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THE ALLIANCE ""HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1920
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Comment - -and
Discomment
We hare been looming somthlnp
tbout moonshiners. And in th.-s
dry day. Information on th: Borl
Of a subject Is Inter sting, 1u-t o
general principle. We had always
belie ed that a moonshiner was t
iort of bootlegger, nave that lie made
hit cwn stuff and In via i-nn, this
teems U be true. Somo of our best
bootleggers now niWJ their own
prouuet. Hut thrjr at i not iuood
ShlKis.
Tin tcttlegger who is rUj A man
tifaetuiei produces a n..vl Kt i'i.ii I
compost J of plug tobnejj. silt water,
vooi r'tohol for tlivor and r.ilsici
and other dope for kick. He la more
or lens of an amateur. Usually he
has been given a recipe by a friend,
or Is the proud possessor -f ihnf in
teresting book: "One Hundred Kiw
Ways to Get Splfflicsvted." wbkh,
before a cruel government nterf(r
red, was for Bale at most n-;wiMn"air
and by mall. His product may have
a kick, but it Is ruinously hard on
the digestion.
The moonshiner, as they know the
species in the south, is an artist in
his way. He has grown up at his
trade. The secrets of distilling have
been handed down from father to
eon, and father got them from grand'
father or great grandfather. The
moonshiner Is not essentially a law
breaker. He believes It Is his in
alienable right to manufacture
whisky. The bootlegger came into
being when the' Bale of liquor was
prohibited. The moonshiner made
whisky long before that. He made
whisky when the government didn't
object to the manufacture, but
simply wanted to Impose a tax on it
"White Lightning" Is the name
applied to the moonshine produce
and it acts very much like it. , It is
corn whisky, pure but not simple,
and has a wallop that la more effec
tlve than that of a wild, untrammel
ed mule. Unlike the contraband
BIG PROFIT IN
MILKAND-BUTTER
Small Investment llt-lugs III Ileturn
Mr. Weavers l'liut la Simple.
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"I bought a package of Dr. Le
Gear'B Siock Powders from my local
dealer and after feeding It to My
Jcracy Cow, she increased from 6
quarts to 12 quarts of milk per day,
and after , continuing the. Powders
for 30 days lonper, she increased In
butter fat from .5 pounds to 10
pounds per week, and at the end of
5 months, she was making 12 pound:
of butter fat per week." L. D.
Weaver, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mr. Weaver followed the advice of
Dr. LeGear, and is money ahead.
You can get the same results. Get
Dr. LeGear's Stock Powders from
your dealer; feed it to your horses,
milk cows, steers, hogs and sheep
as directed. Satisfaction or money
back. Dr. L. D. LeOear Med. Co.,
St. Louis, Mo. 21-Jun 27
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wniBKy oi vne uouue&Brr". iv is u-u-
ly. There's no wood alcohol about
It. It's regular stuff. And down
.outh, when'il Is made, they like it.
The market is always steady, at
prices ranging from l6 a gallon up
generally-up and despite the con
tant vlllgance of the federal agents
ihey continue to manufacture it.
But the moonshiners are whole
salers. They would despise tho dinar
efforts of our home brewers, who
make up three or four gallons it a
time. The South Carolina or Ken
tucky moonshiners select a quiet spot
Wp In the heart of a torst, .imi
her builds him a still wi'h a capa
Ity of a hundred and tW or wo
hundred gallons. He can build th:
till, grind the corn meal and d ftiil
lis whisky within a week's line. The
total cost of the manufacture will
run less than $500, lncludli.fi lU
building of the still, and the stuff
will bring around $1,200. Therefore
:t Is a paying business. What If the
federal agents now and then capture
and destroy a Bt 111 the moonshiner
ran afford the loss.
Wo have learned that the Sou.h
Carolina moonshiner has inoiey
Very often he has from three to live
automobiles. He sends bis children
to school, and buys fine rnim.'nt for
his wife. The movies havt been
leading us astray. They have inti
mated that the moonshiner Is a poor
sort of ski.te who remains In nidinn
f.11 1 li time, who shoots ,rvniioc-rs"
on s'ght and is a generally iml
afcl sort of citizen. Dut ihc ju.ility
of t'ie rroiesslon has improve I. This
Is vndoubtedly due to the fact that
wnlsK tilings higher prices than .1
did in other days. Also, the moon
shiner seldom drinks his own product.
The strangest thing about It all. Is
that the public in general is in favor
of the moonshiner. That is, they
feel elated when he escapes with his
still when the government agents
have been pursuing, and so ;;enntl
Is the feeling that the courts down
south are reasonably lenient in
moonshlnlng cases. The south is not
against prohibition, far from it, bat
the people rather think it is eiva t
to outwit the sleuths, and they are
willing to give due credit. Profit?
who think themselves perfectly hon
est are willing to beat the s'.reet car
companies out of a fare or (wo, and
most people feel th Mine way about
stealing from the railroad). There'",
something Impersonal about corpora
tions and the govtrnnn-ni.
Some day ;h?ro vi il bo no Injvor
problem. A. .vhoi3 ran .f emrdy
youngsters arc M"jw n j up who liave
never known ti; :u,;to f INjU'ir Mid
under prohibition thev will nevT ac
quire it. A hundred jer.rr, from now,
unless the pen lul l it of publ-c ucr
allty swings (xr lit an opposite d'wc
tlon, there'll J) .t jae cf e:il lu re
'who will never he trotibh i 'iy ex
isting liquor. In the . rniantime,
there are a lot of men who bav- bo.
come accu3c m-;d to drinking, rnd
they'll make, an .iffort to get hole of
a supply as Ion? as they liv. And
despite tho v'MUi'cu of federal a'ld
local officer, somo ut them will get
U.
HIS NOT TO KKA80X WHY
Regimental headquarters had Just
been set up and the fussy colonel de
cided that be must bave a flag-staff.
"O'Hara," he told his orderly. "Oo
out and get me a tall pole the tall
est you can find."
Ten minutes later O'Hara re-en
tered with a lanky and embarrassed
companion.
"Colonel." he explained, "there
ain't a Pole In the ouflt over five
foot eight, but this guy's a Llthuan
ian and, whatever-you want him for,
don't believe nobody will ever
notice the difference.'"
TIIK LAST THUMP
A colored doughboy who had hit
Paris on AWOL and supplied him-.
self generously with the vin sisters,
mingled with. stronger waters, woke
suddenly In the great urban ceme-
ery of Pere la Chaise, whither his
uncertain steps had taken him. To
make it worse, there was an air raid
going on.
The brother looked around him
out of half-cloned eyes. On every
side stretched long rows of white
monuments. Sirens shrilled from
the city streets. Dazling beams of
white light stabbed the heavens.
There could be but one conclusion.
Hastily searching his pockets, he
drew forth his remaining possessions
-a bottle of vin-blanc, a pack of
greasy cards, a much worn pair of
Ivories and hurled them from him.
"Get gone away f'um me, evi
dence," he muttered. "Now come
on, Mistuh Gabriel, I'se ready."
Too bad whle paper pulp can't be
made out of Presidential timber.
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LOAD
Farm tractors work under
heavy loads loads that place
a strain upon the cooling and
oiling system. The choice of a
correct lubricant is essential in
keeping your tractor on the
job the year around full
powered equal to the tasks
you demand of it.
Our Tractor Oils are manu
factured for this specific
service. Excessive engine heat
does not affect their body
exactly the right body to seal
in every ounce of power and
to reduce friction and wear.
They cut overhauling and
repair expense.
Our enpertshave made a study
of the tractor lubricating
problem. They have found
STANOLIND TRACTOR OIL
best suited to a majority of
tractors, Polar ine Extra
Heavy, Polar ine Heavy and
Polarine being recommended
for quite a number. For the
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dealer or write us.
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SPURS are jumping over jackTabbits
running the same way. In the pop
. ularity race, Spurs could even carry
a handicap and yet be first under the wire.
And no wonder! That good tobacco
taste and fragrance that satiny, imported
paper, crimped, not pasted that smart
brown and silver package, threefold, to
keep Spurs always fresh they show you
something!
The world loves a winner. The grand'
stand is crowded. Hear cm cheer! Spurs
are galloping home. Are you on?
Liggett v Myers Tobacco Co.
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It your dealer cannot supply you, send
us $2.00, and we shall be pleased to tend
y?u;yprep,id rarcel post, a carton,
of 00 Spur Cigarettes (10 package).
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