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Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-25

from occasional delays by sand cover
ing the tracks fairly good service was
being maintined.
Cecil Carney, aged 9, was drowned
today when the bank Of the storm
flooded Los Angeles river, on which
he was playing, caved into the stream.
The body has not been recovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-25
Storm Is PASSING

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSI
Los ANGELES, Feb. 25.-Rains con
iinued today, although the crest of the
storm j. believed to have passed. All
rain records have been broken. with
$40 inches for the storm to date. At
Alhambra the rain was heaviest, With
more than eight inches. Minor damage
WAS d"nc here. The rainfall was gen
arai in Southern California. being light
c-i II Rcdands and Riverside and vi
t<nity.
The greatest rainfall in the history
"f the State as far as weather bureau
records Of the past ~ years show
has been remarkably easy DOWN
pour and has been of the utmost ben
eiit to all kinds Of farming, gardening
and fruit growing. The biggest rec
Grd for the state was formerly held by
Eureka with a fall Of 9t inches, Feb
ruary 3, 1890.
"rhis storm has been Wonderfully
beneficial because it has not been tor
rental in violence and has not dam
aged lhe siooled grain,' said Ford A.
Carpenter, local forecaster, last night.
"i'he rain has fallen steadily and gently
all over Southern California 1t nas
zone untold good. One-half an inch
of rain falling in few minutes might
nave washed out The rooted crops.
II doubt if there has been a drop
more rain than needed, generally
speaking. All This rain will be alb
sorbed. Heavy SHOWS on the water
sheds will be Of even greater assistance
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-25

BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Gov-
ernment officials state tonight they
are in close touch with the situa-
ton near Brownsville, Tex, where
four Texas troops were sent by
order Of Governor colquitt and
who threaten to cross the border
to protect Americans reported to
be in danger at Matamoras. Fed
eral cavalry and infantry are
rushing to the border under
Washington orders to prevent the
crossing. No further trouble is
reported at Matamoras today.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-25

such a storm as Southern California
il now experiencing was never before
Known in the southern end of the state
With more than five inches Of rainfall
i'll Los Angeles up TO last evening, the
ana today. While The amount Of the
precipitation has varied with different
localities, this general condition pre-
walls throughout The southern coast,
Which has everywhere been thoroughly
drcnchcd.
Meanwhile, The rivers, usually given.
THAT title only through courtesy, have
become wild torrents and are tearing
madly 70 The ocean.
There has been great deal Of
trouble in the transmission of news,
the wires in many cases being down,
ani ii Mil be some days before The
details Of damage done by the record
breaking storm are available.
The prediction made by The Press
ia~t evening that rain would fall before
morning was not borne out, but gen
Ilc rain set in about 10 o'clock ami
conditions are favorable for the valley
being We'll soaked before the storm
passes over.
Tile storm in the valley is accom-
panied hy mild temperature, and al
plant life is enjoying the moisture,
though pedestrians do not appreciate
Ihe mud which is forming.
The storm comes at time when it
WIl ~ the least possible damage to
crops. No~QIfalfa hay is being cut.
harley j. not far enough advanced to
hc lodged, While The cantaloupe vines
Wli receive direct benefit The rain
maE slightly delay the planting Of cot
ton, but on the whole will do no harm.
The Los Angeles weather prediction
indicates that the end of the storm is
Avt vet in sight
Tile Los Angeles Tribune which
reached here this morning gave pic
turp, nf lie Los Angeles river tearing
mniiy through the city, Of landslide
un Hill street. Of men carrying women
"rFn~~ lluuded streets ana Of men wad-
in- Io their knees il streams coursing
down ihr streets.
Today there comes tile story OF
stranded street cars. Of marOoned
suburbs of the city ana Of q general
paralysis of business. While lhe rains
NJ Today are adding to Tie discomfort
ui the citizens Of the metropolis.
BY noon The rain had ceased and
strong breeze set in from the west, in
dlc0tin@ 4 change in the climatic con
Gi!i0ns. During lie afternoon there
We're Die banks Of clouds hanging over
the mountains, and rain may yet re.
7tl' il greater quantity.
-te There are great deposits Of snow
nn the mountains, it is expected that
Tie storm will be followed by cooler
weather
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-25
Wilson Resigns

TRENTON, Feb. 25.-Presideni~
eject Wilson today sent the secretary
Of state Of New Jersey his resignation
Is governor, effective March 4. Il
would be a private citizen for three
days" he explained. 81 think | will
turn a handspring because 1 will not
lave the dignity Of public office to
maintain"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-25

ington, Texas, Arizona, Illinois and, in
effect, Ohio.
Slates in which one house has rati-
fled the amendment include New Mex
leo, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jer-
sey. Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-25

Seed Potatoes at a Bargain
Julians Cash Grocery Will sell while
they last Early Rose seed potatoes for
81 80 per hundred. 2 doors east Of
postot1ice Advertisement. 234
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-25
INCOME TAX AMENDMENT
BECOMES EFFECTIVE TODAY

noon through the formal proclamation
by the secretary Of state. 1t is the
first constitutional amendment adopted
since the civil war changes.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03

come the rebels against authority. the
slaves Of alcohol and narcotics, like
that poor devil In there. They can
not help themselves. It's the fault Of
their parents. it's the shape Of their
heads. it's the diseased condition of
their nerves. It's our fault for not tax
ing the same care in breeding the hu-
man race that we would in breeding
horses or dogs"
"Oh. bosh," said l. II ask you how
you account for the hypodermic sy-
ringe in Crandall's rooms and I get
a sermon"
Lawyer though you are" retorted
Davis. I'm afraid that you are weak
in logic. Having decided that Gran
dali had no criminal connection with
the case. what then? set up the
theory that his connection was exact
ly the same as your own You were
in love with Louise and were deter
mined to trace the hidden danger that
was threatening her father. He was
in love with Katharine and was try
ing to do the same thing. In fact. he
had several weeks the start Of you.
Every one of his actions which you
regarded as SO suspicious and damna
tory was perfectly explicable on this
theory"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03

| long. long time been living in daily
dread that the anonymous writer Of
these letters might at any moment
carry out his threats and expose him
to public shame. and disgrace him In
the eyes Of his beloved daughters"
But how did you learn all this?" !
asked.
Young boasted to Crandall about
the weekly letters So sure did he
feel that General Parrish would not
dare openly to prosecute him that with
tiendish palignity he took delight In
retailing to Crandall the dread-inspir.
ing phrases he had employed and in
dilatfng on the terror they undoubted.
ly were causing the general. 1t Is
small wonder that the sight OF you
and Louise examining the scrap of one
Of the yellow letters, coming as it did
right on top Of Katharine's desperate
act, brought on stroke OF paralysis -
Poor old man." | said, how he
must have suffered"
Far more than we can imagine"
said Davis. II do not think any one
but a half-crazed drug fiend, either,
could have conceived such refinement
Of torture as Of always using the same
peculiar yellow stationery"
eTo BE CONTINUED,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03
Queer Ironing.

A writer in the Wide World maga-
zine says that the most curious sight
he saw at Cairo was men ironing
clothes with their feet! The men
were employed in the native tailoring
establishments.
Except for the long handle, the
irons we're shaped like the ordinary
flat-iron, only larger. A solid block
OF wood rested on the top of the iron,
and on this the men placed one foot,
guiding the iron in the desired direc-
tion by means Of the handle. For the
sake of convenience, ironing boards
were raised only few inches from
the ground, and, however strange the
method may seem to us. the work
was done very well and very expedi-
tiously.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03

Yes l grucgingly admitted as I
hastily reviewed them in my mind. Il
suppose they could all be explained
In that way"
HE question then came to me"
continued Davis. how could CrandAll
nave known OF the hidden danger
that threatened General Parrish! II
was highly improbable that the gen
eraI would confide thing of this sort.
eithsr to his daughter or to her nan
ce' lie must have come on It in some
other way. | judged that when he
revealed his knowledge to the general.
the latter. il fear that his daughter
might learn what he had been trying
10 keep from her. in rage ordered
Crandall from the house.
The only logical way for Crandall
to b. restored to favor was for him
TO clear up the mystery that was men-
acing the general As he had been at
work on 1t for some time, l felt sure
that in his rooms we would find clue
to the address Of the persons We were
seeking, ! was confident. too. that af-
fairs were approaching crisis. Gran
daH apparently had taken Katharine
| into his confidence. II looked as II
some plan they might have made had
failed and that this failure had driven
Katharine to despair. With the lock
| box In Ardway as a clue, with the left
handed stamp as evidence and with
/ Crandalls movements to watch. l felt
certain that We could quickly solve
the whole mystery
but how about the morphine ~.
rtnge?" asked again.
81 hardly gave 1t a second thought
For all knew. it may have come there
by accident, yet Crandall quickly ex.
planned it's presence in the talk that
have Just had with him. He kept
] this chap. Young, there IN his rooms
| for two weeks. trying to worm out OF
him the secret with which Young had
been trying to blackmail the old gen
eral When Young disappeared be
left the syringe behind him."
so" l exclaimed In excitement.
''the mystery Of the yellow letter was
. blackmailing plot against General
Parrish"
mo" said Davis. Il don't think the
Parrish case had anything to do with
the other chain Of suicides. unless It
was that both devilish plots originated
in the drug-fevered. malevolent brain
of the poor fellow in yonder. 1t IL
true that General Parrish got yellow
letters. Once week for months and
months he has found one IN his mail.
each more threatening. more menacing
than Its predecessors. He has for Q
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03
FLOWERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD
When Rivals Fought for the
Control Of Mexico.

To make flowers last week or
more. four things are necessary. First,
do not try to arrange them the mo
ment you get them, but put them in .
pail of water for q few hours, SO that
every stem will be under water up to
the flower. Second, cleanse the vase
thoroughly before putting in the flow
ers and change the water every day.
Third, the cooler you keep the fiowerp
the longer they will last. II you are
too busy in the morning to enjoy them
or have to 60 out for the afternoon, do
not leave them in the living room. for
they are not used to such q tempera'
ture. Every night put the vase in .
cool place, or better still, plunge the
stems up to the flowers in pail Of
water. Fourth, cut about a quarter Of
an inch off each stem in the morning.
It is more trouble to do this under
water, but it pays. II you cut the
stems in the ordinary way air bubbles
get into the stems and impede the TAX
ing In of water.-Delineator.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03

calmly. for not having seen the net-
handed clue. You lack ths sducatisa-
Only 4 person who had seen hundFeee
and hundreds Of envelopes and had
studied them closely would have o.
served it You remember that . 20
liceman brought me part OF yellow
envelope that had been found in old
Andrew Elser's room. On It was .
stamp and part of the postmark. The
first thing that l noticed was that the
stamp was put on crooked. This
might mean much or nothing. 4 left
handed person stamping . letter In
variably gets the stamp on crooked.
1t ordinarily 10 put in the upper right
hand corner OF the envelope. 4 right
handed person stamping a letter has
the two edges Of the envelope a. .
guide. Try putting on a stamp with
your left hand and you will see that
your hand comes in such q position
that the edges Of the envelope are
hidden and In ninety nine cases out
OF 4 hundred the stamp IL out OF
plumb"
II still fail to see." said stubborn
ly. why you did not suspect Gran
dali. There were many things that
seemed to point to him-his telephon-
ing to Katharine Just before she shot
herself. his sudden disappearance. the
finding Of the morphine syringe IN his
rooms. the Ardway address in his note.
book. coupled with the fact that Gen.
eral Parrish had forbidden him the
house. l do not see how you could
help suspecting him."
'I1l admit that on the surface these
things all did look damaging, but
against this was the one important
fact that be was too well-balanoed-
too sane. II I might put 1t that way.
quickly learned that he was . repu.
table business man. that he was one
Of the governorsln two clubs. and you
yourself informed me that Katharine
Parrish had thought highly of him.
No well-balanoed man commits crimes
Of this Sort"
DO you mean to tell me-" cried
angrily. that all criminals are in.
sanef"
YES" said Davis thoughtfully, II
mean exactly that. The time will
come when our courts will not be puni.
tive but curative. Men are criminals
because they can not help 1t. The
great well-balanced majority of people
see that In the observance Of the laws
the community has made for itself
lies the only hope Of . happy. regular
life. The unbalanced few. the un.
healthy product Of UNIT parents. IN
their poor misshapen brains are un.
able to comprehend th1A They -
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03
Mountain Fever.

Miss Dora keene was talking at q
tea at the Acorn club in Philadelphia
about mountaineers' enthusiasm.
The frenzy to get higher. higher
higher" she said. ''is quite incredible
to those who have done no mountain.
eering.
There's a story. doubtless true,
about girl who climbed the Schreck
horn, a difficult rock-scrambls. When
the summit was reached the head
guide, wiping his brow. painted:
well. here We are. men. up on
the top ut last
But the girl said. fretfully:
"'Oh. guide. cant we go any high.
err
Mot unless you climb this alpen.
stock. miss the guide answered,
thrusting It into the frozen snow"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03
FLY TO PIECES.
The Effect Of Coffee on Highly Organ
ICED People.

Il have been q coffee user for
years. and about two years ago got
into a very serious condition Of dys
pepsia and indigestion. It seemed to
me would fly to pieces. was 20
nervous that at the least noise l was
distressed. and many times could not
straighten myself up because Of the
pain"
Tea il just as injurious, because II
contains caffeine, the same drug found
in coffee
my physician told me must not
eat any heavy or strong food, and or
dered . diet, giving me some medt
cine. followed directions carefully,
but kept on using coffee and did not
get any better.
Last winter my husband. who was
away on business. had Postum served
to him In the family where he board
ed. He liked it so well that when he
came home he brought some with him.
We began using 1t and found it
most excellent.
while drank 1t my stomach never
bothered me in the least, and l got
over my nervous troubles. When the
Postum was gone we returned to cof.
fee, then my stomach began to hurt
me as before. and the nervous con-
ditions came on again.
THAT showed me exactly what was
the GAUGE of the whole trouble, SO !
quit drinking coffee altogether aud
kept on using Postum. The old trou-
bles left again and have never re-
turned"
There's a reason" and It is explain
ed in the little book, THE Road to
Wellville, in pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietterf new
one appears from time to time. Thsy
are genuine, true. sad full Of human
e1teresS
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03
CHAPTER xIlIL(contlnusa.)

CHAPTER xilI@(contlnue4.)
As II in corroboration Of my words.
the three Of them, Crandall. Davis and
the constable. returned Just At this
moment.
Come. Miss Parrish" said Crandall.
II think 1t time / was starting homo
with you, II you feel able to travel
have run the car up Just outside the
cottage. think we can safely leave
the completion Of our mission to the
inspector and Mr.. Kent"
Il wish Mr.. Kent was coming back
with u.s." said Louise In . sweetly
plaintive tone that made me long to
crafty her wish.
II need him here" said the In
spector almost roughly.
And that comes first for all of US. -
she said bravely.
watched the automobile out of
sight and then turned back into the
cottage. where found the constable
stretched on the floor. already fast
asleep. Davis. sitting on the floor be-
fore some smoldering logs that had
been placed in a udely-constructed
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03

II think I suffered every pain . vo-
man could before / began taking Lydia
E. Pinkhm's Vegetable Compound. and
] think It saved this baby's life. - I
lost my first ono.
"My health has been very good ever
since, and praise your medicine to all
my friends. "-Nrs. VERNA WukEa.
R F. D. No. I, Plsttsburg. Misa.
The darkest days Of husband and wife
are when they come to look forward -
chillless and lonely old age.
Many . wife has found herself inca
psble Of motherhood owing to some
arrangement Of the feminine system,
often durable by the proper remsdiea.
In many homes once childless thsfs
are now children because Of the fact
that Lydia E. Pinkhan's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal.
II yeu want special advice writs -
Lydia e. Pinkhan Medicine Co. (oenAs
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Year Letter win
~ OpeIed, reed and answered by Q
Wenaa and held IN strict een1Asies.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03

Nevertheless, ! Seated Myself on the
Floor Beside Him.
open fireplace. seemed wrapped in
thought and did not even look up when
I entered.
Nevertheless. seated myself on the
floor beside him and, placing my hand
on his shoulder, said once more:
And now want to know all about
IT."
Shut up" he said. savagely shaking
OF my hand. Cant you see want to
think?"
Rebufied and amazed by his rude.
ness. sprang to my feet. onlA to get
. new surprise as, in tones as courte-
Gus a. his others had been rude, he
said: III were you, Harding, I'd fol-
low the constable's example and try to
get some sleep. You and I have .
hard day ahead Of us tomorrow"
Seeing that he was in no mood to be
questioned, smothered back the many
things I wanted to ask him and
stretched myself on the floor, not to
sleep, but to ponder. AS / reviewed
the amazing events of today, of yester-
day, Of the day before, 1t seemed as
II ages and ages-grim. mystifying,
terrifying ages-had passed since that
hour when left my office light-heart-
Cd to call OH Louise Parrish.
And the morning-the inspector had
said-was to bring hard day for both
OF us.
What ns1 terror could tomorrow
Aold"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03
Simple Remedy for Burns.

Common whiting. mixed with water
to the consistency Of a thick cream
spread on linen. forms an excellent DO
cal application to burns and scalds
The whole burnt surface should be
covered. thus excluding the action of
the air The ease it affords is instan-
taneous. and 1t only requires to be
kept moist by occasional sprinkling
of cold water
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03

This pattern provides for . creep.
ing apron for a baby and also for q
plain sack bpron for the older tot.
The creeping apron is gathered at the
knees The sack apron has belt at
back and turn down collar
The pattern (6l37) is cut in sizes
y to years and requires for creek
ing apron 80 yards of 27 inch goods
and for sack apron IL yards Of 27
inch material.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
20 Pattern Department" Of this paper
Write name and address plainly. and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03
Secret.

Bolts is mysterious person"
Why so?"
He takes great credit to himself" ("
"Well?"
And nobody has ever been able
70 ind out what for"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03
Sure.

There is some great force lacking
In this country today" observed the
sage.
YES" commented the wise guy.
What this country needs is fool
killer who will stay on the job"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03
THE DEAREST
BABY
Mrs. Whes' Fondest Hopes
Realized-Health, Hap
piness and Baby.

Plattsburg. Aisa.-"Lydia E Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has proved
very beneficial to me, for now am vsll
and have . sweet, healthy baby. md
our home l. happy.
II was IN invalid from nervuus pros
t1stion, Indigestion and female trouble.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-04-03
svMoesiA

Harding Kent calls On Louise Parrish TO
propose marriass and nnds the house In
great excitement over the attempted sui
An Investigation and finds that Hugh
Crandall. suitor for Katharine. who had
been forbidden ths house by General Far
rish. had talked with Katharine over the
telephone Just before she shot herself.
At sight q 'wlsch General Parrish !.
that crandsIl has ieft town hurriedly.
Andrew Eser.. an aged banker commits
suicide about the same time a. % Katharine
found In Elser's room. Post Office In
spector Davis. Kent's friend. takes up
the case. Kent z convinced that Cram
dali Ia At the bottom Of the mystery.
a.!setiVs:' ksnt nsn and oHss psvl. .esreh cram
s soI H. AND a K Ken. aoe: to k2a
eiou. Of : Henry coo.." A. woman
ssoa ..s ,s At nsre. the y e..e
telephone and finds that she had Just been
called BY crandall from the same booth.
master 10 missing. Inspector Davis ar
rivss At Ardway and takes up inyes,
nSa.!On Hs a,,ceye,. that tis The s.sdent dead
Louise telephones Kent implorinG him to
drop the investi9ation. Kent returns to
oIs e 5st ~. soay from IN
Central Park and more yellow letters.
He sees crandall whom he recognizes as
Cook" enter the Parrish home. Louise
again imploress Kent to drop the inyesti-
CATION and refuses to give any explana-
tion. Later Kent sees Crandall and Louise
in an automobile. Kent returns to Ard
way. Davis announces that he has
planned to arrest the missing postmaster
and also the master criminal. While seek
ing the criminals. Kent comes acyoss
Louise and Crandall. Pursued by DAvis
the Postmaster Jumps OF . precipice and
- killed. Aleck Young. the master Grim
inal. 10 found in q hut in a morphine
etupor. Louise tells Kent that she and
Cfandall had come to get papers from
Young which gave him . strange hold
over General Parrish.