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The Imperial press., 1904-07-30

tmpsrial Valley Water Co. No H hcld us board meeting iu l.u- Angeles Friday.
 The tracklavue tarcc vn thc ll.'iou. In,crurhan Ry. Was within about thrtc miles oi the ri,cr MuuaAy night
 4 Mir. and Nr. r. Mead amt ,'u aud daughter Wilbur and Daisy. lvit Well nce,iav tor a month s Ni-it iu lyas Angeles and san Diego.
 The new dam ai Easi~idc heading is working perfectly. Every farmer has all the water hc wants and thr only question Is what to do with the surplus N The railroad is expected ,o lc finished to the river saturday nizlt Ntout a month then will tc required ior tue bridge. and the mad should open by September.
 W. e. Coulcy has rented to W. C. Raymond the north half ui section lS Iu l6-l6 for next vear'> barely crop, for slol0 cash rent. Mir Raymond j- an experienct.i and successful farmer oi ihe valley. and this lease shows that there is still some confidence in gram growing here.
 ho4fNlllc has ChNTrN >tfNltr> every Sunday. although there Is not ai present q residrn; pastor. Rev. Palmer uf the Presbyterian church ai BraNley preach es here on the dTsi Sunday iu the month. Rev. Mullen. of the Methodist church at Imperial. the second sunday, Rev Hollingsworth of the Christian church al Imperial. the third sunday and Rev. Harrison, oi the NJ church Sonih. occupies the pulpit here the last Sunday in the month
 Bert Chaplin has 320 acres of kaiiir corn on the west half of section 2l in le-l6. and F \. Chaplin has growing Se1 acres on the south half of section g in l5-l5; also l60 acres on the southeast quarter oi another section in l5-l5. making under the one management SO0 acres of kaifir corn. all growing in fine shape. This shows tina; Chaplin has
The Imperial press., 1904-07-30
Safeguard the Children.

Notwithstanding all tha, Is done by boards oi health and charitably inclined persons. the death rate among small children is very high during the hot weather of the summer months tn the large cities. There is not probably one case oi bowel complaint in hundred however, that could not bc cured by the timely use oi Cham herlain's Collie, Chol- era aud niarrhoea Remedy Mir. Frank Riggs. ot Frauklinvillr. N I., in speak ing 0t this remedy said "l have found u exp.,,iicnt to have supply ot Cham berlaiu's $ Collie, Cholera and piarrhoea Remedy on hand. |, las been family safeguard aud while e~ pecially beneficial to children. u k equally good in adult cases. recommend it cheerfully and without reservation.
 For sale by Imperial Drug Co. Dr. F. :. Anderson Propr. Phone 7s
The Imperial press., 1904-07-30
DESERT LAND. FINAL PROOF NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department oi the Interior United
 States Land Office, Los Angeles, Cal,
 June 27, 1904.
 Notice k hereby given that ANTHONY II. HEBER. uf los Angeles, Cal. has filed notice of intention to make proof On his dcscrt.land claim No. llSO, for the \ l.2 of SE l.4. S l-2 uf SW l.I See. b, aud \ l-2 of SE ll, < l-2 of SW l-l Sec. c. Twp. l5 \, K n F., \. E. M., before reg istrr and receiver at Los Angeles. Cal. on Monday, the sth day of August, 1901.
 He names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and rec lamation of said land
 James \. Hammers of Imperial. Cal. W. B. Hammers of Imperial. Cal Aylmcr Hammers of Imperial, Cal. k. D. McPherrin of Imperial, Cal F. H. Mcphcrrin of Los Angeles. Cal.
 A. J. CRooEsnANK, Register.
 July 2-30.
The Imperial press., 1904-07-30
DESERT LAND. FINAL PROOF NOTICE FOR POolICATlON.

United States Land Office, Los Angeles. Cal, June 10th. 1901.
 Notice is hereby given that HENRY C. BOAk of Los Angeles. Cal, has filed notice of intention to make proof on his desert-Iand claim No. 1908, io, the NV l-4 of NV l-4 Sec I, Tp. l6 <, k. l3 F. <. B.M., before |. =. Commissioner r. G. Havens at his office at Imperial. Cal. on Wednesday, the 3rd day of August, l9Ol.
 He names the follow 'ng witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and recla- nation of said land:
 Harry Vanden iieuvel, II. ]. Hape- man, Wilber Clark, H. k. Kyle, all of Imperial. Cal.
 4. ]. CRooKsHANK, Register.
 Jun. lS-25-July 2-9-l6-23-30
The Imperial press., 1904-07-30
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department vf thc Interior, uni,cd states t.aud
 Uhtv. t.us AugrlcS, Gal, July iNth, I'M,
 \ suins trnt contest affidavit having brrn hird. in thts office bt FRANK C.. JORDAN, Coutcsr tant. Agatm~t dvsvrt.tand ruttY Nu, tYN, made Noseuibvr tt. tqul. tut C. "a uf NJ, and D. is ot ui sE <, Ss-,. [. Twp. lT ~, X is C., and w 's ot NV 1. and W t of SN q. See. Co. Twp, iI S, Go G. bt William C. Robinson, hts nrirH aud legal representative, yuutrstr~, tr which tt ts alleged that sad William c. Robinson is dead, leaving surviving htm Mary c.. Robinson, WidoW, M. Hrutuu Robinson, Norman C. Rob. tnson Wuu Q Robinson. -uus. Elizabeth New kirk. Matte kvunrdN and brtttr 1homp p~ou, daughters of sAid drCrlsrds that said William C. Robinson has not made anN expenditure a- prov ,dvd hN law in tue irrigation, reclamation and cultivation ut s1id land. that thr afhdANtta made by said William F. Robinson aud hts witnesses on Nov. lJ, tPO, certifying Co sNpru. dturr~ tn compliance with the drsrTt.iaud law nn ~aid land we're false and untfuc, and that sad rutTN was made hy sStd kubtusou for the b.urit ut James H. Hoffman. Said parties are hrrrb, rotth~d Co aplwar, respond and oncT evidence touchtng stid allegation at 10 o'clock . m, nu S-ptrmbsr =, tN4, before the Register and Receiver 1t tue United States Land Onicr iu tu~ Angeles. Cal.
 The satd contestant, having, tu proper affidavit. fi~d Jniy ls ilO4. set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service of this notice cannot b- made upou all "t defendants. it is hereby ordered and directed that such notice bc gtvru by due and proper publication Go such ss arc not residents of this State.
 Al. CROOKSH ANk, Register.
 ARTHUR W. KINNEY, Receiver.
 fV.Maus sT
The Imperial press., 1904-07-30
BRIEFS FROM TIE ELECTRIC
 HUB or IMPERIAL VALLEY

faith iu the farming here in the In. prfial Valley lic i- uoW grading 3O acrvs ui new land to bC ~uWu Co barley iu October.
 The north end ot No. .. directly east ui RaW lcy, Is ,till under control ui the (. p. Co.,. that part ut the canal system nut having vet b-vn acrcptcd by the board of directors ul Nu. 5. because not vet complete Consequently the dis iriuutiou ui water is still under contrul ot the C. p. Co. and any requirement. iu that regard should bc made tu it ur Us representatives in that part of No. !.
The Imperial press., 1904-07-30

sw |. of NE, and $ h ot NV sc,. 1l, Twp. Iss, K ~ D., s, H. NJ, befoTc the Uniied states Commissioned at hts ofiice tn iniprfial, Cal, un Tuesday, the Id day of August, lpH. Hc names the following witnessrs C" pfsve the complete ifrig alton aud reclamation of said iand3
 John M Keith, Hugh R. Kyle. Frank M, ief. all ot impefial, Gal
 AJCRooksHANk, Register jais ~ aug l
The Imperial press., 1904-07-30
DESERT LAND. FINAL PROOF NOTICE FOR PUDLICAIION
jySlaag T

Department of the Interior. United States Land
 Ofiicc. Lo~ Angeles. Cal, July Huh, ip9. Notice t~ hereby given that NJ AIRY l. FARMER. widow Ut and for the Heirs ot Thomas G. Farmer. dccr.t ss.d. has filed notice ot intention to make proof ou his drscry.laud claim No. i2b7. for tho n of SE "a, Sec. i1. Twp. IS =. ij F.. s. II. NJ, bctorr Register and Receiver at f.us Angeles, Cal, on Friday, the .btn day og August. i9D4.
 She names the following wiInrssss to prove the complete irrigation and reclamation of said land:
 Daniel Webster, of Imperial. Cal; Ernest Butcher, of Imperial, Cal: \. C. Carson, of Los Angeles, Cal: C.. T. Welcome of Los Angeles, Cal.
 A.. J. CRooKSHANK. Reg isrus. july ib-aag i3
The Imperial press., 1904-07-30
What Are They?

Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. \ new remedy for stomach troubles, biliousness, and stipation, and 8 good one. Price 25 cents.
 For sale by Imperial Drug Co. Dr. P. :. Anderson Propr. Phone 7s
The Imperial press., 1904-07-30
DESERT LAND. FINAL PROOF NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior. United States
 Land Oftee. Los Angeles, Cal, Jaiy isih,
 lpO9
 Notice is hereby given that CHARLES F. SMITH. of Imperial. Cal, assigucc of Charles c. May, has filed notice of intention to make proof on hts drscrt-ia.d claim No. i2i4. for the
The Imperial press., 1904-07-30

The breakfast food man regards the pacSingiIouse strike very much in the nature of q bonanza.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.
Weak Men Magnify While strong
Men Overcome All Obstacles.

The young man who. after making
up his mind what he wants to do in
the world, begins TO hunt up obstacles
in his path, to magnify them, to brood
over them until they become noun
tains and then to wait for new ones to
develop, is not man TO take hold of
great enterprises. The man who stops
TO weigh and consider every possible
danger or objection never amounts to
anything He is small man, made
for little things. He walks around an
obstacle and goes as far as he can
easily, but when the going gets hard he
stops.
The strong man. the positive, deci-
siye soul who has programme and
who is determined TO carry it out, cuts
his way to his goal regardless of diff
ficulties. 1t is the WARBLER, the weak
knccd man. the discouraged man, who
turns aside. who takes crooked path
to his goal Men who achieve things,
who get things done, do not. spend
time haggling over perpleXities or won
dering whether they can overcome
them. 4 penny held close TO the eye
will shut out the sun. When man
lies down on the ground to see what is
ahead of him. a rock may hide Il noun
tain. \ small man holds petty diff
culties so closely i'll view that great
objects beyond are entirely shut out
of sight. Great minds keep their eyes
on the goal. They hold the end so
pe"SistCntly in view and it looks so
grand ana desirable that the intcrmc- /
date steps. no matter how perpleX-
ing, are Of comparatively little impor-
lance. The great man asks but one /
question, Can the thing be doneY not |
How many difficulties will l run |
across" If it is within the reach of /
all hindrances must be push
ed aside.-O. s. Marden IN Success.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20

The sum of the figures In each YER
teal, horizontal or diagonal row, eight
rows in all, is fifteen. 1t is supposed
to be very eflicacious in promoting
health, happiness and prosperity and
wardlng off evil Influences On rising
in the morning these figures are writ
ten Oh piece of paper. rolled up in Il
pellet and thrown away or rolled III a
piece of bread and fed TO the fishes,
when is held to be the most cfficacious
way.
a highly educated Korean gentle
man said that this form of charm is
used among all classes Of people in his
native land. Speaking of it, he said:
"My father, an educated, well inform
ed gentleman, laughed at all supersti-
tons, yet he would every morning
write down the figures in the prescrib-
ell form Oh Il piece Of paper, roll 1t in
q pellet, cover it with bread and feed
1t to the goldfish. He said that, while
he did not believe in such nonsense,
it always made him feel better
Washington Post
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20
THE WONDERFUL SUN.
Some of The Things We Know About
That Mysterious Star.


4 very wonderful and in some re-
gpccts mysterious object is the sun, y
typical star the nearest One and not 50
far away us to prevent us from study
Ing it in detail, and yet presenting con
ditiOns 50 different from those we can
obtain in our laboratories that to a
considerable extent it deiies our rea-
sOnings and renders our conclusions
merely cOnjectural.
Certain facts, however, have been es-
tablishcd beyond any possible doubt
and must necessarily form the founda
ton of all reasonable theories anG
opinions.
We know. for instance, that its mean
distance from the earth is very closely
93.OG0WO miles: that its diameter Is
about $4,000 miles, or 1O9ls times that
of die earth, and its bulk about 1900
coo as great
We know also that it's mass Is about
100000 that of the earth and that COY
scquently gravity upon its surface is
about 2Il2 times as powerful as here.
4 man who here weighs $50 pounds
would weigh more than two tons upon
the sun. and there IL squirrel would not
be able to jump any more friskily than
All elephant here.
Experiments with burning glasses
make il certain that the effective TEN.
pcrature Of the suns surface taken rs
a whole doubtless the actual temporal
ture varies widely at different points,
is much above any which we can pro-
duce by artificial means. Not even the
electric furnace can rival it. Carried to
the sun and kept there for few hours
only, the earth would melt and pass
into vapor. The estimated temperature
is about 1900 degrees F., but cannot
be regarded as exact. 49, Professor
Tharles A. Young in HarDer's Weekly. !
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20
Antiquity of Engraving.

Gems were engraved mt very early
period Of the worlds history. The very
oldest specimen of this art in existence
Is believed TO be a square slgnet of yer
low jasper engraved i'll the year l4J0
Il. G. and now in the British museum.
The engraving upon it Is fair pictv"c
of the horse of Amenophis H., and the
characters underneath have been Grci-
phered us being the names and titles OF
that monarch. The earliest instance OF
an engraved precious stone is the en-
erald ring Of Polycrates. 40 Il. G. Tho
Bible tells us that the Judaean high
priests wore breastplates with the
names of the twelve tribes engraved
upon them, but Notwithstanding this
there is no known Hebrew engraving
older than fhp fifth rnntiirv
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20
THE USE OF CHARMS.
Peculiar Amulet Whi,l. - Common
Among the N.reans.

Peculiar Amulet Which - Common
Among the Koreans.
. The people of all nations are, super
sttious, and belief in charms and
amulets prevails among people OF ev-
cry rank and grade, educated or igno-
rant, refined or vicious. When Il man
declares, 81 have no superstition" con-
tlnue the subject, and in few min
utes he will state, while | am not
superstitious, yet must say | always
did believe" etc, demonstrating that
he Is about as superstitious as the
average of mankind. Charms and am
ulets are made Of almost everything.
from n repulsiye collection of human
fingers, human bones, frogs, toads,
snakes, pieces Of glass, stone, iron,
dried blood, bottles of water, etc, to
elegant and artistic combinations of
gold and precious stones. For many
centuries scraps of paper with quota
lions from the Bible, from the Koran
and from the Yedas or combinations of
letters or figures containing some mys-
tic significance have been used all over
the world.
The abracadabra of the ancients, the
letters being repeated and placed in
the form of triangle, was in general
use. Written on sheet of paper,
folded up and worn on the person, 1t
was supposed to keep off fevers and
bring good luck to the wearer. The
Koreans have Il most peculiar form of
this kind of charm, consisting of the
figures to 0 inclusive placed in the
form of square, thus:
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20

of the season at least half of these
plants in The iuocuiatcd part of the
field had enc or more. tubcrcles upo1
their roots. and some plants could be
found whose roots were abundantly
provided with tubrrcles (sec the cut.
1t il believed that hundred pounds
Of infected SOY bean soil per acre Will
be sufficient 10 produce thorough IN
lection the second year.
From investigation DR.. Hopkins finds
conclusive evidence that infected sweet
clover soil can be used for the inocua
ton of alfalfa fields, the bacteria of the
two plants acting the same. The in
fcctcd soil may be obtained from any
place where the sweet clover is found
growing with abundance of tubercles
OH It's roots. The soil may be collected
TO depth of three or four inches and
scattered over the alfalfa field at the
rate Of Il hundred pounds or more to
the acre
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20

What the corn crop needs at first Is
something TO give rapid growth. then
it can soon take hold Of the coarser
plant food stored in the soil and get
ahead of Ike weeds and grass. Use the
sir.ic horse cultivatOr. with three inch
hoes instead OF inch and half Run
only about two inches deep or less, as
the object is TO break the crust and
furnish Il dust blanket" or earth
mulch to hold the moisture In the soil
by retarding evaporation. This cult.
walton will destroy weeds and grass
and aid chemical action as well as re-
tain moisture. 1t is much easier TO
kill the fine weeds and grass as they
gcrminatc rather than let them grow
and depend Oh wrapping them up
These plowings with the cultivation
should take place once Il week unless
too wet to do good work. Cultivate as
long as the horse can get about in the
crop conveniently, even up to the time
Of tasseling if necessary. - b. lrby,
North Carolina.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20
Brief Mention.

The favorable season for the growth
Of potatoes In Arizona is between the
frOsts of March and the heat of June,
and the growth Of another crop is pos
sible between the heat of August and
the frosts of autumn.
The total value of cotton exported
from the United States in 1868 was
$379, 489,647. Why not manufacture
this at home and ship out the finished
product?
american rice may yet be exported
10 Japan If the pending war continue.
more than year." predicts an ex-
change.
At the annual convention ut Atlantic
City of the National Cigar Leaf Tobac-
co association j. l.. Friedman was
elected president and Lancaster, Pa.
was chosen as the place for the next
convention.
Good summer pasture is great
thing for swine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20
DEVOTED WAGTAILs.
There Birds Mate For Life and Are
Extremely Ancctionate.

Extremely Ahcctionate.
The wagtail frequently migrates
from one part of the country to anoth-
er and sometimes congregates In
focks, but he pairs for life, and the
same pair always reappear, sometimes
when they are least expected and all
the more welcome from their occasion
al absence, on their favorite lawn.
Their devotion to .one another is ex-
IRENE, as n scene | witnessed some for
~ years ago, but which is as fresh In
my memory as if had seen 1t yester-
day, will show.
a wagtail had been killed, probably
by stone, and was lying dead in the
middle of the circular drive in front of
the Down House, Blandford. The sur
vivor seemed beside himself with
grief. Like Eve in Paradise" he
knew net what death was" or, at
most. the reality was only gradually
breaking in upon him. He kept run
ming up to the body with loud and
plaintiye call notes. He called, but
there was no response. He caressed
the body, caught hold of it with his lit
tie bill, coaxed it to move and drew it
after him for yard or two. He even
tried to rise with 1t in the air. Then,
like one distraught, he dashed away
TO the edge of the gravel drive and
then rs quickly dashed back again, to
go through the same mournful process
es. Sometimes he would fly right off
in wavering, uncertain flight as far as
the eye could follow him, as though
he could bear the sight no longer, but
without stopping to rest he hurried
back in straighter and quicker flight,
unable to tear himself away or as II
he hoped that something might have
happened in his absence. This long
drawn tragedy, this abandonment Of
grief, | watched from the window
throughout the afternoon till darkness
came OH. Next morning the body had
and | saw the survivor no
BOsworth Smith in Nine
teenth Century.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20

Despite all mans ingenuity he has
not yet bscn able to use wood pulp
newspapers over again. After the
daily is read and thrown aside it Is use
less for the press again. Instead, the
junkman carries it off and dispOses Of
it in various ways. Waste paper, for
instance, is steamed, washed and press
ed into sort of wood, which Is used
for floors. by the addition of little
clay the surface can be made smooth
enough TO resemble metal. Under
pressure paper is also turned into car
wheels, buckets, plates, penholders. pa
perwcights and statuary. The street
fakir who wishes TO sell you Venus
de Milo. which he assures you that you
can drop and it won't break any
holds in his hand the combined
product Of Il half dozen old newspapers.
--Nn." York Tribune
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20
pOusseau's AnccfnfiOn.

Rousseau lived long OH his fifth floor
in Paris, forgotten by the world which
he affected to despisc and from affcc'
tation really Stunned, when an accl-
dent happened to him In one Of his
solitary walks. lie was met in mar
row part of the street by NJ. de Far
geau. driving very. fast in his carriage,
and in his attempt TO get out of the
way was pushed down by large Dan
ish dog running before the horses. NJ.
de Fargcau Immediately stopped his
coach and hastened TO assist the per
son whomVhis dog had thus knocked
down. but when he saw II was the
author of "Emillus" he renewed his
apologies and attentions.
The next day he sent TO ask after
Rousseau.
Tell your master to chain up his
dog" was the only answer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-07-20
STARFISH AND OYSTERS.
Mistake That Was Made by Planter
OF the BivaIves


"a few years ago" said Long Is
land oyster planter last week. zone of
the planters here made biz mistake
that nearly cost him his whole years
oyster crop.
You know, suppose, that the worst
enemy Of The oysters Is the starfish.
We catch them with an instrument
called a tanglc in great quantities and
pile them iip ashore, where the sun
soon kills them But that, rs you may
imagine, is not an operation calculated
to make the neighbOrhOOd Of the place
very fragrant, for the star has fear
full Odor after he dies.
"Now this planter of whom | am
speaking had plan to avoid all this.
lie told one of his men off with an TX,
and rs fast rs the boats brought In Il
load Of stariish the TX was piled, ana
the pieces were then dumped over
board
''IIe rubbed his hands over his good
idea. but he wasn't so pleased q month
or so aftcrward when the stariish be-
gan to dcvour his oysters again, and
investigation with the dredge and tan
gle showed that there were more OF
them than ever on his beds.
about this time nm expert from the
fish commission came shopping around
for curiositics. and he heard, of course.
about the stars. He began to laugh.
"'All that you succeeded in doing
said he to the oyster planter, when
you chopped up the starllsh was 20 in
crease them. Don't You know that
starfsh can be cut into rs many rs six
pieces and still not only survive. but
form IA new stariish from almost every
New York Press.