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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
DOES IT PAY TO ADVERTISED
Some Opinions by Mr.. Wizard on Tha,
Interesting Subject.

Yesterday man who was buying
Christmas things at Wards store le-
marked as his bnudles were being
done up:
Quite place you have herew
well, / am fixing things up lit
le."
Don't you think you are paying
out about all the profits advertising ?"
mot much, l don't. That's where
I'm making my profits. Say strange,
Tow came you to come here and
trader
! well, l have taken the Appeal for
a good many years and saw your
advertisement in there and my wife
saw it, and all the children and l had
to come here and do business. That's
why I'm agin' advertising. II they
hadn't seen all those pictures you had
in the paper, it would have saved me
about twenty dollars"
Mr. Wizard laughed and the man
elbowed his way out of the crowd and
went down street using some language
that wouldn't exactly do to print. He
said it was 1.-THE first time he had been
in that tarnal store for nj onto fifteen
year"
YES" said Mr.. Wizard, I believe in
advertising and have made what lit
tie money / ever got hold Of just II
that way. Nothing livens up town Al
as live bristling ads in the newspapers
was looking about the country col
a place to do business, and came Il
Carson. Why? l saw the Carson news
! papers and noted the advertisement
in the papers. Some Of them had Wits
kers on. They were not changed IL
some instances from year to year
1t looked to me as II good man.
houses didn't want business. said t.
myself l think there is an opening
here for man who will advertise.
heard merchants complain that busl
ness went past them and everybod
traded in San Francisco.
why not then they saw nothin;
new in the shape Of announcement
I propose to keep some Of that busl
ness in town.. am advertising and Lei
ting people know what have to sell
am quoting prices. When people Sc
prices quoted they know what the.
have to pay beforehand and they dom
send to San Francisco. Well, am dc
ing lot of newspaper advertising an
I don't have to give any other induce
ments for people to trade but good bal
gains. am ready to take a page a
if the newspapers have the space.
want customers in my store"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
A Postum Eat.

Sardis Summerfeld. Of Reno, has
made arrangements to give his friends
a '.possum dinner at the club house
on the shores OF Washoe lake on SAT
urday night. The sweet potatoes AMI
other delicacies that go with the big
feed will be waited across the ponf
as Johnny Carroll, the club cook spent
Yesterday getting everything in order
for the occasion. The party viii spend
the night ut the lake and q merry time
Is before them.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
Notice.

All parties having express packages
to forward will please deliver the
same at the office before 4 o'clock
from this date until after Christmas
day. Owing to the. amount of work
to be done all packages should be in
before that hour.
F L. Tickner, agent.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-07
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.

The credit system is the curse of the country paper. Not to exceed one half of the papers sent out from the country press of the whole country are ever paid for. The consequence is that the subscription price must be fully double that of paper run on d cash basis. After April 1st, no copy of the IMPER- IAL PRESS will be sent out unless paid for in advance, and in every case after that date the subscription will be dis continued with the expiration of the time paid for. Running thus OH a cash basis, the subscrition price can be reduced to $1 d year, price within the reach of everybody.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-07
Railroad Officials Here

Last Monday afternoon the private car of the oticials of the Southern Pa ctic Came down to Imperial on tour of inspection of the new line. IL COIL tained Julius Kruttscllniu, the Fourth Vice President whose headquarters are al Sau Francisco, and R. H. h. gram, superintendent of the Los An geles division. They were accompan- jed by A. H. Heber, president of the Imperial Land Company, and c. K. Rockwood, the Chief Engineer of the California Development Company.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-07
New Real Estate Firm

After to-day a new real estate firm will hang out it's sign in Imperial. The firm will consist of H. N. Dyke, our attorney at law, and Mir. l. E. Cooley, who is at present teaching school in the CaleXico district. Mr.. Cooley is probably as will posted on lands in the valley as any one here, having lived here for over vera. Last spring he took the assessment in the valley and drove over nearly every foot of land. MT. Dyke needs no in- troduction to our people as he has been dealng with the public in the valley for almost a year. This will make d strong firm and we predict for them successful future.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-07
Cbe Galley Rews

Summer Hats at Varney's.
 Miss Olive Thayer is reported ill wit h the measles.
 H. G. Myers was over from San Diego the first of the week.
 w. H. Andrews, of Los Angeles, was looking the valley over this week.
 J. Vosburgh came in from Los An geles the first of the week to look after interests here.
 Our car of spuds have arrived. A 1 quality. $2 cut; $1.85 in sack lots.
 IMPERIAL FARMERS STORE.
 D. c. Huddleston has christened his store "The Model' and has a large sign overhanging the side walk an nouncing that fact.
 Upon the representations of L. M. Holt, of the Imperial Land Company, of Los Angeles, the Imperial valley has been cut up into number of new school districts. Eastside, Hodges, and Brawley have been carved out in addition to the old districts of Imperi- al, Calexico and Silsbee. The county surveyor is now at work making a new map of the school districts of the county.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-07
Work Commenced on Plume.

Work has been commenced OH the Hume which will carry the water across New River to serve the lands in No. 8. Lumber is being hauled and every eff fort will be made to push the Hume to completion as soon a, possible. Messrs. Baker. Carrol and Sclutze are in charge of the work and are experts in the art of Hume bui ding.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-03-07


 for short time.
 FoR SALE-two lots, West Eighth street, close in. Enquire at Varneys'.
 J. A. Hammers is erecting a large barn OH the Keystone ranch north of town.
 Another week of lovely weather such as can only be found in the Impe- rial valley.
 H. Van, of Riverside, was inspecting the fertile lands of the Imperial valley this week.
 Albert N. Lantz came down from San Jose OH Tuesday to see how we are growing.
 For the most up-to date styles in Ladies' and Children's hats go to The Racket and save money.
 F. H. Stanley was down from Brawley Tuesday. He says things are coming to the front in that section.
 w. H. Hartshorn has put on a dray ing line and ordered some modern dray wagons. There will be plenty of work in this line and he proposes to catch his share of it,.
 That little maXum "about the su,l- shine of to-day; it may be cloudy to- morrow" does not apply to the Impe- rial valley where over 8O% of the days are clear and bright.
 G. to Mrs. Briggs Racket" for your summer har.-A compe', mt and thoroughly practical mlliner in charge. Can make wire frames or shapes, build or trim you any thing in lhe millinery line from the bottom up.
 Miss Clark wishe, Us to inform the readers tha hereafter the post office will be open on Sundays during he follow ing hours: From to 1O;30 d. I'll. and from 12:30 to p. m. Outside of this time he office will be p)si'ively closed on Sundays.
 The safe for the First National Bank arrived la>t Wednesday, and will soon be placed in he new bank building It is from he Mosler Safe Co. and is large enough to accommodate the banks business for several years. They bought wi, h all eye to the future.
 C. Scott aud R.Sethman of Anthony Kansas, are in the valley looking after their interests on the East side. They are enthusiastic over the pros poets for the future and say that many portions of the Eastside are decked with covering of green where pepper
 Many ot our farmers are planting melons and vegeta bles for the spring and early summer trade. There is no sectlon of the west where garden stuff will do better than in the Imperial valley. Il you don't believe it, come and taste some of our lucious cante- lope and water melon, and eat of our vegetables.
 A tabul ulation of the acerage planted to crops is being made and will soon be published in our columns. The in- crease will be marked over last years acreage. We are informed that the work of tabuation is slow as every day new acreage is put in and that
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-09
WHEN INSTINCT FAILS.
sIuEs "EIide" I'm r1ain Sight ana Moths
Seek ProtsSfion4'of White
Ceiff43gs.

A good instance: of <the failure of in
stinct to adapt itself to new conditions
came to my notice this morning. In a
glass case are kept couple of blind
worms, which are fed regularly upon
slugs, and sometimes it is no easy mat
ter to find slugs for them, SO cleverly
do these hide in dark, damp crevices.
Yet tlee cleverness is merely the
adaptation of, habit to circumstances
and when the circumstances change II
mSy become the veriest folly
says Country Life. For the slugs
have no idea that they are hiding
from enemies when they get into dark
damp crevices. = The habit Of seeking
such places has abeen stereotyped on
their minds, because it is by that
means that their ancestors escaped
from their enemies of the past.
Last night, however, it happened
that the only damp thing in the case
was slice of turnip put in for food for
the sfugs, which was standing upright
and this morning all the slugs in the
case were collected together on the
shady side of the Slice in full view OF
the blindworms as they came out tC
breakfast.
If there was any glimmering ofreason
in the apparent cleverness with which
they ordinarily hide, they would, OF
course, have sneaked away from the
turnip under cover of the darkness and
hidden themselves under the stones, as
usual.
The same miscarriage of an instinct
hi =
nary operation, may been seen in the
conduct of the moths which are beau.
tifully notified and tinted with grays
and browns to mimic the coloring OF
the rocks or tree trunks upon which
they rest in the state of nature When
these have come into a lighted room
overnight and have been shut in, they
may be seen next morning taking
cover" on the wall paper or the white
ceiling, where they are as conspicuous
as a cockroach on tablecloth
The same rule runs through all ma
ture. The white pheasant crouches
among the tawny leaves for the same
reason as his tawny comrades, be-
cause his ancestors have done so and
survived to transmit their instinct tc
him. That in his case the trick fails
is the reason why our phe&sants are
not white, but the others have no idea
that the brown leaves help to hide
them. They would behave in the same
way whatever color they or the leaves
might become Tomorrow
Only, If the change were permanent
nature-in the shape of birds and
beasts of prey-would see to it that the
pheasants became again the color OF
the leaves with as little delay as posi-.
BILE.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-09
Bowser's Bad Night
He Taxes In NeSbbor's Baby to Care For and Some
thing Happens 81 Mrs. B.:s Kind Heart Again he
SorSef Of Her Husband,s Criticism and -%orcasm

"The idea of a cub like him upset.
ting the whole house in this wayv'
growled Mr.. Bowser as he went STUN
bling about. Il believe he does it just
to be ugly. If he'd had good lick
ing before he went to bed he'd have
been all right
IF he should die. Mr.. Bowser, you'd
feel sorry all your life.'
Il would, eh? Hear him Yell That's
pure and unadulterated deviltry, and
he ought to be soundly spanked. Why
don't you toss him up and down or
sing to him or something to choke him
off? Well have the police in here the
first thing we know. If I live to see
morning that kid goes"'
'Why, Mr.. Bowler, only a few hours
ago you were reading about that case
in st. Louis, and you were so indignant
that
Never read of any case in st. Louis,
and there's your hot water. Get him
into it and drown him as soon as pos
sible. Young man. it's a mighty good
thing for you that we are not here
alone:"'
"Why don't you break his neck In
stead of soaring him to death?" hotly
demanded Mrs. Bowser. "You wanted
to skin that st. Louis man alive"
MRS. Bowser," he replied as he stub
bed his toe against a chair and sat
down on the bed with his face very
white, eff there is place in this coun-
try called st. Louis, and if there is a
father there who had malicious and
ugly tempered young un who ached to
be killed, and if that father broke its
neck after wears of such suffering as I
have gone through with, he should be
praised instead of censured.''
He seems to be better" whispered
Mrs. Bowser as the baby ceased to cry.
'He knows his gait and went as far
as he dared. In just one minute more
I'd have tanned his jacket, and he
knew it. l tell you. Mrs. Bowser, that
kid is being brought up for the gal.
lows. Out of twenty-five murder cases
have investigated the murderers all
began by whooping and bowling and
waking their fathers UP of nightA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-09
"a HOT OLD TIME"

Johnny and Emma Rays we'll
known farce comedy "a Hot Old
Time" will be seen again at Polls to-
morrow evening, when with its many
new and amusing features it will I'M
doubtedly renew it's old time popular
ity. It must not be forgotten that
only one performance will be given
during this engagement. and it must
be remembered, too. that the perform
ance will be characterized by the old
features of merriment and with new
ones that contribute to making "a Hot
Old Time" the merriest farce comedy
now before the.pubUc. Seats are sell
ing for %, 80, 80 and 70 cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-09

down to his newspaper. He had been
reading for about ten minutes when he
suddenly exclaimed:
"By George but such man as that
ought to be burned at the stalker
What is it?' she asked. ~
"Why, a St Louis father was SO mad
at having to get up in the night with
sick child that he broke it's neck. If
it had been in this town. I'd have led n
mob to lynch him before noon next
day. Beats all what fiends some ia
theirs are! Poor, sick child! How
could it help crying out?"
YES" sighed Mrs. Bowser as she
looked at him askance.
1--WE a good mind to write to a st.
Louis paper and suggest that he be
skinned alive" muttered Mr.. Bowser
as he got up and walked around.
"Seizing his own flesh and blood and
breaking it's neck because it woke him
out of his sleep! / can't believe we
have such fiends in this country, and
yet it must be true
He was so upset that it was a quar-
ter of an hour before he could sit
down and resume his paper, and he
was quite put out because Mrs. Bow
ser hadn't more to say about it. He
read the article again and again. with
stronger comments each time, and he
finally had to go out and sit on the
front steps to cool off. When bedtime
came and Mrs. Bowser pointed to the
kid fast asleep with a thumb in his
mouth. Mr.. Bowser got SO fatherly
that he bent over and kissed the little
one and said he was an angel. An
hour later, while dreaming that he had
caught the st. Louis man and was
breaking his neck, Mrs. Bowser awoke
him by saying;
II wish you'd get up. Baby acts as
If he might have fit"'
"Wha-what's the matter?' asked Mr..
Bowser as he sat up and rubbed his
eyes.
Baby is sick. You'll have to get
hot water and fill the footbath.''
Mr.. Bowser winked and blinked like
an owl at monday and then fell back
and snored. Mrs. Bowser aroused him
again after a minute, and he swung
his legs out of bed and shouted.
What in the old Harry is all this
row about, anyway, and what ais that
imp Of young un?"
II told you that he was sick. It's
his eyeteeth, 1 suppose, and I'm afraid
he'll have a fit'
gift! Fit! Hear him yell! See him
kick! It's simply pure cussedness, Mrs
Bowser, and he wants a good licking
instead of hot water He's been en-
couraged In the habit of waking up ev-
cry night and bowling around, and
now you can take care of him.
This is the first night he has dis
turbed any one for months. Poor
child! See how fiighty he looks! Please
get the hot water
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-09
BITS FOR HUMEKEEPERS.
Strviceable and Ornamental Trine.
fGS the Domestic De-
pQrtment.

AS holder for an emery cushion the
acorn is also serviceable. The nu,
should be removed and cushion fash
Toned in exact size aud shape, the color
of course, being matter of taste. TIC
securely fasten the emery in it's shell
put on a drop of glue and then put a
stitch or two with, double button twist
matching the emery directly from the
baseof the tiny cushion through the cen.
ter of the cup and tie the ends firmly in
tiny knot. A cluster of these acorn
cushions in different colors is decided
addition to a work basket, says the
Brooklyn Eagle.
Pine cones frightened with coating
of silver or gilt paint and fastened in
clusters wit gay toned ribbon, make
pretty decorations for the Christmas
tree or as fringe to lamp shade OF
some dark hued drapery.
A novel way to decorate photograph
frames of linen is to applique flowers OF
linen. embroidered, and, caught here and
there with a stitch, but not f1attened on
the background. The flower and stem
should stand out, as If natural bios
som had been laid against the frame
Single pansies, peoples and wild roses
make good decorations of this kind
The real art of decorating, says an
authority, is to allow nothing to be in a
house that is not treasure Having
established this principle, then surround
these treasures with fitting atmos-
phere. 1t is this marvellous gift of at.
mosphere that makes the treasures (evep
though they may be commonplace in
the eyes of the vuIgar) effective or In
effective.
A silver fork should be used for beat
ing eggs, never a steel one. as"the phos
phorus of the yolk attacks the steel and
forms disagreeable salt.
For mixing cake batter the slitted
wooden spoon is considered the best. as
IT incloses more air in the mixture dur
ing the beating process than the ordi-
Asysa~ 81 av4~4on
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-09
ASTONISHED HIM.
Novice Tried to Talk Quaker, But Gre.
ated n Feeling OF Indhg-
nant Disgust.

It Is no easy matter for a novice tc
talk Quaker" fiuently. The tongue be-
comes confused. with the triple choice
of pronouns and flaps hopelessly
around the palate. well remem-
Der my clumsy effort to engage
in conversation with farmer whom ]
met near Chester, relates a writer in the
Chicago Journal. When I happened
upon him, he was sitting upon fence,
vacantly staring at cream colored
COW in the adjacent field. I at once de-
fined him to be a Friend" in undress,
and determined to delight the old fell
low and amuse myself by carrying on
a skilful dialogue in his own idiom.
This is how I succeeded:
How do thee do, sir? Is-that 10
are thee meditating?"
If he was delighted he controlled his
emotions admirably. All he did was
to gasp and inquire, "Hey?"
THE fields, the birds, the flowers"
I pleasantly pursued. "are enough to
bring thou dresms-I mean dreams to
thou"
He was looking at me now, and crit
ically felt that my syntax had been
very idiotic, instead Of idiomatic; SO
wiping the sweat from my brow and
hat, eyed him calmly, and observed:
Those COWS. are they thy's-or
thee's-that is, thou's-drat it, mean
thine's?'
1t was very unfortunate. He crawled
down from the fsnce, nibbled at plug
of tobacco, and, as he ambled away
muttered Indignantly:
go to Bedlam! I'm farmer, but,
thank heaven. I'm not a loonatic!"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-09
Theatrical
Fraternal
VAUDEVILLE AT THE JACQUES.

VAUDEVILLE AT THE JACQUES.
Manager Polls new bill at the
Jacques is being received with mark
ed enthusiasm this afternoon, and
there is little reason to doubt that it
will win added popularity as the week
wears on Something of a novelty
for Waterbury is offered in the head
line feature contributed by the Jug
Cling Johnsons, a quintet from Europe
who seem to be able to do almost SUI
perhuman things with the Indian
clubs. The Johnsons have not been
long in this country, but in their short
time here they have created a sensa-
ton with their marvellous act They
have been featured in one of the big
gest productions on Broadway. New
York, and they will be in America but
a very short time probably before they
will have duplicated their European
fame. They ought to make an i'm
mensely popular attra elton in Water
bury where anything savOring of ath-
letic supremacy is always acceptable.
AS another feature of prime popular
ity Manager Poll offers Hal Stephens
in his artistic representations Of well
known stage people and his condensed
version of rip Van Wrinkle" as
played by Joseph Jefferson. The 9th
err acts on the bill are contributed by
Harris and Walters, Laura Comstock
and company, Pierce and Maizee, John
Mayor and company, Mosher's dogs
and the electrograph. Prices are TO-
20 and 80 cents; afternoons 10 and 20
cents. ladies 10.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-09
copyright, 1903. by c. B. Lewis

"~ 1OU see," began Mrs. Bowser,
by way Of explanation, as
Mr.. Bowser came home and
found q two-year-oId child
on her knee and stood and stared with
open mouth, this Is Mrs. Green's child.
You've often noticed him in their front
yard. She got telegram this after
noon that her sister was taken sudden
~ i'll and had to go at once. Her hus-
band is away, you know, and she asked
me If it would put us out any to let
baby stay here overnight. l knew you
wouldn't have any objections"
AT the first howl out he goes!" re-
piled Mr.. Bowser.
"But he won't howl. His mother says
she has not been up with him single
night since he was born"
''Then he can hang around What's
he looking that way at me for?'
"You are strange to him, you know.
Take him up and give him toss, and
let him see that you don't intend to
bite him."
Mr.. Bowser started out to get on
more familiar terms with the young
ster, but his efforts were so clumsy
that he had to desist or hear a howl,
and thereafter he gave the stranger
but scant attention. The child was put
to bed soon after dinner, and as Mrs.
Bowser came downstairs again she
said:'
HE went right to sleep like the little
angel that he is, and he probably won't
wake up before Z o'clock in the morn
ing. I'm glad you were not cross about
my keeping him."
"You seem to have the idea that I'm
an old bear" replied Mr.. Bowser as if
a bit hurt.
"No, not that; but you don't care for
children" "..
"Who said I didn't? I'd be glad if
we had six-that is, wish we had six
children, but I'd be doubtful of your
fitness to bring them up. OF course,
should take their training into my own
hands" f'..
Mrs. Bowser didn't reply to the shot.
and a little later he settled himself
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-09
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

ConCordia rehearsal.
Central Labor union.
Patrick Sarsfield club.
Nutmeg lodge. z. of A.
st JOseph's drum corps.
Court America, r. of A.
Arbutus camp, w. of W.
Painters and Decorators.
Magnolia lodge, X. of T.
Mantow council. I. o. II.
Hellmann Advance corps.
Waterbury Debating club.
Waterbury Medical society.
st Vincent de Paul society.
Townsend lodge. I. q. o. r.
Waterbury council. G. b. l..
Waterbury conclave. /. o. Fl.
st Francis Xavier drum corps.
Continental lodge, F. and A. NJ.
Lady Trumbull council, d. of T..
Abraham Lincoln camp, S. of V.
Court Cecilia NJ. Quigley. I. o. r. .
Court Fruitful Vine, No 3, F. of K
Waterbury tent, No 3G, *. o. I. NJ
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-09
And Now They Do


Mrs. Bright-ReaIly, dear, you're not
looking at all wen. I don't think you're
fit to go to the Office today.
Mr. Bright do feel tough. think
will stay home.
Mrs. Bright Can hour later)-I don't
see why you can't take up the parlor
carpet aid dust it. You're just hate
full! So sAere. Philadelphia Ledger.