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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09
THE FIRST BABY.
It's Coming Is Looked Forward to
With Both Joy and Fear and it's
Safe Arrival Is Hailed With
Pride and Delight by All.

The arrival of the first baby in the
household is the happiest and most i'm
portant event of married life. The young
wife who is to become mother delights
to think Of the happiness in store for her
when the little one shall nestle upon her
breast and latterly she shall hear il lisp
the sweet and holy name, mother. |"
But her happy anticipation quickly van
ishes when she realizes the terrible pain
and suffering through which she must
pass while bringing the little one into
the world. An indescribable fear of the
danger attendant upon the ordeal soon
dissipates her joyfulness.
Thousands of women have learned
by experience that there is absolutely
no necessity for the sufferings which at
tend childbirth; they know that by
the use Of Mothers Friends scien-
tific liniment-for few weeks before
the trying hour, expectant mothers can
80 prepare themselves for the final
hour that the pCin and suffering Of the
dreaded event are entirely obviated and
it is safely passed through with COM
paratively little discomfort.
All women are interested, and es-
pecially expectant mothers who for the
first time have to undergo this trial, in
such a remedy for they know the pain
and suffering, to say nothing of the dan
ger, which is in store for them. Moth
er's Friend" is woman's greatest bles-
sing, for it takes her safely through the
severest ordeal of her life. Every woman
should be glad to read the little book
Before Baby is Born" which contains
information Of great value to all. II
will be sent free to any one who sends
their address to The Bradfield Regu.
lator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09
The House by the Side Of the. Road.

He was a friend TO man. and he lived in a
house by the side of the road. Homer.
There are hermit souls that live withdrawn
In the place OF their self contents:
There are souls. like stars, that dwell apart
In fellowless armament;
There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths
Where highways never ran
But let me live by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
Let me live in house by the side OF the road,
Where the race OF men go by
The men who are good and the men who are
bad,
AS good and as bad as /.
would not sit in the scorner's seat
or hurl the cynic's ban
Let me live in house by the side of the road
And be a friend TO man.
see from my house by the side OF the road
BY the side of the highway OF life,
The men who press with the ardor OF hope
The men who arc IA mt with the strife
But turn not away from their smiles nor their
tears
Both parts OF an infinite plan
Let me live In my house by the side OF the road
And he a friend TO man.
Sam Walter Foss
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09
Friendship; the Undying Bond, and What is
Demanded by it.

In Love Across the Lines" by
Harry Stillwell Edwards, the complete
novel in the New Lippincott" for
October, the value of friendship is
thus given:
II believe that friendship is the one
undying bond of our race. All others
have their limitations, even love of
man and woman burns itself out / be-
lieve that somewhere between men
such friendship as this exists: to love
where another loves Instantly and for
ever; to hate where he hates blindly
and implacably; to hold his honor
higher and sweeter than life, his hap
piness above ones own; to feel this
holy affection so strong that it perme-
ates every quality OF mind and body,
and makes US in truth that which we
believe our friend TO be In such a
friendship self perishes. We look into
the eyes of our friend ard say, Com
mand y We do not question: We trust
implicitly, blindly; and if we err"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

More attention should be paid to re-
instatements. When brother drops
out OF the order a committee should be
appointed to see if the brother cannot
be reinstated, providing he is worthy,
for brother thus reclaimed is as good
TO the order as new member. Where
lodge has several who have been out
for some time an effort should be made
to get them back at once.-Ex.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

Each lodge prospers according as the
members do or fail to do their part.
The order cannot stand by and support
or hold up any lodge. There is no
room in fraternity for leaners. Each
lodge stands on its record, and what il
does is the test of its future and pros
poets. The order will do its duty.-Ex.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09
~***M#~N# #~*## NNNNsMNs
THE LODGE CORNER. ;

The lodge session should be made In
teresting for the young man as we'll as
for the middle aged man, and it should
be borne In mind that the same things
do not interest both. For example,: A
number Of speeches for the good OF the
order, some OF them pretty long, may
not be tiresome to the man of 40 or so
years OF age but to the young fellow OF
from 20 to 30 it is most gene orally ex-
tremely boresome. The older man has
begun TO look at the whole matter in a
strictly business light, and goes to the
meeting not so much for any pleasure
he may find there, but as duty which
he owes to the well. being OF the order
which has agreed TO provide for his
family at his death. This load OF re-
sponsibility has not yet settled itself
so firmly upon the younger man and
he attends for the sake OF amusement
and goodfellowship, and after night
or two of speech making concludes
that he would rather be elsewhere on
that particular evening and joins the
very likely long list of non-attendants.
OF course there are many lodges where
the reverse is true, and it is hard TO
get anyone to open their mouth and
make a speech al all, but they are few.
These long talks are but one of the
things that cause our young men in
many instances to quit coming to
lodge. Another is the lack of any
thing being done outside OF the regu-
lar order of business. To just go to
the meeting place, hear the opening
ceremonies-which become of them
selves wearisome, unless there are
enough good singers present to put
some vim into the odes-hear the
clerk call the roll of officers, read the
minutes, a bill or two. ETC., etc. and
then close in due form, is certainly
dry enough for any of US. Many OF us
older. fellows can stand it and go on at
tending, but l hardly blame the young
man for seeking more congenial COM
pany. The remedy is always at hand.
Instead of letting your general fund
accumulate, use il to make things
interesting for all in social way at
least one meeting night in the month.
Give US all chance to enjoy the So
ciety Of the fairer sex and the young
man to let off a lot of the surplus
energy with which he is endowed and
which cannot find a means of escape
through the valves of the ordinary
lodge meeting. Try and have some
thing new each time, whether it be
something to eat, a literary and music
al program, whist, dancing or what
not. Make it an occasion to be looked
forward to for a pleasant evening.
Call it young folks night, and let it be
so, both in name and in reality. Let
them have charge of it and give them
free hand in the matter of expendi-
ture.-Ex.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

You never hear an active working
member OF any lodge or order CON-
planning or kicking about the order.
It's the fellow who never goes to a
meeting and who never secured new
member in his life, who knows little or
nothing about the order, who kicks
and charges all manner OF things. He
will neither do anything himself or
allow others to do the best they know
how. When you meet this fellow You
know how TO handle him. -Kansas
w orkman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

Fraternity is as a cable. A strong
strand woven daily will soon make the
increasing bond so strong that it can
not be broken. Weak strands or no
strands at all will keep the cable weak
and when little extra strain is re-
quired snap is sure to follow and
bright opportunities are quickly pre-
cipitated into chaos Elk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

She-''I think you had better send up
another rat-trap, John
He-"But | bought one only the
other day"
She-'I know. but there is "a rat in
that one"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

There is tendency among many OF
the members who are appointed on in
vestigating committees to sign report
favorably in the lodge room the night
Of appointment if they happen to know
the applicant, without even investi-
eating the papers submitted by the
medical examiners. This is not right.
Each member should carefully scrutin-
ize the examinations and know that
that to which he appends his signature
should be and is as represented. In
other words, great deal depends upon
the examining committee, for upon It's
report largely the action of the Grand
Medical Examiner and Grand Record
err is based. Don't pass man simply
because you know him to be a good
fellow and friend. He should be
more. He should be good moral and
physical risk and you should know it
from actual evidence The LOYAL
Workman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

Don't stop working for your order,
for you may get turned down while you
are waiting for something to turn up.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

Individual effort is what is wanted
from every member of fraternal soci-
ETY.. There is no one who is so isolat-
ed in the world but what they have
some acquaintance and influence with
them, and they should exert this influ.
cnce in an endeavor to secure their
application for membership in their
lodge. II each member would get just
one new member per year, the society
would double its membership, and it's
not an unreasonable request to ask for
one new member per year.-Ex.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

Major Boynton has said "The model
fraternal beneficiary society is, or
should be, combination OF the ideal
and the real. Its idealism can never
be too high; its realism should never
get down to sordidness and selfshness. !"
Fine sounding as are these phrases,
the Guild can hardly endorse them in
their entirety. The ideal, to certain
extent, embraces the unattainable. A
fraternal society should never under
take that which is impossible or inca
pable OF fulfllment. True, its aims
should be high, its purposes lofty and
its efforts ennobllng. 1t, however,
should keep the real ever in view as
its central and guiding idea. The
Guild does not counsel total disre-
gard OF the ideal. This is eminentiy
fit and proper, provided there is
enough OF the real to keep an institu-
tion down to earth and see that it
carries out the purpose for which it
was created along safe and careful
lines -Bi-Monthly Guild.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

One partner in large firm is not
expected to do all the work. One
member OF an order cannot do all the
work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

Our stock is
moving because
the trade appreciates
reliable goods.
We are showing a very
large assortment of
Overcoats, Suits, Pants,
in fact everything in the
Clothing line.
We show a line of
Working Shirts, Underwear,
etc, that you can't
duplicate in the city.
They are worth from 10 to
Is per cent more than
similar goods sold by other
merchants. All goods
bought direct from
manufactures.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

yITANTED-SEVERAL BRIGHT AND
w honest persons TO represent us as Man
ayers IN this and close by counties Salary 500
year and expenses Straight, bona.fide, no
more, no less salary. Position permanent.
Our references, any bank IN any town. IL Is
mainly ONCE work conducted at home. Refer
ence. Enclose self.addressed stamped enye.
lope. The DOMINION COMPANY, Dept o. Chi
cago
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09

Shakespeare gets credit for saying
most of the good things that are di.
rectly applicable to human conduct. So
Se think it was he who said something
with the following Interpretation THE
words are ours): Beware of dispute
lest it lead to bitter contention.
Along the same line we wish to utter
a mild warning to the brothers and
sisters OF our order: Beware of debate
in the lodge room, for fear of resent
ment, retaliation, personal enmity, Bit
terness and, in the end, defeat of the
very object of our noble order-fra.
ternity. The warmest OF friends seem
TO feel that they are licensed to say
things in lodge room discussion that
they would not think of uttering from
person to person. Instead of making
harsh or bold charges and statements,
brothers should remember that another
would be even more sensitive to a
charge when publicly announced than
II communicated privately. Brothers
should always be considerable. Debate
should never be INDUCED in If possible
to avoid. But even once drawn into de-
bate or difficulties, personality should
be avoided. Finally, il the worst
should come and offense actually be
given, all possible speed should be
made TO repair the injury. Trifes
grow abnormally when permitted TO
run. No brother in a lodge can afford
to harbor ill-feeling for another broth
er. II he does it is likely to contami.
nate the whole lodge. -Modernograph.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09
Millinery!

LADlES:--If you wish Millinery that has that
it so much sought after, call at my store and
see if we cannot suit you. Our prices are very
reasonable too. Hoping to receive call be-
fore you buy, remain
Very Truly,
MRS. M. UNGER.
Vest Lioyds.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09
A Lady UnadOrned
Is q Jewell!

But Fine Jewelry pots on the finishing touches when
worn with discretion and good taste A Gold Watch,
Diamond. Fine Ring with or without Settings Hair
Ornaments, Pins, Charms and Chains are all in line
KEEP AN ASSORTMENT THAT FOR
QUALITY AND STYLE CANNOT BE
SURPASSED FOR EITHER LADY OR
GENTLEMAN
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-09
DFTROTT June 20, 1899
CD. RAPIDS & WESTERN r, r

Additional trains leave No. Greenville forBeld-
ing at :35, "a. m. and 6:47p. IN. Leave Belding
for Greenyille at 9:45 a. m. and 7:l5 p. m.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-30
woMAN's WORK NOT VALUED.

Made 20 Feel That Only Men DO Wor
That Counts IN the Worlds AT ,irs.
at is unreasonable to expect that a
man, with his purely masculine con
ceptlOn Of things. can ever fully appre-
ciate wOman's work In the home any
more than n woman can he expected
to understand fully n mans work in
the outer world" writes Edward BOX
OF What Women Find to Do All Day"
in the April Ladies' Home Journal.
But 30 far women have acquired a
truer conception Of mems work than
men have Of wOmen's work. / firmly
believe that II men were more appre-
ciative Of wOmen's work In the home
and regarded hOusewifery as a profess
sion and a responsible one, deserving
Of the highest respect, and requiring
quite as much brains and education as
any masculine profession, there would
Ike fewer women looking for broader
fields Of work and more responsible du-
ties. Men have made women feel too
keenly that It is what the man does;
that it Is his profession which moves
the world. and that the work which
a woman does in her home Is, while
necessary, yet hardly to be compared
with a mans achievements. 1t is this
holding up the greater Importance Of
the work Of the outside world which
has driven many an ambitious woman
into that world to become a part Of It
aud thus acquire a position of more
apparent Importance. Not given recOg-
milton in their natural work. women
have gone out and tried work that is
unnatural to them"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-30

Birds, we know, are sometimes
trained to fire of pistols, as well as
to perform other unusual feats. but
it is not often hat a wild bird in the
woods shoots a man with his own gun,
as related in South American
Sketches" by Robert Crawford. A
pavo del monte, a bird of Uruguay not
unlike the turkey, had been winged by
a hunter. It fell to the ground, but
was at once on its feet, and ran away.
Throwing his gun hastily aside, the
hunter started in pursuit, and a game
of hide-and- seek ensued. In and out
of the %brushwood the pavo ran. and
the man followed. In one of its doub-
lings and turnings the bird passed over
the gun, which was lying on the
ground, and its foot CHANGED to strike
against the trigger of the undischarged
barrel, the hammer of which, in the
hurry of the moment, had been left
at full cock. There was a loud re-
port, followed by an exclamation Of
pain from the man. The bird escaped,
and the luckless hunter had an ugly
wound in the heshy part Of his leg to
remind him for weeks afterward Of
the adventure.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-30

There has been much complaint, and
with ample cause, of the harsh treat
ment which incoming ocean passen-
gers receive from the government Of
hcials who examine their baggage.
Just now comes the pleasant an
nouncement that the rigor of these
proceedings is to be relaxed. But not
all the wrong has been on one side.
The same low standard Of citizenship
which makes men hide their property
from the assessor Of taxes has led
thoughtless Americans, who go abroad
and make purchases, to Justify the
practice of smuggling and of corrupt
ing the officers. But they who give and
they who take a bride are parties to
an act Of dishonesty. 1T is as wicked
to cheat the postohce as to cheat a
friend" said the noble old President
Wayland. We may apply that formula
to all departments OF government. To
defraud the revenue is to defraud the
whole people.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-30

Some time g the Pullman Com
pany, as an experimental measure, in
troduced Ordinary" sleeping car SER
vice on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road between Baltimore and Newark
and Pittsburg and Chicago. The re-
suits to the Railroad Company were
very gratifying, but subsequently, 1t
was a%scertained the Pullman Company
was not in position to furnish this
class Of equipment to all roads oper-
ating Pullman cars east Of Chicago
and st. Louis, and to allay any frictlon
that might result from this inequality
Of service, the Pullman Company re-
quested the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road to resume the standard cars pre-
viously in service, which will be lone
commencing April 10.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-30
PosrMEN oE HAVANA.
Ingenious Devices by which They Ia
creased Their Pay.

Ingenious Devices by which They In
creased Their Pay.
Under the Spanish system Mr.. Rath-
bone found that the letter carriers re-
ceived their pay by charging from 3 to
5 cents, and sometimes more, for every
letter they delivered. It took only a day
or two to have that system abolished
In Havana, much to the relief Of the
merchants. The carriers were put on
salaries equivalent to that which they
were supposed to carr by the assess
ment method they were permitted to
use under the former regime. The car
riers under the Spanish system not
only charged for the delivery Of mail
matter, but they ri1ed letters freely,
and made money by stealing stamps
from mail matter and selling them.
The letters n other grades Of mail
matter would be forwarded without
stamps, and the carriers at the other
end Of the routes would collect not
only for delivery, but for the stamps
that had been stolen. There was sim
ply an unparalleled ~looseness in the
conduct Of p~ostofice business, and
every man seemed to have license to
steal wherever he couIu. Even news
papers would be stolen from bundles
and sold for whatever could be got for
them. Another form Of corruption
was evident when the salary lists were
examined. There was no scale Of sala-
ries. In n city a postmaster would
receive twice the salary that the post
master of a larger city received. Sal
aries seemed to be arranged on the
pull" plan, with the possibilities Of
division with the appointing power
a~ftervard. Places that under the lib
eral payment of the United States
would rate at 81, 500 a year were worth
frequently as much as $4,000 a year.
Harper's Weekly.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-30

A new use has been discovered for
milk, and fortunately 1t is skim-milk
that is this time in request. 1t is
wanted to make sizing, to be used by
paper manufacturers in the glazing Of
paper of a fine quality. Heretofors,
for the accomplishing Of this pu;.
pose, a superior grade of glue, with
other ingredients, has been used. 1t
is claimed that a much better and
cheaper sizing can be obtained from
skim-milk. To prepare the milk It IS
put into a vat, treated with chemicals.
and heated until curd is formed, tho
curd being then washed, pressed and
ground fine, after which 1t Is put into
a large drying kiln. where Il Is driel
in about twelve hours, and is put fl
bags ready for shipment.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-30
100000 FAMILIES
RELY ON PE-RU-NA.

w. II. B. williams. publisher Of The
Farmers Industrial Union. in a recent
letter to DR.. Hartman says: Il have
used Pe-ru-na as a family medicine for
several years. I find 1t Of especial use
for myself. l have had several tedious
spells with systemic catarrh and before
using Pe-ru-na / had tried several
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-30

Monte. you each hat called odder q
liar. You haff your fght-eet-out out
side my saloon"
81 keel dat Theophile," declared An
tome savagely, leaving by the side
door.
Antoine JUS lax dead already" an
nounced Theophile between clenched
teeth. fastening from tho front door.
The pedro players paused long to
listen, but no sound came from with
out. Thedo Cicotte broke the silence.
Il t'ink he bot run away home as
fas' as leg can carry, Ell? / weesh
Theophile TAX hees sturgeon wiz him."
Thirteen time" shouted Jean Bap-
tlste Monte, as he banged down a win
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-30
rrpsurllera NsarIy Zoo Ysar. 40.

IypoWFiNeEh NoAAAy Nvv AoAEA ago
It is generally supposed that the
typewriting machine is quite a modern
invention, but there is a record in the
archives in the English patent ONCE
for TIA Of an application for a patelt
for such a machine. Exactly 100 years
later the firm Of Balm & Wright APP
piled for a similar grant, and the COLI
struction Of their machine afforded a
basis that enabled a Mr.. T%hurber, at
Worcester, TO improve the system. In
the year 1851 a FTenehman named
FoucaIl obtained an English patent
for a very ingeniously conceived writ
ing machine, which was shown in the
great exhibition OF the same year and
created no small sensation.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-30

Gen. George Bingham. fourth earl OF
Lucan, late colonel Of the British life
guards, was made a Knight Of st. Pat
rick recently, in place Of the late Earl
Of Caledon. Although Lord Lucan
cannot boast an ancient title-the bar
ony dating only from 1776 and the
earldom from 1795-he comes Of a dis
tinguished family, whose historic rec
ord begins in the reign Of Elizabeth.
His chief title to distinction, however,
is vested in the fact that he is the son
Of his father, leld-marshal, the Earl
" Lucan Of Crimean fame. to whom