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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
BARTONvlllE.

Our warm weather has taken cold.
Frank and VERNE Davis intend to
work at home this summer.
Mia Richmond will work for his
father the coming summer.
Chas. Totten and wife visited few
days at Matherton, last week.
Geo. Davis is contemplating building
a new house. "Watch out girls"
Mrs. Phoebe Turks is very low at
her daughters, Mrs. Walter White.
Peter Kohn intends building a new
barn this summer. Alexander Rush
ford Of Belding will do the work.
School in district No. 8 commenced
Monday, April 9th, with Miss Laura
Mcconnell OF Belding at the helm.
Joseph Warner has purshs sed the
old Kaureras farm of Mrs. +. r. Chase,
success TO Joe. Mr.. Luce now living
on the place intends moving soon.
Messrs Gordie Ray and Glen Tower
commenced the spring term of school
at Belding, after having IA week vaca-
ton. Ray will be found on the farm
as soon as spring work commences.
Jacob Brauer has rented a farm in
Keene and is moving his family there.
Thos. Shook is making preparations to
occupy the house as soon as it is vaca-
ted. He will work for Mr.. Purdy this
summer.
Billy Button has severed his connec-
ton with Aaron Button where he has
made it his home for over forty years
he has commenced work for George
Mason, OF Grattan, says he gets all the
ter-bac-cer he wants to chew.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
LAST Weeks Letter.

We had quite thunderstorm Sat-
urday night.
Marion Borden Is reported TO be a
very little better.
Nellie Davis left school last Friday
on account Of poor health.
Clarence Golden from Bedding was
calling on friends in Palo and vicinity,
last week.
Oscar Talcott and wife returned from
Compton, Ills, last Wednesday, where
they spent the winter.
Forrest Chadwick and wife from
Chadwick: also will Bennett and Ella
Root from Matherton, visited at Carrie
Collins. Sunday
There will be a public speech given
at Eave's hall on Tuesday evening,
April eth, by Francis Burns, in view OF
organizing a hive OF the L. o. t. M.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
ORlEANs.OTisOO.

Mrs Oakley is again able to walk
out.
II. G. Chickering is breaking a fine
colt.
Mr.. John Schenden of Chicago spent
Sunday at home.
Fred McDuffee of Grand Rapids was
in town. Saturday.
Richard Towne has moved in s. ID.
Chickering's house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Rowley spent
Sunday at B. Rich's.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Moore of Otisco
were in town Saturday.
Fisher and Breimayer will move
their saw mill to Disco this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Benedict visited
at C. Hotchkins, Saturday and Sunday.
Samuel and Otis Seeley attended the
Rogers auction at Greenville, Sat
urday.
School will begin Monday in the
Seeley district, with Miss Edna Lewic
as teacher.
X. King is remodeling his woodshed
and erecting house on his farm, VIM.
Mooney is doing the work.
Miss Bessie Foster finished very
successful term of school in the Orleans
district No. /, last week.
Thos. Cannon and wife, daughter
Rella JOa Cohh and wife and family
and Ed Carpenter and wife were called
to Easton Sunday, to pay their last re-
spects to uncle Levi Goodwin, who de-
parted this life Friday, April Bird.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
SHILOH.

Thee. Beasly intends working for
Mrs. Geo. Strong.
Nearly all the voters turned out
town meeting day.
Chas. Gilmore spent Sunday with
relatives at Bay City.
The Misses Emory and Payne of
lonia, spent Sunday in this city.
Geo. Strong intends putting In stock
of tobacco and cigars in the Bishop
store.
Our new justice, F. w. Maynard, set
EN- up to the boys in grand shape Mon
day night.
Mr. Levi Heth was thrown from his
buggy Monday. Lee says he feels
proud thisatime, the horse had him
fast and he had the horse fast.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
SMYRNA.

]. r. Purdy has bought Mrs. Noes
farm.
Mrs. Laura Northway has moved
back TO her farm.
We are glad the Keene correspon-
dent has been resurected.
Nettie Bignell commenced school
In the Marble district last Monday.
Tom Davis will work for Henry Da-
Wis this summer and has moved out OF
town.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Francis visited
at her fathers near Ionia, last We'd
nesday Y
Mrs. w. r. Tebbel spent last week
at her daughters, Mrs. Geo. North
way, near Ionia.
Joe Werner, OF Belding, is moving
back onto F.. r. Chase's farm, which
he left two years ago.
Iva Beedy was surprised last Satur-
day evening by her young friends, it
being her tenth birthday.
Mrs. Dora Sheldon is home from
Ann Arbor to spend the vacation with
her parents, r. II. Chase and wife.
Mesdames Will Cobb, Chas. Luce
and II. VanEvery ate warm sugar at
M. J. Holcomb's in Orleans, Friday.
Joel Cook has hired TO Levi Broas,
OF Belding, for one year, to manage
the affairs of his home and business.
A number OF our citizens attended
the entertainment at Cooks Corners
Saturday night and pronounce il a
good one
There will be n sugar social held at
the lyceum hall next Saturday even.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
Last weeks letter.

Mr.. E. Benton has traded his team
to Jack Choate.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher of Keene,
Sundayed at Peter Kopps.
Mr. and Mrs. r. d. Newcomb Of Beld-
ing, were in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wellman spent
Sunday with relatives at Saranac.
A few from here attended the auction
at Mr.. Ellis of Keene, March 25th.
Miss Maggie Kohn spent the latter
part OF the week at John Fishers, of
Keene.
Mr.. Frank Laux is again out, he has
been confined to the house for the past
two weeks nursing lame leg.
Mr.. and Mrs +. E. Benton have
began keeping house, and are now
comfortably located in their new
quarters.
Two families from Grand Rapids
have bought the farm owned by Marley
Hale and have moved here and are
making many improvements, have
not heard their names.
BE CAREFUL WHAT you SAY.
In speaking OF persons faults,
Pray don't forget your own;
Remember, those with homes OF glass
Should seldom throw a stone.
II you have nothing else to do
But talk OF those who sin,
IT'S better to commence at home,
And from that point begin.
We have no right to judge man,
Until he is fairly tried;
Should we not like his company,
We know the world is wide.
Some may have faults, for who has not,
The old as well as young;
Perhaps we may, for aught we know,
Have fifty TO their one.
I'll tell you better plan
find IL works full we'll
To try my own defects TO cure,
Before OF others tell
And though sometimes hope to be
No worse than some know,
My own shortcomings bid me let
The faults of others CO.
Then let us all when we commence
To Islander friend or foe,
Think of the harm one word may do
To those we little know,
Remember, curses sometimes, like
Our chickens, roost at home;
Don't speak OF others faults until
You have none of your own
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
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Your choice out of our new stock for
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
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Cured by DR.. Miles Nervine.

lew years ago. Mr.. l.. w. Gallaher, was
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ness heattacks came upon him most i'm
opportunely. One time falling from carri-
age, at another down stairs, and often in the
street. Once he fell down shaft In the
MIL his injuries nearly proving fatal. Mr..
oaiiaher writes from Milwaukee, Feb. 16, 90.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
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Correspondence for the BANNER Is solicited
from all towns ana points OF interest within
twenty rve miles Write plainly, on one side OF
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
oRATTAN.
House cleaning bias commenced.

Linn Norton and family, who have
passed the winter here, returned Il
their home in North Dakota, Wednes
day
Miss Minnie Rich, of Grand Rap
ids, visited here last week, and ais,
attended the closing Of Miss Saur'
school.
The spring term of school commenced
in the Lessiter district April IL
with Miss Emma Miller, of Cannon, a.
teacher.
Misses Mary and Maggie McCauley
visited Miss Bessie, daughter O
Wheeler Pond, lately removed from
Greenvilie, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Elkins were the
victims of a surprise by their young
friends last Friday night. Music
games, supper, etc. was the program
The Ashley church was filled with
people Sunday night, who enjoyed the
concert. Easter services at Grattan
church, Sunday night also. Rev. Mr..
Preston of the Bostwick Lake church
officiating.
Mrs. l.. X. Alger, of Groton, 5. OAK,
visited her cousins, Mrs. A. S. Holmes
and Mrs. M. A. Lesster, last week,
staying with the latter several days.
Mrs. Alger is now with her daughter,
Mrs. f. Norman, of Greenville.
The Republicans of Grattan elected
John Hessler supervisor; Edwin L..
Brooks, Clerk; Luther K. Elkins,
Treas; Edward II. Nash, school in
spector for short term; Hilton Wat
kins, board of review; and all the tick
ct except Earnest E. Lessiter school
inspector for long term; and Garrett
Doyle, highway Com. Hessler's ma
jority was 10; Clerk, %; Treas, Fl.
Z. f. Lessiter-Dem.-l7; G. Doyle, i.
The late Oscar NJ. Hall, whose bur-
ial services were held lat Ashley church,
April |, was pioneer of this vicinity
for 40 years and has been identified
with the Ashley church since its or
ganization in 1868. He was true
Christian In its most exalted mean
ing, man who lived his faith in
every walk of life, leaving an example
most worthy of emulation and one TO
whom the beautiful hymn can be APP
when he dies" The remains were
laid to rest in the Ashley cemetery,
beside those of his wife, who died sew
eral years ago.
Miss Jennie Saur closed her school
in the Lessiter district, April 3, with a
house full of visitors, who greatly en-
loved the exercises, which consisted
OF music, recitations, etc, the latter
including a dialogue finely rendered.
Under Miss Saur's skillful teaching
the pupils have become remarkably
proficient in map drawing, something
new for our school, and the visitors
were surprised to see the fine speci-
mems on exhibition. Miss Saur came
here stranger to us all, but returned
to her home in Sparta with host OF
friends made during her short stay.
The following is the program for the
Teachers Reading Circle to DE held in
Grattan Union School building, April
49, 1896:
Song ......... ...'.t.. 49,. society
Whites Management. Brown
GphOOl Ia 10.
botany '''.'''' Histology, $500 ~ 'o"'
MUSIC. ..... $500 ooclety
Anthem.
Recitation......., ..-...... ...... ...Chas' Bear
Paper ............,...... ........ Claude Becker
Song. ................ society
Discussion, How to Teach Arithmetic.
Led by Mrs. Byrne, followed by Lee Jake
way.
Music =. ..........,.....M Mrs. Minnie Written
Paper ...................... Mae Byrne
Music. ................. ............
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09

There are none more miserable than cpl
leptics. For 20 years suffered with epilep-
tic fits, having as high as five in one night.
tried any number OF physicians. paying to
one alone. a fee of $4,000 and have done
little for years but search for something TO
help me. and have taken all the leading
remedies. but received no benefit. A year ago
my son, Chas. s. Gallaher. druggist at 191
Reed St., Milwaukee, gave me DIR. Miles
Restorative Nervine. and / tried 1t with
gratifying results. Have had but two fits
since began taking it. l am better now in
every way than have been in 20 years"
Dr. Miles Remedies are sold by druggists
on positive guarantee that the first bottle
will benefit or price refunded. Book on the
Heart and Nerves, free. Address.
DIR. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The advocate., 1896-03-18
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Warning against the use Of nicotine
as an insecticide for fruit 10 given. 1t
is a deadly poison.
Grain that is sown late should be
sown more thickly than if sown early,
for more Of it will fail to germinate.
1t is said that If seed corn is placed
in an open box and subjected to 14O de-
grees of heat, it will dry out quickly and
without injury.
There will be q growing market for
good muttOns for years to come. The
proportion of poor sheep that comes to
market is very large.
The standard weight of wheat is go
pounds, but when wheat has been grown
q series of years on the same ground, it
win hardly come up to the standard.
Forty years ago the Concord grape
was originated by Ephriam w. Bull,
who recently died. The Concord was
developed from wild grape, and it is a
good enough grape for anybody.
There should be care exercised in
feeding new corn to animals. We be-
lieve that injury is possible from feed
ing too much, though it is practice TO
feed swine especially all they will eat.
Farmers Voice.
The advocate., 1896-03-18
Sowing Orehards to Grnsa.

Some people believe that a grass pas
ture keeps in the moisture. Eyperi-
ments made in Nebraska have proven
this to be a fallacy. The orchard was
divided into three parts. Two of them
were in grass, one moved and the other
pastured; and the third portion was
cultivated. 1t was proven by actual
analysis that for every 100 barrels of
water contained in the first 20 inches of
pasture, like amount of ground cul-
tiyated during the entire season con-
tanned over l40 barrels. The pastured
portion contained little more mois-
ture than that moved, but only five per
cent. more. Apples from the cultivated
land averaged nearly IA per cent. larger
in weight than those from pastured
land, and over II per cent. larger than
those from moved land.
The advocate., 1896-03-18
rigs,

making. A rough log is thrown on
either side of the hasty excavation
and short string pieces placed across
thSm to support the planks. Fig. 2 is
Of similar construction, except that
planks are set up edgewise in place Of
the logs. Fig. is faulty and expen-
sive. Fig. is yet more costly and
equally weak in construction at the
fundamental point. The part needing
The advocate., 1896-03-18
Ejg'2-

pains to have clear bed for it under
the rOad2 There Is always space ample
for the flow, but SO obstructed with
rocks or stones that, when the food
comes, the stream begins at once to
attack the sides. Perhaps 1t rises and
dows over the roadway.
Figs to represent primitive froma
of Culverts of different degrees of de-
The advocate., 1896-03-18
The Longest Telegraph Line.

The longest telegraph line in the
world above ground and without q
break has just been completed in Aus.
trslia. 1t runs from ROckhsmpton, In
Queensland, to BrOome, in Western
AuStraliR-a total length of over 5000
miles. .-Scientifc american.
The advocate., 1896-03-18

washed out two or three years ago.
These washouts frequently happen be.
cause no end Of pains is taken with
the top and sides, while the bed on
which the water Is to Aow is left just
az the man with hoe or shovel dressed
II. Rains make wide sheet of water
that collects leaves which are piled up
here and there, and the water barely
trlGkles along. A heavier rain brings
in some stones. The rough, fat water
ways get more and more obstructed
each time the water finds it's way under
the road. "0f course" says the farm.
exc "culycrts get stopped up" Yes, and
than they ore washed out bodily and
Ahm 4nw~rnnr haa An
The advocate., 1896-03-18
HOMEMADE SIEVEs.
A Set OF Them ID Needed by Every Farmer
and Gardener.

A set OF sieves of varied degrees OF
fineness is needed on every farm. Get
stout grocery or dry goods box of
suitable size and saw it in sections, as
shown in the sketch. Get small pieces
of wire cloth and wire netting of va
rious numbers and tack them upon one
side of these sections, covering the
edges with thin strips of wood. After
The advocate., 1896-03-18

Send in Club, Get Premium,
The advocate., 1896-03-18
ET0. g.

ing already begun and in position to
catch any hoating substance, there will
be clear waterway in which it win
be difficult for anything to lodge
Farm and Home.
The advocate., 1896-03-18

experiencing the advantages of having
such a set of sieves one could not get
along without them. With a set OF
sieves like these, graduated from fine
to very coarse, inferior beans and peas
can easily be removed from these crops
"a single item that shows one of the
many uses to which they may be put.
Orange Judd Farmer.
The advocate., 1896-03-18

aB 10 IculOVS 10 8I
once. The culVert
bottom will be
largely self-clean-
ing, and when q
freshet comes, In,
stead of q dam be-
The advocate., 1896-03-18

JAG AHEN1BE WHB 10
pay for building
them over again.
When there is q
stream flowing all
the time, who ever
saw any one take
The advocate., 1896-03-18
BUILDING cuLvERTs.

MuCh Money KS Wasted BY Those Who Do
Not URdOFEtand It.
Where stone is abundant, the best
CUlVert that can be built is Of that ma
terial. The next best material Is wood
log culvert with poles or planks on
top. Then culverts are made Of heavy
planls, strong and supposed to be dur
able. Farmers of the eastern states
hare been building culverts for 100
years, and ought to know how to build
them properly, but they don't. The
The advocate., 1896-03-18

fectivenPss, but all
of them may be
found in country
roads. Fig. / be-
longs to the" "cordu-
roy" period of road
The advocate., 1896-03-18

win have O small channel. A slight oh.
JtructiOn win back up the water 30 fast
as to remove f. AZ
The advocate., 1896-03-18

pFUO4 IB UIIHD GVGEy
heavy rainstOrm
washes out innu-
merable culyeTts
perhaps the very
same that were
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-22
Political Gossip.

Political gossip is beginning to appear
in the etate papers. 1t is yes too early
for candidates to be announcing their
intentions, and the imagination of news
paper men has full field for its exer-
else. An Eastern Oregon paper says
that A. S. Bennett of The Dalles may
possibly be the Democratic nominee for
the supreme court. This, however, we
think unlikely, as Judge Bennett has
been candidate for that position twice
already and the chances for electing a
democrat to the supreme court are no
better now than they were two or four
years ago. The Tribune says that there
is a mild suspicion that Judge Charles
H. Carey of Portland could be prevailed
upon to take an active part in the con-
gressional fight in the First district.
Whether or not this may be SO, Mr..
Ellis will not be without competitors
that will make the contest in the con-
vention interesting. 1t is about time
that John G. Leasure was arising to an
nounce that he would make good con-
gresham. Mr.. Leasure, after moving
to Portland, seems to have been lost in
the political shuttle.
From now till convention time there
will be abundant opportunities to make
and unmake candidates with the rapid
ity of kaleidoscope.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-22

ing the cost of production, which is
mainly labor cost. Add this to the fact
that Ia aborers of the cheapest, and often
the most degraded classes, are pouring
into this country to make the competi-
ton sharper among wage-earners, and it
is perceived that the right method of
advancing wages in this country is, not
to try to fix wage rates by governmental
decree, but to build higher the tariff
barrier against foreign goods and to I'M
pose severe restriction upon immigra-
tion.-The Press, N. Y.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-22

Governor Lords promptitude in re-
spending to an eastern newspapers in
quiry; as to the numerical strength of
the state militia was no less remarkable
than is his tardiness in answering the
query of about score of Oregon news
papers as to why he does not call a spe-
cial session OF the legislature. His ex-
cellency seems to be more interested in
Cuba's struggle for freedom from Span
ish rule than in Oregon's appeal for re-
lief from oppressive taxation.-Evening
Telegram.
This is lively Imagination. Governor
Lord is not more interested in the Cuban
insurgents than in Oregon's appeal for
relief from oppressive taxation; but he
does not call an extra session because he
knows that outside of the political ring
sters in Portland and few of their hire
hngs in other parts of the state, no one
wants an extra session. We would
rather let bad enough alone, without
making it worse.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-22
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY p, 1896
"a TRIUMPH FOR FREE WOOL

The exports of our woolen manufac-
tured goods during the eleven months
ending November 80, amounted to $685.
1893, against $676,740 in the correspond
ing eleven months of 1894. 1t cannot,
therefore, be doubted that our wooden
mills are now dong better than they
have done.
This is a great triumh for free wool,
which the Wilson tariff gave the coun-
try.-N. Y. Herald, January IL, 1896.
Mr.. James Gordon Benefits un Amer
lean paper shows that our exports of
American woolen goods were $9, ,158 more
during eleven months cf protection to
wool in 1894. This may, indeed, be re-
garded as ga great triumph for free
wool, Ian increase of $33 per working
day in the output of all American wooden
mills, $500 in number, or an average of
of 13 cents added to the value of the
daily output of each mill, half of which
goes to labor, so that 61a cents per day
could be divided among 1861 wage
earners as the direct result of the ''great
triumph for free WOOL"
We have not deducted the increased
woolen imports which, last year, from,
the United Kingdom alone reached $19,-
000, 900 more than in 1894, without any
figures from Germany or France, where
Mr.. Benefits partisan friends are un-
doubtedly drinking success to American
free trade.
The loss of $19 100000 of our wooden
trade meant an average loss of $1,000 in
the output of each and every one of our
woolen mills last year, to be charged
against the increased Is cents worth of
business per woolen mill per day ac-
quired throughsthe capture of additional
markets of the world.
We believe that Mr.. Benefits state
ment that SIT cannot, therefore be
doubted that our wooden mills are now
doing better than they have done'' is
slightly at variance with the truth.
These results, however, certainly show
that ''this is the great triumph for free
wool" when one becomes "triumphant''
over the destruction of American in
dustries.-Economist.