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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
His House a Seauoia Loo.

John Muir, the naturalist, while In
a forest OF huge redwoods in Califor-
MIA, came across a man who was
herding a band Of horses. When Mr..
Muir asked IL he might have some
-four, the man said: Yes, of course.
you may have anything I've got. Just
take my track and it will lead you to
my camp in a big hollow log on the
side of a meadow two or three miles
from here. I'll be back before night:
in the meantime make yourself at
home" BY the middle OF the after
noon Mr.. Muir had discovered his
noble den in fallen sequoia followed
by fire-a spacious loghouse of one
log, carbon-lined centuries old, yet
sweet and fresh, weather-proof, earth.
quake-proof, likely to outlast the most
durable stone castle"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
Alarmed HERSELF.

The resemblance between an alarm
clock and conscience Is so obvious
that 1t has often been remarked. A
man would hardly like to look himself
In the face If he were without either,
while the monitions of both meet with
the same amiable or impatient disre
gard. One usually maintains each OF
them in considerable privacy, but an
old woman in Kansas City put the
clock the other day to new and
public use. She went to a railroad
station with an alarm clock suspend
ed from her neck with a rope She
was asked about it by polite stran.
ger, and said that her SON had set the
to go off at $3.50, which would be a
signal for her to go out on the plat
form and get her train, which left al
s:45. She did not want TO take any
chances Of losing it.-New York Tri.
bune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
New Chief of Division.

George Winfield Scott. class of 's6
of Stanford university, has been ap-
pointed chief of the newly created
division of law of the library Of Con-
gress at Washington. The position Is
an administrative one and the salary
has been fixed at $4,000 year. He
will go to Europe in the interest Of
the government and will remain there
about ten months, after which he will
go to South America. While abroad
he will be chiefly busted with law
work and the gathering of books for
the library of Congress. Mr.. Scott Is
New York man and has held schol-
arships in Columbia, Cornell, Chicago
and the University of Pennsylvania.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
w. c T. u. COLUMN.
For COD, Homo and Native Land.
This department Is under the management
aud control OF the Bedding w. q, L. u

Ionia county has gone SALOON.
The local option people put up q
good fight, and all honor To the
voters who were so loyal TO the
cause. We believe those who have
Joined our forces will stand firm and
that Id the next two years we will
be able to convert the 64l majority
that was against us and bring them
safe up on TO DRY ground. But
didn't the voters Of Belding do the
proper thing2 Dear little city, your
streets shall be rid of these resorts;
places where no husband would take
his wife, nor lover his sweetheart;
and yet the majority said that the
saloon is the proper place to educate
our boys, fitting them for the very
highest positions. The majority
forgot that they were Their broth
ers keeper" they forgot that they
were fathers and that they had boys
TO protect from temptation; they
forgot that they were husbands who
needed not the wife S request vote
against the saloon they forgot that
they were elder brothers whose
duty is To set an example for the
younger ones in the family all for
got goodness, virtue aud truth in
their mad rush to assist 40 saloon
keepers in Ionia county 10 make an
easy living. Every man who voted
for the saloon, voted against the
best interests of his family, his
ueighbor and his town. You men
who labor for Sl25, aud 81 50a day
90 on dropping your dimes and
nickels into the saloon till and for
get the baby's bank at home; drop
your dimes and nic6els into the
saloon slot and help swell the 5000
600 that goes into the Ionia county
saloon keepers pockets 90 on drop
ping your dimes and nickelo with
the bartender, and wear shabby
clothes, while the saloon keeper
wears his tailor-made suit; go on
helping the saloon keeper and for
get yourself; help make the saloon
keeper rich and yourself poor, it is
Uuly a trihe. just a dime you won't
miss il and he needs it,
We shall not sleep for the next
two years. Press Supt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
LLttIe- coal JostIe.

Breslau was the scene of a painful
passage of arms between Judge and
q prisoner recently. You're an Inn
pertinent scamp said the Judge.
"Sir, Kissed the prisoner, IF you were
not Judge would give you a
thrashing for that" 'If you care to
hear what Lam going to give you"
replied the judge, 1T is three days
Imprisonment for unbecoming be.
hayior." And. talking of unbecoming
behavior" said the prisoner, what do
you think Of a Judge who sentences q
man before consulting a jury?" The
jury acquitted the prisoner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
Robbed tn. Grave.

A startling incident, Is narrated by
Johu Oliver OF Philadelphia, as follows:
II was In an awful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated. pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given
me up Then | was advised 10 use FL
ectric Bitters. TO my great JOY, the
rottle made decided Improvement. |
continued their use for three weeks,
and an now a well man. know they
robbed the grave OF another victim. -
No one should fail to try them. Only
50 cents, guaranteed, at Cornell Bros.
drug store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
eoverned BY Foreigners.

The records upon the tombs and
monuments beginning with Mena, the
first human king Of Egypt, who found
ed Memphis and built one Of the great
pyramids $500 years ago, show that
the people were seldom governed by a
has CO tneir own race. Egyptian his
tory for nearly 5000 years tells Of .
series OF conquests by aliens who
ruled the country for centuries at .
time until they in turn we're over.
come and driven out by other inyad'
ers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
TAKEN GOAT CENSUS
UNCLE SAM RECENTLY COUNTS
A SOURCE or WEALTH.
From the Proud Aneora to the Lowly
Common Varieties Which Lord u
Over Vacant City Lots. All Have
Been Enumerated.

Uncle Sam has counted his goats.
The funny persons Of the United
States had been paying attention TO
them long before Uncle Sam did, but
they did not spread quite the same
facts about them. According to them
the goat is really only humorous OBJ
ject, living mostly on ash heaps and
eating loose property, such as shirts
hung out to dry.
But Uncle Sam finds that his goats
are extremely valuable possessions OF
the United States. His census men
collected the figures from all the
states and found to their amazement
that there are almost two millions
OF goats in this country.
There are more than 1871, 900 on
farms only. More than 100000 OF
them are the beautiful Angora goats,
but the rest, which are just the plain,
ordinary, common goat, are not TO be
despised The value OF all the goats
on the farms is estimated at being a
little more than three and a quarter
millions Of dollars.
Yet with all these goats in the coun-
try the United States still imports all
of its goat skins from other lands.
This is not due to the fact that the
business isn't worth having, for last
year the imports of goat skins amount
ed to twenty-five millions of dollars,
but the fact appears TO be that the
goat herders and the goat skin makers
of other countries demand SO little
money and live so poorly that there Is
nothing in 1t for the American farm
err and he prefers to raise his goats for
their hair, as in the case of A 8,
while he uses the common o
furnish milk and meat.
The twenty-five million ell
worth Of goat skins that are impc
by Uncle Sam each year gives K
to many strange races, and draw. on
goat herds from Uruguay and AUS
tralasia to the White Sea in Russia
and Labrador in far northern Canada.
On the oceanic peaks of the Azores,
in the beautiful Madeira Islands,
where the days are all as dreams,
afar in the wild country around the
Black Sea- high among the clouds OF
the Swiss Alps, the herds are feeding
to-day TO furnish skins for the shoes
and gloves and other wearing material
of the boys and girls of the United
States.
The soft, velvety skin that forms
your gloves to-day may have passed
through adventures before it reached
you that would make a story in the
most thrilling of story books seem
pale. The goat that bore it may have
scampered over the barren plains Of
Russia with wolves at her heels. A
Servian mountaineer may have driven
her over the black mountain defilos OF
his native land to save her from the
Turks. An Arab may have driven her
through the pastures of the Holy Land.
Even the Himalayas, distant though
they be from civilization, fed and shell
tered goats to furnish American cloth
ing. The fierce men of Tripoli escort
ed long caravans across the burning
African lands to bring the goat skins
safe to port that they might be ship
ped in New ork and Boston on some
rusty battered tramp steamer that has
poked her ugly and prosaic nose into
all the lands Of romance.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07

DeWitts Witch Hazel gives instant
relief from burns cures cuts, bruises,
sores eczema, tct'er and all abrasions
OF the skin. In buying Witch Hazel
Salve 10 Is only necessary TO see that
YOU get the genuine DeWitt's and a
cure Is certain. There are many cheap
counterieits on the market, all of which
are worthless, and quite a few arc
dangerous, while DeWitt's Witch Haz-
el Salve Is perfectly harmless and cures
Sold by w. !. Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
BeIated Story Of Tom Reed.

The readiness of repartee of the late
Thomas b. Reed was never better IL
Illustrated than on one occasion when
he went to visit friend who lived
at the top of long and narrow flight
OF stairs. Half way up Reed missed
his footing and fell to the bottom.
His friend. hearing the racket, rushed
to the door and shouted down the
semi-darkness of the hall: who Is
that?"
"'Tis Eiser rolling rapidly" drawled
the man from Maine as he picked him
self up.-New York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
Bad Blood Causes
a horrid Face.

Impure and corrupt blood coursing through
the veins Is an indication Of disease and always
makes its presence manifest on the face.
Dr. Colwell's Egyptian Blood Purifier and Tonic
cures thoroughly and permanently all blood and
skin diseases. 1t makes new. rich, pure blood
and Is guaranteed to cure scrofula. skin erup-
tons, pimples, salt rheum. eryspeas. bos, tu-
mors, letter, sores, ulcers, liberation Of the
stomach and bowels, female Weaknesses dys-
pepsia, debility dropsy syphilis In all its forms
and all diseases arising from hereditary faint or
impoverished condition of the blood
Or. Colwell's Egyptian Blood Purlnerand Tonic
is for sale at SlOO bottle and satisfaction Is
guaranteed or the purchase money will be re-
funded by
WOrtley & French, Druggists, Beldins.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07

Moved by Aid Chave seconded by Aid Smith
that the bill of Pierce & Henderson of s1L97
for Scarlet Fever be audited, paid and re-
ferred to the county board of supervisors
for reimbursement: (which motion prevailed
Yeas Aid Smith, Hudson. Chave, Clark Dem
crest, Pres pro TEN Fisher 6, nays none
Moved by Aid Chave seconded by Aid Hud-
son that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized
to loan $500, which motion prevailed, Yeas
Aid Smith Hudson. Chave, Clark. Dsmorest,
Pres. pro tenn Fisher 6. nays none.
{ On motion Council adjourned,
GEO. w, MoULToN. City Clerk
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
Educators Work in ovmn,slum.

President Nicholas Murray Butler
OF Columbia university has joined q
special gymnasium class for officers
OF instruction, and three times a
week attends the class. The pupils
meet in private room back of the
Office of DIR. Meylan, director of the
gymnasium.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
A Marvel for Sprains, Bruises, etc.

81 have used DR.. Colwell's Magic Egyptian
Oil for number of years. cured myself OF a
severe case Of rheumatism In my shoulders with
II. / have been an engineer on the Michigan
Central Railroad for % years. great many of
our boys carry DR.. Colwell's Magic Egyptian oil
OF accidents, and 4 'annot recommend Il too
highly" w. I. 5. Browne, 1909 Page Ave-,
Jackson, Mich.
DR.. Colwel's Magic Egyptian OH costs only
soc. per bottle. satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
Has Plaster Cast Of Whale.

Curator Lucas of the National mu-
scum who went to Newfoundland q
couple of months ago to obtain a plas-
ter cast of a whale, has succeeded In
his task. The cast is said to be the
largest in the world, and when COM
pleted will be shipped to the museum.
II is seventy-nine feet long.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL CHAMBERs Friday April 2 ] 9o4
Meeting called 70 order by rres Pro TEN
Fisher
Roll CAL: Present Pres pro TEN Fisher
Aid Smith. Hudson. Chaye, Clark Demorest
60. Absent Mayor Bricker
The minutes OF the last meeting As read
were approved
Moved by Aid DemOrest seconded by Aid
Smith permission be given Jno WhitsheI
to move building on South Pleasant street
which motion prevailed yeas. Aid smith
Hudson. Chave, CLARK Demorest pres. pro
TEN Fisher, 6, NAYS none
Moved by Aid Smith seconded by Aid Clark
that the petition of w 5. Wilson ana Is 9th
ers for sidewalk on West side Of Broas 81
be taken from the table which motion pre-.
vailed, yeas, Ala Smith, Hudson. Chaye
Clark, Demorest, Pres. pro tenn Fisher 6.
nays none,
Bedding Mich. April LIST / 9O4
To the Hon Mayor and Common Councils
Your committee to whom was referred the
petition of w S. Wilson and 10 others 10
cause sidewalk to be built on the west side
OF Yroas street from Main To Mary street do
hereby recommend that the petition be
granted and that grade be established as
soon as convenient
Signed by WIN J. Clark
Leonard Smith.
Nj. j DemOTeSt
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
plans Return 20 IN. s..o.

II is said that the widow of the late
Max ORell will return to the stage.
She was onos well known in comic
opera as Beatrice Gresham. She 10
now preparing in Paris for her reap.
pearance.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
Wednesday. Mar. %
One day each month.
o.. dOurS 8 a. m. to 4 p. m,
Consultation, Examination,
and Advice, Free.

DR.. Mcdonald has for years made a
study CT chronic and lingering diseases.
His extensive practice and superior
knowledge enables him to cure every
durable disease All Chrome Diseases
Of the Brain, Spine, Nerves, Blood,
Skin, Heart, Lungs, Liver, Stomach,
Kidneys, Bladder and Bowels scientific
ally and successfully treated. DR., Me
Donald pays special attention to Ca
tarrh, Catarrhal Deafness, Throat and
Lung Diseases, Chronic Diseases pc
culiar 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 confidential.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
WIN j. Clark.
Leonard Smith.
Nj. j DemOreSt.

Moved by AID Clark seconded by Aid Dem
crest that the report of the Street Com be
accepted and adopted, which motion prevail
ed, Yeas Aid Smith Hudson, Chaye. Clark
Demorest. Pres. pro TEN Fisher6. nays none
Aid Clark offered the following resolution:
BY virtue of Ordinance No. 52 entitled an
ordinance relative TO the constructing and
repair OF sidewalks passed and approved the
18th day of NAV. A. d. 1909 and amendments
thereto, BE it resolved that the owners and
occupants of the following described lots and
premises, be and are hereby required to con
struct sidewalk or sidewalks adj accent to said
lots and premises upon Liberty street and
along the the sidewalk line thereof and that
said sidewalk or sidewalks shall be built be-
the 2nd day of September A. d. 1904 and in
accordance with the requirements and pro-
visions of Ordinance No. 81 and amendments
thereto aforesaid. Lots No. 213 Ola DIG.
2l7, 21s, 219 ?2o, POI of Supervisor Moon
plat and lots No -, 10 of Putney's add. and
Lots No. IA. 10. l6, II. 1s 49, Of Broas 2nd
add and Lots No. /. ?, 8, 4. 5. 6. 7, s. 9. 10 IL
II OF Supv Moons add. all OF the city of Bel
ding
Moved by AID Clark seconded by Aid Dem
crest that the foregoing resolution he and it
is hereby accepted and adopted which mo-
ton prevailed, yeas Aid smith, Hudson.
Chave, Clark, Demorest Pres. pro TEN Fish
er, 6, nays none
Moved by Aid Chave seconded by AID Clark
Nilht a. W. Rp'hillS anu - - MllldIu Dt dll-
pointed Inspectors of Election i'm the Ord
ward to ill vacancies which motion prevailed
yeas, Ala Smith, Hudson Chave Clark. Dem
crest, Pres pro tenn Fisher Is nays none.
Moved by Aid Smith seconded 10y Aid Had.
son that Frank Liyermore be appointed an
inspector OF election of the First ward to dll
vacancy which motion prevailed. yeas Ala
smith, Hudson Chave, Clark Demorcst.
Pres, pro tenn Fisher 6. nays none
Moved by Aid Demorcst seconded by Aid
Clark that Is, G. Curtis be appointed an In
spector of Election in the Third Ward 10 I'M
vacancy which motion prevailed, yeas. Aid
Smith, Hudson, Chave, Clark, Demorest.
Pres pro tenn Fisher 6. nays none
Moved by Aid Chave seconded by Aid Smith
that the following bills be allowed and orders
drawn for same which motion prevailed.
Yeas, Aid. Smith. Hudson. Chave, Clark.
Demorest, Pres pro tenn Fisher 6. nays none.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-07
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-01-09
An Incident Of Missouri History.

An interesting incident of Missouri
history is how this state came to own
the neck of land which extends south
Of the general boundary line in Ark
ansas and embraces the counties OF
New Madrid, Dunklin and Pemiscot.
The answer generally received to
this question is that the people in oar
southeast possessions "didn't want to
1--we In Arkansas because 1t is IN.
healthy" A circumstance which in
cludps the real reason is vOuched for
by E. p. Caruthers of the Dunklin
Democrat. Mr.. Caruthers said that IN
1904 Congress divided Louisiana into
two territories BY a line running with
the S3rd degree parallel of north latl-
tude. 10 1912 the Territory OF Mis-
souri, was organized aud in 1919, Ark
ansas was established. Bound by
social aud commercial ties with up-the.
river places, the people Of this section
appealed for inclusion.
Prominent among state characters
was Col. John Hartman Walker, who
owned large tracts of land in PENN.
cot and Dunklin counties. He wined
and dined the surveyors aud afterward:
went in company with Godfrey Lesleul
and several other leading citizens o
this section 10 Washington. Thei
visit was successful. Through their in
~fluence the line from the MISSISSIPPI
river to st. Francois river was lowere,
to the parallel of So degrees. Agricul
turally, at least, the in 5lusioa of thes
counties has been a good thing TO
Missouri. Here cotton thrives as ii
no other place in the United States
alfalfa lourishes and watermelon
from this section beat the world
Excellent exhibits have been prepare,
from these counties, which offer grea
opportunities to the homeseeker. Tn
leading newspapers OF these couutie
have taken active interest in the stat
newspaper exhibit and the Missouri
volume being prepared by the Mis-
souri Worlds Far Commission wi
dwell at lengbth upon the agriculture
%actualItles and possibilities of MI
sourl's delta lands.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-01-09

The report Of the national commits
sloner Of education shows that IN the
year ende1 June 80 last, is, 925, 1877 cbIl-
dren we're enrolled in the common
schools of the United States. Other
schools aud colleges brought the total
to IL. $50, $40. Other nations take a just
pride 10 their armies, hut no other has
such an army as this. And the future
of no other nation is so safe in The
hands OF Its army as IN the future OF
the United States 10 the hands of this
grand army of the %republic--the army
of its 1S, 1000, 900 school boys and
school girls.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-01-09
CURES BLOOD, SKIN TROUBLES,
CANCER, BLOOD POISON
GREATEST BLOOD PURI.
FER FREE.

If your blood is impure, thin, dis
eased, hot OF full Of humors, if you
blood poison, cancer, earbuncles,
eating sores, scrofula, eczema, itching,
risings and Jumps, scabby, pimply
skin, bone pains, catarhn, rheumatism
or any blood or skin disease, take
Botanic Blood Balm [B. B. b. accord
ing to directions. Soon all sores heal,
aches and pains stop, the blood is
made pure and rich, leaving the skin
free from every eruption, and giving
the rich glow Of perfect health to the
skin. At the same time B. b. B. inn
proves the digestion, cures dyspepsia,
strengthens weak kidneys. Just the
medicine for old people, as it gives
them new, vigorous blood. Druggists,
81 large bottle with Injections for home
cure. Sample free and prepaid by
writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta Ga.
Describe trouble and special free med.
ical advice also sent in sealed letter.
B. b. B. is especially advised for
chronic, deep-seated cases of impure
blood and siNin disease, and cures after
all else fails. l-sml
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-01-09

A copper piece of 1901. supposed to
have been given TO an Indian by q
member of the Lewis aud Clark expe.
dition Of 1905, is offered for exhiolt
among the old coins, at the worlds
fair. Miss Eva Emery Dye, of Oregon
City, who bought it from an old Indian
10 the Iodian village OF Wishram near
the Dales, is owner OF the coin.