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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

Crossing the Flemish borders, Alva
laid siege to all the chief towns, and
every triumph he gained was sullied by
the most yindictive cruelty In capitu-
lating the gaiTisons were shown no mer-
CIV, and "eyery atrocity which greed of
rapine, wantonness of lust and blood
thirsty love of slaughter could devise
was perpetrated by his express direc-
ton. = In spite of these horrors the war
Of liberation among the Dutch went ON,
and the beacon fires OF freedom were
everywhere lighted.
Unfortunately at the time Queen Eliz-
abeth of England had re-established
friendly relations with Spain, and the
trading merchants and hardy mariners
of the Netherlands were excluded from
the kingdom. These "beggars of the
sea, f" as they styled themselves, driven
back by necessity upon their own coun-
try, sought To establish "A base for their
patriotic operations and fell upon the
Spanish garrisons in the Dutch seaports
of Brill and Flushing, and, expelling
them, raised the banner of their Orange
deliverer.
Alva was i'll time succeeded by his
son, Don Frederic, but affairs took nc
brighter hue for the Dutch. Towns were
taken by assault, and in spite of Span
ish promises to spare life and property
Alva could boastfully write to King
Philip that they had cut the threats OF
the burghers and all the garrison (ot
Naarden) and had not left mother
SON alive Self Culture.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

Some time ago the proprietor Of a
travelling wild beast menagerie, well
known in Italy, quarreled with his
wife, and the pair separated. The wife
soon afterward went into business on
her own account i'll the wild beast line.
Later ON the husbands menagerie ar
rived in Bologna, and it was followed
two days later by that of his wife. The
husband was equal to the occasion. He
had the walls Of the town placarded
with the following ambiguous an.
nouncement, lin consequence Of the ar
rival of my wife in this town my stock
of wild beasts has been increased. -
London Standard.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
Wolf Children.

The adoption Of human infants by
wild and carnivorous quadrupeds has
obtained more or less credence among
the vulgar from the earliest ages, and
while such today are for the most part
poohpoohed as idle tales the skeptics
have little idea of the evidence that has
been offered in substantiation thereof
Half century ago the iconoclast
who would have dared question that
Romulus and Remus owed their nurtur-
ing to IL she wolf would have been
laughed to scorn by most lovers Of the
classics Twenty five years later the ami
NAL was substituted, on the part of tn
tors, by woman named Lupa-a most
inglorious conclusion, derived solely
from imagination Today the tendency
TO ignore all sentiment causes such ideas
to receive scant courtesy, and when SEN
timent is introduced as evidence is met
by the undeniable statement that the
same miracle is accredited with preserv
ing the lives of many gods and heroes
of antiquity. Consequently if a single
case of a child being fostered and reared
by animals can be substantiated beyond
question the result will be 10 rehabili-
tate as history much literature that sole
ly ON this account has been relegated to
the realm of fiction. -Lippincott
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
Rum Subsidies.

The English officials in the far east
have some queer methods Of dealing
with the natives of various provinces
who have come under the sway of their
government
For the submission of some of the
tribes composite subsidies are paid each
year by the British agents. A good spec
linen of these is the subsidy paid to
the Bhutias of Assam.
The chiefs assembled under the wide
spreading shade trees in front of the
agents bungalow, and the subsidy, con
sisting of 5000 rupees i'll silver 10
pieces of broadcloth and 4S bottles of
rum, We're spread out on the ground.
A formal ceremony, lasting only a
few minutes, precedes the actual deliv-
cry of the subsidy. New York World.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
His Grace.

Little Milly is good Sunday school
scholar, and on that account was invit-
ed with two or three others TO spend
the day at the minister's residence by
way Of reward. When the dinner came
on, the good man said such long grace
before meat that Milly yawned and
looked hungrily at the covers.
why are you yawning, Milly?" ask.
ed the minister 'Does not your father
say grace?"
"Oh, yes, answered Milly prompt
ly, but it isn't so long as that "
And what does he say?" pursued the
clergyman, hoping to obtain "A text for
little homily.
"IIe says different things, but last
time when he sat down he took off the
cover and said: Great snakesl Do you
call this a dinner? :"
The homily was postponed. Strand
Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
sneouIation stopned.

Governor Stephens of Missouri the
other day committed the sentence of a
negro who had been condemned to
death for murder to Imprisonment for
90 years. When she heard of it, the ne.
gros mother was so happy that she be-
gan to smoke a corncob pipe. Some one
having suggested to her that after all
80 years imprisonment was pretty
heavy punishment, she exclaimed;
Volts 90 years? Pshaw, wot's do
penitentiary to Willie? Ain't he a young
man? Wot's 90 years TO himy Anyways
no amt goin to hang. doan have to
stay up nights an 90 cryin about an
speculatin myself to death l done stop
speculatin | done stop hit. New
York Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
He Did Not Recognize Whey.

The special correspondent Of well
known trades paper furnished a most
satisfactory laugh awhile ago for a
friend of his who lives up in northern
New York state and he does not know
it yet He had gone up the state TO visit
some mill or other, and the before men
toned friend volunteered to drive him
over TO his destination. Now, while the
special correspondent has wonderfully
general fund of information he knows
little about the country, and when they
were passing large cheese factory he
exclaimed: "Why, there's creamery
just wait "A minute while l go in and
get drink Of buttermilk. p"
With this he jumped out of the car
riage and entered the building. My
country friend says that whey is not
pleasant TO take and that even the pigs
won't eat it. But when the special cor
respondent asked for buttermilk the
people i'll the factory gave him "a big
glass of thin, aciduous liquid, which he
swallowed down at draft. The drive
was then continued. The special CORE
spondent seemed to be very thoughtful
He finally exclaimed in his explosive
fashion:
"Well, Smith, / don't know what
breed of COWS you raise up here, but
that was the darndest buttermilk | ever
tasted. Paper Mill.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
Clever Woman.

"There is no use trying to deny it, !"
said one man to another "Blims is
badly married hate to say it, but 1t s
SO"
"How do you know
"By talk have just had with him. !"
docs he complaint?
"No. That's the pathetic part of it,
He was telling me how good natured
and clever his wife is because this
morning she showed him how to fasten
his braces to his trousers with hair.
pin. London Tit Bits.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
THEW DEPARTURE
ONE MONTH FREE.

- DR.. A. b. Spinney, of Detroit, also
Il hoprietor of Reed City Sanitarium, is
oming TO your town, where he will
smain for one day only 10 give the
lex an opportunity 20 consult him
hat cannot see him at his Sanitarium.
he doctor has so much faith in the
Experience he has had IN treating
hronic diseases that he will give one
1onth's treatment and medicine free.
ALSO FRER SURGICAL. OPERATIONS TO
LII THoSR THAT ARE TOO POOR TO PAY.
All that he asks In return is that
very patient will state TO their friends
he results obtained by his treatment.
ALI forms of chronic diseases and de
,ormities treated. No man in this
State has had such extended expe-
Mlience In the treatment of CATARRh,
T,eYE, EAR, THROAT AND LUNG
II DISEASES as the doctor. He gradu-
hSted 81 years ago from Cleveland
W0hio; was Is years in general prac-
wiice; after that lectured as Professor
ttpf Anatomy and Physiology in Detroit
Homeopathic Medical College for 2
Pears; was 3 years Superintendent OF
isAlma and Ypsilanh Sanitariums.
vThis experience, combined with many
Years study in the best hospitals in
the country, and examining and treat
Ding thousands of chronic cases, has
apreparec him TO cure when the general
cpractitioner fails. Have you been SICK
:, for years7 Are you discouraged :?
Cali and see we will tell you whether
wwe can cure you or not. If we cannot
dcure you, we will tell you what relief
bwe can give you.
ES-Remember, one month will be
absolutely free-medicines, surgical
Operations, and the benefit Of all our
Tskill to all who are too poor TO pay.
Jour methods of treatment il all that is
known by all the schools, with the aid
of electricity, that most wonderful OF
all agents In Paralysis, Loss of Power,
Rheumatism, and all diseases OF the
nervous system. Go early, as my
Office is always crowded.
NJ. B.-Cancers, Tumors, Blood aud Skin
4 Diseases cured by new system, Piles cured IN
n from s to 20 days without the knife. Female
and private diseases of all forms treated sue
cessfnliy. Many patients that cannot be treated
AT home can be cured at our Sanitarium, which
~ In charge OF the best OF medical skin, under
the doctors direction. Terms for board and
treatment the lowest OF any sauitarium or hos
ptsl In the United States
Remember, we give written guar
antee TO cure every case of PILES and
RUPTURE. Also, we have lying-in
hospital department in orr Sanitar
ium. Send for Journal.
DIR. Spinney will be at Hotel Bedding
in BeIding, Friday, July %.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
Mark Twain In Battle.

1t is related that Mark Twain served
two weeks as a soldier in the civil war.
He was attached to JEFF Thompson S
command III the Confederate army in
Missouri. His own account of his mill
tary experiences, told in one of his pri-
vate letters, is as follows: 1--WE never
won any victories to speak of. We never
could get the enemy to stay still when
we wanted to fight and when the en-
envy felt like fighting we were generally
on the move"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
A Clever Craftsman.

The slickest craftsman i'll our Office at
this kind of work is little, dark com
plexioned fellow who sits i'll corner
and says never II word He has glass
eve and three wooden legs His name is
Camera. He takes his cap off at a draw
ing for only "A minute and says to the
foreman: II have made a more accurate
copy than any tracer III the Office could
have done. Every line is exact, every
circle is true and al your figures are
correctly copied If you are using your
drawing for constant reference, will
only delay you minute, and your copy
will be ready for printing in an hour. I"
To any intelligent man such an appeal
will not pass without careful exam
ination. American Machinist
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

The first distinct mention of soap
now extant is by Pliny. who speaks Of
it as an invention of the Gauls; but DO
that as it may, the use of soap for wash
ing purposes is Of great antiquity. In the
ruins of Pompeii il complete soap man
ufactory was found, and the utensils
and some soap were III tolerable state
of preservation. The Gallo soap of
eighteen centuries ago was prepared
from fat and wood ashes, particularly
the ashes from beech wood, which wood
was very common in France as well as
in England Soap is spoken Of by writ
ers from the second century, but the
Saracens were the first people TO bring
it into general use as an external cleans
ing medium The use of soap is thus
described: "When examined chemical
ly, the skin is found to be composed of
a substance analogous TO dried white of
egg; in word, albumen. Now albu-
men is soluble in the alkalies, and
when soap is used for washing the skin
the excess OF alkali combines with the
oily fluid with which the skin is natu-
rally believed, removes it in the form Of
an emulsion, and with portion of the
dirt. Another portion of the alkali soft
ems and dissolyes the superficial stratum
of the skin, and when this is rubbed off
the rest of the dirt disappears. So that
every washing of the skin with soap re-
moves the old face of the skin and leaves
IL new one, aud were the process repeat
ed to excess the latter would become
attenuated. philadelphia Ledger
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
Hollow Society.

"Oh, pa, exclaimed the dear girl,
her sapphire eyes trimming with un.
shed tears, "how can you say that so.
oiety is hollow"
why shouldn't I?' retorted pa, with
a coarse laugh that betrayed the fact
that he had paid more attention &c
making money than to acquiring polish.
why shouldn't |, when | have to pay
the bills for feeding the gang that you
have here at your blow outs" --lndian.
apolis Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
Tho Glove Habit.

The wearing Of gloves is more an
Gent custom than it is generally thought
TO be. Homer speaks Of gloves and tells
of one who wore them to protect his
hands while working in his garden.
The use of some coverings for the hands
was known 20 the ancient Persians, and
Old Testament writers also mention
them. They were in such common use
among the Romans that they were worn
even in the wild country by the Britons.
St Anne, the mother OF the Virgin
Mary, was, it has been said, knitter
and manufactured gloves, for which
reason the glovemakers of France long
ago made her their patron saint. At one
time gloves had certain meaning at
tached to them and were chosen TO show
the character or occupation of the wear
or. There are records Of gloves being or
dered for grave and spiritual men. I"
About this time, the sixteenth century,
gloves made of chicken skin were used
by both men and women for whitening
the hands and were worn at night
New York Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
Refused Prime Ministers.

The wife of the late Earl of Bradford
had sister of whom it was said she
was the only woman who refused offers
of marriage from two prime ministers.
She was a Miss Forester, and in her
youth refused Lord Palmerston. She
married the Earl of Chesterfield, and as
his widow refused Lord Beaconsfield.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
Aluminium and Water.

The fact is demonstrated that alu-
minium is AS excellent "A purifier of wa
ter as there is The salts of this metal
are insoluble in water, and consequently
it is plain that when these salts are
formed the water can be strained and
the impurities removed therefrom. Per
haps the most practicable method of puri-
flying water by this means Is the trough
method, as it is called the trough be-
ing composed of plates Of aluminium
and zinc or iron, six or eight inches
apart One end Of the tank affords an
entrance for the volume of water which
passes over the top Of one plate and
thence under the plate next TO ii, this
being accomplished by the fact that the
elevation of the several plates is differ
ent In connection with this tank OF
trough there is an electrical generator
of moderate size, and, though Alumni
um will Lot form the negative pole of
a current, the other plates used will.
Now, as it is always the case that when
an electric current comes in contact
with water in this manner it decom-
poses Il certain portion Oh tne Hulu, ds
il were, the result Of such decomposi-
ton is that ozone is formed and oxygen
freed---the meaning Of this being the abb
solute extinction of life in any microbes
Or organic matter which the water might
contain, leaving it-after meeting the
publication the salts of aluminium oc-
casiun-as clear and healthful as the
water which flows from the purest
spring. New York Sun
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
Mans Ruling Wish.

There is one wish ruling over man
kind, and it is a wish which is never in
single instance granted--each man
wishes to be his own master. Ii is a
boys beatific vision, and it remains the
grown up mans ruling passion to the
last But the fact is life is a service.
The only question is, Whom shall we
serye?-W. Il. Faber.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
Where the Pecan Grows.

The pecan is near relative Of the
hickory nut. 1t does not thrive in all
lands that the hickory nut WILL but the
hickory nut will grow well wherever
the pecan will The home of the pecan
is the low, rich bottom land that lies
along the Wabash Mississippi, White
and Big Bend rivers, while they seem
to grow equally as well in the Indian
Territory and in the best watered parts
of Texas. Little Rock Democrat.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

Barber shops in Sweden have bowls
in which one can wash his face without
using the hands On touching button
the water spurts up like a small foun-
tain, and the man who has been shaved
holds his face in it till the soap is ali
washed away
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

Pennsylvania produces hardware man
ufactures to the value Of s3SS, 600, 900
yearly, which is equivalent to S74 per
inhabitant, the average in Great Britain
being $40 and in Germany $40
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

I'm eastern Australia 100, 600, 900 sheep
now find sustenance in region which
80 years ago was sandy desert. The
sheep gradually trampled the soil into
firmness, SO that it now grows dense
mass of vegetation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
An ExtlngnIsher.

"They say that was brilliant match
of Bullion and Miss Goldly.
Eyes, but il seems to have gone out
when they were married. detroit
Free Press
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

In ten years the school attendance in
Buffalo has more than doubled, although
the population has not increased in any
such proportion
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

1t is much easier to think right with
out doing right than to do right with
out thinking right Just thoughts may
and woefully often do fail of producing
just deeds, but just deeds are sure to
bepet inst tboupbts London Echo.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28
Daguerreotypes.

A Boston man is still taking daguer-
reotypes and has been doing so over
nalf "a century He insists that in spite
of all modern processes in photography
they remain the most correct likenesses
ever produced. philadelphia Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

The British museum librSry has COM
piete editions of Shakespeare Is works in
Ii foreign languages
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

What has been done can be done
again. --Disraeli.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

Every noble work is at first impossi-
ble.-Carlyle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

Self-respect is the corner stone OF all
virtue.-John Herschel.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

The BANNER and the Detroit Weekly
Tribune one year 81. SO.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-28

Our only greatness is that we aspire.
Jean Ingelow.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-09-08
MASTERING OUT THE ARMY
orders Issued Affecting Seventy Thou
sand Mea Of the Volunteer Service.
FIRST AND SECOND ALABAMA INCLUDED.
VIII Require Some Time for the Alabama
Troops to BE Mustered Out-List of
Organizations Included in
Fridays Orders.

A statement prepared at the war de-
partment shows that including Fri
days list eighty-three of the organiza-
tions in the volunteer army have re-
ceived orders looking to their being
mustered out of the service. This
number probably represents almost
one third of the approximately 900, 900
men called for by the president in the
two proclamations issued by him.
The following troops were ordered
to be mustered out of service Friday:
First Pennsylvania, Knoxville to
Philadelphia.
Second Pennsylvania, Montichanin
to Philadelphia.
Third Pennsylvania, Huntsville to
Philadelphia.
: Eighteenth Pennsylvania, Camp
Meade to Pittsburg.
Fourth Wisconsin, Camp Douglass,
Wis.
Seventy first New York, Montauk
to Camp Black.
First New Jersey, Camp Alger to
Seagirt.
Thirty-second Michigan, Chicka-
mauga to Camp Eaton, Mich.
First Ohio, Jacksonville to armory,
Cincinnati.
Eighth Ohio, Montauk to Colum-
bus, O.
One Hundred and Fifty eighth In
diana, Knoxville to Indianapolis.
Third Ohio, Huntsville to Colum-
bus.
Second North Carolina, st. Simons
Island, Ga, to Raleigh.
First and Second Alabama, Jackson
vile to Mobile.
Third United States Volunteer Cav
airy, Chickamauga to Old Fort,
Omaha.
Second Massachusetts, Montauk to
South Framingham.
First South Carolina, Jacksonville
to Columbia, S. c., and Second Squad
:on of Ohio Cavalry, Huntsville to
Columbus.
1t will require some time for the
Alabama troops to be mustered out. 1t
will probably be several days before
hey start for Mobile, aud it will take
week or so or longer, after they ar
i've at Mobile, before the necessary
ormalities can be complied with.
However, the chances are that they
will be back home by the middle OF
September. Even with the mastering
put of these two regiments Alabams
will still have 1,700 men in the ser
vice, viz; the negro regiment at Mo
bile and half the Fifth Volunteer I'm
munes at Santiago.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-09-08
MINISTER OF WAR RESIGNS.

her Chrpter in the Dreyfus Case.
The Populace Infiamed.
Iris. M. Cavaignac, minister of
has resigned. The resignation of
Cavaiguac is due to disagreement
his colleagues, who desire re-
Pn of the Dreyfus case; thus a re-
Pn of tie case seem assured.
4 Cavaignac sent the following let
|of resignation to M. Brisson,
pier and president of The council:
have the honor to send you, and
you to transmit to the president of
fepublic, my resignation as minis
h war. There exists a disagree
\ between us which being pro-
|ed would paralyze the government
time when it most needs full unity
|eclslon. l remain convinced of
quilt of Dreyfus, and as determined
Pefetofore to combat q revision OF
ase. | do not intend to shirk re-
aollltles of the situation, but |
o. assume them without being in
EaTlth the chief of the government
plch | have the honor to belong" :"
Dreyfus agitation is not resting.
p0pulace is again infamed by
~ printed by the Steele, with
lhe town has been plastered.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-09-08
GEORGIA STORM.
Waters in the Flooded District Rising
RapidIy-More Wrecks OFF the Coast.

Waters in the Flooded District Rising
Rupidly-More Wrecks OFF the Coast.
SAVANNAH, GA.-Two more wrecks
we're reported Saturday off the en-
trance to Catalogue sound. Both
were dismasted schooners. There
we're no signs of life on either vessel.
The coast is being patrolled in the
hope of rescuing the crews of some of
The wrecked vessels, but except the
crew of the bark Noe none are known
have been saved.
In the storm-swept section of the
,oast the loss of property is increasing.
CEe miles of water on the lowlands are
oeing added too by the floods in the
rivers and the waters everywhere In
he flooded district are rising. The Sa-
,annah and Ogeechee rivers are rising
rapidly and are likely to cause heavy
iamage when the flood reaches the
ow country.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-09-08
SITUATION IN HAVANA.
Prices of Some of the Necessaries of Life
Higher Than During the Blockade.

Prices of Some of the Necessaries of Life
Higher Than During the Blockade.
HAVANA. Although not day has
passed since the blockade was raised
without two or three vessels arriving
here with provisions, the prices of the
necessaries of life are not only exces-
sive, but in some cases higher than
they were during the blockade. As
the Red Cross society's supplies on
the Clinton were not landed this con-
dition of affairs seriously affects the
poor. Rice is selling at 81 cents q
pound, retail; lard at 20 cents and
meat at 60 cents pound, retail. The
retailers are taking advantage of the
situation, and wish to raise the prices
stit further, regardless of the distress
of the poor, who, as they cannot afford
to pay even the present prices, must
continue to suffer.