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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

With scarcely any discussion OF a
vital character the house passed the
corporation bill prepared by Secretary
Of State Charles Sessions. There
were eighty votes in favor of its pass.
sage and twenty-five against It, This
measure requires that every corpora
ton doing business in Kansas and or
ganized for profit, shall cile with the
secretary of state during the month OF
February each year, written state
ment showing the condition at the
close of business the preceding Deem
Der 81.
The "keg party" bill, introduced by
]. w. Hamm of Allen county, was
recommended for passage by the house
committee of the whole. The Hamm
bill provides penalty of 800 fine or
thirty days in jail for persons who
are convicted of chipping in" the
funds, ordering a case of beer or other
intoxicating drinks and gathering to
partake of them. The house did not
object to that kind of legislation. In
fact big majority of the members
favored 1t.
An immigration bill was introduced
in the house by A. NJ. Keene, of Bour-
bon county. The bill creates a board
of immigration with the governor, sec
rotary of state and secretary of the
state board of agriculture as members.
The secretary OF the board is to re-
ceive $4,000 year and stenograph-
err 5000. The purpose of the board
would be to bring people to Kansas,
and the bill appropriates $4,000 for
the next two years for that purpose.
One OF the bills that created big
fight in the committee of the whole
was passed by the house with scarcely
any opposition. 1t was the measure
by Mike Frey OF Geary
county, providing that 20 per cent OF
he wages of laboring man may be
garnisheed to cover debts for the ne
cessities of life. On its final passage
the bill received 81 votes as against IA. |
William Barrett, of Pratt county, |
tut through the house his bill provid-
ng for county pensions for persons |
disabled. The bill provides that the
county commissioners may pay up to
i25 month to any adult who has lost |
10Th feet, both hands, foot and a
land or both eyes.
AS an emergency measure the house
'assed the bill providing for an ap-
'ropriation of 10000 for 1913, and a
ike amount for 1914 for the establish
nent of normal training courses in
Ugh schools. The bill passed with a
'ote of 80 to 2 in its favor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20
Senate

The senate committee Of the whole
recommended for passage Speaker
Browns white slave bill, which had al
ready passed the house The penal
ties imposed by the bill on those en-
gaging in the white slaev traffic with
in the state, is from one to five years.
Imprisonment in the penitentiary. The
bill, which is now in a fair way to
become law, is pronounced by those
fighting the white slave evil to be the
most satisfactory law of it's kind in
any state in the country.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20
CORTLAND Woman Is Burned to Death

Eelleville, Kan.-NIrs. John Worth,
wife of the Santa Fe section foreman
at CORTLAND, in attempting to blow
out lamp, caused it to explode. Mrs.
Worth ran from her house in a mass
of flames and was so badly burned
that death resulted.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20
Feathered Girl.

Looks rather plain, does she not?"
well, those are her own feathers.
She can't afford anything artificial. -
Harper's Bazaar.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

The Kansas legislature wants to
know what the Union Pacific Railway
company did with the $1OO,OOO,OOO
bond issue. The house adopted the
senate resolution calling for an inves-
tigation to that end. The resolution
was offered in the senate by Senator
Harry Mcmillan of Ottawa county.
The house and senate want to know
how the money was spent by the
Union Pacific. The resolution was
adopted by the house without opposi-
ton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20
One at a Time.

She-When we are married, dear,
/ must have three servants.
He-Certainly, darling. But try to
keep each as long as possible.-St
Louis Post
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20
USE ALIENS Foor-EAsE

the Antiseptic powder to be shaken into the
shoes for tired, aching feet. 1t takes the sting
out OF corns and bunions and makes walking
delight. Sold everywhere, csc Refuse sub
stitutes. For FREE trial package. address A.
S. Olmsted, LIE Roy. ". Y Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20
Just to Prove It.

PA, what is undying love?"
That's the kind the gink has who
shoots himself dead when he is re-
jected."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

A bill to provide for Kansas rep
resentation at the Panama exposition
at San Francisco in 1915 was intro.
duced by Senator John Denton, of
Elk county. The bill provides for a
commission of five members to en-.
courage and secure a proper showing
of Kansas resources and products at
the exposition, and to plan a Kansas
building for the comfort of Kansans
attending the big fair. The sum OF
$;5O,OOO is appropriated for the pur-
pose of making Kansas showing at
the fair a good one.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

An old bachelor gets bad case oil
stage fright every time he thinks OF
marriage.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
Your druggist will refund money II PAZO ONT
MENr falls to cure any case of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in Q TO IA days. Soc
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20
The Way Of II,

Have you got cook YETI"
mo, but one is coming today to
see if we suit her."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put up
40 years ago. They regulate and invigorate
stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated
tiny granules. ADV.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

Stealing away from bad company is
justifiable larceny
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20
Proof.

Proof.
as Isabel going to beauty doc
tori"
Cant you tell she is by the way
she is changing countenance?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

The senate recommended for pas
sage the bill introduced by Senator w.
E. Wilson, of Washington county. This
bill places an annual registration fee
of five dollars upon every auto in the
state and two dollars on every motor.
cycle These vehicles are to be re-
quired to carry state numbers and a
record is to be kept of all autos. sizes,
owners, addresses and numbers in the
office of the secretary of state.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

Measures providing for state grain
inspection were introduced in both
branches of the legislature They are
similar to the Minnesota law, and vir.
tually give the state grain grading
commission the power to fix the in.
spection charges.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

Persons desiring to register for cleo
tons must appear before the commits
sioner of elections in person under
the terms Of bill introduced by Rep,
resentative Charles S. Holbrook, Of
Wyandottee, in the house
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

The senate, after considering the
fire marshal bill, killed it. The bill
was introduced by the senate commit
tee on insurance and provided for a
state fire marshal, who could inspect
buildings, prescribe building req lire
ments and investigate fire hazards and
order them remedied. On final pass
age the bill secured only IS votes, or
three less than constitutional major
ity.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA -

Take the Old Standard GRovES TASTELEsa
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking.
The formula is plainly printed on every bottle.
showing II is simply Qunine and Iron in tasteiess
form, and tho most enectunl form. For grown
people and children. 30 cents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

AS an emergency measure the house
passed the bill providing for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for 1913, and a
like amount for 1914 for the establish
ment of normal training courses in
high schools. The bill passed with
vote of 80 to in it's favor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

No teachers OF foreign birth can
teach any public school in Kansas un-
der the provisions of bill introduced
in the house, unless such persons be-
come naturalized. The byl was intro
duced by Representative U. B. Sharp.
less, OF Atchison.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

The house swatted the county court
bill to tune of 800 to 80. The pur-
pose of the measure was to establish
In each county in the state having a
population of less than 10000, coun-
ty court, the probate Judge to be
Judge of the county court. The bill
simply resolved the probate court into
the county court and extended the
power and Jurisdiction of the judge. 1t
gave the Judge of the county court
jurisdiction in all civil cases for the
recovery OF money only where the
amount did not exceed $1,000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

A bill by Taylor Riddle prohibits
elective or appointive officers from
giving any time to other business, and
provides no such officer shall spend
less than As hours week at his work
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-20

The western Kansas farmers who
lost horses during the sweep of the
spinal meningitis plague last summer
will not have to pay taxes on the ami
mails that died, if the senate acts fav-
orably upon bill passed by the house.
The house passed the bill. introduced
by j. w. Schlicher of Sheridan coun.
ty, by vote of 6S to Is.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20
FIFTY YEARS AFTERWARDS
What is Shown BY Report Of Pen
sion Commissioner

The report of the commissioner
of pensions, made up 10 July Of
this year, IL interesting. 1t shows
that 462, ,379 Civil War pensioners
were then slive. As there were
2.772, ,4OS men enlisted in the Uni
ted States army during the Civil
War, it is shown that fifty yenrs
after the great struggle about one
fifth Of them are ON the pension
roll.
The Confederate force which
fought them at odds Of about four
to one was not composed Of more
than $4,000 men. Many Of these
veterans receive pensions from the
different states, bnt the laws Of
many Of the Southern states deny
Il great number Of these veterans
pensions because of their income.
Civil War veterans Of the United
States army are given pensions
regardless of financial conditions.
The report Of the commissioner
of pensions show that Ohio leads
the states with the largest number
Of pensioners, 1889, followed BY
Pennsylvania, with 1858: New
York, 6s,27o; Illinois, 56,4s9;,
Indiana, 49, 9S7: Missouri, 80, 400;
Michigan, 34,29s, and Massachu-
setts, 34, 124. Pensacola News.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20
ORANGE GROWING PAYS
One Instance Where Big Profits
Have Been Realized

Of course nobody doubts that
orange-growing intelligently con-
Quoted pays we'll in Florida and
a money making business is far
ahead Of cotton production to
which Southern farmers generally
are devoted. We don't know
whether The following is a typical
or an exceptional case, but beyond
a doubt there are very many
orange growers in South Florida
who can show a profit in this bus
mess equal to that Of Judge Per-
kins whose experience il thus
told by the Volusia County Rec
ord:
Fifteen years ago, Jim Per-
kins, as he was familiarly called,
now Judge Of the Seventh judi
cial circuit Of Florida, was q poor
boy. He started in the orange
growing business with q small
grove, from year to year adding
to the acreage until today he has
100 acres in bearing. Last year
he sold the crop Of fruit from these
100 acres for $40, 900. Wednes-
day night he sold the present crop
to II Chicago fruit house for S22,-
600. The judge tells us that the
expenses Of the groves to him the
present year were $1,000. So
here is $500 the Judge cleans
up from the orange growing busi-
ness this year, and nearly as much
last year. Fifteen thousand for o
crop Of oranges means $2. $50 per
month or about IA per day net. :"
Lakeland Telegram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20

stantly see in tile press relative to
the necessity for and the value
and comfort that good roads mean
to a locality, | haven't the least
doubt of seeing not only our own
state, but every other state
in our Union covered with net
work Of first-class highways inside
of five years. Residents Of New
England states will motor between
their summer homes in the north
to their winter homes in Florida,
along an ever shifting roadway
scene enlivened with the rich au-
tumn tints of the northern woods,
dissolving gradually into the soft
puppies Of the more Southern
States until tropical Florida with
her feathery palms and lAlmy air,
bids them tarry until Mother Ma
tnre lifts her magic wand and they
roll back over newly awakened
ealth, bedecked with dogwood,
laurel, rhododendron, peach and
apple bloom set in the vivid green
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20

of springs emerald robe. Next
to good roads, the greatest at
traction we can offer, outside OF
our balnly climate, is a tropical
environment that appeals to one's
sense OF beauty as does no other.
and the reason for this 1 am an
able to give.
Cooperation and a few ideals
will accomplish all that you and /
desire for our sunny Florida, and
attract to our state many retired
business men to build homes.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20

A Brooksville news item in the
Pensacola journal says:
Several large syrup mills are
now being put mp in this county,
ONE Of the largest being installed
at Lake Stafford, Or near that
place.
Our truckers and farmers dur
ing the past season have quadrup-
led their cane acreage and as a
result Hernando county will mar
ket a much larger quantity of fine
Florida syrup this year than she
has ever done before.
The mills pay the farmer and
trucker $5 il ton for their cane,
delivered at the mills, and at this
rate the grower can get from
800 to $l75 per acre, according
to just how we'll the cane is cul-
tivated.
The / ich hammock lands of this
county will produce twenty tons
Of cane to the acre, and this with
out any cultivation ut all other
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20

While intensive forest manage
ment, on the European plan, has
not been applied on private hold
ings, The lumbernen are slowly
realizing that their business il fur
thered by cooperation with pub
lie interests. Forestry and lum-
bering are receiving mutual recoe-
milton, which viii make for forest
conservation under the combined
stimulus of education and econo-
mic development.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20

Apalachicola Times:Alihong
a newspaper subsists by selling its
space, there are people who believe
that the newspaper should not
charge for its space. The same
man expects to pay the grocer for
his flour and meat, and admits
that the merchants ought to be-
paid for these things. He also adj
mits that the physician should be
paid, also the lawyer, yet he don't
think the newspaper ought % be
paid, forgetting that if the news
paper Is not paid it cannot meet
its debts.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20
STATE GAME LAWS
Warden Jones Mentions Some
Essential Facts NOT Gen
orally Understood

State Game Warden, E.Z. Jones
declares that many persons do not
understand the game laws. For
the henefit of the public he emu
merates the following pointers:
A great many people are under
the impression that a State license
which costs three dollars would
not permit them to hunt in their
resident county without buying
a county license in addition there
to. This IS. Of course, absurd but
true on account of lack Of proper
thought to reason.
"Others who are just as I'M
thoughtful are under the impress
sion that they have to have Il IL
cense to hunt before November
20, but after that time through
the open season up until February
20, they might hunt without a Ii
cense. This IS, OF course, incor-
rect. The season Is absolutely
closed for hunting from February
20 to November 20. and no license
shall be issued which will permit
of hunting during that time.
''Some are under the impression
that they have 10 have a permit
from the owners Of land before
they can hunt in II. III my opin-
ion this would only he necessary
where the lands are inclosed.
''Some are under the impress
sion that q warrant has to he H.
sued for the arrest Of a violator Of
the game and fish law. The law
provides that game and fish
warden, or the commissioner or
any. peace officer, including sheriffs
and deputy sheriffs, have authori-
ty to arrest without 4 warrant.
I'm regard to the federal law
governing migratory birds, they
practically conform to the State
laws. Some are under the inn
preston that ducks and doves can
not be shot under the Federal law.
The open season, the conditions of
which have been arranged by the
Department Of Agriculture and
Confirmed by the President on
October /, gives the open season
in Florida for those birds from
November 90 to February l6,
following, in which they might be
shot.
''Some are under the impression
that If they desire to hunt III an
county to the one in
which they reside all that will be
necessary i 70 buy county H.
,ense in the adjoining county,
which Is incorrect. To hunt ont
,itie Of the resident county requires
. State license.,'
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20
One Of the laroests and mos

One Of the largests and most
valuble timber trees Of the count
ry is the tulip tree, known to
lumbcrmen as yellow poplar. 1t
Is related to the magnolias, but is
the only tree Of its kind in the
world.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20

Articles of clothing from wood
fiber are being made in Europe.
The material for a suit costs about
City cents. Clothing made Of
this material, however, can not be
washed.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20
The Florida Annual Conference

of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, will convene in
Tallahassee on Wednesday, De-
10th, and will be presided
over by Bishop Morrison.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20

Cucumbers are now going for
ward by express from here and
the growers are realizing good
prices.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-11-20
Money in Cane Syrup

than the planting and gathering,
but, II the ground is specially
prepared, the same land will make
an average of thirty-tive tons TO
the acre.
Most Of the mills prefer the
Japanese variety Of cane, but will
take any kind Of cane that they
can get. The reason that they
prefer the Japanese cane IL b--
cause they wish to encourage the
people in the cultivation Of that
particular variety, because, they
claim, that it il raised with con-
siderably less the effort and pro-
duces more to the acre and in adj
dition it does not have to be plant
ed oftener than once in every
three or four years, where the
ribbon" or green cane variety
has to be planted every year. An
other thing in favor Of The Jap
cane is that il IL not necessary for
the farmer to strip IL, which has
to be done with any othcr kind of
cane. This lessons the work rs
well as the cost of production,
therefore the Jap variety of cane
is fast taking the place Of any
other kind Of cane grown in this
county.
The man who raises his own
cane and manufactures the syrup
himself can, it is claimed, Under
ordinarily favorable circumstances
produce an average Of ten barrels
OF syrup to the acre. Ten barrels
is 400 gallons o. syrup, and this
can be easily sold for so cents the
gallon. AT this rate the average
hammock land, as we'll as some Of
the pine lands Of this county
which are especially adapted to
the cultivation of sugar cane. will
give the grower q gross sum of
around S240 to the acre, out Of
which, will have to come the neJ
.
cost Of production, which includes
cost Of farm labor in preparing
the crop as well as manufacturing
the syrup and putting it in bsstles,
jugs and barrels. The cost of
this production should not be over
$100 the acre (which the writer
believes is great deal more than
any acre of cane, bottled or barr
relied after it il made into syrup
ever did cost, SO the producer
should net around $40 for each
and every acre Of cane he pro-
duces in this county. AT this
rate il will not take long for our
planters to get over on the 'ssun-
ny side Of Easy street. providing
they cultivate cane 10 any consid-
cradle acreage.
As Q matter of fact for the past
two or three years Florida syrup
has retailed for from rs cents 10
81 gallon even here in Brooks
vile, right in the heart Of the
section in which 1t Il produced,
and there IL no questions about
the farmer being able to dispose
Of all the syrup he can raise for
sixty cents, and even more the
gallon. One wholesale grocery
concern located in Tampa, Hfty
miles distant, offered to take 25O,-
600 gallons of Hernando county
syrup some two years ago, and
we have no doubt but that the
same company would be only too
glad to get hold of twice that
amount now, and at an advanced
price over what they offered to
take it for then. This would
seem to indicate that there viii
be plentiful demand for all the
syrup that our truckers and farm
ers care to produce.