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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-10
What Is Truth?

Lady Constance The Playgoer saw
Stewart : Richard Lady Constance,
SON was much APP lightly clad in
plauded for her classical dancing
graceful dancing costume with bare
yesterday at the limbs, do the three
Palace Theatre, short dances that
and fully deserved now constitute her
the cordial recep- act. And when he
ton. - Neic forE had seen her pos
Evening Post. turings. her trip
ping around the
stage and her &C.
casional kicks, he
did not arise and
shout. "Brava! bis!
encore"' And there
were no shouts of
approval from any
one else. - Neto
York EUening Sun,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-10

1t Is increasingly hard to believe that
Germany Is in the Temperate Zone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-10

Mad Russia doesn't seem to have even
enough food for thought.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-10
ELBOW ROOM
Railroad Stations

WHENEVER we pass through Broad
Street station or the Reading Terminal
we are thankful that Philadelphia still
has terminals where one can actually see
trains, and particularly locomotives. New
York boasts Of her Pennsylvania Station
and her Grand Central, but these are not
railroad stations that have the SAVIOR and
tang Of old romance. They are mystic
temples. austere and amazing shrines OF
the god Of Transportation; but the life
and glamour seem to have evaporated
in those great vaulted halls
OF marble and indirect lighting.
What Is a railroad station without loco
motives? The big express engines, so ex.
traordinary In the beauty of applied power
the beauty that always energies when
man studies natures laws-are a sight
that we can never forgo. How ruddily the
frcboxes shine, gushing a golden glow
from the floor Of the furnace how stately
those tall driving wheels that have just
come roaring In from New York or Har.
risburg or Washington. And. about sunset
time, when the great western arch of
the Broad street train shed is all a scoop
Of rosy light, some big locomotive clanks
out in majesty and her plume Of bursting
steam catches the sunset on its snowy
pillar--then we think that civilization has
gained strange beauties more wonderful
than any 1t has lost.
A justice Of the Supreme Court re-
marked, in the course of a recent case,
that "ln speed the telegraph and telephone
easily outstrip the rotation Of the EARTH"
We hope that no one Very High u, will
feel ~disgruntled at this and accelerate our
rotation, for the days are too short already.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-10

DEFO1tE the forties were finished stamps
- had come down in size. and the first
American Government issues. in 1s47, bear.
save In the absence of perforation, a normal
aspect. BY the ffties the leading countries
OF the world had reformed their postal sys-
tens and were using the adhesive paper.
Its existence and that of the whole postal
administration later admirably organized for
international purposes in the Universal
Postal Union, with headquarters at Berne.
were soon serenely- accepted as matters OF
course. 1t is not easy to regard them an
inventions" Yet such is their incontestabhs
due today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-10

Wisconsin or Milwaukee, that part
which decided to send Berger to Con-
gress, is likely to find its motives under
closer scrutiny when the war is over and
peace is signed and the people have
leisure to make an inventory of causes
and issues revealed during the last few
years. Frank ~disloyalty or treason are
obvious offenses easily dealt with. 1t is
with a subtler menace that this country
has had recently to deal. There is a
possibility that Berger actually thought
he was serving the Socialists at St.
Louis. But it might not be improper to
wonder whether he, like a great many
others elsewhere throughout the coun-
try, were not reacting to a subconscious
hatred of anything that might interfere
with the progress Of Germany to world
domination.
Berger's propaganda, like the propa-
ganda issued from other sources, was
extraordinarily bitter. 1t was out of all
proportion to the measure Of justice in
the propagandist's case.
America, by the procedure so violently
opposed by the elements calling them
selves radical, has been able to do a
service to humanity greater than any
political system or any nation ever could
do. The event of the war and the in
fiuence of American policies throughout
Europe show clearly that Berger and
! his sort were either ignorant or traitor
nous in their insistent propaganda. There
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-10

scented interference. But Hilrs admirably
reasoned pamphlet Post Office Reform was
too obviously pertinent to be ignored.
The author had successfully demonstrated
that the difference in the carrying cost of a
letter sent from Threadneedle street. London.
TO St. Martins Lane, and one dispatched
from the capital to Edinburgh was in
fnitesimal. 1t was. 10 be specific. precisely
the ninth Of a farth!ng! The high cost of
mail service was largely due to superfuous
tangles in administration, such as the time
wasted in working out charges on the num-
Der of sheets Of paper contained in an en-
Velope, on fixing prices by a distance
schedule and in collecting payment from the
receiver of the missive.
MYTH convincing lucidity the reformer
w brushed all these snarls aside in urging
n fiat rate of one penny for all letters under
n certain weight carried to any destination
whatsoever in Great Britain and in advo-
eating n prepayment system. ANY difficulties
In that plan might be obviatcd," declared
the pamphlet. by using a bit Of paper Just
large enough to bear the stamp and covered
at the back with a glutinous wash, which
by applying a bit Of moisture might be at
tached to the back Of the letter." The In
vention of that indispensable scrap Of paper,
the modern postage STAMP. dates from this
modestly advanced suggestion.
Even the circumlocution Office was stirred
by this proposed new instrument Of clviliza-
ton. January 10. 1910. saw the penny post
age scheme operative in Great Britain.
Six months later an adhesive prepaid stamp.
a remarkable creation. ten times the size Of
Its descendants appeared. Collectors cry for
1t. King George. an interchangeable philatelist,
probably owns one. Its principal feature is
an idealized portrait Of his grandmother.
Ouepp Victoria
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-10

A BRITISH educator with a bent for
"A statistics and reform was aroused to the
situation. Sir Rowland Hill held no office
in the Government and the Postonice De-
partment. tainted with circumiocution. re-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20
Get Rid of Chicken Lice

Successful poultrymen are hav-
ing less faith each year in the
once popular idea that dust baths
for the poultry eradicate the lice.
Mr.. sE. III. 'Wehr, special field a.
gent of the federal bureau of en-
tomology, with headquarters at
Gainesville, has the following to
say relative to this common pest:
The lice lay their eggs on the
feathers, to which they are secure
ly attached by means of a gluey
secretion. Their food consists Of
epidermal scales, bits Of feathers,
and exudations from the skin. The
life history from the egg to the
mature louise is reached in from
IL to 90 days, at which time a new
generation is produced.
lit has been experimentally dem
onstrated that sodium flouride
will eradicate all biting lice (poul-
try or animal) without injuring
the host in any way, whereas 9TH
en-, remedies only control. Dis
solve in a gallon of luke warm wa
ter one ounce Zone tablespoon
'ful) of sodium fouride. Submerge
tho fowl in this solution, taking
particular pains to ruffe the feath-
crs to assure thorough drenching
of the skin. Such o solution will
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20
Seed Testing Laboratory

By knowing the quality of seed
ne proposes to plant farmer is
often saved many dollars. The
seed testing laboratory at Wash
mgton has rendered the farmers
OF the country splendid service by
testing seed for them. The Flori-
ola Station has been advised that
there is now U. S. D. A. labora-
tory for carrying on this work at
the Texas Station. This branch
laboratory will serve a zone COW
ering the states of Florida, Ala
bama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tex
as, and New Mexico.
In sending samples care should
be used to see that every sample
is a fair average representative of
the bulk or lot. For the large
seeds such as corn, cowpeas, etc.
send one pint. For grasses and
smaller seeds one-half pint.
Each sample should bear the
name and address of sender; name
of seed, and kind of tests desired
whether purity or termination. or
both.
Mail sample in a bag or other
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20
FLORIDA LEADS ALL
IN Percentage of Red Cross Mem
bersnip

Mr.. John M. Weeks of Punta
Gofda received last week the fol
lowing letter sffom the Florida
State Director of the Red Cross
Christmas Roll Call:
S. have just received from Mr..
f. r. Black, Manager of the
Southern Division of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, the following
figures, which, while, not final
safely indicate that the State Of
Florida has enrolled a greater
percentage of membership in pro
portion to population than any
State in the Southern Division
The figures are as follows:
Florida 67,517, Georgia 122, 149
North Carolina 1850, South
Carolina 87,061, Tennessee 1885,
5S7.
From the foregoing, it will be
seen that the percentage of Flor
IDA membership is something ove'
seven per cent; while her nearest
competitor has less than six pei
cent.
AS this fiattering result is due
to the energy and ability of TIL
Roll Call Chairman and their vcr;
able assistants, | beg leave to re
quest you to accept and commune
cate to them my hearty congratu-
lations as well as my sincere
thanks for your efficient help dur
ing the Roll Call.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Geo. M. Powell, State Director
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20
J.S.GOFaE1,
gw Automobile For Hire-Go
Any Place Any Time.
TJNTA GORDA, FLA.

All kinds of meats, fresh and
salt, at III. W.. Smiths. 1tf
Mrs. j. N. Skies and Mrs. d. N
Mcqueen went to Zclfo, yester
day morning, to spend the day
visiting the former s daughter
Mrs. j. e. Skipper.
State Shellfish Commissioner j
A. Williams came here i'll the
yacht Seafoam, Tuesday evening.
and left yesterday morning fol
Fort Myers.
Still another airplane visited us
this week. 1t came yesterday at
tenloon and "cut high ginks' ov-
er the town for twenty minutes.
Nearly every body rushed out into
the streets and watched its start
ling performances.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20
Farm Help Situation Greatly
Relieved

The farm labor situation in
Florida has been greatly relieved
since SO many of the farm boys
and farm help have been muster
ed out Of the service. The re-
lease Of these men was fastened
due to the efforts of farm help
specialist, j. O. Traxler, who i'm
mcdiately put the necessary i'll
formation before the county a.
gents and the farmers as whole.
In giving out the information,
Mr.. Traxler gave explicit direc-
tons how to go about getting
boys released from the service.
He stressed upon the farmers that
it was necessary for them to get
their acquisitions for the release
of the men to the war department
at4once, in order that the agricul-
tural interests. secure the most de-
sirable men for the farm. Where
man s service is needed on the
farm, 40 trouble has been expert
tncea Ill getting his release unless
lie is in some branch of the service
where it is impossible to be mus4
tered out any time soon.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20
THE POSSIBILITIES
ARE UNLIMITED

Concluded from LIST page)
but it was suggested that such
figures should not be mentioned
as some people might not believe
them and it is always best to be
conservative +" Kelly Bros. car
ried off the prize at the State Fair
on peppers. They started late in
the season and so far from ten
acres, have shipped Az car loads,
or 1900 crates, (which is 80 crates
per acre, already, more than we
estimated Mr.. Yobst's last year s
crop.) They have received $500
to $500 per crate. What has been
done can be repeated. What Lee
county will grow DeSoto will
grow better. The above are facts
mot fiction.
After his peppers and beans
Mr.. Yobst raised cow peas and
sorghum on the same land. Fed
the COW peas to his family and
chickens, fed the sorghum to his
horse and cattle. The chickens
laid eggs which he sold and ate
and he sold and ate some of the
chickens. The horse did his work
and the sorghum he fed it saved
feed money. The COW gave him
milk and butter for his family
use and cut down living expenses
and all this made the NET returns
from his three-fourths acre all the
greater.
/ One man may farm seven years
and never raise a crop that would
pay expenses. Another may make
money every year. just as one
man can go into the mercantile
business and fail where dozens
succeed. Because one man failed
to succeed in making money farm
ling in Florida, or because dozen
or a hundred may fail, is no argu-
ment that farming in Florida
doesn't pay. 1t is evidence that
the man who failed was incompe-
tent at the business.
| | have a farm near Mr.. Yobst S
Eand the land is similar to his and
just as good. | would be the
team, money for fertilizer and
teeam, money for fertilizer and
grub stake and could live on it..
| spent my money learning how
to farm in Florida but | also
learned that, if done right, FLOR
IDA FARMING PAYS RIG
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20

FOR SALE: two stoves in gaod
condition. Cook and gasoline with
oven. Cheap. Box 8, City. Stf
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20
Big Times in Tampa

Tampa, Feb. 17.-With red.
fezzed Shriners in evidence every.
where, and a tremendous delega.
tionof st. Petersburg visitors ar
irving by special boats, the South
Florida Fair and Victory Celebra.
ton opened today with a grand
hurrah. Motorcycle racing today
presented many thrills, as the To-
cal boys risked life and limb on
the half-mile clay tack. Tomor-
row Florida ponies with Florida
riders mounted will start in the
first of series of running races
throughout the week.
Editors Of South Florida pa
pers will gather with the Tampa
Rotary club tomorrow evening at
the "press breakfast" in which
clever and satirical take-off of
peace conference" and Other
cvents-and personages as we'll
OF Importance will enliven the oc-
casion. Wednesday will be Gov
ernor's day, with the governor
and his staff here to review home
guards. A homecoming parade
for returning soldiers of South
Florida will be a feature, partici-
pated in by men off the feet of 81
war vessels in the harbor now.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20
The Future of Florida

In the New York Herald OF re-
cent date we found the following
cit has been long foreseen that
the day would come when the
whole territory Of this wonderful
Gulf State, with its imperial eli
mate, would become the nation S
health and recreation center"
The prophets who looked ahead
a few years and beheld the vision
of this Florida depicted by The
Herald are not yet dead, many OF
them, and those who are have
hardly cooled In their grave
clothes; and behold the fulfill
ment Of their prophesies is at
khand,
The stride the state has been
taking during the past half dec
ade especially is noteworthy from
the standpoint of the man who be-
llieves that all progress must be
progressive. In other words, that
real progress is a continuous
growth.
Today, as the Gadsden County
Times says, this wonderful Gulf
State with its imperial climate is
showing a richer and more divers
flied soil production, also, than
any other state in the Union.
But even with that statement
we have not yet gone to the real
future Of Florida. When the state
has become the dominant princi-
pie in the health and recreation
seeking world; when it has dem
onstrated its superiority over all
other states in production and
soil, then, too, the state will have
become the meeting ground for
the great army Of buyers and sell
lers who will control the Pan-A-
merlcan commerce.
| 1t is in this light that we must
prophetically see our state; and
to bring the fulfllment of the
prophesy we must arouse our
selves, and like a Sampson awake,
go out and bring down the thing
we seek.
| Nearest to the canal, directly
reached by the vessels from all
South American and West Indian
harbors, within two days distrib-
|ution possibility with half the
United States, and with all the
combined attractions of climate
and pleasure that will lure even
business men to come, Florida has
a great work and a great future
before her. She must reach out
and with one hand greet the sell
lcrs of America while with the
other she reaches out and greets
and brings close the buyers of the
Southern lands and Islands,
Tampa Tribune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20

Dade county: The county COM
missioners have purchased a farm
OF 16O acres, which will be used
as a demonstration farm, to be un-
der the supervision Of the county
agent. The primary object is to
test out all crops to see what can
be successfully grown in the coun-
ty.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
NOTICE or SPECIAL LEGISLA-
TON

Notice is hereby given to whom !
may concern, that the Legislature OF the
State OF Florida will be asked at its 1919
Regular Session, to enact Special act
for the purpose OF vesting in the town of
Punta Gorda, and other riparian pro
prietor respectively, the title OF the
State to the filled in and submerged
and between the original shore line and
tho channel OF Charlotte Harbor at Pun
70 Gordo. DeSoto County, Florida.
Dated the roth day of February, 1919.
John w. BURTON, Attorney
$50 davs Tor interested parties.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20

kill all eggs, as well as the lice.
Allow the fowls to remain in the
sun in order to dry quickly. This
compound can be secured at drug
stores. The chemically pure grade
is a little more costly than the
commercial, but both are equally
effective.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20

Surgeons agree that IN cases of cuts,
burns, bruises and wounds. the first
treatment is most Important When an
efficient antiseptic is applied promptly,
there Is no danger of Infection and the
wound begins to heal at once. For use
on man or beast, Borozone is the ideal
antiseptic and healing agent. Buy it now
and be &eady for an emergency. Sold by
all druggists,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20

container that will not break and
spill the seed. Address all sam
pies for test to the Seed Labora-
tory, College Station, Tex.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20

The per capita wealth Of Flori-
da is given at $4,000. Florida is
a great state, even if every citizen
is deprived of the pleasure of car
rying around in his pockets his
pro rata of the States wealth.
Apalachicola Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20

The big Pillsbury flour mills
have shut down because the "mar-
ket is glutted with fouri"
Turkey is SO poverty stricken
that few of the men are able to
live with less than three wives.
Ocala Star.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20

FOR SALE; Two very desirable
building lots, Nos. and 2 In block
a. fronting on olympia ave-. Punta
fSorda Price for both $3.50. Add ess
q. p. Starkey, st. Petersburg, Fla.
6 4tM
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-02-20

FOR SALE: Large house and lot
on corner OF OLYMPIA ave. ana Gold.
stein ST, Good deed with aDstract OF
ti,le goes with it. Mrs Elizabeth
I urner. S-4tN
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-14
The Rivalry Of the Suit and chenise Frock

was something really new, and the
originality Of the effect was admir-
able.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-14
PEACE PACT is
NOW ABOUT READY

The preliminary peace treaty WIN WI n
Germany may be completed tnls
week, if the present schedule OF the
Supreme War Council is maintained.
The next step will be calling IN the
German delegates for submission OF
the draft. -
When the preliminary peace treaty
has been signed, President wilson
and the spokesmen Of the allies are
to issue formal proclamations to
their respective nations declaring the
ended. The treaty may be signed
about April 1.
It is reported that the proclama-
tions will be issued without waiting
for action by the United States Sen.
ate or the ratifying bodies in allied
countries.
The understanding in European
CAPITALS is that this treaty will not
carry the League of Nations with It.
The decision is said to be due to
the desire of all parties in peace
conference to hasten the end OF all
strictly war legislation and other
measures. :.
Some international law experts IN
the Senate take the ground the presi.
dent has no more authority to issue
a proclamation officially ending a wal
before the ratification of the peace
| treaty than he has to declare wal
without action by Congress.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-14
VOTE AGAIN IN AUGUST ON
TAXATION CLASSIFICATION

Voters of Ohio will be given an
other opportunity to vote on a consu-
tutional amendment providing for
classification of property for taxation
at the state wide primaries, August
IL, 1919, if the General Assembly
adopts the program recommended
Tuesday night by the special JOINT
committee on taxation. The classln-
cation amendment was adopted py
the voters last fall, but was set aside
bv the supreme court because 1T was
improperly submitted.
The decision to resubmit the amend
ment on primary day was decided up
on after agricultural interests meet
ing in Columbus Tuesday had vig'
orously opposed submission at
special election. -
The taxation committee also an
nSunced that it has not decided te
abandon it's proposed measure 1ol
temporary relief for cities and othel
local taxing districts and that it Il
preparing to submit it's whole taxa
ton program to Governor Cox whe1
completed.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-14
OBITUARY

John Calvin Burlington, who died
from pneumonia at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Lydia Lashure at
River Styx, was the son of Enoch
and Lydia Burlington and was born
in Redbank township, Armstrong
county, Pa, on April 1, 1874. His
death occurring on Feb. 27, 1919,
made his age IA years, 10 months
and 26 days. As a young man he
united with the Evangelical church
in Armstrong county, where he re-
tanned his membership through life.
The marriage of Mr.. Burlington to
Miss Elizabeth Minnick occurred in
the state of their birth on March IL,
1862. Seven years ago the couple
celebrated their golden wedding when
the ceremony was repeated and the
event made a memorable one for the
children and grandchildren as well as
for the bride and groom Of fifty years.
The family of this aged couple con-
sisted Of six children, all Of whom
are living. They are Lydia Lashure
of River Styx, Mary c. Mohn Of
Wadsworth, Wilson Burlington OF
Oakland county, Mich, Lizzie Snyder
of Armstrong county, Pa, w. Bufing-
ton of Medina and Lyman Burlington
of Guilford. Beside these there are
22 grandchildren and Is great-grand-
children.
The wife and mother died just two
months after the golden wedding an
niversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burlington removed
from Pennsylvania to Michigan thirty
one years ago and several years later
came to Ohio, settling in Medina
county where they have since lived
The past fourteen years have been
spent at the late residence on the
diagonal road.
Funeral services were held from thu
| Methodist church at River Styx, con
\ ducted by Rev. Snyder, and burial wa!
made in Wodlawn cemetery at Wads
worth beside his wife.