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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
THE MAIL SERVICE IS CRIPPLED


United Press Special.
Washington Jan 90 Represen
tatiYe Borland, democrat, OF Nilsson
ri. today criticised Postmaster Gen
eral Htchock's economy ideas at-
'ecting the railway mail service de-
clarinR that that branch has been
badly crippled Apparently Hitch
cocks economy contempiates re-
trenchment through reduced eftict
eney said Representative Borland
Decentralization win ensue II fais'
economy of this sort continues
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
TWO MEN HURT BY EXPLOSION
Were Working IN II Tunnel When a
Stick of Dynamite Exploded.
Narrowly Escaped Death,

Texas News Service Special
Fort Worth Texas. Jan 20.-W.
IS Frondrep, and Chas-y Gibson saff
badly injured today at Fifteeth ans
Houston streets when stick of dy-
Mantle exploded in large tunnel
Ehere the. men Mere WVrkng They
were seyepteep. feet upqe5 thc sur
face and sixty feet FROM y manhola
when. the explosion occurred. The
men had a miraculous escape from
deatiL Gimon feb from ffe manHol1
twenty five feet to the bottom OF tba
tunnel Window panes in the neigh
borhood were shattered
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
DEATH Of MORTON IS MOvRN[O
Sincere Grief Expressed In Financial
Circles over Demise of Pr"si-
dent OF Equitable 60.
United Press Special.

New York, Jan 20. Not in years
has such sincere grief been express
ed in financial circles as that shown
today following the death OF Paul
Morton He was regarded as big
man in the business world. Morton
was not allied with Wall Street in its
stock manipulations. He has accom-
plished much in the way of effectlng
better relations between the warning
factions in finance through his con
ciliatory policies.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
STATEHOOD FOR NEW MEAiCo.
Territorip delegate says Final De
tails Soon BE Completed.
United Press Special.

Albuquerque, ~ NJ. Jan go
Territorial Delegate w. II. Andrews
upon returning today from Washing
ton declared that the national law
makers will perform the final details
of statehood as soon as the people
ratify the constitution. All opposi-
ton to statehood for New Mexico has
vanished "The whole sentiment a.
Washington and in the east has been
changed said Andrews
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
NAMES SENT TO SENATE.


roXas News Service Special,
Austin. Texas, jan 2etet.Csovernor
Colquitt at noon todaS sent TO the
senate for confirma tion the names
Of Ben +. Cabell l.. T. Title and R.
Il Brahan as the new penitentiary
commissioners Itsis believed the ap-
Ipintees will be confirmed prompt
Is. The commissioners Will go to
Huntsville as soon as confirmed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20

searches Al Might for Daagiis"r
NhO Mas kidnapest.
Texas News servico Special

Oklahoma city, Okla Jan. 2o--
Airs Chas- Anderson mother of
Breese Anderson. aged g. who Wa
kidnapped from the Putnam city
school yesterday by Victor Roberts
led a posse an night through "a hare
rain in search OF her daughter Open
threats are made that Roberts will
be lynched il caught
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
MIKAOO SENDS FOR MINISTERS
Cabinet Members Who Had iiesign-
cd Asked to Retain Portfolios.
Socialism Caused Rupture.


United Press Special
Toxic, Japan, Jan. 26.- The mi
kado today endorsed representative
measures OF the cabinet against tine
socialists when he summoned Pre-
mier Katsura and Ministers komat-
subaia. Hirata aud Oura and request
ed them 10 regain their porttoli )
and work, directly for the state. Tbs
four members of the cabinet resign
ed Yesterday,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
YOUNG WOMAN ,sH0T To DEATH
Killed by AN Unidentified Man in
Bank at Baltimore--Man End
ed His own Life.
United Press Special.


Baltimore, Md. Jan. 20.-An un-
identified man this morning shot
and killed handsome young wo-
man while she was standing in the
Old Town National bank. The man
then fired bullet through his brain,
dying later ri a hospital In the
womsn's coat pocket was marriage
license showing that Matte Wheat
ley and Jacob f. Handles We're mar
ried June j. 1910, at Washington.
After the death of the man who
did the shooting he was identified as
Herman Enzer, who has been separ-
ated from bis wife three. months, Ihe
name of the woman who was kille
by Enzer has not yet been learned
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
CONSCIENCE STRICKEN.

TeXas News Service Special

Texas News Service Special
Paris. Texas Jan. 20 Henry w.
Tschisaply late yesterday afternoon
surrendered to Postmaster Lang at
Clarksyille and confessed that he
had robbed postoffice at Glen
harnA Ky. He said he was conscience
stricken because of his aged mother,
lie wanted to return to Kentucky
and go to Jail
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
4 BUSINESS BLOCK IS BURNED
Fire Causes Loss of Forty Thousand
Dollars at WeIfington-Dffi-
GERS are Investigating.
Texas News Service Special.

Wellington. Texas, Jan, 90
Fire last night destroyed and dam
aged ali the buildings on the west
side Of the public square, causing a
loss Of $40. 900 The buildings total
Iy DESTROYED were those of the Well
ingtoa Dry Goods company the
Brown Dry Goods company and the
Wellington Hardware company. The
other buildings in the block were
damaged Officers are inyestigatlng
as 1t is believed the fire was OF in
ccndiary origin
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
MARKET REPORT
FonT NORTH LIVESTOCK.

: FortNNouh,aTeX Jan 20.-R Re
ceipts @ stock yards Cattle, 1900,
calves. coo hogs, 1899 Steers
steady. tops $3.50. COWS steady tops
S4.4ot calves higher. tops $3.50,
hogs steady tops $3.50.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
WOMAN FaraiIs srAnnhn
Attacked Icy Man to Nhom She HAD
Extended Hospitality.


United Fftps NpeCtnl-
Lacrosse Wis, Jan 90 Mrs
William Bolisbaeh WAS fatally stab
bed this morning by q stranger 90
" HON she had given $50 when be
begged al the back door Tho Dian
was later arrested lie was idunti-
fled as Johnny Thompson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
DALLAS NEGROES FIGHT.
4 Man Is Fatally Stabbed and Wom'
an Is Shot.
~, tel
: News Seryice Special.

Dallas Texas, Jan. 20.--ln a fight
here early this morning among ne
groes VIII Baxter was stabbed In the
lung and perhaps fatally wounded.
Hattie Baxter a negress was shot in
the stomach and will probably die,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
NEW YORK FUTURES.

New York, Jan 20.-Cotton:
March opened l4T3. closed 147s;
.Afay opened I4.96, closed No 90.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20

wrha Daily Light want column Is
ahgays Interesting reading. IL your
ad is there today it is being read by
hundreds OF people. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
NEw ORLEANS FUTURES.

New orleans Jan 20--Cotton.
March opened 1895, closed 1906
May opened 1918, closed 1873.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-20
RETAIL MARKET.

WaXahaohie dealers are retailing
the following articles at prices quot
ed below
McAlester lump coal. per ton $3.50
Colorado Coal per ton ..,.. ssvo
cotton Seed Meal, per 100 49,. $40
Cotton Seed Hulls, per ton 900
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
SEEING THE FAR EAST.
II Should Be Viewed Through tho BIZ
BILE and ARABIAN Nights

The best books on the east, as every
one knows, are the Bible and the Ara
,bian Nights" and yet | found most
travellers were saturating themselves
with simplify descriptions of monu-
ments and places, with tabloids of his
tory, with technical paragraphs on ar
chitecture and the ethnic religions,
with figures about the height of this
and the length of that or condensed
statistics Of exports and imports and
the tonnage through the Suez canal
and dates about the Pharaohs and the
Mughals. No wonder they see nothing.
know nothing, enjoy nothing and come
home bringing a few explosives. adjec-
tives and photographs which can be
had for a small price In either New
York or London.
The first thing to do in going to the
east is to turn your education out on
your desk so that you can get at the
bottom of 1t, and there you will find
the Bible and the Arabian Nights"
and the odyssey" and "Iliad" and
Virgil" and "Herodotus' and Keno
phon." and you will realize what a
fool you were not to have devoted
more time to them when you were
asked to do so. Guide books can get
you TO the east. but they do not get
you inside. 1t is temperament, not
trains. that counts.-Price Collier In
Scribner's Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17

There are no better horsemen In the
world than the cavalry officers Of the
Italian army, yet even among them
there are very few who could perform
the feat achieved by one Of them. To
run an ordinary foot race is easy
enough, but to run at full speed for
several hundred yards holding in one
hand spoon on which rests an egg
and to reach the goal without dropping
the egg is feat which must be prac
ticed carefully a long time before II
can be performed successfully. and as
a result there are not many who can
be sure Of accomplishing 1t whenever
they try. Great. therefore, was the
surprise when an Italian officer mount
ed on horseback performed this diff.
cult feat Moreover. he selected a
course In which there were two or
three high fences. and these he cleared
at full gallon. without losing the egg.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
MICROSCOPIC MESSAGES.
How a Single Pigeon Might Carry q
Whole Library.

For more than 1900 years carrier
pigeons have been used TO carry mes
sages when no other means sufficed,
and during the siege of Paris, when
1863 birds were sent out from the doom
ed city, one Of the birds performed the
almost incredible feat of carrying to
the outside world on one trip no less
than 10000 messages averaging twenty
words each. This was 100000 words,
or the equivalent of five or six average
novels.
This marvel was accomplished by
means of microscopic photography, the
messages being first printed with ordi-
nary type and then photographed and
Photographed until they had been
reduced several hundred diameters.
The final photographs were taken on
films or pellicles Of collodion, each of
tanned 10000 words. A dozen of these
films, rolled up In quill. weighed but
one twenty-eighth Of an ounce. The
messages could. of course, be read
with microscope without the neces-
sity of rephotographing and charging.
Under favorable conditions and for
comparatively short distances pigeons
have carried as much as three-quar-
tiers of an ounce. Using the photo re-
duction method, it would therefore be
possible for u single bird to carry
messages equal In words to no fewer
than 100 ordinary volumes.-Harpers
Weekly,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
HAD FURNISHED ROOMS.
And He Had q Sign Out to Let the
Neighbors Know.

Neighbors Know.
In a little settlement on the outskirts
of Chicago two houses stand out more
boldly than the rest. These two are
the domiciles of two Italians OF means,
who. although being very ignorant
men, We'd with each other for the
social leadership Of the locality.
One day a newcomer, In search OF
temporary lodgings. attracted by a
conspicuous sign in the window of the
first of these two houses. stepped to
the door to make inquiry.
IT see you have furnished rooms
here" he said to the swarthy man who
answered his knock.
"Ya," rejoined the foreigner, point.
ing to the furnished room sign, "dere's
da sign"
"well, If you have one that's suitable
I'd like to rent 1t for awhile"
I'VE no rent da rooms" was the be.
wildering declaration. ~ got my fam
lily In here. and dey take up all da
house."
Don't rent any rooms? Why. then,
have you that sign stuck in the win
down.
"Pll tell you. Las week dat fellow
next door hang such sign in his front
window. an wen see dat I put one
Of da same kind in my front window,
Just to show da people dat he amt
only man in dis place dat have his
rooms Observation-Disclosures Library.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
Patchwork,

The idea that patchwork had It's
origin in America is not founded on
fact A thousand years before the
Christian era a queen Of Egypt went
down the Nile to her last resting place
under wonderful canopy of skins
that were dyed and pleced together In
mosaic pattern. Years before this
work had reached perfection and he
quired definite place among the arts.
Then, too. patchwork quilts were made
in England in the eighteenth century,
as witness the lines written by Cow
per to Mrs King upon receipt of "a
kind present of a patchwork quilt Of
her own acknowledgements Home
Companion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
Gypsy Queens.


On occasions America treats Its
gypsy monarchs with full regal pomp.
Matilda Stanley was accorded an al
most royal funeral in 1878 at Dayton
o., where. ten years later, another
queen was crowned with all proper
ceremonial. In England. too, gypsy
queens have received all due honor.
Esther Faa Blythe, who died in 1888,
had many members of the aristocracy
on her visiting list. and she. too. had q
regular coronation. But, on the whole.
the gypsy has not had very good
time in England. An act of 1892, for
example, made it felony without
benefit of clergy to be merely seen for
a month in the society of gypsies,
while for actually being gypsy no
punishment was too severe.-London
Standard.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
"Clippinu Sunday"

At Painswick. in Worcestershire. the
Sunday following Sept. 8 is called by
the curious name of Clipping Sun
day" and connected with a quaint Gus
tom. In the churchyard are ninety
nine yew trees. and tradition says that
all attempts to complete the hundred
by planting another yew have failed
becomes the newcomer invariably dies.
Every year before the feast Of the
Nativity of Our Lady-Sept. S-these
mystic yews are clipped, and the Sun.
day sin the octave" thus becomes
Clipping Sunday" After service
there is n procession Of parishioners
around the churchyard. and then all
Join hands and form ring round the
church. Finally they gather at the
foot Of a flight of steps leading to the
chancel door. from which sermon Is
preached.-London Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
HONOR TO WASHINGTON.

[Tune, Hail to the Chief!1
r YONOR to Washington, soldier the
Hero triumphant in warfare's
L Il grim art.
Pillar of safety in dangers the
gravest,
Idol of every American heart:
Winning a deathless name,
Crowned with eternal fame,
Looming more grandly as ages shall glide
Blazoned on starry flag,
Craven on mountain crag.
Washington ever Americas pride!
Honor to Washington, statesman the
ablest
Guardian of nation in infancy's days,
Founder of freedom on basis the stablest,
Guide to our footsteps through perilous
ways.
Girt now with giant might,
lowered with happlest plight,
Long may his country in glory abide,
Voicing in thunder sound,
Echolng world around,
Washington, ever Americas pride!
Honor to Washington, patriot the purest,
Servant whose service was free as the
air,
Ruler resigning a grasp that was surest,
Model immortal of virtues most rarei
Join them in loudest shout,
Fling all your banners out,
Roll your glad anthems DER continent
wide,
Swelling in chorus grand,
Reaching most distant land,
Washington, ever Americas pride!
H. c. Kinne
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
An Artists Joke.

Holman Hunt, who began life as a
clerk to an auctioneer and estate
agent, was constantly drawing por
traits when he should have been draw.
ing up leases, and in his chosen pro
fession he was never slow TO seize the
flying moment. The windows In his
room were made Of ground glass. and
as he had little to do he spent much
of his time in drawing flies upon its
roughened surface. A blot of ink suf
feed for the body and some delicate
pencil strokes for the wings, and at q
distance the deception was perfect.
Day by day the number increased. and
one morning his employer came in,
stopped before the window and ex-
claimed: II can't make out how it is.
Every day that come into this room
there seem to be more and more flies, -
And, taking out his handkerchief, he
attempted TO brush them away.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
Life Saved at Deaths Door.

81 never felt so near my grave, writes
W. r. Patterson, of Wellington, Tex,
"as when frighttul cough and lung
trouble pulled me down to 100 pounds,
in spite of doctors treatment for two
years. My father, mother aud two sis
tiers died If consumption, and that | am
alive today is due solely to DIR. Kings
New Discovery, which completely cured
me. Now | weigh 1877 pounds and
have been well and strong sfor syears
Quick, safe, sure, its the best remed.
on earth for coughs, colds, lagrippe,
asthma, Group, and all throat and lung
troubles. SOC aud $l,00, Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by j. W. Thurston
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
SURGEONS FEES.
Pretty Big Sometimes, but Then There
Is Another Point OF View

Is Another Point OF View.
I have a warm spot In my heart for
the big American surgeons. says a
writer in the New York Telegraph.
and because of regular attendance for
years at some of the most famous elm
les In this and other cities ! have been
4 witness of their unadvertised chart
ties-acts OF mercy and kindness which
were never heard of outside the walls
Of the hospitals they honor by their
services.
knew a wealthy man whose daugh.
ter was suddenly stricken and whose
life was saved by the attending sur
geon. His fee was $4,000. Straight
way the father emitted wall.
Its robbery" he said. The sur
geon stood firm.
"Your daughters life is worth $685.
900 to you" he countered. There was
no denial.
"Well, this fee means that | can op-
crate on fifty persons without any
charge. and IL you don't like II you
can force me TO sue. but l will get II
without a suit or you will stand lot
Of publicity"
And he got the money without re-
course TO court of law.
1t is safe to mark 1t down when
you see story of some great surgeon
who has charged high fee that there
are many of his patients enjoying
good health and relief from pain be-
cause he charged them nothing at all.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
THE CLANRICARDE PLAQUE.
A Famous Specimen Of the Sixteenth
Century GoIdsmith's Art.

A Famous Specimen Of the Sixteenth
Century GoIdsmith's Art.
One of the greatest cinquecento jew
els In the world is the Clanricarde
plaque, owned by Lord Clanricarde,
who is known as the hermit peer" and
who claims direct descent from the
kings of Connaught. He guards with
jealous care this precious example of
the goldsmith's art, keeping 1t safe
from possible thieves and the common
gaze in a bank vault, to which he
goes occasionally with great secrecy
to feast his eyes upon its magnificence.
Some years ago, by royal request, he
lent it to an art exhibition in London,
where it was admired and coveted by
some of the greatest connoisseurs Of
Europe.
The huge disk is as dellcately
wrought as a spiders web and repre-
sents the figure Of Hercules welding
a diamond sword. The sword blade
Is composed of a mass of perfectly
matched steel white stones, and SUI
perb blue diamond scintillates from
the hilt The present owner Inherited
1t from his mother, who was Miss
Canning before her marriage to the
Irish lord and the plaque is practically
priceless. Aside from its value to col
lectors and its worth as a specimen of
rare and exquisite art 1t is incrusted
with q fortune In jewels.-New York
Press
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
SHAVING IS NOT FATAL.
BARRIERS Nowadays Do Not Use Ham,
msrs and Cold Chisels.

In reply 10 a correspondent who says
he yearns to have his flowing beard
removed and yet lacks the Spartan
nrmness Of the early martyrs to face
the ordeal and makes a pathetic ap-
peal for advice the alfalfa editor OF
the EmpOria Gazette unfeelingly re-
marks:
THE alfalfa editor can offer no al
vice or encouragement TO such trem-
bling soul. II seems probable that he
has worn his whiskers for many years.
IL IS likely that he hasn't purchased
shave for a quarter of century and
therefore is ignorant of the improve
ments in the art tonsorial which have
been achieved in recent years. Ii is
no longer like going through slaugh-
ter house TO an open grave TO be shaw
ed by an expert barber In fact, That
operation has been so shorn OF Its ter
rors that many eminent citizens con-
slider II a pleasure to visit the barber.
1t is no longer necessary TO strap
patient down in the chair before shaw
Ing him: neither is II necessary TO adj
minister anaesthetics to his whlskers.
THE man whose only reason for
wearing whiskers is the fact that he
fears the barber shop will gain little
sympathy. II he tries TO explain that
he cannot shave himself without suf-
fering the agonies of the all fired he
will gain less. Such excuses might
have had some force long ago. when
BARRIERS used hammers and cold CHS
els. but science has made giant strides
in recent years. and the country is full
of painless BARRIERS. and clean shave
costs no anguish or Inconvenience"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17

As long as the name of James Nc
Neil Whistler lives among those who
saw him 1t will recall the famous white
lock which stood out so conspicuously
from the mass of his black hair. II
was, as he used to say himself. well
placed" and was always treated from
the harmonious point Of view to de-
velop its greatest effect in his appear.
ance. One day when Dorothy Menpes,
daughter Of the well known English
artist Mortimer Menpes, was baby
and was asleep on her pillow Whistler
went to see her. A white feather had
by chance settled on her head and lay
in spot exactly corresponding with
the white lock on his own head
THAT child is going to develop into
something great" he exclaimed. "for,
see. she begins with feather. just like
mep
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-02-17
ROUTED THE SINGER.
To.ti's Encounter With a Persistent
and Peppery Stranger.

Tosti's Encounter With a Persistent
and Peppery Stranger.
"Tosti used to tell an amusing little
story of feminine persistence" says
Harold Simpson in his book, "A Cen
fury Of English Ballads" 1t was dur
ing one Of his busiest mornings, with
a long list of singing lessons to be got
through, that knock came at the
door of Tosus fiat. His valet was i'll,
and so Tosti went to the door himself.
A lady, a stranger to him, stood on
the threshold.
"'Signor Tostir she inquired.
"Tosti bowed.
"'Oh,' said the lady, I am singing
your song, my Memories" at Man
chester tonight, and ! want you to
kindly run through it with me-
MADAME answered Tosti politely,
but firmly, L fear it Is impossible. |
have two pupils with me now, and a
third is waiting In the anteroom, while
others will shortly be arriving
"'But you mustv the lady persisted.
az am sorry began ToSti again
when he suddenly received violent
push backward and the lady walked
into the studio.
'"Tosi followed, protesting. After a
long argument which threatened to
become heated, the lady snapped out:
livery well; shan't sing your song,
them
Madame said Tosti, taking her by
the hand, 4 am Infinitely obliged to
you
1.-THE lady gave one look at him and
fed"