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Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
THE IGNORANCE OF THE BRIDE

Launching a business with one part
ner ignorant of every detail of it
would strike most of us as a hazard :
Gus venture. The assurance that he
could quickly learn, or that books on
nation would provoke a smile.
Yet some people see nothing wrong
or unfair in most important life
partnership when one of them is to-
tally ignorant of her duties, is the way
writer puts it in the current issue
of Mothers Magazine.
1.-THE writer recently heard of a man
who bitterly reproached his mother
in-law," she says. "He claimed that
in allowing her daughter to marry
without any knowledge of the duties
of wife and home maker, she had
done a great wrong to them both. The
young man was perfectly right.
Countless men have had equal
cause for indignation. Had that moth
er found her son-in-law unable to sup
port a wife, she would have felt al
least great chagrin, probably anger
that he had presumed to marry hel
child while not able to provide fol
her. He had done well in business
but at home was hampered by wife
who had received no training for hei
share of the marriage partnership
the making of home.
"It is all very well to laugh ant
say it serves the men right, for the!
chiefly seek for pretty faces and care
nothing for sensible girls who are vel
trained.
Even if it were true that the curve
of a neck or the line of an eyebrow
sealed every mans fate, can that ex
cuse the mother who allows hel
daughter to grow up in ignorance o.
'woman's noblest calling-home max
ing"
"Our foremothers were not expected
to know anything else but housekeep
ing. With the broadening of woman
sphere, her most important dutie
have, alas, in many cases, been giveI
a secondary place. We must convinc'
people that it is necessary for ever.
girl to be taught housekeeping. Thi
will give a new dignity to this fines
and greatest of vocations.
"Then no one will think it anus
ing to tell of the great ignorance o
a young bride. Such tales will re
fleet too strongly on her own and he
mothers good sense and fairness"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
OUNCE OF PREVENTIVE

The inhabitants of Dover, N. j., are
now taking carefully measured doses
of chloride of lime with their daily
allowance of drinking water and are
thus guarding themselves from typhoid
fever. The doses, says the New York
Sun, are measured by the municipal
authorities and distributed impartially
to all users of the water. The fluid
that is drawn up Monday morning for
the washtub is just as carefully treat
ed as the water that is set on the
table for drinking. A little machine
at the source of supply does the trick
About IL ounces or the chloride to
$50 gallons of water is the proportion
calculated by scientists to be effectual
in killing the bacilli and yet not
enough to harm human beings. The
machine is so constructed that if any
thing goes wrong the chloride supply
is entirely cut off and the population
can take it's chances with the germs
instead of getting an overdose of the
antidote.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
STAGED ACCIDENT IS
MOST TOO REALISTIC

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-The narrow es-
cape from drowning of Beckwith Hav-
ems, youthful pilot of an airboat, peril
Gus air diving by Lincoln Beachey and
the fall of Weldon b. Cook and his
Curtiss biplane into field while he was
attempting a flight from his Cicero
hangar to Grant park, marked today's
aviation sensations in the last and
most successful day of the information
al meet in Chicago.
Cook started from the Cicero field at
. o'clock. Engine trouble occurred and
he had to descend quickly. The frame
work of his biplane was damaged, but
Cook escaped injury.
Lincoln Beachey's feats with his air.
craft were nothing short Of marvellous.
His dive from 1000 foot altitude
straight down to within 20 feet of the
judges stand was thrilling.
At another time Beachey stopped his
motor in mid-air at an altitude of 500
feet, came whizzing nose down like a
rocket, recovered so feet above the
earth and made perfect landing.
The narrow escape from drowning
of Beckwith Havens and Sydney Twist,
an actor, was just the inverse of a
pretended accident that was to be
staged on the lake front by the NOV
ing picture company.
1t had been arranged by the picture
company to have an actress drive a
motor boat out in the lake, to have
the engine blow up and the girl thrown
in the water. Then Beckwith Havens,
axria Twist
senger, was to dash to the scene in
the hydroaeroplane and rescue the
fair maiden. Just as the motorboat
was to sink the airboat toppled over
in the water and threw both Havens
and Twist under it. Both were res
cued
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
WOMAN CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS
IS To SPEAK THURSDAY NIGHT

1t is with good deal of morti-
fication the Press admits that it had
almost forgotten the woman candi-
date for congress from this district.
But if she had permitted herself 20 be
forgotten in this section she would not
have been worthy candidate, anu
she has not done SO.
Mrs. Helen M. Stoddard, nominee
of the Prohibition party, a resident
Of La Mesa, San Diego county, has
the distinction of being the first wo-
man who was ever a candidate for
congress from this district, and it is
stated that aside from her party
strength she is supported by good
many women's clubs.
Mrs. Stoddard is an experienced col
interested in political and social prob
lens. She will be here to speak Thurs
day evening in the Christian church
and will address audiences in the 9TH
er towns Of the valley, though the itin-
erary has not yet been arranged.
That she will have a hearty greet
ing from the people of Ell Centre and
the other towns regardless Of party
is certain, and it is stated that those
who attend her meetings will hear
able addresses.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
CONFIDENCE ON ALL SIDES

OCEAN PARK, Sept. 24.-One of the
most forcible arguments showing the
optimistic and boost spirit of the
property owners who sustained heavy
losses during the recent fire is the
determination to rebuild the devas-
tated district bigger and better than
ever. An unique race between the
miiiionaires, A. r. Fraser and G. NJ.
Jones to build the first large fire proof
structure in the burned territory, is
ceatered their eli orts on h Hiding q
first class fire proof hotel. The hotel
II be erected by Jones will b" located
on the ocean front near Pier avenu 2,
while the one to be built by Fraser
win be near the site of the destroyed
Decatur. Plans for both structures
have been drawn, a portion Of The
blilding material is on hand and
forces of workmen are busy engaged
in the construction work.
Workmen on both buildings havs
tecn doubled and instructions were
given by both Fraser and Jones to
.ose NJ time. The workmen on the
building to be completed first Will
be paid bonus by the owners. The
loser Of the race will be forced to
give a banquet to the winner and to
all the members Of the Santa Monica
Bay Chamber Of Commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
THORNLEss CACTUS

Pacific Rural Press: To the Editor
II am somewhat interested in the
Burbank spineless cactus as possj
BILE cattle feed, and If you know where
any actual tests of the feeding value
Of the cactus have been made I would
be very much pleased to know where,
and how can I get the facts? I want
to satisfy myself as to the feeding
value, also whether the cactus will
produce as much as 25 tons per acre
annually on poor lands found in the
Sacramento valley.
Suisun, Cal. READER.
The thornless cactus has been con
sidered SO valuable for planting that
practically none of it has been taken
to feed to cattle. The only expert
ments with it that we know Of were
made for very short time with one
dairy COW by the promoters, and were
said by them to be quite successful
An approximation of the feeding
value can be made by a comparison
Of its composition with other food
products. An analysis Of this was
made by Prof. M. E. Jaffa of the Uni
versity of California, and is given
below. The product most resembling
the cactus in composition is the pie
melon. The composition of alfalfa hay
is given in comparison to both of
these
The composition of the cactus is the
average of three analyses. In the sec
ond column is the analysis Of pie mel
on, in the third alfalfa hay, and in the
fourth the digestible content Of alfalfa
hay. About as great a proportion of
the foods in the pie melon are diges-
tible as the proportion Of foods in al
falfa hay
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
MARKET REPORTS
Los ANGELES PRODUCE

Los ANGEL Sept. 24.-Early
morning business was brisk on the
produce market yesterday, but during
the day trading was considerably be
low the average. The local crop of
MuScat grapes is at its height anu
housewives who intend purchasing
grapes can get a much lower price by
going before o'clock and buying
them direct from the farmer. Loca
Cornishons We're more plentiful, but i
Will be a week before this variety is
selling at its lowest price. A consign
ment of pomegranates was received
and put on the market at $3.50 a half
orange box. Pineapples were in strong
demand at 7G9c a pound. Lemons
Dealers say that nearly all the good
lemons have been shipped east
The vegetable market was steady
the price was unchanged. Dealers de-
clare they will let them spoil before
they will cut the price any lower than
il is now Some excellent sweet po-
tatoes arrived and were in good de-
mand.
No change was made in butter, egg,
poultry or cheese prices. The receipts
of eggs continue to diminish daily and
an advance on all varieties of local
eggs is looked for Wednesday.
Receipts of produce yesterday were.
EGGS, 81 cases; butter, 23,764 pounds;
cheese, 2505 pounds; potatoes, 10,S00
sacks; onions, SO sacks: beans, IS
sacks; sweet potatoes. 274 sacks; ap
pies, 41,245 boxes.
Following are quotations.:
Butter-PriceS to trade, &c above
quotations: California creamery, ex-
tras, Sac; creamery first, 30hc.
Eggs-Local ranch, dozen. candled
Ale; case count, SIC; seconds, 23c; pull
lets, 27c; eastern, 2s@32c
Beans-No. l pix, s4.75 cwt.; No.
lima, S5.75 q 600; Lady Washington. No.
l, S5.10@525; small white, No. l, $5.25
GS5.50; blackeye, S4.25 @4.50; Garvan-
"a, $780, bayous, S45O@ $50; Mexican
reds, $4.50; lentils, S6.50@7.00.
Onions-Australian reds, 90c box;
northern yellow Danvers, $1.O0@1.1O;
silverskin, 35 a 40c box; white wax
crate, $1.50; young onions, zoe dozen
punches.
Potatoes-New potatoes, 6O@90c cwt.,
3O@35c lug box for large, 20M25c for
small; sweet potatoes, 3h m4Rc fb.;
Highland, $110M1.25 cwt.
Poultry-Buying prices 0ive-Broil-
ers, 10, 17m19c; roasters, 19c; young
cocks, &c; old cocks, sec; light hens,
15c; heavy hens, lie; young turkeys,
$50 Csc; old ducks, 12c; geese, 12c;
squad pigeons, $3.50 dozen.
Honey-Extracted, water white. 90
1Oc ID; white, Sc; light amber, s@9c
combs, water white, Ice; white, 15c
light amber, 15c. Beeswax, zoe.
Hay-New crop: Tame oats, $21 @23 F;
alfalfa, S14@17; barley, $1,000; wheat
$50 20; straw, S12.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
Meeting Of Mem mbershfU

A special meeting of the members of
the Imperial Valley Cotton Growers
Exchange is hereby called to meet in
the headquarters of the Exchange in
the Cantaloupe Growers building at E!
Centre, Imperial county, California, on
Saturday, September %, 1912, at 1890
o'clock in the forenoon. The purpose
OF said meeting is to consider and act
upon the following amendments to the
constitution and bylaws of the Ex-
change:
Article Nv of the bylaws is hereby
amended by adding a new paragraph
to be known as paragraph six, as fol-
lows.
9Th. To buy out of the funds of the
association not to exceed fifty bales of
cotton at any one time; the associa-
tion may own such cotton, hold for
future sale or may sell the same at
the discretion of the board Of direc-
tors. The directors are empowered to
borrow not to exceed three thousand
dollars for the purpose of making such
purchases for the association. ANY
profit gained from such purchase or
cotton and the resale thereof shall be
added to the general fund Of the asso
citation. and any loss sustained shall be
paid out of the general fund.
b. r. MCDONALD, President.
c. w. BARTON, Secretary. Sept. rs
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
BLAMES ICE CREAM

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24-Dr. Hugo
Eckstein of Berlin, Germany, and DR..
With helm His of the same city, who
are among the $50 physicians of the
fatherland who are now touring the
United States, had occasion to express
their opinions on some American des-
serts while in this city.
DIR. Eckstein said: ut has been
reported that rs per cent of all Amer
leans suffer with indigestion, and now
know what causes it, after I have
had plate of ice cream. 1t is a
cold nothing. You eat it by the plate
full and entirely too fast at that. The
temperature of ice cream alone is
enough to give one dyspepsia, and
regard it as the bane of America"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
BRITTLE FEET IN HORSES

At the fairs one is apt to see horses
with hoofs shaped and polished, dyed
and vanished so that they look like
shop made models of horses feet. It
is well to remember that much of this
shaping and dressing is done at the
risk of the natural protection of the
hoof. In the London Farm and Home
a writer protests against the reprehen-
sible practice of rasping the wall or
crust from the coronet downward, at
each shoeing, with the idea of making
neat work, because this rasping tends
to brittleness, since it favors rapid
evaporation and drying up of the horn.
There are two chief ways in which
the foot is deprived of moisture: BY
too much burning of the hoof in fit
ting the shoe (Which must not be con-
strued into advocacy of cold fitting}.
and drastic rasping of the crust in
finishing off after mailing on. There
can be no doubt that those portions Of
the hoof contiguous to that burned
away in fitting the shoe have their
characteristic physical properties i'm :
paired, if not destroyed although horn
is slow conductor of heat, and that
evaporation is greatly favored by the
removal Of the outer layers of horn
by rapsing.
Preparing the Foot-It is obviously
| necessary, in preparing the foot for a
new shoe, to reduce the wall to it's
proper proportions, such as would have
occurred through wear or friction with
the ground had no shoe been worn /;
but this should be performed by par
ing or rasping from the solar aspect,
and not the front of the wall. The
strength Of the fbers of the horn Of
the wall-whiche has been compared
| to a bundle Of hairs .agglutinated to-
gether--is not in any way weakened
! by shortening them. AS in the case
| OF the horn Of the sole-which foolish
people stun with cow dung to soften
1T, and into which we have seen hot
aches poured to facilitate paring-the
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
UNITE TO FIGHT JOHN ID.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. PA united
campaign of all Norwegian, Danish
and Swedish oil dealers against the
Standard Oil Company of America is
to be begun at meeting to be held
here soon.
The dealers, claiming that financial
and official assistance will be give,.
them by their respective governments,
charge that the contracts which the
Standard compels them to sign are ex-
tortionate.
They claim the people of all three
races are being robbed by the oil trust,
and declare they will use every means
to put an end to the "unbearable die
tation."
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24

There is no need to fit and adjust
parts to get them together right. They
are 50 made that they cannot help 60
together right. All bearings and bush
ings are easy to replace. There are
no complicated springs, ! eys, ball bear
ings or other fittings, that only an
expert can properly adjust.
Nor are there any parts Of which
adjustment is frequently necessary to
maintain good running or to conform
to varying conditions in the everyday
use Of a cream separator.
De Laval Cream Separators excel
other separators not only in thorough
ness of separation, sanitary cleanli-
ness, ease Of running and durability
but as well i'll their great simplicity.
There is nothing about the opera
ton, cleaning, adjustment or repair OF
a modern De Laval Cream Separator
which requires expert knowledge or
special tools.
a person VINO mas never lOucneu
separator before can, if need be, un-
assemble modern De Laval machine
down to the last part within a few
minutes and then reassemble it again
as quickly. This is something which
cannot be done outside a shop with
any other separator.
The only way to properly understand
and appreciate De Laval superiority to
other separators is to look over, and
| better still to try, a 1912 De Laval
machine. Every De Laval agent ls
| glad to afford prospective buyers the
opportunity to see and try a De Laval
| Separator.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
BARLEY MARKET

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 24-In the
local grain call pit barley options took
on a stronger tone under better de-
mand. December rose to S1.3S% and
May, 1913, to $1.401a. In Chicago spot
barley closed at 45M76c per bushel.
Cash barley here showed more firm
ness, but prices were unchanged. Re.
ceipts of barley for 48 hours were TO-
$50 centals. Cash wheat was quiet
Red oats sold higher for choice seed.
Black oats are quieter. Corn was
quoted lower for yellow and white.
Colored beans continued firm. Grain
bags were easy.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
1 ,NIc-nEO0fN

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
10. 1912.-Notice is hereby given that
BERTHA MEYER, of Ell Centre, Cal
who, on June 8, 1910. made homestead
entry, No. 06291, for E1a NWA, WE
Is E., S. B. meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final three year
proof, to establish claim to the land above
described, before the Clerk of the Supe-
rior Court of Imperial County, at Ell
Centre, California, on the 30th day of
September, 1912, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
F. Waterman, Wilburn N. Sipple, Charles
F. Meyer, Will l.. Mcclure, all of Ell
Centre, Cal. FRANK BUREN,
S24 Register.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
(Serial No. O16319-Not Coal Lands)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Sor1al Nh A1R11A

Department of the Interior, u. S.
Land Office at, Los Angeles, California,
September 9, 1912.-Notice is hereby
given that william }. Haneline of Ell
Centre, State of California, assignee by
man, deceased, has filed in this office
his application to enter under the pro-
visions of Secs. 2306 or 23O7 of the Re-
lot Z, section IA, township 16 s., range
IA E., 8. b. Meridian.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the land described, or desiring
to object because of the mineral char :
acter of the land. or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their affidavits Of protest in
this Office on or before the 28th day Of
October, 1912.
FRANK BUREN,, Register;
O. r. w. ROBINSON, Receiver.
Notice to be published in the Press,
Ell Centre. Cal. 0ct18
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
MAN LOSES BOTH FEET

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 24.-Tom
Knowland, horse trainer Of River
side, was badly injured late last night
when he fell beneath a Southern Pa
cific train. Both legs were .mangled
and amputation was necessary. 1t Is
doubtful II he will survive. Knovland
had attended the circus performance
here and was returning homo.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Sept. 24-Cattle-Rec eceipts
$4,000; market steady to 10c lower; /;
beeves, $5.SOm11.00; Texas steers, $3.50
m6.35;; western steers, $6.00M9.30;
stockers and feeders, S4.40M6.70; cows
and heifers, $6.50mS.00; calves, $1,000
11.50.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; market steady
to shade higher; light, 8.25@8.85;
mixed, $8.10a 8.821; heavy, S7.90M8.75;
rough, S790M810; pigs, S5.OOMS.0O
bulk Of sales, ss.25@s.7O.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000; market weak
to zoe lower; native. $3.35M4.4O; west
ern, S3.5OM4.50; yearlings, $4.50m5.45;
lambs, native, $4.75M7.1O; western
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24
Los ANGELES LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.-Prices of
livestock in Los Angeles are quoted as
follows:
Cattle-Fat steers, 6kc; fat cows
and heifers, 3Ac; fat calves, 7c.
Hogs-1S0 to 200 TBS, 7kc.
Sheep-W ethers, $3.50 head; ewes
$3.75 per head; lambs, $35Om3.75 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-24

S45 South Hill Street, Los Angeles,
J. F. Giles, formerly of Calexico, Mgr
Headquarters for Imperial Valley Peo.
pie when in the City.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-05-03
Bees and ~
FdpmNOfeS

Do not mulch while the ground is
wet.
Late seeding grain should be top
dressed with long manure.
Winter vetch belongs to the pea
family and is hardy, remaining green
all winter.
Corn that makes 20 bushels an acre
will yield about one and three-fourths
ton for slower
Mulch the ground when frozen.
Freezing upheaves the soil, thawing
throws the plant out
The two-horse. low-gear wagon is
largely used by the farmers of the
New England states
Protect from alternate freezing and
thawing. Keep the cold in, not out of
the soil, to prevent this.
Nearly all bee-keepers advocate
good stock in bees, but there is a di-
versity of opinions as to the best way
to get the best stock.
The area of corn harvested in
creased from 94,913.673 acres in 1899
to 9S,3S3,033 acres in 1909, a gain of
S'hN''opV UNlSS, vi o. pei vent.
The yield of wheat may be increased
several bushels per acre by thorough
preparation of the ground. careful Sc
lection of clean, heavy seed and drill
ing
Celery grown in beds for family use
should be gradually earthed. If too
much earth is thrown to the stalks
when the weather is hot and sultry, the
stalks will rot.
Undoubtedly the most valuable per-
manent pasture grass for upland pas
ture is June grass or blue grass, since
it endures better than any of the 9TH
er available grasses.
The getch grows rapidly, and makes
a long trailing vine with an album
dance of side tendrils, having many
leaves; the flowers are many and of a
beautiful blue tint and quite sweet.
Ask Tor Hnd lustst ON having LINN
vile puils.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-05-03
Dan $ Day
II, Court
Copyright, 1911. by Associated Literary
Press.)


Press.)
1t was court day in Benstown. Old
Justice Tolman Nane had case. All
the male population that was not
working-most of it should have
been-crowded the fount ct justice
The aforesaid fount was also a sec
ond-hand store, so there We're plenty
OF seats
Any Gaze would have attracted
crowd, for lawn was a recognized
form of amusement in the sleepy lii
tie town But this was exceptionally
interesting: Dan WELDON vs. to be
tried for ASA 1t anu b. uery. It Wa
alleged I'll, he had. vita force and
arms. struck Bella Soule i'll the lace,
bruising and discoloring her.
Most of those who gathered for the
trial did not believe ban was guilty.
He had his faults, but he was not the
lad to strike a woman. And every
body knew how much he cared Tor
pretty Bella. They had been sweet
hearts since childhood until Arthur
Pine, aided and abetted by some OF
Bella's relatives, had come between
them.
IF it was Pine. now" they said,
waggng unshayen ehins, but not
Dan. No sir,
At nine o'clock the gavel of "Jedge
Tole," as he was Familiarity known,
fell with a bang. Court was opened
A jury of six men was speedily Sc
cured.
"Bunty" Shinn, who was second as
sistant prosecuting attorney because
his uncle happened to be prosecuting
attorney, tossed the hair back from
his weak little face and called the
first witness, Arthur S. Pine.
Pine had an advantage over nearly
everyone present. AS shipping clerk
at the furniture factory he had a job
where he could wear white collar
every day.
Tell the jury just what occurred
the night of the trouble, Mr. Pine,
directed Shinn.
Pine crossed his long legs. lie
smoothed with both hands the lank
hair which, parted in the middle