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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
The Pleasures of Fright in England
From the Spectator, London.

No N who has lived in London through the various air raids
can any longer believe the platltudlnous pretenslon that human fear
osty, sheer responsibility. the mysterious attraction of risk, the
mysterious desire to get to the center (o he lin it } and the OIL
chance of being useful are each sufficient to overcome fear in the
Cockney. The Londoner may call out for official protection, but he
warming be given, it will be regarded as a signal to rush into the
streets. zee what can be seen. increase II s experience, add to one S
memories, and have a tale to tell when it is over. Now it cannot be
denied that there is side to all this light hearted pluck with which we
have no special need to be pleased. On the other hand, how terribly
ashamed we should be if it weleo therwise-if the hostile airplanes
could drive III all 10 our holes. empty the streets, and lead every man.
woman and child to take the precautions which it is the duty of all
officials to scod and persuade them into. This light hearted courage
fearful thunderbot has falen-those who have cen the shattered
bodies of their children carried out from the debris of a ruined
school-as callousness. Common courage, the sort untinged by con-
scious sacrifice, has in it such a streak. There is so little refined gold
find it in the lump. Complete sympathy and careless courage r.
found in great natures only; but it must be remembered that the
towards sympathy is useless. even where it exists. Anyhow, there
are vast numbers to whom the excitement of a new danger would
appear pleasurable, and many others whose ordinary composure 1t IS
powerless to ruffe.
During the raid which took place OF June 10 a young lieutenant
standing II III of the bridges read a motoring paper in the intervals
Of looking out for the raiders and listening to the explosions. Women
as merry as their infants, just as we have all seen nurses at the seaside
run to avoid a big wave. and as though a wetting, not destruction, was
what the roaring noise portended. Stout old gentlemen as well as boys
climbed on to a wall to see what they could, instead of taking cover.
"Hardly safe in the streets now - said a workman, in a tone Of some
thing like cxultation, in a bus, listening with a face of cheerful
interest to the quick travelling news which explained the thundery
noise he had been describing. He was an elderly man, and seemed
to fee that now he was Sin it. like the Youngest of them-almost at
the front as it were. A very real, if hardly conscious, desire to share
the troubles of the soldiers lies very near the spring of this feeling,
which is not, however, unconnected with the alert determination Of
the Iondoner not to be bored, to enjoy whatever variety life sends
him. ven though it be the risk of death. We do not want to be
grudging of praise, but we should fall into the danger of sentimental
ity if we regarded this state Of feeling IS wholly new or wholly fine.
1t is partly new and partly laudable, but something OF the same kind
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
The Banquet Is Hoovered.
From the Minneanolis journal.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
Hang the halo on Herbert Hoover! No
ordinary food administrator is he. but a
real henefactor of mankind. For has he
not set out to abolish the banquet? Has
he not advised the lodge brethren, the
college, alumni. the testimonial dinner
givers, the farewell feedsters. and all the
other gentry who drag us out O. nights
for feasts Of reason and flows Of soul, to
give up the practice until the war is over?
For, look you, Mr.. Hoover is not merely
saving US from the food customari1y
served at %banquets. He is also saving us
from q lot of other things. No more
shal the after dinner speaker. totally
unprepared' as he is" devastate us with
his rhetoric. No more shall he be re-
minded Of a story. No more. when high
hopes that he was ABOUT to sit down had
been generated, shall he be able to say.
''Speaking seriously, howeve' y n then
start in afreah.
Along withs him into; limbo sl.a2l 60 the
teAstmaster With his I'VE have with N
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16

tonight and his Though the hour is
late. ] ann forbear calling upon Mr..
So-and-So.'' AND the male quartet, with
its harmonies. we shall now escape. Along
with it shall go all those other vaudeville
Interruptions that have helped make din
ner nights hideous.
Now if Mr.. Hoover could also manage
to abolish those modest little MONDAY
luncheons, to which helpless committees
are hidden. with the idea that, while the
table d'hote is disposed Of. weighty prob
lens, social, economic. political or re-
ligious, can be talked to a happy solu:-
ton! The waste Of food and philosophy
at affairs Of this kind must be something
tremendous In the aggregate.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
SdueIched.

A family tree is unquestional,ly of
quail value to some persons as is real
estate of Il more material nature. But
all depends upon whether or not the
branches of the tire are clean-limbed.
This was the decision reached by the
NO men discussing ancestry and he
redity and such philosophy.
II had my w family pedigree
traced by Il genealogical authority last
week. said the taller of the two men
Indeed! What did ii cost you?"
Fifty dollars hush money"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
kuauea's Lava Lake.

Early reports indicate that the
alarms of war will not prevent many
Americans from visiting their new
national park in Hawaii. Three cele-
hrated volcanoes, Kilauea, Mauna
Loa and Haleakala are in the new
reservation. The lava lake at
kilauea, a spectacle which has drawn
thousands of visitors in past years
from every part of the world. will
he. it is predicted. unusually spectacu-
lar this season because Of the recent
Increased volcanic activity in the re.
gion.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
APoLoGlzING TO THE TIGER
Raymond Blathwayt Tells Of His Elk
periences While Connected With
a Travelling McnagerIe.

In q book of "reminiscences. "Through
Life and Round the World" Raymond
Blathwayt tells the following story i'm
connection with II travelling mcnagerle
We attached himself to While knocking
about the West during his salad days:
"Onc day just after breakfast" he
says. II peeped i'm at the messroom
Jloor. There was Il full-grown tiger
licking the jam and bacon off the
plates.
"'Oh, beg your pardon" / ejacu-
lated, as i hastily shut the door. A
moment after l met Jack, the tigers
keeper.
II cunt find that other tiger no
where he said to me. i guess I've
mislaid the old critter.
"'You have, i icily replied, for l was
"A good deal annoyed with the danger
had so narrowly escaped. you'll find
him in the messrooln licking the plates.
"'Thank you, mate he said.
IAN hour after l overheard the pro.
prietor asking his little son il he had
washed up the breakfast dishes.
- Hain't no need to, pop; the tiger
licked 'em like he knew they wanted
cleanin'""
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
AS Usual.

us your wife canning anything this
year:'
THE servant girls. as usual"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16

The board Of health consists of three
square meals a day.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
SOLD SHOTGUN
FOR DOLLARS
And Filed on Western Canada
Land. Now Worth $4,000.

Lawrence Bros. of Vera, Saskatche.
wan, are looked upon as being amongst
the most progressive farmers in West
ern Canada. They have had their
"ups-and-downs," and know what it
is to be in tight pinches. They perse.
vered, and are now In an excellent
financial position. Their story is an
interesting one. Coming in from the
states they travelled overland from
Calgary across the Battle river, the
Red Deer river, through the Eagle
Hills and on to Battleford. On the
way their horses were stolen, but this
did not dishearten them. They had
some money, with which they bought
more horses, and some provisions.
When they reached Battleford they
had only money enough to pay their
ferriage over the Saskatchewan river,
and this they had to borrow. 1t was
In 1905 that they filed on homesteads,
having to sell a shotgun for ten dol
lars in order to get sufficient money to
do so. Frank Lawrence says:
"Since that time we have acquired
altogether a section and a half Of
land, in addition to renting another
three quarters of a section. If we
had to sell out now we could probably
realize about $4,000, and have made
all this since we came here. We get
crops in this district of from 80 to
S5 bushels of wheat to the acre and
oats from 40 to 80 bushels to the acre.
Stock here pays well. We have 100
sheep, 20 cattle and 60 horses, of which
q number are registered Clydes."
Similar successes might be given Of
the experiences of hundreds Of farm.
ers throughout Western Canada, who
have done comparatively as we'll. Why
should they not dress we'll, live we'll.
have comfortable homes. with all mod
ern equipments, electric light, steam
heat, pure ventilation, and automo-
biles. Speaking Of automobiles it will
be a revelation to the reader to learn
that during the first half of 1917, 49,.
600 automobile licenses were issued in
Alberta, twice as many as in the whole
of 1916. In Saskatchewan, 21,0OO Ii.
censes were issued up to the first Of
May, 1917. In it's monthly bulletin for
June the Canadian Bank of Commerce
makes special reference to this phase
and to the general prosperity of the
West in the following:
Generally speaking the western
farmer is, in many respects, in a much
better position than hitherto to in
crease his production. Two years of
high prices for his products have en-
abled him, even with a normal crop,
to liquidate q substantial proportion
Of his liabilities and at the same time
to buy improved farm machinery. His
prosperity is reflected in the demand
for building materials motor cars
and other equipment. It is 40 doubt
true that some extravaganza is evi'
denced by the astonishing demand fol
motor cars, but 1t must be remembered
that many Of these cars will make fol
efficiency on the farm and economic
both time and Observation-Disclosures
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
Work Like LIGHTNING.

LAS Il borrower he's d wise guy"
"Whataya mean!'
He never asks Il man the second
limo for a loan"
That's what a fellow meant when
he said he worked like .lightning. He
never strikes in the same place twice."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
The Naked Truth.

the NdKcO JrUCN.
Mother-Williani, how did you hurt
your hand? Have you been fighting7
William-Hom jerks called me q
liar, mother. an then he hit me on
the fist With his teeth.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
A Little Too Much.

Father-Gladys. I want you to give
Your beau IL message. Tell him l don't
object TO his staying here and running
up my light bills. but l do object to his
CARRYING Off the morning paper when
he leaves.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16

Why is it 81 man can't walk slow
enough for Il street car to catch him.
or fast enough to catch IL stree car!
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
CUTiCURA KILLS DANDRUFF
Tho Cause Of Dry, Thin and Failing
Hair and Does Il ouiekIy-TriaI Free.

An0int spots of dandruff, itching and
Irritation with Cuticura Ointment. Fol.
low at once by a hot shampoo with
QNticura' Soap, if q man, and next
morning If a woman When Dandruh
goes the hair comes. Use Cuticura
Soap daily for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
More Expressive.
words are inadequate to express
my love-"
II know they IRE. Ferdy," said the
dear girl. TRY candy and violets."
Many of the words that burn go from
the waste basket into the %incinerator.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16
The Fear Of oth.r..
Mazoomder.

The fear Of others displeas1re and the,
foolish. cruel wish Of pleasing nsn-a wish
doomed to eternal Observation-Disclosures
robbed me OF ali nobility Of manhood.
Every time l trample down Suc fear !
become An iDmoetss
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16

10 know what you can't do.-Milwau-
kee Journal.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-08-16

Many people who were born fools
have succeeded in living it down.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

A. l.. Ballenberg of Los Angelo
is spending several days at the Ban
lara Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

occupies ten acres of ground. The
trees grown are nearly all Douglas
fir, which is the principal timber tree
of the Northwest. Some Sitka spruce
trees are grown, for planting near
the coast. This spruce is the one used
for the frames of aeroplanes.
All the national forests Of the
Northwest have large burned areas
that are replanted slowly by nature
because the fires have left no seed
trees. Monticola pine, which is the
principal timber tree Of Idaho, is also
grown in the nursery. Douglas fir,
which terminates best in mineral
soil, is easily reared in the nursery.
The burned-over land above alti-
tudes of $500 feet must be covered by
other trees than Douglas fir, which
will not grow so high. Two species of
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
Ugh! Ca|omel Sickens; SaIivates!
Please Try Dodson's Liver Tone
1 am sincere! My medicine does not upset liver
and bowels so you lose days work.

You're bilious! Your liver is slug
rish! You feel lazy, dizzy and all
Knocked out. Your head is dull, your
tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constipated. But don't
take salivating calomel. 1t makes you
sick; you may lose a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones
CalomeI crashes into sour bile like dy.
ramite. breaking it up. That's wher
YOU feel that awful nausea and cramp
ing.
If you want to enjoy the incest
pentlest liver and bowel cleansing yol
ever experienced, just take spoonful
of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone TO
night. Your druggist or dealer sell!
you 50-cent bottle of Dodson's Live
Tone under my personal money-baci
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

guarantee that each spoonful will clean
your sluggish liver better than a dose
of nasty calomel and that it won't
make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morn
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bow.
els regular. You will feel like work.
ing; you'll be cheerful, full of vigoi
and ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely veg.
table, therefore harmless and cannot
salivate. Give it to your children
Millions of people are using Dodson'1
Liver Tone instead of dangerous calo
mel now. Your druggist will tell yo,
that the sale of celomel is almos
stopped entirely here.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

Estelle Cole has transferred to B
L. Harding the land in Section q
Township Is, Range l6.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
PERSONAL and LOCAL MENTION

rerial Valley from Palo Verde VAL
ley is in good shape with the excep'
ton of a quarter of mile of sand
five miles east of inland.
Leroy Keely of Los Angeles, who
las been in Ell Centre on legal fdsi-
ncss for the past two weeks, is in
brawley on business.
Mrs. Knox, mother of Mrs. Henry
Loud, returned to the Valley Sun
CAV with Mrs. Loud and will remain
for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Hersee
are expected to arrive in the Valley
within a day or two, motoring down
from Redlands, expecting to remain
for only few days.
The st. Paul's Altar Guild of the
Episcopal church are holding a very
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

Estelle Cole has transferred to B
L. Harding the land in Section %
Township Is, Range l6.
Claude Stafford has transferred to
Edward l.. Beckwith Tract 112 in
Township 16, Range 13.
H. R. Cowan has sold his ranch
west of this city to E. d. Hathaway
of Los Angeles.
Secretary Compton of the Cham
ber of Commerce went to San Diego
today after learning that his wife was
i'll in that city.
F. w. Teaser of Los Angeles has
inquired of the Chamber of Com
r;erce regarding the prospects for a
profitable year in cotton here.
w. P. Wilmot has transferred to
Anne Willmot the east forty acres OF
the north 80 acres of Tract az, Town
ship Is, Range 15.
Water Company No. 1 has secured
a right of way for a canal extension
through the ranch of Annabel Davis
il. Section 80, 1915.
Rheinhold Kruger of Calexico has
sold his ranch near that city to E.
F. Sundberg of San Diego, who will
remove here.
Miss F. E. Cooper of this city is
a new deputy county clerk, appointed
to the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of w. D. Fisk.
John w. Letter of Los Angeles has
sold an interest in Lot %, Block 8, Of
INLAND, to A. L. johnson of the same
city.
The social committee of the C. w.
E. NJ. will be "at home" this after
rcon to their many friends at the
Christian church. Many members of
the Presbyterian Guild will be guests
fer the afternoon. The guests will
he welcomed by Mesdames E. E.
Clements, Violette Campbell, W. G.
Ccnley and T. T. Cook. A very in
teresting musical program has been
planned. The committee in charge
Of the program for the afternoon are
Mesdames Robert Campbell, Arthur
f.. Long, Hila Anderson and Dan V.
the latter being the acting
chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
COLORADO BEHAVING.

Flash Head Coming Down River
Passes-Gauge Is Stationary.
After the "flash head" of Friday
and Saturday, the volume of water
coming down the Colorado river has
remained at stationary height for
two days, according to information re.
ceived at the Imperial Irrigation Dis
IT, let offices. ~ 4
Following are the gauge figures
from Yuma: May %, 21 feet, 45,20O
second-feet discharge; May %, 21.25,
4S,2OO; May "a, 21.7O, 49,2OO; May 25.
22, $4,000; May 26, 22.7O; May 81,
22.9O; May %, 22.85.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

i interesting meeting at the home O
Mrs. William P. Hall, on Wensley
avenue, this afternoon.
4 John r. Anderson is attending tt
| business in Yuma.
Harvey c. Soper, of the Western
Wholesale Drug Company, is in the
Valley several days on business.
A. l.. Ballenberg of Los Angeles
is spending several days at the Bar
lara Worth hotel.
Gus Peterson, accused of petit lar
cyny in Calexico, became boarder
a. Hotel Applestill last night.
The case of Seal vs.. Earl, in which
Seal is sueing Earl for $3.50 damages
sustained in ali auto accident, is be-
ing heard by Justice Mayfield.
There were no cases before the city
recorder this morning-an unusual
condition. There were but three pris-
oners in the city Jail.
Miss Myrtle Briggs, deputy county
school superintendent, returned to the
Valley yesterday, after several
weeks visit in San Diego.
Lon Kornfield of the California No
ton and Toy Company of San Fran
cisco is attending to business in Ell
Centre.
Robert Ortega, accused of breaking
into an Imperial rooming house for
the purpose of stealing clothes, was
lodged in the county Jail last night.
Two men accused of road flooding
were before Justice Mayfield this
morning. Both were given time to
plead.
The contest of Robert j. Church
house against the heirs of' Robert H.
Graham for 16O acres of land in Sec
ton 5, Township II South, Range 10
east, Is being heard in the land Of
flee.
Walter Pickering, charged with
in that he appropri-
ated to his use use money collected
for a motion picture house, was
brought to the county Jail last night
from Imperial.
Following are registrations at the
Hotel Oregon: P. j. Noerager, Oak
land; Frank Tenant, Fresno; R. H.
Eenton, B. F. Byers and wife, F. G.
Clemens, James Urquhart, Alfred
batch Brown, San Diego; J. E. Moat
and wife, Preston Wright, F. A.
Schmidt, Los Angeles.
About seventy enthusiastic women
met in the ballroom of the Barbara
Worth hotel last evening to receive
instructions as to their active cam
raign for Red Cross members this
morning. J. E. Davis opened the
meeting with few very interesting
facts regarding the present war con-
ditions. Mrs. Violette Campbell's
heart-to-heart talk stirred the audi
ence with enthusiasm. All over the
city, this morning, ladies could be
seen getting memberships for this
wonderful cause and the very at
nosphere breathed success.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
LARGE CONIFEROUS NURSERY.
Probably Large in World Located in
State of Washington.
(Rv Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
Seattle, May 29.-What is said to
be the largest coniferous tree nursery
in the United States, and probably in
the world, now that German garden
ers have been turned into soldiers and
the nurseries Of Germany are neg
lected, is situated eleven miles from
Carson, Wash, in the Columbia ma
tional forest, and near the Columbia
river.
This nursery, which produces 3,OOO,-
600 three-year-old seeding trees each
year for retaining the bald places
in the national forests of the North
west, is situated in an especially ia
vored spot on the Wind river, and
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29
VALLEY DYE WORKS
Expert Cleaning and Pressing.
Work Called for and Delivered.
S34 Main Street. Telephone 169


S34 Main Street. Telephone 169
Thomas Montague and wife, of Mel
Gland spent the day in this city.
J. J. Fletcher of Cotton, who has
a ranch six miles northwest of this
city, is guest of the Oregon.
Misses Clara Fuller and Erme Tul-
les, both of Pasadena, who are mo-
tcring alone to New Orleans, arrived
here last night and at noon resumed
their journey toward Yuma, taking
the inland route.
Roger Gum and wife and Charles
Carlin, of Blythe, arrived at the Ore
gon hotel yesterday from their city.
They state that the auto road to I'M
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

I fir and one of hemlock are available
for the higher land on the slopes fac
ing the sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

Gastronomic surprises at Food Sale
Saturday. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

Harvey c. Soper, of the Western
Wholesale Drug Company, is in the
Valley several days on business.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

John r. Anderson is attending to
business in Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-05-29

interesting meeting at the home OF
Mrs. William P. Hall, on Wensley
avenue, this afternoon.