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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02
Lanes Family Medicine.

Moves the bowels each day. In order
TO be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache Price % and soc.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Don't leave a door open after you,
when you find it closed.
Don't talk Familiarity with your fell
low worknen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

c I know that my life was saved by Pisos Cure
for Consumption-John A. Miller, Au Sablet
Michigan, April 81 1895. l.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup =
For children teethng sotens the reduces imam,
nation, aays pain, wind collie. rs centsa bott
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

When laziness flies out at the window coal
falls into the cellar.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Bitter words often result from biting o per-
simmon before it is ripe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Will cure cold in one night; will cure sore
throat In few hours. Acts quick. Sure curl
for Catarrb In every 25c bottle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Love is never found by seeking and It never
stays for pleading
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

The Medtcated Group Necklace Is the only.
Group safeguard known or sold. Price by na{3l
Csc. Medicated Group Necklace Co., Oakmont P&
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Nothing but wheat; what you might
call sea of wheat" is what was said
by lecturer speaking Of Western Can
ada. For particulars as TO routes, rail-
way fares, etc, apply to Superintendent
OF immigration. Department Interior, OF
tawa, Canada. or 10 NJ. V. McInnes. NO.
] Merrill Block. Detroit, Mich: James
| Grieve, Mt. Pleasant. Mich, or u. l..
fCaven, Bad Axe. Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

There are no cross babies or sick babies Ia
families that use Browns Teething Cordial" Z
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Men will do almost anything for money-som,
will even work
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02
w. N. U.--DETROIT--NO. 5--iseo

Cold weather contracts ice bills and expands
coal bills.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Seeing isn't always believing; we see lots
people we can't believe. }
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Don't stare at every one who enters
the room
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Cascarets make bowels and kidneys act
naturally, destroy microbes, cure headache,
billiousness and constipation. All druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02
Don't hear everything that is taking
place around you.
Health for Ten Cents.

A black eye indicates revengeful nature--on
the part OF the other fellow. o.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Don't carry on an idle conversation
with your co-workers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

Don't use the Office telephone for
chat with your friends.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-02-02

A cyclone passed through portion
of Louisiana destroying much property.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
Extending His sphere of Af,luanco

The young physician was tired
when he returned from his evenings
calls, but as he settled back in his
easy chair, and his pretty wife of only
amonth or two took seat beside him,
he asked atfectionately:
"And has my little wife been
lonely?"
"Oh, no." she said animatedly; Eat
least, not very. I've found som ething
to busy myself with"
"Indeed!" he said. ''What is it?"
"Oh, I'm organizing a class. A lot
OF young girls and married women are
in it, and we're exchanging expert
ences and teaching each other how to
cook"
"What do you do with the things
You cook?" he asked, interestedly.
"Oh, we send them to the neigh.
bors Just to show what we can do. It's
great fun"
"Dear little woman" he said, lean
ing over and kissing her. always
thoughtful of your husbands practice.
Always anxious to extend it."-Tit
Bits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
Beans and Religious Rites.

Like all plants, there are certain
conditions under which the bean must
be sown in order to do well, though
opinions vary as to when it should be
planted. Religious rites and cere-
monies have in times past attended
the planting of the bean. In China
it is said that one species of the bean
was. thousands of years ago, one of
five vegetables that were honored with
the most sacred religious ceremonies
by the emperor at the time of its plant
ing. 1t has a place among the reli-
gious rites of our American Indians.
Dr. j. Walter Fewkes gives an inter
estinS account of its ceremonial grow
.ng among the Tusayan Indians. 1t
is used in Indian games, and here we
have hints of its suppose occult row
ers. One of the old ,livinatory games
in which it held n prominent place
was only played in time OF trouble. -
New York Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
Army of Rats Attacks a Man,

An army of sewer rats, fierce and
desperate, attacked Frank Morgan, a
ledger i'll the South Chicago Avenue
Police Station, on recent night, and
lacerated him terribly before lie could
be rescued
Morgan applied at the station early
IN the evening for cell to sleep in,
saying he was out of employment and
mad no money, and he was placed in
the dodgers part of the basement.
Some time after, while Morgan was
doing in the gloom of the basement
he felt something bite him on the
hand. Startled, he stretched out his
hand and caught rat. The animal
squealed, and, rs if that were signal
for q combined attack, horde of
enormous rats swept upon him, biting
HIM in the arms and legs, and sinking
their sharp teeth into his scalp.
Morgan screamed with terror and
pain. His cries were heard by the
policemen above and several rushed
downstairs. They found Morgan half
unconscious, aud with the big gray
rodents clinsing to all parts of his
body. Nearly a dozen of them were
killed by the policemen. One of
enormous size had sunk his teeth into
scalp so tightly that it had
% be killed before it could be torn
OOSe
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
THE INViNcIBLES.

There once were two knights full OF mettle
and merit,
Who joined in II league and mi intaued it
with spirit,
No task was so hard it could bafle their
skill,
And one was Lean, and the other Twill.
Lean was tall, lithe-all wit, wisdom and
grace,
With II slightly superior smile on his face:
l.wil was short, stout, red-haired, bull.
necked and bold
terrible fellow where once he took hold.
Twill by himself, had been boastful aud
hendy,
But ' i[shss. I,cal kept him prudent and
While truly this latter, unyoked from his
brother,
fear had accomplished much less than the
other!
Gut take them together.-where'e they
might go,
Doubts. dangers and obstacles vanished
like snow:
From pigmy Too-lazy to strong-armed
Despair
No foe could withstand the invincib,e pair
And surely without them the world wouli
stand still
For masters of Fate are Lean and Twill.
Dora Read Goodae.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06


An excellent account of how conn
terfeiters are run to earth is given in
Alnslee's, where the celebrated case of
Ringer is given in detail.
"On the day of his arrest he took
six $50 and one $50 note to New York
City He passed FIVE of them success
fully at various places where he made
purchases and took the sixth to Third
avenue grocery. On this occasion
the cashier to whom the bill was
handed by one of the clerks was count
ing bundle of notes, and her thumb
clasped Ringers bill and made great
Dlur. The cashier looked at it and
quickly drew the bill across the
sponge. When she removed it, it was
nothing but blotch OF ink. She made
the change, the clerk gave it to MIN
ger, and, seizing his hat, followed him
from the store. All this had been
done unobserved by the counterfeiter.
lie took his $50 note to saloon and
gave it in exchange for his beer The
bartender whistled at the size of it,
but handed out the change.
When Ringer reached the sidewalk,
ready to return home, he was arrested.
lie Is now in Kings county peniten-
tlary, serving a sentence 'or passing
money in New York, and
when his term is up he will be sent
back again for making counterfelts in
New Jersey"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
Tile Trnle in SturyeOn Erms

Our western fisheries cannot get
enough money for their sturgeon eggs
to make it worth while packing and
shipping them to the American centres
OF commerce.. But they do make
handsome profits by shipping them
in re 'ligera!ed vessels to scandinavia
ana Russia. whence they are retu ned
to us in tiny tins and pots, label, Il
genuine Russian caviar, a delicacy
which always commands II high price.
One of the chief elements of freight
on the cas- bound tri. $ of the HAM
burg steamers having refrigerating
holds is made up OF the thousa Dis %
casks OF sturgeon eggs shipped abr, al
for this purpose. New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
Com fOrting the Black Panther,

The black pather in the geological
gardens is little more reconciled to
her captivity now, for she has cage
companion in the shape of handsome
leopard, with a beautifully marked
skin. The black animal was so vi
cious and sulky that the experiment
OF giving her mate was looked upon
as likely to end in the weaker vessel
being promptly killed, but what
promised to be tragedy has turned
out like the end of three volume
novel, and the spotted husband and
his black wife seem likely to live
happy ever afterward. Westminster
Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
. a Sensational l.SCnna

Speaking of the burning some years
ago of the Richmond Hotel, Buffalo,
the Commercial says; cone of the
most sensational escapes was that of
Ii. p. Whitaker, at tina. time one of
the managers of the Richmond, now
well-known hotel proprietor in New
York. Mr.. Whitaker crept along a
narrow ledge from his window on one
OF the upper stories for distance of
forty feet or more, where lie was able
to reach safety. His perilous journey
was witnessed by thousands, who sent
up mighty shout when it was seen
that his escape was sure"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
A Thrilling I,pscuc

One bright spot in the picture of
gloom surrounding the recent Andrews
and Adams fires in New York City in
which the seven persons were burned
to death was the splendid rescue of
Nellie Quinn, one of the Adams ser.
wants, by Patrolman Louis G. Wagner.
When the tiremen got to the Adams
house Nellie Quinn was seen to be
clinging with her hands to the outside
of window sill on the fourth story,
her feet finding an insecure support
upon narrow ornamental ledge of
stone running across tho brownstone
front of the house between the third
and fourth stories. Volumes of smoke
issuing from the window were blind
ing and choking her, and she was evil
IDENTITY making up her mind to jump
when Wagner shouted to her to hold
on till he reached her. Entering the
adjoining house he ran up o til e fourth
floor, followed by George Kreutch-
man and A. J.. Fitzgerald, fremen.
Leaning out of the window as far as
his supple muscles would allow, for
Wagner is an athlete, though not a
big fellow, the patrolman found that
he still could not reach the woman.
Then two tiremen held his legs and
pinned his feet to the sill, with n fine
display of strength, thus enabling
Wagner to project his body far beyond
the balancing point. Then, by en-
the girl to crawl to the en-
treme edge of the ledge, he was just
able to grasp her wrist.
Miss Quinn is girl of substantial
build. She probably weighs $50
pounds; but Wagner's 1.-the fingers
closed round her wrists much like the
steel handouts lie knows SO we'll how
to slip over the hand of fighting
prisoner, and then he told the girl to
Jump. She did so, and at once her
entire weight depended upon Wag-
ler's arms. He was equal to it, and
when the wrench of the swing was
'ver his bullying biceps were equal to
he additional task of raising the girl }
Up until the tiremen could grab her
)ne seized her by the hair, the other l
lnder the armpit. To dc this they {
lad partly to let go of Wagner. But
&c, nimble as cat, had found his !,
alance already, and with q united !,
ull they landed the young woman in =
ide the room, safe, but suffering con.
lderably from shock and mortal fear.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Tie Experiences of Cities With Thei
Own Gas Plants

The Experiences of Cities With Theil
Own Gas Plants.
The municipalities of 1GS cities oil
England and Scotland own their own
gas plants.
London is the only English city of
consequence that buys its gas ofpriyatc
corporations.
More than three hundred German
cities, including Berlin, Hamburg and
Dresden, and nearly every other i'm
portant city of the empire, are like.
wise supplied by the municipality with
gas.
Brussels and Amsterdam are to other
European metropolises that have fol-
lowed the sign-post of progress. Many
other foreign commonwealth are
meditating the change.
In all America there are only about
dozen cities who have advanced to
this stage.
birmingham and Manchester sup
ply gas to their inhabitants for two
shillings, three pence and two shil-
llngs, four pence, respectively fifty
five and tifty-six cents. Even at this
figure the municipalities have great
margin of profit.
Birmingham, in twenty-five years,
has Melted $4,000,00O, besides a re-
serve fund of 100000.
Manchester last year earned 4 net
profit from its gas works of over $500
900.
Glasgow, in it's twenty five years of
ownership of the gas works,
has spent So, 900, 900 in improving the
gas plants it bought for $4,000 900,
and has paid off half the debt, accu-
sinking fund, reduced the
price of gas from 81. II to $O.54, and
earns Sl50,O00 per year net In the
city.
In Boston it has been proved that
gas can be made for SO.3l5 per thou
sand feet.
The highest estimate made by an
unbiased authority for the manufac-
ure and distribution of gas in New
York is twenty-five cents. New York
Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06

Pythons are numerous in the Philip
pines. We often heard OF very lar ,
ones, says Mr.. Dean c. Worcester in
his interesting account of these much
talked'of islands, but the nearer we
got to them the smaller they grew.
FINALLY, however, we got tine speci-
men. Some men lad found him collel
up under q fallen tree. Arranging
rattan slp-nooses so that he could not
well escape them, they had then poked
him till lie crawled into their snares,
when they ierked the knots tight. and
made the lines fast to trees and rocks.
When we reached the python linear.
~ stepped on him. forhe was sire ,cheG
ont on the ground and looked for all
the world like IL log. A venomous
hiss warned me of my mistake, and
caused me to beat so sudden IL retreat
as to afford great delight to the as.
sembled crowd Of Tagbanuas.
The reptile had about three feet of
play for his head, and [ thought it
wise to treat him with respect.
Drenching II handful of absorbent cot.
ton with chloroform, I presented it to
him on the end of piece of bamboo.
He bit it savagely and it caught ON
the end of his long, recurved teeth. 50
that he could not get rid of it. Then |
saw most remarkable exhibition of
brute force.
Under the stimulus of the chlcro-
form that python broke green lattans
three-quarters OF an inch in diameter,
and that without apparent exertion.
There was no thrashing about. 1t
was all quiet, steady pulling. He soon
broke or twisted out of every one of
his fastenings except a running moose
around his neck; and getting a hold
Tor his tail around a stump, he pulled
until it seemed as if his head would
come off.
Eventually the chloroform Quoted
llm somewhat, and I gave him more.
When he was still, L stabbed him to
he heart to prevent further difficulty.
md removed his skin. He measured
Wenty-tWO feet and siy inchns
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06

The island of Ferro is one of the
largest in the Canary group, and it
has received its name on account of its
iron-bound soil, through which no
river nor stream flows. In the midst
OF the island there grows tree,
known as the raining tree, the leaves
of which are long and narrow. 1t con-
tinues in constant verdure winter and
summer, and the branches are covered
with cloud which is never dispelled,
but, resolving itself into moisture,
causes to fall from its leaves very
clear water in such abundance that els
terms placed at its foot to receive it
are never empty. - Ladies' Home
j Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
TALES OF PLUCK
AND ADVENTURE,
'ssSss9S9sss sassecasss.s.s


.. right OF Lie.
Halvor Johnson, II log scaler from
the Williams camp on Pine River
Atkins County, Minnesota, wa,
taken into Minneapolis recently in {
serious condition, as Il result of al
encounter with wolves near the camp
Johnson had been in the woods since
last December.
johnson was scaling late load OF
logs on Lake W0shburn. One of the
transfers had just discharged his
load, and, knowing the wolves to be
pretty thick as well rs bold, he aske 1
johnson TO ride to the camp with
him, but the latter said he would
rather scale the last load and then
walk in. The teamster, therefore.
drove off and left him. Over an hour
went by and Johnson did not come
in. This fact would probably not
have been noticed among so many
men had not West, the teamster, been
attracted by the fierce bowling of
wolves in the direction of the lake.
He then began looking about for
johnson, and as he could not find
him, told several of the men that he
believed the scaer was in trouble.
a party was hastily made up of ten
or twelve men, who armed themselves
with axes, pixies, lanterns, etc., and
started in the direction of the noise
1T was an intensely cold night, and
from the hideous baying of the wolves
itappeared that they had not vet sue
ceeded in pulling down their prey.
More than half of the search party
favored turning back. being convinced
that johnson was in his bunk, or
somebody else's, and had been over
looked. West, the teamster, felt
certain that Johnson was being be.
sicged by the wolves, aud he pre-
vailed on his companions to go on.
The distance was about mile and a
half, and with every step the yelping
OF the pack became fercer. Before
half the distance had been covered
Vests party had satisfied itself that
his suspicious were correct, and the
rest OF the journey was made at q
run.
The wolves did not pay the least
to the noise of the approach
ing party, and it was not until the
men were right upon them that they
turned tail and skunk away. johnson
was found on the top of q pile of
logs with his scaling rule in his hand,
md, as it turned ont, had been at his
asst grasp when the gang from camp
came up. lie had defended himself :
With the scaling rule until completely
surrounded and snapped at from all
ides by the wolves. His legs are )
covered with bites and tears and there ..
re some severe gashes in the upper |
'arts of his body, which indicate that |
lie must have been hard pressed when l.
uccor came. lie says that there were $
rom thirty to forty wolves in the
Jack, Q
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
HEAD HUNTING" IN SAMOA.
Savage Methods of Warfare StiIl in Vogue
Among the Nutiy.s

In spite of the persistent efforts of
missionaries and tue constant example
OF civilized foreigners, the Samoans
are sun, III some resi- ects, as barbaric
as they were before white man ever
set foot upon their island. Their
brutal assault upon American and
brltish soldiers is not surprising to
those familiar with the national char
acteristics.
In trapping and beheading these
seven men these savages only followed
| custom to which they have faithfully
adhered for centuries.
lhe historic instance of John the
Baptist is quoted by the Samoans in
answer to criticism. They hold that
so well established method of dis
posing OF onss enemy cannot be i'm.
proved upon, and that dripping
mead, freshly severed from its body,
IS the most direct and concrete evi.
dence of victory
So well understoo i, the ponulw
enjoyment of such exhibits that until
recently it was the custom to carry
freshly captured heads on poles
tn rough the streets. At time of
such displays women and children
crowd about, cheering the murderers
ana tearing one another's clothes in
an excess of joy.
Properly psaking, the Samoans are
not "head hunters" because, unlike
othe' rarti lily savage people, thew do
h.t collect heads fir the mere pleasure
OF contemplating their collections. The
samoan cuts of a head only as a sign
81 victory. He is pretty well prac.
used i'll the art, however, and his col.
lection OF weapons contains Il large
number fashioned for this purpose
alone.
Among these weapons is the long
wooden club, ending in thin blade,
which is called the tooth of death.
ihe blade terminates in a sh mp hook.
which is used for carrying the severed
lead. Or late years the wooden
to tn of death has been to great ex-
ent replaced by n longhanded knife
much like machete. This also is
ointd to II hook which ia used for tbe
anne Sruesome purpose as was the
'ook on the wooden implement.
Another modern weapon is n four
'rohGed spear, which is very long
nj light, usually made of combinn.
ION OF bamboo and iron, and held to
e unsurpassed in the manipulation of
cad heads.
Aitera head has been properly ex-
lifted it is dried and hung up for
rhament. The Samoan is generous,
owever, to the extent that the next
kin to the dead man is at liberty to
ann the CHASTITY relic. The warrior
oes not insist upon giving it place
nong his trophies. - New York
'orld, ,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
Infnniile Reasoning,

Something had gone wrong.
~ don't care" said the little one
II think you are the meanest mamma
| ever had"
Also the best" suggested his
father, wishing to restore amicable
relations.
But the little one shook his head.
II never, never, never had a
meaner mamma" he asserted.
And while they had to admit that
he was right; in view of the fact that
he was not n stepchild nor yet one
that had been adopted, he was, of
course, reproved in accordance with
modern kindergarten methods.
caoo Post
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06
Inparting Useless inflammation

The other night while it was pitch
dark, the ship called the Emo" en-
tered the Tyne from Hamburg, Ger.
many, and, as usual, the custom house
launch ran along side. "Hoy,"
shouted the officer, "what ship is
that?"
'Iro," came the reply.
II know jolly well you know" re.
torted the officer, ''but | want to
know. New York Observer,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06

Lewis Breyer, employed in a lum-
Der camp north of Arbor Vitae, Wis,
says that he witnessed the strange
spectacle of an eagle killing a deer a
few days ago. The bird swoorel
down on the deer, and with one
stroke of its talons cut its jusular
veia. The animal soon bled TO death.
The eagle endeavored to carry off it's
victim, but the carcass was too heavy.
an after dragging it about a rod the
bird left, and soon returned with two
more. and the three devoured about
half of the deer. New York Times.