Amador ledger., 1907-03-15

N. T.. but was sent to .diiferent pos
offices for year before she received
it. short time after this MI. uul-
mann went to California, his wife
following him two years later, anc
then he first learned that the checI
had never been cashed. and that hi.
wife had teen afraid to tell him ths
she had lost or mislaId 1t. Mr.. HcI-
mann thought that the loss of th,
check meant the loss OF the money
and took no steps to obtain what wa
due him. Mrs Holmann died in 1868
and few months ago MIR uolmann.
IN looking over her effects, found i,
an old German prayer book the chet k
that had been missing so long. Thes,
faets have been placed before Il e
United States treasurer, and IN a.
probability Mr.. Holmann will receiy,
his money.
Dr. V. Behrend OF Germany ha
written very important article en-
the potato. which has been published
as a senate doc1ment. He call
attention to the Importance, from al
economic point of view, of cameo
potatoes. Such can be nsed to make
bread, cake, ETC., and can aIso he 81
canned as to require only to lie
baked IN the kitchen TO serve th,
Same purpose as fresh potatoes. Thr
use OF fresh potatoes as fodder is o.
course universally known, but Dr.
l'ehTend says that the Inconvenience,
II using the tubers in that form cal
oe obviated by drying. Prizes OF
%, 900 marks, or about S6, COZ, 70.
Trying machines were offered, anr
two excellent machines we're offered
and secured prizes. The mi thut
are those in which the potatoes arr
cnt III chips and dried by direct lir,
gases. The cost of dry ing ID lac
pennigs, equal to about 81 cents POI
100 pounds of raw potatoes. The dry
fodder thus obtained has proven t.
oe thoroughly marketable, and has
lasting qualities almost unlimited.
1t Is estimated that the general intre
duction of potato drying IN German,
would enable the product to take Il e
place of the entire amount of maize
imported. This shows tho econom G
value OF the process which in Tx
meanwhile utilities all the potatoe
that would otherwise go to waste
The manufacture of alcohol is anothe,
industry which in Germany consumes
vast amount of potatoes From
1896 to 1901, al average of 241S million
hundred weight of the tubers was
thus used. In many localities the
price OF spirits fixes the price OF
potatoes. In the eastern regions SO
per cent of the crops is used for ALEC
hol, and thousands OF farms owe theiI
existence to the distilleries. In the
empire there are about 5000 dIstiI-
leries, and the value of the product il
about $50, 900, 600 per year for aIcohur
from potatoes alone, and nearly 81,
600, coo more from by products. One
of the most important and promis.n n
of the uses of alcohol thus made is fuI
lighting and heating. One hectaIe OF
potato land will light twelve street
lamps an entire year at an average OF
three hours daily, or will operate o.
horse power motor ten hours daily
over three months. There are many
motors i'll use, and the mum Ter is in
creasing daily. The use of alcohol In
heating and cooking is rapidly grow
ing, and a spirit-iIon for ironing is
regarded as perfect apparatus. The
employment of the potato in the pro-
duction OF light, power and heat is to
take with us very prominent place
through the denatured alcohol hill
and the amendments which will enable
small farmers or groups of farmers to
thus proiitably utilize potato crops.
An appropriation of 5000 has beer
inserted in the sundry civil bill TO
provide for the commencement of the
building OIL l,nd owned by theUnited
States. of military prison in San
Francisco hai bor. Major general Aims
worth, the military secretary, says
that the old pii ison on Aicatraz Island
Is fast falling to pieces, and a new anu
modern one is necessary. lie says
that the war department proposes to
huild new one on Angel Island, so
that Alcatraz may be given over to
defense purposes only.
Some time ago a letter was received
by senator Perkins from a business
firm at Gregory pointing out the au-
noyance caused by the fact that the
railroad station is Baird, so that while
tickets are bought for Baird, letters
must be addressed to Gregory, and ii
letters are sent to Baird they go To
another postotfioe in another. part OF
Shasta county. 1t was suggested that
the name OF the post toffice be changed,
but when the postoiiice department
took the matter up it found that te
change the name of the postulIice to
the name of the station theIe would he
two postotfices called Baird III the
state. 1t, therefore, is unable to make
the change, and suggests that the rail
road change the name of It's station
to C,reuorv