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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-01

Life is a burden to some people
and some others are a burden to
life.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-01

Civilization will never triumph
in Turkey until an American" soap
&C" appears in the Constantinople
Intelligencer.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-01

Presumably, the Cincinnati hus-
band who found his missing wife
ION the screen" will dodge the
dangerous movies in the feature.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-01

A Coloradoan won fame by pay
ing debt forty years old. Oh,
for more creditors Of that sort.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-01

When an experienced parlor
maid has spent her savings she
can grab broom and raise some
more dust.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-01

Rates-Display, run of paper,
composition rate, is cents per single
column inch each insertion; preferred
position 10 to 20 per cent, 'Island'' po-
al notices 10 cents per line. six words
counting a line Classified advertising
cents per lire of six words. Legal
Advertising at legal rates
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-01

The flagstaff Arizona observa-
tory has discovered that Saturn is
lopsided. Perhaps Mars hit him
one below the belt.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-01

Considering the many things a
fellow mustn't do if he wants to
win success, it's hardly worth it..
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-01

There were heroes of old, but
now long would Leonidas have
leld Thermopylae under a 42-cen-
meter fire?
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-04

that anything i III right II enough
people doSit
EVERYBODY wal doing It
Not quite everybody. II was per-
haps some test Of this dance that
earth could furnish no more g~rotesqne
sight than that of children doing IT
Earth. assisted by Fanchon. was fur.
nfshing this sight Mt Penrod's party
By the time lee cream and cake arriys
ed about half the guests had either
been initiated into the mysteries by
Fanchon or were learning ~ imita.
ton, md the education Of the other
half vas resumed with the dancing
when the attendant ladies, uncon.
Sscious OF what was happening, with.
drew into the house for tea and a bit
0f gossip,
taThat orchestra's q dead one Fan
chpn remarked to Penrod- "We ought
to iiyen them up a little"
She approached the musicians.
Don't you know" she asked the
leader. ..the 'Slingo Sligo slider"
The leader giggled, nodded, raped
with his bow upon his violin. and Pen,
rod, following Fanchon back upon the
dancing floor. blindly brushed with his
elbow a solitary little figure standing
aloof on the lawn at the edge Of the
platform.
It was Marjorie.
ITO be Continued.J
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-04
OYSTERS CATCH RATS EASILY.

Cathing rats with oyster shells
is the unique method employed BY
some pearl fishers near Broome. Aus
'tralia. They leave a large oyster on
the cabin floor at night. It opens for
q breath Of fresh air, and the smell
of the fresh meat attracts the rats.
When the rodent tries to take a bite.
Mr.. Oyster thinks he don't like fresh
air. The oyster Is thrown away will
the dead rat, Of course. Some people
can be caught by Inferior beers, but
those who have good taste. choose
golden grain belt beers, which cost
most to make but sell for no more
than inferior kinds. Order Of J. r.
Wagner, phone 2Os7. Mail orders
filled anywhere. adv. 81
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-04
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
HOPEFUL OF SUCCESS

Sioux Falls, s. DIN commenting
upon te rhecent hearing at Washing
ton upon the express tax cases, Attor-
ney General G. G. Caldwell who is in
the city upon state bushes ssaid:
while / would not undertake to.
predict what the courts decision Will
be. / am very hopeful for a decision
upholding the statute. "A favorable
decision would mean thousands Of
dollars for South Dakota, for 1T is a
fact that because Of injunctions grant
ed and pending in the federal courts,
the express companies have not paid
any taxes in this state since 1908.
t'The principal question involved in.
the express tax cases now pending In
the supreme court at Washington Is
whether the statute of this state I'M
der which express companies are tax
ed, Is constitutional. This is an i'm
portant question in the state for the
reason that the statutes under which
railroads. telegraph, telephone, and
sleeping car companies are taxed are
subject to precisely the same attack
as that made by the express COM
panies in these cases.
"The statutes under which these
taves are assessed are not something
new in South Dakota legislation. The
principle that is involved here WIS
first enacted into law by the first leg.
islatuTe Of South Dakota, and every
dillar Of taxes paid by the railway
companies OF ihis state since I've
has been assessed under the statutory
provisions to gh.ch objection is rtw
made. This prin ple was made APP
5licable TO express companies in 1891
and express COMPARES have been as
sessed under it tsN since.
If the supreme court halds againss
us in these cases. 1t means that uor
public service corpo, atoms have tef.a
assessed mad taxed under ~unconstitu-
:iona1 statutes for a quarter Of 4 cci.-
tury.n
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-04
NUDITY BETTER THAN
SOME MODERN CLOTHES

Chicago, Ml.-@Dress reform should
be the first step in curbing the way.
ward and giddy. We nede q national
bureau on clothes, among other
things
So spoke Miss Marie Thorpe de
Bellevue. New Orleans suffrage lead
er. here today on her arriyal from the
New Jersey battlefield.
Nudity is less immodest than most
OF the latest creations" said Miss de
Bellevue. There should be a nation.
al law to govern the clothing Of wo-
men-and some Of the men,"
.The mental makeup Of woman is
SUCH said the southern woman
that a jaunty hat and a 'devilmay
care skirt transforms a healthy
minded girl into a would-be Camille
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-11-04
LAUGHTER AIDS DIGESTION

Laughter is one OF the most health
full exertions; it is of great help to
digestion. Al still more effectual help
lis a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets.
If you should be troubled with indi-
gestion give them a trial. They only
cost a quarter. obtainable every
where. adv. 21-24
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
Disbursement Of Fertilizer Tax

CONSIDERATIONS OF good sense and sound
- poicy commend the measure introduced
IN the General Assembly, which is designed
10 include the funds derived from the tax on
fertilizers IN The direct income OF the State
government, subject TO legislative appropria-
Non. ana to make their disbursement like
mat OF other State funds, subject 10 the ap-
Hfoval or the Auditor of Public Accounts
~ present the revenue from the tax IN
'erhllzsrs constitutes in effect a SEPARATE in
come OF The Department of Agriculture A
relatively small part Of ii is devoted 10 the
purposes OF inspection, for which the tax was
iald The rest is used by the department
practically at its own discretion However
wisely this discretion may be exercised, the
thcory Is not in accord with Democratic
principles, which imply that the appropriation
OF pubic FUNDS shall be i'll every case a leg
islatiYe act
II does not answer criticisms OF the man
Atr Ill which the fertilizer tax is expended TO
say that other special funds are disbursed in
the same way II is all objectionable. The
appropriation bills passed by the General AS
seihbiy should represent in their totality The
amount OF the States expenditures AS a
matter OF fact. they do not represent anv
'hlhg OF the sort Passage Of the measure
regulating the fertilizer tax may pave tho
way 10 considerable and needed reform in
some other directions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
Sure OF Punishment, ANYHOW

WHETHER Werner Horn is evlradited
10 Canada. as the British ambas-
sador has requested. or held to trial in this
country Tor violation OF the neutrality laws
OF the United States, there seems every reason
to believe that the dynamiter OF tie inter
national railroad bridge across the St Croiy
River will receive at least a portion of the
punishment he deserves
There is question whether this attempt
by German reserve officer TO DESTROY
bridge, valuable 10 Germany's enemies for
the transportation of men and supplies is
military act and its perpetrator military
offender. II il should be so construed by
the American courts, the offender is not eY-
trditable. however the offense may be re-
garded III the country where it was com
mitted.
There would be no question, of course IL
Germany and Great Britain were not at war
under the Canadian statutes destruction or
attempted destruction OF a railroad bridge
win design 10 take imperil life IS q
leionE amply within the terms OF the Brit
ish American eXtradition treaty II there
were no war, Horn would be TRANSPORTED
across the International boundary line with
utNhestancy or delay
Fortunately for the demands of Justice
decision that his onense was political and
hence not eXtraditable, will not prevent his
punishment fe has himself declared that
his effort to destroy the bridge was military
enterprise against Great Britain which he
had planned in New York and Vanceboro
Me. 10 use American soil to begin or set
on root such an enterprise against n nation
with which this country is at peace is a "hiph
misdemeanor," in the terms of the statute Ia
which penalty OF $4,000 fine or three
years Imprisonment or both. is attached
with this practical certainty tina. Horn
VIII he punished there is no need TO paw at
tention TO excited clamor that he he turned
Secretary Bryan and the American courts IN
which the man may appeal. may be relied on
to construe the law accurately and to do ius
tice. That is sufficient
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
Alexander Cameron

HE death OF Alexander Cameron, that fol-
lowed so closely after that OF John p.
Branch. removes another conspicuous figure
n the financial and commercial life OF Rich
moud and Virginia. His business interests
mad expanded through enterprise and con
structive ability, until they reached many
sections OF the world, but his affections held
close to the State 10 which he had come as
boy Of thirteen. and where all his grea,
success had been builded.
He had followed through life that other
golden rule OF temperance in all things. To
mis- and 10 The strong constitution inherited
tFom his Scottish forebears he attributed the
stuToiness OF mental and physical fibre that
was the constant wonder and admiration of
younger men.
No adventurous circumstance of birth or
fortune contributed 10 the distinction he at
ianed. He carved out his own destiny.
Ills career is an Inspiration
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
Employment bureaus onportm,itv

D lCEIMOND should give its new Public
~ Employment bureau, which will omen
Tor business next Monday. the greatest pos
sible help and encouragement Rightly man
aged and directed, 1t will contribute substan-
TALLY TO Il local solution of the problem of
unemployment and there are cheering evil
uences that proper management and direc-
ton are TO be supplied.
Large employers of labor skilled or un-
skilled, and private citizens who require
small jobs done around their premises. alike
VIII learn that the bureau is in position to
supply their needs
Il Is TO be assumed the bureau will keen
track of those it recommends for employ
menl. In times of normal business activity
there should be no great difficulty In placing
the man whose record is clean and who is
able 10 do some one thing with fair efficiency
The trouble lies with the residue who are
either unatle or unwilling to work
IL Is as to this element OF the population
that the bureau. equipped with exact in
formation. may offer constructive sugges-
hons. 1t makes UP the mass OF society's
submerged tenth. With its membership
unemployment is not merely casual or sea-
sonal. but more or less chronic They and
their families are constant drain on the
community and on charitable associations
and individuals
II such men are ITO be reclaimed to useful
citizenship, something more is necessary
$1,000 W H.'u Iiitlii temporary )ODS they
must be taught. if that be possible how to
make their jobs permanent, which is a con-
summation as far removed as possible from
their ideal of happiness
This is problem that society must face
and so far as possible, solve-for its own
protection In one way or another society
supports its unproductive classes Every
man reclaimed 10 useful citizenship relieves
mat burden and destroys part of it's menac,a
Or course, accurate knowledge of sub
)ect is essential TO all hope OF reform In
the discharge OF its duty the Public Employ
ment bureau will acquire this sort of in
formation about the unemployed. 1t should
De III position TO suggest and urge CON
structive measures OF large and permanan,
value
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
War News Fifty Years Ago
(From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 3. 1869 :,

very regular cannonading could be heard
throughout all OF yesterday in the direction OF
bermuda Hundred No explanation has vet
been given for 1t, but 1T may be that now the
waters of the James having gone down the
reoera's nave resumed work the Dutch Can
|'}al ana our force is again bombardng them.
captain Hatch. of the Exchange Bureau who
s!arte" TO washington with the peace commits
e,ohers' maze his unexpected appearance In the
city last night, having come through Cram q
nhes yesterday He brings no Intelligence of
inc commissioners, not feeling himself Mt lbert "
t. speak on that subject. nor has it been possi-
ne 10 ascertain the cause OF his speedy return.
lie was to have accompanied tho commissioner.
70 act as their secretary
a dispatch from Charleston SAYS sherman 10
anvhneing with almost his entire force on
- ' rn, ana that skirmshing Is going on
General g.. ID, Il. Beauregard has arrived at
a"s usta ana taken charge OF Confederate milf.
'ary aTairs there.
Information has heon r.,.,, 80 A.,
ture OFF Wilmington OF the two C,onrsdorat
r,ochauc runners Charlotte and Stag ,Thc
tnr ,h p.'1 WAS was loaded with arms and supplies
AZ me confederate government The loss OF
Us steamer IL severe blow AT this time
tors h,r" was only an artillery duel on the Pc
snn" ines yesterday There Is too much
S"""' RAIN ana mud TO admit of ANY o.bor
ope"at lions " any o'heT
"dmiral Porter, in his latest report to wash
'ls'oh concerning Fort Fisher. says: we picked
III telegram from General Lee to HIS snh
ordinate at Fort Fisher, in which he dcc,,rnd
10 Ia. ~ 'hat tort and Fort Caswell were not
he'o he would have to cvacuate Richmond :.
AR Foote, of Tennessee late a member Of
tne confederate Congress reached Cnporoi
~ , au'h hhes IN safety hut. having refused
STATS w ne oa,h or allegiance to the United
arrest ''h uiider
an: an order has been issued By the Fedora,
thai 81, a'th mo IN Missouri banishing from
49, state the wives and children Of ali men
IN any way serving in the Confederate states
Fishnr "a urant made a Aging trip to Fort
Point on Tuesday 80 az ivy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05

military way by such raids. the use of them
is mere snatching at straws. Lastly, the
German government has taken over grain
supplies, and is about to ration the whole
nation. Metals useful in warfare are being
hunted with diligence and skill worthy. of
Sherlock Holmes.
Even with all the handicaps with which it
is incumbered, Germany might still wage Il
long, defensive war, as did the South after
HettEsours, were 1t not for the impending
entrance into the conflict of Italy and Rou-
mania, which the Russian successes in
Bukowina and Pennsylvania have made al
most essential to Italian and Roumanian
policy. Austria Hungary, clearly, is at its
last military gasp. Instead Of being a help
TO Germany, it has become clog. If Italy
ana houmania would realize the aspirations
that long have controlled their people, they
must share in the Austro- Hunga ran defeat.
If Russia has TO do all the work they will
not be admitted to the feast
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1915.
Supervision by Ex-omcio Board

NJ OW that whatever sentiment for central
l supervision of taxation as exists in the
Senate has veered around. apparently, TO the
sort of eX-otficio board originally proposed by
the minority OF the Committee on Tax Revi-
sion, we expect TO observe a considerable
diminution of enthusiasm among supervi-
sion's most ardent advocates
Under segregation, board OF this char
acter ought to be able to do all that is neces-
sary to be done and all that any advisory
board reasonably could hope 10 accomplish
II can, especially, point the way TO the at
tainment of the complete segregation which
is the admitted and desired goal OF the over
whelming majority Of the General Assembly.
Moreover, il will involve no large increase
in the expenses OF the State government. To
u.s. and we believe 10 the people OF Virginia
that is an argument of weight and potency
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05

10 approach the island, we were establishing
piockade' or mines and submarines. Similarly,
we should notify all noutrals that such u block
"ae mad been established. and that II any
vi thcir vessels approached the island, they
would be liable to destruction either by mines
or submarines and, therefore, would do 80 at
thcir OWE risk" This course Sir Percy Scott
believed to be perfectly regular and correct 1t
Is conceivable that with due modification and
less ceremony Germany Is preparing to
pursue it.--Ncw York Evening Sun
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
The Voice of the People
Against Higher school T,,

SHE me EDITOR OF The Times Dispatch:
en- nc o!iilcc the two proposed tax hin, ...,,
innrovnIa why can't the present method ne
ca apossd III the counties draw too mnch ,,h.
namnor rhr Sta,e limit their drafts? In nil thrsc
:" ~, COUNTIES the people are almost t,xnI
"hiic schools allowed TO rn i'll ti,air
:, ."o"! 'eS New Kent has ALWAYS bccn -, ~.
tiitns''., ~ 1900 her tax jumped from 81 IS
sIncs ''"3; ana has lowered around 81 81 over
ri'a -. ne Two assessments added $50 600 encb
ny NO I'nIfoads, telephone and telegram ln.a
arr. nbnmt tu'u II Is said suppose coiidi ions
" 70 'ou"t me same in the other counties
. II SCHOOLS are to get all they want a CON,
nSca.loh VIII not suffice. All this hue and crv
ABOUT ccucation comes from those who Jv. ~
me system. Paying little or nothing ,hcms
ives, theE care not what !, burden 1 ynti"r
&c UueGGnlcs liaif the land in the State prodnre.
no income. Ii Is like a vacant house IL 49,,
~, ~. =; me ihst census hardly county showed ,,n,
sau 10 Drag about, while thirty declined WI;
a.sihS on the cars, wonder ii our lcf.i. ~,
80, thLhk now II Is possible To live IN ,,,I,t
-. th" iand passed. To suurcZc IN. in. NV,
'p"' the taxpayer seems their only thom"b, WV
LAST year rate of 90 cents per SlOO On b,nk
DEPOSITS was thought ample Now the s,nn
mon would give the State officials unli,nit"I
PoWer regarding such deposits !, crinin,i
Gun DC made to testify, hut a de posi or i. -,
pc forced to do so, while bank clerks ,rn -, :"
neconie sples--a fund having been nrnvjJ.J ~
prns LOT snch work. In 1900 iust surh :, /, ~
siiEpeu through IL was denounced cver,n,
az" soon declared unconstitutional on .ccoun.
vi some little technicality. "'''
II. T. FAUNT IL: ROY.
New Kent, Va, February g. 1915
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
War May End sooner Than !,xnec,c<,

war nay fhd sooner Than !.Xpectei
D ROPHECIES have whimsical way ~,
coming out backwards, and il is a hardy
man VINO ventures TO put time limit on the
european war Nevertheless. II IT Is true
thal coming events cast their shadows before
The shadows now rapidly falling across EN-
rope seem 10 presage speedier end OF the
war IMAM has generally been expected
1t is known, for Instance that the German
iine is getting perilously thin in places both
III 'hc east and in the west The Germans
are so hard pressed by the Russians in Poland
ana East russia that they maintain thai,
oeiense only by very skilful shiftjn, NJ
troops along the strategic raiways On ,he
other hand. the allies both in men and ,n
ierlal' grow stronger every day
austria seems on the eve OF collanse Inc
Austrian armies, unless bo!stcrcd up bv largo
German contngents, fall back from, nositinn
TO position, while dissatisfaction with mo
conduct OF affairs has reached a dangerous
height in the dual monarchy The lie mar
binds Germany and Austria at present is pot
that of brotherly love.
The German navy has adopted the doc
perate expedient OF torpcdoing merchant
men; the German submarines, with a cour-
age absolutely unsurpassed in history now
venture far out into the Atlantic in tho
stormicst weather, 900 miles from haea
Such bravery is sublime. but il is the counsel
OF despair. German aerOpianes and zen
pelins have renewed their activity by hon
harding French coast towns and threatenin,
Eugland. AS thoy accomplish little In n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05

Says the Charlottesville Progress "The report
that President Wilson has thrown his hat In
the ring Is quite generally accepted true and
we believe that. so far the Democratic pa y
Is concerned. Mr.. Wilson's will he the only
hat flung from the line of that organization IL
is high time for the Democratic party to he pre-
pairing for the political war 10 be wagcd in 1916
We arc heartily In favor of preparedness in this
style Of warfare. for upon it's success depends
the real issue OF whether In the next i've Years
we are to drift into mitarism or not"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
Consideration for o,b.rx

me GOOD Samaritan--Why don't you
All ms iooiishness of yours and go work?
me Wanderluster-l couldn't do It, sir. If /
accepted position, in these days OF unemploy-
. ., should keep out OF job some man
your opportunities for gratifying your charita-
hlc instinct "
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
Notable Woman.

Please,tell mo "who>spent her shopping money
on schools for the poor" MRS Z -
VIII some reader kindly suggest who 10
meant in the query? So many women have
spent shopping money" In various good deeds
that many OF them may have aided schools for
the poor and made small ado about n that
the facts are not generally known
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-05
Case Of Sour Cranes.

(Ncw York IIerald)
Out In Kansas Mr.. Victor Murdock's
uncomplimentary illusions to the
united States Senate will almost GER
tainiy revive recollections of the re-
cont senatorial contest in that State