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eovery, has offered valuable prizes The
first prize Of $4,000 VIII be given for
denaturant superior TO the present one
and Offering guarantees against fraud.
The second prize OF $1,000 is offered for
the. discovery OF a system Of utilizing
alcohol for lighting under the same.
conditions as petroleum
Things Yet to Learn
The United States Government has
the advantage OF knowing all the pro-
cesses and methods OF denaturizing al
cohol and OF the experiments or foreign
authorities which have been made to
overcome the objections met with, but
will be compelled to acquire more
knowledge, inasmuch as ne process
known II free from radical objections.
IL has been found that methyl-alcohoI
is extremely injurious and cases OF loss
OF sight. well authenticated. have re-
suited from Inhalation Of vapors OF
wood alcohol. as well as In its use as a
linimenE Painters are peculiarly sub
ject to the dangerous effects OF the poi
son as the denaturized alcohol 10 exten>
sively employed in varnishes.
The Government. through the De-
partment OF Agriculture, viii on Janu-
ary publish bulletin placing before
the pubIip a collection OF the best OBJ
tainahla data on the use OF alcohol in
small engines All persons interested
in patents or inventions or expert
menters are requested to communicate
with the department
The operation OF the law viii ba
watched with decided interest The use
OF denaturized alcohol Is expected to
become universal, almost, and to open
up new line OF research and discovery
from which the country will derive
great benefit. In Germany the cost OF
potato spirits is reported to be from
80 to 35 cents a gallon Commercially
pure alcohol is quoted at s2-75 . gallon.
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fIIS<IrTd TAryrS
OF GoVEENr1ENT MsFEcToFss5 Is : = = : D1-s- '-

combustion. Moreover, they can be
eliminated by distiliation- Formalde-
hyde Is poisonous The best denaturant
used In France is methyI spirit, pre-
pared by tho Government itself. 1t
cannot be separated from alcohol by any
chemical means and imparts a naus-
eous taste. neither is the odor offen-
sjve.
In Germany and Austria the official
deuaturant is used in the proportion Of
az per cent. England uses IL per
cent proportion, and Holland is per
cent.
Denaturized alcohol Is colorless. In
France the offidal denaturant is COM
posed of ! part OF methyl spirit and
O.5 part standard benxine, to be added
to 100 parts of alcohol. The methyl
spirit is to be 80 per cent strong and
must contain 25 per cent of acetone
and per cent OF pyrogenic matter. The
benzine used is q distillation OF coal
tar. Alcohol admitted for denaturation
must have at least a strength Of 80
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the liquor is to be used for industrial
purposes only. A good denaturant
ought to possess the following essen
tials: It should. first Of all, render the
alcohol unit for drinking and should
not hinder its use for lighting or heat
ing purposes. No acid should be given
of and 1t should not stain. For power
purposes the alcohol should not give on
offensive odors or deposit SCOT. The
proportion of the oenaturant should
be low and not hign and not OF q
poisonous nature. It's presence in al
cchol should be easily detected in or
der to prevent frauc. and a most es-
sential point is the impossibility of
separating the denaturant from the
alcohol even by the most refined means
Among other denaturants offered are
pyrjdic bases, oils Of acetone. ethers,
formaldehyde and methylene. Near
ly every one OF these substances
is scarce and high priced, be-
sides depositing resinous deposit in
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a APPARATUS
.FOK TLLING The CANS
WITH DENATURIZFE
ALCOHOL

try, the world acknowledges it's obii-
cations. not only for the discoveries
which have cheapened and broadened
the sources from which alcohol may
be derived, but in the unlimited uses
by which it may be employed in the
industrial arts.
Every great nation of the world.
which levies internal revenue taxes
relies upon alcohol and alcoholic bever-
ages for large proportion of the tax.
AS luxuries which may be dispensed
with, and with positive benefit to the
people, alcohol. in the form common
~ absorbed, is compelled to nay a
huge proportion of the internal taxa
ton, and, as the temptation to evade
the payment of the tax is great. the
Government surrounds the distiller
with every precaution possible In or
der to prevent fraud. The tax levied
by the United States upon alcohol is
si10 gallon, which. added to the
first cost OF distillation, makes the
price to the consumer so great that
only where the use OF alcohol is abso-
lutely necessary is Ii employed at all.
But there is an infinite variety OF
harmless purposes In which alcohol
might be of the greatest service, pro-
vided Its price could DO reduced to rea-
sonable figures. To France again the
world is indebted for the demonstra-
ton of the unlimited number of pur-
poses In which alcohol Is useful In the
industrial world. Hundreds of manu-
featuring processes are dependent upon
alcohol for successful results. Light
ing, heating and locomotion may be
cheapened and perfected by the en-
ployment OF low-priced alcohol, and
from this requirement has finally risen
the term Industrial or "denaturized''
alcohol. to indicate the change or adj
dition made to It's character OF a ma
ture to prevent consumption by human
being, and limiting its employment 90
purposes purely industrial.
Government Foregoes Tax.
On denaturizsd alcohol the Govern
ment consents to forego the tax of
$1.1e gallon provided it can be pro-
tscted against fraud and be assured
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eARRELS OF DEHnTI PTz EF
AIC OHOL
REApI FOR aiFT1ENT

source Of a supply wac declared Off
Sugar beets are an extremely facile
source Of alcohol BY the addition of
suIphuric acid 10 the pulp the trans
formation into sugar IS faciiitate5 and
Yields. after fermentation. a large per
centage of spirit. From the potato the
Germans have discovered an mex
haustible source OF alcohol. Alcohol
can be produced in unlimited quanti-
ties from wood, sawdust. rags, cotton
waste. straw, leaves. turf. etc. etc. BY
the conversion of these substances into
cellulose by the addition. OF sulphuric
acid. Clean rags and paper yield their
own weight in sugar after being treat
cd seven times by sulphuric acid and
from this saccharine alcohol is subse-
oucntly distilled.
The process is one or inanite variety
though very complex The French
seem to excel all other nations in the
ingenuity with which they attack
chemical mysteries and the success
with which they subsequently arrive
at solutions. Consequently no nation
surpasses France in the cheapness with
which alcohol is produced or in the
mechanical devices requisite for distii-
lation or rectifcation. Every step is
the result of infinitely careful investi-
cation and the fine adaptation of means
to produce certain results. There is
no universal method by which all sub
stances can be treated each fruit. veg
etable or wood requires a certain meth
cd of fermentation. though distillation
and recti6cation are, in essentials, the
same process for all. The two last
processes are now performed stimuli
taneously, though the means employed
are complicated.
The by-products of alcoholic distil-
leries include spent mash, which fur
nishes good food for cattle and is an
excellent fertilizer; carbonic acid, gly-
cerine and many other substances
equally valuable.
The foregoing gives faint idea of
the manner in which alcohol is pro-
duced and the number OF substances
in which the fiery spirit is latent, only
needing the arts OF the chemist to
yield liquid which is as capable of
good as IL is of harm. Pure whisky.
in passing, contains so per cent OF
pure alcohol.
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How Many Materials yield.

AS a matter Of reference, the French
manufacturer Of alcohol finds he can
produce alcohol in the quantities men,
toned below from the substances
named. From 100 pounds of each the
number of pints of alcohol which may
be produced is shown:
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Made From Anything.

Science, with all the distinctions it
has realized from many successes, has
sometimes failed. Science knows that
alcohol IS composed Of carbon, hydro
gen and oxygen and the proportion Of
each which enters into its composition.
but it has failed in making alcohol
directly from its prime elements 1t
can make alcohol from almost every
thing else, from grapes or fruit corn,
wheat maize and even sawdust. Po-
fatoes, beets and all other vegetables
are fruitful Of the spirit In fact
broadly speaking, alcohol can be made
from almost everything except brick
bat. At this attempt science shrinks
as it has been obliged to in the attempt
to trznsmute metals or TO realize the
secret OF the origin Of life. Any sub
stance possessing susceptibility to the
transformation called alcoholic fer
rnentation Is capable OF producing al
cohol.
Fermentation produces the alcohol,
which is afterward separated by dis
tillation and rectihcation. Wine and
cider are the products of fermenta
ton, and any farmer may produce them,
but the ultimate production of al
cohol is the work OF the distillcr and
rectiner. Any substance viii yield alco-
hol which contains sugar or that which
is easily convertible into sugar. Out Of
100 parts OF glucose, for example, nfty-
one parts OF pure alcohol and forty
nine parts Of carboiic acid results when
treated after certain formula.
The manufacture OF alcohol was at
one period almost monopolized by the
French, and at one time 1t was only dis
titled from grapes. The ravages Of
phylloxera so greatly diminished the
grape crop that other substances were
sought for that might be used as q
substitute. It was discovered that po-
tatoes, beets, artichokes, barley, wheat
or corn, and an infinite number Of other
natural productions, could be employed
for this purpose, and the former de-
pendence upon grapes as the only
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By Enos Brown

L discussion should arise as to the
relative economic Importance OF al
cohol or cotton It is extremely
doubtful If the latter would not be
relegated to second place. A French
scientist. with the wonderful aptness
OF phrase which characterizes his ma
tionality, has lately written a pro-
found treatise on alcohol. its distilla-
ton and rectifcation. which he dedi-
Gates to his Majesty King Alcohol" as
an acknowledgement OF the almost uni
versal employment of the product in
the arts and sciences and its relative
Importance as an indispensable factor
in the worlds economic development
Any encyclopedia will afford SUM-
cient information regarding the manu-
facture OF alcohol, but no idea can be
expressed OF the number of substances
into which Il enters or the variety Of
uses 10 which alcohol may be applied
To sum all. there is nothing in the
natural world of greater utility to
mankind. and none so deadly. Since
fcrmcnt2tions began to appeal to tie
appetite and the pleasant effects OF
wine were discovered, alcohol has
reigned as q monarch. a benevolent
despot TO those who accepted his rule
wisely. bUt a hard. destructive and
mercilees master to those who. yielding
themselves to his pleasant advances.
abandoned themselves wholly to his
seductive and alI-ombr2c.ng SOW
ereienty-
Just now the interest in alcohol is
centere5 in its employment in connee-
tion with the utilities The law Just
passed by the United States Congress
for the use OF denaturized alcohol
means a wide extension Of its benevo-
lent purposes. which this country pro-
poses. to encourage by following the
example Of almost every Government
or Europe. in admitting alcohol. under
certain discriminating conditions, to he
so manipulated that while rendered un-
safe or unfit for human consumption.
Il may be adapted for certain economic
uses Of the utmost value to the coun-
try Under this benevolent phase alco-
hoI is deprived OF its powers to intoXi-
cate or to harm and becomes 2 servant
like steam or fire. of unlimited possi-
bilities and enormous usefulness.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02
He owned straIaht town.

During the early construction
period of the Wachusett reservoir in
the towns of Clinton. BoylsIon aud
West Boylston, the properly owners,
mostly farmers. protested quite earn
esuy against the right of the metro
politan water board to take their
lands by eminent domain, a power
they never before heard of.
one doy during this period Of agi,
taliQu . minister driving through the
Nashua valley, the future size OF the
reservoir came TO hill where a fine
view Of the SURROUNDING country could
Dc had. Daniel CaryilIc, a farmer,
who for serenity years had lived in
shat region, suspoctlng tha, The occn-
pant OF the carriage was an official
who was looking over his PROMISES
for the purpose of seizing II later by
ointment domain walked up to The
carriase with an iuqlhrinr louk
The minister putting his head out.
in pleasant tone inquired II he own
cd this beautiful hill
Carsillc, desiring TO impress The
supposed agent Of he water board
with his idea OF ownership. replied:
Yes. every foo, Of it right straight
down TO heil.'-Poston Herald.
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a GIG LITTLE STATE.

BETWEEN THE DENMARK OF
whieI Toe old Kirg J5rlsuan TX. be
came ruler in 1858 and the Denmark
Of which rs son Frederick VIII. take,
The crown there is q vast difference.
Ar the very beginning Of his reign
King c --i.tian saw himself stripped
of half OF his realm by Prussia's
seizure OF the duchies cf Schleswig.
hol=tein aud BauIenburg Denmark
prOlited by the experience.
Nature gave the tiny kingdom.
which is less than twice as large as
New Jersey. a dominant position al
the mouth Ct the Baltic. Both Ger
many and Russia. with thir ambitious
schemes OF naval expansion. have
god cause TO Coyet ;ne Danish co'g1
Of vantage But the best dcfeazc of
Denmark has been ii zee from
world politics and consistent neH-
trality. While Germany has gone CT
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| burdeuiag us people with excessive
taxes I'D build UP tremendous mill
taiy machine little Denmarks army
amounts TO hardly more than a police
force. For eacn square mile OF Ger
many Kaiser Wilhelm has Kept three
soldiers under arms TO say nothing OF
u costly navy. For each square mile OF
Denmark King Christian had less than
ono soldier
The Danes have chosen 10 work for
their own welfare by intnding their
own business. All told they number
barely 2.5QQ 900 souls, about the popu-
lation OF Manhattan and the Bronx.
Germany has matte phenomenal pro
gress in Industry and trade, yet with
all her vast resources she buys and
sells nearly one-third less In the
worlds markets, man for man, than
Denmark.
Nowhere in Europe has agriculture
beFn put upon a more scientific basis
than in the narrow peninsula. About
two-ihirds Of the entire population live |
By farming Danish butter is not only |
England's chief supply-it circum-
laYigates the globe In tin; 125 100000 |
'olmds are sent abroad every year,
+ IL a state TOO little to BE- studied I
~ its bigger competitors. A people
ssentiallr democratic in spirit abol-
she'd It's nobility half a century ago
'hile retaining for convenience the
orms Of a constitutional monarchy.
'dpcatlon but nor military service,
Az long been universal AMI compul-
1fF The proportion Of illiteracy is
nall, AZ II that of paupe.ism, The
anes nave prospesed even In greater
easure than the people Of other
nall states like Holland and Switzer-
nd. Their wealth has been In ,
rength OF character, not bigness.
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Eat in Priyscv.

Apparently our best chance Of Sc
curing a long and healthy life is to
eat once a day and wear as few
clothes as possible. While. On ths
o.her hand, we have been told during
the past week or 50 that neal q
Gay is The royal road 10 longevity. a
well hHown doctor has been adyocat
ing The practical abolition OF clothes
for dinner. Obviously our best rourse
win be 70 take our food IN the prl
vacy 81 our own apartments. Dnless
Fashion VIII devise q dininy garment
for us that ,sl re 20 t1rioueiy treat
ed that q vii rUn no risk Of the mo-
uotcny hat kills Not even addi-
l9n4 lensth If lats would reconcile
q woman 10 being Continually dressed
80 the same s'yie.-Pitisburg biz
p-tch
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Net 10 Be csuob, twice

n Yickary. formerly for many yearl
9 well known taxidermist OF Lynn
Mass had skinncd an eag1s for mount
ing one day. when an OF colorel mar
who did odd jobs about cane in.
Uncle Ben" said the ;aSidernist
you can lake homo that eoose over
here e you want to-"
Uncle Ben bore The "goose joyfully
hTay. The next time ne net Mr.
Niekary he locked at him rather
queerly, but said nothing. 4 few favs
later the tsxidermist sSInled an owl
sad again oHerel Uncle Pen lo,se
to take home. Uncle Ben removed his
Sat scratched his head i4 some ue-.
piexity. and then said.
II it's all The sane 10 sou. Mis-
tab Vickary. sub. I'd like 20 sec the
feet ob Dat goose before I take blta
home 10 my old vomah.'
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MORE eoEsgL CASE SCANDAL.

! MAYOR EOOKVALTER OF IN
ldianapolis says that $4,000 was offer.
ed to him If ne would c2nnive at the
labduction of William S. Taylor, former
governor cf Kentucky, Mr. Taylor is
wanted in his old state for trial on All
indlctm nj eaargtng him with com
tplicity n the murdor of Governor
/ GoebeL
The incident OF the attempted brib-
cry Of Mayor Bookwalter is not OF re-
cent dat5 though freshly revealed. It
adds scandal to in a case in whica
personal bitterness and partisan tenn
per have all along been more con
spicuoua than an honest desire to
work out Tho ends II justice.
Former Governor Taylor has never
sought coHccalment. He fed to the
refuge q neishboring state. as he
says because he knew he could not
have a fair trial in his own common
wealth. Circumstances. including the
events OF Caleb Powers's trial as
in the Goenef assassination,
seem Go support his assertion. The
governor vi Indiana properly refused
to homer q demand for Mr.. Taylors
extradilion on such evidence as could
be presented against him.
Serious Il scredit Is cast upon
tate when one Of her citizens. ac-
FUSED OF crime and 10 all appearances
July conscious Of his. innocence. dares
lot return 10 face her courts. The
sober Judgment of Kentucky should
'eyolt at such a situation.
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Ex-PREslDENTs AND BLOOMS. =

THE NEWSPAPERS OF Los AN
geles, according to a special dispatch
10 the New York Times, have started
a movement to extend to ex-President
Grover Cleveland a formal invitation
to make his home" in that hustling
California city.
Los Angeles is in the midst Of the
most remarkable building boom"
known in any Of the smaller towns in
the country In four years it has seen
Ia greater volume and value OF new
buildings than Minneapolis ana st.
Paul combined; as great a. the added
t5tals in Cincinnati. Louisville ana
New Orleans.
This record for a city Of only l00.-
001 inhabitants in 1900 verges upon
the marvellous. but it by no means SAT
isles the boomers" Yet it may &c
doubted whether it would have occur
ed to any enthusiastic real estate deal
er 10 attempt the exploitation Of an
ey-president Of the United States N
the interests Of land speculation
had It net been for the regrettable
success oil Thomas F. Ryan in obtain
ing the use Of the great name and
prestige OF Mr. Cleveland as a cloak
for his insurance schemes.
Representative Suffers bill to IN
ereaze the salary Of the president |
now amended to provide a pension for /
ex presidents, should pass congress !
with NJ dissenting vote No man 1
who has been the chief executive OF /
hc republic should be under any temp
alton to permit the Use of his name by
selfish schemers either n life ihlur
lnee cr in real estate speculation.
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Kiljordan was hard to please. He
had looked at nearly everything in the
tailor's stock and still was undecided,
a to his choice Of a suit.
4 am sorry YOU have to take SO
much trouble on my account he said
"NCt at all" answered the tailor
peaking slowly and distinctly. Il am
taking this trouble strictly for cash.
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Take the car ahead" sang out the
conductor
But the car was loaded with college
boys, and they had evolved Il new yell
They gave it with terrific force
III you want it
Taken ahead.
Give TWO sharp rings
/ the motorman dead?
We're here to stay!
We've paid our way,
We are not working
Our passage today!
Raw. Raw Raw!
Hold-your-jaw!'
AT the hour Of going to press they
were holding the fort. and still yelling.
Another revolution is on.
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COL MANN seems to have had no
ITO bic n Matchmaking some Of the
shre~dest moneyed men Of the east
The richer the man was the deeper
The colonel stuck him. This does not
mean that there are not plenty Of
men In the cast who are not az guilty
as Ryan or Morgan. bot that these
others we're hardly worth going after
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SHEARS AND PASTE.
S>~S-s~~>.SS>~~-~s-sssssS%S
Had Not Observed II.

Mr.. Upjohn lat the banquet THE
colonel is good after dinner speaker
but did you notice how queerly he mix.
al his metaphors ?"
Mr.. StruckOyle-eW hy-er-no; he S
been taking en- straight, ] think, so
far"
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THE automobile mile record has
been lowered two-flfths Of a second.
and people who sa1er from motor
mania viii conclude that the country
is safe for d while.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02

KING ALFONSO has become an en-.
thusiastie automobiles. This Is prob
ably welcome news to any gentleman
who is waiting for a vacancy To be
called 10 the throne.
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AN UNCLE BILL STORY.

TEL you q tale Of the sea? viii
| Come gather around said Uncle Bill
Then Jabey and Jenny climbed one on
each knee
sea,
Twas when was out on the
Nancy q,
Aroamih' around on the ocean blue
That happened this incident strange
and true
The Nancy was maxim for land one
day
When suddenly there was the deuce
20 pay
Where all o the ship had been bllthe
We stuck ON the slope of mighty
wave,
Though many a stagger the Nancy
gave
II seemed we were bound for
watery grave.
The wind don't you see. was from
dead ahead;
The current, as doubtless you may
have read,
Nas runatn' the other way instead.
The Nancy would climb 70 about the |
top
Then seem 70 give up and would
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02

AS an adFertising medium for the
magazines pcultney Bieelow seems to
be srcce:s. After his stories were
printed the senate canal committee
used him as q door-mat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02

JAPAN is said to be worried about
what to do with Corea. Uncle Sam
can sympathetic with Japan, as he
still mas III Philippine problem star
Ing him IN the face.
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Inspection Invited.

Facetious yisi.or-"This is the press
bureau, It it? Has ii so any draw.
ers in it,
Clerk-"Y sir; dozens of them.
Salary drawers. Wish to speak to any
particular one?'
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02

WHAT the voters did for Conan
Doyle may be Interpreted as their ex.
preston of opinion Of a man who has
mania for rushing into the maya.
zines.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02

Hiss Jel'ers--"Do you mean to say
Gerald has taken a fancy to Mile
Ipdyke-that dark thing?"
Miss Goodwin--''Dark? You ought 10
see her face light mp when he comes
into the roonit'
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02

AIDsHlPMAN DECATUR has been
dismissed from Annapolis for hazing,
while officers Of the institution. who
stood by and practically said go il,
boz, don't eten get reprimands.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02

THE naval appropiia ion bill Of
I00,00a,000 is less by s23,00Q.g00 than
the administration wanted it. thereby
reducing the length Of the big tick
by nearly ~ per cent
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02

THE beef trust continues to pose as
a martyr and all that sort of thing,
but it Is hardly thought that the pub
lie will fall ever itself preparing reso-
lutions Of sympathy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02

III lool all II this time King Alfonso
has found him a sweetheart whom he
win mako his wife. This will stop the
f2od Of romance aBont his new court
ing trip.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-02

WILL thc spectacle OF a couple OF
ctr5ka who robbed the government of
larga sgms Of money escaping their
Just punishment for six years tend to
Increase the publics respect for thu
American technical law?