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The Imperial press., 1905-03-25
To No. 5 Stockholders

On the 3th of March break in No. main canal, two miles west of Sharp's heading, made it necessary to cut No. , dam near Holtyille. Since then, the high water in the Colorado river has caused 0,000 inches of water to flow past No. , heading. About six or eight weeks time att the least will be required to shut the water out of the Salton river, so that No dam can be replaced.
 As an expedient the California Devel- opment Go. have called for 100 teams and scrapers to make an emergency canal extending from Sharp's heading to No. ) heading. Work on this canal has begun today. With that force the canal can be completed within fourteen days. The California Develo )ment Go. propose to follow this temporary canal with the dredge and make permanent canal of it fifty feet wide. They do this entirely at their own expense and on their own responsibility. No. 5demands the water at No. 5 heading to insure the present crop. In the meantime F. Y. Walker has been placed in charge of the Holt main canal with instructions to get all tie water to No. , that the Holt canal will carry more than No. farmers need. believe the supply will be adequate. So far No. has been without water only three days. report will be made week later regarding the spill way at No. heading.
 Respectfully, F. N. CHAPLIN,
 President, No. 5.
The Imperial press., 1905-03-25
DITCH REPAIRED

As reported i'll last weeks issue, the break iu the California De- velopment Company's canal in Mexico, was repaired and water turned in on last Friday week. The Zanjero turned i'll 15,OOO inches, however, which proved to be too much for the newly re- paired break and It gave way the second time. However, 1t was but short job to repair 1t again and the water was turned Ill on Monday last, having been out of the ditChes about three weeks This experience emphasizes the necessity of each farmer prOvld- ing himself with pond and keep ing it filled with water. There was no damage to the crops from this break in the water supply, and so far as known no livestock suffered.
The Imperial press., 1905-03-25

convict. The defendants attor- ney done all that any man could do for his client. In the pres ent state of affairs there are so few citizens able to qualify for jury men that the available timber was entirely exhausted, when the jury was completed. If the de- fendants attorney had one more challenge his client would have escaped trial on account Of in- ability to secure d jury. How ever, the tax assessor Is with us again, and no such state of affairs will be possible hereafter. In the meantime, what about the 'blind pigs?" What shall we do to eradicate those noxious varmints? It has been shown that arresting and fining them is not sufficiently drastic treatment. Itwasclaimed last week that this arrangement was satisfactory to the ''bllnd pigs" The PRESS wonld there fore urge that any person found guilty of illicit liquor selling in Imperial be given a good, stiff term in jail as punishment for his wrong doing. The exhibi- tion of defiance to the law which we have witnessed in these liquor trials makes it Incumbent upon the officers to use the means at hand to enforce obedience to this law.
The Imperial press., 1905-03-25
.SilSbee School Items

School will close May l2.
 Honorary Roll for February: Ivy Rumsey, Johnnie Pyle.
 When it rains we can not have school as our canvas building leaks.
 Eighth Grade are now ready for the general review over American History.
 Work on the new schoolhouse was begun Tuesday. We hope it is finished before the end of this term.
 Harvey Gray was stung on the arm by large scorpion. Ammonia was applied, and he is getting along alright.
 The visitors for the month were {: Mesdames Harding. Elliott, Mastick, Rumsey, Patterson, Miss Hill and Mr.. Patterson.
 Hilda Stratton who has been absent from school during the past month, re- turned Monday. We are glad that her broken arm is nearly will.
 Exercises were held here Friday after noon. The program consisted of songs, recitations and readings by the pupils. All enjoyed the afternoon very much.
 Those from the school who took part in the climbing of Signal mountain Saturday were: Our Teacher, Earl Mastick, Harvey Gray, Ivy Rumsey, May Shuff1ebarger, Verna Havens and Roy Ravens. They brought back som e very pretty flowers and rocks.
The Imperial press., 1905-03-25
Notice

March 14, 1905. Notice is hereby given that the Inn perial Land Company has surrendered and relinquished to The California Development Company the contract heretofore existing between the two corporations for the sale of lands and water rights in the Imperial Valley. From and after this date neither will be responsible for the acts of the other.
 A. II .HEBER, PRESIDENT
 The California Development Company.
 +. c. PAULIN, PRESIDENT
 Imperial Land Company.
The Imperial press., 1905-03-25
Notice

One hundred four-horse teams are called to work on an emergency canal extending from Sharp's Heading to No. 5 main canal through No. z The work is being done by the California Develop ment Company. Six dollars ($6. .40) and forty cents a day in cash will be paid for man and team. Work will continue two or three weeks.
 F, N, CHAPLIN, President Imperial Water Co. No. 5,
 Mar 25'APrS
The Imperial press., 1905-03-25

Prices are way down at Andres store. It will pay you to stock up while you can get things cheap.
The Imperial press., 1905-03-25

It is rumored that the Southern Pacific Co. is Investigating the problems that confront the Cali fornia Development Co. in sup plying water to this Valley, and that it is possible they may loan the California Development Co
 the money needed to complete the system, and carry out its con- tracts. If this should be true, 1t would be the best kind of good news for this Valley, for it would put confidence in our people that the difficulties which have hereto fore served to plague ns with un- certainty are to be removed. This is d rumor. We give it tor what it is worth and hope it is true.
The Imperial press., 1905-03-25

The outcome of the trial of Dr. Will Anderson for selling liquor contrary to law was noted in our columns last week. The jury failed to agree upon a verdict, standing nine for conviction to three for acquittal when dis charged by the court. During the trial those who interested themselves in the defense were very liberal III the use of threat ening statements regarding the very damaging evidence that would be introduced, and the dis closures that would be made con- corning the insincereity and dis honesty of the prosecution. 1t was promised that they would show a state of affairs that would bring the blush of shame to the cheeks of all those who urge the enforcement of the prohibition ordinance. It was even darkly hinted that the prosecution was instituted for the protection of the "blind pigs" and that the city officials were receiving a weekly fee of ten dollars each from the blind pigs for permit ting them to run. So much for their threats and mouthings. What did they do? What show ing did the defense make? They made the only showing it was possible for them to make. The defendant escaped conviction by the old time method of getting men ou the jury who would not
The Imperial press., 1905-03-25
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

E N. BURLEIGH, ATTORNEY Al Law, Imperial, California.
 Abstract certificate of title to all pro- perty Tn San Diego County, protected by $l00,0O0 fully paid up Capital Stock.
 Insurance-Conveyancing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16
Interesting Conference of Women.

The Housekeepers' Conference
which was held under the auspices
of the department of home Econom-
les of the University of Wisconsin
in connection with the Farmers
Course, closed last week after an in
teresting series of meetings. Those
in charge of the conference were
satisfied that the two purposes for
which the meetings were arranged
were successfully accomplished, for
the practical housekeepers of the
state were brought together and the
discussion of matters of interest to
the home was promoted, and the
women of the state became acquaint-
ed with the work of home econom-
les at the University. Among the
topics presented, many of which
called forth lively discussion, were
Physical Development Through
Housework,. Household Accounts,
Care of Children, The Kitchen Gar
den, Winter Eggs, Raising of Poul-
try, House Sanitation, Pure Food
Legislation, the Consumers League,
and Home Decoration. Besides dali
ly lectures and demonstrations in
cooking, there were talks by Miss
Addie HOWE of Milwaukee; DIR.
Richard Fischer, state chemist; Sec
rotary H. E. Legler of the Wiscon-
sin Library Commission; and Mrs.
Joseph Tastrow of Madison.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16
Successful Farmers' Course.

The second annual ten-days'
Farmers Course which has just
closed proved remarkably successful
in every respect. In spite of the un-
favorable weather and the blockade
of railroad traffic during the opening
week of the course, 22S farmers
from various parts of the state were
in attendance. This is an increase
of g, or nearly one-third, over the
attendance of last year, when I75
were present. Over twenty farm
ers who attended the course last
year were present again this year.
The course which was carefully ar
ranged and conducted in a plain,
direct manner, was intended to give
practical, helpful instruction to busy
farmers who can leave their work
for but short time during the win
ter. Besides the regular instructions
given by the professors of the Col
lege of Agriculture, there were a
number of interesting lectures and
demonstrations by special lecturers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

Before the beginning of the war
between Japan and Russia the Rus
sian Minister of War published this
statement: "Russia has leased the
harbor of Port Arthur from China
for long term of years and has
fortified it SO strongly as to be in
accessible to all enemies, no matter
how great their number or whence
they come" Developments have
convinced the Minister of War that
he didn't know as much as he
thought he did. After the destruc-
ton of the Russian fleet by Admiral
Togo the Russians said: await IN
til we can get at the Japs on land
and we will sweep them into the
sea- General Kuropatkin, just as
he departed from St. Petersburg to
take charge of the Russian army in
Manchuria, said: 1--WE shall dictate
terms of peace at Tokyo. Remem-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16
Study Cause of Pneumonia.

The fact that pneumonia unlike
most other communicable diseases is
at present increasing until the death
rate is now higher than that of the
great white plague, tuberculosis,
and also the fact that modern sani-
tary measures are apparently unable
to cope with the disease, have led
the department of bacteriology of
the University of Wisconsin to make
an investigation of the germ that
causes pneumonia. A series of ex-
aminations and tests have been quiet
ly carried on during the past few
years, and the compilation which
has Just been made of the results of
these Investigations brings out some
interesting facts in regard to the ma
ture of the disease, and suggests pos
sible methods of prevention.
CAUSE OF he DlSEASE.
The cause of pneumonia which is
a minute organism about $4,000 of
an inch in length known as bac-
terium pneumonia, lodges in the
nose and throat, where, as these in
vestigations show, it may remain for
long time apparently without af-
fecting the health of the person.
Under ordinary conditions of normal
health it is unable to get foothold,
but as soon as the persons vitality is
lowered, it at once becomes active
and soon develops the much-dreaded
disease. Thus both the active cause,
or the germs, and the predisposing
cause, or lowered physical vitality
are necessary to produce the dis
ease.
GERMS IN MANY HEALTHY PER.
SONS.
In view of this last fact, the ques.
ton of the presence of the germ in
the mouths of healthy persons is o.
the greatest importance, and it wa:
this problem that Professor Eros,
set about to re-study to determine
the prevalence of the pneumonia
organism among people in a state
of normal health. Of the fifty PEG
pie of different ages and occupations
all in good health, who were ex
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

Il may seem something like
paradox to say that the use of long
words shortens an expression, but
the statement is easily verified. Few
long words are of primitive form.
They are built up of several short
words, primitive words. This COM
posite word is usually much shorter
literally than the several words used
in its construction for i'll most in
stances some Of the letters of the
original words have been elided.
Comparing the derivative word
with the primitive words that conf
prise it with reference to the num-
Der of letters involved it will be
seen that the long word is a shorten
ing. But when we notice the senti-
ment expressed by the original
primitive words as compared with
the derivative we shall find that the
use of the long word in preference
to the shorter ones is a great econo-
my of speech. Take for example
the words designating the sciences
in which the ending is the Greek
substantive "logos"-ology. { In the
original this word is said to have
sixty definitions. 1t is the word
used three times in the first verse of
the first chapter of Johns Gospel
and translated ssthe worldly For
example, paleontology, word de-
fined as ssthe science which treats of
the ancient life of the earth" is built
up of three words spalaios," "cnta"
and ssiogos." The last word is here
translated "science." "P alaio S"
means sold," "ancient," and "onta"
is participle from the verb equiva-
lent to our verb ssto be-" 1t means
ssexisting things" Putting the three
words together we get "paleontoi-
ogy." Frequently the derivatlve
word may be used with a definition
restricted or enlarged as compared
with the strict application Of the
primitive words, but these latter will
always give the clue to the former.
In this word, paleontology, "onta,"
meaning existing things, taken with
apalaios," may mean s'the things ex-
isting in ancient times" or "old
things existing at the present time"
but as applied in practice it refers,
of course, to fossils. "Paleontology
consists of II letters as compared
with ~ in the original words and in
a sentence it is a word that requires
over dozen words to define.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

A.
amined, the saliva of eighteen show
ed the presence of the pneumonia
germs. Thus the mouths of 36 per
cent, or over one-third of the people
in normal health have in their
mouths these disease-producing or
ganisms.
PREVALENCE VARIES WITH oCCU-
PATTON.
In order to determine the effect of
occupation on the prevalence of the
germs the persons examined were
chosen from various callings. In
the mouths of five carpenters who
are constantly working out of doors
none were found, while in the
mouths of all of the five draughtmen
whose work keeps them within
doors at all times, the germs were
present. Of five University stu
dents and five teamsters who were
engaged partly indoors and part
ly outdoors the germs were pres
ent in from 40 to 60 per cent. While
not conclusive, the results indicate
that those who are out of doors are
less likely to have present the excit-
ing cause of the disease.
GERMS VARY WITH SEASON OF THE
YEAR.
The Investigations also show that
both the prevalence and the virulence
Of the pneumonia germs are greater
in spring than in winter, and much
greater in spring and winter than in
fall. In the fall months the organ
isms were found in but "a per cent,
whereas in winter they were present
in 43 per cent, and in the spring in
so per cent. So also the virulence
of the bacterium varied with the
prevalence, in fall that rate being
but 42 per cent, whereas in winter it
was 70 per cent and in spring 90 per
cent.
TO CONTINUE INVESTIGATIONS.
This study of the bacterium pneu-
moniae, the preliminary results of
which have just been announced, is
being continued by Professor w. D.
Frost, assisted by several of the adj
vanced students in bacteriology, in
the laboratories of the department
of bacteriology Of the University of
Wisconsin, and promises to develop
other new and interesting results in
regard to this disease which is an
nually carrying off hundreds of
thousands in all parts of the country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

The northwestern part of North
Dakota is underlaid with Ignite
coal. 1t is near the surface and can
be cheaply mined. The govern
ment bureau of geological surveys
suggests that this coal be used to
practical advantage as fuel for
making power to pump water to
irrigate 100000 acres of land upon
which now the venture of raising
crops is pecarious. Irrigation will
insure good crops.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

The following expressions occur
in the presidents address to "Little
Hungary" in New York:
"Americanism is not matter of
birthplace, of ancestry, of creed, of
occupation; Americanism is matter
of the spirit that is within mans
soul. He would know no difference
between Jew and Gentle, Catholic
and Protestant, native born and
foreign born, provided only that the
man, whatever his creed, whatever
his birthplace, strives to live so as
to do his full duty by his neighbor
and by the country as whole"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

The State Agricultural School
has arranged for course of study
in meteorology. The course will
include not only the theory of such
weather conditions as frost, storms,
cold waves, rain, etc., but also much
practical work in the methods of
observing and forecasting the wealth
er. The students will be taught to
prepare barometric charts and
weather maps, and to make forecasts
on the basis of the reports received
from different parts of the country.
In this connection the University
station offers excellent opportunity
for first-class study of these mat
tiers since it is equipped with the
latest apparatus and receives daily
reports from stations in all parts OF
the country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

Der that" No one has forgotten it,
unless it be the author of the express
sion. Events seem to indicate that
the statement has escaped his atten-
fiOn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

The University of Berlin is the
first of any similar institution in the
world in the number of students
7,774. The FL colleges in Germany
have in the aggregate 1910 stu
dents. In the United States there
are 6o,668 students in ri colleges,
but there are many more than the
numberaof higher schools of learn
ing in this country than II. The
first Fl universities here have all
over 1000 students. Of these Har-
ward is first with 1898; next in or
der are Columbia with 1888; Chi
cago with 1850 and Northwestern
with 1907.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

The greatest irrigation ditch in
the United States was opened at
Twin Falls in southern Idaho the
first of this month. The ditch takes
water from the Snake river, across
which dam 1900 feet long, 70 feet
high and 400 feet wide at the bot
tom, is built. The ditch is III feet
wide and the water will be 10 feet
deep. The canal at present is 26
miles long but will be extended to
irrigate 10000 acres of land. The
cost of the venture is $2,5oo,ooo.
1t was constructed under the pro-
visions of the law of Congress
known as the Carey act.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

Canada has 1861 miles of steam
railroads and 1871 miles of electric
road.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

The generals named in the align
ment as given opposed one another,
but Bilderling's command practical
ly was the rear guard of Kaulbar's
forces.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-16

Latest estimates as to the number
of men engaged in the battle of
Mukden give Oyama 425,ooo and
Kuropatkin $4,000. In regard to
the force in command of the various
generals, the following is believed
TO be approximatelv correct:
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-11-16

1t Is i serious matter for . coai
famine TO develop SC early in the sea
son. When winter cold comes ON It
keeps the coal men and the railway
company busy supplying the demand.
but there should bc no trouble tw
months before New Years
Unless the situation can be reliev.
ed in a few weeks there will be down.
right famine. but 1t is hoped the
railway company can tind ears enough
TO carry the necessary supply. With
the dealers practically sold out, II
will keep the available equipment
very busy 10 get the yards stocked up
under the most favorable circum.
stances, while, " real cold weather
should come on early, 1t night be
impracticable 10 meet the demand.
Under these circumstances, II Will
become necessary for these who have
the business In hand to make bercu-
lean efforts to overcome the diiiiculty.
People must have fuel; they depend
upon the railway for II. and they will
expect 20 have the problem solved.
This trouble Il an cutgrowtb OF one
that has spread over the entire coun-
try-~too much business. Railway
companies haYe not had enough ears
TO carry the ttatiic. That has been
true tn all parts Of the country, the
condition being so bad that tho prnc-
tice Of diverting ears has become
common. Instead Of sending empties
ta their line, these have been loaded
and sent OF In other directions, and
company that may have chanced 70
| lose lot In that manner Is placed in
still more embarrassing situation.
The Short Line has been no cxcep-
tion to the rule: IL, like many Others,
| has had more business than cars, and
IL has no doubt suffered from pre-
emption OF many IL should have on
hand. But the furnishing Of coal is
a matter OF paramount necessity and
nothing should be permitted to stand
In the way OF filling the demand. -
Statesman.