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Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-27

The Board of City Trustees of El Centro met in special session at the City Hall on the evening of March 19, all members being present except Trustee D. ID. Pellet.
 The session was called for the pur- pose of taking action on the matter of ordering the sewer bonds prin'ed and to notify the lowest bidders, Prick & Ware, of Los Angeles, of the status of proceedings.
 A letter was read from the SeCrc- tary of the State Board of EXamin- ers stating that the Attorney General had declared all proceedings regular and signifying the Boards willingness to accept the issue of $40,000 bonds as soon as the city is ready to de- liver them.
 The City Clerk was instructed ;c crder the printing of these bonds al once These bonds are to be of the denomi lation of 5000 each, bearing five per cent interest, payable seri- annually, in May and November of each year.
 The printing contract has been awarded to A. Carlisle, Of San Fran cisco, and as soon as the job is coll pleted the bonds must be sent to Fl Centro, for the signatures of the president of the Board G. Trustees and the City Treasurer. They must then be delivered at Sacramento, where the money will be delivered to the city's representatives.
 Tuesdays Session.
 regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the city of El Centro was held in the City Hall on the evening of March 23, at which all members were present except Tructee D. D. Pellet.
 The minutes of the meeting of March g, 12, 16 and 19 weie read and approved.
 Sewer Commissioner Hamilton re- ported progress in the securing Of rights of way for the sewer and the purchase of land for a sewer farm.
 Dr. J. c. Blackinton appeared De- fore the Board and offered to sell the city one acre off the northwest corner of his tract at the east end of Commercial street, as a site for the septic seweG tanks, at price ranging from $400 to $500 according to exact location, provided investiga- tion proved that such septic tanks do not emit offensive odors.
 I. N. Stevens appeared before the Board and urged that special atten- tion be paid to methods for the pro vention of creating a nuisance in dis posal of the sewage from the proposed sewer system, as one of the consider ations in the proposed transaction wherein MT. Stevens is to sell the city land for a sewer farm.
 Complaints were received about odors arising from the dumping of sewage within the city limits; and Dr. J. C. BlackintOn complained of the accumulation of storm water in front of his block on Main street, be- cause of the flow of water being checked by the platform at the Sand pipe at Fourth and Main streets. The Trustees instructed the street super intendent to remedy, this condition.
 The Board adjourned to meet at 7:3O o'clock on Tuesday evening. March 30.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-27
APPEALS TO SUPERIOR COURT

In the case of the people ys. E, S. Heil, convicted in the City Recorders Court of El Centro of violation of the city liquor ordinance and fined $2OO, the defendant, through his attorney, T, M. McNamara, has appealed to the Superior Court The case has not yet been set for trial Heil is at liberty on the pledge of his at torney to produce him in court when the case is called.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-27
KILLED BY FREIGHT TRAIN

Walter Hall aged about 23 years, was killed near Pilot Knob, on the main line of the Southern Pacific, by falling from a breakbeam on a freight train while he was attempting to beat his way across the country to Im- perlal Junction Halls body was talk on to Imperial. and Coroner Mitchell held al inquest The body was buried in the Imperial cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-27
A DESERT SUFFERER
Aged Man Blown off The Grade and
 Injured in Devils Canon

An aged German, name unknown, was brought in from the desert last Tuesday night by Charles Hampton and placed in the Central Hospital for treatmnet of broken shoulder blade
 The man was found on Monday, ly- ing in the road three miles west of Coyote Wells, by horseman who no- tified Hampton at the wells. The latter went out with a cart and took
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-27
CARRIAGES AND ONIONS
Heavy Shipments From Fl centrc
 and Good Returns to Growers

Shipments of cabbages are being made daily from El Centro, and suc- cessful growers are getting good re- turns. One car went out last Satur- day and another on Monday, and one or two cars day will go out until the crop is marketed, About 65 cars, ev- eraging 12 tons to the car. will be the total of shipments from this point. Cabbages are netting s45 a ton to the grower.
 Two carloads of onions went out this week and brought 3 cents pound
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-27
RECORDER RAVENS FIRST CASE.

The first case to come before City Recorder r, G. Ravens was that of Arnold Barlage and M. T. Galyez, ac- cused of violating the city's anti -gambI ! ling ordinance. Barlage was KS, missed with a reprimand and G&lyez was fined slO or five days in iaQ He paid his fne.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-27
BUILDERS ARE BUSY
 IN Fl CENTRO CITY
Several Brick Blocks in BuSi- ness Section Near
 Completion

Indications That Improvements This Year Will Be Most Extensive in Record of the City-lncrease in Number of Permanent Residence Structures.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-27
BOND MONEY READY
 FOR SEWER SYSTEM
Trustees Order Printing of Forty Thousand Dollar
 Bonds

Attorney General Notifies State Board of Examiners That All Proceedings Are Legal, and Lowest Bidders For Construction of System Are Ap- prsed By Trustees of Situation.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-12-04

towards the barn. Richard favors
father some, 1 think" she said, as If
following out her own thought, 1and
lately. it seems to me. he's grown
more like him than ever. don't seem
to understand him"
Aunt Jerusha nodded sagaciously.
Richard 'ud do wen enough If he'd
give up writing poetry and get mar.
ried and settle down. He needs a
woman to look after him."
Mrs. behring's thin face flushed.
This time 1t was not the heat of the
fire. Il guess, Jerusha-"
The door Of the kitchen was flung
wide. The young man appeared, a
pail in each hand. "Well, we'll, Aunt
Jerusha, aren't you thawed out YETI"
He crossed the room with the brim-
ming pals and deposited them on the
pantry floor.
There was little of the heart-broken
lover about him as he turned to the
wide wooden sink and, dipping water
into the big tin basin, began to wash
his face and hands. He performed his
public toilet with the unconscious
ease Of habit, dashing the water over
his brown face and neck and running
his fingers far back into the thick
hair. He emerged from the folds of
the heavy crash towel, his face glow.
Ing and his eyes shining.
His presence lighted the dim room.
Mrs. behring's face lost it's tired look;
Uncle Eben limped cheerfully back
from the sitting room; and as they
seated themselves at the supper table
the boys exuberant vitality gave a
touch Of unity that had been lacking
before. Aunt Jerusha softened little
towards Uncle Eben, merely keeping
watchful eye on him, as one might
on an irresponsible child.
"You needn't pass him the sweet
pickles." she said.
But it was too late. The dish was
already in Uncle Eben's trembling
fingers, and = brown drop had fallen
on the spotless cloth.
II knew he'd spill It," She spoke in
an impersonal, detached tone.
Uncle Eben hastily adjusted glass
to cover the spot.
Richard watched the by.play with
dancing eyes. Uncle Eben and Aunt
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seat, put one ample foot tentatively
on the step, glanced suspiciously at
the motionless Jack, and was at last
deposited on the ground.
With a smile on his lips the young
man watched the absurd figure. sup
ported on either side by his mother
and Uncle Eben, waddle up to the
front door. Butas he turned towards the
barn with Jack the smile disappeared
and the listless look returned.
He was fighting his first real battle.
Hard work, poverty, the heavy mort
gage, had not served to darken his
spirit. But tonight as he came by
Emily Hutton's he had seen a:yellow-
wheeled buggy at the gate. It meant
that Edwards, the storekeeper from
Plainfeld. was in the house, was per.
haps at this minute talking to Emily.
Richards eyes smarted at the thought.
He turned the hay-cutter swiftly and
mixed old Jacks supper.
Perhaps Jack was surprised, a mo.
ment later, to feel an arm thrown
about his neck. He turned his head
1nquiringly, munching. But there was
no one else to see-the boy was weep
ing out the bitterness of his heart.
She had smiled at him with her big,
black eyes, and once, on a sleighing
party, her head had rested for a mo-
ment on his shoulder. His heart beat
faster with the thought. And now Ed
wards-this was the third time this
week. She would marry him A
sob ended the thought
Jack turned his head with . soft
whinny. The boy raised his head,
half-shamefaced. His hat had fallen
to the floor and his eyes were full Of
tears. He looked very boyish to be
crying for lost love.
He threw his arm again across
Jacks neck and stood for a moment
with his face pressed in the thick fur.
Then he Strengthened himself and
clenched his hands. He would rather
die than have the folks In the house
know about it! His lips were firmly
closed as he stepped into the fading
light, wooden pail in each hand, and
crossed the barnyard to the old pump.
When he had filed the pals he
dashed the water over his face and
eyes. He turned back to the barn, his
head erect, and whistling softly under
his breath.
"There!"-he thrust the trimming
pail under old Jacks nose, and patted
the thick coat-"drink that. It's well
aa1fod II OUGHT ~ ooroo with x,o,, -
With a smile of somewhat determined
cheerfulness he turned away to finish
the chores.
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from orange to purple and hung its
light around them. In the distance a
gray, weather-beaten house lifted
itself, tinged with the glowing light.
There's mother" said the young
man. "She's seen you" ..,..
A tall, raw-boned woman, with q
shawl pinned over her head, squaw-
fashion, was coming down the path
to the gate.
well, where did you come from?"
she called out as they drew rein. II
was just thinking about you today"
Her mouth was stretched in a smile
Of conventional welcome, but the high
pitched voice was cordial, and the
dark eyes, as youthful as those Of her
son, looked out in pleased surprise.
The rest of the face framed in the
shawl was scanned with care and hard
work 1t beamed with good-humor
and concern as she watched Uncle
Eben, who, having descended from
the high wagon with deliberation, was
helping Aunt Jerusha to alight. The
old lady hitched cautiously along the
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CHAPTER ~.

"You must get q man to work the
farm on shares. He will make it pay
you better than have. am no farm.
err" The tone had no note Of dis.
couragement; It had rather the ring
Of SUCCESS.
Mrs. Derring looked up from her
sewing. Richard had never said
must" to her before.
What 10 the matter, Rtohard?"
She looked at him searchiagly.
II want to go to college. I shall
never do anything at farming. but I
might at something else II I had the
chance" He spoke inpcrsonally, as
II they were talking Of some ono else.
"Well. perhaps It 10 tho best thing
to do"
Mrs. Derring sowod on for Q few
minutes In c!lenoe: then she said
ulowly. a. II tho plan were forming
itself: II guess Tom Bishop would
take the farm on sheres and they
could 90 to housekeeping In the L.
part. The rent would bring In q lit.
Ito something. He and Mary have
wanted to 80 to housekeeping evss
Ito be Continusd.y
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CHAPTER II.

Within doors, in the warm kitchen,
Mrs. Derring was getting supper.
Aunt Jerusha's chair was drawn up
to the stove. With her brown merino
skirt turned safely back from the
heat and her large feet resting COM
fortably in front of the oven door. she
beamed over her gold-bowed spec
tacles, the picture of comfort. Uncle
Eben, with knees drawn. up and boot
heels on the round of a straight wood
en- chair, rubbed his fingers and
chuckled into the conversation.
rs that Edwards man going with
Emily Hutton?" demanded Aunt Je-
rusha over her spectacles. II saw his
team hitched there as we came along"
Mrs. Derring was STOPPING to put
wood in the fire. She lifted flushed
face. "Well, do know" She hest
tated. Hes been there once or twice,
I believe"
II thought she was Dicks gal"
cackled Uncle Eben from his high
seat:
Both women looked at him sternly-
k1uAL JC1 u6Ao OA ~ AASAtAo, N1A D. 0C1l'
ing from the mother-instinct to defend
her young.
II guess Dick didn't care much
about her." she said decisively. She
began to mix the light biscuit for tea.
Uncle Eben dropped his boot-heels
and rose with crestfallen air. He
limped towards the sitting room and
buried his ignominy behind the Ash
ton Weekly Press.
"He's dreadful trial sometimes"
murmured Aunt Jerusha, with q
glance towards the sitting room door,
"He's so affectionate, you know
wants to hold my hand in meeting
sometimes, and such like. OF course,
the neighbors think it's dreadful
queer" She had closed the oven door
that the oven might be hot for the
biscuit. She sat drawn we'll back in
her chair, her merino skirt still tucked
up and her feet planted firmly on the
floor, looking inquiringly at Mrs. Derr.
ing.
Yes, know" Mrs. behring's nod
was sympathetic. Father was some
that way, too-dreadful affectionate
Only he was more masterful than
Eben. Eben seems to give up pretty
easy"
"Well, he has to, because I have to
have my own way" answered Aunt
Jerusha, settling herself more firmly
in her chair.
The other woman seemed not to
have heard her. Her dark eyes were
looking wistfully through the window
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Protestant Activity,

Everywhere in India are proofs that
American Protestants take q deep and
abiding interest not only In the con-
version of the heathen, but in prosely-
tizing tho Catholic natives.
In tho matter of education alone.
they are spending princely sums ON
their schools and colleges here. Con-
filming myself to the limits of the do.
cese of Madras, will quote few in.
stances of their generosity to their
missions:
In Ongole, the American Baptists
spent over $4,000 on the college builds
ings. In 1892 they received an endow-
ment fund Of $4,000 raised in Amer-
lea.
The American Luthcrans in 1898
spent at Gunter no less than $40, 400
on their college building. A further
sum of 10000 Res (s4OO) is being now
expended on it's extension. Their
church building at Gunter absorbed
another $5,4Oo.
The palatial pile Of the Young Men's
Christian Association building. in
Madras. has been erected and equipped
with American money.
To the American Baptist Mission
College at Vellore, just on the bound-
airy of the diocese, Mr.. Ralph Voor-
hees, an American gentleman, donated
twenty-five thousand dollars
Inc maintenance Of these institu-
tons annually swallows up CORE.
spondingly huge sums
With these facts before them, ought
not American Catholics to be mora
generous to the Catholic Missions In
india?
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Woodmen Of tho World,

10 an inquiry we have received. We
reply: 1t is n fraternal and insurance
order founded In 1890 at Omaha, Neb,
says the Catholic Universe. The sov-
erning body Is the Sovereign Camp
of the World. the branches being
known as local camps. White mon
alone are eligible. There Is woman's
branch. Women's circles meet in
groves and all the circles and groves
are governed by the Supreme Forest.
Woodmen Joining between sixteen and
thirty-three become life members in
thirty years. The total membership
in 1903 was $4,000.
We are Of the opinion that Catholics
are not allowed to Join 1.-THE woodnen
of the World" They doubtless consti-
tute a secret ORDER possessing a ritual
that serves as religious form. The
fraternal insurance societies in the
Church are so many and so we'll estab-
lishcd that Catholics have no reason
or excuse for joining one Of these nom
Catholic, secret organizations. The
safe way and the better way is to keep
out.
THE Woodmen Of America" found.
ed IN 1888, Is a similar order.
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Tho Melancholy DAYS,

The melancholy days have come,
The saddest Of the year,
When coal bills loom and chimne%
smokes,
And plumbers draw anear-
When on the family camphor chests
Are made belated calls,
And all the air around about
Is fierce with strong moth balls.
The days are come when frantic men
Who look for last years clothes,
Lament in language sulphurous
Their semi annual woes, @
And objurgate their thrifty wives
Who proud their bargains vaunt
In selling unto peddlers old
The very things men want
These are the days when furnaces
OF troubles bring a store,
When visitors to offices
Leave open wide the door;
When days are dark and snow hints
come,
And all is cough and wheeze;
When love grows cold and temperss
cross, 81
And life is one long sneeze. Fl
Baltimore American.
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store microcosm of Ireland's pro.
ductive capacities.
I was interested to note throughout
the extensive use of the Irish trade-
mark. which is now used by nearly
$50 Irish firms. Mr.. Boland is vice
president of the association which
controls the use of the mark, and he
Is enthusiastic about the success Of
the movement, which was inaugural.
ed about four years ago. He is con-
WINGED that in a few years time the
trademark will be in universal use
Throughout Ireland. now that public
bodies are demanding that the mark
shall be shown as an incontestable
proof that the goods are of Irish man.
ufacture. So far as the export trade
of Ireland is concerned, there is no
doubt that it's use will be of material
benefit in enabling we'll wishers cf
Ireland to distinguish the genuine
from the spurious product.
I should add that I was accompanied
In my visit to the Irish store by Cap
tain O'Meagher Condor and Patrick
O'Brien, M. p, for Kilkenny. 1 left
with the firm conviction that the in
dustrial revival in Ireland has found
fitting expression Of it's energy in
this London Irish store, and it was
with moro than ordinary pleasure that
I found a member of the Irish party
so prominently identified with its sue
cess as is the member for South
Kerry.
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the more Seth Kinney would say. He
picked up pine splinter from the
floor and began whiting 1t as II I'm.
conscious of the shrewd look bent
upon him from the other side of the
stove.
The figure that stood there was q
curious one. A rough gray beard and
q shock of gray hair rose above the
blue smock that reached to the tops
OF heavy cowhide boots. Short,
square, solid, his feet we'll apart. he
formed striking contrast to the
younger man. who sat leaning heavily
forward, one elbow resting negligently
on his knee. whiting the soft pine
splinter.
Seth shook his head as he watched
the listless figure. He seated himself
by the western window and took up
book that was lying, face down. on
the broad sill. How are you feeling.
Dick?" he asked abruptly.
All right" was the answer. g.
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The utilization Of waste products
has, am glad to say, been undertaken
In Ireland. Perhaps the most remark
able brought to my notice in the Irish
store is thatsof rosaries made of Irish
horn. This industry was started in
Dublin few years ago by Charles
Gatty, who is a fellow director of M.
Boland and Albert Mitchell.
When one remembers the large i'm
portation of religious objects from
France and Belgium into Ireland, it
struck me forcibly that here was a
remarkable example of the industrial
spirit which is so evident in Ireland
In these days. Consequently, I WIS
not surprised when I was shown the
statues and works Of art made in Dub
lin from plaster Of paris, for which
the necessary raw material, gypsum,
was secured in County Cavan.
My attention was called to various
stationery requisites with which the
patriotic Irishman is familiar. Note
paper, with the Irish trademark, pic
ture postcards and neat notebooks in
tasteful binding were here for selec-
ton. Irish daily and weekly papers
and a number Of books by the leading
Irish publishers combined to make tn.
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III Only He'd Give Up Writing Poetry
and Get Married."

Jerusha were always Irresistible. But
tonight. as he watched them, the
smile faded. A thought had flashed
across it. Would he and Emily-in
30 years? Impossible. Emily's dim
pies deepened to heavy lines-her
laughing eyes behind spectacles. Alb
surd! Yet Aunt Jerusha's manner to
Uncle Eben was grotesquely like. It
all passed in an undercurrent of
thought, scarcely recognized as he
laughed and talked and played the
part of host.
Not until the good-bys had been said
and the clumsy wagon had ratified
down the road did he bring the
thought to the light and face it. He
was alone in his room, a small, bare
room-like his life. No carpet on the
floor, no curtain at the window, but
spotlessly clean, from the blue and
white homespun spread on the bed to
the square stand beside it. He sat
on the edge Of the bed, one hand shad-
ing his eyes from the light Of the
small lamp, the other holding a pic
ture on which his eyes rested eagerly.
1t was small tintype-the face Of a
young girl-the eyes large, dark. and
bright, the hair soft and curling, the
forehead high, and the lips firmly
closed.
1t was like, yet curiously unlike, the
face that was looking down at it with
eager inquiry. These eyes, too, were
large and dark, but they were dreamy
instead Of bright; the lips were full
and flexible instead Of thin and close
ly set; and the broad forehead, even
when the shading hand pushed back
the hair impatiently. could not be
called high. In both dark faces was
certain sturdiness OF character. But
the girls face bore the stamp of fully
developed powers, and the other that
Of powers yet uniformed
Something was struggling in it. The
youth was striving blindly to hold to q
belief in his love for the face before
him. That she was lost to him he
had accepted without struggle. But
that his love for her should go, too,
that he should not love her always
his poet nature shrank from the
thought. 1t was sacrilege. She had
been so long enthroned in his heart
she belonged there. She might be.
come the wife of another man, let Ed
wards win her, she was still his. His
ideal of her should not be torn from
him. He could not bear it. It should
not be.
And over his idealism, and around
and under it, ran a conviction, a
strange certainty, that love was al.
ready dead.