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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-02

It is interesting to record that the
first grating Of pecan tree was nc
acomplished by negro slave, and it is
doubtful whether any other member Of
the black race has ever performed an
economic service to this country that is
80 signal in its Importance. In 1S47
Antoine, the slave gardener Of Teles-
phore ]. Boman Of Louisiana, grated
sixteen trees of the variety that is now
known as the Centennial He later
succeeded in grating 40 other pecans.
and these were the only grated nut
trees In America before 1S65.-Archi-
bald Rutledge In Outing.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-02
Lakeland telegram The Pun.

Lakeland Telegram:-The Pun.
IA GoRDA HERALD thinks that if
the enemies of Col. Sparkman
want to defeat him for Congress
next year they will have to put up
a stronger man than Fred DeBerry
to dc the job. Very likely. FrePs
candidacy may or may not be q
ioke-at this time we are unable
to feel certain on that point-but
our shrewd suspicion is that after
the election Fred himself will feel
very much like joke in the chest
nut class.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-02
VIA soh.mss u p,nseras.s.

The most remarkable proposal ever
made about Mount Athos was that of
the architect Dinocrates. His plan
was to cut 1t into the shape Of o.
gantic statue Of Alexander the Great,
holding in the right hand city. In the
left tank that was to receive all the
waters OF the region. Alexander was
much taken with the scheme. But It
was eventually rejected on the ground
that the neighboring country was not
fertile enough to feed the inhabitants
of the projected city. Another OF Dinoc-
rates. plans was a temple to the wife
Of King Ptolemy of Egypt with roof
Of loadstones that would keep an iron
statue of her floating in the air.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-02
The Earth's Shadow.

The earth has a shadow. but very
few ever see 1t, except in eclipses of
the moon, or else few recognize it
when they see 1t Nevertheless many
Of US have noticed on fine, cloudless
evenings In summer shortly before
sunset rosy pink arc on the horizon
opposite the sun, with blush gray,
segment under II. As the sun sinks
the arc rises until 1t attains the zenith
and even passes It This is the shadow
Of the earth.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-02
At a Disadvantage.

"A newly married man always has
great confidence in the superior wis
dom Of his WIFE"
Naturally" replied Miss Cayenne.
"A man who has been accustomed to
eating with plain knives, forks and
spoons is likely to feel pretty humble
and subdued while he is. being instruct
ed in the use Of all the silverware that
came with the wedding presents."-
Washington Star.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-02
The Proper way.

II wish you wouldn't growl so much"
declared the wife, an ex-actress.
why shouldn't / growl when the
meals are coldY' retorted the husband.
"You took me from the stage to be
your wife,"
II did" - 4v4,s II = s x a
"Then If you disapprove Of the war
play the part kindly express your dis
approval by means of hisses."-Kansas
City Journal.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-02

Times Union:-- Editor Stovall,
of the Tampa Tribune, has made
a personal study Of New York's
state highways for the benefit of
Florida and his report is in
structive. But it may serve also
as warning New York has vast
ed twenty millions on her Job.
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piseretion.

Nov, Mike, you must forgive your
enemies"
"Ugh!''g
do you object to that?"
mot altogether. There's some OF
'em might as well forgive. 1 amt
big enough to lick 'em."-Louisville
Courier-Journal. g
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-02
At a meeting of the board of

AT a meeting of the board OF
commissioners of state institutions
in Tallahassee, on Sept. 9th,
when bids were received and
opened for the hire of the state
convicts, G. NJ. Carrier Of the
Punta Gorda Naval Stores Co.,
was awarded thirty-fve colored
male prisoners at lease price OF
s2SY. Is per capita per annum for
the period of two years beginning
January ], 1914.
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Premonaion.

He was brought to Bellevue hospital
with some injury to the skull, and sur
geon, having examined the wound, de-
termined to keep-the man in the ward
for a day or two.
"Oh, doctor" cried the patient. do
you think that I'll lose my headr-
New York Times
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The Usual way.

Dorcas-<Won't your meeting be very
lata II all the members are going 10
take part In the debate? Mrs. Dorcas
Why, no, dearl Wen all speak ~
once.-Judge.
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rrial.of Waalth.

wealth doesn't always bring hap
piness," remarked the youngster with
the large spectacles.
Nav" asserted the other kid.
'Look at me cousin yonder. He's got
2 cents, and he can't decide between
lollipops and ice cream" Pittsburgh
Post.
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Proof.

"Women are born gamblers"
"That is rather a violent statement"
'It is true. Mighty few Of them but
are willing to marry" Houston Post
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-02
Hard 70 Beat.

This" said the man OF the house as
he mournfully surveyed three carpets
and ten rugs hanging on the clothes
line, this is combination hard 10
'beat"-Princeton Tiger.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-02
Breaking II Gently.

Whom have you there in towf'
"This is Rip Van Wrinkle. He just
woke up"
'Why guard him so carefullyT
''Well, we're letting him see the wo-
mems styles gradually, don't you
know."-Louisville Courier-J Journal.
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r. u.r lnoredibIe. otherwise.

He-My brother is making mora
money than he can spend. She-My
goodness! Where's he working? In the
mint Boston Transcript.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-02

Times. Union: : Punta Gorda
wants cat fish farm. Why not
domesticate the best9 We thought
Punta Gorda was nourishing a
statesman.
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RESULTS OF GREEN
FRUIT SHIPMENTS
-l@=
RCITRUS EXCFEANGE0A
-S XH@O
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. New Yorksr
New York, Sept. ~, 1918.
Mr.. L. d. Jones, Business Manager,
Florida Citrus Exchange,
Tampa, Florida.

Regarding FGE Grapefruit Ruhman Co.,
New York, wired today the sale Of this
As was to be expected the trade simply laid down these early shipments of
Florida of little local
lots of Florida Grapefruit within the last fabulous
usual fooled the shippers this 2337O good evidence
what the the end The the shippers
realize that they deceive these the selling end the better for all
with paae California
Florida
fruit or Oranges @.@aa
buyH the fellow who slipped the
the actually much real injury
industry ashamed Of himself
The sod ks fart the fellow who puts
anything the biggest Ounce OF
this generation the fellow who thinks get by otherwise
Yours truly,
FLORIDA EXCHANGE,
Holland District Manager
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Avanjshed shrine.

what Of your trip abroadT'
my wife was deeply disappointed
In one thing. She visited Shakespeare's
home all right"
'sWell?''
"But she also wanted TO pay visit
to the tub Of Diogenes."-Kansas City
Journal
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-15
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Harvard scientists claim that
pigeons act just like human beings.
Then ] know a lot Of chickens WHO
DO not act like pigeons.
A German doctor claims that any
tat woman can become slender by
crawling around on all tours. II this
lad ever gets over here the entire
police force will be on the traffic squal.
a bitter debate is now raging in
New FORK over the question whether
perfume is a luxury or a necessity to a
working girl. don't know much
about perfume. but bust developer Il
now classed with the necessities.
Even when a woman looks like a
cold storage fish you can make a hit
with her by telling her that her eyer
are devilish.
When a neighbor gives q woman a
recipe Tor some new-fangled pepsin.
dener she never lets the dog have any
lof it until she tries it on her husband,
When a girl has a pair of props
the size of baseball bats there should
De a law against her raising her skirts
on q rainy day. There are enough
disappointments in life without this.
and US men have some rights.
The word Chicken" az applied to a
woman is not slang. Among other
NenmaiAsioAiS WeUSteT says tnat "ChtCk.
en-" means young girl' and "maiden. !"
But poor old Webster lived a long time
ago.
No. dear heart. He does not 20
straight home to dream Of you after
he has spent the evening by your side.
He goes to the neares saloon and buys
something so that he can get q chance
TO rubber into the mirror and wipe
the powder streaks off his map.
IT there is anything in reincarnation
the wives of today will come back as
husbands in the years to come. And
the husbands will come back as wives.
This Is my idea of a square deal.
Every woman loves to wash a baby
and hates to wash dishes.
Some durn fool has put a thing on
the market called a "brassiere." This
is q whaleboned dingus that looks like
a belt with two small bowls In me
center. The brassiere is worn across
the bust and is intended for stout
women, but the thin girls have got hen
and are weating brassieres. too. The
mar WHIT invented this thing will new
er get my vote.
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wonderful man. He has performed
"a work which no man before him was
able 10 handle successfully. He might
he as successful as president as he
has been rs head Of the canal con.
truction work and autocrat on the
isthmus. Eut his name would be an
awkward thing for the populace to
handle. and the direction from which
the boom is headed does MOI tend to
increase its popularity. II Mr.. Taw-
ney loves the colonel let him apply
the soft pedal.
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WHAT THEY SAY
Because America saw Him FIRST.

Because America Saw Him FIRST.
(SprinRficld Union.)
Clip Castro, the nations distinguish
ed guest at Ellis Island, appears to
be so fond OF sea voyaEing that he
doesn't care to "see America first"
Just to Gct in Practice for 1915:
(St. Louis Globe Democracy
Colonel Bryan was never in a posi-
ton to appoint his own cabinet. but
he may be permitted to make expert
ments with President Wilson'S,
He Can Prove an Alibi.
washington Post.)
The young lady found m~ysteriously
bound and gagged in 4 Pullman berth
had $40. This lets the porter out.
shucks: We've Always Had Sausage.
tSpringf1eld Republican,
Before America has got ready to &C.
ecept morse meat as q staple. Germany
has moved to dog meat.
Still It's Hardly a Long Shot.
(New York American.)
Forty thousand dollars to play base
ball. Gecwhillikins. what a Chance!
Guess That Will Hold Him Awhile,
New Orleans Times-Democrat.)
A resident OF that city asks Cover.
nor Wilson to reform Chicago.
Speaking Kind Word for the Dead.
baltimore American,)
President Taft makes q pretty good
philosopher.
Was q Punch Below the Belt.
tBoston Globe.)
Apparently the whole California
fruit belt got one.
Nothing the Matter With His Legs,
lKansas City Times.)
Mr.. William Rockefeller has a bad
Throat.
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'nt the African Jungle. and constantly
nroSed death from fever ana wild
beasts in order that this wonderful
entertainment might be presented I,
the public.
Mr.. Ratney. who Ia n millionaire
sportsman from Cleveland, Ohio, un-
aertook his big game hunt merely Tor
Ms love of such sport. but he knew
tnat many Of the Wild animals which
ne wouid see are being rapidly ex-
mem exactly as they live in their
native haunts he engaged to accom-
panN. him a corps of expert photo.
graphers. Whenever a hunt Of UNI
usual danger was under way these
intrepid men Of the camera were nj.
ways in the van guard.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-15
THE HEATHER IN HIS BLINDNESS

The views expressed by Mr.. Stef.
ansson with reference to the sending
of missionaries to the Eskimo, and
especially with reference to the at.
telnpts to civilize him. have started
something OF a controversy in the
great eastern papers, for there is by
no means unanimity Of opinion on the
subject. Many people interpret the
injunction to Ego into all the world
and preach the gospel" as binding Oh
all Christian people. and to be follow
ed literally. whether any regard be
paid to the things which often &C.
company the carrying Of the message
Or not.
The opinions expressed by Mr.. stef-
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little ret lips stuck OUT hoo, choo. they would stand without Slipping
lchooing like the exhaust Of a double Th... 49,.

little red lips stuck out, choo, choo,
chooing like the exhaust Of a double
compound.
Little Dannie never cared for an
automobile or n house or a traction
engine or anything but a railroad
train. 1t as funny. You couldn't get
him in a buzz wagon but he was tick
led to death whenever his dad or Bill
Skaggs would take him for a little
ride on the cars.
The boy knew when his dads train
was due at Brookhaven and was al
ways out in the yard to sec it go by.
Skaggs who was on that side would
take off his hat and wave and little
Danny would hold up his chubby arms
and o back at him. It was lots of
fun both to the kid and to the fire.
man.
The thing hat made Dannie quit
the road occurred when the baby Dan
was a little better than 2 years old.
1t was a gloomy drizzly day. No. IS
was approaching he town. Owing to
the slippery condition Of the rails the
engineer had some trouble in getting
his unusually heavy train over the
road on the schedule. The train was
o few minutes late. having lost the
time coming w the long grade from
North River and Dannie was crowdine
on the drivers every ounce Of steam
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-15

Down in Boston some people who
are described by the press dispatch.
es as thoughtless. but to whom q
stronger term might properly be ap.
piled. have been feeding the animals
in the 200 with fruit and other daint.
les filled With pins. pepper, wire shoe
pegs, and other things which are not
good for the digestion. In every case,
go far as known, the stuff has been
rejected. II all humans had sense
enough not to eat or drink things that
they know are not good for them,
what a lot Of headaches and heart.
aches would be avoided.
Colonel Goethals Is being doomed
by former Congressman Tawney, Of
Minnesota. for the presidency in 1916.
The colonel has demonstrated by his
be havior on the isthmus that he IA a
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they would stand without slipping.
There were several curves. one Of
considerable length around a sloping
nil Just before reaching the place
where Dannic lived. Az the engine
swept around the hill, revealing the
long tangent ahead Dannfe saw on
the rails a small white object which
ne instantly recognized as a little
CHAP. 1nstinctively. he reached for
the whistle lever and then his heart
failed him as the thought that it
wouldn't do the slightest good: Little
Dannie was no afraid Of a rail-
road train than he was Of Bill Skaees.
tie knew that his dad was on that
engine, and he felt satisfied in his lit
tie baby brain that no harm could
come to him when his dad was near.
So he toddled up toward the engine
with q smile on his lips and his little
arms stretched out: OF course the
half-crazed father shut off the steain
and applied the emergency quicker
than am telling it. and then, over
come by the horror Of the situation,
his head dropped on the window as II
he had tainted. Bill skaggs, big ugly
Old BIZ. as soon as he saw the Kid.
a along the running board beside
the big boiler as lively as any monkey
have done, climbed out on the
P"OsS SsOOu SlllI IOE a moment until
he caught the baby's eye, and then
"a the regulation railroad signal for
the train to move forward. Little
Dannie saw it and obeyed orders. He
cleared the track.
skagss was a little wobbly and his
leathery face looked odd as he climb
ed back into the cab. He saw what
had happened to Dannie-that his
nerve had entirely left him-and 30
ne mottoned him to get on the other
side Of the engine and took the train
into the division himself.
Before going home Dan went up
into the superintendent's office and
resigned. He simply told the superin-
tendent that it vas a good year for
farming. and he wanted to get back
to the land. skaegs took his place
rs engineer and made good. Little
Dannie still retains his interest in
~r,ailroading and will doubtless in time
be an engineer himself. He some-
times thinks 1t funny. however, that
his dad quit such a kingly profession
in order to hoe in the garden,
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Great heavens! Suppose there had
been only one Of youi"

Victor Murdoch, says the New York
World. the red-headed Kansas repre-
tentative and editor, does not speak
French. His wife and daughter are
abroad. Recently. when near Paris,
they wrote to the head Of the family.
In the letter they said their address
would be found printed on the envel-
Iope.
Mr.. Murdoch took their word for II.
and addressed his reply as per In
struetions. He FOLLOWED copy" down
to tho period. In his wife's answer
he got a translation Of what he had
written. This was It:
Madam Victor Murdoch,
t. Hotel Grand Prix. i.
Every room with bath. Situated in
large park. Tennis courts along
Hot and cold water. Private
dining rooms
Mourmelon. near Paris.
France.
And the best part Of the story IL
that 1t Is true.
A Kare Bird.
Pop. what Ia a skeptic2"
"a skeptic. my son. is a person who
can read u patent medicine ad with
out feeling that he has any OF the
symptoms described"
! Giving Him 4 Shock.
Miss Observation-Disclosures" STAN
mercd Wimpleton. nervously, Ser
wow-win yuh-you-~you mum
mum-marry me 2"
Don't you evcr ask me a question
like that again. Reginald Wimpleton,'
replied tho girl. proudly.
"Bub--but whuh why, mum
Mariet4s?'' suffered wimpleton. 81
luf-.lul-love you Enthusiastically
And.>''
because" the fair etrl answered
firmly. 'bscAuse 1t will not be .neees'
Sary for you to subject yourself to thu
NERVOUS strain. ] will" .
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And over field
Pitchard Hunt.

Yo-ho! Tally.ho! And over iield
and ditch went the Pitchard Hunt.
1t was the first run of the season.
and to make certain Of the fun the
master Of the hounds had urged the
villagers around to rally to his aid.
But where was the fox after which
scent at this very moment?
Suddenly the horsemen were check
ed. In front Of them was a gate, full
six feet high. On the other side of
the gate stood the local baker, backed
up BY the yeoman Of the village.
"Open the gate!" yelled the NJ. +.
H.
But the baker and his men did no,
bulge.
open" screamed the horseman,
and grew purple in the face. "open
mo fear sir" retortsd the baker,
firmly. I'VE found the fox. so.s you
could have your fun. And now, cir,
me ana my mates are the ambulance
brigade, n we don't have no acct.
dents once in a blue moon. Give I'd
a chance, sir! Try the gate. Well
treat all of you Grst-rate. sir, il you
happen to stumble. like"
on Il farm to help with The harvest.
ing in return for his board.
The first morning, when the farmer
called him. it was 80 dark and frosty
that the city chap couldn't resist an
other brief snooze before getting up
But he was. at that, out in the field
by 4 o'clock.
ZINE morning." he said to his EN-.
plOyer, genially.
Through the dim dawn light the
farmer sc0wled at him.
1T was" he said.
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Reflections of Bachelor
New York Prcss.)

NNVW UrN TTCSS.y
Anyhow. castor oil is easier to take
than advice.
The reason a girl can be so clever IL
that's what her family says
A man won't pay his wife even a
small salary because she earns such
n big one.
a woman can understand IL man be.
ing In a questionable business. but not
lfNing. In anything but the very best
neighborhood.
A man starts a lie travelling. and by
time 1t goes all around the town
and gets back to him 1t looks more
convincing to him than the truth.
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Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago News.>

Chicago News.(
People in a live town never boast
Of their cemetery.
You can't convince old folks that
the good die young.
Much will come out in the wash or
the divorce court.
Angels may be high fiiers. but not
every high flier is an angel.
Some men try to realize on their
opportunities before they arrive.
Beauty Is only skin deep. but many
q woman is deeper than she looks.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Polly OF the Circus.

1t is rather unusual to see graz
phtcally represented on the stage of
q theater a real circus, with real
horses. ponies. dogs. and all the para
%phernalia of the sawdust ring. and
yet that is what will be truly por-
trayed in Polly of the Circus with
dainty Miss Elsie ST. Leon in the star
part at the Metropolitan theater to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 and also at
night.
1t is made possible by the ingenuity
and cleverness OF Frederick Thomp-
son. a young man who a few years
ago went down to New York city and
the then prevailing big amusement
tropolis. He produced the wonders of
Luna Park. Coney Island. and the
marvels OF the huge hippodrome in
New York city. He was a sort Of a
theatrical Moses. Was this young Loci,-
invar. who came out OF the wilds and
invented realistic scenes on a pro-
digous scale. He had Margaret Mayo
write a play on ideas he furnished,
and then put them into realism. POL
ly OF the Circus" is a very human
play with a quaint tenderness about
1t. and a continuous interest that
How to Dance.
Dancing is just q; matter of max.
ing your feet follow your thoughts .
explains Theodore Lorraine. who is re-
sponsible for the dance features in
The Kiss Waltz" in which operetta
We are to see the noted beauty. Va.
leska Suratt on Monday, January 20,
in answer to the query as to how he
managed to put 80 many extra kinks
into his dance.
Also" he added. his eyes %twinkling.
it is a matter OF not letting your
thoughts get too far ahead Of your
feet. Coordination l believe the
physiologists call IT."
Mr.. Lorraine caused quite a stir with
his dancing on Broadway last summer.
gyrations.
pose." he said. "and it is. in a certain
sense: but 1t really il play. Football
is strenuous. but then it's play-if yod
like it. manage to dance away
quite a few pounds Of flesh in. the
course Of a week, and a gallon or 50
make your feet behave, though, or
they'll dance you into trouble. No
man Or woman can safely go through
q strenuous or complicated dance with
their thoughts on something else.
IOdHCln8 UOeSHL look ike mental eX.
eertion-but It is. I've had several
bad spills and tumbles by not keeping
my mind as we'll as my feet on the
job" -
THE kiss Waltz" is the famous
year-and-a-half New York Casino
musical success. and comes to this
city in precise original form: The
management has sent out special am
~nouncements assuring the public that
there is no second 1.-THE Kiss Waltz"
company.
The African Pictures.
The Paul ]. Rainey African hunt
pictures represent the absolute high
tide In the phenomenal rise of the mo-
ton picture idea Of entertainment.
AS they will be shown at the Metro
politan during the week Of January
%, they stand for the elimination
Of carefully laid plans which extend
ed over many months as we'll as an
expenditure of a quarter Of a million
dollars. An expedition of over 350
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Neither is there any valid reason
why the good fellow should limit
their efforts to the Joyous holiday
season.