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AUTOMOBILE
MmF1IN,IS@oA

In Germany, automobile tires cost
as much as 1900 marks.
No other factor in connection with
the operation of car has advanced
as much as gasoline.
It is estimated that 80 per cent of
the cost of motorcar operation these
days is gasoline expense.
Motors are much like men-the less
character they possess the more noise
they make.-American Motorist.
Never forget that cooling with
water bronze bearing that has been
running hot is the last thing to do.
Often a little attention to the tire
pump will make it more effective when
the time comes for a tire to be in.
flated.
|, Difficult grades can be made with
greater speed and less fuel in. inter.
mediate than If the engine is permit
ted to labor in high to the point Of
stalling.
The man who wants to sell used
car should remember that appearance
is great part Of the battle.
=
A motor tractor was recently EN-.
ployed to break ground for the first Of
10000 school gardens in Chicago.
Eighty-five different trade names ase
shown on American made passenger
automobiles. ;ss5: 4
When s0meo1e to yo,E feaf
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Church Bells In Asia Minor.

Church bells are an abomination to
Moslems. In 1917, the Turks. hearing
that the Germans had melted their
church bells and made them into bull
let's, decided they would melt the
church bells Of Asia Minor. In order
to add insult to injury some of the bell
metal was made into stirrups, to show
the Armenian Christians that they
were both in fact and figure under the
feet of their M0hammedhn overlords.
But the Armenians of Marash have COL
lected the money for good church
bell, to be purchased in America, and
are looking forward to time when
they can worship God in peace.
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New Definition,

1t was at the end Of Elizabeth AIMS
first month at school. She had come
proudly home with her perfect at
tendance card and with the informa-
ton that there had been five absent
minded children this month. On be-
ing asked what she meant she replied:
"Why, that FIVE children forgot to come
to school,"
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A New Lof Saw,

Cufs Faster. Costs Less Makes
More Money for Users and
Works While. You Rest.
A new improved power log saw, now
being offered, outdocs all other log saws
III cutting wood quickly and at little
cost. A new 4cyclc, high power motor
equipped with Csciiiating Magnetic
no batteries to foil you-makes the saw
bite through logs foster than other log
saws. It finishes Its cut and is ready for
another before the ordinary saw Is well
started. This log saw-The Ottawa-ha2
q specially designed friction clutch, con-
trolled by q lever, which starts and stops
the saw without stopping the engine.
Others have initiated, but no other
power log saw has this improvement
just like the Ottawa. The Ottnwa Log
Saw sells for less money than any
power saw Of anything like !s*s size
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LIVE STOCK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

NEW YORK.-Calves-V $12@
1880; few at $1S; culls, $9@11; fed
calves, $7@S; grassers, $5@6; yearl
ings, $4@5; Westerns, $6.25@9.50.
Sheep and Lambs-Sheep, ewes, 50
@5; mixed sheep. $6@6.50; culls. 81
@2.50; yearlings. $7@s; lambs, $50
IL: culls. 81.
Hogs-All weights, $13; roughs. $11.
EAST ST. LOuIS.-Cattle-Bulk 50
OIL; yearlingst End heifers. 2sc higher
and in places more. Top for light
mixed. $3.50; bulk. $s@s; cows
higher: bulk, $5.5007.5o: bulls =
to Csc higher; bulk. $5@6.25f
Is to 25c higheEi bull. $$!
yealers SOC up; top, $16.1e,
PITTSBURGH, PA sE
IHeavies, $40 r 61o.sp hs
5ight Yorkers i'd piee 31
W. kand. nhG
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Salmon Eaas by AirpIane.

It has always been impossible to re-
stock the celebrated Fraser river fish
ing grounds in British Columbia with
salmon eggs from hatcheries. because
the fertile eggs will not stand carriage
by pack animals over rough mountain
trails. Now it is proposed to trans
port eggs to the fishing grounds by
airDlane.
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AUTOMOBILE 'D0N'TS

Don't let oil, grease or gasoline
remain on your tires. They all
destroy rubber. Wash only with
pure cold water and a little soap.
Don't keep a spare tire out of
use too long. Change over occa-
sionally. A tire lasts better in
use than exposed to the sun and
rain on the running-board or sus-
pended at the rear.
Don't let your rims get rusty.
Common stove polish will keep
them in good condition.
Don't let the weight rest on a
Debated tire. Jack up the wheel
or remove the tire.
Don't let your axles or rims
become bent. If your wheel
doesn't turn free and true, your
tires will suffer.
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Missing at Plugs.

When the porcelain Of spark plug
gets covered with grease and dirt,
often metallic In character, the cur
rent Is likely to jump across this
bridge from the terminal to the metal
OF the engine, and the result is case
Of missing that is frequently difficult
to trace. Keep the plugs clean.
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Mounting the Governor.

In mounting the flexible driveshaft
Of the governor care must be taken
that there are no bends in the shaft
within two inches of either end. The
shaft must never be bent into circle
of less than ten inches in diameter.
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ne necessity Of a pleasure
John J. Mcclure Yonke remarkable OF
Mcuire
design which he
hodv that is the required to
body
With victoria top
re 50 that they opened
has been locked
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GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER
The Remedy With Record OF Fifty'
four Years Of Surprising Excellence.

The Remedy With a Record Of Fifty
four Years Of Surprising Excellence.
Those who suffer from nervous
dyspepsia. constipation, indigestion.
torpid liver, dizziness, headaches.
coming up Of food. wind on stom-
ach. palpitation and other indica'
tions of fermentation and indiges-
ton will find Green's August Flower
a most effective and efficient assistant
In the restoration of natures functions
and return to health and happiness.
There cnrld be no better testimony OF
the :alue Of this remedy for these trou-
bles than the fact that its use for the
last fifty-four years has extended Into
many thousands of households all over
the civilized world and no indication OF
any failure has been obtained IN al
that time where medicine could eject
relief. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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The glory Of life is to love, not to
be loved; to give, not to get; to serve,
not to be served.
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Howes This2

AALLe CATAA9aH '1tHUtCnF wm
90 what We claim tor itcure C9kafrh o.
Neatn6Gs caused By CanlTh. We Do not
sialm to cure any other disease.
HAIL6 CATARRH MEDICINE - .
the hood upon the mucous surfaces Of
the system, thus reducing the inflammAp
HON and restoring normal conditions
All Druggists. Circulars free.
3. ]. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, Ohio
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Remember Thia.

HemeoN0er Tnb0.
There are many stories told against
lrishmen Of ripe and full age, but
not so many about them when they
oare young. Still. here is a proof that
hey are Irishmen even before they are
oreeched.
It was q classroom in a village
school In Ireland and the teacher was
giving lesson on salt.
"Now." she said at the conclusion
Of her rather long and inclusive lee
ture, Il want some one to give me a
good definition Of salt"
"Shure, teacher" said Micky. a
bright, blue-eyed youngster. Its the
stuff which makes totatoes taste
nasty when you boil them and don't
put any in"
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Keen Battery Tioht.

II the storage battery . not secured
ti7liI1Rr p ia p v the vibration and
joltS VsI nay very pos
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A woman confers upon herself a
doubtful honor when she reforms a
man by marrying him.
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STAPLE DEVICE FOR
TOWING AUTOMOBILE
Contraption Shown in Illustration
Easily Made.
Comes in Mighty Handy in Disabled
Car to Prevent Dumping Together,
Especially IL Brakes Have
Been Disabled.

In case of accident while driving in
the country, the homemade towing de-
vice illustrated will prove very con-
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often breaks. Here ie a device to
pull you home.
vcnient in keeping the towed car from
running into the one in front, espe-
cially If the brakes have been put out
of commission, which is very often
the case.
The device consists of a one-inch
pipe, ten feet long, and 14-fOot chain
small enough to go through the pipe.
Put two heavy snaps on the ends Of
the chain and cover the sections be-
tween the pipe and the ends with old
pieces Of rubber hose to prevent mar
ring car when it is attached.-Popular
Science Monthly.
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Don't think a floating debt is necea-
sarily light one.
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Shaft Peculiarly. Situated.

Smart PecUI1ar1y. Situated.
A mining shaft In Sombrerete, Mex,
is almost exactly on the Tropic Of
Cancer, and at noon on June q, the
sun shines to the bottom. lighting up
the well for a vertical depth Of LOO
feet or more,
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Naturally.
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SNAMP-RoOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Boot,
the great kidney. liver and bladder medi-
cine.
It is a physician's prescription.
Swamp-Root is q STRENGTHENING medi-
cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test Of years.
It is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has 30 many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and starr
treatment at once. 49,
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, n. T., for I,
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
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::!.SE "DIAM0ND DYES"

Dye right! Don't risk
your material In a poor dye.
Each package Of Diamond
\ Dyes" contains directions
J so simple that any woman
can diamond-dye a new.
P rich, faGeless color into old
garments, draperies, cover
ings, everything, whether
wool, silk, linen, cotton or
mixed goods.
Buy Diamond Dyes" -
no other kind-then perfect
results are guaranteed.
Druggist has diamond
" Card"-16 rich colorst Adv.
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Top Mixture

2 tablespoons dour
4 Tablespoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons sugar
$ tablespoons shortenins
Mix dry ingredients: rap
in shortening ana e
thickly over top o. oOosu
before baking.
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New Royal Cook Book
containing scores Of de-
lightful. economical rec.
ipes, many Of them the
most famous In yoe today.
Address ..
ROYAL BAKING pOWDkR 90.
llS Fultea etEssk Hsw YsEk 0liv.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11
STATE PRESS EDITORIALS

porous people. But, the farmers of
that section have learned to beat the
game. A drouth does not put them
out of business any more. They
raise cattle and hogs and chickens
and sheep. They build silos and
when they see their crops about to be
ruined by the dry weather, they cut
it green and can it up in a silo. In
that way they save enough feed to
put their stock through the winter.
Florida farmers must learn that
there are other ways of making
money than by winter farming.
They will have to plant sugar cane,
grasses and raise cattle and hogs,
and when they get a good start at
that business it will matter little
whether a frost comes or not.-Fort
LaudeTdale Herald.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11

Behind the absentee teacher Ques
ton a pathetic figure of childhood
looms in the future.
What of the boy of grammar
school age 10 years from now? Also
what of the grammar school girls
What, particularly, of the children in
the rural districts? Are they to re-
proach the Nation for their ignor-
ance by declaring: We'll, you
wouldn't pay the teachers when we
were going to school, so the teachers
left-and here we are. What are
you going to do about us?"
Reports from the National Educa-
ton Association convention at Cleve-
land are to the effect that no less
than 100000 school teachers quit
the schools of the Nation last year
Nearly all went to fields that paid
them better, and more are leaving
every day. The compilation was
made by 1892 school superinten-
dents in As states, and Federal aid in
to be invoked by the association.
Something more than mere appeals
to Washington are needed. The
national conscience must be aroused
to the danger of having a vast in
crease in its illiterate citizenship.
Get those teachers back into the
York Telegram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11
NATIONAL PRESS EDITORIALS

terrible burden is TO be imposed on
a people staggering under an enor-
nous debt, and without revenue suf-
ficient to enable them to pay the in
terest on it. There is OILY one way
of escape, and that is in danger of
being closed by the American Senate.
Fearing that the treaty will not be
ratified, or if ratified, not in such
form as to give France any assurance
of protection against German aggres-
sion, the French government has de-
cided that it must be prepared to de-
fend itself to the best of it's ability.
1t was replying on the wise and
statesmanlike Franco American
treaty which would have bound this
country to 60 to the defense of
France were she aggressively at
tackled by Germany. But there is
grave doubt whether our Senate will
ratify that, though senators who op-
posed the league OF nations said that
all that was necessary was a de-
fensive alliance binding this country
France and Great Britain together.
Now it is doubtful whether such an
arrangement can be effected, desira-
bic though it is.-Indianapolis News.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11

tcanker, and adoption of various
measures TO eradicate enemies OF
Il2nt life in Florida. No new man
no matter how able, could possibly
attain his position and influence in
less than eight years of service. TIC
retire him row would be comparable
to the act of the orange grower, who
after planting his trees and bringing
them to profitable bearing, chopped
item down to plant new and I'M
tried variety.
Right now Senator Fletcher is
working for an appropriation for the
Improvement of Charlotte Harbor
and has recently introduced a bill
known as the Federal and state CO.
operative reclamation act, which, if
passed, would bring about the re-
clamation of thousands CT acres Of
lands in this part of the state with
out direct cost to the taxpayers.
Whether he secures an appropriation
for Charlotte Harbor and the enact
meIt of his reclamation bill or not,
remember he is WORKING for these
and other things in our interest, and
our chances of getting them through
Fletcher are 1000 percent better
than they would be with a new man
occupying his seat.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11
No More Soviet ArkS.

There will be no more soviet arks.
Commissioner of immigration Cam
inetti makes this statement, but he
follows it up with the promise that
there will be no let-up in the war
upon the reds Very little has been
said about it," says he, but we are
steadily deporting those against
whom We have proved charges of
attempting to overthrow the Govern
ment, or who have shown themselves
unworthy to become citizens" Per-
haps this quiet program is the better
one, after all. If the Objectionable
ones are sent out Of the country with
minimum of publicity, it will rob
them of the atmosphere of martyr
dom which is so pleasant to them
Philadelphia Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11
Going Up.

The history of wages and living
costs during the last three or four
years has been succession of
cycles-higher costs of living and
higher wages following each other in
amending procession. Wages were
generally increased last summer and
fail. Reduction in the cost of living
was predicted to follow the beginning
OF the new year. But the winter has
carried the cost of living still higher.
Locally, we have the announcement OF
the various building trades and the
street car men that higher wages
must be put into effect. The move
ment for higher wages is of national
scope. Plainly, We are passing into
another cycle, still upward.
We cannot talk of higher wages
and lower cost CT living in the same
breath. 1t is folly to do SC. If the
general demands for higher wages
are met, we may expect to find high
prices in the store and butcher shop
If we continue this process Indefinite
" all of us may have more actual
dollars, but all of us will be poverty
stricken in purchasing pcwer.-St.
Louis Star.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11

During the past few days {
number of citizens have reported tC
The Herald that their gardens are
being ravaged by marauGing cattle
one woman who went to Fort Myers
tC get choice palms and shrubbery
having her yard destroyed in one
night This is q matter that should
engage the serious attention of our
oIticials, for so long as cattle are al
lowed 70 run at large and destroy
everything not protected by a fence
there will be no incentive fer citizens
to beautify their homes and raise
gardens. The fact that most of the
damage is done at night indicates
that it is being done by cattle owned
by residents of the town and not by
tLise coming in from outside ranges,
since the outside cattle are mostly of
the scrub variety and not possessed
of enough sagacity to choose any
particular hour of the "a to make
their raids. 1t should not be a hard
ii"IISl III Ohc Aldu W SuIOICe lHe
cow ordnance" but it is evident
it is not being enforced rigidly
if the reports brought to us are true,
although at least 81 cows were i'm
pounded during one week, which
would make an average of three
lay. Some of those who complain
Jay they have gone to the authorities
repeatedly, but without obtaining re-
ief. 1t is evident that something
s wrong, but as our officials are the
ines entrusted with responsibility of
enforcing the laws we refer the
natter to them-and hope we will
lot have occasion to allude to it |
gain.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11
The Army Bill.

Advocates of National defense
through a moderate size but efficient
army have won the day in the House
military committee, which has voted
by 10 to to report the army re-
organization bill with a provision
for maximum peacetime army of
1900 officers and 100000 men.
This is about half the establishment
favored by Secretary Baker, but is
signify larger than that urged by
Gen. Wood The bill seems to he
facing a sharp contest in the House
upon various features, but the vote
IN committees upon both the size of
the army and the omission of mill
tary training was conclusive. The
decision to postpone legislation upon
the latter question is apparently a
compromise. 1t hands over the SUBJ
Ject to a friendly" subcommittee of
seven to be named by Chairman
k2nn, one of the chief up olders of
the policy of universal military
training, while providing further
that any report must be preceded by
thorough inquiry iEto the cost and
economic effects of the policy. .'ais
arrang2ment means delav at least
until the next session CT Congress in
December. Before that time the
presidential election will have been
held. with possible crys allizatton of
public opinion and consequently in
fuence uron tho ch9~Hcter Ct the
bill to be lpDorted.-New York Post.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11
SENATOR FLETCHER.

We are in receipt of Senator
Fletcher's formal announcement that
he will be candidate to succeed him
self in the senate. II have in the
past labored and will in the future
endeavor to give full measure of
service" says the senator in his an
nouncement. The record of my
work is open to all and speaks for
itself. An examination of that
record will disclose many direct and
indirect accomplishments beneficial
to Florida and it's citizens. If
again favored. l will be in a position
to accomplish even more than in the
past, for length of service in the
senate means increased prestige and
opportunity for greater achievement
in behalf of the State"
Every word of the above is true
and the weight of these words should
not be lessened because they come
from the senator himself. It would
require a volume of considerable
size to enumerate all the things
Senator Fletcher has accomplished
for his constituents, but among them
may be mentioned the enactment of
the farm loan act, which has been OF
inestimable value to the farmers and
necessarily the entire country; secur-
ing an appropriation of $4,000 for
Florida waterways; large appropria-
items for the eradication of citrus
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11
The Future of Florida.


Undoubtedly the future of Florida
is an agricultural one. Millions of
acres are yet to be subdued and made
amenable to the demands of the pillow
and the hoe, the dairy and the stock
man.
When the bollweevil struck the
South it necessitated a radical change
in the farm program. Acres which
had been given over to cotton were
turned into something else, and the
South has already readjusted itself to
the new condition, and has won a
victory over antiquity of method and
commonplaceness of habit. Today
we find the gamers of the South
bursting with grain and forage for
cattle, and food for man.
When the cattle tick became re-
cognized as the enemy of Florida
stock-raising, it became foregone
conclusion that the tick must go, for
the livestock of Florida would stay
Watts for dipping came into use after
hard fighting by those opposed to
modernity of method. Fencing for
better pasturage and for elimination
of the tick from the land is coming
after bitter fight by those same ones
who opposed the advance of progress.
| There was a reason: these fighters
against the future were men who
nettel their returns from the vast
/ free ranges of the state; they r5aped
where they had not sowed, and gath
cred what they had not harvested.
The day is come when the advance
of agriculture demands the abolition
of the free range, the fencing in of
Agricultural TO plow and Ii rvest over
the great hostage which is his in
Florida. The movement is we'll on
its way in the South to eliminate the
range herder, or at least to put him
behind fences where his wandering
tick-infested steers cannot eat their
worth every night in the corn or for
age fields of progressive Florida,
farming in the richest area of the
world.
1t is interesting to see what a
change has come over tie spirit of
the legislatures of the South in this
Florida, we predict, will be the
next state to abolish free range"
The time has come whe- the state is
awake to its responsibilities, and it
knows that if it is no longer to be re-
garded merely as pioneer state"
t must cut out pioneer ways ard take
IN the semblance and the habits of |
| settled community. 1t must be-
,ome the ranking agricultural state
n the South, which means the entire
ountry.-Tampa Tribune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11

The time for getting in line for the
county division proposition is certain
" at hand. The east should get in
harness and make a strenuous fight.
The first thing to be done is to NOM
mate a man for representative that
will go to Tallahassee and fight for
county division. Have you such a
man in mind? We have and some
thing should be done to get started.
Don't wait until Arcadia commands
the Sebring White Way.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-11

The Jacksonville Real Estate
Board is after the sweet potato now
and it is proposed to erect a sweet
potato warehouse and curing house
and adopt the Wells system of dry
ing and storing sweet potatoes so
they can be kept until ready TO
market, when prices are the best.
If this plan is a success it should be
adopted in every county in Florida
and soon we would be producing the
sweet potato supply of the United
States as they are more easily grown
here than Times Union.