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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Crr,rra Pernic,ou. Uobit.

The plan of arresting people who
throw banana skins on the sidewalks
and OF filming them or sending them to
the bridewell Is all right as far as it
goes. but II does not seem as II the
right punishment had been provided.
Any one guilty of that offense ought to
be sent either to the Detention Hospi-
tai For the Insane or to the Home For
the Feeble Minded.-Chlcago Post
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Not a Violent Case.

Mrs. Peck-IIenry. what would you
do if were TO die suddenly?
Henry-Pray, don't talk of such a
thing. think it would almost drive
me crazy.
Mrs. Peck-Do you think you would
marry again?
Henry-Oh. no. don't think
would be as crazy as that.-Chicago
News
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
One 0uotatiop.

Professionals. Drone. am astonish-
ed that you cannot remember any Of
the quotations called for In today's les
son. Can you recollect any quotation,
OF any kind?
Student-Yes, sir; ANY fool can ask
questions. Boston Transcript.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
WHY He Hurried

young man." said the old gentle
man, my daughter is too young to
marry. A girl of her age cannot be
sure of her own mind i'm matter of
such Importance"
~ fully realize that" replied the
young man. who had just secured the
fair ones consent That's why
don't want to wait."-Chicago Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
English Astrnnnmx-

Much more interest is taken In prac
teal astronomy in England than In
America. Astronomical classes are en-
couraged by the use of the telescopes
like that one on the East Heath. Lon
don, which Is n rejecting telescope Of a
1O1b inch mirror. The lectures are In
structive
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

Hearts may be attracted by assumed
qualities but the affections can only
be fixed and retained by those that are
real.-De Moy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
PacaI Balm Cured Them.

81, Here's what they write, "Catarrh eured;-
healed;" "Catarrh OF Stomach cured;n piles Tor
twenty years cured;" Cures Asthma Coughs.
Sores, Burns, Scalp and Skin Diseases. Bestioot,
ease known. Used internally and extcrnallv
Free sample from druggists. Price 2s cts pre-
paid. Paeal Balm Co. ST. Louis Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Getting Advice.

The girls father was rich, and the
sutton for her hand was poor, but re-
markably persistent
Papa" she said to the old gentle
man. III Frank asks me this evening
to marry him what shall sayT
Say whatever you think is best, my
child"
How best, papa? Best for me or
best for Frank T'-Detroit Free Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Be Careful

No woman can be too careful of
her condition during the period be-
fore her little ones are born. Neglect
or improper treatment then endan-
gers her life and that of the child. 1t
lies with her whether she shall suffer
unnecessarily. or whether the ordeal
shall be made comparatively easy.
She had better do nothing than do
something wrong.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
SIiarn.

Doctor-Stick out your tongue, Tom
my.
Tommy-Not on your life!. | did that
yesterday 10 my teacher. and stiIl
ache all over for it.-wiener Tagblatt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

II we would talk less of our troubles,
and more Of our blessings, our troubles
would be less.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

to be those belonging 20 the Spanish
crown.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

On earth there is nothing great
but man; In man there is nothing great
but mind.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

We cannot control .he evil tongues
OF others, but good life enables us to
despise them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

The vineyards Of Italy cover nearly
5000. 900 acres.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

Let us remove what is bad, which
must be done before good OF any kind
can spring up.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

Silence Is the safest response for all
the contradiction that arises from i'm
pertinence. vulgarity or envy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
MOTHERS
FRIEND

Is the one and the only preparation
that is safe to use. 1t is liniment
that penetrates from the outside.
External applications are eternally
right. Internal medicines are radi-
cally> wrong. They are more than
humbugs-they endanger life.
Mothers Friend helps the muscles
to relax and expand naturally-re-
lieves morning sickness-removes
the cause of nervousness and head
ache prevents hard and rising
breasts-shortens labor and lessons
the pains-and helps the patient to
rapid recovery.
From a letter by Shreveport, La,
woman: IL have been using your
wonderful remedy, Mothers Friend,
for the last two months, and find it
Just as recommended.
Druggists sell II at 81 per bottle.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA, GA.
Send for our free illustrated book,
before Baby is Born"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13

aid of only two men, Col. r. NJ. Martin
now of Louisville. and Capt. A. F.
Owen of Evansville, Ind, he attacked
the provost guard of the town of Hen
derson. killed and wounded the cap
tain and lieutenant and eight or ninc
soldiers With twenty-seven men he
crossed the Ohio river and made the
first capture during the war north Of
Mason and Dixon's line (Newburg
Ind.), carrying of over 500 stands OF
arms and paroling 10 men. This
gave him the soubriquet of "Stovepipe
Johnson" as he used stovepipes to
initiate cannon. and threatened to shell
the town, thus causing the surrender.
The capture of Henderson. Hopkins
Vile, Clarkville and Uniontown, with
their garrisons, and many other des-
perate engagements Of his, arc worthy
of being interestingly recalled. He
commanded one of Morgan's brigade:
on the Ohio raid, and afterwards re-
organized that command and com
manded it during the battle of Chicka-
mauga. Later, on his second expedi'
ton. which was forlorn hope, he en-
tered Kentucky with ffty-five men ano
officers, issuing his conscript order thai
caused Burbridge and Hobson to sus-
pend their secret expedition into Vlr-
ginia and turn their forces against
him. This has been considered one OF
the most daring and successful feats OF
the war, and President Davis himself
said it did as much to prolong the wal
as any other movement 1t was in
this expedition that he lost his sight
Aug. 20, 1864.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
stor, of Some GuIiefpl SAVAGE

Once upon a timo there We're some
guileful savages, who resolved to be
civilized at small cost to themselves
Accordingly. they spent $3.50 in the
construction OF a salted gold mine in
their midst. The next day 1t rained
but the day after that the genius of
the Anglo-SaXon race came on the
keen jump, with cannon and Red Cross
nurses, and civilized these savages
When the invaders discovered the de-
ceit that had been practiced upon
them, their chagrin knew no bounds
For they had no gold: while the ma
tives had zstion.--Detroit Jour
nal
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
The Puma of tho Andes.

Chicago Record: The puma, or
mountain lion, of the Andes, is nat
urally an affectionate and harmless
animal, and is often domesticated. and
some of the ranchmen in Patagonia
and Chile often tame them and train
them for watchdogs. An extraordi-
nary story is told of Francia, who
ruled in Paraguay for years, and was
notorious over South America for his
cruelty and craft. 1t is said that
Francia once had a woman chained to
a tree in the forest, where she would
either starve or be devoured by wild
beasts. After she had been out about
ten days, he sent scout to see what
was left of her. and, much to his as
constituent, it wa, found that she had
been fed and protected by two pumas.
male and female, and had suffered in
no way except from exposure and
fright The pumas brought her raw
meat from the animals they had killed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
The Struggle with X.

Every baby has struggled with r;
sometimes the struggle lasts for years,
sometimes the victory is doubtful to
the end. And this is a survival. And
there is a general weakness in this re-
spect all across the central European
plain, from Poland. through Prussia,
to Paris The Poles turn the pure
Slavonic into sh; the Prussians and
Parisians pronounce it as gh. saying
bgheit for brett and amougheuse for
amoureuse, and so on. Thus fate rec
onciles the victors and vanquished at
Sedan. Across the channel the same
consonant gives trouble. We have all
heard of class o. people who are sup
posed to say "Weally, deah boy" and
SO on, and all the Saxon area in Eng
land has this disability. 1t comes
across the Atlantic. and New York and
Brooklyn have invented a new evasion
of r, worse than anything Chinaman.
Pole. Prussian, Partisan and oockney
have ever attained. They say "foyst."
'thoyd," for FIRST, third" and boyd,
skoyt, noyse. oyth, doyt, boyth," for
bird, skirt, nurse, earth, dirt, birth,
in all of which Scotchman, for In
stance. would pronounce a pure r. In
their case, l think, this is the influence
OF the Dutch up of New Amsterdam
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
GEN. LAWTON'S RUBBER TUB.
The Apaches Knew How Highly He
Valued 1t.

The general made it habit of his
life to take a cold-water bath every
morning before breakfast, and dur
ing the campaign he carried with him
a rubber tub. 1t made no difference
where he was, he ordered the tubful
of cold water to his eGarters every
morning, says the Louisville Courier
Journal. In following the Apaches he
reached mountain. He knew that
the Indians had fled there, and before
pursuing them further he left his rub
ber tub and other tent equipments at
the base of the mountain in charge of
an old and faithful servant to guard
the tub carefully until he returned.
1t was an old trick with that tribe of
Indians when being pursued to circle
around and return to the exact point
whence they had started. The general
left his tub and started out after the
Indians. They circled around, cover
ing a wide territory, and beat Gen.
Lawton back to the base of the noun
tain. When he got there he found that
the old sergeant and his six men had
been killed, and that his tub had been
carried off by the Indians. The
Apaches evidently learned how highly
the general priced his rubber tub,
for they placed great store by it after
they had captured it, and guarded it
as closely as they did their own lives
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
pashing Princess Shocks ArIsto"raey.

bright young woman is the Prin-
cess Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Oehrin-
gen, and she onlivens the traditional
heayiness of German blood with strong
American admixture. She is the
daughter of an American mother. The
German aristocracy is shocked beyond
expression at the spectacle OF the prin-
cess taking part in French motor
races. The princess, who is hand
some, active, athletic young woman,
handles an automobile with great skill
and absolute fearlessness. She will
run her machine along road at a
speed of forty miles an hour with per
feet assurance. The princess is the
daughter of Count Won Hatzfeldt-Wild-
enburg, whose wife was Miss Helen
Moulton, an American. Count Hatz-
seldt Is the German ambassador in
London and, therefore. one OF the
highest official personages in the Ger
man empire. he belongs to the high
est aristocracy OF Prussia. The prin-
cess is not only daring automobile
engineer. but she is a great cyclist,
She thinks nothing of making a cen
tury run and she rides about all over
the continent in a plain cyclists dress
without the least ceremony. This is
also very shocking to the German aris-
tccrAcy. who think that woman Of
RINK should only sit in a carriage and
be driven by servants.-Chicago Times
Herald
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
DRINK SAVED
An Engineer from Sudden Death, and
1t Was Water. Too.

New York Tribune: The life of a
locomotive engineer is a most danger
GUS one," said Allen Runkle. of Phil
adelphia, at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
land some of their escapes are little
short of miraculous. A friend of mine.
who is now prosperous business
man. but who started life as a fireman
and later became an engineer, owes
his life to a cup of water, or rather
the desire for one. He was at the time
an engineer, and, wanting a drink of
water. stepped from his seat to the
water can on the tender to get 1t. He
was just raising the can to his lips
when there was a terrific crash, the
entire side of the cab was torn on,
and the air filed with flying pieces of
wood and iron. Luckily neither he
nor the fireman was seriously injured,
and they. with the aid of the trains
crew, managed to bring the train to a
stop without further harm. They then
found that the connecting rod on the
right hand side had broken in two,
and the two loose ends flying around
with terrific force had wrecked every
thing with which they came in con-
tact. The right hand side of the cab
was torn to smithereens, and as the
engineers seat was directly above the
loose end of the connecting rod at
tached to the rear driving wheel, had
my friend nod had that lucky inspira-
ton to take drink he would beyond
question have either been killed out
right or else possibly so badly man
gled as to make death by comparison
seem preferable"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
AT OLD GREYsToNE.
THE FORMER HOME OF SAMUEL
J. TiLDEN.
It Il Undergoing Some Extensive Altern-
tions and May Lose It's Cherished
Idsntity-The New Owner Removes
Al but the Stone Walls.
Especial Letter.)


Samuel }. Tilden's estate on the Hud-
son river. familiarity known to Ameri-
cans as Greystone. is at present under
going repairs which will materially
change its appearance both inside and
outside. Samuel Untermyer is the
owner of the property. and he contem-
plates spending several hundred thou
sand dollars in making improvements.
Originally Greystone cost $225,O0O, but
when Mr.. Untermyer puts his plans
into effect 1t will represent an outlay
asgregating not less than $S50,OOO.
When Mr.. Untermyer bought Grey
stone, in June last, for $171 500, he also
bought tract of land in North Broad
way, Yonkers, directly across from the
old Tilden property. for S50,500. The
grounds surrounding Greystone COM
prise fifty-three acres bordering on the
Hudson and this additional tract or
fifty acres across the road They in
clude the water rights along the river,
for upward of a mile. The old mansion
stands on a bluff 450 feet above the
river, commanding view for miles up
and down the Hudson and across Long
Island sound. The building is about
$50 feet long and fifty feet wide, and
the old gray stone walls, which are
three feet thick, are about all that re-
main OF the original building. Mr.. I'm
termyer has had the building complete
ly done over inside. While the inte-
rior of the mansion has been taken
out and practically an entirly new one
substituted, the exterior of the build
ing also has been considerably changed,
a new roof, new cornices and massive
limestone porte-cochere and balcony
having been substituted. The entrance
hallway. which was about 100 feet
long and thirty feet wide, has been
altered. so that there now Is a large
vestibule of solid limestone, carved
with a mosaic floor. The main hall
way now is mosaic. On the right side
OF this wide hallway is a large gothic
fireplace. fifteen feet high and twelve
feet wide, the fire hearth being seven
feet high and eight feet wide To the
left of the entrance reception room
has been made. and beyond that
den" or smoking room. Beyond that,
on the left is the salon. more than
nifty feet long and thirty feet wide.
Beyond this is the library, with n
Louis XIV. bow window and doors
leading to the veranda overlooking the
river. The old Tilden stairway of wal
nut has been retained, although it has
been remodeled in architectural design.
At the top of this stairway stained
glass has been put in, and the entire
house has been lighted by openings
in the ceiling for stained glass windows
Of varying designs. On the right OF
the hallway Is the dining room, with
doors leading to the veranda overlook
ing the river on that side. Mr.. Inter
myer has made extensive provision for
the comfort OF his family and guests.
All of the plumbing. heating and edec-
trio lighting arrangements are new.
There are more than twenty sleeping
rooms, all large and airy. on the sec
ond and third floors, and ten bath
rooms have been put in the house. On
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13

the relief of Lieutenant-Command
Colwell, the United States naval at
tache. and the name of his successor.
The press statements announcing
Commander Richardson Clover's ap-
pointment considerably antedated an
issue of orders from Washington and
in some unexplained way the admiral
ty went astray and Commander Clo-
ver's name was substituted for Lieu
tenant Commander Colwell's on the
list of attaches. Mall began arriving
addressed to Commander Glover, and
it took no little trouble and explana-
ton to extricate the present incum-
bent from the Inconvenience. 1t is
understood that Commander Glover
will arrive here several months before
he assumes his duties. Commander
Glover was member of the naval
strategy board during the recent war
with Spain. He married in 1886 the
only daughter of the late United States
Senator John F. Miller OF California.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13

(Newman. Ca, letter.
Bereft of the brilliant husband who
stood by her so chivalrously in her
time of trial, Mrs. w. Y. Atkinson has
embarked in the insurance business in
order to be able to train her boys to
emulate the example of a noble father.
Not alone because she is the widow
of a former governor of the state does
her venture command sympathetic at
tention, but also because she is the
first woman in this part OF the country
to enter into competition with the
stronger sex in this branch of business.
Mrs. Atkinson occupies n command
ing social position in the south. Her
great gifts and her personal charm. as
we'll as her association with the hus-
band whose untimely taking of will
long be mourned here, have endeared
her to all classes. Brave little woman
that she is, she is not too proud to
take advantage of the popularity for
the sake OF her young sons and for
their future, which she believes VIII be
a bright and honorable one.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13

At the desk in the south room OF
her home. where she so cieverly d.
rected William Yates Atkinson's first
campaign for the governorship OF
Georgia. she now sits in her widows
weeds, wrestling with tables and
columns of figures. applying herself to
the mathematical perplexities of life
and fire insurance with the same wom-
anly zeal that distinguished her when
she mastered the problems of politics
for the advancement OF the man she
loved.
1t is upon her own sex that she
chiefly relies in this courageous ven
ture of hers The company that she
represents insures women for a. nigh
as 5000, and as her territory is con-
fined only by the borders of the state
she has an ample field to work In.
The story of her ordeal nearly nve
years ago. involving as it does the
story of Gov. Atkinson's steadfast
loyalty, is one OF the romances OF poll
tics in the south.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
A REMARKABLE MAN.
GEN. ADAM JOHNSON'S INTER-
E9TINC CAREER.
Used stovspipes TO Shell NcwburE. Ind,
and the People hristakinR Them for
Cannon Quickly Surrendered the
Town.
Especial letter.

One of the most remarkable charac-
ters ever produced by Kentucky Is Gen.
Adam Rankin Johnson, who now lives
in Marble Falls. Texas, which town he
founded. He selected the location of
this settlement and was the organizer
of the industries. although many years
before he lost his sight as the result o.
a dght in the civil war.
Gen. Johnson moved to Kentucky in
1854. During the civil war he was one
OF the confidential scouts of Gen. For
rest until after the evacuation of Cor
inth. Ordered into Kentucky on the
night of the evacuation on secret serv-
ice, and with only one tried and true
friend, he flanlsed the great federal
armies and reached in safety his des-
tination in Kentcky. and there. iso-
lated from any aid from the confeder-
acy, raised, mounted and equipped over
1000 men, drawing his arms and am
munition from the enemy. With the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
A HORSES JUNE.
He Leaped Through a Three-Foot Aper-
ture Over a Door Six Feet High.


ture Over a Door Six Feet High.
Badminton Magazine: Without very
good evidence, l confess l should have
been unable 70 credit an incident
which happened the other day at Nor
wich; but this evidence has been over
whelmingly furnished, and the thing
unquestionably happened. The Nor
wich riding school is entered by a door
certainly not less than six feet three
inches in height, and above this there
is an aperture of barely three feet. The
charger of an officer in the Seventh
Hussars was going around the school
the other day, with no one on his
back, when suddenly, instead of turn
ing the corner. he went straight for
the door, tucked his head between his
legs in what is described to me, and
must certainly have been an extraor-
dinary manner, and jumped out into
the yard. The landing is on some fat
stones; he slipped and came down on
his side, slightly bruising himself, but
doing no harm, and is now as well
again as ever. When one comes to
think what six feet three inches mean,
and the manner in which the horse
had to screw himself up in order to get
through that aperture, the perform
ance is certainly nothing short of mar
velous. Captain Dibble. the riding
master, who was in the school at the
time, made a trooper who was five feet
nine inches in height, stand with his
back to the door, and the woodwork
was certainly a good six inches above
his head. If this horse jumps as we'll
with a man on his back as without, 1t
ought to take something out of com
mon to stop him.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
Sponge Bags.

A sponge bag for each member of
the household is an absolute necessity.
The most sanitary bag is of colored
linen, lined with oiled silk. Shirr the
bag with wash silk ribbon in any color
which fancy dictates, and embroider
the owners initials in the corner In
a large family it is well to have the
sponge bag, laundry bag, bath mat,
robe and towel of each member either
plainly marked or of some distinguish
ing color
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
PerquIsite of the Sailors.

1t has been estimated that any crack
steamer leaving New York takes with
it bouquets worth from $4,000 to $15,-
900. In few hours the passengers be-
gin to feel queer and send the flowers
out of their rooms. Then they are
collected by the stewards, carefully
sorted over and put into the ice-house
and when the vessel reaches her Eng
lish port they are sold and the profits
divided among the men.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
Not Much Choice.

Smithers-I am going to have my
picture taken. A good deal depends
upon the pose, don't you know. Now,
what kind of a position do you think
would be the best for me Browning
Well, l don't know. l was going to
say with your back to the camera, but
then your hair is rather thin behind
Boston Transcript.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
GREYSTONE.

the second floor there has been con-
structed a swimming tank of marble
eighteen feet long and twelve feet
wide. Attached to it is Turkish bath,
with showers, spout and other appli-
ances. The Tilden Conservatives,
which were about three-quarters Of
mile long, have been entirely renewed.
Mr. Untermyer has also made extensive
improvements about the grounds.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-02-13
Secured an Appropriate. Topic.

Mrs. Stubb-John, 1 expect to at
tend the sewing circle tonight. Mr.
Stubb-Well, Maria, what Is the pro-
gram? Mrs. Stubb-We are going to
discuss this man, Aguinaldo. Mr.. Stubb
Absurd! What has he to do with
sewing? Mrs. Stubb-A good deal.
Don't the papers say he is hemmed in
and his temper is rufiied?-New York
World.