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Arizona republican., 1921-02-15

ing will be enjoyed by the merry crowds who will flock to the temple of happiness. Carol Reed and his in- imitable band will of course be on hand to furnish the music, which means that the utmost inspiration for dance en- joyment is to be had. The refreshment service will be at the convenience of the patrons throughout the evening. 2. S. Mayfield's daily dancing lessons are attracting no end of attention. He specialzes in all types of the latest ballroom dancing and offers instruc-
 ton either in classes or private les sons. Arrangements may be made
Arizona republican., 1921-02-15

exclusive suburban district to the East Side and along the water front Mac McDermott's work in the closing chap ter of this sensational picture is with out question one of the greatest bits of screen character portrayal to reach the silver sheet in months. The Strand announces "The Soul of Youth as the next attraction, to be followed by Fat ty Arbuc.xle in "The Life of the Party starting Sunday.
 Musical Comedy at Ramona
 With Mack's Merry Mermaids fur nishing a rattIing good line of musical
Arizona republican., 1921-02-15
"WhiIe New York SIeepsy

While New York Sleeps continues as the feature attraction at the Strand offering the biggest melodramatic presentation of New York night life ever screened. The action is divided into three acts, each depicting a phase of life in the worlds greatest city the views covering New York from the
Arizona republican., 1921-02-15
either in person or by telephone by calling 1868.
Pep Monand
Alnaan
By Blosser

The Louisville, Kentucky, Live Stock exchange has launched campaign to encourage the farmers to revive the
 live stock industry
Arizona republican., 1921-02-15

It has been shown that an electric current is produced when a human muscle contracts.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
WHY
Average Persons Lung s
Are Seldom Filled

Among the first things that we learn
from good singing teacher is that
we have been using about one-half or
perhaps only one-third of our avail
able lung capacity, leaving the bal
ance untouched. The average person
does not know anything about the bot
tom half Of his lungs-he might as
well not have any bottom half. If
You tell him TO take deep breath, he
starts. rs usual, 10 fill his lungs from
the top. and his deep breath is NO
deeper than his shallow one; ii mere
~ involves n lot of effort for substan-
tally the same result. The trained
singer or athlete. on the other hand
when about to indulge In deep
breath, builds up the mass of air In
his lungs more or less like pyramid.
He starts at the bottom and works
M; the central and upper regions of
his lungs are not inflated until the
bottom Is blown up to the limit.
A New York singing teacher has
invented n little device for recording
lung capacity which emphasizes the
difference between the right and the
wrong ways of obtaining this capacity.
Instead of interesting himself in the
effects of expansion upon the sub
iect's chest measure, he turns his at
tention TO the waist. and measures the
extent TO which n filling Of the lungs
dilates this. More strictly, of course,
This littla instrument does not meas
ure lung capacity Itself but rather the
extent to which the full potential lung
capacity is being utilized. Try II out
Yourself; If you did not know 1T be-
fore, you will be surprised to see how
greatly you can dlstend your sub
diaphragm by drawing in all the air
you can hold.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
WHERE SCIENCE STOPS SHORT
Why 1t Will Always De Impossible to
Square the Circle With Per-
feet Accuracy.

To correspondent who suggests an
experimental method of squaring the
circle the editor Of the Scientific
American replies that the method
seems correct, but adds:
"Your results will, however, be nc
more accurate than your ability TO con
struct squares and circles and TO meas
ure lines and angles. This does not
90 much beyond a ten-thOusandth OF
an inch. This may be quite sufficient
for the engineer, but II is not for the
mathematician. He demands absolute
accuracy. In 1882 ii was proved by
Llndemann that It was impossible to
find the side OF n square which was
equal 20 given circle. If this is so,
all the other figures which you con
struct are equally impossible az exact
determination. You cannot make a
perfect square or perfect circle with
wood or metals. In everything we
make we have 10 say, exact within
Che limits of measurement >"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
why Lawyer swore BY suddha.

Permission TO swear by Buddha in
stead pf God and the Holy Apostles
was granted by the superior court OF
Cordoba the other day TO a young law
student of agnostc belief when he
took oath Of membership in the Ar
gentine bar. He first sought to take
the oath "by my country and my hon
or" but the court Informed him that
he would be obliged to take a reli-
giOus oath.
The student. IL is related, thereup-
on went TO n library and began n pro-
found study of the worlds religions,
ON which he spent several days. He
then returned 10 the court and in
formed the learned judges he had
found that the Buddhist religion was
"the most moral and most complete"
and asked permission to take oath
upon ii.
The judge consulted musty tones of
Argentine law and decided there was
nothing to exclude him from taking
such an oath.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
ROCK FOR HIGHWAY BUILDING
First Systematic Efforts to Determine
Value Were Made in French
Laboratory in 1878.

The first systepatlc attempts TO de-
termine the value Of rock for road
building purposes by means of labor
atory tests were made in France,
where I'm 1878 a road materials lab
oratory was founded in the French
School of Bridges and Roads. Here
the Deval abrasion test was adopted.
and this test with slight modifica-
ton has been accepted as standard
throughout the United States. The
test Is named from its inventor. II
was first used in connection with con
tract work I'm the city Of Paris. Many
valuable data were collected in this
laboratory on the hardness and tough
ness Of rock, and tests FOR these prop
critics were developed which were, In
principle, the same as those in use
today.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26

ments Of the railroads there is great
need for material improvement
throughout the land. Over the coun-
try roads move the raw materials
that go to make up a vast proportion
of the tonnage carried by the railroads.
The present freight congestion has
emphasized the Importance Of the
country road. 1t has proved the value
OF hard surface roads as pasSageways
for freight carried in motOrtrucls and
automobiles. e.
Much relief for the railroads ffas
come through the immense tonpaye
that has moved this summer on motor
trucks. A greater tonnage would un-
doubtedly have moved in the same
manner If our highway system had
been fit The time has COME when the
mileage of concrete. brick or other
hard-surfaced roads must extend in al
ever-increasing network until the re-
hottest parts of the country can lhaye
the advantage of quick transporntfop
every day of the year in a motor We
hicle.-American Fruit Grower.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
Why No More "Proof Coins"

Formerly the minis furnished. at lit
tie more than cost, so-called proof
coins. which were much desired by
collectors. They were far superior
in finish to the ordinary pieces. being
struck by hand presses and dies spe-
cially cut and FURNISHED. The BLANKS
Of metal thus stamped were FURNISHED
so that the coins were beautifully
bright and mirrorlke. Kept In little
pockets of buckskin, they would re-
tain their prettiness indefinitely. But
the treasury has put stop 10 this
business and proof pieces are no long
or TO be obtained.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
WHY Fads Are a Good Thlno

As Walter Dill Scott suggests. every
business youth, on beginning his or her
business life. should adopt an avoca-
ton, fad, some outside interest, only.
less absorbing than his business.
and should continuously cultivate II
as a foil, a rest. saving grace to
his business. Provided this fad or
unbusinesslike interest be one not
too narrow and one not too difficult
and fatiguing. the recipe Is funda-
mentally an important one for this
matter of business hours as welt as
for personal hygiene In general.-G.
V. n. Dearborn, NJ. D., in the Scientific
American.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
yMqy]pp5J1>
@Q@Ld@;|jN|tgMqntt
NEED FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS
Freight Congestion on Railroads Has
Emphasized Importance of Our
Country Roads.

We are being treated to a demon
stration of what happens when the
arteries of commerce become dis
eased, congested and run down. The
lack of adequate transportation facli-
ties on the railroads of this country
mounts into the millions Of dollars in
the delays that are occasioned. our
railway system, like our agricultural
methods, have grown up so gradually,
keeping abreast, even ahead of the de-
mands of commerce. we have come to
look upon them as matter of course
But the even balance between trans
portation facilities and demands Of
commerce IL easily upset, as the ex-
perience of the past few months has
demonstrated.
Our railroad system needs rehabili-
tation. But along with the improve
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
SpeedOline

Increases power of motor, saves rs
to 40 per cent of gasoline, removes
carbon, increases mileage, prolongs
life of motor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
ARGUMENT FOR GOOD ROADS
JUDGMENT Rendered Against County
Because CulVert Was Obseured
by Weed Patch.

An argument for good roads that
carries with II sharp punch In fhe
way Of substantial judgment for
damages is disclosed in a recent de-
cision of the supreme court OF Wis
consin. In this case ii appears that
when n machine went ont Of the traf.
fc path of an old-fashioned country
road for the purpose of letting a
tractor pass it struck the cement
curbing at the end Of culvert which
crossed the road at this point Be-
ing covered with weeds the obstruc-
lion was not seen until the accident
occurred. The county was held liable
In damages for the accident
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
wbx Rubles In nethrothaI RInas.

AS far as II can be learned, the old.
est bethrothal rings were set with ru-
bics only, as the love token OF long
ago. That stone is credited with be
ing what is called "lucSy," and Is said
10 drive away sadness and evil dreams.
There Is legend about the ruby
Which declares that Noah had one OF
marvellous brilllancy, "the light which
1t emitted being sufficient TO Hlumi-
nate his chamber IN the ark"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
$4,000 REWARD

The Speedway company will pay
the above reward to anyone who can
prove that speedoline will not do
what we claim for it, or that it will
in any way injure the finest motor.
II. NJ. BRIDWELL, State Street
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26

The kind you ought TO use, when you
ought TO have il, that is when you real
" need it. We have contracted the
habit of satisfying all our customers.
Our work as business getter is OF the
highest quality.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
USING CONCRETE FOR ROADS
BUILDING Going on at Rate Of Mile q
Week With Equipment Of Mich
igsn Contractor.

with the ever-increasing interest In
the necessity of building good roads
there comes the effort to build them
good and fast. with the special equip
ment that Michigan contractor Is
using concrete roads are constructed
at the rate of mile week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-05-26
Catarrh

catarrh Is q local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is a
Tonic and Blood Purifier. BY cleansing
the blood and building up the System.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE restores
normal conditions and allows Nature 20
do its work.
an Druggists. Circulars free.
+. j. Cheney g. Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19
Oceans Path OF Light.

The night before the Islands were 70
come I'm view the sea was IN by
phOsphorescence so magnificent that
even my shipmates. absorbed In es'
carte below, called to one another to
view II. The engine took us along
at. about six knots and every wave
that broke over us was a lamp OF
loveliness. The wake Of the Morn
Ing Star was a milky-patllway lit with
trembling fragments Of brilliancy and
below the surface. beside the rudder,
was strip of green light from which
a billion sparks of fire shot to the
air. Far behind, until the horizon
closed upon the ocean, our wake was
curicusly mindful Of the boulevard
Of a great city seen through mist
the lights fading in the dim distance
sparkling still. 1t was as II
lightning played beneath the waves
so luminous. so scintillating the water
and It's reflection lpon the ship
"White Shadows in the South Seas
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19

them, duly incensed at the rape Of his
cache. The meeting took place in
lite opening in the woods where the
hunters had room to work their guns
One of them placed three bullets un-
der the bears ear and the other sent
one through his spinal column. Al
that, he lacked only a few yards of
reaching them before they brought
him down.
They say he was just about as big
as a black bear ever grows. His weight
was $50 pounds, he was feet inches
long, and his hind foot was II 1-2
inches long by 6 inches wide. But
there was something in those woods
that was not afraid of him, big and
vicious as he was. He was badly bat
tered and sliced and had evidently got
ten the worst Of it in some Dempsey
Carpenter contest of the jungle. The
hunters knew that huge griZZl. had
been ranging in that district and they
guessed that the two had met and
fought to a finish to find out which
would be monarch Of the Wyoming
forest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19
1tamluraus department.

Bridget's Seheme.-Bridget was an
Irish woman-that was by birth. She
was also general maid of all work to
Mrs. Dawson-that was by necessity.
Bridget had a reputation for not lik-
ing work Give dog a bad name and
it'll never get reputation for being a
saint. :.
1t was one of Bridget's tasks to
clean the windows one morning. After
a certain number of hours had passed
her mistress saw Bridget emptying a
pail of dirty water.
Have you, c'eaned the windows,
Bridget?" asked Mrs. Dawson.
Yes, ma'am." 4t
Come upstairs with me and will
inspect them" said the lady,.
Bridget had no alternative but to
follow her mistress, but she had a
foreboding of misfortune. @"i
Bridget" demanded Mrs. Dawson,
surely, you don't consider these win
dows clean?' IT,
"Shure, l washed them nicely on the
inside ma'am," asserted Bridget, 80
We can look out, but i Intentionally left
them q little dirty on the outside so
them gnorant Jones children next door
couldn't look in" ....
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19

too. But you know like to be cOaXed
once in while juSt-as other creatures
do"
I'VE coax you, and beg you, and i'm
plore you to tell us about your good
time this morning." laughed the Sun
Fairies, and what sunny, merry laughs
they have. Their laughs seem like
bursts of sunshine.
"Ah," said Mr.. Sun, II have been
cOaXed most pleasantly. Most pleas
antly indeed.
"WelI, this morning was getting up
Mt my usual time. l. don't always
get up at Just the same time, you
know, but l always get up at GER
tain time for each certain morning. For
instance, i have tiIhe for getting up
on the first Of July and another time
for getting up on the first Of August,
and so on through every day In the
year.
"And I'm on time, oh, yes, Mr.. Sun
Is on time.
$50 this morning was getting up
at the right time for me to get up
on this particular mornng.
II stretched myself and yawned once
or twice, and Mr. Moon laughed at me
and said: Dear Mr.. Sun, aren't you
awake YETI
"'Of course I'm awake / told him.
but have that delciously sleepy feel
Ing that q creature can only have curly
In the morning. There IL no other time
when sleep seems 50 perfect and so abb
sOlutely delicious.
"'Of course, Mr.. Moon, continued,
'one usually speaks Of food as being
delicious, but | haven't much use for
food, and 50 speak OF sleep as being
delicious. ! am sure no one will OBJ
ject.'
81 don't believe any one Will Mr..
Noon said. ..
"Then Mr.. Moon bowed politely and
told me he had to be going. and then
/ stretched again and began looking
over my wardrobe.
You see, like to do this In the
morning. like to plan what will
wear that day. usually decide to wear
just the same suit as wear every day.
But then it is fun to look them over.
Il looked at lovely pink suit had,
and at another one which was laven-
der, and one which was rose color, and
still another which WAS of many colors,
blue, and pink, and rose, and lavender
all mixed together and edged with
pale pink cloud lace.
Yes, looked them all over and
spent quite q while doing so. | knew
| had just so much time to spend over
my wardrobe, and l spent just that
time.
"Then / decided to wear my bright,
dazzling suit Of gold. 1t suits me, and
the Sun, You know, must be suitably
dressed, fitting one Of his high rank
and station.
81 have a high rank and high sta
ton. or high position, or whatever you
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19
Old MARRIAGE Customs.

The custom of sprinkling grain Up
on the bridal pair was in early use
among the Semitic peoples. With them
grain was symbol Of fruitfuness,
and the Jews considered fruitfulness
In marriage the greatest blessing that
could, be granted them. In ancient
Persia In Talmudic times fruits and
flowers were Strewn in the path OF
the pair, and they were showered with
barley, which had been planted In
a pot shortly before the wedding. In
England the use of wheat at marriages
continued for many centuries, and un-
der the Tudor kings brides bore
wheat sheaves on their heads, the
grain was scattered over them and
garlunds made of wheat, finely gilded,
were carried by the chief maidcns OF
the district in the brides procession
to the church. The custom Of scat
terihc s.uin over bridal couples was
also observed OH the continent OF Ep
rope.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19

The Professors Rsason.-A well
known professor went TO his club
every afternoon and ordered glass of
whisky in the good old days. He in
variably drank it with his eyes closed,
and this little eccentricity had been
commented upon many times by his
fellow members. At last the more dar-
ing of them undertook to get an eH-
plantation Of the oft-repeated pecu-
liarity. Approaching the professor he
said: You come in here every. after
noon at the same hour and order a
glass Of whisky. There is nothing cx-
traordinarY in that, but do tell us why
you c!ose your eyes when you drink
it," 80
Wei" said the professor, its like
this; when / see a glass Of whisky 1t
makes my mouth water, and don't
care to dilute the liquor"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19

Victory.-On the day after the ar
m's:ice that ended the not-so-'ate war
a southern mountaineer, driving down
from the hills on one of his rare visits
TO town, encountered a whiskered
squirrel hunter. ~
, What was that thar racket down
to the Forks last night, stranger?" he
inquired. Red lights and fireworks
and sechhke. Sounded like it mought
be some sort of a celebration"
1T shore was" said the other.
Didn't ye hear? The wars over"
1T Is? Say, did we-did we VIM"
I'VE shore did"
"Hooray"" shouted the mountaineer
ut took a leetle more time than ex-
pected but / never had a doubt for
one durn minute but what we'd finally
lick them damyanks."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19

did before the period Of war wage in
fatiOnI If there is any economic law
involved in the process it is the very
old and fundamental law that people
buy what they can afford.
But no doubt the conditions in the
mems furnishing goods trade are en-
titled to respectful recognition fol
their bearing on general industry.
Haberdashery is an index of prosper
ity no less than more pretentious lines
of business and defiation there has its
significance. If the public is giring uI
silk for cotton-'it isyreturning to the
first principles of economical. buying
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19

Grand Finale,-Two dusky soldiers
who had learned the manly art in the
A. f. F. were putting on n farewell
bout at the rehabilitation camp. AS
they advanced 10 the center for the
preliminary handshake one said:
"Yo' bettah git ready TO da mawn'-
in man, cause when dey blows re
veillee yo' amt gwine be round TO
breakfast"
Huh" retorted the other scorn-
fuzzy. "Dey Is gwine play reville all
right. but 'yo amt swine hear it. De
las moosic yo hears Is de. taps Abs
gwine serenade yo' with."-American
Legion Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19

His Abba meek looking darkey
was brought into a suburban police
station and pretty charge was put
upon the blotter. He pleaded inno-
cence. o..
We'll" asked the examining officer
lis there any one here who can vouch
for your respectability?
Whereupon the darkcy singled out
the head of the small police force.
"He can" said the colored man, point
Ing TO that officer.
81 can?" gasped the policeman.
'Why, | don't know you" ..
Oats it exactly" said the accused
"Ps lived in this place TO mo- dan five
yeahs an de police don't even know
me. So, yod' see. gents, l can't be
such a hard lot" ....
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19
THE BEAR" KILLED
And Since Then Sheep Herders Sleep
at Nights.


at Nights.
The sheep herders around Big Piney,
in Wyoming, are sleeping nights now.
They didn't for long time.
The epidemic of insomnia was cured
by one application of no, 1t Isn't a
patent medicine advertisement. The
reader may go straight on through
with the assurance that he will not be
tempted to buy anything.
The sheep herders are sleeping be-
cause Uncle Sans hunters sent one
fore his natural time.
This bear-they never named him,
but just spoke of him in awed voices
as The Bear-was one Of the worst ac-
tors that Wyoming or the West has
even known. He was unduly fond Of
mutton, but that was not the worst.
The sheepmen might have boarded
him, but he killed great many sheep
that he never tOuched-scared them TO
death. That Is, he frightened the fiocks
so terribly that they piled up and
smothercd to death by hundreds. And
still that was not the worst-not for
the herders, whether II may have
been for the owners.
The Bear took a deviiish de light in
destroying camps, tearing the tents
into tatters, breaking up the furniture,
carrying away the grub and-well, he
never got chance at any of the tent
ers.' They stayed awake and watched
for him always managed to be just
gone from home when he arrived.
One day not long ago Del Dearth
and II. p. Williams, skilled hunters Of
the biological survey Of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
were stringing out some traps along
the east boundary of the Wyoming
national fores. Williams, you may re-
member, is the hunter who killed the
infamous Custer Wolf several months
ago And suddenly, while they were
fixing up a trap, something came
thrashing down the trail at terrible
rate. No, 1t wasn't The Bear. 1t was a
sheep herder, on the run and painting
like q lizard He did not .tarry with
the hunters. He just explained that
The Bear had chased him put of camp
and threw the word back over his
shoulder as he went, "lf you happen
to see the owners of them sheep, tell
'em they can herd ''em themse yes If
they want 'em herded." '''''
Williams and Dearth put ott as hard
as their horses could go, hoping to
catch the bear in camp. but they were
too late. He had torn the tent in pieces,
bent the stove around a nearby, tree,
scattered the grub and was gone .NThe
hunters took up his trail and followed
it till they came to heap Of pine
needles and other forest debris. 1t
contained a side OF bacon which the
bear had taken from the herdei ; tent
and filed for future reference. Believ-
ing that the bear was not far away,
they took up the trail again-and
didn't have far to go. The bear met