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Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-26

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Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-26

were in favor of said ordinance, other
wise said ordinance shall be void and
of no effect.
Passed, adopted and approved this
25th day of March, 1912.
JOHN NORTON,
President of the Board of Trustees of
the City of El Centro, pro TEN.
Attest:
(SeaD W. II. SPRAGUE,
City Clerk,
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-26

The Board of Trustees of the City
Of El Centre do ordain as follows:
Sec. /. That the question as to
whether the elective officers of said
City Of El Centro, other than the Trus-
tees, tO-Wit, the City Clerk and the
City Treasurer, shall hereafter be ap-
pointed by the Board OF Trustees, shall
be submitted to the electors of the
said city at the general municipal eIec-
ton to be held in said city on Monday.
the &th day Of April, 1912, in the man
ner provided by Section S52B Of Act
234S Of the General Laws Of The State
Of California.
Sec. 2. The said City Clerk of said
city shall certify the passage, adoption
and approval Of this ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published
once in the Imperial valley Press" a
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-26
ORDINANCE NO. Is

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
Ell CENTRIC PROVIDING FOR THE
SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORS
OF SAID CITY AT THE MUNICIP-
AL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
MONDAY, THE Sth DAY OF APRIL,
1912, OF THE QUESTION AS TO
WHETHER THE ELECTIVE OFF
GERS, OTHER THAN THE TRUS-
TEES, SHALL HEREAFTER BE,
APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-26
Citv Clerk of the City of FL Centro.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNT
OF IMPERIAL. SIS.

I. w. H. Sprague, City Clerk Of the
City of FL Centre, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true, full and
correct copy Of Ordinance No. 4 OF
the City Of El Centro, and that the
same was passed at a regular meeting
Of the Board Of Trustees Of said city,
held on the 25th day of March, 1912,
after having been regularly presented
at a meeting at least five days prior
thereto by a vote Of at least four-fifths
Of the legislative body Of said city, to-
wit:
Ayes: Burger, Hamilton, Sprouse,
Swanson, Norton.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
WITNESS my hand and seal Of the
City of FL Centro, this 25th day Of
March, 1912.
(SeaD w. II. SPRAG UE,
City Clerk of the City of FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-26
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY
OF IMPERIAL, CITY OF Ell CEN

OF IMPERIAL, CITY OF Ell CEN
TRIO. SIS.
], w. Fl. Sprague, City Clerk of the
City Of El Centre, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is full, true and
correct copy of Ordinance No. 70 of
the City of El Centro and that same
was passed at regular meeting OF the
Board of Trustees of said city, held on
the 25th day of March, 1912, by the
following vote, tO-wit:
Ayes: Hamilton, SprOuse, Burger.
Noes: None.
Absent: Norton, Swanson.
and that said ordinance was intro
duced at a meeting of said Board held
at least five days priOT to its passage.
WITNESS my hand and the seal
of the City Of FL Centro, this 25th day
OF March, 1912.
(SeaD W. H. SPRAGUE,
City Clerk of the City of El Centro,
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-26
ORDINANCE NO. II

AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE
CARRYING ON OF CERTAIN VO-
CATIONS, CALLINGS AND BUSI-
NESSES WITHIN THE CITY OF
FL CENTRIC, WITHOUT A IL
CENSE so TO DO. AND FIXING
THE AMOUNT OF LICENSE TO
BE PAID THEREFOR. THE MAN
NER OF PROCURING SUCH IL
CENSE. AND REPEATING THE
PORTION OR PORTIONS OF or
DINANCE NO. 63 OF SAID CITY,
RELATING TO TIE SAME NAT
TER HEREIN MENTIONED AND
REPEATING ANY AND ALL
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON
FLICT HEREWITH.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-26
RI Centro IL Wlsie, Mobile, seeley and
Dlxieland

WESIBOlN ND EASIEOL Nj
No Motor No.
Lv E'Centro. = 30amDLv DiMeland. Is. .40am
Lv Mobile ..750amI llv Seeley. 9.QOan'
AR Seeley. ....7.55amI ILv Mobile. 9.O3am
AR DiAieland. 2.15am AT IalCentro 9.25am
Sunday-Leave ELS Sunday-Ly Dixie
Centre $50 a. M land $3.50 a; n.
Freight service every Tuesday and Fri
day on Trains Nos. ! and 2.
No. 3 Motor NO.
Nv ElCentro A. .45pml Lv Mobile. 530pm
Nv Mobile. 5.05pml Ar ElCentro. 550pm
Ar Seeley. 5.10pmllLv Seeley. 5.25pm
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FOUND HANGING

with Her arms around her father :
Ea,a crsing ~ go 10 Aletz's StudlO 20
J ave Ier picture taken. If
Imperial Valley press., 1912-03-26
-OLTON NTER-URBAN RAILWAY
COMPANY
EFI-ECTIEE FRIDAY MARCH l. l9l
Ell Centro TO Erice, Meloland and HoltvIl

Ell centro to Erice. Meloand and Holtvile
WEETBOCND EASTBOTND
[p. 80. 2
Lv IIotviue. &c. OOamlI EICentro g. 30am
Lv Meloland g. l0am Nv Meloland 5 scam
Ar E Centre. .G.30amI AT HoltVille g. 0Oam
Sunday-Leaye HOltville 1880 a. N.
No. Motor. No.
Tv Holtvile. 3. .0Opml ~ ElCentro 2.00pm
J.v Nelolaud. .10pm Nv Meloand 2.20pm
Al E Centre. .3,3OpmAr Holtyille. 2.30pm
No.s Motor no.
Lv Holtvile. .G,40pml Nv ElCentrO. 6. .O0pm
Lv Meiolaud .G.5OpmiI.v Meloland. G20pm
Ar Il Centre. .710pml AT Holtyille. G30pm
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''The Land That God FOrgOt''?
No, The Land He Is Helping Us Make
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Onehaf in six months, onehalf in twelve months All
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275---SHOATS---275

One Jenkins Hay Stalker: Two Bucl
14-inch Blue Bird Plow. one two-hor
one Clark Cutaway Double Disc; on
gang Bradley Disc Plow: one Coml
on tStudebakerD: one Watertown b
sets of Chain Harness: four sets of B
three-sectiOn 90-tooth Harrow: Plat
Household and Kitchen Furniture,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
world was Pistols oyster which he would open with his sword.

WIFE SUES HUSBAND FOR DIA- MONDS.-An action by a wife against her husband to recover the value of two diamonds alleged to have been converted by the defendant is report ed in 135 New York Supplement, 1915, entitled Dietz vs. Dietz. The opinion of the Appellate Term of the New York Supreme Court reads: rswhetrer the diamonds were the property of the plaintiff or defendant was the subject of dispute. The plaintiff testified that she owned the diamonds, and that her husband wished to loan one Schaffer $1OO, and asked her to pawn the dia- mondS for that purpose. She says that she raised Cain and after he got through fighting with me he ask ed me to go down and pawn them for him. which done couldn't help myself, and I done it. Not only was there an absence of evidence as to the value of the diamonds, but the facts proved did not establish a cause for plaintiff is reversed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
A PAT ON THE BACK.
natroit Free Press.l

Detroit Free Press-) A pat on the back is a wonderful If gives .. man courage to whistle and When hope Is departing, the outlook is
 grim, A pat on the back then says volumes It whispers: keep at itl, You're de-
 ing all right, lust dig in your toes and get busy and
 fight; ..Fses r.IL -4
 old man, One pal who is sure that you can, that
 you can 4 1at on the back from a stranger or
 friend
 When vour jaw starts to sag and your
 knees start to bend Will bring you right up with new cour-
 age and grit And you'll keep on the ngnt "heh So0
 were going to quit Yo,,'u feel it. you'n hear it-yes, ac-
 tually hear it For hours saying Dig in, old fello"-
 Don't fear it; That isn't as hard as it looks. Be
 man, -. , z There's "a fellow back there SFTho De-
 lieves that you can"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
WHAT TO DO AND HOW
Christmas Dinner Tdeas-Novefties Out of the Ordinary-PiQuant Notions
 That Cost Little.

While the rush and hurry of Christ mas preparation is beginning, I am ways seek novelty, some ideas really out of the ordinary. They are easily prepared as accessories of the Christ mas dinner.
 spirit of the day, the dessert can be a rice com pote, representing a. snow man, with features of Sultana raisins the buttons of his coat made of curx rants. He can be filled with stewed fruit, and can. be eaten entirely, with the exception of his hat and brush paper and stick about the thickness of a pencil. His arms of citron can be curved easily to give a natural look
 Pixie family made of apples, with the tops scooped out, so that a date or a filbert can be used for the head. Eyes and mouth of white icing stand out in contrast against the dark back ground. If the fflberts are green, the covering can be fringed to form a fright wig" as the theatrical term is used. With the date, a little paper cap can be easily made.
 A ruffle of gay eoIored paper and a little necktie of baby ribbon will add to the attractiveneSs of the Pixies
 Bananas are easily the most desir- able fruit for devices of this sort. A large, we'll formed banana with the front end accentuafed by a half an
  canoe. Chopped up jelly Of suitable hue conveys the impression of the wa ter which the canoe is sailing. The Indian steering the canoe can have a body of a fig, a filbert or date head, arms of candied ginger or citron A little paddle can easily be made from g. thin bit of wood.
 Pigs can easily be represented by bananas with ears and legs of nut mea ts-Brazils being best, though al- nonds do not have to be halved as in the case of the larger nuts.
 A bed of shaved apples somewhat dry adds to the realistic effect.
 Everyone knows how potatoes can be made into little animals with legs of matches. and eyes and mouth cut out in proper size and form and short bit of string for a tail These, however, are not in the edible class unless the potatoes are baked, which makes them anageabIe some times.
 A really pretty idea that combines the fruit and dessert features is a ship made of a banana for the body, with rice paper sails run on threads.s A sea of ice can be simulated by cut up pieces of blanc mango
 If these novelties are properly pre- paredZand they take really very lft- tie time-the guests will undoubtedly show their appreciation not only in nplinents, but in the consurn pt ion of the goodies as well
 THE HOSTESS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
Battles and Rain.

That rain followed many of the bat ties of our war was due not to the effect of the discharge of firearms, but to the fact that in the regions where the battles occurred rain falls on an average one day out of three and that commanders are more inclined to move armies and begin agreements in fair weather. In fact, while rain is in progress such operations are common ly impracticable on account of the con- dition Of the roads. If by the regular operations of nature rain does not fall within two or three days after battle it is due to the fact that drought pre- vails. The idea of rain following bat ties is expressed in the writings of Plutarch, who states his opinion that the vapor rising from the hot breath, blood and sweat of the struggling masses is condensed into rain by the concussion of the weapons and the hoarse cries of the victors. In a form little less crude the belief that rain is caused by battles has survived to the present day, but it is absolutely un- founded.-Willis l.. Moore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
Women sweep the streets,

There are many systems of street cleaning, but probably that of the French government of Porto Novo, Da- honey, West Africa, is the most econo- mical. The native police examine the streets, and at any part which requires cleaning they stop the women and girls who happen to be passing at the time and order them to sweep the rubbish into heaps. A woman may be seen hurrying along. water jar on head, child strapped on back and perhaps on urgent business, when the native po- liceman hands her a brush, made from a palm tree leaf. and orders her to do her share of sweeping. This she does reluctantly, knowing how useless it is to refuse. Occasionally the native re fuses to do this enforced labor, but in the end the sweeping is done, for the police possess unique powers The men are exempt from this unpaid work, as, naturally, it would interfere and re- tard the trade of the colony.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
A wasp,s Strategy,

A mud wasp was seen to alight with in an inch or two of a spiders nest on the side opposite the opening. Creeping around toward the entrance GO the nest. the wasp stopped little short of 1t and for moment reml ined perfectly quiet. Then. reaching out one of his anten- nae. be wriggled it before the opening, 4 moment later he withdrew the ''feeler." This overture had the desired effect, inasmuch as the head of the household. big spider. came out to see what was wrong and to set it to rights. No sooner had the spider emerged to that point at which 1t was at the worst disadvantage than the wasp with a quick movement thrust It's sting into the body of it's foe, killing it easily and almost instantly. The experiment was repeated by the wasp. and when there was no response from the inside he evil dently became satisfied that he held the fort. At all events. he proceeded to en- ter the nest and slaughter the young spiders. which were lugged off one at q time.--Harper's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
SANTA CLAUS MAIL
 WILL BE DELIVERED
Post Office Department Takes Official Recognition of
 Patron of the Holidays

Santa Claus has been recognized of hcially by the Post Office department. In a general order issued today from Washington, Postmaster General Hitchcock authorizes postmasters to deliver to charitable institutions in their cities any mail addressed to the distinguished and charitable patron of the holiday season.
 At the local office every year hum dreds of childish scrawls, importuning Santa Claus for anything from doll up to a fully equipped fire depart ment, are received It is likely that the letters this year will again be turned over to the Smith Murray Co.,, which annually tries to make the youngsters happy with small gifts.
 The money order department at the post office is rushed nowadays with a foreign business that amounts to thou sands of dollars daily. Foreigners in this country are sanding back home Christmas money by the bale and the money order window is blocked by 8 steady stream of patrons practically all Gay
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
NEWEST IN FACE WELLS.

Rosebuds. vio1ets and cIovers run riotously, but in self color, over the new veils in black. midnight blue and dark brown octagon of the fiinsiest sort. These vei4ings are vastly be- coming and in excellent taste because the design, while distinct is not heavy. Patterns of the lively shadowy order also are in high favor These ap- pear upon the oetagon meshes and are pretty in the standard black, blue and brown, but most fetching and becom- ing in cafe au lait shadeAa tone which fatters any sort of complexion and broadly speaking, may be worn with any sort of hat but the one designed for rough and ready use.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
Relaium.s Curious Land Law.

One of the curious phases of the land law in Belgium is that the earth of landowner beyond a certain depth does not belong to him. Should the owner of the surface discover coal or gold deposit underlying his prop erty he must first obtain govern ment concession before he can begin mining operations. The land beyond the prescribed depth in which wealth in the raw has been discovered may be conceded to a person other than the surface owner. who may operate under certain government regulations. one of which is that the owner of the surface is entitled to 3 per cent of the value extracted. The mine pays to the government an amount determined by the value and fmpor- tance of the concession. after which it must pay to the government a sum proportioned to the value of the total extraction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
CASES OF INTEREST

MANS HOUSE IS HIS CASTLE The law regards a mans house as his castle and in combat, faNlng re
 tired thus far, he is not compeAeo to ,-ssl5 further to his aSSailing antago- nist Here he may stand at pay, ana if necessary to save his own life may turn on and slay his assa1laIt: rms rule of law is of ancient origin m its original application there IS reason 10 believe that it had in view only attacks from external asgreSSoIs' S. Uuo in inc case of Watts vs. State, oS Southern Reporter. 27, its appllcatlon arises in a prosecution of defendant who killed his wife in his own house, occupied jointly by himself and wife as their common home. He seeks to justify the killing grounds of sell defense. To establish self-defense, the law savs that defendant must show that he had no mode of escape open 10 him by retreating or declining com bat Is a husband who k1lls ms WHe in their own home governed by tnls rule of retreat or the rule befOre an nounced-namely that his home IS his castle and he need retreat no further? The Supreme Court of Alabama holds that the duty to retreat has no appl1- cation where defendant is in his own home, even though his assaIant De his wife. The conviction is reversed
 IN RE MERCANTILE AGENCIES Mercantile agencies. which use dras- tic measures to collect hard debts come in for their share of Judicial re- probation in Lipscomb vs- Ta1bott, AT Southwestern Reporter. 793. An agency known as the Barr & Widen Mercan- file Agency sent certain letters to alIe&ed debtor threatening severe and aggressive lawful methods to make the collection. The letter headings conveyed information that the agency was mot incorporated-'' That it was: Publishers of delinquent debtors who can, but do not pay their just debts, or confidence Reporters of how peo- rIe pay their bills. Correspondents everywhere the world our territory" The comments made by the Supreme Court of Missouri are: *'It .(bauk) sent It's old and unfortunate customers note to an agency, not inappropriateiy call ed junk shop thereby turning him and the note over to those who ad- VeI-tise torture to collect desperatei claims. We use the term torture ad- vfsedly- Those who from choice make a livelihood of debt collecting, only from the poor, the miserable, the bro- Len. are likely to use torture in some form of pressure, and the more refined greater the chance of success The Barr & Widen people are of that kid ney- Witness the forbidding and orn- inous heading of their letters. It pro- posed to sting debtors by posting them. We'll, says Goldsmith, had the boding trenblers learned to trace the days disasters in his morning face What even sciloolboys saw in the sour morning face of the schoolmaster in the Deserted Village, debtors read in the threatening heading of Barr & Widen-s letters. The world our ter sktory,' read the headlines-so the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06

When Ships Were Built In the Woods. In colonial days the shipping for our home trade and for sale abroad was built chiefly in the district of Maine and in New Hampshire. These two colonies built rather more than one half the entire American tonnage in the Gays immediately preceding the Revolution. The older ports could not compete with the new settlements amid the timber. When the great trees had been exhausted on the river banks gangs of shipwrights went a mile or two into the forests and here on the uplands would build a vessel of 100 tons or more, mount her on strong sledges of timber, hitch on q team of 200 oxen and drag it in one steady pull over the snow to the frozen surface of a navigable stream. Such team of oxen would be a quarter of a mile long, and it took the teamsfership of a major general to start them all at once. It was called raising them,'' and this work once done nothing must stop them till the ship rested on the ice.-BoSton Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
Grim Humor Saved His Life.

E When spy was caught and brought before Marshal Bassompiere the maE- shal addressed him with the formula he always used when sentencing man to death: Brother, you or. | must cer- tainly be hanged!" Next day. as the spy was being dragged to the ga1lows he adjured his jailers to allow him a last interview with the marshal, as. he had soRething of supreme importance to say to him. The jailers were so i'm pressed by his intense earnestness that they begged the marshal to give him audience.
 Bring the dog inr' cried Bassom- piere. What's your business?" he asked the spy impatiently when. he was dragged in. ''Only this, my lord. At our last interview you said either you or I must be hanged. Did you really mean that? It's of supreme inn portance to you or me. because if you won't be hanged I must, that's all.'' The marshal was so tickled with the mans humor that he ordered his re- lease.-London Mail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
DOUGHERTY-HOPKlNS

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth A. Hopkins, of this city, and MT. Daniel A. DolFgherty, formerly of Middletown, N. Y., now of this city, took place at St. Augustine's rectory Wednesday evening. Nov. 27. Rev. Father Ken nedy off1ciated.
 Miss Mary A. Hopkins, a, cousin of the bride, and Mir. Owen Hopkins, a brother of the bride, were the brides maid and best man. Following the ceremony they left for a honeymoon trip from which they have returned and have taken up their residence in this city.
 MT Dougherty though not long a resident of this city, has made many friends. He is a macfinist. The bride has many admirers. who united with friends of the groom in wishing them much happiness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
The Pasoda on the Balanced Rock.

The Pagoda on the Balanced Rock.
 One of the curious sights Of Burma is huge powder on Kelasa heights that rests in delicate poise on the very brink of a rounded cliff. So unstable is the equilibrium that the rock uem- bles in the wind. Very naturally this odd freak has attracted the attention of the superstitious natives, who look upon it as 8 miraculous work of the gods. They believe that the rock is held in place by a hair of Bnddha. Hence they have c1ambered to the top of the rock and built there pagoda which is about twenty five feet in height. Should the powder ever fall. as is quite likely to happen, and dash to death handful of worshipers the blind faith of the devout people would not be shaken, for in the catastrophe, no doubt. they would see but a mani festation of divine wrath at some un- conscious sin of commission or omis- sion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
THE ANGELUS.

They stand within the field at prayer, The rustic man and maid, While silyerv thro' the amber air
 The angels song is played. They bow their heads in gratitude
 For gift of life and health, And for content-their highest good,
 And love- their only wealth. There is a closeness to the soil
 In both their garb and mien That tells of happiness and toll,
 And quiet peace serene. A lark above them sings and sings
 A song of hope and youth; Theirs is the joy of common things,
 The beauty of the truth!
 Edward Wilbur Mason in '"The Craftsman
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-06
FASHION HINTS

Crystal and emerald buttons are us- ed on footgear, and they make the footgear they adorn decidedly smart.
 The person who does not wear a touch of color about the feet Is the ex- ception.
 Flat collars, revers, cuffs and poek- cts are all trimmed with buttons and bI1ttonholes.
 A suit made of corduroy and trim med with big self-covered buttons is most attractive.
 The newest street hats are small and cIose-ftting and very well adapted to the use of veils.
 Some of the most novel suits have the coat made of striped taffeta and the skirt of velvet