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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
EDITOR BANNER:-Will YOU allow

EDITOR BANNER:-Will you allow
space in your valuable paper to call
attention To the new bicycle ordinance
number % which was recently passed
by the council over the veto of Mayor
Bricker and against the wishes OF a
majority OF the taxpayers of Belding?
In section two of this ordinance APP
pears the following: Each bicycle or
tricycle. shall be provided with an
alarm bell which shall be rung when
meeting or passing any individual or
individuals. 1t shall be the duty OF
every person riding bicycle or tricy-
Gle on the sidewalks OF the city OF
Belding, TO dismount at least twenty
feet from any individual or individuals
either in meeting or passing said indi-
viduals on foot"
This ordinance doubtless was intend
ed To be strong, very strong. Bicy-
clists then, according to the framer Of
the rules and regulations, are persons,
while pedestrians are individuals.
Would it not be proper question TO
ask il our aldermen are included in the
list of individuals, or are they willing
to be known simply as persons.
The question is this: Are "persons"
riding bicycles, according to the ordi-
nance, expected to dismount twenty
feet distant from an 'individual' and
then ring an alarm bell until such in
dividual shall have been passed? Has
il occurred to the common council,
that the spectacle of bicycle rider
dismounting twenty feet from "A pedes-
trian on the sidewalks and ringing IA
bell until ne had safely met or passed
the pedestrian, would bring more dis
credit on the city than even our alder
men?
The ordinance was enacted ostensi-
bly, 20 prevent accident and annoyance
to elderly people and children.
Wouldn't it be an annoyance to
pedestrians if bicycists in passing
them should follow this ordinance TO
the letter, and after dismounting
twenty feet in the rear of pedestrian,
should walk by, pushing his wheel and
ringing bell. Ordinances should be
made to be lived up to, not broken,
and II our city attorney is requested
to draw up an ordinance that can be
respected and obeyed, the city fathers
had better instruct him to do so.
CYCLIST.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
Persian Peasants.

There is probably no peasantry in the
world so ground down rs the Persian.
The agricultural laborer there, as in
China, never tries TO ameliorate his con.
dition, for the simple reason that if he
earns more, more is taken away from
him by the rulers of the land. The gen
eral condition of the laboring classes,
however, does not seem to be SO bad as
might be supposed. In a country SO vast
$3.50, 900 square miles, and so thinly
populated g, 500, 900 i'll ALL, small
and sufficient supply of food is easily
raised especially with such prolific soil
at the command Of the poorest At
Shiraz there are two harvests in the
year. The self, sown in summer and
reaped in autumn, consists Of rice, cot
ton, Indian corn and garden produce,
and the tchatoi is sown i'll October and
November, and reaped from May till
July This is exclusively wheat and
barley. Here also grow grapes, oranges
and pomegranates, for which latter
Shiraz is famed. Outing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
blood showers In Olden Times.

In the Annals of Remarkable Hap
penings In Rome" mention is made Of
IA different showers of blood, or blood
and other substances mixed, which oc-
Cured between the years 3l9 A. ID. and
ITO.
In 1922 we find record Of shower Of
blood and dust which covered the larger
part of Italy. In 1926 SNOW fell in
Syria which presently turned into
large brooks and pools Of blood " A
monk who wrote in the year 1851, and
whose manuscript is now preserved in
the British museum, tells of three
days shower Of blood "all over south
ern Europe. F" Burgundy had blood
shower in 1861, and Dedfordshire, Eng
land, witnessed similar phenomenon
in the year 1850. In 1886 hailstones
fell in Wurttemberg which contained
cavities filled with blood or blood red
liquid. The last blood shower on
record occurred i'll Siam in the year
1902 st Louis Republic.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18

In recent issue of the Belding
BANNER distinguished writer APP
pears and gives his name as LOYAL.
He, to all appearances, is troubled very
much with gastritis and we should
Judge he is OF deciduous growth and
may have gangrene. 1900 years ago a
man was crucified for telling the truth
Several times since then men have
been placed on the rack. There are
those today who possess similar dispo-
sitons. Some people glory in booms /;
we do not. We think the longer one
continues the worse for the masses. A
few individuals always profit, but the
masses lose. We have seen many
booms and have seen them collapse; Il
few made money but the masses lost.
A man who pays boom prices for prop
erty eventually loses, therefore we say
the sooner they are cleared away the
better for the masses. We belong To
no ring, are not hired to play at the
dance Of any ring, nor are we in the
habit of tipping the hat and stepping
off the walks To let Lord Byron pass.
If the disguised writer is in favor of
imitation we are not. We hope the day
is not far distant when all mutations of
all towns may be Il thing Of the past
for in the end ii is an injury to the
masses. Bedding Cores pondent toSar-
amaze Local.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
The Doctors are in Grand Rapids

Services for three months free. a
staff of eminent physicians and sur
geons from the British Medical Insti-
tute of Detroit have opened perma-
nent Office in Grand Rapids, in the Wild
dicomb Building, "a Monroe St. All
invalids who call upon them before
June Both will receive services for three
months free Of charge. This will not
only include consultation, examination
and advice, but also all surgical oper-
ations. Under no consideration will
remuneration in any form be accepted
for any services rendered therefore
the most humble in circumstances can
avail themselves Of the most expert
medical skill and without cost.
The object in pursuing this conrse is
TO become rapidly and personally ac-
quanted with the sick and afflicted
The doctors treat all forms of chronic
diseases. but will not accept incurahle
cases. If, upon examination, you are
found incurable. you will be kindly and
frankly told so. also advised against
spending money for useless treatment.
Male and female weakness, catarrh
and catarrhal deafness, also all dis
eases Of the rcctum are positively
cured by their new treatment.
Office hours: H. IN. till 8 p. III.
Sundays, 10 a. m. till , p. m.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
Wa. Grateful to tho Preacher.

"The man who said, IT'S the unex-
pected that always happens was a
preacher, I'll guarantee, said clerical
member of the Lunch club. AT my
time Of life ought not to be stunned by
anything, but after service a good wom-
an of my flock did manage to take my
breath away. Twas preaching about the
Fathers tender wisdom in caring for us
all, " he said. Il illustrated by saying
that the Father knows which of us grows
best in sunlight and which of us must
have shade. You know you plant roses
in the sunshine, l said, and heliotrope
and geraniums. but if you want your
fuchsias to grow you must keep them in
a shady nook. After the sermon, which
| hoped would be a comforting one, a
woman came up To me, her face glowing
with pleasure that was evidently deep
and true. oh, DR.. -, am SO CRATE
full for that sermon, she said, clasping
my hand and shaking it warmly. My
heart glowed for a moment, while
wondered what tender place in her heart
and life had touched. Only for mo-
ment, though. Yes, she went on fer
vently, i never knew before what was
the matter with my fuchsias. Chi
cago Interior.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
GLADSTONE, sAYCE, FARRAR, GUN
SAULUS, HALE, ETC.

No matter what the subject might be
on which the men whose names are
given above might write it would be Of
absorbing interest To the people. How
much more would this interest be II the
subjects on which they wrote were
those To which these men had given
the greatest consideration and the
best thoughts of their minds. In The
PEOPLES Bible History" just issued by
the Henry o. Shepard Company, of
Chicago, the matured opinions Of these
men-of the most learned Biblical
scholars in all portions of the globe
is concentrated. OF this book Bishop
John III. Vincent says: 'What Glad
stone and Sayce have written expressly
for its pages, giving the latest results
OF their largest knowledge, is enough
to justify even the most cultivated
people among US i'm the purchase OF
this admirable book, and the English
ex-premier and the eminent English
archaologist are only two out of eigh-
teen specialists who have contributed
to The Peoples Bible History
The beauty and wealth Of illustration
and the exquisite presswork and
Typography Of the book are worthy
settings to the utterances of the great
minds set forth in its pages. The pop
ular edition of the book is To be had in
cloth, half russia and full russia.
Agents are wanted. An edition de
luxe has also been brought ont, con
tanning l,2S3 pages and 200 full-paee
illustrations and maps, and is said to
be masterpiece of modern bookmak-
ing. We advise our readers TO inves-
gate this work, which is sold only by
subscription.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
c. x w. NJ. AND ID. l.. Il n. EXCUR-
SION RATES TO IMPORTANT
PLACES

Cleveland, O.-Mystic Shrine Meet
ing, one fare rate. Selling dates June
Dist and 22nd. Return June 18th.
Washington, ID. C.-Y. Il. ). {. f..
Meeting, one fare rate. Selling dates
July 4th to eth. Return July 18th
and 3lst.
Buffalo, n. Y.-N. +. A. Meeting,
one fare plus 500 Selling dates July
9th and 9th. Return July 18th and
September LIST.
Chicago, Ill.-National Democratic
Convention, one fare rate. Selling
dates July Ord TO 9Th. Return July II.
Cincinnati O.-Grand Lodge Elks,
one fare rate. Selling dates not yet
completed.
Bay View, Mich.-Camp Meeting
and Assembly. one fare rate. Selling
dates July 9th to Is. Return Aug. 10.
Ask G. a.. w. NJ. and ID. l.. & ~.
agents for futher information.
3 GEO. DEHAVEN, G. u. \.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
The Discovery saved His Life.

Mr.. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beav-
ersville, ILL.,, SAYS: ITO DR.. Kings
New Discovery ! owe my life. Was
taken with lagrippe and tried all the
physicians for miles about, but OF no
avail and was given up and told could
not live. Having DR.. Kings New
Discovery in my store | sent for bot
tie and began its use and from the first
dose began to get better, and after us
ing three bottles was up and about
again. II is worth its weight in gold.
We won't keep store or house without
it," Get free trial ut Holmes & Con-
nell's drug store. =
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
Graham 4 Morton Transportation Co.
Twice Daily Steamers 10 Chicago, Com j,
Meeting at IT. Joseph with C.& W.M.Ry

Beginning May 2jth and continuing until
about Sept Both the steamers 4 this line mako
two trips each way daily between st. Joseph
and Chicago, on the following schedule:
Leave -. Joseph at 4 80 p. m ana 10 30 p. m,
daily including Sunday. Leave Oh cago at 8. 30
o. m, and II 20 D. m daily including sunday.
Extra trips on saturday leave 81. Joseph at 4
o. m. ana leave Chicago ~ p. m. Running
time across lake hours Trweekly steamers
TO Milwaukee. leave st Joseph Monday, Wed.
nesday ana Friday evenings.
The equipment OF this line includes the side
wheel steamers City of Chicago and City of
Milwaukee, the largest and finest west OF De
troit, and the newly built propeller City OF
Louisville service first class Connections
with all c. * w. NJ. trains. Ticket on sale at
all G. & w. NJ. ana ID. l.. * n. stations. Chica
go dock foot OF Wabash Ave.
j. H. GRAHAM, Priest.
Benton Harbor, Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
The Butcher.

Customer-That meat that l bought
here last, Mr.. Cleaver. was frightfully
tough.
Butcher--Do you know, marin, that
one reason why there are so many poor
teeth nowadays is because they do not
have enough exercise?
Customer-But that steak couldn't be
cut with knife
Butcher-Yes, there is some mighty
poor cutlery in the market now Did
you say five pounds, marmS-Boston
Transcript
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18

EDITOR OF THE BANNER our pa
per containing the Memorial address
of Hon. A. b. Morse, delivered at
Smyrna on the Both ut. has been re-
ceived. ! have read the address care.
fully and in view Of the author having
been native of your town, and an
early acquaintance oflny own, it gives
me great pleasure to say that | never
read nor heard Of anything Of its kind
more pure, eloquentand patriotic. The
occasion was grand one and was filled
in a magnificent way and just in ac-
cordance with the worth and talents of
Judge Morse. Even Eyerett's renown-
ed Grafton at Gettsburg was IN no wise
superior to it. Such an address may
be read and re-read ON similar occas-
ions with profit in the long years to
come. T.. X. ELLIS
DETROIT, June 6, 1896
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18

A little bowlegged Jap about 4 feet
high made the conductor on Market
street car feel very uncomfortable yes
terday. The Jap got on the car at
Powell street, and in payment of his
fare gave the conductor transfer. He
glanced at it and observed that il had
been punched an hour before
Fare. pleased he growled as he
held out the transfer
II have gave you one transfer, /" said
the Jap very calmly and deliberately as
he stared ahead like wooden Indian.
"That was punched an hour ago.
~ cannot help if the conductor punch
a wrong hole, declared the Jap.
But it is not good. want your
fare. -
If it is not good. why he gave it
me2'
"will you pay your. faref"
No
"Then you will have TO get off. "
81 neither pay any more nor get off. Z"
declared the Jap deliberately. and his
face never moved muscle.
"Then / will have TO throw you off ="
And the conductor stopped the car.
"You are afraid to put me off. if you
even could. The law says you must take
transfers, and your employer says you
must take il, too If you cannot make a
man pay again. You cannot make me
pay again"
The conductor gave the bellcord a
jerk, and the little Jap continued to
stare out the window opposite. San
Francisco Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
The snured Ranhelor.

II wonder. said the vealy boarder,
"if there is any truth in the theory that
the advancement of woman to All equal
intellectual plane with man will destroy
her beauty +"
''Of course there is. F" said the soured
bachelor, land there are more pretty
women than ever nowadays Indian
anolis Journal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18

Young mothes dread the Summer
months on account Of the great NOR
tally among children caused by bower
troubles. Perfect safety may he assur-
ed those who keep on hand DeWitt's
Collie and Colerea cure, and administer
il promptly. For cramps, bilious collie
dysentery and diarrhma, IL affords in
slant relief. w. |. Benedict & Co.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18

No home can be happy where the
mother suffers from terrible head
aches or nervous troubles. Inclose
stamp for Mrs Lena Cooper, 1884 To-
rain St, Cleveland, Ohio, TO tell you
how DR.. Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer
cured her after had given up all hope
OF cure. W |. Benedict, Druggist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
Humor In Chicago.

If the name of the man who first
thought Of sending floral tributes TO
Chicago aldermen could be discovered,
he would take first place ON the roll Of
fame Us the great American humorist.
Chicago Record
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18

In the spring young mans fancy
lightly turns To thoughts of-DeWitt's
Little Early Risers, for they always
cleanse the liver, purify the blood and
invigorate the system. W. l. Bene-
diet IL Co.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18

The smallest humming bird weighs
20 grains.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
It's the

Little Things that make any Business
Venture a Success or failure. One of
these
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18

Use your own brains rather than
those of others.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
CHICAGO AND WEST MICHIGAN RY

Noon train from Grand Rapids has Bunet Par
lor Car and night train Wagner Sleeper 10
Chicago
Seats and berths reserved on application TO
d., l.. q N. agents.
q. +. WEBSTER, GEO. DsHAyEN,
Agent, General Passr Ag't.
Bedding. Grand RapidF.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
GOING WEST.

Close connection ~ Howell June. for Toledo
on morning train and AT Detroit for Toledo and
South ana for Canadian ana Eastern Cities.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-17

"Tho cowardico Of alHgators Is wen
known by the people who reside along
the bayous which wore at one time
froquontod by the sauriaus," said a
gentleman from Southwestern Louis
iana "a great many persons who
only know the alligator by reputation
swallow without O qualm tho stories
which are 30 often told about the hair
breadth escapes and remarkable ad-
ventures with these reptiles The
truth is that they do not possess SUE
fcient courage tho alligators. mean,
to attack mouse, unless it was
chained to the bank and couldn't show
fight remember crossing stream
in the Vermilion country O number
Of years before the craze for alligator
hides had struck the country. en-
tered q skiff, aud when about half way
over, my dog, which / had forgotten,
came after me, and leaping into the
water, began to swim across after the
boat. Almost Immediately several
alligators lying with the tips of their
noses above the surface began to move
after the dog and soon came within a
few feet of the animal. He realized
that he was being chased and pro-
ceeded to turn the tables by chasing
them. He barked and turned to make
for the gators, but they got out Of
his way. Well, the dog aud the saur-
ians kept this performance up until
the former had crossed the stream.
The alligators seemed to be afraid to
come within biting distance, although
it would have been impossible for the
dog to have Injured them. They were
simply afraid, that's oil, and it is al
ways the way with them. I have FREE
quently swum after an alligator my
self, and he would invariably turn tail
and get out of sight in a hurry.
Courage-they have no more than a
goat. New Orleans Times Demo-
GRAFT
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-17
The Vice or Overeating.

How much harm is done to health
by our onesided and excessive diet no
one can say. Physicians tell us that
it is very great OF the vice of over
eating, as practised by the well-to-do
classes, in England especially, Sir
Henry Tompson, a noted English
physician and authority on this SUBJ
ject, says:
81 have come to the conclusion that
more than half the disease which EN-.
bitters the middle and latter part of
life is due to avoidabIe errors in diet.
aud that more mischief in the form
of actual disease, of impaired vigor,
and of shortened life accrues to civil
lied man in England and throughout
central Europe from erroneous habits
of eating than from the habitual use
of alcoholic drink, considerable as 1
know that evil to be. -Sanitarian.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-17
Sport in the Andaman islands.

An Englishman tells in the London
Field of painful experience he had
at the Andaman islands with a parrot
fish. The parrot fish was of dirty
olive tint, with brown spots, and was
possessed of a formidable beak, not
unlike a macaw's, only the points met
instead of overlapping, and it was
composed of bone instead of horn.
1t was brought to the surface by some
experimental torpedoes, and the Eng
lishman picked it up and began polk
ing his finger around it, supposing the
brute to be dead. All of sudden
the open beaks came together with a
snap and the Engiishmun lost the top
OF his thumb. The chunk bitten off
was given by the coxswain to a pam
Their (leopOrd) cub
This same coxswain and number
of sailors were drawing a seine for
carnation carp, whose scales were the
size Of rupees, and skin as tough as
leather, when, as the seine closed up.
big fish fetched the coxswain blow
in the abdomen that knocked him gall
ley-west over the boats rail and into
the water. That upset the boat, but
all hands were rescued, and the fish
were taken ont to be enten.
The Andaman islands furnish con-
siderable sport with guns as we'll as
rods, snipe and wild pigs being abun-
dant at proper seasons.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-17
The Gingerbread Tree.

The hyph@ne thebaica, species Of
palm % or 80 feet in height, growing
in Egypt, Abyssinia, Nubia and Ara
bia, produces its fruits in long clus-
ters, each Of which contains from one
to two hundred. These fruits are of
an irregular form, of a rich yellowish
brown color and are beautifully pol
ished, In upper Egypt they form
part Of the food of the poorer classes
OF inhabitants, the part eaten being
the fbrous, mealy husk, which tastes
almost exactly like gingerbread,
whence the popular name Of ginger
bread tree in Egypt - Scientific
American.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-17
Landscapes Made Of Postage stamps.

Landscapes Made Of Postage Stamps.
Most of us have read of rooms
which have been papered entirely
with cancelled postage stamps, these
rooms existing, writes philatelist, in
two well known cases at inns which
are very popular near London with
stopping cyclists and walking tourists.
But certain monks at the Hospital of
st. Jean de Dieu, at Client, have ut
terly transcribed all this by, in
their leisure moments, decorating
the walls with gorgeous landscapes.
glowing with color and full of life,
which are formed entirely by means
of the postage stamps of all the ma
tions of the world. Palaces, forests,
streams and mountains are repre-
sented, butterflies fit about in the air,
birds Of beautiful plumage perch on
branches, snakes and lizards glide
about, and innumerable animals find
places here and there. The pictures
are most artistic, in the style of Chi
nese landscape gardening, and already
between nine and ten millions Of
stamps have been used--Tit- Bits.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-17
An Exnsnernting Woman.

Mrs Yerger was in front Of a
looking-glass, preparing to go to an
evening entertainment Col. Yerger,
who was in the room, smiled sardoai-
cally. What are you laughing at?"
asked Mrs. Yerger, sharply.
Let me tell you something When
you stop painting your nose, 7 Il stop
paAiting my face. Texas Sifhngs.