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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15
THIS MH.s SIffNiTbT's
MOST LUCKY DAY
He Is Favored by Heavy Increases in
His stock and Fowls.
Associated Press Special.

Yoakum, Texas, April Yes
terday, known on the calendar as
Good Friday was certainly a lucky
day for August Schmidt, a German
farmer living near this city. His
stock was increased by twin colts,
twin Jersey calves, sixteen Berkshire
chickens. thirteen small turkeys and
seven Setter pups
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15
No Practical knowledge.

Sunday School Teacher - johnny.
what can you tell me about Ham? Lit
tie Johnny Nothin, teacher. I'm a
vegetarian. Exchange
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15
A Complex Accomplishment.

81 understand you speak French ike
a native"
mo" replied the student. I've got
the grammar and the accent down
pretty fine, but it's hard to learn the
gestures. Washington Star.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15
The Surest place

Speaker twarming TO his subject
What we want is men with convictions
md where shall we find thcnI
Voice-In Jail, guy'nor London Tel
pppauh
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15

Then Everit claimed that he discover
ed that his partner had not made Il
fair division OF the spoiis The action
was adiudged TO be gross contempt
of court, and the plaintiff was ordered
TO Day all costs, while the solicitors
who served the writ were fined. one
of the solicitors man named
Wreathcock refused to pay the fine
and was sent 10 prison for six months
Both plaintiff and defendant to the &c
ton We're subsequently hanged, one at
Tyhurn and the other Mt Maidstone
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15
Queer Lawsuit.

Perhaps the most remarkable suit
ever brought is on the records of the
court of the exchequer in England 1t
was filed on oct 3, 1928, and it sets
forth very clearly that John Everit
and Joseph Williams We're highway
robbers. In its succinct legal phrases
the complaint says that the men form
ed a partnership for the purpose Of
carrying on business as highwaymcn
1t was mighty profitable. as was
shown by the fact that Everit surd
Williams for the equivalent of 5000
being for moneys wrongfully appro
priated to defenda nts private purse.
This fbe amount IN disf,ufe affef
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15

Are you reading the Electric com
pany's ads these days? II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15

Buy your pump from +. S. Cronk
Co. All kinds. Prices way down. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15

WANTED-Young lady for collector
and secretary work for part of each
week, nice work. $50 security re-
quired, permanent position. Answer
Secretary care Daily Light. Up
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15

weeks qualities AS special induce
ments complete outfit of tools CIV
en-. Write today. Moler Barber Col
lege, Dallas, Texas. 9p
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15

Bring us your Job work
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15

WANTED-Men to learn barber
trade and accept positions now wait
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-14
Time of Admission.

Beginners shall be admitted to
schools only at the beginning of the
term or the first week in January un-
less the board decides other times.
A child becoming of school age be-
fore January may be admitted at
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-14
Oldest Newspaper In World.

The Using Pao, or Peking News, is
the oldest newspaper in the world
having been issued regularly for near.
ly 1,400 years. Its circulation is about
10000. The extreme care necessary in
publishing this paper is shown by the
fact that until recent years the pun
ishment for an error in printing was
instant death, Another Chinese news
paper, the Kin Pan, is 1000 years old
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-14
CARRIES 900 INSURANCE.
Wanamaker's Son The Most Heavily
Insured Individual in the World.

Although he already possessed the
unique distinction of being the most
heavily-insured person in the world,
Rodman Wanamaker, son of John
Wanamaker, and vice-president of
the Wanamaker establishment, has
added another half million dollars
to his list of life policies. When
death removes the merchant there
will accrue to his family from life
insurance alone, the sum of S4,-
500, 900.
This amount is greater than the
insurance of any other person in the
world. There are q few men who
are insured to the amount of ST.
100000, or slightly above that
amount, but none approaches the
total security held by Mr.. Wana-
maker.
The S4,5OO,OOO is divided among
number of the worlds best known
insurance companies. The policies
embrace almost every known form
of life insurance. Several are writ
ten as life endowments, to expire af-
ter twenty years of payments, but
with the option that they remain
with the company as life insurance
Rodman Wanamaker is about
forty-three years of age. His health
is good and he works ten, twelve
and sixteen hours day. His recrea
tion is largely walking through the
| Wanamaker store. He covers 1t sew
eral times day.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-14
Scouts Population Increase.

In Seoul, the capital of Chosen QSo-
rea), the japanese population increases
at the rate of 5000 monthly. Educa.
ton in Chosen Rorea) is receiving Wig.
orous attention at the hands Of the
japanese government
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-14

into it. This means that when he
gets into difficulties that he has been
heard to use language" Every
golfer knows that some lilies" defy
clubs, and Mr.. Taft has the true
golfing temperament. He has been
heard to say "pshaw Or whatever
else the situation required.-Edward
G. Lowry in Golfers.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-14

First DER battleships we fret;
Then we make a gun
Big and strong enough to get
The warship on the run;
Then some armoring brand new,
Better to defend;
Then a greater gun we view.
And so on without end.
washington Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-14
PROVISIONS OF NEW SCHOOL CODE
Creates Office Of Assistant Superintendent and
Teachers Salaries Remain Same as Heretofore

PRESENT BOARDS CANNOT HIRE TEACHERS FOR MORE THAN
YEAR; OTHER
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-07

Soon I could see him but dimly and
then he was out of sight
We drove for a mile without a let
up, stopped, tied up the messengers
hand, put him in the stage, and then
Jim and me mounted the box.
By the time we reached the wire
bridge station at the forks | was about
insane. All / wanted was chance to
put ball into the heart of Black Bart.
who would take the last ounce from
widow didn't care continental cuss
about what had lost, what the ex-
press company might lose, or what the
messenger suffered; but l wished |
had fought for the woman. When we
pulled up at the station it looked as
If luck was with us, because right
there at the time were the sheriff and
several good game men. Before I had
blurted the story out old Charley
crane, the agent, had saddled horses
for u.s.
Well-mounted and wellarmed we
turned back into the sheet of snow
and off up the divide.
After what seemed hours we came
to the place which l could recognize
by big jutting rock Even then the
trail was nearly lost in the snow. We
took it up like lot of wolves hunting
down stag. Away 1t led us, I'D to thu.
wind-swept peaks, and there, in
cove, we found the box blown open
and empty save for papers that were
Of 10 value to Black Bart.
The sheriff ran his eye over them
and said: Only two shipments. One
from Bill Pape Of hundred ounces.
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bandits advice, he kicked his shotgun
off the boot and sat very quietly, ex-
cept as he writhed a bit with the pain
in his fingers.
Throw that strong box off, driver"
was the next command, and Upton,
whose cigarette had never stopped
smoking, leaned over and did so. 1t
fell 'kerchug" into the soft snow
alongside. The off-wheeler, startled,
let loose a nervous kick at it, and then
stood quietly while Tip again gath
cred up his reins. I had about made
up my mind that the widow and L
were to get off easy; but now the rob-
Der turned to us, comes behind me,
slips my poke from my hip-pocket,
runs investigating fingers around my
body to see if I have belt, and gives
a little chuckle. l didn't say anything
because to tell the truth it wasn't Of
nv own loss, l was thinking but of
what 1t would mean to the woman II
she were to lose all she had in the
world. Not even she was to get on.
He stepped in front of her and said
very proudly: 81 am sorry, madam, but
YOUR contribution will do me just as
much good as any other. Dig up!
What have you to offer?"
The way in which he said it assured
me that 1t was Black Bart, as the ras-
cal rather prided himself on courtesy
The widow was terrified l don't sup
pose she had ever seen a gun-play be-
fore. and the sight of the man sitting
on the box holding his bleeding hand
M to the falling snow wasn't calcu-
lated to soothe weak nerves. She
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his feet everything that stood between
her, her children, and poverty.
It was too much for me. I'm not
very profane as a rule, but I stood
there and let the gates down, thought
of and used every cuss word l could
handle. l called him all the names l
had ever heard, swore that my day
would come and when it did I'd put a
rope around his neck whether he was
dead or alive; dared him to lay his gun
down between us and take a chance;
called him a cowardly robber of wo-
men and few other things, and all
this time he stood there quietly and
never made move. When she drop
ped the heavy bag he gave the first
sign of having heard me, by address
ing her.
"When your voluble friend gets
through" he said, I'D like to ask you
a question"
I stopped and listened. He looked at
me through the holes of his black
handkerchief and had the impudence
to grin. could see that from the
way his teeth shone through the air
slit over his mouth. Then he went
on talking to her.
Where are you going?"
She told him to Sacramento, to meet
her brother. He stood for an instant
looking first at me, then at the two on
the box, and finally gave quick side
glance to where the two children were
huddled in each others arms and
whimpering. Something about him, /
can't tell what. made me think he was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-07

Here. you! Get your hands UP fast
or I'll drill hole in you'll"
let go the butt Of my gun with
which had been toying, shot my fists
into the air, and took a look around. 1t
was as expected. Black Bart always
played lone hand, and was the only
man there. He took a couple of swift
steps behind me, jerked my pistol
from it's holster, and threw it over the
edge Of the gulch, after which he
started around front once more. 1t
was all done so fast that I had quick
picture and nothing more of what was
happening.
There was Upton with his hands up,
still holding the reins, braced back
with his foot against the brake and
calmly smoking his cigarette. He'd
been there before and knew exactly
for. Beside him sat the express-mes-
senger, just as motionless, and with
his arms stretched up to the cool gray
skies from which the snow was falling.
The horses were glad to rest and stood
with hanging heads and steaming
TANKS, showing no sign Of curiosity.
gave a long-drawn snort.
But 1t wasn't over with yet Black
Bart had barely got clear of the widow
and me when the shotgun messenger
came to and made a convulsive reach
for his gun. Now a road-agent can't
take any chances, and this one didn't.
Quick as the messenger reached, he
was too slow. The snap of the out
laws gun sounded spitefully, the man
on the box gave sharp jerk and then
held his hands up again. Only this
time the right one was quivering and
shattered where a bullet had torn it's
way through.
Another move and you get 1t
through the heart was all the conso-
lation he got, and then, obeying the
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puzzled, ano might relent ct the last
minute. I felt hopeful.
Got any gold pieces in there?" he
asked. giving her bag kick with MS
foot rs
yes"
open It."
She did SO with trembling fingers
and he gave a look at it. | thought
this was to be my chance and gath
cred myself for spring, but his gun
swung around like lightning.
Don't do that again." he growled,
unless you want to be put out OF the
game for good"
| cussed a little more, but he didn't
seem to mind and just stood there
looking now at the kneeling woman
and then at the open bag, and all the
time glancing at me with swift darting
eyes which would play around in their
sweep to the two men on the stage.
You can take eight of those signs
out of there" he said. Thatu get
you to your brother"
"You hound! Aren't you going to
leave her more than four hundred dol
lars out of her wad?" I yelled, and
again he held the muzzle Of his Colts
in a square bead on my eye for an in
slant
my friend" he drawled, some day
you'll talk too much"
That was enough. There was some
thing about the way his finger played
up and down the trigger-guard that
made me believe it best to say no
more. I quit. In about half-minute
more he had marched the woman and
me back into the stage and ordered
Upton to drive ON. Away we went in
a whirl of snow and soon we were
well down the road. The last I saw
of him he was still standing there in
the falling whiteness watching us.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-07

dropped her hands together, wruns
them appealingly, and tried to speak
but couldn't. because of the sobs or
fright. 1t made me hot, so I Clipped
IN
"Leok here, Bart" I said, "you don't
want to take everything she's got, do
you? She's a widow and"
ooh, shut up, or I'll fill you full of
lead" was all the satisfaction I got,
and I studied whether l had any
chance to reach him before he could
shoot.
1t was no use. I had waited too
long. There he was at least twenty
feet away from me and he had thrown
my gun where it couldn't be had, and
even the messengers shotgun had slid
over the edge of the gulch I hadn't a
chance on earth. I knew him we'll
enough by reputation, so I could see
this wasn't my time to fight.
My only hope for the woman was
that she would lie to him and tell him
she had nothing but some loose dust.
She should have sense enough for
that, I thought, so I shut my teeth
tight and swore inside while he made
her go to the stage where the two lit
tie kids were sobbing in fright and
wondering what it was all about. 1
watched her as she turned and gave a
breath Of relief when she came bring
ing nothing but a small reticule
is that all you've gotT' he asked,
giving it a contemptuous shake when
she put it in his hand.
I caught my wind and waited. It
was very quiet. One of the horses
mo-" she said very softly as if the
word came with an awful effort, and
the temptation to lie was strong. Cali
l have is in another bag"
go get it and hurry" he snarled
at her, and she dragged one reluctant
foot after the other to bring and lay at
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-04-07
WHEN THE MOUNTAIN WINKED
By ROY NORTON
Copyright by E. L. Nelson

OMEHOW I never fan
cied there was much
money in the stage
robbing business. True
I never tried it, but
once or twice when
the game went against
me pretty hard l rath-
er envied the fellow
who was then collect
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-24
Eidora and Vicinity.

special To
Eldora. Nov. 24.-Peter Jensen, who
has been in the coal business here fo1
number OF years, has disposed Of his
interests In that business to II. A
Smith, postmaster Of Wellsburg. who
takes possession Monday. Mr. Jensen
will continue in the creamery business
as heretofore.
John W. Scott. formerly clerk OF
court in this county and citizen OF
ElGora for number Of years. is re-
ported to be critically Ill in a hospital
in Iowa City.
Charles Schwebke. a prominent Ger
man citizen who resided on a farm
west Of this city until a few years ago
when he moved to Eldora, died at his
home here yesterday after an illness OF
several weeks. Death was due to
pneumonia and heart trouble. He was
"a years Of age.
Rev Charles Cullen Smith. Of Chi
caso. Will begin a two weeks religious
campa ign in the Congregational church
in this city Dec. 8. Rev. Mr. Smith is
quite well known here, having held
meetings in Eidora about two years
ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-24
m's,: ssss't -. nAERRy' or
caEsco.SAaRzsrEo ~ eA'cA.
co WITH HUSBAND.
sixrEEN.YEAR old MISS
RUNS AWAY WITH GREEK
Finally Notifies Father Of Whereabouts
and 10 ArrSstsd on His instructions
- Produces Wedding Certificate
Showing Ceremony Was Performed
Dot. Is by Chicago Justice.

Chicago, Nov. 24-Another case OF
child marriage was discovered yester-
day thru the arrest Of Bessie L. Perry
Is years old. who ran away from he'
home in Cresco, Iowa. It was discov-
cred that the girl had followed street
laborer. Pasco Cherin. Greek. WITH
whom she became acquainted IN hel
own home, to Chicago. They were mar.
ried in Chicago by Justice Of the Peace
Edmund p Polk.
The Perry girl disappeared from hel
home Oct. 10. Her father Warner
Perry. a farmer. had conducted an I'M
successful search for her. He was or
the point Of abandoning search wher
he received a letter from his daughter
revealing her whereabouts. He notified
the police and the arrest Of the CIR
followed. Charm was also taken into
custody.
They were found in roomin8- house
at 947 West North avenue.
When taken to Central station thu
young wife told of her marr1age. She
said that the wedding occurred Oct. 10
She produced as evidence a certifcate
Of marriage signed by Justice Polk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-24
TAKES LIFE IN JAIL.
Man Who Robbed Step-Father in Iowa
Commits Suicide in Wisconsin.

Special to Times Republican.
Pocahontas, Nov. 24.-Anton Aigner.
who recently disappeared from this
county. after having stolen $1,000 in
bank notes. $1,000 in gold certificates
and $3.50 in gold coin, total of $500,
from his step-father, which the latter
had hidden in his farm home, has par
TALLY paid the penalty of his crime.
Two dispatches have been received
from Madison, Wis. the first stating
that -Aigner had been arrested there
and lodged in Jail, the second 70 the
effect that he committed suicide later
by turning on the gas in his cell. A re-
ward of 5000 had been offered for his
capture.
AS Aigner was a cripple he was
placed In the women's ward OF the
Madison because of his condition. He
climbed up and turned on the gas. be-
ing dead when the officers paid the
next visit to his room. The sheriff
due to take him home, will instead take
his body.
Aigner disappeared from the home OF
his step-ftaher at Pocahontas two OF
three weeks ago. The money had beer
kept in an old trunk He replaced the
bulk with some Of his private letters
He was traced thru two or three small
towns to a point on the Illinois Central
from which he travelled east. The
money, with the exception OF some $500
in gold. was in paper The step athel
feared banks and had held his earnings
for wears in the home
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-24

As / am leaving the city. WIN sell
my entire lot OF household goods 10
highest bidder on premises, III Nortt
Center street. Marshalltown.. Iowa. on
Saturday. Nov. Is. 1911. A. : p. M:
Brass bed. box springs and mattress,
quarter sawed oak bed. springs.
dresser. wool mattress, gold enamel
bed. springs. dresser. wool mattresa
SOS Princess dresser, two genuine
leather rockers, two oak rockers. MAJ
hogany rocker. one sentleman's Dl1sh
chair, one round ten-foot quarter sawed
oak extension dining table. china closet
Singer sewing machine. SIX leather seat
diners. eight solid oak diners four
good sx1o rugs. one SxS all COED Brus-
sell. and small rugs. center table. ped.
estal. sanitary couch, kitcAsn table ana
chairs, washer. wrinGer. lawn mower.
hose, tubs. cooking utenlil1. dishes.
canned fruit, ine lot Of wan picfurss.
many other useful articles. This - :
fine lot Of hot,sehold supplies. Come
and get those extra pieces You need
Terms. cash. ". n. Kendall. Auction-
cor: Thomas Shoemaker. clerk; Xary
H. Korns. owrer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-24
Moving Picture outr.sss.

STNoW i OfA 4IlUUHSjs
Special emphas sis was given to last
weeks protest Of some benevolent so
cieties against moving picture infQui-
ties by q piece Of news which thru an
interesting coincidence appeared In the
same days papers. This news came
from Hoboken, and was to the effect
that showmen had placed on exhibi-
ton films representing an alleged high
school elopement." The actual high
school building itself was used as the
background Of the pictures. and two
girls dressed to represent high school
pupils-with Just dash OF "fastness'
were shown coming slyly out Of its
door, throwing thenlselves into the
arms of two fashionable young men
with a dash Of the ,aasport"-and has
tened away. supposedly to some mar
rying parson.". The Aims were adver-
tised as high school elopement''
and were exhibited iit places where
they would most appeal to the patron
age OF the pupils Of the high school and
other schools.
It would be difficult to characterize
without strong language the obvious
evil Of this performance. and 1t is not
surprising that the mayor OF the city
promptly sought police aid in suppress
ing the outrage. 1t was, OF course,
libel upon the school to use 1t for
such a purpose and to intimate that II
had been the scene OF such an occur
renee, and an insulting libel to the pu-
pills. It was. worst Of all, direct in
element to waywardness among them
It seems to be law OF nature that
whatever Is OF greatest usefulness Il
also capable OF being perverted to the
greatest misuse. There are few more
interesting, entertaining, and destruc-