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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30
90 BACK TO DLD TINE
CONDITIONS.

So many cotton growers are sus-
picious OF the advice to diversity
their farming and raise live stock
and feed crops as well as cotton.
Many are ready 10 oppose the prop
osition every time ii Is suggested
because they think that It is a
new plan that book farmers and
city men are trying to force on
them to their disadvantage. II
such farmers would stop to look
back they would remember that cg-
cry farmer and planter ia their
grandfather time followed diver
siied farming Of which raising cot
ton Was a part and at that time
the cotton growing districts were
among the most prosperous farm
ing sections OF the world.
The old time cotton grower, had
we'll filled smoke house, his gar
den produced more than tho fam
lily could use, the pantry shelves
were filled with pickles and pre-
serves and other good things, more
than enough to last through the
winter. There We're hens and tur-
keys and geese aud ducks and eggs
in abundance. Milk and rich cream
and golden butter We're plenty as
were berries and fruit. The old
time cotton grower raised his own
corn and hay. Every year he had
Il colt or a mule Of his own raising
to sell and market a fat steer or
some cows and few pigs. He
made his farm feed his family and
his animals and his cotton was a
surplus crop not needed to pay
store bills.
Old time cotton growers say that
for years cotton sold at four and
five cents a pound and that they
made money every year. When it
got up to eight cents pound they
barely made expenses. Since cot
ton has been ten cents or more a
pound they have been left in debt
after settling time almost every
year. While cotton Was low il was
raised as a surplus crop and the
farmer raised his own food and
feed. When cotton got high It was
planted on all the land and every
thing the farmer ata OF fod was
bought on credit at the store
Mr.. Cotton Grower, 1915 - the
time for you to drop the methods
Of farming that have been keeping
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

tied Mr. Geo. W. Petty and family
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. j. b league of WaXahachie
visited her daughter, Mrs, c, l.. Yer
heyden, last week.
Miss Dee Hargroves Of Boz was
the guest of Miss Eva Calvin from
Friday TIL Monday.
Misses Eva Calvin and Florence
Sprinkle spent Saturday night with
Miss Louise Clark.
Mrs. G. W. Petty, who has been
confined to her bed for three weeks,
is able to sit up now.
MIR and Mrs. w. z. Clark and son
Dudley, visited Mr.. Kelly and fam
lily at Chapel Hill Sunday.
Misses Louise Clark and Florence
Sprinkle spent last Tuesday night
az the guest of Mrs. +. L. Dugger.
Mr.. c. a. Stephenson has moved
near Lone Elm. We are sorry to
give him up as lie WAS president Of
the Epworth league here
Mrs. r. W. Mauldin and son left
for their home in Leedy, oklahoma,
Saturday, after spending a few weeks
with her parents. Mr., and ID NJ. Pet
ity.
Mrs. w. s. Gibson was operated
on last Thursday for appendicitis at
ithe Waxahachic santtarium, The
last report was that she was do
ing nicely.
Messrs. John Williams, Harry
Hancock and Ellis Moore enjoyed
Saturday night as the guests of MI
Charlie Flynn. Games We're played
fruits and cake were served in which
Iall had good time.
The death angel visited our com
munity last Wednesday morning at
s O'Clock and claimed as its own
little Cornice. the daughter Of Nj
and Mrs. &. w. White Little Cor
Inicc Was fifteen months Old and VI
sick for thirty-seyen days. This was
a life OF short duration but heaven
seems nearer now than ever before
10 those who loved her 1t will be
Ilouelv for the family, but God has
a right to call his own. As her faith
er said that she was the flower Of
ttbe family. We shall see her again
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30
HEDEENING ELLIS COINTY,

Ellis county is the greatest cotton
county in the state.
The governments figures on the
quantity Of the staple ginned each
season establishes this fact beyond
dispute
While We refer to this record with
a great degree of pride We Should
not overlook the fact that while the
farmers have been specializing in
cotton their land has been deteriorat-
ing in vitality
Land today does not produce as
abundantly as it did few years aso
because OF the fact that the farm
ers have about abandoned the old
idea OF rotation in crops
a change in cultural methods Is
needed
The fertility of the soil can be
restored to its original productive
ness. This can be brought about
in large measure by deep break
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30
BRING PHILIPPINE
PRODUCT TO EXPOSITION
BY the United Press.

San Francisco, Jan 30.-Charles
Il. Morales, representing the prov
inces Of Mindanao and Sulu OF the
Philippine islands, has just arrived
the panama-Paeific international ey-
position These include the best
collection Of pearls ever sent from
the Pacific pearl fishing regions,
representations of the forestry, min
inc and agriculture of the islands
and dsplay3 OF the arts and do
nestle science. They VIII be install
Cd Immediately in tho Philippine pa
wilton and in the exhibit palaces.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30
OPENS UP N05TR|LS, CLEARS HEAD
ENDS COLDS OR CATARRH, At D

grant balm dissolves by nv
tho nostrils; penetrates aDN
the inflamed, swollen :
which lines the nose -
throat; stops nasty disei''.
feeling of cleansing soo'D
comes Immediately.
Don't lay awake io-n'7
Cling for breath. with he"' j..
nostrils closed, haN bihs
ing. Catarrh or q coA"' F
running nose, foul muc0" J.,
into the throat, ana raw ,,s
distressing but truly h !
Put your faith--Iue, :
"ltly's Cream Balm aa' n,
or catarrh will sufeN
Curlia's Two Drug stores
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30
Instantly Relieves swollen, In
famed Nose, Head, Throat-You
Breathe Freeiy--Dull Headache
Goes--Nasty Discharge Stops.
Try "Ely's Cream Balm"

Try "Ely's Cream Balm"
Get small bottle anyway, lust
to try it-~Apply little In the nos
trils and instantly your cIogged
nose and stopped-up air passages of
the head will open; you viii breathe
freely; dullness and headache dis
cold-in-head or catarrhal sore throat
VIII be gone.
End such misery now, Get the
snail bottle of "Elys Cream Balm
&. aIy drug store. This sweet, fra
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

Captain Bill Mcdonald has pre-
scented the presidents little grand
son with a pair Of cowboy "britches. ~
They are little too large for the
youngster Just now. but Captain Bill
says he viii soon aroW to them.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

If the millions spent by Rockefel-
Ter and others on the higher insti-
utions OF learning had been used to
alleviate the want and suffering Of
the poorer classes in this country,
don't you believe that more good
would have been accomplished?
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

you III debt and to adopt the meth
DDS OF farming that made your
grandfather so prosperous. Grow
a variety OF crops and raise enough
live stock Sc that you viii never
again have TO use dollar receiy ed
from the sale Of cotton to pay for
supplies DiversHy. live al
home; become independently
Southwest Trail.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

When man is very poor you never
find two or three different women
making claims to the body when he
sbuffles off this mortal coil.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

United States senators ought to
have sense enough to adopt set OF
rules which will enable the majority
to pass bill whenever 1t gets ready
to do so.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

The formal opening of the Pana-
ma Canal has been postponed until
July on account of land slides in
Culebra cut This will cause our
self and President Wilson to post
pone our contemplated trip through
he canal on Il battleship during the
month of March.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

When it comes 10 the charge OF
sending money away from home you
need not be shaking your gerry locks
over in this direction.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

Whenever they get ready TO divide
Texas into two or more states We
desire to be consulted. Some states
are much healthier than others to
live in.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

We suppose that Russia wanted
the one million horseshoes from the
United States for the purpose OF Civ
ing her good luck.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

II Is claimed that Billy Sunday
reepiyes a larger guarantee for
season than any other ball player IN
the country. HE ability to hit proba-
h1y has much 20 do with It.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

President Wilson forecasts an era
OF great prosperity for this country.
Let her come. We are ready ana
willing and are doing some watchfni
waiting.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

Dispatches from Washington tell
us that the pruning knife Is to be
inserted deep into the sitalg Of the
rivers and harbora bill, So mote II
he. The deeper the better.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

We will have no garden at our
home this spring. Our better hall
Informs us that she will be able 70
keep herself busy with duties about
the house.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

Austin, Texas, Jan. Ca spe-
cial election was to be held ia the
Eleventh senatorial district today to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

We have fun authority to invite
you to attend any one Of the differ
ent churches in town tomorrow.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

In all the larger cities Jitney lines
nave been opened up in opposition
to the street car systems. We are
not dreading anything eff the kind
in Waxahachie at any time in the
near future.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30
Spot Cotton.
LiNcrpuol Spots.


Liverpool sales =. .......... 3,0oo
Ijyerpool receipts $3.50
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30
POLL TAX RECEIPTS ISSUED
On SUNDAY ARE Legal

BY the Associated Press.
Texas, Jan. &o.-A poll
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

or a small repair Job is attended 10
by us with the same promptness and
efficient service. We will install
heating apparatus in the shape Of
steam, hot water, hot air or any
method you desire i'll the most scien-
title manner. Anything that comes
under the head of plumbing, steam
fitting or gas fitting is always done
satisfactorily when dene by
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30
Local Market.

The Waxahachie dealers are pay
ing the following prices for country
produce today:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30
M.4ItkET REPORT.
= = . 3 = = . = . . . . . . 4

Cotton--New York FIXTURES.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

Obituaries, resolutions or respect,
sards of thanks-al! matter not
NEWS-will be charged for at the
rate of ) cents per line. Poetry
double p-ica.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-30
OFFICERS

DIFPCEDFS
c. W. Simpson, Ed. F. Cunning
ham, T. A. Ferris, A. NJ. Brown
ing, C. w, Kent, W. A Ownby, Lee
P. Quaite.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
OMAHA MILK SHOWS
WELL UNDER TESTS
Bacteria Tests Mark an Improves
ment Over Last Year as Do
Butter Fat Tests.
FEW BELOW THE STANDARD
Inspector Bossie says His Inspections
Costs Ices and lie Recommends
Baby MIX station with
Trained Nure.

Dairy Inspector Claude f. Bessie In his
annual report to Health Commissioner
II. w. Connell. recommends the estab-
llshment of milk station in care of a.
trained nurse. and presents tables show
ing the cost OF milk inspection for the
year 1914. tho average bacteria content
and butter fat average Of every dealer in
the city and the infant mortality rate for
the last nine years
The average bacteria per cubic cent?
meter OF all samples taken during tho
year was $500. The number Of samples
taken was 1,0V OF these 1ss were under
5000 bacteria.
Mr.. Bessie says:
'On August 1 system OF making sedl-
nicnt tests OF milk on wagons while de-
ivering same was introduced and proved
very effective these tests were classified
and published monthly. or the 42S tests
made during the last five months OF the
year. sixteen were found TO be bad.
During the year so samples Of cream
were taken from milk wagons on the
streets IN various sections OF the city, oe
these forty-four. or per cent were found
to be below the standard required by
law.
"Of the 1.iOs samples of milk taken from
wagons ON the streets, slxtyleight or Q
per cent we're below the standard re-
qulred by law.
The cost OF inspection In 1914 was s2-
4ea 70. or sT less than the cost in 1sls.
scores of Diaries.
Following are the bacteria and butter
fat score OF the dairies for 1914;
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
Gas Street Lighting
Costs City Sl7,492

city Gas Commissioner Joseph p.
Butler and superintendent Of Street
Lighting A. O. Taylor report that their
departments. operated Jointly spent a
total OF Sss.lG0 IN 1914 Some OF the things
accomplished we're:
Frequent tests to determine standard
OF gas lamps. etc.
Installation of twenty-five new lamps.
Purchase OF s3,SOS.1S worth OF new man
ties. chiinneys and globes.
Establishment Of q school for street
lamp lighters, under Mr. Taylor's super
vision.
This department. by the purchase OF a
large number of globes before the war
boosted prices saves 500 on the actual
cost of such material
There are now i,247 gas lamps IN SER
vice The pay roll OF the gas commits
sioners street lighting superintendent's
departments amounts 10 only sS,99s a
year
The cost Of gas at 81 per 1000 cubic feet
(the price being made only TO the city,
amounts 70 tl7,A32H IN 1914. The cost per
lamp per year was 24s2.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
Tariff and War
Hits the Customs
Receipts a Blow

Imports from foreign countries to the
district of Omaha, comprising the states
OF Nebraska and Wyoming and a small
part of Iowa. fell off about $4,000 in
value during the year 1914. During the
same time the duties collected were $ss.-
161, whereas in 1913 they amounted to
500. .70l. making q decrease in customs
revenue OF $1i65S4.
Tho loss in value of imports is due to
the European war, which during the last
five months has seriously crippled all
foreign trade, Collector OF Customs Cadet
Taylor says. The large reduction in ac-
tual duties collected is largely attributa-
bic to the new democratic tariff. he de-
| clares. 1t was in force throughout the
entire year 1914. but the old republican
tariff prevailed for nearly nina months
of 1el2
The value OF imports during 1918 was
as follows: Free, s11s.7s1; dutiable. s7lO-
s94; total. s357,7S5. For the calendar year
1914 the value of imports was: Free,
SELL dutiable, $450,044; total, ssO1 .159.
Under the old tariff the ratio OF free
and dutiable was about seven to one in
favor OF the dutiable, and under the new
tariff 1t stands only four to three in IA
l hOI OL Inc uuLldDlcs IN OluSI WOiuSs
there passed through the customs house
three times the amount OF free goods,
| end 4 little over half the amount OF
dutiable goods IN 1914 az compared to
1913 The falling off in the total value OF
| imports for this year as compared with
last is only per cent.
The Omaha office handled nearly 5000
postal union mail packages from all over
the world during the fiscal year ending
June go but the European war made IL
impossible for the people residing on the
other side to send the usual number OF
presents during Christmas season of 1914
TO their friends In Nebraska. The result
has been a big falling off in this class
of business. The same conditions exist
with reference to the shipments Of gen.
eral merchandise. There has been a very
heavy reduction In all classes of goods
coming in. but December showed Inn
provement, and 1t is believed that from
now on the business will continue to in
crease.
The force employed in the headquarters
port. Omaha, is Cadet Taylor, collector
OF customs; James Burness. chief dep
uty: j. c. Thomas. deputy and inspector;
George r. Porter, deputy and clerk. Al
the Lincoln office, Z. r. Birge, deputy in
charge; Mrs. Mary A Clark. deputy and
clerk.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
Overhead Wires Are
To Be Changed to
Underground Plan

City Electrician NJ. j. Curran in his
annual report says the electric lighting
company ana the telephone company are
planning TO remove overhead wires from
the streets in the fire limits. He says
these companies have co-operated with
him in securing removal of poles from
streets.
Mr.. Curran says:
''The electric lighting company last
year removed many overhead wires and
placed them under ground. The tele-
phone company is planning to put the
wires under ground IN the fire limits.
THE street railway company is also
helping toward making the city more
beautiful"
Fees collected by the electrician
amounted TO s7,42eS7, which paid the ex-
penses Of running his office and left a
balance OF 1861.
Some OF the work done by this depart
ment is reported as follows;
Wiring permits issued, 2,7l0; permits
to connect. 3,669; telephone calls an
wered. 1900: Inspections. $500 including
forty-six theaters and moving picture
houses; lights connected. $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
Internal Revenue
Receipts in Excess,
Due to the War Tax

United States internal revenue collec-
tions in Nebraska during the last year
show an Increase OF ssl.5S6.1O over the
year 1913. However. the collections In
1914 include s145,OOo of revenue paid into
the government as result OF the
emergency tax levied 10 make up for the
loss OF customs revenue since the war
began.
Therefore, II it had not been for the
special war taxes. the years internal
revenue In Nebraska would have been
over $4,000 less than in 1913. Although
eotailed statistics are not given out by
the revenue service. it is known that the
collections from the manufacture OF
whisky and beer in the state have been
less during 1914 than formerly Even
with the large revenue from the income
tax. the loss from liquor revenue has
not been made up. except through the
emergency war taxes.
Emergency stamps, required since De
cember / on certain proprietary articles
and documents, have netted SSs000. Wine
stamps. required since October q
brought in $4,000 About $4,000 was alsc
collected under the emergency act a
special taxes on various businesses. The
grand total OF all internal revenue col
iections In the state during 1914 wa
te,74s.Oss.22. according to Acting Collectol
L. w. North's figures. In 1919 the col
lections were s2.7i1Siaia.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
Graft Tells of New
Things in Public
Schools of Omaha

Superintendent Il. u Graft OF the pub
lie schools summarizes somo OF the things
accomplished during the last year. as fol-
lows.
Purchase Of two portable school houses
for Central and Clifton Inn schools to
relieve congestion. The houses were
found 10 be satisfactory
Installation OF course In sewing In tho
Omaha High school and the employment
OF a Chicago expert 10 teach the work
Teaching OF German in the public
schools. where 1870 pupils have enrolled
in the work One class in tho Bohemian
language has also been organized,
Established manual training depart
ments in sherman and Train schools.
Increased facilities at Fort school and
the omaha High school where attendance
greatly increased.
Superintendent Graft said:
Along with these Improvements the
schools have become more and more ef-
ficient through the cooperation and
earnest endeavors OF the teaching staff"
During the year just closed the schools
were used for neighborhood meetings and
improvement club meetings more widely
than before.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
Y. w. G. A, Reports
Good Gains During
Each 1914 Month

The Young women's Christian associa-
tlon reports that while no new features
wero inaugurated during 1914, the asso-
citation has recorded substantial advance
ments I'm all departments. The member
ship especially shows gains. each months
report being larger than the reports of
the corresponding months in 1918,
The membership up to December / was
31l3. while the membership for 1918 was
but s,ls2. The biggest gains were regis
tered in the physical department, al
though the educational department also
enjoyed healthy growth. The number
enrolled IN physical and educational
classes in 1914 was l,4s2, about 500 more
than In 1918
Approximately 1000 persons day were
served during 1914 in the associations
lunch room.
A special department for girls under
the association age was created and a
special secretary appointed. In addition
&c the gymnasium classes, club classes
which include gymnasium, sewing and
cooking. were formed.
Under the extension secretary a mum.
ber OF classes were taught in churches
factories. business colleges and other CEN
ters where groups OF young women are
to be found.
The gymnastic carnival held last sprinF
made It possible for the employment oi
an assistant in the\gymnaslum since Sep
tember. thus greatly increasing the eff
cheney OF that branch
Other regular interests OF the assocla
tion, including the employment bureau
boarding house directory, travellers aid
social, religious and general were car
ried on more extensively than ever be
! fore.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
U. s. Marshal Has
Charge Of Large
Sums to Disburse

A surprise for those unacGaainted with
the work Of the United States marshal's
office is contained in figures OF the last
years business, prepared by Marshall
William p. Warner and Chief Deputy
James b. Nickerson. Both the total
amount Of money disbursed and the num-
ber Of prisoners handled during the year
show the extent and importance OF the
office for the district of Nebraska.
For all purposes. s67.09065 was dis
bursed by Marshal Warner during 1914,
Much OF the amount was incident to fed
eral trials, and included fees Of many
jurors and witnesses. The care and SUBJ
sistence OF prisoners alone cost sl.s56.SO.
The number OF prisoners handled DUR
ing the year totaled pa OF these, 224 were
committed TO county jails in the state.
having sentences Of less than a year and
. day 70 serve. The other ten prisoners
were committed to the federal prison at
Leavenworth. Kan