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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01

; - !. = 49, :
pop borrowed two JACKIE from the track.
men and lacked her up out Of thsre
and carried her home on wheels"
"Whatd hs do with itT' persisted
the new man.
Say. that old lollypop mustve been
a fank. Nobody else could have fig
ured 1t out. The ground on his place
Is hard. and he needed some more
fence. SO he calclated 'twould be easier
and cheaper to saw that old we'll up
into posttoles than 'twould be to dig
EN-,
thereafter the new man bit moro on
MS food and less on the conversation
Everybody's.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
Seven Hens Cannot Lay Ono Eaa.

Seven Hens Cannot Lay Ono Egg.
Daniel Webster when he was secre.
'nry OF state was one day reading at
a cabinet meeting drift OF message
he had written for the president to
transmit to congress. He was con-
stantly interrupted by one of the men,
bers with suggestions until. losing pa
aence, he turned to him and said,
Sir, you might as well expect seven
hens TO lay one egg as seven men to
construct one message"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
All tho samo 90 Him.

One Of party of gentlemen left his
corner seat in IN already crowded rail-
way car to SO In search of something
to eat, leaving u rug to reserve his
place. On returning he found that, In
spite OF the rug and the protests of his
fellow passengers. the seat had been
usurped by woman clad In handsome
clothes. With flashing eyes she turned
upon him;
DO you know. sir. that am one Of
the directors w!vesY'
Madam" he replied. "were you the
directors only wife should stIll pro-
test"-Ladies' Home Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
He Tipped Them All.

~ ''PPou. mem All,
New Yorker was shown to room
In hotel in Brussels. where he found
twenty candles stuck In chandelier.
As 1t was dark, the attendant lighted
them all, but the guest put them ont
Immediately.
In his bill next day. however, he
found them charged: Twenty candles,
10 franco"
He went bnck to the room and took
them all out, wrapped them in bit
or paper aud clipped them into his
overcoat pocket.
When he was about to leave the
house he found tho servants drawn up
In two lines In the hall in the Euro
pean style-all smiling and ready for
the expected tip. Then he drew out
his package and distributed the cnn-
uies one to each rs lie passed out.
ALLOW me. monsieur" said he, with
n bow; permit me. madam. They
are very superior candles. assure
you. paid 10 cents apiece for them"
Ladies' Home journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
THR BIRDS AND pEEa.

think the bees. the blessed beer,
Are better. wiser far than we.
The very wild blrds in the trees
Arc wiser, fer. It seems 20 me,
For love aud light and sun and air
Ara theirs and not n bit OF care.
What bird makes ciuim to all Gods treas
What bce makes claim to all Gods flow
erD?
Behold their perfect harmonles.
Their common board. the common boursI
say. why should man DO lcas than these.
inc happy birds. the boarding beesr
Joaquin Miller
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
Unique Post Holes.

Unique Post H5les.
The foreman and bis crew OF bridge.
men We're striving hard to make an
impression on the select board proyId.
ed by Mrs. Rooney at her Arkansas
eating establishment.
THE old man sure made a funny
deal down at Plney yesterday" OBJ
served the foreman, with wink at the
man to his right.
"Whatd he do?" asked the new man
at the other end of the table.
well. year or SO ago there used to
DO water tank there. but they took
down the tub and brought It I'D here 10
Cabin Creek. The we'll vent dry ana
they covered 1t over. 1t was four or 1--WE
feet around. ninety feet deep and
plumb In the right OF way. Didn't
know what TO do with 1t until along
coines an old lollypop yesterday and
gives the old man IS for it"
Five dollars for what?" asked the
, now man. 49,
Wel',' continued the foreman. is.
horing the Interruption. ''that old iolly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
FOR TRE BEDROOM

4 Beautiful Iron Bed choice OF
Chartered Oak Bureau French Bevel Glass; or
square .....s...l,........ ........l
4 Sawed Oak. Washstand to match ..
" Yards China or Jap Mating choice patterns
4 Spring, oil iron .................
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
90 The
Scrar, Book
The
Why Wa Can an.

A Boston schoolboy gave tho follow.
ing definition Of the spin o THE spine
Is long bone reaching fioin tho skull
TO the heels. 1t has hinge In the
middle. go that you can sit down; 9th.
erwise you would have TO Sit stand
ing"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
What She wao Like.

DO tell me what Mrs. Tewler IN
Ike" she asked OF her husband.
We'll. she's woman OF eixty who
looks Hfty, thinks she 10 forty. dresses
like thirty and acts like twenty"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
A Nice Distinction.

Il fear" said a country curute TO his
hock, when I explained to you In my
last charity sermon that philanthropy
was the love OF our species you must
have understood me to say specie
which may account for the smallness
of the collection. You will prove, I
hope, by your present contribution that
you are no longer laborlng under the
same mistake"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
l52. 90 viz do u, al foSSoAed::
FOR THE PARLoR

20 Yards beautiful Paor Carpet ......... slot
fil SUITE tapestry Push Mahoganized
Fafo lape In Birch Mahoganized, Oak Observation-Disclosures.
eAe FSIior Lamp W candle power dome shade
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
unkind.

unkind.
Miss Foita La Toilette. daughter Of
Senator La Toilette OF Wisconsin, was
passing collection plate ono day
when she was waved away by man
distissrished for his wealth and par
simony.
Nothing" he said grufiiy; 81 have
nothing"
Take something. then; this colIec.
uon Is for the poor, yor know"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
Tho Same Effect.

Tho Same Eject.
There had been a brilliant company
at the home of society leader In Des
Moines. Ia. a woman whose husband
was known better for his wealth shan
Tor his mental attainments.
well, Francis" she said after the
last visitor was gone. at was com
plete success. wasn'titr
"Sure!" observed Francis.
Did you notice Professor billing
tonY'
'"rhe man with the bandage around
his neckT
Yes. What an astonishing vocabu.
larry he has,"
From the way he held bis head I
thought st was carbuncle" -Lippin-
colts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
Presence of Mind.

PRESENCE OF Mind.
One OF Mira. Hamilton Fish's rules
when her husband was secretary of
state in Grants cabinet was to return
every call she received. Her husband
was continually holding public recep.
tons. and many women would come
who had no desire that Mrs. Fish
should call upon them.
One such woman attended ,ish re-
ceptton. left her card and IL little letor
was duly honored by call from Mrs.
Fish,
1t was beautiful. mild afternoon.
The Fish equipage, all a-glitter In the
wintry sunshine. dashed down the MR.
row street and halted before the wo-
mans little house with n musical lin
Gle OF silver chains. The footman leap-
cd from the box and opened the car
riage door, and Mrs. Fish descended.
The woman or the house was kneel-
ing on the sidewalk beside bucket of
hot water. with scrubbing brush In
one hand and cake of soap in the
other She was scrubbing the front
steps.
Bending gracloualy over her, Mrs.
Fish asked politely. "Is Mira. Henry
Robinson Mt home"
And Mrs, Henry Robinson replied.
mo. mum. she aln't," and went on
scrubblng.-Lippincott's.
Her Position.
An applicant for teacher in n coun-
try school was asked, what IS your
position with regard to the whipping
OF chlldrens"
"My usual position Is on q chair.
with the child held firmly across my
knees, face downward" was tho reply.
A Noisy Eater.
Ex-senator William 3. Chandler has
IN admircr IN New Hampshire who
has ideas on how the government
should DO conducted and writes Mr..
Chandler about them at great length.
After Chandler was defeated for the
senate and before he was appointed
president OF the Spanish claims com
mission the friend wrote. condoling
with the senator.
He said 1t was shame that tho ma
ton and New Hampshire should be de-
priyed of the services of so able a man
as Mr.. Chandler and closed with this
prophecy: Nevertheless. 10 not think
republics are ungrateful. am con-
ildent that your great merits will again
ba recognized and that ut no late date
we shall hear of you feeding again at
the public crib"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-01
outwlttins Her Lawyer.

OutWIttIng Ffor Lawyer.
"stlll. there are occasions when Z
lawyer isn't the chief beneficiary OF {
suit" said Mrs. Stonewall Jackson
Il know OF one instance. A friend Of
mine in Virginia sued railroad com
pany for damages and secured yer
dict for $4,000. which was paid, and
the whole amount is now In bank sub
ject tt her order. Her counsel .didn't
get n penny OF It."
How WINS that?"
"She found the only way OF ontwit
ting hlm-sho married the lawyer."
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16
New Treaty With Mexico

Secretary Roots recent jour- ney. to Mexico was in order to se- cure a new treaty between the two great American republics.
 Senator Cullom, chairman of the foreign relations committee of the senate, said this week there would be presented at the next session of congress a treaty with Mexico which in general will deal with the outstanding difficulties between the two countries as to water rights on the border.
 The questions affecting the Colorado river, for instance, have been for some years before the geological survey, the state de- partment and the department of justice. There has also been a question as to the ease with which undesirable immigrants come over the Mexican border into the United States.
 Senator Cullom admitted that there would be a new treaty with Mexico and he admitted that the water rights question would be a
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16
SUSTAINED
Attorney General Gives Opinion sin Favor of Imperial County Tax
 Rate

A written opinion from the Attorney General of California has been received by District Attorney Eshleman in which the former supports the contention of Imperial county that all taxes shall be paid at the rate fixed by Imperial coun- ty and not at the San Diego rate. The Attorney General ruled some time ago that the Controller should apportion the assessments of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and the Pullman Pal ace Car Company to San Diego county. Therefore, the Controller, as required by law, published the apportionment of mileage of the railroad company to the different counties with the amount due on them and against the protest of Dis rriet Attorney Eshleman for Imperial county.
 The District Attorney then took the matter up with the Attorney General and the Controller with the result that the Controller early in November sent letters to the attorneys of the com panies that the matter of the tax rate would be held in obeyarce.
 In the course of ais letter the Attor- ney General says: q am of the opin- ion that certificate duly made by the commissioners. in charge of the division of a county properly addressed to the Controller, which. shall show that the mileage in question was, prior to the levy of taxes, transferred to and at the time of such levy actually was within the boundary lines of Imperial county will be sufficient authority to the Controller to collect taxes upon such property at the rate of taxation fixed by Imperial county"
 He further states that because of the nature of the particular class of proper ty involved some procedure is necessary in order to notify the controller of the locus of the matter. In this opinion the Attorney General sustains the posi- tion taken by District Attorney Eshle- man that the all important act in the matter of taxes is the levy and the fact that the levy was made by the new county, after division had occurred, fixes the rate as established by the new county.
 The opinion of the Attorney General strengthens the position of the county although 1t does not absolutely close the question. The difference to the county in the amount of the tax will be S47, ,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16
OPTICS OF F. G. RAVENS, AGENT COLORADO RIVER DAMAGE CLAIMS
oer,oe OF

Something this week at Washington about the treaty Secretary negotiated during his trip to Mexico The Colo of the matters provided for and venture all the rights he wants but guess wont the concessions unless Uncle Sam of the damage claims
 Every old of the C. D. Co., who has taken stand against irrigation been fred This may be sgnf the property to the ernmen currently reported wouldn't do to have his poyees fighting Mr. Hartman naturally wants his money back entitled it, but want him to get it damage claim the general and not be charged against Valley irrigation project Meantime, those damage should them at The deal may any after Congress meets Don't delay longer than Dec 1st r. c. RAVENS.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16
Oranges $l Each

Imperial Valley oranges are al- ready beginning to attract at tention. E. E. Forester has raised few splendid specimens of the California navels which have been ripening for the past two or three weeks. This week he was visited by some orange growers from San Bernardino valley. They were so much inn pressed with the quality of the fruit that they offered him $1 each for some of the fruit. MT. Forrester's string beans must be of the same variety as told about in the story of Jack and the Bean Stalk. He has picked enormous quantities from vines which were planted in September and day or two ago brought into town a single vine which had on it fully ten pounds of beans. Many of the pods are a foot or more in length.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16
part of the documents.


 Among the understandings" are said to be special privileges in Mexican waters with refer ence to the movements of the Atlantic fleet in the Pacific such as Magdalena bay, where the fleet will arrive in April.
 There would be no surprise if the next congress were advised that Secretary Root had prepared a defensive alliance treaty be- tween the United States and Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16
Examination of Teachers

The County Board of Education of Imperial county will meet as Board of Examination on Monday, Dec. 2, 1907, at Fl Centro, Cal, at 9 o'clock a. m. of said day for the purpose of con ducting an examination of all those who may desire to obtain certificate to teach in the schools of said county.
 By Order of said Board,
 3l-33 J. E. CARR, Sec'y.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16
SHOE REPAIRING

Neatly done at the Sixth Street Skating Rink. Leave orders at the New Sixth Street Cafe, op- posite the rink.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16
Baseball Meeting

A meeting of the El Centro
 |aseball teaEai was held Wednes- lay night to discuss ways and means for vigorously prosecuting A campaign for winning the championship of the valley. The treasurer's report was read and approved and a satisfactory re- port was rendered by the chair man of the committee on grounds.
 It was decided unanimously that regular practice be had on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Bradford, Hutchin- son and Colby were appointed foof committee at the grand ball toibe given under the auspices of tEe team.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16
Blind Pig Trials

Imperial has another series of blind pig trials on its hands.
 For weeks there have been a number of them running in open defiance of law and they are brought up with a short turn.
 Several months since the town was well cleaned up in this re- spect but a nest of persistent vi- olaters of the law have been en- croaching more and more, until of late their offenses have be- come the most glaring and inso- lent.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-11-16
Town and County
Monster Pumpkin
Maaaal.lsasAaaaAll
.aBAsAManNhAm

. A monster pumpkin from the Wales ranch in Silsbee is being exhibited at the real estate office of the Ira Aten Go. The pump kin weighs 75 pounds and meas ures 22 inches in diameter. Mir. Aten also has some splendid specimens of white field corn, the ears being nearly a foot long and the kernels fine and even.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-08-15
WORK TREATMENT IN DISEASE.
Especially Successful With the Mental.
ly Affected.

'Iy Affected.
Some interesting experiments con.
Quoted at the State Institution at
Mauer Oehling have completely demon.
strated the great value of work at a
means of healing in various forms Of
chronic illness, especially in mental
and nervous disorders, alcoholism and
epilepsy.
Under the supervision of DIR. Star
linger. the chief of the institution, no
less than 81 per cent of the patients
are engaged in some kind of occupa.
ton. The majority are employed in
farm, dairy and garden work. while
others turn their attention to mechan.
zeal trades. including the production
of a newspaper, which is printed and
also largely written by the inmates.
1t has been found that the mentally
affected and those suffering from al.
coholism make the most willing and
efficient workers. Work has quiet.
ing influence and renders the patients
much more satisfied.
The favorable effect on their physi-
cal condition is shown from the fact
that the number of deaths from tuber.
culosis have steadily decreased since
the Introduction of the work treat
ment. although the number of patients
has constantly increased.
One other good effect of the work
treatment is that the general public
is found to lose much of its dread of
ocv1umc whom II soos tho notionto an
gagged in some useful occupation.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-08-15
HAVOC IS CAUSED
BY FIERCE STORM
DAMAGE IN MINNESOTA AND
IOWA MUCH GREATER THAN
FIRST REPORTED.
GRAIN POUNDED INTO EARTH
TWO COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS SUE.
FER DAMAGE TO THE EXTENT
OF 100000.

st. Paul. Special-F'our dead nine in.
jlred. property loss in Minnesota
alone amounting to considerably more
than 100000 and incalculable damage
to telegraph and telephone wires
and through them to business inter
ests, form the total of the results of
Tuesdays storm as summed up from
dispatches received.
In two counties in Illinois the dam.
age is estimated at $1,000 900, includ.
ing the laying waste of $4,000 acres of
corn.
-Four dead were reported from For.
est City, Iowa.
Several others were reported dead.
but the reports could not he confirm.
ed, and late advices from Des Moines
were to the effect that those reports
probably We're incorrect.
Cyclone in Iowa.
Dispatches from Iowa told of a CIV.
clone which swept across the north.
eastern part of Winnebago county.
clearing path twenty rods wide and
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-08-15
STRANGE FUNERAL DIRECTIONS.
Man Who Wanted Books in Hic Coffin
Burial Robe Of Scarlet Silk.

Man Who Wanted Books In Hic Coffin
Burial Robe OF Scarlet Silk.
Sir James ColqMhoun. whose recent.
ly proved will contains direction that
his body should be dressed for burial
in evening costume. was one of the
men who have made unconventional
arrangements for their interment.
One OF the most singular of these
testamentary directions was that Of
John Underwood of Whittlesea, whose
Lody, fully dressed. was placed in a
green coffin. Under his head was
placed copy of Horace. his feet rest
cd on Bentley's Milton" Bentley's
Horace" was placed beneath his back
and on his right and left sides were a
third Horace and Greek Testament.
Mrs. Margaret Cousins of CuXton, in
Kent. made her last journey attired in
a flaming dress of scarlet silk, and a
coal newer of Tong, near Leeds Zone
Jack HustlerD, was laid to rest with
his head pillowed on lump of coal
and with his pipe and tobacco by his
ide.-Westminster Gazette.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-08-15

fifteen miles long. In the neighbor-
hood Of Forest City eight dwellings
and twenty farm buildings were de-
stroyed, and great damage was done to
stock and crops. Some summer cot
tages were blown to pieces. Twelve
barns and Catholic church at Rock.
we'll were destroyed. and other minor
damage was done, besides the killing
of stock.
Winona- Hit Hard.
Although information from the coun-
try districts in Minnesota where the
storm struck was meager. it was plain
that Winona received the brunt of the
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-08-15
1000 MOORS were !
KILLED IN FIGHT.
FIGHTING At cAsAsLANcA IS NOT
At AN ENp-rwo ATTACKS
BY NATIVES.
SEND MORE Men AND SHIPS
BODIES OF DEAD JEWS DRAGGED
THROUGH TOWN WITH SHOUTS
OF pER,sioN.

Tangier, Aug. IL. - The fighting at
Casablanca Is not at an end. Two con-
certed movements have been E,ade on
the French and Spanish forces, but in
spite of this the local situation would
appear to be improving. The presence
of a large detachment of French troops
encamped in the outskirts Of the town
is serving to restore confidence, and a
number Of European residents who
sought refuge on the s:..ps in tie har-
Dor and at TIE cooai.. ,!es are return
ing to their homes. Ieais of general
uprising, however. have by no means
subsidized.
Attacked by Tribesmer.
Gen. Drude's camp outside Casablan.
ca was attacked twice Thursday after.
noon by tribesmen, who were Success
fully repulsed, the warships aiding
with their artillery. Thursday night
the Arabs made another attempt to get
into Casablanca, but we're driven
back. All the consulates are now
heavily guarded. French and Spanish
trooys are in complete possession of
the town.
The Kmass trihesmen have secured
possession of Caid Sir Harry Mac.
Lean from Raisuli, his bandit captor,
and are negotiating with Mahammed
Ell Torres, representative Of the sui.
tan, for his release.
More Men and Ships.
Both Spain and France are prepar.
ing to send more men and ships to Mo.
rocco. Germany is showing deep in.
terest in the proceedings, but there
are no signs of European compiled.
lions. France and Spain are acting
in complete harmony. and the powers
are leaving them free hand.
The Moorish losses in the first forty.
eight hours of fighting are placed at
1000 men. The French and Spanish
forces had twelve or fifteen men killed
or wounded.
Eight hundred bodies Of Moors and
Jews. more or less decomnosed, al.
ready have been removed from the ma.
tive dwellings,.
Bodies Dragged Through Town.
After the sacking of the Jewish quar-.
tiers the bodies of the dead Jews were
dragged around the town by natives
with shouts Of derision. The French
commander has had many wealthy
Moors arrested and placed in prison
because stores of arms and ammunt-
ton were discovered in their houses.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-08-15

run down from $50 to 1875 pounds.
was having terrible pain in the kid
neys, and the secretions passed almost
involuntarily. My left leg swelled un-
til 1t was 81 inches around. and the
doctor tapped 1t night and morning
until l could no longer stand it, and
then he advised amputation. refused,
and began using Doan's Kidney Pills.
The swelling subsidized gradually, the
urine became natural and all my pains
and aches disappeared. ! have been
we'll now for nine years since using
Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. SO cents q
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