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How 20 Preserve Them Fresh for Win
ter Use.-Grapcs may be kept for months
past their regular time by very simple
means. Select perfect punches and those
solid on the stems. wrap each one IN dark
tissue paper blue Is as good as any. twis;
the ends Of the paper closely and pack
the grapes away ln box OF basket. put
10 a cool. dark place. that - also dry by
this simple means grapee may be kept
for the holidays aud even until 81. Valen-
tines day. one may treat friends TO this
luscious fruit In winter time when grapes
are worth nearly their weight in gold.
Simplest Way TO Can Grapes Select
the grapes not too ripe. pick from stems
carefully and pack In cans ne closely as
moy boz without breaking the skins mako
syrup Of hall cup OF sugar and a cup
Of water. and pour over the fruits n this
amount OF syrup does not flush the can
add more water until Il doce. then put
the top on can without scrcwing down.
set the cans IN q boiler. upon folded tow
ols. pieces OF i1th. shinRloF. anything 20
keep the cans from touching tho bottom
up on the cans some two or three inches
place the cover on the boiler and place
boiler over the IRE bring water TO a boil
and let II boil for an hour. remove the
cans. put on tho rubbers. screw the tops
down and put away. Grapes put up this
way retain their fresh. delicious taste.
and arc 90 easy 10 preserve that the verl-
est novice cannot fail
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formation as many years az have clsp~od
between that day and our DAY
Naturally the discovery OF this Old
world holds an exalted place among arch
biologists. Already he has been honorei
IN Europe BY the sultan OF Turkey. who
has conferred a decoration upou him. and
by the German universities. which are
Nying with one another in aauerinE OF.
ters Of professorships ana doctorates Now
Prof Hilprecht Is German Of tho Ger
mans ana these Toutouic favors which
nave come from the Emperor down. must
De very tempting 60 him But in spite OF
them he has declared his allegiance TO
MS American college. and the gain 10
the latter can be gagged from the fact
mat he has declared the mounds OF Min.
pnr TO be so extensive that at !elst a
dozen years viii be required 90 complete
the Work Of excavation. The man Is a.
interesting as his work for the latter Is
the direct result Of his personality The
mounds OF Nippur were known 10 stu
aents perhaps before Hilprccht was born.
ana even after they were opened and some
or their contents scrutinized their i'm
poriance was not fully realized until this
almost unknown student pieced tho frag-
ments into wonderful mosaic Of the
early history OF the world And since
then II has been his astute diplomacy
MS unfailiug courage and his scientifs
acumen which have brought forth this
Ne1'aole sermon I'm stones triumphing
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cries on the site Of ancient Nippur have
been Of such great archaeological value
and interest. Il is fully expected that his
report Of what be has found Ia old Baby
lonia In his most recent excavations VIII
project the history OF mankind backward
into the past. several thousand years
beyond the beginnings heretofore assign
81 TO 81. Enough Information from the
work ui Nippur has found its way to
Philadelphia TO show that ten thousand
years ago centuries prior 20 the old time
date OF the creation) there existed a civil
ization as comprehensive as our own: a
commercial system built on modern
Anes.' an exalted patronage Of art and
letters. "a far-seeing appreciation OF the
good opinion OF posterity. people then
went To- war on the same pretexts that
animate modern armies. they mad libra
ries In which were dictionaries. histories.
etc. public museums in which were paint
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O. his country than me. an u It's all
wrong I'm goln' ter know a. We didn't
know We waz Twin under - king. Han
/ nah ala ye an that We amt got no
more liberty nov than we had before we
Ticker the Britishers. an that We air only
q &C iony Of England RRinf
= and o. goodness. Ezra. what be- yc
tau In 'boutr
Jest what that fellow said an then
NJ saws that we couldn't make livln'
any more Jest fur suppOrtin' on army
az a retinoo Tor King Williams cour-
ntrs We can't sell what ye raise on yer
YARNS. he says. an there ain't no money
IN tho land. not nough ter 70 round an
give every man sd That kinder stumpod
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reign Of King tr-Gur, many centuries be-
fore Abraham. the founder OF the Jewish
nation was born. Then inc world Won
dered. There was very hsflc unless IL
might DE the creation Itself. TO compare
with this Ana later When thf platform
Of Ur- Cur had bcen broken through. stni
another temple was found. this one built
in the reign OF Sargon J and Marlin sin,
$500 b. G.. Now Bible scholars had read
OF this King Sargon. but the evidence OF
his existence was not very strong. and he
was thought by many TO be a myth. DR.
Hilprccht found his name stamped into
thousands OF bricks. Even this was not
che last for one day the explorers broke
through the platform OF Sargon. and
there. lying or the ground. we're vestiges
Of what has since proved TO be a civit-
cation that existed over seven thousand
years ago. They had gone through 90
Virgin soil and In the hole they found
evidence that % was tho site Of the an
Client city Of Cnlneh. mentioned in Cen
esis A pile OF sundrled brick at one side
OF the hole. when dug out. was found go
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over many ihiculties. other seats or
learning In other countries have striven
nightly 10 win the Ottoman consent 20
their delving In Nippur. The digging IS
carried on In the midst OF warning tribes
Of Arabs. who galiop suddenly over tho
desert and attack the explorers. compel
ing them 10 scurry 20 their fortified cas-
tie. built Of bricks taken from the temple
OF Sargcn. who lived $500 y. g.. and from
there TO beat Of the besicrors until help
can arrive in the form Of the Turkish
police These bricks are meaningless 10
all of the party until Hilprecht can scan
them ono by one and read The story which
the ancient scribe has stamped in curious
Cunieform script SO IN his three-fOid
capacity. Prof Hlprecht has been the
lifo Of the expedition. and hence not only
TO the world Of archaeology. hut 10 the
world In general his coming will be an
event OF imp0r ance. since what he has
learned IS the link which connects us
with the remote past.
SO. in anticipation OF the tale he will
tell. the scholars are brushing up on his
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past achievements. ~ 10 a fascinating
story and here are IT'S outlines: Ancient
Nippur. or as Il was called during the
days Of its prosperity. Kengi. is situated
on a marshy plain IN Mesopotnmia about
two days ride on horseback from Bagdnd.
When the explorers FIRST went there they
saw only great mounds OF sand acres and
acres in extent. rising out OF the plain.
Arab tribes had their camps among these
sand piles. and In places they had hurrow-
ed into the piles short distances IN quest
OF the curious tablets which occasionally
cropped out on the surface, and which
brought a smsT sum from dealers IN Con
stantinople and elsewhere. Some OF these
Arabs were employed at sums greater than
they had ever earned for like periods ln
their lives 70 dig into The mines ard car
ry the sand away in baskets and dump b.
M the marsh far out on the plain From
an arid waste the place came 70 take on
an air OF busting activity. and soon walls
rooms, storehouseH, pottery. tablets and
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soma OF en- In the audience. an could
zee 'em scratchin their heads. l began
ter feel that We mad more'n our share Of
the money. Hannah. an feelin cory fur
the speaker. I said. says /.
DO ye know the price OF hogs round
hereT
NO. sir he said. 4 do not. an what's
thai got ter do with the money question.
/ might ask Sc II yc have any hogs"
" Yes says ]. one or Two putty black
an white ones. an I though Ia TAXI some
on your hands n he didn't nave twenty
dollars ter yer name. / might acTapc up
a lettlc more'n thai
"'Ah. more levi,y. / seer he said our
friend here must have HE leetlo Joke
Then lei him have &c. Wen have a lesson
IN hogs here. o little sum la arithmetic
We say ye'd lake some hogs OF my hand
n ] had EN- ter SELF
Yes says. seem you need the
money an there amt no market fur what
ye raise on the farms. I'll buy EN-
90 This Is a bargain. gentlemen, ter Illus
trats my point. an we're all witnesses ter
81 he said. turnin Ger the audience an
wavin' his hand How many hogs will
Sc take?"
Bout twenty u ye can bring EN- ter
morrow
An what price will ye give for 'em7'
he asks again
" Jest what they're quoted IN the papers
ter be wurth. an maybe leeuc more
secin' It's ye.'
" Twenty hogs ter-morrow az the high
est market rates he says quietly. an
ter make the bargain good wen each de-
posit twenty dollars with tho chairman Of
this meeting ter be forfeited II either one
fails ter keep ter the terms o the agree
mont. Is thai right"
1T iE.' said. an We both put up
our money"
''Ye didn't. Ezra"
Yes DID, Hannah. an them hogs won't
cum teF-morroT, an thai city fsllsSs
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say Sorier "a Ade ye believe that white
wax black an Burksheor hog warn't a
hog a. nll ur fess he said so. ! sposo he
dldnt b'hevei oil he said himself. but he
thought We did"
liarnah Wooped lad.e fnewly pre-
served pea ~ from the brass kettle 20 a
glass jar. slsss I'D o. tight. nud then Tcpi.ei
y thou fbt you waz gone hong time
Ezra. an might have showed IL waz
politics"
AS Nwaz sayin' th How waz put
- SLICK with mss tongI' 70 deacon con-
tnued not noticing interruption.
Whe he said the c.. wax goin' ter
the cngs an ~ ives BINS awake nights
thin I'M o. 10. I sorter pitied him lie
oidi ~ look ~ n he'd lost much sleep over
n. bat thought maybe ! WIS mistaken
~, said that We wax goin' Ter becum an
o. hpire an that king William wax goin'
~ rule us like them kings .n story books
= we didn't zap an vote AKIN him. I ask
81 him which William he meant. sayin'
that there wnz TWO Williams thar wanted
Ter be king. We soricr looked sad az
that. an said:
" Ny friend. dld 20 take this az a ioke7
| n ye did feel sorry fur yer intelligence
I ] amt out here ter instruct simple-mlnd-
I "a children
- said ! waz glad ter hear II. fur I
thought from hts talk he dldn' think We
hHFNtd mufu lheh because some or EN-
laughed al this ne soricr rllod up an
Y said.
III the gentleman that is 20 fond Of
interruptin' viii step up where I can sec
/ him III answer his questions. That's
what I'm here Tor Step right up this
wayi Right here. sir"
Then I walked up. am"
EZRA. So lidn'ti' INTERCEPTED Hannah
yes did I warnt afraid OF 'em.
7 nor 81 him II the country wax a-goin'
I ter tho dogs 7 wanted ter know. might
DO some Or the lyin awake o nights. too.
shan. There amt nc enc that thinks moye
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no an altar. on which the ashes Of a last
sacrifice were still lying several inches
thick. And there were terra Gotta vases.
and some pottery OF such pronounce ed
beauty that Prof HilpTecht says II would
have been called Grscian had h been found
under less positive conditions There was
"a keystone arch also although 70 had
previously been he'd that keystone arches
we're 81 Roman invention and hnally most
important OF an. many fragments Of
tablets. which when placed together were
found to b. the public records OF this
most ancient time.
The tablets celebrated for the most part
the victories Of King LuFolzaRgisi. the
world conqueror % bis time. sort Of
NAPOLEON VINO oVerran the then known
enrfh. und after suhteeting I'D the peoples
within reach OF his armies. settled down
10 enjoy the fruits ~ yietory and 10 pro-
mote that civilization spoken ~ IN the
foregoing. THE wac al least EQ0 b. c..
and it may have Deen eaztieT, for thoSe
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't sculpture. archaeological specimens;
used machinery for making eartheu
N and platters. they did exquisite
melting; their architecture included
ii.4ees at least two stories high. cover
f the extent Of modern city block
"l having drainage system ia which
'remo'anec lea principle 20 some record
.N patents can be- traced. their scientists
-'led astronomy aud specialized on The
N'"' meuta Of the stars. the educated
N'It ln for special religious cults and
-oN'1 down upon those pagans VINO were
Wlthout the law; the rich wore 1ewelry
"hl'h modern goldsmith might ho
F.oua U make. and they lived ln the
N''" during tine season. leaving their
a''e in The malarl0us country districts
' ''' care ~ AGENTS Bot most marvel
s OF ail with the evidence that this
''hl civilization offered hut little from
o-f own. BE- incorporated the belief that
/, llen u was very old. that IN fact.
Nu~s already have been In process Of
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A CITY NUM- or Nun.
kaRo, In Africa, - the Height OF
Native Civilization.


From the Philadelphia Times.
The hight OF the native civilization In
Africa seems 20 have been reached b
the Hausas o. Nlgera. whose chief town,
kano, is described by an English mission
ary.
II is square city Of some 10000 In
hsbltants. twelve or fourteen miles IN cir
cumfercnce. 4 wall forty feet high and a
moat eight feet broad surround h. the
wall being Thick "a the base. but tapenns
90 a foot at the TOP.
The thirteen EFfes are closed az sunset
with massive wooden doors. covered with
strips OF iron. against which are proppcd
huge beams.
Within the walls was visible az nrst
nothing but cultivated land upon which
che people rely for food IN a protracted
siege Through these the traveller passed
for two miles. when ne came 20 broad
thoroushfares lined with houses "splen-
didly made although mud u the only ma
terial as timber is scarce"
The streets consist Of two wide. level
pathways with vast hollow stretching
between them from which mud for huild-
INK has been dug These hoilows are gen
orally cultivated. and as the houses stand
IN court yards fun OF shade trees. tho
town has The appearance OF beautiful
garden the red mud standing out against
the green foliage.
Almost anything can he bought in the
great market-"sugnr cotton cloth. leath-
er. needles crockery. tinWarc. dyes. lime.
charcoal. meat. slaves. camels. horses.
food OF every variety. including toma-
toes. wheat. tanned Eazeiles. hyenas. Wild
cats. hirds-anything and everything"
The money Is still the cowry shell. but
che Marin Theresa dollar o. taken. while
gold and silver coins are bought 20 be
worked up into ornaments. The Kings
palace was a splendid specimen of mud
architecture" the audience chamber a
room thirty feet square. The King was
seated on rich red dais. surrounded by
his courtiers IN compact rows. attired IN
sost2Eea q grssns TED and oihsT husA
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claimed their ancient rights from bis suo-

claimed their ancient rights from his su1A
ceSsorE.
Now. this outline OF the discoveries OF
DR. Hnprecht has led the reader 50 rap
Idly back through the milieniums a. 20
suggest the possibility OF gaps IN the sue
cezsion. but Nippur Is an inscribed monu-
ment Of the history Of tho world, aud che
diggings are revealing the evidence % the
successive centuries with the regularity Of
a carefully numbered folio only o. o. the
early pages IN which the world is most
interested. tho record Of that civilization
which existed long previous 20 Son b. G..
n IL OF this wonderful period that Dr.
Hilprecht Is coming home 20 speak. and T.
Is because " Will bring us many mil
lenitlms nearer 20 our origin that his
words viii b. regarded ns are those Of
an ornrie Theoaore Waters.
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In Harrington meat market can be
bought second hand boots. umbrellas. and
all sorts o. things. During the morning
a man entered trying 10 sell parro {.
ana there was an immediate cry ~ IN
the stalls Of Throw him OUT" quite an
expIlcahle 90 the unlnitiated. Thia b. ghe
story Some years ago parrot fGlist
had a grievance against a butcher lie
hi1ed his time. one day he came with
a nne gray bird. which said. lovely
meat Lovely meati' The butt her IN
question al once became the pu rchaaer.
At big price. But no soon I~ponted
for the treacherous seller had tsAighf ne
bird 20 say. "Don't tell the Ii0y VIVA,
the meat welghe: tell her wha :. Il comes
to
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twenty dollars VIA b. mine. There amt
no hoEa IN twenty mles o. here that
doesn't bo.Ong Ter M. an % he Gums ter
buy EN- from me he'll have ter pay "A
loetlo moren the market prices I guess
he'll iet me claim the twenty dollars.
Twould be cheaper for MIN in the end.
somehow some people talk TOD much.
These preserves are good. Hannah. an
sc got n lot OF en- but IL anybody Gums
roun' tryiu' ter buy hogs doeu.t aeil en-
any Ton 'em they must see me"
George r. Walsh.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27
A POLITICAL MISTAKE.
The Way Ezra Got Ahead Of the Eel
low Prom the CITY.

I've jest been down ter tho corners TER
hear that fellow from the city tell Us how
We ought ter run the gov'ment." said the
deacon. dropping in the kitchen. where
Hannah was doing up the seasons pre-
serves.
He wax a putty slick talker." he con
tiuucd, having peach. and gulping both
down. minus the stone. with one twist OF
bis throat muscles Putty slick. I should
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-27
CITY LIFE 1000 YEARS AGO.
uuPHECHT's LATEST ExPLORA.
rIoNS IN THE ANCIENT CITY
OF NIPPUR.

A center Of Art. Culture and Learn
tna-Hecords Were Found which,
translated, Tell of the Event. Of
History I'm the RemOtest PaAt-Dis-
eoveries of Fine Pottery and
Enamel work Difficulties and
Dangers of Exploration An the Me-
sopotnminh Desert. Bcneath the
sands of CenturIes-The Brick.
That sargon Had Made 5.7OO Years
ago nuilt Into "a Fort 60 Protect
Those Who Are bringing the An
Client king ca the Light of the
Present Day.
copyright. 1900 by Theodore Waters
Sew York. Oct 26.-,rhe German mail
steamer which has jIst arrived in New
York city brings a message from tho
beginnings Of civilization through Prof.
H. y. Hnprechz OF the University Of
]. rurvlvania, whose remarkable dlseov-
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-Useful.-"say. thai huntir x dog Is no
good wouldn't have him around. 3"
Yes. you would: We keep dIn 10 lend
cbic3Eo Record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-26
BUFFALO BILL COMINGl

The annual announcement OF the
coming OF Buffalo Bill's Wild West
and Congress OF Rough Riders OF the
World is received with the usual pleas
ant anticipations. Wednesday, Aug.
lst, is the date when they will appear
at lonia giving performances afternoon
and evening. The general idea OF the
entertainment is we'll known but this
season some peculiarly appropriate ad'
ditions have been made, and the at.
tractiveness has been greatly en-
HANGED, A street parade will be given
In which mounted rough riders from
all parts Of the world will take part.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-26
THE ELECTRIC ROAD.

A party OF Grand Rapids men who
are interested in the proposed Grand
Rapids, Belding & Greenville electric
railway left the city this morning for a
trip over the route which has been sur.
veyed. The party consisted OF G,
Stewart Johnson, President; A. May,
treasurer; A. ID. Plumb, and G.. Nj.
Clark, vice president of the local street
railway company. They drove over
the route and expect to reach Belding
this evening, and will return by train
tomorrow. The purpose OF the trip is
said to be to interest Mr.. Clark in the
road and its prospects.-Grand Rapids
Press of Tuesday
The above party, which also includ.
ed Mr.. f. w. Boughton, who by reason
of extreme modesty omitted his name
from the list, arrived In Belding Tues
day evening in the midst OF the heavy
rain storm having had very disagree
able afternoon. They took supper al
Hotel Belding and returned TO Grand
Rapids by the evening train. They
stated that prospects for building the
road are all right, but just how soon it
may be commenced or will be complet
ed they were unable to say. The Palo
Hubbardston line is the one our people
are most anxious to see under con
struction although we will welcome al
Of than
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-26
THE IMPERIALISM CRY.
IL Is only Campaign Scarecrow Calcu-
lated to Brighten and Deceive the
Unwary.

Imperialism may serve as campaign
scarecrow, but before the harvest o.
votes is garnered next November, the
people will recognize that it is but &
thing Of straw.
Imperialism, il it means anything
the democracy would have the people
believe, implies an emperor, a dynas
ty, throne, crown and scepter
This feature of imperialism, by nc
stretch OF partisan Misrepresentation
can ever be charged against our hon.
ored president and candidate for the
presidency. He was the choice of the
people; he was honestly elected in a
constitutional manner and has been so
loath to oppose the will of the people,
as expressed by legislation enacted by
Congress, that in the four years OF his
administration he has vetoed but four
bills. He will serve his two terms as
many other good presidents, both
Democratic and Republican, have done,
and will then give way to his success
or, chosen as he was chosen, by the
free votes OF a sovereign people.
The partisan accusation OF imperial
ism, when translated into plain, every
day English, in the light OF the his
tory made during the brilliant admins
tration OF President Mckinley, is sim
ply this: The Republicans declare
that it is their policy not to blindly
abandon the islands transferred from
Spanish TO American sovereignty by
the Treaty of Paris. The Democracy,
as far as it has policy, would have
the master nation builder OF the world
abandon its plain duty, furl our trium
phant flag and hunt an easy future
rather than working future. Will
the Democrats dare to fix a date for
the evacation OF either? They are un-
der the flag of the republic, and there
they will remain. This means work
and thought and craftsmanship for the
people Of the United States, but it
means blessing and liberty, justice and
opportunity for the islands placed un-
der our care by solemn treaty obliga-
tions that were approved by the Senate
OF the United States, and urged by Mr..
Bryan. Methods of administration and
of government are legitimate objects
of party differences. But annexation
is fact. 1t is for all purposes as
much an accomplished fact as is the
abolition Of slavery, another Republi-
can measure for which that party was
hated and misrepresented
The people will learn that imperial
ism, as employed by the Democrats,
means that they would have the coun-
try shirk its duty, turn its back on des-
tiny, count all bloodshed as lost, furl
the flag and withdraw its protection
from people who need it today more
than eyer before in all their history.
The charge of Imperialism, when
properly translated, means duty. And
the party of Lincoln, of Grant, OF Har-
rison, and of Mckinley, is willing to
be charged with doing its duty no
matter how hard that duty may be.
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CHURCHES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Ser
vices at 10: a. m. and 80 p. m. Sabbath School
at close OF morning service. Prayer meeting on
Thursday evening REV. o. A. CARMAN, Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Services at
1890 a. m. and 1880 p. IN. Sabbath School al
II AS a. m. Prayer meeting on Thursday eve
ming. REV. j. j. STALEY, Pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH-Services at l0:3O a. m.
and 1880 p m Sabbath school at close OF NOR.
ming services. Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening. REV. GORRELL QUICK, Pastor
FREE METHODIST CHURCH-Prayer and
praise service, eleven O'Clock a. IN. Preaching
1880 p. IN. Prayer meeting Friday evening.
REV. MCKIBBEN Pastor
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-26

Anyone wishing profitable work
should address the Wolverine Soap
Co, OF Portland, Mich, who are de-
sirous OF securing an agent in this vi
cinity to sell their toilet and laundry
soaps, for which they are willing to
pay SO a day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-26

IL you are sick all over, and don't
know just what ails you, it's ten to one
your kidneys are out of order. Foley's
Kidney Cure will bring health and en-
ergy. w. /. Benedict.