Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-08-18

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The recurrence of this lament aroused
the interest of an old woman who sat
next to him, and the driver heard her
shrill voice rising above the chatter of
the wheels.
AYE, the union, she said. "They
call it the almshouse in this country
but that don I make it any better. And
there's many good man before you
ended his days in it, and many good
man will yeti"
The driver did not hear any more of
the conversation, if there was any more,
but when the wagon lurched over the
car tracks at Fulton street, he heard a
shrill scream from the old woman
Looking round, he perceived that Frank
DAILY, who was recorded on the slip as
having lived at 421 Atlantic avenue,
had slipped from his seat and was lying
in the bottom of the wagon. There was
a connection for a few minutes. An
ambulance came, and the surgeon pro-
nounced Frank DAILY dead. A few min
utes later, the wagon was jogging on
its way again, one passenger short.
| t9hib, hihh ouShitl hdNO sDOhC
so sharp to him." lamented the old
woman, wringing her hands. "He died
of shame poor man, and it's not meself
that'll be after blamin himr'
Thinks He Is Still Rich.
Somewhat in the same line is the
He was up to about two years ago rich.
He owned several houses in Williams
burg, which brought him in goodly
sum in rentals each month, but he got
the fever Of speculation and lost all in
stock gambling. Most cherished of his
possessions was large house on Metro
politan avenue. 1t finally went as the
young man, and when the last of what
he had accumulated by years Of hard
work went thread of memory merci-
fully snapped, and he forgot all about
the transfers he had made.
For two years Mahon has made the
rounds of his former possessions every
month, demanding rent, Of which he
kept strict account Sometimes he
would get angry with recalcitrant ten
ants and paste ITO Let" signs on their
doors.
He paid particular attention to the
Metropolitan avenue place, the ground
floor of which is now occupied as a car
riage factory by Herman Schoen, who
owns the house. Schoen, an unimagina-
tive creature, showed no consideration
for the former landlords delusion. Ma
hon appeared at the factory yesterday
eff you do not settle up all the ar
rears now, / shall have you evicted, p"
said he.
Schoen, losing patience, tried to
throw him out, but Mahon kicked over
a stove and began to tear down the
shelves. A policeman was called, and
the monomaniac was led to cell,
weeping bitterly and declaring that his
relatives, in conjunction with Scheon,
were trying to rob him Of his property.
The Military Impostor.
It's about time for his appearance,
and he's on time. 1 refer to the fellow
who pretends he was at the front in
Cuba and who touches your patriotic
buttons for drinks and things. One of
my newspaper friends told me the fol-
lowing Of his meeting with the chap:
"On Broadway bearded individual,
wearing a stained and worn uniform,
leggings, campaign hat, ammunition,
shoes and all the rest of it, stopped Inc
and asked for match. AS my soul
goes out to the war worn soldier, i not
only gave him the required light, but a
cigar also, and naturally / began to
draw him out. He wasn't a bit modest,
quite the contrary. In few moments
was impressed with the fact that 1 was
standing in the presence of one Of the
most desperate daredevils that ever
faced rain of Mauser bullets ON the
bloody heights of San Juan It need
hardly be related as to what followed
But toward the end of the third round
it occurred to me that not only was he
shy on military detail, but that his voice
and features were curiously familiar to
me. Coincidentally with his requesting
the loan Of quarter TO get back to
the hospital l remembered him as an
old time cadger Of the Bowery. When !
greeted him Familiarity as 'Blowsy'
and congratulated him upon his clever
ness, he grinned remarked Great
graft amt it?' aud disappeared.
The Sunny Side.
In Brooklyn borough, where many
wounded heroes now have all the com.
forts Of home, scores Of pretty maidens
are begging to be allowed to lust
stroke aching heads and battle fevered
brows." They overflow the corridors of
the hospitals and importune every one,
but to all the pleading is turned deaf
ear. The corps of trained nurses is quite
sufficient for the demand, but even the
arraying of the trained against the un-
trained did not dampen the patriotic
fervor of the applicants, and truce
has been agreed upon whereby the eager
maidens are to be allowed to read TO the
soldiers and write their letters for them.
War has its sunshine as well as its
shadows JOSEPH RUSSELL.