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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-18
Acline

Acline, Feb. 15-SInday school
lis the most popular affair start
ed here in long time and the af-
ternoon sees both adults and chill
dren gathering for the Bible study.
Forty-eigh were present last Sun
day afternoon. The attendance
continues to be a surprise to even
those who have been maintaining
that an Acline census would show
most satisfactory growth in the
past year in the locality. Dr.
Frantz has agreed to take gener-
al charge Of the school. Every
one is interested in his instruction
and the community is considered
very fortunate in having so talent
ed clergyman among them. Mrs.
Macdonald has taken charge of
the singing,
j. HI. Miller was a visitor to the
county seat this week.
The number of range hogs a.
round Acline has been much re-
duced in the past two years and it
is hoped the number will continue
to decrease. AT the same time one
of the few attempts around Punta
Gorda to keep thoroughbreds is
being made by Capt. Dewey at
his grove on the creek and the re-
suits may raise the quality Of
stock about here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Windham report
a very pretty wedding at Kathleen
when Miss Edith Herrelson, dau-
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Herrel-
son, and Mr.. Charles Windham
were married. The bride was
gowned in white satin with lace
and fur trimmings. Many sub
stantial gifts were received by the
couple. For the present they
will live at Kathleen, but if Mr..
Windham decides to go into straw
berry culture here, they will re-
move to this section.
Miss Pearl Duval is visiting
friends in Wauchula.
Wood is being cut on the Mel
drin lands rapidly as possible and
shipped by the carload from this
station.
Some of the tomato growers are
talking of combining to pack and
ship from this point in order to a
void the long haul to the Punta
Gorda packing house, especially if
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NEI6HBORING
Town Ms
-se..e..s..ss.e
Cleveland

Cleveland, Feb. &c. Goodell
and family fshed Saturday with
extra good luck.
Mrs. Ida Huckeby, Miss Ida
Mae Huckeby, Messrs. j, B. La
nier, L. NJ. Yeomans, E. S. Cor
bett, Alex Hobson, Mrs. d. H.
Huckeby, Misses Clara Hobson
and Gertie Addison and j. S. La
nier were merry visitors to Punta
Gorda Saturday evening.
George Rich is another of our
citizens on the improving list.
d. E. Yeomans has just return
ed from week s visit to the capt.
tai of Lee county, where he had a
pleasant time.
Marshal Lipscomb of Punta Cor
da and Sheriff Dishong have been
nosing around our burg lately.
Look out, boys.
Jeff White recently made trip
to st. Petersburg.
Several young men of Punta
Gorda put in some time at Cleve-
land Sunday afternoon.
j. G. Stokes and wife attended
the funeral of Mrs. Jack McLane
last week, at Ft. Ogden.
MeSsrs. French and Jones are
champion fishermen of Cleveland,
and that means of all the Char
lotte Harbor Bay.
DR.. Tarrant. j. A. Thomas. An
drew and Helen Harker left for
the north at the close of last week
We greatly miss them.
Capt. Harker and j. A. Taylor
went hunting Friday, bagging
thirty-eight birds and killing a
skunk.
Capt. Harker and family, j. A.
Taylor and daughter Miss Ina,
Misses Della and Rose Hardin, DR..
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TAKE IT IN TIME
Just as Scores of Punta Gorda
People Have

Waiting doesn't pay,
If you neglect kidney backache,
Urinary troubles often follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for
kidney backache, and for other
kidney ills. Punta Gorda citi-
zens endorse them.
l.. II. Griggs, farmer, Punta
Gorda, says: "My kidneys had
been my weak spot for years. 1t
seemed as though / was never go
ing to get rid of the terrible ache
in my back. | noticed that the
action of my kidneys was irregu-
lar, and that caused me a lot of
| had been reading
about the good Doan's Kidney
Pills were doing for others and |
got a box. This remedy gave me
quick relief, and / have no hesita-
ton in recommending it. 4"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan s Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Griggs had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Tarrant, and j. A. Thomas, all
from the Cleveland Hotel, visit,
ed Boca Grande last week, report
ing a great time.
Misses Della and Rose Hardin
and Ina May Taylor were sight
seers in the country Sunday.
The oyster bar was the deStina-
ton of a jolly crowd from the no.
tel last Saturday. They report
all sorts of good time.
Will E. Lewen was again in
Cleveland Saturday night.
Will Kennedy and folks of
Bairdville passed through Cleve-
land Friday on their way to Pun
ia Gorda.
The rock road is getting further
and, much needed attention this
week. 1t still needs its centre
some higher, and if not so raised
the present work will be worth
lcsS.-EMM.
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and filed with the town clerk.
Requisition for electrical suppl
es was o. X. d and same ordered
purchased.
On motion made by Whitaker,
seconded by Chadwick and carr
led, bench mark be established at
the corner of the town hail.
On motion made by Silcox, Sec
onded by Whitaker and carried,
street light be placed at the corner
of Sullivan and Charlotte Ave,
Goldstein and Virginia Ave, and
colored' Baptist church.
No further business at this
meeting, on motion which carried,
council adjourned until Tuesday,
seven p. m, February 23rd, 1915.
p. o. GAUTIER, Clerk.
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All Kinds of Prices

Queries are still coming to town
by every mail from commission
men; some of them almost
pathetic asking for any shipments
however small Of stuff likely to
reach market in good shape.
Demand is all there for fine stuff
in good condition. Letters prom
Use anywhere from $3.50 to Sc for
peppers of first class reaching
markets all right. And only a
dollar less for just ordinary pep
pers. Apparently it can t be de-
MED that the weather conditions
have resulted in anything but the
sort of vegetables likely to touch
the biggest money. In many cas-
es from other truck points grow
ers report having stopped shipp-
ing owing to inability of stuff to
carry even decently, Elephants
have shown special tendency to
break down in transit. Altogether
the man who hits some of the big
money now will get a new repu-
tation. 1t is said that Capt. Ed.
Smith has already touched some
Of it with ore shipment and is
just beginning to get the real sort
of peppers off his patch.
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WITH THE T1LLERs OF THE SOIL
By Mrs. K. S. Lawson

the onions are getting the usual
amount Of attention that crop en-
joys.
There are three acres of Natal
grass planted at the Meadow So
lana property.
Postmaster Rhodes has decided
to put in "eats" of various sorts
and he will have two acres of
cowpeas, rice, pumpkins, kaffir
corn and watermelons.
j. A. Powell on the old Town
send place has in two acres of
corn and intends to have six acres
before he stops planting.
Geo. McLane will make an acre
of watermelons and roasting ears.
New potatoes are mighty scarce
in town and Frank Blount thinks
he viii put in a patch out on the
cane farn.
Rockwell at Floridonia has
twenty acres Of watermelons up
and although couple weeks ago
it was announced this planting
would not prove any good it is
now reported to be in fine shape
and likely to make in line with
with the wonders Floridonia
brought into town last year.
Hunt Party
Mr.. and Mrs, Killam with their
niece, Miss Ethel RoesSler, and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hamlen and Mrs,
Hamlen, ST., all of Shelbyville,
ILL.,, enjoyed a days hunt in the
woods toward Bairdville about
sixteen miles. The two men did
their best to show the ladies how
it was they could always bring
the quail limit home on their regu-
lar trips. 1t was jolly and sue
cessful day. Ever since the two
gentlemen have been trying to es-
tablish reputation for the four
feminine members of the party as
votaries of Diana.
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Adjourned Meeting Town Council

Town council met in adjourned
session in the town hall Tuesday,
at 7 O'Clock p. m, February 10th,
1915.
Members present were S. +. j.
Trabue, president; Councilmen U.
S. Whitaker Adam Silcox and
Mayor Stone; Councilman Clay
Chadwick arrived some time after
the meeting had been called to
order.
Meeting was called to order and
minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion made by Whitaker,
seconded by Silcox and carried,
bond of D. j. Hobbs in the sum of
100000 with American surety
Co, of New York was accepted
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Miscellaneous Paintings

Half an acre of cucumbers is
planted at Senator Cooper's. An
attempt is being made to pull the
lima beans through also and they
look promising.
d. Hill has some cucumbers at
Solana but ism t at all sure of the
stand. Hills pepper plants are
coming along again. These plants
were reported done for but they
have survived and promise well,
Miller's eggplants are covered
with eggs and blooms. He will
ship peppers again this week and
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Music and Expression Club

The Music and Expression Club
met at the home of Mrs. Corbett,
on Friday, Feb. 18th. The meet
ing was conducted by Thelma
White, both president and vice
president being absent. The pro-
gram was as follows:
Vocal solo COrinne Jackson, pi-
ano solo, Beatrice COrbett, read
ing Bessie FitzGerald, piano solo
Thelma White, vocal solo Miss
Moore.
After delightful refreshments
the club adjourned to meet with
Mrs. Corbett on Feb. Goth. Pro-
gram for Feb. 26th is as follows /:
Recitation Laura Mcqueen, pi-
enc solo Ethel Oliver; duet Henc-
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the roads cannot be improved be-
fore the shipping starts. No plan
has yet been matured as the crops
are in too uncertain state for any
action to be positive.-REPORT-
Err.
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rita Harrington and Bessie Sand
lin, reading Florence Robinson,
piano solo Mrs. Corbett, recitation
Byrdie Mobley, piano solo, Maude
Cochran, recitation Miss BealA-
MRS. HENDRY QUEDNAU, Sec.
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THE LIVER REGULATES THE BODY
A SIuaalsh Liver Needs Care

Someone has said that people with
Chronic Liver Complaint should be shut
up away from humanity, for they, are
pesslmists and see through glass dark
ly." Why? Because mental states de-
pend upon physical states. Biliousness,
Headaches, Dizziness and constipation
disappear after using DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. 25c. at your Druggist
Paid Advertisement
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-18

Heartburn. indigestion or distress of
the stomach is instantly relieved by HER
BlNE. 1t forces the badly digested feed
out OF the body and restores tone In the
stomach and bowels. Price soc. Sold
by The Seminole Pharmacy
advertisement
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The Production of gold in 1913
was l78 tons. It's value was
$107,503,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-31
Little Stptls
10 Bedtime
ny THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1915. by ]. G. Lloyd)
A Little Cloud Saves Sticky
Toes.
The rain is coming. coming soon;
I hone twill come this afternoon

hope twill come this afternoon.
So sang Sticky-Toes the Tree Toad
over in the Old Orchard, and all the
little meadow and orchard and forest
people rejoiced, for there had been no
rain for so long that there was not
one who did not suffer. But the hours
slipped by and still jolly. round. bright
Mr.. Sun smiled as broadly as ever. and
the heat was even greater than before,
and there was no sign of rain. Any
way, there was no sign that any one
but Sticky-Toes could understand. You
see he could feel in the air something
that warned him that rain would come
soon. He could feel 1t because Old
Mother Nature has given him the power
to feel 1t.
By and by. as there was no sign of
rain that the other little people could
see. they lost their good spirits and felt
just as miserable as before. Indeed.
they felt more miserable than before.
You see they were disappointed as well
as uncomfortable. Then they began to
grumble, and pretty soon some of them
began to say ugly things about Sticky
Toes because he had promised rain and
there was no rain
He's played trick on us. Yes, sir,
that's just what he's DONE said Sammy
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CHAPLAIN BROWN TO RETIRE.
Former Rough Rider" Ends Active
Army Career Tomorrow.

Chaplain Henry A. Brown, attached
to the list Battalion of Engineers at
Washington barracks. tomorrow will
be placed on the retired list Of the
army with the rank of lieutenant
colonel That action was taken on his
own application under the provisions
of the special act of Congress APP
proved March 4. 1915, authorizing the
retirement in the next higher grade
of all officers who served three years
or more in connection with the con-
struction of the Panama canal.
Chaplain Brown now holds the rank
Of major and is one Of the senior Off
GERS in his corps. He is graduate
of Oberlin College, class of 1888, and
served as chaplain of the list United
States Volunteer Cavalry Trough
Riders) during the Spanish war. In
November, 1898. he was appointed post
chaplain in the regular army and
reached his present grade of major
in November. 1908. Most of his early
service was in the artillery arm of the
army He was transferred to the En-
gineer Corps in May, 1908.
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good news that he didn't see them until

SOOQ neWS that ne olQn't SEQ tnem Until
they reached the tree where he was
and formed an angry circle around him.
At least the feathered people did that.
Those who could neither fly nor climb
sat on the ground underneath and
looked on. 1t was too late to even try
to hide. Sticky-Toes broke Off his call
right in the middle anu gulped very
hard as he looked at the angry faces
about him.
What do you mean by fooling US
in this way?" demanded Sammy Jay.
I'm what way?" asked Sticky-Toes
in faint voice.
by spreading a false report! BY
telling an untruth, BY making us all
happy and glad only to make us more
miserable than ever BY telling us that
it is going to rain when there isn't a
sign of rain." sputtered Sammy Jay.
Now we are going TO teach you a les
son you will never forget" He darted
at Sticky-Toes, and poor little Sticky
Toes escaped his sharp bill only by a
sudden jump. Then the other birds fol-
lowed Sammys example. and 1t GER
tainly looked as if this was to be the
end of little Sticky-Toes the Tree Toad.
1t was just at this minute that Peter
Rabbit looked up at the sky.
There's cloud" he cried, excitediy.
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Jay. HE wouldn't call rain when we
needed it SO much, and now he's prom
Using rain when there isn't q sign of it.
I believe he made us all glad just to
see us disappointed"
Perhaps he really thought it was
going to rain. I don't believe he'd do
miserable" said Peter Rabbit.
Maybe you don't, but 1 do" de-
clared Sammy. who was Judging
StickyToes by himself Listen to
him now. It's hotter than ever, and
vet he's still saying it's going to rain.
Much he knows about it," Sammy
quite forgot that he had been one of
those who had believed the foolish
story that Sticky-Toes could call rain.
He ought to be taught lesson" con-
tinued Sammy. I'VE know where he is
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stroyer was first brought to q high
degree of efficiency. with speed ex-
ceeding any battleship, with its torpedo
tubes handy for the launching of those
deadly missiles, with the possibility of
stealing in upon the big ships in fog
or darkness, 1T was hailed as sounding
the death knell of the big ship. So
with the submarine. Yet the big ship
still survives and in it still lies the
possibility of making the United States
immune to attack.
The experts will warn the nation
against the neglect of the development
of this keystone of the feet in favor
of underwater craft.
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and those men will repeat the advice
that they have given each year since
1908. There is, they will say, nothing
in the present conflict that disproves
the correctness of their old position.
The nation should have forty-eight bat
tleships in 1919. and the necessary aux
iliaries to make up well balanced
fleet.
The second element in a well balanced
fleet, in the opinion of the general
board, is the destroyer. Whenever a
battleship is put into commission. four
destroyers should accompany 1t. These
are the scouts of the fleet. the screens
of the dreadnaughts. They do the work
that is performed by battle cruisers IN
the navies of Europe, for the American
fleet manages to get along without
cruisers because they are not SO nearly
indispensable as are battleships or de-
stroyers, and there is no money for
trimmings.
The United States now has building
few great seagoing submarines that are
believed to be the most ambitious ma
chimes of the kind in the world. The
nation of the west usually leaps to
he ultimate of the possibilities OF
new development much quicker than do
European countries. In addition near
ly score of coast defense subma-
rines are now being built. These are
tended to attempt the very difficult
feat of operating with the fleet
The general board has not changed
it's view since it made it's last official
declaration on the character of the
fleet, which was as follows:
I'm the matter of battleships the gen.
eral board remains of the opinion it
has always held-that command of the
seas can only be gained and held by
vessels that can take and keep the sea
in all times and in all weathers and
overcome the strongest enemy vessels
that may be brought against them.
Other types are valuable and have
their particular uses, all of which are
indispensable but limited in character
But what has been true throughout all
naval wars of the past, and what is
equally true today, is that the back
bone of any navy that can command
the sea consists of the strongest sea-
going. sea-keeping ships Of its day
it's battleships."
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Point Out Measures
That Will End War.


lions and the consequent exhaustion OF
something that is essential to its carry
ing on. If the central nations are even
tualiy successful they must establish
dominance OF the seas. an accomplish
ment possible only through meeting the
enemy feet and defeating 1t. This
would have to be done by big ships.
The importance of this dominance of
the seas Is pointed out by the experts
when they say that if the central ma
lions should defeat Russia and France
and all their continental enemies they
would still be blocked off from world
commerce and would suffer more from
continuation of the struggle than
would Great Britain. Only big ships
would bring them relief.
The fighting between ships of the
navies of the warning nations has been
chiefly among the smaller units, the
victory has been won by the vessel that
carried the biggest guns. The six-inch
gun has dominated the four-inch, and
has in turn gone down before that of
a larger caliber. Speed has proved it.
self of Importance chiefly in running
away, and the results of the war would
indicate that it was of less Importance
than was previously thought. 1t is not
of great offensive value.
This dominance of the big gun has
given an added Importance to the big
ship, for 1T is those vessels that may
carry them. In the end. the authorities
there must be a grapple to determine
which dies first. The biggest guns are
almost sure to survive.
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HUCKSTER IS DROWNED.
James Berrell and Outfit Swept
Down Stream Near Hyattsville.
cial Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSvILLE. Md. August 81
James Berrell, colored, a huckster. of
Washington, was drowned in the
Northwestern branch, near here, yes
terday afternoon. and the body has not
yet been recovered. Berrell attempted
to cross the stream at Highland avenue
with a load of watermeions. When in
the middle of the branch the swift
current upset the wagon. throwing
Berrell into the water. Dick Wood,
colored, who witnessed the accident,
threw Berrell a rope, but the drowning
man missed II and sank. The wagon
and horse were swept down stream
about 400 yards.
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The navy men hold that the feature
that promises to eventually conclude
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Britain Takes on 1O4 Citizens.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON. August 18.-There were 104
cases of admission to British nation
atty during the month of July. Five
of the new British citizens were for
merly Americans. twenty-five were
Germans, thirty-four were Russians
and four were Belgians. OF the twenty
five Germans twenty-five were cases
of readmission of British born widows
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View of Nays
General Board,

uu''r ny 1913, a DAT
tleship fleet of forty-eight big ships
and smaller craft In proportion Be-
ginning at that time, It would have
been necessary to build two big ships
each year to accomplish that end. Con-
gress failed to keep pace with this
plan. 1t appropriated some years for
two battleships and some years for one
The general board still held that Its
plan to look to the future and provide
navy of a given size at A given time
was the correct one. 1t therefore rec
commended the building of an additional
ship on years following provision for
laying down but one So 1t came to
ask for as many as four ships In year
At present the building plan of the ex-
perts is behind by the matter of eight
ships. There are now thirty-two bat
tleships in the first line. 1t would be
necessary, that the plan of forty-eight
ships in 1919 be realized. that battle
ship production be very materially
speeded up.
The general board has made the same
recommendation each year since 1903
Its membership has changed over and
over again, it's guiding geniuses have
come and gone: secretaries, administra-
and given 1t up. But the general board,
the official expert body to whom the
task Of determining the size of navy
needed is delegated. has remained con-
slant in its belief that the plan laid
down should be followed.
Expert observers and naval attaches
abroad have exerted every energy to
learn the lessons of the European war,
and have reported in minute detail to
the home government. The bureau of
intelligence Of the Navy Department
has operated as it's clearing house. The
general board has weighed all facts
that have been developed.
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AS far back as 1903 the general board
of the navy recommended that a con-
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Now the President has asked the Sec
rotary of the Navy to make to him a re-
port of the needs of
Probable Result the navy in the face
of the Inquiry. Of the mast wear
The Secretary viii rely on hts experts
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Everybody stopped to- look. Sure
enough there was cloud. 1t was a
very little one. but II was a cloud.
While they we're looking Sticky-Toes
disappeared.