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Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
Pointed Paragraphs.

Fate seems to have picked out
some men to be punching bags and
some to be door mats.
When it comes to getting something
for nothing. his Satanic majesty is at
the top of the heap.
An old bachelor says it is time for
man to think of marrying when he
hasn't anything else to worry him.
Breathes there man with soul so
dead who never to himself has said,
How much easier | could bear my
neighbor's burden than my own!"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
DOCTORS FAILED
RESTORED BY PERUNA.
Catarrh Of the Lungs
Threatened Her [ ife

Miss Ninette Porter, Braintree, ver-
mont, writes: Il have been cured by
Peruna.
Il had several hemorrhages of the
lungs. The doctors did not help mo
much and would never have cured me.
Il saw a testimonial in Peruna
almanac of a case similar to mine, and
l commenced using it.
Il was not able to wait on myself
when began using it. gained very
slowly at first, but I could see that 1t
was helping me.
After had taken 1t while I COM
menced to raise up a stringy, sticky
substance from my lungs. This grew
less and less in quantity as contin-
ued the treatment.
Il grew more fieshy than had been
for long time, and now I call myself
well"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
Rules for Business Men

Don't worry; don't overbuy; don't
go security.
Keep high vitality; keep insured;
keep sober; keep cool.
Stick to chosen pursuits, but not to
chosen methods.
Be content with small beginnings
and develop them.
Be wary of dealings with unsuccess-
full men.
Be cautious, but when a bargain IL
made stick to it.
Keep down expenses, but don't be
stingy.
Make friends, but not favorites.
Don't take new risks to retrive old
losses.
Stop bad account at once.
Make plans ahead, but don't make
them in cast iron.
Don't tell what you are going to do
until you have done 1t.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
His Friendship,

He-I know how this catastrophe
has crippled you, and as one Of your
oldest friends I should like to help
you. l will buy your furniture for 300
francs.
She-You're very kind, but | have
Just sold it for 325 francs.
He-What? You allowed yourself
to be robbed like that?
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
A Poor Guesser.

Wedmore-Before l married, learn
ed to live on half my income.
Singleton-And found that it was
wise step, eh?
Wedmore-Yes, only half was the
wrong proportion-I should have made
1t an eighth.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
Customer's Opinion,

Seymour-What do you think Of tho
novel that Beaner. the restaurant
keeper, has written?
Ashley-It's too much like his sand
wiches--nothing between the covers.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
Decided.

Knicker-Yes. my dear. I shall be
glad to 30 with you; long to see the
beauties Of the country.
Mrs. Knicker-We will stay In town
Judge.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
Elegant Language.

"A poet speaks of himself as q
blind voyager across the bitter
seas"
Perhaps an overindulgence in fancy
food has given him an acute sensa-
ton of NAL de mer"
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
At the Aviation Meeting.

Nine. Vanite-Well, it certainly
was not worth putting on my nice new
pair of boots!
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07
How She Landed Him.

Maisie-I hate sofa pillows, cozy
corners and tides. If I ever keep
house I'll arrange everything solely for
comfort, for
Morton-Sweetheart, name the day.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07

FOR SALE-10 ACRE BEARING ORCHARD IN
Mesa Co. Colo; Palisade irrigation dist; near
town; all conveniences. Barby, Box 319 Chicago.
Gilpin observer., 1912-03-07

Tommy-Say, Pop, does a person
ever get something for nothing?
Papa-Sometimes and prison SEN
tence usually goes with 1t.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16

Suppose. as above, 2i0 ballots are
cast: a ma jority, or 121, is necessary
to elect. Though = has plurality Of
5 Of the first choice votes, he lacks 20
of having q majority; and there Is no
nomination. In that event. following
the example of the open caucus, u,
the candidate with the lowest number
OF votes, drops out. The 10 who made
u their first choice made c their sec
ond choice. These 10 votes are added
to C's 10, giving him 55; 50 the count
stands: A. so; B, 9o; c, SIS. Still
there is no ma jority FOR anyone. SO,
G, the next lowest, is dropped out. OF
the IS VINO had made c their first
choice, 35 had made A, and 10 had
made e their second choice. Giving
and i these second choice votes
and adding them to their first choice
votes, we have l25 for A and los for
r. A, with his 1926, is declared the
nominee.
The Cambridge method of counting,
like it's style of ballot, is somewhat
different from that Of Wisconsin. Its
tally sheet would be as follows:
Illustration 8.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16
VOTING IN
THE SENATORIAL PRIMARY

sion writes: Il have not heard a sin
gle criticism OF the preferential svS
tenn The people are satisfied with
It. The above statements f. .om nien
who have seen the system III opera
tion would indicate that It is q sue
cess. And the fact that North Da-
kota, Wisconsin,, Washington, Idaho,
and MARYLAND, not to mention the
scores Of cities, have been willing to
provide for the preferential system
shows that those VINO nave studied
the theory of the system favor it.
4. What Kind of Ballot is Used in
Preferential Voting?
There is no un 70. NIFTY IN the bal
lots used in the several communities
where preferential voting has been
adopted. The form Of ballot used in
the English provinces and the one
recommended by the ROYAL Commits
sion Of 1908 is as follows:
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16

The X in the First Choice column
shows that the voter makes G his first
choice; the X in the Second Choice col
umn shows that B is his second
choice; the KS in the Other Choices
column shows that he wishes to sup
port A and d in case neither G. nor E
can get a majority. but does not indi-
cate any preference as between and
D. If he altogether disa pproved Of
j, he might leave a blank il the Other
Choices column after DIS name.
Still another form of ballot would
be to have as many Choice columns as
there are candidates for the office,
thus:
illustration T.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16
Second Choice.

tration ! because it is easier for
voter to inS. IT figures in squares al
ter the candidates names than II il
properly to mark ks in columns II
We are going To adopt preferential
voting we must. above almost every
thing else. see that the ballot Is sim
pie.
AS to the best method OF counting
the ballots. | prefer that shown in II
luStlatiOn Z. 1t is better than the
Wisconsin plan, Illustration 5. because
a grave injustice may be done by
dropping the name of a man low in
the scale on the first choice count.
1t might happen that a man who was
the first choice Of very few was the
second or third choice of nearly all
the voters It is better than the meth
Cd shown in Illustration 8, because it
enables tho voter TO indicate his pref
erence as among the other candidates
than his first and second choice.
!. What Are the Advantages OF Pref
erential Voting?
The arguments for preferential
voting in the senatorial primary may
b. stated briefly az follows:
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16

l. It will do away with the neces-
sity OF a second primary in ease no.
body gets a ma jority in the first pri-
mary The time, the expense, the
anxiety and the hard feelings apt to
be engendered ought to weigh heavily
against second primary
2. 1t will raise the tone Of the cam
paign The candidates and their lieu
tenants, even If they were SO inclined,
will not dare to deal in personalities
against the other candidates because
they might need the second or third
choice votes Of the other side. The
voters, instead of becoming blind par
tiSanS of one or another Of the can
didates, would consider the relative
merits Of them all, pick out their first,
second and subsequent choices, and
vote with intelligent Discrimination.
GILBERT T. STEPHENSON.
Winston Sa lem. n. c., Jan. IL, 1912,
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16

Candidates.

The names Of the candidates are ar
arnged in alphabetical order. In the
little square opposite the name Of the
candidate, the voter indicates by the
figure /, 2, or 4 that the candidate
is his first, second, third or fourth
choice. In Illustration l, for example,
c is the voters first choice; y, his
second choice: A, mis- third choice;
and d. his fourth and last choice
The voter can indicate as many
choices as there are candidates. If
he does not wish to vote for any can
didate. he simply leaves a blank in
the square opposite his name.
Under the North Dakota and Wis
consin statutes, the voter can express
only his first and second choices; no
opportunity is given for a third or
fourth choice. The ballot is as fol-
lows:
Illustration 2.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16
Candidates.

In Illustration 6, as in Illustration 5,
the total number of votes is 24o, and
121 are necessary to elect. Though b
has plurality, nobody has major
ity. Under the Cambridge plan OF
counting, the first and second choices
Of each Of the candidates are counted,
giving A 49,; 3, 100; c, 70; and =
90. Still nobody has majority. In
that case, the first, second and other
choices are added together, with the
result that A has 1926; B. 105; c, 1885;
and d, 115. c, with his 1876 votes has
q ajority Of the votes east, is ahead
of A by 10 votes, and is declared the
nominee.
In case the ballot used is either that
shown in Illustration l or Illustration
1, still another method Of counting
would be used. The tally sheet would
be as follows:
Illustration T.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16

AS in the other illustrations, 240
votes are cast and 121 are necessary
t. elect OF the first choice votes no.
body has majority. BY adding the
first and second choices, A has $50;
E, 165; c, 1925; and D, 40. &, with
his 1855, leads A by Is, and is declared
the nominee. II adding the first and
second choices had not given any one
and third would have been added. II
they had not given anyone 121, the
first, second, third and fourth would
have been added, and SO on, until
some candidate had 121 votes. II a
case can be conceived where a ma jor-
ity will not be arrived at by adding
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16

ballots convinccs me that the one
shown In Illustration / is the best
There. the voter indicates by figures
written in little squares after the can
0idate s names the order Of his pref
eIence- II is better than the Wiscon-
sin or Cambridge ballots, because it
ena hleS the voter In ludiCat. t4S mary
preferences as there are candidates,
whereas. in the Wis., onsln ballot. he
can indicate only two choices. AMI
in the Cambridge only three. It is
better than the ballot shown in Illus
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16
First
Choice
Second
Choice
Candidates.

No matter how many candidates
there are, the voter can express only
two choices. In Illustration 2, the \
in the First Choice column shows that
G is the voters first choice; and the X
in the Second Choice column indicates
that B is his second choice. But there
is nothing to indicate how he would
feel as between A and d or as be-
tween either a or D and either of the
other two.
The ballot provided for in the Cam
bridge, Massachusetts, charter, which
mary think is the best system OF pref
erential voting yet devised, ~oes 8 step
further. and is as follows:
Illustration g.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16
Peanut Prices Advance.
petersburg index-Apreal.

tPeterSDurg InueX-AprtaI.J
The price Of peanuts on the local
market yesterday advanced to IS
cents a bushel, after having for sev
eral weeks held at around so cents.
News Of the five cents increase was
received by peanut growers with in
terest, and was one of the chief ton-
les Of discussion in goober circles
Recent bad weather has caused the
size and number Of cOnsienments OF
peanuts To the local market TO slack
fH---o The increase IN "-'co VIII
probably bring in better shipments.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16
Morse Declines to Go to Hot
Springs

Washington, Jan. 13.--Charles w.
Morse the convicted New York
banker, declines the privilege OF
treatment at Hot Springs, Ark, as q.
prison patient, in accordance with the
authority granted by President Taft
yesterday. 1t is understood that
Morse has declined to leave the army
hospital at Fort Mcpherson, Ga, at
this time, possibly because he believed
himself physically unequal to the trip
10 Arkansas.
Officials here are reticent in regard
to the matter. Warden W.. II.
atOyer, of the Atlanta penitentiary,
and Ma ior David Baker, OF the rot
McPheI son hospital, today sent tele-
grams explaining the situation. These
we're laid before President Taft, but
not made public. All details for
making the transfer, SO far as tho
prison authorities We're concerned.
had been arranged, the time OF de-
partnre only depending upon Mr..
-IorSe's readiness.
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 13.-Charles w.
Morse is growing weaker daily and &c
is impossible to tell when he viii be
able to stand the strain of the proDOS-
ed trip to Hot Springs Ark, accord
ing to a statement of officials 1T Fort
Mcpherson tonight. 1t was stated
| that Morse is ready TO take the trip
as soon as his condition permits.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16
Candidates.

If there We're a fifth or sixth candi-
date, there would be a Fifth Choice
column or Sixth Choice column
5. How Are the Ballots Counted?
Under preferential voting, no mat
ter which style Of ballot is used, the
candidate is chosen by a ma ajority vote
and not by a plurality vote. Major
ity" as defined in the Cambridge,
Massachusetts, charter, means more
than one-half Of the total number Of
frst-choice votes for the office in Ques-
ton cast at such election" The Ques-
ton, then, is as to the method Of
counting the ballots SO as to arrive at
the majority vote.
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16
Second Third
8 Choice Choice
Fourth
Choice

all the choices, then the candidate
with the plurality. counting al the
choices, should be declared the nomi-
nee.
6. Which is the Rest Style OF Ballot
and the Best Method of Count
ing the Ballots?
I have illustrated the various kinds
Of ballots an dthe several methods Of
counting the ballots SO as to enable
those who read this article to make
up their own minds as to which they
like the hest. I am more interested
in the principle than in the method
of preferential voting.
a study Of the different sorts of
The farmer and mechanic., 1912-01-16

in Wisconsin an official tally sheet
is furnished, which is as follows:
Illustration ).
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Thousands Of satisfied customers
use the Oliver typewriter daily. Buy
one. Only S. down and SIS per
month X. A. Turner, Agent

Mrs. J. ID. Mathews is reported ON
the indisposed list and Miss Beryl
came over from Seattle to be with
her.
r. /. Scammon and wife of Kittitas,
were in the city Saturday.
A. p. Shelton of Kittitas was in the
city Saturday on business.
The city council fixed itierant
merchants to a finish Monday even
ing. This is thing that should have
been done years ago. A fee of $25 a
day for the first week, $l5 for the
second and $40 for each subsequent,
certainly does not rub it bad.
Lot Geddis of Pasco came up to at
tend his fathers funeral Tuesday.
Dick Geddis came over from Seat
tie to attend the funeral of his faith
er, S. r. Geddis, Tuesday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Geddis of Seat
tie, came over to attend the funeral
OF S. r. Geddis Tuesday.
DR.. II. J. Felch who has been taxi
ing a post graduate course in "A Phil
adelphia school is expected home
about the 25th.
Orea Craig returned from a visit
to the Sound Monday afternoon.
James Aam of Easton transacted
business in the city Tuesday.
Geo. Hanna returned Monday even
ing from a business trip to Seattle.
w. S. Rogers is reported seriously
i'll at his residence on East Third
street
Born In this city, Saturday, Feb
3rd, to Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Wager, a
daughter.
T.B. Goodwin of Thorp was in the
city Tuesday.
There were more surprises than
one Saturday when Fred Gilmour's
valentine in the way of tax state
ment was received.
The melting snow, thawing ground
and copious showers of the past week
all tend to making bad roads and the
pedestrians must now wade mud
shoetOp deep.
See J. Hanks and Sons public sale
adj in this issue.
There are six new houses in course
of construction in West Ellensburg
and three more being contracted.
Frank Chaplin is remOdeling his
residence in West Ellensburg and
making it two stories high.
Herman Page of Thorp. spent a
few days this week in the city
Judge Bollinger of Seattle came
over Tuesday evening to look after
legal matters in the way of the in
junction suit of the Ellensburg Water
and Gas company against the con-
tractor of the municipal plant.
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VIM. Adam of Roslyn, came down
Sunday to meet with the board of
county commissioners of which body
he is member. He says the mines
up these are now working four or
five days a week, except at Jonesville
where the mines all closed down.
Horace Hutchinson of Thorp, was
in the city Tuesday to renew his al
legiance to The Dawn.
VIM. McEwen and wife have both
been on the indisposed list this
week.
J. II. McEwen of Sunnyside addi-
ton, who has been very sick man
for some weeks past, is reported bet
ter today.
S. r. Justham of Roslyn, was in
the city Saturday few hours.
If it's satisfactory printing you
want, get it done at The Dawn office.
Rev. Lincolnfelter will occupy the
pulpit of the Christian church again
Sunday at l I a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Burt PHase received few days
since thee Jersey heifeIs ftoEi f. l..
Ercwer of SatsOp. Mr.. Pease Is de-
tcrm'ncd TO have one of the best
herds of graded Jerseys in Washing
ton and he will spare no time or
money in accomplishing the desired
end. He's a thoroughbred farmer
and stockgrOwer and uses system
from start to finish.
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THE LOCAL EVENTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Helves has received
word that pension of twelve dollars
q month has been granted her as
the former widow of Elias f. Tay-
lor.
Born: In North Kittitas precinct,
Friday morning, Feb. End, to Mr..
and Mrs. J. n. Hoffman, a son.
A. j. Rose spent Sunday in North
Yakima with w. p. Inman and wife.
Someone in district No. 8 has sent
us in q very nice communication, but
1t is not published for the reason that
the writer failed to attach his or her
name, not for publication, but as
guarantee of good faith.
Some of our rancher friends re-
.port much damage to young fruit
trees by rabbits this winter.
Il Bright Bennett has moved onto
The old Bennett ranch eight miles
Qorth of the city.
The G. A. R. and w. r. c. held
nom0rial services Saturday after
Ao6n for Willis w. Trip, deceased.
~ call attention to the ladies of
The vicinity that our new stock OF
.AoatS and suits has arrived.
W p. KREIDEL & co.
- The general complaint is that too
'1tttlo benefits accrue in return for
tn money paid in the way Of taxes.
ny It and smile!
nj. Klemme returned from Selah
saturday, where he delivered his
1acfaare on The American Boy" to a
crowded house.
y. Dalton and B. Hickey of Seattle
%ill open the grill formerly conduct
"a BY A. L. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Morgan of Sc
;attie, are guests of Mrs. Morgan's
-uaronts, Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Wheeler,
end other relatives in the valley.
quite a number of ThOrp people
we're in the city yesterday and the
~ previous.
.sss3.A. f. Schultz is busy putting up ice
'4hia week. cut on the Sanders pond
} Harry B. Osborn is having his
l1<,iase moved on Capital avenue from
TIA Barnes lot to one of his own.
l3faMrs. Guy G. Williams left Monday
ejtening for Seattle to join Mrs. Fl. X
Williams and Mr.. and Mrs. T NJ
Henry for an automobile trlp doWh
through California.
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Sidney Carr has bought a small
tract of land near North Yakima and

sidney Carr mas bought small
tract of land near North Yakima and
will move down there soon.
Mrs. Frank Wilson of Alberta,
Canada, is guest of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Horn.
MIS-. n. A. German entertained a
few friends Friday evening.
Select your style of coats and
suits for Easter at p, Kreidel & Co.
f. j. Page of Thorp, transacted
business in the city Tuesday.
II. l.. McGinnis of Easton was in
the city Tuesday.
w. ID. Bruton of Thorp, was in the
in the city Monday on business.
Mrs. Thos Mcdonald OF Thorp,
went over to Tacoma Monday for
medical treatment.
II. \. GotZian, J. c. Bench, X. A.
Turner and G. +. Ortman will return
to North Yakima Monday evening to
resume their duties as L. S. jurymen.
1t is generally believed they will be
detained there three or four weeks.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-08

N/OU are a bright, energetic, intelli-
Y gent boy. We want you to handle
the Star You will make lots of
money if Won do. Try it, All YOU
have TO do is TO write the Agency Dept
Seattle Star. Seattle, Wash, for fnll
particulars. We also give away swell
prizes to the boys for running in new
customers etc
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-08

w L nave a DuHulc VI eli
titled Suggestions to Settlers on the
Sandy Soils of the Columbia River
Valley If interested call and get
one-or several if you like. They
were issued by the agricultural de-
partment.
Mrs. Housewife: Stop cleaning old
smoky lamp chimneys, send for one
of our new SO Candle Power White
Light Burners. Cut the coupon out
in our big lad" in this paper today.
National Light Co., Baraga, Michigan
Philip Lund. formerly real estate
dee Ter in Gle Elum, it is reported, is
Il fugitive from justice, Sheriff
ermaa holding warrant for his
arrest but he cannot be found, hav-
irg left ,le Elum several weeks ago
and it is alleged. with several hun
dred dollars belonging TO other
people.
Gilbert Sapp, who was arrested OH
Il charge of petty larceny, was given
time in the county bastile to repent
al his leisure.
If YOU don't buy come and look at
our new coats and suits.
p. KREIDEL & co.
Mrs. {. +. Wheeler is reported on
Tie indisposed list.
Mrs. H. f. Blair is on the sick list
this week.
a. H. Davis went over to Seattle
on business Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs c. s Maud went
down TO Granger Saturday to look
over some property which they CON
template trading for soon.
We have position for good man
with fair education who can furnish
reference. We will give steady en-
ployment and pay a straight salary
to the right party. People using in
toxicating liquors save your stamps,
see our big lad" in this paper to-
day. National Light Co.. Baraga,
Mich.
At recent election, Samuel Krei-
del was elected president of the
chamber of commerce. S. S. Nesbit,
treasurer: and Chas. w. JOhnsone,
Il. II. Snowden, II. B. Carroll, r. l..
Barnes, Chas. H. Flummerfelt, p. G.
Nat Drift oh
ard and w. J. Payne were elected
trustees for the ensuing year
A. c. Spalding and F. |. Burcham
intend embarking into the poultry
business on a larger scale. They an
ticipate raising 5000 birds this year.
Hon. A. J. Splawn mayor of North
Yakima. has announced that he will
not be a candidate for governor on
the democratic ticket this year.
That's too bad, as he is regarded as
one Of the best men that could pos
sibly be nominated, honest capable
and efficient. Now let Judge Ronald
of Seattle come to the front in hot
haste for the position. He. like
Splawn, is made of the right kind OF
stuff.
John Hanks & Sons received car
load of high grade cows last week.
Mr.. Hanks knows good COW on
sight and having disposed of all his
low grade COWS, he will use hereafter
only high grade stock on his ranch.
The public utility commission has
notified the city authorities that they
can show cause on Feb. goth, why the
city vii, rot comply with the rules
and regulations with It's municipal
light plant
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. +. Wager died last after
noon at 5 O o'clock.
J. N. Burch deserves consider
cradle praise for allowing SO, 500
debt being saddled on road district
No. |, which does not have funds
enough now to repair the roads.
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You are probably aware that pnet

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but you never heard of a cold re-
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WHY take the risk when this remedy
may be had for a trife? For sale
by Owl Drug Store.