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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07
IMPERIAL AND THE LIQUOR
 LICENSE

liccH,e will be presented to the voters of Imperial on Monday neX. iu a way that they cannot act upon except by electing one or the other of the tickets for City Trustees. In spite of the cd purpose of the people supporting the City Improvement ticket to submit the question to a vote If the people nothing of the kind has been done.
 This question could have been placed on the ballot by petition sigu>d by a half dozen men. There is a good and sufficient reason why it was not done, The pronibitionists did not care to har> 1t done as they are entirely satisfied with the vote of two to one " which the question was setlL-d at the last election. They had 10 interest i'll the matter and no.h.1g to gain by doing 1t. The oa.y parties whose interest might poso ply be served by such a vote would be the whisky men. No. why was the question not suJl;tted? The reason is not faI ! Seek. It is found In the may sided campaign that is be- ing .uade in behalf of the City Improvement ticket. We are as sur-l by MT. kucera that 1t is no. license ticket and that If th. Improvement ticket is success fui tIey will not touch the ques- tioa of saloon license but will im- prorc the streets. He then went int an argument on the expense of p-Jsecuting the "blind pigs,
 wh.-h clearly showed what he Was ,.riving at. Tn this COnnec- tioa we wish to give few facts. Evcry incorporated city must haro certain officers and these of- tic1g must have such salaries as vii. 1t least recompense them in par, for the time it takes to at tcnd 10 the business. We dare say .Ie salary list of the City of Imp p-rial is as low as that of any of tie cities of the sixth class in Southern California. The City Marshal is paid $500 per month and out of that must hire d man to irsigate and care for the street tres and parks. The City At toracy is paid $25.OO per month, tn h- City Clerk S25.OO and the Git Recorder $25.OO. These off, fci4.a are paid these salaries Wht-Ier there are any "DIlnd pig" tases or not. The only ex- pcn5e that can possibly attach to the prosecution of blind pigs" is a ..w cents for the blanks used anG uu occasional dollar or so in expenses for the City Attorney. We dare say the total expense to thc city of Imperial for all these th.t-5 has not amounted to two lu red dollars in all the blind pi, -osecutious since the city waa incorporated. More than 3s las been paid into the city tr ary in fues from that source. s. sap./t be truthfully said tIf EMI beets have suffered be- sca v lty's income was spent
 n. pig" Prosecu1ons.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07


 the city a substantial income at a very small cost despite the fact that the liquor men have prevent ed conviction in number of cases where the evidence was uncontro- vertable.
 On the other hand Professor DeLegro is assuring all corners that if the City Improvement ticket is successful license ordi- nance will be promptly passed and that Meier & Zobeleiu, the Los Angeles brewers will take the license and open saloon and that il the Imperial Land com pany or the people of Imperial or anyone else attacks the business oil account of the reverSionary clause in the land deeds the brew CTS will fight the matter i'll the courts and as the Professor terse- ly expresses it give the -
 all they want of it." In view ot all this it is well to ask what does the City Improvement tick ct stand for? Open and uncon- trolled "blind pigs" as indicated by Kucera or goverement by Me1- CT X Zobelein as stated by Pro- lessor DeLegro. If these people propose that blind pigs are not to be prosecuted and the prohibit tiOn ordinance is to be made a dead letter the people want to know 1t. If votes are to be sOl1c- ited b. any and all kinds of rep resentations to get i'll Board ot Trustees that will be the Subserv- tent tools of the Los Angeles brewers, the people are entitled to know it. The only expression we have ever heard from the gen. tlemen on the City Improvement ticket was favorable to liquor selling and a glance at the sort of people that are supporting 1t will convince anyone that this is true. Some of its strongest and most prominent supporters were in Ca,exico last Sunday try.ug to get up a horse race with others of their class in the Border town, and joined in the sheer with their comrades when asked to help build the levee to protect that town from destruction. The sup port of the laWless and law defy ing element, the gamblers, thugs and hoboes which that ticket has attracted to 1t is enough to at least bring suspicion upon the integrity of its intentions. And the manifold and conflicting rep resentations that are being made in its behalf by its leading sup porters is enough to justify any one in assuming that the City Improvement ticket is a whisky ticket and proposes tooyerride the will of the people, overturn the prohibition plan on which all the towns of the Valley are founded and outrage public decency by promoting liquor selling and de- bauchery in the principal town of the Valley. This is a matter in which every friend of imperial Valley is interested and the Citi- zens of Imperial in voting for city officers next Monday want to remember that if they make 1t possible for liquor selling to be encouraged in their town they in-
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-04-07

Ed E. Boyd has some bargains in real estate at HotyilIe, too
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06
Farm Notes.

New blood should be introduced fire.
quenty,
Crowding is a foe TO thrift and pro-
ductlveness.
Injurious effects are often produced
by inbreedng.
a hen, to be profitable, should lay
dollars worth of eggs in a year.
In supplying water to little chickens
arrange so that they can not get their
feet wet.
milk for feeding as never before. Hun
dreds of pounds of pork are now
grown with skim milk and meal.
One of the prettlest flowers of au-
tumn is the cosmos. Don't neglect r
plant them, and plant now, rs they
are of slow growth and late bloomers.
The man who goes to his stable, wa
ters his horses and gives them light
feed the last thing every night before
he retires always has round, sleek,
good-looking animals.
Skim-milk for pig feeding is worth
more than the average farmer has ever
estimated, and we doubt If even the
experimental stations have been able
TO figure out its real value when used
carefully in pork making.
IN breeding to family in which
great constitutional vigor is present.
and by the use of individuals selected
on account of their possession of the
qualities desired TO be perpetuated and
strengthened, is the shortest route to
success.
To rid asters from the inroads of the
black beetle, prepare mixture by
melting a half cake of ordinary size
good soap and adding six quarts of
water; spray the plants as soon as the
insects appear and re-spray If they per-
slst in staying.
1t would be difficult to find a better
food for young hogs and shoats than
two parts (by weight of wheat, two
parts of corn and one of shorts; or
ration perhaps of equ- weights of
wheat. corn and shorts especially
where alfalfa Is not available for feed
ing.
One hundred pounds of milk will
produce from 10 to 30 pounds OF cream.
The best and largest amount of course
is secured by using cream separators,
which always save much larger per
cent. of cream than can be saved any
other way. The amount of cream also
depends upon the quality of the milk.
The man who has . natural fond
ness for horses and is good judge of
horse stock will derive both pleasure
and profit in breeding good horse stock
provided he starts right, keeps his sails
fairly trimmed and sells when he gets
fair offers so as to prevent his stock
from accumulatlng and bec0nisg
burden.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06
Nn,ne of Dnst Mnlrh.

Most Of the readers of this depart
ment know something Of the import.
ance of the so-called dust mulch dur
ing the season of cultivation, although
all do not fully realize what it would
mean to them if they would carry out
the plan thoroughly. Most of us VINO
have to work the sol realize the i'm
portance of conserving the moisture in
it in order that the plants may use it
during the periods of excessively dry
weather which are usucl all through
the country. They understand, too,
that soil allowed to remain unstirred,
especially if it is of clavey nature,
will dry, bake and then crack. AS a
result the moisture in the soil is lost
by evaporation. On the other hand, if
the surface soil to the depth of two
or three inches is kept very fine,
dust, so to speak, the capillar:' action
on top is destroyed and the water is
retained in the soil so that the roots
of the plant have the benefit of ii. Any
cultivated crop treated in this manner
can be readily improved, the crop be
much larger, and, after all, the labor
in raising it much reduced for the work
necessary to retain the dust mulch de-
stroys the weeds so that we get the
valuable dust mulch without labor
indianapolis News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06
.EPWOnTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, JUNE 10.
Christian Education a National Safe
guard.--2 Chron. ". 7-9: Dcut.
AT 11.fS

Education, to be complete. must be
of the whole man-physical, intellec-
tual,' spiritual. An educational
scheme that neglects any of these
elements is imperfect and may easily
become dangerous.
In this country there is small reas-
on to fear that education Of the physi-
cal and the intellectual faculties will
be overlooked. Tho danger is that
we shall forget the culture of the
spiritual nature.
To avert this danger Christian
schools and colleges arc established
They are not rivals to the state
schools, but supplement these at the
point OF religious culture while
equaling them in the attention paid
TO The other element OF education.
But Christian education Is not, first
Of all. a matter Of schools. 1t is a
matter Of homes and churches, which
shall sec to II that always in the
study of past events, of present nat
ural phenomena, OF processes neut-
raj. mathematical. mechanical, bio
logical, there shall always be the
background of deity. Education
which ignores God is ono of the
strongest allies of the devil.
Education is development. II may
become either a blessing or curse.
The things Paul condemns in one of
the Scripture passages given for ref
erenco, are things which develop the
power of evil In the life. Shun these
things, he saws. But he does not stop
with mere prohibitions. He provides
positive instructions. He recon-
mends the doctrine which is according
to god'iness. He urges the students
attitude toward the Word He in
sists on spiritual education.
There is abundant opportunity for
wrong education Life calls to us in
so many allurlng ways. ana promises
short cuts to so many desirable
places, that It is easy to be deceived
Foolish and unleaned" is the apt
description of these short cuts. They
promise learning, but have only the
show of IT, They look wise. but their
wisdom is mere veneeted folly There
is many G short cut TO the making of
q living, but none TO the making of a
life.
When one becomes a Christian he
has new ambition to make the most
of himself.
Education that Is not Christian is
oae-sided, and OF doubtful value in the
end. both to the individual and to the
nation
The daily lie CT TIE nation needs
TO be moved BY Christian ideals and
purposes
Tho highest patriotism is found in
IN intelligent Christian citizenship.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06
nnn'l Npplect the SInhlca.

Many dairynien who are inclined to
be exceedingly clcanly about the
stables during the winter give them
little care during the sumner when
the COWS are largely MIXED in the
pasture. 4 plan of milking many fol-
low. There are days and nights dur
ing the summer when the cows must
be housed ana the milking done l. he
stables. hence if they have been neg
lccted the milk is sure to absorb any
undesirable odor that may exist.
We find it an excellent plan TO clean
The stables thoroughly just as soon as
the cows are turned onto the grass. and
this thoroughuess consists in washing
the walls and floors with a strong so
luton of carbolic acid, then going over
them thoroughly With whitewash. In
this manner all germs and odors are
destroyed This is ny no means all, for
each week the stables arc thoroughly
purified so that there will be no pos
sble oGor to spoil the milk.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06

II eggs are cheap in the local mar.
Ret why not preserve them for use in
the fall and winter? The water glass
way is the best. Dilute the CONNER
cial solution with ten times its bulk
Of water \ gallon will cover seventy
five dozen eggs. Next winter they will
bring only Il few cents a dozen less
than fresh eggs Preserve only fresh
eggs. No process can improve a stale
egg. Pack IN wooden or earthen YES
sells, putting the eggs in from day to
day with a wooden erOon to avoid
breakage. Keep them covered with
the solution and keep The vessels COW
cred ana n cool place.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06

Many people have a notion that Il
black soil must Of necessity be Il rich
one. But, on the contrary, it may be
almost devoid OF nitrogen, and so
stands in need of some fertilizer.
While II is true that garden soils in
general have q sufiiciency of both pot
ash and phosphoric acid in them, the
chances are that these two food ma
terlals are to a certain extent "locked
up"-that is, they are not Immediately
available to the plant and are only
taken out by slow degrees Therefore,
the amateur gardener will find that the
best all-round fertilizer for him TO buy
Is one with an abundance OF nitrogen,
and moderate quantities of the other
two substances. OF course, for large
operations. special compounds of fer
tlllzers are an economy, and while the
same thing holds good in theory on the
small scale, vet in practice, as the
amount involved Is so little. 1t is wiser
to have one all-round fertilizer. Sue
culent vegetables particularly will
thrive on nitrogen. 1t makes them
grow rapidly, and that means tender
ness. Potash Is used to improve the
quality. Phosphoric ecid helps to build
the tissue OF the plant. What a fertil-
izer contains can always be ascertalned
by reading the analysis which mrst
accompany II. Look only for those
three terms. Don't regard anything
else. How much TO use? or course,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06

Many who are having their first cX.
perience with crimson clover make tht
mistake of sowing it in the spring
usually sowing il in with the rye. Tie
idea is that If this is done there will
be a fairly good crop to turn under il
the fall. Possibly this may work in
some cases and some iections, although
it is not d safe proposition to follow
generally. BY far the better plan
would be TO SOW the crimson clover
seed in July or August in some culti
waited crop. corn being the usual crou
in which it is sown. The result OF
this plan would be a good crop Of
clover the following spring in nlnC
cases out of ten where the soil was
suited to the crimson clover. Thi'
plan will not in any way interfer,
with the proper cultivation of the corr
or other crop which will have ceased
before the time for sowing the clover
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06

AS the health of fowl depends largely
upon the place they roost, thought
list something about poultry house.
Make it where it will not be too windy.
Have lots of ventilation, sun and light.
The roostng room does not need to be
very large. Nests should be about
eighteen inches from the floor and I'M
der dropping boards. Always clean
the dropping board every morning and
never have roosts one higher than the
other. as it causes fowls to all try to
roost on the highest one. Never have
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06

will certainly save ihe corn to the
last grain. Make a hox three feet
long. eighteen inches vide and ten or
twelve inches deep. Cover over one
end of this, at the top, on which to
fasten the corn sheller. Make an In
7lined bottom to within eight inches Of
the end, which remains open. Put
legs under this box and set it hlgn
enough so that a pail or a bag can be
set under the open end bottom to catch
the grains of corn as they come from
the shelter. If a bag is used, hooks
will have TO be put in the sides Of
the bottom of the box on which to hang
the bag. \ high box or pail would
be preferable to the bag. The cost of
making this device is very small any
one with few tools can do 1t, and IT
will certainly save both corn and labor.
The illustration shows the plan so
clearly that no further explanation is
necessary. y.-IndianapOlis News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06
BacheIors' Ridge.

There is place in Webster Tows
ship known as Bachelors Rldgel
Seven unmarried men keep bach
as many different houses within
radius of two miles. and within IN
distance there is noea woman livlnI
One of the bachelors. Isaac Browe
has small tract of land, but has 4
live stock, not even chicken, all
does scarcely any work. He refu1
help from neighbors, who somein
offer to give him something to ~
saying he has no use for their rrd|
sions. Last winter he cug a hole ID
der his house four feet square, El
placed his bed in this hole and Ele
In 1t, pulling the lid down on it.. II
says he kept very warm in his Vbu
all the time,-Corydon correspond den
indianapolis News. III
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06

a board floor, unless yo, will clean ii
twice q week and have plenty of litter
on the floor. prefer a ground floor.
Always after you clean the poultry
house sprinkle lime around in the cor
ncrs and put lots of lice-killer in nests
and on fowls. Always have a box of
grit for the fowls and some dust boxes.
And give the fowls fresh water twice
a day. l here show you plan for a
good poultry house. The dropping
board is under the roosts.-J. Il. Day,
Tr., in Agricultural Epitomist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06
Quotations.
MEMORIES of his Youth.

( A hard-heeded old Pittsburg manufac-
turer who made his fortune, as he ex-
presses 1t, with his coat of, was in
duced by his daughters TO accompany
them to a Wagner concert, the first he
had ever attended, relates Success Maga-
zine. The next day he happened to meet
an acquaintance who had seen him the
night before, who asked:
"I suppose you enjoyed the concert
last night, Mr.. Brown"
"Yes; II took me back TO the days of
my youth" the old man said, with a
reminiscent sigh.
"Ah, summer days in the country, girl
Iir lava dress, birds singing. and all
Ithat?"
"No, the days when | worked in a
boiler. shop in Scranton"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06
Naluab.e Glass.

When Is glass worth more than
gold? Whe2 it is the lense Of a micro
scope. The record increasa in value Of
the manufactured article over the raw
material IS probably made by this va
riety of glass, wh.ch multiplies itself
5),000,00O times. The front lens of a
micro-obiectiye costing about s5
weighs 10 more than about .00l7 Of a
gramme, hence the value of such lenses
TO the weight Of a kilogramme would
be about $3,000,000 The cost OF max.
ing this weight of glass is three TO six
cents, and Thus when worked up into
the shape Of a lens the glass has in
creased in value about 5O.0OO.O0O times,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06

One of the most striking san&ples OF
presence of mind that has con- n, TO our
knowledge recently is that dtlsplayed
by Mr.. Brooks last Tuesdqyy when
helping Mr.. Peppmoeller brea<,k mule.
The animal was held by phalter and
a rope also when 1t startedN to .in. In
the fracas the halter slippe ed out of Mr..
Brooks hand, but the roEFe became en-
tangled about his feet and threw him
10 the ground, dragging V him some dis;
tance, but while , Z lhe go. at such n
rate as an unruly n iule can make, he
got his pocketknifeE out and cut the
tope. pe.-Lawrence Gas ,ette.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06
Drawn Toward tho Unseen conntrr-

We have secured a property right in
the unseen country because dear ones
have migrated thither, and it now ex.
erts a more immediate and vital infu
ence upon us. An old lady who had
made full acquaintance with bereave.
ment was asked If she ever received
ntmaton Of the presence of those who
had parted from her, and she replied
that she sometimes felt "a drawing"
Daniel Webster, in lines of tribute to
his angel child, touchingly says that
he had expected to become the teacher
OF the boy, but that now, instead, the
boy has become the ancestor. the
father and the guide; and the great
statesman humbly heseeches the saint.
ed one to lead him on in the earthly
path. Surely, all who have expert
enced a genuine sorrow by the entrance
Of death into the cherished circle. saws
Rev. II. =. Dew Cy, are constrained. if
they have held 10 the Christian faith
TO feel that Heaven has become nearer
and dearer. that life has become more
sacred ana duty more commanding.
and that the gracious ministry of the
loved ones has been continued, though
the veil has hidden them from sight.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
JUNE TENTH.
Christ's Life. VI. His Relations to
His Disciples, and What He Ex-
poets Of Us.-Matt. 10: 1888.

Whomever Christ sends forth is as
safe in the midst Of wolves as of
lambs.
Our testimony will be given us
without our preparing only when we
have had no chance for preparing.
We hated of all men of His names
sake" when for His sake we do not
dare face the sneer of one man?
Our confession Of Christ means
our life for Him; His confession of us
means His life for us-a gift infinite
ly greater.
Suggestions.
Christ does not promise His dis
ciples peace, but better than peace:
victory!
Christ has promised to be with His
disciples always; that promise in
cludes all others.
If Christ should appear to you in
human form and bid you follow Him.
would your discipleship take on new
reality? Then how real is it now?
The most holy life is none the
worse for shrewdness, nor the
shrewdest life for holiness.
illustrations.
A loving child is ashamed to have
a comfort or luxury that father or
mother cannot have; do we want our
lives to be more fortunate than our
Lords?
A soldier readily follows his gem
eral who has worked his way up
from the ranks There Is no service
or trial in which Christ has not pre-
ceded us.
The true Christian Is an image Of
Christ, projected by the Light of the
world,-a new and marvellous stere-
opticon.
Wireless telegraphy is giving us
a hint Of how subtle and direct Is
Chrlsts communication with His dis
ciples,
Questions.
Am l recognized as standing for
Christ?
Would Christ gladly own all my
acts and words?
Do rely upon any guide but
Christ?
Quotations.
There Is no way of being deliver
ed from this life of self but one: we
must follow Christ, set our heart
upon Him.-Andrew Murray.
We must walk so close behind
Christ that people will not see us,
but Christ.-Bshop Thoburn.
Few can take part helpingly in a
prayer meeting without planning for
It, and those few cannot do 1t often.
Even they could be more helpful with
preparation.
Leaders of meetings should have
their assignment at least a month in
advance, and put into their meetings
the prayerful planning OF all those
four weeks.