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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
HUMMOokS IN FAVOR.
First Applied by Pennsylvania to Check
 Speeding.

From the Albany Journal.
 Construction of hummocks in roads travelled by automobiists to prevent reck- less speeding, which Is an idea that was first applied by the Pennsylvania rail- road, may be adopted in other parts of the country.
 The Pennsylvania found itself greatly hampered in the operation of it's trains by automobilists who took dangerous chances in attempting to cross Its tracks just ahead of moving trains. It became frequently necessary to reduce the speed of trains when automobiles were seen approaching a crossing at racing speed. Thus time was lost and schedules were disturbed.
 Then 1t occurred to some one in the employ of the company to construct hum- mocks in roads crossing the tracks about 30 feet distant from the latter. They were made of earth. about two feet wide at the base, tapering, and about eight inches in height. While an automobile coming to one of these at moderate speed crosses 1t without unpleasant results to its occu- pants, one driven at high speed Is sent up in the air and comes down with a 1arring bump, discomforting to the occu- pants and not beneficial to the mechan- ism Automobilists soon all knew of those hummocks and their effects, and now they approach railroad crossings along the Pennsylvania's lines at moder- ate speed.
 In Kansas City there is under consider ation the question of adopting the hum- mock device to make the roadways in the parks and the boulevards safe from speeding automobilists.
 Of course the hummocks disf1gure the roadways. and cause some inconvenience to innocent drivers and occupants oi automobiles and vehicles, but accidents due to reckless driving have been so nu- merous that the creation of lesser evi to abolish greater one Is seriously con siderpd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
ANNA FIELDS DIAMOND GOWN.
Arabasque of Precious Stones to Orna-
 ment Most Startling Stage Dress.
From a Paris Letter to the New York American

From a Paris Letter to the New York
 American.
 Anna Held Is determined to make her "farewelr appearance in veritable "dia- mond gown"
 For this purpose Miss Held gathered all her jewery, with the exception of her pearls a few rings, etc, and gave them to a skillful designer with the naive in- struction:
 Take these jewels and make the most startling dress in the world' The gown itself Is of the softest Oriental fabric of rose pink color. Over this Is draped a filmy silver tissue, embroidered around the lower edge with great crimson prin- cessias. The left side of the gown opens over a scanty underdress in a paler shade of pink, which is drawn closely to the figure. The bodice and sleeves on this same side are entirely composed of an arabasque design of purest white stones. hundreds of diamonds being used to car ry out this inspiration.
 Where the costume opens from hip to knee clasps of diamond solitaires hold it In place. The cloak worn at the same time is of a soft gray meteor. lined with varying shades of pink and the same color scheme of red princessias is carried out in delicate hand-painting. A deer fringe of the latest novelty, known as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
THE STORY IF THE AIR BRAKE How Carnegie Started On Road
 To Fortune RECOGNIZED GOOD THING Vanderbilt Calls Inventor a Fool But Lives to Suffer Humiliation at Hands of That FooI-Device
 Worth Millions.
RECOGNIZED GOOD THING
From the Pathfinder.

From the Pathfinder.
 , Some 40 years ago a man stood near | railroad track and watched two
 freight trains speed directly at each other, while the men on board were tugging frantically at the hand brakes. The spectator felt sure that some means could be devised whereby the engineer, who would be the first to see
 the danger. could clap on the brakes
 at once, and thus save the train, or at
 least greatly diminish the injury. He
 went away and worked and worked
 until finally he concluded that by
 means of an air pump and cylinder
 applied to the brake beam he could
 bring such pressure to bear upon the
 car wheels that a moving train could
 be stopped much sooner than it could
 be done by hand. Feeling sure that
 the idea would succeed, he tried to get
 various railroad men interested. He
 went to Commodore Vanderbilt and ex-
 plained the contrivance. Do you mean
 to tell me that you can stop a train of
 cars with wind?" asked the blunt old magnate. Exactly" replied the inven- tor. T have no time to throw away on fools," said Vanderbilt It was some time after that the inventor got Andrew Carnegie interested and made such successful experiments with the air brake, and 1t is said that later on, when Commodore Vanderbilt asked for an interview with the inventor the latter replied that he had no time to throw away on fools. That man was George Westinghouse, and the good he has done his fellow men with his ideas is incalculable.
 Andrew Carnegie might we'll feel | like assisting a man with an idea, for he 1 had seen the time when a friendly sug- l gestion had been the turning point in 1 his life and as he started his way ] from position as telegraph operator to l that of a multimillionaire. At the time l Carnegie was getting s25 month, and 1 one day his superintendent told him | where to make good investment. He l talked the matter over with his mother | and, feeling sure that the thing was safe, | they mortgaged their home, and through | the superintendent bought 10 shares of l Adams Express stock, which paid 1 per l cent monthly. Carnegie by that deal learned the earning power of money, and | to this day he has not forgotten the les | son. He allowed his mind to grasp new l ideas, and he claims today that had he | hearkened to the counsel of those around | him and refused to pay college pro- l lessor $500 a year to act as chemist for his first steel plant his profits would never have come up to the point thai they did. The chemist, he says, was l able to show us that for our purpose 1 some of the cheapest ores on the market l were the most valuable for us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
The Angel Child.
he Atchison Globe.

From the Atchison Globe
 Not many weeks ago an Atchison wo- man gave a party for grownups and one fond mother took her Angel Boy. There was ice cream, and the Angel Boy put his dish on the parlor floor and smeared 1t on the carpet, and then when 1t was re- duced to a liquid, he dabbed his fingers in it, and got it over the womens dresses. But the mother only sat and smiled. On another occasion, when there was a din- ner party, the Angel Child who was an uninvited guest, was girl, and this An gel Girl seized a cut-glass tumbler and began hammering the highly polished table with it. And the mother looked at it with a fond, proud smile and said nothing. These and many other instances of similar nature, will explain something about to happen A number of women
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
Books and Readers.

From the New York American.
 It Is good for our intellectual inde- pendence that our oracles should some times squeak and gibber. When great Homer mods, we have to sit up ana De our own poets. Dr. Eliots five feet of books Is striking exhibit to prove that men of sense-even the illiterate-- should pick their own reading. It is pre- sumptuous enough for one man to tell another what he ought to eat, but stlll more so to tell him what he ought to read. There is no absolute value in any book A wise man uses books as he uses any other kind of canned goods-to suit his mood, his occupation and his appe- t,te. The very idea that some score or two of books are "better" than any others is a pedantic notion that should be rebuked by hearty scholars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
Distributors, JObbers, Manufacturers Agents
G. A. Cannon, Manager.
 CANNON MATTRESS co.

Practical Makers and RenOvat0rs.
 In renovating mattresses we return them perfectly clean, sanitary and sat isfactory. Good as new. Reasonable
 cost Quick service. Ont-of-town crders
 given prompt attention 119 E. Fist St.
 Bell phone 1880, Peoples phone l643.
 We make a speciality of cleaning art
 squares and rugs. Tell us your wants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
NOTICE

In front of the Court House door, at 12 o'clock, Thursday, August 12, 1909, the under signed trustee of the estate of Birmingham Whip & Razor Co.,, bankrupt, will sell to the highest bidder for cash one stock of razors and other bar Der supplies. The right to sell at private sale is reserved. This is an opportunity to get new goods at 8 bargain. Inventory can be seen at my office.
 J. B. CAREER,
 203 Title Guarantee Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08

pearl pipes, finishes the lower edge of this superb garment.
 Another costume of burnt orange crepe, shading into creamy white. carries the rest of the jewels owned by Miss Held, and the sapphires, emeralds, corals and turquoises studdng its gold embroideries make 1t altogether barbaric in its splen- dor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
Hints to Good Dressers.
From Judge.

Good dressers will do well not to take up with any of the reform movements, such as woman's suffrage. These move ments may have intrinsic merit, but they take time, and time is the first requisite of good dresser.
 In order to obtain the best results, one should prepare careful schedule as to just what time of day each eye Is hooked and each shoe Is buttoned buckled. or laced, as the case may be. We know of a lady who. in this way, was enabled to dress nine times a day, whereas before she could only dress eight times a day.
 It Is considered bad form to have a good form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08

have vowed that the next time something like this happens, they will catch the mother by the neck and shake all the dreamy, fond pride out of her, and will then spank the Angel Boy or Angel Girl till It's howls awaken Leavenworth. We have stood all this fond mother indul
 gence that we intend to stand,' said one woman who recently had mirror broken by an Angel Child pounding its foot in it, while it's mother looked on with a proud smile that said: Isn't 1t a dear?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08

$500 to Asheville, Lake Tox- away, Hendersonville and Hot Springs, N. G., and return, on Aug. 14th, via Southern Rail way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08

Astounding values like these ought to open wide your purse; B 1-3 off on all Kirshbaum's suits. Can you resist this? Varley 6 Bauman Clo. Co.,, 1910 Third avenue.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18
GRAZING FEE LAW
TO BE TESTED

BOISE, June l6-Sneepmeu of
other states who have been forced
to pay five cents per head for graz
ing their bands in this state, in &C
cordance with the provisions of an
act passed by the tenth Legislature,
are inclined to doubt the legality Of
the law and propose to test the
same in court. The state livestock
sanitary board has taken up the
question of conducting such a test
case, DIR. George E. Noble announs,
ing today, after conference with
board members that the law will be
tested in the supreme court at th'
earliest possible date.
DIR. Noble, state veterinarian, ha
been rlgidly enforcing the provis
ions of the grazing act since 1T wa
approved by the governor. As
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18
MAYOR HEITFIELD
IS DEFEATED

Lewiston, June l4-Benjamin F.
Tweedy, running on an independ-
ent ticket. defeated Mayor Henry
Heitfeld in the municipal election
here today by majority of S22.
The entire anti-ldministration coun
cilmanic ticket was elecled in land
slide for The Tweedy ticket. Heit-
field rcceiAed $40 votes and Tweedy
871. Tweedy and his councllmanie
candidates have been classed as non
progresslAe, but they promise to re-
duce the cost of government and a
reduction IN salaries can be ex.
pected.
Twsedy received the reform vote
and it is probable that local optior
light will be precipitated as the pro
hibitlon forces have been active TO
Tweedy and claim victory along re
form lines. Gambling is to be alb
solutely prohibited and the Ind vii
20 down with blng after July |
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18

RIVER country, 1t would go via Mac
kay and Challis, over the high di-
vide between Maekay and the Sal
mon river, down that stream past
Challis to Salmon and thence on
down to the Oregon line.
The route finally selected is short
er and presents less engineering diff
ficulties. The new road will leave
the Mackay branch and follow up
the Big Lost river to Birch creek,
thence over the divide into the val
ley of the Lemhi, crossing the Lem
hi reservation and entering Salmon
from tine east.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18

result of the state veterinarians
work, the Golfers of the state have
been enriched to the extent of ap-
proximately $1,000 through grazing
fees paid by transient sheep men.
The average band is about 1000
head, thus rendlng the payment OF
300 by the sheep man necessary
before he can Craze his flock in the
state.
Oregon has similar law, the
grazing fee in that state, however,
being twenty cents per head. The
law is not rigidly enforced in thai
state. Nevada also has grazing
fee law, the sheepmen being re
quired to pay 8 cents per head wher
grazing sheep of another state IL
Nevada, the law being strictly Ell
forced. The state livestock an(
sanitary board instructed the stat
veterinarian to have the law testet
in the supreme court in the even
that the legality of the law is al
tackled.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18
RACES
ARE ASSURED

The circuit races are assured
After considerable hard work upon
the part If the finance committee
and others interested in the matter,
enough money has been secured to
make certain the holding of the
races In Montpelier this fall.
At the present time nine or ten
men with teams are busily engaged
constructing the track. When COM
pleted, 1T will comply explicitly
with the regulations of the Amerl-
can Trotting association. The track
is full half mile in length. There
will be fifty sails. Everything il
being done in the very best manner
possible, SO that Montpelier will
have a track and accommodation
equal to any town in this portion o
the state. The grand stand viii
face the north.
Already more than 80 horses hay
been entered for the races in th
Oregon Short Line circuit, in whic
, Montpelier is included, SO that hi
race meet will be the biggest ever
$ of the kind ever pulled off her
: and ought to attract several tho
sand people to Montpelier each ds
/ of the races. The railroad cor
!, pany has announced that it will gi
Is half fare passenger rates from I
calello on the west to Green Xiv
9 on the east.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18
MONTPELIER CASE
SETTLED BY THE
SUPREME COURT
Judgment Entered by Court in this
County Affirmed. Indorsers
Must Pay Note.

An opinion was handed down by
the Supreme court last week in the
case of the Bank Of Montpelier, re
pondent VS.. Montpelier Lum ber
G 'mpany, respondent and James
r oman, appellant, judgment en-
tered by the Bear Lake county dis
trict court is affirmed. This was an
action against the maker and inde r
ser for of a promiesory note for Il
balance due thereon in which it is
held the endorser must pay.
The syllabus in part is as follows
"Where the maker Of promissor!
note subsequent to the maturity
thereof executes a mortgage Id ia
vor of the payee, and thereafter th'
payee with the consent of the mort
gagor sells and disposes of tn
property at private sale and apple
the proceeds toward the payment o
lie debt and the indorsers are sue
for the balance due, the fact tina
such sale was not made under legs
process as prescribed by the sta
! ites for tie foreclosure of NOR
. cages is not available as defen'
? to the lndorsers upon such pape
: where their endorsement was mac
: prior to the delivery Of the pap
o and without reference to the MOI
]; cages"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18
ILLINOIS PRIMARY
LAW KNOCKED OUT

Chicago, June l9.-The primar
law declared unconstitutional by
the state supreme court today is th'
third state primary law which ha'
been declared invalid by the highes'
tribunal Of the state. The law wat
passed by the forty-ffth general
assembly.
In the workings of the law, objec-
ton was made TO the cum brous ma.
chinery, which it occasioned and to
he restrictions which it placed OF
voters before they we're eligible t.
participate IN the primary. Iher'
was criticism also on powers grant
I'd the various committees of diff
ferent political parties. In polite
al CIRCLES it Is considered that tt
decision will probably necessltat
the calling of a special session 9
the Legislature this month.
| edl endent voters of the stat
object to the primary law, becaus
under it they were obliged to declar
fealty to one Of the political partit
if they desired to vote at the pr
mares. Through the action of th
, supreme court, indictments again
the West Side politicians in Chlcag
for alleged fraud in primaries la
3 August, will fail, it is declared
: lawyers conVersant with cases, b
r cause they were based on sectiol
il of law now declared unconstitutio
a al.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18
WILL DECORATE
GRAVES SUNDAY

Aa meeting of the representa-
tiyes from several of the lodges n
the city, held Monlay night, it was
decided to set aside Sunday, June !
goth, as Decoration day. Committees
we're appointed to make the neces-
sary arrangements for the day
These committees me; Wednesday
night and completed arrangements,
as follows:
They request that all who intend
participating in the Decoration exer-
cIses to assemble on Main street IN
front of the Odd Fellows hall in
time to start for the cemetery
promptly at o'clock P. NJ. The
procession will be under the direc-
ton of the Marshal of the Day,
Henry Dalrymple.
The committee further requests
that parties using automobiles shall
lead the procession and use all eau
ton to prevent the frightening OF
teams.
All veterans of the civil war
both union and confederate, are cor
\ daily ivnited to attend; vehicle
will be supplied for their aecomo
dation.
!. Arriving at the cemetery the fol
/ loving program will be rendered
) with DIR. Z. F. GuYon acting a
n chairman of the day:
,. Song by members of The choir
J of the city under direction of Pro
I'd Tueler.
I Prayer by Bishop Clark.
ly Address by Rev. Smith.
ic Song by the choirs.
IN Benediction by Bishop Hoff.
e. Decoration of graves.
a Flowers for the decoration of 4
<. graves will be gathered tomorro
by committee, assisted by chill
tie rem. This committee, which Is CO..
on posed of Nose Lewis, Vim. Rya
ro- VIM. Roberts, Henry Douglass Al
or Mesdames John Jewett, Ed
re- Smith. Al Thiel and Chas. Harr
ab- will meet a. the Odd Fellows b
ill tomorrow asternoon at 1880 o'elo'
/. Ii. B. Whitman, Leonard Vinc'
" and Mrs. J. N. Downing were
,A' pointed as committee to t,
Use charge of the flowers tomorr
hat night.
ov- J. NJ. Phelps, Andrew Lar
n and VIM. Roberts were appoin
is to secure conyeyances to take
ans flow ers to the cemetery Sunday
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18
RESERVE RECORDS
OPEN TO ASSESSOR

The following letter from the Sec
retary of Agriculture to Senator
Hepburn, investigating the matter of
the supervisor of the national forest
reserve denving the assessor of this
county access to the reserve records
at the request of County Attorney
Harris, shows that the assessor has
the right to use the forest records in
ascertaining the number OF head OF
live stock on reserves:
Washington, D. G. June 2, 1909
Hon. w. B. Hepburn,
United States Senate.
Dear Senator Heyburn-Your lette
of May 81 is received. The records o.
file in the offices of the various super
visors of the national forests, shown
the number of live stock grazing unde
permit have always been held to b
open to the proper inspection OF all pc
sons It is not understood why the a
, SCISSOR of Bear Lake county should hay
been denied access to these records. G
+ receipt of your letter a telegram WI
: Immediately sent to the supervisors
the Cache and Caribou National forest
which lie partly within Bear Lal
e county, directing them to allow the 8
IT sessor every opportunity to examil
;. their records for the purpose of asce
!, tanning the number of cattle, sheep al
other live stock grazing on those fe
'e ests am very glad indeed you call
he my attention to this matter.
Very sincerely yours,
as JAMES WILSON,
Secretary
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18

Continued on last page
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18
FAVORS INDEPENDENCE
OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Washington, June To- Senator
Borah declared uue4uivocally today
IN the Philippine tariff debate, that
he was for loosening the bonds
which tie America to the Philippines
and preparing them for indepen-
dence.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18
SHORT Line
TO BUILD TO
NORTH IDAHO
The Mackay Branch to
Be Extended to Lew
iston. Idaho.

The Oregon Short Line will solve
the 'enorth and south" railroad ques-
ton, says the PocAtelIo Tribune OF
June 18th, by the construction of a
line from the southeastern part Of
the state to the north central part,
with water line grade almost from
the Snake river at Blackfoot to
where, after swinging around
mammoth circle, that lurgld stream
mingles it waters with the Clear
water AM leaves the state near
Lewis ON.
Authority for the construction of
su h route was claimed by the
Short Line tins morning through |
the filing Of ARTICLES of incorpora-
ton Of the Lemhi & Salmon Valley
Railroad company, with capital
stock OF IS, 200, 900, with shares at
$11O each, and with its principal
place of business at Pocatello. The
incorporators are "A. III. Bancroft
OF Salt Lake, VICE president and
g neral manager of the Short Line;
J. VI. Davis, general snperlntend-
dent; VIM. Ashton, chief engineer;
Farley l. Williams, general coun-
sci and w. r. Armstrong of Poca-
tello, acting superintendent of the
Montana division. Mr.. Bancroft is
president of the new company, q.
K. Smith of Salt Lake, Mr.. Ban
croft's secretary, is secretary; Mr.
Ashton is vice president, and G. ii.
Jenkinson, treasurer of the Short
Line at Salt Lake, Is treasurer, The
directorate consists of Messrs. Ban
croft, Davis, Ashton, Williams and
Armstrong.
The articles of Incorporation pro
vide for the construction, equip
ment, operation and maintenance o.
a broad guage railroad from poi
near Cerro Grande, on the Salmon
River railroad, better known as tn
Mackay branch from the man lin
at Blackfoot, through and alon
the valleys of Birch creek and Lem
hi river ih northerly direction t
Salmon City, a distance of 14S miles
thence in northerly and westerl
direction alrng the valley Of tn
Salmon river to the western bound
arv of the state at or near the col
fence of the Salmon and Snake ri
ers. a distance of 240 miles; thent
along the east bank of the Stake
Lewiston, a distance OF 40 mile
also branch from Salmon City
Challis, a distance of So miles; a
other branch from suitable POI
to Grangeville; and third bran'
from the new line at or near kat
man 10 a point on the main line
the Short Line between Marx
Lake and Camas station, distan
of 35 miles making the total leng
of the new line and Its branches 8
miles.
Stock in the new company
been subscribed to the amount
$577, $50, as follows: Mr. Bancr
as trustee, $4,000, and DaN
Ashton, Williams and Armstrol
eseh subscribe for 500.
rhe proposed route from Ce
ande north to the Salmon has
Ready been surveyed and
corps of engineers is now in
field below Salmon the river of
name, racing with the Hill q
neers. The new road will open
one of the richest mining distr
In the northwest.
Fora long time the knowing
en- ertaIned an idea that when
Shot Line built into the Sal
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-06-18
STARTING IN RATHER EARLY,

A special dispatch to the Boise
Statesman from Spokane says: That
Paul Clagston.'s candidacy for gov
ernor of Idaho will be LAUGHED n
Goeur d'Alene city in few days il
the opinion Of Lewiston politicians