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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
ORLEANS-OTIsCO.

A good shower would not come amiss
now.
Carrie Colvin OF Bedding is visiting
friends In this vininity.
Carrie Batson OF Ionia Is visiting her
brother Harvey Batson.
f. S. Brewer is repairing his house
which adds much to the looks OF it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sparks visited at
Mr.. Purdy's in Otisco Sunday.
Mrs. f f.. Montgomery and son OF
Ionia visited at Jennie Strong's last
week.
M. B. Wilkinson and wife of Hub
bardston attended the picnic at
Saranac Thursday.
Mark Hull and family, Amsa Lee
and Mrs. Tabor and daughter all visit
ed at Sarah Airs Sunday.
Mrs. Clare Bisbery Of Hearsey who
has been visiting her mother for the
last week returned to her home Mon
day.
School commenced Monday at the
striped school with Maud Fashbaugh as
teacher and Stella Peterson at Pot
ter's Corners.
Our post Office at Avon closed the
10Th which will make it quite incon-
venient for few families that are not
supplied by the r. f. ID.
Keene was we'll reDresented Mt .eThe
Old Maids Convention at Smyrna Sat-
urday evening, every one was well
pleased with the entertainment
Miss Myrtle Green OF Saranac and
Bert Potter OF Grand Rapids were
married at the home of the brides par
ents Aug. p, in Hearsey The bride
has been the teacher at Potter's Cor
ners for the last year and is well known
in this vicinity. We extend congratu
latiOns.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
A Boys wild Ride for Life.

With family around expecting him
to die, and son riding for for life Is
miles to get DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
W. II. Brown Of Leesville, Ind, en-
during deaths agonies from asthma,
but this wonderful medicine gave In
slant relief and soen cured him. He
writes: II now sleep soundly every
night Like marvellous cures OF Con-
sumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis,
Coughs, Colds and Grip prove it's
matchless merit for all throat and lnng
troubles Guaranteed bottles SOC and
ST. 90 Trial bottles free at Connell
Bros. drug store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
vERGENNEs STATION.

Burr Davis will run his dryer this
year.
School opened Tuesday with Miss
Blouk as teacher.
Norma Church visited relatives in
Lowell last week.
Mrs Burr Davis has been very sick
but is better at this writing.
Mrs. Frank Keech had a niece from
Grattan visiting her last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Hall OF Bedding
we're guests OF ID. Church recently.
Frank White and Dorus Church were
Grand Rapids last week on business.
DR.. Crosby and wife OF Cannonsburg
were guests at ID. Church's last week.
The Sir Knights and Lady Macca-
bees will enjoy social meeting togeth-
err Sept. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Porter visited at
George Browns at Cook 3 Corners last
Saturday.
John Dennis has purchased house
OF Morris Trumbull and is moving the
same to his farm
Mrs. Harrington OF Cannonsburg Wis
tied her aunt at Lester who is 85 years
old also her daughter Mrs. Church.
The A. o. o. G.. will dedicate their
new hall Friday evening Sept. 10. Cere
monies by Mr.. Slocum and dance
after with supper Further notice next
week.
We are sorry that all OF the cores
pondents were not present last Monday
at the picnic, we had very pleasant
time and was highly pleased to meet
the BANNER staff. No Office In the
state has more handsome and intelli-
gent looking corps OF workers.
Our retiring Editor and family have
our best wishes for their future welfare
in their new home, and we regret very
much their leaving, we shall always
remember them kindly. To our new
Editor we bid you welcome and hope
that our future relations will be as
pleasant and prosperous as the past has
been.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
SMYRNA.

Corn has done fine the past week
but rain is needed.
DIR. Pinkham and family were in
Peach ave. on Sunday.
Frank Krupp was a guest of Rostan
Skellenger on Sunday.
Miss Grace Bignell commences ber
school in Button district Monday.
Uucle Tip has given up going fish
ing as John and Ross went and
caught the whole of them.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Bignell and Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Skellenger we're callers
at H. Skellengers on Sunday.
Our school commenced on Tuesday
with Prof Briscamp of Wyandotte al
principal and Miss Olga Hanna assist
ant.
Quite a number from here ATTENDED
the play at Bedding Friday night call
ed "Side Tracked" and pronounced Il
fine and best.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
BARTONNILLE.

Verne Davis and wife spent Sunday
at Sam Davis.
Joe Warner and family visited rela-
tives in Saranac last week.
Miss Chloe Douglas went on the ex-
cursion to Ottawa Beach Wednesday.
Oral Virgins of Cedar Lake called
at F. j. Richmond's last "Wednesday.
Several from this place attended
''The Old Maids Convention" at Smy'
rna Saturday night.
School commenced in this district
last Monday with Miss Rose Bignell
of Smyrna as teacher.
George Richmond visited his friend
DIR John Rigterink at Freeport last
Monday and Tuesday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
NORTH ORLEANS.

Mrs. Fred Schultz visited her par
ents last week.
There is now new bridge east OF
Chittle school house.
Henry CLOSER spent Monday with
friends west of Orleans.
Mrs. William Pretzel, nee Stevens
from Grand Rapids is visiting friends
here.
Isaac Bates and wife OF Bedding and
Archie Tenyke and wife of Bushnell
spent Sunday at Long Lake.
Fred Menler is building the stone
wall for a new school house and G. G.
Ashby is doing the carpenter work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
A Parson,s Noble Act.

81 want all the world to know
writes Rev. G. j. Budlong, OF Ashaway
II L., "what a thoroughly good and re.
liable medicine ! found in Electric Bit
tiers. They cured me of jaundice and
liver troubles that had caused me great
suffering for many years. For genu
inc all round cure they excel anything
| ever saw" Electric Bitters are the
surprise OF all for their wonderful work
In Liver, Kidney and Stomach troubles
Don't fail to try them. Only 80 cts.
Satisfaction is guaranteed by Cornell
Bros
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
Take Care Of the stomach.

The man or woman whose digestion
is perfect and whose stomach performs
its every function is never sick. Kodol
clenses, pur!fies and sweetens the stom-
ach and cures positively and perman-
cntly all stomach troubles, Indigestion
and dyspepsia. 1t is the wonderful re-
constructive tonic that is making SO
many sick people we'll, the weak strong
by conveying to their bodies all the
nourishment In the food they eat Rev.
J. II. Holiday OF Holiday, Miss ,
writes: Kodol has cured me. eon-
slider IL the best remedy | ever used for
dyspepsia and stomach troubles / was
given up by physicians. Kodol saved
my life. Take 1t after meals w. |.
Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
A sad DISAPPOINTMENT.

Ineffective liver medicine Is a disap-
pointment, but you don't want to purge
strain and break the glands OF the
stomach and bowels DeWitt's Little
Early Risers never disappoint. They
clense the system OF all poison and put
rid matter and do 1t so gently that one
enjoys the pleasant effects. They are
a tonic to the liver. Cure billousness.
torpid liver and prevent fever. w. l..
Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
ALTON-MOsELEY

Mrs. Friedly is yet quite sick
The Cleaner hall is nearly painted
ready.
Ralph Ford and wife are visiting in
Grand Rapids.
Samuel Wingeir is building an addi-
tion to his barn.
Miss Lizzie Writtenbrock OF Lowell
Sundayed at home.
Weather dry, rain is needed for
corn, potatoes and beans.
Miss Ada Patruif returned home
from Grand Ropids Saturday.
Miss Annie Wingeir visited friends
In Grand Rapids last week.
Art Condor and Byron Frost took In
the excursion to Detroit Sunday.
Quite a number OF Altonites and vi
entity took in the races at Grand Rap
ids.
Wiley Rennells and wife Of Lowell
visited MIR. and Mrs. Warren Ford
Friday.
Miss Gertie Patruff is In Grand Rap
ids for three or four weeks at Frank
Sayles'
Mr.. Thos Cannon, miller is ready
for grinding wheat soon as water Is
higher.
We are informed that =. Bresnehan
OF Parnell is going TO build ware
house at Moseley.
Jennie Frost has shipped over 700
bushel OF the early Michigan peaches
and is shipping other varieties now by
car lots.
Hans Blosser has his house and barn
painted, his barn has been rebuilt with
two drive floors extra all on good
basement wall.
Mrs. A. S. Holmes is spending few
days at South Haven with A B. Mason
and wife where they are staying dur
ing the summer season.
Mrs. F. NJ. Thompson OF Cascade Wis
tied at Warren Fords Tuesday night
and with them attended the Silver
Grey picnic Wednesday.
Peaches are ripening very fast and
growers are being rushed TO market
them Willis Purdy is hauling two
and three loads to Lowell each day.
We with our family visited with JAS
Gahans, first since they moved into
their new house which is a fine one, no
S4O, 900 house could be finished nicer.
Dorus Church lost two 2year old
steers last week supposed TO have been
poisoned from eating potato tops that
we're paris greened two weeks before.
The incest specimen OF liberia
peaches we have seen this season was
In Mr.. Stanton's orchard on the top OF
his highest hills where the sand has
blown off with no vegetation around 1T
and is rightly claimed to be a sand
peach growing best on sandy soil.
We attended the S liver Grey picnic
at Chester Slayton's last Wednesday
which was an enjoyable gathering OF
old pioneers and many incidents OF the
early pioneer enjoyments as well as
privations we're brought up. Remarks
were made BY several Of the older set
tiers and officers reelected for the com
ing year and after huge dinner all
went home feeling they had enjoyed
a COOL time. AT this meeting Asa w.
Slayton stated he taught school "a
years ago mt the Barton school house
and found 40 of his old scholars pres
ent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
Rewara of the Knife.

No profession has advanced more
rapidly OF late than surgery, but IL
should not be used except where
It Is absolutely necessary. In case
OF piles for example, 1t is seldom need
ed DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures
quickly and permanently. Unequalled
for cuts, burns, bruises, wounds, skin
diseases Accept no counterfeits. II
was so troubled with bleeding piles |
lost much blood and strength, says j
C. Phillips, Paris, I'll. DeWitts' Salve
cured me in short time Soothes and
heals. w. |. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
ENTHUSIASTICALLY

Henry Hall OF Orleans has a new
automobile.
A few from here went to Ottawa
Beach Friday.
Pears seem to be quite plentiful and
OF good quality this year.
Many are complaining OF hard colds
which make them quite sick.
A dance will be held at Shiloh by
the X. o. T. M. next Friday night.
Gardner and Amanda Howard and
Ray Cheney are attending school al
Ionia.
Your correspondent regrets that II
was impossible TO attend the picnic and
hopes 1t may be different another time
"Now good digestion waits on appe
tite, and health on both" If il doesn Z
try Burdock Blood Bitters.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04

M T. Lynch, Editor OF the Phillips
burg, N. j. Daily Post, writes: II
have used many kinds OF medicines for
coughs and colds Ia my family bu,
never anything so good as Foley's
Honey and Tar, | cannot say too much
In praise OF it," w. |. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04

Having distressing pains Ia head,
back and stomach and being without
appetite, / began to use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills" writes w. L. White
head, OF Kennedale, Tex, land soon
felt like new man." Infallible in
stomach and liver troubles. Only 25c
at Cornell Bros drug store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
curea nemorrhages Of enc Lung,.

"Several years since my lungs were
so badly affected that had many hem
orrhages," writes A. M. AXE OF Wood,
Ind, II took treatment with several
physicians withoutany benefit then
started to take Foley's Honey ann Tar
and my lungs are now as sound as a
bullet. / Recommend IL In advanced
stages OF lung trouble. w. /. Bene-
dict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04
GRATTAN GRANGE.

Grattan Grange met in regular SEES
sion on Thursday evening Aug: 2Sth
with a fair attendance.
A business session was Carried out
after which short literary program
was enjoyed by all.
At the meeting before this one of
the 18th Temperance program was
rendered many excellent papers and
recitations was given and it was plain
to see the temperance cause was
strongly impressed and deeply i'm
bedded in the hearts of all.
At our next meeting initiatory
work will be conferred on several new
candidates and the following program
carried out. Let all be present to
help make the Lecture hour little
more interesting
Program for Sept. IL, 1902.
Music by Choir
Roll call
"Why does cultivation OF the soil promote
wNl.. n. -.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-04

Diphtheria, sore throat, Group. In-
slant relief permanent cure. DIR.
Thomas Eclectric Oil. At any drug
store.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-28
DR.. Mackenzia,s Kindness.

Here is Il story about Sir Morell Mac
kenzie which gives a typical instance
Of his kindness to nonpaying patients:
A wretched girl tried to commit sui
eide by drinking carbolic acid She in
1ured her throat fearfully and in the
hospital came under the notice of Sir
Morell for few weeks. She fingered
on, being mortally injured, for fifteen
months and when lying dying in her
miserable home longed and longed to
see "her doctor" again. At last, per-
suaded by her entreaties, l said l
would so to Harley street and ask him
If he would visit her, though l could
not reasonably hope for any success.
"Can help her?" he asked.
Not physically, but it would give
her untold comfort"
"All right, I'll GO" And go he did
that very evening, and at the farthest
verge Of an east end Stun sat by the
girl, suggested one or two simple allie
viations, called her my dear" and left
her with two soyereigns squeezed up in
her hand. She died next day, but she
had seen cher doctor "-London Tit
Bits
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-28
Attacked by n Heron.

A veteran Philadelphia sportsman
tells Of an attack once made upon him
by wounded heron. He says:
1 was boy then and went down to
q creek that flowed through nv IA
theirs farm to watch for a mink. If
twas early in the evening, and a blue
heron came and sat within tempting
'gunshot. | knew it would spoil nv
chances at mink to shoot the bird. and
1 didn't mean to do it, but, kidlike, |
raised the gun and took aim. lust to
see how could kill it if | would. |
n lowered the gun and then raised if
again. Every time l raised it would
touch the trigger gently. After awhile
touched 1t too hard, the gun went off
and started toward the heron. which
was wounded.
Il thought it would be good scheme
TO catch the bird and started to do so
when its bill shot out like a sledge
hammer and struck ME between tbe
eyes When l came to my senses. if
was dark, and it was several minutes
longer before could remember where
'l was or what had happened. A little
harder and the bird would have killed
me. ! shudder even yet when think
what would have been the result IL the
OIL mao struck one of my eyes,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-28
When Animals Are III.

Said prominent veterinarian: "Ani-
mails when sick are the most helpless
and appreciative of all creatures and
the way of administering relief and
medicine in many instances is as novel
as It is effective. The most savage and
revengeful animals during spells of Sc
we're pain are as docile and tractable as
child. Relief must come from hui
man being, and come quickly, and they
seem to know it. The most vicious
horse when groaning with pain would
allow mere child to administer relief,
and many Of the wild animals when in
sickness seem to forget their savage
Instincts"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-28

were the first thing we thought of saw
ing. Dobson's hearse was standing in
his barn, and we ran it right through
the fence, up against the library win
dow. and your mother showed the
books into the hearse as fast as piled
them out to her. Jimmy Dobson help
ed too
Lucy burst into laughter. The alb
surdity of the situation reused her
from her misery. The Dobson under
taking establishment was next door to
their home and the hearse, the only
one in town, was the glory of its
owner.
Il hope you didn't hurt f." she muir
INJURED.
That's not what's worrying me. It's
how much insurance your uncle car
ried on the house and whether we
spoiled the chances of selling the
books. Some of them got wet"
Lucy and her mother remained that
night with the hospitable Dobsons and
the next morning. with John. went out
TO look at the books and ascertain the
damage before the buyer appeared on
the scene They made an odd picture,
the anxious group pulling the old vol
umes through the end doors of the
gloomy hearse. Suddenly Jimmy Dob
son, who by reason of his brave CON
duet of the night before was privileg-
ed to join the party, gave a long, low
whistle
Gee, look at the money!
In one hand he held Il worn leather
bound volume, in the other hundred
dollar bill.
Mrs Leyden clutched her daughters
arm and stared ut the wonderful green
back
Emmy, there's thousands in it.
thousands! Those were his very
words. And he didn't mean books. He
meant money, real money. 1t was one
of his queer ideas to hide it there"
When the book buyer arrived, he was
graciously received by Lucy in the
Dobson parlor. There was n suspicion
Of happy tears in her eyes when she
told him the offer was withdrawn.
She would reimburse him for his rail
road fare and asked him to accept any
volume he might choose in return for
the trouble she had caused him, where
upon that gentleman selected one OF
the rarest books in the collection and
departed with the mental comment
that women were certainly most
changeable creatures.
For how could he know that be-
tween the leaves Of that collection
four excited people had found that old
Henry Leyden was no false prophet?
There We're thousands in 1t. Neither
did the good people OF Leydenville
know just how many bills had been
discovered on that eventful morning,
but this did not prevent their rejoicing
greatly over the turn in events or their
attending in a body the wedding of
John and Lucy. which six months
later was duly solemnized in the First
church, the largest editice in Leyden-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-28
Kew to the puZZler.

No. 76.-Metagrams: Ii. Page. ..
Rage. 3. Wage. 4. Gage 5. Sage. G.
Cage. Ill. Part. 2. Cart. g. Wart.
4. Tart. 5. Mart. G. Dart. Z. Hart.
No. 77.-Charade: Seer-ease, Ceres,
series.
No. 7S.-Central Acrostic: Queen Vic.
toria. Crosswords-1. Toque. 2. Brute.
3. Fleas. 4. Speed 5. Bends. g. River.
z. Spine. s. Picks. 8. Watch. 10.
Close. II. Arrow. IL. Price. 10.
Heart.
No. TO- Characteristic Initials: 1.
Little Dorrit. 2. Mark Tapley. 8. Mar
tin Chuzzewit. 4. Bella Wilfer. 5.
Bradley Headstone. 6. Eugene Wray-
burn. Z. Samuel Weller. s. Joe Bag
stock. 8. Edmund Sparkler. 10. Cap
tain Cutie. II. Bill Skies. IL. Oliver
Twist 10. Paul Dombey. IA. Nicholas
Nickleby. 10. David Copperfeld.
No. S0.-An Aquarium:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-28
The Chipmunk.

Chipmunks are industrious little crea.
lures. In rainy weather they quit work
and curl up in their nests or hide in a
knothole away from the wet. Windy
weather makes them very nervous
The rustling of leaves and waving
branches make them suspicious that
something strange is going on in the
world A chipmunk eats while sitting
on his launches and holds his food in
his fore paws. He drinks by tapping
like a dog. lie is very neat about his
person, combing out his fur and his
long tail with paws and teeth He
washes his face by tapping his fore
paws and then rubbing them both at
the same time over his face with such
speed that the eye can hardly follow
his motions.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-28

When the English tongue we speak,
Why is "break" not rhymed with ''freak?"
VIII you tell me why it's true
We say "sew," but likewise few
And the maker of verse
Cannot cap his horse with "worse?"
Beard sounds not the same as heard"
cord" is different from word
"Cow" is COW, but "low" is low;
"Shoe" is never rhymed with foe
Think of hose and dose" and lose
And of goose" and yet of Choose
Think of comb" and tomb" and
bomb
doll" and roll" and home" and
some"
And since pay" is rhymed with SAY"
Why not paid" with said" l pray?
We have "blood" and food" and good"
"Moud" is not pronounced like "could."
Wherefore done but gone" and
''lone?"
Is there any reason known?
And, in short. it seems TO me
Sounds and letters disagree.
st. Nicholas.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-28

"Such a confusing variance in the
pronunciation of 'Hiawatha' exists
both in dictionaries and in the speech
of educated men and women" writes
Elizabeth A. Whitney in The Ladies'
Home Journal, that have asked Miss
Longfellow how the word is pronounc-
ed by the poets family. She says the
pronunciation which she always heard
from the poet himself is Hi-a-wa-tha,
the i pronounced as it is in machine
or 'pique, the second "a pronounced as
it is in far or in father
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-28
No. S7.-Number Puzzle.

A farmer rented field and agreed
to give the owner two-tifths of the crop
of wheat which he proposed to raise
thereon. When the division was about
to be made, the farmer was accused of
having surreptitiously disposed of 100
bushels of the wheat He pleaded
guilty and offered to make reparation
by giving his landlord forty bushels
from the crop to replace his share of
the missing 100 bushels, after which
the division of the rest of the wheat
would be made according to the origi-
nal agreement. Was this plan doing
full justice to both farmer and land
lord or would either party gain or lose,
and how much?
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-28
TELLING TIME.
Some Queer Ways of Noting the
Hours of the Day.

Some Queer Ways of Noting the
Hours of the Day.
A boy who does not own watch
need not so without any knowledge of
the time of day There is a boy who
works in Il wheat elevator in an Iowa
town, and this is how he manages it:
A big window almost fills one side of
his little office. Into corner of the
window creeps the sunlight early in the
morning, and it shines all day long and
oreeps out of the other corner in the
evening. In the floor where the edge
of the shadow from the window sash
falls just at noon the boy has placed
long chalk mark, and little farther
away there is another mark for |
O'Clock, and so on up to 6. The fore
noon is similarly divided on the floor.
Each day, by simply looking at the
edge Of the suns light, he can tell what
time it is. Once in two weeks he
changes all these marks because the
shadows change as the sun gets higher
In the spring or lower in the fall
This clever device-any of you may
use it-suggests the way that the ma
tives Of Liberia, in Africa, who have
no clocks, tell the time. They take the
kernels from the nuts of the candle tree
and wash and string them on the rib of
a palm leaf. The first, or top, kernel
is then lighted. All of the kernels
are Of the same size and substance, and
each will burn a certain number of min
utes and then set fire to the one next
below. The natives tie pieces of cloth
at regular intervals along the string to
mark the divisions OF time. Among
the natives at Singar, In the Malay ar
chipelago. another peculiar device is
used. Two bottles are placed neck and
neck, and sand is put In one of them,
which pours itself into the other every
half hour, when the bottles are re-
versed.-Pluck