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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
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LIE Stories In races.

Character indeed Is written plainly
enough on the faces one meets In daily
life. Some speak of tragedy, some of
comedy. and not few give you dis
tinct warning.
Even ride i'm a street car or short
railway journey gives proof of this
fact. Look around you. Those two
strangers opposite you never saw be.
fore, yet you know that one is passion
ate, the other mean. and your heart
warns TO the little old lady near by.
You want no one to assure you she IL
kind and gentle. while a whole net
work of wrinkles about the eyes tells
you that the old gentleman in the cor
ner loves his joke
Strange how quick we are to read our
neighbours face and how slow to re-
alize that our own is open for him to
read. Yet il IS. The story is there,
and we are writing il every day of our
lives. Not only do smiles and frowns
leave traces, but every passion which
sways the heart stamps its record upon
the face
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
sailors, R.tions.

A recent writer has this to say or
sailors ratious: "A sailor has dishes,
and loves them that are little appreci-
ated ashore. He likes Fanny Adams
and has a great fancy for plum dun,
which consists OF suct pudding with
raisins in il. Vegetables, though they
are in the official harbor menu, are not
served out To the meSses every day, but
on certain days some groups OF men
get all and the others none, on sys-
TEN of which Jack quite approves.
THE nesscs whose turn il is to have
vegetables indulge in pot mess as
it is styled, perhaps not inappropriate
ly. The meSses i'm their turn receive
the shins. scrag ends. neck pieces and
other odds ana ends OF the meat ration
some sailors aver that every animal
has at least six shns and this miscel-
laneous assortment OF remnants Is
thrown into II pot with as many yege-
tables as can be got. The result is a
pot mess
ANY landlubber who desires to try
a real naval dish viii have no difficulty
In getting the dish prepared, and II he
eats il on Il table with uneven legs
which lunges UP and down he can i'm
agine he Is at sea-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
Alb.pf.and Gye:-

The story OF Nine. Albani's first Lon
don engagement Is as follows: Colonel
Mapleson heard of her singing at a
theater at Malta and. thinking that
she would be successful. he made her
an offer through m agent. of contract
to sing In Her Majesty's theater. She
agreed 10 IL and went 10 London; but,
ON arriving there she told the cabman
10 drive her 10 the Italian opera house.
He, instead Of going 10 Her Majesty's,
took her to Covent Garden, which was
also devoted 10 Italian opera.
She was shown up to the managers
office and stated that she had come to
sign the contract which Mr.. Mapleson
had offered her. MIR. Gye, thinking to
play joke on his rival, Mapleson,
made out a contract. and Albanl signed
II. Mr.. Gye then told her that he was
not Colonel Mapleson, but that he
could do much better by her. He offer
ed to tear up the contract II she liked,
but told her that Nilsson was singing at
Her Majesty's and would brook no
rival.
Albani decided to let the contract
stand and thus became one Of the stars
Of Covent Garden. eventually marrying
the son of Mr.. Gye.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

\ member Of tie Sullivan County
club caught half a dozen trout one day
last summer and cayied them alive to
his cottage, intending 20 take them to
the city. lie turned the water into his
bathtub. and the trout seemed 10 thrive
as well there as they had done in the
streams.
That afternoon one Of the fish disap-
peared. The man. thinking it had
jumped out looked all around the
ROOM but no trout was to be seen.
Next morning two more were gone,
and the servant was closely question
ed. Then two more disappeared. and
the fisherman was so much concerned
that he took place outside the ba TIL
room window and proceeded 10 watch.
Pretty soon the family cat entered,
perched on the edge Of the tub and,
waiting its chance. struck viciously
into the water with one paw and
brought up the remaining trout.-New
York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

Narcolepsy IL curious and some
what rare disease, whose most promi-
nent symptom Is irresistible attacks of
sleep. These may come on suddenly at
any time and place, and the patient IL
absolutely unable TO stay awake. The
sleep, however. Is usually of short du-
ration, from ten TO thirty minutes
The disease was described aud nam
ed by Gelineau, a French physician, in
1850. 1t Is thought by some specialists
to be closely allied to epilepsy But as
the attacks resemble healthy sleep
the muscles are relaxed the hcart and
respiration are slowed down. the pa
tient on awakening is refreshed as aft
er an ordinary nap, and there Is meme
of the lass.tUde and sense OF eXhaus-
ton which follows the epileptc fit
it is certainly very different in origin
from the latter Robin and Paul Sain-
ton have recorded eases which show a
close association between obesity aud
the tendency 90 narcolcpSy.
1t seems prahab e.. however, rs Dutil
thinks. shat It's closest ally is simple
hysteria.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
Torne MAINTAIN Legend.

There is a Washington legend con.
nected with Tome mountain which Is
always told to those who visit the
Ramapo country. The mountain is the
highest i'm the range, and on a clear
day, 1t is said, one can see Sandy
Hook from the summit Half way up
the mountain there is n deep cleft in
the rocks. at the bottom of which is q
spring. From some hidden point water
falls into the spring with steady
dropping not unlike the ticking of q
watch
Listen aud you will hear George
Washington's watch" say the old set
tiers. He dropped it into the spring
when he came UP the mountain to
watch the British leave New YORK"
''Tick- tick-tick tick" is the sound
which comes ont OF the rocks.
1T is going yet" says the guide
Must have been a good watch. don't
you think soT'-New York Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

Mr.. Cecil Adm. an authority. gives it
as his opinion that dogs as rule are
devoid of conscious humor. The
clown dog in troupe of performing
dogs. for instance. is not really funny
when he burlesques the performances
of other dogs. but he seems to he fun
ny to the spectators. | am afraid that
the people who credit dogs with being
Intentionally funny are deceiving them
selves. 4 dog likes fun-a good romp
and game with children-but lis sense
of humor has not been developed. and
it is not subtle" 4 dogs best sense
at humor, Mr.. Adm thinks. is when
he is being ticIled. lie opens his
mouth. then screws his face into what
people are pleased TO call a laugh"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

twenty-one years Of ageT inquired a
man who rang the doorbel at genteel
residence the other day.
NO, there is not" rather sharply
replied Il splnstcr of eight and thirty
summers who answered.
why. is il possibleg was the reply
of the apparently astouished man.
Don't you 1--we herey"
1t was neat hit. and after little
simpering and brief chat about the
weather the maiden purchased two
copies Of u work entitled Hints For
the Yoang. London Tit-Bits.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

II have lately been much troubled
wnh dyspepsia, helcbng and sour
mach writes NJ. ) Mead, leadin.
rharmscist of AttieborO, Mass. 81
could eat hardly anything without suf-
fering several touts. My clerk sug
q sted that try Kodol Dyspepsia Cur
hIch did with most happy results
aHVr tad no m re trouble and wher
one can 90 TO eating mince pie. cheese.
andy and nuts, after such a time, heir
digestion II ust be pretty good | en-
dor-e Kodol Dyspepsia Cure heartily
You DON'T have 30 diet. h 1t all tnt
2ord lhings you want hut don't over
load the stomach. Kodol Dyspep-ie
Cure digests your food. w. |. Bene
dict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
I'erIlnns!

How many people when they marry
carefully put aside their joint love let
tiers as one OF the most cherished pos
sessions OF their future life. and I'm
how many cases afterward do they
ever axe them out and look at themf
Now why Is This! Partly perhaps
because the time of romance Is over
and practical. everyday life has be.
gun: partly. also. we will hope. because
now they can say so many nice things
to each other. and there is no need Ia
read over the past nice things they
have written. Golden Penny.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
A Came For Two.

Once upon a time Il young gentleman
and a younger lady were alone in a
bright parlor in front of a cheerful
open fire. with n table between them.
playing cards. ~ they continued to
play and chat the table was not so
much between them. for they both got
nearer the fire and played the game on
one corner Of the table.
They had started in to play euchre,
but after an hour and half they
found that they were playing hearts.
Moral-We are not always sure what
the game is.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
Dict ana Voice.

A musical writer states that fine vo.
calists are rare IN countries where fish
and meat diets prevail and that the
voice depreciatcs as families grow rich
and Increase The amount of meat con
sumed. Naples and Genoa, where much
fish is eaten. give few of Italys sing
ers. and tie sweet voices of Ireland
are found in the country. but not in the
towns. In Norway zoo much fish is
eaten for the production of singers, bat
Sweden j. land Of grain and song.
The carniyorous birds croak; grain eat.
ing birds sing
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
No Right 10 Live.

Beggar-Wont you give me some
money. professor? My money is all
gone, and | can't live.
ProfesSor--Ilow old are you?
Beggar- Forty years. sir.
Forty years! Don't you
know that according TO the latest NOR
tally tables the average hge of the
male population of Europe reaches only
thirty-four years and five months? Sta
tistically you have no right to live any
longer anyway! Meggendorfer Blat
ter
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
The Maid Flushed.

When Mr.. David Dear winner of the
queens prize at Blsley was law stu
dent lie once attended an lat home"
On the servant asking his name. he re-
piled. David Dear"
The girl biushed and said Eyes, yes;
but what Is your other name, sir?'
He assured her he had no other
name, but 1t was of no use. The serv-
ant knew better and announced him as
"Mr. David"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

Corn. with it's tweniy-four to thirty
two rows under cultivation. was once
but coarse grass, hiding each seed 1t
produced Under a husk, as wheat and
oats now do Brought ont to the light
and sun, with a chance TO get at
enough plant food il has worked it's
way up to eight rows Of seeds, covering
these with one husk. The farmer and
nature together have added the extra
sixteen and twenty.four rows.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
In n Fog.

A befogged individual was cropping
his way down one OF London's side
streets leading off The Strand when he
suddenly bumped up against man
coming from the opposite direction
Could you tell me where this street
leads to-" h. inquired after the npces
sary apologies had hpen made.
Certainly" replied the other. 1T
leads into the river Il have just come
out Of il - Free Lance
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
An Empir. Sold mt Aaction.

The Roman empire was once sold 10
the highest bidder On the death OF
Pprtinax IN l.I3 the Pr;ptorian guards
put up the empire for sale by auction.
and. after an animated competition be
tween Sulp'cian and Julian. il was
knocked down 10 the latter for G.2JO
drachmas The Romans held auctions
of various kinds. the proceedings be-
ing much the same in all eases. The
auctio sub hasta. which was sale OF
plumber. was held under a spear stuck
in the ground The mag!Ster auctions
or auctionprr. was chosen from among
the argcntarii. or money changers. and
his assistants were the cashiers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

A cross between headless cabbage
and the turnip produced the rape plant.
Cabbage and turnips themselves are
relatives; the lettuce plant also claims
near kin to them and far back in plant
life grew II parent plant with some OF
tile characteristics that each now
claims as It's own. from which all
three, and many another plant also.
descended
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
A short National Anthem.

Japan has perhaps the shortest Of all
aational anthems. 1t is called "Kimi
sa Yo,' from its first three words. and
consists of thirty-two syllables, which
count in poetry. however, as thirty-one.
The exceeding brevity is due to the
national fondness for conciseness of
phrase and for economy of expression
I'm all forms of art.
The patriotic song is what the Japa-
nese call 'tanka." or verse of FIVE
lines. the first and third being of five
and the others OF seven syllables. Be-
low is given the anthem in Japanese,
with an English translation:
KIM Ga 70
Kima ga 20 wa
Chiyo nj yachiyo nj
SaZare ishi no
Iwawo to narite
Koke no musu made.
TRANSLATION.
May our lords dominion last
Till a Thousand years have passed
Twice four thousand times o'ertold!
Firm as changeless rock. earth rooted.
Moss CT ges uncomputed.
Japan ana America.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

The Largest Coins In Circulation.
The largest gold coin now in circu-
lation is the gold lngot, or loot" of
Anam, a French colony in eastern Afri-
ca. Ii is Il fiat, round goldpiece. and on
1t is written in india ink its value,
which is about EG5. The next sized
coin to this valuable but extremely
awkward one is the obang Of Japan,
which is worth $40, and next comes the
benda Of Ashanti. which represents n
value of about 70. The California fifty
dollar goldpiece is worth about the
same as the benda. The heaviest sill
yer coin I'm the world also belongs to
Anam, where the silver ngot is worth
about CD. Then comes the Chinese
tael, equal to about shillings, and
then the Austrian double thaler.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
Extreme. Meet.

Peter Cunningham was telling one
evening where he had been dining and
what he got. We hal II thing never
saw before soup made OF calves
tails"
Extremes meet" was the remark
OF Douglas .Ierrold nj that time the
prince OF wits In England
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

"You are on iceberg. exclaimed her
elderly but well preserved adorer. pale
with anger and modification. ~ dozen
Cupids. with hundred arrows each
could never find vulnerable place in
your tlinty heart
Not If they used nm old beau TO
shoot with coldly replied the beauti.
full girl
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

"Why do you bring this to meT
Numbered the weary editor, thrusting
the manuscript back into the hands Of
the poet
Because" replied the bard timidly.
81 have no stamp."-Boston Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

A asks II to lend him 80 cents. -
has but o. cents and gives that to A.
A accepts II. remarking that he will
trust + for the balance. II later asks
A to settle with him. whereupon A
claims that as h owes him % cents
one debt offsets the other What is the
answer?- Baltimore American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
witty Actress.

A leading actress, who is notably
well chilled" all over town and coun-
try, observed to the interviewer: "Of
rourse | can't get on without billing
and" she added slyly, "a little cooling.
Do use powder? Why. of course.
What do you think? And. my dear sir,
| shall now depend on you-for the
powder-oh, dear, no-for the puff
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
His Ambition.

Young Jones ! mean TO so live that
when ! die all tin great cities OF the
earth shall quurrel over the question
OF my birthplace.
Young Brown Yes. each one will lay
the blame on some other.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

Ignorance. remarked young Borem,
'they say is bliss"
"Oh. that probably accounts for It,"
eJoned Miss Cutting.
Accounts for whatT queried the
youth.
"The contented and happy look you
usually wear" she eplied.-ChicagJ
News
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

The individual who gets into the
habit of giving way to depression is OF
the broad road to RUM Chicago News
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

A rose In the hand is worth whole
wreath on the coffin.-National Maya
zine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

There is only one way to cure failure
give up seeking excuses and seek
work. Saturday Evening Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

The most reliable preparation for
kidney troubles on the market is Fo.
legs Kidney Cure. w. l. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

Love and good dinner are great
workers In the field OF charity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

Irate but Unmusical Father-Foi
gracious sake. Mary. give us rest!
Daughter Can't do 1t, pa. There's
none In the music.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

A women never tries to flirt with a
married man who loves his wife.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
HARD TO COMBAT
The Evidence OF Our senses.-What beio-
Ing People Say is Pretty Good frooi 'o'
Bedding People.

When we see II ourselves.
When our own ears hear ",
When our neiRhbors tell IL.
Our friends endorse IL.
No better evidence can be had.
It's not what people Ia Maine.
OR distant mutterlngs in California
No deceiving echoes here.
Belding people talk about Bedding people
Public opinions publish e. the pub1c good,
There IL no proof like home proof
Read this statement made by citizen
MIR. g. A. Coon employ ed AZ the Refriger
ator Factory and living on Alderman 81. says:
II have had more or less trouble with my kid'
news for two or three years ! had a ull.
heavy pain and several times on one ccasion
Thought would die No position j assumed
was comfortable and at night was 50 stin and
sore that IL became impossible for me 10 move
or turn Any unusually heavy work anecteu
me and eyery Did took settled In my kidneys
and aggrav ated the troubles. Head ches and
dizzy spells bothered me quite frequently, and
/ wss often so dizZy 1 could scarcely See IL
was through the recommendation ~ Ia dy who
was boardi at our place that 1 tied Doan's
Kidney pills about two years ago They cured
me OF a severe attack which / WAS suffering
from at that time. and since then / have used
them on several occasions / WAS doing some
heavy work this summer along "a w month or
July which affected my back. i went direct 10
Cornell Bros drug store and got box u
Doan' Kidney Pills They acted as Trey dld
In the former cases. They curca me. Ny wife
has used them with equally as good result,
and we both take pleasure IN endorsing DOan's
Kidney P.lls.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06

A Savings Account is a friend in
Adversely.
To save in youth is to live comforta-
bly, in old age. Commence now by
opening an account with the BELD-
ING SAVINGS BANK.
W. s. LAr1BERTSON,
Cashier
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-06
Assembly Parties

N. IL. LEONARD. President.
4. ". BELDTNG, Vicc PresideH
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31

NICOLA TESLA says he intends togo Marconi one
better and transmit electrical power without wires
He will in short time be in a position to send
ocean liners the Atlantic and to drive trains
at speed of hundred miles an hour by means of
electricity transmitted without wires, SO he says.
Doubtless it will be done in time, for Marconi and
others who have been working along the same lines
have opened world to students of electricity
but that Tesla will be the man to do it is horse of
a. different color. People becoming sceptical of
that young man. He makes too many promises and
is almost too imaginative Or, if he doesn't literally
make promises he fails to ontradct many visionary
statements that he is alleged to have made which is
almost the same thing in the long run. Marconi
sent his wireless messages first and talked afterwards
a much wiser plan.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31

A ST. PAUL friend to The MIRROR, who happens
TO be newspaper himself, has the following to
say of it:
II had no idea until I commenced reading it that
The MIRROR was such clever sheet don't know
who they are, but the gentlemen who edit Hello
grams bring off lots of bright, pithy paragraphs
and Odds and Ends by H. j. B. are always enter
tanning and generally worth reading twice. There
was story, think in an issue of three or four
weeks ago-The Ship I believe it was called, -
which to one of the most pathetic things
read It was we'll conceived and nicely executed,
aside from the heart interest of it, and wish that
its author, 'Sinbad,' might be complimented.'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31

GEORGIA is to have sensation-a hanging
by woman. W. A. Flyers was killed some time ago
by Boisy Bryant, who was last week condemned to
death for the crime. Mrs. Elk Hail. daughter of the
dead man, has written the sheriff and requested the
privilege of springing the trap which sends the soul
OF Bryant to it's maker The sheriff has granted the
request Why not grant her the privilege of making
human Christmas tree out of the condemned man
before the final act is performed? It would rebound
to the credit of Georgia justice. Why not tie him
up and let the lady talk him to death? Why stick
to the mundane galows in an affair of this kind !?
Make it ,ecAerrhe; add spice to the entertainment
just plain hanging is too commonplace. But don't
bemoan the death of southern chvalry in the future
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31

are personally conducted affairs Its arctic explor-
alton made easy for him. Perhaps he wakes up some
morning to find that he is lost. Well, there is no
cause for worry. All he has to do is to pitch camp
on an ice foe, surrounded, as Mr.. Dooley says by.
Flora and Fauna, and wait. Toward evening the
watchers report speck in the distance and an hour
later Mrs Peary and team Of "huskes draw up in
front of the tent and life is more long crimson
sunset for the jaded The party returns in the
spring
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31
NO TIC e.

ALL PERSONS receiving copies Of THE MIRROR who
regular lists will please consider such as
sample copies. reading, conclude that THE
MIRROR is worthy of patronage send to this
Office trial subscription rates published above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31

weekly published in the Minnesota State
founded in the prisoners and edited and
aged objects
prisoners acquant
the prisoner disseminate pathological
dpeng prejudice which
The
If at time there
would be expended
interests of the prison library ~
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-07-31

MRS ROBERT e. PEARY, wife Of the arctic ex-
plorer is the twentieth century Penelope. Like
Ulysses her spouse sails about in search of manifold
adventures, only hating now and then to insert a
message in an empty pop bottle and set it afoat on
the boundless sea- But unlike Penelope of DID, Mrs.
Peary gets action when her lord fails to home
time. Knitting and unrayelling shrouds and
things not to her taste; and for suitors with
funny musical instruments and new gambling de-
vices why they don't enter into her scheme of things
at ALL If Robert E. spends much time with Calypso,
or stops to have small beer with Circe it's cinch
he has lookout posted in the topgallants that is
he does if he knows where he is at His wanderngs