Imperial Valley press., 1917-04-09
Looking Thru B! ! ! the Keyhole
By Phil O. Sopher
By Phil 0. Sopher

There is not one high school student out of one thou
sand who remembers anything about William Cranch,
chief justice of the United States Circuit Court for the
District of Columbia. In fifty years this bench,
only two of Cranch's decisions reversed by the
United States Supreme court But the high school pupil
will never forget that Richmond Pearson Hobson the
who sank the Merrmac at the entrance to Santiago
bay. Such is the romantic life of the sailor. How many
Of the youth know what Edward Welman Serrei ac-
complished? Serrel was the who constructed the
big suspension bridge Niagara Falls and also the
engineer who installed the famous "Ange battery" that
bombarded Charleston during the between the states
Many boys and girls do not remember Serre, but the
feas of John Paul Jones in the early history of the navy
will always be fresh in their memories. The navy is full
of such Incidents There dozens of children 60
ing to the Ell Centre public schools whose fathers are cot
ton planters Not reflection their intelligence,
but as statement OF fact it is very doubtful if one will
be able to tell anything about Samuel Slater Samuel
Slater built and started the first cotton factory in Amer
lea at Pawtucket, R. H. in 1890 Out Of all those chill
dren whose fathers are now engaged in raising cotton
in Imperial Valley there will be none who do not re-
member the valorous deeds of Commodore Perry. The
navy makes its heroes lasting while the erudite alone
remember the technical heroes James Smthson died in
Genoa Italy June 27 1929 and had he bequeathed
to the United States the of 50831 for
the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution at
Washington it is very probable that few Of us would
have remembered anything about the eccentric English
man. 1t does not require monument or beautiful build
ngs for the schoolboys and girls remember Stephen
Decatur. It be forgotten that Decatur was
the hero in the with Tripoli Decatur credited
with the most daring act Of the age" by less per
than Nelson the greatest British naval hero. The
navy today offers splendid opportunities for daring
deeds Ii John Ericsson had not colaboraed with The
odore Rugges Timby there might have been differ
ent story to chronicle of the memorable battle between
the Merrmac and the Monitor in Hampton Roads. Ercs
invented the Monitor but would have been useless
he turret h1 nhv Acidn
from scientific Students it is not imagined that many
of school children would recall the Of Timby.
But George Dewey David GIascoe Farragut (the first
admiral to be created in the United States navy Captain
Semmes of the Alabama and host of others who made
historical names in the naval affairs of the country
always remembered Today there chance of helping
the country and possibly outshinng the who invent
ed cordite, the who figured out how to make syn
thetic rubber the who forced coal to give up its
wonderful dyes perfumes and chemicals The heroes of
the navy and army live longer than those of the abora
tory and library Moral: Join the navy today and apply
for the job of hero.
1t is self-evident that delights in gazing on the
features and form of beautiful woman Women how
ever, not all delighted to marry handsome men. A
handsome woman pretty and a beautiful
woman are not all alike. A woman may be handsome,
but girls are generally termed pretty. woman may
possess dignity pride, regular features, naughty
pressOn and still not be pretty in the eyes Of She
will be described queenly and handsome, go with
maurer years Youth is associated with the word pret
ty.' pretty girl may be sweet, but handsome
be of that description. beautiful woman is
whose lone asset is facial beauty She may nave
derfu tresse and and eyes that match perfection
and still be without attraction to Not her
best friend will say that Maude Adams is beautiful but
practically all join in declaring that she is wonderfully
sweet. Brains and beauty do not mix very we'll. The
girl who is dedicated to the world as beauty
I'M fboy
ty girl develops beautiful personality which very
in the pampered dol-face The sweet girl is wnsome
and attractive in ways that facial charm The
proud beauty expects homage to be offered for her ply
sica inheritance The beauty fades from the face and
the hesomeness leaves the body. The sweet sirl
loses her attributes of gracousness and disposition The
cheeks may become hollow and the hair thin but there
is that sweetness of soul remaining The beauty rgns
during her short time, but eats the bitterness of
Election in the years when the sweet girl is the center of
admirng friends who have always been sincere in their
protesations. The beautiful is one of whom
might say in speaking of statue "Isnt it beautifully