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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-03-10

raa aOSeluents will happen, but the best
Fcls.sl families keep DIR. Thomas
snhSn erle OIL for such emergencies. 1t
ues the pain and heals the hurts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28

Owing to the level condition OF tho
country, the construction of canal
in Holland involves but comparatively
little labor and expense. Many Of tho
canals are used constantly as substi-
tutes for public highways. and in the
winter their frozen surfaces offer con-
venient roads for the skaters who
throng them on their way to and from
market and about their various occu-
pations. So complete is the canal
system that by means of 1t a resident
of Rotterdam could breakfast at Delft
or The Hague. dine at Leyden and
sup at Amsterdam, or return to his
home before nightfall. Since not only
the surface but the beds of many of
Hollands canals are above the level of
land, the drainage is of the greatest
Importance This is effected by means
of pumps worked by the windmills
that are such a characteristic feature
of the Dutch landscape The banks of
the canals are maintained by the fam
lilies that live along them. each being
assigned a portion to keep in repair.
Emory R. Johnson, professor OF
transportation and commerce in the
University of Pennsylvania. who re-
Gently made study of European wa
terways, as the special representative
of the National River and Harbor con-
gress, calls attention to the way in
which Germany. France. Holland and
Belgium have co-operated in estab-
fishing standard dimensions for their
canals and barges. and connecting
their systems. In this manner the
through shipment of international
traffic has been facilitated. Another
feature of the waterway policy of
these European countries" he says.
SIS that care Is taken to provide wa
terways with adequate terminal and
harbor facilities, and to make such
physical connections between rail-
roads and waterways at all inland
harbors as to guarantee the easy and
economical transfer of traffic from
cars to boats and water to rails. 1t is
realized that terminal facilities and
rail connections are as essential part
of the projects for making waterways
useful as are reliable channels of ade-
quate width and depth. The Rhine
river. for instance, has 81 harbors
equipped as fully as commercial needs
require, with storage and transfer ia
cilities. At 43 of these terminals the
direct transfer of goods from trains
to boats and river to rail is possible.
Many of the harbors include large
basins, some of which are used for
the transfer and storage of commodi-
ties, while others are constructed to
enable big Industrial plants to locate
on water frontage. Each city con-
structs is own harbor with but little.
II any. aid from the state. the expense
being borne by the city, aided in some
instances by private interests
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28

ates a mind picture of canals, and in
deed that little land of dykes and
bitches is completely cut up into
small Islands by its extensive system
of waterways. They cross and inter-
lace one another like the threads of
some large fishing net. The North
Holland canal was considered. until
recently. to be the finest of the kind in
Europe. The southern part of the
country Is especially favored by ma
ture, for the Rhine. entering Holland.
divides up into numerous arms, the
chief of which are the WAL, the LEX
and the Yssel. The Mouse joins the
WAL thus mingling its waters with
those of the Rhine, and all of these
rivers carry an immense traffic. Four
fifths of the river trade of Holland is
carried on the Rhine and the WAL.
The Scheldt has its estuary mainly
in Holland and carries ocean vessels
to Antwerp.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28

age are small SO that rates are very
reasonable and the total of heavy traf-
fic is large.
Through close and effective study
of economical transportation, Belgium
has built up an excellent system of
canals and canalized rivers, 20 In num-
Der. These are used partly for trans
portation and partly for irrigation.
Both the Mouse and the Scheldt are
navigable throughout their entire
length In Belgium. and many of their
tributaries have been canalized. In ad-
dition to these natural advantages.
there are canal systems that unite
Brussels and Louvain with the Rupel,
Brussels with Chartered and Mons
with Condo. Then, too. there are two
fine ship canls which by uniting Client
and Bruges with the sea coast have
restored to those cities much of their
old time commercial Importance.
Mention of Holland instantly cre-
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28

the hunt, active, bright-eyed, alert, Wig
orous and pushing. Then, with
successful kill, there would naturally
be little gorging of meat. followed
by a long and lazy rest.
Now. while we, their descendants,
are not quite as savage or quite as i'm
provident as were our primitive fore
fathers of the jungle or the prairies,
and while 1t is true that we are not
distressed with alternate scarcity and
redundancies of food, we inherit the
stomachs and the general digestive ma
chinery of those active old fathers of
ours. and a reasonable degree of alter
nate gorging and starving is good for
us. Unfortunately. however, most of
us have to attend to business year in
and year out, and we cannot lie idle
around the woods digesting of our
gorges, whereas fasting is not to be
thought of by persons who work at
occupations very different from hunt
ing.
But we can do this We can cut
down, or cut out, our meat diet at ir-
regular and fairly frequent intervals:
go without meat altogether for a week
or SO; be vegetarians, not regularly.
but quite irregularly, for short lengths
of time. And then when we give
meat its inning. we will be better pre-
pared to appreciate 1t, and to extract
from 1t the health and happiness we
need
The vegetarian is therefore here
with supplied with scientific princi-
Pile" as sound and as negotiable as
golden eagle. But II he adopts It he
will have to cut himself in two.
Copyright, 1911, by the Columbia Press
Syndicate)
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28
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as far as Basel, just across the Swiss
frontier. and small sea-going steam
ers ascend it as far as Mannheim. This
mighty river has been improved by
the Germans at a cost of more than
s12, 100000. and its waters bear an I'M
mense traffic in coal. Iron ore. iron
and steel manufactures and other
heavy freight. The Rhine valley.
dotted with picturesque ruined castles
and saturated with legend and ro-
nance. is also one of the busiest dis
tricts in all Europe. for 1t is densely
populated and contains numerous i'm
portant Industrial cities. Canals con-
meet the Rhine with the Mouse. Saone.
Seine. Danube and Ems rivers. The
Rhine-Rhone canal follows the course
of the river from Strassburg almost
to Basel. and is generally used instead
of the river.
The Elbe is second only to the
Rhine in commercial Importance. 1t
is navigable throughout its whole
course in Germany and along 1t lie
some of the chief silver and coal
mines, salt fields sheep pastures and
beet-root areas in the empire. More
over. 1t links Berlin, the capital. with
Hamburg. the chief port. by the canals
of the Havel and Spree river systems
The Weser. the Oder. the vistula
and other rivers are of great impor-
lance as commercial highways, and
go to make up Germany's grand total
of nearly 5000 miles OF navigable riv-
ers. of which about 1.400 miles are
canalized.
Germany's canals are many. their
total mileage being something like
1.500, ard large sums are spent on
their improvement. The most import
ant internationally is the great North
Sea and Baltic ship canal. which ira
verses Schleswig- Holstein. saving two
days time by steamer between Ham
burg and all the Baltic ports OF Ger
many. This canal was begun In 1887
and was opened TO traffic In 1895, and
Is source of much pride to Emperor
William. The Ludwigs canal In Bava-
ria united the Danube with the Main,
thus supplying a continuous water.
way from the North sea to the Black
sea. The Plauen canal connects the
Elbe with the Havel. and there are
systems connecting the Oder with the
Elbe and the Memel with the Pregel.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28

his work. And although he might not
1t, knew he was afflicted with a dis.
order OF the digestive apparatus that
always accompanies vegetarianism. He
was, In fine. the victim of a prejudice
that left him unequal to the work he
was compelled to do. and which he was
doing at the expense of his health,
happiness and success in the world in
which he moved.
Upon what grounds does the prac.
tice of vegetarianism rest its claims?
The answer is, on no grounds what
soever, unless 1t be those of the man
who has an idea" that If he looks
over his left shoulder at the moon, or
sees a black cat on tina thirteenth day
of the month. he is dead sure to have
bad luck
And yet 1t is only when 1t is ridden
to death as hobby that yegetarianism
can be charged with inanity. When 1t
Is practiced occasionally and for a linn
tied time. and at irregular intervals, 1t
becomes the useful servant of scien-
tific intelligence. There is a soul of
truth In vegetarianism. as there also
may be, so far as you or I know to
the contrary. In the belief that II you
see black tabby on Friday the thir-
teenth. you will lose regularly at
poker for some considerable time
thereafter. This soul of truth takes us
backward bit in the natural history
of man.
The primitive ancestors of Euro
pean races. like the savage races of
the present time. we're naturally fitted
for, and therefore needed" a certain
amount OF irregularity in their feed
Ing. Sometimes game would be plenty.
and sometimes 1t would be scarce.
When It was scarce. or not to be had
at all. those primitive ancestors Of
ours were necessarily limited to a
starvation diet They werc very hungry.
and their hunger made them keen on
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28
How Vegetarianism Hurts Us
BY M. A.. LANE, sc. 3,
(Former in Physiology University Illinois,

"lentil outlet with two bananas for
dinner. And after this desperate
plunge into the flesh pots of Egypt
he would always feel as guilty as IL
he had just robbed safe and could
hear the police coming to take him in.
You couldn't persuade that young
man that he was slowly but certainly
killing himself. Had you stood him up
before all the psychologists OF the
world. to be assured by them not only
on their reputation as men OF science,
but on their decency and honor as
men. that that sort of a diet was never
intended" by any scheme OF nature or
any deity imaginable. for the human
machinery of digestion. he would prob
ably have come out of the seance with
a vague idea that somehow or other
they were just trying to fool him for
some hidden and vicious purpose of
their own.
1t would be good thing II all men
and all women were early in their
youth put through a course OF study
mean actual study. from the thing
and not from the book. which is worse
than useless, not even being useless
ON the vast differences between the
digestive apparatus of the plant-eat-
ing animal and that of the meat-eating,
or omnivorous, animal such as man.
The young vegetarian mentioned
above was very brave; as brave as
anybody could be In such circum-
stances and on such a diet, but he
would often look with longing eyes on
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28

I'm sorry for him. once knew a
young man who was trying to do the
very hardest kind of work-the mixed
kind, which is physical and mental.
too-on diet that a healthy rabbit
would hesitate about adopting unless
guaranteed that the quantity would be
absolutely unlimited. This young man
would make n breakfast OF bit of
bread, small plate OF boiled rice, and
a glass of water; he would luncheon
on a small quantity of butter beans,
or some other equally insubstantial
airy nothing, and then he would top off
the day with piece of cake and
cup Of tea-always weak tea, too.
Occasionally he would go on what
might be called veritable feed
ing bat" and would wildly
dissipate on two bananas for
breakfast. boiled rice with green corn
and an apple for luncheon. and a
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28

poor man or poor
woman trying to
W orry al n &
through an all-too-
limited and not
over-joyous life on
a diet that is fit
only for guinea
pigs, rabbits and
kline.
| have no quar-
rel with the vege-
tartan or with his
principles; :" in
fact. | don't know
and have never
been able to find
out just what his
principles are. But
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28

steaming under the thousand guns
that arm King Georges tremendous
fortress on the rock. So the project
seems almost equally important from
a commercial and military view. and
doubtless will be carried out.
Altogether, France has nearly 5000
miles of canals and 5000 miles of nav
igable rivers. and in the last 25 years
the rate of increase as regards ton
mage and ton-mileage has been more
rapid on the waterways than on the
railways.
In the Rhine and the Elbe, Germany
possesses two commercial waterways
of the first magnitude. The Rhine is
nayigable for small river steamboats,
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28

landscape. but have been
rendered practically obso-
lete in commercial sense by the
building of railways He sees barges
upon them. to be sure, and in winter
he is delighted by the sight of the
people OF Holland skating along the
frozen water courses. But he would
be astonished II he knew the import
ant part the canals and canalized
rivers, play in the economic life OF
European nations.
Canals, as they we're originally con-
structed, cannot compete with rail-
roads. but as the latter have spread
over the land, the waterways have
been altered to meet the new condi-
tons Their chief mission in these
days is TO connect the centers of pop
ulation and industry with the COASTS
to make them seaports-and this has
been accomplished to an extent that is
surprising to the uniformed
The pressure of international com
petition is mainly responsible for the
extensive Improvement of waterways
In the continental European countries
that have the highest degree of indus
trial development. Every manufac.
turing country. district or city, If 1t is
TO prosper. must be able to meet this
competition and to assemble materials
as cheaply as possible from all parts
of the world. and be provided with
facilities for placing it's goods cheaply
and readily upon the chief domestic
and foreign markets. The countries of
the continent. recognizing this, have
adopted the policy of providing with
equal care for the development of both
railroads and waterways. In Great
Britain. on the contrary. with the ex-
ception OF two canals in Scotland. the
inland waterways. both rivers and
canals. have been improved and are
operated by corporations. The Brit
fish government is considering the ad
visibility of changing its policy toward
waterways.
or all the continental countries.
France has spent the most on canal
navigation. Her extensive plans for
waterway development, adopted In
1879. provided for a system by which
the waterways should be all connect
ed with each other and with the chief
centers OF population and industry.
They afe mainly owned or con,ro,,ad
by the state hut when in 1aoa Low,
was passed providinp for tho cors,r,o
tion of new waterwavs n stimulated
that the beneficiary nart,as or Local
ties must advance at least balt ~ ~
total cost The interests MAKING thts
contribution are permitted IN reconn
themselves from tolls or dues ana
from a monopolv of nrov,d,nv towa.a
or traction. Three canals ono ,ror,
Cette TO the Rhone. one from Mar.
settles to the Rbone and ono ,rou
the coal fields IN the Disc river-tha
Canal du Nord-are now he,nv CON
structed under these conditions
The most important of tho commsr.
cial WATERWAYS of France is tho seine
river and there ia an Immense tromc
upon It between Hayre and Rouen and
Paris. At large expense n has heon
canalized and proyided with Locke and
lateral canals. while other canals con.
meet the river through IT'S tributaries
with the Loire. the Rhone the rhine
the Mouse and the scbeldt Another
elaborate system of main and later.
al canals that carries n vast TONNAGE
to Paris connects the CAPITAL with
Dunkirk and Grayelines. and between
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28
Adamant.

Adamant.
There are lot of girls who don't
ever intend to get married"
How do you know"
I've proposed to several"
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-04-28

sometimes despair for the future
of the human race when | see some
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-18
STATE HOUSE.
More Than Half of the
Wildcat BOuntieS
Are Paid TO Hancock and
Washington Residents.
BattIeflags Will Be Placed in Cases
First of Next Week.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Thursday, Dec. IA, at 10 A. M.


The commissioners of inland fisher
les and game, Friday, received reply
from the expert furrier, to whom was
submitted the skin and tail of what
pufported to be a bob-cat shot oct.
81, by Thomas McKeague of Whitney
Vile The commissioners We're conf
dent upon receiving the tail and later
the skin Of the alleged bob-cat, that it
was only an ordinary house cat and so
held up payment of the bounty, pend
ing examination of the skin by an ex-
pert. The commissioners were pleased
TO have their suspicious confirmed by
the furrier. who writes them that the
animal is nothing more or less than
common house cat
This is the second time that do
mestic cat has been sacrificed in an at
tempt to secure bob-cat bounty. but
IT both cases the attempted graft has
been held up by the inland fisheries
and game commission. The other in
stance Of the kind happened in Janu-
airy Of the present year, when what
purported to be the tail Of a hob-cat
WIS sent to the department by the
town treasurer Of Baileyville Wash
ingten county, who alleged that the
boh-cat was killed by W II. Phinney
Of that town.
Both of these cases were from
Washington county. which would seem
to be very unkind act upon the part
OF residents Of that county when II is
considered that during 1910 and the
present year considerably more than
| half OF the bob-cat bounties paid BY
the State were paid to parties in
! Washington and Hancock county,
most Of the Hancock county cases be-
| Jog near the border Of Washington
county.
The law under which the bounties
upon bobcats are paid was introduced
| by Representative Fred w Thurlolgh
Of Cutler. Washington county, and
| passed h. the I4th Legislature, pro-
| gides bounty of s. for every bob-eat,
| loupcerVier and Canada lynx killed in
any town. The law provides for the
exhibition of the entire skin of the an
| imal 10 the treasurer of the town
where il was Killed, the cutting off of
| the tail by the town treasurer and
sending it to the department of inland
| fisheries and game The commission
.rs of inland fisheries and game are
obliged to certify to the State auditor
before the money IS paid that they
| have received the tail of the animal
| and that it is what it pHrports u be.
| The total amount paid out in bob-cat
| bounties under the provisions of the
Thurlough act, during the year 1910.
according to the records of the depart
ment of inland fisheries and game. is
SECS and of this anounf Sa-8 was ma IN
| in bounties upon bobcats killed in
! Washington and Hancock counties
| The total amount paid this year to
date is Sis, of which SAP went to
| claimants in Washington and Hancock
| counties.
a great many people are inclined to
| believe that the bobcats, loupeerviers
and Canada lynx in this State would
be killed quite as readily for their
skin, without the State being Obliged
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-18
New Corporations.

The following corporations have
filed certificates of organization, un-
der the general law. at the office of the
Isecretary of State:
| Caribou Real Estate Co. organized
at Caribou, for the purpose of pur-
chasing and developing real estate. in
Guiding timberlands. with $4,000 capt
tai stock, of which nothing is paid in
Officers: President, Albert J. Taylor OF
| Caribou; treasurer, Ralph l.. Pitcher
of Caribou Certificate filed Nov. Il,
ll9l1.
| White Dauiite Co. organized at Kit
terry, for the purpose of mining
baulite and iron ore in Alabama,
Georgia, and elsewhere. with $l00, goo
capital stock, OF which nothing is
paid in. Officers: President. Mont
gomery Reed of Boston, Mass; treas
urer. Henry Hopkinson of Newton,
Mass. Certificate filed Nov. IL, 1911.
Western Washington Power Co. or
ganized at Portland, for the purpose of
development, generation, manufacture
and sale of water and other power in
the State of Washington, with So. 600
capital stock, OF which nothing is paio
in. Officers: President, Charles NJ.
Drummond of Portland; treasurer.
Wadleigh B. Drummond of Portland
Certificate filed Nov. Is, 1911.
Ford Greek Coal Co.. organized at
Portland. for the purpose of mining,
preparing for market and dealing in
coal and coke and other fuel sub
stances, with 100000 capital stock.
Of which nothing is paid in. Officers:
President, p T.. Coyle of Brookline.
Mass: treasurer II. z. SWeetSir of
Portland Certificate filed NOV. Is.
If9l1.
Brown & White Co, organized at
Bangor. for the purpose of carrying on
4 general wholesale ana retail mercan-
tile business, with $4,000 capital
stock, of which $500 is paid in. Of
Ulcers: President, Charles r. Brown of
Bangor; treasurer. Samuel T. White of
Bangor. Certificate filed Nov. 16. 1911.
Washoe Mining Co, organized at
Portland for the purpose of carrying
on a general mining business. with
100000 capital stock. of which $l5 is
paid in Officers: President and treas
urer. William L. Durham of Portland.
Certificate filed Nov. 16, 1911.
Titan Tractor Co, organized at Au-
gusta for the purpose of manufacture
land sale of traction engines internal
combustion engines of every kind and
agricultural implements, with $1,000
600 capital stock, of which nothing is
paid in. Officers: President. e. j.
Pike of Augusta; treasurer. l.. j. Cole
man of Augusta. Certificate filed
Nov. Is. 1911
The Manager Publishing Co. of
Minneapolis. Mimi, organized at Au-
gusta for the purpose of publishing a
magazine and carrying on a general
publishing business. with $4,000 capt.
ltal stock, Of which nothing is paid in
| Officers. President l.. j. Coleman of
lAugueta; treasurer, II. c. Mabry of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-18
Portland Advertising Mems League

y little over a year ago a party OF
twelve gentlemen got together around
a table at the Falmouth Hotel, AT
lunch, one day, ON the invitation Of
VIM r. Francis, of the Maine AdVer-
Using Agency, and organized an Adj
Nertising Club.
This Advertising club has been MAX
ing tremendous strides ever since, and
on Wednesday night. this week, they
met and voted in as members, Oscar
r. Wish, the head OF the Morning
Argus" SVm. IL. DOW the head of
the Express Advertiser" Fred IL.
Palmer the head OF J. f.. Palmer Co,
Frank NJ. Low, the head of Frank NJ
Low Co.. Fred T.. Eastman, the head
OF Eastman Bros. x Bancroft Co,
EdW. II. Hay the head Of H. H. Hay
Co. Louis Kamber, the head OF Tile
American Clothing Co, Henry Black
the head of McDosyell & Black co.
The ehairmen'S entertainment com
mittee, at this meeting, reported thai
everything was going along SWIM
mingly fer the Surprise Dinner.
which is To be s.ven by this Club. ~
the Falmouth Hotel, Nov -, when
they have surpr Uses of all kinds ar
ranged. for this night. One of the
surprises is. 10 be a souvenir of What
is most needed in Portland"
There win also be some splendid
speaking ON questions Of interest both
To the Al. Men and the Merchants
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-18
Iettinq in the Lioht.

The light is being let in upon the
State board of health, not any light
shed by the feeble rays of the 75th's
investigating committee, but the good
bright sunlight 1t will be remem-
bered that up to the present time all
of the windows to the two basement
rooms occupied by the department
have been surrounded by heavy iron
gratings, giving very dismal and
prison-like appearance to the rooms
The bars are now being cut away
from all Of the windows, except two
in front of the main office beside
which horses are often hitched, and
which ii is feared might become easily
broken without the protection of the
grating.