Brookings County sentinel., December 26, 1890, Image 2

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DEBT SUGAR.
A Description ol* the Process of
Its Manufacture.
The beets ore dumped into o
flume full of water and floated to
the mill by means of paddle wheels
which also assist in washing the
dirt off the beets. When the beets
reach the mill they are taken auto
matically into a hopper, says the
Omaha Bee, and are elevated to
the top of the building. A stream
of water runs on the beets all the
way up to the top of the building
ana by the time the top of build
ing is reached the beets are thor
oughly cleansed. After reaching
the top the beets are put into a
hopper which is full of knives, and
are cut into slices about the size
of a slate pencil The slices are
then deposited in sheet iron cylin
ders, each holding from three to
four tons. These cylinders are
connected with each other by
means of steam pipes. When they
are filled with sliced beets the
the steam is turned on to the first
cylinder and as it passes through
each successive cylinder it takes
out the saccharine matter or sugar
which collects in the last cylinder,
from which the liquor is pumped
into a still larger cylinder. The
liquor is then treated to a solution
of quicklime after which it also re
ceives a charge of carbolic acid
gaa. This acts on the lime, pre
cipitating it and clarifying the
liquor and taking off all foreign
matter and color also. This liquor
thus purified is pumped into a cyl
inder and the process is repeated.
It is next turned into six evapo
rating boilers so placed that the
*yrup rune from one to the other.
When drawn from the hist boiler
it is granulated sugar with syrup
in it. This thickened mess is then
discharged into centrifugal ma
chines which revolve very rapidly,
throwing the Byrup out, leaving
the crvstals clean and white. The
crystals are then put through a
rotary drum cylinder similar to a
flour bolt. Tnis cylinder is heated
and at the further end the sugar is
rolled out into barrels, the pure
white granulated sugar of com
merce.
From the time the beets are
weighed it takes just 8 hours for
them to go through the mill and
have the sugar extracted. The
syrup that is thrown off by the
cylinder is put through the mill
again and makes a second grade of
sugar. The residue of the pulp,
after being steamed, is pressed in
to cakes. It makes excellent food
for stock and is sold for that pur
pose.
A ton of beets will make 350
pounds of A sugar, worth in the
market today 6$ cents per pound.
In addition to this the state of Ne
braska pays a bounty of 2 cents
per pound on beet sugar. There
is a bill before congress which is
expected to pass, offering a nation
al bounty or 1 cent per pound.
The factory payß $4 per ton for
beets delivered, and the sugar
made from the beets is worth
about $25, leaving a profit of about
S2O on each ton to tne owners of
the factory.
The beet business will eventually
become the chief business of the
United States. We grow corn,
beef and wool and export them,
and the ships bring back cargoes
of sugar. Our beets produce 25
per cent more sugar than Euro
pean beets.
About 3,000 acres of beets were
planted in Nebraska this year.
. The hot winds destroyed at least
J half the crop. The remaining half
will produce from 60 to 80 tons
per acre.
The expense of cultivating an
acre of beets is from S2O to S3O.
Irrigated lands in this state will
produce annually a net income of
SIOO. About 100 pounds of beet
seed were distributed among Da
kota farmers last spring, and from
assays made at Grand Island, Da
kota beets were found to be equal
in every respect to Nebraska beets.
Don’t fail to look over our large
stock of over-shoes and warm foot*
wear. They are of the beat quality
and at a low price.
Geo. Simmons A Co.
For the Holidays
The Chicago A North-Western Rail
way Company will sell excursion
tickets at favorable rates. For full
information regarding rates, dates of
sale, limits of tickets, etc., apply to
agents C. A N.-W. Railway Company.
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THE FINANCIAL DEADLOCK.
A Probable Key to the Situation
Suggested.
South Dakota, for the present,
seems to be hedged ab«»ut by a ser
ious financial problem involving
the maintenance of the state insti
tutions, within the prescribed lim
itation of the constitution, by tax
ation. A 2 mill levy falls about
SIOO,OOO shot t of meeting necessary
current expenses. How this short
age is to be met is calling forth
suggestions from earnest men
throughout the state. One that
naturally and most readily occurs
to all is the application of the
pruning knife to every expenditure
that admits of reduction, holding
on the knife with a firm hand un
til it shaves close to the bone; this
coupled to the abolition of all sal
aried offices that might possibly
be dispensed with, is expected to
partially relieve the immediate
strain upon the state. In addition
to this it is further suggested that
several of the state’s institutions
be closed until relief comes in the
form of a constitutional provision
to meet the case. That the most
rigid economy is demanded in
every department, none will ques
tion; an I the cutting off of every
possible expense, whether in su
perfluous salaries or through luxity
of management, is imperatively
demanded; but the closing up of
the state institutions seems to
heroic, and the remedy is really
more to be feared than the ills
sought to be removed.
Among the feasible and practic
able methods of extricating the
state from the present crisis, there
is one so far as I know yet unsug
gested, which occurs to me, offers
a solution of a major part of the
difficulty confronting South Dakota.
The remedy lies in the adoption of
the lowa method of meeting expen
ses incurred in maintaining public
corrections and charities. The
state of lowa seldom levies to ex
ceed a two-mill tax for state pur
poses, not that its affairs are man
aged more economically, but be
cause the state obligates the coun
ties to meet a variety < f charges
which in kind fall heavily upon
South Dakota.
In lowa the cost of carrying
prisoners to the penitentiary or re
form school is borne directly by
the counties from which such pris
oners are sent. “Code section
3787. * * ♦ • * The same
to be paid out of the county treas
ury.” So with regard to convey
ing insane criminals to the insane
asylum—section 4627 the law of
lowa further provides that the
superintendent of thv insane asylum
shall charge to such counties as
have inmates the sum of $3 20 per
week for board while attending.
Bection 1428 of the code reads:
The superintendent shall certify to
the auditor of the state * * *
the amount due from the several
counties having patients * * *
* the auditor shall notify the.
county auditor of each county of
the amount * * * * and the
board of supervisors shall levy a
tax in said county for said amount,
and pay the amount due the state
into the state treasury.” I have
no statistics before me to show the
aggregate cost of conveying crim
inals andfnnfortunateß to the state
institutions of South Dakota, but
it is safe to say the sum is very
considerable, and would corre
spondingly relieve the state fund,
if paid by the counties directly in
terested, where it more properly
belongs, and being nearer to the
people is more likely to be better
guarded against overcharge.
Again, if each inmate of the
asylum was a charge of $3 or $4
per week upon the county sending
him, as is the case in lowa, the j
state treasury would be relieved of'
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a pressure of $35,000 to $40,000
annually. This principle could be
even extended in the present emer
gency. and a local board in each
county might upon examination as
to qualifications, pass upon candi
dates for entrance to the agricul
tural college, school of mines and
normal schools, and for each stud
ent so attending, a corresponding
charge be made upon the county to
which he is accredited. So of all
our educational and charitable in
stitutions, the state university and
Soldier’s home excepted—the for
mer ought to bo more a free school,
the latter should be ever guarded
by the whole state, over and above
the local conditions affecting any
county.
The above is presented for
thoughtful consideration. Its sug
gestions are believed to be in the
line of economy as a mere matter
of state policy, while it offers a
practical avenue of escape from the
preseut deadlock that threatens the
management of the state institu
tions. —Robert Buchanan in Sioux
Falls Press.
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FINE ASSORTMENT. LOW PRICES.
Advice to Mothers.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup,
for children teething, is the prescrip
tion of one of the best female nurses
and physicians in the United States,
and has been used for forty years
with never failing success by millions
of mothers for their children. Dur
ing the process of teething its value
is incalculable. It relieves the child
from pain, cures dysentery and diar
rhoea, griping in the bowels, and
wind colic. By giving health to the
child it rests the mother. Price, 25
cents a bottle. 38yl
Holiday Excursions.
For the Christmas and New Year
holidays, the Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids & Northern Railway will make a
rate of ONE FARE for the round
trip between all stations on its line.
Tickets on sale December 24, 25,and
31, 1889, and January 1, 1891, good
to return until January 5, 1891. For
time of trains, rates of fare, and any
other information, call on or address
any agent of the company, or.
J. E. Hannboakt,
Gen’l Tkt. & Pass. Agt.
Staf Spring Water.
Saratoga Star Spring Water for
sale in bottles and by the glass by all
Druggists.
Piles. PH®** V 5 *' J
Dr. William’s Indian Tile jM
ment is the only cure
Bleeding ever discovered.
fails to cure old chronic caftfj
standing. ... • jJ
Judge Coons, M a y* v,l! %T3
“Dr. William’s IndianjlMH
morit cured me after y ea *tjl j
ing.” ri-uim
Judge Coffinbury, ' j
says: M I have found bv **rig
that I)r. William’s indWjJ
Ointment gives immediate
raanent relief.'* ±
We have hundreus ot
monials. Do not suffer au jjj
longer. Sold by drnggi*" jj |
$1 per bottle. deI(O J
The use of calomel tor ;
ments of the liver has
fine constitution. 1 h °VAfJ
similar troubles, have j
Pills testify to their JTJj*
thoroughly remedying i
without injury to the 6y | |
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their money will buy, so
ly should have, at
the best family remedy, ry
Figs, to cleanse the
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