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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15

of them will find their way back to
the spot where he opens up again.
HOUSE, LOT and BARN FOR
SALE An eight-room house on cor.
of Pearl and Elsie streets with barn
Sll0O. Inquire of AL. Eckert. OBJ
A business mems class has been
formed in the Congregational Sunday
school in Portland, having the follow
ing topics for discussion: CD Are
there too many churches in Portland?
What would be the advantage or dis
advantage of having fewer? (2) Why
are the congregations composed most
ly of women? What changes would
better meet the needs of men? (3)
Why don't more farmers attend
church? What could the church do
to secure more regular attendance of
tue working men? ca How could
the present system of church finances
be improved? co. What are the
dangers of county prohibition? How
could they be overcome? (6) Is a
club room for young men advisa BILE?
Ifso, how should it be organized and
conducted?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
A WARNING
TO THE PEOPLE OF BELDING.
Much Sickness Predicted This fall.
Early Precautions Should
Be Taken.

"our seasons nowadays seem to be all mixed
up" remarked Banner reporter the other
day to member OF Connell Bros, our well.
known druggists. The winter seems TO have
tumbled into summer and summer into winter
1t is:stated by health authorities that such sud
den changes cannot help but result in early
fall colds, the grippe and other sickness. This
condition Of things is also bad for old people
or those who are run down or have tendency
to any weakness or disease
You are right said this well known drug
Rist the weather indications all pint to a
cold. wet and generally unhealthy fail, aud PEG
pie are warned to take extra precautions TO
ward OF sickness especially the old and those
who are alread in delicate health
II could only meet every person in this city
face 10 face and tell then what grand pro-
lection to health Ninol is KIN could con
ince them so we would not have clerks enough
in our store TO I'LL their orders. GU see we
have been seling Vinol for eyaral years, ana
very bottle is sold ou a positive guarantee that
u IL does not do as we say we VIII pay PACK
the money, and as VIC have not been asked TO
refund for more than two bottles out OF every
hundred sold this prove that Vinol Is success
full in ninety eight cases out OF every hundred.
We never sold medicine that Is so unlNers-
ally successful; and yet this Is not strange, for
Vinol is the only preparation OF cod liver oil
which does not contain oil, Oh any disagrCeaole
feature. yet does contain every one OF the ntty
odd medicinal curatives that are found IN Goa
liver oil
If you know of any one who needs the grand
est surest, most pleasant tonic reoullder OF
strength, one that will positively cure chronic
colds, coughs, bronchitis strengthen the old
build up tide weak and ruu down and make rich
red blood, and health instead OF pdllos al u
weakness just send them in here for bottle OF
Vinol ana If IL does not do them good II won l
cost them cent Connell Bros. druggists.
AS this invitation is broad ana the guarantee
protects
avery ailing person TO accept CO nell Bros
offer Editor
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
FOOT PADS AROUND
One In Fairplains Held UP Floyd
Russell

Floyd Russell, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Russell Of Fairplains, Monday
evening started for Green vile on his
wheel 10 attend meeting of the X.
%. L. M. M. lodge The night was
dark and when about two miles from
home he decided to return home
When about one mile from home he
saw big man on the path by the road
and moved out of his way to let him
pass. Just as he was passing the big
man made jump at Floyd and grab
bing him by the coat pulled him off
his wheel. A struggle then took place
but Floyd was but a child in the foot
pads hands, whe in scientific man.
ner made rapid examination of the
contents of Floyds clothes. In his
coat pocket were some papers which
were taken, his coat being torn to
rags during the melee.
1t was lucky that Floyd had left his
monay and gold watch behind when
he started for lodge or he would not
now have them i'm his possession,
The footpad during the whole of the
performance did not utter word and
it being very dark Floyd would not be
able to recognize him again if he
should come face to face with him.
Greenville Call.
He is probably the same chap that
w. H. Russell gave a drubbing the
other day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
Valuable Old Coins.

George ]. Laporte of Shrewsbury
Mass, has three old coins which he
has picked out of the earth where he
has been at work on the grading
around the new Howe memorial libra
ry. The three coins are a penny made
in 1917, and a half-Gollar with the date
OF 1909 plainly stamped on It, The
third piece of money is a three-cent
silver piece badly mutllated and the
date cannot be made out.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15

Do not forget TO send in that back
due subscription to the BANNER which
has been coming to you weekly and if
this item comes under the eyes of any
one whose subscription expires soon,
renew at once and let your mind loose
regarding your Indebtedness to your
tayorite newspaper.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
new DEPARTURE!
One Month Free!

DR.. A. b. spinney. of Detroit, also proprietor Of
Reed City Santarium. is coming to your town. where
he will remain for one day only to give the sick an
opportunity to consult him that cannot see him at
his Sanitarium. The Doctor has much faith I'm
the experience he has had I'm treating chronic dis
eases that he Will give one months treatment and
medicine free. Also Free Surgical Operations
to all those that are too poor to pay.
All that he asks In return is that every patient will
state to their friends the results obtained by his
treatment. All forms OF chronic diseases and de.
Ormties successfully treated. No man Ia this state
mas haa such extended experience n the treatment
LUNG DISEASES as the Doctor. He graduated
~ years ago from Cleveland, Ohio: was is years in
general practice; after that lecured Professor of
Anatomy and Physiology In Detroit Homeopathic
Medical College for years; was years Superin..
tendent OF Alma and Ypsilanti Santariums. This
experience combined with many years study IN the
best hospitals In the country, and examining and
treating thousands OF chronic cases, has prepared
i'm TO cure when the general practitioner fails
Have yOu been sick for years2 IRE you dscouraced2
Call and see Us; we will tell you whether We can
cure you or not III we cannot cure you. we Will tell
you what relief we can give you.
sF-Remember. one month will be absolutely free
medicines. surgical operations and the benefit of all
our skl-to all who are too poor 10 pay. Our meth
ods OF treatment embrace all that Is known by all
the schools, with The aid of electricity. that most
wonderful OF all agents I'm Paralysis Loss of Power
rheumatism, and all diseases of the nervous system
60 early. as my office Is always crowded.
N B.-Cancers. rumora. Blood and skin Diseases
cured by new system. Piles cured In from 20 30
days without the knife Female aud private diseases
OF all forms treated successfully, Many patients
that cannot be treated at home can be cured at our
sanltarium which Is In charge Of the best OF medi-
cal SKIN under the Doctors direction. Terms for
board and treatment the lowest OF any sanitarlum
or hospital In the United States.
Remember, we give a written guarantee TO cure
every case OF PILES and RUPTURE. Also, we
have lyngn hospital department In our Santa
rum. Send for Journal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
spent More than $1,000.

w. w. Baker OF Plainwell, Neb..
writes: my wife suffered from lung
trouble for fifteen years. She tried p
number OF doctors and spent over $1,000
without relief. She became very low
and lost all hope A friend recon-
mended Foley's Honey and Ter and
thanks to the great remedy, IL saved
her life. She now enjoys better health
than she has known in ten years. p"
Refuse substitutes. w. l. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
FREE MAIL SYSTEM
work of Laying IL Out Completed in
Ionfa County.

IOnfa County.
Rural Inspector p I'll Moore, has
finished the work of laying out the
Ionia county free mail delivery sys-
TEN Tae new order of things at
Washington recently resulted in the
work in jackson and other counties
being discontinued for lack of funds.
Ionia county was more fortunate and
the work here was ordered completed.
Mr.. Moore says there is but little
doubt that the A carriers will soon
be put on their routes. Eight of
these will start from Ionia city and
many of the old routes have been re
organized
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
Goat DAMAGES Portralr.

An oil painting of George Washing
ton, measuring six by eight, which or
namented the assembly room of
hotel in Long Island City, has been
damaged by goat, and 1t is believed
by the owner to be beyond repair
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
Broke into his House

S LeQuiun. of Cavepdsh, VT, was
robbed of his customary health by in
vaslon of Chronic Constipation. When
DR.. Kings New Life Pills broke into
his house, his trouble was ARE sted and
now he's entirely cured They're
guaranteed TO cure, 25c at Cornell
Bros. Drug store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
Expenses of Banks.

The operating expenses OF bank
win capital OF 100000 is 2.34 per
cent of the loans and discounts. but
the operating expenses a. 1873
per cent if the bank has Of
100000 or more
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
Letters 10 Missionaries.

United States postage is now re-
CURED to mail letters to missionaries
in Shanghai. Chinkiang, Pekin. Wuhu,
Trien-Tsin. Kiukiang and Foochow
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
Craze for Walking.

Paris has the walking craze. In
recent race around the Notifications.
a distance of thirty-eight kilometers.
or about twenty-four miles, there were
$50 competitors
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
Germans Lake to Cities.

The Germans are especial lovers CT
the cities In the nineteen cities Of
above 100000 population, 36 per cent
of all the Germans in the country
live.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
Woman.

A woman will worry more over the
freezing of a few worthless flowers
than a man would over the burning of
a house.-Milwauke Sentinel
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
No Longer Baptize Ships.

Owing to the protest by church or
CARNATIONS in Germany against the
use of the word baptism" in naming
ships, the naval department has or
dered that il shall no longer be used
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
step in Advance.

The wagons of the London fire com
pany are to be supplied with bells so
that the fremen will no longer be
compelled to utter cries to clear the
streets.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15

It's mistake to imagine that Itch
Ing piles can't be cured, a mistake to
suffer day longer than you can help.
Deans Ointment brings instant relief
and permanent cure. At any drug
store, 30 cents.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15

Norway's coast line-1 700 miles in a
straight line-becomes 10000 miles if
followed round the fjords. In these
fjords are over 100000 islands.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
United States Farms.

The farms of the United States Gov
en- S41O00,00O acres and employ near.
ly 10,5OO, COO people.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15

Too late TO cure cold after consum-
ption has fastened its deadly grip on
The lungs. Take DR.. Woods Norway
Piue Syrup while yet there is time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
Dozen Times "A Night.

Mr.. Owen Dunn. of Benton Ferry,
w. Va, writes: 81 have had kidney
and BLADDER trouble for years, and IL
became so bad that / was Obliged to
get up at least dozen times night
! never received any per mauent benefit
from any medicine until tried Foley's
Kidney Cure. After using two bottles,
1 am curedr w /. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
Tired Of seIno swlndled.

Customs officials in Switzerland will
n future examine passengers luggage
the trains
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15

Bui DIS up muscular flesh, healthy It's
sue, rich blood; clears the stomach,
kidneys aud liver. That's what Rocky
Mountain Tea will do. 80 cents.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-15
immlaratIon for EIGHTY Years.

Nineteen million immigrants
reached the United States in the
eighty years ending with 1900.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-02-01

when they do not get good returns it is the
fault of the commission man. This is hasty
judgment. | owe nothing to commission
men and would just as soon censure them as
any class of men. But we would do well to
know what we are talking about before we
go into the censure business. Commission
men have their troubles as we'll as the rest
of us mortals | know something of some
of these troubles For instance, a commits
sion house sells retailer from 5 to IS boxes
at a given price. They are delivered and the
next day here comes d notice from the buyer
that the apples are not uniformly good and
the price must be cut 10 cents on the box
or thew will be returned What is to be
done? The commission man must accept
the cut or send for the fruit. Perhaps the
fruit is not uniformly good and that may be
the fault of the grower. Some retail men
work this graft" for no other purpose than
to get reduction on fruit. The commission
man is human and may make mistakes
Sometimes he is so anxious to get good
prices for his consignor that he holds the
fruit too long and much is lost in rottlng
A commission man took me into his office
not long since and showed me how he keeps
his accounts. You can find out how any
consignment during the past five years has
been sold who bought it and in fact all
about it. | believe that man is as honest as
the day is long. And yet that firm has some
times failed to get me good prices.
The writer of these notes is studying the
question of markets, and will give the read
ers of The Ranch the benefit Of his observa-
tons Look for them.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-02-01
Horticultural Notes
BY r. Walden

The commission men of Seattle have
taken up the box question. SO far as |
could learn that action was taken not on &C
count of anything that has been said or done
by the growers but solely on account of the
trouble that they have with the use of boxes
of different sizes. | never knew before how
many different sizes of boxes are used in
this market. In the Yakima valley but two
sizes are used-the Washington standard
and the California, but in the Puget Sound
country nearly every community has Its
own standard. There are many small mills
throughout the islands of Puget Sound and
they will cut any sized box that may be
ordered Each community seems to go to
one of these mills and orders the box want
ed The result is that some of the boxes are
very small and are growing beautifully
less" When a retailer can buy little box
of apples from Orcas Island for 65 cts and
is asked = cts for much larger box from
Yakima County or Wenatchee, he will
"kick like an army mule although the
larger box may be the cheaper. The buyer
in such cases don't take note OF the differ
ence in size Then another serious difficulty
that arises on account Of these different
sized boxes comes in storing them IN ships
and cars in which they are sent out from
Seattle So much annoyance has come to
the commission men of Seattle in this way,
that they called meeting and discussed the
matter and appointed a committee to re-
port uniform box When this committee
had its report ready, I was permitted to
meet with them. After careful considera-
ton of the situation they had adopted the
Washington standard for the apple box-a
box 1oHxIIXxIS inches in the clear, and
the common-sized pear box-Which they
say is 8xIIHxI8 in the clear. These
boxes met with my approval and ought to be
approved by all the fruit growers and COM
mission men in the Pacific Northwest An
effort will be made to get the present leg1s-
ature of Washington to adopt these sizes
for standard boxes. [ am not sure whether
the last move will be wise one, And If
this is done I am at loss to see what good
will be accomplished for the committee
stated to me that it was not the intention to
prohibit the manufacture and use OF other
sized boxes. Legislation is not suggestive
but mandatory A law that has no penalty
attached to it is no law at all But one
thing is very clear and that is. that the Ell
fort of the commission men to secure uni
form box is commendabe and should meet
with the cooperation of all fruit growers as
,1,a11 dealers
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-02-01


apart.
But if friend Scott thinks he must cut out
part of his trees then he must do SO when
ever they begin to so crowd that the fruit
does not get enough sunshine to properly
color. An occasional nterlocking limb will
do but little harm. But any tree or any
number of trees must be kept in such con-
diton that the sunshine can reach all the
apples or they will be poor in color.
lust here and now is a good time to give
some suggestions on pruning. One ques-
ton should always be in the mind of the
man who wants to do his pruning right:
What is my object in pruning this tree? 1t
YOU can't give satisfactory answer to that
question, then you better put away your
pruning tools till you can. 1t seems strange,
but it is true nevertheless, that some people
prune their trees because it is the custom to
do such work Yes, it was once the custom
to rub salt and turpentine on a cows head
to cure the hollow horn but it has been
found out that there is no disease known as
hollow horn. You may carry buckeyes IN
your pockets to cure the hemorrhoids and
do lots of other foolish things because 1t is
the custom or has been, but the day TOR
such foolishness has gone by. But to the
question. Pruning should be done to &C
complish one, or more, Of three things: 10
give shape to the tree, to let in the sunshine
or to induce the formation of fruit buds.
The last is rarely needed in this country
our trees bear too much rather than too
little. Passing that by then, we must prune
for shape or sunshine. Oftentimes we aim
at both these results at the same time. The
shaping of the tree must be done when the
tree is Young. An old tree cannot be
Strengthened up nor can its shape be greatly
changed But to prune for sunlight is always
in order when it is needed. And it is needed
a great deal more than many people suppose
Go into the markets and look at the apples
offered for sale Some look bright and
cheerful and others look dull and greenish in
color. Ask the man with the fruit stand
which of these two classes sells the better
and it won't take him long to answer. In
fact when a retailer is looking for fruit tor
his stand he will hunt all over the market
for the we'll co1ored fruit before he will buy
that which is lacking in this respect ust
how much should be cut out OF tree IN
order to secure the best results in color can
hardly be laid down in rules Much de-
ponds on the kind Of apple and a good
deal will depend on location. Where there
is good deal of sunshine as in the We
natchee valley, apples will color to the high
est degree attainable I doubt if there is
another section of country in the Pacific
Northwest that can surpass Wenatchee val
ley in this respect. The best guide man
can have in pruning for color is to watch for
results. A man will never stand high up
in the horticultural world unless he is
student and he must study his orchard as
we'll as his books. And again, man will
never be great success in fruit growing
unless he is an enthusiast in the business
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-02-01

In a recent article in The Ranch [ observe
that you condemn the practice Of planting
apple trees too close together with the idea
of cutting them out later-say1ng that
man has not the nerve to cut them out when
the proper time comes.
| planted small apple orchard in 1899,
10 feet apart with this same idea-got the
idea from a nurseryman Thought I'd have
the necessary nerve, and still think so, but it
may fail when the time comes. But what l
want to know now is, when is the proper
time to do this cutting out? When the
branches begin to interlock or earlier?
Part of the orchard is making a vigorous
growth, and part on poor soil grows much
slower.
w. NJ. SCOTT,
Kiona, Wash.
In answer to Mr. SCOTS inquiry, would
say that | am not sure that | would cut out
part Of these trees at all. He assumes that
this cutting is absolutely. necessary but in
that he may be mistaken There are some
horticuturists who stand high in their pro-
fession, who advocate close planting, not
with a view of cutting out but with the aim
of so pruning as to avoid croWding. What
must be kept in mind at all times is that no
orchard should be allowed to SO crowd as
to keep out the sunshine. This must be
done regardless of the distance planted
apart A tree standing by itself will need
pruning for this purpose. I believe it is pos
sible to so cut back and thin out trees that
are 10 feet apart that, the fruit will properly
mature This is what | would do with
closely planted orchard rather than cut out
part of the trees 1t will take more work
to. keep. such an orchard in proper condition
but I would rather do. it than to cut out
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-08
THE BATTLE ENDED.
Batteries of the Press on Either
Side Are Beng Slowly
Silenced.
Special to the Daily Progress.

Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson. Sept. s-Politics has
ceased to be a topic of discussion in
Mississippi. The senate executive
committee has officially declared all
results, every body knows who is to
occupy the new million dollar capitol,
and this has caused interest in poll
tics to be on the wane. The press
and the public are turning attention tc
those affairs which will tend to the
industrial and commercial develop
ment of the commonwealth, and the
business of the fall season, which
promises to be the largest in many
years, is demanding consideration
Since the campaign closed there has
been a resumption of plans for new
industrial. enterprises, factories, ETC..
and new charters are once more arriv-
ing in a steady stream at the COVER
nor's office for approval.
A most commendatory feature OF
the result of the tone of the press thi!
week. The Vardaman papers are
naturally jubilant over victory, but
rejoicing is not carried to an unbear
albe extreme, nor is it fraught will
unkind words for the vanquished foe
The Critz papers accept the result
with good grace and make a united
appeal for differences to be laid aside
resentments, prejudicss and jealousie'
forgotten, and general joining to
gether in support of the next admins
tration, and for the upbuilding an(
future prosperity of the state.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-08

Stevens & Stevens, (H. Stuarl Stevens
j. Morgan Stevens)-Ofice over Stevens
& Moore Drug Store. Hattiesburg,
Miss
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-09-08
To sa6sio,ribers.

The books of the old ownership OF
The Progress are.in- ssfch'a- congfon-
Grated condition that 1t makes 1t
almost impossible to get at the true
condition, dates, etc, of subscription
accounts.
own the books and the accounts
and this is to say that hereby throw
myself upon the mercy of subscrip-
ton patrons by asking them one and
all to immediately drop me letter
telling me to what date they
are paid, how much they are due,
and if anything send the amount
along with the document above
asked for. There are several hum
dred of these subscriptions and the
burden is too heavy to be carried in
it's present condition, aud all who
have not replied to and complied
with above within ten days from this
date their names will be dropped
from the list.
If J.J. HAYNIe, Prop. Progress.