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absolutely necessary, however, Birmingham shall agree upon upon the governor and legislatl ssss.s...ss.ssssss..ssses regiment she saluted with a kiss square in the mouth 971 As the time scheduled was limited Miss Hainsey proceeded down the line rapidly, but notwithstanding her speed the train pulled out before she had completed her task. Sixty disappointed guards men departed unkissed.
 In the matter of men and women kissing each other in public the con- ventions are relaxed in war time, as seen by sweethearts in tender embrace snapped by the camera. But young lady kissing nearly whole regiment individually will be recorded in mili- tary annals as feat unsurpassed in the realm of feminine filtration, to say nothing of romance or the art of taking a dare.
 Science is doubtless right about the germ risk, but as no one has fallen i'll as result of Miss Hainsey's per formance, the people of Clearfield, like thousands of others, are from Mis- souri.
 TT UGENE W. CHAFIN, who was IL the prohibition party's candi- date for President in 1908 and again in 1912, is being mentioned for the
 nomina t n Will MT. Ford third time. The Be Nominated? convention is to
 meet in St. Paul next week and the advance guard is already on the ground.
 Mr. Chain has proved to be bet ter vote -getter than any of the nom- inees of his party who had preceded him with one exception-Silas Swal- low, the candidate in 1904. In 1908 MT. Chafin polled 253, $40 votes, which was only a few thousand less than the highest record of four years before.
 While the prohibition party has been a negligible quantity in presidential campaigns, and always will be, the leaders take themselves seriously and find consolation in the thought that they stand for a moral cause and, in an especial sense, for political righ- eousness.
 If an ardent advocate of nation wide prohibition like MT. Bryan or Captain Hobson happened to be avail able the St. Paul convention could easily be carried for him; but it $ understood that both of these gentle men have elected to remain in the democratic party.
 MT. Chafin is evidently not eager for the nomination, for only the other day he suggested the name of Henry Ford. In fact, he was quoted as say ing that MT. Ford would make the "greatest business President this coun- try has ever had" As a manufacturer the popular Detroit citizen has been an eminent success. But it takes more than a money-making business man to run a government or even to promote a peace movement successfully. But it is certain that if the prohibition convention could induce Mr. Ford to accept the nomination, the campaign would have a dash of humor that is usually lacking. And it would be safe bet that MT. Ford would receive twice as large vote as the party has yet boiled.
 If MT. Ford is coveting honors now is his chance.
 WAFFLE the democratic party has w always had theory and senti- ment on it's side it has sometimes been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12

here is no sure foundation set on blood, o certainl life achieved by others death. king John.
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 hee again. For Christ's
 nen.--H. M. E.
 HER item in the high cost
 living is the price of bath
 lat Coney Island on a day
 crowd is large. For suit
 in the second
 uits Come year of it's use
 .ney Island fitness $2 is
 charged. When
 is small and the demand
 iing suit sharks" reduce
 to 25 and 50 cents.
 :ahouse proprietors waxed so
 Id boosted prices with such
 4egard for the public's rights
 seges at the seashore that
 5 went into the business. Liv-
 <, shops and backwards are bathers who pay 25 and 50 less and undress, with shock lard for propriety. A core says that as many as 50 per- sometimes crowded into one ,m. A man who owned a accommodated 500 bathers in touses in his tiny backyard. I the island are also being e this purpose.
 sr rnJle is always fly in the oint- :. An ordinance will probably be Ned requiring all bathhouses to be f Esed, of whatever nature, and plac- Sthem under the same regulations srning the larger establishments. # AAGINE Captain Koenig of the Deutschland, the worlds first marine merchantmen, seated Tn cabin quietly reading Shakespeare . or listening to [i Comfort On the latest phono- < I'd Deutschland graph re o r d, while his craft .de is way across the Atlantic in r;.nce of the allies boasted block nf course the intrepid captain and crew of 29 didn't spend all their s. in such pleasant pursuits, as
 was a reasonable amount of to do on board, grave respon- ies for the commander and the of vigilance to determine when mise on the surface and when It X best to 'slie low" under the sea, Safe from British warships as a }rine monster in the uttermost bths.
 But there were some delays and am e proyision was made for entertain ent. American ragtime, marches and hce music alternated with selections kEn "Peer Gynt," music which lent much impressiveness to the per of Ibsen's symbolic play. a library of 40 volumes on board ere was Shakespeare, the universal ct and dramatist; tales of Bret arte and w. w. Jacobs, Mark vain's "Innocents Aboard" and |arles Dickens. What better choice lid be made of books to while away lew hours under the sea?
 A\snug time of it those Teutons had their memorable voyage and prowl- 7 cruisers of the enemy troubled an not at all. There was just one awback. They were not allowed to ,oke below deck.
 *
 ~ISS MARY HAINSEY, described Y as the prettiest girl in the lit town of Clearfield, Pa., may have Ard of the germ theory and the 2 l hygienic danger NJ Afraid of lurking in the ms In Kisses old fashioned kiss, but if so \ scouted the ban placed by modern ence upon osculation as an undue x ference with the romantic side of She was imbued with the spirit riotism as well as romance and 's ,onse to a dare, kissed the men
 Sixth regiment of Pennsylvania
 Il Guard good-by as they were
 ing for their concentration ' 10a1 guardsmen forming the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
OBJECTIONABLE.

Tt was rather impolite for you to snort when Jobbles pulled out his tin watch "oh, I wasn't expressing contempt for his timepiece."
 "No?"
 q simply don't see any excuse for pull ing out tin watch with flourish"
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WAFFLE the democratic party has w always had theory and senti- weak in performance. But not since the early days of the republic, when democratic administration was the rule, has the party been in such gen. eral favor as it is now, and this is so
 mainly as a result Party Record of it's far-reaching That Appeals and business-like
 legislation along constructive lines. Notwithstanding the soundness of the party's principles and the high character of it's leaders, it was hard to convince capital that the business interests of the country would be safe with democrats in con- trol of the government. The financial district of New York-better known as Wall Street-has been bound up in the fortunes of the republican party ever since that party came into exist ence, and it was almost like an acci- dent when the democrats were victori- ous in presidential election.
 But conditions have changed. If financial interests still have a particu-
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From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 Down with displays of silken hose! Down with rice powder all over the nosei'
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09

and take another from the side of
it and from the same box which
would be the exact opposite. Now
II the consumer obtained the poor
quality first he would naturally be
preJudiced against Florida fruit.
The market likes something
which it can depend on, and grow
ers will do wei to standardize their
products. Fancy fruits should be
fancy not only from a given grow
er S viewpoint but from the view
point OF any man in the country.
The different grades of fruit
should be standard for the whole
country and not for the product
OF different groves. 1t is impos-
sible to standardize grades when
the varieties are as variable as
the winds. Mr.. Scott Recommend
ed that an early, a medium, a late
and very late variety be chosen.
The committee which was Sc
lected to report on varieties is
composed of ID. W. Clark, Lees
burg; S. H. Poole, Winter Haven;
L. B. Skinner, Dunedin; II. H.
Hume, Glen st. Mary; D. c. Gil
let, Tampa. Mr.. Scott and w. l..
Floyd, professor or horticulture
in the College of Agriculture will
act as advisors. Oranges were
the only fruits on which the COM
mittee reported. The varieties
selected were: ParSon Brown,
Homosassa, Pineapple, Valencia,
and Lue Gin Gong. They decid-
ed that they did not have enough
information for selecting other
citrus fruits on such short notice.
The Seminar adopted the varieties
recommended by the committee.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09
Citrus Growers Will Standardize
Varieties

One of the greatest marketing
problems which Florida citrus
growers have will be solved if the
action taken by the Citrus Semi
mar at the University of Florida,
October II, is carried out. Fol
lowing a lecture by Leo B. Scott,
Bureau of Plant Industry, in
which he urged growers to stan
darlze their varieties, a commit
tee was appointed to select a few
standard varieties and report on
them to the meeting.
Mr.. Scott said that instead of
~ or 90 varieties of citrus fruits
there should be only a few of each
kind. He said that a customer at
northern markets has no assurance
that he would get the kind of fruit
he wanted when ne bought Flori-
ola citrus fruits He might buv an
orang of good quality from a box
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09

follow the trucking season up the
coast thru Georgia, the Carolinas
and Virginia, after the season is
over in Florida. G. c. Hare, field
agent for Florida, has been made
special agent for citrus fruits.
Mr.. Hare was informed of the
changes during a recent visit of
Nat C. Murray, University Of Flor
ida. The Bureau will report cit
rus estimates in boxes hereafter.
Mr.. Hare will have charge of abe
entire work of the state, but 9th
er crops will occupy only small
part of his time. The truck crops
agent will relieve him of that part
of the work.
The truck crops agent will be
able to give more detailed infor-
nation on the production of veg
etables than the growers have ev-
er received before. He will be a
specialist in that branch of agri-
culture and he will have no other
crops to handle. With Mr.. Hare
spending at least 80 per cent Of his
time on citrus crops, growers will
receive more valuable reports than
they have ever had. Under the
new method Of estimating, the
growers will be able to interpret
the reports more intelgently,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09
BACKACHE WORRY YOU?
Some Punta Gorda People have
Learned How to get Relief.

How many people suffer from
an aching back?
How few know the cause?
II II hurts to stoOp or lift
If you suffer sudden, darting
pains
If you are weak, lame and tired
Suspect your kidneys.
Watch for natures signal.
The first sign may be headache
or dizziness.
Scanty, painful, or too frequent
urination,
Nervousness or a scanty, dead
tired feeling.
Avert the serious kidney dis
eases,
Treat the weakened kidneys
with Doan' s Kidney Pills,
A remedy especially for sick
kidneys.
Gratefully endorsed by resi-
dents if this locality.
j. R. Mauck, contractor and
builder, Charlotte Harbor, Fla,
says: 81 suffered severely from
weak kidneys, my back ached and
it was all | could do to use a saw
or do any STOPPING. The pains Of
ten SHIT through my shoulders.
The action of my kidneys was ir-
regular and the kidney secretions
were discolored. Doan's Kidney
Pills helped me at once and con-
tinued use rid me of the trouble. F"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the
same that Mr.. Mauck had. Fos-
ter-Milbum Co., Props, Buffalo,
NY.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09
Kansas Mixture Kills Cut-Worms

Cut worms are likely to give
trouble on sod land. The moths
prefer to lay eggs on grass, and
for this reason the larvae resulting
from these eggs are always more
numerous on land that has been
occupied by grass. The worms
do most of their feeding at night.
The gardener usually sees the re-
suit of their work in the morning
when he finds his plants cut off
near the ground,
According to j. R. Watson, en-
tomologist to the University OF
Florida Experiment Station, the
best method of eliminating cut
worms is to poison them. The
Kansas mixture has proven effec-
tive, Directions for making this
bait are as follows: Mix dry |
pound of paris green with 20
pounds of bran or cotton seed
meal. Add 2 quarts of cheap syr-
up to 2 IL gallons of water. Crate
into this three or four whole lem
ons or six or eight oranges. Mois-
ten the bran and paris green with
this liquor. The mass should not
be sloppy but just moist enough
to fall in flakes when scattered
over the ground.
The bait should be broadcasted
over the affected 1rea about sum
down so that it will not dry be-
fore the worms come out. If the
days are hot and dry the bait
should be renewed every after
noon, but if they are cloudy the
bait will last several days unless
it is washed out by rains.
Ii cutworms are suspected on
freshly plowed land it would be
well to poison them before the
plants are set, Cabbage, collards
or radiShes dipped in a strong So
luton of some arsenic compound
will attract and kill the worms
before they have a chance to eat
the young plants.
If the plot of land is not large
enough to justify the foregoing
recommendations, the insects may
be collected by hand They will
usually be found in the top inch
or two of soil near the freshly
cut plant.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09
United States Department I'm
ports Caterpillar Parasites

The United States Bureau OF
Entomology imported about 1000
caterpillar parasites from Melrose
Highlands, Mass, last summer and
liberated them in Florida. These
parasites had been imported orig
inally from Europe to prey on the
gypsy and brown-tailed moths.
They have proven effective a.
gainst the larvae Of these moths
and also against other species of
caterpillars. They were brought
to Florida with a hope that they
would parasiteize the fall army
worm, the velvet bean caterpillar
and possibly others.
One colony was liberated at
Ieesburg and another at Lakeland
about the middle Of the summer.
According to a talk given before
the recent meeting of county a
gents at the University of Flori-
da by r. n. Wilson, who is doing
investigational work for the Blu
rcau on forage crop insects, it is
not yet certain whether the impor-
tation was successful. Mr.. Wilson
said that it would probably be
year before he could determine
whether the parasites were per-
manently established, but if they
should be, it is hoped that they
would be effective enemies of
these pests.
They have been sent to New
Mexico to prey on the range cater
pillar and have shown their abili-
ty to adapt themselves to new en-
vironments. This gives hope that
they may become established in
Florida.
The parasite is a fly which re-
Sembles the housefy. 1t lays its
eggs on the body of its host These
egs hatch and the larvae. crawl
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09
Farm Loans Will Be Based OF
Earning Power Of Land

The loans which will be granted
under the Federal Farm Loan
Act will be based largely on the
earning power of the laud. Ac-
cording to a lecture by Senator
Fletcher. before the Citrus Semi
mar at the University of Florida,
loans will be made up 10 ~ pee
cent of the value of the land. Inc
land will be appraised to deter
mine its true value.
In many cases appraisers VIII
be unable 10 assess the true value
of the land. Prospective borrow
ers should make an Inventory of
their property and then keep an
accurate set Of books SO that the
real earning power cal be deter
mined. This is the onl? way III
which to learn what the farm IS
earning. With such records the
farmer can receive a just valua-
tion and show definitely the re-
suits he has obtained.
Whether or not a farmer i'll
tends to join a loan association,
records will be invaluable to him.
In no other way can he know what |
his capital is earning or what par
ticular part of his equipment is
not paying dividends. A system
off bookkeeping is as necessary |
for intelligent farming as it is for
the conduct OF any other business.
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into the body of the caterpillar,
thus destroying it.
Citrus Crop Will Be Estimated
Quantitatively

The citrus crop will be eSti,nat,
ed quantitatively hereafter This
announcement was made by Nat
&c. Murphy, ta:istician to the BIZ
reau of Crop Estimates, III a
speech before ne Citrus seminar
at the University Of Florida &C.
Gently. Growers wiz welcome this
change sin 20 they nave never had
an unbiased estimate of the ram
! Der of boxes that the crop will
make. The Bureau has formerly
made its estimate in percentages.
Private concerns have estimated
the crop in boxes heretofore, but
for the benefit of certain individ-
uals.
The first estimate will be pub
lished in the November crop re-
port. G. c. Hare, field agent for
the Bureau in Florida, says that a
special inquiry will be sent to re-
porterS within the next few days !
This will ask for the percentages
of bearing trees which are orang-
es, grapefruit, lines and lemons
what percentage of the present
citrus crop will probably be or
anges, lines, grapefruit and lem
ons. An estimate for the average |
yield in boxes per tree and per
acre will be required. The total
number of bearing trees from one
year up and the percentages of
the total which are oranges and
grapefruit will be reported. The
percentages of the various varieti-
es and seedlings will be given so
that an idea can be had of the
most popular varieties. i
Mr., Hare and Mr.. Murray made,I
a trip thru the south part Of the
state during the last few days of
the seminar. Growers welcomed
the news of the quantitative esti-
mates and expressed their willing
ness to cooperate with the bureau
in collecting the information.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09
The State Board of Health Will
Appoint a Local Registrar in
Certain Voting Precincts

The State Board of Health is de.
sirous of getting into communica-
tion with some man or woman re-
siding in each of the following
voting precincts:
Bowling Green town and voting
precinct (15), Charlotte Harbor
~, Fort Ogden (8), Fort Bas-
senger (30) and Lakeport 1857.
A Local Registrar of Vital Sta
tistics is to be appointed for each
voting precinct for the purpose of
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09

looking after the reporting of
births and deaths, for which he
will receive fee of twenty-five
(25) cents for each birth and
death certificate properly report
ed
Any person residing in any of
the above named votin" precincts
desiring this appointment, should,
without delay, write the State
Board of Health Bureau of Vital
Statistics, Jacksonville, Fla.
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available and growers may have
them by addressing Mr.. Watson at
the Station, Gainesville. He will
probably have several colonies a
week to distribute during the
next few months. Anyone who
has an infeStation of mealy bugs
will find the parasite an efficient
ally in control.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09
Mealy Bug Parasites Available
For Distribution

A natural enemy of mealy bugs,
the Scicilian mealy bug parasite,
has recently been imported from
California. This insect was
brought to California several
years ago and has become estab-
lished there. j. R. Watson, ento-
mologist to the University of Flor
ida Experiment Station, has been
breeding colonies for several
weeks.
He distributed several colonies
to growers during the Citrus Sem
mar, Several other colonies are
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09

Mrs. j. G. Johns, owner and
manager, has had a force of men
at work for the past ten days
making many improvements in the
Travellers Hotel. Besides inter
ior improvements, she has had
new screens placed in all the win
dows and the front verandah re-
constructed.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09

Arcadia News, Tuesday e. l..
Perkins, a well known citizen of
Punta Gorda, arrived here yester-
day afternoon and spent the af-
ternoon in Arcadia, leaving for
his home OH the evening train.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09

Gen. Joffre s scheme for having
his soldiers invest their pay in war
bonds indicates that he might have
been as great a financier as sol
der.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09

Says Solomon's Proverbs,
When the righteous are in au-
thority the people rejoice" The
United States finds that this is so
and they are going to keep on re-
joicing, four years more.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09

Arcadia News, Tuesday :-Chas.
A. Waltmire was a prominent Wis
itor from Punts Gorda yesterday.
Mr.. Waltmire spent the day in Ar
cadfa transacting business, and
while here was registered at the
Arcadia House.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09
Truckers To have Special Crop
Estimate Agent

The work of the Bureau of Crop
Estimates in Florida will be re-
organized within the next few
months. A special agent will be
detailed to the state during the
trucking season. This agent will
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09

After spending Sunday here as
the guest of Mrs. A. j. Kinsel,
Mrs. Frank Rice returned that
evening to Tampa 1t is likely
that she will come back here to
live.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-09
BUY LAND AND BUILD A HOME
IN PUNTA GORDA

city famous for its location on Charlotte ETar-
Dor at the mouth of Peace river. Largest Shielded
Pineapple Farms in America Fine Artesian Wells
Produces the most profitable winter vegetables for
market. Perfect health, good schools and churches
Has fine sewer and water works systems municipal
electric lights and large investment in other i'm
provements Sea-wal and fill entire distance of the
city on waterfront recently completed. Asphalt
paved streets, miles and miles of cement sidewalks
Now is the time to buy and build home [ have
for sale several hundred lots located both within the
city limits and beyond. Will sell at reasonable
prices. Terms $40 cash and $40 per month
c. G. MORGAN,
Eor' ogoen' Florida
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-03-01
Colds Quickly Relieved.

Many people cough and cough
from the beginning OF fall right
through to spring. Others get cold
after cold. Take Dr.. Kings New
discovery and you will get almost
imenldiate relief. 1t checks your
cold, stops the racking, rasping, It's
sue-tear4ng cough, heals the inflam-
nation, sootles the raw tubes. Easy
to take, antiseptic and healing. Get
soc. bottle OF DR.. Kings New Dis
covery and keep 1T in the house. at
is certainly a great medicine and l
keep q bottle of it continually on
hand" writes w. G. Jesseman, Fran
coma, N. H. Money back If not sat
isfied, but it nearly always helps.
ADV. l.