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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27
pUNTA eoRDA FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JAN s7, 1915
BRIDGE PROJECT DISCUSSED
Peace River the Only Gap Provided for
Tamiami Trail and the Bridging of this Will Make Pop
Through Highway and be Great Thing for this Section
Citizens Enthusiastic and in Harmony About it.

The most enthusiastic and har-
monious meeting of the Punta
Gorda Board of Trade held in
many months was that of Friday
night, when the matter of the con-
struction of a bridge across Peace
river between Punta Gorda and
Charlotte Harbor was given spec
ial consideration.
1t was a largely attended meet
ing, many representative citizens
of Charlotte Harbor being pres
ent, and a number of inspiring
talks on the subject were made,
1t was the sense of all that this
project is the most important and
most promising of all develop
ment and Improvement enter
prises ever proposed here. There
was not even an indication of op-
position to the undertaking.
A special district has been
created from the southern por-
ton of Manatee county and bonds
voted for the construction of the
Tamiami Trail to the DeSoto
county line, at which point a
hard-surfaced road now being
constructed by Commissioner Jno.
Hagan from Charlotte Harbor
will join it, leaving only the gap
over Peace river, which this
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

of Gasparilla, who storm and sub.
jugate the city.
Saturday - Entertainments OF
Florida editors, fireworks dis
plays and other features.
Sunday-Sacred outdoor con.
certs by many bands.
Monday - Designated "Cuba
Day" in honor Of Republic of Gu
ba, citizens of which will make
merry in ways peculiar to Latins.
Night street parade and dances,
in which $4,000 people will parti-
cipate.
Tuesday-Reception to former
kings and queens of Ye Mystic
Krewe of Gasparilla.
Wednesday-Monster allegori-
cal, historical, commercial and
military parade with sham battles
including air attacks.
Thursday Grand coronation
ball of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gas
parilla.
Friday-Varied features.
Saturday-Parade of Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine and other
events.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

bridge will span, to make a
through highway from Tampa a
long this coast south and through
the Everglades to Miami.
Thus will be provided thor
oughfare that will be amongst
the most attractive and scenic
routes through Florida and will
become one of the most heavily
travelled. Commissioner Whitten
of this district, heartily favors
the project and has encouraged
the undertaking ever since it was
first suggested at a meeting in
Charlotte Harbor a little over two
months ago.
The plan now is to create a
special bridge district and bond
it in a sufficient amount to con-
struct the bridge.
A committee consisting Of E. O..
Coram, Frank Robbins, j. r.
Bowdoin and Mr.. Christie of
Charlotte Harbor, and G. M. Car
rier, A. B. Tucker and r. c..
Bolunt of this city, was appoint
ed to go into the details of the
matter, procure estimates on the
cost of construction of such a
bridge as is desired, draw peti-
tions to the board of county COM
missioners for the holding of the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27
EVERY THING READY
Grand Pageants to be Exhibited
at Tampa

Tampa - The South Florida
Fair and Gasparilla carnival,
which undoubtedly will be the
greatest event of the kind ever
held in Florida, opens here on
Friday of next week and will con-
tinue through Saturday of the
following week. The celebration
will be extended to the following
Monday for the benefit of the
negroes of the state, who have a
separate exhibit building and will
celebrate among themselves that
day.
Fourteen counties and scores
of communities and individuals
will be represented by products
in the six exhibition buildings,
and the period will be replete
with brilliant features. Horse
racing, without gambling, sensa-
tional aeroplane flights, parades,
military spectacles, visits from
warships, absolutely clean at
fractions, the best of which are
free, and brilliant social functions
in tourist hotels and American
and foreign clubs, to which visi-
tors are invited will be among the
attractions offered. Low railroad
rates will be in force from all sec
tons, and Tampa is prepared to
care for record crowds at reason
able rates.
Following is a brief synopsis of
the program, which begins Fri
day, February A.:
Friday-Arrival of King Gas
oarilla X and Ye Mystic Krewe
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27
DeSoto's School Progress

Prof. James o. Buckley, county
superintendent of public instruc-
tion, in a letter to The Herald
gives an interesting resume of the
progress in educational interests
made in DeSoto county during
the past two years. The follow
ing is an extract from his letter
"The school term has been
heightened from five to seven
months; we have delivered or
have on hand for delivery, libra
ries for 81 rural schools; we have
raised the standard of efficiency
among our teaching force 100
per cent; manual training and
home economies have been intro
duced into the high schools and
provision made to extend this
work into the rural districts; ex-
tension work among the girls has
been inaugurated and successful
ly carried out through a special
agent in cooperation with the
State Agricultural College; to
stimulate greater endeavors priz-
es aggregating $400 have been
and will continue to be given an
nually to rural schools for inn
provement along certain lines;
arrangements have been perfect
ed whereby all children who COM
plete the 8th grade in rural
schools will be given an opportun-
lty to obtain a high school educa-
ton. We have completed, have
under construction or the money
in hand to build % new school
buildings aggregating in value
with equipment more than $685.
OO0, besides the improvement
that has been made on the old
buildings in the way of painting
the house, clearing and fencing
The grounds.
"The total value of school pro-
Derty after | had been in Office
SIX months, amounted to $103.-
399 In the face of all this pro-
gress, the County School Fund is
5ree from Indebtedness. In all
hat | have done, my thought
md purpose were for the benefit
'f the children of DeSOtO cOun-
~"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27
Brought to Attention of the War
Department

j. Il. Bowdoin of Charlotte
Harbor, who is taking an active
interest in the bridge proposition
went to Jacksonville recently to
interview the army engineers and
ascertain if the construction OF
the bridge across Peace river at
this point would be authorized
He was given thefollowing mem
orandum by Maj. w. B. Ladue,
by which to proceed, indicating
that if the bridge comes up to
certain requirements, its con-
struction will be approved:
1. Resolution Of County Com
missioners Of DeSoto County
authorizing construction of
bridge.
2. Letter addressed to the
Secretary of War, through the
District Engineer, Jacksonville,
Fla, requesting permission to
construct the bridge.
3. Letter of request to be ac-
companied with drawings in
quadruplicate showing the loca-
ton of bridge and general type
Of bridge. Blue prints will ans
wer. Not to exceed 8x IL IL in
size.
4. From information received,
it is thought that if the draw of
the bridge is located in prolonga-
tion of the dredged cut, and if
the draw provides for clear o.
pening of so feet between tenders
with clear height of 10 feet a
bove mean high water, that De-
partment will approve the plans.
This is subject to correction If the
public hearing brings out any
thing new.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

necessary election and take such
other steps as in the judgment
of the committee are wise and
necessary.
The committee met and organ
lied during the time that the
Board of Trade remained in ses-
sion and adjourned until Satur
day afternoon when a second
meeting was held. Estimates are
now being made and other preIim-
mary work done, and a report
will be brought in at the next
meeting of the Board of Trade,
when it is expected that the petit
tions will be ordered circulated
with view to having an election
called at the earliest possible
date.
So enthusiastic are the people
to whose attention this PROPOSE
ton has been brought and so ap-
parent are the benefits to accrue
that in the event a bond issue
cannot be hoated, a private cor
poration could be formed and Sc
cure a franchise from the county
permitting the construction of
the bridge and the collection of
tolls from all who use it. The
feeling is, "Let's have the bridge,
if we have to have toll bridge. "
Fact is, some seem to favor a toll
bridge constructed by special
district, the tolls to retire the
bonds and pay for maintaining,
if it can be legally built this way.
The carrying out of the pro-
ject, whatever the method adopt
ed, will not only provide a scenic
that will be heavily trav-
eled by visitors to the state, but
it will place this section within
easier and quicker access of Tam
pa by shortening the distance,
and thereby satisfying long-felt
want.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27
The Florida Indians

The general public has long
thought that the Seminoles were
the only Indians in Florida. Lu-
Glen Spencer, a special agent OF
the U. S. Indian Service, however,
says there are only about 600 In
lians in Florida, and of these only
200 are Seminoles, the remaining
400 being Micosookees. The two
tribes are distinct from each 9TH
er and speak different languages.
There are not a half dozen In
dians in Florida at the present
time who can converse in both
tongues. The former tribe has a
of 1000 acres, and
the latter $4,000, both in the Ev-
erglades.-Tallahassee Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

The renaissance of whiskers as
a factor in modern craftsmanship
is coming forward with crafty
ing rapidity. Our great and good
friend, Senior Carranza, the white
hope of Mexico, who has shown
himself the strongest personality
and truest patriot that country
has produced since Diaz, carries
with ease and grace ahirsute faci-
al adornment in which the rich
luxuriance of his native tropics is
blended with the firm and hardy
growth suggestive of color zone.
Felicitous symbol of the new
friendship he has inaugurated be-
tween his land and ours Lake
land Telegram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

ture and horticulture. Let us all
encourage the growing tendency
for more home pride, for more ap-
probation of our particular local
ity; a higher and fonder opinion
of our local worth, the successes
attained and the possibilities
within reach, but without so much
depreciation of neighboring To-
calities. Choke the crouch and
the knocker and let the booster
spirit prevail throughout the
land. When an Arcadia booster
tells the stranger that Wauchula
only twenty-five miles to the
north of US is too cold for win
ter gardening he makes as big a
jassack of himself in the eyes of
that stranger as does the Punta
Gordan when he tells the strang-
er that it's too cold to truck a.
round Arcadia. The same jassack
is on the job at Fort Myers tell
ing the same story about Punta
Gorda. Every loyal South Flori-
da booster knows and can prove
that his own particular section is
the choice spot of the entire u
nited States, but he can do it with
out bearing false witness against
his neighboring section. In short
the truth is good enough for all
practical and honest purposes
when it comes to boosting South
Florida.-Arcadia Enterprise.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27
And He Won

The Live Oak Democrat won
ders if General Gilchrist is taking
himself seriously about his race
for the Senate. If the editor of
The Democrat could hear General
Gilchrist talk, he would become
convinced that there. was no mon
key shines about his condidacy.-
Apalachicola Times.
We don't know so much about
that. There were three monkeys
in his last campaign.-Live Oak
Democrat.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

Sixty days hence and the sand
asphalt roads will be under con-
Structlon. That little, old Dixie
Hlghway-Tamian, Tropical Trail
Paradise Loop, or Perfect Peace
Passage will be realized in the
Sarasota-Venice district through
to the DeSoto county line, a dis
tance of 40 miles, before another
season comes around, and the
mainland will be connected with
the key by a bridge, which will
give the autOmobilist twice the
variety here he can get anywhere
else on the west coast.-Sarasota
Sun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

AS development advances all a.
long the line in South Florida
our people are awakening more
and more to the wonderful posi-
bilities of this country. Every
season brings new surprises even
to the natives as to what can be
done here in the way of agricul-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

There are twenty-three bald
headed editors in Florida, to say
nothing of sixteen red headed
ones. Twenty have black hair on
their beans and eleven are blonds.
The above was swiped from Pat
Murphy's Political Guide.-Mac-
clenny Standard,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

The largest ballot ever handled
by the electors of florida will be
voted this fall. There will be
fifty or more names to select State
and national candidates from.
Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-27

Villa seems to be MexicO's him
of hate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-31

pouring in equal quantities of the Oil
when the fat is still hot. This fat is
especially good for deep frying.
A five or ten cent dish mop makes
a fine mop or buster to use to dust
down the hardwood stairs, or to clean
out the spiral springs of the bed.
Treat the mop to bath of kerosene
and it will catch and hold the dust.
This same dish mop can be useful
in keeping the sink and bathtub
clean. Dip it in cup of kerosene
and it will remove all the dirt quick
ly, doing away with the securing proc
ess.
An ordinary carpet sweeper, If
dampened with water before using
will take up the dust with less dust
left in the air.
When washing windows add little
ammonia to the water instead of soap,
the glass will be clearer.
Cellar or attic stairs which are dark
should have the top and bottom
stair painted white; this will prevent
many accidents.
A heavy piece of sheet iron on the
top of a gas stove will be found a
great convenience. Foods will sim
mer and plates and dishes may be
kept warm for serving.
When ink gets thick in the ink
well dilute with strong coffee instead
of water, the ink will be better.
Stick pins through the corks of bot
ties containing poison and keep the
bottles by themselves, then they will
never be taken by mistake.
Soft corns may be permanently
cured by the use of talcum powder
and small wedge of tissue paper to
keep the toes apart. Moisture is the
cause of soft corns.
Use a small blackboard eraser to
clean the stove. Dip it in parafin oil
and it will keep the stove clean and
black.
A wire hairpin makes a fine cherry
pitter, new one may be kept for
just such purpose.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-31
COLOR THAT HAS REAL CHARM
Purple Always One of the Best, But
1t Must Be Employed With
Discretion.

There are beautiful things in purple
for house furnishing, and the woman
who wishes to have her BOULDER or
bedroom redecorated can do net bet
ter than to have the walls covered
with gray, with gray net at the win
dows and purple silk or a cretonne
showing purple on gray or white
ground. In the hand-printed cretonnes
and linens there are some lovely pur-
pie designs of peacocks and parrots
and flowers.
Wicker furniture, enameled gray and
fitted with purple cushions, or gray
enameled wood with purple cushions,
helps to carry out the color scheme,
and for the floor there are lovely rugs
in two tones of gray, and some in gray
and purple or two tones of lavender
Be careful in choosing purple for the
room to be sure that you like it. Pe0-
pie usually either do or do not like
these paIsy shades. They seldom feel
neutral on the subject.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-31
Has Made STUDY of Buddha.

DR.. David BrainarG Spooner, who
propounds the theory that Buddha was
not Hindu, as is the prevailing belief,
is an American, a native Of New Eng
land, and for some time has been in
the employ Of the archaeology depart
ment Of the government of India. 1t
is his belief that Buddha was a Per.
sian and d renegade from ZorOastri-
anism, rather than a renegade from
Hindu teaching, which also explains
a reference to Buddha in the ancient
Parsee scriptures as a hereto, term
which could not have been used had
he not been connected originally with
Zoroastrianism, believes Doctor
Sponer. Among this explorers
achievements is the unearthing Of
Buddha's bones from mound near
Peshawur in northwestern India.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-31

and underneath. and fastening it on
with a strong adhesive.
The box is next three-parts filled
with sand, and the remaining portion
filled with cotton wool 1t is then
covered in at the top with velvet, the
material being tucked down just in
side the top of the box and tackled to
the silk covering the edges, which are
afterwards finished off with a silk
cord that is arranged in two little
loops at each corner
Near the top, in front, a small brass
hook (similar to those used for hang
ing cups on a dresser) is screwed, on
which watch may be suspended. On
the remaining three sides, loops Of
broad elastic are fastened on with
small brass-headed nails, into which
may be slipped scissors, paper knife,
sealing wax or any of those little odds
and ends that tend to litter up the
writing table. AS will be seen in the
sketch, the top of the box does service
as pincushion.
The colors of the materials are a
matter OF choice, but this little article
looks neat and effective made with
green silk, gold silk cord and green
velvet.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-31
Seals Like United States.

There are in existence only two i'm
portant herds of fur seals, one Of
which has it's breeding grounds in the
Commander islands, belonging to Rus
STA, the other in the Pribilof islands,
belonging to the United States. OF
these the latter is much the larger.
The Pribilof islands are government
property, and thus it happens that
the United States government finds
itself the owner of by far the most
valuable herd of fur seals in the
world. This unique bit of property
has been a source of much tribula-
tomas everybody knows.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-31
Hurt Her Pride.

Two fair maids met in a shop, and
at once began gossiping, in spite of the
fact that they were hindering other
customers.
oh have you heard about Phyllis?"
exclaimed the one in the white-topped
boots suddenly.
NO" replied she of the pink plumes.
What has she done now?"
MY dear"-in tones of horror
she's broken off her engagement"
What ever for?" in tones of still
greater horror.
She went with her fiance to bas-
ketball game, and now she says he
got far more enthusiastic over the
game than he has ever been about
her"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-31
DRESSING FOR MIDDLE AGE
Small Things That Count for Much,
and Should Be Kept Always
in the Memory.

Once a woman has passed her first
youth she knows that clothes now
must be utilized to bring cut her good
points and to hide her defects. The
days have gone when she can wear a
certain color just because she is fond
Of it. Now she must regard it's be-
cOmingness. The fact that peacock
blue was becoming to her at twenty
five does not necessarily mean that it
is equally becoming ten years later.
If her skin is becoming sall0W and
bit wrinkled, if her hair is beginning
to show a few streaks of gray, then
she must select the colors OF her
gowns to hide these telltale marks of
middle age.
Color, perhaps, has more to do with
making or marring the appearance
than any other one thing. Few wom-
en- of middle age can wear brown sue
cessfully. When the hair is turning
white or gray it is particularly unbe-
coming, as the gray and brown do not
harmonic in the least. Brown seems
to bring out all the unbecoming yell
low qualities in gray hair. Dark blue,
on the other hand, lends it blush
white tinge that is soft and particu-
larly lovely. If your face is sallow,
never wear green. If, however, your
hair is turning gray but your skin is
white and clear with soft pink flush
in the cheeks, take to green kindly, as
it will be most becoming, and white
is always good.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-31
GARMENT THAT is SERViCEA5LE
FOR ALL OCCASIONS.
Shocking Should Be Employed if One
Is at All Fitted for the Work.
Figured Fabrics the Best
to Employ.

Shocking is all the rage this season,
and this is a beautiful example of
simple shocked dressing sacque. A
ribbon sash of the soft, informal va
riety will make this sacque presenta-
BILE at the breakfast table and around
the house.
You say that you cannot do smock
ing Well lou need not. Just shirr
the places to be shocked and the eff
feet will be the same. OF course,
shocking is prettier, and it is very
chic, and nothing is easier to do.
Shocking has always been fashionable
upon infants and children's clothes,
and now it is used wherever consist
ent.
The best materials for this sacque
are japanese silks, American wash
silks, Chinese and Japanese Gotten
grapes, crepe de chine (for nicer wear)
and any dainty lingerie material, such
as pink or blue dotted sheer cotton
fabrics and other delicate wash goods.
The silks and cotton grapes are
easily cleaned and washed. The crepe
de chine is usually ironed while damp,
and looks as good as new. Unless you
are wealthy it does not pay to make
dressing sacques Of those lovely fab
RIGS that cost more to keep clean than
to buy. Cotton grapes are merely
washed and shaken out to dry without
y ironing. Lingeries may be ironed by
anybody. A good padding should be
placed under the ironing cloth. Pink
and blue thin cotton goods should be
dried in the shade and not ironed with
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-31
Violet Girdles.

This summer promises to be sash
and girdle season, with velvet girdles
in the lead. Some of the new ones
are wide crush models, embroidered in
black and fancy colored jet beads,
rhinestones, dull jet and Indian beads.
The girdles have three-inch velvet
buckles in front. They are going to
be worn with the dainty muslin gowns,
so many of which are already appear
ing in the shop windows. Sashes tied
around the waist with square bows
and long ends are shown on many of
the most attractive thin dresses; they
are N Fancy ribbons, many Of which
have velvet stripes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-31
Had Nothing on Him.

An anemic elderly woman, who
looked as if she might have as much
maternal affection as an incubator,
sized up a broad-shouldered cockney
who was idly looking into window on
the Strand, and in a rasping voice said
to him:
My good man, why aren't you in
the trenches? Aren't you willing to
do anything for your country"
Turning around slowly, he looked at
her a second and replied contemptu-
ously: Move on, you Stacker! Where's
your war aby!"-EXchange
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-31

The right eye of Hugo Bremen, a
young farmer, was torn from its
socket when a splinter of wood flew
from his ak while he was cutting
down a tree. This is the third acct
dent of it's kind in the Bremen family.
While his brother William was play
ing mumbly-peg recently, his compan;
i n tipped the knife too high. and the
sharp blade penetrated his left eye.
Another brother was kicked in the
right eye by colt-Albert Lea
(Minn,) Dispatch, St. Paul Dispatch.