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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
nfdIns q Giraffe.

General Wood of the English army
vas the hero Of many adventures, but
the one he called the strangest Is the
time he rode n giraffe in India. With
a party of friends he was being en-
tertained by the rajah of .Iowra, who
exhibited his rare collection of wild
animals to his guests. General then
Major Wood was a daring horseman
and on wager offered to ride Tire
giraffe with no bride save rope.
The rajah warned him of the danger,
but he would not listen. So the giraffe
was brought to balcony. from whlI h
the major vauted on its back. IN
stantly the great creature was off like
the wind, and, once fairly started, it
settled down into curious gallop that
soon made the rider so sick and dizzy
that he fell off like log, receiving a
blow on the head from the animals
knee and then in the face from its
foot, He was unconscious for an hour.
and the first use he made of his voice
was to resolve that he would never
ride n giraffe again.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
A. And NJ. EXHIBIT.
viii Be on an Elaborate Scale
and Instructive.

Fifty Counties Have Reserved Room
In the Spacious Agricultural Building
and Competition Promises to b. Quite
Keen.
The Texas Agricultural and Mechan-
teal College is an Institution belong
Ing to the people and is making an eff
fort to carry the results of valuable
experiments to the people through
what Is known as the extension depart
ment. With this in view Superitnen-
dent c. NJ Evans has arranged for an
extensive exhibit and demonstration tc
De placed at the State Fair of Texas.
These demonstrations and exhibits
viii be of such nature as will Illus
trate the fundamental principles of the
various branches of scientific agricul-
ture. They will be in charge of experts
from the college at all times, who will
take special pleasure In giving any in
structions called for along these lines
In fact the main idea is To maintain a
bureau OF scientific agricultural in
formation supplemented by experiment
tai demonstrations.
"a. The exhibit will include speci-
mems of pigs that have been fed on
various rations, demonstrating the val
ne of study OF feeds in the economic
production of pork. (2). large num-
Der of pot plants grown in soil con-
tanning the various kind of plant foods
and fertilizers. showing the effect of
increasing the plant food by use of
manures and fertilizers (3). Various
demonstrations showing the profits
from the results of crop rotation. %
Exhibits of the various insects, that
are beneficial and harmful to the Texas
~ in sta 1f hAfr
growth. (5) The various classes and
grades of cotton. (e) The grades
and various classes of corn and other
grains. etc.
Many valuable bulletins will be avail
able for the asking and all inquiries
will be cheerfully answered. 1t is hop
ed that all farmers coming to the Fair
will avail themselves of the opportunity
Of seeing these demonstrations and of
questioning the experts In charge. The
exhibit will occupy the east end of the
manufacturers building.
On October 24th. Stock and Grain
Judging contest win be held in the lee
ture tent for farmer boys and girls
The lecture tent is next to the Audi
torium building. A splendid premium
list is being arranged for. Any boy or
girl under twenty one years of age
is eligible to enter. In addition to the
premium list offered in the contest,
lecturers will speak on the judging of
livestock. the judging and grading OF
grains, etc, to all the contestants
Premium list will appear later
All who expect to enter in the con-
est should send in their names and
4 application to Professor c. NJ Evans,
/ superintendent of Agricultural Exten-
I sion Department Agricultural and Me
! chanical College of Texas, College Sta
/ ton. Texas, as soon as possible.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Dust Whirls.

Seward flowing waters are not
alone responsible for the denudation
OF soils. Those who have watched
dark dust storms approaching win be
interested to know that estimates of
solid material suspended in the air run
from 100 to 10000 tons per cubic
miles of air where such storms are
prevalent The aeolian geooGist. I'd
den, taking conservative values and
using fairly accurate data for the mum
Der, velocity and duration of the dust
storms in the western states, con
Guided that ION the average about
$50, 100000 tons of dust are carried
LAO miles each year. thus doing In
this region alone about 1,225,o00mo,-
600 mile tons of transport The dust
whirls run each an average distance
of 21S miles.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Millepedes.

The little creature which possesses
the distinction of having more legs
than any other animal is that whicl
belongs to the family of insects know
as millepedes or thousand footed. Their
are several different species of these
| but they all possess the common char
acteristic of having segmeDted bodies
each segment of which is provided
with its own pair of feet. These are
set so closely along the body as to re
semble hairs, and when they move one
after another with perfect regularity
the effect is precisely the same on
small scale as that of field of oats
under the influence of the
wind. Some species of millepedes have
as many as $50 separate and distinct
legs. They are all perfectly harmless
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

Ernest Williams was brought
here from Midlothian Sunday night
by Constable Meadows and placed in
Jail on an alleged charge of bur
glary. He is accused of burglarizing
a restaurant in Midlothian about a
month ago He was arrested Satur-
day. 1t is said that he confessed to
Constable Meadows Sunday that he
committed the burglary Williams
was recently pardoned from the pen
itentiary where he was serving a
| term OF five years on convictior
for arson. He was accused of settin
fire to some buildings in Midlothia
few years ago. He was arreste'
indicted, tried and convicted. h
had served about one year or nj
| term when pardoned
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
THE BROOKS COMET VISIBLE
Carothcrs Observatory Has Discoy-
cred 1t Growing Tail and Has
Charted the Astral.

Charted the Astral.
When astronomers announced
several weeks ago the discovery of
comet known as &C 1871" later call
ed Brooks after its dscoyerer, the
Carothers observatory in Kenilworth
was one of the first in the country
to pick il up" Since then it has
been under close observation and
nightly il has been charted on its
great swing toward the sun Since
September the comet has been grow
ing a tail, and now tail and comet
body are much larger than our earth.
1t can plainly be seen with the max
ed eye or opera glasses and follow
ii-g is description and it's location
issued by the kenilworth observa
tory:
Brooks comet "f911 c." discov-
cred on July 81 and which has been
on the way to pay it's respects TO
the sun, is now passing over the
earth and is proving to be very
! convenient comet for observation by
| astronomers. Its path is such that
the whole process OF its development
from small, round patch OF Ugh
Z into the full grown comet II wi
n soon be within easy reach OF terre
|. trial observers and undoubted
g much valuable information will
& added to thS-branch of astronomy
| this new visitor.
The process of forming an
| spreading forth the customary lon
silken tail is even now taking place
| and has been observed here eact
! evening since the fifth instant, when
| the first suspicion of this formation
was recorded. The tail is only about
as long as one diameter of the moon
at present and only visible in large
telescope, but it will rapidly in
crease no doubt and soon be visible
to the unaided eye, the body of the
comet being easily seen now. COM
Ell without a tail may be thought to
be a poor comet by the public in gem
eral, but the fact is, no comet ever
| has a tail except when it is rounding
| the sun in it's visit to and from that
great luminary, Astronomers, there
| fore. are accustomed to tailless com
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
A Great Advantage to Working Mer

]. A. Maple, 1875 s. 18th St, Steu-
benville, O., says: For years | suf-
fered from weak kidneys and Sc
we're bladder trouble. / learned OF
Foleys Kidney Pills and their Won
derful cures so I began taking them
and sure enough | had as good re-
results as any | heard about. My
backaehe left rae and to one of my
business, expressman, that alone Is
a great advantage. My kidneys actea
free and normal, and that saved me
lot of misery. 1t is now pleasure
to work where it used to be mis-
cry Foley's Kidney Pills have cured
me and have my highest praise "
For sale by Curlin's Two Drug
Stores. DIV
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all able
bodied men from the age of Fl to
As years, who have been residents
of Waxahachie for thirty days or
more that am now prepared to col
lect and receipt for street taxes due
the city of Waxahachie, Texas, for
the year ending September Goth,
1912. The amount now is $500, al
ter September 80 it will be $500.
CHARLEY KENNEDY,
81 City Tax Assessor and Collector
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

''But why should you be 50 dreadful
decline your offerT' she asked recent
". II am certain that I never gave
you the least encouragement to pro.
pose to me-"
''You did, he cried bitterly. You
gave me the greatest encouragement
"When?"
When you told me your income way
$4,000 year" cleveland Plain Deal
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Every four or the Day.

Curtin Drug Co, the re1fa BILE drug
gists of Waxahachie. Texas, are hav-
ing calls for "HINDJPO," the new
Kidney Cure and Nerve Tonic that
they are selling under positive
guarantee,
It's merits are becoming the talk
of the town and everybody wants to
try it, and why not? 1t costs moth
ing if it don't do you good not one
cent.
They don't want your money If 1t
does not benefit you, and will cheer
fully refund the money. Try it to-
day. mt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Sarcastic Wills.

One eccentric Frenchman directed
that new cooking recipe should be
pasted on his tomb every day, and an
other Frenchman, who was lawyer,
left $4,000 to a lunatic asylum, de-
claring that it was simply an act of
restitution to the clients who We're in
sane enough to employ his services.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Taken to the Asylum.

Sheriff Wilson returned Sunday
morning from San Antonio, where
he had been to deliver Charley Har-
ds, 40 III o ass'lut,, nlntt'~ss-itins- HARDY
was adjudged insane about two
weeks ago He was formerly res
taurant waiter in this city.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Last Day of Service,

Thursday, September f4th, Is the
last day for filing suits in the dis
trict court to obtain service for the
coming term. District Clerk Wray
asks that the lawyers make note of
this and have their petitions in be-
fore the time expires.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Charged with Bootlegging.

Deputy Sheriff Bob Davenport of
Forreston brought a boy named
Alexander here Saturday night on an
alleged charge of violating the local
option law He was placed in the
county jail.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Charged with Theft.

Deputy Sheriff Spalding went to
league Sunday morning to take
charge of Henry Terrell. eolored, on
a charge of theft. and bring him to
the county jail Terrell was arrested
at Coolidge Saturday afternoon, He
is accused of stealing pistol.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Notice.

A new automobile repair shop will
be opened up by c. n. Anderson on
Wednesday. September 49, Mr.. An
derson has made a careful study of
the needs in this line of work and
will employ only the best qualified
automobile machinists. Your work
is solicited c. ~ Anderson. 1873
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
His Intentions.

Mrs Rasher-IIas Mr. Godcoin-
with whom you have been dancing all
the evening, at last declared his inten
tions. Mabel? Mabel-Yes aunt Mrs
Rusher-I am so glad, And what id
he say? Mabel-He declared he would
never marry-Vogue
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

Il can give you the part Of but
Ter"
II couldn't take small part like
that
"You are evidently not used to so
ciety drama. The butler has his share
of the epigrams. -Pittsburg Post.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
District Court Suits.

Mollie Talbert ct al VS. Rosa
Sims ct al, partition.
Mary OHare VS. Mary A. Scion
ct al partition.
Mrs. N. F. Hopkins vs. II. & r. G.
Ry Co, damages.
Mrs. Addie Lewis VS.. Elyin Lewis,
divorce
Maud Terrell VS. Arthur Terrell,
divorce.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
SHEEP DIVISION.

IN addition to the classes for the var
ious breeds for which premiums have
been offered heretofore. there has been
added a class this year for Hampshires
and special premiums have been offer
ed by the American Association Of thai
Agssd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
Still retains its high place as the best
household remedy for all cou his and
colds, either for children or grown
from a cold Take only the genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,
and refuse substitutes. For sale BY
Curlin's Two Drug Stores. d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

All efforts to ascertain the depth Of
the famous pitch lake Of Trinidad has
been unsuccessful. At the sides of
the lake the pitch is hard and cold.
but at the center it is almost con
stantly boiling
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

We are headquarters for cotton
pickers supplies in our line, such as
cheap stoves. beds. mattresses,
springs. comforts, utensils, etc. r. p.
Moore Furniture Co tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Real Estate Transfers.

II. N. Parks to F. c. Gray, lot in
Ennis; s. goo.
T b Truitt to J l.. Heard, Al "
acres of land; 81 .440.66.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Foley's Kidney Pills

VIII reach your individual case If
you have any form of kidney and
bladder trouble or urinary irregu-
larities Try them. For sale by Cur
Inns Two Drug Stores d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
Notice.

Parties who are now pasturing
stock with me must pay $50 per
month extra or move same. Lack
of water is the cause of this advance.
c. A. Stephenson, 3S
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

If you have house FOR rent don't
waste your time goirg about trying
to find some one to occupy 1t. The
cheapest and quickest way to let the
people know 1t is to place For
Rent" ad in the want column OF the
Daily Light. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

Happiness Is rather a negative than
a positive term in this world and con
sists more in the absence Of some
things than In the presence Of others
Sam Slick
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

Call for 'Rosser Melon" and
take no substitute. They don't grow
Just as good" Fresh car on H q
r.. C. track II u. Rosser. 1872
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
. . . = 80 . = = = <>>< =
TEMPLE OF JUSTICE.


w X. Guyer and Alma r. Self
Jim Black and Bertha Bishop.
j w. Davidson and Myrtle Mar
riott.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
II. A. NJ. No. II.

Stated oonvoeation Waxahachle
Chapter this p. m O'Clock
WALTER A CROW. II l..
w. l.. p. LEIGH, Secy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11
KNIFE WOUNDS FATAL.
Navarro County Farmer Succumbs
In Corsicana Hospital.

In Corsicana Hospital.
Corsicana, Sept 11.-Charles
Morgan Davis, who was the victim
of a cutting scrape near Eureka
Wednesday afternoon, died in the
hospital here Saturday morning at 2
O'Clock The remains were taken To
Eureka where the funeral took
place Dayis's father-in-law, 5. p
Ward, who is alleged TO have done
the cutting, is held in jail here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

Buy your pump from r. 5 Cronk
co. All kirds. Prices way down. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

Bath room ware. such az glass
towel bar, glass shelf soap dish.
tumbler holder, etc. on display at
F. S. Cronk Co. s. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

Common Colds Must Be Taken Ser
iously For unless cured they sap the
vitality and lower the vital resist
ance to more serious infection. Pro
tect your children and yourself oy
the prompt use of Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound and note its quick
and decisive results. For coughs,
colds, Group, whooping cough, bron-
chitis and affections OF the throat.
chest and lungs, it is an every ready
and valuable remedy. Fol sale by
Curlin's Two Drug Stores. DIV
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

Fine manners need the support Of
nne manners In others Emerson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

cts and the one now passing affords
the rare OppCrrurrfty ~vr-vt,v-v,
comet thus early in its career and
of watching its full development
To find the comet tonight observe
the following directions. Vega is
bright white star which passes al
most directly over head at 1880 to
s p. M little less than one-third
of the way from Vega to the North
Star and a few degrees to the west
of a direct line between them ara
four stars forming trapezoidsl
figure of six or eight degrees square,
These stars are all much less bright
than Vega and are in the Constella-
ton of Draco (the Dragon) To-
night the comet viii be in close
proximity to the most northcrly one
of these four stars, perhaps making
II look like double star except that
the comet has a hazy appearance.
1t should be looked for as soon az 1t
is thoroughly dark before the moon
rises Each evening hereafter II
will move about two moon diametera
further to the west or northwest,
increasing in brightness daily
throughout September.
The comet Is now about oo,oOo.-
\ 900 miles from the earth and Ia a
\ great deal larger than the earth
! though perhaps it would not wetss
:, more than ball of iron 100 or ~
- miles in diameter 1t will pas
:, within 45.00O,000 miles of the cart
on September II. and thence on
, | its swing around the sun, which
! viii pass the latter part of October
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Read the want column today
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-11

1t is the fine fast Flyer via the Rock Island
to Kansas City 1t leaves Dallas 1890 p. m.
Fl Worth 200 p, IN. daily and arrives Kansas
City 7:25 a III.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-05
ST. LOUIS AVIATOR
BADLY INJURED
Hillery Beaohey's Machine Gets Un-
ruly, Carries Him Over Housetops
and Throws Him to Brick Pave
ment, Distance of 20 Feet.

st Louis Mo, Oct .--Hillery
Beachey, an aviator, who has lived
here for some months, was seriously
injured here late today when he
tried to land his aeroplane in a
school yard He was injured in
ternally and was unconscious when
he was taken to hospital He will
recover. The machine struck o shed
and Beachy was thrown distance
of 25 feet to a brick pavement The
machine was wrecked
Beachy entered the machine to
try out new engine and had an
nounced that he would not make
more than short jumps However,
he went into the air and sailed away
over houses. He tried unsuccess-
fully to turn toward the field, but
the high wind interferred and he
sought landing at the school yard.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-05
ROBBERY OF THE FLOOD
SUFFERERS IS CHARGED

Austin, Pa, Oct. 4--1he first ar.
rests for robbery following the food
of last Saturday were made today
when two foreign women were
caught by state trooper trying tc
open the lid of a trunk
Their home was searched and
furs and jewelry valued at $1,000
or more were recovered many pieces
being identified by the owners.
The visit of Gov. John X. Tener,
the recovery of seven more bodies,
the funeral OF several other victims,
coupled with further development
of the system of clearing the ruins
andfeeding the force OF workmen
marked the day as one of the great
est progress thus far in relieving the
stricken town. There are but 80
persons unacounted for according to
the officials.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-05
WOMAN ASKS FOR MERCY
Court Gives Her 80 Days in Jail and
$500 Fine for Opening Letter
fer Another.

Mrs. Annie Williams Of Carbon
dale will have to go to jail for open
had not the letter contained a check
dressed to her but to Mrs. J. w. VIII
liams.
II might not have been so serious
a case had not the letter contained a
for $50 which Mrs. Annie williams
tried to cash and the bank refused
to pay it Her case was up for hear
ing in the United States district
court yesterday. She at first entered
a plea of not guilty, but later ae-
kBowledged the deed, and threw her
self on the mercy of the court. She
was fined $500 and given 30 days
IN Jail II she has the $500 she
will have to pay it, If not, 80 days
will probably satisfy the law. She
will be incarcerated in the Alexan-
der county jail. She has been in the
city jail pending the trial,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-05
TARIFF, IS
TAFT'SPLATfORM
President Comes Squarely Out for
Revision Downward and Gets Lit
tie Applause in Sheep Raising
Country-Busy Day for President.

Rawlings, Wyo., Oct 4.-Presl-
dent Taft spent today in Wyoming
and left Rawlings tonight for Salt
Lake city, Utah, where he expects
to spend tomorrow.
During the day the president stop
ped at Cheyenne and Laramie. At
Cheyenne the Reception Commit
tee arranged reproduction of the
annual Frontier Day celebration at
Laramie. The president made a
speech and at Rawlings he made an
other short talk from the rear plat
form OF his car.
At Cheyenne the president de.
clared, among other things, that the
whole tariff is too high and an
ncunced his intention to revise the
tariff downward.
Cheyenne is the center of the
sheep country and the president got
little applause for that.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-05
CORN DAMAGED s5Q0,ODo
This is in The Peoria Section Alone
Some Fields Under 4 Feet
OF Water.

Peoria, H., Oct. 4--The incessant
rains for the past three or four
weeks have caused the Illinois Rive.
to go on a rampage and much dam.
age has been caused as result In
this vicinity. Corn fields are flooded
fences have been washed away and
the wagon roads between here and
Spring Lake are from two to four
feet deep in water. Ten miles be-
low this city the corn fields are un-
der water and it Is estimated that a
loss of half o million dollars will lbe
incurred in the corn crop alone
The Sangamon River is also over
flown and telephone advices from
Chandleryille and vicinity report
heavy damage to lowland crops.