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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
MANY OPERAS ~ HERoLp.

Twenty-Five Musical Compositions
Known TO Exist.
Many people suppose that the only
opera written by Herold was Tampa,
the beautiful overture OF which Is 90
popular. By the way. one strain in
that opera IL manifestly stolen direct
from Handels "Messiah"-"Oh, thou
that bringest good tidings to Zion"
Prof. Willhartitz of Los Angeles. who
IL an authority on music, having writ
ten big dictionary OF music that has
not yet been published. gives the
names Of not less than twenty-five op
eras and six ballets written by Herold
between 1919 and 1889. OF these, nine
are still occasionally produced, the
best known Of them being lie Pre-
Aux Clercs."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
Revenge Through Prayer.

A shoemaker lamented that he was
In a bad way because he was not sure
OF his title to the kingdom Of heaven.
and because that sweep, his landlord.
had given him notice to quit. The
minister advised him to lay his case
before the Lord. week later they
met again. THAT was gran advice
We gied me. minister" said the man.
II laid my case before the Lord. a.
ye tell't me. and moo tbs sweeps
deid."-From "Reminiscences" BY
Sir Archibald 0eikie.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
Worlds Coolest City.

The coolest city in the world Is
Yakutsk, eastern Siberia, in the EN-.
pire of the car and the Russians. II
is the great commercial emporium OF
East Siberia and the capital Of the
province Of Yakutsk. which, in most
Of its area Of 1,517,063 square miles is
a bare desert, the soil of which Is
frozen to great depth. Yakutsk con
sists of about 400 houses of European
structure. standing apart. The inter
vening spaces are occupied by winter
yoorts, or huts of the northern no
MAIDS, with earthen roofs, doors Gov
cred with hairy hides and windows OF
Ice.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
Wednesday, July IS
One day each month.
ONCE Hours 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Consultation, Examination,
and Advice, Free.

DR.. Mcdonald has for years made
study CT chronic and lingering diseases.
His extensive practice and superior
knowledge enables him to cure every
durable disease. All Chronic Diseases
OF the Brain, Spine, Nerves, Blood
Skin, Heart, Lungs, Liver, Stomach,
Kidneys, Bladder and Bowels scientific
ally and successfully treated. DR., Nc
Donald pays special attention to Ca
tarrh, Catarrhal Deafness, Throat and
Lung Diseases, Chronic Diseases PEI
GUITAR to women, Nervous and Physical
Debility, Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neu-
ralgia, Dyspepsia, and all chronic and
Nervous Diseases of men, wo-
men and children. No matter what
your disease may be, THERE is
STILL HOPE. THEN DO NOT
DESPAIR, but consult DR.. Mcdonald
and get correct diagnosis of your dis
ease, and feel assured that the doctor
knows correctly what alls you. If you
are durable, he will cure you. Those
unable to call, write for symptom blank
Correspondence strictly con 6dential.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
Handy Moose.

A newspaper correspondent UP at
Fort Henry used to send every winter
to New York paper tale of giant
moose that walked into town and was
shot by John Quinn. This was pub
lished annually with slight variations.
One night last winter, when there was
a dearth Of news, the managing editor
Of the victimized paper, recalling the
moose story, telegraphed as follows
to the correspondent: Wire us 400
words about that moose, and don't for
get to have him killed. az usual. by
John Quinn"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
Butter-Makino In Siberia.

Siberia, SO long stretched before the
imagination Of the world as a land of
snow and desolation. that even now.
when the Trans.Siberian Railway has
been built and when the productive
ness of that vast country is beginning
to be Understood, one is rather sur
prised to hear that more than &c..
100000 worth OF butter IL annually ex-
ported from Siberia. It's great plains
afford good grazing. and within three
years after the railway was opened
1000 butter manufactures were
erected The government has now un-
dertaken to furnish free instruction
on a large scale in dairying and but
ter-making.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
INSECT LIKE A FLOWER.
Resemblance Is So Great That Butter
flies Are Deceived.

flies Are Deceived.
Living specimens of queer insect
have lately been shown in Cambridge,
England. They were brought from
Rangoon by Capt. c. e. Williams. The
insect is a species of mantis, and its
body and legs are both shaped and
colored to resemble beautiful flower.
1t feeds on butterflies, and while 1t is
lying in wait for them under a spray
Of leaves it looks exactly like a blue
blossom with black spot in the CEN
ter resembling the tube of a corolla.
The black part of it's body is drawn
out into long green stalk. The re-
semblance to a flower is perfect, and
butterflies and other insects light on
1t in search of nectar and are i'm.
mediately seized by its fatal claws
Philadelphia Record
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
Alarm Clock for 26c

II you want to rise early and feel good
all day take Little Early Riser or two
at bed time. These famous little pills
relax the nerves, give quiet rest and
refreshing sleep, with gentle move
ment OF the bowels about breakfast
time. w. III. Howell. Houston, Tex,
says EARLY Risers are the best pills
made for constipation, sick headache,
bllliousness, etc." Sold by w. /. Bene-
dict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
Gigantic Bird Gaze.

Women will be interested in the
gigantic bird cage at the worlds fair,
which Is s25 feet long. The covering
is of wire. strengthened by a steel
framework. A wooden platform sur
rounds the cage, and through the CEN
ter runs a founteen-foot walk. In
this aviary the feathered tribes will
disport themselves under natural con-
ditions.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30

Mrs. Louis Ernest, Evansville, Ind. =
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea Is
splendid. Makes sick people we'll.
Cured me after others failed.,' Tea
or tablet form. IS cents.
Cornell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
Sreechless Love.

who art thou, child,
what Is thy name. thou little. songless
Now hither drawn my comfort to des-
troy?
I guess; yet. an. / know not who thou
art,
Thine eyes are bright. and I can hear
Beat very wild"
Quiet to sit,
Full OF the strange. sweet language
silence speaks,
This Is his power. From far high noun
tain peaks
He hath IL, and through all infinity,
Whether tho sun decoy or shadow be,
He guardeth IL.
20 little one,
o little onei the world is large and cold.
Then let the melancholy world run old.
But take my frozen hands unto thy
breast,
And tell me once the only name, the
best,
Ere die the sun"
His eyes afiame
Are wide and wet. Moons hight Is on his
hair,
He would away. afar. he knows no,
where,
But stili he sits and keeps his secret
well,
And breaks his heart with what he will
not tell.
Yet names no name
Agnes Lee. In Lippincotta
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
Salvation Army figures.

In forty-nine countries the Saliva.
ton army now has 1900 separate 90
cieties, $4,000 paid officers. AL, $50
unpaid officers, and 17,17o bandmen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30

Hundreds OF lives saved every year
by having DIR. Thomas Eclectric OIL In
the house just when IL 10 needed.
Curss Group, heals burns, cuts, wounds
of every sort.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-30
FOIey's Honey and Tar
'or children. safe.sure. No cpisfss.

- Coof's Duchess Tablets are successfully
FUSED monthly by over II. 0oe ladies. PRES.
yhample and particulars. Addreas
* The Duchess Tablet Co, DstroiL Hish
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
The California Harvester.

When dawn is red over the Califor-
mia wheat fields. says Everybody's
Magazine, leviathan comes lumber
ing down the road. shooting out heavy
clouds of smoke, and falls to attack
ing the grain. This machine, heavy
as a church and complicated as
watch, is a mechanical marvel. Be-
fore, goes a numbering engine with a
heavy stack, and firebox that vom-
its out dense flames from a hot pc
troleum fire. Behind, 1t is all levers
and big pillars and curious devices
of steel. 1t works with the complex
accuracy of human being. The
sickle buzzes, and the heads from a
20-foot swath fall smoothly on a can
vas bed. You catch glimpses of them
rushing here and there through the
complex mechanism, and presently
laborer. who has been very busy with
some sacks. jerks down a lever.
Bump! Out tumble four fat bags of
wheat. At the other end, man with
a shovel works like mad, clearing
away a pile Of chafr and short, crtm-
pied straw. This Is all that the ig-
norant observer sees: only the engi-
neer can tell you how the grain. which
stood In proud array a minute before.
is now ready for mill-a months work
In FIVE minutes.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
FORTUNE FOR AN INVENTION.
Immense Wealth in opaIs Waits Man
With Good Ideas.

Mr.. Robert NJ. Macdonald is one OF
the foremost authorities in Great Bril-
tain on precious stones. He Is only %
years of age. yet has conducted no
fewer than dozen expeditions in
search of gems in Central Australia,
New Guinea, the South Seas. and
newspaper man saw him the other
day, he announced that he would
shortly set out on still another expedi-
ton.
81 am always successful on my pros
pecting expeditions" he said, but
usually more so when go under the
auspices of some society, or when
sent by commercial syndicate.
opal mining is very simple, neith-
er skill nor elaborate plant being re-
quired In the region of Desert Sand
stone, in Australia, known as "The
Land of the Opal the miner selects
his ground at random, pegs it out by
inserting four posts at the corners,
sinks a hole by means of pick and
shovel for depth of about six feet,
then erects a crude windlass made
from the trunk of tree. for hauling
the excavated material to the sur
face. Then he and his mate continue
sinking operations until a depth of
about forty feet is reached. If they
then strike on seam of opal, the
gems, after some hard work, are
taken aloft and roughly Clipped and
classified. They are then ready for
sale to the first chance buyer who
visits the fields.
But l will tell you where kind of
Monte Cristo fortune in opal awaits
the man who will find way to ex-
tract 1t in its unbroken state from the
ironstone boulders in which it is en-
cased. The region l refer to lies
westward from Cooper's Creek, in
South Australia, and there is proba-
by more opal in this district than in
all the other known fields combined.
"a tantalizing circumstance is caus-
ed by the fact that the opal is in the
form of kernel inside the boulders.
The boulders are too heavy to carry
away and it is almost impossible to
transport suitable cutting machinery
out to them"
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
PARKER'S FAILURE.
Ina bility to Aron.e Either Interest or
EnthusinnI.

Alton II. Parker made an unfortunate
impression by his speech OF acceptance.
This impression was deepencd by his
long delayed and much corrected letter.
BY these two efforts the Democratic can
didate must be judged for he has never
done anything noteworthy. nor said any
thing to be remembered, either before
or since his nomination.
Upon every point raised by the cnndi-
date in his two utterances Mr.. Parker
has failed to carry the sympathies or
the Judgment of the people. In the first
place the lack of mental grasp revealed
by the man named for the highest office
in the gift of the people is painfully evil
dent to the most careless reader of his
formal statements of opinions and con-
victions upon national issues.
The effect is that of narrow intelli-
gence laboring to meet expectations
founded upon an estimate it cannot full
fill. The absence of anything like broad
views of national questions is felt, nat
urally, when one remembers that the
utterances under examination are put
forth for the set purpose of gaining the
suffrages of the entire people of this I'M
mense country.
"WEIGHED AND FOUND WANT
ING" is the verdict already passed upon
Mr.. Parker's intellectual makeup, by the
intelligent, instructed, thoughtful men
and women Of his own party, as well as
those of the Republican persuasion.
With the emotional, the enthusiastic
and more or less irrational masses of the
people, Mr.. Parker's failure is still more
conspicuous. He has none of the fire of
sentiment, the eloquence, the magnetism
which drew the proletarat irresistibly to
Bryan in the early days of the free sill
yer mania. Parker repels.
And, so, the Democratic candidate has
failed. He has neither the powerful
individuality of the last President elect
ed by his party, nor the popular quail
ties OF that party's candidate in 1900
and 1896. Dull, secretive, cold. Mr.. Par
ker is utterly unable to arouse enthusi-
asm, or even interest, in his candidacy.
No shuffling, no shifting of ground such
as he has attempted in the matter of the
pension order, the trust suits. the Phil
ippine and other problems, could for one
moment hoodwink wide-awake people.
His defeat was written in the book of
fate long before David Bennett Hill had
fixed upon him that baleful glance which
sees only what can be of use to the most
selfish and unscrupulous master of polit-
ical wire-pulling in existence.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
Inventions of the Enemy.

{ Lacking material from which to create
issues upon the past and present conduct
OF the Republican party, the Democrats
have been taking a long and soulful look
into the future. this fall and their re-
ports of what they see there in the dim
time to come are fearsome.
I But nobody is scared. The dreamer
alone is disturbed by his nightmare. ex-
cept for n chance neighbor who may hear
and wonder Mt the awakening shrieks OF
the retching of Indigestion. The visions
of delirium portend nothing outside of the
sufferers personality. The conjured
wraiths OF the trance medium are visible
only to the contortionist. and perhaps
few dupes at the contrived seance.
The country is not going to "the dem
milton bowwowe." The people of the
United States have no desire to start
an empire upon the ruins of their re-
public. They will not even listen seri-
ously to the suggestion OF such thing.
The Philippine Islands are going to be
taken care Of They will be free in the
best sense of the word. The Panama
canal has been started by honora BILE
means. and it will so be finished
God rules and the government at
Washington still lives"
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
PAID DEARLY FOR CAUTION.
Woman's plstaste for Publicity Cost
Purse and Handbag.

For years Mrs. Storey's life had
been haunted by the fear that some
day she might be called upon to serve
as a witness In court. Her grand
mother was witness once. and when
Mrs. Storey was little girl she used
to hear all about 1t. Grandma, it ap-
pears, had been SO scared she couldn't
tell the Judge her own name.
and" said Mrs. Storey to her hns-
band, "if there is anything more dis
graceful than to be unable to tell
your own name, I'd like to know what
it is."
In order to reduce the possibilities
OF such calamity to minimum,
Mrs. Storey would walk on with deaf
ened ears and averted head whenever
she happened to be near fire, fight
or the scene of an accident. Only the
other day she had occasion to shut
her eyes and ears to th1 seething
world about her. She was waiting In
the Grand Central station for Mr..
Storey who had gone around to the
baggage room to check trunk.
Presently she became aware that
something exciting was happening
close beside her. Hastily she shut
her eyes and stuck her fingers into
her ears, but before these protective
measures could be accomplished che
learned that female thief had
snatched handbag which she had
found lying on the floor. and was be-
ing pursued by an excited crowd. Not
being entirely devoid of the curiosity
of her sex, Mrs. Storey would have
liked to know more. but the old fear
OF being detained as a witness held
her inert until her husbands return.
Then she ventured to ask if they had
caught the thief.
Yes" said Mr.. Storey. "but they
couldn't do anything with her. Ev-
eryone was confident the bag didn't
beeong to her, but as nobody appeared
to claim 1t the policeman had to let
her CO."
At that Mrs. Storey opened her
eyes. 81 am so glad" she said. that
it is all over. l am ready to go now.
Butch, dear me, where are my purse
and handbag? had them here a
moment ago! They must have
dropped-oh, wonder"
YES" said Mr.. Storey. heartlessly.
"the stolen bag undoubtedly was
yours. New York Press.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

All hail to the man of clear vision
Whose mental and moral height
Gives. for outlook. a boundless horizon,
Who, seeing. dares face the light.
Three cheers for the man who can do
things!
While others are wondering how!
Who, pledging himself to the truth and
the right.
Has never forgotten his vow.
AL! hail to the man of true courage!
Who, never Sinking the fight,
Would choose the paths that lead
through peace.
BY n calmer and loftier sight.
Three cheers for the man who can see
things!
With vision strong and fine.
Who has led the land, with unerring
hand
To the Nations foremost line.
To him. alone on the mountain,
Came the word that gave him power
To consecrate the Nation,
In the Nations darkest hour.
All hail TO the man God appointed
To do what our hero has done.
God bless to the Nation the glory
Which he, for the Nation, has won!
E, b.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
LINCOLN TO sCHURz.
Letter Written Thirty-Eight Years
Ago that Is Anproprinte Now.


Mr.. Carl Schurz made long speech
Mt Cooper Union in October, 1900, in
which he assailed President Mckinley
istration.
1t is appropriate. therefore. that this
letter of Abraham Lincoln to this same
Mr.. Carl Schurz should now be read
again by the people. 1t was written
thirty eight years ago, having been dated
Nov. "a. 1862, or in the second year of
the war for the Union:
have just received and read your letter
of the Goth. The purIort of II Is that we
lost the late elections and the adminlstra-
tion is failing because the war Is unsuccess
full. and that must not fiatter myself that
am not justly to blame for II.
! certainly know that II the war falls,
blamed for it, whether deserve 1t or not.
And l ought to be blamed If could do
better You think l could not do better;
therefore / blame you for blaming me.
understand you now 10 be willing to ac-
eept the help Of me, men who are & not Republii,,
MHnt nes Bsa who is
he the judge OF hearts, or of heart In itT'
II l must discard my own Judgment and
and by the time l should reject nil should
be advised TO reject, / should have none
left, Republicans or others--not even your
self
For be assured. my dear sir, there nre
men who have heart In it, that think you
are performing your pnrt as poorly as you
think am performing mine.
This has been printed before, but it
bears reading many times as an exhibi-
ton of the spirit of the patient, for
bearing, humorous Lincoln under the jab-
bing OF n chronic fault-fnder who owed
to him only gratitude and profound re-
spect. Besides, it has special applica-
tion to the long speec.. OF Mr.. Carl
S..l.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

writer and theatrical manager. especf-
ally in the last named capacity, had
notions of his own as to what consti-
tuted attractions for the stage. For
instance, he bluntly maintained that
the selection of all ladies on the
stage, except for the chorus singers,
where vocal accomplishments were
paramount, should be governed by
desire to put pleasing forms and faces
before the public. His view of the
stage was that, however it might be
judged from lofty heights. it was not
a platform for the exhibition of grand
mothers and maiden aunts. If physi-
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

hand he seemed larger than he seemed
at distance. or Grover Cleveland it
was said that he was much more impress
sive at a distance than he was close at
hand. President Roosevelt is the same
seen near or seen far-alwnys alert and
wide awake, always energetic and busy,
always doing something and accomplish
ing results, always master of the situa-
tion. This is the kind OF man the peo-
pie like. He has made a great Presi-
dent. and it wonld be rank ingrntitude
on the part OF the people not to re-elect
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

Edward Atkinson. one Of the so-called
anti-imperinlists, recently prepared n
newspaper article in which he attempted
to show that the Philippines may have
cost, indirectly, over billion dollars
The letter probably was prepared for the
benefit OF Judge Parker, for the Demo-
cratic candidate gives Atkinson as au-
thority for the statement that the tax
payers have paid nearly billion and Il
quarter dollars for the islands. What
was Atkinson paid for his. misleading
artirley
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

The man who advocates the destruc-
ton of all trusts and corporations is a
political quack and demagogue. Large
corporations employ hundreds of thou
sands of men. To destroy them would
throw an army of workingmen out of EN-
ployment The thing to do is to enforce
the laws against corporations and trusts
which are violating them and thus put
all on a law-obeying basis. That
has been President Roosevelt's policy
and will continue to be.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

1t is estimated that this years harvest
is the most valuable ever gathered on
American farms. A rough estimate
shows an aggregate value for corn.
wheat, oats. rye. barley. buckwheat, hay.
potatoes and cotton. Of no less than $3,-
20O,0O0.0O0 against S3,OT3 100000 last
year. These enormous figures suggest
3.2OO.OO0,O 900 reasons why the American
farmer will vote the Republican ticket
this fall
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

Bryan sentiment is strong. it will he
evidence that the friends OF Mr.. Bryan
resent the ll-Sheehan-Parkcr tcle-
gram trick. But If Bryan Democrats
wish 10 more strongly resent the trick
played on them ar Esopus and st. Louis
they can vote for Roosevelt. and if they
do not care To do that there is third
course open-they may stay ut home on
election hny,
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04
WILL COME BACK FOR CUP.
French Rider Determined to Win
Automobile Trophy.

Albert Clement, the French rider,
who participated in the Vanderbilt
automobile cup race, has sailed for
Paris. A few days after his arrival
there he will enter upon three years
of military duty While in the French
army he will act as special automo-
bile driver to the general in chief,
driving him on all military inspec-
tons. army maneuvers, etc. During
these three years he is in the army
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

"If a tariff law pas.e under which
the country prospcrs, 80 the country
has prospercd under the present tariff
law, then all classes will share in the
prosperity. If tariff law ~ passed
aiming ut prevent'n: the prosperity
of som. of our people. 1t is ns certain
a. anything can be that this aim will
be achieved on y by cutting do the
prnspcrity of nil "f our people."- Roose-
YelIs Letter Of accr piMnce
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

fatherly heart and, without more ado,
he rolled his own up as well as he
could and slipped out with 1t on his
shoulders. But he had not bargained
for the watchful police and he was
presently in the custody of two Vene-
tian gendarmes. AS soon as they rec
osnized him, however, they took
charge of the bundle themselves and
carried it to where the good cardinal
directed.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

Kuropatkin and Oyama between them
have not yet succeeded in sacrificing 10O.-
900 lives in the bloody struggle over
Manchuria. but Judge Parker. with one
snap of his free-trade jaw. has added
over $4,000 to the death list in the
Philippines. 1t is evident the Judge
needs an automatic air-brake on his
mouth or he may decimate the universe
before the American voters get n chance
TO relegate him to innocuous Oblivion.
The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04

In Wall street the Democrats say
President Roosevelt is too strenuous in
his attitude towards corporations, while
in the West they charge that he is a
friend of the trusts. They ought to try
and get together.