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pinas. This is a thriving little city In
the heart of one of the oldest coffee
regions of Brazil. 1t has coffee trees
which are more than a hundred years
old and are still bearing. The country
about Is lower than that Of Villa Amer
icana and therefore less subject to
frosts. The railroad passes through
many plantations The coffee trees
are low and bushy. They cover the
sides of the hills.
Nearing villa Americana the land Is
more and more rolling. 1t looks not unlike
parts of Virginia. There are many fields
of corn fenced with wire. The country is
divided up into fields. There are no
barns or outbuildings. The animals
feed out of doors all the year round.
Now and then one sees a chapel by
the roadside with cross on the top
of it and shrine inside These are
scattered over this part of Sac Paulo.
Each stands upon the site where a
man has died or to mark the grave of
a heather. Only Christians can be
buried in the regular cemeteries.
am told that unbaptised babies have to
be buried outside for this reason
doubt that FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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this plate in the great book on armament
he has in course Of preparation.
1.-The French patents cover practically
the same ground as the German and Eng
lish. but in addition to their serious SUBJ
jects they have many patents which pro-
claim them at once as the nation which
dresses the world. They have countless
patents for lace making. silk weaving.
glove making and all the Articles de
Paris. designed with the most exquisite
taste. and their Instruments de Preci-
sion. used in mathematics. astronomy
and optics. are the most perfectly bal
anced in the world.
THE Austrians publish their patents
IN TOUR languages, German, Hungarian.
Czech and Croatian. Their patents also
run to firearms and weapons of defense.
but agriculture and the wonderful glass
making of the Bohemians and metal
working are strongly specialized. The
Croatians the ancient Pannonians.
and the COMP nation Of Pannonian and
a patent Isl something of an anomaly.
Their patents are few, and as they are es-
sentlaiy warriors their inventions gener-
ally pertain to the accouterments OF their
soidiers and the trappings Of their horses.
THE Russians are the greatest chem
lists and electricians in the world. and
their patents IN these directions are cor
respondingy numerous. The Russian
mind Is. l believe. the most remarkable
In existence. 1t seems to have the
breadth of the west with the subtletty
OF the orient. so that it can compete
with the one and cope with the other.
They issue many patents for firearms.
mining. also agricultural implements: be-
ing great stock breeders. and they issue
the most wonderful ice-breaking boats
in the world.
Italy in her patents runs to fire.
arms and agriculture. especially in its
relation to forestry. Architecture Is.
of course. a speciality with them. as are
also gem cutting. stone WORKING
ceramics. chemistry as applied to ce-
ments. civil engineering and the me-
chanical appliances connected with the
fne arts. Every Italian instrument
connected with seismography is of the
most perfect accuracy. The set with
which the observatory in Mount vesu-
vius Is equipped is. as you probably
know. entirely unique among instru-
ments Of precision. many of them being
invented specially, or especially adapt-
ed. by the wonderful scientist in charge.
to this volcanoes manifestations.
In Norway great number OF pat
ents hinge upon woodworking. ship
building and all maritime industries.
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Copyright. 1915. by Frank G. Carpenter)
VILLA AMERICANA, State of Sac
Paulo. Brazil.
q WANT to tell you the story of an
American colony in the heart of
Brazil. 1t is one of the strangest
q colonies ever founded by citizens
of the United States and it's story be-
gins with our civil war. 1 refer to
the Villa Americana, a town OFT or
six hundred inhabitants. which is sit
uoted here, as far south of the equator
as the Rocky mountains are distant
from the Atlantic and which is a hun
bred miles or SO back from the sea. The
Villa Americana was founded by
Americans and it was named after the
Americans who came to this country,
shortly after the assassination of Presi-
dent Lincoln to make their homes here.
They were men from the south who
had become disguised with carpet-bag
government and who left home to build
up a new country in new land. Some
of the original emigrants are still liv-
ing here and not few of their de-
scendants have fine farms on this high
rolling plateau. During my stay in the
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read the world over. having been trans
lated into almost every aEseuae-e. in
Guiding Hindustani
Miss Dorsey is descended from q long
line of distinguish Ma gland an
cestors, including tbs l. "a dis, C cen.
berrys, Ridgleys, Wo-thingtons HAM
monds and Todds, ard her fathers d.
rect ancestor, Col. Edward lsofsey On
her mothers side she holds descent
from the Lingans. BARRIERS, McKenneys,
CAROLS and Macubbins, and Col. John
stands in bronze in the hall of statuary
in the United States Ca Oitol.
Miss Dorsey is a striking example of
the versatility of the best type of our
American women. for she is at once
working woman accomplishing results
of high intellectual value, a clubwoman.
a society woman and humanitarian.
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negro labor to work their plantations.
I am told, however. by the old citizens
that this did not enter into the question
and that their chief reason for leaving
was their disgust and despair of the
treatment of the south by the north.
However that may be. about 1900 or
more of these people sold their lands
in the south and gathered together
what money they could and came to
Brazil. They did not all come at once.
although several shiploads Jared forth
together. They did not come as a body.
and all did not~settle at the same place
on the Amazon. The larger number,
however, came to the south, to Sac
Paulo. and among them was one ship
load of about 400 that sailed from New
of about eighty families. and it repre-
scented the states of Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Georgia, Louisiana, North and
South Carolina. Florida and Texas! 1t
was composed of men, women and chill
dren.
1 talked today with Mrs. Pyles, the
wife of one of the retired American
planters. who belonged to that party.
She was only ten years old at the time
she left New Orleans. She tells me that
the vessel first made its way along the
coast of north Cuba. There it encoun-
tered a terrible storm and was wrecked
upon the rocks. Mrs. Pyles remembers
being let down from the ship to the
it was in this way that the passengers
were saved. From Cuba the party made
its way to New York. 1t was there
joined by several hundred more from
various parts of the south, when 1t took
ship for Rio de Janeiro.
At Rio. the leaders succeeded in get
ting a grant of land from the govern
ment. This was situated not far from
the port of Santos. and the Americans
went there expecting to establish plan
tations of sugar cane and cotton. They
remained only a year or SO. The climate
was unhealthy. and the land was much
less fertile than they had supposed.
They then decided to leave the mala-
rious fever lands of the coast and go to
the high. healthy country of the Sac
Paulo plateau. They gave UP their
plantations, climbed the mountains and
came inland to the town of Santa Bar
bara, now a thriving little city of 5000.
Santa Barbara is situated about six
miles from Villa Americana, where 1
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ty first assistants and seventeen second
assistants and the twenty classes were
raised to thirty-SiX. The divisions of
the patent office have extended from
twenty great divisions of 1865 to the
forty-nine divisions of the present day.
with a very good chance of the number
expanding to the full hundred in the
new classification now under way"
Miss dorsey is a woman satisfied with
what she terms her modest part in the
government service, and she is deeply
interested in the welfare of her fellow
workers. She takes an active part in
the effort looking to provision for the
retirement of employees grown old in
the service of the government, and
holds a rational view of the mooted
situation.
So noteworthy have been her efforts
that she was asked some years ago by
the civil service commission to prepare
data and discuss plans by which en-
ployes themselves could provide the
means for retirement She is now the
representative of the patent office in
ment Association, which is authorized
and approved by the government.
Although she has occupied a respon-
sible position in the government serv-
ice for over quarter of a century, Miss
Dorsey has found time to hold officer
ship and membership in many societies
which are connected with the history
of this country. She was one Of the first
sixty members of the D. A. r. and is
one of it's ex-vice presidents general
She is member Of Memorial Cont
mental Hall committee and has given
laudable service in the creation of this,
one of Washingtons most beautiful
buildings.
Possessing seemingly more than her
share of celebrated ancestors, she is a
member of the Society of Colonial
Danes of Maryland, and is chairman
of the international committee of
descendants of colonial governors, of
which Miss Gail Treat is president. She
is president of the Pocahontas Memorial
Association, and speaks with pride of
it's work in bringing to light from au-
thenticated records the true history of
that most fascinating of early Amer
leans, as well as of it's pleasure in the
heroic golden bronze statue of the beau
tifui Indian maiden, the work of. the
sculptor Partridge, which is soon to
stand on jamestown Island.
Interested in educational work, she
is an eX-president of the ladies' aux
iliary board of Trinity College, and she
is secretary of it's advisory board, as
well as vice president of the Alunlnae
Association of Georgetown Visitation
Convent. which is her alma mater.
She takes her part in the alienation
Of suffering by her service as mem
Der of the ladies' auxiliary board of
Providence Hospital, and she is one of
the founders of the National Library
for the Blind, having done notable work
in the organization of this institution.
writing it's constitution and helping in
many practical ways.
Miss Dorsey comes honestly by her
capability for unceasing work. pro-
nounced talent for organization, as we'll
as her gift of helpfulness to all man
kind, for she is the daughter of Mrs.
Anna Hanson Dorsey. who was the pio-
neer and founder of Catholic light liter
allure in America. In England Mrs.
Dorsey was called the Maria Edgeworth
Of America, and her books have been
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: Pity the Poor Stacker!

a LII signs seem to portend a poor
~ existence for the Stacker in Eng
land for the rest of the war period and
perhaps for years after, il there is any
way by which he can be recognized.
AS showing how sensitive the public
has become, here is an incident that
came the writer's way last evening.
He was returning home in the subway
late at night. when there entered a
fine looking man of about thirty. He
was dressed richly. but quietly; in fact.
in a way that before the war or. for
that matter, six months ago. would
have attracted no ones attention.
On this occasion, however, every
woman in the car and most of the
elderly men Immediately began to look
him over with plainly evident disap-
proval, and to stare him out of counte-
nance. There were other young men
in multi in the train. and the writer
looked this particular man over care
fully to find a reason for the discrimi-
nation against him. He finally decided
that it was due to. his spats, which
fitted with a perfection not often seen.
Now in normal times. every Tom, Dick
and Harry who can collect SO cents
wears spats and never. attracts the
least bit of attention. Yet these sub
this pair with almost laughable
ferocity.
Evening dress for young men, before
the war almost a necessity for the
theaters and restaurants, is now the
exception. Khaki has superseded II.
and the ablebodied man who has the
hardihood to appear in the stalls Of
the fashionable theaters in boiled
shirt these days deserves the Victoria
cross. High hats are a drug on the
London market, and fashionable hat
tiers would find it difficult to give their
stock away.
Undoubtedly, all this will have a last
ing effect upon styles. and after the
war London will more nearly resemble
New York or Chicago in its freedom
from sartorial restrictions. A large
of the men who are now
serving as officers in the, trenches of
Flanders and Gallipoli will refuse to
return to the stiff shirt and the hard
collars of ante-bellum days. VIII le the
small. tight. neat boots that were the
pride of the London man who made
claim to sartorial distinctions will give
way to the easy. loose-fitting brogue.
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4. AMERICAN FARMER SUCCEEDED
DIR. HALL IN CENTER MR. CARPENTER RIGHT

MR.. CARPENTER ON RIGHT.
country about I have met a number of
them and this story Is made up from
my talks with the original settlers and
their descendants.
-.
We all remember how poor the south
was at the close of the war and how
proud. Its people had spent their all
for the cause of secession and when
they were overrun by the officials from
the north and their state governments
given into the hands of the negroes.
some of the more spirited of them de-
cided to go abroad and seek homes in
other countries. The subject was one
of wide discussion and it was brought
forth at many. meetings throughout the
southern states. Some of the people
favored Mexico as a place of refuge.
Others wanted to go to Honduras,
while a third class planned to come to
Brazil. which was then under an i'm
perial government. The southerners
were attracted to Brazil by the fact
that it's climate was semi-tropical. They
looked upon this part Of the country as
the same as their own and they came
here to raise the same kind of crops.
Some may have been influenced also by
the fact that slavery was then still in
existence here and that they could use
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The greatest development in Norway
and Sweden of late years has been in
electricity. on account of their enor-
nous water power. This force is
called by it's French name, white COAL
Sweden has many firearms patented,
but is more famous for everything per-
tanning to dairy products. woodwork
ing. heating appliances and mining de-
vices.
THE Danes are the most agricul-
turally inclined people in the world,
and everything that tends to expand
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agriculture is represented in their
patents. The Danes are trying to con-
vert their barren heaths into great
grain fields. and at least two of the
old noble families Of Denmark are de-
voting all of their time and fortunes
to this worthy object. The Danes have
a great multitude of dairy products, as
well as devices for shipping, both
largely covered by their improvements.
Switzerland is one country whose
patents do not run heavily to firearms,
milling or mining. They excel in
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e United States Colony in the Heart of Brazil

FRANK CARPENTER Visits Colony
Civil WaTe Settlement
Suceeded-Tas With
Work and WaQueer Features Life the
Farming dandth OF
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weeks of mobilization. but they also
resumed their regular course. Now the
regularity of issue and arrival of
foreign patents is practically uninter-
rupted. except, OF course, in the issue
of the Belgian patents. which have
ceased entirely.
The English patents have never
been interrupted in transmission. but
the Sd of August, 1914. the issues were
extremely small. Now they have not
only resumed their normal routine. but
are greater in number than ever be-
FORE
The international conference ruling,
under the several sections of the pat
emit and design act of 1907. produces
varying complications. and the sus-
pension of the patent rights of bel
ligerents in the several warning coun-
tries promises developments when
peace is restored"
Has the war affected the character
of the patents?
Not to any appreciable extent. Most
of the countries engaged in the present
war have always been large patentees
of firearms and ammunition, and there
has been no noticeable enlargement in
armament inventions. The Germans
have always had many inventions in
firearms, and have also been famous
for their patents in chemistry, al
though these have generally related
to the industrial arts. The number of
their textile patents is enormous. also
of their motor and electrical appli-
ances.
X
They have many musical instru-
ments. and an unusual number of ap-
plications which relate to the fine arts.
Brewing and distilling are also strong
ly represented in the patents from this
country. The German classification of
patents has been generally adopted by
all the Scandinavian and many other
countries. They divide the industrial
arts into eighty-nine great classes and
from these have infinite subclassifi-
cations.
1.-THE English patents run to firearms
also, and we have inventions as far back
as the time Of James I. can show you
an early drawing of a machine gun dat
ing from 17lS, which Vas really the an.
cestor of the gatling gun of today. This
old piece Of ammunition has two kinds
Of bullets. round for warfare with Chris
tians and square for use on the Turks.
note in the corner Of the drawing care
fully explains this distinction. Gen. Nor
decai Of the United States Army. formerly
chief Of ordnance. has reproduction Of
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~ HOULD the United States wage
war against either side in the
present European conflict. the
W United States patent Office would
hear a particularly heavy brunt. for
state Of war and the severing of bust
ness connection with the countries OPP
posed would mean a suspension Of pat
ent relations with those countries.
The total of foreign inventions pat
ented In the United States is 100000.
Against this aggregation of the inven-
tions of over half hundred foreign
Countries. the United States can proud
ly point to 1,500. 900 domestic patents.
The largest foreign list recorded in
the United States patent Office belongs
10 France, who, in 1912. had 472.400 to
her credit. Great Britain followed with
45s.1l3. and Germany showed a total of
272.0Ss. Carrying the smallest lists are
Liberia, with 2; st. Helena. 4: Hon.
duras, 20; and one marvels to find that
the Fiji Islands were granted forty-five
patents by this office.
At the present time. inquiry at the
patent Office reveals no alteration in the
and foreign countries by reason of the
European war. The library of foreign
patents in the United States patent
office is the place to which all foreign
countries send patents to the Omitted
STATES, and upon the empioye who
makes the record of all foreign sheet
patents a call was made a few days
ago. Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey has had
charge of this branch Of the work of
the patent office for many years.
-
Il cannot see that there has been
any change in the status of patent re-
lations with the foreign countries on
account of the war;" said Miss Dorsey.
after the first few weeks of Interrupt
tion at the wars commencement the
patents began to come in again in
their weekly. fortnightly. monthly and
quarterly groups as before. Germany
France and Austria were DELAYED long
est in their transmission. of any of the
countries at war; but the delay was
only in transmission. for the consign-
ments when they arrived were un-
usually large. amounting to some 5000
each.
The Swiss and italian patents were
delayed In Transmission during the
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ONE OF THE MAIN STREETS.

~ Office Tells of the Effect Of Great StggeWha the Warning
Nations PatenCrowh and Development Of the Patent Office
Miss Dorsey Has Done Unusual Work for the Government for Over
Quarter of CentyShe Is Active in Many Patriotic, Civic and
Educational Enterprises
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
DR.. Ladd Questions
System of Grading
Wheat Says Farmers
Does Not Get Justice

food at the
pointed that
the other whes flour bread production
knew handle the wheat properly They have
cha velvet ehaff
No. Northern although
be Disseminated the terminal markets
Dr. Ladds latest bulletin raises the question: Does the
grading wheat equitable? Having raised
author discuss the
the
relatively
the intermediate Grades of wheat that the grades
between No Northern and the wheat that badly damaged
Guelph to the conclusion.
previously pointed the
calls that this
unjust grading of wheat the farmers
the Of $3000oo0
when the grade Of wheat
tenn Of grading anquated
receive fair
sold wheat what 1t would
When first established
and had value
paid freight these the terminal which
flour produced
from ko the mill better
therefore, should be worth relatively
There would to be good for revising the present
and rejected wheats
superior that produced from Nos.
loaf produced the better
slightly inferior the class of high
When grades Of wheat
light they produce
though the mIIers North Dakota
missing when they the better and
bushe
past their r%gs to the eastern markets.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-01-23
Russians Find That
Germans Have Made
Change Of Plans--The
Fight to Be in South
Small Gains Reported by Both Sides On Long Front
Through France and Belgium Russians Claim
News of Turkish Mutiny Was Suppressed.

last R ses n 10 have e % Of s se s' n9
al Of aerial activity continent The
considerable
bringing down
massng troops neighborhoOd of
Bessee evidently preparation
along lines northern Francs and Flanders
by porte Greek oaioer
spo the % serious mun in
r9o pmnh k a by the execution seventeen
future Of TIVE and s the
beginning today in Germany Prominent officials of both
Paris 25-A night says
eighty bombs The vetms t~enty six whom are
S English
oupants made prisoners
on important burgess and Belgium DOCKS aocodng to
Tho ho1h he % T
NEW MOVE BY TEuToN ALLIES
sts today l. that it. Mn s t55s
General Bukowna northern Hungary
next IS in 9s
.s a S.ss elaborated "
s sag. FRENCH REPORT. ~ Il, x~....s.
Paris ssThe continuance severe infantry engage
meps In but with decision the outcome
today the French office French column made
Mihisi destroyed
Berlin 2a1t Officially today that
Rn& 5 & T9R With R As11 p % time & ali fs o 3n So Ss s
Jan 2:n % via n "a 2ttss by the 9 ] aimsn
damage was announced in the official statement which
Of an ssa @dsP oa
oapgnT URN G four ToSS mSShe e EuPs two French attacks were
off with severe loss to the enemy. .,
and five machine