds today, A big fire
will be started and the oldtime fire
men will show what they can do
toward eXtinsuishing it. The fire
chiefs of the Pacific coast will also
hold their convention here today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
Uncle SANS Hand.

Puerto Cortez, Spanish Honduras,
Sept, 9.--It is reported here that
the United States is preparing to es-
tablish a protectorate over this re-
public The rumor is founded on the
appointment by the government of
representatives to arrange for refin-
ancing Honduras foreign debt with
New York bankers. The debt
amounts to $4,000 pounds.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
Testifies After Four Years.

Carlisle Center, N. Y, G. b. Bur-
hans, writes: About four years ago
/ wrote you that l had been entirely
cured of kidney trouble by taking
two bottles of 'Foley's Kidney Rene
pleased to state that I have never
had any return OF those symptoms,
and ] am evidently cured to stay
cured" Foley's Kidney Remedy Will
do the samefor you. B. w. Fearis. d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
He Knew His Business.

Kind Hearted Maiden (6snipg for II
stray penny in her purse)-l suppose
you poor blind people feel your mis-
fortunes keenly?
Blind Mendicant--Yes, indeed. The
Lord only knows how miss the pleas
ure Of being able to look into the beau.
tiful faces of the handsome and lovely
ladies' who are kind enough to donate
Kind Hearted Maiden (ishing out a
shilling)- Here. poor fellow, take this,
I'm sure you are deserving. London
Scraps
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09

There is more danger that children
Will become greedy or penurious
than that they will be wasteful and
prodigai.
Let the children early understand
that fitness for respectable life Is
the main purpose OF education and
that therein lies the best insurance
of the fullest and most enjoyable
success on the great playground OF
healthy manhood Fort worth
Record,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
Mob browns Negro,

Shreveport. Sept 9,--Advices re-
ceived here from Rayville state that
Henry Hin, a negro desperately at
tackled Miss Nette Jones, near there,
yesterday on the bank of a creek
Her screams foiled his purpose and
gro and drowned him in the creek
near the spot where he attacked the
girl.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
Health and Beauty Aid

Cosmetics and lotions <will not
clear your complexion ~ pimples
and blotches like Foley's Orino Lax
atiye, for indigestion, stomach and
liver trouble and habitual coustipa-
ton. Cleanses the system and is
pleasant to take. b. w. Fearis d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
Death in Show Window,

Sinner, Texas, Sept. 9.-Fritz
a farmer living near Sinner,
accidentally fell head first into a
show window at Richters market
here breaking the glass and sever
ing his jugular vein, from the effects
Of which he died a few moments la
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
Two County Court Convictions.

James Marshall was tried and
convicted in the county court We'd
nesday afternoon on charge of ag-
gravated assault The jury imposed
a fine of $25.
John Watson was convicted of
theft. He was fined s1.00 and given
one day in jail
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
Abused White Woman.

Ethel Jones, a negress, was
brought here Wednesday night from
Italy by Deputy Sheriff Shippey and
placed in the county jail She is
charged with abusive language, the
accusation being that she abused Il
white woman.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
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 b. w. Fearis. d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
Torn by Bulldog.

Denison, texas. Sept. "a large
bulldog attacked the 12-year-old
daughter of Mr.. Tulley yesterday
The child was quite seriously injur-
ed her arm and breast being LAGER
ated by the dogs teeth.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
Notice,

WaXahachie X. o. T. NJ. Tent No.
81 members are urged TO be pres
ent Thursday night at regular meet
ing. Business of Importance.
w. T. JONES. Com.
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Perhaps.

"Now, look here, Algernon," said a
parent to his son sternly. when | was
your age | was at the head Of my
class"
"Ah." responded the lad, perhaps
teachers were easier to fool then than
they are nowv'
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09
Severe.

81 wish ! had Il fortune, I'd never
paint another picturer' declared an
artist to a brother Of the brush.
SWELL there are lots Of people who
would give you one on that condition"
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Hicks Capudine Cures sick Head
ache.

Also Nervous Headache, travellers
Headache and aches from Grip,
Stomach Troubles or Female trou-
bles. Try Capudine--it's liquid-ef-
fects Immediately Sold by drug
gists. alt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09

DR.. Alternately, the great English
physician, said, Watch your kid
neys. When they are affected, life Is
in danger" Foley's Kidney Remedy
makes healthy kidneys, corrects
urinary Irregularities, and tones mp
the whole system, B. ". Pearls
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-09

The Enterprise FURNISHING Company Is
IN no wise responsible for debts that may
be contracted by employees, nor viii We
assume payment OF such debts under
any circumstances. Every empIoye OF
this office Is paid promptly foI work
done. This is to protect ourselves and
the selling public-ENTERPRISE PUB
LISTING COMPANY. Per q. W. NJ o.
Knight, Manager.
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The Similarity.

why are some policemen like rain
bowsr Because they appear after the
storm IL over
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Blank notes at the Daily Light
office. II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
FRENCH MAN WINS
 MARATHON RAGE

Boston, April 19.-Under torrid condi- tions which made even moderate exertion exhausting, Henry Renaud of Nashua, N. H.. won the thirteenth annual Mara thon run of the Boston Athletic associa- ton todway. The time, 2:55:36 40, was next to the slowest ever recorded and was due to the unusual temperature.
 Renaud had not been considered a pos sible winner.
 The official times of the first five men were as follows:
 H. Renaud Nashau, N H., 2:53:36 4-5.
 H. Jensen, New Yorw, 2:57:17 4-5.
 P. J. Grant, Brooklyn, 2:5S :48 3-5
 J. F. Crowley, New York, 2:59:47 3-5
 s. A. Mellor, Yonkers, 3:00:53 1-5
 The course covered was about, 20 miles, from Ashland to this city. The French man proved his stamina against Ameri- can, English, Irish, German, Russian, Greek and Indian competitors. From twen- ty-fifth place at the half way mark he gained steadily until two miles from the finish, he took first place and kept 1t un- til the end of the race. The time was the slowest made In this event in years. Sec ond and third places went to H. Jensen of New York and F. J. Grant of Brook lyn. respectively.
 Never before have the runners in Bos- ton Marathon started under such torrid weather conditions. Seven score of run ners. stripped to gymnasium costume. competed.
 Renaud was so fresh at the finish that he made the last 100 yards like a short distance runner and walked jauntily into the club house. where he received a beau tifuI silver bowl as his emblem of vic tory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
WAR DECLARED ON
 OUTLAW LEAGUE

Cincinnati. April 19-War on the Cal ifornia State league. which is chased as outlaw league, was declared by the national baseball commission in session here late this afternoon.
 An assessment on the 16 clubs of the two major leagues will be made to pro vide a substantial sum to be expended in the fight to be made on the California league.
 It was said no application had been received from Pitcher Ed Walsh, of the Chicago Americans, to be declared free agent and no action had been taken in his case.
 A number of minor cases were consid- cred by the commission and decisions announced The claim of Player Ma son of the Troy, N. r., State league team to be declared a free agent was granted, while the application of Players Harm of Rockford and Darringer of Du- buque to be declared free agents were not allowed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Boston Loses the Lead.

Boston, April 1e.-Brooklyn and Boston broke even in todays games, the morn ing event being won by the home team. 8 to 2, and the visitors shutting them out in the afternoon, to O.
 In the morning game Chappelle sent a home run over the fence in the second in- ming, scoring a run ahead of him. Brook lyn tied the score in the sixth, but Smith s double and single by Sweeney in the sixth saved the day for Boston.
 In the afternoon Brooklyn scored three runs in the first on double, three singles and Bates huff. In the ninth wild throw let in two more runs. Score:
 Morning game R. H. E. Boston ........... 020 900 0o1-3 12 o Brooklyn ................ OO lO1 OO0-Z 0
 Batteries: Chappelle and Smith; Bell and Marshall. Time. 2 hours. Umpires. Riger and Truby.
 Afternoon game R. H. E. Boston ................... OO OOO O00-O Brooklyn ........ 300 900 002-5 10 5
 Batteries: Mccarthy and Bowerman Mcintyre and Berger. Time, 1:40. Um- pires, Rigler and Truby.
 At Chicago-Pittsburg-C Chicago game postponed. rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Pearson Aids eerea College.

Lexington. Ky, April 19.-Presdent William G. Frost of Berea college at Bera, Ky, received letter from pr. D. K. Pearson. Chicago phi1anthropist, announcing that he had donated $25,000 for boys dormitory at the college. The new building will be erected dur ing the summer by student labor and will be ready for use in September. This is the third liberal gift made to the sch ool by Dr. Pearson, his first being $100,000 some years ago for extension work, another, the second $50,000 for a water works plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
HoIIand-venezueIa Aareeme ent.

The Hague. April 1s.-Under the settle ment reached by the governments of Hol- land and Venezuela in the matter of the disputes between the two countries, tho latter agrees to give the same fiscal treat ment to the islands of the Dutch Antilles as is accorded the West Indian islands, and to pay the sum of $40o0 damages on account of Dutch vessels captured In the spring of 1908 The Netherlands engages to prohibit the importation or arms lnto venezueian coast guard vessels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
IngZO710uS Victory E
 Snatched From BaYOnS
MOBILE IS VICTOR
 OVER LITTLE ROCK

Mobile. April 19-Five thousand people saw Mobile defeat Little Rock this aft ernoon in a game that while full of ragged playing was full of excitement, with a few brilliant plays interspersed here and there the most brilliant being sentelfs enchanted stab of Casey's hot liner and a double play from right field to third base by Wheat, Rhoton and Ben son. The hits were even. but Mobile punched hers with, Little Rocks errors and won the game in the seventh after Little Rock had tied tic score in that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
President Taft Is a Good Rooter
NASHVILLE DROPS
 GAME TO ATLANTA

Nashville. April 1s.--Bernhard tried a new pitcher. Weaver, today, and At lanta won. to 8. Weaver lasted but two innings. but the visitors batted him hard, while his wildness was cost ly. At the end of the two innings the score was to 1 in Atlanta's favor. Tn en NashviIle's big manager went into the box himself and not another Att lanta man crossed the plate, but the damage had already been done. The best Nashville could do was one in the sixth and another in the ninth Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
SEWANEE EASILY
 DEFEATS AUBURN

Sewanee. Tenn, April 19.-Sewanee won the first game of the series with Auburn today in a walk Sawrie pitched excellent ball for Sewanee, striking out 10 men and allowing six hits. Line was the star of the game, getting three hits out of four times up. The hitting of Sewanee was much better than expected, and also base running good Auburn was not In good form on account of the double-header Saturday with Georgia and the long trip from Atlanta. A better game is expected in the double-header tomorrow Myers works for Sewanes; Reynolds for Auburn.
 Score by innings R. H. E. AuDurn ......--.......... lOO 0OO Ol0-8 z Sewanee ................ 101 SO1 29*-S 8
 Struck out. by Sawrie 10. by Thomas g.. Bases on balls, Thomas 1, Sawrie 2. Two- base hit, Eisle- Three-base hit, Faulken- berry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
BASEBALL RESULTS.

At Lexington: Washington and Lee Uni- versity. [; Charleston college. O.
 At Worcester, Mass: Holy Cross, 6; Georgetown, 8.
 At Richmon& Wake Forest, g. Rich mond, l.
 At Roanoke: Roanoke Virginia league), 6; Eastern college, Front Royal Va, 2. At Macon. Ga: Trinity. 5; Mercer, g. At Blaeksburg, Va. Virginia Polythech- nic, 6; Roanoke college, g.
 At Greensboro: North Carolina, l. Uni- versity of Virginia, 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
amsters on Strike.

New York, April 19.-The number of teamsters on strike in the city was in creased to 800 today by the addition of a number of men from the smaller firms. The big truckers declared they were getting out their teams despite the action of their men and business was conducted today by strike break ers A number of the stable men re- fused to hitch the horses for the strike breakers and walked out. Union pickets followed trucks to Jersey City and there induced drivers to leave their teams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
Looks Bad for Turkey.

Vienna. April 1s.-Telegraphing from Saloniki the correspondent of the Neue Freie Presse says that Turkish warships at Smyrna have promised to come here to support the Young Turks. He adds that the army corps at Adrianople is ready to march on Constantinople and that 22000 troops already have passed through Tchatal1e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-20
NEGRO GAME WAS
 ALL LOCALS WAY

The Birmingham negro ball team liter ally whipped the Knoxville aggregation off of the diamond at West End yester- day afternoon The game was entirely one-sided, and the Birmingham team ex- perienced no difficulty in downing their opponents. The final score was to l. The batteries were: Birmingham, Taylor and Wiley; Knoxville, Clark and Thomp- son.
 The two teams will play at West End again this afternoon, the game to be called at o'clock