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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
A New Hand for Each.

Entering upon the new year. said the
colonel, as he tenderly and regretfully
sat down his empty terrapin plate lis
like being dealt a fresh hand of cards
In the game Of life. You wonder what
you are going to draw. You know that
YOU have got TO play the hand that is
dealt you. with such skill as you may.
but first and foremost you realize that
the cards are laid down for you Few
OF US are permitted by Fate to stack
our own hands
To me. the most fascinating gamble
in the world Is life itself this day by
day life of ours Why, it's a magnified
Monte Carlo for every man, each day.
break bringing it's new hazards, its new
chances OF fortune or of loss. / can't
understand why people have to seek
minor forms OF gambling when the main
and most game Is going on all the time
under the big tent.
Every man is a gambler with Fate
be he parson or peddler. When YOU push
back from the breakfast table in the
morning YOU know not what is before
you. Possibilities are nrnitless, and that
hope which springs eternal In the hu-
man breast leads you on to try your
luck for the day
Who can say there is not chance the
gamblers luck or i'll luck. in II? Can
you not look back and recall instances
where the turning OF the opposite corner
would have led YOU away from a long
train OF circumstances which met you
on the road you did take? The oriental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
New Year Dance at Leesburg.
.pondencc of The star.


LEESBURG. Va, January >. 1914.
The New Year dance was given by the
Leesburg Assembly at the town hall
Wednesday evening. The hall was deco
rated in evergreens and poinsettia and
supper was served at midnight. Music
was furnished by Huntress orchestra
from Washington. The chaperons were
Mrs Walter Harrison, Mrs. James G. Lit
tis. Ms. Robert Macdonald, Mrs. Thomas
w Edwards. Mrs. Robert Il. Wildman.
Mrs. b. V. White and Mrs. Agnes Dib-
rell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
CREDENCE GIVEN REPORT.
OF DISSOLUTION PLAN
New Ravens REIMBURSEMENT OF
Boston and Maine Said to Be in
Negotiation.

Published reports of a plan for the New
Ravens REIMBURSEMENT of the Boston
and Maine road are not given official con-
firmation at the Department of Justice,
but some other officials in touch with the
negotiations take the view that the pro
posal as outlined is substantially correct.
The dissolution of the Boston and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
NEARLY 24,OOC, 900 NEW
PUBLICATIONS RECORDED
Editor Joseph Arnold of Department
of Agriculture Submits His
Report for Year

Nearly 24,ooo,OOO new publications OF
the Department of Agriculture are re-
corded by the editor. Joseph Arnold in
the report of his activities for the year
just made to Secretary Houston. This
bureau of the department is, in is way,
the largest publishing house in the world
The total of publications reached 30,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02

York, New Haven and Hartford railroad.
through the formation OF "A tempora ~
h"idinS company 10 take the Boston and
Maine stock now held by the New Haven
Is only one OF several plans under con
sideration, according TO statement s.
sued by the New Haven officials yesier
DAY.
The New Haven officials believe that
there is a bright prospect of reaching
some satisfactory solution of the problem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
Lieut.. Commander Watts Dies.

NEW YORK. January 2.-Lieut. Com
mander William Watts. L. s. y. re-
tired. died yesterday at his homo in
Moorestown. y. ]. He entered the Naval
Academy April TO- 1862; was made mas
ter in 1869. and assigned To the famous
United States friGate Congress. He wa
retired January 81. 1885,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
1t Was Right, of Course.

At this moment a procession was seen
advancing from the rear room. First
came the boy" Dan bearing an i'm
scented before the colonel, who ladled
up a small glass and tasted 1t most
critically. while Marcellus looked on
with an air of distinct anxiety. Well did
he knew what would happen if the egg
nog was not just exactly right. But.
of course. 1t was all right, as it always
Is At nod of approval from the
colonel the bowl was placed on the
buffet beside the toddy, the ham and a
cold turkey. along with some pilot bis
cult. for the delectation of all and
sundry as and when they listeth.
The other part of the procession had
halted in the dining room, where the
table was graced by steaming great
dish Of ''tarrapin," so pronounced and
understood. which was kept aglow over
an old-faShioned warmer. In wicker bas-
kets repoSed divers dusty bolt es of Bur-
gundy, which We're in the special charge
OF Narcellus. who handled them with
as much reverence as the vestal vir-
gins must have trimmed the lights
4 maintain" IL is the colonei maxim
that the wines OF Burgundy of proper
age and suitable temperature are the
appropriate concomitants of that dish of
kings. the terrapin.' No one, after try
ing his Burgundy and his terrapin, has
thus far ever controverted him.
Thus the colonel entertained his guests.
1t was Liberty Hall: you came and you
went as You chose, You nibbled or
supped. or sat before the fire and smoked
or gabbled in groups. y rubber of
whist old style. was going in the middle
room Everybody talked awhile with
the colonel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02

Maine merger with the New Haven was
one of the chief points Of attack in the
interstate commerce commissions report
of its exhaustive investigation into the
financial affairs of the New England
lines, and it is known that tn. Depart
ment of Justice has been working gener-
ally along the lines of that report. The
traffic arrangement with the Boston and
, Albany was another point.
Chairman Elliott OF the New Haven
board viii confer with Attorney General
McReynolds Monday to continue the ei-
fort to bring the New Haven organiza-
ton into harmony with the Sherman Law
without a long court fight.
One of Several Plans.
/ BOSTON. January The separation
| of the Boston and Maine and the New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
Address Brookland Citizens Tonight

E. $. Martin, supervisor of play
grounds of the District and Bristow
Adams. president of the Rhode Island
Avenue Suburban Citizens Association.
are scheduled to address the Brookland
Citizens Association tonight at it's
meeting in the Masonic Temple. Brook
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
100000 Fire in Montreal.

MONTREAL, January 2.-Fire yesterday
in the district of the city suffering from
a water famine because of Il broken sup
ply main caused damage estimated at
100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
Play the Game; Don't Squeal.

The main thing is to stay in the game
and play the hands courageously, as they
are dealt you. 1t has often been SAID
that the Lord hates a gutter and !
firmly believe it. Be a good sport and
take your losses without whimpering as
you should pocket your winnings with
out exulting. One can be helped in fol-
lowing this rule by remembering that to-
morrow is another day There Is always
chance to recoup If you stay in the
game.
And likewise. don't overlook the Kitty
as you go along in the game. Take a
little of everything good that Is handed
around and take it when it is passed to
you. because the Warehouses and the
Dams might not come around your side of
the table again-right away.
"A heather philosophy, you say? why.
my hoy. the heather were the happiest
of peoples until the missionaries came
among them.
So. you sec. the colonel is philosopher
"a philosopher OF good cheer. not a Bar
needle. He sends his guests away with
q glow in their heart-and under their
belt. if they stick to that apple toddy
bowl.
The colonel expects to remain in town
until soft shell crabs appear on the east
ern shore and his overseer reports that
the mint bed is luxuriant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
AUTHOR IS HONORED
MONTHS AFTER DEATH
National Geographic Society Finds
Ideal Study in Prof. F. H.
Kings Book.

An award of honor has been made by
the National Geographic Society to the
late Prof. F. II. King. author of book
entitled Farmers of Forty Centuries,
notwithstanding the fact that Prof. King
has been dead for several months
The book completed several months be-
fore the authors death, represents what
the society believes is an ideal study OF
foreign places and describes waste in the
United States which would not be toler-
ated in other countries.
The society instances paragraphs in
Prof. Kings book which it regards as i'm
portant for the public to know. Prof.
King says:
IF the United States is to endure: if
we shall protect our history even through
1000 or 5000 years. as the Monaghan ma
tons have done, and if that history shaii
be written in continuous peace, free from
periods of widespread famine or pesti-
lence. this nation must orient itself; II
must square its practices with conserv-
alton of resources which can make endur-
arce possible.
Tons of Waste Phosphorus.
1.-THE rivers of North America are esti-
mated to carry to the sea more than .oo
tons of phosphorus with each cubic mile
of water. To such loss modern civilIZa-
ton is adding that of hydraulic sewage
disposal. through which the waste of 800
600 600 of people might be more than l94'-
700 tons of phosphorus annually, which
could not be replaced by ] .0o,Uo tons OF
rock phosphate - per cent pure.
"Forty canals across the Unlteu
States from east to west and sixty from
north to south would not equal IN
number of miles those of China, Korea
and Japan. 1t is probable that inns
estimate is not too large for China
alone A conservative estimate "ould
Mace the miles of canals and leveed
rivers in the three countries at more
than 200 900 miles. In addition to the
canal and levee construction work
there are numerous impounding res
ervoirs. which control overflow waters
from the great streams and other large
and small lakes in the coastal plain.
giving an aggregate reservoir area
exceeding $4,000 square miles, all OF
which are brought into service in con-
trolling flood waters. all of which are
steadily filling with the sediments
brought from the faraway. uncultivable
mately destined to become rich alluvial
plains.
Enormous Volumes of Silt.
There is still another phase of these
vast works-the wrestling from the flood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
Washington News.

There is perhaps no better
way TO keep out-of-town
friends informed az TO WASH
fngton news than to mall to
them from time to time .
copy Of The Star cfter you
have finished with II, some
times marking an article Of
special interest
The out-of-town postage Of
today's Star is . cents.
Better yet. you might send
some one out-of-town o sub
scription to receive The Even
ing Star every day at the rate
OF 10 cents a month. or The
Evening and Sunday Star q
70 cents . month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02

Will say that eventually the fate which
YOU met would have met YOU II you q
gone the other way, who knows! Inc
greatest JOY that ever came into my lie
hung upon this choice of turning cor
ner. I played the right card in the great
game that day, by turning the right
corner. but Fate had dealt me the card.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02

There is still another phase of these
vast works-the wrestling from the flood
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
NOTICE OF SALE OF MUNICIPAL
BONDS

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received at the Office of j. +. Cor
bett, Clerk of the Board of Bond Trus-
tees, Punta Gorda, Florida, said Board
serving as a Board of Public Works, on
or before IL o'clock a. M, on Saturday,
the 18th day of April, 1914, for the pur-
chase of sixty thousand dollars $3.50 000.-
00) of municipal Improvement and refund
ing bonds of the Town of Punta Gorda
Florida, said bonds to run for a period Of
thirty years and to bear interest not to
exceed six per centum per annum, pay
able semi annually, on the first days of
January and July of each year, and said
bonds being of the denomination of FIVE
hundred dollars each with interest cou-
pons attached, and bearing date July 1,
1914. SaidBond Trustees have the right
to sell all or any portion of said bonds,
and the right to reject any and all bids
received, and have power to re-advertlse
all or any portion of the same remaining
unsold. Each bid must be accompanied
by a certified check ior one per certum
of the par value of the bonds, made pay
Punta Gorda, Florida. The bids so re-
ceived will be publicly oponed by said
Bond Trustees at o'clock D. m. ON Sat-
urday, the 18th day Of April, 1914, and
said bonds awarded to the highest ard
best bidder therefor.
E. w. SMITH,
Dated Chairman Board of Bond
Feb. Z, 1914. Trustees of the Town of
Punta Gorda, Florida.
attest: D. N. Mcqueen
Clerk of said Board. Members of said
tapl18 BOARD
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26

vital statistics kept by the local health
officer.
A man can work out of doors here any
and every day in the year. Prostrations
from heat never occur. The climate here
is ideal the year round
Flowing artesian wells may be obtained
here at varying depths. and number Of
them are now in use In and about town,
some for irrigation and others for supply
Ing drinking water, etc. The water from
these artesian wells contains mineral
properties and Is said to possess medic
cinal value, some citizens claiming to
have been cured of various ailments by
drinking it freely. The town owns two
of these wells. small one which supplies
public drinking fountain and a large
one that supplies fire protection through
a main laid for the purpose
Our people are from various states and
countries and are very liberal and toler-
ant in their views and opinions. They
are hospitable to respectable strangers,
generous to their neighbors. to the poor
and needy, progressive and enterprising
to the extent of their means. law-abiding
and united for the common welfare of
their community. No kinder, better peo-
pie are to be found anywhere.
There are but few dwellings or cottag-
es for rent. but those that are renting
bring from $1,000 up per month.
Opportunities for amusement and rec
reation are varied and abundant. the
finest fishing in the world is offered;
there's boating, bathing and other out
door sports that may be had.
In conclusion, whatever your object
may be, whether business or pleasure.
investment or recreation, health or hap
piness of any kind it will be to your in
terest to visit Punta Gorda, where a
cordial welcome awaits all good people
regardless of whence they come or what
may be their politice or religion.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
LEGAL NOTICE

In Justice Court, Seventh Justice Dis
trict of DeSoto County, Florida. S. F.
]. Trabue, Justice.
Town of Punta Gorda, municipal
corporation created under the laws of
the State of Observation-Disclosures Com
mercial Company, corporation. Fore
closure of Tax Lien.
To Florida Commercial Company, its
officers and agents, and all other persons
interested or claiming any interest: You
are hereby notified that suit has been fill
ed in the above styled court by the Town
of Punta Gorda, Florida, to foreclose a
statutory tax lien on the following prop
erty now, or formerly, standing in your
name: Lot IS in Block "a. Town of Pun
ia Gorda Florida, for delinquent taxes
due said Town for the years 1904-5-6-T-8-
9-10-11-12 and 1918, and you are required
to be and appear at my office tc answer
said suit on Monday the 4th day of May.
1914, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, and
upon your failure to so appear Judgment
by default will be 50 entered against
you and said property sold according to
law
you and said property sold in accordance
s. FL. TRABUE. J. P. (seal).
WALLACE CHADMAN,
Plaintiffs Sol.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
BRAZIL AND ITS C0L0RS.
Flag Day There Has Now Become the
Great National Festival.

In the republic of Brazil where the
ruling language is Portuguese and a
welcoming hand is extended alike to
the European and the Asiatic immi-
grant. great attention has been paid
Tor some years to the cultivation of "a
spirit of patriotism.
The cult of the flag has become more
and more ardent III the hearts of
that people, and the feast Of the flag
each recurring November is celebrated
with more and more pomp and enthu-
siasm all over the immense empire and
on every Brazilian ship. wherever it
may be. In country noted for it's nu-
merous saints days the celebration of
Flag day has become the true festal
day.
Commenting on this. lie Bresil Eco
nomique of Rio Janeiro says: Our
people are imaginative and simple. 4
flag undulating In the breeze as it
passes by to the strains of martial
music. that the officers salute with the
sword and before which everybody I'M
covers. speaks more strongly to the
heart of the people than any dry his
toric date which presents nothing in
the concrete and which to the ignorant
recalls nothing of significance"
The lesson Of the flag is taught to all
the children of the schools in Brazil.
and on Flag day they gather in the pub
lie squares of the city and town and,
as in the United States, sing patriotic
hymns. indianapolis News.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior United States
Land Office at Gainesville, Florida

March n, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Charles w.
Peacock, of Bermont, Florida, who on
February %, 1911, made homestead entry
serial number OS144. for E1a of SWA &
s W OF range Is se ees sp Re 40
dian, has filed notice of intention to make
five--year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before Clerk
of the Circuit Court, at Arcadia, Florida,
on the fifth day of May, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
]. H. McQuaid, of Bermont, Florida; Geo.
w. Gatewood, of Bermont, Florida; w.
H. Northup, of Bermont. Florida; New
some Corbett, of Bermont, Florida.
HENRY S. CHUBB, Register.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26

FOR SALE 100 acres 4 miles South
of Punta Gorda, on Alligator creek, on
railroad $50 bearing orange trees.-AL-
BERT w. GILCHRIST. Punta Gorda.
Florida.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26

FOR SALE--Indian Runner ducks s1C0
each-L. NJ. WRITTEN. Panra Ccroa,
Florida.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
NOTICE
OF Applying For Letters Of Discharge as
Assignee Of the Estate Of r. M. King

Notice is hereby given that I have filed
my final statement with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of DeSoto County, Florida,
as to my doings as assignee of the es-
tate of r. M. King.
And now, on Monday the 30th day of
March 1914. l will apply by petition to
the Honorable f. A. Whitney, Judge of
the Circuit Court, in and for DeSoto
dia' or wherever he NAV be found. for
letters Of discharge as such assignee.
tmar26 w. e. DANIEL,
Assignee of the Estate of r. M. King.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
Oldest Indian Dead.

White Eagle, III years old, chief If
the Ponca t ibe and said to be the old.
est Indian in the United States, diec
at Ponca City, Okla.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26

FOR SALE.-A good restaurant bust
ness already established and conveniently
located. Quick buyer can get it cheap for
cash.-C. c. ANDERSON, Punta Gorda.
Florida. IT,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26

Copyright. 1914 by Panama Pacific Inter-
national Exposition Company.
Many of the greatest sculptors of
the world have produced the wonder
full figures and groups to be shown
on the grounds and on the great pal
aces Of the Panama-Pacific Interna-
tional Exposition at San Francisco in
1915. The picture above shows one Of
the exquisite figures by August Jaegers
for the great Court of the Four Sea-
sons.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT Furnished rooms $1.0O
per week and up; also an upstairs hall
for dancing or storage. Call phone n
or address P. o. Box %.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE

FOR SALE.-Improved waterfront pro-
perty located opposite Cleveland. Call.
investigate or write.-N. c. LARSEN.
Cleveland Florida. to July2S
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-26

A creative economy is the fuel OF
magnificence.
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