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New-York tribune., 1919-10-11
Bulgaria Gets More Time

PARIS, Oct. 1O.-The Supreme Coun-
Gil has decided to grant to the Bull
garian plenipotentiares an extension
of ten days to the time in which they
are required to return their observa-
tions upon the draft Of the Bulgarian
treaty, submitted to them September
49, The additional period will end
October "a
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
Bowels Begging for Help

Iorpid liver pleading for assistance?
How careless To neglect these thinrs
when DR.. Kings New Life pms so
promptly, mildly, yet effectively come
10 their relief!
Leaving the system nncleancd, clog
ged bowels mmOvcu, results in hcaIth-
obstructive a(lcr-cIcctS. Let Stimu-
lnting, tOnic-in-action DIR. Kings New
Life Pills bring you the happiness of
regular normal bowels and liver func-
tioning. Keep feeling fit, doing the
work OF man or woman who finds
relish in it. All druggists-25c.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
SOLDIERS SEE GIANT CLOCK
mons Towc", Regarded as One Of
Worlds Best Timekecpcrs.

lHfty disabled soldiers. many Of
wtsom had lost q leg in the war end
wore an artificial one in it's place.
cf'nbcd the 3G0 steps of the House
Of Commons tower in London to study
the mcchaaism Of "Big Bcn," the
Eiant timcpiecO. The soldiers are being
ttHined by tho ministry Of labor in
watch and clock repairing.
A guide told the party that the
clock was designed by Lord Grim.
thDrp. and was placed In the tower
In 1895. 1t has been working ever
since, and Is still regarded as one OF
the best timckcepers in the world The
minute hand Is ii feet long and
'scighs 224 pounds, and the pendu-
lun, which requires two seconds to
complete each swing. weighs 700
pounds. The bell which sounds the
hours has diameter of nine feet.
aud weighs ID tons, tho weight Of the
striking hammer being 766 pounds
Au electric motor now winds the clock
in 20 minutes. Formerly It took two
men working three afternoons week
to complete the task.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
Beluians Retain Old Customs.

When the Germans invaded Belgium,
several of the fleeing families sought
refuge In Staten island. New York,
says Popular Mechanics magazine,
where they have settled permanently,
adopting many American ways, OF
course, but clinging to certain home
land customs which are OF much In.
tercSt to their neighbOrs. One OF these
Is tho use OF dogs as draft animals.
Dog teams arc litchcd to twO-wheel
carts. loaded with milk or vegetables,
which arc made like hundreds Of others
to be found in Belgium. The animals
wear muzzIcs Of special design, which
do not interfere with eating and drink
ing. A special collar, made in part OF
prOnged cgg-shnped units, is used In
training tho dogs to work
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
HatIeSs M. P's

Among the changes noticeable I'm
thlS house OF commons is the absence
or The hat when members are in the
house itself. Formerly hats were uni
VersalIy worn when members were
seated or in the lobby. Only the whips
were hatlcSS in the lobby that marked
them out from the others. Now nearly
the only members who still retain
their hcadgcar-both glossy silk ton.
pers-arc Mr.. Chamberlain and Sir
Frederick Banbury. Both make crcut
play with 1t. Sir Frederick raises his
nat when Il minister answers one OF
MS questions or when, in the fencing
phrase he is touche in debate The
chancellor OF the exchcqucr takes his
on when he rises to speak and puts it
on the. t"h!" &. front OF him, and when
listening to speaker sits with it well
forward over his eyes and his feet
planted high up on the side Of the
table.-London Morning Post.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
Week Of Fasting Advised.

Fayette county, Pennsylvania, ply
slcians arc advising a fust OF one week
to cause reduction in food prices.
Ihe physicians state that anyone
above sixteen can fast a week with
beneficial results and that a half-mll-
Hon dollars would be saved by Fayette
county folks in that time.
The physicians suggest that only wa
ter be taken in the six-dny fast In
discussing the proposed fnst. n ply
slclan said:
"Such fast Will positively not in
jurc anyone. would be willing to
undertake trial fast OF week sim
ply to demonstrate the feasibility OF
the plan and It's beneficial results phys
ically. Water, Of course. is to be talk
en-, but, thank heaven, that costs little.
If there are any persons who desire to
Join me I'm q trial fast 7 am willing TO
start any time"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
FE0EBERG NOT AN ICEBERG
Former yellow and Dirty In Color:
latter Ordinarily Brilliant
White With Streaks.

While focbergs often are Of great
sizG they are much different from
icebergs, Rene Bache writes in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. They are
yellow and airty-loOking in color,
While iceberss are ordinarily bril-
liant white. with ultramarine strcaks.
Tho strcaks are pure ice, while the
white parts are largely solidified snow.
Floebergs are formed In the bays
along the coast Of Labrador, where
ice is blown shorcward and piled up.
sheet on sheet, during the winter.
When summer comes the masses thus
formed are liable to float out to sea.
An iceberg Is composed of fresh wa.
ter, frozen. A floebcrg is frozen salt
water.
The crew Of the steamer Andres.
cogGin, Of the United States coast
guard, experimental III blowing up
iccDcrgs with shells and mines but
both attempts failed. The shells mere
~ made white spots, and were shat
tered, while there was nothing that
the mines could be attached TO to Go
damaGc. In addition ships could not
comc close enough to the bcrgs with
ont danger from the floating noun.
taiRH to make careful investigation
1or the placing Of the mines.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
HER LITTLE TRICK A FAILURE
Situation That Rather Mortified indi.
ana Miss Saved by Sense and
Tact of Her Companion.

He had come all the way from Chi
cago. so the Terre Eaute young woman
was anxious to entertain him In style.
Clad In her best dress she accompanied
MIN to hotel for dinner and then
afterward to picture house for Che
afternoon. But her Joy had one rap
when just before she started away
from the home mother commissioned
her to buy a pound Of cheese while she
was downtown. And after she saw the
very modish costume of the young man
she mated that crrand worse than ever.
lied be provoked If carried greasy
package along the street home" she
thought. "but, still have to get the
cheese or mother will be angry"
They left the moving picture house
ana the young woman told OF her next
errnnd--a visit to one Of the large de-
parment stores. "I have to get some
cream and other toilet goods" she
said, when they had reached the store.
You wait here and I'll be back i'm q
minute"
so while the young man Strollcd uD
ana down in front Of the store, she
bought the cheese, having it put into
fancy sack so that tho package would
resemble beauty preparations. Then,
happy over her own ingenuity. she
trlnprd out to meet the gallant. even
stop mt the drug store for Il soda and
th"h Wcll go home" he suggested.
Ihcy stopped at the drug store Care
1ully the young woman deposited the
sack o! cheese on the empty chair on
noSitc the young man so that he would
not obtain Whit OF its contents
Placidly $hr went on with her CONVEX
sa'lon until some one touched hcr on
'hc shoulder. Lady" mans voice
said that cat has got your cheese out
IN tie middle Of the floor"
HorrorStricken, she turned TO scr q
large cat happily eating the large
wedge OF cheese. She also noticed that
hcr companion had heard and seen the
man md the cat. She moistcned her
lips to speak but he spoke first: "If
more girls would use such beauty prop
arations rs that" he said, smiling v.
they wouldn't find husbands so hard
TO get. ct.'-lndianapolis News.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
I've had failuenzy."
, Ye Oid-Time Telephone Girl.

"Tlrne was. before the experts came
along and. In vulgar business parlance,
sold efficiency to the telephone com
convenience" John Armbrustcr re-
latca In Everyhodys. 1.-THE historic
Instance OF the lady who rang up cen
tral and said: I am just stepping over
to Mrs. Brcwstcr'S for few minutes
to get her doughnut recipe-she's Main
0T--and I'll leave the receiver off
So you can hear If the baby cries and
let me know. In my home town we
used to ask central where the fire was
a0d who was dead and did she think
thcre was any mail for u.s."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
Good-by, Dobbin.

Figures compiled by the New York
sanitary bureau of the department Of
health and reported by Harry Il. Gard.
ner, secretary Of the Automobile Deal
ers association, show q great decrease
IN the number OF stables, and, natural
~ in the numbers OF horses occupying
them. In 1917 there were 1OS,O38
horses. The most recent figures show
shrinkagc of 1896 horses. Chicago,
too, shows q falling off In the reg
istration OF horscdrawn vehicles un-
der the wheel tax law. In the four
years ended May 1, this year, the num-
Der of such vehicles decreased from
49,5S2 to 32,4S9. This dimnution Of
about 81 per cent compared with New
York's falling off'of about 80 per cent.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
Fire.Resistino Construction,

FOR fre-reSlStlng construction, the
recommendations OF the American Con
crete institute specify that limestone.
trap-rOck and burned clay be given
preference over highly sliceous
gravcis. which disintegratc under in.
tense heat. When gravel Is used. with.
out protective coating, columns
ss 0IJld be made round instead OF rec
tnngular. When gravel, with spiral
reinforcement, Is used for either round
or rectangular columns. 1t Is suggested
that additional protection be given by
cdnting of one inch Of cement plas-
ter. either on metal lnth or reinforced
by light expanded metal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
ItaIy'e Lumber Requirements.

Destruction Of the invaded district
of italy. although bad enough, has not
been so great MS anticipated. Unless
there Is II tremendous Industrial de.
yeiopment AS consequence OF the
war. 1t seems likely that oven with
favorable freight rates Italy's require.
mcnts In the lines Of rough and sawn
I,ImhGr Far ordinary commercial use
Will not exceed 2,OOO,000O00 to 2,60O.-
00G,0Q0 board feet year.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
Electric Circular Saw.

Among rcccnt electric tool novelties il
portable circular saw, provided with
the handle OF an ordinary hand saw.
The tool weighs only 12 pounds with
rs 0ne-unarter horsepower motor. uses
3.inch crOsscut or rip saw. has a
suitable depth gage and Is provided
with an aluminium base groovcd to
slide on n guide track when necessary.
THE blade Is covered with safety
fuari
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
Recognize Gods Guidance.

The hand Of the Lord is to be rec.
ogniZcd officially in South Africa A
resolution unanimously passed the
provincial council at Pretoria, calling
on the government to amend the South
African act in sucn way that 1t
clearly appears therefrom that the
guidance OF the Lord is acknowledged
In all matters Of the Union OF South
Afrlca.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
Boys Discovered Cavern.

Boys snooplng around at Lock
Haven, Pa, found hole fifteen feet
wide and twelve feet deep extending
under the state road near the Clinton
Country club. They could hear water
running. and 1t Is thought that the
cavern. unsupported by those who use
the road. had been made by the out
break OF n large spring from aa ua.
derground stream.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-17
It Was His ONLY Complaint.

Two weary tramps met after q
lengthy separation and sat down to
compare experiences.
Have yer been to the front2"
asked one. "Ain't seen yer about late
w."
I've had fanuenzy."
"fnfiuenzYp What's tha.2"
We'll I don't know how can ex-
acuy explain it, but 1t takes all the
fight out Of yer Yer feels sort of
tired like. Don't seem to want to
do anything only lie down and sleep"
"Why I've had that disease for the
lnst 20 ycars!' exclaimed the first
speaker; "but this Is the first time Two
heHrd IT'S name."-London Tit-Bits.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-22
OBITUARY

Mrs. Kate Campbell Doane was
born in Harrisburg. Ohio, April 20,
1868, and when just a small child
moved with her parents to a farm
near Shepherd, Michigan. She resid-
ed there until she was united in mar
rlage TO +. Ii. Doane March /, 1888.
For some time they resided on farm
near Shepherd, and then moved to a
farm near this city. where they re-
sided for few years. About ten
years ago they moved to this city
and since that time had made Alma
their home.
Mrs. +. H. Doane, died at her home
on North State street Saturday morn
ing, May 10, following a short i'll
ness. The funeral was held from the
home on Monday. Rev. William Mason
of Saginaw officiating, and interment
was made in Riverside cemetery.
Mrs. Doane had been for many
years an active member Of the Pres
byterian church, and for many years
had been an active member Of the O.
II. S.
She is survived by her husband. f
II. Doane, and by two children, Heller
McClinton and Marie Doane.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-22
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

]. c. $. Local Manager W J. Kick
bush. office room ?. odd Fellow Bldg,
Alma. Mich. wishes 10 call the atten-
ton of all who hre interested 10
learn how TO manage a business eff
GENTLY and economically, to the fact
that they will find the /. c. s. course
IN Business Management is the best
they can get The subjects are as
follows:
Cost accounting. parts TO S.
Graphs.
Selling as q business force.
Psychology of advertising.
Writing of copy, parts TO g.
Advertising letters
Sales organization and manage
mcnt.
Credits and collections.
Letter writing, parts / TO 3.
Filing and indexing.
Traffic Management, 2S, (packing.
marking and description Of freight
Traffic Management, part 80, (How
to use a freight tariff.
Trafiice Management, part "a. Tex
port and imports).
Traffic Management. part Al, THE
industrial traffic department depart
ment).
Partnerships.
Corporation organization and ac-
counting, parts ] to A.
Law Of contracts parts to >.
Law Of commercial papers. parts /
TO g.
Law of banks and banking, parts
TO g.
Law of partnership. parts to 3.
Law Of corporations. parts to 3.
Law of agency.
Law Of debtor and creditor, parts
20 1.
Law of business and commerce.
Double entry bookkeeping, parts /
to 4.
Analysis of accounts, parts to 3.
Auditing, parts ] 20 3.
For full particulars call at my office
this Saturday afternoon after 400
O'Clock up 90 $3.50. We have over $50
other courses. Come up any Satur-
day afternoon or evening.-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-22
preshYterlan Chnrch

Cor. of Prospect and West Superior
Rev. Willis L. Gelston. minister
10 a. m.- Sunday school Lesson
Repentance Jonah 3:l-S. Luke l3.
10; Acts 2;36-3s Romans pa
IL a. Morning worship. Theme
Jesus and Duty
6:30 p. m.-Christian Endeavor.
Topic Gods Precious Promises. =
l. Kings S:54-6l; II. Peter lii "a
memory meeting).
1880 p. m.-Evening worship
Theme: Our Covenant with God
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-22
ADVERTISED LETTERS

The following letters remain at this
Office uncalled for and if not delivered
will be sent 20 the Dead Letter Office
ON June .. 1919:
Nh W Is. Atwood MIR. j. NJ. An
derson, Mr. F. A. DePue. Miss Linda
Hasrister. Lydia Miles. Mr.. Pau
Mills, Mr. w. b. McCauley. Mrs Flos.
sic Nichols, Mr. W. d. Oldham. John
Revay, Mrs. Albert Wilson, Miss
Hazel W'nesloff. O. b. Miles.
V p. Cash. Postmaster.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-22
Registered Optometrlst
Your eyes carefully tested and httee
IIe SUPERIOR ST. ALMA. MICH
Geo. E. Sharrar
and
ChaS E. Watson
The Real Estate Men
ALMA MICH
ALMA, MICH.
We are offering for the com


ing week:
Tie finest and most up-to-date
Chicken Farm in the county, .
acres lust outside Of the corpora
ton. all fenced with chicken fence;
two coops, very modern; good 8
room house, finished in oak, heated
with furnace; good barn with
concrete floors; concrete walks
around house, lightning rods on all
the buildings; 40 fruit trees, apples
and pears: acres of fine land for
garden purposes Good work horse,
all kinds of truck garden tools, 30
White Wyandotte chickens, thrown
in on the deal. For quick sale.
so acres Of good land near Marion
with 60 acrs cleared, fair buildings,
20 exchange for house and lot in
Alma.
l. acres all cleared, small buildings,
to sell or exchange for house in
Alma.
g acre fruit farm near Alma, fine
house. good buildings, good or
chard. a very pleasant home, for
sale or exchange.
so acres near Wheeler, mostly
cleared, good buildings to sell or
exchange for Alma city property.
To exchange for farm: Good modern
house in Alma, located near truck
plant and 33 acre farm near
LOOMS. Mich, with good buildings
and well improved.
90 good farms Of all sizes and des-
criptions, for sale on terms to suit
the purchasers II you are looking
for a farm it will pay you to call
and see me.
Many modern houses in Alma for
sale at reasonable terms. IL you
have a farm OF house to sell, call
and list it. II you wish TO buy
call and see US at once, as the time
to buy is before people get their
coal in.
SHARRAR & WATSON
Real Estate, Loans and
Investments.
Room 10, Opera House Block
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-22
Baptist Church

j. W Priest, Pastor, residence S0s
Gratiot avenue.
The G.. A. r. Post of Alma and the
W. K. c. will be the guests of the
Baptist church on Memorial Sunday
May %, at 10 a. m President II VI
Crooks of Alma college will speak
Sunday school, ll:l5.
b. y. y. L. meeting $50.
Topic: Strengthening the Rura
Community" Leader: Harriet Crouch
There will be no evening service
Thursday night prayer meeting at
1880.
All are cordially invited to these
serNlcNs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-22
THE CHURCHES
First Church of Christ. Scientist
5ll n. Park ave.

5ll n. Park ave.
Sunday, May 20. Subject; Soul
and body"
Sunday school-9:30 a. m.
Sunday sermon-10:30 "A. m.
Wednesday Eve, S00-Testimony
meeting.
Reading room located at 1917 w.
Superior street, opposite First State
bank. Open daily from 2:30 to 500
o'clock except Sunday. All welcome
TO services and TO the reading room.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-22

The word Glove" has come down
from the French word "clou." which
means q nail. because OF the resem.
el~nce, partly real and partly fanciful
which the dried Glove beers 10 a mil
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-22
For Snrained Ankle

As soon as possible after the i'm
jury is received get a bottle Of Cham
berlain's Liniment and follow the
plain printed directions which ac-
company the bottle
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-05-22
St. Johns Church

Rev. j. Frank Jackson, Rector
Ala Wright avenue.
Morning Prayer-10:00 a. m.
Subject: "The Judgments Of God.
Sunday School, 80 a. m.
Evening Prayer and Sermon-7:30
Subject: Wisdom Through the
Study of Gods Law"
New Britain herald., 1919-08-22
APPOINTS COMMITTEE
CoWliShaw, Gilpatric and Olson Will Have Charge of Distribution Of Sugar, When Carload Arrives

Mayor George A. Quigley this aft ernoon appointed the following men to take charge of the distribution of the government sugar which is due in this city shortly: William CowlishaW representing the Grocers and Butch CTS association. Councilman F. R. Gilpatric, representing the city and A. Olson, manager of the North X Judd factory store association, rep resenting the factory stores. The sugar will probably be received some time next week and will be equally distributed to all local dealers. In diViduals wishing to secure the sugar in large quantities will make applica- tion to William Cowlishaw shortly after the carload arrives.
 The mayor said today the large shipment of sugar is being awarded this city. through the efforts Of Sen ato" Mclean. The price of the sugar will be about 10 1-2 cents per pound.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-22
UNION MACHINISTS
 DEMAND INCREASE
Leaders Claim 5000 Will Be Affected By Walkout-- Scenery Transfer Men Quit in Chicago.

Bridgeport, Aug. 22.-Mayor Cliff ford B. Wilson, having told the po- lice of the city at @ meeting called by him yesterday at which the officers were the audience, that he would not tolerate, if ne could help it, the pres ence here Of labor &gitatorS. today had four labor organizers of the Work~ CTS International Industrial unior or dered 10 leave the city. One ct 1ne four was given AS hours to get out. Iie put no time limit on the departure of the others. One Of the organizers 1old his followers that he would re- slst ln order 70 find out under what law man could be sent away Three Of the organizers told to leave came here from New York and have been addressing meetings of the w. l. l. L.. and forming d body in opposition to the Fedora ton of Labor
New Britain herald., 1919-08-22
TO INNESTIG ATE CONDITIONS. Experts to Study Working Hours in
 German Coal Fields.

Essen, Aug. 21 CRy Associated Press) "A comm ssion of experts 3p- pointed by the German bureau of labor to investigate economic condi- tions and working hours in the coal fields has completed its examinat T of the RheniSh district. Peter KloeCk- ner, a leading Rhenish industria list informed the commission at the hear- ng held here that the nation was fac ing an economic catastrophe. He sa i'd that even if the Entento'S lew of 4O- 0OO, ,0O0 tons of coal was reduced orC- half, Germany was heading toWar1 ruin, as the country cannot dispense 20,000,0O0 tons annually.
 If the Entente powers enforce thi:, provision," he said, we must extn- guish our blast furnaces, which is tantamount to a cessation of all pro- duCtOn What little coal thcrt would be left us would barely suffice to operate railroads and lighting plants"
New Britain herald., 1919-08-22
Deny Strikers Demand Increase.

Pittsburgh, Aug. 22.--JuGge Chas r. Orr, in l.. $. district court this morning, sustained a motion by Geo. F.. Alter, attorney for receivers of the Pittsburgh Railways Co.,, throwing out of court objections filed by represen- tatiVes of striking motormen and conductors, to the war labor boards s five cent an hour wage increase award. Judge Orr's order sanction Ing the boards award puts the court On record as denying the strikers de- mand for a : cent an hour raise asked last May and for which the men resumed their strike week ago In violation of their agreement to abide by the boards decision.
 Receivers of the Pittsburgh Rail- way Co.,, in a general statement this afternoon notified Sheriff Haddock ihat they would resume operation of street cars in Pittsburgh early next week. The statement said they would advertise for mon at once.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-22
Food Hoarding in New York;

New York, Aug. 22.-While New Workers today were crowding into 5S school houses opened by the city for the sale of army food, Mayor Hylan turned over to the federal authorities a report by fire inspectors showing that enormous quantities of food were stored not only in warehouses, but in brewerics and other buildings hur- riedly pressed into service for the storage of foodstuffs.
 Halt billion eggs, nearly 5.O00 900 pounds of butter, 5000, 1000 pounds of sugar, 100000 pounds of four A. 500. 0.00O,000 pounds of coffee and l. 50o.000,Oo0 pounds of fresh meat were among the staple foodstuffs un- earthed by the city's investigators, according to the mayor.