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ASKS $4,000 FOR HER HURTS.
Florence T. Green Sues Building
Owner, Contractor and D. C.

Florence T. Green has filed suit to
recover $4,000 for alleged personal
injury from the District of Columbia,
William D. and Harriet r. Searle and
William S. Spencer. The plaintiff says
she tripped and fell over an unpro-
tected and unguarded plank In front of
a new building on Wyoming avenue
between 18th and 18th streets July 81
last. The Searles are owners of the
property, Mr.. Spencer was the con-
tractor and the District is said to have
neglected it's duty to keep the side
walk safe for pedestrians. Attorneys
Brandenburg s. BrandenburG represent
the plaintiff.
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THREE ACCUSED OF MURDER.
Bank Cashier, Son and Another Man
To Be Arrested at Leesburg, Ga.

LEESBURG. Ga, February 2o.-War-
rants have been issued here for the
arrest of three Smithville. Ga, men in
connection with the murder. Wednes-
day night, of A. d. Oliver. president of
the Farmers Bank and Loan Company
of Leesburg. The men named in the
warrants are C. w. Chance, cashier of
the Bank OF Smithville; his son Claude,
and Minter Kennedy.
Oliver was killed with two charges
of buckshot. The authorities allege
that a shotgun found near the scene OF
the shooting belonged 10 Kennedy.
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Injured When Vehicles Collide.

Two horses drawing a carriage. Charles
Tolson. driver, became frightened "a >.
shifting engine near Benning yester-
day and tried TO run away. John W
Young, wife and daughter, Benuing. wsls.
occupants of the carria"c. They escaped
injury when the vehicle colldcd with
team belonging TO Samuel Scott, i75f
Benning road. but the driver sustained in
juries to his shoulder and three ribs vera
broken He was taken 10 Casualty Hos.
ptaL Scott was slightly injured.
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shake his head when the girl. daily
growing most wistful, faced him. AT
last he could endure it no longer.
IF that scamp in Redding won't write
he'll send her box of candy, anyway"
he said to himself as he looked UP the
address of confectioner in Redding
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Attractions Many
in the East.

in the East. ye 1iaen lyme
the developments of luxury which
greet the traveller who now ar
rives upon their soil. a choice is Of
fered between water, steam car or
motor travel, all three may be
combined in u trip of infinite variety
and pleasure. From Maine to New
York the coast is thickly dotted with
attractive towns, each one of which
has been the scene of some historic in
cident. From Portland, Ne, once Fall
mouth, and burned by the British, down
TO historic old Cape Cod. history begins
with the landing of the Pilgrims and
is continued down to the experiments
in wireless ship control conducted last
year by John Hays Hammond, jr.
In the interior, the Berkshire, the
White and the Green mountains and
the Adirondacks just over the bound
airy of New York. with the numerous
small lakes scattered among them,
combine scenic beauty with rare facili-
ties for sport of many kinds. The prox-
unity of the large fashionable resorts
provides modern luXuries for those who
find Dame Nature insufficient to amuse
them. New England was also long re-
garded as the cradle of American cul-
ture. Here are to be found the homes
of its leaders. Poet. philosopher. his
torian and Sa ge each had his abode in
this northern land, and many of these
historic sites are being preserved as
shrines visited by many travellers each
year.
Thus, while the European war has
been an i'll wind TO almost every in
dustry and interest in the world, it has
blown an unusual opportunity to the
shores of America. For generations
European travel has been to Americans
the last word in recreation and cul-
ture. The money he made in this coun-
try the American has always been
wont to carry to Europe. there to puz-
zle over Baedekers. and stare at
strange ruins and antiques about which
he generally knows nothing. This year
of travel at home is going to teach
thousands of Americans to know and
to love their own glorious country.
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Mammoth Cave
of Kentucky.

INC -hd4iiiiotl cave
Kentucky, which has never yet been
ruily explored. The adventure loving
traveller In this great underground re-
gfon Ands avenues leading to new
treasures not yet seen by modern man,
and he may find fragments of pottery
showing that 1t was not unknown to
the ancients.
A short distance from the cave is
more recently discovered subterranean
inlet known as Colossal cavern" II
was named by Robert Woodson. who
discovered it in 1895. 1t was partly
explored by Pike Chapman little
later II is now ready TO receive visit
ors. who enter il by descending @I2
steps cut into solid rock. The steps
are about three feet wide, and form
a stairway extending from the surface
10 the floor of the Cavern. This ex-
tends at least four miles in a south
easterly direction. and has innumera BILE
branches and avenues yet to be ex-
plored.
The walls are considered by many to
be more beautiful than those of Nam
moth cave. They are decorated with
gypsum formations resembling daisies,
Evening star., 1915-02-20

roses and lilies, or grotesque repre-
sentations of animals. birds, and even
human beings. Innumerable alabaster
stalactites, some of them six feet high.
are seen upon every side. Most of them
are so transparent that the light of q
lantern is plainly visible through them.
1t is claimed that at least ninety un-
explored subterranean caves are to pc
found in Edmonson county. Ky, any
one of which might afford limitless op-
portunity to the traveller in quest of
unique adventure and discovery.
: <
The United States government has
also established a great natural play
ground in the south
Land of Sky east which will be
p.., All full of surprise and
0' AAi delight to the trav-
eler. 1t includes more than 10000
square miles in the great Appalachi
mountain system in western North
Carolina. and has an average elevation
of more than 1000 feet above sea level.
Mount Mitchell. the highest peak, is
nearly 1000 feet above sea level. 1t is
included in the region known as the
Land of the Sky, extending into
Georgia and Tennessee, which is be-
coming better known each year be
cause of the exceptional arrangements
being made to promote the comfort and
pleasure of the traveller. The natural
beauty of the country has been enhanc-
ed by every improvement of art and
science. y number of wealthy men
have established beautifully equipped
estates in this region. the Vanderbilt
place at Biltmore being the best
known.
Lovers of the historic find themselves
in easy reach of the famous Chicka-
mauga battle-ground, now a great mil
itary park. Missionary Ridge is not
far away, and costly monuments upon
other sites in the vicinity testify to the
stirring scenes enacted there more than
half a century ago The Chickamauga
Milit~ry Park includes 900 acres, upon
which over s2,0O0,000 has been spent
in equipping it model military
station. A cavalry regiment occupies
this post, and a continual program of
reviews, parades. guard mounts and
other ceremonies affords interest to the
visitor.
Evening star., 1915-02-20

San Francisco is now operating
municipal street cars in Van Ness
avenue.
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paper. The next day dainty box of
bonbons came to Mary in the mail.
For Miss Mary Konos, from Red
ding" Ellsworth read as she stood be-
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Great historic interest naturally be-
longs to New England, as the cradle
Evening star., 1915-02-20

Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and I'll
YelloWstone are comnarafiyelH We
Evening star., 1915-02-20

The Panama expositions will draw
thousands of American travellers west
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Three Great
Natural Shows.

Montana and British America, the trav-
eler has a new playground with Won
derful possibilities. Aside from it's
other attractions. Glacier Park is a
fisherman's paradise. The woman who
never caught a fish in her life can
bring out a good-sized trout at every
cast in the Flathead river, and the
guides may be hired at exceptionally
low prices.
Evening star., 1915-02-20

The United States government has
also established a great natural play
Evening star., 1915-02-20

Just at present the south. and Florida
In particular, is getting most of the
Evening star., 1915-02-20

worlds wonder which will doubt
less become better known this year he
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Italy, 500, 900, 900, 900
Belgium, &c. 100000
Easter in Punta Gorda

Easter dawned clear and bright
after the blustery weather OF the
week before, and it was a bracing
cool day such as was little expect
ed at this time of the year, but
the sunshine was gladdening to
all and none of the spirit of the
occasion was lost.
Special services in the several
churcehs of the city were in keep
ing with the religious significance
of the day. 1t was a day for re-
joicing and worship in commem-
Grafton of the Redeemer's resur-
rection. There were beautiful
floral dcorations in a number of
the churches. Sermons were
preached that were opportune
and praises were sung-children
took part in special exercises-all
in celebration of the holy day.
Punta Gorda people in numbers
more than usual were in attend
ance at the churches. The day
thus passed, pleasantly in itsell
and appropriately observed.
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charge 1t"

"Charge it" is the great slogan
of the great American consumer.
Americans are great on peace,
but they are also the most gallant
chargers in the world. An Amer
lean who cannot sleep for fear our
standing army of $4,000 will en-
slave the country will rise early
in the morning. and charge meat,
potatoes, shoes, gasoline, automo-
bile tires and diamond rings with
an intrepidity which would cause
unlimited awe in a Frenchman.
"Charge it" is the greatest sub
stitute for money ever invented.
1t enables a man to spend his
next months salary with ease
and safety, to ride in an automo-
bile because he haSn' t the ready
cash for street car fare and to
cash his hopes of wealth into a
large bale of Balance Due" and
"Please Remit" statements, re-
newed monthly.
"Charge it" is the modern Ala
Bahia lamp. The worried citizen
says, "Charge it" and appears
five minutes later in joyful raj
ment, thus transferring the worry
to the merchant. Armed with
these two precious words an A
merican citizen with a fairly good
reputation can get down town
with an empty pOcketboOk and re-
turn home reeking with luxury.
1t is now possible to buy food,
houses, clothing, steam threshers,
sealskin coats, corner lots, Amcri-
can beauty roses, baths, haircuts.
operations, publicity, and ball
rooms on account. 1t is also pos
sible, though not always easy, to
pay cash for shoes, coal, prunos,
water, beefsteak and underwear.
1t is usually easy to tell the diff
ference between the man who says
"Charge it" and the man who
says "How much please? ?" The
former is better dressed, bu5 the
latter is much more visible on the
first of the month.-Geo. Fitch In
Miami Metropolis.
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Men Prefer Small Towns

A great deal is said and writ
ten about the desirability of liv-
| ing in great cities, but as mat
| ter of fact there are no such things
simply because men will not live
in them. Even a great city is but
union of communities like this,
London, the largest city in the
world, grew out of collection OF
villages that still retain much of
their old identities. Investigate
Chicago or New York or any 9TH
er great city and you will find
that, while men will huddle with
in a small area for purposes of
business, they insist on getting
out into the suburbs or into in
dependent residential sections for
the purpose Of living.
Now, living is the most impor-
tant business that man has to
do. He picks out a place for it
with the same care that he picks
out a location for a factory, a
store or an office; and, whenever
it is possible for him to pick out
the place that he likes the best, he
picks out a small town, unless he
is one of those foolish persons
who think that joy is to be found
in a cabaret and pleasure in a
crowd. If the normal man can
not take up his residence in a
small community, that is his
dream Of the future.
Certainly those of us whose
lines are cast in smaller towns
therefore ought to congratulate
ourselves. We have here one of
the best towns in the world, at
least in the making. We don t
have to move to a metropolis to
be happy, if our tastes and our de-
sires are normal. We can make
happy and the whole
town happy by trying to make
this not a big town so much as a
good one.
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Fortnightly Club

The Fortnightly club held Il
most delightful meeting at tie
home Of Mrs. Clarence Brown,
Thursday, Apr. LIST.
The responses were Current E.
.vents-Foreign.
The chapters from the history
were read by Mrs. Waltmirc and
Mrs. S. j. Hewitt.
An especially interesting paper
was given by Mrs. N. G.. Hewitt
on American Artists" and ano-
Their equally as good by Mrs. Han
cock on ga Study of the Madon-
mas. " Mrs. Hancock had taken
pains to get twenty-five different
pictures of the Madonna, (which
she had to show in connection
with her paper.
Miss Norma Pepper gave sever
al selections on the piano in her
usual pleasing manner.
The Club adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Crosland, Apr. 18th
Mrs. C. G. Davis, Sec.
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Music and Expression Club

Dorothy Rasmussen and Byr-
die Mobley entertained the Mu-
sic and Expression Club at the
home of Dorothy Rasmussen on
Friday, Mch. 26th.
Grace Laubach was elected
president.
The propram was as follows:
Piano solo, Thelma White; vo-
cal solo, Louise Irwin; piano solo,
Ethel Oliver.
After delightful refreshments,
the club adjourned to meet with
Mrs. Corbett ON Friday, April 9th.
The program is as follows:
Piano solo, Miss Horrell; vocal
solo, Bessie Sandlin; reading,
Florence Robinson; vocal solo,
Anna Laubach; piano solo, Ethel
Rosselor; recitation, Sally Jones ;
piano solo, Alice Goulding; reci-
tation, Laura Mcqueen; piano
solo, Beatrice Corbett; vocal solo,
Mrs. II. C. Goldstein.-Mrs. H.
Quednua, Sec.
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pens, even in the country town,
that there was no place where a
set of boys could play a game of
ball without being ordered to quit.
Most American towns were
laid out with no provision for the
children. There was ample fore
sight for anything in which money
for anything in which money
could be made. Railroads and
factories never lacked opportuni-
ties. Land was often given to at
tract them. But the cases where
land was given where young peo-
pie could play their games freely,
and work off superfous and
Threatening energy, were rarely
seen.
In the larger cities the modern
playground, with tangle of yell
ing kidlets, is sight to do a
wholesome hearted person good
The boy who is chasing baseball
is not robbing fruit nor loafing
on the street corners.
"A play ground entertaining a
large crowd of children does not
fully serve its mission unless care
fully supervised by some compe-
tent person. The average boy
gets altogether too much fun
from tormenting somebody under
his size. Also the average crowd
OF l2-year-olds is very far from
ready for self-government.
But even if a neighborhood or
village can merely open up va
cant lot and turn the youngsters
loose the results are worth while.
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Odd Bits of News

Newcastle, Ind.-The most dar-
ing theft in the world is operating
here. The police department has
a wonderfully fine and savage
watch dog. The theft stole the
collar from the dogs neck.
Washburn, Wis.-La f a y e t e
Reuter-, %, died here last week
after his relatives had kept him
alive for so days by artificial res
piration. Night and day, for ov-
err seven weeks, one or another OF
the mans relatives has pumped
air into his chest with their hands
Sunbury, Pa.-Miss Al C e
Rhoades, IS, is in the hospital
here. At her home in the coun-
try she attempted to take drink
from a glass in the dark. Pick
ing up the wrong tumbler she
swallowed several hundred lacks
and pins.
Charleston, w. Va.-For the
theft of $50 pennies from a rail
way office, Berdie Smith has been
sentenced to the penetentiary for
life. 1t was his fourth conviction
on larceny charges and he was
sentenced under the habitual
criminal act.
Harrisburg, p a.-G vernon
Brumbaugh has admitted that his
probe of the expense accounts fill
by the legislators recently elected
has failed to show any contribu-
tons which would obligate the
men to liquor interests. He also
announced that he had been UNI
able to find at the capitol any ex-
pense account of liquor interests
or organizations for campaign
Elkhart, Ind.-T W en- YIN inc
years ago a thief stole a new pair
of trousers from j. S. Banniman.
Last week the "pants" were re-
turned by parcel post. Mr.. Ban
niman is wearing the breeches,
which have meanwhile turned !
from black to green. There is
no clue to the conscience-stricken
thief.
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Culver, af-
ter prolonged sojourn in Punta
Gorda, stopping at the home of
Mrs. Emmett Adams, have return
ed to their home in Eaton, Ills.
They stopped at Boynton, Fla,
en- route, for a brief visit. They
have been coming to Punta Gorda
for several years, and hope to be
here again next winter, as they
like it here and enjoy the fishing
and other recreation this place af-
fords.
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along with somebody else.
1t requires a plan of battle and
concerted effort. You would en-
list quickly to prevent an army
of enemies from destroying this
community. Why not enlist in
a movement to build it up?
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Give the Kids" a Chance

Up to a few years ago, it never
occurred to older people that
Young America needs place ia
play in. 1t is commonly suppos,
ed that live boy would find
plenty of amusement in selling
newspapers, running errandS. or
hoeing in the back yard garden.
If he must have his game of ball
once in a while, there was the
street or some ones vacant lot,
AS a matter OF fact it often han
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Deafness CannJt Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by innamed condition Of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inaamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when II is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result. and
unless the inflamm alton can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
f. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 76c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Armies of Peace and War

When a general wants to tear
down a city in time of war he
sends an army of men to do it.
When somebody wants to build
up town in time of peace it tax
es an army of workers to accom-
plish results.
You can't make this town bet
ter by wishing it were better.
You have got to work to make it
better and you have got to work
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If you send your clothes to the
Barlow Steam Laundry, you not
only get first-class work, but miss
ing buttons are replaced and min
or repairs made without cost to
you. Specify Barlow Laundry
when you send your next lot Of
clothes out. If. .-., tadv.)
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HEARD rs OPTIMISTIC
A Successful Business Man For
merly of this County

j. j. Heard of Jacksonville,
formerly of this county and well
known to many Herald readers,
has recently sent out an interest
ing circular letter the subject
matter of which carries a spirit
of optimism and potriotism that
is characteristic of the man and
worthy the emulation of every
one. The circular reads as fol-
lows
"This is a note of peace, pros
perity and confidence:
"Peace, because Americans
have no aspirations for conquest
through war and because, due in
large measure to the influence OF
our illustrious George Washing
ton, we have entered into no en-
tangling alliance 1--WE want none.)
prosperity, because in our his
tory this country has never been
blessed with a greater foundation
for future progress and better
ment. Our crops are overfoWlng
the granaries and warehouses.
Our Manufactures and Commerce
were never larger 1--WE will pro-
duce more.
coincidence, because being a
peace-lCying people with greater
reason than ever before t. Ear
take of prosperity as the result
of our labors in the field and
work shop, we refuse to allow dis
turbances in other lands to inter- f,
fere with our peace of mind or us /
ual occupations.
" We expect to write and Dflng
to mind this Nation S wealth and =,
progress as it actually exists to-
day and feel confident you will be
one of the great army of Optimists
that will cause Americans to forge
tO the front more than ever before !
their industry and per-
severance"
On the corner Of Mr.. Heard s
letter he prints this comparative
statement of the wealth of the
leading nations and makes the
brief comment thereon following
it:
United States, $130,000,000,00
Great Britain and Ireland $780,
)OO,OOO,OOO
France, $65, 00O,OOO,00O
Germany, $6O,0O0,OO0,O0O
Russia $4O,OOO,OOO,OOO
Austria-Hungary, $25, 100000
100
Italy, $2O,OOO,OOO,OO0
Belgium, $9,OOO,OOO,O0O
Notwithstanding this enor-
nous wealth, it is a tribute to our
oeace-loving people that not a
of any description
guards us from our neighbors-
t 900 miles unprotected frontier
along our Canadian border. We
i've at peace and we intend to
stay So"
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Man Takes His own Medicine is An
Cptimist

He has absolute faith in his medicine
he knows when he takes it for certain
ailments he gets relief People who take
DR.. Kings New Discovery for an irritat-
ingCold are Optimists--they know this
Cough remedy will penetrate the Innings
of the throat, kill the germs. and open
the way for Nature to act. You Can't
destroy Cold by superficial treatment
you must go to the cause of the trouble
be an optimist. Get n bottle eff Dr.
Kings New Discovery to-day.
(AdVertiSemCnD
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Dizziness, vertigo, Cblind stagpers)
sallow complexion. fatulence are SWIM
toms of torpid liver. No one can feel
wen "hiie the liver is inactive. Herbne
Is powerful liver stimulant. A dose or
Two VIII cause all bilious symptoms to
u,sappear' Try it. Price soc. Sold by
all druggists.
ADVERTISEMENT
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FOR SALE-Waterfro for Hotel,
club house. store; sawmill and ship-yard
sites, deep water; sand for citrus fruits,
some $50 acres; pineapple, farm, garden.
truck and timber land; bearing groves,
good houses; location opposite Cleveland.
Call investigate or write.-N. C. LAR
SEN, Cleveland, Florida. tjan1-16.
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FOR SALE 100 acres 4 miles South
of Punta Gorda, on Alligator creek. on
railroad. $50 bearing orange trees.-4AL-
BERT w. GILCHRIST, Punta Gorda,
Florida
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FOR RENT

UPSTAIRS OFFICE ROOMS. Finest in
town. for rent cheap.-THE HERALD
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WANTED

WANTED-Position to take charge of
truck farm; have had twenty years prac-
tical experience in Florida: expert cell
cry and lettuce grower.-G W. SMITH,
Beresford, Fla. 12-2t"