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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-12
MILLPOND FiSHERNAN'S
FIRST SALT WATER BASS

HauR was from the upper middle
section of the state. where the streams
ara sin;dl and RIM one way all the
ume. untli the day OF this adventure
ne had never seen bigger body Of
water than n miIpond nor had he
ever caught fish that was as large
as his hand
Scale fish. III Hanks native section
were about as rare as gold coins on a
church contribution plate. The stand
ard fish was little finger cat black
and despicable in the pnlpiew Of the
coast hshertnan but Hank and his
friends back home thought catching
them was rare sport, and that they
We're really game fish,
Hank was It fisherman at heart.
WI ben he came to the city to take
position III one OF the stores he con-
tiHualiy Dragged about how he used to
rank 'em out, and what fine ones
they were. The boys stood Hanks
palaycr for time. until they got tired
OF IT, and then they resolved to show
him what real fishing was like. That
Is how 1t came about that party was
made up to go for channel bass off
Bloody Point, with Hank as the guest
Of honor.
Conditions apparently favorable for
bass Wind. weather and tide were
precisely right. and the bait vas fine
ana fresh enough to tempt the appe-
tite Of a fisherman, much less fish.
I}ut there was noting doing in the line
OF scale fish. Channel catfish and
gaff-topsails and stingarees there
were in plenty, but never the sign
OF a scale, In half an hour tho bot
tom OF the boat was covered with cats
and stingarees, Usually these de-
splsed critters are killed and
thrown overheard az soon as caught,
but Hank, as the guest of honor. and
knowing only catfish, was proud of the
4 hig gah-topsails and wanted to count
the catch.
AS the other fellows were proposing
10 pull mp the filiek and 60 home,
robbins got strike. aud it was a
heaVy one. Now. Robbins is a hand.
iIhe man, aud does not believe in play
ing MS fish. He wants to see the
quarry landed in the shortest possible
space OF time What's the use
loolin,' says Robbins; you come
alter the fish; why not get 'em and
go?"
"hen Robbins got the strike, there
iore, me line came in hand over hand,
ana IN liHy great fioundering
shape OF silver and drab, long as a
mans body, and half his legs. was
pounding on the gunwalc and beating
the green water into a heavy show
er that fell over the whole boat s
crew.
Hank was electrified. With a cry
IKE wild Indian, he sprang from his
seat upon the thwart, grabbed the big
iish around the throat, lifted it in.
board and went down with 1t among
me catfish and stingarees.
The balance of the company looked
On IN literal fear and trembling. There
were no less than forty of the sea
"eV''s OF the poisonous SHINES In the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-12
Electric Fans in s''''' ~,

A great change II u, u 1vesun
the horses owned by a s Ne nd
p OAR was noticed upon 'a me j
ton of electric fans IN me the d
are u4.' found to be in a 'vtsn1s,, RI
nro eeID condition as e ,oa,'o, Il
,hat before sDe,e the introda'''. !, NJ
FANS fans and the EXPLANATION IL .s,ar,
animals are enabled 70 inns IN !
shape shape to undstase a day da!' ,nus|
light line of shaftine va, 1,-gs !
,nto the t'a'I stables and The llama, ar
fans fans We're used with 4, s ssep "
from from the h animals. The e. % 1st
was, was made mad at first in ' sa,slsni,'
the stable. and it was 'ssv ON 4
such sue a marked impro prov ts.t Il
eond of the horses s.s,Ir ID thnd
been introduced geh '''s,ca Is 4
the establishment
large one.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-12
Total Of 500 Years.

Mrs. Mag is thinking of visiting
the Thousand islands. -
Il understand MIR. Nagg would be
glad to have her spend six months on
each one"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-12
In the Meoas.',,.s, ,,s'
~ I, ying q l1'

zehra-We're haS'ne
here. ..e mater
zebra-The giraffe has IS, NJ
throat. the centipeuns .s scas
the laughing hyeha
Mysteries.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-12
The Two Species.

What kinds OF animals, Jacky, can
90 considerable time without wa.
.er?"
"Camels and Kentucky colcuels."
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-12

Also remember that the joke Of
n eleBemeht isn't always oG the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-31
! Marriage And Divorce

marriage and divorce ably
Oddie
liberal divorce and the
Idaho who conservative
recently held Richmond Va
likelihood residence
Nevada
divorce laws Nevada
:, matters of development.
evident that the
all uniformity the abserce
uniformity
children subsequent divorce Through
possible should be
divorces from the state where
he of divorce
besides Missouri fraudulent divorce suits
divorces
appointed whose
investigate all expected divorce
g nit and the fraud
The effect Immediately valuable
his
aver divorce corrective condt
a ions actually
ega
divorces that is divorces granted by special of legislatures
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-31

Some men are born rich. some
marry heiresses and others have
their business affairs regulated by
the supreme Washington Post.
One advantage in being a farmer
is that 1t enables one TO wear out
his old clothes without feeling asham-
ed OF himself.-Florida Times-Union.
Car Nicholas of Russia carries
$4,000. 900 of life insurance. Perhaps
he. too. has to get the Christmas
time premiums extended.-Doodle-
town Hai Ha,
Lightning often strikes twice or
more than twice in the same spot.
Official report of the department
Of agriculture. Nuft sed.-Chicaeo
Record Herald.
II Luther Burbank can bring about
the cryless baby, he'll do more TO
abolish race suicide than all the
Mothers clubs in the world.-Charles-
ton News and Courier.
According to the ruling, no matter
what the age of a parcel post egg
may be. you can't avoid dangerous
delays by using the special delivery
stamp. -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Oue Vi the tNIlllhB 4utHNlOlo
which reappears every year is wheth-
er Santa Claus will beat the stork
to it, when both happen to be head
ed for the same chimney Boston
Globe.
The difference between Austria
and Servia is brought out by the
fact that Austria has to borrow
money TO fight with. while Servia
fights on patriotism. Cleveland Lead
er.
The Housewives league at Phila
delphia has reduced the price OF eggs
to "a cents a dozen. with the assist
ance of the local newspapers and
some help from the hens, Galveston
| News.
Mixed juries are now legal in Kan
sas. Just think of II strong minded
women locked up with one mere
man for few hours, and conside
the chances OF a disagreement
Birmingham News.
The high cost of living is showI
no better anywhere than in thu
price of antiques. Chairs and bu
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-31
o Regulate The Surgeons

Colorado legislators confident they check spread
ppendcis
legislature bill which will fell
perfectly good The
ill appendicitis
that predicted that lobbyists
schools of medicine will bill which will be
here medical legislation
proponents appendicitis
sted probably would be
hesitate hesitation
the sheer welding
ne Usually the critics of class ladvd vim
prohibiting
misde
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-31
Interesting Sidelights


reaus that could be bought for IS
a century and a half ago now sell
for $7O0.-Detroit News.
With six clergymen on its police
force. Los Angeles, Cal, may now
look forward TO a condition which
will make the copper" not only a
legal restraint, but moral exam
Washington Star.
One might not object so seriously
TO the adoption OF masculine trous-
ers by women but for the fear that
those conservative garments would
be horribly mutilated with ruffles
and lace.-Chicago News.
One OF the Allen outlaws has been
given 80 years and the other q. Vir-
ginia thus serves notice that when
desperadoes massacre five men in
that state they will have to go 10
prison for a while.-St Louis Repub
lie.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-31
Resolve To Be Better

is should stock
to They
TIA should with
making good
Do be perfect
lmerely
kindly think
chtaby pleasantly cheer
which impossible Just
Improve will be better the trying
the people of Tono
Of
the New Year
that fortune will continue to
ysmie
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-31


According reports Rockefeller institute modern sur
can De removed
replaced the subject the
statute TO provide that any
perfectly appendix should be eompo "
it patient with just as good
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-31

REV. GEORGE GALLUP. f. w.
Armstrong. ]. c. Hansen. d. d. Sui
livan and b. +. Davis were passen'
gers for Manhattan this morning
aboard the Consolidated auto car.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-05
BROOKLYN MAKES PROTEST
Bankers and Business Men Object to
Charge in Subway Plans.

Tho leading rarE"r- +nd ms'uosS mon
~ Pro.Ilru began Yesterday ~" circula-
lion or A petition addressed 20 Tho NOM
her. of ruo EoarI of Estimate aud hppor-
tionrucr, and tno Public Sorvi"" ooln'uis-
sionere ,u henalf of tGo proposed Brooklyn
sJbWays The petition Vas drafted az
meeting held ~ tho Nassau Trust COM
rsnv Six prominent m'u 'sn"d tho pet.
ton. which was tn'u turned orcr 10 Victor
4 rersrer. ono "t tho iudors"rs. 10 secure
signatures throughout tI" borough Tile
document reads:
The undersigned hereby address them
solves 10 your honorable body for the pur-
pose Of securing your positive favor IN De
half Of the subways for the Borough OIL
BROOKLYN. and particularly IN regard 10 the
Eastern Parkway and the iith street tunnel
routes. We empha,ically protest against any
plau or change Of plan which considers the
elimination OF these important lines for
Erooklyn and earnestly request your CO.
operation in our efforts to secure TO the
Borough Of Brooklyn these subway lines
that have been promised and are 50 much
needed
New-York tribune., 1912-04-05
THE WEATHER REPORT.

official Record and Forecast. Washington.
.-,r High barometer over the western por -
,,o, of Tho Atlantic ocean and the Southern
..,t,. a,,7 low pressure 80 the Northwest caused
.e,.,i,,,sr.o ~ tho northUard no" ~ surface
..~ f,oY, tr. Gurf statcs and a general and de
,cd ri,,. iG temperature over pra'ti'on, s'l Dr..
,,.,,s. ,.s, of IN, Rock, Mountains Tn" weather
FL. ,oor.r ON th, Pacific Slope and 90 th" cana
...,, >o,,I,v~-f viii the exception - unsettled
,,..,nor and Local raius iu the Iacihc states aud
,b. ror,ncru Rock Mountain 1osIon. iair
weather pas general throughout th" 'onn,r.
s,,rir. ,h- last to,uty tour hours.
Tho indications arc That thc "ee'h'r nIII h'
C,,r Fnlsv sud saturday Throughout the o"un
,,,. except that IL will bo unsettled Saturday in
tho northern plains states and IT." Rocky Noun
tain, and plateau regions. whore local rains a."
rrobab'"
change IN considerably warmer weather viii
,..,.pr,aa Nc Atlantic states during Friday aud
ss,uvda. and temperatures will continue above
tbe seasonal average IN the Southern states and
,I, tIIgaI. West Cooler weather VIII oNtThltad
fb. N.rrlWc-t,rn states Friday and 0atuIHdy-
--latest aG,lcos f.om cairo. Ill, report a Lieak
g., g.. mo -Four lerco on tho Ohio side OF the
drainage district - le"t vide ana 10 lecl u''P,
Indications of much more of this leNce gong ana
flooding tine eu.irc drainage district. Al 'H"I'-
10 save same have been abiudon'i. Hl' uo,S
not apply 90 cairo proper whore The lcNc's are
tr s,te,IaUt condition and attention viii now be
confined ~ 1eEees in Cairo proper. AdN!''s al
moon from Union city. Tenn. were that water
was spiasEug over thc Lake county ItN''
Tho Nississlppi River continues 10 rise as IN
dicated iu previous forecasts Stages 10. DAY were
A. follows. cincinnati, 500. Louis' ne -
E.auseillo &. Mount Vernon. 81 Faau,G1.
a.. caro- 5ag. ~i Louis. 3Oj New Madr'd,
80: Memprs 32S. Arkansas 't', -
GroensDl' SO. |ioErburg f76. Nd'chC/ 20
Te'ou Eouro. %3f OonadsonsI'. 20 h,%
Orleans, Ie7. Nashville ij.5. Bitle Rock. - :.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-05
ROW IN SCIENCE FAMILY
f. ]. Wright, Reader, Seeks to
Have Wife Adjudged Insane.

Crash, Smash! Bang!n The emma
,.onod from, the closet and shattered on
the floor. Mrs Edgar J. Wright adVan 'ed
from amid the debris.
Now. will YOU give me The money TOT
The ch,ldren's toys" she asked her nus
band.
And when he said shortly and decsivey
.Xor, she returned TO the attack. At least
,bat &c the version Mr.. Wright gave or the
ot,atr Yesterday in the Queens County
Co,,t He has instituted proceedings to
nave his wife. Margaret, declared Insane
and ho told Judge Humphrey and the jury
some Of the things she had done that led
him 10 seek the law. He said MIS- wright
had made extravagant purchases and sent
them 10 his office in Manhattan where ne
returned them without opening them
t1e told about her pursuing Miss Sloyl
tIrse q Christian Science practitioner ana
string on the steps Of Miss Huses ONCE
,,tu .he was arrested, in May, 1911, and
.o,, 20 the ASYLUM at Islip He took her
hack he said, but then she cohceNed the
H. tbat she had ground for action against
Virgil o. Strickler. first reader In the Firs'
church of Christ, Scientist In Manhattan;
Arthur o. Probst clerk or the churcH' anu
Mr. Phelps, a member. Mr.. Wright is h'm-
ee,f first reader In the Christian Science
Church in Flushing. and lives IN Bsysioe
:, \ handsome house Miss Huse' MT
pheIrs and Mr Probst were present at the
trial. .,-e g.,
Efforts were made to inject Christian SCI
cnce issues In the proceedings, but the
fudge ruled them out. Hyacinthe Rinsrose'
-, .ho dafence said he wished to show that
tho an,mus was that Mrs. Wright was
foIIouer OF the teachings Of the mother
church while Mr. Wright was disciple
of Mrs. Augusta T.. Stetson. Mr.. WTshI
denied later that his wife was a christian
Scientist
The husband said he desired his "lte te
strained so she could not mortgage the
Ravside house for 1900 IN order to defray
her expense In legal actions and thus as
sipate money due the children. Her only
brother. Albert r. Evans, has joined with
Mr. Wright in the insanity proceedings
Tho case was not concluded yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-05
CALLS HEALTH BOARD LAX
Milk Committee Says 1t Fails TO
Urge Better Supply.

Paul f. Taylor, secretary OF the New
York Milk Committee, said yesterday that
the Board Of Health was not pushing as II
should the work OF bringing about better
milk supply In this city. On investigation
by the committee, he declared, II was found
that there was still a large quantity OF
poor milk being sold in this city, even
though there was, as a rule, good supply
Of milk sold here.
Even II the new classification scheme
Of the Health Commissioner were 10 be
thoroughly enforced, Mr. Taylor added, it
was questionable whether all poor milk
could be shut out The milk committee
conducted an investigation last year which
disclosed the secretary said a good leal
Of poor milk. Another such investigation
will be begun in the near future.
The National MIX Commission, appointed
by the New York Mix Committee. has Just
reported its findings, and later an at
tempt will be made TO have some Of its rec
concentrations added 10 the sanitary code
milk regulations Of the Board Of Health.
Alr. Taylor criticised the Health Com
missioner for not having his classification
plan thoroughly installed. He said there
was as yet no definite statement from
Commissioner Lederle as to when II would
be in force
New-York tribune., 1912-04-05
big BILL EDWARDS" BACK
Park Department Rejoices Over
Return of Harrow Expert.

There Is rejoicing I'm the Park Depart
ment because Big Bill Edwards has
come back That IS the name by which
the fattest man In the park temporary Ia
boring force is known, and big Biz an
swers to no other name now.
The find came to the notice OF the park
officials last year when one hundred tenn
porary Iaborers were employed. big BIZ
was the largest man ever secured from the
Civil Service list. He weighs about 0oo
mounds He attracted the attention OF
Louis +. La Roche, Commissioner Stover s
chief assistant, and the latter put Biz
Bill" 10 work on the harrow, when was
successfully and easily held down by that
individual. whereas before his appearance
II had taken two men to hold II down.
"Yes. we've got Big Bill Edwards back
AGAIN" said Mr.. La Roche yesterday. we
were hoping he'd be on the available list
again because he can hold the harrow down
nv himself and thus save US one man TOT
some other Job Take It from me- there
some class 10 Big BIZ as a shoVeller' 100,
The harrow will be put In operation IN
another week and until then Big BIZ
will he attached 10 the end or long
eboveI one of the park cops asked big
Bill" IL he could climb tree, and ne saio'
sure: tust like a squirrel
New-York tribune., 1912-04-05
SEEK SLAYERS ON LINER
Search for Trio Implicated in
White Plains Murder Fails.
SAILS WITH POLICE ABOARD
The Tennyson Leaves with Hunt
Under Way, and Tug Brings
Back Detective.

Just as the gangplank OF the outbound
Iamport & Holt liner Tennyson was hauled
ashore in Brooklyn yesterday, big limou-
sine car came up the pier at high speed,
and out Of II jumped three policemen ana
Joseph Shay, detective from White Plains
They were after two men and a woman
all Italians. wanted FOR murder. and de-
nanded that the vessel be held until a
search could be made. II was believed
that the criminals were in the steerage
By the time Shay had explained his bus-
ness the vessel was moving out into the
stream. but he and Charles ]. McMurray'
patrolman from the 15Hh Precinct CLIMBED
IN the side and went at once TO the purser.
gy the time they had looked over the pas
songer list the Tennyson had passed Gov
ernor's Island on her way 10 Rio de ia
metro and Buenos Ayres.
SHAY. who knew the three persons ac-
cused. declared that he would go all the
vay 10 South America with the snip rather
than let the Italians escape.
Late on Wednesday night John H. Har-
mon. chief of police OF White Plains re-
ceived information that Etteri Repepi' a
Calabrian, twenty-three years old, and
Mario Cascone. twenty three years DID,
from the Province Of Rome. had booked
passage with an unknown woman on the
Tennyson.
SHAY. who knew the suspected persons
was assigned to the case and at 10 a. IN.
arrived at Pier s, North River, looking for
the Tennyson. He was Informed that the
ship was at Pier s, Brooklyn, and he hur-
ried across by the Fulton Ferry. Fearing
he might lose time in searching for the
pier, he went to the police station of the
10th Precinct anS told his story 20 Patrol
man McMurray
That steamer sails at II a. m, SAID the
policeman and we have only ten minutes
to make It." McMurray hailed private
touring car that came by and begged the
chauffeur to drive him and Shay at top
speed TO Pier g. On the way they picked
up Patroman Valentine and Lieutenant
King.
When the Tcnnyson was off the Statue OF
Liberty word was sent TO Captain knight
that the men suspected of murder were
thought to be I'm the steerage. and he per
nitted Shay to inspect every Granny of the
steamship The search which was thor
ough took four hours. and at 2. m Shay
thanked the skipper and returned TO the
city I'm a tug.
some time I'm February Of this year Fflipe
New-York tribune., 1912-04-05
ADJOURN BRANDT TANGLE
Nicoll's Partner Asks Permit to
File Brief in Case.

The argument on the appeal from tne
writ of habeas corpus for Folke r. Brandt,
which Justice Gerard sustained, thus free
ine from custody the former valet Of Mo.ti,
rner l. Schim, was on the calendar of the
Apnellate Division Of the supreme Court
yesterday. but was adjourned on the mo-
ton of Mirahcau J.. Towns, counsel for
Brandt
An unexpected happening in the case yes
terday was the request Of John D. Lindsay,
PARTNER Of Delaney Nicoll, who is counsel
for Mr. SchiG, that the Appellate Division
permit him as "a friend OF the court TO
file a brief in the case This brief it is eX-
rectod, will dcal with Nh Schff's interest
IN the case The court took the motion
under consideration.
The case was adjourned TO May g. despite
the protest Of Arthur :. Hogue, District
Attorney Of Clinton County. Mr. lloguo.
who appeared especially for the warden OF
Clinton prison. said he was ready TO pro-
coed Mr. Towns said that Attorney Gen
eraI Carmody and District Attorney Whit
man had agreed TO an adjournment Of the
hearing.
Mr. CarmOdv questioned Hogues right 10
sppoar IN 4 case Of the kind. and Mr.. Hogue
SAID that ho took issue win the ATTORNEY
General that ms office had exclusive jur-
isdictiou. maintaining that he had always
sppcarcd in cases Of that character. Mr
IIoguo said hc would enforce his appeal
NIr Towns expressed surprise that there
s1ouId bc amy opposition To an adjourn
ruert. as II was ueceesary in order to en-
ahIo him 10 protect prope'Iy the rights o'
h- client, Brandt
Presiding Justice Ins aham remarked
~ does not appear 90 us that there IS
,er, intricate question involved III the ap-
peal The oul, question 10 determine =
whcthor thc court Of General Sessions had
S.ri,di,ffprI.'
New-York tribune., 1912-04-05
DEBUT OF STEPLESS CAR
Company Officials on Maiden
Trip to South Ferry.

The maiden trip of the first stepless side
door streetcar I'm New York was solicitous-
ly watched yesterday morning by the Off
GERS of the company and their guests who
rolled smoothly and safely down TO South
Ferry in the new car. All Yesterday and
from now on this new exponent Of all that
is latest I'm street railway conveyances will
ply between South Ferry and 59th Street.
The new car will be thoroughly tested In
service and If II proves satisfactory and
meets with public approval cars Of that
type will be put on the company's lines.
The new "stepless' boasts many improve
ments and novelties
The body Of the car is four inches from
the pavement, and the floor Is six
inches higher making the step ten inches
in all, considerably less than that on the
old cars. When the car doors are opened
by the conductor the power is shut or
and the car cannot be started unti1 the door
is closed again. The car is heated and ven
tilated by automatic devices, and the floor
is Of cement