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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
Comfort For Cyclers.

A Denver man recently invented and
placed on the market an ingenious de-
vice to keep the hands of cyclers warm
while riding in cold weather. 1t consists
of conical shaped shield made Of cor
duroy or other suitable material and
lined with fleece, making warm and
comfortable shield. The small end of
the cone fits snugly over the handle bars
of the bicycle, and the larger end &C
commodities the hand Of the rider,
permitting the grasping of the handles
within the cone. The larger end of the
cone incloses the riders sleeves and
forms protection from the wind. -Ex-
change
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
THE SPORTING WORLD.

Ives, the champion billiardist. does
not believe in exerting the body while
playing at billiards.
"Let yonr arm and wrist do the
work, = says he. Keep your body still.
You will often see players making, say,
q round the table shot requiring four or
five cushions to carom, who fairly fling
themselves on the table on giving the
ball the necessary momentum. This is
all very wrong, 1t is IA complete waste
of energy. Not only that, but it robs
player of that steadiness and accuracy
needed to successfully score the point.
Muscles are at work in this uncalled for
labor that clash with the accuracy and
delicacy needed to strike the precise an
gle. The proper way is to stand with
your body immovable, using practical
~ only your forearm. With slight eff
fort you can put enough force to the ball
to make it go the required distance.
Some people acquire this habit to such
D degree that their playing is more Of a
system of twistings and contortions than
billiard playing. Although il requires
u good wrist and arm to be "A successful
billiard player, it doesn't necessarily
follow that you need the muscles OF a
Sandow or the strength of longshore-
man. Skill and delicacy are the strong
points of billiards. New York World
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
WOMAN AND FASHION.
Graceful Handkerchief Trimming on
Gowns and Blouses Dainty Tea
Jacket A New Occupation.

A Partisan gown Of recent importa-
tion is made with an extremely pretty
bodice trimmed in handkerchief style.
which il quite new and very popular
just at present. On the other side this
dress is made OF golden brown double
cashmere, and the sleeves are tucked
from the wrist to the shoulder. The
vest is also finelyitucked, and the collar
and soft revers are made of turquoise
blue silk, with small brown designs
upon it. All of these are hemmed at
the edges like pocket handkerchief,
and they are caught together at the
throat with handsome cabochons which
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
A Costly Gamecock.

A man in England paid 81 900 for a
chicken short time ago, although the
fact is not basis for speculation as to
English poultry market prices. In point
of fact, the price was considered so out
rageous even for a gamecock that the
story of the sale when il first began to
circulate found few believers But 1t
was a genuine sale. The money was paid
and the chicken taken.
1t was at the recent Birmingham poul.
try show that this remarkable transac-
tion took place. The gamecock in ques-
ton, fine black red, is said to be one
of the most perfect of its kind in exist
ence. 1t has wonderful reach. is al
most perfecrin shape and size, while It's
fine tail is one of its best points 1t has
u fine ancestral record Of prizes and TIL
umphs and is IA heavy winner itself. -
Exchange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
Big Packs of Hounds.

The American Field gives list of the
largest pack of hounds in Great Britain
and Ireland The largest pack of all
contains 90 couples-lS0 dogs-and is
maintained by the Blackmore Vale. This
pack is run four days a week, but OF
course not all the dogs are used each
day. John Watson, master of the Meath,
an Irish pack, has GA couples, running
FIVE days "A week, making il one of the
hardest working packs in the kingdom.
The Badminton, owned by the Duke of
Beaufort, has in it 70 couples, which
are hunted on five days of the week. An
other pack that hunts five days week
is the Belvoir, and ii has ia couples, The
Duke of Buccleuch and the Earl of Egg
linton keep the largest packs in Scot
land, the duke maintaining 81 couples
and the earl 30.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
A Veteran PAGER.

Johnson, 2.06L, ex-champion PAGER
and the worlds fastest performer to
high wheel sulky. is living on the fat Of
the land at @. +. Dunbar Clinton street
farm, in the easterly suburbs of Buffalo.
Johnson will be 20 years old next spring,
and aside from slight lameness seems
as frisky as colt. Only last July John
Splan, who drove him to his record at
Chicago in 1854, was heard to remark.
II wish / had johnson at years Of age
today. He would give all the big guns of
pacedom race to bike. Had / known
at Chicago in 1884 that / was never to
drive him again, his record to high
wheel sulky would have been much fast
err Johnson was the pacing wonder OF
his day. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
Restless Giants.

The elephant is SO bulky that we can
hardly believe that he is really most
restless creature, and the natives have
saying that IAN elephants shoulder is
never still. " An English writer men,
tions a curious instance Of their restless
habits as noted by sea captain in
whose steamer 40 elephants had been
shipped. The vessel was anchored in a
perfectly smooth sea of the coast of
Zanzibar; but, to the great surprise Of
the passengers, the steamer began to
roll. At first they supposed the motion
to be caused by the ground swell, but
when the motion kept increasing there
was general alarm, and the captain
made an inspection of the ship. Then it
was revealed that the elephants had in
some way found that by swaying to and
fro all together a rocking motion was
produced. which seemed to please them
immensely. So the great heads and
bodies rolled and swung in unison, IN
til the steamer, which had no other
cargo and rolled light, was in imminent
danger of rolling clean over. The driv-
ers were hurried down into the hold.
and after great deal of shouting and
humping they made the elephants
"break STEP" so to speak, and thus
stopped their dangerous amusement.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
Only q Piece Of String

To hunter or fisherman a piece Of
stout string. such rs is used to tie up
heavy bundles, is often of great value.
If the fishing rod breaks, the string
mends it again. Should the gunstock
break, the string is invaluable. II u
pack basket strap fails, string takes
its place. A tear in a tent is sewed up
with string. Game is hung out Of reach
of animals with string. A lost man
makes snares out of string and catches
birds and rabbits enough to keep him
from going hungry. Likewise stout
string will serve as "a fishing line in the
absence of regular tackle. A boat can be
anchored with a rock and cord A raft
is easily made with string and three
or six logs, according to the size, and
many a skin boat is sewed with raw
hide strings.
With piece OF string in his pocket,
no man need starve or lack for sport,
though lost and 40 miles from anybody.
He can break off branch, make "a bow,
use slender sapling for an arrow and
shoot game as the Indians did Fire
may be started in an unraveled string
by striking sparks into it from two hard
rocks. A very important use of "a string
is stopping the flow of blood from a
wound. A strip of bark, with q round
stone to press into the artery and a
string to tie tight over the bark, has
saved many lives and will save more.
The strip of bark prevents the string
from cutting the flesh. In case of a
broken leg, bark sheaf and string
keep the bones i'll place.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
The Indispensable Wheel.

What a void there would be if today
every bicycle in tine United States should
be destroyed The wheels of government.
of business, of trade and commerce and
of political activity would be so clogged
that operation would be most difficult if
not entirely stopped. 1t is wholly with
out the range of human conception or
calculation to determine with any de-
gree of correctness what large place
cycling fills in our everyday life and ac-
tivity today. Never before has any sim
gle human coutrivance so rapidly be-
come Indispensable to the general public
as the bicycle. Wheel.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
How Small Dogs Are Carried.

The New York swell girl carries her
pet dog wrapped up in a continuance
that resembles shawl strap. For the
winter season the carrying strap and
blanket are combined In color the
blanket is generally red, and the small
dog presents comical sight hanging
Imply from the gay colored bundle as
it depends from the lady's hand. The
Herald, in calling attention to this
fashion, tells that prices of the carrying
harness and blanket vary all the way
from IS to $40, according to the decora.
ton
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11

cade to show vest of turquoise blue
satin, down the center of which wide
band of gold gallon is placed.
The front of the coat is softened with
draperies of ficelle lace, while the back
is cut with the long Louis Quinze
basques, which are so generally becom-
ing, the brocade being arranged in those
carefully planned folds which give such
length to the figure. while the stripes
are so contrived that their design is
matched to perfection. This coat is lined
with turquoise blue glace silk shot
with silver
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
A Visit to France.

Richard Obadiah Vance
Thought he'd like to visit France,
Packed his bag, and of he set.
Hoping he much fun would get.
Richard Obadiah Vance,
When he set his foot in France,
Found not any in the land
What he meant could understand.
Some one stole his bag and ran.
Richard tried to chase the man.
Gendarmcs stopped Dick, made him stay.
So the thief got quite away.
Richards feelings were much hurt.
Stolen was his Sunday shirt.
Toothbrush. slippers. were gone too.
What could woeful Richard dor
As once more he crossed the sea
Very sick and sad was he,
For the sea was high and rough.
And he soon had had enough.
When the ship drew near to shore,
All his griefs he felt were Ger.
Very gladness made him dance,
Richard Obadiah Vance.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
Dainty Tea Jacket.

Exquisite both in color and design is
the Louise Quinze tea jacket, which is
carried ont in brocade with wide
stripes, having i'll the one stripe floral
designs i'll pompadour colorings on a
pure white ground, and in the other
tiny flecks Of silver OH pale blue back
ground striped with gold The coat is
cut short to the waist in front and turn
ed back with smartly cut revers Of bro
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
Lyonnaise Potatoes.

Chop small onion and fry it slowly
I'm 2 tablespoonfuls Of butter. When
slightly colored, add about 3 cupfuls of
cold potatoes, Sliced or diced. Sprinkle
over them little salt and pepper. Ia
biespoonful each Of chopped parsley and
lemon juice Stir carefully with a fork
till all the potatoes are buttered and
hot, but not Drowned.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
A New Occupation.

A young woman connected with the
New York Womans Exchange is report.
ed as having taken up line Of work in
which she has few con prtitors. She is
photographer and takes interiors Of
house. home pictures at the person 3
dwelling therein and anything else of
the kind that may be required which
needs a camera on the spot
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
How Tib and Tab Behaved When Mrs.
Scratch Was Away Only . Piece
Of String-A Visit to France.

low lib and Tab Behaved When Mrs.
Scratch Was Away Only . Piece
Of String-A Visit to France.
Snow, lib and Tab. says Mrs. Scratch.
"Mfnd you behave today
And don't get into mischief or
Play FRANKS while I'm away.
"I'm only going down the street
To number twenty three
To see Miss Mouser, and perhaps
i shan't be back for tea. 4"
But scarcely had their mother left
When lib and Tab begin
To turn the house quite upside down
And make "a fearful din.
They first dress up as Mrs. Scratch.
But quickly tire of that.
30 other naughty antics soon
Engage each pussy cat.
They drag into the drawing room
An old board and box.
"what fine seesawl" they exclaim.
''How splendidly it rocksl"
Alas. pair OF hidden nails
Catch in their borrowed clothes,
And how they are To free themselves
Nor lib nor Tabby knows.
Meanwhile Miss Mouser and her guest
Pass time in pleasant chat
About such things as interest
The MINI of every cat
Why muzzled dogs aren't always seen.
Why mice are caught in traps,
Why cats meat men call once day,
Sometimes not that perhaps.
At last: al really must 20 now.
Ny kitties wait for me.
They will be wondering, I'm sure,
What has become of me.
"Goodby, my dear. says Mrs. Scratch,
"Or, rather, won't you come
And see how lib and Tab behave
When I'm away from homer
"Such kits as these you seldom find.
So quiet and 80 good.
They always do what they are told
And act as pussies should
"If that's the case" Miss Mouser says.
I'm come with you' my dear"
What happened next perhaps you'll CUES
Twas rather sad, fear.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11

A cup OF strong coffee is an antidote
for the odor OF onions.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11

FOR SALE:-Cheap, bay mare colt,
FIVE months old at Fales' livery barn.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
CHICAGO & WEST MICHIGAN.
Grand Rapids n Indiana IL. IL.

The G. r. s. l. Red Book containing maps
views and descriptions of Michigan Summer Re
sorts, sent on application 10 -
g. l.. LOCKWOOD, @. Il. & II. a,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11

Doing nothing is the hardest work
Tor an industrious man.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11

With the close of the Presidential campaign THE TRIBUNE
the fact that the American people anxious
give home and To'mee this
condition. politics will have far less and prominence until
National demands fight
principles which THE TRIBUNE
inception the present day and greatest victories
Every possible effort will be forth and freely spent
make THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE prominently NATIONAL
FAMILY NEWSPAPER, interesting, instructive, entertaining
and indispensable each member of the family.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-26
KANSAS COAL
wlII Not be Allowed to be Sold In Striking
Districts.

PfrTSBURG, Kansas, July PA
leading labor man who is national
president of one of the greatest labor
organizations in the United States, said
to-day:
"The operators must not think they
can smuggle coal out Of Kansas to go
into strike territory. 1t is one Of the
doctrines OF organized labor that when
ever one set OF men commence to do
work that is to the Injury OF organized
labor, the work becomes scab work. The
miners OF southern Kansas are union
men. AS long as they mine coal for
Kansas and the territory which they
have been accustomed to supply, they
are occupying neutral ground and are
not interfering. When they mine coal
to be used in territory usually supplied
by miners who are striking, they become
in the eyes of organized labor what we
call scabs.
1t makes no difference II the Burllng-
ton coal. which was transferred in
Kansas City a few days was for the use
OF the Burlington or to be furnished to
other railroads. II II is used by the
Burlington In territory that has been
supplied from points in Illinois, where
there Is a strike. the coal was noa-un-
ION coal as soon as It got into strike
territory"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-26

They advised their husbands and
sweethearts TO take another irksome
tranp across the country In order that
their conditions might be bettered.
Before evening more than 500 deter
mined men from Cecil, Retssing and
Bridgeville were mO5Ilized at Bridge
VILE. Shortly after Z o'clock they
started on the march, with the Ameri-
can flag AZ their head, Nearly all OF
the men carried q dinner pail, and they
looked like regiment OF tollers going
TO their work.
The whole country side along the line
OF march turned out TO witness the
sight. They reached the Allison mine
at about 10 O'Clock and made the best of
their quarters,
Nothing was done in the way Of arbl-
tratlon to-day, The commissioners
rested and expect TO accomplish con-
siderable during tomorrow. They will
endeaVor to enlist more Of the river 0p-
orators and have every reason TO hope
that they will be successful.
Later II was learned that the deputies
mentioned above were supplied with
Winchester rifles and dispatched to the
New York and Cleveland company
mines. The request for deputies, It is
said, came from Mr.. DeArmitt. who re-
Ceived word from a scout that a large
body OF men were marching towards
the mines, coming from the direction OF
McKeesport and the Youghlogheny dis
trict. Nothing more definite than the
above IL known here.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-26

SEATTLE, Wash, July 25,-No great
er crowd ever assembled on the wharves
OF Seattle than that which witnessed
the departure of the steamer city OF
Mexico for pyea this morning. On the
Mexico were 2SS passengers who left to
seek their fortunes in the KlondVke'
The advertised time of sailing was o
O'Clock, but x was considerably after II
o'clock before she left,
Long before that time the wharf was
completely blocked with people who
were on hand to witness the departure,
and the crowd spread out along the
wharves and docks to the north for
nearly mile. AZ conservative estl-
mate there were fully 5000 people on the
wharyes, twice rs many as had ASSEM-
bled to bid adeu to any preceding
steamer, showing that instead of abat-
ing, the Ktondyke fever Is more Yirl-
lent than ever.
In addition to her passengers, the
Mexico carried 1880 tons OF freight, con-
sisting almost entirely OF outfits oil
gold seekers. She has on board forty
eight horses to be used In packing the
supplies over the Chiiicot Pass from
Dyea to Lake Linderman.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-26

tention, was the general arbitration
treaty negotiated by President CleVe-
land with Great Britain. After ex-
haustlve consideration, despite the
great pressure brought to bear upon the
senate by religious and commercial
bodies throughout the country, the
senate rejected the treaty.
The Hawaiian treaty OF annexation
negotiated by President Mckinley, was
stin uuacted upon when Congress ad-
journed,
In open session, after much debate,
the senate passed the Cuban belliger-
ency resolution, n bankruptcy bill, in
oluding both voluntary and involuntary
features, and the free homes" BILL
But none of these important questions
received consideration In the house.
Biiis 1hat HsesRas lava
The following minor bills and joint
resolutions became laws, managing TO
escape objection from any member
Authorizing the secretary OF war 10
receive for instruction at the military
academy at West Point Charles Gut
lerrez, OF Salvador; TO amend an act en-
titled IAN act to provide for the entry
OF lands in Greer county, Oklahoma, TO
give preference rights TO settlers, and
for other purposes" approved January
is, 1897; reappropriating $4,000 not ex-
pended for the relief of the MISSISSIPPI
Hood sufferers at FL Paso, Texas; au-
thorizlng foreign exhibitors az tae
trans Mississippi and international ex-
position to be held In the city of Qma-
ha, Neb. during the year 1898, TO bring
10 the United States foreign laborers
from their countries respectively, Tor
the purpose OF preparing for and maxi
ing exhibits; to provide for the imme-
dlate repair OF dry dock No, at the
New York navy yard; making appro-
prIatlon for the Improvement OF the
Mississippi river from the head OF the
nasses 10 the mouth OF the Ohio river,
and to supply deficiencies in approprl-
atoms for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1897: and three bills authorizing the
construction OF bridges across the Pearl
river, Mississippi. the st. Louis river
between Minnesota and isconsin, ana
across the Inch river. Tennessee
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-26

CHESTER, Pa, July 25,-James y,
Campbell. ex.city clerk of Chester, was
killed this afternoon by a most pecu-
liar accident. Ho was one of a party
standing on the government pier
awaiting the Wilmington, tDel), pas
senger steamboat A steam tug which
was lying at the pier. with hawser
attached to n post began to move, and
the hawser becoming taut, slipped over
the top OF the post and whirling rapidly
through the air, caught Campbell un-
der the chin. The rope encircled Itself
self tightly about his neck, lifted the
unfortunate man ten feet In the mir
md then dropped him to the pier HIS
neck was broken. and he was found to
be dead when the horror stricken spec
tators ran TO assist him,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-26
AGITATORs AT WORK

Among KAnsa, Niiusrs-coaI Struggled
into strikers Territory.
PITTSBURG, Kansas, July 2S.-The
mine operators at yesterdays confer
ence claimed they had unmlstakable
evidence that the Illinois strikers had
sent fourteen delegates here to ngltate
a strike in all OF the important mines,
The delegates come quietly and deal
with the delegates selected by the sew
eral mines to the convention only. The
strong argument the agItators used
with the Kansas miners was that Kan
sas holds the key to the situation out
ward; thatif Kansas went out the rail-
roads would bring the operators to
time.
Operators say that It will make no
difference whether Kansas, with only
10000 miners, goes out or stays in, but
the miners see In the extra work and
storing of coal that is going on, desire
on the part OF the operators to fortify
themselves against strike. They ore
also suspicious that coal from Kansas
mines is to be smuggled into strike ter
ritory.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-26

NEW YORK. July 25,-The steamer
Ell Rio, Captain Quick, from New Or
leans, July 2t, with merchandise, clear
ing the jetty end at South Pass at 2;io
D. m. New Orleans time, passed Scot
land Light at Sd7 New York time, this
afternoon, making the run from bar 20
bar In three days, twentY-three hours
and thIriy-seven minutes, and from
dock to guarantee in four days. six
hours and fourteen minutes, breaking
all records The best previous record
from bar to bar-four days, two hours
and ten minutes, was made by the
steamer El Norte on April "a, 1896.