S ' HT AND LIGHT FROM M CROPS. !
fS!tWM'i'll Wonderful Possibilities of Denatured Alcohol, Provided mW
mmlm l for by Congress. ' -d :&if
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Should even a portion of the bene
ficent results predicted from the pass
age of the bill removing the tax from
denatured alcohol be realized, that
measure will ring in a new industrial
era not only in the factory but more
particularly the farm, and the home.
No other work of the Fifty-ninth Con
gress, not even excepting the railway
rate net will compare with tbk in
general beneficence, if half, even a
quarter, of what is claimed for it shull
come to pass. "Alcohol," says the
Philadelphia Hecord, "might be dls
stilled from potatoes in quantity suf
ficient to light, heat and supply power
to all the Northern States of the Union,
nnd at such a low cost as to supplant
kerosene and gasoline. This alcohol
would he incapable of use as a bever
age. To the dwellors in the country,
in particular, such a development
would be of instant, universal and in-
SUGAR BEETS WILL PRODUCE
Calculable benefit; but to every man,
no matter where lie lives, it would be
of some Importance." Says the Louis
ville Courier Journal, after quo nf. the
Philadelphia ltecord's tribute to the
coming great and almost universal
blessing: "And potatoes are only one
of hundreds of things' from which this
useful product would lie dlstllle If
the tax wore removed. Such a stop
would create In tills country a prac
tically new and vastly beneficial in
dustry, whose benefits would he
shared by the whole people as con
sumers, and by hundreds of thousands
of them as producers." There is
scarcely a naiueable limit to the pro
duction of potatoes.
WOULD USR UP WASTE
PRODUCTS.
Potatoes, beets, corn the staflfs as
well as the grain and the waste pro
ducts of our molasses factories may
run our engines, cook our meals, heat
and light our homes. The present tax
of $1.10 per gallon on commercial al
cohol renders Its use for power, fuel
nnd light absolutely out of the ques
tion, although for these purposes it
can he manufactured at lens than 10
cents a gallon. At this rale It can sup
plant both gasoline and kerosene, than
which it Is also safer and much
cleaner. The only opponents of the
hill were the wood alcohol ami Stand
ard Oil Interests, which would be the
losers. Partners, especially, Insisted
upon Its passage.
The white potato can readily heat,
light and furnish power for our
Northern states; the sweet re' to,
the .vain and the waste from the
molasses factory can do the same for
our Southern states, while In the great
West the sugar beet and Indian corn
can turn the wneels of the factory,
t'nrni and conveyance and banish from
the home the chill of winter or the
blackness of night. Such Is the state
ment of Prof. II. W. Wiley, Chief of
the government's bureau of chemistry,
Snuar and starch, when fermenting,
yield about half their weight In a so
lute alcohol. About oiu-tll'th the
weight of potatoes, nearly three
quarters the weight of coru and ul-
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most one-sixth that of the sugar beet
are these fermentable sugars and
starches.
TOTATO A GOOD ALCOnOL
MAKER.
The potato will b our chief source
of this undrlnkable commercial alco
hol. A good yield of potatoes 300
bushels will produce 2"5 gallons of
such fuel for running automobiles,
farm motors and other engines; for
heating, cooking and lighting. A bush
el of potatoes will produce 0.85 gal
lons of alcohol. We now raise po
tatoes almost exclusively for human
food, and we plant only those var.eties
which have the finest flavor for tin
table, Independent of their yield per
acre. ltut there are potatoes yielding
many more bushels per ; than
thee esteemed for food. They are
such as are grown for cattle food in
parts of the old world where corn is
scarce. Secretary of Agriculture Wil
son estimates that there would be no
difficulty in obtaining 500 gallons of
alcohol per acre from such a variety.
Potatoes can now be grown here as
a commercial crop only within a short
distance from market. It does not
Vuj to haul them far. But as soon as
they can be used as a source of heat,
light and power, factories wil spring
up in country neighborhoods where
ALCOHOL FOR THE WEST.
conl is now expensive, and large areas
of potatoes will be grown for their
g .test possible yield of alcohol. The
sweet potato and yam would furnish
about the same proportions of alcohol
as the white potato.
ALCOHOL FROM CORN AND
. STALKS.
An acre of corn fifty Imshok will
furnish 1IS0 gallons of absolute alcohol;
a bushel of coru, two and four-fifths
gallons. An acre of potatoes thus
j ; H1k: If $t --to) J
(OLD-FASHIONED SOUTHERN SUGAR MILL.
produces much more alcohol than an
acre of corn, when only the grain of
the latter Is taken into consideration,
lint coru stalks If harvested before
they dry out contain large quantities
of sugar and starch, enough to pro
duce 1U0 gallons of commercial alco
hol per acre, according to the estimate
of Secretary Wilson. In 100,000,000
acres of Indian corn the making of ten
billion gallons of this alcohol therefore
go largely to waste annually. Secreta y
Wilson predicts that the time is com
ing when we will utilize this inj.-.nse
source of energy. According to Dr.
Wiley the fornmntable material in the
stalks could lie removed bv the presses
now used to extract the jiilee of sugar
cane. And speaking of commercial
alcohol from corn. It might be of in
terest to add a statement from Dr,
Wiley, thnt twenty times more power
ciin be obtained by burning the alcohol
In corn than by burning the corn It
self as lias been done in the West
In times of coal famine. It Is also
estimated that the value of the by
products of corn after the industrial
alcohol Is extracted will pay the cost
or distillation.
SUGAR BEETS AND MOLASSES.
An acre of sugar beets will produce
224 gallons of alcohol. Our vast irri
gation projects in the West are water
ing lands which will soon produce
sugar beets more profitably, perhaps
than uny other crops and the molasses
from these crops can readily be turned
into ulcohoL A waste product of the
ca e sugar mill, known as "base mo
lasses," would be another available
source of our commercial alcohol sup
ply. Millions r gallons or this pro-
duced in all the Central and South
American countries and the West In
dies are now largely burned, fed to
animals or destroyed, although a por
tion is dumped on our shores at almost
any price above freight. At New Or
leans, Boston and Brooklyn It is be
ing worked up Into inferior liquors.
The alcohol made from it has a dis
agreeable odor and taste. But if re
pulsive matter must be added to 't
to make it undrlnka' and tax-free,
under the new bill, it will Berve as
well as any other alcohol thus manu
factured for power, heat and light.
Already in Cuba such alcohol from
this base molasses is being made at
10 cents per gallon. ' The base mo
lasses Itself can be had at New York
at 3 cents a gallon. A similar grade
of base molasses is turned out as a
by-product by our beet sugar factories.
Ten factories of Michigan send their
produce to a distillery in that state
and produce from it about a half mil
lion gallons of absolute alcohol. But
this by-product of our beet sugar fac
tories generally goes to waste in other
states. Yet we sit by and bemoan the
decreasing supply and Increasing price
of coal, the diminishing supply of
wood, wonder where we shall turn
next for power, heat and light
whether we shall harness the moon
with tide motors or the sun with colar
engines! Moreover, the production of
eastern petroleum is falling off and
practically no gasoline is being found
in the petroleum of Texas and the
West. And yet, according to Dr.
Wiley, our farmers can grow any
amount of starch and sugar that may
be wanted for any purpose in the
world nnd not a pound of it would
take one element of fertility from the
soil.
CO-OrERATIVE DISTILLERIES.
That the farmers in all corn-growing
sections of the country should
establish co-operative distilleries for
the sole purpose of producing tnis de
natured" industrial alcohol, Is the
proposition of Nahuni Bachelder,
master of the National Grange, ..o
was pressing the passage in tue in
terest of the 800,(K)0 farmers of his
organization. These co-operative dis
tilleries would be under close govern
ment supervision, and the alcohol
would be rendered Unfit for beverage
purposes before leaving the distillery
wareliouse. In this way the cost to
the fanners of this material for light
ing, heating, cooking and motor fuel
purposes could ho kept at the lowest
point.
In Great Britain alcohol made un
drlnkable by the addition of 5 per .it.
of wood alcohol and a much smaller
proportion of mineral npptha Is now
sold freely without tax. Since INN"
Germany also had untaxed alcohol for
industrial purposes. France, . witzer
land, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Russia,
Sweden, Norway, Austria-Hungary,
Portugal nnd six Latin-American re
publics exact no tax on this "dena
tured" alcohol, already regarded as
one of the necessities of agriculture,
manufacture and general Indusv.
In these "free-alcohol countries" there
are beig used many varieties of al
cohol engines, alcohol automobiles, al
cohol motor boats, alcohol f rm
motors, alcohol lamps and alcohol
sun es.
ALREADY SUCCEEDS IX EUROFR
Germany has far surpassed In nil
of these Inventions, which were largely
mothered by necessity, for the father
land has no natural gas or petroleum.
But Its broad sandy plains produce
cheap and abundant crops of potatoes
from which every farmer n manu
facture n vnst quantity of raw alcohol
Inventors nndsclentlstshave been busy
with Improvements In farm distilleries
motors, lamps, cooking nnd heating
apparatus. Their "spirit motors" are
being turned out In all forms up
right nnd horizontal, statlonnrv. por
table nnd locomotive. Alcohol loco
motives pnll trains of n dozen cars on
large farms, sugar plantations and
engineering works. The army has had
omit ten horse-power alcohol "en
cineers wagons." each with a speed
of ten miles an honr, carrying tools
nnd apparatus for a regiment of en
gineers.
Tlie cost of converting this Bens-
tuied (or undrinkafie) alcohol back
into its original condition would be
much more than for making pure al
cohol anew, according to Dr. Wiley,
lie thinks the best method ot making
it uudriukable would be the addition
of ten per cent, wood alcohol and one
jut cent, of pyridine." According to
the bill as it passed, the denaturing
ingredients are left to the discretion of
the internal revenue tax.
SOME NEW PARISIAN LINGERIE.
Colors in Blouses Very Fashionable.
Especially the Delicate Tints.
BERTHA BROWNING.
In the new Paris ' lingerie, the
fashion is to have sets of chemise,
drawers and short petticoat of the
same material and type, and all
trimmed in the same manner. Nain
sook and very fine batiste are the ma
terials usually employed for their con
struction, the mode of silk underwear
being for the time abandoned. There
are two new fabrics called silk nain
sook and silk chiffon, both cotton, but
of very fine weave, and which do not
lose their glossy appearance in wash
ing. These materials have much the
appearance of silk and in garments
made of them lace is profusely used.
The lace composes much of the upper
portion of the chemise and the sleeves
which are of bell shape reaching al
most to the elbow. These are open
A NEW UNDERGARMENT
tipnrlv to thfi shoulder over thft fore
arm, where they are loosely tied with
a succession of ribbon bows. In lin
gerie garments the square neck is
preferred to the round this year, and
this is always finished with a band of
lace or embroidery.
The empire form is, of course, very
fashionable for chemises, but, while
It a a. nrettv cut. it needs to be made
" -j i .
of very fine material else its straight
form will lie in folds beneath the cor
set. Most chemises now-a-days are
shnned in under the arms so as to do
away with this extra width at the
waist-line. A pretty finishing to take
the place of sleeves and shoulder parts
on a garment to be worn with decol
lette dress, consists of ribbons which
tie on the shoulders and may be un
tied and slipped beneath the bodice
when worn with the evening gown.
The Japanese nightgown of quite
loose cut is a decided novelty. This
has rows of little tucks descending
from the shoulder and extending half
nv lnwn the figure. A double band
of insertion starts at the foot of the
gown, passes by the side of the tucks
over the right shoulder and around
the neck at. the back, meeting in the
centre of the front at the waistline.
Tim sleeves are loose and flowing as
befits a garment of this nature. Few
nightdresses have collars, most of
them being finished with straight
bands of embroidery or lace.
CHARMING DKUSSKMr SAcrvS.
RnmB verv tauntv little dressing
sacks of silky batiste or nainsook are
hotntr constructed. These are entire
ly accordeon pleated, except for a por
tion of the sleeve. Lace ana inseruon
surround the throat, and for those of
pimnire cut. a band of the same marks
the high waistline in back and in
front rises over the bust to be fastened
with ribbons. Some of these lingerie
tea jackets have broad and elaborate
collars which reach over the should
ers. Annther new comer is the blouse
waistcoat of embroidered linen, batiste
or moussellne de soie. This Is maae
without sleeves and drawn In about
the waist with a tape to adjust the nu-
nesa in front. These are designed to
he worn with lingerie suits of whicn
a long or short jacket forms a part.
Lingerie petticoats are of increasing
daintiness. They are for the most part
elaborately trimmed, the top portion
being of sheath-like cut and fitting
without a bit of fulness. They are
completed with broad flounces of
tucks, embroidery ano iace. oumo ui
these flounces show several frillings
i omVirnlrlerv while Others
are elaborate with hand-embroidered
designs.
I7ot;fs.
The roses I sent were red.
T-iual spnt her white:
My heart Is torn with doubt and fear
Which Will sue wear iu-uib"-i
I hear her step upon the stair,
n . ... Jtailnaal
An, f ortune, uuw uiouu.
My lady comes; stand still, my heart!
nose viuito n -
One More on Mary.
From Technical World,
"Mary had a little lamb,
Just thirty years ago;
The chops we had for lunch to-day
Were from that lamb, we know."
Q. E. D. How old Is Mary?
The rope's Wardrobe.
A large number of women are em
ployed at the Vatican solely In keep
In the Pope's wardrobe In perfect
condition. No spot or stain may dis
Ma cmrments. and. as he alwas
appears in white, even a few hours'
wear deprives the rones oi men
ness. Women are permitted to servo
tlie 1'ontin in mio vuc . - -
as male attendants are not considered
suitable for the worK. omy .u
. j i.ia iiaswl moire SliK
in summer, and a specially woven fine
j
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doth in winter.
THE MESSAGE.
"Listen," said Kaleigh, and suddenly
seized my hand.
"That is nothing but the alarm clock
in the next room, I said.
lie did not seem to hear what I said,
but kept on listening to the strange,
rattling noise, and 1 saw beads of cold
perspiration on his forehead, while bis
hand turned cold as ice. Nevertheless
there was in his eyes a far away look
of expectancy, of dawning joy.
"It is nothing at all," I repeated. "I
do not understand what Is the matter
with you. Tell me."
"Oh. never mind," he answered, "but
surely you heard it as well as I,
Didn't you?"
"Well, then, the time has come. For
hours, days, years, I have expected it,
have ofttimes longed for, and still,
now, when It has come, It seems hard
to leave this world so suddenly."
"Nonsense," I said, "what has the
alarm clock to do with your death?"
He looked at me with the same won
derful expression in his eyes, and
said:
"Well, I will tell you What I have
never told any one before."
"You remember that Lora died tnree
years ago."
"She died at exactly twenty-three
minutes of five in the afternoon. Look
at your watch and see what time it
is now."
I looked at my watch.
"Just twenty minutes of five."
"Yes, and three minutes ago that
alarm went off, just at the hour and
minute of her death."
I looked at Raleigh In astonishment,
"Well, even If that is so, I do not
see what Lora's death has to do with
you."
"With me! Oh! but you don't BJow,
even my dearest friend. How should
you know that Lora was my .wife.
Nobody knew it but ourselves."
"Lora was your wife!"
"Yes, my wife," he replied, with
tears in his eyes. "You know how her
father hated me and why. But she
loved me as I loved her, and o we
married secretly a few weeks before
she died. I was not at her deathbed
and would not have known had not
the mainspring broken in that very
clock we just heard with just the same
peculiar noise. At the moment it hap
pened a feeling of deadly terror over
powered me. I rushed to her house,
but they would not let me in. I cried
that she was my wife, but they
slammed the door in my face, and I
swooned away.
"When I came to my senses again I
was here. How I got to my rooms I
do not know, but I do know that she
was with me and at my side, pale as
a ghost.
" 'Lora,' I cried. She turned to me
and said: 'Wait for me, dear, the clock
will call you.'
" 'Lora,' I cried agam. Another
woman stood at my side. 'He is de
lirious,' she said. 'We must renew the
icebag.'
"Now you have heard it just as I
did. The clock has called and I must
go."
"But, Raleigh " I began.
He Interrupted me.
"Do not say anything," he whis
pered. "I know it and I am ready. I
liave been waltlug so long oh, so
long. Good bye!"
He reached eagerly forward, as if
to embrace some oue, but suddenly
fell back Into my arms, his face trans
figured into the most beautiful ex
pression 1 nave ever seen. "Do you
see her? There at the door! I am
coming, I am coming, my darling."
A tremor went through him and he
was dead. The Oklahoman.
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" Viaetess" Potato Held Iraad.
A special to the Kecord-Uerald says,
that a fraud order has been issued
ugaiust the Viueless Potato Company
of Pullman, 111. The company adver
tised to sell territory or individual
rignts for u viueless potato, which
would grow in bins ubove grouud in
sixty days. After investigations by
the departments of Agriculture, Jus
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was issued and W. D. Darst, discov
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excluded from the use of the mails.
He proposed in reply to inquiries pro
voked by Ills advertisement to license
for $25 any individual to grow vine
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he would sell unlimited territory. He
also offered "potatine" at $4.50 a pack
age. Because his "potatine" was
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cents, and his vineless potatoes worth
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In the Philippine Islands some of
the Chinamen are extremely clever at
swindling, one of their tricks being to
remove whiskey from a bottle and sub
stitute an adulteration without break
ing the seal. They do this by soaking
off the label and drilling a tiny hole
in the side of the bottle. They then
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a liquid similar in color, fill up the
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The cook was going.
"How shall I word this recommenda
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know I can't touch upon industry, and
on the question of neatness the less
said the better, while as for culinary
skill "
"Well, ma'am," the cook cut In, "sup
pose you Just say I stood this place
four weeks. That will do me, I think."
A sixty-ton vessel, with a crew of
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season at cod fishing.
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