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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
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To Los Angeles and Southern California

Every Friday night, at 1926 p. M,
a through Tourist Car for Los Angeles
and Southern California, leaves the
Chicago, Milwaukee G. st. Paul Rail-
way Union Passenger Station, Chicago,
via Omaha, Colorado Springs and Salt
Lake City, for all points in Colorado,
Utah, Nevada and California.
In addition to the regular Pullman
porter, each car Is accompanied by an
intelligent, competent and courteous
courier" who will attend to the
wants OF passengers en- route. This Is
an entirely new feature of tourist car
service. and will be appreciated by
families or by ladies travelling alone.
Particular attention is paid to the care
OF children, who usually get weary on
a long journey.
These tourist cars are sleeping cars
supplied with all the accessories neces-
sary to make the journey comfortable
and pleasant, and the berth rate (each
berth will accommodate two persons)
is only $500 from Chicago to Cali
fornia. Ask the nearest ticket agent
for a tourist car folder, or address
Geo. II. Heafford, General Pass. and
Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ill.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
NEWS FOR M|CH|GANDERS.
A Whole Regiment of News Items
From Michigan Towns
CAPTURED FOR BRIEF READING.
A Grand Jury Is Listening to Complaints
Entered Against Alleged Fraudulent
Legislation by the Last Legislature
"A Newaygo Man Kidnapped.
Kidnapped and Beaten.

Farm Crawford, of Sheridan town
ship, Newaygo county, worthy citi-
zen, is alleged to have been decoyed
from home on the evening of the 18th
by Frank Downing and his wife, living
near Kalamazoo, who, it is said, took
Crawford under pretext of a guide,
drove to an unfrequented spot, when
Downing tried to chloroform Crawford,
who jumped from the carriage. Down
ing is charged with firing six shots at
him, but one taking effect. He then
caught Crawford and is said to have
pummeled him most to death, forcing
him to admit that he had assaulted his
wife before marriage. He then, it is
alleged, bound Crawford and drove to
Fremont, telling the officer he had
prisoner. Downing was arrested and
brought to Newaygo. The case is
shrouded in mystery.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23

any more'n mile er so:
They I'D take things twas given m,
an they'd settle thar an stay,
An they'd fill the homestid table when
1t come Thanksgivin' Day.
Law me! yes, them times is ended!
Little Sary married fust,
An Jim Medders lowed he'd take her
out to Idyho er bust,
An he bustid, an I've ben a-sendin
money ever sence,
Though it's more fer little Sary tibet
care than the expense.
An then Chrissy went to Texas
Chrissy alw'ys was our pride,
But he headed off some cattle, an he
hurt his spine an died.
An now Sammy's in the city, an that
amt SO fur away, :
But he's writ us that baby's brought
'em their Thanksgivin' DAY.
So we narrered down the table, bein'
by ourselves, you see,
An the turkey1l las forever, jes' fer
Sary an fer me;
An the raisins in the mince pie,
bought fer Sammy's special
taste,
Sence he didn't come to eat 'em, sorter
seem to be a waste.
Yep, the railroads tuck 'em from us,
an we're all alone at last,
An Thanksgiving like / told yeh, jest
mem'ry of the past;
But we're countin'. me an Sary, on a
better place, an then
We will have big Thanksgivin', an
the childr'n home again.
A. b. p.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23

real reason for the change. but In the
tomb scene don't see how they could
help feeling IL.
Those of us who saw II from the
wings will never forget Il. The women
were In Mysteries and the stage hands
and flymen were nearly as bad. don't
know how Merriam ever lived through
1t, but this I do know. He was diff
ferent man from that night. He
seemed TO lose all his ambition and he
withered up so, that when / met him
at rehearsal two years later, hardly
knew him. He was bent much as you
see him now, and was playing char
acter old men. Every year he dropped
down further, until they wouldn't trust
him with anything better than bits
and servants. Yes. sir, and that old
man has played Romeo with the best
of them"
The story was finished. but the man
dolin still tinkled. The leading mans
face was drawn, and jerks sat think
Ing. Perhaps the former was thinking
OF his own high tide of prosperity, and
OF what the future had In store for
him.
But sympathy and curiosity are
closely allied, and soon the two men
were tiptoeing through the passage
way They paused before the old act
or's room. A ray of light filtered
through crack in the thin pine door.
Merriam was dressed and made I'D for
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23

get he first time he played IL. You
see, me and Merriam have been to-
gethr, of and on, so long that l know
his tory most as we'll as he does him
self. Not that he ever talks about t.
Tonight. after the show, that instru-
men III go back to the bottom of his
trunk. and IL won't come out again till
this time next year."
Tie leading man was all ears.
Thirty years ago I was stage door
keeper at the old California theater.
Now the stage doorman amt so un-
important as some folks think. There's
mighty little goes on that he don't
know something about. He gets the
flowers first, and he usually sees the
cards He's good friend to the actor
wheI the actors a friend to him, and
he can do favor now and then that's
worth the while.
Merriam was just beginning to
climb up the ladder in those DAYS. He
had come into the stock three years
before as utility, but he was a hand
some chap, with brains and ambition
to back his good looks, and it wasn't
long before he got to playing leads.
Say, when Merriam went on as Romeo
at the matinees you couldn't see three
rows in front of you for the bonnets.
Mrs. jerks used to live in a regular
garden those days, for Merriam
wouldn't have none of the flowers
the silly girls used to send him. When
I'd offer to bring them home to him
he'd laugh, and tell me he reckoned
my wife cared more for flowers than
he did.
But | often noticed that he came
into the theater with a big bunch of
violets or roses that he'd bought him
self to give to the little woman who
played opposite parts to him. | asked
him once why he didn't give her the
flowers the girls sent him, instead of
spending money that way. took a
kind OF fatherly interest in Merriam in
those days. Lord bless you, to look
1T him now you'd think he was my
grandfather. He looks that old.
wen, Il otch HOW was going
with him and Nellie Moore, and every
body else seen it, too. When she was
in the stage he stood in the wings.
Ind his eyes followed every move she
made. i remember one of the women
saying that it was worth while to have
| man care for you like that, and GER
ainly Nellie seemed to like it. She
anne to me one afternoon-that |
thanksgiving I'm telling you about
nd said that she was too tired to go |
ONE after the matinee. She asked |
ne If I'd run across the way and order |
inner for her. Then she whispered |
n my ear that she wanted it served |
DR. two and asked If l couldn't fix a
unch light on the stage, so she and
lerriam could have coy Thanksgiv-
lg dinner all alone
OF course / done ii for her. and
'fffe3 they were eatin | went over to
" boardin' house. There was TO be
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
washtenaw's Assessed Valuation.

The register of deeds and county
treasurer have completed and far
warded to the state tax commission the
required report as to the assessed valu-
ton of property transferred in Washte-
nav county during the year ending
1890, 1894 and 1898. During the year
ending July 1, 1899, there were 610
transfers in Washtenaw real estate,
aggregating $50, 726. The assessed
value of the property thus transferred
was 1921, $50, indicating that the real
estate in that county is assessed at 81
per cent of its cash value.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
Arc Pushing the Work

The tracklayers on the extension of
the Lowell & Hastings railroad from
Lowell to Greenville have gotten as far
as Belding, and the work is going along
at such rate that it is expected that
the first train can be run over the road
by December 1. The opening of the
new line means much to Belding, which
has heretofore had no railroad connect
ton with the outside world except a
little stub from the main line of the
Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
Killed Three Deer In Less Than Minute.

Cash Centela, the 12-year-old son of
Polish farmer of near Alpena, destin-
guished himself on the 10th by killing
three large buck deer in less time than
minute, and would have killed doe
inside of the minutes time he had not
run out of shells. He was stationed on
a runway and as the bucks came bound
ing along he dropped all three. Each
of the bucks weighed over 200 pounds.
The doe was subsequently shot by
Centela's brother.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
JINGLE EzRA's THANKSGIVING.

Yep, Thanksgivin' Day is playin' out.
er so ii seems to me,
Fer IL don't make no comparison to
what it USE to be;
Though the turkey and the mince
pies is the same we've alw'ys
known,
An I'm here, an Sary Ellen, but we're
eatin' 'em alone.
It's the buildin' OF the railroads tibet
hes made II hathaway
Tibet hes tuck our children from us an
hes split our holiday
Holdin' out their wild shameeries
about lan's that can't be beat
Out whar cyclones digs the taters, an
whar chinch bugs mows the
wheaD.
Why, 1t use to be tibet youngsters didn'
seem to want to go
From the homestead of the oil folks
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
They Want to Appoint Their own Man.

Pursuant to the action of the
state in appointing a tare official
to protect the farmers and growers of
sugar beets at the Wolverine beet sugar
factory at Benton Harbor, trouble APP
pears inevitable, as the Wolverine com
pany claims the state has nothing to
do with the matter and refuses to adj
init the state official, VIM. Quinlan, to
the establishment. The manufacturers
claim the right to appoint the tare man.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
e,4es Deaths in the state in October.

The state board of health's report for
October shows that 12.1 out of every
thousand persons died during the
month, a falling off in the total of 3O5
over the reports for the same period
last year. Of the total, 2,42s, just 3s1
were children one year old or less, 165
between one and and four years and
CSC over 65 years. Consumption led by
carrying off 146, with pneumonia Sec
ond at $780,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
4ee.oe5 school Children in the State.

Commissioner General of Education
Harris, of Washington, in his annual
report to the secretary of the interior,
says the common school statistics for
1s97-9s show the pupils enrolled in the
public schools of Michigan to number
496,025, and the number of teachers
1858. The value of school property
is S1s, 1858. The total expenditures
for school purposes was So, 2S1 ,003.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23

The project of building a new city
hall next year is being agitated at Kali
amazoo
The complexion of the common coun.
Gil at Port Huron was not changed by
the recent election. 1t still has Re.
publican majority.
Some one who is fond OF turkey for
Thanksgiving dinner and believe in
taking time by the foreloclI visited the
hencoop of a Sherwood farmer the
other night and abducted 25 fine speci-
mems of the great American bird.
Twenty-four eases of appendicitis
were received at the university hospital
of the University Of Michigan during
the year ending June 30. 1882 Tween
ty-two of the patients were operated
upon and two treated without opera.
ton. All bat two Of the patients re.
covered
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
There Is "A Glass OF People

Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress, and but few can tell it from
coffee. 1t does not cost over one-fourth
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. Is cents and 25 cents
per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23
Poisoned by Eating Cheese.

Three children of John Crispell, aged
10 and younger, residing few miles
north of Holland, were poisoned on the
18th by ptomaine poisoning in cheese.
The grocer who sold it cut open a new
cheese and took piece home, one of
his own children narrowly escaping
death. One of Crispell's children is
still seriously i'll and may die,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23

a comedy servant. His green livery
coat hung on a peg on the wall and
| the red wig with which he covered
his own white hair lay on the dressing
table before him. There, too. was
FADED photograph of a pure-faced girl
In the dress Of Juliet. The actor was
bent over his mandolin and the lead
ing man now caught the tune for the
first time. broken. but recognizable.
When other hearts and other lips
Their tales of love shall tell,
Then you'll remember, you'll -emom-
Twang There was the sound of a
broken string.
First act, All up for the first actl"
The callboy came tumbling down the
passage and the listeners hurried up to
the stage. A few minutes later the
callboy came up, too, and he found
the stage manager Tuning.
Where's Merriam?" he cried. "I
can't hold the curtain all night for that
doddering old fool Hurry him up,
will your"
The boy disappeared, and reappeared
almost instantly.
Mr. Merriam $" The tears
choked his voice and he got no further
The stage manager made a rush for
the stairs. Ten minutes later he came
up dressed for the comedy servant,
but the man whose name was down
on the bills for the part lay in his
dressing room clutching an old man
dolin, with his eyes fixed on a. faded
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23

Dry-picked turkeys bring better
prices than scalded ones.
The planning machine was the work
of Woodwork in 1928
The Armstrong gun was planned by
Armstrong in 1855.
The steam fire engine was the work
of Ericsson, 1880.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-23

Fowl that feather and mature early
are usually good egg producers.
All kinds of poultry are very fond of
milk, whether sweet or sour.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
Raising Hares.

new industry has just been estab-
lished in Indiana by Nathan Meyer, a
prominent manufacturer, and his asso-
GATES. The concern is regularly in
corporated under the title of the Wa
bash Belgian Hare Breeding and I'm
porting company. The company will
undertake to import large numbers Of
the animals from Europe and will
propagate them on an 80 acre farm
leased for the express purpose. A 10
acre tract has been set apart for the
breeding grounds and range, and a
we'll built rabbit house, 16 by 200 feet
has been erected to shelter the hares in
bad weather. The 10 acres are sur
rounded by high and closely woven
wire fence, and as the business grows
the rang will be enlarged. Already 300
fine hares have been placed on the
farm. and Herman Wolf. an agent, is
now in Europe purchasing more, which
will be shipped over this fall Mr.
Meyer says that when the company
gets under way 1t will raise 100000
hares year, the market for the same
being found here, where the fine fur is
used in making crush hats. The hair
suitable for these hats is high priced
and difficult to obtain. The promoters
expect to derive great profit from the
industry.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
Just Cause for Tears.

The rain had ceased, but the little
tot still staggered beneath a wet and
appraised umbrella. She stood on the
corner weeping bitterly. Evidently
she was on her way to some child's
party or fete, for she had been dressed
with summer gorgeousness beforeleav
ing home. Two or three pedestrians
stopped, offered sympathy, asked for
the cause of the trouble without get
ting an intelligent reply and passed on
again. At length one sweet-faced old
lady stopped over and peeped beneath
the open umbrella that covered so
much heart-broken sweetness.
"Why what can be the trouble, little
dear? Have you lost something's"
"Booh-ooh-
"Has some one hurt you, love?"
Booh-ooh-ooh-oo"
Come, tell me, dear, what makes
you cry so? I'll help you surely. Have
you lost your way?"
Booh-ooh-ooh-oo. N-n-n-no."
Then what is the matter? Are you
sick?'
"Booh-ooh-ooh-oo. N-n-n-no. Th~
th-th-the rain has list t-t-tooken all
th-th-the curl outen re fev-fev-fevvers
on mummy hat. -ooh-oo."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an intlamed CON
dition of the mucous lining of the Eu-
statian tube. When this tube is inflam-
ed you have rumbling sound, or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed Deafness is the result, and unless
the inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to it's normal condi-
ton hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by Ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an inflam-
ed condition of the mucuous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by the
Catarrh) that cannot be cured by HALLS
Catarrh Cure. Send for cirular; free
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
PERSONALS.

According to the Jewish Chronicle
Paderewski is Jew.
w. J. Partridge, the wealthy Eng
lishman now in New York, was Barney
Barneto's closest friend
James Creelman estimates William
]. Bryan's wealth at 100000 He
made $4,000 by his book.
Grand Duke Alexander Michaelo-
witch. her to the Russian throne, finds
his favorite recreation in the study of
botany.
Frederick Braun of Brooklyn owes
collection of 500 skeletons, illustrating
the craniums of every living race and
many long extinct.
Charles E. Littlefeld, who succeeds
Nelson Dingley in congress, will be the
tallest man in that body, being 6 it. 5
in. in height.
Wilbur F. and John F. Stiles are
twins living in Wichita, Kan. They
look SO much alike that only intimate
friends can tell them ap: t.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
How Hay The Y. P. A. Raise Mission.
airy Money.

great many suggested, but it is surely a subject
been so many ways resorted to that are mis-.
leading and are practiced so commonly that
people really think they are all right. But let
this suffice for that, and we will try and offer
few suggestions on raising missionary money.
And the same ways that do for the old will do
for the young. First of all would say, let us
safe guide. Paul says, Upon the first day Of
the week let every one of you lay by him in
store as God has pr9spered him, that there be
tell these Corinthlan brethren they must give
any special amount, but as God had prospered
them. If we only get the real, true idea OF mis-
OF raising money, the same as we will for our
ars of a h body Of Christ bndy Let be
feel the need more keenly. One way is bringing
| the tithes that Moses commanded. One tenth
of our income belongs to God, and let us not
we Will probably say just as they did "Wherein
have we robbed Him and God says, This
Whole nation has robbed me, even in tithes and
child ren to give and to love to give, anyway
TENTH We may think one tenth of our small
income would amount to but little, but the
those rich Pharisees. If we just give in the
right spirit and pray God to bless and multiply
ITS value he can do it. Now here is system Of
small but all we would need in that would be
faithfulncss aud at the end of the year 1T would
amount to good sum. Now don't think God
ever intended for us to give in any other way
There may be exceptions taken. Some may
say, 70, we ought to have Il church fair, a So
clable, basket supper necktie party"
Well just imagine ever seeing one of the bible
characters Introducing such things for carrying
ON the church. What do we think of that? We
may say other churches have them and if we
don keep them up we will be behind. Not So
would rather be alone in the right than be
with thousand in the wrong. God give us
grace, to do the right: Don't we know that he
who honors God, God will honor? And in Civ.
ing let me say right here, let us render unto
might say, am not professor of Christ and
therefore am not expected to give. Oh yes,
yes, you owe God just as much as | do. If we
don't give it to him, it is just the same as steal
ing his blessed Sabbath when he has given us
six days to work in. Let us see these things as
they reSand especially see that we are debtors
to God and his cause, and if we try to scheme
around some other way to raise money so we
won't be out ourselves very much God don't
accept any such gifts at all while a great many
may be IN earnest to a certain extent. But the
scripture teaches us in another way than what
the world would say. God says again, g Honor
the lord with thy substance and the first fruits
OF thy increase so shall thy barns be filled with
plenty" and also, The liberal soul shall be
made fat. The only way of raising missionary
money is by giving God what we ought to, and
we would not need to strain our nerve and brain
about those things Parents. teach your chill.
dren that we receive not blessing without
sacrifice, and may God add his blessing.
MRS. CONNER.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
Testing Texas steers.

After all, from a beef standpoint, the
true test of value Of any breed of cat
tie is what will they do when prepar-
ed for the block. Realizing this fact,
the San Antonio International Fair as
ISOLATION has offered large prize for
the best carload of fed Texas steers
to be shown at the fair, the first prize
being $3.50 and the second $3.50. These
premiums are large enough to induce
many Texas feeders to make a show
at the fair, and there will doubtless be
several carloads Of choice fed cattle
on exhibition.-Texas Stockman.