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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

When the conductor of westbounl
Baker street Detroit car at o'clock
Friday morning stepped out upon the
rear platform he was Mortified 10 find
himself confronted by the white. set
face and staring eyes OF dead man
In a crouchlng position. The man got
on At Twenty. 6rst street. and the con.
ductor. after collecting his fare. had
gone inside. The dead man was j. j.
Baisch. an engineer on the Perc Mar.
quette road. who was on his way home
ut the end OF his days run. He was q
steady, reliable man. who had been
with the road IA years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
sales Of state Lands.

Land Commissioner Wildey predicts
that the present fiscal year in the state
land Office will prove a big one. He
estimates that the receipts will total
100000 before it closes on June 30.
For the first six months the receipts
have been over S2OO.0nO Last year the
receipts were 22.3S3 The increase
this year is largely due To the policy
OF the commissioner and Auditor Gen
eral~PowerS, according to which the
latter deeds to the state, under the
homestead law. more than heretofore
of the lands that are delinquent for
taxes. Though the receipts increased.
the expenses Of the land office were
notably less than last year. Outside Of
salaries the expenses were S24,6 94: the
year before they were $33. 407. and for
the fiscal year closing in 1901, the
amount was $4,000.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

London is wrestling with the street
Ger problem and trying to prevent over
rowding, and the authorities think
they have hit at last on an effective
remedy. II was found TO be useless
to arrest and fine conductors for TAX
Ing more than legal complement OF
passengers. and therefore the plan OF
arrcsting the surplus passengers Is be-
ing tried. If cars enough 10 carry all
the passengers without crowding can
be and are provided. the new plan may
work when people become used to IL,
but if London traffic conditions are like
New York's the efforts of the police
TO discourage strap-bangiDg will be
about as effective as battling out the
Thames with pint cups. Imagine the
p,lice OF New York trying TO arrest the
sol.dly packed contents Fl a rush hour
- the elevated road, One way TO
prevent New Workers from crowding
the street cars 10 the limit OF cubic
capacity would be TO put two.thirds Of
them in Jail and keep them there. Blu,
we haven't jails enough. Another way
i to build more railway ON. above and
below the ground and run more cars.
The idea OF punishirg passengers fof
the failure or inability of a railroad
corporation to carry them in decent
comfort after taking their money 4.
distinctly British In its brilliancy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
The CnId Snap.

AdviccS from all parts Of Michigan
show that the cold snap which started
in business Saturday has resulted in
delays or complete stopping of trains,
tying up of electric roads and general
suffering. Having been nine days
without train communication with the
outside world. Iiarbor Beach faces n
situation that is most serious, sup
plies OF coal and provisions even be
ing already ut a low ebb. Business
men Of the town held an emergency
meeting Monday morning and APP
pealed to General superintendent
Smith of the pere Marquette to re-
double efforts 10 get train through.
Supt Smiths reply was that there
was no telling when trains could reach
Harbor Beach, snow plows making
little progress.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
WHERE BIRDS ARR TAME.
Inhabitants Of Pacific lslan6o Unused
10 Humans.

Naturalists commissioned by the
United States government have dis
covered on the, distant island OF Lay
san in the Pacific some new birds and
many novel facts in regard TO known
species. The visiting scientists were
perhaps the first human beings whom
the myriads OF birds that crowd this
tiny speck of land had ever seen. In
consequence, birds representing spe-
cies which In other lands wing hur-
riedly away at the sight Of man
came up to the naturalists. looked
curiously into their faces, perched on
their writing tables. wonderingly In
spected the tripods and other Access
sories Of the cameras. and permitted
themselves to be stroked. The fact
that these birds are ordinarily regard
ed as the widest species made = pro-
found impression on the visiting scien-
lists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

In the photographic museum of Rot
tcrdam may now be seen a beautiful
carpet which the Shah of Persia re-
Gently presented 10 Queen Wilhelmina
as souvenir OF his visit 10 Holland
some months ago. Woven into III.
carpet is the following inscription III
Persian: Presented by his Majesty
Mo2zafTcr ed Din. Shah, Emperor Of
Persia, to her Majesty Wilhclmina,
Queen Of Holland In the year of the
Hcdjira 1920 The carpet measures
thirty-siX square yards, and in each
square yard there are 800, 900 stitches.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
Driven Insane.

Continued worry over the condition
OF her mother, together with her
strenuous efforts TO master the powc $
OF a spiritualistic medium. has driven
Miss Mary Nicoll, a pretty Jackson
girl OF 81 years. insane. and she took
both carbolic acid and acOnite while
In Detroit, Tuesday. At the hospital
she said:
II am from Jackson, and my me-
dunn told me that colored men hate
Jackson girls and just loves TO burn
them up. | know a lot OF girls that
have bqen burned 10y him, and my SIS
ter is t,le of them Listen. can't you
hear h., cries; Mary! Mary. come
and say om9g The doctors say she
is out ", deaixr yfom the POISON
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
J Vic shnt Down

The Quincy mine, IIoughton, is shut
up tight as drum. Tht mill is idle
and the smelter is the only branch of
the mine that is operating. The strik-
Ing Italian trammers are disposed to
be ugly and seriously beat one % their
Countrymen. who wanted To work The
miners will not work. fearing violence
or interference OF strikers with ma
chinery. The strikers have no organ
izatlon and have presented no dc.
mands for redress as yet The trouble
came from the introduction OF under
ground electric traction. and the re
duction OF wages or trammen from
$50 to $50 monthly. The work is much
lighter and the hours are shorter. how.
ever
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
Mot Ilaed To IL

Over in Camden there is 5-year-old
youth with the unhappy faculty of let
ting the cat out OF the bag at inoppor-
tune moments, says the Philadelphia
Press. The youngsters parents were
entertaining few friends at dinner
the other day, and as an especial 'ndul'
gence he was allowed to be one or the
party. He inspected the bountifully
spread board with a critical eye, and
then unable to contain himself. .piped
out:
MY! This In a feast"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

OF the -, 49, who died OF cancer in
England in 1901 probably the majority
were operated upon by cutting ont tho
diseased part, comments the London
News. The expectations from radium
snd tho N-rays will end in disappont-
ment, because The sources ana MAIN
tenance Of cancer lie in the impurities
of the blood, and can only be con
tended against by process of purif,
cation. Cancer IS not formed when the
blood IS pure, ana Will wither away
when its impure sources are removed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

When ii is said that the total stock
and bond capitalization of all the rail
roads of the United States amounts TO
Si22,Ji3 100000, and tlat the combined
GcbtS of The governments of France
Great Britain. lta.y ana the United
States amount TO ST. Al 100000, some
hira is conveyed OF the magnitude of
The railroad interests. They represent
I'm the nominal value of their securities
one-eighth of the wealth of the United
states, now the richest country on the
globe. 1t costs twice as much to oper.
ate the railroads rs il does the Federal
Government, and their receipts last
year were two and half times as
large as those of the Government.
They carried last year passengers
whose number equalled forty-fve per
cent of the entire population of the
earth. and their freight tonnage prac-
tically represented the total weight Of
Bll the products Of the country, or con
sumed in the place OF production. TAX
ing together the stockholders and en-
ploycs Of the railroads and their fam.
lies II is probably not too much TO
say that l0.OOO,OO0 people are virtual
~ interested in the prosperity of the
railroads.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
To Protect Tits EamiI,.

VIM. Wilson alias Frank Harris was
sentenced to serve from 90 to 80 years
In state prison for attempting 10 kill
Sheriff Dykbuis OF Grand Haven while
attempting 10 escape from Jail few
weeks ago Wilson comes OF re.
spected family and begged the court
to sentence him under his alias In or
der that they might not be dlsgraced.
Henry Wierds who turned states evi.
dence against Wilson was given three
TO five years. lie was charged with
bringing a revolver 10 Wilson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
The Haas Mystery.

Two theories now confront the De-
troit police concerning the disappear
ance of Jacob Haas. who is SO strange
~ missing after a spectacular effort
on the part of some individual To
stir up tirst-clas mystery. One Is
that he Is absent OH account of finan-
cial reasons. and the other Is that he
Is suffering from dementia. and is now
wandering about some pace In Michi-
gan. The local authorities are inclined
towards the former belief
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

In raising old barns and putting
basement walls under them, have
often had the posts spliced at the bot
tom where they had been rotted off,
and they answered as good as new
ones. But / think II you have 10
splice your posts, both at the top and
bottom, il would be cheaper and make
q better job, If you were to take the
house down. for in raising the roof,
YOU would have to splice all of the
studing and yCr would practically
have TO plaster the most OF the house.
The same plates and rafters can be
used again If desired.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
DIR. FED HIMSELF.
Found the Feod that Saved His Life

A good old family physician with q
lifetime experience In savins people
finally found himself sick unto death.
Medicines failed and - but let
him tell his own story. For the frst
tims In my life of si1ty-ons
years ! am impeiied to pub
licly testify 10 the value Of . largely
advertised article and 4 certainly
would not pen these lines except that.
what seems to me . direct act OF
Providence. saved my life and l am
Impressed that II IS . bounden duty
to make Il known.
For 3 years J Kept failing with
stomach and liver disorders until !
was reduced 10 lbs. from my nor
NAL weight. When rot too low 70
treat myself. . of my associate physi-
clans advised me to put ny house In
order for I would be quickly going the
way Of oil mankind. Just abost that
time was put on . diet Of Grape
Nuts prsdigssted food. Curiously
enough Il quickly began to build me
ND. appetite returned and In Is days
] gained 8 lbs. That started my re-
turn to health and really saved my
life.
"A physician 10 naturally prstudieed
against writing such . letter. but In
this case I am willing to declare Il
from the housstops that the multi
piled thousands who are now suffering
a. I did can fnd relief and health a.
easily and promptly by Grape-Nuts IL
they only knew what to do. Sincerely
and Fraternaily yours" Name of this
prominent physician furnished by Pos
tum Co. Battle Creek, Mich
Look In each package for . copy Of
the famous little book. The Road to
wsllvills.-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
Looks Like Murder.

The fur ovcrcoat and cloth cap Of
Jacob Haas. a horse dealer of Ann
Arbor. and Il bloody Ratchet were the
startling evidences of crime found In
the snow i'm the alley mt the rear of 81
Ledyard street. Detroit. by John Pad
bury ut IL o'clock Thursday evening.
In consequence Of the disclosure. five
iofiicersiof the detective force are work
lng over a mystery that may develop
into an interesting story of crime
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
,DurlSest ItI,aea.

Ithaca is in darkness owing to the
closing down Of the electric light
plant Tho company which operates
il claims that the high price of coal
has forced them 10 this step. and
rather than lose money they will keep
il closed indefinitely The court house.
stores and many private residences
have had to resort 10 candles or kerO.
scne lamps
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
GUILTY" WAS THE VERDICT
First Grand Rapids noodle Trial Ends In
q yictIon.


Guilty ms charged. with recommend
atoms to the court for mercy" was the
verdict rendered by the superior court
jury Mt ass o'clock Wednesday after
noon at Grand Rapids, in the case
against Aid. Jacob l.. Ellen, of the
first wrrd, charged with having accept
ed "a bride of $3.50 from ex-City Attorney
Liant X. Salisbury in the infamous
water deal.
Following the conviction OF Ellen
there bids fair To be stampede OF
others TO plead grilty hoping 10 get
light sentences EX-Ald. james O. Me
Cool, whose ease was set for trial
Thursday, changed his plea at the
opening of court and at o'clock
=. IN. eX-City Clerk Isaac +. Lamor-
euX. charged with accepting bride
of Sl,20O from Salisbury, appeared be
fore the court and also entered plea
of guilty.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

A young man in Illinois has just
confessed that he murdered a youn:
woman because shs would not marry
him. observes the Washington Times.
II seems n if eases like this ought 10
each girl not To he battered by the
attentions of wld-eyed young men
who act desnerntn
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
overhauline an Old Frame House.

c. s. d. have an old frame house
which ] wish to overhaul and raise
about one foot. Some of the posts are
rotted off both top and bottom and
SOME of the beams are rotted where
morticed into the stills. also wish
to raise the roof without taking il
off. Can use the old plates or should
! procure new ones?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
LASTING RELIEF

my nightly rest was broken, owing
TO irregularities OF the kidneys.
suffered intensely from severe pains
In the small OF my back and through
the kidneys and was annoyed by pain
ful passages OF abnormal secretions
Doctors failed to relieve me. | began
taking Doan's Kidney Pills and | ex'
perienced quick and lasting relief
Doan's Kidney Pills will prove bless
ing to all sufferers from kidney disor
ders who will give them n fair trial.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
proprietors. For sale by all druggists
price 30 cents per box
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
Bic Fire In Brewery.

Paterson. n. j.. dispatch: Fire par
TALLY destroyed the plant OF the Hinch.
life brewery. Total damage is $780,
600. A beer famine in Paterson 10
threatened,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

Mother Grny's sweet rowoers for Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse
In the Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation, FeverishnesS. :. Stomach,
Teething Disorders. move ana regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms Over &c, 600 tes-
timonials. AT all Druggists, Csc. Sample
FREE. Address A. s. Olmsted. Leroy n. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

The grain Of buckwheat has a fair
feeding value for all classes of live
stock Its nutriments run somewhat
lower than the leading cereals. In a
hog.feeding experiment a mixture OF
half buckwheat and half OF barley
rye and wheat gave greater gains than
buckwheat alone. or wheat alone, and
almost as great as a mixture OF wheat
barley, rye and bran. Buckwheat
mixed with other grain in equal guam.
titles is especially good for mich cows
and hens, and II Is also valuable for
conditioning horses for market, but
the flesh is said TO be soft for heavy
work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
Juvenile Rivalry.

Pirst Child-My fathers got so
much money he doesn't know how to
spend IL.
Second Child-That's nothing. My
fathers got so much money that
mother cant spend 1.-THE New
\ crker.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
sr.r, Q, orIo. CIV Q, roLrpo. !.

STATE oy ONO, CITY OF TolIDo. .
LUCas CorHTr.
PAW J. CHgNRy makes oath that he 10 senior
partner Of the nrm OF y. J CsRssy q Co, doing
business IN the city 81 Toledo, County and stsis
Aforesaid and that said firm win pay The SON ~
ONE HUSDkED DOLLARS for each and everI
0f CATARsB that cannot be cured by the use %
AALLt CATAnRH CURE
PRANK j. CHENEY.
eworn 20 before me and subscribed IN my pses
snce- THE eth asy Of December, A. D. Itse
- A. ". GLEASON,
.,IL 49,, pr.,.,
Hairs Catarrh Curs 10 taken internally and acts
Are<tly on the bio,d and mucous surfaces Of The
system. send for testimonials, free.
J.CHENEy CO., Tossdc, o.
Take Hans Family rms for constipation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
u Would Seem so.

my dear" remarked Growels, as
We opened an envelope at the break.
last table the other morning and ex-
tracted milliner's bill therefrom,
this is the third bonnet you have
had In six months. You must have
millinery on the BRAIN
We'll, suppose have" calmly re
Joined the feminine end of the sketch,
isn't that the proper place for it?''
Somewhat Bitter.
she has money they said.
Some OF u.s." retorted the spitefil
Gee, can get married without IT,"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

There is love and there is justice.
Justice Is for ones self, love is for
others.-R. L. Stevenson.
The most provoking enmity is that
which is unprovoked
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
Ground Floor Plan Of Stock Barn 80
hN 80 Feet

A-Box stall; B-ITorse stall: C--Sheep
pen; Diced room; Cow stalls: F.
Gutter; G-Passage behind cattle; II. H
Managers: ], Posts under sill.
boarding the men working on the
barn.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
The u. 9. per4. Of Agriculture

Gives TO Salzers oats its heartiest
endorsement. SalZer's New National
oats yielded in 1903 from $50 to 300
bu. per acre in 80 different States, and
you. Mr.. Farmer. can beat this in 1904,
IL you will. Salzer's seeds are pedigree
seeds, bred up through careful selec-
tion 10 big yields.
Per Acre.
Salzer's Beardlecs Barley
yielded 121 bu.
Salzer's Home Builder Corn. 300 bu.
SpeltZ and Macaroni Wheat. so blu.
Salzer's Victoria Rape. $4,000 lbs.
Salzer's Teosinte, the quick
growing fodder wonder. 600 lbs.
Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass. 10000 lbs.
Salzers Pedigree Potatoes. 1000 bu.
Now such yields pay and you can
have them. Mr.. Farmer. In 1904.
SEND 10c IN STAMPS
and this notice TO the John A. Salzer
Seed Co.. La Crosse, Wis, and you will
get their Zig catalog and lots OF farm
seed samples free. CIV. n. W
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
euekwheat as Stock Food.

W. G. C.--Please give the value 81
buckwheat when ground as food for
stock should it be fed alone or with
other grain, If SO, in what proportions
with ground oats or barley?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
Quantity OF Hay IN Now.

d. McL.-About what quantity OF
timothy hay should there be in a solid
block IL feet by II feet and 10 feet
deep?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

\ new disease 10 this country has
made It's appearance in Ann Arbor a
young son of Mr.. and Mrs A. II
Pierce. suffering from what y known
rs ''molluscns contagiosum The dis
ease resembles a succession ~ small
warts on the face Of The child. and -
far as known the Pierce child has the
only case In the United States The
child probably contracted the disease
In Germany. where IL i Wei known.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

The accompanying plan of basement
Of barn. 30 by "a feet, contains rooms
for eight head of cattle. one single
horse stall, one box stall. and one
sheep pen. The floor above has a
driveway OF II feet. with a NOV of IL
feet one side over the cattle, and one
of 10 feet over the horses and sheep
pen. The stairway goes down from
the side of the barn floor and the feed
is put down through a swinging door
IN the side of the NOW beside the
stairway. BY using the swinging door
it will always be kept shut and pre-
vent draughts in the stables.
The cost of a cement concrete wall
and concrete stable floor. together
with the frame work above, would be
about S415 besides the expense OF
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

Ans.--About 500 cubic feet OF well.
settled timothy hay is calculated TO
weigh one ton. On this basis the NOW
in question should coatain about three
tons and 720 pounds OF hay.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
This is what the Arkansas trayeb
wrote in response:

II c. Townsend, G. p A.
] received your card to-day,
And I'm writing now 10 say
That your trains Al-O. X.
I'm a regular passenger
And I'm here to tell YOU sir
It's a corker-sure enough.
please don't take this as q pu<-
All your trains are up TO snuff
Strictly in it-just the stuffP
Makes me restless when j read
or the comfort and the speed
Want TO pack my clothes and ss'y
On that train-Gee! What . trfpi
Feed you Nike a millionaire
Gosh! Just read that bill-of-fsrct
Tender steaks. well done or rare:
Game and things from everywhere,
Salads, deserts. coffee. cake
Wow! IL makes my stomach sehet
And the rstes-I'ii swear 10 yor,
Same az cutting nauGht In twot
tShame TO take such service cheap-
Ought 10 make us pay q hsapv
Guess rye ssid about enough,
EVERY word In straight-no guff.t
30 I'll sign myself, with care;
Truly yours, A. rAsSENJAIRA
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

Sorrow Is a stronger link than JOY.
No man Is so wise that he cant
col.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

"Am using ALIENS FOOT-EASE, ans
can truly say would not have been without
10 % long, had known the relisf IL would
i've my sohine feet think n rare good
thing for anyone having sore or tired feet -
Mrs. Matilda Holtwert, Providence, r. IL
Sold BY al Druggists, sSc. Isk todoS.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

when the wise is angry. he 10 :,
no longer. ~
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

Should be In every home. Ask your grocss
TOR t. Large 2 or package only 8 centA
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

To support a delusion IL to court de-
feat
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

Shippers in small towns near Jack.
son complain OF lack OF cars 10 ell
demand
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

efso's Cure cannot ne too hirhiy spoken o. 40
Q cough CURE. w. O'BRxrs, az Thlro Ava
~. Minneapolis MINI. Jan 4 ip0u
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
STOCK BARN DESIGN
coMMopIous BUILDING Fer REA.
SONABLE PRICE.
Soom for Eight Head OF Cattle, One
Single Horse Stall, One Box Stall
and One Sheep Pen-Cost Would
Be About $415.

T.. II. D.-Please publish the plan Of
barn 80 by "a feet. with stall room
for nine cattle; also single stall and
box stall for two horses; and pen,
II by Is feet, for sheep. ] would like
two mows overhead with a driveway
between them. Can you give me an
estimate of the material needed and
the probable cost?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

The rcli-top desk covers . muititads
OF untidiness
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

All our glory 10 of His grace