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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
SHEA ARRESTED.
Former Head of Transfers Union
Charged With Cheating i'm Trade.

Boston, June 16.-Cornelius P.
shea, former president of the Inter-
national Transfers union has been ar
rested in Charleston on charges of
fraud in horse trading. He pleaded
not guilty and was held for a hearing,
the date of which will be set later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
SEWED UP A HEART.
Physicians Performed Delicate Oper.
alton at Roosevelt Hospital.

New York, June 1.-two physicians
in the Roosevelt hospital performed the
delicate operation Of sewing up hu-
man heart that had been cut open by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
CURE BY CUT|CURA
AT CITY MISSION

Young Woman Found in Awful Con-
dition with Scabies- Body a Mass
Of Sores from Scratching-Tried
Many Remedies for Seven Weeks
Result Was Discouraging, But
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-06-18
A Faithful Servant.

Congressman Sparkman pre-
served his levelness of head dur
ing the last days of congress,
attending the sessions steadily Ind
voting against the several PERM
cious measures which the repub-
licans raiIroaded through as a &C.
ment for their party in the APP
preaching campaign. He demon
strated that he has fully earned
the compliment of re- nomination
by unanimous consent at the hands
of his party. Each additional
term served by him adds to the
confidence of his constituents and
emphasizes their wisdom in keep
ing him at the post of duty for
which he is SO admirably qualified.
There is no man on the roll of
the house who has achieved bet
ter standing among his fellow
members or given more satisfac-
ton to those who send him to
Washington. The large vote he
received ut the late primary shows
clearly the appreciation of his
people--Tampa Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-06-18
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Resolutions In Respect of Col. Jno q
Pepper.

Whereas, God in his wise prov.
idence has taken into rest of eter-
nal life, our valued citizen and
former mayor and president Of
council, Col. Jno. G. Peppers
Whereas, during his admins
tration of the city he worked for
the benefit of all; he helped to
revise the charter, he brought the
city script to par he introduced
the grading and ditching of our
town, and in all his efforts he
aided Punta Gorda towards i'm
provements, and by his actions
The town gained in health, beauty
and pop ulation;
Resolved, that we, the Mayor
and council, consider that in his
death the Town has lost an earn.
est. conscientious Christian gentle
man. He was an honor to the
Town and loved and reverenced
by all.
Resolved, that these resolutions
be entered on the minutes of the
council and copy of same be
transmitted to his fanny.
Attest: Clayton Porter, Mayor,
B. NJ. Wade, II. G. Blount,
Clerk, Prest Council.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-06-18
SYMPTOMS OF DIE BACK.
How to Detect and Treat Them.
Valuable Information.


The following valuable informa
ton is given in Bulletin 90 Of thu
Florida Agricultural Experiment
Station, which, was written by
Prof. b. +, Floyd Die back i,
one OF the common diseases of cit
rus trees, occurring in groves
where the trees have been weaken.
ed by improper treatment OF by
other conditions. No locality is
exempt from this disease; and any
variety Of citrus fruit-trees, may
be attacked by it. The damage in
any one grove is usually small,
but throughout the state the total
loss amounts to thousands of dol
lars. The symptoms are very
characteristic, and are most no.
ticeable in the spring when The
new growth is coming on.
Rounded elevations or swell
ings, known as gum.pockets, are
often at the bases of the leaves on
the young stems of diseased trees.
They may also be located on the
twigs between the leaves. These
elevations vary in size from that
Of half pea to n large lima bean.
A cross section shows a cavity in
the woody portion of the stem,
which is filled with Il clear gum
like substance.
Resinous eruptions are present
both upon the young and old
growth of affected trees, and may
be very numerous. They form
during any time of year, starting
as rounded elevations in the bark.
The epidermis usually breaks in u
line, exposing II surface from
which a light resin-likc substance
oozes that hardens and forms II
pad which becomes dark brown in
color will. age. The bark is the
only part Of the stem affected by
these eruptions, the woody por-
ton remaining healthy.
The young terminal branches
lose their leaves and turn yellow;
and later become stained yellowish
to reddish brown, by deposit Of
colored substance in the bark celia.
The stain occurs in irregular
areas, which sometimes unite so as
to cover the whole surface of tho
branch. This staining Of the ter
minal branches may lie confined
to II single part of the tree, or it
NAV be general. 1t is usually fol-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-06-18
SUPERIOR QUALITIES or
THE FLORIDA CLIMATE

lowed by Il dying back of the
branch to the extent of several
inches. This manifestation has
given the disease the name "Die-
back"
The buds on u diseased branch
frequently develop in large num-
bCrs, instead of MS singly or in
pairs. Resinous eruptions may
occur, covering them with resi-
nous coat. In some cases, apparr
emily no buds are formed, but res
nous knots occur in their place.
The buds may develop into leaves
and shoots forming dense leaf
clusters or rosetles of shoots, which
are characteristic of die-back. As
the disease progresses these new
shoots lose their leaves, become
stained and die back.
Very young fruit on a diseased
tree takes on pale green appear
ance, and often falls off. Fruits
from one inch in diameter upward
may turn yellowish. The rind
becomes stained reddish-b brown in
irregular areas, accompanied by
splitting, This form is often
spoken of by citrus growers as
''ammonioted, ''or'' fungused"frult.
Continued on Page 81
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-06-18
Election in Punta GOrda.
THE VERY LATEST.
Especial to THE HERALD),

During the whole day in Punto
Gorda nothing unpleasant occur
red and the election passed of
quietly with the best of feeling
prevailing.
A total of 252 votes was polled,
being 2 more than we're polled in
the first primary, and the count was
completed ny 0 o'clock. The fol-
lowing is the vote for those can
didates in whom the chief local
interest is conferred:
For u. S. Senator-Broward AZ,
Fletcher 1853.
Observation-Disclosures 239, Stock
ton s.
Railroad Commissioner-Dunn
70, jackson 1913.
Tax Collector Baldwin 1872,
Starke 45.
Justice of the Peace-McLane
1911, Adams 81.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-06-18

Brodentown Journal:-If you
owe any body money, pay them
promptly if you can, so that they
can pay some one that they owe.
Ifevery body would adopt this sug-
gestion, it is surprising how far a
little money would GO towards
settling debts. A single dollar
might help to satisfy many obliga-
lions and find itsNvay pack to its
original owner who started the
good work.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-06-18
SWEEPING VICTORY
StOcktOn-Broward Combine showed
Under. FaciiOnaliSm Rebuked.
Triumph for Truth.

hlJluuSu NhV iuii ""N NN"'f'N''
returns from Tuesdays primary
have not been received up to the
time this paper goes to press, those
received give Gilchrist a majority
of s, 1868 oyer Stockton, and Fetch
or 4,39S more than Broward, which
assures their nomination beyond
doubt, since the precincts yet &c
hear from over the state do moi
poll vote sufficient to change the
result.
The state political machine has
been smashed, result that shows
that the patriotic and thinking
people of Florida are weary of the
selfish, factional and injurious pol
icies of the Stockton Broward
combine; and these two political
crusaders, as predicted, have been
swept into political oblivion.
Through their shrewdness and
cunningness many good people
were deceived into supporting them
for the very highest offices, but it
is gratifying to know that their
designs to appropriate the Offices
of governor and United States SEN
ator have been rebuked.
Indications of the result of the
election began coming in Tuesday
night aud by yesterday at noon it
appeared conclusive that Gilchrist
had swept the state. The General
was here all day, both yesterday
and the day before, and from eight
O'Clock election night until the
telegraph office closed last night
he was receiving messages from
various sections of the state con-
veying congratulations and cheer
ing and encouraging news,
Counties and localities which
gave Stockton pluralities in the
first primary voted for Gilchrist in
this election. Among these are;
AIachua, Escambia, Madison, Ma.
sau and Polk. Other Stockton
counties may give Gilchrist major
tiles when the official returns are
received. Gilchrist made gains in
all of Stockton's strongholds, and
the race in several counties was
very close.
Sixteen out of twenty-six pre-
cincts in Duval county gave Gill
christ 1920, Stockton 1927, a
majority for the former Of l, 702.
In the city of Jacksonville Gil
christ's majority was 1,459. In
the Ninth ward, Mr.. Stockton's
voting place, the result was, Gil
christ 40l, Stockton 1879.
1t is conceded that Gilchrist has
carried Alachua, Baker, Bradford,
Columbia, Escambia, Leon, La.
fayette, Lake, Levy, Madison,
Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Pasco,
Polk, Putnam, st. Johns, Suwa.
nee and Volusia, as well as De
Soto, Duval and Marlborough
counties; and there are other coun-
ties in which the vote is close that
he may lead in. Hence his nomi-
nation is a foregone conclusion.
So we doff our hat to "Governor
Gilchrist," who will make Florida
one of the best executives she has
ever had. May God bless himl
SENATORIAL CONTEST.
The race for United States sena-
tor between Gov. Broward and
Duncan u. Fletcher was close in
many of the less densely populated
counties, but in the large towns
throughout the state Fletcher
pulled a majority of the votes.
Duval county gave him a majority
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-06-18
WEATHER BUREAU
Records prove that II ExCeIS that OF
ANY Other Section of The
United States.

Orlando Reporter-Star: 49, Tho
writer of the following letter
spent last winter in Florida. He
has been connected with tho
Weather Bureau for many years,
and has studied climate from tho
daily reports from all sections of
the country. These reports being
official he has gained his informO-
ton from official data, and not
from heresay statements or the un-
supported claims of interested in
dividuals. He gained his first
personal experience with Florida
climate last winter, after having
spent two or moro winters on the
Pacific coast. He unhesitatingly
gives to Florida the credit of sur
passing any other portion of our
country. The letter is written by
scientific man and from data
furnished by scientific reports,
and not in the interest of any
section;
During the period Of my
official connection with the Uni
ted States Weather Bureau, in
charge of the Iowa section, it
became necessary to answer many
inquiries relative to the climatol-
ogy of the different southern To-
calitles which were extensively
advertised as the favorite resorts
of tourists, elderly people and
semi-invalids who desire to escape
the rigors OF northern winters.
Within the past year i have been
impelled by personal reasons to
make q more thorough study of
the records compiled by the
weather Bureau, and this review
of The question caused me to
choose for myself temporary
home for the winter in southern
Florida. My experience during
the past three months, and daily
observation of the conditions de-
lineated on the official weather
maps, have justified the decision
rs to the superior qualities of the
climate of this region.
Briefly stated, the climate of
this peninsula excels that of any
other section of the United States,
in the winter months in respect to
equability of temperature, dry
ness, high percentage of sunshine,
and general freedom from violent
storms of wind and rain. The
climate of Florida may be de-
scribed as semi-insular, as distin-
guished from the continental type.
The general pathway of the
cyclones of winter is much nearer
the lake region than the Gulf, and
the great body Of warm air from
the tropical sea serves as o buffer
against the incursions Of the cold
waves which follow in the wake
OF the blows across the the CONT
nent. The most severe cold wave
from the boreal region is quickly
when it strikes the warm
air of the Gulf.
january, February and March
are the crucial months of the cal
cndar of invalids and elderly peo-
pie at the north. For the benefit
Of the increasing numbers who
make annual piigrimages south
ward to escape the sudden changes
md extremes of that period, give
below summary of weather
records compiled by John S.
CONTINUED on page o.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-06-18

is no doubt but that fletcher .ls
nominated by a majority of about
1000.
The VERY LATEST.
Especial to THE HERALD).
TAMPA, June 1911 n. m.-Re-
turns from all over the state at 8
u. M. gives Gilchrist 1882,
Stocktan 1850; Fletcher 6,544,
Broward %, LAC. Other returns
will increase majorities.
In DESoTo COUNTY.
All over this county the same
earnestuess which characterized
the last primary prevailed in this
one, but general good feeling pre-
dominated and no disorders
occurred.
At the telephone and telegraph
offices eager crowds assembled to
get the first news Of the result,
reports of which began coming in
early. The ballot being short, tho
count did not take long and the
precincts of easy access were ali
heard from before 10 o'clock.
The vote for those Offices in
which the greatest interest is felt
was as follows:
For United States Senator
Browart 1870, Fletcher $50.
For Governor Gilchrist 1440,
Stockton 55S.
For Collector Baldwin 1924,
Starke 1927.
Five prccints in the county have
not reported their vote for gov
ernor and two are yet to be heard
from on the tax collector contest
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-06-18

Too many foolish people button
their thoughts behind. -Ex.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-06-18
STATE MACHINE SMASHED
GILCHRIST AND FLETCHER WIN

of SSS in the sixteen precincts
heard from up to last night. Hills
borough gave him a majority of
about 500. From all reports there
is no doubt but that Fletcher is
nominated bya majority of about
1000.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-03

Upon one occasion the Duchesse
d'Uzes and Louise Michel met at the
bedside of q poor sick woman whom
they were mutually aiding. They met
here frequently for brief period. The
woman died Louise Michel who was
present at the death, wrote to the
duchesse: "Madame-Our poor friend is
dead | have looked among her few
belongings for souvenir for you
Here is Il small piece of passementerie
done by her hands. Accept it, A
few days afterward Nine. la Duchesse
d'Uzes, nee Mortemart. went to the
home of Louise Michel, the anarchist
"a bizarre abode at Levallois where
the poor found always both a good
word and piece of bread-to thank
the red virgin for her letter and her
gift. A friendship so was cemented
between the oddly assorted pair that
was later not without result in the
operation of the most gigantic charity
of the Duchesse d Uzes- Boulangerism
-Harper's Bazaar
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-03

Some years ago / was a teacher in
Afghanistan. and during MY stay in
that country | was often IN unwilling
witness of some horrible exhibitions
of torture Here is one they use in the
case Of women 10 extract testimony.
1t consists in prytng Oft the finger
nails by means of . small chiseI oI
brad awl. which Is showed in slowly,
but firmly from ne finger tip down
ward under the quick of the nail. W hch
is then lifted mp ANA out
This is another that | once saw used
in the case IF IL small child who would
not own up 10 some petty theft: Sticks
were thrUst betweeu its fingers and
the fingers then squeezed together. so
that the sticks crushed into he bones
So much for women and children.
Here is method of elicting informa
ton from an unwilling man The cul-
prit is stripped to the waist and then
boiling oil is tlicked on to his back.
This seldom fails to find the mans
tongue.
The above are the chief forms of
"fahana." or torture, for the purpose
of eliciting information but it must
be stated that such infections as nip
ping of noses. tearing out tongues or
the heading of "fahana," they being
punishments rather than tortures.-
London Standard
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-03
BANISHED THE BORE.
A Remedy That Dampened His Ardor
For Sitting.

A Remedy That Dampened His Ard1r
For Sitting.
The head of "A bureau in an impor-
tant government department has long
been afflicted with friend who calls
upon him regularly and sits down ana
sits and sits and goes on sitting till
assault and battery becomes virtue
The other day this sedentary bore was
In the full exercise Of his functions
when suddenly the official. who had
been scrutinizing him closely, cried. -
knew it, | was sure of it. Confound
those Office boys, with their tricks on
strangers. They've been putting glue
on your chair again. Hi, Jimmie bring
sponge and pail Of water!' And
pressing with all his weight on the
shoulders of his victim to keep him
down, he continued: Don't stir; you'd
tear the cloth sure Nothing is half so
adhesive as glue on Il cane seat chair
Here, Jimmie, moisten this gentleman
so that we can get him loose. Don't
spare the water; the cloth won't shrink
or fade" The faithful messenger
obeys, and when the operation is con-
cluded the official conducts the visitor
to the door and bids him farewell, with
the remark: Perhaps you want to bur
ry home and change your clothing, so
won't keep you. Goodby, bless you! If
your trousers are spoiled, let me know,
and III stop the price of them out of
the pay of the Internal scoundrcl If
can find out who he was. and to that
task l will devote all the energies of
my lifetime and the whole machinery
of the government Goodby. The
scoundrel, thought for several days
past that there was something wrong"
His friend goes like the visions of
youth, never to rn.-Argonaut.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-03
He Left at Once.

He had been worshiping her fol
months. but had never told her, and
she didn't want him to He had come
often and stayed late-very late-aDd
she could only sigh and hope. He was
going away the next day on Il holiday
and he thought the last night was the
time to spring the momentous ques
ion He kept II TO himself. however
until the last thing. 1t was | 80 by
the clock. and it was not a very rapid
clock.
Miss Mollie." be said TREMENDOUSLY
Il am going away tomorrow"
Are your" she said with the thought
lessness of grlhood.
Yes he replied. Are you sorry?"
Yes. very sorry" she murmured
Il thought you might 60 away this
evening"
Then he gazed at the clock wistfully
and said good night--London Scraps.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-03
The Power of tho Whale.

If the whale knew Its own power, it
could easily destroy all the machinery
which the art of man could devise for
catching him 1t would only be neces-
Sary for him to swim on the surface in
a straight line in order to break the
thckest rope. but instead. on being
struck by the harpoon, he obeys a nat
ural instinct, which. in this instance.
betrays him to his death Not having
an air bladder. he can sink to the low
est depths of the ocean. and. nista kin z
the harpoon for the teeth of a sword
fish or u shark, he instantly descends.
this being his manner of freeing him
self from these enemies. who cannot
bear the pressure Of deep ocean. and
from descending and ascending In
small space he thus puts himself in the
power Of the whaler.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-03
The Waist Came Back.

THE other day | hung my prettiest
waist out on the line at the kitchen
window said the fiat dweller. after
washed it. Then ! forgot all about it,
and when | went to look for it two
days later 1t was gone. | rushed fran
t1cally down to the janitress, and we
climbed together over the coal into the
area to look for the waist. | lamented
deeply. 1t was a beautiful waist We
couldn't find it. The janitor came
from the next house and helped US
look. but there was nothing doing.
came sadly in at the window back over
the coal and assembled to my sixth
story fiat.
THE next day l looked in the draw
er Of my chiffonier and found the waist
there. Say anything to the janitress?
Well, / reckon not."-New York Pressl
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-03
CIrbinQ the Suffraoette.

ITS all right Mary" he said
uently. Go in for politics and st
for the London county council if on
want to. E;ut remember one thiqf 1.-the
cartoonists will be after you as Don Is
you're candidate"
81 don't care"
And they'll put your pict Re in the
paper with your hair out curl and
your hat on crooked"
DO you hink they void do that?'
apprehensively.
''Of course And thu make your
Paris gowns look likA calico and say
that your sealstin cloak is imitation"
William" she said, 81 think I'll just
stay here and make the home happy"
London Tai ar.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-03

In behalf of the Sims-W atson
chapter and the committee we wish
to thank the public for their most
liberal patronage in our sale of
chrysanthemums for the flower
show. Through the faithful work of
this committee and your kind re-
Spouse we have sold 522 plants
which exhausted our supply. We
hope each one will be entered at the
flower show this fall and that
through your interest and help we
will be enabled to make better and
much larger display of flowers than
ever before
MRS. PHIL BERTRAM.
Chairman Flowersales Committee.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-03
COIN SWEATING.
An Illegal Practice Which Has Fallen
Into Disuse.

Into Disuse.
Closely allied to the making of coun-
terfeit coins and usually combined
with that nefarious trade is what is
known as sweating" which requires
considerable skill to accomplish sue
cessfully. a rubber mold is used. into
which a gold coin to be sweated is in
troduced and held with clip
Copper wires having been adjusted
the coin is immersed in bath of
cyanide of potassium and an electric
battery set going. The action of the
electricity upon the coin in the acid
uniformly sweats the metal-that is to
say, causes so much of it to become
detached. This process is gone through
with a large number of coins, and the
gold deposit thus obtained is extracted
from the acid.
1t Is for the purpose of detecting the
existence of such reduced coins that
bankers weigh gold coins in balance.
and if one is in the scale it will imme-
diately be shown by the indicator. The
light coin is then taken out and what
ever the shortage represents that
amount the customer will have to
make up or be fined.
But, all things considered sweating
is but poor business, says II. L.
Adam in his interesting book, "The
Story of Crime" and evidently it is
thought SO by the criminal fraternity.
for 1t has dwindled to mere nothing
A sovereign weighs 123.27447 grains,
and the limit of error in the weight is
2 of grain. from which it may
readily be gathered that sweating can
not now be a very lucrative business
London Tit Bits
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-03
Does This Suit YOu?

Hood & Curtin, the enterprising
druggists of Waxahachie, Texas, are
having such a large run on "HINDI-
PO,' the new Kidney Cure and
Nerve Tonic, and hear it so highly
praised that they now offer to guar
antee it in every case to cure all
forms of Kidney Troubles and Ner-
yous Disorders.
They pay for it If it does not give
you entire satisfaction.
If you use it. it is their risk, not
yours. A 50-cent box sent by mail
under positive guarantee. WITT