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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
Mouteruma,s Wei.

One of the most pleasing natural
curiosities In the territory of Arizona
Is the pool OF water known as Monte
zuma's well. II Is situated ID miles
northeast of the old abandoned mill
tary post known as Camp Verde. 1t Is
$50 feet in diameter and the clear,
pure water is about GO feet below the
surface of the surrounding country.
Some years ago certain military off,
GERS sounded the pool and found that
1t had a uniform depth of so feet of
water except in one place, apparently
about six feet square, where the sound
ing line went down about 500 feet
without touching bottom.
The well empties into Beaver creek
only about 100 yards distant. the wa
ter gushing forth from the rocks as
though ii were under great pressure.
The well is undoubtedly supplied from
subterranean sources. possibly through
the hole sounded by the army officers
years ago. The sides of the well are
permitting sightseers to descend to the
waters edge.
Montezuma's well contains no fish.
The flow OF water from 1t is the same
throughout the season. Popular opin-
ion has attributed the origin Of the
well to volcanic action, but as the rock
surrounding 1t is limestone 1t Is more
than probable that the action Of the
water is responsible for its CREATION
Native American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
Sure of n Visit.

AS a rule. said a prison warden. a
man Is in a Respondent mood during
his first weeks imprisonment. There
are exceptions. however as this Incl
dent will show.
One Saturday about dinner time
was suddenly accosted by one of the
new arrivals who had served the first
week of his sentence.
81 say" he remarked. has lady
been asking for me at the gate?"
/ told him that If he had been want
ed the governor would have sent for
him.
ooh. very well. Keep COOL" he said.
This is the first time for ten years
I've put in a full weeks work, and the
old woman is sure to be at the gate for
my wages"
And with a grin the cheerful one
passed on.-London Answers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

Any one who takes vital interest in
the welfare of his grandchildren can
insure their being rich by planting
trees on treeless land, which land he
can leave to them In his will. Some
big British fortunes have been provid-
ed for I'm this manner A predecessor
of the present Duke Of Athole had lot
Of land. but IL was not especially valu-
able-in fact. he was "land poor"
He determined that his descendants
should fare better and so began plant
ing trees. In the course OF his lifetime
he planted 14.095.71 larch trees alone,
covering an area Of 1924 acres. His
last plantation covered 1900 acres,
which in the ordinary way becomes n
forest Of mature timber 20 years after
planting. Trimmed down to about $50
trees an acre. each tree will contain at
least 80 cubic feet Of timber, which, at
% cents foot, gives n sum of S4.3T5
an acre, total for the value of the
timber on the last plantation alone Of
$34, 100000
The whole initial outlay for this plan
tation. which has so increased the
wealth Of the ancient house of Athole,
is said TO have been only about $4,000
for the Seeding trees and the cost of
the labor of planting them. The main
tenance of the wood was paid for out
of the profits arising from the sale of
young wood when thinning the planta-
tons.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
pErRoIrLIyE srooK MAnKET.

Michigan Central Live Stock Yards,
Detroit, Aug l3.-The demand for live
cattle is fairly active this week receipts
have been moderate OF late. The follow
ing prices are being paid at the Detroit
Live Stock Market: Prime steers and
heifers. s4.75(d5 %; handy butchers
cattle, 81 00(04 go; common s2.75(d3.75;
Gamers cows, $l.50(d2 90; stockers
and feeders, steady, So 90 (Q
40. Mich cows steady at S25(d45;
calves active at s. O0(dS6.00.
Sheen and lambs lower;
prime lambs 81 S5(0$5 %; mixed, SO so
(d4 so; culls, Sl.75(GS2.25.
Hogs are the leading feature in this
market, light runs trade is active at
the following prices: Prime mediums
s. sO(d5.S5; Workers, s.. 75(d5 so; pigs,
S.. 75(d5 .S5; roughs, $5.0O(d5 80; stays,
off, cripples, 81 per cwt. Off.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
Abe Lincoln.

OF all TN great men | have known
Lincoln is the one who has left upon
me the impression of sterling son of
God. Straightforward, unfinching, not
loving the work he had to do, but fac
ing it with bold and true heart; mild
whenever he had a chance, stern as
iron when the public veal required 1t.
following bee line to the goal which
duty set before him. | can still feel
the grip of his massive hand and the
searching look of his kindly eye. / re-
member that when Lord Irons. who
was n bachelor, went to communicate
the news of the marriage of the Prince
of Wales to him officially he took the
queens letter In his hand and said,
well. Lord Lyons, all | can say is,
Go and do thou likewise. Sir Ed
ward Malet's shifting Scenes"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

Rajah Suran, who was one OF thu
earliest rulers of India, overran the
entire east with the exception Of Chi
ma, killed innumerable sultans with his
own hand and married all their daugh
tiers. IL Is said that when the Chinese
heard OF his triumphant progress and
learned that he had reached theil
frontier they became much alarmed
The emperor called council OF his
generals and mandarlns. and upon tn,
advice OF crafty old mandarin the
following strategem was carried out
A large ship was loaded with rusty
nails, trees were planted on the deck
the vessel was manned by numerous
crew of old men and dispatched TO The
rajah's capital. When II arrived-tht
most wonderful part of the story II
that II did arrivc-the rajah sent M
officer to ask how long II had taken the
vessel to make the trip from China
The Cinnamon answered that they haC
all been young men when they set sal
and that on the voyage they had plant
ed the seeds from which the great trees
had grown In confederation Of theil
story they pointed TO the rusty nails
which. they said. had been stout iror
bars as thick as n mans arm wheI
they started you can see" they con
cluded. that China must be a very
long distance away.
The rajah was so much impressed
by these plausible arguments that h,
concluded he would not live lonl
enough to reach China and abandoned
his projected invasion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

In March, 1SiS had to 60 over to
Paris TO finish up some work there and
lust came In for the revolution. From
my windows | had fine view of all
that was going on. | well remember
Me pandem6nium In the streets, the
aspect of the savage mob, the wanton
airing of shots at quiet spectators, the
bosting Of Louis Phillppe's nankeen
trousers on the flagstaff OF the Tuile-
des. When the bullets began to come
through my windows, thought II time
10 be off while 1t was still possible.
Then came the question how to get my
box full of precious manuscripts, ETC..
belonging to the East India company,
b. the train.
The only railroad open was the line
b. Havre, which had been broken up
close to the station, but farther on was
intact In order to get there we had
b. climb three barbados. l offered
but his wife would not hear of his
tsking his life in the streets. Ten
francs; the same result. But at the
sight OF louis dor she changed her
mind and, with an "Allez, mon ami
allez, toujours," dispatched her hus-
band on his perilous expedition.
Arrived In London. went straight
b. the Prussian legation and was the
6rst to give Bunsen the news Of Louis
Philippe's flight from Paris. So even
a poor scholar had to play his small
part In the events that go TO make up
bistory.-Max Muller's Autobiography.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
Questions Answered.

A. CD Is it not too late to
treat strawberries with the pillow as
be best to work them deep with a
.cultivator? (2) Do you advise setting
Strawberries in the fall?
ANs.-(1) No. Surely the proper
time would have been as soon as pick
ing was done, but if had not already
done so | would do it now without de-
lay. This year has been great one
for weeds and nothing but heroic
methods must be adopted. If the bed
is not to foul perhaps the cultivator
would do the business properly. (2)
Usually do not, Will treat this sub
ject more fully in the near future.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
Dickens and His Titles.

Charles Dickens had great difficulty
in choosing titles for his various pub
locations. says The Golden Penny. The
following is a list Of no fewer than Il
suggestions given by the author to his
adviser, Foster. for the title of one
book, out of which. need hardly be add
ed. No. 6 was chosen:
/. According 10 Croker.
2. Prove Ii.
3. Stubborn Things.
4. Mr.. Grandgrind's Facts.
). The GrindStone.
6. Hard Times.
Z. Two and Two Are Four.
8. Something Tangible.
o. Our Hard Headed Friend.
10. Rust and Dust.
IL. Simple Arithmetic.
II. A Matter of Calculation.
Is. A Mere Matter of Figures.
IA. The Grandgrind Philosophy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
Their Secret is Out.

All Sadieville, KY, was curious to
learn the cause of the vast improve
ment in the health of Mrs. 5. Il. Whit
taker, who had for long time, endur-
ed untold suffering from chronic
bronchial trouble. "It's all due to DR.
Kings New Discovery" writes her
husband. 1t completely cured her and
also cured our little granddaughter Of
a severe attack of Whooping Cough. 1t
positively cures Coughs, Colds, La
Grippe, Bronchitis, all Throat and
Lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles soc
and 81 90. Trial bottles free at Connell
Bros. drug store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.


From the Michigan Crop Report for
August, issued by secretary of state
Warner we obtain the following:
"The condition Of the apple crop has
continued to decline through the
month SO that the present prospects
Indicate a very short crop. The
cause of this may be attributed to the
hot weather and heavy storms, but
principally to the fact that the spray
ing and cultivating of orchards, so
necessary in growing good fruit is too
much neglected. The wet weather
this spring, in many cases, interfered
with spraying so that many fruit
growers who had intended to spray
were unable to do SO. The prospect
for an average crop of apples is ~ in
the southern counties, % in the cent
raj counties, 81 in the northern
counties, and 81 in the state. The
varieties that promise best are Bawl-
dwin, Northern Spy, Ben Davis,
Greening, Wagner, Russell, Wealthy,
Snow and Canada Red. OF the early
sorts the most promising are Duchess
of Oldenburg, Maiden Blush and Red
AstraChan.
according to the present indica
tions there will be a large crop of
peaches this year. Many correspond.
ents in the interior of the State, out
side of the fruit belt, report large
crop i'm sight. If favorable weather
prevails for ripening and harvesting
the crop the yield will be large.
There are reports from some cores
pondents that the yellows is doing
much damage, and also that the little
peach disease is prevalent. The va
rieties that promise to be most profit
able are, in their order, Crawford,
HIPS Chilli, liberia, Gold Drop,
Barnard, Smock, Kalamazoo and
Early Michigan.
1.-THE varieties of black raspberries
most profitable are Gregg, Ohio,
Kansas and Conrath. The average
price per l6-quart case is 1927 in the
southern counties, 81. % in the central
counties, 81 80 i'm the northern coun-
ties and 1927 in tide state.
"The varieties of red raspberries
that have been most profitable are
Cuthbert, Loudon and Brandywine.
The average price per l6-quart case
in the southern counties is Sl.55, in
the central counties Sl.43, in the
northern counties $l22, and in the
state 81 40.
"The varieties of black berries
that have been most profitable are
Snyder, Lawton and Taylor. The ay-
erage price per l6-quart case is Sl.39
in the southern counties, $l.39 in the
central counties, 1927 in the northern
counties and S1.39 i'm the state. Ber-
ries of all kinds have been badly dam
aged by the hot dry weather. In
many cases they dried up SO as to be
worthless. Prices have been higher
than usual, thus making up part of
the loss. Where constant cultivation
has been kept up the drought has
been resisted in a measure, but the
exceedingly hot days did much dam
age even where such precautions were
adopted"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
A Little Too Faithful

A thief in Paris, being chased by the
Police, threw away during his flight
the purse he had stolen and was in a
fair way, after being taken TO the po-
lice station, of being allowed to go free
for lack of sufficient evidence to hold
him when his faithful dog. which he
had trained to fetch and carry, trotted
into the station, wagging it's tail. with
the missing purse In its mouth.-Paris
Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

A reader of the Scriptures empha-
sizes the Fifteenth Psalm as the gentle
mans psalm because 1t describes as
among the many who are entitled to
be considered as gentlemen lone who
leadeth an incorrupt life, speaketh
truth from his heart, doeth no evil to
bis neighbor, is lowly In his own eyes,
keepeth his word even If 1t be to his
own hlndrance."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
A 2O-pound Baby.

can take DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
with as much safety and beneficial re-
suits as an adult. 1t is mild liquid
laxative and children thrive upon it.
Syrup Pepsin assists nature in cleans
ing the system, and its use is not at
tended with any OF the unpleasant
gripings and nauseating effects caused
by the use OF pills or so-called cathar-
tics. Try Zoe size bottle no doses 10
cents). Also sold in soc and s. sizes by
l.. O. Cushing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
The ErrIng One.

1t is impossible for one who never
goes wrong nor makes a mistake nor
commits blunder to know just how to
be sorry for an erring one. We must
stumble ourselves before we can really
Judge of the hardshlps OF a rough road
and the frailty of weary feet. True
character is first tender, then hopeful
and afterward reformatory. - Ex-
change.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

If the action OF your bowels is not
easy and regular serious complications
must be the final result. DeWitts
Little Early Risers will remove the
danger. Safe, pleasant and effective.
w. /. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

The difference between a country
youth and n city youth is that the
former wants to know everything and
the latter thinks he knows everything.
Chicago News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
MonId nnye Cost nlm nIs Llfe.

Oscar Bowman, Lebanon. KY, writes
81 have been using Foley's Kidney Cure
and take great pleasure In stating 1t
gave me permanent cure OF kidney d.
sease which certainly would have cost
me my life.o Take none but Foley's.
w. |. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

A. II. Davis, Mt. Sterling, Ia, writes
81 was troubled with kidney complaint
for about two years, but two one dollar
bottles OF Foley's Kidney Cure effected
a permanent cure" w. |. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
To Heal Hnrt.

Use Banner Salve, the great healer.
It's guaranteed for cuts, wounds. sores.
piles and all skin diseases. Use no
substitute. w. |. Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

To n woman in love little things
reem big, and to man In love big
things seem lIttle.-St. Louis Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

Don't be satisfied with temporary re-
lief from Indigestion. Kodal dyspepsia
Cure permanently and completely re-
moves this complaint. 1t relieves per-
manently because 1t allows the tired
stomach perfect rest. Dieting won't
rest the stomach. Nature receives sup
plies from the food we eat. The SEN
sible way to help the stomach is TO use
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which digests
what you eat and can't help but do YOU
good. w. /. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

High living, intemperance, exposure
and many other things bring on
Bright's disease. Foley's Kidney Cure
will prevent Bright's disease and all
other kidney or bladder disorders II
taken in time. BE sure to take Foley's
w /, Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
A Great Discovery for Cancer.

WINDSOR, ONT, Jan a, 1900.
DR.. G.. ID. warner. Dear Sir:-I have
used your Compound of Seven Cures,
the great cancer cure and blood puri-
fer, with excellent results. | do not
hesitate TO recommend 1t for the pur-
poses for which IL is used. It's effects
are in a short time so manifest that it
cannot fail to give the best satisiac-
ton. JAS. CUMMINGS,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

Peptorene Tablets regulate ana cure
o disordered stomach. rs cts. per box.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15
A whole Family.

Rev. L A. Dunlap, of Mount YER
non, Mo, says: My children were
afflicted with cough resulting from
measles, my wife with a cough that
prevented her from sleeping, more or
less, for five years, and your White
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-15

Mr.. Daniel Brantz, Otterville, Ia,
''Have had asthma and very bad
cough for years, but could get no re-
lief from the doctors and medicines |
tried until / took Foley's Honey and
Tar. 1t gave immediate relief, and
done me more good than all the other
remedies combined. w. l. Benedict.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-10-25
SATURDAY,.

Nicholas Flood Daven, g veteran
journalist and former member Of par
lament, shot himself dead in MS room
at Winnipeg.
Nisens boat, the Foolkiiler, in which
he went through the rapids and whirl-
pool of Niagara, broke fl Jm its moor
ings Friday and was carried away.
The American, Central American
and South American delegates to the
international conference OF American
states, arrived in Mexico City Friday
Frank Mclaughlin, boxmaker, was
arrested at Rochester charged with
burglary and assault on the two old
women whose house was entered last
Tuesday.
At the head of the editorial columns
of todays issue of the Salt Lake
Tribune appeared as publisher and
general manager the name Of Perry s..
Heath.
A new independent steel corpora
tion that is shortly to be ready to en-.
ter the market in competition with the
United States steel corporation has
been formed in Pittsburg.
The tenth annual convention of the
Master Horseshoers' National Protec-
tive association, which has been in
session at Baltimore, adjourned Fri
day.
S. H. Washburn, the Brooklyn artist
and superintendent Of the color
scheme of the Pan-American exposi-
ton, dropped dead of heart disease on
a New York Central train between Nj
agara Falls and Buffalo.
An order was received from Secre-
tary Gage OF the treasury directing the
the arrest and deportation of Is Hes
sian walters who have been brought
to New York and put to work by the
Plaza hotel, in violation of the con-
tract labor law.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-10-25
TUESDAY,.

1t is announced that Richard Croker
has sent $500 to the Cork information
al exhibition fund.
Lord Kitchener has wired an urgent
demand to the war office for more
trained mounted men.
Secretary Gage has been elected
treasurer of the Mckinley National
Memorial Arch association.
Sir Thomas Upton denies that he
has any intention of building a new
boat to compete for the cup next fall.
A report comes from Hampton, s.
c., of the lynching of an unknown ne
gro who committed burglary.
Pat Grove has written another let
ter to Chief Of Police Donahue and
says he is secluded within 25 miles Of
Omaha.
Acting Adjt.-Gen. Ward has been
informed of the departure from Manila
of the transport Mcclellan for San
Francisco.
The British government has placed
an order with a firm at Sheridan,
Wyo., for I 800 head of cavalry horses
for South Africa.
DR.. j. F. Berry, general secretary Of
Epworth Herald. is seriously ill at his
home in Chicago.
Two men convicted of murder at
Havana will be executed by the gar
rote. These will be the first execu-
lions since the occupation of the isl
and by the United States.
Annapolis, Md, naval academy foot
ball team for the first time defeated
the University of Pennsylvania team
Monday by the narrow margin Of 6
to 5.
Judge Kohlsaat, in the federal
court at Chicago, refused to enjoin
w. S. Cleveland from producing at his
minstrel theater burlesque on ben
Hur" called Her Bum"
Many working gangs began clear
ing away the fire debris at Sydney,
N. s., Monday and relief committee
was formed to look after the four or
five families in destitute circum-
stances.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-10-25
ALL WRONG.


bhe Mistake is made by Many Owosse
Citizens.
Don't mistake the cause of backache
10 be cured you must know the
esnse
Ii is wrong to imagine relief is cure
Backahe is kidney ache.
You must cure the kindeys.
An Owosso resident tells you how
ahis can be done.
Mrs. A. r. Smith, of Rowley street
mys: ITO anyone suffering from slug
gish, weak or deranged kidneys, have
NO hesitation in recommending Duan's
Kidney Pills As a result OF an Injury
10 my back when quite young, have
been tronbled more or less ever since
with pains through my loins and Kid
Deys One day relative who had us, d
Doan's Kidney Pills with good results
msis ted that try them, so procured
n box at Johnson & Henderson's drug
store. They helped me from the very
START and finally thoroughly relieved me
Of the trouble"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by
MI dealers. Price so cents. Mailed by
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agent for the U. S. Remember the
name. Doan's, and take no substitute.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-10-25
SUMMARY OF News
Happenings of the World Briefly
-. and Tersely Told
sHEsNSi
MONDAY.


e. Schey of st. Louis was struck by
Pennsylvania train at Bucyrus, O.,
and kille4.
Col. Charles James. a prominent fig
ure in Washington, is dead, aged "a
years. He was born in Rochester. N. Y.
The current issue of Simplicissimus,
the comic paper. was confiscated at
Breslau for an offensive cartoon d.
rected against Emperor William
Augusta De Forest, the well-known
actress. who played leading roles with
Salvini, Mccullough and Booth, died
Sunday at her home in New York.
A force of Canadian scouts sur
prised a Boer lager near Balmoral.
The Beers fed after a short fight The
Canadians had two killed, an officer
and two men wounded.
Mrs. Mary Lowe stabbed her broth
er-in-law, Thomas B. Lowe, to death at
Cleveland with butcher knife. The
crime was the outcome of quarrel be-
tween the woman and Lowe.
Joe Nelson made are markable show
ing for boy still in his teens at the
Vailsburg cycle tracy Sunday. He not
only defeated his opponent but created
new worlds amateur record.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-10-25
Bio STAMP Robbery.

Chicago. Oct ga sensational rob-
berry, which netted the perpetrators
$74,610 in stamps, was discovered here
Monday morning when the wholesale
stamp department of the postoffice
was opened for business. A rapid in
vestigation developed the fact that
the burglars had crawled under the
fiooring for about 300 feet, bored a
hole in the bottom OF thy vault, Sc
cured the stamps and escaped, carry
ing their booty In wagon.
or the $74,610 in stamps taken, $4,-
712 were in postage due" stamps and
$4,000 in special delivery stamps. So
the convertible stamps amounted to
$67,S2S, but OF these S4.S2S were Pan
American stamps of and 10-cent de-
nominations.
1t was the largest stamp robbery
ever committed in the history of the
postal service in this country.