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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-06
PETITION CONGRESS
FOR SWAMP SURVEY
REQUEST Made for Examination of
Soil of Swamp and Overflow
ed Land.

REQUEST f1aht lOt VI
Soil of Swamp and Overflow
ed Land.
! Washington, June 6.-Congress
has been petitioned today by the
4 Southern Commercial Congress to
provide a complete survey of all
swamp and overflowed land in the
United States, to be followed by a
plan for draining each individual
project as part of complete
system of reclamation.
The survey would indicate an ex-
animation of the soil of swamp and
overlooked lands, showing their
value from an agricultural stand
point adaptibility for growing
crops and an estimate of the cost
of reclamation. There are more
than 100000 acres of such land
in the country
The petition was presented to the
senate by Senator Duncan U.
Fletcher, of Florida, president of
the Southern Commercial Congress,
and was signed by him and DIR.
C. ]. Owens, ecretary-treasurer OF
the congress.
AT the fourth annual convention
of the Southern Commercial con-
congress, at Nashville, Tenn, April
$40, a resolution introduced by
John M, Parker, of New Orleans,
first president of the Southern
Commercial Congress, that congress
be petitioned 10 provide for re-
elamation of this land, was unani- [
nously passed The resolution also
provided for a nationwide educa
ional campaign by the Southern
Commercial Congress to show the
economic value of reclaiming this
and, calling on all commercial or
anizations to assist in the cam
align.
A commission to standardiZe /
rainage laws of the various states
'as provided for in the resolution. ]
his commission was appointed by
enator Fletcher last week It in
Iudes j, o. Wright, chairman, Tai
lhassee, Fla; A. W. Keand, {
harleston, S. c., Joseph Hyde
raft, Chapel Hill, N c., Justin f.
enechaud, New Orleans, La, VIM
7. Old Jr., Norfolk, Va, Walter t
lark, ClarksdaIe, Miss, A. F. Pur- '
ne, Nashville, Tenn, A A Stiles,
ustin Texas Charles F. Barrett, 7
hawnee, Okla; and Senator j. P.
Iatthews, Oakland, Tenn.
Senator Fletcher, following the I
of the petition, has |
ranged for publication as pub
ic document the address on drain
.ge of ], o. Wright, chief drain
.ge engineer of Florida, delivered
at the Nashville convention of the /
Southern Commercial Congress.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-06
MAN AGED rs RIDES
HORSE SIXTY MILES.
j. G. Wadley Celebrates Birthday
In Novel Way.

Celebrating his seventy fifth
birthday with sixtymile horseback
ride, James Granville Wadley OF
Palmer, Ellis county, reached the
office of the News yesterday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock He had rid
den from his home, three miles
northwest of Palmer, leaving there
at 6 o'clock and he started On
the return trip shortly after noon
yesterday.
Apparently no more fatigued than
much younger and more practised
equestrians would be after such
jaunt, Mr.. Wadley declared that
he may try the same ride upon his
next birthday, and he hopes to be
able to make the ride upon his
hunGredth anniversary, The horse
he rode was prancing chestnut
I G years old, given to Mr. Wadlef
/ TWO years ago by physician who
/ thought he had broken the animal
I down Tut zen after the long
ride the horse was not too tired to
jump and shy when passing street
cars or automobiles disturbed it.
Without his snow-white mustache
and beard and white hair, Mr..
Wadley would pass for man
much younger. He is straight ana
well filled out, rudy of color and
almost unwrinkled, With a twink
lie in his eye he told of insurance
men who had told him at 60 that
he bad only twelve years more Ct
probable life, and he said he fuI,
ly expects to live to be a cen,
tenarian. He attributes his heait,
and strength to outdoor life ant
temperate habits. He said he doe
not even know what liquor taste!
like and has never smoked Dial
las News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-06
SHERIFF'S SALE

The State of Texas, County of Ellis
BY virtue of an execution issued
out of the Honorable Justice Court
Precinct No, 1 of Ellis County, Oh
the 5th day Of June, 1912, by the
Justice of the Peace thereof, in the
70. Morton and j E. Morton, and
-ome, as Constable, directed and
delivered, l viii proceed to sell
within the hours prescribed by law
for Sheriffs sales, on the First
Tuesday in July, 1912, 1t being the
End day of said month, before the
Court House door of said Ellis
County in the City of Waxahachie,
the following described property,
to-wit:
All those certain tracts or lots
of land situated in the City oil
Waxahaehie, Ellis County, Texas,
being lots Nos. CO.. nine, (10) ten,
and (11) eleven, in block one in
Cliff Addition to said city of Waxa-
! hachie, according to Phillips & Haw-
| klhs oIIlclal map OF SAID city, levied
on as the property of j. e. Morton
to satisfy judgment amounting to
| $72.S9 in favor of ]. B, Hines, and
cost of suit and all interest.
| Given under my hand this 5th
! day of June, 1912.
BRICE burgess, Constable.
Prct. No. 1, Ellis Co., Tex.
BY JIM HAMM. Deputy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-06
CAR DOOR TOO SMALL
FOR AN AUTOMOBILE.
WaXahachie Man Moves Family to
Electra in Machine.

Unable to get a freight car with
a door large enough to allow his
automobile to be placed inside, w
E. Crow OF Waxahachie, who re-
Gently completed $4,000 hotel
at Electra, decided to put a part
of his family in the auto and make
the trip across the country.
He, his wife and six of their
eight children, were in Fort Worth
| yesterday, leaving at about
| O'Clock, with the expectation c
reaching Bowie to spend the nigh
Mr. Crow also is interested in SON
oil properties at Electra, and is O.
timistic over the future OF tt
Texas oil field Fort Worth Re
| ord.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-06
When Buying, Buy Only the Best.
Costs no More, but Gives the Bes,
Results

II. l.. Blomquist, Esdaile, Wis,
says his wife considers Foley s
Honey and Tar Compound the best
cough cure on the market. "She
has tried various kinds but Foley
gives the best result of all"
Curtin Drug Co., North sid, of
Square. Curlin's Pharmacy, West
side of square. d&w
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-06

The Laserre Stock Company has
been attracting large crowds to
the Airdome this week and all have
been well entertained with the
plays that have been presented. The
offering last night was THE Little
Partner" and the different parts
we're well taken care of by the
members Of the company.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-06

Call at the Light and Enterprise
office and have our Contest Mama
DDS are the fairest in existence
ger explain why our contest meth
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-06

When you need a plumber call
Bunkley, with F. S. Cronk Co. Both
phones "a. n
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-06

Call upon the Daily Light want
ads to provide way to overcome
obstacles. -.-." @.. wv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-21
lEk AHA RI IMITATION GETS
WA TER LICENSE EXTENDED

The Territorial government has
granted nexteIlsi0n 6f two and one
half years ito the ditch and water
On the lands Of the Waimea Com
license held 81 the Kekaha Plantation
pany on Kauai. 50 that this license
viii expire seven and One-haH
years from the present time. or simtE
taneous1y with the reversion Of the
Kekaha plantation to the government
The extension Of the ditch and wat
ef license Has been made on the un-
ierstanding that the Kekaha planta-
ton will construct q power plant and
make other improvements reaching 4
total valuation Of about $l50,D00.
which shall come into the govern
inent.s possession at the same time
that the plantation land reverts to the
Territory. Is
Governor Frear thinks this irriga-
ton system will be worth about $500,
zoe By the time the license expires.
The sale Of the water to the pianta-
ton IN the meantime also provides 4
definite revenue. so. taken collective
II. the CHIEF Executive considers the
deal highly satisfactory to the Terri
tory.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-21
BAND CONCEPT.

The Hawaiian band will give pub
lie concert this evening at the Sea
side. Waikiki at go o'clock The
program IS as follows
March Krieger fneW Silwedel
Overture French Comedy Bella
ta) Zurich, OBJ Reiter tnew1
IS. s. q. 4. Silwedei
Selection Jerusalem Verdi
Vocal Hawaiian Songs.ar BY Berger
Selection Jolly Pupils I. suppe
waltz: Laura MilIocker
Finale: Demay tnewl Silwedel
The Star-Spangied Banner
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-21

Io1f'6l6 should stop - the Pleas
anton H0ItI i real Tropical Resort
o1lerfiscuent
N11le1 Two more passengers for
afound tie Island e 800: LeNis
Stables ana Garage. Tel zi1t.--na-
fertisement.
Pretty trimmed hats from <i;yy Up
- Dickersone Removal SIZE IiQ1e'
&.
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
FORTUNES ARE PILED UP

Daniel G. Reid Is a man who has
made a large fortune in the same
record breaking time and in much the
same way. With him should be class.
ed the late William B. Leeds. for they
hewed their way together. two little
Indiana boys" Reid used to call them.
AS the youngest. possibly. of this
remarkable group Of swiftly made men
of millions, Charles M. Schwab has
come in for perhaps more attention
than many OF the older figures In it.
Strictly speaking, he belongs to the
Carnegie group Of mtllionaires. men
whom the ironmaster took into part.
nership and helped to push along to-
ward fortune, though belonging to a
younger generation than himself. VIII
liam E. Corey and several other men
might be named in this group. Their
fortunes have been made in the same
quick manner. The career of Schwab
has been almost meteoric.
These are perhaps the most con-
spicuous figures in the group of new
men Of great fortunes in this country.
1t is group that is younger than the
men with fortune made from oil and
the railroad development of a quarter
Of a century ago. twenty-five years
ago few of these men had even the
small beginnings Of a fortune. Al
most without exception their fortunes.
running up into millions, have been
made since Mckinley was inaugurated
and the Maine was sunk in Havana
harbOr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
Interesting Legal Battle Over
Will in New York.
Attorneys for Heirs Claim Insects
Were Used to Give Written Agree
ment Appearance Of Ago.
Son Finds Document.

New York.-.-Up in central New
York Tor four Years a remarkable law
case has been going on, the World
says.
Frank B. Townsend for four years
has been trying to prove that he Is
the legally adopted son of rich old
Cyrenieus G. and Mary Jane Town
send. One of the most important doc
uments In the case is a time-worn, fly
stained slip OF paper dated January
"a. 1862. The defense has attacked
this on various grounds.
That the signature is not genuine
That somebody sweetened the paper
to make flies lighe on it and give it
the appearance of age.
Townsend, the CONTESTANT, Is the son
of Harriet Eaves, a widow with four
children, who was taken to the aims
house forty-nine years ago. The
Townsends, who had no children, had
the almshouse physician bring one OF
the Eaves boys to their home. He
was returned in few days and a
brother was substituted. This one
they kept, and he, now a man over
fifty years of age, is trying to prove
that he was legally adopted.
In 1905 Mary Jane Townsend died,
and month later Cyrenieus followed
her. They had had no children and
both died without making will, and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
Craiq's Crazes.

Gordon Craig, who interlards his
sapfent utterances with more than the
average mans nonsensical hpses,
perpetrates this:
II take an entirely common sense
view Of the man and his motives. He
simply succeeded in performing I'm
two months task that has been tried
IN every court in Europe for centuries.
He set out to cleanse social and Of
fetal life Of it's moral CRIME and it's
degeneracy. He set about his task
with direct purpose, and with the
full enthusiasm Of young, vfrile, and
cruelty wronged man. His ideas were
logical, and he reasoned and thought
out every movement and act during
that brief time Of storm and stress
that ended in tragedy. That is my
idea Of Hamlet"
Apropos of which the Nation tart
ly remarks:
IF that really Is Mr.. Craig's notion
Of Hamlet. there does not seem to be
much reason why he should be en-
couraged to promulgate it. What ia
tally is 1t that condemns so many
enthusiastic stage reformers to be
freakish?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
GIRL REJECTS: DAD OF EIGHT
Suitor Falls to Mention Children 10
Prospective eride-She Tears UP
Marriage License.

San Francisco, Cal.-When lstdore
Cohen, San Francisco tailor, gave
Minnie Levy of East Oakland a list
of the assets which would 60 to make
him a valuable husband, he neglected
to inventory his eight motheriess chill
dren.
Everything else was told her In de-
tail and she was so impressed that
she appeared at the county clerks Of
flee and obtained license to marry
him.
Cohen's oversight developed and
early in the morning. Miss Levy was
at the county clerks office:
II have been deceived. want my
marriage license Cancelled" she an
nounced.
Miss Levy said that Cohen ex'
planned, after the license had been Is
sued, that he was the father Of eight
children.
Il don't want to marry family
protested Miss Levy, as she proceed
ed to make confetti Of the license.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
Beiasco's Flowery Apology.

David Belasco, who bows with such
modesty before the curtain calls that
greet the presentation Of his dramat
ic successes, occasionally loses his.
temper during rehearsals Of plays,
and when he gets angry he does the
thing up brown. For the time being,
there isn't a peaceful thought in his
fertile brain. When he began the
rehearsals of Sweet Kitty Bellairs."
Miss Henrietta Crossman, the star Of
the piece, warned him that he must
not scold her.
A few days before the first public
production, however, Belasco broke
out in one of his fine tempers. and
Miss Crosman, with head in the air,
left the stage and the theater. She
was walking rapidly up the street
when she heard the rush Of footsteps
behind her. Turning around, she saw
the manager, with his arms full OF
flowers. These he held out to her
imploringly.
This tribute effected a reconcflia-
ton. On the way back to the theatef
the star noticed a flower stand COM
pletely denuded Of it's stock Belasco
in his pursuit of the fleeing actress,
had bought all the flowers in sight
From Twice-a-month Popular Maya
zfne
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
Pupils Were Too Polite

There are many humorous anec-
dotes current among his countrymen,
which Chedo Mijatovich relates in
"Servia of the Servians." The follow
ing neatly illustrates the point that
there are other things more important
than mere etiquette:
Nasradin Chodja took much trouble
to teach his pupils how to behave po-
litely. Among other things he taught
them always to clap their hands and
shout, "Hayir Allah" (God bless
you'll whenever they heard an older
person sneeze.
Once the Chodja, mending some.
thing in the open pit in his garden.
slipped and fell in. Nearly drowned
In the deep water of the pit, he
called to his pupils to bring a rope
and drag him out.
The cutiful schoolboys soon found a
rope and threw it down to their
master. and when he had seized it.
began to drag him out. Only a few
1oet E,ors and he would be out Of tn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
Every Step Of Womab's Path From
Home to Prison Entered
in Book.

San Jose, Cal.-Every step of the
path followed by Mrs. Alice Nc"
Bride" from her home in New York
city to the city prison in San Joso.
where she was locked up after serv-
ing as a decoy for highwaymen. is en-
tered in a little pocket dairy which
she kept with powder puffs, jewelry
and hair ornaments in her suitcase.
Last year size was married to a
young New York man named Young,
and five days after the ceremony she
came west to Grand Canyon. Ariz.
Her husband followed her when she
obtained employment for him. but he
did not stay.
The next entry in the diary was:
september Is. 1911. Met w. G.
Bowman to my sorrow"
She left Arizona and went 70 Lon
Angeles, and after wandering about
the coast With Bowman finally came
to this city. Almost Immediately Sha
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
COOKING the 'Possurn.

Mayor Bryan Callaghan of San An
tonic. Tex, is very fond of 'possum
and is particular about the way It 10
prepared for the table. He gives the
following directions:
"Never plunge a 'possum into boil1
ing water. That hardens the flesh
and makes it tough. First bleed the
'possum, and after it is drawn i'm
merse it in a pot of cold water and
bring the water to boil. After be-
ing parboiled for a reasonable time.
take it out, put some laurel leaves, q
little oil and some chill peppers I'm
side it and pack in ice and put aside
for a day or two. 1t j
when ready to be cooked, put Il
into a bake pan and surround with
sweet potatoes, brown to a turn and
you have dish that is about as de-
licious as any that can be prepared Z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
GIVES MAN TO FIRST WIFE
Frau No. 2 Willing to Resign for
Predecessor Who After Long
Absence Returns.

Boston.-With the advice and con-
sent of his second wife, Gustav E. Lar
sen has petitioned the court here for
the annulment of his second marriage
in order that he may remarry his first
helpmate.
Larsen was married to his first wife
fifteen years ago, and four years later
she disappeared. For eight years he
searched for her without success and
then, believing her dead, he remar.
ried. A few days ago the first wife
hunted up her husband and asked for
giveness To clear the situation wife
loved and give up her home that Lar
sen might re-wed his first love.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
Beavers DAYS Work.

A young beaver In Regents Park
Gardens, London. was once placed at
work upon tree twelve feet long and
two feet SIX inches thick. Just as the
town clock sounded the hour of noon.
The beaver began by barking the tree
a foot above the ground.
That done he attacked the wood.
He worked hard, alternating his labor
with dips in his bathing pond. He
bathedl and labored alternately until
four O'Clock in the afternoon when he
ate hts supper of bread and carrots
and padded about in his pond until
$3.50 o'clock.
Ten minutes later, when only one
inch of the trees diameter remained
intact, he bore upon his work and the
tree fell. Before it fell the beaver ran
as men run when they have fired a
blast. Then as the tree lay on the
ground he portioned it out mentally.
and again began to gnaw.
He worked at intervals all night.
cut the log into three parts, rolled
two of the portions into the water and
reserved the other third for his per.
manent shelter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23

State Senator John Andrews, widow
er, with daughter Dorothy, had hearc
things, but had been too busy starting
his campaign for reelection to inves
tigate them. Those things had beer
about his daughter, and what they
We're he finally got around to say:
Look here. they tell me you have
gone into this nonsensical suffragette
business
Yes. father" was the quiet reply
Il want you to drop it."
Il will just as soon as my commit
tee reports
"Committee?"
Yes. We have a committee on leg
islative graft, and l am the chairman
of it. We have uncovered some things
to astonish the public"
Eth? Eh?" queried the senator as
he sat up
Il think we shall be able to con
vict one or two senator's"
DO, Ell: Well, you won't, and
don't want you fooling with such
things. All this talk about graft is
pure moonshine. Who has been tell.
ing you lot Of stuff?'
Mr.. Rayburn. He's young man
on the Examiner you know"
What, you are acquainted with any
one on that dish-rag of a Sheet"
almost howled the father.
Just Mr.. Rayburn, and he's awful
nice
Mice! Nice! Why the whole pack
OF them on that paper are liars and
scouldrels! Don't you know that
they are pitching into me in almost
every issue?"
Yes. but I've heard you say that
your record was so pure that they
coulCn'. tarnish it,"
"Of course they can't" replied the
senator as he hitched uneasily, but
one doesn't want the ours a yapping
at his heels all the time You just
drop that young Rayburn like a hot
potato!"
II think he is thinking of calling On
you"
III he does Ill throw him through
q window"
thinking Of calling on you to ask
for my hand!"
The senator gave three Jumps The
first carried him ten feet from his
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
Bother the Button!

All know the annoying habit but
tons have of coming off at a mo-
ment when they are most needed,
says Answers" 1t seems sometimes
as though nothing short of wire
thread will keep them in their places;
and even wire breaks away from the
cloth.
When next you are sewing on a
button, follow these directions, and
that button will never trouble you
again.
Place your button, take hairpin-
a strong one-and lay it across the
button, then sew it over the hairpin.
When you have put as much thread
through the eyes as they will hold,
withdraw the hairpin. Then push the
needle through near the button, pull
the button up, and wrap the thread
several times round between the but
ton and garment. Fasten the thread
on the under side of the button, and
then you will find that that button
will stay on until the garment is worn
out.