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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-20
SARDIS.

Sardis, Jan. 15.-We are enjoy
ing ice water these days, for the ice
is free to all alike.
Mrs. R. B. Kirk has been very
sick for ten days.
Mr.. d. " High was taken sudden
ly sick last Tuesday also his son
Mr.. Rush has been on the sick
list, All are convalescTrg al this
writing.
Mr. r.. L. MASSEY and wirsE nf
ln 4 e e. ss,. -. .snana 4 ~ !.
sardis1 last week With - Crics
Kirk.
Mr.. C. w. West leaves our par
this week for Plainview community
In report OF the holidays forgot Il
mention the tree given by Miss VII
lie Fern Kennedy. 1t was highly en-
ioyed by all present, as quite NUN
Der Of the parents of the school at
tended. Quite a nice little program
was rendered
Misses Ruby and Rena Workma
of Waxahachie attended service
here Sunday. These, with Miss Eff
Middleton, took dinner with Mi;
Kelly
Mr.. Fin Garvin is now a res'den
of Sardis. His friends will find hi1
domiciled on Hill street.
There was a case OF meningiti
reported in Sardis last Thursda!
Quite an excitement until it Wa
found report was false
In spite Of bad weather We hay
sunday school every Sunday.
The Ancient Order of Samaritan
installed their officers, Mr.. M.
DeIk acted as installing officer
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-20

The price IL sman anc results are
sure. Reference is made to the ln'D
Light want column.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25

The idea of this act originated with two
young nen-and it is making them rich It is
an inexpensive performance, requiring only the
feeding of themselves and one elephant.
The crowd seated on the wagon is supplied
by the circus employes-no need to hire them
You can see at a glance what the perform
ance IS, and how simple it is
wagon is heavily loaded with twenty or
more human beings Traces are bound to the
front axle of the loaded wagon and are fast
ened to the arms of young man. That man
WITH ONLY HIS OWN STRENGTH
could not possibly pull the load. He could
not move it.
But in front of the young man stands big.
carefully trained elephant For that elephant,
able to pull three freight cars, the load is
nothing
The elephant is harnessed. and the traces
fastened to his powerful shoulders are united
in a soft, carefully cushioned pad at the back of
the performers neck.
When all is ready the partner of the man
hitched to the wagon gives the order to the
elephant. If the big animal should move too
rapidly, if he should fail to start slowly and
gently, he might possibly break the perform
er's neck.
But, intelligent as we'll as powerful, the big
beast leans slowly forward until he has set the
wheels of the wagon rolling, then goes along
AZ \ elo1t, walk PHI LING THU MAN ,vLo
in HIS turn pulls the wagon.
1t may seem almost unbelievable that man
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25

could stand this strain upon the back of his
could pull this heavily loaded wagon, even
with the elephant pulling HIM
But there is no difficulty about it. ANY
young man of ordinary strength could per-
form this feat-the principal thing was to have
the IDEA, and to realize how fascinating it
would be to the public to watch the elephant
pulling the man by the neck. and the man pull
ing wagon and twenty human beings with
his arms
If at play III a g-of-war you have pulled
against number of other men, you know that
the muscles of the body are capable of WITH
STANDING strain much greater than that
which they are capable of EXERTING.
For instance, if you have in your nerves and
muscles and in the leverage of your body
power enough to pull one thousand pounds,
you could easily pull. as this man does, several
times as much if there were power ahead of
you dragging you on.
The only thing necessary is to have the ee-
PULLING.
A good many young men should see in this
picture an important lesson for themselves-a
lesson in modesty, lesson in the Importance
of realizing how little and how much each of
us amounts to, and especially lesson teaching
us to appreciate those that help us and give us
the success that appears to be our own.
Take away from this picture the elephant
and the harness back of the mans neck, and
you would see, apparently. marvellous thing
You would see one slightly built young man
pulling twenty. If you this, without see
ing the elephant-if the elephant and his har-
ness were made invisible in the circus and YOU
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25

saw this young man walking around drawing
such load-you would believe in miracles or
believe that the man had some force above
humanity.
Only too often, in all kinds of work from the
smallest to the biggest, we see picture which
is just exactly what this one would be with the
elephant made invisible.
Many man gets the credit for pulling a
load that he is not pulling at all
Many man seems to be doing something
very wonderful when in reality another man,
ANOTHER MIND not visible in the work
but actually at the work, does the heavy pull
ing
You may the salesman, the editor, the
floor walker, the engineer, the architect-any
kind of man engaged in any kind of work
apparently doing something very wonderful.
Yet he is not doing it all; an unseen power,
another man, another brain, perhaps some lit
tie man with small body and big head, who
keeps out of sight, is doing the real work.
Many of US have elephants big, strong, but
unseen, pulling us. We ought at least to be
grateful to the elephant, give him fair chance
since he does the hardest work, and do our
part, big or little in the general performance.
You may be very sure that the two young
men that perform in this interesting act at
the circus are grateful to THEIR elephant,
careful of his health and interested in his well
fare.
They don't forget him when the perform
ance is over. They look after his feet, feed him
carefully, see that his rough skin is properly
oiled, take pains that nobody leases him or irri-
tates him. They know that to his power, gen
tleness and care they owe their large weekly
income
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25

1t would be good thing if many young men
working in all departments of activity in
America should occasionally feel gratitude to-
ward the big elephant, the big MAN, the one
whose power and experience pull them along.
and do what they can to encourage him, to de-
serve his help and the benefit that they get
from his pulling.
Every one of US WITHOUT EXCEPTION
is PULLED along or PUSHED ahead by
some force unseen.
It may be the man in the inside office, usu-
ally invisible.
1t may be the woman at home setting good
example, giving to the man at work the n-
SEPARATION and the power that no one else could
give.
1t may be paternal affection, enabling man
to do for weak child what he could not posi-
bly, do for himself.
Very often the power is one that has long
disappeared from the earth, father or a
mother whose energy and inspiration persist
and do in the life of the son at work what the
elephant does in this picture
We are all of us pushed or pulled, all of us
indebted to a power above our own and be-
yond our own.
And we should all, at least, be grateful.
from the small clerk who is made secure. pro-
ill
himself to death at the head of the firm to the
man of genius, SO called, who owes the power
that the world adrnires to mother unseen and
unremembered.
Don't forget the elephant that pulls you; BE
GRATEFUL. In this way you can add to
your own force, and perhaps in time become
the power that shall pull others.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25

HIS photograph shows an actual
performance that may be wit
messed throughout the country
IN the big circus. You may see
it before the season is over, if
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25

Man Believes That HE He Simply of
Harness., and Another and Powerb Pulling Him.
The 7tU Men That n Kind
Appreciate Him. Men Working Bigger Elephants
Pulled Along at
/ ork, EUenT 1t BEN the Big Share
There
for Many millions o and Menan Women
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25

YOU haven't sen \ already.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
DENIES ADVERTISING
TO GET A HUSBAND
Mrs. Manther Replies To Charges
Regarding Matrimonial
Affairs.

Mrs. Martha E. Manther, wife OF Gus
tave A. Marther, the former Navy Yard
employe placed on probation on condi-
ton that he would pay his family IS a
week, after he had been arrested on a
charge OF non-support, denies that she
advertised for husband and got
Manther.
Likewise she denies that he did not
know she had three children when he
married her, as he claimed in his ac-
count of the matrimonial difficulties.
Mr.. Manther knew the three children
before the marriage" declares Mrs.
Manther. HI was so determined to
marry that he said he didn't care II I
had six children.
Not word was said regarding $500
My first knowledge was what l read In
the papers. believe II was said out
of revenge. / had property in Newark
valued at 5000, which was sold upon
my getting married. He helped spend
1t after losing his position
The story told by Manther was that
he answered an advertisement and be-
gan a correspondence with Mrs. Manth-
er, which resulted in their marriage in
Newark, N. j., in 1906. He claimed that
Mrs. Manther led him to believe that
she had 5000, but instead had three
children.
Attorneys NJ. E. OBrien and N. E.
Turnage represented Manther.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
MOTHER IS HELD
PENDING PROBE
OF CH|LD'S DEATH
Neglect in Not Sending for
Physician Charged by
Authorities.

A coroner's jury VIII investigate the
circumstances surrounding the death Of
the six-weeks-old child of Mrs. Ger
trude Withers, wife Of w. B. Withers,
Il Washington drug clerk, living at Mt.
Rainier, at an inquest to be held at the
little Maryland town at o'clock to-
night
Mrs Withers, who was taken in Gus
tody following the posting on her home
of a notice which read DIED this morn
ing; never thrived," is being detained
by the town authorities pending the
verdict of the coroner's jury. The
child is said to have died without medi-
cal attendance.
Alleged neglect on the part of the
mother in not sending for a physician
Is charged by the authorities, and It
Is probable that the board of county
physicians will be called upon to ex-
anime Mrs. Withers as to her mental
condition.
The posting of the notice on the
house yesterday morning was the first
any one knew that the child had died.
Mrs. Withers' husband has been in
Washington most of the time for the
last week and was not at home yes
terday. Neighbors informed Mayor
Plant that the notice was on the
house. The mayor, accompanied by
Health Officer Joseph Ohlendorf, went
to the Withers' home. They had the
infants body taken in charge by a
Hyattsville undertaken and decided to
detain the woman for the action of
the coroner's jury.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
RECEPTION FOR
CAPITAL SINGERS
Saengerbund and Arion Choruses
! Feted Today BY
! Comrades.

An informal reception Is being ac-
corded the members of the Washing
ton Saengerbund and the Orion Ge-
eangverein choruses. who participated
in the Northeastern Saengerfest at
philadelphia, today by other members
OF the organization who stayed in
Washington and heard by telegraph
the success Of their brethren. The
singers are being received in the club
rooms of their respective organiza-
Itions.
Washington was we'll represented at
the Saengerfest not only by the Choir
uses from the two local organizations.
but also by many other Germans who
attended the affair to hear the sing
ers. There were about sixty in the
delegaucn that represented this city
IN the festival.
Among those who participated In
the big concerts were Albert Lepper.
John Wischusen. Thomas Mayo. Abe
Frauner. Max Schmidt. August
Schmidt, DR.. 8. eraser, w. Weigman n,
Prof. Gumbrecht. Karl Holer, F. Carl,
and John Waldman.
Several hundred members of the
Verein Baden and their families at
tended the annual picnic of the soci-
,ety which was held yesterday after
noon and evening at a farm on the
Bladensburg road. President Dittes
had charge of the arrangements.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
MRS. SARAH DECKER,
LEADER OF WOMEN,
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Former President of Fedora
ton of Clubs Passes Away
After Operation.

SAN FRANCISCO, July S.-Mrs.
Sarah Platt Decker, of Denver. former
president of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs. died here last night.
following a surgical operation perform
ed several days ago for intestinal trou-
BILE.
The operation was performed last
Friday, and Mrs. Decker rallied inn
meSiately. Until Saturday night her
condition was considered hopeful, but
after a change for the worse in the
evening. she sank steadily.
Mrs. Decker came here to attend the
biennial convention of the General Fed
Grafton of Womans Clubs. In the sC!s-
sioIs of the convention she was con-
spicuous by successful pleas for an en-
dowmeut fund.
She was taken i'll Monday, and DR..
Cornelia de Bey, of Chicago, one of the
federation delegates, sent her to a sani-
tarium and called a consultation. From
the first 1t was made known that Mrs.
Decker's condition was critical.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
ROBS CONGRESSMAN
JOSEPH JOHNSONOF
SOUTH CAROLINA
Legislator Loses Seventy
Dollars and Ticket on
Panama Railroad.

When Congressman Joseph T. john
son of South Carolina. who lives at
10 Maryland avenue northeast, awoke
this morning shortly before Z o'clock
he found that his clothing was miss
ing from a chair by the head of the
bed, where he had placed 1t when
he retired last night.
Going downstairs, the Congressman
found his clothing on chair in the
parlor A wallet containing $40 in
bills and a small purse containing some
change, some Panama money, a ticket
on the Panama railroad, and bunch
VI keys we're missing. Mr.. johnson i'm
mediately notified the police OF the
Ninth precinct oy telephone, but detec-
tiyes who went to the house failed to
find anything that would give them the
slightest clue to the identity OF the
.hief.
Congressman and Mrs. johnson were
sleeping in the same room, but neither
heard the thief at work. Entrance to
the house was gained by a f1rst-noor
rear window which had been left open.
Mr.. johnson said that he got up about
3 o'clock this morning and at that time
his clothing had not been disturbed. He
also closed the bedroom door at that
time, and when he awoke later the door
was open. The thief did not d!~turt
anything In the house but the Congress
mans clothing.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
GENERAL OROzCO'S
WHEREABOUTS IS
f. NOT KNOWN HERE
Conflicting Reports Are Re-
ceived From Agents Con-
4 .cerning Mexican Rebel.

A number of conflicting reports re-
garding the whereabouts of General Or
lo.co, the Mexican rebel chief, we're re-
ceived at the State and War Depart
ments today.
Some of the dispatches state that he
ts In Juarez, and others declare that
he left the railroad south of Juarez
and started for the west coast.
The insurrecto army is headed for
the Businesses Of the mountains in So
nora, with the Federal army several
days march behind.
Consul Letcher in a telegram from
lChfhuahua received today reports that
practically all the revolutionists have
left that section. Federal troops are
encamped there in small detachments.'
Consul Edwards at Juarez announces
that several trainloads of revolutionary
ofacials and women have arrived there,
burt that conditions are quiet, and there
The consul at Monterey reports that
order has been restored in the states
OF Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Poto-
81. Coahuila. Tamaulpas, and Neuvo
Leon, and that in most Of the northern
part Of Mexico the situation is greatly
There is a strike on among the labor
ers of the factories of Orfzaba. The
tho State Department an engagement
has occurred between the strikers and
VOLUNTEER laborers in which several were
killed and many wounded. The gov
ernor of the state of Orizaba, unable
to deal successfully with the outbreak,
has resigned.
According to the consul at Frontera
order has prevailed since July 4 In the
state Of Tobasco. The banditti, who
recently attacked the town, are said to
represent no revolutionary movement
and to have sought only plunder
Americans were not molested.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
MARYLAND SPECIAL
EXPRESS TROLLEY
SERVICE IS OPEN
Ten No-Stop Trips Daily
Scheduled to Accommo-
date SuburbaniteS.

An express car service on the Mary
land line. from, Fifteenth and @ streets
northwest to the District line, during
the rush hours, went into effect today.
No stops will be made except at street
railway crossings, AMI fire stops.
This schedule is effective from the
operation Of the first cars in the early
morning from Laurel. Eerwyn, and
RivcrdaIe into the city up until s3s
o'clock.
In the afternoon. beginning at
o'clock, in order to handle the big
crowds from the departments the fast
schedule IL used again. Between these
hours, stops viii be made as the old
schedule called for. The new schedule
provides 70 ten express trips each way
during the rush hours.
There are hundreds of Government
clerks and other persons living on the
Maryland line who must get into the
city at o'clock, $780, and s o'clock.
The last fast express from the District
line leaves Mt. Rainier. Md, at s:3o
o'clock.
Az no stops are made except those
called for by law. a quick run 10 made
into the city. Under the old schedule
the cars would stop snd load and un-
load passengers at every square II
necessary.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Takes Fatal Dive
In the AnacoStia

His heal striking a clay bank, Ernest
Woolfred, twenty-five years old, was
instantly killed while diving in the
northwestern branch of the Anacostia
river. near Hyattsville. Md, yesterday
afternoon. His neck was broken by
the fall. He was diving at a place
known as "hole No T." where the water
was supposed to be deep.
The young man lived with Richard
Wood in Hyattsville. The body was re-
covered shortly after the accident, and
taken to Gasch's undertaking establish
ment in Bladensburg. Justice of the
Peace Dahler, acting coroner, will hold
an inquest tonight in Vanhorn's store
in Brentwood.
woolfred made what Is called tine
deep dive" from the banks of the
stream. 1t was some time before his
comrades realized an acciden: had taken
place, believing the young man was
swimming under water.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Messenger Boys Trip
Is Halted by Police

Frank E. Doyle, Linwood Plummer,
George Smith, and Roy Carroll, mes
senger boys. who left Washington last
Friday to go to Atlantic City on their
bicycles. are back home today. The
boys got as far as Baltimore, where
they tried to sell their wheels to pur-
chase railroad tickets to Atlantic City.
This resulted in the police of the Monu-
mental City being notified, and they
were detained until the arrival of De-
tective Embrey, of this city.
The detective brought young Doyle
and Plummer back with him last night,
while the other two returned home on
their bicycles.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Houdini Escapes From
Box at Bottom of Bay

NEW YORK, July S.-Harry Houdini
who for ten years has amazed the pub
lie and police of the principal cities of
the world by the ease with which he
escaped from handouts, manacles, and
prison cells, performed a submarine
trick off Governors Island yesterday
that puts Monte Cristo's famous bag
trick to shame.
His wrists firmly clipped with two
pairs of regulation police handouts and
his ankles bound together by a pair of
ugly looking legirons, the escape
artist" allowed himself to be nailed up
in what appeared on closest inspection
to be an ordinary substantial packing
box. In the box he was then tossed into
the bay In few seconds less than a
minute Houdini bobbed up to the surf.
ace, free of all his manacles, having
escaped from the box without drawing
a nail or a breath.
Houdinis latest achievement was &C.
complished in the presence of a hall
dozen newspaper men. each determined
to solve the secret of the trick.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Sleman Memorial Sends
Out Appeal for Funds

Fifteen hundred letters. addressed to
public spirited citizens, asking that they
contribute to the John B. Sleman, jr.
memorial hall fund, have been mailed
out by the executive committee of the
Sleman memorial committee. 1t is the
hope of those interested in the project
that the $4,000 desired will be con-
tributed.
The Y. NJ c. A owns a lot adjoin-
ing its building on G street northwest,
and eventually plans to erect an addi-
tion there, of which the Sleman hall
will be a part. One of the purposes of
the memorial hall is to afford room for
the educati tional and physical teaching
OF poor boys in Washington.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Thrown From Car When
1t Hits Telegraph Pole

Morris c. Brown. twenty-five years
old, of 1909 G street northwest, was
painfully hurt about the head in an
automobile accident in the Bladensburg
road early today.
Brown was driving toward the city
when something went wrong with the
steering gear near the intersection of
Bladensburg road and H street north
east The machine swerved TO the side
OF the road anil before Brown could
Traph pole. He was thrown out The
front OF the car was badly damaged.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Services at St. Alban
Throughout Summer

Canon William L. DeVries will con-
duct services in Bethlehem Chapel, at
st. Alban, throughout the present
month, and during August and until
September Is, Canon Richard p. Will
Jams will be in charge. The Sunday
afternoon services at the foot of the
Peace Cross will be in charge of visit
ing ministers.
During the summer st. Johns and
Christ Churches, In Georgetown, will
unite In services, with the Rev. Dean
Hobbs. of Kansas, in charge. Christ
Church, at the Navy Yard, will not be
closed, and the Rev. Robert U. Brook
ing will be in charge.
The Rev. John Lacy. of Hinton, w.
Va, will take charge this week OF West
Presbyterian Church, Thirty-first and
streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Woman Who Shot
Husband Is Wanted

Maryland authorities are hunting to-
day for Mrs. Hattie Jenkins. a colored
woman, living near Oxon Hill. Mrs.
Jenkins is alleged to have shot her
husband, John Jenkins aged twenty
two, in the leg with an old army mus
ket when he returned home Saturday
afternoon after a two weeks absence.
Jenkins was brought by the father of
the woman to Congress Heights in a
wagon. The trip took three hours, and
the man was in a weakened state when
he arrived. His leg was amputa ted
above the knee. Today II is announced
that he probably will recover,
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
Patriotic Song Service.

The Hamline NJ. E. Church held a
special choral service last night at which
only patriotic songs were sung. The
regular choir was assisted by the Misses
Flora Ferguson. Louise Corey, and Irma
Buck, Mrs. r. Depue, and Messrs BTid-
well, DaWkinS, and Bowen.
The Washington times., 1912-07-08
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, JULY

A special grand jury which met In
corporation court today returned indict-
ments against william Hansborough,
white, and James Williams. coiored. The
indictment against Marlborough came
as the result of a police court hearing
about two weeks ago, when grave
charges were filed against the man by
Mary Kane, a thirteen-year-old girl.
williams is accused of the theft Of
s5s in currency from the pocket Of J. II.
Carver, his employer. The alleged theft
occurred Saturday afternoon. Carver,
who resides in Fairfax county, and has
an extensive milk route In this city,
discovered at about 2 o'clock that his
pocketbook, containing s5s, was missing.
He at once accused Williams Of the
theft and, tearing the mans shirt from
his body, found the money concealed.
At the police court hearing this morn
ing williams said that both had been
drinking and he was just playing with
the man."
The Washington times., 1912-07-08

The preliminary motions In the an
nexation suit. brought by the city OF
Alexandria against the boards OF su-
pervisors Of Fairfax and Alexandria
counties. will be heard on the circuit
court for the county on either JULY IL
or ls. The probabilities are that Judge
r. T. Gordon. who sat In the former
case. will also preside at this one. The
case will hardly go on trial. 1t Is said.
before October