The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-08-29
lrVIVG NOTES GATHERED At
Tg NATIONAL CAPITOL.
.rp WEEKLY BUDGET.
c,,cress 10 be Held In Atlanta
in October.

lo saf ~ NM yary in thlhtHe N"'eis--hoNier
imply a.. ,he sugar Bounty Cases--Other
.itsr.
3 sits 10
+ that "A. ,.pNeroS. y. C.-The following
him ment has been given out at the
,rmral department.. The Secre-
uf'e she's \ Agriculture is charged by act Of
50 welp mss 10 collect and disse inmate in
|eiag uov -,aon concerning public rOrds
owu m. end a legally authorized orga-
mons 81 officials and of private in
Old gil naIs who have given special atten-
+ accent 4. \ this subject are hereby notified
cer..i, hey are cordially invited by the
|t,5, nor and general assembly of the
"s' 70 I Of Georgia, the mayor and coun-
nng deck iihe CITY of Atlanta, tho authori-
/, d the Cotton States and Interna.
link Of JB ,l Exposition and the various local
rnercaI, military and social orga-
n;-, .tons together with the National
'-'lA M Conference and the National
ANNA "a agne ior Good Roads, to the assem-
hour last ngoi a road parliament, to be held
|eem,l \ the ha of the house of rep.
ssntatiyes at Atlanta on the 18th,
h and 18th Of October, 1895. The
robbery riiation is urged upon all State high
ion y, " commissions, State and local road
AZ sft Eoyement associations and upon
n. numerical bodies and boards Of trade
- td transportation, agricultural socie
and farmers organizations, uni
we're nc ritles, agricultural colleges and engi-
nysmsn, sering schools societies of civil engi
| GERS, humane societies, League of
y w nercan Whcelmen and carriage and
l. leaa gcle builders ASSOCIATION and all
|gemenl iher organizations and individuals es-
0a-y concerned or experienced in
Improvement of highways are like
ou or FRc0rdally solicited to be in atten-
Topnl na.
H. "W hhas been suggested that delegates at
"Ba. lge be appointed by the governors
States and asked TO participate and
Tort directly 70 the governor of each
ommonwealth the results of the meet
| A. 1g. Real progress in road improve
nents Is observed 10y the department
v 0' agriculture since the organization of
|eghi u Offices Of road inquiry. The impor-
hat sr iance Of a general exchange of views
Teen n among those concerned in road legisla-
|, =. uon and construction throughout the
/ ~ nlted States cannot be overestimated.
piiea Many States are actively engaged in
road construction under now methods.
a comparison of methods and results
VIII prove Of the utmost value TO the
rive people
nbf WOMEN AS INVENTORS
nD 4 pamphlet published by the patent
foA once gives list Of the patents issued
Eingi 10 women by the government. The
|bahA pamphlet IS supplementary TO those
n. heretofore published, and brings the
lls' " OF such issues up to March last.
he Office was established in 1890, and
lhe hrst patent issued to a woman was
u loO9, to Mary Kies, for a method
|ncll o. weaving straw with silk or thread.
bots y, PIX years later one was issued to Mary
m.a brush for a corset. 1t was not until
100 that more than one patent per
year vas issued to women. In 1862
r only fourteen patents were issued to
r women, that being the largest in any
|snr year up to that time. The war, how
|sna ever developed the inventive genius OF
women, and the annual number OF
patents Issued TO them increased rap
nuy' Many Of them were for inven-
uohs ior either fighting or nursing de-
wees. The annual issue increased
steadily yearly In 1870 il was go, in
'o5V over ZOO and in 1893 over 300.
from 1909 to 1888 women's inven-
r ,eaa uons averaged thirty year, from
aco deoo % 1892 230 year, and since 1892
-oV year. The pamphlet gives a
elassliicatlOn Of wOmen's inventions.
ms shows that wearing apparel leads
ihe list, with 100 different patents in
lhlrty months Then comes heating
anu washing apparatus, sewing and
o'ner devices Another invention OF
sCmans genius are improvements in
DaOy carriages, printing and bottling
apparatus, boxes and baskets, clocks,
movers, horseshoes, motors, musical
Instruments, plumbing and preserving
w'ces stationery, theatrical appa-
iatus, toilet articles and typewriter at
Achments Very few Of the patents
ISSUED to women were for entirely new
creations Excluding those especially
concerning woman's work, nearly all
q the other patents were attachments
70 some previously existing device.
MINISTER RANSOM INTERVIEWED.
a. -4nAntcA AdHhOm hIflNtu Al tui0 eA'J
saturday and spent considerable time
az the state department. lie called
upon Assistant Secretary of State Adee
and also upon Assistant Secretary OF
ire Navy McAdoo. Replying TO =
question as 20 the truth of the report
that he had been to Gray Gables to
consult with the president as TO his re-,
appointment, Mr.. Ransom said It was
without foundation, and that he had
never been north Of New York In hle
life. Mr.. Ransoms friends express
the utmost confidence that the place
VIII again be rendered him.
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