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Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-17
635 Main St, El Centre

j. X. STRANG,
635 Main St, El Centro
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Imperial Valley lands for clear in
come, come city property in San Diego,
C;ail5eNico G;i5e CO., El Centro, Brawley or Holt
MldG, Cal. No equities. wanted No
agents need apply; principals only.
Ny ranch, containing 17O acres, ia
the Imperial Valley miles cast OF
ih2ldiviile; idd smooth soft first class
on all sides; partly leveled; not wa
Yer stockeds price $55 per acre
Write Irene Doane, Holtville, Cal.xt0S
FOR sALE-A fine business income
property right in the heart of the
business district of lei Centro; new
modern brick building and next to
corner; $500; $1,000 down and bal
1n'e Th EASY easy Address p. o. Box 496,
21z acres $50 feet from West Main
street; has domestic water; all in
alfalfa; faces two streets; $500; $500
down, balance easy Address p o.
Box 496, El Centre.
FOR SALE
,oS 50 acres soft SOIL all in alfalfa:
~ dairy cows and work stock: $50
per acre; small cash payment;
and
100 acres alfalfa, ixed for dairy,
ana ana 50 fine dairy, cows; small
FOLLIS &5 LA PORTE
TWO doors east of Postoffice
FOR SALE-SO acres fine soft land,
auliy water stocked; north half tract
6l; 2R miles southwest of El Cen
tfo set in alfalfa; $225 per acre:
$4,000 cash, balance one, two and
anyone $50 for sale of same j. A
McCause, Metropolis, New.
FOR SALE-2h acres outside city.
NV; in alfalfa; domestic water
price $1150; cash $3.50; balance in
10 yearly payments. Chas. Berkman,
5S1 Main St
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-4O acres
improved irrigated land on the gulf
coast of Texas near San Benito. Box
80, Hlghl1ne. Cal. X92
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-17

FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR
To the Voters of Imperial County:
1 hereby announce myself as cahdl-
date for the nomination for the of
flee of county assessor subject to the
non-partisan primaries.
WILEY M. WEAVER.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-17
PASTURE AND PRODUCE

FOR SALE-25 acres good stalk pas
ture; also 20 tons milo maize Tel.
162F3, Imperial. G. O. Barnett. KOS
PASTURE for horses y mile south
Il mile east of Meloland Eady
ranch. xg6
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-17
WANTED--WORK

VANTED-Auto truck hauling. Hay,
grain, hogs and house moving and
general merchandise. DOWNING &
CURPHY, Phone 99J, or care Buick
garage. tt
WANTED-Position by middle-agcd
woman as camp cook or in country
anywhere; good cook; best of ref
erenccs. Address Box S51, care
Press. Nos
WANTED-Job on ranch by middle
aged woman as cook; lots of eX-
nerience. Address answer to Mrs
Wills, Il. r. ID. No. 1, Ell Centre. f95
WANTED-Work of any kind by day
or week by young woman. Address
r. Il. ID. ], Box 7SB, Ell Centre. f92
WANTED-Position on dairy ranch by
milker; married. Inquire Room /,
Tholma hotel, Imperial. f97
WANTED-Steady job on ranch or in
town; am willing to do anything
Box 147, Ell Centro. f95
WANTED-Male cook wants position;
ranch or camp. Address Box $50
care Press. f95
Imperial Valley press., 1914-08-17
FOR RENT-ROOMS AND APIS.

LIGHT HOUSltK EEPING, Shade, show
er bath and small tent house. $50
Brighton. x93
Evening journal., 1914-07-17

There will be no more baseball at
the local ball park until next Thurs
day, when the Chinese University
meets the Wilmington All-Stars with
a Chick battery The pick of the
baseball playing contingent Of the
city will be chosen to meet the ORR
entails. The far fasteners are play
ing splendid ball this year and the
team that Represents the city viii
have to play the finest kind of ball
TO beat them
Evening journal., 1914-07-17
Church League Notes
By @Ducky."

The Church League, the oldest or
eanization in the city, IS going
through the most successful season
of its career
Eastlake, the present leader IS
having a battle to hold the supremacy,
Newport being close on their heels
and making them fight every inch of
the way.
Madeley, the boys from South VIII
mington, the new addition to the
league, is making II interesting for
the leaders, and expect to finish near
the top
Edge Moor also have a fast bunch
of players. and is out for honors,
having a fast infeld and hard hitting
outfeld
Old Swedes, who seemed to play in
hard luck at the beginning Of the
season, is now putting up a rattling
fast game, and as the season is only
! half over. may be counted on to make
some one hustle
/ Livermore, one Of the best catchers
| ir town, is playing the game of his
/ life with Eastlake, while Meyers and
/ Mcclure are pitching winning ball
| Pipino, Weldin, Bullick and Stetser
/ form one of the fastest infelds II
town. and will make them all take
notice.
Patterson. Stewart, Lucas ant
Schular, the latter an old DUPONT ant
! u of P. star, form one of the hardes
hitting outfields in the city
Newport, last years champs, ar,
playing a great game. back Of Ste
wart, their star pitcher, who is pitch
ing great ball and also hitting tn
ball hard.
Hayden on first is the best in tn
league. while Ruth and Hannah, VIII
are youngsters, along with Scar
borough. form a fast infeld.
Groome. although rather large, cal
certainly get them in the outer gar
den. and is the hardest hitter on tn
team. Beason is catching a grea
game
Evening journal., 1914-07-17

Nationals in 1910. 1911 and 1912.
Eyers managed team in 1918. and
Hank O'Day In 1914. Clarke Griffith
managed Cincinnati Reds in 1910.
1911, Hank O'Day In 1912, Joe Tinker
in 1913, and Charley HerzOg in 1914.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
win you kindly inform me whether
there was ever three games of base
ball played in any one day?
JOSEPH HARDY.
II you mean any one club, not that
we know Of.
Evening journal., 1914-07-17
WILL PLAY PORT PENN.

The All-Stars will travel to Port
Penn on Saturday to cross bats with
the fast team of that place. The
manager of the local team would
like the following players to report
at his home by lis o'clock. sharp. w
Grubb NJ. Cottingham. B. Farley. 7
Glissepi. j. Meyers. B. Danbere. Fos-
ter, d. Hollet, ]. Farley. ]. Campbell
W. Gross and ]. Fucker.
Evening journal., 1914-07-17
KNKOA LOSES THIs nNE.

Kinkoa lost to the Boy Scouts of
New Castle yesterday TO 2. The
local team put up a fine article of
ball, considering the class Of PLAY
ers they we're matched against. The
Kinkoa team would like to arrange
games with any IA or Is year old
team in the city who can play in
the mornings, st. Anne's and Silver.
Stars preferred. Address communi-
cations to Henry Fulton, No. 14OO W.
Second street, d. and A. phone 64OO.
or Irwin Ruth, No. SOC North Har-
rison street, D. and A. phone
6151A.
Evening journal., 1914-07-17
MADELEY AFTER THIS CAME.

At Newport tomorrow against New
port, the Madeley club expects to
present the strongest lineup of this
season. Algard, Pauley. Hacket.
Green, Cats, Brummell, Davis Nc
Clenaghan, Sem and a new pitcher
from the city league. will be the line
up. Graham has been released as
shortstop. Manager Couner has a find
in his new man to be seen at New
port Saturday.
Evening journal., 1914-07-17

Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL.
Runners on second and third Run
ner on second attempts TO steal third.
and does not discover that base is
occupied until he has touched the
bag. Then he returns to second. The
play is made on the runner on third,
who did not leave the bag, and the
other runner returned safely TO
second, no play being made on him
contend that both runners are safe.
and that you cannot force runner off
his base on a play Of that kind. Others
say that as soon as runner from
second touched third he forced the
other runner off. Who is right?
FAN.
You are right, play shOuId have
been made on man from second. No
play being made on him, and he get
ting back TO second safety, both run
ners are safe. You cannot force
runner OIL base IN this manner. That
would be penalizing n man who did
what he should for the blunder Of
another.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
Evening journal., 1914-07-17

Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
Did Doyle, formerly with the Cubs,
play third base while with the Windy
City aggregation? NJ
Yes, Doyle played third for the
Cubs. He died while still q member
OF the team. Regarding the other
matter you mention, will explain why
II YOU will call at this Office.
Evening journal., 1914-07-17

The fur on the Bengal was rub
bed the wrong way yesterday and
couple Of lops we're made in the ami
malls tail as the Chicks swatted four
Trenton pitchers for a double win
at the local ball park II was
very ftting climax prior 10 the de-
parture Of the team for the road
The double win yesterday afternoon,
gives the locals the best of the series
bv a 2 10 / count.
Evening journal., 1914-07-17
What Do You Want
TO Know About Sport3

Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
Did Bobby Boyd and Lacock ever
row for the championship of the
world when. where? N. j.
BOYD and LacOck rowed ct Stock
ton -On Tees in the eighties. II was
not q championship race. LacoCk
won the race. This was during La
cocks second visit to England, They
never rOwed for the championship.
Evening journal., 1914-07-17

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Runner on third, batter attempts
70 sacrifice laying down bunt Cat
cher throws wild to FIRST, both men
being safe. Is batter given a time
al bat? FAN.
No, batter Is not given a time at
bat, but is credited with a sacrifice,
lust as II he had been put out, but
catcher is charged with an error.
Evening journal., 1914-07-17

Two great catches were seen dur
Ing the games yesterday Brown
pulled the first sensation when he
nabbed a fowl fy. after running into
The right field bleacher alley to catch
t. The feat is all the more won
derful considering the fact that
Brown is playing with badly
Evening journal., 1914-07-17

bruised ankle. The other sensational
catch was made by "Old Phil" Poland
The Tri-state veteran pulled down
Jackson's fly in deep right after a
hard run He fell after the catch,
hut hung on to the apple"
Meyers and Sharpe we're the big
Chick hitters yesterday. Meyers got
four safeties in sever times up, while
Sharpe cleaned three in the same
number of times at bat
The two wins yesterday sent the
Chicks on their trip on the road with
a good taste in their mouths Jack
son says the double victory is the
start of string Of wins. Here's
luck TO the road trip.
Evening journal., 1914-07-17

Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
Please publish the names Of the
managers of the Chicago and Cincin-
natl National league teams for 1910
1914 inclusive BUGS.
Frank Chance managed Chicago
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-07
THE ART or SELLING.
Real saIesmanship Is a Light That
Can't BE Cbscured.

The boss wants lockers, because he
knows the locker of today is the buyer
Of tomorrow and be wants to make
the lockers feel that his store is 1.-THE
best place to trade,o which is only an
other way of saying that it is the best
place to do ones looking. He also
knows that the locker Of today can
sometimes be converted into buyer
before the day is over. All he requires
to accomplish what he desires is sales
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-07
Tho Judae Who Didn't Joke.

The funny sayings of a Judge who
never joked are found in "Arablni-
ana" a selection Of the dicta of Ser.
geant William Arabin. who sat as a
Judge at the Old Bailey in London
from 1880 to 1889. For instance, his
remark to counsel:
"lf You can show precisely at what
moment the offense was committed
and prove that the prisoner was not
there when he did II he could not pos
sibly have done It," And he sagely
added as an afterthought, Eve cannot
divest ourselves Of common sense in a
court OF justice"
Another axiom be delivered himself
OF has been fnthered on many other
occupants of the bench.
"lf ever there was case Of clearer
evidence than this case. this case is
that case"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-07
some British sinecures.. ].

Gladstone was born at time when
sinecures suctais those held By Horace
WalpoIe still nbounded. and TO the end
Of his life be took u lenient view of the
persons who profited by them. A. g
C. I.iddell records In his diary on
March II. 1892: "Dined with the Cob
hams. Mr.. Gladstone there.
Some one alluded to the dimInution OF
sinecures Mr. Gladstone said that
there was nothing dishonorable in ac-
cepting sinacure II It was recognized
by the society in which 1t existed and
nor considered unusual or unworthy.
One of the last sinecures, where there
was absolutely nothing to do, which
was not the case with all sinecures.
was the office Of chief justice in eyre,
north Of the Trent II was held by
Tom DunconIbe and was worth f12000
per annum London Spectator
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-07
FEATs WITH THE CAMERA.
Difficult to Snap Fast Moving Objects
nj a Given Point

~ 1iVcH FotUt.
Oniy an expert. and he only aft's
much practice, can take a photograph
OF rapidly moving object at pre-
determined point-for example. an ex-
press train with the cowcatcher just
at white chalk mark on a tie or
a baseball ut the instant the bat
strikes IT.
The reason for this is twofold: First
there Is d certain appreciable time be-
tween the mental decision to do a
thing and the actual doing Of It; Sec
ond. it takes certain appreciable time
for the impulse given by pressing the
button or squeezing the bulb of a
camera to travel to the shutter and
open It The latter may In very fine
camera be only one-fftieth Of sec
ond. but even the fiftieth of second
in train going 100 feet second
would mean difference of two feet.
c. FL. Claudy in an article in the
Camera says that not more than once
in four attempts will even an expert
catch the precise instant he is seeking.
The average man snaps his camera at
the moment the ball is striking the
club or racquet and by the time his
shutter has worked the ball has gone.
A tennis ball travels nearly mile a
minute when struck hard. That is
ninety-six feet a second. so in lag Of
one-tenth of second between the
pressing Of the button and the opening
of the shutter the ball will move near.
~ ten feet, and ordinary cameras work
no faster than this. So one need not
wonder II even experts fail.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-07
MOODY REBELLED.
Moving a Vote Of Thanks Was Not In
His Line That Night.

His Line Thai Night.
iwight l.. Moody during his FIRST
slt to England attended meeting at
vAich the Earl of Shaftesbury was
thiiirman The duty Of proposing a
vote OF thanks was assigned to him
and the announcement made;
our American cousin. the Rev. MIR.
Mcody Of Chicago. 'sll now move n
vote Of thanks to the noble earl who
has presided on this occasion.'
The whole thing was quite out Of
Mr.. Moody's line With an utter dis
regard Of conventionality he burst upon
the audience with the bold announce
ment:
"The speaker has mnde two mis-.
takes. To begin with, I'm not the Rev.
Mr.. Moody at all, I'm plain Dwight
L. Moody, Sunday school worker.
And then Pm not your American
cousin. BY the grace OF God I'm your
brother, interested with you in our Fa-
theirs work for his children.
"And now about this vote OF thanks
to the noble earl for being our chair
man this evening" | don't see why
we should thank him any more tlinn
he should thank us. When at one time
they offered to thank our Mr.. Lincoln
for presiding over meeting In Illinois
hesstopped 1t. He said he'd tried to do
his dutv and fhey'l tried to do theirs
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-07

The gray seal used to serve Cornish
men as an article of diet. Stephen
Hawker tells how he and brother
clergyman, having asked landlady at
Boscastle what she could give them
for dinner were told Meat and taties."
They tried to get her to particularize
the meat. but Meat. nice, wholesome
meat. and taties" was the full extent
Of her information. When the meat
was served it tasted like veal. but was
unaccompanied by any vestige of bone
that might have enabled the diners to
infer Its origin, Years afterward Haw-
ker lighted on the nature of the meat"
when he read In an old history of Corn
wall that "the people of Boscastle do
catch divers young soyles, which.
doubtful If they be fish or flesh,
conynge housewives will nevertheless
roast and do make thereof sav0ry
t."--London Graphic,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-07
SPEED or GAME BIRDS.
Tho Hazel Hen Said to Be Wonder In
Short Squirt.

Short Spurt.
What is the fastest game bird that
flies? OF course, In seeking an answer
to the question, as writer In the
Scotsman points out. one must assume
equal conditions Of atmosphere and
cause for fight. for all creatures, hui
man or other. seek their highest rate
of speed under the influence of fear.
A recent writer declares that In a
race Of, say. 200 yards he would back
a bird which, though not found In Brit
ain, is indigenous to most Of the rest OF
Europe and Is especially familiar In
Scandlnavia--the hazel hen or geli-
notte. s86
Yet, curiously enough, this is one Of
tile forest haunting birds which. liku
the American fool hem" usually fly
up into tree when flushed and, re
.,ecting further attempts ut escape
..ect to be shot sitting. But says the
writer referred to above, ''on the rare
occasions land that they are rare ]
rpndily admit when one catches a gell-
notte in the open have never seen
any bird fly SO fast nor move its wings
with such extraordinary rapidlty."
Next to 1t at any rate one must sure
!, place the teal, which bar a marvel
tpIs knnck Of getting under way quick.
Is. Some experienced observers would
give the third place to bluerock pig
con-the wild. not the Hurl,ngham va
.a..fv
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-07
NAvAJos FEAR THE DEAD.
Hence They Get Rid Of Their Bodies as
Quickly as Possible.

Hence They Get Rid Of Their Bodies as
Quickly as Possible.
One practice of the Navajos that pro.
notes health among them, however re-
pugnant 1t may be for us, is their dis
position OF the dead. In the presence
OF the living the Navajo is without
fear. but bis terror Of the dead is abb
ject and unreasoning. The dead are
believed to be possessed Of malevolent
feelings toward the survivors, with un-
limited powers for working evil upon
those who careessly place themselves
within the power OF the spirits.
SO when any one dies the only. anx.
iety OF the surviving relatives is to get
rid OF the body us quickly as possible
Ii there are any white men living In
the neighborhood an effort is made to
induce them to perform the Offices of
undertaken. II not, the disposition Of
the body depends somewhat upon cir
cumstances. f the hogan-the mod
ern wigwam-is built Of wood 1t is set
on fire and burned with the body in it.
II of stone the body is usually taken
outside, the entrance to the hogan
closed up with stones or sticks and a
hole made In the wall opposite to per
init the evil spirits to depart and to
warn passersby that the structure be-
longs to the dead.
II the death occurred in a rocky
country the body will likely be taken
to some crevice and thrown In It 1t
may be left uncovered to become the
prey OF wolves and coyotes. or sticks
and stones may be cast over II. II
the family lives In sandy part of the
reservation, with no convenient crev.
ices or chasms near by, the body will
be laid upon the sand. a little earth
and some stones thrown upon 1t, and a
pile OF brush laid over all.--Christian
Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-07
REAL ESTATE LEASES.
Origin Of the Custom Of Making Rent.
ais For 90 or 900 Years.

SffAtV W ttIp 0hohOUt W WeHtt8 tSUt-
ais For 80 or 900 Years.
Whence originated the use of the
odd term In leases, % or 400 years?
In other days lessees and mortgagees
in possession Of real estate for 100 or
1000 years demised the same at an an
nual rental. retaining reversion for
the last year Of the original term, The
object of this proceeding was to be
found In the unwillingness Of the I'M.
der tenant to become bound to the per-
formance OF the covenant contained In
the original grant and also In the i'm
portance to the lessor of a reversionary
interest. without which. under the old
English practice. he could not recover
his rent by distraint,
Sometimes this reverslon was for
only three days or even for only one
dny. but usually in long terms the last
year was retained !. Out OF this came
the popular notion that the law pro-
vidcd this distralnt, and hence leases
were nude for 90 or 900 years, when
there was no reason whatever for any
such odd period Of time.
In England there was In special
cases a restraint on corporations or
ecclesiastical persons prohibiting the
demise of lands belonging to them to
the impoverlshment Of their successors
for term beyond 100 years and such
leases were accordingly made for 90
Years Harpers Weekly.
Msxioo's National Pawnshop.
One OF the most remarkable instltu-
tlons in the City Of Mexico is the Mon.
to de Pledad. or national pswnshop.
The monte Ii one Of the oldest build
ings In the capital, having been built
for tho private residence OF Cortes In
1870. and It has been fortunate enough
to escape the hands Of restorers. II
was acquired In 1744 by Count de Reg
In Terreros, who laid out 100000 In
organizing the Monte dc Piedad, with
the idea of saving the needy from the
usury OF the ordinary pawnbroker. Its
success Is nttested BY its long history,
nhd Mcxicans today can get one-third
value on their goods at rate OF inter.
est seldom exceeding 8 per cent per
annum. II any one fails TO keep up
his payments the deposited goods are
sold. and any balance over the sum
advanced Is handsd 70 the depudtoE.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-07
OLD TIME PORTRAITS.
Does There Exist Reliable Painting
Of the Poet Burns?


Of the Poet Burns?
Was this the face that launched thou
sand ships
And burnt the topless towers Of Ilium?
asks Marlowe, writing of the vision Of
golden Helen. A similar question has
been asked in regard to the diverging
portraits Of Mary Stuart. Was this
the face that turned SO many heads
some $50 years ago? The queen of
Scots was assuredly bewitching. Knox
admits 1t; Knollys asserts it; Ruthven
lost his heart to her In Lochleven cas-
tie; whoever saw her desired her. Yet
not one Of Mary's portraits represents
her as beautiful Romney has sufii.
ciently explained the fascination Of
Lady Hamilton for Nelson: But Mary
Stuart's charm remains unexplained
by her portraits.
And what about Burns? The point
wish to make is that old portrait paint
ers are not to be depended on for strict
fidelity to their originals. The mere
fact that they differ so much In their
representations of the same subject Is
enough to prove It. In regard to
Burns, the question bears twofold
aspect. Not only do the portraits of
the poet disagree with one another.
but even TINT which by its frequent
reproduction hns tacitly been accept
ed as the truest representation cannot
have been exactly like him when 1t was
done. REFER, or course. to the famll-
lar Nasmyth head and bust. painted In
1887, when Burns was carrying all be-
fore him on his first visit to Edin-
burgh.-J. Cuthbert Hadden In Scrib-
ner'e
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-07
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