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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-11

boro, Ill, was yesterday appointed
by Bishop Dunno of Peoria as pastor
Of st. Joseph's Roman Catholic par
ish In this, city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-11
ATTACK ON PRIMARY LAW

Petitions Are Filed in Illinois Su.
preme Court at Springfield.
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 11-Briefs
for the petitioners in the proceedings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-11

was not filed. This contention is in
addition to the proposition that the
comrAittee acted under an unconsu-
tutional statute
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be conferred on the representatives
of political organization.
In the McInerney petition recogni-
ton of his candidacy is demanded on
the theory that the senatorial COM
mittee's action is void because notice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-11

Your cough annoys you. Keep on
hacking and tearing the delicate
membranes of your throat if you
want to be annoyed. But if you
want relief, want to be cured, take
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-11

Priest Gets kewanee Parish.
Kewanee, Ill, Oct. 11.-Rev.
Father Charles Frencken of Thomas
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All the news all the time-The
Argus
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14
THE POPCORN KING.

A number of years ago an Iowa
man, A. H. Reuber by name, sat
upon making a specially of popcorn
lie planted twenty-five acres to start
with and the result was so satisfac-
tory that he steadily increased the
size Of his crop from year TO year
He acquired moro land and plated
more popcorn and found no trouble
in iisposing OF ALI be could ,a,se at
3 good price.
So he bought the crops OF bis
neiehbors as they matured. People
Rcpt on getting Interested in pop
corn until the little tov-a 81 )isb3,t.
with a population of only 1900,
claims To be the popcorn center of
the world Last year 100000
pounds were produced within a ra-
1ius of fifteen miles OF the town,
and more of 1t il being grown every
year Reuber is popcorn king and
Odebolt Is headquarters for popcorn.
The average profit of the crop is
gaid to be about $50 to the acre,
though there are instances of larger
profits being made. One farmer near
Odebolt received $3.7So for the out
put of forty acres, and Others have
done approximately as we'll. In the
meantime. Mr. Reuber is handling
vast quantities of the grain and is
encouraging all Of his farmer friends
10 raise more of 1t, as the demand is
constantly increasing. Popcorn has
now been introduced in Europe and
the people over there like ii. Foreign
orders are piling up at 0debolt.
The farYer who adopts a special
8 and devotes thought aad energy t.
II Is a level headed man and vii
more than likely reap the reward OF
his efforts. There is more money in
field of popcorn we'll tended than
in a large volume and variety OF
products which must needs suffer at
times for lack of proper cultivation.
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14
1he Polka.

The polka Is the natural dance for
the feet OF the people. Take in evi-.
dence its origin. a Bohemian peasant
girl was seen dancing "out Of Der own
head" extemporiZing from the sheer
Joy OF her heart song. tune and steps.
This she did on Sunday afternoon in
ElbeleiniiZ and an artist. one Josef
Neruda. who spied her. made a note of
all he saw The people of the town
adopted the dance and called 1t the
pulka. half step In 1885 1t reached
Prague and Vienna in 1910. thence 1t
spread rapidly through Europe. When
Nj. Cellarius introduced it TO the Pari-
SLAMS we hear that all else gave way
before 1.-THE all absorbing pursuit. the
polka. which embraces in Its qualities
the intimacy Of the waltz with the vi.
vacity OF the Irish jig. "-Cassells Mag
azine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14

WANTED IN CHINA.

What to do Nfth strenuous ex-
president may at last find solution
China wants him. From the PARKWAY
Orient. In which the dragon of fate
seems to be coihng itself about the
Chinese nation for Japanese
squeeze. comes long and loud cry
for Roosevelt Boss of the Flowery
Kingdom Is the Job marked out for
the colonel IN the rumors that are
reported TO have currency In China.
The specific post that is being franz
ed up is that of counselor 10 the
child emperor. There il an antt-bahy
movement afloat in Chinese politics.
and presumably the tongs are in a
hi gh state of agitation. with knives
and bullets doing the kind OF work
they do in Peil street every once in
q while. The anti-baby faction want
some strenucsity and personality in
their rule They see China drifting
into tine NAV of Japan without eff.
fectiye protest from the western
world, aud they want the country TO
give an account of itself. China is. in
fact, advancing along the path OF
civilization more rapidly than Japaa,
and, given the presence OF Roosevelt
10 assume the reIns OF actual govern
ment, II could strike a pace that
would leave the western world gasp
ing for breath in its efforts to keen
up. This is, nj least, the expectation
OF those who. impressed by the cry
in England for real Roosevelt, are
looking toward the man who car
curb anything from a cyclone TO .
political frenzy as the one worla-fig.
ure that could take the resources and
population of China and make 1t the
king pin In Asia. Baltimore Ameri
can.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14

Tourists must not fail to note the
stringeucy Of the French customs as
TO the smoking materials they may in
nocently bring with them A CORE
spondcnt is reminded of a significant
little scene on the Dieppe landing
stage. An English holiday maker who
had come down to meet friend arrfv
ing by the boat found himself without
a light for his pipe and sang out to
friend on board. Got a matchY The
latter was just about to throw his
matchbox across the intervening yard
or two of water when the man on the
stage suddenly remembered and added
with hasty pantomiLe. NO: wait till
presently" And Outstanding passen-
gers had to explain to the astonished
newcomer that II the box had been
thrown under the eyes of the customs
officers every match In it might have
had to pay u franc London Chronicle.
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London as II Was.

Haydn's Dictionary of Dates"
makes the statement that the old name
Of the city OF London WAS written
Lynden or Llyndin. meaning the city
on the lake" An old tradition gives
us to understand that London was
founded by Brute. a descendant Of
Aeneas. and called New Troy or Troy
novant until the time of Lud who snr
rounded the town with walls and
named it Caer-Lud. or Lads Town,
This latter is probably the correct YER
sion OF the story. If for no other, rea-
son because 1t Is an easy matter to de-
tect a similarity between the express
sion Lud's Town and London II is
claimed by some writers that there
was city on the same spot l,l0T
years b. C.. and IL is known that the
Romans founded II city there called
Londinium A. D. Ill
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AFRAID OF MOONLIGHT.


The majority ar Porte RiCsns have
tnstilled IN them from ,ariit~>t infancy
superstiiiou~ dread ui tn,. iul. moon )
rays" said business man who has
Just returned frnm that country.
1T Is a curiuu> ~trhi O." fhp American
s,,nn ttit. -tf...i- e,i,l rtslt., 49, Of the
;S.s IS: with iiaIjgFvii.IS vsjST'Vi over their
heads III the tone WaIclr'~ ui The night.
and riie more brilliantly the .uoon *
shining the greater VIII II" HE uuiEber
OF people WIN ar" mus projecting
themselves from her beams DuI in
the seque~tercd rIrli districts a gay
mounted cavalier will bc met at mid
night his bride rein IN one hand and
an appraised umbrella in the other II
looks weird aud also ridiculous but
the natives do II for peculiar reason
They are possessed OF tbs. conviction
that Luna's full light striking upon
mor'als is almost sure To make them
mentally unsunnd-Ihat is TO say iu
natics~-und that is why they interpose
Il shield between them and her dazzling
brightness.
TO sleep where the moon could
shine full upon one Is. in the view Of
a Porto Rican. to tempt fate. and it
would be II daring one who could be
hired 10 do II for any consideration.
Baltimore American
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14
CITY ORDINANCE.

An ordinance defining tha fire Il
mits of the city of Waxahachie,
Texas, prohibiting the erection
and placing therein of houses AMI
buildings made of certain sui
stances and providing a penalty
for a violation thereof.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City
Council of the city of Waxahachie,
Texas:
Article l. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to erect or
cause to be erected, or place or cause
to be placed, or haul or cause to be
hauled, any wooden, sheet-iron or
corrugated iron building. structure,
or erection, or any building with
wooden frame with the wall filled
in with brick and mortar, concrete
or other such substance, or any tent
or canvas structure upon any ground
OF land in the following territory
in the city of Waxahachie, Texas:
All of blocks1, 2, 8, s. 9, IA, IS, 16,
81, %. %, SO, and that part of the
east half of block 80 that is south of
Spring Branch in said city.
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are susceptible Most oysters are per-
fec,Iy good. having been grown Tn
pure waters Ia from the possibility
O. pollution Bat others are not
carefully reared They reach the
wharves here fresh from the mouths
OF sewers. where thy have gathered
the maklngs OF human ailments, As
icpg as one knows the source of tAl
oyster II Is perfectly safe 10 eat /.
provided the oyster Is clean ard
y itolvsof3i.. But 1t Is Just as danger
Gus 10 eat nncooked oysters ut nap
hazard as TO drink milk from datr'
les OF which nothing Is known. Jost
IA there are oysters and oysters so
there are dealers and dealers. All
that is necessary for the user Of cvs
ters IL the raw state is 10 make s'Gr"
that the purveyor is supplied (, 1ln
a wholesome source. The dealer him
sell II conscientious VIII make cure
that his goods are pure. Ii Is Just -
easy to prevent the acquisition OF
disease principles by the oyster
route as to prevent the spread Of fe
vafs by way o. the milk can, And 1t
IL just as important. as long as oys-
tiers are eaten raw. 70 inquire into
this matter and take nothing for
granted Washington STIR.
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THE CAMERA ORScURA.
From, u Was Evolved OR siooeeo Phe-
,anraph,e spEAratas.

The canpri was inyruied 10y an ltal-
ian uaued Bapiisla Ports. though 1t
was not at firsi used for photograph
ing II WAS Ia reality merely "A dark
room. into which the light was admit
ted through little round hole In one
side The rays OF light coming from
nhi.,7ts outside Of this room af''aT".f II
through this aperture and ;3adg i pie
ture on the other side of the room
glowing In all the beauty and color OF
nature itself. but rather indistinct and
upside down.
This dark room was contrived by
Por,a about the middle Of the sixteenth
century He improved II later by
placing a glass lens In the aperture
and outside mirror which received
the rays of light and reflected them
through the lens so that the image
upon the opposite wall within was
made much brighter. more distinct
and In natural or erect position. This
was really the first camera obscura, an
Invention which Is enjoyed to the pres
snt day.
Now our modern Photographic cam
era is merely small camera obscura
in lis simplest form, carrying lens at
one end and ground glass screen at
the other 1t is. however. often much
more complicated in its construction.
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a Pretty Poor Portrait.

a Cninaman of very high rank had
his portrait painted. and when it was
finished the painter requested him 10
inquire of the passersby what they
thought of 1t. The other agreed and
asked the first conner:
DO you think this portrait like
The hat is extremely like" replied
the critic.
The subject of the portrait asked n
similar question of second stranger
who answered that the clothes seemed
to be exactly reproduced He was
about to interrogate third when the
painter stopped him and said impa-
tientiy:
The resemblance of the hat and
clothes is OF no Importance Ask this
gentleman what he thinks of the face"
On being asked this question the
stranger hesitated a very long time
but at last he replied:
The beard and hair are first rate"
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LIBRARY NOTES
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49,

"whon in doubt. consult the Sims
Library"
The library now closes at O'Clock
each evening.
Two numbers of the Farmers Bull
letin, recently received, treat Of tn,
care OF milk and its use in the home,
and game laws for 1910.
The Sims library is yours and you
should use it,
Speaking of the comic supplement
in the Sunday newspaper, the Out
look regards it as one of the great
est peris in the life of the country
today. We are permitting the vul-
garizing of our children on great
scale. We are allowing them to be-
come accustomed to the cheapest
and crudest use of color and form
and are saturating their minds with
vulgar images. We are teaching them
lawlessness. We are cultivating the
lack of reverence in them: we are
doing everything we can, by cheap
ening life, to destroy the American
homes of the future. At a time when
the interests of the children are at
tracing more and more attention,
when state and national measures
are being taken to protect them
from overwork, it is high time that
organized effort should be made to
protect them from contamination.
from base ideals of life, from mean
conceptions of home and parents.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14
STRENUOUS LIVING.
A Long Day In tho Life Of an English
Lady In 1891.

Lady In 1891.
As for industrious idleneSs. which Is
held 10 blame for the wrecking of our
nervous systems. it was not unknown
to an earlier generation Nine. lie
Brun assures us that In her youth
pleasure loving people would leave
Brussels early in the morning. travel
all day to Paris 10 hear the opera and
travel all night hoiae, That" she
observes-as we'll she may--'was con
sidered being fond Of the opera"
a paragraph in one of Horace Wal
poles letters gives us the record of
a day and nigh, 10 the life of an
English tady-sixteen hours of strain"
which would put New York to the
blush Il heard the Duchess of Cor
dons journal Of last Monday" he
writes to Miss Kerry in the spring of
1871, She first went to hear Handlers
music in the abbey: she thea Chamber
ed over the benches and went to Hast
ing's trial in the hall. after dinner 10
the play. then to Lady Lucans assem-
bly,. after that TO Ranelagh and return
ed to Mrs. Hobert's faro table: gave a
ball herself in the evening of that
morning. into which she must have got
good way. and set out for Scotland
the next day Hercules could not have
accomplished a quarter of her la bors III
the same space of time" - Atlantic
Monthly.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14
Big Gas Wells.

San Antonio. Texas. Sept. H.
Big gas wells have been struck near
Laredo in the San Antonio country.
Three brothers named Reiser are
pioneers In this work A number of
gushers have been opened up and a
pipe line is being built into the town
Of Laredo and in a little while this
cheap fuel will be available. In San
Antonio several big manufacturing
plants have demonstrated that the
Ignite coal found just outside Of this
city makes excellent producers gas
and they are manufacturing this cheap
fuel effectively.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14
OYSTERS.

Inasmuch az the word September
contains the letter RI" the oyster 10
today once more In season. Some
people have been eating oysters all
through May. June. July and August
those months which by singular CO.
Incidence are spelled without that
letter and which cover the period
during which the oyster IL not at Its
best. But majority OF oyster eaters
strictly hold to the old ..r" fetch aud
would as soon cat toad stool as TO
absorb an oyster in any OF the four-r-
less months And those same people
WIN eat 0yaters during the r.
months with q supreme disregard for
their source ara quality, takins them
III faith ana assuming their whole
sol,aensss ana freedom from the va
nous c0ntaminations 70 which they
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14
ROMANCE OF ARCHITECTURE.
Origin Of the Graceful Corinthian Style
OF Capital

In the winter young girl had died
In Corinth. Some time afterward her
maid gathered together various trim
kets and playthings which the girl had
loved and brought them to the girls
grave. There she placed them In
basket near the monument and put n
large square tile upon the basket to
prevent the wind from overturning 1t
1t happened that under the basket was
root of an acanthus plant When
spring came the acanthus sprouted.
but its shoots were not able to pierce
the basket, and accordingly they grew
around IT, having the basket in their
midst Such OF the long leaves AS
grew up against the four protruding
corners Of the tile on the top of the
basket curled round under these cor
ners and formed pretty volutes.
Kallimachos the sculptor, walking
that way one day. saw this and I'M
mediately conceived the notion that the
form Of the basket with the plaque
on top OF it and surrounded by the
leaves and stalks of acanthus would
be a comely heading for columns In
architecture. He from this idea formed
the beautiful Corinthian style of CAPT
tai Such. at least. is the story as the
architect Vitruvius told II 300 years
ago
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14
II Wouldn't Sound Well.

An English north country paper
frowns upon the known ambition OF
the mayor OF Its town TO be made a
knight for his distinguished services In
receiving royalty and narrates for the
benefit OF the aspirant this anecdote:
When Adam Black. the Edinburgh
publisher. was sounded on the subject
of receiving knighthood he said mae.
nae: It wadna dee. You see." he add
ed. III boy cam into ma shop and
said. "A ha'peth o. slate pencil Sir
ADAM 1t wadna sound weei."
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Article 2. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person Or persons to move
or cause to be moved into the terri
tory specified in Article l of this
ordinance, or to remove from one
place to another in said territory
any building, structure, erection or
tent as are specified in Article l o.
this ordinance, and locate same In
said limits.
Article 3. Any person or persons
violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and on conviction shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding
one hundred dollars, provided that
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14
Patents Issued to Texans.

Jack A Schley, United States Pat
ent Attorney of 40l Main street,
Dallas, Texas, announces the 'issu-
ance of the following patents to
Texans for the week ending Septem-
Der 10:
Ned u. Barnes, assignor TO O, A.
Smith and II. A. Mcdonald, Willis,
indicator or bulletin.
Joseph a. Gates Mason. insulat-
Ing applying device
Irwin r. Harris. Forreston. vend-
ing apparatus.
Andrew G.. Lott, Barnes, car door.
cliff NJ Mitchell, Floydada, oil
burner.
VIM. f. Rape. Woodsboro, broiler.
Eugene s. Scheble. Cleburne. as
signor to f. O. Rast, Boston. Mass,
coin controlled machine.
q. G. Seeders. Pilot Point, spring
motor.
John II. stephens, Vernon, hose
coupling
Harry j. Stoops, Houston, cotton
picking machine.
Charles W. Weber. McGregor
cotton chopper.
James Worrell, Humble. watcl
case.
trademarks.
Paul NJ. Harris, Dallas, flavorine
syrup for soda fountain drink.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-14
Real Modesty.

An actor should he modest and
most actors are" said q prominent one
at n luncheon In i'ittSburs But |
know a young actor who at the be-
ginning Of his career carried modesty
almost too far.
This young man inserted in AL the
dramatic papers Il want advertisement
that said:
Engagement wanted small part,
such as dead body or outside shouts
preferred
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each and every day such buld
structure, erection or tent shall
permitted to remain in said terrj
shall constitute and be a sepj
offense.
Article 4. All ordinances 1
parts of ordinances in conflict 1
this ordinance are hereby repal
Passed and approved, this 9Th
OF September, 1910.
A. LASSWEl|
Mayor of the city of Waxahaa
Texas.
ATTEST:
CARROLL TODD, Secretary oil
city of Waxahachie. Texas,
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A Meek Worm.

You miserable wcrm" cried an In
,ensed wife. If you was half man
you'd help me to turn the nangle!'
II may be worm" replied the
spouse meekly. .hu, ! amt the SORT
that turns. London Mali
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Il think In sllend my vacation on
the lynx. said the first tea. I'm fond
OF golf F."
The giraffe for mine,'' declared the
second tea II need the highest alti-
tude | can tnd Washington Herald
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Sensible.

Mrs N.-rhe init above us is unoccu.
pied right now Why don't you come
and tive there: Mrs .Y.-Oh. my dear.
we've been such good friends. and
hate to start auarreling with you'll
Exchange.
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The swss. Girl.

Belle-Nellie. dear may introduce
TO meet you. sir. All OF your prede-
cessors have heen such bully fellows =
Cleveland Leader.
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H& that riseth late must trot all day
and shall scarce overtake his business
at night -~Frankiin
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Notice.

Please phone all society notes fo'
this week, to old phone 37a.
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The very latest and best selection
Of box paper ii Fearis' l421
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Any erroneous reflection upon the
character. standing or reputation 81 any
person. arm or corporation that may ap-
will be gladly corrected upon It's being
brought to the attention OF the manage
meat.
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Obituaries, resolutions OF respect, cards
oil thanks nh matter not NEWS will he
charged for at tsa rate Of cents per time.
Poetry al double price,
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Paul NJ. Harris, Dallas, flavoring
syrup for soda fountain drink.