Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-14
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For our Readers.


ding last Friday and is stopping for
time with his brother, Eugene Nicho
on.-Luther Observer.
, II any of our readers want one, two
three or four days of pure and real en-
joyment, they should visit the Iopii
street fair and carnival. Everything
is free. You don't have TO spend
dollar. Read the program in thi,
issue.
B. f. harrington, janitor at the
school in the Beldng block which i.
presided over by Miss N,llie McCon
nell says they have the cleanest and
most orderly set of small scholars hc
has ever known during his long connec-
tlon with schools rs a janitor-but very
little dirt, not half dustpan full, is
gathered up at the close of school each
day.
Says an exchange: If the cistern
water smells bad and you are satisfied
there are no dead animals or reptiles
lift the cover and "churn" the water
thoroughly, using a strong pole with II
board nailed to the bottom. Anything
TO plunge into the water suddenly and
stir it from the bottom. This gives il
air, and two good churnings will purify
whole cistern full of foul, sour water.
County Clerk Lawless has issued the
circuit court calendar for the Septem-
Der term Of court which convenes at 9
u. M, on Monday Sept. Is. The Grim
lnal calendar contains IA cases, OF
which eight are for violations OF the
liquor law. There are also Is issues of
Tact, II chanccry causes, II of the lat
Ter being divorce cases. The term is
a non-Jury term, SO IA large amount of
the business will 90 over To November.
n as much as the newspapers furnish
the medium through which the people
learn what is going on, says AN eX-
change, they occupy Il public position
which invests them with the duty of
obtaining and printing the news. The
newspaper reporter is, in fact, repre-
sentative of the people; and when he
seeks Legitimate information, he is ex.
ercising raght which no one can
properly question or deny. He pur.
sues his calling, not with "-,- purpose
- -. into, t5 or meddl
affairt Of sfiisfs, btsssto dfscsaalrngas :s IN sps 8
plain obligation TO the public.
There are a number Of villages IN |
this state where the council or board
Of aldermen have enacted an ordinance
in order to encourage the building oil
substantial walks by property owners
the municipality wiIlpay one-halt the
expense of laying the same provided II
be constructed Of cement or material
of that nature Many cities and vii
lages la the eastern states are work ing
upon that plan and the result Is eN-
cellent walks are built which do not
have 10 hr repaired about every two or
three wears II would be Il grand
good thing il our city fathers would in
vestiglte this way Of encouraging good
walks and enact law accordingly.
A new money order has been devised.
The present form OF money order is
cumbersome, unhandy and unsatisfac-
tory. The new order will be some
thing after the order of a bank draft.
The new plan is TO have the advice un-
der the money order and a sheet oi
carbon paper between them so that in
filling out the money order the advice
is made out at the same time the order
is dispatched. Attached TO the advice
is the receipt. which will be given to
the remitter. Under the present sys-
TEN no receipt is given to the purchas-
er. The new order will not contain
any notch edges to tear off, which has
been source of annoyance to post
masters and employees of the postoflice.
Uncle sam did pretty well for sum
mer month, in August, which is usually
dull in official as well as in private bus
] mess. The Treasury receipts were 49,
: 80. 900 more than they were in August
OF last year. and the surplus for the
q month was "a, AS, 1862. The amount OF
gold in the Treasury is larger thar
: ever before, the exact figures beinG
S24S, 757.Q7l. These figures tell theil
own story OF the prosperous condition
of the government and Of the country
and 10 the face OF such story, how
r ridiculous is the claim now beint
made by some democrats, that th
democrats have u chance TO carry tn
country next year. To accept such
u claim is to impeach the intelligence
. 81 OF the voters Of this country, who hav
too vivid remembrance of Clevelan
times not to fully appreciate goo
. thing hen they have it, and to yol
for It's continuance.
=. North Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brown went
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