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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23
THE BLANKET PRIMARY.

The primary system IS gaining in
favor everywhere Nearly every
county In oklahom ais adop,ing IT,
county in Oklahoma Is adopting IT,
u must come sooner OF later The
pcople demand 81 the same as they
demand a change from n monarchy
to republic. a few have been say.
ing all along that the people are no.
at 10 govern themselves, that they
don't know enough. don't take inter
ferost enough and so on. but timc
has proven these arguments fall
acy. The arguments against pri-
mary will fall Just as Hat--wcathor-
ford Republican.
The reason Why the arguments
against a primary will fall" Is eS-
psained by the contemporary OF the
Republican. the wea,herford Demo
crat. In the following paragraph
"The Republican party In this
county seems TO be divided on the
asos,ion OF nominating their candi-
dates for county ofice. whether Il be-
~ convention or primary We might
add what We think they will do, and
80 will say that Il vill not be pri.
mary this year OF course there IS
room for us 10 be mistaken In this
matter. but We draw our conclusions
from observation. the first is that the
leaders OF the party do not want a
primary and the second Is that there
sre those among the candidates who
fear losing out II their name should
te submitted 10 the entire party for
~ nomination These last named are
'aaothne politicians and would stand
no show other than by Hxed delegates
az convention"
II IL safe to say that with the Re.
pubiican and Democrat both contend.
ing Tor primary there will be one
in time Ultimately the people will
have 10 consider this proposition
The blanket primary Is the true
Democratic method OF selecting on.
GERS; Il Is fair. II Is Just and right
and every officer, from constable 10
lrswident should he selected 10 this
manner. let every vote cast in
every election for every candidate
sc counted as one vote. and let the
nan who received the largest mum
bar Of votes be- the nominee ana the
fsoios Of tho people Lots have no
rsesSss political machinery 10 the
4nss state and get AZ the wishes OF
Tho voters in the simplest manner
7posSibie II tho people want 20 run
khe government, and are entitled 20
do u. they will fft have To get rid
NJ tho convention manipulation. The
-haaaket primary Will settle him
xncd and strong It strips tho POW.
or of mschinemads convention 10
nzrs a man and deieeatss II to the
p~Spie, wtere {, belongs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23
The Farmer Psys for Az.

Governor Hoch tells a story that
always strikes ID" nigh spot with
all The farmers. one limo a msr.
chant put up blackboard In his store
and asked his customers TO write
th"i' uanes On Il. and opposite tell
what they were dong for humanity
A lawyer wrote 4 plead for all"
A doctor wrote prescribe for all"
A preacher wrote " pray FOR all"
An old farmer valsod NJ. ~rots his
name. scratched his head awhile sDd
tsen wrote Il pay for al.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23

Tho Port Worth SUNDAY Record
has instituted a new and valuable
feature FOR people who think. II is
department Of economies edited by
Y C Sonter, well known throughout
Texas, ., contains non. partisan dis.
cussions Of current political. social
ani Industrial questions and is a d..
Eest of the worlds bsst thought
Tho sunday Record was already 4
hrstclass newspaper, and this sup
plies features tha, will especially
commend it 20 the best class nf
readers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23

Farmers OF the ,Aoctaw Nation
the past two weeks have been en-
abled by the good weather to do lots
Of crop planting There is a world
of cotton and corn now being planted.
The prospects are goou for 4 fine
yield. Oats are up, With generally
a good stand
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23

Il IS reported that J. ". Simmons
oi Davis. I. T.. has Invented and
patented a maehinee that will hoist
1000 bricks TO tho Highest building
under construction In about two min
utee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23

An oil well compsNE ~ Kansas
has leased a large tract II land aJ.
Joining Madill aud will pat down a
well at once. Tho machinery Is OF
he road and VIII PROBABLY arrive gh;s
week. The lease calls FOR a thirty
day limit 70 begin operations.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23

Suit has been hlod at Psuls Valley
before Judge Dickerson for the In
dian Terrltory against tho India
homs Cnlon. with headquarters at
Shawnee. restricting their officers
from collecting duas, organising
speaking or operating In tho Indian
Territory In the namo OF ID1IsAons
Union and against their odlccrs,
agents ar employees. Service wss
made on W p. Fireman. clerk of tho
court Of appeals. sgent lor tho In.
diahona officials. s, o. Dawes ani
other 0hleials are n1msd joieniants
and q. A. Fanning. prS9iden ~ In.
dian Territory union bnd other on.
cers cf that osaanintIa, arc ns:urd
as plailtifrs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23

The city council of Caddo has
passed an ordinance making nvs
nays work, or 50 cash, the annual
street tax. Tho ordinance related ~
keeping hs s;rest clean.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23

A meeting OF odd Fellows will %
held at Guthrie. Ok. ON April 30 TO
designate a city in which the terri
tOrial home ia 20 be erected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23
Police Fooled Again.

Gainmor Steel ranges ara so cheap
that the police chfnk We stole them
Sold and guaranteed by
Stevens, Kenneriy & spraginB co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23

II seems that the Farmers unions
up IN the territories are now quar-
rellng and threatening to fall out
Cotton and cotton oil News urges
harmony In the ranks let US nave
peace Dallas CTexD Cotton and
Cotton on News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23

Tho Texas rallro5c commission
'haa under consideration a motion to
AS the passenger ratio at 2h cents
per ia'le for adults and ~ cents for
rAiidren. II the Texas roads would
tn"nk cat With one feii svoop the
frne pass packers every man who
rites the ra!ls in Texas would he ben.
sdtsd and the passenger esnninsy ~
lsse railroads would not IL redwood,
~ vroNbly lscYessed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23

IS, $40 ana $40 coupon soots 1t
tln ufBca
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-23

II may as well be recognized that
Oklahoma will not become a state
this year The Cannon whip which
drove the Missouri and Kansas Re-
publicans from the path Of duty has
accomplished It's tyrannical design.
Il Is not often that a man has two
chances 10 achieve a much desired
end. Tho opportunity for statehood
came and Il was betrayed. Promises
satisfied the deilnqucnts and now
those promises appear 70 have been
a deiusion and q snare
Even Senator Beyoridgo. the cham.
pion Of the statehood bin. has weak.
ensd and II Is now stated ths, bath
sides ara stubborn sna taa ns.thcr
will yield.
Taere s. but one eonclustpn u ~
drawn. and man do,-sYt ned a
mnok-rake to see Il, Il has been tho
Intention OF the leaders 10 congress
from tho outset 10 defeat statehood
The next candidate for presidency
on tho Republican ticket wants no
uncertain eiectoriA votes to enter
into tbO problem.
But justice for partisan purposes
always reacts on the party that per-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
'PrN AND INK" HEr WAS EASY.
Colonel "lke' Hill Quite Ready to In.
crease the Amount.

Col. IKE" Hin, assistant sergeant
alarms for the Democrats in the
house OF representatives has violent
political prejudices and at election
time is wont to back them with
money.
He got into a political discussion
In the lobby OF the Hoffman house in
New York a short time ago and made
an assertion that was disputed by a
man in the gathering.
Col. Ike" reached down into his
pocket, pulled out roll of money and
peeled off five 500 bills.
Il will just bet you $500 am right"
he said.
"Ill take you" said the other.
Wait until l get pen and ink"
A cold look came into Col. "Ike's"
eyes.
What do you want a pen and ink
tor?" he asked
why, ! want to write a check for
$500 to cover your bet"
Col. Ike" put his money back in his
pocket.
Bring me a pen and ink, too he
said for II this is going to be check
bet III make II $4,000.
| Evening Post
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04

were limp, and the white silk was a
faded yellow, but il would ever be
treasured in memory of an event
which, but to recall, made her heart
throb with pride. She was a girl again
tasted again the triumphs of that
night, when Lavender courtesied be-
fore her.
Behold the Blended Rose" she said
with mock dignity, strutting about in
the fanciful costume. The loose pol.
onaise and long flowing sash gave an
added queenliness TO her slender fig
ure, and beneath the queer head dress
of lace and feathers her eyes beguiled
attention. Her beauty and striking at.
tire won instant homage, and she was
surrounded by bevy of admirers.
Mrs. Creighton was gallantly escort.
ed to the head of the old-fashioned
reel by the commander himself.
Winslow, alone, felt neglected-ill.
at-ease. Foreboding was beginning TO
cloud every hour, Solicitude for his
chief. anxiety for his own fortunes,
and that of the ladies committed TO
his charge. occupied his mind to the
exclusion of such trivial affairs as a
dance, a sprig of mistletoe, or even
the smiles of a maid. Once. as he
stood aloof from the crowd, Lavender
passed in the whirls of the dance. Her
eyes as they met his for an instant
held a challenge, and her feet in the
spangled shoes, twinkling under the
short petticoat. seemed daring him to
follow. He watched her every motion
with engrossing interest, even while
her beauty, her imperious, care-free
manner, angered him. What right had
she 10 be gay and happy when there
was so much to dread in the uncer'
tain future?
ITO BE Continued
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
SALLOW FACES
often Caused by Coffee Crinkirg.

How many persons realize that cof
fee so disturbs digestion that it pro.
juces a muddy, yellow complexion?
A ten days trial of Postum Food
Coffee has proven a means, in thou
sands of cases, of clearing up bad
compilations.
A Washn. young lady tells her expe-
rience:
'All of us-father, mother, sister
and brother-had used tea and coffee
for many years until lnally We all
had stomach troubles more or less.
I'VE were all sallow and troubled
with pimples. breath bad, disagree.
able taste in the mouth, and all of us
simply so many bundles of nerves.
I'VE didn't realize that coffee was
the cause of the trouble until one day
We ran out OF coffee and went TO bor'
row some from a neighbor. She gave
us some Postum and told us to try
that.
Although we started to make it,
we all felt sure We would be sick II
we missed our strong coffee. but we
were forced to try Postum and were
surprised to find il delicious.
I'VE read the statements on the
pkg, got more and in a month and a
half you wouldn't have known us
We were all able to digest our food
without any trouble, each ones skin
became clear, tongues cleaned of and
nerves in fine condition. We never
use anything now but Postum. There
Is nothing like IT," Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book. THE Road to
Wellyille." There's o reason"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
Discipline for Rock Island Men.

Rock Island officials have made Of
fetal announcement that they will in
troduce the Brown method of disci
pline among the employees of the sys
TEN. This method was worked out
by w. C. Brown, vice president of the
New York Central lines, when he was
general manager of the Burlington.
The punishment of the employees for
infra ction of the rules will no longer
be suspension, but instead record OF
each dereliction will be kept, and
credit marks will also be allowed
These credits will be allowed to coun
terbalance the demerits. When the
record Of the latter reaches certain
number, in most cases 65, prompt dis
missal will follow. The company re
serves the right to dismiss immediate
ly in case of gross negligence.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
Safest Plan TO Ride.

After several years experimenting,
officers of the Pennsylvania railway
have come to the conclusion that di.
rectly behind a locomotive is a bad
place for sleepers or any other cars
which are used by passengers. For
this reason an order has been issued
that lin all instances baggage car,
whether the car is needed for bag.
gage purposes or not, must be the
first car of the train" This is the
first official acknowledgment from a
railway company that the middle OF
a train is the safest place to ride. Re.
cent accidents have convinced many
railway men that not only the from.
end of passenger trains, but also the
rear, should be protected by bag.
gage car, whether used or not.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
His interest Was Personal.

An eccentric member of the British
parliament who died recently endeav.
ored vainly during a quarter Of CEN
tury to get passed into law a bill for
preventing persons from standing out
side windows while cleaning them.
During his last session the ole fellow
complained to colleague that his OBJ
ject in introducing the bill had been
quite misund erstood by the house for
these 25 years. Il introduced the
bill." said he, mot for the sake of the
window cleaners, but for the sake of
the people below, on whom they might
fall. The idec of the hill was suggest
ed to me by the fear that a window
cleaner might fall on myself"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
GOOD coLoRs FOR HOUSES.

1t is not generally known-not even
among painters-why certain tints
and colors wear much better than
others on houses, and the knowledge
of just what tints are best to use is,
therefore, rather hazy.
One writer On paint, in a recent
book, says that experiments seem to
show that those colors which resist
or turn back the heat rays of the sun,
will protect a house better than those
which allow these rays to pass
through the film
Thus red is a good color because il
turns back, or reflects, the red rays,
and the red rays are the hot rays.
In general therefore, the warm
tones are good and the cold tones are
poor, SO far as wear is concerned. In
choosing the color of paint for your
house. select reds, browns, grays
and olives which, considering the va.
rious tones these tints viii produce,
will give a wide range from which to
choose.
Avoid the harsh tints, such as cold
yellows Uike lemon), cold greens
(like grass green, etc.), and the blues.
II must be understood that no vir-
tue is claimed for tints in themselves
irrespective of the materials used in
the paint. Amy color will fade, and
the paint will scale off, if adulterated
white lead or canned paint is used
but if one is careful to use the best
white lead-some well-known brand
Of reliable manufacturer-and gen.
uine linseed oil, the warm tints men.
toned above will outwear the same
materials tinted with the cold colors
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
Facts About Alaska.

Alaska is an interesting region. In
area she is twice as large as Texas,
with California thrown in, but her
resident white population numbers
only about 10000, though in summer
she has from 10000 to 10000 more
whites. In fur, fish and minerals she
is rich. Since her annexation she has
furnished S50,0O0,00O of furs, 100000.
900 of fish and s7O,OOO,0OO of minerals,
chiefly gold and silver Her output
of gold, which was s9,OOO,0OO in 1904,
was $16,000,000 in 1905, and will be
fully s26,OOO,OOO in l9O6.-Leslie's
Weekly
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
Thirty.Three Years Without Accident

William Cookson, engineer, has been
in railway service on the Grand Trunk
for 33 years without an accident. He
never had a wheel off the track or re-
ceived an injury himself. Mr.. Cook
son began railroading at Portland
when he was Is and has followed the
business all his life. He was engineer
on the passenger train between Cor
ham, n. H., and Portland for five years
and has run a freight engine for more
than a quarter of a century. He is
married and has one child. He lives
at West Paris, Me. Formerly he re
sided in Portland.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
If .oFs s5S3sa ese., vie ase Th0mpson's Eye Water
Tree Made Into House.

A singular maple tree on the left
bank of the Oder in Germany, is at.
least a century old, and has beens
twisted and cut into kind of circular
house of two stories. A firm, leafy
floor has been formed by causing 'he
branches to become gradually woven
together, Above this is a smaller sec
ond floor, similarly formed, and The
ends of the branches have been
woven into solid walls, in which eight
windows on each story have been cut.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
Pushino cape to Cairo Line.

In report in the London Times II
is stated that the Cape to Cairo rail
way in South Africa has been opened
so as to run over the Kafue river on
bridge which stands on 13 spans,
each 100 feet, with pillars resting on
a bed 16 feet under the water. Ka
fue river is 266 miles north of Victoria
falls, and the distance from Cape
Town is 1,90S miles. The railroad,
however is now at Broken hill, 347
miles beyond the falls, the line having
been pushed on while the bridge was
building over the Kafue river.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
HAUNTS THE TRACK
SLAIN ENGINEER SAID TO RE.
VISIT SCENE OF DEATH.
Story vouehed for by Man Who Has
Actually Seen Appariticn Famil-
lar to Northern Pacific
Trainmen.

At recent gathering Of railroad
men in this city several picturesque
characters we're present who had
handled the throttle on western roads
in the early days Cf railroading.
"One time, not long ago, by the
courtesy of an engineer" said a men,
ber of the party, Il was riding on an
engine from Walla Walla, Washing
ton, for Yokima, in the same state,
over the Northern Pacific railroad
The engineer was relating story, and
had just come to the climax when he
suddenly grasped the throttle and in
a moment had thrown her over'-that
Is, reversed the engine. The air brakes
were applied, and the train brought to
standstill within a few feet of the
place where an engineer named Twit-
chell-Thorpe Twitchell-met his
death two years previous to the time
| speak of.
The passengers had become curl
Gus as to what had caused the stop
page of the train, and all sorts of ques-
tions were asked the trainmen, but the
engineer made an excuse that some of
the machinery was loose, and in a few
moments the train was speeding on to
her destination.
"'What made you stop back there?'
inquired. L heard your
MY question was answered by the
engineer pointing ahead and saying
excitedly:
There! Look there! Don't you
see?"
Looking out of the cab window
saw the headlight of locomotive.
"'Stop the train, man! Stop the
train!' l cried excitedly; stop the
train, or
"'Oh, it's nothing returned the en-
gineer. It's what l saw back of the
gorge-Thorpe Twitchells engine, No.
SO. There is no danger of a collision,
for the man who is running that en-
gine ahead of us can run it faster
backward than | can run this forward.
Have | seen it before? Yes, 20 times.
Every engineer on the road knows
that engine, and he's always watching
for it's appearance when he gets to the
gorge
THE engine ahead of rs was run.
ming silently and kept q short distance
in advance for several miles, and then,
for moment we saw figure on the
pilot. Then the engine rounded a
curve and we did not see it again.
I'VE ran by little station, and at
the next, when the operator warned
the engineer to keep well back from a
wild engine that was ahead, the lat
ter said nothing-he was not afraid
of a collision.
"In order to satisy my mind on the
matter, at the next station | sent a
telegram to the engine wiper at
Sprague, asking him if No. SO was in,
| received a reply stating that No. SO
had just come in and that her coal was
exhausted and boxes burned out.
after reading the telegram | took
my place in one of the passenger cars
and we once more dashed ahead and
reached my destination on schedule
time. but, you may rest assured,
shall never forget that nights expert
ence on the Northern Pacific. / may
add, it is commonly believed by North
ern Pacific engineers that Thorpe
Twitchell's spirit still hovers near
Eagle Gorge. Inter-Ocean.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
Substitute for Automobile.

A lady of Gardner, Mass. whose sor
is an automobile agent, was talking
with another lady, a few days ago
and was asked II she was to have az
automobile this year.
No" she replied. Il think not, this
year." and then, Frightening. after
some hesitation. but We have a lame
horse in the barn, you know" she
said.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
LARGE as Prehistoric Monsters.

Some of the largest and most i'm
portant animals are bigger now than
they were in the prehistoric times.
That is true of the whale and en-
phatically so of the horse. The best
authorities hold that in bulk and
weight the largest whales now in ex-
istence are larger than any of the
long-named monsters that abounded
In the early ages of the earth.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
In the Land of Honeyn7oons.

81 say, mamma, when people live
in Italy, wherever do they go for
honeymoons ?"-Meggendorfer Blaet
ter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-10-04
A Martinez.

Peppery Captain-The first man who
speaks punish! Even If il is not abe
one!-Punch.