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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19

Theory looks good. but It doesn't
always 90 when you start the sparker,
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19

Too many people are like cider
they becom sour with age.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04
Great Problem Solved

Kindly answering The Herald s
inquiry as to why a dog turns
round so many times before he
lies down to rest, Col. John Han
ma, the accomplished editor of that
lively paper, the Auburndale New
Era, says that it is because of "an
Instructive habit formed in an
cient days when dogs were wild
and had to turn around that way
to beat down a bed in the tall
grass where they slept. Wolves
still make their beds thus. For
further details consult Darwin,
Origin of Species.
Sounds all right, but why do
not all quadrupeds do the
same thing? The horse, the COW,
the sheep, the goat and other
four-footed creatures were origi-
nally wild, but it seems that they
did not acquire this instructive
habit Of the dog. The Herald s
zo-ologist things that the dog
action is caused by his finding il
easier to twist himself into a cir.
Gle before lying down than after
wards.
Editor Glenn of the Daytona
Journal, expresses this view;
eve do not know why the
dogs nose is cold, but we mis-
trust that the dog turns around
to get the hair one way"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

Times Union Short Talks -
During the past five years Flori-
da's population has increased
thirty-three per cent. and now
amounts to a million" says the
Punta Gorda Herald "This is the
statement of State Printer Apple
yard, who has access to the figures
of the state census taken this
summer. OF course everybody
in the state knew that Florida had
gained a lot during the past five
years, but the per cent. of increase
lis wonderful and the best of it is
that the increase is steadily NOV
ling forward. More people came
here last year to make their home
than the year before, and from in
dications the number of new set
tiers this year viii surpass the fig
pres of last year.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04


ing attracted by the glittefing
bonuses on money to procure the
assassination of Europeans, and
it passes up the Everglades temp
tation.
Forthwith we are told in box
car headlines of the daily press of
the East Coast section directly in
terested in the drainage scheme,
the reason these bonds will not
sell is that the credit of the State
is not pledged in the bonds. This
reiteration day after day, of
course is nothing but the begin
ming of a campaign to ask the
legislature to pledge the credit of
the State and if that body should
ever be so foolish, the credit of
the state will be irretrievably lost.
As long as they pledge nothing
but the resources of the special
taxes levied upon that part of the
state directly interested, the rest
of us have nothing to say, but we
have got something to say when
they begin a campaign to pledge
the credit of the whole state on
proposition into which it is posi-
BILE to pour a steady stream of
gold for the next century. And
herewith is only an indication of
what that something will be-
Gainesville Sun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

definite issues, particularly OF a
local character, is sure, to lose sub
scrlbers now and then among
those who think that the chief and
constant duty of the paper is to
reflect their opinions, convictions
and prejudices on all such issues
even at the sacrifice of its own. 1t
is a flxed trait in human nature
due to the ineradicable Ego in
man, stronger in some than others,
and 1T must be considered in all
human transactions. But the we'll
established newspaper, sure of it.
self and honest in its convictions,
is never worried for a moment by
these occasional experiences, for
they amount to little financially
and serve only to strengthen the
right kind of an editor in his
sense of duty. The Ocala Star de-
scribes the case with precision in
the following:
I'm consequence of the Star S
stand on the wet or dry question,
1t has lost some subscribers. It's
regret at parting with them is
ameliorated by the certainty that
they will come back soon after the
election. Every once in a while
somebody stops his Star, but I'M
less he dies or leaves town it ism t
long before he sends word to have
it sent again. It's no use for peo-
pie to try to influence the Star by
stopping their papers. 1t was
too big for that a number of years
ago. Lakeland Telegram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04
Bunkoing the State

1t begins to look like the Ever
glades drainage boosters are at
tempting to work sort of bunko
game on the State. When they
first made their appearance be-
fore the Legislature, asking for
the privilege of issuing bonds for
drainage purposes, there was a
great hue and cry of those men,
bers opposed to it because, the lat
ter declared, it would ultimately
lead to the State having to pay
those bonds. Against the dec
laration of the bonding friends
that no such provision was in the
bill, it was urged that subsequent
Legislatures would be called upon
to do this very thing. The good
faith of the members from the in
lterested district, with one or two
exceptions, was pledged to the eff,
feet that if they were given what
they then wanted, nothing more
would be asked. Rebutting the
Question of the possibility that the
bonds might not be saleable, they
offered evidence. This was in 1913
Two years later, in 1915, the
trustees of the Internal Improve.
ment Fund, acting in the capacity
of trustees for the heretofore au-
thorized bonds, presented to the
Legislature a remedial act, certi-
fled to by big sounding New
York firm of lawyers, as being all
wool and a yard wide, so to speak,
and it was guaranteed by the a.
bove mentioned boosters as being
capable of separating any fool
from his surplus money in any of
the markets of the world. But
the croo Of suckers this voqr Is be-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04
The South and The Administra.
ton

Woodrow Wilson, the President
is a Virginian;
William G. McAdoo, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, is a Geor-
gian;
Thomas Matt Gregory, Attorn-
ey-General, is Mississippian;
Albert Sidney Burleson, Post
master-G General, is a Texan;
Josephus Daniels, Secretary OF
the Navy, is a North Carolinian;
David Franklin Houston, Secre-
tary of Agriculture, is also a
North Carolinian;
w. P. G. Harding of the FEEDER
al Reserve Board is an Albanian,
and John Shelton Williams, Comp
trollcr of the Currency and a
member of the Federal Reserve
Board is a Virginian.
Many other strong Southern
men are IN TIE most responsible
positions in connection with the
work of the administration al
Washington, and yet a few South.
ern politicians, often guilty OF
."pernicicus activity" in bad caus.
es rather than in good ones, and
a few Southern papers are under
taking to berate the administra.
ton as though President Wilson
and those around him knew moth
ing about the South's needs OF
the best way of securing every
advantage that can possibly be
had for the South s cotton crop
Manufacturers Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

Thousands Of Floridians sin.
cerely grieve for Capt. VIM. B.
Denham, who died in Philadel'
phia hospital on Wednesday Of
last week, AS a railroad engi
neer- and manager for many years
he became we'll known throughout
the state and was highly esteemed
Iby all who knew him. He did
countless deeds of kindness for
people over the state, which the
benefciaries will never forget
This editor was warmly attached
to Capt. Denham and feels his loss
most keenly.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

DR.. Z. S. Grill, famous in the po-
litical annals of Florida and num-
bering friends by the thousand,
died at his home in Palatka on
Saturday, Oct. 23rd ult,, age II
years. He served several times in
the state senate and one term as
state treasurer. That was during
the SOS, when he became politi-
cal power and was recognized as
one of the foremost and ablest
men in Florida.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04
THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 1915

The Clearwater Sun, reporting
the visit there of the DeSoto coun-
ty commissioners, said that they
came "unheralded" with Ed Scott
at their head. Must be some mis-
take about that. Ed. Scott never
goes anywhere "unheralded, " He
is the greatest good roads booster
in Florida; and when he starts
anywhere on roads investiga-
ton, the cymbals and the hewgags
sound in advance.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

The death of the lamented Capt
w. B. Denham reminds us that
the Tampa Northern Railway,
which he built, has honored him
by giving his name to shanty on
the line just north of Tampa
From which it appears. that rail,
road companies, as well as repub'
lies are ungrateful.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

An innovation in marriage not
ices was inaugurated in the Lees
burg Commercial last week. In
the write-up of a society wedding
there, the preacher, the attend
ants, the ring-bearer, the flower
girls every body was mentioned
except the groom and the bride,
We think that the name of the
bride ought to be given, but the
groom's may properly be omitted
for, in all public weddings, tho
groom is simply knot on a los
to which nobody pays any atten
ton.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

So much has been said in the
papers about Editor Goolsby OF
the Wauchula Advocate, bringing
home from Jacksonville a pair of
painted sparrows sold to him for
canaries, that we feel called upon
to tell the real truth about the
matter. We helped Goolsby buy
the birds and bring them home.
They belong to the parrot family
and are known as Glove birds -
very small and very beautiful.
They are of the same species as
the performing birds about which
a remarkable story was related in
the McGuffy's school readers Of
many wears ago.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

Is Editor Jordan at his old
tricks? Here's story from Pun
ia Gorda about Irish potatoes
growing on a grapevine.-Tampa
Tribune.
Editor Jordan didn't write the
story, but he is here to vouch for
it. DR.. Stone, mayor of the town,
is the owner Of the grape-potato
vine, and he invites the Tribune to
send Query or Lambright here
for ocular proof, which is undeni-
able.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

There Is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great manysyears doctors pronounced IL a
local disease and prescribed local reme-
dies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t incur
able. Science has proven Catarrh to be a
quires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f, j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio is the only
Constitutional cure on the market 1t is
taken internally. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case 1t fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials
Address; F. j. CHENEY Co, Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists Use
Take iap'a Family TIE for comet satiop
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

Thomas Powell of Cedar Key
president of the Florida Fisher
mems League, has been arrested
for violating the new fishing law
and his case will be made test OF
the constitutionality of the law.
1t is intended to carry the case di-
rect to the supreme court for a
hearing on next Wednesday, 10th
inst.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

A hard-surfaced road from Pun
ia Gorda via Charlotte Harbor
and Venice to Tampa, making a
link in the Tamiami Trail going
via Punta Gorda, Fort Myers and
Marco to Miami, now seems to be
assured, as no doubt Manatee
county will build the road from
Venice to the DeSoto line.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

Lakeland Telegram And an
other way to infuse more life into
the press associations of Florida
is for the editors of the big dailies
to become working members and
attend the sessions. They are gen
orally conspicuous by their alb
sence.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

Tampa Tribune DIR. G. S.
Stone, Mayor of Punta Gorda, has
sent Col. 7. M. Weir a bunch of
forage that resembles clover and
grows prolificly in the municipali-
ty of Punta Gorda without any at
tention whatever. 1t is relished
by animals and is destined to rev.
olutionize the forage crop in this
state.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

Key West Journal 80 Prom
Use Me-" says the political work
er to the candidate. Some of the
candidates reply, "get thee behind
me, Satan" while others say,
"come to my arms sweet bucket
of suds and let me embrace thee. F"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

Tampa Tribune With the
winter season we also get the e.
vangelists who, somehow, think
that there is more need of saving
Florida souls in winter than in
summer.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

A weekly paper issued from the
office of daily is not appreciat-
ed by The Herald.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

"Who is the greatest living
Floridian ?" asks Powell of the
Clearwater Sun. Male, or female?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04
STATE PRESS COMMENT

Tampa Tribune :-Punta Gorda
pulled off a one-day carnival that
was a great success.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04
Furnishing the Paper

The newspaper with courage e.
1ough 70 take a definite stand on
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

Cards Of thanks, obituary notices other
than news mentions, resolutions, etc.,
charged for at rate Of one cent per
word. Notices of entertainments where
charges are made, except church af-
fairs, charged for at regular advertis-.
ing rates Articles in behalf OF special
money -making enterprises, purely adj
vertising. will Re charged for.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

Advertising Rates-Display, run of paper.
composition rate, 10 cents per single
column inch each insertion; preferred
position 10 to 30 per cent, '1sland 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, 1915-11-04

ropy for change in advertising Sh
Tuesday noon of each week.
Of changing at intervals.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-04

continued should notify the office in
writing on date e expiration, other
wise it will be conunued at the regular
rate of subscription until notice 10
stop is received.
RemIttances should be made by check, 20
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-03
U. S. SOLDIERS
BATTLE BANDITS
Mexican Outlaws Making Raids Across
Border Into Texas Run to Cover and
Dozen Are Reported Killed.

Brownsville. Tex. Aug. 3.-Twelve
to fifteen Mexican bandits are reported
killed in fighting today with United
States cavalrymen and American
brush north of here. Private Mcclure
of the Twelfth cavalry. was reported
killed, Private Curtis possibly fatally
wounded: Joe Taylor, customs guard
shot in the shoulder, and Deputy Sher-
iff C H. Monohan, Of Brownsville shot
in the leg.
Appeals were sent to Governor
James e. Ferguson today, asking for
more United States troops to help
guard this section of the border. The
outlaws are believed to be part Of the
same band which has been maurauding
in this section from twenty to sixty
miles within the American border for
two weeks The country Is thinly
settled, the low brush with thick foliage
affording unlimited hiding places.
This body of bandits was discov-
cred this morning near San Benito,
Tex, about fifteen miles from the
border, by Sam Robertson, president
of the San Benito & Rio Grande Valley
railroad. while returning from survey
ing. He reported that they seemed to
have n stockade.
Lieutenant Leutz ordered Troop A
Immediately into their saddles. twenty
six cavalrymen galloping out In the
moonlight. accompanied by several
local officers. Tho Americans unex-
pectediy ran upon the Mexicans. For
the remainder Of the night and morn
ing thero was continual rifle fighting In
the underbrush. About 800 farmers
have Joined in the hunt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-03
PvrAlANs in CONVENTION.
Delegates Gather at Des Miones Fol
Forty. Sixth Annual Ms0tino.

Delegates Gather at Dss Miones For
Forty Sixth Annual Meeting.
Des Moines. Aug. 3-Delegates from
all parts of the state were here today
for the opening session Of the forty
sixth annual convention OF the knights
Of Pythias and the twenty NTH con-
vention OF the Pythian Sisters. The
latter organization held it's hrst session
this morning. and the knights will begin
their grand lodge meeting tomorrow. 1t
is expected at least 1900 delegates will
have been enrolled by tonight.
The chief council of the Pythian
Sisters. following the opening conven-
ton session. was presided over by SUI
preme Chief Cora NJ. Davis. and the
grand temple this afternoon by Grand
Chief Efie Anderson. A. J. Beckett, Of
Abba, grand chancellor. will preside
over the sessions Of the Pythian grand
lodge.
A joint meeting Of the knights and
sisters will be held tonight at which
addresses OF welcome will be delivered
by Mayor Hanna and Corporation
Council w. H. Byers, with responses by
Grand Chancellor Beckett and Grand
Chief Anderson.
Election Of odicers for the Pythian
Sisters will take place tomorrow and
that Of the knights Thursday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-03

on a theory that the Germans on the
Danube side would flood Servia, bring
about the complete discontinue OF
Russia, and have the gravest effect on
the fortunes Of the allies.
All this would be Impossible, the
Standard sets forth, II the Balkan
states were solidly on the side of the
allies. Bulgaria being the keystone"
to the arch.
1T is not at all to the credit Of the
Franco British diplomacy" says the
Standard. that this question was not
settled long ago. We want Bulgaria's 8
co-operation; we have known from the
beginning the price to be paid, but we
have accomplished nothing and Bull
garia is losing patience and is listening
to the offers Of our adversaries.
This is sad bungling. which ought
to be made good without further de-
lay.
"The Serbs must be told that we can
not have the issue of this war. in which
we are vindicating their rights to exist.
jeopardized because they insist on
clinging to their booty"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-03
Plans of Campaign Against
Austria Succeeding
Without Hitch.
MOUNTAIN DEFENSES
BEING REDUCED
Austrian Strongholds Tumble Before
Accurate Fire Of Italians and Noun
tain Sides CrumbIe Upon Heads Of
Defendsrs-More Than 10000 Aus
trian Soldiers Thus Crushed to Death
ALLIES Make Air Raid,

Rome. via Paris, Aug. 3.-Letters re-
ceived in Rome from officers at the
front agree that the fighting on the
Isonzo river may be taken as an excel
lent example of the perfect realization
Of the plans of the Italian command
ers.
Nothing in these engagements was
left to chance. Everything was worked
out with mathematical precision. A
lieutenant of artillery writes that the
formidable defenses on Mount Podgoro
and on Mount Michele are no longer
recognizable, the Italian artillery hav-
ing done it's work well.
Other letters relate that large pro-
portion of Austrian losses were caused
by the hurting down Of rocks. More
than 10000 men were thus crushed to
death in the trenches. At San Martini
no fe xer than $500 Austrian dead were
found in group of trenches.
The Italians lost comparatively few
men in this fighting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-03

lie position in regard to civil allegiance,
and will condemn the action of the
politicians who make religion a. cam
paign issue The report viii deal with
the principal matters which excite pre-
tudice the chief sources from which
1t springs and the classes in which
largely 1t exists"
The delegates to the supreme council
attended high mass at ST James Ca
thedral. celebrated by Archbishop John
Bonzano. tho papal delegate. Addresses
OF welcome were delivered before the
council by Governor Ernest Lister. Su-
preme Justice Chadwick Mayor Hiram
C. Gill and Thomas Burke, president
OF the Seattle chamber OF cornmerce.
Supreme knight James A. F1aherty re-
sponded, A second session OF the coun-
ell was held this afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-03
NO PEACE TILL VICTORY.
Ru.a;an Duma Declares Nation Will
Prosecute War to Final Conclusion.

Russian Duma Declares Nation Will
Prosecute War TO Final Conclusion.
Petrograd, via London, Aug. g
Michael v. Rodzianko, of Ekaterinoslav,
today. was reelected president OF the
Russian duma by a vote Of 24s to A.
On the conclusion Of the debate on
the war. the duma placed itself on
record by unanimous adoption OF
resolution declaring it to be the en-
pire's determination not to conclude
peace before the Russian victory was
complete and pledging the willing as
distance Of the entire population for
providing means for the progress OF
the war.
Tho members also expressed their
sunshaleable faith that the shortcom-
ings which hitherto have existed IN the
provision OF munitions for the army
WIN be Immediately removed and those
responsible for criminal omission will
be made to pay the penaity."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-03
Attitude Of Mexico.
FOOD REACHES CAPITOL.
Railroad Line 70 Mexico City Opened
and Supplies Go Forth.

Railroad Line 70 Mexico City Opened
and Supplies Go Forth.
Washington. Aug. 3.-Telegraphlc
communication between Vera Cruz and
Mexico City has been restored. Pro-
visions began entering the city yes
terday and other trainleads are en-
route.
Other reports from Vera Cruz say
that in a battle between Zapata troops
in the streets of Paso Del sMacho on
the night Of July 80, The Zapata troops
were forced to retreat. In another
battle on the night Of July 49, In
Cordoba, Carranza losses were small.
Secretary Lansing announced rep
resentations had been made to General
Villa against confscation of property
OF Americans, foreign merchants and
mining companies in Chihuahua. villa
has announced there has been no con-
fscation and property will be paid for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-03
EXPLOSION IN ARSENAL,
One Killed and Three Injured by High
Exnloaixa Shall.

Philadelphia Aug 3.-One man was
killed and three others were seriously
injured in an explosion today in the
experimental bomb proof department
OF the United States arsenal In Frank
ford, this city.
James Harkins. a civilian. was killed.
Prasileo Frasco and Arthur B. L,imlett,
soldiers, assigned to the ordnance, and
George Brown. a civilian, were In
jured.
1t Is understood that experiments
were being made with n high power ex-
plosive shell. Capt. A. c. wilhelm, In
charge Of the arsenal, was about TO
resign his comm ission to take charge
OF private cartridge plant near this
city.
The explosion occurred while civil.
ians and soldiers were unpacking 100
grain detonators which had been con-
demned and which had been sent to the
arsenal for examination. Tho scene
Of the accident was on tho firing range.
which was far removed from the main
buildings OF the arsenal.