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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16
missionary SECRETARY
TWO SERMONS

Rev. J. e. Crawford OF waco
educational secretary Of the oeh'i"'
Texas conference, preached ~ t'ae
Methodist church Sunday mofhlhs'
talked to gathering OF ctiuFch
workers at 8 o'clock In tue al.si-
moan. talked to the Epworth Leasus
at Gas and preached again W
night.
He spoke to the ladies OF the
church this afternoon at ) O'Clock
and will address the men OF 'ae
church this evening at a:4a. Mt.
Crawford is here in the interest Oh
the mission cause. and the meeting
OF the men tonight Is expected TO
be the most important of the insu-
ete. Mr.. Crawford will speak on
Big Facts for Big Men, Every
man in the church is requested 70
he present. No collection VIII De
taken, but Mr.. Crawford will have
some important matters 10 present
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16
ACCOMMODATIONS EXPLAINED
fBy L. II. Smith, NJ ID

fgy l.. II. Smith. VI. ID
There is no question but that
nany people suffer from auto-in-
taxication and ptomainc poisoning.
These are big words which are
explained. Thru the failure OF
tie liver to properly perform its
work the twenty-seven feet of in
testines become clogged. This stag
ration throws poisons into the blood
and the circulation, and one suffers
from bad breath, foul taste In the
mouth, and even yelIow-eoated toni
que, headache. nausea or fullnes5:
Gas often presses the diaphragm,
against the heart and causes paiE.
there. or acid dyspepsia follows +
often the inactive liver causes yell
lev skin and eyes. and one feels
languid, tired and debilitated. At
such times some some people are
advised by their doctors to take a
mineral oil. often called Russian
OIL" but experiments by X. f.
Mcdonald have shown, as lately re-
ported in government publication
Of the L. s. Public Health Service,
Il at mineral oil may act as an irri-
tent that produces gastro-intestinal
disturbances and that ii may cause
tissue proliferation. simpulating
c9neer
A better method. which / always
advise. is to take as mitch outdoor
exercise as possible. drink half Z
pief e hot water morning and Night
a,d pieaty OF water between meals
aud take a pleasant laxatiye pill
occasionally. such one is made
UP Of the May-apple, Of vegetable
colonel, and other concentrated herb
extracts that give tone 10 the bow
els. This was first made and sold
by almost all druggists nearly So
years ago as DE- pieree's pleasant
Pellets such simple means viii
remove that bugbear, aato-inioxica.
ton. constipation aud the ills that
follow, by fayoring healthy action
adN
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16
HAS NOW Lid HIS
CLUTCHES ASIDE
Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble Of
Eight Years Standing Have
Disappeared. He Says.

eyes, sir, it's a fact. this time last
month YES one of the sickest men
/ yoa ever saw" said Frank links.
vic lives on the Martin Mill pike,
South Knoxville, Tenn, .'and today
4 feel as well and strong as i ever
felt in my life.
Il have been suffering from kid
ney troubles for the past eight years
and the pains In my back ut times
would almost kill me. When | had
these spells. would have to quit
work | have lost as high as three
! weeks at a time also suffered q
great deal from rheumatism. About
six weeks ago, had it SO bad i
could not even put Oh ny s}oas. NJ
suffering WAS terrible and once or
~ ice it got so bad I cried.
The doctor seemed unable to
give me any relief and his medicine
seemed to tear my stomach all to
pieces. You do not have to take nay
verd for what I'm telling you-
there are twenty people who knew OF
my condition Who would tell you the
same thing My case has been ths
talk Of the neighborhood. ana eY-
arybody is praising the medicine.
HTanIac has done me 50 much good
z hardly know how to praise it. On
BY two weeks after I began taking il
= Was able to lay my clutches aside
ne can now walk as good as any
body. Only q few days ago walk-
ed from the race track 70 the South
Knoxville Macadam company, dis
lance OF about four miles. am
now back at work again and can
60 about as quickly IS ANYBODY. Ii
has not only driven away the pains
in my back and the rheumatism, but
4 feel well in every way simply
can't get enough to eat and every
thing seems TO agree with me. Ny
strength has returned also and /
Rave gained ten pounds iii weight.
when go to bed at night / sleep
Ike a something haven't
done for months.
'.If anyone doubts what you tell
them about my ease. just tell to call
new phone 1928 and | VIII be
more than glad to tell them about
the wonderful benefit / have receiv-
ed from it, Tanlac is worth it's
weight in gold and / will always feei
grateful Tor what it has done for
me"
Tanlac is sold III WaXahachie by
CIrlin's Two Drug Stores; in Ennis
by Ennis Pharmacy: In Palmer by
Mcintosh & Son; in Italy by Jen-
asins Drug Co; In Ferris by Cox &
MalIoy: in Maypearl by Caganoss
Drug store; In Trumbull by j. NJ.
Davis & Bro; in Milford by o. X.
Drug Co; in Midlothian by j. f.
Sewell. and In Bristol by Munroe
Burriss tAdy)
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16
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HUMANE WEEK.
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Humane Week, beginning April
i6, viii be observed all over the ma
ton. Pastors OF all churches will
be asked to speak relative to the sub
ject next sunday. which viii be OBJ
served as Humane Sunday. The
needs OF humane education ar
isYen below
Humane education IS the founda-
ton OF all reform. II it were uni
Yefsslly adopted, poverty. crime and
war would be greatly diminished.
and in time the vast amour, ex-
pended TO sustain armies. prisons.
etc. wopld be saved for the benefit
Of the people.
Humanity means civilization, CRU
city is barbarian. As the world adj
vances this fact is more and more
realized.
Making due allowance for prena-
tai Influence, we believe that thou.
sands OF men in our prisons and re-
formatories might have been useful
and respected citizens today hae
they received humane education ii
childhood.
J. ". Cotirell, general saperln
teadent Of tie Detective Association
OF America, said Il know of hut
very few criminals who were taught
70 love animals. and ia searchiui
for the causes OF crime we find tina
he lack OF humane education is tht
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16
<HrLDRES IA WAR TIMES.

CHILDREN In WAR TIMES.
Tnonsands OK children besides war
\ rphAns ana refugees have been
tirectly af7ected ~ the war, accord
inE TO reports from beiligerent
countries which have come to the
ChiIdren's Burcan Of the Z. s. De-
pertinent or Labor. Juvenile delin-
quency has increased. more children
have been employed under adverse
conditions, special measures hare
been necessary to protect the health
of mothers and babies, and home
life has been broken up by the in
creased employment OF mothers.
The bureau believes that the ex-
perience Of other countries should
be carefully considered In order that
ali possible provisions may be made
to prevent similar harm to children
IN the United States. The bureau
has therefore begun = brief review
81 foreign experience, IN so far as
It can be understood from available
reports. and will shortly publish 4
series OF special articles about chill
dren in war time.
A preliminary survey OF the for
cign material emphasizes the i'm
po-tance of strict enforcement Of
all child-labOr and ool-attendance
laws and a generous development
0f infant-welfare work by public
md private agencies. The Chill
dren's Bureau suggests that we'll
Tlanned Baby Week will be more
raluable this year than ever before
and will gladly send its bulletin
Of directions for Baby Week cam
raigns to any address.
To those who are especially in
eerested in working children, the
bureaus new report on the Employ
Eent- Certificate System in New
York state will show certain points
rhich are essential ii an age llfnis
fr chidren's work Is to be effac-
ne.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16
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THE WHATCHAMA COLUMN.
BY &C. M"
Buttons.


= In considering the great army Z
. of the unemployed let as not Y
= forget buttons. No question Z
= about it, there are TOO many 4
= idle buttons in the world. y
= Thousands. yes, millions OF I
= them loaf around on clothes.
= with nothing 10 do. They con- 4
> gregate in long. silent rows on 4
= mems coatslecyes. They swarm 4
. On Wonens gowns. rrnning 4
= almieassg UP and down seams {
= and around collars. without I
y bntton-hole to their name 4
q The worst about buttons Is
= that they're never where they :
= belong. No sooner do we get I
. . beyy OF them engaged in use
. full occupation ON trousers,
= shirts add underwear than they
= begin TO fly off aud hide under
. beds and in other cut Of the :
y way places. waiting their
. chance To flock uselessly upon :
. some already button ridden ar
= ticle oil apparel.
- The average button is no.
. mad, a ne'er-do-well. The vast
. majority OF them simply will
- not 60 into a buttnahole and go
= to work.
- We favor government regula-
. ticn OF reproductive buttons.
. There ought TO be q commission
. appointed to control them.
.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16
principal one"

principal one"
When a child is speaking or act
ing kindly, whether to playmate or
to an animal, he is developing and
strengthening the tender and noble
side of his character; when thought
less or cruel, the lower and brutal
elements of his nature are deyei-
oped.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

II is hard for the republicans to
become reconciled to the idea OF hav-
ing their mail handed out TO them by
democratic postmasters, but they
will become accustomed to it in the
course OF time.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

President Wilson Issues an address
10 tbs people OF this country in
which. as is usual with him. he says
something. 1t should be read. and
read carefully, BIZ every patriot in
he land.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16
10 THE FARMERs or THE COUNTRY:

he Il is plain duty to take ade-
qnate steps only people be fed but that we
may. possible the cali for food of other nations
now at war greatest Of feel that the
arm will part the uttermos
ny planting increasing production in way
possible. will labor Of patriotism Tor
viii he soldier Of the cpn.missary
adding to SIMPLY OF the people
tsgned) WOODROW WILSON.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

We noticed the good wife darning
mp lot OF last years summer I'M
tierwear. We suppose she thinks it
is getting about time for US to pull
EN- off
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

The Germans are again talking
about peace, but they can have il
only when they have sent Kaiser
William TO assist Nicholas Roman
off in looking after his garden.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

Why not get ali our football
teams together and let them make
a simultaneous rush on the German
lines? We are satisfied it would cause
the kaiser TO be on the lookout for
tall timber.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16
Ennis High School VIM.

Ennis, Texas. Anril ie.--The En-
mis- High school ball team defeated
Ferris at Ferris Friday afternoon,
10 /. Batteries Ennis. Boren and
Lennon, Ferris. Noble and Myers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

The word may owe each fellow a
living but some of us have to scratch
around considerably in order to col
lect the debt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16
Itasca High WINS in Tenth.

ITAsCA. Texas, April 16.-Itasca
High defeated Milford High in
ten-inning game. 10 2
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

The legislature will meet in ex-
traordinary session Wednesday. This
VIII distinguish 1t from the very or
binary session that adjourned a
short time ago.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

1t is said that the kaiser is now
over in Holland. Probably looking
for a place where he can secure
board and lodging in the near fu-
ture.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

s So Tar as We have learned neither
Ea gland nor France has entered any
protest against the United States
getting mixed up in the European
war
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

schink' Watson has pitched two
games for Houston thus far in the
season and easily won them both.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

There was once a fashion among
the women which We think 1t would
be we'll to revive: Wearing weights
in the hem oil the skirt.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

We repeat an observation made
by us some time ago that short
skirt and a rundown shoe do not
go well together.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

We are 81 the opinion That this
country would gel along much better
II the automobile acreage was con-
siderabiy reduced.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

Keep your hand upon the plow
and your eye upon The mule. Food
stuff Is going TO be foodstuff in TIE
near future.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

The Sons OF Rest should either
enlist In the army or be made 10
join in the sback-to-the-farm' move
ment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

The man who goes in now to COR
ner the American food market should
be given a corner in some county
Jail.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

And now the kaiser threatens to
become a democrat. May the Good
Lord deliver us from such an afflic-
ton.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16
ss

Now is the time for us ali to get
together in TIL aeriea First
movement
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

You can cut down expenses con-
siderably BY wearing feetless socks
and low quarter shoes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

The breexes in this country are
not well suited for the flying OF
German flags.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

Now is good time for our con-
gressmen to scatter garden seed
broadcast from one end of the eoun-
try to the other.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-16

We bought enough potatoes the
ofber day for fifteen cents for each
member OF the family 70 have one
tor dinner. There are three OF us.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-07-12
OUR CHAuTAuQuA

Hopes Chautauqua closed last
Thursday evening after five days
of splendid programs of inspira-
tion and entertainment that we're
enjoyed by hundreds of people
of our community. The atten-
dance this year was better than
ever before and the program as
a whole is conceded by practic.
ally everyone to be the best we
have yet had. In the words of
the Superintendent every mum
Der was very fine and made a
big hit.
The opening number Sunday
afternoon was the lightest on
the course, given by the Mary
ands. In the the evening Judge
Manford Schoonover's address,
unseen Forces" was a master.
piece and was fully appreciated.
On Monday the address by Clar
encc Lock Miller "A Prophet Of
Il the New Time" was received
with various Opinions, the gen
/ eral being that It'll was too socialis-
i tic However it is by bringing
/ new thoughts for discussion that
/ we dorive our greatest benefit in
an educational line. The Hawai-
iaNs in their evening concert
i pleased the audience and received
a great deal of applause.
In our estimation, Tuesday
was the big day on the course.
Hon. Cyclone" Davis spoke on
y THE Problems of the War and
Prospects" His address was q
! revelation to many as he was in
position to give many facts re
! garding matters leading up tt
our country's entrance into thu
\ world conflict that are unknown
to the people in general. Mr.
Davis is a unique character. ant
before he had spoken five min
utes every person in the audi
ence was his friend. The play
1T Pays to Advertise" in tn
evening, made more people pu
on weight Gf laughing make
one grow fat) than any thing tn
community has seen for years.
Owing to the wind which KEEP
his voice from carrying to a
parts of the tent, many were un
able to enjoy fully M. H. Penn
berton's lecture Reuben il
Rome'' The Cathedral Choi
gave the finest musical program
of the course and is WithOu
doubt the finest musicrl organ
ization ever in Hope.
The attendance the last da
was cut down to a certain eXten
the rain, but all present apprec
ated the exelent address by Gee
III G. Aydelott and music by tn
Musical guardsmen. One men
Il Der of the troupe was absen
il being called home by the deaf
= of his wife.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-07-12

AS a special attraction two
ball games we're staged on We'd
nesday. The morning game
was called at II o'clock and Lu-
verne, under the management of
Dad Law trimed the Broadlawn
team by a deceive score owing
to some ragged fielding. In the
afternoon Luvern was again VIC
torious over the Hope team. A
collection was taken up at this
game which was turned over to
the Red Cross Chapter.
Financially the Chautauqna
Jared better than ever. The ad
vance sale more than covered
the guarantee and the single ad.
missions we're also heavier. AS
g result the Association now
has a reserve OF $500 with which
to take care of future attractions.
On the last day the contract fol
the 1918 course was presented
and was freely signed by resi-
dents of the city and surround
ing coutry.
The guarantors of the Chautau
qua are greatly pleased with the
support given and the interes
shown in the programs. 1t as
sures them that the people ar
interested in this high class o
entertainment and appreciate it:
educational value, and on thi
assurance they have signed tn
guarantee for the comming year
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-07-12
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Driving team and work horses
for sale by Hope Implement Co.
Order your typewriter rib.
bons at the Pioneer office. A
complete line always on hand.
VIM. Hanley arrived from
Fargo this week and is visiting
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. B. Hanley.
Mrs. Will Deem, who has been
visiting ct the Chas. Deem home,
left Sunday for Page where she
will visit at the home of hersspar-
ents.
Altho rain has thretened sew
eral times the past week there
has not been sufficient at any
time to notice. Crops are grow.
ing good, however, and will con-
tinue so if more moisture arrives
within the next week.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-07-12
Perfect Happiness

A small boys idea Of physical
perfection is to be able to lick
some kid that s two years older
and size-and-a
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-07-12
Can You Explain It?

Isn't it peculiar, since there are
so many things to lose in this
world, there are so few good
losers?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-07-12

Behold the Tough Kid! He is a reg
ular Son of n Gun and his folks Can't
Do A Thing With Him. He smokes
cigaroots. reads Nick Carter, and nerv-
gus folk predict he will end his Days
in the Pen. But when he Grows Up,
he will Fool Them. lie will very like
u be prominent At brney y HI
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-07-12
BAER ELECTED TO
GO TO CONGRESS

The election Tuesday, held to
elect successor to the late Con-
gressman H. r. Helgeson. did
The Washington times., 1917-03-28
HITCHCOCK OPPOSES WAR
Nebraska Senator Says Middle West
IneIInes to Peace.

Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska be
lieves the Middle West is not anx-
icus for a declaration OF war. The
Nebraska Senator favors a continue
tion of the policy of armed neutrality
and so advised the President today.
81 have taken a conservative view
as to what should be done in this
situation" said Senator Hitchcock
later. The peace sentiment in the
Middle West II strong. / have be-
lieyed that a policy Of armed neutral
ity Is the wise policy for the present.
Under this we could continue our
preparations, just as we are doing.
Later on, at any time necessary. we
could take such further action in
recognizing a state OF war or declar-
ing war as might be necessary"
Senator Hitchcock indicated he
thought the President was OF an open
mind as TO what should be. done.
Senator Hitchcock is not entirely
convinced there will be a declaration
of war or recognition OF war i'm
meciately.
The Washington times., 1917-03-28

AERO DEPARTMENT
Caldwell to Introduce Bill Pro,
viding Additional Men,
~ ber of Cabinet.

..AseRerate executive department OF
the Government, to be headed by an
added Cabinet member, would be
created to assume sole charge of this
country's- aviation service IL a bill
WHICH Congressman Caldwell OF New
YORK will introduce next week passes
Congress. i-
Under CaldweIrs plan the aerial
service Of the United States would be
made the greatest in the world.
Caldwell has had extensive confer
enees with army and navy aviation
experts. He believes. he said today,
that the air service should be neither
part OF the army nor the navy.
The greatest efficiency, he said, will
be, attained. by having a separate
Government department, allied with
no other branch of the Government.
In charge of the air service.
1.-The aviation service is the most
Important" Caldwell said today. my
resolution. which shah Introduce as
soon as Congress opens, will ask an
appropriation big enough to make
our air service the greatest in. the
world. Navies in the present war
are getting nowhere. Armies are en-
gagged principally in digging trenches.
The real chance for destruction. or
victory Is in the air."
The Washington times., 1917-03-28
CURRENT cur OFF, SHE SUES
Woman Says Husband Also For
bade Credit From .Grocers.

That her husband had the hight and
telephone connections cut of and or
dered the grocer not to sell her any.
thing except for cash are complaints
made by Emma V. Mills In her suit
for limited divorce from Wyatt p. T.
Mills, filed in the District Supreme
Court yesterday.
Mrs. Mills set forth in her bill that
her husband left her without cause
and that he has planned to go 10 Eng
land to join the British aviation
corps. 2.
Mrs. Mills says that her husband Is
the manager of a large apartment
house and gets a salary OF 800 a
month and commissions from mel
chants on merchandise sold to people
living in the apartments
Justice Hftz cited the husband TO
show cause on Friday why hesshould
not be compelled to pay his wife
alimony pending the disposition Of
her suit 80
The Washington times., 1917-03-28
Won KLEIST ON STAND
Chief Bomb PIotter Faces Gross.
Examination Today.

NEW YORK. March 2s-Capt
Charles Won KleIst, chief of the six
defendants in the bomb plot trial,
took the stand for cross-examInation
today on the story OF bomb. making
plants hidden behind the drob front
of a fertilizer favtory in Hoboken
and in the deck house of a German
vessel docked there.
Karl Schmidt, a German engineer.
and his four assistants made the lead
containers,the Government charges.
while Won Kleist and DR.. Walter T.
Scheele filled them with acid. From
the metal-lined laboratory above the
fertilizer factory. guarded by many
doors. the two principals in the plot
are alleged to have carried scores OF
bombs to the holds OF merchantmen
carrying munitions to the allies.
Scheele is believed to be in Mexico.