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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
The NIercenary.

The mercenary fighting man is per
son who seldom receives his due reward
during his lifetime or his just need Of
fame after his death. The character is
one so alien TO the age in which we live,
it belongs SO entirely TO the days when
fighting was the only occupation for a
gentleman, that il has forfeited alike our
study and our sympathy. Volunteers we
understand, but mercenaries we do not.
The world apparently has grown to
think that fighting as a profession-the
are trs..e vi aims unconsecrated iy
any sentiment of cause or country-is
not a noble thing and should not, how
ever ably and gallantly Il lowed, be ad-
judged the highest praise
Possibly the world is right, but we
suspect that change of system in the
training Of fighting men has had far
more influence than mere abstract hu
manity in creating this opinion. In
these days Of short service and swift
wars the old type of professional fight
ing man has become extinct. In every
country the recruit is forced through q
soldiers education at high pressure and
returned 10 civil life as speedily as pos
sible that he may earn money to pay for
the education Of others. No man, unless
he be all officer, devotes his whole life
time TO the military calling, and conse-
quently the few mercenaries-the name
is too ignoble for them-who are known
TO us in these later times are without
exception officers-tiordon. for instance,
Valentine Baker and Hobart Ii was not
so Of old, when the rule was once sol
dier always "a soldier. and the only
school was war. Then few men dreamed
of rising to command except through
the ranks, and many gentlemen preferred
to stay all their lives in the ranks or at
highest TO carry the ensigns Of their
companies. Veteran soldiers were worth
their weight in gold, and though by no
means innocent of rapacity followed
their calling from sheer devotion to it
and thought themselves unlucky If they
died in their beds. Macmillan 3 Maga-
zine
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
ORLEANS TOWNSHIP TICKET.

ORLEANS, March %, Special Cor. y
The Republican caucus was held, last
Saturday, and had the largest attend
anee OF any caucus in many years.
The following is the ticket:
Observation-Disclosures f.. Hall.
Olerk-John Morton.
Ireasurer-Sylvester ID, Chickerng.
school Inspector George Hoyt.
Highway commissioner-Wm W. Wellman.
Drain commissioner-Andrew j. Hale.
Justice OF the Peace-Leander Berry,
Board OF Review--Ors VanGelsen.
Constables-Levi Heth, John VanGeisen, Ray
Lee, Justice Berry.
Town committee-John Morton, George Hoyt,
Frederick Pitt
After the usual business was finished,
Supervisor Hall explained the condi-
tlon and possibilities and probabilities
OF the Trowbridge family at Belding
and although his figures did not agree
with what had been published, we have
no doubt that his were correct. When
Mr.. Hall had finished, the assembly by
vote, endorsed his actions in the
matter. without opposition
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
ROUND ABOUT US.
NeWSY ITEMS GATHERED UP BY THE
BANNERS STAFF OF SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENTS.

SMYRNA.
A. j. Dickens has bought the Ben
White house.
There will be dance at Hotel Green,
Friday night.
Percy Barwick of Langston is vis-
iting friends here.
Bertha Moe is visiting few days at
l.. b. Halls, in Grattan.
F. II. Chase has rented his home
farm to Peter Peterson.
Joslin and Davis have dissolved part
nership, Josin will continue the busi-
ness.
ED Cowles has bought Orson Peter
sons tenant house and will move il on
TO his farm.
Milo Richmond and Andrew Skelen-
ger have severed their connection
with the Smyrna band, Otto Kuhn and
Dell Purdy will toot on their horns.
The republicans nominated a very
good ticket last Saturday, but what's
the use, we democrats nominated bet
ter one and calculate to get there too,
same as usual, even If it takes another
bond issue TO do IT,
Hello, Granger! Well | went down
to Smyrna TO caucus, last Saturday,
and although ! might have made a
partial snccess rs a kind of one horse
farmer, found out down there in less
than two minutes that / didn't know a
little bit about doing township bus
mess. How is it with you jim? Yours
IN sympathy, f. j. Richmond.
Last Saturday while Mr..and Mrs.
Peter Blasen were on their way 10
Belding, their team became frightened
net Cary Upson's, throwing him out
and started for Belding at 2. 40 gait
Mrs. Blasen did not like the proceed
ings and jumped out. They were both
badly bruised, the team tried to 60
both sides OF tree but made such
awkward work of it they were caught.
Things were fixed up, then they con
tinued on their journey.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
Sure of IL This Time.


John John ~
Mr.. Billus ceased snoring.
whats the matter, Maria?"
"There's man in the house. Listen "
What"
81 heard a heavy foot on the stairway.
Listen ~
Mr.. Billus listened a moment.
Il don't hear anything. ="
II do THERE heard il again ~
There was no response but snore.
"John -
Another snore.
John Billus, are you afraid to get
up?"
No response.
Mrs. Billus lay down again.
If you can stand il to have the house
robbed, she exclaimed wrathfully, 81
can. -
At the end of half AN hour she spoke
again
John -
No answer.
John Billus ~
"What' $ the matter now?"
II was mistaken There wasn't any
man in the house. And there ism { any
man in the house now, either. Hear
that, do youY"-Chicago Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
APPOINTED A RECEIVER.

Henry Humphrey, who has been in
New Hampshire six or eight weeks,
investigating the business affairs and
methods OF the Granite State Provident
Association, building and loan asso
citation which has been doing business
In this state, has returned to Lansing
and from reports and figures he brings
back. the affairs of the association are
so mixed that at the request OF Attor-
ney General Maynard, he has been
appointed receiver for Michigan and
will handle the assets of the Michigan
stockholders and look after their inter
ests. The trust could not have been
placed in better hands. Mr.. Humphrey
is an expert in figures and he can
straighten out the business entangle-
ments il any one can. He is expected
home this week
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
A Talk on Wall Paper s.!

The glad Spring hand and with that
ghtu work of cleaning house. then papeng and painting
absolutely and must face the inevitable Before
do either call wish about Wall
Paper Paint You know it. but it fact neverhe
less Holmes Connel carries larger Wall Paper
than other onia Moncam counties This
idle boast but facts We have constantly hand than
twenty thousand rolls of Wall Paper Just think of it. enough
Wall Paper when stretched reach than miles
We have completed Sample Books and find have lot
which will sell double roll enough paper
small Do buy agents with samples they have
paper left but will destroy WE
EVERY ROLL YoU DO NOT This year
have the incest line of cheap well as the best from
81 ROLL from the leading manufacturers Remember
this you buy single roll of Wall Paper this spring without
getting prices first you will miss it
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
Glory Sumcient.

The barber's trade is everywhere rec
ognized as honorable, but The CONNER
cial Bulletin tells a story of one man
who had peculiar reasons for magnify
ing his office
There was once a hairdresser in Bos-
ton who numbered among his patrons
many gentlemen Of the medical profes-
sion. One day, when operating upon one
of them, he broke forth in great glee:
"Vat you dink, dogtor? | haf been to
dot hospital, und while l wait to go up
und cut "A mans hair / see marple busts
of de dogtors. Dere was Dugtor Storer
und dere vas Dogtor Peegelow NIT de
Wig | dress for him desc dwenty years,
in marple. DiDk of dot Won Of my
wigs in marple ~
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
CHURCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Ser.
vices at l0:30a a. IN. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath School
al close OF morning service Prayer meeting on
Thursday evening. REV. o. J. GOLDEN, Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-S Services at
10 80 a. m and Z 80 p. IN. sabbath School al
II AS a. m PRAYER meeting on Thursday eve.
ming REV B Y. CHuDs, Pastor.
BAPTIST TCHURCH-Services at l0;30 "A. m.
and 7:3O m. sabbath school at close of NOR
ming services Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening" REV. w, l.. MUNGER, Pastor,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
LoCKE. MuRpHY & LOCKE.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW DO IA general Law
n business Practice iu all Courts Collec
tions promptly attended to Onice:-Spencel
Block, Belding. New SilverGran Block, lonia
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
~. y. VAN RENsCHoTEN.

A TTORNEY AT LAW-Ofice in Belding
IA Savings Bank Block, Bedding, Mich
REFERENCES BY PERMISSION Hon. Allen 3.
Morse Hon. A. A. Ellis Thos. +. McGarry, Hon.
+. D. NJ Davis.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
T.. n. BECKlVTTH, NJ. d..

nCULIST AND AURfsT. Special attention
~ given 10 the fitting of spectacleS. Tele.
phone z 22b T. Main 81 Ionia, Mich
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26

Busy people have no time and SEN
sible people have no inclination 20 use
II slow remedy. One Minute Cough
Cure acts promptly and gives perma-
nent results. At w. /. Benedict & Co.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
W ~ JUST.
LEWIS ". NALL,

A TTORNEY Az LAW Ionia Michigan
~ General Law Business transacted
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
\. =. MORRIS,

INSURANCE LOANS and REAL ESTATE
Il Offlce-Over the Belding Savings Bank.
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oRLEANs.oTIsoo.


c. M. Towne is pa of nine pound
boy.
Bert Brink and w. Oakley are very
sick.
Albert Scheidt has rented w. Glib
sons farm.
H. Oles has moved in l.. A. Bene-
diets house.
r. Mooney is working for Riley
Ayers of Keene.
Miss Lottie Hawley of Saranac was
in town, last week
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hotchkiss of Or
leans were in town, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Condor Of
SMYRNA visited at Frank Tillotson ;,
Wednesday.
Peter Kopp and family are now
located on their new farm and are re-
newing old acquintances.
Mrs. L. Drake of Grand Rapids re-
turned home, Wednesday. She has
been visiting at VIM. Leach'a.
Mrs O. II Hanks OF near Sunfield
was in town the latter part of the
week, renewing old acquaintances.
f. d. Lambertson will build house
on the farm formerly owned by a. L..
Benedict. c. G. Holland is doing the
carpenter work
Maurice Wellman of Sheridan was a
caller a Geo. Wellman's, last week.
They have the job to build wall for
Kasper Feuerstines basement.
J. Hinkle OF Greenville is having a
new wall put under his barn. Geo.
Barlow is doing the work. Mr.. Hinkle
expects to move his family out and
begin farming once more.
The following program will be exc
cuted at the Baptist church in Otisco,
Saturday evening, April 4th. Itspeaks
for itself Admission, ten cents; chill
dren under ten, five cents;
PART I.
| l. instrumental solo ,........... Selected,
ISIS Ema Gafield
2 Greeting Glee .a.........- ......., Selected.
Messrs Angel and Reeves, Mrs Hoppough,
and Miss Bertha Moe.
g In the Catacombs ......... H. ii. Ballard.
Cora Lee Ravn.
I. Solo, The Rock-o bye. "..,.,..... Selected.
Miss Della Ross.
| 8. Kentucky Philosophy Harrison Robertson.
Cora Lee Ravn.
! o. Concert Medley ......,.........#. Selected
Messrs Hoppough Angel, Mrs, Hoppough,
Miss Bertha Moe.
z. The High Tide. $3.50. ....... Jean Tngelow
Cora Lee Ravn.
$. The Country Store ,...... Anthony H. Ravn
Anthony II. Ravn
y. Solo ........ ................... Selected.
Mrs Hoppough.
PART III.
l. Instrumental duett, organ and Guitar .......
Miss Elma Gafield and Mr.. Hayner
2. How We Hunted Mouse" .......-...
....... ...... ..... Bret Joshua Jenkins
Cora Lee Ravn.
3. Quartette, The o p, X. A, or the Manager
in Trouble .......,....... ...........,. ....
Messrs Reeves, Hoppough, Mrs Hoppough
Miss Moe
4 The Death Ride ........... Anthony II. Ravn
Anthony H. Rayn
D. Transcription .........,. Menuet de Mozart
Miss Elma Ganield.
o. Mr.. Brown Gets His Hair Cut 1850. Selected
Cora Lee Ravn.
= Instrumental solo ................. Selected
Miss Elma Gafield.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26

CITY PHYSICIAN AND HEALTH Off
~ CER.-OGlce rear of w. l. Benedict Cos
drug store Hours:-9 TO II a. m, 10 and TO
Sp. m Residence opposite NJ T.. church
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L. OHLINGER,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON-Office at res
Il idence on Bridge street. ONCE hours to
9 and TO p. m
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Grand RapidS Daily Democrat

IL contains the FIJI. Associated Press dis
patches Arrives IN .ieluinp ~ l2:22 Deliver
ed by Mona Buck nt lOc "A week iol SIX papers
I2J[c a week for seven days.
WIN r. SANDELL. Loan Broker short
w time loans on any form of good security,
Long time loans ou high class real estate Sc.
eurtv Oftiee at the Model Market.
Consumption can he cured by the use OF
Shiloh's cure This great cough cure Is The
orly known remedy for tnat terrible disease.
For sale by w l. Beuedic Il Co. 10
Ask your physician, your dru sgist and
Your friends about Shioh's Cure for Con-
sumption They will recommend H. For
sale by w. l. Benedict Il Co.
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DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON-OFFIcE: Ov.
Il er Earle & RUNNERS store Once hours
8 TO 10 a. m, 2 TO 4 and 9 80 10 p. m.
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l. ond floor Meloche block ONCE hours 3C
TO 10 a m, . TO 4 and tosp p m. Night call al
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DIR. q. r. SMITH.
INENTIST. .-Onice hours 8 TO $50 Leonard
IL Block, over Pages hardware store Bel
ding, Mich.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23
AMERICA AND ENGLAND
Tho Relative Positions of Both Coun-
tries in Case of War.
MONEY QUESTION CONSIDERED
The Moment Wars Declared the United
States Must Necessarily Assume
Financial Independence.
MONEY QUESTION CONSIDERED

The Detorit Tribune rightly concludes
that in the event of war with the
United States, creditor England would
be at disadvantage. The moment
war is declared the United States must
necessarily assume a position of tinan-
cial independence, and it's interests be-
ing opposed to those Of England, the
latter would be very likely to get hurt.
The truth is, that even in peace the
debtor occupies the stonger position,
unless it allow the creditor nation to
dictate it's policy, as we have done dur
ing the last % years. If we permit
England to say what our money stand
ard shall be, she will declare for gold,
because it enables her to collect what
we owe her ia money that is all the
time getting dearer.
But when we assume all attitude OF
independence the whole situation
changes. Much Of our foreign debt is,
by its terms, payable here and simply
in ''dollars - Under the present ~ys
tenn this, Of course, means gold dollars
Or their equivalent. Therefore it is tt
the interest of the foreign creditor t(
enhance the value Of gold But the
instant silver assumes it's proper place
in our monetary system, every for
eign debt payable in this country il
liable to be discharged in silver dollars
and the foreign creditor is vitality in
terested in sustaining their value. Le
the American republic open it's mint:
once more to silver, and many of thos,
who now sneer at the 'debased' an(
'dishonest'' silver dollar, will very
speedily change their attitude, ant
labor strenuously to prove that the sill
yer dollar is, at least, as good as th'
''best money i'm the world - Thus i
will be seen that with silver demon
etized many of the tendencies which
now operate to oppress it, would h'
thrown into the opposite scale, and esl
hance its yalEe.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23
TRICKY JOHN SHERMAN
Declares Himself Opposed to the Re
tirement of Greenbacks.
DEMONETIzATION ON THE SLY
He Provides, However, That When
Greenbacks Are Redeemed They
Shall Be Reissued in Gold.

Senator Sherman in his late public
speeches has declared himself as being
opposed to the retirement of the green
backs The National Bi Metallist COM
menting thereon expressed the belief
that he made the declaration merely as
Il matter of policy and that he could
be safely counted on the side of the
money power all the time. His resolu
ton looking to the preservation of the
gold reserve and providing that when
greenbacks are redeemed, they shall
only be reissued for gold, fully confirms
that belief.
The resolution is simply All attempt
to do by stealth what he does not dare
to do openly. To say that the green
backs shall only be reissued for gold is
equivalent to saying that they shall not
be reissued at ALL Under existing con-
ditions nobody would give gold fol-
them.
The men who control practically the
entire mass of gold in this country, are
the very ones who are vociferously de-
manding the retirement Of the green
( backs. The idea that these men woulC
exchange gold for greenbacks is absurd
| MIR. Sherman and the whole republi
can party had better heed the sharl
word of warming that comes from the
Chicago Inter Ocean. In it's issue u
January 2 that paper says:
Does John Sherman really think th'
country would tamely submit to such
radical monetary revolution? The hool
is battal with merited attack on tn
demooartic revenue law, but it's barb i
none the less plainly visible. TIL
American people have had enough de
monetization Oh the sly. -
Demonstration on the sly I
not that pretty sharp? But it is abso
lutely true nevertheless The resolution
! not only means the permanent retire
merit of the greenbacks, but it mean
the gold standard pure and simple.
is distinct recognition of that stand
ard, and in effect declaration that
must be maintained.
| No, you don't, John! A resolutiO
Of that kind might have been sneake
through congress III 1873, but the pee
pie have their eyes open now and the
are focused right Oh vou.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23
CHANGED HER BASE.
A Former Granite County Character
a Resident of Jefferson County.

Sarah Borren, one of those ulcers on
the face of humanity, who keeps dive
in Lump gulch and whose acme of
happiness seems to be in wearing a
pair of black eyes and pouring her
tale Of woe' into the ear of the JUS
tlce OF the peace and swearing out
warrants for the arrest of her alleged
assailant, whom she never appears to
prosecute, has, much to the satisfaction
OF our local justice, transferred her
patronage to Boulder 1t is to be hoped
that the authorities at the county seat
will find sufficient authority under the
new codes to take Madam Borren and
her paramour under the protection of
barred doors. Such cattle are a dis
grace and an eye-sore to the commun-
ity, and if they had their just deserts
would be breaking rock for the state
Clancy Miner.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The house has passed the pension
bill
The Irish American bank in Mime
apelis has failed.
Efforts to revive the old homestead
laws are being made in congress-
| 1t is officially annonced that Gen.
Harrison and Mrs. Dimmick will
marry.
Cecil Rhodes is proved to have
been implicated in the Transvaal con-
spiracy.
Premier Greenway of Manitoba will
have only seven opponents of his
school policy in the new parliament.
| Ijah Duncan, aged 10, had his right
| machine at Muncie, Ind, and cannot
survive
Homer Pratt, an employe in a saw
mill at Flint, Mich. was struck by a
Grand Trunk yard engine and instant
ly killed.
President Cleveland asks congress to
extend the time limit within which
the government can sue to annul public
land grants.
The Chilian government asks Euro
pean bankers to avdance to it e2, 900, =
600 pending the floating of projected
loan Of "a, 600. 900.
Gabel Anton, an Italian miner. was
killed att Brazil, Ind, in trying to
jump on the cage as it was being
hoisted from the shaft
The feeling against Gen. Campos
among the Spaniards in Havana grows
bitter. Campos is practically without
friends or support in Cuba.
Louis Scheifestein, wealthy resi-.
dent near Decatur, Ind. q, was struck by
passenger train on the Grand RAPIDS
and Indiana railway and instantly
killed.
John Luscomb, 60 years old, of Nor
ris, ILL.,, brickmaker by trade, was
killed mile west Of Minooka, ILL.,, by
passenger train on the Rock Island
railroad
The Brazilian. government has con-
cluded a contract for the immigration
OF 100, 900 foreigners, Italians being
excluded from the provisions of the
contract.
A report has been received from
Cartagena of defalcation Of 5000, 900
IN the custom house at that port. Sew
eral prominent officials are said to be
implicated in the fraud.
The supreme court of Kansas has
decided that j. K. Huston is the state
printer. He was elected in January.
1895, but his predecessor, E. H. Snow.
has contested the matter
A verdict for $1,000 in favor of
Charles Moneyhun and against the Big
-Four railroad was returned at Ander- |
son, Ind. The plaintuiff fell from
train and broke both legs.
1t is believed that the Venezuelan
question will be settled within two
months by arbitration, as originally
proposed by the United States. The |
pope offers to act as arbiter.
The Greclan government issued |
permits allowing the American School
OF Archaeology to conduct excavations |
at Corinth for historical and scientific
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-01-23

purposes. Work will commence as
soon as the weather permits.
Emperor William of Germany has
now begun the execution Of his design
to erect a sculptured ancestral gallery III
the Thiergarten, near the Column OF
Victory The sculptors Schott and
Unger have been intrusted with the
carving of the first two statutes All
the statues will be of Carrara marble.
The boundary dispute between Mic
aragua and Costa Rica is assuming
a more serious phase. Costa Rlca Is
daily becoming more urgent III her de-
mands. She now claims lands to
which, it is said, she has never had
shadow of lawful right. This govern
ment will propose to submit the matter
to President BarriOs, of Guatemala, for
arbitration.
A. j. Balfour, first lord of the Brit
ish treasury, in acknowledging the
honor conferred upon him by the free-
dom of the city Of Glasgow, predicted
that ia the event England was again
forced to fight the Scotch, Irish and
English, whether inhabitants OF Great
Britain on. her colonies, would be
found shoulder to shoulder in defense
of the empire
The Washington state immigration
convention by resolution memorlalized
congress to give the state an absolute
grant to all the arid lands within the
state and to do away with many OF the
provisions in the original grant. 1t
also asks the national legislature to
amend the federal laws so as to make
it necessary for all applicants for c1tl-
zenship to be able to read and write
the English language.