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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-20

nim exclaim. What have You teen
up against"
lie fairly leaped at me and ] felt
him examining my shoulder where
had been leaning on the wall. Some
thing on the paper had come OF and
left q mark on my shoulder. Craig
LOOKED puzzled from me at the wall.
Arsenic he cried.
He whipped out a pocket lens asd
looked at the paper. This heavy.
fuzzy paper II fairly loaded with u.
powdered" he reported.
Kennedy paced the room. Sudden
ly. pausing by the register. an idea
seemed TO strike him.
Walter" hc whispered. come down
cellar with me."
oh Re careful" cried Elaine. anx-
ious for him.
Il will" he called back.
As he flashed his pocket bull's-eye
about. his gaze fell on the electric
meter. He paused before H. In
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-20

Doctor Hayward had arrived and
had just finished taking the patients
pulse and temperature as our sab
pulled up.
Elaine was quite iii indeed.
oh! I'm so glad 20 see you" she
breathed with an air Of relief as Ken
nedy advanced.
"Why-what Is the m%atter?' asked
Craig anxiously.
Doctor Hayward shook his head du.
biousjy. but Kennedy did not notice
him. for. as he approached Elaine. she
drew from the covers where she had
concealed IL a letter and handed IL 70
him.
Craig took il and read:
You are sick this morning. To
morrow you will be worse. The next
day you will die unless you discharge
Craig Kennedy"
Al the signature ~ the Clutchinp
Hand he frowned. then. noticing Doe
tor Hayward. turned - him and re-
peated his question. "What H. the mat.
ter"
Doctor Hayward continued shaking
his head. Il cannot diagnose hel
symptoms" he shrugged.
There seemed to b. u faint odor. al
most as If Of garlic. in the room. II
was uarnistakable and Craig locked
about him curiously. bat said nothing.
As he shifted. hc moved iml a~tirntly
and his foot touched Rusty. under the
bed. Rusty whinec and moved back
lazily. Craig bent over and looked
at him.
What's the matter with Rusty2" he
asked. rs he sick. too
Why. yes" answered Elaine. fol-
lowing Craig with her deep eyes.
Craig reached down and gently
pulled the collie out ;ato the room.
Rusty crouched down close 70 the
floor. His lose was hot and dry and
feverish. lie was plainly i'll.
How long has Rusty been In the
ROOM" asked Craig.
"All night" answered Elaine. Il
wouldn't think of being without him
now"
May ! take Rusty along with me?'
Craig asked finally.
Elaine hesitatcd. Surely" she said
at length. only be gentle with him.
'Of course" he said simply. Il
thought that ! night be able 10 dis.
Y the trouble from studying him. ?
We stayed only a few minutes
longer. for Kennedy seeS.ed to realize
the necessity OF doing something i.i
mediately. and even Doctor Hayward
was fighting In the dark
Back in the laboratory. Kennedy sci
to work Immediately. brushing every
thing else aside. He began by draw
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-20
By ARTHUR B. E
SYNOPSIS.
The Well X Noreiisf and the
Creator Of the Craig Kennedy Stories

The New York police are mystifled by a
series ~ murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal IL the warn
ing letter which n sent the victims.
signed with "A 'clutching hand" The lat
est victim Of the mysterious assassin IN
Taylor Dodge. the insurance president.
His daughter. Elaine. employs Craig Ken
nedy. the famous scientific detective. 10
try TO unraVel the mystery. What Ken
needy accomplishes ~ told by his friend
James. "A man. IN AN ingen-
ious ruse clutching Hand smuggles into
Elaine's home a TASK Of liquid air which
she supposes 10 be a package OF valuable
papers II blows open the safe In which
ID Is placed. but Kennedy arrives I'm time
To prevent the robbery. The detective
narrowly misses death VI hts apartment
where Clutching Hand has placed "A shot
gun 50 that II rs fred ~ the electrical
connection formed when Kennedy places
his hands Oh q ramcd photograph Of
Elaine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-20

Well" added Craig. -you see. MI
chael lns become Infatuated by the
treatment he received from the Clutch
ing Hand. / believe he cuffed him in
the face yesterday. Anyway, he says
he has determined TO get even and be-
tray him."
| did not like the looks Of the
thing. and said SO. Craig. ! objected
vehemently. don't 20 TO meet him.
IL is a trap"
Kennedy had evidently considered
my objection already.
III may be a trap" he replied slow
~. but Elaine Is dying and we've got
10 see this thing through.
A he spoke. he took an automatic
from a drawer OF a cabinet and thrust
IL into his pocket. Then he went 20
another drawer and took out several
sections Of thin tubing. which seemed
to be made 10 iasten together a. a
fishing pole il fastened. but were now
separate. as II ready for travelling.
Then he went out. | followed. still
arguing
If you 20. | 60" | capitulated
THAI all there il To IT,
Following the directions that Mi
chael lad given over the telephone.
Craig led me into one OF the toughest
parts OF the lower Msst side.
Here's the place. he announced.
stopping across the street from a
dingy Rainrs law hotel.
Pretty tough" ! objected. Are you
sure?"
Quite" replied Kennedy. consulting
his notebook again.
Reluctantly | followed and We en-
tered the place.
Il want a room. asked Craig as
We were accosted by the proprietor.
comfortably clad in a loud checked
suit and striped shirt sleeves. Il had
n here once before-forty-nine. l
think
Fifty" ! began 10 correct.
Kennedy trod hard on my toes.
Yes. ~forty-nine.' he repeated.
The proprietor called a stout negro
porter. waiter and bell hop all com
bined in one. who led MS upstairs.
"F%orty-nine. sab" he pointed out.
as Kennedy dropped a dime into his
ready palm.
The negro left US. and as Craig
started 10 enter. | objected. But.
Craig. 1t was fifty nine. D forty-nine.
This il the wrong room"
i Know H." he replied. Il had il
written IL the book. But | want forty
nine-now. Just follow me. Walter"
NervOusly | followed him into the
room.
Don't you understand he went
or Room %forty-nine ~ probably Just
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-20

Ing OF a little . Rusty's blood il
tube. very carefully.
Here. Walter" se said. pointing I,
the little inciseon he had made. Evil
you take ARE of him."
Quickly Craig made one test afte
another.
As he did so | Shifted. there wa.
an unnAstakable odor of garlic in tn,
air which made me think Of what
had already noticed In Elaincs room
"Arseniuretted hydrogen" he an
swered. still engaged in verify ing hi.
tests. This is the Marsh test 70,
arsenic"
Arsenic" ! repeated. in horror.
] had scarcely recovered from the
surprise Of Kennedy's startling reve.
lation when the telephone rang again
Kennedy seized the receiver. thinking
evidently that the message might be
from or about Elaine.
But from the look on his faoe and
from his manner. | could gather that.
although IL was not from Elaine her
self. IL was about something that in
terested him greatly.
Good" ! heard him say finally. Il
shall keep the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lutely."
What was it, ! asked. eagerly.
1t was Elaine's footman. Michael"
he replied. thoughtfully. "As I sus-
pected. he says that he Is a confeder-
ate OF the Clutching Hand and IL we
will protect him he will tell US the
trouble with Elaine."
| considered a moment. "llow's
that?' ! Queried.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-20

the same as %fifty-nine. except perhaps
the pictures and furniture. only Il Is
on the floor below
He gazed about keenly. Then he
took a few steps TO the window and
threw IL open. As he stood there he
took the parts OF the rods he had been
carrying and fitted them together I'M
ill he had a pole some eight or ten
feet long. At one end was a curious
arrangement that seemed to contain
lenses and a mirror. At the other
end was an eye-piece. as nearly as !
could make out.
What II that | asked as he COM
pleted his work.
That? That Is an instrument
something on the order OF a miniature
periscope." Craig replied. still al
work.
watched him. fascinated al his re-
sourcefulness. lie stealthily thrust
the mirror end OF thu periscope out
Of the window and up toward the cor
responding window upstairs. Then he
gazed eagerly through the eye-piece.
"Walter-look," he exclaimed 10
me.
did. There. sure enough. was MI
chael. pacing up and down the Dom.
As looked at him ~nervously walk
ing TO and fro. I could not help ad-
mirting that things looked safe enough
and all right 10 me. Kennedy folded
the periscope up and we left our
room. mounting the remaining flight
Of stairs.
measured steps Of the footman. Craig
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
Standardize Florida Syrup


One of the first steps in com
mercial production is standardiza-
ton, The market wants and de-
mands product upon which it
can depend. Under present meth
DDS there are about as many diff
erent kinds and qualities. of Flori-
da syrup as there are men produc-
ing it. The consumer is not sure
of obtaining a uniform syrup ev-
en- when it is procured from a Civ
en- maker.
The demand for genuine Florida
syrup has ever been greater than
the supply. This insistent call
will encourage greater production.
But growers should agree upon a
standard so that the consumer will
be assured Of a uniform product
no matter from whom he buys. G.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
The International Bible Students
Association

WHAT is iT7 1t is an association of
Chr1stian Bible Students regardless of de-
nominational lines, for the promotion of
Christian knowledge in all languages.
The Wisdom from Above is the Noblest
Science and the Best Instruction"
ITS WORK is worldwide in scope, ex-
tending to every land under the sun. New
err In the history of the human race has
there been such an extensive proclama-
ton of the Truth. II is carried on by
means of the printed page in the publi-
cation and distribution of Bibles Bible
Helps, Religious Journals, newspapers
and books. and, orally by Public Lectures
ges by men of recognized ability and
Christian character It's Lecturers in
clude some of the greatest Bible Scholars
OF the Age.
ITS PURPOSE is to engllghten all
mankind as to the true teachings of the
Scriptures. untainted by creeds, tradi-
t1pns and opinions that have come down
to this generation from the darker past;
10 defend the Scriptures against the rapid
encroachments of Modernism, Higher
Criticism, Evolution and Infidelty; to
make known the cause of all the ills of
mankind, and to point man to the way
that leads to Everlasting life and happi-
ness.
ASSOCIATED BIBLE STUDENTS Of
Punta Gorda will have a study of the In
ternational Sunday school lesson every
Sunday. at 1880 y. m. upstairs in build
ing formerly occupied by Chadwick Dry
Goods Co Every body interested invit-
ed. No collection.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

the stage at which to stop boiling
is guess work. Men cannot guess
uniformly and the product from
the same mill will vary exceed
Iingly.
There is a great opportunity
for community production of the
syrup. The average farmer has a
small horse power mill. This at
best can extract not more than so
Iper cent. of the juice. The juice
extracted will be thin because the
Tighter juice comes from the mill
| first. There is a general opinion
that the first juice is as good as
any other. The Florida Station
learned through cooperative ex-
periments conducted in Escambia
county by Prof: A. w. Blair in
1909 that the syrup made from the
incomplete extractions was not
equal to that from the complete
extraction.
A power mill will obtain from
TO to 80 per cent. A community
of cane growers can support
power mill and other equipment
for making the syrup on large
scale. They can establish uni
form brands and standards SO
that the products of that commu-
nifty will be recognized and sought
i'm markets all over the country.
Rigid adherence to the standards
in the manufacture will teach the
consumer that the product can be
depended upon. a
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
FROM COAST TO COAST
A Remarkable Chain Of Home
Testimony. And Punta Gorda
Adds It's Voice to the Grand
Chorus of Local Praise

From north to south, from east
to west;
In every city, every community ;
In every state in the Union
Rings out praise for Doan S
Kidney Pills.
10000 representative people i'll
every walk of life
Publicly testify to quick relief
and lasting results.
And it's all for the benefit OF
fellow sufferers.
In this grand chorus of local
praise Punta oGrda is well repre-
scented.
WelI-known Punta Gorda peo-
pie
Tell of personal experiences.
Who can ask for better proof of
merit?
Mrs. NJ. L. Barber, Cross ST.,
Punta Gorda, says: 81 suffered
from my back and my kidneys. !
felt weak and run down and ev-
ervthing / undertook to do was
a drag. The first box of Doan S
Kidney Pills gave me relief and
after | had finished two boxes, |
was cured. | have never been
bothered by my kidneys since"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Barber had. Fos-
ter Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo,
N. Y.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
A Good Man Gone

Died, in Brookline, Mass, Nov
4th inst, j. Freese Robinson; bur
lied, at the old home, Deerfield, n
ILL.,, Nov. It'll. Age of deceased
not given, but possibly 70 wears.
This will be sad news to every
one in Punta Gorda who was for
Itunate enough to become acIuain-
ted with Mr.. Robinson during his
winter visits here, for all who met
him and came to know him became
warmly attached to him.
Coming here with his wife a
bout two years ago, he took fan
cy to this place, bought property
and planned to build an ideal
home on a lot he purchased near
the Methodist church. Pending
the carrying out of that plan, he
bought for temporary use cot
tage on the water front.
Mrs. Marian A. Meadow, who
knew him well, referring to his
cherished plan, writes:
Ellis dearest dream was to
make this little home reflect his
ideal of beauty and comfort, to
accord with the tropical condi-
tons down here. He had already
gathered together a goodly num-
Der Of tropical trees and plants
for the garden, and, even though
he may not greet us again in this
life, these trees will always wave
us his gentle greeting, THE peace
of the morning be unto you. May
that peace now be his and reach
out and encompass the dear ones
whom he has preceded to that
bourne from which no traveller re-
turns. f"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
Spray for Whitefly in November

Growers who have not already
sprayed their trees for whitefy
should do so at once. DR.. E. w
Berger, entomologist to the State
Plant Board, has observed in
many localities this year a large
brood of whitefy. The larvae
from the eggs of this brood are
now sapping the energy from the
trees and depositing large quanti-
ties of honeydew. This is indi-
Gated by the prevalence~of sooty
mold which is blackening the fol-
iage of trees. If this brood OF
larvae is not reduced by spraying
the trees will be so weakened dur
ing the fall, winter, and spring
that they will either set no crop
of fruit next spring, or a very
light crop, and the crop that will
mature will be insipid. But by
spraying, the trees can be rehev-
ed of this drain until next fall,
provided neighbors spray also.
The spraying should be done by
using an oil emulsion, or a soap
solution at the rate of l pound of
soap to 4 or S gallons of water.
That the firstppart of November is
an excellent time for spraying the
whitefy has been demonstrated
repeatedly. In some localities the
trees may be sprayed earlier. Dr.
Berger suggests that the grower
wait until the fall brood of adults
has quit swarming, and then wait
another ten days or two weeks, al
lowing time for the eggs that have
been deposited to hatch.
Then spraying will easily de-
stroy the young immature larvae,
But each larva must be hit with
drop of the spray solution to be
destroyed. The spraying must be
thorough and from below, since
the whitefy larvae live on the UNI
der side of the leaves. DR.. Ber-
ger recalls grove several years
ago that was sprayed on the first
of Noveiber with an oil emulsion.
SO much sooty mold collected on
the grass from the trees that it
looked as if one emptied the SCOT
from stove pipe there. Eighty
to 80 per cent. of the whitefy FAR
vac OH the under side of the leav-
es were killed and the trees re-
comparatively free from
whitehy and sooty mold until the
whitefiy began to swarm back in
to them from the adjoining groves
during the following March or
April.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

*. McQuarrie Of the University OF
Florida Extension Division sug-
gests that uniform density will be
a great step toward standardiza.
ton.
The method is simple. Obtain
a Baume hydrometer from a
wholesale drug house. Boil the
syrup to 33 or "a degrees Baume
This density, has been found the
best. Without the hydrometer,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

5-tOoth cultivators, hand plows,
rakes, potato rakes, fishing tackle,
eft. show case, high grade Stand
ard and New Home sewing ma
chimes at less than COST. F.
CORBETT, at residence, Olympia
Ave. and Sullivan st. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

A. c. Hamrick, deputy state SUI
preme commander, was here Tues
day night and delivered very in
teresting and instructive address
to the local tent of Maccabees.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

The ladies, bless them are al
ways providing wholesome pleas
ures. Tomorrow evening they will
have social and musicale in Ho-
tel Punta Gorda, given for church
causes and every body should be
there. Besides delightful music
by the best local talent, there will
be lots of good things to eat, such
as ice cream, cakes and pies. No
one should fail to encourage these
ladies by his presence and patron
age.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

The ladies of the Presbyterian
church, will have a cake and pie
sale, the day before Thanksgiving,
beginning at three in the after
noon. 2 Homemade mince pies
speciality.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Keep in mind the garden fete
OF be given at the Fitz Gerald
home in Solana on Nov. 10Th. 1t
will be a great affair, almost equal
ing the Late carnival, and no one
should miss it.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
Big Road Meeting

There was a big meeting at En-
glewood last night, held to con-
slider ways and means of building
the good road from Charlotte
Harbor via Venice to Tampa.
Representatives from Punta Cor
da, CHARLOTTE Harbor, Sarasota
and other interested places were
in attendance and much enthusi-
asm over the proposed road was
manifested. The Herald hopes to
give next week the most impor-
tant of the details of the meeting.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Manager j. N. Skies of the Pun
ia Gorda Ice Co., visited Fort NV
ers on business, Monday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Koon went
up to Arcadia today to attend the
Lykes-King wedding this after
nooon.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Now is the time for boat excur-
sions or the bay; the nights are
very beautiful.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Remember the Bazaar, to be Civ
en- Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, the first week in December.
(adv)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Mrs. w. II. Adam of Sarasota,
is spending a month here, with her
sister, Mrs. c. G. Anderson.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

A full line of staple and fancy
groceries, fresh and reliable, at
A. P. Hatch's If. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Best business location in town
large store room equipped with
shelves and counters for dry
goods, for rent-Apply to THE
HERALD.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Mrs. Wesley Clark, after a
weeks visit here to her daughter,
Mrs. L. Keen, returned yesterday
to her home at Keysville.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Allen cook stoves and ranges,
the heavyweight stove-H. G.
Goldstein carries them in stock.
(adv) 4S 2t.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Col. j. H. Hancock and w. r.
DeLoach were among the Punta
Gordans visiting Arcadia this
morning.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Those desiring to buy suitable
but inexpensive Christmas pres
ents will do well to wait and see
the collection at the Bazaar in the
Rest Room, Dec. End, 3rd and 4th.
(adv)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Stated communication Masonic
Lodge tonight. disqualification
of work by the district deputy
Grand Master.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
INTERESTING
HAPPENINGS
Events Transporting in and About
Punfa Gorda---Personai
Mention

If you wish to vote in the town
election, better register at once.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Frank Rice left this morning
for a few days visit to Whining
ton, N. c.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Capt. and Mrs. C. E. Bearce
came up, Saturday, from St.
James City. where the former is
building a dock. He returned to
his work, Monday, but Mrs
Bearce remained at their home on
the beach in Solana.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Under the leadership of Mrs. G,
Z. FitzGerald, the ladies of the f.
piscopal church are preparing to
give a lawn fete and carnival at
the FitzGerald home in Solana on
Friday of next week, 18th inst.
The active help of friends well ex
perienced in such affairs has been
enlisted and the occasion is sure
to be one of extraordinary attrac-
tons. Automobiles will run be-
tween town and the FitzGerald
home, carrying passengers at lOc
each for the round-trip. More
particulars will be given next
week.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Each shirt put in separate pack
age, which keeps it fresh and
clean until it is needed; collars
placed in rings to keep from
crushing. No charge for sewing
on buttons and repairing gar
ments.-Give us your next laun-
dry package.-C. A. Page, Agent
Lakeland Steam Laundry. (adv.)