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The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
). EineIess % Potato He'd fraud.

A special to the Record Herald says
that fraud order has been issued
against the Vineless POtatO Company,
OF pullman, lii. The company adver-
tised to sell territory or individual
rights for vineless potato, which
would grow in bins above ground in
sixty days. After Investigations by
the departments Of Agriculture, JUS
lice and POstoffice, the fraud order
was issued and w. d. Darst, discov-
erer of the wonderful process, will be
excluded from the use of the mails.
He proposed In reply to Inquiries pro
yOked by his advertisement to license
Tor $25 any individual to grow vim.
less potatoes. and said that for 500
he would sell unlimited territory. He
also offered "pOtatine" at $50 n pack
age. Because his ''potatine" was
merely sulphate of potash. worth %
cents. and his vineless potatoes worth
less commercially. the order was
issued.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
SOME NEW PARTISAN LINGERIE.
CoIors in BIouses Very Fashionable
Especially the DeiICate Tinrs.
BERTHA BROwNJNC.

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. Main
sock 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 main
sock 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
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03

Should even n 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 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 act will compare with thi. in
general bcneticence. if half, even Il
quarter, of what is claimed for it shall
come to pass. Alcohol" says the
Philadelphia Record. "might be dis
stilled from potatoes in quantity suf-
ticient to light heat and supply power
to all the Northern States of the Union,
and Mt such Il low cost az to supplant
kerosene and gasoline. This alcohol
would be incapable of use as a bever-
age. To the dwellers in the country,
in particular such development
would be of instant, universal and in
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03

Wonderful Possibilities Of Denatured Alcohol Provided
for by Congress.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

heating, cooking and lighting. A BUSH
el of potatoes will produce 0.S5 gal
Ions of alcohol. We now raise po-
tatOes almost exclusively for human
food, and we plant only those varieties
which have the finest flavor for tt.
table, independent Of their yield per
acre. But there are potatoes yielding
many more bushels per a, than
these 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 Will
son estimates that there would be no
difficulty in obtaining 500 gallons of
alcohol per acre from such variety.
Potatoes can now be grown here as
commercial crop only within a short
distance from market. 1t does not
p;. to haul them far. But as soon as
they can be used as n source of heat,
light and power, factories will spring
up in country neighborhoods where
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calculable benefit: but to every man.
no matter where he lives, it would be
of some Importance" Says the Louis
! vile Courier Journal, after quo ne the
Philadelphia Records tribute to the
coming great and almost universal
blessing: And potatoes are only one
Of hundreds of things from which this
useful product would be distille IL
the tax We're removed. Such a step
would create in this country a prac-
tically new and vastly beneficial in
dustry, whose benefits would be
shared by the whole people as con-
sumers. and by hundreds of thousands
Of them as producers" There is
scarcely a nameable limit to the pro-
duction of potatoes.
WOULD USE UP WASTE
PRODUCTS.
Potatoes. beets. corn-the stalks as
well as the grain-and the waste pro-
duets of our molasses factories may
run our engines. cook our meals. heat
and light our homes. The present tax
of 81 per gallon on commercial al
cohol renders its use for power, fuel
and light absolutely out of the ques-
ton, although for these purposes it
can be manufactured at less than 10
ceHtS d SdllO1. AL tDlS rate II can SUP
plant both gasoline and kerosene, than
which it is also safer and much
cleaner. The only opponents of the
bill were the wood alcohol and Stand
ard Oil interests, which would be the
losers. Farmers, especially, insisted
upon it's passage.
The white potato can readily heat.
light and furnish power for our
Northern states: the sweet To- to,
the yam 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 wheels of the factory,
farm and conveyance and Danish 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 governments bureau of chemistry.
Sugar and starch, when fermenting
yield about half their weight in So
lutte alcohol. About on.-ffth the
weight of potatoes, nearly three
quarters the weight of corn and al
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
o1D-FAsHloNED SOUTHERN SUGAR MILL.

produces much more alcohol than an
acre of corn, when only the grain of
the latter is taken into consideration.
But corn stalks If harvested before
they dry out contain large quantities
of sugar and starch, enough to pro-
duce 100 gallons of commercial alco-
hol per acre, according to the estimate
Of Secretary Wilson. In 1OO,OOO,0OO
acres Of Indian corn the making Of ten
billion gallons Of this alcohol therefore
go largely to waste annually. Secrets y
Wilson predicts that the time is COM
ing when we will utilize this iA.-snse
source of energy. According to DR..
Wiley the fermantable material in the
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03

proposition Of Nahum Bachelder.
master of the National Grans,, -
was pressing the passage in the in
terest of the 10000 farmers of his
organization. These cooperative dis
tilleries would be .nder close govern
ment supervision, and the alcohol
would be rendered unfit for beverage
purposes before leaving the distillery
warehouse. In this way the cost to
the farmers of this material for light
ing, heating, cooking and motor fuel
purposes could be kept at the lowest
point.
In Great Britain alcohol made un-
drinkable by the addition of per 1T.
of wood alcohol and q much smaller
proportion of mineral na2tha is now
sold freely without tax. Since 1887
Germany also had untaxed alcohol for
industrial purposes. France, witzer-
land, Holland, Belgium, Italy. Russia,
Sweden. Norway, Austria Hungary,
Portugal and six Latin-American re-
publics exact no tax on this Adena-
tured" alcohol, already regarded as
one of the necessities of agriculture,
manufacture and general indus+-v.
In these "free-alcohol countries" there
are being used many varieties of al
cohol engines, alcohol automobiles. al
If
motors, alcohol lamps and alcohol
stoves.
ALREADY SUCCEEDS IN EUROPE
Germany has far surpassed in nll
of these Inventions. which were largely
mothered by necessity. for the father
land has no natural gas or petroleum
But it's broad sandy plains produce
cheap and abundant crops of potatoes.
from which every farmer n manu-
facture a vast quantity Of raw alcohol.
Inventors and scientists have been busy
with improvements In farm distIlleries.
motors. lamps. cookinr and heating
lapparatus. Their "spirit motors" are
being turned out In all forms-ur-
right and horizontal stationary. por-
table and locomotive. Alcohol loco.
motives pull trains Of dozen care on
large farms. sugar plantations and
engineering works. The army has mad
built ten horsepower alcohol cen.
Rfneers' wagons" each with 4 sneed
Of ten miles an hour. carrying tools
ana apparatus for a regiment az en-.
! gineers.
The cost Of converting this uena.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
THE MESSAGE.

Listen" said Raleigh, and suddenly
seized my hand.
.That Ii nothing but the alarm clock
in the next rOOm," l said.
He did not seem to hear what l said,
but kept on listening to the strange,
rattllng noise, and ! saw beads OF cold
perspiratlon on his forehead, while his
hand turned cold as Ice. Nevertheless
there was In his eyes u far away look
Of expectancy, Of dawning Joy.
1T is nothing at ALL" l repeated. 81
do not understand what Ii the matter
with you. Tell me-"
"Oh, never mind" he answered, "but
surely you heard it US well Us l.
Didn't you?"
well, then, the time has come. For
hours, days, years. l have expected it,
have Ofttimes longed for, and STILL
now, when 1t has come, 1t seems hard
to leave this world so suddenly"
"Nonsense," said, "what has the
alarm clock to do with your deathT''
He looked mt me with the same won
derful expression In his eyes, and
said:
"Wcll, l will tell you what have
never, told any one before"
You remember that Lora died three
years ago."
"She died at exactly twenty-three
minutes OF five In the afternoon. Look
mt your watch and see what time 1t
Is now"
l looked at my watch.
Just twenty minutes of five"
Eyes, and three minutes ago that
alarm went of, just ut the hour and
minute of her DEATH"
7 1nnGaI at Rn1 in OF
"Well, even II that is so. l do not
see what Lora's death has to do with
you"
with me! Oh! but you don't eiow
even my dearest friend. How should
you know that Lora was my wife.
Nobody knew It but ourselves"
"Lora was your Wife,
Eyes. my WIFE" he replied. with
tears In his eyes. "You know how her
father hated me and why. Bu' she
loved me as / loved her, and ~ we
married secretly few weeks before
she died. / was not ut her deathbed
and would not have known had not
the handspring broken In that very
clock we just heard with just the same
peculiar noise. At the moment 1t hnp-
pened feeling OF deadly terror over
powered me. I rushed to her house.
but they would not let me In. cried
that she was my wife, but they
slammed the door In my face, and I
swooned away.
when ! came to my senses again I
was here. How got to my rooms l
do not know, but 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.' cried again. Another
woman stood mt my side. He Is de.
llrlous.' she said. we must renew the
icebag.'
"Now you have heard It just ns l
did. The clock has called and 1 must
CO."
But. Ralcigh-" began.
He interrupted me.
"Do not say anything" he whis-
pered. Il know II and am ready. Il
have been waiting NO long-oh. so
long. Good Dyer
He reached eagerly forward. rs if
to embrace some one. but suddenly
fell back into my arms, his face trans
figured into the most beautiful eX-
preston l have ever seen. do you
see her? There AT the door! am
coming. l am coming, my darling"
\ tremor went through him and he
was dead.-Thc Oklahomnn.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
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The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
The Pope's Wardrobe.

A large number OF women are en-
ployed at the Vatican solely in ksep-
ing the Pope's wardrobe In perfect
condition No spot or stain may dis
figure his garments, and. as he always
appears In white, even few hours
wear deprives the robes Of their fresh
ness. Women are permitted to serve
the Pontiff in this one respect only;
AZ male attendants are not considered
suitable for the work. Only the most
delicate materials are used-moire siIk
In summer. and a specially woven nne
cloth in winter.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03

tured Tor undrinkable) alcohol back
into its original condition would be
much more than for making pure al.
cohOl anew, according to Dr. Wiley.
He thinks the best method OF making
it undrinkable would be the addition
Of ten per cent. wood alcohol and one
per cent. of ''pyridine." According to
the bill as 1t passed, the denaturing
ingredients are left to the discretion Of
the internal revenue tax.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03

stalks could he removed bv the presses
now used to extract the Juice Of sugar
cane. And speaking of commercial
alcohol from corn. 1t might be of in
terest to add a statement from Dr..
Wiley, that twenty times more power
can be obtained by burning the alcohol
in corn than by burning the corn It.
self-as has been done in the West
in times Of coal famine. 1t ia also
estimated that the value Of the by
products Of corn after the Industrial
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
Need Pure Food Law.

In the Philippine Islands some OF
the Cinnamon are extremely clever at
swindling. one Of their tricks being to
remove whiskey from bottle and SUBJ
stitute an adulteration without break
ing the seal. They do this by soaking
of the label and drilling a tiny hole
In the side of the bottle. They then
take out the whiskey and substitute
liquid similar in color. I'LL up the
hole. and cover 1t with the label.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
Then the Cook Cut Ia.
The cook was going.

INC COOK was going.
How shall ! word this recommenda-
tion. Marie?" her mistress asked. "You
know I can't touch upon industry. and
on the question Of neatness the less
said the better. while as for culinary
skill"
We'll. ma'am." the cook cut In. sup
pose you Just say I stood this place
four weeks. That will do me. think"
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
alcohol is extracted will pay the cost
of distillation.
SUGAR BEETS AND MOLASSES.

of distillation.
SUGAR BEETS AND MOLASSES.
An acre of sugar beets will produce
224 gallons of alcohol. Our vast irri.
CATION projects in the West are water
ing lands which will soon produce
sugar beets more profitably, perhaps,
| than any other crops and the molasses
from these crops can readily be turned
| into alcohol 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 of gallons of this pro-
duced in all the Central and South
American countries and the West In
dies are now largely burned, fed 10
animals or destroyed. although a por-
ton is dumped on our shores at almost
any price above freight. At New Or
leans, Boston and Brooklyn 1t Is be-
ing worked up into inferior liquors.
The alcohol made from it has a dis
agreeable odor and taste. But IL re-
pulsive matter must be added to Il
to make it undrinka' AL tax-free.
under the new bill, it will serve 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
by-product by our beet sugar factories.
Ten factories of Michigan send their
produce to distillery in that state
and produce from it about 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 collar
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 DIR.
Wiley, our farmers can grow any
amount Of starch and sugar that may
be wanted for any purpose In the
world and not pound of 1t would
take one element of fertility from the
soil.
COOPERATIVE DISTILLERIES.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
ViOlefs.

The roses sent we're red.
MY rival sent her white:
My heart is torn with doubt and fear
Which will she wear tonight!
I hear her step upon the stair.
All, Fortune. now disclose!
MY lady comes; stand still. my heart!
Whose violets are those?
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03

STESoGRAPHERs: Bright young men who can
take dictAticn rapidiy and do rapid work on
machine. Salary eaS to start Write to-day Ofnera
In Y eitics- HApGooDs, suite Its. ab- 10 Broad
way. n. y.
wASTED; A Hundred fircmen and rrakepsn on
6incrcpt railroads. Age - 10 a. good sight and
bearing. Experience UNNECESSARY. Ilrernsn e,O-
monthly. become Enginccr- and earn $50 Brake-
Elen esD monthly. b-cum. Conductors and earn liia
Positions niting competent men. Srnd rtami,- for
Particular Nam. t,~ltlun prrferrad Hsilw Ay
y. y.
SHIRT WAIST HOLDER EXTRAORDTNARY-
keeps waist down all Around no pins hooks In
tear s~nd --;. with waist measurement over cur-~t
and nsk for white black Felix tor-~t %. III
Pine Street New York.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03

coal is now expensive, and large areas
of potatoes will be grown for their
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 bushels-wlll
furnish 1870 gallons Of absolute alcohol:
bushel Of corn, two and four.tifths
gallons. An acre of potatoes thus
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
One More on Mary.

From Technical World,
MARY had a little lamb.
Just thirty years ago; "a
The chops we had for lunch to-day
Were from that lamb. we know"
@. f. D.-How old is Mary?
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
POTATO A GOOD ALCOHOL
MAKER.

The potato will be our chief source
Of this undrinkable commercial alco-
hol A good yield of potatoes-3O0
bushels-will produce 255 gallons Of
such fuel for running automobiles,
farm motors and other engines; for
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03

A sixty-ton vessel. with crew Of
twelve men. can earn about s.. 200 In a
season at cod fishing.
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
COOPERATIVE D1sT1LLER1Es.

That the farmers in all corn-grow-
ing sections Of the country should
establish cooperative distilleries for
the sole purpose of producing this de.
natured' Industrial alcohol, is the
The Delta independent., 1906-08-03
PALISADE PATTERNS.
A BECOMING DRESSING
SACK
Designed by BERTHA BROWNING.

simplicity is n great factor In the DESIGNING
OF beautiful apparel. Some of the most al.
tfhcuve gowns are almost unadorned. Here Ia
lined with pale blue. while the only decorntion,
consists in the French knots of blue adorninv
tne front facing. cuffs and belt -Four small
tacks provide an extra fuilncss over the bus,
!, tnc iulness bcing then drawn down trinity into
me pet. a simulated box pcat relieves III,
oack from TOO much plainncss The design h
exccient Tor home cons, ruction AZ so It,lo
.asa,. aool |" involved IN the making. Aa to ma
e .ei,s'Ilawn' aifpity, soft silk or c,-tlis may
material are needed. o' o-''S"
oso'-sizes, ~ to ~ inches bust measurc.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01
MAXIE D. PEPPERMAN,
 Real Estate and InSur ance. phone I576, 90 Moses Building.
Phone i576,

$395 will buy a choice lot 5ox156 feet land Park, South. This lot is on the car line to County Club and Is located in the new addition just south of the oak grove. This street Is soon to be graded and elegant houses are going to be erected and if you do not want this lot for home site you can sell 1t at a nice profit in a short while.
 We have a six-room house on High land Avenue, one block from school house, lot 50x1H0, garden and barn. This place can. be bought for nom inal cash payment, balance $20 per month.
 residences in Montgomery. two-story, seven rooms, corner lot, not and cold water, porcelain bath, electric and gas fixtures, electric switches, cabinet man teIs, etc, paved sidewalk Small cash payment, balance in tive years at per
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01
B. F. HARDEMAM, P s. Perry Street.
T. l.. JONES Investment Broker,


 I have recently returned from Mon tana. where I went with practically the same gentlemen who compose the Board of the Sullychoop Gold Mining Company which is so highly prized by stockholders in Montgomery. Owing to the death of MT. P. L. Kimberly and the fact that his estate was in the courts these men secured an option on his stock in the Kimberly Montana Gold Company, and this visit was to examine the property and buy it if sat isfactory,
 The Montana Consolidated was form ed for this purpose and the stockhoId CTS in the Kimberly Montana and ad joining properties became stockholders in the new company.
 This is a very highly improved min ing property. It is earning more than $40, ,0OO.00 per month. It has water and horse power for the operation of 1000 stamps It has the largest deposit of gold bearing ore in this country, bar ing none. For short while the stock will sell at 50 cents par value. It pays per cent dividend every month. It will be selling at par within four or six months at S2.00 per share within a year.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01

cent. House one and 8, half years old. $6,750 will purchase an elegant home on South Court Street. top ot the hill.
 $1.4U0 gets vacant lot on Holcombe Street, 5Ox160 feet.
 We have one of the most desirable lots on South Court Street and South Hull Street. If you desire to build a home see me about these properties.
 A storehcuse with four room resi- dence adjoining. located in good bust- ness suburban district. Can be bought on easy tems for s2;400.
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