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The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-01-04
Making Presidential Cuesses.

This is a presidential year all
right. Everybody who is anybody
gets into print nowadays with his
views on "the situation,' and we
have all kinds and all shades of
opinions There is evidently more
uncertainty today as to presidential
nominees than for long time-as
much uncertainty as there is how
the pendulum will swing among the
rank and file of the voters fo;.
there is much independence abroad
il the land and the politicians are
at sea in sizing up the signs of the
times.
Two democrats who formerly
figured largely in Montana politics
had their say few days ago. Ex-
Senator w. A. Clark went down
to the wharf from his 9Th avenue
castle to meet some of his folks re-
turning from abroad, and as time
hung heavily on his hands he gave
out an interview. Clark processes
to believe that Roosevelt will be
the next president and that Har-
mon is the only democrat who has
a chance against him. He says
that Roosevelt is dangerous and
unsafe man. . Imagine man like
Clark calling anyone "dangerous'
and unsafe. y 1t is to laugh.
Ex-Governor Hauser has Just
returned from the east and his
opinion is just the contrary. He
does not believe the Roosevelt boom
should be taken seriously, as Taft
practically has the republican nom
ination cinched. "Polticians all
over the country coucede that Taft
will be renominated,' he says,
and most of them, including some
pretty good republicans, too, admit
that Taft S denomination is equiva-
lent to a democratic victory.'
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-01-04
Sixteen Years Ago this Week

Items culed from old Troy Times.)
Lead was quoted at S. and cop.
per at sos
The shaft in the Keystone in the
Yahk was down 50 feet, all in ore.
January 2 was the coldest night
of the winter, the thermometer
registering below zero.
Mr.. Field returned to Libby and
made arrangements to again take
the Shaughnnessy hill property,
and it was expected that he would
start work at once on concentra-
tor.
w. Jennison decided to J. A.
Coram a quarter interest in the
Little Willie and Copper Glance
quartz claims, Tobacco Plains dis
trict.
A caboose and passenger coach
of a mixed train on the Great Falls
& Canada, when four miles out
from Shelby Junction, was blown
from the track by the wind and
overturned. The two cars caught
fire from the stove and were burned.
The wind must have been going
some that day.
The Helena Independent issued
a 4o-page paper New Years day.
The railroad building for 1895
was the lowest for 40 years, but
1880 miles of new track being
built.
Placer miners were viewing with
great satisfaction the heavy snow
fall of the winter.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-01-04
LIBBY SHOULD HAVE A MUSICAL ORGANIZATION

1t is being suggested by many
that Libby should haze a band.
That there are those in Libby
who, if brought together, would
be able to organize and maintain a
band organization is without argu-
ment.
Nothing is more helpful to a
community than a weekly band
concert. Every citizen should be
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-01-04
WORK STARTED
ON THE STEEL
BRIDGE AT LIBBY
Coast Company Unloads Ma
chinery and Starts Right to
Work. Libby and Troy
Bridges to Be Finished by
July 4, and Rexford Four
Months Later.

The Coast bridge people lost lit
tie time, after having been award
ed the contract to build three steel
bridges across the kootenai, in
starting work upon these important
improvements.
General Foreman Mclean ar
rived last week and was followed
by crew of mechanics who have
just completed bridge across the
Snake river in Washington. Last
Tuesday an engine, derrick, con-
crete mixer and various tools were
unloaded and taken to the Libby
bridge site. Lumber for the false
work and other uses has been or
dered from the Libby Lumber COM
pany, and J H. Geiger, who has
the contract to do the hauling, was
notified that gravel was needed at
once.
1t is the intention to build the
piers here, when the machinery
will be removed to Troy and work
started there. Unless something
out of the ordinary happens, it is
expected these two bridges will be
completed in time for big 4th of
July blowout. The work will then
be shifted to Rexford with double
crew and that structure finished
four months later.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-01-04

willing to aid in the movement.
The Commercial clnb can do no
more effective work than to bring
about a musical organization in
this community. The long winter
evenings will be proftably spent
by all who are in the organization
in perfecting themselves.
The band matter should not be
delayed.
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-01-04
Something Of a Philosopher.

Helen Lee Brooks, stenogra
pher in the office of the Illinois
Central superintendent at Mattoon,
His, is something of philosopher.
She has evolved many useful OBJ
servations when not busy pound
ing the keys or taking dictation.
Here are some
1.-The girl who prides herself on
being a good fellow ought not to
complain if the men in the Office
take her at her word. -
It's just as easy to boost as to
to knock, and it helps lot more
1t is the ambition of some stem
ographers to go on the stage of
others to get married none wants
to ust keep on being stenogra-
pher. y
AS employers, some men are
difficult all women are impossi-
ble.'
These "rules of conduct" SO i'm
pressed the officials of the railroad,
to whose attention they came casu
ally, that copies of them will be
posted in every Office of the rail-
road system where girl stenogra-
piers are employed.
Other thoughts along the same
lines which Miss Brooks has post
ed are:
''The girl who gets married so
she can quit work sometimes ex-
changes comfortable salary to
work for board and clothes. =
"A woman who wears a No. 7
shoe can't afford to have an anna
bic disposition. .
IF girl has tried everything
else, and made failure of it, her
folks think she'll make a good
stenographer.
Some people are so intent on
being respectable they forget to
be kind"
"A widow begins by under
standing a man she ends by mar
rying him.
If it were not for men, cooking
would become lost art
Some girls think they are at
when they are merely at
attention.
Women would rather have
privileges than rights -
Some women marry because
hey haven't the moral courage to
-emain single y
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-01-04
FEW APPLY FOR LICENSE
UNDER PURE FOOD ACT
State Board Of Health to Go After DeInquents; Secretary
1uttle Issues Statement.

Hundreds of proprietors of bak
cries, confectionery shops, meat
markets (including grocery stores
handling dressed fowls) dairles,
restaurants, hotels, packing houses
and lunch counters are going to
find themselves in trouble very
shortly unless they hasten to COM
ply with the provisions of the pure
food law enacted by the last legis-
lature which went into effect Mon
day, January first.
The law provides these places
must be provided with licenses is
sued by the state board of health.
Few have complied with its pro-
visions, and the state board in
tends to strictly enforce the act
Of 1909 notices sent out by the
board, applications were received
in return from only $50 persons.
A statement concerning this
matter has been issued by Dr..
T. D. Tuttle, secretary of the state
board of health. 1t follows:
Section 19, Chapter 13o of the
session laws of 1911, provides that
it shall be unlawful for any per-
son, persons, firm or corporation
to conduct any bakery, confection-
cry shop, cannery, packing house,
slaughter house, meat market,
dairy, restaurant, hotel, dining
car or lunch counter in the state
without having a license issued by
the State Board of Health. And
further, that application for Ii
cense must be made on the proper
blank, same to be supplied by the
oldlC Dual u VI l1Gdllu.
In order that it may be clear as
to what constitutes a dairy atten-
tlon is called to the provision of
section 6, of the above mentioned
act, which provides as follows:
For the purpose of the act any per-
son shall be deemed as conducting
a dairy who offers for sale any
milk or cream, or who sells milk
or cream to any butter factory,
creamery or other place where
milk or cream products are manu-
featured or sold.
''The word confectionery has
proved somewhat confusing and
the attorney general has been asked i.
for the definition of this word and
this is his definition.
:" A confectionery is a place
where sweet meats and similar
things are made and sold.
" A hotel is defined as, A place
kept for the entertainment of cas-
ual guests. A boarding house is
kept principally for the residence
Of permanent boarders, therefore,
A boarding house is not required to
have a license.
@ A restaurant is defined as, "A
place where person resorts for the
purpose of obtaining
neal. Therefore. a private board
ng house is not classed as a res
"In reply to my question::
Would grocery stores handling
owls alive or dead, be classed as /
narket?' The Attorney General
,eplies: In my opinion store {
live fowls would not come
within the provisions of said Chap {
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-01-04

any place handling dressed fowls
would, in my opinion, be classed as
a meat market, and would come
within the provisions of Section
10, Chapter 1870, Laws of 1911
"'he law does not require the
state board of health to seek out
the places required to have a Ii.
cense, and urge them to apply for
a license, nevertheless, we have
tor the convenience of the people
made every effort within our power
to locate every place of business in
the state that is required to have a
license and have sent to such
places a copy of the regulations
promulgated by the state board of
health pertaining to such places of
business, together with a license
application blank and letter call
ing their attention to the provision
OF the law relative thereto.
Notwithstanding our efforts to
inform the people with regard to
the requirements of the law, from
present appearances many who
have been notified were delinquent
on the first of January. For in
stance, we have sent out notices to
over 1900 people conducting dairies
in the state, and not to exceed ,5o
have made application for licenses.
The proportion of those in other
businesses making application for
a license is somewhat higher than
that of the dairymen, but a large
per cent of those who have been
notified have not made application
for license. The license does not
cost the people one cent. All that
is necessary for them to do is to
fill out the blank form of applica-
tlon and mail it to the secretary of
the state board of health at Hell
ena. If any person has not been
supplied with an application blank
it is due to the fact that we do not
know at this time that he is con-
Quoting business requiring a Ii
cense and if he will simply forward
his name and place of business to
this office, on post card, he will
be Immediately supplied with an
blank.
There is absolutely no excuse
for ignorance of the law relative to
the requirement of license and
while it is not the intention or the
desire of the state board Of health
% work hardship or anything of
he kind in enforcing the provis-
ons Of the pure food law, never
.heless, this point will be strictly
enforced:
Persons conducting a business
or which license is required,
must have a license and without
'egard to the strict wording of the
equations promulgated by the
tate board of health, places where
ood products are handled must be
Kept clean.
'This statement is given with
he hope that every newspaper in
he state will copy it, for there is
10 paper in this state that does not
lave subscribers who are interest
d in this matter and who have
allied to secure a license as re-
uired by law"
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-01-04

The Libby Lumber company has
started the work Of extensive re-
pairing at the mill,
The Libby herald. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1911-1913, 1912-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson, Mrs.
Smith and daughter and Mrs. Bae-
nan, all of Jennings, attended the
Woodmen dance Monday night.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-04-06
Lacked Ia rrlo,e nlhl.

New York.---How he fooled jury
and won his freedom with the aid OF
a Bible was told by George McAllis.
ter, eighteen years old, in general SEES.
sions, where he was arraigned before
Judge Rosalsky for the second time
in three months on the charge OF
burglary
McAllister was tried last Septem-
her, and as he assembled the witness
stand In his own defense at that time
he took a Bible from his pocket and
asked that he might be sworn upon
1t, and not upon the court Bible
Because It was given to me by
mother. and che lived up to what 1t
contains" he explained.
4 McAllister denied the charge Of
burglary, and the jury acquitted him.
When McAliister again was ar
raigned. Assistant District Attorney
Delehanty recognized him and asked:
Got your Bible with you today ?"
Nope" replied McAllister. They
got me right this time.I plead guilty"
He was remanded for sentence.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-04-06
FIND REST in NEEDLEWoRK
More Women Should Realize tho Ben.
eficiaI Efects Such Employment
Has on the Nerves.

Not many realize what restfuI eff.
feet needlework has on one, and it has
this great advantage over books, that
one is not lost to all around. One
woman of artistic tastes goes to the
museum and makes sketches of WELL
known pieces of art needIework and
tapestry designs, and then sets to
work to copy them. And the woman
who would look charmingly pictur-
esque well knows she is most fas-
cinating sitting before a frame, with
exquisite colored silks near her.
But this kind of needlework needs
more thought than white work. AS
one sews, the thoughts come fast. One
remembers ones grandmother, show
Ing one how to put the needle in, and
advising stroking the cotton under the
hem neatly, when an impatient begin.
ner would tie a knot. One also re.
members the beautiful work she &C
complished.
That strange and interesting WON
an Princess Helene Won Racowitza,
In her memoirs, amusingly describes
her first attempt at tailoring, with
which she was delighted And she
says ever since her first success she
has made all her own clothes, includ.
ing lingerie. The princess must be
monument of patience and cleverness,
because the making Of gowns, in these
days, Is an art not lightly acquired.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-04-06

portions contains a perfume OF quite
different odor. These are sold in
leather cases. satin lined. into which
the bottles fit perfectly.
Without the aid OF scissors or knife
the cuticle around the finger nails can
be kept smooth and well pushed back
by using a device which has recently
been placed on the market. The man
icure outfit contains a pair of metal
pincers about three inches long. which
hold in their tip "a tiny disk which
looks like rubber. This is about the
size of small lozenge. Holding 1t
firmly in the pincers the disk is first
dipped into box of salve which is a
part OF the nall improving parapher-
MALTA, and afterward 1t is rubbed and
rolled around the cuticle to polish of
any ragged bits of skin and to keep
the nail smooth and delicately shaped
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-04-06

The skirts to the evening dresses
are long. most of them have trains,
and the trains are usually made in the
long court length.
Many of the new street and auto
coats have their collars and cuffs trim.
med with velvet. corduroy, ratine
bengaline, braid or satin.
There seems to be no end to the de-
signs in scarfs just now and the ma,
terials used also-satin, velvet and
fur as well as lace and batiste.
The accordion plated full, straight
jabot is the very newest style of
jabot and appears in black and white.
Whether this will supersede the popu.
lar side ruffie remains to be seen.
Most fashionable materials are rich
and heavy. Tailored costumes are
made up of thick woolly goods and for
suits and dresses even plush is used,
with heavy chenille fringe as trim
ming.
A double row of buttons of embroid.
cred silk outlined with button loops
of silk on embroidery trim many of
the smartest models from the neck
down to the bottom of the skirt, or
from the waist line down.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-04-06
SIDE FRILL TO BE BGNlsHEn
No Longer Occupies Privileged POSI-
tlon, and Its Successor 10
Being Talked OF.

1t must go.
Smart women have decreed IT,
The abuse of this pretty fashion Is
accountable for its downfall.
Some of the exaggerated examples
of the side frills seen this winter have
been laughable.
"Heart guards" one man humorous
ly dubbed them
When a frill that is ordinarily In.
tended merely as finish to the col
lar extends so far that it is necessary
to pin 1t to the coat sleeve to keep 1t
out of the way it is time to call halt
What will take the place of the dis
carded side frill?
Who knows2 Those who invent
fripperies may already have their
heads together settling on something
quite new In neck fixings.
Just at present the return of the
straight lace trimmed jabot that was
in vogue for SO many years. is pre-.
dicted.
Plated tulle jabots are also candi'
dates. but they are not practical. al.
though usually most becoming.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-04-06

cd from great grandmother, 70
whom fine and costly things were not
rare. 1t would give distinction to any
froclr Instantly. Dora was smiling.
She even patted her sisters hand.
saying, "Oh, but you are clever, Prue.
! won't be naughty again for d whole
month" sa
Thon the two fell to work. with the
result that Prudence had time next
day TO At the rosebud silk to slight,
pretty Elinor Leland feel more
than rewarded by the girls shy yet
genuine gratitude.
"You--you are--better than a fairy
godmother, Miss Prue," she said.
because this beautiful frock won't
turn to rags even II do dance ON
past 10 o'clock"
The Marston dance reached almost
the dignity of a ball. Dora was easily
the belle of it--tall and dashing, vivid
In color. mobile Of face, she caught
every eye. The transngured green
satin became her as no other. gown
had ever done. 1t swathed her slen-
der, curving shape modestiy, yet al
luringly. Because she knew she was
looking her best, she was at her best
until the unexpected happened.
Elinor was unaccountably late In
coming. Truth to tell, she had come
long before the rest, and spent the
interval in helping kind Mrs. Marston
with the fine, last details of supper.
She had been wise enough to rest aft
erward--even to sleep a little while.
AS result she came among the dan.
GERS dewy-eyed, and as rosily fresh as
the flowers upon her frock. They had
held color, and showed finely against
ground once white but now the soft
est cream. The low bodice had a lace
bertha at top-the frostwork of 1t
was caught up in front with a knot
of real pink roses. Tiny rufies
fiuffed over the foot OF the full skirt.
Truly, Elinor's feet, beneath, like
little mice, played in and out" Her
mass of fair, wavy hair, simply part
ed. and coiled low, went beautifully
with the gowns lines. Altogether,
she was a picture. the sweetest pic
ture in all the world to one pair of
eyes-Tazewell Gray's eyes.
He had hung. about Dora half
year, all the while conscious of Ell
nor's attraction. Commonly he had
seen her in the world of workaday--
q fragment of the huge machine
known as public education. Rosy and
rose-beset, he knew her for what she
was--the woman of all the world to
fill and crown his life.
He strobe toward her, forgetting
all else. But before he came to her,
Allan Muir had whisked her off in
waltz. Indeed, for full hour he
could not get near her. Outblooming
the roses of yesterday, she put even
Dora in the shade. Partners, the most
finicky. the most eligible, swarmed
about her--her card was full in a
twinkling. BY way of keeping the
peace she even parted dances be-
tween the young fellows she knew
best
Tazewell would have no such part
nership. Audaciously, in the face of
an eager partner, he drew Elinor out
on the piazza to say:
Girls of yesterday didn't fiirt-.you
look the part--are you going to live
up to it?"
'No--because I don't know how
Elinor murmured, dropping lightly
toward him.
Then and there he kissed her
quite forgetting Dora.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-04-06

shoulder, III you are so set against
this dress, / know girl that'l be
glad to have It. It only needs lit.
tie shortening and bit off the waist
measure to make it At Elinor Lee
"She shan't have tits my dress
even II don't mean to wear it,"
: Dora flashed out. Hateful thingl
Shed feel fine as Friday--though she
knew everybody was laughing at her,
because she had on my CASTOR
clothes"
You don't want them to laugh at
her. suppose" Prudence said argu-
tentatively.
Dora gave her whitening look.
saying, You know ] don't want her
to go. She's SO uppish, and forward,
always pushing herself into every
thing"
II say she's nice-always trying to
help along. Tastes differ,'' Prudence
countered loftily, still clutching the
shears. "As you say---this is your
frock. Wonder II I haven't got some
thing that might do for Elinor?
There's my graduating dress--you
Nhtu up yOuK HOnc al it~-but luOb0
old-fashioned rosebud silks are com
ing back again."
Give It to her and welcome-if she
comes In It. she will be worse than
a laughing stock" Dora said, scowl-
ing.
Prudence turned sharply on her.
You're my blood-1whether or no."
she said. Don't let beau, more or
less, make you 30 mean and hateful.
You're afraid Elinor will cut you out
with Tazewell Gray. hope she won't
hes the best chance you'll ever
have-but you won't get him by being
SO despicable. He has. eyes that see
deeper than pretty face--even IL 1t
Is yours"
"Yet--you won't help me-" Dora
smuffed, hiding her eyes. You know
how particular he is--that's why
must have something new =,
You canFI That's the word with
the bark on IT," Prudence retorted.
But II you'1l be sensible. I'll drape
my lace shawl over this green satin
and then nobody will know 1t isn't
newright straight from the city"
It was an enormous sacrifice
made In the interest OF peace and
matrimony. Dora Enew 1.-THE lace
shawl was, next to her conscience.
Prudence's most cherished possession
an heirloom, fine and costly, descend.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-04-06
TUDORS' WORK GOOD
Tunnels Built Centuries Ago Are
Still in Existence.
Newly Discovered Underground Work.
ings Built by Order Of Cardinal
WoIsey Are Found to Be In
Perfect Condition.

That the Tudors were the best
plumbers In the world is attested by
the fact that tunnel built four CEN
turtles ago by Cardinal Wolsey and
through which water was conveyed
from n spring by means of lead pipes
Is still In existence. II is not only In
existence, but is in practically as good
condition as when 1t was first con-
structed. What good building this
means may be understood when It is
noted that directly over the tunnel
huge trees are growing-one OF them
with at least five tons of timber In II
but neither their roots nor their
weight have made any impression at
all upon its walls.
Not 30 eternal have been the means
whereby Wolsey had the water con-
veyed from Kingston hill to Hampton
court. After, It had made its way
through succession OF wells ana res
ervoirs, which still retain the old lead
and stone, the water was taken down
the hill In broad lead pipes and SO on
to Hampton. But, alasi 1t could not
be protected from rapacious hands
after 1t had served the great cardin-
ais purpose, for lead has O. value for
other and more harmful things than
the conveyance of spring water, So
as soon as Hampton court ceased to
depend for it's drinking water upon
the cardinals spring people began to
lay sacrilegious hands on the pipes. A
considerable amount of the lead was.
1t is believed. melted down for am
munition during the civil war. The
rest has been pilfered from, time to
time for various purposes. and some
of 1t Is said even now to DO lying at
the bottom Of the Thames.
Both the old buildings and the
spring itself are still almost as they