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The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
PROVISION MADE FOR PETS
Bequests by Which AMI
mails Benefit.

An elderly French spinster died,
leaving a will bequeathing most of her
property to charity and substantial
sum to 'my silent, sympathetic and
bestowed friend, Minnette." Min
nette was her cat. A Frenchman was
moved by this incident to investigate
the subject and he found that eats,
among all animals, have most frequent
ly been made legatees.
In 1871 noted player on the harp
and flute. Jeanne Felix Dupuis, en-
Joined her executor to give the keeper
of two cats 30 SOUS week for their
food, which she specified should be
meat broth, "Of the kind we ourselves
eat, rich and sufficient without being
eked out by bread crumbs, and served
upon individual plates, belonging one
to each cat" Her relatives broke the
WILL and this provision of separate
plates for the pussies was point up
on which they strongly dwelt In the
attempt to prove that her mind was
enfeebled.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

front and at the back of its head.
When asked who and what it might
be, the creature answered. II am a
servant Of God, and with my eyes in
front / see the apparent actions Of
men. but with the eyes at the back Of
my head saw certain monk con-
cealing piece Of meat, that he might
eat 1t In secret. :" Then the
apparltiOn vanished.
Falling upon his knees, and shifting
his breast Saint Patrick begged to
be forgiven and promised never to
eat meat for the rest of his life, which
promise, 1t is said, he faithfully kept.
His angel returned to him and telling
him he was pardoned told him to take
the offending piece of meat and cast
1t into the water. When he had done
this, publicly confessing his guilt, the
meat was suddenly changed into a
quantity Of fresh and shining fishes,
which sufficed for all the brothers.
After the death of st. Martin, Pat.
rick spent fourteen years In Auxone,
and few years more In the isle of
Lerius. where st. Vincent was among
his companions.
But all through these years, the
voices of the children Of Folchut Wood
kept on crying to st. Patrick: "All
we Irish beseech thee. holy Patrick. to
come and save us from the wrath to
come. o holy youth. come once more
and walk among us!"
Finally the angel appeared again to
Patrick and said: $50 to Ireland, for
thou shalt be the apostle of Its peo-
pie" Patrick at last set out for Rome
to seek advice from Its Bishop Celes-
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
MOTHER! OPEN
CHILD's BOWELS WITH /
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP

Your little one will love the "fruity"
taste of California Fig Syrup" even IL
constpated, bilious, irritable, feverIsh.
or full of. cold. A teaspoonful never
fails to cleanse the liver and bowels.
In few hours you can see for your
self how thoroughly it works all the
sour bile, and undigested food out of
the bowels and you have we'll, play
ful child again.
Millions Of mothers keep california
Fig Syrup" handy. They know a tea.
spoonful today saves a sick child to-
morrow. Ask your druggist for genu.
inc California Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children of
all ages printed on bottle. Mother!
You must say "CnllfornIn'' or you may
get an imitation tig syrup.-Advertise
ment.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

tin. 1t was while on his way to Rome,
that Patrick received his wonderful
staff.
Patrick and band of foreign mis-.
sion workers landed on the eastern
coast of Ireland, where st. Patrick
stopped and picked leaf of shamrock
to illustrate to his simple hearers the
doctrine Of the Trinity, the Three In
One, and 80 the shamrock Is to this
day the symbol of st. Patrick.
After various tests and proofs. the
king Laeghaire with his entire court
and thousands more besides, submitted
himself to baptism and promised to
accord his permission and protection
to the spreading of the Christian faith
throughout his realm, which made the
beginning Of the saints great work.
Year after year he Travelled, preach
ing and exhorting, founding monaster
les and converts, erecting churches
baptizing thousands, and tens Of thous
ands, ordaining priests, consecrating
bishops, rebuilding some of the
churches still remaining from the older
Christianity preached there in earlier
days. All the while he had to fight
against enemies both bitter and power
full who opposed and tried to thwart
him at every step.
1t was toward the end Of his days
that Patrick built the glorious church
Of Armagh and here he would fain
have lain him down to finish this
earthly course. But 1t SO happened
that when he was at Saul. he realized
that death was near and started to
travel back to Armagh; but the angel
met him on the road and said: go
back-go back-not at Armagh is 1t
Gods will that thou should'st die. Go
back to Saul, for at Dichu's Barn
where thou didst say thy first serv-
ice on Irish soil shalt thou die"
As ever, Patrick bowed to Gods will
and there he breathed his last.
Where he was buried is not known
for certain, though 1t is supposed he
lies with Columbcille and Bridget at
Downe.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
LENGTH Of skirts important.

A superstition that is seasonal with
the short skirts Of the present day Is
told by Yeats In the Celtic Twilight
"A lady l once knew saw n village
child running about with long trail
ing petticoat upon her and asked the
creature why she did not have 1t cut
short. 1T was my grandmother's.' said
the child: would you have her going
about yonder with her petticoat ur
to her knees and she dead but -four
days! have read story OF a WON
an whose ghost haunted her people
because they made her grave clothes
too short so that the fires OF purgatory
burned her knees"
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
OBEDIENCE AS AN INSTINCT
Apparently Birds Possess and Exer-
else It Even Before They Have
Left the Shell.

The obedience of young birds to the
mother has been the subject of many
stories. Two young thrushes had re-
mained perfectly still, while Mr.. Rob-
inson, was passing near a nest when
he saw some young ones leave 1t and
disappear into the water in that won
derful way common to all amphibious
creatures right up to the hippopot-
anus almost without ripple He
found in the nest one egg, which was
being cracked from the inside-all
birds are hatched with little projec-
ton something like glazier's diamond
on their bills for this purpose-and
the youngster was cheeping as 1t wrig-
gled slowly round. AS he watched,
back came the mother. She saw him
and gave one short, harsh cry. In
mediately the little bird In the egg
stopped cheeping and made no fur
ther sound or movement while he re-
mained. Here was case of instinc-
tive obedience even before the bird
was hatched.-London Times.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
Opens Fire on Treaty.

Washlngton.-Fire on the four-power
Pacific treaty was opened in the Sen
ate from both Republican and Demo-
cratic quarters when 1t was called up
for debate after ratification Of the Zap
treaty. The debate, however, was de-
clared to be only skirmish wrh the
real fighting scheduled for next week.
Declarations against the four-power
treaty were delivered by Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, and Senators
Borah Of Idaho and France Of Mary.
land.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
SAINT PATRICK IN
HISTORY and
LEGEND

st. Patrick was born in North Brit.
ain, in what is now Dumbarton. during
the second half Of the Fourth century.
His parents were Christians and Of
noble family. His father. Roman cit
izen, Calpernius by name, held the
rank of decurion, and was an ordained
clergyman; the mother Conchessa, was
the sister of st. Martin, bishop Of
Tours.
Although his parents were rich, st.
Patrick was brought up very simply,
living for the most part with his fos-
ter parents, on a farm. Early he be-
gan to work those miracles and won
ders for which he Is 30 famous.
In those days the Picts and Scots
made frequent incursions upon the
British coasts and on one of these In
from ships upon the shore near the
farm where Patrick, now lad Of
about sixteen, was playing in company
with some of his younger brothers and
sisters.
The pirates kidnapped st. Patrick, car
rying him of to Ireland, where he was
sold as slave to Milcho, king of the
Dalaradia, and given the task Of tend
Ing the swine. 1t was during his years
of serfdom that Patrick acquired his
knowledge Of the Irish tongue and his
love for the country folk.
After six years of this servitude an
angel came to him In a dream and told
him how to escape. Accepting the an
gels advice and his escape duly ac-
-complished, Patrick travelled on foot to
the West. and there took ship for Brit
ain. After much wandering he arrived
at his old home only to find that his
parents had died during his absence.
He settled down quite happily with
his brothers and sisters until one night
the angel appeared to him saying that
ireland needed him. Patrick never
slept without hearing in dreams the
voice of the children Of Folchut Wood
crying out to him beseechingly. IRE
turn to us, holy youth, come once more
and walk among us!" And the angel
explained that this was the voice OF
the children yet unborn, In Ireland.
From that moment, Patrick determined
that he would carry salvation to them.
In order to prepare himself for the
carrying out of this mission, he sought
advice and counsel Of his uncle st.
Martin. bishop Of Tours, who had
founded o monastery at Marmoutier,
In France. st. Patrick made all the
land part of the journey on foot.
One night when near the end Of the
Journey, he lay down to rest In the
rnow under the bare branches Of
tlackthorn tree, to sleep. When he
awoke in the morning, to his amaze
ment he found the thorn all out In
white-scented blossom, while the coun-
try around was still frozen. To this
day the traveller may still see st.
Patrick's blackthorn tree in blossom
In bleak December. Here the old
legends blend with those respecting
Glastonbury, where he is said to have
remained and studied theology.
For eight years Patrick remained at
Marmoutier, studying and fasting. But
on one occasion he was given piece
of meat-meat was not allowed to those
in training-which he hid In jar,
hoping for an opportunity to eat 1t In
stealth. While awaiting this oppor-
tunity he came face to face with
strange being with eyes both at the
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
FOUND THE GOING DIFFICULT
But at Least Profiteer Must Be Given
Credit for the Possession Of
Persistence,

Police Chief Charles Fitzmorris Of
Chicago, whose fight against bootleg
ging Chicago policemen has made him
famous the country over. said at re-
cent banquet:
"These bootlegging policemen want
to get rich, dine at the Blackstone
and climb into society like the prof.
teer.
IA pr0fiteer, you know, moved to
New York with his family and spent
so much money and devoted such In
defatigable energy to pushing his way
into society that society leader
said Of him-we'll call him Blame
Sometimes. In the dead of night
am awakened by a curious and
persistent sound, listen intently in the
darkness again with a sigh of relief,
murmuring to myself:
"Tt is only Mr.. Blame, climbing
MISUNDERSTANDING"
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
And That's That.

On Eighteenth street yesterday. Two
negroes driving motors. One driving
truck thrusts out his arm for turn.
Other driver, coming from behind,
sounds horn and attempts to pass.
Both cars stop. Tenders touching.
both drivers pile out to argue.
Didn't you see my arm?" asks the
truck driver.
"Didn't you hear my horn" coun.
tiers the other.
Sure l heard your horn"
"Why didn't you stop, then?"
cause, amt my arm as good ms
your horn?"
Drivers get bnck in and both ma
chimes proceed-Kansas City Star.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
| SHE DYED A SWEATER,
SKIRT AND CHIlD'S COAT
WITH "DIAMOND DYES"

Each package Of Diamond Dyes" con.
tains directions so simple any woman can
dye or tint her worn, shabby dresses.
skirts, waists. coats. stockings, sweaters.
coverings, draperies, hangings, everything,
even If she has never dyed before. Buy
Diamond Dyes"-no other kind-then
perfect home dyeing is sure because Dia.
mond Dyes are guaranteed not to spot,
whether the material you wish to dive is
wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton
or mixed goods.-adyertisement
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
Different Reasons.

Movie Sign-"Why Girls Leave
Home Monday" That's easy. It's
wash day.-Chicago Evening Post.
Not necessarily. brother, there's one
"dear girl" we know who leaves home
Monday because it's Bargain day
Boston Transcript.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

Points the Way-For Others.
We are not disparaging idealism.
but an "idealist" is too frequently a
man who has high notions of what the
other fellow ought to do.-Boston
Transcript.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

I wonder in the evening,
In the dusky evening hour.
II thrush is singing sweetly
In the glen at Ballybower;
II his notes are rapturous. golden
As on dusk-sweet eyes I knew,
When the fairies crept TO listen,
As stood alone with you.
I'm hoping in the evening.
In the calm, sweet evening hour,
That there's sadness in q thrush's song
In far-off Ballybower;
That q lingering note Of longing
Falls upon your listening ear.
Stirring vague regrets and yearnings
For q voice you cannot hear.
Katherine Edelman In Kansas City Star.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
Arrested After Forty-eioht YEAR.


Tuscaloosa, Ala.-Forty-eight years
after the killing Of Peter Mooney at
Rome, Ca, George Nichols, well
known citizen Of Tuscaloosa, was ar
rested In connection with the crime.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09
The Failure.

The Failure.
King Canute tried to boss the waves.
royalty will be scrapped before
they are" we assured him.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

A RattIino Skeleton.
"PeOplo say that family has skele-
ton in tho closet" 1--WE heard some
thing rattle In the garage"
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-09

@ Of Gre i Ere liz
Of finance Duffy of fhg d
o o u
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22
| WOMEN'S MISSIONARY
SOCIETY TO OPEN
WORK OCT. 10

Mrs. j. Z. Hodge, president, states
that with a cessation of the extremely
hot weather which has prevailed these
last weeks, she expects to call her
executive board into session and plan
for the first meeting of the Woman 5
Missionary Society Of State Street
Christian Church, to DE held on the
second Tuesday in October.
The society is one of the oldest We
men 5 organizations i'll FL Centre, haV-
ing begun in the early years as ali
auxiliary of the Christian Women S
Board of Missions. 1t has been a live
aggressive body from the very first
doing missionary work and home relief
as well as aiding in all of the work oil
the church and assisting the pastor IL
every way possible
With the uniting of I'll the missionary
organizations of tpe Christian Churches
the C. w. B. NJ. was renamed and sine,
last season the local organization ha
been styled the Woman S Missionary
| Society.
The Woman 5 Eible Glass of the sam,
| denomination expects to rcorganize' TO
the winter next Sunday. $. ". Letting
! well who taught the cldss last yea
will continue as its director this yeal
| assisted by committees of women a
leaders of its varied activities
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22
RED CROSS CHAPTER
DIRECTORS TO TALK
OF DISBANDING
Telephone 7S4 w

Chairman j. W. Glassford of the local
Chapter of the American Red Cross
will call meeting of the board of
managers in few days to discuss the
advisability of continuing the work
of the chapter another year. The or
ganization has kept active since the
war, primarily for the purpose of tax
ing care of the needs of ex-service men,
though much work has been done and
other service rendered to the community
during the last three years. 1t is thought
bv some that the primary purpose of
the organization has about been full
filled and the board win consider the
question at its meeting and attempt
to find out just the status OF this
phase of Red Gross service. The mem
bers of the board of managers are j..
w. Glassford, chairman; Ben Saiomon,
c. X. Cooper, c. L. Pitzer, Mrs. c. j..
Ritz and Mrs. A. G. Campbell. Messrs.
Giassford, Salohlon and Cooper and Mis-.
Campbell have served ON the board
since the organization of the chapter
when America entered the World Wal.
Mrs. Gilbert S. Helms is secretary OF
the chapter and has had direction OF
the headquarters for several years.
Harry Maddux is treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22
Mr.. AND MRS. RAGAN
ENJOY 1000
MILE TRIP

The people of Imperial Valley have
seen much of their own state this sum
mer. many of them motoring to points
of interest to see and enjoy the wonder,
full scenery Of the Golden State.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ragan cut
lose from their business six weeks ago
and went away to find rest and rccrea-
tion withersoever fancy dictated. They
drove first to San Francisco where they
enioyed visit withe their son, Paul,
and wife. and visited the bay region
Several days were spent at lovely San
Ia Cruz in company with Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Ragan. Other coast cities were
visited and the party saw California 5
first capital city, Monterey.
Returning toward the south, The Ra-
gans stopped at Los Angeles for Il
visit with their son, Rex, and wife, and
with the latter moiored to Laguna
Beach for 4 week. They returned to Ri
Centre Wednesday evening after trip
covering over 1900, all within theii
own state.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22
CLUBWOMEN HELP
TO IMPROVE SCHOOL
WORK OF STATE

Statistics seem to prove that Ameri
ca is but a sixth-grade nation educa'
tionallv. but President Jessup of the
Iowa State University provides some
balm to the feelings when he says that
at least there are no other nations even
so high in average.
viii C. Wood, state superintendent
of schools of California, is endeavorins
to put over a campaign through the
public schools of his state to reduce the
very large percentage of illiteraey
shown in recent statistics. Mr.. Wooo
saws that the United States can become
an educated country in 10 years II all
the men and women of the country,
especially the office holders, taxpayers,
teachers and parents, will put their
heads and their hearts into the business
and do all of the things that their sew
eral regions require odueationaliy.
At a counsel of superintendent cali
ed by Mr.. Wood last spring, the sun-
iect was fully discussed and definite
plan was worked out to carry on ar
aggressive campaign against illiteraey
through the public schools of California
BY legislation the provisions for school
attendance have been extended 10
adults and the compulsory education
law has been strengthened considerably
The California Federation of Wo-
men S Clubs is working along the same
lines, and should De able to arouS'
public sentiment to such an extent that
MIR. Wood S ideal may be realized, in
sofar as this great commonwealth" Is
concerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22
FARMERS WIVES
MEET SATURDAY

The county board of the home de.
partment of the Farm Bureau will
meet Saturday afternoon, September
%, In Department / of the superior
court. Two CLOCK is the hour an
bounced for the meeting which is to
be in the nature of homecoming, get
acquainted occasion. Miss Orpha A.
Miller, the new agent will meet the
board and talk over the plans and
projects to be carried on through the
various centers.
New projects are to be undertaken
this fall, the first of which will be
home ground planning and planting
Mr.. Shepard, specialist of the uniyer-
sity extension department, is to be in
the valley for three days early in Oct
ober and will give. demonstrations in
several sections of the county. Six
homes have already signed up for the
demonstration and others are expected
to do so.
The demonstrations will include
plans for planting of grounds and
lawns, placing of eli buildings on the
home grounds and other features Of in
terest.
Several other specialists are expect
ed during the fall to give demonstra-
tions on their respective subjects and
the county has been divided by Miss
Miller into six zones so that every
neighborhood may have opportunity to
attend the meetings.
Zone No. /, includes North End, Mag
nolia and Mulberry districts; No. 2 in
cllI1ps Westmnrland Trifolium and
Spruce; No. 3, Tamarack Ranch No.
4, Lantana, Mt. Signal and McCabe;
No. 5, Meloland, Jasper and Alamitos;
No. 0, Eastside, Central and Alamo
Verde.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22
MUSIC SECTION OF
CLUB TO START
ACTIVITIES

Mrs. j. II. Ritzingor, chairman of the
music section of the Ten Thousand club,
has not yet returned from San Diego,
but is expected back in few days and
will be ready to open meetings of the
section in October The music section
is the largest Of the club divisions and
had a wonderfully successful year last
seAon under the leadership of Mrs. f
B. Fuller. Some of the best musical
talent in FL Centre belongs to the sec
tion and aside from the serious study
of composers and their productions, pro
grams were given throughout the year
of an inspiring and entertaining char
aeter which attracted the interest of
large percentage of the Ten Thousand
Club membership.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22
LOS ANGELEs pRopucE

Beans, San Pedro, 8. Bunched vege-
tables, per dozen lunches, turnips 500
35; beets 30@35; spinach %; parsley
10; celery, local 800; grapefruit, locals,
7.o0@9.00; lemons, locals, s.o009.0o;
lettuce, local, 15@90; onions, Stockton,
yellows, 1.25@1.5o; whites 40@60; OF.
anges, Valencias, 10.00@11.00; PEAS, le-
northern, 11@l2; peppers, local, 3@4;
potatoes, rivers, 2.00@2.l5; local 1.35
@l.65; sweet potatoes 31a@4; squash
45@50; green corn, Imperial, 60@90;
tomatoes San Pedro 60MS5.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22
SAN FRANCISCO LIVESTOCK

Cattle: Steers, No. l, 7M@s; seconi!
quality, 7(G7E; cows and heifers, No.
/, 5a@6; calves, lightweight, S1a01o;
heavy 5H@61a.
Hogs; Hard, fat, grain fed, weighing
125 to 200 lbs, l1@l1H; weighing 251
to 800 lbs, Sl2@9h.
Sheep: Lambs 1lh@12; sheep ia
Sh; ewes sac.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22

Miss Zuma Downing has returned
from a three month 5 trip to northern
California and Portland, Ore. Miss
Downing says that she had one great
trip and enjoyed every minute of her
vacation. She is especially enthusiastic
ahnut Portland.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22
Market Report
United PRESS Leased wire

Los ANGELES, Sept. 22.-Trading
today was moderate, and the market
showed very few price changes Citrus
fruits are higher, and are becoming very
scarce as the season is practically over
for lemons, oranges and grapefruit. Po-
tatoes are showing a firmer tone on
account of increases III carlot prices,
although there has been no change yc.
in prices to retailers. Peaches, pears
and plums are selling well, while canta,
loupessar very scarce and higher.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22

Mrs. Mazel Gardner Pancake has re-
Gently returned from Los Angeles where
she spent two weeks selecting new can
tatas and operettas to be given by the
pupils of "The FL Centre School oI
Panoforte and Vocal Art.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-22
SAN FRANCISCO GRAIN

Barley, spot feed, 1.17hm1.20; ship
ping, 1.25@l.35; white Egyptian cofn
2.00@2.l0; oats, 1.60d1.15.