Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-07

Glenn Mathews young lad OF IN
ion City, is in a critical condltlon De-
cause OF cigarette smoking. His ner-
vous system Is so shattered that he mas
no control over his mind or body, and
he is likely to be an invalid for life
One of the vices that is demoralizlng
the youth OF today and shattering the
foundation of a vigorous and healthy
young manhood is this pernicious hab-
1t they are forming to an alarming eX'
tent of cigarette and tobacco smoking.
Bows. resolve not TO use tobacco In any
form. Those pure lips and sweet
breath were not intended TO be tainted
with the poisonous fumes of that weed:
those bright eyes and beaming counte-
nances and sharp intellects were not
given YOU by the creator 10 be dulled
and robbed of their beauty, which GER
tainly will be the outcome II you
smoke and chew. IL you want TO grow
up to be strong men physically ana
mentally, draw the line at tobacco,
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An exciting occurrence took place on
Main street last Friday, when Chas.
sweet abducted his eighteen months
old child from the baby cab OF Mrs.
about six months ago. Charley claims
she agreed to care for it at a certain
rate per week until he should want the
babe himself: and week before last he
got married which event put him In
shape for supplying a mother TO the
child. He notified Mrs. Short, who
refused to give it up one reason being
she had become attached TO 1t and de-
sired to keep it. The day in question
Charley and wife caught glimpse OF
the little one in the cab and after par
leying awhile with Mrs. Short, about
the paw he in the madness OF his love
for the innocent creature seized 1T IN
his arms and bore it away to his coun-
try home.
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Silverites reply to the proof that
there is far more money now In TINS
country than at any previous period in
our history by saying: The money Is
all locked up in the banks. We want
free silver so the people will have the
money!" But they never explain how
free coinage. under which the silver
mine owners would take their bullion
to the mint and get back coined dollars,
would put those dollars in the pockets
of the people, or how it would keel
them out of the banks if their owners
chose to deposit them. The fact that
we have nearly five times as muct
money per capita as Mexico, free
silver country, should lead the bellev
ers in free coinage TO think little
about the probable results of theil
scheme.
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A friohtful explosion occurred in tn,
Detroit Journal office building, Detroit
at nine O'Clock Wednesday morning b.
the bursting of large boiler, wreck
ing the building badly, killing ant
wounding many persons. Eight bodle
were taken out. having met death In
stantly, while over fifty are wounde'
and missing.
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Will Howk and II. S. Schreine
spent Sunday with friends of the latte
at Belding. They say that Beldlng
a hustling town and that towns expect
ING to compete with her for trade vii
be compelled to hustle for it. Well,
won't hurt Lowell a bit to rustic III
tle.-Lowell Ledger.
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1t NAV not be generally known, bu
III Is Il ldCL. Indb bIlt law DlObCONo hNor
rat. in certains parts of this state, froi
destruction by killing or trapping, b.
tween the 10Th of April in each yea
and the first day of March followin!
under penalty of three dollars fo
each.
Monroe Armour and wife atende
the funeral of the formers uncle, ID
Armour of Belding, who died very SUI
denly. The deceased was very pror
inent physician in Bedding and nigh
respected by all who knew him. -Lai
Odessa Wave.
Mr.. John l.. Morse, of Otisco, al
Miss Nettie Crane, of Greenville, we
united in marriage by Rev. ID.
Barnes, ID. D., at his residence, i
High street, on Thursday afternoo
Oct. 31.-Ionia Standard.
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The November elections held Tue
day in a number of states register !
publican victories. New York, OH
Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jerse
Massachusetts, Iowa and Nebraska a
all in line.
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Ionia and Ypsilanti voted to reta
their present charters by large maJo
ties.
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