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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26
MARIE ANTOINETTE'S HARP.
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Baroness Dorner whose descendants
afterwarl made present III 1t to the
instrumental muse um of the Conserva-
tory OF Paris
The other harp, the queens favorte
instrument. was to have been sold on
the same occasion. but when the time
came for II to he auctioned off no one
could find It. Whittier the harp dis
appeared long remained a mystery, but
Il was granted Swedish Maecenas,
the governor II alproyince. the Count
Frederic AdolpLus Uric Cronstedt,
fronA,Stoekholn, 10 discover its hiding
place.
lie found the harp In garnet in one
of the .ittls suburbs OF Paris-Asnleres
while On n j. urney to the southern
countries, He tad no occasion TO fetch
| the harp-et.thet ttfne..su-tie left IT there
| during 1fis years after which time 1t
| was sent 10 Swoden in the year 1879
Upon its arrival IN Sweden the harp
| was given by Count Cronstedt to his
foster daughter who became Lady
| Christina Louisa Gedda. After .ne
death OF Lady Louisa Gedda, in the
| year 1873, the harp was transferred to
J her daughter. Mistress Amely Langen-
berry. born Gedda, and after her death,
1898, the instrument passed over to her
/
| dren.
The harp. as has been said before.
was made by Noderman, and staics
nearly two meters high. The precious
| instrument has seven pedals while oil
the earlier larps have no more than
Ave The strings are tuned over agr'n
by hooks, the construction for which
became Characteristic of all the harps
Of Noderinan while the machinery rep
resented the highest degree of mechan-
ism of the time. The upper part OF The
column Is adorned with beautiful gilt
There are plenty Of certificates prov
ing that thu harp really Is genuine.
The present owner of II is not rich
enough to keep the precious historical
instrument for himself SO he has a
last decided to sell IT,, The Conserva-
tory AT Moscow has offered $4,000 fol
It. yet Mr.. innperberg has found tht
sum too snail. Now he intends to llnd
a buyer IN America. Marie Anto.
nette's harp will soon be sent from
Sweden TO New York, where II VIII b.
on exhibition. Washington Times,
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THE MOST famous living detective,
superintendent William Melville,

The MOST famous living detective,
superintendent William Melville,
Of Scotland Yard, who has re-
Gently been charged with the per-
sonal care Of the king on his foreign
Journeys, retired yesterday.
Destroyer OF Anarchist clubs, protec-
tor Of kings he has worked hard for
n years In the detection or crime, ana
has lived to complete his service ana
earn his leisure In spite of the explosive
bomb, the chloroformed bag, the dag
ger, and the revolver, all OF which az
one time or another have been carefully
prepared for his own personal destruc-
ton.
THE vile Melville was the NUT
tered phrase OF hatred often heard In
the anarohistic haunts of soho In the
days when superintendent Melville was
breaking them down--and he was often
there to hear Il said.
Although at the head of staff OF de-
tactyes, he did not merely remain at
his office In Scotland Yard and give
orders. Taking his life In his hand, he
prowled Soho by night; he made friends
Of Italians and Frenchmen. members
OF the plotting clubs disguised as an
Anarchist" himself he obtained invita-
their feasts and dances. and their
masked balls were regarded by Mr..
Melville as so many delightful bits OF
luck.
At these picturesque night rsyels
every one present was supposed Toe
either an active Anarchist or frlesd
and supporter OF the great causrs,'
and Superintendent Melville was able
while masked himself to see the An.
archist leaders unmarked and sur
rounded by their supporters.
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occurred when Mr.. Melville left his
wife's site, went up to the French
bomb-thrower, Meunler, and started to
put him under arrest, Meunier drew
his fully loaded revolver, but the de-
tectve showed that he had muscle as
we'll as brains, and gripped the An.
archists arm in time There was an
up and down struggle, Meunler was Sc
cured, and in addition to the cartridges
In the revolver, Mr.. Melville found a
large stock of ball cartridges In his
captives pockets.
Mr.. Melville knows his "seapy' Lon
don as well as any man, but he knows
his ''seany' Paris WELL too. One Of
the narrowest escapes he ever had oc-
Cured there. In company with French
detective Mr., Melville walked down the
narrow streets Of the Montmartre and
entered an Anarchist den. The mo-
ment he entered, some OF the Anar-
chists recognized him There was a
yell Of anger a fash, and bullet took
the ash Off Mr.. Melvllle's cigar.
"Oh," he observed, calmly. IL was no.
aware that you objected to smoking"
/ and thereupon arrested n man who had
| bafled the officers OF justice for
| months. London Mail
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26

Marie Antoinettc's harp Is to be put
up for sale In New York. The unhappy
queen of the revolution possessed two
harps. both Of which were built In the
year 1880 by Jean Henri Norderman,
the principal lubricant OF harps In
France at that time. These two hnrps,
one OF which was the property OF KING
Louis XVI himself aud the other Of the
queen. were excellent instruments.
though unlike IN appearance. one had
its arms carved In the sarne piece, as
the column of the harp and blooming
moose curled round the rolumn, while
the other had In quality of arms n
little gilt pigeoii, fixed with u tape
upon the plateau of the column.
After the death OF the queen her
possessions In the Little Trlanon were
transferred to Versailles, where every
thing was sold by auction on June 2S,
1894, and the following days. Among
them were the two harps. one OF them
was purchased by a noble lady, the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26
BREWERS FIGHT TRUST,

or course the brewers and all others
interested In the rtail liquor trade, are
fighting tooth -and-nail 10 prevent the
hackers of the Public House Trust
from fulfilling their ambition to build
ring fence round the beer shops OF the
country The latest move uf the
dealers In spirits has been to take
rather sharp advantage OF q recent
policy of the local justices who have
the power OF granting new licenses,
OF late these officials have been In the
habit OF making the Issue OF new
license In q new district conditional
upon the surrender OF three or four
In localities where there are admitted
ly too many public houses. and In this
way. the liquor people have been able
by giving UP several saloons formerly
run at comparative loss, to get away
the license OF a new pub" from the
trust people, who can make no such
sacrifice. However Earl Gray believes
that the trust Will be able to stop this
game by an appeal to the courts.
IL his lordship be correct, II Is dim
cult to see what can prevent the PUP
lie House Trust from gaining control,
sooner or later, OF most OF the saloons
of the Kingdom. Great landowners In
almost very direction are now inclined
10 hand over 10 the trust the licenses
of public houses ON their estates as
soon as they lapse. incidentally. capt.
tai for the trust Is plentiful, for a
profit OF per cent is paid to sharehold.
ers before surplus profits are disbursed
locally, and in England where the rate
Of interest on investments In lower than
In the United States, s per cent ID
looked upon as being good thing
This Investment is particularly popular
with clergymen and hundreds OF them
from the archbishops down, are getting
dividends from saloon profits.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26

Ashburnham m, ontario. Testiacs to the Good
Qualities Of Chambe rlain's Cough
Remedy,

Ashburnham. Ont, April IS, 1901
think II is only right that should tell
you what wonderful effect Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has produced.
The day before Easter / was 80 dis
tressed with a cold and cough that
did not think to be able to take any
duties the next day, as my voice was
almost ohoked by the cough. The
same day received an order from you
for bottle OF your Cough Remedy. !
at once procured sample bottle, and
took about three doses OF the medicine.
To my great relief the cough and cold
had completely disappeared and | was
able to preach three times on Easter
Day. | know that this rapid and eff
fective cure was due 10 your Cough
Remedy. make this testimonial
without solicitation, being thankful to
have found such God-sent remedy.
Respectfully yours,
r. a. LANGFELDT, NJ A.
Rector OF st. Luke's Church.
To Chamberlain Medicine Co.
This remedy is for sale by all drug
gsts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26

A sure sign of approaching revolt and
serious trouble In your system Is ner-
vousness, sleeplessness, or stomach up
sets. Electric BItters viii quickly diA
member the troublesome causes. II
never falls to tone the stomach. regu-
late the Kidneys and Bowels, stimulate
the Liver, and clarity the blood, Run
down systems benefit particularly and
all the usual attending aches vanish
under Its searching and thorough eff
fectiveness. Electric Bltters Ia only
soc. and that Is returned II II don't give
perfect satisfaction. Guaranteed by n.
G. NJ. !. Drug Store.
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BLUFFING FOR HIS LIFE,

Look at the raklsh way that young
turkey gobbler Is strutting around these
DAYS" remarked the duck.
'Yes." replied the wise guinea fowl,
ITS getting near Thanksgiving time, you
know"
what has that to do with lt?'
why YOU see he wants TO appear
tough '--Philadelphia Press
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.ENGLAND'S CHIEF DETECTIVE

DESTROYER OF Anarchist Clubs Protector OF Kings, Ho
Has Worked Hard for Thirty-one Years 10 the De-
lection OF Crime
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over hundred more as soon as the eS-
listing licenses expire.
Meanwhile the experiment has at
tracted immense interest on the con-
tlnent, az we'll as In the British col
onies, and any amount OF inquiries have
been received from the United States.
The German emperor asked some time
ago that the public house trusts reports
should be supplied to his ministers reg
ularly Recently George Westinghouse
contributed $500 TO the trusts funds ana
Bishop Potter OF New York, sent Soo,
remarkng that, in his opinion the
movement was "the first to deal with
the subject of temperance reform In
really great way"
or course, from the first the success
OF this enterprise depended on whether
saloons could be made to pay MOI
only do the trust houses pay, however,
but they seem to be n good deal more
popular, even with moderate drinkers
as places where all kinds of refresh
ments" are on par than under the
old conditions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26

Princess Mathilda,who was acknowl-
edged to be, next to Empress Eugene,
the lovellest woman In The famous
group Of beauties about the French
throne at the time OF the Second En-
pire. as she appears since her accl-
dent at San Grabien, which may result
fatally.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

On one occasion q famous clergyman
witnessed the tact of a stableman IN
coaxing recalcitrant colt into his stall
and soothing him until completely rec
onciled. Having expressed his congrat-
ulations, he remarked with q touch Of
melancholy:
II wish | could get the workingmen
OF my parish into church as easily as
you get your young horses into their
stalls, Thomas"
well, sir" said Thomas, II should
think II could be done, providin' you
understands the nature OF ,em an
gives your mind TO IT,"
The cleric smiled. Thomas might
manage horses. but workingmen-that
was different matter.
Perhaps you'll think it over and let
me know your method" he finally sug-
gested.
Thomas promised and, being appeal
cd TO II few days later, was ready with
his method"
And you think you have hit on q
plan to get workingmen to church,
ThomasT
81 think So sir"
"And how would your"
"Blindfold 'em an back 'em in" said
Thomas.-Kansas City Independent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
Edam Cheeses In History.

THE famous Edam cheeses which
grace the table of every well kept hO-
tel and restaurant in the country"
said a prominent grocery man, ''are
often a subject of inquiry as to what
they are and whence they come. Their
round shape. with that peculiar red
dish purple tinge, is marked con-
trast with all other cheese productions
OF the world. There is nothing new
fashioned about them, for IL colonial
tradition is true Mynheer Peter Heyis
of Edam, Holland. who brought a lot
In the hold Of his Dutch ship In 1881
TO the Delaware river, so tickled the
fancy of the Indians with these odd
looking articles that he bought large
tract Of land. afterward named the
Valley Of the Swans. from the red
skins with barrel of his Edam
cheeses. After the cheese had been
devoured the gentle aborigines repent
ed themselves of their rash specula-
ton and month later massacred the
entire Dutch colony"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
NERVOUS HEADACHE
BREEDS INSANITY.

M 1uy p'rs ms whole p easure in
Ne is ruined by the fear Of nervous
headaches. ANY little Excitement, no
iatter what, business or social, brings
nem on. The feet aud hands grow
lid. the head Is hot, the eyes stiff, the
emples thrnb, and only in the quiet OF
darkened room is relief obta ned.
his condition must be checked or II
means complete mental ruin To those
eople DR. \. w. Chase's Nerve Pills
ONE as blessing. They do not stop
hey cure the headaches. They do not
'lanket, they build up. They put the
r"rvOus syst, m In a strong, vigorous.
.'urdy condition-a CONDITION thai give
ne resistive power and enables Them
to enjoy LIES pleasure.
q Mrs. A. Eckert. ( Pesn ST., Belding, Mich,
,ays: II ave always suffered "A great de al
from nervousness and scarcely day would
pass that did not suffer from nervous head
ache. AT night l did not rest we'll and felt
generally miserable ami run down. got some
OF DR. A. W. Cnases Nerve Pills at Cornell
Bros Drug store and they acted splendid they
cured the headaches, made my nerves ST. ady
nd gave me strength every way. am well
pleased To indorse 80 good nerve tonic"
80 c a box ~ dealers or DR. w. Chase Med
icine co.. Buffaio, -. Y. ,,rr,lhaL portrait and
5 IMMATURE OF A. w. Chase NJ ID. are on every
package.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
FOURTEENTH REP0RY
OF the Building & Loan Association for the
Year Ending july |, 1903.

Since the annual report one year ago
series No. 10 and ! ! have matured and
been paid off. Series No. 2. shown IN
this report, will mature Aug. LIST, 1908.
Our liabilities (bills payable) shown in
former statements. have all been paid.
Our loans and membership are regularly
on the increase, which is shown by COM
pairing this report with our last or any
former report.
It's with pleasure that call attention
TO the examination of this association
made last month by Mr.. Kimmis, chief
Of the building and loan department OF
the secretary Of states office. He highly
commended the association for its good
financial standing and for the liberal
profits paid, as well as for the systematic
accounts kept, which he found an easy
task for examination.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

The instant a child is born it cries
This is a providential expansion OF the
lungs and not, as many suppose, an In
dication of suffering or pain. Well de
veloped, well formed and healthy ba.
bies cry Justify at birth, while the
weak child has a feeble little cry. For
the first few months the cry is tear
less. and it Is not till the second year
that lachrymal or tear ducts are fully
developed. After that there is CO
pious shedding, and very slight cause
will lead to crying.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
Night Was Her Terror

IL would.cough nearly all night long"
writes Mrs. Chas. APPLICABLE, of Alex.
andria, Ind, and could hardly get
my sleep. | had consumption so bad
hat II walked block | would cough
frightfully and spit blood, but, when
all other medicines failed, three Sl.00
bottles OF DR.. Kings New Discovery
wholly cured me and | gained So lbs. !"
It's absolutely guaranteed to cure
Coughs. Colds. LaGrippe. Bronchitis
and ell Throat and Lung troubles.
Price SOC and Sl.00. Trial bottles free
Connell Bros. drug store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
Definition of q Baby.

What is babyT is asked, and then
the following complicated definition is
given: The prince OF walls, a dweller
in Lapland, the morning caller. noon
day crawler, midnight brawler, only
possession that never excites envy, a
key that opens the hearts of all classes,
the rich and the poor alike, in all coun-
tries; stranger with unspeakable
cheek that enters the house without a
stitch to his back and is received with
open arms by all.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
Irish VIII.

l must admit that Irish wit is often
OF the most mordant and even sar-
donic kind Was there ever a more
sardonic stroke OF description than
that O'Connell gave of Peels blood
lessness? His smile was like the sill.
yer plate on coffin"
OF another and lower quality, but
good of it's kind, is the following fish
wife's sarcasm: A friend Of mine was
waiting his turn to be served in a fish
shop while a little weakened old gen.
teman priced every fish in the shop.
How much is this-and this-and this
and this?' etc, till the exasperated
shopwoman exclaimed: ALI Go on
out OF that wild we. 1t isn't fish We
want, but informationv-Lon An.
swers
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
Catarrah ofthe stom,cn

When the stomach is overloaded
when food is taken into 1t that fails TO
digest, IL decays and inflames the nue.
Gus membrane exposing the nerves.
md causes the glands to secret mucin,
instead OF the natural juices Of diges-
tion. This Is called catarrah OF the
stomach. For years I suffered from IL
caused nv indigestion. Doctors and
medicines failed to benefit me until I
used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.-J. r.
Rhea: Coppell, Tex. Sold by W. L.
Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

You have looked into beautiful
face, seen the sweet smile, rosy checks
laughing eyes, and wished nature had
made you attractive. Rocky Mountain
Tea makes homely women beautiful.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
Measuring Hides.

The ancient tanner paid an expert
high wages to guess at the contents Of
his hides when sold by measure. To-
day an unskilled workman hands the
irregular shaped pieces to little ma
chine that looks something like table
with a double top which, quicker than
the mind OF the expert can guess 1t,
reckons with exactness the square con-
tents in both the metric and standard
systems
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

There is one thing like about your
husband-he never hurries you when
getting ready to go out with him"
VERY little credit is due to him for
that. my dear. Whenever | see that
am not likely to be ready in time !
simply hide his hat or his gloves and
let him hunt for them up and down
until | have finished dressing"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
No IdIers wanted.

He-They say the eyes are the win
dows of the heart. Now. when look
at your eyes
She-l hope you notice the signs in
the windows.
He-Signs! What signs?
She - No Admittance Except on
Business. - Philadelphia Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

In Ceylon there il considerable
trade in the oil OF the white shark.
The fms OF the animal are very rich In
gelatin and are used largely by the
Chinese for making soup. Of which
they declare that the turtle soup so
priced by epicures in this country is
but distant and feeble imitation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
on never laugh when I say a


Uncle Reuben says: IT like a con-
scientious man, but like him as | like
him. In other words. don't want
him so conscientious as to admit dat
he quarrels wild his wife. cuffs his chill
dren or starves his dawg TO carry out
sartin principles. detroit Free Press
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
A Tragic Lament.

did you say that you were welded
10 your arty"
Yes" answered Stormington Barnes.
I'm tied to 1t for life. all right But
l don't hesitate to confess that the
honeymoon was over some years ago"
Washington Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

A Maryland justice OF the peace In
deciding an action against railroad
company for killing COW near road
crossing decided the case In favor Of
the plaintiff for the reason that 1.-The
defendant had no sign up at the cross
ing"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
He Didn't Understand.

Spartacus-Have you been watching
the curio sale?
Smarticus-No. | didn't know there
was such vessel in the harbor.-Bal.
timore American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

III was troubled with kidney com
plant for about Two wears, . writes A.
II. DAYS Of Mt Sterling, Ia, "but two
bottles Of Foley's Kidney Cure effected
a permanent cure" w. 1. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

If you have built castles in the air
your work need not be lost That Is
where they should be. Now put foun-
dations under them.-Thoreau.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

The lighter the individual the easier
he will find 1t to noat In the social
swim.--Chicago News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

When you are suffering from RI eu-
matism, the kidneys uust be attended
60 at once SO that they will eliminate
The uric acid from the blood. Foley's
Kidney Cure is the most effective
remedy for this purpose r. Il. Hop
Kins OF Polar, Wis, says. After un-
succ. ssfully dOctoring three wears for
rheumatism with the best doctors,
tried Foley's Kinney Cure and 1t cured
me. cannot speak too highly Of this
.reat medicine. W. /. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16
Cutting.

Very tart was Douglas Jerrold's re
tort to would be wit who. having
fred or all his stale jokes with no ef-
feet. exclaimed:
why. you never laugh when ! say a
good thingw
"Don't IL" said Jerrold. "Only try
Inc with one.'
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

The greatest Of faults. I should say
Is to be conscious Of none.-Carlyle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

We, the auditors appointed to examine
the books and accounts of the Bedding
Building and Loan Association, of Belding
Michigan, hereby certify that we have
compared the foregoing statement with
the books and accounts Of said associa-
ton, in the hands Of the secretary and
treasurer, and find the same to be true
and correct statement of the condition Of
the association at the close of business,
ending July lst, 1908.
EMBREE B. LAPHAM,
EARL WILSON,
FRED F. IRELAND.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-16

o shares n 1885
o shares loaned SOS.
Series to IL inclusive matured and paid
Only earnings actually determining
raj o profits H. 90
ADAM WAGNER Secretary