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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-28

sections of Florida have paid hun
dreds of thousands of dollars since
1907 to these two railroad companies
because of this "gentleman's agree
ment" between officials of the two
companies, which resulted in forcing
traffic many miles outside of the le-
climate lines of least resistance and
shortest distances; having reference,
of course, to traffic originating in the
West and destined for the Gulf
Coast and Southwestern Florida, to-
gether with traffic originating in
above mentioned parts of Florida
end destined for Western gate-ways.
No criticism is intended at this
time of the service through the Jack
sonvilie gateway of traffic between
Eastern and Southwestern Florida.
| At the 1919 session of the Legisla-
ture, bill was passed giving this in
completed line of railroad until April
l, 1920, to complete it's line under
penalty of the forfeiture of it's char
ter AS might have been expected,
the Company paid no attention to this
law A careful investigation of the
whole matter fails to disclose any
advantage accrueing to the interested
section of the State through suit
which might terminate in judicial
decree declaring the charter forfeit
ed. Such a decree would not con-
struct the road.
The committee from the Fort My
ers Board of Trade attended at Tall
ahassee last week meeting of del
egates from the interested sections
of the State to devise ways and means
to get rid of this outrageous situa-
ton. There were present at this
meeting representative delegates
from interested sections of the State,
the president of the Tampa Board of
Trade, with his attorney, representa-
tives from Tallahassee, representa-
tiyec from st. Andrews Bay and
other parts of West Florida.
plan was outlined and perman
ent organization completed, which it
is believed will result eventually in
the construction of both or these mis-
sing gaps, since it is apparent that
if one is built, competition will COM
pei the completion of the other.
If the efforts of this organization
are successful, it will result in a new
basing or distributing point in South |
Florida, save many dollars in freight
charges on every car of incoming or
outgoing freight to or from Western
gate-ways; thus, reducing the cost of
all lines of groceries in Southern
Florida, cut off ten or twelve hours
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-28

Accounts of the visit of the far
tmer's representatives to Washington
and their demand that the govern
ment working through the Federal
bank shall do something to hold
prices up seem to show that the
movement is after all largely mat
ter Of cotton and that the real trou-
BILE which the cotton growers find
themselves in is that they cannot
borrow money of their own bankers
That being the situation the re-
serve banks cannot be blamed for
they have no right under law to lend
money directly to individuals. Their
function is to discount paper taken
oy the banks and if the banks do not
lend the money there is no paper to
discount.
Back of the reluctance of the
banks to lend money On cotton lies
the fact that tie cotton market is
falling and the market in. its turn is
controlled by the inability of the
great consuming public Of Europe to
pay for cotton goods.
All of this is unpleasant for cotton
growers or the growers of any other
product similarly affected, but it is
to be remembered that the Federal
Reserve banks have mighty little to
do with the facts.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-28

European bird, and the student is
cautioned to distinguish between
them when he has occasion to use
either. Connecticut is the nutmeg
State, but as matter of fact nutmegs
do not mature well there; only the
wooden variety is Indigenous to that
eastern province. The chief use OF
the hazlenut and the chestnut is to
provide home for the aphis larvum,
a fat, good-natured worm, with a
milk-white body with reddish-che-
rifle, duvetyn-colored head. The pea
nut thrives best in the ground, and
will not come to perfection if plant
ed in any other substance. All at
tempts to cross it with the coconut
1have so far failed dismally. Boys
never break legs in falling from pea
nut stalks. The betel nut is masti-
catory, and those readers of the
Herald who are about to travel in
Asia need not provide themselves
with chewing gum, it being only nee
essary to pick up betel nut from
the ground and begin the chewing
act. This disclosure will no doubt
cause a hegira of stenogs and blonde
ribbon clerks to the far East.
The hickory nut is preferred by
many persons to any other kind of
nut herein enumerated, and is found
by squirrels and small and full sized !
boys and girls along the gentle slopes |
of the river hills in Forest county, |
Pennsylvania. 1t is gathered on
pleasant autumnal days and hid !
away for the Christmas season. Wise |
and red squirrels carry |
heavy supplies of these nuts to their |
holes in trees and logs and under
so that when the winter
hurricane blows they need not go out
side to get something for dinner, and !
so that if any are left over in late
April they can profteer by dealing
them out at a price far in advance
Of the New York quotations !
Thus VIC come to the end of our en-
tertaining subject. And We cannot !
but reflect, as we place the cover |
over the red-hot type machine, and |
Cht4 6JCLlCdlly luu lHt Sludll vi ouI !
back where the large pain is, what
hearty joy and robust hilarity there /
were in youth, and how gladly we
looked forward to those hallowed |
Notwithstanding, Christman, New |
Years-when father would bring
down from the store room a peck of i
shining shagbark hickory nuts, as
semble piece OF rock and the claw
hammer near q chair behind the
kitchen stove, and begin the cracking
act, and how high would be our glee
and wild our delight Wien tdat in
culgent parent, huTlying to fill the
orders of hungry mouths, would fetch
the hammer down on his thumb in
stead of the nut, and the house
would be filled and the surrounding
globe reverberate page after page of
profane scripture and uncen5ored
and indicted vernacu!ar!
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-28
WORKS
HARDSHIP ON THIS
SECTION or STATE
Concluded from first page)

Concluded from first page)
company adjusted the suit by paying
the contractor $2.13S.O0, which sum
was estimated profit had he been per-
mitted to complete his contract.
Had the contract been completed.
through line or rails from the Gulf
tCoast and Southwestern Florida
would have been availa BILE to the Gin
Icinnati, Memphis, and other Western
'Gate-ways shortening the haul by ap-
proximately 20 per cent. Under ex-
listing laws an effective appeal could
have been made to the Interstate
Commerce over this short line.
Since, if this short line had be-
come an established fact, the laws of
competition would have compelled
the competitive road Il. build its
hort link from Monticello to Perry,
Florida, a new basing point for Flor
ida traffic would have been followed.
Because Tampa is reached by both
these competitive lines, and is, also,
a seaport, it must have followed that
Tampa would have been the new
basing point.
The mileage between Tampa and
the Western gateway. Does not diff
fer materially from the mileage be-
tween Jacksonville and these Western
Igate-ways. " is reasonable then to
suppose that the rate to and from
Central and Western points to Tampa
would have been not more than the
rate to and from these same Western
points TO, Jacksonville. 1t is not OBJ
Ivious that an agreement was reached
between the controlling officials high
Iup in the Admins tr2tion of these tive
main lines of railroad to stop compel,
itive traffic over short line, force al
freight and passenger traffic over ex
listing lines through the more distan
port and gateway at Jacksonville
prohibit the establishment of anothe
general distributing point nearer t
the Gulf Coast and Southwestern
Florida, and eXtort arbitrarily ant
tmercilessly from the people of tn
Gulf Coast and Southwestern Flor
ida, freight rates, and subject then
i to passenger fares and traffic ipcon
vCniences to which they could no
\ hey been subjected if these shor
: links had been constructed
The people Of the above mentione
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-28

in passenger traffic to and from the
Western gate-ways, bring through
sleepers to Southwest Florida and do
away with inconvenience of chang
ing cars at Jacksonville and missing
connections.
Your committee respectfully repre-
scnts that the benefits possibly &C
crueing from the successful prosecu-
ton of plans thus far worked out
and contemplated plans, arc worthy
of your most careful consideration.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-28
NUTS-iSD NUTS.
Noted Authority. Valley Chadman,
Discusses this Deep Subject.

Nuts. as a subject, may be divides
into three great general classes
namely, (a) those which are an ed
lille fruit, (b) those used on bolts Il
make things tight, and (c) the human
nut. The most common varieties
are, the beech nut, the coconut, the
nutty coco, the grapenut, the chest
nut, the hickory nut, the butternut
the tough nut, rhe brown maid, the
nuthatch and the nut cracker, the
walnut, the peanut and the nutmeg.
And of these in their disorder, except
that primary attention will be &C
corded the hickory nut, with here and
there a word of fact or information
concerning the other kinds.
The hickory nut is 3 hard-shelled
indehiscent, polycarno-iary, one-""at!-
ed, fruit, possessirg {" sof'ar periccap
developed from an irferio- TYnoa~p-
Gus ovary, and is orc narily ooio1g
in shape or neariy orL.oular. usually
compressed a the sides, sharp
pointed at the apex and innlosed in a
four-sided shell. Small boys VII be
reluctant to believe this, and mothers
everywhere are requested to assure
inquiring lads that this definition is
practically, botanically and theorati-
cally correct. Tno bark and limbs OF
the hickory tree are used in tanning.
Many half-Ci own boys already know
tais.
The nut used or belts in snail!
'ock of stco! with screw thread
inside, and IS found LONG railroad
tracks. II drC9s freq cars instead
Cf trees, and any man who has ever
attempted to adjust lawn mower
will testify. pyof2noly. 20 its extreme
obstinacy and its ability to resist all
screwdriycIs, It's tendency to make
Things tight has brouGh+ it into great
prominence since the ~atification Of
a certain constitutional amendrlaIt
The human nut ja divided by the
foremost botanists injO two classes,
(a) sound, o. UnsounI. The sound
human nut possesses Tery compact,
weighty and superior cerebral con-
tents. 1t is great compliment to be
looked upon as q nut of this class, or
10 be regarded as being nuts or
somebody or thing, or to be nutty
generally, or to have nuts in the
I. belfry. This class II human mt IS
too deep to be anaiyzea, hence they
aare called nuts and lot go at that.
A'he sound human nut 5 apparently
|i'azv or insane, and those who are in
us condition cay Il Is ost deiigAt
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-28
Catarrsa Cc.fnnE Be Cured

BY LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease. greatly intlu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
II is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
il composed CT SOTO OF the best tonics
bnoWn. combined with some OF the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
Of the ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such won
nerful results in catarrhal conditions.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
+. j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
METCALF LARGE BUYER.
Continued from Page L.

Mass, former president of the Ma
tional Holstein Breeders association,
spoke of the pleasure it gave him to
meet with the members of the Vermont
club again. He briefly reviewed the
progress of the national association,
pointing out that the membership was
now over $4,000, and still growing at
the rate of 5000 new members a year.
The speaker deplored the tendency of
some Holstein breeders whose only aim
seemed to be financial gain. The breed
ing of purebred Holsteins was TO his
mind one of the greatest industries in
the world. and to the man who intelli-
gently and honestly applied his mind to
the business there was no such a thing
rs failure. He hoped that the Vermont
breeders would pull together and take
steps to make the Vermont Holstein
club a live wire organization. No in
dividual member has a right to stand
aloof and leave the work of the club to
the other man. Cooperation and in
telfgent application are the only meth
DDS which viii secure succcsS.n
John W. Prentiss of Afstead pres.
ident of the New Hampshire Holstein
club, regretted that the Granite state
| breeders were afflicted with the same
malady Eve cannot get them out Il
| the meetings. said Mr. Prentiss
though there was not the slightest
| doubt that Vermont and New Hamp
| shire Holstein men were enthusiast,
over the merits of their favorite bree,
of cattle.
The question of holding sale o
high-c class Holstein cattle under tn
auspices of the Vermont Holstein clul
was again brought up by Secretar.
Parmelee. and the committee appoint
ed at a previous meeting was instruct
ed to make arrangements for sale an
present plans for the consideration o
the members at an early date.
The moving picture films produced b
the extension service department of tn
Holstein- Friesian Association of Amel
lea were shown during the evening an
gave great pleasure to the members.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
SOUTH HALIFAX.

School began at Valley Monday with
Miss Agnes Harris as teacher.
Mrs Eva Hubbard is caring for Mrs.
Harry Murdoch and infant son.
Clarenceg Pease of Greenfield was in
town Saturday buying potatoes.
Wesley Stone came Saturday for a few
days stay with his uncle, Newton Stone.
Frank Upton attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Frank Brown at Adamsville, Mass,
Friday.
Miss Alice Bowen spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Bowen.
Miss Vera Pierce will spend weeks
vacation from Arms academy with hel
mother, Mrs. Ella Pierce.
John F. Childs, who has been at d. f
rIarris's four weeks, returned to ms
home in Derfeld Sunday.
Allie Mitchell of Greenfield spent Sat
urday and Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Levi Mitchell.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
LONDONDERRY
Death of Mrs. George w. Lyon.

Mrs. Alice (Tarbell) (Parker) Lyon,
%, formerly of Londonderry, died in
Chicopee Falls, Mass, early Friday
morning after anfillness of more than
year.
Mrs. Lyon lived in this part of the
town more than 80 years. Her first
husband, David w. Parker, also lived
here many years on the place now
owned by Madison Farnum.
The body was brought here Saturday
night, accompanied by her husband and
three sons, Walter, George and Hugh
Parker, also two daughters-in-l law, Mrs.
George and Mrs Hugh Parker She
also leaves one brother, Fred Tarbelle
of Springfield, Mass, who. was no,
present, and one sister Mrs. C. NJ
Eames of this village who, on account
of illness was not able to attend the
funeral, which was held in the Conere.
gational church here, the church in
which she was always interested and
where she sang in the choir many years
Rev. F. @. Taylor, the local pastor, off
ciated. The burial took place beside
her first husband in Riverside Gene
terry
Mrs. Lyon had a sunny disposition
and was cheerful throughout her last
illness. She was an estimable woman
and loved and respected by her many
friends here and in other places wher,
she lived. There were many beautiful
floral offerings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
CUMMINGS FOR CHAIRMAN.
Chosen to Sound Keynote of Demo-
cratic Campaign.

CHICAGO, April 21.-Homer S. Cum
mings, chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee, was selected temporary
chairman of the San Francisco convention.
The chairman was the choice of the ma
tional subcommittee on arrangements His
designation to sound the keynote of the
Democratic presidential campaign will be
urged on the full committee at a later
date. His selection will probably be re-
garded by the drys and other sympathiz-
ers of Mr.. Bryan as challenge to battle.
Before the full committee meets Mr..
Bryan and critics of the Wilson admins
tration will have decided whether to sug.
gest another man for the honor conferred
ON Mr.. Cummings His selection was
unanimous on the part of the twenty-five
members of the arrangements committee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
BAD BREATH
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Removed 1t

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
vegetable compound mixed with olive
oil. They act gently but firmly on the
bowels and liver, stimulating them to
natural action, clearing the blood, and
purifying the entire system. They do
that which calomel does, without any of
the bad after effects. Take one or two
every night for week and note the
pleasing effect. 10c and 25c box.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
TOWNSEND.

Allan Heath of Amherst Agriculture
college spent the weekend at home
The local library is open again after
being closed through the school vacation.
Miss Mary Willard returned Saturday
to Burlington after spending two weeks
in town.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Blood have moved to
their new home on North street bought
from A. ID. Benson.
Arthur Cutler has finished work at G.
H. Wizards mill. He went Saturday to
Aver Junction, Mass, and vicinity, after
spending the weekend at Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs O. W. Follett and Mr..
and Mrs. c. H. Willard went Monday
evening to Brattleboro to hear the add
| dress by DIR. w. T. Grenfell on his work
in Labrador and Newfoundland.
| Sugar making is over and most of the
| buckets are gathered. Although for a
| time the prospect seemed discourageing
| the season proved an average one.
Several sugar makers near the village re-
port having made from 200 to $50 gallons
of syrup.
| p. p Allbee recently bought of George
Ware of Brooklinc the hill farm known
as the Taft farm containing, beside the
mowings, large amount of good pas
turage and considerable humber. He has
sold the hard wood on the place to Al
Ian Fletcher jr., of Ludlow.
A loaded box car broke from the north
bound freight train Saturday morning at
the sharp curve close to the Brooklne
road crossing on P p Allbee's land. The
lar tipped over a telegraph pole prevent
ing it from going into the road Gangs
of men were busy all day Monday lifting
the car with jacks and replacing it on
the track.
On Saturday afternoon several of the
village children conducted a circus on
G. J.. Boutelle's hill near the village. A
tent and circus ring with several side
shows were included Some of the fea-
lures were trained black panther, wild
J men Of Borneo, a trick dog, bearded
lady and the smallest elephant in the
world. Candy, popcorn. gum and fancy
whips were on sale The profits, which
amounted to sl.65, We're given to the Near
East fund
The local librarian, Miss Mary Plumb
{ has received from Miss Rebecca Wright
: director for Vermont, letter calling {
the attention of Librarians, trustees anC
the public the work being planned by thu
American Library association. This or
ganization, made up of 1000 librarians II
this country, is launching movement fo1
the popularization of the reading of books
: with the slogan. Books for Everybody.
; They lay special stress on the following
, Better citizenship; aid to rural libraries
books for soldiers in hospitals and bar
: racks, for sailors and marines; books II
; braille type for the blind; books for iso
; Hated lighthouses and light ships; tech
Enical departments in more libraries; lib
:. rary promotion in all sections OF tn
country. This progressive program vii
4 require money, and all Librarians also al
societies interested i'll better Citizenship
and broader education. will be asked I
! aid in raising the 100000 required
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21

Human $. Norton, of Bennington, gen
eral agent of the Northwestern Life In
surance company, died Monday afternoon,
aged 90 years He was the last male
survivor in the line of the famous Norton
potters, whose pottery business was es-
tablished in Bennington over l25 years
ago Mr. Norton was star man in An
napolis, 1880, the class of Admiral Sims.
He had been in the insurance business for
80 years, first with his father, whom he
succeeded. He leaves his wife, two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Harold Payson Of Portland,
Me-, and Miss Isabel Norton of Benning
ton: and two sisters, Mrs. Charles II
Darling Of Burlington and Mrs. Barber
wife Of Judge O. NJ Barber of Washing
ton and Bennington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21

On the wall of Christ Cathedral, in
Dublin, is brass tablet placed there to
commemorate the death of an officer
who, many years ago, was forced to spend
the night i'll the cathedral, and was de-
youred by rats
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
CARLOADS OF SHOES BY MAIL.
Manufacturers Cannot Depend on Elk
press or Freight.

AaIDDLEBORO, Mass, April 21.-rx-
press shipment was uncertain because of
strike and embargo conditions on the rail
road that local shoe manufacturers are
shipping shoes by mail in carloads. One
carload which left here today carried 49,
600 in postage. Several more carloads of
parcel post matter will be sent out dur
ing the week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
GROWING WHEAT AT A LOSS.
Kansas Farmers Show Loss of 43 Cents
An Acre fer Last Year.

TOPEKA, Kans., April 2l-Wheat
growers raised their 1919 wheat to an av-
erage loss Of 43 cents an acre, ]. c. Moh-
Ter, secretary of the state board of agri-
culture, announced today in report from
questionaires returned by 2,040 farmers
and 49l ,062 acres
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

Walter Billings of 2l9 South Main
street, who is employed in the Fort
Dummer cotton mill, has undergone two
operations in the House of Mercy hos
pital in Springfield, Mass. He is max
ing a good recovery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Among the divorce petitions discontin-
ued, as announced in county court, is
that of Ruth T. Lucies of Brattleboro
against Ralph H. Lucies
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21

The only woman ever honored with
public funeral in Washington, ID. C., was
Marcia Burns Van Ness, noted social
leader and philanthropist, whose death oc,
cnrred in 1892.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
DEATHS.

In Chicopee Falls, Mass, April l6 Mrs.
Alice (Tarbell) parker Lyon. SIS, for
merly of Londonderry
In Sisson, Cal, April 10, Mrs. Mabel
I. (Johnson), 43, wife of Bryce Miller,
formerly of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-21
NORTHFIELD. MASS.

Mrs j. f. Clough was home over Sun
day, returning Monday to the home of
her daughter, Mrs c. W. Howe, who has
been III the past two weeks.