The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-07

ely session OF the legislature The CIV
OF the university bunch is for more
money and there is not a day in the
year That the people of Texas do
not spend more than thousand
dollars lor the support Of this in
Stlluton. There are good many
instructors in the institution Who
draw salaries ranging from $4,000
70 $4,000 per annum while country
school teachers equally efficient
draw FROM $500 to $500 per an
mum. Is this encquality fair. Is
1t lair to pay one man $500 TO
instruct live pupils and another
$500 to teach thifty-five. If the
legislature, some time when it can
spare the time from Investigating d
poker game or passing anti-lobby
laws, would scrutinize closely some
OF our state institutions and would
nave The courage to report the truth
without any reservation there would
doubtless be some very interesting
reading matter. / did not intend
TO pursue exactly the course | have
in this article but the fact is that
there are very few useful citizens
the product Of the seats OF higher
learning. There is not one out Of
ten OF them that ever become pro-
ducelS Of anything more suDst&h-
t1al than fine special theories of
morals and politics, consequently |
do not hesitate to say that Tor real
practical benefits give me the com
mon school From them come our
l3bofers and most OF our farmers
and mechanics, Higher education
lis polish but does not make any bet
Ter OF more moral citizenSip than
the products OF our common schools.
any one with good think tank
can become an educated man 9r
Woman by building to knowledge
Of the fundamental Inducements, III.
three RS.
l hope the legislature will make
tive $lV0o,0o0 appropriation for the
common schools.
l have been threatening TO turn
this loose for a long time but knew
it would be offensive TO the high
broHs. Tonight l am little blue
and il you start me Wren / am blue
l cannot avoid telling the truth.
Last week people were not at
work in the fields and / spent very
little time out for you can not fHd
them when they are not at work
and those you do find are in no hu-
NOR for business. w L. Brooks
from WaNahachie 4 giaddencd ny
heart to the amount of one dollar.
T. NJ. Marks from Forreston ) or
dered the Daily Light. II. J. Os
borne, u substantial colOred farmer
from Forreston ;. came TO my res
cue f. L. Ward from WaXahachie
t Was here and did something to
cause me to remember him. Thurs
day Capt. f. = Anderson invited
me to accompany him to the home
OF John Vim at Gordon Valley.
From WaXuhachie to the Mountain
top, u distance Of nine miles, We
passed hundreds and possibly thOus-
auds of acres of wheat and oats.
never saw finer prospects for a
large yield. The crop is not matur-
ed but while fine prospect does
not insure a crop, good yield
without 4 good prospect is impos-
siblc. At MaypeaTl | encountered
and conquered w. NJ Mercer, live
farmer and good citizen on May
pearl l. At the home of Mr.. VIM
Ne were royalty entertained. Mrs
Kirkpatrick, Mr.. Winn S daughter, is
his houSckeepcr and she surely
knows the modus operandi for
MAKING II DiStull tiit pliAEi AIiIHsao "
match.
Mr.. Winn is an old settler and
has one Of the most attractive and
best watcred farms in Ellis county
Mr.. kirkpatrick and cousin have
a half acre of land sown in Ber-
muda onion seed. He says they
should produce at least 500 gallons
and that they sell for 80 cents per
gallon. He also has fine patch OF
onions growing for the market
Back at Maypearl l met and con-
uucred j. j. Brooks. W. K. Daniel
got back on my list but his mother
is really the subscriber. Mr. Daniel
ST., has been in bad health tor a
wear. Saturday | caught u. f. Feas-
ter of Blooming Grove ,. lie is a
fine looking fellow and a good
farmer. j. +. Preston, hustler
from Waxahachie 1, was here Satur-
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