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Resolution.


Resolution.
WHEREAS a large portion Of okla
homa is yitally interested in Irriga-
tion. and;
WHEREAS, the Government of the
United States has a large sum of
money approximately Five Million
Dollars, that rightfully should be used
in this State; in the promotion OF
Irrigation in the State Of Oklahoma,
and;
WHEREAS there are several practi-
cal Irrigation projects now pending be-
fore the Reclamation Department and
the Department of the Interior Of the
United States;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
by this convention that we do hereby
request the Department of the Interior
of the United States and the Congress
of the United States to take such ac-
tion as will give to the State of Okla
homa her portion of the Reclamation
fund, to the end that the people of the
State may have the benefits of Irriga-
ton
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that
We respectfully ask our senators and
representatives in congress to use
their best efforts to further the Gov
ernment Irrigation projects in the
State of oklahoma.
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THAT "pAWGn SONG.

They Gotta Quit Kickn My Dawg Aroun" the name of
the campaign adopted by the Democratic
souri, The song has made big hit all through
and is follows:
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for free text books 70 rail- school chill
dren in the primary grades.
BE IT RESOLVED. That the Demo
cratic party is in favor Of a presi-
dental preference primary law and
the legislature is hereby pledged to
the passage OF the same before the
presidential election of 1912.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-29

Wunst me n Lem Briggs n OIL Bin Brown
Tux load Of Gavin to town,
An OF Jim-dawg-the onry cuss-
He jes' nachelly fonered us
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-29
Pongee Coats $6. .9S

Tailored Suits $500 to $4,000
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

the slipper where IL would DO
the most good. The youngster
had been smoking cigarettes and
the story goes, has been perman-
entity cured OF his habit
Whether this method would be
equally el'icacious in all cases or
not we ito not undertake TO say.
But we place upon parents a
large share Of responsibility Tor
the fact that on our streets. now
that schools has opened. we are
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25
for the curiosity there was in it.

for the curiosity there was in it.
This particular piece of for
nation peculiar to meteors looks
very much like a large chunk Of
iron and is very heavy, almost
equal TO the weight of iron,
weighing probably three hun
bred pounds. At the time this
was found several years ago
there was large piece. having
broken when it fell. The large
portion Of il was sold asa curio
for $500 and Mr.. McWorter kept
the smaller pieces.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

p. J. Taylor. Of Bowling Green,
Kyo was here this week in COM
pany with another gentlem en-
from the same place. They
were here prospecting and were
greatly interested i1 the irriga
ton PROJECT here. They own
three sections of land in the vic
nifty of Rails, and would probab-
.y be interested in buying some
more IN this section.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25
Smith Shaw was in the city

Smith Shaw was in the city
last Thursday and hunted the
Avalanche up to pay his sub
scription. He believes in the
Avalanche's ability to bring
people to the country. He stated
that he wanted to send the paper
back TO Mississippi to some of
his old friends and believed that
they would become interested in
this part of the country. He is
well satisfied with tins country.
We asked him about his crop
TINS year and me seemed to DE
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

We notice in the Crosbyton
Review of last week that Claude
Burrus was reelected to the
office of Assistant cashier of the
Citizens National Bank. of
Crosbyton. Claude is a Lubbock
raised boy and is a good one.
He knows the importance of
attending strictly to business
and wins the esteem of all those
who have dealings with him.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

There are those who 90 rot
.leiye in osteopathy and the
-ysicians OF the town declare
.at there's nothing IN
.hrapracic " But we read IN
exchange of one radical cure
Z the laying on Of hands. and 10
dr. take blt one dose either
mafher. we are told. laid her
on her bows neck.
"a her left hand on one sub
antial slipper. and then laid
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

lrhe Avalanche is IN receipt Of
4 new Texas Almanac and In
istrial Guide. issued by A. II.
flo K Co.. of Dallas. and we
d that il is more complete than
Der and is teeming with useful
Formation. Ii is a book that
|ould have place in every home.
} pages contain so much every
" i'formation and the price is
thin the reach of everybody.
|e Avalanche always welcomes
10 our Office. ard consider it
lite a compliment 20 be included
the complimentary list of the
|bhsher Of this book.
;: aSss5jssl:' place e 3 Fl It
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

well pleased with the yield. He
is a booster for this section of
the plains, and the Avalanche
wishes that we had more Smith
Shaws in the country.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25
h is stated hv an

Ii is stated by an Indiana
paper that a man escaped from
jail in that state recently and an
hour afterwards returned to be
jailed again. He said he found
his wife at home and believed
he'd take Jail.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25
A PIECE or METEOR
/, 0. McWhorter Brought to Town
a Piece Of Stone that Fell
as A Meteor

Last week b. O. McWhorter
brought to town a piece of a
meteor that fell near The Merrill
arm north Of Lubbock some
ears ago. McWhorter has had
his IN his possession some time.
ut merely brought il % town
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

DIR. j. A. Craven. of Waco, is
in the city this week looking
after business matters.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

G. W. Reed was here the later
part of last week from Post look
ing after his interests here.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

r. l.. Bishop, of Houston,
Mississippi becomes a reader of
the Avalanche with this weeks
issue, through the courtesy of
Smith Shaw.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

J.. r. Whitley is in the city
this week from Hockey county.
He has has been there several
weeks drilling wells.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

continually seeing groups of
saIlow- faced. ery-eyed boys
not twelve wears old. blowing
cigarette smoke out OF their
nostiis. No boy of that age can
smoke without his parents
knowing h.
The best paper IS none too
good for our community. But
60 make 70 the best each and
every one should feel a personal
interest m It.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

A number Of people who re-
sided in the Estacado country
saw this meteor when il fell and
later found the stone as above
stated near the Merrill farm in
South part of Hale county.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

Don't MISS the Basket Ball
Event Of 4 he season in front of
Wheelockf DrS~~Shop. Satur-
DAY JanPrIZltb az 4 p. m.
Handsome $500 fweater given
10 the winrfSs~ 29-lt
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

The county demonstration farm
Of Texas are proving 70 be local
experiment stations of vast
benefit to each county who will
observe the methods used on
these farms.
Retreat. = % 1t
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-25

Mr.. Swift, Of Slaton, paid Lub-
book friends a visit Sunday.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-03-21

nothing. And it seemed impossible to
surmise whence, from which one Of all
the rooms with windows opening upon
that side Of the hotel, had come the
voice of the woman. She might as
we'll have been above as below him,
or on either side: he could not guess,
| But he was determined
Now there was beneathGhis window
a balcony with a floor Of wood and a
rail OF iron-fligree-a long balcony,
extending from one corner of the no.
tel to the other. At intervals 1t. was
splashed with light from the windows
OF chambers still occupied by guests
belated or busy, like himself, with, the
task of dressing for the evening. The
window to his left was alight; that
on his right, dark. Withghalf his body
on the balcony, his legs dangling with
in the room, O'Rourke watched the
opening on his left with Jealous,
breathless expectancy. Not a sound
came therefrom. He hesitated.
If that weren't her room, I'd hear
somebody moving about" he reasoned.
IT'S frightened she is-not suspect
In It's me. /. . But how do i know
tits herself? Faith! could me
ears deceive me?"
With that he took heart of hope and
! broke manfully into the chorus, sing
ing directly to the lighted window,
singing the first line with ardor and
fervor. with confidence and with hope,
singing persuasively, pleadingly, n
iously, insistently.
"For the world is all befo-ore U.S."
he sang and then paused. He heard
no echo. And again he essayed, with
that in his tone to melt a heart OF
ice:
For the world Is all befo-ore U.s.
And now he. triumphed and was
lifted out of himself with sheer de.
light; for from the adjoining room
came the next line:
"And landladies ado-ore U.S."
Unable to contain himself, he
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memory with a touch as vague and
thrilling as the caress of a woman's
hand in darkness. now that he heard
the full strength of that soprano. bell
clear and spirited, he vas sur he
knew the singer. He told himself that
there could be no two women in the
world with voices just like that; not
another than her he knew could have
rendered the words with SO true a
spirit, so rare a brogue-tinged as
that had been with the f%aintest.
quaintest exotic infection imagin-
able.
But she had stopped with the
verse half sung. His pulses quicken
ing, O'Rourke leaned forth from the
window and carried it on:
20, tits thin the ladies fair
In despair !.
Tear their hair!
But-''Tis divvle q bit I care!'
Cries the bould soldier-boy!"
Their, fell a pause. He listened
with his heart in his mouth. but heard
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-03-21
Regulating
The STOMACH.
That Important Organ Work.
According to the Quality Of
the Blood That Is Fur
niished to r.

There is the most intimate relation
between the condition of the blood and
the activity of the stomach. The blood
depends upon the stomach for q large
part of its nourishment; while e
act OF digestion, from the time the food
enters the stomach until it is dipested
and assimilated by the blood, needs
plenty of pure, well-oxidized blood.
the quality of the blood.
The most common cause of indiges-
ton is an@mia, or lack of blood. In
deed there is not q single disturbance of
the health of the body nor any form of
exhaustion or lowered vitality, that
may not lead to stomach trouble. Dis
ordered blood is the one common a
Of indigestion. Thin, impure blood
weakens the muscles of the stomach
and lessons the product of the glands
which furnish the digestive fluids.
Nothing will more promptly cure in
digestion than plenty of pure. well-ox-
idized blood. DR.. Nilliams' Pink Pills
for Pale People increase the red corpus
Giles, the oxygen-carrien of the blood,
until the blood is rich and red. A
thorough trial of these pills gives q
hearty appetite, perfect digestion,
strength and health.
Mrs. Emma M. Mayne, of No. 635
Second avenue, Clinton, Iowa, says:
II had just worked myself out bring
ing up a family of five children and,
while in this rundown condition, Itook
sick with some kind of stomachtrouble.
I doctored with several physicians and
saw a specialist in Chicago but received
Little help. I could not eat anything
with relish and could not sleep.
would have deathly sick spells and
would vomit. I had terrible head
aches and dizzy spells. I got very thin
and my friends Thought / was going
into consumption. | doctored for a
year or so without help. While visit
ing q niece she told me that she took
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale PEG.
pie, so I tried them. They soon helped
me and q few boxes entirely cured me-"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid,
o. receipt Of price, SOC. per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
Send for free booklet, "What to Eat
and How to Eat"
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HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop II.

A young Calf. wife talks about
coffee:
1T was hard to drop Mocha and
Java and give Postum a trial, but my
nerves were so shattered that l was
a rvo wreck and of course that
near all kinds of ills.
AT first ! thought bicycle riding
caused it and l gave 1t up, but my coz.
dition remained unchanged. did not
want to acknowledge coffee caused the
trouble for l was very fond Of 1t.
about that time a friend came to
live with us, and l noticed that after
he had been with us q week he would
not drink his coffee any more. asked
him the He replied, Il have
not had a headache since l left of
drinking coffee, some months ago, till
last week. whenI began again, here at
your table. don't see how anyone
can like coffee, anyway, after drink.
ing Postum'!!
II said nothing. but at once ordered
a package of Postum. That was five
months ago, and we have drank no
coffee since, except on two occasions
when we had company. and the result
each time was that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awake and tossed
and talked half the night. We were
convinced that coffee caused his suf-
fering, so we returned to Postum, con-
vinced that the coffee was an enemy,
instead Of a friend, and he is troubled
M moro nv insOmniA
y, m~yselfAhave gained s pounds In
weight. and my nerves have ceased to
CULVER. 1t seems so easy now to quit
the old coffee that caused our aches
and Ills and take up Postum" Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Greek,
Mich.
Read the little book, .Ths Road to
Wellyille. in pkgs. There's Z reason.
Ever read the abeve lsttsrI 4 new
one appeafs ffoA tine to t1nle. Tkey
arr genuine, tRues and TN o1 hunnan
: interest
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chimed in, and in duet they sang it
out to the rousing finale:
''1'hey ne'er rayfuse to sco-ore us,
Bu chalk us up wild Joy
We taste her tap, we tear her cap
%. that's the chap
For me- cries she
'Whiroo!
Isn't. he the darlint. the bould soldier
IS boy"
AS the last note rang out and died,
the next window was darkened; the
woman had switched of the lights.
He heard a faint rustic of silken. ruff.
fles. IT'S herself" he declared in
an agony of anticipation-"herself and
none other! And I'm thinking she'll
be coming to the window now"
He vas right. Abruptly he discov-
cred her by the reflected glow from
the illumination behind him. He was
conscious Of the ,pallid oval of her
face. of a sleek white sheen of arms
and shoulders. Of q dark mass Of hair.
but more than all else of the glamour
OF eyes that shons into his softly,
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Cold Welcome.

A clergyman in a small town was
deploring the fact that none of the
couples that came in from the coun
try to be married stopped at his house
for the purpose.
well, BROTHER" said the man ad.
dressed, what can you expect with
that big sign on the tree there: Five
dollars fine for hitching here?"-
Youths Companion.
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eTo BE CONTINUED
Carte and e r

He-What do you women do at
your club?
She-Talk about the faults of you
men. What do you do at yours?
He-Try to forget the faults of 0
women.-Boston Transcript.
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est in without losing his s~elf-respect.
. I'll do lust that. I willir

est In without losing his se~lf-respect,
/. I'll do just that. I will"
This he meant, firmly, and was glad
Of It, with a heart immeasurably light.
ened by the strength of his good. res.
olution. He began to hum the old
tune that the unknown woman's voice
had set buzzing in his brain. and
broke off to snap his fingers defiant
ly at the Casino. sThat for ye!'; be
houted it-"sitting there with your
painted smile and your colGayes. like
the brazen huzzy ye are-Goddess OF
chance, indeed!-thinking We have
out to bide your time for all men to
come n render up their souls to We!
iiere,s once We lose, madam; after this
night I'm done with ye: not a sou of
NINE Will ever again cross your I'd
bies. I'll have ye to understand the
oRourke's a reformed character from
the morning on!"
He laughed softly. in high feather
with his conceit; and. thinking cheer
FULLY OF the days of and
cnange that were to follow, the song
in his heart shaped itself in words
upon his lips.
I'm Paddy Whack
From Ballyhack.
Not long ago turned soldier-O
At grand attack,
Or storm or sack,
None than I will prove bolder-Ol"
His voice was by way of being q
tenor of tolerable quality and volume,
but misunderstanding wonderful. 1t
was just the way he trolled out the
rollicking stanza that rendered it In.
fictitious, irresistible. For as he
paused the voice of the woman that
had reminded him Of the song capped
the verse neatly.
"An' whin we get the route
Wild a shout.
How they pout! M
Wild a ready right about
Goes the bould so~ldter-boy!"
ORourke caught his breath, star.
tied, stunned. ct can't be-" he
whispered. For If at first her voice,
subdued in distance, had stirred hi.
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Mr.. Hardhead-I have called, sir, to
ask for the hand of your daughter.
Old Gentleman with emotion)-
She is the only child I have, and her
mother is gone.
MI. Hardhead (hastily>--Oh. that's
no objection, I assure you.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-03-21
Kind lnsinuation.

He-I e where the hunters are
shooting people. mistaking them for
game.
She-Then you had better be very
careful about going out, or they may
shoot you for a goose.
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GEM GIVING AWAY MONEY,
Amateur Night and Patrons Nigh
Cash and Other Prizes to BE
Awarded

Tonights entertainment at tHt
Gem thcater will be specially inter
esting to the patrons as Manage.
Meyers is Offering a double set O
prizes. One lot to amateurs and thu
other lot to the patrons of the shoY
who hold the lucky number on ad
mission tickets,
There viii be at least eight con,
teatants in the amateur feature
which never fails to please Thu
prizes for this contest will be tbs
same as previously given
The patrons Of the house will re
ceiye the following prizes First, $;
cash; SECOND, 50 cash; third, ten
15c tickets to Gem; fourth, ten 15c
tickets; fifth, ten Toe tickets and
sixth. twenty Sc tickets
The vaudeville show this week is
an excellent one, which includes
Sing Fone Lee, the Chinese violin.
list, novel feature Cushman and
Loder, the laugh producing German
comedians and Barrow and Mitchell
in "the Rube, the Girl and the
Piano" beside two reels of fine mo
ton pictures,
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THE WOLF COMING.

"The Wolf" one of the big
dramatic successes Of the year, comes
10 the Cairo Opera House, Saturday,
March 16, matinee aud night THIS
play, by Eugene Walter. just now
famous as the youngest American
playwright, has been running all
summer in New York and Chicago,
and there already are several com
pants en- tour presenting 1.-THE Wolf"
bur this city is to be complimenta'i
by the management, who are sendin.
here the original production ard an
all-star cast.
The story of "Thc WOLF is laia
in the Hudson Bay country 1t is 4
narrative OF life, love and revenge
anon the early settlers Of the great
Cans Ian Northwest, and in DEALING
with these characters who live very
close to nature, Mr. Walter has pre-
vided a romance which holds his att
dience spell bound from the opening
act to the finale.
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THREE TWINS.

One cannot get away from the
charm and graceful till of Hoschna's
music. 1t permeates Three Twins
like the fragrance of a bouquet Of
lovely flowers.
Its rich melody made Madame
Sherry" the success that it is, it is
8 rift Of absolute sunshine. Unlike
many composers of modern tribes, he
never repeats himself. One musical
com dy is as different from another
as day is from night.
The extraordinary prosperity OF
the "Three Twins" whrh last yea
broke all musical comedy records
and is likely to equal that record
this season If genuine merit goes for
anything due, more to the de-
lightfully tuneful score which ever
moment is OF superior quality.
Musically then, Three Twins" T.
a rare treat, even if it be only goss1-
mer-like in its pretty airiness and
delicate fancy Nothing to equal 1T,
in a likable, wholesome way, is cur
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Concluded on Fourth Page
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o'it attor and author.
Inc adoption is by Edison am
Jusisy5 o. iafee reels,
Foul Play" hinges on two charac.
.-3la, Arthur Wardlaw and Rober
enford. The former is smooth
Nv, crafty and most intensely sell
sh. Ills most fitting epitaph would
g: He aid his best friends. -
he antithesis to this character is a
an Of sterling integrity, friend
9yal to the grave, scrupulously hon
rable, martyr TO his own instincts
If right and justice. 1t will be seen.
sharply, perhaps in defiance of the
avs OF human probabilities, but ex-
,eedingly we'll adapted for the pur-
pos Of developing a strong and mel
Jdramic story. WardIaw, under
great obligations to Penford, uses
he latter as an instrument to raise
money, which he had reGklessly lost
1T the gaming table. With dam
nablo ingenuity Wardlaw induces
che unsuspecting Penfold to cash a
note on which he had forged his
fathers name Penfold is arrested
and sentenced to five years penal
serviude. Wardlaw, tho guilty
man, does nothing to save his friend
and benelactor and seems content to
have him out Of the way. Both love
tho same woman
Wardlaw on the ragged edge of
bankruptcy, though highly thought
of In the business world by reason Of
his fathers reputation for integrity,
seeks to retrieve his fortunes by swim
ding certain insurance companies.
With the aid of n confederate he has
a cargo consisting of bars of gold
from a heavily insured
ship TO another, which he owns, and
tho leaden cargo of which Is sub
stltuted for the gold. The girl,
whom both men love, through an &C.
cident does not take passage from
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-15

rent in American musical coneas
this season.
But, strangely enough i'm masiGa
comedy, music-voaai music
held of the slightest account, Il
the riot OF color, Tic flashing y.
skirts, the novelty Of lights, tho
whirl of the dance, tie noatness q.
the comedian that most attracts
All these are given rather sun p
tuously in the Three Twins,
which will be the Offering at thJ
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overseas in the ship with the leaden
cargo, as Wardlaw intended, but be-
comes a passenger on the other yes
sci with the ostensible toad OF gold,
A member of the latter's crew, con-
federate of Wardlaw, bores a hole in
the ship and scuttles it. Helen, the
intended bride of Wardlaw and the
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Foul Play" at Biiou Today.

Tho Bijou theatre Friday after
noon and evening will offer as a
special feature an addition in three
thousand feet Of motion picture Of
foul Play
The story ranks as one of the
English classics and is from the pen
Of Charles Roade written in collabor-
alton with Dion Boueicault, the en-
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object Of Penfold's deepest affections,
is cast adrift with Penfold, who had
taken passage on the boat under an
assumed name and, together with a
diving sailor, after much suffering
and adventure they land on an un-
known island The sailor dies. but
.L,.nol.,lad ~, En,irth Pare 4
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Cairo Opera House, Monday
March Is.