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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

Tonight at 1880, Mr.. T. D. W.
Muir of Detroit. Mich. and Mr.. W.
y. Mcclure OF Los Angeles, c
will preach. These brethren are on
their way to California and can
only be here tonight You are cor
daily invited to come and hea
them. T. z. BUSH.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

With a change in the administra-
ton we hope to have a man in
charge of the weather bureau at
Washington who can give us a
change in the style of weather
which has lately been furnished.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

We have just read the speech of
Senator Culberson on the subject Of
spending money in political cam
psigns. Much of it would have
sounded well and would have been
very appropriate here in Texas just
previous to the 22nd day Of last
July
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

Down in Florida just at this time
everything is awfully quiet and
still. There's not breeze in mo-
ton. The shore is silent as the
ocean"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

Two private citizens of Waco
captured burglar a few days ago
The police were probably close to
the stove in the corner saloon dis
cussing the race for mayor
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

Beware Of the man or the paper
that declares every man a dema-
gogue who goes after the trusts and
the grafters
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

Our latest information is to the
effect that the people of southeast
Texas are not falling over each
other in an effort to force Martin
Dies ipto the race for congress
again
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

Joe Folk of Missouri and Bob
LaFollette of Wisconsin have both
retired from the presidential derby
but worse men than either of them
are still endeavoring to remain in
the limelighr.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

The plea of former jeopardy
seems to be the only defense Lori
mer has to offer in his latest in
vestigation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

First La Grippe, Then Hrochitis,
That was the. case with Mrs. w.
s. Bailey. McCreaTysVKy my wifa
was taken dssykh j sever attack
of la grippe, Fun into bronchi-
! tbs. She eoughaS Though she had
| consum ption a. Build not sleep
at night. The fiT bottle of Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound gave her
so much relief that she continued
using 1t until she was permanently
cured" Curlin's Two Drug Stores,
north side square. west side
square. d&W
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

Opportunity knocks every day
through the medium of the want
column.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

Instead OF printing II Martin
Dies" 1t should read Martin Is
dead"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

In order to be perfectly safe. lin
nocera bystanders" should get close
to the shooter.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

And still the sage of Palestine
keepeth his own counsel.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14
RETAIL MARKET.

Waxahaehie dealers are retailins
the following articles at prices quot
ed below:
McAlester Lump Coal. ton $500
Colorado Coal. per ton $500
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14
WIRE CLOTHES LINE
CAUSE OF THIS FIRE.
Perhaps First Accident from LighJs
ming in 1912 Occurred at
Snyder, Texas.

Snyder, Texas, Feb. 14.-What Is
probably the first lightning acci-
dent of 1912 In Texas occurred here
Monday night Lightning struck a
metal clothes line In the yard OF
Rufus Mitchell, badly shocking Mrs.
Mitchell and burning down the
house.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

See that liquid soap aud holder.
Always clean, strictly sanitary F
Is Cronk Co. u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-02-14

Read the Daily Light Want ads
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.natosries, repoiut,ous OF resrect cards
rehsnss -sN latter not NFwS-riW he
ShArxed Tor vt the rate of S cants per line
Noetry AT double price
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FnterAd AZ the Waxahachfe PoStofffce as
Nsit Matter OF the Second Class
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n. W. MCKNIGHT, Managing Editor
W. A. OWSRY City Editor
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- SUBSCRIPTION RATES
MS Nae&t E,
'i~ Months In advance ~
One Year, In advance SIN
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
TURKEY TRoT" UNDER BAN
Authorities Of Chevy Chase Club Puts
a Stop to Modern Fancy
Dances.

Not in many moons has society ex-
,perienced such thrill as that occa-
stoned by the ban which the authori-
ties at the Chevy Chase club placed
on the turkey trot." the bunny wig
gle" and all the other fancy dances
of the modern type, the other day.
Heretofore these fancy steps have run
riot at Chevy Chase, the younger set
indulging in great abandonment and
the sudden and decisive stand, taken
by the board of governors was a mat-
ter of great surprise. Rumor has it
that the governors and members Of
the club are still not above indulging
when surrounded only by friends. The
ultimatum, it seems, was forced by the
unwelcome presence of strangers
within the sacred precincts of the club
house on several recent occasions.
Such crowd attends the popular
Saturday night subscription dinners
that 1t was well nigh impossible to
prevent the entrance of interlopers.
These dinners hove been such fea-
ture of the summer season at the club
for the last few years that it was
deemed inadvisable to discontinue
them without first adopting less dras-
tic measures, The recent edict, 1t is
hoped, will eliminate the principal at
traction of the evening, from the
standpoint of the hoi polloi.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
NATIONAL GnlRi5lZd99l
AlrlEZIuRS =. .zzE>:s &Gz$E#zEEI!z 80
Reckless Waste May Cause Extinction Of Whale.

the harpoon with explosive shell. dis
charged from cannon mounted in
the bows of a steamer, the conditions
were entirely changed. and the species
formerly immune from attack could
now be hunted with impunity.
The result of this revolution in the
conditions under which the fishing
could be prosecuted Is seen in the
enormous dimensions which the in
dustry has attained at the present
day.
1t is estimated that in 1911 between
49, 900 and 10000 whales were cap
tured in the southern hemisphere
alone (South Georgia, South Shetland,
South America and Africa). to which
has to be added the catch in North
America, Japan, Farce, Iceland, Spitz-
bergen and Greenland, and these fig
ues will probably be greatly exceed
ed in 1912, as numerous new COM
panies have been formed to exploit
Alaskan, Australasian and Sandwich
island waters.
This wholesale destruction must in
evitably tell it's tale within few
Newfoundland and Iceland fears are
already entertained that the fishing Is
on the decline.
It would not, therefore, be matter
for surprise If, within a few years. 1t
may be found necessary to establish
something in the nature of interna-
tional control, and the precedent Of
the Behring seal fishery shows how
vexed question whaling may ulti-
mately become.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
Sparrows AnnihiIate Worm Army on Navy Green.

the warlike precision with which the
sparrows moved.
1t was estimated by onlookers that
neither column of sparrows was over
three feet wide. They worked in solid
block formation and moved rapidly on
the corps of army worms, which was
solidly intrenched behind breastworks
of grass.
Owing to their intrenched position,
it was impossible for onlookers to es
innate the strength of the worms, but
it was generally conceded that the at
tacking battalion of sparrows was 500
strong.
Like Henry of Navarro at Ivry. the
commander of the worms held his
forces close to the cannon" of the
invading sparrows, but without avail
for the charge of the five hundred"
proved devastating to the intrenched
worms.
The battle" continued throughout
the day. and at night not sparrow
was reported dead on the field. while
hundreds of the enemy had been
slain.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
HORSES BEING SUPPLANTED
District Fire Department Gradually
Retiring AnimaIs-Motor Trucks
to Replace Them.

The $50 horses now in the service
of the District fire department are
to be gradually retired to private life.
They will be replaced by motor-driven
apparatus. A motor truck and one
combination motor engine and hose
wagon are among the items of the
District appropriation bill, and Chief
Frank J. Wagner, after having wit
messed test of the vehicles in New
York. has decided on the purchase of
tractors, so that some of the steam
engines now drawn by horses can be
converted into motor-driven vehicles.
Motor fire engines cost about $4,000,
while a tractor can be purchased for
less than $4,000. AS there are many
engines now in use good for several
years of service, Chief Wagner be-
lieves that they should be equipped
with tractors as the most economical
way of increasing the efficiency of the
department.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12

WASHINGTON.-D of the total
w extinction of the whale through
everlasting" is dealt with in the thir-'
teenth annual report on fisheries. is
sued by the board of agriculture and
fisheries.
1t is unquestionable, says the report,
that in the case of slow-growing and
slow-reproducing animal like the
whale, although, owing to it's wide
range, 1t will probably never be abso-
lutely exterminted, excessive hunting
speedily results in a very marked de-
pletion of the stock.
The practical extinction of the
Basque and Greenland whale fisheries
has abundantly proved this. 1t must
be remembered, too, that this result
was brought about by means Of the
open and hand harpoon-methods
which are now obsolete.
The Greenland whale was a COM
paratively sluggish and timid animal.
whose capture by the method referred
to presented little difficulty, whereas
the rorquals and other species were
not only too swift, but too dangerous
to be attacked in the same manner as
the right" whale.
With the Introduction, however, OF
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
PRODUCTION OF ALMOST EVERY
CEREAL LARGER THAN
EVER BEFORE.
CROP REPORT FIGURES
YEARS CORN YIELD PLACED AT
3,o16,ooo,ooo BUSHELS IN
OCTOBER REPORT.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Nev before have
the great cereal crops been so boun-
tiful as those of this year. Records
of production for almost every cereal
have been surpassed, in some in
stances, by millions of bushels.
The October crop report of the de-
partment of agriculture shows that
spring wheat, oats, barley, rye and
hay, all have exceeded the best rec
ord productions, while the crops of
corn and potatoes, from present indi-
cations, also will be the greatest har-
vested.
The report estimates the corn crop
at 3,016,000,000 bushels; average yield
27.9 bushels per acre; quality, S2.2.
Spring wheat, 330,991, 900 bushels;
average yield, li.2 bushels per acre;
quality, SS.7. All wheat, 72O,433, 900
bushels.
Oats, 1,417,172.00O bushels; average
per acre, 37.4; quality, 81.
Potatoes, LAZY, ,172,OOO bushels; av-
erage yield, 1858 bushels per acre;
condition, S5.1.
Speaking of this great showing
made by the country's farmers James
Wilson, secretary of agriculture, said:
The crops are the heaviest on rec
ord. The season has been favorable,
but some credit is due to the wide eff
forts made in a year by the federal
government and the states to help
frmers throughout the country to get
better returns front he average acre.
1.-The world has been searched for
better plants by the Department of
Agriculture and it's scientists have
been creating new plants by hybridiza-
ton.
"Twenty-eight million pieces of lit
erature have been sent out by the de-
partment, in addition to advices from
the state stations.
More than three billion bushels OF
corn, almost billion and half
bushels of oats and three hundred and
thirty millions of bushels of spring
wheat have been grown. The states
in the Northwest are, harvesting the
greatest crops ever grown there.
1T looks as if we won't have to i'm
port any potatoes this year." said Sec
retary Wilson, in commenting on the
| record potato crop.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
How Turks Tell the Time.

In Turkey the watch and clock are
extremely rare, and a big crowd of
persons could be rounded up on the
street without finding a watch among
them; but the natives have an ex-
ceedingly ingenious way of approx
mating the time. and some of them
hit 1t with considerable accuracy.
They locate two cardinal points of
the compass. and then, holding their
hands together in such a manner
that the forefingers point upward and
In opposite directions they observe
the shadow cast.
In the morning or evening at GER
tain hours one finger or the other
will point directly at the sun. A COM
parison of the two shadows will de-
termine the hours between. Another
system followed in that country and
some others OF the Orient is to OBJ
serve the eyes of a cat. Early in the
morning and evening the pupil Is
round. At nine and three o'clock 1t
is oval, and at noon 1t consists OF
narrow slit.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12

ID ERSoNs passing the State, War
i and Navy, building, on Pennsylvan-
ia avenue, the other day saw bat
tie royal between a corps of army
worms and battalion of sparrows,
The unusual sight attracted a large
crowd, and much expert. opinion was
passed on the outcome of the battle,
the problem facing the battalion Of
sparrows being the annihilation of
the enemy before darkness set in.
The battalion of sparrows moved
eastward in two columns from the
northwest corner of the State, War
and Navy lawn. One of the most in
teresting features of the battle" was
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
IS ENTHUSIASTIC PEDESTRIAN
korbIy Of Indiana Walked on an Aver
age of Eight Miles
Day.

With the possible exception of Sen
ator Clapp. Representative Korby OF
indianapolis was the most enthusias-
tic pedestrian in the Sixty-second con-
gress. He walked on an average of
eight miles day. weather permitting.
and there are few avenues and cross
streets in Washington that Mr.. Kor-
bly, does not know about. When din
ner was over and the shadows began
to lengthen, he would start out on his
jaunt Anselm Chomel, his secretary,
often accompanied him, once in
while his colleague, Martin Morrison
of Frankfort, joined the marathon.
and many times he made his twilight
expeditions all alone.
A good sized map of Washington
hung on the wall of Mr.. Korbly's COM
mittee room ON the third floor of the
capitol-he was chairman of the COM
mittee on railways and canals-and
1t was blocked off with blue pencil
marks. Each mark had a meaning of
Its own, and Mr.. Korbly took pleasure
in explaining the hierogIyphics to in
qu1rlng friends. Il try 10 visit a new
section of the city every evening"" he
explained. Il have inspected Wash
ington once and have started in all
over again. You will notice | have
checked all the streets near the navy
yard Those blue marks mean that
l have covered that part OF town in
my travels thoroughly and have ia
miliarized myself with every street,
cross street and alley. l think have
covered every foot of sidewalk in the
District of Columbia. It's fine exer-
else. an inexpensive pastime, and |
find 1t tops of a days work to a
nicely"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
Dumb Animals Obituary.

This obituary is printed in the cur
rent number Of Our Dumb Animals:
Dead! Ten hundred and thirty-nine
Of them dead. Ten hundred and thir-
ty-nine long roads ended at last Hun
ger thirst, blows, cursings. exposure
to the storms of winter. neglect when
the heat and the insects Of summer
make days and nights equally a bur-
den-all this forever stopped for ten
hundred and thirty-nine old. tired.
wornout, but patient torlers in the
service of man. Dead. They never
knew how it happened. Death came
with the suddenness of the pistols
flash. instantaneously. Dead. Thank
God for itf"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
Wild Man FIees to the Capital; Cop Nabs Him

GIT" alias Gingerbread" the wild
man from 'Borneo, escaped from
his dugout at the Rockville fair the
other day, and, coming to Washington
was locked up on a charge of disorder
iy conduct.
The wild man, who lives on raw
meat and "eats 'em alive" was ap-
preached the following night by Po-
liceman Andes Of the Fifth precinct
while doing a war dance in Pennsyi
vania Avenue Southeast.
who do you think you are, any
way?" inquired Andes.
"G-rrr! Woof!" responded the wild
man.
Whereupon Policeman Andes called
the wagon, and the wild man was
taken to the station. put in cell, and
told to "sleep 1t off,
1t is supposed that the wild man got
tired of staying in a cage and eating
raw meat and sleeping in hay. So he
pushed the door of his dugout open.
and walked 16 miles to Washington to
get something that would take the
taste of the meat out of his mouth
When the news spread through
Rockville that 1t probably had wild
man on it's hands, a posse of vigi-
lantes armed themselves with shot
guns and pitchforks and raw meat,
with which to appease his mean dis
position.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12

When they could not find him, they
went home and barred the front door.
The wild man is no beauty. He is
hairy individual, six feet tall, with
sinister cast of countenance. He has
bulging eyes and an ecliptical-shaped
head. with an indentation on the top,
covered by patch of hair. When seen
at the fair grounds, mothers would
draw their children to them when the
wild man grinned, and strong men
would shudder.
After spending a night at the Fifth
Precinct station. the wild man was
taken to Washington Asylum hospital
for observation.
Never having had wild man from
Borneo on their hands, the hospital Of
ficials were puzzled.
And, on the blotter of the Fifth Pre-
cinct station is inscribed:
1T" and opposite that, crazy"
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
Claimed That Automobiles Spread tuberculosis

A CITING as agents in the spread OF
"A tuberculosis, motor cars and high
,powered automobiles are spreading
disease and death in the Philippines.
according to a report in the quarterly
review of the bureau of public works
Of the islands. This is due to the
great clouds of dust raised by the
rapidly moving vehicles. The dust
finds its way into the houses. which
are built close on, the edges OF the
narrow streets, and\the high mortal
itv among the Filipinos from tuber
culosis is attributed in large measure
to 1t.
The spread and increase OF the
white plague is not confined to hu-
man beings, according to the report,
hut cattle and other live stock are
equal sufferers.
The Philippine government is ex-
ner,menting with native oil on the
roads. In the hope Of remedying con-
hitions.
Electrical devices to handle the &c.
poo. 600 money orders returned an
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12

nually to Washington to be audited
will save 100000 a year for the gov
ernment, according to estimates by
Charles A. Kram, auditor for the post
office department.
The tabulations are accomplished
through a system of punched cards
and electrical counters somewhat sim
liar to the machines used by the fed.
eral census bureau. Heretofore. the.
annual audit of the money order busi-
ness of the country has taken nearly
year. With the electric card punch
ing and counting system the final set
tlement of money order accounts can
be made within three months Of the
end of the fiscal yeS
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
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The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
POWERS FAIL TO STOP THE WAR
Montenegro and Bulgaria Rush Troops
Against Ottomans.

Montenegro ana Bulgaria husH iTooPs
Against ottomans.
London.-The entire northern from
tier of Turkey, from Antivari on the
shores of the Adriatic to Alo-Gon on
the borders of the Black Sea, is aflame
with war.
According to a dispatch filed at
Karakal, RoumaLia, a horde of Rou-
melian bandits, acting as the advance
guard of the Bulgarian army now be-
ing rushed to the frontier from Sofia
and Shumla. fell upon force of Turks
massed In gorge above Mustafa Pa
sha and decimated them after Ind
to-hnd encounter. The Mohammedans
were under Erhed Pasha, who was the
last to fall He severed his windpipe
with his scimitar when mortally
wounded by the leader of the Roume-
lians.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
Eddy Trust Held Void.

Boston-A trust, estimated at ST.
coo, 900 created by the will of Mrs.
Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the
Christian Science Church, for the
benefit of the denomination, was de-
clared void by the Massachusetts Su-
preme Court The court holds, how
ever, that a charitable trust has been
created and that new trustees may be
appointed to administer it.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
plav Eleven Inninas to a Tie.

Boston Eleven innings to tie.
That is the story of the game between
the Giants and Red Sox for the
worlds championship. The second
game of the series was a remarkable
exhibition of baseball.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
Nine Hundred Delegates Meet.

st. Joseph. Mo.-Nine hundred dele
gates from Western states men in st.
Joseph in convention of the Central
Protective Association.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12

corner OF Seven
teenth and I
streets, directly
opposite the old
club. The formal
opening of the
building has been
postponed until
some time in oc-
tober, when a dis
tinguished gath
ering, including
President Taft
and others promi-
nent in official,
social and diplo-
matte circles, will
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
Sweet Sympathy.

81 should hate, after I was married
to find that my husband had fallen IN
love with me only because of my
beauty"
Yes, should think you would. 1t
would show that he had no taste at
all. wouldn't it?'
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
Oldest reIearapher Dead.

Babylon. N. Y.-Henry Chester Hep
burn, said to have been the Oldest
telegraph operator in the country. is
dead at his hame here. aged eighty-six
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12

London.-A telegram from Constan-
tinople says Greece has drawn up a
note breaking off diplomatic relations
with Turkey. This is equivalent to
war declaration.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12
NEW HOME FOR CLUB
ARMY AND NAVY MOVE INTO A
FINE BUILDING.
Formal Opening VIII Take Place Soon,
When President Taft and Promi-
nent Government Officials and
Diplomats viii Be Present.

The Army and Navy club moved the
other day into its new building at the
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12

London.-A Montenegrin force which
crossed the Turkish border has been
annihilated, according to a dispatch
from Constantinople, which declares
1000 Albanian troops have invaded
Montenegro.
The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12

electrical devices to handle the &c..
600 600 money orders returned an