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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14
NOTES


The centenary of Writers birth.
Dee. IL. WA uo doubt be observed by
iae scaoO IS and literary societies
throug 1Hut the country Special cel-
etauona viii be held at Haycrhill ANA
AmtsaurE Mass. the birthplace and
h1me Of The poet. A meeting rs be-
ing an aueed by ;hc citizens OF Haver-
hIH foI the aftaru pom of the 18th az
ll' tuirersalist church. ana 20 is aX-
lelie1 that ar Frank - Sapborn
elI Prof BLISS Perry editor of the
atlantic Monthly viii make address
q. There viii also bee poem by
Nr julia Ward Howe. Whittier
birthplace at East uavcrhi and "Ths
ful'on"oods.' The home of the His-
encal snciety VIII ue open tp the pua-
Hc during The day: and thoro win Doe
an tAhuu OF Whittier mduu-criI rs
and FIRST editions a. the Hayerhm
public library.
The commemorative exercises at
Hneshury viii Doe opened with music
gl lhe school children. Hon. A. f..
Nliie of salem will read "a letter
winch President Roosevelt has WRITE
'rh Tor The occasion Addresses are
expected by Gov. Curtis Guild OF
Massachusetts,, Booker r. Washing
.ah, Edmund Clarence Stedmau, ana
tI'A NNNiAA - AHtNfiE anu NNNAH
Bates There viii be reading by
AIRS. Annie Fields. and Incidental
music The Invited guests win lunrn
.. ine Whittier Home association be-
i'lt going to the meeting.
d'hn Ircenlcaf Whittier. OF QuaG-
ct hIIn ln Puritan surroundings. was
,9fh at The homestead near Haver-
lll Mass, Dec a. 1907. He has
ggs' Ihel bis home and his boylsh
Hie in snow Bound" and the house
Visited thus by the storm is stll
li'l' may be seen the Kitchen just
y % was when 'the warm hearth
'em.i blazing free. At the see
GUIDED farm he lived, knowing the de-
,sNN w the barefoot boy and know
lUs also the bitter winds and frosty
ground of "a New England winter lie
Moiheed upon the farm and went 10
district school, Ills father had "a
U,". RELIGIOUS books, ana above am the
allle and the schoolmaster once read
f,., som. poems 0f Burns IN the
Wnlt'"r Kitchen and Jeff the book IN
'"' mana. ~ the listening boy.
...I0. homely manual labor upon
A.N Doc was employed was an part
I".udation of that deep interest
".H .ue poet never ceased 90 take
Ll. l1lI ana plain fortunes of the
m Through lut his poetry runs
golden thread 30 sympathy with
......''a1.c labor ~ enforced pov-
N 'nd many poems are directly
t''ira hy a. His outdoor life let
IN INTO some Of The secrets OF nat-
.h9 burns gave him the hint how
I'D "lN poetry in common things But
.E' aIl me Bible was the treasury
KY which he drew store OF fine
sN.a ana DC go sense Of the near-
ni God 90 man.
T. NH. hc was al work with his
r.I Doe sent poems q neighboring
l,, tpeH and began 10 attract att
.'n hN his verses, A new ucad-
Ky wac to be opened at Hayorhill
tsi. h. was 10 years Old ANA Tho
aI the HaNerhlll paper offered
h 't lim a home while he studied
Pie had no money with which
"a 2 lr hls schooling. but he learn
IN .'lhlF how 90 make cheap kind
pnrf ana was so industrious that
IA months he had earned enough
feg Ais expenses az the academy
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

N HANY Of the Indians who sim
MI keep up their tribal existence
V are Christians TO them as TO
the white people Christmas is
an important anniversary but they
celebrate a in their own way THIS
way would not be approved by certain
Christian denominations Of white peo-
pie because q includes as the chief
feature "a dance.
The southwestern Indian tribes have
"a special fondness for all sorts OF cere-
m0nlal dances. When white people
dance they DO 81 for the aesthetic
pleasure OF the Performance. the poetry
Of motion, 80 10 speak. Aot $50 with
the Indians. Every dance has "a deep
Significance 10 them, When they as
semhlo for their Christmas observance
they begin by praying iog lain and
bounVful crops.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

The authorized and dennluvo Life
Of Whittier hy samuel r. flciiard. f0t-
mcrly published in two volumes. is now
t1 De- had in o. now ouc-volume revised
edition with photogrlvurl Illustrations
Winters authorized publishers
Hourht0n. Mifnn a. Go, issue the
Woke ore tha quaker poet iu various
forms to suit lll tastes aud pocket
books They have four diGcrcn, one-
volume editions of his p1etcal works
and Illustrated hoNdo. editions of
"SuoN- Bound" "Tho Tnt on the
Beach "At Suuc1Nu cte whittier
Land by samuel n. pickard deserves
mention Hs valuable htOe handbook
containing interesting anecdotes of ihe
poet. d.scrnrluus of the Historical as.
poet off thu Oae'1us associated with bis
l.tc ANA numerous Illustrations from
photographs.
Murs Twain contributes % character
i-tIc account of gu early visit Go the
Savage club. tho history of which has
JUST been published hy thc a Vessels
company Tho history OF the savage
club. which has never before boon writ
tau Bon ful. ls. within liUit of 50 years.
almost that of ihe artist. and uier-
AIRY lifo OFF England. Mr. Natsou's book
tells OF the many men distinguished in
literature. art music and the drama
who have been. or stN lre. members.
and Is fun of good stories 10 contains
large number of illustrations boy we'll
known artist members
THE Savage club A medley of his
tory. anecdotes and rcminisCluce. By
Aaron Watson With chapter by
Mark Twain. and "a photogra vure 'front.'
ispiece.
Johnston s. Baruum's Book OF Plays
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12
Notice

Parties sending remlttances to pay bills due the Press should make checks, drafts and money orders payable to the Imperial Valley Press, Checks made to individuals are rather confus- Ing, so please bear the above request In mind In the future.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12
Hold Up at Fl Centre

Hold up In broad day light by Mis- souran in Fl Centro, and his whlskers taken off slick and smooth for only IS cents; hair cut 25c, See Ed, the barber, about 1t. w. E. D., Prop
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

The ladies of Fl Centro will give a chicken dinner In the near future. a
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

If you have land to sell or rent come and list with US. Ira Aten Land C..
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

The ladies of Fl Centro will give chicken dinner In the near future. d
 If you have land to sell or rent come and list with us. Ira Aten Land C..
 w. E. Downing this week purchased the lot next to his residence on the west.
 List your lands with the Ira Aten Land Co., They can give you best results.
 Last Tuesday Messrs. Richards & Wheeler shipped from Holtvllle via Fl Centro two carloads of fat hogs to Los Angeles.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Hartshorn were Fl Centro visitors, Wednesday. Mir. Hartshorn Is prosperous farmer and owns a splendid farm two miles east of Imperial.
 pr. Blackinton Is wearing an im- proved smile these days. It was a boy and weighed 1 1 pounds. Both mother and child are doing nicely and the pr. Is receiving many congratua tions.
 Chas. F. Buttress, of Los Angeles arrived in Fl Centro, Sunday, to take a position with the Holton Power com pany as an expert machinlst Mir. Buttress mastered his trade in Pitts burg and Is said to be very fine in his line.
 Paul Roman. of Holtville, received a fine Duroc- Jersey SOW from Illinois. This hog is a thoroughbred and 1t cost Mir. Boman $50 for the express alone. What the original cost of the animal was the writer did not learn. It was no small sum 1t may be depended upon.
 The first shipment of brick for the new Ice plant here was received from Holtville, Tuesday. There are 25O,- GOO ready to be hauled and an addi- tional kiln of 100000 is now ready for burning at Holtville. The movement of brick will steadily continue until a sufficient quantity Is on the ground to construct the walls of the new structure.
 Some time ago Mir. c. T. Irwin commenced to ship from this point all kinds of poultry and his business has steadily grown until now it has become quite an industry. He ships from El Centro every Tuesday and pays the best price obtainable; in fact, he Is so liberal in his dealings that poultry is brought twelve and fourteen miles to this place. He informs the Press that already he has shipped fully 600 turkeys from here just recently besides large quantity of other fowls.
 It is not so we'll known as 1t should be that at Fl Centro Is located ma chine shops so we'll equipped that any kind of repair work or machine building can be done as well as In Los Angeles. The Fl Centro machine shops are un- der the personal supervision of Mir. E. Fromme, who Is master mechanic of the highest order, having followed building and construction in Germany and in London England. It Is safe to say that there Is no sort of machine
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

w. E. Downing this week purchased the lot next to his residence on the west.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

It is especially desirable that all ap- plicants to join the Eagle lodge should be on hand "Wednesday night.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

No. arrlVe LOS huBeieS0 'OV P'H' Leave Fl Centro 6 :45 p. m.
 This train connects with main line
 No. 9; arrive Los Angeles 80 am.
 SOUTH BOUND Arrive Fl Centro 8:10 a. m.
 This train leaves Los Angeles
 $40 p. m.
 Arrive Fl Centro :55 p. m.
 This train leaves Los Angeles
 9:05 a. m.
 HoIton-Interurban Railway Company
 WEST BOUND Leave Holtville 10 80 8. m. daily. Arrive Fl Centro II 100 a. m. daily. Leave Holtville 200 p. m. daily except
 Sunday.
 Arrive Fl Centro 8 80 p. m. daily ex-
 cept Sunday.
 EAST BOUND Leave Fl Centro IF noon daily. Arrive Holtvile 12 80 p. m. daily. Leave Fl Centro 5:00 D. m. daily except
 Sunday.
 Arrive Holtville 5 80 p. m. daily except
 Sunday.
 w. L. Payne last Monday ordered a fine new piano to be put in the lodge room here.
 Mrs. Myers and daughter, of Reno, Nevada, were registered at the Hotel Fl Centro, Monday,
 Miss Mable SWinde's class in mu- sic is growing and she Is hoping more will enlist as soon as possible.
 It is especially desirable that all ap- plicants to join the Eagle lodge should be on hand "Wednesday night.
 The new residence building for J. C.. Newton is fast assuming proportions, it already being entirely enclosed. Professor and Mrs. Antonio Scarpa are now nicely settled in the Webber house, on Brighton and Sixth streets. A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Vencill, Mrs. Travers and Mr. I. T. Richardson visited Calexico, Wednesday.
 R. E. Jauman, who lives six miles west of Brawley, brought to Fl Centro large load of turkeys to be shipped from this place by Mir. G. T. Irwin. Rev. Ringo, of Los Angeles. was registered at the Hotel Fl Centro this week. He owns land in No. 7 and came down to .stend the annual meet ing of his company at Holtville, Tues day. He also rented his place while in the Valley.
 Miss Mable Swndle, recently of Los Angeles, but now of Holtville gives piano lessons at Fl Centro every Mon day and Thursday. She will be pleas ed to meet any who are interested and think of taking lessons at the Hotel Fl Centro on either of these days. 39 will receive all kinds of poultry for shipment to coast markets every Tues day at Fl Centro. Highest market prices always paid. Bring me your turkeys. chickens, etc., on Tuesdays and will tend to them. c. T. Irwin. Fl Centro. 40 Mrs pr. c. H. Bicknell and daugh- ter and Mrs. DeGraff. of Omaha, Neb., are visiting with MT. and Mrs. L. H. Cooper and expect to stay here couple of months. Mrs. Bicknell, who is MT Cooper's sister, has been In California before havino sDent a win
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

The new residence building for J. C.. Newton Is fast assuming proportions, it already being entirely enclosed.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Miss Mable SWindle's class in mu- sic is growing and she Is hoping more will enlist as soon as possible.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Professor and Mrs. Antonio Scarpa are now nicely settled in the Webber house, on Brighton and Sixth streets.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12
FL CENTRIC
nnR TABLE

Southern Pacific
 NORTH BOUND Leave Fl Centro II :43 8. m. This train connects with main line No. 2; arrive Los Angeles :OOp.m. Leave Fl Centro 6 :45 p. m. This train connects with main line No. 9 arrive Los Angeles 80 am.
 SOUTH BOUND Arrive Fl Centro 8 10 @. m. This train leaves Los Angeles $40 p. m. Arrive Fl Centro 4 :55 p. m. This train leaves Los Angeles 9:05 a. m.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Mrs. Myers and daughter, of Reno, Nevada, were registered at the Hotel Fl Centro, Monday.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

A party consisting of MT. and Mrs. H. H. Vencil, Mrs. Travers and MT. I. T. Richardson visited Calexico, Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

List your lands with the Ira Aten Land Go. They can give you best results.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Last Tuesday Messrs. Richards & Wheeler shipped from Holtvllle via Fl Centro two carloads of fat hogs to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

w. L. Payne last Monday ordered a fine new piano to be put in the lodge room here.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Hartshorn were Fl Centro visitors, Wednesday. Mir. Hartshorn Is a prosperous farmer and owns a splendid farm two miles east of Imperial.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

R. E. Jauman, who lives six miles west of Brawley, brought to Fl Centro a large load of turkeys to be shipped from this place by Mir. c. T. Irwin.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

D. H. Chaplin Is back from his visit in Los Angeles. He brought with him fine buffet clarinet for use in the band MT. Chaplin has been an lndefatlgable worker in behalf of the band and 1t has been mostly due to his untirIng efforts that we have such a good start toward a first class band. It Is said that MT, Stover will take up the clarinet part and also that MT. Henderson, who plays the clarinet, will join, thus furnishing three of these in- struments.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Chas. F. Buttress, of Los Angeles arrived in Fl Centro, Sunday, to take a position with the Holton Power com pany as an expert machlnst. Mir. Buttress mastered his trade in Pitts burg and Is said to be very fine in his line.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

pr. Blackinton Is wearing an im- proved smile these days. It was a boy and weighed II pounds. Both mother and child are doing nicely and the pr. Is receiving many congratua- lions
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Rev. Ringo, of Los Angeles, was registered at the Hotel Fl Centro this week. He owns land in No. 7 and came down to Neetend the annual meet ing of his company at Holtvile, Tues day. He also rented his place while in the Valley.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Miss Mable Swindle, recently of Los Angeles, but now of Holtville gives piano lessons at Fl Centro every Mon day and Thursday She will be pleas ed to meet any who are interested and think of taking lessons at the Hotel Fl Centro on either of these days. 39
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Paul Roman. of Holtville, received a fine Duroc- Jersey SOW from Illinois. This hog is thoroughbred and it cost MT. Bonhan $50 for the express alone. What the original cost of the animal was the writer did not learn. It was no small sum 1t may be depended upon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-05
THE RUBBER WORLD
FOUND ON THE CONGO IN THE
HEART OF AFRICA.
Not Vet Known or Realized the Ex-
tent Of the Rubber Supply Of
That Vast Expanse Of
Territory.

II has been said that the coming age
IS to be a rubber age and If this is
true and the Congo supply of rubber
increases in the next decade as rapid
ly as It has in the last, the rubber
produce of lands whose very existence
was unsupported 40 years ago win
control the markets Of the world
King Leopold of Belgium, has been
receiving good deal Of unpleasant
notoriety Of late because of the al
legged atrocities in the Congo rubber
country, and which will not down. and
he It is who holds this powerful indus
try within his grasp. and 1t has just
cost American capitalists millions to
gain concessions there II was Col
lis p. Huntington who 20 years ago
declared that if he were a young
man he would go to the heart of At
RIGA, as there it was that the large
things Of the future were to be done.
and if Americans had been quick to
grasp an opportunity, King Leopold
would not have secured the prestige
, which he has in the Congo.
Il is not generally known, but is
nevertheless q fact susceptible of doc
umentary proof, that ten years ago
the king of the Belgians was regarded
in the money markets of Europe as a
ruined man financially because of the
drain upon his resources which the
Congo enterprise exerted without in
Permission. Il is certain that the king
was embarrassed and sold at this
juncture under the hammer and an
onymously some of his most valuable
artistic possessions. An opportunity
was given at this time to the Belgian
government to participate in the spec
ulatiOn of the king upon what now, in
the light of after events, would seem
to have been most advantageous
terms, but the Belgian statesmen,
with great shrewdness, as they
thought then, though they advanced a
little money upon nOn-African securi-
| ty, declined the proffered partnership.
Indeed, in those dark days of the
Congo enterprise the only apprecia-
ton which the speculative genius of
the king earned was an offer from a
syndicate of French bankers of Is per
cent. in cash of what the work had
cost him in return for a complete con-
cession of all his acquired rights.
However, the dark days did not last
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-05
BLooMINGToN'S DILEMMA.
Must Spend $4,000 on It's Electric
Light Plant or Abandon It.

Must Spend $4,000 on Its Electric
Light Plant or Abandon It.
The authorities of Bloomington, Ill.
are confronted with the dilemma OF
abandoning their electric light plant OF
spending $4,000 on it's renovation. A
committee of the council recently
preached the subject to the local trac-
ton company and found that con-
siderable saving could be effected by
contract lighting. but some members,
for reasons of their own, prefer to re-
tain the city plant at any cost.
The plant cost 100000 and has been
in operation since 1889. It's bad man
agement is shown by the increase in
operating expenses from $5S.47 per
arc per year for the period of 1S9O-94
TO S65.47 for the period of 1902-06, al
though this cost should have materially
decreased on account both of the large
increase of the number Of lamps and
of the improvements In the art during
the last fifteen years. The total an
nual cost per lamp during the last I'VE
years was about $780, a much higher
figure than is charged by the private
companies of Illinois operating under
similar conditions.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-05

In view of the present request for
S14On 600 more the use of the word
completing in the last item seems
unfortunate, though it probably gave
momentary solace to the taxpayers.
During an investigation held in June,
1905, the most amazing ignorance, in
competence and extravaganza were
brought to light, but the original con-
tract was not, as that important docu-
ment had been "lost' from the city rec
ords. Blunders in planning and con-
struction are alleged that would have
caused an honest electricians or archi-
tects apprentice to hang bis head for
shame If he had perpetrated them,
and the inspecting engineer of large
Philadelphia firm stated that his COM
pany was at that time installing a
plant of approximately the same ca
pacity for S125, 600, less than the sum
now asked to complete" the plant on
which $55O,O00 has been lavished.
The comment of the Brooklyn Eagle
is, "You simply can't marry business
to politics." and the Boston Advertiser
adds:
"Of course it is easy cough to say
that the people of that city should have
learned enough from the failure Of pub
lie ownership everywhere else to keep
out of so dangerous a venture, but the
writings of badly informed theorists
probably deluded Columbus as they
have deceived other communities
Boston once tried municipal ownership
and lost over $S,0OO,0OO by the ven
ture"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-05
a WOULD SAY DONTv"
Advice From One Who Knows About
Municipal Utilities.

Municipal Otiities'
Martin f. Jensen, ex-treasurer OF
Norwich. Conn. gives in the New Eng
land Magazine cold blooded account
of the municipal electric light plant OF
that city, which will rather surprise
those who have read the glowing ac-
counts furnished by Mayor Thayer.
Mr.. Jensen, after allowing every pos
sible credit to the city, shows that
with only per cent depreciation the
net loss for the first thirteen months
was about S16,723 and estimates that
the loss on the second year will not
fall far below $4,000. In closing he
says:
Examination of local municipal ac-
counting covering a period from 1867
to 1905 convinced me that cities CON
Quoting their affairs through unpaid
and unframed commissioners run hope
lessly into debt, because appropriations
are oyerspent.
TO those contemplating going into
municipal lighting under Norwich con-
aidons would say 'Don'tg"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-05
AN EXPENSIVE LESSON.


Columbus Cot II Through Public Own
srship Of Electric lighting.
The latest municipal plant in a large
city to give the grand haillng sign OF
distress is the electric light plant Of
Columbus, o. The director Of public
service asked last June for an addi-
tional bond issue of $4,000 For OBJ
vious reasons the city fathers were
bashful about popping this question to
Gle voters. Now, however. Director
Lied says that If the money is not
Forthcoming the plant will be thrown
out of business and the S5JO,000 al
ready expended lost He adds that the
plant is wholly inadequate and that
the city is paying a private company
at the rate Of $4,000 a year to light
the streets that would otherwise be
left to the tender mercies of the moon.
10 show how easy it is to drive the
wedge of expenditure and how thick
the butt end is in comparison with the
thin edge that appears in the original
estimate" the following figures are
quoted from the last annual report Of
the trustees of the sinking fund, all OF
the bonds mentioned being for the
erection and equipment of the electric
lfObt nIant.