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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

President Roosevelt is a statesman
rather than a politician, in almost
the last public speech he made, at
Logansport, Ind. he gave his freshest
announcement regarding tariff revi-
sion. No nation, he said can stand
radical REIMBURSEMENT of tariff sched-
ules at short intervals. Continued
sweeping changes cannot but be dis
asterous; but where the industrial
needs shift as rapidly as they do here
where we often live in one year what
Europe does in ten, we need the APP
plication of established principles to
changed conditions. We must read
just, he said without resorting to vio-
lent surgical operation, the dread OF
which alone would paralyze the bust
ness of the country. We must solye
this problem with craftsmanship as a
secondary consideration. He said his
own personal preference would be for
a tariff commission, of an bipartisan
character, and of the most competent
men who can be found, who shall take
time to 60 over the whole matter and
agree upon re-adjustment which
shall be for the best interests of the
country as a whole.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

The committee on equalization in
their report to the board of supervis.
ors showed the state tax for Ionia
county TO be reduced to Is cents per
hundred dollars, as against 81 cents
per hundred last year. The county
tax this year will be IL cents pei
hundred dollars, against Is cent last
year, the raise in valuations through
the state having reduced the percen
tage, and the state tax collected from
specific taxes also having reduced the
amount of state tax to be raised in
the county.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

Israel l.. Hubbell certainly has nc
cause for complaint against the re
publicans of this city the large vote
he got last Tuesday was very compli.
mentary to him and it is doubtful il
any other man could have pulled sc
many votes away from his opponent
and reduce a majority due him of 234
to the small number of AZ. In a close
district such action wonld be danger
Gus in the extreme and republican:
ought not TO get in the habit of doing
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06
To my Friends.

| wish to thank my friends in all of
the political parties in both Mont
calm and Ionia counties for their most
loyal support given to me in the re-
cent election, and feel particularly
grateful TO my Bedding friends who
gave me vote that run me l15 votes
ahead of my ticket in this city.
Though defeated feel that | have
been honored, and had rather be de-
feated with this expression of their
good will to my credit, than be elect
ed by strangers, but without this
token of your respect.
ISRAEL l.. HUBBELL.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

There were % deaths in Ionia
county during the month of Septem-
Der. Eleven were 50 years or over.
In the state there were reported 2,54s
deaths, and typhoid fever nearly
doubled in mortality as compared with
the preceding month, and diphtheria
and pneumonia showed considerable
amounts of increase. No deaths were
reported from smallpox, the first
month in which this has been true
since April, 1901.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06
Easy to Polish
a Stove.
Easily Applied-No odor-No Dirt

may seem odd to those who have never used
Sitter Stove Polish, but nevertheless, it Is the
newest, easiest and most convenient method
known. Sitter Stove Polish Is put up in large,
round box with perforated top similar to
pepper box. Tho polish never dries out and does
not require soaking In water before using
There Is never any waste. IL Is good TO the last
pinch. IL Is gently sifted on the stove, brushed
with damp cloth and lightly rubbed with dry
cloth. A brilliant, jet black lustre Is obtained
There Is no odor, no dirty saucers or pans, no
rusty boxes to cover. Tho Sitter box is always
clean. Sitter Stove Polish Is cheap. It costs
cents box, viii polish moro stoves than three
times its cost In any other polish. All dealers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06
startling, But True.

'1f every one knew what a grand
medicine DR.. Kings New Life Pills is,
writes ID, II. Turner, Dempseytown,
Pa you'd sell all you have in day.
Two weeks use has made a new man Of
me-" Infallible for constipation, stom-
ach and liver troubles. 25c at Cornell
Bros drug store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

with smallpox until they are cured.
1t is claimed that the epidemic last
year spread from the lumber camps,
and there is little or no doubt that it
did.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06
Advertised Letters,

Nov. 3. 1902
There are remaining at this Office
at this date the following unclaimed
letters and wholly written postal
cards.
Ladies List-Miss Abbie Erwin, Miss
Jennie Girling, Mrs. Chas. Johnson,
Mrs. Addie Smith, Miss lea Wood.
Gentlemens List-Morley McFar-
land, Chester Parker.
If the above are not called for in
two weeks they viii be sent to the
dead letter Office. ID f. WILSON,
Postmaster.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

The tramps will still be obliged to
keep on tramping as they will find no
easy Judgement at Ionia for the next
two wears at least
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06
Luck in thirteen.

by sending l3 miles VIM. Spirey, OF
Walton Furnace, VT. got a box Of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, that wholly
cured horrible Fever Sore on his leg.
Nothing else could. Positively cures
bruises, felons, ulcers, eruptions, boils
burns, corns and piles Only Doc.
Guaranteed by Connell Bros. druggist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

We have heard of no one since cleo
tion making bets that Fales is not
elected
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

The La France is the finest product
of the shoemaleer's art that was ever
produced TO retail at $500. Il. X. Ed
wards has exclusive sale i'm Belding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

Hundred of lives saved every day by
having DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in the
house just when IL is needed. Cures
Group, heals burns, cuts, wounds OF
every sort
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

Entered at the Postoffice, Bedding, Mich,
for transmission through the Mails as second
class matter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.

Advertising Rates upon application. Bills
collected monthly.
Cards of Thanks 25c to Soc Resolutions
from 5Oc up.
Copy for change of advertisement must be
received not later than Tuesday noon in or
der to insure insertion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

Hives are terrible torment TO the lit
tie folks, and to some older ones East
ly cured. Doan's Ointment never fails
Instant relief, permanent cure At any
drug store. so cents.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06

Season tickets for concert course
81. 90.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-06
HIRED NEW TEACHER.
Mrs. van Wrinkle Engaged Work has
Been SystematiZcd.

The school board has engaged Mrs.
j. G.. VanWinkle of Grand Rapids TO
take a position in the school as a
teacher in the 9Th grade. Miss Thorn
as who has been the teacher in that
room having resigned. Miss Yost will
have charge of the 18th grade. Supt.
Pitkin is getting matters in the line
of work and classification rounded up
in systematic order for the coming
winter and expects that good work
will be accomplished both ON part OF
teacher and scholar.
Hives are terrible torment TO the lit
The Conservative, 1902-02-20
Ex-senator Allen, ,
in tn e Madison,
(Nebr.) Mail, has
MODEST.


shattered an idol, by declaring that
Thomas Jefferson assumed credit tor the
work of others; that he was really
very common. place individual, and did
not write the Declaration of Independ-
ence. Very we'll; what populist did
then? The Fremont (Nebr.) Tribune
opines that it was either Jerry Simpson
or Anna Diggs, but The Conservative
is of the opinion that it surely must
have been certain rotund statesmanette
who once spoke fourteen hours and
some odd minutes, in successful at
tempt to break the worlds Cabling
record, but whose innate modesty pre-
vents his claiming Jefferson's halo, un-
til after he shall have planted his own
burly frame on the soft, yielding
cushions of the presidential chair.
The Conservative, 1902-02-20
The editor of
The Conservative
has been quit e
severely criticised,
MUzZLE NOT
THE OK.

in certain quarters, because he has ad-
vertised for men to cut cordwood, at
Arbor Lodge. By the same rule OF
reasoning, 1t will be seen that the
man who feeds the COW intelligently,
for the purpose of increasing her flow
of milk, is then barred from consum-
ing any of the lacteal bounty which
his wisdom and care caused to flow in
abundance; likewise it is perfectly
plain that he who plants and tends the
golden grain, should be the last person
to expect profit from the harvest.
The Conservative, 1902-02-20

Great Britain takes. free Of duty,
more than half the products we ex-
port, and about three-quarters of all
our agricultural exports. Without her
free patronage we should feel very
much like shutting up shop in our ag-
ricultural districts, at least. Sup
posing, furthermore, that under the
humbug of reciprocity we undertake
to buy free market in the ports of
some comparatively petty customer,
like France, or even Germany, which
places very high tariff on the same
important products we are allowed to
sell in England free? In the very
nature of business this complication
The Conservative, 1902-02-20

would arise and England would find
way to retaliate against our inequity
and injustice. In short, to put in
practice the humbug of reciprocity is
to set about, with malice afore-
thought, to kill the goose that lays
our golden egg. A few years ago free
traders were told that they could not
point to England as an example of
superior commercial and manufactur-
ing growth under free trade, because
England was all independent capital
istic country, while we were de-
pendent borrowers. Now we boast of
our superior riches and of our manu-
featuring ascendency. In the present
intense industrial struggle it is easy
to see that free-trade England is bet
ter off than her competitors, France
and Germany, who are harassed in the
vain attempt to equalize tariffs and to
make the delusive promise Of the hum
bug reciprocity come true. The
United States is now world power
in commerce and manufactures. Does
the commercial policy of England or
that of Germany and France seem the
most promising for us?
Again, Canada is the third largest
buyer from the United States, and Of
the grand total of her imports from
us 70 per cent are let in free Of duty.
Her tariff duties are only half as high
as ours. Canada buys three times as
much from us as we buy from her,
leaving out Of account the precious
metals. The agricultural west par
ticularly needs her lumber, coal and
fish. Her main imports from us are
manufactures Of iron and steel. We
are now so strong, as manufacturers and
agricultural producers, that Canada
could not possibly injure either Of
these interests under free trade, while
free trade would tend to greatly in
crease her purchases from us. 1t will
be practically impossible for us to
favor certain importations from
France and Germany under reciproc-
ity, without offending our great
Canadian customer and driving her to
retaliation. Reciprocity is an attempt
to patch up truce with dozen war
ring nations, while the underlying
cause of war, the protective system,
remains in force. This is why it is a
humhug.
The editor of
The Conservative, 1902-02-20
Of late several
cases of alleged
brutality on the
part of school
THE WRONG
SYSTEM.

teachers have been aired in the
courts, and in each the jury has al
lowed mercy to temper, if not to de-
feat, justice; one teacher being re-
leased upon the ground that bruised
portions of boys anatomy do not
turn black within less than twelve
hours after all injury is inflicted. AS
matter of fact, any man, who as a
boy felt the full force of some sturdy
youngsters fist, during the recess,
we'll remembers that the point of con-
tact was as black as state treasurer
record when he faced his mother
across the evening board. This was a
mere subterfuge.
Inflicting deserved punishment is
one thing venting your spite by COM
mitting mayhem, another; which re-
minds us that there once was all old
fashioned pedagogue who with his
hickory rod and stern-faced command
to "take off that jacket" is gratefully
remembered as much safer person in
whose hands to place the custody of
child's moral and physical being,
than is the modern feminine pepper
pot who seems prone to punish for re-
venge rather than for the good of the
pupil.
Any young rapscallion who cannot
be reduced to a state Of subjection
without being MANNED or disfgured
should be promptly expelled from the
school, as his attendance is of no
benefit to himself and is menace to
the morals of his school-fellows. On
the other hand, a preceptress who
cannot curb young America without
vivisecting him, may as well lay
aside the raw hide, and seek employ
ment in some abattoir, where the de-
sire to mangle may be more satisfac-
torily and remuneratively gratified.
In cases where punishment is de-
served, it should be administered, and
no sensible parent will object; but
there is a place for everything, and
bruises and welts on boys face are
decidedly out of place.
The Conservative, 1902-02-20
Elk C h an ge Of
commodit i e S, or
other servic g 8,
spring from natur-
RECIPROCITY A
HUMBUG.


spring from natur-
al economic impulse and conditions. |
Legalized interference with this
natural impulse to exchange services
that is with free trade-called pro-
tective tariffs, inevitably develops into
a system of international reprisal,
differing little from piracy Inten-
sive protective tariffs have produced a
state of commercial war between the
several countries of continental Europe
and in which the United States is also
involved. Each of these countries
has issued letters of marque and re-
prisal in the shape of increasingly re-
strictiye tariffs in the commerce of
the other. This condition and temper
of commercial warfare is similar to
the condition and temper of warfare in
what we call barbarous times, when
no quarter was given to combatants,
or when prisoners were held for ran
som. A more enlightened public
opinion and spirit brought about a
material amelioration of the barbar-
tiles of common warfare. A like spirit
Of rebellion against the barbarities of
protectionist commercial warfare is
now fondly looking for amelioration
in reciprocity. But unlike the rule
for the speedy exchange of prisoners,
and the suppression Of other excesses
and irregularities of ordinary warfare,
which are humane and equable, af-
fecting all the belligerent parties
alike, reciprocity is simply dis
eliminating agreement in favor of a
single industrial interest or limited
number of industrial interests, in
each of two countries at the expense
of all the rest and so, like the false
and burdensome system Of protection,
whose intolerable injuries it is put
forth to relieve, it is humbug. 1t is
easy to illustrate the delusion of reci-
procity by reference to the amounts of
our products which various countries
bought during the year ending with
last June:
Great Britain . 1851, 1855, 1853
Germany. .............,.. III, ,O73, 252
Canada. Observation-Disclosures, lO7, 7S9, SSS
Netherlands. ds.. 4,352, 470
Franco 1892 914
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-11

turc Much Of this past present and future greatness Is
due 10 the efforts OF the Democrat Reporter whose editorials
are at once ncsye and just bright and progressive BROTH
er Cooke has reason to feel proud OF his community and m
community has as much reason to be proud OF the eoeu
parer he IS giving IL
Since The Houston Post informed the world hat his iql
name Is pons Smith it believed that the editor o tas
bright San Diego weekly has determined ebaptie ms
- br and es hsr Venus instead OF Sun h,s pa'''
Will the Crony kindly state who believes it and bow we
erratc genius Lewis Of The Post was guilty OF the most
gnkindest cut Of air when he dubbed Us a. Donis We
logical female and straghway he calls Us by Of
me man who did the wrong But never mind there WIZ
San Diego Sm
Truly, since knowing what good fellow Smith is we
nave thought that the neurological should have been
called "A Dennis but speed the day Of Our eSpiaon
Wen take a little of the same
There is grace and elegance the editorials Of the
that comes Office Good conservative editorial work
what gives prestige and reputation paper and Editor
We greatly appreciate this high compliment coming as
does from an editor noted for his candor in the expression
Thanks Brother Young. Your pen can be sweetar than
honey or the honeycomb and then it disti worm~o3d
foregoing.-Tyisr Dem6eratReborier
And yet one can not help admiring its gall
r h
Blossom @aa0s &c., pee 10000 canning factory for Blossom"
Also whoop pee
Houston would like to entertain Prince Henry even II
the price OF beer has gone up says The Houston Post
Probably Houston brewers anticipated his coming 70 Hous
The trouble is that when beer increases in price it
doesn't advance" but to get still further off.
a French scientist says that nest 10 disease the c1-h-
quake is the greatest enemy OF human e Well you could
not expect Frenchman and scientist know anything
Nc VI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-11

number of cases shall find II necessary in the fu-
ture to shackle cunning in the past we have
shacked force"
This would be the presidents duty whether he had
promised It not. Now note what Theodore Roose-
welt himself has to say about keeping promises in his
essay entitled Promise and Performance" ~,No man
should be held excusabe II he does not perform what
he promises unless for the best and most sufficient
reason This should be especially Of every poll
tician. When a in public life pledges
himself to certain course Of action, he shall as
matter Of course do what he said he would do and
shall not he held to have acted honorably IL he does
otherwise Now. has President Roosevelt shackled
cunning begun to take any steps for such Stacking?
How did he treat the trusts question in his message to
congress? THE mechanism Of modern business is so
delicate we told Rather than undertake to do
what may turn out to be bad it would be
preferable to undertake nothing at ALL"
Has the president enforced the Sherman antitrust
law shown any signs of intending TO enforce it?
Has he not plainly indicated his purpose not to enforce
it by having in his cabinet attorney general against
whose confirmation the Antitrust League protested
and who. every intelligent citizen in the country
knows. has pigeon.holed the Sherman law? And the
attorney general but the presidents assistant and on
the presidents shoulders rests the entire response.
buity
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-11
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

7ns mqu ssz-est9 uortsls in Texas would he the dem
ftgst 81 az State II they really understood how
feseaaas tas u af1 Vita them ignorance is bliss
-aas Ef-er.a Lfess
@ 8 Ge eeHtaes k-awsdge to how peaceable they ar.
uof atacs 80 democratic editors tired The slaughter
9E 81 eT tsn b dr9ses. in samar. The pursuits Of
at compel cat raw dog and die in the
laE Iou would have the world believe that the Fil;pnos
ere p @eak and tame as Light editorial but the people
lsa read rnd they know.
IS -
IoaqJu Miller says the Chinese should not be excluded
ttt they good domescs and needed by this country
de Says the great opposition from lazy buldozng
Say laborers OF the eities.-FiOyesViile Chronicle
But Joaquin Miller IS ideast who believes that the
time is ripe for the universal brotherhood and eoualit NJ
The In matter deeply concerning the welfare OF
nation the opinion OF hardheaded matter OF fact thing
is trustworthy than the visionary opinion of
dreamer,
Austin wants to rebuild the dam across the coorado
which broke last year About threeouths of the original
structure remains intact still IS realized by the city that
to patch IL and put il in working order again is dam
big Job The chances that the work will not be done
Cherokee County Banncr.
That sounds much like profanity that !, shocks ms
let's call ii "a big dam job"
The Rosenberg Silver XRsy has just celebrated its sew
enth birthday The progress of the X-Ray been steady
and aattering il is wideawake, upo-date seveu-eoumu
qaarto.
On the 9th instant the Tyler Democrat Reporter issued
special edition Of twelve pages showing with artistic cuts
and interesting reading the progress Of Tyler in the
paAt iis wds-awsks present snd ia pessb fer he iu.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-11
SOME PosrscRleTs.

.uha
The Prusssn prayer book enions that tns ~. s =
service, including the shall not la1' M, h
Umbrellas rarely seen in Payta .e'I .r,u va
age interval between two showers OF ram 80, ~
Pingpong" not being dignihed enoas s-,,.ssl :
thusiasts at the game they call II no" P''
tennis" -
Twelve million New Years card, passed nv -
Berlin city postofhce on January l, exclusive
out Of town. -
The canopy of Mohammeds tomb at M's,,ed ,ss
the heaviest variety of black silk manu'''''
Tor this purpose n. is. ",
Paris consumed 100000 pounds OF sa." IA VET Z
The best came from the Burgundy y'ney"' a
Tor from to francs per thousand ,xceS e
Cyrus Carleton Of Providence, r. L, sHs,e ssr z
several months at Ormond, Fla, found tn.t
seven different kinds of birds in that seeuv" .,son ~
Snuff is coming into fashion again ~ tht 81
early Victorian fashions Snuff taking .r,,stirr
The nose and keeps il in state Of perpeiua -
Some OF the robes al the coming eoiV ...eu isss'
peers and peeresses. will be made o. q sfn,s
velvet and trimmed with rabbits fur insses'
aints the Daily GTsphir.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-11
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Henrik lbsen it is likely, will write no more d'iA'
What strength he has is devoted his autobiography F
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema who celebrated ny =
birthday recently. is the third artist from Holland 70 3
oed by an English knghthood the others being ku0'@ "
Van Dyck
General Oliver O. Howard in reminiscent noOo y
that OF the twentyseven commanders Of Union afa \.
ing the civil war only two survive General se'na' q
himself
Booker T. Washngtons autobiography TYP 20. .. +
very' translated into French German and Hinao0s'''
now to be put into Finnish and into Spanish Tor suO.
Hiram Cronk the last surviving pensioner OF n' y
iSIa IS passing the last years OF his lie at INC ~
daughter at Dunn Brook about fifteen miles norp .
N. Y
Sir Noel Patons will recently recorded ~ ra.. a-
scotland asks that his sons and daughters keep 90
works finished and unfinished and also INC s''''
armor and arms which he has brought togeneh .,g
Dr. Seward Webb of the Vanderbilt family W, a. M IN
10 have gone to Vermont for his health but rs 81
oped into full grown candidate for governor ~ .sz
engineered one two successful and lmpo"N'
deals In the Green Mountain State. .,., hi
Mr. Pettus, the venerable United states s-..,
Alabama, is one of the best poker players ~ ~ rc
at times has extraordinary OF bad iueN 81 "a
for some bondhodsrs he once earned Nso00 W.
nearly OF it the next winter playing poker y IN, N
Mr.. Pettus is father of the remark often heaa - I
at the poker table: Chips haven't any pelH"'
ton"