davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-08-27
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DOPIS z PRAHY.
Ctena redakce Sveta i

Dovoluji 81 Vam zaslati po-
kracovani meho prveho dopi.
su, ktery jste laskave uvedejni.
Ii. a ktery jsem zaslal re sire.
no more. Aakoli jiz mnoho
vody suteklo od te DOLBY co jsem
zde q chtel jsem psat; drive,
ale .nedivte Sc. zde ten cas-
mnohem rychleji ubiha nez
tam u mas Americe a zvlaSte
pfi tom 12fe Plzenskem a jest
Ii do opravdy sc mdze pit ne
komu ma, zdravi, tax W. tam
v Clevelandu Sc, musite citi,
mnohem zdravejsi cd te dolby,
co ,jsem zde, nebot' vzdy pill
ma zdravi celeho Cleyelandu.
Dne 2. cervence jsme prista-
Ii Y Bremenhafen hned vsi.
chni ja!lS0 by 81 rekli, sli ma pi.
vo a vsude .isme cetli napisy
..'pozor ma zlodeje" a to nc
zbytecne, neb snad nikde sc
tax nekrade jake v Nemecku
A isQu Y tom doOpraydy umel,
ci, kde komu, co ukradli, tax sc
nemohl vynadivit, jak mu tt
mShli ,".yyfouknout" 9, m,ls sa;
lmotnemu, nebyti tech 1asich
,.spendliku. by tez ulehcili kap.
sc 3 pfitizili srdci.
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o HoLUBEclH.

Pnpad,f lax .Klostermannovi
holubi provazeli sveho pritele
ma posledni cest6, vzbudil ne
obycejnou pozornost tisku do
maciho i. zahranicniho. Je to O.
pet jeden q. pripadG vzacnych,
jak zaznamenaly IN. L." tim
to:N, .g.a 800. o
Phi pohrbu, zv6cneleho ro-
manciera K. KlOstermanna !, u
dalo sc intermezzo, ktere "a
vdalo podnet.; k yseobecnemu
rozhovoru, a zam6stnava nyni
fantasii lidu, ochotnou z kazde
no. sebe nahodilejsiho prirod-
Mho ukazu vyvQzovati .bachor-
ky, Kdyz, .totiz pohfebni pru-
y0d dosp6l ma Prazskem pred
m6sti k sose sv. Jana, tn pfiletl
smerem Cd domu, v nemz "a
syeho zivota pfebyval Kloster-
mann, houf asi dvanacti holu-
bu. Chvili krouzili mad prlvo-
dem a kdyz tento stanul a knez
pocal mad rakvi odrikavati mo-
dlitbu tn houf holubu zaletl
ma protest. streckv domu Bro
zik0va, kdez,v fade usedl a ma
pOhrebni obrad shlizel. Kdyz o
pet byl pohfebni WIZ zavfen a
prlvod Sc hnul k dalsimu po-
chodu ma hrbitoy, tn Sc op6t
holubi zvedli, zakrouzili mad
pOhrebnlm vozem pOte Ease
odleteli smerem k obydli zvec-
neleho.
Postdni holubi pouzivani
byli ke sluzbam lekarskym,
jak .dokazuji stare dokumen-
ty. Vynalezavi Americana W.
myslili 81 pred kolika desetile-
timi prakticke upotrebeni po-
Stovnich holubI, jak dokazu-
il mnohe, podnes zachovane do
klady. TAX, jisty bostonsky le-
kar pri vzdalenejsich- navst6-
vach vozil $ sebou kos postoy
mimi holuby, jejichz holubnik
byl v meste v lekarne. Pomoci
techto hold posilal pax. re-
cepty do lekarny. Jakmile pri-
letl pOstovni holub, zhotovili v
lekarne Timed lex a zvlastni
velocipedista dovezl jej k ne
mocnemu. Tento vynalez pri-
psali 81 pozdeji take Francou-
ri. TAX La Nature" uvedla, ze
jakysi dr.. Kaplan v Yanoille
jiz roku 1873 nechaval Il svych
pacientu holuby, pomoci jichz
uv6domovan 0 zdravotnim sta
WI nemocnych, nebo tax byly
po mich zasilany recepty do
lekaren.
Holubi We sluzbach rybolov-
CD take znamenite Sc osv6dGi-
Ii, .Velke rybarske spolecnosti
postovnimi, holuby davaly sv6
zpravy na pevninu timto zpd-
soRem: Kazda rybafska LODI
obdrzela 2 holuby. Jakmile ST.
te ,byly yytazeny a Low mohl
byti .posouzen, .yypustil Sc je-
den holub Sc .,zprayou, mnoho-li
a co Sc vdbec yylovilo. Holut
pfiletel o nekolik hodin dri.
We, nezli lod' dospela brehu, q
tax mohly byti vykonany ma
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ASNSS PsAPA0VJ hU PAOuOJA WV
venych ryb ma pobrezi nebo v
trhu. Druhy holub byl k tomu
urcen, ably byl vypusten jen "
tom nejnalehavejsim pfipade,
kdyby Sc lodi prihodilo nejake
|nahle nestesti,. ably prinesl ma
breh stanicni zpravu, kde a
co Sc stalo, ably okamzita po-
moe mohla byti. a misto neste-
sti vyslana. | to Sc osvedcilo.
Primo zazracna, !. neuv6ritelna
schopnost postovnich,. holubi
konati cesty ma mile daleke a s
bezpecnou jistotou nalezti o.
pet sve holubniky, vzbudila ma
mnoze domnenku, ,.ze ,jsou OBJ
dareni jakymsi. zvlastnim Sc
stym smyslem,, nebo ze je vede
magneticky vliv.
TAX po pokusech provede-
lnych sveho scasu: belgickym no
lubarem Rodenbachem r. 1900
ukazalo Sc to byti bachorkou.
Tyz dokazal nezvratne, re, ,je-
dinym skvelym vidcem postov
mich holubl jest bajecna pa
met a bystry jejich zrak. TAX
Rodenbac,h ma zaklade, cele ra-
dy, bohatych. a dlouholetych
zkusenosti a pokusu, kona-
nych holuby. slepymi, zjistil,
re vSichni holubi zraku zbave-
mi nedovedli sc vratit k sve-
mu holubniku.
Zajimavy zavod .holubi S
rychlikem zaznamenaly sveho
casu 1isty francouzsko-nemec-
ke. Kdyz jisty vlak vyjizdel ma
ltrati, Berlin-Kolin n. R.-O-
stende, diyali Sc a sledovali ma
drazni drednicii a zrizenci ke
stroll, ably Sc presvedcili,I zda-li
sc. take u stroje objevi holub,
vsem jiz dobre znamy, nemylto
prlivodce tohoto pravidelneho
rychliku. A netrvalo dlouho a
kratce pred odjezdem rychliku
jiz tn byl holub, ktery svym
obvyklym zpusobem poletoval
u rychlikoveho parostroje, ce-
kaje ma odjezd. v prvnich stani
cich lpln6 stacil, ale pozd6ji,
kdyz stroj zabral plnou parou,
hOlub jiz nestacil v. letu. | pri
lnave sve pfece preletel jeste
$3.50 KIN = listy uvedly, ze
tuto kratOchvilnou leteckou.
hru" provozoval ctyri mesice
skOr0 kazdOdenn6.
Postovni holubi nasli -
konkurenty. TAX prof. Demar-
que q namorniho ustavu pro,
biologii pri universit6 lyonske,
proved zdarile a, pozoruhodne
dsp6chy pokusy upotrebiti
racka ma miste holubl k zasi-
lani .zpray. Zkousky mely We
lice. zdarily vysledek,. takze
francouzske ministerstvo mari
dilo vychovavati v Toulone pro
zpravodaiskou sluzbu pres
more evyhradne racky. Majit'
rackov6 dive neocenitelne ,vlast
nosti pro tuto sluzbu a dalezi-
te dopravni rposlani: mimorad-
ne vyviruty smysl pro domov a
mohou byti odeslani "a nej-
b0ufliyejsho pccasi, coz 8 pO-
Stovnimi holuby nelze nikdy u
| ciniti. Quidam.
/ fss -----------s
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"Vsak jsem prave ma vas
myslil," rekl starry pan, hlasi-
te Sc 3 obema polibiv, re by
ste Hleii pfijet.' aA@ I,.
MY? "A zrovna dnes?" divi
la sc krasavice.
"Ovsem - k tomu pohrbu.'
TX jak6mu pohfbu?" ptali
Sc oba pfichozi jednim hla-
sem.
Coz Wy jeste nevite? Po-
lesny Lebeda Jest mrtev.'
Oni zasnouce nechteli svym
usim vefit.
"Ano, spatny to s MIN wa
10 konec," vyprav6l pan Dom
nosil. "Od te DOLBY, co mu ze-
ma odesla - vsak jste tu pra-
We byli ~, dial Sc docela ma
Spatnou cestu. Mlsto v lese u
stavicnS byl V hospodach, den
"a dnem AMI hrube neyystrizli
vel a vyAledaval porad jen
hadky ano rvacky, i $ dredni-
ky, kterym je podrizen. Prici
nenim pana .farare Sc k nemu
sice zena vr&tila a tn pry ne
kolik dnf Ease delal dobrotu,
avsak bylo pozde. PfUel sem
velky pan z lstredniho e,ira-
du,, mad Lebedou Sc konecn6
|strhla boufe, byl okamzite
propulsion ze sluzby to beze
vsl pense. Ze Smrzovky Sc mu
sci bez prodleni vyst6hovat.
Rizenka Sc detmi uchylila
opet do skoly, on pax 81 pocal
hledat move misto." s
"A pri tom Sc mu nedarilo
valne?" poznamenal setnik.
"Kdyby bylo, jen to-. Ale O.
ctnal Sc take pred okresnim
soudem pro precin, jehoz Sc
verejne, dopnstil ma SVEN, pred
'stavenem KHakalovi - a byl
j zde' odsouzen. Hn6v jeho do
|stoapil takaNkho stupn6. ze, sc
|nadlesnimu chtel nasilne po-
|mstit ~ aspoh, pry takovyr d
mysl naznacil pied Komarem
kdyz .pozde. X noci ppily cd
n6ho odchazel. Komar Sc arci
nenadal, ze, by, to- myslil do
opravdy, jest9 meme, pax, ze
'chce hned jiti do Radosic, ably
tam ,pomstu vykonal. Teprve
druhy den So, .vsecko ukazalo.
'Lebedu nasli pod skalami u re
ky zabiteho, strasliv6 potluce-
|neho. Pc tine a v desti Sc IT,
hnul cesty, " Opilosti sve O.
ctnul sc ma skalnich srazech,
sletel dolG a TAX bidne "a
hynul."
"Nest,astny; i Gloveki!" zvo-
lal, setnik rukama lone. "Pre
nest astna rodina!''
"Ba," sv6dcil, pan Domino
sill, mad ,tou rodinou ably ka-
meni plakalo! TAX ,hodni lide
a takovy osud. je stiha! Rlzen
ka, Sc uz drive vIcihlede ira
tila jako snih ma. jarnim slun
ici - nejspiS nahle !, dbyt6
Kdyz Sc vratila ma Smrzovku,
OOStalO JeJl peJmladSl dlte "a
Skirt q takofks "a n9kolik ho-
din zemrelo. Nyni pax il mu-
zova smrt vrhla ma. nemocn6
loze.. $ nehoz .sotya NJ povsta
ne. A, COZ chudAk pan uGitel.
Froyna mela pocit mise, on Sc
del jiz v. varhan, kdyz Sc ven
ku, strhnul, pokfik. a ide poca-
il 2 .kostela vybihat. Ma kruch
| tu pfileti Calabek. PRO ,Je-
Else Krista! krici. Pane uGi-
tell, vas get je, zabit!'s Stare
eek ma smrt ud9sens kvapi ia
ke ven ma uzouGkych .toci-
|tych schodech ucini schybny
krok. skaci Sc hlavou doll, q
zdstane bez ducha lezet!, Dok
tor pfivedl ho Ease k. sobe -
lale JIG strach, ze 81 ublizil ma
mozku. ] jinde Sc potloukl a
byl uz drive jen, jako para
" r.l
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4..;4 I 4sa 4 sE -
SETtlk hALABtkb.
ROMAN IDYLICKEHO ZAKOUTl
u I'll ~ - Napsal v&clsv Week.

. "Nechal?!" yzkfikl Hala-
burd. ~. ,yi.,e.
"Ano, docela.ji dal kYinde." !"
"a Setnfk pohledel ma pani Ka
milu.
"To ne, tatinku IL promlu
villa ona.
'Tady Sc o tom vseobecne
mluvi jake o veci jist a nepo-
chybne." as
"Nejake hn6vy a vzdory,
pravda, mezi mimi propukly, "
pravila PAM, "ale to vse, skon-
ci,. Ease smirem, zvlaste po
tomto nest6sti."
"Nevim, nevim,"' vece sta
ry pan hlavou potfasaje. me
bude. to dlouho trvat a And&l-
ka bude stat We svete osirela,
ba jest6 ,hdf:. ODE. d6ti po Sc
sire pripadnou il, nebot' tn nj
koho jineho neni, kdo by Sc
jich ujal. A $ takovym pridav
KEN 81 chudou nev9stu teprve
,hned tax nektery zenich ne
vezme!'
5''Podivam sc do skoly," fekl
Halaburd. "Bude tam treba
vselike pomoci -"
''Lide by radi pomahali Pan
farar napred, pres tn chvili je
We skole, Lebedovy d9ti bravo
81 We dne s sebou ma faru. Ne.
dopustil take, ably mrtvy We
skole .zistal; pohreb bude ra.
no kostela."
Setnik sahl .po capce.
"Ale vecer stravime pohro.
nader" pravila pani Kamila.
"Ano, ano -" dolozil otec,
"vrat'te sc k nam.
ia budu dnes nevalny spo.
lecnik," pravil vazne setnik,
"osud rodiny ucitelovy hlubo-
ce mne zarmucuje."
Kdyz Sc ubiral Ike skole,
srdce Sc mu kazdym krokem
teskneji sviralo ~ jakych po-
hrom sc nakupilo ma dobre, u
bohe jeji obyvatele!
/ Ma schodech uz potkal An
delku - spatrivsi bo z okna,
vysla mu vstric. jeff oblicej
byl jako krfda, oci mela do
tervena uplakane. Kdyz po-
hledla do setnikova obliGeje a
spatfila v mem vyraz srdecne-
no zarmutku, drive nez mohl
sloyo pronesti, zastrela 81 oci
satkem a usedave zaplakala.
Trvalo, drahnou chvili, nez
sc ustanovila,, take mohli -
vesedse do zadniho pokoje -
mluviti tom, co. Sc tn priho.
dilo. Chill to septem.
"Deti jsou ma fare,"" .ozna.
movala .divka - "Barca hli-
da u tatinka, -
"Neni radno, abych Sc mu u
kazal?"
"Lekar nam uvazoval ma du
ST.. .abychom nechavali : v upl.
mem klidu -" .
|. "A nikoho k nemu nepouste
H." dovtipoval Sc Halaburd.
'"Podobne bude asi s Rlzen-
kou?"
/. TX te prosim vas, vejd6te.
W neni, takova, jako kdyz jste
tn minule .byl. Tehdy to $ nj
tax jeste nekolik dni po va
sem odchodu trvalo, ale kdyz
$ nj pan farar promluvif, zme
Mia sc a pravila mi: X Will
svym detem muslin sklonit Sill
a trpelive nest j svetskou han
bp. Byla jsem blahova - co
pax. uz ma mne zalezi. Jsem
pouhy cerv v prachu!' Cd te
DOLBY snasela .vsecko S odevzda
nQsti pokorou. Byla zlome-
ma - nyni je znicena !"
Divka ovsem setnikovu ma
vstevu sestre napred oznami-
la. Kdyz potom vessel do sveho
hvva 16hn ~NnkCiiko y,oGl 10 1x
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v Bremach jsme cekali ID

assSa y ~ ssssss fssE syas ~ sessssss
V Bremach jsme cekaI "a
hodin ma vlak, ktery mel do
bre spojenf a "a tech 6 hod.
jsem utratil 6 millionn marlu
a vse ackoli pro N6mce velmi
drahe, pro mas to bylo Ease
velmi lacin6 byl jsem rad, he
jsem uposlechl tech co zde
byli, abych sebou mnoho vec'
nebral. A coz teprv kdyby
jsme nell znam6ho Nemce,
ktcry by pro mas kupoyal, to
by teprv byla lace. Neb jak
ma mas videli, ze jsme Ameri-
kani, hned ceny stoupaly. !
(, ma draze ia, dal "a diva pll
,istku az do, Prahy II. tt. $3.50
a jedna pani "a ty same list
ky, koupene o A hod. pozd6ji
Iplatila pres 10 dollari. Do
,, Prahy ..isme Sc dostali bez vel
,,kych nehod a jest to opravdu
,,krasny pccit, kdyz po dlouho-
letem pobytu cizine Sc prize
de do rodneho m6sta. l'vitani
jsme byli vfele pfibuznymi
prately, ale hned zas jsme byli
nemile dotceni, kIdyz -jsme cho
dill pro nase zavazadla a VII.
bee kdykcli jsme nell co L.
rady delat. Jedna pani 2 New
Yorku me pozadala, abych il
dostal kufr a v onom kufru ma
sci celni lrednk asi 20 kus1
mydla: z toho pry sc mus pla.
tit, tax jsem mu rekl, kolik to
della, re to zaplatim; ted isem
myslil, re to zaplatim a pdjdu
a zatim mne to vzalo 6 hodin
nez ten kufr jsem mohl te pa.
nj dat odvezti, i do minister.
lvolili to mydlo odnesti. Ucine-
|my Kocourkow. A pro m1j
kufr jsem chodil 3 dni. A tre-
Il den mn6 reikli,r re jest ma ce-
ste, tax jsem dal lrednikovi
par kc. a or me wal vedle do
mistnosti a tam mdj kufr stal
Ijiz diva dni. Toto pisi ienom,
ze Sc to stale mn6 hned jak
]jsem prijel a ne snad abych to
zde kritMoval, neb Cechy jsou
cast Evropy a my ty ..evropske
lzvyky nepredelame, ackoli by
sc mohli cd Ameriky hodn6
iucit. Zde jsem potkal mnoho
! Cecho-AmerikanG, ktefi. isou
lzde uz 3 roxy a mali zakoupc.
my majetky a vSichni jsou zde
nespokojeni kdyz maji dost
pen6z, re nemusi pracovat, -
prece k Will ddtem pojedou
zpet neb ty zde nemaji tn bu.
,doucnost jako u mas.
~ - .Nts,aA- K
Vsak CO Sc, tyce vyletu, to
nemuze byt snad mic, krasnej,
/ siho nez 81 zajeti do sve rodnt
zeme. O. zabavu tu nemaji
nouzi, vylety pc Vltave a kde
sc zastavite, tam ie hospoda,
itak jako u mas v Americe ma.
me ty gasoline stations" ma.
pajet auta. tax zde sc. zas ma
1 pajeji pesaci. Zde 81 Tide po,
ltrpi ma vylety po parnickacl
,neb po vlacich, ktere json v M
]deli rano nabity potion ns
I koupani a opalovani zde Sc ii
\ 1sice lidu vail po brezich,, ,kaz
ldv den. Holky jsou jak bran
bory ma loupacku, ,jak isou o
Ipaleny kGzc Sc Jim loupa.
! Zde jest videti tu nezamest
nanost takovehos lidu, CO b,
udelali uzitecne prace a te by
..tu bylo tfeba. .<,.r,n
4 Tez zde znazornoval; ma
! stoleni Libuse" ma Vysehrad
!. :..ske skale tisice, lidi Sc tisni
10 ma protejsim hrehu "cisaf
;,ske louky" LibuSi zpivals
Emma Destinnova a myslim, ze
Sokols financne dobre pochodi'
coz Jest ovSem hiavni. Vsal
obecenstvo pro velkou vzdale
most jest malo slySelo, slovs
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21

eyes, yes, I suppose so, said
the rabbit, wrapping his red neck
tie about his ears. Then he hopped|
down the hill.
"Where are you going?" asked
the goat gentleman.
Homb,' answered Uncle Wig-|
gily. - NIB gedding a dreadful
gold ind by dose. l NIB going homb.
# sprig combs tell her whore \
amb!'
~ will!' chuckled Uncle Butter
"But anyhow, looking for spring,
found the Fox, and that was a good
thing" And l think so myself, and
if the street lamp out in front
doesn' t run around to the back door
to see the fire shovel jump over
the ash can, III tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the cold wolf.
The Ladies First Methodist
! church will serve a turkey dinner
Saturday, March Gath, from IL to 2
in the Jones building. 130 So. 9th
St., for 75c per plate. Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21

slipper?'' asked the goat with a
laugh as he remembered how Jingle
Wiggily had slipped down on Pu-
sic IS icy slide the day before. -,
mot at all! Not at ALL y said
Uncle Wiggily. 81 am looking for
spring. ,
I'm help you look offered
Uncle Butter the boat.
SO the two friends wandered
about on the cold blustery hill top
looking for spring. Pretty soon I'm
Gle Wiggily went:
"Ker-choo!"
What's thata" bleated Uncle
Butter.
I'll -snitzio-I- ker-sneez
ed, said Uncle Wiggily.
''Oh, so I-ker-foo-zo 5000 /
er-choo-heard!'' sneezed Uncle
Butter. "If spring doesn't come
soon l think II go home, for ! am
catching cold.'
$50 ambi," answered Uncle
Wiggily, meaning: $50 am ~
Still the two friends didn't give
up. They hoped and skipped to
and fro on the hill top, looking here
and there for a sign of gentle
spring, of which the poets sing.
And then, out from under q
clump of bushes where he had
been hiding sprang the Fuzzy Fox
and away he ran, crying.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily and Uncle
Butter must be lookih- for a po
liceman dog to arrest me!' whim
pered the FoA. - came here tC
hide, thinking could nibble Uncle
Wiggily's ears, but he must have
seen me in the bushes, and so must
be looking for the policeman dog to
arrest me and take me to Jail. Oh
I hope I can get away!" And the
Fox ran as fast as an egg beater.
"Hal Hal" laughed Uncle But
ter, "If we didn't find spring, Wig
gy, dear, we found the Fox and
frightened him away
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21
TOM SIMS SAYS

Harding caught blue perch in
Florida, Perhaps the poor thing
had been in the water too long.
4
While tripping the light fantastic
a Boston girl really did trip and
broke her nose.
About 10000 underwear makers
threaten TO strike. But summer is
coming so you nced not worry.
Professor says what this country
needs is 30-ccnt eggs. We have
them, but they cost more.
We predict the hottest summer on
record because they always arc.
Perhaps the real reason most
musicians need haircuts is they
hate to go near barber shop tcnors.
Men como home with u lot of
fault and find it with the family.
TOO many people are talking
about other people and too. few peo'
pie are talking to other people.
4
The radio expert who spills sui
phuric acid on his clothes finds
everything ism t acid should be.
One thing always considered good
taste is strawberry shortcake.
First breath Of spring comes
either from green onions or from
spring cleaning rubbish burning.
IL
The best filling station ever
built is the dining room.
Hope chicken and dressing never
get a divorce.
AlI of these babies being sung
TO sleep by iazl tunes ought 10 grow
up into sH ell shilnlny dancers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21
Looking Backward

What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21
,okias Tor sprlnS.'


I hope l find spring very soon.'
he went on. "When 1 see the first
flower and hear the first bird then
I'm going back and sit by the
fire
Uncle Wiggily hoped along, his
red necktie fluttering in the cold
wind (for it was cold), and the bun
ny looked here and there for the
first signs of spring, because, as
you know, and us the old song
says:
"March the twenty-first is
Spring
The little birds begin TO sing"
"Only,' said Uncle Wiggily to
himself. 81 don't hear any singing
All hear is the cold wind whistl-
ing through the trees"
And then, all of sudden, as the
bunny gentleman stood upon the
hill top, looking here and there, a
rustling noise sounded in the bushes
and out came Uncle Butter, the
goat gentleman.
care you-er excuse me for ask
ing-but are you looking for Susie S
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21
TEN YEARS AGO
March 81, 1918

The garage of G. L. Coggins be-
ing constructed on Main street IS
about to be completed and machih-
cry will arrive IN few days for
its equipment.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. 1icrmon Of
Holtvillc are visiting in FL Centre
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C.. jenkins of
Pasadena are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
I. L. McCune.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21
TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO
March 81 1902

+. 2. Banta brings fine sample
Of barley to town grown ON his
ranch near Imperial. The field was
planted, IL the latter part. of Octo-
ber. The punches are fine s?ci-
mems of grain and stand three Ind
a half feet high.
Alfalfa is certain to become one
of the principal sources of income
in Imperial Valley as it now is in
New Mexico. 1t leads the list for
forage crops and makes good winter
feed for livestock.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21

Harding caught blue perch in
Florida, Perhaps the poor thing
had been in the water too long.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Weather continues highly favor
able to the growth of cantaloupes
and all other crops. The tcmpera'
ture gets around 80 in the shade
during the day time and the nights
are warm.
NJ. d. Winter of the Brawlcy
News is a business visitor in the
city today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY WELCOMES
SPRING

Uncle Wiggny awakened one
morning III his hollow stump bun
galow and, after Nurse Jane had
given him a breakfast of turnir
pancakes with maple sugar gravy
sprinkled around the edges, the bun
ny rabbit gentleman put on a red
necktie.
"What is that for?" asked
Nurse Jane with surprised look Oh
her face, and she switched her tail
around so it would not be stepped
on. "Why the red necktie, Wig
gy?'
because, he answered, "did
Mt you say, yesterday, that today
would be spring, when the little
birds would begin to sing?'
eyes, l did, answered Nurse
Jane.
"Well, then,' went on Uncle
Wiggily, 81 am going out to tell
Spring how glad l am that she has
come and that Winter is going.
am going out on hill top and sing
song of joy to welcome spring.
"Oh, very well,' said Nudse
Jane with a queer look on her face
and she started. to wash the dishes
in the sink.
Uncle Wiggily looked in the glass
to see if his red neektie was on
straight, and then he hopped out
of doors. He had Oh q thin suit,
and his very thinnest fur coat.
"For,' said the bunny to HIM
self, "spring is next to summer,
and now that winter has gone. l
must put off my winter clothes. But
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21
"FLUNKED CENSORS"

In a recent civil service examination AZ persons
trying for the position Of motion picture censor failed
to make the grade of 20 per cent They "funkcd" be-
cause they could not define the word Immoral" as
applied to pictures and because they could not deter
mine what sort of pictures would have tendency to
create contempt or hatred for particular class of
law-abding citizens.
Critics who deplore the evil influence of the
movies might give themselves test involving those
same two points, and see how they come out.
Since England set the example, other foreign
debtors are crowdng up to the counter eager and i'm
patient 10 pay Us what they owe Us III 81 years
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21

Cafeteria Coffee and Country
Cream are the best. A. M. Will
liams. Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-21

The Imperial Valley Press is delivered to city s"oscr,oes
t Is cents week; per month"; 5000 per year oy
carrier BY any address in Imperial and adjoining
counties 100 per year; six months $3.50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13
HOWARD BENEDICT
RITES WEDNESDAY
Bishop Leete and Rev, Fifer
to Be in Charge,

Bishop F. D. Leete of the Metho-
dist Church and the Rev. Orien w.
Fifer, pastor of the Central Ave. M.
E. Church, will have charge OF the
funeral of Howard NJ. Benedict, 29, at
2 p. m. Wednesday at the home, $3.50
Bellefontaine Ave. Burial will be in
Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Benedict, who was secretary OF
the Indianapolis Pressed Steel Com
pany, died at St. Vincent's Hospital
Monday, after an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
During the war Mr.. Benedict was
second lieutenant in the aviation corps.
He was a graduate of ShOrtridge high
school and an honor graduate of De
PAW University and OF the engineer
ing course at Purdue.
Surviving are the widow, 2-months-
old son, his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Benedict, and a sister, Mrs.
Claude Palmer, all of Indianapolis, and
one brother, Paul, of Lafayette.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-13

1. One should answer his invita-
ton promptly and specifically, re
peating place and date.
2. The guest should be punctual
whether the occasion is a dinner
dance, theater or house party.
g. One must find enjoyment in
everything the hostess or host pro
poses for his pleasure, expressing
no choice unless an alternative is
offered.
T. The est-mannered guest makes
it as ca. as possible for the
hostess or host to make his stay
pleasant
3. If one he invited to an affair
while he has an out-of-town friend
stopping with him. it is proper for
him to write the hostess, asking an
invitation for the friend. but one
must not feel injured II the hostess
be compelled to refuse.