Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 226, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 13, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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FURS ’
SANTA SAYS:
5^ "Nothing quite so good for
Christmas gifts to the ladies
and girls as pretty !• jrs and
that you will find them at
f
Durham s
See Our Show Window Display.
TIE SPIRIT if CHRISTMAS
PORTRAYED 8T DICKERS
(By Prof. John 0. RradUy of Trinity
L'nlveraity I*
The story la told of a Httlo girl a ho
asked her father If there was a real
Santa Claus. Her father evaded her
question by telling Iter 1% write to
the editor of a prominent Now York
impel and ask hint* Much to her
father's surprise the little girl wrote
the editor and received the follow-
ing reply:
My Dear Idtllo Olrl:
Your letter asking me about San-
ta ha* beeu received ami carefully
toad Yes then* is a Santa and he
is Just as real a* fairies are real and
gg brownies are real.
Wishing you a happy Christmas 1
am i
Yours Vic.
The philosophy contained in this
brief answer to the thild's letter is
now generally accepted as being cor-
rect. Things do not have to posses*
a material extatenee to he real. Our
dreams our hopes our fancies our
feats are real. More people have
known and loved Shakespeare's Ham
let than over loYed any real prince of
earth.
JVo writer has done mure to uu
dn stand that-the dreams anti fancies
and griefs and joys of children too
ate real than Dickens. Kipling's
“Hhh Haa. Mack Sheep" is a notable
example of deep scrutiny and under-
standing. but Dickens was tin more
universal and hence is rightly called
ttie emancipator of children. Davy
Tiny Tim Little Joe Little Nell
all rtit within us somethin* of the
spirit that must have itOssessed the
Master when he looked upon little
children. Jesus «ald "except >e he-
roine aa little children ye ‘-hall in no
wise enter the kingdom of heaven.”
It might also lie said that "except
y« become a* little children ye shall
in no wise enter the kingdom of
fancies of make-believe of play of
art and music and the thousand and
one Joys and charm* that abound
everywhere"
Di(-kens' "Christmas Carol" will
always be avfavortte at Christutm
time with its Scrooge and Marity
and the healing spirit that chanced
Scrooge's life and made him a child
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
♦ ♦
♦ HOT T>:.\ BHKAKS ♦
♦ A COLD—THY THIS ♦
♦ ♦
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•
Got a small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea. or as the German folks
call It “Hamburger Brust Thee” at
any pharmacy. Take a tablespoon*
ful of the tea put a cup of boiling
water upon It pour through a slew
and drink a teacup full at any time.
It I: the moat effective way to break
a cold and cure grip ns It opens the
pores relieving congestion. Also
loosens the bowels thus breaking a
‘■old at once.
It if inexpensive anti entirely veg-
t ale therefore harmless.—(udv)
again. Hut "The* Cricket of the
Health-' Is no less a favorite to those
who tarry (he spirit of childhood
and make-believe Into their grown-
up lives. Hustling busy Dot like a
• ■
"busy bee"; slow awk van!. plod-
ding good-natured John; the baby;
Boxer the dog; self-suerlfieina Caleb
who makes toys for the children all
shed a spirit of good cheer ujgtiI even
C.iulf and Tackleton is converted
and in the end Joius in their lun and
revelry. ‘The Cricket on the
llearlh” has this advantage In that
there is n teal dramatic struggle
which makes it universally accept-
able even to those w ho have no place
for fancies. The dramatized form is
gripping in its Interest from the
first The story reaches its climax
when John believes his wife faithless.
Ills mind contemplates murder and
|madness distorts his otherwise kind
face but the spirit of the cricket
[apeak* to him and bis heart Is soften
ed. Then as the cricket continues
to chirp through the soft strains «!
ii'umc visions ot ms nonii me pass
In review before him in the form of a
miniature little I lot John Tillie
Caleb etc Then his pent up mind
relaxes and he gives hway to healing
tears. The curtain goes down on a
scene* of merry-making while toys and
gifts are scattered in profusion ami
even Old Mrs. Fielding unbend* to
indulge In the games. They are all
children the whole world Is akin
tiod reign* and all is well.
"The Cricket On the Hearth” will
Uf staged Monday night December
18 m*. The public is cordially in-
cited to attend. University chapel
auditorium at eight o’clock.
TO ll\lt l.tMINF FFAF FKIMil ICS
FltOM tkxan HTATF ll.WKS.
AVSTIN Texas Dec. 13.—The
loose leaf system Is barred and
permanently bound general ledgers
must be used hereafter in all state
bcuks In Texas according to a rul-
ing announced by (' O. Austin.
Texas commissioner of insurance aud
banging. The commissioner says:
“The many so-called loose leaf
systems of bookkeeping open a broad
avenue for the defaulter whether
he be officer or clerk and enable
such tb carry on tiueir thetts for In-
definite periods without discovery
bj reason of the facilities offered
for interchanging removing end
replacing loose leaf ledger pages
lo suits the ainn .if the de-
faulter. The only safe book of per-
H>>imsilent record tor a bank to keep
is a permanently bound ledger the
pages of which are permanently fix-
ed in their binding and consecutively
numbered and which cannot lie re
moved without leaving a trace of
mutilation or breaking the sequence
of the numbers.’*
The commissioner said that a sim-
t'l r order with ref once to in.livi Ijp-
ri ledgers probably would be issued
ii* the near future.
Rent a few rooms and receive o
nice Income from them. The Daily
Light want column can rent them
for you. If
ENOUGH CANDY
ot it for liv.»» m «itl. Illulrt'Iiil '• .) flit
t'- i ftukiixes.
t.tMili?—Tin- ItrM Hur. I’ud.iso .■>** to SIMM*.
BUST SESSION HID
OF THE LECISUT88E
I AI.NOST D t NUMITUt M MKKK
Of- M till IM M II I. HI I I’
Ftm i nion.
Chief tniong These I* »h>- Pf-epmal
|i> suhtiill n Prohibition
Amendment In the
I walltMloa.
Ai iSTIN. Texas. Dec. 13 The
Tfclrty-FMftP legislature. which com-
[venae Jn regular session here Jan-
t» ry 9 will hat* an almost unlimit-
ed number of important matters to
i pass upon.
Pre-eminent among these is the
prohibition amendment.
An amendment to the state const I -
I tntioti may only be proposed at a
1 r> gi lar session and *he democrat* of
Texas in the July primary demand
ed that the party platform should
ion tain Oil* demand by a vole of
! t "fi.l 7S to 17S.i»M2. The demand
however was not incorporated in
the platform because the anti-pro
t Ibltlonists a>-erted that the primary
Inst ructions do not bind state-wide
hut Instead each member of the leg-
islature I* bound to follow th* In-
st ruction of hi* district a revealed
through the primary vote. Governor
Fergueon among other* opposed the
incorporation of the submission
amendment on this ground.
It requires n two-thirds vote of
both houses of the legislature to
am nd the constitution. The vote
by districts shows that 20 members
o.. the senate must vote for the pro
l.lbition amendment and 11 against
\t which makes the vote fall one
short of the required two-thirds.
Senator S. W. King of Nacogdo-
ches (14th district) an anti-prohi-
l ltlonist will probably cast the decid-
ing vote. The unofficial primary
returns from his district showed a
pro majority of S6 votes while the
official count showed 255) majority
against It. He hasr pledged himself
to act according to the Instructions
of Ids district.
Hills to amend the election law-<
will also probably be introduced in
piofnston. The democratic platform
calls for (a) a further limitation of
campaign expenses clearly defining
the purposes for which money may
be spent in political campaigns:
(b) denunciation of the ‘•campaign
Par” arid providing that any iiersoa
v ho shall make an untrue statement
concerning a candidate for public
office shall be punished by confine-
ment in the penitentiary; and (c)
requiring the slgnators of petitions
to party executives to submit propo-
sitions in the primary election to
make oatli that thejr are qualified
voter* and members of the party.
Other proposals not included in
the party platform demands will
likely be introduced.
It. 1). Thompson of Greenville
member of the house will offer a
hill providing for majority nomina-
tions for all offices and otherwise
amending the election law. This
would apply the "second primary"
provision now in force to all county
offices.
Other important revisions of the
election law which will receive at-
■ti ntion are amendments designed to
facilitate the counting and returas
ci votes.
The creation of a state highway
commission and the imposition of an
ectute tax on automobiles are de-
mands of the party platform which
will receive attention. A state high-
v ay commission must be created in
order for Texas to share in tho feder-
al appropriation for road improve-
ment.
Judicial reform is another party
demand which will receive attention.
Mt thods of expediting litigation are
demand -d but the only specific
I lopoatiion mentioned is that the
judges of the supreme court court
of criminal appeals and the nine
courts of civil appeals shall h-» nomi-
nated through the convention sys
trm. at. conventions to be held after
the regular state conclaves instead
of through the primary syrteiB* i1-
a: present.
l egislation to provide .idetjuart'
facilities for the insane will be en
acted and the platform especially
recommends tue erection of an addi-
tional asylum. There are now over
1000 insane persons In the Texas
juils. and the asylums have no room
I Jot them.
Altho no demand for the creation
! oi a public utilities commission is
included it is probable that bills
providing for this will be introduced
and will likely loom large in the
proceedings. Some public . service
corporations telephone companies
especially seetn t.» tavor such a
i commission.
The sutfrage amendment long
i agitated and second only to th« pro-
; filiation amendment in importance
iv lli undoubtedly receive attention.
I iu the last two legislature the do
Well Protected
Our new 90-day free
service plan is the best
form of protection you
can get for your storage
battery. Come in and
V/a’ll explain.
Waxahachie Battery Co*
rcni|<or.ii-> >Ij:hi street 0|i|iiMi(r
*•"** station. Tcl«-| t.«n« ZZ.
We'll be if lad to test your battery at any time
maud of e<iiei4 rights tiy the women
has shown unusual strength the
the amendment has obviously grown
in public favor.
MG OPERA TOMORROW
NIGHT PROMISES REAL TREAT
<‘HI.'IKS DC \OltM.\Nm < OMINti
TO TKlMTt I M \ I.IWITV.
U IHToltll M.
The third number of the Waxa-
l bc.chio Lyceum course will he given
in the Trinity University auditorium
tomorrow Nnigfct. The date was
j changed by the company as it was
impossible for them to reach here on
the first date named The place was
changed on account of the stage at
the University being larger and that
auditorium being of greater seating
capacity.
Thero are fourteen people in the
company and they are r i operatic
player.- and singer:.
C A AX OP CHARACTER!-
Henri the Marquis of Vailerol. . .
.I. Haritone
Grenlchcuz a young \;i;rger. . . .
.i. Tenor
(laspard a miser . Has:
Serpolette the good-for-nothing’. .
. Soprano
Germaine the jott Marchloneoa .
. Mezzo-Soprano
Sheriff. Bast
Chorus of Villagers. . .Full company
Time and Place— Normandy time
of Louis XV.
ACT 1—-Scene 1: Forest near vil-
lage of Corneville. Scene 2: The fair
of Coruevlllat
Act 2---1 jail in the Chateau of
Corneville.
Act 3—The Park.
The- opera will be given in full
FRENCH HONOR Kt-VEAR.
OLD AMERICAN HERO
Wi • '
Julian Allen.
Thp French i ovi rum eat has just!
honored a young American hero of
It; years. Julian Allen of Velhani
Manor New York. He joined the
America' Relief Corps edwiij
mouths 40 as uu nmbulauce driver)
and uow he has been cited “for hav-
ing volunteered to transport wound-
ed requiring urgent care from re- j
lief posts to hospitals over a route
in sight of the enemy and frequent )
ly swept by shell and. machine gun
lire a fine example of brave; v and
endurance."
The boy is4 the son of Frederick H.
Allen a Ww York 1 wye. i.tinsel
honored by all France when head of
the American Ktiist Corps.
costume anil with proper scenery
i Tiie performance will begin at eight
! o'clock.
Over fifty people ate coming from
nearby towns to hear cue opera and
it is expected that an extra la^ae at-
! tendance will b> furnished frpnt the
j University.
WJth the staging of this attrac-
i lion Waxahachieiis getting an enter-
tainment !hat is equal to anything
; Dallas has to offer. In fact several
I Dtllas pei.pie are coming as they
! have phoned for tickets.
i _
SMOPl'MtS VltK Bl Si IH'l IMi
St'fl'IilKS Foil CHRISTMAS.
l _
As one day after another is slip-
! peil off the pre-Christmas calendar
i the Yuletide spirit is seen to grow
j with increasing rapidity. Each
! afternoon find® a larger crowd on the
! downtown streets visiting tlie holi-
j day bedfei ked stores that line the
i avenues.
Shopping according to several of
■ the business men is marked to an
ex'ensive degree in .the toy depart-
* 1 s* ms where Waxanachians are al-
ready laying in ammunition for the
Christmas stocking or Michaelmas
tree.
Practically all of the stores are
now m iking special Christmas dis-
plays that are designed to catch the
eye and hold the interest of those
v ho follow the time-worn advice to
shop early. It is expected that the
Christmas trade in Wn vahachie this
year will be larger than ever before
In the history of the town.
WANT TRACKS MOVED
Ol- K i*A< I I K ' AVEM'K
—
DALLAS Texas Dee. 13.—An as-
sociation. known as the Pacific Ave-
j nue Improvement association has
j been organized hero to force the
* Texas A Pacific Railway company to
| n inov« Us tracks from Pacific ave-
i 1114“ one of the principal thorough-
j fares in t'i' business section
j The city commissioners have pro-
posed a belt line around the city to
be used by all roads entering Dallas
and nil have agreed to the proposi-
tion to eliminate grade crossing ex-
cept the Texas & Pacific.
The organization will foster pub-
j lie sentiment and an effort will be
made To require the road to elimi-
j nate the grade crossings through
legal proceedings.
MAYIMAIIL .MAN UOlWtl D
11Y XKfaRO WOJIHN
Lee 1'Hedge of Maypearl Texas
v as attacked and robbed of $12..It)
roar the Santa Fe station early
r'ucsday morning by negro women.
Four were arrested shortly alter-
v.irds by Captains Light foot and j
Loughry and Patrolman Johnson.
Three of the women were released
at potfee headquarters aud one Lee
Hurray was taken to Justice Moore';-
court ■ :ere a complaint cjfhrgins;
theft from the person was filed. Shi
waived examining trial and made]
bond for $710. - Fort Worth Star-
Telegram.
To pet tne prices ror any ar '
tide you raaj nave for sale it is
necessary that everybody know that
you have something for sale. Let
the Daily Light want column tell !
them about It. tf ■
I
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M W KII.I.M!) B\ FALL
IM>\\ \ FLKV.VTolt SHAFT I
DALLAS. rexas l)n. 13. -Sam
Pollock cashier of the Pollock Trunk
company 1#10-12 Klni street was
fatally injured at i:35 o'clock last
night when he fell two rloors thru
the elevato! *h.if: a' the store. ;i
died as he was beitjg taken fiont the
anibttiancfa a: St. Paul s sanitarium j
Ills bead was crushed v.hen he 'truck
tlii- elevator oa the first floor.
The Daily Li Ut want column will!
buj. sell or e-chunge anything. tf j
Cash Produce & Groc. Supply Co.
xiuili Rngfr* Sirffl OI«l
DON’T WAIT TILL THE LAST MINI TE
«
To buy your fruits. mils and candies for Chrisl
m.*'*. We have a supply ready for you now. S
Our fruits are I lie kind lliai will keep and
save money by buying APPLES by I lie box. *°11
\iv \«»u tawmtliijj for ili«* Kill* County Sanitarium?
k
fresh vegetables—
Spinach. Celery Lettuce Beans Turnips Cabbage Bell
Peppers.
FRUITS—
\
Lemons. Limes Oranges Bananas Apples and Grape
Fruit. ^
BOYD GOUNAH
Two Phones Both—55 Old Phone: New Phone 169
WHOLESALE ONLY
Car Irish Potatoes in Wallace & Ralston Warehouse
i
Waxahachie Produce Co.
Phone .156.
OUR CHRISTMAS LINE
of candies fruits nuts and aii good things to eat is nearing
completion. We wii! have a big stock of choice things to
eat.
DON’T FORGET THE DE LUXE FRUIT CAKE
L. Y. COLE «S SON
Both Phone? 288 South Rogur* Strew.
t
BIG SHIPMEN TODAY
SWIFT’S PREMIUM— /
Hams and Bacon—You Know the Quality of
Swift’s.
Goodlett Cash Grocery
“The Home of Gladiola Flour”
Old Phone 1*15 New Phone 30
Aii* you iKiosling for (lie KHis t’ounty Sanitarium?
FRUITS—NuVs—CANDIES—
We have a big line of all the*se for the holidays.
All fresh choice stock. Set our line.
ParKer & Company
Are you boosting for the Kills tVJunty Sanitarium?
Daily Light Want Ads G<
Results—Try One.
TIIKItK'S ABSOLl TKI.Y NO NKKI> OK
Buying your Automobile supplies out of town
I or through mail order bou**
—for 11EKB you will ruul
tOMl’LKIY-' STIW'h
priced just as closely 01
I and which is hacked with «
guarantees- th* makei s
our OWN reputation. j
You receive KKAk sel''
In!’’ m adjustments
sides the finest quality sin I
at the lowest prices.
Try us
W. B. Jackson Motor Car Co.
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Ownby, W. A. Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 226, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 13, 1916, newspaper, December 13, 1916; Waxahachie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1077292/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .