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Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21

Imperial County, for one issue before said date.
 Passed, approved and adopted this 10th day of December, 1907.
 F. s. WEBSTER
 Chairman Board of Supervisors of Imperial County, State of California. The above Ordinance was adopted by the following vote. Ayes:
 Supervisor Sidney McHarg voting yes. Supervisor R. H Clark voting yes. Supervisor F. S. Webster voting yes. Supervisor Porter N. Ferguson voting yes.
 Supervisor c. R. Wade voting yes. Attest my hand and seal of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County, this 10th day of December, 1907. TsEAL1 D. s. ELDER Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County, State of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
To Let

If you want to raise canta- loupes, grapes or any kind of early vegetables in the Imperial Valley, see the California Mexico Land & Cattle Go. about renting lands for these purposes. They have the very best land for early maturing and will give you a chance to make most of the mon- ey. Call or address California Mexico Land & Cattle Co.,, Calex- ico, Cal. 34tf
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
A PROGRESSIVE CHURCH
Membership and Organize New Societies

At the first quarterly confer ence of the Fl Centro Methodist Episcopal church, held Sunday, Dec. 15, by Rev. Dr. Pitner, pre- siding elder of the San Diego dis trict, it was announced that in the past two months the church had taken in twenty new mem bers. An Epworth League has been organized with all of it's departments in good working or der; a junior league, numbering g members is in f1ourishing condition; a Sunday School, con- sisting of six classes with 53 in attendance, has grown from a small beginning and a Ladies' Aid has been organized to add to the effectiveness of the work of the church.
 These are some of the indica- tions of progress. Others are the building of living rooms for the pastors family, installing electric lights in the church, pip ing water to the parsonage and the erection of a barn.
 Dr. Pitner was greeted by a good audience on the occasion of this his first official visit to the valley, and his sermon was lis tened to with appreciation.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
POSTAL BUSINESS GROWS
More Figures Indicative of the Mar vellous Growth of the County
 Seat

A few weeks ago figures show ing that the business at Fl Gen. tro's postofice had doubled in only a few months were publish ed in the Press. The prediction made at that time that the ratio of increase would continue has already been verified. A year ago a clerk in PostmasterBrown's store was able to handle the post office business easily as a side is- sue. Now there s so much business that one of the most efficient post office men in California, is unable to take care of all the business, and on Wednesday of this week another clerk was added to the force. A third man will be avail able at times, so that adequate provision has been made for the prompt handling of outgoing mail and the speedy. delivery of incoming mail.
 The postoffice was established in October, 1905. During the first quarter of it's existence the receipts were S29.85. A year later, for the corresponding quart erin 1906, the receipts were $261, 50. During the same period this year the receipts have been more than $500. The number of reg istered packages sent out from the office has increased in a few months from 273 to 886. It is estimated that fully 1000 people are served from the El Centro postofice. This is significant when 1t is taken into considera- tion that Ell Centro probably had a population of less than 200 in August.
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Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
PIANOS

Wiley B. Allen pianos are re- nowned. Recommended and en- dorsed by thousands of eminent pianists. We handle> over fifty different makes. Sold on your own terms. Don't buy cheap, unknown makes. We sell old standard made pianos at practi- cally the same price. Stores ev- anywhere from El Paso to Seattle. Local representative. VIM. DE LE- GRO. Address any P. o. in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
M. V. BUTCHER Real Estate and
 Investments
Imperial Valley Lands SpeciaIty y

Imperial Valley Lands Specia,-y
 Imperial Valley is the largest irrigated district in the United States. The best bargains on earth can be found in the Imperial Valley. Anyone having Im- perial lands they wish to sell or trade for Los Angeles property will find it to their advantage to consult me. My fa- cilities for finding bargains for buyers and buyers for bargains cannot be sur passed Write or wire me at 205 Mer- cantile Place, Los Angeles, Cal. Home Tel. 8182. Tel. Main $40.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
At the Methodist Church

Mrs. o. L. Snow will speak at II a. m. Subject "Walking;;" Mrs. B. L. Strange will lead the league at6:3O D. m. subject 'The Birth of a King" The pastor, o. L. Snow will speak at 7;30 p. m. Subject, "The Christ of God" Church one block west of school house. All are cordial ly invited to these services.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21

For any ordinary diseases of the skin Chamberlain's Salve is excellent. It not only allayes the itchnig snd smart ing but effects a cure, For sale by Fl CentrO Drug Store,
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21
SIX PER CENT ON TERM DEPOSITS On Two Year Deposits We Pay / Per Cent. Ion
 Three Year Deposits, 8 Per Cent.

The Imperial Valley branch of the Southwestern Mortgage Loan and Trust Co.,, of Los Angeles, invites deposits, large or small
 All the money deposited with us and an equal amount in addition from the home office will be i'm mediately available loans to home builders of Inn peral county.
 Help yourself by starting a savings bank account where it will draw good rate of interest and be abso lutey safe
 Help your town and county by making it possible to build attractive homes. \
 For full information, see or write A. P Nuffer, Ell Centro, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21

Durham's new stock of candies keeps true to his rule that everything shall be clean and good.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21

For quick action list your lands with V. E. Stockwell & Co. Fl Centro. 30tf
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-21

Teller sells Singer sewing machines. P. O. building, Imperial. 24tf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14

remake the whole animal and vegetable
kingdom" Prof. lie Dantec reminds us
that ofrtoufsc. this is only "A manner OF
speaking. for the remaking OF animals
and plants as they exist now would require
not only the initial protoplasm but also
all the changes OF circumstances which
lavc'so enriched 81 with varied and multiple
heredity; that IL. the evolution OF the en-
vironihg world itself ever since the appear
ance Of life. for the evolution OF life Is
bound up lndlss6lIbly with the evolution
Of the whole envjroning world
The phiEosoThic interes. attaching to the
question of the appearance Of life on the
e1rth's surface ,s easily understood. More
over. the &C nditions Of heat renuircc Tor
the ev'stence cf life pro;e that life dad mp
pear. for there YES q time when the tenn
pcratUre Of the earth's surface was too higf
for life to exist thereon Lord Kelvin has
put forward the superstition that a living
cell NAV have heen transported hither ny
= m~etenrite. This ohlv disT,laces tho prob
lem. Tor all ns;r51omic bodies hrvr Rad
on evolution analogous to that ot'the earth
AMI HE had ALWAYS 20 make a FIRST appear
anCe somewhere. Consequently " Is sim
pier to ACCEPT the fact that it appeared on
the earth = surface under circumstances
which men Of science are ~endeevoring to
repr Jduce in their laboratories. A to the
current assertion that Psstenr demon
strated the uselessness vi such efforts, ~
Ia pronounced = mistohe ny the auth or OF
this volume. Az that Pasterr showed
was that by taxing certain precautions
we can keep from all invasion on the
part OF species actually existing certain
substances which might serve ,hen. pc foo'.
That is all. rho problem OF protoptasm
svnthesis remains what IL was. Our &C.
guaintancc with colloiis- the repnet Of the
Calls stomach In a colloid 40 il the gastric
Juice is still 80 recent and rudimentary
that we ought not to court on am SPECIFY
success in the Efforts to fabricate a living
cell. Our author Ia convinced. however.
that the TING will, come when methofic
analysts will allow OF a %re1sone1 syuthesis.
Scholars already begin to know how TO
decompose the activity II a living substance
irto transrortable elements called hiastsses.
Prof. lie nantec deems II pre- babe that along
this way will - ound the solu ion OF the
problem OF the appearance Of life. PEI
haps the solution will he hit upon by chance.
The le1rned world OF to-day Is 30 prepared
for the discovery that q premature an
nouncement Of spontaneous generation
realized in g~elatine subjected to the action
81 radirm surprised nobody. When the
effective syntl esis is at last obtained it
will rave no surprises in it. Our author
adds that il will he utterly useless. Will
the new knowledge acquired by science
the enlightened mind no longer needs to
see the fabrication Of protoplasm in order
to he convinced OF the absence Of all -
sential difference and all absolute discon-
tinuity between living and not living mat
ter"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14
DOWNTOWN HABITS.
BusIne Men Don't Swing Their Arms NJ
whistle Below FOrty-secOntI street.

Have you ever noticed the difference
between the habits Of the downtown New
Yorker and the one whose habitat is north
OF Forty second street," asked an observer
OF the passing throng. Anywhere below
the great divide. for hat lie what Forty
second street is. you rarely see a pedestrian
swing his arms when he is in motion.
"Unconsciously, perhaps. he reasons that
there is no room to saw the air. But the
minute he crosses the divide he begins to
swing both arms.
People who live in Harlem-I mean men
go it like a windmill. Swinging the arms
is a country habit. l don't mean to say
have som bucolio manners up there that
you won't find downtown.
You WONT often find two men standing
OIL the sidewalk in the busy streets, unless
they are waiting for a car. Watch yourself
when you meet a friend in lower Broadway.
You quickly adjourn to an inside place
near by. or II you don't imbibe. you will find
yourself and FOUR friend walking as you
converse.
This does not apply to the Great White
Way, where the talent and sports congregate
in front Of the playhouses or a hotel, but
IL fits the man in business.
Just think il over and tell me when you
ever saw a man leaning against the side Of a
Of old Trinity Oh St, Paul. They lean up
above h Fifties.
And can you remember when you ever
saw a man who in walking between Thirty
third street and the Battery put his hands in
his trousers pockets, except to take out
both hands rammed into their pockets as
far as they could get them.
did you ever see a man downtown
whistling? That IL a rural pastime. Bur
part Of the island. IL was, however, verv
far up.
Except 20 mop bis brow when the solar
influences are active 20 never see a bust
ness man in the lower districts carrying
his hat in his hand. Well, you see that
sight in the Hundreds and quite frequently
in Brooklyn. Bareheaded in the open
cars2 Yes. Or on horseback in the park?
Yes.
IF you catch a man in the street in the
let me know. I have heard il uptown
occasionally, but there is not much pucke~
ing downtown.
Il nave a friend who lives in Workers
who is noted IA a whistler when he il ~
home. You can hear him for a block
His business is in New York.
The minute he strikes Broadway he
shuts up like a clam. The minute ne leaves
the train at Yonkers he puts up a wind
harm that continues until he gets hom"
And then he doesn't quit.
Even the boys OF the great city rare.v
whistle in the streets. II you know any
thing abou a boy in the country you know
he never stops whistling except when he
10 asleep or eating or talking. People
whistle in the theatre when there is a catchy
song, but that's at night. Except among
day laborsrs when did YOU ever zee a man
downtown without a shirt oollar?-
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n.

10 what extcnt has cohesion ara uui-
Hcation been carried to-day? A things
are now. the mother country IL the legal
link between the ~oolonies and the Deepen
denotes. The Constitution OF the British
Empire is based on tlis sovereign powor Of
the Crown. The British imperial Govern
mont. il rho Government Of tho King-Em-
peror. ard through him il ~nominally pos
sesscs tho power Ct v".o over even the
legislation Of the self governing colonies.
So far "a these %colonies are concerned. the
theory IS thot the hing is himself exercising
the veto and tina: the British Government
~ acting only a. his agent or servant. When
s@lf- government was conceded TO the colo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14
n

How wonId the author define the term
"species": We need not say tina, the word
is in current nae and that its meaning is
supposed to he clear enough not TO need
definition We know tho species man.
horse, trout. viper. pear tree; and so long
.as there il question only. ~ such forms,
remote from each other. there 10 no por-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14
H..

Mr. Meakln 10 inclined 10 believe that a
much closer approach TO the unification
Of the British Empire than 10 now presented
might prove in practice less difficult than
II is generally assumed to be in theory He
thinks il should not be impossible to in
vent some schcme of imperial federation
which should unite all the factors Of the
British Empire. or at least all those factors
which already arc connected by racial
ties. Each factor. racially similar. would
no doubt have to be assured OF complete
local autonomy and convinced that by
becoming a member Of the empire in fact as
well as in name It's specific interests would
not nave to be sacrificed. or course. the
Parliament representing the empire as a
whole would need to have certain powers
allotted TO ii. such as those over postage
and defence and other matters affecting
all the members OF the imperial federation.
Az regards tariffs. the control Of these might
easily be left to the separate States. although
Great Britain might want free trade and
tho others protection, even against each
other. Tho difficulty Of coming TO an
agreement concerning the expedienoy OF a
customs union would not constitute an in
s~urmountable obstacle to federation.
The imperial Government might be
composed Of the King and two chambers.
In one chamber each OF the units making
up the federation would need to have equal
representation. but in the other chamber
tho representation might be according to
numbers. In the latter chamber Great
Britain would largely predominant at
first. out the growth Of population in the
other colonies would soon abate this origi-
nal inequality. The form Of the imperial
federation Mr.. Meakin would base on that
Of the Australian Commonwealth That
10 70 say, the upper chamber would have
equal authority with the lower chamber,
and IN the case Of conflict there might be
q referendum TO the people. The executive
functions might be vested in a Cabinet
chosen by the lower chamber. As re-
CARDS, however. the powers given 10 the
imperial Government. they need not be as
extensive as those granted 10 the Govern
ment of the Australian Commonwealth.
The author Of this book recognizes that the
interposi,ion Of the sea between all the
units Of the imperial federation world make
somo Of the matters generally rclcgated
70 the Federal Government more suitable
60 a local Government. For instance.
railways might be made entirely local.
AMI 10 might customs In a word. the
colonies would find. in Mr. Me.kin's opinion,
that they had lost very few powers which
they had formerly possessed, as wen local
defence might be left to them The chief
matters reserved for tho imperial Govern
mept would be the imperial army n navy.
foreign policy and tine funds required for
sustaining these departments Of the general
administration; also shipping iu:cs and
some parts OF tie general law. ..s. for in
stance the law ~ copyright AMI hat con-
corning bills Of exchange So far as Great
Britain herself SHOULD be- concerned. the
great advantage OF imperial federation
would be . reduction Of her military and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14

with Eu-orenn Powers. This link, like tho
two other links previously mentioned.
Is legal. because the King 10 Commander
in Chief Of all British forces. and rs such
is bound 20. defend the whole empire.
Behind the three existing legal links.
the two first OF which. as we have seen. are
unimportant, while the last is momentoIs
not from it's legality. but from It's useful
ness. lies the nOn-legal bond Of unity Of
the dominant race, which really ties the
empire together, and without wblch the
empire would soon break mp. The princi-
pal argument for imperial federation is
that il would tend to strengthen this racial
bond. IL would make certain and fix the
powers Of tho imperial Executive belonging
10 the ruling race, and these powers. being
frequently exercised. would not tend to be-
come non-existent ny disuse. Moreover,
as all communities belonging 10 the DOM
inant race. wherever situated, would share
in the selection OF the imperial Executive
the latter's interference would not he re-
scented. NJ. w. II.
French Scientist ON the Origin or IAfe.
One OF the latest contributions TO that
branch OF biology which aims to solve the
problem OF The Nature and Origin of Life
will be found embodied in an English trans
lation OF a work bearing the title just named
by FRLIx LIZ DANrBc, professor Of the fac
ulty OF sciences at the Sorbonne "a. y.
Barnes a Coz. The author Of this book
10 generally accepted by European .scien-
fists as one Of the foremost II not the fore
most champion OF the mechanical theory
Of life. Professor r. X. Duncan Of the
University Of Kansas. who is himself an
authority expresses in a preface the opinion
that the book before rs, written az IL was
especially for English speaking people.
IL on the score Of clarity OF exposition
and ~keenness OF logic perhaps the best ex-
position of the subject extant. The con-
illusions at which the French savant arrives
seem ut first sight irresistible, There is
no doubt that the body 10 a mechanism
which in substance, energy. form and
movement proceeds absolutely in accord
ance with the laws Of substance. so far
as the demonstrations OF this truth are con-
cerned il cannot be disputed that Pro-
fessor lie Dantec has in this treatise rem
dered signal service. As Professor Duncan
points out, however, there is a certain lem
onstration that the book before rs does
not contain, and this is that because the
living organism 10 a mechanism il Is nec-
essarily an automaton. II life is sup
posed 20 be not a mere trsnsitory outcome
and ephemeral function OF the body but a
t~ranscendental entity, possessing an indie
pendent existence. though IL be temporarily
associated with the body. interacting with
IL and guiding il in some measure-suc a
supposition is by no means inconceivable,
since recent physics has plunged the ulti-
mate nature Of matter into m~ystery-there
seems nothing in Professor lie Dantec's
book to make a belief in the hypothesis
unreasonable.
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III.

The concluding chapter. which treats
OF the appearance Of life. begins with a
summary OF the previous considerations,
which suffice for understanding the phe-
nomenon OF the progressive evolution Of
living organisms. The study of the fossil
forms discovered ia geological strata go
forms quite different from those OF the
present day shows that animals Of high
organization appeared at comparatively
recent dates. This gives us to understand
that these higher species have been formed
by a progressive accumulation Of acquired
characters resulting from individual adap-
tation to conditions that varied INCREASINGLY.
There can be no doubt that il we possessed
a complete collection OF the ancestors Of
som present day individuals we should
find in them the history OF the formation
OF its species and OF all the adventures
through which the species passed without
ever dying. The capital point OF the history
OF an evolutionary species, AZ much as that
Of an individual. ia that the evolution has
never been interrupted by death This
truth enabled Darwin to assert that beings
Of the present day are a selection. and so on
back from each preceding generation,
since all their ancestors lived at least to
the age OF reproduction
lust az the living being comes from an
egg which anatomically is far more simple,
so species OF the present time come from
ancestral species Of the past, which from
every point of view may have been enor-
mously less complicated Thus the trans
formist theory. accepted az il now il without
dispute by most men of science. goes back
not to that assuredly marvellous phenome-
non which was the appearance of man on
the earth's surface hut to the infinitely
simpler phenomenon OF the appearance
OF a living protoplasm reduced to the
minimum sum total of hereditary characters.
As Archimedes said In a symbolical propo.
sition which taken literally il absurd,
Give me a support for a lever and |
will 10Y tho world" just so the trans
formist OF to day has the right 10 aver
Give me a living ~protoplasm and twill
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-01

"My friends" said the fat man plain
lively moved. | suppose. by desire
to appear jocose. always comment on
my weight whenever they run across
me. 1t isn't that they note any alarm
Ing change in the number Of pounds
carry about. for | have been what my
tailor politely calls substantial these
many years. BY the same token have
got so that | don't mind reflections on
my size--that Is. I'm not particularly
sensitive about It. What does jar me
however, is the mental vacuity evi
denced by the would be humorists
One comes to think that their impres
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-01
SOUP At S35 A PLATE.
stsriet Roe at $40 Head and Peanut
Bud Jelly at $3.50.

Public interest has recently been ex-
cited by a remarkable dinner party
given in London at which twenty-four
people sat down and which cost S15.-
600. Some high class chefs who know
the deepest mysteries Of their business
are inclined to say that this was really
nothing after all.
The most expensive soup that can be
served Is Chinese birds nest soup.
which can hardly he done at less than
S35 for moderate plate of 1t for each
guest.
When the fish course is reached In
the menu the most expensive item pos
sibe is the newest cavaire. made from
sterlet Eoe and not from common stur-
geon. There are only one or two Lon
don reftaurants at which this rare
delIcacy may be obtained, and the
charge for 1t is $40 per head
Mullet roe. another rare dish. costs
more than its weight in silver, while
those who do not wish TO advance
quite TO this point In expenditure might
be satisfied with more frequently
served dish, Caribbean pompano, which
has to be brought TO London on ice
. from Galveston or Pensacola and
which costs So to SO a pound.
A game pie. made Of the little birds
called ruffs 80 small things with long
legs and a run of feathers behind their
necks. belonging to the sandpiper fam
ily-is about the most expensive thing
possible In this direction and cannot
be done for less than $50 to S75. while
II the ruffs are unusually scarce the
charge for the pie may easily run up
TO 500.
Dunstable larks come next They
are fairly common on the tables or
epicures. but It costs quite $3.50 to
serve n single dish Of them.
There are not so many possibilities
for gigantic expenditure when the
Joints come on the table. giraffe steak
or bison ribs at anything from $3.50 to
So q head being about the best.
AS for sweets. the thoughts OF a
millionaire host who wanted to beat
the record and knew his business
would naturally Hy to jelly Of peanut
buds and ginger. which would be sent
to him in little pots from China at
charge OF $3.50 pot one tablespoonful
In each.
Forced straw berries In the middle OF
winter are most expensive to buy and
may run TO anything from S. to s25
head.
A great dellcacy at one time was the