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The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach and that is by a constitutional remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an in- famed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is fnfamed you have a rumbling sound or im- perfect hearing, and when 1t Is entirely closed Deafness is the result. Unless the inflammation can be reduced and this tube restored to it's normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Many cases of deafness are caused by catarrh, which is an infamed condition of the mucous sur- faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. Cirs cularB free. All Druggists, 75c.
 ?. ,. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, O.
The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
YEAR RICH IN cENTENARIEs
Natal Day ceIebratIons of Many Fa. nous People Will Take Place
 During 1919.

This year of grace 1919 Is rich ip centenaries. To begin with, 1t is 8 hundred years since Queen Victoria ap peared on Mother Earth--a centenary concerning which the monthlies will presently be waxing eloquent, London Tit-Bits states.
 Another noted centenary of the present year Is that of the famous old sea-dog, Admiral Rodney, the man in persistent an assailant, so doughty an adversary. Twas way back in 1919 that this old gentleman first delighted his friends with his presence. The centenary of w. B. Foster, the states. man, will also be celebrated this year. Few greater authorities on education than this gifted son-in-law of the great Doctor Arnold of Rugby ever breathed.
 Among other worthies whose names must also. be mentioned in this con- nection Is that of John Campbell Sharp, the Wordsworthian poet and philosopher; Arthur Hugh Clough, the poet, and Charles Kingsley, the gifted author of that immortal thriller Westward Hol"
 Scotsmen will presently be doing honor to the memory of another noted individual whose centenary also falls this year-a man worthy of a happier fate-Donald Cargill, the great GOV. enanter, who, 1t will be remembered, for daring to excommunicate the king, was executed at the Old Market Cross, Edinburgh. Neither must we forget George Eliot, the authoress of that unparalleled romance, "Adam Bede."
The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
Use of Metals In the War.

A German expert has been compil- ing some statistics of the use of metals in the war. He says that if the iron and steel used by Germany alone in 45 months of war were forged into a ring which went round the equator, each meter would weigh 30 hundred weight. If the mass of metal were made into a wall along the battle fronts-or 2,5O0 miles-a yard high and yard thick, each yard would weigh POO hundredweight. Germany sent to the front every week more guns than were used in the whole of the Franco-Prussian war. Twenty-four hours consumed more than did the whole of the earlier war. The moral he draws Is that such things were only possible because Germany had been wise enough before the war to con quer the worlds markets and oust her enemies.
The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
HOME OF FAMOUS ORATORS
Eminent Men Who Have Occupied the Pulpit of "Spurgeon's Taber-
 nacIe," London, England.

Commenting on Dr. A. c. Dixon's resignation of the pastorate of the Metropolitan tabernacle, London, which
 will probably be known to the end of time as "Spurgeon's tabernacle" a writer in the London Christian World refers to some of the eminent men who have occupied that pulpit in the past Benjamin Reach, John Gill, John Rip pon, and others-and gives the follow ing interesting incident: Coming to more recent days, 1t Is just thirty years ago since @ trustee of the tabernacle spoke to Sturgeon about an American preacher named Dixon, who had spoken at the worlds Sunday-school convention. Sturgeon at once invited him to speak at the tabernacle. It-is interesting to recall the fact that they might easily have been associated long before. Dr. Dixon's father, who sus- tained pasterate of nearly 60 years in a church in a wood, in front of which he Is buried, thought Sturgeon was the greatest preacher since Paul. He longed for his son to have a course of study at Spurgeon's college. Young Dixon sent in his application. Spur geon's reply was: My dear sir, you can find institutions in your own coun- try better adapted to your case. Please accept this as final" Of course, 1t was in that way that the great preacher tested the persistence of his candidates. A. c. Dixon took him at his word, and never applied again. He was, however, destined to more than fulfill his fa- ther's desires, and following men like Sturgeon, and A. e. Brown. he has thoroughly maintained the tabernacle's great traditions"
The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
WORKERS NOT ALWAYS BUSY
5ustIIna Individual Sometimes Is Merely Carrying Out Ideas Evolved
 by Apparent "Loafer."

Secretary of War Baker was de- lending certain army officers who had been berated as chair warmers. Some may be-" he admitted, "but in most cases am sure you will find that the very person whose position or work seems almost sinecure, is doing big things, while often the person who Is thoughtlessly given credit Is not the real worker at all. Like the secre- tary's stenographer.
 "'Who is that busy young woman telling that visiting committee where to get offr asked the stranger.
 "'Oh,' was the answer, she's the secretary's stenographer.'
 "'What secretaryP
 "The secretary of the Bluffville chamber of commerce. That's him, reading the movie magazine in the back room. He's the Tive wire" you read so much about in the daily pa pers.'"
The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
Summer Complaint in Children


 There is not anything like SC many deaths from this disease now as before Chamberlain s Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy came into such general use. When this remedy is given with castor oil as directed and proper care is taken as to diet, it is safe to say that fully ninety-nine out of every hundred cases recover. MT. w. G. Campbell of Butler. Tenn. says, ''I have used Cham berlain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy for summer complaint in children. It is far ahead of anything I have ever used for this purpose. ]" Adv.
The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
AdmIraIty's Humor.

The British admiralty has a sense of humor, and occasionally displays 1t in official documents.
 An old sea captain wrote to the de pertinent complaining, more in sorrow than in anger, of the way in which his ship had been dazzle-painted: "First you make me look like a parrot, and then you make me look like hay stack, and I don't want to look like either" He got back the official re- ply:
 we don't want you to look like either a parrot or a haystack, but we do want you. to look like as if your stern was where your head ought to be-"
The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
HAS NEW IDEA IN SCULPTURE
Tennessee Girl Uses Dried Apples to Fashion Her Models of the Hu-
 man Form Divine.

Down in Knoxville, Tenn, lives Miss Isabel Million, who has created a new and distinct art. To be brief, she has developed dried apple sculpture with remarkable results.
 For years Miss Million has been In- terested in the various types of moun- taineers who come down to her fa- ther's store to trade. Having artistic ability, she tried a good many times to model their quaint and weather beaten faces by the conventional meth ods of sculpture, but the results did not satisfy her. One evening, while cutting apples to dry them for the fu- ture, she picked up a piece of par tially dried apple and noted its strik- ing resemblance to the wrinkled face of the usual elderly mountaineers, whom she was endeayoring to DOT tray.
 Taking up a sharp knife, she did little cutting so as to fashion the wrinkled apple into a human face. The outcome was most successful; she saw possibilities in this newly discovered art; and she set to work experiment. ing in dried apple sculpture. Little by little she became quite expert in making dolls whose heads are simply dried apples, cleverly cut before they are dried.
 Miss Million has found a satisfac- tory preservative with which she var nishes the dried apple heads when they have reached the desired state of dry ness. The costumes and accessories are carefully copied from life; in- deed, Miss Million always has some particular person in mind when she evolves a little doll with a 6ried ap- Dle face-Scientific American
The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
Longest British Strike.

The longest strike which Britain has experienced was that which broke out at Lord Penrhyn's slate quarries at Bethesda in October, 1900, and lasted until November, 1903. During these three years more than one and One-half million dollars was lost in wages alone; and whereas at the beginning Britain imported no slate, at the end ships were taking more than 1900 tons of foreign slate week to British markets.
The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
Minea Threaten shIpplnq,

Naval authorities say 1t will be sev- eral years before the waters of Flu rope are entirely free of floating mines. Many of the German mines destroyed by allied trawlers were found to have been moored by ropes. When the rope rotted the mines broke from their anchorages and drifted in many cases to the main line of steam travel.
The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
csmDbor Plantation.

The first and only bearing camphoT plantation of any size in this country is located at Satsuma, Fla, says Pop ular Science Monthly. It contains over 2,OOO acres of camphor trees which last year yielded. over 10000 pounds of crude camphor. This year it is expected the yield will be many times this amount. Florida has sev- eral other plantations, which will sQon como into bearing.
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The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04
Safety First.

A grocer who was troubled with the toothache determined to have the of fender extracted; but there being no dentist near, he resolved to do the job himself; whereupon he filled the ex- cavation with powder, but being afraid to touch it off. he put slow match to 1t, lighted it, and then ran around the corner to get out of the way Exchange.
The Holbrook news., 1919-07-04

The F. w. Dodge company says ''No one assumes that union scale of wages in the building industryis going down in some years. Nor does anyone expect that building material prices will go down to where they stood be- fore the war. Hence, all things considered, many owners will unquestionably decide that it is more advantages to build now than to wait
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-17
Items OF CounfyDeWs
neiOs OF our neigbboring OiiIaaeS ss CLEANED each
pesk BY our special staff OF correspondents

Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Black were
guests of Mrs. Henry Wolgang last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Lee Shaffer returned Tuesday
morning from her TWO weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Ford Osborn.
of Detroit Master Theodore Osborn
returned home with her and expect
10 remain with his grandparents for
several weeks
Mrs Robert Noble and Miss Hazel
Moblo returned to Kalamazoo last
Wednesday morning after spending
The past two weeks with Mr. and
Mrs Jack Moblo
Miss BeuAh Pearl Markham of
Alma spent several days last week
with Miss Lenabelle LOCKER
Roy King of Lansing Is spending
q week with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuben King
1r. and Mrs. Hghhpld spent sun
eay near shepherd guests OF Mr. ana
Mrs VIM Harry
The Misses Ruth and Tcla Van-
A|s,ne visited relatives at Alma
over Sunday
Master Dale Parkinson Of Owosso
IS visiting his grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. j. g. GARNER
James Mcdonald of Saginaw was
guest Of Mrs Alfred Locker and
family Monday.
Rev A f. North and erandlaueh-
ter, Miss Margaret Young are visit
ing relatives at Jackson.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-17
RIVERDALE NEWS
BY Special Correspondent

Malcolm Walker of Detroit is a
guest Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM Kellicut
Mckinley Niece has returned
from overseas and has been spending
the past week with Mr. and Mrs
VIM Webb.
MIR and Mrs Allan Sadler and
Mr. and Mrs. James Fisher, and Mr.
and Mrs Frank Schnepp have been
spending the past week near Harri-
son huckleberrying
Miss Ida Rice spent the week end
40 Sumner. guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Johnson
Mrs Mary Baker Of Lansing is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James Van
Cleve
NJ and Mrs. John Young and
children visited relatives near Shep-
herd Sunday.
Master Donald Mobile left Wednes-
day morning for three weeks Wis
il with relatives at Kalamazoo and
Detroit
Miss Beulah Vandemark was home
from Elwell over Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-17
DAVIS DISTRICT

Mr. and Mss Pearl Beard spent
Sunday nj Clarence Hustcd's.
Willie Clark Of near Butternut is
spending a few days al the home OF
Mrs Crozier.
Mr. and Mrs John Baker spent
Sunday at Senior llusted's.
Mrs Willard. who has been very
low for some time passed away sun
day night at the home Of her son.
Henry Daymon
Clark Wood and family spent sun
day with relatives near Forest Hill
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-17
COUNTY SEAT NEWS
BY Special Correspondent

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Deluxe canmes.--D-tf-c
Ben Johnson, who for two years
has been "A sufferer with tuberculosis,
died at his home here Thursday and
the funeral was held Saturday at the
Methodist church with Rev. A. A.
Stephens officiating. lntermcnt was
made in the cemetery here He IL
survived 10y his wife. formerly Miss
Pearl Leslie of Middleton, and little
son two years of age. The Deceased
was 2O years of age
Members of the Crescent Club io
the number of fifteen went To The
home ol Mr. and Mrs. Newell Brad
fond 90 Wheeler and hDlo one of the
most enjoyable gatherings U the
history of the club pot-luck suu-
per was served aud music eninyei
Mrs ia King was in Alma on
Wednesday and THURSDAY because of
the illness OF her daughter Mrs VIM
Wheeler
Friends are pleased 70 learn Of the
marriage of Miss Bessie Nutzey Of
Middleton. formerly Of Ithaca. and
Otto W. Pine. which took place Sun
day, June % at the Methodist par
sonage AT Tecumseh, at which place
the bride taught the past two year,
Rev. Thompson, the pastor, per
formed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs
Pine will reside near Manchester on
the L. Whitney Watkins farm, of
which Mr.. Pine is manager Both
are well known and highly respected
Young people of Ithaca and the best
wishes of large circle of friends
follow them TO their new home. Mr.
and Mrs Pine are graduates of the
Ithaca high school Mr. Pinto from
the NJ a. { and Mrs. Pine from the
University of Michigan
Miss Helen Lewellyn of Detroit IS
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Bvers
The Woman's Christian Union met
with Mrs G. T. Davis Tuesday. July
10.
Mrs Leland Helfer and two
children have gone 10 Chattanooga,
Tennessee. to spend the remaining
summer months with her parents
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Leplev Mr. and
Mrs Oral Simmons and Mr.. and Mrs.
George McAullcn spent the week In
Charlcvoix whore am insurance COM
pany = giving an outing for its rep-
resentatives.
Nfs. Fanny Netzorr returned
Wednesday from months visit in
the nome of her son in Chicago. She
was ACCOMPANIED home by hcr grand
son. Richard Netzore. who win bee
ioined by his mother little later.
Nh. and Mrs Frank Cowdrev and
family made a brief visit with Ithaca
relatives enroute from their home in
Howell 10 CRYSTAL where they will
spend some time.
+. n Mckay accompanied his son.
boss. TO Ann Arbor last week where
he win undergo AN operation.
Clark l.. Beebc Of the firm Of Beebe
a blanchard spent last week in Chi
card attending the furniture exposi-
ton.
Arthur LOOMS of Newark recently
discharged from service and Miss
Nora Andrews Of Hamilton township
were quietly united i'm marriage by
Rev. William Roberts at the Presby-
terian manse July Z.
The NJ r. Ladies Aid Society was
held Wednesday afternoon AT the
home Of Mrs. J l.. Barden.
Mrs. Ida Bradt Of Groton. y j..
was the guest last week Of her niece
and husband Mr.. and Mrs. r. T..
Hoffman.
John Robert and Billie Tucker of
Highland Park are spending this
month with hcir grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs. W. ID Tucker.
Mr and Mrs Harry Parrish loft
Tl.ar.d.c fDr Ihif,8.lr.Df. u.b,r.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-07-17

Watch for Alice joyce in "The
Third Degree adv
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Stock Exchange
To Close Saturday
To Relieve Clerks
Action Taken to Avert a
Breakdown of Over
worked Human Machin-
cry of the Stock Market

With Wall Streets army of clerks
at the point of physical exhaustion by
reason of the long series of million
share days since February, the New
York Stock Exchange will be closed
on Saturday, it was officially an
nounced yesterday.
The governing committee of the ex-
change voted to close the big securi-
ties mart after several of the larger
houses had served notice on the mem
bers that their clerical stats were
greatly overworked and that break
down of the Wall Street machinery
threatened.
Closing of the exchange Saturday
will give that part of Wall Street
which operates the market, a recess
of two days, sufficient in the opinion
of the exchange authorities to give
the employees an opportunity to re-
cuperate. If the stock market keeps
up at its present pace 1t is expected
that the exchange will be closed on
other Saturdays from time to time
during the remainder of the summer.
Since carly in February the stock
market has been going great guns.
The boom in industrial securities has
equalled and at times eclipsed any
thing that was seen during the great
war markets of 1915 and 1916, when
the war brides were soaring. The war
brides of those days, now peace stocks,
have gone in many instances higher
than the levels reached during the war
boom. To date there have been about
seventyfve days in which dealings
have exceeded million shares. One
day recently two million shares were
traded in on the exchange.
Clerical forces in the numerous
stock exchange houses have been work.
ing far into the night handling the
details Of the stock market account
Some houses are reported to have in
stalled sleeping accommodations in
order to enable their help to sleep in
the office. With dealings running we'll
over million shares day many stock
exchange firms have handled as much
as 10000 to 100000 shares a day.
Dealings in the outside market, the
Curb, have run as high as a million
and half shares in single day.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
The Dollar in Foreign EXCHANGE

Sterling exchange and francs sold
at new low levels for all time yester-
day. Sterling before the close of the
days trading was offered as low as
$430A, and dealers in exchange saw
no signs of check to the record
shattering recessions.
The neutral exchanges tended to fol-
low the lead Of sterling, leaving the
dollar isolated with its ever increasing
premium.
1t was learned yesterday through
the American Chamber of Commerce
in London that the British Treasury
has permitted three renewals of
ninetyday bills granted in payment of
British merchandise paid for export to
Italy, amounting to a years credit.
This information was considered in
teresting, in view of the statement
made by a leading New York fnancier
recently back from abroad that Great
Britain, although she fails to realize
it, is in position to carry part of the
burden of financing the continent of
Europe.
Quoted dollars to the pound.)
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Treasury Certificates Allotted

The Federal Reserve Bank here
as fiscal agent of the United States
Treasury certificates. series TT, dated
July / and maturing December Is,
1919, were $511, 900. The results
by Federal Reserve districts were as
follows:
Boston, s35, 5,5ss,5oo; New York, s242,-
$4,000; Philadelphia, $21, ,129 900;
Cleveland, SAL ,418,500; Richmond, $14,-
147 800; Atlanta, $l0,697,500; Chicago,
$5s,624,O00; St. Louis, $l1,963, 500;
Minneapolis, $1o,oo0,Oo0; Kansas City.
$6,6bl 500; Dallas, $12.s25,5Oo; San
04b,50O; total, $511 ,444,oO0.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Industrial List IRREGULAR
Rails Take the Lead

Industrial stocks could hardly be
called weak, although the price move
ment in this part of the market was
highly irregular. Crucible Steel COM
mon was wild, losing points net on
the day at 139&. 1t sold as high as
144h and as low as 1856, with wide
fluctuations between sales. Baldwin
Locomotive closed 31a points off at
1867, after selling up to 1914 Mexi-
can Petroleum came into prominence
with point gain at 2o1, having sold
up to 2o4A. 1t carried PanAmerican
Petroleum along with a ~ points up
turn. Royal Dutch New York was an
other strong spot in the oil group.
Sugar shares more than held their
own and Cuba American Sugar closed
at an advance of IA points. Shares
Of shoe manufacturing companies
we're actively purchased, with Brown
Shoe gaining tx points and Endi-
colt Johnson 1872. Another strong
spot was the shipping group with the
international Mercantile Marines and
Atlantic Gulf and West Indies closing
substantially higher.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Baltimore & Ohio

The Baltimore e. Ohio directors
suspended the dividend on the com
pany's common stock because of a
combination of circumstances, accord.
ing to Daniel Willard. president of the
road. Mr.. Willard has sent letter
to the stockholders explaining the
passing of the dividend. EARLY in the
war 1t became necessary as war
measure to divert from the B. O.
large amount of it's long haul busi-
ness; also to discontinue operation Of
the road IS single compact system.
At the same time wages rose enor-
mously and if the road were to handle
the business of 1916 under present
wage scales the labor bill would be
$45,0OO,000 greater than it was in that
year, or about S12,000,000 more than
the entire net revenue Of 1915. Includ-
ing the higher prices of materials and
supplies the total increase in expense
for handling the same business as in
1915 would, he says, be 100000, or
about 81 per cent Mr. Willard is
hopeful of better things for the road,
however, IT the carriers are returned
to private control at the end of the
year, and if Congress provides a wise
and constructive policy of regulation n
for the future. If this be done he
sees no reason "why the B. e. o. may
not look forward with confidence to
an early restoration Of normal con-
ditions, which should Of course be ac-
companied by a return of reasonable
dividend payments"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
American Wooden

There was a peculiar demonstration
in the market for American Woolen
common that looked like drive against
tie short interest. The stock opened
at 1919, sold down to 125 and by early
afternoon got to 129 From that level
it jumped to 1876 on eight transactions,
advancing at times a point between
more, which carried it to 1877, the stock
suddenly dropped to 13O. From there
it rallied to a close of 1873, up 5A
points. At 1877 Woolen sold at the
highest price in the history of the COM
pany.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
Wall Street Items

Arthur P West and T. D. Brown have
been elected Vice epresidents of the Ma
tional Surety Company. Ballard Mccall
assistant treasurer.
The Mercantile Trust Company. of Bal
timore. has certified that the increase Of
Company OF Texas. $4,000 shares, from
$50 900, 900 to $25 900, 900, has been sub
scribed for and full payment made a par
value Of 500 a share.
The Central Union Trust Company has
been appointed transfer agent for the
$8,50o.0 600 preferred stock of the American
Wholesale Corporation.
C. Hyland Jones has received his dis
charge from the government service and
has resumed activities partner OF
c. H. Jones & Co. investment bankers.
At a meeting of the directors OF the
American Exchange National Bank 81, ,0o0.-
600 was transferred from undivided profits
to surplus. making the banks capital
$4,000, 900, and the surplus $4,000 900.
F.. A Klingsmith, formerly assistant
cashier OF the Bank of New York. has
been elected assistant treasurer of the
Bankers Trust Company.
Lieutenant Charles H. Greenberg has
been mustered out Of the government
service and will become affiliated with the
bond department of Miller & Co.
Francis o. French. formerly with Bur-
ril & Stitt, has become associated with
tho Stock Exchange firm Of Robinson g.
Co.
T. s. Watson, recently returned from the
government service in France, has resumed
his connection with Bond & Goodwin
manager OF their bond department.