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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13
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81 d0cf0red with two Of
the best doctors i'm the city
for two years and had no
relief until I used tho
Pisslklsas,s remedies.
<<My trouble was ulcer
alton of the uterus. Isuf-
fes'ed terribly, could NOT
sleep nights and thought
sometimes that death
would be such a relief
~To-dayI ann a we'll w0-
man, able to do my own
work, andhave not pain
HIused four bottles of
Lydia e. Pinkk,ans's Nege-
table COMPOUND and three
packages of Sanafivo
Wash and cannot praise
the medicines enough. -
MRS. ELIZA THOMAS,
634 Pine ST., Easf0n, Pa.
Mrs. Pinkklsas,s advises
suffering women without
charge.
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co., Lynn, Mass
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13
what win become Of Chinas

None can foresee the outcome of the quar-.
rel between foreign powers over the d.
vision of China. 1t is interesting to watch
the going to pieces of this ancient but un-
progressive race. Many people in America
are also going to pieces because Of dyspep-
diseases. We are living too fast, but
strength, vigor and good health can be re-
tanned if we keep off and cure the above dis
eases with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13
Summer Resorts.

Many delightful summer resorts are sit.
uated on and reached via Southern Rail
way. Whether one desires the seaside or
the mountain, the fashionable hotels or
country homes, they can be reached via this
magnificent highway of travel
Asheville, n. c., Hot Springs, N. c., Hale
Springs, Tenn, Roam Mountain, Tenn, and
the Mountain resorts of East Tennessee
and Western North Carolinar"Ihe Land
of the Sky"-Tate Springs, Tenn, Oliver
Springs, Tenn, Lookout Mountain, Tenn,
Monte Sano, Huntsville, Ala, Lithia
Springs, Ca, and various Virginia springs;
also the seashore resorts, are reached by
the Southern Railway on convenient sched-
ules and very low rates.
The Southern Railway has issued
handsome folder, entitled Summer Homes
and Resorts" descriptive. of nearly one
thousand summer resorts hotels and board
ing houses, including information regard
ing rates for board at the different places.
Write to G. A Benscoter, Assistant Cen
e5al Passenger Agent Southern arn R ef thy:
folder.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13

It is said of a certain learned man that
he spent half his lifetime acquiring fiuency
in ten different languages, and then went
and married wife who never gives him
chance to get word in edgeways.-Tit-Bits
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13
Italian EniErant..

There are to-day in all countries
more than 100000 Italian emigrants
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13

Clark-"How did the alarm clock work?
l suppose you got up the moment it went
off" Blake-"Yes, had to. Didn't have
anything in bed to throw at t.'-Boston
Transcript
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13

Protect us from our friends; our enemies
let us drink our tea or coffee the way we
like it.-Indianapolis Journal
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-07-13

The Rest Prescription for ChiIls
and Fever is bottle of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simply iron and quininein
atasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, SOC.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
English Restaurants.

Different countries produce different
foods. Perhaps that is the reason why
description of a railway restaurant
in England sounds so curious to Amer
lean ears. This terminus restaurant
corresponds to the American lunch
counter, where pie and coffee are the
staple refreshments of the hurried hun
cry man.
Patrons crowd the English place
three deep and wait for the front row
to finish eating and depart. One elder
ly woman drinks hot spirit and water
and eats sandwiches. Beside her a
country couple devour buns and milk
how British ''buns" sounds!-and a
busy man eats sponge cake and drinks
port wine. Can one imagine a Chicago
broker rushing into quick lunch
counter with demand for sponge
cake? He might as well ask for a
coach and four.
In this London restaurant n mother
of a family regales herself and her
meek husband with ginger beer and
cakes, and n nervous young clergy
man asks for a glass Of milk. Buns,
sponge cake, milk and beer-the menu
is little different from those on this
side of the water.-Chicago News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Scored on Mccullough.

"The late John Mccullough. the ira.
gedian, was great friend of mine,'
said Comedian Crane. land when In
this city used always to live al
the Gilsey House. One dav went
there TO call on him and. he being
out. left my card. upon which. un-
derneath my name. by way of a
joke, | wrote in lGrge letters the
word Actor The next day | was
passing Mccullough on the street when
he stopped me with Say. Billy. what
do you mean by leaving a card in my
box with such an internal lie as that
written on itY
81 got even with him. however later
Mccullough was inordinately fond 81
the game of seven up. and one evening
| had the satisfaction of beating hin,
nine straight games. Bright and early
the following morning | again left my
card for him at his hotel. this time writ
ing below my name Seven up player.
When saw Mccullough later i'm the
day, | jollied him with That wasn't
any lie | put on my card this morning
was it. John| And he evidently saw the
point. for he didn't reply to my ques.
tion."-New York Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

Speaking Of poison murders. Il native
Of Maine told of n peculiar crime that
occurred in his state. This was the
case of man who had tired of his
wife. and in order TO rid himself of her
in the shortest and most expeditions
manner possible he determined upon
her death Divorce. while feasible
method. appealed not to his frugal
mind, since il involved a large initia.
tory expense from counsel fees and a
continuous one from alimony.
SO on murder he resolved, arsenic as
the agent 20 effect it. and the method
through which To introduce the poison
into the stomach of his victim with
out arousing her suspicious the usually
innocuous and popular lemonade.
At the trial 1t was proved that he
carried through his plans with skill
and fnesse. but after the deadly lem
onade had been drunk by his too trust
ing spouse, noticing that some of the
precipitate remained in the bottom of
the glass. he stirred IL well up and
again handed it to his victim with a
loving smile. at the same time remark
ing. But the best's at the bottom. my
dear"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
A Very Foxy Fox.

A gentleman whose word cannot be
doubted and who is not easily deceived
tells the following:
Very early one morning he saw fox
eying most wistfully number of wild
ducks feeding in the rushy end of a
highland lake. After awhile the fox,
going to windward of the ducks, put
afioat I'm the lake several punches of
dead rushes or grass, which tloated
down among the ducks without caus-
ing the least alarm.
After watching the effect of his pre-
liminary feet for short time the fox,
taking a good sized mouthful of grass
In his jaws. launched himself into the
water as quietly as possible, having
nothing but the tips Of his ears and
nose above water.
In this way he drifted down among
the ducks and caught a fine mallard.
Though this story seems extraordi-
nary. 1t must be remembered that the
fox manages to capture wild ducks,
wood pigeons, hares and numberless
other animals, sufficient to keep him
self and family. and it is plain to be
seen that in doing so he must practice
many n trick that would seem improb-
able If related and quite beyond the in
stinct of nimalS.-Omaha World Her
aid
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
The Legend of n He'll.

The largest hanging bell in the world
is in a Buddhist monastery near Can
ton. 1t is 1S feet high and 40 feet in
circumference and is of solid bronze.
Canton has a pretty little fable con-
nected with 1t. The story Is told by
Mrs. J. =. Newman in one of her
sketches of travel The life of the
founder of the greatest bell of China
had been threatened by the emperor
because Of his unsuccessful attempts
to make a bell having perfect purity
Of tone. The bell founders beautiful
daughter, witnessing her fathers
agony while imploring the emperor for
one more trial, consulted the gods as
to the reason for failure. Being told
that should the blood of fair maiden
mingle with the bell metal the result
would be secured, she, waiting beside
her father until able to see her face in
the molten ore, plunged in and was de-
stroyed To the sacrifice of this maiden
the Chinese attribute the beauty and
sweetness of the tone of the great bell
of Ta-Cung-tz.-New York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
How shrapneI Operates.

Shrapnel shell is a beautiful and in
genous missile. 1t consists of a hol
low, elongated shell, with a bursting
charge of powder mt the base and filled
with from 200 to GOO half inch bullets
according to the size of the gun. 1t Is
fitted with n time fuse, which is set
to fire the bursting charge at given
number Of seconds after the shell has
left the gun The bursting charge In
turn blows the head off the shell and
sends forward the 200 to GOO bullets
which continue their course in a conical
shower on to the ground.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
The Engineers story.

"To run over man-perhaps that's
the only thing of all that shakes me.
To see him on the track within 10 or 20
feet of you, to know that you can't stop
to save him. to feel the wheels OF the
engine go over his body, crunching out
his life-a man doesn't want to expert
ence that more than once In n lifetime.
Its worse with child. There was
an old mate of mine In the west when
l was riding in the Union Pacific-nev-
er mind his name; he's dead now-as
good an engineer as ever stood i'm a
box. cool, nerve like steel, had been
through three wrecks, holdup and a
fire. Well, one day Jim was little be-
hind his schedule and made like any
thing for the next stop. There was a
crossing right in front of him. He
saw that everything was clear. as he
thought. and went right ahead, when
all at once out of a clump of trees there
ran n little golden haired fairy right
in front Of the engine. 1t was all over
ped jim dropped like log. 1t was two
months before he crept back again to
work. But he could never come to that
crossing but he saw the little girl with
her hair fiuttering in the wind running
out from the trees. And one DAY he
just got off his engine. turned 1t over to
the second man and walked away. new
er to be seen again until his body was
found in the river."-Leslies Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

Willie Washington was trying to be
CONVERSATIONAL, but the young woman
wore glasses and looked severe, and
her mother surveyed the scene with an
expression OF austere federation. Will
lie ought TO have known better than to
call on Monday, wash day, anyhow.
"Have you read any books lately?"
asked Willie, with the inane grin which
he uses in society.
EYES," answered the girl.
"Been some pretty good ones written
lately, don't you thinkT
81 haven't read any recent novels"
she answered
"You ought to read some"
81 find ample entertainment in the
classics" was the rejoinder, while her
mother looked on with an approving
smile.
"Oh, yes; Shakespeare, l suppose.
He's good old classic"
II read Shakespeare occasionally
when read English. ! also read Cor
nellie and Moliere and Goethe and
Schiller, but only for diversion. Philo-
sophie studies are my especial occupa-
ton at present"
"By Jover exclaimed Willie admir-
ingly. You're getting to be regular
bluestocking, aren't your
"A what" repeated the young wo-
mans mother grimly as she rose to
her feet.
"Why, bluestocking, you know
that Isl
mo explanations are necessary.
Amelia, am going to tell the servant
to take in the clotheslne at once.
Hereafter neither of us will be at home
to Mr.. Washington" -Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Killed Classical Quotations.

In tracing the decline of the use of
classical quotations in legislative bod
les the Boston Herald cites the case of
Edward Everett, who once concluded
a stately speech in congress with a
long, sonorous and superbly modulated
citation of a passage from Tacitus and
then took his seat. No sooner was he
through than up sprang a burly mem
Der from what was then frontier
state of the west. He had once been
an Indian agent. and no sooner was he
on his legs than he began to pour out
a vehement harangue in Choctaw.
After awhile the speaker called him to
order.
II don't see why my freedom of
speech should be abridgedw he cried.
you let the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts run on, and | didn't under
stand the first word Of his lingo any
better than he does mine"
The scene was described as very
comical, but 1t struck the deathknell
Of further classical quotations in a
congress that had not the ray of an
idea what the unintelligible lingo Of
Cicero and Tacitus was driving at.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Where Honesty Exists.

1People In the small towns up in
Connecticut" said the travelling man,
appear to be much more honest than
they are in New York. Not one fam
lily In ten thinks of such a thing as
burglar alarms. and half of them do
not even lock their outer doors when
they retire. But what impresses me
most are the street laundry boxes.
NEARLY every town Of 5000 or more
Inhabitants has several places where
laundry packages are received and de-
livered. These places are generally
dry goods or notion stores, or haber-
dasheries. Suburban merchants as q
rule do not keep their stores open much
later than s o'clock in the evening and
do not open them until z or half past 7
in the morning.
"This does not suit all their patrons,
so 1t is no infrequent sight to see out
side the store a large red box with a
fair sized opening in the top. The box
bears the legend IF the store is closed
put your laundry in here Now, just
imagine New York laundry Office us
ing a receptacle like that. Why. five
minutes after package was deposited
in the box it would be fished out, and
in an hour its contents would be in the
possession OF some dealer in second
hand clothing. But up in Connecticut
the scheme seems to work very well,
and all | can say is that it is tribute
to the general honesty Of the commu-
nity"-New York Herald
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Extraordinary Carvings.

Some very extraordinary carvings
are to be found at Thomboo, on the
Irawaddy, where they are cut out Of
the face of a high cliff rising directly
from the river bank and are of great
size. They consist Of succession of
rudely formed inches, in appearance
something like the catacombs Of Rome,
and these are full of large and small
images of Buddha, who Is represented
in several positions. On the summit
of the cliff is pagoda Of great sanctity,
which is visited every year by large
numbers OF pilgrims
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
rhe Barber shop Dos,.

you're next. SIR" said the boss bar
Der. indicating fat man who was
buried behind newspaper. "Pll wait
for awhile" replied the fat man. I'm
In no hurry" AS another man climbed
into the vacant chair the fat man lean
ed over 10 another customer who was
waiting his turn and confided that he
was in a hurry, deuced hurry, but he
would rather lose his turn than be
shaved by the proprietor of the shop.
ut isn't that | have any grievance
against this particular barber" he
went on. but | shun all boss BARRIERS
as would plague. In the first place,
he patroniZes you, and, i'm the second
place, he is invariably the worst bar
Der I'm the shop. Then, too, ii takes
him about twice as long. He will lather
one side Of your face and then'go over
to the desk to make change for a Gus
toner who is going out for he is gen.
orally his own cashier. He considers
1t his duty to exchange airy persifiage
with each customer as he leaves the
shop. and by the time he gets back to
you your face is caked i'm cold lather
'This usually happens four or five
times while you are getting shaved.
and you may consider yourself lucky
If a salesman for perfumery or soap
house doesn't come in to talk up his
wares. In that event you are bound to
be kept waiting for 10 or 10 minutes,
and when you are finally shaved your
peace Of mind is destroyed for the rest
Of the day. No boss BARRIERS in mine.
! know 'em too well, and wait every
time."-EXchange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25


A young negIess in mourning asked
me magistrate for warrant In the
jefferson Market court.
There is a negro who has committed
the worstest crime ever" she said. IT'S
so awful | can't hardly tell about 1t.
My mother died "A week ago, and he
done took pawn ticket from the
corpse. Now he's done took out dia-
mond ring on that ticket that was my
mothers. and now the ring should be
mine, but he won't give 1t to me-"
"Well. that's rather bad" admitted
the magistrate. signing warrant for
the offender.
The young woman returned in the
afternoon in company with n well
dressed negro with whom she seemed
to be on very friendly terms. He was
the defendant
"What have you got TO say to the
charger" the magistrate demanded OF
him.
"Why," the man replied smilingly,
"the dead woman was my wife,"
'Ts he your stepfatherY asked the
magistrate turning to the girl.
course he Is" she answered.
"And why didn't you tell me that be-
FORE"
"'Cause wanted that ring, your
honor"
"Step out" said the magistrate.
"Step out" echoed a half dozen po-
licemen. while the man and the girl
walked out together without a sign OF
animosity. York Exchange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
The Harem n Prison.

The western boast that every mans
house is his castle is as nothing to the
sanctity of the eastern harem. No of
ficer Of the law may enter harem, and
therefore there is no safeguard for the
life and liberty Of its inhabitants. ore
day they may be slaves, the next prin-
cesses and the next strangled or poison
ed. An i'll disposed man could carry
off an enemy to his harem and kill him,
and none would be the wiser.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
TO INSURE
PURE BLOOD
Keep the Kidneys and Liver
Healthy, Active and Vigor-
Gus by Using
Or. A. w. CHASE'S
KIONEY-LlvER PILLS,

Nature makes an extra effort In the
spring TO rid the blood of its impurities,
and the filters of the blood-the kidneys
and liver-are called upon to perform an
enormous amount of labor.
AS a result, they become tired and ex.
hausted, and there are backaches, side
aches, headaches, and pains In the
shoulders and limbs. Digestion is de-
ranged, and the languid, exhausted feel
ings of spring cause misery to the body.
There is only one means OF making
the blood pure. and that is through the
kidneys aud liver-the filters OF the
blood. BY acting directly on these
delicate organs, DIR. Chase's Kidney
Liver Pills purify the blood as no other
preparation was ever known to do.
Mr.. WIN. l.. Maurey, Scottsville, N.
Y, writes: Liver complaint aud I'M
pure blood were the bane of my life for
years. My face was coveted with
pimples and botches, and l could get
nothing TO help ME until l tried DIR. A.
w. Cnase's Kidney-Liver Pills. My
skin is now clear, and consider these
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blood. AS kidney medicine they are
par excellence, and shall recommend
them to my friends. -
DR.. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills, one
pill dose. rs cents box, at all dealers,
or by mail on receipt of price, by DIR.
A. w. Chase Medicine Co. Buffalo, N. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Wonders. Of New Hampshire.

The average reader will be amazed
to learn that little New Hampshire,
with less than 10000 square miles. has
no less than 406 lakes and ponds, 154
brooks, 90 rivers and 294 mountains.
This makes Iowa look small. Colorado,
a big state. has 500 creeks. Texas has
comparatively few rivers, lakes and
creeks. Alabama has 663 creeks and
81 rivers. Iowa cannot approach that
record. Minnesota has ODD lakes and
40 rivers.-New York Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

Emerson" said Mrs. Beaconstreet,
''how did you comport yourself In the
thoroughfare this morning with your
new neighbors"
81 fear, ma mere" replied Emerson,
that our actions were scarcely such as
would much intensity our intellects.
You see, he knows nothing of Auguste
Comte. his parents have forbidden him
Voltaire, he dslikes Mr.. Shakespeare,
and his familiarity with chemistry and
astronomy is superficial to weary
ing degree. So we made mud PIES
Boston Courier
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Three M,sted scbooner.

1t was on the great lakes that the
three masted schooner first made its
appearance. The unique character Of
lake navigation created the necessity
for this type of sailing craft because of
the fact that with this class of vessel
sailors could handle the sheets from
the deck at times when it was impossi-
BILE to go aloft in one of those sudden
storms which make the life Of the lake
skipper an uncertain and anxious one.
-Ainslee's Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
Hi. story "Goes, Until He Does.

There Is in Cowley county big two
listed farmer who has the reputation
Of being the biggest liar in the town
ship. But he will fight at the drop of
the hat, and men are very chary of ac-
cusing him. The other day he went
into Dexter and told that he had a
9-month-old calf that gave three quarts
at a milking, and. after recounting this
story. the local paper said, "Mr. Hor-
rell is still in town, and we are con-
WINGED that that calf is n wonder."-
Kansas City Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25
III. yacnfinn.

Hicks-It is shame the way Buster
is bringing up that boy of his. The lad
doesn't know how to read or write, and
there is no indication OF his ever being
sent TO school.
Wicks-Buster knows what he is do
ing, you can depend upon It. Probably
he intends when that boy reaches man
hood he will have all the business he
can attend to as criminal count Juror
Boston Transcript.
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An Exclusive Book.

The "Almanach de Gotha" is the most
exclusive book Of its kind, and perhaps
Of any kind in the world, and TO get
ones name in its pages implies that
one is either an exalted parsonage or
something very much like IT, And of
those whose names appear very few
are able to boast of having a portrait
between its select and scarlet covers
London Letter
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-01-25

Iuuique, Chile, has the reputation Of
consuming more liquor per capita than
any other place In the world.
l have never seen liquor of all kinds
consumed in such quantities as here,
but apparently there Is very little
drunkenness. The dry atmosphere and
the atoms of sand that one is constant
ly inhaling excite an abnormal thirst,
no doubt, and they say that the human
system reqsires an unusual amount
Of stimulant to sustain the heat and
fatigue OF this climate. l am quite
sure that this duty Is not neglected,
Judging by the extraordinary excuses
which are witnessed without comment
daily and hourly at every club and no.
tel.
Half dozen cocktails before break
fast-one man at Iquique Is said to
require II to start his machinery In
motion-a bottle of Scotch or Irish
whisky at breakfast, another at lunch,
wines and cordials at dinner, brandy
and soda every now and then during
the day, alternating with copious and
frequent drafts Of beer and the same
repeated all the evening, with a night
cap of whisky and a bottle beside the
bed in case Of restless night-this is
considered a moderate indulgence, and
the way they mix things Is amazing.
l have seen a party of business men
around a table at club drinking cock
tails, brandy and soda, beer. cham
payne, sherry and vermuth at the
same sitting during business hours and
return to repeat the performance sew
eral times during the day.-Chile Let
ter in Chicago Record.