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Evening star., 1915-09-15
Aviation Enthusiast.

Mr.. Totten is an aviation enthusiast
as well as horseman. For that rea-
son this question was put to him:
Did you see or hear anything that
would lead you to believe Hlat the
cavalry is being put out of business
by the aeroplane as a scouting ma
chine?"
Not at ALL replied Mr.. Totten; "ow-
ing to the power of guns built to at
tack the aeroplane from the ground.
the military aviator cannot get close
enough to the enemy to observe any
thing with great accuracy. He cannot
get within mile or two of the foe,
and that is not close enough to observe
with extreme accuracy. 1t is true, too,
that on the approach of an enemy aero
plane even large bodies of troops can
hide themselves absolutely by simply
stepping off the road. Cavalry will al
ways be necessary, and in case of war
with Mexico the cavalry would be of
untold importance in that kind of
country"
Mr.. Totten said the provisional regi-
ment worked as much as possible
wearing the new army pack the
back, so as to make the men used to
the hardest kind of service. The pack.
ammunition belt. water canteen. etc,
weigh about forty pounds.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
DAVISON'S Prof. 3eo Mn.w. rhon.

SUMNER RATES = PRIVATE Lesson. 15c.
Waltz. Two-step. Fox Trot. one-step. Narcissrs
and Circle dances taught Lady assistauts-
Prof. WYNDHAM. Sic 18TH n Pin. Main 567S.
NATIONAL RIFLES ARMORY.
Now open: Mon. Wed. Thurs. 4 Sat.
Dancing: $40 to II. Band 4 orchestra. Cooled
by electric fans. Spotlight dances. Soioist
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-31
OVERLAND ITEM

A MOST unique test o.. the ondur
mcc aud stability OF Overland con
'structiou occurred recently along 90,
Florida coast when a Model So over
land touring car, after being buffet
ed about an night In a raging SURF
wasfound to be only slightly damar.
ed when rescued the following
morning.
The owner OF the car, together
with a party OF four people. was
driving along the beach at low lid,
when he yenturcd too close to the
waters edge, The first inkline he
had OF impending danger was when
the car slowed up suddenly and be
san to settle In the rear. Thou he
realized that he had driven into q
pocket OF quick sand and the party
barely had time to jump for safety
before the water surrounded the car
The incoming tide and the danger
connected with the work. made /,
impossible for a rescue party 90 rem
der much assistance. BY the time II
grew dark, the surf was breaking
over the top Of the Overland
Al the full height Of the tide. the
ear was In ten feet Of water with the
waves pounding aud beating It from
one side to the other. The hreakcrs
would smash into 1t aud stand 10 on
end, leaving it sometimes on two
wheels, sometimes on its side and az
other times completely upside down.
with the body and radiator grinding
into the sand.
The following morning al low tide
d wrecking crew MANAGED to haul
the car up on the beach. After the
sand and seaweed was cleaned out
" Il, the owner began an investiga-
lion as to the extent Of the damage.
He was amazed to find that with the
exception Of broken top. smashed
and loss Of paint. the car
was as good as ever
The terrific pounding Il had been
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-31
INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS- con.
NENrION, JANUARY Is, t0Ia

with both farm prosperity and gen
'ral prosperity for 1916 depending
upon the cash crop being surplus, or
profit above the farm living ex-
pense' the Texas Industrial Congress
will make lis annual convention in
be held January 10. 1916. an inau.
euration Of a general campaign for
the homegrown living on the farms
The program IS being prepared with
this end 10 view. and every man who
is interested in putting a firm foun-
dalton under his business during
1916. is urged to participate The
purchasing and paying power Of the
AVERAGE farmer is limited. not only
by Yields much lower than his land
is capable Of producing, but becaus-
be lives too much from the tin can
and the paper sack and the ownership
OF his crop passes from him before it
is ready to harvest The business in.
ierests OF the state suffers also from
this cause.
Following the convention, the Con.
sress inyiiei correspondence from
Commercial Secretaries and public
spirited business men everywhere
With a view Of cooperating with
them in working for such a diversity
Of the 1915 cropping system in their
sections as will bring about the pro-
iuetion. to the largest possible eS.
tent, upon each farm OF.
/ Food for the family. including
earden. meat. butter, milk. and
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subjected to during the night had not
even bent the tenders. The radiator
was not damaged and with the excep-
zion Of sand scratches the body was
In excellent shape In fast If the mag
ncto had not been soaked, he could
have driven the car homo under It's
own power
Spectators declare that the man
ner In which the Overland withstood
the bufieting of the high seas. left
no doubt as to the ruggednoss of
its construction.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-31
To THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
SNYDER NATIONAL RANK:

You are respectfully notified that
the annual meeting OF the share
holders will be held in the banking
rooms Of the above institution on the
second Tuesday in January, 1916. At
this meeting directors fer the onsu.
ing year will be elected. It is hoped
all stockholders will be present or
O. 2. THRANE. Cashier
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-31

eggs.
2. More live stock, and years
supply of feed for it.
g. Enough grain crops so that the
years income may not depend So
largely on cotton.
This is the most vital issue In Tex
as because general return to cot
ton-growing, or putting all our eggs
in one basket" is probable following
the better price this year.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-31

Ira, Texas, Dec 23.tb.
To the Publishers of SNYDER signal,
snyder, Texas
Gentlemen.
Please accept my congratulations
ON You Christmas Issue OF the sig
nal. One cannot read It without he
Ing Impressed with the fact that back
Of this issue are many hours Of
thought and toll It seems to me that
1t would be hard to read this issue
without thinking more Of the Worlds
Rcdcomcr.
Sincerely yours,
e. c. TYLER.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-31
nridc OF a Mcck roIsonca.

Waco, Dec. Ptomainc poison
ing which resulted from something
she ate on wednesday night Of last
week, the date of her marriage. caus-
cd tho death OF Mrs HALLE Will
iams. "a. here today.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
Striped Cucumber Beetle Visits
South Florida

The striped cucumber beetle has
paid his respects to South Florida
for the first time. Until this year
the insect had not been reported
farther south than the northern
and western part of the state. Re-
I,cent reports from Lee county say
that the insect has reached a
point farther south than ever be-
fore.
The beetle is especially injuri-
Gus to melons, cucumbers, squash
es and related plants. In the
North they clean up the water
melon crop frequently. The bee
ties are about quarter Of an inch
long and about half as wide. Their
wings are black and yellow strip
ed. They resemble the Colorado
potato Beetle in their markings
but are not nearly so large. They
eat the young plants from the
time they come up, and often de-
foliate them. 1t is during the
time before vining that the plants
are apt to be destroyed.
j. r. Watson, entomologist to
the University of Florida Expert
ment Station, recommends bor-
deaux mixture for a repellent
spray. Add about IL ounces of
lead arsenate, or one
and one-half pounds of the paste,
to so gallons Of the bordeaux.
Care should be used in spraying
the plants since the arsenical may
burn the foliage. Northern water
melon growers do not depend on
the poison, because enough to kill
the insects is apt to burn the
plants. For cucumbers, canta-
loupes and squashes, Mr.. Watson
thinks that the quantity recon-
mended will not be injurious.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
PRACTICALLY AN
OPEN WAY TO
CoNSTANTINOPLE
Made by Teuton Armies in Cam
paign through Serbia
OTHER POINTS WEAKENED
Anglo French Forces Active and
Serbs Holding Bulgarians at
Several Points-Quiet in the
West.

London, England-G rmany y
and her allies now control about
two-thirds of Serbia, and within
a few weeks probably will have
the main Serbian railroad, run
ming through Belgrade and Nish,
| in full operation. This will give
them two routes to Constantine
Iple, as communication by way of
the Danube to Bulgaria already is
open.
That this has not been accom-
Iplished without weakening the
other fronts is indicated by def
mite news of Russian advances on
the Riga-Dvinsk front, the last
part Of the eastern battle line ON
which the invaders kept up any
thing in the nature Of a definite
offensive.
Thus far the plans of the central
powers in the Balkans have work
ed like well-oiled machinery, but
the latest news from Macedonia
indicates the initiative is not to be
left entirely to the invaders much
longer Reports come by way of
Paris that the nglo-French fore
es are making their presence felt
against the Bulgarians. The alli-
es claim their operations are pro-
ceeding along the whole front
with success.
1t is reported also that the Ser
bians holding part of the Mace
donian front have checked the
Bulgarians, after inficting heavy
losses. If the Serbians can sus-
tain the attack for short period
the French should be able to join
them south Of Veles.
The Russians continue their
policy Of sharp and unexpected
attacks at various points along the
front. The latest Of these at
lacks, according to Petrograd,
Of three successful as
saults southwest of Riga, two
of Dvinsk, and three
west Of the Styr, south Of the Pri-
pet marshes, where the Austro-
German line was broken in two
places.
Except for artillery exchanges
on the western front, nothing of
great Importance has occurred re-
Gently in that theatre of war.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Size up all the notable men of
Florida you can think of ON the
spur of the moment, or at your
leisure-and mention one who has
earned as much distinction for
himself and his State and done as
much real good by way Of high
example and encouragement, with
in the same length of time, as the
boy Malcolm Miller, over in Santa
Rosa county, who last season grew
172 bushels of corn on one acre of
land. He deserves the medal the
governor of Florida will confer
upon him, and some of these days,
if he keeps up his lick, he is likely
to be governor Of Florida, himself,
or maybe, secretary Of agriculture
in the presidents cabinet at
Observation-Disclosures Telegram
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
Watch for Stem End Rot in Wet
Weather

Citrus growers who have not
sprayed for scale insects this fall
are apt to be troubled with stem
end rot if rainy season sets in.
The stem-end rot fungus does not
attack strong, healthy fruits, but
those which have been weakened
by the scales which feed around
the stem end are subject to at
tacks.
H. E. Stevens, plant pathologist
to the University of Florida Ex-
pertinent Station, advises those
growers who have large numbers
of scales in their groves to use
some insecticide against them so
that the fruits may be vigorous.
A few days of rain will show great
on the part of the stem
end rot fungus. Then it will be
too late to control the disease. Kill
the scales, and the fruits will be
strong enough to resist.
Spray the scales with the fol-
lowing formula by w. w. Yothers
of the United States Department
Of Agriculture: Water, l gallon
whale oil or laundry soap, 2
pounds; paraffin oil 2 gallons.
Heat together to boiling and emul-
sify by forcing through a spray
pump two or three times. Dilute
this stock solution, / part to so of
water.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Imencement till the gates shall
have been closed for the last time.
The press of this state should at
once take up this suggestion offer
ed to the state as fitting and pc
.culiarly appropriate method of
celebrating an event which should
be made of so great Importance TO
the United States. If the plan be
received with the favor which
should be given it there is no time
to be lost. Immediate action is
needd by every body of county
commissioners in the state; by the
various boards of trade and cham
bers of commerce; by every civic
body in every portion of Florida.
in the urgement upon the senator's
and representatives in congress to
seek cooperation of that body
as it has co-operated in the past
toward doing it's share toward
Florida prominent in the
list of states which have brought
credit upon themselves by success
fully carrying to a termination a
magnificent exposition. = P a m
Beach Post.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Did you ever see a few ants
moving big caterpillarP That is
cooperation. You wouldn't think
that they had sense enough. Sup
pose that they all pulled in diff
ferent direction. Wonder what
the ants would do if they faced
some of the economic problems
that we do and-aw shucks
There's no use in comparing an
ants intelligence with mans.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

According to a bulletin issued
by the department of agriculture,
Florida leads six other southern
states in the mileage and improve
ments of her public roads. Flor
ida, the department reports, has
1925 miles of surfaced roads, and
Mississippi comes next with 1900
miles; then Arkansas with 1,085
miles; New Mexico with 900; Lou
isana with 697 miles, and Oklaho-
ma with 500 miles: The depart
ments reports also that Florida
spent $3,450,000 in road building
in 1914 which is not so bad.-Mi-
ami Metropolis.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

George Il. Bryant of Bowling
Green, spent Monday here looking
after his interests. He brought
with him from his Bowling Green
grove and presented to The Her
aid a superb cluster of sixteen
grapefruit all growing compactly
together, like bunch of grapes.
Mr.. Bryant says that the tree
from which this cluster was taken
is loaded with clusters containing
from nine to twelve each. All the
fruit is bright, fact which he at
tributes to the character of the
land on which it is grown and al
so to non-use of commercial fertil-
izers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

road be fifty feet wide and that G,
A. Todd, Joseph Falcon and A. j.
Yeoman be appointed to view and
mark said road, and that the clerk
notify them of their appointment.
1t was moved and carried that
road petition from j. H. Langford
and twenty-eight others be laid on
the table.
Moved and carried, that roads
Nos. A and Is of the special road
and bridge district No. One be
changed so as to run as follows,
to-wit: Beginning at point on
the west side of railroad in Fort
Green Springs at junction of
right of way of said railroad and
Fourth street, and running thence
east to the town limits, thence on
west line of the southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter Of sec
ton 20, to the south line Of said
section, thence east to the quarter
post on south line of section 20
thence south through the center
of sections until it intersects the
east line of railroad right of way,
Continued ON last page)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

The State Sunday School Con-
vention will be held in Miami,
Nov 18th to 21st inst. Great pre-
parations have been made for the
entertainment of all who attend,
and every Sunday school IN the
state is urged to send delegates.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

The Florida annual conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church
South, viii be held in Tampa be-
ginning Dec. 18th. prox.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
Tu esday, November Q

All commissioners present and
Chairman Whitehurst presiding
The clerk was instructed to
cancel record warrant No. 5001A
issued in 1912, on road district
No. 3.
The hour having arrived for the
opening of bids for an elevated
grader as per advertisement, the
following bids were received The
Austin w estern Road Machinery
Co., and Russell Grader Manufac-
turing Co. Upon consideration it
was moved and carried that the
bids received for the purchase of
an elevated grader be and the
same are held in allegiance until
the next regular meeting of this
board.
1t was moved, seconded and
carried that the engineers for the
Arcadia Drainage District file
with the clerk Of this board the
profiles, plans and specifications
Of the said drain.
1t was moved, seconded and
carried that the appointing of an
engineer to survey and make esti-
mates Of cost of construction Of
roads as submitted to this board
by Ed Scott and others be deferr-
ed until the recess meeting Of this
board to be held on the 18th day
of this month.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

The Florida Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs will meet at DeLand,
Nov 18th to 10Th inst.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Harold Aber went up to Lake
and, Monday morning, and will
'pend the winter there.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

Even yet, the aeroplanes have
not reached that acme Of perfec-
tion calculated to recommend
them to egg shippers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

District No. 2 to District No, A ON
account of one-half of the repair
ON Nocatee steel bridge.
1t was moved, seconded and car
ried that road petition asking for
change in Zolfo- -Crewsville road
be tabled.
Wednesday, November 3
All members of the board were
present.
1t was moved and carried that
this board recommend to the
comptroller that he allow j. IL.
Treadwell to redeem certain lands
at a valuation of $3 per acre and
that the cost of No. 40 of the sale
of 1908 for $46.27 be reduced to
the proportionate value of the
$500 per acre assessment
D. L, Skipper presided Temporal
rily and l.. w. Whitehurst made
the following motion, which was
presented and carried: Whereas
the Edwards Construction Co. has
failed to draw and enter the con-
tract putting asphalt oil on such
part of the roads of special road
and bridge district No. | as was
to be surfaced with Barlow clay
according to the agreement, |
move that their bid be rejected
and thatsthe clerk be instructed to
advertise for bids to hard-surface
roads Nos. ] to 10 inclusive in
special road and bridge district
No. l, said bids to be delivered to
the clerk not later than two o.
clock on Tuesday, December III
1915.
L. w. Whitehurst resumed the I
chair.
Moved, that the petition of R.
w. Wilkins for an extension OF
time to Dec. 7th in which to COM
plete his contract for clearing and
grubbing roads in the Punta Cor
1a special road and bridge dis
trict be granted and the petition
with bondsmen be copied in min
ltes of this meeting and placed on
file.
Moved, that the report of Oscar
P. Kuhl, Oscar Thorson and Will
lam Turner, appointed to view
md mark following roads in town
ship Al be received, said road to
DC established to a width of fifty
'eet.
Second, road begin. at the
southeast corner of section "a,
sownship 40 south, range "a east,
md running thence north about
one and three-quarter miles. to
road known as Division No. 7 Of
Punta Gorda special road and
bridge district. Said road to be
width of sixty feet,
,e accepted and approved and
hat the clerk give notice of this
iction of the board by posting a
lotice at the court house door and
mailing copy of same to L. G.
Baird, Bairdville, Fla, to be post
d at that post Office.
Tax Collector Cyril Baldwin FL
d his final report for the collec-
ion of the 1914-15 taxes with the
'oard. Same was duly approved ]
md signed by said board.
Moved, that the petition of Ed /
yard A. Stoll and nineteen others {
skiing that a public road be es- (
be granted, and that Ed /
yard A. Stoll, Roy Reynolds and |
}. E. Decker, be appointed to 5
lew and mark a road forty feet i
yide on said line.
Moved, that the petition of F.
4. Cooper and twenty Others for Q
road beginning at the northeast s
orner of section five township 42 2
outh, range 25 east, and running
hence south on section line, six
niles to the southeast corner of /
ection 80 Of same township and t
ange, be granted. That said t
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11

The mosquitoes bill always calls
for blood money.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-11
November Meeting Board
of County Commissioners

Inc Board Oh County COmmlS-
sioners in and for DeSoto county,
met in the court house at Arcadia,
in regular session, November 1st.
The following members were pres
ent: l.. w. Whitehurst, chairman
John Hagan, ID, L. Skipper and
w. G. Welles; w. M. Whitten be-
ing absent.
Minutes CT the October meet
ings were read and approved.
The following business was
transacted to-wit
D. L. Skipper was called to the
chair.
Ii was moved by Mr.. White
hurst and seconded by w. G..
Welles, that the bid of Luten
Bridge Co., for the construction of
concrete bridges in special road
and bridge district No. on bridg-
es from one to nineteen be accept
ed with the privilege of eliminat-
ing any one or more of said bridg-
es as per plans and specifications.
Said motion being put the same
was unanimously carried.
Firearms bonds Of Jack Ward,
jr., and A. Il. Durrance were ap-
proved.
1t was moved and carried that
the A. G. L. railroad company be
asked for monthly credit for
freight on road material.
Road petition signed by w. +.
McEwen and others, was present
ed to the board; said petition was
accepted and the same declared
public road. w. E. McEwen, j.
G. McEwen and 0. B. Polk are
hereby appointed to view and
mark out said road.
Road petition of d. A. Mobiles,
B. F. Roberts and others was also
granted and d. A. Mobiles, Jno. A.
Roberts and N. S. Mcleod ap-
pointed markers.
Upon motion duly made and
carried R. G. Butler and wife
were placed on the pauper list at
80 per month.
Notary bond of w. F. Ashley !
with Geo. Z. Sebring and VIM. M.
Beck as sureties was presented to
the board and same was duly ap-
proved.
Soldiers pension claim of G. w.
Marsh was presented to the board
and same duly approved,
Widows pension claim of Mary
Eliza Mooring was presented to
the board and same duly approx
Newark post., 1915-04-21
Base Ball Season
Opens With Victory

Delaware defeated Baltimore
Polytechnic last Saturday, 8 to 3,
in the first game of the season.
Delaware used eighteen men in
the lineup, playing the last few
innings with a whole new team.
Buck" Hoch pitched the first five
innings and though he did not let
out, held the Polytechnic team to
two runs. Ewing and Bounds
twirled the last four innings and
both men showed plenty of stuff.
Mike Fidance was the star with
the bat, getting four hits out of
four times up. Mike also scored
three of Delaware's runs and stole
four bases.
Newark post., 1915-04-21
Newark High Develop
ing Track Team

Newark High School candidates
for the team to represent the
school at the Inter scholastic field
and track meet on Joe Frazer Field
are getting in shape and it looks
as though the school will be repre-
sented by some good material. Cap
tain Ferguson, who won the 440
yard run in Glass 2, last year will
enter that event again and also
probably the high jump. Other
candidates and the events they are
trying for follow: Major, high
jump, broad jump and shot put
Riley, broad jump; Chillas, 100
yard dash, 440 yard and one mile
run; Greene, $50 yard and one
mile run; Davis, 100 yard dash.