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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
FascinR.ing Old silver.

Teapots and coffeepots do not go
back very far. since tea and coffee
were not introduced into Europe until
the seventeenth century. and no silver
tea pot or kettle is known of earlier
than 1909. Festoons and medallions
are characteristic ornaments of tea
pots of the time OF the early Georges.
Not until the middle Of the eighteenth
century however do we find silver
urns. tea strainers and tea caddies.
Cream jugs followed the fashions Of
the larger pieces.
The first English sauceboat in silver
belongs to the year 1927. Silver can
dlesticks are older. being found first
with square bases and fiuted columns.
in the reign of Charles III. Medallions
festoons and drapery characterize later
candlesticks, and the Corinthian col
umn pattern. so great favorite was
first introduced about 1865. Cake bas
kets Of the beautiful cut silver in which
Paul Lamerie so eXcellcd as q maker
belong also to the eighteenth century
Many trays and salvers were made in
this cut silver. which now. by the way.
Is again In fashion. and deservedly So
-Harpers Bazaar.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
A nc:amcd American.

Considerable interest is taken both
In England aud the United States
over the trouble that has arisen be-
tween nv American girl and an Eng
lish artist Miss Vanderbilt Wacker
man. II beautiful New York woman
has resided abroad several years in
company with her mother The young
lady has been painted by several ia
nous European artists. and no; long
ago l'rorpSeoi lierkomer tie well
known London artist. solicited 1.-The
honor Of painting her eXquisitely beau.
tiful face and figure" Before the pic
ture was completed Miss Wackerman's
mother had 20 pay visit to this coun
try. and the young lady went upon I'm
vltaticn To stay with the Ilerk nmers
As soon rs the picture was completed
Professor Herkomcr turned his beau
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
Democrncy In switzerInnd.

The Swiss girl Is taught to be hum
BILE and practical from the moment
when. at four, she enters the infants
school until. at eighteen. she returns
finished from the pension. There is
absolutely no difference between the
treatment of the masses and the
classes. They sit together at school,
are taught the same subjects by the
same masters. receive the same punish
ments and the same praises. Little
cares the daughter of the millionaire IL
her bosom friend Is the daughter of her
own fathers coachman. They have
been brought up together and remain
together without let or hindrance. The
Swiss girl Is never ashamed Of being
seen at her work. be that work Of the
most humble description.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
How Did lie Know.

DR. f ] Campbell celebrated blind
educator Of England. once had an
amusing experience at a rough and
ready hotel IN the backwoods OF Ameri-
On. Two girls were at the dinner table
with the doctor, and one Of them was
touchingly sympathetic. Does your
blindness make any difference to you
when you cat?" she asked. why. yes;
know when my foods good just as
well as you do said the doctor. And
when you drinky' "Why, it's just the
same" And can you fall In lover
Dear me. why. Of course ! can. 1
have fallen very much In love-" well.
but how can you say whether a girls
pretty DO you mind telling me IL I'm
prettyg' Not IN the slightest" "Shall
put my hand on your faceY II know
without that. said the man with clos
ed eyes You are the prettIest girl
on the creek My! That's true!' ex-
claimed the girl as she rushed TO her
friend and asked Now. how did he
know thatf.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
Reault of n Steady Diet.

AS most people who have encounter
ed him know full well, Senator Hanna
has very expressive way of saying
things. relates the Chicago Chronicle
Frequently he Is detained at his office
at Cleveland until too late TO eat his
luncheon at the Union club. where he
usually goes after leaving his Office in
the afternoons. On these occasions he
eats his lunch az the restaurant In the
Perry Payne building and Is usually
accompanied by his private secretary.
Elmer Dover
While at luncheon a few days ago
the senator. who usually writes out
the lunch orders for himself and his
secretary wrote cold ham and ice
cream" for his secretary without ask
ing what he wanted.
81 know what you want" said the
senator after handing the order to the
waitress. You always eat cold pig and
ice cream"
But I'll tell you" he continued quite
seriously, "if you continue on that fare
you will soon be nothing but frozen
hog"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
Hydrophobia and 81. Hubert.

1t is well known that st. Hubert
(died A. ID, 720 was reputed to cure
hydrophobia by touch. rs kings cured
the "king's evil" The saint was ia
ther before he was n saint and left
son, from whom descends n family.
the Lavernots. still flourishing In Picar
dy. This family claims, and the claim
Is admitted throughout Picardy. to
have Inherited the magical powers Of
the saint and exercises them regular
ly to this day. The neighbors still
prefer their treatment to that of the
Pasteur institute.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05

1t was one night last year In the house
Of lords. The king, then heir apparent,
was seated on the cross benches listen
ing TO the debate. Immediately behind
him was Lord Wemyss. who In the
course of the sitting rose to address the
house. The matter under discussion
was one near his heart. and his ear
nestness betrayed him into wild. wav-
ing movements Of his arms. which the
amused spectators observed more than
once to menace the princes shining
hat
The veteran peer, however. did not
notice the danger and at last in burst
OF eloquence brought his arm around
full circle and hit the prince full on the
crown OF his hat. driving 1t almost over
his eyes. The profuse apologies Of the
earl were met with a good humored
smile from the victim.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
The Kind She WINS After.

Lounges" echoed the salesman.
Eyes. ma'am. This way. please. What
kind Of lounge would you like?'
"rd like one" said the sharp fea-
tured woman. that can get right up
and kick a man out of doors when he
comes home and throws himself down
on 1t with his muddy feet and growls
and scolds because he has to wait two
minutes for his supper. That's the
kind I'd like. but I'll have to take what
can get. | reckon. What's the price
of this one with the green Govern
Chicago Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
One Exception.

Joakley Speaking of Lincoln,
heard humorous anecdote the other
day that was the most remarkable
Coakley-Oh, pshaw! Everybody who
has q funny anecdote to tell swears
II on Lincoln.
Joakley- Exactly, and that's the re-
markable thing about this one. No
one has ever yet attributed II to him.
Philadelphia Press,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
NEW SHORT STORIES
Roosevelt. Ncrvy Guide.


Here Is story told by President
Roosevelt of an Indian guide who had
IA natural power of charming snakes.
The party, of which Colonel Roosevelt
was one. struck a little frontier town
where a strollng show was in progress.
I'VE went in" said the colonel, land
found a performer challenging the au-
dience to handle his snakes. The guide
NJ once accepted the challenge and.
having convinced every one Of the per-
feet harmlessness OF the reptiles, pro-
duced number of rattlers from bas-
ket he had with him. The performer
incontinently fled. The same guide was
most ardent believer in the redskins
tradition that II Is an unjustifiable
crime TO kill n rattlesnake, as Ii plays
fair I'm giving warning before 1t strikes
He repeatedly exhibited the immunity
of all adherents TO this creed by letting
a RATHER bite his heel" what became
OF him?" asked one Of the listeners.
"Well. he tried to found a similar
theory about bears, and it didn't work"
Colonel Roosevelt replied significantly.
GLOW so?" "He went in for a couple
of tame bears. and then ] thought II
was time to part from his travelling
menagerie. so got him a job on a
ranch we were passing. When | re-
turned. asked after him. and they told
me that when he went 10 show that he
was immune from bears one Of his pets
called him n liar. and the other fell
low proved the truth of his mates ac-
eusation. They kept his moccasins as
a memento."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
PROBATE ORDER.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County Of Ionia, IS
- AT a session OF the Probate Court for said
County, held at the Probate ONCE in the City
OF Ionia, on Monday the 2nd day of December
A. ID. 1901.
Present: Hon. William o. Webster, Judge
OF Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Eliza Furtney,
Deceased.
n reading and filing the petition duly verh
ed OF Alice Whitscell, one of the heirs OF said
dec, ased, praying this Court TO adjudicate and
determine who are or were at the time Of her
death the lawful heirs Of deceased, and entitled
TO inherit certain real estate in said petition dc
scribed, and the right title and interest thai
each OF them, their heirs and assigns may now
have therein.
L. ereupon IL is ordered, that Monday the
30th day Of December next. at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon. at said Probate ONCE, be assigned
for hearing said petition
And IL IL further ordered that copy OF this
order be published in the Bedding BANNER a
newspaper printed anu circulating in said
County OF Ionia successive weeks previous TO
sand day OF hearing.
WV. o. WEBSTER, Judge Of Probate
MoNTG oMERY WEBSTER Registt
true CODY
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
n.hop wHfppie 4. . p.n,,.,.

On one Of the first Of his journeys to
the west one of the Indians came 10
Bishop Whipple and said. "Wi-bid-
akosi' (My tooth Is sick, and asked
for relief. Bishop Whipple was unable
TO give II ana was greatly distressed.
Accordingly. upon his first visit 10 Chi
cago he went to friend who was a
dentist and asked To be shown how To
extract teeth. - was told TO separate
the llgan.f., around the tooth. to take
a firm gip "..l - 10 pull
Equlpp i "a old pair of den
lists forcep, 4 Nent back TO his work.
and when. u. III tie service at White
fish lake All .na.an came 10 him with
his hand Ia his face and asked for re-
lief the good bishop produced his
forceps AMI started upon his career as
an unregistered dentist.
The ''sick tooth" was large upper
molar. but the bishop never blanched
Neither did the Indian. With stold in
difference tn the pain the red man sub
mitted to the operation, which. Bishop
Whipple confessed, must have been n
bungling one at best, and the tooth
was finally twisted out and the bishop
had the satisfaction of hearing the old
chief afterward telling his people
"Kichimekadewicona great medicine
man!'-Boston Transcript.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
oldest Nan.

James Farrell of Barhoursvlle. w
Va, recently celebrated tie one hun
dred and tfth anniversary Of his birth
He is now probably the oldest man In
the United States. Mr. Farrell served
Mexico. under jefferson Davis. When
the war between tile states broke out
he enlisted although no longer n young
man. and saw four years Of service
lie was prof. ably The oldest veteran 10
offer his services to the government
when the Spanish war broke out.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
The old.s, Living General

After the Duke OF Luxembourg. the
Grand Duke Of Mecklenburg-Strel
a brothpr-n-law of the Duke Of Cam.
bridge who recently celebrated the six.
tieth anniversary of his enrolment in
the Prussian army. is now the oldest
living general He is. moreover. the
third oldest sovereign in Europe, the
Duke OF Luxembourg being the oldest
and King Christ IAN the second oldest
He was elghtytwo on the 18th Of Octo-
Der and has for many years been totally
blind. lie is Il great favorite of King
Edward and spent some time AT HON.
burg with him last month
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
PEOPLE OF THE DAY
In ,he nln nnlIwn, penI.

The largcst railway deal ever made or
even attempted las been consumnated
under the title Of the Northern Sectrl-
ties company Ia the combination are
the vast properties Of tire Union Pa
ciiic, Southern Pac.hc. Northern Pacific.
Great Northern. Chicago aud North
western. Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul and the burlington. making to-
tai OF over 1900 mileage Il. IL. IIarli
man. who was prominent figure in
the Northern Pacific war Of last May.
was one Of The principal factors in
bringing about this amalgamation
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
Tart Retort.

A lawyer once said to a countryman
In a smock frock who was undergoing
an examination In the witness box,
You In the smock frock. how much
are you paid for telling untruthsf'
Less than you are" was the reply
''or you would he in a smock frock
roo. London Fun.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
He Went.

she-what are you thinking of. Mr..
Boreley?
He-l was thinking 1t was time to 60
home.
She-Now, here Is the difference be-
tween men and women: | arrived ut
that conclusion long ago. and you have
only just worked II out.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
Do You Want To Be Strong?
We Have Poof at Hand that yIpoI L
all that Is Claimed For

A good many Of us have to go Ito the
city" to get certain things.
We will save our friends and custom
ers the trouble of trip, at least so fan
rs buying Vinol is concerned.
It is one of the greatest tonic rebuilderA
that has ever been brought to our atten|
ton. Large quantities of it are sold ir|
all of the large cities of our state and
elsewhere. Now we have been appointed
sole agents for this place.
Vinol is better than cod liver oil fol
everything for which this greasy mix
ture was prescribed.
The following from Chillicothe, Ohio|
written by Mr.. George Burgoon, who says
"My wife was very much run down in
flesh and strength. Commenced taking
VINOL and she felt the beneficial rel
suits of it before the first bottle was
gone. She took four bottles in all and
received wonderful benefit. Her strength
returned and she gained materially in
weight. am happy to state that shd
is now in perfect health and we give VII
MOL the entire credit for this happy rel
suit"
Won't you please call on us and let I'd
tell you how VINOL does good or let I'd
send you book that tells all about it.
We sell Vinol under a guarantee thai
IL it don't help you we will return YOU'D
MONEY!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
r.. II. HARTMAN

Among others interested in this great
est Of railway transactions were j. +.
Morgan, J. J. Iiill. James NJ. Stillman.
w. X Vanderbilt and John ID Rookie
Teller
Russell Sage says this latest move OF
country. because il means the destruc-
ton Of competition in railway transpor-
tatiOn
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
Trees In Churches.

Two English churches possess trees
growing within their walls. One Is at
Ross. the other ut Kempsey. In Worces-
ter. The lnttcr tree Is well developed
and grows from the tomb OF Sir Ed
mund Wilde. which stands on the left
side Of the chancel.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05

1t IS not often that subject can
claim TO have struck a king and yet
survive and be accounted the most es
timable Of men But this record be-
longs TO the veteran Lord Wemyss
who has lately celebrated his eighty
third birthday. says London NJ. A. p.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05

tlful model from his door under cir
cumstances and with words that con.
stituted serious reflection upon the
young lady's character No specific
charges were made. and those who
know Miss Wackerman became very
indignant M what they call the defa-
nation OF her character Worry over
the cruel insinuations made against
her by the artist has unbalanced the
mind OF Miss Wackerman. and she has
been committed 10 London hospital
for the Insane
What steps will he taken by the par
ents and friends of the injured young
lady to bring Professor Herkomer to
account for his unjust and uncalled
for attack remains TO be seen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
pERE MARQUETTE
NOV. ), 1901.
Leave BeIding AS follows:

Trains Leave Bedding as follows:
For Lowell, Grand Rapids, north and west. 80.
$500. ..l0:O2 a. m, 300 p. M, 7:44 p N.
For Detroit Toledo and East..........,.
...... FOO a. m, 1902 a m, 500 p. m
For Saginaw Bay City and Port Huron.
.................. ......S:l4 "a. m, b:3o p m.
For Howard City. ..........7: 5 a. m, 40 p. m.
For Greenville. .......... ....7:l5 a. m.
s:i4 a. m, 1:40p. m, 6:35 p. m, 1905 p. M.
II. F. MoELLER, Gen Pass, Agt
NIL. OsrERHoUT Agt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05

Old papers to put under carpets,
&c, at Wilders.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05
| DRAWING NEAR

Yes Xmas is drawing near and as you wish to remem
Der your friends with something nice in the line of
present; remember please, something useful makes
very nice present We keep these useful articles for
Men and some for Ladies.
The oasis., 1901-04-27

ful -anch since it came into the pos session of Griffith & Drew. P. H. Chambers'is foreman. He has about one hundred acres of alfalfa and bar ley upon which he feeds fine bunch of milk COWS, the product of the dairy being mostly cheese of fine quality, which is marketed in Tue son. Sixteen acres of the farm has been planted out to oranges of a superior quality. One thousand three hundred trees were planted this sea- son, all of which are doing well. The ranch is watered from the Agua Ca- liente springs. A reservoir is utilized to retain some of the flood waters, which gives an ample supply for all purpose. The spring have fine medi- cinal properties, sulphur, iron and magnesia predominate.
The oasis., 1901-04-27

Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree ably aromatic. It is received through the nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole sur face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists sell the 50c. size; Trial size by mail, 10 cents. Test it and you are sure to continue the treatment.
 Announcement.
 To accommodate those who are partial 70 the use of atomizers in applying liquids into the nasal passages for catd'rilat trot'- J,es, tho proprietors prepare Cream Balm in liquid form, which will be known as Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the spraying tube is 75 cents. Druggists or by mail. The liquid form embodies the med- icnal properties of the solid preparation.
The oasis., 1901-04-27
YGNACIO BONILLAS Member Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers

Makes d Speciality, and has had large experience in the survey ofland grants in Mexico and United States. Surface and Underground mining sur yeys and reporting on mines. Has made n special study of the Land and Mining Laws of Mexico and gives con situations relating thereto.
 MORALES SONORA, MEN
The oasis., 1901-04-27
HIDES ND HORNs.


 geles, largely interested ia the Fur key Track Cattle company of Cochise county and Sonora, spent over week in looking over the ranges of his com pany, leaving for hIs home from Bis. bee on Thursday of last week.
 Stockman: k. w. Stevens, the wealthy Yavapai county cattleman, who is a heavy dealer in cattle, re. gently sold 250 head of twos and threes to l.. B. Orme, of this valley for feed ing purposes. Mr. Stevens bought during the spring months to date almost 2000 head of cattle for specula. tion purposes.
 Arizona Blade: MT. Hugh Hewitt has sold to J. J. Fraser, for a cash con sideration of three thousand dollars, his cattle ranch on Queen Creek, twenty miles northeast of Florence and all of his cattle, including the HA brand. This gives MT. Fraser practically control of all the range from the center to the south side of the Superstition range. MT. Hewett has been a resident of Pinal county for about twenty-five years and dur ing all that time has been model mau and citizen.
 Stockman: J. C. Adams. of the Hotel Adams, of this city, and who has an elegant farm north of the city some half dozen miles went east re- gently to purchase some Jersey stock for dairy purposes. He made his purchases from the Arden herd, own- ed II. N. Higginbo' ham Of Joliet, H., the purchase including Handsome Prince, son of the famous Sl0,OOO Pedro exhibited at the Worlds Fair, for which animal Mir. Adams paid s5000. With such top to his herd MT. Adams will soon have dairy herd that will open the eyes of the average Arizona dairyman. This is the dairy blood that shows in the milk pail and in the churn.
 Grant county, New Mexico, seems to be the Mecca for large number Of cattle buyers from the north and east. Last week that county was flooded with them, and great many cattle sold for early delivery Among the other purchases from the various owners were quite number Of old COWS, which went at the uniform price of Sl3 per head The prevailing price paid for steer cattle were Sl5 for yearlings, SIS for twos, aud S2l for threes. In some cases the yearlings brought but sl4 per head, but this class of cattle are not plentiful The yearling stuff that should be was sold last year as calves making short crop of ones this season.
 Stockman: Messrs. Goldman & Co.,. of this city, who usually act as the agents of the many farmer and rancf owners of this valley who buy cattle for feeding in small lots, have made an offer to a syndicate of Yavapa cattlemen as follows: Yearling sJears $l5; twos, sl9; threes, s2l; two-year old dry heifers, Sl4; yearling heifers SIP; bulls, sl5; dry COWS, SI5; COWS witt calves by side, SIS. These seem to be the prevailing prices paid elsewhere in the southwest for cattle of lik, ages, but there is disposition on the part of some of the cattlemen to holt for another year unless they can sel to better advantage. The range vii be in condition to do this, and tht cattlemen are iu financial shape tC to hold their cattle until they get 6 figure which is satisfactory to them.
 Star. The Aqua CalieDte rapcl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-08-15
ALL "FAKES."
Do Not Endorse Cleveland
Democracy.

Lincoln, Ncb., Aug. 9.-Undci
the caption of Fake Interviews.
w. J. Bryan publishes the follow
ing today:
just now the Republican pa
pcrs and those so.called Democrat.
ic papers which spend their tim,
in defending Republican policies,
are publishing fake interviews with
Democrats, PopuliSts and silver
Republicans, calculated to stir W
disscnsions among those who are
opposing the administration.
THE mcnncSt and most mali
cious of the false reports recently
put into circulation was the state
mcnt, attributed to ex-senator
Townr Just after the Ohio convcn-
ton. In this purported interview
Mr.. TOwnc was made to predict
the success of the rc-UrganlHcrs,
the nomination of Mr.. Hill and
the breaking up of the Democratic
party. All of the gold standard,
trust and impcrialistic papers seiZ-
ed upon this as Il sweet morscl and
presented it as conclusive proof of
the death of the Kansas City plat
form.
AS soon rs this fHlschood had
time to get over the whole coun-
try another cntcrprising prevari-
Gator came forward with Il state
mcnt attributed to Mr.. J. &. John
son, the Kansas member of the
Democratic national committee, in
which he was represented as say
ing unkind things of Mr.. Towne
and Mr.. Webster Davis. The
Commoncr is authorized to state
that both of these pretended inter-
views were absolutely false. Mr.
TowIc says that he has not been
interviewed on politics within
three months and that the report
sent ont from New York was Il