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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT..
mails : The Woodpecker = what
Thomas the Tabb Caught.

II found In the pine woods OF New
Jersey one day little creature that
afforded me amusement as pet for
two years. says George f. Walsh in
the Philadelphia Times.
1t was IA small pine tree lizard.
found 1t easy to train. The first trick
! taught II was to carry little pieces
Of wood, such as matches or tooth
picks, and pile them up In heap. Then,
at a word from me, IL would run over
the pile and scatter the sticks, an act
After knocking the pile down it would
run around and around, as II in play.
Another trick that IL liked was to
hide itself in a paper bag. and then
stick its head out of hole in ii. 1t
would run all over you, from your feet
to your shoulders, and sometimes it
frightened visitor by darting up his
back and then suddenly peeping into
his face from in front or touching his
chin with its cold nose.
"After | had taught it many little
tricks like these | made il a suit of
clothes. which. by the way. it did not
take to very kindly. At last. however,
1t became accustomed to them, and
then | trained ii to draw little two
wheeled cart. with one Of my pet mice
as driver. AS you may imagine. ii took
weeks of patient training to get the
two little creatures to perform the
cart act but | succeeded at last
Trained mice are very amusing. and
they are not hard to. teach if you
handle them i'm the right way. The
principal thing is to begin when they
are young. for you cannot train an old
one. Young mice will not fear you; on
the contrary. they will always like the
hand that feeds them.
"The training should not only begin
early. but il must be conducted with
much patience and perseverance. The
same thing must be done over and over
again and always under the same con-
ditions. If. for example, you wish to
train the mouse 10 jump over stick,
you must always touch it's forepaws
with the stick first and then help il
over. You may have to repeat this
100 times. but you will at last succeed
in making it understand what you de-
sire 1t to do.
THE same thing applies to any other
animal that you may wish to tame and
train. Some will learn more quickly
than others, but they all seem stupid
enough at first Rabbits are about as
hard to train as any. but when they
are taught they will perform tricks
that are very amusing. You can easily
teach one to beg for its food by hold
ing tidbit that il likes very much just
above its nose. raising it little by little
until the rabbit sits up. Then give it
the tidbit as a reward. Repeat this
several times and il will soon under.
stand that it has only to sit up to
get what il wants"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
The woodpecker.

There was once an old woman who
lived in n little house. She wore a
read cap on her head. black dress and
a white dress and a white apron with
the strings tied behind.
One day St Peter called on the old
woman and he was very hungry. The
old woman was baking cakes on n
griddle. The good saint asked her for
a cake. She looked at the cake she
was baking and thought 1t was too
large to give him. so she baked another
one. She thought this one was also
too large. and kept on baking cakes
which kept getting smaller.
st. Peter became angry and told her
to fly up the chimney and peck for
her living. Josephine Vosburg in Phil
adelphia Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
Ayvny From Home.

1t breaks parents to have their boys
leave home. but it is the best thing that
can ever happen to them. A man gets
a training when away from home that
he needs in after life, and which he
can never receive at home. II is n
grandmotherly notion that a man
should be tucked in his bed at home
every night until the day he marries
and goes TO a home Of his own; such
dollhouse treatment puts him in poor
condition for the cold blasts he Is
bound to encounter later in life.-At-
Gibson Globe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
No Nonsense.

Once in awhile there is a princess
from whose lips plain words fall more
the wife of one of Londons leading
editors. figures in the Personal Recol-
lections" of III. Sutherland Edwards.
The editor had occasion to present a
distinguished gentleman to his wife.
He spoke as husband, but he was not
far wrong when he said, ALLOW me to
introduce you to the most charming
woman in Europe
Don't be a fool. Samr' said the lady,
as she extended her hand.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
What He Caught.

Thomas the Tabb, with whiskers long,
Went hunting mice when the draft blew strong.
He sat him down on the bare stone floor,
And the draft blew under the kitchen door.
He sat him down by mouse's hole,
And he watched for three long hours-pOor soull
The draft blew sharp, and the draft blew shrill,
But Thomas the Tabb he sat there still.
Those three long hours they were scarcely past
When the mouse peeped out-at last, at lastl
I'm another moment you will be seized
Chuckled Thomas the Tabb. and then he sneezed
Thomas the Tabb. proceed
To press, is sorrowful invalid,
And the mouse observes TO her youngsters bold.
'But he did catch something; he caught a coldl'
Felix Leigh
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Mozart being once on a visit at Mar.
settles, went incognto TO hear the per-
Torrance of his "Nillanella Raplta."
He had reason to be tolerably well
satisfied, till, in the midst OF the prin-
cipal aria, the orchestra, through some
error in the copying of the score,
sounded ID natural where the COM
poser had written ID sharp. This sub
stitution did not injure the harmony,
but gave commonplace character to
the phrase, and obscured the sentiment
OF the composer.
Mozart no sooner heard II than he
started up vehemently, and, from the
middle of the pit, cried out in voice
Of thunder: "Will you play ID sharp,
you wretchesY
The sensation produced in the theater
may be imagined. The actors were
astounded, the lady who was singing
her example, and the audience, with
loud ordinations, demanded the ex-
pulsion of the offender. He was ac-
cordingly seized, and required to name
himself. Ee did so, and at the name
of Mozart the clamor subsidized, and
was succeeded by shouts of applause
from all sides.
1t was insisted that the opera should
be recommended. Mozart was install
ed in the orchestra, and directed the
whole performance. This time the ID
sharp was played in its proper place,
and the musicians themselves were
surprised at the superior effect pro-
duced. After the opera Mozart was
conducted in triumph to his hotel
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
A Variation.

The two old friends, as has been mar.
rated before. met again after many
years Of separation.
"By the way, Brown" said Jones, "do
you remember that snubnosed cross
eyed little Tilbury girl with n face OH
her that would derail an express train
She used to live somewhere in your
neighborhood. | think"
ooh, yes, | remember her perfectly, -
replied Brown.
"Whatevcr became Of her?'
81 am sorry to disappoint you,
Jones"-here is where the variation
comes in-"but l have not the slightest
idea. l didn't marry her."-London
King
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
simple Questions.

The beginnings Of a new primer have
been made by enc OF our exchanges
The questions may be indefinitely con
tinued by teacher and pupil.
"See the ccfn in the field. Can til,
corn walk"
mo. the corn stalks"
See the pretty cake. Does the cake
stalky'
Never. But you should see n cake
walk"
81 have rope. Can the rope walk p
"Ycs, if it is taut."
''The hen is in the garden. Does the
hen risef'
mo, the hen sets"
''The mercury is in the tube. VIII
the mercury SetY
"No, my child. Wait until July and
see."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

A young wife came to her mother
one day with fire In her eyes and In
dignation In her voice.
Harry told me a little while ago"
she said, that there was no use call
ing my hair auburn. He said 1t was
several stations beyond Auburn on the
road to Reading"
II wouldn't mind that. Clara" said
the mother. at was merely one of his
pleasantries.
"No. IL wasn't" exclaimed the young
wife, with n saving CLEAN OF humor
cit was one OF his unpleasantriesr'-
Exchange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
The Other WAY.

A pale and disheveled Frenchman
who had not found "a life on the ocean
wave" all that could be expected. was
sinking into his steamer chair. when a
passenger asked cheerily: "Ah, good
morning. monsieur; have you break
fasted?'
"No. monsieur" answered the pallid
Frenchman. II have not breakfasted;
on the contrary
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
"AdmiraI Dewey" Sheds His Teeth.

Admiral Dewey. the little Java mon
key that was on the flagship Olympia
during the battle of Manila with the
admiral. after whom he was named is
an inmate of the hospital at Lincoln
park, Chicago.
He no longer eats philopenas with
the children visitors. as peanuts are
now barred from his regular diet
Head Animal Keeper McCurren is now
feeding him Cruel with n spoon on ac-
count of the loss of the little fellows
teeth.
AS the admiral is now 6 years old,
and as ut this age monkeys shed their
teeth he is cumming" it, awaiting the
growth Of his new molars. Admiral
is an intelligent little fellow. and was
presented 10 the park by Major Thomp-
son, who was the Olympia's surgeon.
He has been a resident of the park
since October. 1899. and is n great
favorite of the visiting public.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
The smith EamiIx

The Smiths are everywhere. In
Italy they are called Smith, in Hol-
land, Schmidt; in Russia, Smitowski
In Spain. Smithus; in Poland, Schmiti-
weiski and in Mexico Smitri In Eng
land the Smiths are the most numer-
Gus of all families, but in Ireland they
are content to rank fifth. after Murphy,
Kelly, Sullivan and Walsh.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
Doubling I'm.

A teacher of music in public school
tried TO impress upon the children the
meaning of { and n in song they were
about to learn. After explaining the
first sign. he said:
"Now. children. IL means forte.
what does fr meanT
Eighty shouted one.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
The Greenland Kerry,

Things grow very fast In the short
Greenland summer. AS soon as the
snow melts Off, in many places the
ground Is covered with a vine which
bears n small berry something like a
huckleberry. 1t is nearly tasteless, but
juicy, and the natives are fond OF II.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

One hay when calling upon Gambet.
Ia | found him vastly amused over a
visit which he had received a few
minutes previously from the late Gen
eral Meredith Read, who for a number
OF years was United States envoy at
Athens.
Then general, who until that time
had been a perfect stranger to the
great French statesman, had entered
the latters presence, carrying in his
hand volume entitled "AIen of the
Time" or some work of the kind. This
he opened, without saying a word, and
laid on Gambetta's desk before at
tempting to greet him or to explain the
purpose Of his call.
Then, pointing to column which
contained very eulogstic biograph-
zeal notice of himself, he exclaimed,
Kindly read that" and when Gam
BETA, who read English with the ut
most facility, had, In compliance with
the request, east his eye over the page
In question, General Read rose from
his chair, and with bow to Gambetta
pointed to himself, eXclaiming in tones
Of pardonable pride "C'est moi"
Then, and not until then, did he eX-
tend his hand to the great tribune,
who, having meanwhile risen from his
chair, expressed his pleasure at max
ing the acquaintance Of so distinguish
ed an officer, who had rendered such
valuable services to the United States.
Gambetta Informed me that in the
whole of his long experience of public
life he had never known man to intro
duce himself in so delightfully."- original
a manner.-Critic.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

A part Of the curious list Of Lady Lit
tleton's wedding outfit 300 years ago is
as follows: ~ black paddysway gown
and coat, pink unwatered pabby suite
Of cloaths, gold stuff suite of cloaths.
white worked with sneal suite OF
cloaths"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
EInffered

Salesman-These collars are all the
go. They are worn by everybody.
Customer-In that case | don't think
| care to buy any of them.
Salesman-When / say everybody, Of
course | mean everybody OF correct
taste. And persons Of correct taste are
so few, you know.
Customer think I'll take dozen.
Boston Transcript.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
Sins of Omission.

Clergyman examining a Sunday
school class)-Now. can any OF you tell
me what are the sins of omission?
Small Scholar-Please. sir, they're
the sins you ought to have committed
and haven't. Exchange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
Public Opinion

The single snowflake-wh cares for
It? But n whole day of snownakes-
who does not care for that? Private
opinion is weak. but public opinion is
almost omnipotent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Only Turkish flags are allowed in
Constsntinople.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Peptorene Tablets regulate ana cure
q disordered stomach. % cts. per box.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Youth may be impetuous, but 1t us
ualy possesses the merit OF sincerity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Peptorene Tablets cleanse and i'm
prove the blood, curing all eruptions
OF the skin. % cts. per box.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Peptorene Tablets cure Dyspepsia.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Whpr W0DM We guarantee to remove
I'M Ii WUllW tape worm or refund your
money. Medicine entirely harmless and no M.
effects from the use Testimonials furnished
Enclose SO and address the Curtis Medicine
Co., Chicago, III. Remember your money
refunded II the medicine fails. References,
any bank in the city.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Peptorene Tablets cure Constipation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
PacaI Balm Cured Them.

Here's what they write: "Catarrb cured.
smell and Hearing restored;" "Scrofua Eyeld.
healed;" "Catarrh Of Stomach cured" Piles for
twenty years cured" Cures Asthma Coughs.
Group, Quinsy, Bronchitis, Old and SyphiIjtie
Sores, Burns Scalp and Skin Diseases. Bestfoot.
ease known, Used internally and externally.
paid. Pacal Balm Co., ST. Louis Mich.
Sold by 10. CUSHING, heiding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
HYACINTH REMEDIES

A complete System OF
Home Remedies for Fam
lilies, Travellers and others
- and 80 cents a bottle.
Four, with book of ~
pages, by mail, 81. Write
DR.. T.. II. Ellis or Hya
cinth Medical Co., 20
Wilcox ST., Detroit, Mich.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

ure Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and all
Sore Threats; No for Fevers; No.
for Collie and Teething of Babies; No.
8 for Indigestion: No. for Biliousness,
Costiveness, etc; No, 10 for Cough; No.
IA for Group: No. Is for Influenza,
Grippe and Catarrh; No. 20 for Fe-
males: No. % for rheumatism; No. 70
for Debility; No, "a for Urinary and
Bladder trouble; No. 26 for Piles; No.
81 for Asthma and loss OF Voice; No. "a
for Insomnia; No. 30 for Neuralgia of
the Heart, Chest, etc: No. 81 for Skin
and EruDtive diseases. On sale at
CoNNELL BROS, Bedding, Mich,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

FOR THE PEOPLE, OF THE PEOPLE
AND BY THE PEOPLE.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-26
YatcSddy.

Miss Edith Wakeman is visiting
with friends in Jamestown.
Attorney Patterson has returned
from Il trip to the Twin cities and
South Dakota points.
General e. S. Miller and s. NJ. Pye
returned last evening from a business
trip to nTashburn.
The weather took 4 turn for the
worse last night, and today there is Il
touch OF winter in the air.
Several residents of Mandan were
in the city last evening, pumping owe"
on a handcar and returning later in
the evening.
Joseph Hare's new location in the
Patterson building and the excellent
arrangement of his establishment ex-
cites many f1attering comments. The
new store is a beauty.
The Minneapolis Journal publishes
q letter from Jonn Peterson Of this
city suggesting that the boys who
served in the Eighth army corps pur-
chase a suitable monument or mem
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-26
CITY AND COUNTY.
Thursday.

Thursday.
About 100 reservoir entries were
made at the land office yesterday.
Assistant Tax Commissioner Swart,
Of the y. l.. left last night for James.
town.
lac trains from the west are run
ming regularly again, and last nights
east bound train was on time.
Hon. T.. NJ. Kinter. who is spending
the winter in Allegheny, Pa, is just
recovering from a serious illness.
Governor and Mrs. Fancller returned
on the noon train from the east. They
passed the holidays in Chicago and
have been visiting with friends and
relatives since.
Mrs. c. Il. Wilson of Fargo. wife of
Sheriff Wilson. me with Il painful oc-
cidenl, falling down the steps Of the
piazza and striking her spine in such
Il manne that both of her lower limbs
are paralyZrd. She and her husband
were just about to Slart for Il trip east.
through oil the noon train from Fargo
where he has been in attendance on
court. the arguments being made in
the Gans-ltoScnbaum sheep case. The
arguments have been finished and
Judge Fisk has taken the case under
adviscmcnt.
Philip Il. Eastman has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Wilton. II. l..
Nicholson went up Tuesday and Sc
cured his bonds and sent them to
Washington Wednesday night for ap-
prevail. Congressman Spaldin@ has
been pushing the establishment of the
office at Wilton and it is probable the
mail service will begin before long.
Editor futile of the Mandan Pioneer
gives the Fargo Forum an interview
regarding matters in M;lndan. discuss
ing the saloon question. and offering
TO donate 500 if it can he shown that
he is i'll any way responsible for the
action brought against the saloon
men,, as has been claimed in some quar-
tiers. futile say also he is not Il can
didatc for secretary of state. and is for
Secretary Falley first. last and all the
time.
Twin city and other papers persist
in speaking of the rehabilitation of
the Bismarck military post. There
is no rehabilitation about the post. 1t
is II new post and the two buildings
erected are bran new 1t is Il new
post. all around. Il post that has never
been used before, that is 0 ripped.
worn, torn or run down ut the heel
and therefore it needs no rehahilita-
ton. The appropriation that is sought
for this winter is not for rehabilitation
but for the furthcring of the work Of
construction.
Minneapolis Times: \ former men,
her of the North Dakota volunteers.
who re-enlistcd in Minneapolis yester-
day. said that in North Dakota there
were many agents looking for persons
who sympathiZed enough with the
Beers to get shot at by the English.
He says he was directed by IN agent
of the Roer army in Minneapolis whose
name is Porter. He is not able to dis
the whereabouts of the man and
concluded if he was going to act as a
shor stop for bullets he might as well
do 50 for his own country. He en-
listed in Uncle Sans service.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-26
Friday.

Ed Hughes came in from Fargo on
the noon train.
Banker Robinson came in from
Steele OF the noon train.
Attorney George w. Newton came in
from the west last night.
Webb Brothers have purchased The
furniture stock of w. $. DeGratf from
the trustees.
Frank Bcals of jamestown came in
on the noon train and is doing business
with local merchants.
Henry luichhOlt returned on the noon
train from st. Paul where he has been
for treatment for his cycsight.
Governor l'anchcr has appointed DR..
ID. Fisher of Grandin a member Of the
state board of veterinary medical en-
aminers.
\ mass meeting of the taxpayers of
Dickinson will he held January 20 to
devise ways and means for better fire
protection.
Notice is given of IN application for
pardon to he made to the governor for
Oscar Falcl. who was sentenced to the
pen last May for fOur years for horse
stealing.
The trustees of the Western Theo-
logical seminary of Chicago, have cOn-
ferred the degree of Doctor of Theol-
ogy upon the Rt. Rev. Samuel Edsall,
bishop of North Dakota. These are
the highest degrees in the seminary.
lMe Northern Pacific has made a
malt rate for grass and fodder plant
seeds between Feb. l and June 30. The
reduction is made that farmers and
renchmen may have an opportunity to
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-01-26
Wednesday.
The coal man is beginning to smile
again.

The coal nan is beginning to smile
again.
Insurance Commissioner Harrison
returned east last night.
State Auditor Carlplom came in from
the east on the noon train.
Captain Baker is looking after some
business interests in Helena.
Secretary Of State Falley came in
from the east on the noon train.
Assistant Attorney General Phil
brick has returned from his trip down
the line.
DR.. Bodenstab of New Salem and
DR.. Goeschel of Mandan were in the
city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. L0rin of Mandan
have returned from their brief we'd
ding trip east.
Miss Carroll of Dickinson. who has
been visiting MI. and Mrs. w. S. De-
Graft, returned home on the noon
train.
The Tribune is in receipt of one of
the always artistic calendars issued
annually by w. H. Brown & Co. of
Devils Lake.
\ letter from Washington announces
THAT Hon. John SMtterlund has arrived
there and is taking in the sights of the
national capital.
Editor Wilson of the Park River
News, formerly with the Mandan Pho
neer, has withdrawn from the manage
ment Of the paper Thos. Bolton and T.
X. Smith taking charge.
No. 1 of yesterday was delayed
nearly five hours, a car jumping the
track in Minnesota, lear Lake Park.
The train struck and killed a couple of
horses at Valley City and bore marks
Of the encounter when it arrived here.
James staley, formerly superintend-
emit of the Indian school at Nadeau,
Kansas, was transferred to the Elbo-
woods school and afterward offered
a position at $1,000 a year at Lower
Brule, S. D., which latter position he
has accepted.
Word received from Mayor Patter-
son, who is down south, states that he
is rapidly gaining in health. He
weighs 172 pounds-more than he has
weighed for months. He is getting
stronger and the southern climate
agrees with him.
The rag dance at Baker hall last
night was well attended and much en-
jOyed. Dancing was the order of the
evening and refreshments were served
Mt about midnight. The proceeds of
the evening were about $50. Some
unique costumes We're in evidence.
The change in the weather will be
appreciated by the persons DESTROYS OF
putting up ice. The weather during
the winter so far has been so warm
that ice is scarce and of poor quality
The Northern Pacific is shipping in ice
from Detroit Lake for some Of it's ice
houses.
In the last issue Of the Army and
Navy it is stated that Second Lieuten.
ant Chas. S. Foster, Of the Ninth U. S
infantry, has rendered his resignation
to take effect Wednesday, Jan. "a, anC
that it had been accepted. Lieuten'
ant Foster is one of Fargo's soldier
boys and vas compelled to leave his