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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

Isaac Lovthlan left Tuesday even Ing for Yuma. He expects to go to work on the Imperial Heading and may be away several months.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

WiLDS-of wild turkeys (acclimated). Address only G. G. C.. Brawley, Cal.
 apr-7-tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

U A. H. Rehkopf, of Monrovla, but who owns a fine ranch three miles west of town, was in the Valley several days this week. We acknowledge pleasant call.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

FOR SALE-A fine registered Poland.
 China Boar. Il6 Geo. D. Abrams, Heber.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

WANTED-200 shares of Water Go. No. 5 stock. Will pay spot cash. Price must be reasonable. Fuller & Aten, El CentrO, Cal. April l4-tf
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

Whiskers amputated with or without pain; hair trimmed, bobbed or slnged. Strictly American and up to date. The Fl Centro Barber Shop. w. E. Downing, Prop.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

No. (. Leave Ei centro 3;OO D. m. daily inciud-
 ing Sunday
 Ice cream treezers at Fl Centro De- partment store.
 \ Isaac Lowthlan has returned from his summer vacation, which he spent In Los Angeles and at the beaches.
 F. A. Yeakle was an Fl Centro vls- ltor "Wednesday. putting the telephone line In repair.
 We have never made poor Ice cream and this year It's better than ever. Imperial Drug Co.,
 Isaac Lowthlan left Tuesday even Ing for Yuma. He expects to go to work on the Imperial Heading and may be away several months. U A. H. Rehkopf, of Monrovla, but who owns a fine ranch three miles west of town, was in the Valley several days this week. We acknowledge a pleasant call.
 Whiskers amputated with or without pain; hair trimmed, bobbed or singed. Strictly American and up to date. The Fl Centro Barber Shop. w. E. Downing, Prop.
 \ One of the losers in the Ice plant fire that we failed to mention last week was Mir. D. K. Goode. He lost his trunk and all his clothing. besides a quantity of jewelry and valuables.
 ]. H. Beck. of Imperial. frightened our sanctum one day this week. Mir. Beck believes in keeping his folks posted on what Is going on in the Val ley, SO he sees to 1t that they all get the PRESS every week. May his tribe increase.
 The weather for the past ten days has been extremely pleasant for this season of the year. The mercury has not been above 95 any day and the breezes have been cool and constant. 1t Is the best August weather ever seen on the des, t.
 ! Mrs. H H. Brown arrived home on Tuesday evening from her summer
 ting, which she spent in Los Angeles,
 onf Beach and Redlands. She ex-
 .cted to reach home last Sunday
 ght, but was held up till Tuesday light at Indio.
 N w. c. Randall. of Riverside, Is spending few days in the Valley look Ing us over with view of locating Mir. Randall Is a prominent attorney of his home town and while in the Val ley visited his cousin. H. R. Kyle, the we'll known dairyman west of town. \ William Allen returned from hls coast trip on "Wednesday evening, MT. Allen says his arm which was broken in the railroad accident last June has entirely recovered. Hlckson, who had his foot cut off In the same accident Is still in the hospital at Los Angeles, and Is reported as not doing we'll at all. O Fl Centro has been more fortunate than most other localities in the Valley In regard to the heavy downpours of raln that have been falling during the past week. While Imperial was liter ally afloat and up at Heber the water uaS avArvulhArA fhArA haS inst hAAn
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

TO EXCHANGE-For Imperial prop erty, 80 acre ranch near Anderson, Shasta county. Is excellent property
 with all modern improvements Value $500. Salisbury Realty Go. my-26
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

Mrs. W. R. GlImour. of Guadloupe, Calf. came In last Tuesday night on a visit to the Valley. She Is accompan- fed by her daughter and Is seeking a dry climate for the Iatter's health. VI. E. Casner and wife returned last Tuesday evening from their summer vacation. They expected to get home Sunday night, but the washouts along the Salton sesshore kept them at Tndlo for two days.
 AD. K. Goode went to Los Angeles Friday to enter the office of the Call fornla Cream and Butter Go. Mir. Goode has spent the past three weeks canvasslng the valley In the interests of his company.
 P. O. Parsons and family returned Wednesday evening from a three months trip to San Diego and the coast towns. Mir Parsons declares he found no place that will compare with the valley and says his home at Silsbee looks better than ever.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

FREE! FREEl FREE! Land and water in Eastside. Write R. E. Con der, CalexicO, Cal. a-3 dec-l
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

\ One of the losers in the ice plant fire that we failed to mention last week was MT. D. K. Goode. He lost his trunk and all his clothing. besides a quantity of jewelry and valuables.
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LOST-One black SOW marked with a - in the upper and lower side of each ear. g reward. w, B. Cressey, 1 l-2 milea southwest of El CentrO. a-25
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

l I. s. Bridenstine and son, Leslie, returned Thusday evening from their two weeks trip into the mountains near Julian.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-08-25

]. H. Beck, of Imperial. frightened our sanctum one day this week. Mir. Beck believes in keeping his folks posted on what Is going on in the Val ley, so he sees to 1t that they all get the PRESS every week May his tribe ionraoca
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Asks for a Plano.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt is SO busy with dres5makers
chat she hss not yet had time to ap.
prove @ musical programme for the
wedding arranged by Lieutenant Stan.
Gilman, OF the Marine Band, which will
play all the music, Miss Roosevelt ia
receiving hundreds Of begging letters o
dey from 3akirs, sohemsrs and Others
who eouns on making "touch" by
filing their application during bride.
to.be happy days. In this expects.
tion they are doomed to dissppoint.
ment, as,Miss Roosevelt does Eot see
friends. Mrs. Roosevelt opens all
mail and If answers ere required she
dictates them 10 her stenographer.
= Among the begging letters received
was one from a,young woman Ia the
East: II sec that you have been given
800 pianos" wrote this applicant, ''and
/ thought you Wonld not mind giving
me one Of them. You would not mise
it and it would do mo grsat deal Of
good, for I oughtto have ono to com.
plete my musical ed dnoation." As Miss
Roosevelt has neither received 800 pi-
amos nor one among her gifts, the re.
guest will scarcely be granted. =.
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Took Him at His Word.

'The lato Bishop Thomas Fred
erick Davies, of Detroit" said De.
troit man, "once told me all interest.
ing story Of an elopemeut. He figured
in this elopement as tho officiating
clergyman. Il was in Philadelphia,
during his rectorship Of St. Peters.
ut seems that the proprietor of one
of the largest dry goods houses in
Philadelphia had noticed for somo
months the melancholy attitude OF his
head clerk, d young man whom he
held in high regard.
''The clerks pallor and increasing
leannoss, his frequent sighs aud alb.
sent-mipdeduess, worried the million
airs proprietor. He questioned tho
young man daily. And finally the
clerk admitted that he was in love.
'Well,' said the head, marry her.
ourgslary is big enough
"'Ah,' said the clerk. sadly, 'you
don's understand. She belongs to one
OF the fsst families Of Philadelphia,
and her father is millionaire
We'll, maybe he wasn't when he
married. You have good position
snd o good name. You are G fair
match for any girl said the other.
Its no use, sighed tho clerk.
] Her parents would not listsn In ma
for one moment"
'Then,' said the head, 'elope with
her.
do you advise that7' The CLERK
asked exoitedly.
"'Certaiuly I do. Is che - Do
1 know her?'
"'Yes. She will be at your dance
at Devon tomorrow night
"'Well, see her, said the head.
I'LL have my coaohman out in front
Of my gate at $50. Rush tho girl of
into town and marry her. I'll arraps;
with clergyman for you
"'By jove,' seid the clerk. I'll d,
it,
| And he did. The next night DR.
Davies performed the ceremony, ant
% hour or two later the millionaire
found his daughter missing, and We
telegrsphing in every direction to th,
young couple to come home and al
would DO foFgiven.-Provideuoe Jour
nal,
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in this Piedmont country, and tho
distance from fuel and the fete Of
hiddlesboro, Ky, il asked for advice,
We would say to our Greeuville
1siends to cell for one million dollars,
good ana lawful currency, when offer
ed and not wnis for tho Eve or ten
millions desired. But we are not
giving advice to prospeotors and own
era Of mines. Some of them know
much moro than we did half century
ago, when our knowledge was aston
ishing. At least it must have been
SO to others, for it is to Us It this
date.
While on the subject Of iron it msy
be we'll to state that boiler makers be.
fore 1860 considered the iron made at
Cherokee Ford superior to any they
could get in Pennsylvania or else.
whore. Between 18A5 aud 1850 can.
non balls wero made ct the samo iron
works. They were boated FROM
Smiths Ford down Broad river 10
Columbia. The ore WAS hauled to
the iron works in wagons, much of it
being carried six to ton miles. At
the Hurricane Shoals. long managed
by Simpson Bobo, o tram way Was
built cut northward On Q ridge shout
ten miles. Instsad OF iron wooden
stsingers were used. The cars we're
drawn by mules, one email mule
pulling more wood or ore than four
could do when loaded on wagons. The
mules were 40 we'll trained that driv.
ers were not necessary. Early in the
moruiDg the train would start from
the rolling mill With one Or two driv.
ers 70 look after all tho cars and keep
them going. Hands At the terminuo
would do the loading. The mules
would be fed, and then start home.
ward. But the digging Of ore, tram.
ways, the making Of iron and nails,
and the burning OF charcoal will soon
be amongst the lost arts in the "Old
Iron District. ."-Charles Petty in
News and Courier.
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aud their neighbor the appeal 10 here
IN the beautiful language Of the poet
Lowell:
oncs to every man and nation comes
the moment to decide,
In the strife Of truth and faIzehood, for
the good O.; evil side;
Some great cause, Gods new Messiah
Offering each the bloom or blight,
Parts the goats upon the left hand and
the sheep upon the right.
ANA the choice goes by forever 'twixt
that darkness and that light"
May God help every man to choose
for the light. r. r.. Lse.
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= The 6oiieKs sppropriatiops ver

e. 5 - The ooiiegs appropriations went
through the house: Friday night un-
scratched. An effort was made to
take thousand :dollars of. Winthrop,
but 5;thhi6 this ffaiitd. The committee had
given the South Carolina College four
thousand more than last year for va
rious special purposes, but not even
motion was made toward outing
The appropriation for either the
South Carolina College or the: Cita-
del. For the fret. time in fifteen years
NO fight has been made against both
institutions. s:;t5: :.;;:3 #; = :,.,# =
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Peters Makes Charges.

Dallas, Texas, Feb. 9.--Iu an ed
dress aud appeal to the farmers of Tex
es to-day Ex.Vioe President e. 8. Pc.
tsrs, Of the Southern cotton Assosia.
tion, accused Harvey Jordan and oshor
officials. Among other things he ss:d:
"At meeting OF Gotten growers, hold
in Shreyeport in December, 1904, they
had resolution introduced to prohibit
the growing OF cotton 10 Texas, which
was veted dewn, and = Texss sese!r.
tion to reduce acreage planted 'in cot.
ton and use Of fertilizers Is 5er cent
was carried. Texas people went home
from that meeting aud in good faith
carried out their part for reduction Of
aoresge, as the crop proceeds show.
What about orr friends from South
Carolina and "Jaw. Jaw2''
What did they do? Well, the crop
they raised shows that these States
have already ginneds the largest crop
they ever made with the single excep-
tion Of one year, and that may be ex-
oeeded when the crop has been all
ginned. ~. = -.
! Organization is the only way to SO.
cure success; sna :As farmers should
join the Farmers Union as il is q
farmers organization "of farmers by
farmers and for farmers. News and
Courier. ...:.". ,..,...... ~.
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Our Great Eron Resources,

Greenvills' ie stirred up over the
discovery Of iron after waiting more
than q century. 4 very high value
is put on tho discovery up to date.
They ere talking about miliions Of
dollars not enough to buy il. It has
been our privilege to watch some mia
era! discoveries. 10 this Piedmont
country for atloDg time, considering
our youth. q Before the revolution on
excellsnteaaasisy Of iron was made in
this county: Before 1926 it was
known that there were acres OF iron
in this the "Old Iron District"
Next came the discovery Of lead and
copper. A shaft was sunk about tvo
miles from Limestone Springs, and
some dne specimens o. galena and
copper taken from the mine. Just
at that time we knew much more
about Eiperalogy and mining than We
do now for we had just been studying
mineraIogy and veins and dikes and
faults, aud lots Of things. That
mine. being near my home, + eonclud-
cd to investigate it scientifically, for L
felt that I was competent. I weat
doan into the earth, selected such
specimens % WANTED, examined them
and proceeded to write column for
the Carolina Spartan, showing shas
lead, sopper and silver would never
be found in that ueighborhbed :in pay
ing Quantities. Msjor, Bill TRIMMER
was editor Of the Spartan, and in bis
kind consideration for me he publish
! cd what / wrote. These juniors in
college know lots. But any way,
there waa little work done in that
mine after my investigation and re-.
port: Then che gold mines sere
always with us. They have also been
iave'sieassd.; Ras the iron io album
From the eldIMherokee Ford to the
neigghhsrhoed Of Landrum iron ore iB
found in various pisces. Thousands
Of, toms have besn snielted. Thous.
snds Of acres Of land have been olear-
ed to make charcoal to make the
iren. I'm the neighborhood Of Blacks:
burg .here are acres OF irca ore aud
some ilne magnetic iron. There was %
little furnace over ia Linsoln couu-
~, M O., running after: the war.
They made iron With charooal and
magnetic ore. Blacksmithr said chat
i Was almost equal 70 stesl. Near
Cherokee Springs before the !: war,
farmers wonld dig magnetic ore and
haul tito the sroller mill, now. Clifton,
and . got : dollar ton more for chat
than Was paid for the bsovn hemolite.
There are tons Of tho same sort OF ore
about Cherokee Syringe now, and the
/ farmers arc imsking crops. on The: land.
The: beds extend out towards the
Southern railway nsar Oampobello.
When the South and Western IS an
ished 10 Spartanburg, we viii be not
| more than Eve hours from The Iron
Mountains, where the famous Gran
berry minea are. There is the great
eat abundance Of I magnetic ore for
miles along the Senthernl alone oof
Ithose mountains. .,s M &. 5. s: :5; 8:
I Considering the abund danoel Of Iron
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10 secure the biggest crops Of. COTE,
- fertilizers must be used libera1lv,
Apply at least 500 pounds to the acre--with
3H per cent. nitrogen, per cent. available
phosphoric acid, and per cent. PorAsu.
PorAsH is most important factor in corn
culture. Our practical books for farmers are
yours for the asking--no cost or obligation
OF any sort, and vast fund of invaluable
information in them,
n, Va. ~, ~, Address
MISREPRESENTATION 1lso.B
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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
Timely Thoughts on a Great Subject.
Written for the Iatelligenoer.

"Wby do people drink whiskeyf''
The question is so extremely simple
as to be eapily answered
"Beoau se they want it, -. .'..@
And vii ID che Same iNowtonian sim.
piioity aud perseverance: .. IL.
''Why do they want it?'' H.. :.
Probably no man who has not been
brought MP in the home atmosphere OF
vhiskey, and Who has been reared in
respect to church aud educational
teuets wants whiskey. He may, after.
ward, through hard knoeEs OF fortune
and subsection to Wills stronger and
coarser than his own be brought to
debassment and whiskey; then, in like
manner with the coarse nature, he
wants whiskey. ~. !. r.. ::
Why does he want it2 .@. HI;
That is not 50 simple, but it is--
Because he feels shat he needs
it," +#z>.. ..:.......... =: j.. :. L.
And again: -: ~. ,:>.:...
"What 10 his need7" -. 4 ........ =.
There We come TO the whole whis-
key trouble. -; ~ -. +: =: I.
Why do we press anow or ice on .
frosted member2 On the homeopathic
prinoipal: thst like will cure like or kill
like; as we treat fever with heat and
poison with poison: So, iFhen he 10
poisoned with alcohol his nature calls
out for the burning Of moro alcohol to
destroy the flame that is oonsuming
him aleoholically within. +. ,> ..... e.
When he starts ia within the
"drink" in the beginning he does, not
realize that he ID coming 10 this. Il
is just .s'soeisl,"9 oomps ,nable, or 20
drown tsouble. He. th,nks when he
shall hsvs aunken with the burden Of
trouble 20 enc bottom OF the ocean OF
intoxioants that he can arise freely
and be himself again; but he arises
with Tho slime, the heayiness,s the
sickness, The epuEae OF the. crawling
things Of imagination, the horror of'
vhst he alone knows; and, unless he
is restored then and there he never is
himself again. That ia Why ia these
cases the man or boy tnust have whis.
key-whiskey TO Kill The s poison
Of the thing he swallowed in the
whiskey. i =s. &. ! y; ,:
He needs something If he has ever,
gotten himself into this condition.
Physieians should treat him, IF onniy
bic intelligence were met Impaired as
we'll as his phyaiaal being 40 That he,
does not know his sraai need. II
Here iswhat takes place if Che drug
residue 10 not removed from his sys.s.
tenn, and he goes on treating his barn;
ing nerveB with tho red hot brand 81
more vhiskey: Is { :53 u. !: ;;
"The drunken habits prod aueed By
the uneasy Sensations oe depresgion
following upon the previous dsbauoh
which =seek % be relieved 81 fresh re-.
ourrenea e the Il; I5s IIus55: did /
appetite ID oreGted mhioh Graves relief
in the renewal Of spiritp 50 s. S sss naks,:
just as the natural :ap2 2etite of ;hunger:
develops those bzfp 'diaqniatudes that:
are allaYed byi i SOD ]. This morbid 3ap.i 4.
petite msy be yngarded and treated ass
sdisease, but the he ealth. othermise,
shows NOR 5dssp and ial,l q lasting Injury
Ii the y9dTnnken z habit continues fka;
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his knees, arise, wripg hia hands aud
seemingly drive his Gngez nails
through his poor forehead. Az child
I was terribly frightened aud sorry.
Wife and children had fed out FROM
him, perhaps for safety, OK not to wit
cess what they could not cure Or
understand. The rack Of hia brain
led biz TO contact with anything sharp
chat his eyes, could behold, as If g
knife we're the emblem Of the sharp
wEithing thet were slashing his brs:n
inaide. Hs was wild with egony, and
he knew his agony; tho delicate
nerves 90 electrical 90 not to hulk in
6 corner and remain dumb told him
ell, told him his wrecked condition,
his decline ip health, selR.res spectabil-
ity and religious cast, for he was
moat moral, upright man. Religious,
exclusively minded. poetic, musical,
artietio--no man in oil his county was
moro highly thought oS--only iu che
boms-where the underourrent Of the
helpless. falling wao knowu--was he
dreaded and watched with care to see
aud keep the drug apart from him.
This man Inherited from q high.struug
mother his own failings. She was
reared in the old style affluenoe of
wine in the cellar, in decanters, Of
plentious company and liberal, aristo-
cratic laviahnecs in ell that made life
different TO the less favored in means.
This was the afiiction from generation
to generation and moreover the moth.
or prided herself on such; an i ances.:
cory. z.:s., " =, !: :: :.
This only coca TO prove That home
habits will throw into birth, sven Of
future descent, ehe suffering il can
never recall. That is why men should
FRY 70 keep drink ont of their homes.
The, example or Che birth.eight may
lead the grown children TO arink whis.
key according 60 answea o7 question
aheve because they want it;" aud,
later because they must need it, or
something like it, TO fght the fire
AA.. ths. ;s =es sshhsn,. "5i /: " 4
1 4 Again, there is the destruction OF
the talented men who from first hsv.
ing shot iss disintegrsting poison into
st:ee::FFs sasEyss must drink, drink 10 pro-.
duca che Gars eloquence which enee
wac heaven j glfs, bnut now departing.
from them Oh an angel would 1fee from.
the brim of hades--they must eoniure
MP q anbstitute like Saul :disqlurietiuIg
senasl ea!y 60 be condemned 60 their
sacs, that che Lord ia departed from
them. Ihay must drink, drink, aud
what men .csll ;eloquenoe 10 only tie
hnrnt wick of their best selves, ssaok-
Ing and aiokering, sending up sppaand-
ing lashea OF fame that only show,
they are dying. & .$ .2 4 .
s The late gifted Bro 3 Ligon,: 81, 81 onoe: /, =
preached s. sermon that knew never new
couid have been delivered Ii. un.deir tie
impulse5o 5of Hhiakey. His inspiration, 1
taught him that the figure In Reyela--
tiona$c the beast wish |.HFseven heads:
and Ten horns Z might be tho Drink
dsnd. Hia: powerful aernion, d, 81 s. II that
|5Bubiank hald !, !.
eongre egation 5ssSs as iths coomrimo odious
I, san II IS - y 3 3 Es.ss!
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.,,: q. = : Bait your hook with gold brick
when yousfish for suckers. -. =, =. =.
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WINTER TOURIST RATES in FItda Pon,a
For m information to nare etuhen
Railway Ticket Agent j.. -
R. W. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent Charleston g. C.
BROOKS MORGAN, Asst Gen. Pas. Agent Atlanta Ga -"
The oasis., 1906-01-13

Mr. Ed. W. Jones, superinten- dent of the Sierra Azul mines, near Imuris, in Sonora, was at Nogales this week, returning from visit at his home in Mesa City, and at other points in Arizona.
 Wednesday afternoon there was at the office of Wells, Fargo < Co.,, in Nogales. wagon load of silver bars from the famous Lampazos mines, owned ky Lie. NJ. A. Lopez of Hermosillo, which had just come over the line en route to New York.