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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02

What is this neutral spirits ethyl alcohol? It originated with one Adam not he of the Garden of Eden and orig inal sin, but an obscure citizen of Niemes who first conceived the idea of fractional distillation. It was an Irishman's wit that perfected the process, and the real father of the neutral spirit trade was Aneas Coffee of Dublin. English German and American talent has long since opened the flood gates for this liquid. In reporting upon it's character a congress sional committee said fourteen years ago: Neutral or cologne spirits possessing the same alcoholic strength as whisky, and being susceptible to the most deli cate flavor and color. can easily, and with little expense, be given the odor and appearance of aged whisky With this alcoholic basis, bourbon and rye whisSies, cognac brandy, Jamaica rum, gin, cor dials, etc. are produced from the same tank, by the use of oils, essences and col bring mixtures"
 When Senator Burrows of Michigan was a member of the House he succeeded in getting through a resolution to investigate the whisky trust. Mir Bynum of Indiana was chairman of the committed. The in- vestigation scarcely opened up before the committees attention was directed to the startling testimony concerning the adul- 
 greatly entertained and instructed by a witness, who demonstrated by actual ex- periments how the neutral spirits made by the whisky trust was used in adulter- ation and substitution. This witness took a large demljohn of the neutral spirits and asked the congressman about the table: Whats yours?" If the states man preferred rye. rye came from the demijohn when few drops of essence had been added. If another preferred gin, there was gin in the demijohn. So with bourbon, cognae, rum or sherry This committe absolved the whisky trust from the charge of violating the Sherman anti trust law, and devoted most of it's report to the adulterations, saying: In so far as the federal government has the power. these frauds upon the public should be stopped It also recommended that a revenue stamp attesting the purity of whisky and it's age in bond should be placed over the corks of bottles contain ing straight whisky. .
 During Mir. Cleveland's last administra-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
SIana

The most difficult work solicited. Hermi. taGe. of course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
CRIMES COMMITTED IN WHISKY'S NAME Little of Whisky Consumed is
 Genuine Article HOW IT IS MANUFACTURED History of the Step By Which Pure Food Label Is Now to Come
 Into General Use.
 The Label.
HOW IT IS MANUFACTURED
BY FREDERIC J. HAsklN.

Let the label tell the truth. says President Roosevelt. and the department of agriculture Is rapidly preparing to make that feature of the pure food law effective Adulteratlons of whisky in the United States must now be sold under their true colors, and be made to conform to the new food and drugs act The fed eral authority extends, of course, only to whisky made for, or sold in, interstate commerce. It was President Grants "let no guilty man escape" that broke up the whisky ring" Grant went after frauds upon the federal revenue. President Roosevet's let the label tell lnvokes the pure food laws to force dealers in adulterated or compounded liquors to tell tue truth about the product they offer for sale.
 "The American people are drinking labels" said the United states bureau of chemistry few years ago. few people here and there, bibulously or incidentally inclined, sat up and took notice and then settled back to drinking labels again. The late Gen. Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur, always seeking for information, wrote 10 Dr. h. w. Wiley cnlet or the bureau of chemistry, for an explanation of the phrase: The American people are drink ing labels" Dr. Wiley replied that over S5 per cent of the so-called whisky on the American market was not really whisky, and that less than 2 per cent of the whisky sold appeared under the green guarantee stamp of the government as af- fixed over the corks of the bottles under operation of the bottled-in- bond law. The letter to General Wallace got into the newspapers. Dr. Wiley had touched an intimate mystery in the vastnesses of a big industry. Protests poured into Wash ington and the secretary of agriculture and the President were asked to dismiss that government chemist who had dared to comment upon the secrets of great interest. H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02

In reply the department of agriculture collected and analysed 2000 samples of whisky, the tests sustaining the bureau of chemistry. Dr. Wiley went before a committee of Congress ana with supplies of neutral spirits, or ethyl alcohol, chemicals and coloring matter. he showed the congressman how the trick was turned. Meanwhile, Senator McCumber was leading the fight for the pure food bill in the Senate. He showed instances where the profits on adulterated whisky were so large that the ''rectiier" could throw in with every sale of few cases a sofa for the family parlor or a cuckoo clock to amuse the children. On the floor of the Senate he declared: "A quarter of a hundred different kinds of liquors with as many different prices come from the same tank" in discussing how this neutral spirits was used.
 It remained for Representative A. o. Stanley of Kentucky to achieve the dra- matic climax in the debate on the bill in the House. He made his way down to the forum under Speaker Cannons desk and held aloft a druggists graduate filled with white pure neutral spirits. Placing it on a desk, he took from his pocket some vials of "essence of rye and bourbon," and a small vial of col bring matter With the skill of a Her man or a Kellar he converted the neutral splflts lHto loufleen-ye -yedr-Olu WnlSKy ana defied any expert in the House to tell the difference between it and the genuine.
 Tt is the kind of so-called whisky which the pure food bill aims to stop," said Mir. Stanley. Tt is this sort made out of this new alcohol, that will eat the very vtals out of a coyote: it will make a bowling dervlsh out of an anchorite; it will make rabbit walk right up and spit in a bulldogs eye" The result of these, and many more speeches and demonstrations was that the liquor clause was included in the pure food act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02

During Mir. cleveiand's last administra-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02

Tomorrow-"what is Whisky Abroadr'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02

The fact that tuberculosis is fire.
quently spread through factory
skim milk upon which young stock
is fed, has been established through
2 new series of tests made by Pro-
fessor H. L. Russell, recently elect
ed dean of the college of agriculture
at the University of Wisconsin.
Pasteurization of the skim milk,
DR.. Russell shows, is the only effect
i've measure to check wholly the
danger from infection of young cat
tie through their feed. Numerous
proofs of this were found in the
course of the tests. In one herd
Of fifteen cattle the only two that
were free from tuberculous infec-
ton had been fed skim milk which
was pasteurized. In another herd
where ten out of twenty-one head
were badly infected with the dis
ease, it was found that those that
did not react to the test had been
fed pasteurized skim milk. Other
cases as striking were found.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02
Horse Clipping.

H. w. Thompson is now prepared
to clip horses. HIS clipping ma
chine is run by an electric motor.
He does a slick job and does it
quickly. Bring on your horses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our appre-
citation and gratitude to the many
friends and relatives who so kindly
extended their sympathy to rs in
our late bereavement, and also for
the beautiful floral tributes.
Mr.. AND MRS. VIM. FOLEY
AND FAMILY.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02
Memorial Day in the Schools.


ment, not hereditary impulse. If
one comes to cherish his fatherland
there must be an inculcation and a
| fostering of requisites necessary to
produce this state of mind, there
must be cause for the sentiment.
Cicero, in his Treatise on Friend
ship, says, He who possesses ami
able qualities is alone worthy of our
regards" SO there must in the ma
ture of things be conditions of fact
that shall appeal to our interests or
emotions to create in US the senti-
ment of patriotism. The Chinese
peasant is said to be utterly devoid
of patriotism, because he cannot see
that the government is administered
except for his spoliation.
No people have more occasion to
cherish their native land than do
Americans, for there is no land in
all the world where conditions for
individual happiness approximate
more nearly to the ideal; no country
where there is more personal free
dom; liberty under the demand OF
public opinion, maintained by a
popular government. Here one has
the fullest opportunity to enjoy life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happl-
ness, without distinction of race or
creed. There are a thousand rea-
sons why Americans should love
America and give to it the full meas
ure of their devotion for the support
of the national integrity and pres
| tige and the maintenance of it's free
institutions.
We should teach our children the
reasons why the nation is worthy OF
their affection and of their devotion
TO it's interests. No period in all
the year is more favorable for the
incu1cation of patriotism than that
which includes Memorial Day.
The state authorities, urged by
public sentiment, are accustomed
annually to call the attention Of
school teachers to the propriety OF
calling. the attention of their pupils
| to the facts which Memorial day sug'
gests.
The Memorial Day Annual for the
use of schools for 1907, issued un
der the direction of State Superin'
tendent C. P. Cary, is fine pro.
duction Of the printers art and re-
plete with felicitous patriotic selec
tons, including the words and mu
sic of The Star Spangled Banner
and America. Many of these selec
tons are literary gems, the best
| products of great minds. 1t the
young people would commit these
fine selections to memory they
would have acquisitions that woulo
give them permanent and increas
ing satisfaction, for the more they
might ponder on the sentiments and
the manner Of their expression the
more beauty would they see in them
to admire.
ct is for the schools to instill in
to the minds of American children
that love of home and that loyalty
to country which knows no limita-
tons; it is for the schools so to i'm
plant the glory of the stars of the
flag in the hearts of the youth that
il shall remain there for all time, the
safeguard of the coun try's honor
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02

A. F. Herold of Maiden Rock, the
largest purchaser of river fish for
the New York market. states that
from Dec. to March Is he shippe d
direct one hundred fourteen cars of
carp, buffalo and dog fish, of which
seven-eighths came from between
the head of Lake Pepin and La
Crosse. For this large amount $127,-
COO were paid out.-Hastings Ga
Zette.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02

For SALE. Houses, Farms, Acres
and Lots, all in Wisconsin. Peter
Hastert, River Falls, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02

For SALE-A house and lot on
18th street. Price, $1,050. Inquire
of Mrs. Judson Knight.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02

FoUND-On Maple street, between
Main and I'd, a set of artificial teeth.
Call at this office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02

Money to Loan, in sums of $500
and up on real estate security.
A. 7. CARROLL, agent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02

For SALE-A house 90 rooms)
and lot on Main street, near Cascade
avenue. Inquire of A. T. Carroll.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02
Notice..

The notes and accounts of the
late ]. P. Carroll are in my hands for
collection. A. t. CARROLL.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02

For SALE-My fine 80 acre farm
adjoining the city limits. Price and
terms reasonable.
H. B. VLIELAND.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02
THE LOCAL MARKET.

CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY.
Following are the prices paid by
River Falls merchants and dealers
for farm products, etc., to-day:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02

A new line of 1aces at r. N. Jen-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02
DIR. E. C. ROBERTS,
OPTOMETRIST,

Will make his next regular visit to
River Falls May 9Th and 9th, office
at City Hotel.
FITTING GLASSES
to the eyes is not guess-work. 1t is
a scientific procedure which only
a specialist can follow deftly and
with certainty. If your eyesight is
not what you think it ought to be
or you are troubled with headaches,
YOU should have them examined by
some one who thoroughly under
stands eye and eye instruments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-02

WANTED-A girl at the New City
Hotel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-17
0AKVlLLE HAPPENINGS

c. A. George moved his household effects from Kennedy's tenement on Main street to Bridgeport this after noon.
 Frank Douglas of Main street is seriously, ill and is attended by Dr Munger of Watertown.
 Ernest Ziedler has given up his po- sition in the shipping department of tic 0akyille company to accept q more lucrative one with the Silk cont pany of Watertown
 John Zigler has given np his posi- ton as clerk at Jones' grocery on Main street and has returned to his home in Bantam.
 Frederick Dains is visiting with his parents here
 Mir and Mrs J. A. Cosgroye of South Waterbury will move into Netchen's tenement on Main street about June |.
 The trolley feed wire broke this morning near Smiths factory caus- ing some delay to the Watertown cars. The construction car soon arrived from Waterbury and adjusted the troublef
 There was no session of the New ton Heights school to-day it being the teachers visiting day :
 Several from here attended the fair in Waterville last night.
 Two extra freight trains in addition to the regular one were required to handle the branch freight yesterday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-17
Kurolsi Just Excaped Collision.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The yacht Privateer, carrying General Baron Ku- roki, Japanese war hero; the owner of the vessel, R. A. c. Smith, and a par ty of prominent Japanese, escaped col lision with string of barges in Peeks- kill bay while on the way to West Point. Only through the presence of mind of MT. Smith, who was on the bridge at the time, was the accident ayerted. When the barges loomed up out of a heavy fog he rang quickly for full speed astern and stopped the yacht within her own length. Mir. Smith was congratulated by General Kuroki for bis coolness.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-17
RosEREN DEFEATED.
Suffrage, . 8 to 1 Shot, Captured the
 CrOtona Handicap nt Belmont.


 CrOtona Handicap nt Belmont.
 NEW YORK, May I7-Again the much vaunted Roseben went down to defeat, this time before Suffrage, a 3 to 1 shot and at a distance said to be to his liking. True, he carried 140 pounds, but 1t always has been claim ed that weight made no difference to him when the distance was six or six and half furlongs. &t... The race was the Crotona handicap, run at Belmont park. Roseben was a hot favorite, but never was in the run ming. Jack Atkin made the pace to the final furlong where Miller. brought up Suffrage anu won by two lengths.
 Superman made new track record for mile and sixteenth. winning the last race in LA 3-5. The winners:
 First kace.--Saracinesca first; Colo nel White, second; St. Valentine, third. Second Race.-Jubilee, first; Lady Winifred. second; Wavecrest, third.
 Third Race. - Tileing, first; Rose mount, second; Ampedo, third.
 Fourth Race. - Sanctus. first; Dr. Keith, second: Fallaheen, third.
 Fifth Race.-Suffrage, first; Jack At kin, second: Pantoule, third.
 Sixth Race.-Superman, first; Dolly Spanker, second; Blandy. third.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-17
ALWAYS FOREMOST.
The One Remedy Preferred Before All Others Is Dr Richards Dys- pepsia Tablets. And Why?
 Because They Cure.

It is not the food we eat, but in that part which Is assimilated, that puts our nerve forces in good active working order. A good healthy stomach Is what we should feel proud of, and you can have such, by talk ing Dr Richards Dyspepsia Tablets there Is nothing so good for the poor. weak and diseased stomach as this remedy, and thousands of people are testifying to the fact.
 Read what Mrs William Earth, 52 Washington street, Waterbury, has to say:
 ''I was bothered for about five years with indigestion and during most of that time I was not able to eat a hearty meal without experience ing the most distressing results. Of- ten in going about my household du- ties l would be attacked with dizzy spells and would have to sit down un- til I recovered; my stomach was con- stantly sour and bloated from gases. My food turned to sour mass and rarely ever digested properly caus- ing scarcely any nourishment. came to the conclusion 1t was my lot to live my life out confirmed dys- peptic. A relative of mine, who lives at a little distance from this city, had been cured of indigestion by Dr Richards Dyspepsia Tablets and was at last persuaded by 'her to go to Apothecaries hall and get a bottle of this remedy. I did not have much faith, as patent medicines had failed to reach my case. This was six weeks ago and I am glad to say I obtained instant relief. l will never cease to be thankful to Dr Richards Dyspepsia Tablets and shall heartily recommend them at all times.
 For sale by all druggists. Accept no other. Price 50 cents per bot tie. Made by Dr Richards Dyspep- sia Tablet association. 53 and 55 Worth street, New York city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-17
BARONESS GETS SEVEN YEARS.
Anisia Louise de Massey Convicted
 of Manslaughter at New York.

Anisia Louise de Massey Convicted
 of Manslaughter at New York.
 NEW YORK. May IT. = Baroness Anisia Louise de Massey, who was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree for the killing of Gustave Si- mon, wealthy Broadway waist man. ufacturer, was sentenced to serve sev- en years and five months in the state prison for women at Auburn, N. I.
 The Baroness de Massy was. con yicted of shooting Simon at his Broad way store. where she had been em- ployed.
 A In her own defense Mime. de Massey testified that she had called at Simon's office to collect her salary, but declared that the merchant had refused to give 1t to her, with the remark that she would have to sue him for it. She said that she then left his office and made her way to the street, where she was taken Into custody on a charge of hay Ing murdered the merchant.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-17
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS

Rubber City lodge, \ E. o. P. will give a card party tonight at Pythian hall.
 Linemen in the employ of the troll ley company are stringing the feed wire for the new trolley line in Beacon Falls.
 J. H. Weaver, manager of the Phoenix shop office baseball team, has accepted the challenge of the coat shop team.
 County Commissioners Thompson and Geddes received applications for liquor licenses at the office of At torney Bowen yesterday.
 Commencing this week and con tinuing until further notice the Fri day evening services at St Michaers church will be discontinued.
 August Johnson, aged 34, died Wednesday night at the New Haven hospital where he has been patient for about four weeks. He resided on Hillside avenue and leaves a widow and four daughters.
 Florence Kernan, daughter of the late MT and Mrs Daniel Herman, died yesterday at the home of her aunt, Miss Catherine Leary, on Lewis street. She leaves a brother and sis ter. The funeral will be held Satur- day morning at S:3O at her late resi- dence and at 9 o'clock at St Francis church.
 At the Baptist church, Union City, a concert will be given on Monday evening by volunteer talent for the benefit of the church under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society of the church The following persons will take part: Mrs Robert Spencer May, contralto; Miss Bessie Good win, soprano; Mrs A. S. May, ac- companist: Fred Walther, basso; Mrs l.. Broadbent, accompanist; Mrs Ed ward Ashley, reader and impersonat- or. Tickets are 25 cents
 Thomas Paul Weary, son of Richard Weary of Anderson street. was the winner of an oratorical contest held at St Bonaventure's college, Alleghany, N. r., Tuesday night, and was award ed the Elmira Alumni gold medal. He is member of the senior class which is composed of 100 students, six of whom were selected to compete for the prize. The judges decided that MT. Neary's oration was the best and at the close of the contest he was presented with the handsome medal. The subject of MT Neary's oration was Catholicism, the Nursery of Civilization"
 Superintendent Schaffer of the local rubber factories has notified the con- mittee of the St Francis T. A. B. so- ciety that he has decided to grant the request of the several hundred signers of the petition that the factories close on Saturday, June 15, the day of the annual parade and field day of the Catholic Total Abstinence union of Connecticut which will be held here. The committee which has charge of the arrangements for the day expect that several thousand out-of-town peo- pie will be here and they have prepar- ed an athletic program that will equal any that has been given in past years. The parade will he one of the largest ever held in the state.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-17
WATERvlLLE

Choir rehearsal at St Pauls church tonight at 7:.45 o'clock. w
 Waterville Go, U. R. K. of F., did not have their open air drill last eve- ming on account of the rain.
 The Saturday half holiday will start in the local factories to-mor- row.
 James Truelove has returned to his home in Reynolds Bridge, after a short visit in the vile.
 Conrad Drufa has gone to New York city for few days business trip. .s Miss Josephine Ryan is expected home from the Hartford hospital in about a week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-17
MrI.took Him For an A..embryman.

ALBANY, N. Y.. May Ex-Governor Hughes received John Buckley, alias John 'Buchli. a former inmate of the state prison at Auburn, who made charges of mismanagement and bru- tality against the authorities of that prison and of the state prison depart ment. Buckley, through an oversight of the governors military secretary, who mistook him for an assemblyman, got an audience with the governor without appointment.