Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-13
observation-disclosures
THURSDAY, FEB. 10. 1896.

The boy who spends his money for
beer, wine, whiskey, or tobacco, sad
dies upon himself an appetite which
can never be fully gratified without
most seriously endangering his life,
and is quite sure, il he lives until he
is fifty or sixty years of age. TO spend a
sum OF money which would give him a
comfortable home. Many IA house
holder and farmer has slowly but sure
ly spent his money for the above
poisons until his property has had TO
be sold to pay his debts-a sad day for
him and his family. Boys and young
men, do you want to follow in the foot
steps of such? If you do not, keep
away from saloons and let Intoxicating
drinks and tobacco alone. Touch
not, taste not, handle not. The boy
CT young man who commences spend
ing his money for tobacco or intoxicat-
ing drinks, as a rule handicaps himself
for life, and poverty and sorrow very
frequently results
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Referring to the bonds sold last week
by the government, Il. @. Dun X Co.
says THE wonderful success of the
popular loan alters the face of events.
January operations become ancient
history as the nation mounts above all
doubts and fears to solid certainty
that the people can and will uphold
their government. The influence of
this event upon all manufacturing and
all trade can not be lightly estimated.
1t strips the silver situation of all its
power to hurt it puts the treasury up
on "a safe basis for the time whether
congress does anything or not. 1t
notifies foreign nations that the United
States have power as well rs purpose:
it unlocks millions of gold which have
been gathered in preparation; brings
directly several millions of gold from
Europe and stimulates the anxiety of
foreign investors to obtain American
securities.
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a mans success in life depends more
upon his character than upon his
talents or his genius. The word ''char-
acter comes from term which means
TO engrave upon or cut in. Character
is that inner substance and essential
quality which is wrought into every
soul, and makes man what he actual
ly is. Therefore if mans character
is good he is sound and safe, but if his |
character is bad. he is unsound and un-
safe. A man of upright character,
even though he may not be intellectual
ly brilliant will almost surely work |
his way through the world and achieve
an honorable position. On the other !
hand a man who is destitute of char
acter, or whose character is bad, |
though he may have great talents, is |
apt to waste his life in one way or
another, and at last become wreck. |
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In referring to county politics and |
the matter of nominations for county |
officers, the Lake Odessa Wave, last |
week, is burdened because Odessa has |
received no recognition, either on state |
or county ticket in the last fourteen |
years. 1t thinks they are entitled to
something this year and closes an arti-
Gle without naming his man, thusly: |
so far politically we have been per-
mitted to furnish our own township
officers and postmasters and yet Odessa |
township is required to roll up a good |
round republican majority. You mark
what we say, the republicans of this
township are going to ask the county
nominating convention to give this
township the nomination of Register of
Deeds and she is going to get it.
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Shiawassee and Clinton counties have
each voted against local option. In
the elections recently held, the former
gave majority OF 206 and the latter
232 against The board of supervisors
of Eaton county without dissenting
vote, passed the following resolution
relative to its workings in that county:
"Resolved, that 1t is the sense OF this
board that the so-called local option
law in Eaton county is in every way a
success and that the sheriff and officers
in enforcing its provisions have render
ed to the citizens of Eaton county a
lasting benefit and that by so doing the
expenses of Eaton county have been
greatly lessened and its effects in
every way beneficial"
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Virgil Conner OF Easton wants TO
represent the Western district of Ionia
county in the next legislature We
have heard of no other name mention