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BLISTER JONES.


By John Taintor Foote. Illustrated by
jay Hambridge The Bobbs- Merrills
company. publishers. indianapolis. Ind
Blister Jones! \ race horse charact. T.
speaking in race side jargon of life today
with the keenness of juvenal and the
mellowness of Riley-yet the veriest Eng
lish purist will hail him as a contrbu-
tion to American literature. In this book
John Taintor Foote passes by all his
predecessors who have written fiction of
the track.
Blister Jones has an appeal which is 10
more dependent on the race track than
are Otheris and MulvaneY on ar interest
IN the English army. Here is the divid-
ing line between Blister Jones and ali
other horsey stories-he is great, new
breathing, moving character-alive,
Life?
The south in mint time; the steeple-
chase and the point TO point at the hunt
clubs around Baltimore and Philadelphia
the books and paddocks of Latonia
and New Orleans; the horse sales Of
Kentucky in Lexington county: tho
county fair circuits of Ohio; horses, mon
and women-love, joy and sorrow-the
whole gamut
If you have ever put boot to leather
you'll know all this for the realist o:
the real thing.
The heyday of fashion that crowded
II with the same zest as the man who
has never taken a tip on a sure thinr
from his barber or the girl who has
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Usage of Language

From the Pittsburg Post.
Il PIT your name down at my club
last month";" said Mr.. Wombat. Last
week your name was put up for ballot,
but some fellow prevented it being put
through. Never mind, though I'll put
you over"
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"THE SPARE ROOM

BY Mrs. Romilly Fedden. Illustrated by
Hayden Jones. Houghton. Miffln Co.,
publishers, Boston.
1.-THE Spare Room" by Mrs Romilly
Fedden. is diverting piece of light COM
edy. To Capri, for tn r honeymoon, go
an eXuberant charming American girl
and her well poised young British hus-
band. They lease a little villa with .
single spare room Writing to family and
friends, each suggests in the spirit of
hospitality that the correspondent come
and occupy this spare room. The plot
thickens as some dozen persons. i'll as
sorted and far from congenial, accept
by telegraph and arrive the same day
to occupy one room. The ensuing hours
are full of lively complications and SEN
timental adventure.
From every standpoint the story is
one of the cleverest and most original
that has been presented to the literary
world for many moons and readers of
bright interesting literature will mis- a
great treat by not securing copy of
The Spare Room" at once and perusing
it's clever pages.
"COBB'S BILL OF FARE
BY Irwin S. Cobb, illustrated by Peter
Newell and James Preston: George ii.
DoTan company. publishers, New York.
Irwin S. Cobb again bursts into one of
his clever dissertations-tnis time his SUBJ
jcct being 'Cobbs Bill of Fare
The coneoction is verv original and
very readable, and is an illustrated table
d'hote menu, in four courses-vftties
music, art and sport.
There isn't line that isn't infused with
Mr. Cobb's inimitable humor. and be-
sides, there is an amused reflected philos-
ophy between the lines.
In other words. sound, common sense
ga@nished with humor, that is the fare
that IRWIN Cobb provides in this book
He tells of his quest for vittles, music
art and sport suitable TO free born
american. He is amused by the extrava-
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THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR;

per Brothers. Publishers. New York.
This two-voume history. entitled The
Anne Civil War by James Kendall
Hosmer, relates our great conflict, from
1861 10 1866 and provides a work at once
brief compact, and impartial. which has
been emphasized as most desira ble,- The
story IS told impartially as part of the
history of the whole people both north
and south. Writing as soldier and also
a historian, the authors purpose has been
to portray not so much the motives of
the contestants as their behavior on the
field of war. While Dr. Hosmer has sue
ceeded in plcturing the whole of the great
conflict within reasonable and convenient
limits, be has, nevertheless kept the full
| interest of stirring narrative. In pre-
| senting this history in individual form
| and new dress, the publishers of the
| american Nation" feel that they will
/ have gratified the many readers who are
moved. particularly in these years of an
| niversaries to desire short convent
ent, and authoritative history of the con-
! flict of 1861 to 1866.
THE TRIAL OF AARON BURR
| By Joseph p. Brady. Illustrated By
Photographic reproductions of rare
documents. including the warrant thar
was issued by Chief Justice Marshal:
for the arrest of Burr, the affidavit
| signed by Burr as the basis for .ha
| subpoena duce tecum of President JEFF
ferson, the subpoena duces tecum d.
rected to jefferson with the indorse-
| ments on the indictment showing the
return of the grand jury, "A true Ri
l-~John Randolph, Foreman and the vei-
dict of the petit jury, about whint
many inaccurate statements have beer
written The Neale Publishing com.
pany, publishers. New York.
What was in many respects the mos
| famous trial held in this country since
] The adoption of the federal constitution
is docketed in the records of the United
States courts at Richmond as The
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Praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Women from the Atlantic the Pacific from all sections
of this great country city large, Village small
but that woman has written words of thanks for
health restored by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound No who is suffering from the ills peculiar
to her should until she has given this famous remedy
trial. Is it reasonable to believe that what it did for
these women it will do for any sick womanf
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Wonderful Case of Mrs. Stephenson,
on the Pacific Coast.

INDErENDENcE oRreoN"I sick with what four doctors
called Postraion treated by them several
would be better for while then back in the old again. had
taon OF the heart very bad antng spells and nervous
lift the gest weight without making sick; fact
ysed and thought would try them and am thankful did for
Pnkhas Vegetable Compound and also used the Sanave Wash
Since then have used them whenever felt sick Your remedies
the only doctor employ You liberty publish this let
ter."-Mrs w. STEPHENSON Independence, Oregon
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THE EYE OF DREAD

BY Payne Eraskine. With Frontpiece
by George Gibbs. Little Brown * Co.
Publishers. Boston.
The scene of Payne Erskines 5 new novel
is chiefly the middle west the period
that Immediately following civil war
Not problem story such as joyful
Heatherby,' nor simple love story like
THE Mountain Girl it possesses the
power of the one and the charm of the
ether and strikes a deeper note than
either in its setting forth of the targio
situation resulting from mystery that
is ever present and is slowly 1mraVelled
until it last the hero is arrested for his
own murder. How two young men,
bosom friends, come to blows over their
love for charming girl; how each sup
poses he has killed the other and fees
in terror and remorse; what these two
men make of their apparently ruined
lives--this is told in remarkable novel
that will profoundly move its readers
while delighting by its unusual plot and
brilliant characterizations.
Like all of this clever authors books.
the reader will agree with the 'reviewef' =
that The Eye of Dread" is interesting
and from the beginning to the erd.
abounds in color made attractive by the
writer's graphic pen.
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A Grateful Atlantic Coast Woman.

HoDepoN MEI feel duty owe to all suffering women to
tell what Lydia Phams Vegetable Compound did for One
found myself pains both sides
and such could scarcely sraighen times My
back ached had appetite could Sleep
then would be tired mornings that could scarcely get around
1t seemed almost impossible bit OF work and
thought never would be better until submitted opera
tion commenced taking Lydia Pnhams Vegetable Compound
and felt like pains, slept well had good
appetite and fat and could all work for fam
lily OF four shall always good health to
medicine. Mrs HAYWARD Sewers. Hodgdon Maine.
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CANT insanity of these latter days, but he
looks back to the more comfortable and
less hectic America of his Doyhood--and
lie looks back with regret. And the IL
lustrations! Well, some Of US may recog-
nize ouselves.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-01-01
LODGES ELECT OFFICERS
Woodmen of the World

At a meeting of DeSoto Camp
No. 10, Woodmen of the World,
on December 18th, the following
officers were elected for the en-
suing year, and have lately been
installed:
J. H. Lipscomb, G. G.
G. E. Midget, Advisor.
f. B. Pitt, Banker.
r. III. Weeks, Sentry.
d. A. Warren, Waterman.
P. O. Gautier, Clerk.
Managers: B. A. Wachob and
J.J. Mccain. The hold-over man
ager is G. r. Midget.
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Masons

AT a meeting of Punta Gorda
Lodge No. lis f. & A. M, held on
December 23rd, the following Of
ficers were elected for 1914, and
were installed at a meeting held
Tuesday night:
S. E. johnson, w. M.
t. w. Rountree, S. w.
j. R. Elliott, j. w.
D. N. Mcqueen, Secretary.
f. r. Blount, Treasurer.
The appointive Offices were fill
ed as follows: F. M. Cooper, s.
d., R. B. McHargue, j. d., j. M.
Arthur, S. S., j. c. Lewis, j. S., E.
Wotitzky, Tyler, j. M. Driver,
Marshall, 7. A. Stephens, Chap
lain.
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NEIGHB0RIN6
TOWNS
Charlotte Harbor
--s.-s-s.'s..e

Charlotte Harbor, Dee. 29-
Christmas is over; and all lis well.
Weather cloudy; a little cool.
G.. f. Kennedy visited our town
in the interest of organizing a
Woodman Of the World camp,
and has secured near the requir-
ed numberof applicants to COM
plete the organization in the near
future.
Mrs. T. A. Stephens and son,
Moody, have just returned from
a visit to the Sarasota section,
with relatives. Had a nice time.
Rev. j. w. Mays has just closed
IA deal, selling his place lin town.
The Rev. will likely continue in
the ,evangelistic work.
Il. o. Coram is having a nice
launch built for his personal use.
c., L. Roberts, one of Murdocks
extensive truckers is nm town
looking after business matters.
OLD TIMER.
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A. b. Tucker and hands spent
Christmas day repairing roads. A
long stretch of road was put in
good condition by cutting roots,
filling low places and opening
bitches. That is a good example
TO follow. A little spare, time
put in on the roads from time to-
time by the citizens generally
would soon make u mighty big
Improvement. A stitch in time
saves nine. The longer bad
place in the road stands, the
worse it gets and the harder it is
to fix. Good roads are q pleasure
and bad ones an abomination and,
besides, strangers are quick to
notice these things.
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Christmas in Punfa Gorda

Christmas day here was a shaw
sty day, dontcherknow2" A heavy
rain early in the morning, sloppy
streets, and clouds and a gale pre-
yailing, made the day gloomy and
disagreeabe. BY the way, pre-
vious to this one, we cannot re-
call in the past twelve years
Christmas day that was rainy.
Notwithstanding the weather, our
people, one and all, old and
young, greatly enjoyed the day,
but in very quiet way. There was
u noticeable absence of fire works
and noise and, if any one imbibed
too freely of the flowing bowl, be
succeeded in effectively conc aling
the fact. The colored brass band
discoursed stirring music along
Marian avenue In the afternoon.
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Bermonf

Bermont, Dec. % A happy
New Year to THE HERALD
force and all Of it's subscribers.
The Christmas tree and exercis-
es were quite a success, but owing
to the conditions of the weather
There wasn't as large an attend
sance as would have been if the
weather had been fair. Never
theless, we were all glad to have
the rain.
Mr.. Raleigh Virgins spent fhe
holidays at Mr.. j. w. Shenne-
fields.
Mr.. Arthur Hawley of Alba,
Michigan is visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mars. VIM. Northup
this week.
Tere was a social dance at. the
There was social dance at Mp
Northup's Thursday night and
one at j. w. Shennefeld s Friday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. BROKER of
Turkey Creek spent. Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. ID. Plowden.
Eugene Skinner was seen in our
little burg Monday.
Married at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harm
Dec. 2lst, 1913, their daughter
Alice, TO Mr., j. G. Shennefeld, the
ceremony being performed by
Justice B. Blazer. The bride
was dressed in white silk trimmed
with lace and ribbon, and the
groom was dressed in black.
After the congratulations, the
bridal party went to the home of
the groom where all partook of
supper prepared by Mrs. J. w.
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Tourist Hotel to Open

Mr.. Ray Payne Of New York,
manager of Hotel Punta Gorda,
is busily engaged with a force of
help putting this popular resort
hotel in first-class shape for the
annual opening, Saturday, Jan.
3rd. The opening will be cele-
brated with a grand ball Satur-
day evening.
Hotel Punta Gorda is one of
the largest resort hotels on the
west coast, and is perfectly APP
pointed with all modern accessor-
les. It's fine location fronting
Charlotte Harbor, situated in a
beautiful park with pretty shell
walks, flowers, rare plants, tropi-
cal fruit and shade trees, the
facilities for sailing, riding, driv-
ing, hunting and motoring; and
its unequaled attractions for the
fisherman, this being the winter
home of the tarpon, make it de-
servedly popular with the tour
list.
Mr.. Payne is an experienced
hotel manager, popular with our
towns-people and the public, and
he spares no pains to please his
guests. He reports bright pros
poets for the coming season. A
already been booked. We well
large number of visitors having
come the familiar faces as well as
new ones to our midst, knowing
that they will always retain
pleasant memories of Punta
Gorda.
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Vital Statistics of Punta Gorda
For the Year 1918

Report to the State Board of
Health by George S. Stone, M. D.,
Health Officer:
Births, "a - males IL, females
13.
Deaths, l.
Deaths distributed and caused
as follows:
January 0; February o; March
0; April O; May o; June L.; July
O; August O; September O; Octob-
er O; November O.; December O.
Male, age 6 months - ileo-co-
litis-
Communicable Diseases:
Tuberculosis o.; Diphtheria o.;
Hydrophobia O; Scarlet fever o.;
Measles Ia; Typhoid Fever o; Ma
larial Fever 4; Smallpox l.;
Whooping Cough u; Anterior
Poliomyelitis 0.
Population 2,20D.
We are proud of the fact that
Punta Gorda is the healthiest
community ON the American con-
tinent. This is due to its location
and climatic conditions and our
rigid sanitation. No flies, no ty-
phoid fever; NO mosquitoes, no
malaria. We will make Punta
Gorda even healthier by driving
ont what few flies and mosquitoes
may remain.
! certify that the above is true
and correct to the best Of my
knowledge and belief.
(Signed) GEo.s.ST0NE, MD.
Punta Gorda, Fla, Dec. 30, 1913.
Sworn and subscribed to before
me on this Both Dec, 1913.
(Signed) John FL. Hancock,
(SEAL) Notary Public.
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Hon. 9. A. Sercomb, mayor of
Woodrow, which recently evolut-
ed from Samville, was the guest
here several days last week Of Col.
Wallace Chadman and sister.
His honor is great booster Of
Woodrow, but he complimented
Punta Gorda on the improvements
he observed here.
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Eastern Star

Punta Gorda Chapter Order of
the Eastern Star, at the regular
monthly meeting on December 10,
elected the following officers for
the new year.
Mrs. Lula B. Skies, w. M.
Mrs. Sallie G.. Jordan, A. M.
Mrs. Hattie Shaw, Conductress.
Mrs. Mary E. Cooper, Associate
Conductress.
Mrs. Minnie VanCamp, .Secy.
A. G. Jordan, Treasurer.
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j. B. Phinney Of Dade City, re-
turned to the city Monday to
complete the work of surveying
which he is doing for the Punta
Gorda Land Co. He finished up
the surveying Of the $50 lots in
the Company's subdivision of
the city, and on Tuesday started
surveying their subdivisions Of
farm lands on Shell creek. The
Company is receiving many in
quiries from prospective buyers
and are showing visitors land or
lots every day. They have clos
ed numerous sales within the
last week, among them being the
sale Of the New Southland Hotel
to Palatka parties; the beautiful
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Shennefeld. All friends JOIN
the scribe in wishing them long
life of prosperity and happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Harrison of
Eaton Rapids, Michigan, return
ed Christmas eve to the delight of
their many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Gatewood
had as their guests during the hol-
idays Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Bishop,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Washington
and daughters, Myrtle and
Louise, Mr.. and Mrs. d. d. Saltz-
gaber and baby, Mrs. Dora Will
son of Tampa and Mrs. james G.
Stephens and son Walter, of Ber-
mont, Mrs. Ada Griffith and child
rem of Fort Ogden and Mrs. Chas.
E. Oliver Of Boca Grande.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Harm and
children of Adrian, were visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. w. HI. Harm this
week, also Mr.. and Mrs. Baxly of
Arcadia.
Visitors 10 Punta Gorda dur
ing the week were G.. w. Gate
wood, S. mi. Kirton, A. Aldridge,
G. M. Perkins, Mrs. j. w. Shenne-
field and daughter, Miss Lizzie.
Miss Tillie 10th came home to
spend Christmas with the home
folk.
Mrs. c. he. Oliver of Boca
Grande and Louie Valeck of Ar
cadia, were visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Valeck, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Held enter
tanned quite a number of their
friends on Friday, Dec. 18th,
1913, in honor Of their guests,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Bland and
Mr.. j. C. Held. The occasion
being the birthday Of Mr.. o. A
Held. Music and dancing and
merry making were the order OF
the day, after which the hostess
served nice refreshments Of can
dy, cake, pie and all that was
good. All departed at a late
hour, wishing Them many happy
returns of the day.
Mr.. E. 0. Stall has just finished
hauling his furniture from the
end of Holmes train
Mrs w. F. Notle of Creal
Springs. Ill. arrived last Monday
and now Professor is wearing a
broad smile.
Mrs. M. Starke and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Leland Of Hesperia,
Mich. are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. G. Hoffman, the 'ormer
being Mrs. Hoffman s mother and
the latter sister Of Mr.. Hoffman
Mr.. L. M. Thomas, our efficient
mail carrier, treated himself to a
new horse this week, as the for
mer one was too small to meet
the demands of the ute.-ClTl-
ZEN.
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College Training Fits a Man
To Be a Good Detective
BY WILLIAM j. BURNS. Detective

going through college young plays, but ne HAS TO
BE SOMETHING OF A STUDENT TO GET THROUGH.
dunderhead will bunder by in WHILE OF course but
the boys what is in them pass their
amnation That is Just what needed for detective wokthe
APPLICATION AND THOUGHT NECESSARY to pass hard
examinations.
TRAINED MINDS BIG ADVANTAGE IN DETECTIVE
WORK BUT WHAT Is NEEDED MORE IS THE sTuD'ous MIND.
THE TIM STUDIES ALL THE EVERYTHING CHANGES
COMPETITION THESE DAYS so DO THE
CROOKS KEEP THEIR WAYS
I'VE have high crooks and they get into high places for
operations They just smooth ANYBODY smoother than
most men-too smooth in fact 1t TAKES HIGH CLASS MEN
TO DEAL WITH THEM takes least they
are to learn what they doing.
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Books and Sunlight.
Books will not become yellow II the
pages be exposed to sunlight occa-
sionally.
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pinery of T. G. Crosland to peo-
pie from York, Pa; and the cot
tage and pinery Of HI. L. Dotson
to parties from Duluth, MINI.
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1T Ut BR0KEYN
MALADERNACLE)
PARALLELS OF THE KINGDOM.
Z Er|t--seI5LE s3TUDTsoN .

PARALLELS OF THE KINGDOM.
Luke 10; 49, 3o-March %.
mot eregD one that saih unto Me. Lord.
Lord. sh,N enter into the Kingdom OF Hcdr-
en-, but he that docth ne triI of nv Father
1hich H. in Hecren." Mdithc.o 7:2L
<GnI NO Illustrations of the King
A dem occur in this lesson. In
" one case the Lord lkens the
Kingdom TO grain of mus
tard seed. which from small begin
ming became Il large hush. i'm whose
branches the birds lodged. This evil
IDENTIFY was intended to picture the out
ward appearance Of the Church-so
prosperous rs to invite the birds. Else
where Jesus declared that the birds
represented the Wicked One and his
agents. ever ready TO take away the
seed of Truth and to work adversely
as respects the Gospel program. Matt
1874, 49, In Revelation also the Great
Teacher speaks of the Church as be-
coming Babylon. confusion. and IA
cage of every unclean and hateful
bird. "-Revelation 1872
Again the Master illustrated the ex-
perience of His Church as an EN-.
bryotic Kingdom His second parable
tells of a woman who hid some leaven
In three measures of meal. until the
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been in close touch with Him and His
followers. They had form Of godli-
ness and claimed to have done many
mighty works, yet the Lord will dis
own them rs respects Kingdom priv
ileges. They will not have share
even in the earthly Kingdom. 1t will
be given to the Worthless of the past
who livec and died before the High
Calling was opened up.
The heirs Of the Kingdom will not
be entirely Jewish; for Israel as a ma
ton; was not sufficiently holy. When
the call to jointheirship went to the
Gentiles, some came from all direc-
lions to share In the Kingdom. Thus
the first in privilege and opportunity
failed.
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This Will not be In
some far-Off place
of eternal torture.
rs once we suppoS.
ed: but. AZ the nar-
rative intimates. IL
will he right here
on earth. amongst
n class who neg
lected the priv
ileges Of the High
Calling when they
knew of Ii.
The Lord init
mates that some of
NhA.A xxvsIl n an q, 4,