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Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
sreathlessly He Looked In.

moment Captain Plum hesitated. I'm.
der ordinary circumstances this spy.
Ing through window would have
been repugnant to him. But at pres
ent something seemed to tell him that
1t was not to satisfy his curiosity
alone that Obadiah Price mad given
him this opportunity. Would look
through that little window explain
some OF the mysteries of the night?
There CAME low whisper in his
ear
DO, you smell lilac. Nat? Eh?"
In another instant Captain Plum
had stepped upon the object beneath
the window and parted the leaves.
Breathlessly he looked in. A strange
scene met his eyes. io was looking
into a vast room, illuminated by a
huge hanging lamp suspended almost
on a level with his head. Under this
lamp there was a long table and al
the table sat seven women and one
man. The man was at the end near.
est the window and all that Nat could
see was the back of his head and
shoulders. But the women were IN
full view. three on each side OF the
table and one at the far end He
guessed the man to be Strang; but he
stared at, the women and as his eyes
Travelled, back to the one facing him
at the end OF the table he could
scarcely repress the exclamation of
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
On Some Ministers.

The worst O. these here shepherds
Is, my boy, that they reg'larly turns
the heads of all the young ladies'
about here. Lord bless their little
hearts, they think it's all right, and
don't know no better; but they're the
victims o CANNON, Samivel they're
the victims o CANNON. Nothn' else,
and wot aggregates me, Samivel, Is
to see 'em awastin' all their time and
labor In making clothes for copper-col.
orcd people az don't want em and
taking no notice of nesh.colored Chris
tians as do. If I'd my way, Samivel,
Id just stick some O these here lazy
shepherds behind a heavy wheel.bar
row. and run 'em up and down IA.
inch plank all day. That ud shake
the nonsense out Of 'em, II anythin'
vould.-Mr. Weller. Quoted by Charles
Dickens.
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
aYNoPsIs,

Captain Nathaniel Plum of ths sloop
Typhuuu. lands secretly on Beaver Is
land. Lahe Michigan, stronghold OF the
MOrmOus obadiah Price, an eccentric
old man and councillor OF tho Mormons.
who has h''n spying on him. suddenly
ConfIuu'- Inn Hnd tells him he IL expect
ed rlDu insists he has got the wrong
man. pu," lEr"res his protcstations and
bargains tnr the ammunition on board
the slpup lie binds Nat by a solemn oath
10 deliver package TO Franklin Pierce,
president NJ the United States. lie agrees
TO show rlum the Mormon town, st.
James Plum sees the frightened face
~ young woman In the darkness near
Prices cabin, She disappears leaving an
udOr Of lilars II develops that Plum's
visit 10 Beaver island is to demand set
Element from the king. Strang. for the
loOting ~ his ship some time previously
by M IA whom 10" suspected OF being Nor
mons. Nurke, his mate. has been left in
charg" ~ IT," sluop with orders to bonn
bard 81 James II the captain does not re-
turn within a certain time.
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
tTo BE CoNTINUED.)
For the ScandaImonaer.

The Orleans museum has just beer
enriched with a curious relic Of the
past which some workmen in making
excavations in the city came across
1t is stone representing a grinnine
figure. showing the teeth. the coun
tenance being repellent enough. In
this way the loquacious woman. the
scandalmonger, was brought to her
senses. The stone, suspended by a
chain. was placed round her neck
and so accoutered she was compelled
to walk round the town In which she
lived. The stone is supposed to date
about the sixteenth century.
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
MCOURAGE@
CAPTAIN PLUM
o. JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD'
ILLUSTRATIONS T@ MAnW1 GkETINER-. =.
1900 ssy Boees -rrsaRiLL co~u,.rsS-

7 you will never look upon again.
have sworn upon the Two Books and
] will keep my oath. And then-you
will answer the question asked you
back there"
He crept out into the darkness OF
the trees and Nathaniel followed. his
heart throbbing with excitement,
every sense alert, and one hand rest.
ing on the butt OF his pistol lie felt
that ne was nearing the climax of his
days adventure and now, in the last
moment Of II. his old caution reas.
serted itself lie knew that he was
among a dangerous people. men who,
according to the laws of his country,
were criminals In more ways than
one. He had seen much OF their work
along the coasts and he had heard of
more OF II. He knew that this gloom
and sullen quiet OF st. James hid cut.
throats and pirates and thieves Still
there was nothing ahead to alarm
him. The old man lodged the CLEANS
Of the lighted window and skunk
around to the end Of the great house.
Here, several feet above his head,
was another window, small and yelled
with the foliage OF vine that clung
in dense masses to the log wall With
the assurance of one who had been
there before the councillor mounted
some object under the window. lifted
himself until his chin was on a level
with the glass, and peered within.
He was there but an instant and then
fell back. chuckling and rubbing his
hands.
Come. Natl"
He stood little TO one side and
bowed with mock politeness For q
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25

saw the pistol In Nathaniel's hand and
gave sudden breathless cry.
"Nat-Nat--"
lie caught Captain Plum's free hand
In his
Tell Inc this. Obadiah Price," whis-
pered the master Of the Typhoon.
who is she?" =.
The councillor stood on tiptoe to an
swer.
They are the wives Of Strang.
Nat"
lei, The other
20, to be sure. TO be sure" chuckled
Obadiah. The girl of the lilacs. eh?
Why. she's the seventh wife. Nat
that's all. the seventh wife!"
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
CHAPTER ~.
The Warning.

So quickly that Obadiah Price might
not have counted ten before 1t had
come and gone the significance OF his
new situation flashed upon Captain
Plum as he stood under the kings
window. His plans had changed since
leaving ship but now he realized that
they had become hopelessly involved.
lie had intended that Obadiah should
show him where Strang was to be
found, and that latsr. when ostensibly
returning to his vessel. he would visit
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
A Specialist,

Il don't see you on the messenger
force any more, Jimmy" said the lad
with the envelope in his hand.
mo; I've got good job with dog.
fancier," replied Jimmy. as he puffed
cigarette.
"Wid dog gfancier? What do you
dO-feed the dogs?"
Nav! When a lady comes in and
buys pet dog | teach 'er ow to
whistle"
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25

larB Without relief. At last I began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills. They are
the only remedy that wards off these
attacks"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. 50 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
Useless Statistics,

Some statistician has figured out
that Americans lose $10.000,000 yearly
by leaving sugar in the bottom OF their
cuffee cups. OF course they don't. but
still there is a certain fascination
about statistics. They are so striking
ly useless. Ledger.
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25

passing, that l had to
lie on my back and
brace my feet, often
b eing forced to
scream. On one oc.
casion two stones be.
came lodged and !
could not pass tho
urine for two days. ]
spent hundreds Of dol.
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
Women ss Criminals.

AS for women generally. Doctor Ber-
tillon gives them good character.
They are "incomparably less often
criminals than men are" and when
they are, a man is usually at the bot.
ton OF the trouble. Tele,
graph.
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
Answering for Him.

Physician-And would you like to
be a doctor, Jack?
Mother (while Jack is still hestat-
ing) mo, no! The dear boy couldn't
kill q fiy..-Punch.
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25

The professional man who can't
make a living can go around sneering
at the business man who can.
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
enaland's Cotton Importation.

Subject to considerable variation.
the average value OF raw cotton i'm.
ported into England In the course OF .
year Is about S3OO.000.000
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
An Operate ExpIetlve.

"Binerton is awfully gone on grand
opera, isn't he?"
Il should say he is! Why, he even
swears by Gadski!"
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25

And some people never appreciate ,
rose until they encounter the thorn.
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25
TERRIBLE CASE OF GRAVEL
Baker City, Ore, Man Suffered 2s
Years.

Charles Kurz, 1918 Center st., Baker
City, Ore. says: For 25 years suf
tered agony from gravel. So intense
was the pain when the stones were
Morgan County republican., 1910-08-25

'Is Jones raising chickens!"
mo; he Is trying to raise his wife
q, Chantecler hat."-Puck-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10
The Useful Crocodile Fish.

In the rivers and lakes of the Mezl-
can state of Tabasco there Swims u
fish known as the crocodile fish
which is most useful to man
The skin Of the crocodile fish. If
properly cured. may be utilized for any
of the purposes for which the lighter
weights of leather are employed. The
oil of the crocodile fish Is u perfect Iu
hricaut and also used for softenins
leathor IN addition to its qualities as
Il lubricant and emolient. the oil pos
sesses medicinal qualities for which Il
superiority to the finest of Norwegian
cod liver is claimed. The flesh Of the
crocodile fish is extensively used by
the natives as food aud highly relished
by them as one Of the deiiCaCics of the
country, Crocodile fish range in ieugth
from ten inches to four feet. and when
dried assume I'M aShen hue, with light
er standings Of a blush nt.zNeW Or
leans Times Democrat.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10
HERE Is MODERN PROBLEM.
Industrial Accidents Are Becoming
More Numerous Annually.

And industrial accident, as the
term IS generally used, is one which
happens 20 a person while employed
and al work for another, occurring
more or less directly because of the
work done. the tools or materials en-
pl9yed. or the risks. ordinary or eX-
traordtnary, of The occupation. OF
course there have been such accidents
since the earliest times. but the pres
err Industrial accident problem is q
very mod ra one Industry in almost
all branches has been made more
dangerous to the worker by the in
trodaetion Of steam and electric pow
or and by the development of high
speed machinery and rapid transit
Within the past twenty-five years
the problem has come to the fore in
this country. The increasing com
plexity Of modern industry and the
development of new and highly dan,
gerous trades such as that of the elec
trio lineman and the structural steei
worker on our constantly growing
skyscrapers, have greatly increas-
ed the risks of work and the number
Of accidents.
Slowly we are becoming convinced
that in the case of a great many oil
these accidents, caused by increased
risks, the industry, and through ii
society. should bear a much larger
proportion OF the burden and loss
than our present laws require Hence
we have today in this country prob
lem of legislative and social adjust
ment demanding solution.
Without doubt accidents have in
creased and are increasing. From
1000 to 20. 200 fatal and from
100000 to 500, 900 non-fatal indus
trial accidents. according to the es-
innate OF careful statist.cian, oc-
cur in the United States every year.
A majority of the victims are sup
porting families This has been PROV
ed by every statistical study. Hence
the problem is very serious one,
and many more than the actual vic
Tins are concerned Charles l..
Chute in American Review of Re-
views
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10

The woman who bad succeeded in
that rather difficult task making Al
boarding house pay-Was coutidiug to
. friend some Of the tricks Of the
trade.
while you must never allow your
boarders TO get too far behind in their
payments. it is also true that you V i'll
profit considerably by allowing them a
little leeWay. SO long as you are sure
OF your money it pays IA laudlady tn
have her boarders Il week or two be-
hind in their board"
Il don't see that" interrupted her
friend.
We'll. I'll tell you. continued the
landady. when man owes lack
board you have him at certain dis
advantage. Not one in a hundred I'M
der such circumstances has the nerve
at mealtimes TO ask for a second brlp.
inc. New York Times
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10

=. s. Hawkins of Midland. who
was candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor before the recent primary cleo
ton. thus accounts for his failure y
be nominated In my campaign
was embarrassed by the fact that NJ
personal or political charges were
made against me. for it seems that in
these latter days such things are es-
sential 10 political success, For ex-
ample, Senator Bailey had charges
against him, but he was elected a
delegate TO the Denver convention;
General Davidson had charges
against him IN his last race for at
torpey general, but was elected. In
his race for governor he stood on his
race. while Colquitt, against whom
many personal and political charges
were brought, was nominated by u
big plurality. We also note that KEN
needy who was deposed from the
speakership for alleged misconduct,
was triumphantly returned to the
house. Davidson and Thomas each
sought a personal vlndicat,on and 1t
seems that each almost won Il in the
primary. and We verify believe that
the democratic party would have vim
dicated each OF them II Il had been
possible" As ridiculous as this may
sound there Is more truth than po-
etry in what NJ, Hawkins charges.
To be o successful office seeker ones
renutnt.on must be little soiled.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10
The Human Lobster.

The lobster has always appealed TO
the Englishman as affording Il nick
name for his fellow Englishman
Lobster was a favorite term of abuse
among the Elizaberhans. though it is
only conjectural that an allllSion to red
faces was conveyed AS signifying 81
soldier. lobster originated IN the
civil war. being applied to the Round
head culrasSiers, as Clarendon ex,
plains. because OF the bright iron
shells with which they We're covered
Afterward The alusion was transfer
red to the soldiers red uniform. But
that was the boiled lobster" The raw
lobster WAS naturally the man in
blue, the policeman. In earlier days
we find Crosse explaining that ITO boil
ones lobster meant for Il Clergyman
to become a soldier. - London Chron-
iclp
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10

sfewssi and dccayinx ~ fermcutiug
vegetable maitar From these soarocs
4. Nl. H-a ta. Gf t0 srs zoos H
tae store fflp 1a ff. eet stand
and into t4s kit..aIs OF homes. "a.
f,lne Tie eorms 20 dozen fatal dis-
eases uHsH tsssr s--. 20 hs 'akeH !rta
the human system 10 the course Of
eating
a single h0Hssfly mas carry from
$50 10 $500 600 disease bacteria or
DIS feet and The Jubercie bacili sc-
erected by this same lily have a vIll-
lence lasting fifteen days,
To the housefly may be attributed
the spread Of typhoid and many 9th
or Intestinal diseases, among whica
is cholera infaDIum tuberculosis.
and, indeed even Asiatic cholera f.
self, may be spread n the same way.
The mosquito stands responsible
for the spread OF malaria and yellow
fever This Importance Of their sup
precision Is realized nv every sound
thinking man
To this eud there must be concert
ed action engineered by city health
departments and State boards Of
health The abolition Of the open box
privy the storing of an NAL manure
IN tight receptacies. screening of the
open street fruitstand and food stores
are among the most important meas
ures that mean control OF the house
fly; proper drainage of surface water
and screening of cisterns mean mos
quito control Could anything be
more free from technicalitles or deep
problems San Antonio Express.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10

Uudcr the bendliti. A queer Nnulr
llal GIFT" vh.uua lar~r teil4 fhis
story In the year Is,g a private ~"i.
dirr stationed ~ Sass Killed nu officer
OF his regiment and was condemned ~
i.r -Eot ,.n,rl,.i..- 81, b." b,s, tns' -.
. t,.nutting ti5, dtn,i..t.,-. ','.i..-.
ptl,.,I<. relatives -aH pleaded H Saba
for mercy. the cnl4url iu whose band
the matter rested Insisting oH thr
death penalty The day came ard tlc
man WIS taken To- The rl,t'c ~ PXrCu
lion. SIX members ~ his rc='urHi
farmed with rifles, one of which r"u
tanned u blauk cartridge, l,nk their
places as pNecutluurr- fh uanS
cycS were baudaard aud WITH 3-u~
securely pinloned np stood ready fo"
the ,ulhry. shoutius Comrades. aim
uclIr when a mounted courier dashed
into the crowd waving - white flag
cryiug Pardon" He was Lieutenant
Baron du Mont. with the colonel
pardun. which would have been use
less had II arrived one minute later
The municipality secured the five
Iullpts from the firing squad had them
silvered ard mounted in the form of "A
tiny pyramid on a silver plate. and
this. suitably Inscribed. is known rs
the pardon paperweight,' the only one
of its kind "
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10
General Intelligence,

More than any other agency, a pub
lie library elevates the general stand.
ard of intelligence throughout 6
community. The material prosperity
as well as the moral and political
wa'l-being of a people depend ,pon
the general intelligence, when Is, in
Fact the necessary found alton oi
prosperity and social order.
1T Is no exaggeration to state thai
every dollar expended for library
purposes is returned to the commun-
ity ten-fold, not necessarily in dollars
and cents, but in the more important
more valuable assets OF greater
happiness, comfort and progress Of
the people. A city is the expression OF
every life within its borders, and
every increase in progress and eff
cheney in the Individual citizen /,
progress for the whole
Waxahachie has potent and far
reaching agency for promoting gen.
eral intelligence. in the shape Of the
Sims Library. A sense of civic res
possibility and a desire for the fu
ture progress Of our town should
prompt every citizen to use the Ii.
brary and to aid 1t swork.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10
SUPPRESS Iiih FLY NUISANCE.

The value of human life cannot
well be estimated in dollars and
cents, bat, aside from the personal
equation entering this question an
eminent authority has made the
statement that the annual loss to the
United states from tuberculosis alone
amounts to 81 200, o0o,0 00. This, OF
course, includes the loss of earning
capacity OF the patients and the ex-
penses incident to treatment.
tuberculosis IL n national plague,
and perhaps equally distributed in
this country, but there are other dis
eases which are particularly confin~
ed to the south. One OF them Is ma
laria. An estimate based upon data
obtained from twenty-five cities
shows that two-thirds OF the deaths
in the United States resulting from
malaria occur in the south. And yet
the people are not fully alive to the
fact that all of these diseases and
many more are spread by the com
mon housefly and mosquitoes.
The housefly. sometimes referred
to as the typhoid fly. breeds IN the
excreta OF man and animals, while
the mosquito breeds is~water. Their
suppression IL simple-nothing more
than the most common sense meth
dds are necessary---and yet the neg
lect of these very precautionary
measures. simple as they are. endan-
gers the health OF not only the COM
nnnsty. but the country.
The housefly has been found by
Or. Howard. chief OF the United
States Bureau OF Entomology. to breed
horse and COW manure, human ex-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10
TnE TExAs BrTTER -riipLl.

There is no reason on eagta whH
the state OF Te1as might not be ahl.
TO supply all the Two million people
of Chicago With all the butter taoj
seed OF course IL would require a
large quantity Of butter. bat Texas is
eapstle OF broaaeln5 ; large quanti
ty.
But there are other articles Of
food that Texas aad tha other states
o. tire a2ut4 mieht produce a gTea,
abundance For instance thousanGa
of car loads of potatoes are shipped
tgom northern states fer consumption
here n there Is any reaapn why The
south should not he able to raise all
The potatoes needed or ri least a
very large proportion Of them2
There are many other things ship
ped to the south and consumed acre
tbai might as welt ho produced here
in the south. not only tn Texas but IN
All the southern states The News
wants light on the subject. aud that
is, why Texas ships butter 10 Chicago
aud buys tons Of butter In Illinois.
That does look a rttle strange, But
there are other things equally as
strange Tons Of wheat are annually
shipped from the western states 70
the south oat Of which 10 make
bread for The southern people. Tons
Of flour are shipped Wheat can not
ne probably produced In all thv
states Of the south. bat [ can be
dome in many OF them Why is Il not
5une 4 large amount at money goes
Out from the south every year with
which to pay for articles thar might
be produced here. The south ought te
he more Independent tban 1t is, and
the way 10 do Il Is 70 proauee more
of what # consamea There has been
o great Improvement Of recent years,
but there rs room for much greater
Improvement. - Knoxville Journal
and Tribune.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10

receive more consideration thaa ft
period % crop shorisre TbsFo uil'
lF4tailJ be- ies outlay f3s Shat 90"
aIts!de critic might consider Ga
ipspIcs. ard less 90 ihat free floe o'
snen4ilR vhlth Iriou GO hie rrt
sears Bgt there @H' Pc rarr esq;
son giyen o. fhe selection eft er"'-
TO tbe study Of soils 20 The impro
mcnt of livestock and to She msintsn.
anoe Of fertility than ia probably &C.
year IA the last half decade
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10
1he Man With the lrcn Mask,

The Man With he Iron Mask was
mysterious French prisoner of state.
whose identity has never been salts
factorily established. He was closely
confined under the charge of NJ. de st
Mars ut Picnerol in 1919, at Eyiles in
1851. at Sainte Marguerite in 1857 and
finally was transferred to the Bastile
in lG9S. where he died on Nov. 10
1908. and was buried the following
day in the cemetery of st. Paul under
the name ef Marchiali. Dumas made
him a twin brother OF Louis XIV.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10
Patents Issued to Texans.

Schley & Davis, patent attorney
of fol Main street, Dallas, Texas
announce the issuance OF the follow
Ing patents to Texans for the weat
ending August 6
Price Arnold Fort Worth. heat
ing drum.
Rupert r. Gibson, Waco, cottol
chopper,
Walter Il. Greevcs and l.. j. Black
Beaumont. rope socket
Nettie T. Mercy, Cleburne wrap
Charles F, Perry, Harrington, as.
sIgnor 70 W. F. Hutchinson, Olney
buggy shaekle
James I. Jordan, Dallas, cement
block mold
Levi w. Norcross. Fort Worth
pedal action for pianos.
Jaaob l.. Price. Fort Worth, sta
tionery for transmitting and record
ire bank collections.
Philip Weight and c. Kornmayer
Houston, pattern and match plate.
Joseph II. Wright, assignor to T
G. Dean. North Fort Worth. electric
switch.
Trademarks.
Boren-Stewart Co., Dallas, certais
foodr.
Edward II. Wagner, Mineral Wells,
natural mineral water.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10
Charged with Theft,

While officers were getting ready
Wednesday morning to go out on a
search for Lee Williams, a young ne
gro wanted on an alleged charge OF
theft, he walked across the court
house yard. He was arrested by Dep.
uty Hickman and locked up. Williams
Is accused OF stealing a watch and
guitar from q negress.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-10
A VOLCANO

What is Volcano" asked the
teacher.
"A mountain with a fire inside.
said one.
4 smile Of comprehension spread
over the puzzled face OF the smallest
pupil as she asked supposedly. rs that
Il mountain range