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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-02
CIVIC AT.TRaCTIvENESS
PURPOSE or CIVIC GLIB

he ladies are planning 10 have 3
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d, AM all who hare plants. shrubs.
Tubs and seed tina. they wish to
dispose oil and would like 20 donate
fs d worthy cause are requested 70
sare them for that purpose.
For fear some may have OVER
looked the prizes that we're offer
ssl We publish the list again with
the correction Of an error or two
that crept IN.
GcnerAl Prizes.
Best kept vacant lot, BIZ boy OF
group Of boys. ten to eighteen
sears of age. $19u.
Best kept parking planted IN fao~-
ers. $500
Mest attractive flower beds. BIZ
toy Or girl. ten to sixteen. Sizes,
Fest collection OF roses. planted
curing February. Plants to the
saile or Ten dallars.
Best kept premises OF public
building. not kept BY professional,
$1,000.
Best collection oi segetabses
grown ID garden First PRICE So
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BACKAcHE SOON
DISAPPEARED
Could Not Do Homework
Till Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Removed Cause.

Fort Fairfield, Maine. "For MANI
months suffered from backacbe caueea
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Liverpool Spots.
Liverpool Sales.
Local MARI ct.

The Waxaaachie dealers are pay.
Ing the following prices tor count,
Ta1 ace today;
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J. T. Tucker, job printing. that's
all" Phone las. II
Meade County news., 1917-04-12
led Crown Gasoline Is Not Blended Gasoline

Red Crown Gasoline of
higher, boiling points insure
1t contains sufficient number of high boiling points
of Too high boiling points
in the cylinders and on the spark plugs.
Red Crown the last
carbon deposit.
Every batch Of Red Crown inspected by boiling
Rnts Every batch j. eontsin th
chain 81 boiIfsx poiHt frastCR9 ~ %~@ vS se%aE VII
Red Crown Gasoline 10 the easiest fuel obtain The Standard
Oil has perfected comprehensive Of
that matter where happen to be always
Red Crown
Meade County news., 1917-04-12

elementary like
Gasoline mechanical mixture of large number Of
compounds, having different boiling point
Gasoline composed of fractions having low inter
mediate high boiling points presenting continuous chain,
beginning about Fahrenheit and ending around 400
Fahrsnh with each vapOrng dHeTst
temperature. str h-y%y ..st.E r.; .<iss-~. F..
p r.tta.. tl,, X.
number low boiling point fractions
the engine 10 cold Too low bod
ing points cause addition starting troubles undue
toni in
Meade County news., 1917-04-12

This corps Of trained men discovered long kst tie
secret of efficient motor fuel lies absolutely and soe-
y in the adjustment Of it's range Of boiling points
Gravity has absolutely nothing to do with measuring
the efficiency of motor fuel
fgasoline is produced from heavy crude without re-
gard to- boiling points, the result is low gravity gasoline
gasoline is produced from light crude without re-
gard to boiling points, the result high gravity gasoline
If the low and high gravity gasolnes are blended with
out regard to boiling points, the result excessive eva
poraton, trouble in starting the engine when cold jerky
power, carbon in cylinders and on spark Plugs and in
Vulnerable other troubles
Meade County news., 1917-04-12

So that you may enjoy your month in and month
out, the Standard Oil Company must tosuppy you with
gasoline work with many and varied qualities Of crude
different sections Of the country yielding different
quality.
Just suppose you should receive gasoline that would
vary do II different crudes You could never know
whetheryou would arrive at your destination or not
Your carburetor would give you an endless Of
trouble. You'd be compelled to readjust it every time
yo,6led your tank.
The Standard Oil Companys able to cope with Mother
Necessity in delivering to you uniform gasoline
matter what they are forced to work wthbecause has
gathered together the best petroleum chemists in the world
Meade County news., 1917-04-12

Company OF Indiana renders you service of nesmabe value
Gasoline that's uniform at all teSnO matter whether disti
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
TOO MUCH FOR LION tanner
When II Came to the Question OF Was
Afraid He Was Willing to Admit
That He Was.

The proprietor Of wild beast show
travelling the eastern counties of Eng
land recently made an offer of a silver
medal to any local barrier with sufli-
Client courage TO shave the tanner in
the lions den.
A knight of the razor yearning for
fame and glory, accepted the chal-
lenge and amid chorus Of cheers
from the crowd entered the cage.
Although the lion betrayed very lit
tie interest in the proceedings, the
barber was obviously nervous, and,
having lathered his man, made several
nervous dabs mt one cheek with the
razor, keeping a weather eye on the
wild beast.
Hold hardl" yelled the tanner ut
last, as he felt fearful cash. ITS
too riskyw
Ill Amt afraid" stammered
the shaking tonsorial artist. "There
amt lion living can scare me-"
"Course you amt afraid" beloved
the tanner as he wiped his wounded
face, Anybody can see you amt It's
me who's afraid I--I--Tm afraid OF
the barber!"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
Takes Home OutrIuht.

Charged with attempting to steal a
house, which 1t is alleged he had jack
ed up on wheels and was moving from
lot at Bell station, II. l.. Smith was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Mode at
Los Angeles.
The house Is owned by Fred Ru-
bio. The tenant is Tomasl Sanchez.
Sanchez, 1t was claimed, owed Smith
money which he failed to collect. Then,
It Is alleged, Smith attempted to move
the house away, while Sanchez and his
family were at the beach.
The removal was prevented by
Rubio, who CHANGED to be passing and
saw his property being moved away.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
CHAPTER TX.
Lonqorio Makes Bold.

At La Feria Alaire discovered that
the federal depredations had been even
greater than she had feared. Not only
had the soldiers taken great many
head of cattle, but they had practically
cleared the ranch of horses, leaving
scarcely enough with which to carry
on the work.
Life in the roomy, fortresslike adobe
house was pleasant enough. Alaire
welcomed the change in her daily life.
Everything about La Feria was rest
fully un-American, from the house IT.
self, with it's bare walls and floors, its
brilliantly Towering patio, and its
primitive kitchen arrangements, to the
black-shawled, barefooted Indian wom-
en- and their naked children rolling In
the dust. Even the timberless noun
tains that rose sheer from the west
ward plain into tumbling purple
Swallowed rampant were Mexican. La
Feria was several miles from the rail-
road; therefore it could not have been
more foreign had it lain in the very
heart of Mexico rather than near the
northern boundary.
In such surroundings, and In spite Of
faint misgivings, 1t was not strange
that, after few days, Alaire's unhap-
piness assumed vaguely impersonal
quality and that her life, for the mo-
nent seemed not to be her own. Even
tbo thought of her husband, Ed Austin,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

day soon, Ell? When you tell your
husband what friend / am, he would
be glad to see me, would he not?"
"Why--of course. But surely you
wouldn't dare"
"And why not? have made inqui-
ries, and they tell me Las Palmas Is
beautiful, heavenly, and that you are
the one who transformed it. / believe
them. You have the power to trans
form all things, even mans heart
and soul. No wonder you are called
The Lone Star But wait. You will
see how constantly / think of you"
Longorio drew from his pocket several
photographs Of the Austin ranchhouse.
"Where did you get thoseT Alaire
asked In establishment.
"Ah! My secret. See! They are
badly worn already, for / keep them
next to my BOSOM"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

order for the release of Juan Garcia.
'"The salvo conducto which will permit
Juan and his Inez and their Juanito to
return to their farm Is being made
out" he explained. Are you salts
| fied?"
Alaire looked up wonderlngly. II am
deeply grateful. You overwhelm me.
You area strange man."
Dear lady, live to serve you. Your
wish is my law. How can prove 1t
further?"
The strained, throbbing silence that
followed Longorio's last words did
more to brighten the woman than had
his most ardent advances. He would
have fingered indefinitely over the
table, but Alaire soon rose to go, ex-
planning:
II must finish my disagreeable task
now, so that can 60 home tomorrow"
Tomorrow !" her host cried In dis.
may. "No, moi You must wait"
"My husband is expecting me-"
This statement was blow; II
seemed to crush Longorio, who could
only look his keen distress.
AS they stepped out into the street,
In the gutter stood Inez Garcia with
her baby in her arms, and beside her
the ragged figure of a young man,
evidently her Juan. The fellow was
emaciated, his face was gaunt and
worn and frightened, his feet were
bare even Of sandals, the huge peaked
straw hat which he clutched over his
breast was tattered, and yet In his eye
there was light.
They had waited patiently, these
Garcias, heedful of Longorlo's orders,
and now they burst into torrent of
thanks. They flung themselves to
their knees and kissed the edge of
Alalre's dress. General Longorio en-
joyed this scene tremendously, and his
beamlng eyes expressed the hope that
Alaire was fully satisfied with the mo-
ment.
"They look very poor" said Alaire,
and opened her purse; but Longorlo
would not permit her to give. Extract
Ing large roll Of paper money from
his own pocket, he tossed it, without
counting, to Juan, and then when the
onlookers applauded, he loudly called
to one Of his officers, saying:
"Oiga Give these good friends Of
mine two horses, and see that they are
well cared for. Now, Juan" he adj
dressed the dazed countryman, II have
one order for you: Every night of your
life you and your pretty wife must say
a prayer for the safety and happiness |
of this beautiful lady who has induced |
me to spare you. Do you promlsep
"We promise" eagerly cried the
pair.
Good See that you keep your
word. On the day that you forget for
the first time Luis Longorio will come
to see you. And then what" He
scowled at them fiercely.
1--WE will not forget" the Garcias
chorused.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

relief and six bottles have entirely
cured me. All women who have female
trouble of any kind should try Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. Eta DoRIoN, Ogdensburg, Wis.
Physiciansundoubtedly did their best,
battled with this case steadily and could
do no more, but often the most scientific
treatment is surpassed by the medicinal
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia K.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If any complication exists 1t pays to
write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co. +. Lynn, Mass. for special free advice.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

office of the jefe de arraas," she saio.
Il saw d poor woman with baby
she was scarcely more than child
herself-whose husband Is in prison.
Every day she comes to plead with the
iefe de armas for her husbands life.
But he will not see her, and the sol
dlers only laugh at her tears"
"a common story! These women
and their babies are very annoying"
observed the general.
"She says that her husband is to
be shot"
Every likely! Our prisons are full.
Doubtless he Is a bad man."
Cant you do something's"
"Eh?" Longorio lifted his brows In
the frankest inquiry
THAT poor girl with her little, bare,
brown-eyed baby was plriful." Alaire
| leaned forward with an earnest appeal
in her face, and her host smiled.
$50? That is how it is, eh? What is
her name?"
'mez Garcia. The husbands name
Is Juan"
"0f course. These peladors are all
Juans. You would like to appear as
an angel of mercy, Ell? Your heart Is
| touched?"
Deeply"
"Bastantel There Is no more to be
said Longorio rose and went into
the next room, where were certain
members of his staff After time he
returned with paper In his hand, and
this he laid before Alaire. 1t was an
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

! became indistinct and unreal. Then
all too soon she realized that the pnr-
pose of her visit was accomplished,
and that she had no excuse for re-
naming longer. She was now armed
with sufficient facts to make definite
demand upon the federal government
The homeward journey was a rep
etition of the journey out. Jose, as
| before, was newsgatherer. Hour after
hour they crept toward the border, I'M
| til at last they were again laid out on
a siding for an indefinite wait.
The occasion for this was made plain
when an engine drawing single ca
boose appeared. Even before 1t had
come to a pause, tall figure in spot
less uniform leaped to the ground and
strobe to the waiting coaches. 1t was
Luis Longorio. He waved signal TO
the conductor, then swung aboard the
| north-bound train.
The general was all smiles as he
came down the aisle, and bowed low
over Alaire's hand.
Dolores gasped and stiffened in her
seat like woman of stone.
"Heaven be praised! You are safe
and well" said the newcomer, Il
have blamed myself for allowing you
to take this abominable Journeys
have been In torment lest something
befall you. Every night have prayed
that you might be spared all harm.
When 1 received word that you were
coming, made all speed to meet you.'
Dolores and / are greatly in your
debt" Alaire told him.
"But you stayed SO long!"
"There was more work than !
thought. General, you have ruined me-
Longorio was panied; his face be-
came ineffably sad. "Please! / beg
of you," he entreated. Il have ar
ranged for reparation of that miser-
able mistake I shall see that you re-
ceive justice. If the government will
not pay, I will. All / possess would
be too little to buy your happiness"
"You embarrass me. I'm afraid you
don't realize what you say" Alaire re-
manned cool under the mans protesta-
tons. II have lost more than a thou
sand head of cattle"
"We shall say two, three thousand,
and the government will pay" Longo-
rio asserted brazenly. II will vouch
for your figures, and no one will ques-
ton them, for am man of honor"
mol All | want"
at is done. Let us say no more
about the affair." Sonora, have thought
Of you every hour; the duties that held
me in Nuevo Pueblo were like irksome
chains. was In madness. / would
have flown to La Feria, butt could
not"
''My husband will thank you for your
great courtesy to me-" Alaire managed
to say.
But the mention of husbands was
not agreeable to one of Longorio's SEN
sitiveness, and his face betrayed a
hint of Impotence.
eyes, yes" he agreed carelessly.
"Senor Austin and / must know each
other better and become friends"
'"That is hardly possible at present.
When the war is over"
"Bahl This war is nothing. / go
where | please. You would be sur
prised to greet me at Las Palmas some
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
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Copyright by Harper h Brothers
CHAPTER VlII.--Continued,

s.
$50 do l." Law declared quietly. "He
treated be like hobo-sent me to the
kitchen for hand-out. That sticks.
Ii | hadn't tanned down considerably
these late years, I'd have-wound him
up right there"
From beneath his dropping lids
Ellsworth regarded the Ranger curl
ously. "You have bad temper, haven't
your
"Rotten"
II know. You were violent boy.
I've often wondered how you were get
ting along. How do you feel when
you're-that way?"
1t was the younger mans turn to
hesitate. "Well, don't feel anything
when I'm mad" he confessed. I'm
plumb crazy, guess. But / feel plenty
bad afterwards"
There was flicker of the judges
eyelids.
Dave went on musingly: II dare say
it's inherited. They tell me my father
was the same. He was--a killer"
"Yes. He was all of that"
Dave lifted an distracted gaze from
the Pullman carpet. 81 hardly know
what I mean, judge. But you've had
lunches, haven't you? Didn't you
ever know that something you thought
was true wasn't true at all? Well, l
never felt as If / had bad blood in
me. My mother was Mexican"
Spanish"
"All right. Am I Spanish? Have I
any Spanish blood In me"
"She didn't look Spanish. She was
light-complexioned, for one thing. We
both know plenty of people with a
Latin strain in them who look like
Anglo-Saxons. You were educated in
the North, and your boyhood was spent
at school and college, away from ev-
erything Mexican"
"That probably accounts for It," Law
agreed; then his face lit with a slow
smile. "By the way, don't tell Mrs.
Austin that Tn a sort of college per-
son. She thinks I'm a red-neck, and
she sends me books"
Ellsworth laughed silently. "Your
talk is to blame, Dave. Has she sent
you The Swiss Family RobinsonT"
mo. Mostly good, sad romances
with an uplift-stories full of lances
at rest, and Willie-boys in tin sweaters.
The good women were always beau
tiful, too, and the villains never had
a redeeming trait. It's a shame how
human nature has got mixed up since
then, isn't it?"
"Alaire Austin's romance Is sadder
than any of those novels"
Dave nodded. "But she doesn't cry
about it." Then he asked gravely:
"Why didn't she pick a real fellow
who'd kneel and kiss the hem of her
dress and make a man of himseIf?'
"What's the matter with your" quer-
led the judge. "Are you smitten with
that girl?"
Dave laughed. "Maybel Who
wouldn't be? Why doesn't she divorce
that bum-she could do 1t easy enough
and then marry chap who could
run Las Palmas for herr"
"A man about six feet three or
four" acidly suggested the Judge.
That's the picture have in mind"
"You think you could run Las Pal
mas"
Il wouldn't mind trying"
"You must never marry" firmly de-
clared the older man. "You'd make
q bad husband, Dave"
"She ought to know how to get along
with bad husband, by this time"
The judges face broadened in
smile. "Thank heaven Young Ed has
the insides of steel range, and so my
pet client is safe from your mercenary
schemes for some years."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
DAVE LAW ADMITS THAT He IS SMlTTEN WITH THE MIS-.
TREsS OF LAS PAuNAS-MRS. AUSTIN HASA
STRANGE EXPERIENCE.
STRANGE EXPERIENCE.

Synopsis-Mrs Alaire Austin handsome mistress
Pamas the
David lying in ambush
young Ed drunken
wife insulting nsinuaons
tin secretly league with Mexican rebels
Austin Gen. Luis Longoro Mexican federal
Fea her ranch in Mexico to collect damages
Iongoro bad falls in love with her Dave kills cattle
thief suspects criminal connections
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
w. N. u, Salt Lake City, No. 3e--1s17.
Had Made Good Use of Time.


The Amaze read the advertisement
on the door, and strolled in.
81 want ter speak ter a pal O. mine"
he said.
"Ah yes. Be seated, my good sir"
Then in a dreamy voice the medium
began to ring w che Beyond.
II am in touch with the person you
want" he said at last. "He tells me
that he has made a lot of friends. AL
ready he has met Cromwell, Shakes
peare Queen Elizabeth, Henry Irving,
Mark Twain, Balzas, and score Of
others"
"GeeP muttered the Australian.
"Jim aIlus was hustler. 'E amt
bin dead an hour yet london Tit
Bits.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
At the Theater.

Markey-0h, look. We don't need
to stay and see the last act.
Oswald Remembering that five
buG&s)-Huh?
Markey-It says right here in the
program in the list of scenes: Act a
Same as Act l."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
He Could Draw. O.

Redd--What'S he doing now?
Greene-He's a craftsman in an au-
tOmobile factory, and, believe me, he
can draw some.
Really? What horse power?
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

pans like a knife
through my back
and side. / finally
lost all my strength
so / had to go to
bed. The d octor
advised ain oper-
alton but / would
not listen to it. /
thought of what l
had read about Lydia
E. Pinkham q Vege-
table Compound and
tried it. The first
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

Occasionally a young man wakes up
as fresh as daisy-and his freshness
continues all day.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

It's always safe but unsportsman-
like to reserve your congratulations
until the happy pair have been mar
ried year.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
SuperfIuous Equipment.

II wonder why poetry has feet"
81 wonder too, when you consider
that poetry never wins in a walk"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
ExnIained.

"That music isn't in unison"
"Well, it's four-piece orchestra,
isn't it?"-Sun Dial.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

Love sometimes flies out of the win
dow when the cooking school graduate
enters the door.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

The kiss of a hemely girl may be
sweeter than that of pretty one-to
a blind man.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
Ignorance.

Ignorance is a sort Of evil that Is
unnecessary to him who thinks so.
BY thinking so he will soon get rid
of IL,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

Men have a right to bet If they
choose, but they should be careful how
they choose.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

st. Paul is to have a new lumber
company and a new bank iIhme-
diately.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15

Hinges of true friendship never rust.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
PAINS SHARP
and STABbING
Woman Thought She Would
Die. Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Ogdensburg, Wis.-"I suffered from
female troubles which caused piercing
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