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THE OMAJTA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY. MATinil in. IftOT.
to ftpeak of as hli best friend In Eu
rope. and It mar bo certain that the little
principality will take It * cue from Russia.
Tha policy ot Iloutnanla will determine upon
that followed by Germany , and white Bul
garia It anti-Turk tab , It cannot be said that
It has tympathy for Greece , bttilde * which Us
ruler Is completely under the control of
Ilussla. It la difficult to tar what course
Hcrvla will pursue , still It Li not likely to stir
up the old feud with Roumnnla , for such ac
tion would bring about the 111 will ot Austria
and Germany. And yet the first shot fired
across the Greek frontier might upset all
tbo calculations of the diplomatics , anil sur
prise the rulers of Europe by the unlocked
for Combinations that would develop them-
nclvra.
There are now In process of building for
the British navy clghty-nlno vessels ; for the
1'rcncb. thirty-three ; for the Ituwlan , thirty-
nine ; for the German , nineteen , and for the
Italian , thirteen. Of these vessels which are
being built by Great Drltaln forty-eight are
torpedo boats , whllo of the other powers
Italy Is the only one that Is building any ,
nntl sbo only ono. Of battleships England
Is building twelve ; Franco , six ; Uussla ,
eight ; Germany , three , and Italy , two. It
might bo thought that England would bo
satisfied with this , and yet she Is not. A
London newopaper points out that the Gor
man estimates ( or construction are $18,000-
009 more than they were eight years ngo ;
that Kranco Is building rapidly and largely ,
niul that Hussla proposes to build ono mew
fihlp for each ono that Great Ilrltnln builds.
The time was when It was the ambition of
England to 1m VQ a fleet as strong as all the
Heels of the world combined , but that stand
ard has been gradually lowered , until now
licr fleet Is no larger than that of Russia
nnd Franco combined. To Increase It she
must build as many battleships as both of
these powers together , and her people find
thai slio Is not doing It. How will this
rivalry end ?
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A writer In n French journal calls alien
tlou to the activity of Germany In the In
duslrlal world. Ho polnls oiil lhat the popu
lation of that country In 1S95 was C3.000.000 ,
nnd that while between the years 1801 nnd
181)6 ) Franco added only 17B.OOO lo her popu
lation , Germany now holds a lead over
Franco ot 14,000,000 Inhabitants. The prog
ress ot Germany Is nlso notable In other di
rections. The appllcallon of science to In
dustry IB carried out on at wider scale than
In any other European country. This Is es
pecially true of chemlslry , Iho German
chemists having secured for Ihelr country
the first place In Urn manufacture- dyes ,
drugs and now medicinal preparations. The
writer of the article docs not think , however ,
that Germany will become tbo first commer
cial nation In the world. Her per capita
exports are still slightly exceeded by those
of Franco , and while England Is exercised
over the Introduction of German-made goods
In her markets , her manufacturing position
is not materially changed.
Down to IliiHlttcfil.
Kantian City Btar.
There Is a clianco that the next session of
the United States senate will bu a legislative
body instead of a debating club and an ob
r stacle tu legislation. Senator Hoar has given
notlco that ho will propose an amendment to
the rules "to enable the senate to act on
legislation when It desires , fitter reasonable
debate. " The necessity of Introducing such
an amendment Is a startling commentary
on the degeneracy of the senate.
Metaphor * .
Minneapolis Journal.
An Oklahoma legislator declared that Wall
street reminded him "of that well known
biblical character , Shylock , who demanded
his pound of meat though the heavens fall. "
The story is as bad aa that o the Nebraska
statesman who declared that the proud
( American eagle would ever stand ready to
show Its tooth In the face of tyranny and
oppression.
A White HOIINO Troclin.
Chicago necord.
Major MoKInlcy would do well to borrow
General Weylcr's trocha. It doesn't seem
to bo ot much use to Wcyler and It would
enable ilcKlnloy to ward oft some ot those
olllco seekers.
MIIITII IN IllIYME.
'Philadelphia necord.
TIio wlso man Is the man who has
His synonyms well weighed.
The foolish man , forsooth , is ha
Who calls a spade a spado.
St. Paul Dispatch.
"Each "human " being has his bent , "
JOIICH very wisely said.
Bo when they passed the box In church
Jones always bent his head.
Chicago Tribune.
No president's foot , wo dare to say ,
Will ever have a twinge of gout
If exercised once every day
In kicking olllccseckers out.
Detroit Free Press.
Mntid , kneeling , Imth so sweet an air
Yet here's myword upon It :
Her thoughts riro not nil solemn prayer ,
J3ut partly Easter bonnet.
Washington Star.
The crowds still heed excitement's call.
Wo lose them ; more's the pity !
Good-byo to Washington ; nnd all
Aboard for Carson City !
'New York Tribune.
The nbsent-mlnded man. 'tis salfl ,
Is ho , without much doubt ,
Who put the candle Into hod
And blew himself clear out ,
Cleveland I'luln Denier.
The Isles of Greece , the Isles of Greece !
Where burning Sappho loved nnd sung !
Are all a-yelllntr now "I'qllco ! "
Quite loud enough to split a lung ,
THAT'S \VIIO.
Denver Pout ,
Who hypnotized me with her ways
Until my heart was all nblnzo
With love , and every nerve appeared
To be , llko lightning' , ilounlo geared ?
Liicltida.
Who listened to my earnest pleas ,
And warmed toward mo by degrees
Until shn called me 3am , and suld
I'd sort o' turned her llttla head ?
My sweetheart ,
T Who let me kiss her ono sweet night
Ilencath the moon's whlto metal light ,
And Maid sho'd over cling1 to me
AH olIiiKH th hark unto the tree ?
My betrothed ,
Who left the altar at my side ,
lrensed In the trappings of u bride ,
And said again and yet again
I was the king of all the men ?
My wife.
And now who often calls mo down ,
Upon her fuco a vicious frown ,
And It to answer her I dare
ISntwInon her lingers In my lialrT
Bamo girl.
SUNS HIM : .
Captain Jack Crawford , the Poet Scout.
I never llko to see a man a 'rastllu * with
the dumps
'Cauno In the game of llfo he doesn't always
catch thu trumps ;
lint 1 can always cotton to a frco and
easy ciisj ,
As takes his dose and thanks the Ix > rd It
Isn't any wuus.
There ain't no use o * ktcklii' and swearln *
at your luck ,
Yer can t correct the trouble moro'n you
can drown a duck.
Kcmcniher , when bonciini the load your
surferin' head la bowed ,
That Oed ' 111 sprlnklo sunshine In the
trail of every cloud ,
If you should see n fellow man with
trouble's tlag unfurled.
And lookln' llko bo didn't nave a friend In
all the world ,
Go up and slap him on the back , and
holler "how d1 you do , "
And grasp his hand so warm he'll know
bu has u friend In you.
Then ax him what's a hurtln' ' 1m. and
laugh his cares away.
And tell htm that the darkest night U just
atom the day.
Don't talk In graveyard palaver , but say
It rlijht out loud ,
That God 'in sprinkle sunshine in the trail
of every cloud.
This world ut best is but a hash of pleasure
and of p.iln ,
Some days aru bright and sunny , and eomo
ull sloshed with n > ln.
And that's just how It ought to be. for
when ( ho clouds roll by
> \o'll know Just how 10 'preclato the
bright and amlllii' sky.
Bo learn to tnko It as It comes , and don't
sweat at the pores
VPOUUSU the Lord's opinion doesn't coincide
_ with your * ;
But ulwayo keep rememberln' . when cares
your path enshroud ,
That Oed has lots of sunshine to spill be-
bind the cloud.
Plain Points for People When They Pose
at the Photographer's.
WHAT TO WEAR-WHAT NOT TO WEAR
How UcfectN In Fncc nml FlRtiro Mny
He Overcome' t > > - the I'roccnn of
"IletoticIiliiR" Tricks of
( lie Trade.
These are days when everyone gets his
or her picture taken and Is usually dis
appointed with the result , oftentimes dis
gusted. The pretty girls of America , na
well an those who are not BO pretty , prob
ably shed moro tears annually over proofs
from the photographer's which make them
look "perfectly horrid" than they do over
their sing. And yet It might have been very
different had they managed differently.
"Why U It these actresses always look
so sweet and lovely In their pictures ? " ex
claimed a young woman In despair after a
third trial , "whllo the rest of us usually
look like frights ? "
That Is a question which many people
ask themselves as they pass the displays
of bewildering stage bcautlcfl. They know
that the actresses arc really no prettier than
other women , and yet they alwayo look
prettier.
A llttlo reflection will give one the key
to this mystery. Actresses loflk pretty because -
cause they make It their business to do so ,
and sot about the thing In a scientific way ,
Just as another woman learns typewriting.
They take pretty pictures because they study
the art of posing , as well before the camera
os on the stage. Nine-tenths of the difficulty
Is overcome when the person who goes for
a photograph understands the art of posing ,
and It may bo remarked hero that Is an art
which nine photographers out ot ten do not
understand. Some of them think they do.
When you are choosing a photographer
do not ask whether his prices are high or
low. but try to find out whether ho can pose
you properly. In addition to that ho must
understand what Is equally Important , the
laws ot light and shade and the principles
of perspective. Photographers too often con
tent themselves with understanding the ele
mentary processes of focusing , developing
and "touching up. " Ah , what a weary , mis
erable thing Is this "touching up. "
WHAT COLORS TO WEAK.
So much by way of generalities. Now
for tbo particular things which you should
do and should avoid doing. In the first
place If you are a woman don't powder your
face , and don't dress In black. It Is a mis
taken Idea that contrasts nro necessary for
good photographs. I saw the other day
ono of the most delightful pictures ono
could Imagine of a pretty young blonde
dressed entirely In whlto and standing
against a white background. It Is better ,
however , to wear a gown of blue , pink ,
mauveor yellow , than to dress In plain
white. The simpler the folds and the fewer
the puffs and ribbons the better. The
straight falling Greek costume with Its severe -
vero lines la an ideal dress , but of course
the dictates of fashion must be respected.
Ulacken your eyelashes and eyebrows a
llttlo If you please ; It will not bo detected
In the picture , and may bo an Improvement.
And that brings mo to the main point. This
picture taking process Is a roguish one.at _
best. Figures may not lie. but It Is quite
certain that cameras spend the main part
ot existences , not perhaps In absolutely lying ,
but la deviating moro or less from the exact
truth , and , that being the case , you might
as well let them deviate In your favor as
In the opposite direction. In other words ,
study your defects with a view to conceal
ing them. And the Idea that should be con
stantly-In the mind of the artist photogra
pher , not the bungler , Is to make the camera
do Its lying , since Mo It will , In favor of bis
clients' personal appearance and not against
It , as Is pretty apt to bo the case , lf these
are left to hazard.
Now , hero arc- some practical devices for
making the camera color the truth In your
favor , yet without pushing It to the point
where excessive" flattery "makes a person
ridiculous. Let us suppose that your feet
or hands are rather larger than nature's
perfect model ; these defects may be easily
corrected' bj drawing the hands or feet back
behind the plane of the face , and this Is
no moro honest than to advance them In
front of the plane ot the face , which will
make them look oven larger than they really
arc. Every Inch forward or back makes a
cHlforonco In the apparent slzo of these
members , and the same Is true of the rest
of the body ; all parts which como between
the camera aad the piano ot the face will
appear In the picture larger than they re
ally are , while all parts that are back of the
plane of the face will appear smaller. Thug
a lady being photographed In evening cos
tume can change thin arms and large bauds
Into something much nearer nature's ideal
by curving OMO arm In front ot her , with
the hand brought back behind the plane of
the face.
TO IlEMEDY DEFECTS OF FACE.
If your chin Is long and your face thin
and hatchet-shaped , both can be shortened
and rounded by tipping up the chin a little ;
this Improvement IB the inevitable effect of
the fore-shortening. IP your face is fat and
rounder than beauty would dictate , it can
bo given a thinner appearance by being
taken In a shadow. If your nose is too longer
or too short the defect can be overcome
In a measure by slightly raising or lower
ing the head. If the eyes or cheeks are
sunken they should bo taken In a strong
light , which will round them out In a pic
ture more than It Is tbo case In real life.
A drooping mouth can bo remedied by a
srnllo and a. largo ono by a side view.
And now wo como to the profile view
which , as a general rule , should be avoided
unless you are absolutely sure of yourself ,
that is , sure of having classic beauty or
features showing great strength of character.
Tbo profile Is tbo most severe test that
photography can put oipon a face. Besides
that the profile picture Is unsatisfactory for
two excellent reasons. In the first place your
friends do not know your profile , what they
remember la your full face , and In the second
place a profile picture Is not the most de
sirable ono to keep , as the expression ot
the eyes cannot be shown. Old people espe
cially should be taken full face , with the
eyes fixed on the camera. Their friends and
family will always bo thankful to see them
that way when they are gono.
Another Important point to bo berne In
mind Is- the advantage of balng taken full
length. Tills is not generally appreciated.
Tbo fact Is that , while people know their
friends by tholr full faces , they know" them
also by their full llgures , by the poise of
the shoulders , the bend of the back , the
general outlines of the body. It Is much
easier -to get a good likeness In the full
length picture than In a bust.
Women , particularly , should see to It that
they are token full length. Dy not doing BO
they are throwing away half their advan
tages. What is a pretty face , after all ?
The maid who droesea your hair , or the girl
who dusts the furniture , may have that in
a higher degree than yourself , tbo lady of
the bouse , and if mistress and maid have
their pictures taken of their heads alone ,
th former may appear positively less attractive -
tractive than her servant. And yet It Is
plain , no doubt , that there Is no comparison
possible between them In what re-ally con
stitutes womanly charms. Hut the photo
graphs of heads alone tell nothing of that.
How different It Is when jbo two pictures
are taken full length. Then the woman of
refinement and high station has an oppor
tunity to show her special advantages. She
gets the benefit of her chic gowns , her grace
and elegance and her generally aristocratic
appearance. The pretty maid Is hopelessly
handicapped , Servants and women ot the
lower classes should have their heads taken
alone. That Is the best they have to show.
Not so , however , with women of the world ,
A TUICK FOR BAD SHOULDERS.
On the same principle , the woman who
has her photograph taken In a decollete
gown scores a point over her sister who
does not. Homely Indeed must the woman
bo whose neck and shoulders do not curve
In graceful lines. Then why not show
them these good points ? Actresses do ,
many society women do , why should not
all women ? Surely what Is proper In n
crowdsj ball room may bo permitted In a
photograph.
"But I have thin shoulders , and the bones
ohow dreadfully when I wear a decollete
gown , " says one lady.
Let her have courage and learn that she
has nothing to tear from being taken with
shoulders and neck bare , provided the pho
tographer places her In a full blaze of light.
The bones will disappear as If by magic ,
and she will spend pleasant hours looking
at the picture thus produced. This Is one of
the camera's best lies !
I anticipate an objection to thso beautify
ing devices , that the photographs may bo so
pretty as to lose the likeness and so be no
better than no photograph at all. Well
thought of , but the point does not hold. I
admit that such Is apt to be the case after
the elaborate and often ridiculous "touching
up" processes Indulged Inby some pho
tographers who call themselves fashionable.
They cut down a woman's waist , for ex
ample , six Inches In Its diameter and think
they arc producing a work ot art. As a
matter of fact they are producing n carlca-
turo of the woman , and she knows It. So
do her friends. The only legitimate way of
Improving on nature Is to do It In the posing
and by the principles of foreshortening , as
already explained. All this takes place be
fore the exposure Is made. Then the flat
tery of the lens will be eo delicately done
as to escape detection. Every one will ex
claim : "What a splendid picture ! " but they
will not see that It Is "splendid" because
the oval of the face Is perfected , the hol
lows of the checks filled out , the nose or
chin lengthened or shortened or the should
ers given an extra plumpuess. They will
only get the general result and be pleased
with It. This kind of lying Is so daintily
done that it passes for truth. The likeness
Is never lost.
Finally , a word about the facial expres
sion. More pictures have been ruined by
the time-worn advice : "Now , try to look
pleasant" than can bo estimated. If you
do not smile naturally thcro Is no use tryIng -
Ing to force a smile for your picture. The
main point Is to become eo Interested In
the posing and to have such on Intelligent
sympathy established between the photogra
pher and yourself that your face naturally
assumes a pleasant expression. Tbo pre
liminaries should occupy half an hour and
numerous plates be taken. The artist
operator will chose his moment for making
the exposure so cleverly that you hardly
know you are being taken , or at least will
have no sense of nervous tension at the
time.
ABOUT THE SMILE.
Speaking of smiles In photographs , one ot
the most successful photographers of the
now school , whose studio Is on Fifth avenue ,
told mo the other day that ho has worked
a great change In the expressions of women
who have como to him by advising them to
go to sleep every night with a smile on
their faces. This photographer claims , and
It seems qulto plausible , that the lines of
the face can bo trained Into pleasant curves
just as easily and mechanically as the hair
can bo brushed ono way of the other. It
Is all a matter of habit.
"Women have no Idea what traces sleep
lenvca upon their bodies. Some of them go
to sleep frowning , and the frown shows when
they are awake , I assure you. I can almost
always tell on which side a woman sleeps
by the condition of the hair , which Is In
jured by the pressure , or by an Inequality in
the bight of the shoulders. Women should
be careful to sleep sometimes on ono side ,
sometimes on the other , unless they have
heart trouble. In which case they must
sleep on tbo right side for safety. "
Aa regards children's photographs , It Is
easier to get good ones for babies about a
year and a half old than for children of 3
or 4. The babies will stay pretty well as
you put them when they are very young ,
but when they are old enough to have Ideas
of their own thsy are hard to manage. They
should always bo dressed in light colors , and
their curls should never bo wet.
Photographs of dogs and pets generally
should be taken In the wl.nter , as they are
sure to bo restless In hot weather , and In
the case of doga , the tongues are apt to pro
trude.
Having discussed the photographs of wo
men and dogs , I como naturally to a con
sldcratlon of men's photographs. If the
men are wise they will avoid wearing silk
hate and holding cigars In their hand ? . Also
the wearisome trick device of being taken In
a snowstorm. This latter , It Is true , allows
them to exhibit a new fur-lined overcoat ,
but It makes them ridiculous. As to colors ,
they can wear black better than women ,
since there Is more red In their faces. Be
sides that , they are only men , and It docs
not matter much anyhow.
CLEVELAND MOFFETT.
CAN THIS JIB Tit HE f
A Story thnl DOOM Sot Tally with the
Some strange things do happen In con
nection with the prevailing distress. Here
Is an incident related by tbo Cleveland
Plain 'Dealer that seems quite too good to
bo true , and yet It Is vouched for.
A disreputable-looking tramp called at an
uptown house ono morning last month and
humbly begged for a pair of shoes , The
lady of the house was won over by his ap
peal and lila dismal looks , and hustled up a
really good pair of feet coverings.
"Thero , " she said. "Put these on. And
now. If you want to show your gratitude ,
just happen around here some morning after
a enow storm and clean off our sidewalk. "
The tramp grinned and hobbled away with
the shoes ,
Of course , the lady never expected to hear
from him again. But early one morning
oho was awakened by a tremendous scraping
In front of tha house. Hurriedly dressing ,
she looked out ot the window. There had
been qulto a heavy fall of nnow , and out
on the sidewalk making the flakes fly was the
hero of the shoes. Ho had a broken shovel
and was polishing off the walk In 11 no style.
Ho caught sight ot the lady at the window ,
and after waving his tattered hat i't her went
on with his task. Naturally t'lia expected
that ho would drop around to the back door
for a blto of eometblui ; , but ho didn't come.
Ha simply finished his work and went away.
Three times since then he has cleaned the
walk , and each time ho has left without
making himself known.
There's BO funny business about our
plnuoa tliey'ro Just strictly high smile
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same Instrument same guarantee and
same satisfactory results.
A , HOSPE , Jr. ,
UmicandM 1513 Douglas.
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Curiosities of Whiskjr'lliakiug Laid Bare
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of IlcclicN.
Mr. C , E. Pellcw ot Columbia university
delivered his third Icctllrc on alcohol at the
American Museum of S'atural History , New
York City , on Salui-Jay evening. His sub
ject was distillation and the adulteration ot
distilled liquors. Tbo conclusions reached by
the lecturer , reports the New York Sun , were
rather remarkable In that he said that ulnc-
tcnths of the dltitllled liquor sola In the
United States Is not the direct product of the
stills , but Is an artlGclal combination ot
alcohol , water and flavoring extracts.
Furthermore Mr. Pcllew said that such
artificial mixtures are technically much purer
and much more free from possibly harmful
Ingredients than liquor that lias been honestly
made.
"This lecture , " said Mr. Pellcw , "concerna
Itself almost altogether with the manufacture
nnd adulteration of whisky , which may al
most be s ld to be the national drink of the
American. American whisky Is made from
corn , which la really the cheapest form of
starch In this country ; It Is really cheaper
than potatoes.
"A small amount of rye Is usually mixed
with It. The theoretical way of making
whisky is this ; Corn , thoroughly ground to a
line meal , \i \ mixed with water to the con
sistency of stiff paste , lllto a 'hasty pudding. '
This Is called , the 'masli. ' When mixed by
hand In the good old-fashioned way It was
the basis for the grand old 'hand-mash
whisky. ' The ordinary and universal wuy
of preparing the mash nowadays Is by moans
of steam stlrrors In great vats. With the
corn is mixed 10 per cent of rye meal to en
courage the yeast growth. When the mash Is
a perfectly stilt imst'o 10 per cent of malted
barley Is administered , and almost Instantly ,
by a peculiar digestive process , It thins right
down to a liquid malt sugar. This Is coaled
and run Into vats. The yeast Is mixed In ,
grows In the sugar and makes distiller's bcci1.
The quality of the- beer depends upon the
yeast. The , yeast man In the distillery Is a
highly Important person. Ho 1ms a private
office , he draws the biggest salary and he
dictates to h'.a employers. It Is a peculiar
thing that the purer and stronger the yeast
the poorer la the distilled product. It has
less flavor and contains much moro raw
alcohol. A full-flavored whisky takes Us
aroma and taste from dirty yeast , the scum
of previous fermentations. The fouler and
sourer the yeast the richer and finer the
whisky. When this old yeast Is used loss
alcohol Is given off In distillation and It Is
necessary to distill several times over before
reaching the proper strength for the finished
whisky.
THE GOVERNMENT TAX.
"Tho United States laws provide that a tax
shall be levied upon all distilled mixtures 50
per cent strong In alcohol ; tor every half per
cent stronger an additional tax Is levied. No
deduction Is made for liquor coming from the
still less than CO per cent strong la alcohol.
The government gaugcr.in a distillery Is amore
"
more Important person "than the yeast man ;
not a door can bo1 Unlocked , nol a machine
put in operation wlthout'bls permission. He
carries all the keys. In his pocket and if the
proprietor of the distillery 'Wishes ' to enter
out of hours be mqet go' to the government
gauger to get percn.teslou. This 50 per cent
mixture is technically known as 'proof spirit ; '
It may be a DO per cent mixture of alcohol
and pure water. 01 ; Hi may contain every
known mixture of fuselrlolls that have been
given off by distillation. This proof spirit
coming from the stljl Is1 the nastiest , rankest ,
harshest and rawest'mixtureImaginable. . It
Is for a great part , flavored with heavy
alcoholic solutlonsrff vllb poisons , and partly
flavored by acetic'Japd butyric acids ; the
latter. It w'll ' be roltoenlbered , Is the acid of
rancid butter. Thl'a'amlx.turb' .Is 'Tiliite un
salable as a beveraed 'and the government
allows the distiller tbtfie years In which It
may bo held In'bond to ripen and soften be
fore It Is sold. At the fend of three years
the manufacturer must pay the tax , -whether
It has been sold or not. Before rlpanlng It Is
run Into barrels that have bean charred In
side with flro ot plno shavings. This Is
where whisky gets Its color theoretically.
The longer It has remained In the charred
barrel this supposition Is always theoretical
tbo deeper the color. Not every distiller can
wait three or four years bei'oro realizing on
h's whisky. In this case he conducts his
distillation with the oblcct of producing im
mediately a .mixture that is very strong In
alcohol and very weak In flavors. He mixes
in a coloring extract of burnt sugar of
caramel that satisfactorily approximates the
effect of long confinement In a charred
barrel. Ho ripens the liquor rapidly by ex
posing It to the heat or the air or by ad
ministering chemicals. By these processes
It In made ready for sale within three or four
months. The more enterprising distiller con
siders It a great -shame to wait six weeks
or three months before obtaining bis finished
product and goes In for 'fine old whiskies
made whllo you wait. '
DOCTORED BOOZE.
"As a matter of fact nine-tenths of the
whisky In this country Is made from cheap
alcohol that Is run out 05 per cent strong
from the stills ( ! Sat ! d with water , colored
with caramel and flavored with a few ounces
of csscntlai ell. And no chnnlcal process can
possibly distinguish a whisky tnus nnailo
from one whose manufacture has extended
over a term of ten years. These flavors are
fusel oils. Fusel oil , be It understood , Is
not , as certain worthy temperance advocates
Insist , a fixed and absolute polaon. Cinnamon
extract Is a fusel oil ; vanilla , extract Is a
fusel oil In short , fusel oil is another name
for flavoring extract. A man who says that
Ills whisky contains absolutely no fusel oil'
advertises the fact that ho Is selling pure
alcohol. The trada definition of fusel oil is
'what the other man puts In his whisky. '
To the chemist fusel oil U what dlstinguishet
distilled whisky , brandy or rum from alcohol
and water. Haw whlaky la a mixture con
taining a largo quantity ot bad , strong fueel
oils that have not been ameliorated and have
not become suitably converted Into salts by
the passage of time. The Journalistic jokes
about fuse ) oils are as Incorrect as they are
absurd. As a matter of fact a properly dis
tilled whisky contains comparatively largo
quantity of ono ounce of fusel oils to every
five or six gallons of the finished whisky ;
whereas the 'rcady-mado whisky * contains
only just so much as Is necessary to give the
proper flavor. For fusel oil coats money.
It will bo seen , therefore , that cheap whisky
contains much Icaa fusel oil than expensive
whisky.
"Somo years ago Prof , C , F. Chandler was
asked by a temperancq society to analyze the
whisky of the Battery , the Bowery the
Tenderloin and Upper Fifth avenue. He
found that the higher- priced the whisky and
the moro fashionable 'Its habitat the more
Impurity It contained , ! He coucluded finally
that the fatal effoctfof the B-cent drinks of
the Bowery 'morgues' was duo to the quantity
consumed and not to * the quality ,
"I have bero on sthe , table the essences
used In the manufacture of whisky samples
that arc sold In the open market by per
fumery manufftcturcrs , who can make wblnky
extracts economically In combination with
their regular business. In fact a grost many
ot the mo substances are used In the
preparation of perfumery and of flavoring
extracts. The manufacturers are not at all
ashamed of their business and contend that
the artificial fusel oils are really purer thnn
the natural and are much moro carefully
made.
SAMPLE HECIPES.
"Here are the recipes furnished by some of
these gentlemen :
"To make New England rum : One pint
'essence of New England rum , " 2 pounds
glycerine. 40 gallons proof spirits ( alcohol
and water 50 per cent strong. )
"To make Irish \vhlsky : Two ounces 'es
sence of Irish whisky ; 2 pounds glycerine , 40
gallonu proof spirits.
"The essence of Irish whisky contains a
trace of creosote , which glvea the charac
teristic flavor of peat smoke to the finished
product. The glycerine In both cases Is to
sweeten and soften the alcohol.
"Juat for an example of how far this
thing may be carried , allow mo to quote
n. recipe for making elder :
"Twenty-five gallons soft water , 2 pounds
tnrtarlc add , 25 pounds New Orleans tugar ,
1 pint of yeast.
"Ferment twenty-four hours In open air
and forty-eight hours In closed barrel , then
draw as drslred. "
Mr. Pellovv then explained the various
processes in the preparation of cordials , Ho
told how the different cordials took their
characteristic taste from the queer Ingre
dients put together by their ancient and
sainted Inventors. In the preparation of
gin , for Instance , which Is properly a cor
dial , poundeil juniper berries were put In
the marii before distillation. Nowadays ths
distillation Is done first and the oil of juni
per berries la put In later. For the manu
facture of klrsch , pounded cherries , with
their stones Included , arc added to the mash
before distillation , and so on. Absinthe
and vermouth are different products of
wormwood. Vermouth theoretically Is dis
tilled from wine In which wormwood has
been previously steeped. Absinths also
theoretically Is made from a mash which
contains during the process of distillation
the most horrlblo mixture of strong worm
woods and nasty herbs.
"Absinthe , " said Mr. Pellew. "has the
bad effects of pure alcohol , and In addition
has the bad effects characteristic of the
strong drugs which go to make ur > Its fusel
oil. ' "
A CVHW .Ml'SH'AI , 1XSTIIUMENT.
The InviMilor CnllM II 11 SU-How Clioril
Derived from n Glm.Hf'M Idea.
In llumford , Conn. , lives an old fcentlcnian
who poyses&cs the musical Instinct to a
marked degree. In fact , It Is hereditary
with him , for his father was a flddlsr and
his father in turn before him , so that It Is
not altogether strange that ho should bo endowed
dewed with the same temperament. So
fine Is his sense of harmony and touch , relates
the Providence Journal , that ho baa to hear
an air whistled , sung or hummed only onc-3
111 order to correctly produce It on a stringed
Instrument. Ho plays purely by car , and , as
ho himself frankly confesses , "does not know
tbo first rudiment In music or ono printed
note from another. "
A born player , he wns not satisfied with the
tunes of the violin , banjo , or mandolin , and
set his wits at work to make something that
woultli suit him , and he succeeded In a pro
duction ot his own , which he very appro
priately calls tha "mellow chord. "
Built romewhat on tbo lines of the banjo ,
yet with a flavoring of the guitar , the musical
result Is wondeiful. Strung with violin and
two wire guitar strings , the tones ore as mel
low and rich as anything Imaginable. The
Inventor has entered on the eighth decade
of his llfs , and when , with his mellow chord
on his knee , he strikes Into an old dance
tune of the ' 40s It Is almost Impossible for
bio hearers to retain their scats , for the
way the music wells forth Is a matter to be
wondered at.
The mellow chord Is just twenty-eight
inches over all and twelve Inches wide at
the head. When played the mellow chord
Is held In an upright position on the left
Icnce , with the head pressed against the
body. As on a banjo , the fingering \ done
with the left hand , although there are no
frets , the 'Inventor holding that frets , break
ing as they do the -level expanse of the
string board , split the notes and cause In
harmonious sounds. The hole U about three
Inches In diameter , with an elongated side
extending toward the keyboard. Over this
hole the bridge la placed and the six strings
passing over It are attached to the tall
piece. The bridge Is five and one-halt Inches
long and Is made on the arch principle , al
though the top line Is perfectly straight. It
must necessarily be long , so as to bridge
the hole , and under-arched In the middle
to support the six strings In the middle
without snapping. Under each end of the
bridge arc two small p'eces of wood glued
to the main crossplece to keep It from turnIng -
Ing over. Under these ore two small pieces
of silver , which give an added ring to the
Instrument , The string board Is of rose
wood with on ebony nut. The neck l-.i made
of sugar maple , the band Is of maple , the
top of the head is made of pine and the
back Is quartered red b.Vch ; In fact , all of
the stock used In the mellow chord Is quar
tered. The keys are patent metal affairs.
In the head of the Instrument are three sup
ports or posts , which help take the bridge
and string strain. In playing the wrist
never leaves the pad support on the neck.
Musicians and othcra travel miles to reach
numford In order to hear the mellow chord
played , and all are unanimous In the de
cision that tbo tones It produces are far
superior to those of the banjo , guitar or
mandolin. It has a soft tone , which readily
blonds with the voice in a manner that none
of the other stringed Instruments named
seems to do. Many who have heard the chord
have tried to buy It , but the owner refuses
to consider an offer.
The strings when played are struck In
pairs , sending forth a deep , rich tone when
picked between the bridge and the end of the
string board. The nearer the hole the deeper
are the tones. The Inventor Is proud of his
'Instrument , and no matter what tlmo of the
day or night people wait on him they find
the old gentleman always ready to take his
mellow chord out of the case and play as
long as his visitors wish.
The Inventor Is something of a spiritualist
and he says that before ho made the In
strument a filiado appeared unto him and
held a facsimile of the ono ho now has up
In his band before Ms cyos. Of course , the
Blanco tbo mortal was able to get of It must
have been a very hasty ono , but from It the
mellow chord became u. reality.
I leKniit Iieiiton CIIHIUIIICK.
Many of the elegant Lentej costumes to
be worn at fashionablecluirchc.s this year
have been copied from gowns designed by
court modistes for the- princess ot Wales ,
who In England Is undeniably a leader of
becoming , elegant and sensible fashions.
Tlio princess has never patronized any
thing that could bo considered outre , and
whatever mode she adopts has seemed es
pecially designed for her. .ho baa never
qulto left off the semblances ot mcurnlng
since the death of her elder son , and stlil
moro recent deaths In the rojal family have
necessitated a continuance of the wearing
ot colorn and gowns Indlcattva of mourning ,
and these robes provo most suitable to copy
from In the making of gowns for the solemn
Lentenseason. . ,
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Dat nrpp/c from the nort wasont chil
ly or nothlu' jlq''put ' on me Hhus to
keep my f tits i warm ileti I keep mo
mout warm win ile of my dnd'n ' .Vccnt
Stoecker Clfraivi , " i > d , by Jlmlny , dor
ain't no oder like-It fur do price It's a
sure JO-eentcr for a nlckle. Most all
do cigar nioii sell It and dey tell my
dad It's de best made puller dey have.
1404 DOUGL/VS / ,
OLD FORT HARTSUFF.
N011TH LOUr , Nob. , March 10.-SpeclaI (
Correspondence. ) The recent dltpocal ot the
Inat ot the lands belonging to the old Fort
Hartsuft Military lUscrvatlon to a syndicate
of local real estate dealers recalls a few
Interesting fragments of frontier history
closely Interwoven with the marvellously
rapid development of central Ncbracka and
the great weal.
Some tlmo previous to the establishment
of the military station a few daring settlers
had penetrated Into the country lying con
tiguous to the junction ot the North Loup and
Calamus rivers and had run the risk of
being ecalped by savage foes nnd had borne
all tbo privations and dangers of frontier
life with no better safeguard than such Im
perfect organization for defense as could be
arranged among widely tcparatcd PC t tiers ,
Horse and cattle stealing were occasion
ally , and always unexpectedly , Indulged In
by roving bands of Sioux Indian ? and dur
ing the pursuit and attempted chastUpment
of one such band by the settlers , In a aklr-
mlsh on Pcbblo crock In llie nprlng of ' 374 ,
a pioneer named Marlon LlttlcHcld was shot
through tht > head and killed.
Government troops were sent Into the val
ley In the summer ot the ; amo year and
established a c.nup two miles above the site
afterwards iiflcctcd for the military post ,
and their presence gave great confidence to
that onward tide of Immigration , which bad
been so promisingly setting In ; that
"First low wash of waves where soon
Should roll a human sea , "
and whoso billows were beginning to waver
and weaken on account of the continuous
but stealthy excursions of the red man which
made the lives ot the early settlers any
thing but restful.
A flno body of timber then grew In what
was known as the Cedar canyon , about
eight mllcd above the site selected for the
fort , In what U now Garfleld county. A
sawmill was procured and set up near the
slto ot the future buildings , and the logs
were hauled from the Cedar canyon timber
to the post and there cut. 1'ersong who took
part In those early scones tell us that these
canyons , whose precipitous sides had warded
off the prairie Urea for centuries , and thus
preserved the timber , were clothed with
thousands ot stately pines for a distance
of nearly flvo miles ; two or moro varieties
of cedar grew In crowded clumps and shady
masses , while cottonwoods of several feet
In diameter were occasionally found , to say
nothing ot the box-cider , ash and elms
peculiar to the west. This miniature forest ,
surrounded as It was by miles and miles
ot unbroken , bleak pralrle-MIko an oasis In
the dtsert waa the home and refuge of
myriads of wild birds , of elk , antelope and
deer , and was literally untouched by the
white man's ax no longer ago than 1871. It
Is now but a cbeerlojs waste , whoso naked ,
gullied cliffs and deep , cavernous gorges call
up visions of the uncanny haunts ot spooks
and ogres.
An appropriation of $75.000 for the erection
ot the post had been made by congress , and
the troops moved down the river and be
gan the work In the fall of 1S74. The wallt
of the buildings were made of grout or
concrete , the gravel necessary In this pro
cess being obtained about four miles below ,
at a place known as Dig Island creek , and
the lime was burned from a cretaceous out
crop nearly forty miles below on the north
side of the Loup river In what Is now How
ard county.
All this work and hauling necessitated
a large amount of help , and the labor thus
furnished the settlers aided many a new
comer to tide over the period of scarcity or
actual destitution , necessarily Incident to
the settlement of a new and wild country ,
until he could raise a supply of grain and
vegetables for the support ot himself and
family. Ono of the teamsters who was cm-
ployed In hauling at the post , Barrett Scott ,
afterwards became treasurer of Holt county ,
and his foul murder at a lonely bridge on
the Nebraska river , by a band of vigilantes ,
Is still a matter of recent and painful mem
ory.
While the presence of a body of troops at
this point undoubtedly 'had a wholesome
Influence In restraining the Indians who then
roamed over tbo country on the north at
will , no skirmish ever took place closer to
the post than about a dozen miles , and , In
one of these , Sergeant Dougherty , who was
reckless enough to expose hlm9lf to the
fire of a marauding band that had taken
refuge In a blow-out , was killed. Things
'have ' changed greatly since then ; the red
man's warwhoop no longer disturbs the
slumber.1) of sleeping Innocents ; the elk , the
antelope and the deer have all been slain
or have lied to moro congenial haunts ; the
magpies that were accustomed to twitter
In multitudes among the protecting cedars
have sought other homes In groves afar ,
and the whole face of the then cheerless
pralrla Is dotted with pleasant human habi
tations , but the buildings of the old fort
which did so much toward bringing about
this transformation are neglected and fallIng -
Ing Into disrepair.
DurlnR the few years of Its occupancy by
troops several men whoso names 'havo since
attracted more or less wide attention were
stationed there. Under the sobriquet of
"Llttlo Huckshot" the scout Wcntworth was
employed for several years continuously at
the fort , and his wondrous deeds of daring
and of blood have been portrayed thrllllngly.
If not very truthfully , In scores of unpre
tentious 'works of the "yaller backed"
variety , while the name of General Coppln-
ger , then but a lieutenant , has since risen
to occupy a prominent place on the scroll
of fame. 13. W. DLACK.
A aiOIMSST OKI'-ICIS SUlSlvHIl.
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In the district which Congressman Ellis
of Oregon represents are two presidential
postofflccs. Astoria and Portland. Only two ,
rcmcitnber , for that Is the point of this atory ,
related by the Washington Post.
The other day while 'Mr. Kills was seated
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to him. He went Into the lobby and found
a young man. Forthwith the cald young
man proceeded to address Mr. Ellis In this
wise :
"Mr. Ellis , I have como to the conclusion
that I want to go west. I think that the
climate will agree with mo and tli.it thcro
Is a chance out tlicro for mo to tnako n
living , I have saved a little money , but I
do not want to take any risk of not finding
employment. I have como to you , there
fore , with -.suggestion. . Mr. McKlulcy
knows my father very well , and 1 think
that ho also remembers me. Now , If I
could go out to Oregon as postmaster of
Astoria I would settle there , and 1 am euro
Mr. McKlnley would appoint no It you
will only recommend mo. "
The young mnn got no further In his
apeech. Mr. Kills , who Is very tall , looked
down upon his visitor with a paralyzed
stare , and then , turning on his heel , walked
back Into the housu without saying a word.
srcvHiin CI.I.MATHS. i
Limit * of Mmt'M Mini urn ii > 'i * < if KT-
tr < > iuc Hont mid Cold.
Not the least Interesting of the many
results of Nanscn's expedition , says the
Indianapolis Journal , are the records ot
meteorological observations that were con
tinued almost uninterruptedly for the better
part of three years , and which throw dis
tinct light upon the climatic conditions of
the far north. These show what had already
been well suspected by scientists that , BO
far as minimum temperature \ concerned ,
the highest northern latitudes are moro
favorably situated than many regions lying
full 15 degrees or 20 degrees ( appropriately
1,000-1,400 miles ) further to the south. The
lowest reading of Nanson's thermometer ,
registered on board the Fram , was C1.5 de
grees F. or eoine 12-15 degrees higher than
the minimum noted by the British
Polar expedition of lS75-7fi , and 8
degrees above the minimum of
Kane. The lowest winter tcmpcr.v
turo recorded by Mr. Perry was 53
degrees F. In Btrango contrast to this In
Itself sufficiently severe temperature are the
regions of certain less favored localities
lying to the south. Tims , In the Kara sea ,
which lies .between Nova Zembla and
Siberia , and whose center Is approximately
crossed by the seventy-third parallel of lati
tude , a temperature of (13 ( degrees Is by no
means uncommon , and the ca. partly from
thIN cause and partly from the fact that It Is
so largely choked with Ice , has Justly re
ceived the name of the "Ice cellar" of
Eurasia.
At Yakutsk , In Siberia , a well known
governmental post , lying considerably south
ward , or outsldo of the Arctic circle , a tem
perature of from 70 degrees 10 SO degrees
below Is reported almost annually , and at
Vcrkhojanak , which Is situated almost
within the name broad region , but somewhat
on the polar side of the circle , tnero la a
registry of 92 degrees for the month ot
January , 1894. Prof. McJin , the dis
tinguished Norwegian scientist , asserts ,
moreover , that'at the Itusslan station at
the mouth of the Lena river , Siberia , the
extraordinary temperature of'94 degrees be
low F. has been recorded.
That man should bo able to onduro. ono
should say almost with Impunity , such ex
cessive severity of climate Is not n little re
markable , and It Is moro surprising when
It Is considered In connection with his en
durance of the opposite extreme 1. e. , the
highest summer temperature. We have as
yet , perhaps , no absolutely reliable data
for the Jilghcst sun tcinperaturo on the
earth's surface , but It may bo safely nn-
sumcd to be In tha neighborhood of or oven
beyond ICO degrees. It Is claimed by Alex
ander von Himboldt that Hltchlo observed
near Mourzouk , In northern Africa , a temperature
peratureIn ( a measure reflected from the
desert sands ) of 135 degrees In the shade ,
which Is probably the highest that comes
authoritatively from the records of trav
elers ; If th In Is true , then there can belittle
little doubt that the sun temperature was
fully fifteen degrees higher. Witli the two
extremes before us , then , wo have for the
human subject .a climatic resistance of at
least 221 decrees , or 32 degrees more than Is
found In the range between zero and the
boiling point of water. How much moro
than thla man could endure It is dlfllcult yet
to say , but , doubtless , many degrees could
yet bo added to cither side of thu thcrmomo-
trlc scale without materially or necessarily
affecting his system. His resistance to the
temperature ) of furnace rooms , as Is evi
denced In the work of the Ktokers on board
the transatlantic liners. la an Indication of
this ; and yet more , the remarkable experi
ments recently conducted by the eminent
physicist , Haoul Plctet , upon his own pcrinn ,
when by artificial processes ha subjected Ills
body to a tcinperaturo ot ICG degrees.
Old mercury wont down lust nltjlit
with a tluul just us the weather nmu
said It would funny , wuKcut It but
there Is nothing funny lo us about
Ihe way Drox. L. Shooinan Is Hulling our
9 boys' youth's and misses' shoos but
9t H'H funny and fortunate for. you 'cause-
9i you can buy for $1.00 a shoe that you
i can't duplicate anywhere else for the
price AVe haven't always becu able to
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Our nuwsonger boy Is keeping himself
busy and warm these cold days dullver-
Ing our California claret Iho $1.00 a
gallon kind to our family trade Thin
wine Is of an unusual lilgli quality and
Is sure to please 11m taste of nil Our
most oxpeiuslvo native wine wo have
priced at only | L'.fiO per gallon We
know of no other place In Omaha where
you can purchase as choice ( 'oods for HO
little money.
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