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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-22

Atlanta to become night editor of the Consultation when 21 years of age, and two years later was promoted to the man. aging editorship of that paper-a distinc- tion probably unprecedented for man of his years in the history of Southern
 journalism. He is the author of play soon to be staged by Nixon x Zimmer- man, and has written q number of short stories, descriptive articles and essays.
 He is his fathers literary exccutor, and not only arc ''Uncle Remus's" last writ ings in his possession, but through his col- laboration with his father on two impor- tant unpublished works-which will be given to the public during the year-and his intimate acquaintance with the pur- poses and ideals of his father, he is emi- nently fitted to carry out the cherished plans of the founder of the Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-22

Itching piles provoke profanity. out profanity won't cure them. Doan's Ointment cures itching, bleeding Or protrnding piles after years of suf- fering. At any drug store. CD
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-22

Three base hits-Besse. stolen bases-Gfroerer, Dawkins. Welch.
 Sacrifice hits-Berry. Bases On balls-Off Welch l. Struck out-By Welch 1, by Wright 8.
 Double plays-Blakeley to Cowan. Time-1:45.
 Umpire-Jehl.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-22
Southern Association.

Batteries-Little Rock, Keith and Wood; New Orleans, Fritz and Strat- ton. Umpire, Fitzsimmons.
 First Game R H E Montgomery ...... ..........3
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Arkansas State League.

Batteries-Helena, Patton and Har- low; Brinkley, Hoeschellle and Phil lips. Umpire, Gampher.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

the next motor to do a like pur-
pose, and so on until it has passed
all the motors in the system.
The float of the HARMON
WAVE MOTOR consists of a
buoyant drum with six vanes
rigidly secured thereto, and
radiating in six different direc-
tions so as to receive at all times
the same area of pressure from
the waves. This float is secured
to the lower end of the shaft,
which is universally connected
to the vertical movable frame
hence any vertical action of the
water, caused by either swells or
tide, would cause a like move
ment of the vertical movable
frame, thereby adjusting the
pumps to the various tides.
From the foregoing it will be
observed that the HARMON
WAVE MOTOR derives power
from every action of the water,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

been to produce power by
means of a float, to be
actuated by the rise and fall of
the water. The float would neces-
sarily have to cover a large area
of water and be several feet deep
in order to develop any great
amount of power. A wave motor
built in this manner would be
pounded to pieces by the ever
lasting onslaught of the waves,
and in order to transmit the pow
er from a float of this character
it would be necessary to secure
in some definite place, by some
means, usually with anchors,
which practically makes it rigid
and causes its sure destruction.
To better understand and ap-
preciate the almost unlimited
merits of the Harmon Wave Mo-
tor, one should study the illustra-
tions showing a series of units or
Harmon Wave Motors in use and
then carefully observe the parts
of this wave motor as depicted
above, at the same time becom-
ing familiar with the terms used
for each part, as depicted in this
illustration, and the following
concise description will be clear
ly understood.
Referring to the accompany
ing Illustration of the Harmon
Wave Motor, you will notice that
the wave impact receiving mem
Der, or foat,is suspended from the
upper frame by means of ball
and socket and shaft which per-
mits perfect freedom of action
in any horizontal direction, just
the same as a ball can swing,
suspended by a string; and that
the float can swing entirely out
of the water, or until the wave
has passed under and beyond it,
and during the passage OF the
wave we take off the power pro-
duced and allow it to pass on to
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
GREAT POSSIBILITIES

With large working plant OF
the HARMON WAVE MO-
TORS installed in the ocean,
where Nature has drawn no lines
of limitation, where the supply
of power is inexhaustible, where
fires cannot destroy and where
the source of supply is within
easy reach of its place of use, the
AMERICAN POWER COM
PANY will have developed the
GREATEST INVENTION OF
THE AGE, which will place its
STOCKHOLDERS AMONG
THE LIST OF THE BIG
DIVIDEND PAYING COR
PORATIONS of the United
The American Power Company
are offering limited amount OF
stock for the purpose of complet-
ing plant at one Of the beach
towns near Los Angeles, after
which they intend installing plant
after plant and reducing the rates
on lighting, heating and power.
At the present time there seem
to be no obstacles to bar their
way toward attracting the inter
est OF capital throughout the
world
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

but its movements are not so linn
tied as to make it rigid, A FEA-
lTURE THAT NO OTHER
WAVE MOTOR CAN CLAIM.
The waves may drive the float in
any direction whatsoever, and
when they have exerted their en-
tire force the float has, still, plen-
ty of room to move farther, and
any movement of the same ope-
rates the pumps at either side of
the machine, hence every move
ment of the water in any direc-
tino is directly converted into
power, which is transmitted
through the pumps to the Stor-
age or Power House, and there
transformed into Electrical En-
ergy by the most modern meth
DDS.
A most desirable feature of our
Power Plant is that it will be
made up Of a number of our
WAVE MOTORS, thereby max
ing it a unit system, with all the
advantages which that implies.
Thus one or more units may
fail or wear out and the plant run
continuously while they are being
repaired.
Indestructibility is one of the
chief factors in wave motor con-
struction; therefor we have made
a most careful study of the con-
ditions to be met and have exer-
cised the greatest care in select
ing the kind and quality of mate
rial to be used, and by consulting
the best authorities on such sub
jects we are satisfied that plant
built on the plans already pro-
jected, to be built entirely of steel
and the steel piling armored with
concrete, will stand for all time,
save for ordinary wear.
The power derived from a Har-
mon Wave Motor will be better
understood when dimensions are
mentioned. The float proper is
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
THE AMERICAN POWER
COMPANY

was incorporated for $1,00ODo0
on February IS, 1908. The direc-
tors of the company are N. 0.
Harmon, president and general
manager; G. E. Harpham, vice
president; L. T. Wilson, secre-
tary and treasurer; A. r. Walters
and S. S. Perry, with Depository
Metropolitan Bank and Trust
Co.; having headquarters at 4O2
Severance building, Sixth and
Main sts., Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
A WAVE MOTOR,

as nearly everyone knows, is
a mechanism placed in the ocean,
put in motion by the waves with
the express purpose of operating
machinery for the purpose of
generating light, heat and power.
For the past century patents
have been issued on wave motors
and there are more wave motor
patents on the market today than
is generally known.
In spite of all efforts, the wave
motor is in its babyhood, but not
expected to remain in that state
long, for there is now a model
Harmon Wave Motor in actual
operation in the offices of the
American Power Company. The
perfect simplicity, freedom of ac-
ton, non-breakable parts and per-
feet capacity for utilizing every
action of the waves, whether COM
ing in any direction, upward or
downward, horizontally or slant
ingly, enables the Harmon Wave
Motor to enjoy that resistable,
non-breakable mechanism in har-
mony with any action of the
ocean waves, thereby causing
continuous pumping Of the ocean
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
Harmon Wave Motor Likely to Be Serious Competitive Factor

a circular drum ten feet in diam
eter, covering an area of 1854
square feet of surface, making a
displacement by the rise of the
water from swells or tide suffi-
cient to move upward against a
pressure of 5000 pounds on the
pumps. For each foot of rise of
the water there are 5000 pounds
pump pressure, and if the wave
be three feet high its rise and fall
would carry the float six feet and
would then have delivered $4,000
foot pounds.
The submerged part of the
float, that part extending about
eight feet in the water, is conical
in shape, and this, with the six
vanes attached, presents a verti-
cal surface eight feet by ten feet,
or eighty square feet, and which
could be made sufficiently strong
to offer resistance of 20,480
pounds against a lateral action of
the water, and as this float is sus-
pended by a 3O-foot shaft, which
acts as a lever, the force directed
against the float may be in
creased to any desired extent by
resisting this force at different
points along the shaft. The point
selected in the present plans is
81 feet from the fulcrum or CEN
ter of the bali, at the upper end,
thereby increasing the force
about five times, or 100000
pounds, all of which power is di-
rectly transmitted to the pumps
by means of a cable or chain.
The float moving in any horizon
tai direction causes the pumps to
do 100000 pounds duty. Every
foot of space covered by the cable
means 100000 foot pounds or
three horsepower. A three-foot-
high wave would force the float
to move horizontally sufficient to
cause the cable to move little
more than 8 1-3 feet in it's for
ward and backward movement,
resulting in $4,000 foot pounds
of energy for each swell.
According to this, it is simple
to estimate that eight swells per
minute would produce 6,664,OO0
foot pounds, or 201 horsepower
per unit or wave motor, besides
counting an additional 100000
foot pounds or seven horsepower,
produced by the vertical action of
the waves. According to this
the horizontal movements are
nearly thirty times as great as
those produced by the vertical
movements, yet the same rate of
pressure is presented IN either
case.
Close calculation according to
careful observation, proves that
the number of waves vary from
seven to eighteen a minute, being
from three to ten feet in height.
The Harmon Wave Motor was
invented in August, 1907, by N.
O. Harmon, who has been hard
student and close observer of all
things pertaining to mechanics
and engineering for the past
twenty years, not only being a
practical machinist and mechani-
cal engineer, but is also a civil
engineer, having served in that
capacity recently for the Hunts
ington Beach Company.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

dollars; not quite six
times as much as this one years
income. 1t is estimated that their
annual fuel supply costs more
than half million dollars.
The American Power Company
of Los Angeles, not having any
fuel bills to pay in operating the
Harmon Wave Motor, naturally
will with care pay greater divi-
dends and at the same time sell
cheaper light, heat and power,
thereby placing their service
within the reach of multitudes
not able to meet the present cost.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
ALTHOUGH MANY INVENTIONS

III @sB O'~0
Go begging for lack of capital
and finally die for lack of support,
there are hundreds of millionaires
who made their fortunes from
patents.
The United States Commission
er of Patents estimates that three
fourths of the entire manufacture
ing capital of this country repre-
sents six billion dollars-all based
on inventions.
Statistics show more than one
hundred and fifty patents in the
United States, each of which is
paying to its stockholders more
than one million dollars annu-
ally
The hook and eye has made
millions for its stockholders as
has the graphophone.
The American Locomotive
Company earns from its patents
thirty-threc million dollars annu-
ally. Seven million dollars were
the net earnings from patents
owned by the General Electric
Companies during 1904.
The Singer Manufacturing
Company increased its capital
from half million dollars to thir-
ty million dollars exclusively out
of net earnings and after having
paid from thirty to fifty per cent
annual dividends. In addition to
having paid fortune in divi-
dends, one thousand dollars in
vested in its stock at the begin
ming is now worth one hundred
thousand dollars.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
THE LIGHTING COMPANIES

Have rot reduced rates for
residence service, neither have
they been raised, but remain the
same as when the Council re-
Gently discussed the rate-raising
appeal of the companies.
The plans Of the American
Power Company Of Los Angeles
are to reduce rates Immediately
after installing the first Harmon
Wave Motor plant.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
THE FUTURE COMPETITIVE
STRENGTH

of the Harmon Wave Motor in
the reduction OF lighting, heating
and power rates may be simply
illustrated by mentioning these
facts: The Western Union Tele-
graph Company, with over mil
lion miles OF wire, earns annually
about forty million Of dollars
from a one hundred million dol
lar capital. The invention Of
the wireless telegraph has made
1t possible to send messages with
out burdening themselves with
the enormous cost Of millions
upon millions Of poles and mil
lions Of miles OF wire, and al
though the cost Of maintenance
would be small, and while this
equipment and operating expense
Is eliminated by the wireless in
vention, even this great difference
fails to even compare with the
enormous advantage that a per-
feet wave motor possesses over
the present means Of generating
light, heat and power
MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS
are annually expended just
for fuel to supply fvc-eighths
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

water into reservoirs, from which
the water is piped to water
wheels, which it propels, and
these put the entire machinery
into motion for the purpose of
generating light, heat and power,
and like in days Of old we are
again brought back to the ancient
water wheels even now in use, in
stead of fuel, for the operation OF
massive machinery. Instead of
using coal, wood or oil the free
water, force naturally takes the
place of expensive fuel.
THE PREVAILING IDEA
heretofore in invention of
wave motor construction has
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

the manufacturing indus 1907 statement received $7O8
tries Of the limited States 435 for 34556o K W. H. light
successful motor entirely anu powell
+ba enor,,o,s coe+ f The electric department of the
t I'D ;d : e,oo1ed free Angeles Gas and Electric
a - fro +a millions Of Company delivered for light and
horsepower force by the of power l+oz07 N" '
4 ,aa which for which they received $808 44
work Inc i"0il' Nisi' anu i"
Nr the fue, item in the Company delivered for light and
o,o, of 1;ob+ heat and power in Los Angeles 10000
~ b,, ova motor of renrte kowatt hours for which they
would amount Handsomely if received $1,28 955.
divided among stockholders three companies delv
company working the cred total OF l2OOO0Oo lo-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
THE PREVAILING IDEA

heretofore in invention of
wave motor construction has
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-03
DObson.

Farmers are cutting hay now,
but cotton picking vi i'll soon be the
order of the day.
Health of the community is very
good.
Mrs. w. c. Barksdale and chill.
dren, of Goshen Springs, are spend
ing the week at A. G. Bakers.
Mrs. Rosa May returned to her
home Monday after spending a
week with her son at Rolling Fork.
Miss Georgia Baker is spending
a while in Kinds country, with rel
atives.
The election passed off very quiz
etly in this neighborhood.
Misses Beulah and Prima Baker
spent Thursday and Friday with
their uncle, A. q. Baker.
We hear that Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Turcott will move to Brandon soon.
Mr.. TurcQtt has position at the
compress.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-03
Dynamiting.

TA&sitizens of this town met
at the court house last Thursday
afternoon to take action in re-
gard to the dynamiting of the
house of Alex and Emma Porter,
either early that morning, or late
the night before. That the
people were, and are still aroused
over the outrage, there is no
doubt. The temper of the meet
ing plainly showed that in the
talks made. G.. @. Robinson
mayor, >Was chairman of the
meeting and r. T. Brown secre-
tary.
The Mayor and Board of Alder
men were requested to offer a
reward for the arrest and con-
viction of the guilty party OF
parties.
A special meeting of the town
council was called and held as
soon as possible to do so and a re-
ward of $500 was offered by the
constituted authorities, payable
on conviction.
Since then Governor E. RI.
Noel has offered an additional re-
ward Of 500 out of the state
funds payable on the same con-
ditions.
While it is true that the Porter
family has been one embroiled in
many difficulties, often in the
minor courts, and one membeE
sent to the penitentiary last cir
cult court for burglary with
other charges to be tried, and
has bitter enemies among both
white and black, the people Of
Brandon do not countenance
| dynamite outrages and will leave
no stone unturned to punish the
guilty.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-03
Mississippi Board of Pharma-
CeutiCal Examiners.

Indianola, Miss, Sept. 1, 1908.
To the good citizens of Missis-
sippi: In order that the Missis-
sippi State Board of Pharmacy
can successfully carry out the
good work they have undertaken,
in ridding the state Of the many
incompetent parties who are
wilfully violating the pharmacy
laws of Mississippi, by conduct
ing drug-stores in violation there
to, it will be necessary for you to
lend a helping hand.
1t is your privilege and duty to
know whose who" in the drug
business in your community, and
if there are non-registered
parties openly violating the law,
they should be reported at once
to this Office, or to the nearest
member Of Of the Board ef
Pharmaceutical Examiners, the
same as you would willingly re-
port the violation of any other
law in your midst.
The laws of Mississippi do not
recognize any one as being COM
petent to practice pharmaceutics,
who has not passed the examina-
tion and can show you a certifi-
cate of registration duly issued
by the State Board of Pharmacy.
The next meeting of the board
of examiners will be held at the
capital in Jackson, Tuesday, Oc-
tober 9Th, and during the in
tervening time, we would like to
have report from every COM
munity in the estate. 1t is to
every good citizen of Mississippi
we appeal for assistance along
this line.
Yours very truly,
L. H. WILKINSON, JR. Secy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-03
Death of General A. P. Stewart.

The death yesterday, at his
residence at Biloxi, Miss, of
Lieutenant General Alexander P.
Stewart, removes the highest
ranking officer surviving of the
confederate army, and the last
but one of his grade. who is
Lieutenant General Simon B.
Buckner, of Kentucky, remain
ing.
Alexander P. Stewart was a
native of Tennessee, born at
Rogersville, October 2, 1921, and
had at the time of his death
nearly completed his eighty
seventh year. He graduated
from the National Military
Academy at West Point in 1912,
and became second lieutenant Of
artillery. He was soon assigned
to duty as Acting Assistant
Professor of Mathematics at
West Point, a position he held
until 1916, when he resigned
from the army to become pro-
fessor of mathematics and Ply
sizes at Cumberland University,
Tenn, and subsequently pro-
fessor Of mathematics at Nash
vile University. This profess
ional employment brought him
up to the year 1856, when he
was appointed city surveyor of
Nashville, a position which he
occupied up to the outbreak of
the civil war, when he was ap-
pointed into the state artillery of
Tennessee by the Governor.
Born to command he was a
successful general and his rank
of lieutenant general was be-
slowed upon him for merit.
From 1874 to 1876 he was chan
cellor of the University of Mis-
sissippi and his old students
learned to love him for his gen.
tleness and true worth as did his
soldiers in war. For many years
he has served as one of the Chic
amauga National Park Commis-
sioners. The southland mourns
the death of one of her best and
braveSt sons.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-03
Pearson.

This is the first Of September and
cotton picking will soon be the or
der of the day.
John Hasty and Clarence Smith,
of Montery, were in our town Tues
day en- route to Clinton, where
they expect to enter college.
Mrs. G. E. Tatum and sister,
spent Saturday in Jackson.
Mrs. c. w. Wade and children,
of Myersville, Miss, is here on a
visit to home folks
Jack Roell returned home Mon
day night after two weeks visit to
home folks at Southgate Indiana.
Mrs. Cora Telman and little
daughter, of Chunkey, were the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Tat
tum last week.
Birdsary Warren, eff Clinton,
was the guest of his uncle H. d.
Mendum last Thursday night.
Miss Mamie Smallwood and Bro.
Frank, were the guest of home
folks Sunday.
Lawrence and Henry Stacy,
of Jackson, spent Sunday with
home folks.
Quite number from this place
we're passengers to jackson, Thurs
day.
Mrs. Bette Saunders spent Mon
day and Tuesday in Jackson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-03

The Brandon and Florence pub
lie road through Richland creek
swamp has been ditched, the low
places filled and quite number
of outlets left for water to 60
through and those outlets we'll
bridged. The road is not as high
probably as it should be, to not
be overfowed in severe freshets,
but it is such a vast improve
ment that the travelling public
gives thanks to the gentlemen of
the Board of Supervisors who had
the work done.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-03
PROCEEDINGS or
MASS MEETING
Held August 18th 1908 to Con-
denim the Dynamite Outrage.

Mayor G. O. Robinson was
called to the chair and Circuit
Clerk +. f. Brown was made
secretary. Speeches were made
by Hon. VIM. Buchanan, Judge
McCaskill, r. S. Maxey, Rev. C.
f Emery, A. M. Shields and
Senator A. ]. McLaurin and J.
E. Martin. A committee of 5
were appointed to draft resolu-
tlons, and reported as follows:
Whereas an attempt was made
by exploding a charge of dyna-
mite after midnight last night
near q house occupied by a num-
Der OF colored people, which re-
suited in the destruction of a
large portion Of said house there
by endangering the lives Of the
inmates,
Be it resolved by the citizens
of Brandon in mass meeting as
sembled
1st. That we do hereby ex-
press our indignation of the
horrible attempt.
End. That we deprecate this
first stain upon the fair name of
this peaceable and law-abiding
community,
3rd. That we hereby pledge
our moral support to the Mayor
and Board of Alderman in the
expenditure of such money out of
the common city funds as in the
Judgment may be necessary to
point out the guilty party OF
parties and secure their legal
punishment
A. NJ. SHIELDS,
C. F. EMERY,
VIM. BUCHANAN,
A. J. McLAURIN,
NJ. E. WARD.
The resolutions were unani-
mously adopted and the Mayor
and Board of Alderman acted
promptly, offering $500 which
was further added to by $1O0 re.
ward by Governor Noel out OF
state funds.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-03

The many old friends of Major
Pat Henry in Simpson county,
whom he served SO faithfully as
representative in the halls of
Congress about ten years ago,
will rejoice to know that he will
be in the second race for Con
gress in the 9th district and wish
they could vote for him. He is q
gallant old confederate soldier
and the district never had a bet
ter representative. He would
make a worthy successor to the
Hon. John Sharp Williams.
The Mendenhall News.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-03

T. H. Saunders, of New Orleans
is visiting home folks this week.
Mrs. Bette Powell and son En-
met, spent Saturday in Jackson.
There will be preaching here
Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing at IL O'Clock and baptising Sun.
day afternoon at the Richland creek
Our Sunday school was well at
tended by visitors Sunday, fourteen
being present.