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The Imperial press., 1904-12-24

II so we must have more enjoyment. happiness, etc, and less sorrow. toil and tue like. la other words ii we are to gleAu the maximum of litc's worth, we must grt more product to enjoy and have more time to enjoy it ln. lt is apparent that if we are to enjoy a worlds fair with it's wonderful exhibits we will need to bc able to visit one ofiener than after fifteen years ot con siAni toil without respite.
 We often hear the remark. "He has enough to keep him all his days; l don't see what he is scrambling for more for. He IS getting old, l should think he would let up and enjoy what he has accumulated" IT those who make this remark were ui A scientific turn of mind and would stop to ask the reason why, they would readily discover that the man who had accumulated fortune had lost all native ability to enjoy, which he had possessed, simply by inertia (noi using itl and now that the evening oi life is creeping upon him the only thing he retains the ability to enjoy is that which he has done all his life get more wealth.
 If you would enjoy your life you will have to learn how. In order to do this
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24
4 Socialists Views

Attended the Worlds Fair al St. Louis. After fifteen ysars of constant toll from fourteen to eighteen hours per day, [ determined ai last 1 would take a holiday and enjoy short spell ai least But was disappointed. l was m mis- cry most of the time. had worked ST long, % steady that 1 have forgotten how 10 enjoy anything except my work, and that is so ariuous that l eau no longer enjoy it for Am not as vigorous as va. before 1 put in those fifteen years"
 Not more than thirty minutes before the writer heargi the above statement by one of lmperial's residents, the same man said, ''I am not Socialist" So there are others besides Socialists who recognize that one must have the capac- ity to enjoy before they can enjoy any thing
 Enjoyment, happiness, delight, mirth, pleasure, etc, are all synonymous io life because their experience adds to or pro- longs life, while sorrow, pain. grief. ex- cessive ioil, etc, are synonymous to death because they deiIaci from or shorten life.
 Do we want more life?
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24

ior some time. His wife sent for phy. sician but before hc could arrive another coughing spell came on and Duckwcll died from suffucation. "-St Louis Globe Democrat. December 1901. liallard's llurchound syrup would have saved him 25 cents, 70 cents and tl.OO.
 For sale by Imperial Drug Co. Dr. r. \. Anderson prupr. Phone 7S.
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24
Farmers Corner

Will some one vho has had eIpcfienr,' and gcod success, kindly answer tue following questions:
 When is the best time io SOW alialia2 Which are considered the best moniltsG
 Would it be advisable to SOW alfalfa in January or February
 How much alfalfa seed should bc sovn to the acre.
 Would it bc advisable tn soW light crop of wheat or barley with altaltaf
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24
Saline Placer Claims

The salt deposits in the vicinity oi Dry Lake, on the desert near Salton, are attracting attention. A dozen saline placer claim. have been located by los Angeles cout " men, who filed the nee. office Thursday. C. 4 Bi-hop. IT, r. Johnson, L. M Bishop. C. J. Latin, W. F. Whallrn, F.. B. Sweet, W. W. Goelsmark. \. n. Crow. c. L.. Whipple, k. F.. Cory, J. B. Green and R. F. Bishop are the locAtors and the claims are named the Alhambra, Exception. Croesus, Last Chance, Briny Deep, Bright Hope, Crystal Hill. Good l.uck. Brin, Hollow. Little Joker, Pasadena and Desert Star.-Coachella Submarine.
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What s the lcst method oi preparing the land. aud how should the .ced bc pu, iir
 When the alfalfa comes up, how long before it should l- irrigatcdF Has Hnyone cxpcrimrmtcd with the nitrogen gathering bacteria now being furnished the farmers by the Depart mcui oi Agriculture. Washington, D. C. lf so, with what r.>ults3
 J.C.
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24
Coughing Spell Caused Death

"Harry Duckwell. aged 25 years, chok- ed ;n death early yesterday morning at his nome. in the presence of his wife and child. He contracted slight cold few days ago and paid but little attention to it. Yesterday morning he was seized with tit of coughing which continued
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24
Cured Paralysis.

w \. BAily, True. TeXas. writes: "My wife had been suffering five years with paralysis iu her arm, when l was per suadcd to use Ballard's Snow Eminent, which cured her all right. l have also used IL for old sores, frostbitcs and skin cruptions. I,does the work" 25 cents. 50 cents and q 0O.
 For sale by Imperial Drug Co. Dr. P. =. Anderson propr. Phone 7S.
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24

The Imperial Land Company has is. sued an Imperial Valley Scrap Book of over l5O pages, containing clippings from the press oi tLr country relative to the Imperial Valley and the movement for national irrigation. IL is compiled by l.. NJ Holt, advertising manager of the Imperial Land Company and is n useful and interesting history of this wonderful irrigation project.
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24

Marry me. Will, and buy buggy at Edgar Bros. u
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24

Devoted to the interests ol Agriculture, Dairyins. Stock Raising and Everything Pretainins to the Farm.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
Anti. Saloon Contest.

Atlanta, Special.-Ways and means
for an active campaign in the interests
of temperance and the question as to
whether league methods work we'll in
the South. were the subjects discussed
at the two meetings Of the Anti
Saloon Congress in session here.
Rev DR.. P. A. Decker. Of Columbus,
Ohio; DR.. E. A. Folker. of Nashville.
Tenn; and Rev. A. ]. Hughes, of At
lanta. took the most prominent part in
the discussions.
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News Notes.

The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
con Graphic is responsible for the
latest rumor regarding the betrothal OF
Crown Prince Frederick William OF
Germany. He says that the Crown
Prince may possibly return from Co
penhagen. where he is now visiting.
formally affianced to Princess Thyra.
third daughter of the Crown Prince OF
Denmark.
The increased length Of the mod
ern great Atlantic steamers has made
the piers at New York too short for
them. and there has been project to
have them extend farther out into the
North River. The Secretary OF war
has just refused to permit this on the
ground that it would not be wise to
encroach farther on this waterway,
which is one of the busiest in the
world.
Link ROLLS. a we'll known merchant
O: Cooke county, is dead.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
Only Two Contests.

Atlanta, Special.-The State Demo
cratic primary will be held in every
county in the State Wednesday for the
nurpose of nominating State officers.
There will be but two contests in TINS
election. that between Chief Justice l.
7 Simmons. of the Supreme Court
and Col. R. B. Russell. who opposes
him for this Office. and Judge 1: 5.
Turner. of the prison commission
who will be opposed by Judson Strick-
land. Governor Terrell. Treasurer
Park, School Commissioner Merritt
Comptroller General Wright. Secre.
tary of State Cook. Commissioner OF
Agriculture Stevens and Attorney
General Hart. have no opposition.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
Landing of Japs Frustrated.

ST. Petersburg. BY Cable.-An at
tempted landing by Japanese troops on
the shores of Korea between Port Az
thur and the Yalu river April II. was
frustrated by the Russians. A Japsn-
ese torpedo boat flotilla secuted the
shores of the bay, but was received
with such a heavy fire from the !ano
batteries at Taku Shan, Ching Tai Use
Tchanhe and Bedsino that it retired.
Vice Admiral Togo's flagship theA re-
called nine transports which were on
the way to land troops. A squadron OF
ten warships protecting the trans
rorts withdrew with them. The hus,
sians have 10000 troops concentrated
al Taku Shan.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
LABOR WORLD.

Lynn, Mass. shoemakers will prob
ably so OIL strike.
The miners of the Central Pennsyl-
vania field will accept 4 reduction Of
wages without the expected OppoSi
ton.
Wages of women workers in Canada
have increased in recent years from
twenty-five to fifty per cent. more
than men.
Membership in the Journeymen
Blacksmiths' organization has in
creased an average Of over POGO per
month in the last year.
Minnesota's manufacturing enter
prises employed during 1903, 94,1S9
men and 1898 women. 54S boys and
143 girls under sixteen years of age.
Thirty three shoe manufacturers Of
Lynn, Mass. who employ turn work
men. have locked out the 500 men in
this department and the trouble may
grow.
'Longshoremcn's Union Of Tacoma,
Wash. has declared strike against
the United States Government. The
trouble arises over question Of
wages.
At recent meeting of the Ship
Liners Union at Montreal, Can, it was
unanimously decided to affiliate with
the Trades and Labor Congress of
Canada.
At Spokane, Wash, the plumbers
strike. which has been on for several
months. is in danger of collapsing, and
it is probale that the union may be
disbanded.
Weekly wages in the textile trade in
England average from $3.50 to 50 a
week; in France, So and $3.50; English
hours are fifty-four to ifty-six;
French, over sixty.
The age at death Of the working
men in East London is about twenty.
nine, whereas in the well-to-do dis.
tricts of West London the average age
is about fifty-fve.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
The Hampton Celebration.

Newport News, Special.-Prelimina-
ry to the seth anniversary exercises
of the Hampton Normal and Agricul-
tural Institute, Virginia Day was cele-
brated at the Institute Wednesday.
Probably 500 educators. among whom
are many of prominence. attended the
opening meeting. DR.. Robert c. Og'
den and his party, numbering over
$50. were among the visitors. as were
Governor Montague, Governor r. B.
Odell. of New York, and Miss Helen
Miller Gould. At noon reception was
rendered in honor Of the Ogden party
and the Virginia guests. Governor
Montague made an address. The key
note of which was: universal suf-
frage demands universal education
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
Commits Suicide.

Little Rock. Ark. Special.-A spe'
cial to The Arkansas Gazette from Hot
Springs, Ark. says: &c. V. Taylor,
president of the Morristown. Tenn,
National Bank, committed suicide ear
ly Friday by shooting himself through
the breast. He lived long enough af-
ter the fatal shot was fired to make
his will. disposing of large estate.
He had been in the city several weeks.
The remains will be shipped to his
former home.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
FIRE AT TORONTO
The Flames Swept Through the
Wholesale District
LOSS ALREADY IN THE MILLIONS
A Fireman Jumps Six Stories ana
Escapes With a Broken Leg
Neighboring Cities Send Assistance.

Toronto. Canada, Special.-f1re
swept through a section Of Toronto S
wholesale district Tuesday night, caus-
ing a loss which will run up into the
millions. The fire started in factory
in Wellington street, about 3 O'CLOCK.
In less than an hour the flames nao
spread from building to building on
both sides of the street until the whole
block was a mass of flames and the
fire was utterly beyond control OF the
local department. Appeals were sent
to every surrounding city where hre
apparatus could be obtained asking
for assistance, Montreal. London, Ham
ilten and Buffalo at once Responded
but il will be hours before they can
be of assistance. 1t was believed at IL
O'Clock that the fire was under control,
but a sudden shift in the wind again
famed the flames into a roar anu
clouds of sparks and burning Sscaes
were carried down side streets until
three entire blocksw ere doomed.
The fremen were making a gallant
fght amid the falling buildings and
mass of tangled wires, but their enorls
at midnight seemed to be fruitless.
Chief Thompson, of the fire depart
ment, and George Dowkes, OF Mon
treal. were cut off by the flames while
directing the work of firemen from
roof. Thompson jumped six stories TO
the ground and escaped with broken
leg. A mass of tangled wires broke his
fall near the ground. Dowkes has not
been seen since, and it is believed he
has, perishsd.
In 10 midnight the following places
had been destroyed: Gillespie, Englsley
& Co.. hats and furs; Dignum & Mon
eypenny, importers; Comfort soap
Works, Davis & Henderson. wholesale
stationers; Jessip Steel Company's
building, occupied by R. W. Hutchl-
son & Co., wholesale woolens; Alcott'
Sargent G. Westwood, fishing tackle;
Dodds Medicine Company. Western
Steamship Company, Richard l.. Baker
& Co., c. H. Westwood & Co., shipping
tackle: Garland Manufacturing Com
pany. G. H. Ragg, agent; Rothschlld
Brothers & Co., manufactures; c. w.
Bangor, broker; Richie & Ramsay
Company, paper manufacturers; Thos.
Hoskin Company Andrew Mulrhead'
wholesale paints; E. w. Gilmore 4
Brothers, silverware: ". H. Payne
Co., commission agents; r. M. Slater
& Co., wholesale dry goods; lnterna-
tional Brokers, limited: Gale Manu-
featuring Company. Whiteman
Brown Brothers. wholesale stationers;
Ralph Smith & Co., lithographers;
George H. Hess Son & Co.. window
shades; Menzies Manufacturing Com
pany, window shades; H. F. Sharpe &
Co. photograph supplies; Crown Hotei'
Office Speciality Company.
The Evening kilograms office ana
Brockes Company's warehouse were
badly damaged.
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CoIored People Protest.

Richmond. Va. Special.-At a large
and representative gathering OF Rich
mond negroes here formal protest was
made against the law providing lof
separation of the races on street cars
which is to be put into effect here TO-
morrow, and resolutions were adopted'
the gist of which is that the negroes
of the community will walk in future
as evidence of the reality of their pro-
tests
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
Minor r1ention.

After gaining and losing $500,000
in New York, John B. Altman and his
wife, when about to lose their home
in st. Louis, decided to die together
and turned on the gas. They left a
note, saying they had agreed to die
after chloroforming a pet cat, which
was all they had untrammeled by
debts. The cats body was found in
the cellar. Altman, who was sixty.
eight years old, and his wife. Julian
ma, came to this country fifteen years
ago.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
TREATY is RATIFIED
Another Step Taken in the isthmlan
Canal Matter.

Paris, BY Cable.-The Associated
Press is authorized to announce that
the contract by which the ownership
of the Panama canal passes to the
United States, is signed. sealed. de-
livered and complete.
The title to the canal route is now
vested in the government OF the
United States.
The document by which this tran
saction is consummated bears the
SIGNATURES of President Bo and Direc-
tor Richman. of the Panama canal
company, who signed for the company
as it's responsible officials.
The transfer is complete and with
out reservation and the United States
secures a perfect title.
This result has been accomplished
quietly and most Unexpectedly, as the
public had been given to understand
that the contract would not be exc
cuted until after the meeting of the
stockholders of the canal company
tomorrow, at which the question OF
ratification would be presented. AS
a matter of fact, however, when the
meeting takes place tomorrow Presl'
dent Bo will announce that the sale
has been completed, and instead OF
asking for authority to execute 1u-
ture contract, it will only remain to
ratify the contract Of sale which the
officers of the company have already
formally completed.
1t is confidently believed that tho
completion of the sale before the
meeting will increase the vote for rat
ification, as it will be recognized that
nothing more remains but to acqul-
esce in the action taken by the highest
officer of the company.
When w. A. Day and Charles w.
Russell, the United States Assistant
Attorneys General, who are in Paris
to assist in the transfer Of the prop
erty, were seen tonight by the Associ-
ated Press, they reluctantly admitted
that the transfer had been coDsum-
mated, and in order to avoid mlSun-
derstandings regarding transaction
of this magnitude, they furnished the
following official statement in writ
ing:
The papers transferring the rights
and property by the new Panama
Canal Company to the United States
have already been executed and de-
livered. They will be ratified tomor'
row by the stockholders meeting.
THE arrangement includes sener'
al conveyance and provision for deeds
and re-signing in the Republic of Pan
anna and in the canal zone now un-
der the jurisdiction of the United
States, in which zone the
United States civil laws continue In
force by reason Of the session OF the
zone from civil law society. All for
malities of the local law on the is
thumus have been arranged for and
secured to the United States.
THE property will shortly be de-
livered on the isthmus, and upon that
being done the purchase price VIII
be Immediately paid.
The full text of the principal doc
uments will be made public tomorrow
night.
"The United States gets an unen-
numbered title
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
News Of the Day.

It is probable that an Investigation
into the alleged frauds In the Postofice
Department will be conducted during
the recess Of Congress by the Senate
committee.
Matias Ortel was arrested at Bar
celona as an accomplice Of Joaquin
Artao in the attempted assassina-
tion OF Premier Maura.
apeake and Ohio train at Huntington,
w. Va, Sunday and was instantly
billed
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
Japs on Swedish Coast.

Chicago. Special Aspecial cable
to The Daily News from Stockholm
says: 1T is reported in responsible
quarters that certain strange craft.
supposed to be Japanese submarines,
are lowering on the east coast OF
Sweden. They were last seen off the
fortified harbor of Faro Sound, in the
Island of Goetland. in the center OF
the Baltic sea. 1t is reported that the
st. Petersburg authorities have in
vestigated the matter"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-04-28
Fire Gutted Victory Talking Machine

Camden. N. j., Special.-The inter,
ior of the store of the Victor Talking
Machine Company. of this city. was
totally destroyed by fire Saturday al
ternoon. causing a loss estimated by
an official of the company at nearly
$500. 600. The concern carried an in
surance of s25O,000. Upward Of a
half million photographic disc rec
oIds and $4,000 talking machines, in
various stages of completion, were
destroyed. The original records,
which cannot be replaced, were also
ruined.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24
"The Puritan Maid"

Town Topics, magazine published
at Cleveland, Ohie, says of the above
book that it is rather a remarkable pro-
duction, which, even in this day of
many books, should attract attention /;
that it is poem whose theme is noble
and its measure grand.
We have called attention to this book
before, and hope that its author may
not have occasion to quote those we'll
worn words; "a prophet is not with
out honor save in his own country"
etc. Mr.. Lee, the author, was born
and reared in Virginia. His wife was
born and reared in Arkansas, and they
with their children are now citizens of
Tennessee.
1t will be strange indeed, if these
states-in fact, if the whole south, shall
do less for this southern writer who, in
his youth, wore the gray of this con-
federacy, than our brothers of the
north. A few lines of commentator
from some of the leading southern pa
pers would do Mr.. Lees book vast
amount of good, and we think those
words of commentator would be iusti-
fed by the work The book is publish
ed by the Broadway Publishing Co.,
835, Broadway, New York. 1t is beau
tifully bound and illustrated, and a
copy of it will make fine Christmas
gift. The price of the book is 81, and
is on sale in Johnson City at H. w.
Lyle's and at j. E. Crouch's book store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24
Revival of the Three C,s Plan.

Local people are interested in the re-
vival scheme of the old Three C's rail
way, whose route it is proposed to ex-
tend from the Virginia coal fields to the
South Carolina coast.
Mr.. J. W. Bye, Of North Knoxville,
owns extensive interests twenty-five
miles north of johnson City, and was a
contractor for the trestle work on that
road fifteen years ago.
The line was graded from johnson
City to Moccasin Gap, Va, but the @.
G. & @. company failed. Since then
the roadbed has changed hands and is
now known as the South and Western
line. A railroad man in this city yes
terday informed Journal and Tribune
man that President Barr, of the Sea-
board Air line, recently made trip to
East Tennessee to see the country
through which the South and Western
passes. Nothing was given out con-
corning the visit, but since the report
has been circulated that the proposed
line is to connect with the S. A. l.. in
North Carolina it is thought that PresI-
dent Barr's trip may mean much in the
way of furthering the South and West
ern scheme. Others are of the opinion
|
that the talk of reviving that road is
being used by some other road to pro
mote schemes other than the compile
ton of the old Three C's line. Knox
Vile Journal and Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24
7. j. Cloyd Dead.

Last Saturday morning T. j. Cloyd
died suddenly at his home in this city
with hemorrhage of the lungs. He
was 70 years of age and came to this
city few years ago from Washington
College. He was a good citizen and
a consistent member of the NJ. E.
Church. He was enjoying his usual
good health and worked all day Friday,
and his death Saturday morning was a
severe blow to the large family. The
funeral services were held at the late
residence Sunday afternoon by Rev. J..
VanFossen and the remains were laid
to rest in Oak Hill cemetery, six sons
of the deceased acting as pail bearers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-24
Johnson City's Nearby Future.

EDITOR COMET:
Over yeaI ago / anticipated what
causes me now to write. | presume
the Staff thought my letter too sugges-
tive of probable disadvantage to the
city's present group of business houses
and my letter was not used. Possibly
the Comet may thus think now, but
all the same / will write.
] felt, as now, sure that the line over
the old Three C's right-of- would
soon be built to the great coal fields of
Kentucky and Virginia, and that the
line would go on to Atlantic Tide
Water. The greatest result OF value
to Johnson City would be it as meet
ing place on an easy down grade.
Coal, ore and timber making cheap
diversified manufacturing certainty.
Most of the plants, estimated, would
be out over the northeastern area of
Oarnagie and on to the Watauga river.
This would, very surely, make the
present depot of the South & Western
road the great business centre. The
Southern and w. N. 9. by easy grades