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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-23
HAS sLAFAYETTE,s CHAIR.
The National Museum Possesses
Historic Relic.

/ Historic Relic.
Washington, Apr. 23.-The Unit
led States National Museum has in
tits historical collection the arm
chair Of Marquis de Lafayette, in
(which he Is said to have sat on the
day OF his death
! This chair is recent acquisition
to the museum by the Marquis Wis
fconti of Paris, and 1t was through
1.-THE interests OF Prof. Franz Cur
mont of Brussels that the presenta-
tion was brought about. 1t is pleas
| ing to know that this interesting
piece of furniture is now In the Ma
ftional Museum of the country the
marquis SO loyalty served during
| the war of Independence.
The chair Is in excellent condi-
| ton, being remarkably well pre-
served and in no way repaired. Its
frame, OF simple design, is construct
| cd Of plain unpublished mahogany
lpieces about two inches square.
While it is comparatively low
chair, the seat being only little
more than twelve inches from the
floor, the curved back stands over
three feet high. The slightly round
ed front legs support horizontal
arms, and at the junction are SUR
mounted with carved figures repre-
senting the head OF sphinxes, which
at the same time constitute the on
lily decoration on the chair.
Both the seat and back, as well as
the sides under the urms, are up
holstered in green silk worsted
cloth, interviewer with a floral de-
lsign resembling tulips. All four legs
ore tipped with brass and provided
with casters. The chair has COM
Portable appearance. emphasized by
the low seat and the slight curve
Stands for simplicity and dignity.
After the marquis died, in 1884,
the chair became the property Of
his grandson, Edmund de LaFay-
cite, who in turn transmitted it 10
the donor, Marquis Arconati Wis.,
CONT
A unique historical relic of this
sort, valuable both on account of
it's associations and as typical rep
|resentatiye of the design of the Pc
rod to which it belongs, is most
|fittingly placed in the National Mu-.
scum COLLECTION, whore 1t can be
seen by the thousands of visitors.
The sight of such memcntoes serves
to give a reality to history which
no amount of reading can afford.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-23
HEALTH BULLETIN ISSUED.
Many Articles of Value Are Com
tanned In the Publication

|
tanned In the qualifications
Austin. Texas. April "a Ken
|tucky still has pure feud laval
writes r p. Babcock, state regis
trar of Vital Statistics and secretar
of the State Health Beard, in tn,
February issue of the boards Bull
letin, which appeared today. Apar,
from this error of editorial emo
ftion, Editor Babcock has produced
an unusually interesting and lively
number of the Bulletin.
OF marked value to the profession
in Texas is the article-really
monograph--on epidemic Cerebro
spinal meningitis" that is featured
in this issue, by DR.. w. H. Frost,
past assistant surgeon of the Fed
teral public health and marine hos
pital service, Washington. This is
reprinted in part from the January
public health reports and deals with
the most detailed phases OF this
difficult disease. Much of the anal
ysis is technical, but DR.. Frost has
this significant data on "epidem-
les:
AS previously pointed out. cpl
denies come in cycles. Periods of
widespread epidemic or pandemics
alternate with periods of compare
tive freedom from outbreaks. 1t has
usually been impossible in periods
or Widespread eI'demics to trace
the progress of the infection in such
way as to show any definite spread
from one locality to another. Epi-
denies are apt to appear simulta-
neously In widely-separated COM
munities not in close communica-
ton, often sparing intervening
points to which the spread of infec-
ton would seem most probable. In
stances are cited, however, in whfcn
the infection has apparently been
spread from place to place along
the route of travel, the most strik-
ling instances of this being in con-
nection with the movement of troops
from infected to previously unin-
|fected places.
''Sporadic cases and small out
breaks continue, in the periods OF
decreased epidemic prevalence, to
occur perenially and almost uhiq-
uitously, though with great rarity
as compared with the more COM
mon infectious diseases.
1T has long been noted that the
disease is most prevalent in the
spring and late winter, epidemics
lreuallv declining with the advent of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-23
Wheat on Hand.

Washington, April 23.-The bn-
reau of statistics, department of ag-
ricultule has made an estimate OF
tho stock of wheat in iterior mills
and elevators March /. 1919, and re-
port 9S,597,000 bushels on hard.
The Texas mills and elevators have
1,365.000 bushels In stock. Mime
sofa has 10.240.000 bushels in the
mills and elevators
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-23
Mrs. A. L. Van Ankcnbauer, 3216

Mrs. A. L. Van Ankenbauer, 1916
Marshall ST., Little Rock, Ark, a
descendant of one of our finest
southern colonial families. writes;
II suffered greatly with kidne,
trouble, had severe pains across my
back, and felt altogether miserable.
After taking Foley's Kidney Pills
for a few days the pains left me
and now I have no kidney trouble.
In fact. Foley Kidney Pills have
cured me completely" For sale by
the Curtin Two Stores. Curtin Drug
Co., north side square; Curtin
Pharmacy, west side square. d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-23
Fly Campaign for Santone.

San Antonio, Texas, April 23.-
The San Antonio Express has adopt
ed a unique plan to help towards
the determination of the pesky house
fly and prizes have been offered to
the boy who "swats" the most flies
in a stated time, which is from
June 1st to the 31st. While this plan
of action places the killing of flies
in commercial light, nevertheless
no one will complain for the means
justify the end and an interest Will
be created not to be created other
wise.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-23
Music Club Questions.

Life and music OF GoidmarK-
His opera, Queen of Sheba.
Life, and music of Humperdinek.
His opera, Haensel and Gretel.
Musical Program Selections
from both operas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-04-23

II finding a buyer is causing you
sleepIess nights the Daily Light will
help you through the want ads.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
ASKS DIVORCE, HAS A GUARD
St. Louis Woman Who Sues Husband
Protected by PoIlce-Escorted
To and From Home.

st. Louis, Mo.-Every morning for q
week policeman called at 1872 Sem
pie avenue. and after ringing the door.
bell, met Mrs. Della Monica Black
and escorted her to the nearest street
car line. There he put her aboard :
car, tipped his cap and went his way.
Every evening a policeman met MIA.
Black as she got on the car, returnine
from her work in downtown mill.
merry house. and saw her safely to her
door.
Mrs. Blacks reason for asking the
police escort was revealed when she
filed divorce suit against Charles
d. Black. proprietor Of drpg store
at Arlington and Ridge avenues.
Mrs. Black told 1 reporter that she
believed 1t necessary to protect her
self on her way to and from her home
Black has refused to make any stats,
ment about the case, except to nar
be has hired a lawyer.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
GIRL ON TRIAL WINS sUIroR
Pays Fine Of Girl Convicted Of Theft,
, Proposes Marriage and Is
Accepted.

New York.-Eva Rioux, the demure
rench-Canadian girl who spent four
strenuous days in the superior court
at Bridgeport defending herself
against a charge of theft preferred
by Mrs. c. e. Page of New York and
Sound Beach, is to become a bride
within a week or so.
Her trial resulted In a fine being
imposed. A man who is said to b.
the owner of two Connecticut the
aters and who listened to all of the
evidence, paid her fine and then pro,
posed marriage. His name is not d..
vulged. He Is forty-five and a bach
elor.
Miss Eva was all smiles when seen
In the Office of Mrs. T. Carnello, whs
had befriended her at the time Of the
trial.
"Ooui," she replied to the question
whether she was to be married. Then
In broken English she expressed pleas
ure, saying she had written home to
get her parents consent, and IL they
agreed the marriage would take place
at once. The man who is to marry
her has already taken steps to reopen
the case in the superior court and
have Miss Eva's reputation cleared.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
TELLS OF HORRORS
UNCOVER ANCIENT CEMETERY
ExeaVatlns for Wine Cellar an Ital-
Ian Makes Discovery Of His
tofleaI Value.

Rome.-An ancient Christian ceme-
terry has accidentally been discovered
in,the neighborhood Of the remains Of
the Church of the Holy Apostles at
Spoleto, in the province Of Perugia.
The church, one Of the first Christian
temples erected In that part of Italy
contained the bones Of many who suf.
fered martyrdom under the Flavian
emperors, but had not been used as
place of burial for more than is CEN
turtles.
Since modern times, having been
little more than a ruin, II passed az
private property into the family Of
the Sinibaldi, of whom the present
head. the Italian deputy OF that name,
decided to enlarge the extensive
basement for use as a cellar for stor-
Ing wine, he being a wine grower on
large scale. Excavations had hard
y begun a few days ago, when one of
the workmen struck a solid block Of
stone about three feet below the sur.
face, and this proved to be the cover
OF al ancient sarcophagus of unusual
size.
Twenty-one sarcophagi with massive
covers In monolith were unearthed,
all belonging to the third or fourth
century, A. D. They were opened in
the presence Of a group of public Of.
ncials and archaeologists from differ.
ent parts Of Italy, and each was found
to contain skeleton in a perfect state
Of preservation.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
BLOND ESKIMOS LONG KNOWN
Old Revenue Cutter Captain Says
Stories Of Burning Mountain
Were Laughed At.

Tacoma, Wash.-Captain Francis
futile OF the revenue service, retired.
says that for thirty years or more
stories OF Stefansson's blond Eskimo
tribe have been told by old-time
whalers who were sometimes driven
into Bankland by Ice foes. WhalerS
were laughed at when they described
Eskimos with red hair seen In the far
north
In the early nineties Captain Tut.
tie, commanding the cutter Bear, met
the whaler Ballene, commanded BY
Captain Bert Williams, now residing
at lrondale. Williams told Tuttle OF
a strange tribe in Bankland which
came out to the whaler. Some Of
them went aboard. Williams could
not understand their language and
learned little about them. From his
winter quarters Williams could see
burning mountain of coal. The ma
tives led him to place where he OBJ
tanned enough coal to supply his yes
sci that winter. By signs they made
Williams understand that the great
mountain had been burning for 200
years. Captain Tuttle believes VIII.
liams is the man Of whom one tribe
told Stefansson.
During his thirty years Of service
on the Alaskan coast Captain Tuttle
heard of blond tribes from other
whalers. but the stories were general
y given little credence.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
TO SEND WIFE TO SCHOOL
Husband Of ThIrteen.Year-oId Girl
Warned He Cannot Dlsobey the
Education Laws.

Philadelphia.-"You must send your
wife to school until she is fourteen
years old, or you will be arrested an6
fined" warned Magistrate Boyle after
imposing a fine in the case Of John
Palasis, whose wife. Annie, is only
thirteen years Of age.
The young wife and her father were
arrested on a warrant charging them
with failure to comply with the com
pulsory education law.
When asked why she did not attend
school, Mrs. Palasis, who wore short
dresses, said she had no time to 20 to
school, as she had to get her hus-
bands meals and look after other
household duties.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
TARIFF AND LIVING COST
Consumers Are Forced to PAY. Fun.
Two Thousand Million Dollars
Yearly to Trusts.

Byron W. Holt. recognized autho
ity on economies, estimates that ~
tartn-trust tax on the people Of tAh
country amounts to sos per tamlIv
per year.
These figures have never been sue
cessfully challenged II they are cor
rect they mean that the consumes,
OF the United States are forced By Tie
tartn to pay fully two thousand mll
lion dollars per year to trusts.
In the debates in congress a sems
what smaller figure is given. There
the total cost of the tariff Is nxed 4,
about two billions Of dollars Der year
OF which the government gets little
over $s00,Oo0,OO0.
This leaves the tariff-trust tax on
the people at the modest figure q
oO,0o0.OUo- per year!
This Is almost twice the amount of
the Franco Prussian war indemnity
They extOrt from the people Of the
United States every year a sum near
" twice as great as that which waa
levied on France by Germany at, me
close Of bitter and successful waf.
Every dollar added,to the Golfers b
the trusts is paid by an Increase d
the cost Of living.
The only way to abolish the trust
tax is to give Governor Wilson ana
the Democratic party a ccmmlssi6n
to revise the tariff.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
WILSON PLAN WISE.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE THE
APOSTLE OF REFORM, NOT
or REVOLUTION.
He SEES MONSTRoUS ABUSES
Would Correct Them by Cutting OF
the Vicious Tariff Favors Which
Have Built Up MonopolIss and
Trusts.

|
Gov. Wilson is the apostle Of reform.
not Of revolution.
Gov. Wilson believes that the con-
stitution Of the United States has been
misconstrued and perverted, not out
grown.
Gov. Wilson is the only candidate
before the people today who at once
realizes that reforms are necessary,
and who proposes rational and consti-
tutional means for effecting these re-
forms.
There are great, there are monstrous
abuses, even In this free land.
The government Of the United
States has done many things that 1t
ought not to have done; and has left
undone many things which It should
have strained every nerve to do.
The government Of the United
States has built up bloated fortunes,
and granted to favored manufacturers
the power to tax the people; and at
the same time, the government has
failed-as every government always
fails-to keep in proper subsection the
monopolies It has created. =.
What shall be done to get lid Of
these abuses?
President Taft says in substance
that nothing much need be done. and
that whatever Is done need not be
done In hurry. Next century win
DO quite as well as now.
Mr.. Roosevelt says in substanca
that everything must be done, and
that the only way to do 1t is to throw
the constitution in the scrap-heap; and
make him practical dictator Of the
land, with the trusts and monopolies
as his associates and counselors.
Gov. Wilson makes neither of these
blunders.
Gov. Wilson says that the frnt
thing to be done in correcting abuses
is to cut off the favors which nourisb |
those abuses-the vicious tariff favor.
which have built up monopolIes and |
trusts.
There is nothing Revolutionary
about that. But from the way every
trust in the land is ralIying to the slin.
port Of either Taft or Roosevelt Won
can see that the trust maKnates think |
GOV: Wilson's plan is likely to be ef.
fective. - -
GOV. Wilson says that competition
10 better regulator of prices than
q dozen government bureaus. He nro.
poses to restore competition BY smash.
ing the Illegal combinations which
have killed competition.
Again, here is nothing revolutionary
but listen to the way the sugar trnst
and the steel trust, and the wooIsr
trust, and all the other trusts M
screaming against Wilsonl
Gov. Wilson knows that the gana-.,
FORM Of our government needs n
changing. The agencies Of gov.rH
ment need to be changed in sn,,I,
Tney need to be taken out Of the hands
OF the interests and put IN he hsnds
Of the people.
Coy Wilson offers himself Al ~
peoples agent.
Gov. Wilson has proven In New ,Tsr.
sey tnat an earnest, clearheaded man
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
WILSON'S RECORD.

Governor Wilson has worked "a -
cure the social and industrial jus-
tice" which Theodore Roosevelt
merely talks about. @k
During Governor Wilson'S admins
traticn in New Jersey. the following
laws have been nlaced on the statute
books Of that state. ~
A law providing for fire escapes
and amending the factory laws Of
New Jersey to further protect the
workers. vi
A law providing for sanitation in
bake shops, and, licensing the same
A law to protect the safety and
health OF foundry workers.
A law increasing the number Of fac
tory inspectors for the better en-
forcement Of other factory laws.
Re- A law prohibiting the employment
Of children ip mercantile establish
nents during school hours, and pro-
.hibiting night work for children.
A law prohibiting the employment
Of young boys as telephone and tele-
graph messengers at night in large
cities, heamfnimum age for night
messengers in cities Of the first class
Is fixed at twenty.one years, In cities
Of the second class at eighteen years
+ An employers liability and compen-
sation law. t
A law regulating Aand licensing en-
ployment agencies.
A law providing for an eighthour
day on state. county and municipal
work.
This is only IL partial record Of the
achievements .sof the Woodrow WI
son administration in New Jerseyin
the line Of sociological progress alone
In less than two years as governor,
Woodrow Wilson accomplished ter
times more actual reform than Thee
dore Roosevelt put into effect durins
more than seven years as president
Chicago journal.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
AGED COUPLE IN BOX CAR
Former Missionaries Share PrIva-
tlons and HardshIps-Are Found
In South Dakota.

jamestown. NJ D.-Sharing priva-
tions and hardships with her husband,
Mrs. K. w. Shepp was found in a box
car In the Northern Pacific yards barn.
She and her husband were travelling
from South Dakota to Idaho, and had
intended going the entire distance in
the car in which they had loaded their
few belongings. Cold weather, how
ever, made the trip hard, and they
were suffering greatly because Of their
scant protection from the elements.
Both are more than sixty years CID
They were formerly missionaries.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15

New York.-When the Ramenfels, Of
Hamburg, which took aboard 4 cargo
Of oil for Bombay. India. at Tenth
street. Long Island City, the other day
next appears in this port her com
mander. Captain Kichner, win not feel
kindly toward the ship news reporter
who mentions mutton to him. Like
wise. the butcher who suggests that
the captain get the better Of the cold
storage trust by taking his meat on
board on the hoof win encounter a
surprise. In fact, It is doubtful even II
luscious lamb chops viii appeal to the
captain after his experience.
It is proverbial that sheep are meek.
There are sheep and sheep. though. as
one butchers apprentice, Robert
Henty, discovered when he arrived at
the pier with two ewes and a ram.
(See dictionary for the difference.)
The sheep were destined for the ships
mess, and every man Of the crew had
visions Of fresh mutton when he saw
the animals arrive.
These visions were dispelled soon az
ter Henty had led one Of the ewes on
board the steamship. In some manner
the ram, which had been left in the
delivery wagon, escaped from his
bonds. Possibly It was an antitrust
ram. for the animal Immediately demon
strated his dislike for all things oily.
Coincidental with his demonstration
the men on the pier left the vicinity.
Some were assisted by the ram.
Then the mutton-which-was-not-to-be |
tourneyed into the oil yard and created
further disturbance. Not daunted by
the efforts toward his capture he re-
turned to the pier, waggling his head
In defiance. His path was not OBJ
structed. Then he plunged overheard
into the East river.
When Captain Kichner saw his NUT
ton swimming away in the water three
boats were lowered to the rescue. The
ram swan placidly into the middle
Of the stream. When the first rowboat
drew near him he turned and charged.
In their excitement and efforts to cap
iure the ram the sailors upset the boat.
Fortunately the craft was righted and
The sailors discreetly withdrew.
BY this time the commotion in the
liver had attracted the attention Of
Harry Murray, superintendent Of the
stables on Blackwell's island, and he
1aliantly started out aboard a motor
boat to capture the ram. The engine
'efused to work when the motor boat
cached midstream, and Mr.. Murrays
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
WATER TO cHRIsTEN SHIP
New York w. c. T. U. uraes LIbatlow
From Nlagara for BattIeshIp
New York

Ogdensburg, N. Y.-The New York
state convention Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union forward.
ed resolution to the secretary Of
the navy asking that the new battle
ship New York be christened with
water taken from Niagara fails. II
the request is granted the union win
furnish The water and the receptacle.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
Terrible Experience Of Wrecked
Party Is Revealed.
Woman and Child In open Boat With
Crew In Ice OF Cape Horn-sev-
enteen Men Lose Their Lives
In the Disaster.


London.-The terrible experience Of
q party OF shipwrecked sailors who
spent a week in an open boat In the
Icy neighborhood of Cape Horn are
described in a letter which has Just
been received from Port Stanley,
Falkland islands. The men we're ac-
companied by the captains wife and
cniid, and no fewer than six of the
original occupants OF the boat sue
cumoed to cold and exposure before
tne exhausted survivors reached the
Falkland islands.
At the same time comes the news
that Captain Thomas, his wife and
child and three sailors reached Liver
pool on the Pacific liner orepesa.
During a storm which broke sud
nenly the large sailing ship Criccieth
Castle, belonging to Carnarvon. met
with disaster on Cape Horn. The rud-
der post gave way and the rudder
damaged the sternpost so much that
khe vessel was hlling with water. The
captain. Robert Thomas, his wife and
son (aged four years., the second Of
ncer and 10 Of the crew left the ship
Hn the large lifeboat, while the first
and third officers and five of the crew
left In a smaller boat.
The experience of the former party
during the first night in the open
boat was terrible, the captain describ.
ing 1t as the worst he had known dur
ing the % years of his seafaring life.
That night, the captain thinks, the
second boat must have been swamped,
hs nothing was seen of it afterwafd.
Captain Thomas was washed out of
the lifeboat, but was saved by his
wife. who caught him by his clothing,
enabling two of the mea to pull him
aboard. Three of the men died dur
Ing the night and they were followed
0y three others before the survivors
Feached land, seven days later
( Those who know any thing Of the
Icy region around Cape Horn In win
ter can imagine the sufferings Of the
unfortunate people who were for sew
en- days in an open boat, which, more
over, was leaking badly as the result
OF striking the ships side while it
was being lowered.
On the second day Finn, a French
cook and Japanese died; on the
third day a German and an English
imam died, and on the morning Of the
Fourth day those who remained were
horritied to find that during the night
another man. Welshman, had died.
BY the fourth day nearly all who re-
manned we're frostbitten. All suffered
agonies. Then the water supply gave
out SO exhausted were they that no
one seemed to care what happened to
him.
All hope Of rescue seemed TO van
ish, but on the seventh day an out
lying island in the Falklands was
sighted. Fire was lighted az soon as
they landed and the survivors were
abia to enjoy a drink Of melted snow. |
3at the relief Afforded by the islet
was only short lived, and the party |
put out to sea again in the hope Of |
andlng an inhabited island.
This quest was attended By mister
Eunes, and the boat was blown out
p sea and beyond sight of land. UltI-
mateiy Port Stanley was reached. Al
'ogether II men perished.
The Southern herald., 1912-11-15
Swan PIacIdly Into the Middle Of the
Stream.

craft was ignominiously towed to land
by the men he had tried to help.
In the meantime, the ram, preferring
so1ourn on land to an appearance as
leg OF mutton aboard ship, swan to
the island, where he was caught. Mr..
Murray locked the ram in the stables.
and at the latest report, still has him
a prisoner.
He's my mutton" said Mr.. Murray,
and anyway, this Il where he ought to
be- He has a disposition as crooked
a. rams horn"