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Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25
MrLonseass saw Mrs buaytail'

have not. Now Grandpa Lightfoot
can't have any pine cones and he
wont get we'll
7Oh, yes he Wilt" cried Uncle
Wiggily cheerfully.
"How can he when we have no
pine cone seeds for him:'
ON get him some,' offered the
bunny.
elbow can you when the ground
is covered with snow!' asked the
squirrel lady. 81 know there are
pine cones on the ground, but they
are covered with SNOW
"I'n dig them OUT offered Tn
Gle Wiggily "I'll go find some
pine cones for Grandpa Light foot. -
cit is very kind of YOU" said
Mrs. Bushytail, and as Uncle Wig
gily started off along came scamp
ering Johnnie aud Billie, the squir
rel boys on their way home from
school
oven come and help you dig
pine cones under the snow for
Grandpa Lightfoot," they said.
"Comc along invited Uncle
Wiggily. On the way Johnnie want
ed 10 know if the long, round
scratchy things from the pine tree
would turn into ice cream cones on
account of being under the snow.
mo, IN afraid not, said I'm
cle Wiggily. "But if we get some
pune cones for Grandpa Lghtfoot
| II buy some ice cream cones FOR
you boys
The three friends found q pine
, tree. The ground beneath it was
covered with snow, but with their
paws Uncle Wiggily and the squirrel
boys scraped the snow away. Then
they found plenty of good pine
cones.
But just as they were putting
them in their pockets to take to
Grandpa bightfoot along came the
bad Bob Cat.
- want cans to nibblc!" howlcd
the Bob Cat.
"Waiti ~ chartered Johnnie as
the Bob Cat was about 10 catch
Uncle Wiggily. First, Mr.. Bob Cat,
you must have your nose scratch
ed!' Then Johnnie and Billie "ub-
bed the hard, scratchy, priekly pine
cones on the soft aud tender nose
/ of the Bob Cat.
Wow! Wow! Wouchic wow!'
llowIed the Bob Cat aud away he
ran, not nibbling any ears that day.
/ And with the bunny gentleman
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25
THE BEST MEMORIAL

An old lady who died recently asked before her
death that act OF mnlsterng to the needy ana
distressed should be the funeral tribute of her friends
rather than expensive flowers and elaborate ceremon-
les. The request not only speaks volumes for the
character Of the woman herself 1t is typical OF the
modern trend away from useless ostentatlon ana OK
travagancc in funeral observances.
The suggestion is not uncommon in these days
that flowers be sent TO the sick instead OF to the home
of mourning II is a sensible custom. They do
no good to the dead and they may cheer and comfort
the living Sent in the of the friend whom 1t Is
desired TO honor they serve double purpose.
Even wider in its scope is the suggestion of the
unselfsh little old lady that deeds of kindness be her
memorial. Ii the custom were generally observed,
death instead of making the world heavier place
would make it infinitely more beautiful.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25
THE REASSURfNG ARMY

In millions of homes all this broad land, in
city village and out on the farms, heads bending
seed catalogues, gardens being planned draw
ings made for landscapmg lawns and setting out
shrubbery and plans perfected for the crops to
be sown What comfortable, reassurlng thing this is!
Here millions of people who have lively,
wholesome interest in the present. and a splendid.
abiding faith in the future. How much they are
doing to set the world straight and to keen straight
than if they worrying the many disturbing
conditions in the world letting those conditions dis
turb them past the point of obstructive usefulness in
their own spherei
1t is true that nobody can foretel what may hap
pen So why try? Why not plan to plant instead?
Then no matter what comes, at least one will have
been busy happy and useful while he could.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25
Looking Backward
What tho Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY ONE YEARS AGO
January 25, 1902

San Diego Chamber of Commerce
passes resolution urging the post
master general to establish a mail
route between San Diego and I'm
portal, and Calexico via Campo.
Cocopah Indians to be great aelp
III doing work of the desert but
have all to learn of business wavs.
Ono here recently took a contract
for $l2 and soon after was offered
another contract of the same kind
for So. He refused but said that
he would do the work for $l2. Hc
had learned what ST. was but did
rot know that $l5 was greater
amount
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25
TEN YEARS AGO
January 25, 1913

Imperial Telephone Company
turns the valley plant over to the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company which will begin soon to
rebuild the system.
Harrison Land Company has on ex-
hibition two sweet potatoes from
springs planting on the farm of
Denis Stems of Wcstmorland which
weigh II and ID pounds respective
ly. The hill of potatoes yielded a
total of rs pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
January 25. 1903

Nearly asthird of the milk produc'
ers now in Imperial Valley are ma.
tivcs of the soil and the number of
milch cows raised here are incrcas-
ing at the rate Of 20 per cent year
at least.
Plans to organize a CHAPTER of
the Eastern Star in Imperial are ad-
vancing rapidly. Twenty-threc sign
ed application blanks last night and
the chapter will be fully organized
when the charter is received.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25

clerk AZ rule has more than he
can attend 10 ana mail so deposited
goes through to Los Angeles ind is
brught back for distribution a.
Imperial Valley and Coachelfa Val
ley points. Mail deposited in the
local office goes immediately to its
destination. The dispatehing Aerk
mnkes every effort 10 handle mail
deposited in the office mp to the
last minute, often at late as S:lj.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25

ind squirrel boys took the pine
cones to Grandpa Lightfool he was
soon all well again, So all happened
for the best, you see.
And if the nut cracker docsn I
take a bite out of the cake of maple
sugar when the apple pie ism I lock
my, | II tell YOU next about Uncle
Wiggily and the bottle.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25
- 49, At Offlcn- ralrol

MAJ L,tfeIg NJ office Patrons
NJ fbe lDfai p,tOfnre through .
a,i3a4fyslaEJing ~ m"tiiodg and
gyoeeauye. afe not taking full adj
gantage II the scrticc. MarY poo
bic have formed the habit of DE-.
pesifiog mUl on the evening train
Tor los Angeles. A. - rule not 80
go0d service is obtained as by de-
posting mail in the postoffice for
the reason that the railway mail
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD X. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
PINE CONES

Uncle Wiggily hoped from his
hollow stump bungalow one day and
went off in the woods adventuring.
The ground was covered with snow,
three or four inches deep, enough to
make it rather hard for the bunny
rabbit to hop and jump along. But
Uncle Wiggily didn't mind that.
cit will do me good,' he said to
himself, twinkling his pink nose.
Exercise is good for my rbeuma
tism, if l don get my paws wet,
and as i have on my ovcrshocs,
which Nurse Jane made for mo from
leaves off the rubber plant, l think
my paws will keep dry"
Uncle Wiggily was hopping along
through the woods, when, as he stop
ped to rest beneath a big tree he
heard rustling in the branches ov-
erhead and something flew down
on his pink nose.
Bless my ioliypops.' cried the
bunny. "What s that?'
con, / m so sorry. Did | hurt
you, Uncle Wiggily!'' asked a voice
and, looking up, Mr.. Longears saw
Mrs. Bushytail, the lady squirrel,
mother Of Johnnie aud Billie Bushy,
tail, sitting on a branch.
ono, you didn't hurt me, Mrs,
Bushytail ct is Grandpa Lightfeot
You just tickled my nose a little
with something you dropped. What
was it?'
"A bit of pine cone said the
squirrel lady, and she sighed sad
sigh, unhappy like and worried.
Whatever is the matter?' ask
ed Uncle Wiggily. Il hope Johnnie
and Billie aren't ILL.,. -
Ono, they re all right said Mrs.
Bushytail. 1t is Grandpa Lightfoot
who is ailing.''
What, my dear old gentleman
squirrel fricnd?' cried Uncle Wig.
gily. What is the matter with
Grandpa Lightfoot''
"Oh, he has the epizootic, so DR..
Possum says went on Nurse Jane
And Dr. Possum wants Grandpa
Lightfoo to eat the seeds from pine
cones to make him get well. But
alasl The pine cones put away for
the winter have all spoiled! We
Qon t eat them ourselves unless we
get very hungry exclaimed Mrs.
Bushqtail, Though | always hide
some in the hollow tree for Grandpa
Lightfoot in case he needs them.
Put just now, after DR.. possum
had gone, | went to the store house
III our hollow tree to get out pine
conc or two. nibbled them to see
it they had good seeds in, but they
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25

Ii begins to look as if the German would rather
& trenches than coal.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25

WHY expect nations TO baIaneo their Dsa2e'r
n hen balance is exactly what they .@e<<
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25

II all other sources fail Europe might .li' MAKE
4 teigrably good living out OF The Ameic@A hetnfa
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-25

If there were no cuss words, how
would you talk about the weather?
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07
Substitute for Cotton and Wool.

Flax and cotton may be doomed TO
displacement by newly discovered
fiber, called by South American In
dlnns "arghan.' This fiber, discovered
by Sir Henry wlckhnm, pioneer OF
the rubber Industry, is half ns strong
again ns the best hemp and fax, re-
slsts the action OF sen water, wenves
into fine cloth that bieacbes and dyes
easily, and has uneycelled wearing
qualities. Afghan may replnce some.
NJ least, Of the textiles most familiar
10 us. These are oddly few. There
must be thousands Of substances cnpn.
BILE Of supplying clothing fbers, yet
throughout the ages dependence hns
been mainly placed upon the big four
wool, flax, silk ard cotton. Hence.
the discovery md evolution Of another
new and promising textile fiber must
he recognized M Of considerable i'm.
porinnce.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07
BRIDAL LORE OF INTEREST
Each Month Seems to Furnish Some
Characteristic Concerning
Mrs. NewlyWed.

Bachelors who anticipate joining
the ranks of the mated may perhaps
find the following superstitious bridal
lore of interest: A January bride will
be prudent housekeeper and good
tempered. A February bride will be
an affectionate wife and tender
mother. A March bride will be friv-
olous chatterbox, given to quarreling
An April bride will be inconstant, not
intelligent, fairly good looking. A
May bride will be handsome, amiable,
of happy disposition. A June bride
will be impetuous and generous. A
July bride will be pretty and smart,
but somewhat quick tempered. An
August bride will be both amiable and
practical. A September bride will be
discreet and much liked An October
bride will be pretty, coquettish, loving,
but jealous. November bride will
be liberal, kind, but wild of disposi-
tion. A December bride will be good
looking, fond of novelty, entertain.
ment, but eXtravagant
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07
Ingenious Coal Transportation.

An eastern coal company, in open
ing up three new mines, situated close
together, was confronted with the
problem of transporting the output to
river, -four and one-fourth miles
away, with steep and rugged hills in
tervening. A railroad around the hills
or through them appeared to be too
expensive in first cost and in opera
tion, so II was decided to bore small
tunnel through the hills and convey
the coal on series of belts. The dis
tance of four and one-fourth miles, in
which there is rise of 800 feet, will
be made with 20 conveyers in series,
each delivering the coal to the one
ahead. At the loading end, the belt
will be FIVE feet wide for receiving the
coal direct from the mine cars MS they
are hoisted up the shaft, and will car
ry the coal LOO feet TO the next con-
veyor, which will be four feet wide.
The unloading belt at the river will
be four feet wide, and viii deliver to
four or six other belts, which discharge
the coal through chutes into barges.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07
Sheer Outlook In New zealand.

The 1879 outlook for sheep In New
Zenlnnd Is about 10 per cent below
1922, since more Than 3,Tp0.OoO sheep
hnd b.lb0,0po lambs were Killed during
the cnlcndnr year 1922. The quantity
and quality of lambs Inns been affected
by adverse weather conditions How
ever. the hlrh price of wooiPis causing
farmers 10 Keep their sheep now. and
the ia23 estimates Of killings are con.
tldcrnhly below Inst year, according 10
cable from Consul Kari de @. Mac.
Witty, Auckland. \. n.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07
Child Labor In China.

Women and children are especially
cheap In China. snys Miss Tak-hlng
Shin, n welfare worker OF Hong Kong
who Il now In Europe studying condl-
tions. In China there nre 1O0.OOO.OOO
people, with only per cent llterate,
and they die OF by thousands, she as
serts. When a child is week or two
old she is taken by her mother 10 the
fnctory. laid in corner. and fed nj
Intervals. II she survives. In year
or two she toddles about among the
machines. Al four or iiye she learns
the rndiments Of the work, and at six
or seven She Is an ndept. taking her
place Ia the ranks Of regular work.
erh. They work from u to i0is hours
hours day.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07
National Boar. to nuIld nIahwax,

II II expected that the Australian
government viii lnroduce a main rond
bin for New South Wales nj the next
session, creating n board 10 take
charge of and finance t,'e main rnnds
for that province. snya Consul u.
wormnth. Sydney, IN report to the
Department Of Commerce. Al present
there is lack Of conference ma con.
sequent incficlcncy In the matter of
rond building. because the control IL
divided among hundreds of shires und
municipalities, Motor vehicles nre NJ.
ready competing strongly with the
rnllronds, hut their successful oporn.
ton IL badly ha,npcred BY poor ronds.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07
conld Make whn, ne Needed.

A recent writer on John Burroughs
claims that his chief pride was not
in his writing, but In the fact that he
could make almost everything l-e need
ed with his own hands. From Edwin
wildman's sketch of Burroughs in his
book, Famous Leaders Of Character" |"
we learn that the great naturalist could
fashion ax handles, candles, toys, Ink
wells. slate pencils, even trout lines,
and that when he set 10 building his
own study at Rlyerby he was able to
make not only the shingles, window
frames and nails, but even the furnl.
ture.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07
StFanqe Experience.

One day when l hitched our huge
dog to my sled a hunter fired his gun
In a neighborlng eornfeld. The dog
was frightened by the report Of the
gun and started of at an Incredible
speed. II was too late for me to get
of, and / was seated on the sled us
1t careened dangerously around cor
ners and threatened TO upset. ]
shouted, but he only increased his
speed The sled neared an old wagon
at an alarming pace, and the dog
jumped over the shafts. My heart
was In my throat when the sled met
the shafts with slckenlng crashl ]
was conscious Of a delightful feeling
and came to on top of a soft straw pile
on which had landed.-Chicago Jour
lal.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07
A slmpIe Method.

''Ilow did you manage 10 escape
from the fooipnd unhnrined nnd with.
oui being robbedr'
"when he pointed his pistol nj me
md demanded my money or my life
I stepped forward took him by tho
button hole md snld, 4 hnve lurt
henrd dandy once there wus nm
lrialimnn nnmcd Pat who met nnnihor
irislmnh nnmcd Mike, nnd pnid "a
him rho bandii uttered n eafoa.h
aa1 fe1 li'su d aHd r0ehnf't" Kan
rar cny HiHG
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07
MINOR MUSINGS

Its a fine thing that NOBODY mas
tried to prohibit hope. The most IN
terested readers of vacation ads are
those that won't be able to take vaea'
tions.
Dollar gasoline might permit lot
of men to attend to business VINO are
now out in their cars.
Fools rush in but If they remain
fools they generally get kicked out.
The reason so many college Sradu-
ates don't get anywhere is because
firstly, they ought never to have gone
to college, and secondly because WIS
dom can't be bought by the yard.
Money is likely to be tight with
the man who is living loose.
The old-timers who sigh for the old
fashioned girls of their youth would
laugh their heads off if they'd see one
OF them coming down the street dress
ed as the girls did in the nineties.
You may believe in letting well
enough alone but well enough never
seems to be willing to let anybody
alone.
"A fool and his money soon find
their way to the blue-sky stock sales
man.
You are dead as soon as you become
ambitious to start new project to-
morrow instead of today.
The nation is divided into three
classes-home lovers, auto dwellers
and residents of motion picture thea
tiers.
After you have been knocked down
it's better to lie there until your
enemy has gone away than to jump
up and be knocked down again.
The man that makes the most mo-
tions doesn't necessarily do the most
work. What is buster than a cat
chasing its tail?
Ais well. with the world if all's
well with the liver.
What every business man knows is
that letter marked Important" is
only important to the one sending it,
If to anybody, and is always waste
basket food for the one who gets it,
Man that is born Of woman is of
few days" and he can make them
much fewer by worrying about how
few they are.
One who is all out Of money Is like
ly to think he is all in
A child of misfortune often is one
begotten by parents of big fortune.
1t is astonishing how much help you
can get when you don't need il.
Most men have gained their repu.
tation by making their predictions
after things have happened.
A sweet girl graduate" is any Of
them, and a sour boy graduate is one
who got that way when he learned he
would have stars after his name on
commencement day.
Many own dinner jackets who sell
dom are invited to dinner.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07
r0O-DARINC moth
How Lola Montez Scorched Her
Wings in RoyaIty's Flame.
Humble Brooklyn Grave Holds Dancer
Who Once swayed Policies Of
Powerful European State.

America may have forgotten Lola
Montez. A gravestone In Greenwood
cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y, bearing the
Inscription: Mrs. Eliza Gilbert; died
Jan. 16, 1861, aged A." may mean lit
tie to the residents of Brooklyn who
happen to pass 1t, but Europe Will
never forget the celebrated dancer
whose dust lies beneath that stone,
says an Associated Press dispatch
from Berlin.
Lola Montez died in a New York
almshouse, alone and penniless. Thlr-
teen years previously she was the
toast of all the European capitals and
a prime favorite Of King Ludwig of
Bavaria, whose tottering throne she
saved by fleeing from Munich and be-
coming world wanderer. The
dancers romantic life is now being
shown daily in the theaters of Berlin
and other German cities In a moving
picture play which is attracting more
attention than the romance of Nine.
Pompadour or Of Nine. Du Barry.
Lola Montez' life story requires lit
tie establishment for the cinema.
Gaby Deslys and other more modern
favorites of kings never swayed Eu-
rope as did Lola. Poets, novelsts,
dramatists and painters have perpet-
uated her fame. She overthrew one
government In Bavaria which opposed
her political sway and forced the sue
ceeding government to make her coun-
tess of Ladfeldt. When Ludwig was
urged by his ministers thnt he either
must give up Lola or his throne in
order to save Bavaria he is said to
have replied: without Lola there
can be no Ludwig"
Queen Therese was powerless to
combat her dancer rival. The famous
dancer was born in Montrose, Scot
land, the daughter of an officer named
Gilbert. After an adventurous youth
In England sire became popular In
Paris rs Spanish dancer She rep
resented herself as an Andalnsian,
and always was spoken OF In Europe
as "the Spanish dancer She went to
the Munich opera In 1916 and won in
stant success and LudwIg's devotion.
For two years she maintained su-
preme position In the face Of violent
opposition In political and artistic
circles.
The Munich students were her loyal
supporters she danced at their ban
quets and won their hearts so com
pletely that they parnded and rloted
whenever attempts were made 10
force her TO leave Bavaria. she over
shadowed all other political issues,
and when finally she decided TO flee
rnther than force Ludwig TO abdlcnte
the throne, the Bavarlan government
had TO close the university to prevent
students from making demonstrations
against Lola's official enemies.
From Bavaria Lola fed TO Paris,
where she wrote her memoirs and pub
llshed many daring essays on the
emancipation Of woman. From Paris
she went TO England, where she mar
rled an officer named Head, from
whom she was. soon separated. She
toured India and Australia, md In
1852 went 10 the United States and
appeared ip San Francisco. Esg York
and osher cities in spectacular
travesty on Bayarlan politics, recount
Ing her experiences In Munich, which
now, 20 years later, are being shown
In moving pictures.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07

What others think OF you has moth
ing to do with what you are, but too
often it causes small minds to believe
they are something they are not.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07

You never knew anybody who was
free with his advice who was free
with anything else.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07

Nobody has had so dull past that
he doesn't think he win have bright
hereafter
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07

sssssssssse-sssssssssssN
Ho,YoxE A GOOD TOWN
) because II Has
3 Good streets
. Good water
) Good sewer system
Good municipal water plant
3 Good municipal light plant
) Good fire company and equip.
ment
: Good band
) FIGURING Mill
: 2i.Hour electric service
Ornamental street lighting
5 Three modern banks
I Five nice churches
3 Fine modern homes
: Modern stores F.t
) Five garages ~
Four oil companies ..y
Two lumber yards
) Modern fee plant
! Cold storage plant ! i
z Modern creamery
5 Four cream stations
! Two good hotels
Z Good eating houses
: New county high school
! New Grade school
Z Childrcn's playground
9 Modern hospital
) Two machine shops
Three elevators
9 Free mail delivery
: d. l.. d. east and west highway
q. y. c. north and south high
: way
. Splendid theator
: Two newspapers
County court house
: County telephone systen
3 County fair grounds
se1reoo ooresseesc coctn
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07

II you are not level, living, you'll
never be loved dead, although you
may canse happiness by being dead.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07

Night.light saving probably would
be even more helpful than daylight
saving.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07

No seli.respecting fox ever trotted
the way some young people fox-trot.
Phillips County herald., 1923-06-07

All kinds of job printing done a
this Office.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
REPRESENTATION

Getting things done,' says George Matthew Adams, y
Is matter of first getting things started Isn't that true
The procrasnator-and there not traces of him IN
every one of us-hates to start thing.
How many times have you attempted to ease your con-
science with such 81 don feel well this morn
ng coudn than get started before would
interrupt me anyway Ths task doesn't really have to be
done today and tomorrow get at earlier These and
similar have been yours and mine and again.
haven they Another thing haven't you always noticed that
each time you put off doing task the next time it is just SO
procrastnae That of the worst things
about the habit of procrastnatng it gains momentum rap
idly.
The result of repeated procrastnaton disastrous Watch
yourself lest the habit of procrastnaon gets grip on YOU
Will power is the and only corrective for the habit
It takes motive force resolution strong decision OF char
task promptly and keep at it right through to
completion These characteristics be developed only by
developing the of will Use every atom OF 1T you pos
sess it the limit 1t means hard work. extremely
hard work. but the procrasnation habit dangerous 4ou
must overcome it will overpower you. Chaos in your
life and work. system in your life and work. which shall
be? 1t all depends upon what you make of your Will
power in overcoming the habit Of procrastination.
Steer clear of tomorrow Don't belong to the Put-OH
Clan Promptness of the fundamentals of success
Acquire it.