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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-21

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Graudms Ferris rested sell last
night and O. reported much improved
today
curlInr skeeter skare gets EN-.
adv Isl
There viii be a special musical
program AZ Ballard Heights mission
Sunday at 7:se p. m.
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Guy Baxter of near Midlothian was
lmingIing with friends in Waxahaehie
Saturday.
The kind OF printing that pleases
at the J. T. fuckers. at Daily Light
office. u
i O. w. Curry, a former Ellis coun-
tian. is again with us and has as
soclated himself witt. the Bruton Mo
Tor car company and is dishing out
chevrolet cars by the carload.
Every statement in Curlin's ads
ere carefully made and guaranteed
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A fire alarm turned in for the
home of Mrs. Woods on Kaufman
lstreo. called the fire department out
Ion q needless run II WAS only q
scare and no fire was found
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) A telegram received from ]. w.
+ Ferris By his father states that j..
w. has reached Kansas City enroute
home from his hunting trip to Alas
I ka. He left Kansas City on the
q Katy Texas special and will arrive
at Dallas about l o'clock. He VIII
reach home early in the afternoon.
Hans Holland ST., city engineer OF
San Antonio. spent last night in the
city. He IL returning from II meet
4 ing OF the National Engineers held
| In Newark, n j While in the east
he was member of committee
|ithat inspected the underground mu-
nicipal works in New York and
l Brooklyn. He also spent several days
In Chicago and st. Louis.
o.
H -. 81 Roark of Ferris schools is
here this week helping to conduct
4 the county examinations. He re-
/ ports his school in very satisfac-
/ tory condition and says he has
4 football team that is going some. He
Il says his team would be glad to play
the waxahachie first team if the
Il management would agree to leave
1 out Finley and Welcher.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-21
IN THE CHURCHES.
Central Presbyterian.

Sunday school 945 a. m
Morning service II o'clock.
Christian Endeayor meeting
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Evening service p. m.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-21
$500 Reward.

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this company for the conviction Of
any one found guilty of taking the
Daily Light from the yard or lawn
Of any subscriber OF this paper. EN-
TERPRISF PUBLISHING COM
PANY
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A telegram received from j. w
Ferris by his father states that j
w. has reached Kansas City enrouts
home from his hunting trip to Alas
ka. He left Kansas City on the
Katy Texas special and will arrive
at Dallas about / o'clock. He vii
reach home early in the afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-21

Don't worry over trying to find a
buyer for whatever you may have for
sale. Let the Daily Light want col
umn do the work for you. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-21

Don't overlook that tenth benefi'
a the library and the prize you'll
set IL yours is the best answer. Send
IN your suggestion right away to the
Sims library.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-21

A fire alarm TUNED in for the
home of Mrs. Woods on Kaufman
stree. called the fire department out
or needless run II Was only q
scare and no fire was found.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-21

Every statement in Curlin's ads
ere carefully made and guaranteed
true. sat-tr
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FOR feed and fuel phone Brod-
esd a Kennedy. old phone IS. u
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
Insect Travellers.

Ship cargoes are often responsible
for the introduction Of quite new spe-
cies of insects in different lands.
Banana punches often hide poisonous
reptiles and insects which travel long
distances. only to bite or sting the
hand of some receiver Of fruit Often
they escape alive and breed their kind.
Many venOmOus snakes have thus been
introduced into lands where none ex-
listed before.
Strange creatures have been import
ed on the blooms OF orchids, and West
Indian insects have Travelled in Easter
lily blossoms. Destructive moths mi
CRATE in fruit ships.
Flying insects often follow ships.
One curious case was that of vessel
from the tropics followed by swarm
of butterflies Out of sight Of the
shore, they hid in the cabins and holds.
emerging forty days later when the
ship reached England. Thus original
ed quite a new species of butterfly In
the British isles
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
Science and Nations.

True revolutionists, believe me, the
real men of action. who are promoting
truth and justice for the morrow. are
scientists. Governments fall and pass
away; nations grow, shine with splen-
dor and decay. But what matter? The
discoveries Of science will go on. will
increase, will give mankind more and
more light and certainty. The close Of
a century Is a small matter; the march
Of human progress will always be re-
sumed; human nature will insist on
having knowledge, whatever may be
the obstacles. 1t is foolish to object
that we can never know anything; we
have got to know all we can that we
may attain the greatest happiness.
And therefore / say, How foolish are
all the political disputes that excite
nationsI While the salvation Of prog
ress is supposed to be involved In the
fate of a ministry, it is really the sci
entist-the man OF learning-who will
be the master Of the future when he
shall be able to enlighten men with a
new spark OF truth. All injustice shall
cease when truth shall reign.-Emile
Znla
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
Keep In the Sunshine.

There are only two kinds Of people In
the world-the people who live In the
shadow and gloom and those who live
on the sunny side Of the street These
Swallowed ones are sometimes called
pessimists. sometimes people Of melan-
choly temperament; sometimes they
are called disagreeable people. But,
wherever they go, their characteristic
Is this-their shadows always travel on
before them. These people never bear
their own burden, but expose all their
wounds to others. They are all 80
busy looking down for pitfalls and
sharp stones and thorns On which to
step that they do not even know that
there are any stars in the sky. These
folks live on the wrong side Of the
street And yet it is only twenty feet
across to the other sidewalk, where
sunshine always lies.-Newell Dwight
Hills.
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
The Iuna of Far Lands.

With a reasonable capital, youth,
strength. character and a knowledge
OF the language fortunes can be made
relatively easier on the frontiers Of
civilization than at home. There are.
however, many privations to be borne.
You are away from friends. Mails at
best come once a week. News Is
scarce. Daily papers exist only in
metropolitan towns, and the data they
contain are meager. In many locah-
ties fresh vegetables cannot be had.
Drinking water is positively danger
Gus. Fleas. bugs, mosquitoes and
host of winged. singing, biting insects
are present to annoy during day and
night. Most hotels are bad and the
food strange. unpalatable and poorly
cooked.
For women but few real opportuni-
ties exist 1 know Of but two women
lawyers In Latin America, and there
are perhaps the same number Of doc
tors and dentists. Relatively small
proportions Of the fair sex follow COM
mercial callings. In the far east and
Africa caste, the system OF ''purdah"
and the general belief that woman Is
inferior to man have retarded her
progress.-W E Aughinbaugh In Les
lies
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
The Killed ENzone.

The Greek soldier may present to
some a highly humorous picture in his
ballet skirts and tunic. Despite his
peculiarities of dress-which. by the
Way, are scarcely more peculiar than
those of some other natiOnS-he is an
excellent fighting man.
The evzOne. as he is called. would no
more abandon the skirt than would a
Scot his kilt 1t is part Of his ma
tionaI honor. a part of his personal be-
ing 1t is a right handed down to
him from ancient times \ bas relief
of the soldier who fought at Marathon
shows him in similar costume. His
costume is no ephemeral piece of cloth
ing. for it is worn with the dignity of
ages behind it. The evZOnes are ig-
nOrant Of fear. and If they look any
thing but sOldierly their appearance is
belied by their ability TO fight under
extraordinary conditions. Syracuse
Post-Standard
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
when Beethoven PLAYED.

In that moment l could have sworn
the pianist became a little black man
with q lions head and eyes that burn
ed The brow was ponderous with
brooding. and the lips were straight
with suSering. The iii fitting coat was
cut as once long ago coats were cut
with a high collar-humpy about the
shoulders; trousers too ample. Then
saw again the wild. tossed hair. the
gloomy brows and eyes that burned be-
meath with strange fires, and as he
played the white keys faded and the
great black sweep of the concert
grand and the huge headed man stood
quite alone, shaken by blasts of mu-
sic that were hot as passion, bitter as
salt tears, penetrating as the Infinite
stars. Heavens" said some one at
my elbow, that is Beethoven" Then
the music stopped. | tell you it was
still as morning. and a little. swarthy
man grinned and bowed without a
hand to clap him for full ten deep
breaths, and when it came. the harsh.
long rush of clapping hands, it seemed
that great golden things were being
smashed and let fall down jarring to
the earth.-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
The Double Balls,

Shuangh chi'u-er. although the name
may sound like disease. is not form
of writer's cramp. On the contrary,
their" purpose is to prevent it. The
words mean 1.-The double balls" and
shuangh chi'u-er are two iron balls an
inch or so i'm diameter. which nestle In
the right hand Of every Chinese man
of letters for hours each day, one be-
ing revolved about the other until they
are worn bright. They are just large
enough to make handful, and the &C
ton of shifting one about the other
brings the fingers into play and lends
them that suppleness and digital dex-
terity which are necessary in the ma
nipulation of the Chinese lettering pen
or fine pointed brush. or what a SIM
plicity!
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
A Doctor of the Old School.

Doc Robinson never looked wise and
kept things to himself about a case
He'd let one tell him. every little symp-
tom and listen respectfully, and he'd
never go and whip out one of those
surveying instruments and go all over
patient as if he were laying out a
new state road No! He'd crack jokes.
gossip delightfully."- and suddenly turn
around and ask Margaret If that wasn't
a brand new dress she had on. feed
little peppermint candies to the chill
dren and sit with several on his knees
while he talked. He made his call a
pleasant affair. Every one in the house
enjoyed 1t and got the benefit Of it
even the invalid. We'll" he'd say re-
Iuctantly. Kit and I've got to Jog
along. though it's mighty comfortable
sitting here by your fire. We gotta go
way out On the Cider Mill road
Helena Smith-Dayton in Cartoons Mag
aZine
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
fortunes In Earthinus.

It is well known that shopkeepers
make pounds by ignoring farthings or
by giving something for them that is
worth far less than farthing. but
where shopkeepers make the pounds
banks and the English government
make their hundreds of pounds. If a
farthing is due fro;n you in taxes you
are charged Onepence. On the other
hand, you are never paid onepence for
a farthing.
The same principle is applied to frac-
lions of pounds. Banks in reckoning
interest for themselves call any part
Of fl a full pound. whereas in reckon
ing interest for you odd shillings are
left out of account. Thus for de-
posit of 800 9s. lid. you would receive
interest on 900 only.
1t is amazing how the state profits
by not paying fractions of pence.
The government has a special fund
in which are placed the fractions OF
pence withheld in paying dividends on
government stock. This fund amount
ed to more than f15OOO0 in ten years
before being used for other purposes
As far as the government is concern
ed, farthings mean a lot-London An
swers.
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
Be Natural.

Holmes says that there are six peo-
pie present whenever two meet in con-
versation-the real 4. the real B. A as
he sees himself. Il as he sees himself,
A as B sees him and p as A sees him.
The remark comes back when one
goes out upon the street and considers
himself and the Otherrpeople who pass,
particularly those who seem on the
slippery road to success. II is not they
themselves who 80 by: ii is what they
would have other people think them.
If they are young and inexperienced
they must tighten up their faces with
an artificial solemnity: if they are get
ting on in years they must affect an
artificial snappineSS. They wear their
outward aspects like clothes.
One feels like crying in the ears Of
young men: BE natural Live or die,
sink or swim, survive or perish, but be
yourselves."-New York Globe.
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
Spiraeas Awaken Early.

Just as If it had an alarm clock to
awaken 1t. the spiraea opens its eyes In
the morning before its companions are
stirring. It's one Of the earliest risers
among the flowers, and you'll find 1t
often before the moon flower and 9th
er night boomers have gone to bed
1t grows in the rich soil Of wet val
leys, often from three to ten feet high,
where 1t is called goats beard Its
tiny, creamy flowers are born in gor-
geous plumes. Its leaves are strongly
veined and grow luxuriantly. Its seeds
are very small and shining. The plant
bears its plumes Of flowers proudly,
and well 1t may. for 1t is a near rela-
tive of the aristocratic rose. But 1t Is
through its early rising habits that we
know 1t best. Long before sunrise,
between the hours of and o'clock
in the morning. it opens its petals
Naturally it gets sleepy before the 9th
er flowers. which has given the goats
beard the other common name of ''go
to bed at noon" philadelphia North
American.
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
Divorces In Ancient Rome.

In the earlier period of the Roman
republic divorces were quite unknown
and were rare right up to the time Of
the Sultan wars. In the old days the
husband and wife who wished to sep
arate appeared for the last time before
the common hearth, priest and priest
ess being present AS on the day Of
marriage. cake Of wheaton flour was
presented to the husband and wife.
but instead of sharing 1t between them
they rejected it. Then instead Of
prayers they pronounced formulas of a
strange. severe. spiteful character, by
which the wife renowned the worship
and gods of the husband. From that
moment the religious bond was broken,
and. the community of worship hav-
ing ceased to exist. the marriage with
out further ado. was forever dissolved.
Exchange.
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
Where Leap Year Is Legal.

In Scotland the leap year privilege
for women appears to have a legal
foundation. for many years ago the fol
lowing law was passed: 1T is statut
and ordaint that during the, rein of his
maist blissit Megeste. for ilk yeare
knowne as lepe yeare. ilk hayden ladye
Of bottle highe and lowe estait shall
hae liberte to bespoke We man she likes;
albeit he refuses to take her to be his
lawful wife. he shall be mulcted In ye
sum ane pundis or less, as his estait
may be; except and avis gif he can
make it appeare that he is betrothit
ane ither woman he then shall be
free."-London Express.
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
His Little Lot.
sWerS.

There were some interesting episodes
In the life of Sir Charles Euan-Smith.
Once in the market place Of an Az
ghanistan town he was fired at by q
native He lodged a complaint with
the ameer, who appeared to take no
notice of the incident. merely remark
ing, That's all right" Sir Charles
complained again and met with the
same reply. He still thought that the
ameer was treating a serious matter
with less consideration than it deserv-
ed, but thought it advisable to say no
more on the subject About a week
afterward he was invited by the ameer
to ride with him. They rode for some
distance outside the town. and they
passed gibbet after gibbet. At length
Sir Charles said. Your highness has
been busy of late" ''Oh. no." replied
the ameer: they are your little lot"
He had seized all the members Of the
would be asSassin's family and hanged
every one of them
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
CoweIps Dread of Old Ace,

I have said that Lowell was TIN,
youngest man / ever knew. 1t is also
true that / never knew any other man
who had a greater dread of GROWING
old than he. He would sometimes say
to me Il WAS twenty-five years the
younger, oh. you'll begin to feel if
pretty soon
The last time I saw him he gave me-
curious and somewhat pathetic indi.
cation of his interest in this subject
] happened TO be in Boston for a dav
and went out to see him in the teeth
of terrible March blizzard l thought
he seemed rather lonely. He told NE
that HOppin had called upon him MOI
long before. He said that he looked
well and seemed TO be in good health
but he noticed that when he went out
he was a little awkward in getting
down the front steps. When / left
Lowell came to the door with me and
stood there, evidently waiting to see
how l negotiated the front steps. AT
the age at which then was there was
no reason why there should be any
thing the matter with my action. But
the incident was characteristic of
Lowell and Of his intense interest in
the subject of youth and age. S.
Nadal in Harper's Magazine
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
Cutting OFF Noses.

Rameses II. of Egypt cut off the nose
of any person convicted of treason or
arson. Actisanes. another Egyptian
ruler, punished robbers in the same
way. After each nose had been ampu-
tated back even with the bridge the
culprit was sent to colony of noseless
felons The place of Punishment being
known as Rhinoconum, from the ma
ture Of the punishment its colonists
had undergone.
In England in 1911 Lord Coventry,
then great keeper Of the British sea"
had his nose cut off by order Of the
king because he had dared to ask some
questions about an actress then play
ing at Drury Lane theater.
A conscript who protested openly
that he had been enrolled in the army
Of Frederick the Great in a fraudulent
manner had his nose amputated by or
der Of that sovereign, who spoke Of the
punishment as an 'tindelible mark on
the front side of the face"
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
WAYS of the Mole.

No animal is more wonderfully adapt
ed to fits kind of life than Is the mole.
Moleskin is famous for its exquisite
smoothness and softness. The finest
velvet cannot bear comparison with It
This is evidently a provision Of nature
for enabling the little animal to pass
rapidly through its narrow under
ground galleries without impeachment or
friction. going backward or forward
with equal ease. 1t fits its burrow like
a piston and pushes itself swiftly with
hind feet. The burrows and nests, too,
are lined with fine. soft vegetable
fibers.-New York Journal.
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
PAGE TWO
Poisonous Flowers.

Flowers Of the jonquil. white hya-
cinth and snowdrop all possess a poi
sonOus nature. the ,narcissus being also
particularly deadly. so much indeed
that to chew a small scrap of one of
the bulbs may result fatally. while the
Juice of the leaves is an emetic
The berries of the yew have killed
many persons. and it is known now
adays ~ it is not safe to eat many
peach pips or cherry kernels at once.
The lobeliaS are all dangerous.
Lady's slipper poiSOns in the same
manner as does poison ivy. The bulbs
seem to be the most harmful. Lilies
Of the valley are also as much so.
There is enough opium in red peoples
to do mischief. and the autumn crocus,
If the blossoms are chewed. causes
vomiting and purging
The leaves and flowers of the clean
der are deadly, and the bark Of the
catalpa tree is very mischievous. The
water dropwort when not in flower re-
sembles celery and is virulent-Coun-
try Gentleman.
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
Did as He Was Told.

One evening. just as il was getting
dusk. a laborer walked down the main
street Of the city. Coming to poultry
dealers place. he stopped and gazed
admiringly at the fowls and game dis
played on the window slab. One tur-
key Of about fifteen pounds weight
took his fancy. After running his
fingers through the coins in his trou-
sers pockets a few times he decided
on having that turkey. Picking it up
he entered the shop. The shopman was
very busy Jest weigh this bird for
me. will ye?" said he. why don't
you take your bird somewhere else to
be weighed?" snappily replied the
poulterer without looking up. "Oh. L
kin do that all right" he replied. cheer
fully picking the bird up and walking
ont with it.-LondOn Tit-Rits.
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
The Habit of Saving.

The United States is thriftier than IL
is commonly given credit for being be-
r2u:;r statistics most frequently quoted
10 Lot give all savings deposits and be-
;a:lSe vast deal of savings goes on
;..>iGe of savings institutions. Yet II
.nrS NOT live UP to its opportunities by
long way. One of the country's
.il'cSt business men said not long ago
al any one could tell whether he was
Ding To succeed or fail by his ability
"a save. If he could not save he could
net succeed. At any rate. inability to
ave for a man with an income above
"a bread line and no unusual i'll luck
APPLIES a lack of self control that Is
Iot conducive to success.
Like nearly everything else. it is a
.rattcr of habit. and with a little de-
'"rm;nation to begin with the right
':.hit is aS easily formed as the wrong
we. Try it.-Saturday Evening Post
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
Where Van Tromp Died.

TeXel. the low lying island at the en-
trance to the Zuyder Zee. was the
scene of much fierce fighting between
Dutch and English in the seventeenth
century. II was off Texel that one Of
the greatest of Dutch admirals, Van
Tromp. lost his life in 1863 in an en-
gagement with the British under
Blake. and near the same spot. almost
exactly twenty years after, De Ruyter
was defeated in a desperate conflict
with the British and French under
Rupert and Distress. On Oct. IL,
1877. Texel again witnessed a heavy
defeat Of the Dutch. this time by Ad-
miral Duncan.-London Mail.
The broad ax., 1916-03-04
Gladstone Never Prime Minister.

Gladstone would probably have pro-
o.; Sled il any official document had de-
cril:el him as one of the principal sec
rUlir.cS of state. for he was keen on
urrer;HeSS in such matters. When givs
i- evidence in n trial he was asked
..heihCr lie was first lord of the treas
ry He demurred at once to this de-
cription and explained that he was
ne of the commission for executing
he office nf lord high treasurer, land
| believe my name stands first on the
list" In the same way it could be ar
:sued that Gladstone was never prime
minister. for that post was first recog-
nized officially eight years after his
death. Sir Robert Walpole told the
house Of commons that he claimed no
such title. and Lord North would not
permit its use even in his own family.
London Spectator