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Preparing for the Night.

Then all hands eat and prepare for the
night If the train is provided with guard
of soldiers the teamsters are relieved of
considerable responsibility and are able to
take things easy. About dark all hands as
semble about the fires and tell yarns for an
hour or two while the soldiers are on
guard, the latter having formed an outpost
line with arrangements for stated reliefs
throughout the night. If there are no SOL
diers, as is often the case, the teamSterS
must take their trick at guard. The mos
| quitoes begin to make their presence
known, and more fires are started TO smoke
| them out, and finally a man is detailed to
do nothing else than build smoking fires
to ward off the terrible pests. About 9
o'clock just as the men begin to get to
sleep, packs of dogs assemble and set up
their eternal howl. There is no other way
out of it than to begin shooting: After
about a third-of the dogs are killed the
others take warning and depart.
Then the transfers try to sleep once
| more. Just as things quiet down herd of
| caribou pass, and these great, powerful
creatures are easily frightened, so that as
| rule they will stand in their tracks on
seeming the camp and begin a series Of
shorts. all the while working gradually to-
| ward the object which they wish to avoid.
| Instead of fleeing from anything that
| frightens them, the caribou charge it. If a
| herd of caribou charge through a camp Of
a mule train trouble follows, for the mules
| are frightened and begin kicking and the
| whole camp must be aroused.
| When peace comes once more the real
trouble of the teamster begins. The sentry
! on duty sees things Sometimes these
| things are only animals, and again they
| are spies Of the enemy. Again, friendly
| natives bring in reports of rebels or ban
! dts moving in force on the train, with a
view Of capturing the rich stores This has
| been done often enough to warrant the
| teamsters to take stock in the reports, and
| the result is that all hands are called to
arms. and there is no more sleep for an
hour or two. 1t is now toward midnight
and no one has had any sleep. Rifle in
hand seated on the ground, the men await
| the attack and gradually drop off to sleep
| in this position. Sometimes there will be
an attack from the enemy in the form of
| some Of the rebels or the Ladrones taking
position on a nearby hill and firing into the
! camp throughout the night. The only way
| out of it is to change the position of the
| camp to a shelter. or intrench. In case
| trenches are dug the teamsters may find
sleep In them about an hour before day
light. At daylight all hands are up and
| the mules fed and harnessed and the train
| pulls out.
|. Poor Roads.
The roads trayersed by the teamster In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24

Bad effects from alcoholic excuses relieved b,
Royal Headache Tablets. Prompt and sure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-24
A Curious Mixture.

Talk about the enlisted mans kick 1t
cannot be compared to the kick of the army
teamster. / have seen these men take posi-
| ton, with shoulders thrown back and let
out a string Of curses against the army,
the country. the food the mode of living,
and then finish up with abusing the mules.
Five minutes after this outburst the team
| ster is petting and pulling grass for his be-
loved mules and is saying good things
about the flag for which he serves and the
| country he honors. The transfers kick is
a joke. He does not mean what he says
and as soon as he has had his say he Is
the better, and will keep his tongue quiet
for weeks
In the Philippines there is no such thing
as peace for the teamster. After he has
performed hard days duty he may under
take to get rest beneath his OUTFIT, but II the
mosquitoes do not drive him out the in
surgents or guerrillas Will The teamsters
dread the mosquitoes and the dogs as much
as the bandits and guerrilaS The mosqui
toes buzz and bite all night, and move about
in swarms. The crazy dogs of the islands
run in bands Of ten, twenty or thirty. AL
though perfectly quiet through the day, for
this is their period of sleep, they come forth
at night and keep up constant howl with
heads elevated toward the moon. Then
there are the rebels. The insurgents proper
are gentlemen soldiers compared to the
bandits and desperadoes. and will move
about in columns and engage in modern
methods Of warfare But the freebooterS of
the islands go about in little bands, and, in
stead of fighting for the honor of their
country and for their flag, like the real in
surgents, their object is to burn, loot and
kill Hence they sneak about in the grass
with bolo spear and seek to cut down
our men on the sly. These fellows are
dreaded by the teamsters, and great precau-
ton is taken to meet any attack from them
by establishing as effective guard as pos
sible.
The Transfers methods of combating
that l. ,,,
feel sorry that he enlisted are novel and eff
fective A train of dozen or twenty wag
ons arrives at the end OF its days trip, and
Immediately the mules are embarrassed and
fed. Then the teamster who cooks for the
party gets hold of several natives who are
watching operations, and by threats and by
promises Of bareback manages to get these
fellows to cut and bring in enough wood for
| Liz 10
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Many Are Ex-SOldiers.

Many Are Ex-SOldiers.
Fortunately, many of the teamsters in
the Philippines are ex-soldiers There are
many on the Isle of Panay who formerly
belonged to the Tennessee regiment. Then
there have been discharges from the 18th,
the 9th and other of the regular regi-
ments, and as the pay of the teamsters is
good, many have accepted the positions
with the intention of remaining for a
specified time The pay of the Transfers
in this foreign service is $40 a MONTH with
all rations clothing and medical care pro-
Vlded. The careful teamSter is able to
save some of his salary. and number
have saved few hundred dollars with the
intention of engaging in business in these
islands when their terms of enlistment
expire.
The great drawback to the life of the
teamster in the Philippine service is that,
unlike the regular soldier, he is unrestrain-
ed in his mode of living by superior OH
GERS. The teamsters can be quite indie
pendent. They are not subject to the same
rules of discipline the soldier, and when
they are done with their days work in a
garrisoned city town they frequently
run riot and have trouble With the natives,
ending often in street QuarrelS. Then,
again, many of the transfers are not so
careful of their personal appearance as the
soldiers. The soldiers are subject to in
spectOnS for condition of personal neat
ness by their officers. and bathing and
changes of clothes are necessary regularly
to meet the requirement. The soldiers OF
the posts or in expeditions on the move are
prohibited from drinking the native intox-
1cants, as otherwise the army would go to
pieces in year or two, for these native
drinks are fearful for foreigners. The
Filipino is wise enough to take only nip
of vino and only limited quantity of tuba,
but the soldier will swallow the stuff until
his thirst is quenched, resulting in weak
enins his system gradually, until at the
end of several months he becomes phys
lcal wreck and he home To he
soldier insane asylum in charge of a guard
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The roads traversea by the teamster In |
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
DIES OF PNEUMONIA.
End of Career of Great Grain
Elevator rlan.

Chicago, Dec. 30 Frank Peavey.
the great Chicago grain elevator
man, died here this morning at
the age of 81 years, as result of
illess contracted while travelling.
After his return home pneumonia
set in, causing his death. Mr..
Peavey was man of wealth and
influence and at times has been
able to control the grain market of
the entire northwest, His wealth
is estimated at million dollars, be-
sides a heavy life insurance.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
WRECK ON b. & 0.
Engineer, Fireman and Two
Others fleet Death.

Parkersburg, W. Va, Dec. 30
The heavy rains of the last few
days have caused no end of trouble
to the railroads in this locality.
This morning fast freight on the
b. d o. ran into a large boulder
on the track as the result of a mud
slide, causing a terrible smashup
killing the engineer, fireman and
two other men.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
EnIarging Rogers Works.

Patterson, N j Dec. 3o-New
buildings, which are to be erected
by the Rogers Locomotive Works,
when complete, will double the
present size and capacity of the
plant and give employment to
$500 men, where about l,250 are
now employed. New aud improved
machinery is TO be installed and
upward of 100000 spent in i'm
proving the works. At the present
time the company ha orders
booked ahead for locomotives suf-
ticient to keep the plant running
al its full capacity for six months
to come. 4-...--
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
Cans To fleet Young.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 30
The new Washington Sporting
club has completed preparations
for its initial boxing show tonight.
The wind-up will be a six-round
go between Joe Cans, the Balti-
more colored light weight, and
Joe Young, of Buffalo Both men
appear to be in fine fettle and an
interesting contest is expected.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
For Chess Championship.

New York, Dec 30-For the
third time selected teams repre-.
senting Brown, Cornell aud Penn
sylvania met today at Manhattan
Chess Club to contend for the tri-
collegiate championship aud its
emblem, the Rice trophy. Cornell
rules favorite in the contest, all
though she has to dispense this
year with the services of Louis
Karpinski, the noted chess expert.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
Aim to Prevent Railway Merger.

Helena, Mont, Dec 30 In re-
sponse to the call of Governor
Van SAINT, of Minnesota, the gov
ernors and attorney-generals of
several of the Northwestern states
met in conference here today The
purpose of the meeting is to dis
cuss plan of preventing the
Northern Securities company from
bringing about the practical con
solidstion of the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and Burlington
railroad systems.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
CONTROL OF TELEGRAPH.
Banking Interests of New York
Back Big Scheme.

Washington, ID. G, Dec 30-It
is believed that the banking inter
esis of New York are the real
organizers aud hackers of the
movement to bring about the pur-
oiase and control of the telegraphs
by the Government. They need
bonds which they can use as a
basis for their circulation, and as
the country grows and prospers
this need will become more and
more pressing, Since the original
publication of the scheme it is a
matter of surprise that so many
Congressman claim acquaintance
with the movement which has been
inaugurated 1t is alleged that
they had anticipated a special
recommendation on the subject in
the Presidents message. and that
the reason this was not forthcom
ing was that the negotiations with
the companies had not progressed
far enough to warrant it The
strength displayed by the PROPOSE
ton in Congressional circles is,
however, taken as an indication of
the fact that there ia IA well-de6ned
basis for the many rumors extant
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
Will be Reelected.

Columbus. Ohio. Dec 30 When
the state legislature meets here
next Thursday there is likely TO
be lively time between the re-
publican factions 1t is admitted
that Senator Foraker will be re-
elect d without opposition, but the
anti Hanna forces are arranging
for work two years from now.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
Sigma Epsilon Fraternity.

Macon, Ga, Dec 30 College
men and alumni from several
state were present today at the
of the biennial convention
of Gamma province of the Sigma
Epsilon Fraternity The visitors
are being entertained by Georgia
Psi chapter, located a, Mercer
university.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
AS Others See Us.

London, Dec 20 Leading Off
cials and newspapers here assert
that war is imminent between
Germany and the United States RS
a result of the Venezuelan Incl
dent. However, it is stated that
the United States has the best of
Germany to start with, SIS her
finances are iu excellent shape.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
Carney Sinking.

Ouray, Dec. 30-F Former Lieu
tenant Governor Carney, who has
been confined at his home from
sickness for some time, today is
much worse, Daring the night he
had the third paralytic stroke since
his illness, from which he is not
likely to recover.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-12-30
Bouquets to Chauncey.

New York, Dec, 30-A dispatch
to the Journal and American says
that the market women of Nice
presented to Senator Depew and
bride two handsome boquets of
flowers, which Mrs. Depew grace
fully acknowledged.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31
The Inquisitive Antelope.

An antelope is as curious as a wom-
an. If the hunter will lie down In the
grass and wave red handkerchief, a
band of antelope will keep circling
around until within reasonable distance
for safe shot. After completing a
circle the antelope halt suddenly and
bring down one fore foot with vigor-
Gus stamp on the ground, and at the
same instant they make sort OF snort
that sounds like half whistle. That
is the propitious moment for peppering
them with rifle balls.
learned this trick when a frontiers
man came along and found me era WI
ing for miles on the leS VI. prairie en-
deayorlng 10 get shot at one OF the
timid creatures. The man asked nae if
| thought could get him. answered:
Get him. I've got to get him. I'm
out OF meat" He then posted me
about lying still and flirting with the
handkerchief, and | found they liked
that better than chasing, and l made
an entry right there that an antelope
possessed some of the characteristics
Of n woman. Exchange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31
The Cnn,nhnr Tree

The camphur tree (Cinnamomum cam
phorm is a. evergreen, a member Of
the laurel family, belonging to the
same genus as the tree whose bark fur
nishes the spice called cinnamon, and
is related TO the Lay and to the sassa-
fras OF the United States. or sym
metrical proportions. II e. one OF the no
blcst objects in tie ~" S Of eastern
tubtropieal Asia. In it, native habitat
It attalns gigantic dimensions, notably
In girth Of trunk. some specimens
measuring 10 10 IL feet in diameter. Ii
Is said they have been known to reach
rs much as 20 feet, and they may be co
to over 100 feet high, and live to a
great age.
AS n rule, they rise 20 or 30 feet with
out limbs ana then branch out In all
directions, becoming n mass of splen-
did and lusuriant foliage. Their
leaves, broadly lanceolate in form, are
Of light green color, smooth and shin
ing above and whitish or glaucous
on the undersurface. Small white or
greenish white flowers are borne from
February to April and by October ripen
into berrylike, one seeded fruits about
three-eighths of an inch In diameter
Good Words.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31
Masquernding In the Past.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries Venice set the fashion In all
matters of amusement and was sort
Of combination Gf our Monte Carlo and
Paris. Throughout the eighteenth cen.
fury the Nenet!ans were seiZed with q
perfect mania for Incorporating and
gambling. Paris and London followed
suit, and the two most popular amuse-
mcnts, both public and private. were
masqucrGdes and gambling saloons,
People not only wore their masks or
visors at balls, but IN the Mall and the
parks and the theaters. At length
matters got TO such a pass that when
police raid was made on certain
low dancing place in Soho and an
order was given for every one to I'M
mask what was the amazement Of the
police TO find that at least third OF
the company consisted OF ladies' md
gentlemen Of the highest aristocracy
some Of whom had even brought their
aughters.-Saturday Review.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31
The Pan-American Horse show.

Dame Fashion may have withdrawn
her smne of approval and the different
styles of autos turn their backs in deri
sion. but the horse still holds favor
with the great majority Of mankind.
The horse show at the Exposition
which holds the boards for two weeks,
from Oct. 10 Oct. 10, will be no eXcep
ton. Five hundred horses are coming
which are carefully selected to faith
fully represent the best of every breed
found i'm the United States and Canada,
Vermont Is again counting promt
hence by sending fine lot Of Morgan
horses, a breed that should receive
more attention than 1t does.
Draft horses, especially the Clydes
dale and Percheron breeds, are well
represented These are principally from
Canada and the western states.
German coach horses attract great
deal Of attention. One large importa.
ton of these horses will be brought d-
rect to the Exposition.
French Canadian horses from Quebec
are entered more as a special feature Of
the horse show. They are little known
in the United States, but their style
and endurance Will commend them as
superior coach horses and those that
will command favor in any market
Instead of enumerating the different
breeds it is only necessary To select
any kind Of horse wanted, with the as.
surance that it will be on exhibition.
The finest stables on the continent are
contributing to the show with sufficient
enthusiasm to insure the finest repre-
sentatfon possible. The judging takes
place in the Stadium on the 9th and
10th of October, when this immense
structure will be none too large TO &C.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31
Cooking n Mackerel.

fortune behind 1t has been airily ele-
va,ed AT the mention Of plain, old fash
toned salt mackerel. but never at the
salt maclercl as cooked by the famous
john Chamberlin OF Washington. His
testimony runs to this effect:
about IS hours, changing tho water
once. Then put them In pan large
enough TO hold them. cover them with
cream or the nearest you can get to II,
put in oven and cook until cream Is
brown. This beats any macketel cook
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31
MORTGAGE SALE.

nEFAULT having been made in the condi.
~ tions and payment OF a certain real estate
mortgage, dated June sth, A. ID. 1900, made and
execute ed by Ernest e Rummeler and Mary T..
Rummeer, his wife, OF the City OF Bedding.
Ionia Co, Mich, TO the Bedding Building and
Loan Association, a Michigan corporation with
its home office at said City OF Belding and duly
recorded on the 9th day OF June d. 1900 In
Liber So OF Mortgages on page 1894, in the ONCE
OF the Register OF Deeds for Ionia Co., Mich.
There Is now due and remaining unpaid at the
date OF this notice the sum OF Five Hundred
Sixty Eight and Twenty -Four One -hundredths
dollars (S56s.2i) besides an Attorney fee
OF Twenty Five dollars as well as all legal
costs as provided for In said mortgage. Nor
suit or proceedings at law or in equity
has been commenced to recover the amount
due on said mortgage or any part there.
OF, therefore, notice is hereby given that
by virtue OF the power OF sale in said mortgage
contained and pursuant to the statutes in such
case made and provided, said mortgage viii be
foreclosed by the sale OF the premises therein
described. at public auction, to the highest
bidder, on Monday, the 25th day OF November
A. ID. 1901, at , o'clock In the afternoon, at the
South front door of the Court House in the city
OF Ionia, chat being the place OF holding Cir
cult Court for the County in which said mort.
gage premises are localed). said mortgaged
premises being described as lot number twenty
I20) OF Broas' 5th addition 10 the City of Beld-
ing according TO the recorded plat thereof
Dated Aug ~, A. ID. 1901.
THE BELDING BUILDING LOAN ASSN
Mortgagee.
l. L, HUBBELL,
Atty for Mortgage.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31
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Nerve Slavery,


1t is present-day conditions - heaping
burdens of work upon the nervous system
that tells the story-premature breaking up
OF health.
Ii tells why so many men and women.
who so far as age in years is concerned,
should be in the prime of health, find them
selves letting 20 OF the strength. the power,
the vitality they once possessed. Ii is be-
cause that great motor power OF the body,
nerve force, is impaired. Every organ de-
ponds upon its controlling power Just az
much as the engine depends upon the steam
to put it into action. An engine won't 20
without steam. Neither will the heart, the
brain. the liver. the kidneys, the stomach
act right without their proper nerve force
supply. Let any organ be lacking in this
essential and troubles begin-sdme of them
are
Throbbing palpitating heart
Sleepless nights.
Sudden startings.
Morning languor.
Brain fag.
Inability to work or think.
Exhaustion on exertion,
Tagging appetite.
Digestion slow.
Food heavy
Easily excited, nervous. irritable.
Strength fails.
Loss OF flesh and muscular power.
Settled melancholia.
Utter dependency.
A picture, hideous, but easily changed to
one of brightness by use of DIR. A. W.
Chase's Nerve Pills. They build up tn
nerves and supply nerve force.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31
A Rn.Ines. Tonic.

Advertising is not n cure all for bust
ness tonics. All depends upon the pre-.
scriblng. Magazine space Is good for
certain business diseases that will
never yield to blllboards. while the
newspaper Is the quinine for business
chills that are beyond the power of
dodgers. Every remedy in the list has
its uses, and the whole result of treat
mcnt depends upon the doctor.-Print-
ers' Ink.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31
NOTICE.

mo Hortense w. McKennan, the owner OF the
i land herein described.
Take notice that sale has lawfully been made
OF the following described land for unpaid
taxes thereon, and that the undersigned has
title thereto under tax deed issued therefor,
and that you are entitled to reconveyance
thereof at any time within six months after
service upon you OF this notice, upon payment
10 the undersigned OF all the sums paid upon
such purchase, together with one hundred per
cent additional thereto, and the fees OF the
sheriff for the service or cost OF publication OF
this notice, 10 be computed as upon personal
service OF declaration as commencement OF
suit and the further sum OF FIVE dollars for
each description, without other additional
costs or charges III payment as aforesaid is
not made the undersigned will institute pro.
ceedings for the possession OF the land
DESCRIPTION or LAND.
The north part OF the east one half OF the
north e ,st onefourth, section number four,
town eight north range eight west. containing
forty acres, all in the Comfy OF Ionia and
State OF Michigan Amount paid, e.. SO, tax for
the year 1897 Yours respectfully,
CHARLES X. FOOTE,
Place OF business, Bedding. Ionia County,
Michigan.
Dated September 4, 1901.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31
LIVE STOCK BUILDINGS, PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION

commodate those who VIII want 10 see
this browning climax to such an elab-
crate series of live stock shows
Poultry and Pet stock.
From Oct. 81 to the close of the fair
the stock pavilions will be once more
filed with life, though in very diff
ferent form. Poultry of high degree
from all parts Of the United States and
many places in Canada will fraternize
without regard to politics or tariffs.
AS near neighbors the poultry will have
mice rabbits, eats. CAVES, prairie dC =,
squirrels, ferrets. rats and Belg n
hares, besides a great assortment II
pigeons, owls, magpies and a great
many cage birds.
Eight thousand animals and birds
are being gathered together to form
this complete cosmopolitan assemblage
OF birds and animals
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31

The Society OF California Pioneers
determined after careful investigation
that Jan. %, lS4S. was the exact dats
OF the discovery Of gold In California
by James w. Marshall. The gold was
found In the rocky bed Of the tall race
Of the Suffer sawmill at Coloma. on