The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-20


youthful friends peFchance To read
This let me say that his patriotism
was as cold as the gray morning
lie said he vas tired Of border duty
and that be hoped he lad serwed his
Hast tifne as a member 81 lie militia.
land would soon sever his connexions
lsith military organizations. His
IeoEiFade. who came ever TO talk with
Us. said he VAS willing to fight and
ready to 20 to Mexico and prose
cute the hunt for Villa Another
imam with whom ne were engaged in
conversation was the superintendent
lof school in a Kentucky town and
resigned his position to serve as cap
tain of that company They showed
us the spot where few weeks pre-
lvious Mexican was shot FOR the
penalty Of not obeying command to
Ihalt when trying to cross the line.
1--WE could see the Mexieans just
Daeross the river and the boys claim
led they we're digging trenches, max
ling all preparations 10 fight Wheth-
Ter they told us that to make q newt
paper story or whether they were
scared we couldn't say, but suffice
I'VE did not tarry long on the banks
iof the Rio Grande. SO many SOL
oilers being stationed at FL Paso
igiyes you a feeling Of security, and
means much to Ell paso's CONNER
ieial interests, not only because local
lily they are money apenders, but be-
lcau#e its citizens feel satisfied under
Uncle Sans protection. Soldiers,
soldiers everywhere-on the streets.
lin the churches. ut the picture shows,
lin the plazas, on the border and
Everywhere is a sense of their pro-
lection We would be unfair to al
ways paint the rosy hues and it is
ilamentable that many of them are
given TO drunkenness and dissipa
Ition. Yet on New Years eve We not
led large numbers of them attending
tine watch service and participating
lin the religious service at the First
Presbyterian church, where this
Isacred watch service was held. AT
twelve o'clock they were invited
downstairs and given hot rolls and
butter and hot coffee II is estimat-
led that the soldiers spend n the city
Iof El Paso 100000 monthly
| "A Story of Sunshine is a book
bet published by the Ell Paso Cham
Ter Of Commerce, and from it we
quote the following with reference
ito its summers.
There never exists a day during
Ian Ell Paso summer which a laborer,
regardless of what his occupation
Imay be finds himself compelled to
Istop work because of excessive heat
There is no record of heat pros
Itration / n FL Paso, nor in any Of the
TERRITORY To FL Paso. Thia point we
Hay great stress on and believe it 10
he one of the c.lief points of adyan-
|tage which III Paso has In a climatic
WAY. Ii is a location which can be
utilized by tubercular patients the
iyear round Besides the absence of
mosquitoes or an excessive number OF
flies or other insect pests give this
lefty an additional advantage"
After all this unique visit and
spending a happy holiday With my
SISTER, ] did not join Tennyson's
class OF Lotus Eaters" who par
take OF the lotus flower and "suc-
Icumb to its spell" thereby forget
Ting their nativity, but with each
mile eastward | was coveting q
glimpse of dear old Ellis and reach
ling the big union station in Dallas
just as the Southern Traction com
|pany's car was due TO leave Dallas.
counted myself lucky to catch 1t
right away, and no transportation
Icarries you quicker than the inter-
urban And thus my Christmas va
!cation ended and / am glad to be
ihome again and tell friends through
the society page something of a
Texas city that is now taking an i'm
portant part in the state and in the
nauon.
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| Thursday Bible Glass.
Mrs. T. J. McDade entertained the
Thursday Bible class this week. The
lesson was conducted by Mrs. L 7.