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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
To Wash silk Underwear.

Soak 20 minutes in warm suds and
ammonia water, allowing one table
spoonful of ammonia to gallon of wa
ter. Rub gently with the hands,
squeezing, pressing. but never scrub.
bling, and do not be too lavish in the
use of soap. Never rub soap directly
on a garment, but use the soap in solu-
ton.
Rinse through two clear waters Of
the same temperature as the first
suds, adding to the last water trifle
of the ultra marine blue and tea
spoonful of liquid gum arabic Smooth
out and hang as carefully az possible
so as to avoid the wrinkles 80 hard to
iron out of silk without injary to the
fabric. When nearly dry press under
muslin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08

It is fitted with special closed base, outer
globe, and large one-piece reflector.
efficient as some other oxids of metals
of the iron group; accordingly,
small percentage of other metallic
oxids is added to the magnetic to in.
crease the efficiency. Pure magnetic
is consumed rather rapidly. An cleo
trode of pure magnetic does not last
any longer than a carbon in an en-
closed lamp, and it also tends to un.
steadiness or Pickering Of the light.
"The life of magnetic electrode
eight inches long and half an inch in
diameter is about 100 to 200 hours;
that is. much longer than that of an
enclosed arc electrode.
In the magnetic lamp, as shown in
the figure, TIE positive electrode is
not consumed at all, and is made OK
copper as a permanent part of the
lamp. Only the negative electrode is
a magnetic stick. 1t consists of a
thin iron tube, which is filed with the
finely powdered mixture of magnetic
and other compounds
The lamp mechanism, we are told.
is essentially different from that OF
the carbon arc-lamp. Since the light
comes from the arc fame and not
from the tips of the electrodes, con-
slant arc-length is required, and the
mechanism is arranged so as to secure
this. The lamp gives a distribution
of light that makes 1t specially suit
able for street use, the greatest
amount being thrown In a direction
slightly below the horizontal, and only
a little directly downward. There are
none of the glazing bright spots. sep
arated by darkness. so noticeable IN
der the ordinary carbon arc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
Fruit Seriously DAMAGED.

According to reports from dffferen.
parts of the state the Kentucky fruit
crop has been materially damaged
by the recent cold snap. The fruit is
said to have been destroyed in some
localities. II is thought the damage
to the crops will be more serious be-
cause of the exceedingly warm wealth
er which prevailed for two weeks be
fore the cold came. affording the trees
fine chance to bud. 1t is not be
lieved that the middle west win ex
perierce another cold season equal II
severity to the one Just passed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
WASHING Eannets.

Flannels that have become badly
yellowed through neglect may be
whitened in this way. Boil four table
spoonfuls of -four in four quarts OF wa
ter, stirring free from Jumps. Pour
one-haif this mixture over the hannels,
cover and let them stand half hour.
Rub with the hands, but use no soap.
Rinse the fiannels in clear water Of
the same temperature. then heat the
remainder of the liquid and pour over
the flannel again. Proceed as before
rinse thoroughly, then hang out tc
drain and dry. Never hang fiannels
in cold or frosty air, as that always
shrinks them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
Size of Euqs

For several days the Indiana pa
pers have contained accounts of eggs
of enormous size laid by Industrious
and enLerprising hens. Harry Albert
has Plymouth Rock hen which has
supposed the record. A few days ago
this hen is said to have laid at his
home, 1909 East Oak street, New Al
bany, an egg that measured SA inches
in circumference from end to end and
GA inches at the center. 1t weighed
over a half pound and was equal in
bulk &c a half dozen ordinary eggs
When broken it was found to contain
another egg perfect in every way and
of the usual size.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
Wireless for Railroads.

The Prussian and Bavarian author
tiles are experimenting with system
O. wireless telegraph signals for rail-
roads which is said to promise good
results. An aerial transmitter wire
Is carried on the telegraph poles at
the side of the road, with transmits
ting stations in the signal bell tow,
ers. and a wire loop antenna is placed
on the top of one of the cars of the
train. BY this mears signals to
STOP" "go ahead" go SLOW and
so on, can be transmitted to moving
trains over an effective distance o!
seven and a half miles.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
tennessee the canteIoupe State.

The increased acreage put into
canteloupes this season is surprising.
In Lawrence county the acreage has
persistently increased for the past
three years, and it looks as If the
agricultural classes are now more
aroused than at any former time.
Hundreds OF new acres were
planted on the first of April that never
smelled a delicious Rocky Ford be.
fore. Many country people. too. have
caught the melon enthusiasm and are
turning their corn fields into >antc'
loupe patches
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
lAanuncIator and Wiring Diagram.

of the magnet is removed. the moving
armature will work better, as this will
prevent the magnetism from acting
on both ends of the armature.
The wiring diagram, Fig. 2, shows
how the connections are to be made.
II the push button A is closed. says
Popular Mechanics, the bell will ring
and the pointer will point at /, while
the closing of the push button will
ring the bell and move the pointer
to e.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
NEW wick" FOR ARc-LAMPs.
Magnetic Iron Ore Found to Be Good
Substitute for Carbon.

In the search for lamp that shall
have the efficiency of the new "fasa-
ing" arc or "fiame-carbon" lamps, with
out their color, which some people
consider Objectionable. it has been
discovered that magnetic iron ore, or
magnetic" is a desirable substitute
for carbon, being incombustible at all
temperatures. 1t is as good conduc-
tor as carbon and gives white arc
of high brilliancy. Says ]. l.. Hyden.
writing on the subject in Casters
Magazine:
In this new arc-lamp steadiness
and white color of the light are COM
bined with high efficiency and long
life of the electrodes. 1t was fouSd
that the arc fame which carries the
current is fed by the negative ter
minal only 1t shoots out from this
terminal almost in the form of blast
flame. The positive terminal takes no
part in the production of the arc
flame, and its material is, therefore,
unessential II is necessary only that
the positive does not get so hot as to
burn or melt off. To avoid this, the
positive is made large and of a metal
which is a good conductor OF heat
thus carrying away the heat.
For the negative electrode, mag
netite alone can be used. But while
giving more light than carbon. for the
same power, pure magnetic is not sc
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
SHOWED PRESENCE OF MIND.
Merry Act of Well Drillers Averteo
Fearful Disaster.

Two oil well drillers, Earl Sheets
and Frank Winks, near Carl Junction.
underwent an experience last week
that would make feature" for life
and death melodrama, says the Kan
sas City Star The two men were SUI
perintending the shooting OF a WELL
Three hundred quarts of nitroglycerin
had been brought to the well to be
used in the shot.
A shell" containing 80 quarts had
been lowered, but it stuck in the well.
The operators thought they could
shove the can on down In the well ny
letting the baier down In the well on
top of 1t. The plan appeared to have
worked all right, and the baler was
drawn up out of the well. and part
way up toward the top Of the derrick
before the Mortified spectators noticed
that the can of deadly explosive had
caught in the baler and was then
dangling in the air, ready to fall
Just as Sheets and Winks looked up,
the shell came loose and started to-
ward the ground. Realizing that If it
ever hit the ground these 80 quarts OF
nitro would explode and kill everyone
in the vicinity, the two men with pres
ence of mind, ran under It and caught
IT in their hands. II they had failed
In this, not one of the spectators
would have "lived to tell the story"
Work faithfully. and you will put
Yourself in possession of a glorioua
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08

a white screen such as table cloth.
Portions of the shadow will then APP
pear to be bright green. A similar
experiment. says Popular Mechanics,
consists in first turning on the red
light for about a minute and then turn
ing il off at the same time that the
white one is turned on. The entire
screen will then appear to be vivid
green for about one second, after
which ii assumes its normal color.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
HOMEMADE ANNUNcIAToR.
Convenience Which You May Put In
Your Home.

When one electric bell is operated
from two push buttons it is impossible
to tell which of the two push buttons
is being operated unless an annuncia-
tor or similar device is used. A very
simple annunciator for indicating two
numbers can be made from small
box, Fig. 1, with an electric bell mag
net, A, fastened in the bottom. The
armature. B, is pivoted in the center
by means of small piece of wire and
has an Indicator or hand, c, which
moves to either right or left, depend
ing on which half of the magnet is
magnetized. If the back armature, ID,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
Experiment Of Electric Power Plant.

Storing coal in pits capable of being
flooded has been adopteS at the new
plant of an American electric power
company at Hawthorne, Ill. A plot
about 800 by rs feet has been exca-
waited to depth of about II feet, and
lined and sub-divided by concrete
walls into IL so by IS feet pits,
Their bottom is the clay subsoil, and
the walls are carried about four feet
above ground. The pits can be food
ed by means of a 12-irch water main
The longitudinal division walls are
wide enough to carry the tracks or
which the coal Is delivered
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
STOMACH ON STRIKE
SUCCESSFUL TONIC TREATMENT
FOR INDIGESTION.
D.. Williams' Pink Pills Cured THE
Woman and Have Cured Many
Hundreds Of Other Cases OF

Hundreds Of Other Cases OF
Common Ailments
Loss of appetite, coated tongue, bad
taste in the mouth, heavy dull headache
and a dull, sluggish feeling-these are
the symptoms of stomach trouble. They
Indicate that the stomach is on strike;
that it is no longer furnishing to the
blood the full quota of nourishment tnas
the body demands, hence every organ
suffers.
There ere two methods of treatment,
the old one by which the stomach -
humored by the use of predigested foods
and artificial ferments, and the new one
by which the stomach is toned up to 90
the work which nature intended OF It.
A recent cure by the tonic treatment -
that of Mrs. Mary StackpOle, OF u
Liberty street, Lowell, Mass. She says:
81 suffered constantly for years from
stomach trouble and terrible backaches
and was confined to my bed the greater
part of three years. was under the
care of our family physician most OF the
time, but did not seem to get better.
81 was completely rundown and was
not able to do my work about the house.
My blood was impure and my complex.
ion pale. I suffered from flashes OF
heat, followed suddenly by chills. /
had awful headaches, which lasted from
three to four days. could get but little
rest at night, as my sleep was broken
and fitful. AS q result lost several
pounds in weight and became very ner.
vous.
"Iwas in wretched condition when
heard about DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
started to take the pills at once and
began to gain in weight and health. ]
was encouraged by this to keep on until
/ was cured. My friends and neighbors
often remark what q changed woman !
am and I owe it all to DR.. Williams
Pink Pills"
These wonderful pills are useful in .
wide range of diseases such as an2mia,
rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia, nervous
headaches, and even locomotor ataxia
and partial paralysis.
The great value of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills lies in the fact that they actually
make new blood and this carries health
and strength to every portion of the
body. The stomach is toned up, the
nerves are strengthened, every organ Is
stimulated to do its work.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on receipt
of price, 90 cents per box, six boxes for
$3.50, by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08

"a" and 81 are metal plates buried in
the ground at opposite sides of tree.
An electric current entering 1t at A
flows through soil and roots to b.
The tree represented on the left mas
not been treated by electricity.
cradle scale. When the late Sir Fred
erick Bramwell was told that certain
grapes presented to him by Sir w.
Siemens had been subjected to cleo
tricity during their growth, "Ah, L
though So" observed Sir Frederick;
"'they had to me taste of currents.
"Electroculture" is now, however, I'M
der the direction of M. Adolphe Barde.
entering on a new stage in Switzer-
land. Not only has it been found that
a high voltage improves the growth
of the vine, but also kills the phyllox-
era disease. The Fuchs method has
also been applied to apple trees, and
one tree, near Dieppe. has given as
tonishing results over its fellows
Here, then, may be means of reviv'
ing our fields and orchards and max
ing the desert blossom as the rose.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
Ginger Ice Cream.

Three pints thin cream, one cup
sugar, one-fourth pound Canton ginger.
one-fourth cup ginger strip, three
tablespoons sherry. Cut the ginger in
small pieces and mix with the other
ingredients. Freeze. using one part
rock salt to three parts finely crushed
Ice.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08

than explain ed:
Place the hand O.
other object in
the light coming
from two mean
descent lamps,
one red and one
W h it e, pl a C e d
about a foot apart
and allow the
shadow to fall on
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
privacy on Party Telephone Lines.

A New York inventor claims TO
have perfected device that will put
an end to eavesdropping on party
telephone lines. The device can be
connected to any phone and only
those carrying on the conversation
can hear what is said.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
~GTHEGa
fLEGIMeAI
WORLD -
HELPS PLANTS TO GROW.
Currents of Electricity Prove Stimu-
lating to Vegetation.

1t has been known for some time
that electricity was Of value in VIII
culture, but it has not yet been avail
ed of to any extent, or on any consid-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
x.Ray in Pearl Fisheries.

The X-ray is being used by pearl
Hsheries of Ceylon to determine the
nresence OF pearls in oysters.
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TRY THIS.
IAN Interesting Experiment With Col
ored Electric Lamps.

To many the following experiment
may be much more easily performed
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Work faithfully. and you will put
yourself in possession of glorious
and charging happiness--Ruskin.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
j. b. THOMPSON
Chairman.
W, S. CHAPMAN, Secretary


AT a meeting of the Democratic
Central Committee Of Caddo
county, Oklahoma, held in the
city of Anadarko, Oklahoma,
Monday, April 29th, 1907, it was
ordered by said Committee that a
primary election be held in said
county on Saturday, June Sth,
1907, for the purpose of nominat-
ing the following county and
township officers to be voted for
at the election to be held on
Tuesday, August 9th, 1907,
Two represent tatives, treasurer,
county clerk, register of deeds,
sheriff, county judge, county at
torney, clerk of district court,
county superintendent, surveyor,
coroner, county weigher, and one
commissioners from each of the
three commissioner districts, and
the following township officers:
Trustee, clerk, treasurer, JUS
tice of the peace and constable,
in each township and two Justices
of the peace and two constables
in the city of Anadarko.
The said primary will also elect
one committeeman from each
township, one from each ward of
the city of Anadarko and one
from the town of Bridgeport.
The polls in the several voting
places shall be kept open from 6
O'Clock a. m. to 6 O'Clock p. m.
on said day, and the said judges
and clerks shall make report to
the Democratic County Central
Committee at Anadarko at ten
O'Clock a. m.- Monday, June 10,
1907.
The Central Committee desIg.
mates the following voting places
and inspectors, judges and clerks
in the various voting precincts:
Dated this 9th day of May, 1907.
W. A. SCOTT, Chairman.
RANDALL LIVESAY, Secretary
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
NOTICE FOR DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY ELECTION

The voters of Caddo county
proposed state of Oklahoma, will
take notice that the Democratic
Central Committee of the propos,
ed state of Oklahoma, has called
a primary election for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates
for the various state officers to
be voted for at the next general
election to be held on June 8,
1907, polls to be opened from 8
o'clock a. m. and to close at 6
o'clock p. m. on said day. Said
election shall be held at the fol-
lowing voting precincts in said
county:
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
Notice of Primary Election

The voters Of the 10th Judicial
District of the proposed state of
Oklahoma, composed OF the
counties of Caddo, Grady, Step
hens and jefferson will take no.
tice that the Democratic Central
committee of said district has
called primary election in the
counties of said district for the
purpose of nominating Il candi-
date OF the democratic party for
the office of District Judge for
said district to be voted tor at the
next general election; the said
primary to be held in the several
counties of said district on the
Sth day of June, 1907. The polls
shall be opened and closed at the
same hours as at the primary
election on the same day for the
nomination of county officers in
the several counties of said dis
trict. and the places of holding
said election, and the judges and
clerks thereof, in each precinct
of the counties of said district
shall he the same as has hereto
fore been provided, by the
County Central Committees, for
the holding of the primary elec-
ton for the nomination of county
officers, and reference is hereby
made to the calls of said respec.
tive Central Committees for the
nomination Of county officers, for
the names of the judges and
clerks of said election, and that
part of said notices is hereby
mace a part of this notice.
said election shall be neld and
conducted as the law provides
and the return thereof shall be
made to the Democratic Central
Committee Of said district at ten
o'clock a. NJ. on Tuesday the 10th
day of June, 1907.
G. w. BAREFOOT, Chairman.
S. HARDY, Secretary.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31

Wichita Laundry for good
work and prompt service call
Ora Billingsley phone No. 251.
105 If
Good table board, with OF with
out rooms. Meals zoe. 308
Broadway. 98t
BLANKES COFFEE proved
by test the best on earth or any
where else. Sold only by Skaggs
Bros. Phone 92. 81 If.
Look at that stove at Foley's
as you pass. Free, tfSS
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
Noticeof Primary Election

The voters Of the 10th Sena-
torial Dis rict of the proposed
state of Oklahoma, composed OF
the Counties of Caddo and Grady
counties will take notice that the
Democratic Central Committee
of said district has called a
primary elsction in the Counties
of said district for the purpose of
nominating candidates of the
Democratic party for the two
Offices of state senators from said
district to be voted for at the
next general election; the said
primary to be held in the several
counties of said district on the 9Th
day of June 1907. The polls
shall be opened and closed at the
came hours as at the election on
the same day for the nomination
of county officers in the several
counties of SAID district, and the
the places of holding said
election and the judges and clerk
thereof in each precinct of the
counties of said district shall be
the same as has heretofore been
provided by the County Central
Committees for the holding OF the
election for thessnomination of
County offices and reference is
hereby made the to the call of
said Central COMMITTEES for the
nomination of county officers for
the name Of judges and clerks of
said election and that part o
aid notices is hereby made a
part of this notice
Said election shall be held and
conducted as the law provides
and the returns thereof shall be
made to the Democratic Central
Committee of said district at ten
Clock a. M. on Tuesday the
1Q:h day oi juno 1907.
G. W. BAREFOOT
II. r. HERNDoN
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
For County Commissioner
j. A. ANDERSON

We are authorized to announce the
candidacy of j. II. Anderson, of Wash
ington township, for the office of
County Commissioner of theL2nd dis
trict, subject to the action of the demo
cratic party.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
s. CEMENT TOWNSHIP

Inspector: T c Gardner; judi
ges: W R Swinney, T z Mathes;
clerks: T Latimer, Albert Mosier
Vote at Holding & Bailey's office
town of Cement.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
Clerk Of District Court.
CLYDE c. LEECH

We are authorized to announce the
tendidacy of.Clyde c. Leech, of Car
negie, for the office of Clerk of the
District Court, Caddo county.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
For County Attorney
THEODORE PRUETT.

We are authorized to announce the
name of Theodore Pructt for the office
OF County Attorney subject to the
action Of the Democratic Convention or
Primary to be heldlprior to the election
day Of August 9th.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP

Inspector: W T Smith; judges:
John Rankler, John Clinken.
beard; clerks; S + Thurmond,
d A Smith. Vote at Prairie View
school house dist No so.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
EAST MCKINLEY TOWNSHIP

Inspector: William DERRICK;
judges: Frank Soard, Joe Con-
ley; clerks: Carl Oelke, William
Masterson. Vote at Methodist
hurch, Kiowa Agency.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
ToNKAwA TOWNSHIP

Inspector; M. Hester; judges:
Chris Schlitt, John Green clerks
Joe Allison, w w McElheney.
Vote at Tonka wa school house.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
LONE ROCK TOWNSHIP

Inspector: j E Beard; judges:
W M Gordon, Henry Hermas;
clerks: Jess Devinie. Vote at log
blacksmith shop.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
NJ. l.. TURNER.

we are authorized to announce the
name of NJ. l.. Turner as a candidate
for the Office of U. S. Senator subject
to the action of the Democratic party.
For u. S. Senator.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-05-31
coNNEwANGo TOWNSHIP

Inspector: J L Montgomery;
judges: d CCostello, Clyde Oar.
mold; clerks: NJ ID Nation, n G
Clanthon. Vote at Britton school
house.