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Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05

TO LEASE-For corn, 80 acres Of
 land in good shape, hog fenced. w.
 D. Wilsie S-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
Classified Liners Advertisements published under this heading at the rate of five cents
 line per issue.
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
 FOR SALE-Red Milo Maize seed corn. 212c per pound. A. Richter, Holtville. Write or call. 9-6t FOR SALE-40 head dairy cows. F. J. Bates, Heber, four miles south west on Main Canal. 8tf FOR RENT-In Los Angeles, for sum- mer months. Well furnished, G. room flat. Ten minutes from ship ping district. Piano, large sleeping porch. $35.00. Write or inquire Mrs, Ida H, Hall, 1904 Crown Hill Ave, Los Angeles. 7-4t FOR SALE-Carload mules in any way you want them, or a dozen, any size; reasonable terms given. c. P. Randolph, Meloland Calf, Phone 496, Holtville Exchange. 3-tf FER SALE-Thoroughbred and high grade shorthorn bull from g to IS months old. Fine stock at bed rock prices. o. N. Shaw, and half miles north Holtville. 4S-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05

FOR EXOEIA4IGE-9eod dairy cows. Want four good work animals or a saddle horse. Crawford & Davis
 Fl Ceptrn 23-t
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05

PROOF AND APPLICATION PAPERS for Government land prepared. Sam uel Marks. 442 Chamber of Com merce Bldg. Los Angeles, Gal. for merly with County Clerk Hlder and late of tho U. 6. Land OffiOe.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05

GEN, SHEER WOOD--3 yrs, old. Race record 2:2815. Only stallion in val ley with record, and the honor of winning five straight races as a three year old. El Centro Stables, Saturdays, Imperial, Wednesdays;
 at ranch. 1 mile south of Imperial, on Dahlia, every forenoon B. L. Elliott owner 5-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05

FOR EXCHANGE-Mod California cottage, closet in location, on IotS, 50x150 each. Will exchange for
 ranch land For further particulars address R. J., Press office 6-4t*
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05

STRAYED-One brown mare, with pinto colt; one bay mare, blaze face. Reward of $1O for return to R. G.
 Banta, Imperial 9-lt"
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05
WANTED

,yANIED - New alfalfa hay, we'll cured Fred Fuller, Assessors of
 fee. O-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-06-05

WANTED-Woman to assist in house
 work. Call at the Press office. 4-tf
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
CHOOSES PRISON
TO SAVE SISTER
YOUNG TEXAN REFUSES TO BE
SAVED AND DEMANDS PENE-
TERTIARY SENTENCE.
KILLS RICH, CRUEL FATHER
From Judge to Jury, Ail Try % Set
Slayer Free, But He Pleads
Guilty to Prevent Humilia-
tion of Girl.

Fort Forth, Tex.-Stephen Beasly
began the serving Of a five years SEN
tence in the Texas state prison the
other day for the Staying OF his father.
He need not have gone to prison,
for e man, from Judge to jury,
who sat in judgment on him tried to
set him free. But he chose the prison
to a Y his sister the disgrace of tell
ing why he slew his father.
The Staying was done in the older
Beasly's cotton field a short time ago.
It ended 20 years Of such parental
cruelty ais has been seldom known in
q civilized land.
Beasly, the father, was immensely
wealthy. His cotton and yam fields
extended for miles along the outskirts
Of Fort Worth.
But he never hired a man to till
them. He forced his wife and FIVE
children to be his farmhands, and
since they could first hold a hoe not
has remembered a day when he or
she was not fayed to work by the
blacksnake whip or the whifletree.
Three of these children we're girls and
on these Beasly vented his tyranny
even more than on the boys.
Neighbors had known for years that
none of them came home from the
fieIds at night without a whipping at
the hands of their brutal father, and
screams issuing from the house in the
night told plainly the story of a wife
and mother beaten with the rawhide
because she had been caught doctor
ing the wounds of her offspring after
the father had sent them bleeding to
bed.
The climax was approached recently
when Beasly's wife was forced to fee
for shelter to a neighbor, and when
the young son., Stephen, ran away
from the torture to take work with an
other farmer nearby. The next day
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
PERFORMS AN AMAZING FEAT
Doctor swings Baby by Heels Write
Rushing Through Gotham Streets
in Auto, Saving Life.

New York-By treatment SO heroic
that many persons who saw It thought
the surgeon was demented, Dr.. Burke
{ Bellevue hospital recently saved
the life of Evan Kil1een, nine months
old. The baby was choking to death
slowly from a jack which he had at
tempted to swallow, and which Ind
lodged in his windpipe. Seated in an
ambulance which was going through
the east side streets at d 50-mile clip.
9r. Burke seized the baby by the
eels, swung him head downward sew
eral times, and then began swhirling
him about his head. When the ambu.
lance reached Twenty-third street and
First avenue the surgeon heard some
thing strike the bottom of the am
bulance with a metallic ring. He also
heard the baby give a gasp of relief.
Pausing In the heroic treatment
which he was practicing, the surgeon
looked toward the bottom of the am.
bulance, and was delighted TO see the
~six-pronged piece Of iron lying there.
phen he took the baby tenderiy in hisI
rms and e~ndeavored to make up BY
oothing treatment for all the neces-
sary rough usage to which he had sub.
jected the youngster since the race
against death started. Little Evan
was almost exhausted. The surgeon
knew, however, his patients life was
saved. and that IN a few hours he
would be ali right.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
DEAD MANS FACE ON PANE.
Remarkable illusion Affects Widow
and Daughter-others Fail
TO See Image.

Reading, Pa.-The widow and one
of the daughters of the late Oscar d.
Angstadt of this city, who died last
October, are much excited over the
appearance, clear to their vision. Of
the picture of the dead man on a win.
dow pane in the room where he died.
It first appeared to them on a recent
Sunday and they called in some of the
neighbors to look at it, but none but
the widow and her daughter could
see it.
Insistent that the face was plainly
depicted on the pane, Mrs. Angstadt
and her daughter the other day got
Police Sergeant Gresham to examine
the window. but he was obliged to adj
nit that he could see nothing.
The women have washed the pane
several times, but declare that the
face is still visible .here. They state
that Mr.. Angstadt, for several weeks
before he died, used to lie in his bed
and look through that window. anc
they believe that his face in some
way became photographed there.
They describe the image as resem.
bling the negative of a photograph.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
JOKER ADDS TO
WEDDING CROWD
CAUSES uPRoAR AT RECEPTION
BY SENDING MANY uNWEL
CONE GUESTS"
FIRE ENGINES ON THE SCENE
Errand Boys, Policemen, Underta-
kers ana Ambulance Also Sent
70 House by Some Mystsri-
ous Stranger.

New York.-The wedding reception
held by Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Hem
me recently was an undoubted sue
cess. Harlem will remember It for
a long time, and IL the practical joker
who engineered part of it can be
found he will remember it too.
Mr.. Hemme was married to Miss
Clara Smith, daughter of August
Smith. at her home on One Hundred
and Second street. About SO persons
we're present and there were songs
and merry-making as midnight ap-
preached.
There came a ring at the door bell,
and Mr.. Smith, thinking that some be-
lated friend had called. FASTENED to
respond. Outside stood six negroes.
carrying packages, who politely ex-
planned that they were from the ca
terer and had come supplied with sill.
yer and table linen to serve the sup
per. Mr.. Smith had just explained
that there was a mistake somewhere
when two boys toiled up the stairs
with a huge hamper and a bill for So.
They announced that they had come
from a de~licatessen store.
Mr.. Smith was beginning to be In
terested, but further argument was in
t%errupted by the arrival of a man
from a grocery, who demanded SIS and
set down a basket containing fruits
and fancy table supplies. He was
closely followed BY a butcher boy,
who was loaded down with a full con
signment of expensive poultry. Then
two stalwart youths appeared bearing
a box between them which contained
a dozen bottles of whisky and a halt
dozen Of champagne. Also they pro-
duced an ornamented pigs head,
which they said had been ordered at
a nearby saloon.
Mr.. Smith had been reduced to 4
state of speeches. wrath and was
Vainly trying to wave the army Of In
truders aside when two solemn indi-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
GasD OF GRIMpANzEES
ROUT SAILORS ON SHIP
ATTACK CHINESE COOK WHEN
HE SPILLS CAN or HOT SOUP
OVER THEIR LEADER.

New York.-Six champanzees, part
of a consignment of 600 members Of
the simian tribe, were responsible for
wounds and scars exhibited by the
crew of the German steamship Tan
nenfels, which arrived from Calcutta
and Colombo, and locked at South
Brooklyn.
The monkeys consigned TO q
local animal dealer, but at the earnest
solicitation of Capt. Lubke were landed
at Boston, where the vessel put in
last week, and such as are wanted in
this city will be shipped overland.
The trouble was precipitated one
night In midocean, and was due TO the
enmity of the six chimpanzees for
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
HAS DESPERATE
BATTLE WITH RODENTS
ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED IN GRAN.
AIRY WITH DOG, HE IS sERl-
ousLY WOUNDED.

Old Zionsville. Pa.-David Stein.
berger, residing on the road leading
from louisville to Dillinger, had 8
frightful experience recently. He en-.
tered an old and long disused granary
in his barn, when the wind slammed
the door shut and the latch caught
on the outside.
Mr.. steinberger had q 7ittle rat ter
rier with him, and the door had hard
~ closed when the man, in the dim
light, saw that the place was swarme
ing with rats. His dog Immediately
tackled one of the rats, and the lat
ter. cornered, put up a desperate
fight, and in a few minutes both mai
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
Play Indian; aarn Girl Il stake.

rtay JHuiaHs 6urn Girl at Stake.
New York.-LittIe Annie Mackie 4
,retty girl Of sir years, was burned
arTibly and win die because Of the
tempt of her chum, Johnny Mydosh
even years old, to play Indian ana
ee a p~aleface burned at the stake ID.
1ayonne. N. j. The children were
laying ii the yard of Annieg home.
ohnny played the part. Of q braee
and claimed Annie as his captive. IIe
crowded the child into a corner Of the
ence and held her with one hand
and with the other struck a match.
He applied the fame to the hem 81.
her skirt, and ia a moment the littlO
n was q mass Of flames.
4 woman employed III the house
heard the shrill cries of terror from
title Annie and rushed to her with 4
1ucket Of water which she had Dicled
up In the kitchen.
BY this time Armies clothes had
been burned from her bod,, and Ter
1air, which had been hanging loosely
bout her shoulders, had been burned
of also.
The little n vas hurried ID he
Bayoane hospital. where he
aid there v:ss ao el.aaes 3
covery.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

one of the daughters, and yet Is years
old, escaped from the fathers watch
upon her and, staggering to the farm
house where her mother was living,
told a frightful tale Of cruelty at her
fathers hand.
The mother got news of this to
Stephen, her son, and the next day the
lad took down his rifle and walked to
his fathers farm, where he hid behind
8 wall.
When Beasly appeared, riding a
horse, his son raised his gun and de-
l~ibeFately shot the father dead. That
same afternoon he gave himself up,
declaring himself guilty Of Staying his
father.
A grand jury was impaneled and
stephen was indicted and brought to
trial. There was not the slightest
doubt Of Stephens acquittal. The
crowd in the court room was there
simply to cheer him and proclaim him
3 hero when he was set free.
But at the last moment Stephen
heard that his sister would be forced.
to take the stand, and t save her
humiliation he broke from the officers
as he was brought into court, thrust
aside his lawyer and shouted:
Il killed my father. / plead guilty
TO m~anslaughter, and / want to be sen.
fenced to prison without a trial"
The Judge. astonished, advised the
prisoner to recall his plea.
SYou are throwing away a chance
Of freedom" he said. "AI of us know
the story of this case. I think you
would not be convicted 4 you put in
9 plea of not guilty"
Il plead guilty" persisted the boy.
x don't want to go to trial, and I de-
mand a sentence"
Forced to accept the plea, the Judge
sent out the jury with an order 10
bring in a verdict of guilty. When the
Jurors came in their eyes were strear.
ms.
Z sentence you TO five years in
states prison." pronounced the Judge.
but | will be the first to sign 4 a.
htion for your immediate pardon"
Hundreds of Fort Worth's best eff.
Eens cheered the Lad as he started for
che prison. II is believed he will be
rs fren wtshin 4 short time
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

yiduals in black reached the landing
and inquired In sepulchral tones II
they should arrange for the funeral.
They came from an undertaking es-
Enlistment and had q wagon out.
side filed with chairs and other para
phernalia.
The real wedding guests now
swarmed out to the hallway, when
there came the fnsistent changing OF 4
bell. DR.. Goodrich Smith, ambulance
surgeon Of Harlem hospital, came
charging up the stairs, satchel in
hand, and demanded to know where
wa the man who had been shot three
times"
The questfoR was never answered.
About three minutes before word had
been received In the East One Hun
bred and Fourth street police station
that three persons had been shot at
No. I'll East One Hundred and Sec.
ond street and that the murderer was
struggling with a crowd in an at
tempt to escape. Acting Capt. Nor
ris had hurried every available man
int a patrol wagon. Policemen to
the number Of % now poured up the
stairs, mounted to the roofs of adj
Joining buildings and took up posi-.
tons to assure the capture Of the
murderer.
Then came the climax. with guests.
walters, delivery boys, undertakera,
physician and policemen all talking at
ono the street outside resounded to
the crash and rattle Of fire engines
and at least 80 fremen appeared on
the scene, each of whom picked M
the nearest ununiformed person pres
ent and started downstairs. Il took
three hours to straighten the tangIe
and compose q list of grievances. And
when 1t was all over Mr.. and Mrs.
Hemme had reached the conclusion
that they were very much married.
Mr. Smiths opinion Is an exclama-
tory secret,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

ana dog were fighting for their lives,
particularly the man.
Mr.. steinberger had nothing with
which to defend himself, and they
swarmed all over him, some even try
ing to get at his throat. and all he
could do was to grab them with his
hands, throw them down on the floor
and stamp on them.
Fortunately for himself he wore
heavy top boots, with his trousers
tucked inside. Finally his cries wers
heard, and a member of the family
came to his relief and opened the
door. when steinberger staggered out.
nearly exhausted, and bleeding from
over a dozen wounds. The dog also
was badly torn and bitten, bit still
game. Between them they had killed
IA rats.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

Wong Foo, the cook, because he
spilled a can of hot soup on the big
leader.
st was about 7:3O o'clock, just aft.
er supper" said Engineer Newman,
when we heard a scream, followed
by a flow of Chinese language.
Crouched in the raft lines of the fore
rigging was a monkey Juggling at the
end of the Chinaman's queue. The
cook was swinging Gear of the deck,
kicking at the other five chimpanzees,
which were attacking his legs. The
crew rushed to the rescue: the chin
panzee let go the Chinaman's pigtail
and made aft toward the midship
house.
Wong Foo ran for the fo'castle,
yelling like mad, chased by the five
chimpanzees, which were followed in
turn by the seamen. Joined by two
Of my fremen, Hubert Hansen and
Hans Fels, we rushed for a big fel.
low, which had taken refuge in the
bos'n's locker. When we got inside
we Wer suddenly attacked by the in.
furiated animal, and in the semi
darkness were completely at his
mercy.
He had seized a marlin spike, and
as / reached out to take it from him
/ got this dig in the right wrist. We
We're all glad to give him a free pass
age out. He dashed through the door
and 1eaped into the sea.
Meanwhile the ships crew cap.
tured the others. They had escaped
by tearing away a Stat
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

finally plunged mo ths Me-
swim after the boat.
Rev. Asa Ferry glansss oge
shoulder to zee Whist progress Bs5s
vas making, and il IL aoiae is s
the canoe. the frau craft nsH M
ping with the movement
With both men thrown tn6
ter the dog turned and swan su
The brothers both af haa
letes, followed and we're nsa8
progress when Ebenezef
with cramps ana rendss M
He cried out IN distress ana
was nearest the shore ufaaa
assistance. The Two
being barely able % kssp hs
aaoat.
Finally Ebeneze cries Wes
by the dog ANA the aaiad
from TIE bank into Ae
swan to the struggling n
seized Ebensaer ST shs eolls &
Asa was forced ii bs
and started again foF he sa1
The burden of Bis master
all the doc could maaaa aA
tugged faithfully With him SOD
shallow water ga Feaea 7
time the preacher was abls
himself and IL wadea e I'll
Cooking dit lnto fh WAsa
that his brother Was Amos
and III grave daEer 1
down tie stream.
go after him Ba IS
Bob plunged again b f
was caught BY tho aeg and
ashore, much alleE M
Ebenezers rescue hsn
his shaggy coat ang ga 81
joyful bark
The preachers
almost exhausted. Theg
ever; and afe aoW AE
their experiences
Bob ii the speelsl iaya
rW~NcE NN
masters bride 0 hAa
who loves hlm now mqgs asA
while the Philadalpals
buy for him Tho aaesk e9ltaE
be procured.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
fen WIN Not Hatch nan.L Ena

Bloomington, Tnd.-A hen win not
hatch an egg laid by a hawk, accord.
ing to Chris Summit of stfneviIle, this
county. He tried the experiment, he
says, and failed.
One day Mr.. Summit was out shoot.
ing crows on his farm, and while re.
turning home saw a hawk sitting on
her nest. He shot It and also dis.
lodged the nest, with an egg In 1t af.
most ready to hatch.
Mrs. Summit placed the egg under
. setting hen. In q short time she
heard the hen shouting notes Of warn.
ing to her brood, and at the same
time picking as something ia the
nest.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
Two MINISTERS SlTF1
FROM 1R0VnNa #
aRAVE sAEPHERD pL0aoe.
RIVER ANp DaAes TsEa -
SHALLOW WArE

Trenton. n. J.-Asn
aarars Tans pastor e ths
massr temple, y Vhleh Joha
maker and other welEkaows
worshipers, and lis bragsss aea a
nezer 7. Ferry, pastor Il s
e..raaa church q Morrsvns
loss s1s Delaware river irgs
for the action 81 BOB. / 49,
dog, belonging to the co,a.r
man. x cla
Md Ins Two preachers started I'll
river. Bob followed tbem 4 y
their efforts 70 drive hlr
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
THEY FIND Mi
Mexiean VaqaeFca saE
Remarkable ssass
Wagkea liks

-
Mexico CIy tas
III the Alta district
he missing ank bs
anthropoId sgs has la
cred BIZ twe yagaep
killed the mon
while hunting
fndians who bare
Of the beaat Idsnt
ditionaI naAu
TIE animaI g tha
dox AID ii without
the top of ahe hs
taiI. rs conpiesla
& / dsrk EadIa
wrinked ana roas
one Tong exposed
The halr ii
distinct auburn ga
shock like that "
ansintea Wlsh cont
rear feet, upon
.alssoveTsd, III pRs
hs,ng except of
AHAE4 4IeR aN~
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

The o~pelousas Gulf and Northeast
ern RailWay has % sale round trip
tickets from opelousas to Mineral
Wells. Texas and return until 0ct. 81.
1909.
For further information see local
agent or
Z ~. Jordon. G. j. & =. 1T
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

FOR SALE.-Combination saddle
and buggy horse, six years old, gentle.
suited for AZ oyerseer. ADnly "a.
John 4. David, Box 375. Opelousas
TO- aug7
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

10 conduct great matters and neyer
commit 4 fault Is above the force 81
human nature-Plutarch.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
The Reason.

'"These oranges you sold me are
soft and waterv.n
naval oranges
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21
THE Polite Mnfnrman-

The car was full when she got in,
mostly men. Nobody got up to give
her a seat, though she swayed and
swayed and nearly fell when the car
turned the corner. Finally she walked
TO the front and stepped out and stood
by the motorman. He turned and Jaw
her standing there.
You are not allowed to ride on the
platform, madam said he.
I'm only going 8 little way" she
answered, and ! like 10 be out here,
II you don't mind. il the south.
where come from. no gentleman re
mains seated while a lady is standing,
and yoa are the only one In the car
who Isn't remaining seated. Except,
q course, the conductor, who is walk
Ing up and down.-New York Press.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

Advertising is the merchants OPP
portunity for reaching a large
number Of people and telling them
the message Of values.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

Wukem TN nv the undersigned I'm Opel.
bAOH w ousss. n hay dlIy, about two
years old. staTfn forehead. left hind foot
white. brand indtstfnGts about:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

Has been ranging about nv -nesghb0rho0d.
in the corporate limits OF Opelnusas. Tor
tvsa weeks
The owner IS hereby notified toconaa for.
waEds prove property, pay COSTS and rake
6n Me awaT.
auEI4ssz Al BNRgIHR
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-21

r. ri. HOLiIER
Parish surveyor
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-15
Booth, the Warrior of Peace
Remarkable Qualities of the Salvation Amys Founder and
Chief, Whose Last and Greatest Project Is to Be
University of Humanity-Orator of Rare
Powers Dynamo In BreecheS and
an AutoCrat For Coed.

a born autocrat and can tongue lash
people If they do not toe the mark. He
is not a soft man. Like all those sur
charged with nervous force, all those
who do things, he is not complacent-
Some one described Daniel Webster as
a "steam engine in breeches." Booth
is dynamo in breeches. When on o
motor tour of England ut the age OF
seventy-nine making more speeches in
a day than most evangelists make in
a week, his constant command to his
chauffeur was Easter" He probably
broke speed laws but If so he did 1t
to the glory of God.
He is not a conventional man. In
his early work he held his meetings in
once over the door put up the legend,
"NoRcspectable People Admitted Here"
When asked where he would draw his
recruits he answered. From the dance
halls and saloons" And he did. He
was like the master of the feast that
sent out into the byways and hedges
for his guests. His mission was to the
one lost sheep and not to the ninety
and nine. Booth gives his hand and
heart to the unfortunate. the outcast
and the sinners He may 20 after
them with drums. or with soap. or with
beds and meal tickets. or with the
manless lard for the landless man." or
with doggerel songs set to dance hall
airs, or with the other unconventional