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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-14
OF WAXAHAC1IES
Great Money avingEvent
Another Big
Cutting ARRAY

In order TO close out every
dollars worth of summer mef-
chandise to make room for next
seasons stock that will soon be-
gin to arrive. =
Our buyer, Mr.. W. F. Sins''.'
will leave in few days for the
Eastern markets and has prOm-
ised to send us one of the bcsf
and most -up-to-date line Of Fall
and Winter merchandise that
has ever been shown in Waxa-
hachie.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-14
Liverpool Spots.


Local MARKET.
The Waxahachie dealers are pay
Ing the following prices for country
produce today:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-14
The Ultimate
The Ultimate, according TO
Webster, means
THE FINAL OFFERING

Positive and most Emphatic
Instructions have been given
the Management to do all IN
their power to reduce this stock
in order to close every dollars
worth of surplus merchandise
in the house by Next Saturday
Night. III
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

to say that the encouragement re-
celved so far exceeded the DEM
ocrat mans expectations and he
is more than pleased with the
outlook and he is certainly CRATE
iul for the most liberal support
which The new enterprise is re-
ceiving. The paper shall in all
ways try to merit the support OF
the people of the county and COM
munity and to be such a paper as
will be to its betterment and
growth in every way possible. To
this end we ask the support and
the cooperation of all the peo-
pie who have stood by the Dem
ocrat so loyalty in the past, and
ask that they invite their friends
to join with them as members of
the big Democrat family.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
WHAT FOLKS SAY.

Louis Cook, in writing from XII
Owa TO have The Daily Democrat
sent to his address the coming
year, states that the weather has
been pretty severe down that way
but that everything is all 0. X,
and prospects are good. They
could stand a little more moiS-
lure but the wheat is still in good
shape and is not suffering.
w. S. Bryant, of Route 8, Ellin,
wood, is another of the many
good boosters for The Daily DEM
ocrat in that part Of the county,
and he backs up his faith in the
new paper by sending in a check
this week for a years Subscrip-
ton in advance.
Will Suiter, for many years a
resident of this city but now one
of the big farmers of MackSville,
remembers this office this week
with check for The Daily Demo-
crat for a year in advance and
sends best wishes for the success
of the enterprise and also regards
to all of his many old time friends
in this community.
Even back in Woodrow Will
sons state they are boosting for
The Daily Democrat. A letter re-
ceived this week from Henry Her
perS, of HerperS Bros, Manufac-
turerS, reads as follows: EN-
closed you will find a check for
70 cents due and also the amount
OF a years subscription in adj
vance for your well conducted
paper. | certainly wish you the
success that your enterprise mer:
its. Very cordially yours, Henry
HerperS, Newark, N. j..
w. F. RhoadeS writes from
Dodge City to have The Daily
Democrat sent to his address for
The coming year and sends gen
erouS check to get the thing start.
ed in good shape. Mr.. Rhoadc>
has been a member of the Demo.
crat family for many years and
the paper has become one of the
household necessities at his place
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

H. C. Mattond wi begin three or four rDeeks reUiUal
at the M. E. Church in this city next Sunday morning.
large chorus of singers Oil be in the choir loft to help
sing the songs that are stirring Philadelphia Mr..
Maitland OI preach the gospel in such way that it
@ be popular topic of conversation on the streets and
in the famy.circle not because it w be sensational but
it w be unusually strong, in that w be the type of
of gospel that cemented the early settlers to the old fash
ioned "Loue Feast" and later to the "LiHle Broun
Church In The WildDood' and is to day reaching the
hearts of the most exclusive people in ourarge ces and
Dorming the life, the souls and the heathsone in the
most remote alleys in the congested ceners of cUzafion
The Old Gospel has not lost its power, not euen for
Great Bend.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

cal treatment. The expect to re-
main in Town for a couple OF
months. Mr.. Everett called at the
Democrat office Wednesday morn
ing and ordered The Daily Demo-
crat sent 10 his address for the
coming year.
Ben F. Brack writes from o.
mitZ this week and enclosed a
check to pay for a years SubScrip-
tion to The Daily Democrat, and
wishes The new paper the best
success in the world.
John Mooney is another Irish
man living northeast of Ellinwood
who this week sends in the cash
for a years subscription TO The
Daily Democrat and wishes the
new publication success.
oOl HOge, oil Lewis, Kansas, Is
another formerly of Barton cOun-
ty who will keep track of the news
of Barton county through the COL
umnS of The Daily Democrat for
the next year.
1t would take too much space to
mention all of the good friends
who have either come to the office
IN person or written, extending
their best wishes for The Daily
Democrat, and their more sub
Stantlal assistance in the form of
checks or cash. 1t is sufficient
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
ClafIin. Kans.. 1-2A.i5.

Claflin, KanS., 1-29715.
Mr.. John McMullen, &"
Great Bend, Kansas.
Dear Sir
| have been a reader of The Bar
ton County Democrat fOro about
twenty-five years, and have no
ticed The various improvements
the paper has undergone in That
Time, and especially since you,
took charge of il Two years ago.
| must confess the longer read
it the better | like il, and there
is no question in my mind but
that you will succeed in your new
venture, The DailyDemocraI, and
enclosed you will find check to
pay my subscription to lhe.paper
to January |, 1917.
Very truly yours,
CHAS. RADENBERG.0 %
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

Martin Keenan, was another
Clarence township farmer, who
while in town Saturday, called at
the Democrat office and planked
down. the hard cash for a years
subscription to The Daily Demo-
crat.. Mart says the roads out
that way are in pretty bad shape
and that if a fellow was fixed for
that means of transportation, the
airShip route would be the popu-
lar mode of travel.
Judge Charles Lobdell made a
business trip to .KinSley Thursday
The LiScheSky store is installing
a SpotleSs Steam Sponger. This
machine Sponges either woolen OF
cotton cloth in a very short time
A machine such as this is rarely
found outside. of the large city
stores.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
COLDS ARE OFTEN MOST
SERIOUS-STOP POSSIBLE
COMPLICATIONS.

The disregard of cold has Of
ten brought many a regret. The
fact of Sneezipg, Coughing, or a
Fever should be warning enough
that your system needs immediate
attention. Certainly Loss of Sleep
is most serious. 1t is a warning
given by nature. Ii is mans duty
to himself to assist by doing his
part. DR.. Kings New Discovery
is based on a scientific analysis
of Colds. SOC. at your druggist.
Buy a bottle today.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
HAS THE RIGHT RING

The following letter received
from Charles Radenberg, of Claf-
lin, The first of the week, is one of
the kind that makes a newspaper
man feel that life is worth the
living and is especially makes the
Democrat man feel good, coming
as it does from a man whom we
esteem as highly as we do Mr..
Radenberg. His letter is as fol-
lows:
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
On all Boys and Cdrens Suits and Ouercoats we v give
Reduction of 33 13 per cent; Blue Serges Excepted

SWEATERS AND SWEATER GOATS
JUST ONE-HALF PRICE
On all Sweaters and Sweater Coats, in
Guiding Jerseys, we will sell at just one
half price. Just think of it! Getting a
good Sweater for man or boy as low
as 25c. The very best only costing
$3.50 and $500
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
SIX PER CENT MONEY!

Loans may be obtained for any
purpose on acceptable Real ES.
tate security; liberal privileges:
correspondence Solicited.-A. C
Agency Company, 1853 Gas, Elec.
tric Building, Denver Colorado.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

Don't fail to attend The Peter
w. Collins lecture on Socialism
Exposed" given under the aus
pices of the Knights of Columbus
Thursday, February II. Every
body. invited. Admission free.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

Don't fail TO attend The Peter
w. Collins lecture on Socialism
Exposed" given under the aus
pices Of the Knights of Columbus
Thursday. February IL Every
body invited. Admission free.
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

Mrs. Maple Whitsel has accept.
ed a position as 'bOOkkesper for
the Great Bend Transfer Go. and
the Great Bend Fuel, Ice 4. Slot
age Co. NE
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

All Mems and Young Mems Suits
and 0vercOatS that sold for
$1,000, for ................ 1000
All Mems and Young Mems Suits
and 0vercOats that sold for
$22.5O, for ............... >. n.25
All Mems and Young Mems Suits
and OvercOatS that sold for
$500, for ....... >. 1850
All Mems and Young Mems Suits
and OvercOats that sold for
..$27.5O, for ..........:.... 1873
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05

We make our final cut all Winter Merchandise in the house. Lots cold
weather lay good supply while dollar do
work Of two Just stop and think Wew good reliable mehn
disc at less than wholesale Even you
Suit or an OvercO will buy and lay away until
On account of the extremely low prices will not make atera
tons where necessary
Barton County democrat., 1915-02-05
Here is the wy we wil sell Mems and Young
Mems Winter Suits and OuercOats-- Half Price

All Mems and Young Mems Suits
and OvercOatS that sold for
$1,000, for IS 500
AllMen'S and Young Mems Suits
and OvercOatS that sold for
$1,000, for ............... 800
All Mems and Young Mems Suits
and OvercOats that sold for
$500 $50
All Mems and Young Mems Suits
and OvercOats that sold for
$500, for ............... 800
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
On Prisoners of War.

With reference to the modern treat
ment of prisoners Of war, it is interest
ing to recall the views which II. l.
Stevenson in his novel. ''St. Ives" puts
into the mouth Of French prisoner of
war III Edinburgh castle. which was
turned into a military prison in the
lime Of Napoleon. He says: There Is
Il horrible practice in England to trick
out in ridiculous uniform and, as it
were, to brand in mass, not only con
victs, but military prisoners and even
the children In charity schools.
think some malignant genius had
found his masterpiece Of irony in the
dress which we were condemned to
wear-iacket. waistcoat and trousers
Of sulphur or mustard yellow and a
shirt of blue and white stripe cotton"
london Standard.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
Turninn the TahIas-

Turning the tables" in the sense OF
bringing a countercharge against an
accuser has a classic origin. In the
days Of Augustus Imperator a regular
craze seized the men of Rome to COM
pete with one another for the posses
sion of the costliest specimens Of a
certain description of table made for
the most part of Mauritanian wood in
laid with ivory-"mensarum insania,"
or table mania, as Pliny called it. They
were sold at most extravagant prices.
When the men accused the ladies OF
sumptuary extravaganza the latter nat
urally retorted by reference to the
money squandered by their lords ON
these tables and SO turned the tables
on them" by throwing them metaphor
ically in their teeth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
A MUSICIANS MEAL.
One Time When Meihac Paid For His
Abs entmindedness.

The celebrated French composer
Meihac was one of the abSentminded
geniuses. He was also a man of sim
pie tastes in the matter of food. 1t is
related Of him that on an occasion
when one Of his operas was being pre-
sented be entered in evening dress a
fashionable restaurant and threw him
self down at table, thinking earnest
~ about the musical event of the even
ing and about nothing else.
A waiter brought him bill Of fare,
and NJ. Meilhac quite abstractedly in
Dictated with his finger the first dish on
the bill that his eye had struck. 1t
happened to be the most elaborate and
costly dish on the bill, and when the
waiter went to the kitchen with the
order there was commOtiOn.
The proprietor himself arrived, and
he and the chief cook devoted them
selves to the preparation Of the famous
dish. One man was sent for this choice
ingredient and another for another.
Meantime NJ. Meilhac waited, absorbed.
At last the dish was brought with a
great flourish. and the proprietor stood
not far away to observe the result
When it was deposited on the table
Meilhac looked at it with an express
sion of melancholy interest.
did l order that?" he asked.
Certainly, monsieur"
do you like it?"
"But-but yes. monsieur"
Then please take it away and eat 1t
yourself ordered Meilhac. land bring
me two fried eggs"
The order was carried out. and the
proprietor wondered if be had mad
man to deal with.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
Table Covers at One Time Were Ar
ranged In Puffs and Folds.

Table Covers at One Time Were Ar
ranged In Puffs and Folds.
In the twelfth century tablecloths
were very large and were always laid
on the table double. For a long time
they were called "doubliers" for that
reason. The cloth was first placed so
as to touch the floor on the side at
which the guests sat; then all that re-
manned was folded so that it just COW
cred the table.
Charles V. had sixty-seven table
cloths, which were from fifteen to
twenty yards long and two yards wide.
He had one cloth thirty-two yards long,
which had the arms of France en-
broidered on it in silk. All these were
fringed.
In the sixteenth century "doubliers"
were replaced by two tableclOths, one
Of which was small and was laid just
IS we lay ours today. The other
which was put on over it, was large
and Of beautifully figured linen. 1t
was skillfully folded in such a way
that, as one chronicler tells 1t, ut re-
sembled winding river, gently rufded
by little breeze, for among very many
little folds were here and there great
bubbles"
1t must have required much art and
care to make dishes, plates, saltcel-
lars, sauce dishes and glasses stand
steadily in the midst of this undulating
sea and among those bubbles" and
puffy folds. However. the fashion had
only a short existence. and toward the
latter part of the century a single cloth
laid fat and touching the floor on all
sides OF the table came into general
use.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
The River Jordan.

Religion. history and nature conspire
to make the Jordan the most famous
river of the earth. Across it the hosts
of Israel were led into the Promised
Land; in it's waters the Christian rite
of baptism had It's birth; up and down
its valley many civilizations in the
morning of history rose and fell. Per-
haps the strangest thing about this ia
nous river Is that none Of the ancients
ever guessed that its mouth was be-
low the level of the sea. 1t was not
until 1874 that accurate measurements
were made and the mouth OF the river
was found 1892 feet below the Medi-
terranean. less than sixty miles away.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
OUR PRIVATE POWER PLANT.
Nature Produced 1t, and Science Has
Never Equaled It.

The most complicated manufacturing
plant that ever existed is the human
body as controlled under the scientific
management Of the brain and nervous
system. No factory ever boosted a
more efficient producer plant for con-
yerting fuel into energy. No plant ever
had so well designed a pumping sys-
TEN nor one so perfect for the disposal
Of waste and sewage. Talk of heating
and ventilating up to date or interde
partment telephone! The best that our
modern science can put into our shops
is crude indeed as compared with that
furnished by the Great Designer. Sup
pose that you went to a pump manu-
facturer with the following speciica-
ton:
Wanted, a pump With capacity of
one-quarter gallon a minute to handle
warm salty fluid, to work for seventy
years night and day without shut
down at the rate of seventy strokes
per minute. Must be guaranteed to
operate for the full period of time
without repairs or adjustments, to re-
Quire no attention; must have automatic
control and contain it's own motive
power and must have a duty per mil
lion foot pounds superior to the best
triple expansion high duty unit ever
made.
Do you think the manufacturer would
bid for the job? Ii he were a timid
man he would probably agree with you
and tell you to come around next week,
meanwhile edging you toward the door
before your insanity took a violent
form, or If he were not afraid Of luna
ties he would say, You poor bug. such
a pump as you speak Of never existed
nor ever will except in the brain of q
perpetual motion freak such as l see
before me-" Which shows how much
he knows about it, for both you and he
carry just such a pump around with
you, and each Of you thinks too much
Of your possession to sell it for any
money.-John HI. Van Deventer In En-
cheering Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
A Remarkable Suicide.

One of the most remarkable cases Of
suicide was that of the king of Falaha.
on the west coast of Africa.
The king was attacked by MOham-
medan force, and, finding resistance
impossible, he assembled his family
and principal officers and after adj
dressing them and intimating his deter
mination never to accept Mohammed-
anism and inviting those who did not
agree with him to go away, he applied
a light to large quantity of gunpOw
der collected for the purpose and blew
into atoms the palace and all who
were in it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
STOPPED THE JUMP.
The Royal Adviser May Have Saved
His Young Kings Life.

King Charles XII. of Sweden, who
came to the throne at the early age of
fifteen, went out riding one time in
company with his cousin. the Duke Of
Bolstein. and a few other gentlemen
of the court On the way they came
upon a pile of timber standing by the
roadside. The Duke of Holstein sug-
gested to the king that the company
try their skill by riding over the pile
on their horses Charles assented and
insisted upon being the first TO go over.
But just as he was about to dig his
spurs into his horse. tells Das Buch fur
ALE, Count Wachtmeister seized the
bride and said to the king, Don't you
try to ride over that"
The Duke of Holsteln became angry.
How dare you cross the wish Of the
king!' be exclaimed.
Calmly Wachtmeister answered, Say
what you will, my king shall not do it. =
Holstein then refined up to him and
replied Wrathfully, You do not seem
to know with whom you are speaking"
"Oh. yes said the other. laughing
SCOEu1uliy, AN Spcdh1AS Win TIC
Duke of Holstein. But will you kindly
recall that you are addressing Count
Wachtmeister. the royal adviser. And.
as l said before. my king shall not
break his neck by such a wild and dan
gerous jump. Perhaps you were think
ing of becoming the king Of Sweden in
that event. But you won't so long as
Hans Wachtmeister lives"
Just then the young king. who was
standing by listening to the discussion.
rode up to his adviser and. tapping him
on the shoulder approvingly, said to
the company: No, gentlemen; l guess
we won't jump that pile. 1t is a bit
dangerous" And with that they con-
tinued on their way in silence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
ART OF BATHING.
To Get the Right Idea just inquire of
Any Healthy Boy.

To Get the Right Idea just inquire Of
Any Healthy Boy.
The art Of bathing has never been
fully understood. It ought to be put
on it's feet Some people feel that in
order to battle it is necessary to call
in the services of a physician. Others
battle at the slightest provocatiOn-on
railroad trains and when they are Wis
iting a family Of ten with only one
bathroom. Such people would call for
a bath anywhere-on trolley car, on
an excursion steamboat or when cross
ing the desert Of Sahara.
Between these two extremes, the
bathers and the nOnbathers. there lies
a vast gulf. If these people could only
be brought together-by arbitration
pOssibly-what benefit to society!
Boys are the only ones who have
the right idea. No real boy likes to
take a bath or to be presented with
one on a marble slab. Any healthy
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
Never Deceive an Animal.

In Farm and Fireside appears the
following advice as to the training Of
animals:
You never can train a colt. a calf,
or any animal, wild or tame. unless
you gain it's entire confidence and af-
lection. TO do this you must never
deceive it, not even for fun. and al
ways protect 1t and show that you
love it.
1.-The way to a mans heart is
through his stomach and the road to
the affection of an animal is by way
of its taste.
IAN apple. a bit Of tender grass or
some tasty bit will soon make friends
with 1t. and kind words and petting
will make it a loving and obedient
friend"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29

boy Will sink to any necessary moran
level to avoid this. But any boy will
go in swimming. In short, If there be
about the bath the spirit of adventure.
then the bOy-whose instincts are nat.
ural-will seize the bait. Swimming
in April. with the water somewhat
above zero. is a joy for him which
would be properly resented In a bath
room. If we must battle indoors there
fore the boys ought to be in charge of
the proceedings. And if they were all
the mean. contemplate bathtubs would
be abolished and every house would
have swimming pool. Everybody has
a motorcar. Why not a swimming
pOol?-Life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
LIMITS OF VISION.
Why II Seems to Rain In Streaks In.
stead of In Drops.

When it is raining just what does
one see? We know that the rain con-
sists of drops, nearly spherical, falling
either vertically or at an angle Off the
wind be blowing. But what do we
see? We see Streaks through the air
and not drops at all. The reason is
that the eye cannot follow the raindrop
In its flight and SO cannot see just the
drop continually. The eye gets only
one glimpse of the drop in one position,
while an impression Is made on the
retina for some distance By the drop
moving.
If the drop were still we could look
at it as long as we chose, and the image
Of the drop would be in just one place
on the retina, but if we let the drop
escape from our direct view it makes
an image, or, rather, a succession of
images, on the retina, and that is what
we see.
But why does the retina show this
succession Of images? 1t certainly
sees at any one time the drop in just
one position, SO it would seem that the
last position seen would be the one
This is not the case, and the cause is
due to what is known as persistence of
vision. We cannot quit seeing a thing
Immediately after getting a view Of
it. 1t takes about an eighth of a sec
ond for the retina to lose an image,
and so this succession of images will
be on the retina at one time and will
cause q streak.
For the same reason the spokes of
a rapidly rotating wheel cannot be
seen except as blur. For the same
reason moving pictures are possible
New York American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-07-29
Army Rations.

The average daily field ration OF the
United States army is made up as fol-
lows: Bacon. Il ounces TOR fresh meat,
20 ounces); bread, IS ounces; beans. "a
ounces: potatoes. 20 ounces; prunes or
preserves. 1928 ounces; coffee, 1.12
ounces; sugar, 81 ounces; evaporated
milk. ounces: vinegar, .16 gill salt.
"a ounce; pepper tblack), .O4 ounce;
lard. GA ounce; butter. 5 ounce. OF
this ration just portion Is carried in
dividually by the soldier; the rest, such
as butter, lard, pepper. strip, etc..
are given in bulk to the companies and
then distributed to the men at meal
time.-Argonaut