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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-25
TO JUDGE AT RICHMOND

Mr.. G.. II. Hurkamp has been selected
one of the Judges in the class oi Park
Hacks at the Richmond Horse Show IN
October.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-25

FARM FOR SALE
Address Mrs Jessie Woods, K. +. d. !.
Fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-25

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-08-25

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va-t-. 2jc grade. reduced to l2hc
each.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-28
THREE SHOCKS
AT SALINAS

Los Angeles. April 2S-A telephone
messages 20 this city from q ceres
pondent of the Associated Press at
Salinas, 1870 miles gsouth Of San Fran
cisco, at 1890 this morning, states
that three more very heavy earthquake
saocks were felt there last night, one
at s, another at $3.50 and the last st ,
o clock this morning.
The shocks lasted about four sec
onds each, but SO Tar as know did no
damage
The news could not be reported from
Salinas earlier because of the lack OF
communication.
The damage at Salinas from the
shock Of last week is in excess of
81, 900, 900.
The Salinas river is reported to have
sunk 10 to i2 feet all along its caurse
tor miles. Nearly all of the bridges
across the river have been condemned
and will nave to be rebuilt.
Another telephone message received
at l | o'clock from the Office of the
Salinas Index by the Evening Express
says that earthquake shocks have be.n
felt there daily since the first disaster,
April Is, but 10 further, damage has
been doue.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-28

with system taking water from one
of these CREEKS Wenatchee would
have purer water supply, il possible,
than Seattle, which city has paid
thousands of dollars to secure the
lands around the headwaters of its sys.
tenn to keep out stock and settlers.
Tne volume of water in the Icicle
is unlimited. 1t Is estimated that ir
carries from 500 to 600 cubic feet of
water per second which would ne
sufficient TO supply fifty cities the size
of Wenatchee. At present the city is
using less than one cubic foot OF wat
er per second and it is estimated that
there ere 5000 people here. At the
present rate of consumption, a water
right of 80 cubic feet per second would
supply the city when it had reached
a population OF over 100, 900.
The city Is given six months in
which to do Improvements work on the
right. The next step Will be to se-
cure detailed survey of the pipe
line aad al estimate of the cost of
the system. 1t is probable that any
work done on the water system with
an idea TO ultimately connecting with
che Iclcle pipe line will be considered
sufficient TO hold the right.
1t is the intention of the city coun-
Gil TO ask Cashmere to cooperate in
building the system, either by shar-
ing part of the cost of the pipe line
or by agreeing to buy water from
this city to be. delivered &C the Cash
mele city limits.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-28
ALL TEN CONTESTANTS
MAKE FINE RECORDS
High School 0ratoricaI and Dramatic
Contest Shows That There is
Much Talent Among the Young
Folks of Wenatchee

Nothing has taken place il school
circles recently which has caused so
much favorable comment as has the
oratorical aud dramatic contest which
took place last night in tie Wenat-
chee theatre Each one of the ten
contestants di1 himself proud. aud
SO evenly were the honors divide d
that 1t was with the utmost difficult
ty that the judges decided who
should be awarded the first prize. 1t
was finally decided, after going over
the percentages made by the speak
ers, that not ore bat two We're entitl-
ed to first place. Miss Zelma Reeves
and David Sullivan shared rrst hon-
ors. In choosing the one who did
next best ir was found that Earl
Thompson and Sylvia Grant stood the
same in the estimation OF the Judges
and two seconds were chosen.
basis of 100 PEI cent; 25 per cent OIL ar
ticulation; - cn position and so per
cent Oh delivery. The percentage made
by the speakers showed but slight
difference aud all were remarkably
good.
The contest, il way. was an agree
atle surprise To May. for while it was
Known that tiTere we're several g0od
speakers among tie young FOLKS, it
had not been supposed that there were
, ten of such high merit
The decision Of the judges ls ad-
mirted 10 havb been very fair aud i'm
partial and III view of the almost equal
merit Of the speakers. they acquitted
themselves with honor.
David ; uilivan, the of the winners
of the fl rst piize. will go to Pullman
to enter an oratorioal contest between
all Of the accredited high schools of
the state while 81 iss Reeves will go to
Seattle TO enter an olatorical and de
clamatoiv contest to oe held at the
state university. Miss Grant aud Mr..
Thompson each received S..
The subjects of the prize winners
were as follows:
David Sullivan. "Spaiticus to the
Gladiators Zelma Reeves. Sister
and T.: Earl Thompson. THE I'm
known Speaker; Sylvia Graut, Nat
ional Monument TO Washington. The
other contestants were: Lyle Gamble.
Frank LebecS, Elizabeth Graves,
Charles Scott. Lyman Shotwe II, Earl
Calender. The judges were: II. @.
Littlefield Henry Grass and U. K.
Lsil
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-28
MAKES MOVE FOR A
BETTER WATER SUPPLY
City of WenatChee Files Right to
Big Amount of Water From lcicle
Creek and Another on
Snow Creek

Water Commissioner Pat Sherburne,
acting under orders from The Wenat.
chez city council, this moiining fled
a water right OF the Icicle creek for
80 cubic feet of water per second and
another upon the Snow creak for 80
cubic feet Of water per second. This
is part of a movement on foot TO H.
crease the efficienoy and quality OF the
water supply of the city and u es-
tablish a system whlch will take care
OF the needs of the growing city tor
many years to come.
The move for taking water from
the Icicle was started several weeks
ago by the Commercial club aud at
the meeting of the city council Tues
day night the matter was takeD up and
it was decided that the city had hettel
secure right on the lcicle as there
is soma tai6 OF power company in
going in there, whicn would file rights
on the whole stream. Commissioner
Sherburne was was directed 70 make an
investigation and file right. The
right is filed on the Icioie today is at
the head of Icicle falls, four miles be-
low Leavenwortb. The water is Sc
cured for irrigation, manufacturing,
milling, stock, power, fire protection,
and domestic use. The terms OF the
right also permit the city to sapFly
Cashmere or any other town between
the intake and the city of Wenatchee
with water.
Upon investigation Mr.. Sheybn1ne
also found that he could secure water
from the Snuw creek and by filing a
right some 500 feet higher than on the
Icicie, he conld secure thousand feet
head, thus enabling the city to use a
much smaller pipe Oh It's main, owing
to the much greater prassuIe. The
main would be fully one halt mile
shorter if water were taken from Snow
creek and the greater pressare, allow
ing the use Of smaller main. would
materially decrease the cost of con.
structiop. Both rights will be thor.
oughly investigated and the one deem
mad the more practical will be select
ed.
The main pipe line will be bout 80
miles long from the intake to the city
reservoir.
The quality of the water supply Is
unquestionab!y one of the best that
could be secured anywhere III the
state. The head waters of both the
Snow and Icicle creeks are IN the
Washington Forest reserve ana both
rights are filed there. No stock or
campers are allowed in the reserve and
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-22

sells, repairing old ones and adapting
everything they have afioat 10 secure
the carrying trade of the Pacific.
HAVANA, March 2l.--Prosperity
seems 10 have come to this land OF
sunshine to stay, Money has been
pouring into the country during the
past year from the sale of the fine
crops, as well as from foreign invest
mcnts. The phenomenal sugar crop
of over s50,000.000, followed by the
tobacco crop as a close second, at
$4,000, 600, together with the larsely
increased production of fruits. vege-
tables and honey, has gone far to
prove that Cuba is entitled to its pet
name OF The Pearl of the Antilles"
one can scarcely cease wondering
at the enormous sugar and tobacco
crops before We are again amazed at
the shipment of million crates OF
pineapples. hundreds of thousands of
cocoanuts, citrus fruits and yeeeta-
bles There are still greater wonders
coming when the thousands of acres
Of budded citrus fruits that nave teen
P'""N'u ~ hHe puSl lew years snail
have come into bearing.
These new groves have been plant
ed mostly by American and other for
eign settlers and the development has
been so rapid that the nearby Florida
nurseries have been stripped of their
stocks OF citrus trees and the demand
lg increasing.
1t Is predicted that In FIVE years the
citrus fruits, orange. lemon and po.
melo, Will be a close third I'm the race
with the sugar and tobacco produc-
ton.
There Is wonderful opening here
Tor growers OF cattle. and dairymen.
Land Is cheap: hogs. poultry and cat
tie can be grown with small expense
and yet Cubnns eat only imported but
ter at from so to 20 cents per pound.
Beef is 20 to so cents per pound and
pig pork from 40 to GO cents, and
chickens from so cents TO 81 apiece,
and eggs from 40 to GO cents per
dozen, while rice, with thousands of
acres OF good rice land lying idle. is
from b TO cents per pound. Other
Things are In proportion, and taken
altogether the laboring man Is reduc-
ed To the condition OF peon, for he
must have work daily to supply his
hunger and even then nls family often
goes hungry and half naked
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-22
THE GOOD THINGS
STATEHOOD pRoMtogo

The Roswell. N. NJ, Tribune gives
half dozen reasons why they should
have statehood. Read them. They are
good ones:
First--We have practically NO rep
resentation In Congress. II statehood
carries we get two able senators, two
members OF Congress and entire tu-
dietary elected by the people.
Second-We get 35,000.0O0 public
school fund.
Third-We get $4,000 900 acres Of
public lands. worth tl0O.0 10000.
Fourth-We get $4,000 for the sx-
penses OF the constitutional convsp-
lion.
Fifth-We get $4,000 for expenses
OF the state elections, all Of whoa
will be spent In ths new state. which.
with other donations. will put Sl.000..
900 more In circulation In the new
state.
Sixth--Our taxes viii be reduced
one-half and capital and immigration
: will how In from every quarter Of the
United States.
Seyenth-The great stats OF ArisoaA
will regulate transportation. and ~
stead OF being taxed double rates -
freights over Texas and California, "
can demand and enforce tranaDorta-
tion rates which viii put - - -
equal basis viii Tsxas aAA cal1oaon1a
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-22
SAN JUAN HAS WORST
STORM IN HISTORY

Durango Is today without either tel
with any OF the San Juan mining
towns. A telegram was received yes.
terday afternoon which was sent at
Silverton late Saturday evening to
Dave Johnson here, by his brother
Charlie, saying:
Green Mountain mill and bunk
house carried away Herman and ! all
right"
Mr.. Johnson explains that his
brother had been employed by the
Green Mountain Mining g. Milling
company, above Slverton and that he
had been advised by his brother
few days ago that he was going back
to work for the company. Since Sat
urday night all telephone and tele-
graphic communication between Du-
range and Silverton has been cut on,
and only telegrapnic communication
from Denver Is available. Silyerton
will appear, by the dispatches follow
Ing, to have conveyed later news to
Denver than can be obtained direct
at this time by Durango from that
section.
The telephone line between Duran
go and Telluride has been down for
a week.
DENVER, March 19-The storm
center today ls in New Mexico, retir-
ing from the mountain sections OF
httf
the San Juan regions indicate de-
structiye aftermath OF tbe last week
of snow storms there,
Precipitation has been something
enormous during the last week, and
this morning reports reach here that
avalanches have been frequent in the
San Juan country, causing property
loss OF nearly million dollars. while
% mining camps throughout the
state have been snow blocked.
Within radius of twenty miles
I from Ouray 800 miners employed in
the various mines are cut on from
all communication with the outside.
i. Last night second snowslide oc.
CURED at the Camp Bird mine, isolat-
Ing fifty miners employed at the mill.
| and the men are in need of food be-
cause the provision house was carried
/ away. A rescue party OF 200 started
| this morning to dig the men out. 1t
| lost. II Is believed that 200 men and
I half dozen women have taken re.
fuge in the Camp Bird tunnel.
| ALAMOSA. Colo, March 19.-It is
now seven days since train has run
! between this city and Durango. Snow
in some places is mountain high. 1t
I is hoped train service will be resumed
early in the week. There are six
dead engines on the line and crowds
of men are trying to break up the
snowslde at Cumbres hill.
The above dispatch sounds like a
wall from far-away Kansas. Aaamosa
is always affected by the delay oi
traffic between Denver and Durango
but its population being OF a retiring
nature. disinclined to brave the dan
gers OF the snowy ranges. has little
idea OF the detail Of blockade In
the mountains. and thus the people oi
the scnth end of the San Luis valley
are content to discuss the Schiller
bank failure and the Brickensteir
shortage In the county treasurer's OF
fee without seeking subjects more
strenuous.
OURAY. Colo, March 19.-Thers
are grave fears entertained here toda,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-08

commercial gallon
The potato has never been used
in this country in the production
of alcohol. In Germany 90,000,60O
bushels of potatoes are converted
into alcohol annually. A late re-
port from Consul General Mason
gives the average yield per acre
Of potatoes in Germany last year as
217 bushels. In practice the Ger
mans secure about AS of a gallon
Of alcohol from a bushel Of pota-
toes. Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson estimates that lands in the
United States will produce such
low grade potatoes at an average
Of 500 bushels an acre. This grade
Of potatoes is not now produced
here, for being unfit for human con-
sumption. Then an acre of pota-
toes would yield in alcohol 400 gal
lons-nearly three times as much
as the yield in alcohol from an or
binary acre OF corn. otOck leeu ID
a byproduct at potato distilleries,
thereby reducing the cost of pro-
duction.
Alcohol from anything else has
not gone beyond the experimental
stage. Distillation of water melons
resulted in a vile product from a
beverage standpoint. Ethyl alcoho,
from the sugar in sawdust was pro-
duced In an experimental way, and
1t has been estimated that there
was as much alcohol in the corn
stalk as there Is in corn, but no
way has been discovered to keep 1t
in the stalk until the corn was
harvested
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-08
WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS TO KNOW
ABOUT DENATURED ALCOHOL

1888 proof alcohol. In fruit sections
the refuse fruit is often used in
the manufacture of 100 proof
brandy. There are no by-products
at brandy distilleries, hence, the
first cost Of brandy is represented
by the cost of the material, the
cost Of the labor and the interest
on the investment. The cost of
producing gallon Of brandy 100
proof will average so cents, making
the cost Of alcohol from fruit $1.12
a gallon.
Two and half gallons of low
grade molasses viii produce a gal
Ion Of alcohol. The low grade mo-
lasses Is a by-product from beet
and cane sugar factories. There
are probably 100000 gallons of
BLACK strap" molasses produced
annually in Louisiana. OF this,
100000 gallons are now con-
sumed in the manufacture of spir
its for tax payment. 1t has sold
as low as ! cent and as high as 5
cents a gallon on the plantation
Molasses imported from Porto
Rico or Cuba is now selling in
Boston and New York at Z cents
gallon. The principal element OF
cost is transportation. Where
transportation charges are elimin-
ated or are reduced to a minimum,
the cost Of the raw material going
into a gallon of molasses alcohol
vii not exceed cents. There are
no by-products at molasses distill-
cries, but under the most favorabl
conditions alcohol from molasses
ought to be produced at II cents a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-08

Probably no body OF representa-
tive citizens in the entire country
has been more interested In the
recent newspaper reports concern
ing tn condition Of Mrs. Eddy than
the Christian Scientists Of Spokane.
AS an organization founded on the
teachings OF the aged woman who
Is a center of world wide interest
at this time. they are unfiinching
In their loyalty TO her. That Mrs.
Eddy and the teachings Of Car!S-
tian Science have been grossly mis-
represented in many instances is
the mistaken belief Of local SCENT
igts. A systematic effort has been
started here, as well as elsewhere,
to correct erroneous Impressions
concerning the affairs Of the church
and It's leader. H. X. Jackson has
been selected secretary Of the Spo-
kane committee IN charge Of this
work. on behalf Of the committee
he enters an emphatic denial TO
sensational accounts Of Mrs.
Eddys condition, or claims that
the church is in any degree de-
moraIized. The following extract
Of statement in the Christian
Science Sentinel Is offered as the
best exposition of the attitude Of
the church in this and other cities:
"Christian Scientists ask nothing
unreasonable when they request
that whatever IL published about
them ard about their religion be
confined 10 what Is true. Christian
Science is no longer new and
comparatively unknown system.
nor is II at all difficult to obtain
authentic information concerning
Il, its leader and it's followers.
There are practically a thousand
places where Christian Science ser
vices are held each Sunday, and
In connection with almost al these
Services Wednesday evening meet
ings are held, al which testimony
Is given as 10 the healing OF the
sick and the reformation OF the
sinful through the ministry Of this
Christ truth.
"In addition TO these public ser
vices there are almost 1000 lee
lures given annually by authorized
lecturers, and the widely-circulated
literature Of the movement Is avail
able to all who wish TO know
what Christian Science Is. The
text book, Science and Health,
with Key to the Scriptures" and
other works by Mrs. Eddy, are to
be found In the public Libraries
throughout the country and at the
free reading rooms maintained by
almost every Christian Science
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-08
M. ROQUE'S HOBBY.

M. Revue and M. Marceau had
been friends for many years and
when the latter informed his old
chum of the approaching marriage
of his niece 1t was but natural that
M. Rogue should inquire about the
early love affair between Helene
and young Laurent.
To these questions M. Marceau
shrugged his shoulders and tossed
his head, saying. There is no com
parison, my friend, between the
young men" Nevertheless when NJ.
Rogue first saw M. de Worthwhile
he could not repress his secret wish
that he might have the young
mans head for his collection. This
collection was a CHASTITY gathering
of skulls of human beings who had
been in life guilty of crimes or I'M
usual actions.
| Not long after Helene's marriage
M. Marceau died. M. Rogue was
busy in his library one morning
| when he was disturbed by the en-
trance Of young man who told
him that he was George Laurent.
The story he told of Helenes suf-
fering appalled, the old friend, and
before Georges departure M.
Rogue had promised to assist her
If possible. How to do it was a
question that troubled him sorely.
He visited the De Morainvilles,
but could make nothing out of the
trip beyond the fact that Helene
was unhappy and suffering. He de-
cided that there must be some mys-
terry and resolved to find out what
t was Another visit served to
wiring from Helene the statement
that she had been repeatedly warn
d of approaching death by a mid.
light specter at her bedside. at
,annot be dream" she interposed,
for 1t appears when | am awake,
md even talking to my maid, but
always at night"
M. Rogue made his way that
night by window into De Morain-
ville's apartments. Shortly after
entrance he was rewarded by see
ing a secret door in the wall open
and admit a figure in cleaning
white, from which there appeared |
a blush vapor. Before the passage
could close Rogue sprang from his
hiding place, pulling a white coy
crlng from the sofa, and In a hol-
low voice cried, Prepare for
leath."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-08
BY DAVID A GATES,
Special Agent Of the U. S. Treasury
Department.
ARTICLE II.

Alcohol is strictly an agricultur.
al product. The alcohol produced
heretofore for tax payment has
come from three sources-grain,
fruit or molasses. Alcohol can be
produced from any vegetable mat.
ter, but for purposes of tax pay
ment it has never been profitable
from anything but the three class.
es above mentioned.
A bushel Of grain, consisting OF
So per cent corn and Is per cent
malt and rye, will produce at a
modern, well equipped distillery,
2 81 gallons Of 1873 proof alcohol.
Stock feed and fusel oil are valu.
able by-products Fusel oil is
worth 1925 to $3.50 a gallon and
slop is worth two-fifths as much as
stock feed as was the gram before
1t was ground. At any well
equipped grain dlstillery the by.
products will pay the cost of oper-
ation-the labor and the interest
on the investment. The first cost
of the distilled spirits Is repre-.
scented in the cost of the grain
With corn at an average of A.
cents a bushel, alcohol 1888 proof
Will cost 20 cents a gallon; at &c
cents bushel for corn, alcohol can
be produced at ID cents a gallon
1t requires from four to five bush
els Of fruit to produce a gallon OF
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-08
The Daily Short Story

The figure staggered a few steps
and then fell forward without a
moan. Rogue did not stop, but
slipping through the opening made
his way to Helene's room in time
to find Justine bending over her
mistress. The girl turned as the
second figure in white entered and
said, rs anything wrong?"
Everything" he whispered, won
dering why the maid VISA so COM
posed. Monsieur has fallen in a
swoon, and l fear the shock for
madame" he went on.
"Perdition to you and your ma
dame" exclaimed the girl with sud.
den earnest feeling as she thrust
the strange visitor aside and made
for the room of her master.
When Helene had been revived
Rogue returned to her husbands
side and found Justine kneeling
there and weeping as though her
heart were breaking. At Roque's
command she followed him from
! the room and confessed that she
was to have married M. de Moraln-
vile after his wife's death. The
possibility of this occurrence had
been suggested by Justine herself,
who had discovered a secret pas
sage which not even de Morain-
Vile knew existed All this she
told without a change of counten-
ance. The midnight appearance Of
the specter was thus explained.
Rogue was glad enough to be rid
of scandal for Helene's sake, so
he merely ordered the girl to leave
the house and Sanremy and never
show her face within it's limits. No
one, except George Laurent, knew
the full history of the strange Wis
itor. 1t could not be all withheld
from Madame de Morainville, but
even she never knew the exact part
her husband had played therein.
In due time n second marriage
took place, but this time 1t was
impelled by love and George Lau-
rent was the bridegroom.