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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION
What 1t l. and What II Has Done
for cities Mounting II.

The con mission plan of govern
! ment, writes Judson c. Welliver in
the August number of Munsey's mag
azine, proposes to merge the legis-
latiye functions, once eXer5i Used by
the city council of one or two cham
bers, and the executive powers, for
merly held by the mayor to repose
both in a small commission, COM
monty Of five members, to have this
commission elected by the people Of
the entire city. rather than by wards
as formerly to make the commits
sioners subject to recall by the peo-
pie at any time; to give the people
a right to veto the commission s
legislation through the referendum,
and to supplement it through the
initiative
In its best development, the plan
takes all party politics out of NUM-
cipal government No party name,
emblem, or slogan can be attached
to any mans candidacy The office
seeker must run as a citizen, not as
cies, not on a platform made by "a
convention that can never hold him
to accountability
1T is Kidding us of the city boss,
who has intimate relationship to
state and national boss-ships 1t is
making our cities cleaner better,
more healthy both morally and ply
sically. 1t is mailing tins over a vast
lot of rat holes into which we have
poured our city revenues. 1t is teach
ing the people the value of public
service franchises, the need to pro-
tect them, and the possibility of Sc
curing good public service at reas-
onable prices. 1t is reducing the cost
of living to the denizens of the
towns, and giving better living
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
HON. HENRY 7. RA|hEY
At THE CHAUT AUQUA
Former Congressman from Illinois
VIII Lecture Tonight-En-
gagement of Orchestra
Closes.

Hon. Henry T. Rainey, formerly a
congressman from Illinois, arrived
in Waxahachie this morning to lee
ture at the Chautauqua tonight Mr..
Rainey is known as the sllver-ton-
gued orator of the state of Illinois.
During his service in congress he
was one of the most effective and
convincing speakers of that body,
He has been on the list of national
speakers in all the campaigns since
1896. He has been on the lecture
platform a number of years and has
appeared at all the leading Chau-
tauquas in the country AS a lee
turer he is practical entertaining
and instructive The announcement
that he would come to Waxahachie
has created quite a good deal of in
terest and the indications are he will
be heard by large audience.
Mr.. Rainey's subject tonight will
be The Dawn of the World 5
Peace
The closing engagement of the
Metropolitan Orchestra Monday
night was largely attended, and the
response of the audience was much
more enthusiastic than at any for
mer performance given by this com
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
TEXAS Is HARVESTING
BIG COTTON CROP.
Picking is Progressing Rapidly in
Southwestern Part of state.

San Antonio, Texas, August .-
While Texas is beginning to harvest
the greatest cotton crop since 1906,
the rains of the early spring having
farmers who have tried irrigation
even in competition with unusual
crop conditions throughout the
southern part of the state, are dem
onstrating that growing cotton by
irrigation is highly profitable, In
Mission, Harrington and San Benito
sections in the lower Rio Grande
valley are large areas devoted to
cotton culture by irrigation, While
this work is largely experimental
the returns are so satisfactory that
preparations are already on for an
extended area the coming year. IL
is maintained by many VINO are
making this experiment that an
average of one and a half bales to
the acre can be made. While some
maintain that two bales are possible.
At the present price Of cotton, or
even at price two or three cents
| below that which prevails today
such Weld would give net profit OF
more than $4,000 per acre 1t is
maintained by those who have had
wide experience in cotton cultivation
that when the available area OF
Southwest Texas is all put under
cultivation that this state will pro
duce one-half Of the cotton of the
United States Irrigation, so il is
maintained, is destined to play q
large part in this increased produc-
| ton. One farmer put il this way
why raise cattle when it takes ten
! to fifteen acres to produce $50
animal when with little more worB
and care one acre will produce twice
! $50 each year?
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
\ Texas Exhibit.

San Antonio, Texas, August l.
That Texas will play an importanj
mart at the great Land Irrigation
Congress in Madison Square Garden
New York City, next November and
at the Land and Irrigation EXposi-
ton at Chicago, in December is no"
an assured fact. Mr. Fred Reutzel'
pesident of the San Antonio Publici-
" League, is taking an active part
in raising more than $4,000 for the
purpose of making this display and
heartily seconded by a number OF
the larger cities of the state That
the exhibit will surpass anything OF
the kind ever made by this state Is
now assured
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
THE LATEST ABOUT APPENDl'
GIFTS.

1t has been announced that wind
or gas in the stomach or bowels, sour
stomach or constipation, are symp-
toms OF chronic Appendicitis which
may any minute become acute A
doctor states that A SINGLE DOSE
of simple buckthorn berry, glycerine,
etc, as compounded in Adler-i-ka,
the new German Appendicitis rene
dy, relieves these symptoms almost
INSTANTLY. Curtin Drug company
reports that many WaXahachie peo-
pie are receiving QUICK benefit. 90
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
MIR. STRICKLAND IN NEW YORK.
President of Southern Traction
Company Goes There on Inter-
urban Business.

]. F. Strickland, president of the
Southern Traction company, when
is to build an interurban line from
Dallas to Waco via WaXahachie and
Ennis. is in New York City and will
remain there for about two weeks.
It was said at the offices OF the
company in Dallas yesterday that
matters pertaining to a system OF
electric plants in Texas cities was
the primary business that MT.
Strickland would give attention to
while in the east, but it was also
stated that he would probably ar
range for financing the Dallas-Wa-
co interurban while there.-DalIas
News,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
NEGRO SANITARIUM
BURNED AT ENNIS.
Harris Sanitarium IA Total Loss
Was Splendidly Equipped

Fire about 8 o'clock Sunday night
destroyed the Harris sanitarium on
Brown street, a splendidly equipped
negro institution, together with al!
his equipment and surgical instru-
ments and a tenant residence be
longing to a negro named Pyles,
The sanitarium was owned ana
operated by c. A Harris, negro
musician and surgeon, and it is
stated that it was well equipped
institution
The office and all the equipment
were a total loss. The loss to the
institution is estimated at $o,o0o'
with $500 insurance,
The origin of the fire is unknown
1t is said to have caught upstairs
| Ennis News
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

pany of musicians. So enthusiastic
did the audience become that the
players were applauded during the
rendition of a number. Miss Pier
son, the Xylophone artist, was forced
to respond to two encores. Miss Hart
gave a reading, THE Old Virginia
Reel set to music, and she was
called back twice by the audience
Miss Roberts, the vocalist, sang 20,
Dry Those Tears" and was enthus-
iastieally applauded. These musi-
clans made many friends at the
ChautaulUa and the desire for them
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
HUMBLE HEROfSM.
Senator Lea Has His Veins Tapped
to Save His Dying Wife.

The pretty, fragile wife of the
boy senator" from Tennessee lay
on hospital cot, pallid and wan, her
life ebbing with every pulse beat 1t
was question of blood Some
stronger physique must bleed that
she might live
By her side sat Luke Lea, the
young senator strong. vigorous,
red blooded-waiting while chem
lists tested his blood to know wheth-
er he was a fit subject of sacrifice
to his wife
The clock licked The little wom-
an on the cot went paler, and more
pale. The sands were running low.
All the manhood, all the force OF
the protective instinct in Luke Lea,
strained for service, for succor. He
demanded that his veins should be
tapped The surgeons consented. A
quick incision, and the red blood
!, 81
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
SUMMER ITCH NOW RELIEVED

Instant relief Tor al KINDS OF
summer skin trouble is found in
that simple wash-D. d d.
Prescription for Eczema. Get a Zoe
trial bottle today and prove for your
self the merits Of this wonderful
prescription We always recommend
it for summer itch Curtin Drug Co.
Curlin's Pharmacy
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

into the arteries OF his sttVckcn NNtft-
Slowly the woman's white lace
won back to tinge of color. The I'M
perceptible pulse-beat strengthened
The surgeons wished 70 remove the
tube from the husbagd's arm. He
demurred insisting that as much OF
his blood should be taken as 1t was
possible for him to give Finally
when the tube was removed and the
artery closed, he fell back fainting
in his chair.
In the light of this sturdy class,
the divorce problem is seen for the
excrescence that it is. The touching
incident of the Leas is resolved into
it's proper function as the rose-col-
ored incident to point a moral ano
adorn tale Munsey's Magazine
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
UNCLE SANS OIL.
New Methods in Its Purchase Are
to BE Tried.

Washington, August Here
after the government will buy all
its oil and oil products, not by the
standard of quality but by the
standard Of efficiency The govern
meut already buys coal by the
amount of heat it viii produce and
not by the standard Of weight OIL
for the government hereafter win
be scientifically tested If it falls be
low a penalty win be charged
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
WOMAN MArhs c\cNs PAY.
Mrs, Colwell of Smith Center Ex-
poets to Clear 500 Per Month


Smith Center, Kas,, August l.
Mrs. Clara A. Colwell may be the
champion individual chicken raiser
of Kansas Since early last spring
she has taken from her incubators
and shipped TO different points in
the United States more than nine
thousand chickens. She had the as
sistance of her young son,
The chicks are shipped by ex-
press to purchasers when they are
day old and Mrs Colwell has SUI
fered very little loss by chicks dy-
ing while they were en- route, al
though one or two of her shipments
went to Mexico Some have also
gone TO Wyoming, but the majority
of the shipments went to Oklahoma,
Missouri, Colorado and this state.
She shipped three hundred chickens
to Las Vegas, n NJ, not long ago
and upon their arrival there only
two were dead Mrs. Colwell has
5-acre tract of land, but from this
she derives a much greater profit
from her chicken operations than do
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

1t is claimed that very urgent
business carried Chairman VOTERS
to New York Immediately after the
election It is denied that his move
ments were at all accelerated by the
ruling of the attorney general in re-
gard to the publication of campaign
expenses
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

S:30-Deyotional. Bible Study
to 10, Sermon Building" Dr..
]. V. stephens. of Cincinnati, o.
1890 to 11:00-"The Teacher S
Art and Personality" Dr.. Geo o,
Bachman. D. ID.
$50, Entertainment by Miss Bess
Marie McDavid.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

To the negroes; The antis are
done with you now until another
election is pulled off in which the
liquor business is interested When
you want help to build school
houses and churches. carry your pc
tition to the pros
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

The democrats of Pennsylvania go
on record as favoring the nomina-
ton of Woodrow Wilson as the dem
ocratic candidate for president. La
ter on we may be able to announce
that the electoral vote of that state
has been cast for him Stranger
things have happened
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

1t is likely that either directly or
indirectly the men who had millions
of dollars worth of property menac-
feated contributed TO the expenses
of the recent campaign Houston
Post That means the brewers and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Whether the reciprocity treaty is
ratified by vote of the people of
Canada or not, the democrats in
the American congress can console
themselves with the reflection that
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
HAY Fever, Asthma and summer
Colds

Must be relieved quickly and Foley
Honey and Tar Compound will do It,
e. NJ. Stewart, 1924 Wolfram ST"
Chicago, writes; Il have been great
Nv troubled during the hot summer
months with hay fever and find that
by using Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound I get relief Many 9th
ers who suffer similarly will be glad
TO benefit by Mr.. Stewards expert
ence Curlin's Two Drug Stores. d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
Killed nv Lightning.

Fort stockton, Texas, August l.
r. w. E. Hurst, prominent ranch
man living here was struck by light
ming and instantly killed Sunday
evening while driving twelve miles
east of town.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Before the election Governor Col
aaitt intimated that if the pros won
the tax rate would probably be
twelve cents Regardless OF what
might be shown by a correct return
of the votes cast the pros have been
accredited with defeat and the gov
ernor in his message says a tax rale
of sixteen cents viii be necessary
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

The Lorimer investigators are
making haste very slowly No pros
pect of a report at any time in the
near future, and il is not at all Ger
tain that the probe win ever reach
as deep as it should
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

We are happy at being able to an
nounce that Edward A Faust, the
representative of Adolphus Busch,
has finally determined to complete
the twenty-five story hotel in Dallas.
He has received assurances that the
state win never go dry.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
Killed by Falling Tree.

Cumby, Texas August l.--Elbert
Roland, a young man about Is years
of age. was instantly killed yester-
day morning at the home Of his I'M
Gle. c. H. Hall, three miles north OF
this place. when a tree fell on him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

DO not allow you kidney and blad-
der trouble to develop beyond the
reach of medicine Take Foley Kid
ney PMS They give quick results
and stop Irregularities with surpris-
ing promptness. Curlin's Two Drug
stores d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Brethren beloved. the necessity
for that hotel building increases
with each day, Let's be up and do
ing. Now is the accepted time to get
in on the ground floor Of a good
propOsitiOn
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Associated Press may have made
some mistakes in quoting some of
the big guns, but most of those
mistakes were in favor of, rather
than against, the parties quoted
However some people are never sat
isfied
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

When the commercial club under
takes a thing it is most always done.
Having declared war on the mosqui-
toes a very short campaign complete
ly routed that pestiferous insect
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
Entered at the WaXahachIe POstOffiCe ms
Mail Matter OF the Second Glass.

The Enterprise Publishing Company Is
IN no way responsible for debt S that may
be contracted by employees, nor will we
assume payment OF such debts under
any circumstances. Every empioye OF
this office is paid promptly for work
done. This is to protect ourselves and
the selling blc-ENTERPRISE PUB
LISTING COMPANY, Per G.. w Nc
Knight. President.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Foley Kidney Pins will check the
progress of your kidney and bladder
tronble and heal by removing the
cause Try them For sale by Cur
1i,,s ,r,vo brug stores. d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Indications point to the sinking
of quite a lot of United States cur
rency in the effort to raise the
Maine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

unanimous.
DR.. ]. V. stephens is continuing
his lectures in the forenoon on Ser
mon Building" and is being heard
by a large and enthusiastic class. Dr.
Bachman's Sunday school lectures
are proving to be great treats and
they are being enjoyed by large au-
dences.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Any erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation OF any
person, firm or corporation that may an.
pear in the columns OF the Daily Light
will be gladly corrected upon its being
brought to the attention OF the manage
ment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

The ants are not quite so busy
running down bootleggers and blind
tigers in Oklahoma as they were n
few weeks ago.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
Use for rent don

If YOU have house for rent don
waste your time going about trying
to find some one to occupy IT, the
cheapest and quickest way TO let the
people know it is to place 'For
Rent" ad in the want column OF the
Daily Light. u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Taft should leave the pen with
which he signed the reciprocity bill
in the White House. Woodrow VIII
son will be able to use with adYan-
tage In signing number Of demo
cratic measures.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Tom Campbell, Tom Ball and Tom
Jones are at Austin. No wonder at
tention and interest has centered
on the capital city this week.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Now that the eelction is over, we
suppose it would be possible for
Aunt Lucinda to get a glass of sure
enough buttermilk over in Atlanta.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

We can get that electric street
car service if we raise the money
and we can raise the money if every
one will help some.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Anheuser Busch back peddled on
that threat to suspend work on the
Dallas hotel We thought perhaps
he would
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

If all reports be true, there are
several reasons why Chairman VOL
ters is opposed to making public an
itemized list of his campaign re-
ceipts and disbursements.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

When ever occasion demands 1t
the smiling couutennace of Wood
row Wilson shows clear and distinct
on the political horizon OF democ-
racy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

OBITUARIES, resolutions OF respect, card :
Of thanks-all matter not NEWS-wiII be
charged for at the rate OF cents per line.
Poetry at double price.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
WOMAN OF 80 YEARS
Is FOUND MURDERED
New York Police Are Confronting
Another Bloody Mystery Which
Must Be Solved.

Associated Press Special
New York, August Her head
nearly severed from her body, Mrs
Rose Spinol, 80 years of age, was
found murdered early this morning
in her bed room in a third floor
apartment on Second avenue
Beside the body was a large jack
knife with which the crime appar-
emily had been committed A num-
Der of bloody finger prints on the
knife handle furnished the only
clue to the slayer, who gained en-
1111sns OF inc IRE eso"PN'
. an &c a widow and lived
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Hugh Fitzgerald has retired from
the editorial management OF the
Dallas Times Herald Hugh is en-
titled to the rest, but the readers OF
that paper are going to miss him
nightly"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

Good evening, fellow democrats;
have you been prescribed yet?
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01
q. W. MCKNIGHT.

Dear Governor: Life is just one
durn thing after another.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

THE saloon is going-it ought to
go. Fort Worth Record
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-01

e Ut - :,
Mrs Spinol was WIDOW anu ="
with her daughter.
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az land. She, said her net profits THIS
season have exceeded 500 month
which includes eggs and chickens
sold on the local market
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the bitter Opposition OF the antis 70
an investigation
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