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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-27

phenomenon is reached on stormy
nights, when the heaving and tum-
bling of the waters makes an I'M
ceasing disturbance Of the animal
cules, causing them TO give an al
most uninterrupted display Of
light, producing an indescribably
beautiful effect that is reflected on
the stormy clouds above, and
dashing with o neyer.coasing tu-
mutt on tho shore, casting long
fiery sprays far up the beach, the
light at such times being strong
enough to tighten the landscape
on the opposite shore, two miles
away.
There nre times when this light
takes on different shades; some
times the prevailing color being
gold, then green, or a rosy or
purple hue, and on still nights,
when there is but little agitation
Of the water by the winds, every
stick of piling will DO encircled
with a ring Of golden fire, and
happy lovers sitting on the
wharves or IN rowboats may be
found amusing themselves by
writing each others names in the
water with sticks that leave a
fiery trail behind them.
Visitors to our town always
make cynical remarks about the
absence of electric street lights,
but they soon discover the super
fluffy of these artificial aids to
wayfarcrs before they have been
with US a month, for on moonlight
nights you will hear those same
critical persons raving over the
magnilicence Of onr tropical moon,
and when you might expect them
to be ina fit Of the sulks during
the absence Of that orb, they are
but aroused to exaggerated flights
Of admiration over the glorious
light Of our phosphorescent bay,
the glimmer Of which fills' our
highways and byways, lighting
the evening traveller on his way.
Blessed be Allahl
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-27

Times Union; There are now
five tickets for presidential electors
in tho field, each composed Of FIVE
names. The Democratic voter
should become familiar with the
five names which stand for Bryan
and Kern. They are;H. p. Bailey,
p. w. Batter, Robert +. Davis,
George 9. Martin and Samuel
Pasco. There are seven presidential
candidates and the list under the
heading Of Presidential Electors on
the ballot may comprise thirty
fivcnames alphabetically arranged.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-27

Hell or nothing. This has I'm
pressed our citizens with the dire,
urgent and imr "ative necessity
of eliminating that condition Of
affairs in order that results can be
accomplished, and we are sue.
ceeding.
There are no dissension in our
board. We discuss all phases of a
question out In open meeting and
settle on some action, and the
principle Of the majority rule
prevails. II the gentleman wishes
to DO of assistance and can do
likewise, the board would be glad
to hear bis advice and weigh 1t
like all others. But rule or ruin
is not the boards policy. But il
certainly does our efforts no good,
but a great deal Of harm TO rush
into print in the county papers on
erroneous representations or i'm
pressions or rumors, leaving the
impression that Discussions exist
in our ranks and that we have to
re-orgonize often when there is
but one man who dissents.
Our committees have been at
work and have accomplished all
that can be accomplished. One Of
our officers has been spending
a greater part Of his time to the
exclusion Of his business on one
project, We can't do any more,
Personally, | never liked the task
which my position with refer
ence to the work imposed. 10
has imposed burdens and thank
less strife. AS long as the
people wish TO support me in a
continued effort TO accomplish
some good, / shall continue to en-
deavor without heed TO The oppo.
sition Of one man. But patience
with some species Of opposition
at some time ceases to be a.
virtue.
We naturally expect, however,
to find some gentleman ready to
speculate, theorize, talk, abuse,
insist that everybody else is do
ing all those things which they
ought not to do and leaving I'M
done those things which they
should do" They will always
preach pessimism and practice
opposition add finally, at the end
of their endeayors for the"good Of
the whole people," conclude that
they are theonly earthly Moses TO
lead the people Of Punta Gorda
out Of the wilderness.
+. A. WHITNEY, Prest.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-27

A newspaper correspondent,
writing from Sanford, says;
"About 500 acre will be devoted
to celery in what is known as the
Sanford celery district. This
section includes the land from
Monroe to four or five miles west
of Sanford 10 the Geneva ferry,
five miles south. 1t is sometimes
like a mile wide. While there is
some unclaimed land in the section,
Il will not be long before every
foot of it is under cultivation.
A great deal OF new land will be
planted this year. The largest
celery grower has about so acres,
while some plantations run down
to almost nothing. Some of the
growers are already figuring to
harvest 800 to 1000 crates per
acre.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-27

DeLand Record Orange
groves about DeLand which have
the white flyare being inoculaied
with the brown fungus, which, tits
said, keeps this pest in check to
a considerable extent. The fly
must be there before you can get
the fungus started on it's mission
of determination.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-27

DE Land Records The tobacco
growers overin middle Florida are
up against a hard proposition.
They havea fine crop this year,
but the price offered them is just
half what the preceding crop sold
for, and they are storing it before
taking the offer.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-27

Wauchula Advocate, Aug. 21:--
The orange crop Of DeSoto county
will be ten per cent less than ii
was last year, according to Mr..
Thos $. Carlton, of Pine Level,
who was in Wauchula most of the
week. He is estimating the crop
for the State Agricultural De-
partment and has spent about
three weeks visiting different Sec
tions of the county, therefore bis
estimate is worth something.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-27
Tho lannon's old sd. cloud sup.

The famous old st. Cloud sugar
plantation has been purchased by
w, d. MaIdDgton, Of Kissimmee,
who will cut il up in 5 and 10 acre
lots and sell or lease them. The
plantation consists Of $500 acres
and Mr.. Makinson says it will
support 800 people.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-27
OUR BOARD OF TRADE
Working tremendously and With
Good Ends in View.

pearing last week had a good pur.
pose in view or was seeking TO mic
the efforts of the board of trade il
attaining the objects we seek, h'
would ascertain facts and comment
thereon for some good result,
Drawing conclusions from premis.
es basel on alleged rumor or a
fertile and inexhaustible imagina-
ton, can, of course, lead to but
the one result of misrepresenta-
ton, because Imagination and
rumor never conform to facts, even
If 1t were to flow from an accurate
thinker
No intimation or word has ever
at any time been given in the
board meetings that the s'adverse
report Of the engineers puts the
question of the Improvement Of
the harbor out Of business" On
the contrary, at the last meeting,
the engineers report was read for
the information Of the members
and II was followed by The explain
alton that this report was adverse
only so far MS the old project
based upon the 1891 survey was
concerned. A committee was APP
pointed at my suggestion to re-
port to the board new project
and ask for new survey and try
to eliminate all former objections.
The question is very much a live
one, but the board has a large
task before il and needs support
and not opposition from those
wishing to aid Punta Gorda. We
may have to work out our saliva
ton by slow and steady process,
as Tampa and Jacksonville did;
but while we are so doing, we
propose at our first opportunity to
utilize the water wo already have
and construct a wharf and gather
commerce by vessels that are now
able to. come in. AS soon as
times become normal, that project
will be renewed.
/ believe the gentleman is the
only member Of the community
who has no need for q wharf and
so, on his principle of "ihe we'll
fare of the whole" proceeded to
obstruct all efforts to build one.
The gentleman in his anxiety for
the "wellfare of the whole" calls
loudly to ''let us re-organlze and
put aside personal ambition" Ii
Aus" is meant to include the mem
bers of the board, we have done
exactly what he asks. He is be-
hind the times. He must catch
up to "us" The board is safely
and we'll recognized. The gen.
tIeman forced us to it. Does he
wish to again tear down after the
board has been to such strenuous
efforts to build ups Or does he
mean that the reorganization
didn't suit his individual taste and
hence isn't for the''wellfare Of the
If the board sought TO satisfy
everybody, nobody would be sat
isfied and nothing done.
A very apt illustration OF some
Of our past accomplishments and
progressiyeness is best given in
the words of one Of our business
men and presents the case fully
and rende- unnecessary any COM
ment TO those who know and rec
ognize its truth. He said that,
+ the Almighty we're to propose
o annex Punta Gorda TO Heaven,
some one would vigorously pro-
Test that i must be annexed toi
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-27
THE BEST TONIC or ALL.
Pineapple Juice for Nervousness
and Dyspepsia.

| ~- = ~ : 4 -T-""T
"lf you are perfectly healthy
person aud wish 10 remain SO,
drink pineapple ioice,p says the
New York Tribune. ''lf you are
ailing a bit and wish to recover
your digestion and spirits, drink
pineapple Juice. lfycu have one
foot in the grave and are q ner-
vous wreck from the attack On
dyspepsia, drink pineapple juice.
II is the grandest tonic that nature
has yet offered roor man, and ~
even better as weapon against
old age and decrepitude than tho
sour milk diet that has made the
Bulgarian peasant the longest lived
people on the face Of the earth"
This and more, says DIR. David /.
Day, the we'll known scientist on
the United States geological Sur
yey, who lays his splendid health
at the door of the pineapple store
house, and advises all who can to
follow his example and be we'll.
81 have been an enthusiast on
the subject Of pineapple Juice for
several years lin fact, ever since
the year Of the Buffalo exposition,
when happened to make q trip
to Cuba, says DR.. Day. II was
accompanied by a Chicago real es-
tate man, who was about as near u
nervous wreck as any ono ever
saw. He did not appear to have
many weeks TO live. When We
got dwn to the island, | advised
him to try pineapple juice, to
drink IL in quantities, and to keep
drinking it until he had given it
fair trial. No one in Havana
seemed to know anything about
the process Of extracting the juice,
but got a number Of pineapples,
and, cutting them up, bent Them
in mortar with q pestle, and
thus extracted the juice. This
gave to our real estate friend; and
after he had consumed quart OF
so OF the beverage, he was difc'-
ent man. Within a short time he
had completely recovered his
health and III bet he is now sing
ing the praises Of the treatment.
1.-THE juice Of the pineapple con
tains the natural ferments Of
healthy digestion to remarkable
degree. tits far better even than
sour milk, because, unlike the
milk, it does not have to digest
itself. Sour milk, containing so
much fat and solid matter, has a
good deal Of work to do, dispos-
ing of itself before IL can assist
in the digestion Of other food In
the stomach. Not SO the pineap.
Pile juice. Ircally believe that II
we adopt the pineapple juice as u
national beverage, the Americans
would DO the healthiest people on
the face Of the earth. We would
never know what dyspepsia and
Indigestion were. / consume as
many pineapples as can get hold
Of, and am such believer in their
efficacy that, In company with n
number Of friends, | hive them
shipped from Florida by the crate
from Miami. On my second
visit to Cuba, which was the year
Of the St. Louis exposition, I
found that pineapple juice was al
most national drink. 1t was to
be obtained at any drug store, or
at any shop where drinks were 10
be sold. When iced and properly
sweetened, there is no drink IN
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-08-27
THE GRAND SPECTACLE
Nightly Presented by Our Beau.
tifuI Bay.


have given travellers Of all times
and chimes interesting themes for
tongue and pen to enthuse over,
but the weird and uncanny effects
of phosphorescence which trans
forms ut night the waters Of the
deep, from u black, TO mysteri-
GUS expanse of shimmering, sub
dued FIRE that always suggests the
supernatural, is q never failing
subject for conjecture and wonder.
Il Is difficult to describe this
strange phenomenon of the sea so
as to make ii clearly comprehend
ed by those who have never seen
it. 1t is evidently produced by
animalcules that possess the power
of making flashes Of light much as
does the FREELY on a summers
night They NAV do this as a
means of prote ion from the pur-
suit Of their ,nemies, who desist
in their attacks after a sharp cleo
trio shock from the in6nitesmally
small batteries of these tiny mo-
tors, but this is q mooted question
that scientists have yet to decide.
Some years these little creatures
seem to be much more numerous
p than in others and then our Bay
appears TO be much better stocked
with fish, which would lead to the
conclusion that they are one of
the forms of food that they feed
on; and when they are scarce,
they seek other waters where they
are more plentiful.
1t has been the sport of enihus-
iastic visitors who delight in mar
wells, to 60 bathing in our Bay in
the dark of the moon, just for the
enjoyment so unusual pleasure
gives, of tumblng and splashing
about in a. sea of light, dashing
the water high over their heads to
see 1t run down their dark suits
in scintilating drops not unlike
gems with some new and strange
fire. Among The lesser lumina-
ries appears at intervals larger
ones like pale moons, that are jel-
ly-fsh of a larger form AMI the
power to makea very strong light.
Most unpleasant is the experience
Of coming in contact with these
seemingly harmless masses of
gelatinous substances, for hanging
from this are several long hair
like tentacles that leave marks like
red-hot wires where they brush
across the flesh. This sensation
passes away inside Of half an
hour; and although it might seem
to the stranger to our shores that
the presence of this disagreeable
creature in the water would put
more or less Of a ban on water
sports, he would change his mind
on seeing the galnbols of our boys
and girls and their elders almost
any day of the year when they are
induIging in their favorite pas
time, for swimming is one of the
most popular sports of pretty
Punta Gorda.
A boat blowing through the wa
ters of our Bay on dark night
is facinating sight as it turns
back long trails of golden, purple,
or green flashes from its prov,
while swirling, tumbling mass
of resplendent light follows at the
stern, and darting to and from the
boat are shoals of fish that You
can only liken TO fiery rockets
shooting through the water, leay-
inc behind them long trains of
light not unlike meteors of the
heavens.
The climax Of this magnificent !
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
PHoNo1LrE SHOWS WE'LL

"Phonolite has made the best show
ing of n mining camp ! ever saw, ana
l may say, by the way, that 1 spent
two years at Goldfeld," says ii. w.
Bruener of Phonolite, to the Tonopah
Sun. 81 am interested in the Pay
master mine. ] have done nearly 500
feet of tunnel work. i ran a tunnel
700 feet to catch the vein. / have had
assays that ran so high that | don
like to mention them, but ] viii say that
/ had an assay showing a value of 80,
600 a ton. The shipment | have just
sent out will average as near as ] could
sample. about 5000 q tor. 1t is the
prcttiest showing ! have ever seen. At
present we have To haul water about
six miles, from the old Ellsworth hills.
BY going eight miles we can pipe water
in by gravity. The more work we do
the better il seems. The ore is not all
on the surface but has increased in
value with depth.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
WILL WIN NEW LAuRELs

There seems to be no end to the
wealth of the lease of the wihuja Gold
Mines company on the Therien terri
tory, which, with the kindergarten
mine, was recently taken I'VE by the
newly organized Seven Troughs Coali-
tion Mining company. As the extrae-
ton of picture rock from the shoot and
the exploration work on the two hun
d-ed and sixty FIVE foot level continues,
it becomes more and more apparent that
the Wihuja will win new %laurels for
the Seven Troughs district as a pro-
Queer of high grade ore and that it is
destined to soon take rank with the
bonanza leases which have attracted
world wide attention to the Goldfeld
district, in the southern part of this
state.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
RIG BoRAx

F. NJ. Smith, the borax kind of Death
valley, is to have serious competition in
a field over which he has almost abso-
lutte control. A new million dollar cor
poration, known as the Sterling Borax
company, has been formed, and has
acquired valuable borax deposits IN
Death valley. The new company IS a
consolidation of the American Borax
company, the Stauffer Chemical com
pany, and other affiliated corporations.
The merger includes the Brighton Chem
ical company, the Frazier Borate Min
ing company, and Thomas Klideson y
Co, of Chicago.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
RED BUTTE DEVELOPMENTS

ID. Holcomb, of Salt Lake, who is in
terested in the Nevada-Anaconda Min
ing company, operating at Red Butte,
fifty miles north of Humboldt, and
fourteen miles north of the survey of
the Western Pacific, states that in the
development of the %company's property
large bodies of fine copper ore have
been developed, the values occurring in
the form of native copper, sulphide and
oxides. The showing for the property
of the company is most encouraging,
and it is reported that on the dump at
the mine there are two carloads of so
per cent copper ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
DISTRICT LOOKS GOOD

Virginia Chronicle: Greeley French
and Joseph Hardy have returned to
Silver City from a trip to Jacks valley
and Tahoe mining districts, about six
miles from Carson City. Mr.. French is
owner of a wood ranch in Jacks valley,
but in an interview yesterday Nh.
Hardy said there is something else
there besides wood.
He says that he has been in several
different mining districts of late and
sampled claims and prospects, but none
equal the mine owned by Mr.. French
on his ranch. There hav been three
leases worked on the property for the
last ten months and the ledge has been
tapped at thirty odd places, and about
200 tons of ore is on the dumps of the
various leasers ready for shipment.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
MINING NEWS FROM ALL DISTRICTS
NATIONAL HAS FUTURE

National, while not enjoying a boom
so characteristic of Nevada's rich
camps, is gradually growing and is at
tracing considerable attention among a
number of big investors. II is a very
rich camp and there is no question but
what it will have a boom just as soon
as its true merits are known. The
strike on the Harvey lease on the Ma
tional property last week is remarkable
and, from all indications, it will event
ually add very materially to Nevada's
great gold output. The ledge was first
encountered at a depth of 40 feet, and
at the present depth, 20 feet, the vein
shows a width of nearly nine feet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
cLovERDALE LOOKS GOOD

y. L. Madden came back Sunday from
a trip to Cloverdale, where he is inter
ested in mining property. He states
that the mineral showing in the new
camp is very gratifying and that the
district has great possibilities. What
is known as the United Verdi ground,
owned by local people, is being devel-
oped. A tunnel has been run 270 feet
giving backs of 125 feet of good ore.
The average values in gold run from So
to $40 with high grade in spots. Mr.
Madden says the formation at Glover
GALE is very similar to that at Tonopah
and it is well to keep an eye on Glover
dale Western Nevada Miner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
MILL AGAIN BUSY

The kindergarten mill at Vernon re-
sumed operations Monday after a shut
down of about a month. caused by the
breaking of the cam shaft. The new
shaft was delayed in transit in spite of
the efforts of the company to get the
fixtures on the ground as soc as pos
sible. The starting up of the mill this
week signalizes the beginning of a very
busy time for the kindergarten mill,
the plans of the management not only
including rush work on the Kinder
garten ore, but also upon ores from
Friedman properties.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
DIAMOND QUEEN

The Diamond Queen Mining company
will begin sinking a company shaft
Monday, at a point 200 feet south of
the lower tunnel on the Biddlecome &
Culver lease. This shaft will be put
down as rapidly as possible, and will
tap the ore bodies at a much greater
depth than yet obtained by the leasers.
The company intends installing hoist
ing machinery at an early date. L. }.
Waugh will direct operations.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
INsrALLING COMPRESSOR

In Lee Canyon, the Delmas Copper
company is installing an e~ight-driii
compressor plant. The showing i'm
proves as work progresses on the prop
ertv Recently there have been on the
property three mining engineers, who
have examined and reported favorable
on the same. The company has three
tunnels in, all of which show good ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
KINGSLEY LOOKS GOOD

A pleasing development has lately
taken place in the property of the
Kingsley Consolidated company, at
Kingsley. At the 100-foot depth about
twenty inches of quartz has come in,
carving considerable values in lead,
silver and copper. 1t is the intention
of sinking to the 150-foot level before
drifting on the vein.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
MOUNTAIN CITY FIND

Those interested in the Little Gladys
mine, near Mountain City, Elko county,
are feeling much elated over recent adj
vices from this property. 1t is stated
that three feet of ore has been uncov-
cred in the mine which will go over
5000 to the ton in it's gold and silver
contents. The company, a Salt Lake
corporation, of which George A. Whit
aker is president and A. G. Mahon, sec
retary and treasurer, expects to make
a carload shipment from the Little
Gladys some time this month.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
MINERS MARROW ESCAPE

AS a result of a premature blast of
giant power at Copper Flat, near Ely,
last week, Frank Ward and another
miner nearly lost their lives in the
Ward mine. They We're badly burned
and cut and that they were not killed is
wonderful, as they were hurled several
yards by the explosion and were nearly
buried by the debris. The two men
were engaged in loading powder into a
drill hole when it exploded.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-10-24
cARsoN's COPPER SHELTER

Bills of exchange amounting to 800,
600 are now on the way from Montreal
t. Carson City for the purchase of a
smclter site by the Western SHELTERS
Corporation, according to advices re-
Gently received by c. w. Clapp, of Car
son. the original organizer of the com
n from j.. A. Yerington, its presi-
dent, who has been handling the eastern
end of the financial affairs of the com
pany.