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"1 have concluded that hair mu«t
be in an Intangible sort of way uae-
ful In communicating with the spirit*
around us. At all events, a lot of time
is wasted in cutting hair. I presume
that the women by not braiding tkelr
hair will save a lot of time, too.
•There will be no cooking to speak
of. We will live on nuts and fruits.
When fruits are not in season we will
have to eat vegetables. But a student
of nature can see that man was never
mean to use anything but produce
from the trees. Our walking upright
shows that we were meant to reach up
for edibles. If we were built like cows,
then we might be expected to feed
from the ground. Besides, there Is
IN THE DARK
By C. B. HUGHES
tfoe
mna
(Copyright.)
At length Lieut. Von Wlentti raised
his chin from his hands, withdrew his
elbows from the table, and, leaning
forward, blew out the second candle.
He stared at the glowing tip of the
wick, for the red to die away
' The thlnK will be easy enough to
r m in*- #,uu.— do in l)erfect darknesa," he said, half
Pi 'E'Ur1 reqUlred ln rl,BlDK i al What a long time the spark seemed
r" Each colonist will be_ allowed to to "^incredibly Ion,,11. corf
raise what he pleases. For example.
I personally desire to raise cocoanuts.
Six acres accommodates 200 cocoanut
trees, and as each tree drops about
one a day, X should have above 70.-
000 cocoanuts, each having an ex-
change value of 1 cent.
"In fact, life will be a dream instead
of a nightmare. There'll be no cook'
have sworn that the point of light
pricked his vision for fully Ave mln-
utes. ln reality, perhaps, five sec-
onds would have been nearer the
truth.
The red glow vanished and there
was darkness.
The lieutenant stretched out his
hand to the spot on which he had
Ing^and" little "washing. AH women will placed the revolver. He grasped It and
nipt j..,„ it t-.lo hlnwDM
euotobr Moffett studio, Chic«o. , Senator Albert J. Hopkins of Illinois
According to present I.nd'c*t'°n 'lotion to his present office, the
will have a warm fl9ht °" 1,11 are urg|ng him to become a candidate,
friends of Congressman ,' E Mason In 1903 for the long term, hav-
HSSrSSiSr"-- —
HERE'S THE SIMPLE LIFE
have to do is to love and sleep.
"The state, which is a poor nam.
for the colonists' official assemblage,
will decide who are fit to be man and
wife. Men and women will be united
with a view to begetting the finest
children. If the offspring does cot
turn out as It should, then the par-
ents will be remated.
"There will be no limit on children
in this colony. Each couple will hava
as many babies as they want! They
won't have pigs to raise, so they may
devote their attention to youngsters
drew it towards himself.
"Quite easy now," he repeated, as
he lifted the weapon from the table.
"Darkness, after all. Is one's best
friend—perfect darkness. It doesn't
let a man look so like a murd
What was that? The room was dark,
and yet he had seen something seen
something almost as one hears
sound. A short, dull line of light be
fore his very eyes. He extended
finger of his left hand. It touched the
barrel of the revolver and ho with-
drew It with a slight shudder. Now
dpvote their attention to youus «'"-! a row u wun a
These won't have to be fed or clothed I he could see the dim outline of the
any more than pigs, so they won't b. I gleaming metal as his right hand
COLONY PLANNED BY G.
DER, IN MEXICO.
H. AN-
Llttle or No Clothes Will Be Worn
by Followers—Says Life Will Be
a Dream Instead of a
Nightmare.
New York.—A "Simple Ufa Par-
adise Colony," where men, women and
children will go about naked and
where the men are never to cut their
hair or beards, will be started this fall
near Vera Cruz, Mexico, by Gustaf
H. Ander, well known ln the so-
cialist and anarchist circles in
this city. More than 50 per-
sons have become his followers and
have promised to sail for the tropics
•when he does.
Mr. Ander is spreading "simple life
thoughts" and "paradise breezes," giv-
ing the plans for this unique colony,
throughout the country, and expects
by September 1 to collect at least 500
colonists who have the same "free
Ideas that he has.
"When we get down to Mexico we
GIRLS TO SACRIFICE SCALP.
•Will Contribute Skin and Hair to Aid
Unfortunate Fellow Worker.
New York.—So that Miss Catherine
Gorman, cashier In a department store
In Brooklyn, may come out of the
hospital with a full head of hair
more than a hundred department
store girls will sacrifice from a qua-
ter to one inch of scalp each, with
long, flowing locks attached.
Miss Gorman's hair caught in a cash
register May 15 and most of it was
pulled out by the roots. Physicians
at the hospital at first suggested a
wig as the best means to cover the
bare spot on her head, but she ob-
jected to this and it was decided that
the grafting process should be tried.
Her friends in the store readily con-
sented to supply the necessary pieces
of scalp. Girls with hair nearly the
color of Miss Gorman's will be the
first to make the sacrifice, but the
physicians say it will be impossible
to get all the hair alike. So after the
new scalp has healed they will dye
the hair any color Miss Gorman may
desire.
It is expected that it will take a
year to complete the operation, as
only small portions of the new scalp
•will be put on at a time. As soon as
one piece begins to root another of
the same size will be taken from an-
other volunteer, and so on until the
operation is completed.
BASEBALL WINS HIM VOTE.
Judge Grants Naturalization Paper,
to Well Posted Fan.
will get rid of all the clothes that we
can," Mr. Ander said. "Of course,
some of us will hold on to a few bits,
naturally. But before long, when we
have all become pure in heart, we will
have no need for even fig leaves.
"A person, I have observed after
careful study, Is always more health-
ful when he allows the air to circu-
late over skin, and we intend to turn
out the healthiest, happiest human
beings In the world. What good does
all this clothing we wear do?
"Your body Is now so choked up
with starched clothing that fresh air
cannot get to it Then. too. there will
be an enormous saving of time by
not making clothes and the hours that
would be consumed in that occupation
can go to developing ourselves
aesthetically."
For more than two years Mr. Ander
allowed his hair to grow so that he
shall be supremely fit for the colony.
His beard falls to his waist and his
hair, when unrolled, to the middle of
his back.
"All of our men will refuse to cut
either their beards or locks," he con
tlnued; "it is an insult to the laws of
much trouble.
"We won't even have to bother to
name the children. What good Is a
name except in competition and busi-
ness? We won't have any books to
"Education outside of that which .
concerns the beautiful in life will be
held it.
"And yet." he reasoned, hazily, as
one who has drunk deep, "the room
Is dark. I blow out the candle my-
self. One cannot see in the dark.
The thing is uncanny."
He gazed hard at the table. There,
sure enough, was the revolver. It was
concerns the beauiuui in mo "... 8Ure enougn, was ine revuivi-.
disregarded. What does education do Krowlng more and more clearly vlBible
now but teach one to go out and beat eac|! moment. And there, beside it,
the other man? was the candlestick and the candle—
"We have developed to the degree t{u, one he had blown out last; he
that we can get along without depend- could see them just as if it had been
ing on lower creatures, such as horses. | hrofui daylight. And the other can-
cattle. pigs, and chickens, for support i jiestick a foot or two away; and the
"No, we will not even have cows; j wrjting pad on the table between the
at least, that is our present view, for | ])alr
every drop of milk we taka means | He must apeak to the concierge
robbing so much from the calf. _ | about these candles. What was the
UUlUh DU OtMIUl tuvw
•Tobacco and liquor may bo used ugG of candles which still lighted the
If any one wishes them. But people j who]e room when they were blown
will become so clean lived when they j out, well, perhaps he was unjust,
get close to nature that they'll not j Not qU|te the whole room. He could
want stimulants.
"I am making an attempt to get
some inebriate millionaires to go down |
south with us, so they may become !
respectable human beings.
"Our colony will be located probably ^
near Vera Cruz, where there are 60,-1
000 acres available. The Bite Is on
the banks of a navigable river and j
the gulf of Mexico Is close by."
James Eads How, the millionaire |
hobo, is among those interested In
Ander s scheme. Mr. Ander is a
Swede and was a government clerk la
1 Sweden. ,
BOOMING KNOX FOR PRESIDENT
V *
v f:1
Ha picked up the written sheet from
the blotting-pad.
"1 have done this," he read, "be-
cause military etiquette left me no
other alternative but disgrace, and the
disgrace of one officer of a regiment
is the disgrace of every officer of tha
regiment."
He paused and considered the
phraseology. "Yea, l think that s
rather well put. Tha repetition of
tha word 'regiment' seems to add dig-
nity and emphasis to it."
He read on.
"These are the facts of the case. I
give them, so far as I remember, ex-
actly as they occurred. To-day I en-
tered a tram on Haupt-Strasse. The
first seat on the left was occupied by
a stout fellow ln civilian dress. His
legs extended Blightly into the gang-
way. I tripped on them, and fell al-
most into the lap of a lady opposite.
" Dummkopf!' 1 muttered to tha
man. 'Can't you keep your blamed
legs to yourself?'
"He rose and struck me on the
mouth with the back of his hand. I
grasped the hilt of my sword. Ha
took, very deliberately, a card from
his pocketbook, and, handing it to me.
left the tram. I read the card—'Gen.
Von Ehrenberg-Achsteln.' 1 had la-
sulted an officer of superior rank! 11a
could not call me out, and accordingly
but one thing remained for a man of
honor. I leave it to the regiment to
decide whether I have acted ln a
manner that Is worthy of their tradi-
tions!"
He laid down the letter. By Its
sldo waB another. It was addressed to
"Fraulein Kuner," and it told tha
same story a little less baldly. "lean
add nothing to either," he said. "If
it had not been for these candles
the thing would have beon settled by
now."
He turned ln his chair, and for the
first time since he had blown out tha
candle noticed the window behind him.
He started ln horror. He could hava
declared solemnly that he had pulled
down the blind, yet the square framed
patch of deep blue sky mocked him
through the glass panes. He rose and
jerked wildly at the blind. It de-
scended a few Inches and then
stopped. The roller had jammed. He
tugged frantically at the tasseled cord,
and it came away with his hand, In
desperation he sat down again at the
table. DropB of cold perspiration
stood out on his forehead, and he tried
to dash them away with his clenched
flat. He clutched at his hair, and mut-
tered beneath his breath.
If he could only have darkness!
Every detail of the room stood cut
with a vividness which it had never
before possessed. He could trace the
pattern of the carpet; the great curves
of the "Secession" wall papir; the sin-
uous grace of the frieze. The brightest
day of summer had never revealed to
him so much, and as one In a weary
sickness he began to count the repe-
titions of the design. Up, down, across
and back. Up, down, across and
acts prompt-
ly ontho bowels, cleanses
the system effectually,
assists one \n overcoming
habitual constipation
permanently. To get its,
beneficial effects buy
the genuine.
Pig Syrup Co.
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■FREE
What a 8ettler Can Secure In
WESTERN CANADA
100 Acre# Grala-Growln* Land FREE.
20 to 40 llu K«U Whaat to tha Acre.
40 te 90 Bu.heU Oata lo the Acre.
35 to 50 Bu.haU Barley to the Acro.
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JSIS"Stb'" mo. beaitbtul aud pro.perou.
■eetlou. under the
Revised Homestead Regulations
hr which entry may be mail* by proxy (on cer-
tain condition*), by the father, niofber, aon,
daughter, brother or alster of Intending home-
,tE u.v't^ m e ph ea.e LHO.OO. For pamphlet.
"La t Meat Went, "particular.,** to routes
beat time to go aud where to locate, apply to
J. 3. ClAWFORD.
Ho. 124 w. Ninth Sift. laoiat City. Mloonrt.
"Blew Out the Second Candle."
Copyright by WaWon tf'awce^t.
j Congressman James F. ^Bur^e ^
Norrlstown, Pa.-Because he knew
the positions of all the clubs of the
two major baseball leagues the nat-
uralization court judges, sitting here,
considered Edward Wilhelm Lawrence
sufficiently versed In American In-
stitutions to be worthy of full citizen-
ship.
Oddly too, despite his midle name,
lawrence Is a native of Ireland, from
which country he came 36 years ago,
and has been living in Norrlstown the
greater part of that time.
Having answered the test questions
propounded by the government ex
ert, and having manifestly acquaint-
ed himself with general affairs, the
baseball situation was taken up, and
lawrence made a home run ln prov-
ing that he was a good American.
James F Burxe oi Pittsburg Is managing the campaign o1
S^OT^f^r*
Mr. Burke is a graduate of th« law depanmenx ^ ^ r8pfesant, tha
thfrty-^rst'congress^onal'district of hi. state and is prominent In the councils
of his party.
SENIORS GREAT KISSERS.
160
Prlncetonians Admit
Impeachment.
the Soft
New York.—The annual statistics of
the Princeton senior class of 200 show
that 27 claim to be engaged, and
there are two "Has Beens. Thirty-
six have been arrested, and 160 con-
fess that they have kissed girls. Sev-
en have supported themselves wholly
| through college: 158 ln part.
hardly see tlie wall in front of him
The picture—Hobbema s Avenue
that was blurred, so perhaps, after all,
the candles were all right. But no;
ho could see the picture. There was
the long double row of trees, with
the road stretching away up the land
scape. All clear as day. Yes, he
must certainly speak about the
candles.
And yet, where was the good? When
he had gone through with that little
easy matter he wouldn't have to worry
about candles. Still, doubtless some
one else would want his rooms, and
he, whoever he might he, ought to be
warned about these cursed candles
which wouldn't blow out, or at least
wouldn't stop illuminating when they
were blown out. He should have to
lodge a complaint about them for the
benefit of the man who came after
him. It was plainly his duty.
He looked about him. Good
heavens! Why. he could s<-e every
single thing in the room! There was
the great stove in the corner, with its
flue-pipe towering up to the celling;
the hook case with the books all
distinct as—why, these confounded can-
dles were regular search lights. There
was the bottom row with the tattered
paper-backed novels and books of
verse—French, a good many of them.
He rather liked French novels. They
were more lively than German. And
yet he had quite enjoyed that lasl
little thing of Blerbaum s. There it
was at the end of the row. Gott lm
Himmel! What candles!
And there was the wardrobe and his
.. i ur*>i hed, and his cloali and sword on the
The favorite girls college Is Wei- ,)y lts sl(je He hoped they
lesley, with Radcllffe second. The; 1woul(iu.| forget to bury those with
most popular professor Is Harry Gar- j hlm gtr|Ctly, of course, he wouldn't
field, who goes to Williams next fall,! ^ entitled to military honors, but he
The honors ln the class rest with the; ))a(j nQ ,|0Ubt th>
Severe Reproach.
"Charley, dear," said young Mrs.
Torklns, "I had a dream about a raca
horse that won three times in succes-
ilon."
"Great Scott," answered her hus-
band, who has a touch of superstition;
"what was its name, what did It look
like'."'
"I've done my best to remember, but
( can't."
"That's the way! There never was
l woman who could be relied on lo
teep her head in business matters!"
Water, Water, Everywhere.
During the flood of 1903 an old
darky living ln the Kaat bottoms
awoke one morning to find his
premises four feet under water.
Later he was found by a party
of rescuers walking about the yard
prodding into the ground with a fish-
ing pole. Ho was asked hla purpose.
"Good gracious, men," said he,
"what do you think Ah am adoin 7 Ah
am tryin' to find mah dog-goned well
so Ah can git mahself a pail of watah."
Kwras « as*
his hand aga temnie Java. These fossil remains consisted
- u b.. b.t.,. °,t Tr c
Mm* "link" was named "Pithecanthropus
"Dear little girl." be murmured. I .._ New York American.
dare say she II be sorry, if no ona.
else Is."
He laid down the revolver and
picked up the envelope marked "Frau-1
leln Kuner." Would she be able to
understand? he asked himself. Had
he told her everything as it should be
told? A girl could not be expected
to see things in the same light as
a company of young officers. Ha ought
to make It quite clear to her. He
owed her that. He remembered that
she had once expressed to him her
belief that a man who took his own
life was a coward. They were talking
of some poor felon who had poisoned
himself ln prison.and he had agreed that
there was no excuse for one in such
a case. The man had done something
and was afraid to meet the conse-
quences. Suicide there • as obviously
rank cowardice.
But, then, how about himself?
What'would she think of him? Ah.
hut his circumstances were wholly
different. This was an affair of
honor, and there was an accepted
code. He said these words over and
over as if to impress upon himself
their significance. An Inviolable coda
which nothing could possibly alter, j
Nothing — nothing — nothing. But
would she understand? A womaa
Let us have faith that tight makea
might, and In that faith let us dar#
to do our duty as we understand It.—
Lincoln.
"TWO TOPERS."
A Teacher's Experience.
"My friends call me 'The Postum
Preacher,1" writes a Minn, school teach-
er, "because I preach the gospel of
Postum everywhere 1 go, and have
been the means of liberating many
'coffee-pot slaves.'
"I don't care what they call me so
long as I can help others to see what
they lose by sticking to coffee, and
can show them the way to steady
nerves, clear brain and general good
health by using Postum.
"While a school girl I drank coftee
and had fits of trembling and went
through a siege of nervous prostration,
which took me three years to rally
from. „ .
"Mother coaxed me to use Postum,
but I thought coffee would give ma
So things went, and when
strength. —
I married X found my husband and 1
were both coffee topers, and I can
understand? A womaa thlze with a drunkard who tries
might not recognize the laws tjr ^ ]gava off Wg cups
which men bind themselves. „At last in sheer desperation I
Women were queer beings. She had b ht a package of Postum, followed
said to him once, In all earnestness, j dlrections about boiling it, served it
that a woman's heart might break. He good cream, and asked my hus-
prided himself on being a man of tha ban(1 h[)W h0 uked the coffee.
world, and he had accepted her state- | , each drank three cups apiece,
meut with unconscious condescension, j ^ what & satl3fled feeling it left. Our
He had thought It a pretty idea. Non- j conversion ha3 lasted several years
y would make an ex-
He wis going to do
president, Chalmers Hamlil, who ll i tlon for htm.
selected as the most popular. U>e most ] |t for the sake Df the regiment—he
respeded and the most polite. Mo-1
Cormlck. Harlan and Connors come In
for honors as the athletes in th# three;
major sports.
had made that quite clear in the letter
At least he thought so. He could
read It well enough with these infer-
ual candles.
eense of course, but still a pretty Idea. ,
Yet was It altogether nonsense? Sup-
pose It were not nonsense? Suppose
a woman's heart could break. A worn-
an with a broken heart must live a
living death. A living death! That
was worse than real death. Far worse.
Inconceivably worse.
Then Lieut. Von
a match.
Wleulti (truck
and will continue as long as wo live,
for It has made us new—nerves are
steady, appetites good, sleep sound
and refreshing."
"There's a Reason." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Head
"The Road to Wellvtlle," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
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