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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
Saving the Guava

Miss Allie Stribling, county
home demonstration agent, kindly
furnishes The Herald with a lot
of recipes for utilizing the qua
va crop of this place. They are
from Extension Bulletin No. 6 of
the Department of Home Econom-
les of the Florida State
College for Women. with the
exception of those for vinegar and
ketchup. The latter are kindly
contributed from an old copy of
the Champion (now the Enter
prise, by Mrs. Belle Sheppard, of
Arcadia. A few of the recipes
are printed below; the remainder
will be given next week.
CANNED GUAVAS.-1. In
Glass. Peal and remove seed from
guava (making peeling into jelly
or syrup, pulp into butter). Pack
halves into sterilized jars and COW
err to overlooking with syrup made
by first boiling for ten minutes,
/ pint of sugar with 2 pints of wa
ter (skim and strain syrup.
While packing, have a pan of
water near and dip hands into
the water occasionally to remove
seed which stick to them, Seal
partly, process Is minutes for
| pints, 40 minutes for quarts, in
boiling water. Seal Immediately.
2. In Tin: Peel, cut in halv-
es, remove the seed and pack care
| fully into tin cans. Pack cans as
firmly as possible without mash
ing or bruising fruit Cover fruit
with syrup to within p inch of
the top of can. The syrup is made
by boiling one pint 81 sugar with
pints OF water for ID minutes
(skim and strain syrup. Cap ex-
haust 5 minutes, tip, process No.
2 cans 20 minutes, No. 3 80 minut-
es. Immediately after processing
place cans in cold water to cool
and stop cooking.
| GUAVA BUTTER.-After can
ming guavas, the inside pulp is
made use of in making guava
! butter. Cook pulp, adding just e.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

H. w. Smith, our expert baker,
few days ago sold his sea-going
launch Louise to j. p. Hamilton
of Tampa. Monday, the purchas-
err, accompanied by his friends, W.
+. Rumble and H. p. Moseley of
Tampa, came over here and, next
day in the afternoon, boarded the
boat and started home in it. The
Louise is a substantially built YES
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
At The Methodist Church

Sunday was a great day at the
Methodist church. The Sunday
school was well attended and
there was a very good congrega-
ton at the morning services.
Four applications for member
ship on profession of faith. Holy
baptism well be administered next
Sunday night. The public and es-
peciallv strangers who are in the
city are invited to attend the ser
vices at the Methodist church,
Y. H. SiStrunk, Pastor.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
LOOK oooD-FEEL GOOD

No one can either feel good nor look
good while suffering from constipation.
Get rid of that tired draggy lifeless feel
ing by treatment of DIR. Kings New
Life Pills. Buy box to-day, take one OF
two pills tonight In the morning that
stuffed. dull feeling Is gone and you feel
better at once. Csc. at your druggist.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
Card of Thanks

Not being able to reach you all
personally, | take this way of
thanking you, one and all, for
your kind assistance during the
sickness and death of our beloved
wife and mother.
G. III. Gourley and sons.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Amongst prominent visitors
here Saturday was l.. M. Stroup
of Fort Myers. He was accompa-
MED by his son Claude Lee, who
left the same evening for Virgin
ia, where he will "vacationize'
for a month.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Little Miss Grace Buchan of
Charlotte Harbor, went up to En-
terprise, Friday, to enter the
Methodist orphans home there.
She is a very bright, lovable child,
and many friends here extend her
all good wishes.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Miss Mildred Hall of Valdosta,
who for several weeks past, had
been a guest of her aunt, Mrs. H.
c. Goldstein, went up to Arcadia
Saturday evening, for a week S
visit to friends, after which Sht
will return to her Georgia home.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Y. A. Curry and
little daughter, prominent and
popular Winter Haven people, at
ter spending a week here with Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Hayman, went
home Tuesday. The two ladies'
are sisters.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Our good friend W. L. (Tobe)
Bryant has finally succeeded in
getting artesian water at Captiva.
He sunk a 3 IL inch well there
that spouts water 25 feet in the
air.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Surinam cherry trees: any Her
aid subscriber who may want a
small one for planting can get it
free of charge by calling at the
Jordan cottage near the Episcopal
church.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
Local and Personal
happenings Of Interest

Mrs. Lee Knight and children
of Charlotte Harbor, went to Tam
pa Monday to visit relatives and
friends.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

W. V. Heusted came up from
Fort Myers Saturday, mingled
with his many friends here till
Monday, when he returned.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Mrs. j. F. Gleason left Monday
morning on a vacation to be spent
in Chicago, Denver and other
western cities.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

sci, having been designed for use
in the fishing waters of the At
lantic off the New England
coast.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Miss Annie Demere went up to
Wauchula Monday, to visit
friends for few days.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Col. and Mrs. j. II. Hancock
and son Percival left last Thurs.
day evening on their summer va,
cation. They go first to Indian
Springs, Ga, and. after a short
sojourn there, will visit various
places in Tennessee and Ee'ltllc.
ky.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Arcadia News, Friday :-Depu-
ty SheriffS Garner and Carlton
went down to Punta Gorda last
night to investigate reports that
blind tigers were being run there.
Soon after arriving in that town,
they arrested George Bailey, a
negro, and brought him to this
city. This morning he admitted
that he was selling liquor, and he
was given a sentence of six
months on the road.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Quednau
went over to Tampa last Friday,
the former to spend two days and
the latter two weeks.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

We had a very nice rain here
Friday afternoon. 1t was accom-
panied by lively breeze that got
under the tin roof of DR., Welsh s
building on Marian avenue and
rolled it up and off. The man
who put the roof on did not nail
it down securely, and that's why
it was blown off. 1t was restored
SATURDAY. and Sunday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Fresh fruits of all kinds in their
seasons; a nice line of candies,
confections and fancy groceries at
r. NJ. Kings. If (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Mrs Ed Fiprins Of Fort Ogden,
was a guest of Mrs. j. H. Hancock
last Thursday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

You can go to Tampa tomorrow
morning and come back for $2.35,
the total fare for the round trip.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

{ Mrs. P. O. Gautier and daugh-
fer. Miss Louise, went up to FIT,
Meade, Sunday, to spend a week
with friends.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Little Miss Florrie Provau of
Nocatee, after a pleasant visit
here to her little friends, A. S.
Burnham children, returned
home Monday. She was accom-
panied by Misses Allie Burnham
and Mary Mccall, who are spend
ing the week at Nocatee.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Capt. G. E. Bearce, on Sunday,
went down to Gasparillla, where
he is engaged in some important
construction work.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

A full line of staple and fancy
groceries, fresh and reliable, a,
A. p. Hatch's If. (adv. }
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

"A pleasure to show you our
goods.-Kinsel's Dept. Store, adv,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Mrs. Virginia Trabue, accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Fisher,
left Saturday evening for Hender-
sonville, N. G. where they will re-
cuperate for week or so and
then visit other POINTS on the At
lantic seaboard.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Fresh vegetables of all kinds
received daily by R. M. King.52
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Misses Una Lee and Gladys
Tucker of Nashville, Tenn, arriv-
ed here last Thursday to spend
two weeks as theg uests of Miss E.
hzabeth Mayes.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

High grade candies, fine as
sortment at A. P. Hatch's Cor
ner Grocery. If. fadv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Rub-My- Tism-Antiseptic, An
odyne-Kills pain, stops putre-
faction. (adv.) 9t-20.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

= 1t is rumored that the DeLoach
store will soon change hands and
that Miss Jackson, who is so sat
isfactorily assisting Mrs. DeLoach,
will be the new proprietor Sue
cess to her.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

James G. Cooper went to Tam
pa Sunday, where he will resume
his profession as an automobile
mechanic. For several months
past, he has been assisting his ia
Their in the hardware business
here.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Collins of
Fort Myers, arrived here Sunday
on a visit to their daughter, Mrs.
M. w Sturdy. Mr.. Collins went
up to Wauchula Monday, on a
business errand.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Mrs. Laura Reid returned last
Friday night from very pleas
ant summer vacation, most of
which she spent in New York.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

A full line of staple and fancy
groceries at A. P. Hatch's. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

M. j. Martin, expert carpenter,
is building for himself nice 4
room cottage in the western
part of town near Sam Nail s
home.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

James F. Skies left Sunday for
Tarpon Springs, where he will en-
gage in the practice of law. His
manv friends wish him unbound
ed success. t-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Capt. w. H. johnson, expert
and popular bar pilot of Boca
Grande, spent Sunday here a.
mongst his relatives and many
friends.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Lloyd Davis ,jr., after spending
a week here with his grand moth
er, Mrs. Clara Davis, returned
to his home in Arcadia, Saturday
evening.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

Maxwell House Coffee, at
Grigg's. Only place in town
having this coffee in stock. (adv.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-23

gone on and on. We fancy, too, that the public in Birmingham are not particu- larly enamored of the commission. A petition for the recall of the commits sion had an easy time in getting enough legal signatures. With more than enough signatures for a recall election, the peti- tion has been halted in the courts. The Age-Herald demands that 1t be pushed and that one more agency of direct gov ernment be thrown into the discard.
 What are the other cities of Alabama to do? They have looked to Birmingham for lessons in municipal government. Even as prohibition got it's first impetus in the highly moral atmosphere of Bir- mingham, so did the idea of commission form of government emanate from Bir- mirgham No form of government was ever 50 highly praised as was commits sion government. It was the one perfect panacea for municipal ills. Under 1t, every prospect pleased and not even a man was vile. The democratic form of govern ment, represented in a mayor and 8. board of aldermen, was denounced as be- ing crooked, corrupt and impossible.
 Now Birmingham rejects it's own sov- ereign remedy. What are the other Ala bama cities which followed Birmingham to do?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-23

fared far worse than any other cot ton state. Torrential rains and the weevil together wrought havoc. In the northern counties the loss was not so heavy as in the black belt and wire grass sections, but even in the most favored localities the pest made it's appearance last summer and it will be still more in evidence perhaps next season.
 Notwithstanding the smaller size of the 1916 crop the south as whole is getting more money for its cotton than the total received for it's 1915 production. According to the govern ment estimate the value of this years crop is $1, ,o79, ,598, ,0O0-an increase of $475, ,378, ,0OO over last year. But a smaller percentage of farmers in this state saved enough cotton to benefit in large way by the high market.
 Reduced cotton acreage was in- sisted on last spring, but no urging should be needed to keep the acreage down in the coming spring. An in- creased acreage has been sown in win ter wheat, and there should be greatly increased cultivation of hay, corn and oats; also vegetables as field crops.
 With diversification continued Ala bama, within a few years, will be- come the richest state in the south if not the union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-23
Permanent Peace Depends On Germany


 No immediate developments may be expected from President Wilson's peace notes to the beligerent powers.
 The drift of public opinion England France and Russia already well known There disposition in these countries to make unless Germany prepared to offer terms which will provide for indemnes the restoration of the status Europe and guaranes that peace will be pema nent.
 President Wilson's action a complete surprise all the beligerent nations While Germany may look upon his appeal to the powers plea her behalf the wording of his notes precludes belief that he favorng either the allies or the central powers.
 Some reply will have to be made the President It prob able that the allies have already reached decision The in uence of the United States w of course have great weight but Germany will have to make explicit statement before a formal discussion is entered into. If Germany will offer terms acceptable to the aes speedy termination of the may be expected The fact that loop hole has been left for further discussion encouraging But unless Germany makes sweeping concessions it would folly the part the aes after all they suffered and fought for to conclude peace which may prove only truce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-23
BOYS AND THE OMOVIESD

From the New York Herald.
 A well known pedagogue says in his lecture on ''The. American Boy' that the moving picture theatre is lone of the absorbing, and for the most part un- profitable, diversions of the modern boy.'' His objection to them is based on the fact that they are full of lurid adven- ture and have taken the place of the dime novels that boys of an earlier gene ration read so eagerly.
 The truth is that healthy, full blooded boyhood craves excitement and adven- ture, especially when spiced with dan ger, as cattle crave salt. If boys are de- nied it in one form they will seek to pro- cure 1t in another, and 1t is far easier for parents and guardians of youth to exercise supervision over moving pie lures than cheap books. Moreover, the wise censorship of public taste keeps the films clean. It is impossible to exercise like control over cheap, paper covered fiction.
 There Is nothing old maidish in the best of American boys. They scorn what they call teachers games,' knowing that they are for the most part the inventions of persons who were never young. Their find on the screen at least 8 suggestion of the excitement and danger of aviation or motor racing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-23
WHAT IS BECOMING OF ACTORS?

burglar well on one occasion, he is a burglar ever afterwards in the estimation of the syndicates. It takes a man like David Belasco or a woman like Mrs. Firse, producers with imagination, to discover the latent abilities of performers and give them real histrionic opportuni- ties. But MT. Belasco ana Mrs. Fiske exist only because the syndicates have condoned them. They are reminiscent Of a better theatrical day, or. shall we say, prophetic of better theatrical day?
 America needs great stock companies
 Tn Europe such companies are subsidized
 With us they must be created by men of larger wealth who are willing to de- vote part of their income to the arts. The unhappy career of the New theatre must be avoided. On the contrary, the experiments should be several in num- Der and of modest physical requirements
 Then, and then only, shall we cre- ate sufficient number of actors to hand down to us the great heritage of the stage of Shakespeare and to create ade- quately the new characters of the re- nascent contemporary drama. Under such a system we should have more per- formers who would be concerned about the lines of Shakespeare rather than the lines of the latest sartor1al expression.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-23
Made Water Haul

I went away recently on little trip" said Postoffice Inspector Naylor, 'and when I got back to Birmingham I found that the papers had been full during the days I had been away of accounts of the capture of Henry Webb, and that I was supposed to have gone to West Virginia to identify the man. As a matter of fact, hadn't been away on any business con Eected with this particular case. The man they were holding as Webb turned out to be another fellow all right. One req son why the authorities were so sure that he was Webb was because of ridge on his left thumb. This is one of the marks of Henry Grady Webb. However, he was, T understand, much taller man than Webb, and aside from the ridge, and a roundness of the face, didn't re- semble the man we are looking for very much"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-23
Faxorn a Town Man

White Gibson, a well known criminal lawyer, stated yesterday that he heartily favored the stand taken by the board of revenue in refusing to adopt a. health appropriation to carry out the Fox sys- tenn.
 T do not understand what all this fuss is about" said MT. Gibson, who by the way has recently been appointed as- sistant counsel for the board of revenue, but it seems to me that a local man as head of the health system would do just as well as a government empIoye.
 T sincerely believe that the board of revenue Is composed of five of the high est educated and refined gentlemen of Jefferson county. In fact they are great constructive men, who we will remember as great Alabamians after they have done their chosen work. And I further think that we can safely trust them to take care of the county finances and see to it that good roads are constructed for the next four years As for the FoN health system 1t may be a good thing, but do not know of anybody being sick around here at the present time, so why should we worry about theoretical epidemics? We are all healthy, so let us look forward to progress and prosperity, and if we must have health supervisor there are plenty of local doctors able to take care of us."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-23
HOTEL LOBBIES
Avalanche of Package.

Birmingham is certainly celebrating Christmas with extensive giving, judging from the parcel post business said As sistant Postmaster E. R. Norman. This has been the biggest Christmas the Bir- mingham postoffice has ever known. It has not been one of those spasmodic periods, where we have a big day one day and fall off the next, but there has been a steady stream of people pouring in and out of the office for the past week or more. I believe that when the figures are compiled, they will show that dur ing the past few days the Birmingham postoffice has done the biggest business of its history. If there Is anything but prosperity in Birmingham it isn't evi- denced by the avalanche of packages that have been sent out of Birmingham for Christmas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-23
HE BEATS JIMMY VALENTINE

New York Correspondence Pittsburg Dis
 patch. /
 Though no one would wish to cast a smudge, upon the lustrous fame of Jimmie Valentine, that great hero of meledrama, it must be admitted that his laurels have been endangered by the wonderful feat attributed to Hyman Sugar, mere youth of 20, who was arraigned in court to- day on a burglary charge. If the police are to be believed, this young man of the saccharine cognomen demonstrated not only that he could get into vault, but get out of 1t after having been locked in. A watchman found Sugar in the vault and slammed the door shut. He then went for the police. When they re- turned and opened the vault door there was no Sugar to be seen. The imprisoned youth had worked on the outer door and had opened it and made his escape. Sugar was captured yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-23
SAFETY FIRST.
NEW RUMANIAN CAPITAL

tory, and it's religious buildings today are in keeping with that history. Just as the rich Mexican mine owner made pen ance for his sins and provided a monu- ment to perpetuate his memory by the single act of building a fine church, so the rich Moldavian boyar thought his ca reer was not completed until he had built a religious ediflce of some kind.
 With the surrounding forested hills these structures give the kind of impos- ing pictureSuueness familiar to Americans in novels of the Prisoner of Zenda'' type. According to Rumanian tradition this region has staged wildly romantic in- cidents.
 'One of the most beautiful churches of the temporary Rumanian capital, that of the Trei Erarchi, has exquisite lace-liks carvings over the exterior, including the towers, and was once gilded. During Tartar occupation, wood was piled high around the building and fired, in order that the gold might be melted and carried off. An earthquake did further damage to the church, but it was later restored
 This conflagration is but one of the vivid moments of the city's history. Her story ahounds with pages of crimson and black when invaders with firebrand and sword swarmed upon ner. The Tartars burned the city in 1513, the Turks in 153s, the Russians in 1886. The peace of Jassy in 1792 was the closing event of the sec- ond Russo-Turkish war. The years 1921 and 1922 were stormy with events of the Greek revolution.
 During the peaceful time precediSg the present struggle Jassy had developed an active trade. Railroad communicated with Galatz, Kishinev and Czernowitz."