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render domestic work easy. Mode'
kitchens are nowadays fitted up
with perfect plumbing, hot knd cold
water pipes, sanitary sinks and ev
ery facility for the benefit or
fcealth, comfoit, and scrupulous
cleanliness. \\ e Install perfect
plumbing in new houses or old hous
·«, and attend to repairs and prompt
ly and effectively. We employ none
but the ebst materials and the most
experience.! workmen, and our
•barges aie most reasonable.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Q W. McKnight. rresldent-Treas
■rer. W. J. Bale, let Vice-President;
Ed Cunningham, 2d Vice-President:
C. W. Kent, Secretary. Directors: T.
t. Ferris, O. W. McKnight, Ed Cuh
nlcgham, C. W. Kent, Dr. C. W.
Simpson.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Month { ου
Six Months (In advance) .... 2.75
One Year (In advance) K.00
Entered at the Waxahachle Poet
office as mall matter of the secoDd
class. ::::::::
Obituaries, resolutions of respect,
eards of thanks—-all matter not
NEWS—will be charged for at the
rate of 5 cents per line. Poetry at
double price.
Any erroneous reflection upon the
Jiaracter, standing or reputation of
any person, firm or corporation that
may appear In the columns of the
Dally Light w>U be gladiy corrected
upon 1rs being brought to the atten
tion of the management
Λ NKW YKAR'S liKSOMTIOV.
Resolved: That during t!ie year
1908 I will try to keep better in
formed about my own city, my state
and my country, so that 1 can not
only talk but also vote intelligently
on public questions which may come
up for consideration.
This resolution should be writ
ten down by every Texan eligible to
suffrage and should be committed to
memory. Unless it, or a resolution o£
similar import is followed. Texas
stands in danger of losing its title
as a well-governed state.
"Nonsense," you say? Think.
The most serious menace to the
perpetuation OT our republican form
of government today, not only in
Texas, but throughout the nation, is
the general carelessness of the pub
lic In acquiring that information
necessary to think intelligently
about our public needs and to exer
cise. with the intelligence begotten
Îof thought, the right of suffrage
granted to every free man under the
Constitution.
"Oh, I guess we're in no danger,"
(ou say.
People said the same thing under
Tammany rule of New York !
. They woke up after awhile and
fined their municipality of Tam- |
domination Then they went j
Jeep again. Now they find them- j
not their own masters, but |
financial clique more ι
Pammany ever was !
ays of Boss Croker. j
Se same thing In ^
fiitil the gas franchise
such a monstrous spec- ;
"ey could not help seeing it.
aple said the same thing in St.
us until Ff»lk arrived After Folk '
elected governor they went to j
again. Now, only a few weeks
two of their councilmen have
indicted on charges of bribery
ι ople said the same thing in San j
lieisco, yet San Francisco today .
jffering from municipal misgov-1
lient far more damaging in its ι
[eaching effects than even the
Lquake.
^is is not a sermon on graft, nor
ruing against its dangers. The
-rakers will keep us informed
bat. But this is a warning
et carelessness in falling to get
kied.
Reporter, says the Fort Worth
|am once in a West Texas town
ask the question of twelve
business men before petting η satis- ι
factory answer to, "Is your town in
corporated for school purposes?"1
Only the twelfth man knew, and It'
happened that he was a member of]
the school board.
That is the kind of ignorance
that is dangerous. Most of us do not j
ι know how many miles of street Fort j
Worth has paved in the last year. 1
nor what, it cost. We do r.ot know
' how much -taxes we are paying to
• support the schools, nor the percen
j tage of students who attend that is
ι finally turned out of the high school.
We don't know what we Sire paying j
for street lights nor how many there |
arc. These facts and others like I
them appear in the newspapers every j
few weeks, but how many remem-< ]
I ber them?
Form the habit of clipping out ac
tual information about your home
city and pasting it away in ,a scrap
book. Read it over occasionally. Ask
questions, if the first man you meet
doesn't know the answer.
Then when an item appears in the
press to the effect that some bit of
legislation is contemplated, either
municipally, or by the state, you'll
have opinions of your own. You'll
not be so likely to swallow without'
salt the first speech you hear i'rom
some glib platform-artist who can
juggle facts and figures to suit the
needs of his own side of the case.
The greatest sermon which any
patriot can preach to his fellow-citi
' -.ens next to the principles of liberty
;iud self-government. Is, "Get in
formed and keep informed. Don't
I waste the thinking powers the Crea
I tor put in your head without using
: NBm."
Won't you make the resolution,
ΤΗ Κ W.YtiKS OK Sl\.
The Cleveland Leader says that
since Paul wrote the epistle to the
Romans there have been great chan
ges in the world, but that at the last
it is still true now as then that the
wages of sin is death. It then dis
cusses the increasing tenderness for
the criminal that of late years bus
attracted much attention and con
cludes that at the bottom the es
sential thing of punishment has not
been and can not be forgotten. It
says :
Pity for the criminal may be suf
fered to coddle and encourage crime
to a certain extent, but when the |
limit of endurance is reached the j
reaction is sure to be swift and j
stern·, it may even take the form of
mob outbreaks or vigilance commit
tees, where justice is too slack and
the courts too slow or too lenient.
The criminal counts for more now
than he did a generation ago. His
personal welfare may be rated still
more important in the future. But
when the comfort or safety of the I
criminal, his opportunities for re- j
form Or even his very existence, j
comes directly and unmistakably in- j
to conflict with the protection of so-;
ciety he will weigh no more than a j
feather in a gale of wind. This is not |
brutality, it is not cruelty; it is sim
ply plain truth based upon the vi- j
tal and imperative needs of civiliza- |
tion and of the human race. !
From reports just issued the in-1
teresting observation Is made that I
Louisiana. Texas, South Dakota and j
Washington were the states that led
the rest in the new railway mileage
completed in 1907. Texas far oui-ι
ranked in 1900 all other states by
a total of 035 miles of new line, its j
closest competitor being South Da- j
kota which had 388 miles. Louisiana j
has 384 new 1907 miles to brag of. j
Texas 339. Washington 325 and i
South Dakota 338. In the state of '
Massachusetts, always conservative
no new track was built in 1907 and
the home of New Jersey corporations '
and mosquitoes got half a mile. Illi
nois didn't do much to mention, the
grand total of new mileage for the j :
year being less than the 1C miles j
that was put down over the fertile ; 1
wheat lands of Kansas. The aggre- j '
gate construction throughout the '
I'nited States for the year was ;
5220, as again:·; 5023 in 19oG. j
The Ita!v News-Herald lias this to '
sa> : "The Daily l.'.ght of Waxahach
ie "skinned" the Fort Worfh Record 1
in a three-column article in last;,
Saturday's issue. The editor of the;
Fort Worth Record is doing every- j
thing ho can against Attorney Gen
era! Davidson while four years ago ;
he was writing letters to his friends i
all over the state asking them to 1
vote and lend their influence for ^ '
Mr Davidson. The editor of this pa- J ,
per received one of those letters and
remembers well what it contained.
The Record editor should be more
consistent." Consistency is a Jewel, <
that some people do not seem to ]
possess. j
"In the sweat of thy face thou ι
shalt eat bread," says the good book. '
There is no provision in this for <
town loafers. I
CHINESE TIDBITS.
The Wsy Vegetables and Meats Art
Preserved by the Natives.
In China turnips, several vnrle'lps of
cabbage and seaweed are often prepar
ed for winter by Riving them n coat of
salt and drying iu the sun. Λ vegeta
ble resembling cabbage is sometimes
dried in the snn without salt put
away in shallow baskets until ready
for use. They have a v.ay also ι Γ mak
ing a kind of sauerkraut verj much as
Americans do. The treatment <·* eer
tain vegetables in this v.ay is a com
mon practice. The test native hams
come from a region know n as C:e' Rin
hua tystrlct, Sn Cheklang provïi.re. The
hams when dressed and read.·. Γ··ι· « tir
ing are carefully placed In <· :!-■ Λ
kind of pickle Is then prepared ' ; silt,
wrter and a sauce front the soy liean.
which is poured over the fresh hams
After the hams have been in the pickle
η sufficient length of time they are tak
en out and hung up to dry and occa
sionally, but not often, smoked, when
they are ready for the market. Some
times a little nitrate of potash is also
added to help preserve them, hut this
addition is the exception and not the
rule. It is reported that In the south
hams are cured by means of an alkaline
earth and common salt, but so far as
can be learned no earth of any kind is
employed in the middle and northern
provinces. The famous pickled eggs
of CMna are preserved with a pickle
made of common mud. salt, saltpeter
and soy bean sauce, all mixed together.
The eggs are coated with a plaster of
this mixture and laid away until ripe,
■when they are ready for the table
Prepared in this way they will keep
several months.
PAPER MAKING IN KOREA.
Hermit Kingdom Supplie· Best to
China and Japan.
It Is not generally knifwn thnt the
best kinds of paper met with in Chlua
and Japan are the product of Korea.
It is claimed by many that the Korean
paper excels the very best that is made
In Ο bin η ?*τν1 .Τηπ'ϊιί. It is prculuccd
entirely by manual labor and without
the use of any machinery. The raw
material used for the better kinds is
obtained from the bark of the i'rous
sonethi papyrifera, which is collected
In the sprint; and beaten in water con
taining a large admixture of wood
ashes until reduced to a thick pulp.
This is take:» in large ladles and
spread upon frames of bamboo so as
to form thin sheets. Another kind of
paper is made from old scraps trodden
into pulp, much in the same way that
grape juice is extracted in some coun
tries. and, tli nig't ι!iis mode of pulp
ing is slow. It h. , the advantage; of not
breaking the nl/cr <o much as when
machinery is used. .
After ilie ρ'Γ;> has boor made Into
paper the rli'et;· : :e piled up to a
height of fi - r 11 : ·. Ï then cut into
pieces, to be «·- ':] ubV'Cted to the
stamping v. ! h the fe»t. At the same
time the roo's iv:d seeds of n plaht
called taefenon! nro added, t'-^soluble
parts of whi. h ;;>v supposci·^ give
tenacity a fid tm;*rbnc«s to the piper.—
Exchange.
Rcfr.irsdsci Him.
A negro pastor v.-nr. warming up to
the climax of his sermon, and his au
ditors were waxing more and more
excited.
"1 wahns yer', Ο in y congregashun."
exclaimed the exhorter—"I wahns yer
igainst de sin uv flghtin'; I wahns yer
lea Inst de sin of whisky drlukiu' an'
je sin uv chicken robbin', an' I wahns
rer, ray breddern. against de sin uv
melon stealin'."
A devout worshiper in the rear of
the church jumped to his feet and
(napped his Angers excitedly.
"Wbuffo does yer. my brudder, r'ar
jp an' snap yo' fingers when 1 speaks
αν melon stealin'?" asked the preach
;r.
"Kaze yo' jes' minds me whar 1 lef
nah overcoat." replied the devout wor
shiper as he hurried off.
A Poor Prophet.
Conan Dojle told of an experience
ivhlcli tie had when leaving school.
His teacher must have been one of
hose noble old Iîomans suchasThnck
>ray describes as roaring at young
Pendennls when the major, his uncle,
•ailed to take th" boy away. When
Γοη.ιη Doyle had finished bis course in
ichool the head master c alled him aside
ind. after eying lilm with ominous dis
'avor, spoke to him in measured tones
is follows: "Doyle. 1 have known you ι
tow* for seven years, and I know you |
horoughly. I am going to say some
hing which you will remember in aft· I
r life. Doyle, you will never come to !
iny good!"—Bookman.
Had Been There.
"Here's a linn advertises for a gen- J
ral man. not afraid of good pay. one j
ril'lng lo s'art at 10 and quit at 3. j
"oil have nil tlie qualifications to land I
hat Job."
"Ail except the $10.000 to invest in ι
he business."—Pittsburg Tost.
Not S.talified.
"Did you Intend to drown yourself?" ]
ske<l the magistrate at Mnryleboue |
lolice court when a cab driver was re
landed on a charge of attempted sui
ide.
"No. I cannot swim," replied the 1
aan.— London Mail. i
A Substitut*.
Customer—Will you give me a copy !
f "The Art of Being Ilappv at ·
lonie?" Librarian — I'm afraid it's ;
ut, but I have here a little treatise '
η Jlu jltsu. which makes an excellent ι
ubstltute for it.— Pele Mele. i
The Barber as well a· the puglllit |
an give an uppercut.—Philadelphia .
lecord.
Spoiled Their Waltzing.
In her memoirs Mme. de Boigne
(five* some interesting glimpses of
English social life. For Instance, she j
writes: !
"In 1810 no you η ς English lady ven
tured to waltz. Τue Ifn::o of Devon
shire returned from a torn· i : ι Germany
and observed one coning at a large
ball that a »oi;;;; v.'iit-' revel' seen to
bettîr advantage than >> hr;i waltzing.
1 do riot know ν net lie: ii · was anx
ious to play ii trie!;. Lj;:, he repeated
this assertion several ti;.,es. It was
passed from month to r.i outil. and at !
the next ball all the young ladies were
waltzing. The duke admired them
greatly, said that it was dslightfnl and
gave proper animation to a ball. lie ;
then added carelessly that he, at any
rate, had decided never to marry a
lady who' waltzed. It was to the
Duchess of Richmond and at Carlton
House that he saw fit to make this
revelation. The poor duchess, the most
clumsy of matchmaking mammas, near
ly fell off her chair with horror. She m
repeated the statement to her neigh
bors, who passed it on. and consterna
tion spread from seat to seat. The
young ladies continued to waltz with
clear consciences. The old ladies were
furious, but the unfortunate dance was
concluded. Before the end of the even
ing the good Duchess of Richmond
was able to announce that her daugh
ters felt an objection to_ waltzing
which no persuasion of hers could over '
overcome. Some few girls of more in- j
dependence continued to waltz, but the !
majority gave it up."
After the Honeymoon.
"Pa." inquired a small boy -on the
Oakland boat, "what's a simoon?"
"Huh!" grunted the man without :
looking from his paper. "Simoon's i
sand storm on the dessert, dreaded by
travelers."
"And. pa. what's a honeymoon?" I
■♦Honeymoon's rice storm on η train, i
enjoyed by travelers."
"Then a honeymoon's something like ι
a simoon, ain't it. pa?"
"Guess so. Keep quiet. Don't ask !
so many fool questions. Look at the j
sea gu!!q,"
"But ain't they a good deal alike, pa Η
—simoons and honeymoons?"
"Ugh. huh. both full of h t air! Most j "
honeymoons become simoons in a few
years. When the honey's gone the ι
sigh's left."
"Pa. were you ever on a honey- j
moon ?"
"Percy, if you don't stop pestering
me with questions I'll never bring you j
over to;the city again."
"Well, ma said she had a honeymoon. |
and it was like a dream, and all the j
rest of it's been a nightmare."—San
Francisco Chronicle.
Life Saving and Law.
The Roumanians are as curious in
some things as the Chinese. A c!"! j
who fell into the river and was swer·'.
down by <lie current finally seized ;
bush on the bank and drew horse!
to shore. The owner of the land on i
which the bush grew immediately j
claimed a reward of 4 shillings because ι
his bush was there and had saved her. '
Her father refused to pay, and there !
was a lawsuit. What the law has to .
decide is whether drowning people ca:i ;
make use of bushes on the bank with- !
out paying for the same or whether the j
assistance of the said bush is worth a !
certain sum of money.
In China if a person falls into the j
water no one must help him out. but
at the same timu a spectator can be ira- =
prisoned for not advising the victim to
stay on dry land.
The Navel Orsnge.
For a product of nature a California '
navel orange us It graces the breakfast
table or the push cart is about the
most artificial thing in the world. It
Is also a very striking Illustration of j
the fact that while beauty may lie
only skin deep It counts for a whole
lot. To liegl# with, the navel orange
of C'ulifornia Is an exotic, reaching its
present hubitat after devious watn'er
Ing. And. !>e it ever so sweet taut in",
if it» skin lias had its beauty marred it ι
scarcely ever gets farther than the |
orchard where it grew. Not only that,
but even the most comely ones before
they are boxed and shipped are brush
ed by machinery and polished an 1 | ™
otherwise fussed with to give them a t
beauty which mere nnture never would '
have provided.—William R. Stewart in j
Technical World. j
Ignorance Not Blis·.
"There Is a certain gnawing uncer- |
talnty about calling on people who
speak a different language from their
servant?." remarked the woman who
does. "You can never tell whether
they arc saying. 'Make another cup of
tea, Katie: 1 have company,' or 'She
r.hvays drops in abort tea time, con
found her! Pour some more hot water
in the pot.' "—New York Press.
G \v Fc.· HI rr.
A man carrying a locking glass sail
to a newsboy, "Co: ι;· here an ! look
Into this glass and vou will see a don
key"
"How did yon find that out?" retort
ed ttie boy.- London Express.
Oppociteo Often \V;d.
"Miss, yon are a hoklen. Nobody
will ever care to marry a bolstcio' -
girl."
"Don't worry, mother, i ll find soii'i*
nice, glrlsterous boy."—Kansas Ciiy.
Journal.
Externally.
The Doctor—You understand, don't
you. that this Is only to be tiM»d ex
ternally V The Patient's Wife—Sure,
sir. I alius makes him get out o' bed
to drink It!—London Scrape.
It is better to bo|>e and to work thmi
to grumble and (juarrel and ibirk
Baltiuiore American.
FROM START TO FINISH
our Little Lord Cigar Is ahead^ of
all others every time. If you want
genuine satisfaction and real grati
fication when enjoying your after
dinner smoke. Just try a Little Lord
Cigar. We will guarantee that you
will say it is the best medium priced
Cigar that your mouth ever held or
your palate enjoyed. Try one and
you will never smoke any other.
For Sale by
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I MONDAY, JANUARY 6
The New Rural Comedy Success
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Singin^. and Dancing Numbers. An Unexcelled Cast.
PRICE.S - - - 25c, 35c, and 50c
Rpata nn sale at Hood & Curlin's.
— ——
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ij Tuesday, January 7
I HENRY MILLER.
§ PRESENTS
"The long awaited 'Great American Play' "
I The Great Divide
à By W ILLIAM VAUGHN' MOODY
I Over 500 Times in New York
I PRICES :
Β Entire First Floor
β Balcony -
I Gallery -
1.50
1.00, 75c
50c
Sale opens January 4 at Hood & Curlin's
Electrical Christmas
f Presents .
t Chafing Dishes, Coffee Percolators,
► or Shaving Mugs are original pres
[ e nts and the most appreciated.
Ε Phone us. We have the goods.
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May
the
Year
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Correct Men's Furnishers - - Waxahachie, Texas
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