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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-03
How Bismarck Kept Up Steam.

In the evening I went to Bismarck's house. was placed upon the sofa in front of table covered with teacups and bottles of beer and also with her. rings and oysters. His new highness Bismarck) speedily arrived and sat down by me. He began by consuming innumerable oysters, herrings and ham and drank beer with soda water.- Hohenlohe Memoirs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-03
His Great Failinu.

"He's good friend of yours, isn't he?'
 "Oh, only Eedium.'
 What do you mean by medium?'
 "Oh, he listens while tell him all of my troubles, but he also wants me to listen while he tells me all of his." London Telegraph
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-03
A Good Deal Worse.

"1 had to walk the floor all night with the 0aby. Can you think of any thing worse than that?'
 "Yes; you might have married ou, In Greenland. where the nights are six months long"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-03
There is nothing commonplace whic.

could not be made 10 appear hu!noroH> If Quaintly expresscd.-Goethe
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

kinglom Tho Bank of England and
hat OF Paris have tnkou similar ac-
uun
Ana tet 80 is not gold but conndonco,
that ls needed The supply of gold a.
newer Sufficient i1 do tho money work
of tho world Credit is Che effective
means whereby the worlds commorce 81
conducted. and ls at au times much
rroater in amount than the worlds
sIuck of sold coin. Restore confidence,
rrI che gold and silver CON do an the
work. Destroy confidence. and there &C.
not and perhaps never VIII be. enough
of the precious metals To- DO the work
of exchange.
Everything chat conducos To- conf
d.ncr increases the WORKING power of
the precious metals and of the certia-
eltes or checks based upon them, n
people could only understand that COM
adauce wan prevent furry or paulc.
they would not DO anything Go weaken
conhdcnce as by Withdrawing thoir
money from circulation
A feasible plan OF increasing tho
circulating medium lu times of urin-
scncy is problem not fully solved in
amy country. and perhaps less fully
solved in our own than in several Euro
pean states Thofe De- much room Tor
Improvement iu regulating the supply
Of the current money of tha realm. ne
wen us in the needless oxcitability Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11
nnIenAM YorNa Nd coLuMnUs.

The following eloquent tribute To- the
memory of Use great founder of the
state OF Utah is am extract from the
lecture onward" delivered at Pioneer
hall this city. on Friday Nov. s, boy
AIR. John p Mcaklu. We know 1t VIII
be- OF interest 90 the readers OF the
News" generally The reference 20
brigham Young was very loudly APP
9laudcd. and The lecturer tells us that
this has been the case almost without
exception. wherever the lecture has
been given TO eastern audiences. The
world is commencing 90 appreciate the
work of the past leaders of tho
church though in their day they were
misunderstood and misrepresented-the
common Dot OF aE great men who are
.n advance of their age. IL is only
question of tim, tin the men who in
the uroydeuce of the Almighty are
now at thc hood of the affairs of the
church. win be- appreciated and rever'
"a ior their faithful devotion to the
work they have been called upon 10
perform. Mr Meakm said.
Friends. / have illustrated 90 you the
.llur of small influences. Think now
oi thr force of greater oucf hut sun
fn. Greater ones were nut small ones
when FIRST set poo motion.
% believe ln ideals. think some
uu.a they arc hciicr than Ideas
Think for minute of tn0s. grand
! .I Pioneers uf Utah who turued their
/ .oo.s toward NE setting sun. They
! crossed the iracklesa plains Climbed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

Friends ot prohibition throughout
the country are yer much encourascd
over thc future outlook. and they are
about Co commence "a ylgorcus nauon-
OF campaign They claim that about
hfty per cont of the population in
the United states are now living in
"drv" territory. Tho aim now is -
organize 10000 National Issue clubs
and through them make the entire
country dry"
According to the statistics OF the
prohlbiuonists. most of the states On
the Union have total. or partial proc
hibluon In Alabama. tor instance,
fcrty-one counties have voted 20 stop
the sale Of liquor entirely ana the
same result is said 10 be certain in
nine others. where arrangements have
been made for elections. Those nine
include Montgomery, rho third largest
IN the state. This win make htty
out OF sixty-aeven against whisky. -Four
cf the seventeen left have iispcnsar-
ies that cannot be disturbed Tor two
years yet II De- weu established that
the incoming legislature win make AN
the state prohibition.
California has four dry counties,
and the prohibition sentiment is in-
crcasiug Delaware SIS evenly divided
Colorado has on option law. Georgia
has a prohibition law 1n Indiana
half 90 the population is dry lu Iowa
elxiy-hve out OF ulncty-nine counties
are "drv." Eleven other counties
have but one saloon town each. Kan
sas has enjoyed prohibition since
1850. or the nos counties In the state
only twcnty-one, 10 So said. have any
naupers; thirty-nva have their inils en-
tirely empty. thirty-scven have no
criminal cases on their docket. Ken
lucky has one hundred and 1--WE dut
Of lIg counties "dry" saloons are
closed on sundays. In Louisiana sey-
en-eighths OF the country districts are
"dry." orders must not be- solicited
or received m "dry" territory.
And thus the report goes on through
the entire lsi of states. Only the fol-
Montana Nevada. Utah. Arizona. aud
New Mexico. All other states are lnid
20 be at leust partly under prohibition.
Mississippi has just elected prpni-
hilton governor and prohibition lcg-
islnture, which Is expected 90 pass
prohiblt IN law this winter, In New
jersey Sunday closing won az last
Tuesdays election and temperance
legislation IS promised. North Calo-
lima is almost entirely "dry" A pro-
hibition law IS expected and New York
has town and township option and
three hundred "dry" towns
The somewhat strange part OF this
showing, however ls this that the
consumption II intoxicants does not
seem to diminish with the apparent
spread of the temperance sentiment.
In spite Of all. the liquor traffic and
attendant evils flourish.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11
RIDE KILLED LIEUT.. COL.
WALKER.

Boston Post.
The death OF Lieut-Col. Everett II.
Walker commanding the coast defense
at Fort Banks. is understood 20 have
been caused by overexertion Don the test
ride prescribed for field officers as "a
fad Of President Roosevelt. Col.
Walker was overweight for horseback
exercise. but he took the test In order
to qualify against a possible order OF
retirement As the Post said, when
the order OF the president was prom
ulgated. the requirement that an field
officers shall be able TO bestride horse
over 15 miles OF rough riding IS not es-
sential 10 their efficiency. 10 is a
alf-holiday excursion for civilians who
practice this exercise for the enjoyment
of IT, but it may be a wearisome ana
damaging exertion for army officers
past the middle age whose talents are
10 be exercised iu the direction OF their
subordlnates. Brains not physical ahili-
~ On rough riding are required Of those
who command On our army
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11
HOLD ON"
Loulsvillc couIrIcr-journai.

Louisville Cou.ricr-Journm
The situation is not alarming
writes Andrew Carnegie Of the Imam
cial world, "and the country Us am right
Investors have only 10 hold on. We
may have a season o. less activity IN
trade. but that Will be- followed IN quo
time by another period OF expansion
Nothing can prevent the rapid progress
of the republic. She S. an right ana
bound to distance all competitors IN the
race Note that he says investors
have only Ito hold on" That is inn
portant. The investor who becomes
alarmed and sells hrst-class securities
at this time loses what undoubtedly
he would regain by holding on and az
the same time exerts by his action "a
depressing influence on the situation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

4 rustic was sitting on the bank Of
a stream when the parsons daughter
came that way
We'll miss. ] be fair 'mazed WI the
way o. that ere fisherman that ! ber'
said the loafer
why ls that. Carver asked the
young lady
The owd fool has been sittin there
fur the last six hours and hasn't caught
nothin'."
How do you know thatT"
Il been a-watchin' o. he the whole
time Punch.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

President Eliot of Harvard is 30 i1'-
or of back to nature for women io'
what else can b. mean when pc 7's
That women having satisfied their pi'Ne
and ambition to prove themselves tue
equal OF men in professional and intel
lectuai lines. should now us a. class de-
vote themselves Co the greatest ser'io.
OF women. the bcaring and raising OF
children?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

Tho claims of tho japanese injured On
ho Vancouver riots have been scaled
Down about onc-fourth. EYen thoir
|0ar English ally does NOT place tho
ome y1Iue on Them that they put upon
themselves.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

The Tito chIcfs have decided 10 send
har children to the distant agency
school Had they followed their natur-
tI bent ney themselves would have
taught hr young idea how 10 shoot
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

And then. mind YOU" exclaimed
Miss Passay. Indignantly" she asked
me n I wouldn't marry the first man
that came along
The idea" exclaimed Miss Cutting.
Don't these obviously unnecessary
questions make you od2'-Philadel-
phia Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

Ny office win be- in the saddle; /
Nin have mo- aNeG abode" says Rev. r.
L Paddock. newly appointed Episco-
pad bishop. His see win he tho west
-r--Lu.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11
JUST FOR FUN.
As Usual

H0mer-Last month ] sent the gas
company a check for 81 more than their
bin called for.
Roomar-Aud they refused the dOllarf
Homer-No they sent me corrected
bul-ChicaRO News.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

a Pennsylvania girl has been fined
for making faces at policeman Next
time she win make eyes az him and
iherc wiz boz no hne.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

Joseph Choate's labors az The Hague
difference have been rewarded by hls
election TO the presidency OF the Civil
ryIco Reform League
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

James Whitcomb Riley finds poetry
In % sruphophone. He may yet find
nes on thistlcs and grapes on thorns.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

So far as management goes the
Jamestown exposition is O splendid eX-
ample Of how not 90 do q.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

The most important issue Of the day
s. that Of clearing house certificates in-
stoad OF cash.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

How strange q is that actresses win
lose thousands and thousands Of dol
ars worth OF Jewels Tor a small free
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

american" victory was due 20 t"'7
paper. Tho man who CON mike quo" I
statement r. scarcely safe ana Au''''
not sane
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

Many Silly and viclousIy uutruthml
chargos have been AIDE agalnst the
fNcws' bat non, miilcr than that tho
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

A walter has inherited 5000. This
nay be called tip-top good luck
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

caleb Powers fourth trial begins toe
lay. lie f. both sore tried and four
tried.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

salt Lakes Sunday ia seems to be
need Of some repairs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

Carllslo's right guard is named
Afraid-of-a-Bear. The mollycoddle!
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11
TOO SENSIBLE TO BE PBAcTIc-
ABLE.


Dallas NcWs,
Grover Cleveland says, "thero Us moth
ing that our people have a more clear
right Go demand OF those iu control ot
their state governments than rigid
economy and efficient service. There
are plenty OF politicians who. ln private,
think such a demand as that gross pro-
sumption.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-11

In football Carlisle and not Harvard
$ the big Iniun.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
Where Potatoes Come In

ID Ut what has this to do with potatoeS the reader
- may ask. Everything, as shall see 1t is we'll
known that alcohol for drinking and medicinal
purposes is produced from fruit and grain but pos
sibly II may not be well known that alcohol used
for lighting, heating and power purposes is largely
made by distilling wood, potatoes and the crude
molasses that is left over in the making of beet
sugar. OF these materials the common potato
Is the most profitable source of industrial alcohol
and IS everyone who has patch of ground can grow
the tuberS, a corner the output should be lmpOS-
slpe. Further, the entire process of transforming
the tubcrs into liquid fuel simple that it may be
carried on with apparatus crude as that employed
by the mOonshiner in his mountain faStneSs where
he makes the Colonels faVorte beverage, and with
out any of the excitement.
To produce potato spirit, as it is termed it is
only necessary TO beat the spuds into a pulp put
the into a fine sieve, and let a stream of water
through it. This washes out all of the starch
which is conveyed to a vessel where it settles the
bottom. Since starch can be converted into sugar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

took the ears OF the Lord Lieutenant himself in
Derry. But was small Joke 10 him. He fumed
and he foamcd when he heard that the miserable
diyIl, Ugly Hyncs could under any circumstance
Ie bv any man IN the possession OF ms senses,
mistaken for hIm-Hy ucs with his tomtoolery and
phiz that would rats, Tor him with his lovely
looks. handsome proportions, and grand ar He
gave every man his company purity plCklcSome
hour after he got wind OF the outrageous happening
I'm sore sorry" SAYS he, that have the order
made out appointing this Montgomery fellow preS'-
dent ri the agricultural board But II go" says
he" Il call ON him myself and I'll let him Tor
himself" says he, putting himself out like frog,
that none but q fool could mistake me when they'd
see me or mistake any other man for me when they
wouldn't see me I'll let the fellow see what Lord
Lieutenant is like"
An, sure enough, Uplanns kept his word; an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

"IlE potato, that perennial herb of sterling
worth, has been well and favoraby known
article of food for man. and to a lesser
extent for animals since its introduction into
England by Sir Francis Drake; but its value as a
culinary product seems fair to be ecpsed 10y its
availability source of light, heat, and
power.
We are indebted to Germany for the innovation
of using alcohol the industries and its rise there
due to the fact that that great Empire possesses
no petroleum wells, and consequently had to depend
upon her supply from without a dangerous position
in time of war and at a price fixed by foreign firm
a calling consideration IN time of peace For these
reasons the German scientists sought and finally
found a substitute for these oils which nature had
denied them with the result that the alcohol industry
has already become an extensive one III Continental
Europe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

want to hold the sorry soul in Your carcass aVs..e
longer. don't once dare turn Your face TO look ere
YOU re gOIn
And behold We gapin' and gaspin', an S--.,.u
with terror an the color in the face OF good fresh
corpse, down the avenue, IoEgIn an tro-t-- his
vice versa. went His EXCellercv Lord CPlarr- he
Nicerov OF Ireland He stumbled and tumtl,j II. re
times than ten. But devil a matter what har--red
10 him. or was going 70 happen, he kept his face
reverentlv 70 the man who was sighting him along
the barrel Of a gun And II saved by them seen
him that for q tarror struck man he made ---v
back trottin as thevd ever seen outside Il circus,
an that after he had tripped on the toe stone. En-
Jovfully fallen full length through the gate ha
his feet quicker, an off along the road z The
village of earn with less leisure, than IS crs-
with NicerovS of Ireland
When 1t came 70 Montgomery's ears thar --S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
By HENRY GAGE

and sugar is the direct of alcohol the water
is drawn off, and the green starch is spread out
and permitted to dry.
The starch IS again mixed with water when it is
stirred constantly to prevent it from falling to the
bottom. While it is being thus agitated, boiling
water IS poured in, which, combining with the
starch, forms paste; but more hot water IS
added the substance becomes perfectly clear When
this point is reached a small amount of malt
(Sprouted barley ground To a meaN is thrown in and
thoroughly stirred The vessel is covered tightly TO
allow the diastase "a peculiar compound formed
IN terminating grain, which acts as a fermentl to
work upon the starch and change il into sugar The
result OF this action syrup and this together with
more water is placed in vat, where the process of
fermentation is continued for dav or two or until
1t Is completed otherwise all of the alcohol cannot
he got out of it. The and final operation is TO
distIl the resultant liquor or as those who are
engaged IN It's manufacture call it, the wash.
The Farmer a Distiller
0'HlS is done by placing the wash in an incosed
L copper boiler which has a stem projecting from
its top and which strongly resembles an inverted
tobacco pipe To the end of the stem coil of copper
pipe worm, is attached and the latter placed in
barrel or other vessel provided with an inlet al the
top and outlet at the bottom. The lower and free
end OF the worm projects through the barrel to the
outside. This IS practically all the apparatus of
primitive plant, and can be constructed by any
tnsmlth at a very small cost
Now when heat is applied TO the boiler or still
as 1t is called the alcohol. spirit begins to fill the
upper space IN the form of vapor and this with the
steam that IS also generated is forced down and
passing through the worm it is Gquefed for the
coled pipe Is kept cold by the changing water
flowing through the barrel. After the alcohol is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

condensed into fluid gravity does the rest. and It
falls from the end OF the projecting worm drop by
drop INTO 4 vessel
The alcohol that IS obtained by the FIRST dStIlatlon
contains large amount of water and oils that have
been carried with the vapor and 10 get nd or
these it is necessary 10 redStll the product the
method outlined IS adhered to, but by means on
fractional stills the process has been brought 20
high degree of perfection and alcohol that IS suitable
for all industrial purposes IS easily and cheaP.y
made.
Probably the oldest application 10 which tins kind
OF alcohol was put was 20 provide a SnaH anu
intense heat for jewelers. the next and much more
modern use for it was in cooking and in tins sphere
it rivals electricity in being clean effective, and
economical In lighting. alcohol has only recently
been tried out but exhaustive tests have shown th3c
the cost of the light IS thirty per cent cheaper t
with petroleum There are also alcohol heating
stoves; but these have not been very successful
probably for lack of proper design
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
AS Motive Power for Engines

T,HESE household commodities are admittedly OF
vital interest. but IN enthusiasm we must not
overlook the use of alcohol as 4 motive power Tor
engines Alcohol engines are safer than those en-
ployng gas, gasolene, or benzln. while their tlean
ness as we'll the fact that they are odoriesS are
points that mark its speedy adoption by auto
nobists For the propulsion of boats the alcohol
engine has demonstrated its ability. one o twenty
FIVE horse power having been thoroughly tested on
a harbor inspection launch. while the Russian navy
has a boat that is equipped with three hundred
horse power alcohol engine.
Finally, all manner of farm machinery may DC run
with industrial alcohol engines and every farmer
may grow his potatoes and harvest MS own
light heat, and power; all of which indicates th.4I
the time is near at hand when the means Tor Gil,
cumventing the law of supply and demand OF hqud
fuels will not entail the wide spread practice Oh
hard frugality.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

And. o. have got the reception ready waItin for
you. says he getting the gun his shoulder while
the poor terrified Lord Lieutenant threw up his hands
and screeched like a Wild goose and his secretary
who didn't grow without the wisdom teeth, took TO
his heels. and went down the avenue like the March
wind on a dav II = hurry.
For Gods sake, sir, lower that gun | the
rale Lord Lieutenant himself" UpannS wells, with
his two knees knocking, and his eyes quitting his
head, and he fast his place as il he was pegged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

McCIauran of EnniSkilen was, within rve e.-
after, startled To find himself appointed prc
OF the agricultural board, an Ned IL
when he heard 1t. wrote him.
| congratulate myself Ireland, and You. ~--
the appointment | have secured for YOU When .-
board has money to spend or sport upon .s-
please don't forget that spare time Is the
factor, Ned HvneS.'
And, in troth, he did not forget Ned. Ne
for that matter did FitziOhn Montgomery rs t-
UplannS Dublin laughed its ribs loose. nlcSri-.-.
him Nicerov Versa and IN two weeks time he
the country and took his ticket for EnE.-,.3.
which was the last ever Ireland saw OF him A.-
her heart didn't break either
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

" There's a devil a doubt
OF it, says Montgomery.
looking along the barrel of
the gun, and taking steady,
good aim Your word Is
as good as Your bond any
dav. And it's SO seldom
we see a rale Lord Lieu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

when he Was dhTaWin on
Omagh, he called a halt at
the little village OF earn,
which was close to Mont
gomcry' IS place, and he took
with him his secretary, and
went out on foot just %
give himself no advantage
over Hvncs to Montgom-
crv's But he would not 60
into the house, he wouldn I
dcign 10 do that, but
squared himself, like a bull
frog at a barn dance, on the
gravel walk in front OF the
hall door, and passed the
word to Montgomery for To
tell him he was wanted
without.
Out, then, steps Mont
gomcry, no less pompous
than him, and looks At him,
wondering who the devil he
was.
And when he'd given
Montgomery full time 10 be
flustrahcatcd by his fine
proportions, he says, says
he, in his most lordly tones,
" Sir, | am Lord Uplanns.
the Lord Lieutenant, and
this He was going TO
say, with a wave of his
hand, is my secretary "
ped his pomposity as quick
hot potato, and cut in with
The devil YOU are' +
Lieutenant, by Heavenl yo
aud o, ,,-.r,,, 1,,.i'i