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THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1«10.
Those Words of Rev. R. V.
Miller Will Linger Long
in The Ears of His
Hearers
(By A. H. L.)
The union week of prayer services
rame to a most successful close on
Sunday afternoon at the First Meth
odist church. The large auditorium
of the church, including the galierie:
and hack into the Sunday school
room was filled.
Rev. Robert V. Miller selected for
his farewell address the word "Fin
ally." which was used by Paul, the
great apostle to the Gentiles, in his
letters to the churches, seven times.
He based his thoughts on the 11th
verse of the 13th chapter of 2nd Cor
inthians. which reads, "Finally, breth
ren. farewell. Re perfect, be of good
comfort, be of one mind, live in
peace, and the God of love and peace
shall be with you.”
Then followed one of the tender-
est, most heart searching farewell ad
dresses all based on the point* of
scripture brought out by Paul in the
use of this word "Finally,” as used
seven times in his letters. The sec
ond use of the word is found In Eph
fi: 10. “Finally, brethren, be strong
the I,ord, and In the power of His
might." The third use in Phil
"Finally brethren, whatsoever things
are honest, Just, pure, lovely, of good
report: If there be any virtue, and
there be any praise, think on these
things." The fifth use of the word
la 1 Peter, 3:8, "Finally he ye all of
one mind, having compassion one of
another, love as brethren, be pitiful,
be courteous, etc." The sixth use, In
3 These., 3:1, "Finally, brethren, pray
for us that the word of the lord may
run to and fro and be glorified.”
Seventh use, tn the last book, last
chapter that Paul wrote before he
was martyred, 2 Tim., 4:7-8, "1. have
. fought a good fight, t have finished
my course, I have kept the faith. Fin
ally there Is laid up for me a crown
of righteousness, which the lord, the
righteous Judge, shall give me at that
day, and not to me only, but to all
them also that love His appearing."
As an Indication of the thorough
ness or Rev. Miller In his knowledge
of scripture, and the blble Interprets
lion of Its own teaching, he took up
the first exhortation of Paul In urging
the people to "Be Perfect." He trac
ed the original Greek word that Is
translated Perfect, In this text, 2 Cor.
13:11, In a number of passages, show
ing the meaning contained In each
Mark, 1:19, "Jesus saw James and
John In Jhe ship, mending their nets.
The word translated "mending" here
Is the .same translated perfect In the
orlgloal text. Then the lesson was
shot home, "beloved, do your nets
need mending, I say then, finally, fare
well, mend -your nets.” And so he
traced out this word and then pre
sented the six other meanings of the
word, “Mending, fitted, perfectly
Joined together, restored, prepared
framed."
It Is hoped that this quiet, Intense,
scholarly heart revealing teacher of
God's Inspired word can be obtained
to return to Athens later In the year.
Ask the men who beard him, and you
will find wltb but few exceptions that
the simple, earnest Intense - way In
which he opened up the truths of
God's book, stirred them quietly, but
deeply to their very centers.
The effort Is over, the preacher has
left our midst, hut there has been
sown In the minds and hearts of
many who remain, the good seed of
Eternal Truth, that In the harvest of
years to come, will bring forth “some
thirty, and some sixty and some an
hundred fold."
The uniting of nine of our evan
gelical churches led by their faith
ful pastors with the Young Men’s
Christian Association In this united
effort of thig world-wide week of
prayer, observed all round the world,
where Christians gather, has In Itself
been a blessing, and a practical ob
ject lesson to the skeptic and ungod
ly, that the children of the King are
one In faith, hope, and the life they
live In Him, to whom they look for
their present deliverance from the
power of sin, and their future abiding
place In the kingdom of the loving
and one eternal God of all things.
ATHENS^ LED
In The Movement For a
Black Mammy Memorial
Which Will Be So Last
ing Service.
IW LEADERS CORD PRIZE
Fo Hold, Beginning Today, IGoverment Will See That
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY
AGAINST ROY8TON FIRM
Yesterday In the office of Judge W.
0. Cornett, deputy U. S. clerk, Attor
ney Worley Adams filed a petition in
Involuntary bankruptcy against the
mercantile firm of Bagwell A Brewer,
of Royston. Attorney Adams repre
sents the c.tJitors: Michael Brothers
Co, Athena; Young, Smith, Feld Co
Philadelphia; H. B. Reed A Co., Man
chester, N. H, Smith A Brewer, El-
herton; and H. S. Melnhard A Bro,
Savannah.
The following story in the t\u-
sta Chronicle of Sunday will be of
Interest here to many who are in
terested in the “Black Mammy Me
morial" institute establish'd here
There was some years ago a move
ment started in Texas for the erec
tion of a stone monument to the ex
slaves and particular reference was
had to the old “black mammies of
south." There have been other slml-,
lar movements since. It remained for
Athens people, colored and white, to
begin the work of an actual monu
ment now in course of construction—
not a monument of stone but a mem
orial institution where not only the
memory but the virtues and skill, the
devotion and the Industry of the
"Black Mammiea,” will be preserved.
The article in the Chronicle Is as fol
lows ::
The "Black Mammy Memorial
movement In this state, which origi
nated in Athens, is not the only-
movement of the kind on foot, as is
indicated by a communication to The
Chronicle from Mrs. D. J. Carter, of
Chicago, who says:
"I enclose a clipping from the Chi
cago Inter-Ocean, of January 8. Please
reprint It, so that the Chronicle read
ers can see what we Southern women
are doing up here.
“The Chicago chapter is quite ac
tive and is doing A great deal of char
ity work. At their last meeting they
supplied transportation and expenses
to nn old soldier, returning him to
the home In North Carolina."
The clipping from the Inter-Ocean,
refered to, is as follows:
"A movement looking to the erec
tion of monuments dedicated to the
slaves of the Southern Confederacy
In the capital of every Southern state
was Instituted at the~annual meeting
of the Chicago chapter, United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, In the audi
torium hotel yesterday afternoon,
committee was appointed to solicit
subscriptions from members of the
Chicago chapters of the society and
from all former Southern citizens.
"The idea of such monuments,
which are to commemorate the fideli
ty of negro slaves who during the
Civil war protected the homes and
women and children of Confederate
soldiers, originated with Mrs. James
Longstreet at the unveiling -of the
Confederate monument" 'at Carnes-
vllle, Ga, last October, and this
week the Chicago chapter was asked
to assist in the movement.
"The officers elected and Installed
for 1911 were:
"President, Mr«. Agnes Orant Man-
son; vice-presidents, Mrs. Pauline
Fitzgerald and Mrs. B. A. Johnson
treasurer. Mrs. Virginia F. Wilson:
corresponding secretary, lira. Mary
'Ashmore Carter; recording secretary,
•Mary Lee Behan; registrar, Miss
Rutherford; custodian, Mrs. H. C. My
ers; historian, Mrs. Josephine Keyes;
recorder of crosses, Lethe McClain. 1
Most Important Meet
ing Held la Vear at
(Washington.
Boys Will Be Entitled
to Enter For Prize In
Big Show.
(From Tuesday's Banner.
Washington, Jan. 16.—“The 100
PROGRAM OF WIDE RANGE.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 16.—Dele
gates to the forty-rst annual meeting
of the Nattonat Board of Trade, which
will open at the New Willard hotel
tomorrow, have begun to arrive In
the city. Those in charge of the meet
ing expect an attendance of fully 1,000
leaders In the commercial life of the
country. A two-day program has been
arranged, providing for the discussion
of practically every Important propo
sition pending before congress. Na
tional banking and currency legisla
tion, the tariff, reciprocity, railroad
rate regulation, ship subsidy, the
diplomatic and consular service, and
the Immigration problem are among
the Important matters that will re
ceive attention.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 16.—What Iboys In the Southern States who have
is regarded as one of the most im- I raised the best corn crop during the
portant meetings the executive coun- past year will be given an opportunity
ell of the American Federation of La- to exhibit ten ears each at the Na-
bor has held In years began today at tlonal Corn Exposition to be held at
the federation headquarters in tbis Columbus,OJiio,January30thtoFeb-
< ity. The long-standing trouble among ruary 11th," said Dr. Clarence
the electrical workers Is the main sub- I Owens, commissioner of agriculture
ject of consideration. Before the I and lmmfgration of the Southern
meeting adjourns It Is expected ac- Commercial Congress, in a recent in
lion will have been taken that will I ter view.
result In a denite selllement of the "There are 46,000 boys belonging to
controversy or else cause a split In the Corn Clubs In the southern states
the ranks that may widen until it In-1 and the Southern Commercial Con
volves the whole fabric of organized I gress, co-operating w ith the United
labor in America. [states Department of Agriculture, will
The trouble among the electrical I pay for the transporation of exhibits
workers dates back about three years 0 f the 100 most successful hoy "corn
und already has had a most disastrous I raisers" to the exposition grounds,
effect on the building trades In vari- The selection of the exhibits wRj be
ous parts of the United States and I done by the oonnty and state agents
Canada. Two attempts at arbitration I of the Farm Demonstration Work of
have failed utterly and now the execu- the department of agriculture. We
live council of the American Federa- hope to bring together exhibits from
tlon of Labor has undertaken to set- 100 acres whose total output was 1
tie the matter. OOO bushels.
The majority of the electrical tin- “The boys' corn clubs throughout
Ions, numbering some 350 locals, have the south had wonderful success last
been “read out" of the federation by year, and Dr. S. A. Knapp, of the de-
Prealdent Gompers. The latter has I partment of agriculture tfho Is direct-
taken up and supported the cause of hy in charge of farm demonstration
the minority, consisting of 100 local work, antiepates even better results
unions, and directed organized labor I next year.
everywhere to recognize no other elec- "Believing In the tremendous and
triclans. wonderful resources of the south, the
The "Insurgent" majority of the Southern Commercial Congress Is ac-
electrical unions charge President I lively co-operating with the United
Gompers with using "big stick" meth-1 States department of agriculture In
odn. They contend that the term disseminating correct Information,
"seceders," which he has applied to Und Is watching very carefully the
them, more properly belongs to the publication of bulletins which maybe
minority faction. This contention Is 0 f value to the southern farmer, so
based upon the fact thnt the officials that they may be brought to his at-
now at the head of affairs in the eiee- tentlon Immediately upon publication,
trleal workers' union were elected al The department has recently Issued
a special convention, which at the two valuable bulletins. No. 415, "Corn
same time Impeached the old officials, and Corn Raising," and No. 416, "Seed
It Is pointed out, moreover, that the I Corn," which may he had upon apll-
so-cnlled Insurgents among the elec- cation to our Washington office”
trleal workers are fighting for the x>r. Owens Is now making a trip
same principles as President Gom- I through the Southern States, visiting
pers and his co-defendants In the I each governor, regarding a state com
Becks Stove and Range contempt nilttee of fifteen business men to rep-
ense, namely their "constltutlnnal I resent the slate at the great meeting
rights." The majority of the electrl-1 of the Southern Commercial Congress
cal workers claim as their right the to be held In Atlanta, March 8. 9, and
privilege of choosing their own ofll- 10. Governor Mnnn of Virginia, Gov
cers nnd governing themselves, which ernor Glasscock of West Virginia and
right, they allege, has been denied Governor Willson of Kentucky are
them by President Gompers and the | each heading such committees,
federation, who have gone even farth
er and enjoined all organized labor I
from giving the Insurgents recognition [
as union men.
FARMTRAIN
College of Agriculture On
Wheels to Tour State In
March Beginning at
Athens
again
tb
TEN MILES NEW DOUBLE
FOR SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Both sides to the controversy have I Washington, D. C., Jan. 16.—The
cent representatives to the present I Southern Hallway Company will se-
meetlng of the executive council. The I cure an addition of practically ten
two factions lay claim to the same miles to the double track on its main
name—International Brotherhood of I Hu* between Washington and Atlanta
Electrical Workers—and both main-1 b f the construction or second track
tain headquarters In Springfield, 111. l"«t authorized south or Franklin
The minority faction, which has the Junction, Va. The new track will be
support of the American Federation I connected with second track already
of I-abor, is headed by F. J. McNulty, I to Whittle which has never been
general president; Peter W. Collins, I i' 8 ® 11 - When the new stretch is corn-
general secretary, and William Hogan, I Pleted the five miles of Blngle track
general treasurer. * I between Franklin Junction and Syca-
The officials elected by the so-called niore wl " be operated as a gauntlet
Insurgents when the old officers were lmder « b »olute block, thus giving all
Impeached are James J. Reid, geoeral I ,b * Protective features of double
president; J. W. Murphy, general iec- lrack 110 train will be permitted to
retary, and F. J. Sullivan, general ecter either end of the gauntlet while
treasurer.
The trouble among the electrical
workers dates back to the winter of
1907, when charges of malfeasance of
office and incompetence were directed
against President McNulty and Secre
tary Collins of the international un
ion. 1areal unions in both the United
another Is on it
The twenty-eight mile stretch of
double track extending from Mont-
rlew to Sycamore will be Increased
to a fty mile stretch hy this addition
and the completion of the twelve
miles from Montvlew to Monroe
through Lynchburg which la just go
ing Into service. The construction of
State, and Canada petitioned for a lh# ieeond track Ju|t authorlzed lD
special convention to thresh out the
charges. Secretary Collins refused
ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN
ARE IN 8ESSION
They say now that foodstuffs In
the canal zone are cheaper (ban at
home. They must be needing more
help down on the lathmus.
Elgin, 111., Jan. 16.—Elgin, the cen
ter of the great American butter In-
duatry, Is entertaining for three day
the members of the Illinois Dairy
men's Asaodtalon. The occasion
the thirty-seventh annual convention
the association. Bovine tubercu
losis and a number of other questions
vital Interest to those-engaged In
the dairy Industry are scheduled for
discussion. An elaborate exhibition
of dairy products and dairy and
creamery machinery and supplies Is
being held In connection with the
meeting.
# Look For the Boo Hlvo
. On tb* package when you buy
Foley'* Honey and Tar for cough* and
cold*. Non* cennine without the Be*
Hive. Remember the name, Foley's
Honey and Tar and reject any tub
if Rote. Bold by all druggists. X
Saves Two Lives.
“Neither my lifter nor myself
be living today, If It bad not been for
Dr. Klng’e New Discovery,” writes A
D. McDonald of Fayetteville, N. C„
R. F. D. No. g, “for we both bad fright
ful cough* that nc other remedy could
help. We were tild my sister bad
consumption. Sbe wee rery weak and
had nlgbt sweats, but your wonderful
medicine completely cured us both
It's the best 1 ever used or heard of.”
For sore lunge, coughs, colds, hemor
rhage, lagrlppe, asthma, bay fsrsr,
croup, whooping cough,—all bronchial
troubles,—It’s snpremst. Trial bottle
free. BOc and $1.00. Guaranteed by
W. J. Smith 8 Bro., and H. R. Palmer
8 Rons.
connection with the double track now
, ., ■ In use will add materially to the fa-
° . .^, ,7 ; Z uZt clll,|p * ,or handling traffic over this
Cleveland local tawed the call. When | mpor1ant llne .
the special convention opened In St.
The completion of the Lynchburg
™ e *T‘Vd th Vr U ’ H “ ,m P ro vement glve* the Southern 239
said, were represented. The conven-
tlon heard the charges and Impeached
miles of double track out of the dis-
... , _ , tance of 648 miles between Washing-
the genera! officers. The American t0 „ and Atlaota ud tbe lmprorement
Federation of Labor was drawn Into betwecn Franlt|In JuTCtlon . nd WhIt .
when ,tl r °fT y J ‘T Me will bring the total of double track
when the.federation convention met on th „ lmpor , ant hlghway of fom .
In Denver. The Denver convention | meTcf t0 249 m ,,„
seated the delegates of the Impeached
officer, and declined to recognize the i nultlthj Jan , 6 ._ wuh a „ |n .
representative, of the Insurgent ma-1 dk .„, onI pointin g to the biggest rad
1 I best tournament In the history of the
Since that time, the claim Is made, I organization, the annual bonaple! of
President Gompers and the federation the Northwestern Curling Association
have steadfastly supported the cause I opened In this city today. The play
of the minority faction of the electrl-1 will continue through the week at
cal workers, though ostensibly endear-1 the rink of the Duluth Curling Club,
orlng to bring about a friendly settle- I St. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago, Port-
ment of the dispute by arbitration. I age, Superior rad Butath are vrett-rv-
The Insurgents allege that the federa- presented, as well as Winnipeg, Fort
tlon has not been sincere In Its ef- William, Port Arthur and severe 1 oth-
forts to give Justice to both sides, but, | er Canadian cities,
on the other hand, has manifested a
disposition from the start of the trou-1 Foley Kldmy Pills
ble to favor the minority faction. Are tonic In action, quick- In re
The controversy already has spread j * ub *- A special medicine for all kid
(o other building trades and the pre- I **** bladder disorders. Mary C.
diction Is made that unless a satirise-1 Abbott ' Wolfeboro, N. H., says:
lcr.v settlement Is rei-ched at an early I WM *® ,lc '* d *' ,b * btd ease of rheu-
date a serious split affecting the en-1 mlt * ,rn ' du ® ur * c ,c * d J* 1 ® 1 m ) r *ld
tire body of organized labor may re- *° clw ' out ° r “» M«°*
suit. 11 was so lame In my feet. Joints, and
hack that It was agony for nc* to ste 1
I used Foley Kidney PUIs for three
For either scute or chronic kidney I days when I was able to get up rad
disorders, for annoying and painful move about and the paint were all
urinary Irregularities take Foley Kid I gone This great ebauge la condition
ney Pills. An honest and effect!** I owe to Foley Kidney Pills rad re
medicine for kidney rad bladder dla-1 commend them to rayon* Buffering as
orders. Sold by all dniglst*. X I bars." Sold by all druglsts. X
An Educational Train will
tour Georgia from February
March 25tb 1911, inclusive. The op
eration of this train is made possible
through the courteous co-operation
the various railroads doing business
In the state The r.ailroads are pro
viding the necessary equipment
cars while the live stock, machinery
nnd other exhibits carried are being
provided and Installed under the
rection of the State College of Agri
culture.
A tentative Itinerary has already
been prepared and will be published
as soon as approved by the railroads
cooperating in this movement,
contemplated that 140 towns will be
visited, a step of between tw*o and
half and three hours having been pro
vided for at most of these points. As
these towns are nearly ail in different
counties. It will be seen that the state
Is being completely covered,
the intention and desire of the agen
cies co-operating to serve the largest
number of people by again placing the
College on wheels and carrying It to
the doors of the people It Is intended
to serve. To this end a much more
complete and elaborate equipment has
been provided for the second train.
There will be a car of live stock
for Instance containing some fifteen
choice animals. Including draft horses,
beef and dairy animals, sheep and
swine. There will be a car of farm
machinery of the latest and most ap
proved type. Much of it will be set up
nnd exhibited In motion. Two cars
will be devoted to exhibits of corn and
cotton, showing the best varieties and
fertilizers to use. A complete line
of fertilizer material and formulas for
the principle crops will be exhibited
Methods of selecting and Improving
corn and cotton together with stand
ard grades of cotton will be shown
There will be a display of spraying
autflta and rations suitable for various
classes of live stock and an exhibit of
the mechanical and chemical analyses
of type soils of Georgia. There will
also be-an exhibit of the work done
by the boys’ corn clubs. It will be
noted that six cars will be provided
for carrying exhibits.
This will be the most complete ed
ucational train ever operated In the
southeastern states. Data of interest
and benefit to every person who owns
land or who Is Interested In agricul
tural education will be shown. A spe
cial effort will be made to provide ex
hibits of Interest and benefit to the
school children. It is believed that
every person visiting the train can al
least secure one new Idea which will
bo worth several dollars to him In
dividually. Since about 159,000 people
visited the last train and It Is believed
that the attendance will be larger
this year, it Is easy to see thnt this
movement may be made the means of
distributing Information which will be
worth several millions of dollars nn
nually to the state of Georgia.
The train will be accompanied by
some twelve experts who will speak
on soil management, seed selection,
the use of fertilizer, crop rotations,
feeding, breeding and management of
live stock, diseases of animals, or
chard and garden management, In
jurious Insects and plant diseases, cot
ton and cotion by-products, the main
tenance of soil fertility, agricultural
education, and boya’ and girls' club
contests.
The cost of preparing and Installing
the exblbtti on this train Is being
largely borne by friends of the In
stitution, while the train, Itaelf, Is
being provided by the generosily <■
the railroads. This movement can
be made of the greatest possible value
tc the people of the state If they will
co-operate and take advantage of the
opportunities which It affords. Every
town visited should make a special ef
fort to advertise its coming and to In
vite the people from raral districts
end surrounding territory to be pres
ent. • Much longer stops have been
provided for this year than could be
made In 190*. Not quite so many
points will be visited, but the Idea Is
to give those meeting the train
chance to secure as much benefit from
the visit at possible. —
It Is sincerely to be hoped that ev
ery one will cooperate and assist In
making the journey as thoroughly
helpful and beneficial as It can and
should be fo the agricultural and In
dustrial Interests of the state.
Peculiar Freak Patents In The
Patent Office at Washington
Alarm Clocks and Alarming Beds.
The problem of getting people up
In the morning, is as old as the bills
and one of the early patents issued
covered a scheme for rigging up an
old fashioned clock. By this arrange
ment the hands of the clock reach
ing the designated hour, release
spring that dropped a weight on a tin
pan placed under the dock. A more
modern device provided for dropping
a net on the face of the sleeper to
tickle him until be awakened.
But progressing beyond the alarm
clock feature, Adolph J. Nordman of
San Francisco, patented in 1885
combination “Alarm and Waking
Bed.” It was so arranged that If the
sleeper did not drop out of bed imme
diately on the sounding of the alarm
the upper part of the bed dropped
suddenly and he found himself stand
ing on his head. The only way to beat
that game was to steep with your
bead at the foot of the bed. Tn 1892,
G. A. Seaman of Brooklyn, came along
with a "Time Alarm Bed" that you
couldn't beat. When the alarm went
off ,the bed went into convulsions that
effectiually ejected the sleeper. This
undoubtedly did what it was intended
to do, but apparently it was a little
rough, for In 1894 Seaman came back
with an application lor a patent that
modified the bed to this extent, that
It did not throw a fit and eject the
sleeper like an Irate landlord for non
payment of the rent, but rolled him
gently out on the floor.
To Prevent Snoring.
A companion piece to these devices
was that patented by Linus H. Shaw
of Brockton, Mass.. In 1891 called an
anti-snoring device.” It consisted o!
i harness arrangement to 1 prevent
one’s mouth flying open during sleep.
In the same connection mention might
the dramatic rapture of the lion, and
patented.by George C. Hale of Kansas
City In 1885. These suspenders com
bined general utility with special
mergency use. They were construct
ed with a long cord woven into them
that could be readily unravelled. The
theory was, according to the Inventor,
that "a man trapped on the upper
floor of a burning building might low
er the cord and pnll up a rope on
hlch to descend to safety.
For Those Buried Alive.
The horror of being buried alive
'Ideally spurred Inventive geniuses
to unusual efforts, for patents have
been Issued on a number of devices
for extricating one from such a dis
tressing predicament. Six years ago
Edwin S. Crosby and Ell Ray Henry
of Lake Charles, La., patented a most
Intricate apparatus for signalling from
the bottom of graves. By this me
chanism, the slightest manifestation
of returning consciousness on the part
of a supposed corpse that had been la
terred, would instantly flash a signal
on top of the grave and sound a C.Q.
D„ of distress In the house of the sex
ton. The mechanism also supplied
cxygen to the Interred pending the ar
rival of a relief expedition.
Away back In 1868, Franz Veste of
Newark, N. J., wrestled with the same
problem, and devised what he termed
Improved Burial Case."- A per
son burled In one of these, who re
turned to life could either ring a bell *
for help, or climb a ladder-llke affair
and emerge from the grave. In the
ords of the Inventor: "Now should
the person laid In the coffin, on return-
Ing to life, desire lo ascend from the
coffin and grave to the surface, he can
do so by means of the ladder." Show
ing there was no purpose on the part
of Mr. Veste to use force to compel
unwilling person to come out of
the grave. The alternative- Is offer-
of using the ladder or quietly turn
ing over and making a good Job of
dying. The Inventor had heard no
dBubt that bit of philosophy that “life
Just one' damn thing after anotli-
COL. RODGERS RETIRC8.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 16—Col.
Alexander Rodgers, who recently bat
been commanding the Sixth Regiment
of Cavalry, at Fort Dee Moines, Iowa,
closed his active career In the army
today, having been transferred to the
retired list on his own application. Col.
Rodgers has seen nearly forty years
of active service. He Is from New
Jersey and was graduated from West
Point In 1*75. During the war with
Spain he served as a major and In
spector general In the volunteer es
tablishment Later he took part in
suppressing the Insurrection in the
Philippines.
Athena 1a to have one of the beat
musical attractions touring the South
—Creator#'* great Italian band.
Turning from grave to gay, Sig
mund Newberger, known on the stage
'The Great Lafayette," patented
1907 a series of complex theatrical
devices to be used In producing the
effect of a real lion hunt on the stage,
the dramatic capture o fthe lion, and
the feeding of a live woman to the
Hon. Other theatrical novelties that
have been patented include devices
to aid gymnasts In some of their feats
of strength and other startling per
formances.
Baseball and Racing at Night
George F. Cahill of Holyoke, Maas.,
in 1904 patetnted an arrangement
whereby a field could be illnmlnated
so that baseball and other games
might be played at night in the open.
Another Inventor came along abont
the same time with a device for light
ing race tracks so that the sport of
kings could *be carried on after dark,
but those were days before the book
ies had been put out of business. Now
more practical device would be to
make legislator* see the light and
make possible the carrying on of
horse racing under the old wide-open
conditions.
It goes without saying that Inven
tors of perpetual motion machines
have gotten by the examiners in the
Patent Office. In 1880 Tbeobold
Lelmnger of Cercer county, Ohio, pat
ented a water, motor which waa ad
vertised to solve finally and surely
the problem of perpetual motion.' More
recently Charles E. Griffing of Hamil
ton, Ohio, patented an electrical steam
holler, which, after the dynamo at
tached to It had once been started by
a gas engine, would generate steam
to run the dynamo to create the elec
tricity to heat the boiler to. generate
the steam to run the dynampy and so
on at long as the water held out to
boll.
A patent ‘hat may be classed as a
freak, not because of the nature of
the .device, but because of the per
sistency of the patentee end his heirs,
is a fire extinguisher upon which Wil
liam A. Graham of Lexington, Va.,
made aplicatlon for a patent In 1837.
For some reason, long since forgotten
in the department, the patent was not
issued until 1878 and then It went to
Graham's estate.
The Self Raising Hat.
A "saluting device" for gentlemen
has been perfected and patented by
J. C. Boyle of Spokane, Wash. It is
certainly entitled to rank a* a novelty
whatever Its utility may be. It con
sists of a mechanism to be concealed
In a derby hat which would cause the
hat to tip Itself whenever the wearer
bowed to an acquaintance. If It were
desired to make the salute even more
profound and impressive, that had
could be made to raise itself rotate
cempetely, and settle hack on the
head.
It remained for a German, Martin
Goetze of Berlin, to perfect an Inven
tion for producing dimples, much like
a brace and bit with which a carpen
ter bores holes. A rounded tip is to
be pressed firmly against the spot
selected for the dimple, while small,
roller like affair rotates around It,
massaging the flesh until the dimple
is created. Another device for wom
en was a garment supporter patented
by a woman "for supporting from the
shoulders any number of skirts a lady
might have occasion to wear.” That
waa before the day of the sheath
gowns which have caused the wearers
to dispense with petticoats.
The late Dr. Mary 'A. Walker Is re
presented among the country's Inven
tor*. If asked what It was, nine out
of ten persons would guess some new
kind ‘of trousers for women, or a
suspender button that wouldn’t come
off. But In reality it was a chart to
aid the teaching of spelling to chil
dren. It was designed to Impress on
the youthful mind the distinction be
tween words that are pronounced
alike but spelled differently.
A rain making device is another
break. It was patented In 1880 by
Daniel Ruggles of Fredericksburg, Va.,
and consisted of a 'balloon. loaded
with torpedoes, which would be ex-
ioded by an electrical current when
the balloon entered the cloud*. No
explanation Is vouchsafed by the In
ventor as to wbat would be done to
precipitate rainfall In the absence of
clouds.
The long list of freaks might be In
definitely continued. There Is a de
vice for removing skippers from
cheese, and another for removing
tapeworms from human beings, but
whether either ever abstracted mone'y
from pockets is doubtful. There Is a
model of a boot-jack that can be con
verted Into a pistol, and vice versa.
Then there’s a device for aaststlng
the aged and Infirm up stairs, but no
mechanism for assisting book agents
and bill collectors down stairs and
out of the front door. There la an
umbrella that can he converted Into
a pipe end a tobacco box fitted with a
time lock guaranteed to keep the
smoker from his favorite weed during
the time he has resolved to abstain
from smoking. There 1. a calf wean-
er—but the list Is too long.
It Is longer than th* patent office
like* to admit, for the officials do not
like for the Impression to get abroad
that so many freak Inventions are
patented. As above pointed out, it la
not altogether the fault of the officials
and it is ranch more difficult to get
a freak past the examiners now than
it was fifteen or twenty years ago. Ap
plication* for patents are guarded
with absolute secrecy, until the pat
ents have been Issued. Then descrip
tions and drawings of the articles ean
be secured hy any one on the pay
ment of a nominal fee.
OREGON LABOR FEDERATION.
Salem, Ore., Jan. 16.—Delegate*
from many of the principal cltlee and
town* of Oregon assembled here today
on th* opening or fh# annual conven-
tlo*of the State Federation of La-
bor. Sessions wm eoMians for several
dnye. Measures to b*> Introduced at
the present session of the legislature
affecting the Interests of organized
labor will form tho principal topic*
or dlscaisfoB. The annual reports of
the several: officer* stow the affairs
of the federation to be In a satisfac
tory condition, with a gratifying In
crease hi membership the past year.
U. 8. JACKBON FOR
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS.
Indianapolis, lad., Jan. 16.—TT U. S.
Jackson, who fa chairman of the dem
ocratic state committee of Indiana,
doe* not land the position of sergeant-
at-arms of the Sixty-second congress.
It will not bo because of Inactivity on
the part of hla friends and supporters.
Today a special train of "Jackson
boomers," among whom were many
of the foremost democratic loaders of
the state, departed from this city for
the national capital. The delegation
will arrive la Washington la time to
preaent tho claims of Jackson at tb*
big democratic house caucus nest
Thursday.
Judge Waller O. Cornett, V. S.
Commissioner and deputy clerk of
tbo V. 8. court for this division, of
the northern district of Georgia, has
returned from a visit of several days
to Maeoa, whet# he attended the sea
Hobs of the foderaj coart.