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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-23
ForfnightIy Club Meeting

An interesting gathering Of the
Fortnightly club was held Thurs
day afternoon, Oct. 10Th, at the
home of Mrs. Frank BIount.
The subject on that occasion
was Dickens and the responses
were quotations from his works.
A short biography If the cele-
brated author was given by Mrs.
Lonson Written, after which a
contest was introduced, which
proved Mrs. j. M. Weeks to be
most familiar with Dickens char
acters. A humorous reading was
offered by Miss Norma Pepper
in her usual entertaining manner.
At the conclusion of the program
delicious refreshments were sery'
ed by the hostess, assisted by her
daugher, Miss Elise.
The next meeting will b. held
October Both, when Mrs. A. 2.
Jordan will receive the members.
SECRETARY.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-23
A Case Of
Overreaching
By DOROTHEA HALE

Herman Gottz was very old man.
He had received no education in his
youth; consequently he had been oblig-
ed to do very ordinary work. which had
paid him very little. He had had chill
dren. but they had died, and he and
his wife had no one to rely on In their
cid age, when they were unable to
work. There seemed nothing for them
to do but go to the poorhouse and
there is something so melancholy about
it that many would, rather die than
resort to it.
One day Herman while walking
along the street found large pocket
book, one Of that kind that will hold
a bank bill without its being folded,
Herman opened it and saw that it con-
tanned $270 He looked about him to
see If any one was near who might
have dropped it, but there was no one
at all in sight So he put it in his
pocket and took it home to his wife,
Maria. to consult with her as to what
he should do with 1t.
Maria asked her neighbors how one
could find the owner Of pocketbook
lost on the street and was told to look
IN the newspapers, for the owner
would doubtless advertise it and would
oner reward for its return. So the
next morning Herman went to read.
ing room for poor persons and looked
through all the morning papers, for he
could read and write also, though very
badly. In one of the papers he found
the advertisement he was looking for
1t stated that a pocketbook had been
lost near where Herman had found II
and if returned third Of the contents
would be given the finder.
The habit of honesty was firmly fixed
on the old man. Indeed, he had never
in his life taken anything that did not
belong to him. and 1t was too late fol
him to begin. Ii he should keep the
money 1t would trouble him and II
would not likely last him as long as he
lived anyway. II he returned it he
would get q third OF 1t, which would
keep him and Maria for several
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-23
Methodist Church = Preaching

MeCUOuISC CHURCH = ITVHCHIHR
FIRST, second and third Sundays
each month II a. m. and TOO p. M.
Sunday school 10 a. m. every Sab
bath. Epworth League TOO p.
m. every Sunday, Mid-week
prayer service 700 p. m. every
Thursday. Woman's missionary
society 8 p. M. Monday after each
first Sunday. Ladies' Bible study
class 4 p. m. every Monday.
Public invited and strangers well
omed. w. A. WIER.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-23

Presbyterian Church Public
worship every Sunday at II a. m.
and Z .. M, Sunday school at 9:45
a. m. Christian Endeavor society
meets every Sunday evening at .
o'clock. Prayer meeting We'd
nesdays at 7 p. m. Strangers
cordially welcomed to all services
J. HI. ALBERT, Pastor.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-23

Ocala Banner: = The Florida
Fruit Exchange does a great SER
vice to the orange growers of the
state and we hope that its "knock-
ers" will be shy this season. Don't
let'm cripple it's efforts.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-23
Malaria or Chi||s & Fever

Prescription No. 666 10 prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHlLLS a. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
il taken then 40 tonic the Fever will NOT
return. II acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not eripe or sicken. Csc
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-23
SECRETARY

In some instances simplihed
spelling makes complicated read
ing.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-10-23

What the country now needs is
a working system for the. more
even distribution of rain.
The Ordway new era., 1913-10-31
sELF.lMPosED TORTURE

An extraordinary scene was wit
messed in Calcutta recently. when q
small trolley. studded with rows Of
iron spikes. on which n Hindu was
lying at full length. was being pulled
through the streets. A large crowd
was following. Inquiries ELECTED the
Information that the man was doing
penance, and was on his way to the
temple of the goddess Kali. at Kali
CHAT. The Hindu had been several
days on the journey. and was In a ter
rible condition.
The spikes. which numbered about
$50. were quite sharp. and the man
wore only a loin cloth. He must have
been suffering acute pain from the
fact that his body was bruised and
lacerated all over as result Of lying
on the sharp nails. Neither the police
nor any passerby made any attempt
to stop the self-imposed torture.
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OLD SLAVE MARKET

In the middle of the principal thor
oughfare of the town of Louisvillo.
Ga, stands one of the most historic
little structures in America. the old
slave market. Louisville was the first
permanent capital of Georgia. and the
old slave market was erected soon
after the first government buildings
were built in 1886.
The planters in the neighborhood
were large slave owners. some of
them old soldiers. who we're given
extensive tracts OF land for service in
the war with England. and the erec-
tion OF such n building can be readily
understood was almost necessity in
this remote period Of our history.
The best quality of post oak was
used in this structure. and now. after
standing long past the century mark.
1t is in perfect preservation. Indeed.
1t Is difficult to even drive a nail into
the tough fibers OF the old wood.
While the old slave market serves
no practical purpose. it is an inter
esting memorial. for IT is one OF the
few IL not the only one OF its kind.
which remains to remind us of those
faraway days. when the old regime
OF slavery held sway In the old south.
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ROMANCE OF A JEWEL

A jewel with a most romantic his
tory was exhibited at the Royal So
ciety's Conversations recently. 1t is a
priceless ornament Of carnelian. lapis
lazuli, and turquoise. and was made
by order OF the Pharaoh Of Egypt 3.400
years before the birth Of Christ. 1t
was given by the monarch to one OF
his favorites. and when the latter died
1t was buried with him in his tomb.
Some years afterwards the tomb
was entered by thief who was about
to steal the precious gem when the
heavy slabs that formed its roof fell
on him and killed him. In the course
OF centuries all traces of this ancient
tomb were lost. and as a result OF fire.
quent sandstorms 1t lay buried deep
under the sand. 1t was excavated.
however. last March by Prof. Flinders
Petrie. the great Egyptian archaelo-
gist. The crushed body of the thief
In the act OF stealing the jewel was
found and told its own story, and the
beautiful gem was brought to England.
1t is worth a fortune.
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The ruins of Norham castle, situ-
ated about six miles above Berwick.
and about the same distance north Of
the battlefield OF Flodden. are inti-
mately associated with the history Of
that battle. The castle stands on a
steep bank overhanging the Tweed.
where the river is still the boundary
between Scotland and England 1t
was built in the year 1871 by F1am-
bard, the warlike bishop of Durham.
and was repeatedly taken and retaken
during the Anglo-Scottish wars. When
James ~. of Scotland invaded Eng
land in 1918 his first act was to cap
ture Norham castle. The time lost
in the plunder of the castle enabled
the English to rush reinforcements to
the scene and take the offensive. Nor
ham is celebrated for the description
of its hospitality in "Marmion''
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TURKEY TRAINS

The Thanksgiving and Christmas
turkey shipments from East Tennes-
see last year totalled probably 100000
birds. and represented roughly half
million dollars. There we're numbers
OF carload lots shipped from this ter
ritory, but the more important ship
meuts were assembled at Morristown.
Tenn, and hurried to Baltimore. Phil.
adelphia and New York by special
trains. The largest single shipment
was a train of "a cars, which went
through to New York for the Thanks
giving market. A special turkey train
which left Morristown. Wednesday
night. Dec. Is, reached New York
the following Saturday morning. with
10000 birds to supply the Manhattan
demand.
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NR([IARD
GLrANlN0
FIGHT APPLE RAILROAD PEST
Worm Is Exceedingly Common With
Early and Sweet Varieties In Many
Sections Of Country.
CBy N, C, KANE,)


From July to October is the time
Of the year to fight the apple maggot
or railroad worm. The way to do
this is to keep the infested apples
from rotting beneath the trees. This
can be accomplished either by pick
ing up the drops every few days. or
by maintaining enough live stock be-
meath infested trees to keep the drops
cleaned up.
The apple maggot is an exceedingly
common pest OF early and sweet vari-
eties OF apples in many sections.
Occasionally it is injurious in winter
apples, but usually this is true only
where orchards Of winter fruit con-
tain large numbers of early or sweet
varieties also.
Careful distinction should be made
between the worm known as the cod
ling worm, and the apple magsot or
railroad worm. The codling worm
usually eats the core of the apple and
then bores large hole to the surface,
The Ordway new era., 1913-10-31
CAPTURED WITH FLY PAPER
Clever Idea That Enabled indian Off
Ger to Subdue Four Man
Eating Lions.

You know what ferocious. power
full beast the lion is. And yet can
imagine what strong chains 1t would
take to hold him fast. So, can you
even imagine lion captured with fly
paper? Well, not SO very long ago.
four huge man-eating lions were ta-
ken in that manner at the village OF
Gwalior, in India.
It happened that the head man OF
the village was able to shut the four
lions up in a hut into which they had
ventured in search OF prey. He kept
them thus barricaded for nearly two
weeks. no one being willing to at
tempt to capture them. Finally he
thought Of a scheme that proved as
successful as 1t was original.
He had thousands of sheets of fly
paper spread on the ground before the
entrance to the hut. Then. suddenly.
the barricades were lifted and the
four lions came bounding out-into
the fly paper. OF course it stuck to
their paws. and. Of course. when they
tried to lick 1t of 1t became stuck fast
to their faces and heads. The lions
promptly forgot all about human be-
ings and. in their wild endeavors to
get rid of the fly paper, rolled over
and over on the ground, roaring and
fighting for breath.
Then the head man and his follow
ers rushed forward with long ropes.
lassoeed the plunging lions and tied
them up-tly paper and all!
The Ordway new era., 1913-10-31
SNAKE RIDES BEAR

From Spring Creek. Rockingham
county, Pa, comes n remarkable com.
bipation snake-andbe story.
A party OF young people, while
camping in the mountains, were start.
led by the approach OF a huge black
lear To their amazement they saw
that a huge black snake was nestled
on the back OF the bear. with its coils
around Bruins neck. Fortunately
the beast and reptile appeared to be
in conference" and the frightened
young folks hastily retreated to camp
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Only Proper Method.

1t was not without just cause that
Mr.. Gladstone's name was given to
the handy Gladstone bag" The
grand old MAJ was master of every
detail of the art of packing. At a
country house they were discussing
at breakfast the right way to pack a
sponge bag when the sponge had been
used and was consequently water
logged. Mr.. Gladstone. who apparent
ly had been wholly absorbed in his
mornings correspondence. suddenly
closed the discussion by informing the
party that they were all wrong. The
only proper method" said he. is to
wrap it in your bath towel and stamp
upon it. Then put 1t In your sponge
bag. You will tind 1t perfectly dry"
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to hold. share and share alike, the
business. the equipment. and all in
and there about"
Again David glanced at the portrait.
ITO have and to hold"-he smiled,
with quaint conceit in mind. All!
II only that interest represented the
original, as well as the mere portrait
OF tho girl with the wild rose face!
Mr.. Lisle's eyes were fixed upon an
entirely different object. 1t was a
large, bulging. narrow-mouthed vase.
It stood at the top of an old-fashioned
file case, where 1t had rested for
thirty years.
His dead father. William Lisle. had
made 1t. The business of the Lisles
for three generations had been bees
wax-bleachers and refiners. When
paraffine came in, William Lisle had
been first In the field. A proud me-
mento of the same was that vase. fash
ioned by his own hand, and resting
now where he had placed 1t to show
how staunchly 1t resisted heat, cold
and age.
Rather mournfully John Lisle
viewed the old vase. It had not full
filled its promise. Manufacturers with
more capital had outdistanced his
business. A year since he had at
tempted an innovation. Everything
looked prosperous, but now the house
distributing his goods had failed.
Beulah Lisle did not live at home.
For two years she had acted as gov
erness in a wealthy family. Once a
month, however, she visited her
father from Saturday until Monday.
Those were blissful hours for the old
man. She mended up his clothes. she
set his three living rooms in order.
And how they hopefully discussed the
little home they would Jointly occupy
when the new process" was n sue
cess!
Manfully sharing all the heaviest
burdens. David set at work in the new
partnership. When the Saturday
came when Beulah was to make her
regular visit. he anticipated the pleas.
ant Sunday when she would preside
at table and bring new sunshine into
the rather dreary home.
He came into the little parlor back
of the offlce that especial Saturday.
to find Beulah there. but in tears. and
her father looking the picture of de-
spair. Beulah always greeted him
with a bright smile, for she knew how
good and true he was. The smile was
hacking now. for deep sorrow shad-
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owed her fair face. StfTl, David fan
cied that her hand clasp was more
fervent than ever before. and a mute
gratitude in her eyes told that she ap
preciated his sterling fidelity In sus-
tanning her father amid his business
troubles.
ut never rains but 1t pours." Mr..
Lisle half groaned. We shall see
little of Beulah for long time te
come"
Then Miss Lisle is going" began
David, and his heart stood still
going to be married." he almost
blurted out.
Going away-to another part oi
the country. with the Burtons." added
Mr.. Lisle.
ut is best. dear papa" spoke Beu'
lah. soothingly. "My income as gov
erness makes me Independent. 1t re-
lIeves you of a great care until
Until Lisle & Co. have made sue
CESS" supplemented David. 1T shall
be, Miss Lisle," and the young man
felt the surging tide OF a new ambl'
ton inspire his hopeful soul.
Beulah could not remain with them
as the Burtons were already packing
for the removal. There was tearfui
good-by between father and daughter.
David trod on air as the former sug'
gested that he see Beulah home.
All that blissful mile he sought to
cheer her up, to paint her fathers
future in glowing colors. When they
parted she asked timid favor.
81 shall be obliged to leave pet
kitten behind" she said. Il spoke to
father about it. He fancied little
Snowfall would be comfort to him.
Could you burden yourself with the
charge, Mr.. Porter?"
And Snowfall became thus fixture
at the Lisle place. When David re-
turned home that day. Rolfe Vance,
arrayed gorgeously. was disappointed.
ly leaving it. He had found a new and
a paying situation. knew that Beulah
was expected on visit and had ap-
peared to show himself.
All through the long winter eve
, nings after that the old man and Da.
vid worked and planned to get enough
ahead to have Beulah come home
Trade was getting better, but the de-
velopment was slow. One day Roife
Vance drifted into the old office. Pros
perity showed in his every word and
action. He had with him fifty dollar
bulldog and wore a diamond pin. He
vaunted grandly of his good luck and
| asked about Beulah.
Look out!" suddenly shouted Mr..
Lisle.
He was too late with his warning.
The dog had discovered SNOWFALL.
The kitten made a spring and sailed
to lofty flight, landing on top OF the
file case. joggled the old vase and
there was a topple and a crash.
Vance discreetly withdrew. MT.
Lisle groaned at the wreck and ruin
on the floor. David gathered up the
fragments. Then he uttered a cry OF
amazement.
For among them were folded bank
notes. The secret hoard Of old Will
lam Lisle was disclosed-five one
thousand dollar bills!
Beulah was sent for. New capital
brought new business. One day Mr..
Lisle entered the parlor to see daugh-
ter and partner hand in hand, smiling
happily.
"Hoity.toity!" he stared. What's
this?"
With proud. quiet smile David
Porter took from his pocket deed OF
partnership. He indicated one line
in the same:
ITO have and to hold"
Copyright, 1918. by ". G. Chapman)
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The illustration shows curious
chamber built on the east side Of the
porch of Kingsland church. Hereford.
shire. England, and known as tho
"Volca Chamber" 1t is entered from
the porch, and window, seen above
the stone coffin. looks into the church.
The theory Of its use was that on
Good Fridays the interior of the church
was darkened by covering up all the
windows. A torchlight procession was
then formed inside the church and the
host carried out and placed in the
stone coffin in the chamber. There 1t
remained. guarded night and day. by
two priests. until Easter morning.
when the windows of the church were
uncovered. the procession reformed.
and the host carried back into the
church. There are "Volca" chambers
in other church. but the kingsland
chamber is unique. owing to its un-
usual position adjoining the porch.
The Ordway new era., 1913-10-31
Tracks Of Apple Maeeot.

1t is white or pinkish. has distinct
feet and a dark brown head. The
apple maggot or railroad worm 10
much smaller. Is shaped like maggot.
has no feet and no distinct head. and
makes tunnels here and there through
the pulp OF the apple. Where these
tunnels run close beneath the skin
they are apt to show through on the
outside as irregular. dark, wandering
marks. 1t is these tracks that give
the pest its name of railroad worm.
The railroad worm cannot be pol
soned by spraying as can the codling
worm. The latter ia hatched from an
egg laid outside the apple. and must
eat Its way into the fruit. Hence 1t
is readily killed by poison spray.
such as paris green or arsenate OF
lead. The railroad worm. on the other
hand. is Matched from an egg laid be-
meath the skin Of the fruit The
young rnaggot does not enter from the
outside of the apple, but feeds from
beginning to end within the pulp OF
the fruit Hence 1t cannot be pol
soned by spraying.
The parent insect that lays the egg
lTO" NIhCh NAo lollIOA "oI Ih'
matches Is a two-winged fly. about the
size OF a common house fly. 1t looks
like the house fly. except that its
wings have dark zig-zag marks on
them 1t appears in the orchard
about the first OF July and soon be-
gins laying eggs. especially in the
earlier fruit. These flies live until
September. continuing to lay eggs all
the time.
The maggot that matches from the
eggs always feeds within the pulp of
the apple until after the apple has
dropped from the tree. Then as soon
as the fruit has become mellow or
has begun to rot. the maggot bores
its way out Of the fruit. goes down
into the ground two or three inches.
and remains there throughout the fall
and winter. 1t does not move after 1t
enters the ground. but contracts and
becomes brown and hard, looking like
a flaxseed. 1t is from these objects
that the adult flies emerge the follow
ing summer.
We thus see that the infested apple
must fall from the tree. and must be-
come somewhat mellow, before any
maggots leave 1t and go into the
ground. Very early fruit will be
fairly mellow when 1t falls from the
tree and will soon begin to rot From
such fruit maggots will be emerging
within few days after it drops from
the tree. From fall fruit maggots
will not come out in numbers for a
week or SO. From winter fruit mag
gots will not come out until the fruit
has been of the tree from two to
three weeks. Therefore. we may OBJ
serve the following schedule In keep.
ing fruit picked up:
Early varieties should be picked up
twice a week. Fall varieties should be
picked up once week. and winter
apples SHOULD be picked up once ev-
| cry two weeks.
Special attention should be given
the early varieties of fruit. These are
more apt to he infested and If allowed
to lie on the ground will quickly be-
come mellow. thus allowing the mag
gots to mature and enter the ground.
where they will be ready for next
year
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OSTRICH FEATHERS

Twenty years ago there were few
ostriches In captivity and most Of the
plumes that adorned the ladies' hats
were taken from the wild ostrich. But
today there are great ostrich farms In
this country and abroad. the largest
being in South Africa.
The white ostrich feathers are not
fully developed. There are also black
and drab feathers on the same bird,
but when the white feathers are fully
developed they lose a great deal OF
their whiteness, and in the olden days
had to be bleached.
Now the ostriches are blindfolded
with hood and led into a sort OF
crate.like coop, where the black and
drab feathers are carefully pulled out:
but the white feathers are never pull
ed out. as this would so damage the
great sockets in which the large quills
grow that no more would be forth
coming, so the quills of the white
feathers are carefully cut OFF and the
quills allowed to remain for several
months. when they come out naturally
and the new feathers start
Fifty years ago there were only s2
tame ostriches known in all South
Africa. And in that year only IL
pounds of feathers were exported, and
they came for the most part from
wild birds. brought down by the hunt
ers. Last year there were about SOO.-
900 domesticated ostrches in South
Africa. and nearly 100000 pounds Of
feathers were exported at a value OF
more than a million dollars.