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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-01
Smyrna.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Northway Sun
dayed in Bedding.
John Purdy, who has been sick with
the grippe, is better.
Some of our citizens are very busy
filling their ice houses.
Charles Sayles visited his daughter,
Mrs. +. w. Condor, last week.
Samuel Swaine, wife and daughter
of Dakota are visiting relatives at this
place.
Verne Davis has rented the Rice
farm and will work it the coming
season.
Earl Norton and his best girl Sun
dayed, January q, at Greenville with
Mr. aud Mrs A. l.. Polhemus.
r. B. Cowles has purchased a farm
of 50 acres at McBrides for his daugh-
ter, Mrs Roy Witt, and they are NOV
ing there.
1t has been reported that we are to
have another railroad in the near
future. 1t never rains but it pours.
Let it come, the more the better.
Sunday, January %, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Condor celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary. 1t was a sur
prise and arranged by the children,
forty-nine relatives and friends being
present. A fine dinner and good time
was enjoyed by all. Many presents
we're left as a memento OF the event.
How kind of the children to remember
father and mother in their declining
years of life, as they have remembered
them In years gone oy.
Saturday night Prof. Van Houten,
our teacher and conductor OF the insti-
tute, had things in readiness. There
was quite a crowd in town to attend
the teachers institute. 1t was cold
night but very profitable meeting
was held. The teachers from Seeley
and Brink districts were absent also
our vocalist. Aside from this the pro-
gram was carried out and enjoyed 10y
all. The music as usual was excellent
The teaching of geography was writ
ten up in very able manner by Miss
HaneN; and teaching the young idea
how to shoot in too rapid manner for
health and happiness was very much
discouraged by Prof. F. w. Holbrook
The value of the study OF arithmetic
by Miss Minnie Mcconnell was mos
excellent. Desk work by Miss Myrtle
Ellis consisted Of kindergarten and II
both pleasant and profitable. Mr.
Robert Mclaughlin advised that pat
riotism be taught in our schools to
greater extent; and Commissioners Bur
hans gave us u talk which consisted
mostly of advice to teachers and was
very fine 10 say the least, he being the
only one present that represented The
scholar and think if we would all try
and remember that our schools are
simply a prison for our little ones, VIZ
would give them kind words and smiles
instead Of cuffs and scowls. Children
know their friends-love Is the magica
word. Prof. Marvin Of Bedding enter
tanned rs with song and fine speech
1t was historical and came near oelnl
political and was most excellent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-01
shiloh.

Erie Harrington is working for Elmer
Hale Of Orleans
James Emery OF McBrides was In
the city last week.
Miss Sarah Emery is working in one
OF the silk mills at Bedding.
Our mail service has improved lit
tie as we got mail twice last week.
Ezra Pierce and Will Haysmer OF
Woods Corners was in this vicinity,
Monday, scaling logs.
Homer Morris has moved his saw
mill near Dixon Creek where he has
quantity OF saving for Thee. Leach.
Frank Hannah OF Orleans loaded
potatoes here few days ago Also ID.
Hall Of Chadwick loaded few cars.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-01
CannOnsburg.

Howard Sackett has gone to his
home in Vermontville.
Miss Doyle spent Saturday and Sun
day with Lettie Armstrong.
Mr.. Durand Frost of Edgerton visit
ed his sister, Mrs. Nesbitt, this week.
Mrs. Elsby of Grand Rapids is a
guest of her nephew, Frank Hartwell.
There will be social, February 81,
at Hiram Bailey's for the benefit Of
the Cleaners.
Arthur Armstrong visited relatives
in this vicinity last week. His home
is in Fallasburg.
Willis Little, having sold his farm
to Monroe Ladner, is preparing to
move TO Ann Arbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murray visited
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Norman last week
and attended the Silver Lake grange.
Rev. Martin Of Rockford was enter
tanned by G.. 5. Judson, at dinner, ana
addressed the people at the Con rega
tional church Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Lester, an old resident of Cam
nousburg, died January 9th, at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs Il. b.
joyce. The funeral was held in ST.
Patrick 5 church. Parnell.
Mr.. Bills, an old gentleman of this
place, who lived alone, died at his
home January 18th. The funeral SER
vice was held at the NJ. Il. church.
Cannon Grange, No. So, met Satur-
day evening, January 9th, with a
good attendance. The new officers for
the ensuing year are as follows: Master,
Fred Davis; Overseer, +. j Howard;
Steward, Melvin Scott; Treasurer, Mrs.
Davis: Secretary, Geo. Nj. Hartwell;
Chaplain, Mrs. Howard; Gate Keeper,
Arthur Groner; Flora, Mrs. Murrey
Ceres, Mrs. futile; Pomona, Mrs.
bailey; Asst. Steward, Ray Howard
Lady Asst. Steward, Mabel Bookey.
A very fine program, consisting oil
music and recitations, had been pre-
pared by Worthy Lecturer Belle
Wheeler. Each member responded
and rendered their part in fine man
ner. Visitors from Silver Lake Grange
were Worthy Master John Berry and
wife.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-01

The vacant chair is more highly
revered II life certificate has been
left to keep those loved ones together
at the mid day meal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-01

There is no better med cine for the
babies than Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. It's pleasant taste and prompt
prompt and effectual cures make it a
favorite with mothers and small chill
dren. 1t quickly cures their coughs
anu colds, preventing pneumonia or
other serious consequences. 1t also
cures Group and has been used in tens
OF thousands OF cases without a single
failure so far as we have been able TO
learn. 1t not only cures Group but
when given as soon as the croupy cough
appears, will prevent the attack. In
cases OF whooping cough IL liquefies the
tough mucus. making IL easier TO ex-
pectorate, and lessons the severity and
frequency OF the paroxysms OF cough
ing. thus depriving that disease OF all
dangerous consequences. For sale by
all druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-01

Meet have indigestion. Tell 'em
about DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin at
Fisk Bangs
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-01

several uaA lasJ week.
Q Mrs. Agnes Stevens and daughter of
Lowell visited at her fathers, j. Hon.
Than, Saturday and Sunday.
A box social was held at Herm. Bios
ser's last Thursday evening tor the
benefit of Mrs. Resser. They took in
over seven dollars.
The next l.. A. s meeting will be
held at Mrs. Stephen Kennels.
Mrs Orrin Trumbull went to Bel
ding last Tuesday via. the new rail
road.
Mrs. +. r. White of Lowell has been
helping Warren Ford the past few
days.
Bry. Condor was with Orla Weeks
who was yet on the sick list part of last
week
Ed. Simmons went to Stanton last
week visiting his brother-in.law, Mr..
Roberts.
The BANNER is steadily growing in
its circulation and is noted for home
news items.
We are having one of DeVoe's biz
Yards. His weather forecasts through
January are about correct.
Mr. and Mrs. Rance Smith. OF Ada
attended her bother Samuel Coudon's
fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Geo. w. White and Art. Barnes
started FOR Milwaukee, Wednesday,
but got wind bound at Grand Haven.
Warren Ford traded the team of
horses he got from Geo. &. Frost for
another team with Mr.. Lockwood of
Coral.
The citizens of Alton raised the
money, 800, to pay Willis Purdy for
50x 1000 feet of lan1 for siding and depot
grounds.
Mr.. II Smiths daug liter and hus.
band, Mr. and Mrs. Gipp Owens at
tended the marriage anniversary at
Mr.. Condon's Sunday.
The BANNER railroad time cards
prove very acceptable, giving informa-
tion desired in nutshell, and is handy
to carry in the pocket.
The Vergennes depot will be built
larger than the Smyrna depot, Smyrna
heing near Belding. and will be OF the
style of the Lowell depot though not as
] large.
! Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Buell. from the
! Holmes timber cutting were at Yer
gcnnes last week TO fix their road into
the depot grounds TO bank their car
lumber there.
We were informed Wednesday at
Lowell that about March lst the rail-
road would carry the mails and the
government would hire "a carrier from
the trains to the Z. o.
Now we have the depot settled let
all be united To assist in making it an
ornament; lower and widen the Purdy
hill road for three Wagon tracks from
the church corner to the depot.
The l.. o T. NJ. and X. O. Il. M. in
stallation of officers came of Saturday
evening, ending with an oyster supper.
A good time was enjoyed, Mr.. Adams
of Grand Rapids and Fred Ford OF
Alton officiating as installing officers.
Last Sunday about forty OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Condon's relatives met TO
celebrate their fiftieth marriage ami
versary. All OF their children except
one we're present. Mr.. SAINT Swain
and wife came Saturday from Dakota.
A good time was enjoyed. 1t lie twenty
years since Mr.. and Mrs. Swain left
Michigan and this is their first return
riait
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-01
Alton.

Mr.. Jones OF Ada was here Monday
Mrs. w. n. Keech is suffering with
stiff neck.
Mr.. Clark of Lowell was here Tues
day evening.
Ralph Ford left last week for the
northern peninsula.
The sale at Oren Sayles', Monday,
was quite well attended.
Kittie Byrnes returned, Monday, by
rail to school at Belding.
Mrs John White of Lowell visited
relatives here last week.
On the sick list: Mrs. j. Andrews
and baby and Ora Weeks.
Andy Quillan's daughter left for Bel
ding. Monday, on the train.
Mrs. p. Reed was appointed Past
Lady Commander last week.
Mrs. Geo. Ring Of Keene is here car
ing for her sister, Mrs. John Andrews.
Lon Conrad aud wife OF Smyrna at
tended the installati here Saturday
night.
Mesdames Cynthia and Ray Ring of
Keene were guests at John Andrews
last Tuesday.
Barto Shoe social at the hall, Tues
day night netted "a for the purchase
OF IA dictionary.
Mrs. ID. Church entertained an old
schoolmate, Mrs. Snyder of Granville,
several days last week.
Q Mrs. Agnes Stevens and daughter of
Lowell visited at her fathers, j. Hou-
Than, Saturday and Sunday.
A box social was held at Herm. Bios
ser's last Thursday evening tor the
benefit of Mrs. Resser. They took in
over seven dollars.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-01

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-01
TAXES OF 1890

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-01

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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-13
Hints for Money-Makers.

In spite of the recent expose of the
scandalous Miller syndicate in Brook.
lyn, which cheated a lot of creduous
people out of $1,000,G00 by pretending
to give-and really giving to few at
the start 10 per cent interest per
month on their investments" the fin.
ancial columns of the great dailies are
still full of enticing offers to investors.
made by all sorts of concerns, most of
them conspicuous by their proximity
to Wall street, and all the more dam
gerous because thereof
The eagerness for tips In this spec.
ulative era does not abate, and the
swindling operator has only to dangle
the bait Of big profit before the pub.
lie to induce the latter TO shed their
pocket-books and all their belongings.
When will the public understand that
reputable, wellestablished brokers
never condescend to such disreputa.
BILE gambling methods in order to at.
tract custom? When will my readers
comprehend the fact that the man or
firm offering extraordinary induce
ments and unreasonable rates of in.
terest or profits may be set down at
once as a suspicious person, from
whom one cannot escape too quickly?
-.1eslie's Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-13

The French Anti-Tobacconist Socie.
ty is hoping to secure no less a re.
cruit than the Emperor Menelik.
Two months ago, at reception at
the Military Club, NJ. Decroix. presi.
dent of the society. learned in CONVEX.
sation with Mayor Marchand that
smoking is unknown in Abyssinia and
is, indeed, a crime. Foreigners have To
conceal themselves even to smoke n
cigarette.
Nj. DecroiX naturally at once became
DESTROYS of securing so precious an ad.
herent, and addressed a letter to the
Emperor Menelik begging him to ac,
cept the diploma of honorary member
of the society, a title already accepted
by one Emperor, namely, Dom Pedro
of Brazil.
Menelik is not the originator of the
Punishment of tobacco from his EN-.
pire. 1t appears that a bull of Pope
Urban VIII in 1912 is responsible for
the privation Of the Abyssinians. In
reality the bull was only intended for
priests who smoked or took snuff in
the churches, but it was taken very
literally in Abyssinia, with the result
that even to-day an Abyssinian caught
smoking would be severely punished.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-13
The Tattooino Craze.

"Yes," said London tattooist IA.
nous in the West End, ''the war has
given an extraordinary impetus to our
art All the leading artists in our line
are engaged night and day tattooing
notices, arms, love tokens, and still
stranger devices, on the arms, chests
and legs of departing officers and pri.
Yates. A girls portrait in the middle
of spiders web Is favorite decora.
ton. One titled Guardsman had two
different portraits done one on each
arm; another shrapnel shell; another
a complete representation of the
Guards colors and motto. Several of.
ficers get their fiances to write their
names, or some little motto, and the
tattooists reproduce the writing in
fac-simile.
"Nor can one smile at the tattoolst
as sentimental. Several officers and
men who met death at Elandslaagte
were recognized by notices aud de
vices tattooed on their chests ana
arms when their faces were so Shat
tered that Identification would other.
wise have beeD Impossible. FIX.
change
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-13
PAIN.

am a Mystery that walk the earth
Since man began to be;
Sorrow and Sin stood sponsors at my
birth,
And Terror christened me.
More pitiless than Death, who gather.
eth
His pitiless victims day by day.
doom man daily to desire Death,
And still forbear to Stay.
More merciless than Time, leave
man Youth,
And suck Life's sweetness out:
More cruel than Despair, | show man
Truth,
And leave him strength to doubt.
l bind the freest in my subtle hand:
l blanch the boldest cheek;
hold the hearts of poets in my hand.
And wiring them ere they speak.
l walk in darkness over souls that
bleed;
l shape each as go
10 something different I drop the
Whence grapes or thisles grow.
Grace DEMO Litchfield, in the In.
dependent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-13
PALMiSTRY.
An Amateur O;.ulges Some of the Sc.
crets of the Art.

An Amateur D:.ulges Some of the Sc.
crets of the Art.
A young woman who worked her
way into the hearts. but not the peck.
etbooks, of large circle of friends
and chance acquaintance by her tai
ents as fortune teller was recently
moved, at the witching hour of twi-
light and afternoon tea, to betray deep
buried condolences.
Indeed" she said. "merely for the
study of human nature, it pays 10
master the mysteries of the hand and
to pose, either seriously or otherwise,
as an oracle. My old nurse taught ME
the tea cup-that is, 10 read the
grounds-and | picked up the cards
from German governess | used TO
see. But palmistry is the most fun,
because even the steadiest and most
conventional people are believers in it.
1t is science. though the gypsies,
who were once its greatest eXpon, nts,
nave brought it into disrepute. There
are certain tricks of the trade which
| allow myself, merely to relieve its
monotony, for you know you do get
tired of the line of the heart, the line
OF luck, and so on, with variations.
Il can size up people Immediately,
and have positively developed the in
ner eye that the Eastern students
talk about. 1t is merely con entration.
For instance. there crowds up to ME
in group of silly, chattering men
and women sad yet fervid person on
the wrong side of thirtyfive. Her-for
it is almost always a she-her aura
Is plain enough, a sort of depressing
gray. refuse to tell her anything
in public, but win her lifelong devo-
ton by private reading of marvel
lous accuracy. 1t is pretty safe to tell
such people that they had chances to
marry long ago and will have soon
again. 1t does no harm and often great
good, for a general fixing up mental
ly and physically frequently results
and brings the very thing l dared tt
prophesy.
Then there is the ambitious young
fellow, with clear eyes and tremulous
smile. who walks off with the step Of
Julius Caesar when l tell him he will
succeed. And the married belle of ma
ture years. who is trying to bluff her
new friends with details of her past,
the peaceful, dear old lady, whose
face is as sweet and smooth as her
rosy palm, the woman with a mission
or career, and the old fellow whose
hand and features are a sure give
away of checkered past The mid
die aged man, who has lost both H.
fusion and fortune, is the hardest sub
ject to deal with, for he will watch
me as scan his lines to see If l am
not fraud. But once | win him he is
my strongest adherent.
strangely enough, happily married
couples are not angry when | foretell
a second marriage to either man or
woman, and widowers are generally
provoked when | say that they will
remarry. A widow, unless she is very
old and 'cappy.' usually smiles mys-
teriously and bushes when | hint at
another affinity. If | can once guess
how many children an elderly lady
mas had she will vote me a witch. AT.
ter all, quickness of intuition and tact
are the essential talents of an amateur
soothsayer, who asks no fee and pleas.
antly entertains both young and old"
N Y Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-13
Chances In War.

War is not such a dangerous game
as people think. In spite of all efforts
to annihilate each other, enemies do
comparatively slight damage. During
the Franco-German War; with Its
scores of battles on vast scale, only
10 IL men in each 1000 were killed
and 1913 wounded, while 4 1-2 per 1000
were missing. Thus any soldier ell
gagged had about nine chances to one
that he would not get scratch, and
over fifty chances to one that he
would not be killed. Most of the
wounds received were slight-that is
to say, one fourth Of all the wounds
were severe, and three fourths were
slight. But it is surprising how small
a wound disables a man and knocks
him out of the ranks
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-13
The, Title Of Dowaqer,

The title of "dowager' seems likely
in the near future to become obsolete.
Queen Victoria's eldest daughter was
the first to resent the title of dowa.
ger and is now known by virtue of
royal decree as Empress Frederick
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has
been much disturbed by the idea of
her mother being looked upon as an
old lady, and has caused to be pub
lished decree commanding that
henceforth the former Regent is to be
styled. not Queen Dowager," but
Queen Emma of the Netherlands"
Even the old Empress of China, WISH
ing to be in the fashion, has consent.
ed to this reform.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-13
No WORK FOR HIM.
An Anti-Labor Apostle Hunts, Fishes,
AMI Riddles.

Out in Missouri Is a man who, al
though he is turned seventy years Of
age, has never done a stroke of work
in his life. 1t is in consequence of u
VOW which old Shrinch Painter made
nearly sixty years ago that he has re.
manned in idleness
Shrinch Painter lives In Stone coun-
ty, Mo-. thirty miles south of Spring.
field. His home is hole in the side
of mountain. Solid rock fo' ms he
floor and roof of this dwelling. and
the old man is very little burdened
with furniture
Shrinch is an anti-labor apostle. 1t
is his conviction that the world owes
a living to every one brought into it,
and that labor is sin. He has made
a positive demonstration of his theory
in his own case, for he has never
toiled. Yet he lives in absolute con.
tentment, and has the natural happi-
ness of the primitive Indian. He says
he has never suffered from hunger,
has never felt the need of money and
has never weakened in his determine.
ton to abstain from labor.
The land on viii h the old man lives
belongs to him by right of occupation.
1t consists of about one hundred and
fifty acres. and is all that Shrinch pos
sesses. OF course it would be work
to cultivate the land, so it is neglected.
Hunting, fishing and fiddling, &C.
cording to the old man, do not come
under the category of work, and he is
an expert at each branch. Almost all
his time is spent in the mountains,
where, with his old-fashioned rifle. he
amuses himself by bringing to earth
deer, wild hogs, or quail When lie
gets tired of this he goes fishing, and
numbers of trout does he pull out of
the clear mountain streams. Old
Shrinch figures at every breakdown"
held within ten mile radius. and
those who imagine that the old man
is in any way a hermit Is very much
mistaken. For his services as a violin.
list he makes no charge. and he would
be highly inSulted if any attempt
were made to look upon his services
as work.
Whenever Shrinch visits Springfield,
which is about once a year, the cues.
tion of hotel accommodation comes
up. He absolutely refuses to sleep I'm.
der roof. A wagon yard and a bun
die of hay is all that he requires. AL.
though he has seen railway cars, he
has never been inside one.
The old man is not at all illiterate.
for he can read and write fiuently AMI
Is a good talker. The following is
what he had to say when asked for
the reasons for his strange mode of
living:
I'VE are Gods children, and. of
course, God will take care of us. He
never intended us to work. When |
was a boy and my father and moth.
er wanted me to go to the spring for
water, to chop firewood and TO do 9th.
chores l told them l would never
work. They were grieved. They id |
would never make my way through
the world | told them l would hunt.
fish and fiddle my way through. |
have done it exactly that way for a
long while, and see no reason to be
discouraged as to the future. | am per.
fectly happy, and expect to live to be
one hundred years old. 1t is work and
worry that kill people."-N. Y. Herald.