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and all sorts Of decorations emblematic
of the horned order.
Brother "Bill'' Goddard at his desk
in collar and cuff emporium on Mic
ollet avenue where he has been during
most business hours for some years
past. =. .-.
Enter another member of Minneapolis
lodge No. A, B. P. o. E., having in
tow Brother "Bill" Mahafey, of Osh-
kosh, who had just arrived.
"Brother Bill Goddard, let me intro
duce Brother Bill Mahafey,'' said the
mutual friend. ..
"Glad to meet you, Bill"
HSame to you, Bill. - "
The two f|Bills'' took to each other
at sight. The next time Mahafey came
along the street with a number Of
friends he stuck his head in the door
of Brother "BillN Goddard s store and
called out ftHello, Bill"
FfHello Bill'' foated back across the
store from the loft at the other end.
Brother Bill Mahafey and his friends
continued on their way. They were in
good spirits and bound to get acquaint-
ed quickly. The next Elk they met they
stood not on ceremony but cordially
greeted him, too, with the catchy
Hello BILL Others took it up and
stuck to it the rest of the grand lodge
session.
There were Elks gathered from all
sections Of the country. Brother . Bill =
Mahafey's plan Of one classification of
Elks as good fellows who responded to
the name Of Bill was found to be a
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Why the Elks Saw 'FHello BiH''

time saver in the way Of introductions
and was so generally adopted that when
the Elks separated and went Ito their
homes they universally carried with
them this new hailing sign of "Hello
Bill.'
There have since been brands of
cigars, suspenders, collar buttons,
toOthbrushes and other articles put
upon the market with ,ttHello Bi1l''
used as a trademark to popularize them,
A vaudeville company has been
on the road for several seasons appear
ing in dramatic skit of frothy humor
entitled ssHello Bill" and now there
is to be "Bill' convention at Ex.
celsior Springs, Mo-, Dec. 16.
Colonel "Bill" Thompson, an ex.
mayor of the town, has organized a
"Bill" club which has arranged a pro
gram Of festivities. He says:
"We invite especially all who
answer to the name of "Bill.' That
does not apply to all possessing the sur.
name Of William and derivitives. We
do not care for Wills or Willies. We
can stand for the "Billies,' but we
especially want those whose character
istics lead people to call them "Bill, =
which stands for something.
ssWe have invited Bill Taft, secre
tary Of war. Bill Stone and Bill
Warner, United States senators from
Missouri; Bill White, who wrote
WHAT'S the Matter With Kansas?'
Bill Wallace, who broke up the Jane:
gang; Bill Bailey, ex-governor o1
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kkr r ELLO BILL!'
- It started in Minneapolis
r. H and has girdled the earth,
this salutation, fraternal greeting and
password Of good fellowship that is
peculiar with the Elks. One hears it on
the street, aboard ship, and under all
conditions that bring about the meet
ing Of members Of the order.
It may be that a train is pulling out
from depot. A man sticks his head
out Of car window, catches sight of
another man who he has never seen be-
fore in his life and smilingly calls out
"Hello Billl' NBill' responds with
a smile or wave of the hand that be-
tokens like cordiality, and both seem
to feel better for the little bit Of pleas
antry, altho they may never meet again,
"Who is that man-why did he call
you "Bill?' asks the lady with the
gentleman on the platform.
HHe's brother Elk, that's all.'
"And do the Elks all call each other
Bill9''
"They art apt to-
"Why?'
"Oh, we've got in the habit Of it
that's all.''
And that is about all the explanation
that even the average Elk can give.
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This is how the habit came and how
it grew until it had reached the ends
of the earth. The grand lodge Of thu
Elks met in Minneapolis in 1897. The
buildings were hung with, purple anc
white, and there were badges, pictures
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~ UT the moon to work. Why mott
1t ought to have been done long
ago, and the sooner we tackle
the problem the better. At this very
minute the moon ought to be heating
our houses. 1t ought to be illuminat-
ing our cities. It ought to be running
all the machinery/of our factories. 1t
ought to be operating our railroads and
trolley cars.
If ever there was lazy orb in this
universe it is that moon Of ours which
for ages past has done nothing but
float idly through the sky, not accom-
plishing single useful purpose by way
of apology for its existence. If we
lost the satellite tomorrow for good
and all, it would make no difference
whatever to ourselves, except that there
would be no more tides.
It is just here that the point comes
in. The moon by it's attraction ex-
erts an immense force. Indeed, the
amount Of energy it employs, the effect
Of which is represented by the tides
Of the ocean, is so vast as to be we'll
nigh incalculable. AS the earth revolves
the moon raises that part Of the ocean
nearest it to a height Of about three
feet, thus forming a wave which reaches
fourth Of the way around the globe.
This wave travels around the world
once in twenty-four hours.
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Now means have already been found
by which some Of this lunar energy
can be utilized. In fact, the moon
has been put to work in small way
on the coast Of New England, where
number of sawmills and fourmills
are operated by it's agency. Such mills
are set up in places where there is a
tidal inlet which can be conveniently
s damned and reservoir is provided,
into which the water flows Of it's own
e accord as the tide rises. On the fall
of the tide the water, running out,
causes a wheel to. revolve, and thus
moves the machinery that grinds the
grain or saws the lumber.
In some instances of the kind, by
& the adoption Of better contrived appar
atus, the tides are made to work the
mill both going and coming-that is
4 to say. on the flow as well as during
the ebb. But of course these devices
are primitive and Of small account
the chief interest attaching to then
living in the fact that they represent
the first successful attempt to utilize
lunar energy. Certainly, with such OBJ
iect lessons in plain sight, it is ex
straordinary that some Of our great in
ventors have not already tackled tht
problem Of putting the moon to work
on large scale.
To accomplish this it is necessary
merely to expand the idea, and to built
adequate reservoirs, supplemented b.
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to work is by no means SO new as most
people would be likely to imagine is
shown by reference to one or two
things which the Chinese have been ac-
customed to do for centuries. Not many
years ago one Of our warships hap
pened to be anchored in a river in the
middle kingdom, when cannon, which
was being brought on deck, was by
some untoward accident dropped over
board. The American officers, after
trying many expedients to recover the
gun, gave it up as lost; but just about
that time half dozen Cinnamon came
along and, undertaking the job, pro-
ceeied to demonstrate their superiority
as engineers.
It was not practicable, as a matter
Of fact, to raise the cannon by any
means Of the ordinary sort at hand, the
requisite power being lacking. But the
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Fraternal Salutao Originating Here Has Gied the Globe


Kansas; Bill Bill of Hartford, Conn,
and a number Of other prominent
"Bills. -
"'Our bill of fare at the banquet will
be printed on billhead. We will
festoon the hall in which we meet with
bills-$2, $5 and $40 bills, receipted
bills, bills due, bills negotiable and
bills Of lading; also bills of exceptions
in honor Of the lawyers present. The
sergeant-at-arms will carry a billbook; !;
free billiard tables will be provided
and if we don't look and feel like
billionaires before we get thru III
agree to turn billposter. -
tfAny Bill in any part of the country
who wants to get in can send me a
billet-doux and I'll fix HIM out, but
no Wills, Willies or Wilfreds need
apply
Colonel Thompson is typical south
erner, active, rugged and hearty. He
and the other three charter members of
the Bill club are all bankers.
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the necessary machinery, in places
where great bodies of water can be
handled. Such a place, it has been
suggested, especially suitable for the
purpose, is to be found at the extreme
northeast corner of the United States,
where narrow arm Of the sea, known
as the Bay of Fundy, exhibits phe-
nomenal conditions in relation to tides,
an enormous body Of water rising and
falling through a vertical distance of
twenty feet twice every twenty-four
hours.
The great tidal wave which travels
around the globe continually in re-
sponse to the attraction Of the moon
runs up into this arm Of the sea and
makes what is called tidal bore. In
other words, the water is literally piled
up in the Bay Of Fundy, thus causing
the extraordinary rise and fall. Ap.
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Many Graduates of Albion Academy Haze
BY Martin w. OdIand.

~ f all minor institutions of higher
learning west of Lake Michigan,
the most historic, and in many
ways the most noteworthy, is Albion
academy, in southeastern Dane county,
Wisconsin. 1t was founded in 1853 and
is the oldest academy in the northwest.
1t is situated in the heart Of the quaint
little village Of Albion and Is housed
in three antique brick structures, sew
erely simple in their style of architec-
ture. The campus is one Of the most
beautiful little parks in the state, being
adorned with graceful elms and lusty
naples. Everything about the institu-
tion is peculiarly harmonious. The
peaceful village, undisturbed by the din
Of industries or the noise of putting,
whistling ocomotives-Albion is three
miles from a railroad surrounded by
some of the most charming and produc-
tive farms in southern Wisconsin,
forms an appropriate setting for this
unique haunt of lcarnings.
The history of Albion academy, with
its numerous traditions, is full Of inter-
est and charm, reminding one Of the
beginning of Harvard or Yale. It is a
story of rare devotion and sacrifice. It
was founded by the Northwestern AS
sociation of Seven-Day Baptists, who
were numerous in the surrounding coun-
try during the sos, having emigrated
from western New York and Rhode
Island. It was not, however, Sec
tartan institution, students Of all de-
nominations being welcome, and many
of the teachers were not Seventh-Day
Baptists. The funds for the erection
Of the building and for the support of
the school were raised by private sub
scription, and great was the power Of
Albion.
The principal founder of the institu
tion was DR.. G. R. Head, who still lives
in the village Of Albion and must be
regarded as one Of the grand old men
of Wisconsin. He was born in New
York state and received his education
in New York city. He came to Wis
consin while the state was in its in
fancy and soon become one of its prom
inent citizens, serving in its legisla-
ture for several terms. His love for
Albion academy was almost touching
in it's tenderness. The brick used in
constructing two Of the buildings was
made on his farm, at his expense.
One little story illustrates this man 8
devotion to the school. He had planned
to build a more comfortable home for
himself and family and had already
hauled to his farm the lumber for that
purpose. When he was about to begin
construction of the new dwelling, word
reached him that work on, the new
academy building had to be stopped
for want of funds to buy lumber. DR..
Head did not hesitate. To him it
seemed more important that the school
should have new home than that he
/ himself should have a new dwelling,
and he Immediately turned his lumber
over to the builders of the academy.
The first principal Of the institution
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buildings. To accomplish these things,
it would simply be necessary to con-
vert the energy into electricity, which
can be transmitted to a considerable
distance.
Thus would the moon, put to work
for the benefit Of mankind, become a
satellite of practical and industrial i'm
portance-whereas at present it is an
orb useful only to lovers and as sub
ject for astronomical speculation. We
have taught it already how to saw
planks and grind fourl it should be
made to learn how 10 run locomotives
and operate electric and othe" mechan-
cal plants on a large scale. Once har-
ness the Bay of Fundy properly and
power, light and heat should be fur
nished at "a small fraction Of their
present cost.
That the notion Of putting the moon
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was T. R. Williams, graduate of
Union college, Schenectady, N. Y. Under
his direction the school grew rapidly,
over 100 students enrolling the first
year. With him were associated two
other instructors, preceptress, and a
teacher of music. A collegiate course
was offered, leading to the degree Of
bachelor of philosophy.
About 1860 Professor A. R. Cornwall,
of Alfred university, New York, was
elected principal Of the institution and
served as its head for twenty years.
During his administration the. school
enjoyed it's greatest fame and served
it's greatest usefulness. It had fac
ulty Of fourteen instructors and an at
tendance of 200 students. In those
days there were few high schools or
academies in the west, and to Albion
came students, not only from the sur
rounding country, but from all parts of
the state and from other states.
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The students loved the institution
extended helping hands by the teachers
and the people of the village. It was
a rule that no poor student, with insult
fcient funds to take course Of study,
should be turned away. He was helped
to make his way-he had to accept help,
It seemed out of the question to the
good people of Albion that he should
be denied an education.
But Albion academy owes it's import
ance in the history of northwestern in
stitutions of learning, not to it's an.
tiquity or it's romantic traditions, but
to the fact that it numbers among its
alumni and former students some of the
most eminent men Of Wisconsin and
other states. It has sent forth young
men who have served as judges, educa
tors and statesmen.
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In September, 1858, there came to the
home of DR.. G. R. Head a lad Of Is
who bashfully inquired for the presi
dent Of the board of directors. He
wanted to enter the academy in Octo
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"A VIEW o. E-<ZHE

with him when he rang the bell as jani-
tor and read from it while he pulled
the rope.
When the war broke out he enlisted
and was in the field four years, serving
as a private most of the time. Upon
his return home he re-entered the
academy, completing his course in 1866.
Since leaving his alma mater he has
served three terms in congress, has
been twice elected governor of Mime
sofa, and is now one of the leaders in
the United States senate. His name is
Knute Nelson.
Another alumnus of Albion academy
Of great fame, is Professor Rasmus B.
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Der, he said, but he had no money. Was
it possible for the president to give
him something to do to pay his way9
DR.. Head admired the appearance Of
the bashful boy; he was bright and
ambitious. The kind man told him to
come right along when school opened
and he would be provided for.
The boy came in due time from his
home, twelve miles away, riding in a
rude cart drawn by oxen. In this
vehicle he carried enough provisions to
last him several weeks. He was given
work as janitor in one of the build
ings. He was an unusually eager and
persistent student. He had his book
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Chinese proceeded to employ the moon
to do the lifting, and the way in which
they accomplished this was to bring a
float and some tall sheerlegs, sticking
the latter deep into the mud at the
bottom Of the river and attaching tho
former to the gun by means of ropes.
This was done at low tide and the next
high tide necessarily raised the cannon
six feet from the bottom. At that
height it was secured, and by repeat
ing the operation again and again, the
big weapon, which was worth some
thousands of dollars, was finally lifted
out Of the water and placed upon the
deck Of the ship.
AS matter of fact, the method
adopted in the raising of the gun was
extremely old, having been familiar to
mechanical experts in the east for CEN
turies. They have long made a prac.
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U@N The Moon Is Loag Why Not Make WorkB Rene Bache


parently, there is no reason in the world
why some of this water, lifted without
penny of cost, should not be permitted
to flow into huge reservoirs constructed
for the purpose, every ton Of the fluid
thus raised representing SO much po-
tential energy, convertible into power.
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The amount of power allowed to 60
to waste every twenty-four hours in
the Bay of Fundy is almost inconceiv-
able. A small fraction Of it, such as
might be utilized by the adoption Of
expedients entirely practicable and not
costly, relatively speaking, would serve
to run the machinery Of all the fac
tories on the Atlantic coast, to oper-
ate all the railroads, to propel all the
trolley cars, to light all the cities and
to heat all the houses and business
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was a very eminent jurist and served
as circuit court judge for many years
prior to his election to the supreme
bench of Wisconsin. He died in 1902
at Madison.
Another eminent Wisconsin jurist,
who graduated from Albion academy,
is W. c. silverthorn, judge of the Six
teenth judicial circuit Of Wisconsin.
His home is at Wausau. He is besides
one Of the democratic leaders Of the
state and in 1896 was the nominee of
his party. for governor of Wisconsin.
It is highly probable that he will be-
fore long be promoted to seat on the
supreme bench Of his state.
Professor J. @. Emery, the present
dairy and food commissioner Of Wis
consin, is an Albion alumnus. He has
long been recognized as leading edu-
Gator, having served the state as super
intendent of public instruction from
1896 to 1900.
One Of the most popular, most bril-
liant professors in the University Of
Wisconsin, J. F. A. Pyre, graduated
from Albion academy during the S0's.
Besides being a distinguished educator,
he is a writer of marked ability, who
will probably win distinction in itera-
ture. W. W. Cornwall, supreme court
reporter of the state of Iowa, and L..
K. Luse, Of Superior, Wis, and II. H.
Phelps, of West Duluth, all successful
lawyers, are graduates of Albion.
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Among other alumni Of cold AL
bion,'' who have attained prominence,
may be mentioned: E. G. Torrey, north
west editor of The Minneapolis Jour-
nal; W. 6. Bissell, of Lodi, Wis; for
mer state senator; DR.. L. R. Head, of
Madison, a prominent physician; T. G.
Thompson, one Of the wealthiest men in
Dane county, Wisconsin, and former
member Of the state legislature.
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In 1888 the doors Of Albion academy
were closed, trouble and dissension
arose among its devoted supporters, the
Seventh-Day Baptists, and the popu
larity of the school had diminished tc
, such an extent that the attendance OF
, students had almost completely dwin
died away. For eight years the three
temples OF learning stood empty ant
deserted, sad memorials of glory tina
had passed away. Then the building
: and campus were sold to Professo
!, Peter Hendrickson, formerly Of Beloi
9 college, for 81, 200, less than twentieth
4 of their actual value.
3 Professor Hendrickson conducted
private academy in the buildings TO
IL 70 h.
Norwegian Lutheran synod, which own
J. and maintains fourteen academies
seminaries and colleges in six differen
r states. The change was benefcia
r one to the old institution and it ha
now regained some of its old-time pres
tige and popularity. 1t has an attend
e ance Of about $50 students, and is pre-
l. sided over by competent faculty o
n eight instructors, at the head of whor
g is Professor D. G. Ristad.
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Less thar 10 per cent Of the federal
employees are women, and a great ma
jority of them hold minor positions at
small pay. An outcry was made after
the close of the civil war by those who
feared that by the employment OF
women and girls men were deprived OF
a fair chance Of livelihood in Wash
ington, but the fact is that the mum
Der Of men has increased very much
more largely than the number of women
in federal departments during the last
twenty years.
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ADAMCa

Anderson, Of Madison, Wis, the we'll
known Morse scholar and author. He be-
came an alumnus Of the institution in
1867 and served on it's faculty for sew
eral years. After severing his connec-
tion with the academy he was for about
fifteen years a professor in the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin and from 1885 to
1889 served as United States minister
to Denwark. His literary works have
been widely read.
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Of the west, graduated from the insti-
tuition in 1869, after studying there for
about four years. He remembers the
old academy with peculiar fondness and
attributes his success in life largely to
the inspiration he received while a
student within it's walls. He was a
very active member of the literary So
ciety, fact to which he attributes his
ability as speaker. DR.. L. R. Head,
Of Madison, the son Of DR.. G. R. Head,
thus speaks Of the coming to Albion
Of the famous Colorado politician::
"My father was, one day visited at
Albion by rather feeble-looking boy,
who desired to enter the academy. His
name was Alva Adams and he hailed
from Black Earth, Wis. He brought a
letter from his father, who knew my
father we'll. In his letter the elder
Adams asked my father to give the boy
a thoro examination and if he thought
him strong enough to put him thru the
academy, keeping a watchful eye on
him. The boy had been clerking in q
Black Earth store and the confinement
had impaired his health. My father
knowing the student life at Albion
would agree with him, urged him tt
enter. He soon grew strong and wa:
one Of the sturdiest, as we'll as best
students in the school,
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tice of utilizing such means for lift
ing enormous stones Gin building docks
and other structures in water), elevat-
ing them to any desired height by the
simple expedient of placing timbers be-
meath the float as fast as the tides gave
space for them. In this fashion, with
sheerlegs long enough and an adequate
supply of foatable material, stone
or other heavy object might be
raised hundreds of feet into the air.
To the power available in such case
there is no limit, inasmuch as all the
energy of the moon IS attraction is do
ing the pulling.
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Here, then. furnished by the despised
Chinese, is another excellent object les
son in the possibilities Of utilizing lunar
energy-a source Of power upon which
man may yet, and at no distant day,
draw largely for help in his manifold
activities. For many purposes, espe-
cially in view Of the threatened exhaus-
tion of the world IS fuel supply, this
power is urgently required. We need
the moon, in fact, in our business, and
the problem Of putting the satellite to
work, and compelling it to do hard and
continuous labor, is one of the most.
importan. at present awaiting solution
by human inventive genius.
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Alva Adams, who has served three
terms as governor Of Colorado and who
ranks among the most eloquent orators
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Congressman H. G. Adams, who rep
resents the Second Wisconsin district,
was a student at Albion late in the
COS. He, too, took an active part in
the school debates, thereby receiving
an admirable training for his career as
a public orator. After leaving the
academy he was a successful farmer
and conductor Of farmers Institutes.
Entering politics, he was elected a
member Of the legislature and was later
appointed dairy and food commissioner
of Wisconsin. He went to congress in
1908.
justice of the supreme court of Wiscon-
sin, was also an alumnus of Albion
academy, graduating about 1870. He