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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17
THE MAN WHO LOSES his VOTE

There once lived in these United Sates-no where
who since his majority had voted for the losing
candidates in national elections Never had there been
a president in whose election he had any part Always his
vote had counted only negatively in reducing maiores He
had always voted mo" when "the ayes had it, lie was a
good citizen but he got tired OF losing OUT his neghbos
said and losing his vote" So he changed
There time when named Cleveland was run
ming against brilliant statesman named Blaine and old
voe-ose made up his mind that he would just this
save his vote So purely for the sake Of being with the
winners he voted for Blaine Luck fate. destiny. whatever
1t that camped his trail was against him again and
Blaine LOST, Tie had again "lost his vote And before the
next election this died having voted Tor success
full candidate
Now which vote did he osep Did he lose those he
according his conyictions1 No The who his
political faith though he alone. vain. The
with principle back OF it is lost.
The juror who the truth in the evidence and
alone against II does not lose his The who protests
against collective sin wrong though he protests with
a handful Of his fellows. loses his
Drowning TRUTH going down in the of for the
last time throwing up her hands despair is rescued from
death by the floating plank Of the that
Were the OF the old Abolonists ost1 They
elected officer. but they remoded government
formed constitution and threw the nation into from
which it emerged nation Who among the old Demo
and Wings orceul those deposited by
the followers Of Loveoy and Phips9 Lost Not
OF them lost
Did the old Popuists lose their votesp Why they have
made both the old parties Populst The Adrich-Aion bill
today the plan money on warehouse
receipts essentially advocated by PA" Chase Calamity
Weller and Cyclone Davis The Popuisis vote
because they voted for what they believed
II you voter. be a Vote you believe. Pay
attention the growing OF the political cocks that
claim herald victory What do you for victory
it forwards the political ideals which you believer This
election something Great hang upon its event
1t may bring in great reforms.
But platform Is half as great
that which would when would ashamed to
that dastard's expression, Il lost my voter
The man who that loses his beforehand For
when principle struggles with ignorance he who save
his vote must often lose
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17

The impndent thing wanted mo
10 marry him"
When IL the wedding going 10
beT"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17
STAR DUST
BY JOSH

aod.
My pillow has turned a furrow
through the loan.
My tent CLEANS where the esctus
flowers nod,
That's ail--but. stranger. II IN
Home.
Perhaps my eyes sha'l some day see
great trees
Nod Ger the spot where uneheck.
ed winds now whine,
Perhaps. In years TO come. the vag
rant breeze
VIII whisper round a mansion,
mine all mine.
Perhaps. beneath a not unkindly
fate.
Ny throw against tho deserts
spell shall win.
SO he who fingers al my outer gate
Shall know prosperity ia housed
within
But whether all my dreams shall be
In vain,
And whether gods Of chance nod
aye or nay.
Come sun or shadow, drought or
welcome rain.
Ny stakes and tent and pillow spell
Home today
Denver Republican.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17
Poor Memory.

WWF FFTETFFWT y
B0undcr--i always enjoy the
Jokes circus clowns get off
Hounder- because WHY
Bounder because ! can't remem.
Der them from ono year till the
next
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17

Unexpected Results.
why don't you write "a tragedy 7"
asked tho actress.
Il did write one" replied the au.
thor "or at least thought | did.
bat the critics said Il was a farce"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17

The i4on bad long grief and day
a
lie tha I
the when
imposing ths biz life
aunce ouR pieces the GROWING Of cock AZ
this line OF talk Jupiter didn't eTeaah IT nothing
20 Ike this be Numbered i've handed evcrythng
Of tho Two heheu bluff
a.
wished he wouldn't no
a a
Elephant making a
petuai palm leaf Asking the
this the Lion told BY Elephant do that gnai
burning aronndf Well I'm thu
II up Fine
business" said Bring him and II he kli
Dominecksr
Moral fYsAsthop forgot o supply oas)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17
The Homes,ssdsr.
b stakes arc driven deep Into tbs


The Eentlemen's department Of
this magnificent bath house. after
having undergone extensive aifsra.
lions. viii be opened tonight under
the supervision 81 Mr. Frank Fried.
man. who II a graduate from Carls.
bad. Germany. Mr.. friedman con.
Quoted firsteiass baths in San
Francisco before the fire and Ia
Portland recently. He comes highly
recommended by the leading csti.
Eens OF both places We most re-
specifically solicit ftrat.claas patron.
age TOURIST HOTEL COM,
PANY. Main St and Occidental
Ave. Seattle. Wash go
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17

~ Were an Actor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17

That both civil and criminal be decided appeal
their merits and technicaIlea the
special committee appointed
slider the question and
practice adopted would greatly
increase the Of the public for
decisions based
technical points, Involved
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17

Election OF Bob Hodge sheriff
Of the richest the pres
commissioners they
prisoners by the
sheriff and Hodge pledged only cost The
charge which made that Hodge county
without
position deputy sheriff
at Black Diamond by public sentiment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17

That Taft destined a indicated not
only BY his physical proportions he plan
ming fishing trip the Of the campaign.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17

Gratitude" said Uncle Ebcn.
seems TO be- a feeiin' dat every.
body thinks somebody else ought
10 be 'Apeflencin'"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17

One Dodge That Failed.
For years he's lodged his taxes.
ilnt now he IL melancholy.
As he hobbies round on orntehea.
Cause he couldn't dodge the troll
10y,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17

Ties a regular Georgia crncker.
isn't bet"
Yes. he took a trip 20 Boston re-
Gently. and now BIO insists that he's
a biscuit"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-17

wouldn't think I'm pretty.
wouldn't always stall.
And. mt.tut I wouldn't strut
With q boys aizod hat on an on.
larKed nut
But then. I'm short on gall
Amt IL awful. Seitieg
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13
THE sToRY.

FULL three months had passed and
i no rain. The ground was parched
and dry, and even the choice pasture
lands Of King Ahab began to fail, so
that the herdsmen were anxiously
questioning whittier they should turn
to find good food and water for their
iiocks and herds.
Only that morning the head keeper
over the sheep had arrived with re-
ports Of the growing severity of the
drought, and Obadiah, the governor of
the royal household, had taken the
king word. Ahab listened with trou-
bled heart to the disQuieting reports.
The brazen skies and the parching
ground had not escaped his eyes even
In the beautiful palace grounds al
Jezreel, and the laugh Of scorn with
which he had dismissed the prophet
Elijah three months before had given
place to one Of apprehension and fear
No rain had fallen since then. Would
the word Of this crazy Tishbite,' as
he called him, really come true
What would three years bring forth
when already but three months hal
passed and the land was even ther
beginning to feel the lack Of rain?
Ahab asked himself these question:
as he sat alone after dismissing hil
servant, and then rising INPATIENT.
he went to the window and looked out
How cruel the sun seemed aa h
poured his whitening heat upon tn
earth. How brazen and empty tn
sky. He searched It's blue, clea
depths from horizon to zenith in
sort OF desperate hope that he Nigh
discover some Yagrant cloud Whic
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13
FINDS HAPPINESS N OLD ACE.
Quaint Compliment Paid by Mark
Twain to the clergymen.

On Mark Twain's seyenty-second
birthday a Hartford clergyman said
Of hip:
mo wonder he finds happiness in
old age. All the aged would be happy
IL they we're as sympathetic and as
kind as he. He is constantly going
out OF his way to please others, and
the result is that he is continually
pleasing himself
listen. for instance, to the quaint
compliment he paid me the last time
he came to hear me preach. He wait
ed for me at the church door at the
end OF the service and. shaking me
by the hand, said gravely:
"T mean no oftense. but feel
Obliged to tell you that the preaching
this morning has been Of a kind that
can spare. | 90 70 church. sir. to
pursue my own train Of thought But
to-day couldn't do 1t. You interfered
with me- You forced me to attend to
you, and tst me a full half hour.
beg that this may not occur again"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13
WE.A.RADFORD

Mr. william A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers Of this
paper. On account Of his wide expe-
rlence as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer he is. without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects Address
all Inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave. Chicago, H., and only
enclose two-eent stamp for reply
A good front hall, four rooms and a
bathroom down stairs and three rather
large bedrooms upstairs is brief
description of the interior of this
house. Looking at It from the south
east corner It appears especially well
provided with yerandas, and SO it is.
It is a regular summer resort in the
summer time. but the verandas are
not wide anough to darken the rooms
much in winter Some people have
horror Of an overhanging roof to shut
out the little light that nature provides
between daylight and dark during the
fall and early winter months, but
there is a possibility Of designing
veranda SO It will answer the purpose
intended without corresponding dis
advantage.
This is a good big square house as
dimensions 60 in these days Of high
prices, just the kind Of house to sup.
port a good veranda. In fact, the long
veranda gives an air Of elegance to
what would otherwise be rather
plain exterior TO save expense the
kitchen part Is only one story ia
height, but the house Is large enough
then for an ordinary family Of from
four to six adults and children.
A bedroom down stairs is liked by
old persons because they object to
climbing stairs. This style Of house
permits the building Of bedroom and
bath on the first floor and still have
large living rooms conveniently ar
ranged.
Putting the pantry away back in the
northwest corner has the advantage
OF GOODNESS. You cant have pantry
too cold in house that is heated
by steam, hot water or furnace. The
arrangement OF kitchen, dining room
and pantry must depend to great
extent on the way you want to keep
house. II you use big ice box and
take ice the year round you can man
age without cold pantry, but II you
prefer to do without Ice during the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13

Can that be a nonentity which has
built up particles of carbon and by
drogen and oxygen into the form Of an
oak or an eagle OF a man? Is It some
thing which is really nothing; and
soon shall It be manifestly the moth,
ing that an ignorant and purbiind crea.
ture may suppose it to be7 Not sos
nor is it SO with intellect and con-
seriousness and will, nor with memory
and love and alteration. nor all the
manifold activities which at present
strangely interact with matter and ap
peal to oui bodily senses and terres-
tria, knowledge; they are not nothing.
nor ghall they ever vanish into moth
ingness or cease to be. They did not
arise with US; they never did spring
into being; they are as eternal as the
Godhead itself. and in the eternal Be
ing they shall endure forever.-sir
Oliver Lodge. in Hilbert Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13

fall, winter and spring months you
want pantry Ike this with an outside
window looking to the north or the
east, and you want this window pro
tected by a very fne wire screen SO
you can leave the window open beth
top and bottom and still keep cat the
flies and dust.
It is difficult to estimate the cost OF
a house like this It is large enough
to require a great deal Of material in
the construction work The cost Of
building material varies good deal
in the different sections Of the coun-
try. but there is a greater difference
in the tastes of people building. Some
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13

One OF the most curious mines in
the world is in Tongking, China,
where, In a sand formation. at depth
Of from IA feet to 20 feet there is de-
posit Of the stems Of trees. The
Chinese work this mine for the timber,
which is found in good condition. and
is used in making cofins and troughs,
and for carving and other purposes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13
EpITOR

called for more style, and before he
got through with it he found It neces-
sary to sell his fine property and his
pride was such that he could not come
down to earth in his native town, SO
he moved away to distant city 1
don't know just where the moral
comes in, but suppose there ig one
somewhere If you hunt for it.
] have seen great deal Of nom
sense n'building What Is very com
mon IN one section Of the country Is
a rarity two or three hundred miles
distant Red brick, for instance, Is
common in one section because the
mixture Of clay and sand used for
brick burns red In other sections
the clays are yellow and the ricks
are yellow. Well, as foolish as 1t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13

seems, the snob living in the red brick
country sends away and gets yellow
brick because he thinks 1t is more
tony. Al the same time another snob
living in the yellow brick section
sends away to the other place and gets
red brick. Both men pay more OF
iginally than the brick would cost at
home and they pay freight and extra
teaming, besides a couple of profits,
and the loss from breakage is con
siderable. But their pride is salts
fed and they pun out quite chesty
like when some ignorant person ad-
mires their good taste.
With good management, however,
and a disposition to take advantage Of
circumstances, home prices and home
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13

are satisfied with an inside finish Of
ordinary wood that is commonly got
ten out in large quantities and is kept
regularly In stock by all dealers An
other man building the same kind Of
house wants finishing lumber brought
! great distance and he Is not salts
ted with the holdings and designs
Kept on hand, but he must have some
thing different. This means that
other things must correspond, 1t is
ike the man who was ruined by build
ii ga new stable. When the fine
building was finished the old horses,
harness, rugs and sleighs were not in
keeping. He faneied they didn't look
well in the new up-to-date stable, so
they were sold and he bought an en-
tire new outfit. The stylish rigs re-
CURED a stylish eoachman. which
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13
sERMoNETTE.

Elijah lived in the spirit and
confidence Of the One Hundred
and Twenty-first Psalm. During
all these terrible three years
while King Ahab and his en-
issaries secured the land and sIft-
ed the nations round about seek
Ing In mad rage for the prophet
that they might kin him as they
had killed all the priests Of the
Lord upon whom they could lay
their hands, Elijah rested safe
" and peacefully under the
shelter Of the Almighty. No evil
could come to him, for Gods
hiding places are beyond mans
power to find, and Gods re-
sources for supplying the needs
Of the body are infinite.
There we're only two things
the prophet needed to dc In
order to bring himself within the
sphere Of Gods perfect care.
To OBEY and to WAIT.
Obedience made him the bear
er Of an unwelcome but need
ful message. He dared to speak
the truth, even to the king. It
Is not honeyed words the world
needs, but the burning words Of
Gods judgment on sin and his
. call TO Righteousness.
Obedience made for the
prophet powerful enemies who
sought his life, but obedience
also made certain the unfailins
friendship Of God.
Obedience made him a fugl-
tive and drove him from the fel-
lowshlp Of man, but It also won
for him the fellowship ana hos
pitaIIty Of God.
And having obeyed, he waited.
Perhaps this is the hardest
test to which the servant Of God
can be subjected.
To push boldly into the pres
ence Of the king and bluntIy
: give Gods message took cour-
age, but to wait, just wait, dur
Z inu the weeks and months while
/ Gods word was being fulfilled; /;
2 to wait, Just wait, while the de-
1 vouring drought wasted the
2 land; 70 wait, just wait, until
I God spcsle, even though the
4 angry king had decreed your
i death and was sending his sol
2 diers to take you; there is where
/ the real testing comes; there il
! where sublime faith is ncedec
i to keep one steadfast.
= To wait on God Is to make Ger
!. tain that you do not miss ths
only door Of escape to Gods sheI
tering care. Elijah waited ever
until the king had spoken th'
! sentence Of death upon him
even until the shadow Of the ex
! ecutioner had fallen across the
doorway Of his humble dwelling
Z and then God bade him 90 tC
the brook cherlth.
7 To wait, just wait, and SCI
! the last drop Of water dippel
Z from the brook; to. wait, jus
/ walt, after the ravens had mad
= their last Visit and came nj
I morel Ali what a testing. Ha'
z God foruotten7 Was he to pei
4 ish there7 No waterl No fooc
I for the hour when the raven
/ should have returned was gone
> In the darkness Of the momer
/ he just waited, and then Go
spoke, pointing the next ste
I and opening the door to ne'
supplies Of his grace an
! bounty.
II pays to obey God and the
i to wait, for "He will not suff.
thy foot to be moved; he tn;
keepeth thee will not slumber
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13
nj

re aniu men honpht things nobody
would ever have issued trading
stamps.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-13

Scripture Authority Kings II
and 10th verse Of Chapter 49,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22
WORKMEN AND LOAN SHARKS
New Statute in Massachusetts De-
signed to Break the Grip
of Usurers.

The pernicious custom of ~loaning money
to workmen at usurious rates of interest
has met it's, just deserts in the state of
Massachusetts through the enactment of
a recent state law. Many of the tecIni-
cal journals have expressed their belief
in this new law in very strong terms, as
may be observed In an editorial appear
ing in the Iron Age, which says:
1.-THE hardest blow that has been dealt
to the practice OF loaning money with as
signment of wages as security is that
embodied in a recently enacted Massa-
ehusetts law which provides that no as
signment of wager shall be valid unless
approved by the borrowers employer.
and, If the borrower is married, by his
wife as well. 1t is believed that this act
will practically put a stop to an evil
which has been serious. Workmen have
placed themselves in the hands OF
usurers, rates of interest being so high
that II has often been impossible to make
any impression on the principal, which
may increase indefinitely. Employers
have been seriously annoyed by the'prac-
tice, for in spite of posted announcements
that an assignment shall be considered as
satisfactory cause for dismissal, en-
ployes have persisted in taking the
chance, expecting TO meet the obligation
before IL becomes necessary for the
lender TO present the assignment to the
employer. In Massachusetts this prac-
tice was given almost a q~uietus by COM
pellang the recording OF assignments in
order to make them binding; but other
states nave not gone that far. The
greatest protection of all lies in the
necessary cooperation of the employer
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22

in order to make an assignment valid.
If he sees that the loan is necessary he
may permit it, with the consent of the
wife of the borrower. But It is safe to
say that such cases will be rare. Prob
ably an advance in wages would be fully
as likely an outcome of the employees APP
plication at the office. The protection
to the workman's family is also a very
good thing, In that 1t may curb ex-
travagance and extreme i"mprovidencc.
Money lenders Of the stamp who adver-
tise extensively that they loan money
without security will be seriously handi-
capped in their operations under the law.
It is already strongly apparent that
Massachusetts, has been rid Of the greater
number of the class. and that the cities
of adjacent states have increased their
quota of usurers proportionately."
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22
Ailments of Men
Happily Overcome
SUCCESSFULLY TRIED BIZ MANLY

Undoubtedly the following presorip-
ton will work wonders for that great
class OF men who, through dissipation
OF their natural strength. find them
selves In their second CHILDHOOD
long before the three score and ten
allotted to life's pleasures and enjoy
ments are reached:
II Is presumed to be infallible, and
highly efficient in quickly restoring
nervous exhaustion" veal vitality,
melancholia and the functions.
First get fifty cents worth of COM
pound fluid balmwort In a one ounce
package, n three ounces syrup sar-
bapartlla compound; take home, mix
and let stand two hours: then get one
compound essence cardiol and
one ounce tihcture cadomene mot car
dAmem) Mix all Ia a sin or eight
ounce bottle, shake well, and take
one teaspoonful after eaeh meal and
one when retiring, followed by a
drink of water.
BY mixing il at home no man need
be the wiser as to enother's short
eomihgs, and expensive e are
avoided.
Lack Of poise and equilibrium in
men Is a constant source Of emhar-
raAment even when the public least
suspects 81. For the benefit Of those
who want restoration TO fun hound
ina health. n all the happiness ac-
campaigning IL. the above home treat
ment Is given, IL contains no opiates
or habit forming dfugs whatever.
Mia IT at home mi no 7 VIII be
the wiser as 10 your affliction.