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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-12
Curious Facts About Alcoh0l

this way. The product Of the still
contains not only water but also other
chemici Ingredients, which are removed
by refining methods in the industrial
laboratory. You have then the grain
alcohol" that you buy from the apoths
cary-or used to be able to buy
which is about 90 per cent pure. Tha~
is to say, 1t is 80 per cent alcohol ana
10 per cent water.
The prohibition law, by the way -
likely to interfere very seriously with
the sale of colognes, Which are per.
fumed alcohol. In the Manufacture OF
these agreeable preparations the frst
step is to place fresh flowers in con.
tact with refined fats, which, having
a special affinity for perfumes. alb
sorb the odor Of the blossoms. Then
the fat is stepped in alcohol. which,
possessing an even greater affinity for
such odors, takes them up. The result
is, what we call a cologne.
People have been known to drink
cologne in preference to any othei
alcoholic refreshment. 1t is a highly
esthetic beverage bit decadent
one might say, but stimulating
enough to be satisfying. Before long
it is likely, cologne, will be replaced
in the boudoir by dry ~appropriatt
WORLDLY perfumed powders.
In fruit juices the fermentable mat
ter is, of course, sugar. When water
and yeast are added, fermentation
starts, and alcohol is evolved. h
wines" put UP by the old-fashioned
housewife were the result of this
simple process.
A process has recently been de.
veloped for making grain alcohol'
out of sawdust. 1t is not what ts
commonly known as wood alcohol"
which is a poison, but stuff chemically
indistinguishable from grain distjllate.
There seems, indeed, to be scarce any
thing of a vegetable nature out of
which alcohol cannot be made
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-12

TSH1s page 10 going to be mighty
1 careful not to teach folks how to
make alcoholic drinks FOR themselves.
1t does not sympathize with old John
Barleycorn, and will offer him no help.
But a few interesting things may
nevertheless be said on a subject
which just now engages much popular
attention.
Alcohol is made from two things,
starch and sugar, which are much the
same thing chemically. In fact. the
sweetness that arrives in a fruit
when It ripens is due to the conversion
Of its starch into sugar. The sugar
Of the sugar-maple tree, Of the sugar
cane and Of the sugar beet was
originally starch.
Take starch or sugar in any form,
add a lot OF water. with some or.
binary yeast, and fermentation fol-
lows. The yeast is composed of
minute living plants, which, feeding
upon the material, convert it into al
cohol and carbonic acid gas. The lat
ter bubbles up and passes OF into the
air.
When the bubbling has ceased, the
process has come to an end, and you
<have a fluid containing a certain per
centage Of alcohol. Resort nay then
be had to distillation for the purpose
: of separating the alcohol from the
fluid. Distillation does not make
alcohol; it is the fermentation that
does that-as, for instance, when
whisky is made from corn or othel
cereal grain.
Whisky can be made from any kint
of starchy material-potatoes. for ex
ample. In the stilling process tn
stun previously fermented) is sub
iected to heat. and the resulting vapol
carrying with it the highly volatile
alcohoD is condensed by exposure tt
cold. The product is alcohol mixet
with more or less water.
You cannot make pure alcohol II
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III

kNG culture, as a home enterprise has
gained increasing interest id the
South Atlantic, and Gulf states during
the last two or three years, chiefly be-,
cause of the activities of girls canning
CLUBS. \,
Fresh figs are desirable for canning
and preserving; overripe ones for
Jams and m%armalades, and unripe ones
Tor sweet pickles. Canneries of oysters
and shrimps make a run on figs for
Q few weeks at tho height of the season.
Fig trees were introduced by early
eolonists in many parts Of the South.
But in that section the Smyrna type,
which is the standard fsNof commerce,
is not grown. The government plant
bureau wishes to introduce it, and, with
q view to that end, is fetching the fig
wasp from California.
In the early Sos 14,d6O cuttings Of
the Smyrna fig were obtained from
Turkey and widely distributed in Cali
fornia for planting. ! They grew all
right, but failed to ripen fruit, for the
simple reason that all the blossoms
borne BY this much priced variety are
female.
1t was then leaAned that in the
Smyrna region the trees depend for fer
tilization upon the pollen of a native
wild fig. The pollen is carried from
the wild to the tame fig blossom by a
minute insect called the 'hg wasp"
Hence, before the Smyrna fig could be
successfully grown in the Golden State,
1T was necessary to import both the
wild fig and the insect.
The requisite cuttings were procured
and planted, and the bugs Contained
In wild figs wrapped in t%infoil) were
likewise secured by mail. When the
wild trees were big enough to bear, their
: ripened fruits were plucked and at
taehed by strings to branches Of the
tame fig trees-just as is done in the
Smyrna region. Through %the~adoption
of this method the growing of Smyrna
figs has been developed into an impor-
tant industry in California. ST.,
Figs were grown in California as far
back as ITO by Spanish padres, who
brought cuttings from their own coun-
try. At Chico, 100 miles north of. San
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-12
Coins in Use in
Ancient Times

TN THE collection at the Philadelphia
Mint Zone of the finest in existence)
there are fairly complete series OF
nearly all the coins ever issued in the
world.
Coined money was in circulation in
Asia and Europe as early as 700 B. C..
But the ancients did not put dates
on their coins, and so it is not always
easy. ;to: fx +the exact period of their
issue.
They were, Of course, not struck
with dies, but merely cast in snolds,
SO that they had not the smooth sym
metry of modern coins. Nevertheless.
some of them possessed a very high
artistic merit.
Even nowadays people bury money.
In ancient times, when a mans pos
sessions were far less safe, the prac-
tice was much more ommon Largely
, owing to it IS the fact that such great
numbers of early coins (mostly discov.
cred by a~ccident) exist today in col.
lections. ~
There. is, indeed, hardly an ancient
coinage of which specimens are not ex-
lant. Many Of them have been derived
from the hidden boards of s%acerdotal
establishments.
1.-THE earliest known brapze coins of
the Romans date back to 3339 B. G..
They issued silver coins less than a
\ Qentury later But doubtless the gold
and silver money of other countries
was largely used by the ancient
Romans, introduced among them
through the aggressive commerce Of
Greek and Asiatic states.
There was no lack Of the precious
metals in those days. DR.. r. l.. Com
palrette, numismatist of the Philadel-
phia Mint (from whom the above state
lpents, are quoted), says that in ancient
times the supply of gold and silver wat
as. great. in proportion to the popula
ton using money coined of those met
ais as it is today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-12

TIME French bread ana Vienna bread
l so familiar today on our tables were
hardly known in this country up to
the time Of the civil war. It was that
war which introduced them to the
american people, and The thing came
ABOUT inxa very curious way.
III 1851 Georgetown to-day a part
of the city Of Washington was the
greatest four.millingl center in the
United States. Soon after the battle
OF Bull Run there was a big scare
At the capital. The rebels were com,
ling, and would presently seize and
carry of all tie -four stored in the
mills.
,rs4ic reigned, and the government
hastily decided to remove the Hour to
= safer place. Every obtainable We
h,cle was commasdeered for the pur.
bose-groceff,y; wagons, farm wagons.
and ven bicycles and pony carlsbad
Tor two days AZ endless caravan PRO;
! ceed1d, under direction of the. military
from Georgetown to the Capitol, where
their loads Of precious breadstuff were
aransferred to the basement.
rhousands Of cord5 Of wood stored
there for fuel wers hastily removed
ard stacked outside the building. e
make room for, the flour. Altogether
Il was a tremendous Job. giving much
diaxust to great nurnbers, Of CITIZEN
VINO were picked up on the streets and
sorcAd 10 take parti.i the work.
The expected raid failed to come of
hut. with all the -four stored in tn
y CAPITOL basement, to carry Il back y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-12
War Bread Worth Eating

Georgetown seemed nothing short OF
idiotic, and so the War Department
hit upon the happy, idea of starting a
bakery on the premises, to supply the
Army Of tie Potomac with bread.
Accordingly the rooms in the, west
terrace were cleared out and ovens
were built in, every one of them
throughout its great length. The prop
lem them was ITO procure expert
bakers; for in those, days bakeries
were almost nonexistent ever in he
largest cities. People made their own
bread at home. Finally q number OF
'Frenchmen. Germans and Austrians.
Mw1y arrived immigrants with kncwl-
edge Of the I. ade, were rounded up
in New York and fetched to Washing.
Von.
The bread they, made wasNof a style
new TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. loaves.
French twist" etc. They baked 1t
in sheets OF a size to fit the, bed Of an
army wagon. Nearly 500 men were
employed in the work, including help.
ers and solutions. The bakery was
kept in continuous operation until late
in 1868. when the Union forces were
fighting too far south to be ccorveni'
emily supplied from washington.
The new kind Of bread made such
a hit with the soldiers that when they
scattered to their homes, after the
war they insisted upon having It
ThiS demand brought about the estab
lisi, ment Of bakeries by Frenchmer
and Germans all over the country. AMI
thus the taste WAS acquired by thu
civilian por ulation. &
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this respect, however, it was quite
wonderful.
Today it ID called Statuary Hall. and
guides at the Capitol make it a part of
their business to show off this feature
to visitors, who, instructed to stand
in certain places, are able distinctly to
hear whispers uttered one hundred
feet away. There il >sornething quite
weird about 1t.
It was in this place that the British
Admiral Cockburn, in 1914. held an
impromptu mock parliament, putting
to vote the question, shall this har.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-12

ings. Anybody may buy these copies
for five cents apiece. All patents are
numbered. serially, for ready reference:
In the search room at the Patent
Office copies of all patents ever issued
are arranged in classes. Thus an at
torney charged with the task of pro-
curing for a client q patent on 9 pre-
vioasly patented idea asks to see the
class Tor subclass) of egg heaters.
When il is placed before him. he can
review almost at q glance every egg.
beaten patent granted in the history Of
the Patent. Office. i.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-12

THEORETICALLY, the principles Of
i acoustics are fairly we'll understood.
But when it comes to applying them
in the construction Of an auditorium
results seem to be more or less Of =
gamble. @
The old hail of the House Of Repre-.
sentatives at Washington was planned
after the model of an ancient Greek
theatre. Its success, acoustically
speaking, was "a lucky, accident. In
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-12

Dor Of Yankee democracy be burnedf>
The motion was unanimously carried.
and thereupon fire,-was set to the
Capitol, rockets being shot through
the roof, while whatever wood
CHANGED to be at hand was fetched.
together with books from the Consres-
, sional Library. to help the flames.
The House wing was by this means
destroyed, and thus 1t happens that
what is low called the old House Of
Representatives. or Statuary Hall. is
another building erected on the same
site after the war.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-12

A PATENT, in the ordinary course,
"A goes through certain definite stages
of procedure. beginning with IAN in
spection of the inventors drawings and
specifications Ito make sure that it is
q new idea), and winding up. with its
issuance. accompanied by publication In
the official gazette.
During the war, however, all patents
Selating to naval OF military matters
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-12

that seemed of the slightest possible i'm
portance have Men held up and with
held from issue. 1t was not desired to
offer any useful suggestions to the
enemy !; and there was no telling that
some of them might not prove of value
to Uncle SAM
Incidental to the final granting of
the patent, fifty copies Of it are printed,
with reproductions of the original draw
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-23
An Internal Treatment
 For Piles (Hemorrheids)
Gives Ahsoiute Relief from All Pain and SuGering-Hns Never Failed
 Guaranteed.

Many people have become Respondent because they have been led to believe that their case was hopeless and that there was. no remedy for their case.
 Go to your druggist and get an original bottle of Miro Pile Remedy, the discovery of a clever Ohio chemist, that taken internally, passes unchanged through the stomach and intestiae es. and thus reaches the source of the trouble, where, by its soothing, healing antiseptic action. it first allays and then by direct contact with the ulcers and piles causes them to heal and Ais- appear forever
 It's positively marvellous how speed in two or three days, even in cases that have resisted all previously known treatments really wonderful results have been accomplished. Is one of the wonderful discoveries of recent years and anyone who is disappointed with it's use can have their money re- funded.
 Lee & osgood Co. dispense Miro, or can get it for you on short notice. Surely it Is worth the little trouble to obtain to be rid of piles forever
 IMPORTANT-What is knowd AS itching piles are not piles in the true sense of the word. although this oondi- tien may accompany true case of piles. For this condition Miro Pile Ointment has been prepared, as in such cases it is not necessary to take the internal prescription.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-23
BOLTON

Mrs J. T. Matthews of Wilkesbarre Pa, who has been with her daughter, Mrs. Frank K. Abbott, since she was i'll with pneumonia. returned home on Tuesday, taking Mrs. Abbott and her three children with her for the win ter.
 MT. and Mrs. Roy T. Carpenter of Westfield, Mass. spent the week end with the parents of Mrs. Carpenter, MT and Mrs Frank L. Loomis
 Mrs. Charles N Loomis has return ed from Cromwell, where she visited her daughter. Mrs. William E. Stet- son.
 MT. and Mrs. Clair s. Hutchinson and daughter Louise of Hartford and William K Sumner and Howard Sumner of Rockville spent Sunday with Mrs Jennie l.. Bolton.
 There have been two dates appoint ed for civil service examina tions of applicants for the Bolton postomce. but no postmaster was secured at either time. Now the postoffice de- partment has offered the office to an applicant without a civil service ex- animation upon oonsidera ton of inc Rostoffiee inspector. If this offer does not secure an applicant by Oct. 3oth. the Bolton office will have to be done away with. It is earnestly hoped by all that someone will feel that he can take the office.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-23
LIBERTY HILL

Mrs. J. H. Knott, who has been i'll with bilious fever, is convalescent. Mrs. Card of Riverton. a friend Of Mrs. Knott, is with her during her illness.
 The teacher of the district school was in Brockton. Mass. Saturday and Sunay.
 MT. and Mrs. Legrand Chappell of Montville attended church here Sun day.
 Mr. and Mrs. Myron Hoxie of Leb- anon Center were guests Sunday of Mrs. Hoxie's parents, MT. and Mrs. J. Henry Clarke.
 As there was no service at Leba- non Baptist church Sunday. several of the mem bers attended church here.
 Mrs Emma J. Goddard is suffering from asthma and heart trouble.
 Saturday John Clarke and Elmer Capels staked out the location of a house which Mir. Clarke is going to erect on the site that was MT. Clarke s former home; the house that stood there was burned several years ago.
 Miss Davis, a teacher in East Hampton, was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Horace F'oote over the week end
 Mir. and Mrs. George DeIap of Hartford and MT. and Mrs. Judson Delap of Stamford were callers at Mrs. Frank Davolfs Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-23
ABINGTON

Mrs. c. P. Grosvenor has returned after a visit of several days with her sister, Mrs. Averiii. in Worcester.
 The school board members at their meeting Monday afternoon came te 90 decision over school matters.
 The Pomona officers held rehearsal at Grange hall Saturday.
 Wolf Den grange gave part of tke program at Brooklyn grange meeting Oct. 14. Only a few Wolf Den mem bers were able to attend r Wednesday. Oct. IS. the degree team conferred the third and fourth degrees at Senexet grange.
 Mrs. A. B. Smith is confined to her room as the result of fall
 Rev. Mir. Bates of Ithaca, N. T.. was candidate at the Congregational church Sunday and will preach next Sunday also.
 Dr. Goodridse and family hava closed their summer home here and at present are at The Ben Grnsvenar.
 Many from here attended Stafford fair.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-23
Breed Theatre.

For the feature attraction te4ay the Breed will present Earle Williams in '"The Hornets Nest" The stery offers Earle Williams 8 rare oppor- tunity to portray a character, who. although ruined by the deceptions or humanity, has not lost faith in the world. He draws one to him by little acts of kindness and from the first flash wins the admiration of all who see him. MT. Williams shows master hand in handling the role. He Is always the gentleman even under the most trying circumstances. When it becomes nee essary for him to impersOnate a crook he does it in a manner that wins ad- mira ton. The film version was adapt ed from the popular novel of the came name by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow. The scenario was written by James Dayton. James Young directed the production and exercised discretion in selecting settings that would enhance the beau ties of the story and lend an atmos- phere that gives the story life like ap- pearance. He surrounded Mir. Will Hams with a capable cast picked for their particular fitness for the roles. For the second feature of the bill Peg gy Hyiand will be seen in Cheating Herself,'' one of the funniest. merriest com edieS you ever saw.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-23
USOUEPAUGH

Mrs. Phebe Nj Anthony of Exeter was a caller here Thursday.
 Albert HoyIe of Beaver River Valley was a caller in this village Thursday.
 Amos H. Kenyon and family of Providence spent Sunday with local relatives
 Herbert CasweH of Narragansett Pier was a caller here Saturday after noon.
 Mrs Avis Proctor of Hamilton spent sunday with her aunt. Mrs. Fannie Bickneu-
 MT and Mrs c. C. Kenyon spent Saturday and Sunday with Norwich relatives.
 Ar and Mrs. J. s. Lamond spent Saturday in Westerly.
 Calvin Peck. an Usquepaugh boy now located in Providence, has taken unto himself a wife. Mir. and Mrs Peck spent part of last week with the formers parents. MT. and Mrs. Andrew Peck
 Rev c. H. Palmer preached at Lib- erry church Sunday morning.
 Fred K CrandaH and family of Kingston were callers here Sunday
 Mrs George Young and daughter of Arcadia were local callers one day re- gently.
 Leonard JosIin of Exeter was in this village Monday evening.
 Rev A. A. Gaisford preached at the church Sunday morning. Next Sun day is the 10eth anniversary of the founding Of Queens River church. In the norning at II o'clock Rev. J H TrenDerth will preach. At the noon hour basket lunch will be eaten and
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-23
WESTERLY

were injury in addition to minor cuts and bruises.
 A reception was rendered Rev r. Stewart kinley, soon to retire as the pastor of the First Baptist church. of which he has been the satisfactory pastor nearly five years. The exer- cises were held in the vestry. Albert G. Martin acting as chairman. Re- were made by Revs. Clayton A. Bur- dick, F. c. A. Jones. Frederick A. Mac Donald, George D. Stanley, Philip S. SaiIer and D. w. JackSon.< Thomas H. Peabody, in behalf of the church. pre- scented a purse of gold to Rev. MT. Kinley, and Mrs. Albert T. Kenneth. representing the Ladies' Aid society presented a gold wrist watch and neck chain to Mrs Kin1ey.
 Rev. Frederick A. MaeDonSid con- ducted the funeral services of William Dugnid, at his home in Tower, a large number of relatives and friends being in attendance. MT. Duguid was born in Aberdeen. Scotland. May IS. 1S47, came to the United States in 1870, and since then has been employed in Westerly IS a Saving cutter. He was a charter memoer of the local lodge of Odd Fellows. Manchester Unity, church He leaves a widow. four sons and three daughters. sister and brother.
 Local Laeonics.
 Major Cyril l.. D. Wells. Coast Ar tilIery Corps, Rhode Island National Guard generally known in Westerly will give a talk on Coast Artillery. in East Greenwich tonight. The public meeting is under the auspices of the Sixteenth company and will be held in the Varnum Memorial armor.-
 The Knights of Columbus have en- dorsed the campaign of the Roose- welt Memorial association and the To- cal knights, in common with those throughout the country, will make liberal contributions.
 Twelve pound cans of army bacon are selling in Providence for s2-75 and in Westerly the price is $3.50.
 Fl. c. Hart, 34 a resident of North Stonington, employed in Westerly, died in the Rhode Island hospital. Tuesday evening, following a surgical opera tion. lie leaves his widow and two children. He was at one time fore man of the Hale peach and apple or chard in Seymour, Conn.
 Miss Mary McGuire. daughter Of John H. Mcclure and Thomas Cooper were married Tuesday at a nuptial mass in St. MichaeFs church. by Rev. Walter Lyddy.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-23
Davis Theatre.

There will be the regular matinee today at 2:15 and the big feature is Dorothy Phillips in -The Grand Pas sion" six part thrilling drama The powder plant is going!" is the ominous yell of the mob. The wind is blowing toward the powder plant, and the whole town will go if the oil tank ex- plodes. Dick Evans, the Boss of Powderville, is about to start a news paper The Trumpet" to evolve new city that may redeem his past. Thus toll of all the hell-holes yields s4,o0G for advertisements. Jack Ripley has editorially charge of "The Trumpet" and both he and Dick are in love with Viola, whose uncle, Paul Argos, heads a revolt against the boss The sus- pense becomes acute in the final reel as to whether the powder plant will be destroyed and also as to whether, in case they are not killed by the mob, will it be Dick or Jack who wins out with Viola? The other feature is Au- gustus Thomas famous American moral play. As a Man Thinks a 5 part story, with great lesson starrnig Leah Baird, International News and funny Major comedy completes the show.
 Complete change of program tcmor- row.