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ADVERTISEMENTS
SEVEN YEARS
OF MISERY
How Mrs. Bethune was Re
stored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-.
bic Compound.

Sikeston, Mo. For seven years /
suffered everything. l was in bed for
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-02-14

GOLDEN THOUGHT.
Value Of friends-You do surely bar the
door upon your own liberty. if you deny your
griefs to your Observation-Disclosures.
AUNT MADGE.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25
Visitor from Portland.

Among the enjoyable visitors Of
the week has been Mrs Walter p
Hood Of Portland, Ore, who has
spent several days in the city this
week, the guest of friends. Mrs
Hood is charmed with her new home
in the CITY Of Roses" but she
says she VIII always cherish precious
memories of Waxahachie Thursday
Mrs Hood spent the day in Fort
Worth, the guest of Mrs. Alex Ter
reH, who with Mrs, Hood came to
Waxahachie a young bride in June,
1901 Friaay she returned to Cor
sicana. her home town where she
was given reception, and next
week she win be leaving for her
home ia the west accompanied BY
her sister. Mrs. Prince, and tive
i children, from Corsicaua. who will
spend the summer in Portland.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25
MRS. MCGILL
BROKE DOWN
Gives the Real Facts In Regard to
Her Case and Tells How She
Suffered.

Jonesboro, Ark.-'I suffered COM
plete break down In health, some time
ago" writes Mrs, A. McGill, from this
place. Il was very weak and could
not do any work. I tried different
remedies, but they did me no good
One day, got bottle of Cardui. It
did me so much good, l was surprised,
and took some more.
Before l took Cardui, had headache
and backache, and sometimes I would
cry for hours. Now am over all that,
and can do all kinds of homework.
think it is the greatest medicine on
earth"
In the past fifty years, thousands OF
ladies have written. like Mrs. McGill
to tell of the benefit received from
Cardui.
Such testimony, from earnest women
surely indicates the great value of thii
tonic remedy, for diseases peculiar II
women Are you sufferer? Yes?
Cardui Is the medicine you need.
| We urge you to try it.
1 NIB Wrtteto Ladies Advisory Dept, Chats
nooga Medicine Co. Chattanooga Team, tor spfcN
/ I,lstructi0ns. and 64-page book, Home lfeatmet
fer Women" sent IN plain wrapper. on feauesL
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Seven girls from Trinity Univer-
sity can now join in the praises that
Waxabachie people have always
sung for the hospitality Of the home
of Judge Hawkins. and especially
that their daughter Miss Modena, is
50 gifted in entertaining, the home
is often thrown open for her friends
Monday at noon the following girls
from Trinity enjoyed a splendid din
ner at the home Of Judge Hawkins,
and the afternoon was spent in ko-
daking and relating school expert
ences, and regretting the approach
ing vacation that win separate these
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Mrs M. E. Benton and daughters,
Misses Mary and Mildred, of Neo-
sho, Mo-, are visiting in the city,
the guests of Mrs. A. S. Farley and
Mrs. T. G.. Bush. Miss Mary is well
remembered by our young people, as
she spent the winter here four years
ago in the home of Mrs. Farley, and
attended Trinity University. Since
her course in Trinity, she has spent
two years in Wellesley college, and
has just returned from an interest
ing itinerary abroad with her moth
err.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Up to the time we began to ciyilize him
a bald headed Indian was thing un,
except the covering furnished by. nature
and being a stranger to the Use Of h AZ
scalp and hair had plenty OF ventilation,
much sunlight and, hence, condltlor
favorable to luxuriant growth OF mar
existed at all times.
1t was the adoption of air and light eN,
Guiding head gears and artii1cial heao
decorations generally, together wlth the
occasional use of a community mar
brush, which gave the ,dandruff germ its
opportunity. Since this parasite mas
multiplied to an alarming degree until
now there is hardly person who Is not
troubled more or less with dandruff and
falling hair
Many, to be sure. have passed the
worrying stage. Having become chron-
ically bald they realize that nothing is
capable of producing natural HAIR Tor
them. Let these be a warning to all Who
are experiencing the significant annoy
ance OF dandruff and falling hair.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

The graduating class Of Waxa-
hchie High School was entertained
by their valedictorian, Clara Boyd
on last night" I clip the above
statement from the Enterprise of
May the oath, which appeared also
in the Daily Light previous to this
date, I do not know who is re-
aponsible for this statement. bul as
it contains Misrepresentation, /
Lolieye it TO pc Just that lou make
a correction AS a matter OF fact,
the graduating class has no vale
dictorian The teachers decided
that there was absolutely
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her characteristic able manner. Mrs
Lee Penn has tutored the club In
German music, which she has done
very efficiently. The lesson yester-
day was on Richard Strauss, the
German composer. Miss Nell An
derson gave two vocal numbers
from this composer. The CLUB is
growing in membership as indicated
by the following rev members
who will begin the study when the
club resumes work in the fall: Mis-
SEES Halle Groce and Verna Erwin,
Flora Whitehurst; Mesdames Geo.
Wilson, Geo. Mizell, Harry Fugate,
Tom Whipple; associate members,
Mrs. B. R. Moffett.. Mrs. Rufe Hen
bricks, Mrs. Julia Jenkins, Mrs Phil
Bertram.
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Woman' 5 department
MISS MATTE MIDDLETON, Editor
Residence Phone (OId) 62O

Charles of the House of Castleman,
liam of the House of Rothrock, and
j. w, son of Thomas, of the
House Of Ferris, and Onnie Lee,
daughter o. l.. of the House of Old
ham, having reached years of dis
erection and understanding. seek adj
mission into the State of Matri-
mony; l. Daniel Cupid, governor of
said state, hereby proclaim them
candidates of such admission on OF
after June twelve, nineteen hun
bred and twelve Written under my
hand and seal of this date the eigh-
teenth day of May, Nineteen hun
bred and twelve. Daniel Cupid"
The proclamation was written o..
parchment paper n gold ink. and
made an original and appropriate
means of conveying the news to the
girls. Miss Rothrock, owing to 9 4
recent bereavement in her family, |
was not present, but Miss Onnie Lee
was Immediately showered with |
congratulations Sandwiches, olives,
apricot salad, waters and straw Der
" ice were served while the girls
,pent the remainder of the after
loon enthusiastically discussing The
events, the first wed
ings of the Kappa Chi club since {
hat bright band OF girls organized {
, May, 1911 c
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Aappa chi

MIC M0HIrr IJaT.ITI,Ig- rro-g tl7n
cH,rr,i,g hostass of tba I'm, ~.
,;rls loo. es,,rs.,. ..s,er,'cl,I, TN
homo was asoaoi,l1v nrsitv in m.
,;oe and farns posaa ,pers .,saa =,
enhance tba attr,c,iye,ass M tho
Amino room A gioral Romance was
the contest and Mics Nargurjtt.
Miza1i won fine nrfza . mir Of
white suk hoss THE c1ub members
wore who'll. unaware mat great
srrprisa WINS i'm Store for thcm. and
,yere rrre dreamina that an an
,ouncauent was forthcoming that
two of choir most Dop,lar members
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Miss Nell Anderson, mezzo sopra-
no, gave her junior recital Monday
night, assisted by Miss Louise Tenn
pleton, pianist, and Mrs. UT, ac-
companist Miss Anderson has =
fine voice of beautiful quality and
wide range. Her mother, Mrs.
Luda Anderson of Hubbard City,
was present for her recital
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25
Reception


The Bay View Club in closing
their years work had an open SEES
sion at the home of Mrs l.. Fl. Ora
ham on Marvin avenue Thursday
afternoon More than one hundred
ladies enjoyed the afternoon, ano
the Bay View Club left nothing I'M
done to make their open meeting
the success that it was Miss Mat
tie Middleton met the guests at the
door, and they were next greeted
by Mrs. Graham, the house hostess,
Mrs Chapman the club president.
was next. with Mrs J b. Harrison,
the teacher Mrs. Hornbeak. Mrs
Hancock. Mrs Cary Wilson, Mrs
Buckner. Mrs. Lem Curtin, Mrs w.
X. Close were in the parlor to meet
Mrs Jack Hood Mrs Clint Stiles,
Mrs Tom Forrest, Miss IVY Cheat
ham and Miss Kate Lancaster III
the hall were Mrs Hogan and Miss
Lille Chapman, and in the library
stood Mrs McDuffie. Mrs Moore, /
Mrs, G w NcWhirter The dining
room had decorations of red pop
pies, while in harmony with the
mural paper designs, in red pop
pies. were in harmony with the
punch was also casting reflections
from the jardinere of bright red
flowers above it. Silver trays held !!
he punch cups. and it was dispens-
ID by Lucille Harding and Elsie era
lam The parlor was in sweet peas
nd la France roses, white roses t.
'ere in the hall. and rcd roses in n
he library Mrs. Hogan sang beau Ii,
fully Shadows, written by an b,
meriean woman, Carrie Jacobs la
ond. and 'Springtime" by Greene. m
ISIS Elsie Graham favored the A,
tests with piano number. The te
lb has been studying America, til
Id their contest was descriptive MI
finations of American cities The NJ,
ntest folders were tied with red, hi
lite and blue pencils. Refresh Ia
ents of cake and cream We're sery- hr
/, and miniature American flags NJ
pped the ice cream cups, Out Of n,
,wn guests included Mrs. Henry a
Wilson, and Mrs. Clyde Witherspoom {,
( Boyce, and Ms T. ]. Hays of p
4eslie, Ark /
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Mrs. John George and Mrs. J. Lea
Cannon entertained with a very
pretty tea for Mrs. Walter Hood Of
Portland, Ore, at the home of Mrs.
George Wednesday afternoon. Ice
tea and sandwiches were served
from the dining room table by Miss
Estelle Dunlap. The sandwiches
we're tied with the pink and laven,
der ribbon were used in all the
rooms Of this pretty home The
table was set in cluny, with sweet
peas and rambler roses as the at
tractive decorations Eighteen
friends called to tell Mrs. Hood
good-b The table china OF the
tea was in pink and lavender hand
| painted designs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25
Mrs. Hancock Entertains

Mrs. w. P. Hancock entertain
ed few of her neighbor girls last
Wednesday night in honor of her
niece, Maurine Dunaway, who has
spent the school term in the Han
cock home, while attending the pub
lice school Cake and cream ana
grape juice were served Games
of various kinds were played and
the school girls and boys had a
good time Maurine will go to her
homo at Bethel next week.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

The Shakespeare Club met Tues
day afternoon at the library. The
| warm weather is telling on the en-
orgies of the club members, and
there was not a quorum present.
Mrs. Simpson had a fine character
sketch of Macbeth. The lesson was
good and much enjoyed by the nine
members present. With Mrs. Cole
man as pres. and Miss Groce and
Miss Smith as teachers, the Shakes
oeare club closes a splendid year of
work and study.
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70 difference in the grades and
standing og Maude Harris and
Clara Boyd for the past two years,
and therefore, neither would be
entitled to first honors, but that
they should equally share the high
est honors. For this reason it is
misleading and unfair to represent
either Maude Harris or Clara Boyd
as being the valedietorian. If my
statements are not true, let Mr..
VIM correct them. Honor to
whom honor is due is my conten-
ton, Sincerely, Irwin F. Harris
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Double Ten

The Double Ten were the guests
Of Mrs. Clint Spalding this week
at their home OF Water street,
Mrs. Frank Spalding and Mrs.
Sterling Spalding, Miss Laura Nc
Clellan We're her special guests.
Sailed nuts, strawberry cream and
cake We're served. Mrs. ATen
/ Thompson is the next hostess, en-.
pertaining the club neat Tuesday
morning.
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NsethoAist I.aaies Ysostess.

The social meetings that the Me
thodist ladies have been havin
monthly since last September, hav
all been a great pleasure to tie lac
les of the church and none hav
been more enjoyed than the on
given at the pastors parsonage
on last Wednesday afternoon
with the following ladies as hos
tesses. Mrs. Whitehurst, Mrs. j.
N. Langsford, Mrs. Jet Thomas,
Mrs I. NJ Williams, Mrs, w NJ.
Tidwell, Mrs, A. T Willis, Mrs. N
w. Walston The decorations were
ferns, red roses, nasturtiums, ano /
swinging baskets of wild flowers. i
Mrs Corlett charmed all with her
fine voice, and Mrs T. H Cheat 4
ham, Mrs. Neil Sims, Misses Flora +
and Mary Whitehurst furnished the
piano numbers a very enjoyable .
feature was the names OF the mem /
bership revealed in cOnundrums, I
which added originality and gave
some laughable characteristics Of
the members. Mrs. Neil P Sims
proved 10 be the quickest guesser. (
Punch was served by Misses Katie
Lee Langford and Clara Boyd.
About twenty-five guests were pres
ent Cream gaFnished in cherries
aud whipped cream was served. The
hostesses who closed be seasons
social meetings, are to be congratu
lated on the success of the after
noon, and the pleasure afforded to
so many ladies Of their church
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

For Mrs. Walter P Hood of Port
land, ore, nts kser OF her friends
went to Bell Branch Tuesday eve
ming, returning after supper, ana
spent a delightful evening fishing
and enjoying the pleasures of Bell
Branch lake There were in the
party; Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lee Penn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccartney, Mrs. r. w.
Getzendaner. Miss Estelle Dunlap
and Earl Gibson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25
PRESENT DAY. HATS AND STYLES IN
HAIR DRESSING CAUSE Loss OF HAIR
We Cannot Change the Styles, but
We Can Check Falling Hair

Dandruff, which is due to germ, and
falling hair can both be overcome by the
regular use OF Newbro's Herpicide;,
This wonderful scalp remedy Kills the
vicious germ which causes dandrun.
cleanses the scalp and stops the hair
from coming cut. The obstruction OF
the germ permits the hair to grow nat
urally and luxuriantly as nature intends.
Ply, light and fluffy.
Newbros Herpicide in so cent and sio0
sizes is sold by all dealers who guaran-
tee it to do all that is claimed. II you
are not satisfied your money will be re-
funded.
Application obtained at the better bar
Der shops and hair dressing parlors.
Send Iec in stamps or silver for sample
and booklet to The Herpicide Co., Dept.
S., Detroit, Mich.
cURLIh'S TWO DRUG STORES.
Curtin Drug Co., Curtin Pharmacy
N. Side Special Agents w. Side
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Personal Mention.

Miss Carrie Graham Smith of
Ruston, La, is in the city to attend
the Jones-McDuffie nuptials next
Wednesday. Miss Smith was for
three years secretary of DR.. Evans,
of T. P. c. at Milford, and frequent
ly visited Mr.. McDuffie's family for
short vacations during her stay
there.
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Mrs. NJ. Bishop. Columbus. Kas.,

Mrs. NJ. Bishop, Columbus. Kas..
suffered from a. weak back good
many years, as a result of kidney
trouble. II began taking Foley's Kid
ney Pills and soon after the pain
left my back and today l am fully
cured" Curtin Drug Co., north side
square, Curtin Pharmacy, west side
square. d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25
Porch Party.

Mrs. Roger b. Kennedy enter
tanned the Tuesday Club with a
morning porch party on their reg
ular club day last week. Swinging
baskets OF ferns, japanese umbrel-
las and jardineres of wild flowers
made the veranda most attractive.
According to the new rule the absen-
tees send their own substitutes, and
there were present as substitute
players Mrs R. W. Getzendaner,
Mrs. P. Bertram, Miss Groce of Mo-
bile, Ala, Mrs. w P. Hood f Port
land, Ore. Those who assisted the
hostess We're Mrs. Harry Fugate,
Mrs. Lem Curtin. Mrs. John Ken
nedy, Mrs. Hill Hardin, Mrs T. O.
Cheatham. Officers We're elected
for the ensuing year as follows;
Psreident, Mrs c. w Simpson; Vice
\ President, Miss Jennie Cunning
ham; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs
RI, B. Kennedy. The club VIA havl
= one more meeting this season,
g morning party with Mrs. Y. D. Ken
e BILE next Tuesday morning. Mr.
+ Kennedy served baked crab, leme
e jelly, sandwiches, olives. potat
e chips and tea
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25
Visitors from Dallas

Miss Ivy Cheatham will enter
tain the following guests tomorrow
at the hospitable Cheatham home
on College street: Mr.. and Mrs.
Tracy La Moyne, Miss Morine Blair,
J. Bryan Blair and Howard Will
liams, all OF Dallas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Miss Lou Connally will leave
Tuesday night for an extended visit
to relatives in st. Louis. The
friends of Miss Lou wish her very
pleasant visit.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

The eleventh grade enjoyed fine
breakfast at the Falls Thursday
morning. Mrs Charley Pippen and
Mrs. Burton Prince went with them
and enjoyed it as much as the
school boys and girls
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Jolly girls. Those who enjoyed the
day were: Misses Veneta Daniels of
Gpanbury, Dorothy Drane of Corsi-
cana, Donnie Dee Thompson of De-
troit, Lottie and jamie Lees of Gran
bury, Alice Lynn Harris of Gaines
vile, and Pattie Coleman.
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Music Club

The last meeting of the Music
Club held Friday afternoon was
quite as interesting as any previous
meeting during the year. In the
absence of the leader. Miss Ivy
Cheatham conducted the lesson in
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Gcman of interesting personality.
Ill make III AS easily with the
girls, and is well qualified for the
place.
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southern Baptist Convention

Mrs. ]. f. Leigh. Mrs w K
Ward, Mrs. J. Z. Johnson, Mrs
.Scruggs, and Miss Lima Blaylock. o.
Trinity University, attended the
Southern Baptist Convention at
Oklahoma City last week They each
enjoyed the convention especially
the presence Of So many missionar-
les from tho foreign fields, who
ere ct home on account Of the wars.
There We're about Gorty-ftve in ali.
many Of them women The Indisn
delegates from many points in the
territory were also much euioyen,
Miss Fannie Hech, president Of the
Woman's Missionary Union, who's.
Aome is ID Baltimore was a very
. interesting member OF tho couyeu
ton There were only twenty wo
meu delegates from Texas, and it f.
compliment 10 Waxahachie anc
Ellis county That Mrs j. e. Leigl
Of oar city should be one of th.
twenty to have q voice ia the con
i vention ...
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Picnic.

( Miss Willie McDuffie was the hon
Gree of picnic at the Chautauqua
park Monday afternoon given by
the Philathea class of which she is
a member Thirty-five or more
were present, and outdoor games
trunk" A love story was enjoyed,
One especially appropriate to the
occasion was packing the brides
trunk" A love story wa senjoyed
the blanks being supplied with parts
of an automobile A splendid spread
of sandwiches, salads, and accesso-
ries was enjoyed, Miss Lola Cur
lin gave a toast to the bride and
Miss Kate Lancaster presented the
honoree with q souvenir spoon with
the date and "Philathea" inscrib-
ed. This has been the custom of
the class to give each member who
marries d souvenir spoon. After
supper the class joined hands and
sang God Will Take Care Of You"
As Miss MeDuffie goes to make her
home in Dallas, Ruth's entreaty was
appropriately repeated by her class
as they separated for their homes
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Mrs. Harris Watson spent Nor
day and Tuesday in Dallas.
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Tho eleventh grade had thea
tire party at the Majestic Thursday
night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Miss Bette Orr of Red DAG visit
ed Mrs. G. A. Miller here this
week
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Mrs. j. F. Barker spent the week
with friends in Dallas and Fort
Worth
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Mrs. Louis Shackleford of Venus
IS visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
.. A. DuBose.
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Mrs. Robert la: 'ison has been IN
Ennis all the week at the bedside
of very sick niece.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Mrs. Williams of San Jose. Cal,
has been the guest of her relative
Mrs. A. s. Farley. this week.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Mrs. A. l.. Frederick of Galveston
has returned home. after visit to
her sister, Mrs. J. Lee Pom.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Miss Laura Kuykendall OF MOODY.
Texas, has been elected physical di-
rector for youung women of Trim
itv University for next year. Miss
Kaykendall has ot'ea yis.tci N
axahaehie - the guest of Miss
Maude B. paws She is a young
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-25

Mrs McGarr of Smithville is the
Mrs. J f. Barker, Oldham avenue.