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The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-29

small dealer several months, and the
millers insisted that 24.000 pound car
is big enough.
The millers did not question the
claim of the railroads that the propos-
ed increased minimum would make
available more cars, and thereby be of
benefit to the farmers. but they con-
tended that the farmers would not be
benefited in the long run by any pol
icy that would cripple the retail mer-
chants.
The railroads are trying to show that
the merchants who handle -four and
seeds are more prosperous and in
much better condition than they were
when the $4,000 pound minimum was
esta bllshed. The railroad representa-
tives think the merchants should make
this small concession to the farmers.
Potter on Stand.
T. NJ. Potter of Peabody. former
state senator, took the stand this
morning for a few minutes, saying
that he represented $4,000 farmers
in Kansas who did not ask for the
increased minimum J. R. KoontZ OF
the Santa Fe questioned Mr.. Potter's
credentials. He said that Mr.. Potter
should be allowed to appear only for
himself, unless he could produce au
thority from the farmers. Mr.. Koontz
said that while he (Koontz) did not
pose as a representative of the farm
ers, he had letters from farmers in
every county on the Santa Fe demand,
ing an increased minimum to enable
them to have cars in which to mar
ket their crops.
Mr.. Potter said he was suspicious of
the movement. suspicious of the
Greeks bearing gifts" He said he be-
lieVed that If the railroad had proper
motive power, there would be less diff
ficulty with ear shortages. He told
about bringing q train load of cattle
from the northwest, and being delayed
at La Junta because the Santa Fe had
80 dead engines in the shops, and not
a good one to take his train out.
1t developed on cross-examination
that the engine trouble experienced by
Mr.. Potter at La Junta occurred eight
years ago. Mr.. Koontz explained that
the trouble mentioned was the excep-
tion, not the rule, and offered to pro-
duce records to show that there had
been no motive power trouble of a
serious nature on the Santa Fe in late
years.
There are no farmers at the hear
ing, except Mr.. Potter. who said he
lived on a farm, but admitted that he
had not been able to "show welts'' for
some years. However, he was allowed
to qualify as a farmer. Representa-
tive Frank Chase of Jackson county,
a near farmer was a spectator
While Mr.. Chase has a farm, banking
is his main business.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-29
Minimum Capacity Case Hang
ing in Balance.
Farmers Versus Retail Mer-
chants in Kansas.
PAGE GIVES HIS VIEWS
Topeka Miller Believes Dealer
Carries Burden.
KoOntz Questions Credentials
of 7. nj. Potter.

Two important questions are involved
in the case before the state public utili-
ties commission for an increase in the
minimum weight of carload shipments
of grain products and seeds from "a 900
to 10000 pounds:
First-Would the increase be of bene-
fit to the farmers by enabling the rail-
road companies to furnish 20 per cent
more equipment during the peak of the
Kansas grain loading.
Second-Could the average retail
merchant who handles flour and seeds
in carload lots take care of the ad-
ditional 5000 pounds without suffering
hardship.
While the hearing has taken a wide
scope, ranging from tariff to motive
power, the problems stated are those
on which the commission will center
it's thought for the next few days. Mini
mum weights on salt. cement and plas-
ter also will be given attention.
Wednesday afternoon and this fore
noon the millers had the floor, their case
being under the general management
of c. V. Topping. secretary of their
state organization. Henry Lassen of
Wichita and David Page of Topeka
were important witnesses. They were
on the stand several hours. Their
contention was that the average small
retail merchant had now about as big
a load as he could carry, owing to
close competition and low profits, and
that to require him to tie I'D money
or credit in increased tonnage of flour
and seeds would be a hardship. 1t
would not make any difference to the
large dealers. but 1t would seriously
interfere with the business of the gen.
eral run of merchants in small towns.
a carload of flour lasts the average
The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-29

ton is the absorption or passing OF the
dissolved food material into the circu-
lation through the thousands of little
canals which lead out from the intes-
tines.
Food material was once considered
thoroughly assimilated when it had
been passed into the blood, but later
research has rather changed the def1-
milton of assimilation to mean the
complete action of the blood, not only
in receiving the nutrition from the in
testinal tract, but in carrying and de-
posting this material into the various
cells throughout the body.
Assimilation in it's broadest sense
means the picking up of all the nutrf-
tive material that has been Subdivided
into it's several elements by the digest
i've juices and making it into one mass
and depositing it in the blood.
Metabolism means all the changes
that foods pass through from the time
they enter the body until they are
changed into energy or tissue or cast
out as waste or ashes. Technically
speaking, it means the constructive
process. which. in other words, mean
the process of building up tissue by
assimilation of food, and the processes
of tearing down tissue by work or
activity; thus the formation of muscu-
lar tissue from the proteid matter we
eat would be a process of construction,
while the conversion of carbohydrates
would be an example of destruction
The process of construction absorbs
energy or heat from the digested food,
while destruction produces heat as
result of oxidation, as do ordinary
fuels. This explains why muscular
work warns the body.
If any intelligent person would set
aside one week out of every two
months and eat plain, simple, pure
foods, study and keep a record of the
results, he would soon learn how to
select, combine and proportion his
food according to his age and the
work he does.
The results would be SO good that
they would stimulate his interest so
much that eating would not only be-
come a very great pleasure, but it
would become one of the most inter
esting studies in life, for there is moth
ing so fascinating as to study and ex-
pertinent with thing with which we
can get results and get them quickly.
New York American
The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-29
New York Money Market.

New York May 29.-MONEY-Money on
call steady, 2sz G3 per cent; ruling rate 2sz
per cent; closing bid 2sz per cent; offered
at Us per cent. Time olans, steady; so
days, 3A44 per cent; 80 days, per cent;
months, Az per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 51z per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at $4.S3.05 for 60 day
bills and at 81. Sc. As for demand Com
mercial bills. $4S21a.
SILvER-Bar silver, e0c; Mexican dol
lars, 4Sc.
BONDS-Governmentb bonds steady, rail-
road bonds irregular.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-29
Real Value Giving
Prices
(Close Friday at Noon J
II Ihc Best Granu- cn.
AO WS. lated Sugar. OUc
On Table supplies by the firm
that saves you money.
With So order of other

WIN SZ order OF other
groceries.
New Potatoes, fancy red
stock, ID. Sc; peck .4OG
Pineapples, fancy Indian River
Floridas, the best 1Oc size,
Z Tor .15G
Strawberries, fancy home
grown, box 1O6
Special price on crate lots.
Creamery Butter, Meadow
Gold, plain wrapper, Id. SOC
Canned Milk Carnation, 6
CoHo rs 6
Canned Peas, good quality,
Calls ...... ESQ
Brown Sugar, medium light.
z4 IDS. Tor 81 90
Pulverized Sugar, finest
quality, 2 lbs. for. .15e
Coffee, Savoy brand, there is
no better, 1 ID. tins 80. .4Oc
Onions, Texas Bermuda's, Id. 20
Salmon, tall cans, 1Oc quality,
O.
Dried Beef, Premium quality,
sliced to your order, ID. .32t
Coffee, fresh roasted, lb. .1ee
Tea Siftings, fancy grade
l 10. package ....124
Pie Plant, nice and fresh, ,lb.1bd
Radishes, fresh, all kinds,
punch lie
California Hams, smoked
shoulders, lb. .131hl
Soap-White Rose, 10 large
OARS Use
Breakfast Bacon, fancy sugar
cured, Id. .1SAe
Sardines, packed in mustard
sauce, large 1Oc cans 2 for 49,
Vinegar, a fine quality of
cider Vinegar, gal. .24d
Canned Corn, a 15c quality
Salt Pork, good quality,lb.i2H 2He
Pickles Sour gallon SOC
Fresh Barrel Cookies, 8 kinds
15c quality, ID. -. ........12e
Fancy Lemons, medium
size, doz. .27e
Asparagus, fresh, home
grown, bunch .4e
Cheese Wisconsin and Kansas,
10. 49,. .+.... .1SG
Navy Beans, fancy handpicked.
5 10. for .25c
Flour, the Regal Highest
Patent, 48 ID. sack. .$1.17l
Red Salmon, zoe value. can lac
Dill Pickles, the finest kind,
dozen 156
Plate Boiling Beef, the best
quality, ID. .1Oc
The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-29

1t will save you time and money!
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24
WILLIAM SULZER-
BUSTED FOURFLUSHER.

William Sulzcr, former representative
in congress; elected governor Of New
York; impcached, convicted, and de-
posed as chief executive OF the greatest
state in the union, cuts sorry figure.
Ii is not enough to say that Suffers
prosecutors were worse than he. 1t is
not sufficient to charge that Murpf y
was de, per in The mirc than Sulzer him
self was in the mud. Ii does not alter
the facts to complain that horse thief
on the frontier usually got a Squarer
deal than the governor got at the han( S
OF Tammany.
All of the thirgs are undoubtedly
true. But what of ii?
That does not answer the fact that
Sulzer miSappropriaied campaign funds,
swore 10 a false campaign statement,
and tried 10 get witnesses TO periure
themselves after the truth had been dis.
covered.
Suffers bluff now about appealing
from Murphy'S decision TO the court of
public opinion won't go. Public opin-
ion is the very thing he has failed to
satisfy. He began with bluff and his
bluff has been called. He asked for a
spade and they dealt him a big black
club. The showdown revealed bust
ed four flush. Suffers day is past
Pensacola Journal.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24
SLEEPING CARS IN AFRICA.
They Are Not Too Clean and the Con-
ductor Makes the Beds.

D. Scribug railroad travel in South
Africa. L. W. Howe in his Monthly
says:
soon after the train conductor look
cd at our tickets he proceeded to lug
two huge bags of bed clothing into our
compartment and make up two beds.
We paid $12O for the use of the bed
clothing two nights; the charge would
have been The same for one night So
that we will have II large cOmpart-
ment to ourselves two nights and a
day and pay only $l.20 above the reg
uar fare The beds were comfortable,
though somewhat narrow. but we slept
as well, | imagine, as people usually
do on Il sleeping car On our door and
OH our window We're plaCards announc-
ing that the compartment WAS reserv-
ed. and we We're not disturbed during
the journey. When this reservation
pacard is not displayed any one has
right to IL seat or bed in compart
ment that is not full.
The South African sleeping cars are
not ut all bad, except that the train
conductor has so much to do that he
cannot keep them as clean rs they
should he The conductor did not pol
ISL my shoes at night. but knew he
wuS very busy and overlooked his
neglect,
Il wish the naughty conductors Of
American passenger trains could see
our conductor with his coat off, max
ing up beds. | wish they could also
see our tickets. which cover nearly
5000 miles Of travel and read from
Durham to Victoria Falls and back to
Bcira | am unable to understand
them. hut the conductors have no diff.
fcuity.
"On one or two trains we have been
on there was II man who helped the
conductor but on at least two crowded
trains on which we Travelled the con
durtor has had no help whatever in
making UP the beds; the most curious
thing | have ever noted in railroad
travel. There is II guard on the train.
who is what we call Il brakeman, but
he does not assist the conductor in the
chamber work When these conduct.
orS are taking the tickets they are as
naughty as are American conductors.
but when they begin Juggling in sheets
and pillows and mattresses they are
as humble as the most timid traveller
could wish"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24
A SARTORIAL NIGHTMARE.
The college Toga" Sported by Har-
ward Students In 1886.

The old time college toga" worn by
the Harvard students back in 1886 was
an amusing sartorial creation, or may
be it would more properly be classi
fed as the result of the dresSmakers
art. OF course. no one now living
remembers it, but the ancient "toga'
is described in the annals of the col
lege, and the present oxford cap and
gown are very simple and sober things
in comparison.
AS described by writer whose
curiosity had been aroused by stories
concerning the gay festive college
toga," even the togas worn by the old
Roman senators were negligible guam
titles. In 1886, when Harvard cele-
brated her two hundredth anniversary,
this fanciful summer garment was
much in vogue, and for at least two
seasons it was in high fashion with the
undergraduates.
1t was made of Bingham and of a
color and pattern to suit the taste of
the wearer. 1t was loose fitting gar
ment reaching to the knees, was gath
cred at the neck and also at the waist.
behind. 1t had a turned over collar, a
small cape rounded in front and belt
Of the material of the dress. The
sleeves were either hooked or buttoned
at the wrist. 1t was trimmed with a
long tasseled white fringe The accom-
paniments of this dress were a low
crowned, broad brimmed straw hat,
secured by a broad ribbon under the
chin; trousers and silk or thread gloves
of a color in harmony with that of the
toga, and usually heavy cane.
1t is not known to whom the distinc-
ton belongs of having first conceived
the college toga." Like Jupiter. it
came into being complete in its match
less grace and adornments. 1t was
probably due to the creative genius
and skillful fingers of "Ma'am" Dana
the college tailoress Of that day. who
was probably the sole manufacturer
of the strange garment
This estimable woman presided over
a bevy of sewing girls, always care
fully curtained from the public gaze
in the lower story of small wooden
building opposite Wadsworth house, at
that time the official residence of Presi-
dent Quincy.-EXchange.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24

Cheer up, old hoy, don't dump your
joy because the day is glum; pick out
the best and dump the rest, let's hear
you start to hum. When in a jam
don't cuSs and slam, but grin and wait
it out: the joys love hope, it's power
ful dope and puts the glOOms to rOut
So don't despair, turn down dull care
and leave him to the mob. The sun
amt dead. he'll leave his bed and
soon he on the job. - Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24
IMPORTANT CONVENTION
APPROACHING.

The entcrprising little city of Palatka
is working vigorously through is
Board of Trade to mahe a success of II c
approaching Mississippi 10 Atlantic IT,
land Waterway Convention to be held
in that city Nov. 17,1S. Mayor Eaton
and John F. Cox of this city have Teen
appointed as delegates from Lakela d
and the indications are that the Palaha
convention will be largely attended al d
will materially assist to arouse and cryss
talize public sentiment on one of II e
coming big practical issues of this cour-
try.
The way we neglect our inland wa
terway facilities and fail TO use them
for transportation purposes at an i'm
mense annual ug in money is some
thing amazing. To improve those wa
lerwayS and make them navigable for
small boats would be 10 largely release
the Florida farmer from dependence
upon the railroads o the transportation
of his produce, and as Secretary Folsom,
of the Palatka Board of Trade says, it
would give man with a row boat,
motor boat or a S ,amboat a free right
OF way 10 tow his own goods 10 market.
Any country in Europe with inland
waterways equal TO ours would be quick
to improve them and put them into
transportation service, and it would
pay US handsomely through all The
years 10 come if we would do the same
thing. We are sleeping on great OPP
portunilics 10 neglect our lakes, creeks
and rivers. Lakeland Telegram.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24
Deep and Shallow Diamonds.

In buying a diamond see to It that
your stone is neither too deep nor too
shallow. If it be too deep the table"
ut the top Of the stone will have a dead
look instead of showing as much color
and light as at the edge, where the
diamond is cut thin to receive the
light. You are simply paying for eX-
ira weight that adds nothing to, but
rather detracts from the appearance Of
the gem. The shallow stone, on the
other hand-which is technically known
as a fish cye-has a CLASSY look. Some
people buy them because they appear
bigger than they really are, but the
bargain is a poor one and to be avoided
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24
They Make You Feel Good

The pleasant purgative effect pro-
duced by Chamberlain's Tablets and
the healthy condition of body and
mind which they create make one
feel joyful. For sale by all dealers.
You can't dodge the Malaria germ
while your liver is torpid 1t makes
you an easy mark for the disease.
SIMMONS RED 2 LIVER REGULA-
TOR is the best protection. 1t puts
the liver in sound, healthy condition
and purifies the stomach and bowels.
Price, large packages, S1.OO; small
size 25c. Sold by all druggists.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24
REMBRANDT AN EASY MARK.
The Great Painter Was a Victim of
Reckless Speculation.

RECKLESS Speculation.
German art students who have been
investigating the reason why Rem.
brandt died hopelessly bankrupt have
discovered that he was an inc0rrigible
Spectator 1t had hitherto been Don
ulhrly supposed that he was compelled
to remain poor because of his extrava.
CANT love of jewels.
Unfortunate Speculations turn out
to have been the cause of his finnnrin,
ruin. Documents have reen diSinter
red showing that he officially informed
the municipality of Amsterdam that
he had suffered heavy losses in bust
ness transactions as well as through
damages and losses on the high seas
1t was at time. lG4O-GO when all
Europe was engaged In feverish mon
ey making Ia connection with HoI.
lands metessic commercial prosperity
Speculate; sssissook place Oh a reckless
scale. liEmense fortunes were sunk
In shipping. banking and colonial ell
terprises.
rembrandt whose highly artistic
nature was sadly devoid of even ele-
mentary business sense. fell an easy
victim to the sleming spectators of
that era of frenzied finance. and he
lost his entire fortune Many of his
pictures were seized for debt by the
legal authorities before the canvaSes
were half finished. Bankruptcy final
~ overlook him and compelled him t.
sell all his properties. his home and
priceless works of art under the ham,
mer at sacrifice prices.-PhiladelDhia
Ledger.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24
ADVANCE IN
SCHOOL WORK.

In educational work Florida has pro.
crossed wonderfully since the days Of
reconstruction. Following those un.
happy days it has practically made a
new Start-aS in everything else. The
eatest strides have been made in the
l4St two decades, expenditures having
nearly doubled in that period, with
better school buildings, and an increase
OF one third in the number of teaching
days.
Northern people need have no fear OF
a lack of good school facilities in most
parts of Florida. All of the leading
churches, and fraternal and benevolent
o ders loo are well represented in the
towns, and the Northern homemaker
GIN soon be right at home with his
favorite church and society.
Palatka has modern courses of study
n its schools, with good teachers and
a bright lot of children in attendance.
But what can we say about how our
children are housed? If we should at,
tempt 10 say just what we think-it
would not look well in print.
IT'S true!
IT'S pity It's true!
Our city is growing, and if there is
one thing above others demanded by
new corners, it is a good Scoool in a
good building.
When we build, and it should be at
the earliest possible time, it must be a
safe building.
School buildings stand fourth on the
list of hazards in the fire waste of this
country. An average of 10 school
buildings were destroyed by fire each
week through the year, for each of the
past ten years. The waste of $40
school buildings burned each year has
material effect in increasing the number
OF half-time classes and crowded school
rooms, which educators so much object
to. Aside from this waste is The COL
slant danger school children are ex-
posed 10 in attendance upon schools
held in non-fireproof buildings.
An occasional horror like the Colling-
wood school holocaust, near Cleveland,
OHIO, few years ago, when a large
number OF school children vera roasted
alive, will cause wave of public in
dignation over such a condition, re-
sulting in the erection of many fire
proof school buildings 1t will not,
however, be sufficiently strong TO pre-
vent the erection of wooden fire-rap
sch DOL buildings-most people are for
getul and some parSimoniouS.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24

Gov. Trammell has been aroused by
the Japanese menace, first called 10 the
attention of the people OF Florida by
Congressman Frank Clark. But there
will be no extra session of the legisla-
ture TO deal with the question. The
governor has gone into The matter deep
enough TO learn that the legislature
would BIZ powerless 10 interfere. Under
the present constitution oil the State the
Japanese have the same right 10 colon
ize and acquire property 10 Florida that
is guaranteed 10 The most fIvored for
eignerS; the same in fact that is vouch.
safed to native born citizens. 1t is time
Florida had a new constitution.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24

Lovers Of simplitied spelling should
make Il pilgrimage to NevendOn, in Es-
sex. where the church wardenS' ac-
counts in the eighteenth century were
quite delightfully."- phonetic. Under the
date l742 occurs the entry: Gave
and six pens Also his close for the in
sewing we're" The mysterious word
gall seems to signify the girl or
daughter of "Geekup Rollins" And
some of us who have drunk the cup of
feminine milimncy to the dregs may
accept gall as the right spelling.-Lon.
don Mail
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24
Tell the People
The Price
BY HOLLAND.

NNE of the first questions
" asked when the question
of buying goods comes up u.s.
what does it costT Inc
man who is to pay the bill
wants to know what that bill
will be. The price Is also a
very good line ON quality
Sane men know that goods
are not offered at prices away
below their value unless
there is a good reason for the
sacrifice.
Consequently the curiosity
regarding the price is leglu-
mate and should be satisfied.
The man looking for Il house
and able to pay only $50 q
month rent is not interested
in one that rents for $50, no
matter how fine it is or how
great a bargain. He would
be wasting his time going to
inspect such a residence.
Conversely, the man who Is
able and willing to pay SOD a
month rent for house would
not care to look at one OFFER
ed for $40.
Whether buying eggs,Shoes'
molasses, nails, toothpicks or
automobiles. the buyer wants
to know the pricc-that is. II
he expects to pay the bill.
and merchants do not care to
sell goods to the man who
has no such intention.
Bearing this in mind. the
advertiser should not be
afraid to quote prices. The
price will have to be told
some time. Why keep it a
secret?
INTEREST POSSIBLE
CUSTOMERS BY GIVING
PRICES OF GOODS.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-10-24

Poetry, it is declared. is about the
worst paid form of writing. That may
he true. regarded from the standpoint
of dollars and cents. but the man who
can get Il poem out of his system
should feel that he is pretty well paid
for his effOrt.-TOledO Blade.