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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
The viii and the Method.

game called poker is charged by
an official of the American Surety com
pany with responsibility for m ajority
of the entertainments that take place in
the United States 1t does not require
any familiarity with the sport mention
ed, which is, we believe. much like
golf, except that the object is to get
your opponent instead of ball into the
holes, to Justify the belief that the
Surety man confounds effect with cause.
The embezzlers stake stolen money be.
cause they are dishonest, and the par
ticular medium of their operations can
hardly be charged even with compiled
ty.-New York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
Longstreet on His Farm.

A visitor who recently called to see
General Longstreet at his farm near
Gainesville, Ga, says: II looked for q
large, old fashioned southern place,
with pillars and wide hall. Instead
the house was an ordinary story and q
half farmhouse, such as northern car
penter might build. A board nailed to
tree offered wine for sale at very
low price, and l saw an extensive vine
yard across the road. A lean, farmerlike
person told me that General Longstreet
was in his vineyard, and there l came
upon him, scissors in hand, busily prun-
ing his vines He is a big old man,
STOPPING a little now and slow Of gait.
He wears long white whiskers, cut away
from his chin. His hair is white as wool,
but his skin is ruddy, as though sleep
and good digestion were still his to COM
mand. We talked for time about his
garden and vineyard. i get out every
afternoon, he said, and work about.
find the sun and air do me good. One
of his arms is little disabled, and he
is quite deaf in one ear. He could not
hear very well in the open air, and at
his suggestion we returned to the house.
i live with my tenant. He is a veteran
of the northern army, he said at the
door, and there was slight smile about
his eyes. New York Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
A New Source of Rubber.

The discovery of new source Of La
gos rubber, from tree known to the
natives as the ire" or ''ireh, has
given great impetus to the trade Of
the west coast of Africa in rubber Of
extremely good quality. The Kicksia
africana forms tree so to 60 feet high,
with trunk averaging IL to IA inches
in diameter II is said to be one of the
most beautiful trees of the forest and is
capable of producing in good season
as much as from 10 to 10 pounds of
rubber per tree For the purpose of ex-
tracing the rubber q deep vertical cut
is made through the bark and several
oblique cuts on each side running into
the main channel, at the base of which
vessel is placed to receive the exuding
milk, which is coagulated by allowing
quantity to stand for some days in a
cavity made in the trunk of tree, SO
that the watery portion evaporates or
soaks into the wood, leaving the solid
portion behind, which is kneaded and
pressed together into solid mass, or
the milk is placed in vessel and boil
ed, the rubber beginning to coagulate
almost Immediately heat is applied.
Nature
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
sOMEWHERE.

Somewhere the wind Is blowing,
thought as / toiled along
In the burning heat OF the noontide
And the fancy made me strong.
Yes, somewhere the wind Is blowing,
Though here, where gasp and sigh
Not "a breath OF air Is stirring,
Not cloud In the burning sky.
Somewhere the thing we long for
Exists on earth's wide bound;
Somewhere the sun is shining
When winter nips the ground,
Somewhere the flowers are springing,
Somewhere the corn isIbrown,
And ready unto the harvest
To feed the hungry town
Somewhere the twilight gathers,
And weary men lay by
The burden of the day time
And wrapped in slumber lie.
Somewhere the day is breaking,
And gloom and darkness flee;
Though storms our bark are tossing,
There's somewhere a placid sea.
And thus, thought, tits always,
In this mysterious life,
There's always gladness somewhere
In spite of It's pain and strife;
And somewhere the sin and sorrow
OF earth are known no more;
Somewhere our weary spirits
Shall find "a peaceful shore.
Somewhere the things that try us
Shall all have passed away,
And doubt and fear no longer
Impede the perfect day.
O brother, though the darkness
Around thy soul be cast,
The earth is rolling sunward.
And light shall come at last.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers

News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers
Band convention at Grand Ledge,
August %.
Carey w. Winning gets the appoint
ment Of postmaster at Lakeview.
The proposition to bond Ionia for
So, 500 for water improvements was lost
by five votes.
Miss Anna Curtis OF Bedding, is Wis
iting friends and relatives in this city.
-St.Lo Republican.
The famous fast feminine flyers OF the
world will race on bicycles at Grand
Rapids state fair week.
The Dowagiac Standard has just
rounded out its fifth year and it is the
most lusty kid OF its age in the state.
Carson City Gazette: Miss Lille
Aldrich Of Beldlng, visited her cousin,
Miss Nina Aldrich, few days this
week.
Stanton Herald: Mrs. A. G. Shaw
and her father, Mr.. A. Wright of Bel
ding, were the guests of III. l.. McNutt
and family the fore part of the week.
The Cedar Springs FAIR will occur
September LIST, End, Bird and 4th. A
fine premium list has been issued from
the Clipper office. Great attractions
are advertised To take place each day.
The Soldiers and Sailors Associa-
ton of Ionia, Clinton, Gratiot and
Montcalm counties will hold their
annual campfire and picnic in Lang
don's grove, Hubbardston, Saturday
August Dist. Capt f.. M. Allen of
Portland will deliver the address.
GAINESVILLE Record: Ye editor was
in Elmdale Friday afternoon and was
noting the improvements that have
taken place recently. Lester Grant,
the new merchant and hotel proprle-
tor has made great many improve
ments in the building he occupies so
that everything is in good shape. Mr..
Grant ought to do a good business AT
that point.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
Eating Between Meals.

Eating between meals, says a wise
doctor, is bad habit for one to acquire.
1t will certainly injure the digestive
process and soon upsets natural,
healthy appetite for regular meals 1t
Is very easy habit to get into and is
rather difficult to break up. II any eat
ing is INDUCED in between meals, per.
fectly ripe, fresh fruit is the least harm
full kind of refreshment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
Electric Filters.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen
orally needed in the spring, when the
languid exhausted feeling prevails,
when the liver is torpid and sluggish
and the need Of tonic and Alternative
is felt. A prompt use of this medicine
has often averted long and perhaps
fatal bilious fevers. No medicine will
act more surely in counteracting and
freeing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, Indigestion, con-
stipation, dizziness yield to Electric
Bitters. Fifty cents and $l.O0 per bot
tie at Fisk Bangs Drug Store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
Pretty Low.

Revenge carried beyond the grave Is
instanced i'll the obituary notice, writ
ten by a Tennessee editor, of a man who
died owing him ten years subscription
for his paper He said that the deceased
had fallen so low i'll his mortal life that
he had to climb up hill to get into per-
dition. Kansas City Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

The Professor-You are now gazing,
sorr, on that wonderful planet, Saturn.
The Seeker After Science-And what
is that smooth, broad belt all round it?
The Professor (rising to the occasion)
Hem! That, sorr, is the track of the
Saturn Bicycle Club.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
Sure.

What did Noah live on when the
food subsidized and his provisions in the
ark were exhausted?' asked a Sunday
school teacher Of her class II know, :"
squeaked little girl after the others
had given up. We'll, what?" inquired
the teacher DRY land Chattanooga
Times
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
A JOYOUS Moment,

"There is my last poem. said the
young but melancholy contributor.
Thank the Lordr" replied the dig
nified editor as he chung to his chair
that he might not dance hornpipe. -
Detroit Free Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

Beethoven almost went crazy about
the Countess Giulietta Guicciardi. He
calls her my immorta beloved" and
concludes his letters: Ever yours Ev-
er minel Ever each other'sl Amen"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

Vim, vigor and victory; these are
the characteristics of DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills for
constipation, biliousness and all stom-
ach and liver troubles. w. |. Bene-
diet, Druggist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

"They don't make mucn fuss about
it," We are speaking of DeWitt's
Little Early Risers, the famous little
pills for constipation, biliousness and
all stomach and liver troubles. They
never grippe. w. |. Benedict, Drug
crio
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

Burning, itching skin diseases in
stantly relieved by DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, unequalled for cuts, burns
and bruises. 1t heals without leaving
a scar. w. |. Benedict, Druggist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
Plague Peculiarities.

During the cholera plague of 1865 the
greatest mortality at Rome and Madrid
was on Sundays; at London and Berlin,
on Wednesdays, at Paris, on Saturdays.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
RnckIen,s Arnica saIye

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos
itiyely cures piles, or no pay required.
II is guaranteed To give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by Fisk Bangs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

An Arab proverb-"When you have
done any one favor, throw into the
sea the remembrance OF it.; and II the
fishes devourit, God will remember it,. -
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
Swiss Savings Banks.

Switzerland has as many as 557 saw
ings banks, in which l,196, $40 persons,
or more than third of the total popu-
lation, are depositors.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

1t is the height of folly to give W
attempting because you have failed.
Failures are wonderful clements in
the character.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

The proportion of baldheaded men in
this country is more than 10 per cent
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

She-"How would you punctuate the
following: Ten dollar bills, for such
they were, were blown down the street
by the wind
He-"1 think I would make a dash
after the ten dollar bills. "-Post-Dis-
mitch
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy always affords
prompt relief. For sale by Fisk
Bangs, Druggist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

1t is commonly said that the gift of
humor is rare among musicians.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
The sun.

brightly and the birds may
Yeetest songs but il your
OF right there is no happi-
Keep a bottle Of Dr.Cald-
Pepsin in the house and
ling to directions and the
will not shine and sing
Istipation and indigestion
size Zoe no doses) and in
bottles. OF Fisk Bangs,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

and the farmers
tagged In a race to see who
the greatest evidence Of
Come TO think Of it, that
|at the Republicans claimed
bat prosperity in manufac-
prosperity in farming went
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

10 and Iowa Democrats who
|silver question the sole issue
ate campaigns this year are
now. The bottom has fallen
.silver argument by reason
bher drop in this price of sill
ihe further increase in the
farm products and general
and now they are left with
support their doctrines or
orms.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19

n Of the large newspapers
icals of this country have
d are using the photography
led by the joint action OF the
Pathological association and
logical society OF England.
to change d or ed final to /
pnounced except when the e
receding sound. Exprest,
distinguish, is the new
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-26
Machines for Breathing.

But few sightseers at the national
capital find the Patent Office the most
interesting point to visit, yet there is
probably no public building in Wash
ington about which have conferred so
many high hopes, SO much of ambi-
ton, keen research and hard study.
The Patent Office, indeed. is sort Of
Mecca for the inventive genius of the
United States.
At the time this is written 526,45S
patents are here recorded, and an ex-
animation Of the models of them, pre-
served in the cases, would occupy the
student for at least a year.
Among the oldest of recent patented
devices are two breathing machines"
one by man in Buffalo, the other by a
Brooklyn physician.
A machine for breathing may at first
thought appear to be superfiuous. and
even ridiculous, yet both of these con-
trivances are of benign intent. They
are designed to preserve life, or to re-
suscitate suspended animation, as in
cases Of drowning, choking, or a sud-
den failure of the hearts action.
Physicians, as is well known, often
attempt to produce artificial respira-
ton in such cases by extending the un-
fortunate person on the ground or on
the floor, and alternately raising or
lowering the arms. At best this meth
cd is unpromising, and it is to render
such artificial respira ton more effect
ual that the two inventions above-men-
toned have been sought out.
The Brooklyn doctors device con.
sists Of an alright chamber, or box,
in which the sufferer from suspended
respiration can be placed, all save his
nostrils and mouth, which are open
to the external air. BY means of an
air-pump, connected with the chamber
and worked rapidly by rotary shaft
and crank, the air is by turns exhaust.
ed and admitted, thus causing, by
pneumatic pressure, the lungs to be nj.
ternately dilated with air and com.
pressed at the ordinary intervals of
natural breathing
The Buffalo inventor seeks to accom-.
plish the same end by means of n bel
lows and tube accurately applied oxer
the nostrils and mouth of the person.
Alternate inspiration and exhaustion
of air in the lungs are thus brought
about. The air-tube before entering
the nostrils passes through small
heating apparatus. This raises the air
to the temperature which it would
reach naturally in the air-passages Of
healthy person.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-26
THOUGHT HE WAS A HERO.
Dilenam ma of the Man Who Held Burst
Bathtub Together.


One Of the most ridiculous situations
which at the time bring the coolest
sweat out Of q mans brow, and ever
after remain with him as constant
source OF mirth, occurred to Shelton
merchant a few days ago. He thought
he would take bath, and as his fiat
is minus one Of the chief requisites for
the job n bathtub-he extemporized
one out of a small washtub and en-.
joyed a cooling ablution.
He had just concluded and stepped
from the tub for the towel. when sud
denly the top hoop of the tub burst
with sharp report, and the man saw
to his horror that the whole contents
Of the tub would soon be flooding the
floor. At the same moment he thought
OF the store beneath and the amount
OF damage the water would do as it ran
down through the ceiling. He is a man
Of quick thought, and in moment he
did the only thing possible. threw him
self down beside the tub and, clasping
his arms around it, held the already
fast swelling slaves together. He was
successful in keeping the water in-but
what Il situation. He dared not yell.
for he vas hardly in a condition to
receiv- caAers, especially as he knew
that all in the block at the time were Of
the gentler sex, and he realized at
once that the only thing left for him
was to stay in that position until the
return of his wife, who was out on a
shopping expedition.
Like the boy who saved Holland. he
manfully remained in his most uncom-
Portable position until relief in the
shape of his wife appeared. Then to
cap the climax, when he asked her to
get a rope or any old thing to tie about
the tub, she, after long tit of uncon-
trollable laughter, asked him why he
didn't carry the tub and contents out
to the sink room and pour out the
water. With a look that froZe the
smile on her face he did as she said,
and without a word donned his clothing
and wandered out into the cold, unfeel-
ing world, a crushed and Inundated
man.-Ansonia Conn. Sentinel.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-26
Do We Need a New White H

Do We Need a New White House :?
much has been said and written
about the Inconvenience and made
quacy Of the Executive Mansion, and
many plans have been proposed to rem.
edy its real or imaginary defects, "
writes ex-President Harrison In the
Ladies' Home Journal. ''S0me have
proposed to abandon the house as .
place Of residence, to give 1t wholly!
over to ofiicial uses, and to build new
home for the President; others suggese
to make the home strictly and solely 2
place Of residence. by removing the o..
flces to q suitable new building. II
would be q great shame, I tldnk, to di-
vert this stately and historic house 70
another and a meaner use than that %
which 1t was set apart when Washin1.
ton laid It's cornerstone. With the Of
fees out Of It, some better provision for
the accommodation Of the domestics'
and another large room, with sun
able exit, to relieve the overcrowdeo
receptions, the house would be ao@
quate and altogether creditable."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-26
Lake of Ink with Curative Power.
In the middle Of the Cncnnah hills In

Lake of Ink with Curative Power.
In the middle of the Cocopah hills. In
Arizona, is what is known as the Lake
of Ink. Though supplied by beautiful
springs of clear water, the liquid of the
lake Is black and of an ink-like charac-
ter. The temperature varies from 40
degrees to ZIG degrees, according to
the locality, and the water feels smooth
and oily. According to the Indians,
not only Of the vicinity, but far away,
the waters Of the lake have strong
medicinal qualities, though most white
people would hesitate to adopt the
mode of treatment prescribed. The in
valid IL buried up to his ,louth in the
hot volcanic mud for from twenty to
thirty minutes. Then he is carried,
covered with mud, to the edge of the
lake. into which he is plunged for from
fifteen to twenty minutes, after which
he is rolled In blanket and allowed to
sweat on the hot, sulphurous sand or
rock near by. The cures wrought are
said to be wonderful.-Morning Ore.
gonian.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-26
Both Wrong.

Inc Toronto Saturday Night tells OF
a man who kept ferret being obliged
to so into the country, leaving the cage
with the ferret in charge Of neighbor
till he should return.
The neighbor incantiously opened the
cagedoos, and the ferret escaped.
whereupon the owner brought claim
against him for damages.
The following was the decision of tie
learned magistrate before whom the
case was brought.
.tNo doubt" he said to the neighhor,
mo doubt you were wrong to open the
cage door. but" turning to the owner.
ssyou were wrong, too. Why did you
not clip the bxute's wingsY'
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-26
Big Prices Tor stamps.

Some recent high prices paid for posn
age stamps in London were: Moldevh
81 paras, $405; Tuscany, 8 lire yeeloWt
$500; st. Vincent, 8 pence, yellcw-slre
$50; Reunion, 30 cents, first issue, ~
for both q used and an unused speG
men; Newfoundland, 2 pence. carE1pin
$3.50; 4 pence, carmine, $67; New 81
wick, ] shilling, violet, 500; Great
ain. penny, black, 500; and = str H
three. Queensland. 2 penny. bluA ss!
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-26

In a country town, when man buys
! new suit, people guy him for week.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-08-26
Two Classe,

Two Glasses.
The world In all doth but two nations
bear
The good, the bad; and these mixed
everywhere.
Andrew MARVEL.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-12

Alaska's S gold finds continue to ex-
cite the world, and every community
is interested. individuals and parties
are either arranging to start for
there this fall or next spring No
such gold excitement has been exper-
fenced since the days OF California s
great strike. The reports that come
from Alaska in letters, or statements
Of persons who have been there, are
eagerly sought and read. All oft them
contain warning of the hardships and
privations to be encountered in that
far away country, and advise every
one to give up any idea OF starting
before next spring.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-12
Outlook fer Sheep Ralsers.

From the American Sheep Breeder
we clip the following notes, which
would indicate that something of the
old time prices for good sheep are at
least near at hand:
"Sheep owners in our section are
fairly run down by$buyers OF breed
ing ewes. Very few'are willing, how
ever, to sell, as they are all looking
for brighter times for wool grow
ers. "A. G. Bailey, Illinois.
''Sheep are booming in our coun-
try. Grade ewes in lamb have sold
freely at four to six dollars per head,
the same sort that was selling for a
dollar and dollar and q quarter
last year. 1t seems like old times
come back again. ."-Lorin Lukins,
Indiana.
"Sheep are advancing in the South
from II to % cents every few days.
Richmond and Louisville buyers are
gathering up all the good ewes they
can find. Circulars from dealers are
flying around like snowfakes. =
Henry Stewart, North Carolina.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-12

A third rail system OF railways is
not an impossible feature OF the near
future. The present railroad tracks
can be used, with u third rail in The
center Motive power is supplied by
n small storage battery and engine.
The electrical current can be shut OH
instantly and carstopped anytime.
No smoke, no heat, no noise, open
cars are among the improvements
suggested by the new method.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-08-12
Bradstreets on Wheat.

Notwithstanding domestic wheat
crop reports pointing to a harvest OF
575, 100000 bushels, 100000, 900
bushels more than last year, the price
of wheat gives signs of advancing
along the lines laid down for it by
some OF the constitutional bulls.
The worlds stocks of wheat amount,
in round numbers, to only 10000
600 bushels, one of the smallest to-
tails at a corresponding date for many
years. This is the more signifi-
cant when it is recalled that availa-
bic stocks, not only in the United
States but in Europe, represent to-
day much larger proportion OF to-
tai supplies, visible and invisable,
than they did ten years ago, owing
TO the increase OF facilities for stor-
age. Foreign buyers have evidently
been impressed by recent reports
from Russia, Germany, France ana
Hungary, pointing to decreased
wheat harvests this year. India, it
is thought, will hardly supply more
than she requires for her home con
sumption, and little is counted on
from Australia and Argentine Repub,
| lie. This brings the United States to
the front as a prominent wheat ex'
porter under somewhat similar con.
ditions to those which existed in
I1S79, period Of revival from the
preceding panic, after five or six
wears OF retrenchment and economy.
-Bradstreet's,