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w heroes these days" re-
 marked Miss Petunia An gelface the other day to the major. "As for me. I've never doubted for one mo- ment their existence, even when the pessimists rose up to say heroes had picturesque figures like that"
 The major smoked on peacefully.
 -But l still love my martyrs" Miss Petunia continued. loquaciously "The world Is full of them. Take Jack Over by, for fnstance-our beloved mutual friend, major. When you see a gentle souled man like that who's afraid to call his very soul his own for fear his vixen wife will snatch the little mite of hair off that she's left on his head I say when you see something like that. I don't know so much about gold frames and incense burners for the old martyrs who were stoned and burned and hur ried off with hanging"
 You don't mean" and there was a twinkle in the majors brown eyes, that your catechism or the church?"
 Not at all" returned Miss Petunia, cheerfully, but I do mean that the longer I live the more absurd 1t seems to me for us to be forever looking back over our shoulders at the good people of yesterday! The wonderful day that yesterday was is all a big joke, as I
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AND PRAY, WHAT'S A HURRY-UP HERO TO A

see it. Today-the day we live in-is just as good maybe better, and we are ungrateful and blind not to see it.
 And the noble army of martyrs?" the major pursued, what was 1t you started to say about them?"
 Just this,' Miss Petunia commenced. even if they were stoned, burned, hanged or neglected, there are plenty of martyrs living right today who are going through great deal worse and they don't get any sympathy or appreciation and precious little love. The shadowy past-2oO0 years ago-we can see was full of meek and up- lifted martyrs. I've discovered that up and down this little street live in, maybe In the very house next door, there are those who are putting up as brave a fight as any stoned saints of the old days"
 The major sat still in the boat" and waited for her to continue
 One of them has just left here" she said presently.
 The major was all interest.
 Did you happen to notice the little drab looking person in the raincoat going out as you came in. major?" she asked
 Yes; think did" replied the genial major.
 That was an old schoolgirl friend of mine," Miss Petunia said tenderly. 'T haven't seen her in 30 years until today. We were children together and desked to- gether at the little village school. She's working now in Washington in the service of the government and she happened to be down in this part of the country, visiting relatives, and stopped over for day in our town and came to see me- She's the most perfect martyr. and has been all her life, that I have ever known, and yet if anybody were to ask her what the qualifications are for the lob, she couldn't tell you to save her poor little life She even said today as we sat talk ing over old times and reminiscng about school days of the long ago, that she
 thought of how she neglected her church duties; that she reproac ched her. self because she didn't seem to find the time or the money to give to foreign mis- sions, and various other charities that her church upheld. as she might. Then she told mo without one thought of self-glori- fication of what shed been doing during all these long 30 years.''
 She's been at work that long?" asked the mator anxiously.
 Every day of that time." Miss Petunia told him. You see it was this way: Her family lost all their money; they didn't have much to begin with but what they had went over night it seems, in some get-rich-Quick scheme. Anne simp- son found herself one morning penniless and obliged to go to work. Her mother was an invalid. and the comforts she might have had from even so small an income as hers had been. were denied her and then it was that Anne went out
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table Compound, and now feel like . different person. 1 believe there is nothing like Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound for weak women and young girls, and I would be glad if l could influence anyone to try the medi- cine, for 1 know it will do all and much more than it is claimed to do. "- Mrs. CLARA FRANKS, R. F. D. No. l, Maple crest Farm, Kasota, Minn.
 Women who suffer from those dis dressing ills peculiar to their sex should be convinced of the ability Of Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable CompdUnd to re- store their health by the many genuine and truthful testimonials we are con. stantly publishing in the newspapers.
 If you havo the slightest doubt that Lydia ID. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble COmpOundlWfu help you, Writo to Lydia D. E.Pinkhamnl llcinoC Go. (cOnfidential) Lynn, Mass, for ad- vice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence
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Aerial Dreadnauxhts

From Ttt-Btts. a.
 When MT. Tennant spoke in the Ho,I of Commons recently on the large asI planes used by Russia. he was alludi| to what is known as the sikorsky bipla} tho dreadnaught of flying machines. ri biplane is the largest heavier than { machine yet invented, and can carry least twice the load of any known ae} plans. The dead weight of the machl Is no less than three and a half tons, al ft can carry a load of over a ton
 Nearly half a ton of fuel and oil is cd r1ed, and when on war reconnaissarl could carry a quarter of a ton of expt sives. consisting perhaps of half doz| giant bombs, each weighing DO pound as compared with the one or two wht aeroplanes now carry or ten or a dox|
 0-pound bombs. Although compared wi Zeppelin the Sikorsky biplane only cd ries about a quarter the amount of q plosives. and has much shorter ran} 1t has the very great advantage of Il ing much cheaper, easier to build, Id at the mercy of the clements, and smal CT target It was stated in 1914 that t| Russian government had ordered NAe these big biplanes.
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the money for his board, his clothing and actually for the cigars he smoked. He wanted to go back to the little south Alabama town where they used to live, but Anne has been trying her best to keep him away from there she's proud, you know, and doesn't want her friends to see what 8 failure
 he fs. Think of it, the poor creature probably doesn't make a hundred dol lars month and yet she does all this for that terrible man. And what do you think? Besides all this, she told me in the most matter of course manner that an old girlhood friend of hers lives near her in Washington and is very, very poor, with drunken husband and
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tyr. She's the bravest soldier of thy all" sS
 And never anything but . .privs4
 either." said Miss Petunia, regretfully.I
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FARMERS WIFE
 TOO ILLTO WORK
A Weak, Nervous Sufferer Restored to Health by Ly- dia E. Pinkham's Veg
 etable Compound.
Kasota, Minn. -"I am glad to say that Lydia E. Pinkham,s Vegetable

COmpOuuu HdS uono more for me than anything else, and I
 had the best physi- clan here. l was SO weak and nervous that l could not do my work and suf- fered with pains low down in m y right side for a year or more. I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vere.
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ZDuISr1ArnrY:Sa |pHnOSOPf1T1

Ole Miss, sumhow CT other MARRIAGE appears ter mek mos Men folks lose either dey FRONT HAIR or dey BACK BONE! Yas- sum!
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MKN|GHT RECOMMENDS
That PETITIONS Be SENT
SAYS OPPOSITION To RACE BET
TING BILL ARE ALREADY
GETTING BUSY.

Acknowledging receipt of d tele-
gram signed by DR.. Hornbeak and
w A Ownby, Representative G. W.
Mcknight has written Mr.. OWnby al
length concerning the pari-mutuel
race betting bill now pending in the
house. The letter given below is
self explanatory;
This will acknowledge the receipt
of telegram signed by yourself and
Or. Hornbeak, and replying thereto
Il take pleasure in stating that my
self and Mr.. Sullivan are In full
agreement with the sentiment as OK
pressed by your mass meeting It
is argued by those who favor the
pari-mutuel bill, that the purpose OF
this measure is to encourage the rails
ing of better stock and TO promote
in an innocent way racing in the
various county fairs. Admitting
that the bill. If enacted, would ac-
complish all of this, yet, there arises
the possibility of harm, owing to the
fact that its enactment would have
a tendency to encourage obnoxious
practices and promote conditions
which would be extremely burtful
to a considerable portion of the cii-
zenship II the parimutuel system
could be installed TO the exclusion or
the book makers, touts and other OBJ
noxious hangers on, can easily
understand how encouragement
might result to the stock interests of
Ellis county. but | feel sure that IT
would be impossible to eliminate
these undesirables therefore 1t would
be better to defeat the measure.
| trust that you will insist npo,,
prompt action on the part OF the
better citizenship of Waxahaehle IN
petitioning Mr.. Sullivan and myself
because we will need this TO Justify
us in opposing the persistent efforts
others on the other side who are
already bnsy.
G. w. MCKNIGHT
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these plaintiffs, and to remove cloud

these plaintiffs, and to remove cloud
from title, for all costs of suit and
FOR such other and further relief that
they may be entitled to.
= Herein fail not, but have be-
iore said court, at is aforesaid next
regular term, this writ, with your
return thereon. showing how you
nave executed the same.
Given under my hand and seal of
sald court, at office in Waxahachie.
TINS the 9Th day of March, A. D.
1915.
(SeaD CARL TANKFRSTEy
Clerk of the District Court, Ellis
County.
By BARNEY Mckay. Deputy.
A True Copy [ Certify:
II. S. DEARBORN. Sheriff.
By F. p. Ellis, Deputy.
Sat. adv rs
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CITATION by PUBLICATION.
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THE STATE OF TEXAS.
To the Sheriff or any Constable OF
Ellis County. Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
summon unknown heirs OF Thomas
II. Hester, deed, unknown heirs Of
Joseph j Hester, decd, unknown
heirs of n c. Howard, decd, by
making publication Of this citation
once in each week for eight success
i've weeks previous 10 the return day
hereof, in some newspaper publish
next regular term of the District
Court. Of Ellis county. to be
holden at the court house there
Of, in Waxahachie, on the first
Monday in May, A. D. 1915,
the same being the Bird day of May.
A. d. 1915. then and there 10 answer
a petition filed in said court on the
eth day Of March. A. d. 1915, in a
suit. numbered on the docket of
- y
Reynolds and r. B. White are plain
tiffs, and unknown heirs of Thomas
tF Hester. unknown heirs of Joseph
]. Hester and unknown heirs of n
c. Howard are defendants. and said
petition alleging in substance:
Plaintiffs alloge that they own in
fee simple 1876 9f,100 acres OF land
situated in Ellis county, Texas, be-
ing a part of the c. V. Shafer and
g. w. Whaley survey, said land be-
ing fully described by field notes
III deed from John r. Collins and
wife, to N. T. Durbin, dathed Dec
/. 1910.
Plaintiffs allege that the records
disclose that that Thomas Ii Hester.
Joseph ]. Hester and n c. Howard
many years ago appeared to have
some interest in the above described
land, which cast. cloud upon the
title to said premises; that said pre-
misses have been continuously occupi-
ed for more than ten years. and that
if defendants ever had an interest in
said land same has been long since
barred by limitation
Wherefore plaintiffs pray that de-
PENDANTS he cited as required by Law,
that upon final hearing they have
Judgment diVestine all interest, said
defendants may have i'll said land out
Of said defendants and vest same in
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pUSIPJaE AUTO CLASSICS
At SAN FRANCISCO TODAY

EXPOSITION GROUNDS, SAN
FRANCISCO March 6.-The hun
dred thousand spectators who gath
cred about the exposition auto race
track this morning hoped for fair
skies when the atal ter's pistol sent
off the classy field Of drivers entered
Ill the Vanderbilt cup race.
Originally scheduled for February
~, the race waa postponed until to-
day because the track was not in
shape on the former daee
The distance to be covered today
was 94,062 miles, there Being 20
laps to the race.
If De Palma, the enrly fayorite
today, won the race. he would at
tain permanent possession OF the
trophy and the race would be re-
moved from Americas list Of speed
classics.
Drivers entered and their cars
were:
SiltL, VII ANNtISoiir 0tulE, Id !
Cooper: Stutz, Howard Wilcox; Mer-
| Ger, Eddie Pullen; Mercer, Eddie
Buekstaller; Mercer, Louis Nix
rent; Marmon, Dc AIere; Chevrolet,
Lecaine; MaXne ell, Barney Oldheld
Maxwell. Billy Carlson; Maxwell.
Eddie Rickenbacker; Duesenberg,
0 Donnell; Duesenberg, Allay; De
lage, Newhouse. That's, Fable; Ed
wards Special, l.. c. Gendr; Ed
wards Special, Capt. Kennedy; Cal
ifornian. Caleb Bragg; Bruggatti,
Marquis; Parsons Special, Parsons;
Chevrolet, r. c. Durrant; Mercedes,
Ralph De Palma; King, E, c.
Klein; Erwin Special, Bergdon;
Overland, Mckalyery; Case, Eddie
IIerne; Hercules, Harold Hall; To-
masini, Thomas Tomasini; Gordon
Special, Iuntley Gordon, Alec, W.
L. Taylor.
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Gospel Hall.

The regular Sunday meetings to-
morrow Sunday school at 9:45 and
the meeting to remember the Lord s
death at eleven o'clock. Mr., VIM.
Matthews will preach at 1880 p. IN.
This will be the last meeting that
Mr.. Matthews can have with us, as
he goes on his way north to his
home OH Monday. We invite you
to come to hear him. r. c. BUSH.
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Gough=D avidson Cd

3S-Blake Griffin Luke 2i:54-62
Fannie Witten.
Jesus special concern for Peter
-Marylee King.
Scripture quotations, Luke 22:2i-
32-Rena Cantrell; John 21:15-19
Evelyn Herndon; The faith that
did not fail''-Lucile King; John
21:20-24-Theo Couch: The quail
tiles OF life and their explanation
Lena Nall.
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Methodist Church.

Sunday school at $40. Preaching
at II a. m. and 1880 p. m. by the
pastor, Rev. W. b. Andrews. The
president of the board of stewards
urges the members to bring their
weekly contribution each sunday.
Let each member Of the church
and all their friends make special
is Go-to- Church-Day for WaXahachie
Methodists.
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When the gayel fell at Washing
ton last Thursday it sounded the
retirement from public life Of Il
number of congressman who fell
outside the brcastworks at the last
election.
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Preaching tomorrow at II a. m.
and $50 p. III. Sunday school al
$3.50 a m. Subject in the morning
Some Great Ideas | Received at the
Great Laymens Convention. You
are urged to be present at these
services. +. f. BIGGER, Pastor.
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The president decides that he
will not attend the San Francisco
exposition this month, but will re
main at his post in Washington in
order to be prepared for any emeT-
gencv which may arise in connection
with the war now going on.
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Chairman tIilles. of the republic
can committee declares that there
win be no return to prosperity I'M
til republican Is again elected
president. Well, the people are not
looking for prosperity Of that kind.
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Give the corporations a square
deal, bat do not permit them to
shuhte and cut the cords, and then
turn Jack from the bottom while
you are not watching.
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A. c. Parker will preach at both
morning and evening services. Bible
school, with classes for all. meets
9:45 a. m.
The Juniors meet at l / a. m.
The Senior Endeavor meets 6 p.
m. Preaching and communion II
a. M Evening service begins $50.
A cordial invitation is extended the
public.
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The president of Uruguay chat
lenged an editor to fight a duel
and the latter declined Evidently
they have the wrong man in the
presidential chair down there.
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The adjournment of congress
will not leave the president idle by
any means. He will have about all
he can do to keep the White House
baby quiet and to see that his neu-
trality is on straight
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r. l.. Bailey, who was recently
appointed chief of police at West
Texas, is six feet and six inches tall.
He certainly ought to be able TO os-
erlook the affairs OF town OF
that size.
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We have been q citizen Of Waxa-
haehie for the past forty-eight years,
and during that entire time we have
never attended the obsequies of a
single person who died from starva-
ton.
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Lesson for March T. 1915
Devotional meeting, with Jesus
by the Seashore," president in
charge,
Song. "My Father Knows"
Prayer.
business, report of special commit
tees.
Introduction of new members.
Review and quiz on bible readers
course.
Leader in charge, Erwin Cornweil
Song, What Friend"
Prayer
Scripture reading, John 21:1-14
- Harold Drake.
Introduction, by the leader.
The care Of Jesus for his Disci-
ples-Orena Porterfield.
Scripture quotations, John 1886
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1t is said that pantalettes are
again coming in style Having 4
pretty distinct recollection as to
how they used to look, we advise
our lady friends to enter a solemn
protest.
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Frederick Mors. the nurse at the
German home for the aged y. Y. /.
0. 0. F. in Yonkers, has confessed
that he poisoned eight old men and
women who had become helpless.
The case has attracted attention all
over the country. The prisoner was
declared mentally unwell' by
alienists who had him under oh
seryation for several days, and n
this time he is III the Westehcst1r
county jail at White Plains, n. Y.
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Quite a number of US wish we
had been as thoughtful as Joseph in
saving up from the past seven crops
supply sufficient to tide us over
the present emergency.
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The Land Tenant Biz has
PASSED both houses and has been
signed by the governor. Let II be
given fair trial to see whether Or
not ii Is the proper solution Of the
trouble.
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1t. is safer to ride in an auto
with a populist driver than any one
else, simply because he is always
able to keep in the middle of the
road.
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We are very much afraid the
daughter of some multi-millionaire
VIII inVeiglc JEFF: McLemore into a
marriage contract when he gets to
Washington.
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The end of the world, so far as
you are concerned, will come when
you shuttle off this mortal coil. and
it hehooves you to be ready for if
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Congress finally managed to cut
down the Rivers and Harbors blu
TO s25 600, 600, leaving 1t still about
fifteen millions too large.
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Everybody seems TO be getting
ready for the opening of the base
ball season.
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1t Is possible for a man 10 ne
kissed against his viii, asks the
Austin Statesman Really. we don
know We never tried it.
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The legislature seems TO be doing
commission form of government.
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First Baptist Church.

At the First Baptist church, the
pastor will fill his pulpit botn morn
ing and evening
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Those who are willing TO fly to
the relief Of distress should pur-
chase an aeroplane.
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This is Saturday and you should
get ready FOR church tomorrow
without any reminder from us.
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Our work is always Up to the spcci-
tieations, and our prices always
square. There is never any slight
ing of the workmanship or substitut-
ing inferior materials. where they
won't show, but which sooner or lat
err will cause you trobue We give
honest values and We expect fair
pay You will make no mistake in
patronizing US on good plumbing
work
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IN THE CHURCHES.
, Q Q = . = 9 . 6, Q . . . =
tcntrai PRESBYTERIAN.

Services at the usual hours on
the Sabbath. A cordial welcome is
extended to all.
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The man who entirely escapes
criticism in this world will never
amount to much.
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Notwithstanding the Adjournment
OF congress, the san continues to
rise in the east.
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The sun came out brightly on the
last day of the Dallas style show
That will give the people d chance
to dry their clothes.
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Dacia's Crew Goes 10 '.1sre.
BREST, via Paris, March 1.-THE
crew of the United States steamer
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The 'Y Light gives ]
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Liverpool Spots.
Liverpool.
Chicago Grain.
Local Market.

The Waxahachie dealers are pay
ing the following prices for country
produce today:
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Obituaries, resolutions or respect,
tards of thanks--al. matter not
NEWS-wtll be charged for at the
rate of ) cents per line. Poetry
Aouble price.