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Every Moo Christopher Have

on his car, and when he pressed the
rubber bulb it gave forth honk-honk
that was like a low wall of sorrow.
He was coming into town along the
Gratz Hollow road, honking every lit
tie while on general principles, las.
Wednesday, and thinking no evil, and
at the same time Silas Prowses COW
was eating grass sadly and mourning
the recent loss of her calf, which had
become veal a short time before. The
cow was about a mile from Gus
tapher, but the moment she heard his
honker she pricked up her ears. and
altered low moo of distress, and
Started for Christopher on the lope.
When Gustapher came over the
rise of the hill he saw the COW and
the COW saw him, and he honked to
warn the COW off his right of way,
but instead of getting out of the wey
she uttered a low cry of joy and sped
toward Gustapher. So he honked
again. and at that the COW fairly
laughed with happiness and broke in
to a eallop straight toward Gustapher.
act in just that way. and he didn't
know what to make of it, so he
brought his car to stop and took
hold of the bulb of his honker and
honked at the COW for all he was
worth The COW stopped straight in
front of him and looked at the auto.
mobile with a puzzled air and when
they had stood there for minute or
two she looked up at Gustapher with
a wistfHt, pleading look in her eyes.
For quite while Christopher did not
know what the COW wanted. He
thought maybe the heat had driven
her insane, and the more so because
she got madden and madden, Then he
gave her a warning honk, and she
Immediately quieted down and re-
sumed her puzzled but satisfied look,
but when he didn't honk she grew
angry. They stood there at least half
an hour, mooing and honking back
and forth Every time the COW would
moo Gustapher had to honk, and
every time he honked the COW would
moo, but you can't expect a state rep.
representative in Prince Albert
coat TO sit all day in an automobile
honking for the pleasure of a spotted
COW. SO he started his car slowly
and kept up a steady low honking,
and the COW trotted along at his side
like large coach dog.
But the more Gustapher thought
about it the more he felt that it would
not be dignifed to enter town paced
by a spotted COW, and as his old tea.
rot of an automobile couldn't go as
fast as the COW could lope, he hardly
knew what to do about 1t. And right
there was where he realized that his
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WITCH DOCTOR KILLS BABES
lamentations Fail to Cure Summer
Ills of Many Little Children
in Pennsylvania.

Reading, Pa.-Coroner Strasser IL
busy securing evidence in the case OF
the six infants who died in one day
recently after alleged treatment by
witch doctors for nothing but summer
complaint. He has reported the mat
ter to the district attorney
Reading is known for its many
witch doctors, and there have been
cases in court time and again of PEG
pie who claimed that neighbors ''ver
hexed" them. No sooner does a child
become i'll in this section than the
neighbors rush in and declare the
child is ''verheXed." The result is that
a powwow doctor with lamentations is
sought.
Several of the children who died
were simply treated with mystic
words while n red cotton cord was
passed over the body. In other cases
a bag containing charmed words was
hung about the neck
MANY children die every summer
from summer complaint who do not
have an attending physician" said the
coroner. - find that the parents are
of the middle class and spend their
money calling in old women who
make practice of pow-wowing and u.s.
ing charmed words. What is more,
these women describe the hex to the
parents, and this is the cause of many
of the neighborhood scraps that are
aired in court"
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BETZVILLE TALES.
Christopher Plogs and the Honk- Honk
.R,By Ellis Darker BufefI
W. Author Pigs is Pigs" Etc. Ssa3
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER NEWELL

The Hon. Gustapher Plogs is one
OF the most prominent citizens of our
county, and is stout for his size, prin
cipally around the bel. He is known
far and near as the only man with
nerve enough to wear Prince Albert
coat on week days, and is represent
alive { ON our county in the state
house We all wish he lived in Betz-
vile, but he comes down once in
awhile, and the other day he came
down in his automobile.
Gustapher's automobile is small but
nervy, being one of the vintage of
seven years ago, with a curly dash
board and an explanatory noise, and
when Christopher gets aboard he fills
1t so full of Christopher that the
springs slap together like castanets.
The other day he came down to
Betzville and he had a new honker
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Denies That He Is Dead.

telephoned for police patrol and set
all the suicide machinery in motion;
another notified several physicians
and still another notified the newspa
pers. Half dozen undertakers heard
about it and shattered all sprinting
records getting to the scene. While
waiting for the officials they sat on
the front stoop and figured on just
how they could afford to bury Hugo
at profit.
Coroner Schwannecke, Capt. Place
and three policemen from the Nor
risania station, three physicians and
half dozen reporters got to the
house about the same time. In this
order they filed slowly up the stairs,
the six undertakers bringing up the
rear.
800 pounds of death. Coroner Schwan-
necke sunk his knuckles in the door
of the Freyenhagen fiat and Mrs.
Freyenhagen opened it.
where's your dead husbands"
asked the coroner.
Here's her husband right here, but
he's not a dead one" answered a
gruff voice. as six feet of Freyenhagen
appeared at the opening.
Didn't you commit suicide?" asked
Capt. Place.
81 did not" said Freyenhagen.
But your wife said you drowned
yourself in the bathtub," suggested a
reporter
ME drown?" roared Freyenhagen.
I'm the best swimmer in the Bronx.
Come in till | show you my junk"
Whereupon Freyenhagen led the
mob into his parlor and draped him
self with his medals for their edit.
cation. The undertakers refused to
give up even then One offered to
bury him and throw in band of mu.
sic for $50 But Freyenhagen was OBJ,
durate and decided to stick around a
little longer.
In explanation of his wifes false
alarm he said he had fallen while in
the bathroom and she had jumped to
the conclusion that he had killed him
self,
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BRONX MAN ALPHABETICALLY
DENIES THAT He is DEAD
HUGO FREYENHAGEN UNGAL.
LANTLY PUTS HIS WIFE, CATH
ERNIE, IN ANANIAS CLUB.

New York.-After his wife, Cath.
crime. had stuck her head out of the
window and announced in an en-
phatic manner that he had committed
suicide by drowning himself in the
bath tub in their apartments on the
sixth floor of No. $50 linton avenue,
the Bronx, Hugo Freyenhagen was UNI
gallant enough to put her in the Ana.
Mas club by appearing and entering
general denial to all the allegations
In her complaint.
When Mrs. Freyenhagen made her
announcement and followed it up by
rushing into the street and giving de.
tails of the horrible affair everybody
was disposed to take her word for it.
And everybody got busy. One man
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honker made a honk exactly similar
to the bleat of calf and that the COW
did not care fig for him or his au.
tomobile-all she cared for was the
low, pleading honk of his honker.
So Christopher unscrewed his honk-
er, and after he had studied the COW
awhile he tied the horn on the cows
fore leg, and then he made her hist
up her foot, and he tied the bulb on
the bottom of her foot. Well, If you
ever saw joyous COW 1t was that
one when she set her foot to the
ground and the honker honked forth
a low, calf-life honk. She practiced
few minutes, raising and lowering her
foot, and in little while she could
honk as well as Gustapher himself.
She was perfectly satisfied and hap
py, and Gustapher went on into town,
and did his business, and as he passed
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the COW on his way home she honked
at him joyfully.
About two months after that Gus
tapher was at the state house, when
he received a post card from Silas
Prowse. 1t said: II wisht If you can
you would get the State Secretary OF
Agriculture to tell what is the matter
with my COW. Long about two months
ago she had her calf took away, and
she got peevish and started into de-
cline, but some vettinary tied sort
of business onto her foot and she
picked up again But now the blamed
foot business don't work, and she's
peevish again and has a high temper
ature."
AS soon as the Hon. Christopher
Plogs read that post card he put on
his hat and took the train for home,
and got into his automobile and au-
tomobiled along the road to Betzville,
and, sure enough, at the top Of the
Gratz Hollow road was the COW, look
ing steadily and hopefully in his di.
rection, and as soon as she saw him
she gave whoop of joy and started
for him, and when she reached the
automobile she stopped and held up
her foot
Christopher saw what was the mat
ter right away-the COW had a pune
ture in the honker bulb. He jumped
out of his automobile and got out his
repair kit and mended the puncture,
and the COW tried the honker gently
and 1t honked all right! Well, sir,
she went right up to Gustapher and
kissed him on the left cheek. al
though she had always been a most
modest COW. But she was that CRATE
full.
When he got back to the state
house he wrote a letter to Silas
Prowse and explained all about 1t.
and he didn't hear any more from
the COW for quite a while, and then
he got word from Silas. 81 wisht you
would come and get your honker on
my cow" the letter said. She's got
another calf, and don't need it, ana
between the honker and the new calf
she's most distracted. She thinks
she's got twins"
Copyright 1909, by w G. Chapman)
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Being a Woman.

To be man is the simplest thing in
the world-he has only to be as ma.
ture has chosen But the strenuous
ness of girls life begins when she
is quite little. At all ages women
must keep up appearances, but the
ever-present necessity to be better
looking than she really is and to main
tain some Illusion about herself is
only one of the difficulties OF being a
woman.-The Australasian.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-14

FOR SALE In compliance with the
Instructions of the county court of
Ellis county, Texas, we Will sell to
the highest bidder al private sale, a
part of Block No 1872 known as the
J. J. Holveck property on East JEFF
ferson street. corner lot about look
200 feet on which is located five
room frame house with front gallery,
small barn. etc. State Bank d Trust
Co. Administrator. 81
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LUIS I I
LONE ELM.

Lone Elm, July Several from
here attended the protracted meeting
which began Sunday at the Baptist
church at Sardis.
Health is still bad in this com
munity.
Mrs. A. c. Harris is some better at
this time
Mrs. Willie jerks of near Walnut
Grove is visiting her father and mo-
Their "a this place.
Mr.. Johnson and family visited
Mr. McCaleb and family Monday
Messrs. Ed and Joe Busby were in
this community Sunday and attended
the meeting at Sardis Sunday and
Sunday night.
We are glad TO know that Mr. Par
IRISH and daughter, who have been
very low with the fever are some bet
ter at this writing
Misses Edith and Wilma Spears
called on the Misses Rodgers Sunday.
Mrs. Woodall and daughter spent
one evening with Mrs. A. c. Harris
last week
Mr.. John Hickman and wife took
dinner with bud Tidwell and wife
Sunday.
Quite a number of our young peo-
pie attended the singing at Sardis
Judge Dunlap will speak at Sardis
Friday night in favor of the good
roads question,
Mrs. l.. Tidwel and daughter-in-
law were shopping in Waxahachie
Saturday.
Mrs. c. j Spears spent Saturday
,evening with Mrs. Annie Shaw.
Miss Bertha Green was shopping
in WaXahachie Saturday evening.
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ferer who was cured.
II. l.. Anderson, electrician, kauf-
man, Texas. says: For ten years !
was subject to attacks of kidney
complaint. The pains in the small of
my back were 50 acute at times that
could hardly arise from sitting
position and when STOPPING, my back
felt as if it were going to break. On
several occasions l was practically
helpless and obliged to quit work.
The kidney secretions were irregular
and accompanied by a sca1ding SEN
sation in passage. | spent much mon
ley dOctoring and trying various
medicines but it was not until |
used Doan's Kidney Pills that I OBJ
tanned relief They helped me at
once and for three years ! have had
no return of kidney trouble. I take
pleasure in endorsing Deans Kid
ney Pills
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for The United
States.
Remember the namc-Doan' s.
and take no other d&w2
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LOCAL NEWS
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LOCAL NEWS
See F. S. Cronk co. ror garden
hose If
+. S. Cronk d co. sell roofing
cheap. tt
H. w. MADISON contractor and
builder. tt
Eighteen rolls toilet paper and
holder for s1.00 at Cronk Co. tt
We rent goods for the Chautau-
qua. r. 2. Moore Furniture Co If
Buy your pumps from F. 5. Cronk
Co. All kinds. Prices way down. If
! Lots of good Oklahoma ear corn
/ and alfalfa hay at Waxabachie Grain
! Co, tt
! Mrs Carroll Hess of Naples is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hender-
i son.
When you need plumber, call
! Bunkley, with II 8 Cronk Co Both
/ Phones "a.
! For high elias photographs see Ca
BILE, successor to Montgomery, over
Cheeves Bros. & Co. 80
Ike Jolesch of Ennis spent last
night in the city and left this morn
ing on a trip to New York.
Little Misses Norma and Grace
! Henderson of Daingerfield are visit
! ing Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Henderson
! Charley Smith of Dallas, who has
been visiting his father, John e,
Smith, returned home this morning.
We will rent you anything you
need for camping purposes at the
Chautauqua w. X. Rudolph Furni-
ture Co. SO
Phone the Waxahachie Livery and
Transfer Co, when you want trunk
or baggage OF any kind hauled
| Phone 40. tt
0. p Lumley, merchant of this
lefty. and Mrs. Helen Lowe were unit
ed in marriage last night by Rev. r.
Il. Criddle.
Dr.. H. A Bourland and grand
daughter, Virginia Bourland of Dali
last, spent last night in the city, the
guests of the family of H. d. Tim
mons.
Foleys Honey and Tar not only
stops chronic coughs that weaken
| the constitution and develop into
/ consumption, but heals and strength
ems the lungs. 1t affords comfort and
rcl.ef in the worst cases OF chronic
bronchitis, asthma, hay fever and
! lung trouble. b. w Fearis. d
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The Mosquito Brigade.

Within two weeks this band of
boys has gathered 100 tin cans,
This goes TO show somewhat the ac-
emulation of tin cans about the
premises We know that this amount
is not more than one-half the tin
cans that could be gotten from the
premises in WaXahachie. Dr. Cheat
ham in his strenuous war against the
mosquito has ordered all premises to
be cleaned and cleared, so the depart
ment club will not continue any lon
ger their personal work of the bri-
gade The boys did well and we com
mend them for it.
MRS. II. \. PETERS.
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A WOMAN INUNDATED.
Would Not Attend Social Functions
Because of Her Hair.


There are many women in this
world. handsome in features. perfect
in form, graceful of movement and
brilliant of mind, who keep in the
background just because they have
thin, colorless and Iusterless hair.
In Paris they understand things
about the hair that We do not know
in this country. 1t was a Partisan.
Dr.. Sabourand, who discovered that
thin hair and dandruff are caused by
a microbe.
1t is Partisan Sage that proves DR..
Sabourand' $ theory to be correct, for
it is rigidiy guaranteed by Hood &
Curtin to kill the dandruff germ and
cure dandruff, falling hair and itch
ing scalp in two weeks or money
back
Partisan Sage is delightfully."-
pleasant hair dressing and invigora-
tor. it is not sticky or greasy. 1t
should be used freely in summer as
it keeps the scalp clean and cool and
free from odors.
The price for Partisan Sage is only
30 GEMS for a large, generous bottle
and is for sale by leading druggists
everywhere Sold in WaXahachie on
the money-back plan by Hood
Curtin. The girl with the auburn hair
is on every package Made in Ameri-
ca by GirouN Mfg. Co, Buffalo, n.
Y. 86-94-104
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MAY PROVE FATAL.

When VIII WaXahaciie People
Learn the Importance of 1t?
Backache is only q simple thing at
first;
But when you know tits from the
kidneys,
That serious kidney troubles fol-
low;
That diabetes, Bright's Disease
may be the fatal end,
You will gladly profit by the fol-
lowing experience.
It's the honest statement of suf-
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Fo1eyS
Honey
and Tar

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A Guarantee.
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Honey and Tar fails to euro
your cough or cold. Contains
no opiates. Thegenuine is In =
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Out last night? Headache and
nervous this morning? Hicks Cap
udine just the thing to fit you for
business. Gears the head braces
the nerves. Try it. AT drug stores.
alt
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MANAGER WANTED-$50.00 to
100000 weekly easily made looking
after my interest in WaXahachie
without ueglecting other matters if
otherwise engaged. Preference would
be given merchant or banker, al
though any one can handle it, as no
capital is required. 25 per cent COM
mission on -all business done here.
For particulars please address or
call on J. c. Drew Room p Rogers
lotaI. Waxahachie. Texas S6pd
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Notice.

The Lyric will run two reels Of
pictures daily from 10 a. m. to 10 p
m. The best pictures obtainable, S
cents. S6pd
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John +. Smith, who has been sick
several days at his home on West
Franklin street is reported as being
much better today
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-07
A. FORMED
uTURDAY AFTERNOON
rs SANCHEZ CHOSEN AS
.,ss,pENT or MEETING.
-. 20 Bs Drafted by Special
.,,,. who Will submit Re-
.,,, a, Next Meeting.

...,s,v for the prevention Of
a. animals was formed In
.,.-.vIIle Saturday afternoon by a
..uber Of ladies' and gentlemen
.s.embled pursuant to the call
sr.hed IN The Sun, the meeting
60 held in the offices Of The Dutton
Bnnk -u-s 4. -
I'd Mrs. z. C. F. Sanchez chosen as
--..,aeut. while Miss Mabel Sanchez
=. selected as secretary.
Much discussion was INDUCED in
..s MAYOR Davis read, for the benefit
J, nose present. the city's ordinance
-.r.rulng horses and other animals,
.,.,lug that while he heartily approved
!, ne move made by the ladies he
s.emed Il best for him not to become
member while he was holding his
v,,eut position as mayor.
Mrs. Sanchez appointed as a com
-li,ee on name and bylaws Col. w.
baker. Mesdames w. L. Hill and w.
Morrow, who will arrange the by
hws and submit them to another
w.eting Of the association TO be called
~ the president
Major Thomas suggested that the
roumittee correspond with Savannah,
jacksonville and other places and OBJ
lain copy Of their bylaws, which
would doubtless prove a help to the
o0mmittee.
Col Baker read the State laws con-
eerning animals and birds and sug-
rssled that It would prove advan-
rgeOus for the association TO solicit
De sheriff and police TO become mem
heFs Of the association, as they could
plck up all offenders without first Sc
curing q warrant for their arrest.
Upon motion Of Mrs. L. c. Lynch
the meeting adjourned subject to the
call Of the president. which will be
following the committees report on
tie bylaws.
The association has been successful
b launched here, which shows another
step IN the forward march, and the
sod work TO be done by the ladies
and men who composed the meeting
b everywhere evident. and many
cases can be cited to their attention.
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A Delightful Occasion.

One Of the pleasant occasions OF
me past week was the picnic rendered
~ honor OF Messrs Hall and Mack,
lsaaefs Of the singing az the Bible
conference, by l.. w. Chase, Friday.
There were eleven in the party, and
me shores OF a beautiful lake In the
AoeAy Point section was the place Sc
.seled' the party going out after the
nioie hour In the morning and return
Ns before the service In the after.
.oon- Dinner proved especially en-.
e1aole, as the day was delightful and
ne scene enchanting.