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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-11
Recital at Nash.

Mrs. Harry Fugate, reader. and
Allie Barcus. soloist. gave a very
artistic and entertaining recital al
Nash last Friday evening. An APP
preciative audience greeted them.
aEd number OF waxahachie friends
metored down 10 hear their recital.
Mrs Ed DuBose Jr. was accompa-
mist The entertainment was given
under the auspices of the ladies OF
The Methodist church. al Nash.
Artistically and financially. the en-
tertainment Was success. Mrs.
Fugate and Miss Bareus expect to
give series of reeitlls this winter
in neighboring towns. The follow
ing program was given
Program
Somewhere Voice Is Calling
~. Arthur Tate
Miss Barcus.
The Wild Rose .... Anon
Mrs. Fugate.
When the Roses Bloom Reiehardt
j Love You - Mildenberg
Wren Blossoms Grow Sans souci
Miss Barcus
Tax 'er later EN- Wait -. Anon
When My Dolly Died Gromgorle
Moo Cow Moo .. Cooke
Mrs. Fugate
In the Garden OF My Heart $500.
- . 49,. Ernest Bal
Miss Barcus
Uncle Eph's Christmas -. Newell
Mrs Fugate
Mammy's Lullaby Harriet Ware
snpposin ..+.. Treyalsa
Miss Bareus
III star .... Browning
Ny Ship Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Sin OF Omission -
~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Mrs. Fugate.
His Lullaby Carrie Jacobs Bond
a Perfect Day Carrie Jacobs Bond
Nothin But Love .4...
~ - Carrie Jacobs Bond
Miss Barcus
An Old Sweetheart Of Mine Riley
Mrs. Fugase
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-11

Mrs viii Hires entertained the
Sixteen club last Saturday after
noon The decorations and score
cards wsrc in recognition OF the
Christmas season. Chrysanthemums
and ferns were used In the recep-
ton sGite. Refreshments consist
Ing OF ereamcd chicken in ro1ettes,
hot rolls. coffe With whipped cream.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-11
esolden Wedding Celebrated.

Celebrating the golden wedding
anniversary o. ST and Mr John
Z smith Or our eity about sixteen
81 taeir neighbors plsnnec q surprise
psrfy for them last Monday after
noon. This thoughtful evidence Of
their appreciation was planned By
Mfs. 4 Rose. a good nelsabor Of
the hcaoFed couple NJ end Mrs
sfaiih haze lived Ia thar nelghbor-
aeod twenty -four years 7ach guest
took a dish and 40 attractive spreat
Naa enjoyed IN the dining room
Among the guests vas Dr Leonard
Keliiugef vito lived hi 'aeir home
aten he first came e. Wakahachie.
ard Dc made splendid ak during
tl.r afternoon paying M Smith
aole deserved comgl.megts ana
eisIur hsr the credit for Ieeaes ~
mt ~ az hlf operations while esalef-
ie# hlm ia AH surgical w9fk. when
Hf ffft eaMt hHfa ua 5ouag
pff.aiisi ANS nade ls aoee there
q fent'lMenf ~ 80 couple Dr.
AfInEfr them lsif al fol1
sitMeH chooses M@ Slab : Cfiz
.afd alao pesa fntate % Mrs
th raca nriehaef Tie
.IeAhafs lfeeasn4 Nfa Saith sifh
. ffs leiaf s.lf reCs rad fte
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-11
PORT ARTHUR MAN
FINDS GOOD HEALTH

SUFFERER fH RESTORED ana Makes aAF-
markab,e Gain in Weight ON
Few Doses.
J. r Stoneburner OF Port Arthur.
Texas. suffered from stomach all
ments for a long time. He fell of
ia weight and took treatment with
out apparent benefit He tried ply
stefan after physician until he al
most lost hope
He at last took Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy. then wrote:
Il have taken all OF your Won
derful stomach remedy and got good
results from it. / have gained in
weight since starting on your REM
edy--twenty-one pounds so far ]
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-11

when s man wants 70 GU !
take a gFsa' p'3'
courage him -
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Miss Lila Stroud OF italy visited
in the city this week
Misses Lucille and Beatrice Hard
ing are spending the week end with
Fort Worth relatives.
Miss Mamie Benson visited in
Dallas last Saturday and Sunday.
the guest OF her sister
Mrs. John S. Campbell end little
daughter Dorothy will spend the
holiday season with her parents
~. and Mrs Matthews. at Cald.
well, Texas
Mrs. Bass Williams has gone 10
Dallas and will remain there the
rest Of the winter, She is located
in Highland Park. and will be with
her son, Paul Williams. who is al
tending Southern Methodist Cnivef-
sity
The Muskogee. Oklahoma socie-
" columa Ia the Globe Democrat
contained the following Mrs 4
=. Locke entertained wlth an infar.
mel luncheon "Wednesday iu honor
81 Mrs n Bass of Oklahoma city
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-11

Misses Lucille and Beatrice Hard
ing are spending the week end with
Fort Worth relatives
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-11

Miss Mamie Benson visited il
Dallas last Saturday and Sunday
the guest of her sister.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-11

The n'iig lam ri'es ne aass
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-11

Miss Lila Stroud OF Italy visited
in the city this week.
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
FEDERAL INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION
BY Peter Radford.

The recent investigation of the
United States Commission of Indus
trial Relations brought together the
extremes Of society and has given the
public an opportunity to view the rep
resentatives of distinct classes. side
by side, and to study their views in
parallel columns.
Capital and labor have always been
glazing at each other over CULTS of
misunderstanding and II the Federal
Industrial Commission attempts to
bridge the chasm, 1t will render the
public distinct service.
The farmer has been sitting on the
fence watching capital and labor fight
for many years and incidentally furn-
ishing the sinews of war and it is
quite gratifying to find them talking
with, instead of about. each other.
When honest men smile and look into
each others souls, it always makes
the world better and far more salts
factory to the farmer. who in the end.
bears the burden of conflict, than
resolutions. speeches or pamphlets
containing charges and counter
charges.
The love for Justice makes the
whole world kin. Understanding is an
arbiter far more powerful than the
mandates OF government. for there is
no authority quite SO commanding as
an honest conscience; there is no de-
cree quite 30 binding as that of the
Supreme Court of Common Sense and
no sheriff can keep the peace quite 80
perfect as Understanding.
We suppose the time will never
come when capital and labor will not
be occasionally blinded by the light
ming flashes of avarice or frightened
by the thunder peals Of discomfort.
But Understanding is Prince of
Peace that ever holds out the olive
branch to men who want to do right.
A mans income is always a sacred
thing for in 1t are the hope. ambition
and opportunity of himself. and fam
lily, but there is nothing in a human
heart quite so divine as Justice and
Understanding il Its handmaiden.
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
NoIsELEss NORWAY.
A Country Of Quiet Voices, Gentle Man.
nsrs and Plaeidity.

A Country Of Quiet Voices, Gentle Man
nsrs and Plaeidity.
The population Of Norway is nearly
2.5OO.O0O. but If the entire population
met In a given area venture to say
that their coming and their going and
their meeting would not make as much
noise as one may hear every five min
utes on dozens Of street crossings
either In New York or In Chicago.
Norway is the country of quiet voices
gentle manners and no noise. The
steamers dock almost without sound
and depart as silently. At Christian
sand. where we touched first on Scan.
dina Wan soil. people got on and OF the
steamer. farewells were waved, the
crowd on the dock moved about DELHI
erntely. but no voice was raised. there
was no shouting. no physical unrest ex-
pressing Itself in squirming bodies or
twisted features: they were almost as
calm as the stars above them
All over Sweden and Norway one is
attracted by the smooth skins, unwrln
killed. cheeks and unfnrrowed brows Of
both the men and the women. They
have placid faces, as of men and wo-
men who have not yet been In contact
with our disease Of striving to live all
Of life in a day. The trains slide away
from the stations at the sound Of a
scarcely audible whistle. and there are
no bells or shouted warnings; the
crowds In the streets or elsewhere
seem to pitch their voices out Of the
range Of bearing of ears accustomed
to tie catarrhal rumble of London. the
strident gable of New York or the
sibilant cackle Of Paris.-The Late
Price Collier in Scribner's.
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
THE PENALTY OF
CARELEsSNESS
BY .. W. Inslish.
Fire Prevention Expert.

Every time you hear the cry Of
"Fire!" you can be almost absolutely
safe In thinking that someone has
been careless Fires don't happen.
They are the inevitable result OF
combinations of preventable things.
When analysed to the last equation
II will be found that carelessness is
the root whence spring nearly all
fires.
What q penalty industry pays to
carelessness! Fire is the great de-
stroyer. The wealth of generation
can be wiped out in but brief hour.
Why not fight fires before they
start? Why not so conduct your
habits and so keep your premises
that when the fire demon wants to
offer your savings as sacrifice he
will pass you by. just as those Of
Egypt Of old were passed over when
the sign they had been told to place
over their doors, were seen?
Too often when those who ART
responsible from fire cry out they
are the victims of bad luck. they are
but paying the natural penalty fol
their own carelessness.
II you want to keep down your fire
insurance rates. wage eternal, war
fare against those things that ever
breed fires.
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
AN AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL
BY Z. N. Carver,


Professor of Economics Harvard University
Every city has Its chamber of COM
merce or Its Board Of Trade. The
purpose Of such an organization is
to study economic and business op-
portunities of the city and promote
enterprises which will help to build
the city. Does any one know of a
good and sufficient reason why ev-
cry rural neighborhood ought not
have similar organization?
In Germany they already have such
organizations. They are generally
called the Observation-Disclosures or
agricultural council. Some students
Of the problem of rural organization
are strongly Of the opinion that such
an agricultural council is necessary
before much can be done for the bet
tering of rural credit or the market
ing of farm produce. There is no
object, for example. in having more
capital in farming neighborhood
unless the farmers know without any
guess-work Just how to use that CAPT
tai so as to increase the production
and the profit of their farms. If all
the leading farmers of a neighbor-
hood would lay their heads together
and talk over the situation and study
the opportunities for new investment,
they would be less likely to make
mistakes than If they work secretly,
n separate individuals.
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
/ BOWSER DIDN'T
| RESPOND
Because Mrs. BoWser Butted
! In With History.
BY N. QUAD.
Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.

MIR BOwser's face had new look on
II when he came home to dinner the
other evening-n combination Of hope.
triumph and perplexity. and Mrs. Bow
ser was puzzled over it. He was I'll nj
ease all through dinner. and 1t was
quarter of an hour after the meal mud
been concluded before lie said:
Il might as well tell you now that !
am going to the club tomorrow night
l, will be an anniversary gathering
and Il bunquet."
well. l hope you'll have a good
time" replied Mrs. Bowser.
Yes, | expect to. AT the banquet
they will have toasts, you know.
They've got me down to respond to
one."
why. I'm pleased ut that What is
the toast?'
Its Our Country I've been writ
ing something today for response.
and I think I've got a rather neat
thing. don't expect to bring down
the house. of course, but perhaps III
size up with tue rest Of 'em. | shall
he little nervous. l suppose. but I've
got to 20 through. with 1t just the
snme"
II am sure you will do splendidly."
said Mrs Bowscr in confident tones
II want to hear 1t. and 1t will be well
Cor you to see If you have 1t committed
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
Jobn Hancock and George washington

John Hancock and George washington
mixed up"
Never, never. Mrs. Bowser: You
needr I trouble yourself about getting
down history. l am history enough.
What l don't know about the Limited
Suites no history can teach me: AS to
mixing up George Washington ana
John Hancock. do you take me for an
idiot? Woman. you are maliciously de-
termined to pick IL fuss with uie. ana
| warn you TO pause"
What else do you say about Our
Country?'" asked Mrs. Bowser in hcr
placid way.
Il speak about Its patriotism." he
replied after time: 'how we fought
England and Germany and Mexico to
the last ditch and gained our indie
pendence US nation. Then l go ON
70 say
But you don't suy that we fought
Germany?" interrupted Mrs. Bowser,
"Of course ! do. Why not! Yer
hups you'll say I'm mixed up on thDtf"
"You surely are. Mr. Bowser 1--WE
never had war with Germany. His
tory will tell you
History. historyr' he shouted as ne
waved his arms about and looked
around for something to kick ut
What do care about history! When
say we had a war with Germany
that settles it. don't 1t? | can now
realize why husbands sometimes muir
der their wives In cold blood"
when was this WARP
In 1875, of course"
But that was the breaking out or
the Revolutionary war, and we were
fighting England alone. II you are
going to speak before your club you
must have your facts and dates right
or-Or"-
"Or what7" he demanded as she hes.
itated. woman. ! am put down ON
the program to respond to the toast Of
Our Country. spend day looking
up my fNcts. get them down tine.
come home and ask you for your ell
couragement. and | nm hit with
fence rail q dozen times over. 1t ia
envy. jealousy. malice. You want me
to fail. 1t would break your heart to
hear me succeed"
"Why. Mr.. Bowser. how can you"-
THAT will do. woman: that will do!
You have accomplished your object
The club be hanged! Our country be
hanged! | shall not respond. Instead
Of going to the banquet and winning
applause will 60 out on the street
and rip and boiler and lick three menr'
But | said"-
Yes, you said. You need say no
more. am going to the library to
look over certain papers and arrange
them for my lawyer. and should any
body call you can say that George
Washington. John Hancock. our coun-
try and your victim of husband are
all tied up in knot and can't be seen
before tomorrow"
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
RsIies Of Old Persia.

Shuster. the old capital Of Persia, Is
one of Trans wonder cities In the
dawn Of Persian civilization 1t took a
leading part On the bank Of the only
navigable river the country can boast,
the city gets Its name from the famous
ruler. Shapur. who built great irrignt-
Ing dams and noble bridge across the
kurun. now wrongly credited to the
Emperor Valerian. Sixteen hundred
years have left the great bridge. a
quarter of q mile In length, with yawn.
ing gaps. but the water Of the river
runs today through the channels and
tunnels made to fertilize land that
had not yet been overrun by the Arabic
barbarians who destroyed the culture
Of Persia. London Mail.
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
CIVILIZATIONS
GREATEST TRAGEDY.

Extract from article by w. D. Lewis
president Texas Farmers Union, op-
posing woman's suffrage:
I'VE are willing to join in every ef-
fort to elevate woman but will assist
in none to drag her down. The de-
scent Of womanhood is the most awful
tragedy in civilization AS she sinks
she may. like the setting sun. tint the
horizon with the rays of her depart
ing glory. She may tenderly kiss the
mountain tops Of her achievement
farewell; she may. like the sinking
sun. allure the populace with her
beauty az she disappears for the night
but when she steps downward, the
earth IL az certain to tremble and
plunge into darkness as death Is to
follow life"
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
Yprs. In ENGLAND.

We have the name Of Ypres in Eng
Iund-in that of the Ypres tower ut
Rye. in Sussex. though local talk
knows nothing of its proper pronunci-
alton and broadly calls it the "Wipers
tower" 1t is II twelfth century build
ing. the Oldest secular building of all
the Cirque ports. and was mt one time
the only stronghold of the town. though
later wallis and gates were built. The
reason for Its name Is to be found In
the commonly accepted statement that
n was built by William des Ypres.
earl Of Kent.-London Globe.
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
YES, SHE DID KNOW.
And Proved Il to Her Critical Old
Singing Master.

Many years ago. In un old French
church In Berne. great choir under
the famous old leader. Father Reiche.
was having Its final rehearsal for the
production Of the Messiah" The
chorus had triumphantly SUM- through
to the place where the soprano solo
takes up the refrain. II Know Tint
NV Redeemer Liyeth." The singer was
beautiful woman. whose voice had
been fauItlessly trained. Az the tones
came out high and clear the listeners
were filed with wonder ut her per-
feet technique. Her breathing was
faultIcss. her note placing perfect. her
enuncintion beyond criticism.
After the final note there wns IL
pause. and all eyes were turned toward
the old conductor to catch his look of
approval. Great was the surprise.
however. when sharp rap of the
baton was heard. as n command for
the orchestra to pnuse. and with look
of sorrow Father ReicheI said to the
singer. My daughter. you do not real
" know TINT your Redeemer liveth.
do you?"
With flushed face she replied.
why. yes. think l do"
"Then sing it, he cried. Sing it
from your heart. Tell 1t to me so
and all who hear you will know and
know that you know the joy and pow
er Of it." Then with an lmperious
gesture he motioned for the orchestra
to go over 1t again.
This time the young woman sang
with no thought of herself or Of tech
nique and applause from her hearers.
She sang the truth that she knew in
her heart and experienced in her
life and that she wished to send
home to the hearts of the listeners. AS
the last notes died away there was no
wonder at the craftsman's work. but
there were Guickened hearts that had
been moved by the glorious message
they had received. AS the singer stood
forgetful Of applause. the old master
stepped up and with tears in his eyes
kissed her OH the foYehead and said.
You do know, for you have told me-"
Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
RURAL SCHOOL TERM
SHOULD Be EXTENDED
BY P. p. claxton,
u. 8. Commissioner of Education.

In most States school days for
country children are fewer than for
city children. The average length OF
school term in cities of the United
States is one hundred and eighty.
i've days; in rural communities one
hundred and thirty-eight days. diff
ference OF forty.seven days. In some
States the difference Is much greater
than this average. In many counties
the average length of the rural
school term is less than one hun
dred days. and In some districts it is
less. On the other hand, In the
States Of California, New York and
Connecticut. the country schools are
in session one hundred and eighty
days i'm year. and in several other
States almost as long. The country
schools OF Rhode Island are In ses-
sion one hundred and ninety days In
. year.
II all children are to have an equal
opportunity for education we must
even up the school terms Of the
country and give to all country chill.
dren at least as many days as are
now given to city children. One
hundred and eighty-five days OF
schooling year for all children will
not be too much. There are coun-
tries in which the schools, both for
city and country, are in session from
two hundred and twenty to two hun
dred and fifty days or more in the
year. American children need as
much education as those of any 9th,
or country. and this applies to the
rural as well as urban districts.
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05

The Frenchman and the American
had gone considerable distance In
animated discussion concerning the
merits Of their respective countries.
Neither would make any concessions.
"Of course" finally said the French
man In desperation. you will concede
that there is.only one Eiffel tower and
that we have 1t.
Certainly" agreed the American.
''nnd am mighty glad. for 1t has CIV
en- us means for measuring our sky
scrapers. We now say in New York
that building is two eiffels high or
three or four. as the case may be-
New York Post.
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
CHASING THE RAINBOW.
Curious Legends That Are Told In
Different Countries.

We have all of us heard stories of
the treasure at the end Of the rain
bow. There is pot of gold there. you
know. And If we could only walk far
enough, run fast enough. we might
find 1t and be ever thereafter happy.
That is what our nurses tell us when
we are children, isn't 1t?
And sometimes we learn that the
rainbow is bridge. and the thunder
Is the roar of the heavy wheels going
over 1t.
These are the stories that we hear
in childhood about the rainbow Chill.
dren OF other lands hear many other
stories.
In Greece nurses tell the children
that II amy one by chance stumbles
over the end of the rainbow his or her
sex is changed. A fine story that to
tell child! The little Greeks must
run away from the ends Of the rain
bow instead of seeking them to find
our pot of gold.
The little Turk hears from his nurse
that II he can but touch the band Of
orange that spans the heavens in the
rainbow his head will turn to silver.
with rubies for eyes and teeth of gold.
In many parts of Russia the rain
bow is called pump. and In Hungary
1t is called Gods pump" and ''Nonh's
pump
In Russia. In some provinces. the
wells are covered with strong plat
forms. SO that the water cannot be
drawn from them by the rainbow. and
in other provinces 1t is said that three
angels have charge of the rainbow
one to draw water through 1t from the
earth. another to give water from 1t to
the clouds and another to return the
water to the earth in the form Of rain.
Boston Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
ONCE A MIGHTY CITY.
Yprss, In Belgium, Was Famous When
Berlin Was . Hamlet.

"srn" "sss ~
The little Belgian town u Ypres' IN
Belgium. In the beyday OF It's great
ness and prosperity ranked az large IN
the civilized world as fhiiadeiphin'
Chicago. Berlin and other Dig cities 10
today. Indeed. II WIS splendid city
when Berlin was mere hamlet Of half
civilized Slavs.
1t was In the days OF the commercial
grentness OF Venice thnt fpres at
tained the summit OF its prosperity
The Meeker herald., 1915-06-05
Keep . Firm Hand on tn. riI,.r.

Keep . Firm Hand on the Tillsr.
The sails of boats are our emotions.
the rudders are our characters. Our
sails are breathed upon by gentle
zephyrs of affection and inclination, Of
hope and love and of hate. They are
torn by sudden gusts OF passion. We
are blown hither and yon BY conflict Of
quarreIing winds, driven from our
course BY angry squalls. The only
force by means Of which we can coun-
teract the effect Of the winds and hold
our course ia the rudder OF character.
We know that we shall be blown
upon all our lives by various influences,
good and bad: that our emotions-those
white sails that respond to every
breeze-wilI be played upon by every
human appeal and desire. What will
become of the craft that has not firm
hand ON the tiller?-Youth's Compan-
lon.