Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-01
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For State Senator Eighteenth District,
EDGAR >. WAGAR, OF Edmore.
For Representative Western District
LEROY A. SCOVILLE, OF Campbell
A successful business man says that
he owes much of his prosperity to a les
son taught him by his employer. This
mans principle was, ''Do it now" In
stead of putting things off with the idea
of attending TO them sometime" he
made it rule to ''do it now" Thus
he was often in advance of his compel
itors, either in taking hold of a good
thing or letting go of an Improbable
one. This principle may be applied to
the smaller affairs OF life as well as to
the more important. The little things
we ought to do and don't do worry us
most. sometime" they must be at
tended to, and the oftener they are
brought to mind and dismissed again
to that indefinite time the more trou-
BILE they give US. Then, after all, we
are often surprised to find how little
trouble it is to attend to these things,
and want somebody to kick Us for not
realizing it sooner. Happy is the man
whose rule is promptness in all things.
Michigan Tradesman.
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Harry T. Morgan, formerly of this
city, and known in more ways than
one, was arrested at Bedding last week
for the theft of watch and seventy.
five cents in money, taken from a
boarders room in the Unger house at
that place. Morgan was overtaken at
Portland and the watch found on his
person. He plead guilty, and was SEN
fenced to 80 days in the county Jail.
This is what the brute deserves only
the time should have been 80 times as
long. We are informed that he even
pawned his wife's winter clothing in
Toledo, after squandering what money
she had. Mrs. Morgan and her six
weeks old babe are now in the city. at
the home of her mother, and has the
sympathy of a large circle of friends.
-IedueF, oI. LOUIS.
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In the recent speech of John G.
Blanchard at Belding, one of the free
silver orators sent out TO enlighten the
people of that busy manufacturing city
he said, Vote for Bryan and free silver
and let your factories go to hell. :"
The silent city spirhales and factories
in Bedding brought about by that other
"free' thing, free trade, and following
thereby John C's doctrine of '92 to let
protection to American labor Ego to
hell" is an object lesson taught to
every employe who formerly was do
ing six full days work in these same
factories when the Mckinley bill was
in force. They have all been to school
and are now ready to vote for McKin-
ley, protection and sound money. --Ionia
Sentinel.
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To make farm life success and de-
sirabe, the farmer must teach his boys
and girls that there is no other profess
sion within the bounds of civilization
as independent, honorable and emo
bling as life on the farm. This growing
practice of sending our boys to school
to be educated for some other profess
sion is making all our farm boys anx-
ious to leave the old homestead and
crowd into the cities; where every pro-
fession is overdone, and trickery the
only door left open to the educated boy.
1t is not enough to teach boys how to
farm; the foundation of success is in
teaching them contentment on the
farm.
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Superintendent Pattengill, in his
annual report SAYS the compulsory
school law of 1895 is the most helpful
school Legislation enacted for years.
The state spelling contests created
great interest and showed most excel
lent results. The examinations have
been made more difficult and thus the
standard Of the teachers raised. There
are about 400 districts in the state that
have been working under the free text
book system and the unanimous testl-
mony is in its favor.