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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
Orleans-OtiscO.

+. NJ. TiIlitson and wife spent Sun
day at Smyrna.
William Chickering Is attending
school at Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. f.. ID. Lambertson are
camping at Wabasis lake.
Mrs. VIM Fuller is entertaining her
sister from Grand Rapids.
Miss Daisy Howard OF Ionia is work
ing for Mrs. NJ. NJ. Benedict.
NJ. f. Benedict and wife spent Sun
day with friends in Kiddville.
Mr. and Mrs +. G. Benton spent last
week with relatives at Sunfeld.
G +. Hotchkss and wife spent sun
day at Frank Abbot's OF Keene.
Misses Ella Johnson, Blanche Bene.
dict, Alice and Lucy Chickering, Leon
Eddy, Bert Snow, Edward Benedic,
and Peter Kohn are attending school
at Belding.
School began Monday. Mr. Dunn Of
Palo is teaching in the Brink district
Mr.. Holbrook OF Hubbardston In the
Seeley district, Miss Benedict Of Ionii
In District No. I. Miss Mamie Howe IL
the Goodwin district and Miss ldi
Beach in the Green district.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
Water at Last.

In McClure's Magazine there IL an
Interesting account of DIR. Sven Hedin,
young Swedish traveller, who has been
doing some remarkable work in Asia, in
al attempt TO cross the hitherto unex-
plored Takla- Makan desert. His party
entered the desert April 10, 1895. The
water gave out, the camels died, and
one by one all the servants succumbed.
II went on alone, says DIR. Hedin.
"The forest was very dense and the
night black. / had eaten almost moth
ing for ten days; had drunk nothing
for five. i crossed the forest crawling
on all tours, lettering from tree to tree.
i carried the haft of the spade as "A
crutch. At last | came TO an open space
The forest ended like devastated plain
This was river bed. 1t was quite dry.
There was not drop of water.
II went on. | meant to live. / would
find water. / was very weak, but L
crawled on all fours and at last l cross
ed the river bed. 1t was three kilome.
tiers wide. Then, as | reached the right
bank of the river, / heard the sound of
duck lifting and the noise of splash
ing water. / crawled in that direction
and found large pool of clear, fresh
water
Il thanked God first, and then / felt
my pulse | wanted to see the effect
that drinking would have on it, 1t was
at As.
"Then 1 drank l drank fearfully. l
drank and drank and drank. 1t was a
lovely feeling felt my blood liquefy-
ing. 1t began to run i'll my veins; my
pores opened. My pulse went up at once
to So. felt quite fresh and living. "
Undaunted by his first terrible ex-
perience, Dr. Hedin crossed the desert
again from south to north, and was re-
warded by the discovery of Every old
| town -
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
ROUND ABOUT US.
Newsy Items by the Banners staff OF Special
Correspondents.
Bartonyille.

Sunday, Sept. 4, at Chas. krupp's jr.,
a son.
Miss Lucy Richmond is attending
school at Smyrna.
George Fletcher of Lowell was in
these parts last week.
M. Kohn has completed and occupied
the new addition to his house.
Eddie, Leo and Lulu Tower are work
ing in f. l.. Moons dryer at Cook s
Corners.
Bartonville school commenced last
Monday with Miss Otie Kohn as in
structor.
Corn is ready to cut, seeding near at
hand, while "a good many farmers are
gathering fruit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. White were
called to Greenvile Aug. 30 to attend
the funeral of a nephew.
1t is Cornelius Honson instead OF
Chas. Honson that has the new boy as
was stated in last weeks BANNER.
Those from Bartonville attending
school at Bedding the present year are
Nellie and Glenn Tower and Mary
Kohn.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Arwine, Mrs. and
Mrs. w. M. Francisco and families, OF
Belding, and Mr. and Mrs. j Ohm White,
of Lowell, visited at G. j. Rings last
] Sunday,
f. A. Totten has nearly recovered
from his recent illness. He was con-
fined to his bed twelve days, tempera-
ture ranging from 80 to 1924. DR.. VIM.
Bell of Smyrna was the attending
physician.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
Long Lake.

Albert Brown and wife were in Ionia
Monday.
Cash Wilbur of LaKeview was at AL
bert Browns Monday.
Lew Miller and family and Joe Pref
eel Sundayed in lonia.
School commences next Monday with
Bonnie Kneeland as teacher
Master Clyde Snow has been quite
sick the past week but is better at
present.
Mrs. Utter's brother from Lyons was
through here with a load of peaches
last week. lie stayed with her two
nights.
Mrs. Frank Stevens returned home
Friday after spending about three
weeks with her sister at Vandycar.
She reports very pleasant time.
Oscar Lane, George Utter, Vern
Hibberly and Adelbert Utter went to
Clare county last week to look at some
land. A. Utter and Q. Lane got home
sick and thought they could come home
faster than the horses so they started
out a-foot, walking 80 miles between
daylight and dark. They don't think
they will take up any land there.
There was quite a lively time at
school meeting Monday night. There
were a number of votes challenged
when they voted for director. Will
! Wheeler was finally chosen Glare nce
Snow is to furnish the wood. They
voted to commence raising money to
build new schoolhouse and so | eX-
pect it will not be long before we see a
new schoolhouse here. We need it
bad enough.
Mrs John Spencer died very sudden
Saturday morning. She had just made
a pan OF biscuits and sat down to peel
potatoes for breakfast when she was
taken with a pain in her head. She
called for the camphor bottle but be-
fore they got to her saw she was dying.
She was so far gone she couldn't tell
them where TO put the camphor but
motioned to her temples. She died In
lust a few minutes. The funeral was
held at the Orleans church. She leaves
"a husband and i've sons TO mourn her
loss besides lots of friends. The fam
lily have the sympathy OF the entire
community in their sad afiilctlon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
kiddyille.
cause.

Miss Satie Blystone is teaching the
Chadwick school this fall.
Miss Ora Richie, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Matte Bidwell, has returned
home.
Miss Jennie Raby spent last week in
Bedding, the company of Mrs. G. V.
Harroun.
The ice cream social at NJ. Blystone's
last Friday night was decided success.
Proceeds $500.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antcliff Sr. en-
tertained their son, Frank, and family
of Easton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Antclif and
Mrs. Jane Coleson and EnOs and Earl
Antcliff returned from Petoskey last
Monday.
The U. BIS hold their quarterly
meeting at the Blystone school-house
next Saturday and Sunday. The pre-
siding elder and other good speakers
will be there. Let everyone, who can,
attend.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08

Frank Schroeder and family, Mrs. Joe
Pretzel and son, Frank.
Ethel and Flossie Whitford OF BEL
ding stopped at their Uncle Alpert
Browns last week. They were on
their way To visit their aunt, MIS-
Perry, near Shiloh.
Geo. Utter's mother and brother ana
niece visited them Saturday and sun
day. His mother celebrated her o'th
birthday while here by eating turkey
She received a number OF nice presents
1t was his son Clarence's birthday Also
Nearly every one from around mere
went to Chadwick's Saturday TO see
the train come on which was Mr.. Din
Fales coming home from the war
There were about two hundred people
besides the band there TO meet hlm'
1t was an effective scene. TO see
strong man that has been through the
war come home well and see them cry
and laugh and not know what to say or
do, will effect almost anyone.
A good crowd was out Sunday night
to hear Frank Robinson preach MS
farewell sermon. His text being on,
"What is man that thou art mindful Oh
him." and nearly every one was III
tears before he got through. he pa
everyone goodbye and said he would
be home Christmas and preach TO us
both Sundays. A collection was taken
and six dollars were raised for him.
He is going to Big Rapids to MIR. Fer
ris' school for year.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
Alton.

At the regular school meeting David
Condor was reelected to moderator.
The funeral of Sam Russer was very
largely attended last week Wednesday.
Fred and Clair Ford paid a visit to
the electric light plant in Keene Sun
day.
George w. White is home from the
lakes visiting his parents and his chill
dren.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Campbell OF Lowell
took tea at Jay Mosher's last week
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Judd Hapeman of East
Lowell visited their parents Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Keech of Johns
town were here for visit to his par
ents Sunday
The surveyors for the railroad were
here last Saturday and Monday laying
out their road.
Miss Rhoda Dickens, brother and
sister of Smyrna visited their grand
mother Mrs. Mosher Sunday.
Horace Weeks passed his 5Oth mile
stone last Saturday and celebrated il
with picnic and dance in his grove
at Murray lake.
Visitors at ID. Church's last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon VanVelser anC
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Hillman ant
Mr.. Ingles from Grand Rapids, Mis-
Hillman, of Canada, MIR, Schoonmake
and Mr.. Warner Of Hubbardston.
The Lowell Ledger correspondent
had very pleasant time at the HON,
of the editor last Saturday. A bounti
full repast was served after which Their
was fine program rendered which
consisted OF music. recitations and read
ing which was we'll done. The CORES
pondents felt they were highly enter
tanned and well paid for going. A vot
of thanks was extended to the edito
and family and friends for the pleasan
entertainment. All departed at a
early hour hoping to meet again tn
18th for the excursion to Lansing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
The Wrong Leg.

There is an enterprising Liverpool
tailor who has never been known to ac-
knowledge that he didn't have anything
a possible customer might ask for.
One day customer entered the shop
and asked if he had any trousers made
especially for one legged men.
Certainly, replied the merchant.
"What kind do you want!"
DRESS trousers, said the man. "The
best you've got y
Hurrying into the rear OF the store,
the enterprising merchant snatched NJ
pair of trousers and shipped off the
right leg with a pair of scissors. Hastily
turning under the edges, he presented
them TO the customer.
That the kind want What's the
price,"
lone guinea.
"Well, give me a pair with the left
leg off.
A month later the merchant was pro
nounced convalescent and on the higt
road to recovery. Pearson Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
Grattan Yergennes.

Miss Kittie Weekes is visiting in
Grand Rapids.
Frank Flanagan sold three head OF
fat cattle last week.
Miss Kittie Byrne entertained her
friend, Miss Inez Burt, couple OF
days last week.
Barto school commenced Monday,
September 5, Miss Guyette of Grand
Rapids as teacher.
Little Erwin Burt returned TO his
home in Belding, Saturday, after q
weeks visit with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Il. w. Byrne.
Mrs. Agnes Stevens, who was work
ing in Smyrna, returned to her parents
home last week. Her little daughter
Lucia is attending Barto school.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
why sigsbee Turned Scuttler.

On another occasion Captain Sigsbee
deliberately sank his ship to save her
from still worse fate He was in COM
mand of the coast survey steamer Blake
and was anchored in West Indian
port when a hurricane came up, and
in the heavy sea the ships anchors be-
gan to drag. She was drifting to utter
and inevitable destruction on reef.
Where she lay there was a soft, sandy
bottom. The captain ordered her scut-
tied, and down she went. Later she was
pumped out and raised--an expensive
operation, but far less costly than build.
ing a new ship. -Munsey's Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
Fairplains.
attend.

Miss May jerks rides new wheel
Miss Pearl Human is at home again
Lue Emmons is the owner of BIZ
cycle.
Miss Pearl Human visited in Graf
tan Sunday.
Laura Emmons is working in the APP
pie dryer at Fenwick.
School commenced in District No. A,
Monday with Miss Belle Miller as
teacher.
Louie Emmons took dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. John Emmons Sunday in
Grattan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence jerks and
Mrs. Stella Town were in Ionia Monday
on business.
A young gentleman came week OF
so ago TO see how he would like TO cal
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy jerks papa ano
mamma. Weight 81 pounds.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
Last Weeks Letter.
; here 10 see US again.

Fall is here to see US again.
Chef Antcliff is at work for Andrew
Hale OF Orleans.
Mr.. Morehead is up to Stanton on
business for few days.
Mr.. Hagadorn has been drawing his
millet to Greenville and Belding.
Geo. Conner is getting the material
together to put up nice windmill.
Max Morton of Big Rapids is visit
ing his cousin, Ray Hall, for few
days.
Mrs. French and Mrs. Delehanty OF
Beldino visited at Geo. Conner!s last
Friday.
Geo. Daily of Owosso visited his
nephew, High Brown, couple OF days
last week.
Miss Edna Brown and Ray Hall and
his cousin, Max, went to see Miss Julia
Hall last Friday.
Oscar Lane 5 mother is visiting them
Her and her little granddaughter, Ag-
mes, went TO visit Mrs. Jane Colson,
Tuesday
Grandma Whitford returned home
Saturday from McBrides where she
has been for a number Of weeks visiting
her daughter.
Mrs. Geo Autclff goes over to Ben
Halls two or three times a week and
bakes aud straightens things up while
Mrs Hall is away.
Those that we're in Ionia last week
are Chas. Hagadorn, Mrs. Flora Lane
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
Papa's First.

"Talk about bright babies !" exclaim-
ed the proud father Talk about chill
dren who are going to be big men some
day.
But isn't it rather early to prophe-
syy He can't talk yet.
Cant talk Just listen TO himl OF
course he doesn't say anything, but
that's the beauty of it. He's natural
born filibusterp'- Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos
itivelv cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price 70
cents per box. For sale by Holmes *
Cornell and Fisk Bangs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
odd Name For "A Mile.

A Burman mile is about equal in
length to two English miles. The word
for mile" in Burmese means Ito sit
and a mile is the distance that "A man
goes before he considers it necessary to
sit down.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08

The convict on a chain gang is al.
ways attached to his work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
* POSITIVE CURE

Te
aIndges
skin Diseases o.
Female Weakness and Irregularities Promptly Re
ieved and Permanently Cured.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
Cas-Ka the Great Blood and Nerve Tonic

purely
a
The silver lance., 1898-02-25
CATERS HAVE CALL.
ALL THE RAGE WITH THE
WOMEN THESE DAYS.
froeece Delicate Ankles from Dampne ss
and Cold. and Give the Walker Mu, IN
Needed support = Heavy Artic les
Required.

Recent statements by physicians
that, in their opinion, the majority of
women contract cold through the an
kles more easily than through any
other part of the body have caused
big increase in the number of over
CATERS sold during the last few weeks,
says the New York Herald. One of the
Broadway shoemakers told me that he
had never sold so many CATERS to wom-
en- before and that the demand had
come upon him so suddenly and unex-
pectedly that for few days he had
been very much rushed to meet it.
When I asked his opinion of the cause
OF this new fad, he said: THE bicycle
boot Women who ride a wheel and
who have become accustomed to the
support and protection of bicycle
boot have been sensible enough to ap-
preciate its good qualities. But, of
course. with a handsome tailor-made
gown bicycle boot is out of the ques-
tion and consequently it was necessary
to find substitute for the clumsy
leather covering. l do not mean to
say that the bicycle boot is clumsy
On wheel 1t is everything that can
be desired, but when you add the
weight of heavy silk-lined cloth skirt
and under petticoats to the boot it
makes walking anything but COM
fort. Then, again, there are many
women who have a horror of a wheel
and would not don a single article con-
nected with the obnoxious machine,
who would not wear a bicycle boot
and yet who clamor for something
which would protect their ankles.
Women's skirts, no matter how clever
ly manipulated, are bound to become
more or less damp and will naturally
rub against the stocking. If woman
is out for two or three hours in the
rain, when she gets home she finds the
tops of her shoes wet from contact with
her damp skirts. Now, in order to gel
over this last difficulty we have beer
making our CATERS this winter oi
heavy ribbed silk, black. as a rule
lined with thin wool. and fitted careful.
ly over the instep and ankle The
gaiter is cut high and fits perfectly. II
is very modish and swell an d has taker
wonderfully. We make a ch eaper grade
in black cloth and also some in pretty
soft tan and mode shades, but these
do not sell so readily, for a foot larger
than A or B is not improved by
the light colored overgaiters." So tc
be swell the up-to-date woman mus
don pair Of these modish CATERS, and
anart from THAR hoipp irS< tho tttx ~
the comfort she will derive from them
will make her regret that she has no
used them before.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the car.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
tion of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
hamed you have a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when 1t is entir ely
closed, Deafness is the result and un-
less the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored 10 its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever:
nine cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an infiamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills the uest.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25
No KLONDYKE FOR MEI

Thus says E. Walters, LIE Raysville.
Pa, who grew (sworn to) 252 bushels
Salzer's corn per acre. That means 25,-
200 bushels on 100 acres at zoe a bush
ell, equals 1850. That is better than
a prospective gold mine. Salzer pays
$400 in gold for best name for his IT.
inch corn and oats prodigy. You can
win. Seed potatoes only $1.50 barrel
Send This Notice and 10 Cts. in Stamps
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, and get free their seed catalogue
and IL new farm seed samples, includ-
ing above corn and oats, surely worth
$40, to get start. w.n.2.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25
Cheap London Lodw,nrs.


R0wton house. London, which was
established by Lord Rowton for the
convenience of poor dodgers, is prof
1Iapie Investment, paying 5 per cent
rms is very satisfactory result Of a
social experiment that was attended
an nrst with a good deal of uncertain
". everything about the place is
cream and attractive. A man can stay
Two Gays and one night for sixpence
he may go to bed at any hour he likes
IN the evening, but he must be down.
stairs by o'clock in the morning.
Inere are ten fine bath rooms. A
bath, hot or cold. with towel and soap,
costs penny. Tea or coffee costs a
han.penny for a small cup and a pen
ny Tor large cup. A slice of bread
COSTS haif-penny, eggs penny each
Dioaters and kippers the same. Pud-
uing costs penny. hot joints four
pence, cold joints threepence and ba-
con twopence. The price of shave
rs half-penny. There is dodgers
wash room. room for backing boots
works.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25
Food from the Watsr.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: It
has been demonstrated that an acre of
water may be made to yield more food,
with less labor, than an acre of land.
To clothe an old proverb with a new
dress, it may be said that there are
as good fish in the sea as ever came
out of it. and with a proper organiza-
ton OF the apparatus for fish hatch
ing the world would become acquaint-
ed with a greater variety of food fish
than it knows of now, and even people
who live far from the water would
have delightful variety added to their
daily bills of fare. In Maryland much
anxiety is being felt as to the probable
extinction of THE terrapin. The latter
has its uses, but only a comparatively
few would regret its loss, while In tens
of thousands of homes of toi1ers a
plentiful fish supply would be a bene-
fit. It is to be hoped that the fish
cries congress at Tampa will do some
thing to educate people as to the i'm
portance of our fisheries.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25
He MistOok tho House.

From the Boston Traveller: A man
well known in State street circles found
himself in front of what he supposed
was his Back Bay residence late one
evening recently. He had a great
many dollars worth of wine under his
waistcoat and could not gain entrance
through the medium of his latch key.
Becoming enraged, in a drunken fash
ion, he kicked the door, broke the glass
and used language that is unfit for
publication. Finally the door was
opened and the owner of the house.
who is athletic and irascible, proceed
ed to kick the State street financier in
to the middle of the street. "Wazzer
you-ris-mean-his ?" inquired the as
saulted party Indignantly, as he sat
upon the curbstone and held his throb-
bing brow with both hands. "And
what do you mean by trying to break
into my house?" inquired the other
man. "You-hic- -house?" exclaimed
the State street man in bewilderment.
How-hic-long-was you lived
hic-there?" For four years." was the
answer. Holy smoke-hicw ex-
claimed the financier. have I-hic-
been drunk-hic-as long as that?"
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

l must, so hunted up some remedies for
myself, and finally happened on DR.. viii
hans' Pink Pills for Pale People. asked
some of my neighbors about the medicine,
for it had been used by several persons in
the community, and they recommended it
very highly. Iprocrfed a box. The pills
helped me right away, and l continued
taking them. / commenced taking them
last fall, and finished taking the sixth box
few months ago. | am not bothered with
the rheumatism now,-the medicine has
cured me. can most certainly recommend
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People 4"
These pills are not only good for rheu-
matism, but are valuable for any disease
that arises from impoverished, or bad
blood. They do NOT act on the bowels.
The silver lance., 1898-02-25
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED

Foremost among the worlds greatest
Medico-Chemists stands DIR. Slocum, of
New York City. His efforts, which for
years had been directed toward the
discovery of positive cure for con-
sumption, were finally successful, and
already his ''new scientific system of
treatment has, by its timely use, per-
manently cured thousands of appar-
emily hopeless cases.
He has demonstrated the dreaded
disease to be curable beyond doubt,
in any climate.
lndisputable facts prove that the
Doctors New Discoveries are an abso-
lutte cure for Consumption and all
bronchial, throat, lung and chest trou-
bles; la grippe, stubborn coughs, ca
tarrhal affections; scrofula. rheuma-
tism, general decline and weakness,
The silver lance., 1898-02-25

loss of flesh, and:all wasting conditions;
and to better demonstrate its wonder
full merits, he will send Three Free
Bottles (rhe DIR. Slocum New Scien-
tific System of Medicine) with full in
structions,. to all readers Of this paper
who send for them.
Simply write to L. A. Slocum, Manu-
featuring Chemist, Slocum Building.
New York, giving name, postofIice and
express address.
There Is no charge for medicine or
correspondence-advi
Knowing. as we do, of the undoubted
efficacy of the DIR. Slocum New System
of Medicine, we urge every sufferer to
take advantage of this most liberal
proposition.
Please tell the Doctor, when writing,
that you read this generous offer In
this paper and greatly oblige.