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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04
Listen Daughter

Listen, Daughter. Your moth.
err tells me that you and she have
been talking over the matter OF
getting a hired girl to do the
homework. She also says that
she feels sure that you two could
get along with the work all right,
but that the young fellsw who is
coming around here evenings
will think we are not swell enough
if he knows that you and mother
do the homework.
Don t you worry about that. II
he thinks such stuff he is not good
enough for you. But he looks
pretty good to me and if he is half
the fellow / take him to be he'll
think all the more of you when he
knows that you not only know
how to cook and bake and mend,
but that you are on the job.
So it's put up little game on
him. The next time he comes, re-
ceive him in your kitchen apron.
Tell him to amuse himself in the
parlor for moment until yoIl
finish manicuring the supper dish
es. | won't be here, you know.
He picks out my lodge nights to
make his calls. So | won't be in
the parlor to embarrass him. Then
along about ten o'clock, ask him
| if he wouldn t like bit of lunch.
He II INST that it will be too much
trouble, but you tell him that he
may come along and help.
Any man in the world will fall
for that. He'll trail along after
you to the kitchen. You will
have the stage all set and the
proper costumes ready. The cos
tunes will consist of two
aprons, one for you and
one for him. Oh, he'll
put it on. If there is anything a
young fellow will fall for its the
kitchen apron and job doing
nothing but keeping out of the
way.
Then you get the lunch ready.
Tell him to slice the bread and no
matter how he butchers it, tell him
it S fine. Ask him if he can make
salad dressing. If he says he
can, let him go to it. And you
praise it to the skies. Ask him
for the recipe. Tell him you II
keep it a secret.
What would you like for we'd
ding present.-Blarney.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04
Spare Them, Pleads Harry

That excellent citizen, Harry r.
Dreggors begS this scribe to enter
plea for that despised little crea-
ture, Mephitis mephilis, otherwise
the skunk. Harry alleges that
the skunk is of great value in de-
stroying various insect pests, par
ticularly the mole cricket, from
whose depredations our vegetable
growers often suffer severely.
In proof of this claim Harry
took the scribe to the street in
front of the formers home and
showed him numerous little holes
freshly scratched in the ground,
out of each of which a skunk had
dragged and devoured mole
cricket. In ridding the ground
Of these insects, the skunk is in
valuable and its life should be
spared.
AS to protecting chickens from
the little animals, Harry said that
the coops, memories, and nests
should be so built as to make it
impossible for skunks to enter
them. He has his own chicken
houses and coops thus constructed.
We hope this subject will re-
ceive general attention and earn
est consideration.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

The Punta Gorda Herald of
which Col. Adrian P. Jordan is the
editor, publishes an editorial in
which the prediction is made that
religious affiliations will play a
prominent part in the Democratic
primaries of this state next year.
1t is asserted that while the news
papers took no part in the discus
sion men were opposed in two con-
greSSional districts last year who
were supposed to be better Catho-
lies than Democrats. The strange
feature of the editorial is the fact
that Col. Jordan in the outset
made preparations to dodge a
brick-bat that he thought the
Times Union would throw at him.
the editorial begins with the para
graph:
"The esteemed Times Union will
please regard the following re-
marks more as a statement OF
facts than am expression of opin-
ion. Indeed, we do not intend to
express any opinion at all and
therefore protest in advance a
gainst being charged with 'bigo-
try and narrow-mindedness. "
Col. Jordan need not dodge. We
never have thrown anything at
him yet that would hurt, and we
do not expect to. We have never
thought the colonel guilty of any
thing worse than big heartedness
and geniality, and we are thor
oughly satisfied with a man OF
that kind, so we will start with the
assurance that we do not consider
him bigoted or narrow-m minded be-
cause he thinks there are men in
Florida we would so characterize.
We do not care rap about the
religion of a candidate for polite
al office, nor would we care about
the politics of candidate for a
church position. The two ideas
ought to be kept separate. The
Herald refers to a candidate who
was opposed because he was sup
posed to be better Catholic than
Democrat. We would not char
acterize such opposition as bigo-
try if the supposition were well
founded. The Times Union would
not support for nomination to a
political office any man it believ-
ed to be better Catholic or
Methodist or Baptist or Presby-
terrain or Episcopalian than
Democrat. We would just
as readily support a man be-
cause he had the longest nose or
the reddest head as because he be-
longed to one church or another.
/ There are few men in Florida
very few we are glad to believe
who would oppose a candidate be-
cause he was a Catholic, and a few
very few we are glad to believe
who would support him for that
reason. We think these about
cancel each other. The majority
of church members consider poll
tics in political places and church
matters in church places; and then
it is also true that the overwhelm-
ing majority OF the voters of Flo.
da haven t any religion at all. If
their names are on any church
books it is because they were
handed down there from their
ancestors. Jacksonville Times
Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

Dun's Review of January 23rd
says that trade conditions contin-
ue to improve slowly; that conf
dence in the future is developing
more rapidly. The important
fact is that the trend is toward
b.tterment. The many failures
and unemployed are reminders of
the crisis through which the world
is passing. The United States is
the one great nation which is in
a favorable condition to recover
from the strain, and in the end
make pronounced gains in interna-
tional commerce, and this fact is
the basis of the notable expansion
IN busciness optimism.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04
The latest in mems wear at Il.
G. Blount. (advt.)

w. l.. Koon says that South De-
Soto county still raises mighty
good cattle. The last bunch he
gathered, which was driven to
Tampa by Charlotte Harbor cattle
men, arrived in such fair shape
that a few of the select big ones
brought as high as $42. The aver
age, of course, was much below it.
The water in the woods so long
continued is working hardship on
the cattle, as much of the grass is
sour.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

Just received fine selection
gents diamond cuff links and
scarf pins.-G. Hart. If (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

G. A. Carver is having erected
on his lot fronting northeast
Marian avenue a neat and COM
modious five-room bungalow in
which he and Mrs. Carver will
take up their residence as soon as
completed.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

ChaS. f. johnson of South Boca
Grande, spent a part of the week
in the city. He is now travelling
for a Tampa cigar firm and has
been very successful to start with
in selling cigars.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

Mr.. and Mrs. n. G. Hewitt, Mr..
and Mrs. A. p. Hatch and Miss
Undine Jordan motored to Area
dia and back in Mr.. Hewitt S big
car Sunday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

The best silverware at lowest
prices ever-G. Hart. If (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04
Local and Personal
happenings OF Interest

You can't knock your town
without knocking yourself.
Mango, Surinam cherries and
citrus trees about the city are in
bloom.
The best silverware at lowest
prices ever.-G. Hart. If (adv)
Ex-Governor A. w. Gilchrist
was giving attention to business
matters in Arcadia on Monday.
Rev. Ellis of Atlanta, Ga, is
spending a few weeks in Punta
Gorda, guest of Rev. and Mrs. T.
II. Sistrunk.
Henry Harrington spent day
or so last week at Cleveland, as
sisting in the work of overhauling
the launch Fannie.
Attorney H. j. Spence, Wallace
Chadman and j. III. Hancock were
looking after interests of clients in
Arcadia on Monday.
See R.. G.. Blount for
seasonable clothing for men and
boys. (adv.)
County Commissioners met in
regular session in Arcadia Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday;
school board met Tuesday.
Miss nellie Wbi+oaker, who is
teaching school at Popash, spent
Saturday and Sunday at home
with her parents, Prof, and Mrs.
U. S. Whitaker, in this city.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

Ex-Governor A. w. Gilchrist
was giving attention to business
matters in Arcadia on Monday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

Rev. Ellis of Atlanta, Ga, is
spending a few weeks in Punta
Gorda, guest of Rev, and Mrs. T.
III. Sistrunk.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

High grade candies, fine as
sortment at A. P. Hatch's Cor
ner Grocery. If. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

Waiting policy is still being
pursued by some of the truckers,
and forty-eight hours sun or rain
is making the difference now be-
tween crops or nothing doing in
such fields.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

Don't be a crouch; everybody
in this town wishes you well-even
the doctor.
Charley Chadwick and Willie
Mizell have returned from Rollins
College and will be at home in this
city for a season.
Rev. w. 0. Troutman of Hines
city was a visitor here from
Saturday night to Monday after
noon. On Sunday he preached
morning and evening in the Meth
odist church.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

Mrs. E. L. Chapman of Tough
man, spent several days of last
week at the Cottage Home visit
ing her old friend, L. B. Babcock
of Fulton, N. Y. who is among the
winter sojourners in this city.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

Mango, Surinam cherries and
citrus trees about the city are in
bloom.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

Henry Harrington spent day
or so last week at Cleveland, as
sisting in the work of overhauling
the launch Fannie.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

See r. c. Blount for
seasonable clothing for men and
boys. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

County Commissioners met in
regular session in Arcadia Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday;
school board met Tuesday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

Attorney H. j. Spence, Wallace
Chadman and j. II. Hancock were
looking after interests of clients in
Arcadia on Monday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-02-04

You can't knock your town
without knocking yourself.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-11

Like NOR BAY, which, by sound association
can be readily recognized as like, honor ard
obey II Ike Is substituted for love II
gives the familiar formula we'll known 20 all
maidens seriously contemplating matrimony.
The dreamer used like because, as aforesaid.
she thought she only liked Such condensa.
lions Of words and ideas are not at all rare In
dreams.
IF We nov rewrite the first sentence It wiz
read as follows: was in lonely country
place and was anxious to reach my home IN
LIKE tloveJ HONOR, and OBEY" that Il. I
was lonely ana anxious TO get married."
All the other parts Of the dream we're inter.
,reted 10 the light o. her repressed desire 70
marry Mr. =. a street full Of walls" means
Wall street" Wall street" symbollzes
money. ana she had been told that Mr. r. did
not have money enough 10 marry. Finally. IN
wish realization. as this means that Mr. F. pro
posed for the fourth time
The Insight and psychological education
which Miss c. obtained during Dr. Brilfs anal
ysis Of her dream enabled her % overcome her
false pride and prudishncss and as a result she
is nov happily married 10 Mr.. r.
young Englishman came for treatment
iurerins from a neurosis. which took the form
OF constantly worrying about socialism. al
though he was not a Socialist Tie wrote out
the following ss one OF his dreams
Bernard Shaw. the writer. was the guest az
some affair and ! was there. too. There was
another man there. who. when ho removed his
peculiar wig. ] noticed was the humorous
writer. o."
The determinants in this dream we're that
the patient had read a few DAYS before that The
Governor Of Jamaica was a Socialist and that
he had shocked The English aristocracy by On.
wiling Bernard Shaw 90 one OF his gatherings.
The day before the dream be- had read n refer.
cnce Co BreuNs play, Damaged Goods for
which shaw wrote a preface Zee further had
recently read Shaw's play. "Man and Super.
man." in which tbe hero speaks OF an unmaf.
ricd woman who is about 90 become a mother
as pcrf1rmins tho noblost function OF woman.
hood This Uomdu's name is Violet and the
patients ahe's name r. Viola
Mr.. . proved 90 Be n writer whose views
ere liberal on sex matters The doctor found
by inquiry tbat Che patient was very Jealous
about BE wifes friendships and fearful about
the conduct t1 which socinliatic views might
lead Der His dream therefore represented
something Uhich be Wished not fo happen
When fhc meanine Of SIS ohscssion waa ea.
planned to BIN he disappeared
in dreams bcorle Wmboiize me things they
rave thought 0f By objects that bear only =
vague resemblance to them. Whru fhr dream
deals with apparently meaningless objects the
doctor must interpret thom. This habit q
symbolism is common With chiidfrn suf uf mi
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-11
What Good Would Come
from q Women's Strike.

Nothing. IN fact. Is so Dramatically true as
this declaration OF the Empire state Campaign
committees: "if woman's place were m the
home. and only in the home. religion and
philanthropy, education and aesthetics would
shrivei into insignincance. The daily comforts
OF an advanced civilization would stop and
barbarism return. Every enterprise would be
crippled. and the wheels OF industry could not
turn"
There Is no way OF telling whether ultimate
ly the oneday strike will be carried through or
not. Probably not. Women. by training and by
not. the proposition stands out as a DO idea.
In the face OF developed facts and figures
no ANTI" will ever again have the efrontery
TO utter the ancient lie that "woman's place
The point has been made that an economic
and industrial revolution has thrown S.075.T27
women out OF the home. compelling them TO
work to save themselves and their children
from starvation. They know the same toll a.
men. the same exhaustions, the same oppre-
sions. the same dangers. and yet they are
denied the ballot that is put in the hands OF
every man for his protection.
No fair. intelligent man can have followed
the progress Of the one-day strike debate with
out experiencing a contempt for the hypocflsies
OF the opposition. Behold the dialogue:
UFFRAGIST-Woman's place Il the
home.
EQUAL sUFFRAGIsf-But s.o7b.77s 81 M
have been driven OUT OF the home into the
world OF work We want the vote to end exces-
disease and fire, to ward on the cruelties of
exploitation, and to aid In the establishment
OF a new and better order In which the mother
will rank higher than the beast of burden
ANTISUFFRAGIST-Bos Woman's place
Is the home.
EQUAL SUFFRAGIST-Very well. For one
day. then. we will go back into the home.
ANTI-SUFFRAGIST-Do you darei Why
the very ideal It's lawless. and we'll have
every single one OF you arrested and sent to
Jail
The right OF men to strike is not questioned
The law protects them In such revolts as long
as actual crime Is not committed. Think back
over the long list of industrial disturbances
that have disrupted industry. Coal production
stopped. street car transportation tied up rail-
road systems broken down. and the important
business of teaming killed as dead as the ira
ditional doornail.
But II women dare 10 cult work for a single
day they are to be arrested dangerous Grim.
inals and reasonable conspirators! Yet the
ballot. for which the working women OF the
United States are hghting Is a muah more
tremendous thing than has been behind any
strike OF men in recent years. II means
citizenship for women as wen as men, with all
the character building values that lie In citizen.
ship.
II means direct relief from the evils OF ex.
ploitation and oppression. The records show
that among the first uses to which women have
put the ballot in the equal suffrage States are
eight-hour laws, minimum wage laws laws
against child labor. mothers pension laws.
workmens compensation laws factory insnec.
ton. sanitation laws. and the creation Of wal.
fare boards empowered 10 investigate the dark
holes OF industry
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-11
By Prof. Henry L. Weston

VYYTfY do We dream and what Is the mean
W ing OF our dreams? These questions
" are as interesting to-day when
Joseph dreamed OF his future greatness; but
though there Is a mass OF literature on the
subject we have never yet had convincing
answer 20 them.
pr. A. A. Brill chief OF the clinic Of
psvehiatry in Columbia University Medical
school. has published a very interesting work.
"Psychanaiysis; It's Theories and Practical
Application" wv. b. Saunders Col. In this
be describes the application Of the theories pf
the famous Professor Sigmund Freud OF w
emma % various cases Of mental ana nervous
disease. Professor Frcuds theories are OF
greatest popular interest where they deal
win the nature and significance Of dreams
The basic theory OF Freud Is that a dream
always represents the fulhlment Of wish. al
though this MAY be strangely symbOlized The
dream helps the doctor 20 diagnose symptoms
and Is an aid % treatment
The dream represents some desire the pa
dent has EXPRESSED IN waking hours. Hence
rs Interpretation may guide The doctor %
some mental condition which the patient ordi-
narfiy conceals- Dreams often come true Tor
reasons which VIII be explained.
Dreams are divided into three classes:
n. those which represent an unrcpfessed
visa ~ fhlied. az seen in me s2-calea con
venience dream and IN chndren's dreams. For
example Ne often dream of enjoying colo,
fresh water after a supper Of sardinea. olives
or other salt food The thirst inclie8 tne
dream ghlch tries 90 appease tho sleeper %
az To- avoid disturbance OF sleep a boy ~
I've dreams OF finding pennies and nickels ana
on Awakening expresses bis disappointment ~
crying for his money.
q Those which represent The realization OF
q reprhrred wish in An entirely concealed form
g. Those which represent the realization on
a reDreased wish in "A form insunicienuy or
only partially concealed. The last group on
dreams "a generally accompanied by Tear,
which interrupts the dream and takes the
place Of the distortion found ln the second
group Dreams accompanied by fear are Of
EEK nature.
Die on the INGENUITY displayed BY ur. Brill ln
Interpreting n PATIENTS drelm and in applying
the inferprefafi0t to the treatment OF her
SERIOUS condition.
MISS o.. tuenty-oieht years old. American,
came t0 me- in January. 1908. because she had
been very nervous Cor about three months
Her family history showed that her ffher died
N asphriiis and had a stroke ten ffenni
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-11

pegia) a few months before he died She had
been well until three months before Since
then she had suffered from Insomnia. irritable
fly, loss Of appetite constipation. headache.
uncalled for worry, crying spells and anxious
expectation. Her mother stated that she had
entirely changed. that she expressed pessi-
mistic ideas, often repeating that she would
like 20 die. Examination showed all the symp-
toms enumerated
The patient pretty, she showed no stig.
mata and above the average IN inteIli-
gence. While reciting her story she showed
the typical belle Indifference often found IN
hysteria She smiled when I asked her why
q. felt 50 depressed and could give no reason
Il saw her a number OF times. but made no
progress IN the treatment. To my question
she always answered 4 feel about the same
I then thought Of psychanalysis. and with that
IN view ! asked her TO write out her dreams
and bring them 20 me. She was sure that she
never dreamed except when her stomach was
out Of order. but promised 70 comply with my
request n ever she should. and one day brought
me the following dream:
OF Dreamed mat 7 was IN a lonely country
place and was anxious 20 reach home In
Liconow or LiconOr Bay. but could not got
here Every time I made a move there was
q vail In the way 10 looked like a street fun
of walls Ny legs we're as heavy a. lead.
could only walk very slowly. az II ! were weak
or very old Thon there was a flock Of chick
ems. bot that seemed 20 be IN crowded city
street. and they-tho chickens-ran after me.
and the biggest Of all said something like
Come With me into the dark"
When Dr. Brill asked the dreamer what tho
most vivid part Of the dream was she an
fwered hat o. was thc second part relating 90
The chickens. When asked 20 repeat the
thoughts evoked by concentrating her mind
on The word chickens" she gave the follow
ing. - could only see the biggest chicken. all
the others seemed blurred 70 was unusually
Dig and had "a very long neck and % spoke 20
me-the street recalls whore used to 90 20
school graduated from public school when
vas thirteen-tho block was always crowded
with children from school"
She then began 20 blush and laugh and
when asked fo explain her actions. said: "lt
recalls the happy school days when was
Young and had no Worries even had beau.
o. pupil from The male department There was
o. male and female department Doh The same
school and most o. ny giri friends had beaun
we used f1 meet after school hours and walk
home together ~ beaus name was o. He
was iauty and thin and TIE girls used to tease
me about him. Whenever they cav BIN com.
inF they sald. Belle. here comes your chicken
that vas bic nickname among The boye
on being asked n she nov understood who
fho chicken an mo dream wns ah0 laughlnrif