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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-11
GRATTAN GRANGE.

Grattan Grange met Thursday
evening Dec 4. with fair attendance.
Other important entertainments call
ed a numbe OF our members elsewhere
but those who were in attendance GER
tainly enjoyed the meeting as this
date was the anniversary of the birth
of the Grange and the Worthy Lee
turer had arranged an interesting pro-
gram which consisted OF the following:
Paper by Worthy Lecturer, Mrs. f. u. Nash.
Declaration OF Purposes, Worthy Master Scott.
Song. 10y. Choir
History.of the Grange. Mrs. o. L. Watkins.
Paper, -----------C. M Slayloh'
Music, ..-.-......-.-.-----.Y Young Mems Band.
Poem, Mrs c. J, Beach
Roll Call
The paper written by Mrs. o. | Wat
kins, giving narrative OF our Grange
Is worthy of your time to notice and as
so few were out to hear It's sentiments,
1t we'll deserves publication so more
can CLEAN from its noble teachings.
Our Worthy Sister is not always with
US at our meetings, but when her
bright and happy face is seen among
usbwe thoroughly realize the grand
and noble teachings OF our order, for
she is not only great Grange worker,
but one who practices and exempt
fes the excellent principles, which we
should all inculcates and realize the
uplifting influence which so grand a
life sets forth.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-11

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Have less than three gross left,
so come early.
Solid White Metal Cups. Silver
Plated, regular 75c values, for
SOC. Others $1.25 cups for S1.00
Regular Sl.00 cups, 75c.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-11
a Timely Topic.

At this season of coughs and colds il
is we'll to know that Foley's Honey and
Tar is the greatest throat and lung
remedy II cures quickly and prevents
serious results from a cold. Sold by
w. |. Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-11

RENIEMBER-All goods bought at
my store are engraved free OF
charge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-11

A. b. Hull's Special. The best
knife made. regardless from
whence it comes d. 40
per dozen .......... sVV
Large selection of tea, dessert and
tablespoons, all sizes and quail
tiles, prices very low.
Fine selection of gold, leather and
silk watch fobs The newest
designs and best values.
! have in stock every article as
advertised, and hundreds of other
bargains equally as good. It's your
own fault if you don't get them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-11

Did it to you that nothing proved that be
to receve than the sesacrfce INDUCED in by most
year that forget self to please Others The prnapa its
You cannot find suitable Christmas Gifts than at m
classes and conditions of men and women.
Large my fall business last year. am bound to il
hard work will do The past year has been spent in prepar
in suitable ervceable, sensible selections for both
Ny stock is repete with all the novelties that go make
Jewely sterling silver and silver plated also the largest
Sets, Ebony and Ebonoid Goods in large variety.
You must come and make your selections and be yc
for the money than do this year cloud burst of Christ
ling with low prices awaits your inspection Prices on all
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-11

Great topic, braces body and brain,
drives away all impurities from your
system. Makes you well. Keeps you
we'll. Rocky Mountain Tea. 35c.
Cornell Bros.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
SAVE THE COMMISSION

The enemies of any sort Of tax legisla-
ton will now try to drive the Anderson
bill into the SHAMELESS. This bill provides
for permanent tax commission of three
members and the enactment of the real
estate portions of the tax commissions
report Innocent and commendable as it
seems to be-, it will probably meet with
determined opposition. fe=.
The only way, though, for the legisla-
ture to save it's face politically ! is to
adopt some such measure. The creation of
a tax commission will of itself be no.
table step forward. If that much is done
and the real estate provisions Of the COM
missions report are. adopted it will be
possible to make defense Of the extra
session on the ground Of accomplished
legislation. tax commission is indis-
pensable if we are to have tax reform.
If constitutional amendments are sub
mitted and adopted there will be a de-
mand for a new code from the next legis-
lature. If the present session creates
a commission it can, in addition to it's reg
ular administrative duties, draft FOR sub
mission to the legislature a system Of
taxation conformable to the authority the
amendments will give the legislature.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
A BURDENsOME TARIFF

i AS the newspapers are wont to give
abundant space to the arguments OF
every sort of industry that, for it's own
business reasons, desires a lower or a
higher or no tariff at all Ion some article,
there can be no impropriety in their
speaking in favor of a tariff change that
will be in their interests.
At it's meeting held in New York two
weeks ago, the American Newspaper Pub
fishers association adopted resolution
asking congress "to abolish the duty on
wood pulp, mechanical ground wood and
lumber used IN the manufacture of pa
per, and that the duty on news print pa
per be reduced" The tariff on bleached
wood pulp is one-quarter Of a cent per
pound, on unbleached pulp, ne-twelfth
Of cent per pound, if mechanically made,
and one-sixth of cent per pound ii
chemically made. White news print pa
per is taxed three-fourths Of cent per
pound.
There is no justification for these tar
ifs. They yield only an insignificant rev.
enue and they protect only whet has be-
come one of the greatest monopolies in
the country-the manufacture of paper.
They are premium on the early destruc-
ton Of the American spruce forests and
they tend to put American newspaper
publishers at the mercy of a group OF
manufacturers who. protected by this
tariff against competition. may at any
time raise the price Of paper to such q
point that many newspapers will be
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
A PROGRESSIVE FIASCO

Another step was taken in the progress
sive fiasco Of the extraordinary session
of the legislature yesterday when the
senate, following the advice of its COM
mittee, killed the Jacobson tax bill with
out even decent preliminary rites. The
senate should have placed the bill on
general orders and given it a chance to be
discussed and amended, but it preferred
to make no effort TO separate the good
from the bad and to throw the whole
fabric into the legislative gutter. Prob
ably the senators were thinking quite as
much about rapping Mr.. jacobson as they
were about the merits or demerits of the
bill
Senator Mccarthy was on the right
track yesterday when he told the sena
tors that they were called in special ses-
sion to consider and adopt general tax
code. There is not the least question
that such was the general understanding
regarding the program when the legisla-
ture adjourned a year ago. Instead OF
giving us tax code the legislature may
adjourn without giving us even a shred
of direct legislation. We agree with Sen.
ator Mccarthy that this fasco is likely
to have an unpleasant influence on the
republican party in the approaching state
campaign.
In view of the utter breakdown of legis-
lation and the absolute failure to carry
out the program, T h ] ournal may
be pardoned for saying that "hindsight"
is beginning to show that the suggestion
that the drastic tax code be passed with
suspension Of its operation for. year,
pending action on the constitutional
| amendments would have been a wise
| course. AS it stands now the SYMMETRY
cal code has been beaten and it is even
doubtful If a shred of it will be adopted.
| Those who get the best of the existing
| inequalities Of taxation can now put forth
their efforts to beat the amendments.
When they have done that they will be Sc
cure in their inequalities for some years
to come. AS we have said before, much
of the talk breathing Intense devotion to
scientific tex reform has been pure bun
conlbe designed to defeat, by indirection,
both legislation and amendments.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06

49, /.
and be sued in the courts, or refer to the
regular courts questions at Issue with
the employing party. In this way there
would neversbe any interruptiensot work.
Commissioner Of Labor Wright advises
well when he recommends that each board
of directors OF an employing corporation
shall have upon it one or two representa-
tives of the employees, SO enabling the
corporation to ascertain at once the
views, wishes and conditions of the em-
ployes, the labor representatives being
thus enabled to ascertain facts as to the
business, which would lead to the avoid
ance of unreasonable action on the part
of labor. The desire for industrial peace
on the part of labor and capital is sure
to work out an effective met hod Of main
tanning peace. The adjustment, yester-
day, in New York, shows how readily a
great labor organization and a great in
dustrial corporation can negotiate a COM
position when they desire it and have the
most peaceful relations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
A Call on santos-Dumont,

Paris. Feb 6.-Before leaving Paris we
ventured to call on Santos Dumont. who has
returned here from his recent Italian expert
ments Santos received us in his own charm
ing manner, invited US in, and then in a little
louder tone asked What did l understand
you to say your business with me was?''
We were thrown into confusion. and Mary
H.. who has the business head, said:
'sOh, you know, M. Dumont, we are unpro-
tected American girls out looking for celebri-
ties and for places of interest. etc., and we
were anxious TO see if you would write in
our autograph albums"
'Certainment," replied the prince of the
powers of the air. consulting little card
from his vest pocket; my prices for auto
graphs to-day are 80 francs-or say Is francs
for the three This in burst of generosity
"Well,' said Mary H., possibly we will
have to struggle along without autographs,
as we are drawing near the end of our jour-
ney, and likewise of our bank account. But
how did you enjoy the blue of the Italian
skies, NJ Dumont?"
SIT got all tangled up with my guy-ropes,'
replied the aeronaut. II didn't enjoy 1t. -
(which would you rather fall on. NJ. Du-
mont, the land or the water?" asked Margaret
in her bashful way. Hs.r
.Well," replied the high-fyer meditatively,
tapping his white teeth with his glasses, .the
water is little softer. to be, sure. but you
don't sink in when you strike the ground.
Personally I prefer not to fall. There is a
fine in France. you know. for breaking the
law of eravitaton'
81 am sure if you come to America papa
will have the law repealed exclaimed Lucille
impulsively Papa, you know, is a member
of the legislature and they just play foot
ball with the baking powder companies and
other rich corporations. PAPA said if the
legislature met oftener he would get rich
quicker.
| NJ Santos looked at her meditatively. and
we all thought he was smitten, but no. He
was just taking me in as specimen. said
Lucille afterwards in a sorrowful manner.
| After pause, the aeronaut said:
! well, you seem to be nice little girls, and
1 I'll Just write you autographs for luck
| He did so, and we came away happy and
c0ntented We are talking of visiting the
! hypnotic hospital. Lovingly, Lucille, Mary
| H. and Margaret.
A J, Russell.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06

Our Minnesota congressman do not
seem to take kindly to the scheme Of
milling Canadian wheat in bond at Mil
neapolis. They seem to have the erro-
r'eous idea that the plan is inimical to tine
interests of northwestern wheat growers.
We do mot so understand it. 1t is a
measure whereby northwestern milIers
may be able to meet the competition of
European millers, which has become dan
gerous through the lover price of equal
ly GOOD Canadian wheat. Eventually it
may be that governu entail permission and
assistance in milling Canadian wheat in
bond nay be the only means OF saving the
export -four trade.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
ADOPT BROAD AMENDMENTS

It Is gratifying to observe that the
lower house of the legislature yesterday
decided in favor of the broad plan of con-
stitutional amendment The legislature
Will go long way towards justifying it's
failure to adopt direct tax legislation if
1T will submit to the people amendments
that Will cut the thongs that restrict leg
1slative action on the important question
OF taxation. 1t will be just as easy Cor
Just as difficulty to get the people to
adopt fhe broad as the narrow amend
ments. The opposition to the broad
amendments will be encountered in the
legislature. If we are going to have an
era of scientific tax reform let us begin
with broad foundations that will be equal
to the weight and reuireqments of what
ever sort of edifice the wisdom Of the
future may wish to erect thereon. f.,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
AN ASTOUNDING DECISION

e ourna S news columns to-
day show what remarkable decision the
supreme court made in denying iurisdic-
ton in the suit brought by theastate of
Minnesota against the Northern Securi-
ties company.
: 1t makes it impossible for the state to
bring suit against the merger in any
court. T. =
This is decision that is not less than
astounding. *, H.. -.-.s- ...,. =: :-..-----
1t is contrary to the assumption that
the attorney general represents the PEG
pie OF the state, and must have the most
far-reac ching effects. -. -.
The decision must surpass the fondest
dreams of the merger attorneys in it's un-
qualified support Of the merger against
the state. The situation is one that calls
for Immediate legislation by congress.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
THANKS TO VAN SAINT

Not till Prince Henry met Governor
Van SAINT of Minnesota did he make the
acquaintance Of American democracy.
But for that accidental touch of the
American "real thing the prince might
have journeyed back to report to his i'm
perial brother in the full conviction that
there are no social differences between
Europe and America. So successfully, up
to that point, had we initiated the man
ners Of Europe and worn the outward air
of obsequiousness that we supposed the
occasion demanded, that the prince would
never have known how We act in this
country when we are "at home and
princes also. The prince would never
have realized but for that little piece Of
Van Santian simplicity that he was in
country where men are not very much
impressed by titles and care vastly more
for the native worth Of captain of in
dustry than they do for all the hereditary
princes and princelings and noble para
sites the world may boast.
Some people are inclined to make fun of
our good governor for his simplicity and
kings and princes use for hedging pur-
poses. The governor naively confesses
that "our Minnesota party did a good
deal to relieve the occasion Of it's stiff for
mality." And he is right, emphatically
right. But all the same, even if Honore
Palmer did almost die of shame and Col
onel Eddy was Mortified beyond measure,
rr1o II
what he did.
Just think Of the deliciousness of the
occasion when the governor gave the
prince gentle punch in the region of the
second button hole, took him by the arm,
and, with pleasant Come this way, Mr..
Prince" took him up and presented him
to the Wonderfully Arrayed Staff Of the
Governor Of Minnesota. What a shock to
the prince, who all his life long has had
people presented to Him, to be towed
through the hotel hall to be presented to
the Minnesota staff. Oh. what sight for
republicans and democrats and all defend
ers Of the rights of man! No "Your
Highness" for the Governor Of Mime
sofa: plain Mr.. Prince was good
enough for him. - .-.....-
Americanism is not dead yet. Even
while Governor Van SAINT was introducing
the prince to his staff, Governor Hogg
OF Texas was manfully refusing to attend
royal levee in London because he
would have to doff the simple dress of an
American citizen and don the knee
breeches, wig and sword of effete courts.
May we always have Van SAINT and NAV
the supply of Hoggs not run short!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06

girl had been sent away to school and her let
tiers to Zeb had been few and far between
that he awoke to the fear of losing her.
o. Nell Tompkins at IS was a good-1ooking at
tractive girl, and Zeb realized that education
and society would improve her still more.
Other young men would be attracted, and he
would stand no show.
. AS Zeb reached the camp and emDtied his
buckets of sap into the barrels he fingered
and thought of more recent sorrows. Nell
Tompkns had returned from school two
weeks before on a vacation. He had FASTENED
over to the farmhouse in his working clothes
to welcome her. and plainly she had been
shocked. There was no warmth in her hand
shake, no love in her eyes. Even when he
reappeared night or two later in his Sunday
best, she had called him Mr.. Taylor and had
refused to remember how he had carried her
on his back over mudholes and boosted her
over fences A change had come to blast all
his hopes, and on his road home he made up
his mind to face it like man.
While he mended the line fence between
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
A NOTABLE AGREEMENT

A matter of deep public inter-
est, more important, indeed, than
the Chinese question, the Boer war
question, the status of Prince
Henry after his strenuous per-
ordinations, and half a dozen others
which might be named, is the agreement
accomplished yesterday between the
Annalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers and the American Tin
Plate company.
RMS rational agreement, which affects
the well being of 100000 men most favor
ably, is the outgrowth of conference be-
tween employers and the employed. I'm
der it there will be no closing down of The
mills OF the comluny pending the formu-
lation Of the wage scale: labor will be
uninterrupted AMI strikes are prechlded
the agreement holding good until july
1, 1903. ALI differences which may arise
are to be settled by conference. This
method OF composing labor-ca pital at
triton and irritation is the key note of
the system Of the national civic fedora
tfon's propaganda Of peace. The influence
of that propaganda no doubt entered into
the procuring causes Of the present i'm
portant settlement, which will doubtless
deepen The growing sentiment favoring
rational handling of labor difficulties and
the adjustment of wages through confer
ence and Cancellation, with no suspension
of work or wages.
The private method of settling labor diff
ficulties has proven, as rule, far more
successful than determinations sought
from outside boards OF arbitration, which
can only be advisory The public is in
terested in the method of adjustment
which entails the least Inconvenience
upon it.. The public has perfect right
to demand tbet Transportation shall not
be interrupted and that all public utilities
shall be kept in full operation. 1t has a
perfect right to demand that the other
two parties shall get together and settle
their differences in the way calculated to
promote peace and public convenience as
soon as possible. Ii is incumbent upon
labor and capital as duty to the public
and the public order to do this. The
! system OF private or trade boards of
consultation and arbitration has been very
successful in England and in this country
wherever it has been tried, notably in the
boot and shoe trade. The best interests
| of labor would be consulted by Organized
labor through the general adoption Of the
principle of industrial cancellation and
arbitration The etfectual removal OF
possibilities of strikes and lockouts will
be accomplished when organized labor is
duly incorporated and empowered to sue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
The WAR AGAINST CONCESSIONS

The opponents of tariff concessions TO
Cuba in the house now stand by the ac-
tion of Speaker Henderson, yesterday, as
antagonists OF any reduction whatever in
favor of Cuban sugar and tobacco The
president has been warned that, if he at
tempts to promote the more liberal
policy toward Cuba he may expect big
fight with the republican majority in the
house.
70 emphasize their purpose, the ma
1orlty propose to ignore our national duty
toward Cuba and secure the services of
a lettering and procrastinating COM
mission to investigate the whole Subject
of Cuban conditions, which will report at
some indefinite time in the future. 1t is
presumed that the presidents loyalty 20
party will lead him to abandon the Cuban
relief policy he set forth in his message
last December. 1t is just possible that
this view OF the presidential disposition is
erroneous and that the presidential mind
has also consciousness of Imperative
duty to the American nation. The presi-
dent recognizes the principle that remis-
sions conceded in our tariff have their
corollary in remissions acquired in our
favor. The theory of the antagonists is
that, if there is a reduction of a mill in
the duties laid down in any schedule,
the duties OF all the schedules will go, like
the falling Of bricks which are set on end
when the first in the line is knocked over.
This theory is begotten of unjustifable
nervousness.
There is still another DOGGY set up by
the extremists. This is to the effect that
International complications will occur il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
CAREFUL OF FORMS

General Hughes, who recently returned
from the Philippines, tells story about an
Irish volunteer private who was acting as
guard over a captured Spanish storehouse,
and had received orders to pass no one with
out G special order from the provost marshal
OF Manila. General Hughes was provost mar
shall at the time, and when he drew near the
storehouse he found his stomach very close
to a triangular Springfield bayonet and heard
in rich Milesian brogue:
Halt! II yez come a step furdher III jam
this inter Eez!"
why not?" asked the general.
.Niver unoind," said the private. ''I know
me orders. IT'S 2 pass yez must have from
the provost marshal
well, I'm the provost marshal" said Cen
eral Hughes.
g Ills that don't care if yez be the prisi-
dent Divil a foot yell set inside here till
yez show me yer pass
The general drew out a blank book and
scrubbed q pass.
The private surveyed it and passed General
Hughes with the remark:
why didn't yez do that without I'll thil
1alaysy7"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-06
MRS. AsTOR,s METHOD
Philadelphia Press.

Mrs. William Astor is one of the most
methodcal Of women. She has for years, as
near as possible, chosen the same date for her
annual ball, the same date for sailing to Eu-
rope, the same date for her return, for the
opening Of her Newport house. and for her
coming to town for the winter. Her passage
is engaged on the ship on which she sails
from one year to another. On the evening Of
her ball. which has for number of years
taken place with few exceptions on the first
Monday in January, she does not occupy her
opera box. although she is present at all the
performances to which she is subscriber.
It has been Astor etiquette en- that evening
for the box tosbe auntenanted making the one
gap in brilliant horseshoe.