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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
POSSIBLE CAUSE OF DISTRESS
Tommy's Guess as to Eieaander.s
Spell of Weeping Showed He
Had Imagination.

The teacher was telling his class
about the conquest of Alexander t1c
Great. He made the tale a stirring
one, and at last reached the conquest
of India Wishing to impress the cnfi-
dren he said: When Alexander had
conquered India, what do you think ne
did, DO you think he gave great
feast to celebrate his triumph No
he sat down and wept.'
The children seemed to be q iittls
disappointed at this childish exhini.
ton on the part Of the hero: SO the
teacher continued: Nov, why dc
you think Alexander wept? he asked.
Up went little hand; but when its
owner saw it was the only one ~
view, he hurriediy withdrew 1t.
Come on now. Tommy, said she
teacher in his most persuasive voice.
why do you think Alexander Wept
Please, sir, said Tommy hesitat-
ingly. perhaps he didn't know tha
way back"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
TERM OF MUCH SIGNIFICANCE
Phrase South Of Panama" neans
Much More Than Merely Geo
graphical Location.

South Of Panama" is phrase
which has a mighty significance. II
means not merely geographical loca-
ton. 1t signifies vast virgin areas OF
iowland and upland. coatrasted With
fallow valleys ard lofty plateaus nop-
ulated ard cultivated through centu.
ries. -
1t means barren and burned noun
tains and dreary deserts mingled with
forested ard H'ateTed slopes, grassy
Dnos and palnpas and Towering sa.
vanIas-
1t means the mixing of almost for.
gotten aboriginal races and surviving
indian types With the intellectual ana
refined descendants of early Spaniards
and Portuguese and the later sprin-
king OF advensurescme Germans.
Italians, English and Americans
1t means an ancient civilization. fas-
cinating Incan ruins. old-!ashioned
Moorish and Spanish architecture III
the sleeping cities and towns with
strange peoples and conditions bark
ing back to far centuries, hard By 9
new civilization, modern skyscraGars
and boulevards in growing commercial
entrepots and ambitious capitals with
progressive peoples and conditions
which rival the best that the old East
and the new West of North America
can show.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
ONE ON THE FLOORWALKER
Position, But He Was Net Pro-
ficient in Spelling.

The worst thing about the following
IS that it is true. and what's more,
that it happened in one Of Pittsburgh's
stores.
The girl. stylishly attired, stepped
up to the still more stylishly-attired
fioorwalker and inquired where she
would find the chiffon. The fioorwalk.
er consulted notebook. Her surprise
came when he gravely told her that
they did not keep chiffon.
"Why." she gasped. you cannot
possibly mean that
In her eagerness she stepped closer
to the stylishly-attired man than Flea
nor Gale says stylishly-attired WON
an should, and looked over his shoul.
der at the notebook.
"Oh. / see" she said. fatty. as she
moved off to ask the girl at the glove
counter about tho chiffons The mar
had been looking under the s's.-Bal.
timore Star.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
0UffH llfIi0on e|Ifs o.
enc lgom 70 ulI1 0l[ll

LONDON. pscsmber zs.--Ths Al
cxandra home. an addition TO the
london hospital now being built.
win be named the Edith cavell home
instead. Queen Alexandra, in whose
honor the home for nurses had al
ready been named voluntarily sur
rendered the honor in favpr OF Eng
lands martyr-nurse. Edith Caveil'
executed b. the Germans in Belgium.
A shilling fund inausurated ~ a
London daily. has already provided
thousands OF dollars for a Cayeil
memorial, which by the wish OF the
queen and the mother OF the dead
nurse will be the Edith Cavell homo
IL was the express wish OF Miss Cav
eil's aged mother. at Norwich, that
statue should not be erected FOL
aer daughter.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
GOOD by Proxy.

Most OF us know some particular
food or drink, the desire for which ~
stimulated in us by reading about 1t.
But the writing must be skiiiful. or ii
Tot skillful artlessly good The cruder
method OF the stage produces the same
effect; ali smokers have experienced
the almost overwhelming desire to
smoke which comes upon them when
someone lights a cigarette on the
stage; these strange AM. rapid restau-
rant meals of the fashionable thoalcf.
when party sits down at a table and
is whirled through six courses in
about five minutes. surrounded b.
champagne bottles in ice haekets and
trays OF liquors. have IL absurdiy ex-
citing effect.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Beauty and Brains.

A pretty giri need not necessarily be
brainless, hat somehow the combina.
ton persists.
Did you young fellows ever stop to
analyze any of your conversations
with that wide-eyed little blonde who
always wears pink silk bleuses? No.
OF course YOU didn't--you hardly knew
what you were saying yourself.
Trouble with you is that you havent
imagination enough 20 conceive Of a
pretty girl who could bring up a more
Interesting talk topic than her own
sweet self
Yod sort of conccdc that peach os
a girl rs three-auarters mush. with a
heart % stone.
OF course taere - such a thing as
the pretty girl with brains. bur she :
either married or else IN love with
.nrC ou3s tf4t 1es Z p aDrsc,lata her.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Cheerful Man Wins.

In recent contest of woman's opin-
ions this type brought first money. He
is described as fellows:
vote fer a cheerful grin, and for
the -ar who always has it ready at
the right time He can be depended
upon as Judge OF human nature, a
humorist, an optimist, tactieian, an
altruist ard a friend. II he's doc
ter. want him when I'm sick. II
he's a preacher, III so TO his church,
regardless CT denomination. Ii he's
in business. Ia like to work for him.
If he wants RE to. I'll marry tim.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM
Of All she Soldiers Under
Their Ccntro,.

1t is doubtful whether any foreign
war Office follows with an accuracy
greater than that displayed by the
United States war department the
movements Of its officers. The follow
ing is an interesting case in point:
A young army officer who had seen
service in this country ahd IN the
East was once with q small scouting
party in Arizona. After two weeks in
the desert his squad came 70 The rail
way near snail station. Within ten
minutes telegram from Washington
was brought to him by the station
agent. 1t asked il the officer wished
to be transferred to one of the new
artillery regiments then forming.
He answered by telegraph that he
would be glad to enter either Of them
Then with his SQUAD he set off again
across the desert.
1t was six days later whc-. they
again struck the railway. this time
80 miles from the point at which they
had previously crossed it, but the of
fcer's reply from the war department
was awaiting him. 1t had been tele-
graphed to every station within two
hundred miles
A more striking instance of accu-
racy occurred after the same officer e
transfer to the East. He was travel
ing horae on leave and. as the regula-
tons require. had notified the depart
ment of the day. hour and probable
route of his journey. After he had
been on the train for eight hours at
a small station the conductor entered
with telegram asking If anyone OF
his name was on board. On opening
the telegram the officer found that ii
ordered him to detached duty.
EXactness OF detail could not be car.
ried much further. The war depart
ment knew the whereabouts OF sec.
ord Lieutenant even when he was trav-
cling on leave of absence
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Peaches in England.

A long time ago someone said that
an Englishman eats peach as II he
were performing religious ceremony.
No wonder, In the London market a
sale OF a dozen peaches ranks as q
wholesale transaction. And the price.
The London Telegraph recently print
ed an article on Cheap Fruit in
which the statement occurs that
small samples were worth two or
three shiilings dozen. but that the
best fruit could be bought at IL shil.
lings a dozen. Think of paying guar.
ter for single peach. But there were
some shops that cut the price, and
that would sell you peach for three
pence-six Youths Compan.
ion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
|MIll|ONAInEs GME CHICAGO
|W0RLO's BIGGEST POLICE FORGE

CHICAGO. Dec. %. A citizen
police force 10000 strong, in addi-
ton to the regular force, is being
formed here today. When complete
|it will give Chicago the largest
police force in the world. According
u plan, suggested BY seven millicn-
aires. members Of the Industrial
club OF Chicago, every block In the
city Will have a citizen policeman
serving without pay. He will work
with the police and health authori-
ties in the district. Ii is hoped that
he will prod into action the careless
cops on the regular force The first
drty OF the citizen policeman viii
be 10 gain the friendship OF tae i,a-
tlolnan on the beat His cher uo2k
will be observation. H. sill not
nave the power To make an arrt 81,
but is expected TO report unsanitary
conditions and law violations. Resi-
dents in his block will be expected
10 cooperate with him.
The citizen police force wifi
make Chicago's police depart sasut
the most efficient in the worla !"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
|llgs. MI 11F IIns's a0ls(sr
= wet real MIIta Teas
BY william Philip Sims.
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, November 20, Thy NALL .
Weeping shells used by the Ger
mans to blind the enemy with his
own tears, precipitated in at least
Ione instance what comes near be-
ing the most ludicrous incident OF the
war. During recent weeping shell
|bombardment by the Germans req
ment of French cavalry dismounted
back of the line OF fire.. a gust Of
wind caught the sorrowful fumes
land waited them gently to where
the horses and cayalrymen we're at
their ease. Suddenly, without APP
parent reason. every cavelryman
lbeheld his horse burst into tears as
though the price of oats had sudden
,ly risen to figure beyond equine
financial possibilities Then, as II
lin sudden sympathy the cavalrymen
lalso burst into tears. The situation
lis declared BY the officers to have
been incredibly ludicrous. The cav
lalrymen were impelled to such gales
sof laughter at sight of the crying
horses that II the Germans had at
tackled at that moment the entire
regiment would easily have been wip-
ed out So far as could be ascer-
ttaiued, horses and men suffered no
serious consequence from having
awaited themselves of woman's
privilege The distance the fumes
mas heee carried hy the wind reduc-
- their strength
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Unable 10 Appreciate Silence.

Some people never Learn to appreci-
ate the beauty of silence. Perhaps it
is an appreciation that caaaot be &c
CURED Perhaps it comes by nature.
Such people seem to believe that all
apparently human relations Elst ex-
press themselves in speech. They
keep up an incessant chatter and they
try to make others chatter in return.
They are among the mcst fatiguiag in
fiuences in the world. Often they are
tormented with personal curiosity,
They ask searching questions. aud il
they do n1t receive spontaneous and
full replies they become suspicious or
hurt.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

Much Of the pharisaism and prig'
gishaess on the subject of education
arises from the fact that the world
is divided into two camps as regards
knowledge; these who believe that the
astronomer alone knows the stars. and
these who believe that he knows them
best who sleeps in the open beneath
them. In reality, neither type Of min.
is complete without the other.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
still Worse.

My life has been full Of disappoint.
ments." said the lank and horse-faced
man. Il have never been able to
achieve my cherished ambitions or OBJ
tain the things l most earnestly de.
sired. Ar-r-r-rr,"
Huh" returned the man en- whose
brow sat despair like breeding hen
On her nest. Il am verse of than
that My rich uncle LEFT ne his big.
gest motor car and nothing for its up.
keep,"--Kansas city Star.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
SAGE TEA TURNS
GRAY HAIR DARK
It's Grandmother's Recipe to Bring
Back Color and Lustre to
Hair.

That beautiful. even shade Of
dark, glossy hair can only be had By
brewing a mixture of Sage Tea and
Sulphur. Your hair is your charm.
II makes or mars the face. When ii
fades, turns gray. streaked and
looks dry, wispy and seraggy. just
IN application or two Of Sage and
sulphur enhances its appearance a
hundredscId
Don't bother to prepare the tom
10; you can get from any drug store
/ 5o-cent bottle Of "Nyeth's Sage
Ind Sulphur Compound ready tc
Use. This can always be depended
mon to bring back the natural col
III, thickness and lustra OF your
hair and. remove dandruff, stor
scalp itching and falling hair.
Everybody uses .'Wyeth'sr Sage
and Sulphur because it darkens SC
naturally and evenly that nobody
can tell 1t has been applied. You
simply dampea II sponge or soft
brush with il and draw this through
the hair. taking one small strand al
a time: by morning the gray hair
has disappeared. and after another
application IL becomes beautifully
dark and appears glossy. lustrous
and abundant. curlin's Two Drug
Stores. adv.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
BIG EATERS GET
| KIDNEY TROUBLE.
Take Salts ut first sign Of BIatlder
irritation or Backsche.

irritation or Backsclle.
The American men and women
must guard constantly against Kid
ney trouble, because we eat too
much and all our food is rich. Our
blood is llled with uric acid which
the kidneys strive to liter out. they
weaken from overwork. become
sluggish; the eliminative tissues
clog and the result is kidney trou-
Gle, bladder weakness and a gener-
al decline in health.
When your kidneys feel like
Jumps of lead; your back hurts or
he urine is cloudy. full of sediment
Or you are obliged to seek relief
two or three times during the
aight; if you suffer with sick head
ache or dizzy. nervous spells, acid
stomach. or Won have rheumatism
when the weather is bad, get from
lyour pharmacist about four ounces
IF Jad Salts take a tablespoonful
| in a glass of water before break
last Off few DAYS and your kid
aegs viii then act fine. This famous
salts Il made from the acid oil
grapes and lemon juice. combined
With ntllia, and has been used for
| generations to flush and stimulate
| elogged kidneys; 70 neutralie the
4eids III the urine SO il no longer is
a source Of irritation. thus ending
3ladder disorders.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

A Milwaukee, inventor has devised
q machine which is intended to save
US the pain and trouble Of breaking
IL" lew shoes. Lsgsike levers. ever
which sn endless belt passes. have
suitable foct portions to receive the
shoes. When the machine is IN opera.
ton the shoes are acted upon hy a
walking movement exactly As II they
wece On = persons feet
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
s CHANG. IN MEANING
aes Throuss she Centuries
Became Contradictory
| Two Great Examples.

curious habit that history re-
hat of stripping a word OF it
meaning and clothing it with
ring radically different. We
bld IN our high school dave that
eant originally. master" and
hen the Slavs were captured in
numbers by the more civilized
Of Europe and impressed
voluntary servitude. they gave
NICE proud name TO be used for
y designate the condition OF
Modern etymologists are in
Ito scout the idea that the word
lame from the old Bulgarian
z which signified glory" but
lease of another perverted word
lis no dispute. That word is
Duke
turkey rnameluke was a slave
Usually Circassian, who did
\ work in the household OF the
h About the year 1900 a great
bf these slaves were sold BY
Dis Khan to the ruler OF Egypt.
|years they had seized the GOV.
pit, assassinated the monarch
leeted one Of their number to.
|roae Their government lasted
G17 when they were overthrown
PIN ], sultan of Turkey, but they
|nesl to be a power in the army
fha beginning of the nineteenth
b when MeaBet Ali had them
cred, because no ruler could
Eel secure on his throne as lon.
cavalry wing OF ais army was
'sed Of nlanelukes. Their very
Pad cone to signify the master
aalities that belong not to tie
sbnt 10 the conqueror.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Hazards Of Art.

What is that protean actor doing
now2s
He's impersonating character in
Shakespeare.
"But which one?'
she leaves that for you to guess
"Umphl l don't believe he know
himself"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

Ssaid Louis Damon. secretary Of ths
movement, known as Chicago clvic
Cc-operators. Already the regular
police are commencing u show ip-
tcrest in the program they have
soften 5000 copies OF the clry ofli-
nsnces and are showing more dis
esetion IN their official acts. :
Each citizen policeman IL provided
with card OF authority which
bears the signature OF the mayer.
chief Of police and the keSa 81 gha
health department. ss
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
MoRkED N HAY EIEIzp.

Arthur Jones. Allen. Has. writess
II have been troubled with bladder
and kidney troubles for xpcd
many years. II It were not Tor ~
ley Kidney Pills would never se
able to work in the hay leld. Men
and women past middle as lissti
these pills splendid remedy TIM
weak, oyerworked or diseased Md
neys. Curlin's Two DRUG tore
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

N get the notion you need ;
liant when rest is needed,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

Are you the kind Of i I'D SON nIs
whom Il is said: II walk al skxx
around him?. II you ars soe are
unpopular.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-15
CHECKS WERE ALTERED
Beet Weeder Stole POcketbOOk and
Tried to Defraud Merchants.

ARMADA, Mich, Dec. Is. - A
beet weeder, former a resident Of
Berville. but now ~ Port Huron.
Johann Pandering. by name. traded
81 worth at Rogers store in Ar
mazda and offered a check for $3.50.
drawn I'm his favor BY Calvin Brown
a Berville merchant. The magnitude
Of the check excited the suspicious
Of Mr. Rogers and he told the man
TO wait till be could get the money
from the bank. He went out ana
called Mr.. Brown by telephone and
found that the check had been is
sued regularly in favor Of a whole
sale concern and the name changed
in favor OF Pandering.
The sheriff was called and Pan
dering arrested. 1t now transpires
that on Dec. the same man traded
SIS worth at Dudleys store and sue
ceeded in passing an altered check
issued by the same Brown for
&1CS.S6. getting the change in good
money
1t seems ne had stolen a pocket
book from Browns store containing
these checks and some notes. and al
tered the checks. He was taken to
Mt. Clemens.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-15
DRY" FORCES ACTIVE
Civic League at Goshen Offers $50
Reward For Conviction.

GOSHEN. Ind. Dec. 1.-THE
Civic league OF Goshen. composed IF
representatives from the various
Bible classes of the 10 churches IN
the city. has posted a standing re-
ward OF $50 for each conviction fer
violation Of the liquor laws here.
League members declare that some
Goshen druggists and others are
fiagrantly violating the statutes.
Cyril L. r. Wilson, "a druggist.
recently was found guilty OF selling
whisky in quart lots without requir-
ing the buyer TO sign the required
application. Darr Robson. clerk at
the Wilson store. also is a defend
ant II two cases OF ALLEGED Illegal
sales. Everett Ball. who pleaded
guilty to .'bootlegging.' is serving a
sentence in the county Jail
Goshen has been without licensed
saloons since July 81 as result OF
"drys" winning a local option cleo
ton
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-15
WOMEN ARE BIG LOSERS
Money il All Gone as Result of
Bank Failures.

HAMMOND. Ind. Dec. 15.-Find-
ings which have just been reported
To the superior court here by Charles
Surprise. federal bankruptcy COM
missioner, indicate that 1880 per-
sons contributed S330,0O0 TO the
Reynolds County Fruit Land Co. and
the Railroad Improvement Assocla-
ton Co. Both companies were form
ed i'm Indiana and were interested in
Missouri lands. Dissolution Of the
concerns is pending in the superior
court.
II is said the receiver will not be
able 10 claim title to more than
1000 acres. Options on $4,000 other
acres are invalid The land is stu
ated 1000 feet above sea level in the
Ozark mountains. 1t is said that it
takes five acres OF the land TO grow
enough grass TO fed a COW
When the receivershir proceed
ings were held here, the court room
was crowded with widows and youn
was crowded with widows and
young girls who had invested their
money in the companies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-15
CRAzED BY LOSS OF
CORN BOY WANDERS
Youth Who Belongs to Clubs
Raising Crops Loses Mind
Because of Failure.

TRAVERSE CITY. Mich, Dec. Is.
One Of the minor, yet poignant,
tragedies Of the past disastrous sea
son Of fruit and produce growing is
the crushing blow dealth the newly
organized Boys Corn and Potato
clubs. OF the Grand Traverse region
Dozens Of farmer boys hereabouts
reaped only blight and disapOint-
ment as a reward for their hours Of
labor care and watchfulness. and
many are the truly pitiful tales II
disbursement which the coming of
winter has brought. When il is un-
derstOod that in Grand Traverse
county, out Of Is corn clubs, with
an aggregate membership of over
100, only three boys had any corn,
one begins to comprehend the far
reaching results Of the disaster and
one can appreciate. in some meas
ure, the pathos of such a tale as
this:
Alfred Madison. 70 years old. Of
Buckley, was taken I'm charge by the
officers Of Traverse City a few days
ago, after the boy had wandered
about without food or shelter for -
hours. When questioned by his res
cuers as TO the reason for his ap-
parent homelessness. he at first
stated that he simply was lured
away ~ he call of the bright
lights" and did not care to ever
20 back home on the farm.
Later, however. some kindly soul
drew from the lad his real tale OF
woe. In the spring Of the year he
had planted potatoes and cucumbers
on a piece Of land that his father had
rented TO him When everything
seemed to be progressing promising
ly and the outlook predicted bump
er crop and a goodly profit. along
came the frost one night. to blight
all growing things. In the morning
there was not a living plant or
vine on the boys few acres His
work and profit and pleasure for
the year had been zeroed in a night.
If this was what farming had in
store for him. then the sooner he left
it the better. So he left the scene o.
his fruitless endeavor. and-the po-
lice picked him up and sent him
back TO his distracted parents.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-15
FARMER Is STRANGLED
TO DEATH BY HAY RACK
Henry Bart of Bristol Working in
Barn When Accident Occurred.
Found by Wife.

GOSHEN, Ind. Dec 15.-Death in
a horrible manner shortly after
noon Tuesday took Hnery Hart. a
we'll known farmer. SO years old,
living a mile and a half north of
Bristol, when he was strangled to
death by the weight of a hay rack
which fell across his neck while he
was working in the barn on his
farm.
He was first missed about 1890
when his wife called him for dinner
When he failed to appear from the
barn Mrs Hart set out TO find what
delayed him. Stepping through the
door of the barn she saw her hus-
band lying on his back with the
heavy hay rack resting on his neck
He was dead when she reached his
side.