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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
ADALINE EARLY DEAD.
Sister of Mary Loomis Passes Away.-Mt-
ters Relating tn the Estate.

sister of Mary Loomis Passes Away.-M,t-
ters Relating tn the Estate.
The death OF Mary Loomis last week
and burial Sunday was followed quick
ly by the decease of her sister, Mis-.
Adaline Early, who breathed her last
Sunday night. few hours after her
sister was laid in the tomb. AS stated
last week, Mrs. Early came to her SIS
ter's bedside from Chicago when it was
certain she could not live and on the
journey here contracted n cold and was
taken sick in bed on the very day Of
her sisters death. Mrs. Early has lived
in Chicago for many years, was II years
old and was quite wealthy but in feeble
health. She is reported to have been
worth from fifty to sixty Thousand dol
lars. 1t is thought that two other
sisters and a brother survive them.
The brother is Arthur Loomis of Bel
mont, Iowa, and is now here. One
sister, Mrs. Lucius Patterson, the wife
of Lucius Patterson, deceased, who in
an early day owned the first saw mill
in this place, is supposed to reside in
Grand Rapids, but her Whereabouts
is not at present known. Patterson
was lawyer we'll known in Grand
Rapids, where he practiced, and this
place was called Patterson's Mills for
a number of years. The other sister
is supposed to be alive and residing
somewhere in California.
When Mary was informed she could
not live, VIM. j. Wilson was sent for
and made the papers exactly to her
liking, she debating what disposition
should be made of her estate. She
gave a deed of the farm, consisting of
forty acres to her sister, Mrs. Early,
and made will OF all her personal
property, which included the tour
horses, COW, household goods, and
farming implements, and SS6S in cash
on deposit in the Belding Savings
Bank. She named Mr.. Wilson as ex-
ecutor and instructed her sister that
she wanted Mrs. Patterson to have
$400, her California sister, if living, to
have $400, and her brother in Belmont,
Iowa. to have $400 The decease of
Mss. Early will complicate matters
somewhat but without doubt she had
previously made provision regarding
her Chicago property, and what she
has acquired by the death of Miss
Loomis will of necessity have TO be
probated in this county. Horatio
Wilsnn, the CON IA isr-- % MI " s..ariy {,
who has been here from Chicago, de
sires that the property should be dis
tributed among the heirs of the Looms
estate according to her request. Mrs.
Patterson of Grand Rapids is over
eighty years old and has two sons.
One of them is George Patterson, quite
well known around here as of rowing
disposition and addicted somewhat to
intoxicants. 1t was understood that
Mary did not want him to have any Of
her property. The funeral service was
held Wednesday and her remains now
rest in the Otisco cemetery by the side
of her father, mother, brother and sis
ter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. ONCE rear
l. OF WI Benedict Co.'S drug store. Hours
. to II a. m, 2to and z to 3 p. IN. Residence
opposite of NJ T.. church Telephone i9-2
rings.
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y. 4. VAN sENsCHorEN.

A TTORNEY AT LAW-Onice in Belding
IA Savings Bank Block, Belding, Mich.
REFERENCES BY PERMISSION Hon. Allen b.
Morse, Hon. A. A. Ellis, Thos. +. McGarry, Hon.
+. d. NJ. Davis
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

Mrs. j. u. Bernard, state agent of
the Springstien Medicine Co., OF Cleve-
land was in the city last week and
gave a lecture in the Opera House to
ladies. She did successful business
here and says Belding is one OF the
finest little cities she has visited.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

o. ]. Holmes and wife moved TO Bel
ding Monday morning and expect to
make that their future home. Coral
News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04
I. OHLING r.,

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEoN-City Physi-
i clan and Health ofticer-Office at residence
corner OF Bridge and Centre SITS. ONCE hours
TO 2and TO Sp. m.
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LOCKE EROS. ,

A TTORNEYS AT LAW.-Do general law
"a business Practice in all Courts. Collec
tions promptly attended to- Ofice:-Spencer
Block Belding New SilverGran BLOCK, lonia.
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j. e. FERGUSON.

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON-OFFIcE: AT
Il Residence on West Main Street. ONCE
nours to 10 a. m, 2 to and 8 30 TO p. m.
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Or. q. e. SMITH.

nENTIST.-Onl hours 8 to 80. Leonard
IL Block, over Pages hardware store, Bel
ding Mich.
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u. 3. PINKHAM,

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON-O over
Il Kingsleys Grocery Store, Main ST. Hours !:
TO 4 and TO 3 p. IN.
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ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
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Advertising bills collected monthly. Tran
sient advertising advance
Obituary poetry will not be inserted unless
paid for. Cards of Thanks must be paid for.
Marriage and death notices free
Copy for change OF advertisement must be re-
ceived not later than Tuesday noon in order TO
insure insertion
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transmission through the mails as second class
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Q. ~. WILLARD.

DENTISr-O over Holmes & Connell $
~ drug store Main street, Belding Mich. All
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G. A. STANTON.

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON-OFFICE Sec
il ond floor Meloche block. ONCE hours 8: 80
to 10 a. m, 2 TO and tos p. m Night call at
residence
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w. y. JUS r.
I. s. MORRIS.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Iona Michigan
n General Law Business transacted
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04

WIN r. SANDELL, Loan Broker short
w time loans on any form OF good security.
Long time loans on high class real estate Sc
curity. once AZ The Commercial Bank.
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w. ANDREW DUTT, M. o.,

ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
u Onice-Belding Pharmacy. HOURS TO lO
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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19

Henri de Laband, who had lost his
whole fortune, had asked the directors
for aid, and had received it. A thou
sand francs! Certainly, the bank would
grant him that.
On the morrow Esther appeared
alone at the green table.
"He has lost her, too! the employees
whispered.
A SHOT ANSWERED HER.
She changed a check for 1000 france.
in case she should lose the 1000 francs,
and he would come to call for her.
Dear Henri is so peculiar" she
murmured.
She staked 100 francs and won. She
let the gain stand and won again.
How happy Henri will be-" And thus
she won FIVE times in succession.
"She will break the bank" the spec
tators whispered to one another. She
heard nothing. She thought of Henri.
Again Esther won. The bankkeeper
tossed over 10000 francs to her. She
did not 2otice this. How strangely
Henri had acted. Where could he have
procured the money, after having lost
everything on the previous day? He
tola her he had found the check among
his papers. Perhaps he had pawned
his diamonds. Dear Henri! Again she
won.
The bankkeeper looked at her fur.
iously and showed 10000 francs In
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19
HoM'a Thisi

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known Il. j..
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
tons and financially able to carry out any
Obligations made by their firm.
West Truax Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, ..
Walding, Kinnan g. Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19
A STRANGE FREAK, OF NATURE.


We hope to sell 100000 packages
Golden Rind Watermelon, the most
wonderful freak OF nature-smooth.
shiny. yellow rind, crimson flesh, deli
cious! It's sensational. Took 500 first
prizes in 1896. You must have 1t to be
in the swim. Melons go like wild fire
at s1.00 apiece. We paid $500 for one
melon! 500 prizes for earliest melon
--ripened in 1896 in Al days. Lots Of
money made In earliest vegetables.
Salzer's seeds produce them. Thirty
FIVE earliest sorts. postpaid. S1.00.
Send This Notice and 10 Cents for a
Package OF Golden Rind and Won
derful seed book, 146 big pages, to John
A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.
W.n.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19

Olive Schreiner is about to pay Wis
it 10 England Although she has pub
lished little during recent years she has
not by any means been idle.
w. Clark Russell. the English nov
elist, has been an invalid for nearly
twenty years. His tales of the sea have
all been written in his London house,
it having been over fifteen years since
he has seen the sea.
1t is understood that DR.. hansen has
decided on the title 'Farthest North
for his forthcoming book. The work
is to have an appendix by Captain
Sverdrup, who was in sole charge OF
the Fran after hansen left her.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19
HER BICYCLE SURPRISE.
IL Didn't Pan Out Quite the Way the
Young Woman Expected.


Young Woman Expected.
"Our pretty gran daughter" said
old Farmer Grout, dryly, according
to the New York World, doomed her
cute checkered boomers yesterday,
hoped a-straddle of her bicycle and
rode away out here into the country
to surprise her gran'ma and me. We
were quite a good deal surprised, too.
when she scooted up to the house, and
| guess we showed it. II hadn't been
lookin' out of the barn door and hol-
Tered Just in time reckon her gran'ma,
whose eyesight amt quite as good as
mine. would have scalded her pretty
badly with the dipper of b'illin' water
that she grabbed up when she saw
what she thought was a new kind
of agent comm to the door. And then,
while the young lady's gran'ma was
haulin' her into the other room to tear
the boomers off from her, was bust
lin the bicycle out to the woodshed,
and lookin around for the axe. And
while was knockin' the blamed con-
traption into a tangle of twisted wires
and wigglin' rubber / rather guess her
gran'ma was spankin' her with deft-
ness born of long practice. A little
later the young lady, very red-eyed
and weepy and clad in one Of her
gran'ma's old dresses, which didn't fit
her within a mile and a quarter, was
beir' hauled back to town in her nice
old gran'pa's market wagon. l don't
know for certain, but ! rather guess
that the next time she attempts to sur
prise her grandparents she will stand
off as far as possible and holler at EN-
through one of them speakin' horns
that Mister Edison has lately invent
ed"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19
THE ASTROLOGER'S CORNER.

Some slight changes necessitated using less space
for this department. Prof. Cunningham Is daily re.
ceivng attering testimonials of his genius and mar
velous power In reading the language Of the signs and
planets His horoscope life readings with chart are
, daily convincing people OF the great and VALUABLE
INFORMATION TO be had through his wonderful
knowledge of astrology. He receives letters from
every and territory and his fame has extended
into foreign lands
Under no circumstances will names OF correspond
ens published but tho following are extracts from
recent letters 81 received my horoscope, am much
pleased with it. IL Is right Is possible 10
make &C." Another whites; II am surprised at its
correctness"
, Prof Cunningham now proposes 20 tell your ruling
planet and send a test reading ABSOLUTELY FREE to
the appica whose letters happen 10 be the First
Third, Ninth and Twelfth opened from each days
mail All asprants Tor FREE READINGS must send;
Sex race nationality, place, year, month, date,
hour and minute OF birth AN. or Pm. as nearly as
possible. Applicants entitled to FREE READINGS
will receive them by return mail with their "a cents
refunded less cents postage. All applicants must
"a cents TO pay for their reading in they do
once, you Just apt to win anybody, and IL
YOU do not you will receive valuable test by ostrol-
ogy for the small sum OF "a cents. Those not know
ing their time OF birth should send cents for further
instructions. These rules apply TO oil applications.
No more applications for readings TO be pub
ished will be received. there more than prob
ably can be published. owing 70 changes likely
60 occur at any time all who have applied for
readings To be published should enclose "a cents In
stamps and take part in the above contest. About
100 letters have been returned TO me unclaimed
All who gave fictitious names had better the
error at once. Wonderful Horoscope Read
ings with Chart at from 800 90 s5.OO. Their
completeness will be in accordance with amount OF
money sent will not be responsible for money sent
In a letter. Send money order stamps Address
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19

checks over to her place. Every one
crowded about her.
"Parbleu! Madame! Carry off your
winnings; you will lose everything II
you don't"
She saw and heard nothing-what
could be the matter with Henri?
Once more the ball was set rolling.
1t was dusk; the gas jets had been
lighted. How pale the bankkeeper
looked; how pale was the strangely
beautiful player, who was surrounded
by admiring spectators; even the most
passionate gamblers forgot to stake, so
excited were they.
The ball rolled 1t was the question
of fortune; the bankkeeper wiped the
cold perspiration from his brow. Sud
denly he jumped up with a curse; the
bank was broken.
Every one congratulated the daring
woman. When, in her excitement she
counted up her money, she had won
100000 francs.
"a fortune Henri" she murmured,
now we will travel far away from this
hell"
Concealing the money in her pocket,
she seized her lace handkerchief and
hurried to the door. She went out.
Her handsome figure could be recog-
| nized from afar in the reflection of the
street lamps. She unfolded her hand
| kerchief and beckoned. A shot an
| swered her; dear Henri had aimed we'll
| for the bullet found its way to his
| heart.
The devil of Monte Carlo had claimed
one more victim!
Henri de Leland rests in unhallowed
ground; no priest pronounced the bene-
diction of mankind over his grave. The
coarse grave diggers only stood about,
shoveling in the earth and talking
about the tragic fate OF the dead man.
THE fool! If l were young and
wealthy would not gamble. It's sin
and a disgrace to throw precious coin
into the jaws of those fellows up
there" and the speaker pointed in the
direction of the gambling den.
There are enough of that sort bur-
|
laugh; too bad about the fine collins.
The prince would do better to put his
suicides in alcohol and charge admis-
sion"
You'll lose your job by talking that
way" warned the first.
I'll say what think; we are stand
ing on unhallowed ground. Whom
/ 4
down there? And isn't my advice
good?" sneered the second.
"Nonsense What fault of the
princes is it If people who have lost
their money blow out their brains?"
1.-THE prince" laughed the other in
mockery, cannot help it, to be sure.
1t would be bad for us, too; we certain
ly must have work."
The grave had been closed. The
grave diggers were on the point OF
leaving, when a closely yelled woman
approached them, with youthful, elias
tic step.
Whose grave is that?" she asked
softly.
THE grave of young Frenchman
who shot himself yesterday, IN 1ron'
of the gambling hail." replied one, as
he wiped the perspiration from his
face with his sleeve.
The stranger quickly drew forth heI
purse and placed few gold coins in
the two grave-diggers' hands. They
were quick of understanding and left
the woman there in solitude.
Esther folded her pretty hands in
prayer. She did not weep, nor did 6
sigh pass her tightly closed lips, ant
yet she stood at the grave for Ions
time. Her steadfast gaze seemed tC
be able to pierce the crumbling earth
Finally with faltering steps, she lef
the grave.
Why had he not told her that hi
would shoot himself, at her signal
| Door fallowt
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19

There has been a rivalry between
dancing clubs at Anderson, Ind, in
the matter of long waltzes. Probab-
ly all records in the state have been
broken by Hugh Hays and Miss Mil
Ter waltzing one hour and thirty-five
minutes. Pearl Lee and othew fell
from exhaustion.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19
PROF. G. W. CUNNINGHAM,
Dept. q, IoA S. ClInton-st.
Chicago, I'll.
The following Is a reading for this week,

' Inc loioNlhR u feanlnB TOT thls Neeh
Miss Marie. Grand Rapids, Wis. According 60 data
the sign OF Cancer, which the Moon rules was rising
at your BIRTH therefore tho Moon Is ruling plan
ct or signtncator. Venus and Mercury on the
cendant and must be considered as co-signincators
You medium height. slightly above3 plump
form medium 20 dark hair and eyes; the eyes have a
peculiar sparkle and sharp sight; the complexion
clear; you swift In your actions than the
Cancer people usually are, a. denoted by Mercury,
You quite chanpenble and often have strong de
sire 20 change your business location or bothi you
sr> fend Of parties dances, smusements. etc. you
srs very popular with the gentlemen and marriage
vii hs average fortunate for you.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19

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she possesses at least some one attractive
feature and strives to make the most of that.
But mere regularity of feature is not the
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Mankind is more influenced by the bright
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cast of countenance will not make a woman
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thin, weak and nervous, or has a pinlply
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These complaints are due to imperfect
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organs fail TO extract the needed nourish-
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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19

Hives are not dangerous to life, but
they are a prolific breeder of misery
and profanity. Doan's Ointment gives
instant relief, even in the worst cases
of this and other exasperating diseases
of the skin.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19

element. L
stakes had reached high point. Even
the keeper OF the bank, who usually
performed his disgusting duties In the
most mechanical manner, had grown
nervous; he looked penetratingly at
one of the players, who stood there
with an apparently Indifferent air.
He must have staked very high; his
indifference was artificial this fact
did not escape the bankkeeper, shrewd
observer that he was.
"Faites votre jeu, mesdames ct mes
sieurs" came monotonously across
the bankkeeper's thin. tightly pressed
| lips; then, with a disdainful smile, he
turned to his neighbor, an employe OF
the bank, and whispered to him: Sui
eide candidatep' The latter shrugged
his shoulders.
The player, who had been aroused
from his wonted repose by the human
gambling beast and whose intellectual
head and proud, distinguished bearing
| betrayed the man of education and
culture, rested his fine. aristocratic
hand lightly on the fateful table and
awaited the decision with an apparent
calm that, under the circumstances,
was well-nigh ominous and filled all
with establishment and horror.
"Rien ne va plus"
The ball was set rolling. The gen.
eral excitement reached its highest
pitch. Spectators were actually crowd
ing about the roulette. Only the pecu-
liar sound of the rolling ball could
be heard. Its motion gradually be-
came fainter; 1t seemed to be at a
standstill. Red, no, black-red once
more-it seemed as If a spirit from
] hell were playing its tricky game.
Lost! The last is lost! He turned
around; the questioning glance of a
strikingly handsome woman met his
gaze.
Lost, Henri?"
"All is lost. Esther" was the dull re-
ply; then they left
There are women of such singular
predominating beauty that the first
glance at them intoXicates, their near
ness charms. their gaze infatuates-
| WOLlGH W nOSt OCdulg CdulOl NC justly
described either by the pen of the poet
nor reproduced by the brush Of the
painter or the chisel of the sculptor;
women whom one must see in order tC
understand how womanly beauty may
be the noblest, the most inspiring, the
most glorious and withal the most ter
rible thing on earth.
There is a deep significance in the
custom of the orientals that compel:
women to go about yelled. Not envy
nor egotism, nor petty jealousy have
made this custom law but the wis
dom of man, who recognizes and APP
preciates the beauty of woman, who
has found out by experience that the
delicate breath from beautiful
woman's lips may come over people
like a hurricane over the cedars o
Lebanon.
Such was the beauty Of the woman
who was now walking away at tn,
side of the unfortunate gambler.
On the following Friday it was an
n0unced to the director of the banl
that the right of admission was to b.
debarred to Henri de Laband.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19
"YOUR RULING PLANET
DISCOVERED

BY ASTROLOGY" is the title OF Prof. @. w.
Cunningham's new work on this wonderful and mys-
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10 your own. your friends ruling planet. Price,
postpaid, zoe, soc and S1.OO, according to bind
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19

Pure blood and good digestion are
an insurance against disease and suf-
fering. Burdocll Blood Bitters keeps
the blood pure, the digestion perfect.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19
Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist today
and get a sample bottle free. Large
bottles, % cents and so cents. Go at
once; delays are dangerous.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19
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Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price Csc and soc.