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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

heid or usefulness the harrow has de-
Veioped into quite a different machine
from the old fiat spiked boat that the
country boy used to drive about the
heid behind his father and the plow.
Some of the harrows made in Bir-
minghams shops are of size that
would fill almost half the width of a
street and others are built to ship to
other towns under contracts with road
contractors or for use in street i'm
provement. But in spite of the devel-
opment of the business the old farm
narrow constitutes the bulk of the in
dustry and the Birmingham firms are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
Electricity in Modern War

From Harper's Weekly.
The electric telegraph wires over the
land and the cables under the seas and
the wireless through the air, in Tins of
war become of untold value in the quick
Transmission of dispatches to and from
the forces in the field. Distance is anni-
blated. important movements are execut-
ed with less delay and war is itself
shortened.
In addition to these applications cleo
tricity is now put to many other import
ant uses in the conduct of war. More
over, new applications are constantly be-
ing found for it's varied capabilities.
A modern mine field for coast or harbor
defense Is an electric adaptation akin to
electric blasting. In which suitable fuses
are arranged to be fired by a battery
current sent at will from some control
station by the simple closing of the cir
cult.
Heavy charges of high explosives, called
mines, are so distributed and connected
by cables to control stations that it is
difficult to imagine a hostile ship or fleet
traversing a well organized mine field
without destruction or most serious dam
age.
Another terrible engine of destruction
for use in the defense of harbors is the
electrically controlled dirigble torpedo
Moving and steering itself in response to
electric currents sent through small
wire or cable. 1t carries a charge of ex-
plosive sufficient to destroy in an instant
the most formidable warship.
It's high speed and its almost complete
submergence save it from damage by the
guns of the enemy, even If its approach
Is discovered. The dirigible torpedo may
be regarded as an explosive mine, moved,
directed and fired by the agency of cleo
tricity.
Til effectiveness of some of the more re-
Gently developed electrical devices has not
yet been tested in actual warfare, but 1t
is safe to say that their use will hasten
the day. when war will prove to be so de-
structive and SO terrible as to be avoided.
II possible. by all civilized nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
WONDERS WORKED
BY ELECTRICITY
Local Plants Are Required
to Do Repair Work on
Delicate Machines

Probably in no city in the country has
there been proportionately such an in
fux of electrical machinery as in Bir-
mingham and visitors from all parts of
the world have expressed wonder and
surprise to find the great manufacturing
plants equipped with modern electrical
outfits that are not surpassed anywhere
in the world.
Some idea of the general use to which
electricity is put in the big shops and
plants may be gained from the descrip-
tion of the magnetized electric crane
which without SO much as rope or a
tackle hauls from the ground huge pieces
of iron and steel by magnetic attraction
alone.
These cranes may be seen working any
day at any of half dozen big Br-
mingham plants. In other days it was
the fashion to move the great pieces of
metallic material by means of steam
crane. The great crane, sent back and
forth along track by an engine, was
lowered to the load it was to haul and
half dozen men spent from 10 to Is
minutes tautening the chains and cor
dage about the mammoth block. Then
the engine raised II slowly and labori-
ously to free height and swung il
slowly into the new place that had been
reserved for it, where 1t was disentangled
from its tackle and finally pried and
lacked to its proper position. The new
electric crane saves time, men and elm
be eliminated in great structural enter
prises.
BY means of a motor with thousands
of volts of electricity behind it, the crane
moves out at the turning of a lever in
the hands of an operator 1t hovers over
its load not a second, but descending
noiselessly it is brought into contact with
the heavy metal block or bar that is
to be transferred. 1t is at this point
that the wonder of the electricity makes
itself really manifest. No chains or ropes
are attached to the load. Instead, as
soon as the cranes great magnetic head
comes into contact with the haul" the
lone operator at the switchboard turns
another lever sending into the crane a
tremendous charge of magnetizing cleo
tricity.
Thus magnetized the load, whatever
its weight, is lifted easily by the giant
crane. swung to it's new resting place and
when in the exact position the operator
turns off the electricity in the crane head
and the demagnetized load falls upon
the precise spot where 1t is to lie. The
entire operation takes less than two min
utes, whereas the old fashioned method
often entailcd delays of many minutes
and even hours.
That is only sample of the use of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
INTERESTING HARROW
MADE IN BIRMINGHAM

On this page will be found a picture
of the international Harrow Cultivator,
tional Harrow Cultivator company, a
new company organized for the pur-
pose of manufacturing these fmple-
inents.
Notwithstanding the fact that this
company has. only been operating a
the experimental stages and are now
turning out these implements in large
numbers.
These harrows have been tried out on
different soils and for various purposes,
and It is the opinion Of expert aagricul-
proved methods of farming.
The company owns it's own factory
located on 2ath street inorhth betweep
the present covering over 10000 square
feet feet of space and fully equipped with
building their implements complete.
They own, an entire half block, giving
them ample room to enlarge; a private
one side and from the Belt Line. on the
other, gives the company the best of
The officers and directors of the COM
pany Is one of the big assets and as
sures the companys success. They are:
manager; Harold Shemwell; vice presi-
dent pd salss Res Bose9e M
secretary soaf 'u and attorney. S The directors
are. DR.: s. w, Acton, Trussville; Ala. !;
Eeuben F. Kelb. lMontg9omeryi Ala. ~ r.
Ton, Tn; g.; Geo mardSs,, Ssa HsrSid Ss she% 3
Johnston, Jr.. Birmingham, Ala.
They make five different sizes of
these implements, prices from $500 TO
5000, and suited for. the farmer with
with the traction engines.
Many letters of testimonials from
farmers all over the country. who are
using these harroWs are on file, copies
Of which will be sent on request.
The company is capitalized for
100000 and is called INTERNATIONAL
because they expect to sell their imple-
ments in ali foreign countries, A small
company was sold in the early stages
and. the money used in erecting and
equipping their factory and perfectng
their Implement. There is still a por-
tion of this first block of stock in the
treasury that can be had for $1,000 per
share. but the. company reserves the
right 70 take it off the market or .ad-
It is not often that industrial stocks
Of this character are offered to the
public. Nearly all of the farm imple-
ments manufacturing concerns of the
country have made fabulous fortunes,
nostNof them having a very small be-
vested with these companies would now
make the holder rich.
1t ie conceded by expert agricultur-
lists all over the country that none OF
these companies had more meritor-
ious implement to start with than the
International Harrow CuliiVasor Com
pany.. The company invites the closest
Marx building. for further information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

, two houn' dogs and a lantern, has
been engaged as pilot over the Virginia
hills.
There are two sorts of raccoons on
the place-the swamp coon, that sticks
to the river banks, and the ridge coon,
that runs on the hillsides. Mrs. French
will hunt the ridge coons.
Mrs French was formerly Miss
Fearn, daughter of a former United
States minister to Roumania. Her son,
Barton, who is in school in England,
and her daughter, Miss Clarice. will
participate in the hunts. Count de
Charnace is to be of the hunting party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
HARROWS NOW USED
IN ROAD BUILDING

The manufacture of harrows has
come to be an industry that caters not
only TO the farmer alone but to the
road builder and the street-maSer as
well.
Nowadays the harrow, which waS
formerly used only in smoothing the
land after the plow had broken 1t
up, is employed to clear away the
bedding Of roadways and to level off
the foundations of stones and dirt that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
Society to Hunt Coons
g New York World.

From the New York World.
Mrs Seth Barton French of New
York and Washington has leased a
hunting preserve near Hot Springs, Va,
where she will entertain her society
friends at coon hunts Washington So
cial friends are excited over the pro-
gramme. which is a departure from or
dinary functions.
A darlSy of ante -bellum BIRTH with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

| kept busy turning out the regulation
brand to keep the farmers of Alabama
and adjacent states supplied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
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The Snowflake herald., 1913-09-19
A Friend Writes Us.

Ladies and gentlemen-Look here.
It's refreshing to get back to Snowflake
and Taylor; no fleas no mosquitoes, no
chiggers, no knockers" to peddle mis-
cries, no Jail, no evangelist, no priest, no
scandels, no liquor shops, no buns.
The people are in harmony with their
environment. If you say you came from
Snowflake, that is badge of respecta-
bility. The people are keen for the
truth.
A fine boost for lifes' lovely picture
in vacinity of Snowflake, is THE SNOW
FLAKE HERALD--it portrays refinement
of public opinion and sturdiness of
ambition.
The water that gravitates to Snow
flake is as good as any that ever came
from Waukesha. The Bank is as strong
as the rocks that line the Suez.
The girls's, there pretty, vigorous,
educated, and they have fine rosy COM
plexions, their cheerfulness and happi-
ness is evidenced by their pleasurable
greetings.
Hundreds of huge fifty-foot trees
line the streets. The scent of new
mown hay and flowers greet the nostrils
every time you walk along the streets.
Sure thing, I'm coming back to Snow
flake, again. DIR. S.
The Snowflake herald., 1913-09-19
THE EXEMPTION LAW.

The law evempts for each per-
son a homestead of not less than
four thousand dollars in value.
The old law placed the home
stead exemption at two thousand
five hundred dollars. Following
the provisions for claiming a
homestead the law then makes
the following provisions for the
exemption of personal property:
The Snowflake herald., 1913-09-19
new LAW IS CREDIT
REVOLUTIONIZINC

During the past few days it has
dawned upon the business men of
the state that one Of t h e laws
passed by the legislative session
is the limit of injustice to every
business man in this state n d
not only an injustice to the busi-
ness men, but an absolute harm
to every man in the state W h o
might at some time desire to ask
for accommodation in the way of
asking for credit for temporary
supplies. By the provisions Of
this new law practically every
man in ordinary circumstance is
deprived of all basis of credit un-
less h. resorts t O the distasteful
necessity of putting a mortgage
on his home or o n his personal
effects which in instances might
amount to ten thousand dollars,
on e of which would subject to
execution for debt.
For instance, a lawyer might
have five thousand dollars worth
of furniture and fifteen thousand
dollars worth of books in his of
flee and the butcher could O t
enforce payment for a single beef
steak, if he had no other property;
other professional men are alike
favored by this remarkable law
which it will be claimed no doubt
was in the interest of the laboring
man.
One remarkable part of hi S
remarkable exemption law is
that it exempts all newspaper
men to the extent of two thous-
and dollars worth of type and
printing machinery and four
hundred dollars worth of paper
and other stock.
The time has elapsed in which
the referendum might be resor-
ted to and that the only other
method which might be resorted
to and that the only other meth
Cd which might be employed in
preventing the law from becom-
ing effective on October l, would
be to secure injunction through
the courts and carry the law to
the supreme court for decision as
to it's constitutionality. Such
procedure would keep the law in
allegiance two years or more in
all likelihood, and represent ted
the only way so far thought of
to prevent it's going into early
effect. Bisbee Review.
The Snowflake herald., 1913-09-19
HEALTH SPELT WEALTH
TO THIS Nj

One of the most prospen
merchants in the Southwest
day-a man who with a turno,.
of one hundred thousand don,1
a year in a small city-was e
merly a carpenter in the sh@
of a Boston railroad. He dew
oped a cough that would not /
go and a sagged-down feelS.
that would not let him wo,,
He reached the Southwest WIN
less than fifty dollars, got wo,
for his board in the sanatorn
and in six months had a few al
lars gathered. With this
bought a little adobe house an
ten acres on the out skirts of /,
entirely Mexican section of IL.
city. He noticed how the h,
department stores of Chicae
and Kansas City and Omaha fan
ly dulged this foreign sectn|
with their catalogues.
The Mexicans used to get him
to TRANSLATE their mail ORDER
Ordinarily it is thought the EtHl
Individual merchant connot CON.
plete with the big departures
concern. This man reasonei
just the other way. These BIZ
fellows were paying huge Cit
rent. He was not. They had
to stand freight on long distan
ces. He would not have that ey
pense. They must lose enormOs
ly in misplaced credits, in vast
in theft.
A small merchant should an
could avoid all that. He counte
up the amount of money ths
was yearly going out of that cit
to outside houses and laid tn
case before a local wholesale
The wholesaler gave him gene
Gus credit. He opened a litt
store on the outskirts of IL
town in his own house. To avo
loss, he never gave credit abOv
ten dollars. Meantime he hs
mastered a trading knowledl
of the Spanish language. T
began to tuck into every pare
that went out of his store a lit
home-mode catalogue of his ow
under-cutting the prices of Il
big outside stores. Ten yea
ago that man was practical d
ing of consumption. Today
is hale and well; and within Il
meaning of that little town he
ranked rich. He makes as NM
in a week today as he former
made in a year. Saturday Pos
The Snowflake herald., 1913-09-19

paratus belonging to and used
for the instruction of youth in
any university, college, seminary
of learning or school. Sec. 4317-
id.
Is. Allmoneys received pay
able to a surviving wife or child
upon the life of a deceased hus-
band or father, not exceeding
ten thousand dollars. Sec. 4317-
id.
16. All monies arising from
fire or other insurance upon any
property exempt from sale or
execution. Sec. 4317id.
II. All monies, relief, or 9TH
er benefits payable to or to be
rendered by any police depart
ment, association, fire depart
ment association, beneficiary
association, or fraternal benefit
association, and any person en-
titled to assistance therefrom, or
to any certificate holder thereof,
or beneficiary under such GER
tificate. Sec. 4317id.
18. Any claims for damages
recoverable by any person by
reason of any levy upon or sale
under execution of his exempt
personal property, or by reason
of the wrongful taking or de-
tention of such property by any
person, and any judgment re-
covered for such damages. Sec.
4317id.
10. The earnings of a minor
child of any debtor or the pro-
ceeds thereof by reason of any
liability of such debtor not con-
tracted for the special benefit of
such minor child. Sec. 4317id.
20. One-half the earnings or
the wages or salary of any per-
son for his personal services rem
dered at any time within thirty
days next preceding the levy of
attachment, garnishmenr or eX-
ecution when it appears by the
affidavit of a debtor or otherwise
that such earnings are necessary
for the use of his family, residing
in this state, supported in whole
or in part by him. Sec. 4317id.
Sec. The property de-
cIared to be exempt by this chap
ter shall not be exempt from at
tachmont or sale in any action
brought or judgment recovered
for the purchase price of such
property so long as such prop
erty remains in the possession of
the original purchaser. = New
Section.
All acts and parts in conflict
with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
The Snowflake herald., 1913-09-19
Lawyers to Cut Expenses,

The American Bar Association
at it's meeting in Montreal, Aug
ust 80, discussed and planed to
make a complete reform of the
rules of pleading and practice on
the law side of the Supreme
Court of the United States, and
all Federal District Courts and to
eventually make uniform the
practice in all courts of the Uni
ted States. The aim is to do
away with with all delay and re-
duce the expense of all litigation.
Pretty soon they will be asking
what do some of our judges do
to earn their salaries?"
The Snowflake herald., 1913-09-19

Russell Bros. of Holtville are
reported to have arranged for
the purchase of a train load Of
steers from the large number
contracted by Babbitt to Fuller
for October at a price of six cents
for twos and threes.
The Snowflake herald., 1913-09-19
EXEMPTIONS.

process issued from ally COuIt.
Sec. 4317 r. L. Mimi, 1906.
l. The family bible.
2. A seat or pew in any house
or place of public worship.
3. A place in any burial
ground.
A. Necessary household, table
and kitchen furniture belonging
to the debtor, including one sew
ing machine, stove and stove
pipe, furniture, rugs, carpets,
wearing apparel, bedding and
bedsteads, hanging pictures, oil
paintings and drawings drawn
or painted by any member of
the family, and family portraits
and their necessary frames, and
provisions actually provided for
individual or family use sufficient
for three months.
5. The tools or implements OF
mechanic or artizan necessary
/ to carry on his trade; the notar-
ial seal, records and Office fur
niture of a notary public; the in
str11nentS and chest of a surgeon,
physician, surveyor, engineer or
dentist necessary to the exercise
of their profession, with their
professional library and neces-
sary office furniture; the profes-
sional library of attorneys, judg-
es, ministers of the gospel, edi-
tors, school teachers and music
teachers, and their necessary Of
flee furniture; also the musical
instruments of music teachers,
actually used by them in giving
instructions, and the instruments
of any musician used by him in
the practice of his calling as such;
also the indices, abstracts, books,
papers, maps, and office furni-
ture of an abstractor or searcher
of records necessary to be used
in his nrOfeSSiOn. Sec. 600 e.. c..
P, Cal.
6. The sewing machine and
implements of a seamstress ac-
tually used in pursuing her voca-
ton.
z. One watch, one sewing
machine, one typewriting ma
chine, and one bicycle. Sec. 4317
r. L. MINI. 1905.
Ia. Five milk COWS.
8. The camping outfit of ev-
cry prospector in this state, in
Guiding his mining tools, saddles
and burros. Sec. 800 C. C. P,
Cal.
9. The farming utensils and
implements of husbandry of the
debtor, also two oxen or two hor-
ses or two mules and their har-
ness; one cart or wagon, and
fees for such oxen, horses or
mules for one month; also all
seed, grain or vegetables actual
4 ly provided, reserved or on hand
for the purpose of planting or
sowing at any time within the
ensuing six months; seventy five
bee hives; one horse and vehicle
belonging to any person who is
manned and crippled, and the
same is necessary in his buSi-
ness. Sec. 690-id.
10. Poultry not exceeding in
value twenty five dollars.
II. Feed necessary for the
use of the debtor and his fam
lily for the period of six months.
IL. Two horses or two mules
and their harness; one cart or
wagon; one dray or truck; one
coupe; one hack or carriage for
one or two horses, or one auto
mobile, by the use of which a
cartman, drayman, truckman,
huckster, hackman, teamster, or
other laborer habitually earns
his living, and one horse with
vehicle or harness or other equip
ment used by a surgesn, physi-
clan, constable or clergyman in
the legimate practice of his pro-
fession, with food for such hor-
The Snowflake herald., 1913-09-19

j. O. Freeman. Barber. Salts
faction guaranteed, or "Whisk-
erS Returned. :"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-09
HATTON TO HAVE
FINE BALL TEAM

Hatton, n. D., May 9.-1n accord
ance with a decision reached at a
meeting of the local fans. Hatton will
have a baseball team this Year. The
league ball last year proved very I'M
satisfactory, and, as result, the Trail
county towns are all playing independ-
n ball this year and an interesting
season is looked forward to.
Hatton will ave practically the
same lineup as last year. and. With two
or three new men. the prospects are
that the town will have a winning
team. c. p. Anderson has been chos-
Ell manager of the team and NJ. L. OIL
son, secretary and treasurer. Sander
Thompson was named captain. The
first game probably will be played
Sunday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-09
LOCAL TRACK men
LEAVE FOR FARGO
Will Compete Tomorrow in
Inter-scholastic Track and
Field Meet.

The Grand Forks high school track
team, accompanied by Coaches Dahl
and Schlosser, will leave tonight for
Fargo. where tomorrow they will COM
pete in the inter-scholastic track and
field meet. The meet will be held un-
der the auspices of the state agricui-
tural college, and promises to be one
of the most interesting ever held in
Fargo.
The local team has been working
exceptionally hard during h past W
weeks, Inc the men are in fine con-
dition for the nee Ferguson anl
Gilby will be the mainstays in the
running events, while Matthews and
jacob are expected to do the best
work in the high jump. Elton has
been doing the best work in the long
distance runs ard is expected to take
the mile. Lsuehlin is showing up ex-
c%eptionally well in the pole vault,
while Gritt;a ana Anderson are d Ding
good work in the weights.
Following are complete lists Of men
who will compete and h events they
will probably take part in:
F'erguson:-1G0 yard dash, 220 yard
dash, quarter mile, half mile and
mile.
wells-High end low hurdles and
Kneuffer.-High and low hurdles
and half mile.
Matthews-High jump and pole
vault.
Jacobi-High jump and pole vault.
Elton-.Mile and half mile.
Griffin-Halnmer throw, shot put
and discus throw.
Laughi:n--High jump and pole
vault.
Anderson-Hammer throw, shot put
and discus throw.
Gilby-100 yard dash, 220 yard
dash and broad jump.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-09
locals Are Badly Beaten by DuIuth--F1gh School Track Men to Fargo
Boston's Defeated.

Cleveland. May 9.-Cleveland again
won from the Bostons yesterday 3 to
2, in a pitchers battle between Gregg
and Bedient. Each pitcher had one
ineffective inning. In the third a pass
and two singles scored Boston's two
runs. In the sixth, Cleveland scored
three runs on three singles, a base on
balls, and Balls error.
Only three hits were made OH
Gregg, who famed nine batters'
Shortstop Wagner got back in the
game yesterday.
Score: r. II. E.
Cleveland 10000 COS oox-s 2 Q
Boston ........OO2 900 OO0-2 $ !
Batteries: Gregg and Carisch; Be-
dent and Cady.
Sacrifice hit, Bedient: stolen bases.
jackson, Johnston; first base on balls,
Gregg 2. Bedient Q; struck out, Gregg
9, Bedient 2; first base on errors,
Cleveland /; left on bases, Cleveland
Z, Boston O.