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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-09
PAIR OF BAY HORSES 7 AND q

years old, weight $500. kind and clever.
VIII work single or double and not afraid
of anything. also one bay horse, weight
1850. safe for any one Is work or drive
Will he sold low as have no further used
for them. Telephone Lifting Sidney
Walter G. Nichols, West Sidney
Spnt2dt "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-09

BY A BOY AGED 16, OF GOOD
habits. au opportunity to work his board
with the privilege of attending Cony
High school Joseph w. Bcayitt, 6oupers
Mills. Me septSdStF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-09
LOST.
A BLACK wRlsTeAe SOMEWHERE
FOR SALE-H0RSES CATTLE.
ONE PAIR BLACK WORK HORSES,

age s and s years, good workers and
drivers WEIGHT 2fer j W Thompson. X
+ Il. .. Gardiner Tel connection. Gar
diner. septl9d2w
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04


The editorial scalping knife
should be vigorously applied to
that aspirant who proposes to re-
duce the number of clerks in the
state department of agriculture,
to reduce their salaries and cut
out the maps and quarterly bulle-
tins issued by that department.
More clerks are needed, and eff
cient ones cannot be secured
for less salaries than those now
paid; and the quarterly bulletins
are invaluable to the farmers and
merchants of the state.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04


Did Gene Matthews of the
Starke Telegraph, write the edi
torial paragraphs in the Gaines
vile Sun of Nov. 2Sth, or did
Harry McCreary of the Gaines
vile Sun, write the editorial para.
graphs in the Starke Telegraph
of the same dates They are SC
much alike that they must have
been written by one-and the same
author and, being excellent, we
should like to know to whom Il
give credit.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04

Dave Kimbrough of Center
Hill, was paid, week before last,
$4,000 for 1877 crates of string
beans. But it must not he thought
that beans always bring such
prices nor that any and every
man everywhere can make q sue.
cess growing and marketing them.
1t will pay to raise beans fol
$500 a crate.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04

Commodore Chris Codrington,
the gay and festive editor of the
DeLand News, offers to bet the
editor of The HERALD ga bottle
of witch hazel against a peck OF
green pinders that Gilcbrist won't
poll 100 votes In Volusia county
or 5000 in the entire state" The
wager is hereby enthusiastically
accepted, with the proviso that
the bottle must contain a full pint
of witch hazel. Why, Chris, you
yourself could get more votes
than that.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04

If any tremendous crisis affect
ing this country should arise, Eng
land would prove the best friend
of the United States. 1t, there
fore. behooves both countries to
stand together as loyal friends and
let nothing mar the harmony ex-
listing between them.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04


the future of Punta Gorda, pom
dering means for enlarging the
business and promoting the pros
perity of the place, there are
three big possibilities which should
engage the earnest and continued
attention of every citizen. These
are the trucking industry, the
production of fancy pineapples
and the manufacture of cigars,
all of which are profitable pur-
suits. All are being successfully
carried on here, but to only a linn
tied extent. The conditions for
success in these industries are
practically perfect.
We can grow here vegetables
|of almost every kind oil through
the winter, we can put them in
the northern markets earlier than
any other section of the state,
save the lower East Coast. With
the irrigation furnished by flow
| ing artesiafi wells and the drain.
age facilities now being provided,
all danger of drought or overflow
| is eliminated and the production
onbounteous crops is made GER
tain.
| Punta Gorda's fancy pineap-
Piles are fast becoming known
throughout the land FOR their
superiority over all others and
the demand for them is rapidly
increasing. In a little while, our
few growers will find it difficult
to supply the demand even within
the limits of Florida, to say moth
ing of that from other states.
As to making cigars, it has
been indisputably shown that eli
matte conditions here are as favor
able as they are anywhere else in
Florida, cigars made here being
fully equal in quality to those
made in Tampa and elsewhere.
Indeed, many consumers express
a preference for Punta Gorda
cigars. The local factory finds
no trouble whatever to sell its
entire output as fast,a as made.
If, therefore, we had two hum
dred instead of two dozen men en-
gagged in growing vegetables for
market; if the area in pineapples
were increased foom thirty to one
hundred acres, and if we had
hundred instead of a dozen ex-
perts making cigars, the business
and, consequently, the impor-
lance of the town would be more
than doubled. Every effort, there
fore, should be made to secure the
enlargement of these industries,
which are proven sources of prof
it and especially adapted to the
soil and climatic conditions exist
ing here. This will do more than
even our great fish business to
build up the town and place it on
a foundation of solid and endur-
ing prosperity.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04

All the big, rich newspapers
are preparing to issue huge
Christmas editions. In this line,
the Tampa Tribune will try TO
eclipse all competitors and will
doubtless succeed, as there is
nothing too big for the Tribune
to undertake.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04
The Laws Delay


man sat for nearly an hour in the
courtroom at Arcadia and listen,
ed to an able and popular lawyer
arguing a case in which it seems
that some one was suing to re.
cover money or property belong.
ing to a minor, designated as an
infant by the lawyer and the books
from which he read. He pro
duced fifteen or more law books,
from all of which he read learned
and lengthy decisions. From these
and the argument he made, it APP
peared that the whole question al
issue was whether the suit should
have been brought by the infants
guardian, his next friend or the
minor in his own name.
Doubtless this eminent attor-
nay had been preceded by an
other in opposition with as many
books to quote from and as much
argument to offer and, perhaps,
he was followed by another who
consumed equally as much of the
time of the court.
How much was involved in the
suit, we do not know; but it a2-
peared to the hearer that it was
consuming about $4,000 worth
of the time of the court and of
the attorneys engaged.
After listening for nearly an
hour, The HERALD man wonder
ed why the Judge did not have
the power to stop the entire ar
gument and the reading of legal
lore and decide that it did not
make any difference who brought
the suit, the infant, his guardian,
his next friend or Theodore
Roosevelt; that the only question
at issue was whether the infants
Just dues were withheld from
him and, if SO, that they should
be promptly restored to him
through any person whom the
court might designate and that
this person might be the one
bringing the suit, either one to
give bond for the faithful dis
charge of the trust.
But, we suppose that, no mat
ter how the court decided, the case
will he carried to the supreme
court and the question us to
whether Tom, Dick or Harry
should have brought the suit will
be finally decided. Meantime,
the infants property, maybe, is
being consumed in litigation and
the proverbial claws delay is
being illustrated.
One of the ablest and purcst
lawyers of Florida told this writ
err, several years ago, chat the law
yers and the courts are not to be
blamed for these things, these ex-
asperating delays and miscarriages
Of Justice which have shaken pop
ular respect for the courts, but
that they are chargeable to our
System of legal procedure, "
which is, we think he said, a part
of our fundamental law. Well,
the lawyers, the judges and every
body else ought to cry aloud and
Keep crying aloud for the aholi-
ton of this offending system and
the substitution of one that will
not only expedite JUSTICE" but
make it sure and certain in both
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04

The editorial and the Original!
news matter in the Starke Tele-
graph are evidently prepared by
experts, for they are expressed in
English that is not only correct,
but polished and forceful.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04
THURSDAY, Fec. 4, 1913

Florida is blessed with many
excellent newspapers, shining
example of which fact is the ST..
Augustine Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04

The county commissioners and
the school board met in Arcadia
during the first part Of the week.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-12-04

Subscription Rates-One year, so; six mos
7scents; three months, 50 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
new YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK. January 1.-THE state
ment of the actual condition of clear
ing house banks and trust companies
for the week shows that they hold 49,
13e,3OO reserve in excess OF legal re-
ouirements This is an increase OF
81 .2S4,75Q from last week.
The statement follows:
Actual conditions:
Loans, $1,923,S75,0o0; increase, $780,
Specie. ssss.24s.ooo; increase. $751;
Legal tenders, $s7.s75.0oo; increase.
$2.783,000.
Net deposits. $1,7ss.s7s.ooo; increase.
$S4,447.000.
Circulation, $46,757,OOO; decrease
$4,000.
Banks cash reserve in vault. $751;
$4,000. .
Aggregate cash reserve. $42l ,222: 900
Excess lawful reserve, $16,13s.SOo; in
crease. $1.284.750. ..
Trust companies reserve with clear
ing house members CARRYING 20 per
cent cash reserve. $51,s76.000
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not in
Guided in clearing house statement:
Loans. $b63,s4S.000; increase, S609.500.
Specie. ;so,es3.7oo; decrease. $711.2oo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK. January 1.-THE cotton
market was comparatively quiet today.
but an early decline was practically re-
covered with the closes steady at a net
loss Of only 1 to 3 points. The market
opened steady at unchanged prices to a
decline of points, and sold off to a net
loss of about 8 points on January. and
of from to 10 points on later months
during the early trading. This decline
reflected scattered realizing Or liquida-
ton by recent buyers for q turn and some
local pressure encouraged by relatively
easy cables, a less favorable view of the
Balkan situation and continued talk of
larger shipments here from the south
partly for delivery on contract. There
was no sign of any weakness in Janu-
airy. however. while trade interests were
liberal buyers Of the spring months and
prices soon steadied up with January
leading the advance on covering of shorts.
and showing a tendency to increase it's
premium over the later months. The close
was within point or two of the best.
1t was reported that considerable
amount of cotton had cleared from Gal
weston for New York yesterday. the bulk
of which was taken to be for forward
shipments to eastern mills or export.
Private cables attributed the setback in
Liverpool to realizing in a narrow mar
ket and some American selling.
Spot cOtton-quiet: no sales. Cotton
market closed steady
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12

unsettled strikes many investors and
spectators like buying into a lawsuit"
They prefer to hold off until this and
other disturbing matters are out of the
way. The Supreme Court is clearly not
satisfied with the results Of the dismem-
berment of the Standard Oil and tobacco
trusts In both of these cases the disin-
tegrated parts of the busted trusts are
panies were worth before the decisions
were handed down. At the same time
prices of the products Of the trusts have
advanced 80 to 100 per cent This show
ting has made the trust busting efforts of
the Supreme Court and the administra-
ton look ridiculous to many, and the
criticism to which the court and the At
torney General have been subjected has
unquestionably got under the skin of
some very distinguished people in WASH
ington. In the disintergration of the
Hartman railroads the Supreme Court
and the administration will endeavor to
avoid a repetition of the Standard Oil and
tobacco trust f1ascos. The street awaits
the outcome with undisguised interest,
for upon the outcome will depend the
price course OF many securities.
An incident Of sentimental interest was
the election of Mr.. Robert Garrett to the
place made vacant in the directory OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The Gar
retts have not been active in the Balti-
more and Ohio since 1t entered upon the
early stages of reorganization. although
members of the family have retained
large interests in the property. Mr.. Rob-
ert Garrett is believed to be the largest
individual stakeholder in the road, and
his entrance into the official family is ac-
copied as evidence of willingness on his
part to assume responsibilities in conriec-
ton with the active management of the
property in which he has been passive
through a long period. Mr. Garrett Is a
very wealthy man, and of standing that
will add strength to the board Of direc-
tors. With the retirement Of Mr.. Rea
from the Baltimore and Ohio directory
the Pennsylvania will have a representa-
ton on the board of two members in
stead of three as heretofore.
The copper stocks seem to be on stills.
although specialists in that group of Sc
curities Indignantly deny that the market
is held up artificially. They insist that
active stocks will sell very much higher
within the year. and that consumption
will again overtake production. Just at
present the tide is running the other way.
however, and the public is fighting shy
of securities of the mining companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
COFFEE FUTURES.

NEW YORK. January 1-Coffee flu
lures opened steady at unchanged prices
to an advance of 1 point, and improved
during the day on scattered covering and
a little trade buying. which was probably
encouraged by steady European cables
and slightly higher firm offers. from
Brazil. The close was steady and 1 to 8
points net higher. Sales. $4,000 bags.
January. 1923: February. 1893: March.
1882: April. 1896: May. 1877: June. lbs
July. 1889: August. 1895; September.
14.O8; October. 14.O1: November, 14.OO;
December. 1898.
Spot coffee-Steady; Rio, rs, 1875;
Santos As, 1Js.: mild coffee, quiet
cordova. 16a1S. Havre, 4 franc higher;
Hamburg. u to " pfennig higher. Rio
and Santos unchanged. Brazilian port
receipts, 27.OO0 bags. against $1,000 last
year. Jundiahy receipts, 1900 bags,
against 10000 last year. New York ware
house deliveries. 1l.417 bags, against lO,-
$50 last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. January 1.-THE cot
ton market was not remarkable for it's
activity this week, and prices had a lower
tendency on liquidation of the long ac-
count and moderate volume .of short SELL
ing. The close was at net loss of 23 to
- points. The high prices were made
Monday and the low prices Thursday. At
the highest the trading months were to
Z points over last weeks close; at the
lowest they We're SO to Al points under.
The range was Al to Al points.
The week was broken up to some ex-
tent by the local holiday Wednesday in
bureau report on ginning Thursday morn
ing caused selling out by longs during the
first two sessions of the week. The gin
ming figures of 1918. 2j7 bales turned out
up to the end of December were larger
than expected, and brought about
the lowest prices of the week. During the
last two sessions bears were not agrees
sive because Of the refusal of spot owners
in the south to follow the decline in flu
lures.
The weather of the week also was
against selling, for while bears talked
about a prospective larger acreage the
private weather conditions were against
work in the field. While cold and wet
weather were favorable in so far as putting
seed in the ground were concerned they
prevented the carrying on of winter plow-
ing. Mill takings continued large, the
into sight was again small. but exports
fell off and bears called special attention
to the fact that on top of larger gin
nings than expected the visible supply
Friday night was 5.O09,O2O bales. against
4.SS1.4S1 a year ago and 4,227, 1856 two
years ago.
In the spot department prices lost 1916,
middling closing at 12A, against Il 15-16
last week and 9ss this week last year.
Sales on the spot amounted to 1852 bales,
against lob last week and S,21O this
| week last year. Sales to arrive amount
ed to 2,711 bales. against 1,SOO last week
and 5,1S5 this week last year.
Secretary Hester today issued a state
ment of weights of 7,576,4S6 bales of
cotton handled at outports and east of
the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac
rivers overland by American manufac-
turers outside of the cotton belt dur
ing the months of September to Deem
Der. inclusive, showing an average per
bale Of 526 72-10o. against $50 9-100
pounds for the same period last year.
The detailed averages are:
Texas ports, Sal 100, against 52S
S1-10O last year. Louisiana ports. 525
2s-1OO. against 537 68-100 last year
Alabama ports. 6ss 51-1oo. against 532
South Carolina ports. 4s7. against 4s7
last year. North Carolina ports. 1876.
against 491 last year. Virginia, 485,
against 400 last year. Tennessee. etc,
526 $500. against 52S $1,000 last year
Cotton futures opened to points
down today on poor cables. though in
creased steadiness was given the market
later by buying Of covers by shorts and
the close at noon was steady at a net de-
that considerable cotton was sold after
hours Friday in this and the Memphis
markets, which was taken to mean that
the demand for spot cotton was improv-
ing At the highest of the morning
prices were l to points under yester-
DAVIS close.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Concern Over Affairs in East
Results in Wiping Out
Early Improvement. 8

LONDON, January 1.-THE stock
market was much quieter during the
week. with a reactionary tendency al
the end owing to revived uneasiness
regarding the continental political
outlook. This factor caused realizing
which wiped out much Of the earlier
Improvement. Local and continental
spectators increased their commit
ments early in the week. taking an
optimistic view of the peace negotia-
lions; but the suspension of the con-
ference and the controversy between
Roumania and Bulgaria later caused
profit taking. and a sagging tendency
replaced the earlier firm tone. Copper
shares were weak features on the
large increase in stocks and pressure
from America.
In the investment section business
was good in Argentine rails and gilt
edge securities yielding per cent and
upward. while large dividend dis
bursements were competed Tor by
colonial ami foreign borrowers. who
offered good securities paying per cent
or more The new loans placed during
the week totaled nearly $25.0OO.OOO.
Consols were supported by government
purchases and closed unchanged.
American securities started we'll ON
cheaper money. but the gold shipments
TO Paris the money trust inquiry ana
expectations of various Supreme Court
decisions unsettled the market which
closed weak and from I point higher to
noints lower than last Saturday.
BERLIN.
RERLIN. January 1.-THE delayed
peace negotiations caused weakness on
the bourse today.
PARIS.
PARIS. January 1.-The uncertain po-
liticaI situation depressed prices on the
bourse today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
Legal tenders. sS.121.SOO; increase,
$44, 900
Total deposits. s617,O24, 900: increase.
20

$c.693.10O.
The Financier will say tomorrow:
1.-The statement of the New York clear
ing house banks for the week ending
January IL revealed changes of an ex-
traordinary character. The cash in
crease. as indicated by the known opera
lions of the week, was very heavy. the
expansion in specie and legal tenders
amounting to So. 300 900. Loans made an
almost record-breaking increase of $6O.-
$4,000. which, together with the increase
In cash already noted. brought about an
expansion of $S4, AT 900 in deposits. The
latter item alone called for an added
cash reserve of more than S21 900. 600. so
that the heavy addition in the way of
specie and legals was almost counter
balanced, the actual increase in reserve
having been 81 .2S4. $50. the present sur
plus above the % per. cent minimum
standing at SO. 139, 300.
I'm explanation Of the tremendous in
creases OF the week 1t is obvious that
they were brought about not by current
business or stock exchange transactions.
but represent rather the preliminary
financing of several large bond transac-
tions and undertakings which are now
being prepared for public Offering. 1t is
possible also that international opera
lions figured to some degree"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. January 11.-Close: Cattle
Receipts, 500 head; market slow and
weak; beeves, 6S0a9.30; Texas steers, AS
ASS; western steers. 5.6Oa7.3O: stockers
and feeders. 46Oa7 IS: cows and heifers,
2.S5a5S0: calves. 7.OOa10.7a
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head: market
weak. 10 a IL lower: light, 715a7.31i2.
mixed, Thar. 40: heavy. 1.O0a7.4O: rough.
7.OOaI.13; pigs. 5.7oa7.4O; bulk of sales.
7.25a7.:;5.
Sheep-Receipts. 100 head; market
steady: native. 4.I5a625: western. Asa
625: yearlings, 6.4Oas30: native lambs,
6SOa9. %; western, 7.O0a9.25.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
NEW YORK CATTLE.

NEW YORK, January 11.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts. 100 head; none on sale: feeling
nominally steady. Dressed beef I'M
changed at IL to 131z per pound for ma
tive sides: Texas beef. . to 1oI2.
Calves - Receipts 30 head: none on
sale: feeling unchanged. Dressed calves,
steady: city dressed veals. Ii to Is; coun-
try dressed do, 81 10 Ii.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts 4.23S head
sione on sale: sheep nominally firm;
lambs weak.
HSgs - Receipts. BOIL head: none on
SALE feeling unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
CONDITION OF TREASURY.

The condition of the United States
Treasury at the beginning Of business
yesterday was: Working balance. $SS.OS7-
1875: in banks and Philippine treasury,
s30176,77O; total of general fund, $780,
6O7, 1888: receipts Friday. $3,O9l,4o1 dis
S4.714,O71. The deficit this
fiscal year is $5.357 $40. as against a def
cit of $24 9s9, 969 last year.
The figures for receipts disburss.
ments and deficit exclude Panama
canal and public debt transactions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
COTTONSEED OIL.
BOSTON. January II.

NEW YORK. January 11.-Cottonseed
oil was easy under liquidation, owing to a
further decline in the crude market and
on dullness in the cash demand. closing
4 to 10 points net lower. Prime crude.
4.93 sales; prime summer yellow spot,
6.O0a6.25: January. sos: February. co.;
March. sos: April, sos; May. $40; June.
GA; July. 615; August, 617; prime win
ter yellow and summer white. 6.OOa675
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-12
KANSAS CITY CATTLE.

KANSAS CITY. January 11.-Cattle-
Receipts. 100 head; no southerns: market
unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000 head: market 20c
lower; bulk of sales. 7.1oa1.2.I: heavy, 30
a1.3D: packers and butchers. 1.15aI. -
light 1.OOa7.2O; pigs. 6.OOa6.I5.
10 sheep.