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world with wonder. That great,
big. wonderful You should need
little her! 1t put glory into
every smallest action. No won
der she shone and swag-
gered with an adorable pride.
She had a Big Job and her
heart was singing with the pride
OF it.
But now she has lost her job.
her power and adventure. Oh.
yes, you're still married and
you're faithful husband and
turn in all the money you earn.
But you don't turn in YOUR
SELF any more, old boy. You
don't turn in your need. And
the girl who worshipped you five
years ago, and who worked so
that girl is drifting out of your
NOT ASKING HER TO STAY
IN 1T.
Think it over, Pal. Stop think
ing that you can give her a sap
phire bracelet at Christmas and
make things all right again"
That sapphire bracelet is fine
but that isn't the gift she really
wants. She wants YOU-your
need Of her. That's the only
true and enduring love gift.
Or maybe it isn't a wife who
is going out of your life.
Maybe it is the old mother
whom you've outgrown. The
feeble, slow. not very bright old
mother who doesn't understand
these new-fashioned ways. Once
she wasn't dull and slow. Once
she was swift and radiant in
your young service, my dear.
Once your clinging need Of her
put wings in her heels and stars
in her eyes. She was proud
amongst women then. A life
was needing her-your life.
How long since you've told her
how much you need her, Pal?
How long since you've humbled
yourself to ask for her tender
ness?
How long since you've let any.
one know of the loneliness in you
and the fear and the confusion
and the foolishness? How long
since you've given Yourself to
anyone?
And yet you wonder why all
your old friends have turned so
cold--why you never seem to De
popular like other folks!
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ONCE-OVERS

Do you reach conclusions too hastily?
you anxious be thought bright and quick
that you say perfectly ridiculous things without thought
to their relevancy?
In your decisions you the shallow snap udg
and then when you begin to realize how foolish You
sound persons balance and consistent good judgment
you would like to hide your head.
There is excuse for your thoughtleSs utterances
You far from creating the impression you wish.
And you wonder why others preferred you in posi-
lions of honor and trust
You are honest and you believe yourself be brighter
than many of those who ahead of you but you do not
impress the that be- because you draw your
illusions too quickly and voice your opinions at
DO you say that you will think any matter overt
No, you offhand and you get the
words out.
Have dignity, pride than vanity, and consider
before you speak. -
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matter. Was she sore about some
thing? Was she feeling sick?
Did she want to go on a little
visit to her folks? But she al
ways answered mo to all your
questions.
You don't know what to make
of it.. She certainly didn't act
this way five years ago when you
were married.
If ever there was an enthus-
iastic bride it was Belle. AS
proud Of you as If you were
three ringed circus, wasn't she!
Always showing you off and
Boosting about you. Bossed you,
too, didn't she? But it was
mighty fine bossing. She laid
awake nights scheming how you
could better yourself in your job
how you could get that car sou
wanted-and whether a brown or 3
blue suit would look best on you.
You didn't mind bossing like
that. Made you feel pretty i'm
portant- And you had a lot of
confidence in her common sense.
Remember how you used to talk
everything over with her? Often
you couldn't wait until you got
home, and you'd phone her from
the office. The fellows kidded
you about it. But you didn't
mind. You liked to show how
much you needed her. You
didn't care IL she did make a
baby Of you.
She surely was different girl
then. wasn't she? Actually glow.
ed with happiness. Put on all
sorts Of delicious little airs of
Importance. You had lots of
trouble to face ogether-paying
off the mortgage. losing tho first
baby~~but 1t was wonderful how
you put courage and hope into
each other.
Ana now there's a thin wall of
Ice forming between you. And
you can't understand how it has
happened.
! don't suppose it has occurred
to you that you don't phone
home any more from the office,
Pal2 Or ask her whether she
thinks that corner lot on Green
Street would be a good buy? Or
allow her to decide whether a
brown or a blue suit would be
more becoming? It's funny, isn't
1t, how you've dropped out OF all
those little ways. Now that you
think OF it. you've hardly con-
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FOR SPECIAL
LETTERS
Mrs. Cornelius BeeckmanI

MY DEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:
W1 have boy friend at
college to whom I have prom.
ised to write.
/. Is the stationery upon which
/ am writing to you the kind to
use when writing to him?
2. / would be glad and thank
full il YOU would kindly correct
the other mistakes have made.
8. Tell me exactly how to be-
gin my letters and how to sign
my name. / remain in the dark
until you enlighten me.
A READER.
Your letter paper is not good
looking because it is faddish-
looking, and / think that shall
have to have you get some more
conservative paper before you
may write to the beau. The color
of your paper is too dark Ia bit
jaundicy in its compleXion), and
the texture is very coarse and
unattractive. Don't you think 50?
1t would, believe. give a dis
eliminating reader a very poor
impression of your taste. Why
not buy some conservative white
or very light gray (oyster) paper,
of about the same size as the
kind you sent me, and of a tex
ture that is the best that you
can afford. Don't choose a kind
with any garish details, such as
wiggly lines. Then you will be
all "set" to write to the college
beau.
2. In the first place. don't use
any abbreviations on the en-
velope. Otherwise your envelope
is very we'll addressed, especially
ood-looking, since your hand
writing is so good. Also, in the
letter, don't write your address
so far up in the corner. And, to
make the rest of the spacing
more artistic. leave narrower
margin on the left of the page
and more Of a margin on the
right of the page. Then you will
make a frame for your letter.
8. If you do not know the boy
very well, use rather Horlnal
salutation: "My Dear Mr.. Allen"
but if you know him better this
would be appropriate - write:
Dear Bob"
The very best form Of compli-
mentary close for such a letter
is: every sincerely yours" Cap
italize the first word C'very'D.
but none Of the following words.
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Would it be social blunder
for your child to invite two children
to his party that he has not yet
met? The fathers are good friends,
and the mothers are slightly ac-
quainted
10 you think this nice way
to bring the children together?
READER
Indeed this would not be So
cial blunder, and it is a delightful
way Of having children know each
other. One social procedure
strongly suggest in any situation OF
this kind and many OF them
come to a mother of young and
just.older children is for the
mother to have all invitations come
through her and directly to he
other mother. Mothers are judged
by other mothers very severely Tor
omissions Of this procedure. So,
to the mother Of the child who is
to be the guest. the mother who ia
to he the hostess Of the party,
should write a note OF invitation,
asking that her child come to the
party. 49,.
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Hardy Ladies

Men, sverng woolens marvel at the girls apparently
comfortable in silk and cotton. g..
famous London doctor explained the phenomenon the
other day.
'Talk of pneumonia bouses is all nonsense he said
"No girl caught pneumonia wearing low blouse It
hardens her and helps her to resist such Diseases
And be declared further that the why women
have successful swimming the Channel is because
they have trained themselves resist cold by their
of dressing.
All of which strong Endorsement of the feminine next
tonothng fashion. Yet the ladies shouldn't take it too
garipusly-not in Washington winter.
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LISTEN, WORLD!
~ nj GRE RORTNSON

suited her opin-
ion in the last
six months.
"But it's all
for h e RS h e
gets every cent
/ earn!"
Sure she does
Ia n d tn a t
ought to satisfy
her. if she were
a Savings Bank.
But she isn't a
Savings Bank,
brother. She's
a warm FLOODED
human b Elm &
with a yen for
adventure, Just
as you are.
And in the old
days, you were
at ono h er
Romance a n d
Adventure. Your
n e G d Of h Ell
filled all h err
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But you can't tell the great
from the small by the size of their
automobiles, or their places in
Who's Who and the Social Reg
ister-or even by the way they
handle their salad forks.
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There don't seem 10 be any
perfect ti1irty-sixes' or medium
weights mentally or spiritually,
amongst human beings.
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NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE

Small People and Great People
THIS world is divided into two
i kinds of people-the great and
the small.
There don't seem 10 be any
perfect tfirty-sixes'' or medium
weights mentally or spiritually,
amongst human beings.
But you can't tell the great
from the small by the size of their
automobiles, or their places in
Who's Who and the Social Reg
ister-or even by the way they
handle their salad forks.
Small people are eternally de
tending" their dignity. Great peo-
pie wear their dignity as lightly
and unconsciously as they wear
their hats and shoes. 1t is no
more important TO them than an
old umbrella!
Small people are ruled by their
hatreds and distastes-great peo-
pie are ruled by their loves and
adnirations.
Small people are governed by
their prejudices-great people are
led By their enthusiasms.
Small people feel, somehow,
bigger" when they can find
something to criticise or to sheer
at. Nothing gives them such
secret triumph az to fill you with
an inferiorty complex.
Great people feel. bigger" when
they can find something to praise
Nothing gives them such secret
delight as to boost your courage
and fill you with self-confidence.
Small people shudder at the
thought Of being "odd" or differ
ent.
Great people shudder at the
thought OF being imitators.
Small PEG e envy every sue
cessful man his luck or his
money.
Great people envy no man any
thing-except the ability, the cour.
age or the genius that BROUGHT
him his luck" or his money.
Small people nurse their grudEeA
as tenderly as they would a sore
finger.
Great people would sooner go
about with blisters on the hands
and a tack in the shoe, than with
a grudge like q canker-serS on
the heart.
Small people follow tie CROWD.
Great people follow their own
ideaI--and crowd follows THEME
Living among small people II
like walking through a field or
t1istles and prickly bushes which
sting, but cannot iniure you.
Living among great people Is
like walking through a forest OF
strong beautiful trees, which shield
you, inspire you. and impel you
to look UPWARD--toward the
AtarSI
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II EFT others
Ii know you
need, them.
Your wife,
for instance
She's b e e n
acting que 9 r
la t ely, hasn't
she? No. not
exactly peevish
ii u st distant.
Come to think
of it, she has
been acting that
way more and
more for the
last three years.
OF course, you
h a v e n t h a d
time to notice
1t much, you're
SO busy down at
the office. But
now and then
v o u couldn't
help wondering
what was the
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Small people are ruled by their
hatreds and distastes-great peo'
pie are ruled by their loves and
adnirations.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29
KiWa1lis Told of
Mirage Prophecy

j. II. Edgar, president of Edgar
Brothers company, gave an interest
ing talk on pioneer days in Imperial
Valley. at the meeting of the Ell
Centre kiwauis club yesterday noon.
Recounting many of the stories of
the early days, the speaker told of
two mirages often seen in the valley.
one of ship and one of a beautiful
city. The ship, according to legend,
was a memory of bygonc days here,
and the city was a prophecy of a
future day. The ever-growing cities
i'll the valley are a fulfillment of the
prophecy, he said.
DIR. r. G.. Clemens and Miss Julia
Foncannon entertained with Il splen-
did musical number.
Il. \. Watson, lieutenant governor
of the Kiwams district, and "a party
of kiwanians, left yesterday after
noon for San Diego to attend the dis
trict convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29
SEEiEY

Mrs. Clifton O Marr and son,
lack. are spending a few days in
San Diego.
". {, Ziucand WAS in Seelcd last
week on business.
Mrs. NJ. Lowe WAS hostess Thurs.
day to the West Side Country club.
Those present were Mrs E. A. Diehl.
Mrs. C. Whitecotton, Mrs. Lowe 5
mother. Mrs. \. Ford, Mrs. Ray
Poole, Mrs. L. W. Copeland, Mrs,
Chester Noel MIS-. Roy Westmore-
lmd, Ms. \. II. Ross, MIS-. \. +.
uall, Mrs. l.. L. umd, Mrs. John
t. Spencer and Mrs. b. C. Quaken-
bush, and Genesieve Whitecotton,
Mary and Lee WesuuoyalauI. Bob
bic and jean spencer, Wanda Lee
Pool and baby brother I'm enjoy
able dinner was had, and after the
business meeting the women ad-
5ourued They viii meet with Mrs.
4. Whiteeotton June 10th.
o. Y Kirk left Friday morning
for Eseoudldo and Chula Vista. TO
attend Il two day poultry meeting.
Grammar school graduates from
Seclev are: Alice Smith, Glenn Cope
fan3, Arthur Smith, Frank Gallah-
ar, Mabel Oftelie, Beth Spencer,
Richard ireland, Mae MelIone and
ka;ieeu spencer George \. Land
rum, the teacher was presented
with gold knife
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29
Eastside School
Graduation viii
Be Held June |

Graduation exercises for tile f,aa'
Side grammer school viii be held At
the school house on Tuesday evening
June !, nine pupils rccei> ing then
iplomas at the close OF the evening :
program. Sunday the grammar sehoo
graduating class will join with the
high school seniors III attending The
baccalaurcatc exercises which vii
be held at II 0 clock at the c. VI
E. church.
The program for the elementary
school graduation is as follows:
Professional, "Class Day" schoo
orchestra.
Invocation, Rev, Mr.. Roper
Magnolia Blossoms" and In
Birdland,' (Zamecuik) orchestra.
"Terrific Scene at the Natura
Bridge" (BurrittJ Yvonnc Butler.
"Hiddcn Possibilities of lmpcria
Valley. Legal Mae Singleton.
American 5 creed.
Group songs-'.Tac Fisherman :
Prayer, = - Dance with Me- and
" Wanderers 5 Evening Song," by
intermediate classes.
Art sketches, Enriqac'a Ruiz.
Domestic science dumonstration
Bessie Broomc and Vcruicc Hall.
Solo, " Happy Song = lhel Ricgol
%cida Brown.
Toussaiut Los uno." (Wen.
y pAiliia1 Sherwood jola,on
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attic.
"Get up, Bunty aud come down!
said Uncle Wiggilv.
No, can t plcasel' and Buuty
shook her head. II sat down in a
lot of glue and | can't get up!
She laughed. And that S just what
had happened. She had taken Tn
Gle WiggiIy : tube of glue, squeezed
some out, with which to fasten back
The eyes of her doll that had fallen
loose, and then, putting the glue on
the floor aud forgetting about it..
Bunty had sat in the sticky staff.
'Oh! YOU poor child, said Nurse
Jane. With warm weather she get
Baby BUEtN loose and everything
was al right, and the chair was
mended. And if the jumping jack
docsu I stub his toe when he eats
his ice cream pic, | Ii tell you next
about Uncle Wisgily and the bread
boat.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29
THE sun COMPASS

All boys and grown-ups are interested in
compasses Usually these of the magnetic
Here is new one, brought TO the worlds attention by
Lieutenant Byrds polar flight 1t is the sun
pass"
The instrument is absurdly simple. Il consists of
at noon, II O'clock The hour hand and its shadow
on the face instead of 12--and little raised nub on
the hour hand which casts shadow like sundia.
Suppose explorer is starting for the North Pole
at noon, L o'clock. The hour sand and its shadow
then point straight north. As the explorer moves
northward, and time passes the hour hand moves east
the moves west. All he has to do is keep the
clock adjusted that the shadow thrown by the nub
the hour hand tails straight along the hand That
keeps the figure II the dial steadily pointing toward
the North Foe. There Is Wabbllng, there is IN
using the magnetic compass in the Arctic.
Returning from the Pole, the explorer retrace
his route by holding the clock likewise adjusted lha
the shadow points steadily along the hour hand and
steering toward y o'clock
This device works most admirably in the Arctic,
where the is above the horizon the whole "A hours
But II will work we'll enough anywhere when the sun
shines. And the eXperimenter doesn't really need 4
"a hour dial. Any II hour watch can be made
the purpose in accordance with this simple rule
Hold your watch level, with the hour hand point
ing toward the then half way between the indicat
ed time and y o'clock is south and directly opposite
of course, Is north Many person. lost in the woods
or hills vacation trip, may find his way back by
this simple sun compass.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29

to this city, Ivan l.. De Jongh,
western manager for Delco-Light
company, is passing few days in
Ell Centre IN conference with T. J.
Worthington, local Frigidaire dis
tributor.
The two-fold purpose of Mr.. De
.Iongh s trip is to make general
inspection of the western territory
and TO give Frigidaire dealers i
first hand picture of the plans en-
bodied in the report of General
Motors and Delco-Light officials as
announced by them during the re-
cent convention held at Dayton,
Ohio
Perhaps the best bit Of news
possible to impart to Frigidaire
dealers, declared De Jongh, :" is
the fact that tremendous expan-
sion program is in progress--a pro-
gram that will enable us to supply
his needs quickly
The demand for Dclco Light
products - particularly Frigidaire
electric refrigcration--has incrcas-
ed with such marked rapdity dur
ing the past two years that it has
been impossible even for experts
to anticipate production require
ments far enough in advance to
meet them adequately.
When \. Z. Sloan Jr., president
of General Motors Corporation, APP
Feared before the convention and
stated briefly that he is prepared
to spend Sl0o,000,0o0 il necessary
in tremendous Delco-Light cxpan.
sion program, it became evident
that the loud cry from every see
tion of the country for more Ffigi-
d;ires. would be quickly and etfee.
lively answered, = declared De
Jongh.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29
PINE VALLEY Is
PREPARING FOR
MEMORIAL DAY
Resort in the Laguna
Mountains Elk xpec t S
Many Visitors.

Extensive preparations to enter
tain Il large crowd over the Deco.
ration Day holidays at Pine Valley
are being made by Izer Davis. man
ager of the beautiful resort in the
Lagun8 mountains of San Diego
county, the three-day holiday MAX
ing it possible for Imperial Valley
rs well as San Diego business men
to get away with their families for
>plav-timc at one of the most plea
SAINT seasons of the wear in the noun
tain country.
One of the features of the holiday
se:Qson will be the golfiag, the fair
ways of the 9-hole turf golf course
being in excellent shape at this
season, and to make it interesting Il
prize ct box of one dozen golf
balls has been hung up for the play
cr making the lowest gross score on
either the Saturday. Sunday or Mon
day play. This gives the Imper-
lal Valley golf fans a fine chance
to compete With the san Diego fol
lowers of the game. and Judging
tgom The scores which those play
e,s made who eutesas the Imperial
TaIIev. tournament on the Pine Val
lex Inks April II. the san Diego
II ver~ VIII have 10 work i they
would VIM
Horses Are Ready
TIE aorses fer those VINO wish %
e;te sre m t.ae shape auw. aad
there are .is9 turras for 5ae kid
lies, aeHais courts FIR tac aeVotees
of the net, and PLAYER piano and
pa5aqgrapa Tor tie young folks to
dance BY, aud plenty Of room in the
lining rea7n Ter dancing.
Among tAe events scheduled for
The holiday is the annual Junior
Senior banquet and dance of the
Mountain Empire Union High
school, which IS to be held at the
Pine Valley Cabin the evening of
Decoration Day. Sixty guests are
expected to attend, and the wild
flowers being particularly abundant
1t this season, the school colors Of
purple and white will be carried
out III the wild flowers Of the noun
taiHs. Pine Valley IS very popular
With the Young people for these oc-
ca>1ous. The CaleXieo SeuiorJunior
Hi1h School class banquet being
held there several' weeks ago, with
a good attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29
TEN YEARS AGO
Nav 20, 1916

The flag purchased by the boy
scouts for the city II FL Ceatfo ar
rived today and will be formally
raised tomorrow Memorial day
The ceremonies viii be at Il. IN.
The pole tor the flag has been erect
ID BY the city on The lot adjoining
the fire hall.
J. L. Ford Of tie Imperial Valley
Title company started for san Di-
ego with his wife. Phe latter Will
remain in San Diego visiting rela.
tives for some time.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav -. 1911

lat -here i = - apstba aaft.e
fought between AesIeaIi a En-
>cGada now seems s3gc. Cal3asi
Narol, WHO his been reSsa- MS
troops Tor several days near 59stIc
II h, started moving toward II
.iuaaa. Y special dispatch IL this
paper states that General Pfree, the
rebel leader, who captured Tijuana
several days ago, is moving tais way
with a force estimated at 10 men.
Thirty boy scouts Of Imperial
came trudging back after m out
ilg at New river. where thay camp
ed last night Clarke Little had the
honor of being the only uov Who was
hunt At all seriously. He GOT a
rather painful burn on the hand
while cooking breakfast by picking
up hot kettle
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell of I'M
perial Valley for this date
in past years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nav % 100S

john Crawford of Crawford Broth
ers made FL Centro 4 pleasant call
today. He was accompanied by his
nephew, Nj. GRAY. Both are large
valley land and water stock owners.
:. X. Haleamh shipped q bashel
Of cucnmber> from Brawley 10 Los
Angeles.
George Tbeisen, JeAn Tasgart.
Sidney El2ckmaa aad Fret Baker
Il Holtvil.e 4rpEe 10 CaIeN.le cu q
pleasure TIP.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29

The American hotel men in Berlin who report that
President Won Hindenburg is Jolly old gentleman
must have been singing for he's Jolly good fellow
until they believe it. Berlin refreshments encourage
that sort of thing, anyway.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29

This present day passion for archaeology may be
all right but far we're concerned Henry Ford is
welcome to the three stones he bought from the oun
dation of the school house attended by Narys Little
Lamb.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29

a scientist says that sof all sounds. babys cry
has the greatest carrying power How about those
frogs that boom in the spring raa that are less than
one inch long and wake you up hall nile away
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29

They served tea in an airplan.
high over Atlanta, Ga. Getting 50
man ism I safe anywhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29

Possibly those boyish bobs are another bid for
masculine attention. They know you'll have to look
at em twice to see whether they're bows or Girls
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29

That British strike, with each sides elaborate
respect for the rights Of the other seemed almost
much of sporting as an American murder trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29

q killed her because I loved her" explains the
hero of recent murder. y good many people this
time of year destroy wdfIowers for the same
reason
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29

An old gentleman in Columbus. Ohio. dies Of fall
arches Ancient Rome if you can believe the pic
ture postcards died the same way.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-29

Tho Constitution Of the United
states OF Amcrjca,' Christine So
lano.
Class song. I'm Eabuo lGricgj
Presentation ot class, Prlu. y. \.
ravuc
prcs,ntat,sa af diplomas, upt. \.
J.. ~hiblcv
Autenma Days. I@mccuihJ
'orchostra.