davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19
NOT AN IMPRESSIVE MONARCH
Napoleon Ill, In Appearance, Left
Much to Be Desired, According
to John Hay.

Short and stocky, he moves with
a queer, sidelong gait, like equity
crab; a man so wooden looking that
you would expect his voice to come
rasping out like a watchman's rattle.
A complexion like crude tallow-
marked for death, whenever death
wants him-to be taken some time
in half an hour, or left, neglected by
the skeleton king, for years, perhaps,
If properly coddled. The mustache
and imperial which the world knows,
but ragged and bristly, concealing the
mouth entirely, is moving little ner-
vously as the lips witch Eyes sleep
lily watchful-furtive, stealthy, rather
ignoble, like servants looking out of
dirty windows and saying nobody at
home" and lying as they say it. And
withal a wonderful phlegm. He stands
there as still and impassive as if
carved in oak for a ships figurehead.
He looks not unlike one of those
rude, inartistic statues. HIS legs are
too short, his body too long. He
never looks we'll but on throne or
on a horse, as kings ought.-From the
Diary of John Hay, Edited by w. r.
Thayer for Harper's Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19
1t Was a Mouse.

If there's anything that will make
woman throw good resolutions to the
wind quicker than she made them, it
is a mouse. A young woman arrived
at one of the New York hotels and
before retiring at night she decided to
straighten up the things in the closet
of her room. She was singing over
her work and was doing nicely until
she discovered two shining little beads
in one corner and decided there must
be a lost hatpin there. So she reached
out to take it, What her hand met
was soft and covered with hair 1t
was mouse The yell that emanated
from that room convinced everybody
tangofng several floors above that
cruel murder was afoot, and there was
scramble to the Railways The young
woman finally succeeded in opening
the door OF her room and informed
the gathering crowd what a narrow
escape she had from humiliation Now
there is standing reward of SIS for
the head OF that mouse-detached
from the rest of the mouse. If it
ever appears again, there's no telling
what may happen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19
ANCIENT MONEY MUCH PRICED
Believed to BE Currency Used by
Tribes Before the Era of the
Roman Empire.

Peasants blowing a field In the COM
mune of Castelfranco DELI Emilia, in
Italy, in the year 1897 turned up big
Umbrian vase full of aes-signatum.
which is ancient money marked with
sign, supposedly that of tribe There
were in all SO pieces, all covered with
the Characteristic patina of bronze
that has been buried for ages
The aes-signatum of the early Ro-
mans is not very rare, but only one
other find of this far more ancient
money has been made. This was at
Fiesole, near Florence, but unfortu-
nately the finders had no idea OF it's
value or rarity and all of it was melted
down for bronze founder except one
single specimen. There is not one
specimen in the British museum and
very few other museums have any.
How old this money is we can only
guess. The best authorities say it is
pre-Roman, probably the money of the
Italic tribes that, if not aboriginal. in
habited southern Europe about 1000
B. c. There has been much contro-
versy over this money. and there are
a few Psychologists who even deny
that it was real money. Each piece
is of solid bronze and bears on its
surface a figure which is supposed to
be the sign of the tribe to which it
belonged.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19
MOTHERS LOT is TO WAIT
Life in HomebErs Has Its Joys and
Sorrows, With the Latter
Predomlnatlna.

It's mighty hard to be a mother of
sons in Homeburg. 1 worked in the
post office for a year once-handed
out mail-and I got to know just ex-
actly what most of the mothers in
town wanted. i could please them
with a new magazine and mystify
them with a circular or business
letter. But if / wanted to light them
up until they took the shadows out of
the corners as they went out / would
give them a letter from a son, way off
somewhere making good. The best of
them didn't write any too often. Once
a week is pretty regular, 1 suppose,
from the other end; but you should
see the mother begin to come in hun
CRY again the second day after her
letter came. And when a boy came
home successful and prosperous. and
his proud mother towed him down
Main street it used to go to my heart
to see the wistful looks of the woman
friends. There is hardly a family in
Homeburg of the right age which
hasn't a grownup son off at war some
where = fighting failure. It's grand
when they win; but hate to think of
some boys who haven't come back
George Fitch in the American Maya
zine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19
Dust clouds Armies Make.

An army on the march along dry
roads naturally throws up very heavy
dust clouds. To those who haven't
been trained one dust cloud looks very
much like another, but to a soldier
these dust clouds tell a very clear
story.
The dust clouds thrown up by in
fantry, for example, hangs In low,
thick cloud. The longer the cloud
the more men underneath 1T, and a
scout can, by this means, make a fair
ly accurate guess of the number of
men on the march
Cavalry on the march sends up a
dust cloud that is much higher and
thinner than that of infantry. The
most distinctive OF these dust clouds,
however, is that made by wagons and
heavy guns. The dust rises in little
groups of clouds, quite different from
the long clouds OF cavalry and in
fantry.
So even when unable to see the
actual cause of the dust, a scout can
tell many miles away what kind OF
force Is passing along a road.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a . T Q r IA
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
f. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry outany obligations made
by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for Consti-
ation.=Ady
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19
Chinese Mentality.

Archibald Ross Colquhoun, author of
China in Transformation" had great
respect for the characteristics of the
Chinese people. During his long visits
to their country in 1881, in 1888 and
in 1896 he had a chance of observing
them in all their relations. Their in
tellectual capacity, he believes, may
rank with the best in western coun-
tries" Their own literary studies, in
which memory plays the important
part, prove the nation to be capable
OF prodigious achievements in that
direction. "A Chinese acquaintance of
mine" he said, was able at the age of
sixty-five to reproduce, verbatim, let
tiers received by him in his youth"
Whether in mathematics and applied
science or in metaphysics the Chi
nese is capable of holding his own
against all competitors" A new re-
vised edition of China in Transfer
nation" was brought out two years
before Mr.. Colduhoun's death.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19
The LIkeliest One.

The late Admiral Mahan, at the be-
ginning of the war. was arguing with
lady at a luncheon about the British
navy.
But my dear madam" said the ad-
miral, 1T is hard to argue with you
because you are Scr, pardon me
SO ignorant
You remind we of the young wife
who said to her brother about her
volunteer husband:
% Isn't Jack just wonderful?
Think-he's already been promoted to
field marshal
From private to field marshal in
two months? Impossible said the
brother.
Did l say field marshall muir
INJURED the young wife. Well. per
haps it's court-martial l know it's
one or the other New York Trib-
une.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19
One Tree Bring. 500.

The government has received sos. 40
in settlement for a single sugar pine
tree which was cut in trespass in the
Stanislaus national forest, in Califor-
mia. and which yielded more than
enough actual lumber to build a good
sized suburban frame house. The
tree scaled 1898 board feet and was
valued at $5.25 per thousand feet
Not many trees contain enough lum-
Der to build a two-foot board walk
nearly two miles long. and this is be-
heved to be the first case on record
in which single tree felled in a ma
tional forest was valued at almost
800 on the stump. although national
forest timber is frequently sold at
considerably higher rates.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19
GOOD NEWS
Many Wa-keeney Readers Have Heard
1t and Profitted Thereby

s'Good news travels fast,n and the
many back sufferes in Wa-Keeney are
glad to learn where relief may be
found. Many lame, weak and ach-
ing back is bad no more, thanks to
Doan's Kidney Pills. Our citizens
are telling the good news of their ex-
perience with this remedy. Here is
an example worth reading:
Mrs. J. Hartman, Wa-Keeney, says:
"One of my children, now six years
old had kidney weakness of long
standing. She was unable to control
the kidney secretions, especially at
night and this was q source of annoy
ance both to her and to me. We tried
different medicines in a vain search
for a cure, but were disappointed.
Finally, got hold of Doan's Kidney
Pills and they proved TO be just what
was needed One box cured her of
the trouble and now for over six
months, there hasn't been any return
of it,
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. j. Hartmann, recommends Fos-
ter Milburn Co. Props, Buffalo, N.
Y.-Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-02-19

Who goes there?' the sentry chal-
lenged.
Lord Roberts answered the tipsy
recruit
Again the sentry put the question,
and received like answer, whereupon
he knocked the offender down When
the latter came to, the sergeant was
bending over him. See here" said
the sergeant. why didn't you answer
right when the sentry challenged
your"
Holy ST. Patrick replied the re-
cruit, IF he'd do that TO Lord Roberts,
what would he do to a plain Mike
Flanagan ?"-Boston Transcript.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-23

Willie Hopes feat of making $751;
900 with his cue was some feat, but
many a baseball magnate, handling
ivory, has beaten that figure.
Ralph De Palma's car reminds one
of AID WOlgast. It is continually
breaking something.
According to expert statisticians,
cheese is scarce, owing to the war.
But the New York boxing fans will
never believe it.
Mexico has all the publicity in
stinct of a third-rate bOxfghter.
Silence may be golden, but it's LA
BILE to cost the Boston Braves a pen
nant.
Jamaica Kid, a New Orleans mid
dleweight, has drifted north looking
for trouble. He's said to be a gingery
guy in the ring.
Chip brothers, George and Joe, sail
shortly for Australia. Upon their ar
rival Les Darcy will proceed to make
the Chips fly.
Don't train to become an athlete
~ setting the pace in a fast" set.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-23
RUSSELL PITCHES AIR-TIGHT
GAME AND SOX WIN

With Reb Russell apparently in his
Old-time form, Manager Rowland of
the White Sox is eager for the COM
ing eastern trip. In addition to Rus
sell, Eddie Cicotte and Red Faber are
also in shape.
Russell did some swell heaving
yesterday, showing the stuff that
made him the sensation of the Amer
lean league when he first broke in.
He had the ST. Louis Browns tied in
a knot.
George Sisier, declared by many
experts to be the greatest yOungster
since Ty Cobb made his appearance,
again displayed his versatility by go
ing into the pitchers box against the
SOX.
Although SisIer can't put his heel
to the ground, on account of a stone
bruise, he pitched a splendid game,
splendid enough to have beaten the
Sox if Russell's wasn't a little more
splendid. Red allowed only two hits
while SisleT granted six.
Rowland is trying a new batting
order. Jack Fourier, on account of
erratic hitting, has been dropped to
sixth place. Joe Jackson is the new
cleanup hitter.
Charley Weeghman called off an
other game yesterday because a lit
tie rain fell early in the afternoon.
That's the second time this week
Charley pulled this stunt and both
days it turned out clear enough to
play.
Charley should take a hint from
the panning given Chas. W. Murphy
for this habit while the latter was
boss on the West Side. Murphy used
to postpone games about as fast as
he could see a lonesome cloud how
eTing somewhere in the west.
His quickness in Postponing games
oyof thn'faOS nYtrpUnn civ unnvnd Thou
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-23
YEsTERpAY's RESULTS

y 7 -TNL@TN 7 = TNI@WN = y
National League. - Brooklyn 5,
Philadelphia 0; Brooklyn 8, Philadel-
phia 5; Pittsburgh 8, st. Louis 4;
Boston 8, New York 1.
American League.-Chicago 2, st.
Louis 0; Cleveland 4, Detroit 8; Phil
adeIphia 4, Washington 2; Washing
ton 6, Philadelphia 1; Boston 1, New
York O.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25

tence in the penitentiary for terms
|aggregating Al years, is wanted at
Maypearl, Texas.
This information was conveyed to
the local police Tuesday by Deputy
Sheriff Sam Higgins OF Ellis coun-
|ty, who came to Houston with a
icapias for Morrison, in which the la
ter was charged with burglary and
pistol toting.
The deputy sheriff did not know
until his arrival here that Morrison
had already been sent to the pen;-
Tertiary.
Statements made to the police coz
corning Morrison's past are being in
yestigated by Robert Ellis, Bertil-
Ion expert at detective headquarters.
Mr.. Higgins gave complete
sketch of Morrison's past, as told to
him by the latter's uncle.
Morrison participated in several
hoid-ups In Houston during the ear
lily part of the winter. He also was
charged with the shooting of Mouut>
ed Officer /, d. Raney
Post.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
NEW FREIGHT RATES
BECOME EFFECTIVE TO-DAY

AUSTIN. Texas. Feb. 25--The
new state tariff on stoneware. earth
enware, pottery. fire brick and fire
clay thing became effective today.
The new issue makes no general
raise in rates. II raises few and
lowers others and is designed to
eliminate the inconsistencies found
in the old tariff Straight mileage
applies in all instances, The mini
mum weight is $4,000 pounds.
Articles when packed will con-
tinue to take the present maximum
of 80 cents and IS cents, respective
ly, single and join. hauls. Fire
brick and fire clay thing. less than
carloads. will take the packed earth
enware rates. In all cases where
current class rates are lower than
the rates under the new tariff, such
class rates shall govern.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
DETECTIVE ARRESTED FOR
UALiNFUllY CARRYING ARMS

DALLAS. Texas. Feb. 25-Ernest
Dewitt. a city detective, was arrest
ed today on charge OF unlawfully
csrrying pistol. The arrest was
made by deputy sheriff of Taylor.
Texas. where the Indictment was re-
turned. Dewitt went 10 Taylor some
time ago to recover $500 worth OF
cut glass stolen from Dallas over =
year ago. After accomplishing the
task he assisted the city marshal in
arresting five young men wanted on
charges Of stealing a number of rugs.
The men showed fight and Dewitt
drew his gun. Now he faces jail
sentence of 80 days and fine or
S100.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25

II. p. Duke to ] p. Moore head
tiacc of land decided to n. p Dnts
BY Homer Tomlin: consideration
$4,000 and assumption OF indebted.
ness.
w. G. Mccain to Mrs. l. ! uar.
grove. lots 10 and ?. block 4. ci,v
of Waxahachie; consideration e..
10000.
Mrs. l.. ]. Hargrove to w. G Ne
Claim 125 acres west OF the CITY
limits; consideration SI6,s75.Oo.
ISABELLE Apperson to u. II. Thomp-
son, two acres in block 349. town Of
Waxahachie: consideration ya,ushIe
ID. II. Thompson to ]. w. Warren
block IS, Waxahachie; consideration
$3.50.
l.. Hutchinson to A. ]. Turner n
west half of lots IS. IA. Is and "a
il block 1. Tharps addition 10 En-.
his; consideration s475.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
NORTHERN PACuIc
MAIL TRAIN ROHntD

SAETTLE. Wash. Feb % Two
bandits heavily armed held up the
Northern pacific's eastbound North
Coast limited train near CoyinRton.
twenty five miles east Of Seattle last
night and after uncoupiing the bag
gege and mail ears. which they ran
a short distance up the track. stole
five pouches % registered mail which
had Just been received from the
Orient and was being forwarded 20
New York
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
SCHOOL Entertainment
PROVES BIG SUCCESS
ENNIS COMMERCIAL cIrB OIL
Gals ATTEND ENTERTAIN
MENT At TFLIco.
Mrs. ". ~. Davis oG NaNahachic Pr
SCENTS Home Economies Work In
a Very Interesting AMI
Helpful Way.

quite a representative crowd 81
Ennis business mon attended the en-
tert2snment given BY the Tclieo
school last uight. there being sever
al cars from Ennis. as well az aF
and Mrs r. r. Davis. Mrs Davis
having the government work ~
charge in this county. In which she
works in conjunction with the com
merclal organizations or waxahaChie
and Ennis. organizing the home dem
onstration clubs. which work Is com
posed OF young girls. the party being
In charge OF Secretary Burge AMI
President MeMurray.
Mrs Davis made thorough ct
PLANTATION OF how the clubs are got
ten Up and the great advantage the
work Is to them. and she was gil
en- splendid attention by the large ut
tendance. and the outlook at once =
for enthusiastic clubs for both can
ming work and poultry raising
The entertainment by the Telieo
school represented everything that
was patriotic. both in song and dec
Ioratlons, as we'll as In speech max
ing and music. aud tho progress OF
that community in school work ia
such as 10 reflect credit upon Mr. and
Mrs Powell
The Bohemian band furnished mu-
sic and their orchestra was such as
a city as large as Ennis could feel
proud of. and was q source of great
pleasure for the gathering. This
band ia a product of Telico and VIII
at all times be source OF pleasure
and entertainment for the Telico peel
pie Ennis News.
In addition To the above presi-
dent Murray of tho Ennis CONNER.
cial club made talk in the interest
of friendlinegs among the people Of
Telieo and Ennis, lie said the lnte.-
ests of the two towns were identi-
cal and By combined effort they
could accomplish much more than
either could accomplish separately
For all the news while IL 10 news
always read the Daily Light
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
SOUTHERN S0lONs SAY GAM
Oilers CONTROL COTTON MARKET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24--South-
ern congressman today were drafting
declaration OF war on cotton gam
blers. An indignation meeting OF
house members from the cotton
states will be held tonight at the
capitol TO discuss the alleged con
spiracy OF cotton exchanges 10 de-
press the price OF cotton" Repre-
sentative Heflin OF Alabama will pre-
side at tonight's meeting. The call
was Joined by Representative Chan
dler OF Mississippi and Jacoway OF
Arkansas. Measures TO regulate cot
ton exchanges will be discussed.
Resolutions OF Representative Helm
for congressional investigation OF al
legged manipulation Of cotton mar
kets also will be urged. Although
government reports showed that the
cotton acreage and visible supply
was being reduced, the cotton gam
blers deliberately forced down the
price OF cotton declared Repre-
sentative Heflin today. That the
cotton gamblers are In control OF the
market. although England's reserve
supply is known 20 be almost at bed
rock and cermany's cut off. with
more than 5000 900 bales used in
manufacturing war supplies since
the war begun. il asserted BY Rep
resentative Helm.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
SENATOR A. GRINNAN
DIES AT BROWNWOOD

BROWNWOOD, Texas, February
25.-Former State Senator Arch
Grinnan, aged 40 years, died sud
denly yesterday evening at his home
on Fisk street. Mr. Grinnan had
been in bad health for some
months, but was on the street yes
terday shortly before his death. The
funeral will be held Saturday morn
ing with interment in Greenleaf
cemetery.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
DALLAS MAN ARRESTED
IN INDIANA TOWN

DALLAS. Texas. February 25.-
Sheriff Reynolds received informa-
ton today from Terre Haute. Ind
that G. A. Earnhart, wanted in Dial
las on an indictment charging swind-
ling, had been arrested there. Dep
uty Sheriff Scale left today for In
diana to serve the warrant in The
case.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25

When you have society item for
The Daily Light call Miss Matte
Middleton Phone number GO. It
takes some time TO get all the de-
tails of earh social function and the
management of this paper will ap-
preciate 1t If you viii assist by Civ
ing her the particulars as early as
possible
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
|CRO IS LYNCHEO
| BY GEORGIA MOB
FUSED OF MAKING ATTACK
lon WHITE WOMAN NEAR
CARTERSVILI4E.
Ken From Jail Early This Morn
BIZ and Strung Up to a Tree.
Body Riddled With
Bullets.

Ca, February
Jesse McCorkle, a negro about
~ years old, was taken from Jail
early today by a mob of some
b or fifty men and boys and
eed to a tree in front of the city
His body was riddled with
ets.
be negro was arrested last night
Fged with having broken into the
|e of Mrs. A. T. Heath, near
!, and attacked her. He WAS
kht, still bleeding from a wound
Pie wrist where the woman had
him, and with her pistol in his
lession. Threats of lynching were
|e, but Sheriff w w. Galloway,
led the posse that caught the
e, succeeded in taking him to
Pc sheriff left the negro in
pc OF the night jailer here.
pt o'clock thing morning a mob
! to the Jail. One man, appar-
the leader, called the jailer,
said later he thought a city
Feman wanted to put a prison
n Jail. When he opened the
several men seized him and
his keys. Others rushed in and
Fhe negro. The mob then went
Pc city hall, near the center Of
and hanged the negro to a
"A yolley of shots then was
at the body.
f. Heath is said to be in a Sc
condition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
RELIEVED THAT DIR. LYMAN
HAS BEEN ARRESTED

TAMPA. Fla. February 25.-Held
in iail az ST. Petersburg where he
Was arrested aboard his new yacht
a man said to be Or. J. Grant Ly-
man. alleged swindler. awaits identi-
fieatiou by federal authorities. New
York government officials inves'i-
eating Lyman's mining stock opera
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
TO REORGANIZE TEXAS
INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS-

DALLAS. Feb. Cool. r. w.
kirkpatrick. president OF the Texas
Industrial congress, is In Dallas to-
day for the purpose of a conference
with a view to the reorganization OF
that body. He said he hoped to get
the advisory committee together late
today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
THE SENATE CONFIRMS
APPOINTMENT OF FLETCHER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The
senate this Afternoon confirmed the
nomination of Henry p. Fletcher to
be ambassador to Mexico Senators
Smith and Borah opposed the con-
firmation and scored the admlnistra-
tons general Mexican policy ana
the recognition of Carranza. the
vote stood 40 to 16.
Tho nailv Light gives The news
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25

tons conducted from wall street Of
fees are expected 20 decide whether
the man held is really Lyman Among
the mans effects aboard the yacht
was $4,000 in cash
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-25
'iCTED MAN WANTED
IN ANOTHER TEXAS CITY

Morrison, now under sea-