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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

This Is what one little woman, q
sckly one at that. accomplished in
an occupation which was certainly an
odd Cne for a woman to undertake.
She runs an express business. and
.uns il uncommonly well. Many men
have run express businesses, and II Is
conceivable that some women could
do SO equally we'll but this particular
proprietor of horses and wagons mana
ges her affairs largely from her sick
led Hers is a curious case. indeed.
So situated few women would have
had courage enough to attempt more
tnan the management OF their medi-
cine Lottles, but that sort of life did
not suit her energetic mind. whatever
aer body had to say about IT.
This woman express manager inherit
ed tho business from her husband. He
had made some money; at least, she
might have sold her horses and wagons
and lived the life of n sofa invalid.
But she knew something about ner
husbands affairs. and felt that size
could run the business quite as well
as it hal been run in the past In
stead of selling, she bought. Her man
agement was strict, and she watched
details carefully Her first thought
was merely that she could keep the
business at the same level as before;
but sic soon proved herself a better
manager than her husband. Her patron.
age increased, and steadily her staff of
workers increased. Her wagons rum
bic through the street and are known
o. ali men but few suspect that the
surname painted across their great
sides belongs to frail little woman,
who, as likely as not. is in the doctors
hands at the very moment.
Women are energetic and can attend
to detail, but it Is rare that one pos
sosaes tie executive ability necessary
! to run great business without being
actually on the spot continually. OF
course, ,his woman eXpressman has
good subordnates. but 1t is not. with
/ ner case Of some Cne else doing the
work while she remains a picturesque
! head. She knows well exactly what
| goes on in her stables.
/ Beeides ill.henlth. tlls woman has
| had to contend with organizations
far larger than her own-with the
sreat express companies of the coun
try, four or five of which send wagons
into her territory. and even with the
street car company. which operates q
trolley express almost past her door
Only acute management could enable
her not only 10 hold her own, but tC
prosper, in tle face of this rivalry. She
does not expect ever to run an express
business as large as those of some o.
her rivals, but so long as there is {
comfortable annual increase in the
amount of business done and the mum
balance accounts she is content to re
main prosperously local.
Her success, be it added as las
word, has not hal any especial lucl
as an important factor. She has foun'
herself up against" misfortune NOR,
than cnce. A fire, an accident to he
horses and other calamities have fal
len 10 her share and made inroads ol
her profits, She is SO far from bein
favorite Of fortune that she nigh
have posed as poor thing" If sh
hadn't made up her mind tAat she wa
going to be master OF her fate" anC
incidentally, a good. paying business
Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
poke, No thief can Pick.

A pocket to defy the most accom-
plished thief has been invented and
can pe utilized by both men and wom-
en-. 1t is inside the regulation poe
ket. and is purselike with the flap
buttoning inside. thus leaving the poe
ket to be used in the ordinary way. IL
can be readily manipulated by the
wearer from The inside. but cannot be
opened from the outside without con
siderable difficulty. A tailor is tle In
ventor of this unique article.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
His IdeR of a Gond Time.

What kind Of time did you have
at the reception?"
Fine" answered Mr.. Cumrox. MY
wife didn't discover a thing wrong
with the way was dressed, and no.
body tried to get me into a conyersa-
tion."-Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
Habits of tho Persiinmon Worm.

The persimmon worm has many Of
the habits in common with the silk
worm, and the cocoon may yet prove
to be capable of utilization. When
they were first seen in the south. in
New Orleans in particular, they were
mistaken for the siliworm. colony
being bred in that city. But investi-
cation showed that they were a diff.
ferent family. They fed on the leaves
OF the persimmon tree. and spun their
cocoons. which were much larger and
coarser then those of the silllworm.
The cocoons were firmly and strongly
knit, 1t being almost impossible TO
tear them apart with the hand. The
threads, however. were fine and had
very much the same gloss found in the
cocoon of the sikworm. The per-
slmmon worms cocoon is badly con-
structed, badly arranged, and unsigat-
ly, and some are as mucn as four inches
long. The worm also will eat of any
leaf except the fig. while. as is known,
the silkworm lives only on the null
berry leaves.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Professor Sedgwick is authority for
the statement that while water tends
to purify itself by freezing, yet some
bacteria survive exposure to frigid
temperatures.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

The cattle which draw the mahog-
any logs In the forests of the Isthmus
of Panama have to be sprayed with
kerosene to destroy the parasites
which are their deadly enemies.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

Recent investigations into the CON
ltlon of the air in the underground
tunes OF London show tnat the atmos'
phere inside the tunnel Is vitiated by
about twice as much carbonlc acid as
the law permits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

Investigating the constitution of thu
ocean bed, NJ. J. Thoulet finds tlat th'
deeper 1t Is penetrated the less be
comes the proportion of slime and cal
tareous matter, while, on the othe
hand, pure clays and sand grains in
crease.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-11-05

the statement that while water tends
to purify itself by freezing, yet some
bacteria survive exposure to frigld
temperatures.
Recent investigations into the con-
litlon of the air In the underground
tunes OF London show tnat the atmos-
phere inside the tunnel Is vitiated by
about twice as much carbonlc acid as
the law permits.
Investigating tho constitution of the
ocean bed, NJ. J. Thoulet finds tlat the
deeper 1t Is penetrated the less be-
comes the proportion of slime and cal
oareous matter, while, on the other
hand, pure clays and sand grains in
crease.
A mysterious loss of water Is Of
ten noticed in boilers under steam
hut not in use. The valves appear to
be tight, no escaping steam Is seen,
but in a few hours 1t is necessary to
introduce more water What becomes
OF the lost steam Is problem that
could be thoroughly investigated with
profit. In one case it was stated the
loss was partly accounted for when
windows over the boiler were opened.
tne cold air making visible leak Of
steam from every valve.
Charles Frederick Holder says that
the ribbon fish. several specimens OF
which he has seen on the shores Of
Santa Catalina Island, is one of the
most beautiful in the ocean. It resem-
bes silver ribbon. slashed with
black. and has fin extending its full
length which over its mead, forms a
number of plumes or pompons, vivid
| red in color. This, in long specimens.
| looks like name. and as some of the
| fish are so or more feet in length II
is not unlikely that they have been
taken now and then for the famous
sea serpent"
II has been long known that the
colors of butterflies are influenced by
temperature Experience during the
last ten years has given DR.. f. Fischer
some startling results. and have
| shown not only that cold seasons may
| produce new butterflies from the old
but that abnormal heat may yield the
same varieties. the changes being due
to retarded development Extreme
cold. moreover, brings out other vari
atlons tnat may appear also in ex
treme heat He suggests that these
varieties of extreme temperatures
may become permanent at future
stage in the earth's evolution. al
though Standfuss contends that they
never were and never will be any
thing but singular freaks.
DR.. Deslandres OF Paris has applied
a fertile spechroscopic method to the
determination of the rotation times
Of the superior planets. AS the pianet
rotates one end of its equatorial di
ametcr moves towards us, the otnel
away from us. The rotation will pro
duce, of a circular image of the pla
net. In the spectroscOpe, an elliptica
one. Or. Deslandres uses a spectre
scope of moderate dispersion with {
wide slit and therefore employs {
great part of the light of the planet
Tie method has been applied to IRA
nus. regarding whose rotation littl:
Is known, and the observations shov
that the rotation is retrograde, as wa,
TO be expected. Its velocity will b,
determined by later observations. Tn,
velocity of Jupiter's rotation agrees
with the results from observations b!
other methods.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
ORLEANS.

We gladly welcome April.
Will Post was in Ionia Saturday.
jerry Spaulding was in Ionia Sat
urday.
Bertha Howe has gone to California
for her health
Mrs. Collier has gone to st. Louis
for short time.
Joel Palmer came home from the
M. a. G. Saturday.
Chas. Foote of Bedding was in town
on business Thursday.
George Hoyt and Ed Ashby were in
lonia on business Saturday.
AL. Olmstead has returned from a
short visit with his parents at Cole
man.
Mrs. Almira Face of Ionia was a
visitor among relatives here over
Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Root Of Ionia was the
guest of her daughter Mrs. Ed. Ashby
Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo. Woodbridge has been
spending the past week with her
father O. H York of Adrian.
Oren Purdy has purchased the John
Collier farm miles south and west
of Orleans station and is preparing to
move this week.
Mrs. o. Purdy just recently received
the sad news that her brother G.. w.
Choate of Louisville, KY, died very
suddenly of pneumonia Feb. Is.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
SMYRNA.

The sick ones at Orson Peterson's
are all improving.
The six cases of measles at Bert
Scheidt's are improving.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. VanHouten are
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. G.
O. Bignell.
Mrs. G. j Ring of Belding was the
guest of her nephew Geo. Ring and
family Monday.
Saturday evening, April 9TH is the
regular review of the Maccabees.
We hope for large attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs Waldo Francisco of
Bedding visited at Henry Skellenger's
Saturday night and spent Easter sun
day at Sam. Davis's.
Mrs. Captain McFarlan of Macki-
nav returned home last Friday after
spending about two months with her
daughter Mrs. Dr. Penton.
We understand that Mrs. Lessiter
Beebe who was taken to Traverse
City short time ago on account of
mental arrangement is much improv-
ed and writes cheerful and quite ra-
tional letters home. We are glad to
find she is improving so rapidly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
A Doctor,s Rad Plight.

1.-TWO years ago, as the result of Sc
we're cold, lost my voice. writes DR..
Nj. l.. Scarbough, Of Hebron, Ohio,
then began an obstinate cough, Every
remedy known TO me as a practicing
physician for 80 years, failed and
daily grew worse Being urged TO try
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consum.
ption, Coughs and Colds, found quick
relief, and for the last ten days have
felt better than for two Years. Posi-
lively guaranteed for Throat and Lung
troubles ~ Connell Bros. soc and 81 90
Trial bottles free.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
where the Color Line Ends.

There may lie mulattoes, quadroons
and octoroons, but the eighth bloodej
negro Is the last possibility in that pro
gression No one has ever seen. as far
as we can learn. a human being of one
sixteenth negro blood. No pure blood
ed Caucasian and octoroon have been
known 10 have issue. Many years ago
just after the close Of the civil war.
when Bishop Newman was advocating
the amalgamation idea in New Orleans.
one of the most famous physicians and
ethnologists Of that city offered re
ward of $1,000 to any person who
would bring 10 his knowledge human
being of on"-siXteenth negro blood No
one ever claimed the reward. That
particular product no man has ever yet
found on earth. From the octoroon the
reversion to type is the only available
direction. Atlanta Constitution
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
ALTON-MosELEY.
Weather colder and stormy.

Weather colder and stormy.
School did not begin Monday as ex-
pected
Geo. w. Godfrey has rented Josie
Lynn's farm.
A birthday surprise was on Mrs.
Weitterbrock Wednesday.
Abraham Blasser is preparing to
raise his barn for basement.
Miss Pauline Feugtize is helping
Mrs. Otis White with her honse work.
The Cleaners with bee Thursday
drew lot of stone foundation for
their hall at Moseley.
Mrs. Ralph Ford of Moseley Sum
dayed with her father David Condon
and drove home COW he gave her.
Mrs. Otis White enjoyed a visit
Wednesday with j. II. White and wife
of Lowell and Cyrus Ring and wife of
Belding.
Miss Gertie Potruff returned home
Tuesday from Grand Rapids and will
remain a few days and do dressmaking
at home.
Fred Ford has put in a stock of
hardware goods, and Frank White
has line of agricultural implements
for sale. Alton has boom as well as
Moseley.
Frank Sayles Of Grand Rapids with
his wife returned home TO hisfather's
g. M. Sayles' Wednesday. He will go
to Mt. Clemens to be doctored for
rheumatism.
Mrs. a. S. Holmes has put in her
house one of Hunters Plunger Acety-
lepe Gas Generators with p jets. II
took over 400 feet of piping. The
time will probably come in the near
future when every well-to-do farm
house will be lighted with acetylene
gas, as their improved machinery
makes it easy and safe to handle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
SHILOH.

G. II. Brown was at Ionia on bust
ness Saturday.
Miss Erma Maynard has returned to
her work at Ionia.
f. Cummus of Ionia spent most of
= last week with L. p. Guptil.
John Flater of Ionia was in this vi
entity couple of days last week.
Mrs G f Peabody visited the
Chittle school Tuesday afternoon.
School begins next Monday, April I
with Miss Olga Harrey as teacher.
Rev. Knowles preached here Sun
day evening, preaching again in two
weeks.
Miss Bertha Stevens spent Sunday
at Fenwick the guest of Mrs. Homer
Morris.
G. G. Peabody closed a very success
full term of school in District No. s,
Tuesday.
Miss Elda Fuller who has been visit
ing relatives near Greenville return
ed home Monday.
+. A. Grace who has been visiting
friends of this place and Palo return
ed to his work at Kansas City, Mo-,
Saturday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
CHOICE MISCELLANY


writer in the London Daily Mail
thus pictures the domestic life of the
average Lngllshman: "rIe rises In the
morning from his New England fold
Ing bed, shaves with American soap
and Yankee safety razor, pulls on
his Boston boots over his socks from
North Carolina, fastens his Connect
cut braces, slips his Waltham or Wa
terbury watch In his pocket and sits
down to breakfast. There he congratu
lates his wife on the way her Illinois
straight front corset sets off her Mas
sachusetts blouse, and he tackles his
breakfast, where he eats bread made
from prairie flour, timed oysters from
the Pacific coast and slice OF Kansas
City bacon, while his wife plays with
a slice of Chicago OK tongue. The
children are given American oats At
the same time he reads his morning
paper printed by American machines
and possibly on American paper. He
rushes out, catches the electric tram
(New York; to Shepherds Bush, where
he gets I'm Il Yankee elevator TO take
him on to the American fitted electric
railway to the city. At lunchtime he
hastily swallows some cold roast beef
that comes from COW in Iowa and
favors 1t with the latest New England
pickles and then soothes his mind with
couple of Virginia cigarettes. To
follow his course all day would be
wearisome. But when evening comes
he seeks relaxation ut the latest Amer
lean musical comedy and finishes up
with a couple Of little liver pills made
I'm America"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
oTIsCo.

Ira Purdy was at Morley last week
on business.
Mrs. G. c. Wilson of Greenville
spent Tuesday with Mrs. AN. Spicer.
Mrs. ) Benedict who has been at
Big Rapids this winter has returned
home
Miss Effie Luscombe is home from
st. Louis visiting her parents for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Morse and daugh-
ter spent Easter with her parents at
Greenville.
Herbert Ross and sister Birdella Wis
tied relatives at North Plains and
Muir a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abby and daughter
Ora spent Saturday evening with
with Frank Luscombe and family.
Visitors at f. II. Luscombes Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Carpenter
and family, Misses Alice Wright of
Escanaba, Margaret Forquer and
Erma Green of St. Louis.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
Good Advice.

The most miserable beings in the
world are those suffering from Dys
pepsia and Liver Complaint. More
than seventy-five per cent. Of the PEG
pie in the United States are afflicted
with these two diseases aud their eff
fects, such as Sour Stomach Sick
Headache, Habitual Costiveness, Pal
pitation Of the Heart, Heart burn,
Water brash, Gnawing and Burning
Pains at the Pit of the Stomach, Vel.
low Skin; Coated Tongue and Disa
greeable Taste in the Mouth, Coming
up Of Food after Eating; Low Spirits,
etc. Go TO your druggist and get a
bottle of August Flower for 10 cents.
Two doses will relieve you. Try it.
Get Green's Prize Almanac. w. /.
BENEDICT.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
vERGENNEs STATION.

Norma Church is visiting relatives
in Lowell.
Will Bliss has moved into G. Lewis
tenant house.
Geo. Ford had an engine cut his
wood last week.
Frank Alger of South vergennes
was here Monday.
G. Myers of Grattan now occupies
Clint Weeks tenant house.
Mrs. Dan Townsend is caring for
her mother-in-law in Lowell who is
sick
Maggie Byrnes is visiting her
brother near Smyrna whose wife is
sick.
Ida Dickens of Smyrna visited her
grandmother Mrs. j. Mosher last week
few days.
John Peterly and Geo. Taylor did a
job of papering and painting for John
Tobin last week.
Ford a. Condon's grocery wagon
started on the road this week also Mr..
Fletcher of Lowell.
Mr. Cannon of Bedding was here last
week getting the grist mill in good
repair for making flour.
a surprise and farewell party was
rendered Mr.. Ira Gardner and family
last Tuesday, ere leaving for their
new home in the North.
Glen Ford came near having his eve
put out last week while assisting to
get the engine loose in the road bv
prying with rail which flew up and
struck him in the face.
Democrat caucus held at Waters
school house last Saturday, the ticket
stands the same as last year with the
exceptions of Will Howard for treas.
and John Wright for justice of the
peace in place of John Quillan.
Kitty Byrnes who has been teach
ing the Carl school in the Lessiter
district 81 miles from Ada closed the
term March 81 with a fine literary
program and box social in the even
ing, the house was filled to overflow
ing and was enjoyed by all The re-
ceipts of the evening were Sl6.70 to
go for a library.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
EASTON-BOLSTER.

Mrs. Mary Musselman visited Mrs.
Allie Conner Thursday.
Chas. Dexter purchased Mr.. Fan
tow's driving horse Saturday.
The sugar making season has end
ed. Has been rather short this year.
Little Bernice Blough is quite sick
at this writing but we hope it may
not be serious.
Mr. Bumper and Mr. DeGraw were in
Ionia Thursday and in Saranac Satur-
day on business.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
with Mrs. George Smell April ,, 1902
Meeting begins at 1890 a. m.
Mr.. Rice's grocery wagon made it's
first trip Thursday. 1t will continue
to come every Thursday until further
notice.
School begins in the Goodwin dis
trict Monday Mar. 81. The smallpox
scare seems to be abating and there
are no new cases.
Mrs. Robt. Sparks called on Mrs.
Anna DeGraw Thursday. She is agent
for the Arras cream separator Any
one thinking of buying would do well
to see them.
The postmaster at Bolster has re-
signed which takes effect April lst.
The II. F. ID. has not put in its APP
pearance yet and we obstetrics think
we are strictly Sin it" about our mail.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
Wants To Helm Others.

~ had stomach trouble all my life, I"
says Edw. Mehler, proprietor of the
Union Bottling Works, Erie, Pa, land
tried all kinds of remedies, went to
several doctors and spent considerable
money trying TO get moments peace.
Finally | read OF Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
and have been taking il to my great
satisfaction. | never found its equal
for stomach trouble and gladly recon-
mend it in hope that | may help other
sufferers Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
cures all stomach troubles. You don't
have to diet. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat. w. |. Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03

Don't neglect coughs and colds even
IL it is spring. such cases often result
seriously at this season Just because
people are careless "A dose OF One
Minute Cough Cure will remove all
danger. A Absolutely safe Acts Mt
once. Snre cure for coughs, colds
group, grip, bronchitis, aud other
throat and lung troubles Il have
used One Minute Cough Cure several
years." says Postmaster G. o. Dawson,
Barr, I'll. 1T is the very best cough
medicine on the market. IL has saved
me many a severe spell OF sickness aud
warmly recommend IL . The child
rens favorite w | Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-03
AVON EENE.

Election next Monday.
Baby Harold Frost is gaining slow
Sarah Airs is included among the
sick.
Joe Bessier has returned home from
Penn.
A genuine March blizzard Sunday
and Monday.
Clyde Peck has returned from the
Upper Peninsula.
Miss TIME Thompson is home for a
a weeks vacation.
Mrs. Sarah Blough will have an
auction sale April 8
Vern Scott lost valuable COW from
milk fever last week.
Mrs. Eugene Kennels of Pewamo
is visiting her mother
John L. Renwick an old resident of
Keene diedSunday night.
A. Hull of Smyrna took dinner with
his bi other Mark Monday
Mrs. Carrie Scott is helping care
for her father at Saranac.
Harley Hunter has bought the Sher-
man place and has moved i'm same.
1t is reported that Mrs. f. Brewer
has sold her land TO Geo. Hotchkiss.
Ida Cannon of Langston is visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. G. Higgins.
Remember the Aid society will
serve dinner at the town hall election.
Elias Sayles of Lowell and May
Bowen of Keene were married recent
ly.
School commenced at Potter's Cor
ners Monday with Myrtle Green as
teacher.
Erastus Hull is very low with pneu-
monia of the lungs at his home in
Saranac.
Ruth Higgins is home from Bedding
for few days laid of with a sore arm
from vaccination.
Lew Snyder and sister Maggie have
been spending a few days with Walter
Higgins and wife.
Jim Slaubaugh has rented the Wal
lace Gibson farm and Mr. Gibson will
move to Saranac.
Henry Myers has hired out to John
McKendrv for the summer and has
moved in the Whitbeck house.
A young man by the name of Heath
er came down with the smallpox
while working at Fishers mill.
Mrs. Geo. Pinckney suffered par
alytic stroke last Wednesday morning
and is in very critical condition.
Maud Fashbaugh left Saturday for
Kalakaska where she will teach the
coming year and her brother Fred
will teach in Big Rapids.
Frank Brewer starts for the Upper
Peninsula Monday where he has a
farm and will make it his future home
his wife will go as soon as he gets his
house built.
There was good attendance at the
Cemetery meeting March 10. The
next will be entertained by Mrs. +.
Abbott April 10, should like to have
all members present.