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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
OTISCO.
to come.

Mrs. Fred McNitt and family spent
Friday afternoon at F. II. Luscombe's.
Miss Nellie Luscombe entertained
Miss Ida Johnston Friday afternoon.
Elmer Little of Grand Rapids was a
guest at George Johnson's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred McNitt and fami-
ly were guests at John Morse's Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ray of Orleans
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Snyder.
Miss Nellie Luscombe spent Satur-
day night with her friend Miss Katie
Hubbard.
Mrs Nellie Steele and daughter OF
Bedding have been visiting her par
ents for few days.
Miss Birdella Ross spent few days
last week with her friend Lottie
Johnston.
The A. 0. O. G.. ice cream social
Saturday night was well attended be-
ing such busy times. Proceeds 81. 80.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
GRATTAN.

The local rains are heavy with us,
also frequent.
Claude Crowell is under DR.. Morris's
care for a bilious attack and sore
throat.
Miss Eleanor Emmons another sue
cessful Grattan musician has 10 pupils
under her charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dorman of Beld-
ing visited over Sunday with Mrs. w.
Lessiter who is.suffering from sciatic
rheumatism.
Regular communication of Grattan
+. and A. M. lodge last Saturday with
good attendance. Meeting of Venus
Chapter next Saturday evening.
Mrs. Palmer Stocking of Harvard
a former resident here, was gladly
welcomed by old friends at Ashley
Church Sunday and will make two
weeks visit with us.
The switch board for the telephone
Office at Grattan has arrived and will
be placed in position in few days.
Manager Lessiter expects to secure
about twenty subscribers.
Mrs. c. M. Slayton, daughter of Il.
r. Cook, and young Mr.. Brown were
given the right hand of fellowship in
the Ashley church Sunday. Rev,
Platte preached most excellent SER
mon on the ordinance of the Lords
Supper, which was administered at
the close of service.
A delegation of seven from Grattan
attended the Helen Baker musicale at
Belding June 26, and were delighted
with the program carried out, we
might say with the highest art and
style that could be expected from
young pupils. Miss Bessie Evans the
Grand Rapids violinist made many
friends, and we only wish we could
hear her often.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
ANON-KEENE.

Hot, Hotter, Hottest.
Everyone is busy getting in their
hay these days.
Henry Lees family moved in their
new house last week.
Miss Proctor of Saranac is working
for Mrs. b. f. Wilkinson.
Jay Myers and wife of Saranac Wis
tied with Jim Henry Sunday.
Mrs. George Colds of Lowell visited
her sister Mrs. Robt. Sparks, from
Saturday until Monday.
Warren Taylor of Chicago is visit
ing friends and relatives in this vi
cinity.
Ernest Woodman and family visited
with Ed. Hull near Gowen, the fore
part of the week.
This community was shocked last
Monday when the sad news reached
as that Mrs. Milton Wilkinson was no
more, she has been sick for some time
but not considered dangerous until
Sunday morning when Pelvic Peri
tonitis doing its work ending her suf-
fering about five o'clock in the after
noon. The husband has sympathy OF
the entire community he having al
ways lived in Keene previous to his
marriage a little over year and a
half ago.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
Marvellous Chicken Ler..

The mechanism of the leg and foot Of
a chicken or other bird that roosts on a
limb is "a marvel Of design. 1t often
seems strange that bird will sit on o
roost and sleep all night without fall
ing off. but the explanation Is perfectly
simple. The tendon Of the leg Of bird
that roosts Is so arranged that when
the leg is bent at the knee the claws
are bound to contract and thus hold
with a sort of death grip the limb
around which they are placed. Put a
chickens feet on your wrist and then
make the bird sit down. and you will
have practical illustration on your
skin that you will remember for some
time. BY this singular arrangement,
seen only In such birds as roost, they
will rest comfortably and never think
Of holding on, for 1t is impossible for
them to let go till they stand up.-Pres-
byterian.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
ORLEANS.

Mrs. o. Purdy is on the sick list.
Frank Jankoski, was in Bedding on
Monday.
VIM. Cotton and wife were in Ionia
Saturday.
A. ID. Purdy of Smyrna was in town
Saturday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ave
nav Saturday, baby girl.
Com. l.. A. Burhans was a guest
among friends here Monday.
o. H. Choate of Morley visited his
sister Mrs. Purdy, Wednesday.
Mrs. Lydia Alderman has returned
from visiting relatives at Ionia.
Master Carl Purdy is visiting with
his Grandpa Wyckoff, for a week.
Maud and Minnie LaDow and Mabel
Palmer attended the Ionia gradual
ing exercises.
Miss Alice Buell. came home last
Friday, after spending few days at
Cedar Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Jankoski and
son are making relatives of Grand
Rapids visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ray Sundayed
with her mother Mrs. Snyder, of
Cooks Corners.
Mrs Russell, of Portland was the
guest of his sister Mrs. Sarah Wheel
er the past week.
James Lane and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold spent delightful day at
Long Lake Friday.
Mrs. and Mrs. A. b. Grant Sundayed
with his brother Lester Grant and
family, of Bedding.
Mrs. j. w. Buell. was called to Hart
ford Wednesday to help care for her
father who is very sick.
Mrs. Ida WEIGH, of Ionia has been
here the past week, helping care for
Mrs. Frank Alderman who is sick.
AS Andrew CLOSER did not accept
of the Greens Cemetery work, it is
still in the charge of James Lane of
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan. Nichols, of Isa-
bella Co., were guests of Mrs. Chas.
Leach Monday, they are on their way
to visit the Pan-American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
The MiaainR Turk.

Sarah Bernhardt was once playing at
Marseilles In spectacular play In
which she made her entree accompa-
the programme announced that these
six Turks would accompany Mime.
Bernhardt, but when the time came for
them to go on one OF the youngsters
had disappeared. Sarah mustered the
five In order and made her entrance
with grand flourish. The house was
crowded, but not haOd clap greeted
her as she appeared. Then a still, small
voice in the gallery murmured some
thing In an indignant tone. Fifty
voices Immediately took up the strain,
and In ten seconds more the whole
house was shouting the same phrase.
Bernhardt strained every nerve to
catch what they were complaining
about. She knew the phrase began
with "Manque," but the rest Of 1t was
lost In the general hubbub. For full
minute the tumult continued. Then
Sarah, muttering things below her
breath, rushed like n fury down to the
footlights. In the front row the ac-
tress had spotted one man who was not
taking part I'm the hullabaloo. Pointing
at him, the actress exclaimed sternly
"You seem to be the only sensible per-
son In the house. Tell me what on
earth they are kicking up this row
for"
The man rose, bowed to the actress
and remarked In very bad American
French, Madame, you are shy one
| Turk"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
A Sentimental Farmer.

'"These sheep pictures Of Mauve's are
beautiful said Mr.. L., the art IN
strIctor Of the summer art school. 10
his class rs he turned over lot OF re-
productions from the great artist 8
paintings. They are SO gentle. so ten
der. so suggestive of pastoral peace
and quietude"'
"Oh, | DO love sheep" exclaimed one
Of the girls. They are SO dear! Don't
you think so. Mr. Up"
Mr.. l.. looked thoughtful for mo-
ment; then he said:
"My father. who was a farmer, kept
sheep for 20 years. lie was an old man
when he decided to give up the practice
an old man, but as full of sentiment
shall never forget the day when the
purchaser of the flock came to take
them away. My father stood In the
barnyard and watched till the last
sheep had passed through the great
gate into the road, waited till the last
faint bleatlng of the flock had died
away in the distance; then he turned
TO me with face full Of emotion
There were tears in the eyes Of the
"class," and their girlish hearts were
touched by the pathetic word picture.
Somebody said "Ah" in n long drawn
fashion. lie turned to me, my poor
9ld father" the artist continued, "and
said in low, earnest voice, civilian,
ia go five miles any day to kick
sheepr'-Leslie's Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
poise. Proof People.


There are entire communities OF pol
or white arsenic with as much zest as
the average person partakes of meal.
Chief among these singularly gifted
people are the Syrian and Corinthian
shepherds who inhabit the districts Of
Lamprecht, Salzburg, Hartberg. Leo
ben, Oberzeirung and the Erzgebirge
mountains. The sturdy mountaineers
consider that arsenic improves their
wind for chamois climbing.
Some years ago DIR. Kr - put two
Of these men through th,V PAGES be-
fore the German Society of Physicians
assembled at Gratz. The one ate six
grains of white arsenic, or enough to
Kill three men, without experiencing
the slightest Inconvenience. The other
partook of four grains of yellow arse
mic, or orpiment, with equal impunity.
1t was explained that, seeing the good
effect of the drug upon the coats and
condition of their fiocks, many of these
shepherds start the practice under the
Impression that taken In moderation II
Is good for human beings also.
Usually started with small weekly
dose spread upon bread and butter, the
embryo arsenic eater has to undergo a
very severe test of his devotion to the
drug. Violent sickness and burning
pains accompany It's first use, and the
drug speedily asserts its fatal power
over its devotee.
Any attempt to leave off the drug is
generally fatal The women Of these
arsenic eating districts are famous for
their beautiful compilations and luxuri-
ant tresses.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
Unfemfnine.

Fogg-It isn't such difficult thing
to read character by the handwriting.
! believe can do 1t myself.
Bass-Well. try your skill on that let
ter received short time ago. What
do you say to that?
Fogg-In the first place, the writer Is
a very unwomanly woman.
Bass-How do you come to that con-
cluslon?
Fogg-None OF the words are under.
scored.-Boston Transcript.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
A Masculine Lady's Maid.

A Bostonian while exploring the files
Of paper printed In his town a cen.
tury ago came across this rather star
Ting advertisement: IS Rogers informs
those ladies who wish to be dressed by
him. either on assembly or ball days,
to give him notice the previous day.
Ladies who engage to and don't dress
must pay him half price,"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
yERGENNES-MOSELEY.

Mrs. Otis White continues to inn
prove.
The Moseley warehouse is closed
for short time.
Joe Gahan has new wind mill for
his Lakeside farm.
Bert Norton visited relatives in
Greenville over Sunday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. McCar-
thy, on Tuesday, son.
Ameul Vandenbrock has the frame
for his new house raised.
Geo. Lewis of Moseley is working
on Peter McPherson's farm.
Weather, hot, hotter! Good time
for haying and corn growing.
John Malone, wife and daughter
spent Sunday with Muskegon friends.
Joe McAvoy, accompanied by a
friend, is visiting DR.. McAvoy this
week.
Mrs. Trumbull's daughter Helen
and husband. of Bedding, visited her
Monday.
Ed. Condor and wife and son Fred,
of Smyrna, were visitors at Jay Con-
don's, Sunday.
The Smyrna club played the Alton
Cleaners, Sunday. Score, IL to Ia, in
favor of the former.
Patrick Laughlin and wife gave
reception in honor of their brother,
Jos. Drew, who just returned from his
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04

You can never cure dyspepsia by
dieting. What your body needs is
plenty OF good food properly digested
then II your stomach will not digest!it,
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will. 1t contains
all OF the natural digestants hence
must digest every class OF food and SO
prepare it that nature can use 1t In
nourishing the body and replacing the
wasting tissues, thus giving life, health
strength ambition pure blood and good
healthy appetite. w. l. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
Censorship In China.

The censorship is a very real thing in
China. There any one who writes an
immoral book Is punished with 100
blows OF the heavy bamboo and ban
Ishment for life. Any one who reads
II is also punished.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
Does IL Pay to buy Cheap?

A cheap remedy for coughs and colds
is all right, but you want something
that will relieve and cure the more
severe and dangerous results OF throat
and lung troubles. What shall you do?
90 TO a warmer and more regular cli-
mate? Yes, II possible; il not possible
for you, then in either case take the
ONLY remedy that has been introduced
in all civilized countries with success
In severe throat and lung troubles,
"Boschee's Gesman Syrup" 1t not
only heals and stimulates the tissues to
destroy disease germ, but allays inflam-
nation, causes easy expectoration,
gives good nights rest, and cures
the patient. Try ONE bottle. Rec.
commended many years by all druggists
in the world. Get Green's Prize Aim
anac. w. l. Benedict, druggist
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
Pulmonary Consumption.

DEAR SIR:-I received the trial bottle
OF your White Wine of Tar Syrup
which you sent to my address. My
wife has been troubled with a lung
disease for more than eighteen years
and was pronounced to be in the last
stages OF pulmonary consumption. She
commenced taking your valuable med
icine and received relief at once. She
has used three bottles since and is now
using the fourth, and her health is bet
teo than for many years. We cheer
fully recommend IL TO all afflicted with
any trouble OF the throat or lungs.
We now get our medicine through
JohnPotter. our merchant at this place.
Yours Respectfully, REV. j. b. FLY,
SUSAN +. FLY.
Rrook limo Ctatfon Mo
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04
Brookline Station, Mo.

A bad complexion generally results
from inactive liver and bowels. In all
such cases DeWitt's Little Early Ris
ers produce gratifying results. w. l..
Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-04

For SALE:-House and lot on south
Bridge ST., on easy terms. Address
HI. II. SLAYToN, Slayton Il. o. Mich.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-21
The Pie Eaters.

Pie in New England Is served In
many queer ways, especially the king
of all pies, the royal mince. Not long
ago there appeared a sign in the station
Of staid, crooked and correct Boston-a
sign bearing the strange device, "Hot
Mince Pie and Ice Cream"
This is a mild combination compared
with one that was served in this city
at a midnight supper. A Welsh rab-
bit was being made, and there were
some who did not care to eat 1t on
crackers; no toast in the house, for II
was the fires evening out A mince
pie was found lurking in the ice chest
and pressed into service. The rabbit
was spread over the pie and both van
ished In a short time. Those who ate
are still afraid in the dark, for they
can imagine that the same things are
coming for them again as came during
their dreams of that wild, weird night
A local minister tells pie story on
himself that is 'corker." He Is q
delicate man, and his wife was down
on pie for him and vetoed 1t for fami.
ly use. Once he went to convention
In Pittsfield, and a dinner was served
at which there were seven kinds OF
pie. The minister took little OF
each, please" and never enjoyed him.
self so much in his life.-Baltimore
American.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-21
Baptist Fish.

Down in the SOUTH" remarked a
man at one of the clubs, there exists
more of a religious atmosphere than
there is here in the north. So most of
the stories they tell have a sectarian
flavor to them. One that | heard
while in Charleston was entirely new
to me, and 1t appeared to be so in the
circle of gentlemen where ! heard it..
1t ran this way: A dignified old gentle
man stood on one of the city wharfs
watching an old darby who was fish
ing. No word passed between them
until the darby landed good sized
fish. This was unlocked, and there
was a look of disgust on the face of the
fishermen as he threw the fish back
into the water.
why did you throw that fish back
into the water instead of keeping him,
uncleY queried the onlooker.
He no good, massa.'
What kind of fish was itY
I'VE calls 'em Baptist fish, sab
land why Baptist fish, uncleY
a h couldn't say TO- sure, massa. but
All spects it's bekase dey spiles soon as
you gets 'em outen de water! Gin
cinnati Enquirer
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-21
AntiCinnfPti.

He was a Scotch minister in small
country parish, and he was sometimes
put TO 1t for fresh pasture wherewith
to feed his flock. One day. however,
he bethought himself that he had
never thoroughly exhausted the sub
ject of Jonah. and his heart rejoiced.
Jonah and the whale was a sort of
thing whereby you could easily drag
out a sermon its allotted two hours.
He was in full career and had reached
triumphantly the anatomical peculiari-
ties of the case.
IAN what feesh do ye think 1t wad
beT" he cried la stentorian tones.
"Aiblins We think it wad be haddiei
Ma, ma. 1t could nae be a haddie for
to tax big mon like yon in his belly.
Aweel, aiblns We think it wad be a
salmon, but | tell ye ma, ma. 1t wad
ma be a salmon, for deed | doubt If
they ever see salmon yonder. Aweel,
aiblns ye're thinking it wad be big
cod
Here an aged and weary voice piped
up from the body of the church:
"Aiblins it was a whaleY
"An the dell haze We. Maggie Mac
farlane, for takin the word cot o. the
mouth O. Gods meenister!'-Lippi
colts Magazine.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-21
A Word Kent Him Up.

An absentminded ruralite WAS the
cause Of much amusement at n Mem
phis hotel few nights ago He reg
istered early after supper, but did not
go to his room right off. About 6
o'clock. his usual bedtime, he remark
ed to the clerk that he believed he
would "remain."
"All right" said the obliging man
behind the counter. The big clock
licked off another hour, and the old
man addressed the clerk again:
81 say believe III remain"
"You have my permission, sir"
When the hands on the dial pointed
to II, the old fellow, who was SO
sleepy he hardly knew where he was
"at," called out in half angry voice
"By the eternal. | say | believe III
remainr
Again the clerk assured him OF his
permission, but the situation was be-
coming critical. and something had to
be done.
"When you are ready to retire" said
the clerk, you can get your key nj
this desk"
Retire" said the exasperated guest
"That is the very word I've been try
ing to think of for two hours. Give
me the key to my room. I'll sleep I'M
til 10 o'clock In the morning to make
up for lost timep-Memphis Scimitar
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-21

human being that ever lived and was.
indeed simply what the early Veto
rian wanted to look like If we take
Dickens as representing those days. we
find his young ladies were usually
small in stature. with black eyes, arch
smiles. and so forth.
Du Maurer introduced the opposite
type-a type also familiar in William
Blacks novels-the stately beauty.
strong and healthy and not without
some athletic ambitions Mr.. Collier
thinks these varying ideals are not
merely of theoretical interest but have
practical bearing as well. Every one
tries to become like the fashionab BILE
ideal. Certainly tall girls seem to be
far more common nowadays than for
merly. Can it he that the setting Of
the fashion by the artist and the con
sciouS emulation of womankind have
actually had some appreciate result,
and that women have indeed by taking
thought added cubit or so to their
stature?
Mr. Collier tells US that the power of
adaptabiliiy in the feminine form has
always struck him with wonder, and
he also mentions the perennial demand
and supply of the marriage market.
1t is perhaps truer and safer to say
that while the feminine types of short
and tall slight and stalwart. exist in
fairly permanent proportions the par
ticular type in fashion commands the
greatest attention and admiration and
consequently seems most numerous
and predominant
Mr. Collier went on. however. TO de
velop the practical question. The type
most in fashion has naturally the best
chance in the marriage market and il
is therefore greatly TO the interest OF
the human race that the fashionable
type should be that which is vigorous
and robust rather than that which Is
decadent and anPmic and semihysteri
cal-the Venus Of Milo and the Du
Maurier lady rather than the subtle
and feshess distractions OF the
aesthetic school. Mr.. Golfers advice TO
his brother artists therefore IS; For
heavens sake let your Ideal types be
healthy, whatever else they be! II
the decadent artists ever succeeded n
making their montrosities n aiouahle.
It would go FAR 10 ruin Enc. ad-' We
have apparently no very pronounced
ideal OF beauty In our modern art. Let
us hope that our artists viii evolve
from the numerous autecedent types at
their disposal one which VIII satisfy
not only the conditions Of art, but the
important and elementary conditions
of life.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-21
Daniel o'Connell'a Fees

In the National Library Of Ireland is
the fee book of Daniel O'Connell This
volume. in its 100 pages or so of paral-
lei columns, laboriously prepared by
the hand of the liberator himself.
shows in pounds, shillings aud pence
his early struggles. 0'Connell was
called to the Irish bar in 179S-the year
of the rebellion-and seven days later
he got his first brief, from a brother-in-
law, who retained him to draft u dec
laration on a promissory note. The
only other business he got that year
was also given him by a kinsman-a
cousin-and it was of the same kind.
The fee on each occasion was fl IS. Cd.
1t was in one of his earliest cases that
O'Connell made the retort that attract
ed attention to him. He was cross eX-
aiming an awkward witness, who de-
clared that he had drunk nothing but
his share of pint of whisky. ION
your oath, now" Numbered the young
counsel, was not your share all but
the pewter?'
O'Connelrs fee book is an interesting
record of his rapid rise in the profess
sion. For the first year, as we have
seen, his income amounted to only
e. 5s. Cd. Next year he earned over
$50, and the year after he made over
f400. According to memoranda made
in his own handwriting his income In
1903 was f465, and in the following
years, f775, fS40, fl OF. lib. 70, 1913,
e., 1876, f2951. f3,O47 and f3.S09 re-
spectively.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-21
Opportunity.

In one of the old Greek cities there
stood long ago statue. Every trace of
IL has vanished now. But there is still
In existence an epigram which gives us
an excellent description of it, and as
we | ad the words we can surely dis
cover the lesson which those wise old
Greeks meant that the statue should
teach to every passerby. The epigram
10 In the form of a conversation be-
tween traveller and the statue:
-What is thy name, o statueT"
81 am called Opportunity"
"Who made theer'
"Lysippus."
"Why art thou on thy toesT'
ITO show that stay but a moment"
"Why hast thou wings on thy feetT
''To show how quickly pass by"
"But why Ia thy hair SO long on thy
foreheadT
"That men may seize me when they
meet me-"
"why, then. is thy head so bald be-
hindu
ITO show that when have once
passed cannot be caught. "-Chrisuan
Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-21

thropic plan for my poor Indians" con-
tinued the chief. there is a scheme Of
plumber and determination. The Indi-
ans are unfit for citizenship. Big COM
panies want the valuable Indian lands.
1t will be an easy task for these
schemers to swindle the red men when
once the protection of the state is re-
moved. They swindle them now in
leases that are disgrace to the civili-
cation that sanctions them
Not drop of Indian blood flows in
the veins of Chief Converse. She was
adopted by the Senecas many years
ago and has since devoted her life to
their service. She is an author, a poet
and historian and an authority on
Indian lore In America - New York
World.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-02-21

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