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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

Pointing out that the success Of
every great commercial undertaking
depends largely on the healthfulness
of the community in which it is in
augurated, and the health of those
who carry it on, Surgeon General
Walter Wyman, of the United States
public health and marine hospital
service. told the members of the
Southern Commercial Congress that
their consideration Of public health
questions would necessarily have
great Influence on the prosperity
and happiness of the people of the
south
"The commercial upbuilding of
any section" said Mr.. Wyman SIS
intimately associated with the health
of the people who reside there. This
in large measure was not practicable
in the pioneer days when our fore
fathers entered and improved these
lands, nor was there as great neces-
sity for the observance of health
measures since the problems Of SAN
itation increased with the growth of
the population and its consequent
congestion in cities and towns, Had
it been practicable to make every
necessary step, however, from the
beginning of the settlement of this
county, there would undoubtedly
have been a great saving of life, and
the history of our industrial life
would have been different.
AS an example of the dependence
Of success in commercial undertake
ings upon the healthfulness of the
community in which it is inaugural
ed he cites the digging of the Pana-
ma Canal This project he said,
was undertaken more than a quar-
ter of a century ago and abandoned
soon after largely because of the
continued occurrence OF pestilent1al
diseases. AS result. a gigantic
world enterprise that is destined to
be of incalculable value to the people
of the Western Hemisphere WAS
postponed until May 4, 1904. The
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

fair, Answer as you will, and one or
the other of these conditions must
prevail. and you place Senator Bal
lev in a most questionable light, We
wish to give Senator Bailey full
credit for all that he has done, but
the records of the senate are against
him in this instance, Just as other
records have been against him in the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
cough remedy | ever used as 1t quick
ly stopped severe cough that had
long troubled me- says j. w. Kuhn,
Princeton, Neb. Just so quickly AMI
surely its acts in all cases Of coughs
colds, lagrippe and lung trouble. Re-
fuse substitutes. B w Fearis "
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

No matter who is governor or
United States senator and no mat
ter whether state wide prohibition
carries or fails, WaXahachie needs
and must have that new hotel build
ing Let us all get busy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

Tomorrow is Sunday. Let us lay
aside politics for one day and go to
church. The preacher may bring you
a message which will enable you TO
be better man during the coming
week
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

Senator Lorimer should remember
that an aroused public sentiment
finally forced Secretary Ballinger TO
resign. The truth is not always vic
torious in preliminary skirmishes,
but in the final engagement it gets
there with both feet.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

The November elections made the
vote in the United States senate so
distressingly close between the rep
Representatives of the interests and
the representatives of the people
that 1t was absolutly necessary for
the former to seat Lorimer in order
10 retain control.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

The first regular session of the
legislature under the Colquitt ad-
ministration closed at noon today. 1t
is wonderful the amount OF 'polltl-
cal peace and Legislative rest with
which We were favored during the
entire time
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

When the legislature is reconven-
ed by Governor Colquitt he should
submit the Bailey question and con-
fine the labors OF the members to
that one subject At the regular ses-
sion a few were disposed to fool
away time with other matters.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

BY all means let Dallas elect Nc
Nealus mayor 1t may be rough on
the city, but somebody else will oc-
cupy his seat in the senate.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

The spring rains are due to arrive
at an early day Get busy now and
fill the remaining gaps left in the ce-
ment sidewalks on different streets.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

The man who secured the contract
for our new postoffice building is
notified that Waxahachie is ready to
extend him a cordial welcome
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

Those 10000 United States sol
diers will no doubt march down to
the Rio Grande, and then march
hack again.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

Have YOU read the want column
in this paper today? If not, perhaps
YOU have missed the very thing you
have been looking for. If
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

Obituaries, resolutions OF respect. cards
OF thanks-all matter not NEWS-will be
charged for at the rate OF cents per line.
Poetry at double price.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

The salvation of the south agri-
culturally lies in the conservation OF
her soils through proper cultivation
and the improvement OF transporta-
ton facilities, is the opinion OF Vic
tor NJ. Olmstead, chief of the bureau
of statistics of the United States de-
partment of agricultu}e, who ad-
dressed the Southern Commercial
Congress last night.
Mr.. Olmstead declared that in
conserving her soils, the south must
make intelligent and economical use
of fertilizers where needed, rotate
her crops, and select the best varia-
ton OF seeds and plants obtainable,
Good roads" said Mr. Olmstead
"also must be the shibboleth in every
section and community, so that the
increasing volume of products can
be handled and delivered to shipping
points at the lowest possible expense
The increase of railroad facilities
must. and will, undoubtedly, follow
and the south will thus secure a pre-
eminent position as wealth pro-
Queer, and take first rank as a con
tributor to the nations progress and
prosperity.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

The establishment of steamship
lines under the American flag was
urged upon the Southern CONNER
cial Congress as the best means TO
develop the commerce of the south.
The speaker was Bernard \. Baker
of BaltiR5re, retired capitalist and
authority on transportation and con-
servation Mr.. Baker said, in part
How often does it occur to the
merchant and manufacturer that in
this great southland of ours. from
Baltimore to Brownsville, Texas,
that we have the greatest coastline
of any country in the world from
which to develop our commerce?
And yet how little has been done to
develop the water borne commerce
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

q. W. Mcknight, President and Treas
urer; Ed Cunningham, Vice President; g.
w, Kent. Secretary. Directors: T A Fer
ris. G. w. Mcknight, Ed Cunningham, g
w. Kent, G. w. Simpson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Entered at the Waxahachie Postoffics as
Mail Matter OF the Second Glass.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

~ hereby tender my resigna ton
se-<.r,sed van in advance
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-11

". A. OWNBY City Editor
Re sidence Phone, Bell No. 2s9)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
Sailing Them Down.

Put seven dollars ($7) in the bank
as soon as you can do it; prepare for
seasons of lean and lank, and you
will never rue it. I use to blow my
wages in as fast as could earn them
when-e'er / had some scads of tin,
/ made rush to burn them.
bought all kinds of raiment gay,
and shining ties and then one happy,
Hateful day, I picked up seven dol
lars $50. l put those rubles down
in brine-an impulse let me to it.
And now just take this bunch OF
mine: Go thou likewise and do it.
Those seven bones soon called for
more, and eftsoons / had twenty;
each week L put in three or four
and soon I'll in plenty. Since 1 be-
gan this banking graft my self re-
spect increases; feel that I'm as
big as Taft, and just as slick as
grease is. l am the young man un-
afraid, the youth with glad kyoodle;
the whole town wants to get my
trade, because / have the bo6dle. l
do not fear the rainy day wherein
the broke man hollers; so take my
plan-go right away and salt down
seven dollars ($7).-Walt Mason.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
GAINESVILLE in Earnest About Build
ing lnterurban.

terurban railroad being built from
this city to St. Joseph, Mo-, has
aroused considerable interest in this
where the road may be located if
built. r
Among the localities interested in
this matter is Blue Ridge, about. II
or Is miles southwest of Mt. Moriah,
where there is a big scope of some
of the very best farming country in
Harrison county without railroad
connections. These people appre-
ciating the immense benefits a road
would be to their part of the country
called meeting of it's citizens for
| last Saturday for the purpose Of
talking over the matter and see
what inducement they could make in
the way of cash subscriptions and
right of way concessions to secure
a road.
Hearing that this meeting was
to be held our Commercial Club de-
cided to send representatives to at
tend the meeting and four auto loads
| consisting of 10 or 20 of our rep
resentative businessmen drove down
! there Saturday afternoon. Owing to
misunderstanding as to the date
of the meeting there was not a very
large turnout of farmers but what
they lacked in numbers they more
than made up in earnestness and en-
thusiasm.
The meeting was organized by the
election of o. H. Nally as chairman
and j. H. McKiddy as secretary.
Speeches were made by Messrs. o.
H. Nally, Marion Hill and VIM.
Chase, of Blue Ridge, and A. Biddi-
son and NJ. F.Oxford, of GAINESVILLE.
upon the benefits such a road would
be, not only to that community but
to the entire county as we'll.
A committee of eight representa-
tive farmers of Blue Ridge was ap-
pointed to canvass the country for
cash subscriptions and right-of-way
with orders to report at meeting
to be held on the last Saturday in
July, with an understanding that
committee would bring that report
to GAINESVILLE one day of our picnic
and report their finding to our Com
mercial Club.
The following farmers and BUSH
ness men were appointed on that
committees: o. H. Nally,' chairman,
Marion Hill, DR.. Showers, Frank Nc
Gowan, w. H. Lackridge, O. P. Ham,
macker and VIM. Chase. Before the
meeting broke up there were offers
from Blue Ridge people to take
stock in the road running from
$1,000 to $1,000 and we were as
sured that they would be able to
report many more.
Blue Ridge is located in the finest
farming section of Harrison county.
The farms are large and finely i'm
proved and is a great stock raising
center of the county, and it is too
bad that such fine section should
be without railroad connections of
some kind. We understand that
even the postoffice has been discon-
tinued and the people served from
rural routes from other towns.
The following is the list of SUBJ
scriptions made at the meeting and
since. The time was short as the
committee had only a day and
half counting Sunday in which to
work;
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
Brothers Drown at Charlton.

Roy and Harlan Powell were
drowned in the Burlington reservoir
on Friday evening at about eight
o'clock p. m. They with some other
boys had gone there to battle. Their
ages were about 13 and IS and it
seems that the older brother had
waded beyond his depth or into a
ditch at the bottom of the pond and
that the other boy lost his life in
attempting to assist him, neither be-
ing able to swim. 1t was an hour or
more before help could arrive, but
that was too late. Some boats were
secured and the bodies located and
brought to the surface. They were
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Powell,
who reside on the Sigler farm, man
aging the place for the proprietor,
coming here last February from ore
of the states east. The parents are
almost Frustrated with grief and
certainly are objects of sympathy,
as they are practically among
strangers. When the father reached
the place where they had gone
down on the fatal evening he would
have plunged into the water and
perhaps would have shared a like
fate had it not have been for the
entreaties of another son. The
funeral was held from the residence
Oil Sunday afternoon conduct ii Ivy
Rev Theodore Aszman, of the Pres
hyteilan church and interment was
made in the Charlton cemetery. a
large procession was in line to the
cemetery and all felt the gloom that
had fallen on the Powell home
Charlton Leader.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
Public Drinking Cups.

1t has been repeatedly demonstrat.
ed that the use of what is COMMONLY
known as the public drinking cup il
dangerous and is an undoubted
source of communication of infect.
ious diseases. In the interest Of
public health, the public drinking
cup should be abolished.
The use of public drinking cups or
trains, in railroad stations, in public
parochial or private schools and in
other educational institutions of the
State of Iowa and all other states
should 10 abandoned.
Let every corporation in charge
of any railroad train, or station; any
school board, board of education
township board of school directors
board of trustees of any public OF
private school, or educational insti.
tuition; any person or persons re.
sponsible for or having in charge
public drinking fountains see to i,
that the public drinking cup is
speedily abolished.
Let the generous, broad intelli.
gence of the people of Iowa assert
itself and come to the help of the
Iowa State Board of Health, which
is trying to keep before the people
of our great commonwealth all the
advanced ideas which are destined
to keep her inhabitants from sick
ness and death.
There are comparatively few peo-
pie who will not admit that the
germ diseases are to be found in the
mouth and on the lips of those snf-
fering from such disease, hence the
germs are constantly communicated
to any drinking vessel that the per-
son may use. This being true, no
one can deny that the common
drinking cup, in public places, must
inevitably be the constant medium
of such diseases and as truly poi
soned or infected cup at times as
though it contained arsenic or
strychnine. 1t is conceded that all
disease germs which are spread in
this manner are even more danger
GUS than poisonous drugs, because
neither the sight, taste or smell is
hint conveyed of the presence of
the poison, and because it gives no
immediate indication of the injury
it has inflicted. The State Board of
Health wishes to impress upon the
people of Iowa, that these matters
are not "fads," and this agitation
against the use of the common
drinking cup must continue until
the evil and it's consequences are en-
tirely abolished.
Vital statistics show and it has
been proven that at least seven
hundred thousand of the million and
half deaths occurring annually in
the United States result from the
minute parasite plants and animals
which gain access to the body.
These invisible foes wage a continu-
al warfare against the human race.
The Iowa State Board of Health
sends out the warning.
Iowa State Board Of Health,
Guilford H. Sumner, NJ. D. Sec'y.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
&'s- ~ ~
JUNE WENT WRONG.
On Record as Hottest and Dr1est
Since Weather Bureau Was Es-
tahlished.

June 1911, will 60 on record in
the agricultural annals of the state
as a good month gone wrong.
Full of promise at the beginning
it has blasted the early hopes OF
many of the farmers of the state,
produced more sunshine, more hot
weather, less rain, more corn and
less of everything else than any other
June in years.
| In the matter of hot weather and
lack of rain it has been record
breaker. AS a whole it has been the
| hottest June of which there is any
| record in the local weather Office.
In point of rainfall it is 1854 inches
below normal and to date only 3 l
of an inch has fallen.
Had it not been for the lack of
rain and the extremely hot weather,
June would have broken other re-
cords.
Even the old timers do not recall
when another June opened with as
much promise as June, 1911. Every
thing that grows was nearly month
that time of year. Corn, fruit, veg
tables, small grain and crops of all
kinds gave promise of record break
ers.
Then came the hot weather. As
result Of nearly a months drouth,
even the most optismistic farmers
are down in the mouth. Corn is the
only crop, it is stated, that will be
above the average and grave fears
are held out foY the fate of fruits
and smaller grains.
The central and southeastern Sec
tons of the state have been hit hard
est of all, according to DR.. George
NJ. Chapel, head of the United States
weather bureau in Des Moines.
The city of Keokuk reports that
since June l only 20 of an inch of
rain has fallen. In the section near
est the center of the state only 81
of an inch of rain has fallen this
month. Other sections of the state
report copious rainfall.
Eleven of the twenty-four days of
June have boosted the thermometer
above the 80 degree mark. The aver
age maximum temperature for the
first twenty-four days of the month
is 80.
This establishes a new record for
the month and nothing has come near
equalling it since the local office was
established in 1876 except the month
of June, 1894. Then there were
nine days with an average of 80 or
above. The average maximum tenn
perature was three degrees lower
than for the present year.
June IA, 1886 holds the record
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
The Dro,1d neacock of =,

The less luck man has the more
he believes in it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
Life 100000 Years Ago.

Scientists have found in a cave in
Switzerland bones of men, who lived
100000 years ago, when life was in
constant danger from wild beasts.
Today the danger, as shown by A.
w. Brown, of Alexander, Me-, is
largely from deadly disease. "If it
mad not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which cured me, l could
not have lived,' he writes, "suffer-
ing as I did from a severe lung
trouble and stubborn cough" To
cure Sore Lungs, Colds, obstinate
Coughs, and prevent Pneumonia, it's
the best medicine on earth. soc and
$l:O0. Guaranteed by Van Werden
& kopp. Trial bottle free.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the dis
eased portion Of the esr. There is only one way to
cure Deafness and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by infamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is inhamed you have rambling sound or i'm
hearing and when it is entirely closed Deaf
is the result, and unless the inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
out Of ten caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing
but an inhamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundren Dollars for any case OF
Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cur. Send for circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. H.
Ia ke Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
A FINE NOVELTY FEATURE.

carretta's Pony, Dog and Bird Per-
Torrance to be Given at Chautau-
QUA Genuine Treat for Old and
Young.
Everyone who likes fun will want
to attend Chautauqua this season on
the day Garretta appears with his
trained Pony, Dog and Bird perform
anoe. 1t will be treat for both young
and old.
This performance is so different
from anything else that 1t is bound
to stir up great deal Of interest for
everyone who likes clean amusement.
And yet, while the acts are full of
amusement features, there IL a GER
tain educational value there, too.
1t may shock few supersensitive
people trifle to experience the sud.
den change on the Chautauqua from
some distinguished public man or
woman to a pony, some dogs and
cages of BIRDS But there are scores
Of people in our midst who hereto
fore have cared very little indeed
for what the distinguished public man
had to say, who will be interested az
once in a trained animal performance.
In this way they may be induced to
hear the distinguished parsonage.
We are sure that all sensible PEG.
pie will welcome the fact that the
Chautauqua program this season IL to
present more entertainment features.
In this busy old world, clean amuse'
ment is very much needed. This
Chautauqua program is a great I'M
provement over any heretofore built
as it retains its original strength with.
out being too prosy for the multi
tudes.
There are about thirty birds and
dogs in Garettas collection, all
trained to perfection and performing
many marveous feats besides
Prince" the wonderful trained pony,
tho delight of both young and old.
For Sale-One practically new
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, JULY 8 1911.
ready and growing market.

ready and growing market.
With no great centers Of popula-
tion and being primarily an agricul-
tural state, Iowa manufacturers for
the year 1909 represent the tidy
sum of $16O,572,313.
With all of it's advantages of soil
and climate fully considered it will
have to be admitted that, without
the transportation facilities provided
by the railways, it would not hold
today either as producer or a mar
ket, it's present rank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06

for hot days in the month of June
in Des Moines. On that day the
thermometer scared to 103. That
mark has been equalled this year in
sections of the state. On, Friday the
government thermometer ut Keosau-
qua recorded a temperature of 103.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06

A woman may not be able to vote,
but she possesses strong veto power.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06

The proud peacock of today may
be only feather buster of tomorrow
my child was burned terribly
about the face, neck and chest. l
applied DR.. Thomas Electric OIL
The pain ceased and the child sank
into restful sleep. "-Mrs. Nancy
M. Hanson, Hamburg, N. Y.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-06

WOTh,
O. H. Nally,. $1,000
e. NJ. HILL. 1000
b. r. MCGOWAN. 1000
w. H. Lackridge. 1000
Or. G. A. Stowers, ........ 500
O. P. Hamacker,. 500
Ed S. Hubbard, $1,000 to $4,000
O. H. Nally remarked that he
would give $4,000 rather than lose
it, and doubtless many others would
increase their subscription if neces-
sary. There is no doubt that with
a thorough canvass Blue Ridge
would subscribe $4,000 and per-
haps more to secure a road.
Who says it would be hard to
build an interurban road through
Harrison county?
There are two feasible routes to
that country one of which would
be through Mt. Moriah and the 9TH
er through Ridgeway either of
which would be great convenience
to the people that do a big business,
though, it appears to US that the
route through Mt. Moriah would be
shorter and have fewer hills, though
the Ridgeway route is not impossible
by any means.
The Commercial Club contem-
plates making another automobile
trip over the line soon and NAV 20
as far as Pattonburg.-Cainsville
News.