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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24
Florida's Higher Educational Institutions.
The State College for Women
(Florida Female College.)
TALLAHAssEE, FLORIDA.

A College for Women, without a par
allel In the South, embracing a College
OF Liberal Arts; a Normal School a
School Of Industrial Arts: School of
Fine Arts, offering instruction in draw
ing, painting, piano, pipe organ, violin,
voce-cuture, elocution, and physical
culture.
Forty Florida counties and seven States
represented in the enrolment last session.
Fine new dormitory, with rooms for
one hundred ard sixty girls, just com
peted. Plans for other extensive i'm
provements are already made.
For further Information or catalogue,
write to
A. A. MURPHREE,
President.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24

The tax books of DeSoto county
for 1908 just completed by Asses
nor f. M, Cooper, ares model of
thoroughness, correctness and
neatness; and we venture to say
that, in these particulars, not one
half of the remaining forty-fve
counties show tax books to COM
pare with those of DeSoto. The
preparation of these books in
wolves a surprising amount Of
work of the most tedious and try
ing character.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24

School teachersl For the love
of heaven and mankind, why don't
you teach the children to write the
English language correctly and to
write it plainlya Manuscripts sent
to The HERALD show that, for
forty years past, this duty of
teachers has been utterly neglect
ed. Several years ago, there
were teachers in Florida public
schools who themselves could not
write English either plainly or
correctly. Are there any nowg
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24
University Of the
State of Florida
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA,

A hlgh-grOde institution for young
men, Offering Literary, Scientific, En-.
gineering, Agricultural and Pedagogi-
cal Courses.
Strong Faculty, well equipped lab
oratories; thorough instruction, both
theoretical and practical; careful SUI.
pervision and discipline, high moral
tone.
No tuition charges to Florida stu
dents. Other expenses very low. Fol-
catalogue and Information, address
ANDREW SLEDD,
President
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24

Col. Tom Appleyard, of the
Lake City Index, continues to in
quire "what brand the editor of
THE HERALD is using" Ora
cious, mani here in a cattle coun-
try, every man uses his own
brand, or gets sent to the peniten.
tiary and pardoned.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24
The Florida newspapers, all O.

The Florida newspapers, all of
which are invariably bright and
interesting, were unusually so last
week; and when they started com
ing in and we began clipping their
many pithy pieces for reprinting
an this paper, we pretty soon
found that we couldn't reprint
them all without enlarging The
HERALD to fifty or more pages
and hiring Mergenthaler ma
chine to set them up.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24

The Pensacola News and the
Harper Piano Co. of Jacksonville
have each presented THE HERALD
with a large picture of VIM. Jen'
aings Bryan, for which they have
our sincere thanks.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24
Two Newspaper Failures.

biOuJ Jhp ioi llOt VII tlO lAVh uhN'
the latter on the 18th inst. Both
give the same reasons, patronage
insufficient to pay operating ex-
penses, in consequence of which
owners were running in debt.
Both editors will engage for a
time in other work to get money
to pay off debts.
We believe that the failure of
these two papers is due in large
measure to the effects of the panic,
from which doubtless all the news
papers of the state have suffered,
but we think, too, that the
very aggressive editorial conduct
which characterized the Sun and
the Breeze contributed TO their
failure, Both papers were intol-
Grant Of opposition, giving those
who differed from them in opinion
no credit for honesty; both were
unduly severe in denouncing those
who did not agree with them; they
were bitter enemies of each other,
and yet, strange to say, they adj
vocated the same public policies
and supported the same men for
office.
No other papers in the State
stood up so vigorously for Mr.,
Stockton or so viciously assailed
Gen. Gilchrist. But we do not
think that their support of Mr..
Stockton and warfare upon Gen.
GiIchrist had anything to do with
their failure, though we believe
that they lost patronage through
their uncompromising and almost
savage editorial onslaughts upon
all persons and papers with whom
they did not agree.
Any experienced newspaper
man looking at the Sun and the
Breeze for the past few months,
could readily see that they were
losing money, Indeed, it was
perfectly plain that the business
department Of the Sun was utterly
neglected, as its advertising pat
ronage amounted to almost moth
ing. In this particular, the Breeze
was better patronized, but it was
evident that its editor, like some
of the rest of us, was trying to do
too much, set type, gather news,
write editorials, answer letters,
entertain pleasant visitors, keep
the books, make out and collect
bills, solicit business, keep up the
Office supplies, look after every
detail of the mechanical and other
departments, and at the same time
do the shopping and wood-chop-
ping for a family. 1t takes a very
active and vigorous and capable
young man to do all these things
successfully, and, if he has any
nerves, he will break down in q
few years.
Better to stop the papers than
to keep on losing money and
peace of mind, nerve force and
health and spirits; and our friends
Claude and Griffis did right in
Throwing up the sponge.
We can truly say that we SYM
pathize with them, sincerely de-
plore their misfortunes and hope
they may soon retrieve their losses
and resume journalistic work.
For we did like to read their writ
ings, venomous as they were, as
they gave us something to think,
talk, write and cuss about.
Indeed, we shall miss the Sun
and the Breeze, and it will be a
long time before we shall forget
the havoc they made of our views
and feelings.
Col. Tom Appleyard, of the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24
THURSDAY, SEPT. "a, 1908.

We have often heard of the
'bogey man, but Ocala has a
genuine Bogie lady.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05
THE CATHOLIC FAIR
By Father Barrette

The Catholic Fair, in the Dreamland theater, will be given on the 1lth and 18th of December, in order to have means to build new church and have a priest s residence.
 The fair will be under the manage ment of the ladies of the Altar society As announced last Sunday by the pas tor during the course of his appeal fol the welfare of the parish, it will have every support and encouragement from the people of Globe, irrespective of rae, or creed.
 Various committees have been organ ized and authorized to solicit gifts fol the different booths and to dispose oi tickets. Judging by the earnestness ant good will manifested up to the present time, our fair will be from social no less than from a financial viewpoint an event unparalleled in the history oi our fair city.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05
THE RoY WHO FIGHTS

The maiden ladies of advanced age, who alone know all about the way chil- dren ought to be brought up, will no doubt go into spasms of indignation over a Chicago police judges discharge of 12-year-old boy brought before him for fighting. For the discharge of the boy is not the judges only offense; he congratulated the boy on his victory over larger boy, who had been bully ing him, and added
 "Go back and do it again if he both CTS you any more, and if they have you arrested again, I'll turn you loose once more. like to see a boy who ism t afraid to fight his own battles, and it's shame for him to be brought into police court'
 This must simply be paralyzing to the minds of old maids of both sexes.
 It may naturally seem wrong to many well.intentioned mothers, whose natural affection is greater than their knowl- edge of the needs of developing boys.
 But the judges advice is human and sensible.
 The boy who will not fight when bul- lied or imposed upon will be no good when grown up.
 He will be imposed on all his life, Other men will use him for their own purposes, and he will be negative quantity until his final submission tc the last common enemy.
 It is every boy's instinctive disposi tion to defend himself against imposi tion. If he fails to do SO, it is very likely to be because he is too cowardly not too moral-to fight. In the absence of courage, he is very apt to resort to cunning and treachery get his revenge in secret and despic able ways, and grow up hypocrite ant sneak.
 Let the boy bravely fight out his owi battles.
 A skinned nose or bruised lip won . hurt him much, and he won't damag the other fellow-much.
 .Despised above all things in thi world--and particularly in the juvenil worlds one who won't fight.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

That the tariff will not wait, however, as a subject of discussion and general interest has already become quite evi- dent in the question as to whether Taft will oppose the reelection of Speaker Cannon.
 Dear Old Uncle Joe" says he n be good and at this stage has his hands up piously. But Cannon is Cannon, Payne is Payne, and Dalzell is Dalzell However much they may promise and protest now, the months to come may tell a different story. They are the kind of politicians who wait for "situ- ations" to absolve them of promises the foxy politicians who turn heaven and earth to make the situations v when needed.
 now with the ''sick monk" expressions of "dear old Uncle Joe" and his asso. ciates, but don't think for minute i that he will take his hand off the safety valve between now and March 4.
 Either Speaker Cannon and his friends will guarantee President-elect Taft more hearty cooperation than President Roosevelt has received from the Goth congress, or President-elect Taft will go in and do his best to clean up the Cannon ring. This is absolutely essential for his own preservation.
 The Taft administration four years hence will be judged broadly by what it has accomplished; and if that time lcomes and there is no valuable substan. tive legislation along the lines of the tariff revision promises and the Roose- welt policies, the Taft administration will be in grave danger of defeat. No. body knows this better than MT. Taft himself, and nobody is less adverse to a trough and tumble fight than he if a fight appears to be the necessary and unavoidable business in hand.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

WASHINGTON, D. C., December A. Above are the most important subjects that might engage the attention of congress during the session that opens next Monday.
 That is, they might engage the at tention of a congress that had a mind to the interest and wishes of all the people and not merely of the "inter- ests.
 Practically all the subjects listed above have been repeatedly urged up on the attention of congress by Presi dent Roosevelt, and most of them were the subject of special message which he sent last March begging for imme diate action. Under the leadership of the Cannon ring in the house and tho Aldrich ring in the senate, and follow ing the speakers announced policy of showing the president that he was moi "the whole works,' congress refused to take action on these matters. The defeat of considerable number of re publican congressman and the temper shown in regard to Speaker Cannon dur ing the national campaign indicate what the public thinks of the course pursued last winter by congress.
 Bills have been introduced for nearly all these matters. In some cases tn, bills have passed one branch of con gress and are now pending in the other All such legislation is still alive, anC can be forced to passage if there ii sufficient disposition among the hous' leaders to do so.
 By mutual consent the tariff will b, postponed to the special session whicl will be called early in March. A President Roosevelt remarked to on' of his callers, "Every fellow has tt skin his own skunk. The tariff il MT. Taft's skunk.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05
SHOP EARLY IN THE MONTH;
 EARLY IN THE DAY

Selecting the Christmas gifts ought to be the most blessed part of the giving. It is in the selection of the gift that the loving, sympathetic thought is given.
 And this is the soul of the gift. All else is meaningless dead matter.
 Fitting gifts can only be selected at leisure.
 There must be time to think of the ones for whom the gifts are chosen.
 There must be opportunity to exam inc many things and from among them choose wisely.
 In the crowds of later Christmas buy CTS all will be confusion, rush and grab. In the pushing jam it will be impossible to think clearly, to inspect articles with any care or to choose with any dis crimination.
 Besides, the best things will be gone before the rush begins.
 The wise Christmas buyer is the early one and carries away the prizes.
 The later ones find only the things that have been much handled and often rejected
 The thoughtful few do their Christ mas shopping early in the morning.
 It is then the stores are in order and the salespeople fresh and cheerful.
 It is then selections can be made witi care and comfort.
 Later in the day the minimizing, push ing, grabbing crowds rush in, the sales people are overrun, and all is confusion
 Buying under such conditions is tor ture Selecting gifts under such con ditions is little less than insult.
 The Christmas spirit should not b' confined to the giving of gifts. ought to show itself in the buying ant overflow in consideration for the over worked salespeople behind the counters
 If, because of the rush, they canno give you good advice, the fault is al your own. You have no need to go a the rush times.
 The wise merchant has his Christina goods in early. The wise buyer is oi hand as soon as they are on display.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

''There are now four Wagners know to fame-the one that won the grant prize, the one that wrote the operas, th one that hits the ball, and the one tha invented the sleeping cars,'' says tht Savannah News. But the latter Wayne, has been somewhat smothered by Some body Pullman, hash t he?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

MT. Rockefeller modestly gives credit for the organization of the Standard Oil company to others. Maybe! but he can not escape the greater part of the glory, such as it is.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

''The manufacturers of glass want tariff rates reduced so they can ad- vance prices" says the Rochester Her aid. Rather transparent scheme, is it not7
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

Those newspaprs inclined to criticism of MT. Root for some of the company he used to keep are not getting anywhere, apparently. The general idea seems to be that the said company was to have been congratulated and never should have wandered away from his society
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

Whenever man admits that he has made mistake, there is no reasonable room to doubt it." says the Dallas News. Or that he has something else ip his sleeve.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

It's an i'll wind that blows no good The election of MT. Taft should rejoic the heart of Grandoldtexas in one re gard. The famous Lone Star Battercak society is relieved of all anxiety cor corning the breakfast to be served a the White House on the morning O March 5 next.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05
LOST AND FOUND.

LosT-A plain gold open bracelet. Re ward will be paid finder upon return to Mrs. Hendrix, Copper Hill. FoUND-Pair silver bowed spectacles. Call Silver Belt office, pay for this ad and get property.
 LOST-Thirty days ago, between Globe and Roosevelt, three mares and two colts; last seen two weeks ago driven by a Mexican toward Globe, four miles out. One mare white with 24 connected, branded on right hip, had black colt. Black mare had crop ofi right ear and bay colt, one mare being bay. Gentle mares, ranging in weight from HOO to 1900 pounds Notify Shute's livery stable and get reward
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

Maryland should learn to make up it's mind unanimously, says the Los Angeles Express. Oh, Maryland is merely uncertain, coy, and hard to please.'
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

Kid gloves in various shades of tan and brown are still good sellers, in spite of the green fad" says the Augusta Chronicle. That is accounted for by the fact that the wearing of kid gloves is not restricted to people with kid in tellects.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

Experts are trying to figure out why Nebraska went for Bryan. The Omaha Bees humoresque attack on the repub- lican platform may have had something to do with it-albeit it was unconscious humor.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

The Duke of Abruzzi will seek sur cease of sorrow by doing some very difficult Alpine climbing. He should be in good trim for that sort of thing. He has travelled anything but smooth roads of late.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

"There is terrible amount of en- ergy expended in presidential cam paign," says contemporary Probably because the expenditure of campaign funds has been strenuously limited of late years.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

Lord Roberts may think he is some pumpkins as jingo, but he can never hope to equal our Captain Hobson, for all that.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05
If you want QUALITY GOODS ask your grocer for the SOLwICO brand.

Special sale genuine Oregon City Mills Wool Blankets at $2.50 $3 and $3.50. These sell regularly at $5 and $6. McNeil' s Furniture store.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

Perhaps if MT. Taft could catch Uncle Joe asleep" begins the New York World. Hopeless, we think. He is not to be caught mapping. even.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05
"PEoPIE's CASH STORE. ,

Everything in Ladies, Children s and Infants ready -to-wear clothes, under wear, shoes, suits and cloaks, waists, skirts, millinery, fancy goods, etc.
 DOLPH BAATZ & co. 686 Broad Street, sGlobe, Arizona
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

Bulgaria pays heavy price for her independence, says the Pittsburg Post. It never does come cheap, We believe.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05
WILL TAFT GET ACTION
 ON ROOSEVELT BILLS 2 Magnificent Array of Reforms for the New Congress to Tackle Tariff Reuision
 Comes First of All
wHAT'LL CONGRESS DO ABOUT THESE'
J WATT ROGUE,
 President

Revision of the tariff a scale of child and labor for mju
  method with this ubjecthat s interstate empoymenS. labor and disputes legize traffic and supervise securities antitrust its legitimate combinations under inspection regulation. banks Permanent waterways beginning permanent improvement. the concessions private corporations. Inheritance Compulsory investigation disputes. condition the farmer better roads, agricultural elementary schools and postal banks.
  ing business Acquisition of White  Repeal of the on pulp pulp wood.  subsidy legislation. O organzs
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

FOR SALE-Gents' furnishing house doing good business. Address A. B. O., Silver Belt.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

Canvas Awnings-Globe Paint Co.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Comrsete soda fountain,
 with tank, charger, etc; bargain. Ap- ply Silver Belt.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-05

WANTED.

wANTED-Woman over 2S experi. enced at nursing. Address "B' '' care of this office.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
PARIS RATS DISAPPEARING
Only a Score of Professional Catchars
Left-Champion Regretful

One of the old professions of tho ~,
derworld of Paris is disappearing. Ra,.
catching, which formerly furnished
living for 200 men. now furnishes nrs
carious living for a score The cons.r,Ic
ton of the Metropolitan subway ana ~
other underground structures as wen oy
improved sanitary conditions, have de-
pleted the supply in the famous sewers
of Paris, and the rat-catcher gets from
30 TO 30 cents for live rodents where
formerly he got but or cents. TIa
rats captured go to northern France
Belgium, Germany, and Holland, wh,ra
rat-killing contests by dogs are reol,-
lar feature of the popular SUNDAY
amusement.
Henri Deyve. who has been a profes-
sional rat catcher and killer for forty
five years is still engaged in his old
business. but depiores the disappearance
of his game, saying that the increasec
price does not compensate for the pres
ent poor results of the chase. As a RAJ
killer he has beaten all dog records. hay-
ing killed four with his teeth in four seq
onds, as against four in eight and one
quarter seconds for the fastest dog
Years ago, before the fashionable sports
men of the Jockey club. he killed lon
rats with his teeth in forty minutes. He
contends that the bite of a rat is only
rendered poisonous by fear.
In a recent interview he spoke almost
sentimentally on his prey. Il can never
see a beast suffer-" he said. THE rat
is an animal that came into the world
without asking; it can be destroyed. but
not tortured. Besides, it is courageous
economical, intelligent, and an excellent
father of a family"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-24
CEMENT FROM VOLCANOES.
japanese Discover a Use for the Ashes
Which Ruin Farming Land.

The saving japanese. who are forced
10 play close game with life because
or the narrowness of their islands and
the tremendous yearly increase in the
population, have learned 10 take cum
nlng advantage of every byproduct of
nature
They rake the sea beaches for sea-
weed to use as fertilizer and grub the
mountains for twigs to burn into char
coal. Now they are turning the many
and troublesome volcanoes to good pur-
pose by manufacturing the volcanic ash
into cement. To them belongs the
credit of discovering that the scoria that
sweeps down from volcano vents and
sears the neighboring countryside may
at least be tolerated. if it has to come,
as an economic asset
u. ii. Scidmore, American consul at
Nagasah. has reported to the depart
ment of commerce and labor at Wash
lngton that d Japanese company organ
lied TO work volcanic ash into cement
had already paid dividend of 9 per
| cent. for the first half year on a capital
| of 100000 yen and that it had more
orders in sight than it could fill. The
Mitsu Bishi and Kawasaki dockyards OF
the empire; the government naval yards
at Sasebo and the Wakamatsu Iron
| Foundry company We're all being sup
| piled with the new ash cement.
| The government had recently granted
a contract for 10000 bags of the stuff
to be used in the new harbor works al
| Keeling. Quantities have already been
exported to north China, FOrmosa and
1 Korea
The ash, which is obtained from two
of the great craters in the so-ealed Jap.
anese Alps, running through the main
island of Hondo, near the west coast
is ground and screened at the new com
pany's factory, and because of the nature
of the composition it needs nothing but
water to become very good cement. One
asset the new company can count upon
| the supply of the crude material is in
exhaustible, and the more that is cartec
away the more land will be uncovered
for the struggling farmer.
| The discovery of the new cement
strikes one more American product from
the list of our exports which had beer
necessaries for Japan. The Portland
cement manufactured in Oregon anC
Washington was the only cement in USE
in Japan before the keen Japs turned
the scoria into ii paying proposition.