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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21
Origin OF Barber Poles.

81 wonder il you know the origin
and meaning of that striped pole in
front OF your shopT' said the talka-
tive customer TO the reticent barber
after he had given instructions as TO
the style of haircut he desired. This
particular barber, unlike the great ma
jority of his ellow-craftsmen. never
INDUCED in conversation with his GUS
toners. SO he merely shook his head
negatively and reached for the clip
pers.
well, I'll tell YOU" said the custom
er, as he settled back in the chair.
away back in the eighteenth century
English BARRIERS combined surgery
with shaving and hair cutting. The
regular surgeons finally made a kick.
and during the time of George III. a
law was enacted which provided that
BARRIERS should only be allowed TO
draw blood and pull teeth in connec-
ton with their regular business.
THE BARRIERS, I'm a spirit OF retalia-
ton, succeeded in having n law passed
which prohibited surgeons from cut
ting hair or shaving. In those days
every profession had distinctive en-
blem or sign. That Of the BARRIERS CON
sisted of a striped pole like the ones
In use today. except that the stripe Of
blue now seen was then omitted. The
white stripe around the pole indicated
the bandage used on the arm after
the bleeding operation. and the red
stripe represented the blood. The blue
stripe has since been added in this
eOuntry. and suppose II was done for
patriotic reasons. From a symbol of
blood and bandage the BARRIERS pole of
England has become Americanized 10
the extent of taking on our national
colors Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21
The First C.n,p-Meetinp

"I'he effect of the MCGEE brothers
preaching especially of John Melee
at a presbyterian quarterly meeting on
the banks Of Red river, I'm Kentucky.
was so startling and seemed so clearly
10 indicate that it was the result Of di-
vine agency or some mysterious force
possessed by the preacher, that the
news of the occurrence spread rapidly
in all directions throughout that0 cart
Of the state and attracted unbounded
interest" writes Clifford Howard in
the Ladies' Home Journal. IF il did
not at once awaken a responsive relig-
ious feeling. it at least excited curios-
ity and when it was learned that the
McGee brothers were to hold a meeting
at Russellville, KY, a newly settled
town in Logan county, near the Muddy
river, persons from all parts of the adj
joining country. irrespective of their
religious beliefs or church allegiance.
prepared to attend. 1t soon became
evident that the four walls of a coun-
try meeting house would not suffice to
hold the large numbers that were max
ing ready to go to Russellville. The
problem thus presented was solved by
determining 10 hold the meeting in the
open air. Those coming from a dis
lance were prepared TO camp; il would
be no hardship to them to remain out
of doors. The recent experience at
Red river had proved this. 1t was not
expected by those who were coming
that the lodging accommodations at
the yillageo of RuSsellville would be suf-
ticient by any means Why. therefore,
attempt to house the people? Prepare
a camping ground and let the meeting
be a camp meeting. This, then, was
the origin of camp meetings.: and the
first to be held in America was on the
banks of the Muddy. near Russeuville,
Ky. in the month Of August. 17gt-1OO
years ago. Not that religious worship
had never before been held in the open
air, but the special feature of camping
out and the nature Of the services
made the camp meeting a distinctive
institution and characterized this par
ticular gathering on Muddy river as
the first of its KIND"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21

ately communicated with several of
the largest consumers and by offer
ing contidentially a reduction of about
II per cent secured advance orders
that would occupy him over two years
to fill, running ut full capacity. At
the price named every wheel would
be made at a loss, and his partners
were badly scared. He told them to
keep their mouths shut and wait. In
a few months the trust was organ
lied according TO program. and one
day bland agent dropped in and of
fered him n fair price for the plant
He said he didn't care to sell. The
trust thereupOn proceeded to put on
the screws in the usual fashion. In
other words. they cut rates. but,
strange to say the little matchmaker
didn't seem to care. Then they made
another and much larger cut with the
Intention of freezing him out at one
fell swoop. That was just what he
was waiting for, and through third
party he instantly placed orders COW
ering all the contracts he had made
at figure that left him n handsome
margin Of profit. without suspect
ing that the large orders came from
their intended victim, the trust people
became alarmed at the losses incurred
I'm the freezing out process and made
him another and much better offer for
his plant, which he promptly accepted
Now the trust has the concern and is
obliged to run it day and night TO
make wheels at - per cent under ac-
tual cost for the man 1t tried to ruin.
AS fast as he gets them he turns them
over on his contracts and reaps the
intermediate profit, while, needless to
say, the trust magnates howl with an
guish every time they make delivery.
The little matchmaker got enough out
OF the sale Of the plant TO retire for
life, and he is carrying out the rest OF
the campaign merely for sport. He
says it's great fun to see trust on
the gridiron. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21

Of His Country would have had no
difficulty in disposing of Mr. Jeffries
in about two rounds. Jeffries Is six
feet and one inch tall; Truthful George
was an inch taller; the champion
weighs 2O4 pounds in training Wash
ington, without an ounce Of superfiu-
GUS flesh on him. weighed go; JEFF
fries measures forty-three and one
half inches around the chest; George
measured an inch more. Where the
conqueror measures twenty-four and
one half inches about the thigh the
Father of His Country measured
twenty-five and a half inches. 1t is
on record that Washington could lift
horse. throw a stone across the Po-
tomac, and jump twenty-three feet. In
all these feats he surpasses any prize
fighter that ever put on the gloves 1t
will probably be lasting regret to
sporting men that Washington had re-
tired to Mount Vernon before pugilism
became the national sport.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21

81 don't care to mention names. IS
said n visitor from New Jersey. but
this Is an absolutely true story Of how
one man at least beat big trust AZ its
own game. He was at the head Of a
small concern making let us say car
wheels chats not exactly 1t. but pref
ty nearly, and about a year ago he
got private hint that the other car
wheel people were arranging a COM
bine. He said nothing but immedl-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21

dents. 1t is the second scholarship
given by Miss Gould TO Vassar in
memory Of her mother.
Among other gifts announced was
money to build new inGrmary build
ing from Mrs. Caroline Swift Atwater.
a of Poughkeepsie An unknown
friend in New England gave $4,000
toward a new biological laboratory.
The building will be erected this year.
Miss Katharine futile gave n $4,000
scholarship in memory Of her sister,
Mrs. Lucy Nj. Stedman. d. NJ. Ferry
of Detroit gave an $4,000 scholarship
in memory of his wife.
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Americas Giant Engines.

The American locomotive engineer
deems It advisable to design his engine
with n very large margin Of power,
says the Engineering Magazine. If an
express engine is designed 10 take a
200ton load NJ fifty miles an hour. and
il that load should happen to be in
creased to SEQ tons. the locomotive is
still expected TO be able TO take il and
keep time. ana usually does SO. such,
at any rate is the experience of such
nm impartial and level-headed observer
as Mr.. w. VI. Acworth. If an Ameri-
can express Ice late ut one point of its
journey the engine is expected to make
up the lost time even if the load he
larger than usual. And again. this is
generally done.
But If an English engine is given a
single coach above its prescribed load
the driver at once insists upon having
a pilot" and commonly he g<A.one.
or should the wea Their be bad. with
strong side wind or slippery rail he
demands an assisting engine and is ac-
corded one as a matter of course. OBJ
viously this applies especially to the
case Of single whcelers. which are so
largely used on some English rail-
ways. because their range of power is
much more sharply limited by adverse
than Is the case with
coupled engines. But in either case it
seems indlsputable that a smaller
range Of power is given to an English
locomotive than TO an American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21

On an average every woman carries
40 to go miles OF hair upon her head.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21

The Measurements OF His Physique IL
Most Astonishing.

II is a patriotic pleasure to remem-
Der that the measurements OF George
Washington, which have been pre-
served, show him to have been bigger
man than even Champion Jeffries.
William Blake, the authority on things
little preliminary training the Father
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21

PRESENT FROM HELEN GOULD
Another One of Her Many Acts of
Kindness.

Miss Helen Gould has given an SS,-
600 scholarship to Vassar college. The
announcement was made by President
Taylor at the commencement exercises
at Poughkeepsle.
Miss Gould had been attending the
exercises. Her name and gift were
warmly applauded by the college stu
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21

Michigan Farmer to Jan. LIST for only
l5c on trial.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a scientific
compound having the endorsement of
eminent physicians and the medical
press. IL "digests what you eat" and
positively cures dyspepsia NJ. A.
ketron, Bloomingdale, Tenn, saws IL
cured him Of indigestion of ten years
standing. w. |. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21
ArbuckIes' Coffee
the Coffee Excellence
No. SO
SIX Handkerchiefs.

sly Ladies' Pocket HaDdker-
chiets, hemstitched, colored bord-
ers' SIZE ~ xl3inches. sent post
paid on receipt of 2 cent
postage stamp and 20 sig
natures cut from wrappers OF
Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21
A Good pr,c.

One OF the highest prices ever given
for a miniature was realized the other
day I'm Paris at the Muhlbacher sale
This was Sl2.WO which was paid by
NJ. Wilderstein for beautiful minia-
ture on ivory BY Hall. Ii represents
a young woman seated on ballus-
trade in a park with two children
while in the background is lake,
with a dolphin. NJ. Muhlbachers col
lections are said to have cost him
something less than 100000 and the
sale realized upwards of $685.. 900.
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theater child was thrown into the
flood by the william and a dog leaped in
to save it. Then the wicked man, holly
pursued. had to jump in also, where
upon the highly intelligent dog held
him by the throat until ne was drown
ed. A disastrous combination of ele-
ments was witnessed at the theater on
one occasion. ''The Battle of the Nile"
was proceeding gaiy. Warshps sailed
about in the tank. and were blown up
in the most admired manner, when
somebody raised cry of "Fire!" and
Is persons were done to death.
The real tank Of the melodramat'c
stage gave place to the gauZy arrange
ment that deceived he audience, but
With which, strange to say, they We're
always better pleased, for real water on
the stage, unless in the form of a catar-
act or mountain rill is thoroughly I'M
picturesque and unrOmantic. Real fire
is always exciting: real water. as a
purely dramatic adjunct. never. On this
account it is all the more surprising to
find London audiences declaring in ia
Hor of the tank as piece de resistance
to the highly favored stage perform
ance of to-day. The Alhambra, where
Miss Wallenda goes through her feat of
endurance, is a theater where light and
laughter and gaiety reign supreme, and
1t is an uncommon experience to find
the enormous audience from stalls to
gallery suddenly hushed into death
like silence So unusual and extraor-
binary is the experience that it's m
pressiveness cannot be mistaken Thu
gods" in the gallery are so prone to
offer suggestions of an ironical nature
to the French boxers who IRE now
showing Alhambra audiences how fist
and foot fighting is done in France that
to find those same gods suddenly
transfixed as it were-spell-bou nnd
neutrality-suspicious. a curious effect
on the nervous system.
There is a feeling of uncannin So
about the dead silence as the woman
lays in the tank. in plain view of the
audience. One knows without looking
around that every person present own
ing watch has it in his or her hand
and is counting the seconds with one
eye on the dial and the other on the 81
lent figure beneath the water in the
glass case. One tries to initiate her
test without the water adjunct by hold
ing the breath. The secondhand of
the watch has not made one revolution
of the circle before the imitattor is glad
to give up the effect. But still that
mctionless figure stays under the wa
ter. The ticking of the hundreds of
watches can almost be heard in the
dead silence. Interest gives place to
anxiety, and anxiety to genuine alarm
Will she never come up? Has the ex-
pertinent been carried too far and is she
dead? When the suspense has become
almost an agony the figure moves,
shoots to the top of the tank and in
hales a deep breath, while the audience
gives vent to its feelings in a mighty
roar of applause.
What we are mostly struck by is the
audacity of the performance as a
hTI r1,,1t fS.ae- ~, IL,
gree the endless resource of the enter
prise shown in providing the public
with attractive entertainment and the
manysidedness of the variety" bust
ness in this overgrown world of Lon
don. HORTON.
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SYLPHS IN THE TANK DRAMA CRAZE
Written for the Sunday Standard.

Written for the Sunday Standard.
London, April S.-The metropolis is
just now in the throes of a revival of
The rage for tank dramas. 1t is all due
to the submarine doings of sylph
named Wallenda, one of a troupe of
aquatic females who ara appearing at
a London theater. The turn of this
particular sylph consists in staying I'M
der water for a longer time than any
woman ever stayed before without be
ing drowned, and then emerging, a lit
tie damp and weak. but apparently
none the worse for wear. The turn
is decidedly the most unique thing to be
seen in London to-day, and, if for no
other reason, deserves attention for the
reason that it is a test of endurance
that possesses no Objectionable chaTac-
teristics.
Miss Wallenda stayed under water
recently for the extraordinarily long
time of four minutes nine and three
fifth seconds. James Finney, at the
Canterbury Music hall, on April T. 1856,
recorded four minutes twenty nine and
one-fourth seconds. There are even bet
ter records. On Jan. %, 1897. Charles
Cavil stayed under water, in a seal
tank at :he Melbourne aquarium five
minutes and five seconds. Previously
to that Professor Enoch. at the Won
derland theater, Lowell Mass. did four
minutes fortv-siX and one-fourth sec
onds on March Is, 1896. and Professor
Beaumont, at the Alhambra, in Mel
bourne. on Dec. 16. 1898, was credited
with four minutes 35 and one-half sec
ends At the North Pier pavilion,
BlackpOoI. on Sept. 81, 1889, another
submarine sylph,' Annie Johnson, re-
manned under water three minutes
eighteen and one-fourth seconds, so
that no female adept at the art Of stay
ing under water has equaled the record
Of Miss Wallenda.
1t is a long time since these tank fea-
lures of stage performances were popu-
lar here. but time was when they could
always be counted on to create wild en-
thusiasm. The greatest 'Ftank drama'
ever shown here was al 4 theater that
still stands. but has long since fallen
from its high estate. Here was CON
struc.ed a tank 80 feet long and in some
places "a feet wide. The stage was
drawn up by machinery and there were
pipes and engines at the side for the
hydraulic supply. At the top of the
theater was another tank, used for the
purpose of producing water falls.
Thanks to the communication estab-
lished with the New river, these enter
tainments for many years preserved
their popularity. Previous to the water
scenes the act drop was let down, but
the audience could distinctly hear the
water running into the tank, while ac
tive gusts of wind visibly agitated the
curtain. OF course, the tank was used
for the sensational climax of a roman
tic drama, and it was usually run
away william who dashed from a high
rock into the seething torrent, followed
by an avenger and between these two a
fierce fight under water took place. HIS
trionic and natatory art being not al
ways procurable in one and the same
individual. the submarine actor was a
double of his dry land brother.
In another play produced at the same
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HOW TO PLAY EVEN WITH THE LYNCHERS

Special Correspondence Sunday Standard.
Jefferson City, Mo, April Ill have
been asked by many persons in var
ious parts of the United States to ex-
plain more fully the meaning of the bill
introduced by me into the Missouri leg
lslature for the purpose of putting
stop, If possible, to the numerous lynch
ing outrages that are so frequently re-
ported in America. That my bill is a
radical one l am ready to admit but 1
claim that it is not possible to deal with
the kind of mob that undertakes to put
a prisoner to death by lynching with,
out adopting measures that may seem
extreme and dangerous al the outset.
In the first place, I argue that a mob
that breaks Jail doors and removes a
prisoner from the custody of the lawful
authorities for the purpose of emptying
revolvers into his body or stringing him
to the nearest tree. is not composed of
respectable citizens, but in almost
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would let him have the satisfaction of
taking few of them with him into the
next world. For this purpose 1 intro
duced bill before the legislature which
| hope to see become a law, and which
L further hope to see established in
other state. especially those in which
the most disgraceful of the lynchins
affairs have taken place.
MY blll provides that when the sher-
III of Jail holding prisoner who has
become an object of enmity to a party
bent on lynching him is notified that
the lynching party is al the doors of
the prison, it shall be not only lawful
but compulsory to arm the threatened
prisoner with a 40-caliber revolver and
40 cartridges, and tell him to defend his
life to the last gasp, with the assurance
that the law will stand by him and that
no harm shall befall him until he has
had fair trial on the charge for which
he is imprisoned. Should the sheriff or
Jail official fail to comply with this act.
they shall be liable to a fine of $500 or
more, not to exceed $1,000, and dismissal
from Office
When this act becomes a law lynch
ing party will find the threatened man
to be in position to make better ar
gument than that which merely appeals
to deaf ears for mercy. The only ar
gument that should be used with a
lynching party is a leaden one. Let
the prisoner be possessed of the means
to answer the wouldbe lynchers shot
for shot and he will in some cases
brighten off his enemies, in others hold
them at bay until the authorities have
time to summon assistance and beat
back the attacking party, and. if he is
overpowered by force of numbers, and
forfeits his life to the savage lawless-
ness of the times, he will die with the
knowledge that he does not die alone.
1t will be better reading for the law
abiding public who are s'ckened by a
future account of lynching affair to
know that half a dozen of the lynching
party paid the penalty for their unwill-
ingness to let the law take it's course.
In time it will dawn on the minds of
the people who favor lynching that to
shoot down the one man whom the law
has fast in its grasn is an unsatisfac-
tory revenge when their own neighbors
and pcrh aps relatives are killed in the
effort. From this stare of the reason
ing Of the lynching mind to the realiza-
ton thai lynching is piece of unmti-
gated follw will be an easy transition.
Then it will stop altogether. which is
the result that nv hill aims to bring
about JOHN NICHOLAS.
Representing Nodaway, County, Mo.
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Barred From Directory.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
The new woman movement has not yet
succeeded in placing these everywhere on
an equal-rights footing with men. One
of the marks of woman's subsection which
has not yet been attacked by the suffrage
societies is the absence of her name from
the city directory. Unless she happens TO
be widow or engaged in some active
business pursuit she has no place in that
book of universal reference.
Some prominent names are recorded and
so are dozens of other women who are
heads of various business enterprises. but
women who have no occupation outside of
their own homes must be sought for in
social registers and society lists. Even
women who hold responsible positions in
business firms are ignored by the direc-
tory, though the name of every clerk in
the city is duly recorded. In the vast ma
jority of cases the directory women whose
names are sprinkled among the Johns.
Thomases and Charleses are described
simply vivid" which means that their
husbands are dead and they have sue
ceeded to the headship of houses.
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a golf ball held firmly under the right
armpit. 1t will be found that when
the swing is properly made the ball will
not be dislodged from it's place, and on
the other hand. that the eXertion of
holding the ball in it's position will
teach fine carriage of the shoulders
and body throughout the entire stroke.
All who have tried swinging with the
ball under the armpit say that it has
improved their drive.
Another suggestion is that the necks
or mouths of the caddie bags should be
not less than six and half inches
across. This recommendation is based
on the experience that the usual caddie
bag mouth of four and a half inches
insures badly frayed leather grips of
the club, owing to the haste of the cad
die boys to push them in and out of
the bag in serving the players during
the round. The bags. although some
what larger to the eye, are no heavier
than those with narrow mouths, and
the caddie's work is thus made easier
and the chatting and scraping of clubs
done away with to a great degree.
A third suggestion is an improvement
in the cups used to fill the holes The