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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-02-07
GENERAL OzROCO
MAN OF MYSTERY
Nothing Definite Known as 10
Movements Of the Rebel
General.
QUIET NIGHT FOR JUAREz
The Streets Were PalrolIed by Heav-
lily Armed Sentries.-Wives
Of Two Soldiers Are
Killed.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Ell Paso, Texas, Feb. There is
still deep mystery this morning as
to the movements of the insurrecto
leaders. Ozroco, Alanis and Blanco.
With heavily armed sentries pa
trolling the streets, Juarez was quiet
last night
Reports that attempts have been
made to pass machine guns and am
munition across the border have not
been confirmed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-02-07
AN OKLAHOMA BANK IS ROBBED
Robbers Escape in Automobile Tn
der Heavy Fire--Seeured
Large Amount Cash.
Associated Press Special

Wichita Falls, Texas, Feb. -
Under a heavy fire from officers and
citizens four bank robbers made
their escape last night in an automo-
bile after dynamiting the State Bank
at HOLSTER, Okla. The robbers secur-
ed a large amount OF cash. posse
went from this city to the Red river
bridge at Burnett to intercept the
robbers. but failed to meet them.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-02-07
RETAIL MARK EH

Waxahachie dealers are. retailing
the following articles at prices quot
ed below: NJ
McAlester lump coal, per ton $3.50
Colorado Coal, per ton j. IS 90
Cotton Seed Meal, per 100 ..r $40
Cotton Seed Hulls per ton $500
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Conference with Colquitt.

Associated Press Special.
Austin, Texas. Feb. Special
Ambassador Cassus of Mexico had q
conference with Governor Colquit
today. The governor promised to as
! sist in maintaining neutrality on tn
! Texas border. The ambassador wa
| accompanied by II. Clay Pierce o
st. Louis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-02-07

.s0ciated Press Special

Associated Press Special
Washington, Feb. senator
Fletcher of Florida made long
speech in the senate today in favor
of Senator Lorimer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-02-07

No matter what you want to buy
or sell vour first thought should be
the Daily Light want column. u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-02-07

MAIshfT REPORT.
LOCAL NAitkiT

The Waxahachie dealers are las
ing the following prices for country
produce today.
Cotton. good middling per No. 1875
Cotton, strict middlihg. .per lb ll.I9
Couon middling. 70 b per 10. l4.00
Cotton strict low, per 10 s.13.11
Cot0bn, low midding, per h. 1925
Cotton In Seed per H. 400 to $50
Grab Cotton per ID. ,....2 to Y C.
Cotton Seed. per ton ....... S25.0C
Wheat, No. ,, per bushel -... 81 %
Oats, per bushel ...... 42c to tSc
Corn. per bushel .... soc to Csc
Alfalfa Hay per ton .. S21 to $23
Prairie Hay, per ton Sli to SIS
Johnson Grass Hay, per ton $1,000
Chickens, friers, per ID. ........10 DC
Hens. per lii. ............... 7c
Turkeys. per ID ........10 &c
Eggs, per dozen ... g........ 15c
Country Butter, per ID. ........ 20c
Sweet Potatoes. per bushel $S1.25
Pecans,. new crop. per lb. ~ ... sc
Pecans, extra choice. per ID ... &c
Cream (butterfat) per ~ ....... 30c
Hogs, on foot. per lb. ........S Sc
FAT Cows, on foot, per h. 8 to 3 " c
Country Sausage, per lb. ....... | &c
Country Spareribs, per lb. Up " c
Country Backbone, per Id: - SC
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-02-07
Cotton Seed In California

Associated PSess Special.
Lockhart, Texas, Feb. IA solid
car load OF cotton seed was snipped
from here 20 Eel Ccdro. Calitornia
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-02-07

Associated Press Special.
FL Paso, Feb. Twenty wound
ed soldiers and six wounded women
are in the hospitals here
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-02-07
NOT GUILTY Is VERDICT.
Federal jury at Austin Deliberates
Thirty Minutes on Matter.

Austin. Texas. Feb. I've. the
jury, find the defendante not gull
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above the level OF the upper floor, dis
covered to him a thin line of light,
bright along the threshold of door.
He began to breathe more freely, yet
apprehension kept him strung up to
higf tension Of nerves.
He knuckled the door loudly-one
double knock followed by another.
From within a voice called cheer
fully, in English: Come In"
He fumbled for the knob, found and
turned It, and entered a small, low
ceiied chamber, very cozy with lamp
light, and simply furnished with a sin
gle chair, a charpoy, watering, a
large mirror. and beneath the latter
a dressing-table Uttered with a collec-
ton of toilet gear, cosmestics and bot
ties. which would have done credit to
an actress
There was but single person in
the room and he occupied the chair
before the dressing table. AS Amber
came in, he rose; a middle-aged babu
in suit of pink satin, very dirty. In
one hand something caught the light,
glittering.
"Oah, Mister Amber, l believer" he
gurgled, oily and affable. Believe
me, most charmed to make acquaint-
ance." And he laughed agreeably.
But Amber's face had darkened.
With an oath he sprang back, threw
his weight against the door, and with
lis left hand shot the bolt, while his
right whipped from his pocket Rut-
toms automatic pistol.
Drop that gun, you monkey" he
cried, sharply. Il was afraid of this,
but / think you and I'll have an ac-
counting before any one else gets in
here"
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Old Map Of South America.

Claude vautIn. an English mining
engineer, who has been prospecting In
Peru, returned the other day on the
steamship Zacapa Besides looking
after mining property. he has been
collecting interesting antiquities OF
the country.
One OF the most interesting things
he brings back with him is map OF
South America made by the Jesuits In
1892 II gives an outline of the land
as far north as Cuba and is apparent
ly accurate. Its purpose Is evidently
plain, for every missionary station in
the country at that time is Indicated
on the map. and the line of trayei
necessary 10 reach them is marked
out. This map was obtained by mr-
Vautin at Puno. Peru
Another interesting collection he
brought back Is the death masks OF
the Incas. These we're hammered out
of metal and placed over the faces OF
tho dead. Three Of these obtained by
Mr.. Vautin are of sheet gold.
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(To BE Continued
A Marrlane BLACK LIST.

The habit of making inquiries at pr.
vate detective Offices as TO the means
and mode of life of any young man
who is under consideration as a suit.
able husband by the relatives Of a
girl whom he wishes to marry leads
TO some curious complications In Aus
tria and Hungary, Young men deep
in debt are inscribed on the soealled
black list" at the inquiry Office
Good parts are, on the other hand
put down on the white list" Five
young Hungarian arfstocrats who were
involved in debt to such an extent that
the only possibility of retrieving their
fortunes lay In making rich marriages
formed a kind of company for the pur
pose Of finding wives. Each was TO
be provided with a rich bride, prefer
ably an American helress, as his turn
came.
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enthroned. and for little time ruled
Khandawar II was then that l knew
him. He was continually dissatisfied.
however, and after a year or two dis
appeared. II was rumored that he'd
struck bargain with his prime min
lister. one Salig singh At all events
Sally Singh contrived to usurp the
throne, government Offering no obiec-
ton. Rutton turned up eventually IN
Russia and married q woman there
who died in childb!rth-twenty years
ago, perhaps The child did not sur
yiye It's mother !" Labertouche
paused deliberately, his glance search
ing Amber's face. so the report ran,
at least" he concluded, quietly.
How do you know all thisg" Am
Der countered, evasiyely.
Government watches its wards
very tenderly. said Iabertouche with
a grin. Besides. midas a great
place for gossip. And then,
he pursued tenaciously, ~ remem-
bered something else, 1 recalled that
Rutton had one very close friend, an
Englishman named Farrell"
"oh, whats the use?" Amber cut in
neryously. "You understand the sit
uation too we'll It's no good my try.
ing to keep anything from you"
Such as the fact that Colonel Far
rell adopted Buttons daughter. who,
as It happens, did survive her mother
Yes; / knew that--or, rather. part ]
knew and part guessed. But don't
worry, Mr. Amber I'll keep the Sc
cret"
''Icor the girls sake" said Amber,
twisting his hands together.
For her sake. pledge my word
Thank YOU"
And now for what purpose
did Rutton ask you to come to India9
Wasn't 1t to get Miss Farrell out of
the country"
81 think you're the devil himself
said Amber.
I'm not" confessed Labertouche
but am member OF the Indian Sc
cret service-not officially connected
with the police. observel-and know
a deal that you don't. think, in
short. / can place my finger on the
reason why Rutton was so concerned
to get his daughter out of the coun'
try"
Amber looked his question.
You read the papers, don't you, in
American"
Rather" Amber smiled.
You've surely not been so blind az
to miss the occasional reports that
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mombered Rutton's emphatic PROFIT

membered Rutton's emphatic prohi-
hilton.
But Quain had not failed to men
tion that. Officially. no. said Laber-
touche readily. Now and again, OF
course, ! run across a bit of valuable
information: and then. somehow, IN
directly, the police get wind of 1t.
But this going fantee in an amateur
way IL simply my hobby; I've been
at It To- years-and very successfully.
too. OF course, it'll have its end.
Ones bound to slip up eventually.
You can train yourself TO live the life
of the native. but you can't train your
mind to think as he thinks. That's
how the missteps happen. Some
day :" He sighed. not in the
least unhappily. Some day
I'll dodge into this hole, or another
that know Of. put on somebody
else's rags-say. these I'm wearing
and inconspicuously become a mys-
FERROUS disappearance. That's how II
is with all Of us who go in for this
sort Of thing. But it's like opium, you
know; you try it the first time for
the lark Of it; the end is tragedy"
Amber drew long breath, his eyes
glistening with wonder and admira-
ton Of the man. you don't mean TO
tell me you run such risks for the
pure love Of it?"
We'll perhaps not altogeth-
er. But we needn't 60 into details.
need we7" Ilabertouchs's smile robbed
the rebuke OF its sting THE opium
smile is very good one, though | say
II who shouldn't One acquires taste
for the unbidden. and one hires lit
tie room like this from an unprincipled
BLACKBOARD like Honest George, and
insensibly one goes deeper and deeper
until one gets beyond ones depth.
That is all. 1t explains me sufficient
ly. And" he chuckled. you'd never
have known 1t if your case hadn't
been exceptional"
1T is, think" Amber's expression
became anxious. Il want to know
what you think OF it--now Quain's
told you. And, say. what did you
mean by news of the Fs.?'"
News OF the Farrells-father and
daughter, Of course" Labertouche's
eyes twinkled
But how in the name of all that's
strange"
did connect Rutton with the Far
rell's7 At first by simple inference.
You were charged with a secret err
rand, demanding the utmost haste, by
Rutton; your first thought was to
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travel by the longer route-which, as
It happens, Miss Farrell had started
upon a little while before. You had
recently met her, and I've heard she's
rather a striking young woman. You
seer"
yes" admitted Amber. sheepishly.
Out"
and then remembered some
thing" interrupted Labertouche. Il
recall Patton. l knew him years ago,
when he was young man.
You know IL yarn about him?"
"a little-mighty little. know now
that he was = Rajput-though he
never told me that; / know that he
married a Russian ELECTROMAGNETIC
Der hes.tated imperceptibly- she
died soon after. that he chose to live
out Of India and to die rather than
return to IL"
HE was" said Laberrouche. "a
singular man, an exotic result of the
unnatural conditions we English have
brought about In India The word
renegade describes him aptly, think:
be was born and bred a Brahmin, e
Rajput, Of the hottest and bluest
blood in Rajputana; he died to ali IN
tents and purposes a European--with
an English heart. He is-was-by
rights Maharana of Khandawar As
the young maheraj he was sent to
England to be educated. I'm told HE
record at oxford was q brilliant one.
He became a convert to Christianity
that was predestined--was admitted
10 the Church Of England. a communi-
cant. When his father died and he
vas summoned to take his place. Rut-
ION at first refused. Pressure was
brought to bear upon him by the Eng
lish government and he returned. was
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-26
leak out about native unrest in

leak out about native unrest in
India?"
Surely you don't mean"
4 assuredly do mean that the Sec
ond Mutiny impends, declared Lab
ertouche. solemnly Such, at least,
is my belief. and such is the belief OF
every thinking man In India who is
at all informed The entire country is
undermined with conspiracy and sedi-
tion; day after day vast, silent, I'M
derground movement goes on, foment-
ing rebellion against tho English rule.
The worst Of It IS. there's no stopping
1t. no way of scotching the serpent;
It's heads are myriad, seemingly. And
yeti don't know-since yesterday
have hoped that through you we might
eventually strike to the heart of the
movement"
Through me-" cried Amber.
startled. 4
Labertouche nodded. "Just so. The
information you have already brought
US is inval Ii, lie. Have you thought
Of the sign -4nce Of Chatterjfs Mes.
sage of the Bell? "
Even now amber quoted me
chanically, 1.-THE Gateway Of Swords
yawns wide, that he who is without
fear may pass within; to the end that
the Body be purged Of the Scarlet
Evil" He shook his head mystifled.
T. NO; ] don't ndsrstand7
TITS so simple" urged Labertouebe;
AL but the Gateway of Swords.
don't place that-yet But
the Body plainly that Is India; the
Scarlet Evil--could anything more fit
tingly describe English rule from the
native poiut of yivw7''
Amber felt Of bis head solicitously.
And yet" he averred plaiL+iyely, 1t
doesn't feel like wood"
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a Woman's Rule.

Nine. Bernhard, at a supper in
New YORK. smiled alphabetically
over the story Of a young actor who
had applied yainly for the post Of sec.
rotary to a rich widow
He failed, I understand" said Nm,
Bernhard, because he didn't wear
the best clothes Now a young girl,
applying foT a secretaryship to an Ell.
Derby millionaire. would never make
such a mistake as that
4 believe. do you know, that the
one great difference between men and
women is this:
When an Important step is 10 be
taken a man asks. What shall say
"a woman. What shall put onY"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-26

Lovers OF lobster ought to get iot
OF comfort out of . recent paragraph
in the famous old kennebec Journal,
which says that the crustaceans are
dirt cheap" However. the Journal
adds, they are not as low in price
as in the old days, when they solo
six for 25 cents, but the price has
fallen to 1G cents pound. which il
decidedly different from the figures
that were being quoted early In the
spring. Then they were being bought
alive for so cents a pound from the
fishermen, and the price In Boston and
New York scared to 80 cents a pound
and. in some cases. beyond"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-26
GaUe Lesson in Patience

and we we're children ourselves once.
I'm sure that Jimmy didn't mean to-
Great Jerusalemi There goes Harold's
glass Of milk all over my new trous-
ersi This Is the limit Get cloth.
woman. can't you. and swab up this
mess. It beats comprehension that g
man can't SIT down at his own table
without being tormented and bespat-
tered as / am every time try to eat
. meal under my own roof You've
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-26

head Of municipal Affairs, Mrs Charles
K. Lees. having been elected mayor.
She opened Fairgrounds. gave eleven
acres to the Sunday school and anoth-
er large estate for a pleasure resort
She is president Of the National Union
Of Women Worners. and 1t was she
who formed the society to make Cid
ham a beautiful as well as historic
town. She was some time ago given
the freedom Of the city, and It was
with joy that the citizens found that
she could serve them In the chief
civic once.
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CHAPTER TX.
Pink Satin.


Shaking with rage, Amber stood for
long moment with pistol poised and
eyes wary; then, bswildered, he slow
ly lowered the weapon. Well" he OBJ
served, refectively, I'm damned"
or the glittering thing he had mis-
taken for a revolver lay at his feet;
and 1t was nothing more nor less than
he had dropped back into the chair
and given way to a rude but reassu-
ring paroxysm Of gusty, silent laugh
ter.
I'm a fool" said Amber; "and If
I'm not mistaken. you're Laber-
touche."
With struggle the babu oyercare
his emotion. II am, my dear fellow,
am" he gasped. "And l owe you
an apology. Upon my word, I'd for.
gotten; one grows so accustomed to
living the parts in these masquerades,
after time, that one forgets For
give me-" He offered a hand which
Amber grasped warmly in his .unut-
terable relief. I'm really delighted to
meet you" continued Labertuche, Sc
riously. ANY man who knows India
can't help being glad TO meet the au-
thor of The Peoples of the Hindu
Kush.'"
"You did Brighten me-" Amber con-
fessed, smiling. Il didn't know what
to expect-or suspect Certainly, -
with a glance round the anonymously
furnished room-"I never looked for
ward to anything like this-or you,
in that get-up."
"You wouldn't, you know Laber-
touche admitted, gravely. 81 might
have warned you in my note; but that
was risky thing, at best. | feared
to go into detail-it might have fallen
into the wrong hands,
"Whose9' demanded Amber.
"That, my dear man, is what we're
here to find outfit we can. But sit
down; we shall have to have quite a
gaily-colored native garments off one
end of the charpoy and motioned Am
Der to the chair At the same time
he fished a cigar-case out of some re
cess of his clothing. These are
good" he remarked opening the case
aud offering it to Amber; Il daren't
smoke anything half so good when at
work. The native tobacco is abom-
Unable, you know-quite three-fourths
filth"
AT work." questioned Amber. clip
ping the end Of his cigar and lighting
! it. You don't mean to say you travel
round in those clothes?"
s'But / do It's business with me-
though few people know it. Quain
didn't; only had chance, one day,
to tell him some rather startling facts
about native life This sort of thing.
done properly, gives a" man insight
into a lot of unusual things"
Labertouche pulled his cigar into 8
glow and leaned back, clasping one
knee with two brown hands and
squirting up at the low, discolored
ceiling. And Amber, looking him
over. was amazed by the absolute
fidelity of his makeup; the brownish
stain on face and hands, the high-cut
patent leather boots, the open work
socks through which his tinted calves
showed grossly. his shapeless, baggy.
soiled garments-all were hopelessly
| babu-ish.
"And if it isn't done property"
'Oh, then" Labertouche laughed.
/ lifting his shoulders expressively.
mo Englishman incapable Of living
up to disguise has ever tried It
more than once in India; few, very
few, have lived TO tell of the expert
ment."
You're connected with the police?"
Amber's brows contracted as he re
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got the manners of hog-the lot OF
youl Look at these trousers-ahso
.utely ruined Wait till / get hold of
that cub. Just let me get my hands
Cd him, and III teach him to deliber
a.etly hurl a glass Of milk over 81
pair OF trousers. Don't tell me he
didn't mean to do f. He came 70 this
table with the deliberate intention Of
doing It, and I'il--I1l--"
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a PIa IN Their MIds,.

Hose company TO. i has a pig IA
their midst, which is going soon to tho
one who is fortunate enough 10 hold
the lucky number. A number Of per
sons are anxious to secure the young
porker,-AtIantic Highlands Journal
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SYNOPSIS.
y LCLlRS Io3EG7 k5lNCE

David Amber. starting for a duck-shoot-
Ing visit with his friend, Quair, comes up
On young lady equestrian who has been
loismounted by her horse becoming fright
ened az the sudden appearance In the road
OF burly Hindu. He declares he Is
BehaTi Lal chatter1i the appointed
mouthpiece Of the Bell" addresses Amber
as a man Of high rank and pressing q
mysterious little bronze box, THE To-
Ken. into his hand. disappears IN the
wood The girl calls Amber by name
he In turn addresses her as Miss Sophie
Farrell, daughter OF Col Farrell of the
British diplomatic service in India and
visiting the Quains. Several nights later
the Quain home Is burgiarized and the
bronze box stolen. Amber and Quain go
hunting on an island and become lost and
Amber IS left marooned. He wanders
about. finally reaches q cabin and rec
ognizes as Its occupant an old friend
named Rutton, whom he last met In Eng
land. and who appears to be in hiding
When Miss Farrell Is mentioned RuttOn Is
strangely agitated. Chattert appears
and summons Rutton to a meeting of q
mysterious body. Rutton seizes a revolt
Yer and dashes after Chatterjl. He re-
turns wildly excited. says he has killed
the Hindu, takes poison. and when dying
asks Amber to go to India on a mysteri-
GUS errand. Amber decides 10 leave at
once for India On the way he sends a
letter to Mr., Labertouche, a scientific
friend in Calcutta, by a quicker route.
Upon arriving he finds a note awaiting
him. 1t directs Amber to meet his friend
at q certain place.
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Wise Mans Lecture TO Wife Was In
terrupted by Splitting Of MIX on
His Trousers.

Patience, my dear. patience" re-
marked Noey-Tall, blsndly. to his wife
at breakfast the other morning when
she spoke rather abruptly to one Of
the children for dropping his bread
and butter face downwards en- the
liable cloth. Accidents win happen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-26

Have you forgotten you owe me
ST."
Dear. dear. had forgotten Ny
memory is misersble-bUt wasn't u
only s6.397@
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-26
pandemonlum.

Mature knew what she was doing
when she deprived fishes Of voice.
How do you make that out p
What II a fish had to cackie over
every egg 1t laid?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-26
Personal.

Garrulous Barber-As the sayfn'
goes, There's always room at the
top"
Sensitive Customer--How dare yoU
refer to my baldnessl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-26

Why They Made Her Mayer.
Oldham, in England. is the first Of
the old towns TO elect q woman at the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-26
stop the Pain.

The hurt of burn o. a cut stops when
Coles Cerboiisalve is applied. 1t healB
quickly and prevents scars. 2oc and soc ~
dfp. gists For free sample write to
]. ~ Cole & Co. Black River Falls, VIA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-26

Girl chums are almost as thick ~
a fat man.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-26

Madison. - According to deed
filed in the office of Register of
Deeds Kroken John NJ. olin has
sold part of his land in the town of
Madison TO the univefsity regents for
$4,000 The sale follows that OF the
Raymer farm, for which the regents
paid $4,000.