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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08

Bulger Il Son, architects, have
submitted plans and specifications
for the new First Presbyterian
church to be erected In Waxahachie,
and same have been turned over TO
the building committee for final
adoption II the plans meet with
the approval Of the committee 1t
will require only short time in
which to make ready for bids on
the constructor work. The plans
call for $4,000 structure without
furnishings and will be model
church. These plans will be on exhi-
bition at the church Sunday during
both services.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08

the mystery OF the attack on her and
the murder OF her father w. II,
Humphreys at Lisbon late Wednes-
day night
That she did not know who attack
ed her, was the statement of Depu-
ties Wilson and Padgitt. They re-
fused to tell what her statement was
declaring that there might be some
important Developments during
Saturday. Both officers declared
that Mrs Trower did not say sht
was attacked by a white man.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08
WAxAHAcH|E WINS TRACK
MEET FROM FERRIS TEAM
PILES UP f04 POINTS " h,"''
THE FERRIS SCHOOL 10
SCORING 81.
Brownlee Ferguson Is ihd'''u'''
Champion with stuart Moore
Close Second-Team VIII
Contest al Corsicana.

In a dual track meet Oet"eon
Waxahachie highs and Ferris hisnS
for county honors the Waxahaoiio
team won 104 points to Ferris 81
at Yoakum field Friday aiternoo"
The weather conditions prevehteu
large attendance but the meet was
interesting nevertheless. FeriiS
team was composed of some hushy
Youngsters who put up game i'sh'
for a Mace in each and every event.
Brownlee Ferguson won first hohoi'
"a an individual by taking five tirst
nlaees and sharing Waxahachle
second place honors in the relay
race. Ferguson was an easy WINNER
| in the dashes, the 22O hurdles ana
Tho Mole vault. Moore for Waxa-
hachie came second in numper Oh
| points. Moore took the three weight
events and the 120 hurdles. Winn
came first in the 22O and quarter
dash.
| The meet was highly entertaining
to those who braved biting cold
| wind from the north and stood lor
two hours watching locals pile up a
higher and higher score. Credit for
1 the success of the meet goes 10
| Messrs. Scott and Moore who nave
coached the high school team Inc
Waxahachie team will so TO Corsl-
cana for the district meet during
the present month.
The events were as follows:
5o-yard dash - Ferguson, LIST;
Weaver. 2nd; Wilson, 3rd. Time
5 As seconds.
100 Moore, 1st; Sears,
End; Owens, 3rd Time 10 40 sec
onds
1Oo-yard Ferguson, list;
Weaver, End; Adams, 3rd. Time IL
seconds.
Mile run-Wilson, 1st; Kilbourn'
End. Time GA rs.
22O hurdles - Ferguson, 1st;
Moore, End; Garrett, Srd. Time
28 As seconds.
440 VIM, 1st; Jones, End;
Harding, 3rd. Time Ill 1-5.
22O VIM, LIST: Wilson
End; Harris, 3rd. Time 81 seconds
Half mile run-sears, 1st; Bush
and; Noel, 3rd. Time 2;4S is.
Broad jump Ferguson, 1st; Mil
Ter, End; Adams, 3rd Distance
20 feet 1-2 inches.
High jump Miller. LIST; Adams
End; Alderdice, 3rd. Height 5 feet
2 inches.
Pole vault Ferguson. LIST; Por.
ter, End; Moore, 3rd. Height 8 feet
| 6 inches.
Moore, 1st; Miller
End; Dunn, 3rd. Distance SO fee
8 inches.
Hammer Moore. list; Miller
End: Adams, 3rd Distance 10f
! feet inches.
Discus-M Moore, LIST; Miller, 2nli
/ Porter, 3rd. Distance so feet l.:
inches.
Mile relay-Won by Ferris.
Out of possible 141 points th'
Waxahachie highs carried off 104
while Ferris made 81. Ferris wol
first place in only one event outside
of the relay race.
The following individuals made
high scores for Fergu
son, &c 1-2; Moore, "a; Winn
IL 1-2; j. Miller, 1-2; E. Miller, 8
For Ferris-Sears, 10 1-2; Adams
! 7 10. Garrett. 3 10. Zones : Up
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08
CONTR ACT IL tW .iRDED
FOR BIG SCHOONER

ORANGE, Texas, April ga con
tract was let today for the construe-
ton here Of a five-masted schooner
requiring the use of more than a
million and half feet of lumber.
This will be the largest vessel of the
kind ever built in the south.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08
Posts widow Re-Marries.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. April 8.
Mrs. Lille Y. Post. wife of the
late Chas. w. Post, originator of
Battle Creeks cereal industry, and
l.. J. Montgomery, manager OF the
Post Tavern, were married today in
the brides apartments.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08
SENATE
ADOPTS AMERICAN TREATY

WASHINGTON, April s. The Mic
araguan senate today voted to adopt
the three million dollar treaty with
the United States, the American
minister cabled today. Final vote
on the treaty is expected to be taken
next week.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08
AMERICAN ANIATORS
AGAIN ON THE JOB

WASHINGTON, April S-Be-
cause of high winds aeroplane COM
munication with the American army
in Mexico has been interfered with
for several days, but the flyers are
again in operation. The natives In
Santa Maria valley are co-operat-
ing with the American scouts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08
Nian Killed Near Denton.

DENTON. Texas, April S.-R.
Henry, a middle-aged white man,
was shot and killed on Hickory
creek. eight miles out of Denton,
yesterday afternoon. A Mexican
living near there surrendered to the
officers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08
SHELL FRENCH SHIP;
GIVE NO WARNING

MARSEILLES France, April S.
The large French passenger steam
ship Colbert was shelled Without
warning by a submarine in the Medi-
terranean. but escaped by superior
speed, at the same time sending out
wireless warnings of the submarines
presence to nearby ships. The Col
bert is 377 feet long.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08
Fatal SHOOTING IN
HEALDTON OIL FIELD

Ardmore. Okla. April William
weimer. aged 81. was shot and KILL
ed at Writ in the Healdton oil field
early today. The assassin. escaped.
weimer was the son OF Pennsyl-
vania minister.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08

DURANT. Okla, April S.-Mrs
Paul England, wife OF a prominent
merchant, was probably fatally burn
ed today when her clothing caught
from a CRATE.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08
THREE BRITISH VESSELS
SUNK OR BLOWN UP

LONDON, April s.-Three British
steamers have been sunk or blown
up in the past twenty-four hours
The. crews were saved.
The schooner Clyde and the steam
Ter Braumton were blown up. The
Chantala was sunk.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08

Mrs. Charles II. Voorhees, won
what the promoters called the nation
al fencing championship in the tour
nament Just finished in New York
city. She had nine rivals from Phil
aGelphia and New YORK, and though
she had never before appeared in a
tournament she seemed To know more
OF the game than those who had often
contested.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08

Austrian Transport Sunk.
PARIS, April S.--A French sub
marine has sunk an Austrian trans
port in the Adriatic
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-08
MAN FALLS FROM TRAIN s
PROBABLY FATALLY HURT.

FORT WORTH. Texas. April s.
Harry Edgard Lowe. aged %. OF
Denver. was probably fatally injured
today when he fell from a train near
here.
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The Daily Light gives tns ne'~e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-22
INGENIOUS BOY FINDS WAY TO WEIGH HIS PIG
ON SMALL HOUSEHOLD SCALES ON FARM

An instance of typical Yankee ingenuity. showing how
Massachusetts, boy weighed pig he had entered statewide
pig contest told recent issue of the Weekly News Letter
issued by the Department of Agriculture
According the rules governing the contest he had
weigh the pig the beginning and at the end of certain
period and also monthly intervals The only scales available
household utensils used by his mother and of limited
range.
After surveying his difficulties he found he had available
hog strong box chains, high board fence and
long POLE in addition the small scales with which weigh
his pig
He marked the middle point Of the long pole and placed
the fence To end he attached the crate and to the
other end the box fastened by Of chains. Sand
balance the placed the box He then
gathered quantity of small cobblestones dropping them the
box
By placing few grains of in the and using other
grains bait he led the pig the crate The door
then closed and the pig ready for weighing.
By putting of the small cobbeones into the box until
balanced with the crate the boy learned the weight of his pig
in By of the scales the stones ghed and
the total of the weghngs gave the boy with fair accuracy the
weight of his pig in pounds.
The worked well that he used throughout
the vveghngs for the contest and result he able to
determine only the cost of the pig per pound Of gain but
also the average daily gain of his pig by months and for the
contest a whole.
His pig did win the contest but the boy received
honorable mention for good work done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Men never get too busy to grow old
No pesstmist enjoys life unless he
doesn't.
Most men feel put out when they ara
taken in.
A minister's voice may M the church
and fail to I'LL tho pews
girl likes to listen to soft nothinRs
when they mean something.
Never NEEDLE with a hornet or a man
who is minding his own business.
When 1t comes to stepping into a
fortune any man Is willing to put his
foot in 1t.
When a woman marries she not only
takes a mans name but everything
else he has.
No matter how great . philosopher
a man may be. he can't figure out how
he happened to get married
There would be no objection to boys
being boys II they would only be men
after they get to be men.
Sometimes II Ii % hard for . father
to give his daughter in marriage that
he gets discouraged In trying.
COMPRESSION Of the waist II said to
be harmful, but II the right young
man makes the attempt the average
gtxl p wiling T. take ohanesA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-22
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Commissioner Oliver P. Newman began
serving his second term of office. The
Anti-saloon League announced its oppo-
s!tion to the confirmation Of Henry S.
Baker to succeed himself as a member
of the excise board. Senator Works in
troduced. as amendment to District ap-
preparation bill,-his bill, which provided
for the abolition of the District Of Column
bia and the assumption of all RESPONSE
bilities of government by Congress. with
the citizens paying fair taxes. Secretary
Lane Of the Interior Department was ten
dered luncheon by departmental officials
on the occasion of his ffty-second birth
day. Ex-Representatives H. 3. Fowler
H. B. Martin and Herman Schulteis APP
pealed from the ruling of Judge Gould
that they must suffer removal to New
York to answer indictments. Ground was
broken for the construction Of a million
dollar apartment at 18th and Crescent
streets. Announcement was made of the
appointment Of DR.. Ross Chapman as
assistant superintendent of the govern
ment hospital for the insane. Judge
Lean 100000 month from the in
come of his fathers estate, pending deci-
sion in the will contest. Much money
was realized from the sale Of fans for
the benefits Of babies health camps
Five cases Of infantile paralysis were I'M
covered in Washington, one of them
brought from New York. Thirty-three
electric workers struck when a number
were laid off by the Washington Steel and
Ordnance Company. c.. A. Woodhead.
ent. committed suicide. Among those
who died during the week were e. E.
Herring, one OF Washington's Oldest resi-
dents and a veteran Of the civil war:
William b. Stockman, formerly Official
forecaster Of the signal service; Rev.
Charles ]. Wingate. assistant rector of
st. Margaret's Protestant Episcopal
Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-22
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District Th,. of Columbia. washington D. C.. Jelly
inissioners of the District Of Columbia intend to
make the folowins-named improvements which
are. in their judgment. necessary for the pub
lie health. safety and comfort. Assessments for
half of the cost of the same will be made
as provided in public act No ILL., approved
August 7th, 1894. All persons interested in the
proposed work are notified that the Commission
will give public hearing at the District
BuidinG Wednesday. July o6th 1915. at ten
Commissioners, to any and all persons who may
desire to object thereto.
Northwest Section:
Set new granite curb. on both sides of 18th
street northwest from W street to FIorida ave
sessed against all lots in squares 2si and 271
abutting the said work. On the south side of
o street northwest from 4th street to 9Th street.
at an estimated cost of $3.50, to be assessed
against all lots in square 512 abutting the said
work. On both sides of Rhode Island avenue
northwest from 18th street to Connecticut ave
nue., at an estimated cost of $1,000. TO be as
sessed against all lots in squares 159 and 1G0
abutting the said work. On both sides of Q
estimated Cost of $625. to be assessed against
all lots in squares ATT and 47S abuttng the said
work. On the west side of 18th street northwest
from New York avenue to Massachusetts, avenue.
at an estimated cost of S1325, to be assessed
against all lots in squares 2sS. 2s4. 2s5 and 2s6
abutting the said work. On the east side of 18th
street northwest from / street to L street. at an
estimated cost of $1,000, to be assessed against
all lots in squares 3l6 and 317 abutting the said
work. On the south side of N street northwest
from 9th street to 7th street. at an estimated
cost of $3.50. to be assessed against all lots in
square 449 abutting the said work. On both
sides of q street northwest from 18th street to
Both street, at an estimated cost of $1375, to be
assessed against all lots in squares 1867, 1885,
1888 and 1884 abutting the said work. On both
sides of street northwest from 9TH street to
9Th street. at an estimated cost of 1925. to be
abutting the said work. On both sides of 18th
street northwest from Pennsylvania avenue to II
street, at an estimated cost OF $780, to be as
sessed against all lots in squares 1865 and 1877
abutting the said work. Pave alleys with vitri-
fed or asphalt block, concrete. Alley In
square 2SO5. at an estimated cost Of $5s16. Alley
In square 1928. at an estimated cost of $500
Northeast Section:
concrete. 6-foot unpaved alley in square 500, at
an estimated cost Of $12l. Alleys in square a5es.
NEWMAN. LOUIS BROwNLOW, CHARLES W.
kUTz. Comn,isstosesss D.-n H1o. u. d.
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are very apt to demand tribute from
those over whom they rule. But Old
King Eagle demands no tribute from
his subjects. save one, and that one
It is Piunger the Fish Hawk. Yes,
sir. Plunger the Fish Hawk has to
do it w iii ling but haF he does
it just the same: He does it because
King Eagle is big enough and strong
enough to force him to- And the rea-
from Plunger is that King Eagle has
learned to like the taste of fish. but has
not learned how to catch fish for him
self. Therefore he must depend on
some one else to catch them for him.
and that some one is Plunger
On this particular morning that
to Mrs. Plunger. sitting on the eggs
in their. nest in the Green Forest, it
had come into the head of Old King
The more he thought about it the
hungrier. he grew. Sitting on the
stump Of a tree on the edge of a
see the Big River like a silver rib
bon in the distance-that is, it would
have looked like silver ribbon to
you or to me had We been in his
place. But SO wonderful and keen
are the eyes Of King Eagle that he
could see the Big River clearly He
could see more. He could see speck
sailing back and front over the Big
River. and he knew that that speck
was PIunger the Fisk Hawk
q Old King Eagle ,chucked. MY
doesn's know n Il. Said 0f he. me- rR Rea he he
spread his wonderful great wings and
sailed out and up. like the royal master
of the air that he is. Up. up he few
any one watching from below. Straight
toward the Big River he flew, and there
in majestic, great circles he sailed
above Plunger as Plunger was above
the Big River. Plunger, his eyes fixed
on the water below. knew nothing of
flew patiently back and forth and round
and round over the Rig River, watch :
ing for fish. and cloud high above him
King Eagle swung in great circles.
He laughed aloud, did Old King
Eagle. when at last Plunger shot down
INTO the water with great splash and
a big fat fish in his claws and then
headed straight toward the Green For
est. In his turn King Eagle shot down
ward; The, rustic of his great wings
was heard by Plunger. who looked UP
with both fear and anger in his eyes.
Tribute! Give me tribute" cried
OLD King Eagle fiercely.,
Il won't 1t is my fish, for I caught
it," screamed Plunger.
Tribute! Tribute" demanded old
King Eagle more fiercely than before.
Still Plunger chung to the fish for
which, which he had waited SO long and pa
Il WON'T" he screamed again, and this
time there was an answering scream
1t was Mrs. Plunger. She had heard
him and now was coming swiftly to aid
him. So Plunger chung more tightly
than ever to the big fish and beat his
way toward the Green Forest. hoping
that something would happen to cheat
Old King Eagle of that splendid prize
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-22
CONFUSION.
Copyright, 1861
By DIR. FRANK CRANE.

Every evil Is but confusion.
What strikes you when talking with
a criminal is his jumbled vision. He
has lost all sense Of proportion He
imagines the most absurd things to be
worth while.
Alcohol is the chief Of crime breeders,
because it befogs the mind, upsets any
proper judgment of values
The best man is the man who sees
most clearly.
Ignorance is not absence of knowl-
edge. The lout knows as much as the
savant: only his facts are pelI-mell his
information Is litter. Having no men
tai order. he has no force. The ig-
norant mind Is not blank, 1t is a
dump heap.
Disease is confusion. Good health is
the harmony OF all ones organs. Pain
is physical mutiny, riot and conflagra-
ton among the cells. When the liver.
pancreas. stomach. nerves and the rest
keep step and march along sweetly
by companies to the music Of cheerful
they break ranks and become a mob.
Insanity is mental confusion.
Morbidity. despair, self-pity and all
the doltish doldrums of the mind are
lIlQlcdtIouS VI uuulSCfpilnSQ CnOuRht.
What we call sin Is but confusion Of
desires. The commanding captains,
wisdom. will and principle. have abdi-
Gated. The soldiers are given over to
looting.
The wicked man Is not the ono who
wants wickedness. He does not know
what he wants. He is a rudderless ship,
the more dangerous in proportion to
the strength of his engines.
Love is order. 1t is a sort Of super
wisdom. divine wisdom. feeling what
the intelligence cannot reach.
Love correlates, adjusts all things
1t diagnoses accurately.
1t sees far ahead, even to eternity
1t Is not blinded by the present 1t is
not hampered and deceived by expert
ence.
Love estimates truly. sees relative
values, apprehends essentials
jealousy. hate. enlargement are
blind. They stumble. They do not see
facts, but butt their heads against
them, for they grope in the dark.
Success. in a real sense, never comes
save as the result of seeing clearly
what we want
II you are confused, do nothing. Wait
Go away and be still until the storms
blow over and the sun shines again.
Goodness is clarity Of heart Wis
dom is clarity Of mind. Happiness is
clarity Of soul.
Faith, hope and clarity, these three
but the greatest Of these Is clarity.
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lTTILE@oR!Es
%bEDTInE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1915. by T. W. Bursess.)
The King Demands Tribute.
Tho King Is great! The King is strong!
The King. good sir, may do NOT wrong!

The king of the birds Is Old King
Eagle, as every one knows He is king
because his father was king before him,
and his fathers father. and so on way
world was young. To him all the other
feathered folk yield and pay homage
because by virtue of his great strength
and courage he Is their lord and master.
Now, Old King Eagle is for the most
Fart wise and just ruler. He does not
have to be waited on, as do kings
among men. He does his own hunt
ing. He demands no tribute. save in
one thing.
OF course. you know what tribute
is Tribute is a gift from the weak
to the strong. a gift not offered will
ingly by the .giver. but demanded by
the one to whom 1t is given. Kings
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Redeemed by Jean dare.

Nine years after this treaty and mar
rage, Troyes was redeemed for France
by Joan of Arc, while she was march
ing toward Rheims, at the head of
10000 troops. to attend the coronation
of the unworthy dauphin.
Following this momentous period
Troyes entered upon an era of great
prosperity. By the middle of the sew
enteentn century the city had a popu-
lation about equal to its present size
During that time Professionalism had
enjoyed considerable recognition. SO
that the revocation of the edict of
Nantes in 1855 struck a staggering
blow to the community's industrial life
the population falling in a short time
to 1900.
"Troyes boasts large gallery of dis
tinguished citizens. OF these none did
more for his birthplace than the humble
son of a shoemaker who became Urban
~. the Pope from whose three-year in
cumbency dated the preponderance of
French influence in the councils of the
church, leading eventually to the re-
moval of the papal court from Rome to
Avignon, and indirectly bringing about
the great schism. Urban gave to Troyes
gem of Gothic architecture, the
Church of st. Urban, one of the most
beautiful ecclesiastical structures of
the thirteenth century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-22
PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS, IN DUPLICATE, WILL
be received by the Chief Clerk. Department of
Commerce. until . o'clock pm. Wednesday,
July &C. 1916 and then opened for furnishing
the Department with debating and transcribing
machines and necessary equipment. Blanks for
proposals. specifications. etc. may be had by
applying to the Chief Clerk, Department of Com
mercc, 18th st. and Pennsylvania ave. NV,
WASHINGTON ID C. iySO-3t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-22

York on arrival from the West Indies.
Juan 1. Jiminez. former President of
Santo Domingo, arrived in the United
States with the purpose to protest to
President Wilson the methods and re-
suits of the recent election there.
Abram Elkus was named American am
bassador to Turkey. DR.. Lauro Muller,
Brazilian foreign minister. arriving in
ately to French Lick Springs in the
interest of his health. Fiume, Austria,
was shaken by earthquake and much
damage done. King Constantine of
Greece was rescued in a fainting con-
who lied during the week were John
Glendenning. British actor; William
Charles Wynne, Baron Of Marlborough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-22
Chrestien de Troyes.

Here also was born Chrestien de
Troyes. the great French poet and
founder Of the medieval courtly ro-
nance and an adapter of Arthurian leg
ends to the uses Of French literature
Of his day. 1t was from a work of
Chrestien's that Wolfram Won Eschen-
bach received inspiration for the great
epic which was the basis of Wagner's
'Barsifap libretto.
THE two Mignards and Francois
Gentil are among Troyes' great artists.
while Girardin and Smart are her dis
tinguished sculptors.
1T is to this city that we owe the
measure troy ounce and troy pound.
this standard having been adopted by
Great Britain in 1897 for weighing gold
silver, silk and other valuable COM
modities. And while the apothecary and
jeweler pay honor to Troyes with their
balance scales, the epicure prizes this
city as a place which exports excep-
tionally fine snails and dressed pork"