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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-21
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slaughter Of the infants was issuet
some time before Herod's death. FRO
fessor Stockwell advances the suppo
sition that this conjunction was th'
Star OF Bethlehem. Since con1unc
ttons occurred SO frequently, 1t II
difficult to understand why more o.
them did not call forth Chaldean o.
Persian deputations
Because OF these fatal objection,
to any theory which regarded tn
Star of Bethlehem merely as con
junction OF two planets. the lat
Prof. r. A. Proctor cast about TO-
other celestial phenomena and final
ly decided that the wise men Nigh
have been guided by comet. There
"a much to be said In favor OF ths
sunnosition. Comets are discoyeres
NOWADAYS at the rate OF two or thre>
a wear. Not all OF them are particu
larly brilliant: but 1t is not incon
ceiyable that in Biblical times com
eta occasionally appeared that wer'
brilliant enough to strike terror ints
sunerstitious hearts. Indeed. befor'
Edmund HALEY proved that the la"
NJ gravitation applied to the come
which bears his name and which
has revisited the earth at intervalf
q, seyenty-one and one-half to sev
anty.nine years, comets were regard
cd as divine messengers. as omen'
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-21
Gain in Copper Production.

New York-Copper Producers AS
sociation reports stocks OF copper on
December i as S6,164,o59 pounds, an
increase of 9.4l9,095 pounds, as COM
pared with 76,7i4,965 pounds Novem-
Der /. Production and deliveries COM
pare as follows:
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-21
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.IF reign OF flerod had nearly ended
when the Magi arrived III JeIuSa'
lem and asked. Where is he tha'
is born king OF the Jews: For We
have seen his star in the east, and
are come TO worship him
The news that true king oil the
Jews" a possible rival, was born
and that his birth had been herald
ed BY celestial phenomena, causeu
Herod much concern He summoheo
to him thf. scribes and learned men.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-12-21

20 seek scientific explanation OF
its sudden appearance. not for the
purpose OF casting doubt upon the
narrative OF Matthew. but OF CIV
ing IT astronomical support.
Who were these wise men. these
Magi, of whom St Matthew speaks
They came from the east. they said,
and the east, according to the geo
graphical knowledge of Matthews
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MINING NEWS
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TREND OF METAL VALUES
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-10
PERSONALS.
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Mrs. Fred Lawrence has return
| ed from visit to Dallas.
Mrs. Smith of Handy. is the
guest at the camp of A. S J. Err
win at Chautauqua
II c. Smith, who is visiting his
father. p P. Smith, made trip
TO Dallas today.
J. R. Edwards and family re
turned last night from a TWO
weeks visit to Alvin
Miss Bertha Rossbottom Of peni-
son is the guest Of Miss Buelah
Erwin at Chautauana
Mrs. S. II. Watson Sr, and
daughter, Mrs r. l.. Matthews left
this morning on trip to Califor-
MA
Messrs J Tom Hudson and w
c league Of Alyarado are guests
Of the Misses Maekin at the ehau=
| tauqua
Mrs. Joe 7. Wilkes and wife and
daughter, Miss Gladys. Of Dallas,
are visiting the family Of +, c,
Mccartney
Mr.. Jim Flynn took six o'clock
dinner with the Q. @. Q club at
the Chautauqua last evening and
enjoyed it immensely.
Mr.. and Mrs. G w. Callens left
this morning for Roswell. y NJ,
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An increasing number of people
report regularly Of the satisfactory
results from taking Foley Kidney
Pills and commend their healing
aud curative qualities. Foley Kid
hey Pills are carefully prepared
medicine. guaranteed to contain no
harmful or habit forming drugs.
They can have ouly beneficial
effect when used for kidney and
bladder troubles, for backache,
rheumatism, weak back or lum-
bago.
Curtin Drug Co, North side
Square: Curlin's Pharmacy, West
Side Square. DIV
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Q LOCALS .

Water rents are now due, 81
f. S Cronk Co. sell galvanized
roofing cheap. II
Don't neglect to pay your water
rent not later than the 10th. "a
Eighteen rolls toilet paper, holder
free. for $loo F. S Cronk Co. y
When you need a plumber call
Bunkley, with F. s. Cronk Co. Both
phones 81. II
All kinds of bread, cakes and
pies at Bedford's bakery on east
side of the square If
The place for first class luncn
or meal--Bedford's new cafe on
east side of square. tt
Before buying see what the Wax
ahaehie Hardware Co. has in refri-
gerators, OLD phone 1877. tt.
Waxahachie Hardware Co Is
headquarters for lawn mowers
screen doors and wire. Old phone
1877.
Old mattresses made new, new
mattresses to order. Mattress Tent
one block of Aairdome Old phone
IA S6pd
We are prepared to take care of
parties for dinners or luncheons.
Bedford $ cafe On east side of the
square. If
Just received new shipment of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-10

Buy your pump from f. s Cronk
Co All kinds Prices way down II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-10

See that ilQuid soap and hoIde~
Always clear. surety sanitary.
C~onk Co y
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-10
Stylish
Stationery

Select Stationery
of an individual,
new this season
style, in latest
| a brlc sizes,
shapes and tints.
In boxes or IN
bulk, with envel-
opes that match,
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

or course. sideboard looks we'll in
any dining room; and, II you want 1t,
there Is room between the two doors
Or on the side against the kitchen.
The use OF a dining room in a house
like this depends very much on how
the living room is furnished. Living
rooms are used for general purposes
more than ever before; so much so
that the world ''parlor" has almost
gone out OF use In some sections OF
the country. But there are women
yet who want q parlOr or a living
room so elaborately furnished that
no one feels comfortable In it. II 10
in Just such houses that the more or
dinary dining room comes In for .
great deal OF solid family enjoyment.
and this is one reason why a good.
comfortable window seat In this din
ing room projection would be nppFe-
coated. The fireplace. being opposite
the big window, makes a combination
that for convenience and luxurious
comfort is hatd' TO beat
One great advantage in this house
n the large central chimney. A chin
nsv ''%S this worth great deal
= NPs Cs -. are =, four u. fu.s,,. s,,sa'
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
EX-CoNVICT AN EVANGELIST
To Help Other Men to New Lives
Work Of Alderman Burke Of
Philadelphia.

delphia.-William Burke, who
resigned from the common council
and taen fed the city when he could
no longer meet blackmail demands OF
former prison cellmate in the
Charlestown (Mass.) prison, leaving
behind q written confession In which
he declared that up to his coming to
Philadelphia, about three years ago.
he had been a criminal ever since he
could remember. has become an evan
gelist.
Burke, since his return to Philadel-
phia, has been running cigar store
in which he had been established by q
business man whose interest was
aroused by Burke's published life
story.
Mr.. Burke will Join the Inasmuch
Mission workers, located in "Hells
Half Acre." this city. and labor with
them to save wrecked lives.
Mr.. Burke made this announcement
the other day at the religious service
at Lemon Hill, when he responded to
an invitation given by Rev. DR.. James
b. Ely that he speak. He told the story
of his life, and said that since his re-
turn to Philadelphia he had received
hundreds OF letters from ex-convicts
asking him to aid them to mend their
lives as he had done his own. The let
ters, he declared, have induced him to
take up the work.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

ashamed Of having a bathroom in the
house. 1t was generally a little at'
fair Just big enough to get into; and
1t was placed in the most inconven-
lent part Of the house, and, IL It had
window at all, 1t was a little nine
inch affair set up almost out of reach.
However. as people become better ed
ucated, they are appreciating more
and more the advantages Of a bath
room for health aitd comfort. One
important consideration in arranging
bathroom ia to have'it over OF near
the kitchen, so that the same pipes
that supply water to the tub and wash
stand will supply the kitchen sink;
and the same rule works in regard to
the wate-pipes. II not only effects a
saving in first cost. but 1t is better
for several other reasons. The short
or the pipes are, the better they will
work; and the more condene Z the.
space, the more easily they are Rep
from freezing in the winter time.
The kitchen is large enough, and It
is both light and airy because of the
windows on the side and the door In
the end. This door opens onto very
comfortable back porch that can easi-
ly be screened from flies and mosqui-
toes.
II is estimated that this house can
be built where conditions are all IA
vorable, for about $4,000, without
heater. plumbing. mantel or lighting
fixtures.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
French Woman Writers Discuss
Case of Nine. Bloch.
Six to Two Against Woman Who Shot
Her RlVal-VarIous Opinions
on Crimes Of Passion and
Literature.

Paris.-Some French woman au-
thors have been giving their views on
the right of their sex to kill. Their
opinions are based on the case OF
Mmo Bloch, who wrote books signed
with the name of Frederic de Beau
lien and who shot and killed Mrs.
Bridgeman, who had won M. Bloch.'s
affections. From the prison Nine.
Bloch announced that she had re-
ceived "innumerable letters OF con-
graduation" and that many OF them
came from her sister authors. The
suggestion that woman writer's SYM
pathized with Nine. Bloch's act moved
lie Miroir to make an inquiry. or the
eight women OF letters who gave their
opinion only two supported Nine.
Bloch's action. The first OF this mi
nority, Nine. Marie de Vovet. writes:
Although murder inspired by jeal
ousy is reproved by all in principle,
nothing is more difIicult to Judge In
the various forms II may take. The
best thing, II seems to me, Is to treat
It with charity, thinking that before a
woman's hand could seize a weapon
there must have been suffering enough
to constitute presumptive expiation."
Nine. Aurel. the other supporter OF
Nine. Bloch, writes: IF a rival had
dared to set me at defiance l believe
that I should have done as Nine.
Bloch did. 1t is none the less a mis-
fortune"
AS for the six woman writer's who
condemn Nine. Bloch's crime, more
than one finds that a desire for self
advertisement, feeling that the ac-
tion would boom her books. had some
influence on her mind. Nine. Daniel
Lesuer. the best known writer OF the
eight quoted. says:
IL hold that he who kills ought TO
accept death; otherwise he IL the
most cowardly of beings. On this con.
dition only can vengeance to death
be clothed with any grandeur"
Nine. Jeanne Lanure would have a
law passed that, except In cases OF
self defense, no acQuittal should be
allowed when a death has been caused.
She casts doubts on the sincerity OF
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
HAS RIGHT TO KILL?.

all persons who look for advertise
ment In their profession.
Nine Jane Catulle Mendes, widow
OF the poet and dramatist. believes that
love may cause crimes Of passion. but
cannot In any way excuse them. II do
not see that modern literature Is a fac
tor in multiplying these acts OF saw
agery which seem to me to have their
origin in feebeness OF hearts and
feebleness OF the code"
Nine Rachilde argues that TO COM
NIT the crime which was the motive OF
the second crime required two peo-
ple;" then why kill the woman and
spare the man? Because she loved her
husband, the father OF her children?
II that was go she ought to have for
given. Literature has a broad back.
A true lover OF letters would have had
the wit to fire In the air. II this form
OF advertisement was absolutely nee
essary.
Nine. Valentine de Saint-Point, the
lecturer on "Futurisn." has no SYM
pathy with lenient verdicts In crimes
of passion. She says:
"A person who pretends to be acting
without consciousness of what he is
doing or under the influence OF mad
ness Is a much greater social danger
than a conscious criminal. and as an
individual much more insigniticant."
Nine. Andree Corthis is unhesltat-
ingly against Nine. Bloch. She says:
II cannot understand love that has no
dignity, love that thrusts itself upon
and clings to its object, not this ex-
traordlnary idea OF longing to keep
man who fees from you. even II
scandal. force and murder are neces-
sary to hold him"
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
THE MAN BEHIND THE BLIND

Uneasy lies the head that wears a
straw hat.
Had clocks on their stockings for
years. Some of them are alarm
clocks.
Going to be embarrassing on Chi
cago girls. Nothing short Of town
clocks will do in their case,
Watches on slippers is the latest
feminine fad. Good idea, Got a stifi
neck picking the time of church
steeples.
Chief Bull Moose's first roar was
twenty-three thousand words Safe
bet he'll carry the dictionary by a
tremendous majority.
Estimated police of New York col.
lect 100000 a year in graft, Cost
OF police protection is keeping pace
with the increase in other necessities.
Be interesting to watch the effect
on the masculine shape. STOPPED
shoulders will supplant the upholster'
ed kind. Tailors will have to cut
coats with a circular saw.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

severe cases have been cured by leav-
ing the window in the sleeping room
open day and night. When people
get to understand the value Of fresh
air we shall have better ventilated
houses. In the meantime, If we can
smuggle in a couple of extra flues like
this, we may be able to save some
lives without anybody knowing 1t.
The front hall is no larger than
necessary. 1t is shut of from out
doors by a vestibule with double
doors, so that it may be kept warm.
Each bedroom has two clothes closets
something that is unusual, but an
improvement that will be appreciated.
Another splendid feature is the size
of the bathroom. For a hundred years
people have been learning to pay more
attention to bathrooms. There was a
time when Americans actually felt
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
WOULD GIVE GIRLS TRAINING
Dusseldorf Professor Advocates Com
Puisory Military Service for
Women.

Berlin.-Compulsory military service
for German girls is advocated by Pro-
fessor Witzel of Dusseldorf. An army
OF nurses should, in his opinion. follow
each army OF male combatants, not
only to care for the wounded, but to
attend to everything connected with
food and clothing.
Every healthy German girl, says the
professor. should look on training for
this object as patriotic duty. and
the knowledge will be useful in the
home II it is not utilized on the bat
tlefield.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

en- range, and one for each CRATE; and
these crate fiues are ventilators of the
very best possible type They are at
work night and day. carrying out the
foul air that is so Objectionable. Venti-
lation will receive more attention as
the scientific treatment Of tubercu-
losis and pneumonia becomes better
understood. These diseases are
caused or aggravated by lack of fresh
air; and they are cured. II cured at
ALL only when the patients are able
to breathe abundantly air that comes
directly from outdoors. Sometimes
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
Innoeenee Of Kittens.

An English naturalist has raised the
question whether kittens are born
With a propensity to eat mice. Three
Manx kittens kept in a cage for six
weeks with a mouse, which was intro
ducod when they we're five months
old, made no attempt to injure 1t. al
though they were hungry, until the
mother cat was introduced and showed
how mice should be treated. More
than one observer has noted the in
disposition of kittens to attack mice.
but the question whether mouse killing
is instructive OF educational with them
can hardly be said to have been set
tied.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
MCCLURYGRAMS

My country It's of thee, sweet land
of liberty.
Nobody's going to keep you from
making an ass of yourself, If you per.
sist.
Likewise, nobodys going to keep
you from making a success of your
SELF if you persist.
Size yourself up.
Total your mistakes on the debit
side.
Your accomplishments on the credit
side.
If the debts exceed or equal the
credit, you are still an ass.
1t is up to you to make less mis-
takes.-McClury's Magazine.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
LONE PIGEON FOLLOWS TRAIN
For Three Years II Tlas Been Ma.
king Regular Trips In
Iowa,

Maysville, Ia.-Every time a north.
bound passenger trslR leaves Mays
vile over the Crest Northern coast
line a solitary pige0l leaves the sta
ton and accompanies the train for
three miles. RailOad men say the
bird has not missed a trip in three
years, and is as prompt as train or.
ders. 1t never fats to end its fight
when a certain point is reached.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
hIa Proud Roant.

"Ahl" interestedly calculated tho
city visitor. "and that is your oldest
inhabitant7 A venerable figure. truly.
fancy he looks back on life as fun
OF useful achievement as II has been
long?" "Well, not 70 hurt. exactly"
q tribe pessimistically replied the
landlord OF the skeedee tavern,
about all he's ever done that l know
OF IL to brag that he had a second
cousin a good many years ago who
got arrested on suspicion OF being
Jesso James, Kansas City Star.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

systematic attention when building is
especially valuable.
You would hunt long time before
finding another such q dining room In
n low-cost house. The room is IL by
1914 feet, but is larger than the size
indicates, because Of the large china
closet and the extra large pantry.
where a great many things that are
commonly kept in the dining room
will find more convenient places. In
fact, it is not absolutely necessary to
have a sideboard in this dining room.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
GEORGIA PHILOSOPHY

Any tune Joy plays on his fddle viii
do to dance by.
Life is circus where front seats
come mighty high
After you've danced it's no use to
say the music wasn't worth the
money.
Poverty may be thankful for crust,
but it's always looking for the meat
under it.
Life's so fond of company it's some
times sociable with Misery.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

doll in the street railway company
waiting-room. The child was heart
broken. Mrs. Brichta was also
grieved over the loss OF her glrlhood
baby" She advertised the loss.
An employs round the doll where
the girl had dropped It. He turned II
In at the cigar stand. The ''ad." was
read and the doll returned.
Mrs. II. Wackefuann. her sister.
Miss Hazel Wackeymann. and MIRA.
Wackermans five,hNer-old daughter
are visiting Mrs. IN AckerHsann's sia'
ter. Mrs. BrschtA nday |"
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
WHY SHE LOST HER FRIENDS

She was not loyal to them.
She measured them by their ability
to advance her.
she was always saying mean things
about them In their absence.
She did not know the value OF
thoughtfulness in little things.
She was cold and reserved In her
manner-cranky, gloomy. pessimistic
She never thought II worth while to
spend time in keeping up her friend
ships.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
AD. RESTORES AN HEIRLOOM
Plekod Up In Waiting Room Of q
Street Railway by Employs and
Returned.

Milwaukee.--The only lost '1ol ever
advertised for In Milwaukee papers
has been found. The doll has been a
heirloom in the family OF Mrs.
Charles Brichta OF No. 1904 Fifth
street for thirty years.
Mrs. Bricht&'s little nisce, Anna Mae
Waterman. Delrax. ElA. lost the
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

A Waukegan lady who has tried one
reports that old bachelors do not
make good husbands. because they
are too hYmly set" In their ways.
This only proves the correctness Of
the theory that the lady who expects
TO have a satisfactory husband mast
catch him and train him early.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

The government is said to have dis
covered a way OF making imperish.
able bread. II may be very scientific,
bot It will probably set people 70
longing for the broad which the moth.
ers Of the nation used to make, and
which was neveS allowed to get to
the stage where its imperishability
had chance OF being proved.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
SETS SHOE FASHION

one OF the best OF foot coverings, soft,
flexible and durable. Our of com
bination OF these two the sole without
an upper and the uppse without a
evolved
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

questions aud give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects perealning to tho
subject of building, for the readers Of this
paper. on account OF his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. ITS West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago. ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
This is one Of the best low-cost
houses ever built. 1t is medium in
size as we'll as in costa sort of COM
promise between the large house,
large rooms, and high ceilings Of
twenty or thirty years ago and the
little, narrow, contracted, close-cbm-
munion affairs that are being built in
order to save expense because of the
high price Of all building materials.
The size on the ground is 26% feet
in width by 44B feet long, which Is
six or eight feet longer than most new
city houses that are built on this gen.
eral plan.
There are fashions in houses the
same as in other things. Some OF the
fashions are all right. but some are
nothing but silly fads. One of these
late fashions is the dining-room ex-
tension which is built something after
the fashion of a bay window, but is
very much wider and has square cor
ners. Sometimes these extensions
have windows in the ends. but In
such cases they have the appearance
of being overdone. Such an addition
to a dining room is intended to let In
an abundance of light, as we'll as to
add to the appearance Of the room,
and is one of the most commendable
new building features.
In some of these extensions the win
dows are placed high up; but there
is an advantage in the deep window,
especially If you want to use the
space for window seat. When the
windows come low down. a wide seat
may be built just a little below the
window stools, which, If carefully up
holstered, makes a very pleasant
lounging place both in winter and in
summer. These extensions must be
very carefully built and thoroughly
papered. and the paper must be very
carefully put on so as not to leave any
cracks for the wind to blow through,
Where you have so much glass sur
face, the radiation of heat goes on
very rapidly. For comfort In using
such a window seat a little careful
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

You might be extraordinarily bril-
liant and capable of putting a deal
through that requires brain and tact
and personal charm and knowledge,
and all the other traits that go to make
a successful worker, but II you lack
one thing-the ability to be on time,
you might as well be without these
qualities.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

A Chicago man. struck by lightning,
was cured of his rheumatism for "a
hours. The method may be all right,
but the difficulty OF making II prac,
tical comes in securing your bolts on
schedule.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19
Swallows Teeth to Ole.

Philadelphia.-Jacob HAines. seven.
ty years old. tried to commit suicide
by swallowing HIS false teeth. He
was heard choking and the door OF his
room was broken down and Haines
h0rTs 4 TO the hospital. Surgeons.
after considerable dicaoulty. removsf
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

California scientists are endeavor-
ing to find out whether the sun is
growing cold. This Is the time of
year when people who desire to make
such discovery are most likely to
be successful.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

New Zealand has introduced a let,
ter meter by which mail is registered
and paid for without the use OF
stamps. Must be rather inconveni.
snt for each individual to have to lug
q letter meter around.
Daily public ledger., 1912-10-19

Lots OF Americans are FOOLS" says
the Charleston Is. c. News and Cour.
Ter. This may be true, but the for.
eigner who says 1t is going to get in.
TO trouble.