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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-09-16
Stetson Opening

Readers of this paper will re-
member advertisement run in the
summer of Stetson University.
The big college is to open Septem-
Der "a, Friday. A beautiful set
Iyof chimes consisting of eleven
bells have been installed and a
professional ckimer from Balti-
more has been engaged to opeE
the school year at eight O'Clock
Friday morning, September "a,
with a chimes concert.
There is a splendid prospect
for the opening. More than the
usual number of reservations have
been made and great enthusiasm
prevails. The Stetson students
and alumni are loyal to their Alma
Mater because they respect and
ItNcIt HtI.
Students returning this fall will
note with pleasure the improve
ments in many Of the buildings
on the grounds. The athletic ac-
tivity this year will be greater
than for many years. There is a
lot of fine new material among the
students coming in. and there
will be fine spirit of cooperation
between the town, the faculty and
the student body to produce the
best organizations and the best
teams possible. The University is
to be congratulated ON its fine
prospects.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-09-16
TEUTONS HAVE VARYING SUCCESSES
Gain in Morrill, but Lose South of See Weakening the
Turks Defense Of the DardaneIes Artillery France

London, England-Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg's offensive
near Dvinsk where the railroad
leading from Wilma to Petrograd
has been reached again menaced
the railway connections with the
Russian capital. The compara-
tive success in other sectors in the
last fortnight, however, causes the
capital to regard the latest threat
against it with no great alarm.
British opinion is that the Cour-
land campaign of the Germans
not only is proving costly in men
and supplies but is likely to fail
unless the Russian offensive on
the other extreme of the long
front can be stopped soon.
By their latest attack in eastern
Galicia the Russians are reported
to have penetrated ustro-Germ-
an trenches in the face Of heavy
artillery fire. To the north the
Russians are Withdrawing steadily
from the dangerous Niemen sal
lent, opposing the German ad-
vance merely by stubborn rear
guard actions.
The tremendous duel Of big
guns still marks operations along
the Franeo-Belgian and Italian
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-09-16
PUNTA GoRDA, FLORIDA,
Exercise and Health
Mems sana in sano corpore |!

Mems sana in sano corpore!
! Which means-What's s the use
of pushing the cultivation of the
mind and neglecting the cultiva-
tion of the body?
And this suggests the very per-
tinent query: Should not physical
training be made requirement in
our system of education, from the
kindergarten to the university?
The present time of beginning
the school year in Florida is ap-
propriate to consider what is the
relation of health to effective men
tai training. In large measure
the question is solved by the con-
Iditions that exist in rural commu-
mites, whore school children usu-
ally have fixed duties about the
home that require sufficient regu-
lar exercise to maintain good de-
gree of health. There is generally
. lack of such exercises for pupils
in city schools, with tendency
to greater concentration on school
work and with consequent bad re-
suits.
A few Florida cities, notably
Jacksonville, have in recent years
given much time and some money
toward utilizing the public parks
as Fairgrounds. Under the di-
rection of a paid expert supervis-
or, physical exercise and competi-
tive games have been made at
tractive to children. The invest
ment has brought splendid results
and the system should be adopted
by every municipality. But the
participation in these privileges,
being voluntary, has reached only
a small percentage of the children
in any of these cities.
How can its benefits be extend
ed to all of themP
More than ever in the past, the
duties of the teacher are becom-
ing complex. His responsibilities
include not only suitable mental
training but a watchfulness over
the physical condition and capaci-
ty of every pupil. He is to blame
if the child victim of hookworm or
the mental deficient is pushed be-
yond his mental limits or punished
for failing to grasp what is be-
yond him. The teacher must
or should, detect the presence of
contagious disease and in suspi-
cious cases, call for medical exami-
nation. The recently adopted
plan for an annual medical exami-
nation of every school child in the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-09-16

ne lOllOWLlg DTleI resume u
the proceedings of the Centra
Florida Highway Association, a
Lakeland Thursday, is reproduced
from the Lakeland Telegram:
THE first order of business o.
the Central Highway Association
after luncheon was the adoption
Iof the Northwest Route from
Gainesville via Perry to Tallahass
ee, thus ratifying the previous ac.
tion of the Association. The Per.
ry boosters, nearly 100 strong.
were active in this matter and
were jubilant over the result.
"Mr. Perry, of Fort Myers, adj
dressed the Association at length
in regard to the route of the Dixie
Highway from Arcadia to Miami
urging the endorsement of an aux.
iliary route via Punta Gorda, Fort
Myers and Marco, to Miami. AT
ter some discussion this action
was adopted.
81. d. Rooney, of 0cala, pre-
sented a resolution expressing
gratitude and appreciation for the
great work for the cause of good
roads performed by the press, and
as an acknowledgement of same
that every newspaper of the state
be given honorary membership in
the Association with all attendant
rights and privileges. This reso-
luton was UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
"At the afternoon s meeting, A.
j. Holworthy, of Lakeland,
brought the attention of the Asso-
citation to the Lee and Jackson
Highway main highway from
Washington to Jacksonville Seen
ic Highway to Orlando, thence to
Haines City, Auburndale, Lake
land to Tampa. This route was
opposed only by Lycurgus Burns,
of Winter Haven. Mr.. Burns
stated that the Winter Haven dis
trict was opposed to the route out
lined, and offered as a substitute
that the route be designated to go
via Haines City, Lucerne Park and
Haven.
&C. HI. Walker, of Barlow,
stated that this matter had al
ready been threshed out and that
both the Polk County Good Roads
Association and the county COM
of Polk county had de-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-09-16
THURSDAY, SEPT. 1e, 1916

state should relieve the teacher of
this duty, by placing it in the
hands of competent expert author
ity. 1t is a move in the right di-
Irection.
But the responsibility of main
tanning a high average of health
remains with the school authori-
ties. The school furnishes the
training on which depends the
trend of adult life, and this is
true of the mind as well as Of the
body. Good health can be made
a habit as well as careful thinking
Iif you begin early enough and
keep at it. Exercise to be pro-
ductive of best results, should be
made intresting, even fascinating,
to the pupil, and no better means
can be found than competitive
games. Tennis, baseball, even the
old-fashioned hop-skotch- some
thing adaptable to every age
should be encouraged.
Amherst College in Massachu-
setts was the first of the higher in
stitutions in this country-nearly
fifty years ago-to make physical
exercise a compulsory part of the
curriculum. Absence from the
daily class drill on the gymnasium
floor was penalized as absence
from lecture or recitation. Each
class was required to report at a
fixed hour four days each week,
for exercise in marching and light
dumb-bell work. Exercise on the.
heavy apparatus was encouraged
but not required. The result was
a marked betterment of health
conditions during the course, the
seniors showing less than one
quarter of the sickness observed
among the freshmen classes.
The result of this systematic
training has demonstrated its val
ue to the individual student and
has emphasized in graduate life
the Inconvenience, not to say dan
ger, following the lack of regular
exercise. The Amherst system has
been adopted in many of the col
leges and universities Of this coun-
try, and Princeton refuses to grad
uate the student who can not
swim.
Florida leads the states of the
Union in matters conserving the
health of her citizens. Why should
she not lead in this movement for
the welfare of her children, her
future citizens State Board of
Health RulIatin
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-09-16
Sc. A COPY; $3.50 A YEAR
The Highway Association
Meeting Held at Lakeland

cided ON the route through Lake
land.
! "nr. Ross, Winter Haven's
grand old man, spoke on the ques-
ton, declaring that Winter Haven
had gotten all she had asked for,
and her people were broad enough
to let other sections have what
was coming to them. He there
fore favored the routing of the
Lee and Jackson Highway as out
lined by Mr.. Holworthy.
"Lycurgus Burns violently OBJ
jected, his position evidently be-
ing that all highways should be
built to Winter Haven and no
where else. He was hooted down
and the route outlined by Mr.. Hol-
worthy was adopted amid tumul-
tuous applause.
"The Telegram has all along
had faith in the liberality and
good faith of Winter Haven to set
tie this question amicably and it
is rejoiced to see this faith vindi-
Gated.
"The Association sat down
good and hard on the editor of
The st. Cloud Tribune, whose edi-
torial policy sought to change
some of the work that had been
done at the Orlando meeting.
"The Publicity and Publication
committee recommended the pub
lication of magazine to be
known as The Central Florida
Highway Association Bulletin, to
be issued monthly and to contain
all official notices, etc. Mr.. Turn
ley, of Fort Meade, and others de-
clared that the newspapers were
doing this work splendidly and
the publication was not needed. A
substitute motion prevailed that
the secretary furnish the newspa-
pers with the proceedings and
with a request to publish them.
"After reports and discussions
as to various lines of road tribu-
tary to the Dixie Highway, the
question of the next place of meet
ing was taken up.
Gainesville was nominated as
the next place of meeting and sew
eral speeches in favor of that
beautiful and enterprising city
were made. Nominations were
closed and Gainesville was chosen
unanimously as the next place of
meeting on the Thursday before
the 18th of December.
t"The convention was most har-
monious in its deliberations, al
though, as it is always the case
where there is diversity of in
terests, there was considerable
spice injected now and then. The
delegates were all delighted with
Lakeland and the treatment ac-
corded them by her citizens, and
the convention passes into history
as most pleasant incident to
Lakeland people"
Punta Gorda Represented
Punta Gorda was ably repre-
sented at the meeting of the Cen
tral Florida Highway Assoeia-
ton in Lakeland by A. B. Tucker
of the bond trustees of this spec
ial road and bridge district. Mr..
Tucker was among the most en-
thusiastic of the good roads men
present at the meeting and he took
an active part in the proceedings.
He championed the auxiliary
route via Punta Gorda, Fort Myers
and Marco to Miami, uniting his
Influence with Mr.. Perry of Fort
Myers and securing its adoption.
Mr., fuckers speech in behalf of
this proposition was an able one
and he has been generously COM
plimented on it. The adoption of
this auxiliary route, in its final re-
suit, means that Punta Gorda and
Fort Myers win be on the "main
line" of the Dixie Highway, for
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VOLUME xxIII-NUMBER Al

regular session IN Arcadia, the otn
day of September, 1915, present
l.. w. Whitehurst, chairman John
Hagan, W. M. Whitten, d. l..
Skipper and w. G. Welles.
Minutes of August meeting
were read and approved.
Bids for the purchase of $780,
900 Murdoch drainage bonds were
opened. j. NJ. Murdock submit
ted the only bid, which upon mo-
tion duly made and seconded, was
accepted, provided said bid con-
forms to the special act of the leg
islature of 1915, relative to the
Murdock Drainage District.
Mrs. Tom Summeralls was plac-
ed on pauper list at $1,000 per
month until husband is released
from convict camp.
Frank LETTERS was placed on
pauper list temporarily at $1,000
per month.
The petition of r. w. Wilkins,
contractor, asking for an exten-
sion of time to Nov. 8, 1915, for
completion of clearing and grub
bing of roads in the Punta Gorda
special road and bridge district,
which petition was approved and
agreed to by the contractor s
bondsmen, was approved and ac-
cepted.
Bids for the purchase of Trac-
tion Engines were opened.
Bids were also received for
clearing, grubbing and construct
ing roads in special road and
bridge district No. /. Bids were
also received for the purchase of
carload of culvert material.
Bids were also received and open
ed for the hard-surfacing of roads
in special road and bridge district
No. / Bids were also received
and opened for the purchase of an
automobile for special road and
bridge district No. /.
d. L. Skipper was called to the
chair.
Mr.. Whitehurst then moved
that all bids for culvert material
be held in abeyance until next
meeting of this board. Motion
carried. Mr.. Whitehurst then
moved that all bids for hard-sur-
facing roads in special road and
bridge district No. / be held in a.
beyance until the next meeting OF
the board. Motion carried. Mr..
Whitehurst moved that j. w. Farr
be awarded the contract for clear
ing and grubbing the roads as
per specifications in special road
and bridge district No. / for the
sum Of $6,372.27. Motion was
carried, and j. w. Farr declared
the successful bidder for the clear
ing and grubbing of said roads in
said district.
Mr.. Whitehurst then resumed
the chair.
d. L. Skipper and John Hagan
being a committee appointed to
inspect the county Offices reported
that they found the Offices and
records neatly and correctly kept
so far as they were able to judge |
David Page was placed on pau
per list at $500.
Blazers report of Glen Smith
and C. E. Gibson was received and
filed. Upon motion duly made
and carried the same was accept |
ed and notice mailed to Glen
Smith.
Pension claim Of Isaac Johns
was approved.
Bond of w. R. Minor as bond |
trustee for the special road and |
bridge district No. l was approx
ed.
L. A. Addison of Plat, Fla,
was recommended as recorder of |
marks and brands for district No. |
"a.
Notary bond of Sallie Ivey was
approved.
The Washington times., 1915-12-22

Will be enjoyed by the whole family.
Can you think of anything better to cat
than Waftes or Cakes with Maple Syrup?
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-13

When the Lord delivered the people
from Babylon, only about $4,000 re-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-13
Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made IN the conditions
OF certain mortgage made by Vernon L..
County, Michigan to Emmett D.. wiltse OF
Byron Mich, dated the fourteenth day OF May
A. ID. 1914 and recorded in the office OF the
Register Of Deeas M for the County OF Shiawas
day of Nav A. ID. 1914 In Liber 135 OF mortgages
on page 2ls on which mortgage there Is claimed
to be due at the date Of this potice for princi'
nal aud interest, the sum OF twenty nine humid
red and sixty eight and hfty-fve one hundred.
this (b296s. Boy dollars, and an attorneys fee Of
>thirty-nve dollars as provided for In said
ruortcage, and no suit or proceedings at law
having been instituted TO recover the moneys
secured by said mortgage. or any part thereof.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF the
power of sale contained In said mortgage and
the statute In such case made and provided, on
Monday the twentieth day OF September A. d.
1918 mt II o'clock In the forenoon the under
signed will at the front door OF the court house
IN the City of Corunna in Shiawassee County
IA the State of Michigan that being the place
where the Circuit Court for the County Of
Shiawassee rs held. sell at public auction TO
the highest bidder, the premises described 10
necessary TO pay the amount so as aforesaid
due on said mortgage with six per cent interest
and all legal costs together With t5 said attor,
one third (531s) acres of the east half OF the
south east quarter OF section twenty-eight (28) (;
also piece OF land containing one acre In
so mare form being In the north east corner OF
the west half OF the south east quarter of
section twenty eight also the south twenty (20)
acres OF the west half OF the southeast quarter
aid dsscfip. Ions being in township Ave c) north
ri rarfTe four (D east and containing alto
eether,seventy. four and one-third 74lS) acres
EMMETT D. wILTsE,
2. Mortgage.
e. D. wnrsE,
Business xddrsss ByroniiMIon.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-13

readiness for Him. Approximately
5000 accepted Christ. with full con-
secration unto death. as His footstep
followers. The remainder of the ma
ton being then cut off from special ia
vor, the door opened to the Gentiles.
that they might become fellow-heirs
with the 25,0O0 consecrated Israelites.
The value of Gods dealing with Israel
Is evidenced In the fact that 1t has re-
quired 1900 years to gather from all
other nations the remainder of the
Elect, the total of which Is $4,000.
Thus our lesson indicates no failure
on Gods part. but wisdom. in permit
ting the rebellion of the ten tribes. Soon
the elect Church. the Spiritual Seed of
Abraham, will be completed: and then
Gods Promise to him will begin to be
fulfllled.-GaL 3:S; ~. %.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-13

pie. especially as ' WV ''"' : WV
under the Law they were obligated to
go there to worship at least once or
twice a year.
Whatever were Jeroboam's good
thoughts respecting the preservation of
the rights and liberties of the people.
he quickly manifested the spirit of
politician. He reasoned that the 60
Ing Of the people to Jerusalem to wor
ship would mean that sooner or later
they would be drawn back to the kings
Of David's line; and that to preserve
his own power he must establish
new religious cult Two golden calves
were prepared, one in the north and
the other In the south, that thus the
people might think that worship and
sacrifice could be performed anywhere.
Moreover, he arranged for religious
festivals at times different by about
month from the celebrations at Jeru-
salem. His people readily fell In with
his plan. 1t seems only too true that
much Of the religion of the masses is
but q form of goodness.
Were Gods Plans Defeated?
Many might be inclined to say that
Gods plans were thus defeated by an
ordinary man; but the Scriptures show
that the very opposite was the case
that Gods plans were forwarded by
Jeroboam's opposition. Let us see.
God had promised Abraham that
through his posterity ultimately all
mankind should be blessed. Four hun
dred years elapsed before any move
ment was made in this direction. By
that time Israel was In bondage in
Egypt Through Moses God sent them
word that He was ready to fulfil the
Promise made to Abraham. They glad
ly followed Moses to Mount Sinai,
where the Lord entered into covenant
with them, that If they would keep His
Law perfectly He would qualify them
to be the promised Seed Of Abraham.
But like all imperfect men, they could
not keep Gods Law.
Then God promised to send Messiah,
whose Kingdom would bless them and
afford them opportunity Of sharing in
the Abrahamic Promise. Gods deal
ings with Israel were, therefore, of a
typical character. Their Atonement
Day. their Law, their mediator. their
sacrifices. all typifled better sacrifices
under better Mediator. Christ. Gods
entire course with them was with a
view to preparing them to be associ-
ated with Messiah in His Kingdom.
The detection Of Jeroboam and the
ten tribes drove into the territory of
the two tribes the most loyal Of the
Israelites. To these the idolatries es-
tablished by Jeroboam We're properly
repulsive. This continued for years.
until the ten tribes went into captivi-
ty to Babylon. when more of the people
gravitated towards Jerusalem. Later
on, God overthrow the kingdom OF Ju-
dab. and allowed these people to go
into captivity; but they preserved tneir
religious sentiments while I'm Babylon.
The Return From Babylon.
When the Lord delivered the people
from BABYLON ONLY nhout 70 ono rp-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-13
POLITICIANS and
FALSE RELIGION
4 Kings Is:s5-S3.-August rs.

Revolt of lsraei's Ten Tribes Groat
Mistake-God's Dealings Wish Typ
ioai israel-Jewish Remnant In Early
Church-Divine Plan Did Not Fail.
-Thou shalt not make unto thee Gav craven
inaa0e."-Erodus 20:}. s.
~ EROBOAM was not a bad man
In the sense OF sympathiZlng
with viciousness and crime or
- of wishing to enslave his people.
On the contrary, he was man Of
courage and love Of liberty, who de-
sired to deliver his people from what
he considered oppression. Under his
leadership. ten tribes Of Israel revolt
ed from the House Of David, with the
avowed object of being free from the
oppression Of the kings.
This was a great mistake, as is ev-
cry move which ignores God and His
arrangements. The Divine arrange
ment for the nation was that its af-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-13

turned to Pales-
tine: and they rep
resented the faith.
full. W no trusted
In God and sacri-
feed all Babyloni-
an advantages. re.
turning to a DESC
late land. These
became he n u
cleus Of a new
people who. in the
days Of Jes u s,
were I'm wonderful
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-13

fairs were all to be
under Divine care
as Gods kingdom.
with David's fami-
ly as Gods repre-
sentatives. Grad
ually, however, the
religious interests
had gathered about
Jerusalem. TIL Q
more religious Of
the people liked to
be near the Tenn
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-08-13
HUMPHREYS

Free Medical Book-in cele-
bration OF sixty years we have
published a revised edition OF
DR.. Humphreys Manual or all
diseases, giving in minute detail
the care and treatment OF
tho sick with Humphreys
Remedies
Gilpin observer., 1915-09-02
Celebrating Labor Day.

That Labor day has gradually been
given over almost wholly to sport and
recreation is cheering evolution.
Crowded stands at the baseball parks,
packed excursion trains and steamers,
full bathing beaches, teeming parks.
and stancing-room signs In tie thea
ters en- Labor day bespeak prosper
GUS and contented country. We're men
out Ct wcrk. factory chir1neys desti-
tute Of smoke. spindles idle. and mines
closed down we would see more mass
meetings On Labor day. Something
approaching the first OF May celebra-
tions In European countries might be
feared. But who in this land locks for
ward to Labor day with feelings of
concern? When has political crisis
hinged on the demonstrations Of La.
Dor day?