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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-17

Spanish influenza doesn't like
lemons. Lemons are said to be
flu foes.
European people, who first suf-
fered flu attacks, resorted to the
lemon treatment. Italians took to
lemons so readily that the NUM-
cipal government of Rome has had
to come to their aid by squelching
the lemon spectators who horded
these flu foes to boost the price.
Boston instituted the lemon
cure when the epidemic hit Mas
sachusetts. Other flu stricken To-
calities have started taking the
lemon treatment. Unaccountable
barrels of hot lemonade have been
drunken to drown the flu germs.
This has caused a lemon shortage
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-17
Misstatements Corrected

paid Advertisement
To the Fair Minded Voters of De-
Soto County:
| ! am not a mud-slinger, but feel
lit my duty to correct some things
that have started since | an
nounced myself candidate for
County Commissioner from Dis
trict No. |, DeSoto County.
First, | have not had the pleas
ure of meeting the people
throughout the county as I wish |
could, but wish to give the people
some information as to who / am
and where j came from. / was
born and reared in Henderson
county, N. G. My father was al
so a native Of that county and
state. AT the beginning of the
Civil War, my father volunteered
in the Southern Army and served
throughout the war in Co. HI, 25th
IN. G. Regiment. / have been liv-
ing in DeSoto county about seven
years.
Some time before the Primary
election | was asked by some Of
the best men of Bowling Green to
make the race for county commits
Isioner for this district, No. /,
without being asked about nv
politics or what ! thought Of
county division. In National pol
ltics ! have always been Repub-
lican. In the state, county and
city, | have always stood for good
government and have had the
pleasure of voting for many good
Democrats. | believe in fair play.
and don't wish to misrepresent
any one, and I will not stand and
be silent while I am being put be-
fore the people by one Of my OBJ
ponents in the wrong light. /
don't think the pot should call the
kettle black.
Mr.. Sauls, my Bowling Green
opponent, says ! am a Republican.
This have never denied in Ma
tional politics, but | am a white
one, and have my first time to
meet with crowd of negroes.
This | will be able to prove before
the campaign is over. Mr.. Sauls
says he is a Democrat. Let Us
see. Something over two years
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meetings, and travelled by team
and auto $50 miles.

meetings, and travelled by team
and auto $50 miles.
The Clerk was instructed to is
sue E. v. Camp coupon form war
rants in lieu Of the regular form
warrants held by said Camp, tax
ing up and cancelling said regu-
lar form warrants.
Game warden s report was pre-
|sented, showing three cases Of
violations Of the law, In which
fines and costs aggregating $40.44
were levied.
Commissioner Written reported
that the petition of the Mayor of
Moore Haven and SO others ask
ling for the establishment Of a
special road and bridge district in
the Moore Haven section, was in
compliance with the law; where
upon, all the legal preliminaries
were taken for the establishment
Iof said district, and an election
was ordered to be held in said dis
Itrict on Nov. 10Th to decide the
lquestion of issuing 100000 of
bonds for the purpose Of building
roads and bridges in said district.
Measures were adopted to build
a draw-bridge over the 3-mile
canal at Moore Haven.
/ TWAS moved by Commissioner
l'Whitehurst, seconded by Commits
sioner Written, and carried, that
the sum of 100000 be, and is
hereby appropriated from the
general funds of the county for
the expenses of the County Coun-
Icil Of National Defense.
4! "A communication was read
from the Farmers National Con-
Igress Of the United States, re-
.lquesting that delegates be ap-
pointed to said Congress, from
/; DeSoto county, to attend the said
/ Congress at Jacksonville, on Dec.
BIRD, 18th and 5th. 1t is therefore
requested that the farmers of De-
Soto County who will volunteer
to attend said congress at said
time, will notify the board at its
November meeting, and certifi-
Gates Of appointment as delegates
will be given to them.
\ Upon motion of Commissioner
Written, seconded by Commits
sioner Whitehurst, the clerk was
instructed to draw warrants to e.
-|V. Camp for $1,000 per day from
!, April LIST to September 10th, to
the amount of 81, 405 90 to be paid
from the fund of the Charlotte
Harbor Road and Bridge District
for engineering expenses.
The Tax Collector presented
his final report for the collection
of 1918 taxes. Same was accent.
ed and approved.
i Board recessed until Oct. 18th
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America.

America.
The lemon crop must be cor
served. Don't waste a lemon.
Save 'em for the flu fight. If you
are not a flu victim deny yourself
that glass Of lemonade.
P. Spanish flu victims have
made liberal use of the onion, and
many who have recovered from
flu attacks have given credit to
their frequent eating of onions,
raw and cooked. Palm Beach
Post. LINES are as good as lem
ons.
Brig. Gen. Charles Richards,
medical corps, acting surgeon gen.
eral Of the United States army,
has embodied the following
twelve suggestions for avoiding
influenza in a circular which has
been sent to all military units
throughout the country with a
request that they be given the
widest publicity:
/ Avoid needless crowding- in
fluenza is a crowd disease.
2. Smother your coughs and
sneezes; others do not want the
germs which you would throw
away.
8. Your nose, not your mouth,
was made to breathe through
get the habit.
A. Remember the three C's-a
clean mouth, clean skin and clean
clothes.
5. Try to keep cool When y0u
walk and warm when you rjde
and sleep.
6. Open the windowsalway
at home at night; at the Office
when practicable.
Z. Food will win the war il you
give it chance; help by choosing
and chewing your food well.
s, Your fate may be in your
own hands; wash your hands be-
fore eating.
9. Don't let the waste products
of digestion accumulate; drink a
glass or two of water on getting
up.
10. Don't use a napkin, towel,
spoon, fork, glass or cup which
has been used by another person
and not washed.
ii. Avoid tight shoes, tight
clothes, tight gloves; seek to
make nature your ally, not your
prisoner.
IL. When the air is pure, breathe
Jail Of it you can; breathe deeply.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-17

nall III bowling Ufeeh Win MT.
nv. r. Minor, Mr. Sauls taking the
|side thai the Wilson administra-
!fion was failure. Two years a.
90 lie was delegate to the State
Republican Convention at Palat-
ka, fla, and that convention had
some black faces in it. He came
back I'd Bowling Green and boast
led Oh the streets Of what fine
speech he heard a negro make in
tlfat meeting.
Honest, Voter, if you doubt my
word, come talk with the people
Of Bowling Green. | can prove
my statements.
He also made Kaiser Bill talks
oll the streets Of Bowling Green,
TIL the Government got so hot af-
ter slackers and slack takers;
then he turned his tune.
II am not sanding by our Gov
eminent and President in this
great war for any other reason
than love for our flag and nation,
and + have stood there since muir
|derous Germany and her allies be-
gan to destroy the innocent wo-
men and children Of our country.
Enough about that, as / have a
b i.
few more facts A wish to state to
the people Of the county.
After the Primary Election, ]
asked the people Of Bowling
Green, il theyso desired to call an
other mass meeting, and if they
wanted to put some one else in the
field for Commissioner that !
would come down I was told by.
q large number To stay in the race.
When / learned Fir. Sauls was in
the race, T asked him to let us
have q mass meeting in Bowling
Greer, and if the people wanted
him or some one else, i would
come down. This he refused to
do.
/ also offer to the people of De-
Soto county that if fail to carry
Bowling Green and the district in
which | am to serve, | will resign
in favor of the man who does car
Try the commissioners district. /
mean by this, if | should be elect
ed by votes outside of the district.
Mr.. w. T. Sauls states in his an
nouncement that he fully realizes
the Importance of the office and
the business qualifications of the
man to fill, the place. With four
candidates in the field, he must
think he is tie only TT"
/ wish to- state for myself, /
have had business ability enough
to get through the world so far,
and can say ! have always met my
fellow-man on the square, and
can say to the world / am not liv-.
ing off of something that Justly
belongs to some one else. / mean
by this that from the cradle to
the present, | owe no man a bill ]
don't pay when due or ON de-
mand. | wish / could see every
voter in DeSoto county and make
myself known to you.
One thing comes to my mind,
that some one has started who is
measuring other people by what
could be done with them.
1t is circulated that Mr.. j. G..
Lewis and r. L. Groom were back
ing me as a candidate for Com
missioner. / brand this as a ma
|licious, known lie.
In the first place, Mr.. Lewis
and Mr.. Groom are men above
what was said to be their reasons
for doing so, namely, that they
could get the county convicts to
work turpentine. All of which is
false, and I wish to state | have
promised no man or set of men
any favor in any way if elected.
Respectfully,
w. J. CASE.
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+
The county commissioners met
in regular session in Arcadia, ON
Monday, 7th inst. with Chairman
w. G. Welles presiding, and Com
missioners Written, Bullock and
AWhitehurst present.
1t was moved and carried that
the petition Of Marian Horwitz
O'Brien and SO others, fled Oc-
tober 5th, asking that certain ter
ritory in Townships Al and AZ,
South, be constituted into a spec
ial road and bridge district, be re-
ferred to a committee to report at
present meeting of this Board.
The chairman named Commission
ers Written the said committee.
T. B. Harrison Of Bowling
Green, was committed to the
County Farm.
Notary public bond of John A.
WEIGH, with the Fidelity and De
post Company Of Maryland az
surety was approved.
The clerk reported the compile
lion Of his fiscal report and that
Tallahassee officials had reported
DeSoto county as being the first
county in the state to file such re-
port. Said report showed that
the county had received 81, 545. 90
interest on deposits BY reason
of dispensing with trustees for
bond funds, trustees commissions
as follows were saved:
Mccall Road and Bridge Dis
trict, 1914; Concrete Bridge No.
A. $2O0.6O; Punta Gorda Road and
! Bridge, $399.81; SPECIAL Road and
Bridge No. /, $386.41; Special
Road and Bridge No 5, $685.. 03;
Special Road and Bridge No. 4,
50, 1899 Fort Ogden Drain, ST.. j
on: Punta Gorda Drain, $35 .95
Arcadia Drain, $72.39; zolfo
Drain, $428.48; Murdoch Drain,
$455.38. Total Trustees Commits
sions saved, $4,787. 65.
Sheriff and tax collector pre-
scented their reports.
al report from Hon, Cade e.
Shackleford, complimerlting the
DeSoto prison camps, was read
and filed.
Tax Assessor Murphy presented
the tax assessment roll for 1918
in triplicate. After being ex-
amined and compared by the
board, same were accepted and
approved.
Tuesday, October 9th
Commissioner Whitten moved
that:
<Whereas: The State Road De
partment is receiving all automo
bile taxes in the various counties
that they be requested to furnish
sign posts as set out in the resolu
ton Of the said Florida State Au
tomobile Association. Carried.
Provision was made to build q
gap in the road to Carlstrom Field
that was left out of the plan Of
the State Road Department.
The sum of $4,000 was appro
priated for prizes in the Boys PIC
Club contest, said amount to be
spent under the supervision Of
County Agent Seasons
County Agent Seasons present
ed his September report, showing
that there are five demonstrators
working in the county; 10 corr
club boys; 81 pig club boys; l.
visits were made to pig club boys
and As to farmss conferred with
Al farmers; distributed SIS bulle-
tions; wrote 583 letters, inoculat-
ed 1903 hogs; held II farmers
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-17

Mrs. Abigail e. Morgan has
been appointed carrier of rural
route No. 4 out of Tampa, being
the third woman rural mail car
rier in Tampa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-06
NEW COAL ORDER
IS WORKING WELL.
Directly From Dealer Insures De-
llyerics of Fuel to uschoidcrS.

The new plan Of the local fuel adj
mlntstrator requiring all acquisitions
Tor coal To be made directly to the
dealer, together with an affidavit, has
greatly facilitated the delivery OF the
coal to the residents of Richmond
Inc administrator urges, though, that
each citizen remember tee new rule
and make his order directly to the
co9l dealer and rot come to the fuel
administrators Office.
When coal conditions became SO
serious in Richmond several weeks
ago 1t was found neces sary to have
all consumers TO make their orders
70 the central office on arcount of the
general shortage of coat There still
is and viii continue to he, universal
shortage Of anthracite The dealers
VIII not fiji anA orders for that coal
over q haif tone and only then in
special cases bur there IS stlll plen-
htat supply of soft coal and the deal
ers wsl Till orders for that imme-
diately.
Each petitioner for anthracite coal
must sign an affidavit now, stating
that he has not over three days sup
ply; that he has no means for burn
ing bituminous coal, and he must
pledge that he Will Immediately pro-
cure means for burning other than
hard coal at his home This rule in
working well and is bringing the real
feeling Of war time into many homes.
one prominent Richmord citizen was
unable to secure delivery of an.
thracite coal yesterday because he
could not sign the affidavit This citi-
zen's home has fourteen rooms in
three stories. and the lower floor il
heated by iatrohes which also heat
The second floor. Eur unfortunately
for the citizen he has one CRATE on
the third floor. which ia not used
often. The fact that he has one
CRATE IN mn isolated room ia his house
ohvlates att claims fer anthracite coal.
The citizen asked whether he could
procure It delivery of hard coal II that
zra}a happened aot 10 ire in mis- home
T6t answer Was in tho affirmative.
The citizen thea claimed that this
Was working ara Undue hardship on
h'Hl since he would be unable 10 heat
the living rooms 81 his home Bur
TIE local fuel adjHInj traitor has re-
peatedjv warned. ami continues to
warn. aN residents that they should
equip their homes with either CRATES
or hot blast stoves.
No rolef in tho hard situation can
te looked for and only small deliy~
cries or a ear 1T a time VIII be re.
cclVed Tive c~fs ra8ef is warm
weather ard sunshine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-06
eH Work SMEAR.

New York. Feb. 5.---Raw sugar.
dal centrifuEaIs, sos Refined.
quiet. fine graduated, 745.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-06

ALONG MAIN STREET.

FN5Elk { ItNFNFlf'E'@.
Richmond, Feb, 8, &3,08To15.


The announcement th8t tho Fed
eraJ Reserve bank has made deliv-
cries Of all coupon liberty bonds paid
for in fun prior to January Is has
set moniod people TO talking about
the Forthcoming third Issue 1t Is
probable, they are saving that the
third issue viii he announced during
the arst half Of this month. although
no one could give authority Tor such
expression Of belief
IT win not be hard n float the
third issue" said Main streeter FOR
the people have All the confidence in
the world In tho liberty bonds, and
the middle classes will he the great
est buyers next time.
1T is quite interesting to study the
financial situation, The working peo-
Pile are saving moro money than they
ever aid before. which Ia indication
that, despite the high prices OF things.
there IL more frugality being prae-
tited among tho wage-earners than In
years past
These times OF stress always bring
their good points along with them
and after this war you VIII 1hd mark
HE that he average wage Garner viii
become the greatest saver and most
careful spender the country can pro
duce.
The savings departments Of the
banks show that people are sacrlfic-
ing themselves for The sake of the
country. and In doing this. are also
laying nest egg for the reaction"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-06
STOCKS HAVE GOOD
DAY IN WALL ST.

New York. Feb Stocks opened
strong today but the selling pressure
caused BY the taking over Of pc
troleun control by the government
soon forced a reaction Of about r.
point
After great irregu,arity for about
a couple OF hours the list turned
strong and closed in much better
condition than IL opened. SpAc1ali=
ties were the feature OF the day. Dis
filters being the fSvcrite toward the
close. Malt lnduSt@-4l Alcohol and
Atlantic CUR and Vest Indies at
tracted much attefKion. Reading
was one Of the firm stocks.
AZ the standard stocks were quiet
all dav professional Wall Street paid
most attention 20 the specialties
Writing per preferred was the first
Of these to distinguish itself, Report
that American Malt may 40 into
liquidation caused buying 81 the
stock
Malt could Nquidate paying of the
back dividends Of SO 8 per cent and
leaving between rs and par for the
preferred. but p order To iquidste
awo-thirds Of the COMMON stockAold-
@rs must consent and TO secure their
consent Il is probable that $40 ar
G s25 share would re paid Ia that class
seems 10 mean handsome profits for
both the common and preferred
stockholders.
Advance Of DsstIzl ers 70 q new high
price FOR the movement today was due
to expe eta tones Of special cash
dividend. There is no official war
rant for expe-stinz il hut the earn
3ngs justify something
Buying OF New York Air Brake re-
Gently has been good and has been
a1ased on liberal contra cts received
from the government that should en-
ablA II 10 continue its present large
dividend payments
General Motors made another ex-
hib.tion Of strength advancing IN the
aftf rnoon rore than points above
the low price of the morning. \
great majority OF the stock of the
company IS held outside OF Wal
street and is rot avatla bic for specu-
iativc fransa Ctions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-06

tons through the city. IL was an
nounced that ii any Arm would sub-
scribe $25o,000 this wandering tank
would roll along through the streets
TO fetch the check. This ii had to
do several times and SO the crowds
in the busiest thorouFhfares had the
war savings idea brought efore them.
Meanwhile in Trafalgar Square isetlf
the scene was a nearer approach to
that of an old-tlme country fair than
London had seen for many day.
Hawkers with medals. days. picture
post cards and souvenirs. thronged
the open spaces around the barriers;
investors formed long queues. military
bands played stirring music and WELL
known men were hoisted to the top
Of the tank to make speeches,
Took in 81! .O0O. 900,
The first week the tank bank was
doing business it took in not much
under 1900, 900, but the second week
1t captured over S15,500,GO0, and it
had by this time so thoroughly es-
tablished its power as money maker
that it was determined to send it on a
provincial tour.
Since then the great Industrial cities
of England have been visited and at
the date Of writing the amount col
iected has been not far short of $780,
oc0, 600. This has been achieved part
|y by appealing to the local rivalry
which is 50 large "a feature in the life
ri the English PROVINCE, on the
royal XchanEe in Londbn for exam
pie, is a huge board h1 which the
chief towns of England with their
populations are inscribed. Against
them day by day is placed the amounts
given the Tank bank by each center
and the Manchester cotton broker or
he Birmingham mnniti0n maker
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-06

more than 100 per cent on the cost
OF the ship and cargo.
Ey 1915 Nathaniel Silsbee had risen
TO such prominence that he was named
by the United States government as
one Of the commissioners to organize
the Boston branch of the Bank OF
the United states"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-06

New York. Feb Money on call
open ut m per cent: high. BIZ per
cent; low. ; per cent: close, IA per
rent. Most Of the days loans we're
made at 6 u per cent
Little business was tran cited lie
time money and demand was only
moderate Rates on mixed collateral
So rsr cent for the all dates. and in,
dustrial ~ 15& per cent for thirty
days and 6 per cent for longer ma
Enrittss.
guiet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-06

per Dbl .......,....... cog SO
Alhemarle TTppinA. No 2,
per Dbl ..........l.... 5p@ b V1
Other varieties range IN price from
So 10 IS. Gependsnt upon quality. Cull1.
according to quality and corcitiotl
"angs from SO 10 So
Grapefruit per box .,.... $50 0e
Bananas hands, bunch. 2 oeD 20
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-30
The New Happiness.

Have you learned how to be happy
when you are sorrowful? Christ can
accomplish that paradox for US and
in us. 1t comes with the miracle Of
Christ's making himself our actual life.
Real sorrows may come into our life,
heart-breaking sorrows, testings and
Affections of terribly severe sort {;
but if we are letting 60 and letting
Cod" our Lord Jesus will produce In
us "the JOY Of the Lord" The Scotch
are generally counted not very emo
tional; but 1t Is said Of Scotchman
who had found Jesus that he was so
happy he could scarcely find words to
express himself; he stood up in a tes-
timony meeting and declared, "I'm hap
pier moo, when I'm no happy, than I
wis afore when I wis happy" That
tells the whole, blessed, wonderful
story. Is it your story?-S. S. Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-30
Injecting Ink Into the Eye.

Sometimes when scar has been LETT
on the cornca of the eye it is most un-
slightly. Oculists used to tattoo these
scars with India ink, but the method
was not satisfactory and has almost
been abandoned. DR.. f. II. Nerhoeft
of Boston describes in the Journal OF
the American Medical association the
delicate operation by which he injects
India ink with hypodermic syringe
into such scars, and says the results
are far superior to the old-fashioned
tattooing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-01-30
Road BUILDING LARGE TASK
President of National Highways Asso-
citation Tells How Great Sys-
TEN Can Be Built.

Thanks to the pushful, pervaSiVe
motor car, American road building has
"got move on" at last. There is eV-
erywhere the cry for roads. The draw
back has been that, as yet, there has
been no coordination of these multi
tudinous enterprises. The president
Of the National Highways association.
Charles Henry Davis, in recent paper
stated that we spent last year S249,-
955.9G7, or more than two-thirdS the
total of money expended so far on the
construction of the Panama canal
for road improvements throughout the
country. Mr.. Davis contention is that
good roads, roads that run for thou
sands of miles through state after
state, are, properly, not the RESPONSE
bility of the state, but of the nation.
He would have the federal government
build system of national roads join
ing the West with the East, the North
and the South, connecting every part
of the country, as is the case with the
national highways of Europe, and, as
history shows, such as was the essen
tial equipment of every frst-class
power of the past, according to the
Boston Evening Transcript.
How would such an enormous con-
struction be paid for and kept up?
Suppose" asks this eminent engi-
neer, "the government built 100000
miles of properly planned roads, and
at the same time purchased, say, 800