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Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
If Caesar Had q Phone.

Julius Caesar missed n great deal In rot knowing the telephone or at least In not using it if he knew it, One can see the telephone engineer attached ia the Roman postotlice cndpayOrlng, but without avail. tO gel m instrument in. stalled at the capitol and at the pal ace. "I am intrusted by the emperor to say that he does not desire these barbarian novelties. and so Thomas Ava Edisonus need not call again
 tith his mugiciau's apparatus" X signal blundcr. We can imagine what would have happened. Hello, 12S7 Tiber. Is it thou, Artemidorus? understand thou rangst me up this morning. What. Details of II plot? Go not to the senate today? Beware of Brutus? Go not near Casca? Right. and thank thee. Artemidorus. will have an extra guard put on Instantly and the conspiratorS arrested" And so. although Artemidorus was unable to give his warning in the street, he gave 1t over the telephone. and Cae- snr's valuable life and with it the for. tune of Rome was saved.-From "lf They Had Thought of IL" in Strand Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
How Words Chance,

A century and half ago fun" n word of Irish origin, was considered ''shockingly low" Mob" too. was a word mo self respecting gentleman would use" till Pope boldly wrote the mob of gentlemen who write with ease" Of ''humbug" writer in 1T50 said: "I will venture to affirm that this 'humbug is neither an English word nor q derivative from any other language. It is, indeed, a blackguard sound. It is fine makeweight in con versation, and some great men deceive themselves so egregiously as to think they mean something by it.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Funeral Souvenirs.

Weird funeral souvenirs of Dutch origin were called "docd-koecks," or dead cakes" With small bottle of wine and pair of gloves two of these were sent b. way of invitation to rcln- tives and friends whom one wanted to attend the funeral The original recipe for these cakes, which is said 10 be authentic, called for fourteen pounds of -four, six pounds of sugar, five pounds of butter, one quart of water, two tcaspoonfuls of pearl ash, two teaspoonfuls of salt and one ounce of caraway seed. These were baked in four inch squares, then frosted and marked with the initials of the de. parted friend" Sometimes they were eaten at the funeral dinner, but usu- ally they were taken away. like we'd ding cakes. as souvenirs. Many bakers made speciality of funeral cookery" one baker in Philadelphia advertising the speciality as recently as 1T4S.-New York Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
A Reeipe For Ghosts.

It Is generally understood that "see- ing ghosts" Is the result of indigestion. The following notes may be useful to amateurs anxious to investigate psy- chological phenomena:
 Lobster salad eaten after midnight, one ordinary ghost with chains.
 Two Welsh rabbits and a mince pie, one mysterious gray lady emitting groans.
 Cold roast pork, mixed pickles and strong tea taken immediately before retiring. n genuine family specter car rying his head under his arm.
 A portion of cake, result of daugh- ters first lesson at cookery school, a troup of fearsome blood stained hoh- goblins with blue lights shining out of empty eye sockets.-New York Jour nal.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Real Joy of Farm ownina.

l am not d gentleman farmer, with a great estate over which ride once in awhile and leave all the real work to my underlings. I cannot think there would be great fun in this No; like to take hold with my Portuguese man and plant and spray and trim and prune. To be sure, he does more than his share of the rough work, and much of the year must be cultivating other kinds of fields than those that grow cabbages and turnips, but the fun of farming comes from being n real farm CT while you are one, getting close to the soil, becoming intimate with every living thing, whether it be plant or animal: loving your tomato vines and raspberry bushes. taking real pride in your eggplants and your brussels sprouts, whether you get prize for them at the county fair or not.-Rev Dr. Francis F. Clark in Countryside Magazine and Suburban Life.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Bridal Chamber Silver.

Few places of equal extent in mother earth ever produced as much wealth in ore as the famous bridal chamber" in the Lake Valley silver mines in southern New Mexico. It yielded over $3.OO0O00, the silver ore being found twenty feet underground and was talk on from space no larger than n good sized room. One piece of ore weighed S1 GOO pounds and returned shelter values of over $S2,000. In another nearby shaft fifty feet in depth $116,- GOO worth of ore of the same charac- ter was hoisted with a hand windlass in eight hours.-Argonaut.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
CROSSING THE COUNTRY
Observations by Miles L. Blodgett, of
 Falls Village.
(COncluded.) ]

(Concluded.
 Out here as in the East find people to be about the same and "one knows as much as the other, if not little more." I find human nature to be about the same, and that everything is good to him who looks for good. One would think from the above that had been here about twenty months, but I have not, and I find myself piling off of the train at the Santa Fe depot, my neck craned ill all directions trying to locate Oakland. I have just located a policeman and he tells me to take the car for the center. It is cold here and raining, and I am shivering in a coun- try that I had supposed possessed no climate that would cause one to shiver; but the climate here is of that nature that one never gets real cold nor real hot; this is called ideal, and the longer one stays the better he likes it, and it is said that those who stay here a year never leave for good, and as I am writ ing this, the 18th day of January, it is warm and balmy. Oakland is a place of about one hundred and fifty thousand people. They are from every state ill the Union, and there is quite foreign population. She has a splendid street car system, good substantial business houses, such as banks, mercantile estab- lishments, business colleges, etc. The streets of Oakland and the surrounding places are. very good, and the people appreciate them, for automobiles are very numerous. This is city of churches, and all forms of worship pre- vail.
 There are quite good many Chinese and Japanese here. They are peaceful. They conduct shops and other lines of business. <.
 Out at Berkeley is the State Univer- sity, and the Deaf and Dumb school There can be seen also, the Greek Theatre, an open air amusement place built alter the plan of the Greek Theatre.
 Berkeley is a place of about forty thousand people. The University
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
CInaninn A Watch Chain.

cleaned with very excellent result no matter whether they be matt or poi- ished, by laying them for few sec. onds in pure aqua ammonia. They should then be rinsed in alcohol and finally shaken in clean sawdust, free from sand. Imitation gold and plated chains should be cleaned in benzine. then rinsed in alcohol and afterwar,l shaken in dry sawdust.-St Louis Ee- public.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
A Desperate Charge.

'They charged like demons" said the retired colonel eXcitedly. "I never saw anything to touch it. The way they charged positively staggered me"
 "Whom does he mean?" whispered the man who had just come in to his neighbor. "Is he talking about one of his old battles?"
 No" replied the other. Hes talk ing about the holiday he spent at the Swiss hotel."-Liverpool Mercury.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
A Devotee.

She had a vast amount of money. but it had come to her quite recently. One day an acquaintance asked her If she were fond of art.
 Fond of artr' she exclaimed. Well. I should say I was. If I am ever in city where there's an artery l never fail to visit it"-Lippincott's.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Inevitable Disclosure.

There Is no use of trying to please everybody" said the ready made phi. losopher.
 But you don't make an effort of any kind"
 There you are! You blame me for being absolutely mlessr'-Washing- ton Star.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
First to Strike Oil.

The first man to strike oil'' in the United States was l.. l.. Drake, Il con- ductor on the New Haven railroad. Employed at Oil Creek, Pa, to drill we'll for oil. he accomplished his task on Aug. 2T, 1859. and his well went down into history as the first ever drilled for oil in this country.-New York American.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Reformed,

"Pa, Jimmy Green, the toughest fighter in our gang, has reformed. He says it's wrong to fight"
 Do you believe him?"
 "I would but for one thing"
 "Whats that?"
 He never talked that way until he broke his arm."-Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Their Five Heavens,

According to the Ptolemaic system of astronomy, there were five heavens, or firmaments. the last of which was the seat of the pure elemental fire" and the seat of deity. This fifth or highest heaven was called the empyrean, from the Greek "en-fui," which means "in fire"
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
No L ate Hours There.

Gucst-What possessed you to move away off here to the extreme edge of the city?
 Host-The trolley cars stop running at 10 p. m.
 What of thatg'
 Wait till you see my pretty daugh- ters."-Ncw York Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Tbeir niNy,eion-

'I see where a criminal lawyer has taken his daughter into partnership with him. How do they divide the casesp"
 He takes the fellow-nles, and she, the mis-demeanors."- Amer. fcan.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
SatiricaI.

Willie Willis-w Whats "satirical touch," pa? Papa Willis-It's the fel. low who borrows money of you and then kids you about it whenever you meet-Puck.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
One Brand.

Mary" queried the teacher, "can you tell me what human nature is?"
 "Yes, ma'am," was the reply. Its people before they get into society," Chicago News.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Poor Friends.

When one loses ones reputation it is never necessary to advertise it in the want columns. Ones friends will ad- vertise it for one as widely as possible. Florida Times Union.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Different Opinions.

'I don't think q college education amounts to a great deal"
 Don't you? Well, you ought to foot my boys bills and sce."-Boston Rec ord.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
gkepticaI.

Not one man in thousand who rolls down to the bottom of the hin can mako inc world believe hc did it frr exercise. Atlanta Constitution.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Seekind the Lost.

"What is the poet gabbling about?" His lost Lenore."
 He'd better put an ad in the lost column. By the way, what is n leu ore?"-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Obeyinq Orders.

"'See America firstr" didactically quoted the professor.
 'T have already done so,' replied J. Fuller Gloom. 'I was born here."- Idge.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
An Execution,

Bix-No man ever succeeded in busi. ness who kept watching the clock. DiX-Oh, l don't know. There's the train dispatchrr.-Br Brooklyn Eagle.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Safety First.

Do you believe in being perfectly frank with your friends?"
 "Only with those that are smaller than am."-Houston Post.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04

It is no small commendation to mar age little well. He is q good wag- oner that can turn in n little room.- Bishop Hall.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04

Away with delay-it always injures those who are prepared.-Lucan.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
BILLY SUNDAY STOLE HIS
MOST EFFECTIVE SERMONS
WAS CHARGE MADE BY FORMER
St.CRETARl-SNl FROM
JONES AND TALNAGE.

PHILADELPHIA, June II. -
Charges that Billy Sundays most
effective sermons We're plaguarized
were made today by Bentley d. Ack-
ley, Sundays eX-secretary. He de-
Clarej that the evangelist's sermons
delivered here, at Patterson and else
whore were almost exact counter
parts OF sermons by Sam Jones, Tai
mage and Gypsy Smith. The New
Birth sermon. which usually
brought flocks of converts, he de
clared TO be Gypsy Smiths, He
said further that he took the ser
mon in short hand. The sermon on
the ten commandments came from
Talmaee and chickens Come Home
To Roost" was from Sam Jones cob
lection of sermons. it was alleged.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17

Women suffer as much as mon do
from indigestion and constipation
and require the same scientific rem
edy to keep the stomach sweet. The
liver active and the bowls. regular
t'oley'~ Cathartic Tablets are whole
some and cleansing, do not gripe or
cause nausea. Stout people say thi
is the one eatbdrtir that takes away
tAat oyer-lull ana clogged-up feel
irg Sold every Vhere. adv
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
\ Mistake Made BY Many.

When you suffer pains and aches
by day and sleep disturbing bladder
vous and run down, the kidneys and
bladder should be restored to
healthy, strong and regular action.
II is a mistake to postpone treat
ment. Foley Kidney Pills put the
kidneys in sound. healthy condition
and keep them active and strong,
Sold everywhere. adv.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
RANKIN VI w..

Mr.. \ Z vinsuu IS The owner OF
new car
Mr. aud Mrs Pete Harris visited
10 Ennls the past week
Miss Jennie NeFar'in. ~ho ha~
been SICK. is seue better.
SUNDAY school a. the chool house
every sunday morning Every bod,
tfy aHd come out
he rauaK people we're entertain
II a. fhe home ~ Aias Hsatt Htl-
lion m@t Friday night
He ara having zame Foosi rains n
thla esetisa af Hhs tount, Corn
ftus
Ha eaanrr AMI Hss garHaH
=aeat he aas atth Ae ts1iaa ter
nan "Wednesday
Mr aad Mo- Batch N.slxsrtan
are ehe sFeast psr SEES
eIf eeFu GHme
The farmers sFe ea'f#uE als,nH flae
uth TIER erea Fs~FYaae i hs.sg
sAepnses seffoa aaa haHax "a
w &sa He Iaase Hesgs Islt~sl
TIE latter f4shsf and ss.ofs.sf Ar
sH@ NJ HHns - sAe cart&flshE
fsaas naam5tg f'rasag n8Eht
Mr. Eaxsr Fsash wAe wss Miss
Fsnnis Clarke has resasn@s fram
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
CARROLL.

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Same WIZ on'''n visited es'''
NOSES o"''uroay a'tef"oon'
MI anu MIS-. ) l. ! 'tsN7' VI.
to Ben bfaheh SUNDAY 10 u siAf-
'''7'
MIS-. Mamie ineher and MISS N'.h-
NE Moses We're IN NaNahaeh'e thlrs-
a"s'
Miss Kathleen smith Was to see
Grandma Carroll one afternoon last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs 4. \. thornton
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17

fine while we notice some have
plenty of grass and weeds oats
were good. Soon we will hear the
hum of the thresher.
Mrs Ray Many visited her mother,
Mrs Seabolt, last week.
Mrs. George Seabolt and children
went to Mr.. Reynolds Sunday night.
Earl Seabolt came in from Okla
homa Sunday night to see his 'ou-
sin, Jim Reynolds.
Mr., Hcwey of Fort Worth is Wis
ting his son-in-law. Mr.. Dan Rey-
nolds, for a few days.
Mrs r. B. Wilkins is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Byron Holiings-
worth, at Pluto, this week.
Audie Conner is on the sick list
this week Mr. Ike Moods baby is
reported sick. Jim Reynolds, who
has been sick for several months, is
real low Mrs. Buie, a sister, is at
his bedside now from East Texas.
Grandma Elliott of this place
died Saturday night and was buried
Sunday afternoon at the Hughes
graveyard, some five miles west OF
her home. Quite number OF
friends and relatives attended her
funeral She leaves a son here and
a daughter in Oklahoma and several
grandchildren to mourn her death.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17

Those who do not have to CON
slider expense are now going to
health resorts 10 get rid of impuri-
ties in the system that cause rheu-
matism, backache, aching joints and
painful muscles. II YOU cannot go.
yet feel YOU need relief from pain
aud misery get Foley Kidney pills.
They Restore the kidneys to activity
and make YOU feel we'll aud strong
Sold eYeryW here adv.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
" MON

Miss Lille Mefhsad spent sun
day With Mis- Ola Howard
This place was visited bg nice
shower of rain SUNDAY night.
Mi-s ollie Jenkins aud brother
Rob spent & white SUNDAY eeaaus
WITH Nrs. Kirby
Mr. Ralph Na0lfu. q bo ia beea
enias 10 schoo. aa Na<nlfaehie. re
turned home last aeeh-
M J. a HempaHi spent few
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17

Slight inflammation of the bron-
chial tubes causes distressing
cough and makes sleep impossible.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
stops that annoying tickling and re-
lieyes the racking. firing cough.
Good for all coughs, colds, Group
ard bronchial affections. Sold ey-
eryWhere. adv.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17

SEGTIN. Texas. June 17.-Aibert
q krams, a prominent farmer, was
gored by a bun and sustained a seri-
Gus wound in the thigh He was
taken to local sanitarium, where
it is believed no permanent injury
will result
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17

A reward ef s. aa viii be pau =, !,
This company Tor the i''''' :
any oue found salts '' 800 Il
~ NJ f.,ref fram ts-sart af Ia se Pc. =
any sah eaafr af tae en...
rgRpRIsF pa HLisiiiN' !,
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
|. :. Delmar Dies suddenly.

HENDERSON, Texas, June If
I. S. DeImar. city recorder and one
fell dead here yesterday al 1890
& 'clock
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17

I'm the guy who takes the
thinks" ont of your printing prob
lens J T Tucker, job printing,
that's all tfah
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
NItII)\

We had more wind and rain here
Sunday night. Crops are looking
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17

Several Want Hm here last week
n.-L.--r.
Arizona republican., 1915-02-20
Eddie O'DonneE (top) and Tom
 Alley.

Eddie O'Donnell and Tom Alley have been nominated to drive pair of Duesenbergs in the next 500-mile Indianapolis race. O'Donnell is one of the younger, meteoric generation of American racing drivers, having made his first bid for fame only within the last few months. Alley broke into the game as mechanician for Ralph De Palma, quitting the Italian only last fall. when he got a chance to drive for himself. |
Arizona republican., 1915-02-20
|D. A. R. SELECTS THE
 FLOWER FOR ARIZONA
Indian Paint Brush Almost Uni vcrsal in State Is Endorsed
 Blue and Old Gold in Colors

To suggest to the legislature an Arizona flower and some Arizona colors that won't fight with the Ari- zona flag recently adopted. is the duty that the Daughters of the American revolution have taken unto themselves. And after committee meeting yesterday the order has con- cluded to endorse what is known ;s the Indian Paint Brush" as the flower, and Blue and old Gold as the colors.
 In an interview, Etta Clifford Young, a member of the committed said last night:
 "rhe Indian Paint Brush is a dis tnetiYelv Arizona tower. The fact that it grows everywhere, from the deserts to the shoulders of the noun tains. makes ii practically an all- over -the-statc flower. Red is it. color-and such a red as will ga beautifully with the state colors and the state flag
 Tt IS the privilege of the Arizona chapter of the D. A. H. to prepare large Arizona flag for the halls of the Washington order. and we want some device that will be q credit to the state.
Arizona republican., 1915-02-20
HOLD-UP MEN ROUTED
 BY USE 0F AXE HANDLE
Man on Horseback More Than Match for Footpads Who Attempt
 Hold Up Friday Morning

Phil Ensign reported to the police yesterday that while riding horseback ialong Mcdowell road near Seventh late Friday morning, he was the vic tim of an attempted hold up.
 Ensign did not relish the thought of delivering all his spare cash and valu . ables, and proceeded to use an axe handle that he was carrying, to the best of his ability, resulting in one of the would be hold up men taking to his heels, with Ensign close be- hind. Ensign and his horse were not able to catch the thug. Returning to seek the other man. it was discov- el eI he had also decamped leaving Ensign lord of all he surveyed.
 The two men who attempted this hold up. are thought to he the same two. that later relieved two men of thcir personal belongings, at Tenth and Monroe later in the night.
Arizona republican., 1915-02-20
DRACHMAN DRY BILL
Continued from Page One)

new it was proposed to abolish the tax commission with it's one repub- 1ican member We might" said he. "as well abolish Navajo county be- cause it has marred this democratic senate by sending a republican mem bcr into it.'
 This view was enlarged upon and made palmer a little later by MT. Webb. who declared that the aholl - tion of the commission would be d bad political move. beside offering no promise of greater efficiency. Said he: If I were a republican. as the gentleman from Navajo is, l would vote for this bill. and if it should pass we would have Tom Campbell. republican, for our next governor.
 If I thought so," said MT. LoVn, democrat. 'I would vote for the bill. A lot worse things could happen to Arizona than to have Tom Campbell for governor"
 N.r. Stapley said that in offering the bill he had no grievance against any member of the commission. The Jill had been prepared only in the Interest of economy and that there
Arizona republican., 1915-02-20
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM RENDERED AT P.U.H.S
Pupils of High School Unite to Listen to Speeches on the Birth of the Country

In honor of the lS3d birthday of our history classes of the Phoenix high school, assisted by pr. Ray C. Harker of the First Methodist church, render ed d patriotic program yesterday ;tf ternoon in the auditorium of the high school.
 Rev. Harkers address. dealt with the liberatinS of the nation, through reli- gious influences. In speaking of our country's birth, he said, Religious martyrdoms had large ceased, but re- ligious toleration was to be product Of the iuture The desire for freedom of conscience was burning with in creased intensity. No letters would hold it, no bands could bind it. Eng lands national progress startled the world, but it did not keep pace with the demands of conscience
 After Dr. Harl1er's speech. anoration on The Hundred Years of Peace" was delivered by Forrest Bctts.
 The program was as follows: 1-SonS. America ..... By the School 2-"Gcorge Washington" Rev. Harker 3-"Star Spangled Banner; It's Author
 ~ Delight DeBusk 4-Sons, Star Spangled Baner". ........
 ....... ... .....Ry the School 5-"A Hundred Years of Pcace"...
 .. -. =. ... Forrest Bctts. G Selection ....IIigh School Orches
 tra.