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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-29
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

/ In the County Judges Court in and Tor
DeSoto County. Florida, Sitting as q
court of probate:
Downing: ]. Henry Johnson, Administra :
tor. .,.t
Notice is hereby given that on the lUth'
day of Sept 1913, | the undersigned adj
ministrator OF the estate OF w, r. Down-'
mo deceased will present to the above,
court. my final reports and account 10
gethcrs with vouchers as such admins,
traitor and will at said time ask said
court to approve and confirm said maj
report and Issue to me letters OF final dis
charge in said estate. a..
Dated this 2Sth day of March, 1918.
i5-26t ]. HENRY JOHNSON, Admin
istrator.
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IN THE DesoTo COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT, TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
QE FLORIDA. In CHANCERY.

Jennie e. williams, complainant, VS..
David C. Williams, defendant. Divorce.
1t appearing from the affidavit made
and filed herein by S. +. .. Trabue of
counsel for the complainant herein, that
the place of residence of the defendant,
David c. Williams is unknown, and that
the age of the said defendant Is over
the age of twenty-one years, and that
there is no person or persons within fhe
state of Florida the service of subpoena
upon whom would bind the said defend
ant.
decreed that the said defendant David g.
williams be and he is hereby required to
i'm at the office of the Clerk Of the above
Court, in the Court House in the City of
Arcadia Florida, on or before the 21st
day of October A. d. 1918, else the saij
bill will be taken as confessed by the said
defendant
IT is further ordered, adjudged and de-
creed that a copy of this order be pub
lished once a week for eight consecutive
weeks in The Punta Gorda Heflld
newspaper of general publication Dab
Iished in Punta Gorda, DeSoto County.
Florida.
Witness the Hon. John S. Edwards.
Judge of the said Court as well as the
Hon. A. L. Durrance, Clerk of the said
Court and the seal of said Court, this
the 18th day of August. A. D. 1918.
(Seal) A. L. DURANGO, Clerk.
s. F. ]. TRABUE, Solicitor for Com
plainant.
State OF Florida
County of DeSoto.
I, A. L. Durrance. Clerk Of the Circuit
Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit Of the
State of Florida In and for DeSoto Conn
ty. do hereby certify that the above is a
true copy of the original order OF publi-
cation made in the above styled cause
on the 14th day of August A. d. 1918.
Witness my hand and seal OF our said
Court. this the 14th day OF August. A. ID.
1918.
(SeaD A. L. DURANGO, Clerk.
34-6t
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"No cards" will be more popu-
lar than ever before at this time
for the government has announc-
ed that wedding invitations and
announcements must be made on
single sheets and only one envel-
ope will be allowed. This will
save time as well as white paper
and money.-Times- Union.
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S. C. Mccullough, by Gardner
supplies and labor 1910
Mrs. r. c. Addison, by Gard
ner. supplies and labor 1.65
Bell Cafe, by Gardner.
supplies and labor SO
c. A. Todd, for electric fan 1000
|. w. Miller globes 80
A, Bailey, part payment on ac. $50
II. w. Smith, supplies and
labor 5.75
West Coast Fish Co. supplies 1895
M. w. Sturdy, globes 1870
Elec. Coils. Apr, 1915
since last report 1910
Elec. Coils. May, 1918.
since last report 21.93
Elec. Coils. June, 1918
since last report 1856
Elec. Coils. July 1918,
since last report 1877
CIR by warrant No 1865,
7-10-18, it'd. from gen.
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CLASSIFIED

ag Advertisements inserted under this
head for cents per line each inseruon-
six words counting line.
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HELP WANTED-Several men. mar
l,et gardeners preferred or others with
some knowledge of garden seeds. An
Unusual sales proposition offering a real
opportunity. The Wing Seed Co., Me.
chanicsburg, Ohio oo-i'
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FOR QUICK BUYER--1 Maxwell tour
ing car. new batteries; / piano as good
as new, horse, wagon and buggy, FARM
Implements Address Mrs. d. r. COLI
CLASURE. Aclile, Fla. 2Tf
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FoR SALE

FOR SALE-PIGS - Thorough 7 m
worth and Poland China, crossed; some
thing fine.-P. p. MALE. Woodrow, tla;
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WANTED

WANTED--Man familiar with painting
and carpentering. Steady work and
good wages for right mani. HARVEY
MILLER, Punta Gorda, Fla. SOU
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FOR sALE-Fou--roo house with four
large lots ready for cultivation, fenced,
with barn and outhouses, one block from
town limits; several bearing fruit trees;
only $4,000 cash, If sold at once.-Ses
ADAM SILCOX, zu.
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REPORT OF CLERK AND COLLECTOR
Bal from last report 1882 rs
Aug 1918. or. by 10 mills
taxes for July and Aug. 19e. So
Aug. 1918, bal on hand s172913
Amount Invested in coupons of Certs.
Of Jndeht s21A9. So
Dock Fund:
Bal from last report s2T9 n3
Less scrip for July e. Aug 1870
Aug. 1918 bal on hand s145.ss
General Fund:
Bal from last renort 1929 3S
Aue 13-1S or. by mills
taxcs July & Aug. 1874
Recd. Of ]. H. Lipscomb
Police July 1000
CIR bv warrant No. 1867 ac.
duplicate 81
1n77. 80
Less scrip for July & Aug 1850
Aug. 1918 bal. on hand ez1.59
Street Fund
Bal. from last report s11447
Aug. 1913 or. by mills
taxes for July & Aug. 1891
1888
Less scrip for july & Aug. lar n
Aug 1918. bal on hand 25G8
Time warrants outstanding on
Street Fund s?an. %
1858
Amount actually on hand 1856
Fire and Water Fund:
Bal from last report s273 81
Aue 1913. or. by F. r. Blount
Meter deposit, res, 1000
Water Coils. Apr. 1918,
since lest rept 400
Voter Coils. May. 1918
since last report 400
Water Colss. June 1918
since las report 2325
Water Coils. July, 1918
since last report 5213
ses.2o
Less scrip for July & Aug. 1918
Aug 12-1s. bal. on hand s29a. II
UncoIlected water bills: For wear 1917
$40 90; for Feb. 1918, $500: for Mch. 1918
"a. m; for Abr 1918. 500; for May. 1918.
$500; for June. 1919 $1,000; for July.
1918 s21.12. Total $57.12.
Electric Fund:
Bal from last report s227. SIS
S-1e-1s or by warrant No. 1871,
credited hack &C. dup. 12a
ladies Civic Association Globe rs
Mrs ] Jones, globes 16h
n. Fl. Rhoades, for cleo. fan. IT'S
c. A. Page, bv Gardner,
supplies and labor 615
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&C. pumping septic tank,
Sept 1917 SEQ
Or by Warrant No. 1875.
7-10-1S it'd. &C. street lights 1910
7241l
Less scrip for July & Aug. 34s.4S
Aug. 1918. bal. on hand s374.63
Uncollected electric bills: For year
1917, s2492; for Feb. 1918, S6.77; for Mch
1918, $17.35; for Apr. 1918, $3.50; for
May. 1918, $685.; for June, 1915 $199S;
for July, 1918. s5992. Total $15109.
Street Improvement Fund:
Bal. from last report $1097.S0
Collections on Certificates of
Indebtedness since last report 1884
s1S31.3 "a
Less scrip for July & Aug. 443.93
Aug 1918. bal on hand $1SS7.41
Cemetery Fund:
Bal. from last report SCI. 90
No collections since last report.
Amount of uncollected taxes for
year 1918 s5ss.s6
Amount of uncollected taxes for
year 1914 14s2.5o
Amount of uncollected taxes for
year 1915 1928. 70
Amount of uncollected taxes for
year 1916 s63. SO
Total sSs4s.56
Total amount paid to Treasurer. Aug. 13,
1918, $159e.55.
Yours truly,
L. e. ROBINSON Clerk and
Collector.
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FOR SALE Choice location on the
new hard surfaced county road in So
lana, facing 200 feet on Marian Avenue
and having a depth Of 606 feet-streets
on three sides-splendidy. fenced. very
growth-well built small dwelling. Moth
Ing can excel the opportunity for re-
turns on vegetables. fruits and poultry.
Apply to DIR. BURLAND, Box 70, Punts
| Gorda, Fla
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT--Ofiice Rooms, neat, large
and well yentilated--over Coopers Hard
ware Store Apply to THE HERALD. II
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WARNING NOTICE-This is to- notify
the public not to buy any cattle in tho
following marks and brands: crop, under
slope In each ear and branded L. S.
EVELYN COLCLASUKE. 25-N
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WEDDING INVITATIONS you arc
going to get married, let US talk with you
about the invitations or announcements.
We can get them out In nice shape thaI
viii compare favorably with the most ex-
pensiye engraved ones and they will NOT
cost near SO much--THE HERALD.
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VISITING CARDs--visiting cards
printed from appropriate type faces. lin
en- or yellum finish 20 for Soc, so for 76c..
| 100 for 81. 00--THE HERALD.
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MISCELLANEOUS

HAIR DRESSER-M Madame Paul n Q
Coleman, having returned TO town, Will
do hair dressing-m combings into
switches, do scalp work and beauty cul-
ture. p. O. Box SO. SItr
Evening star., 1918-10-06
The Monkey and the Sc0tchmen By Pierre Mile

wasn't a native. Who. then, is he?'
Colbert kept looking at the figure
of the poor monkey.
Its strange he said. He Is not
MacKinnon. He is not their type.
And neither is he a MacIvor.'
"'Certainly he isn't MacIvor,' my
cousin Archie affirmed. Indignantly. Il
would have recognized him immedi-
ately. There are only 500 MacIvors.'
. ""Then what clan does he belong
to? Great heavens, what clan does he
belong to-? asked Gilbert, much be-
wildered.
"'He isn't a MacKee,' my cousin
Archie went on. You know that all
the MacKees have long noses. This
dead man has a snub nose. Perhaps
he is a MacRae. All the MacRaes are
very ugly
"'They are ugly Gilbert admitted.
but it isn't the same kind of ugliness.
And they haven't such large toes.
This man has toes as big as fingers
"'Brother Archie.' Gilbert conclud-
ed, suddenly, I am going to tell you
something. He isn't MacIvor, is he?'
No. swore my cousin.
"'He isn't a MacRae, nor MacKin-
non, nor a MacKee?'
Pm sure of it, Archie agreed.
us leave him here
Ivor concluded, with an air of seren =
was an Englishman it wasn't worth
while wasting any more time on him
Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Mad Gernany.

"THE Germans" said Representa-
tive Tinkham of Massachu-
setts. still talk solemnly to one an
other about their defensive war. the
war that the allies forced upon them.
Are the Germans all mad? Are they
all drunk?
1.-The Germans remind me of two
pallid, wild-eyed men in a barroom.
"Ive been very sick said the first
man. and he shuddered. r had snakes
and lizards crawling all over me-
"The second man looked at his
friend. and then he. too, shuddered.
"'Why, pardner, you're sick still.
he said. 4 can see them crawling all
over you now"
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Catching His Train.

. ESIDES being magnificent SOL
- dier, Gen. Botha has a pretty wit.
On toward the end of the Boer
war, during a colloquy between Botha
ard Kitchener about armistice terms,
Botha rose to go, when Kitchener
said:
Don't hurry. You've got no train
to catch"
That's just what I have" Botha
answered. and hustled off.
Kitchener heard next day that
Botha had carried out a raid that
night, and captured British armored
train on the belagOa line.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Army and Navy News

the Regular Army. for the judge ad-
vocate general held that under the
language of the act only those OFF,
GERS remaining in the Guard were en-
titled to use their Guard service in
calculating their longevity time.
With the intention of correcting this
inequality. rider was attached to
this years appropriation bill, which
in effect provided that officers of all
forces other~than the Regular Army,
were entitled to include their period
of service in the National Guard. 1t
Is generally supposed that the OFF,
ccial who drafted the rider had the
Impression that officers of the Regu-
lar Army never had served in the
Guard. and. therefore, could not be
included in the class that would ben
eht BY the provision, but this belief
is wrong. And although there was no
intention to favor other branches over
me regulars. the result is that many
former Guard officers serving in the
Regular Army today are now receiv-
ing smaller pay than their compan-
IONS IN that service who have reached
the same rank in either the National
army or the National Guard.
THE division of military aeronau-
tics reports that Col. M. F. Davis Of
the administrative office is making an
inspection of the air service mechanics
school at st. Paul. MINI. This school
Is Tor the purpose of training men in
the mechanics of aircraft in order to
provide mechanicians for the air.
planes that are in use at the many
training fields in the United States
and France, as well as for the air.
craft (balloons and airplanes) en-
gagged on the battle fronts.
One OF the great troubles in training
hiers has been the scarcity of men
skilled in the special work OF keep
ing flying machines in perfect condi-
ton, for unless this is done the avia-
ton students lose confidence, first in
the1r machines and then in them
selves. At one time at Taliaferro
Field 1t was impossible to keep the
practice machines in good order. due
to the fact that the division of aero
nautics had SKINNED the country in
order to obtain good merchandising for
the foreign service. The object of
the school at st. Paul is to train men
Evening star., 1918-10-06

n OST people are honest. hut 1t
M is the exception that gives
w pungency to the rule.
One man, for one instance,
keeps medieval junk. Among his GUS
toners the other afternoon was a
woman who wanted table, some-
thing in Chippendale to match what
not that had come down 'steen gen.
erations on mammals side of the
house. The proprietor was starting
off to bring forth Chippendale when
the woman, seeing a chair convenient.
sat down.
Spindle legged furniture Is artistic
but treacherous, as the lady should
have remembered before she weighted
her overstock .of too, too solid. etcet-
era, on spidery legs that cracked the
instant she let herself go.
The tag price Of the chair was some
thing aWful-though as the proprie-
tor protested what could you expect
of treasure that had had itS non
ored place in an Italian paiace too
lady would pay $50 for the damage
The woman, scared out Of her wits
but game to fight. protested IN turn
that II the WOOQ was lndI olu ny w.
der IT was rotten-and what right had
he anyhow to put out f0 st eha,r doWn tKe on
She was sorry, of course, but she
didn't consider herself to tsa blame. an1ite I'M
yincibleness Of one who speaks In the
cold terms Of money. The lady must
p""fSii ME? Give you $40: for that old
thing? Why. wouldn't have 1T as
"All right. nam. Here. boy. follow
this customer and get the number r. OF !
her house. Don't you think you had
better pay. madam. instead of going
to court. am willing. just to be easy
with you, to knock Off So"
And then another customer who had
been looking the chair over. ma man
who should have been christened Spe-
cial Providence. II names went by ac-
tions. stepped into. the situation:
self and know the exact value of this
chair. without going into sn. embar-
madam, that you pay this man 10
cents for his time and trouble IN
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Austria's Case.

THE EARL OF DUNMORE, who is
touring America said in an
address in Newark:
Austria has lost her independence
She Is nothing but vassal to Ger
many. There is. indeed, something
ludicrous about poor Austria's hope
less subsection.
Peck. Mr.. Peck, little and thin, looked
across the breakfast table at his
herculean wife.
"'A letter for me- dear he said
nervously. Shall l open it?'"
Evening star., 1918-10-06

already skilled in general mechanical
work for the special work which is
required to keep the eccentric flying
machines in perfect condition.
This course of training is of value
also in preparing Il certain number of
men to do the fine work of adjustment
at the factories making airplanes for
the government. Aircraft production
has mot many troubles from the fact
that it was a new art. and that 1t was
as difficult to obtain artisans equipped
to do the work as it was to determine
the type of machine to adopt or the
make of motor to drive the airplanes
!:
IL =
A NAVAL officer of high rank re-
Gently gave good reasons why
the assignments of officers in the
fleet were not made public; and these
reasons show that the United States
officer understands the psychology of
the German. and that the German
does not always "outguess" the Amer
lean.
1t is we'll recognized here that for
years Germans through their elabo-
rate spy system have made thorough
studies of the characteristics of the
American naval officers. and that they
nave, with IeuIOnlC HlelHOuiC care,
filed away in their records all the in
formation that they have been able
to pick up concerning the men who
are now in command of the major
vessels of the Navy as we'll as Of the
admirals who are directing the move
ments and operations of the fleets
and their division. They are able, or
think that they are able, to form an
opinion of the qualities of these Of
ficers as to whether they are ready
fighters or conservative. cold strate-
gists depending upon success in ma
neuvering their commands or men Of
the type always "ready for a frolic
or a fight" For instance. the German
fleet, commander-in-ch in the. Jut-
land fight knew that Admiral Beatty
would fight, no matter what might
be in his path or how strong the
enemy fleet. and he was equally con-
fident that. when Jellicoe arrived,
there was little chance to decoy the
British naval force over waters in
which might be German mine field.
So. to avoid giving the enemy any
chance whatever to make q plan
based on the probability of what the
American commander might, by his
personal quality. be inclined in GER
tain circumstances to do. the Navy Is
playing safe and refusing to give
out any information as to the assign
ments of officers as we'll as the desig-
nation Of any particular vessel.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
4 French war story, translated
william l.. McPhersOn.

4
fight in close cooperation with
~ ours, it happens more fire.
quently than it used to that
their wounded are sent to a
French hospital for immediate treat
ment. Later on they can choose
whether to stay or to be transferred.
That was the case with Private John
MacIvor. who belonged to a Scotch
regiment, the Lennox Fusileers.
Struck in the thigh by a bullet, he
was hurried by French stretcher
bearers. who picked him UP on the
battlefield, to one Of our hospital
units situated just behind the fight
ing line. MacIvor was washed and his
wound was properly dressed. The
bullet, which lodged in fold of
muscle. was skillfully extracted by
surgeon major with three stripes.
Then they put the patient in a white
bed, with sheets little rough but
fresh. between which he stretched
himself luxuriously. No more than
our poilus do the soldiers of his
majesty the King of Great Britain
and Ireland and Emperor of India re-
main ihsensible to the advantages of
wound requiring delicate treat
ment.
"The comrade has the air Of find
ing life still agreeable" thought his
reighbor.
But this impression was suddenly
disturbed by an untoward incident.
Nine. Sue, the head nurse, is wom-
an of great courage. She has proved
it by remaining for three years in
barded often enough by enemy avia-
tors. She has herself been wound
ed, and wears on her breast q we'll
earned CroiX de Guerre.
Yet Nine. Sue has one little weak
ness. She imagines that she knows
rudiments of that language at a
boarding school. She exerted herself,
then, to make remark in his own
tongue to Private MacIvor. intending
it to be as fattering as possible.
And she produced something to the
effect that "she was very happy to
take care of brave English SOL
dier."
To her great establishment and that
of all her assistants, this amiable re-
mark was received with frosty re-
serve. Then. when Nine. Suze re-
pealeu II, SuSpeCllHe IldI leE pEO-
nunciation had been at fault, it
evoked an outburst of violent pro-
test Nine. Suze could not understand
this outburst. In the first place, they
had not taught her that kind of Eng
lish at the boarding school. In the
second place. according to her idea,
MacIvor talked too fast" People
wlro know a foreign language only
very slightly generally have the con-
viction that those who speak it talk
too fast.
She went away quite out Of
countenance. Some minutes later the
Corsican sergeant, piccioni, who
really knew English. having spent
three years in America. said to Mac
Ivor:
"You havo offended that good
woman. Why did you do it? She
was only making you polite speech"
IL know that l was wrong" Mac
Ivor admitted frankly. "but it was too
much for me. She took me for an
Englishman. I can't stand that. 1t
is a terrible thing to be hit by a bullet
and then to be taken for an English
man in the bargain"
But" snid Piccioni. in amazement,
"you are English"
~ am not English" MacIvor pro-
Evening star., 1918-10-06

A RIDER to the last Army ap
preparation act, without any such
intention on the part of the author
of it, contains "a provision which
makes an unfortunate discrimination
against Regular Army officers in re-
gard to the computation of the period
on which to base longevity pay. The
misapprehension arose in this way.
The Army appropriation act of 1917
contained provision that officers of
the National Guard should have full
benefit of the time spent by them in
the guard i'm making up the longev-
ity period. This provision worked a
hardship upon the members of the
guard who were transferred from
that branch to either the National or
Evening star., 1918-10-06

COLUMBUS, GA, is scene of great
" activity at the present time as 1t
is being prepared to receive thousands
of officers and enlisted personnel in the
Infantry School of Arms. The infan-
try schools at Fort Sill and Camp
Perry, Ohio, have been ordered to
their new camp grounds at Columbus,
at which they are to report by Octo-
Der l.
Col. H. f.. Eames has been ordered
from Fort Sill and Col. Mortman from
Camp Perry to the new encampment
to make it ready for occupancy. 1t
ia the intention of the War Depart
ment that at first tent encampment
will be established to accommodate
the rather small contingent to be sent
there until the grounds can be cleared
and a cantonment built. Later. when
the grounds are ready for the training
of the personnel, who are to become
Instructors of the infantry of the new
Army in the use of small arms during
the severe weather of the winter.
much larger contingent will be sent
to this camp.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Around the CITY

N OST people are honest. hut 1t
M is the exception that gives
W punGency to the rule.
Evening star., 1918-09-29

government. The drainage of swamps.
covering areas of considerable size,
presents an impossible problem for the
individual. Concerted effort on the
part Of the government would seem
tne natural solution. Subsequent to
this the soldier who fancied he could
make former swamp land pay better
than any other kind would be aided
ana encouraged by every possible
means. Nor would assistance end
there. He would be entitled to gov
ernment help as long as he farmed
the land
The southern portion of the country
and the middle west have swamp
lands that have never been recla lined:
No accurate estimate has ever been
made as to the number of acres quite
useless because of their character
Figuring roughly. the Department of
the Interior believes this land comprises
some S0,000,000 acres. of which some
G0.000,000 could probably be made
suitable for farms and homes.
AS yet it Is utterly impossible to
undertake to approximate an exact