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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10
THE VALUE OF THE QUAIL
Destroys Millions of Insects and
Weed Seeds Every Year

The natural life Of n quail is
about ten years, so that each of
these birds may be supposed to eat
during his lifetime 1880. in
sects and 6O,OOO,OOO weed seeds.
Yet, there are thousands of men
who delight to 60, out in the fall
and-kill every quail they can findl
A dead quail is worth in the mar
'ket possibly ST.. "A msn may eat
it in a few minutes and forget it.
What a shameful ending for SO
faithful and so valuable q friend of
mankind!
A few years ago there were mil.
lions of quails all over the South.
ern, Middle and Eastern States.
Today they are almost extinct
everywhere.
A pair of Bob Whites in domes-
ticntion have produced 100 eggs in
It season. Five hens laid an aver
age of sixty-fve eggs apiece.
TO hold the insects in check and
to destroy the weed seeds we need
to have our gardens, fields, pas
lures and roadsides literally alive
with these useful birds.
A prairie chicken killed in cot
ton field in Texas had in its stom-
ach the remains of over 800 cot
ton boil weevils.
A few years ago there were mil
lions of prairie chickens in all the
prairie States. Today they are
absolutely extinct in several States
and on the verge of their finish in
all the others. Farm News.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10


Lakeland Telegram: With Con
gress and the Florida Legislature
in session this week, there is likely
to result more or less strabismus
among the patriots of Florida
from trying to look in two oppo-
site directions ut the same time.
Truly the cup of our Democratic
Joy is full we have both Demo
cratic Congress and a Democratic
Legislature needing our advice
and counsel ut the same time. We
keep it in stock and they shall
have it.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10
Our Public Schools

Suppose we consider our schools
as agencies which shall determine
the destiny of our country, for
that is precisely what they are.
When viewed in that aspect they
Immediately become the bulwarxs
of liberty, and no true patriot can
then deny them the moral and fl,
nanclal support needed to make
them efficient.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10
Forest Protection

| Florida will suffer great financial
loss.
In such cases much help can be
gained by ascertaining what good
legislation has been passed in 9TH
er States. In Louisiana, which
has u strong law providing for a
State Conservation Commission.
conditions are analogous to those
in Florida, particularly as to the
the gulf coast portion. But If
Florida attempts to deal with it's
turpentining problem it will have
to adopt legislation that will be
ground breaker.
Notwithstanding the undoubted
fact that entirely unnecessary
damage is done when too small
timber is turpentined, or when
too many faces are put on tree,
or when boxing is resorted to in
stead of the more modern cup
methods, no State has yet dealt
with this form of waste of the for
est resources. Other aspects of
the forest problem, however, and
especially the forest fire problem,
have been the subject of effective
legislation in nineteen States, par
ticularly in New Jersey, Mary
land and Louisiana.
Even go distant state as Ore
gon has some forest fire laws which
in the opinion of the officials of
the Department could be adopted
10 advantage by Florida. They
point out that the great curse Of
southern woodlands is fire. Even
when it is intended that cut-oyer
lands shall be transformed into
farm lands, repeated fires in the
woods have burned up the leaves
and twigs on the ground and kept
them from decaying 10 form leaf
mold. The southern soils, both
clay and sand, according to tho
Departments experts, need moth
ing so much as this organic mat
ter, or humus, and, as DIR. Sea-
man Knapp often said, "You
can't make hurous out of smoke
The Oregon law, just passed,
provides that cumberland owners
in the States shall patrol their
holdings in seasons of fire danger
and If they fail to do SO the State
shall maintain patrol the cost of
the patrol to be attached as q tax
hen against the property. In the
opinion of the official of the De-
partment this is one of the most i'm
portant and advanced fire protec-
tive laws yet pasaed by any State,
they think its successful pas
sage is due TO the excellent educa-
tional work done by the Oregon
Forest Fire Association, a volun-
tary organization of timberland
owners.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10
CITRUS FRUITS IN FLORIDA
Grapefruit Takes the Lead = Given
Preference Over Oranges

In California bare orange land
in proven sections, with water. is
sold for $500 an acre, and the
planting, care to the time the trees
begin to bear make the cost at
least 1000 per acre. Bearing
orchards in California have been
sold as high as $500 an acre, and
$4,000 is the common price. If
California growers can make
money from orchards that cost this
much figuring the interest on the
money invested, there should cer-
tainly be money in Florida lands
at much less figures. The Cali.
fornia grower, for one thing, must
pay higher freight rate to get
his fruit to market. Much of his
crop is shipped in season when
ice must beused, which costs an cx-
tra$17 per car, andthe cost of water
for irrigation is no inconsiderable
item, as high as $50 per acre per
year being not uncommon. 1'f'
However, the future of Florida
in citrus fruits lies not in the orange
but in the grapefruit. California
growers themselves will admit that
they cannot, and never can, raise
a grapefruit that will! compare
with that raised in Florida. This,
then, is the line to cleave by, and
we would advise intending inves-
tors in citrus lands to plant grape
fruit rather than the orange, if it
be proven to them that good grape.
fruit can. be grown where they
want to purchase.
1t was but a few years ago that
the grapefruit tree was merely
grown as an ornament, and there
was no market for the fruit. How
ever, the natives learned to like it,
and soon the northern people who
came to Florida in the winter time
grew fond of it. and asked that it
be shipped to them in the north.
Little by little it has been growing
in favor. When folks have been
educated to eat grapefruit they
can never be turned from it, and
if they have eaten a Florida grape
fruit the cheaper fruit from Cali
fornia will never be able to take
its place. Florida's citrus future,
therefore, lies in the grapefruit,
and while some claim that there
have been so many planting in
the past few years that the busi-
ness will be overdone, it is hardly
likely that this is so, and, any
way, there will always be an ex-
panding market for the delicious
pomelo, which Is the Sunday name
for the grapefruit. Florida Fruit
and Produce News.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10

Ocala Star:-The watermelon
crop of Florida will not be extra
large, but unless there is u most
untimely frost it will be one of
the earliest on record and will
beat the Georgia fruit to market
by several weeks.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10

Modello Tropical Topics:-A
new mango to which our attention
has been called frnited for the first
time this year. 1t is known as
Langra Beharsi, and is an impor-
tation from India. The fruits are
entirely free from fiber, and are
very large. Specimens on young
tree just commenced bearing
weighing three pounds and one
ounce, and measuring eight inches
long. Promises to be very proli-
fc and is a strong grower. Flavor
is rich md spicy. Fruit is yellow
or greenish yellow and is oblong.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10

commercial value of such depos-
it still remains a SUBJECT for furth-
er investigation. Pending such
work these lands also have been
withdrawn from entry.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10

jacksonville Metropolis We,
are eating blackberries in Florida.
They will be in bloom in North
Carolina some months hence.
Florida for ns.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10

Permits for 116 new buildings in
Jacksonville were issued during
the month of March, amounting in
value to 1878, 500.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10

1t is easy for other towns to be
bigger than this; but there is no
reason why they should be any
better.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10

Jacksonville Metropolis IF
conditions in the railway mil SER
vice are better in Florida than in
any other part of the country, we
wonder how mails are carried
there.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-04-10

Ill CODu6CllOu Will buc oCdLCL
for potash in the West which is
being made by the United States
Geological Survey great number
of localities have been visited by
the Survey geologists, especially
in the Great Basin. Shallow des-
ert lake beds, so-called dry lakes
or playas, are extensively distribu-
ted throughout this region. Most
of these playas contain salts to a
greater or less extent, and nearly
all these salts show on analysis
from 1 to per cent or more of
potash. Few of these lake beds
show evidence of having ever been
submerged to a considerable depth
and the deposits that lie in the
lowest parts of most of them are
probably only alternating strata
of clays and saline muds, with thin
salt crusts produced by periodic
flooding and drying up. Large
and massive deposits of crystalline
salts can hardly be expected ex-
cept as the result Of the drying up
of a very extensive and deep saline
lake, or as representing the con-
tinuous accumulation of saline
matter in water body during
a very long period of time. Rec
ord of the existence of such lakes
in prehistoric times is to be found
in certain parts of the Great Basin
region. Contrary to the general
assumption, however, the, extern
sive lake basins are in fact rela-
lively few. 1t is evident, there
fore, that the search for the inn
portant salt bodies of this type has
of necessity been narrowed to n
relatively few localities.
The areas in Searles Lake and
the Panamint Valley, California,
of public land Withdrawn from en-
try on account of their potash con-
tent are the lowest parts of two
ancient lake basins, whose waters
at their highest stage probably
connected through a narrow strait.
Both basins were filled by over
flow from the drainage of Owens
River and in both the salts are be-
lieved to have accumulated by ma
tural concentration of the normal
drainage waters from that source.
The salt bo,ly in ,Searles Lake lies
at the surface of the ground and
was located in claims for the soda
it contained. before interest in pot
ash had been seriously awakened.
The mud flat that forms the bot
tom of the Panamint Valley has
recently been located in potash
claims, but without any evidence
that can be taken to Indicate the
existence there of a valuable sa-
line mass. The salt that shows or
the surface in the Pannnlint Val
ley is relatively insignificant in
amount, and tests for potash
in the surface salts or ground wa
ters of this valley do not run high
er than the average of such salts
in mud fats and dry lakes gener-
ally. The lands have therefore
been withdrawn TN evidence of
more general character, the theory
being that the fermer larger lake
of the Panamint Valley when it
dried up might have deposited a
bed of salt as large as or larger
than that now existing on the SUR
face in Searles Lake. The Pana-
mint Valley is relatively narrow
and the streams from the rugged
mountain slopes that border it have
spread their fans far into the cen.
ter of the valley. Drilling, pos
sibly to considerable depth, will
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

E. M. Sabin, prominent Den
yer attorney, left Friday after a
short visit in the San Luis valley.
He was employed as counsel in
some cases before the district court.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

A. Fl. Fullinwider and son of
Center went to Pueblo Tuesday
night, where Mrs. Fullinwider has
been for some time having her old
est son treated.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

Mrs. o. o. Long came in Tues
day from Lewis, Kansas, to visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. klingla and
family.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

Henry Claussen of st. Edward,
Nebraska, returned to his home
last Friday after visit with his
parents at their new home near
Center.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

Mr.. A. j. McKelby of st. Ed
ward, Nebraska, who has been a
visitor of the Monte Vista Realty
company, left for his home last
Friday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

Jake and Alfonso Martinez ar
rived here Tuesday from st. Mich
ael's school at Santa Fe and will
remain until September.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

Miss Katherine Clark left Sat
urday for her home in. Alamosa
after a visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Cornell, of this place.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

Mrs. Graham has been a visitor
in Center the past few days. Her
home is in Alamosa.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

W. FL. Hunt left Tuesday for a
trip to various points in Iowa,
New York and Massachusetts.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

Sheriff Goad took Jim Hagan
to the Del Norte Jail Wednesday
to await his trial.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

DR.. and Mrs. Hahn have been
tourists in the San Luis valley the
past week.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

Fifteen thousand trout fry were
placed in the South fork of Rock
creek Wednesday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

Dauphin Clark went to Silverton
last Saturday night to be gone
about a week.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

Mrs. E. G. Turnkey is here on
a visit with her nephew, M. 7.
Lightner.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-06-28

F. j. Petsch visited at the home
of Rev. Kruger Tuesday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-09
The Family Cough Medicine.

In every home there should be bot
Tie 81 DR.. King New Discovery, ready for i'm
mediate use when any member u the family
contracts a cold or oDugh Prompt as" wili
stop the sr,fcad Of sickness. :. a. Std OF
Mason Mich writes: "Hy whole family de
peud- upon Dr.. King New Discovery AZ the
best cough aud cold medicine In world Two
1c bottle cured me ~ pneumonia. Thou
sand. Of other families have been equally
benefited and depend entirely upon Dr. King =
Discovery 70 cure their coughs, cold throat and
lung trouble. Every dose helps. Prices Dc.
and 81 ~ All druggist. H. =. Buchlcn a
Co.. PhifadeIphia or ~. Louis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-09

up! No ones going to bite You. Your
majesty. isn't it true that your palace
is practically mguar,Icd: That nearly
all the life guardsth the only regiment
you can trust have been sent to Il
place called Mavoritz or some other
breakfast food name
They were sent there" put In the
chancellor, ITO quell II mutiny In the
garrison
Yes" Hawthorne snapped up n
mutiny caused by speech made to the
garrison by Prince Vladimir, Here's
copy of it," passing II paper to the min
lister of police. THE prince suppress
ed its publication. Last night-right
here in this hotel the prince attended
meeting of the leaders of the oppoSi-
ton This reporter tried to get the
story. but they kicked him out That's
so, isn't It, SOM" he added looking to
the reporter for confirmation.
"Y-y-y-cs. your exceIlency." sputtercd
the scared reporter.
That's all" said Hawthorne, relchS
ing his grip on the reporters arm and
Now then. gentlemen
sire" interposrd the chancellor,
with your permission will speak to
this American Young man. you will
perhaps understand how mistaken
how foolishiy mistaken YOU are when
! tell YOU that his majesty aud Prime"
Vladimir have just signed treaty
which
"Oh. yes" sconed Hawthorne; 81
know all about that treaty, and ten
you it's n trick--a trick Of Vladimir $
to get himself into the capital where
he could carry on his campaign to de-
throne your majesty. Why. that urea
ty was the craziest piece OF wall eyed
Observation-Disclosures that ever came down
the pike to force n girl like lr-~likc her
royal highnesS TO marry that big still
Say. king. how in blue blaZes could
your majesty have stood for such Il
( frameup:"
To be Continued next week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-09

king, once wHit
and Saluted l.U...
cess and hurried tu
Trina, my cEllu, geo ~. g..
voice QuiVerjuS VIII IvH &" ~"
injury might possibly nave vv."v h..
his daughter despite TIE .:~~nm:n,rs r"
had received couceruj0@ nrr.
"Oh, yes, the princess na>trnrd to
explain. This American lady and her
friends have been very ktrd"
I'VE thank YOU, said tie king. with
great deal OF feeling.
The senator snapped his lngerS rs 4
signal to Blake and the tive walked
toward the king.
with your maicSty'S permission W.
will withdraw" said the senator.
Bow" he said to Blake, emphaSiz
ing his instruction 10y poking him IN
the ribs
Our birthday" said the king to his
daughter after the senator and Blake
bowed and departed was very nearly
dual anniversary. 1t is necessary
for YOU to remain here for awhile be
fore returning to the palace. There
still seems to be feeling of unrest
in the streets"
Kate was quick to otfef the use of
her apartment to her royal hiShness
You are very kind" rel lied the prn
cess. And if You don't mind | shat,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-09
Town Of Clyde is Slightly PonaIized
For Poor Piece Of Road.

Dodgeville sun Republic: The jury
came in with n verdict of $3.50 damages
for the plaintiff in the case of Anton
Repka vs.. the town of Clyde which oc-
cupied last Friday afternoon and even
ing in the Circuit Court,
The plaintiff sued for over $4,000 for
alleged injuries to his person sustained
in a tip over which was occasioned by
a large ditch in the road.
Judge jerks was attorney for the
town of Clyde, and Fielder IL Fielder
were the plaintiffs attorneys.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-09

be pleased to have YOU come with me"
with pleasure, your highneSs As
Kate spoke she took the princess hat
from the table.
IF your majesty consents" said the
princess. seeking her fathers approval
I'VE shall be very grateful" the king
FASTENED to reply
AS Kate and the princess turned to
go to the apartment there was a look of
recognition between Hawthorne and
the princess. The princess stopped
then and waited to hear if there We're
further instructions from the king.
Guards were placed on the stairs and
doors. Turning to Ivan the king said
1T is II pity that her highness was
unattended"
Her royal highness' governess has
been summoned, your majesty" replied
Ivan.
she will come for you when it is
safe for you to leave said the king to
the princess. who, with Kate, then bow
ed and took her leave.
De WITT. minister of police. entered
hurriedy.
"Ah. De Witt" came the greeting
port?"
My investigations thus far. sire, con
vince me that it was the unaccounta-
BILE act of n mailman"
Has Prince Vladimir been summon
ed?" asked the king, at the same time
| seating himself on couch.
Yes, sire replied De WITT The
/ prince is now waiting below"
During this conversation Hawthorne
! had moved slowly toward the king
Your majesty" he said. when inter
rupted by n guard. who stepped be
tween him and the king
1T was this American gentleman,
your majesty" said De Witt, turning
and Fastening to explain, who first
laid hands on your assailant."
The guard quickly drew back when
he heard that.
So" queried the king, with languid
interest. We are greatly indebted to
you, greatly indebted.
"Oh. that's all right. your majesty"
replied Hawthorne. dismissing the
royal gratitude with an impatient
wave OF the hand. Pm only too glad
happened TO be on the job, but. :
he went on. more earnestly. II think
your lifc's still in danger. more than
it was from that crank's bullet
Chancellor ana minister started in
surprise But the king only opened
his tired old eyes "A little wider
Il believe" hurried on the American,
that this was only the torerunner OF
a plot to dethrone your majesty
"PreposterOus" snorted De WITT,
who, as head Of the police. corsidered
he had a corner on all knoCiedge OF
plots
"You-you are an American, | under
stand" drawled the king uumoyed
Yes. sire and
Il fail to understand your reason for
SO much interest in our affairs.
Il can't stand by and see you-and
others-tricked by man you trust"
You refer to-
To Prince Vladimir
Sire protested De WITT. rs 1t not
possible that
One moment" interposed the king
and again the tired old eyes blinkcd Al
Hawthorne Have Won anything fur
Their to say"
Have II Why. | haven't started
. yet. Look here. your ia iesty," -
went OF. going 10 the balcony and
yanking thence by force a very hailj
frightened man. this * a rpuorrer ~
the BorrOyina Scimitar Sow 'a"n
old man" he urged the reporter, -iF'
p me that paper you showed mo ass. ~
ago Thinks Don't y" scared Eue'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-09

some minutes for the life guards. so
four troopers at the kings order car
ried the senseless girl into the hotel.
ii hope she isn't hurt. Get some
brandy. father-quick-and I'll get my
smelling salts said Kate
II haven't any brandy replied the
senator.
IN get some | want to see what's
happened to Tony Blake volunteered,
IF you find Tony you'll forget all
about it," said the senator
Then hailing the landlord he said;
Here. landlord This is devil of a
place to come for rest and quiet"
Draw that couch over here" ordered
Kate to some soldiers as the life guards
entered the hotel with the princess.
After the officers had deposited their
precious burden on the couch Kate in
CURED
lis she hurt"
To which an officer replied
NO. mademoiselle. She has only
tainted
Kate held the salts 70 the princess
nose Irma recovered consciousness 10
find Kate leaning over her with the
restorativeS. while a bevy Of courtier~
and hotel attendants buzZed uselcSsly
around Irma for a moment ga2cd
blankly about her Then memory
rushed back and she started mp in
dread.
The officer. turning to a soldier, said
-paDOrt - his uta taSfy that her roya
highness has revived
The soldier saIuted and went 70 de
liver the message.
What place is this" asked the prin
cess after she came 70
Why. this is the hotel over the 60
sino. YOU know
The princess set M Suddenly and
looked around
'.The-o.4 n 'athor*" Ste asked.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-09

@ Tel balcony the prog, - Of
Hawthorne through II" crowd
Keep back Rodney" commanded
the senator
As he spoke he ran toward Blake
with the evident intention of restraint
ing him by force
But" announced Blake as he stood
on the rail waiting to leap. Tony is
in some kind of miXup
Rod. Rod Don't YOU dare to
leave" pleaded Kate Ballard.
But Tony" protested Blake. who
felt that it WAS crime 10 leave Haw-
thorne down in that crowd alone
Hell take care of hinSelf-that boy
lives on trouble" responded the Sena
tor. who had great confidence in HaW-
thorneS ability to get away with any
thing he tackled.
Look" said Kate They're coming
in here with the princess.
Though the king was unhurt, the
shock of the attempted murder had
proved too much for Princess lrma S
already overStrained nerves, and when
the danger was quite past she very
quietly tainted, which resulted in a sec
ond scene of street panic.
TO clear the way and to dispense the
hysterical crowd would be a matter of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-09

The town officials feel that they got
off very easily under the circumstances.
The jurors in the case were; Guy
Bishop. VIM Carr, Fred Caygill, Ever
EFT B. Davies, John Kurth, Tom Lynch,
Ellis Owens, Henry Sanders, PAUL.
Springer. John ID. Thomas, John
Washa ard Frank Fecht
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-09
Depends on the Price.

WAS she n line singer
Il don't know"
Didn't you hear hcrT"
"Yes, but | didn't think to ask Tom
the price of the tickets. London
stray Stories.