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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05
FIRST REPORT IS MACE
ON The CITY SCHOOLS

The first report on the city SCHOOLS
for the present term was made 10 the
school board this week by Superin-
tendent VIM. This report covers
the full month of October aud makes
a SPLENDID showing The total en-
rollment is shown to be 1884 and
of This number 1882 are within school
age There are fifty-two pupils I'M
der school age and none over the
age The report in full is as follows:
Number OF children within school
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05

Rheumatism is an awful thing
nothing more painful Don't let il
get a hold, but at the first twinges
take Foley Kidney Pills. They
work directly on your weakened kid
neys, build them up, make them
strong rid your blood and keep it
clear OF uric acid. Keep Foley Kid
ney Pills on hand ready for use at
the first sign of rheumatism Cur
lin 5 Two Drug stores. adv.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05
HACK, HACK. HACK

With raw tickliug throat, hSht
chest. sore lungs, you need Foley 5
Honey and Tar Compound, and
quickly The first dose helps, it
leaves a soothing. healing coating as
It elides down your throat you feel
better at once. Every user is
friend. Curlin's TWO Drug stores.
adv
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05
Orphan Dies OF Burns.

Corsicana, Texas, NOV. 9.~-Myrtle
Newton. {. who was badly burned
at the Odt Fellows Home here sew
eral days ago, died as a result OF
her injuries. The child had been at
the home only short time. She was
a ward OF the Haskell lodge.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05

Eternal vigilance on the part Of
women has made many OF them
unhapy over nothing at all.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05
LADIES'. DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR.
Know,

Use Grandma's Sage Tea and Sui
phur Recipe and Nobody will
Know.
The use OF Sage and Sulphur for
restoring faded, gray hair to its nat
ural color dates back to grandmoth-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05

T7unHred8 Of lmltat1Ons HNVt 'UINo
and gone since Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound began 40 years ago
to loosen the grip OF coughs aud
colds You can not get a substitute
TO do for you what Foleg's Honey
and Tar Compound viii do for
coughs, colds, Group, bronchial af
fectious, Ia grippe coughs, and tick
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05
MRS. MAbE:N
WAS MADE WELL
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
table Compound and Wants
Other Suffering Women
TO Know 1t.

Murfreesboro, Tenn. q have
wanted to write to you for long time
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05
Local Market.

The WaxahachIe dealers are pay
ing the following prices Tor country
produce today:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05

To- a- ar3u 7-4 Ht >faa.- T.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-11-05

if yoH want special advice write to
I,ydia l.. Pinhham Medicine 90. Conf
deatiaN Lynn Mass. Your letter will
he opened, read and answered by
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01
FUNERAL OF MRS. KNOWLES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The funeral service over the re
mains OF the late Mrs. Gussie NJ.
Knowles viii take place at the fam.
lily home. corner OF Washington and
Vermont streets. Orchard park. at
? O'Clock Sunday afternoon and viii
be at Lakeside cemetery.
Mrs. Knowles was born in wahasl.
county. Illinois. March 6. is4s. con
sequentiy was aged sixty Eve years.
six months and nineteen days. She
was married to Jesse Knowles in iii.
nois and came to this state with h.
husband in 1873 and settled in Doug
las county. which was the family
home for mare than thirty years. Mr.
and Mrs. Knowles came TO Canon
City about nine years aso. Besides
the husband. the deceased leaves one
son and three daughters. They are
W Schuyler Knowles and Misses
Bertha. Gussie and Cynthia.
Mrs Knowles had been an invalid
nine or ten months and suffered great
ly from the disease with which sh
was afflicted during the last week OF
her illness. Death was due 10 can.
GER of the stomach. Friends Of the
family are invited to the ohsequies
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01
ANOTHER PROHIBITION ITEM

The war in Europe is being con.
Quoted on strictly teetotal lines az
far as the British and the Russians
are concerned. Lord Kitchener. As
secretary of state. for war. has strict
ly forbidden the drinking Of alcohol
by the British officers and soldiers
and a similar edlct has been issued
by the Russian senerafissiro. Grand
Duke Nicholas Nlckoiaiviteh. who
has been backed up in the matter by
the car.
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ARE RE-SAhDIhG
FILTRATION BASIN
Are Rs-sandins Filtration Basin

Are Re-ssnding Filtration Basin
John Chetelat. superintendent OF
the waterworks system. put three
teams to work this morning hauling
sand from ;he river bank at the east
en5 Of Park avenue. Lincoln Park
TO the alira;lon basins OF the water
wsrks plant above Kenley's gardens
& dozen mon are now employed IN
tahins the cid u'aterial out OF tn
inter basin IN order to make way for
tho new ana four or Eve others are
washing sand as It comes from the
bar on the rivers edge. The tas-
Mr Chetellt has set out TO aceomp
Iish Is a biz one and will demand his
attention for several weeks Five or
SIX hundred wagon loads OF sand
viii be required to do the work.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01
". C. 7. U. DISTRICT
CONVENTION IN SALIDA

The Thirty-Fifth Annual Convention
of the district women's Christian
Temberance Union will meet 1T the
Baptist church in Salida on Sept
ember Both. and will be continued
until October End.
1t is expected that at least hun
dred delegates will attend. including
some Of the most prominent women
of the state. also officers and work
ers Of national reputation In the
anti-saloon movement. Among them
are Miss Bills and Miss Rose Davi
son. national organizers.
Miss Anna Gordan, who for TWEEN
ty years was Frances willard's sec
retary will be one OF the speakers
After Miss wIllard's death Miss Cor
don became vice president at large
under Mrs. l. II. N. Stevens. whose
ever ready lelper she was. Mis-
Gordon is now acting President oi
the National w c. T. U.
The climax Of the convention will
be the speech OF John Marshall OF
Kansas Mr.. Marshall is one OF ths
foremost lawyers of the country and
is said TO be in line for the supreme
bench. He is a man OF whom Kar
sas IS proui
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01
CRYING FOR HELP.
Lots Of II in Canon City. But Daily
Growing Less.
know him

The kidneys often cry for help.
Not another organ in the whole
body more delicateiy constructed:
Not one more important to health
The kidneys are the filters OF the
blood
When they fail the blood becomes
foul and poisonous.
There can be no health where there
is poisoned blood.
Backache is one Of the frequent in
dicaiions Of kidney trouble.
II is often the kidneys cry for help
Heed it
Read what Doan's Kidney Pills
have done for overworked kidneys.
Read what Doan's have done 70
Canon Cry people.
Mrs. H. Baekus. 1871 River street
Canon City. Colo says; -Doan's
Kidney Pills have been used in m,
house and the results have been yer,
good. have taken Doan's Kidne
Pills myself. since publicly recon
inended them several years ago and
know they are n fine kidney medicine
Price soc. at all dealers. DON
simply ask for kidney remedy-ge
noan's Kidney Pills-the same tina
Mrs. Backus had Fos;er-Milburr
Co. Props. Buffalo. y. Y.-Adv.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01
MISS MARGUERITA LIGHT
AND Mr.. JAMES DOYLE
PRINCIPALS IN PRETTY
AUTUMN NUPTIAL SCENE

A very pretty wedding occurred on
Thursday evening at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs J. A Boysen. corner Sixth
street and Rudd avenue, when Miss
Anna MargJrita Light became the
betrothed wife of Mr. James Doyle.
Sharply at 6 o'clock 10 the strains
of the wedding march from Lohen-
grin the bride and groom. attended
by Miss Ethel Smith and Mr.. John
A. Boysen took their places under
the archway in the parlors where
Rev. Harner. pastor OF Trinity Luth-
eran church. tied the nuptial knot in
a most impressive manner; the beau
tiful ring ceremony being used
Little Ruth wyckoff acted as ring
bearer and carried the mystic band
in the petals of a white rose
The bride looked very charming
in a gown of white marquisette over
white messaline. She wore a bridal
veil and wreath and carried n bs
quet of white roses. Miss Smith
was tastefully and attractiveiy gown
ed in pink and carried q boquet o
pink roses. Little Ruth Wyckon wa
dressed in white.
The house decorations were in pink
and white. After congratulations hao
been extended to the happy couple
bountiful dinner was served
about nifty guests by Mrs A c
Meade. assisted by her two daugh
ters. the two latter wearing whit
dresses and pink sashes- The out-of.
town guests were Mrs. croeambe o.
Ieadyiue. sister OF the groom. and
Miss Luella Mensel OF westclire-
The bride was the recipient OF
many beautiful gifts commemorative
OF her wedding day. Mrs. Doyle has
made her home In Canon City durin
the last two years and has many
friends here. She formerly lived at
La Verne. Iowa
The groom Is fr,m I.eadviIie. but
has made his home here since las
May. lie is a prosperous young mar
and is highly esteemed by all who
know him
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01
SMALL SIZED FIRE
THURSDAY MORNING

Requisitioa was made on the hrc
department shortly after 10 o'eloois
this morning to extinguish blaze
in the barn at the rear OF the prem
isos OF J. T Coleman at is0 Green
wood avenue In fumigating chick
en- house connected with the barr
some straw auc other highly inflam
able material caught FIRE and threat
ened tho entire building with dcs
truction. The blaze was making rap
i'd progress when the department ar
rived on the scene. but 1t was soon
brought under control by the use
chemicals.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01
MORE MEN TO WORK
ON COT0PASI CUT off

At the instance OF the county com
missioners an additional force of men
is to be employed In the construc
ton of the Parkdale-Cotopaxi eut-on
with a vie~ Of eXpediting the build
ing OF the Rainbow route to Salida
so as to osviats the necessity OF
travel through Copper gulch and
twelve or fifteen extra men will be
put TO work on the proposition AZ
Texas creeS mex; Monday morning.
Sixty-five eonvicts from the peni-
teniiary ara working from the east
towards Teas Creek on the under.
taking and the road is now finished
as far as Spikebuek. eight or ten
miles west OF Prrkdale. The com
pleted section is now open TO motor
lists and is one OF the finest scenic
highways in Colorado. II is expected
that the enterprise viii be fnishr
some time rext spring and that hun
d7eds OF automobilists from all parts
Of the couairy will traverse It on
their way u the Panama-Pacin ex
position at San Francisco during the
summer OF 1918.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01
C. F. AND |. OFFERS
JOBS BACK To MEN

The c. F. & l. have had posted
around their mines a poster of whicl
the following Is a copy:
To the Workers at Our Mines:
Just one year ago you were asked
to come out on strike.
In a notice issued September IL.
1913, we assured you of our inten-
ton to coatinue our policy OF i'm
proving yoIr conditions wherever
and whenever possible.
Relying upon that assurance. no
doubt. only 4 portion of the men re-
sponded to the call, and today n
large percentage OF even those who
struck returned to work.
We wish to thank every man for
his loyal sArvice during this trying
period. and we want every man to
know that .he officers OF this, Cor
pany viii not forget his fidelity to
duty.
We have been glad. too. to vel
come back 20 our mines every earn
est man who for whatever reason
felt that his interests would be be
sarvad bx- -.rfLfnr II
The Colorado coal mines pay the
highest wages. earned by coal miners
anywhere in the United States.
1t is the purpose of our compan,
not only TO Jay high wages. but
make all other conditions OF e.
ployment satisfying to our men.
We want every man who vorir
for The Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company to feel that the Compar
is his friend
We will II all times be glad TO
have you send us, in writing. an
suggestions which you may feel VI
advance yoar own welfare. that Of
your fellow workers. or that OF tho
company.
We want every man to be happy ir
his work. and we hope you will helr
Us to make you so.
H J. F. wELBoRN. President.
z H. wEITZEL. Mgr. Fuel Dept
THE COLORADO FUEL q IRON CO
September %. 1914.
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southern Colorado Bap,is, Assn.

The Southern Colorado Baptist as
sociation Will meet at the First Bap-
tIst church here at 2:S0 o'clock to
morrow afternoon in annual conven-
tion and win continue in session un-
I'll Thursday evening About forty or
ffty delegates and visitors are ex-
nectcd: among them some OF the
more prominent ministers and church
workers In the state. The meetings
promise to he OF more than ordinary
interest and will be open to the public.
The association sessions will be In.
augurated by r, address by Or.
Henson OF the First Baptist church
OF Pueblo. All arc cordially invited
to attend.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01
Dickens Club

Mrs Greydene-Smith. president o
the Dickens club. entertained the
members at luncheon Thursday
last week At her beautiful suburba
home in honor OF her daughter. Mrs
Vincent smith who left the hrst c
the week for Denver where she an
her husband viii reside for the win
ter. Those entertained we're Mes
DANES Harding. Gibson. Rockafellor
Lewis. Dickinson. Peabody and Mau
pin. Mrs. James II. Peabody wa
hostess to he club on Thursday c
this week. snd the reading OF ~Pici
wick Papers was begun with chara'
teristic Dickensonian enthusiasm
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01
REPUBLICANS ADOPT
A STRONG PLATFORM
Vigorous PIanks in Favor of Law Enforce
ment and Economy In Public
Affairs

counties: and tho further arbitrary
raise. recently ordered. of s135,o0o.
900 for the year of 1914. We conf
IDENTIFY declare that the only possible
excuse for such increased burdens
upon the taxpayers in these counties
is that more than the normal
amount OF taxes was required to
meet the deficits left by the reck.
lessiy extraEagant administrations Of
John F. Sh1.roth. and to pay the ex-
penses OF useless and unnecessary
boards and commissions created dur.
ing those administrations. and to
supply more money for the continu.
alton of Democratic waste and ex-
travagance.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01
Co To eussle To Unload Autos

J. ]. Armstrong and son Roland
will 30 to Pueblo Tuesday to unload
two or three carloads OF Moon autos
for distribution amang their agencies.
Mr. Armstr ,ng is state agent for the
Moon car aad is doing successful
business.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-10-01

party candidates for state offices,
adopted the following platform at
their meeting in Denver on Tues
day:
The Republicans OF Colorado ad-
here to the principles of protec-
tive policy through the enactment OF
Just and adequate protective tariff
laws. We are unauaiifIedly opposed
to the sectional tariff bill passed by
the present congress. which protects
most OF the manufacturing industries
os New Jersey and some other sec
tions Of the country. and strikes a
death blow to many Of those OF our
own state We oppose with all our
might and POWER the attempt of thf
sugar trust to destroy the beet sus-
ar Industry OF the country and we in
sist that IN. factories now establisi
ed be fostered and protected by sue
an adequate tariff az will insure
their prosperity and the establish
ment Of Others We also insist or
the enactment OF Ike tariff Iesisia.
tion for the Just protection Of the
products OF ihs farms. fields and ran
ges and mines and mills Of our
state.
We have watched the career Of
Senator Chtrles s Thomas and hi
colleagues IN congress from Colorado
with the deepest interest and cha
frin and have been asiounded 20 S.
them cast ihclr every vote for
taun hill which has already grco
injured and. II not amended. viii
destroy. some OF the greatest indus
tries Of our state We pledge our
nominees Cor the national congress
to stand nrst for Colorado IN the
struggle for Industrial progress and
advancement
We favor liberal appropriations
by the natl lnal congress for more
and better roads in the state and We
insist that IT is the duty Of the con
gress to make these appropriations
adequate to cover the cost OF bull
ing and maintaining good roads in
all that part OF our state where pub
lie domain s owned or controlled by
the national government.
We favor an amendment TO the
federal constitution providing for
woman suffrage.
We favor a pension law for the
hremenof the cities and towns OF
the state of Colorado
We favor constitutional amend
ment providing that proportiona'
per cent Of signatures for referring
and initiating bills shall be secured
from each Of the several judicial dis.
tricis OF the state.
We favor more liberal policy TO
wards actual settlers on government
and state Lands and an efficient
farm loan act
We favor workmen's compensa-
tion act that will compel the pay
ment of a reasonable sum to the
widows and orphans from the indus
try where the less occurred and thus
TO the community.
We affirm that the water of every
natural stream within this state il
the property OF her people and tina,
the right to use the same within the
state for beneficial purposes is nm
limited. ana we condemn the e
the Interior department to preven,
tho utilization OF the waters OF our
streams by the people of this state
MS unwarranied. unjust and unauthor-
ized by law.
Tho Republican party denounces
the action ~ the state tax commits
sion in making the arbitrary raise of
x1s7 900. 600 In the asseaacd vnluailo,
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State Affairs.


the Just. efficient and impartial en-
for'ement Of the laws OF the state
and we viii not be diverted from
this issue by those who have openly
violated the laws. or by their synpa-
thizers. attorneys or bondsmen. The
fundamental An erican doctrine Is
that all are equal before the law
The strong and weak. the rich and
the poor. everyone. every citizen
every individual and corporation
should receive Just protection under
the laws. This Is our doctrine. and
We pledge 10 its enforcement our
sacred honor and our lives. We do
not oppose and will never oppose.
nor make var upon any union Of
either labor or capital when ors4niz.
ed TO accomplish lawful objects by
lawful means. but beyond this they
must not 20. The risht TO work is
the right TO live. and We favor
The risht OF every person. whether
union or noaunion. TO engage in any
lawful emnln fmet and TO labor when.
where and FOR whom he pieases
with reference 10 the enforcement
OF the laws concerning the liquor
traffic. we take the same position
that we take concerning the enforce
mcat OF other laws. and pledge our
best efforts 10 tie just and impartial
enforcement; Of Al. laws on this sub
ject now existing or that may here
after be enacted or adopted.
II is admitted by every one that
the people are overwhelmed with
taxes and that this condition OF af
fairs must lie righted. To that end
We pledge the nominees OF the Re
publican party to strict economy. to
the great reduction in taxes. TO the
abolishment Of thu unnecessary
boards and bureaus. to the enactment
OF a sane and husinesslike method
for the proper assessment OF property
and the collection Of taxes and TO
careful and persistent efforts to i'm.
prove the public service in all the
branches OF the state government
The Republican party stands com
mitted TO the maintenance. extension
and enforcement Of civil service laws
and we condemn the attempt of Ger.
tain officials in this state TO continue
Incompetent employees in office with.
out proper ~ any civil service exam
nations and under tho pretense Of
cer,ifcation of the commencement
and terms OF their service.
We favor liberal but economical
and businesslike use OF the funds Of
the state IN building and maintain
Ing better roads.
We favor an efficient supervision
and Just reasonahie regulation OF the
railroads. express companies. tele.
phone. telegraph and al other corpor-
ations doing business in this state.
We invite and win encourage the
coming to our state and making their
homcs here. Of the honest. intelligent
Industrious and healthy foreign bor,
citizens OF Err3p. who will o,ey n.
laws. learn the !. .ncipies of consti
tutional government and be In Gym
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1914-02-04
TO SPEAK HERE ON
FIRE PREVENTION

Miss Mary McCabe of Little Rock
will speak at the auditorium of the
Conway public school Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock, on the subject of
Fire Prevention" The address will
be delivered under the auspices of the
auspices of the educational depart
ment of the School and Civic Club,
which hold meeting just prior to the
speaking. Everybody, and especially
mothers interested in the public
school, are requested to be present.
The club has also arranged for ten
cent luncheon, to be served at the pub
lie school on Wednesday, February Il.
The committee on arrangements is
composed of Mrs. Wiley Mosley,
chairman; Mesdames T. R. Douglass,
w. B. Hubbell, W. r. Hairston, A. M.
Ledbetter, Claud Powell and John
Henderson. Patrons of the school are
requested to allow their children to
purchase these lunches, as every cent
received will be used in the domestic
science department of the school.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1914-02-04
NAYLOR.

We had some winter last Friday
and Saturday.
Most of the farmers have got their
land broken in this part of the coun-
try.
Rev. Etchison filled his appointment
Sunday at II a. M, and preached an
interesting sermon.
There was singing at H. Burton's
Sunday evening. All report a nice
time and good singing.
Bruce Burton is better at this time.
Mrs. Pete Hendrix is quite ill. We
hope she will soon recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Brady and Mas
ter Fuel visited Uncle Jim Reynolds
at Enola Sunday.
Grandma Hodge is reported ill at
this time.
Mrs. Bob Moore is better. She has
had long spell of fever
Mrs. Flippen was not getting along
so well the past week.
@hAcSi SoiiSiOCi IlHle, ~.
Hodge has gotten through moving
to the Ward farm, which he has rent
ed for this year.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Pairet,
a boy, on January %.
Prof. Edwin Fowlkes brought his
wife home Friday. They attended
church Sunday at this place
Lola Brady is quite sick.
Vialda Burton has been sick, but is
better.
G. A. Brown has painted the resi-
dence recently purchased by DR.. Rey-
nolds from DR.. Dunn.
Miss Jewel Curtis was over here to
see her many friends Sunday.
Collie Diffee was in our burg Sun
day. He comes quite often.
February a.