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Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-04
GROWTH Of THt COuNIRI

Standing ou the streets of Los Angeles few days since. inc editor of ,he Press aud Farmer was forced to ovcrhcar a conversation between two strangers who had come io the state hy way ot Central California. The verdict of those mcn. given with an inadequate knowledge of inc country, was to the cffec; that Northern Caiifur- uia is the best section of Inc state iu which 10 settle This deduction was the result of the expressed conviction that back of Los Angeles" IS nothing but climate.
 In Soniheru California VIC know better than that. bu; these men had formed conviction haScd ou a very superficial observance of the country. Through the north they had seen green felds and green grazing lands, and 10 ihe superficial observer of new country nothing So appeals To the eye as mantle of green. These men did no; know that vastly more fresh frui, IS shipped 10 the East from the seven southern counties than from all other portions of the state combined. They did not figure ou horticultural, 2Eri- cultural, dairy. live stock, mineral, manufacturing or other resources of this section or of Northern California. They simply based their verdict on the fact that Northern California is greener than Southern California.
 We of California kuow that the con- ceuiraiion of population. and of pro- due,iOn due io irrigation IS working wonders on very small proportion of inc productive territory of Southern California. We know hat as matter of surplus production over the actual cost Of bringing forth crops. ali land save that irrigated is zpprOximalely or completely wasted. This is not only true of Southern California. but II applies ihroug gh0ui arid America, and even the green grain fields of the Sacramento valley have little power of adding to the wealth Of the state beyond ihe simple Susienamce of The producers of the grain. An acre of orchard no, infrequeniiy produces more net profit than q hundred acres of grain grown wiihout irrigation.
 And ye, when all has been said in answer to the strangers, the fact re- mains that all Southern California Is in need of fuller development Of the latent resources of this country. The tourists may spend million year in Los Angeles, the orange and lemon industries may bring from ten 10 if- teen millions 10 Southern California, and all the other industries may add their annual quota to the total. But 70 long as the little spots Of ground under irrigation and intensive cul- tivation are so widely scattered as they are al present, Southern Caiifor- dia Is but hint of what nature has made II possible for il 10 become.
 The greatest need of Southern Cali formia is filling out of its possible ,.tt. af ghs. Fs.-
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-04
Treasury Department
oHc. oi comp,rolIsf of the Carrenc. WASHINGTON. D. C.. Novem Der 70. t9O

ofbe- oi Comptroller of the Carrency,
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Noyem bef Ig. 1901.
 w whefs2s by satisfactory evidence presented 70 the anaeTsiR ' ned. it has bssn made to appear that THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF IMPERIAL" in tine town of Imperial, in the c0sniy of San Diego, and state of California. has complied wiih ali the provisions of the statatsa Of the United ssats~ required to be conn piled wiih before an sssOeiaiion shall be authorized to commence the businss. of Bank isg:
 Nov therefore [. Thomas P. Kane, Deputy and Acting COmptrollsT of the Currency, do hereby certify that "Ths Firs, National BaHG of Imp-riAl." iH the t0wn of Impsriai, In the cousty of San Diego. and si ate of California, is aHth0fizsd to commence the basinsSS of Bank ing zs provided iH Section hity-ons hundred and siHt, .nins of the Revised statutes of the United States.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-04

Ia testimony N hereof. = il. neas mp hand and seal oi Ostcs this niHsieenth dag of AOyem Der. 1901.
 T. r. KANE, Dsgaty and Acting Comp tfOlisT 0i the CuFTencJ No. cor.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-04

Dr. Heffernan iS once more in the valley. having returned from holiday vacation spent in Los Angeles
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-04

CHrfeacy BuFeza hezl of h q CompifolleF of the Cufrsacy IfezsBy
 Department
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-04
Notice For Publication

Departnrnt oi lhe Interior. Land Oa5c- at Los Angeles, Cal. A- n.h tU.nt
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
CHICAGO WONDERS Att.

Remarkable Feat Of En- cheering Skill
Now About Com pleted.
Three distinct and unusual features
tend to make the great subway system
now being constructed In Chicago one
OF the most extraordinary triumphs Of
engineering skill ever accomplished. 1t
Is unique in design. mammoth III size
and the methods Of construction and
ultimate use are decidedly novel.
Chicago Is most peculiar city. While
1t covers an area Of 1874 square miles. a
large portion Of which is sparsely popu-
lated. the business interests are CEN
tered In district about three-quarters
of mile square. Within these narrow
limits are the great wholesale houses,
banks, department stores. office build
ings. theaters, railway depOts and
steamboat docks.
The result Ia bewildering confusion
Of pedestrians on the sidewalks, while
the roadways are choked with street
cars, delivery wagons and heavy dlrays.
All this within radius Of six blocks
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05

holes In the sidewalks. SO that 1t did
not attract attention. In the daytime
there was not sign to indicate to the
thousands Of pedestrians that any un-
usual work was in progress, but every
hur Of the twentyfour, day and night,
hundreds Of men were digging away
like moles forty feet below the surface
Of the street
1t was necessary to 60 this deep in or
der to avoid the sewer and gas pipes,
the conduit Of the telephone and the
telegraph companies, the electric light
cables and the great water mains. Now
the work Is about completed. The main
tunnels are 14x12 feet and the branches
6x8.
Although constructed ostensibly for
the accommodation of telephone wires,
this will in reality be small part Of a
new enterprise. Its subways are Of
such size that small cars can be run
through them. and on these it is pro-
posed to transport the mails from the
general postoffice to the various rail-
way depots and sub-stations: to deliver
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
OREGON NOTES.

James Lidwell, a well-known citizen
of Astoria, is dead.
The floral carnival Of the G. A. r.
and w. R. C. Of Yamhill county opened
at McMinnville last week and was a
great success.
The Oregon Short Line will spend
between 100000 and 100000 in track
betterments this year, over and above
the usual maintenance work.
Four people were drowned last week
by the capsizing of rowboat in the
Columbia river near Martins Bluff,
twelve miles above Lallema. The
drowned are: Herbert Martin. aged "a;
Ivy Martin. aged Is; Lilly Durkee,
aged 21; Nellie Durkee. aged IS.
Over 10000. 900 feet of lumber was
shipped from Portland by water in the
month OF May This breaks all previ-
GUS records for the port. The ship
ments to the orient, Siberia and Hawaii
alone reached total Of over $500. OOC
feet while nearly 1900. 900 feet went
coastwise to California ports.
Sylvester Pennoyer. governor of
Oregon from 1886 to 1894, died sudden
~ last week at his home in Portland
from heart trouble. He had been in
poor health for the past year, and
spent great part OF his time on his
farm. He was found lying on the floor
with a pillow under his head. Govern
or Pennoyer was born in Tompkins
county. New York, July 6. 1881, and
was therefore In his list year.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
MONTANA.

A new bank with a capital stock of
$4,000 will be established at Forsyth.
1t is reported that DR.. Featherstone
will build 1o0barrel -four mill at Bel
grave.
Governor Toole has issued a proc
lamation setting aside Saturday, June
IA. as flag day in Montana.
Rev. r. P. Smith of Dillon. has been
elected president of the Montana Yves
leyan university to succeed DR.. ]. w.
Morris, who has resigned.
According to Secretary Curran, of
the Montana Jockey Club. there will
be over 400 horses at the track before
the races start. There are about PTS
horses at the Butte track in training
now
The Potosi hot springs located
about five miles from Pony in Madison
county have been purchased by w. H.
Young and Herman Strasberger of
Butte. The consideration is not made
public.
Judge Hollow. OF Townsend. has SEN
fenced Thomas Tighe to serve Is years
in the state prison. Tighe was yester.
day convicted by a jury of killing Paul
Koch on March with a knife at the
East Pacific mine at Winston.
letter from a representative of
Andrew Carnegie relating to the &c.
600 library building which Mr.. Carne-
gle is to present to Kalispell, was re-
ceived last week. The conditions have
been complied with by the city and the
money is to be paid in $4,000 and $4,000
payments. Work will be started soon
on the building.
A -four mill with a capacity of 500
barrels daily will be constructed at
Bozeman by Nelson Story. The plant
will be fitted with machinery to man
ufacture breakfast foods and the like.
A six story elevator will be part of the
mill. The structure complete with the
machinery will cost in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05

| tie fonkawas. who lived about San
Antonio. just back from the coast To
all the other tribes. even 10 the present
day. they are known simply as the
uan-eaters." They were strong. atA-
letic meu. brave fighters. good hunters.
and inyeterate rovers. Unlike other
tribes Of that region. they planted MOTH
ing. having a tradition that their first
ancestor was a wolf. and that thev
must always be ike him. shifting about
from place to place. and getting their
living by hunting. They had pantc-
mime dance In which the performers.
disguised as wolves, scratched a man
out from the ground. where he had pre-
viously been concealed in the loose
earth. gave him a bow and arrows. and
then recited 10 him the tradition. end
ing with the injunction TO be a wolf al.
ways. Other Indians would make no
terms with them. and the Tonkawas
were an ouilawed tribe among all their
r-d brethren, with every mans hand
against them. They retaliated by act
Ing as scouts and guides to the whites
In their expeditions against the hostile
tribes.
When the Texan missions were es-
tablished, in the early part of the eigh-
teenth century. and the good Francis
cans began the heavy task Of trans
forming wandering savages into indus
trious Christian subjects Of the king.
We find some bands OF Tonkawas
among the score Of tribes gathered into
San Antonio. San Jose and the old his.
toric Alamo. II is probable that only a
few were thus brought under restraint.
for the love Of the old free life was
strong in their hearts. and long before
the missions were abolished. In 1912.
We find the Tonkawas again rowing
over half Of Texas.-Harper's Maya.
zine.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
Elect Democratic Governor.

PORTLAND. Ore. June 3.-An cleo
ton was held in Oregon Monday fof
state officers. two congressman ana
members OF the legislature which VIII
elect United States senator to sue
coed Joseph Simon. At midnight scai.
tering returns indicate the election OF
George e. Chamberlain. democrat, TOT
governor. The entire republican state
ticket. with the exception Of governor.
IS elected by from 5000 to 10000. ana
Thomas H. Tongue and ]. N. William
son are elected to congress by larse
majorities. w. ]. Furnish. republican
for governor. is running faf
behind his ticket in nearly ever county
in the state. and the returns at manu-
indicate his defeat. The Legislature
win be republican by safe majoriV'
but It Is impossible to make an accuf'
ate estimate with the returns now H.
George H. williams has been eiec'-
ed mayor of Portland.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
One ON the Moon.


The vagaries Of the moon have been
20 often described In verse and love
story that It seems 4 shame to make
that poor. 0yerworked bright regent
" the heavens" stand for an ordinary
prcsaic tale. But the Detroiter who
went hunting In the north woods
thought It pretty fair Joke. even
though It was at the expense OF the
long-suffering moon.
The party was In the hands Of one OF
those rare old guides who make q liv.
ing finding and losing people and steer.
Ing hunters out Of the way OF game.
They had got mixed up In the tall tim.
Der one night and were vainly trying
to find their way out to the clearing,
The guide was a. much at sea az any.
body.
where Is the moon?" said one OF the
party. Where does It rise In this 10.
calityT
well. ye can't tell anythin' bout IL.
drayled the guide; "half the time II
doesn't come up at ll."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05

Chicago. June l.-James A. Pattea.
mayor of Evanston, and a prominent
board of trade operator, yesterday brought
to successful close the corner in May
oats, which has dominated the oats mar.
ket since early last fall. The profits cred.
tied to Mr.. Patton on the deal are esti-
mated at 100000. About the time
prices in corn began to mount skywards
last year on account OF the crop shortage,
1t was learned that some one was taking
in all the May oats offered on the Chicago
market and elsewhere. Prices began to
advance to steadily around SIC. it was
known that Mr.. Patten was trying 70
work corner. On the big furry on the
Chicago board last December, May oats
were pushed to Al 5-Sc.
Since that time reactions occurred and
when delivery day came this month many
spectators thought the bottom had fallen
out of the corner. 1t was said Mr.. Pat.
ten had 100000 or 100000 bushel.
OF the May options. Everything that was
offered to him in deliveries he teok and in
turn sold practically all the contract
stocks to shippers ut good inducements.
This left nothing for the shorts to acquire
with which to settle and prices accord
ing were pushed up by Mr.. Patten person.
ally in the pit May oats closed at 43 7-sc.
prices were jumped about &c,
and closed at 40 lee. There was a little
furry Of excitement 1T the close, but the
corner did not affect the other options.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
0ANNleALs IN AMERICA


sewage Tribes that Eat Their Ow~
ktnd kxist Alons Anszos.
Il may not be generally known that
eannibalism was once prevalent over
large areas Of the American continent.
Such was the case, however; In fact.
the word cannihal Ii but another form
ef Gambia or Cariba. the proper name
- the Garth Indians, the dreaded
ecourge Of the Antilles three centuries
ago, among whom the Spaniartls, on
01t landing. found human limbs hung
up to dry In the sun for food. Many of
the tribes Of South America were can.
nibals. and some Of the uncon0uered
eavages In the dark forests Of the up-
Der Amazon still feast upon human
deah. The practice existed In Central
America and Mexico. as readers Of
Prescott are well aware, but rather M
. aacri6ce to the god Of war than from
any depraved taste for such food. "A
. war ceremony 1t was found also
among nearly all the tribes OF the east.
efn United States and Canada.
The Miamis had = cannibal society.
~hoee members were under OBLIGATION
% eat any captives delivered to them
Tor that purpose; and the Kiowas, with
whom l lived for some time. had only
. few years ago q secret brotherhood.
each member Of which was pledged Ia
eat the heart Of the FIRST enemy killet,
BY him in battle. The old war chief In
whose family stayed was one OF this
society.
All the tribes of the Texas coast ana
back country were reputed cannibals.
and with good reason. One Of these was
the Attakapa. from whom the Louisi.
ana parish get Its name. which signifies
sman-eaters." Another was the Karan.
kawa tribe, on Matagorda bay, with
whom the French captives from Il
Sales expedition witnessed many :
barbarous feast. In 1850 the priests Of
the old San Antonio mission drew nm =
catechisn tor the use Of their Indian
converts. and among the questions to
b asked In confession the first one
Was. "Ha e you eaten human fieshr,
]. but the worst cannibals Of al were
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
TUNNEL. JACKSON AND DEARBORN STREETS

from the corner OF State and Madison
streets, the hub Of the business section.
Outside OF this district there Is COM
parative ease OF movement for both
pedestrian and wagon traffic.
To offer partial remedy for the ills
affecting the city proposition was
made to the Council for an under.
ground telephone service that would
rid Chicago Of the Bell monopoly. It was
received kindly and q permit given to
construct the necessary ccnduits.
Then opposition began to show itself.
A clause was inserted In the franchise
forbidding the new concern to tear up
bit Of pavement. or to disturb the
surface Of the roadways in any man.
ner under pain Of forfeiture Of its en-
tire plant.
This was about two years ago, and
since there has been no sign Of any
work being done. Not foot Of street
pavement had been torn. up. anc when
the word was given out not long ago
that seven miles Of large-sized tunnels
had been built under the business sec
tion Of Chicago aud were ready for use.
everybody excepting the men directly
interested In the work was astounded.
AS opposition was feared. the work
has been done quietly. Easements were
rented at convenient intervals along
the line and the work OF excavation be
gun. Men were put to digging, and the
earth taken out was hauled up and
carted away at night through the coal
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
At . French Hotel.

An American lady was travelling In
Europe. She stopped ut a French inn
IN Normandy. and being the best
French scholar in the party she was
deputed by the others to arrange for
lodgings, etc. In vain she aired her
best linguistic attachments. Not a word
could the clerk understand, and for
aught she knew his replies were in
"heathen Chinee." In desperation she
said with great directness:
"Do-you-speak-Engllshy
He frightened at once, and replied:
Land sakes! guess l do. was
brought up ten miles from Bangor
Manner
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
kl>0@SCienceI
|EsliveSStion|

illustrating the deiicacy Of scientific
instruments IT is Interesting 10 note
that the navy department has bought q
large tract of land surrounding the
naval etsservA tory s: Washington IN or
der 10 protect from jar rle delicate ma
chinery wAScA records The tit-.e Of tie
country.
A ceise-atea English physsc!an as
oeTss TIA. tat erased heisa; and
weight q! English ant Americans In the
las Aa1s cs.1Tgx-y are caletsy due 10 Tie
Increased essl4>C-as s,4IE 81 sugar. He
cites n c.asa-s--zz,a siar O.. this opinion.
the fire health et ;lse d2Eeeating Arab
and the sgsca r~c.s .ss- ting negroes
Professor TaE-ssaa, Il Cornell Uni
ve-sisy says sasz the twentieth century
as.eas with The Szs engine 70. the first
f1szse II rs century Of evolution serious
r competing with tie steam engin. In
Important t>s.arDercssl work on q IsSge
scaAe- S1EZlzg up the results of re-
cent textA II appears tha; '-tiie best
~e-k q iae large gas engine gives a
thermal efficiency substantially the
same rs thar d the very best steam en-
CINE. while IL employs fuel which Is
considerably cheaper"
In order to compensate the effects of
temperature. which tend to alter the
rate OF chronometer. the balance Is
made Of two kinds Of metal. When st~al
and sheet brass are combined for n..s
purpose. the compensation IL complete
only for two fixed temperatures, such.
Tor instance. as o deg. and 60 deg. Be-
tween these temperatures there il an
0Dc0rrected error. called the secondary
error OF the thermometer. The correc-
ton Of the secondary error has always
been . subject Of great interest to
watchmakers. BY combining various
Ostals. the error has been nearly elm
mated IN the best instruments. and re-
Gently Charles Edward Guillaume pre-
scented to the Paris Academy Of Sci
ences . note explaining . new method
Of entirely correcting the secondary err
rOr BY the use Of balances composed OF
= nickel-steel alloy devised by him.
self.
One Of the reasons formerly urged
Agains the existence Of living creatures
In tho abysses Of the ocean was the
supposed absence Of Oxygen there. It
was deemed impossible that any con-
adorable quantity OF oxygen could ex-
1T at great depths. But recent dis
coveries have shown that there 10 NO
hack Of oxygen even ut the greatest
oepths. The explanation 10 that the
0Dld water Of the polar regions. charged
with oxygen from the atmosphere,
creeps along the bottom toward the
equator. from both poles. and thus car
sies : supply OF oxygen over the whole
vast n0or Of the oceans. The surface
water moves toward the poles, and no
. great system Of circulation exists.
Were It not for this world circula-
tion. says Prof. c. C. Nutting. .it Ii
altogether probable that the ocean
would In time become too foul to sus-
1Ain animal life. at least In Its higher
manifestations, and the sen. the mother
q life. would itself be dead"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
Something New III Heraldry.

A New Yorker with aristocratic pre-.
tensions wanted set Of harness
marked with his crest and accordingly
sent the die thereof to the artist In
leather. In due time the desired horse
gear was sent home elegantly blaxoned
with the insignia Of nobility, but the
die was not sent along. Making In.
quiries, the gentleman learned that a
number Of other customers OF the har-
ness-maker had seen the crest. aud. Xix.
ing Its looks, wanted some articles they
were having made mounted with the
same design.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
SMALLEST ESTATE ON RECORD.
Measures but Few Inches In Busiest
Section Of Bronx borough.

Measures but Few Inches In Bssiest
Section OF Bronx Borouxh.
1t has remained for New York. the
city Of great estates. to produce what
would seem beyond all question to be
the smallest single piece Of real estate
on record. To call It parcel of land ap-
pears absurd, since this tiny bit Of land
on the southeast corner of 149th street
and Third avenue has the triangular
dimensions Of only II. IA and 16 inches
mot feet, but inches.
A great hubbub 1t has given rise to-
too. The borough Of the Bronx fairly
pulsates with interest over the ques-
ton, "What will become of lit" Com.
pared with this the Chinese question
becomes but \ thread In the cloth Of
discussion with which the dwellers If
the Bronx are concerned. And the
Bronx may well talk about this matter
This trtangular-shaped property
12x14x10-is known as the Uhl estate
Not jestingly. not with sarcasm Is the
name to be used. As such 1t must ap-
pear In all seriousness to the unknow.
Ing ones who might scon at this tiny
bit OF land. When, however, II Ia re-
membered that this location Is directly
at the corner Of busy thoroughfare,
In one Of the liveliest parts Of the Dor
ough OF the Bronx, this portion of land
Ii not to be sneexed Mt.
Some weeks ago the executor of the
Uhl estate placed it's valuation at
$1,000. There were no takers at that
figure. but Offers In the hundreds have
not been lacking. One Of the biggest de-
partment stores In Manhattan wants tc
buy it--for advertising purposes. A
prominent advertising arm has made
an offer to lease the ground for tern
Of years. But no figure has yet beea
accepted. Negotiations are pending,
however. which promise an early cor.
summation.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05
nersesnees Draw Electricity.

A writer states that the difference
in susceptibility to electric shock be-
tween horses and men is largely a
question Of shoes. The sole Of =
mans shoe has very high resist
ance. but horse with his four iron
shoes, fastened on with iron nails. is
apt to get the full benefit of the cur
rent.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-05

newspapers to the railway depots and
to the dealers instead Of sending them
oy wagons, as is now done, and to carry
package freight from the downtown
stores to the outlying districts. No at
tempt Will be made to do a passenger
business.