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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
,,..d to Fight Another Day.

"By George, logs, | never was in
such a hot place in my life Every fell
low who put his head up SO that the top
showed over the stone wall was sure to
get bullet through it. Out of 81 men
IN our company 20 were plunked right
square in the forehead.
The battle Scared veteran, known to
be such because he acknowledged it
himself, was entertaining crowd Of
loafers in grocery store. They stood
around and listened with respectful
awe to his tales of battles and blood.
"What company was it that you be-
longed tor inquired a quiet looking
man who sat back in the corner.
Company K, Eleventh Pennsylvania
reserves, answered the narrator brave.
ly, land no other company was in as
many battles or lost as many men as my
company. BY George, boys, you haven't
any idea of the fun we went through /"
might inquire your manner" asked
the quiet man again
my name? Sam Smith, of course
Ask any of the hoys about Sam Smith
of Company X, and they will tell you
that he was always ready for a love
scrape or brush with the Johnnies
All, boys, but | was a reckless fellow
VI my young days. y
Eyes, that's fact, assented the
quiet man. II happened to be captain
of that company, and / remember you
now as the man who deserted from it on
the way to the front. You were reckless
of your honor then, and you re reck
less liar yet You'd better go home. F"
The quiet man walked out of the
store, and the silence was broken only
by Sam Smith.
"Well, by mp'-Pittsburg Dis
match
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
Precolumbian Book. In America.

George Byron Gordon, the explorer,
contributes TO The Century an account
of the discoveries in Copan under the
title of 1.-The Mysterious City of Hon
duras " Concerning the ancient race Of
Mayas Mr. Gordon says;
Not only did traditions exist in the
minds of the people, but many of the
old Indian Families still preserved their
books, the remnants of once extensive
Libraries, in which the history, tradi-
tions and customs of the people were re-
corded All these books that the Span
fish priests could lay their hands upon
they burned. -Four only have come
down TO us-priceless relics that in
some unknown manner found their way
into European Libraries, where they lay
hidden until unearthed by scholars Of
recent years. The books of the Mayas
consisted of long . rips of paper made
from maguey fiber, and folded after the
manner Of a screen SO as to form pages
about by inches. These were cover
ed with hieroglyphic characters, very
neatly drawn by hand, in brilliant col
ors Boards were fastened on the outside
pages, and the completed book looked
like a neat volume of large octave size.
The characters in which they are writ
ten are the same as those found upon
the stone tablets and monuments in the
ruined cities of Palenque and Copan.
This system of writing, which is en-
tirely distinct from the picture writing
of the Aztecs. was the exclusive posses
sion of the Mayas. Ii was highly de-
veloped system, and, as Investigations
have shown, embraced number of pho
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
Expert opinion on "TattlinG."

Do school children Of the present day
hof1 in less aversion the "telltale" or
"tattletale" than did those who "a quar-
ter of century ago brayed the master S
rod rather than tell? The question is
suggested by the report of test made
in the schools of Utica by Superintend-
ent George Griffith. At his prompting
3, 900 children were asked to give their
written opinion, anonymously, it is
supposed, as TO whether one pupil
should testify against another. Volun-
tarily telling or "tattling" was not
meant in the test, bat only 10 per cent
of the children noted the distinction so
that the result may be accepted as the
ohildren's opinion of the "tattler.
The question asked was whether it was
right or wrong, and it appears that the
boys hold more robust views Judged in
the remembrance Of old school days. on
the matter than do the girls. OF the
3. 1874 who answered the question 494
boys, or 80 per cent, and 375 girls, or
30 per cent, considered it right to tell,
the larger percentage of both regarding
it as wrong. New York Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
A Queer Club.

In every town and village insurance
agents are ever on the alert for those
who are anxious to prepare for the flu
ture A loquacious member of that ilk
was the other day endeavoring to per
suade an Irishman to take out policy,
explaining to him the advantages his
wife and family would reap at his
death, and so forth, when the Irishman
wound up with:
"Bedad, it's quare club, think.
Ye get nothing till ye be dead. Pear
sons Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
History OF the Leather Purse.

The organ of the German leather
trade, Der Ledermarkt, regrets that last
year was not duly observed as the "ju-
bilee of the modern pocket leather
purse. y The older folk among us will
remember some of the predecessors of
the 'portemonnaie. The most popular
of these was a knitted tube or pipe,
closed at each end, with All opening on
one side and provided with two metal
slip rings. The neat and handy porte
monnaie was the invention of a German
bookbinder's apprentice in America,
Karl Heue by name, and his novel purse
first came into the market in the year
lS47. The inventor neglected to patent
his new leather portemonnaie with q
steel clasp, and it was quickly initiated
all over the world, otherwise Heue
would probably have become a very rich
man. Since that date the portemonnaie
has undergone a series of evolutions in
form, material and completeness, but
the young Heue, according to Der Leder-
markt, provided the germ out of which
all our modern pocket purses have been
developed. London News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
For First Class Work

netic elements. In this respect, as in
many others, the Mayas were far in adj
vance of any other American people. A
venerable but vague and elusive legend
that has come down TO us ascribes the
invention of these characters to Itzam-
ma, the Maya Cadmus, a great hero god
who in the beginning of their history
as nation led the people from the
east across the sea, gave them laws and
ruled over them for many years
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
Disannearing Guns.

The disappearing carriages are built
in accordance with any one of "A number
of mechanical principles, but, whatever
system be employed, the practical oper-
alton is the same In t,a. Of the gun
is an immense shield q. erl1 and con-
crete presenting no pr len or angles
which would reveal its location. Behind
this the gun lies hidden, 1t is loaded,
given the proper elevation and direction,
rises, discharges its projectile and the
recoil returns it to its hidden position.
To test the value of such mountings,
the English conducted experiments at
Portland in 1885. A pit was dug in the
natural slope of hill, and in this pit
wooden model of large gun was
mounted upon disappearing carriage.
1t was arranged to appear for half a
minute at intervals of three minutes,
emit "a puff of smoke and disappear.
The Hercules at 500 yards fired in ten
minutes 1910 rounds from the machine
guns and 30 rounds from its six pound
ers. The gun stuck at the seventh min
ute and could not be hauled down. In
spite of this it was struck only l6 times
and had it been steel the effect would
have been simply to scratch the paint.
Besides this, twenty eight l0-inch shells
were fired at it from distance of 2, 500
yards, and no hits were made, the she'll
striking from 300 yards short to 800
yards over and from 1870 yards left to
1870 yards right. This was under cir
cumstances unfavorable to the gun,
since it did not return the fire. A fixed
gun subjected to similar test was
struck over 200 times Collier Week
L.,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
Advice.

Winkle-I wonder what becomes of
all the boys who leave the country and
enter the great struggle of life in the
city?
Kinkle-They make big fortunes, and
then lie back in their easy chairs and
advise country boys to stick to the farm.
New York Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
A Remarkable Poster.

The posters of Julius Caesar" that
are decorating some of the London
boardings contain probably the most re-
markable evidence of the prescience Of
the Romans that has ever been recorded.
On the right hand side of the sheet is a
coin, intended to be Roman. 1t bears a
head, under which is the name Julius
Caesar" while surrounding it is the
date b. @. 4S. Evidently the Roman
mint had prophetic powers denied to
similar institutions III later age. Lon
don Chronicle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02

Five is the great sacred Chinese num-
Der. There are five virtues, five colors
yellow, white, green, red and black,
five household gods, five planets (Sat-
urn, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury,
five ranks of nobility, five tastes, five
cardinal points the middle, east, west.
south and north respectively, and five
tones.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02

On the average aud taking England
and Wales, one person in 70 is Smith.
one i'm 76 q Jones, one in TO vii.
liams. one in lis Taylor, one in 1872
a Davies, and one in IA n Brown.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02

Young wife-Oh, Charlie, dear, the
new cook has burnt the beef; but, then,
she's so young and inexperienced Will
kiss compensate you for her careless
ness?
Charlie-I've no objection. Send her
in. New Orleans Times Democrat
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
One Low PRICE

To all is plan that is fast In
creasing our sales for five reasons
LIST. Its honest.
90. It's fair and square.
Sd. II proves worth.
9TH. II talks to you on the
ground that you are posted on
each article.
5th. The best judges In every
line being here.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02

The Indiana could lie outside Sandy
Hook and throw ] 200 pound shots into
New York at the rate OF four minute.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02

The average weight of the brain of
the Chinaman is greater than that Of
any other race on the globe except the
Scotch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02

The BANNER and the Detroit Weekly
Tribune one year Sl.35
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-02
THE Big DOUBLE STORE

It's a Double store for Ave
reasons:
LIST Double space.
I'd. Double values,
Sd. Double goods sold.
4th. Double the number of
clerks.
5th. Double satisfaction
given.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-16
FRANK CAFFYN DROWNED
WENT SWIMMING AT BROAD RIPPLE
WITH SOME FRIENDS,
And Sank Almost Immediately After
Entering the Water-EHOrts
Made to Rescue Him.

Another drowning occurred at Broad Rip
pie yesterday. The victim was Frank E.
Caffyn, twenty-one years old, who lived
avenue. He was unmarried, and was en-
pioyed as boolxkeeper for the commission
firm of Roberts, Shideler & Co., No. 2O7 and
zoo East Maryland street.
Caffyn was superintendent of the River
avenue Baptist Church Sunday school, and
attended the schools annual picnic yester-
day at Broad Ripple. About 8 o'clock he
went in bathing with his brother Ellsworth
Caffyn, and DR.. j. E. Morrow, of No. 2O3
Hadley avenue. There were several other
persons in the water at the time. Frank
Caffyn swan at once to the middle of the
stream, and almost Immediately his brother
and DR.. Morrow were attracted by his cries
for help. His brother was the closer to him
and reached him before he went down, but,
not being strong swimmer himself he was
row hastened to them, but just as he ar
rived within reach Frank Caffyn diSap-
peared under the water. DR.. Morrow diVed
for him and touched him as he was swept
down under the water, but he was unable
to grasp him.
Expert swimmers came at once to the as
sistance of DR.. Morrow and dived for the
body. There was hope that they might find
the body in time to resuscitate Caffyn. Div
ing did not locate the body, but in a short
time it was located by means of a barbed
wire and was brought to the shore. DIR.
Morrow worked an hour and a half trying
TO reSuScitate Caffyn but failed.
The body was turned over to Flanner &
buchanan to be prepared for burial The
funeral Will be held at the River-avenue
Baptist Church, probably tomorrow after
noon,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-16
BATTERY as QUOTA FULL
NO TROUBLE TO SECURE THE MEN
FROM THIS CITY.
Elijah MartindaIe Surprised His
Friends by EnIisting and
Leaving Yesterday.

Lieutenant Johnson yesterday sent two
more squads of recruits for the Twenty
sventh Light Battery Indiana Volunteers,
to Chickamauga, completing the list of men
necessary to bring the battery up to the
new maximum of 173 men. The fact that
Elijah b. Martindale, jr., had enlisted was
kept quiet until he departed yesterday in
charge of squad of ten men. Mr.. Mar
tindale attempted to enlist when the battery
first went away, but his friends made sue
cessful opposition to his going. 1t was an
nounced that he had failed to pass the med
ical examination. When Lieutenant John
son came home to enlist recruits Mr.. Mar
tindale was one of the first to apply, and
as he passed a good examination he was
accepted last Monday. the first day men
were enlisted. His name was not included
in those given out for publication. His
friends knew nothing of his intention to
leave until few moments before his de-
parture. The men who left under his charge
yesterday were: William w. Coffman.
Aquilla A. Moore, Chester C. Crawford,
Herbert C. Allison, Harry M. Swick, Samuel
Adams, Harry d. Alfrey, George T. Car
lon, Ira K. Thayer and Harry w. Bassett.
Another squad sent to Chickamauga yes
terday by Lieutenant johnson was under
the charge of Ezra r. Hendricks and con-
tanned the following men: Fred H. Suites
man, Harry r. Howell, Charles F. Will
liams. George S. Hamlin, John J. Clancy,
James c. Carney. Thomas Bristow Robert
M. Pennington, John Rotach and Thomas
L. Gorby.
Lieutenant Johnson and Corporal Palmer.
who has been here assisting him in recruit
ing the men, will leave for Chickamauga
this evening. In all likelihood Lieut. Smith
strickland Will accompany them.
being the first recruiting officer to get his
men enlisted and sent to join their COM
pany
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-16
CHANCE TO GUESS.
Another Regiment, but None Knows
Who the Colonel Will BE,


Governor Mount does not seem to think
there is much question about Indiana being
called on for another regiment after the
recruits for the old Indiana National Guard
are enlisted. AS the Journal stated after
Col. w. Z. Durbin. paymaster on the Gov
ernor's staff, returned from Washington
where he had a conference with Secretary
Alger, this question has been an open one
There has been little doubt here at any time
that after the recruits were furnished the
State would be expected to furnish an en-
tire regiment. Although unprepared to say
anything definite on this question last night
Governor Mount seemed to feel there was
no question but that another regiment
would go out of Indiana. This has been ac-
cepted the real situation by men who
are aspirants for the command of another
regiment all the time, and the Governor has
been informed that these men have been
trying to get their friends in command of
the various companies with the understand
ing that the line officers would be allowed
to select the colonel. He has come to the
conclusion that there is a good deal of wire
pulling in this direction and has decided to
take on himself the responsibility of select
ing the colonel of the regiment. The man
who is to be commissioned has been decided
by the Governor, who refuses to make
any intimation whatever as to his name
The Governor does not deny that some one
is to be selected whose name has never yet
been mentioned in this connection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-16
HELPING THE WEAK.
Work Done Last Year by Bureau OF
Justice-New Officers.

At a meeting of the Bureau Of Justice held
at the Office of the Charity Organization So
ciety yesterday afternoon, the following Of
f1cers were elected: III. c. Long, chairman;
Louis Reese, treasurer; Samuel Ashby,
attorney; c. S. Grout secretary; H. G..
Long, Rev. f. II. Gavisk, Bement Lyman,
H. ]. Milligan, George Merritt, Morris Ross.
c. E. Reynolds, James E. Roberts. and
Louis Reese, executive committee; Louis
Reese, James E. Roberts and Bement Ly-
man, finance committee.
The report for 1897 shows that eighty
seven cases were settled by the attorney,
as follows: Chattel mortgage loans, fifty;
sales on the instalment plan, five; mis-
treatment of children, three; labor claims,
eight incorrgible boys, one; cruel treat
ment of wife by husband, three; possession
suits, six; miscellaneous, eleven.
To give some estimate of the effect which
the recent law has had on the chattel mort
gage business, a comparison of the number
of chattel mortgages and the total amount
loaned on household goods before and since
the passage of the act is in point. During the
six months from July 20. 1885, to Jan. 20,
1897, S41 chattel MORTGAGES on household
amounting to $44218.83, an average of $51.38
for each loan During the entire year of
1897 the total number of mortgages on
household goods recorded in Marion county
was $685. the total amount of loans covered
by the mortgages was $50177.63, and the av-
erage amount of each loan was $5774 The
act was passed on March 8, 1897. The total
amount saved for the mortgages in the
cases which have been settled since the last
report, considering only the difference be-
tween the amounts demanded by the loan
companies and the amounts for which set
Elements were made has been about $500. OF
course, in every case the persons connec-
ton with the loan company was ended,
which saved the payment of future usury,
which otherwise would have been made. In
many cases there are persons who have paid
for several years on one loan; that is, they
made a loan of some company and got
certain sum in the first place, and then paid
back to that company until they paid, prin-
cipal and interest, a great deal more than
they owed, and were then transferred to
another loan company for more than they
originally got with expenses added. Mort
cages are known to have been transferred
as often as five times. While this policy is
pursued by the loan companies. the only
way to protect the mortgages and save
them from almost endless payments is
settlement, which ends their connection
with the loan companies and destroys their
ability to borrow money on chattel mort
cages from any of the regular loan agen-
cipS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-16
ToMLINsON ACQUITTED.
Charges Filed Against Him by Hiram
Richardson Dismissed.

The Board of Public Safety met yester-
day, and after a long trial decided that
Hiram Richardson, who filed charges
against Patrolman George H. Tomlinson,
alleging that he had cruelty beaten him on
no provocation was drunk when the beat
ing took place; that Tomlinson had the
right to arrest him, and that he was justi-
fled In using the force he did. Richardson
certainly was severely punished, but it is
said that the worst wound, one across his
forehead, he received in falling on the iron
stairs at the police station. Judge Cox ac-
quilted Richardson in the Police Court Of
a charge of drunk and resisting an officer,
which had been placed against him by Tom
linson. Richardson has filed suit against
Tomlinson for $1,000 damages.
On complaint of William Kothe the board
asked Superintendent Of Police Qugley to
enforce the ordinance against shooting fire.
crackers and other explosives in the street
until the Fourth of July.
The board issued an ''ultimatum" against
being further used as a collection agency
for the fire and police departments. Hence
forth persons who extend credit to members
of the police and fire departments must do
so at their own risk, for the board will not
help them to collect bills. 1t is stated that
grocers and other merchants of the city
have been running to the board every time
they had a little account against members
of the two departments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-16
IT MAY BE A MURDER.
Indianapolis COIOred Picnickers
Fight the Shelby County Sheriff.

Sheriff Schoelch, of Shelby county, was
here last night looking for an Indianapolis
negro who is charged with attempted muir
der in Shelbyville. There was a colored pic
mic near Shelbyville yesterday attended by
Indianapolis people. The sheriff heard that
whisky was being sold at the picnic and
went out to put a stop to it. The negroes
engaged in the Illicit traffic assaulted him
and Deputy Woodruff, stabbing the latter
IN the lungs and fatally wounding him.
During the excitement and the general
fight that followed the arrest of some of the
men Sheriff SchoeIch and deputies Jerry
Woodruff, Ed Dismon and McDougal shot
two men, but did not injure them enough
to prevent their escape. 1t was supposed
that they came to this city on a freight
train ahead of the picnic train.
A telegram from Greensburg says three
men were arrested there charged with being
participants in the fight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-16
NO LACK OF RECRUITS.
Capt. TarItOn Finds as Many Men as
He Can Accent.

He Can Accept.
Captain Charles S. Tarlton to-day expects
to send a squad of thirty men to Camp
Thomas to join the companies of the "home
battalion" of Colonel Smiths regiment, the
ed-and-fifty-eighth. Following
are the men who have passed the examina-
ton and have been mustered into the serv-
ice: Edwin Williams, James E. Smith,
William S. Chambers, Earl Mckee, Roy
Webb, Harvey H. Goods, Frank Arbuckle,
Antoney ZwatZky, George Lichliter H. A.
Walters. Ovid n. Hesler, Joseph Cox, I4o-
gan Weaver, Frank j. Stetzel, Jacob Co
dar. Thomas j. Wolfe, Hugh Archey, John
Thompson, William Hill, Herbert E. Bee
son, Frank Gray, William B. Farlee, Cln-
ton Gregg, Joseph Morford, Frank Brown.
Frank S. T. Atkinson and Benjamin
Whaley. DR.. Marlatt has been subjecting
the men to a physical examination that is
very rigid, under the direction of Captain
Tarlton. and the men selected are of very
fine physique. Captain Tarlton rather prides
himself on the fact that they form about
as fine a lot of soldiers in embryo as has
ever left the State. In addition to those
mustered in the following have passed
physical examination and have been ac-
cepted: Robert Conner, Arthur Town, Bur-
ton c. Cottrill, Frank Gray, William Hill,
CDdrleS Is. SINNER, Dean zimmerman, Ed
ward Lewis, Edward w. Richardson, Har-
vey III. Cord, Norman r. Johnson, Hugh
Monahan, Elmer w. Roose, William Pitser,
Nichol M. Taylor, Clarence c. Wiley, John
T. Anacker, Pearley s. Brown, Charles w.
Baker and Horace G. Johnson.
Captain Tarlton expects to complete the
recruiting of men for the three Indianapolis
companies to-day and will go to Franklin
later in the week, probably on Saturday
to finish the work there. An enlisted man
who returned from Franklin reported that
he had more than enough men to fill the
quota.