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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-12

Old fashions In dress may be revived
but no old-fashioned medicine can re.
place Chamberlain's Colo, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by
Fisk Bangs, druggist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-12

Always know more than people think
yon know about your fraternity and
everything else
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-12

No man is bound to belive in our
order, nor in any other fraternal so.
ciety. Some people don't believe in CO.
operation OF any kind Such persons
may be misguided, but their opinions.
being honest, are entitled to respect.
But 1t is the insidious foe; the pretend
ed friend. who stabs behind the back;
the member OF fraternal society who
accepts the protection, thus, in meas
ure acknowledging his confidence in its
stability, and yet has never word to
say In its behalf, who, on the contrary,
is not infrequently heard to drop hint,
a word, an inuendo that is calculated
to throw distrust upon the order in the
minds OF other members or outsiders;
that is the kind OF member who can't
take his card or get out too quick.
Any fraternal order is better of with
out such member az this.-Ex.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-12
N~W## ### y " Y y ~ n = y MINIMUM
/ THE LODGE CORNER.

A good way to double membership is
for every member to bring In one new
one
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-12

Mems heavy 25c Underwear. 80. lac
Mems heavy fancy wool roc Under
wear. ....... .......... 4SC
Mems heavy red wool Soc Under
wear. ........... .......-....... .oOC
Ladies'heavy feeced 50cUnderwear 35c
Ladies' heavy fleeced 25c Pants. -. Toe
Children 25c Underwear, Sc, Zoe, l5c, zoe
&c Outing Flannel. ........ 24c
Mems SOC fancy dress shirts. $500. 35c
Mems rubber Overshoes ........... SOC
Ladies' soc fascinators, all colors,
Fancy Yarns, Zephyrs and Spanish
SC, l0c, l5c quality for. &c, SC, Zoe
Misses and Children's 25c fine
WOOL nose. ....'ft...... IOc
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-12

Demonstration is the thief of time. "
This is an old axiom, but very good
one. 1t does not pay to wait until some
obstacle has been removed before car
rying out your good intentions Of work
ing for the order. If you we're waiting
for cool weather, until election Is over,
or the holidays are past. To make sure
of an application, procure 1t now.
Death and taxes are said to wait for no
man, but your friend may redeem his
property II 1t is sold for taxes, but he
will be unable to save his family from
the poorhouse II grim death takes him
unawares, and he has left no prote-
tion.-K and L. of Security.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-12
COST OR BELOW!

We going to put in large Department Store at Cedar
Sprngs-noW having two large Stores one in Cedar
Springs and one here. We will Close Out this large
stock regardless of price cost! Chance of a
lifetime to get goods less than wholesale
price. Below we quote few prices:
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-12
CLOSING OUT SALE
-AT THE
Bedding New Store.

$13 1887 worth of Dry Goods Clothing Furnishings Hats
Caps Shoes Rubbers, OverSocks Hosiery Underwear
and OvercoatS to be closed out at
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
FACTORY LEFT TO BURN
FOR LACK OF WATER
Fire Department Stands Idly by
While Flames Consume a West
Berkeley Building.

BERKELEY. Oct. 15.-Twice during the
past week have the residents Of the uni
Verstty town had object lessons on the
need OF an adequate municipal water sup
ply. Three thousand dollars worth of
property has gone up in smoke. and not
hand raised 10 save it. That the amount
OF damage done was as small as it is is
only due TO accident. Two buildings have
been burned TO the ground one on Thurs
gay evening, the other last night. and on
both occasions the tiremen have stood by
powerless 10 do anything for lack OF
water
Last nights blaze was In the box fac
tory on the corner of Bancroft way and
san Pablo avenue. West Berkeley The
IRE broke out late in the evening. The
alarm was turned in as soon as the
flames We're discovered. and the West
Berkeley volunteer company turned out in
good time. The tiremen found. however
that no water could be obtained from any
reasonable distance, and they We're com
PEELED 70 take their engine to the fire
house. while the factory gradually burned
TO the ground.
The building was owned by P. S. King
of West Berkeley and was used by him as
a box factory. The total DANCE is esti-
mated al $500.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
CORINTHIANS ON A CRUISE.
Yachtsmen of the Club Enjoy Chow
der and a Baseball Game at
PaSadise Cove

On Saturday night several yachts Of
the Corinthian fleet accompanied Com
modore Carl Westerfeld's flagship Aeolus
to Paradise Cove, being towed up by
launches because of the lightness of the
wind A fire was built on the beach and
clam chowder and other good things were
enjoyed. Yesterday there were lying at
anchor in Paradise Cove the following
yachts: Commodore Carl Westerfelds
Aeolus, Vice Commodore W. H. Toepke
and Sharp's Harpoon. E. f. Sagar's Ed
ma, Paul Biber's Mignon, J. Raymond s
VIII O the Wisp, J. r. Savory's Juanita,
j. ". Pew's Truant, w. S. Growers yawl
some's Clara, F. Barlett's Queen, r. Stew
enson's Thelma. L. B. Chapmans Freda,
w. F. Humphreys Jrs. Pride, T. l.. Mil
ler's Spray, Breitzmann's Cupid, F. f.
Bakers Emile, Hansen's Phoenicia and
the schooner Wave.
About noon the yachtsmen went ashore
and played the annual Corinthian base
ball game between the "Keegans," cap
tained by "Keegan" Schober, and the
"Fancies,' captained by Fancy" The
teams consisted of eleven men each. and
were as follows "Fances s"-Follansbee,
Short, Thornton, Westerfeld. Sagar,
Stack and Bernhard. "Keegans'
Ward OBrien, Brickell. Ohlandt, Howe
Kavanaugh Brennan, "Keegan." Strauss.
Morrow. Port Captain J. II. Keefe with
a marvellous red sash around his waist
and a mighty ak in his hand, undertook
the perilous office of umpire, while c.
Westerfeld and c. l.. Barrett performed
the more obscure but less hazardous
duties of scorers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
LITTLE MISS FOWLER
VERSUS EDDIE F0Y

There was a blast Of trumpets and beat
ing Of drums when Josie De Witt came
to town with the "Topsy Turvy" circus.
There was a still bigger blast and beating
for Eddie Foy. Almost unhearlded came
little Miss Fowler, with a wardrobe that
wouldn't fill a hand satchel and a budget
of limitations that ten minutes sees the
last Of. And with her modest little outfit
she proceeds to make business for the
Columbia, while Josie and Eddie I'LL up
time.
Miss Fowler, clumpy, in plaid and pig
tails, never for a minute takes herselt
seriously. She knows that by playing
forever sacrificed. They will be for some
decollete lady or beglittered dancer. Ihere
isn't a heart in town in any wise endan1
gered by her visit, but there is royal
good laugh to her credit. And perhaps she
chuckles a little in her sleeve when she
reflects that the laugh will live to see
those footlight darlings inserting card
in dramatic monthlies or making the
AS for Eddie~poor Eddie There is a
tradition that his every entrance is the
cue for laughter, and America clings
blindly to the tradition. That laughter
1t will not have to be attended to again
until his next entrance. Under other cir
cumstances, Eddie might be pathetic.
One might think of him as still plodding
clamoring mouths to feed and the mort
gage coming due. But it doesn't seem to
be so. Instead, he clings to center stage
like a fourth season belle, and contrives
to thrust himself in between the audience
and some rather clever people.
Hotel Topsy Turvy' is from New York,
and from Paris before that. 1t is only a
fairly we'll written farce, but the twing
portation. For which let us be duly CRATE
ful. SARAH COMSTOCK.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
INVESTIGATING LAUNDRIES.
Labor Commissioner Meyers Enters
Upon His Official Duties.

The first work the new Labor Commits
sioner, +. V Meyers, and Chief Deputy
Kelsey have undertaken is the investiga-
tion of the white laundries of this city.
Soon after they took Office complaints
We're made that the employees of these
places were being worked unusually long
hours and at small wages. The inquiry
has been carried on among the large laun-
dries only, and the conditions under which
the employees labored We're not all that
the officials could desire. They discovered
that in the mangle and ironing rooms
the operatives are compelled to work
from o clock in the morning TO and 10
o'clock at night The work is partiCu-
larly hard and wages are not sufficient
in some of the places the employers pay
from SO TO $l2 per week and furnish
board Where board is not provided the
pay is about $40 per week. These figures
apply TO the mangle room, where the
rough ironing is done by means of ma
chinery, whicn dries and smooths out such
articles as tableclOths and sheets.
Those who do the better class of iron
ing receive from 81 to $6 a month more. In
the four or five laundries visited the op-
eratives number about 1000, and the ma
JOrity are girls and young women. The
Commissioner speaks very complimentary
of the nice, intelligent appearance of the
girls employed. Another cause for COM
plant is that the pay days are too far
apart At some Of the laundrieS payment
IS made monthly. and at a few the en-
ployes receive their money every two
weeks. Considering the small amounts
received thew state that it is necessary
that they should be paid oftener in order
TO meet expenses. Commissioner Meyers
states that during his investiga ton
he has not, found any direct vio-
the operatives could be greatly improved
lie proposes to discuss the situation wit h
the employers and see if the hours can
be reduced little and the work made
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
BOY SET upon
AND STABBED
BY HOODLUMS
Sam johnson Will
Lose an Eye.

Highway robbery, in broad daylight,
was committed yesterday at East ana
Merchant streets, by gang OF young
boys ranging from 10 to Is years OF age:
Their victim, Sam A. Johnson, lad OIL
16 years, was stabbed twice in the eye py
one of the boys, when it was dlscoVereu
that no booty could be secured. 1ounS
Johnson is in a seliouS condition at the c re-
ceiving Hospital and will lose ms IeAt
eye. His assailants escaped. 60,
Young Johnson, with his father, GeoIs 90
p. Johnson, arrived two weeks ago at
San Francisco from Alaska, where they
had been engaged in mining. Ihey had
lost all of their money in a frultleSs SedtCn
for gold and secured a room IN the C0nId
Costa lUdging-house, at IA jackson
street. The father was unable TO gee e,,11 d
Job in this city and the boy secured eIl-
ployment in kearney-street bakery 70
assist his parent in tiding over his
financial difieqties 1t IVA was he ehe left fo his
work, to join his father In the Vlclnlly oL
their lodging.
The lad reached the corner of Merchant
and East streets yesterday afternoon
about half past 4 o'clock. He remained
there for few minutes; After a time
group of six or seven boys approached
One of them was mounted on large
black horse and the others were armed
with pieces Of gas pipe and sticks, The.
boy on the horse chased young Johnson
into a doorway while his companions
crowded in upon their victim. demand
was then made for cents.
Johnson TeDIlCQ lHdl ne OiIu IlUL nave any
money but Scarcely had he time to repl[
when he was seized and his pockets turned
inside out. The would-be robbers then
found that the lad had told the truth
They set upon their victim and beat him
with the weapons they held.
Johnson snatched whip from the
hands of the boy on the horse and made
a feeble attempt to defend himself and TO
escape. Suddenly one of the boys struck
him with the blade of a knife twice, once
over the eye and the second time In the
eye.
After the assailants had fed young
Johnson wandered about the street for
some time until he was found by the
landlord of the house where he was stop
ping Later he was removed to the Har-
Dor Hospital and then sent to the City
Hall. where he remained last night. Ills
eye will have to be removed.
officer Dover of the Harbor Police Sta
tion was detailed on the case: but up to
an early hour this morning he had not
succeeded in landing any of the young
| highwaymen. Young Johnson says he can
Identify the boys. but was in such IN
tense pain last night that he was unable
to furnish the police any accurate de-
ScriDtiOn of his aSSailantS
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
NEW DEFINITION OF
RELIGION PROP0UNDED
REV. B. FAY MILLS AT FIRST
UNITARIAN CHURCH.
Declares It Is "That Fine Sense of
the Soul That Connects the In
dividual With Universal
Purpose"

Rev. Benjamin Fay Mills, who is visit
ing this city, occupied the pulpit in the
First Unitarian Church yesterday morn
Ing. Mr.. Mills created quite stir here
some seven years ago with his revival
meetings at the Mechanics Pavilion. He
mas since become a convert to Unitarian
ism and during the past two years has
been preaching to large congregation in
the Hollis-street Theater in Boston. He
Will remain in this city for two weeks and
next Sunday will be heard at the First
Unitarian Church in Oakland.
When asked whether he would accept
the call to the latter church Mr.. Mills re-
pied that II had not as yet been extended
70 him A friend of his in Boston, he said,
had had some correspondence on the sub
lect, but Mr.. Mills had not considered it.
his subject yesterday was "A New Def
milton of Religion" which he said an in
spired friend had recently given to him.
Religion said he, lis that fine sense
of the soul that connects the individual
with universal purpose. That word 'pur-
pose is the greatest word in the land. No
thing Is so despised as a seemingly pur-
poseleSs life, and on the other hand life
is ennobled when it has some great pur-
pose in view. The foundation of every re-
ligiOn without exception is based on some
great purpose. Even the Socialist and the
Anarchist is not so far away from re-
ligion in his utterances when We consider
formers TO put into practice what they re-
gard best for the worlds welfare and
what to them seems right.
Every religion has experienced the
baptism of purpose and the more that
purpose is realized the truer will that re-
ligion be. The great universal purpose of
the uplifting of humanity is a religion in
itself. We all have some connection with
the great eternal purpose of living a right
eous life and doing what is right as far as
we are able. 1t is the universal purpose
to get a grip on the individual and en-
noble his soul with love for the Creator
1t is not the name of religion that
counts, but the reality. The questions that
are fraught with wOndrous Importance
are; Is this a universe? Is there a pur
pose in it? Is that purpose universal?' We
should enroll ourselves in the one great
eternal harmony of dutiful purpose. There
is no limit to the possibilities if the defini-
ton of religion be true and the religion be
practicable.
I expect a new expression of religion
to-day aside. from any article of faith
which may be prescribed by denomina-
tons. We will make the choice of choices
if we believe in righteousness, in universal
purpose and the manifestation of God in
and through the goodness of the individ-
ual life, and thereby we Will attain the
perfection of religion
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
FIGHT NOT
LIKELY TOBE
POSTPONED
Injury to Je fries Arm Hardly
Grave Enough to End
His raining.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Whether the
championship fight between Jeffries and
Sharkey will be held as scheduled on
October 27 or postponed on account of the
champion having a strained arm Is uncer-
tain as yet, but 1t will be definitely set
tied on Tuesday morning. At that time
the bandages will be removed, and 1t de-
pends on the advice of a physician
whether he will continue to train for the
original date. The physician who exam
ined the arm thought the injury was not
serious, and the latest adVices from the
training quarters are to the same effect
w. A. Brady and Tom O'Rourke will
meet in New York on Tuesday and will
decide what is to be done O'Rourke will
take a decided step against the postpone
ment and thinks the injury is of no con-
sequence. Sharkey is of the same opinion,
and thinks Jeffries has some other reason
for not wanting to fight on October 27 To-
night O'ROurke said:
Il believe Jeffries will be able to use
his arm in three days as well as he ever
did in his life, and he must either fight or
forfeit on October q. Sharkey had been
injured just before he fought Jeffries in
affected his kidneys and he wanted a
postponement. 1t was not allowed, and
everybody knows the result Since
Sharkey has been training for this fight
he has met with three accidents, any one
of which | believe was as bad as Jeffries'
injury. When II became known some time
ago that Sharkey had cut his foot they
said at once that he did not want to fight,
and that this was merely an excuse. To
avoid this report being started again we
said nothing of the other accidents, and
he will be ready to fight when the time
comes. There must be some other reason
for Jeffries wanting to postpone the
fight"
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
A FOOLHARDY TEAMSTER.
Patrick Lyons Vainly Attempted to
Beat the San Jose Train.

Patrick Lyons, teamster for Warren &
Malley, contractors, had a narrow escape
from death at Sixth and Townsend streets
yesterday, through his own carelessness.
Lyons had driven from the King street
wharf with a wagon-load of bricks and
reached the crossing just as the San Jose
train, which left the depot at Third and
Townsend streets at 11:30 a. m, was ap-
preaching. F. Hindle. a yardman. warned
Lyons to stop till the train had passed
the crossing, but he paid no attention
to the warning. D. H. Gates, engineer of
train that was standing near the cross
ing, also warned him to stop, but he
whipped up his horses and endeavored to
cross the track before the train reached
him.
The result was that the engine struck
the hind wheel of the wagon and Lyons
was thrown into the air and struck the
ground with his head. The wagon was
knocked into kindling-woo and the bricks
were distributed over the track
Lyons was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital in the ambulance where Dr. Stephen
found that his right collar-bone was
broken and he had sustained a lacerated
wound, of the scalp. His wounds were
dressed and later he was sent to the City
and County Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
EIGHTY
FEET AND MET
VIOLENT DEATH
Louis P. Crogan De-
stroys Himself.

OAKLAND, Oct 15.-Melancholia, su-
perinduced by homesickness, Is the sup
posed cause that impelled Louis p. Gro
gan, aged II years, to jump, this evening,
from roof story or fifth floor window on
the south side of st. Mary's College to
the campus, nearly eighty feet below,
where his limp and almost lifeless body
was picked up by several of the brothers
and carried into one Of the classrooms.
Dr. /. E. Nicholson was Immediately sum-
moned, but his services were not re-
quired. The young mans neck " $
broken, his backbone and many other
bones were shattered and he breathed out
a few moments.
The deceased came here on the 5th inst.
from his home in Corbell, Humboldt
County, where his father is lunberman.
He registered at st. Mary's College, but
did not announce what course Of study he
intended to pursue, and his peculiarities
were noted at the time by the various
brothers at the college. He would go
about murmuring to himself incoherently,
mentally deranged Later the young
mans condition became such that on the
placed on a comfortable cot in the In
Urinary department in the roof story Of
the college, where he had remained the
past tve days almost constantly in the
care of Lawrence Carroll, a trained
nurse.
Five days ago Brother Walter wrote to
the parents advising them Of their sons
condition, and asking whether to send
him home or what course should be taken,
but thus far no reply has been received.
Crogan complained of sleeplessness,
and DR.. Maher frequently administered
bromide and other sleep-inducing potions
to quiet his nerves. Shortly after
o'clock this evening Nurse Carroll stepped
out of the room to bring his ward supper.
During his absence Crogan arose in his
nightrobe, placed a chair near a window.
so as TO enable him to open it, and then
jumped TO his death.
Brother Walter has sent a telegram to
the parents, but Corbell is about ten miles
from a telegraph office or postoffice, and
some time will elapse before they hear
the news.
The remains have been removed to the
mOrgue, and Coroner Mehrmann expects
TO hold the inquest next Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
HOME LIFE Is THE
NATION S DEFENSE

Rev. F. B. Cherington, pastor of Ply
mouth Congregational Church, took fol
the subject of his sermon yesterday tht
Honor thy father and thy
mother Briefly, he said:
The fifth commandment establishes the
authority of the home. The family is
heaven-Ordained institution. Its dignity.
sanctity and authority must be preserved
if social and civil order endures. Plato,
prince Of philosophers and speaking from
the very summit of Greek culture in his
republic, has no place in his ideal organ
izatIon for the house-Hfe. as the Scriptures
understand it,
The family is the unit OF the state; the
hearthstone is the cornerstone of the
temple, the foundation stone of govern
ment, the keystone of social order. AS a
nations homes are is the nation.
The homes of colonial days produced
the men of blood and iron who successfully
high souls attuned TO every noble principle
framed the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution. Horror OF parents
reverence for parental authority, loving 10y
atty 10 all the home interests must pre-
cede all other virtues that make commercial
life honest while it is aggressive; social life
pure while II is progressive; civil life Just
while 1t is strong.
The home training is the most important
that influences the life OF the Individual
Here all the germ virtues are planted that
IN the mature years unfold in all the
flower and fruitage of a noble life Here
nowhere else the forces are developed
that determine character and conduct
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-16
DANISH LADIES SOCIAL.
A Large Audience Enjoys an Enter
tainment at Saratoga Hall.

large audience, consisting of the
friends and members of the Danish La
dies Relief Society, were enjoyably en-
tertained at Saratoga Hall Saturday even
ing.
The programme consisted mainly of the
one-act farce, Tire For En-" Previous
10 the presentation of the farce a piano
solo was performed in a mastery man
ner by Thomas Hanning,. and Miss c.
Decker rendered a vocal selection.
The cast of the farce was capably filled
by the following: Madam Brandt, 2.
Paulsen. Krstian Vita. Nygaard. Ka
roline. F. w Thsted, Gabriel Kristen
sen. II. H. Nygaard Torn, II. G. NJ. Beck,
Kaspar Mailing, II. Otto Prahl, Madam
Mortensen and J. G. Hansen.
The committees in charge Of the affair
were composed as follows:
Committee of angements-MeSdame
Thomas Mikkelsen, J. L. Baar, p. Paul
sen, G. NJ. Sorensen, James Madison, p.
Danielsen, A. Sonderup, Messrs. j. Topp,
S. Federspiel and II. Ravn.
Reception committee - Mesdames II.
Birkholm, C. Johnson. w. Nielsen, E.
Blohme, Messrs. G. j. Larsen and j. Pc
terSen.
Floor nanager-Jame A. Sorensen.
Floor committee-Messr J. Topp, John
Thompson. j. NJ. Christensen, II. Frost
S. Federspiel and Henry Jacobsen.