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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12
As the Roy snHv It.

An Englishman tells the story of a boy who saw an exceedingly bowleg- ged man standing in front of a hot fire Finally he could restrain himself no longer and said Hey mister, you'd better get away from there; yOu'se warpn'."
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Never before in the history of the country have the railroads been con fronted with so stupendous a task in the matter of handling the enormous crops which have been raised as theT will have to tackle this fall. While most roads have made large additions to their rolling stock in the way of new and large capacity, engines and freight cars, yet it is questionable if it will be sufficient to keep pace with the in creased yield of the myriad farms of the country.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Some people sell milk, cream, butter and eggs all the year around, but yet they never have anything better than skim milk to drink or use in their coffee and are ever looking with say ing eye as to how little butter they can use or how few eggs they can get along with. These people forego as luxurles the very times which their patrons re- gard as necessities and work so hard to get. Folks economies take queer turns sometimes.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12
POIitenesS,

The greatest thing in the world is politeness. And no schooling is nee essary to be agreeable. Simply have a little consideration for others and be quiet and modest.-Atchison Glat-
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12
Odd Fellows, Attention

Members of other lodges are re- cues ed to meet at the Hotel Fl Gen. ro, Sunday, Jan. 18th, at ? p. m. 39 40 J. L. Travers.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Wilson says he has calls for Imperial lands and especially for exchange for good orange and lemon groves, Los Angeles city property, also Riverside, Pomona, Pasadena, alfalfa lands in Downey and Compton. Now MT. Farmer you want to see Wilson about it. TheIma Hotel, Imperial, Cal.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

The tendency of farming in our coun- try is from the extensive to the inten- sive method, from the cry of more land'' with a greater acreage of crops to the call for better land" with great CT production to the acre. However, the extensive method has not been without its compensations, as large fortunes have been realized from the increase in value of land
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

We hear a good deal of complaint against the quite general practice which road supervisors have when working on the highway with road graders of leaving an incline at either side of the road so steep that it is practically i'm. possible to use a mower in cutting the weeds adjacent thereto. Were the work so done that the slope toward the fence from the bottom of the ditch was not more than twenty five or thirty degrees there would be no ground for the complaint as made, and the mat ter of keeping the highway looking neat and shipshape would be immense ly simplifed.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock is authority for the statement that, in cluding the irrigation projects now un- der construction, those which are con templated and those approved, but not begun, there will have been spent by June 90, 1908, S3T0OQOO0 and that the estimated receipts from the operation of the law up to that time will be about S50O,OO0 more than the amount named. Besides, it is estimated that there will be a return from settlers on irrigated lands amounting to about $1,OOOO00
 Some frra~acrfuo avnnrfv0pDfS are
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Before marketing the potatoes this fall go through and carefully sort Gs to size unu quality. A uniform grace will command better price and sell more readily than when the large and small. good and bad are all mixed to- gether. When potatoes are too small to make it worth while to try to sell they can be fed out at home with profit.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

now being tried aong the line or vac cinating fruit trees with a solution of sulphate of iron with view to increas- ing their longevity. IL has been found that the root system of such trees plays out sooner than that above ground, and an application of the chemical men toned tends to arrest decay and dis solution of the roots and thus prolongs the life of the tree While the expert ments made are in a sense only ten tative, they give promise of being of definite and practical value.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12
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Bead our IiberaI ofier beIow, belore you nass on

Read our liberal offer below, before you pass on.
 The TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNABs the widest read, Fruit of any publication west of the Rockies.
 Twenydye thousand people Pacific the TOWN AND COUNE JOURNAL into their and read it, because it's great paper ana mas message of
 But we want the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL five thousand ore homes on s coast Hence, make the following offer and that there no string above board and is going cost bunch We read what we and m it..
 Now, as stated we are going plants of Bur banks Crimson Winter Rubarb This Burbank ifar,, Iocous if is e N s so prolific and always sells readily at good price
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 Write us for the Rhubab NOW cost you you sample copies the TowN HND COUNTRY U%A and will continue to mail them time you are dissatisfied with tiff does you back your oO cents That will the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNA three months FREE nothing of the REubarb A FINE ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE FREE
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 Now, have only Winter Rhubarb Plants hy plentiful they might be would better Write us NOW you want them. They're bound like wdfre, quickly and them.
 TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL
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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

In addition to furnishing an unsight ly spoctacla along the highway. it is well to remember that if weeds gro allowed to stand they will be a catch for the snow and are likely to make bad roads. This is one instance in which beauty and utility seem to g' hand in hand.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Reports from the department of asyi. culture based on crop conditions exist ing Aug. place the corn crop of the country at 2,71319AOOO bushels, which is the largest on record and exceeds the big crop of last year by 5,OOOC-J bushels. And the passage of Sertemhe1 without a frost has changed this yield from possibility to fact.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Those who live in towns and cities and are unused Co the growing of things and Of seeing them in their na- tive state are slow to buy unless nuts, fruits and grains are polished to aa artificial brightness or treated in such a way as to make them more attractive to the eye Appearance comes fist then quality.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

There is no time in the season when cattle will eat constalks cleaner than during October. when the starch in them has been turned to sugar. In the case of sweet corn particularly they will eat every whit
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Tf the farn raises but an average of thirty bushels of corn per acre and has nothing but scrub cattle and horses, 8 bright boy cannot be blamed much if he runs away.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-01-12

Some interesting experiments are
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-16
A Pleasant Outing.

The local correspondent of the
News and Courier thus graph
ically describes a very pleas
ing affair which took place last
Friday afternoon, May 10:
This afternoon Mr. Louis ia
cobs, chairman of the board of
trustees of the graded school,
entertained the faculty of the
school, the young ladies of the
graduating class and a few
specially invited guests, with a
delightful sail down the river in
Mr. C Constine's new motor boat,
the Mercedes. p" The merry par
ty boarded the launch at the
bridge and were soon speeding
away towards the Georgetown
line, if not with a full sheet, at
least with sea that followed
fast. During the evening a re-
freshing course of cream and
cake was serI ed, while the
beautiful reaches of Wee Nee
echoed to the merry laugh and
lifting song. About dark the
party returned in high good hu'
NOR with themselves after Civ
ing MIR Jacobs a vote of thanks
for a most delightful evening.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-16

uIality Of the president out In the
country, added to the serglltr of the
daily press Of the country in giving
circulation to al the ideas and
schemes hatchrd in TIE white house.
Whenever he wants to head off SONS
one or SOM thlng that lnterfere>
with his rlans; whenever he want;
to get q the people with grand
stand play. he sends down for &
bunch of newspaper correspondents
for the papers that slob5er on him
and mas them up 10 the white house.
Then he pats taem Familiarity on the
back and tells them in Il heart tC
heart talk what he wants to get be-
fore the people, always making them
write the matter in the third person
and never quote MIN.
He then is ia position t, d-uy
anything that may come ous that is
not pleasing to him, which he does
with a flourish of trumpets and there
By adds new members to his Ananlas
Club. He cannot and does not fool
a lot of the older correspondents
here. They have looked in bis trunk
and they know him. But it is very
flattering to the young correspond
ents to have the President of the
United States pat them on the back
and call them "old bows" and tell
them what they believe to be the in
nermost secrets of the White House.
They all 60 away and print the sto-
ry, thus heading Of the story as 1t
should have been told in the interest
OF the truth.
Everybody sees the same story in
the papers all over the country, and
they believe it to be true, else why
should all the papers have printed it
simultaneously. The man who
could have told the truth about the
matter has no show. He does not
occupy the position of President of
the United States, and If he were to
come ont with the truth the people
would not believe him. So, what's
the use, as the skunks said to one
another when they smelt an auto
mobile as it passed them on the road.
CHAS. A EDWARDS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-16
Matters OF Interest
NOTED At SCRANTON.
LADIES TO GIVE BAZAAR VISITORS
COMING and 0lNG-PERS0NAL
NOTES,

NUIiUs
SCRANTON, May 1.-THE La
dies Sewing Circle of Scranton will
give bazaar at MIR r + Mcknight )
store Oh Railroad street FRIDAY ev-
ening, May "a, beginning at t O.
clock p m and lasting until 10 T m.
There will be many valuable and
handsome homemade articles for
sale. Music and refreshments will
be provided.
A silk quilt will b4 awarded TO
the most popular lady ..a"d a satin
sofa pillow to the most popular gen
tleman present. Votes will cost only
Que cent each. The aim is to raise
enough money to erect Il fouhtain on
the school-house grounds and every
body is cordially invited to attend.
So come along and enjoy the even-
ing, and if you haven't any pennies
don t let that keep you away. Bring
along your friends and few dol
lars and We will make the change.
DR. and Mrs Chas II Pate enter
tained quite number of their
friends at their lovely little home on
Railroad street Friday evening, May
10, IN honor of Miss Rosa Tallavast
of Dock, S C, who was Mrs Pats's
roommate while at college. Miss
Tallavast is u very handsome young
lady and has made many friends
here. She will leave for her home
tonight.
Mr. Douglas Singletary Of Cow
ards has accepted aposition as sales
man with Dr. G H Pate. We well
come him to our little town.
Several of the olu soldiers of thus
section attended the Veterans re.
union at Columbia last week. AL
so a number of them attended the
Memorial day exercises at Kingstree
last Friday. They seem to be de-
lighted with the bouquets of beautl-
full flowers given to them in Kings
tree.
Mrs Margaret Pate, an aged lady
of Hannah, Florence county, who
has oeen troubled for the past six
months with her eyes and for four
months has been total ly blind. was
taken to Charleston Sunday night
for treatment by her attending pny-
clan, DR. W S Lynch; but after d.
Parker made a through exami nation
he founl that no good could be done
bv an operation and she was brought
back to Scranton Monday night.
Mr. R E Mcknight went to
Charleston or business one day
this week.
Mr. E M Lowman. cashier of the
bank of Scranton, spent Friday in
Tlmmonsville with his parents.
John G Sisgletary, formerl, of
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-16
this place but now of Eaiagham,
was in town Monday.

this place but now of Efiagham,
was in town Monday.
Mr. Willie Askins of Lake City
was in town between trains Monday.
Mr. r + Mcknight of Charleston
spent Sunday IN town with paren IS
and friends.
Mr. Eugene Baskias OF Timmoas-
VILE was seen on our streets today.
Mr. aud Mrs W Wrigh. spent q
few DAYS in Columbia last week.
Mrs J A Gaunt Of Florence is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs 2
A Parker, at this place.
Mrs S o Byrd and children are
visiting friends and relatives in
Florence this week.
Engineer Tom B Cole and wife,
by their little daugh-
ter, Irmal, Of Savannah, Ga, spent
several days in town recently with
Mr. and Mrs n NJ Graham and other
relatives here. They left Sunday for
Indiantown where they will spend
few DAYS with Sheriff Go Graham
before they return hom..
MRM
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-05-16
Pressing Club Notice.

l have removed my Pressing i'lub in
to the first floor of the Gourdin building,
formerly Mouzon's barber shop, where
l will be glad to serve my patrons.
J F FULTON. 1-15-tf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-16
THE OLDEST BANK.
IT. P.'s WeeklyO

There was a lind of public record
office attached to the palace and tenn
pie at Nineveh, in which it was Gus
tOmary to deposit important legal and
other documents, such as contracts for
agreements for the purchase and sale
of property, marriage settlements,
wills, etc. Among these there were
discovered official statements as to the
history and transactions of the emf
nent banking house of Egidu at Nine
veh.
Assyrian chronology proves that
these refer to a date about $500 years
before the Christian era, when Abra-
ham dwelt at UT of the Chaldees. as is
stated in Genesis. We may therefore
claim for this firm the reputation of
being the oldest bank in the world, at
least Of which we have any record, or
are likely to have. The accounts are
very voiuminous and cover the trans
actions of five generations of the house
from father to son.
The firm grew rapidly in Importance
during this period, during which they
attained great wealth. for they had
succeeded in securing from the king
the appointment of collectors of taxes,
position which in the east always
leads TO fortune. They afterward
framed the revenue for several Of the
Assyrian provinces, with very great
gain to the firm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-16

Besides. if the occasion should arise,
the policemen could easily be found at
their crossing posts and practically no
delay in securing their services would
be encountered.
Unless something of this kind is done
it will be little short of a miracle if the
Improvements at the intersection are
completed without loss of life or serious
injury to somebody. Automobiles dash
through there with only a slight lessen
ing of speed, horses are driven through
it on the trot. and. pedestrians have
narrow escapes at almost every mo-
ment during the busy hours. Policemen
In uniform would compel chauffeurs
and drivers TO proceed carefully, and
they would be on hand to drag
thoughtless pedestrians from under the
wheels of vehicles or the feet of horses.
The streets of this city are. generally
speaking, so wide that there is nearly
always room for the pedestrian to
dodge one vehicle without encountering
another. This is not true just now of
the intersection of Main and Second
South streets. The crossing is danger
Gus, extremely dangerous, and it should
be guarded until the work now under
way is completed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-16
q MIsDIREcTED APPROPRIATION

Mayor Bransford, with a spirit that
is most commendable, will leave the
latter part of the week for a tour of
some Of the important cities of the east
with a view to studying municipal i'm
provements. This indicates that the
mayor expects to be nominated by the
American city convention and elect
ed by the people. The voters are more
than likely to decide otherwise, but the
fact in no way lessons the mayor
good intent. If he is defeated at the
polls he will be all the better citizen
for knowing something about how a
city should be governed
Accompanying Mayor Bransford will
be Councilmen Mulvey and Tudden-
ham. The mayor pays his own eX-
penses; the council has appropriated
$3.50 towards the expenses of Tudden-
ham and MuIvey. In view of the fact
that neither Mulvey nor Tuddenham is
even to be a candidate for renomina-
tion, this appropriation seems to be
badly misdirected. There can be no
value to the city, officially speaking,
from sending Mulvey and Tuddenham,
whose terms will expire early in jan
uary, on a tour of the east.
We know, of course, that the $3.50 ap-
propriated will lack a good deal of pay
ing all of their perfectly legitimate ex-
penses. Railroad and Pullman fares
alone viii require practically the entire
amount And 1t is not so much the
money as the principle of aiding two
councilmen to enjoy junket that can
not be of value to the city to which we
object. There could have been little
reasonable objection to sending Coun-
cilmen Holley and Ferry, or any other
holdover councilmen on the trip.
In their cases it would be perfectly
reasonable to say that the information
they would acquire would be of suff1-
cient value during the more than two
years they are to serve TO justify the
gift from the city towards their ex-
penses. No private individual would
send a man about TO be discharged on
a trip to secure information of value to
the individual or corporation, and of
value only because it could be used
during a future period OF service. Such
a private citizen or corporation would
be laughed at.
The Herald has always contended
that the business of a municipality
should be as carefully administered by
the servants of the people as is the
business of an individual or corpora
ton by those most interested. And it
is an absolute certainty that the infor-
nation to be acquired by Mulvey and
Tuddenham partly at the expense Of the
city. can never be of value to the city,
except in the more or less remote con-
tingency of their being elected TO Of
fee again in the distant future.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-16
CHINESE GIRLS IN AMERICAN
COLLEGES.
broadway Magazine. ]

Chinese women who have been educated
in America will receive a distinguished re-
crult when Miss May Lang Cheng. the
only daughter of Sir Chentung LANG
Cheng, the Chinese Minister to the United
States, returns to her native land
Miss Cheng is a particularly bright
young woman and has attracted much at
tentiOn in Washington. It is announced
that the piquant little Celestial maiden
will be educated in Barnard college. al
though it is said Wells college, Aurora.
N Y. is a possible candidate for the
honor Of instilsng the ideas of western
civilization in the pretty Miss LANG
head. Wells college is the alma mater of
Ii Hung Chang's granddaughter, Miss
Ii, now Mrs. Bien.
Miss Cheng is under sweet Is and
dresses in Oriental style, as becomes the
daughter of the Chinese representative to
this country. She speaks English and has
shown marked ability in music
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-16
Have All Lived Before
English Scientist Pre- Existence and Its Influence
the Present

rally better. The memory of tempta-
ton. whether it has been resisted or
not, under various circum stances, may
help US in resisting present tenpta-
ton. In the third place, it may tell
US that people with whom we are
thrown and Tow are related are the
people whom we have loved in the past.
And this may enter as an element in
our present love for them.
Can we be wiser by reason of some
thing which we have forgotten? I'm
questiOnably we can. Wisdom depends
primarily on mind competent to deal
with facts and to form judgments. The
acquisition of knowledge and exper-
fence may strengthen the mind. And a
man who dies after acquiring knowl-
edge, and all men acquire some, might
enter into his new life deprived indeed
of his knowledge, but not deprived of
the increased strength and delicacy of
mind which he had gained by virtue of
that knowledge. And if so he will be
wiser in the second life because of
what has happened in the first Prog
ress, therefore, has not persisted with
memory.
So, again with virtue. And there the
point perhaps is clearer. For it is OBJ
vious that the memory of moral vicis-
STUDIES is of no moral value except in
so far as 1t helps to form the moral
character, and that if this is done the
memory could be discarded without
loss. We cannot doubt that a charac-
ter may remain determined by an
event which has been forgotten, Il
have forgotten the greater number of
the good and evil acts which 1 have
done in this life. And yet each must
have left its imprint upon my charac-
ter"
And so if q man carries over into his
next life the disposition and tendencies
which he has gained by the moral con-
tests of this life the value of those con-
! tests has not been destroyed by the
death which has destroyed the memory
of them.
So with love. What is uniquely val
liable, the professor argues, is the re-
lation to each particular person and
not the particular acts and feelings in
which that relation is expressed. Much
| has been forgotten in any friendship,
| but the friendship is sweet and true
and enduring by reason of the accumu-
lated results of these forgotten cpl
sOdes. So our relations with the peo-
| pie that we meet in this earth life are
! sweet and friendly in proportion to the
character of our past relations with the
same people.