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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-09-16

"A MENDMENI TO THE CONSTITU-
"A TIoN PROPOSED TO THE CITI-
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR
THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN
SYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF
ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU-
TION.
NUMBER ONE.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to the Constitu-
ton of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania so as to consolidate the courts of
common pleas of Philadelphia and Ale
gheny counties, and to give the General
Assembly power to establish a separate
court in Philadelphia county, with crim-
inal and miscellaneous jurisdiction.
Section /. BE it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives in General
Assembly met That the following amend
ments to the Constitution of Pennsylva-
MIA be, and the same are hereby, pro-
posed in accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof
That section six of article five be amend
ed by striking out the said section and
inserting in place thereof the following:
Section 6. In the counties of Philadel
pllld AlleSneny All lne
and powers now vested in the several
numbered courts OF common pleas, shall
be vested in one court of common pleas
N each of said counties, composed OF all
the Judges in commission in said courts.
Such jurisdiction and powers shall ex-
tend to all proceedings at law and in
equity which shall have been instituted
in the several numbered courts and shall
be subject to such changes as may be
made by law, and subject to change OF
venue as provided by law. The president
Judge of each of the s;.id courts shall be
selected as provided by law. The number
of judges in each of said courts may be,
by law, increased from time to time. This
shall take effect on the first
Of January succeeding its adop-
tion.
Section q That article five. section
eight, be amended by making an addition
thereto so that the same shall read as
Section s. The said courts in the coun-
ties of Philadelphia and Allegheny re-
spectively shall, from time to time, in
turn, detail one or more of their judges
10 hold the courts of oyer and terminer
and the courts of quarter sessions of the
peace Of said counties, in such manner as
may be directed by law: Provided, That
n the county of Philadelphia the General
Assembly shall have power to establish
| separate court, consisting of not moro
han four judges. which shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction in criminal cases and
n such other matters as may be proyid-
d by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22

localities of the South and most
conspicuous by their tall, beauti-
fully marked and colored trumpet
shaped leaves or "bugles". Flies
and often insects become trapped
in these leaves in vast numbers
and are said to be eaten by the
plants, but | find by careful in
vestigation that these insects de-
cay before it is possible for the
pitchers to make use of them as
food. There are six species of
these sarracenias in this country.
The PinguicNla or butterwort,
Of which there are four or five
species here, also has this power
of "trappiug" small insects by
means of a viscid secretion on its
stems and leaves.
There are many plants that Sc
crete a gummy substance, which
will entrap insects or even larger
game. have seen young chick
ems, even large enough to fry, get
tangled up in q bunch of Scarlet
Catchay, growing in our yard,
until it became necessary to help
them out. Sincerely Yours,
g. Il. PLEAS.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22
Gilchrist and Pardons.

Tampa Tribune:--The Pensaco-
10 News, which is about the only
Florida paper we know which las
had the nerve to attempt to defend
the State Pardoning Boards in
discriminate and reckless use Of
the pardoning power, wants to
know what Gen. Gilchrist will do
with the board when he becomes
Governor.
Gen. Gilchrist left no room for
doubt as to his position on the
subject, when he was making his
successful campaign. He declar-
ed in his speeches and in his cam
paign circulars that he favored a
change in the system, suggesting
several important amendments to
the law, one of which, we now re-
call, provided that the State
should be represented in all hear
ings before the board,
This was one of the winning
planks in the GiIchrist platform
and found favor with oil good cit
liens who believe in the enforce
ment of the laws and of the just
judgments of the courts.
The practice of granting par
dons by wholesale, without regard
TO jury convictions or Supreme
Court affirmations Of such con-
victions, is one that cannot be
long continued without gravely
affecting the peace and well-being
of the State and discrediting the
agencies for the punishment and
the prevention of crime.
The Tribune sincerely hopes
that one Of the first duties TO
which the new Governor will ad-
dress himself will be a reformation
in the pardoning system, if not by
amendment to the law, then by a
more careful consideration of cas-
es brought before the board, with
an eye to the public welfare rather
than to the selfish interests Of
favored lawyers or friends of con-
victs who happen to be possessed
of pulls"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22
Says Bryan Will Win.

A dispatch from Waycross
published in the Times-Union OF
Monday says: Florida's next gov
ernor, Gen. Albert w. Gil
christ who is in Waycross for O
few days. visit, is of the
opinion that William j. Bryan
will be the next president of the
United States. He says the Dem
ocrats of his state are solid for the
nominee of their party, and thinks
a large net gain will be made by
the Nebrasksn in many states over
past elections. Gen. Gilcbrist
leaves Waycross Monday for
jacksonville, where, on Monday
night, he delivers an address be-
fore meeting of the Duyal Coun-
ty Democratic Club.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22
CHUCKEf ZOE,
of the Oyer Hills of Ottaray.

A gentleman in Chipley, Fla,
who is we'll versed in botany dis
cusses insectivorous plants in the
following letter:
EDITOR HERALD:--I notice q
clipping from your paper in the
Pensacola Journal, in which IN.
D." says he has found a new car
nivorous "herb," which ''has been
overlooked by bottanists" and "as
we are unable to find it classed
among any Of the sensitive plants, y
etc. etc.
The plant referred to is un-
doubtedly a Drosera or Sundew,
probably Drosera brevifolia, and
very common all over Fla, ex-
tending up into N. q. There
are FIVE species belonging to this
genera, all southern plants.
Venus Fly-trap Dyonia, be-
longs to the same order, and cous-
ms to these are the Sarracenias or
pitcher plants, common in many
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22
Another on the Finny Tribe.

Purporting to be q dispatch
from Frankfort, KY, the follow
ing was published recently in one
of our exchanges:
Scores of colonies living in the
region of the town of Midway
have taken to water and are OBJ
tanning their "sousas" with fishing
poles.
When Greenbauer's distillery,
which, for some reason or other,
was situated near the creek, was
destroyed by fire, $4,000 barrels
of frewater we're emptied into
Elkhorn creek, and the next day
every fish that inhabited the
creek below Midway had a "hang-
over
The whiskey aoated down stream
at the rate of two miles an hour.
Fishermen along the banks no.
ticed that the water suddenly was
assuming the color of their own
bait. They were astonished to
see staid old members of the finny
family that had behaved them
selves decorously for years sud
denly flop out on the bank and at
tempt to climb q tree. Turtles
came staggering along up the
slopes, pursued by crawdshes bent
on fight. EVERYTHING below the
water line seemed to have been
drinking like q fish.
II was a glorious day for the
fishes, but a sad one for the fish
ermen. The former we're too
drunk to see the bait. Crowds
lined the creek all day watching
the antics of the fish.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22

ApaIachicola Times; - Editor
Jordan claims springexists in the
neighborhood of Punta Gorda, the
water from which will make hair
grow on balds heads. Probably
the fish of Charlotte Harbor fatten
on the water from this spring, for
it is true that they grow to such
huge proportions that the mere
telling strains the HERALD's Camp
bell press almost to the bursting
point, punta Gorda fish should
not only have hair growing on
their heads, but they should also
wear full grown boards.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS
Abound in Florida According to
Naturalists.

A friend in Hendersonville, N.
c., who isa we'll informed natur-
alist, writes to THE HERALD as
follows:
happened to see by chance an
extract in the Jacksonville Times.
Union quoting your paper in ref
erence to an Insectivorous herb"
Your correspondent states that IL
apparently has been overlooked by
the botanists, but | am afraid your
informant didn't "look over" his
botany close enough, as even in
Chapman's book it is named; and
DIR. Small's by no means small
work on the flowers of the South
ern States, gives a very full de-
scription of several species.
The diminutive plant referred
to is the "Drosera, ''or"Sun. dew, !"
and it abounds all over Florida,
and Is common also on the Geor-
gia and South Carolina coasts; and
indeed one sbecies not rare In the
Underhills, Piedmont Section, es-
pecially near Marion, No. Ca, in
the old land of the Catawbas Tar
koee.)
/ have never seen any with red
flowers, sometimes pale rose; but,
as a rule pure white, attractive and
dainty, but blossoms too small to
be snowy
The Saracenia (Side saddle flow
err, Trumpet-leaf, Bog-bugle, etc.,
also very common in Florida boys,
is an even more voracious vegeta-
BILE growth; its yellowish or red
dish-maroon flowers rather snowy
and tall pitcher-leav conspicuous.
Yours truly,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22

Congressman Frank Clark,
Wednesday night stated to Met
ropolis representative that there
was no doubt whatever but that
the next house of representatives
would be democratic, and that, in
such case, Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,, would be speaker, and
Stephen M. Sparkman of Florida
would be chairman of the rivers
and harbors committee, which is
the most important committee in
either house for Florida. Con-
gresham Sparkman would have
made the race for the United
States senate in the recent prima-
ries had not his position ON this
committee been of so much i'm
portance to the state. Many re-
gard his position as making him
as valuable to the state as either
of the United States senator's, al,
though they are both men of great
ability. Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22

Tampa Times: While you airs
thinking about things connected
with your future welfare, if You
happen to have a suitable piece Of
ground, remember that the early
ripening peach has come to be "A
staple money producer in Florida
in any quantity from basket to a
carload.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22
FUTURE WONDERS
Talked about by Great EIectn-
clan and Inventor.

NAesha sNAAse
Thomas A. Edison, in an inter-
view prior to his sixty-frst birth"
day anniversary and following tho
announcement that he had quit tho
career of making invent
or for that of a scientist, said thai
he intended to devote all his atten-
ton In the future to scientific
problems without thought OF
whether or not their solution
would bring financial gain.
Though he had guarded as 50,
cret the particular task on which
he was then expanding his thought
and energy, he otherwise SPOKE
freely of his work. He discussed
many Of the mysteries into which
he was delving, and prophesied
that even though he might fail OF
solution, he firmly believed others
would triumph where he failed.
Mr.. Edison for example, made
the prediction that before long,
science would enable the farmer
TO enrich his lands by means Of
nitrogen from the air.
"I'he element necessary for
making land fertile" he said, us
nitrogen, which exists in almost
inexhaustibIe quantities in the
atmosphere. Until recently how
ever, the utilization of atmospher-
ic nitrogen was regarded as mere
ly a laboratory demonstration.
Business men said it could never
be obtained cheap enough to sell
to the farmer as fertilizer.
''But the day is just about to
dawn when the air will be made tn
give lis nitrogen to the earth, and
to make it yield more abundant
harvests and fatter herds of cattle
In Norway a plant has been estab-
lished which has been conducted
with such good results that ! ex-
pect to see atmospheric fertilis-
er on the market in this county
within the next ten days.
"That such a product will soon
be imperatively necessary there is
no doabt. Every shipload OF
wheat and corn which goes abroad
leaves tho United States so much
poorer, not in gold, but in nitro
gen.
"Sir William Crookes, when be
was president OF the British asso-
citation for the advancement OF
science, prophesied that in another
quarter of century the eafth
would be drained of nitrogen to
such a degree that there would DO
famine in many regions of tina
world. HE may have taken too
discouraging a view of the subject
but nevertheless his statement had
a true basis Of fact.
CAT the present time the bulk
of the worlds supply of nitrogen
comes from the saltpetre beds OF
South America, but these are be-
ing dug up so fast it will not be
very long before they will be ex-
hausted.
"Anuther scientific discovery
which ! expect to sec before j
die" continued the man whose in
ventions have done so much to
n
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22

market for supplies; but we do
not get lonesome, as the Indians
are going and coming every day.
Last Sunday, Oct II, we had
full morning service with sermon
and organ music, singing the old
hymns, OlSetu Chumpusan (Sweet
Bye and Bye, Chesus um pu yu
fek chu (Jesus Lover of My Soul)
aud Cbesus Hocefku en- yek cen
(All Hail the Power of Jesus
Nance. 1t was inspiring and up
lifting to have the grand, majestic
service of the Church, to see the
white robed priest and the cross
topped altar way out here in the
wilderness. | long, however, to
get back home to dear old Punta
Gorda and preach once more TO
my faithful people there.
Sincerely,
IRENAEus Trout,
Seminole Indian Missionary.
In the Everglades, 1908.
For the PUNTA GoRrl HERALD.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22
in The EVERGLADES.
An interesting Letter From DR..
Irenaeus Trout.

Leaving Fort Myers Friday
morning, Sept. %, we began our
journey eastward toward lmmoka
lee over the worst roads / have
ever travelled. The trail was in
water from 9 inches to 2 feet deep
two-thirds Of the way and the first
night out we camped in the wagon
bed.
We arrived in Immokalee Sat
urday afternoon about 4 o'clock,
but Just before reaching there, the
king bolt of the wagon broke and
out we went. 1t was now my
time to turn blacksmith, as there
is no smithy in the hamlet, and
with the aid of Mr.. Frank Brown
weimprovlsed u pin from tail
board rod of the wagon.
Sunday we held two services at
Christ Church, which were well
attended, and would have pro-
ceeded to the Everglades Monday
but for two reasons. One of our
horses ran a splinter into his
shoulder while in the pasture,
making an ugly wound, which will
take ut least month to heal; and
a returning team reported the
Oklowaycoochie impossible, the
water running 8 feet deep, Tb,'s
circumstances delayed our pro-
gress until Wednesday, Sept. 30,
when we proceeded on our way
with one horse.
Reaching the Slough, l got
down and waded, leading the
horse, and the water came up to
my arm-pits. Amid such diff
culties, camping over night in wet
clothes, we reached Glade Cross
Hospital, 65 miles southeast of TT.
Myers, Friday, Oct. 2, at noon,
and later in the day, our destiua-
ton, the landing out in the Ever
glades.
Indians, Indians. Indians every
where; bucks, squaws and picanin-
nies we're camped on the ham
mock, and gladly greeted Esta
Mikka (chief person., which is my
Indian name. Che-hick-shay-et-
es.chay (glad to see YOU resound-
ed on every hand, and hand-shak-
ings were many and hearty. Three
of the sub-chiefs, j. e. Hotulcahat-
sic four hrst convert,) Tom Billy
and Little Tiger, and several lead
ing men, Car-char-no-go.tee, Epon-
kot-i.ka and others of tho council
whom | had not seen since the
June Shot-ca-taw (corn dance
came aside for a "smoke talk,
and after u supper of Sake and
(shall / say it0 venisen and tur-
key, we sat around the campfire
and talked late into the night.
Sunday, Oct. 4, Conipatchie and
Jack and Charlie Buster came in
and after another short talk, all
dispersed and went away on the
big hunt with farewells of ''som-
mus-kar.la-ne-sh aw-maw-lin"(good
wishes to the white NAM.
Ihaye bought for the Mission so
far, over 400 alligator hides, ply
ing nearly $4,000 for same. They
are all good quality and mean a
neat profit.
Freddie, my son II years old is
with me, but there is not another
white man nearer than 80 miles,
the nearest postoffice. Just how
long we shall be here, | do not
know. DR.. Golden, the medical
missionary and trader, is in bad
health, and has gone to Tampa for
treatment, and Mr.. Hampton, who
,.,,a tho stora bas oone IN the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-10-22

Twelve days more and the ma
tional election of 1908 will pass
into history.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-28
SAITO SPEAKS OF
LOCAL EDUCATION

Former Japanese Consul General
MKT Saito, In his interview to the
representative of a Toxic newspaper,
dwelt upon the local education of the
Japanese children. He said: that
there are more than 1000 Japanese
children of school age In Hawaii, The
schools commence at . o'clock In the
morning and close at o'clock i'm the
afternoon. The children are required
to attend the government schools regu.
larly where they learn the English
language.
In the japanese schools the Japan.
ese children learn geography, history.
penmanship and composition. They
attend the japanese schools daily be.
FORE In the morning and after 2
O'Clock In the afternoon. There are
many Japanese schools on the four
principal islands.
In Honolulu there Is department
wnere the pupils are prepared for
coiese. The teachers are recognized
by the Education Department.
Recently when His Royal Highness
Heheral Prince Fushimi visited Homo.
lnlu, he contributed literally towards
the educational fund which now
amounts to $4,000. Through the
medium of this fund children of the
iaborers are given good education
both In English and Japanese. The
CHARITY Association also assists ma.
terlaliy In educating the children.
Since the japanese Hawaiian immi.
grafton treaty was made in 1885.
Japanese laborers came to Hawaii in
large numbers. They were distribui
ed to various plantations. The immi.
grafton companies We're established
here.
For the benefit of the local japan.
ese, japanese charity hospital was
erected, where the sick are cared for,
Some of the laborers who are engag.
Ell IN various branches of business to.
day are apparently doing well.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-28
MANY CASES IN
SUPREME Court

The following are the cases which
will be taken up by the Supreme
Court during the next term, which
begins on Monday next:
lin the Matter of the Estate of
c. Ali, deceased; appeal from Circuit
Judge, First Circuit. A. G. NJ. Rob-
ertson for NJ. b. Silveira ct alt. cred
itors-appellees; Castle & Wilmington
for w. l.. Whitney, administrator de
bonis non, appellant.
2--L. l.. McCandless VS.. Honolulu
Plantation Co., ct ait; exceptions
from Circuit Court, First Circuit. A.
q. M. Robertson for plaintin-appel-
lee; Kinney 4 Marx for defendants
appellant.
Solomon Kanhane ct al. vs..
VIM. Laa; exceptions from Circuit
Court, First Circuit. w. w. Thayer
for plaintiffs-appeilee; w. c. Achi for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Frank j. Kruger VS.. d. Kawa-
nanakoa ct al; appeal from Circuit
Judge. First Circuit. George A. Da-
Wis for plaintiff-appellant; Smith 4
Lewis. Thompson Il Clemens. and c.
w. Ashford for acknowledgements
5-Territory vs.. J. +. Carter; APP
peal from District Magistrate. Homo
lulu. Attorney General and j. W.
Cathcart for plaintiff-appellee; X. w.
Breckons and Kinney & Marx for de-
fendant-appellant.
6-Lucio Ferreifa VS.. Kamo (k)
ct alt; error to District Magistrate,
liamakua. S. +. Chillingworth for
plaIntiff-appellee: IL. L. Cooper for
garnishee-appellant.
1-Makee Sugar Co. VS.. J. X. Far
ley, Tax Assessor: appeal from. Tax
Appeal Court. Fourth Taxation Divi-
sion. Kinney & Marx for plaintiff
Attorney General for de-
fendant-appellee.
S-Territory vs. Blanch Martin;
exceptions from Circuit Court. First
Circuit. Attorney General and J. w.
Cathcart for plaintiif-appellee: A. s.
Humphreys for defendant-appellant
Set for Wednesday.
9--Kumazo Matsumura VS.. the
County of Hawaii; reserved question
from Circuit Court. Fourth Circuit.
Carl s. Smith for plaintin Charles
Williams for defendant.
1O-Territory VS.. G. L. Schaefer:
appeal from District Magistrate, Ho-
nolulu. Attorney General, J. w.
Cathcart, and +. w. Milverton for
plaintiif-appellee: Thompson & Glenn
ons for defendant ppellant.
lin re petition of Kalahua (k)
for writ Of habeas corpus for and
on behalf of Anamalia Maunakea'I
tw); appeal from Circuit Judge, First
Circuit. c. w. Ashford for petition
er-appellee; Attorney General for re-
neutrality-suspicious..
I'm the Matter of the Petition
OF Levers Il Cooke, Ltd: appeal from
Court OF Land Registration. Castle
x Wilmington and Kinney & Marx
for Levers a. Cooke. Ltd, appellant:
Lyle A. Dickey and Il. NJ. Watson for
Mary II. Atcherley, appellee.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-28
Corporation Notices
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF
BONDS OF HAWAIIAN SU-
GAR COMPANY.

We, the undersigned, w. G. IR-
WIN and +. I. SPALDING, Trustees
under Deed of Trust dated January
"a, 1902, made by HAWAIIAN ST.
GAR COMPANY to the undersigned
as Trustees, hereby give notice to the
bondholders of the Hawaiian Sugar
Company of the election of said Com
pany to redeem and pay, and of the
redemption and payment of the fol-
lowing numbered bonds of said Com
pany on the FIRST DAY OF OCTO-
BIER, 1908, at the Office of the MER-
CAMILLE TRUST COMPANY OF
SAN FRANCISCO in the City and
County of San Francisco, State of
~.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-28

The holders Of the above numbered
bonds are hereby notified to present
for payment of principal and inter-
est, accrued to September 3Oth, 1908,
and to surrender said bonds at the
place and on the date last above
mentioned, and that after September
30th. 1908, all interest on said bonds,
numbered as aforesaid. shall cease.
Honolulu. T. H., July 81, 1908.
KAHUKU PLANTATION COMPANY.
By J. p. COOKE,
Treasurer.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-28
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF
BONDS OF KAHUKU PLAN.
TATION COMPANY.

Kahuku Plantation Company, pur-
suant TO the terms OF that certain
Deed Of Trust dated September 80,
1899, made by 1t to the Hawaiian
Trust & Investment Company. Lin
tied. hereby gives notice To the hold
ers OF bonds of Kahuku Plantation
Company. issued under said Deed Of
Trust. OF the election of said Kahuku
Plantation Company to redeem AMI
pay and OF the redemption and pay
ment OF the following numbered
bonds OF said Kahuku Plantation
Company, on the S0th day OF Sep
TENDER, 1908, ut the ONCE Of the
Hawaiian Trust Company, Limited,
Honolulu, County of Oahu, Territory
OF Hawaii, to-wit: