The Waxahachie Daily Light. (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 284, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 2, 1907 Page: 2 of 4
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and *ith ni it l« λ niont οι>> Γ.·
«•minant rvt rv iaiid|> . ' ■ ι ;
PlutnWnii »"ik l- all that · «·ίtx>
dealrrd. hot h In th«· · f the
material ut»*·! and th« « ■ >rκtj...n
nhlp If ><>n haw· a j<ili of IM'in.'·!!;■ !
you should fntruit It to ιι*
F. S. CRONK CO.
\Ia< lilnKt* and I'IuiiiImt··
Dealer» In Mill. Gin Plumbln« and I
WatPr Sappllt - M«-tal .ιη■ 1 t.ï'n:< |
Roofing ptr
Cbe IDailç Xiobt
JPublixhvd Pally Except Sunday
BY-
ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING
COMPANY
Pai(l-U|i Cuplliil 920.fM)0.00.
OFFICERS \XI) DIRECTORS.
G. W. McKnlght fresldent-Trfas-
urer; W. J. Bule 1st Vice-Presi-
dent: Ed Cunnlngha.ni 2d Vice-
President ; C. W. Kent Secretary.
Directors—Τ. Λ. Ferrie Ο. W. Mc-
Knlght. Ed Cunningham C. W.
Kent Dr. C. \V. Simpson.
Entered at the Waxahachle Post-
office as mall matter of the second
class. :::::::
Η i; It S Ο It 1 ι· τ I Ο Ν r .·» Τ Ε S j
Obituaries resolutions of respect
cards of thanks—all matter not
NEWS- will lie charged for at the
rate of cents per line. Poetry at
double price.
Any erroneous reflertior upon the !
character standing or reputation of
any person firm or corporation that
may appear in the columns of the
Daily Light will he gladly corrected
upon its being brought to the ; tton-
tion of th" management
The Enterprise Publishing Com-
pany is in nowise responsible for
debts that may be contracted hv em-
ployes nor will we assume payment
of such debts under any circum-
stances. Every employe of this of- '
fice is paid promptly for won. done. I
This is to protect ourselves nnd the j
selling public—ENTERPRISE PCB-
LISHING COMPANY Per G. \V.
McKniglit Manager.
W. A. OWN BY - - - City Editor
(Residence Phone Bell No. 2 s ! ». )
I
One month
Six monthe (in rdvance)
One year (in advance) .
I 50
li.76
5.00
cotton τλ\ siioi ιΐ) m; κκ-
ι» \ll).
During and immediate!) .11'11*r the
civil war tin· I'nlted Stan* govern-
nu'iil imposed and collected .1 lax
upon cotton in «· 1 ··.ιr violation ol' tin·
constitution and in defiance <>( .·\«·ry
consideration of justice and tight.
During tit·· scvcial \cair· lhai this
infamous tax was i\icted tin* I'edei
al Rovcrnmcnt collected tin· inl-
ine us· Mini "f Jiis.uou. from Mi.·
already gr· atl) impovei failed -<>u111 -
• •rn states Mthoiigh the supreme
court of the I lilted Stales decided
1 hai tins ia\ was unconstitutional
and therefore illegaiU collected. the
federal government lias nevei ie-
na id It as it was hound to do lt>
mu ι ι otiKidei allot) of · quit) aid
iitiiue 'Πι· Mm Orton· Mew m
1 alls attention ίο he fa·! tba foi
full) thirty yea γη' efforts have been
made In iongi«»s to .•••nie ihe e
payment of ihe tllegail* rulln-iMl
• otton tax. 1'tit mi far withoitl su·
• e»» In Deiiiljr Her couvris* hill-
Ii«i \ « ! *♦"» ! ] IttUfMitl' ' «t ; m\ i't t Is ΙΟΓ
tiuthllttc ha» t«nulled The uiattei
Ii'imvi itt tMk«r« .-«I b- «*· h Id
' ϋ* *#ι4Γ» !tH4 * ÎM· fe ' fc* ' ΛΛ * A·»
• · ♦»! Tts» t til 4·«« »<>· |> ·ν <5 u -
tvf*< ant uf ι|· an·· le ik·
fmtpir » h*. μ«ι4 'fa.· m ih to ilwt'
but i>■ «-** mt**» ' b«τ ii.< tie w
tffnM »hall < <>n*t itn;» » tusd
t mxti »bi<h prnsioti- »h»il U paid
to Confederal· tuldk >
While idIxk! > .an (xnuslbl > »bje< !
to an> proposition which maul*»
more comfort for the veteran* of
ϋ» Coulcdcracj. absolute iuatic· and
rlgtit demand that the none; result
\ug from t« illefjaih μ»!!» · Ν I t>»*
should be leturned *<> ?b»»*« fron
whom ih« '.«ι «α* * ·<>t»|ifui« ♦ itort
fi If aflet iV Jh«? J-
n und» ί i?:- ·»γ1$Ιπ»Ι ϊ!\!"^ίη ο·
fh fir b«'ifn ih^r*'· «hou Id Ν* λ π*· *itt
p!t|* no Im rt« ; dt » ;*o*i' iofï mitld t»«
medr of It ih;iïi h» th« payment of
to ' I οίΐΐ l· *·«* *4*1
«lier#
('(unmeniliii; on tfel* tfc« l*»lî.i#
Herald » : * « N'rw
lit i« an» t oji*« SiijH*r . r H·.-' '· *l»h
holding of ihs* * : ofiKfu'! > * ι* <."»·«!
nn»nej f ι ' >tii the*-»* v» h»» »h 11 <1 h Ά ν »
r* «iwd Il bark for so maux -.m*
i« Unie %bort of ι Ηκκ' V» »"«·η a# ι*
w λ* judicially ·«1 Ho»' th*
moto· ν wa* Uf«»su: full χ « ·».'■· · '· <! H
«hotild hu\» b**eu restored '·» !h»>*e
from 'Ahum tf «*a« ·itk»»n «ml an
♦ίο aMir»· wihl'h < oiu » « ni. m·· χ* ·
later pa Kh<»uld pfOVld» .»b»»ve and
bc> (Hid «Il other dt#pO*iHon '>■ thl*
mon· ν that h 1κ· d!·-? r i > ► -1f · d
amont; tho*«- who original!* paid fh<
ia* or amoRK ?h< ir hHr* *h« r» \«·:
the claim* ran b#» propeth and legal-
1> «HtiiblNhi'l t)< ! tlan»· r»-maln
Ing to tw* devoted to aux worth-
• m··1 that ?h« va ion n.ûon «a'·
may determine
The *·< j 11 ί t i »r fin- marte .«;»
vi l y rîrarî> »* ι forth in a l« t'« r χν H»
*4*11 1 »·- the late Sénat·»: Ramlail !♦·*·
Gibson an far back lanuat I.
Ivsn. to th»· la?» General Zebulon
York·' t » f Vidalia La Senato? Gih«ou
wrol»' at that time "I look ip»»u the
cotton tax enforced b> the gov«. rn
ment of the t niied Stat'H . not h In κ
short of pilla*:·' and I bave a?wa>->
felt that every dollar »>f th· monex
should be restored to th» persons
upon whom the tax was levied. tnd
bx whom if was paid This would !»«·
common honestx There was a divid-
ed court when tht· subject was
brought up hence no derision in fa-
vor of th<* rightful owners was mad»'
but bot upon legal and moral
grounds the obligation is sacred to
pa> back ♦ very dollar of a tax levied
in flagrant violation of the constitu-
tion 1 have sought to secure justice
for our people but the road is a long
and hard one. and there are rnan\
difficulties in the wa> which nobody
ran appreciate unless they are on tin-
spot in Washington."
While fin1 situation in Washington
ins seemingly Improved to some ex
ent since the late Senator Gibson
wrote nearly twenty years ago. the
money is still unpaid and as ill»· |
iresent session of congress is nearl> j
it an end. there is small prospect i
hat payment will be authorized by j
the present body but whether the.
payment is made now or later justice
and equl'y demand that th*· claims {
of those who paid the original tax I
should be settled before a dollar »>t
the money is devoted to any other
purpose» however worthy.
Another precinct heard from! Th<
Temple Times says: "The senate vo-
ted 1 ·> to 11 and the house voted 7<»
to 40 to exonerate Senator Mail» \ of
ever> charge It' Mr. Halley wants to
consider τ h;» r complete vindication
he's welcome to the compliment for
by his conduct all the wax through
and especially at the close «»i this
long expensive farce we are more
confirmed in our belief that with ι
change of vpuiih tin· result would
have been quite different We have
always believed ill tin· principles of
ilemoiTiic) and for tile fourteen \ears
of out eleglbilitv have voted ill'
ticket straight but this is certainh
quite .\ jar to our faith so far is the
pa ri \ is concerned nationally
Th· Dallas limes Herald
Senator Lotinex will lie placed in tin
lare n· m >eai as the Haile\ ι audi
date foi attorney general in order to
give Senator Barrett a rleai field
for c mures· in the Handel) district
Senator Skinner will make the rare
for attorn· \ general as a democrat
who de· line m -iultif> lonvli ion
alld bow to a buss This is tin· latent
11|> from \ustin
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• linn· We Uiwjer* eoiilUti l do Iwt-
ter than to it oi\·' In ihe iirw «su
I κι Id u-ntlei in our ιτομ» · \.ιΙιιΙιμ
I mou». Huttl liem In erf I'MMBtlW
Hull* ut*vt>r lut)*. Thin I· · truth
|ir ' r .ν·
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publi»t« · H* b*> !ι» ·ι«Ιη».«
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lam to u— ai. «luiPl· I · til·
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lioo *hirh <"<»«;«*# to ih ItCHif*'
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· - « .· . .fu':''· 1 ο
·«'.**.· 'li « ; ; » d»'pl '«'i ίη Ο 'ilvft î
Hpiin»·' ' Mol· Cl·* *hi*h
«U « η to a F*r«'»no audWojfe for tf.·
f!r*ï tlfi»« U*i nlght Tbe plot. ■*-< i
player*· th*' h ru** and fh«* *'»«♦- l?u*l j
m* ail (ot>*pir*'d to YUftk<* Th« H· j
i'It)" un artiitii
Τ h*- *?ory tK?g!n* with th·· edvrni |
of John fh«* Iwt. and th« plot to
klil film hatched b\ H» : xIImk» Πι·
famoim wtoî· at the f· t of !b« '
hlriK folrthda% *h«î Ilen»di
prompt" her daughter S. \ ï » » t * i ♦ - to ■<
for th»· h «ad of fohn th· flapM*'
a plan» r a h h«*r reward f«»r fh* dan**·
«»f death. ofwn* 'h*·» j»l .
Salome Jh In lov«· wi h Maria·* .»
\οηηκ Unman *h»· ν».* .î «»f Pontlu
I'llu?· and tri'* to t*i: ïvit for h···
**-if l>> offering Ι» I Vit H «row η of
ν i> rla
The play then ntov* h rapidly on to
τ lu· time of Christ. Thi Influent-· of
the Saviour on Marin is depii-'cd
when the νοιιιικ Roman denounces
his love for Saloni· in· .him· she was
responsible for ι In■ murder of lohn
the Baptist. Judas Isiaiiot. who loves
Mar; Magdalene is prompted l>>
jenlotts\ to hetnn hi Maste for
thirty pieces of sj|\ei and the scene
after Christ . ent r> into .lerusa I · - m
when i'ilali- and Hi nul are iiotii try
inn to shift to the other the tespon-
sit)ilit\ for In ι ondemuation of the
l'rophet are in Ί nut on
The last ait deals with lit· ré-
moise o| .hulas Isiaiioi and ills Mil-
ride from tiie roof ot the κΐιιμ · pal
■ ne Siilnm· kill- Mniias who : dis
Klliw'il as Vndrew a disi lpii of ι
Christ upon whom the woman wish-
•Ml t<* wreak hei V· um allre Ueiause
it was If who fliHt iudiii d Marias
to follow Christ When ite dtwovers
hei mi-· ake Ιι· ■ in 11 .ο ι ι h· ta il II
ιι| h«i d· ad Im ··! · ι : il kills hi'1 -elf
<-iitnlttif ·It· moth· ι who made It··· a ι
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Lu* lia M· < Suloin· and Kdnui :
h»ln*- Mari '«mm! nil' ar the 1»··*'
I»»··· · <»f ι ι · .· it tf.. p|»v VVnltfli
Sh»;*iu filda* w«t* .» (Ill· |ΐ|«ι·ι· Of I
and LUHai! \l« \and· Mitn '
Mi»Kd«*»*ti«' «4» vtr> η Ml
ι \ι ι ι him ι; ι \ι.ι η
Μι»»*· » %\ In Urn I til· m· I nil**··
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I Tti'fje Îûft4
Wofv .«an furitM *»-rr
j *«» k*>i for fclm 'b# mux ravH tn
|.<gaio «od «II • ■ ■ no * ■ -i? nff
Th· *..rk 1 .»ifc > ·*►
• · t '· i' ' ·· .· f"i '!.· -·■:·
ι · · .— ·' i.·· Μ n it 11.· ■ .dv of a
»*;aag· · m '...it ot i·· <ouatr>.
and a ■ 'b»1 Γ ' οΊ ή tw-en de<Iln
ing for »«*rt·« Uni»' th· niln«- » »« «h«*t»
ilWMlAiiMt and i»\ t" *i«
ι·-*ο f-ara
Th*· % ΛΛ lltttetr-4 In ft Tl'f*
Mount·! nmi· dl»?rl«< and *«» Iti
rfcri'v <J 'if- ' ifV'ï# <!.. tips* two
'■mHn>; .1 '«»«<· ti ti\t;r »(>· h lla»«
lhfi»!i(eh th»· COU0(Γι Ιϊι«τ»· bu th'
·>»- s Λ* ■■ * !··*«·
>h»n ι h·· rlvr »nd » a* Γ1(κμ! »d *l»h
««ter f »U1 th·' iltrilBI t» Γ * Mill
of it·.. iOCtd<*et Th·· m!fi ι i*t
l)at( f >m«l und· «fund ··. - iliu:
»hl<!i !< f I ' ■ Λ ι i| f Til !1
r»n rn«n:m* t h«- mit!» «.in· '■>
a pirn · wlicff· ih· wati-r »f the ri ν
t*r. ri*tTiK through (be »hofi>· unMiriK
• m :. ■! ■ . r ;» !i
With ' or.nldfrâhl·* * iirr<khf in t» itntli i
• tl i · · f · < t (lit ρ <·.»' ( .ι .'· |·ΛΓ·
<if th* wrond Irr»·!. . n<! «itdlnic
aisotit . ι fii 11> In lhl* «md«>; «round
■ In i"'anrh of < po~»U>l·· ορκη
;!!i 'I III «'"lid ahlltl'. Tlnton «·(
nul th . -> f.-lt fl»b. si ι η < ·■( Hi· id
!ara· <«:·■·« run itRiltiM Is» t<■· ··■ .nid ·
!··««
Winn h· Iiiidkm sum·
hours IfiUT ix r< ιη· ηιΐΜ'ΐ'··ι1 tin» and.
wading Into lh<» w;it»-r uualn. nui
»'«-fd«'(1 In ralrhlng wiiw fl-li
Λ 11 ι. h ! ι M .1 Π ' llf f | : I ' i < · l|. ' li
he mt«· raw when his hunger had ·
grown sharp enough.
A little after this however he
toniu1 several miners lanterns and ai
number of boxes of maiehes. and as
h» ι .mlι t«*1 ] t)> fet ling of it on his
fat»1 that there was a continual.!
though slight cnrreni «»t air passing |
through the mine from somewhere ι
he made a v«r> small fire of coal
;.t tin foot of one of th* shafts lead :
ing from the seeond to the upper:
level. and here h\ this fire whieh he :
Κ «*P t rontinuall\ burning he lived
t ο ι nearh sixteen years alone ob j
'aining his food from the river and
• •"•king i' over the file Sometimes
in low water he was in dangei of1
'arviug. and again when there was
fl- od in the world outside. he had
lo fie» ; · » ι he up|H ι level to; -aîeiy
he provided himself with dried |
fish Kept above the possible reach of j
rhe flood and with water s'on»d up
m ilepn siote of » h« nppei :- \el and
t ilt|N prenei Ve<| hi* life dlirttlg the
Ionic time of ι rial
\ few months a ko he le tid ruin
blin^ noi*· * in the earth and not :
\e|t long 1|'··Ι waul woif-.t l· In an
ad joining in ι it· p«*it«»t ruled rhiotigh
tht rtM'k Into It I»· pri-on and fre**«t
Mi- fwtbei un) mother haive died
in "l e lime thiti lie Him Ι·*·»·!» Nwl. i
but ϋ laia· .tint tti»e»tInnate famil
of imiht»r* and i*ter w+r+ living
\V. tw ill and vMf»lt% and
1·!%· il I ρ I·» III*
I w.i ItnuUM witli kid
bbutdto offer t fan» wht«h<
im«S 'hr***- of *h·· I»-** phv«*
Λ lot
b rnr»4
ft w r«
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Demonstration of
Κ. C. BaKing Powder
By Giving Free Lessons in Coohing
♦
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E. M. ALDRICH
DEMONSTRATOR
Three meals each day
You must partake
You need some bread
You wr.nt some cake
"Town Talk"
Flour
is far ahead
for making cake
or b a k i η g bread
ι'
A FINE TURNOUT
You will always have in a Kaufman
or Enterprise Buggy. .
You will find very poor satisfaction
in the cheap grades.
Yours for Good Buggies
Howell Hardware Company
First Class Tailoring
We have just received a large stock of Spring
Woolens from both foreign and domestic
looms. An investigation will convince you
lhat we arp able to give you the best work-
manship and ht to be had at reasonable cost.
C ill and let us show our line.
CALVIN BROS.
Hast Side Square Both Phones
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One Week Mm March 5th
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