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Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11
Your New Silk and Madras
Waist is Here

Our showing of Winter Waists for the holiday
season is now at its best, and you should make
your selections early, to get the model and size
you want. We also have fresh lot of Messaline
Silk Petticoats ready for your choosing.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11
For Sale

For Sale
The J. A. Benson stock at Imperial,
consisting of gents clothing furnish
ings and shoes, also the fixtures.
This stock will be sold in Board of
Trade room, 728 Higgins building, Los
Angeles, December II, 1918. Store
open for bidders inspection up to
date of sale. See me at store,
]. M. STRICKLER, Trustee.
Adv-194
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11

The finest diamond in the valley
at 1915. Diamond rings $3.50 up.
Elgin and Waltham watches-lowest
price in the valley. Expert watchmak-
ing. ]. F. Lukens. 522 Main St.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11

California products for Californians
Savage Tires-Roy Norman & Co.,
Phone Main 91.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11

Spikes Detective Agency. Work
anywhere. Collections a specially.
We get results. p. o. Box 232, Ell
Centre, Cal. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11

Smiles at miles-Lee Tires-Roy
Norman & Co., Phone Main Oh
Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11

Best equipped and most careful
piano mover. Ed Royce Transfer, tt
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11

Lee Tires-Roy Moorman & Co.,
Phone Main 91.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11

Cash paid for clean cotton rags.
Press office. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11
Silks and Dress
Goods Make
Lasting Gifts

You can never make a mis-
take in getting a Wool Dress
Pattern, Silk Dress Pattern
or Waist Length for relative
or friend, and in our stocks
you will find just the weave
or color combination to
please you, and you will find
our employees ever ready to
assist in every way with
your selections.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11
A Handsome Doll Free

the little folks of letter writing will
Doll FREE OF COST the girl bringing
in BROS Toy Display
your
where leave
Doll will awarded the little girl Wednesday,
December Oath.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11

Knit Goods for
Xmas Gifts
We are showing a beauti-
full line of Christmas Knit
Goods in Touring Caps, Mo-
tor Caps, Afghans, Sacques,
Bootees, Mits, Crib Blankets,
etc.
We also have a compre-
hensive display of Infants
Goods of all kinds-suitable
as gifts for the little ones.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11
Dress Accessories
and Feminine
Finery

Our Fancy Goods Depart
ment is overflowing with
useful Xmas Gifts, and you
will find us ready and will
ing to help with your selec-
tions. Why not get her "a
Leather Hand Bag,Vanity
Purse, Mesh Bag, Lace Col
lar, Fancy Veil, Ostrich Boa,
Kid Gloves, Box of Handker-
chiefs, Silk Hose, Fancy Sta
tionery and many other ap-
propriate and pleasing gifts.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
Aunt Reokie,s Corn Mullins.

Sift together one and two-thirds cup
fuls Of pastry -four. one cupful of soft
white cornmeal. two scant teaspoon
fuls of baking powder and a half tea
spoonful of salt. Beat to a cream two
tablespoonfuls of butter, with three
tablespoonful of sugar. and then add
three well beaten eggs. Dilute with a
pint Of milk and beat hard until batter
Is smooth. Fill well creased muffin
tins two-thirds full and bake in a mod
erately hot ven
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14

fall a voice spoke sharply woman's
voice, with an undertone Of fear.
q have a pistol. aud l shall shoot II
you don't go away at once"
I'VE are not burglars" ~apologized
Abner. I'VE are motorists who have
met with an accident and came here
for shelter"
Motorists on the H~oneyspot road9'
asked the voice derisiyely.
I'VE lost the main road, and our car
tumbIed over an embankment. We
heard cries here and thought some one
was in trouble"
"Our troubles will be over If you will
leave the house Mt once cut In an
other female voice.
"Then we can be of no service to
your asked Abner.
mo. thank you" said the first voice
rather shakily. "Please gor'
"Certainly-pardon us for intruding."
and Abner promptly managed to fal.
down the stairs ON top of me, swear
ing softly as he reached the bottom.
MY dear. they are very drunk" we
heard some one say from the darkness
above. and. ashamed. we erept away
to find a door opening into the night.
l never was In such a house in my
life. | have been there since and seen
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
The Wrecked
MOtOrCar
A Night of Adventure on
the HOneyspOt Road.
By HOBART A. FELTON,

Abner Burton had quarreled with
Jean Prindle, and | had sided with him
and had thus fallen out. of the graces
of Henrietta Prindle. Jeans beautiful
cousin, who wore my ring OF her en-
gagement finger. Theauarrel was such
an idiotic affair that all four of us
were vexed at our W foolishness and
sought diversion from our %unhappi-
ness.
Abner and / entered his big motor
car and sped over the Long Island
roads to Montauk Point. 1t was late
when we returned and quite dark by
the time we were halfway home.
The night closed in dark and foggy.
with a spatter of rain now and then.
but the road was familiar, and we
were acquainted with most Of the
landmarks. Neither of us had much
to say. but Abner drove the car reck-
lessly and broke records.
We tore, up a long incline to the sum-
NIT of what | knew to he SINNERS
hill. The road ON either side was
bordered with tbiniy scattered young
oak trees that thrived in the sandy
soil. 1t was n bad hill, for 1t descend
ed steeply on the other side, and there
had been many an accident on that
slope. ! had narrowly missed n my
self the week before.
On the summit of the hill we poised
for an instant. The big a took the
incline like a Swimming bird. slowed to
the right and avoided a heavy machine
that shot up out of the darkness ahead.
Back in the road once more the whirl-
ing tires bit hard In the powdered
oyster shells. | felt the trembling
thrill as Abner let her out to the very
limit. We were nearing the foot of the
long hill when another pair OF head
lights emerged from the night. My
companion fumbled with the levers,
m~uttering softly at bis own impru-
dence. Once more our car swerved
sharply to the right and then plunged
into thick darkness.
We Jared over a spongy carpet Of
last years leaves, while low hanging
branches slapped u faces. We
bounced over a crumbling obstruction,
hung ON the verge Of space for an in
slant and then dropped into abysmal
blackness.
1 awoke to a strong odor Of gasoline
and my friends voice. holding a qua
vering nndernote of anxiety.
Wake up. Biliyi You're all right!
You can't be hurt, old feliowi Herr.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
Fruit Babies.

Some delicious little fruit babies are
sold in one of the shops that has made
a name for itself as the home of I'M
usual sweets. Each stands three or
four inches high. and each has for a
pedestal a square sand cooky. The
little fruit baby is made in this way:
His two feet are two almonds inn
planted firmly in the cooky before it
is baked-with pointed toes and round
ed heels of course. The two legs are
two plump figs that. by NEAR of
pushing and pulling, have taken on.
themselves the outline of the full
breeches of the small Dutch boy.
The body. like a loose blouse. is a
bigger fig. The arms are strings of
raisins-four or five-that end in hands
made of a half of a shelled peanut.
The head Is a big, square caramel, the.
face part white. with rich chocolate
features, the hair part brown. A tiny
cap made from a piece of a fig is
perched rakishly over one corner of
the funny square head.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
BAGGAGE SMASHING.
An English View of American Methods
and Our Big Trunks.

An E0QliSU view OF AHlCTICdH HtGtttO0e
and Our Big Trunks.
A fact to be sternly borne in mind,
especially by those who voyage round
the world. is that luggage which will
serve for every other place on earth is
too often useless on American rail
ways. The wanton breakage of lug
gage goes on on every American rail
way. A trunk may travel round the
world, on all the European railways
and In the hold of every kind of boat.
1t may be heayed In and out of sam
pans. dumped about by bullock carts
riers, and arrive at. let us say. Sal
Francisco. as sound and serviceable as
when 1t left the London terminus, and
before 1t has %journeyed half across the
American continent be smashed and
useless. Many thousands of pounds
worth of European travellers luggage
is thus gratuitously destroyed every
year.
The American press. and In some de-
gree the public, treat the 'baggags
smasher'' as a Joke, instead of being
as he Is, an almost criminal survival OF
the barbarous days of America, n OF
the last points on which the United
States fails of being a civilized coun
try. To this abuse are due F1e mon
strous. iron bound trunks which mark
the average American traveller. a
nightmare to the porters of less reck
less countries, and for the t%ransporta
ton of which the owners on continent
al railways not seldom pay more than
they do for their OWE first class tickets
Just as the struggle goes on between
projectile and armor plate. so does the
conflict between the American traveller
to build luggage which will beat the
baggage smasher. and of the baggage
smasher by more and more strenuous
smashing to beat the traveller and trunk
builder.-London Times.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
Eruit Balls.

This is a toothsome CONNECTION In
which figs are the principal ingredi-
ents. Grind separately and then to-
gether twice. equal quantities of dried
or pressed figs. stoned dates. seeded
raisins and nuts hickory nuts. walnut
or pecans). Take the white of one egg
and the same amount of cream stir
together and work into it sifted confec-
toner's sugar until it is quite stiff.
Then work enough of this into the
fruit mixture to bind 1t together. Pow
der the hands with some of the sugar
and roll the candy into balls the size
Of marbles. These will be improved IL
allowed to stand, a day or two.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
Caribou Horns.

The caribou, or water buffalo. of tn,
Philippines often attain to great length
of horn. one specimen, it is believed
standing quite without Il rival in thar
respect. Measured along the curve o
the horns, it is over twelve feet from
one tip to the other. The spread of thi.
animals horns Is greater than the
width of several of the narrow lanes OF
the town-Iloilo-where his owner lives
and In consequence a brown line OF
Scared bark on the thickset bamboo
hedges often marks the roads which
this splendid old giant has traversed.-
Wide World Magazine.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
A PAMPERED POET.
Wordsworth Was Waited on Hand and
Foot by His Family.

~
Foot by His Family.
The somewhat doubtful pleasure of a
visit to Wordsworth in his home at Ry.
dal Mount. as described by Mrs. KEN
BILE. is thus given by Mrs. L. D. Wal
ford il Memories of Victorian Lon
dom
1T was not a pleasure-the Words
worths were such queer people and so
wrapped up in themselves. Even
though you were their guests You were
expected in everything to play second
fiddle to the man of the house. Round
him everything revolved. You might
have a poor breakfast. cold dishes, bad
coffee-things were mostly bad at Ry-
dal that were only for the inferior gen
erai company-but the masters COM
fort was sedulously attended to-so
different from my other poet friend.
Mr.. Southey. with whom l also stayed
at the lakes. Southey was everybedy's
body. attending to every one. looking
after every one himself, while in the
Wordsworth household it was the Gus
tom for the head of the house to break
fast in bed. wife on one side. daughter
on the other, both wholly absorbed in
ministering to his wants, while every
other person might go hangl
And II. was the same all through the
day. You might as a stranger long to
see all you could of those beautiful
lakes and mountains, and almost any
hosts would have taken car that you
should. but not so the Wordsworths-
If 1t were a dull day and rain impend-
ing there was a chance of his getting
wet, and all the pros and cons were de-
hated In your presence. but without
any reference to your possible witness.
If there were a cold wind they shook
their heads with decision: he was lev
er allowed to walk or drive in a cold
wind.
zone was fairly sick of 1t, and !
would not have stayed eve the three
days l did but that | was on my way
to Greta Hall and did not like to in
commode the Southeys."
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
spiced Vinegar.

There are a number of good, blended,
spicy vinegars one can make. 1t Is
more a matter of taste than materials
necessary. One piquant and tasty vine
gar is made by adding to a quart of
cider vinegar one ounce of celery seed.
one tablespoonful each of peppermint
and spearmlnt. one tablespoonful OF
chopped parsley. three small onions.
four whole cloves, one t~easpoonful of
whole pepper. half of a grated nutmeg.
one ~teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoon
full Of sugar. At the end Of three
weeks strain and bottle. To be used
to flavor salad and in making meat
sandwiches.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
Cookery
Points
Three EireIess cooker Reoipes.

Three FireIess Cooker Recipes.
For beef roll take ten ounce Of lean
beef from the shoulder or shin. Take
two ounces Of sausage meat, with an
equal quantity of stale breadcrumbs-
Cut the meat into slices one-half inch
thick. Mix crumbs and sausage meat
and spread ON the meat. Roll up and
tie firmly. Try out W. u of fat
salt pork and brown the meat in it.
Take from the fat and place In an.
earthen dish. Add to the fat one Ia
~blespoonful of -four and brown. Then.
add one-half pint of boiling water.
Boil five minutes. Season with ne-
half ~teaspoonful salt, .one-half tea
spoonful of Worcestershire sauce and
two tablespoonfuls of tomato catsup.
Pour over the meat and cook about
roasting plates.
Beef a la Mode.
Take one pound of the shoulder OF
beef and two slices of bacon. Salt,
epper and Jour the meat. Put in an
earthen dish and add three whole
cloves, one-half dozen allspice, one
slice of onion, one ~teaspoonful of pow
dered thyme. two tablespoonfuls of
vinegar and half a pint of hot water.
If liked. turnips and carrots may be-
added. Cook five hours, using two
roasting plates.
Sheep or Calls Heart.
Stuff with sausage and breadcrumbs.
Season with salt and pepper and
dredge with -four. Put into an earthen
dish and add one tablespoonful of to-
mato catsup and one slice of onion.
Cover with boiling water and cook for
five hours. using both radiators.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14

drink this!p heard the unscrewing
Of a metal cap and a tinkling clink as
the silver chain dropped and the cap
struck the flask. Then Abner's crop
ing fingers caught me firmly and as
sisted me to rise.
Accustomed to the darkness, my
eyes now made out the dim outline OF
Burton's form. Hurt. old MANI" ]
asked.
mot a scratch. Landed squarely In
the softest. ooziest little puddle you
Y e saw. Got a matchf"
/ found my matchbox. The feeble
light Jared up and revealed the scene
of our catastrophe-a great hollow
scooped out of the hillside-slopine
banks of yellow sand running up to q
young oak forest The fare died out
again. Abner struck another match.
This time we saw the machine
buried hub deep in the sand. the bon
net crumpled like paper; the ruin of 8
long, low building. freshly broker
earth on the edge Of the embankment
thirty feet above; the track Of the fall
sng car and darkness nce more.
Another match. Buttons pale face
absurdly plastered with mud, the flick
err Of light on little pools Of water
among the trees and beside us the
faint trail OF an abandoned wood road
Abner flung away the dying match
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
AN ANEcDOTE OF mKINLEY.
His Gentle Rebuke 70 a Department
Chiefs Subordinate.


Chiefs Subordinate.
President McKinley's scrupulous 10y
atty to his cabinet officers Is spoken OF
rs one of his characteristics. 1t Is saio
that he never went over the heads OF
his secretaries to consult an assistant
but held each to responsibility for hi
department.
OF all the events of his administra
ton probably none was a source 0.
more anxiety to him than the decision
of the supreme court on the status Of
the colonies. 1t was a matter of greal
moment whether the highest judicia
body should uphold the view of tht
administration that the constitution
sanctioned the possession of colonies
fation. There were conflicting rumofs
and forecasts of the color of the deci
sion, and these added TO the tension
felt at Washington. Shortly before
the announcement Of the finding Of TIN
court a subordinate officer of n OF
the departments appeared at the Whit
House at an unusual hour and insisted
upon seeing the president on the plea
Of important business. Having beer
admitted, he came at once to his er
rand
mi. President, / have some good
news for you. have just learned an
zhoritntively that the decision of til.
supreme court is to be in your favor.
He fairly glowed with the importance
Of his welcome message.
"Thank you," said Mr.. Mckinley
quietly. 'That Is good Jews. Bul
have you informed your chief?"
mo, Mr.. President ! thought you
eught to be the first to know It."
~Well. Mr.. -. I'm sorry for that
Now. will you please do me the favor
10 go at once to your chief and give
him the information SO that he may
communicate 1t to me2"-silas Harri
son In Century.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14

1t by daylight. when, robbed of Its hor-
rors of projecting furniture and locked
and bolted and double locked and
double bolted doors and windows, it
resolved into a neglected country
house. But now we strayed to and
fro In the darkness. for Abner had
used his last match, and we had no
guide In the velvet blackness of the
night At last We subsidized on to adj
jacent sofas In a room that proved to
be- the library and there we rested
until dawn struggled through the thick
damask curtains. At intervals through
the night we had heard the repetition
of those weird cries from the second
story, but we did not dare face another
interview with the indignant ladies.
We rose to our feet. lame and stiff
and sore. to make our exit from the
lonely house that seemed TO possess
some battling mystery. As we FUN
bled with the thrice locked and bolted
front door. In order to make a digni-
fed exit from the place, we heard foot
steps on the polished stairs and turned
around.
-Four startled eyes, blue and brown.
met our unbelieving orbs. There was
Jean Prindle. bewitchingly d~isheveled.
with a pale blue dressing gown owe
her serge frock. There was her cousin
Henrietta Prindle. in a royal purple
gown over her serge frock, and both
of them looked scared and vexed and
very glad to see us. And Jean was
carrying a pair of silver tongs-hel
deadly pistol of the night.
"what are you doing here?" de
handed Henrietta suspiciously, and.
having their permission to explain. Alb
ner and l did so at great length and
with such graphic details concerning
the accident that the two girls trem-
bled with fear at our narrow escape
from death.
In turn they explained that this house
belonged to Henrietta, and as they had
felt the need of a motor run that day
they had come down TO put it in order
for the summer months, as Henrietta
had a tenant for 1t. When they reach
ed the house, after sending the motor
home, as they intended remaining the
night Inc going back by train. they
| found that the caretaker, old Mary Ma
loney. had become demented. I'm
fortunately they did not make this dis
covery until Mary Maloney had locked
them into the room upstairs, from
which they had escaped only to sub
s%equently entrap her and lock her with
in its safe Enclosure. 1t was the cries
of the enraged Mary Maloney that we
had heard.
"All further explanations must wait
until after breakfast" said Jean when
we had finished, and there anne an
awkward pause. "Ill prepare it, and
Henrietta can discuss the best means
of getting Mary Maloney away and
into safe keeping: She has no people.
and ! want to take care of her."
"Tll help you get breakfast" volun
teered Abner, and he followed Jean to
the kitchen, leaving Henrietta and me
alone on the stairs.
Now, let us discuss the case of Mary
Maloney," said Henrietta. avoiding my
eyes.
"Not until we have discussed the
case of Henrietta Prindle," / said firm
~. and my sweetheart gracefully
yielded.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
voItaire's Poser.

voltaire's test to ascertain the sense
of responsibility of IN individual was
10 ask him to suppose that he had In
front of him a button. The effect OF
pushing the button would be to obtain
ones dearest wish-loye, fame, wealth.
power. or what not-and at the same
time to cause the death of an unknown
Chinaman? What would he do?
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
Poor Girl.

May ! tell you the old. old storyT"
ne asked.
She looked down. biushed and aodded
her assent.
So he told her for the twenty-seventh
time how he once won the game for
Yale.-Brooklyn Life.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
A Delicate Mission.

'I've got to see a young man today
on a delicate GRAND"
"Ahi He wants to marry your daugh-
teri"
mo. l want to marry his mother,
and | don't believe he views me in thu
most suitable charlottesville Cou'
rier-Journal.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
EARNING a Whipping.

evil you take of some of your shoes
for a minute. Miss SereunY'
"What in the world for. JohnnieY'
Mamma said you was gettin crow'F
feet somethin' awful."-Houston Post
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
Eaa Pie.

Fry four large sliced onions in clari-
fed dripping. drain these well and mix
them with a rather thick. white sauce.
adding in at the same time three hard
boiled egg sliced. Line a shallow pie
dish with paste. fill up with the mix
ture. cover with mashed potatoes and
bake in a moderate oven.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
italian Cake.

Mix together two to three ounces Of
previously cooked rice. two ounces OF
butter. six ounces of grated cheese.
one whole egg and pepper and salt to
taste. Steam this mixture in a butter
ed basin or mold for one hour and ten
minutes. turn out and serve with to-
mate sauce
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14
Quite Possible.

Student In Physics-Could you get a
shock by holding on to the receiver Of
a telephone? Professor-It depends
upon who 10 talking.-Judge.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14

Madge-Did the count ask you II you
would love him? Marjorie-No; no
asked me If | would marry him.
Judge
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-11-14

You can't be hurt. old fellowi Herr