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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
ROUND ABOUT US.
by the Banners
Correspondents.
Alton.

VIM. Farrell OF Ada called on Alton
friends Monday.
Warren Ford is at his brother Jake's
at Lincoln Lake.
Nancy Frost of Avon is visiting her
sister, Mrs o. Weeks.
Ruth Higgins of Keene was guest
at {. Weekes' last week.
Mrs. J. Mosher visited her son in
Belding last week Tuesday
Myrtle Condor and Jessie Reynolds
of South Lowell are here visiting.
Ida Dickens Of Smyrna is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. j. Mosher.
Warren Ford and son Kutts were in
Grand Rapids last week Wednesday.
Otis White was called to Grand Rap
ids To attend the Yellows Commission.
Mrs. Harrington of Cannonsburg
spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
ID. Church
A. II. Demorest and some young
friends from Bedding visited our Sab
bath school Sunday.
Norma Church returned Sunday
from weeks visit with her grand
mother in Cannonsburg.
Mrs. Spencer and sister, Mrs. Chas.
keech and husband visited their sister,
Mrs. Wiley Reynolds Saturday and
Sunday.
The reunion Of the Kent County
Pioneer Society will be held ut Ada
with basket picnic in Schenck' ; grove
Wednesday, August %, 1899. The fol-
lowing gentlemen will speak upon the
"reminiscences of Old times: Hon Chan.
cellOr Geo. II. White, l.. f.. Carl, VIM.
+. Mcknight, VIM. Alden Smith, of
Grand Rapids; John NJ Mathewson Of
Lowell, John a. Blanchard of Ionia,
Venerable Edward Campau A num-
Der al old pioneers are expected To be-
present. A cordial invitation is eX-
tended To all.
Last Friday evening T.. Il. Gillett, ID.
G. &. instituted Maccabee tent here,
assisted by II. ID. Osgood, Com Of
Smyrna Tent, No. 72S, with charter
membership of ID and the charter is
still open. smyrna D. r. and the X.
.. I. Nj. band eXempliled the work.
Officers of Alton Tent are; u. G, Fred
j. Ford; Com, c. b. Francisco l.. G.,
Guy G. Morton; r. K, ID. A. Church;
+. k., j. ID. Frost; Chaplain, Clare
Fora; Physician, NJ. G. Green; Serg.,
Ralph Ford; NJ. Mt A., James Houli-
han; LIST M. G., VIM. Bliss; 2nd M. G.,
"A. G. Biggs: Sen, Jacob Vetenbock;
T., Chas. Keech. A fine banquet was
served at f. j. Ford's Meetings, 2ud
and 4th Saturday in each month. Sir
knights invited.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
Orleans.

Mary Yost Of Belding was in town
Tuesday
Ben. Kneeland and mother were in
Ionia Saturday.
Chas. Magher returned to his home
at Hersey Tuesday.
Alice Clements returned Saturday
from weeks visit in lonia.
Myrtle Nichols OF near Sheridan is
visiting relatives about here.
Darius Welch and family of Ionia
Sundayed at Frank Aldermans.
A great many of our people attended
the big show in ionia last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed. Lamb and Mrs. |. l.. Hub
bell OF Bedding were in town Friday.
Lewis Williams and lady friend OF
Bedding were visitors ia town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. COlburn OF Greenville
were guests at Ben. Halls over Sun
day.
Grandma Lane has returned from a
long visit among Eaton Rapids rela-
tives.
DR.. and Mrs Mcdonald returned
from visiting relatives at Ludington
Monday.
Mrs. Gaines OF Hesperla is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Myron Spanogle,
and family.
Mrs. lowell OF Battle Creek, former
~ Of this place, is here visiting old
time friends.
Mrs. Smith Rowley and daughter
and Flossie Spicer Of Bedding were in
town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Way and son Fred Of
lonia have been guests at Guy Beach 8
the past week
James Smith and family Of Cadillac
have been visiting among relatives
here the past week.
+. Il. Hale and family of Iouia have
moved onto their farm, four miles
southwest OF Orleans.
Maud Morris OF Elsie has been the
guest OF MIR, Chas. LaDow and family
during camp meeting.
John Cusser and Albert Cusser aud
wife attended family reunion near
Hastings last Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Arnold Of Cedar
Springs are making his sister, Mrs.
James Lane and family visit.
Mrs. Julia Hubbs and little girl Of
Greenville spent Friday and Saturday
with her sister, Mrs. Geo Purdy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry LaDow are re.
ceiving a visit from their daughter,
Mrs. Ida Stebbins and family Of MINI.
Rosa Taylor Of Greenville called
among friends here Monday ON her
way home from NJ. Il. camp meeting.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17

To the ordinary man and woman no
conception of the torture to which the
poor, unfortunate goose is put could
possibly be formed
The geese when about 9 months old
are taken from the pastures and placed
in an underground cellar, where broad,
slanting stone slabs stand In rows, and
are bound fast to the tables. They are
literally crucitied.
Feet, wings, and bodies are suread
out and bound by bands, so that only
the neck Is left free. AS may be imag-
ined, the animal struggles with all its
might against this stretching. till, after
days Of vain endeavor to free Itself
from the bands and It's position, Its
powers of resistance are overcome, and
a dull resignation, broken only by its
low cries, takes possession Of It. Two
months must pass away before death
brings relief.
The animals are meanwhile crammed
with dumplings made Of dough Of
buckwheat, chestnuts and stewed
maize. Every two hours, six times a
day, they receive from three to five
dumping pills, which In time become
SO sweet to the tortured creatures that
they stretch their necks TO be crammed
The most difficult task is to deter
mine the right moment for death
Those who die of their own accord are
lost to the liver factory, therefore a
kind of study is needed to see when
the cup of agony is trimming full and
the liver is ripe for taking. The bodies
of such ripe ones are like pumpkins
where ordinarily fingers are buried In
flesh and fat nothing but skin and
bones are found. The livers have abb
sorbed all the strength and juices
Aurora News
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17

1t has been the habit In England to
reproach the United States with the
great number of divorces granted In
this country. The statistics OF divorce
in the United Kingdom recently pub
lished would seem to Indicate, how
ever, that Englishmen can find grounc
for reflection in the condition of az
fairs at home. In 1861, for instance,
when the population OF England and
Wales was in round numbers 10000.
600, only 25S divorce suits were begun
In 1897, with total population of 81
100000, there was total OF SD oil.
vorce suits. The population has in-
creased 10 per cent, while the number
Of divorces has been multiplied by
more than three.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
The Printers.
NEARLY
Fifty.eight Years Old!

LIS long nfe, but devotion to the true
interests and prosperity of the American
People has won for it new friends as the
years rolled by and the original members
of its family passed to their reward. and
these admirers are loyal and steadfast
to-day, with faith in its teachings, and
confidence in the information which 1T
brings 10 their homes and firesides.
As a natural consequence it enjoys in
its old age all the vitality and vigor of
its youth, strengthened and ripened by
the experiences of over half a century.
1t has lived on its merits, and on the
cordial support of progressive Americans.
1t is THE New Y DIRK Weekly Tribune"
acknowledged the country over as the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
Beggers Pretend BIindnesa.

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Morning Post says that M.
Georges Berry, the well-known Depu-
ty for Paris. recently issued a remark
able report in which he proved, by evil
dence obtained at first hand that nine
out of ten of the beggars who implore
the pity of Parisians for their physi-
cal infirmities are arrant imposters
The blind men can see well enough
when the time comes to count their
days takings. the lame can walk when
they choose, or even run If the police
show disposition to apprehend them.
Every day fresh evidence Is forthcom-
ing of the truth OF VI. Georges Berry's
revelations. One man had a practice
OF closing his eyes by sticking the lids
with wax. This trick had enabled him
TO earn an excellent livelihood On be-
ing searched his receipts for the day,
amounting to some 9 francs, were
found on him. together with $50 francs
in bank notes. and a savings bank
book showing that he had 1900 francs
TO his credit.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17

Neither camels nor elephants can
jump.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
Didn't Know Him.

According to a story which is now
current, the marquis OF Lansdowne
had an amusing experience inside
Westminster Abbey at the Crewe-
Primrose wedding. As he advanced
up the nave IA salesman, not knowing
him, approached to ascertain whether
he belonged to the brides or the BRIDE
groom's party. Lord Rosebery or
Lord Crewe?" asked the salesman.
Lord Lansdowne," answered the sec
rotary for war
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
Smyrna.

| Mrs. Wm. Gardner Is very i'll.
Mrs. John Crawford is again with US.
The railroad is lengthening out in
fine shape.
+ Knapp and wife Sundayed at Geo.
Northway's.
Milo Dicken has gone To Cowden
Lake on business.
Some Of our apple dryers expect to
start up next week.
II. Skellenger has gone To his farm
near Coral this week.
II. VanEvery Sundayed at Long
Lake, also Albert Russell
Glenn Blackmer Of Smoky Row was
In Peach avenue on Sunday.
Auntie Epson who lives with G. Hol-
liday is visiting friends in Bedding.
Miss Susie Skellenger picked pear
blossoms in Peach avenue last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. GO Bignal have gone
north camping in search OF black
berries.
A restaurant is among the possibili-
ties at this place. Proprietors Guy
Beebe and Chas Ayers.
Mr. and Mrs. anHouton have gone
TO Jackson county To visit his people,
making the trip on their wheels.
The $500 appropriated to benefit the
hill on the east side of the river is ex-
hausted but has done lot of good and
more is needed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
w. c. T. u. COLUMN.
what's Your Boy WORTH

what's Your BOY worth?
| attended temperance meeting
held In a school house in Shawnee
county, Kansas. After two speeches
had been made "A collection was taken
up to raise money To prosecute liquor
sellers in that county.
a tall Kansan arose and said: "Put
me down for $40; have six boys, and,
II necessary, will make my subscription
more. To save them, a 800 bill would
he small amount
! Yet he was Woodworking farmer;
but he loved his boys, aud as conse-
qnence, hated the liquor traffic.
In my late trip asked man, form
erly New York merchant, how it was
that he had taken such an interest In
the prohibition movement. He re-
piled. "TO my establishment ! found
that my eldest boy had taken II drink
OF beer"
That was enough. He loved him as
the apple of his eye. And every
energy Of that business man was
brought into active service To protect
his son from the ravages of the liquor
trade.
In town in Jersey, after "a public
meeting, II gentleman asked me what
he should do to save his two dissolute
boys. A man Of means, and living in
handsome country residence, he could
not see why they preferred the saloon
to their home of comfort The liquor
trade, knowing that he would foot all
bills, was only TOO willing to give the
boys all the poison they asked for. He
said he loved them; but he never voted
for home protection, as against the sa-
looms, on election day. His boys, prac-
for.
came across IA mother in Ohio who
loved her boy SO that she would not
give her husband any rest until he
promised to vote for the second amend
ment. Some people thought she was
only an humble, ignorant woman, but
she was smart enough to know the boy.
What is your boy worth?
He is worth asking To sign the total
abstinence pledge. He is of sufficient
value to be sent TO Band OF Hope
meeting To be instructed us TO the ef-
fects of alcohol upon the human sys-
teR. He is of sufficient Importance for
ings and who are his associates. He Is
OF more value than many household
pets and is entitled to more of your
time and attention To say nothing of
the value Of your boys good character,
he has cost you for food raiment and
education, more than what the average
saloon keeper pays for his license.
'As the twig is bent the tree is in
cined." IL will be of great Importance
to you whether your boy is valuable
citizen or a curse to you and the neigh
borhood in which you reside. If he
turns out good he will be worth his
weight in gold; if otherwise, better he
had never been born. Being immortal,
he is worth life's work To prepare
him for happy hereafter,
No license was ever made high
enough To recover the lowest estimate
that you can put on your boy if there's
a spark of Christianity or humanity in
your heart.
Nebraska virtually says its city boys
are worth 81 900: altogether too low.
New York City puts the price of her
boys at SIS; less than the price of a
city railway horse. What's your boy
worth? Tell me the value OF his soul,
and I'll name the price of the privilege
to sell intoxicauts. Witness.
-.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
Shiloh.

Camp meeting closed Sunday night.
G. n. Brown was at Ionia Monday on
business.
A good rain 10 settle the dust would
he very much welcomed.
Masons have begun work on the Gel
lar for +. f.. Browns new house.
Nathan Emory OF Moddersville il
visiting his brothers OF this place.
r. a. Grace Of Delta has been call
ing on old friends the past few days.
w. Drake and wife visited their SON
in-law, o. Brown of Lakeview, over
Sunday.
MIR. Cummings Of Ionia has been
spending few days with l.. T.. Gaphill
and John Bates.
= Miss Ethel Fuller Of Greenville has
been spending few days with her sis
ter, Miss Elda Fuller.
Quite a number from here went Ia
Sheridan, Saturday, To witness the ball
game, Sheridan VS.. Shiloh, the former
winning by score OF "a to II.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
FrightfuI thunder

VIII often cause horrible burn,
scald, clt or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, the best in the world, will kill
the pain and promptly heal it. Cures
old sores, fever sores, ulcers, boils,
felons, corns, all skin eruptions. Best
pile cure on earth. Only % cents a
box. Cures guaranteed. Sold by Con-
nell Bros. and Fisk Bangs, druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17

The soothing and healing properties
OF Chamberlain 5 Cough Remedy, its
pleasant taste and prompt and perma-
nent cures, have made il great favor
lite with the people everywhere. For
sale by Fisk Bangs, druggist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
DETROIT, June %. 1859.
CD. RAPIDS g. WESTERN r. r

Additional trains leave No. Greenville forBeld
ing at 80, "A. IN. and 6:47 p. m. Leave Bedding
for Greenville at 9:45 a. m. ana ia D. IN.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-17

Quickly cure constipation and re-
build aud invigorate the entire system
never grippe or nauseate -DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. w. |. Benedict.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10
Saw How II Worked.

A scientific demonstration which
caused some amusement is described in
a recent number of The Criterion "a
certain physician had a large Toepler
Holtz machine which gave a spark like
a young streak of lightning. His wife
was much interested in it and watched
the doctor manipulate it until she fan
cied herself master of the apparatus.
One day a party of friends called when
the doctor was out. and the good wife
seized the opportunity of paralyzing
them with her knowledge Of science.
''She was a very dignified woman of
pOrtly presence. and, after leading them
into the office. she began her explana-
tion with all the impressiveness of a
lecturer She spoke briefly of the pre-
liminary manipulation of the machine
And then. she said. laying her hand
upon one connection, the electricity
goes from here to here' whereupOn an
angry white spark leaped out from the
brass ball indicated with a report like
a horse pistol and smote her upon the
extended finger. causing her to sit upon
the floor with violence that shook the
window panes.
1.-THE guests stood around in expectant
attitudes. looking at their fallen hostess
in pardonable surprise. Only for mo-
ment did that capable woman leave
them in doubt. 'Therel' said she, in
the most matter of fact manner, as
though events had simply followed the
usual course. You see how it works.
Now let's go into the garden and look
at the chrysanthemums
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10
Hotel Lie In Washington.


At breakfast the other morning
Washington young woman found lit
lie note at her plate saying that her
aunt had arrived from the east the night
before and was at a well known hotel.
About clock she went to the hotel
indicated and asked the clerk whether
the newcomer had been down to break
fast yet. The clerk informed her that
he did not believe she had been down
and offered to send up card.
ooh, never mind doing tbatp' she
replied "You just tell me the number
Of her room, and | will go up"
mo. -" promptly replied the clerk,
and the young woman took the elevator.
Upon arriving at the door of No. -,
instead of rapping, she softly put her
ear to the door and listened in order
that she might not disturb her aunt if
she were asleep. She heard no noise
and so took out one of her cards, and
after writing, "Will come again at 10
Jane, she tied little bunch of flowers
to it and left it on the knob, where it
would fall into the doorway when the
door was opened.
At 10 O'Clock she came again. The
clerk had not seen her aunt and did not
believe that she had left her room. So,
after looking about the parlors in vain,
she went to the door of No. - and soft
ly tapped.
''Who is itP'' came a gruff voice, and
at the same time man opened the
door and stepped ont into the hall
"Oh. you are the party who wal
coming again at 10, are you?" contin
ued the man smilingly. "Well, wha
can l do for your
Nothing, thank you, she replied
"unless you come down stairs and hell
me thrash that hotel clerk. Wash
ington Post.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10
Dressed For the Jury.

Pretty women on trial have habit
of dressing so as to impress the jury,
but the highest type of this art was
naturally left for development in Paris,
where toilets are composed" for the
occasion. An example of the art was
in evidence at the trial of Nine Bian-
chini, who was accused Of having dis
posed of her husband in an unlawful
way. "Her costume. " says chronicler,
twas the essence of outraged dignity
and resignation, and at the same time
Of elegance, due to her position as d
m0ndaine Parisienne. She naturally
was all III black, with a mantle closC
fitting at the waist and high collet d,
mongolie. The severity Of the low hat
with its ostrich plumes. was relieved
by her jaunty way Of symbolizing hei
confidence i'll the triumph Of innocenc,
in that the left brim was turned up
sheltering II little bunch of peacocl
tips.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10
The Poverty of Rome.

There is IL terrible poverty in Rome,
of which the beggars who await you at
every street corner are but too genuine
a sign. The first gesture learned by the
children of poor people in Rome is to
hold out their hands for aims They be
gin when they are so young that they
can only totter, and they are still hold
ing out their hands for aims when they
can only totter because they are SO old.
Yet another sign Of it | find in the
3, 600 cabmen of Rome, sitting hungrily
on their boxes, in their worm eaten fur
coats, too lazy to do anything but sit
there holding out their whips to solicit
every passer and unable to make de-
cent living even in a place so frequent
ed by strangers and place where every
one drives Bat even here, in these beg
gars and cabmen. is there not certain
participation. at all events in that
open air life which is the felicity of
RomeY "Abhiamo pazienza, say the
poor people, and sit in the sun Ar
thur Symons in Harper's Magazine For
April
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10
UPSET BY AN UMBRELLA.
1t Came Very Handy. hat Made Three
At.l -..a.. ~ . l..

1t Cnme Very Handy. ;.at Made Three
Ven &l,a,ra :i!G.
"Talklng aDult stealing umbrellas, "
said n New Orleans hlslnts- man. 81
had whimsical experts nee last week
One aft sruoOn. when it was raining, |
happened to see very good umbrella
in the hall and-well | annexed it. or
rather | established protcctJrate. in
tenGing to return it before night to the
gentleman lii the adjoining Office, who.
| supposed Of course. was the owner
"But somehow or other didn't. and
for several days lodged him in and
out of the building, feeling particularly
uncomfortable and guilty Finally he
dropped i'll and. seeing the umbrella in
the front once. waiAed off with it
witnessed the incident unobserved from
the rear room and naturally said moth
ing Next day we encountered in the
elevator, and he handed me the um-
brella
Heres your parachute, he said
IN have to own up that | appropriated
it yesterday, but it was raining. and
the temptation was TOO strong Tor my
morals
Il took it rather gingerly and re-
Trained from Offering any explanation
That afternoon set it just outside my
door and had the satisfaction of seeing
it disappear under the arm of an archi-
tect who is "a prominent mepber of my
church and generally regarded as a
very moral man. Since then he has had
pressing business whenever hove into
sight. and infer that he is suffering a
duplicate of the pangs recently expert
enced by myself and my neighhoE zs
fellow who originally left il
turned up, so | suppose that hg h
a member of the robber band. 4 Nhv
Orleans Times Democrat .Ii.iaf1 Z
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10
Cured Him.

An intimate friend Of Rear Admiral
John w. Philip tells the following anec-
dote of the gallant naval officer: Though
Philips religious side has been much
emphasized and commented on. he is a
determinedman and will brook no Op-
position. Once when he was in charge
of the Pacific Mail steamer China he
carried two passengers of foreign ma
tionality VINO persisted in smoking in
their staterooms during the hours when
smoking waa prohibited. Philip, then
captain, called their attention to the
fact but instead of needing his warn
ing one answered him impudently.
Nothing further was said at the time,
but the next morning the offensive pas
sen2er was handcuffed to the upper
deck for three hours, and for the re-
mainder of the trip that particular per
son seemed to have lost all desire to in
dulge in back talk to the captain.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10
T,l.n AsI,cs cfInNn

The women are telling of an Atchi-
Eon mgnsNA6 treated his wife with in
diffeFeRek and cruelty in their early
uI4ssFied Hfei They say he is now down
on Bis knees blowing into the dead
ss4ts gf her love trying to revive a
affection for him. How women
picture man in sucb an atti-
stuas is probably the dream Of every
Neglected wife that scW6day her hus-
md win try to waFh stfs hands like a
frozen Cupid at the' fires of her love,
and will find only dead ashes there.
There are enough dead ashes in the aver
age woman's S dreams to macadamize a
road. .-Atchison Globe
Smyrna times., 1899-05-10
4 SuY,tIa plan

While Sir NJ. E. Grant-Duff was gov
ernor general of Madras judge i'm
posed a fine on native Christian. The
latter had no lawyer to defend him, but
he put in the following remarkable
plea: Your honor may be right, may
be wrong; may be right, honor wrong.
Let honor g:ve me back the fine, and
then at day of resurrection, when all
hearts will be open. if l am wrong
will most gladly, sir, return your honor
the money.