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tine American Economic Leasue)

1.-THE American Economic League)
Gulliam Alexis in the January-Feb-
ruary number Of the Single Tax Re
view, presents an article of which the
following is an adoption.
There was joint debate on the Sim
gle Tax, and critic had found fault
with the Single Takers contention
that there is fundamental difference
between the value Of land and value
of labor products. 1T is true that the
value Of city lot is created by all the
people of the community" said the
critic, "but so is the value of a sew
ing machine which can not be made
without the cooperative energies OF a
multitude Of men"
When the critic had finished, Sin
gle Taxer arose.
Some day." he began, "our friend
and, critic will bring home sewine
machine, and will discourse concern
ing it to his wife as follows: You
know the value of this sewing machine
| Is Just the same as that of a piece O
land. Therefore when the population
doubles, the value of this machine
will double. Won't that be delight
full? Some day we will be millionaires
like the Fields and the Astors.'
Did he speak wisely or foolishly?''
asked the Single Taxer of the critic
Go on brother" said the critic, 'le
us hear more"
+ "Well, the wife uses that machine
and one day in spite of all her efforts
to take good care Of it,, it wears out
She then declares that it must go tc
the scrap heap and new machine
must be bought. Is that the way the
lots in your city go?"' asked the Single
Taxer
i. Go on" said the critic.
"Some time ago." continued the Sin
gle Taxer, "a number of men cut tim
Der from the forests, and other men
dug ore from the mines. Still other
men made the ore into metal and cut
the timber into lumber. Then other
sets of men brought metal and lumber
to the factory and made them into
sewing machines. Is such labor neces
sary to produce city lots? Did you
ever. see a gang of laborers start out
lin the morning with their tools and
dinner pals to manufacture a guam
ltity Of land value?' ~:
Never" admitted the critic.
"Of course you know about some Of
the great conflagations," said the Sin
gle Taxer, that have wiped out cities
lin whole or in part. The Chicago fire
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-08-19
Even University OF Wisconsin
Surrenders Before Attacks
OF Big Pluto Interests

lessor has resigned to accept posi-
ton which he had spruned the year
before, and discomfort was prevalent.
In 1910, following the trial of Prof.
Ross, the students of the senior class
presented to the university a tablet
containing the famous words OF the
committee reporting in the heresy
trial of Prof. Richard T. Ely: What
ever may be the limitations which
rammel inquiry elsewhere, We believe
that the great university of Wiseon
sin should even encourage that con
tinual and fearless sitting and winnow
ing by which alone truth can be
found" The regents, presumably
thinking that the tablet was a sluI
upon their curious investigation into
the Ross case, refused to permit this
tablet place on the campus. Some
Of the students, on my recent visit
made an endeavor to locate this tab
let, but their quest was in vain.
afterwards found that this gift was
resting in the cellar of one of the uni
yersity buildings covered with dust.
A movement is said to be on foot te
bring the tablet to light, in the hope
hat those who pass may be remind
ed of the ideals for which the univers
| ity should stand. The treatment &C
corded to the tablet, to the minds o.
many bears a close parallel to thu
treatment recently accorded to fret
speech at the University of Wisconsin
The future status of this students
present will be watched with interest
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-08-19
And
RACE SUICIDE

The American Economic League)
Theodore Roosevelt advises a mo-
Their Of seven children to keep on bear
ing them, even though her husband
has lost his position and her home is
threatened with foreclosure. Hard
luck does not lessen our duty to So
ciety, reasons the Colonel. But how
about society's duty to this woman
and her husband? Society maintains
conditions which makes it inevitable
that some willing workers are dehar-
red from opportunities to support
their families. Has society, under
such circumstances. a right to insist
on performance of duty to itself?
There will cease to be trouble with
performance BY Individuals of their
duty to society as soon as society does
it's duty to individuals.
= ,
Every time the subject Of race-sui4
eide is presented to Theodore Roose-
welt he misses a chance to prove him.
self a real statesman. He ignores two
very obvious facts. One is that to
some parents children are luxury
| beyond their means. Another is that
unjust. DAVIS are responsible for this.
There is as much. craftsmanship in
Roosevelt's7 preaching against race sui
eide as in Pharaoh's unreasonable or
der about gathering straw for" his
brick makers.
There would be neither need nor
occasion TO- preach against race sui
eide could every person be assured
of the opportunity at all times to
earn and retain enough to support
himself and whatever family he may
have. There is no reason why every
person should not have such assur-
ance in a country supplied with suffi'
cient natural resources to support the
population OF the world. And ii
Roosevelt were more of statesman
he would see and make clear to others
that it is in the Withholding of ma
tural resources from use that the re
sponsibility lies for the prevalence OF
race suicide. Instead Of urging upon
poverty-stricken parents the alleged
duty of rearing learge families. he
should bel urging on voters the duty
iof removing the legal obstacles which
deny willing workers access to the
jobs that nature has provided for all
workers..
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Lease System Opposed

Montgomery. Ala, Aug. H. Trade
unionists. railroad brotherhoods. farm
ers' organizations and associations of
business men have Joined IN an appeal
to Alabama citizens to assist IN the
fight against convict leasing In this
state. With this joint appeal is the
report Of the Legislative investigating
committee, which depicts the horrors
of this system and the working Of
eonyicts Il mines and u camps Tor
rammeFpial geasepl.
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Violate Clerks Rules

GAINESVILLE, O., Aug. 1s.-As pre-
liminary to drastic action. if neces.-
sary, the Retail Clerks union IN.
nounces. that certain stores in tais
city must cease violating the early
closing rule
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27

night. Those dancing were Miss
Kathleen Reagor, Miss Frances Bald
ridge, Miss Ellen Ada stephens, Miss
Lesline Baldridge, Miss Markolet Z
Sweatman and Agee Kimbell, Jack
Moore, Corrie Cunningham, Bristoe
Chandler, Jack Reagor, Fred Harper.
Monday afternoon Mrs. g.. G..
Sweat gave her little son, George
Goodwin, a party celebrating his
ninth birthday. Forty-fiVe little
guests entered heartily into the
games. Master Goodwin received
many gifts from his friends who
we're glad to celebrate his birthday.
Miss Leland Taylor served the punch.
Mrs. Sweat was assisted by Mrs. p.
c. Matthews, Mrs. Thomas Hay, Mrs,
Il. /. Harper aud Mrs. j. X. Robin
sou. Ice cream in cones was served
before the guests bid adieu to Mas
Ter Goodwin.
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injury is very painful, Mr.. Davis am
ticipates no serious trouble from the
injury.
Louis Phillips of the News force.
had the misfortune last Tuesday to
get two of his fingers badly cut by
"a bottle breaking in his hand while
he was at the mineral we'll getting
water. The wound was promptly at
tended to and he is now getting along
fine.
Mrs. w. A. Bracket who resides
three miles north of town died at an
early hour Tuesday morning after a
lingering Illness of several months
from tuberculosis. At the time of
her death she was about AZ years
old.
Mrs. c. l.. Phillips was brought
home from the W~axahachie sani-
tarium last Friday where she under
went a very serious operation, Her
condition has improved rapidly and
she is now we'll on the road to COM
plete recovery.
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lItaly NeWs-Ilerald.l

Judge VIII NJ. Tidwell of WaXaha-
chic was in italy 4 short while Thurs
day greeting his many friends. lie
is now taking just IA few days rest,
having wound up his term Of court.
lie will have TO begin another term
on September 9Th. lie has tried
over $50 cases and not 4 reversal
vet. A good record, to be sure.
The Italy Compress company mate
its initial run for the 1876 e a
son the other day, compress ing a
shipment of cotton for Italy buyers
ard shippers.
VIII Il. Gentry of Lubbock return
ed to his home Tuesday after spend-
ing a week here with relatives II
old friends and %reighbors. He SAID
Lubbock was booming and that
crops out there were fine.
Olney Garyin has returned TO Italy
after spending three month az
Butte. Montana, who're many of the
largest copper mines in the world
are located. Olncy says copper Nun
ing Is paying big nov. 1t Is sellina
for 10 cents a pound
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
Larry Mills makes
Ions EXPLANATION
~ HUMOROUS wAy RsDIrrJEs
TAX COLLECTOR SMITH FOR
TRACKING LAW.
Larry and Midlothian Argus Have
Arraigncd Smith and Found
Him Guilty Of Doing His
DUTY.

My attention has been called To a
lengthy article in your last weeks
issue, written by George Smith, .ax
collector of Ellis county, attempt
ing a defense of his official con
duet with regard to the collection
of taxes on some attractions the
volunteer iremen of Midlothian
had at cur annual picnic recently
held here.
From the extreme length of Mr..
Smiths article, l should judge that
his above mentioned conduct, in
opinion, required considerable de-
Tense; however, that Is a matter
that George had a right to decide
for himself and | am too charitable
toward q brother officer to even
suggest thai George did wrong In
deciding that his conduct required
such an extended defense.
The only part of this lengthy and
Illuminating exposition of our stat
utes that interests me, however, is
this significant statement, I'VE
came to have a good time and was
proceeding to have one, when your
city marshal asked us what we
we're going to do with the conces-
sion?" Mr.. Smith gives us a quota
ton in his authoritative and IL
Illuminating epistle which reads like
this, that half the truth is worse
than a lie and this must be true.
because our friend George says so.
Now, | regret very much to say
that the above statement attribut-
ed to me by my eminent and good
friend, FIR. Smith, does not contain
even as much as half the truth. |
do not know whether my friend OF
such high legal attachments meant
to throw the responsibility Of his
action upon me or not. / hope he
did not so intend, but this was the
effect OF the above statement at
triDuted to me, as attested by sey
eral of my friends here coming to
me and asking for an explanation.
or course, / have no aversion to
making explanations as | have been
married seven years and have had
considerable experience in making
explanations of varied and sundry
kinds. Indeed. my experience
along this line. had | had my nat
ural aptitude for the work, should
long ago enabled me 10 have reach
ed adept proficiency of the super
lative degree.
Everybody knows that any boy
bred, born and reared in The sa-
cred precincts of Midlothian has
the inbred inclination to see the
whole show" when he goes to 4
country picnic" and that he can
smell two dead lizards further
than any sen of erin can smell a
barrel Of peach brandy-and that
he would storm a whole line OF
German trenches to 9 a bunch Of
vile smelling reptiles and a stuff
cd armadillo." Geo. Smith was
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Woman's Precious Gift.

The onc which she should most zeal
ously guard, is her health, but it is
Inc one most often neglected, until
some ailmient peculiar to her sex has
fastened itself upon her. When so at
fected such women may rely upon Lydia
l.. p~inkham's Vegetable Compound, a
remedy that has been wonderfully sue
cessful in restoring health to suffering
women.
YOU have the slightest doubt
.al Lydia ~ pinkhaIn's Negefa-
ole Compound viii help you,wFrse
to lydia =. Pinnham MedicineSos
Confidential. ynn.Mass.iorad-
vsce. Your istter will lie opened,
r@d $40 answered ~ a wetian,
Il IN st.icr confidence.
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FEM FOlI2S HAVE
GRAY HAIR NOM
Druggist says Ladies Are tsin. Rec
inc al S:,.e Zen and SULPHUR.

Druggist Says Ladies Are Usin. Rec
ipe OF sage Tea and sulphur.
Hair chat loses its color and lustre.
when it fades. turns gray, dull and
.lifeless, is caused by a lack of sui
phur in the hair. Our grandmother
made up a mixture of Sage Tea aud
Sulphur to keep her locks dark and
beautiful, and thousands of women
and men who value that even color.
that beautiful dark shade OF hair
which is so attractive, use only this
old-time recipe.
Nowadays we get this famous mix
ture by asking at any drug store for
a 50-eent bottle of "Wyeth's Sage
and sulphur Compound which
darkens the hair so naturally, SO
evenly. that nobody "a possibly tell
it has been applied. Besides. it takes
off dandrutf, stops scalp itching and
falling hair. You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush With it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time, BY morn
ing the gray hair disappears hut
what delights the ladies with W.
eth's Sage and sulphur is that, b.
sides beautifully darkening the hair
after a few applications, il also
brings back the gloss and luster and
gives it an appearance of abund-
anCe.-t.Advl
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horn and reared In Midlothian and
has all the natural incIinations Of
the average Midlothian boy. his
pretense that he would not have
found the above attraction had he
not been tipped by the city marshal
becomes "a sounding brass and a
tinkIing cymbarr in the ears OF
those who know the predictions
OF the typical Midlothian boy.
1t is true that l went to Mr.
Smith, at the request OF some of
the local fire boys, and told him o;
some of our attractions. or course
l did not tell him all about them.
for I knew where George was born.
and ! knew hat if the balf con-
corning them was told George that
nothing could prevent him from
seeing them, and I was honestly
afraid that George would miss his
dinner. l contented myself with
telling George that the city had
puiftd tbt bffutt oh anu hhdt I Nd<
not collecting any taxes off OF these
attractions. and that / hoped he
would find plenty TO amuse him
without visiting that side of the
grounds where these alluring at
fractions we're. But George just
simply could not resist the tempta-
tion OF seeing this third rate car
pival." And, after seeing all of
the attractions in all their poverty
and squalid hideousncss. Georges
old Midlothian boy heart turned to
adamant, and then he thought Of
the impoverished condition of the
imperial commonwealth of Texas
and the s~acredness of his oath of
office and he just could not resist
the temptation to collect the taxes
due-and like good citizens us fire
boys just whopped down.
Now, as assessor and collector of
faxes | believe that ! regard my oath
of office as sacredly as the average
official, but l frankly confess to you
that l collect taxes, primarily, for
the commissions, and l have a tip
that this is also a very potent influ-
ence with most officers in the per-
Torrance of their sacred duty.
l know that we are admonished
in the Book Divine to "bear one
another's burdens" but / do believe,
George, that this applies to public Of
ficials. have found, by sad ex-
p%erience. that the way of the official
like that of the transgressor is hard.
STOPPED and lettering / have borne
the responsibility of my own Of
flee, and have trodden the wine press
all alone, and | do not think that it
is fair for a brother officer to try 10
shift his burden to the shoulders of
a weaker brother. Ordinarily there
is no sacrifice that | would not make
gladly do anything to tighten the
weight of adversity's touch upon a
wayfaring brother, but, George, in
the public service / believe it is fair
for every tub to sit on its own bot
tom" George, l am sorry for you,
and ashamed OF you, 90. Sorry that
you felt compelled TO track the let
ter of the law, and ashamed of You
because OF your effort to shift the
responsibility for doing SO mon weak
Ell shoulders than your own.
With genuine sympathy and
boundless love, | remain.-Larry
Mills, in Midlothian Argus.
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hams Vegetable Compound | improved
anidly and today am 8 well pms /
ca1not tell you how happy | feel and |
.ainot say too much for your Compound.
would not be without it in the house if
it cost three times the amount. Mrs.
AS. CHAPMAN, r. +. D. No. z Belle
80 Op,n
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Notice.

When o have a society item
for the Daily Light call Miss Hattie
Middleton. Phone number 62O. II
takes some time to e all the de
tails of each social function and the
management og this paper will ap-
preciete it If you will assist BY CIV
ing aer the particulars az early as
possible. u
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V egetaDie Cofn-
pound. My back
acheduntil thought
itwould break, | had
pains all over me,
V feelings and
periodic troubles. l
was very weak and
run down and was
losing hope of ever
being we'll and
strong. After TAX
ing Lydia K. Pink
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milford News)

]. E. Davis was down town ffldaN
walking with the aid OF IA cane, 0
the effects of sticking a nail IN ms
100 while at his home. The nan
went nearly through the foot. The
wound bled profusely, and While the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27

(Tax Collector Smith, it seems
has tracked the Law TO the letter
and in a trial before the editor Of
the Midlothian Argus and Larry
Mills has been found guilty and SEN
tonced TO political death. When
George Smith took the oath of Of
flee he said he would follow the
law, He did it at Midlothian and he
did ii here i'll Waxahaehie. Here's
We get Just such another maa
to fill the office IN case George does
not decide to fill the office a third
tcrm.- Ed
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BORING NEWS.
Comfy Exchanges

NthutN
nnis News).
Hlbur White. pastor Of
S8 Christ here, went 10
81 where at ; p. m. he
Irried. He will retura
D Dallas for q visit and
I'm time to fill his pulpit
and his bride will have
q. and Mrs. X. +. Brum-
efh Dallas street.
0nlap, who has been in
Weral weeks taking the
nent oceasioned by him
~ a dog at his home. is
cling all right.
lne Baldridge oompli-
Ellen Ada Stephens Of
o dancing party last
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27
LIFE SAVED
Mother Makes
9 Statement
pr conc ernina Foley's Honey
a. q quick relief for coughs

~ sons llfe." says Mrs.
In speaking of Foley's
~ Compound. "Of this
EQf all cough remedies
Foley's Honey and Tar
Tar ahead of them all.
DUR faithful friend for
and we rely upon it
relief of all our coughs
never fails and we re-
TO all our friends. We
could surely die from
" Foley's Honey and Tar
npietely and absolutely
We know II and VIII
nyone interested"
- the soothing, reliev-
Foley's Honey and Tar
on ought to. There is
ery dose. 1t spreads
over the rough in
Estops the racking
this in a natural way.
opiates and nothing
lDts are glad to sell
md Tar Compound be-
>Ow II is reliable and
&uss substitutes.
es eryW here.
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ID In f to II Days

refund money If PAZO
10 cure any case Of Itching.
protrnding Piles in 6to i4days.
ID gives Ease and Rest. SOC
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-27

Chicago G.raia.

Wheat, September, closed -
Wheat. December. closed %
Corn, September, closed 10
Corn, December. closed...... SO
Oats, September, closed SO
Oats, December, closed 30
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LOSING HOPE
WOMAN VERY ILL
Eiuallv Restored To Health
BY Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Bellevue, Ohio. 81 was in a terrible
state before ! took Lydia L. Pinkham's
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Remorse is often prompted by a
headache. or getting caught,
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Removal Notice

DIR. G. {. COOKE that
he has removed his Dental Office to
the Chapman building. on West
Side of the Square, Waxahach.e.
Texas.
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ROSS CRAWFORD. formerly of
the firm OF Crawford 4 Gibson. is
now with Calvin Tailoring Co. on
east side square. Both phones 90.
49,
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Local Mari ct.

The Waxahachie dealers are pay
'ag the following prices for country
produce today:
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FOR RENT-Five-room house, SIS
West Main street. Apply NJ. l..
Campbell. u
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FOR RENT-One bed room. Mod
ern conveniences. Tom Stuart al
Cheeves Bros. 13S
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FOB RENT.

FOR RENT-Brick store building on
south side square. See II. D. Nc
Combs. II
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FOR RENT-Five-room house or
Williams street. Apply Henson's
barber shop. Phone sd. ia
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-03
In Our New World.

The Immediately and directly con-
sequential effects of the European
war on the trade, industry and finance
OF the Americas are more or less ap-
parent to all. Its moral effect, the
quickening of national and individual
conscience, is likewise apparent to
many thoughtful observers; but we
are apt to lose sight of the fact that
another quickening is being felt in the
industrial world, throughout all the
western hemisphere, and that is bet
ter realization of the verities of ma
tional existence, a fuller comprehen.
sion in each republic of just what it's
place is in the congeries of nations
called the world, of how best to main.
tain this place and to secure the fullest
fruition to which the resources and
capabilities of each country entitle
it.-New York Telegram.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-03
MANS DEBT TO THE BIRDS
Matter That Is Worth Great Deal
More Consideration Than 1t Has
Been Receiving.

Why should birds fear a human be-
ing? They have no fear of the horse
or COW. There are birds that even
light on the back Of COW and de-
YOUR the flies that are troublesome.
II mankind were kind and thoughtful
of the rights of birds what a pleasure
1t might be. Every small boy and girl
should be taught to love all birds and
never to disturb or brighten. Their
cOmpanionship and their songs more
than repay the little fruit or grain
that they eat. And we cannot forget
that but for the aid of the birds we
could not have fruit or grain. THE
hop aphis,' the North American tells
us, developing Ii generations in
year, at the end of the twelfth genera
ton would have multiplied to the in
conceivable number of ten sextillions
OF individuals Forbush says: IF this
brood were marshaled in line ten to
the inch, it would extend to a point so
sunk in profundity of space that light
from the head of the procession, tray
cling at the rate of $4,000 miles per
second, would require $500 years to
reach the earth" Think once what
would be our condition if the birds
should fail to destroy this one kind
,Of insect. And other kinds are in
Vulnerable. What love and protection
and care we owe these birds!