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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18
HIGHEST TYPE OF COURAGE
Prisoner That Can Smile Is Truly Man
Without the slightest Trace
OF "NelIow."

You have heard great deal said
about the man who smiles etc. At
the risk OF being found monotonous II
might be added that the man who
smiles and keeps on smiling, in prison,
is worth some notice. If he isn't fee
ble-minded. he is game and gameness
exeites admiration in a dog. A game
grasshopper has 1t on the katydid
forty ways. To keep pleasant face
in prison is simon-pure grit.
When a man gets down in the
mouth. with only acid showing on his
countenance. he makes war on him
self
Once upon a time a little middle
aged man was sent to prison. He was
past middle age. and left behind him
lot more than shattered fortune
Four nights he walked his cell and
was four days and nights without
sleep. Opiates were resorted to and
he woke up with smile. From that
day TO this he wears a smile wherever
he goes, game as a pebble and with.
out yellow speck on him.
That is gilt-edge grit a bulldog
couldn't beat. 1t is more than that: il
Ia the refinement of human courage
From the New Era, published At the
federal penitentiary, Leayenworth,
Kan
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18
E5C7FYEHs7 ne NsKNIl
scuthcrner Knew New TO Word As.
~~-t,se~ers TO Produce the De-
Sired Result.

80 sDsll amount q credit for tho
sav~iorfnep. Of the short editorial
paragraph 10 tie present stats OF per
lection belongs TO Coz Emmit q. Lo-
san. one.time fellow workman with
sarso Henry watterson. editor 10
chief Of the Louisville Courier-Jou-.
gal.
Ills brief. breezy paragraphs were
as famous at wettersons brosdside
one-page editorials. Colonel Logan
used to contend he wrote what he
meant and stopped only because
"Marses Henry had consumed all the
editorial space and all the kings Eng
lish; therefore, II was his power and
pleasure to set forth with the scraps
and as filler what "Marser Henry had
started out to say. but forgot.
When Colonel Logan washed print
ers' ink from his fingers he retired to
the life OF a country gentleman on a
farm near Bowling Green. XIV. Ono
day he appeared at the Office OF the
local newspaper to insert an adver-
tisement. and asked for a pad OF
paper. What he wrote was character
istic.
Wanted.-An ole niger cook for a
farm. No milkin. No washiu. Moth
in but cookin. eatin and sleeping.
He got cook.-Wall street Journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18

disTGte William NJ. 1ohnston and
Clarence J Griffin. the California
champions. on the tennis courts and
they are expected TO repeat In 1916.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt. OF Norway.
the womens champion. also par
took of invinciblc qualities along
with the pair from the II Love
You" state.
Duke Kahanamoki. the Hawaii
an. appeared 10 have the sprint hon
ors in swimming sewed up for an
other year Ludy LANCER of Los
Angeles. intermediate and Bud
Goodwin. long distance paddlers.
have good prospects to repeat in
their respective fields.
Golf experts noticed n tendency
OF the older golfers to refrain from
competition in the tournaments OF
1915 and the championship Held OF
1916 was reekoned almost exelus-
lively as young mans field. Rob-
ert j. Gardner of Chicago. was the
amateur champion in 1915 and Je-
rome Travers of Montclair. " j.,
the open champion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18
BEST SEEN FROM A DISTANCE
Little Animals Fur 10 Valuable, but
HE Acquaintance IL Not Thing
to Be Desired.

Considered from safe distance. the
subject OF this sketch Is a very inter.
esting animal. The closer you get to-
aim. the moro interesting he becomes.
knowledge OF his habits and appear.
ance is moro or less uncommon. for
the reason. perhaps. that those per
sons best acquainted with him don't
like to talk about him. He's very in.
tercsting, nevertheless. lie is called
the skunk
He's strictly an American animal.
although no national songs hay. been
and yet he could whip a lion, II a
lion ever attacked him. Ills weapon
OF defense Ia an offensive odor which
. natural history writer OF former
days described like fox. but ten
times stronger
Usually he sleeps by day and prowls
about by night. His fur is blaekish
brown with yellow stripes down his
back. and he has bushy tail. Tho
skunk's fur is valuable. and recently
skunk farms have been established
to propagate them for commercial
purposes.
In spite OF his powerful weapon OF
defense. the skunk IL clean in his
habits. and his worst damage Is to the
farmers poultry yard. which he visits
to steal both eggs and chickens. The
animal Is about the size OF cat.
But woe unto him who mistakes him
for a cat
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18
SPORTING s0OTHsAYERs KNOW
NOT WHAT TO SAY FORsOOTH

NEW YORK, January 17.-Sport-
ing soothsayers are long on specu-
lation for the coming year but
mighty shy on predictions. The fight
'situation. essentially a winter game,
has an edge on the other fields in
the matter Of general interest Much
lof the future talk concerns the pos
sibilities of new champions in 1916
Kid Williams, bantam king and Fred
die Welsh, ruler OF the lightweights,
were slated for the outer darkness,
with Johnny Ertle and Charley White
Istrongly pressing toward the gold
len limelight Jess Willard seemed
lsecure behind his demand for mil
lion or so for finish fight and able
to defend himself in limited bout.
Ted Lewis, condueror Of Willie
Richie, was cruising along as the
leading welterweight but interest in
that class has been revived and Lewis
will have plenty of opposition before
his claim to the title is cleared
The baseball middle still is too
Ifoggy for accurate Representation
No one knows where the Fed play
Iers are going and there is no gauge
on the relative strength of the teams
las they will line up next year. Bos-
ton, Chicago and Detroit have an
edge in the American league but in
the National the veil still covers
league and club conditions. The
Browns, with Branch Rickey's ex-
cellent machine and Fielder Jones
Fed stars, also are reckoned serious
lily in the American league.
The football situation too is ne
Ibulous, even the coaches themselves
considering the time too early for
real plans for the 1916 campaign.
Revision Of the rules Will make 1T
tie difference in the style OF next
years playing, however. and the
championships ought to be decided
under virtually the same conditions
as in 1915.
| No one seems able seriously to
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18
SHORTER FORM WELL CHOSEN
State Departments Use Of the Word
"ldentlc" Altogether Proper and
Orthodox.

To not few readers of the Eng
Hsh and American notes" the word
'identic." which was used by both gov
ernments, must have seemed a novel
and rather hnpleasing substitute for,
or shortening Of, the familiar 'identi-
cal"
The word has long been used, how
ever, In diplomatic correspondence
and documents, no doubt because Of
the influence exerted by the French.
once the common language of inter
national exchanges, and still familiar
to more diplomats than any other one
tongue. The French say and write
'identique," and of that ''identic'
IL a natural translation.
The shorter form, however, has q
valid claim for preference, in that it
says exactly what identical" says,
and does it without the pleonasm or
redundancy which marks so many of
our words ending in zeal" Why We
persist in frightening such sufficiently
long words as .philosophic" and geo
graphic" with a wholly needless al
1t would be hard to explain almost as
hard as to explain the frequent APP
pearance Of such absurdities as dis
embark" "disassociate." ''coincident-
ally" and "superimpose."
One should not be too fussy about
such things, however, for in language
whatever is. is right. and enough US
age makes any usage right.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18

COLUMBUS. o.. Jan. 17.-Seven-
teen children out of each 1000 born
in Ohio during the last fiscal year
were born out of wedlock. accord
ing to a report issued by DR.. Norton
W. Bland. state registrar OF vital
statistics. The total number of
births was l01 sol. of which 174s
were TO unmarried women. or the
174s babies. 1868 were born to
girls under 81 years of age
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18

The theory that a mans body may
contain enough electricity To set OF
charge OF explosive vas put forward
by British government expert on
combuatibles 20 account for an ex-
plosion at stowmarket which resulted
in the death OF four men Major
coopsr-key. the expert. expressed the
opinion that one % the man had ac-
cumulated electricity in bis body. and
not having earthed himself. spark
passed through a dangerous commcd-
~ and so caused II TO explode" he
added 1T vas an exceptional accI-
dent. which could probably have been
prevented by the insertion OF metal
stud in the workers rubber overshoes.
A regulation TO thA effect viii prob
uhfv h. 49, -. 49, e--s--~~"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18
FIRE At BERGEN CAUSED
Loss OF s30,000,000

BERGEN. Norway. Jan. 1s.-The
fire which ragged In Bergen several
days has been practically extinguish-
ed after causing loss OF about
30,000,000. Early reports placed
the loss at only $15.ooO.000. The
city officials who visited the burn
ed district said four hundred build
ings were destroyed. Three thou-
sand people are homeless. Relief
from Christiana and other cities has
been received.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18
Fish Gas.

At Fray-Bentos. in the Argentine, 10
the largest kitchen in the world. Here
beef extract Is made-40 pounds Of
beef give one pound of extract. And
here, up to 1900, all the waste-all the
entralls and fat and so forth-got
thrown into the River Plata
The waste OF 1.000 bullocks thrown
daily into the Plata brought the fish
up from the sea TO Fray-Bentos in un-
unbelievable thousands. Boats could
hardly advance for the silver waves
of Ash. These fish could be caught
with shovels, with scoops, with the
hand.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18
[NE1Ts DERIVED
IN CITY PLANNING
EASING PROGRAM is rem.
nrprD AT DALLAS IN ASSO-
r1.TION'S FIRST MEET.
!, rotary Carl Schuster Brings
a.,,c of the Good Things Said
Back TO the Folks mt
Home.

cecretary Carl Schduster. who re-
od last night from Dallas
| ,ora he attended a meeting of the
,,v Planning Association, reports
Lue ,hirty-hve men and women in
Tendance from the various parts
!, ,be state. These people. he
Iac,ares. are interested in COM
krnity development. He said the
I,s,tors we're most royalty enter
4 nod with a luncheon at 1890
[,o,ock in the cafe of the Chamber
u Commerce.
Mr. schuster was peculiarly i'm
l-ossea with a talk made by Karl
n Mitchell, city manager at sher-
han and says many of the sugges-
hons made by Mitchell were perth
ont TO Waxahachie. He expressed
he belief that much value would
lasult to Waxahachie and other
mali cities in Texas as result of
he meeting. He thought every
lown should develop DR.. Ahlers.
|, his talk on 1.-THE Well Planned
Town" Mr.. Mitchell said the follow
ing:
Town planning is identical in
principle with city planning" he
laid. Town planning meets with
ever permanent improvements and
Inch as exist are least costly.
1.-THE Sherman city plan as it
how exists, as designed by DR.. All
lers eliminates twenty-eight of the
present thirty-four miles Of steam
railroad single track.
1T vacates three miles of pub
lie streets now occupied by tracks
bnd eliminates 1873 grade crossings,
which is 100 per cent elimination,
and twenty-one street railway
crossings, providing In their stead
ebout fifteen subways.
"All tracks will be elevated,
which. owing to the natural topog-
raphy is not difficult or expensive
lob. Passenger trains will be land
ed at the center of the city at
grade. A convenient freight ter
minal is provided and Immediately
outside the city is gravity yard.
Two hundred and fifty acres OF
valuable land will be made avail
able for manufacturing purposes.
The natural drainage now OBJ
structed will be restored and right
of way abandoned will permit two
diagonal thoroughfares from the
heart of the city,"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18

Two Scotch sailors retiring from the
sea purchased a small pub in a eoun-
try town. The place was painted In.
side and out. being closed up for the
purpose.
The villagers. after few days. gath.
cred outside the place. and one Of
them knocked at the door A window
above opened. and one Of the former
sailors inquired the reason for the
gathering outside.
We want 20 know when yoa are
going 10 open gp." Vas tbs reply
open up" retorted thu man AZ The
window. we bought this place tor
ourselves" And the ~infDw closed
with q hang --Londua Tit.Bits.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18

-Coholers ard unkers ara your true
ale drinkers. y9s Merry goo do~n~
80 called for it, slides dO~ne mer
rfly. Eas not lacked for royal pa1F0ar
axe Queea EilEAbeta yroaolncet ale
a. exceLeat sash and -lkes L 50
s,rUux Lord Burieika ~rttes There
- no nAn abe "a t-fnk a. A.
Catherine tEs ~orst an4 tte wissst-
lad 20 small par-iAlify for ths brew
Ct Burton. wnsen even N ner day ~aG
imported n great Quantities TITO AIS
ala
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18

In recent years suiphuric acid mas
assumed such great importance in an
Industrial and commercial way that
statistics showing the production are
nov given out annually by the United
States geological survey. Tais mate
rial is probably used in a greater ~
riety Of wavs In the chemical ara
than any other substance. The most
izportan, classes Of industry In IhicA
the consumption 81 sulphur.c AID -
involved are the manufacture o. fer
tiiixers. the. refining Of psrroIeum
products. ths trra rteel and ccke q.
dussr.es. the manufacture Of ultEe-
glycerin. celiulci1 ann eir1ilar E~~rs
Ects. and n gcnsrai rstsii"-x'csi
s.harnaeai r~aEfice.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18
BeEcHER-FATHeR AND SON


How fsting where the energy and
enthusiasm ~ unwcaried youth invite
from tho ripeued experience OF matur-
sr men the benediction OF their In.
ausrce' One OF my friends was pres
ent many years ago In Plymouth
church. Brooklyn. when this occurred
IL vas IN the days when Lyman
Beecher had come 20 make his home
with bis lliustrious son. and every
Sunday he was In the pastors pew en-.
loying the services In that great
sanctuary One morning Henry Ward
Becoher was unfolding some aspect
OF the nss theology a. he had Gene
to hold Il. when suddenly up stood
Lyman Bsccher. saying. Henry may
! say a word jast thcrsT" Beacher
paused In his sermon aud with look
OF flial Affection al once responded.
Certainly. father. say on" Then
Lyman Beecher turned TO the congre.
CATION and said: Henry puts II this
way. but II is not that way--it IL
this way"--and he proceeded TO state
the truth as he saw e. Henry Ward
beecher stood listening 40 his father
with an expression on his face which
blessed the listening. wondering con.
gregation more than many q sermon.
And when Lyman Bsscher had con.
Guided. he paid a lovely tribute to his
fathers influence upon his own life
and then resumed his sermon where
he had been interrupted. From
Charles X Browns Bible Class In the
congregationalist
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18
LFE SAVERS NOT ABLE
To REACH WRECKED VESSEL

LUDINGTON. Mich, Jan, 49,
Life savers are unable to reach
the Pierre Marquette car ferry No.
IS which is breaking up in heavy
gale four miles north of here.
Twenty persons are aboard the YES
|sel The ferry was stranded last
might while making a trip here from
milwaukee. No passengers are
aboard the vessel, according to Of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18
GrocerY storc Moro.

The Cash Produce and Grocery
Supply company. with Y Trlppett as
manager. which has been doing
business az 1873 North Rogers street
has moved nearer the square In the
building next door % the Citizens
National bank, on the same stree..
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18

r, isn't often that this promising
Young journalist u hes 20 enter th 3
POLITICAL controversy. b9r he feeis T.
Nie a-ly - proclaim lat Pluto
water has done moro for tbs eoau-
nv ,har any seven Or eissf states
uen
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18

hcials of the Pierre MARQUETTE
line. A binding snow storm has
made the wreck invisable from the
shore.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18

What Constitutes
Wealth?

a Persian Phii0a opher---a no NJ
8eit s Philosopher w as very wise IN
tho thfugs ~ fhls world~when ash
z as tn y bar constituted wealth ~
nod 70 constitute wealth there
mist BE- three gifts. No. |. Money
~ Aare Money No 3 SIN Hure
Money There Is more ia this than
appears a. ere casual ese. fsrst. let
- sag. open a Sank Account az the
Guaranty State Bank with a little
Neres Add 90 it and yoH Will have
Hure HeHeF Continue adding 20 IL
and sou wiil bare SIN More Money
ant before gau knoW Il. you hare
- EAI.TH
Labor and Thrift are
the Dern~r~fones upon
2lieh tAe structures Of
Success and Nealfn are
ereeted
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18

Chicago Grain.
Local Market.

The Waxahachie dealers are pay
Ing the following prices for country
produce today:
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-18

The Daily Light gives the rsws
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
WANT COLUMN.

Two good teams, farm mares and
good heavy farm gelding for sale.
Parties interested address l.. &.
Young, Oakley, Idaho.
For Sale-Townsite Lot at Half
Price, 1-8 acre.
Inquire Herald Office.
Gasoline Engine for Sale, horse
power for $1,000 good bargain.
Can be seen at this office.
For Sale-One stack of End cutting
Alfalfa Hay for SO 90 ton in stack.
Thos. Nelson, at Hanzel Bros. ranch.
Wanted-Good Second Hand Saddle
Reasonable price. Write CO Herald
Office.
For Sale Two Building Lots, well
improved, adjoining Mrs. z. Work
man. For further particulars apply
to Mrs. T. Workman, Oakley, Idaho.
For Sale-Second hand Studebaker
'lzzer" Buggy and double Buggy
Harness. Address P. O. Box 245
Oakley
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03

The National Monthly which
is Democratic organ-for Feb.
printed full page special article
with this title: Secretary of War
Garrison's Military Policy. His
explanation to National Monthly
Readers of the Military Policy
Recommended by him and APP
proved by the President" 1t Is
now i'll order for the National
Monthly to have another special
article to give the Presidents ex
PLANTATION of why he repudla ted
his support of the Garrison policy
Up to date no entirely worthy
explanation has been made.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03

New Zealand competition in
mutton and in wool will not
materially increase in the future.
New Zealand has little new land
to develope which is favorable
for sheep raising. Any increase
in the flocks will be AS in our
own country due to reseeding of
fields or reseeding of natural
pastures to make them more
productive.
Labor is high in New Zealand.
and therefore, there will not be
m ich of an increase in product
ION and III consequent compet1t.
ion.
Australia has an abundance OF
new lands available for sheep
farming. Much of this country
requires three acres to support Il
sheep. The coastal regions will
support three sheep to the acre.
This better land is being used for
cattle raising and daIrying now
as more profitable than with
sheep.
We do not import much Aust
ralasian mutton and wool. The
main market for these is the
British Colonies.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
HOw'S This ?

HOw's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned have known f. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 70 cents per bottle. Sold
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Advertisement
Two good teams, farm mares and
a good heavy farm gelding for sale.
Parties interested address l.. c.
Young Oakley, Idaho.
Next Tuesday is Baby day and
special meetings will be held in the
First and Fourth ward meeting
There will be a special pro-
gram and speakers have been select
ed for the occasion. All are invited
to attend.
Don't forget to see the finish of
the. Broken Coin" SATURDAY. night,
at the Orpheum. Look out for the
next big moving picture serial EMIT
ed Graft" at this theatre.
When To Take Chamberlain's
Tablets.
When you feel dull and stupid aft
er eating.
When constipated or bilious.
When you have sick headache.
When you have sour stomach.
When you belch after eating.
When you have Indigestion.
When nervous or respondent.
When you have no relish for your
meals.
When your liver is torpid.
Obtainable everywhere.
Advertisement
Fashionable Dressmaking.
| am prepared to do all kinds of
Fashionable Dressmaking at most
reasonable prices. Work Guaranteed
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
Americas Rights on. Sea,

The president has a united
country at his back, W hen he
insists that Americans have free
right to use the high seas either
on armed or unarmed vessels,
and that they shall not be modest
ed by belligerents, even thong h
they embark on belligereIts or
neutral ships. He is advocating
the fundamental principles of in
ternational law III this regard
and Americans regardless OF par
eIsan affiliations are behind him,
and will support him.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
Mercury Aids Plants.

A scientific investigator of Europe
has discovered a new method of de-
stroying fungous disease and house
hold pests by the use of mercury. In
inclosed spaces the mercury is en-
ployed in the form of vapor. In other
cases it is injected in metallic form
directly into the circulating fluids of
the plant. The growth of the plant is
not only not disturbed, but is in most
cases actually assisted.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03

Someone wants to know why
the Temperance Society OF the
Methodist Church is not saving
more about the success OF pro-
hiDition III the Pacific Coast stat
es where it went into effect an,
l. What's the use? The papers,
are full oft. A little later on tile
Society wishes to make an exact
investigation revealing the effect
of the law over period OF time
as compared to t, corresponding
wet period.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
Fashionable Dressm aking.

am prepared to do all kinds of
Fashionable Dressmaking at most
reasonable prices. Work Guaranteed
Mrs. MCGAVIN.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-03-03
Alleged Prisoner CAPTURED.

Leadville, Colo.-A man giving his
name as Nat Bucka and his home as
Strong City, Kan, was taken from a
Colorado Midland train and is held on
suspicion of being Jean Crones, the
Chicago prisoner.