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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
JURY BELL" STILL RINGS
For Over 60 Years It Has Opene
 Court In Carroll County, Illinois

Pealing out every morning and noon during court session the call for open ing court, the old jury bell'' of this city is rounding out three quarters of century of use in the Carroll county court house at Mount Carroll, H., ac- cording to o. A. Howard of Carroll county.
 No one in Mount Carroll remembers when or where the bell was purchased or when it was first brought into use. Oldest residents say the bell reposed in the court house tower as long as they can remember, and records show it was in use on the old church which for merly stood near the site of the court house, long before 1850.
 In the days of the Civil war, the bell was rung wildly with the arrival of every messenger who brought news of a northern victory, according to Cal M. Freezer, local publisher. Whenever news of a defeat or local death came through the lines, the bell was tolled.
 The oud court house in which the bell is now hung was built in 1858, and the custom of calling court with the clang- ing of the old bell remained in Mount Carroll as a sort of tradition. Some years ago the sheriff decided that the ringing of the bell. to announce court opening was a public nuisance, and the bell was dismantled under his orders. The public protest at this action brought the matter before the board of supervisors. In a regular meeting of that body a resolution was adopted di' recting that the bell be again in stalled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
ACQUIRING GOOD DRIVING HABITS
 By Barney OIdfieLd

For a good many years l have watched drivers on track and road and few of them have what I would call really good driving habits. I have noticed that great many, per haps a majority of all drivers grasp the steering wheel in a clumsy and in- effective way. Some of them hold both hands at the bottom of the wheel, where they would be able to exert little force if an emergency arose. Other drivers have trick of constantly shifting their hands about, as if they never were quite sure that they had good grip.
 The proper way to grip the steering wheel is with the hands so placed that they make twenty minutes after ten, to use clock face as an illus tration. Just try this on your own wheel The position gives maximum control at all times, even when one hand is being used for gear shifting, the other exerts real power on the wheel.
 have noticed that new drivers make practice of looking downward when they are shifting gears. This is alto gether wrong. The eyes should always be on the road ahead and looking down at the gears does not help a bit in the operation of shifting. Many drivers make the shift from first to second too quickly. There should be brief but distinct pause in neutral before shifting into second.
 Another driving trick that most oper- atOrs do not seem to get is that of stopping the car correctly. Just watch lot of drivers making stops and see how the average of them, charges up to the place where he intends to stop and then jams on the brakes. All wrong. If you are making q stop in the ordinary course of events, knowing just when and where you are going to halt, begin reducing speed 30 feet or more from the point and simply roll up and stop with final and gentle ap- plieation of the brakes. It is the jam ming on at speed that wears out brake lining and loosens up the whole system. 1t is a good plan, too, to apply the brakes and then release them, instead of putting them on and holding them there. Locomotive engineers use this method of stopping their engines.
 I. have seen a good many skids in my time and most of them came from the drivers throwing out the clutch and applying the brakes. This is, of course, a very bad driving error and one that no experienced operator should make and yet they do make it con stantly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
AUTO ROW PICK.UPS

When you want to make a piano string stop vibrating you press a pedal. and that pedal puts a soft resilient piece of felt right over the string and the vibration is absorbed by the felt. In like manner a resilient cushion of an asphaltic nature has been designed which is laid against car tracks be- tween the track and the paving proper. Now, when the car passes over the rail the vibration is deadened by this cushion, so the paving is not disturbed. Streets in which this rail filler has been used, it is claimed, show no signs of wear along the4car tracks after num- Der of years, while similar streets laid at the same time without the rail filler have broken down along the car tracks so that unsightly holes exist or else ex- <. pensive repairs have been made. Not only does the rail filler save the streets, it is claimed, but it also deadens the noise by muffling the vibration of the rail The rail filler. which has been developed by The Philip Carey company of Cincinnati. after years of experi- mentation, is now being put on the mar ket as commercial proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10

quested by a policeman. She was en- gagged in a treasure hunt, and in the ardor of the chase was alleged to have eareered through the outer circle of Regents park at a speed off 51 miles per hour, which pace she is said to have achieved on the wrong side of the road. When a police constable signalled her to stop she continued to go on.
 The magistrate at the police court condemned her to a fine, and ordered her license to be suspended for three months, and further delivered a salutary admonition to which it may be hoped this sportswOman and her friends will pay suitable attention.-Sir Sidney Low in the Continental Edition of the Lon- don Mail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
PASS DAMS 90 FEET HIGH
Salmon Use Series Of Resting PeOla
 To Make Climb

There are several imortant rivers on our west coast and in Alaska where power dams are being strenuOuSly op- posed by those interested in the fish in- dustry on the ground that it would stop the run of the salmon. Considering the vast quantities of fish that are caught and commercially distributed all over the world, the opposition would seem to be fully justified. However, means have apparently now been found to dispose of the difficulty and to satisfy all con cerned.
 The United States bureau of fisheries has heretofore believed that fish would not pass a dam more than thirty feet high, regardless of the number of fish ways. This opinion is said to have been revised after some experiments in Cali fornia, where large schools of fish have passed dams of considerably greater height. This has been made possible by providing a series of resting pool" sC that the salmon do not have fO make the long climb in one uninterrupted ef- fort.@Compressed Air Magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
NEW ESSEX SIX
 HAS LARGE SALE
Production At Factory Shows Popularity Of
 Late Model
The remarkable success of the Essex

-he remarkable success of the Essex :, despite the general slow-up on the | tomobile trade this spring. is indicat- sf by a statement from the Hudson
 rotor Car company that 10000 more If them already have been built than were produced of it's predecessor the Essex four in all of 1923.
 Essex four production in 1923 was fl, ,999 cars, while the volume of the Essex six in 1924 already exceeds 52,- 900. Inasmuch as the Essex is now going forward at a much faster rate, every remaining day of 1921 will set a new record mark in Essex volume and popularity.
 Eighty per cent of this business or more has been in the Essex coach" said A. R. Pryor, Hudson-Essex distri- butor. This certainly makes the Es- sex six one of the outstanding successes inf all time. The six-cylinder closed car at an unprecedented low price found market for itself despite all difficult ties, anf now with balloon tires it is going at a still more rapid pace.
 This record is the ncors remarkable because the Essex four was an un- usually popular car, and reached the highest point of it's success in 1923.
 The Essex six will Out-perfOrm the old four is more commodious and com Portable, is more economical, and more flexible in traffic. Besides this it has q six-cylinder smoothness and an ease of riding on the road which are un- usual for any car at any price. These facts and closed car comforts at open ear prices have brought about the pub lies admiration for the new car.
 
 ''We certainly expect to do a volume of business with them twice as large as with the 1923 cars. Especially with the balloon tires the demand for them has been phenomenal all over the country
 Business affairs in general are en- couraging. The whole business struc- ture is sounder, with better crop prices, with more men employed, and with a better market for all kinds of goods and labor. We feel that we are amply justified in expecting a better second half of the year than we had the first half. I have been predicting. this right along. and never felt more confident that was right. Business rests on con fidence, and now sentiment is univer- sally more optimistic"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
STTRTLE FRAGRANCE

Perfumes are now chosen to be in Keeping with ones personality and they are put up in novel and unusual ways. A we'll known maker of perfumes en- closes the flacons in quaint little fig ures on the cover.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01

Idaho, In and for the county of Lewis,
ON the 18th day of April, A. d., in the
above action, wherein The Northwest
ern Mutual Life Insurance company.
corporation, the above named plain
tiff, obtained Judgment and decree
OF foreclosure and sale against Viii
liam F. johnson and Hattie A. John
son, his wife; Kerr Clifford & Co., Inc.
a corporation, F. A. Duncan, and Cres-
ton State Bank, corporation, defend
ants, on the 18th day of April. A. d..
1924, for the sum of $17,955.O4 and
$4,000 attorneys fees besides inter
est, costs, and accruing costs, which
said decree has been recorded in iudo-
ment~ book of said court at page 10.
l am commanded to sell the certain
lot, piece, or parcel of land, stu
ated, lying and being in the county of
Lewis, state of Idaho, and bounded
and described as follows, to-wit:
The north half (N15) of section
seventeen ~ in township thirty. |
three (3S) north, range two (2). d. B. |
NJ, subject, however, to the rieht-of-
way for poles and wires heretofore
granted to Grangeville Electric LIGHT
. Power company, in Lewis county
loano; together with all Embellishments
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
Morrowtown News.

Mrs. Anna Deasy lost her house by
fire last Tuesday. Only a trunk and
some bedding were saved.
T. M. Davis has returned from Lew
iston much improved in health.
Archie Frost and w. A. Green and
families have moved out on the Ciau-
sen ranch for the summer.
Forest Usher and little son were in
town last week after load of posts.
Joe Cooper went to Cottonwood
Sunday to get one of his horses that
was stolen from him last summer.
John Cooper and family were in
Craigmont Sunday.
Our school closed Friday. A big
picnic and weiner roast and surprise
dance were given Friday night for
Miss McGlynn, who left for Lewiston
Saturday to visit her sisters.
Mrs. Lipps is spending a few days
in Winchester with her daughter, Mrs.
John Morris.
DR.. Shinnick was called to Westlake
Sunday to see Cleve Hill who has a
very sore hand.
Mrs. Frank Laws and children, of
Winchester, spent Tuesday with her
sister and family, Mrs. Reuben Hill,
of Westlake.
The w. A. Cooper family have NOV
ed to their ranch for the summer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
sheriff,s Sale.

Notice of foreclosure sale by sheriff
real property.
The Federal Land Bank of Spokane,
a corporation, plaintiff, VS.. Lee G..
Swartz and Freidericka Swartz, his
wife; e. M. Ehrhardt, trustee;
Union State Bank, a corporation;
Chan Wallace as liquidating agent for
Union State Bank; s. E. Mikkelson
and G. w. Palmer, co-partners, doing
business under the firm name and
style of Nezperce Warehouse Com
pany; Farmers State Bank of Nez-
perez, a corporation; E. w. Porter, as
commissioner of finance and Nezperce
National Farm Loan Association, a
corporation, defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of
sale and decree of foreclosure and sale
issued out of the district court of the
tenth judicial district of the state of
Idaho, in and for the county of Lewis,
on the first day of April, A. d., 1924.
in the above action, wherein the Fed
eral Land Bank of Spokane, cor
poration, the above plaintiff obtained
a Judgment and decree of foreclosure
and sale against Lee @. Swartz and
Freidericka Swartz, his wife; E. M.
Ehrhardt, trustee; Union State Bank,
a corporation; Chan Wallace, as
agent for Union State
Bank; s. E. Mikkelson and G. w.
Palmer, co-partners doing business un-
der the firm name and style of Nez-
perez Warehouse company; Farmers
State Bank Of Nezperce, corpora
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
Che Uhu
of
SuperstitionS

By ii. lRDlNG KING

A SUPERSTITION found In many
"A sections of the country but espe-
cially popular In the South is that a
Jay bird disappears every third day.
On that day he is on duty Ia hell
where he goes to tell the devil of
''backsliders." The more common
form of this superstition is, perhaps,
that the jay bird is never seen on FRI
day as on that day he is carrying
sticks to the devil for him to make
fire with.
This superstition Is direct inheri-
lance from Morse mythology and Ger
man folklore and originates In exact
ly the same way as the magpie's repu-
tation as bringer of bad luck. In
fact the Jay-bird superstition more
closely follows the ancient maybe
myth than does the modern maybe
superstition itself.
In the days of Odin and Thor the
witches were accustomed to hold high
carnival on Walpurgis night, when
they transformed themselves into
magpies and few away to Blakulle to
consult the devil.
At first 1t would appear strange to
find the jay bird-the most noticeable
specimen of which in this country is
the blue jay-inheriting magpie
myth. But ornithologists tell us that
the magpie and the jay. are very close
ly related and that the. blue maybe
of Europe is connecting link be-
tween them. In fact, as well as In
superstition, they merge into each
other. Therefore, when we consider
the bad habit of the magpie in MAX
ing periodical visits to the devil In
Blakulle 1t is not surprising that the
Jay bird should be suspected Of
similar practice.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.l
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01

ton; E. w. Porter as commissioner OF
finance and Nezperce National Farm
Loan Association, corporation; de-
PENDANTS, on the first day. of April,
A. d., 1924, for the sum of ten thou
sand four hundred seventeen and
67-100 (10,41767) dollars, besides in
terest, costs, and accruing costs, which
said decree has been recorded in judg-
ment book of said court at page
636, I am commanded to sell the GER
tain lots, pieces or parcels of land, sit
uated, lying and being in the county
of Lewis, state of Idaho, and bounded
and described as follows, to-wit:
Lots five (5), six (6), seven (7),
eight (S), nine (9), ten (10), eleven
(11) and twelve (l2), in section one
~, township thirty-three (33), north,
of range one ~, east of the Boise
meridian, located in Lewis county,
state of Idaho, together with all heri-
ditaments and appurtenances tnereun
to belonging or in anywise appertain-.
ing.
Public notice is hereby given, that
on Saturday, the Oath day of May, A.
D., 1924, at the hour of eleven o clock,
A. M, of that day at the front of
and at the front door of the court
house of the county of Lewis, in Nez-
perez, Idaho, / will in obedience of
said order of sale and decree of fore
closure and sale, sell the above de-
scribed property or so much thereof
IS may be necessary to satisfy said
Judgment with interest, costs and ac-
,ruing costs of sale to the highest and
pest bidder, for the lawful money of |
he United States.
Dated, April Both, 1924. 1914
A. w. Mitchell, Sheriff of Lewis
County.
By L. Brown, Deputy.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
and appurtenanees thereunto belong.

and appurtenanees thereunto belong.
ing or in anywise appertaining.
Public notice is hereby given that
on Saturday, the 10th day of May, A.
D., 1924, at 1880 O'Clock, a. M, OF
that day in front of and at the front
door of the court house of the county
Of Lewis, in Nezperce, Idaho, will
IN obedience of said order of sale ana
decree of foreclosure and sale, sell the
above described property or so muon
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
said judgment with interest, costs ana
accruing costs, to the highest and best
bidder, for the lawful money OF the
United States. 47-4
Dated April 18th, 1924
A. W. Mitchell, Sheriff
By L. Brown, Deputy
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
Relics in Old House

Workmen in tearing down the Seth
Gay house which was built at Gardi-
ner, Me-. 40 years ago, found boards
20 inches to 8 feet in width, hand
forged nails, lock-jointed timbers, door
frames and door castings with holdings
each made from one piece of lumber.
says the New York World.
Walls were planked, lathed and plas-
tered, aid In the bottom story they
we're brick lined and plastered and
each room contained it's fireplace. An
old newspaper dated 101 years ago
was found in Q portion Of the wall.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
LORETTA


r oRETTA should, by right of
- origin, be spelled Lauretta. Its
present accepted form is due to the
Italian influence which destroys the
French Eau" and supplies the letter
equivalent to Its pronunciation.
Loretta signifies laurel" but there
Is considerable difference Of opinion
in regard to her source. Some ety.
biologists believe that 1t is taken from
the masculine Taurus, and the ladies
so called should consider st. Laurence
as their patron Others contend that
1t Is taken from the Greek word laura,
meaning avenue. and applied to the
clusters Of hermitages which eventual
ly formed the nucleus of monasteries.
A religious Interpretation Is that the
name Lauretta was evolved to COM
memorate the laurel grove, or loreto,
to which the Italians believe the
angels transported the holy house of
Nazareth during the conquest of Pal
estine.
But whatever theory Is correct Lau.
retta made her debut as a feminine
name among the Flemish In 1852. Her
next appearance was in the time of
King John, when daughter of VII
liam de Braose, lord of Bramber. was
so called. AFTER that, the name be-
came popular in usage throughout
England and France. In the latter
country, 1t is called .Laurette.
The emerald Is Loretta's tallsmanic
gem. 1t is the jewel Of youth and
springtime for Loretta, and win bring
her the charm that comes from quick
ened intelligence, and the admiration
of others. Wednesday is her lucky
day and 8 her lucky number.
20 by Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.)
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
sheriff's Sale.
No. S4S.

Notice of foreclosure sale by sher.
iff-real property.
The Northwestern Mutual Life In
surance company, corporation, plain
tiff, VS.. William F. johnson and Hat
tie A. johnson, his wife; Kerr-Gifford
y Co., Inc, a corporation; F. A. Dun
can, and Creston State Bank, cor
poration, defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of
sale and decree of foreclosure and sale.
issued out Of the district court of the
tenth Judicial district of the state of
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01

Nezperce is glad to be joined by her
neighbors in the effort she commenced
several years ago to protect the de-
pendable railroad service from destruc-
ton by the more or less hapsazard and
unknown quantity auto bus and truck
service. OF course, it would be nice
to have both--nice to ride in the auto
bus in the summer and have our par
eel freight hurried through by truck
But it is hell on our highways, and no
compensation, and it takes necessary
support from the railroads which we
must have for our heavy freight and
winter travel.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
Eighth Grade Examinations.

Eighth grade examinations will be
held May Z, 8 and 9, 1924. The SEIZED
ule is as follows:
Wednesday a. M, l. Geography.
P. M, l. Physiology; 2. U. S. History
and Idaho History.
Thursday a. M, l. Penmanship; 2.
Arithmetic; P. M, l Spelling, 2. U.
s. Civics and idaho Civics.
Friday a. M, l. Live Language Les
sons. 2. M, l. Reading. 1872
Lillia Harbke,
County Superintendent Schools.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01

Latest reports say that congress is
now (at this late date) inquiring of
President Coolidge if he will sign the
McNary- Haugen bill if it passes the
senate and house. The desire on the
part of the spineless congress seems
to be to avoid embarrassing the Pres
ident' 3 political prospects. The law
makers seem little concerned about the
embarrassment their twaddling is
causing the American farmer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in a run down" condl-
ton will notice that Catarrh bothels
them much more than when they are u, IL
GOOD health. This fact proves that WIZ v
'Catarrh is local disease, it is greau'
Influenced by constitutional conditions.
ssts of an Ointment which Quickly
relieves by local application. and i aas
internal Medicine, a Tonic. which ASSESS
IN improving the General Health.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
+. J. Cheney 6 Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
Aside From That

Author-Have you read my new
book?
Friend-Yes.
] Author-What do you think Of TT
y Friend-Well, to be candid with you,
/ think the covers are too far apart
Calgary Daily Herald. Il
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
My Poland China Spring Pig cror

My Poland China Spring Pig Crop
l have had 8 gifts and 5 sows far
row 80 pigs. Two gifts narrowed lit
tiers of 10 and II pigs and one SOW a
litter of 10 and one IA pigs. Out of
80 pigs, saved ". Two pigs were
layed on, one stepped on and died of
injury, and 9 died of thumps, this be-
ing caused from sows giving too much
milk and pigs getting too fat.
I killed ten on account of too large
filters, as do not believe in sows
raising more than 5 or 10 pigs. These
pigs will average 300 pounds at 8
months and can easily be fattened at
any weight. This is all registered
stuff. Dick Johnson.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
With Fire of Indignation

Friend. Saw you taking home new
cook two evenings ago. How is she
turning out?
Subbubs Tin disgust)-The worst
everl About the only thing she can
do is to make ones blood boil.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01
Equally Matched.

The ife-Tomorrow's the anniver-
sary of our wedding day, Jack. Let's
do play. What about THE Merry
Widow" darling?
The Husband-Or ''Bluebeard's
Eighth Wife," my pet ?-Punch.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01

The LADY, wonder why the artist
has called this picture ''Home"7
The Man Because there's no place
like It, should say.-London Opinion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01

Nevertheless, when the Federal Re
serve banking system was in the hands
of its friends the country was pros
porous, but when its enemies got con
troll and reversed the policy of tac
founders of that great national bank
ing system the sheriff sales begun 70
increase at frightful rate.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01

Every fair-minded citizen of the
country sympathizes sincerely with
California in her distressful fight with
the foot and MOUTH disease; but
this feeling should not mitigate the
stringent measures taken by other
states to prevent the spread Of the
scouraQe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-05-01

Nezperce is proud to be host to the
tri-annual convention of the Woodmen
of the World of North Idaho, to be
held here next Wednesday, and the
community is back of the local camp
in its plans to show the visiting dele
gates that they are more than vel
come.