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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Snow Trade In Sicily.

The principal export from Catania is
snow, in which a most lucrative trade
is carried on in Malta and parts of
southern Italy. 1t is collected during
the winter in hollows in the mountains
and covered with ashes to prevent its
thawing. 1t is brought down in pan
niers on mules to the coast at night.
The revenue derived from this source is
immense and renders the Prince of Pa
terno one of the richest men in Sicily.
Snow is the universal luxury from the
highest to the lowest rank and is sold
at the rate of cents for 80 ounces.
The poorest cobbler there would rather
deprive himself of his dinner than of
his glass of "aqua gelata.
1t is extensively used in hospitals and
scarcity Of it would be considered al
most as great misfortune as famine
and would occasion popular tumult.
To guard against such accidents the
government at Naples has made the
providing of it monopoly. the con-
tractors being required to give security
to the amount of 60, GOO ducats. which
sum is forfeited if it can be proved that
for one hour the supply has not been
equal to the demand.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Extraordinary Drinks.

OF the many extraordinary drinks
regularly consumed the blood of live
horses may perhaps be considered the
most so. Marco Polo and Oarpini were
the first to tell the world of the practice
of the Tartars and Mongols opening the
vein in their horses necks, taking a
drink and closing the wound again. AS
far as can be seen this has been the
practice from time immemorial.
There is wine habitually consumed
in China which is made from the flesh
of lambs reduced TO paste with milk or
bruised into pulp with rice and then
fermented. 1t is exceptionally strong
and nutritious and powerfully slim
ulating to the physical organism.
The Laplanders drink great deal OF
smoked snow water, and one Of the ma
tional drinks of the Tonquinese is ar
rack favored with chickens blood. The
list would scarcely be complete without
mention of absinthe, which may be call
ed the national spirituous drink of
France. 1t is a horrible compound Of
alcohol anise, coriander, fennel, worm
wood, indigo and sulphate of copper. 1t
is strong nasty and moral and phys
ical poison.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13

A diver engaged in Moyne river in
Australia had terrible experience
with a sea devil. Having fired off a
charge of dynamite and displaced a
large quantity of stones he went to the
bottom of the river and while engaged
in rolling over large stone he saw
something moving about in front Of
him. This object quickly came in con
tact with him and coiled about his arm.
The diver walked slowly and painfully
along with the sea devils feelers twined
about his body and legs. He made tracks
for the ladder and gained the boat, a
curious looking object indeed, with this
huge ugly thing entangled about his
body. With the help of the sailors he
was in time freed from his submarine
companion. The body of the octopus
was only about the size Of large soup
plate, with eyes like a sleeps but it
possessed nine arms, each four feet in
length at the butt as thick as IA man s
wrist and tapering off at the end like a
penknife. All along the under part Of
the feelers Of this strange sea creature
are suckers every quarter Of an inch,
giving it immense power
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13

Before the days OF dentists, and when
people generally believed in the value
of charms, there were ever SO many
mysterious ways of preventing tooth
ache.
One of these was TO dress the right
side of the body first-right stocking,
right shoe, right sleeve, right glove. A
favorite plan in Scotland was to draw
a tooth, salt it we'll and burn it in full
view on glowing Goals. In Cornwall
many save their teeth by biting the first
young ferns that appear.
The custom of catching a common
ground mole, cutting off the paws while
the little creature still lives, and wear
ing them, is traced to Staffordshire
England. Some people who are fond of
exercise believe that walking IL miles
no more, no less-to get splinter of
the toothache tree that grows particu-
larly we'll in Canada and Virginia will
drive away the worst ache and pain
that ever tortured poor tooth.
The belief that toothache Is caused
by a worm at the roots is prevalent in
many parts of the world; hence this
cure Reduce several different kinds of
herbs-the greater variety the better
to powder. Put glowing cinder into
this powder and inhale the incense.
Afterward breathe into cup of water
and the worm will be gone forever.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
The EARLY HIM hrella.

We may infer from the following an
nouncement, copied from The Female
Taller of Dec. ~, 1909, that the UNI
brella at this period was regarded as
too effeminate for the use of man:
1.-THE young gentleman borrowing the
umbrella belonging to Wills coffee
house, Cornhill, of the mistress, is here
by advertised, that to be dry from head
to foot on the like occasion he shall be
welcome to the maids pattens About
this time it was customary to keep an
umbrella in the halls of larger houses
for use in rainy weather, for shelter in
proceeding from the house to covered
conveyance, and doubtless the one al
luded to in the advertisement above
quoted was for that purpose.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Lord Croner.

To read Egyptian French accounts o6
Lord Cromer, you would picture him
stiff browed, hard mouthed, cynical,
taciturn martinez. To look at the real
man, you would say that he gave half
of his time to sleep aud the other half
to laughing. Lolling in his carriage
through the streets of Cairo, or light
ing a fresh cigarette in his Office, dress
ed in loose fitting gray tweed and
striped shirt, with ruddy face, short
white hair and short white mustache,
with gold trimmed eyeglasses half hid
ing eyes half closed, mellow OF voice
and fluent of speech-is this the per-
fidious Barring, you ask yourself, whom
Frenchmen detest and strive TO Slitate?
this the terrible Lord Cromer whom
khedives obey and tremble?
His demeanor is genial and courteous.
His talk is easy, open, shrewd, humor-
Gus. His subordinates admire, respect,
even love him. He is the mildest man
nered man that ever sacked prime min
lister. Only somehow you still felt the
steel stiffening the velvet. He is genial,
but he would bo bold man who would
take liberty with him; he talks, only
not for publication; he is loved. yet he
must always be obeyed. Velvet as long
as he can, steel as soon as he must
that is Lord Cromer. - Egypt in
1885," by O.. w. Stevens.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
The Dough Head Discovered.

That truth is stranger than fiction is
illustrated by the following true story,
relates the Lapeer Press: About 10
years ago boy was kicked by horse.
The physician attending the case found
his skull was broken, and good share
of his brains had leaked out Thinking
to do the best he could and knowing it
would not do to leave the place vacant,
the doctor took buckwheat flour, and,
making a thick batter, trephined the
skull and filled the cavity. That boy
lived and grew to be man, weighs $50
pounds and is smart as most men.
Living not far from lakewood, he does
business in Lapeer quite often and is
all right, only once in awhile that buck
wheat batter will rise, and then he is
daft for time. DIR. William Rossman,
who died in this city, did the surgical
lob
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
italian Marriage Brokers.

In Genoa there are regular marriage
brokers who have lists of manageable
girls Of the different classes with notes
of their personal attractions, fortunes
and circumstances. These brokers 60
about endeavoring to arrange connec-
tions in the same off hand way that
they would n merchandise transaction.
Marriages there are more often SIM
pie matter of business calculation, gen.
orally settled by the relatives, who Of
ten draw up the contract before the
parties have seen each other. 1t is only
when everything has been arranged and
a few days previous to the marriage
ceremony that the future husband is in
troduced to his intended wife. Should
he find fault with her manners and ap-
pearance he may annul the contract on
condition of defraying the brokerage
and any other expenses incurred.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
A Filtration Checked.

One day when Queen Victoria was
present III her carriage at military re-
view the princess royal, then rather
willful girl of l3 or Ii, sitting on the
front seat, seemed disposed TO be rather
familiar aud coquettish with some
young officers of the escort Her majesty
gave several reproying looks without
avail. At length, in flirting her hand
kerchief over the sides of the carriage,
the princess dropped it, too evidently
not accidentally. Instantly two or three
young officers sprang from their sad
dies to return it, but the voice of the
queen staid them.
"Stop, gentlemen, leave it just where
it lies, )" she said. "Now, my daughter,
get down from the carriage and pick up
your handkerchief. There was no help
for it. The royal footman let down the
steps for the little lady, who proceeded
to lift from the dust the pretty piece Of
cambria and lace She blushed a good
deal as she turned her head saucily,
but was doubtless angry enough.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Do Not Read In the Cars.

A London publisher whose eyesight
has become so impaired that he finds
himself able to do scarcely any reading
warns readers against working their
eyes when travelling in the cars. He
says:
"For many years past l have been in
the habit of reading and writing for
some hours in the train almost daily,
and my present trouble is undoubtedly
traceable to this cause.
Oculists are now unanimous in the
statement that after "a certain time,
which varies in different individuals,
reading in the cars is a positive danger
to eyesight. The page is in constant vi
bration, and the eyes are strained in
trying to follow automatically the rapid
movements. Too much light is almost
as bad as too little. Reading by pow
erful electric light invariably brings on
eye troubles. People would make their
eyes remain serviceable much longer If
the instant the printed letter becomes
bury or the reading matter gets out
of focvs they would seek the best pro-
fessional skill and prepare to use glasses.
This may be at any age between lS and
40
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Matrimonial Exports.

In the early days of Virginia, when
the adventures were mostly unmarried
men, it was deemed necessary to export
such women as could be prevailed upon
to leave England as wives for the plant
ers. a letter accompanying one of the
matrimonial ships, dated London, Aug.
IL, 1921, says:
1--WE send you in the ship widow
and IL maids as wives for the people
of Virginia. There hath been especial
care taken in the choice of them. for
there hath not one of them been receiv-
ed but upon good recommendations.
There are 90 more that are ready to GO.
For the reimbursing of charges it is or
dered that every man that marries them
give 100 pounds of best leaf tobacco for
each of them. p"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
A Policeman.

The Golden Penny tells an amusing
stoly-some readers may think it i'm
robable-concerning the examination
of IA young man who desired to be ap
pointed member of the Hampshire
county England police.
He put in an appearance one morning
accompanied by his mother and was
taken in hand for examination by the
inspector This progressed satisfactorily
until the inspector observed:
"Of course you re aware you'll have
lot Of night work to do? You are not
afraid of being out late, suppose?"
Before the candidate could reply his
mother electrified the amazed official
with the statement:
"That'll be all right, sir. His grand
mother's going round with him the first
two or three nights until he gets used
IN IL p'
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
when Umbrella. Were First Used.

The introduction of the umbrella in
some places has been regarded OF suffl-
Gent Importance to be included in the
local annals About 1850 red LeghorD
umbrella was introduced into Bristol,
and it created quite "A sensation in the
city. 1t was about the same period that
an umbrella was first carried in the
streets Of Stamford, Lincolnshire. IL
was of Chinese manufacture and was
brought to Stamford from Glasgow.
Mrs. Stockdale, in 1875, is recorded to
have brought from the island OF Gra-
NADIA, in the West Indies, the first um
brella seen in Cartmel, Lancashire.
In 1879 DIR. Spens, popular physi
clan. carried an umbrella in the streets
of Edinburgh, and he is credited with
introducing it into the Scottish capital.
John Jameson, "A Glasgow surgeon, Wis
tied Paris about 1851 or 1882 and
brought hack with him an umbrella,
which was the first seen in Glasgow,
where it attracted unusual attention.
William Symington was the first per-
son to carry an umbrella in Paisley.
1t is related by Horace Walpole i'll
his account of the punishment Of DR..
Shebberere for libel, Dec. 8, 1853, that
when he was in the pillory footman
held over him an umbrella to keep of
the rain. This has been described as an
aristocratic style of bearing punish
ment. The undersheriff got into trou-
BILE for permitting the indulgence
Eireside
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
lack Tar Mt a Christening.

A sailor went up to the font to have
his baby baptized Sailors as a class
claim little stock in babies, and, nat
urally enough, this one presented the
infant feet foremost.
1.-THE other way" said the minister,
and, accordingly, jack turned the in
FAINT upside down.
Excuse me-" sad the clergyman,
II mean the other way" So back came
the embryo foretopmn to the first po-
sition, to the Encouragement Of every
body.
"Wind it, Jack, said the nautical
assistant, and with sn AYE, aye, sir, I"
Jack promptly turnd the baby end for
end and it was duy christened head
first. ION a Man .f-war. "
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Educating Her Girls.

Standards of conduct differed from
those now i'll general acceptance. For
instance, walking one day to Ipswich
we met a laborer's wife and her two
daughters, girls of IL and IA.
$50, Mrs. p" said my eldest sister,
"you have been shopping.
"No, miss" replied the good wom-
an, with an unmistakable air of self
approval, "but | am anxious to do my
girls all the good can, so have just
taken them TO see a man hanged. -
"reminiscences of Bentham Edwards. :"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
The British Empire.

At the present moment the British
empire is 53 times the size of France,
81 times that of Germany, 80 times
that of the United States of America,
thrice the size of Europe, with treble
the population of all the Russias 1t
extends over IL, 600, 600 square miles,
occupies one-fifth of the globe, contains
one. fifth of the human race, or $50, =
600, 900 people, embraces four CONT
nents, 10, 900 islands, 500 promontories
and 2, 600 rivers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
A Rhodes Anecdote.

Here is a new anecdote about Cecil
Rhodes: In 1884 he was severely at
tackled in the press, and notably by one
journalist to whom he had given very
considerable assistance.
81 do call that man a hound" said
one of Mr. Rhodes friends, latter all
you have done for him. "
Mr.. Rhodes flushed up, and with one
of his sudden though rare explosions
burst out with, Hound YOURSELF Do
you think | wanted TO bride the man?''
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Wonderful Memories.

Seneca, the tutor of Nero, could re-
peat 1000 words exactly as he heard
them. Pope could turn at once to any
passage which had struck him when
reading, and Leyden, the Scottish poet
who died in the early part of the CEN
fury, was also remarkable for his mem
ory. Leyden is credited with having
been able to repeat an act of parliament
or long legal document after having
heard it once.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Their Kisnet.

Proverbs like grammatical rules, are
liable 10 exceptions. For instance, the
familiar saying, Lightning does not
strike twice ia the same place, . had
its exception during the bombardment
of Widin by the Russian batteries of
Kalafat on the opposite shore of the
Danube Tho incident is described by
DIR. Ryan in his book, Under the Red
Crescent, the Turkish equivalent for
the Red Cross society.
The shells from the heavy siege guns
at Kalafat were dropping necessarily
within the fortress. One of them as it
exploded tore great hole in the ground
large enough TO contain horse. A
Turkish woman, who was covering
with her three children under the shad-
ow of the wall, took refuge in the hole.
According to the law of chances it
was the least likely spot to be again hit
by she'll. But scarcely had she crept
in and drawn the three children after
her when another shell leaving the
lannon's mouth at Kalafat, nearly two
miles away, dropped into the same hole
anu bloN ihothNi anu Nioh w d0oinS'
To the Turks the grim exception was a
vivid illustration of their doctrine of
kismet, or fate. The woman's hour had
come; kismet led her into that hole; it
was the place assigned for her departure
from earth.
Another sholl struck the angle of a
house, tore down the walls and reduced
one half of a room to ruins In the 9TH
er half of the room were Turkish wo-
man and two children. They were not
even hurt. Their kismot according to
Turkish ideas, saved them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
A Literary Slip.

One of the most literary of the Lon
don evening papers makes the follow
ing startling announcement: "a COM
plete set of hydranb and fire appliances
will be arranged, AID the stage is to be
fitted with doubl, asbestus and steel
fireproof curtain, 'ontrollable by one
man. The latter il designed to be one
Of the largest in Lordon-namely, about
80 feet wide and 81 feet deep elias
Cow Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
What IL Was For.

Mr.. Green-Now, I'm going to tell
you something, Ethel Do you know
that last night, at your party. your Sis
ter promised to marry ms? hope you'll
forgive me for taking her away
Little Ethel-Forgive you, Mr.. Green
OF course will. Why, that's what the
party was for Punch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Almost Ready to Omit.

When the dog licenses were collected
by the collector of queen taxes few
years ago, Sussex farmer was written
to to pay, and among other charges was
one for dog. He wrote back, "Now,
Mr.. Brown, I've paid this tax for two
years and have not had dog, and
pay it this time, but if you don't find
me a dog at once will not pay it
again. London Telegraph.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
An Eve to Rnsiness.

Optician-My dear sir. your case is
hopeless.
Customer-And am l doomed to blind
ness?
Optician--It is inevitable | think
you'd better look at my beautiful line of
artificial eyes at once. Jewellers Wee.J
ly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Keeps Folks Well.

1t is better to keep well than to get
well, although when one is sick II is
desirable TO get well. When we consider
that eight-tcnths OF the ailments that
affiict the American people are caused by
constipation, we shall realize why 1T is
that Baxter Mandrake Bitters keeps
folks well, y or if sick, enables them to
Get we'll. Baxter's Mandrake Bitters
cures constipation.
Price 20 Cents Per Bottle.
Why not step in and get bottle and
by using it be assured Of good health
through the trying hot months. We sell
it and guarantee it to give satisfaction
or money refunded w. |. BENEDICT,
w. A. DTTT,
FISK BANGS,
CONNELL BROS.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Tempting Her.

Housekeeper (to book agent who
brings the tenth installment of a novel;
Il can't take the book. Mr.. Meier is
dead.
Book Agent-Oh, what shame It's
right in the most exciting part of the
story l-Fliegende Batter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
A Straight Tin.

lyon had better not go boating with
sister, said Tommy to his sisters beau.
"Why not, Tommy"
cause l heard her say she intend
ed to throw you overheard soon. st
Louis Star
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
The Bicycle Did II.

Miss Countrycousin-What are all
those badges that woman wears?
Mr.. Wheeler Each one represents
century.
Miss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES She
doesn't look TO be 40l-Jewelers
Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
r,r., Cricature.

Probably the frs caricature in manu-
script is TO be fouid in the Egyptian
papyrus in the British museum. where
the lion and uniorn are represented
playing a game ofdrafts.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Y WHEN CURED
G. A. MUNICH. M. D.,

the Eminent Specialist,
who has five diplomas
and two honorary dip
Tomas can name and
locate a disease OF
weakness without :.
asking questions.
All Chrome, Jyfrpoa,
and PIRATE DiSsassS
Catar rh, Asthma, Bron.
chitiS, rheumatism, Ec-
zema, Scrofula, Ulcers,
TumorS, Cancers, Rup-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13
Grand Rapids ~ Indiana *. II.

The G. II. & l. Michigan in Summer" con
tanning maps, views and descriptions OF Ntcht
gan Summer Resorts sent on application 10
G.. l.. LOCKWOOD, G. u. q II. 4,
Grand RaDidS Mich
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13

Musical notes we're first used in 1873,
but were not priDed till the year 1902.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13

The BANNER and Detroit Weekly
Tribune one year for $l.40.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13

II you want first class job bring il
to the BANNER Office.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13

Caxton set up the first printing press
in 147l.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13

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,nthlv
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-13

WANTED AGENTS TO sell our Printing
w Presses, Vulcanizers Baggage and Key
Checks, Steel and Rubber Stamps, Seal Press
es, Stencils, sc. j. +. W. DORMAN Co,
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DETROIT, Sept. %, l.es.
CD RAPIDS 8 WESTERN z. r

Additional trains leave No. Greenvlle forl3eld
ing al s 81 and l0:i5 "a. m. and 6 "a D. m. Leave
Belding for Greeuville al As a, m, 7:20 p. m
Arizona republican., 1898-02-11
THE BRAND BOOK.

Editor Republican,: This board is now about ready to proceed With pub fishing the brand book of the territory. There are a great many persons throughout the territory who have had their brands rejected and have not adopted the suggestion for new one offered them by the live stock sanitary board.
 The desire of the board is to make our book as complete as possible and to this end we give notice to any such parties that have not yet decide1 what brand they wish recorded that they should attend to this matter promptly, as the copy for the work must be in the printers hands not later than April 1st.
 This only applies to those mentioned above. All who have received their certificates of postal cards notifying them of the acceptance of their brands