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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-06
T IRE DESTROYS 400
BALES OF COT TON
GLAZE At WACO CAUSES \ LOSS
OF EIGHTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
one Large Warehouse Belonging to
the Exporters and Traders
Cmpany Was Complete
ly Destroyed
Daily Liaht Special

Waco, Texas, Oct G,-ApproNi-
$4,000 and $50, 900 worth OF cotton
bagging and warehouse { OF the EX-
porters and Traders Warehouse com
pany were destroyed last night by
fire that was discovered at Il:i0
O'Clock by +. l.. Lewis, night watch
man. The total loss may reach $50
600
The first alarm was turned in on
the west Side OF the river. and con
siderable time was lost in locating
The blaze, as the Warehouses are in
East Waco, near the Houston and
Texas Central tracks. Warehouse c
was the closest to the river and The
cotton stored in it belonged mostly
to shippers, very little buy -a-bale'
cotton being in it The fire was dis
covered away back in the middle Of
the cotton and the flames were burst
ing from the roof before the fire
department arrived. By heroic work
the fireproof wall between the ware
houses was saved, but warehouse c
is practically total loss.
The heaviest loss. the cotton bag
ging, falls on several local dealers.
who had between $40, 600 and 500
600 worth stored in that warehouse.
What little was lett by the fire was
ruined by the streams of water which
played on it a long time before the
conflagration was under control.
The three warehouses cost at
least 5000 apiece, perhaps more,
and warehouse c was as large as
either of the other ones. 1t is be-
lieved that the entire loss is covered
by insurance. all written locally.
Nobody has any idea how the fire
started
The Exporters and Traders COM
press, at the same place, burned
March 8, the fire doing damage close
to $1,000, 900. The floods of last
winter caused water to stand in the
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]. s. MARINE BANJO To
APPEAR HERE NOV. 4
ONE OF THE WORLDS GREAT
EST MUSIC NJ. ORG A\l/l.
IiDNS.
Origin Lost in Tradition Which
Surround Earliest hpochs of
the Coun,vy's Hi,tors-somc
OF Greatest Musicians.

The United States Marine Band
under the direction Of Lieutenant
William H. Santelmanu is one OF
the Worid's greatest musical organi-
cations. 1t is the one artistic insti-
tuition which the government has
undertaken to foster with any de
gree OF success.
This band is an establishment
whose origin is almost lost in the
traditions which surround the earli-
est cpochs Of the countrys history.
One romantic story has it that an
old sea captain, cruising in the Med
iterranean, was SO charmed with
the performance of some Sicilians
that he persuaded them to come ON
board his trigate, and then uncere-
moniously took them to his own
home in America. Here they found
ed an orchestra or band as proteges
OF the young American government,
and this band increased in number
and ability until it became the or
ganization now SO widely admired
Unfortunately exact confederation
of this story is difficult
Some of the worlds most distin-
suished musicians have linked their
names with the Marine Band, and at
no time has it been the subject of
greater popular affection and pride
than under the brilliant director
ship of Lieutenant William II. San
telmann. So thorough musician is
Mr.. Sartelmann that his education
included not only the mastery of
the Hiolin's difficult technique at a
very early age, but practical ac-
quaintance with all the instruments
employed in band or orchestral rem
ditions. The high standard of com
petonce exacted for the leadership
of this band is also required for its
personnel
At present it is remarkably rich
in solo material. IT includes Arthur
Whitcomh, eornetist, formerly of the
Cold Stream Guards Band of Great
Britain; Robert M. Seel, flutist, and
George Frey, Euphonium While its
nativity century or so ago may
have been Italian, it's present spirit
and personality are thoroughly
American The entire band will
give a concert at Waxahachie on
Wednesday, No. 4.
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The city commission has receiN'"
, Vroposi;ion from company that -
having the streets of kaufman, OIL
fcring 10 pave the streets OF Ennis
The company taking the respohSlpill-
~ OF disposing of the paving bohu'
Of this city,
The commission has the PROPOSE
lion under consideration, and 10 see
IT the company is doing good WORK
members Of the commission ana F."
number of business men and e:1lzeh9
will 90 to kaufman Wednesday morn
! ing on the Midland train leaving
! here at us to inspect the work ana
to satisfy themselves that the coinpa-
nv is thoroughly reliable.
=, OF course the concern VIII "
nlaced under bond TO do the Wofh- ae
cOrding to the specifications, put ih'
commission desires 70 known in al
vance what kind OF work it will do
/ Other business men and citizens
are invited to go with the crowd Il
Kaufman Wednesday morning. -
on time--7: 10, get back at ~ IL
a. m.-Ennis News,
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Have YOU gotten started on
q treatment of the great Quaker
Remedies? This man has been
at the M'INTO3I DRUG
STORE for about two weeks
SO far, in order to allow of all
who wish real results i'll stom-
ach and kidney troubles to get
a treatment of the great Quak-
er Herb Extract. His work has
already proven that the quaker
Remedies are doing long-left-
undone work.
There are many people,
who continue TO suffer, after
they know that a medicine Is
curing people all around them.
1t seems that they can not be
convinced they are skeptical
and prejudiced Read the fol-
lowing cases, aud ask those
people why they are recon-
mending the Quaker Remedies,
Then, il you value real health,
get a treatment of Quaker Ex-
tract and the Oil of Balm, the
two most talked-about rem
edies in the United States to-
day.
MIR. G. VIM. Blake. So years
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they arrived in Ennis Saturday n'sN'
and will make their home here
Mr.. DUNCAN and his fair brlde ha'e
haor sweethoarts for many years, and
their friends hope they will contlh" ne
IN he sweethearts throughout thei'
lives
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM CITY OF ENNIS
Married in Tennessee.

Married in Tennessee
Ernest Is. DUNCAN went to Hum
boldt, Tenn, few days ago on
visit and decided to bring wife
back WITH him.
He was married on Sunday. Sept,
81, to Miss Willie Sue Perry, ana
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We used to know doctor who
vas SO proud Of his red whisker.
he put perfume on them.
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SOuthbounS,
INTERURBAN TINE TABLE.
North Bound.

Local cars (making all stops
leave WaXahachie for Dallas and all
intermediate points $40 and Gas
a. m. Local cars from Waco pass
S:fS and lo;4S a. m, 12:48. 2.48
AS, Gas, and S:i8 D. m
and 80 p. m. Car arriving from
Waco s:4S p. IN. stops at WaXa.
hachie. WA
Limited cars from Waco and all
intermediate cities and towns (mak
ing no country stops) pass 7:3o,
$50 and ll:30 a. M. lao 2 40
$50 ana E3o y. III, Car passing
$50 p. IN. may make local stops
"heh necessary north of Waxa-
hachie.
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Southl,ounti,

Local cars from Dallas (making
all stops) pass Wexahachie 7.52
9;52 and 11;52 a. m, 1,52 49,
os'2' 7;52 and l0:42 p. M. Car
passing 1852 runs only to Hills
boro, Local ears arriving from
DALLAS 9;52 p. m. and 12:42 a. m
stop at Waxahachie.
Limited car (which may make
local stops when necessary between
Waxahachie and Hillsboro) leaves
Waxahachie for Waco GAP a m
Limited cars from Dallas running
through to Waco (making no country
stops pass Waxahachie s:42 and
lo;42 a, M, 12:42, 2:42. 4;42.
0: ~ and s;42 p. m. Car passing
.. ~ p M may make local stops
wheh necessary south of Waxahachia
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" est Rounn.
II. & r. C.
NJ, X. 4 T.-Northbound,

No. 6 tFlyer) leaves ...7:14 a. IN.
Alamo Special leaves .. 10:4S a. m.
No. 10 (Limited) leaves 7:30 p. III.
Southbound.
No. 8 tLimited) leaves 1923 a. III
No. (Flyer) leaves -. 9:07 p, m.
Alamo Special leaves &. 1000 D. III.
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warehouses, doing considerable dam
age 10 the cotton stored.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-08

chauffeur, discharged, came to me and
sold me the truth; it was Laws car
with Law at the wheel that had struck
me down-a deliberate attempt at as
sassination. I sent Law word that
meant to have life for life. For
what was better than dead? / prom
ised him that, should he escape,
would have the life of his son. He
knew I meant it, and sent his wife
and son abroad. Then he died sud-
denly, of some common ailment-they
said; but I knew better. He died Of
fear Of me-"
Urine smiled cruel smile: IT had
made his life reign of terror. Ever
SO often / would send Law, one way
or anotber-mysteriou always-a
trey of hearts; it was my death-sign
for him; as you know, our name,
Urine, signifies a group Of three. And
every time he received trey Of
hearts, within twenty-four hours an
attempt of some sort would be made
upon his life. The strain broke down
his nerve
Then turned my attention to the
son, but the distance was too great,
the difficulties insuperable. The Law
millions Knocked all my efforts; their
alliance with the Rothschilds placed
mother and son under the protection
of every secret police in Europe. But
they dared not come home. At length
realized I could win only by playing
a waiting game. I needed three
things: more money; to bring Alan
Law back to America; and one agent
I could trust, one incorruptible agent.
I ceased to persecute mother and son,
lulled them into a sense of false Sc
curity, and by careful speculations
repaired my fortunes. In Rose I had
the lure to draw the boy back to
America; in you, the one person l
could trust.
81 sent Rose abroad and arranged
that she should meet Law. They fell
in love at sight Then I wrote inform
ing her that the man she had chosen
was the son Of him who had murdered
all Of me but my brain. 1t fell out as
4 1OI G0dW. IOu Coll LuS SCSuc
| of passionate renunciation-pledge
of undying constancy-the arrange
ment of secret, code whereby, when
she needed him, she would send him
a single rose-the birth of a great ro-
mance!"
The old man laughed sardonically.
well, there is the history. Now the
| rose has been sent; Law is already
homeward bound; my agents are
watching his every step. The rest is
in your hands,
The girl bent forward breathing
| heavily, eyes afame in face that had
assumed waxen pallor.
What is it you want of me?"
Bring Alan Law to me. Dead or
| alive, bring him to me. But alive, if
you can compass it; l wish to see him
die Then l. too, may die content"
The hand of hot-blooded youth stole
forth and grasped the icy hand of
| death-in-life.
II will bring him." Judith swore-
dead or alive, you shall have him
here"
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thumb. Then he jumped up from the
chair and glared suspiciously round
the room. 1t was true that a prac-
teal joke in that solemn atmosphere
were thing unthinkable; still, there
was the rose.
There was no one but himself in
the library.
Perplexed to evaporation, Alan fed
the club, only pausing on the way out
to annex the envelope he found ad-
dressed to him in the letter-rack
1t was blank white envelope of
good quality, the address typewriter,
the stamp English, and bore a Lon
don postmark half illegible.
Alan tore the envelope open in alb
sent-minded fashion-and started as
If stung. The enclosure was sim
pie playing card-a trey Of hearts!
As for Alan Law, he wandered
homeward in a state of stupefaction
He could read quite well the message
of the rose. He would not soon for
get that year-old parting with his
Rose of the Riviera: You say you
love me but may not marry me-and
we must part. Then promise this,
that If ever you change your mind,
you'll send for me-" And her prom.
ise: Il will send you a rose"
But the year had lapsed with never
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gripped it firmly between his teeth,
and sawed the cords round his wrists
against the razor-sharp blade.
Before Alan could turn and run he
saw vanguard of flames bridge so
yards at a bound and start dead
pine blazing like torch.
And then he was pelting like mad
man across the smoked-filled clearing,
and in less than two minutes broke
from the forest to the pebbly shore of
a wide-bosomed lake, and within a
few hundred feet Of substantial
dam. through whose spillway heavy
volume of water cascaded with roar
rivaling that Of the forest-fire ITSELF
Two quick chances showed Alan two
things: that his only way Of escape
was via the dam; that there was a
solitary canoe at mid-lake, bearing
swiftly to the farther shore Judith
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CHAPTE Err l.
rhe Mesaaae of the Rose.

Tapped deep In the leather-bound
luxury of an ample lounge-chair,
walled apart from the world by the
venerable solitude of the library Of
London's most exclusive club, Mr..
Alan Law sprawled largely on the
nape Of his neck and, squirting dis
contentedly down his nose, admitted
that he was exhaustively bored.
Now the chair filled so gracelessly
stood by an open window, some TWEEN
ty feet below which lay a stable
walled garden, an old English garden
in full flower. And through the win
dow, now and then, half-hearted
breeze waited gusts Of warm air,
sauve and enervating withs the heavy
fragrance of English roses.
Mr.. Law drank deep of it, and in
spite of his spiritual unrest, sighed
slightly and shut his eyes.
An unspoken word troubled the
depth of his consciousness, so that
old memories stirred and struggled to
It's surface. The word was Rose"
and for the time seemed to be the
q
flower, but oddly of both, as though
the two things were one. His mental
vision, bridging the gap of year, con-
jured up the vision Of 1.-THE, sweet
silhouette in white, with red roses
at her belt, posed on terrace Of the
Riviera against the burning Mediter-
ranean blue.
Mr. Law was DULY conscious that
he ought to be sorry about something.
But he was really very drowsy indeed;
and so, drinking deep Of wine-scent
of roses, he fell gently asleep.
The clock was striking four when
he awoke; and before closing his
eyes he had noticed that its hands
indicated ten minutes to four. So he
could not have slept very long.
For some few seconds Alan did not
move, but rested as he was, incredu-
lousy regarding a rose which had ma
terialized mysteriously upon the little
table at his elbow. He was quite sure
it had not been there when he closed
his eyes, and almost as sure that 1t
was not real
And in that instant Of awakening
the magic fragrance of the rose-garden
seemed to be even more strong and
cloying sweet than ever.
Then he put out a gingerly hand
and discovered that it was real beyond
all question. warm red rose, fresh.
| plucked, drops of water trembling and
sparkling like tiny diamonds on the
velvet of its fieshy petals. And when
impulsively he took it by the stem, he
| discovered a most indisputahle thorn
which did service for the traditional
pinch
Convinced that he wasn't dreaming
Alan transferred the rose to his sound
hand, and meditatively sucked his
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then-it came to PASS that we loved
one woman, your mother. / won her
all but her heart: too late she real
lied it was Law she loved. He never
forgave me, nor / him. Though he
married another woman, still he held
from me the love of my wife. I could
not sleep for hating him-and he was
no better off. Each sought the others
ruin; 1t came to be an open duel be-
tween US, In Wall street. One of us
had to fail-and l held the stronger
hand. The night before the day that
was to have seen my triumph, I
walked in Central park, as was my
habit to tire my body so that my brain
might sleep. Crossing the East drive
| was struck by motor-car running
at high speed without lights. l was
picked up insensible-and lived only
to be what I am today. Law tri-
umphed in the street while l lay help
less; only a living remnant of my
fortune remained to me. Then his
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him overseas to this mortal pass Fea-
ture for feature, even to the hue of
her tumbled hair, she counterfeited
the woman he loved; only those eyes,
aHame with their look of inhuman
ruthlessness, denied that the two were
one.
He sought vainly to speak. The
breath rustled in his parched throat
like wind whispering among dead
leaves.
Thrusting the Indian roughly aside,
the woman knelt in his place by
Alan's head.
NO" she said, and smiling cruelty,
shook her head-''no. l am not your
Rose. But / am her sister, Judith, her
twin, born in the same hour, daughter
of-can you guess whose daughter?
But see this!" She flashed a card
from within her hunting shirt and held
1t before his eyes. You know it, eh
The trey of hearts-the symbol of
Trine-Trine, your fathers enemy,
and yours. and-Rose's father and
mine! So. now, perhaps you know"
A gust of wind like a furnace blast
swept the glade. The woman sprang
up, glanced over-shoulder into the for
est, and signed to the Indian.
I'm ten minutes" she said, these
woods will be your funeral pyre."
She stepped back. Jacob advanced
picked Alan up, shouldered his body
and strobe back into the forest Ten
feet in from the clearing he dropped
the helpless man supine upon bed OF
dry logs and branches.
Then, with single movement, he
disappeared.
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CHAPTER w.
MANY Waters,

Overhead, through a rift in the
foliage, sky was visible whose ebon
darkness called to mind a thunder
cloud.
The heat was nearly intolerab BILE;
the voice of the fire was very loud
A heavy, broken crashing near by
made Alan turn his head, and he saw
brown bear break cover and plunge
on into the farther thickets-forerua-
ner Of mad rout of terrified forest
folk, deer, porcupines, fox or two, a
wildcat, rabbits, squirrels, cartridges
"a dozen more.
Two minutes had passed of the ten
Something was digging uncomfortably
into Alan's right hip-the automatic
pistol in his hip pocket, of which
Jacob had neglected to relieve him.
Then a sharp, spiteful cracking
brought him suddenly to sitting posi-
ton, to find that the Indian had
thoughtfully touched a match to the
pyre before departing. At Alan's feet
the twigs were blazing merrily.
1t would have been easy enough,
acting on instinct, to snatch his limbs
away, but he did not move more than
to strain his feet as far as their bonds
permitted. Conscious of scorching
heat even through his hunting boots,
he suffered that torture until tongue
of flame licked up, wrapped itself
round the thick hempen cord and ate
it through.
Immediately Alan kicked his feet
free, lifted to kneeling position, and
crawled from the pyre.
AS for his hands-Alan's hunting
knife was still in its sheath belted
to the small of his back. Tearing at
the belt with his hampered fingers, he
contrived to shift it round until the
sheath knife stuck at the belt-loop
over his left hip. Withdrawing and
conveying the blade to his mouth, he
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cannot kick when his nose is In the
air. l have seen a lady keep horse
quiet that way without soiling her
gloves What's good enough for a
lady says /, is good enough for me-
and tried it experimentallike, instead
of sittin' on his cad
WELL" remarked the attentive list
ener, did the horse kick?"
Not a Bit He seemed 80 tickled
with the idea that he couldn't stir for
laffini' But I think / shall sit on his
cad next time, all the same."-London
Answers.
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dressed to one OF the inmates of the
dope" ward. No signs of cocaine
could be detected In the corners of the
envelope, but the Jail Off cials decided
to examine the letter more closely.
A minute scrutiny of the paper on
which the letter was written revealed
that 1t was saturated with the drug.
There was enough in the sheet to sup
ply one of the victims a week at least
The letter might have escaped detec-
ton II 1t had not been for the fact that
the sender had overdone his work. A
whita powdery substance which Gov
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rine and the Indian-the latter WELD

Trine and the Indian-the latter WELD
ing the paddle.
In the act of turning toward the
dam he saw Jacob drop the paddle
The next instant bullet from Win
chester 80 kicked up squirt of peb-
bies only few feet in advance OF
Alan
he qufckened his pace, but the next,
bullet fell closer. while the third ac-
tually bit the earth beneath his run
ming feet as he gained the dam.
Exasperated, he pulled up, whipped
out his pistol and fired without AIM
At the same time, he noted that the
distance between dam and canoe had
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NEW IDEA NOT IMPRESSIVE
Cabman Tried II, and IL Worked, but
He Still Prefers the Old
Way.

IT was In county court the other
day." said tie seedy-looking cabman,
land ] heard one of those solicitor
chaps say, People don't seem to under
stand that the only thing necessary
to keep horse from kicking when he
is down is to get hold of his ear and
keep his nose up In the air. A horse
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Three years ago last summer old
Bill Shiftless got an Industrious streak
on and concluded he would cut some
weeds in his back yard. He went to o
neighbours house and borrowed q
scythe. When Bill got it back home
he was all tagged out and hung the
scythe over the limb of peach tree
and told his wife he would wait until
morning to NOW the weeds. passed
by Bills house yesterday and the
scythe was still hanging over the
same limb-Kansas City Star.
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sign from her, so that he had grown
accustomed to the unfattering belief
that she had forgotten him.
And now the sign had come-but
what the deuce did the trey Of hearts
mean?
When morning came, London had
lost Alan Law No man of his &C
quaintance-nor any woman-had re.
ceived the least warning of his dis.
appearance. He was simply and suf.
ficiently removed from English ken.
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LETTER SOAKED IN COCAINE
Denver Prison Officials Find the Bane.
full Drug In MIssive to
inmate.

The core OF an apple, the peel Of q
banana and the stone Of a peach have
been used as means of smuggling Co
came into the county Jail, but at
taches believe that an entirely new
plan has been evolved. says Denver
dispatch.
A lettax was received yesterday cd
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CHAPTER III.
The Trail of Treachery.

Tho Trail Of Treachery.
But young Mr.. Law was sole agent
Of his own evanishment; just as he
was nobody's fool, least of all his own.
The hidden meaning of the trey of
hearts perplexed him with such dis
trust that before leaving London, he
dispatched a code cablegram to his
confidential agent In New York.
What do you know about the trey Of
hearts? Answer immediately.
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The whisper of a beautiful woman
can be heard farther than the loudest
call OF duty.-Anonymous.