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Fort Pierce news., 1911-08-11
STATE NEWS

A camp Of Spanish war veterans has
Just been organized at Jacksonville.
The official records of Hillsborough
county show that los marriage licenses
were issued and 26 suits for divorce
filed during the month of July,
Marydia is the name Of a new town
three miles north of Kissimmee which
will be inhabited solely by negroes.
Over 600 lots have been sold,
The wires are being erected from
Jacksonville to Tampa and very soon
all trains over the Atlantic Coast LINE
will be run by telephone orders.
Senator F. NJ. Hudson and family. OF
Miami, have moved TO Tallahassee and
the Senator has entered upon his du-
ties as attorney to the State Railway
Commission.
Daytona having complied with the
requirements free mail delivery will be
established in that city on November l
with two carriers, one substitute and l6
letter boxes.
The Hungarians in Jacksonville have
recently organized a society to teach
Hungarians coming TO that city the
English language and TO otherwise as
sist immigrants.
The West Palm Beach city council,
in an effort TO get the boose ioints for
their colored citizens out of the society
circle has passed an ordinance TO tax
the white and colored saloons sepa-
rately
While returning from ball game at
Miami. one night last week, K. H. Ba-
ker. Lee Cofrin. H. G. Bartholomew
and Mr.. Ross, of West Palm Beach,
were severely shaken lp when their
auto struck tree lying across the road,
the front wheels hurdling over it.
Duval county is going to enforce the
vagrancy law in the hope OF relieving
tl some extent the very serious labor
shortage at most Of the industrial es-
Adjustments. And, then, 100, convicts
are cheaper than free labor.
Upon warrant sworn out 10 Wakul
la county by c, o. Metcalf Dan Shaver
is row in Jail charged with challenging
another to fight duel With deadly
weapons. The limit is fine Of $4,000
or 20 years in the chaingaug.
jackson county has decreed by ma
jority vote THAT bond issue shall be
made for the sum OF 100000 for the
purpose Of constructing complete
system of hard roads throughout the
county.
J-J Wheeler, the former Plant CITY
policeman who killed Walter Shepard
a prominent turpeutine man, while he
had bin under arrest in May, 1910
was freed on his second trial on a mere
technicality.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-08-11

The Sarasota board of trade has put
up S1,500 for an advertising campaign
The city council of Plant City has
ordered the leying Of ten miles of good
sidewalks.
Cotton growers in Suwannee county
are being much annoyed by the cater
pillar pest.
The Roome Steamship Company is
plnnning TO put another freight steamer
on the Jacksonville.Miami run by the
first of next month,
The telephone cable from Cocoa to
Merritt's Island is now in successful
operation, and the islanders are just as
glad as they can be,
Mr. r. H. Jones, an employe of the
Seaboard railway, had leg broken in
two places, last Thursday at Italia,
while loading piling,
The sheriff of Dade co lnty raided the
Spanish Club gambling rooms lately
and the judge only fined the gamblers
five dollars each. Must have been the
tony" class.
Jacksonville has been successful in
It's efforts before the contest board of
the American Automobile Association
in having the 1911 Glidden tour include
that city in its route.
Judge Sweaingen of the Jacksonville
police court says that man has some
excuse for cussing when fast-going
automobile unexpectedly grazes his
shins.
After suggesting devious way to beat
the anti-gambling law without avail
the directors of the Florida Live Stock
Association have decided not TO try to
have racing at Jacksonville this fall.
Noting signs of blood poisoning ply
sicians amputated the right leg Of Mr..
Jake Lipps, Of Pensacola, last Satur-
day. 10 jumping from buggy to
check frightened horse Mr.. Lipps got
his leg broke.
+ Captain G. L. Wilder. one Of the most
4 prominent residents Of Hillsborough
county, was killed last Thursday by a
bolt Of ightning while he and two OF
his sons we're rounding up bunch OF
cattle. The horse he was riding was
also killed.
r. f. Riekert and E, D. Dupree, met
Mrs j.. c. Whitiock driving in the road
near Plant City and forced her 70 ex-
change horses, saying they had traded
with her husband Now they are un
der bonds charged with highway rob
berry.
Lloyd Seger. the auto driver between
ST, Petersburg and Pinellas Park, was
held up Saturday morning in regular
highwayman style and shot through
the left arm at close range but when
he opened up with his gun the robbers
fed, SO he said.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-08-11
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Board OF
County Commissioners of St. Lucie
county, Florida, for one jail door lin
side) and one jail cell. Said bids will
be opened at ? p. M. Sept, 8, 1911. For
further information apply to j. E.
Fultz. Clerk, Fort Pierce, Fla.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-08-11
TEACHERS INSTITUTE

An excellent made by the school board mere ts
week superintendent authorized to call the county
teachers together an institute one prior the date of
the schools will the minutes OF that body puO
ed front page.
result of such gathering OF teachers CANNOT put De goo
the pupils during entire term The Institute tends to BRING
the teachers together other method COULD ana
when all working harmony supported by the s
and superintendent results of the best kind will show IN the
schools
All the teachers are required to attend institute and
hoped that many of trustees will also be on hand
Fort Pierce news., 1911-08-11
CHANGE OF MEETING DAY

will the minutes of the county commissioners the
date of the monthly meeting that board has been changed from the
first Monday first Tuesday This takes the meet
ing day away legal day. when practically all of the legal
matters county the house, and allows
with their business without much interruption
Those interested will please take notice of the change
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-12-08
WENT TO B 0cK cHEERFULLf
Sir Walter RaieIghl Under Sentence
Of Death, Failed to Win Pardon
by Last Voyage. g"

T Fate and Justice worked some Pc
culiar pranks in the olden days. Sir
Walter Raleigh, with the death SEN
tence hanging over him for 10 years;
failing in his final voyage Of discovery,
returned to England and went cheer.
fully to the block. He left the Tower
without the royal pardon in 1915. The
adventurous but still condemned man
had received permission to make an
other voyage to South America. II he
should be successful in the outcome
Of his venture Raleigh knew the
kings mercy would be granted him.
But this last expedition, undertaken
with such a vital interest at stake for
Raleigh, was unfortunate in all its re-
spects. At San Tomas, on the Cay
enne river in Guiana, his men made a
hostile attack upon Spanish settle
ment. AS England was then at peace
with Spain, this act of war against
the people of friendly nation was a
most grievous oflense against the
king. On October 20, 1918, he suffered
death by the ak. Having fingered the
edge, he returned it and said, smiling
to the sheriff: "This is a sharp medi-
cine, but it is a sound cure for all dis
cases."
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DRUNKEN THIEVES ARE SHOT
New York Farmers Victims Were
Crows and They Were Guilty
Of Stealing Corn.

Colebrook, N. Y.-Crows that have
for months been ravaging the corn
fields of William Oles, near Cole
brook, recently, came to a sad end.
Searching his brain for plan to rid
himself Of the tormentors, Mr.. Oles
struck upon the idea Of soaking corn
IN whisky and scattering 1t about his
field.
He did that. Next morning he was
awakened by fearful jabbering in
the cornield. He rushed out to in.
vestigate. He found eight large crows
staggering around the field and simu.
1ating the human voice as closely as
nature would permit. He says he
thinks he heard one of the crows sing.
ing.
When they saw Mr.. Oles they tried
to fly, but 1t was impossible. They
couldn't even walk straight; in fact,
they fell every few seconds. Mr.. Oles
bundled them into couple of parrot
cages. When they sobered up he lee
tured them severely. Then he took
them into the field, shot them and left
their bodies az a warning to other
crows. .-. .~,{. .a,.s Il
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ground among the bushes, while the
animal still chung to him and began a
desperate attack with his claws, spar.
ing neither his face nor arms and bit
ing and scratching in a manner that
Shugro knew was bringing blood at
every contact. In falling he had lost
hold of his rifle and the gun had
slipped away out Of his reach. It
was a case of fighting the animal,
which by this time he knew was eth
er q catamount or a wildcat, alone
This he did with all the might he
could summon, though the battle was
so terrific that he was unable to get
on his feet. Once in an effort to do
so he slipped and SO badly sprained
his knee that the pain of it made him
yell in agony, and he was practically
helpless so far as standing was con
cerned. He felt the blood Of the ami
NAL splash upon his face and hands.
and knew that the thing must be des-
perately wounded, as was proven to
be the case for at the end Of ten min
utes it stopped it's fighting as sudden
ly as it had begun, and fell to the
ground, dead. Shugro called for the
dog, but she had deserted him. Not
even whine could he get. His father
finally found and helped him home.
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JAPANESE FROG is AMUSING
Made Out of Stiff Piece of Cardboard,
With Thread Attached, It Jumps
About GayIy.

If you have little Japanese boy or
girl you would know all about the
green paper toy frog, and you would
probably think it one of the liveliest
and most entertaining of all your toys.
One OF the most pleasing things about
this quaint little creature Is that you
can. make it yourself. To do this cut
a piece of tough paper into the form
OF a square, a good deal larger than
you expect the frog to be. Draw lines
from corner to corner of the square,
ind from side to side at the middle.
Now fold the paper along the diagonal
lines, then turn it over and fold along
the lines from the sides. This will give
you a sort of box, which yo break
In the center along the folds, thus
making a triangular figure, with the
folds Sticking up like pyramids. Next
grasp the paper below the end OF the
pyramids and fold it backward so as
to make swo regular and equal points.
When this is done to each Of the
eight pyramids the result will be a
diamond, with a smaller diamond in
the center. Fold each one Of the pyra.
mids again so as to get all the points
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WOUNDED. WILDCAT
PUTS UP 4 fight
Hunter Is Attacked and Knocked
Down by Animal He
Had, Shot, ,>.-
DOG PROVED AcoWARD
'nfur'stsd Beast Springs From Tree
Upon Pennsylvania and Terribly
! cIaws Him Before It Finally Falls
Dead From Effects of Gunshot.

Proctor, Pa.-To have been knock.
ed down by the force of falling wild
cat which he had shot, and then
violently and dangerously attacked by
the wounded animal, was the terrible
experience of Peter Shugro in the o.
donna woods the other night. Though
showing cowardice to the extent of
running away when his master was
brought to the necessity of doing per-
sonal combat with the Infatuated
wildcat, yet the sagacity of Shugro's
coon dog lent itself to securing the
help which he so badly needed in or
der to reach home.
In the very thickest part of the ra-
vine the dog began furious "tongu-
Ing" and planted herself at the foot
of quite tall hemlock, which was par
TALLY fire-killed and hence quite open
twenty feet or more above ground.
Shugro could hear the unmistakable
sounds of scraping claws in the first
limbs of the old tree, and he was
quite sure that he could distinguish
the black heap or form which he took
to be the raccoon. The dog went
fairly wild with excitement.
Shugro finally concluded to chance
shot, and the. moment the rifle
cracked there was yeowl that Shug-
70 recognized as that of a member Of
the cat tribe. And the next instant
the animal, whatever it was. came
flying through space and landed
squarely upon shSgro's head and
shoulders. The weight of the thing
knocked him sprawling upon the
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Seminole Finds Peace and Happiness
In FIorida's Evergiades-Are an
industrious People.

The Seminole Is the only Indian to-
day who is as free as were his ances-
tcrs in the Columbian days. II all
the world but the Everglades In Flor
ida were to be blotted out of existence
the latter would still be enough of a
world for the Seminole's wants and
happiness. He is peaceable and hon.
est and was never worthy of the ter
rible things done him 100 years ago
by the white man. when nearly every
body believed that the 'only good In
dian was a dead Indian"
The tribal religion of the Seminoles
is far above that of the other native
Indian tribes. 1t is lacking in their
!revolting and harsher features. Some
jof them have recently become Christ
liars, and as such God is known to
them as E-shock-e-tom-e-see, while the
tribal god is called Hisa-kill-nussi. They
like to stand by the latter better than
by the former.
: Marriage by wife capture appertains
among the Seminoles. After the par
lents of the girl have consented to the
marriage the young sutton sets a roast
led wild turkey or a ham Of venison at
the door of the maiden's home. If this
be acceptable to her. the young brave
is sure Of his wife, providing he can
capture her in a fair race at the July
corn dance or on some other festive
occasion.
Altar capturing his intended, prep.
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How to Use Red Cross Seals.

TOW 20 OSe Heo NrOS8 SedIS.
How to Use Red Cross Seals IS
the title of an interesting publication
recently issued by the National Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention
of tuberculosis.
Red Cross Seals must be placed
only on the back of letters and not
on the address side of packages that
are going through the mail. They
may be placed anywhere on matter
going by express. Care should he
taken in sending merchandise through
the mails not to place seals over the
strings with which tho package is tied.
since this seals the package against
inspection and subjects it to first
class postage rates. AS many seals
may be used on the back of letter
or package as may be desired. Every
one is urged to use them literally.
since every seal is bullet in the war
against tuberculosis.
Red Cross seals are not good for
postage, and will not carry mail mat
ter, but any kind of mail matter will
carry them. Finally, every letter or par
eel sent out, either by mail or in some
other way, during the holiday sea-
son should bear one or more Red
Cross seals.
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.l'',nlin';iae{5t.
TO BE GRACEFUL HURDLERs
Not An Easy Accomplishment and
Worth Boys While to Practice -.
s'.@' ..s Feat Carefully.

- y , . 1T
It Is the great ambition, Of most boy
athletes to be graceful and successful
hurdlers. Hurdling is not an easy 40
complishment and 1t is worth every
boys while to practice it carefully in
order to perform this feat to advan'
tage.
In taking the barrier, the great
hurdlers of the present day use the
straight leg in front and let the rear
leg hang, but at such height that it
Will clear the sobstacle. Greater eft.
fort Is used in clearing the high hur-
die, which is three feet six inches
nigh. The lower is two feet six
inches. On rising from the ground to
clear the stick, great attention should
be paid to the position of the body
and arms, for on landing everything
wants to be ID readiness for the dash
to the next hurdle.
Some athletes use the left foot,
while others use the right. In hurd-
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marked with a number. Through the
center is a stick, shaped to suit your
taste, only it must be pointed at the
bottom, so that it can spin. A good
game Is to shoot marbles at the tee
totum while the thing is in motion. To
form a pool, each player puts in about
five marbles. The object of the game
is to shoot a marble at the spinning
tee-to-tum and try to strike it, turn it
over and cause it to stop. II this is
accomplished, the player gets as many
marbles out of the rool as are indicat-
ed on the side that falls uppermost
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Indian Free AS Ancestors

arations are then made for the wed.
ding. The very simple ceremony in
wolves the bridegroom proceeding in
gala attire to the girls home, there
to remain through life as member of
her family.
So the Seminoles still live out their
happy life. marrying and, giving in
marriage, cultivating their crops on
the hummocks Of the Everglades,
dwelling beneath the shade of the pine
trees, selling alligators' and other skins
to the whites, and in return buying
bright calicos and other merchandise
brought to the trading post from Fort
Myers. The Seminoles now number
about 500 souls, and appear to be grad
ually increasing.-Living Church.
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OLD TOM STILL IS FAv0RITE
Small Boy Felt Exceedingly Sorry for
Little Rooster, bot Latter Took
Cara Of Himself.

He was a worry big white rooster.
and. as he belonged only to Willie.
why, Of course, there never was quite
such wonderful rooster In the world
before. At least Willie thought So
One day Willie's papa brought home
new rooster, and when Willie saw
him he really felt sorry for him. be-
cause he was such very little roost-
er by the side Of old Tom that Willie
felt quite sure Tom would not let
him stay in the barnyard.
But the new rooster did not feel the
least bit afraid of Tom, even If he
was big, and walked right Up to him.
looking very much as If he would like
to fight. And thea what do you CUP
pose old Tom did,
Well, he just turned and ran as
fast as he could ACROSS the barnyard,
with the new rooster close behind
him.
You may be sure Willie's face look
cd very serious for a moment, but it
suddenly frightened UP as he ex-
claimed:
We'll. papa, old Tom can run the
fastest. anyway"
And 50 old Tom is still a wonderful
rooster, Willie thought: but papa only
laughed very hard-Youth's Compan-
ion
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memories. he asked me how I would
like to see Philadelphia adhere to the
customs Of hundreds of years ago, all
for the sake OF being picturesque.
There are few travellers that get to
this out-of-the-way corner of the earth,
but those that come few years
hence, on the Bagdad railway, will
find the bazars gilded, the streets
named and the houses numbered, and
policeman standing under the elec-
trio light at the corner to ask the
business of every amateur Raschid.
The Prosecuted Heiress.
This is still the East, and there
are enough unusual incidents to be
met with in the course of a week to
satisfy an observer. Justice Is still
done on some other basis than that of
the West. A certain Armenian
maiden, fair Of face, favored of for.
tune, and an orphan, has been expert
encing Bagdad law of late. She want
ed to be protected from her relatives,
who were trying to steal her fortune.
She took her case to the authorities
and turned over the papers. The :au-
thorities in turn gave them to the
girls enemies. Likewise the ma
chinery of the law was used to try to
marry her to the Armenian secretary
of certain great man, presumably
for the great mans purposes The
maiden fled to that haven of the dis
tressed in the East, the British, and
she was struggled out of the country
to India, where she now Is, the Bag
dad officials meanwhile making all
possible effort to compel her return.
Another episode, Of pleasanter
kind, came to my observation while
here. I had brought down the Tigris
river with me an Armenian peasant,
who was glad to take service to a re-
gion where there might be chance
for work. He was an Armenian mas
sacre orphan, of the 1896 crop, and his
whole family, he believed, had been
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plish a Journey around the world. CT
course they attempted no mission
work; like some more pretentious Gu.
terprises, they considered their own
upkeep and comfort the principal
charge upon what funds they could Sc
cure. Ill.,
Various persons working" their way
around the world on a wager get to
Bagdad. One Canadian undertook to
go around the world on roller-skates,
and he asked the consulates to sign
his papers attesting his presence. But
when 1t was suggested that he give =
roller-skating exhibition, as a means
of raising money, instead of begging
1t outright. he naively confessed that
he had left his roller skates behind,
several months before. but that he ex-
pected to get another pair before he
reached Canada. A Frenchman was
walking" around the world, and he
left the raft that was bearing him to
Bagdad, few miles above the city.
that he might enter on foot; but he
was never heard of again. u.
The troubles of the consuls are var
ious. Their business is to answer all
proper Inquiries from enterprising
nationals who would extend the coun-
try's trade into remote parts. AS the
ultima thule" of civilization, Bagdad
Is chosen by many of these inquirers,
whose knowledge is not always equal
to their spirit of enterprise. One
American manufacturer wanted to in
troduce the garter business into Bag
dad; but the people do not use hose.
Another was keen on making mar
ket for American bathroom fixtures:
but there are probably not a dozen
modern bathrooms in all the Turkish
empire, outside Of Constantinople,
with its few modern hotels. Still an
other wanted to sell sanitary appli-
ances, which, it must be admitted, are
sorely needed, but not wanted at all.
Another wished to be in early on the
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.BABY'S ECZEMA AND B0lLS

my son was about three weeks old
when I noticed breaking-out on his
cheeks, from which watery sub
stance oozed. A short time after, his
arms, shoulders and breast broke out
also, and in few days became solid
scab. became alarmed, and called
our family physician who at once pro-
nounced the disease eczema. The lit
tie fellow was under treatment for
about three months. BY the end Of
that time, he seemed no better. I be-
came discouraged. I dropped the doc
tors treatment, and commenced the
use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
and in q few days noticed marked
change. The eruption on his cheeks
was almost healed, and his shoulders,
arms and breast were decidedly bet
ter. When he was about seven months
old, all trace of the eczema was gone.
During his teething period, his
head and face were broken out in
boils which, ! cured with, Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Surely he must
have been great sufferer. During
the time of teething and from the time
I dropped the doctors treatment, I
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, nothing else, and when two
years old he was the picture of health.
His complexion was soft and beauti-
full, and his head mass of silky curls.
I had been afraid that he would never
be we'll, and feel that owe a great
deal to the Cuticura Remedies"
(Signed) Mrs. Mary w. Ramsey, 224
E. Jackson St., Colorado Springs, Col,
Sept. "a, 1910. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere, a sam
pie of each, with 32.page book. will be
mailed free on application to "Cutt.
cura," Dept. L, Boston.