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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
AN OUTSIDE TRIBUTE TO The FLOR
IDA PRESS

We have long been of the opinion that
the Florida press taken as whole COM
pared favorably with that OF any state
in the Union, and the opinion is based on
considerable knowledge of the newspa-
uers in most of the states. Florida Is
growing as no other Southern state is,
and it's public journals are the heraids OF
that growth are keeping just a little in
advance of it and performing their trum-
net service with zeal and efficiency
which attract favorable attention OUT
, side the state as well as at home. In
proof of this read the following from the
industrial Index, the leading publication
of it's kind in Georgia. published at Col
umbus in that state:
ut is doubly interesting to read the
weekly and daily newspapers Of Florida.
In the first place they are themselves
interesting for they are enterprfsing and
progressive and discharge their public
duty In a most creditable manner. The
shirt that animates the Florida press
from the editors of the largest city dali
lies down to the correspondents of the
weeklies, in obscure. hamlets. Is as inter
esting as it is significant. Florida Is
great state that is just coming into Its
own. Its people realize now, for the
first time, what they have and how much
the future has in store for them. They
have found their stride and are rejoicing
in it. Florida just now is in a state o.
marked development. The very air II
filed with enterprise, The average
newspaper worker is saturated will
this spirit. 1t has spread TO every sec
ton of the state. Practically every loo
al newspaper correspondent in the& STATE
has the virus in his system. The result
is that building news, Improvement news
good tidings of business and industrial
development, feature the Florida news
The average correspondent seems to b.
in love with his city, town or village
as the case may be- He wants the worl'
to know all about what is going on Their
and in his happy eargerness is apt t
tell the story over again several times
in the course of the month; but tn
state news editors seem to be imbue'
with the same spirit and pass the cop!
along to the printer for the good of tn
cause. Other states could weel affor,
to become thoroughly inoculated witt
this same Florida spirit. Lakeland Tel
egram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
COLLEGE HkzING.
IL Was Called "Wrecking" In Carthage
In ST. Auaustine's Time.

II Was Called "Wrecking' In Carthage
In st. Ausustine's Time
At most American colleges 1t IL called
"hazing:" ut West Point 1t Is called
crawling" and MT English schools
Tagging" is often applied. When St
Augustine was boy they called 1t
"wrecking.
In Il translation of his Confessions"
for which am indebted to IA learned
clerical friend. st. Augustine relates
what the boys did ut the University OF
Carthage:
Il would take no naft In the wild do
ings OF the 'wreckers,' a cruel and dew
ilish name. Which was looked upon us
the stamp of the best set. l Went about
with them. and of some of them | made
friends. yet always disliked theii
ways of going on their wreckings
their wanton attacks upon the shyness
Of freshmen and the unprovoked az
fronts with which they carried on theil
malignant amusement. Nothing coulc
be more like the conduct Of devils. and
what name could be litter for then
than; 'wreckers.
That sounds as Ii the Carthage soph
omore was fully as much endowed
with self importance MS the American
sophomore. may add that st. Angus
tines criticism of ''wrecking" is on
more ancient proof that boys VIII b
boys ."--Philadelphia Ledger.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Preaching services. morning, llo'ciock'
and Z p. M; second Sunday morning'l II
O. clock and Z p. M; third Sunday morn
ing IL o'clock and p. ms fourth Sunday
morning pulpit will be filled by visiting
brethren, morning. IL o'clock and z p" m.
The Womnn's Missionary Society meets
the first Monday in each month at S;So
Epworth League hold their devotional
meetings every Sunday at o'clock p. m.
Prayer meetings, Wednesday 7 p. M
sunday School every Sunday at ten
O. clock a. m
An are invited to attend these services.
Strangers will find a church home with
us.--T H Sistrunk. p. G.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
How's This Z

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any. case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
catarrh Cure.
r. =. CHENEY g. CO.. Toledo. o.,
We, the undersigned, have known III y
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his hrm
- 2 Toledo, O.
Hairs Catarrh Cure il taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood ana mu-
cous surfacessof the system, Testimonials
sent free. Price 70 cents per pottie. SOU
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
FLoRlpA,s GREAT POSSIBILITIES

Richard H. Edmonds. editor of the
Manufacturers Record Of Baltimore, in
Interview with a representative of the
Times Union, gave out a statement per-
tanning to FLORIDA, its resources, possibili-
ties and it's future as follows:
Florida is destined to be one Of the
most cosmopolitan states in the Union.
BY virtue of the fact that people from
all sections of the United States and a
good many intelligent, progressive people
from other lands. are settling here. this
state will dave the advantage that arises
from the commingling of the highest
type of citizenship coming from other
states and other lands.
1T is an unusual opportunity which
Florida enjoys of developing the highest
type of citizenship in the country. It
is the last state in the Union which can
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26

Since the, organization of the Florida
Department of the Southern Settlement
and Development Organization at Gain
esville in August last, the State Manager
and the Headquarters Officials have adj
dressed meetings in "a counties in Flori-
da. The audiences have been large and
influential and much interested in the
work. Many of the counties have de-
cided to cooperate both morally and f.
nancially TO the upbuilding of their own
section. Nearly one thousand citizens
of Florida have become members of the
Organization since it started here
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26

The editor of the Tampa Times claims
to have fully digested that complicated
piece of political machinery, the Bryan
primary law. He says that it is dead
easy But ordinary mortals have not
the time nor the intellect of the Times
editor. In this state where all politics
are all one-sided and the average voter
would not cheat for price, the privilege
OF voting should not be made irksome
and burdensome.--Ocala Banner.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE

win be at my Office In the town hall
from to 1890 a. IN. daily Mich. 10th 70
April 80, 1914 for the purpose q re-
ceiving returns on all taxable property
both real and personal. within the. corr
porate limits Of the town of Punta Gorda
for the year 1914
p. o. GAUTIER, Tax AS
Mich 2 1914. SCISSOR of r Y.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26

A good treatment for a cold settled in
the lungs is Herrick's Red Pepper Por-
Gus Plaster applied TO the chest to draw
nut infiamationt and Billiards. Horehound
Syrup to relax tightness. You get the
two remedies for the price of one by
buying the dollar size Horehound Syrup
there is. a porous plaster free with eacf
bottle Sold by all druggists.
(AdvertisemenU
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26

Apply q cotton cloth wet with Billiards.
Snow Liniment to all wounds, cuts, burns
sores or biisters, and note its wonderful
healing power II is prompt and very
effective. Price 25c. Soc. and S1.00 per
bottle Sold by all druggists.
ADVERTISEMENT
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-20
Raising Black Caps

- OIL for the berries should be fair
~ ly fertile,- free from sod or roots,
such as quack or blue-root grass
and all foul weeds. Plow rather deep,
and harrow until the earth is perfectly
fine and pliable. Too much manure has
been known to bring on "the yellows, "
= disease fatal to berry plants. And let
it be said right here, if any yellow
plants are ever discovered they should
be pulled up at once and promptly
burned
Mark the ground with corn marker
three feet each way. Set every row
one way, and every other one the other
way-making the rows three feet by six
feet.
Plants should be set as soon in the
spring as they are large enough-say
from four to six inches high. Put them
in deep; six inches is a good depth.
They must have good, firm roofing to
help the heavy plants Withstand the
hard winds the following years.
Cultivate and hoe often enough to
keep the field free from weeds. The
more often the soil is stirred the
greater will be the yield. In dry sea
son frequent cultivation draws the
moisture to the surface and helps to
tide the plants over until the rain
comes. Sod will soon "run out" berry
brushes Keep the land level and clean.
If no young plants are wanted for
the next year, this finishes the first
season. If, however, new sets are de
sired, either for home use or for sale
this is the way to get them. By the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-20

that there is no waste of the products
removed from the trees.
There is no set rule by which one can
gauge the culling out, but it is difficult
to overdo the matter, since the fruit
will grow so much before harvest time
Usually it is safe to pull every piece
of fruit that shows the least signs Of
worms or the blight of decay, since such
fruit either will drop off the tree be-
fore picking time or prove worthless for
storage or marketing purposes.
If such products as those mentioned
above are left on the tree, they are apt
to cause all the fruit to be contami-
mated by decay or become infested with
worms and thus ruined. By getting all
these undesirable pieces of fruit out
of the way that which is of good quail
ity will have better chance for proper
development, while it is loss Of the
trees vitality to sustain and develop
a greater quantity of fruit than it can
properly nourish, or to promote the
growth of worthless or inferior pro-
ducts. 1t should be mentioned that the
fruit produced where thinning has been
thorough and careful is not only of
superior quality for storage and home
consumption, but it will command q
premium price on any market. These
two points, together with the promotion
Of longer and more useful life among
the fruit trees, should commend the
thinning o.. fruit to all farmers.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-20
Orchard and Garden

rich color. When the violets cease
blooming the foliage salvias can be
used as "fill-in.n -
If the old-fashioned garden, with its
indiscriminate flower massing, il pre-
ferred, a host of flowers, dear to oul
grandmothers, presents itself. Holly
hooks, cosmos, larkspur, poppies, peren
NAL phlox, sweet williams and pinks
breathe the very essence of old fashion
edness
In order to have success with any
flower two things are necessary, cul
tivation and a sufficient supply Of ma
nure. In extreme hot weather straw
mulch about tho roots serves as a good
retainer Of moisture. There will be very
little trouble caused by insects on out
door plants. In case there is, pre-
pared tobacco extract serves as good
remedy. Different flowers call for soils
of varying richness, but with judicious
fertilization, a comparatively rich soil
may be obtained. The best fertilizer
well-rotted manure, should be worked
into the ground every year after the
flowers have ceased blooming.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-20

way, plants in the spring sell all the
way from SO to $40 thousand, ac-
cording to supply and demand.
Early in September bury the ends in
the ground about two inches. A trowel
makes good tool for this purpose.
In the spring sever the young set,
where it is four or six inches high, from
the mother plant. Trim all the other
ends on the old plant as far back as
they are dead.
Cultivate frequently as long as it can
be done without injuring the ripening
fruit, perhaps until two or three weeks
before picking time.
During the time that the crop is be-
bing gathered the canes for next year s
harvest will be getting tall. The patch
will need to be gone over several times
during July and August and the ends
Of the canes shipped off to about three
feet high, in order that new shoots may
come out to make larger, healthier
bushes.
After the crop is harvested, take out
the old bushes with a long-handled,
short t-bladed knife, made for the pur-
pose, being careful not to harm the
young canes. However, if there are too
many young canes in hill, reduce the
number to four or five. If we'll cared
for a patch will last six years.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-20
Dormant Sprays
p ROFESSOR G. b. GILLETTE Of Fl.
Collins. Colorado. in speaking Of

p ROFESSOR G. b. GILLETTE Of Fl.
U Collins, Colorado, in speaking Of
dormant sprays for orchard trees,
says it is difficult to recommend the
best sprays without knowing the par
ticular insects or diseases that are to
be treated However strange it may
seem, it is fact nevertheless that many
fruitgrowers spray without spraying
for some particular reason, but simply
because their neighbor is spraying with
something for something for which the
grower may have or may not have. The
fruit-grower should never spray with
out spraying for some particular pur-
pose, some pest or some disease, and he
should know the remedy he applies is
the best that can be used for the pur-
pose. Professor Gillette recommends
lime and sulphur as dormant spray
especially good for the destruction Of
brown mites, red spiders, San Jose scale
and other scale. Professor Gillette also
states that lime and sulphur Is not Of
much value in controlling plant lice and
of no service in controlling codling
moth. While all fruit-growers probably
know that lime and sulphur is Of no
value in controlling codling moth, there
are some who are inclined to believe it
will kill plant lice. Professor Gillette
has carriel on very extensive work
in reference to controlling Of plant lice,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-20
Flowers on the Farm

MlHEN the farmer, with up-to-date
M methods for land cultivation, ap-
plies them in identifying the farm
home or yard, he will have done much
toward solving the problem of keeping
the boys and girls in the country.
There is one way to beautify his
grounds that is within the reach of
every farmer. That is the planting of
flowers.
It is better to use good taste in se-
lecting a few standard varieties than to
experiment with the rarer but less
hardy plants. For the May flower bed
or border, the coleus is indispensable.
1t has no flower, its chief claim to
beauty lying in the dark reddish, or
vari-colored leaves. The socalled
"Josephs s Coat" is another good
foliage to use in massed beds. Among
hardy bloomers is the canna, with
broad, graceful leaf and crimson bios
som. The Gamma bulb may be set out
as soon as the frost has left the ground.
In combination with violets, the vel
vety pansy presents a scheme Of deep
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-20
Quantity and Quality

VAHHILE to many it will seem waste
w to pick a part Of the fruit from
the trees and discard it, yet, with
few exceptions, that is what should be
done. Of course, where the tree is bear
ing only light crop, little or no thin
ming of the fruit is Necessary, but most
trees bear too much rather than too
little fruit, to fern crop Of the proper
quantity and quality. The idea in thin
ming is that it is better to have a
tree bear two large, healthy, we'll
favored pieces of fruit than three
knotty, diseased, ill-favored ones. When
thinning out the fruit we utilize the
sulls for feeding hogs and poultry, SO
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-20
CLEAN CULTIVATION.

PRACTICE clean cultivation in the
orchard from the beginning if pos
sible. 1t means better care in 50
many other ways. 1t means better ao-
quaintance with every tree in the orch
ard, and consequently better attention to
its needs. In particular, it means less
borers, and in localities where they are
troublesome this is very important
point.
If absolutely impossible to cultivate,
on account of the steepness of the land,
then practice the socalled "so-culture :
method; that is, NOV the grass and
weeds which grow on the land, and leave
them for mulch about the trees.
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therefore his opinion should be of great
value.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-09-19
PANAMA CANALS NEUTRALITY
War Vessels Mus. Pass Through With
Least Possible Delay.

The Panama canal is free 10 the na-
vies Of the entire world. II is provid-
ed By treaties that the Panama canal.
like the Srez canal, shall remain abso-
lutely neutral. IL shall be free and
open TO the vessels Of commerce ard
war Of all nations and shall never be
blockadesi nor shall any right Of war
be exercised nor any act Of hostility
be committed within it
Strict rules OF neutrality have been
devised for the passage Of val vessels
Of nations engaged in conflict. The
warships are compelled 10 pass
through with the least possible delay
and with only such interTnissions as
may result from the necessities Of the
service.
No beiiigereat may embark or dis
embark troops. munitions Of wal or
warlike materials in the canal except
In the case OF accidental hindrance Of
the transit. and in such case the transit
shall be resumed with all possible dis
patch"
The treaty provides that no warship
will have the right TO exercise the law
of search on a commercial ship in
transit through the canal. and the pro-
vision likewise protects all ships with
In three marine miles of either termi-
nal.
Ships carrying contraband either in
the Atlantic or Pacific do so at their
own risk, but warships may no. re-
main In the three mile zone longer
than twenty-four hours, and the treaty
STIMULATES that "a vessel Of one bel
ligerent shall not depart within TWEEN
ty-four hours from the departure of a
vessel of wal of the other beiligerent.-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-09-19
GOSSIP of the Sport World
Bin "SCORH KEEPER"

nous American forty footers. No le.s
than eighteen yachts were built before
the huge Gossoon lowered the colors Of
the famous Fife cutter.
II Is thus that the great battle has
gone on for many years. Cup races
were won I'm 1898. 1895 and 1880. but
I'm foreign waters British yachts held
their own against yigilant and Nava.
hoe. Ingomar and Westward upheld
the honor Of the stars and stripes
Here Is a detailed table of British and
American successes:
AMERICA
fSi-America defeats the British yachts.
i~s1-sappho defeats Cambria.
is7e-iss Britain defeated in Americas
cup contests.
isg-7-Bntish yachts defeated By Ameri-
can yachts Wee Win. Wenonah. Dako-
IA and Niagara
fD4-Ingomar sails well In British waters
iSo-wes;ward defeats British and Gee.
man yachts In British waters
BRITAIN.
and Mosquito defeat America.
IS3-sylvie defeated b. the British yacht
Julia
fgs-America defeated In British waters
isso-Sappho defeated by British yachts.
is7o-Cambria defeats Daunticss in ocean
race
tff-Egeria defeats the American schocn-
err Enchantrcss-
lSsl-Madge defeats American yachts.
le@Minerva defeats American yachts.
1851 Coronet beats Daurtlesx tAtiantic
racel.
NAYS and yigilant fan 10 win 4
majority OF races In British waters
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-09-19


ubra the English have to face the
grim. ugly. solid fact that during the
last forty years their cballengers Tor
the Americas cup have beea defeated
ten times. a close study OF the rec
orls Of the races sailed since 1870. In
which American and British yachts
have met on more or less equal terms
shows that our friends across the wa
te- have not done SO badly. after all.
The following table. in which are
placed the British and American tri-
unpSs side by side. shows what the
British have to put In the scale against
our successes in holding the Americas
cup since 1851:
AMERICA
America has defeated Britain in every
series a. races for the Americas cup.
re American yachts Dakota. Wee Win
ard other small raters defeated the Brit
isl in TIRE niaet.eS-
The American schooner Westward de-
<sztsi TIE British yachts at Cowes ana
elsewhere IN 1913.
The great American schooner sappho
defeated Cambria very badly in $50
BRITAIN.
In british waters the British defeated
the American yachts Sylvie lS9. Sappho
lSssl. Navahoe ls9D. vigilant CSD-
The British cutter Madge defeated the
American sloops 50 badly In Isl that the
Old American types were modified.
In 1853 the British bGilt cutter Minerva
sailed IN American waters and outclassed
All the forty footers.
In the ocean race Cork to Sandy HOOK
| Cambria defeated tie American schooner
Dauntless BY a few hours.
After the America came the sloop
Sylvie in 1853. bat she was defeated
by the fine British cutter Julia. This
! was really a notable event. for the
| Sylvie was a sloop of 205 tons and the
Julia was rated at Ill tons.
In 1861 the America was defeated by
the Alarm. but IL must not be forgot
ten that at that time the former was
in poor racing trim. The defeat of the
big Sappho in 1865 was a real triumph
for Britain. although IL is true that
the American schooner turned the ia
bles on one of her rivals, the Cambria,
two years later.
Enchantress was badly beaten by the
British schooner in 1874, and Navahoe
did not show to any advantage during
her first season in British waters 1883.
yigilant. the successful cup defender
Of 1893. failed TO hold Britannia In
1894.
Turning TO the small raters. Wee
Win. Dakota. Wenonah and the famous
10" Niaeara-ail of which were de-
signed by overwhelmingly swept
the board on the other side In spite
Of the fact that they went out against
boats built right up to the limit" On
the other hand, it must not be forgot
ten that in 1851 the little British cutter
Madge defeated the "skimming dish
sloops so decisiyely that for the Amer
ica's cup contests in 1885. 1856 and
1887 u sloops had many points taken
from the British cutter model.
While in the cup races referred to
the British yachts were badly beaten,
In 1855 the Minerva. designed by Fife.
! sailed most successfully against the IA