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Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
Cen tral Hospital
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FL cENTRo, CALIFORNIA

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 Thorough equipment for any Medical or Surgical Case. Lat est equipped operating room. Rooms exclusively for Maternity Cases, where the patient has ev- cry convenience for comfort and quiet. New two-story building, with spacious screened-in veran- das. 30-bed capacity. Graduate Nurses. RATES: Ward, $15.00 per week. Private Room, $20.00, $25.0O, and $30.00. For other in formation address Central Hos pital, or Dr. Virgil McCombs.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
Our Liberal Policy

The liberal policy adopted by this Bank its opening for business whereby the development of Imperial Valley has been fOred with judcOus financial assistance will continue to be feature of this institution.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-28
Two
 Drug Stores

Davis Brothers have purchased the Crocker Drug Store at Holtville, and will conduct this in connection with their Fl Centro Drug Store.
 The advantages of buying for two stores are obvious-and the custo- mers will get the benefit.
 MT. Baggott, a registered pharma- firm will be at the HoltvilIe store at all times, anL one member of the firm will be at the Holtville stores most of the time.
 The patronage of East Side resi- dents is solicited for the Store un- der its new management.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
LIFE OF MARK TWAIN" THE
GREAT AMERICAN HUMORIST
Early Struggles andAdOentureS, Fol-
Lowed by Years of Successful Liter
airy Work-~Later Days Saddened by
Deaths and Financial ReUerSeS.
MARK TWAIN"

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Ameri-
cas- foremost humorist and known the
world over as Mark Twain" was born
in the little town of Hannibal, Mo, on
November 80, 1885.
His father, John Marshall Clemens,
came from an old Virginia family, and
with his young wife, Elizabeth Lamp
ton, a descendant of the early settlers
of Kentucky, he Joined the sturdy
band of pioneers who pushed over the
Alleghanies in the early part of the
last century and settled along the
banks of the Mississippi river.
In the uncouth environment of the
then little frontier town of Hannibal
the famous author spent his boyhood
days. Here he fished, hunted and
lounged along the river banks with his
sturdy companions, living a healthy
outdoor existence, which undoubtedly
accounted for his long life, In the face
of his many Affections.
He attended the little school, but
not being of very studious DISPOSE.
ton, he learned far more from con-
lhCL WIFI llC lOuBh companions
he immortalized in later years as
"Huckleberry Finn" and Tom Saw
yer" and others of their type.
At the age of twelve his meager
school education was brought to a
sudden close by the death of his ia
Their.
His older brother, Orion S. Glen
ems, was the proprietor of a printing
shop in the village, and young Sam
Clemens began his journalistic career
there as a printers devil" In the
course of a few years he learned the
trade as a compositor, and in 1853 he
left his native town and began wan
dering existence. He journeyed from
place to place, working at his trade II
New York and the principal cities o
the middle west.
But while he gained vast amour
of experience during his travels, which
proved of the greatest value in tn,
preparation of some of his works IL
later years, this period was rather un
profitable from a financial standpoint
and he was finally compelled to return
to his home along the banks of tn
great river, in rather Strengthened Gil
| cumstance.
The life Of steamboat pilot had a
ways appealed to his youthful imagina
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
The Overland
The King of Cars
No other car has so large sale-none has
made such amazing records. Price, 81 1000 up.

1t requires four factories, employ.
ing 1000 men-turning out 40 Over
lands daily-to meet the flood-like
demand for these cars. Yet two
years ago a hundred rivals had a
larger sale.
The reason lies largely in the cars
utter simplicity. Its able designer
made 1t almost trouble-proof.
He created an engine which, for
endurance, is the marvel of engi-
neering.
He designed the pedal control.
One goes forward or backward, slow
or fast. by merely pushing pedals.
The hands have nothing TO do but
steer.
A child can master the car in ten
minutes. A novice can drive it a
thousand miles without any thought
of trouble.
The Overland always keeps going,
and almost cares for itself. All the
usual complexities have been elimi-
mated.
That Is why each car sells others,
and our orders for this years Over
lands amount to $24,000,000.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
A Real Prodigy.

$50 you think your boy is a
prodigy? But every man thinks his
own son is the most wonderful being
that ever breathed."
Il tell you this youngster is re-
markable, no matter how you may
sneer. I've seen him do thing that
l don't suppose any other boy Of his
age could possibly do"
Whats his speciality? Matherpat-
ics?"
Mathematics? l should say NOT
He hasn't any more of head fer fig
ures than have, and learning the
multiplication table was the hardest
work ever did in my life."
I'm what branch of science does he
seem to be particularly interested"
HE isn't interested in science at
all; but the other day friend Of mine
who has big automobile left the ma
chine standing in front of my house
for more than half an hour, and, al
though the boy was playing around
outside all the time he did not once
climb into the automobile or even foot
the horn"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
Another Instance,

The Fill cannibal reluctantly pro-
duced quarter in response to the
Lightning Calculator's pathetic plea
at the psychological moment.
IF you would only cut out the
BOOZE" he growled, "and pass up the
crap and dice and the handbook thing,
you wouldn't have to be touching your
friends for a grub-stake so regularly"
"Ah! You're like so many others,
my Philistine friend" sighed the
Lightning Calculator; at seems i'm.
possible for you to understand the &C.
centricities of genius!"--Los Angeles
Herald.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

ton, and now that he had grown to
manhood, he resolved to realize his
ambition. He was fortunate enough TO
become pupil of Horace Bixby, and
he was soon guiding the awkward
river craft along the tortuous channel
of the muddy stream.
The idea of his becoming an author
had never entered his mind at that
time, but he absorbed enough of the
pilot life to enable him to describe the
difficulties encountered in guiding a
boat along the great river in his Life
on the Mississippi River" which he
wrote many years later.
First Literary Work.
In 1862 he began his first regular
literary work on the staff of the Vir-
ginia City Enterprise. He wrote a col
umn daily, dealing with the political
situation in the state, that attracted
wide attention. These articles he
signed with the nom de plume Mark
Twain" which he had heard sung out
on the Mississippi steamers to let the
pilot know that the sounding showed
two fathoms of water.
In March of 1867, Twain" published
his first book, THE Jumping Frog of
Calaveras County" The book made
quite a stir in that part of the coun-
try, but only 1000 copies were sold.
1t attracted the attention, however, of
the editor of the Alta California, who
sent the author out as a newspaper
correspondent on a steamboat excur.
sion to southern Europe and the ORR
ent.
His letters were published from time
to time, and in 1863 the author re
vised them and published them IL
book form under the title of THE In
nocents Abroad" This work made
Mark Twain" famous and compelled
his recognition as Americas foremost
humorist. In the first 16 months, So,
600 volumes were sold, and many
more subsequently. This was record
sale for those days.
Marries Misc Lanedon.
It was on his trip in the Mediter
ranean that Mark Twain" met Olivii
L. Langdon of Elmira, N. Y. They fel
in love with each other, and in 1877
were married. Their married life wa
one of perfect harmony and four chill
dren blessed their union.
Mr. Clemens resided in Buffalo 70
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
Havn rhelr Trouhles.

Samuel Gompers, at the recent con
vention in Washington of the Civic
Federation, said of children;
Children should be protected from
other evils besides the one evil OF
wage slavery, for, when free as air
they have enough trouble, dear knows
walking along an East side street
l came on two tiny tots, the smaller
of whom was bawling as if to break
his lungs.
"a window opened and a little CIR
shrieked:
Tommy, who's been a-hittin' p
YEP
'Nobody's been a-hittin' of him
the larger tot answered. He's swat
Tered a worm"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
z GONE; MURDER THEORY
Police Of Sterling, ILL.,, Have 0rasnef
Dut for Suspected Holdup
Men Of Bridge.

Sterling, Illinois.-A crusade will
be begun here to decrease the
number of holdups that occur on the
Rock River bridge at this place, fol-
lowing the deduction by the police
that John Weaver and Albert Schulz,
two young married men, who disap-
peared over a week ago, we're robbed
on the bridge and their bodies hurled
into the river by the murderers.
At least a score of robberies have
been reported ON the bridge within
the last month.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
TWo-pAY SNOW STORM, FOL.
LOWED BY FROST, RACED IN
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
MANY MILLIONS DAMAGE DONE
Temperature Makes Low Record in
seVenty-Four Years-storm Ex-
tends From Great Lakes to
Middle Arkansas.

st. Louis.--Thirty million dollars is
the rough estimate made of the loss
In this years fruit crop by the cold
temperatures and blizzardous condi-
tons which obtained throughout the
Upper Mississippi alley from Friday
night to Monday morning, and ex-
tended as far east as Ohio, and as far
south as the middle of Arkansas.
During the 4S hours, the weather
had changed from that Of spring and
sunshine to midwinter and snow and
ice.
The st. Louis weather bureau re-
ported Saturday as the coolest of any
day later than April 20 in "A years.
The temperature at 8 a. IN. was 2S.4
degrees. 1t rose to 80 p. M, but
again fen during the night snow
storm.
Fears are expressed by conserva-
tive observers in Missouri, Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin.
Indiana and Michigan that small
fruits, with the exception of late
strawberries, will be total loss
Some scientists in horticulture hope
that If there is a rising temperature
and no sunshine for SO hours fair
percentage of buds may survive, but
they admit that they are almost hop
ing against hope.
The low temperature was distrlbut-
cd all over the storm area. Among
the reports of temperatures below the
freezing mark from other cities that
were received were: Galesburg, ILL.,,
IS above zero; Dubuque, Ia, rs above
zero; Unionville, Mo-, &c above zero;
Milwaukee, Wis, % above zero; Chi
cago, ILL.,, rs above zero.
The average temperature through
out Iowa was "a above, and in Missou-
ri and Kansas, 80 above. The storm
Teceded to the southeast slowly, but
less severe.
Practically the entire grape crop of
Michigan presents only forlorn hope
of recovering enough from the storm
to bear a crop, and its sister belt in
northern Indiana is in a similar posi-
ton. All hope is gone. Apple trees
in the southern part of Illinois were
damaged.
Grain crops are believed to be safe
in most instances. In some localities
wheat and sprouts have been frozen
to the ground, but the roots have not
been damaged, according to the state.
ments of grain men. Few fields OF
corn have been planted, and perma.
nent damage is not expected to this
grain, even where the sods have
sprouted.
Tokepa, Kas., reports freezing
weather all over the state, probably
fatal to all small fruits and TO thou,
sands of apple trees. Des Moines
fears the loss in Iowa may reach $40.
100000. Secretary Greene of the
state horticultural department believes
there will yet be quarter OF cror
of apples, but many nurserymen de
clare apples, cherries, plums, peaches
and pears are hopelessly bIlghted
There is hope for strawberries
grapes, blackberries, raspberries ant
currants.
Madison, Wis, sends report tina
practically all small fruits and early
vegetables are killed, and that thou
sands of trees may have been killed
Secretary True of the state board o.
agriculture fears the worst.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

Another fact is that no other car
gives nearly so much for the money.
This is due to our enormous output,
and the fortunes invested in our au-
tomato machinery. 1t would bank
rupt a smaller maker to try to COM
pete with us.
You can get 25-horsepower over
land, with 102-inch wheel base, for
$1,000. You can get 40-horsep9wer
Overland, with a 112-inch wheel base,
for $3.50. The prices include lah ps
and magnetic.
This car, which has captured the
country, is the car you will WI nt
when you know 1t.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

New York's state highway commits
sion is proceeding with a vigor which
will excite attention and cause pro
gressive legislators in other states to
study her highway construction sys-
TEN. The commission has Just ad-
yertised for proposals for the improve
ment Of 81 miles of state roads and
145 miles Of country highways. The
total cost of the roads covered by the
contracts of February and April is
$5,242,Oo0.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
Weston Falls III Near Goal.

Utica, New York-Edward Pay
son Weston, walking to this city along
the tow path Of the Erie canal, col
lapsed two miles west Of Chittenango.
Those with him carried him to a farm
house, where he has been put 20 bed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
Advance Tor ohio MIners

Wellston, ohio.-A two-year agree
ment was reached bewteen min
erB and operators in sub-district No.
2, district No. 6, embracing Vinton,
jackson and Lawrence counties.
granting the miners an advance OF
5.55 per cent
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
Just the Job.

Old Argus was boasting about his
hundred eyes.
"a useful man for an Office" cried
the populace.
Yes" added Argus, land can keep
half of them closed when l want to-"
Here the populace clapped their
hands wildly.
Wen make him custom-house in
spector," they declared.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

Now a university scientist asserts
that any desired characteristic can be
produced in human beings at will, and
that character is only a matter, after
all, OF chemical combinations. Some
may object to the elimination by this
theory of the soul and spiritual in
fuence from 1t, but the theory has its
compensations if cranks can be re-
moved from their present sphere of
pernicious activity.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

A wife murderer in Georgia, par
doned by the president, refused to
avail himself OF the clemency and will
remain in charge Of the penitentiary
pharmacy as a trusty. This would
appear to be a case where the zeal
of friends rather overran itself.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
Good Illustration.

Mrs. idgewhist-What is the sub
ject of Mrs. Suffragette's lecture this
afternoon?
Mrs. Clubwoman-The disasters of
married life.
Mrs. Bridgewhist-I suppose she
will have her husband on the platform
as an exhibit STRAY Stories.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

Several times has it been reported
in the current news OF the day that
a trolley or steam car has jumped the
rails and plunged into some dwelling.
This is all wrong. Houses never dis
pute the right Of way on tracks with
cars, and cars should not be allowed
to challenge the stationary status OF
houses.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
Teacher Should Rank HIoh.

II education is to do what we hope
for our children, 1t is imperative that
the best and most gifted men and
women should be attracted into the
ranks of teachers and that they should
be regarded as filling one of the most
highly honored positions in the land
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
Two Free Books

Nothing is published about auto
mobiles SO interesting as the faft
about Overlands. They are told
two books which we want to set
you. Every motor car lover shout
have them. Cut out this coupon q
a reminder to write for the book
today.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
TWO Of the Worlds Natures.

There are in this world two kinds
Of natures-those that have wings,
and those that have feet-tRe winged
and the walking spirits. The walking
are the logicians; the wing are the
instructive and poetic.-Harriet Beech
er Stowe.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

Recalling that the gold production
of the United States last year was
$99,000,o00, the Boston Globe finds evi.
dence of the renewed vitality of New
England in the fact that 1t collected
twothiTds as much from summer
boarders. But is 1t fair to give no
credit to the visitors who furnish the
money!
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

A New Yorker plunged into the icy
river last winter to rescue a young
lady's merry widow hat, and now she
has married him. 1t is possible that,
having thrown the hat away in order
TO secure a later model, she concluded
the chap who thwarted the plan by
rescuing the old hat should be com
PEELED to buy the new one?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
A Reason.

"Do be quiet. Don't you know
that there's visitor in the next
room?" said Frances to her little
brother. How do you know? You
haven't been in" But" said Frances.
Il heard mamma saying My dear to
papa" --Tit-Bits.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

The market reports assure US that
"4,774,32O eggs were taken by Chi
cago In a single day without a sign
of uneasiness." Let US hope they we're
not fried
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

Germany has cut its naval estimate
for this year. English alarmists will
regard this as another cunning trick
to get the British government to quit
building warships.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
Atlantic civ Feels TWO Shocks.

Atlantic City, New Jersey, --sup-
posed earthquake shocks were felt
here. Two distinct disturbances. last
ing but a few seconds, took place.
They were heavy enough TO shake
windows. but no damage was done.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
Why She Permitted II.

why did you ever permit your hus--
band to buy fiimsy, rickety automo-
bile like that?"
'TIe. recently got himself heavily
insured against accidents"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

If Kermit we're not a we'll trained
boy II would be hard to hold him aft
ier he comes back from Africa with all
his laurels thick upon him.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

If something doesn't stop that civil
war in Nicaragua soon, there will not
be enough left of the country to be
worth any dictator's while to tax.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

Sleeps In English churehyardl
Elihu Yale. from whom the college,
in New Haven took its name, sleeps
in the graveyard at Wrexham church.
near Chester, England.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

English papers speak Of a man in
the Birmingham hospital for skin dis
eases who is turning to marble. He
appears to be hard case.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

Says a dressmaking authority:
Men fall in love with the best.
lgowned woman" Here is a question
for pleasant Preside debate.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
BeMareI

Beware Of the man who talks OF the
solemn truth" Truth wears many
solored and joyous rainment; she OF
the mournful hue is hypocrisy.--Life.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

II a court injunction viii actually
stop the family in the fiat above from
running a boiler factory on the prem.
ises the department stores should be
prepared to handle them In dozen lots.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

That man who enters Harvard at
the age of As ought to have some bully
good times with his classmate Will
lam James Sidis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

It's still a bit early to pack up for
the country, but none too soon to plan
for it-that is, If you have a country
place to go to.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

We would be glad to know that
every man who gets into a hole could,
In some way, come out Of It whole.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

When the cold storage warehouses
turn loose eggs they are marked "di.
rect from the country"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

The chanticleer fad in this coun-
try is chiefly confined to the cold
storage warehouses.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
CAIN coInred napoon.

In the Berlin zoo is a baboon with
a bright blue and purple face. bright
red nose and gray ish-white beard and
whiskers
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

In the bright effulgence Of spring
one can smile at the tears one shed
over the last rose OF summer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

A Cincinnati man has retired from
business with 81 200, 900, which he
says is as much money as any man
has the right to posses. How he must
dislike trouble.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

The hens are in no hurry to lay
eggs TO I'LL up next years cold storage
warehouses.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

What a fine all-star stock company
Reno could organize.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

''Fell through the ice and drowned
fatalities are over for the season.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

Street car hogs are not worth the
market price.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

When piety is only skin deep It Il
quite likely to affect the lungs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

kissing is unknown In Japan. 1t
is not surprising they have been back
ward many years in civilization.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28

Instead OF the conquests OF war
let us enter heart and soul into the
effort to conquer disease.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-04-28
What Did He Mean?

Bill-What will he do when all the
fools are dead?
Jill--He'll never live to see that
day.--Yonkers Statesman.