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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-14
YOUTHS' DEPARTMENT.
How snow Helps Farmers-A baby
Lark's Lesson-Things That
Botber the Baby.

IL all the condensed moisture OF the
atmosphere were to fall as rain and
none of 1t as snow, hundreds of thou
sands OF miles of the earth's surface
now yielding bountifu crops would be
little better than desert The tremen-
dous economic gain for the world ut
large which results from the difference
between snow and rain is seldom real
lied by the inhabitants of fertile and
well watered lowlands.
1t Is in the extensive regions where
irrigation is a prime necessity In agri-
culture that the special uses of the
snow come chiefly into view. All
through the winter the snow is falling
upon the high mountains and packing
itself firmly into the ravines Thus In
natures great icehouse a supply of
moisture is stored up for the following
summer.
All through the warm months the
hardened snow banks are melting grad
ually. In trickling streams they stead
lily feed the rivers, which as they flow
through the valleys are utilized for irri-
CATION. If this moisture fell as rain, II
would almost Immediately wash down
through the rivers, which would hardly
be fed at all in the summer, when the
crops most need water
These facts are so well known as TO
be commonplace in the Salt Lake val
ley and in the subarid regions of the
west generally. They are not so well
understood in New Jersey or Ohio
where snow is sometimes a pictur.
esque, sometimes dsagreeable, fea.
ture Of winter.
In all parts Of the country the notion
prevails that snow is Of great value
as fertilizer. Scientists, however, are
inclined to attach less Importance to its
service in soil nutrition-for some re-
gions which have no snow are exceed
ingly fertile-than to its worth as blan.
ket during the months of high winds
1t prevents the blowing off of the finely
pulverized richness of the top soil
This. although little perceived, would
often be a very great loss
In natures every form there Is mean.
ing.-Youth's Companion.
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side bottom This can be done by COW
erlng a card with the same stuff and
then gluing 1t TO the bottom. Line
the tin with black glazed paper.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-14
Trigonometry In Ray Work.

"Few people know" said DR. J. @.
Egelston while performing an opera
ton at the City hospital. that 1t takes
trigonometry to locate q bullet in the
body. But IL every y ray operation
in which thu bullet or foreign sub
stance is deeply imbedded a mathemat-
ical computation is necessary TO show
just how deep the bullet is The X
rays make the flesh transparent. leav-
ing only the bones and foreign sub
stance visible so that you see just
where the bullet Is, and yet you don't
know where il is. You know its lati-
tude and longitude. so TO speak. but
urements. and you don't known how
deep the object is'beneath the surface.
The point on the surface of the body
beneath which the bullet is can be
readily located, but how far beneath
that point is the bullet?
This is the question that trigonome-
try has TO answer. and by knowing the
answer n great deal of unnecessary
cutting may be saved, and what might
otherwise be n difficult and dangerous
operation may be rendered compara-
lively safe and easy. If the bullet en-
ters one side of the body. for instance,
and lodges within an inch or two OF
the skin on the other side, the other
side of the body would be the one from
which to operate. kansas City Jour-
nal
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The Antique Furniture Craze.

The taste for antique furniture has
spread over the land Ordinarily fads
that begin so violently show an early
prospect Of decline. but this one sweeps
on undated. and the person who is
once seized with it is not likely to get
over it,
In the first stage of the malady CON-
fort and beauty are not considered.
ANY old battered mahogany thing is a
treasured possession. Chairs with tot
tering legs, sideboards with doors that
cannot be opened except by arduous
efforts. bureaus with drawers that
creak and groan and at times distinctly
refuse to bulge. all are acquired with
eager pride. But after the disease has
run its course and the patient is con-
valescent. she will have learned enough
OF good English and colonial models
to feel hearty disgust for rickety
trash and henceforth will buy only
those pieces that have other claims
upon regard than mere age.
No honest antiquity dealer will sell
a reproduction as an antique. There
are excellent limitations Of old furni-
ture which are manufactured especial
ly for the antiquity trade, and there
are dealers who will label them old
and find beginners green enough to
swallow the bait, but the demand for
antique furniture has been so great for
the last few years that only the most
inexperienced collector is likely to
make discriminating blunders.-
Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-14

In certain parts of India railway en-.
gineers have many difficulties to en-
counter. some of them more amusing to
read about than to experience. OF one
such difficulty the following story is
told:
A freight train was numbering along,
when a big elephant came out of the
woods and undertook to butt the en-
CINE off the track. The engineer did
not like to charge the brute for fear of
an upset and several times reversed the
engine In the vain hope that the ele-
plant would take that as a sign of sur
render and retire.
Finally the elephant backed into the
engine and. setting its forefeet firmly
between the rails, endeavored to push
the train backward with its hind quar-
ters
The engineer promptly put on all
steam, toppled the elephant over q
small embankment. and before IL could
recover its senses the train passed on.
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THE HOUSEHOLD.
Piein Versus Fancy" Cookery.
Lighter Holders Easily Made.
The Antique Furniture Craxe.

There has always been goodly band
OF conservatives opposed to what they
call fancy cooking. Generally, in
common with the unframed domestic
servant, they reckon all efforts Of the
culinary art with which they are unfa-
miliar as "French cookery" to them
the final term of opprobrium. Let US
look at the latter In the right light, for,
be it known, there are few things more
expensive than the so called plain"
cookery. While it may eschew French
dishes and imported delicaces, its
stronghold is in roasts, steaks, chops,
meat soups and the like. Good steak
and chops do not cost as much as
sweetbreads and game, but they are
far more costly than the many savory
dishes that can be prepared by little
attention to the stigmatized fancy"
cookery.
If the housekeeper will but turn her
attention TO the possibilities of cheap
cuts of meat, she will be surprised TO
see how she can reduce her butchers
bills. Well seasoned stews, appetizing
pot roasts or praised cuts will often
take the place on her table of the plain
roast or broiled. In the using of left
overs in a palatable fashion the de-
spised French cookery is invaluable,
since it gives the secret of sauces that
disguise the warmed up flavor of the
meat and make a palatable and attrac-
tive dish out of what in the old time
would have been the everlasting cold
roast or the equally long lived hash.
Hash is an excellent thing, but a
change to minces. meat pies salmis,
pates and the like will usually prove
acceptable Terhune Herrick
In Good Housekeeping.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-14

A good American had been making
some soul stirring remarks about the
glorious star spangled banner when an
Englishman who is pretty well Ameri-
canized told little story apropos: II
remember once TO have seen the stars
and stripes applauded uproariously on
a peculiar occasion. IL happened many
years ago when the British iiag wasn't
as popular in the United States as IL is
now and party of us Englishmen
were at a theater In New York consid-
erably farther down town than thea
ters are now to be found on Broadway.
The play was Richard L. and If you re-
member there is scene In the play
where Richard, after putting his foes
to flight in terrific style. mounts the
walls OF Acre and plants the British
colors there. Evidently the manage
ment knew the temper of the audience
and felt that even under such circum-
stances the British flag would not be a
good thing, so what did they do but
give Richard the star spangled banner
and, by all the gods, he took 1t with
him in the charge and planted it on
Acres walls. 1t was ridiculous, OF
course, and we Englishmen laughed,
but the audience took it quite as the
correct thing, and the way the people
stormed and shouted and clapped was
enough TO have made Richard turn
over In his grave. Historically 1t was
away off, dramatically it was open to
criticism. but periodically 1t was a
bowling success Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-14

Old papers for sale at this office. %
per hundred.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-14
Sour MIX GriddIecakes.

There are no griddlecakes quite so
good to many people as those made
with sour milk in the old fashioned
way before prepared hours were
thought OF Take one cupful Of thick
sour milk with the cream left in. level
teaspoonful OF soda and a generous
pinch Of salt. Stir together until thor
oughly dissolved then thicken with
-four. Fry ORA hot griddle with plenty
of good sweet tifd. and they VIII be
light tender and delicious. The batter
should he so thick that il viii not froth
and boil when dropped on the grid.llc.
but not TOO thick TO spread out OF Itself
into thin cakes When mixed. try a M.
Ole. " too thick thin with sweet milk
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Not the Greatest.

Smith, suppose Dobber regards
himself the greatest artist that ever
handled brush.
Jones-You do Dobber an injustice.
He never presumed to regard himself
in any such light. Why, have heard
him say very modestly that he was a
second Raphael Isn't that admitting
that Raphael was a greater painter
than himself?-Boston Transcript.
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WonId Like Some.

what do you find in that stupid old
paper to keep you so busyY petulantly
isked Mrs. Youngcouple.
IL was just looking at the money
market" he answered.
"oh. do they have a money market?
Are there ever any bargains T-Indian-
lpolis Press.
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naby ThOughta.

There are lots Of things ] wonder,
| want Is know them all
Whose carriage makes the thunder
And why ! am not tall;
what the robins all are saying,
Whose tears abe raindrops are;
II my dolly likes obeying.
II heaven is very far;
n that tiny clouds feather
Just blown up in the sky,
And what makes all our weather
And why ! cannot fly;
Where the great. bright sun is hiding
When Il has gone away.
Where the stars are all abiding
When there dawns the happy day;
Why all the plants are growing.
Whose lamps the lightnings are,
Whence all the winds are blowing
And II they travel far;
Why sometimes tits much colder,
And why my roses fall
when | am ten times older.
spose III know IL all.
Mabel CIoaise Jones In Leslie's Weekly.
Dtorene Tablets cure Dyspepsia.
Dtorene Tablets cure Consultation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-14
Lighter Holders.

You can make a very pretty lighter
holder from an old tin, over which you
have sewed piece of embroidered ma
terial. Glue IA nice circle at the out
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
The Protection of Grapevines.

Young grapevines should be protect.
ed the first winter and are better for
protection the second. The first fall
after planting 1t is well to cut the vine
back heroically, leaving only n piece
with three or four buds above ground.
Two canes may be allowed to grow
the second season. and these will like
~ grow from six 70 eight feet. If they
should prune one back 10 three or four
feet; this one is for bearing. Cut back
the other to within Il few buds Of the
ground. If the vine has not made a
strong growth. then do not allow even
one branch to bear the third year. AS
the vines become larger, about five
canes may be left for bearing, and
these are preferably those that start
near the ground. Grapes bear on new
wood, hence It will bc seen that vigor-
Gus pruning is always desirable.
Crapevines may be trained on any
thing. if they can receive plenty of air
Fen. es. trellises. etc. are suited TO
their needs We once had one growing
near the house. II never produced
much until It was removed to the gar
den where it had what il needed. and
bore well. The grape is about the easi-
est grown of all fruits and is little
trouble. II produces immense quanti-
ties of fruit when strong and well
crowns. Miller, in Agriculturist
Epitomist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
Wines and Old Trees,

In the rambling door yards Of the
farmhOuses Of the land there is often
10 be seen n patriarchal apple tree, o.
a number Of them, for, a century ago,
our ancestors had to be utilitarians.
and the apple trees not only furnished
them with shade. but with fruit and
flowers But these old trees that have
FOR so many years held aloft their
yearly burden Of fragrance and frution
are in the decadence, and every season
there are less Of them; it is, however,
pretty fashion when one breaks off.
or has 10 be cut, 10 let il form it's own
monument, by leaving the stump, and
If possible. a small section Of branch,
and planting with some fresh earth
clematis or Virginia creeper at the
foot, and placing a pretty bird house
on top. Especially as it is not always
convenient TO have il dug out by the
roots, and as it often leaves a space
where ore would prefer 10 have some.
thing growing. Vick's Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
THE SKIN AND THE LUNGS.
Facts which Show How Closely They
Are Related.

Facts which Show How Closely They
Are Related.
That the skin Is intimately connected
with the lungs is proved by the fact
that our minor ills of the respiratory
tract-cOlds, for instancc-arc almost
always traceablc 10 n checking Of the
perspiratiOn so that the impurities OF
the blood poison us. Everybody knows
the story about the little boy that was
covered with gold leaf as cherub for
some Roman pOmp, and how he died
i'm agony n few hours aftcrward The
posons manufactured by his own or
ganisms slew him, TO say nothing Of
his suffocation. Burns involving more
than one-third of the general surface
are fatal because the cXcrctory pow
crs OF the skin are lcsscncd beyond the
abilities of the other dcpuratory or
gans TO make up for. Narnish an ami
NAL and II will die in from six 10
twelve hours, say some authorities.
This incontrovcrtible fact is matched
by another equally incontrovcrtiblc,
that nobody ever heard of any case Of
tarring and -fcathering that killed the
victim. He might have had all kinds
Of trouble I'm getting the stuff off, and
nc might have felt n certain shock to
his pride, hut he didn't die that any
body ever heard Of. | never assisted
at ceremony of this kind at either
end of the Joke. and so cannot speak
rs TO the completeness with which the
body is covered with the tar. but from
my general knowledge of the charac.
ter of the people of the West and
Southwest, where such sports are free
ly INDUCED in, | should say that IT
would most likely he thorough and
comprehensive fermentation. II may
he that the man hrcathcs through the
Quills OF the feathers stuck on, but
doubt IL. | should think tar would
seal up the pores of skin quite rs cf-
fectually as varnish, and IL IS n paint
warranted TO wear I'm all weathcrs and
not To crack or scale off | went swim
ming once with lot Of boys when
was young. and there was n tar kettle
right 10y the swimming hole. Well sir.
II was three weeks beforc--but per-
haps we need not GO into all that now.
Harvey Sutherland. in Ainslec's.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
No Use For the Cactus.

"No. can't say that | have any
admiration for that sort of plant, how
ever fine a specimen 1t is" said J. NJ.
Proctor, OF Phoenix, Ariz., recently,
as he passed n casua! glance at j.
George Leyncr's giant cactus in the
lobby of the Albany Hotel Il have
seen altogether too many of them. and
there is circumstance that is often
recalled 10y seeing them that | had
rather forget" Mr.. Proctor hesitated
and would have passed on, away from
the curiously formed plant, had he not
been asked to tell what was this cir
cumstance which seemed 10 deeply ar
feet him. lie began:
II have lived in Arizona n good
many years In fact, l am one Of the
pioneers OF the Territory. When
went there in 1865. there were few
white people. but no end OF Indians.
The Indians were not I'll friendly. II
was year or so after coming TO the
Territory that. with a small party of
prospectors. was crossing the great
Arizona desert. from Phoenix 10
where Is now the King of Arizona
mine. We were all provided with food
and water. and were making the triu
over the hot sands and under scorch'
ing sun with as much comfort as was
possible until we were overtaken by n
struggling hand OF Indians. l think
they were Jicarillas.
There was nothing TO do but make
a run for il. and we gave them hard
race for five hours. until Archie Haz.
zard. one Of the party. fell behind and
was taken. Then we turned and made
fight. hut Il was no use. The In
dians made OF with their prisoner. q
part Of them keeping US OF from those
that had him In charge. We followed
until night. when the Indians made a
halt. and there. before our eyes. they
stripped Hazard Of his clothes and
lashed him 10 a big cactus.
such suleringl They raised him
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08

banked up TO about the same height,
Thus the part of the house below the
glass is protected by earth on both
sides and is very easy TO heat The
roof and one end are of glass. single
thickness. 11X24 inches. At the other
end is located the building containing
the Office with the hot water heater in
the basement. Hot water overhead
pipes are used.
The crop grown is cucuml ers These
are grown on benches raised from. the
surface Mr.. Haynes thinks they would
DO as well on solid earth. He finds the
cucumber crop most profitable Of any,
returning him from $500 10 $1,000 per
year and averaging from 500 10 $500.
Two years ago the crop sold for $1,000
and his coal cost him sos. The house
and heating apparatus cost $500. Mr..
Haynes has had better success with
his cucumbers than many of his neigh
borS some OF them having made an
entire failure Of the CROP AM crican
Aggiculturist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
gown we were always laughing

gown we were always laughing
about"
But for once the little mother took
no interest In the girls things"
II do care for clothes. ! care great
| deal" she sobbed. "Do you suppose
that because ! am your mother-and
| forty years old don't want 10 have
things nice? And / was going TO make
the silk over for the Avery reunion
so that could have something pretty
| and In style"
With these last words there was
another rush OF tears. The two girls
| looked al each other across the bowed
mead. with moist eyes. Then Ellen,
taking the worn little hand In hers.
said. gently:
Forgive me, mother We've been
drcadfullv selfish and I'm afraid it's
too late for you 20 use Aunt Tabitha's
wedding gown now. But Just lct "
hnve the black silk and wen see what
wc can do with that"
What they did with II little Ms. Vim
ing never found out. Certainly the
gown In which she appeared AZ tic
Avery reunion bore not the slightest
resemblance 10 that ancient garment.
But In writing 10 n Western relative
y ho could not come 10 the reunion, the
homc-staylng cousin said:
ayes, Grace Vininrsbc that was
Grace Avery the poem, ana she
looked just as pretty ms picture. You
know as girl she was always n bel'e
aud beauty. but I don't think ever
saw her look lovclicr than she did that
night, dressed in pale gray silk, one
Of those new tafCtas you know they
are wearing now, Just like those that
our grandmothers wore, all dotted over
with violets.
zone Of the incest things about it
was that the dress was a present from
her two oldest daughters, who gave
mp new evening gowns this winter 50
she could have the silk. told them
they were real generous girls, but they
said they thought their mother haG
been giving up for them long enough
and II was time 10 change around. And
besides, they said they didn't need
anything new this winter, for they
had each lovely waist made of
their Aunt Tabitha's wedding gown
Youths Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
The Bank Clerk and the Bush-Hanrsrs

The Bank Clerk and the Bush-Eangsrs
Percy De Jersey Grut was the long
name Of a short young man who. In
Branch OF the English. Scottish and
Australian Chartered Bank. in Victo-
ria. Though barely five feet three
inches in height. Percy was immense.
~ broad across the shoulders, and as
powerful as gorilla During the
lunch hour, one day, he was left in
charge OF the bank. and while ab.
sorbrd in the act Of counting out
money suddenly became aware Of the
presence OF two men in the bank.
Looking mp he saw that they were
masked. and realized that the bank
was stuck up by bushrangcrs; they
were, in fact. members Of the gang Of
the famous Captain Moonlight. With.
out waiting to parley, Grut instantly
caught up the only weapon at hand-a
big silver candlcstick-and brought il
down with terrific force on the head
Of one Of the two men. telling him 10
the ground. Then. vaulting over the
counter (which was almost as high rs
he wasJ, he grappled with the other
fellow. The latter drew a knife and
aimed blow at Grut; Grut attempted
TO catch his wrist. hut succeeded only
I'm grasping the knife Itself by the
naked blade. Almost any other man
would have "lpt go at once. but
Percy dc Jersey Cruz was the eXcep-
ton 10 the rule. He maintained his
grip. Finally. by a sudden movement,
Percy actually got the knife away
from his antagonist, who 'thereupon
drew a pistol and fired point blank at
the bank clerks head. Percy lodged,
but the bullet cut off part Of his ear,
and the blue marks of the powder are
still be seen on the remains Of IT, At
this juncture the other bushranger re.
covered his senses and sprang upon
the broad shouldered hero, but Percy
got him by the throat, and stood there,
holding both men in grip which they
were unable TO break until some neigh
bors. who had heard the report Of the
pistol, came in to see what was the
matter
The robbers were captured and
Gruts wounds were dressed. but he
was never again able TO straighten his
right hand He was known ever after
as "Candlestick" Grut, and the bank
directors. for his bravery, promoted
him rapidly from one grade to another
until. at an age when most men would
be paying tellers. Percy de Jersey
Grut was a full-hcdged manager.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
Fought with wolves.

In a fight with two gray wolves,
which was witnessed 10y score OF
Mortified visitors AT the geological
Garden. Philadelphia, Keeper John
Lover was badly mangled and only eS
caped with his life through the cour~
gcous efforts of his fellow keepers.
Lover was covered with blood when
rescued from the angry animals and
was SO weakened by his terrible tight
that IL was thought at first he was
dead. but he was revived at the Ger
man Hospital.
The wolves that attacked Lover are
his especial pets. He noticed that
Beauty. the female. was limping. and
thinking she had a splinter in her foot
ne went in 90 look at It. As he bent
over her Dan. her mate, sprang upon
him.
ueadkeeper Manley and half dozen
others attempted TO get into the pen.
hut Beauty held them at bay. They
finally forced her to retire and got a
moose over Dams head and dragged
him away.