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The New York herald., 1921-09-25

key cage. One of the monkeys reached
from behind the bars of his cage snatched
a straw hat from the head of the astonished
and too venturesome citizen and took it
inside the cage Now monkeys are of an
inauiring turn of mind Consequently they
very naturally wanted to ascertain what,
if anything. was concealed between the folds
of straw in the hat. 1t was a liberal educa-
tion in some respects for the monkeys, but
1t was mighty destructive the hat
When the hatless citizen had time to re-
dect he reasoned that the hat had been
worth one hundred dollars to him and he
promptly made demand on the ticket office
for that amount. The manager of the cir
Gus decided to allow the citizen to live and
remain at large, but he didn't pay him
anything.
This is where our Justice of the Peace
comes in.
After conference with the Justice the
hatless one decided to protect his rights
by swearing out criminal warrant against
the owner of the circus. charging him with
malicious mischief" which is a we'll known
crime in Georgia. and includes all offences
that are not Incorporated under the gen.
eral heads of "disorderly conduct" and "sus-
picion.y
The case came to trial that same after
noon. The testimony was immaterial, SO we
will ignore it. The decision of the Judge is
the story.
The court held that the monkey which
destroyed the hat was working for the cir
Gus. The monkey was exhibiting himself
just as was the fat lady and the living
skeleton. The lady and the skeleton were
receiving money for their work. while the
monkey was receiving board and lodging
All three were being paid. Any one who
receives pay in the employ of another is
his agent. Therefore the monkey was the
agent of the owner. A principal is respon-
sible for the acts of his agents. Therefore
the owner of the circus was responsible for
the acts of the monkey. The monkey had
been shipped by the owner beyond the 1u-
risdiction of the court. 1t being impossible,
because of the act of the principal, to hold
the agent for trial. the principal himself
would have to be held.
Therefore the court found the owner of
the circus guilty of malicious mischief and
held him for the higher court under
$1,000 bond.
Now the trick of this was that when
the case would be called for trial in the
higher court the owner of the circus would
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There was more to his speech. but that
was about the gst OF II.
The jury retired and ten minutes later
came back with verdict of guilty.
The jury of drinking men had convicted
the bootlegger Of selling rotten liquor.
JUDGES. however, very often have prac-
tices of their own Now. there was
~ the case Of Fred Lewis. who was
United States Commissioner at Savannah,
Ca, while the late Judge Emory Speer was
presiding over the United States Court for
the Southern District OF Georgia. Judge
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heavy harpoon and cut the handle making
weapon about three feet long. Armed with
this, he went down again to fight the octopus
and stop the leak. y
Slowly he approached the spot where the
octopus was hidden under the bilge Of the
vessel. As he approached the creature
moved from. the under side of the vessel,
gathering itself for the attack.
There were but four or five feet between
the coral reef on which the vessel had
grounded and her side at this point, and
Johnson settled himself there for the battle
1t was not slow in coming. The creature
extended one of its long arms. Johnson gave
quick thrust with his harpoon, but the
devifish was quicker than he and snatched
away the arm.
Again the creature struck, and this time
it touched Johnson on the hip. On the in
slant 1t lost its arm, severed by blow from
the harpoon.
Then the fight began in earnest The
devilfish tried to envelop the man In it's
many tentacles and the diver kept slashing
with the harpoon. He inflicted wounds
enough to disconcert the creature and pre-
vent 1t from enwrapping him. but for some
time none of the wounds were serious
At last, just as the creature had come to
alarmingly close quarters, he managed TO
drive the harpoon into the body When
badly injured the cuttlehsh discharges
great quantity OF dye, which coors the
water a jet black. Instantly Johnson round
himself in a volume of ink lie gave the
signal and was pulled up.
II took some time for the dye to clear
away so that anything could be seen in the
water. Then Johnson went down again. He
did not have to renew the battle. The octo-
pus was dead.
TIME Government Fisheries Bureau has
discovered that black bass culture
is greatly aided by artificial construc-
tlon of nests. The male small mouthed
bass builds his nest by sweeping the stones
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of the Supreme Court" and the judge who
passed on the examination papers marked
him perfect
Then this matter of practice before the
courts has always interested us. We believe
it is only in the courts where practice does
not make perfect.
Recently bootlegger was on trial in one
of our northern cities. The prosecuting
attorney allowed the defence to pack the
jury full of well known liquor drinkers.
There was not real bum in the crowd, but
every man on the jury was well known as
consumer.
Look here" said the Judge during a lull
in the proceedings having called the prose-
cutting attorney to him and talking in a
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whisper that could not be heard by the jury,
"how do you hope to convict with such a
jury? / think you have laid yourself open
to severe criticism by failing to object to
them."
Il am prosecuting this case" answered
the attorney, "and it will come out all right
He didn't pay much attention to the testi-
mony and did very little cross questioning.
He relied on his own speech. When he arose
he said to the jury:
Gentlemen. ! want you to understand
that ! am not trying to convict this boot
logger for selling. liquor l want him con-
victed for taking real money that we work
for and selling US the rottenest ratgut that
i have ever tasted. Here is the stuff he sold.
Take it into the jury room with you and
decide whether man who takes money for
that kind of stuff ought not to have the
limit of the law"
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Call Was Different Bar Though Start Was Made With Blackstone
Some Extraordinary Decisions in Various Courts Also Are
Explained at Last by Observer

probably be in Arizona or on the Pacific
Coast and would have to return to Georgia
for trial, or else forfeit a $1,000 bond.
So the man got his 500 for his hat, the
justice court got its fees, the lawyers on both
sides were rewarded and every one was hap
py with the possible exception of the owner
of the circus.
That is the decision that we would like
to see reviewed by the higher courts.
I who the court is to what the
decision would be. John d. Little,
formerly speaker Of the House of Represen-
tatives of Georgia, says that among the
questions asked Of his class of youngsters
when they were admitted to the bar was
What is law?" One young fellow could
not remember, so he wrote THE last guess
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me am guilty of being drunk. Go on and
fine me, but don't roast me- Send me TO til
stockade and do whatever your Honor thinks
ought to be done to me, but don't roast me.
Judge. you don't know how bad feel this
morning after the way was last night"
Il don't. eh?" answered the Councilman.
nwell, | do know just exactly how you feel.
| am not only not going to roast you but
THIS case is dismissed. And, Furthermore.
this courts adjourned Cor thu day. You
come with me, my man. / know what you
need"
There was the spark OF Daniel in that
Councilman.
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Speer had notions OF his own about the
manner in which courts should be operated
and one of his notions was that there should
be absolutely no sound whatever to distract
the attention of the Judge the jury or the
members of the bar.
One morning Fred Lewis walked into the
courtroom feeling as happy and as merry
as young quail in the wheat stubble. He
had three silver dollars in his hand, and
these he jingled as he walked up the cenSre
aisle
Suddenly he became aware that the bust
ness of the court had suspended. A silence
as of death pervaded.
Commissioner Lewis" asked Judge Speer
speaking with mildness that was ominous
and a calmness that was dangerous, may
the court be permitted to ask what 1t is
that you hold in your hand which is proving
so distracting to the jury as well as counsel,
to say nothing of the court?"
Fred opened his palm and disclosed the
>three guilty coins. Concealment was i'm
possible. If he was not caught with the
goods he was at least caught with what
would buy the goods.
why, Il have three silver dollars in my
hand. your Honor" he replied. Il ask your
Honor's pardon if l have caused any dis
turbance."
Your apology to the court is accepted,
Commissioner Lewis" announced Judge
Speer. II am going to ask you, however, to
hand two dollars to the marshal. You may
rattle the remaining dollar if you choose"
TIME only really just judge we ever
knew was man who wasn't judge
at all. He was City Councilman in
Atlanta In those days all violators against
city ordinances were brought before the City
-. 4.
vacation members of the City Council took
turns presiding over the court.
This Councilman had been to a party the
night before and had consumed both his own
liquor and that of two abstemious guests
who sat on either side of him at dinner He
reached home with both feet hanging out
of the window of deep seagoing cab at
$3.50 in the morning and having been de-
posted on the front porch by the dusky
skipper of the<vehicle he managed to find
his way to troubled bed from whence he
was aroused at 1880 with the announce
ment that he had to preside over police court
that morning at $3.50.
He and his hangover appeared at the court
on time. 1t is useless to describe how he
felt at $3.50 to those who have never been
as he had been at $3.50. They could not
understand. 1t is likewise useless to attempt
description for the benefit of those who
have been in the $3.50 condition. Any words
we might employ would be totally inadequate
and miserably weak.
The Councilman raped for order and the
clerk called the first case. A drunk with
hangover emerged from the prisoners room.
you are charged with being drunk" said
the Councilman weakly.
Judge can suffering man ask favor
of your" asked the prisoner.
you can" responded the Councilman,
gulping as he spoke
"Well, Judge, then, please sir. don't roast
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Interesting Animal Stories From Many Sources

~ TO one who has spent much time in
I\ the country can have failed to OBJ
serve and admire the beautiful webs
Of the little garden spider. These webs
circular in outline, with radiating threads
running from centre to circumference and
supporting a system o. concentric lines. are
regarded by naturalists as the hgh~e' archi-
tectural achievements OF iders.
The maker of the wei sits at its centre
where the slightest vibration caused by the
struggles of an entangled victim is instantly
felt The threads are so fine as to be almost
invisible In some lights, and at the same time
50 strong that no insect not too powerful for
the spider to overcome is able to break
them.
The great ingenuity and perfection Of
these geometrical webs naturally give rise
10 the question, how did the spider learn the
art OF making them? The naturalist is not
satisfied with the reply that it is matter of
instinct lie finds that there are wide diff
ferences among the webs OF different spiders
and his observations lead him to think that
he can discern distinct progress in the art
Of webmaking among spiders
The common house spider spins a web
quite different from that of the garden
spider. The house spiders web consists OF
irreguac sheet OF closely woven meshes
spread before IT, The tube is the spiders
lurking hole and place of refuge; the out
spread web is its snare.
The wolf spider makes tubular hole with
q hinged door for a refuge, and spreads
snare, sun another species of spider con-
structs Ear simpler tube Of silk without
any lid or door.
Now, according TO the view Of more than
n re
or nests represent many stages of de-
velopment 1t Is thought that at the begin
ming the only kind of web that any spider
knew how to spin was simple cocoon in
tended to protect its eggs.
Then a web for the protection of the
spider itself from It's enemies was woven
around the cocoon. This web had an open
ing for ingress and egress, and such webs,
intended for use only during the time that
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OF lake bottom bare OF sand i'm a three foot
circle. Using his nose and tail alternately,
he makes a saucer shaped nest ready for the
eggs of his mate. But he will readily use a
nest that is prepared for him, and so the men
of the fisheries expedite his home building.
For the large mouthed bass nests are
made Of moss. embedded in concrete, as this
species prefers fibrous bed for its eggs.
Ponds with basins sfx reet deep in the centre
and with shallower water elsewhere are so
prepared Wild fish. caught by hook, are
put in to mate here, to the great increase OF
reproduction. Proper assortment of the fish
and the prevention of crowding accomplish
wonderful results
TTHE teaching of feas to do any sort Of
trick Is, of course, tedious. difficult
matter The first thing TO do is to
break them OF their natural habit OF jump
ing.
- one can see how necessary this is when
one considers that the insect is less than one
eighth OF an inch in length, has jump Of
three feet, thus 800 times its own length.
III six-foot man had the same leaping
power he could accomplish jumps OF 1900
feet, so that when flea has the advantage
of one leap he is as good as gone forever.
Usually the apparatus for jump breaking
rs a round glass pan. Inc Hca ~ conIlneu III
this ball for n period OF three weeks The
trainer looks through this ball touches It.
flashes lights into II, talks into II, in fact
does everything to accustom the flea to his
presence. At first the flea will jump and
jump. He strikes against the curved walls
and gets bruised. After time. and three
weeks are generally found to be ample, the
flea gets TO know his trainer, and he also
learns that II is less painful to crawl than
to jump and get bruised.
The flea cannot differentiate hetween
transparent glass and no glass at ALL so
that when the trainer takes him from the
ball he still strikes this peculiar obstruction,
and SO he doesn't jump. From this It will
be seen that o flea must possess some sort
of reasoning power or instinct in this rela-
tion. The trainer finds II necessary. how
ever, to pick them up with tweezers and
place them on his arm when he wants to feed
them. They don't dare to jump on him.
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of mint juep Zone Of the kind of pitchers
you find in the wash basin of country
hoteD and then select nice shady place
on the lawn where we would play draw
poker with ten cent limit until the signal
was given that the lineup for supper was
taking place in front of the dining room
door.
Well, one afternoon this judge held two
straight fiushes in one afternoon. Yes, he
was by all odds the most successful lawyer
we have ever known.
The most astute judge we have ever
known presided over the city criminal court.
He was a very dignifed man, very distant
in manner and not at all cordial in demeanor
The city hall was right across the street
from the court house. Every morning the
judge passed crowd of us the sidewalk
in front of the city hall. He was on his
way to his courtroom. His cane he swung
with regular stroke, his head was erect
and his manner severe. He barely nodded
to us as he went by.
One morning, not far ahead of election
day, mis- announcement for reelection ap-
peared in the newspaper That same morn
ing we saw him approaching again. We
had been discussing his announcement and
the character of the opposition against him.
Here he comes now" remarked one of the
party "I1l bet that he stops and shakes
HE will not do any such thing" answered
another IF he does stop and shake hands
let's all vote against him."
1t was agreed among us. The Goldman
nered judge was being put to the test.
On he came. swinging his cane just as he
did every morning. passed us and in going
by gave us the merest nod of distant recog
milton, closing his eyes as he nodded his
head, just he did every morning.
We all voted for the reelection of the
judge.
" HEN we knew another judge He was
a Georgia justice of the peace. He
= rendered a decision in our presence
once that ought to be passed on by the Su-
preme Court of the United States. His was,
of course, an inferior court and therefore
incapable of constituting the law with the
binding effect of a court of last resort, but
we think you will admit he started some
thing that ought TO be finished. As mat
ter of fact, it never has been.
A circus, one of the big ones, came to
town. citizen ventured too near the mon
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citizen monkey cage One o.
behind snached
from the head of citizen
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How Spiders Have Developed as Architects
and the Danger of Fighting Devilfish

the eggs are Matching. still un by some
species of spiders.
The next step was the development Of
snare. IT has been suggested that this may
have resulted from the accidental spinning
of threads over and around the opening of
a tubular retreat surrounding cocoon. This
was further developed in the outspread net
of the house spider, and il reached its high
est form when the garden spider learned to
construct its beautiful radiated web.
One may trace in all this some resemblance
to the progress OF architecture among men,
The earliest representatives of the human
race were content to dwell in caves and
rudely constructed huts. And to-day there
are savage tribes which have not advanced
much further in this respect.
Then more elaborate dwelling places, and
buildings intended for other purposes. were
constructed unul. by successive steps, we
have arrived at the temples palaces and
HOUSES of civilized life.
The New York herald., 1921-09-25

%APT. JOHNSON, a Canadian diver.
was at work on the wreck OF fruit
ship which had gone ashore on
coral reef near Ruatan. Honduras. A new
leak had developed and II was necessary 10
stop II at once, although the hour was
in the afternoon Capt. Johnson called his
assistants. and they anchored the divers
boat with the apparatus. On his way down
Johnson noticed the rare beauty Of the
translucent tropical waters and the lovely
color Of the ccral and the thousands of fish
swimming about
As he was approaching the point where
the work was % be done long, dark arm
shot across the face glass of his helmet. He
had been in tropical waters before and knew
the sign. IL was the octopus-the devilfsh--
feared by all divers. He gave the danger
signal and was pulled up.
At the surface he considered the situation,
The ship IVES leaking badly and could not be
safely left thus all night. lie called for
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

Everything for Sale" sounds like
the wall of man wearied from,
moving his household effects.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

FOR RENT--IIavc 40 acres elegant
preparedar cmfwypar NIB NIB nm
oantaloupe land, close in, already
prepared, for rent. Roy Shepard,
Box GAS, Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

FOR SALE-Good dairy COW, 70
head milking, 20 head hcifers, all
kinds of implements, with lease for
80 acres. Place in good condition;
artesian water in every field; / lA
miles east of McKim bridge, u
mile north. Kitohata, owner.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

FOR SALE--Closing an estate.
Three room house and outbuildings
with 5 acres fenced and cross
fenced, on Orange street, in Holt
vile. Ready to move in. Must be
sold in three days. Cash or terms.
F. Hertel, staying at Alamo Hotel
until sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Four milk
cows, $50 acres first road east
Simons' brickyard House, pump
house, tank, engine; water piped
over place; corralls fixed UP to feed
hogs or cattle. Address owner, F.
McLane, Old Pioneer Meat Market.
San Fernando.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

FOR SALE-Cheap, young, gentle
family COW, Holstein-Jersey; IL
quarts. Must sell at once. E. C.
Bates, Box 395, Ell Ccntro.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

FOR SALE-Registered Jcrsy male,
also good row binder for sale or
exchange. Roy Shepard, Box GAS
Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE-On account of old age
| offer for sale my suburban home
of 101a acres, three -fourths mile
south of the city water works, on
Sth street. Splendid orchard of
large bearing grapefruit, orange,
lemon, date, fig and pear trees;
two acres of eucalyptus wood
ready to market. Will sell for
$1,000 less than the property is
worth, or will trade for San Diego
improved. Never been offered for
sale before. Call on the premises,
or any real estate agent is author
lied to sell the property. G. Z.
Harrison, owner.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

~ETTING the dollar to do double
* I duty when it is hard enough to
persuade it to give one hundred
cents worth of work may sound like
frenzied finance. But it is the actual
accomplishment OF American workers
of the Near East Relief in the Le-
want where living costs are constant
ly striving for new altitude records.
Due to, high prices of native prod
acts and the difficulties of importing
goods into interior stations. these
workers have found it cheaper and
an effective aid to child training to
manufacture their own supplies in
the orphanagcs scattered throughout
the entire region from Syria to the
Caucasus. in which the Americans are
caring for approximately one hundred
and ten thousand children.
{ Not only has this method been
found to furnish superior products,
according to workers who have been
responsible for these activities, but
it prepares the children for occupa-
iions that will eventually make them
.self-supportlng. such as printing,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

Electrical workers in Portland, Or
egon, have signed an agreement which
calls for a wage scale Of $7.20 a day.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

FOR SALE-About 100 young Buff
Leghorn hens. Mrs. Weir, Z miles
southwest of Ell Centre, Walter
Howe ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12
LIVE STOCK
FOR SALE-ONE HIGH GRADE
Jersey COW. Phone 72W.

FOR SALE-STRING OF GOOD
dairy cows. Bargain price. 10 feeder
pigs. Sow with pigs. L. A. Harris,
Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

FOR SALE--20 COWS, bull, S head
young stock, separator and cans.
Four miles northeast Imperial on
Rose canal, Glenn Cardiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

FOR SALE-11 COWS, SEPARATOR
and team. Can give terms. 571
Olive st.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

Boston plastercrs have returned TO
work, leaving their demand for the
4Ohour week in the hands Of arbi-
traitors,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12
SPECIAL NOTICES

HOW TO WIN IN California;
There is way. Send for free map
and booklet re new Gushers at Sig
nal Hill-prcdictcd fifty year pro-
ducers. II. c. Davidson, Box 356,
Long Beach, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

FOR TRADE-Vcry desirable resi-
dence lot, close in, for a good lght
touring car. Ford preferred. This
lot is clear See Summers at 1926
No. Sixth street. st
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

WANT WOMAN RESIDENT SALES
AGENT for FL Centre district.
Best workers average over 5000
month. Send back or business ref
crcnces. See or write Mr.. Spauld-
ing, Pacific Coast Manager, 313 w.
3rd, Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-12

Women farm workers in Belgium
receive on an average Of from 12 to
13 francs a.day, and work side by side
with the mcn