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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-07
Death of Mrs. TalkSngton.

News has been received here OF
the death of Mrs. Ann Talkington,
wife of Dave Talkington, which oc-
Cured at the family home in Wau-
rika, Okla, Monday, April 29. Mrs
darlington was well known here
among the older citizens OF TINS
community as they were among the
earlier residents of this county
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Judge Muse a Candidate.

Judge J. C. Muse of Dallas, mem
Der of counsel for the defense in
the ]. D. Manley trial now in pro-
gress here, is a candidate for judge
of the court of criminal appeals.
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See that LIQUID soap and holder.
Always clean, strictly sanitary. f.
). Cronk Co.
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BASEBALL CALENDAR.
= = . . . = . . . . = . . . .
Texas League.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Houston 5, Dallas az innings.
San AntonioWaeo, wet grounds
Galveston-Austin, wet grounds.
Beaumont 6. Fort Worth 0.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Dallas at Houston.
Austin at Galveston.
Waco at San Antonio.
Fort Worth at Beaumont.
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Licensed to Wed.

Raymond Paisley and Ma
Spence.
Henry Cooper and Monte Cook.
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American League.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
New York-Boston, rain.
Philedalphia-W Washington, rain.
No others scheduled.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
New York at st Louis.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
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National League.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Pittsburgh Brooklyn, rain.
Philadelphia Cincinnati, rain.
Chicago 5, Boston 3.
New York 6, st. Louis /.
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New hats of every kind at the
Leader. u
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Chicago at Washington.
ST. Louis at Ne wYork.
Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Middletown transcript., 1912-07-20
CHAPTER VI.

A Messenger for My Lady.
$50 you failed to capture him, Mon
Middletown transcript., 1912-07-20

Only" a smile curved her lips, "Bep-
70 will be so disappointed! Now"
seating herself lightly on the low wall
of the giant rampant, tell me all
you have learned about this Black
Seigneur."
The marquis considered; with GER
tain reservations Obeyed. At the con-
clusion of his narrative, she spoke no
word and he turned to her inquiring-
ly. Her brows were knit; her eyes
down-bent A moment he regarded
her in silence; then she looked up at
him suddenly.
81 wonder" she said, her face
bathed in the moonlight, ''if-if it was
this Black Seigneur 1 danced WITH"
THE Black Seigneur?" My lord
started; frowned. Nonsense! What
an absurd fancy! He would not have
dared!"
"True," said the girl quickly. You
are right, my lord 1t is absurd. He
would not have dared"
ITO be continued.)
Middletown transcript., 1912-07-20

barbor and resort is a little isle far
ther north-English, they call it-that
offers refuge at any time to mis-
creants from France. There may they
lie peacefully, as in a cradle; or go
ashore with impunity, and the Ike
Oh he is safe enough there. Home
for French exiIes, they designate the
nIace Exiles! Bah! 1t was there
he first found means to get his ship
sharing his profits, no doubt, with the
islander who built her. There, too, ne
mustered his crew-saVage peasants
who had been turned of the lands OF
the old Seigneur; fisher-folk VINO nao
become outlaws rather than pay to
the governor just dues from the sea;
men fed from the banalite OF the mlll'
of the oven, of the wine-press-
"StiII must he be a redoubtable fell
low. to have done what he did to-
night; to have dared mingle with the
people under the governors very.
guns!"
THE people, He has nothing to
fear from them. An ignorant, low
disIoyaI lot! They look upon this fell
low as a hero. He has played his
cards well, sends money to the lazy
worthless ones, under pretext that
they are poor, over-taxed, oVer-bur-
dened. In his company is one Gabriel
Gabarie, a poet of the people, as he Is
styled. who keeps in touch with those
stirring trouble in Paris. Perhaps
they hope for an insurrection there,
and then"
can insurrection?" The marquis
delicate features expressed ironical
protest; he dismissed the possibility
with an airy wave of the hand. "One
should never anticipate trouble, Mon
sieur lie Commandant," he said lightly
and rose. Good night"
Good night, Monsieur lie Marquis, ;"
returned the officer with due defer
ence, and accompanied his noble Vts-
itor to the door.
At first, without the barracks, the
marquis walked easily on, but soon
the steepness Of the narrow road,
becoming more marked as it ap-
preached the commanding structures
at the top of the Mount, caused his
gait gradually to slacken; then he
paused altogether, at an upper plat
form.
From where he stood, by day could
be seen, almost directly beneath, the
tiny habitations of men clinging like
limpets to the precipitous sides Of the
rocks at the base; now was visible
only a void, an abyss, out Of which
swan the sea; so far below, boat
looked no larger than gull on its
silver surface; so immense, the dane
ing waves seemed receding to a limit
beyond the reach of the heavens.
You found him?" A girls clear
voice broke suddenly upon him. He
wheeled.
ELISE! You'll"
"Yes! why not? You found him7
The commandant?"
AT your command, but"
"And learned all?"
"All he could tell"
'It is reported at the castle that the
man escaped" quickly.
ut is true. But" in voice of Ian
guild surprise, Il believe you are
glad"
mo, mol" She shook her head.
Middletown transcript., 1912-07-20

l. ANNOUNCEMENT Piano ard Popular
Ladies' Voting Contest will be conducted fairly aud
honestly on business principles strictly with Justice
and fairness to all concerned. With the above pr-
cpes, it will be an assured success.
2. PRIZES.-The capital prize will be an Obel-
meyer Sons Piano. Also other valuable prizes to
the amount OF many dollars which are announced
herewith.
g. CANDIDATES Young Ladies' in this and
adj Iining towns eligible to the contest and
the party receiving the largest number cf votes shall
receive the beautiful $4O0 Obermeyer Sons Piano,
and additional PEeHaiHte ~ be distributed in accord
anee with the cOntestants standing at the final count
f. TIE VOTES.-ShouId any of the contestants
tie in votes, the Publishers Music Company will
award similar prize according to standings at the
final count.
s. VOTES CLASSED.-Votes will be issued in
the following denominations
New Subscriptions, 600 votes .........$ LOO
renewals, oUU Votes' luO
Renewals, more than year. 600 votes 100
Back Subse iptiOns, 400 votes. 90
0 years new subscriptions, 5000 500
10 years subscriptions l2 500 1000
20 years new subscriptions, 10000 votes...... 20 90
6. INSTRUCTIONS.-Resnt as to standing of
votes will be asued after 80 days No votes accepted
at less than reguFr price of the newspaper concerned
Middletown transcript., 1912-07-20
Rules and Regulations Governing Contest are as Follows:

in this contest. No connected with this public =
tiOn will be allowed to become a candidate in tins
contest or work for contestants.
Votes after being voted cannot be transferred to
another. BE you kaOw whom you going to
vote for before coming the ballot box, the editor
no other person positively will not give you any
information the sui ject. The keys of the ballot
box shall be in possession of the awarding committee
during the contest.
For the first thirty days the paper will
25-vOte coupon which be voted free for any lady
contestant.
Contest 10 not legs Hen 90 aHys.- GtotitF nj
contest will be announced 25 days in advance of clus
ing The right to postpone date of closing is I'd
if sufficient should occur.
The contest shall close on day which will be
nou ced later 10 days prior to closing contest, the
judges will carefully lock seal ballot box and take
same to a bank, where the same will be in a place
where voting can be done during business hours and
locked in a vanlt At night until close of contest when
the judges will take charge and count the votes aud
announce in their turn the names OF the ladies
winning.
The last ten days all vc ting must be done int
sealed box at the bank. If yon do not wish any
know whom you voting for, place Your cash for
subscriptions together with your coupons in an envr'
Ope which will he furnished you, seal it and put same
in ballot box. This will give every one a fair and
square deal.
Middletown transcript., 1912-07-20
been seen on the beach,"
'Ta Saipneur Noir9" che

been seen on the beach,"
lie Seigneur Noir?" she repeated.
Yes, my Lady. He was caught
sight of among the peasants, at the
time the barrels were opened, in ac-
cordance with your Ladyship's COM
mand. l assure your Ladyship," with
growing eagerness, there can be no
mistake, as"
Who" interrupted my lady sharp
ly, 'is this Black Seigneur?"
Beppo's manner changed. "A man, !"
he said solemnly, his ExcellencY, the
governor, has long been most anxious
to capture"
The girls eyes flashed with impa-
tience, and then she began to laugh.
Saw you ever, my lords and ladies.
his equal for equiVocation? You put
to him the question direct, and he
answers"
The loud report of a carbine from
the other side OF the Mount. followed
by a desultory volley, interrupted her.
The laughter died on her lips; the
color left her cheek.
what" The startled look in her
eyes completed the sentence
Beppo rubbed his hands softly. His
Excellency takes no chances!" he
murmured.
Middletown transcript., 1912-07-20

Many leading merchants of MiddIetOWn have contributed
Valuable Prizes and will give Transcript Prize Vote Coupons with
$l.OO Cash Purchases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.l

But rolling stone gathers some dirt.
Better quick fight than quarrel long
drawn out.
Every man has job lot of relatives he
doesn't like.
Marriage brings few happy moments
and many unhappy hours
The truth is mighty-but it doesn't al
ways prevail in political campaign.
woman has to be a good guesser IN
order to make a successful wife and
mother.
You may run railroad to water, but
you can't be sure the stock will pay divi-
dendS.
We feel sorry for the man who is unable
to distinguish between a friend and an
acquaintance.
Occasionally mans excuse for spend
ing his evenings downtown is that he Is
married to the wrong woman.
When a girl wants young man to kiss
her it's a sign she will make more fuss
about it than IL she didn't care.
During courtship it is possible for a
man to write more in a love letter in five
minutes than he can explain IN five years
after marriage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-04

MIR. Roosevelt no by-path is too de-
vious if in the end it will save time and
travel. Personal unselfishness has be-
slowed on. Mr.. Bryan a moral power
which would have given his rival the
strength of ten. Chicago and Balti-
more are fresh in mems minds. Had
Mr.. Roosevelt gone to Chicago to pur-
chase principles at the sacrifice of his
own leadership. the Republican party
would be today united behind a Pro-
gressive candidate. The drama at
Baltimore had a different ending.
The glamour of the gentlemen in
politics still plays about Mr.. Roose-
welt. In a democracy the blood of an
cestors tells doubIy. Mr.. Bryan has
never appealed to college youth, and
the gallant doctrine of noblesse oblige
has brought no volunteers to his stan
dard. But throughout this country
tens of thousands of young men are
leading different lives because he lived
before them.
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SAYS UNCLE CAV

If is pretty generally admitted that
everybody hates a piker, but there's d
mighty wide difference of opinion as e
what a piker is. Usually a piker is the
fellow who has sense enough to StoE
following your pet enthusiasm before il
lands him in the ditch along with your
self. OF course you are more or less
inclined to be displeaSed with the chap
who saw the big jar coming in time to
let go. He had no business to show
you up. He should have stuck for the
finish and thus saved your face, since
everybody would then have said that
nobody could foresee the result.
The original meaning of the word had
something to do with the chap who
made small bets on the races, but that
has little relation 10 the accepted
meaning today. Piker, as most of us
use the word, is synonymous with quit
ter. And while the world finally gives
in to the man who sticks, it's a mighty
good rule to figure up what you're
going to get by sticking. There are
some things. certain fiashy philosophers
to the contrary Notwithstanding, that
it's mighty good Judgment to quit.
There's the chap who pixies after the
first drink or the second or the third.
That's good judgment. The gent be-
hind the bar and the other gent" with
his foot on the rail beside yours may
be too much intoxicated or too forgetfu1
to attend to your business for you. Bet
ter stay on the safe side of the danger
line, wherever it is. It's a cheap sort IF
mentality that calls another a piker
under the circumstances, a cheaper one
that is afraid of being so branded.
There are times when you're a piker
il you don't quit.
It's a beautiful and inspiring thing to
be a good sport. But good sports are
not found among those who are vainly
trying to decrease the available supply
of wet goods. A good sport has good
Judgment.
Neither is the blowing of money
necessarily the badge of a good sport.
Often it's the brand of the piker. Many
of us spend money too freely because
we dare not do otherwise. We haven't
a business basis and give only so much
to fun as We can rightly afford. The
worst piker in the world is the clerk
who spends his weeks wages in a giddy
hour and the next worst piker is the
child of wealth who in the fear that
burns up the hard-earned patrimony
that should be put to human service.
The fellows who have made ''piking''
d1sreputable are human coyotes, noisy,
but not numerous, loud-mouthed but
not influential save with the unthink-
ing.
Back in the early days when Pucky-
huddle first crept upon the man one
lone coyote used to stink out to the
point at Spriggins' hill and bay the
moon There was only one of him, but
1T sounded as # the country was alive
with gray wolves. He had the voice,
and he knew something about the angle
of reverberations. He was the proto-
ty pc of the chap who, with his foot On
the bar, talks long and loudly about
pikers.- Copyright. 1912. by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.)
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GLOBE SIGHTS
by THE ATcEusOE GLOBE.

A corn isn't really going its best until it
makes your head ache
A little man can derive some satisfac-
ton from large, bass voice.
man is anxious to beat the life in
surance companies Iegitimately.
A boys ability to outgrow a grudge
must be one of the greatest joys of school
teaching.
Joe MCGEE tells of a man so thin that
he could wear a double barreled shotgun
for trousers
A poor speller who writes to his girl
calling her his +'sweat-heart'' isn't far
wrong these days.
Note by an amateur horseman: 1t is
impossible to own a horse and clean
hands at the same time.
Cheese is another commodity which
doesn't improve in proportion to the in
crease in price.
You are so thoughtful: you may think
of an exception to the rule that visitors
stay long enough.
Ever know a small town that didn't
think it had a ball player fit to make
record in the big leagues?
1t may be said for the fat man that he
seldom wears his hair long enough to dis
courage the BARRIERS.
Doubtless the other dogs have fond
dreams of some day catching bull dog
wearing the latest thing in muzzles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-04
BOSSES.

The tyranny of bosses is tabooed in
the preachings of the Bull Moose
party. But being human, the Bull
| Moosers in practice, or some of them,
are inclined to pay little heed to what
they preach in this particular. Every
one knows that Mr.. Roosevelt bossed
each and every elaboration of the ma
tional convention of his party as it
pleased his fancy. Bill Finn, the
Roosevelt leader in Pennsylvania, is
political boss of the worst type. Even
this is admitted by few of the more
fair-minded in the new party. And,
strange to say, William Allen White.
the Bull Moose chief in Kansas, has
developed into about as arbitrary a
boss as politics has known. However,
this is not as strange as it seems at
first glance because Mr.. White is one
of the foremost apostles of the pro-
paganda to let the people ruIe--in his
writings and speech-mak4ngs.
Mr.. Robt. Stone, who has repre-
scented one of the districts in Shawnee
county in the house of represen-
tatives for several years, is a man
with a well deserved reputation for
integrity. He generally knows where
of he speaks. Nor is he given to idle
gatherings. Mr.. Stone has just
thrown some important light on the
vote in the party council that reversed
the action of the state committee ask
ing the Roosevelt electors to withdraw
from the Republican ticket. This vote
in the party council was a close one,
that was participated in by less than
half of the accredited members of the
council. Mr.. Stone points out that all
of the candidates for congress, with
the exception of Mr.. Anthony were
among the majority. They and their
henchmen carried the day against de-
cency in politics. And Mr.. Stone de-
clares that the congressman were
whipped into line by William Allen
White, who threatened to put candi-
dates in the field against every one of
the congressional candidates who
would not oppose the resolution to
give the Taft Republicans of the state
no more than square deal.
If this isn't political bossism of an
indefensible character. what could be?
just as prone to play the role of the
arbitrary boss as any other set of men
who have ever engaged in politics in
this country. They are loud in their
preachings against bossism but they
are just as strong for its practice
when they want to force to fruition
their pet plans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-04
THOUSANDS HONOR BOOTH.

In sharp contrast with the treat
ment formerly accorded Salvation
Army soldiers was the tribute paid
to the memory of General William
Booth, late commander of the army
at his funeral in London.
1t is only a few years since Saliva
ton Army evangelists were driven
from the streets when they attempted
TO hold open-air meetings. Thirty
four thousand persons, among them
high civic and religious dignitaries, at
tended the funeral of General Booth
in the worlds metropolis.
This great slum-saving religious or
ganization has had wonderful
growth since it was started in 1865 by
William Booth, then thirty-six years
old and a Methodist minister who had
won success as an evangelist. He rec
ognized the fact that it was impossible
to reach a considerable proportion of
churches. So he abandoned his church
and went to them.
thousands of drunkards have been
reclaimed by this organization. 1t is
asserted that in England alone about
5000 fallen women are restored to
lives of virtue annually through it's
rescue homes. And there are other
avenues through which the army
directs its energies. It is estimated
that there is an attendance of not less
than 100000 each year at the Sal
walton held in this country alone.
The funeral of General Booth was
without ostentation, as befitted the
simple life he led. No more imposing
monument could be erected by man
than that which he has left in the
work he accomplished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-04

If you would strike /. man favor
ably, advises the Sterling Bulletin,
don't aim at his pocketbook.
1t isn't what a man is that makes
him happy, explains the GaIena Re-
publican, it's what he thinks he is.
A lady from Cork at Tampa keeps
pace with the style, reports the Alma
Signal, by spelling her name Bridget
ta"
Presuma bly,. there was a smile of
satisfa elton on the face of Editor
Knaus of the Mcpherson Democrat
Opinion, when he penned this: Owing
to the demands of the advertisers for
space two more pages had to be add
ed to the Democrat-Opinion this week.
Attention is called by the Barber
County Index to the rather unusual
fact that the Kiowa News-Review is
supporting NJ. T. Williams for repre-
sentative as a progressive. and the
Medicine Lodge Cresset as a standpat-
ter.
Some of the medals for superiority
as a snake killer surely belong on the
breast of Henry Johnson of Pawnee
county, as the following account in the
Larned Chronoscope of his recent ac-
tivities in this line would indicate:
Henry Johnson, who lives four and a
half miles southwest of Larned, saw
snakes last Wednesday to his heart s
content. While blowing in his field he
unearthed fifteen big rattfers. He had
walked right into them before he saw
them. He was blowing in a field
where there were some last years
straw stacks, and was going through
one of the stack when suddenly he
heard a loud kissing noise, and look
ing down saw a bed of the venomous
rattlers ranging in length from two to
three feet. Johnson didn't stand on
ceremony but grabbed a whip with a
blunt end and sailed into the snakes.
He says several of them coiled and
showed fight, but he succeeded in kill
ing everyone of them. A few started
to crawl away, but the majority were
in a wriggling mass, kissing and COLL
ing and ready for action. Mr.. John
son tried not, to let any of them es-
cape, and when he had finished his
job counted fifteen dead snakes. He
says that he was as "brave as a lion"
until it was all over. but when he
started on with his JOB of blowing and
got to thinking about the hideous
sight he discovered himself nearly
jumping over the lister every time he
heard the least noise I'm not a cow
ard" says Mr.. Johnson, but those
snakes certainly did make a formid-
able looking outfit, and I didn't lose
any time in sending them to their
happy hunting grounds