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The Ghost of Trl« tilnnpnly. The shost of Trlchlnopoly inny Ik seen on most nights hotwoon (lie hours of 11 nnd 2 on llio Tonnur rond. She la n most hrnutlful cronture who'wnll«« out of the river with her clothed nil wet, water dripping from her lou.jj silk en tresses, nnd she carries In her rinlit hand— no. not n ploce of soap or nn antiquated toothbrush— merely n brass lotah. If any person attempts to ap proach her she mrroly points tlio fon> finger of her left hnnd nt him. nnd ho dies! The phost wns originally one of the temple tfnnclug girls famous nil over the town for her striking beauty. The temple authorities raised objec tions to her bathing there and ordered her to creep out quietly nt 11 every night nnd bnt.be lv Hip rivor nt T«Minur. where no one would see her. This she did for notnc timi*. btit nhother temple girl gave nwny the secret, with the re sult that the next night when bathing she heard the tramp of many feet nnd on. rushing out to se? what was the matter wns accidentally knocked into the river nnd drowned by the crowd of men rushing to th«« riverside to. see her.— Madras (India) Mnll. r«rimitlon of Vnlural H> I.l«.». It Is commonly believed that natural bridges, of which the natural bridge of Virginia is the best known American •xample. are due to the falling In of cavern roofs, leaving only n part to * span the stream which the destruction of the cavern has brought to the sur face; By « Rtudy of the North Adams natural bridge Professor Cleland has been led to the conclusion that in this case at least the origin is quite differ ent. In this case the bridge seems to be due to the solutiou of the lime stone along a plane u«»"r the for mer course of Hudson brooft. At first I only a small -anviunt of water seeped along the joint plane, but after awhile It made a channel large enough to di vert the entire brook under the sur face, giving rise to the bridge. Walcott had -previously offered a similar theory for the natural bridge of Virginia, and Cleland concludes that, while the fall-. I Ing in of cavern roofs rany occasional ly give rise to natural bridges, the , most common cause for such bridges In marble, limestone, sandstone and lava is that outlined above.— St. Louis Post-Dispatch. His Point of View. "I wonder what the poet meant when he said 'blessings brighten as they take their flight,' " remarked the curioiis man. "Perhaps lie meant single blessed* ness," replied the man who was un happily married.— Philadelphia Press. Illuminated. r Benedick— That luminous paint Is a splendid thing. Singleton— What do you use It for? Benedick— We paint the baby's face, so we can give him a drink in the night without lighting the gas. Crushed fruit flavors used in our fountain drinks. Valley Drug Co. El Centro Machine Shops 1 and Planing Mill | The Holton Power Co. has the best Jg equipped Machine Shops in t^te g Imperial Valley. First class work- \ g* men employed. Blacksmith! ng, ! 5* ;, Repairing and Machine work done promptly and at a reasonable price ' g . E. FROMME, fiaster Mechanic. g All Kinds of 1 Machine and Mill Work I ARMY UNIFORMS. Officer* )fn»t Sprmi fI.OOO to $<ar< nn'il ■|l>ni Keep It t'p. flow would you like to be -forced to Invest $1,000 for clothing whether you had the money or wanted to or not? This is whnt nn army otileer holding a commission in Uncle Sam's service has to do tiuieli oftener than he likes. it he does not happen to liavc the ready cash (and many of them do not hnve it > he la forced l»y army regulations to buy enough elotheV on credit to tog out fifteen men. It is nn nnny secret, but some of tiie lieutenants, fresh from West Point two ye;irg ago. have only recently On ish«>d paying for tlieir first $1,000 worth j of clothes. Their salvatiou Is that their j credit Is good with the tailors who ca ! ter to the army officers' trade. All the Uniform* are tailor made. It is nothing out of the ordinary for mi nnny olllcer to he paying for his clothes on the In stallment plan. That is one part of the ! army officer's life that will probably ! not appear romantic— especially to the i women. r»ut the rigid requirements make It ■ necessary for the officer to spend ri ' large sum of money for his clothes or j suffer n penalty for not having them. | The pay of n second lieutenant Is I $1,040 a year. One of the first things he has to do on recelvlug his commis sion is to lit himself with clothes tp meet the required regulations. In tho first place, he has to ha^ve service uni forms of olivo drab and khaki for sum mer and winter wear. There must be one kind of service while mounted and .•mother kind while dismounted. It requires not less than four khaki uniforms of wash goods /or lield serv ice. There are trousers for use while | dismounted and the riding breeches. j With the service uniform go the boots, shoes, pigskin leggings^ cap. service hat. saddle blanket to match uniform! leather equipment and n few other , things. Then there are ilress uniforms for dismount ed service, with black boots and black shoes, cap, cape, over coat, hat and helmet. There must be two sets for summer and two sets for winter of all the-dif ferent uniforms. They come the offi cial dress uniforms 1 for mounted and dismounted service. With the official dress go gold shoulder, knots and as belt of gold costing abont $50. cap, hat. patent leather shoes and boots. Next are the white shoes and cap. Then conies the social full dresar uniform for evening wear, with hat, patent leather boots and shoes, purely for social af fairs. These are not all. There- must be a mess jacket, raincoat of a certain color and flannel shirts: The officers have to furnish tlieir own horses; saddles and blankets. They have to -pay tlieir own board and for fuel and lights. They even have to buy the furnishings for their quarters. Uncle Sam only furnishes the shelter and the'commis I slon. Even the officers' trunks nave to> be of a regulation size. All these* things mean an investment of about] $2,000 at least to begin with. This Is- 1 more than the first year's salarjr,. and ■] expenses never stop. — Colnmbu* Dis- j Dateh^ / " WALT WHITMAN. Wnm of Ihe PoM Who Wim I.ored b* All Who Kikmt Him. This Is the Wall Whitman who was known nn<l loved l>y those who mot bill] dally: "Aftor^ some couviuai\tiou Whltnmn proposed n walk dcfOSI to Philadelphia. Putting oa his gray slouch hat, ho sal lied forth with evident leisure nnd, tak- Ing my arm as n support, walked slow ly the best part of a mile to the ferry. Crossing the ferry wasi alwuya a great pleasure to him. The life of the street and of the people was bo near, so dear. The men on the ferry flteanier were evidently old friends, and when we lauded on the Philadelphia side we were before long quite besieged— the lunn or woman selling fish at the cor ner of the street, the train way oon durtor. the loafers on the pavement— a word of recognition from Walt or as often from the other first; presently a cheery shout from tlio top 'of a dray, and before we had gone many yards further the driver wart down and stand- Ing in front of W, hlsihor.se* given to the care of some bystander. lie waa ail Old Umndway 'stager,' had not seen Walt for tiii'oo or four years, and tears were In hid eyes n* tic* held his hand We were now brought to v standstill, and others gathered round. George was ill, and Walt must go nnd sec him. There was a message for the children, and lv his pocket the poet discovered one or two packets for ] übseut little ones. But for the most part his words were few". It was the others who spoke and apparently without reserve." —"Whitman as Carpenter Saw Him" In Craftsman. The Two "Dark nnju." There are two "dark days" uientloii' ed In the aiiwila of New England. The first occurred on Oct. 21. 1710. when It suddenly became so dark . yoou after noon that the people wero forced to use artificial lights to do their ordinary work. This strange condition of the atmosphere lasted about three and a half hours. Again, on May 19, 17S0. there was a remarkable darkening: of the atmosphere, but the phenomenon did not come on so suddenly as that npon the t-arliei' date. The darknesnt In this latter instance began between 10 and 11 oYlock oa the morning of the day named and lasted throughout the day. Thcr darkness* extended from the northeastern part of New England westward as far as Albany and south ward to Pennsylvania. The most in . tense . and prolonged darkness, Kow ever, was confined to Massachusetts, more especially to the seaboard, ft is Bald: to- have come- from the? southwest, but there is no mention of It'msute'hi the* history of Ohio or the- Virginias. The- exact cause still reniains one of the unexplained 'mysteries. Xo Room. "Mrs: Dnnkley complains that her flat Is awfully cold." "I smpposx? the janitor doesn't dare* to turn on xnuch steam, because Mrs.. Dunkley insists on having a thermom eter, and* if the mercury expanded in it there might be trouble."— Chicago Reo ord-HentJd: Spend the I i ummer * 4* If* | . f In comrort | •& '■ ' " ' IP | Buyan | f ELECTRIC FAN £ »/ • • ror votir oiticp or mor^ v r A TAM J .^ | A rAIN and an * | ELECTRIC IRON | For your home t - — — -*■ ■ * ! || No need to go to the mountains or sea- shore if you take our advice * 1—!1 — ! ■ ! ,* f ELECTRIC IRONS ON TEN DAYS TRIAL 4* . ; , : ! L. & Fans sold on monthly installments: J t . $3 down *; _ $3 per month Price «fel s '& 4 jL rnce q>u 2fc " Cash price $14 §. *• " * *;■ . . f *- ■ • f '. . .* * Holton Power Company * Jf * C. E. PARIS, General Superintendent JT *- % •• ■'.• ' ; *' | El Centro, California f * •• >•. . • . '. ;! */ Remetus 3480 Registered by the German, Hanovarian and Oldenburg Coach Horse Stud Booh Weight 1515 lbs. This horse stands at the El Centro Stables and can be seen at any time. Now is the time to book your mares. He is by far the best horse in the Valley. •£ . Jg g .r■•, . . t _ TO INSURE - ... - $30.00 FOR SEASON - . . - | .25.00 SINGLE SERVICE - - 5-■, - - 1 5.00 Remetus was awarded first prize at the California State Fair in 1 906. He was imported from Ger- many in 1906 by J. Crouch & Son, of Lafay- ette, Indiana. 1 invite your inspection of this stallion before breeding elsewhere. 5* Jg W. W. Marten, v^entro, . f . v>alirornia