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Personal POINTS.
Prom The DarI. Republican.

Prom The Davis Republican
a Davis girl and her beau took n ride.
And the sleigh AID the pair '.upsoL
AND the man in the moon looked down
and saw
Something that the beau did not
A pretty schoolmistress not 100
miles from here, tells the following
story which is rather amusing: 81
asked one Of my classes to put the
nouns boys, bees and bears into
sentence. The scholirs thought
intently for few moments when
one ragged youngsier with look
Of victory on his face, raised his
hand. "Well Johnny" said the
teacher, "what is your sentence 20
"Boys bees tare when they GO in
swimmin'.' The teacher did not
call on any more OF her class.
The girl who grows up able to
MARBLE high G, but ignorant Of the
ingredients necessary to compound
a prescription for hash is liable to
learn that hash is called for by more
voices than operate songs. Ac-
complishnents make good veneer
II there is a practical training to
pin them on. The girl who points
blue cats on piece of velvet and
who cannot work button hole is
Of as little use in the world as the
blue cat she paints.
Two Elkins girls became in.
fatuated with the idea of having
their picture taken with their heads
coqneitishly stuck through torn
newspaper, and visited photograph
gallery for that purpose. When
the pictures were finished they were
Mortified to see what they before
had failed to notice-that the news
paper they had stuck their heads
through, just beneath their smiling
faces, was a clothing firms adj
headed : "Our pants are lined in
the seat"
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An Indiana editor was going to
marry a rich widow. Everybody
said il was for her money. Il made
Tho editor weep TO be accused Of
snch mcrccnary thoughts, and he
persuaded he widow to turn over
all her wealth 10 her daughter, 80
people conldn't say that. She did.
Then The editor changed bis mind
and eloped with biz daughter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
HIS PRESENCE OF MIND.
Colonel Morrison Used IL All ON His Wife
at n Hotel Fire.

Friends of ex- Congressman William X
Morrison Of Illinois are telling an anecdote
of uncertain date relating to the chairman
of tho interstate commerce committee.
Colonel Morrison believes in the efficacy Of
discipline of the mind. He has spent a
great part OF his eventful career in hotels,
and one of his theories has always been
that the mind can be SO trained that the
biggest sort of hotel fire is powerless to
sidetrack the reasoning faculties when
presence of mind Is needed He impressed
his theory very strongly upon Mrs. Nor
rison by conjuring up variety of critical
exigencics and instruoting her how to act
in given cases.
Fate would have it that the colonel
should be put TO the test. llo and his wife
were aroused from their slumbers one
night by an alarm of fire. The hotel in
which they had their rooms was afire, and
great confusion and tumult ensued among
the guests.
Now is the time to put into practice
what l have always preached TO you, my
dear" said the colonel. Don't get ex-
cited Put on all your Indispensable ap
parel and take your time, Don't lose your
head Just watch me.
He Gained Mrs. Morrson's anxiety
handed her the various articles necessary
to her toilet, put on his collar and cuffs
took his watch from under the pillow and
placed it in his vest pocket, put on his
hat, packed valise of valuables, and
taking his cane walked with Mrs. Nor
rison out of the bun lg building into tn,
street.
Now, my dear, he said, when they
were safe, don't you sec what "a Crane
thing it is to keep cool and act with de
libcrate purpose in an emergency like this
Here you are completely dressed as though
you were going out for walk, and ovel
yonder are several ladies in complete dis
habille. +"
Just then Mrs. Morrison for the frs
time glanced at her husband
You are right, William, she said, 1T
is grand thing to keep cool and act de
liberately, but If | had been you | woulC
have staid in the room long enough to pu
on my trousers. Washington Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
PATHETIC en- ,LlsH sPARRows.
The Earnest Efforts They Put Forth To
Release AN Imprisoned Mate.

A gay company Of English sparrows were
making things lively on the corner of
Crockett and Marshall streets. There must
have been about 40 little fellows in the
crowd, and they were fitting about the
banquette and in the gutter, chirping and
chattering like magpies. Now and then
one or two of them would fly up the street
as IL To reconnoiter, for when they came
back the others seemed eager To hear what
ever report was To be made. AT last the
whole bevy flew down in "a body and began
pecking and dabbing at what seemed to be
an empty fruit can lying on Its side In tho
gutter. BY and by sundry bold strokes
and concerted effort with beaks and
claws and wings succeeded in starting the
can rolling, but the birds staid by it, fol-
lowing up their success till 1t was at last
well out into the street. BY this time quite
a crowd of people had collected mt the cor
ner, attracted by the unusual connection
among the birds, and the question arose
as to the cause Of the disturbance. Finally
some one discovered that the tin can was
not empty, and an investigation disclosed
the fact that there was "a sparrow within
it. The top Of the tin had not been wholly
removed, but was hanging by half inch
bit which acted as hinge. 1t Is probable
that the adventurous little bird had gone
into the can In search Of stray bits Of food
and in fitting and turning about had up
set the can and closed the lid upon himself
at the same time. The evidence along this
line was pretty clear, but why had the
sparrows been anxious to remove their inn
prisoned mate from the GUTTER A good
many theories were advanced by various
wiseacres in the crowd but none seemed
quite plausible until "a gang from the water
works came along and began to flush the
CUTTERS The sparrows had seen the men
at work higher up the street and knew
that in the course of time they would be-
gin operations on the gutter where their
friend lay confined. Nothing but manful
and concerted action on their part would
save him, and right nobly had they rescued
him.
1t was charming to see their delight
when the top of the can was turned back
and the little inmate set ut liberty. And
in turn the little fellow gratitude seemed
unbounded. He went about among the
flock chirping and whispering to each one
and by and by flew away with them the
gayest of the crowd-Shreveport Ola.
Letter in Philadelphia Times
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
Her Spoon.

This is not pleasant story, but 1t is n
true one. 1t happened during a cooking
lesson, where, after the various viands had
been duly prepared and cooked, they were
handed round among the spectators to be
tested. The instructor had time and again
advised the women to bring spoons or forks
along with them In order TO make the test
ing an easy matter. This the women kept
forgetting to do, however, and as "A conse-
quence, each lesson found them diving into
the dainties with fingers and even visiting
cards, glove buttoners or any other stray
implement that they happened to have
with them. Finally, one day particular
ly tempting dish was to be passed around.
1t came first TO "a woman sitting right on
the front row, who eyed it with much sat
isfaction and then calmly removed hair
pin from her head, dipped 1t into the dish
and proceeded to feed herself. Suffice it
to say the rest of the spectators suffered
the dish to pass them untasted.-New
York Sun
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27


ID. IN get you partner in moment. ;
And before 1 could restrain her she called
to very beautiful girl, seemingly about
20 years old, who was dancing with still
younger girl for IA partner.
Here, Anna, said Mrs. ID. in pleas
ant sort of haste, here is Mr.. G. and he
has no partner. Won't Maggie excuse you
and let you dance with himY
ANNA seemed in nowise loath. She
approached with smiling eyes, and the
just then raging.
81 was very much pleased with Anna
She was such "a dainty, beautiful creature
that her mental shortages were made all
the more a blow paid no heed to the
rather informal introduction which Mrs.
ID bestowed upon us, rightly concluding
that where the wit of a person might be
measured by child of elaborate social
observances would only serve TO tangle
and abash.
LAS Anna and were circling down the
situation we conversed. / hammered my
observations down SO as TO keep them
within Annals reach, and we got along up
top After the waltz Anna and / prone
naded the hall with the others. | asked
posed such other topics rs child of 8
might safely struggle with. didn't want
to overload Annals brain.
Perhaps was with her half an hour,
and it was the most sorrow bitten 80 min
utes ever added to my life. / was young
er then, and more capable of the softer
sentimentalities Anna was so beautiful
and SO unfortunate Without that luster
Al no al, ~ -
color which springs from intelligence,
what could Anna beY My heart wept for
her.
But IL was time to go back to the Neil
House There were divers cares of state
waiting for me to plunge into them. led
Anna to seat, where there was quite a
cluster of idiots, and where she, therefore,
would not feel so keenly the pang of my
absence. Then | shook her poor, inane
hand, and after gently patting her on the
head told her TO be good, and that before
long | would see her again. She thanked
me nicely, and there was smile in the
corners of her mouth which made her ap.
pear almost intelligent
How did you find Anna as n partner''
asked Mrs ID. while we were busy with
our coats in the reception room
bACellenJ, silu, eAcehenb linen !
launched into eloquent regrets over the
twilight fate OF one so fair and so afflicted.
why, surely, you didn't take Anna
for one Of the inmatesY' said Mrs. d., and
there was horror in the lady's voice and ire
within her eye.
certainly did, replied, while alarm
began to curl at my heart.
Why, dear, dearr said my hostess,
What a horrible mistakel Anna is ouI
head teacher
II never went back, and / never saw
Anna again." concluded the lawmakcr
II hear she is married now, and make nC
doubt she at times recalls me as the big
gest idiot she met at the asylum. Wash
ington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
He Broke the Smell.

A grand appearance or commanding
air does not always imply the possession
of grand qualities, but either Is an excel
lent passport TO the confidence of the
world, giving its possessor q standing
with those who never penetrate exteriors
Very foolish people often look very wise,
and it is not until their acts discredit their
looks that they are found out. A man
who was dining at "a dinner party where
Sidney Smith was guest kept such pro
found silence that the great wit and ora
tor looked upon him with admiration as a
person distinguished by scholarly attain
ment far above the ordinary. When the
meats were removed, apple dumping was
served. and then the wise looking guest
broke the silence by remarking in an au-
dible voice, Them the jockeys for me. F"
Had he not broken the spell Of his males
tic appearance 10y speech he might have
passed as "a savant.-Exchange
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
The Tree Prpblem.

Il see n monkey up "a tree. He sees me
and gets behind the trunk of the tree. /
start to go around him, and he keeps GO
ing around as / do keeping the trunk of
the tree between him and me. reach the
place started from, with the monkey still
opposite on the tree. Now, / have been
around the tree. Have also been around
the monkey"
A Boston woman is quoted as saying:
II have tried IL on my husband. had
him for the monkey, and took whisS
broom and went around him brushing his
clothes. He kept turning just as L did,
and when j had been clear around had
only brushed one side of him and one leg
of his pantaloons. Now, all the professors
of Harvard university couldn't convince
me that had been around that man, and
neither had the man been around the mon
key in the tree. Buffalo Express.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
CuLLODEN.

Dark, dark was the day when we looked on
Culloden,
And chill was the mistdrop that weys from
the tree.
The oats of the harvest hung heavy and sodden,
No light ON the land and no wind ON the sUa.
Where the graves OF Clan Gillavray cluster 90
gether,
Where the chieftain fell dead by the Well Of
the Dead,
We stopped to the moorland and plucked the
pale heather
That flowers where the course Of the Stuarts
was sped
And wind that awoke on the moorland came
signing,
Like the voice of the heroes who persisted in
"Not for Tearlach alone the red claymore was
plying,
But To win back the old world that comes not
againl"
Andrew Lang.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
ne rens1ic srrtnguirof rrtfra v'4dt

Inc tenS1fc surtnrufro or fftJff tiu ZOO 'bcro "
zero is just twice what it is at go above
1t will take strain of 90 instead of 30
tons TO the square inch, and equally curl
Gus results have come out as to the elonga-
ton of metals under these conditions. 1t
was an idea of Earaday that the magnet
ism in permanent magnet would be in
creased at very low temperatures, and ex-
periments with comparatively low temper
atures had rather negatived Faraday' sug-
gestion, but Professor Dewar has com
pletely verified the opinion of the famous
savant, having shown that manget at
the extremely low temperature made pos
sible by the liquid air had its power in
creased by about 90 per cent.
Very low temperature was shown also to
have a remarkable effect upon the color of
many bodies For example, the brilliant
scarlet of vermilion and mercuric iodide is
reduced under its influence to pale or
ange, the original color returning with
the rise of the temperature. Blues, on the
other hand, are unaffected by cold, and
the effect is comparatively small upon or
ganic coloring in matters Of all tints.-
Casters Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
Profile NOTICE.
STATE OF MICHIGAN. / 80

SIAIF OF MIOfINAIN. Z
COUNTY OF IONA, %
Notice is hereby given that by an order OF the
Probate Court for the county OF Ionia, made on
the Bird day of May A. D., 1895, six months from
that date were allowed for creditors TO present
their claims against the estate of Sarah A.
Warren late OF said county deceased and that
all creditors OF said deceased are required 10
present their claims to said Probate Court, al
the probate office, in the city of Ionia, for exam
ination and allowance on or before the Bird day
of November next, and that such claims will be
heard before said court on Friday, the End day
Of August A. D., 1898, and on Monday, the 18th
day of November, A. D., 1895, AT ten o'cloci
the forenoon OF each of those days
Dated May 3, a. D., 1895
5Ot4 A. milan WILHELM Judge OF Probate
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
One of Carlyle's Blunders.

The Marquis of Ripon was rather IN
fortunate in his speech at the Mansion
house In singing out for praise the least &C.
curate portion of Carlyle's French Revo
lution"-viz, the account of the kings
escape to Varennes. This, as Mr.. Oscar
Browning has shown, bristles with mac
curacies the fundamental one being that
Carlyle gives the distance from Paris &c
Varennes as 90 miles, and the pace for %
hours as consequently three miles an hour,
whereas, the distance is $50 miles, and the
pace was seven miles an hour Carlyle
evidently confused Varennes In Argonne
with another Varennes near Chateau
Thierry. London Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
FOUR HUNDRED BELOW ZERO.
Curious Effects of Such Extreme Temper
ature on Iron and Colors.

Four hundred and twenty four degrees
+. below zerol Just what this means it is
almost impossible to imagine, and yet it is
one of the temperatures which have been
reached and used in laboratory research,
and has been made the subject of some
highly interesting experiments and expla-
nations by Professor Dewar before the
British Royal Institution.
Four hundred degrees below zero Is not
an every day temperature, nor can it be
reached by more everyday means than the
expansion of liquid air. which latter Pro
fessor Dewar has succeeded in producing
in comparatively large quantities, and In
storing by novel and ingenious methods,
to be used Us required in the study of mat
ter at abnormally low temperature, exactly
as a spirit lamp or a Bunsen burner Is
used in studying the properties of different
bodies mt the higher temperatures.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
Was IL ST. Mark or Lazarus?

AS Jesus was being led captive from the
garden back of Jerusalem one form fol.
lowed the guard lt was white in the
moonlight and looked like an apparition.
When the guard noticed the figure, they
sought to lay hands upon it, when the fig
ure cast off the cloth around its form and
escaped st. Mark is the only historian
who mentions this, and some writers think
St Mark was the figure Others think II
was Lazarus. Philadelphia Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
May RetraY Him.

IL think" said the cheerful idiot, "that
it will not be long before tho fellow who
was arrested for the murder of that man
Saturday will be convicted. I"
do you think he is going to confessS'
asked the landlady.
ooh, no, said the cheerful idiot. II
base my idea on the fact that the connne.
ment in prison may tell on him. "-Indl.
annapolis Journal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
Where Manner. Are sorely Tested.

"No, women are not the manncrless
sex, said Hobbies sagcly. Just look Mt
the way men rush TO get out Of an eleva-
tor. +"
"Humphl'' said his friend, who was n
misogynist and therefore unreliable any
way. Il guess you never saw % group Of
women when they boarded street car
with only one vacant seat, did youS"-Chi-
oago Record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27
TOLEDO, SAGINAW & MUsKEGON R. R


letters OF the a1phabef being All ne can
boast of as a surname The recruiting SER
geant severely reprimanded the young vol
unteer for disrespectful joking when he
spelled out his abbreviated patronymic,
and was only convinced that the appella-
ton was bona fide when the lad showed
him his papers 1t seems, however, that
there are qucerer names than f.. +. q.
For instance wine merchant living in
the suburbs of Paris is called Monsieur O.
The name, by the way, is met with in
Normandy, where a family was once
known who bore the name of Do, with
the title of marquis. A member of the
family, Francis d'O, was superintendent
Of finance under Henry III of France.
One letter patronymios, however, are not
so uncommon as might be supposed. There
are said to be five persons in Paris whose
names are of this abbreviated type.-San
Francisco Chronicle
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27

Natural gas has been used in China for
many centuries lt issues from assures in
the earth near coal mines and Is led
through bamboo tubes to the point where
IL is consumed
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27

Goldsmith had n singing voice Of great
purity, and It was treat TO hear him
render an old Irish air, which he did Ia
inimitable style
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27

The great secret Of life is not t.
m Ike many important mistakes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27

Water gas was first successfully employ
ed In metallurgy In 1890.