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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-15
Origin of English Royal Academy.

Tho yearly show OF works by liv-
ing artists which is held at the Eng
tish Royal academy from the first
Monday In May To the first Monday
In August owes its existence to a
meeting of painters which was held at
the Turks Head. Soho, on November
u. 1859. The knights OF the brush
and palette resolved that "once year.
on day in the second week In April,
AT place that should be appointed
by committee for carrying the de-
sign into execution. to be chosen an
HAally, every painter, sculptor, en-
&l.aYer. chaser seal-cutter, and med
alist may exhibit their several per-
formances. Il was also resolved that
the sum of one shilling be taken
daily of each person who may come
to visit the said performances -
THE ROYAL Academy" Oscar Frichet.
IN National Magazine
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Bird Store a Magnet.

/ as bird store window Is al uafall
ing attraction 10 many people. Per
maps il attracts nen more thaa wou-
On, but 1t is magnet thai draws all
children.
Lei the small boys discover a bird
store and they hat and Iinger long.
wondering over OF admiring ne
strange or beautiful feathered crea-
tures within. and children walktug
With their mothers. II they should spy
hts window, are sure TO rag her
toward II to give them d chance TO
look IN
The bird store window interests all
children as II appears 20 interest also
many grown men Who may be drawn
70 IT by 4 natural fondneas for birds
and animals or be- attracted BY tho
a0qat or striking character Of the ex-
aibit on view
Eere, for instance. In t1s window
is white peacock. a remarkable bird
seen with It's plumage In whatever
form. As with characteristic deiiber-
alton II walks about with its long tail
feathers folded and trailing people
stop to look at It. and then let It raise
and spread its great white fan and,
many more halt and gather In crowd
around the window New York Sun,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-15
PRECIOUS RELICS IN DANGER
Steps Being Taken by the Pope to
Insure the Safety of Documents
in the Vatican.

Father Ehria, the Uell-known his
torian, who has been project of the
vatican library sine" 1895. is shortly
to retire from his important post and
Monsignore Ratti, director of the Am
brosian library. Of Milan. has been Sc
Consequently destructive Bird, Held
lected by the pope to succeed him
The manuscripts contained In the
vatican library number over forty
thousand and surpass not only in num-
Der but also In value and interest those
Of all other libraries in the world
combined because they have been &C
eumulated since practically the begin
ming Of the Christian era. It will be
necessary for Father Ehrle 70 remain
in charge for at least another couple
Of years in order that he may hand
over TO his successor these manuscript
treasures which must be identified
one by one
The pope. IN sne suggestion Of the
retiring librarian has availed himself
of this detailed examination Of mann
scripts, which tales place whenever
new project Is appointed. to reform the
methods heretofore ADOPTED for their
preservation The manuscripts are in
closed in low wooden t-lpboards called
armada about five feet high, the
doors Of which are richly decorated.
according 10 the plan in use for cen
turtles in Rome. which was To combine
art galleries and Libraries and thus
give room to hang pictures on the
walls over the books
While every precaution is taken for
the preservation of the manuscripts
from moths and dampness this old sys-
tenn of keeping them has its great
drawbacks in case Of fire, as the cup
boards are naturally not fireproof,
Father Ehrle suggested 10 lie pope that
every cupboard when possible should
he converted into a strongbox or safe
perfectly freproof and that two or
three large rooms sioala be speeifeaI-
" built with walls covered with steel
plates or other non=infam1nablet mate
rial. TO which the manuscripts that can
not be kent In eHnbeards could he re-
moved
His suggestion has been fully az
proved by the pope who still recalls
the fire In the vatican. which bat for
the Intervention Of the italian fremen
might have had disastrous results,
and the necessary arrangements have
now men made 10 have the vatican
manuscripts preserved In such a way
as TO insure their safety and integrity.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-15
Old Time Market DAYS.

Market-day." for ages an institu.
ton In England, still exists In certain
localities. and may still be studied
with interest by the tourist who visits
Halifax. Nova Scotia, or Charlotte
tower. Prince Edward Island, where
large enclosures and roomy market
houses are maintained for the benefit
OF the country people. and such ci'i-
zens as have established regular
market business Everything from
live stock to bouquet Of flowers may
be brought here for sale, the owner
being allotted suitable place and
charged a small fee for his accommo-
dation. ard While most OF the market
people are far from being especially
rustic in their dress or speech. the
variety, and sometimes the peculiar
ity Of their offerings still suggest the
Important part which the English
market and lis legal control played
in the local and business life Of three
centuries ago Nobilty OF the
Trades-The Farmer Charles Win
slow Hall. in National Magazine
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Passengers Lucky Escape"

A traveller in one Of the London
tubes attempted to board a train after
II had started and the gates were
closed, He got his feet under the gate
and hung on until the train ran into
the tunnel Here he was knocked off.
and but for the prompt action of the
engineer he would have had both legs
cut on, He wrote q letter Of complaint
to the company, whereupon they had
him summoned" for breaking one OF
its regulations. and the court fined
him $3.50 and costs, which amounted
to $40. The item describing the case
In the London Times was labeled "A
Lucky Escape Evidently from a
heavier fine,-New York Press.
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About the Spare Room

How often the best and sunniest
bedroom in small house Is set aside
for the rare visitor. while the chill
dgen are cramped for space, or Its
master, the bread winner has some
dark cupboard as his special sanctum.
II he attempts to write IN the dining
room he must bundle away his papers
whenever the table is required for
meal. and the wear and tear to his
temper--for every man finds 1t ag-
gravating to be hustled often
makes him "gey Ill to live with" But
for the fetish OF that seldom used
spare room he would find home far
more home,like, and his wife would
reap a sure reward for the sacrifice
OF the petty pride which makes her
think more OF what people viii say,
than of her husbands comfort
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"Biaek and Blue" Bruises Explained.

The color OF blood is due chiefly to
iron IN the little blood cells When
the iron is kept III these little blood
cells. which are living and travelling
around in the blood vessels, the color
IS red Hit the skin hard enough 10
break some Of the little blood vessels
beneath the surface and the little red
cells escape from the injured blood
vessels. wander around for a while
n the tissues, and die.
When they die the iron that made
hem red before then changes to
biaek and -blue colaring, After while
this iron Is taken up by the glands
called The lymphatics and made over
again into nice red cells The iron
is taken up very much more quickly
by the lymphatics II the black-and-
blue spot Is rubbed and massaged.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-15
DESTROYED A GOLDEN MYTH
Moral Seems to Be Let Children Dis
cover the Truth About Santa
Claus for Themselves

Il had been hard year To- the IA
her OF the family and the coming OF
hristnas had something OF terror in
H. for him when he thought Of how
much less In the way OF gifts he could
do than he would have liked
But what hurt worst was that hav
ing had 10 meet some heavy bills. he
found it would be quite impossible to
buy the bicycle thai he had promised
his boy Santa Claus would bring
He was sorry for the disappont-
ment that he knew the lad would feel
and he decided that 1t would be best
not TO wait and have the disappoint-
ment come on Christmas day. So he
went To the lad a manly little chap.
ard said
Look here. my boy. you are old
enough now to understand things Each
Christmas when you received gifts you
supposed. and indeed. We told you,
hey We're brought by Santa Claus
AS matter OF fact, Santa Claus is
only 4 make believe d tradition that
has come down through she ages to
help make the Christmas season
brighter ard happier and less selfish
for children The truth Is that your
mother and myself have always been
your Santa Claus
This year sonny things have not
been going very well with me and /
can't tast afford that bicycle that you
~
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Must Keep Hens or Streets.

Bangor now has hen law" The
city government has enacted new
ordinance which prohibits hens from
running at large within a mile and
three-quarters OF the postoftce This
was apparently Joke when 1t was
introduced, but It developed that the
city government WAS alive with suf-
ferers from forasing hens, and the
measure went through amid much APP
plause People who do not look after
their hens are now subject to prose
cution and fine. upon eompiaint--Ken-
nebec Journal
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Weil-Trained Cockatoo.

when seals were taught to DO
tricks balancing and to wh'rl FAN
ing torches, and ordinary harnyard
locks crowed duet at the command
,f trainer. We thought the highest
Joint in that commercially valuable
Tine OF education had been reached,
says a writer IN a Berlin paper. Hut
4 new first place has been created
FOR a grass green cockatoo. This edu-
sated member Of the parrot family
rides a tiny bicycle at command and
seems to enjoy the sport lie does
many tricks for which professional
~iders receive applause. The same col
lection Of animal wonders contains
monster lion. which Is shown In a
cage provided with grand piano, A
woman trainer enters. seats herself at
Tho instrument and strikes chord.
1t which the lion leaps upon the piano
and glares at the pianist. Then she
plays, and the lion roars In time with
the music What nexr"
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BEAVER FINDS An ADVOCATE
Animal Is Much Abused, and
Gives His Reasons.

There has been lot of garbled
stuff Written In regard 10 the poor
humble heaNr" says a correspondent.
He Is the most cussed animal Of any
In existence in British Columbia to-
Jay.
He shuts up water In creeks, over
flows meadows, eats off apple trees II
YOU get them too close to his wander
jugs. and, In fact, to hear the com
plants about him, you folks on the
outside would think he should be ex-
terminated But not SO, he is mans
question
Now. am an admirer Of the heay
IT. he has not a lazy hair on his body.
He works increasingly to shut up what
YOU have torn out; not only for his
part. but for the rancher that wants
he water AS fast as YOU car open
their dams every morning all the sum.
mer through. they will close them
again at night But put in a good
lam and flume box With gate. and yoSr
trouble IS over In q great measure.
They will once In while shut up
ne box. but not often Hang up
piece of bright tin on spring hole so
Ne tin will swash In the water. and
E0u will not be bothered much at the
hox Now, II the ranebers left all
these cuts open. which they all do.
your water would all run eff III the
Tf,,+f faf Sc. q
beaver comes 20 their relic! He shuts
them UP himself And Nen he gets
blamed for doing Il
"A beaver is awful .hy when he
first sees man Re certainly puts out
for a hole In the bank But you show
III evenings for about a week or ten
days and Just walk around aud pile a
few sticks across their path where
they are hauling down cotton wood or
willows to the lake or pond and they
VIII come and smell OF the stick aud
get the scent OF your hands and your
tracks
Then they will guitthat place and
go make another Well, YOU do the
same at that place and so OH two or
three nights and they viii get your
scent so that they know Il means no
harm to them They will phil al your
sticks out Of the road and keep right
on at work Now their fear Of man Is
all past; they take no more notice OF
your being around han they would
Of q horse or COW
The beaver is one OF the easiest OF
the larger animals to domesticate. lie
Is fond of most any kind OF roots. but
Of al! the wild roots, he likes the big
pond lily root that grows to enormous
size Some roots are ten to fifteen
feet long, three to four inches IN di-
ameter They cr'ss cross and gro"
together till they are a regular mat.
Then what he likes next is the white
carrot. also the red They are poor
eaters out OF a dish. they want to SIT
Up and brace themselves on that mus
cular tail and take the food In their
forepaws, or their little hands Fur
News
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LEFT WORK UNFINISHED
AUTHORS CALLED FROM THEiR
MANUSCRIPTS BY DEATH.
Some OF the Greatest Have Literally
Died *in the Harness N att1an
1awthorne's Pathetic Forebod-
ings Of the End

Robert Louis Stevenson story.
I'VE OF Herrnlston,3 was LETT mere
fragment. Another romance, st.
Ives. by the same pen. VAS running
In monthly magazine at the time Of
Stevenson death, Here. however,
readers were not deprived Of salts
factory ending. for the story vas
brought TO a conclusion by CUTLER
Couch.
Il hardly know ~hat TO say to the
public about this abortfse romance.
though / pretty We'll know what the
case will be | shall never finish it,
wrote Nathaniel Hawthorne, with ref-
erence to The Deliver Romance,
which he had undertaken TO write Tor
Il magazine
This foreboding was soon verified,
for Hawthorne had scarcely time TO
Go more than lay down the ground
work Of the story and write the iui-
tiai chapters before he died. At his
funeral In Concord the manuscript lay
ON his coffin Soon atter"ard / g
hrst chapter appeared III The Atlantic
and subsequently the second chapter.
which lie had been unable 70 revise.
was published III the same magazine
Several years elapsed and then a third
fragment. revised and copied By the
novelist : wife. was placed iii the pub
fishers hands The original manu-
seripl is now preserved in the Con
cord public library
Another serial that was being writ
ten when It's author laid down his
pen forever was Denis Duyal Thaek
staE indeed was already III his Rfafe
when its publication commenced
TdCe$, parts. and portion of a fourth
Reae all that appeared ana the
story. wrote the editor. breaks Off
az his life ended full OF yigor and
blooming with new promise Like the
aFpie trees III this month Of May.
With the fourth part WAS given set
OF NOTES. taken from Thackerays own
papers, eiacidatory OF the subsequent
development of the plot
'Thackeray $ great contemporary
Charles Dickens. also died in harness
For q long time his health had been in
d different. but he stuck unhinchingly to
the work he had in hand On June
5. 1870. he died The morning and
part o. the afternoon Of that day were
devoted 10 completing The sixth mum
Der OF The Mystery of Edwin brood .
but scarcely had he finished work and
sat down 70 dinner than he WAS seiz
ed with commissions After lingering
some hours without regaining con
seriousness ne died al six the same
day
i shall publish late In this year ="
wrote Laurence Sterne, and the next
/ shall begin new work In four vol
unIes, which, when finished, shall
continue 'Tristram with fresh
spirit" This new work here re-
fefred to Is The Sentimental Jour
me-. one volume alone of which was
ever gwen to the world, nor, BY rea-
son Of the authors death was Iris-
tam Shandy" ever continued
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prfvations Of Exploring Party.

Great privations were injured by A.
H. Savage Lander during some por
tons of his eighteen months journey
across South America and back He
says: When ] left Rio In March Of
last year took enough provisions to
last for year. but owing 10 wastage
on the part Of my men and loss. these
eventually gave out, and toward the
end Of that part OF the expedition
through the unexplored portion of Bra
I'll we remained for sixteen days with
ont morsel Of anything to eat Hap
PLY there was plenty of water. but
there was no game, no fruit, no fish
and no Inhabitants. and neither my
men nor myself had sufficient food to
cover a six. pence
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-15

ha japanese have display ed Pc
cuIiar aptitude FOR lawn tennis To
many indianapolis players the sight
% an expert japanese on the park
courts is not uncommon Among he
best amateur PLAYERS III the city are
japanese house servants. What they
lack in height they more than make
up TIT agility They seem 10 be indie
f4tigabIe Tennis, like baseball. Is
steadily growing ii popularity In ia
pan The former has become a ia
yorite among Japanese high school
and college students Intercollegiate
games have also become popular
among the students and their friends.
Auong the we}ikuoHu institutions
that have large number of enthast-
asttc tennis payefs are the following;
Toxic Higher Normal school Toxic
Commercial school fhtgher1 Naseda
university Toxic kyoto university,
kyoto, Third high school. kyoto.
The foreign communities in the vari
ous ports, Yokohama Kobe and Ma
gasaki. have tennis clubs. The lead
ing foreign club at Yokohama is
known as the Ladies Lawn Tennis
club Tennis rackets are already be-
ing manufactured in Japan. there be-
ing fix factories In Toxic alone
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-15
TOUCHED TENDER SPOT
APPEAL IN HENS EYES TOO MUCH
FOR -NtNROD."
Consequently Destructive Bird, Held
In Honor as GIFT Continues to
Mako Barre, Waste Of Doc
tors Garden.

One OF the doctors patients Ia an
italian who speaks English imperfect
~, and is, besides, very poor. The doc
or became Interested In him at a hos
pitai clinic. where he treated him FOR
some time When quite restored to
health thu Italian fell OF gratitude
and affection, desired to make some
return for the kindness thai had been
ahown alm. aud after much consider
alton decided 10 present his 5eaefaetor
With one Of bis most valuable asses,
u large white hen which he vas tat.
tenag vita yiea 70 a 4east for aim
self aud family Ialaa aa - one
morning ae arrived al TIE doctors OF.
ice with this offering IN MS arms and
sat hum5iy ~s~Ias his turn among
ne other patients
Well. Joseph Is g5ar 6sn SICK ."
I.zked he doctor loosely. When Joseph
4nally VAS shown 3ato Tho private
haaetam
Seek a exela med Joseph No. SCR.
.leem-a no seek.a Brousht.a heem 10
fou. want gss-a 4eem to yoa. You
znake=a III. veil You treatza ne Kind
geya yoa lie cheek haye-a 40
more Ikea Won. please takazA
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-15
Fifty Thousand Child Gardeners.

As Il result OF a state wide indus
trial contest In Oregon there are now
so 900 children busy gardening II 10
thought that Of the i25. 600 school
children of the state at least la.nh0
viii exhibit at their county fairs or
at the state fair ct Salem IL tho
autumn something they have raised
or made The superintendent OF
public instruction and public spirited
citizens ara responsible for this
wholesale plan Of child farming Sub
btantiaE prizes are TO he awarded 10
those who have been most successful
in raising garden stuff. chickens and
pigs. or in making some useful arti-
Gle To aid the little ones the agri-
cultural college has issued so 600 bull
letins containing directions for plant
ing and growing seeds. The scheme
is An excellent one so different from
the murderous child labor of the fac
tory. II includes plenty Of fresh air,
healthfu exercise. pleasant mental
exercise, and blessed contract with
nature, her beauty and life There
is here the early lessen Of obedience
70 the royal law of labor--C hrist ian
Herald
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The "Workir' STIFF"

He is one OF the army Of unskilled
laborers easily modified on any OF a
variety OF industrial frontiers. write
Charles Phelps Gushing and Arthur
Killick IN the issue Of Harper's Week
ly--"an army estimated now at half
million. content TO do the hardest
sorts OF toll at wages so low that not
more than one man in thousand
saves anything When he gets into
trouble the "stiff's" hands are his best
credentials. Look at his hands, ser
geant' the magistrate says "The
police court bailiff feels their palms
and makes one OF TWO permissible an
swers. Soft as baby's. yer Honor!
or Hard as nails. cir i"
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Appropriate Names,

In upper Third avenue f Bum has
\ bakery. In Columbus avenue Is Miss
Stitch, women's lingerie A dealer In
window glass has Il name which may
be read either way and 1t will he the
same: Leon Noel In Boston avenue
Is a surgeon dentist. DR. Morg New
York Press
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Tern-s In Madern Evolution.

Yes. It vas romance, ali right.
ageu if 1t did turn ont badly. 1t
E#ffetf al one Of last spring pic
Hfs She was plHeking white daisies
- s0mathfns with the proper back
setzad III perspective He saw her
zeat ua.ttered ooh. you pretty
siafset4'=
Then WHAT
e3h sha Overheard it. all right. and
III roundabout way al Introduction
f4t.o9 I'd
TO on
Yell it wasn't many weeks be-
tofe. he lad her out under the trees
n the moonlight. With hooking bird
accompaniment, asking her Cos
auekie Is oo7"
Next chapter.
The arst week In June be mar
shaled up sufficient courage to say
Say. chicken. let's get married . =
Il see short engagement eh2"
Yep welded bliss not long,
either Along with other tndignt,Ies
alleged IN her divorce petition she
saws he called hef a goose He re-
ta!lafed by saving no man was ex-
pected 10 stay married with a chat
eertt1s gatnea alwasz around a
Now y nat
She eat her freedom yesterday. To-
night hes celebrating. declaring he's
glad he's rid 81 the old hen.7-st
a.
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The Cure for Degeneration.

Attention IS Iusf ao~ rather too
much concentrated With til most
humanitarian motives, 70 be sure--on
that kind Of social perfection which
consists In bringing every body up to
al average It Is time Ia emphasize
also the Importance Of producing and
making the most Of the few really
great men through whom the world
mainly progresses, he pioneers and
the prophets OF civilization and the
arts OF degeneration We have Il NOR
bid and needless fear the besl cure
FOR it Is not medical science. but so
cial justice Break up the Sums.
take the boys out of gangs and find
them clean sport and eongeniai work
Pull down the rookeries let In the
sun and air. keep human life from fes-
tering in rotten places and nature viii
do the rest Breeds and races may
de out, but there are always new
oUes being created. and nature Is her
self the Creates Of regeHerating
forces, destroy ing the deeadent even
Il she checks the supermau before Ire
becomes as the gods -Springiiei
(Maasl Republican