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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
NIAGARA is a Huron Weird.

Everybody pronounces Niagara
wrong" said a philologist The ac
cent of this beautiful Indian word
should not be put on the syllable ag.
hut on the syllable 'ar'-the penult-
the one before the last
Niagara means bark to the thun.
der It's accent should fall on the
penult because the Indians them
selves accent it there, because in prac-
tically all our Indian names of places
the penult is the accented syllable.
Think Of the Indian names you
know. Don't you accent nearly all of
them on the syllable before the last?
There are, for instance, Toronto, Mis-
sissippi, Allegheny. Appalachicola,
Narragansett, Tuscaloosa. Saratoga,
Ticonderoga. Oswego. Conshohocken,
WissahickCn and Hochelaga. In all
these names the accent is on the
penult.
Niagara is a Huron word. and, il
you find a Huron, you will find that
he accents it as he does Saratoga or
Tuscaloosa. | don't know how we
have fallen into the habit of accenting
il wrong"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
OF Vice Interest.

Breed, Wis, July Especial
Charles Y. Peterson. Justice of the
Peace for Oconto Co, has delivered
judgment that is Of interest 20 the
whole United States. Put briefly, that
judgment is. "Dodd's Kidney Pills are
the best Kidney medicine on. the mar
ket to-day"
And Mr.. Peterson gives his reason
for this judgment. He says: Last
winter | had an aching pain in my
back which troubled me very much.
the morning | could hardly straight
en- my back. did not know what it
was but an advertisement led me to
try Dodd's Kidney Pills. After taking
one box can only say they have done
more for me than expected as feel
as well now as ever | did before.
Pain in the back is one of the first
symptoms of Kidney disease. II not
cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills it may
develop into Brights Disease, Dia-
betes, Rheumatism or some of the
other deadly forms of Kidney Disease.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
German Love of Sauerkraut.

Here is an imaginative story to
illustrate the estimate that some Ger
man citizens place on sauerkraut as
a food staple. A German was speak
ing about the high price Of cabbage.
Il tell you, dose kebbages is awful
high dis year, he said; me und me
wife puts up six, seven, eight barrels
of sauerkraut every year-but We
can't dis year. Dem kebbages dey
cost too much" You put UP some
sauerkraut, didn't you, Chris?" he was
asked. oh, yes-two or tree barrels
Just to hat in de house in case Of
sickness
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
ANOTHER JOKE ON PATRICK.
Why He Failed in Well-Meant Efforts
to Secure a Fowl.

They were comparing notes and tell
ing amusing incidents of recent trips
abroad, when a charming daughter of
the Emerald Isle. who was sitting
dreamily in the corner, apparently
taking no interest in the conversation,
suddenly chirped in with the follow
ing
"All Of which reminds me of an in
cident which happened while | lived
in Cork. There poulterers stores are
scarce because Of the proximity of
the country, but coal HEAVIER of my
acquaintance. owing to the illness of
his wife. was anxious to secure a fowl
in hurry; so he strolled along Pat
rick street in a forlorn hope of some
sort of success, and when he came to
taXidermist's whose window dis
played an owl under a glass case,
why, poor Paddy thought that here
was the end of hrs quest, so he en-
tered and inquired:
How much for the fatfaced hin
in the windy?'
That's no hen, the surprised
shopman answered. that's an OWL
'Yerrah.' whispered Pat; 'shure
don't care how ould she is, It's for
soup | wants her., New York
Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21

There's not a joy the world can give Ike
that IL takes away.
When the glow of early thought declines
i'm feelings dull decay:
IT'S not on youths smooth cheek the
blush alone which fades so fast.
But the tender bloom Of heart is gone
ere youth itself be past.
Then the few whose spirits float above
the wreck of happiness
Are driven Ger the shoals Of guilt or
ocean of excess;
The magnet Of their course is gone, or
only points i'm vain
The shore TO which their shivered sail
shall never stretch again.
Then the mortal GOODNESS of the soul like
death Itself comes down;
III cannot feel for others woes, IL dare
not dream its own:
That heavy chill has frozen DER the
fountain of our tears,
And though the eyes may sparkle still,
It's whore the ice appears
Though wit may flash from fluent lips.
and mirth distract the breast.
Through midnight hours that yield no
more their former hope of rest
IT'S hut as ivy leaves around the ruined
turTot wreath.
An green and wildly fresh without. but
worn and gray beneath.
oh. could | feel as have felt, or be what
have been.
Or weep as I could once have wept DER
many a vanished scene;
As springs in deserts found seem sweet
all brackish though they be.
So midst the withered waste OF life
those tears would flow TO me
Il .Orn Byron,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
sACk LICK
Settled the Case Wlth Her.

/ Many great discoveries have been
made by accident aud things better
than gold mines have been found in
this way, for example when even the
accidental discovery that coffee is the
real cause Of ones sickness proves OF
most tremendous value because il To-
Gates the cause and the person has
then chance to get well.
For over 20 years" says Missouri
woman, II suffered untold agonies in
my stomach and even the best ply
| sicians disagreed as to the cause with
! out giving me any permanent help
different ones saying it was gastritis,
Indigestion. neuralgia, etc, so |
dragged along from year to year, al
ways half sick, until finally gave up
all hopes OF ever being well again.
when taking dinner with a friend
one day she said she had new drink
which turned out 10 be Postum and
liked il so we'll | told her thought
| would stop coffee for awhile and use
it, which ! did.
so for three months we had Pos
tum in place of coffee without ever
having one Of my old spells but was
always healthy and vigorous.
Husband kept saying he was con-
vinced it was coffee that caused those
spells, but even then / wouldn't be-
lieve it until one day we got out of
Postum and as we lived two miles
from town thought TO use the coffee
we had in the house.
The result of a weeks use Of cot.
fee again was that had another ter
rible spell of agony and distress, prov
ing that il was the coffee and nothing
else. That settled II and said good
bye to Coffee forever and since then
Postum alone has been our hot meal
time drink
My friends all say | am looking
worlds better and my complexion is
much improved. All the other mem
beers of our family have been benefit
ed, too, by Postum in place of the old
drink, coffee" Name given by Postum
Co. Battle Greek. Mich
Ten days trial Of Postum in place OF
coffee or tea is The wise thing for
every coffee drinker. Such a trial
tells the exact truth often where cof-
fee is not suspected.
Look in each pkg for the famous
little book. The Road to MELVILLE"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
In a Dutch VILLAGE.

At Marken, fishing village Of Hol;
land. few men are TO he seen, AS they
are nearly always out at sea In their
boats. Those whom one does see are
like Dutchmen in play, in queer
headgear, in the most voluminons
knickerbockers that ever delighted the
heart of caricaturist and having on
gathering wooden shoes which are, as
a coasting skipper once said. the
surest preventive of colds and OF cold
feet" (Which he spoke of as IL they
were a disease) TO be found in the
world. Clumsy enough these Dutch
fisher folk look. but they are handy In
a boat. But there is agriculture, too,
of simple kind at Marker. Not
man usually Is TO be seen working
in the bay harvest or at other employ.
ment in the, fields. The women do
the farm work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21

n smirkin' through the cheerin' an
he uproar.
81 mean to shoot the wig on your
lead and the paint off your face,
Adolphe Lefevre. and leave you for
2 he slimiest viper that crawls without
EGGS
THE sight OF my gun lay between
his eyes an the crowd was as still
rs the barrel.
"Of a sudden came a voice in my
ear. To this day God only knows
from where.
BE like unto the archangels.
MY arm fell to my side. They
lifted me onto their shoulders.
1.-The Archangel,' they sent out
a-echoin' in the hills.
And IL stuck. sirs. from that day
70 this, though I've lived alone, sirs,
ever since"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
low Wages Paid in Egypt.

The population of Egypt is about
100000, and most Of the people are
engaged in a sort of desultory cam
paian against mother earth 10 force
her to yield enough grain for the
mere sustenance OF lazy life. The la
Tor supply is large and dilatory; the
wages are correspondingly low. In
upper Egypt one can hire farm Ia
borers, or loafers. at cents day,
and in lower Egypt at l3 cents. the
laborer, or loafer, 10 board himself.
These laborcrs. or loafers, want no
money in pay, but will take part OF
the crop
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
By. Q..FfIATT

Crawford and | had gone up into
the foothills of the Sierras to shoot.
II was autumn; yet the sun un'
screwed us so Immediately when we
walked abroad that we were forced
TO seek the shelter of pines and dusty
scrub oaks, as often as they fell
across our path.
We were lying, one afternoon. un-
der row of young frs on the crest
Of ridge, when the gaunt figure of
ar old man labored up the slope
toward us.
IF all the world d lay about in the
shade you 'uns and me-not interior
in with Nature-she'd get her hand
in again on her own hook" he said,
throwing himself down beside us.
I'm an Archangel," he said, sweet
ly, and smiled. at us.
Crawford shrugged himself a trifie
nearer his gun and smiled back again.
There's no crack" he assured us
Immediately. That's been my title
for three years. | got it because
held my hand from gorin a man IN.
der false provocation."
Tell us about it" we said.
He found stone to rest his back
against, and threw open his shirt at
the throat.
sThese hot summer days sizzle
just as they did then-crisp your
throat like Goals curl bacon. I'd mined
all this country in the gold days. and
Ic1 trrffh 90
EN- all in fndin' the color and cpl
curing the liquids. run a drinking
fountain in opposition to the Dead
Falls, up Mokelumne way, and count
ed.on Joaquin and his band for maxim
POT for me regular once a week
but faint what ! started out to say"
The old man fell into a reverie. He
seemed to see only the ends of his
toes.
-About the Archangel.' Crawford
pEodded.
.This gentle old man stood up. and
hitched savagely at his trouser band
before he sat down again.
"Adolphe-his named tell you,
wouldn't It? Chin beard-iuicy
voice-and hands a-curvin' through
tie air Well, Adolphe and me sat up
h3clin' and mimi together five years
aBack stayed on and on with him
because his breadd make you
hungry in your sleep.
-. Twas -four for that very bread
that went a-ridin into town for, one
summer day. There was real estate
Cude a come up. He tucked a folded
newspaper under my saddle-hap just
as | was tightening up to go home.
Read that, says he. It's time all
You fellers settled down to raisin'
families, SOS we could have popu-
lation, and school districts, and
such. Never no hope of doin' any
thing with a lot of bachelors.
Later, when the smoke went out
Of the chimney, curtin through the
trees, Adolphe and me sat on the
saw-bucks a-readin' of that paper, the
Matrimonial Messenger.
by your names, sirs, there was
three pages of UNI saying how en-
chantin' they was Every blamed one
Of EN- willin TO send their photo
graph, swearin' their faces was their
fortunes all their life!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21

this thing, watin and sleepin'. I'd
more plans than a COW has capers.
I'VE got Up letter'd melt snow,
and then we waited
First, nuthin' was said to the boys,
but when they caught on to my hang
in round the postotiice they began to
josh After awhile it grew SOS none
o. 'em turned up or paid any atten-
ton. Even Adolphe-he took to goin'
to sleep when | talked her.
Then whole year ran out to sum
! mer again, and | couldn't unthrone
| her that reigned in my heart.
"One day said to Adolphe, a-work-
in away:
Blamed if ! can forget her, the
ornament, | said.
"Adolphe he went in for grub that
day and came out late, a-holdin' of a
envelope.
Here's your letter. he called.
Sure enough! ! went out on the
saw-buck and read it alone Then he
sat down by me and we read it over
again.
Twas only that she'd arrive on
the afternoon train on the fifth, and
to have a Methodist minister
Well sirs, it meant good deal
for me to supply the necessaries for
I a sparklin' iewel-let alone the set
tin down for her to sparkle on. but
luck come my way. There'd been a
millner up from San Francisco and
fitted her elegant place. She'd
failed, and quicks a winixin' | bought
her loolin' glass and red plush easy
chair. You'd ought to seen that cab
in!
"On the fourth, Adolphe revealed
he'd business in a little town a mile
up the railway. He suffered a Granny
kind of desperation not 10 be on hand
TO support me, he said. but he'd come
in with the girl. Then he baked up
bread and a cake and rode away.
sun come up on the fifth like a
bull's-eye lantern When rode my
mule up to the depot the boys was
out, TO the puniest scrub of EN- all.
They give me cheers that d blast
rock.
And there was an arch, sirs-all
Powered! My legs wanted to sit
down more than me!
THE train whistled in the distance.
There was no slaknin' off round the
corner, for the boys braced me every
where.
Out she stepped. slrs, and wheth-
or she was the sorriest or the likeliest
loolin critter. couldn't a. told for
the funk was in!
After the blackness / see her long
yellow hair and red cheeks. All the
conquerin Of my youth rose up with
in me, and ] up and held her to me
fer a kiss.
To the parsons, the boys yelled.
Il was forced off my feet, but out
came my gun.
Haiti | cried in a voice that
brought EN- all on their launches
and still as colts raised on TIE spur.
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Secretary Hay is Democratic.

John Hay, secretary of state, is thus
described by Washington CORE
spondent: "A short man, extraordi
narily punctilious in dress, with an at
tentively combed beard, and attractive
face, n pleasant voice-a voice OF
singular precision and sibilance; a
man who uses slang in private CONVEX.
sation and yields the English Ian.
guage like a musical instrument in his
public utterances and who always
wears evening dress in his own house
after o'clock-that is the outward
man of the secretary Of state. The
impression is abroad that Hay is an
aristocrat. In his tastes he is. but not
i'm his manners. lie is democratic.
confidential, though always dignified.
He sometimes. when talking TO one
he can trust. discusses great interna-
tional questions in pungent idioms and
with Yankee ugh-and-readiness
that is proof positive of his author-
ship of Pike County Ballads He is
sensitive to criticism-there is no man
in public life more sensitive"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
Soldiers Superstitions.

Among the numerous superstitions
of the Cossacks there is none stronger
than the belief that they will enter
Heaven in better state if they are
personally clean at the time they are
killed. Consequently, before an ex.
pected battle they perform their toilets
with scrupulous care, dress themselves
in clean garments, and put on the
best they have. This superstition is
not confined to the Cossacks alone.
but is widely prevalent in all branches
of the Russian army.
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Grasp the oprortunltN

In 1865, Durham was village or a
dozen houses. When .he soldiers
plundered the place, they got a guam
tity Of smoking tobacco. They liked
II so well that they hardly got home
before they began to write to Durham
20 get more. There were in the town
men OF enough enterprise to see the
opportunity which this situation of.
Tered them. II was not lcng before
Durham statesmen were selling Dur.
ham tobacco in every part Of the
world.-The Worlds Work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
NO NERVES IN HIS TEETH.
John Chinamsn Has at Least One
Cause for Generalization.

Cause for Ccnaratulation.
The impassiyity OF John Chinaman's
tolntenance is now at least partially
explained. He has no nerves in his
teeth. This interesting bit of infor.
nation comes way from Oregon,
where the dentists have been having
state meeting. One of the speakers,
who makes no claims TO painless
dentistry said he had tinkered with
the teeth OF many Cinnamon. and
never once had known of them to
whimper. The only thing in regard
to which they show the least anxiety
is to secure any teeth they have
pulled, which they want to take back
or send back 10 China in order that
they may have a full set when they
are reincarnated." A Chinaman would
be good subject for painless den.
fist" to use in p public demonstration.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
Imitation Eurs.

The skin of the muskrat or mus
quash makes a much more durable
and richer looking fur. and from /
imitation Alaska sable coats frequent.
~ are made. Rabbit skins also are
used after a complicated treatment in
the manufacture of imitation chin
ch!ila. No wonder there is such a diff
ference in the chinchilla furs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21

tinuous pain in the small OF the back.
Ny ankles, feet. hands and almost my
whole body were bloated. was lam
guild and the kidney secretions were
profuse, Physicians told me | had
diabetes in its worst form, and fear
ed | would never recover. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cured me in 1896. and | have
been well ever since"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mrs. Dau-
scher will be mailed to any part of the
United States. Address Foster-Mil-
burn Co. Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by all
dealers, price so cents per box.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
koraemen,s Kinderosrten.

"The men who are training the
horses must be strict. and. at the
same time, kind to them, and under
70 circumstances must they be played
with 1t is also net advisable to en-.
courage the horses with sugar. car
rots, ETC." is an order issued TO the
London Metropolitan Fire Brigade.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
A Trip to Colorado, Utah or California

is not complete unless it embraces
the most beautiful resorts and grand
est scenery in Colorado, which are
found On the Colorado Midland Rail-
way, the highest standard gauge line
in the world. Exceptionally low sum
mer round trip rates to Colorado in
terror state POINTS, Utah, California
and the Northwest are offered by this
line. For information address Mr. c.
II. Speers, General Passenger AGENT,
Denver, Colo.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
Leprosy Amonu Fish Eaters.

Statistics are quoted showing that
while in India the average occurrence
of ieprosy is three or four cases per
10000 Of population in the island Of
Minicoy, in the Indian ocean, whose
Inhabitants are devoted to fishing, ii
rises to $50, ard at Kaligoan, fish
curing center, it amounts TO 500.-
Harper's Weekly.
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amt marryin' of her, are your

amt marryin' of her, are your
He couldn't but admit the fact.
Still-there's my Twin round her.
he says.
Anyway, seem il was my business,
and | was. set like a jumper on a
claim, Adolphe, he give in. The wom-
an what made my heart feel empty
said she was eighteen. She was dec.
Grated with yellow hair and eyes like
cCpper-ore. She could talk French.
and understood German. and could
play the palmer. Shed marry man
that wanted a companion and not a
cook.
''Sez | to myself continual: That's
you, Daniel
''Wpll Auo1nha ond mo wa talked
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21

The Hagenbeck Animal Paradise and Trained
Animal Circus on the Pike at St. Louis attracts
great crowds every day. There are wild beasts,
lions. leopards. pumas, hyenas bears and tigers
roaming in their native jungle together with
domesticated animals in perfect harmony. The
HagcnbacS trainers present the most thrilling
performances OF perfect animal training daily
in the steel cage OF the huge arena. \ on should
not fail to see II. It's the greatest attraction
az the Worlds Fair
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they canno, reach
the seat of the disease. Caarrh Is blood or cunsti.
tulonal disease. and In order 20 II you must
internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cur f. taken In
ternally. aud acts directly the blood and mucous
surfaces. Hans Catarrh Cure Is not a qhack medi-
cine. lwas prescribed by of the best physicians
IN this country for years and + regular prescription
IL Is composed OF the best tonic. known. combined
with the best blood purifiers. acting directly On In.
mucous surfaces The perfect combinatitn 4 Z I've
two ingredentsis what produces such wonderful re.
suits Ia curing caiarrh send for Testimonials. free
+. j. CHENEY a CO, Props Toledo o
Sold by Druggists. price csc.
Take Halls Family PMS for constipation
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
Man Should he uenetarian-

Mans structure, compared with thai
Of other animals, indicates that fruits
and esculent vegetables are his nat
ural food. The man-like apes live ex
clusively upon fruits, nuts and greer
leaves
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
Work and PRAYER

Praying for things and working foI
them brings results Work brings re
suits which are at least satisfactory
for prayer may be answered in a way
that is unexpected
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iNFlKM. cur LONG LIVED.
English Vicar Disappointed the Buyer
of His Livinu.

English Vicar Disappointed the Buyer
Of His Living.
In England the purchase OF an ad.
vowson, or the right 10 succeed TO a
vacant church office, is not uncom-
mon. There is a story told OF a coun-
Try vicarage whose incumbent was,
:hough but middle-aged. very infrm.
His tenure of the position being thus
uncertain, the living was advertised
Tor sale. The auctioreer who at the
time had the disposal Of all church
preferments mentioned as a special
advantage TO intending purchasers
that the holder could not last long
To put this prospect TO the test sew
eral possible buyers went down to
the village TO look over the vicar. A
father and son attended the Sunday
services at the church. A servant led
the ail.ng vicar, but the latter man
aged to get through a very earnestly
delivered sermon lasting half an nour
In the afternoon he again conducted
service, baptized children and
preached for fifty minutes. Service
in the evening was TO follow. But
the man who had come to buy had
seen enough. my son" he said, that
old cock amt a-goin' yet; ! am" and
he forthwith departed. In the end a
young parson bought the place for
himself. The invalid outlived by
twenty years the man who had bought
his living; he lasted fifty years be-
yond the sale and died of sheer old
Of
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21
British Railway Casualties.

There we're 1877 more casualties
among railway passengers on British
railways last year than in 1902, but
G,61S,731 more people travelled.
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School for Theatrical Critics.

A school of theatrical critics is to
lie opened in Paris. The students
are TO attend dress rehearsals anc
write them up for practice.
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Fair Accommodations.

Reliable and reasonable accommodations; ed
joins Worlds Fair grounds on the south side,
with private gate: direct from Union station by'
Market street car Write for reservations
Grand View Fraternal Hotel, ST. Louis, Mo.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21

When woman says n thing Is I'm
style she means IL won't be as soon as
all her friends get it.-New York
Press
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21

He who will not take advice gets
knowledge when trouble overtakes
him-kaffir.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-21

lie alone is an acute observer who
can observe infinitely without being
observed.