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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08
RUSSIANS NOW
HOLDING BACK
THE GERMANS
With Strengthened Defensive Line
On Long Front
WARSAW CONSIDERED SAFE
German Thrust Against the
French; Preparations Under
Way for a Further Advance:
Italians Develope an Offensive
Movement

London, Eng-Special cores
pondents in Petrograd send opti-
mnticl predictions concerning a
looming Russian campaign for the
defense Of Warsaw which forms
the centre of a vast circle of 100
miles of strong Notifications. Ev-
en- the fall of the fortress of Ivan
gorod, according to these CORES
lpondents, would not mean the loss
of the Polish capital.
Desperate fighting, says the of
fetal Petrograd report, is raging
between the Vistufa and Bug riv-
ers along the base of triangle Of
which Warsaw forms the apex.
The country there is marshy and
lit is predicted in London that this
campaign will be constant drain
on the German resources until ev-
en- victory will be almost as costly
as defeat.
The German thrust against the
French west of the Moselle river
apparently has not extended be-
yond the infantry attack which
gained the trenches previously
lost, but preparations probably
are under way for a further adj
vance, as Paris reports a violent
bombardment in that region
In reply to the German wire-
less claim of an aerial raid ON
Vanguard fort at Harwich, the
British admiralty states that a
German seaplane and an aero
plane, flying at great height,
were pursued by British airmen
and were forced to drop their
bombs harmlessly into the sea.
Russia has apoligned to Sweden
for the violation of Swedish neu-
trality when the German nine
layer Albatross was driven ashore
on an island of Gothland after
shells had been fired into her with
in the three-mile limit.
The Italians report satisfactory
development of their offensive on
the Carnic plateau, and the sue
cess of air attacks on Austrian en-
campments in the vicinity of Do
berdo. Severe fighting is in pro-
gress on the edge of Doberdo pla-
teau, according to the latest Aus
trian statement.
Through Manila come reports
of serious unrest among the ma
tive population of British India.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08
Weekly Weather Forecast

Issued by the U, S. Weather
Bureau, Washington, d. C.,for the
week beginning Wednesday, July
7, 1915.
For South Atlantic and East
Gulf States:
Fair weather with normal tenn
peratures will prevail during the
next four days, except that show
ers are probable on the south At
lantic coast. The weather will be-
come unsettled with probably
showers after the 10th, and con-
tinue until the close of the week.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08
French Patriots Exchange Gold
For Paper

Paris, France-The bank of
France has employed six tellers to
count the gold offered in exchange
for certificates. The gold is to be
used to strengthen the national
reserve.
Long lines of persons waited in
front of the institution. The
largest sum exchanged was 85,-
900 france ($17,0OO), the smallest,
ten francs. The usual amounts
were 1000 or 1000 francs.
The certificates given for the
gold bore an inscription stating
that the exchange vas made for
national defense.'
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08
The War

Few of us believed last autumn
that this shameful war was destin,
ed to disgrace the world for more
than a few months. Now, after
nearly year, there seems nc
end in sight. Neither side gives
evidence of exhausted resources
Frightful battles have been
fought. Men have been sacrifc.
ed as if nothing were cheaper
than human life. No method OF
warfare has been left unemployed
that could offer hope of victory
Regard for laws, human or divine,
has ceased on the part of both hos
tile armies. Each is ready to
stoop to any barbarism the other
may put in practice; and still the
deadly struggle goes on night and
day. Battles that last for weeks
appear to have small influence in
turning the scale. With dogged
determination, contesting the
ground literally inch by inch, the
opposing forces fight on with little
to show in the way of success on
either side. AT last Italy has
been drawn into the seething
whirlpool. The issue no man can
foresee. 1t may be that peace
will come only when both sides
have fought to the last gap .Heav-
en- save us from the forces that
would suck us also into the swirl
ing vortex.
We can well afford to suffer
much, to wait for means of settle
ment, rather than send to THEN
death thousands of our sons and
fathers and brothers. There are
some things quite as dear to real
patriots as that Irrational digni.
ty" which so many would have
someone else die to maintain
THERE'S only one kind of war that
will ever have our support-that
would be a war that no resort to
arbitration could avert. We
should then strike only in defense.
We daily thank God for a presi-
dent who seems to want to save
us from the crime, the wapton
waste and the savagery of legal
lied murder, if he can.-F. HI. r.,
in Our Dumb Animals.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08

Mrs. Fielding, state manager,
and Mrs. Gilbert, state organizer,
will be in Punta Gorda on Tues
day, 18th, next, and will give a
talk on Woodcraft at the Masonic
hall at 3 80 p. m. Public cordial
.ly invited. AS both Mrs. Fielding
and Mrs. Gilbert are interesting
takers, we know every one will
spend pleasant social hour and
hear something interesting on
IWoodcraft. Light refreshments
will be served free.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08
Winter Casaba or Sarda Melon

In my native county, Greene,
there were, in my boyhood days, a
great many antebellum handsome
mansions. Remembering as con-
cerning one the other day, that
had about it large orchards, gar
dens and shrubbery, | asked a
Greene county man what had be-
come if it? he said that certain
man had bought it, and that this
fine house now was surrounded
front, back and on both sides,
with cotton field! | have no
doubt but that the man who in
habits this house lives off of fat
meat, corn bread and cowpeas.
There was time when the coun-
tryman had more liberal diet
than* city man, but that case is
reversed now. The city man has
i
fruits and vegetables every day in
the year, but the countryman,
with all his land, too often eats the
meagre diet as afforded by the
nearest country store, because he
has cotton fields where there
should be orchards, kitchen gar
dens and rose-gardens.
To get home grown fruit for
eating in December and january,
the country dweller has hard
proposition, but the Winter Casa
ba melon, called the Mexican
Canteloupe" or sweet melon OF Al
ghanistan or "Sarda, will
meet these wants. 1t is grown
largely in Mexico and is now
grown in immense amounts in Cal
Iifornia, and is shipped to the New
England markets, where they
bring from SOC, 75c to $1.00 each.
1t is either round or elongated
with thin rind. The flesh is yell
low-cream white, exceedingly soft
and delicious. The melon weighs
about eight pounds and looks
much like cantaloupe. 1t is
usually gathered when ripe before
frost, and is put aside like you
would pumpkins or winter squash
and is kept from freezing weather,
and it can be kept for three or
four months and improving all the
while. 1t should be planted from
June 1st to June 18th. 1t ripens
in September. 1t can be eaten at
once, or can be pulled or stored in
out-houses. 1t can be kept as
long as six months at time. In
Boston the fancy stores sell this
melon at about 85 cents to $100,
and it is considered as being one
of the daintiest of winter dishes.
1t grows perfectly well here. 1t
is one of the forms Of cantaloupes,
and one or two ounces Of it would
be sufficient for family seed
wants.-N. i. Willett in Florida
Grower.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08


The adaptability of the Chinese
wood-oil tree for cultivation in
northern Florida seems to have
been proven by recent expert
ments A tree at Tallahassee,
Fla, bore two bushels of the fruit
last season. In addition to being
an economically important tree, it
is a decidedly ornamental one. 1t
bears clusters of white flowers
with reddish-yellow. centers, and
in full bloom resembles catalpa.
u. s. Dept. of Agri. Weekly
News Letter.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08

credit for giving the visitors a
game at all, as they had to gather
the team together after we got
there, but the sport was enjoyed
just the same.
Later in the afternoon, the en-
tire party visited the bathing pa
vilion again, and until the hour of
departure enjoyed the surf, which
was fine indeed. Having seen all
that there was to see and having
the freedom of the city, we did as
we pleased, everyone being ex-
tended the glad and welcome
hand by the good people of Boca
Grande. About seven in the ev-
ening the return home was begun,
and about eleven o'clock we ar
rived home, not thing having
occurred to mar the happiness of
the occasion.
This excursion was given under
the auspices of Punta Gorda Tent
No. Is, Knights of the Maccabees.
1t was a grand success, and the
largest crowd that has ever left
Punta Gorda on such an occasion
was the results of the efforts of the
most4excellent committee the Mac
cabees had appointed to look af-
ter the pulling off of this excur-
sion, and the excellent report that
was made at the Tent Meeting
Tuesday night, showed that the
Iaffair was not only a success from
a pleasure standpoint, but was al
so most profitable from a financial
standpoint.
The Tent met Tuesday night
and passed resolutions thanking
the owners of the boats for the ex-
cellent service rendered, the COM
mittee for their splendid work, the
Ladies of the Maccabees for the
delicious and appetizing sand
wiches and cake, and all others
who assisted in making the affair
such a bowling success. Espec-
tally were the Knights thankful
to the ladies, who have shown the
true Maccabean spirit and come
to the brother when he needed
them. Three cheers for the Lad
les of the Maccabees.
AS a result of the excursion,
there was handed in a list of
twelve new members at the meet
ing, and there are now some
thing like twenty-five awaiting
the tortures that are to come.
This will run the list close to sew
enty-five. The least that can be
said is, "Well done, Maccabees,
come again." and they are getting
ready to do that very thing for
next month. Get with them, men
and help make their next a big
ger success than the last one
AN EXCURSIONIST.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08

Ex-Gov. A. w. Gilchrist return
Jed. Sunday noon from a visit Of
several weeks to his mother in
Columbia, s. G. On the way back
he stopped at Waycross and Jack
sonville to attend to business mat
ters and at Trilby on Saturday he
made a talk at a Fourth of July
celebration.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08
Pineapple Marmalade

To one pound of grated pineap-
pie ALLOW one-half pound Of sugar.
Scatter sugar over fruit and le
stand three hours, then put on
stove and let simmer slowly one
hour; then put in air-tight jars.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08
PUNTA GORDANS CELEBRATED
Maccabee Excursion Boca Gande Was Big Event Participated
in by large crowd-Band Along and Ball Game

Monday was observed here as
legal holiday, the Fourth having
fallen on Sunday, and while there
was no formal celebration, flags
displayed from many of the homes
in the city and bicycles decorated
in the national colors ridden by
little girls were seen ON the streets,
these and other manifestations of
patriotic spirit calling to mind
the birth of the nation one hun
dred and thirty-nine years ago.
The banks, post Office and most
of the stores were closed during
the day, and many of the town S
people celebrated by going on the
Maccabees excursion to Boca
Grande.
1t was a sane observance of the
Fourth that Punta Gorda people
INDUCED in.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08

Whoop la, but did you go on
the excursion to Boca Grandt
July 5th? Well, if you did not
you missed the time of your life
Everybody seemed to be taking il
in, and a grand time-Boca
Grande time-was the result. Now
listen. Two hundred and sixty
five happy souls took in this ex-
cursion, among them being the
majority of the members of the
Methodist Sunday school and the
Epworth League. Besides this
there were people from all parts,
all bent on having a good time
and they had it.
About $50 the Powell and
Chase, under command of the
Quednau brothers, and the Il. c,
Knight, commanded by Capt. Gil
lis, all three lashed together, side
by each, left the city dock, bound
for the city by the sea- The band
was along and furnished some ex-
celIent music under the leader
ship Of w. e. Vecqueray. The
feature was enjoyed to the limit.
All way down sandwiches of var
ious kinds and cool drinks were
served, greatly enjoyed and prov
ed source of profit to those hand
ling them.
The outfit arrived at Boca
Grande about the noon hour, and
after listening to the band for a
short concert, made a rush for the
bathing pavilion, where they en-
joyed dip in the gulf. After
strolling about the town for quite
a while, the crowd gathered at the
depot, where another band con-
cert was given when the march
was taken up for the ball ground.
The game of ball proved a reg
ular walk-over for Punta Gorda,
the score being Is to 4 in their
favor. Nevertheless the Boca
Grande boys were deserving of
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08
Old Theories and Methods Have
No Place
THROW PHYsIc TO THE DOGS
Was kind of Motto the OBJ
servance of Which in the Past
Has Brought Premature Obse-
quies in Many a Saddened
Family.
Throw physic to the dogsl


tor excepting in case of extreme
emergency and let every man, and
woman, be the judge of what con
stitutes an emergency.
That was kind of motto whose
observance in the past has brought
premature obsequies in many q
saddened family, in the times
when doctors were fewer in pro
portion to the total population
than now, and when they were
not so we'll equipped for the bat
tie against disease and death.
In the good old times our grand
mothers were fairly good doctors
themselves; probably they were
better equipped than we in these
days with first aid remedies. But
they applied their remidies to tht
treatment of injuries and disease
far beyond the first stages, and toe
often with serious results.
There must have been a large
element of faith helping these
dear old ladies in their amateur
practice. From their individual
experiences, from the inheritances
of the past and from the neigh
bors they accumulated vast stores
of "sure cures" and the more
disagreeable their concoctions o1
mustard and pepper and turpen-
tine and the herbs of the field; the
worse they smelled and tasted, the
more certain was their efficacy in
the minds of their much-sufferine
patients.
Is the practice of medicine a
more exact science than it was
fifty years ago?
With no disparagement to the
grand old men who rode their end.
less rounds, who carried the suf-
ferings of their patients very close
to their hearts, who brought cheer
and comfort into hundreds oil
homes and who took their long.
delayed pay in potatoes and ba.
con, or never collected it at all
medicine aud surgery have made
wonderful strides. The old time
doctor had to be surgeon and ply.
sician and dentist and occasional.
ly had to prescribe for the COW
His time was too full of his never
ending daily work to keep track
of the general development of his
profession, excepting through the
journals that he was too busy to
read. He had no opportunity to
become a specialist.
The difference between the old
time and modern practice is the
development of the specialist and
the growing Importance of pre-
ventive medicine. The idea OF
these days is that the prevention
of disease is quite as important as
its cure.
The education of the people to
the value of cleanliness, of proper
sanitation, is the keystone of pre-
vention. Whereas, medicine used
to be classsed among the myster-
les and its operative effects Sc
cret that the public had no right
to know, the theories Of the causes
and spread Of disease and the OPP
Grafton of remedies are now put
into language stripped of techni-
calities, so that the man of ordi-
nary intelligence may understand.
The day of the doctor, of the
specialist, has come in a new aud
larger sense than even before. His
work, with the cooperation Of the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08

Those of us who did not get in
on the aid sent to Belgium can
participate in the feeding of Mexi-
co, which will be one of the good
deeds that illuminate a naughty
world.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08

"Shirtless, sleeveless and stock
ingless" is the description of the
latest seaside bather. No wonder
sharks are biting.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-08

Peace is a good thing and the
whole world is entitled to enjoy it.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-03-31

The German post office is to spare
the feelings. so far as possible. of the
families OF soldiers who have fallen
in battle. when mail matter, nondeliv-
cradle for that reason, is returned to
the sender. Hitherto 1t was the GUS
tom to stamp on the letter or package
merely the word fallen" or dead"
and send it back home to shock the
relatives with this harsh brevity. Now
the military authorities have been d.
rected to use the words fallen for the
fatherland." or fallen on the field OF
honor"
In still another way the authorities
are trying to soften the blow Of death
notices from the front. Hitherto this
was attempted only in country dis
tricts, where the returned mail OF the
fallen soldiers was handed over to the
local authorities or the clergyman,
who then undertook to break the fatal
news gently to the family. Something
like this is now to be done also in the
towns and cities. The local authori-
ties will now be asked to select some
person suitable for bearing the mes
sage of death.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-03-31
Monkey War Veteran.

Jacko. the pet monkey Of H. M. 8.
Loyal, who has been in three wars, re-
Gently paid a flying visit to Harwich,
and for the sake of variety made part
of the journey on the roof of railway
carriage.
Born in South Africa during the
war, Jacko was made the pet OF regi-
ment, and was with the troops on two
or three battlefelds. A seaman faith
cred him and took him afloat. He went
to the China station. and was with the
naval brigade in the Boxer rebellion.
Back to sea he went from ship to ship,
and he was in the Loyal during It's re-
cent engagement with German de-
stroyers.
Being an old soldier, he then took
refuge in the 1sh-kettle, emerging
quite gay and hearty when the shoot
ing was over.-London Daily Mail.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-03-31
MUSTANG OIL COMPANY
Manager f. NJ. Mears Making Ar
rangements for Pushing Deyel-
opment Work

E. NJ Mears, who is manager and
chief promoter of the Mustang Oil
Co., has secured ample funds to in
sure a continuation of the develop
ment work in that field, and has ar
ranged for a standard drilling outfit
to be moved there just as soon as the
roads get hard enough to permit Of
the trip.
The work done last year with a
light well drilling outfit furnished the
company with many valuable pointers
that will greatly assist them in the
development work this season. They
went down 600 feet last season and in
addition to surface oil, which has
caused all biologists who have visited
the field to pronounce it the best
prospect they ever saw, two small
veins of oil were struck, and the in
dications were improving all the
time. They have the casing on the
ground now and with the heavy stan
dard drill secured will be able to
drive hole down rapidly.
The splendid prospects there and
the benefits to accrue to all the in
habitants of this region and the ire
mendous opportunities Offered for
profits if oil is discovered all taken
together should induce every business
man and citizen who can possibly do
so to assist this company with his
financial as well as moral support
II there is oil in this section of the
state at all in paying quantities the
indications point most clearly to this
particular region, and the oil indus
try has now reached that state of
legitimate competition where the dis
coverers can reap the reward of their
own efforts and not have to turn it
over to some big corporation.
The opportunity is now offered to
settle the question for all timc so far
as this section is concerned and our
people should get behind the COM
pany and help it make a complete
job of prospecting the Mustang field.
The large acreage of land in that re-
gion which the company has secured
insures big profits if successful and
their chances for success seem bright
err today than ever before.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-03-31
w. C. T. u. Convention of District No.
10
(Contributed)

The convention held its sessions in
Lamar on March 80 and 81, and
there were thirty visiting delegates
representing nine unions in attend
ance. Very interesting programs
were enjoyed both days. The prin-
cipal subjects discussed were:
1.-THE Value of Our Official Papers"
"Colorado's Enforcement Law"
Every Citizen Responsible for Eff
fective Prohibition"
"Some Important Departments"
"The Relation of the Local Union
to National Prohibition"
National Constitutional Prohibi-
ton"
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Hun
gerford gave a very interesting adj
dress on "The Next Great Victories
On Tuesday the Lamar union served
luncheon both noon and evening to
the visiting delegates and Wednesday
the Dry Creek and Lamar unions fur
nished a sumptuous basket dinner for
all the guests.
A playlet, Before and After TAX
ing" by 16 Lamar white ribboners
was enthusiastically received. 1t gave
a chance for some quite clever anna
teur work.
The vocal duet by the Misses
Stream and Thomas and the reading
by Miss Odell were the entertaining
features of the last evening.
Enthusiasm was aroused whenever
the new enforcement and national
prohibition and Colo
radios governor were mentioned.
A new Jubilee song" written since
Colorado went dry" to the tune of
was sung with great spirit
at the close of the convention.