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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

Cyrus o. Thornton, farmer living q
few miles out of Bolivar. has an odd
watch chain. 1t is made of human
bones. The chain consists of eight links,
each q trifie more than an inch long,
connected by plated rings The chain is
about ten inches long and has been high
ly polished by years of wear and glis-
tens like ivory
Thornton secured the chain at Peters
burg, Va, in 1864 He was member
of Company +. Fiftieth New York en-
gineers. A member of the Twenty first
New York infantry made two chains
while confined in Libby prison and on
his release met Thornton and sold him
one chain for $50 in greenbacks. Thorn
ton has forgotten the makers name.
The bones were taken from amputated
arms and legs, and it required 10
months time to carve out the chains.
For many years after he came home
from the war Thornton wore the chain
every day, but for several years he has
worn it only on Memorial day and at
Grand Army reunions Some of his
neighbors once laughed at the idea of
the bones being taken from human bod
les, and he sent the chain to a surgeon,
who examined it and pronounced it to
be of human bones. Fall River News
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
Saved Against His Will.

Another V. O. of my acquaintance
he is anything but doctor-once saved
a trooper whose horse had been killed.
His argument was rather original. The
man was on foot, and the enemy-Zulus
this time, and they are beautiful fight
ers-were coming down at run, and
he said very decently that he did not
see his way to periling his officers life
by double weighting the only horse
there was.
To this his officer answered, IF you
don't get up behind me, I'll get off and
I'll give you such licking as you We
never had in your life. 4" The man was
more afraid Of fists than assegais, and
the good horse pulled them both out of
the scrape. Now, by the regulations an
officer who insults or threatens with
violence a subordinate of his service is
liable to lose his commission and to be
declared incapable of serving the
queen in any capacity" but for some
reason or other the trooper never report
ed his superior. -Rudyard Kipling in
Youths Companion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
Civilization In France, A. ID. 1917.

Marshal 'Ancre was assassinated in
the streets of Vitry April "a, 1917. The
people of France have always been look
ed upon as fairly well civilized at that
time Yet this is what these civilized
Frenchmen did. They dug up the corpse
of D'Ancre, dragged it through the
streets to the Pont Neuf, where they
hung it up by the feet. Then it was
dragged through the streets again to the
Place de Greve. D'Ancre, or what was
left of him, was dismembered and chop
ped to pieces, the crowds fighting for
morsels of the accommodated jew, :"
as they called him. His entrails were
thrown into the river, his ears were sold
to the best burger, and what was left was
burned in front of the statue of Henri
w. Most horrible of all, his heart was
torn out, cooked and eaten by these hu-
man wolves. The next day the dead
marshal's ashes were offered for sale on
the streets, while his wife was accused
of sorcery, dragged to the bastile and
her head hacked off.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
An Ancient Telephone.

Edison may read with interest that in
1888 M. Linquet de la Bastille issued
o prospectus, published in the GORE
spondence Secrete," London, 1888 (vol-
ume IA, page 302), of "a singular ma
chine or experience of the propagation Of
sound and the voice through tubes pro-
longed to great distance. If it succeed
ed, he announced, people would be able
to maintain with their sweethearts and
friends at distance of some hundreds
of leagues a conversation which would
''become somewhat public on the way,
but by suppressing the names no one
would be in the secret of the interlocu-
tors" But it is not recorded that the
scheme was put into practice. In pa
per published in ILLUSTRATION for
1854 by NJ. Charles Bourseul he says:
LET US imagine that a person speaks
near to a mobile plate sufficiently flexi-
BILE not to lose any of the vibrations pro-
duced by his voice, and that this plate
interrupts and establishes accordingly
communication with a battery Then we
might have at distance another plate
which would give at the same time the
same vibrations An electric battery,
two vibrating plates and wire would
be sufficient. In apportioning the hon
ors of telephone discovery NJ Bourseul
at least would seem entitled to share.
New York Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

Sir John Drummond Hay was a ine
horseInan, ard on one occasion, having
been TO interview the Moorish foreign
minister at Ell Araish. 60 miles from
Tangier, he desired to catch the outgo-
ing steamer which left next morning.
He had arranged that four relays of
horses should be in readiness for his re-
turn. On obtaining his reply ne rode
off. His escort, thoughtfully provided
by the governor of FL Araish, were early
in the race left behind. They declared
that Sir John, after outracing them,
"spread large wings and flew away"
He wore loose cape. On arriving at
the town of Azaila, half way TO Tangier,
he discovered that his relay was locked
up in the stable, and, summoning some
loafers, he battered in the door, OBJ
tanned his mount and rode on till he
came up to his own pony. On reaching
the river he jumped his pony into the
ferryboat and out again on the oppo-
site side and finally reached Tangier,
having ridden the distance in five hours.
On another occasion, when out with
his children. fanatic attacked him
and one of his children, and Sir John
struck the man with the cane he carried
such blow as stretched him seemingly
lifeless on the ground, only vouchsafng
the remark, Take away the corpse. :"
The crowd drew back, and the bigoted
pilgrim" was taken to the hospital.
So severe was the cut given by the cane,
a present from Sir Walter Scott to Sir
Johns father, that we are told that the
basha sent to inquire the nature of the
weapon which had caused so dangerous
wound. The companions of the fanatic
interceded for him, and Sir John, only
too ready to listen to them, had his as
sailant spared the bastinado. London
Spectator.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
Loud Takers and Low Speakers.

Funny writers and stage comedians
make the mistake Of representing coun-
try people as very loud takers" re-
marked Colonel Leonard Ainsworth Of
Arkansas. "As a matter of fact, per-
sons who are accustomed to the quiet
and solitude of rural life speak in a very
low tone of voice, while those who live
in the constant din and nerve racking
noises of the city naturally acquire the
habit of talking loudly. The reason for
the difference is plain. When you city
folks meet on the street, you have to
elevate your voices to high pitch in
order to make yourselves heard. new
er come to ST. Louis or visit any other
large city that l don't soon get sore
throat from overexerting my voice. OF
course, you who live here are used to
the strain on your voice and don't suffer
from it as do.
"If you ever heard an Indian talk,
you will realize the force of what l say.
/ never saw a real Indian that spoke
much above whisper. He illustrates
exactly what / mean. The Indian lives
in quiet and solitude. His atmosphere
is not filled with noises and tympanum
piercing sounds. Consequently he does
not have to elevate his voice in carrying
on conversation. Your city arab, the
counterpart of the Indian, talks loud
enough when he comes to Arkansas to
be heard in the next county. st
Louis Republic.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

THEIRS great achievement at AK was
In winning a prize offered by the acad-
envy for an essay on Vauvenargues. The
way i'm which this prize was secured
was characteristic of Theirs. He wrote
one essay which would have been sue
cessful but. cor the fact that it was
known to be his. The essays were sent
anonymous but Theirs had been un-
able to refr,Ai from reading his to lit
erary society. The royalists OH the COM
mittee, knowing its authorship, were
unwilling to grant it the prize and post
poned the decision. Theirs at once wrote
another in different style, which Mig
net copied and sent in anonymously.
This essay won the prize, and the whole
town laughed at the clever scheme. The
money which he received enabled him
to go to Paris
He had hoped to practice law, but
admitted To the Paris bar. He tried uD-
successfully writing, fan painting and
the duties of private secretary, but
earned barely enough to keep from
starving in his garrett Finally he got a
chance to write for The Constitutional.
The editor, to whom he had an intro
duction, had thought to get rid of him
by asking him to write review of the
salon for that year. He supposed that
Theirs must fail in such task. The
artistic taste which had been developed
at AK made this review literary
event. While doing justice to David s
great service to French art in the past
Theirs urged emancipation from the
letters with which David had bound
the French school and in contrast called
attention to Delacroix, then an unknown
painter. This single article did much
for French art and also secured the au-
thor position as journalist. -Chau-
taunuan
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
Good Milk.

To make good butter one must have
good milk, aud this comes only from
healthy COWS, fed ON good. sweet pas
ture or on good, sweet grain and other
forage, and which have pure water TO
drink and pure air to breathe. Certain
obnoxious weeds-leeks, wild onions,
ragweed and others-give the milk and
the butter made from IL decidedly bad
flavor; so also do damaged, rotten
silage, moldy corn fodder or hay and
musty, damaged grain. Impure water
has its effect both on the health Of the
animals and the quality of the milk. In
many pastures are seen small pools in
which the COWS stand during the heat
of the day to rid themselves OF flies,
The water in these becomes filthy and
is kept stirred up by the movements Of
the cattle, and where, fs Is often the
case, it is the only water obtainable
the cows are compelled to drink it.
This can usually be avoided by fencing
the pond and keeping the cattle out. II
this water is needed for the cattle it can
be drawn out by a pipe laid on the low
or side in trough from which the COWS
can drink.
In close, crowded and i'll ventilated
stable, where there is too little air space
for each animal, the air becomes foul
from the exhalations, and this affects
the milk as we'll as the health of the
animals. The remedy in this case is to
provide more room for the stock and
better ventilation.
The stable should be kept as clean as
possible and the cows we'll bedded and
clean. The utmost cleanliness should
be observed in milking. All dirt should
be brushed from the COW before begin
ming to milk, and it is best to dampen
the udder and flank of the COW, so as to
prevent the dust and fine dirt from fall
ing into the milk The milk should be
strained Immediately after milking and
not allowed TO stand in the COW stable
any longer than is absolutely necessary.
Bulletin United States Department
of Agriculture.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
When the Sea Was Fresh Water.

The ocean was once merely brackish,
and not salt, as it is now. This was
when the earth was in its first youth
and before there was any land showing
at all or any animal life in the water.
At this time the water was gradually
cooling from its original state of steam,
and the salts were slowly undergoing
the change from gases into solids. Then
came the appearance of land, and later
on rivers, which gradually washed down
more and more salts, while at the bot
tom of the ocean itself chemical action
was constantly adding more brine to
the waters. AT present it is estimated
there are in the world oceans 1000, 900
cubic miles of salt, and the most aston
ishing thing about it is that if all the
salt could be taken out in moment
the level of the water would not drop
one single inch.-New York World.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
The Mississippi Floods,

There is much speculation in regard
to the cause of the Mississippi floods,
which are more frequent and destruc-
tive as the years roll on. Landscape
gardeners who have to do with ponds,
lakes and small streams have learned
that the earth brought down practically
narrows the conduits and outlets. There
is not the room for the sal o volume of
water as there originally was The i'm
mense volume of earth carried to the
mouth of the Mississippi annually prac-
tically raises the high water mark
Therefore, unless some method of jetty-
ing by which the waste earth can be
carried farther from the mouth channel
or some new additional outlet be form
ed, the danger must increase as the
years roll OH. -Meehan's Monthly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
A Spiders Web.

II is hard to realize how small spi-
der's web really is. A famous micro
scopist once made some interesting COM
parsons of cobweb with human hair.
II have often compared the size of
the thread spun by full grown spiders
with hair of my beard" he says. II
placed the thickest part of the hair be-
fore the microscope, and, from the most
accurate Judgment / could form, more
than 100 of such threads placed side by
side could not equal the diameter of
one of such hair. If, then, we suppose
such hair to be of round form, it fol-
lows that 10000 threads spun by the
full grown spider, when taken together.
will not be equal i'll substance TO the
size of a single hair. To this, if we add
that 400 young spiders at the time when
they begin to spin their webs are not
larger than one full grown one and
that each Of these minute spiders pos.
sesses the same organs as the larger
ones, it follows that the exceedingly
small threads spun by these little crea-
lures must be still 400 times slenderer,
and consequently that 100000 of
these minute spiders threads cannot
equal in substance the size of a single
hair. "-Chicago Record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
Colonial Fear Of Lawyers.

In the columns of the New York Gaz
etteer of Sept. 8. 1856, there was par
agraph lamenting the increase of law
yers as threatening to the future pros
perity of the community and degrading
to freemen. An honest trade in for.
mer days. said the writer, was all
that people of common ability and edu.
cation were ambitious of, but now nc
profession is genteel but the lawyer and
the merchant The lawyers are now
creeping into every post of Importance
and thrusting themselves wherever
there is a vacancy Our congress, our
assembly, are crowded with them, and
even in our great commercial conven.
ton there are five lawyers to one mer.
chant -
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
A Cool SneciInen.

"When / was out west, said the
maker of tools, "a young man registered
at the hotel and set in to make things
lively. The first night he played poker
with the landlord and cleaned him out;
the next night he came home drunk and
whipped the cabman; the third night
he went up and down the halls, singing
at the top of his voice In the morning
they asked for the key of his room and
gave him his bill He looked it over
and then said with surprised pathos,
Don't you make any discount to minis
ters?' "-Hardware.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

A curious thing connected with the
Servian army is the manner in which
nearly all the regiments carry the big
drum Instead of being slung in front
of the man who plays it this instrument
Is put upon small two wheel cart
drawn by large dog, the latter being
so trained that he keeps his place even
through the longest marches The
drummer walks behind the cart and
performs on the instrument as it goes
along Each regiment has two or three
drums. but scarcely any of the regi-
ments have band
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

Mr.. Clayton of the Blue Hill observa-
tory, near Boston, reports that observa-
tions made there show that the average
speed with which clouds between 5000
and $1,000 feet high move is go miles
an hour in midsummer and 10 miles
an hour in midwinter The swiftest
flight of a cloud yet measured was $50
miles an hour.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

There ia a cypress in the vicinity Of
Padua which is locked upon as having
been a contemporary of Julius Caesar,
and. according to another and more
plausible legend. IL was against the
trunk of this tree that Francis /, seeing
"all lost save honor" endeavored to
break his sword
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

One successful venture which has
come of the Manchester ship canal is
the steamship service between the cot
ton metropolis and London. 1t is long
way round, but the saving in freight
dues is enormous.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
pidn,t Scare Him q hit.

Old Millyuns = Young man, my
daughter tells me that you kissed her
last night.
Percival Tootles-Well, if she wants
to go around Dragging about it, that's
her privilege. cleveland Leader.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
LAKE AND RAIL TO
Chicago and Milwaukee.

Graham & Morton Transportation Co, Steam
er Lines from Benton Harbor and st. Joseph,
Mich. To Chicago and Milwaukee, connecting
at ST. Joseph with the Chicago & West Michi
gan Ry. This line operates the first class side
wheel steamers city of Chicago" and "City of
Milwaukee, and the propelers CITY of Louis
Vile" and woods" making trips twice daily
TO Chicago during June, July. August and Sep
tember, daily trips remainder OF season, and
trips TO and from Milwaukee. Ser
vice first class, fare lower than all rail routes.
tickets on sale from all G. & w. M.
stations j. II. GRAHAM, Prest
Benton Harbor, Mich.
DOCKS:-Chicago, foot of Wabash ave Mil
waukee, foot of Broadway; St Joseph, h. A.
Benton Harbor, j. H. Graham & Co
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
Their Calculation.

Friend-And you keep a dog in the
bank at night
Bank President-Oh, yes. We depend
ON the dog to wake up the night watch
man.-New York Sunday World.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

IL is noted that the women of the roy
nj families of Europe are on the average
much stronger, mentally and physically,
than the men.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

Agriculture has been about the sole
industry of Paraguay since the estab-
lishment of the Jesuit missions in 1867.
All the field work is done by women.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

The bones and the muscles of the
human body are capable OF making
over |, 200 different movements.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

A speck of gold weighing the mil
lionth part of n grain may easily be
seen by the naked eye.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

Trust not 10 the future, for who
knows what the future may bring.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
lOTHER'S FRIEND

the remedy which relieves
men of the great pain and suf-
ling incident to maternity; this
ur which is dreaded as woman's
terest trial is not only made
'nless, but all the danger is re-
jved by its use. Those who use
5 remedy are no longer de-
5ndent or gloomy; nervousness
isea and other distressing con-
ions are avoided, the system is
de ready for the coming event,
4 the serious accidents SO COM
n to the critical hour are
|1iated by the use of Mothers
end. II is a blessing to zoOman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
II nnpht GOOD thon canst NOT saw

OF thy brother, foe, or friend
Take thou, then, the silent way,
Lest in word thou shouldst offend
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

DO PER BOTTLE at all Drug Stores,
pr sent by mail on receipt of price.
xS Containing invaluable information of
interest TO all women, will be sent
( to any address, upon application, by
.BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02
Grand Rapids ~ Indiana *. *.
THE FISHING LINE"
Time card in effect JuRe 20, 1897.

The q. X. & L. Michigan in summer" con
tanning maps. views and descriptions OF Michi-
gan Summer Resorts, sent on application TO
q. l.. LOCKWOOD, @. II. q II. A.,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

discovery. Will brace you up In a week.
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arantee % cure or refund the msney. Ad-
|. MEDICINE CO., Cleveland. Ohio.
by Holmes & Connell Druggists.
Bedding, Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-02

niger of the ordeal make
anticipation one of misery.
The sun., 1897-06-18

Compulsory DaeiiinE Is at Last Challenged In
the Deputies.

the DeputleS-
Special Gable Dsspdtch TO TIE suN.
PARIS June 1.-THE Petitions Committee of
the Chamber OF Deputies recently examined q
petition submitted to 1t by n rescrvist officer
named Fourgny. with the result that the COM
mittee has put itself In conflict with Gen. Bllot,
Minister Of War.
Some time ago certain Capt. Bouland 40
eused Fourgny Of having knowledge OF an
anonymous letter he had received. Fourgny
denied the accusation. and Bouland slapped him
In the face. Duelling. although illegal, is COM
pusory In the French army equally with the
herman. but Fourgny. instead Of sending a
challenge. sued Bouland before Magistrate,
proved his innocence Of any knowledge OF tho
letter. and damages were awarded him. Bouland
complained to Gen. Billot. who cashierod
fourgny The latter petitioned the Chamber Of
Deputies against his dismissal.
The report!ot the Petitions Committee. TO which
the matter was referred, declares that the dis
mIissal Of Fourgny from the army was iniquitous.
~ OtherWlse scarihes tho War Ministry, and
ufrfeh the Chamber TO demand the reinstatement
ofFourRny.
=. The case is interesting as being the first occa-
Ioh o. compulsory duelling in tho army being
challenged. 1t is regarded a symptom OF tho
spFead OF comnonsense views.
The sun., 1897-06-18
PROTEST AGAINST NEGRO LABOR.
500 DISCHARGED white Cotton Will EmpIoyees
In Charleston. Q. e., Issue an Address.

500 DISCHARGED white Cotton Will EmpIoyecs
In Charleston. Q. e., Issue Address.
COLUMBIA, 8. O., June 17.-Three hundred
destitute white employees OF Charlcston's 3 cotton
mill, displaced by negro labor, have issued
public address. It's publication has been re-
fused by the Charleston press because 1t attacks
President Witte Of the mills, one OF the wealth
lest men in the city. The police are guarding the
mills, as an attack on the negroes is expected.
The police say Supt. Haden has entered
into q contract with the mill company to furnish
them 800 efficient negro operators in one year or
forfeit all claims against tho company. II he
succeeds he is to have % day and bonus OF
S5.OoO These 500 arc expected then to teach
5000. and so in time I'LL all Southern mills at
half rates.
The address concludes:
"If the coored mans status precudes him
from competing with tho officeho 1t
should preclude him from competing with
our mothers, wives, sons, and daughters
in the light pursuits OF the country. IT,
however. his services are OF such intrinsic
be put In dangerous proximity with our maid
ems or they be deprived of opportunities for his
benefit, what consistent reason can be assigned
for excluding him from office positions II we
loved our race less, and like money Rlutted for
eigners and Southern apostates, inclined to do
grade Caucasian blood. we would cheerfully sup
port them for ONCE. we affirm by all on. ply
by and witness this negro horde turned loose
upon the pursuits OF our mothers our wives, our
widows, our daughters, our sisters, and rob
them OF their living.