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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25
THE BELDING BANNER
BELDING, = MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN.
PRICES UP IN A TUMUlT.
Corn. Oats and Wheat Advance sharply
at the Opening.


at the Opening.
Chicago, July 23.-Corn, oats and
wheat advanced sharply on the board
Of trade, price fluctuations at times
bordering on the sensational. The
pits were crowded to the limit with
perspiring brokers, who, sans coats,
sans vests, sans collars, shouted them
selves hoarse attempting TO fill buy
ing orders Wheat and oats opened
nearly cents higher and corn 2 TO
cents. There was buying by the pro-
fessional short, who, accustomed TO
take his profits and his losses alike
without an extra pulse beat, bid
sharply, but calmly, to make his specu-
lative loss as light as possible; but
there was also buying Of another kind
for the farmer whose once promis-
ing fields are dead under the scourg-
ing skies. In the corn pit this demand
was most prominent In Kansas, Ne
braska, Missouri. in parts Of Iowa and
in other sections where the visitation
OF the heat horror, as they are begin
ming to call it, has been most pitiless,
the farmers hopeless of anything but
loss OF money and most of their sea-
sons work, want grain as food for their
cattle. Not only must food be bought
in distant markets, but in many sec
tions a pond of water is as precious
as jewel and must be well paid for
by the man whose parched acres con-
tain no such prize.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25
Gambling Debts.

The Supreme Court has affirmed the
judgment Of the lower court in the
case of the Maine Mile Track associa-
ton, which sued George III. Hammond,
Jr., of Detroit. to recover a note for
$1,123. The defense was that the check
was given in Maine for a gambling
debt. and the Maine statute provides
that all obligations given in whole or
part for money or goods won by gam
bling are utterly void against all per-
sons, except bonafide purchasers Of
real estate and holders of negotiable
paper for a valuable consideration
without notice Hammond gave the
check in payment for pool tickets and
both courts hold that he need not
pay it.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25

The little king of Spain is guarded
every night by body of picked men
who are natives of Espinosa, and have
served with distinction in the army
1t Is by them the gates are locked at
midnight and with ceremonious SOL
emnity reopened at o'clock in the
morning. Should one of this guard
prove false to the person OF his SOW
ereign Spanish faith in Spanish loyalty
would die as If by lightning stroke and
something very dreadful would happen
to the traitor. II Is curious custom
OF very ancient tradition, which the
queen regent has not been sorry &c
maintain.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25
4 Marquette Storm.

Beginning ut 6 o'clock, at the conclu-
sion of several hours of 100-degree
weather. the fiercest windstorm which
has been experienced in Marquette in
fifteen years ragged for twenty minutes
Saturday evening. Unreasonable dam
age was done to signs. awnings. chin
neys and roofs all over the city. The
greatest damage was worked ut the
new Froebel school. where the false
front Of brick on the roof was blown
upon the roof. crushing it and breaking
the rafters and timbers. Rain did con-
siderable damage to the interior of the
building, and repairs will cost couple
of thousand dollars.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25
Grand Rapids suffers Again.

The plant Of the Michigan Barrel
Co, located in Grand Rapids, burned
Thursday night, with adjacent lumber
piles and a large amount Of stock.
The loss will reach a quarter Of mill
ion. Fire was discovered about $50
n few minutes after the Waterman had
made his trip through the factory and
1t spread with n rapidity that nothing
could withstand. At midnight, the
factory which was the largest Of its
kind In the state, was a total wreck.
The company manufactured rcfr'e"ra-
tors, baskets and boxes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25
belgian Minister ouits.

Brussels, July 23.-Count De Lich-
tervede. Belgian minister TO the
United States, will retire from that
post at his own request. He will be
succeeded by Baron Moncheur, Belgian
minister to Mexico. who in turn will
be succeeded by Viscount De Beughem
De Houthem, councillor to the Belgian
legation in London.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25
FOR METAL TRADES COUNCIL.
Meeting in st. Louis to Form National
Organization.

St Louis, Mo-, Julyq 23.-The first
meeting of the delegates of the differ
ent metal trades unions assembled in
ST Louis for the purpose of forming
a national metal trades council will be
held at the offices of the local metal
trades council. The new national body
is designed as an organization to en-
brace all local metal trades councils
which are themselves the governing
bodies of the various metal workers
unions in the towns where they are
situated The movement was launched
at the convention of the American
Federation of Labor at Louisville, KY
Dec 6, 1900 More than 100 leaders OF
the metal workers will sit in the con-
vention, which will extend it's sessions
over the greater part of the week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25
Russia suffers from Heat.

St Petersburg, July 23.-Phenome.
nal heat prevails throughout all north.
ern Russia The temperature in st
Petersburg today was III degrees
Fahrenheit. In Odessa It was 1903. and
the rate of mortality there is 20 pei
cent above the normal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25
Boer Commando Captured.

Kroonstadt, July 29.-Major Pine.
Coffin surprised Boer commando al
Honingspruit July 10, capturing Com
mandant Hating. two sons of General
Prinsloo and twenty-four others, and
killing and wounding seventeen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25
Did Not Jnmn IL.

f. IL. Clergue says there was abso-
lutely no foundation for the story that
Helen Iron mine has been Jumped"
because the Clergue syndicate neglect
ed to make its title good. Our title
from the government" he says. was
granted long ago.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25
A Lawn Mowers Use.

81 have invented lawn mower that
won't make any noise" said the earn
est young man.
ITO whom DO you expect to sell It %
inquired the hardware merchant. cold
ly. "You don't suppose people Will
get up at o'clock in the morning for
the sake of showing one of these ma
chimes around in dead silence, do you?
Lawn mowers are not made merely to
cut grass. Their principal purpose Is
to have fun with the neighbors."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25

A good mirror tells the truth, no
matter on whom IL reflects
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-02-16
PUNGENr PARAGRAPHS.

didn't it make Mr.. StuyvesaM
mad to have Mr.. Peterby give Miss
Bensonhurst a canary bird?' Well,
If it did, he never showed Il. He
simply hurried up and bought her q
cat."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Eyes, that cheeky young Winter
green made a friend of the naughty
Mrs. De Young the very first time he
met her!" ''How did he do it?" HE
asked her if her hair wasn't prema-
turely gray."ICleveland Plain Dealer.
Bingley-"Well, old man, I'm to be
married tomorrow" Naggs-"I hope
you, have thought this over carefully,
Bingley; do you love herr" Bingley
-"Oh, don't be sentimental! The girl
has money-isn't that enough?"-Ohio
State Journal.
II think I'll let you measure me
for sack suit out of this CLOTH" said
Crolly, indicating his preference
every WE'LL" said his tailor, 81 can
make you that suit for $50 or $780,"
whats the idea in the two prices?"
"Cash or credit. "-Philadelphia Press.
Landlady-"Beg pardon, sir, but did
l understand as you were a doctor OF
music?" Musician-'I am, ma'am;
why?" Landlady-"Well, sir, my Bill.
ly ave just been and broke is con.
certina, and l thought as 'ow shud
be glad to put hodd job in yer way"
Fun.
Giglamps-'Hashly is the luckiest
man I know" Sharpley-"Why,
thought him particularly unfortu-
nate" Giglamps-"Why, he draws a
pension for being wounded in war.
and now he is to get damages for hav-
ing been hit by trolley car."-Town
Topics.
The Right Pitch. = Flatte - ~
thought I'd practice on my cornet last
evening, but to save me 1 couldn't
get the right pitch on it," Bratte-
Couldn't you get the window open?"
whats the window got to do with
it?" ''Well, the right pitch would
have been through that -Philadel-
phia Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-02-16

1t seems somewhat ridiculous that
q man who has gained a prize shall
have to pay for it. Such is the case
with respect to the prizes gained by
many of the exhibitors at the exhibit
ton. Gold and silver medals have
been awarded by the hundred, but
instead of such medals being actually
of gold and silver, they will be Of
bronze, unless the successful exhibitors
choose to pay for them. The prize win
ners have just been informed that those
who have gained silver medal can
have one of real silver-one weighing
100 grammes-by paying % francs,
while the happy recipient of gold med
al can receive the genuine article
weighing approximately 200 grammes
for the trifiing sum of no francs.
They sometimes do strange things in
France.-Paris Messenger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-02-16
WOMEN RUNNING STORES.
DOnnets ION Approval" L.
Destructive.

The "returners" is the title applied
to a large and growing number of wom-
en- who deal with the department and
other retail stores who do business on
credit. So great has become the femi-
nine army deserving the new appella-
ton that store managers are consider.
ing the desirability of making up q
''black list" for mutual protection, says
the Chicago Chronicle.
THE women are having too much fun
at our expense" said State street
man the other day. I'VE would give
big price for remedy that would save
us without hurting the feelings or
costing us the patronage of the mad
ans and misses who seem to think we
have invited them to dabble promis-
fuously in our stocks"
The custom objected to is that BY
which goods may be taken home ION
approval" The scheme operated well
at first, but soon women noticed that
there was no bar to ordering in guam
titles far beyond needs or intention OF
Buying. 1t is quite the thing nova
DAVIS for a matron of good financial
standing who wishes, say, new bon
net, to spend the day in shopping
at downtown millinery emporiums.
From each of a dozen she ordered
choice piece of headgear sent up ION
approval" and when her husband
comes home at night she dons them
each in turn and tries to obtain his in
dorsement of the most expensive.
railing that, she works "down grade"
until he throws up both hands. Or per-
haps she has a similar 'trying-on bee"
with her female friends for critics.
In any event, IL of the 12 bonnets
are sent back the next day. without
any cash to pay the storekeeper for the
wear and tear incidental to the trip his
pet CONNECTIONS have taken-"on ap-
prevail" After few excursions of this
nature he is obliged to retire the bon
net from exhibition and charge its cost
to profit and loss.
IF these 'returners' don't have more
pity they'll send me to Kankakee."
walled sufferer. ''Pd go back to the
cash down system, but that would
mean prompt loss of my trade to my
rivals. Oh, for Moses!"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-02-16
GOT RID OF THE TARANTULA.
The Express Mexsenger, as Advised
Took the Best Means of Dis
posing of 1t.

A young man wearing seersucker
coat and with big beads of perspiration
ON his face came into the smoking
car of an Erie railway train as it was
getting along toward the meadows of
Orange county the other day. He was
the express messenger, says the New
York Sun.
'I've bagged something" he ex-
claimed. Gan anyone tell me what
kind of pup itis?"
A big man, with long whiskers and
hair and cowboys hat, who was smok-
ing strong plug tobacco in a clay pipe,
said:
"Lemme see it."
The young man held the dinner buck
ct at arms length and raised the lid.
The big man looked into the bucket.
"A t'rantuly, by cedar!" he said, and
took the bucket from the young man.
"A t'rantuly, as sure as guns!" he
continued. "A citizen of Bermudy, this
chap is. And beauty, tool"
The big man got out of his seat and
passed the dinner pail around among
the passengers. 1t was nearly half
full of something that seemed to be all
hair and claws and eyes. No one seemed
pleased with the sight except the big
man. 1t was tarantula sure enough.
A unanimous request was made by
the rest of the passengers that the
hideous spider be pitched out of the
window. But the big man gazed at the
deadly thing with undisturbed inter-
est.
Where did you run ag'in him?" he
asked the express messenger.
Game out of bunch O. bananas in
my car" replied the young man. II
cornered him and he jumped into my
dinner bucket and l shut him in. What
Ii he good for?'
Hes a first-class benefactor of the
coroner when he's to home" said the
big man. IF there's any Teller citizen
of your'n that you'd like to have q
funeral at his house. just take this
stowaway from Bermuda home with
you and turn him in your fellow-citi-
zen's garden. If your fellow-citizen
fools around much in his garden you'll
see Grape on his door in less than two
days. The t'rantuly is pizen for keeps
to them as hain't vaccinated for tran
tulies. 1t / was you, young man, I'd
take this chap and let your locomotive
run over him. A good, strong locomo-
tive is about the only thing that kin
tackle one o. these chaps and make a
success of it,"
The bag man handed the dinner
bucket back to its owner, who took it
and carried it away. When the train
left the next station he came in and
said that the train had met the tran
antula, and that 20 feet of grease spot
and pint or SO of legs and hair had
indicated that the locomotive had won.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-02-16
orld has received such widespread

No other medicine in the has received such widespread
and unqualified endorsement x4te1
other medicine has record of of female troubles
such hosts of grateful friends
Do be persuaded that any other medicine just good
Any dealer who asks you buy something else when you into
his pose buy Lydia Pmkhaus Vegetable Compound
has interest your He merely trying sell you
thing which he make larger profit He does
whether you get well long he make little
money of your sickness If he wished you well he would
without hesitation hand you the medicine you for and which he
knows is the best womans medicine in the world
Follow the record of this medicine and remember that these
thousands of of whose letters constantly printed
in this paper brought about by something e but by
Lydia e. Pinlkkans,s Vegetable Compound,
The Great Wonsanls Remedy for Wonsan's ms
Those women who refuse to accept anything else rewarded
hundred thousand times for they get what they "a
Moral Stick to the medicine that you know is Best
When medicine has been successful in restoring
to health more than million women, you cannot
well say without trying it, 81 do not believe it will
help me- you are iii, do not hesitate to get bot
tie of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at
once. and write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for
special advice. 1t Is free and helpful.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-02-16
sequel to a Dream

A Paris merchant dreamed of his
daughter who died several years ago,
and next morning, with his dream
still mournfully haunting his menu
DRY, something brought to his mind
that it was one of the days on which
the municipal lottery was open. To
the lottery, thereupon, he went, be-
ing man of sporting instinct, and
his dream suggested the venture. His
daughter having died at the age of
"a years, ID days, 4 hours, he Sc
lected these three numbers to bet
upon. and two of the three proved
highly lucky. One on which he had
laid SIS. 4d. brought him $50 times
his stake, or e100, and the other
1850 times his stake of e. 12s. 3D.,
or & 6-s00.-London T;t-Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-02-16
AN Up-T0-DATE WILL.
One That Was inscribed on . Grapha.
phone In the Makers Own
Voice.

One of the wealthiest land proprie-
tors near Smolenski, in Russia,
died few months ago, and after the
funeral his heirs and attorneys began
to look for his will. They fancied that
this task would be merely perfunctory
and that the document would be found
among the other family papers. but,
much to their surprise, they were un-
able to find the slightest trace of it.
Every room and article of furniture in
the house was then carefully searched,
but the result was the same, and the
only conclusion at which the heirs
could arrive was either that no will
had ever been made or that if one had
been made it was destroyed before
their kinsman's death, says London
exchange.
The missing document, however, was
found few days ago and in the stran-
gest place imaginable. A young man
was rambling through the house, and,
happening to see graphophone on q
table in the library, he examined it to
see if it was in working order, and fnd-
ing that it was he put record in it,
which he supposed was that of some
popular Russian song. What was his
amazement, however, when instead of
q song he heard the dead mans voice
slowly recite the words Of the missing
will!
The heirs were promptly notified of
this discovery and they lost no time in
carefully examining the record con-
tanning the will. 1t was found to be
fiawless. and the. question then arose
whether such will would be deemed
valid by the courts or not. This ques-
tion is now being discussed in the SUI
preme court at st. Petersburg and the
case is interesting all lawyers who have
heard of it. Many think that the will
will be pronounced entirely valid, and
if so it may become common practice
for persons to use graphophones for the
purpose of making their wills.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-02-16


The Russian minister of finance has
accorded the Russo-Chinese bank and
all its branches in East Siberia the
specially valuable privilege of the free
purchase of gold dust and nuggets,
without demanding from the seller
any proof of origin, says st. Peters
burg correspondent. Up to the pres
ent this purchase of gold has been
strictly prohibited by the Russian gov
ernment, and the concession is in
tended to paralyze the secret sale Of
this gold to other countries. The COM
Ing heavy purchases by the bank win
strengthen the gold reserves in the
Russian imperial bank. which have
been greatly depleted by the expendi-
ture over Gilman. Y. Sun
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
MRS uR1D MANv1LLE I'LL.

Mrs. Uri D, Manville is quite serious ly i'll at the family residence, b6 Clark street, and her condition is such that her life is despaired of, in fact it is thought that she will not survive to- day. She has been i'll for some time past, but not seriously, except for the past week For several months she has complained of pains in her head and a numbness of the right side This pain had gradually increased until the brain became clouded and the entire right side rendered helpless by paraly- sis. This is no doubt resultant from a blood clot on the brain which has caused the inflammation. The patient. who is being attended by Dr. Paul Sklff now lies in a conatose state, and the end is expected most any time.
 This will be very sad news to her large circle of friends in this city. She was remembered in the prayers for the sick at St. Johns Episcopal church yes terday It will be remembered that Mrs. Manville's mother was similarly stricken with paralysis few years ago and died at the New Haven hospital.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
ITIT. FOR p.

Dec. 29-Mss Bessie Bray of Brook lyn is spending the holiday vacation with her grandparents, MT. and Mrs, James Beach on North avenue.
 Mrs. Allie Monson had her house. hold effects moved from James Beach S house to Bridgeport, where she is re- siding.
 Mrs. Bigelow of North avenue Is ill with pneuomnia.
 A large barn was totally destroyed by fire early on Saturday morning be- longing to Sherman T. Baldwin in the western part of the town. There were stored several hundred dollars worth of farming implements, hay onions. and potatoes, and the loss Is estimated at s9,000. Several wagons and all the live stock was saved. 1t Is thought the work was of incendiary origin.
 Winthrop Trowbrldge returned to New York city on Friday night, where he is attending school.
 MT. and Mrs William Chadderton are spending New Years in New York city and are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Springstead.
 Alonzo Scranton sprained his ankle by falling at his home in Wheeler's s Farms.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
wALLOCK- GREEN.

Wedding at the Factory Street Syna-
 gogue Yesterday Afternoon.
 At the Factory street synagogue yes terday afternoon at o'clock in the presence of a large concourse of friends and relatives Miss Sarah daughter of MT. and Mrs. A. Green. and Morris Wallock were united for life. The cere- mony was performed by Rabbi Fron- man. The bridesmaids were Miss Ray Green, sister of the bride: Miss Bessie Harrison, Miss Lizzie Green and Miss Sarah Wittenst ein, while the groom S attendants were Alexander Green, Abraham Hyatt, Benjamin Wittenstein and Mr Silverman The bride was dressed in a gown of brocade satin with chiffon trimmings. She carried a bunch of white roses.
 Immediately after the ceremony all repaired to Music hall, where an ex- cellent wedding supper was enjoyed by about four hundred. Dancing and the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
FOR A NEW GAS HOUSE.
A Large Building Will be Erected by the
 Company Soon.

A Large Building Will he Erected by the
 Company Soon.
 Saturday afternoon President Nettleton of the New Haven Gas company announced that the directors have decided to act fa- vorably on the suggestion of the building committee for the construction of q large building to be used for the purpose of in stalling new water gas apparatus. The buildiug will be made of brick and the roof will be of iron. The structure will be practically fire proof, containing no wood except what will be used in tho windows. The new building will be 130 feet long by 6S feet wide. Part of the structure will be two stories high and the remainder one story.
 The company has selected as site for the building spot on the plant near Rail' road avenue and Chapel street.
 It will be built parallel to the railroad tracks at considerable distance from Chapel street Contracts for the work will be awarded as soon as necessary arrange ments will be made. The new apparatus for making gas hns already been selected. It Is of American manufacture and Is the best in the market.
 The building will be equipped with new apparatus for the manufacture of gas that cost the company q large sum of money. The new machinery has just been pur- chased and will be of the most modern pat tern and will add materially to the ca pacity of tho company. It Is not probable that work on the structure will be com pleted before next fall.