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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30
HEARTS SPEECH.


Mr.. Hearst said in part:
my friends:-'rhis Is the first national
convention Of the Independence party.
whether 1t shall prove an historical
event or merely passing political in
cident depends upon the wisdom and
patriotism with which we shall deliber-
ate and act
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30
BABY SCRATCHED
DAY AND NIGHT
Tormeoting Eczema Spread from
ChiId's Arm to Ear and Face
All Kinds Of SaIves and Remedies
Met with No Success FINALLY
TORTURES YIELDED TO
CUTICURA REMEDIES
IT had lot Of trouble with my Nttls
g1sl's ec3eEna- She had been q sufferer

oou y 6uAU"
for some time.
T b . eczema
started on b z
arm and thin
Il got on her
face and cor.
We had our
family doctor,
" h. treated
h g r and did
all he could:
= 4
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Continued on eight pnGeo
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evaded by both the listers and the tax
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30
OTHER VIOLATIONS.

In numerous Instances inventories We're
made up by the listers themselves with
out the signature or oath OF the tax
payer with only one or two questions
answered, or none at all. This was es-
pecially true In one town in the case
OF estates OF deceased persons. Many
inventories in that same town had not
a mark OF any kind on the inside.
In many cases deposits in savings banks
were not deducted from offsets allowed
In town having 1896 Inventories on file,
eight were neither signed nor sworn to
and no questions answered. 1870 had only
one question answered. and there were
many where the lister had subscribed
MS own name as magistrate to the oat
on the inventory, where there was no
signature to the oath by the taxpayer
In another town seventeen inventories
We're neither signed nor sworn to, sixty
had but one question answered. and only
six OF all the inventories on file had four
questions answered. In one city orr
agent reported: MANY of the inven-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02

II fish will destroy wiggletails
in cisterns, there should be none OF
the mosquito larvae ever found in
Florida, as there are plenty of fish
to be had almost free Of cost.
Tampa and Pensacola are demon
strating the efficacy Of this new
discovery, and also that II is sup
erior to placing kerosene oil in wa
ter TO rid It of noxious insects. -
Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02
Registration Books to Open.

Hon. II. A. Ellis, supervisor OF
registration for DeSoto County,
publishes the following notice;
The registration books will be
opened for the registration of vot-
ers not already registered, in al
precincts, on the first Monday in
April, They will be open three
DAYS at the court house on Mon
day, Wednesday and Saturday,
from ga. m. to 8. p. m. They
will be opened two days OF every
week at all other precincts in the
county. The days to be designat-
ed by the district supervisors.
They will be closed on the last
Saturday IN April.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02
A Friend to the Newspapers.

Lakeland News:--The st. Peters
burg Independent complains that
the State candidates are a cheap LOT
and are inclined to haggle over the
cost Of such advertising us they
may desire. How about Gil
christi We don't wish to make
comparisons, which are sometimes
odious, but Gilchrist Is one candi'
date who does not baggle. The
matter in this paper accompany
ing the Generals picture was sent
with the simple instructions, I'm
sert NJ IN advertisement until the
primary, and send BILL" And he
will get his advertisement from
us--jusi as cheap as if forty
letters had been passed on the sub
ject. If there are any concessions
to be given, we would be inclined
to make them to the man who
docs business in this straightfor-
ward business-like way. Gil.
christ's treatment Of the newspa-
pers in this instance is characters
tic OF the man at all times. He is
a big-heurted, generous man, with
no sualIness or meanness in his
makeup,
De Land Record:--His plat
form, while unique and original,
is a good one and will be received
fayorably by most fair-minded
people. If there is one thing that
will commend him to the demo-
cratic volers of Florida, 1t is his
honesty and independence. In all
his public life he has been his own
boss. He has never been charged
with being the tool of any man,
men, faction or corporation. His
public life has always been on the
side he deemed best for Flor
idgand her people. To his credit
to begin with be has the united
support of the people of his own
section of the State.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02
SKETCH
OF W. W. Bateman, Candidate
for Representative.

Hon. W. w. Batem0u, of Wau.
chula, was born in Gadsden coun.
ly Florida, near Quincy, on De
cember 10, 1865, aud is now AZ
years of age. AT the age Of Is
moved to Alachua county. Was
raised on a farm up TO the age OF
81 In 1886 he came to DeSoto
county, the year DeSoto was di-
vided from Manatee, and has re-
sided here ever since, with the ex-
ception of Que year spent in
Marion county us manager of one
of the Smith stores at Buardman.
During his twenty years resi-
denco in DeSoto county, he has
lived at Arcadia, Punta Gorda
aud Wauchula, where no has been
engaged in mercantile business
and truck farming. He moved to
Wauchula three years ago from
Punta Gorda.
He has always been identified
with the best political and CONNER
cial interests Of DeSoto county.
A Democrat all his life and for sew
eral years u member of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee Of
DeSoto county.
He has been q member of the
Baptist church for IL years, and
at present is one of the deacons of
the Wauchula Baptist church, Su-
perintendent of the Sunday school
and chairman of the building COM
mittee Of said church.
He has been a member Of the
Woodmen Of tho World for ten
years and for six years held the
highest Office in the gift of the
different local camps where his
membership was. He has been a
Knight of Pythias for six years
and ut present is Chancellor Com
mander of WauchuIa Lodge No.
81. lie has always been q tenn
perate man. lie is married and
has several children and is deeply
interested in educational work.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02

GAINESVILLE Sun:--Gov. Broward
has officially announced his candi-
dacy for United States Senator for
the term beginning March 4th,
1909. just what effect bis candid
acy will have upon other candidates
for this Office, which is the highest
within the gift Of the people of
Florida, remains to be seen. The
Sun refrains from comment upon
the Governors candidacy just now.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02

That very cool, calm, conserva-
tive and dignifed paper, the Tam
pa Times, gives utterance to the
following: THE recent turning
loose of convicted criminals by the
state pardoning board has enraged
public sentiment and very proper
". As an instance, II Hillsbor-
ough man was recently pardoned
from serving a life sentence fol
an atrocious murder. He made
another effort to commit like
atrocity and an honest and decent
citizen is now in hazard for having
killed him in self-defense. The
only legitimate case for pardon
Is when the innocence OF the con-
victed person has been later as
ccrtained. y
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02
High School Notes.

The pierian Literary Societ.
has discontinued it's meetings OF
account Of the commencement
practice.
The attendance for the pas
month was very good, the stu.
dents Of Miss Anderson's room
taking the lead.
We very much regret losing
some Of our best students, some OF
whom have moved away. Some
few students have dropped out OF
every department Of the school
however, they have been replaced
in most cases by new ones.
We wish to urge all the stu.
dents TO take advantage Of this
ideal weather In their school work.
1t is possible TO do much nore ID
four weeks now than in six weeks
before. The pleasantness Of q
Punta Gorda spring is unsurpass-
ed, and nothing contributes more
TO effective study than that,
The following are those who
won high places on the Honor Roll
for the past month:
Tenth Grade: Gordon Liberty,
Undine Jordan, May Straughan.
Ninth Grade;--.Dot Sewell, Vic
Straughan Claire Sheffield, Geo.
Dewey, Jim Cooper.
Eighth Grade;--May Huffman,
Florence Hagan, Bette Knight,
Vera Shaw, Naive Mccain,
Claude Stephens, Charlie Griggs,
Moody Stephens, Billy Knight,
Charlie Curry.
Seventh Grade: Rubie prerh
Gertrude Base, Pearl johnson,
Coe Allen, Mamie Wilkins, Carl
Anderson.
Sixth Grade;--Permelia Straug-
han, Frank Concannon.
Fifth Grade:--Pearl McGehee,
Myrtle Wilkins.
Fourth Grade: BeuIah Gaskell,
Wallace Gaskell, Edward McCann.
Third Grade:- Ethel Addison,
Pearl Singletary, Frank Rose,
Theodore Midget.
First Grade: Myrtle Washing
ton, Mary Fine, Ula McGehee,
Paul Bryant, William Riddick,
Charlie Parker.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02

Pensacola JournaI:--As the date
of Easter is variable, many people
are asking on what day it comes
this year. The following will in
form them: Easter Sunday this
year will fall on April 10, which
is the first time that it has occur.
red on that date since 1910. An
other peculiar feature of this is
that it will not happen again until
1881 This feast is movable one
and always occurs on the first
Sunday after the first full moon on
or after March Dist. The earliest
date on which it fallsis March 22,
while the latest date is April 20.
Easter can, therefore, occur on
any date from March 22 to April
20. During the nineteenth CEN
fury this feast fell on March "a,
but during the present century it
will occur once on that date,
which will be in 1910.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02

The Starke Telegraph, in an
editorial leader, ably argues that,
as General Gilchrist is a real es-
tate expert, if he should be chosen
governor, the state would profit
greatly from his knowledge aud
experience in disposing Of The
public lands. The Telegraph con-
cludes its editorial with these
words: ''Mr. Gilchrist has made
a comfortable fortune out of the
land business. He knows it from
top to bottom and if anybody can
make tho state rich through its
land department, it looks to US
like he is the man to turn the
trick"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02

De Funiak Breeze; of the pre-
sent state house officials no one has
ever suggested to oppose either
Mr.. Knott Mr.. McLiu, Mr.. Craw
ford or Capt. Rose and no higher
tribute could be paid to the efllci-
ency of these men. The people
are evidently well satisfied with
their service.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02
BARWICK'S POSITION.
Extracts From His Speech In
BradentOwn.

Bradentown Herald:--(Iolonel
I3arwick, in his speech on the
oath of March, spoke partly from
manuscript, partly from notes and
partly from suggestions of tho
moment. We were permitted to
look over the manuscript and
notes, from which we extract the
subioined thoughts and which tho
Herald thinks should be emphasiz
ed;
Our short sixty-day Legislative
sessions should he devoted exclu-
sively (save for local and perhaps
unusual and extraordinary mat
ters), TO consideration Of matters
upon which the people haver
| Judgment that matters affecting
the State at large or any consider
able part Of it should be thrsshed
out before the people interested,
! by the advocates Of such matters,
before being introduced before tho
Legislative body. That as mem
Der Of such legislative body he
should promptly rsf;iss consiaera-
ton Of such matters, advising
their champiora.to FIRST take them
up with the people, and by means
Of mass meetings and otherwise TO
get them at issue before the people
in succeeding campaigns. That Il
such proposed matters for legiSla-
ton were good and all right, tho
people could be made readily to
see 1t, and ii bad, II becomes
doubly important that the people
should first pass upon them, to
the end of avoiding blocking tho
legislature with consideration OF
matters they (the people) did
not fayor--taking up time that
shpuld be devoted 70 consideration
of matters which the legislature
had been elected to dispose Of.
And that we should adopt such
practices With respect to this
proposition as will encourage thu
people in shouldering such respon-
sibilities that the only way To
have a people-rule government Is
10 have them rule, and TO that end
we should return to the customs OF
our fathers touching this propo-
sition, the only relic of which yet
remaining in our practices is that
Of referring road petitions, by
boards Of county commissioners,
TO those interested"
That since he was u boy this
liquor question had been up for
adjustment by and through means
of the law; that law after law had
been passed propping or support
ing preceding laws; that both cities
and States that had voted dry are
now wet again; that each dry State
has different kind Of prohibition
and none are satisfying; that all
except the aim il yet chaos, that
settlement upon q generally ap-
proved plan and means of regulat-
ing and restricting liquors seems
no nearer practical solution today
than when the agitation began.
And that the effort to encourage
people to be patient and wait and
hope, while wild experiment after
wilder experiment is being push
ed, citing, as encouragement, that
even the law against murder,
tbieving, etc. us not perfectly en-
forced. But such arguments
don't go down-there is no anaio-
| gy there the secular law against
murder, thicving, etc., sprang not
from sentiment, but from the very
highest and universally accepted
Continued on page 81
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02
STARTLING FIGURES
On the Timber and Coal Supply
OF the Country.


Association, ut Washington ID. g..
January 29lh, was memorable.
Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson presided. He said that,
in the Colonial period, timber was
50 abundant in this country that
to destroy it was deemed a merit.
Today, timber planting on a vast
scale is necessary. Tree planting
is expensive. 1t is simple matter
to take spade and plant a little
tree, but an army Of men with
spades would not suffice to plant
enough trees for our use. II is
necessary that one man shall be
able to plant five hundred trees a
day. Machinery must be devised
for doing this.
Mr.. Clifford Pinchot, forester
of the department Of agriculture,
spoke on our natural resources.
He said that at the present rate of
consumption, The scft coal vii! be
gone in 100 years and the hard
coal in 80. Our future manufac-
turing must depend upon water
power; and this, in turn depends
upon the forests.
We are squandering our natural
heritage like a prodigal son.
All other nations have done so.
Many now are paying the price.
Ours is at last beginning TO think
Of outstanding It's resources before
too late.
DR.. j. t. Rothrock Of the Penn
sylvania Forestry commission
said that much of the forest land
owned by his state is already worth
twice what the state paid for it.
In some cases the state can sell
the timber alone for four times as
much as it paid for land and tim
Der together. The moral is that
the United States ought not to de-
lay in buying up and establishing
the Appalachian national forests.
The longer we wait the more we
must pay.
BY deforestation, we are turn
ing mountain lands into deserts.
Mr.. James S. Whipple, forest,
fish and game commissioner Of
New York, stated that his state
can reforest at $3.50 an acre,
whereas France must spend, in
some cases, $50 an acre; because
it must remake the soil, which
floods have washed away. BY
beginning now, and saving her'for-
ests and soils, America can escape
this hard necessity.
Mr.. Frederick S. Underhill, of
Philadelphia, vice.president of the
Lumberman's Exchange, said al
most every lumber association in
the country has taken action look
ing to forest preservation, and is
cooperating with state legisla-
lures to that end.
Prof. George K. Swain of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology stated that, by reason of
the reduction in the amount
If forest cover on the White
Mountain watershed, the water
power in the New England
streams has become insufficient to
run the mills; and 50 per cent of
the water power factories have to
use steam ut certain times of the
year or quit running. With prop
er forest protection. the stream
flow would be sufficient all the
year round. He. also alluded to
the loss of soil, from erosion,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-04-02
after the trees are removed.

Mr.. Allen NJ. Schoen, rs an
electrical engineer, corroborated
these statements; Mr.. Schoen's
experience however, has been with
the mills of the south, depending
on the Appalachian streams
There, where no reservoirs exist,
national forest protection is even
more necessary than in New En-.
gland. Tampa Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04

this matter will have to be straighten-
ed out lates, al 5000 as the governor
can take the matter up with the WEI
department, | will be glad TO notify
you Of his decision in the matter.
Yours very truly, 4
A. III. ARLINGTON,
Private Secretary
The form of certificate referred to and
approved by the governor LIS as fol-
lows:
| hereby certify NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
was a member OF Company X. End
y. G. Vol. Infantry during the Span
ish-American war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
is WANTED IN MANTEO
Lawyer States That G.. H. James lis
Now Out On Magistrates Bond.

Lawyer States That G.. TEL. James lis
Now Out On Magistrates Bond.
Mayor Springer yesterday received a
letter from b. G.. Crisp, Esq, attorney
at law Manteo, N. c., giving him in
formation that G. H James, the white
nan held here as n witness against
Cumber and Pigford, who are charg-
eG with having robbed him while he
was in a drunken stupor, is out
Under a 5000 bond for trial in the
matter of his conduct with Miss Lille
Midyett of that county, the bond being
held by a justice there aud Mr.. Crisp
who represents the prosecution asks
that he be notified when James is re-
leased and also as 70 his probable des-
tination The lawyer stated that James
has never been acquitted and that Re
will certainly be convicted when
brought to trial.
James when arrested in this city
gave the name of Charley jones, but
from correspondence found on his pr.
son it was believed that he was c. H.
James, the school teacher who figured
several weeks ago in an abduction case,
the victim being 4 young girl from
Manteo.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
WHAT Is
Many People i'm VFilmine tor arc Ask
ing Tha Question OF Late.

Many People i'm Vilminc o y arc Ask
ing That Question Of. Late.
Within the last few weeks. more peo-
pie than usual have complained OF IRE
quent sneezing fits, tickling in throat
stoppage in the nose, spasms o colgh-
ing, raising of mucous, dropping in
the throat and offensive breath, and
have asked themselves what Is the
matter.
The trouble is that they are affected
with catarrh and unless immediate
steps are taken to remedy their con-
dition, the disease will increase end
spread through the delicate mucous
membranes that lines the afr passages.
and a chronic and serious stage OF
the disease win result.
At the first symptoms Of catarrh,
Hyomei should be used. There is NO
other treatment like Il or just as good;
none that can take fits place and cure
so surely, SO quickly and at 30 little
cost. 1t is a scientific medicated air
treatment that does Lot drug and de-
range the stomach, but is breathed in.
directly destroying all disease g7rms
that may Turk in the nose, throat and
lungs and soothing and healing the
irritated mucous membrane.
r. r. Bellamy, the local ag mt for
Hyomei, have SO much confidence in
the merits of the remedy thai tNey Of
fer 1t On trial 10 any catarrhal sufferer
with the agreement 20 refund TIE 21r-
chase price of s1.00 for the complete
outfit to anyone who IS potssati nd
With the results. You cevt inlv can
afford to test Hyomei with an oTs- like
his. Get it now and be cured OF
catarrh.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
INTO TWO ~BATTAIIONS
North Carolina Naval Brigade Divld-
ed-OrganizatiOn of the n. Z. Nav
al MiIitia-OfficerS Elected.

1t. John B. Peschau, 1t. Cuthbert
Martin and Ensign J. w. Murphy OF
the Wilmington Division Naval Re
serves returned yesterday from New
bern where on Wednesday night they
attended an important meeting OF
the North Carolina Naval Brigade. at
which several matters of interest to
the Brigade we're acted on.
There were in attendance at the
meeting a number of representatives
from the different naval reserves
throughout the state and much in
terest was manifested in the proceed
ings.
The most important matter was
the division of the Brigade into two
battalions and the election of bat
talon officers. This division is the
result of the recent order made by
the adjutant general of North Caro-
lima and was caused by the growth
in strength Of the reserves.
Mr.. H. NJ. Chase of this city was
elected lieutenant commander of the
first battalion and this honor is a
fine one considering the fact that he
is at the present time not connected
with the reserves in any capacity.
Mr.. Chase formerly, however, was
senior grade lieutenant of the VIII
mington division and he is alive to
the interests and welfare of the re-
serves. Mr.. Chase was the only Will
mingtonian elected to an office in
the battalion.
Another important matter and
that marks a distinct step in prog
ress was the organization of the
North Carolina Naval Militia, which
will bear the same relation to this
branch of the service as the North
Carolina National Guard Associa-
ton bears to the National Guard.
Meetings of this organization will be
held from time to time for the con-
sideration of matters looking to the
improvement of the Brigade and to
the betterment of any conditions
hat may need remedying.
The first president of the organiZa-
tfcn is 1t. w. A. Worth of Eliza
feth City, and 1t. Cuthbert Martin
of Wilmington is secretary n treas
T 1t. John B. Peschau is a
member of the executive committee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1908-02-04
Barns Burned by "Ni9ht Riders =

Adairsville, Ky, Jan. 29.-"Night
Riders burned two large barns on the
form Of Jesse Burr, one mile west of
here last midnight The barns con-
tanned a lot of tobacco belonging to
Presley Strickland, Il cropper Of Burr,
who Is not u member of the Dark To-
Cacco Growers Protective Association.
Another barn on the place containing
a large crop belonging to Pinckey
an association cropper was not
molested. Burr is not a member of the
association There were between 80
and SO riders in the party.