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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
Growing Gray.

A little more toward the light,
Ne miserum. Here's one that's whites
And one that's turning;
Adieu to song and salad days"
My Muse, let's go at once TO Jays
And order mourning.
We must reform our rhymes. my dear
Renounce the gay for the severe
BE grave. not witty;
We have no more the right to find
That Pyrrhas hair Is neatly twined,
That Chloe's pretty.
Young Loves for us farce that's played;
Light canzonet and serenads
No more may tempt US:
Gray hairs but Ill accord with dreams;
From aught but sour dldactic themes
Our years exempt US.
"A la borne heurel" You fancy sof
You think for one white streak We grow
At once satiric?
A fiddlesti tick! Each hairs q string
To which our graybeard muse shall sing.
A younger lyric.
Our hearts still sound. Shall 'cakes and
ale''
Grow rare to youth because We rail
At schoolboy dishes?
Peris. the thought! It's ours to sing
though neither Time nor Tide can bring
Belief with wishes.
Austin Dobson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
Success Is Like a Distant Hin.

Success Is like far-off hill.
Serenely wreathed in mellow haze;
1t looms there, dim and distant still
When, after many trying days,
With waning hopes and shattered viii,
We lift our weary heads and gaze.
And like the far-off hill that through
The softening haze shows gentle slopes
The clouds oft hide II from his view
That in the darkened valley gropes:
The road winds much In leading TO
The hight wherein he sets his hopes.
The hill that looms before us. far
Away across the misty space.
Shows not a gap nor break 10 mar
The even beauty OF It's face.
hut when we reach II many scar
And cleft Its rough sleeps interlace.
Success is like the hill we see
Far OFF, where mighty rivers spring.
And few that reach II walt for free,
Fair days the future Is to bring:
II will not come TO us tbs we
That have TO do the travelling.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
MILLIoNAIRE.s PooR STOMACH

The worn out stomach OF the over
fed millionaire Is often paraded in he
public prints "a horrible example
of the evils attendant on the posses
sion OF great wealth. But million
aires are not the only ones who are
affi cied with bad stomachs. The pro-
portion Is far greater among the toll
ers Dyspepsia and indigestion are
rampant among these people, and they
sun r. far worse fortunes than the mil.
lionaire unless they avail tn m yes
OF standard medicine like Green 8
August Flower. which has been fav-
orite household remedy for all stom-
ach troubles for over thirty-five years
August Flower rousrs the torpid liver
thus creating appetite and insuring
perfect digestion. IL tones and Vital
ICES the entire system and makes life
worth living, no mattor What your
station. Trial bottles. Csc; regular
sixe, 75c. Atall druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

Governor Herrick of Ohio declares
that Ohio is for Roosevelt and that
the organized opposition" consists
of talk. He says that Roosevelt is
the natural candidate Of the party,
and as a candidate he will win. 1t
is natural that the Republican party
should continue in power, because,
assertions to the contrary notwith-
standing, it stands today as it al
ways has, as the friend and fosterer
of national business interests, as
we'll as those of the laborer, the wage
Garner and the farmer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
DETROIT LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Michigan Central Live Stock Yards,
Detroit, Jan l2.-The demand for live
cattle is dull and slow this week, re-
ceipts have been moderate OF late. The
following prices are being paid at
the Detroit Live Stock Market: Prime
steers and heifers, 4 20: Ca $4.60 handy
butchers cattle, 3.5O(0S4 10; common
s2.50(G3 co. Gamers cows. ST. .00(6 30,
stockers and feeders, dull and slow at
s2.50(03.50. Mich COWS active at $3.50
$50; calves active at $3 50(9$7 90.
Sheep and lambs, active and strong;
prime lambs, 81 (9 So 90; mixed,
% 5000 25; culls, 81 90 (0 81 90.
Hogs, in large supply active demand
'rade is active at the following prizes:
Prime mediums "a S5(d4 81; Workers.,
"A S0(d4 So; pigs, 81 S0(G4.S5; roughs,
70 5O(d4 rs; stays, ! of; cripples, 81 per
cwt of.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
Cured After suffering 10 Years.

B. F. Hare, Supt. Miami Cycle Il
Mfg Co., Middletown. o suffered for
Ten years with dyspepsia. He spent
hundreds OF dollars for medicine ana
with doctors wi bout receiving an,
permanent benefit. He says. Zone
nikht while feeling exceptionally BIO
was about to throw down the even
ing paper regarding the merits OF
Kodol Dysp' psia Cure. concluded ="
try IL and Will. I had no faith In IL |
10 better aft. the second dose. Al
ter using two brtil 3 | am stronger
and better than have heen In years.
And | recommend KOdol Dyspepsia
Cure To my frlent and a,qu ain ances
suffering from stomach trouble. ,
Sold by w. '. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
row HYoMEI HELPS THE HEALTH
Kills the Germs of drip. Catarrh and Colds.
''Costs Nothing u 1t Fails" say
wortley d. French.


Now that Hyomei can be obtained
in nearly every town and city ia tn
country, IL Is possible TO buy from
irugg sis health giving climate, t.
he carried In the purse or pocket. b,
Or, athing it afew minutes four timer
n day you can sood cure grip, coughs.
colds and even the worst and most
hronic cases OF catarrh.
WORTHY g. French have seen so many
remarkable cures made by the Hyo.
mel treatment, that they sell 1T with
the positive agreement to return the
money IL 1t fails to cure.
A complete outfit costs but 81, and
consists Of the pocket inhaler, medicine
dropper and sufficient Hyomei to last
seve' a weeks
II effects cure In the worst Ca
tarrhal troubles and II breathed at the
commencement OF a cold or the grip,
will check it quickly and prevent sick.
ness Extra bottles Of Hyomei can be
obtained for SOC.
hen hreathed through the inhaler,
the germ killing and health-giving
VI omei goes to the most remote cells
NJ the throat and lungs, killing all the
catarrhal germs, soothing the irritated
mucous membrane and vitalizing the
blood with oznne.
AT tn season of the year, every one
should have Hyomei outfit to pre-
vent and cure catarrhal troubles, and
ward of attacks OF grip, pneumonia
and similar germ diseases.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

son. And you know how she v -
rewarded. He came back to tue
ways of virtue and became the great
Saint Augustine. Take courage,
then, dear mothers, who may feel
downcast. The time will come, it
may be slow in coming, but it surely
will come, when the kind words
uttered in a way that only mothers
heart can prompt will fall on willing
ears.-Catholic Colombian.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
Woman Goes A-WooInq.

In Mexico one would little expect
to discover any phase OF the so much
ridiculed new woman, nevertheless.
the wooing is all done by the lady
there. A young girl sets her heart on
some young man and at the next festi-
val she goes to work to fascinate him
by her dancing. but never once glances
at him, keeping her back turned to
him all the time. Later she turns one
last fantastic circle on her toe and
SINKS beside the object Of her art. To
complete her capture she sings In q
low tone, plucking at his blanket, and
throws pebbles at him. II he returns
this last attention she is happy, for
that Is a sign of their betrothal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
DoQ Exerclsers.

There are people In London who
earn quite respectable livings solely
by exercising dogs. and some of those
who so live are ladies. In every sub
urb and In every London park these
exercisers of dogs may be seen each
day, and one gentleman alone pays
16s. a week for the walking out Of his
valuable bulldogs. the young fellow
who undertakes the job having quite
q dozen other EMPLOYERS besides.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
Be Moderate.

There was Man once who Had q
Bulldog with forged restraint At
tached to Him, and one Day this Man
went out to the Bulldogs lowly Resi-
dence and said:
"If were to Unchain you, would
you Appreciate the Fsvor?"
why" said the Blu log. II would
fairly eat you Up with JOY"
"Your Gratitude is : Tri1e overex.
pressed" said the Man, as he Walked
away and Ordered an Extra Chain to
be hitched to the Dog.
The moral of this is: Don't Waste
Your Superlatives; You May Be Mis-.
rstood.-Baltimore News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
Wonderful Nerve.

Is di played bv many man enduring
lains- Of acJiGental Cuts, Wounds.
7"uises, Burns. Scalds, Sore feet or
still joints. But there's no need OF It,.
51rklen's Arnica Stlve will kill The
nain and cure the trouble. It's ;he
best Salve on earth for Piles, too. 20
csnts at Connell Bros. Druggist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

Col. Bryan with his fund of infor-
nation for political mischief making
within the Democratic party amply
reinforced by his European trip,
would be a valuable asset of the Re-
pu lican party, if there were any
need this year of further splitting up
that effete organization.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

Dowie is all right, after all. His
finances are looking up again, and
even if he fails TO wigglc through, he
can run over &c Cannes, where his
wife has arrived witts twenty trunks
and has taken a luxurious suite at a
fashionable hotel
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

In the cities they run laundries by
steam. In the country the farmers
wife still has to break her back
over the washboard Can't some
genius invent a way to substitute an
other plan, so that the woman at
the washboard shall be orly night
mare dream of the past?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

The Department of Commerce, or
ganized under this administration,
is giving the country, through the
newspapers, more systematic infor-
nation, of value to the people, many
times over, than has ever before
been ATTEMPTED
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

The statement of the New York
Times that nobody takes tho Hearst
presidential boom seriously is not
meant to include the Hon. William
Randolph Hearst.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

The Missouri theaters, profting by
the terrible Chicago catastrophe,
should be provided under compul-
sion if necessary with ample exits.
The penitentiary exits, utilized with
such good effect by the Missouri
boodlers. would serve as models.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

The Democratic party is becoming
more and more exhausted as the
months pass in its race after an avail
able candidate
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

The country managed to struggle
along, by fits and starts, in spite Of
Mr.. Bryan S absence and the be-
stowal of his undivided attention up
on the destinies OF Europe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
A Life at stake.

II YOU hut know the splendid merit
of Fol- Us Ho' ey and Tar YOU would
never be without 1t. A dose or two will
prevent an attack of pneumonia or H.
grippe. IL may save your lie. w. l..
Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

Scratch. scratch, scratch; unable to
attend tn business during the day or
-l'.ep during the night Itching piles
horrible plague. Doan's Ointment
Gu 'es N'ver fails. At any drug
store. so cents.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

The dearth Of poems on the Panama
business is perhaps due to the fact
that there is no better rhyme for is
thmus than strabismus.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
Former British Soldiers.

At the close of the Ger war $4,000
British soldiers soughl employment az
coachmen. grooms, p)rters, carmen.
ETC.. and places were promptly found
In England for $4,000. Lately the num-
Der OF unemployed former soldiers has
increased, owing to the present serv-
Ice of three years with the colors In.
stead of seven years as heretofore.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
Live by AMUSING others.

In the VAUDEVILLE business alone
100000 persons earn living in the
United States. All told something like
10000 persons gain livelihood from
the amusement stage In our country.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

Some crank scientist has found out
hat there is strychnine in apples.
W, will keep on eating them, all the
same.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
stop It

A neglected cough or cold NAV lead
TO -erious bronchial or lung troubles.
bon & take chances when Foev's Hon
eyand Tar Chords perfect security from
s rious effact~ ~ cold w. |. Bene
q let
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

DARN FOK SALE-tiood buildings, oil
FINDS OF fruit Will sell 40 acres or
more. One mile west Of civ. Will take
ho 'se and LOT In exchange. For further par
ticu ars see W. j. Demorest.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
.ro. X sIoHoLs DWIGHT SHELDON
NICHOLS d SHELDON.
A TTORNEYS AT LAW.-Onice: Over Page
"A store, Main ~. Bedding, Michigan.
OF. MlNNA soRENSEN.

PHYSICIAN AND SUR icon once hn
i Web ter block. Residence, AT A.W. ?milh :
opposite Ellis farm Special attention gwen u
a.. case Once hours 10 toi2 u. M, 10 D.
m. 10 4 d m.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
CHURCHE0.


METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCh[Ser.
vices at 10: 80 a m. and 1880 p m. Saooatn
Sahool at close of morning service. prayer
meeting on Thursday evening. REV. o. A.
CARMAN, Pastor.
CoNGREG RATIONAL CHURCH-Services y
1880 a. IN. and 2 30 p m SaoDaIn scnvoi
Al i1:45 m. PRAYER meeting on Thursda1
evening. REV. j. y. BUTLER, Pastor.
BAPTIST HURCH-Services at 1880 a;
n, and 1880 p. m. Sabbath school at close OF
morning service PRAYER meeting on Thurs
day evening REV. ii. N. SPEAR. Pastor.
FREE METHODIST CHURCH-Prayer and
praise serviae, eleven o'clock a m Preaen-
ing al 1880 .. IN. Prayer meeting Friday
evening. REV. DAFoE Pastor.
ST, JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC-Services AT
ESQ a. IN on the last Sundayin each month.
Rev. FIR AUER Pastor.
SALVATION ARMY--Meeting every night
al eight o clock In the hall, corner OF Bridge
and Congress streets. Holiness meeting al
1880 sunday morning, Chrlsudn Plaise
service at D. IN. each Sunday.
CAPT. ED. UNDERWOOD, onicer In charge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
DR.. MARJORY orr.

MO. pEMoREST FLATS, Bedding, Mich.
IN Disenses Of Women Speciality. ONCE
hours: TO ,U;su n m. 10 4 p IN. $3.50 ~ y
m Clttz-ns' phone No. O.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

Fatal kidney and hladder irOu bles
- l~avs he prevented nv the US ot
Folev's X ,dnpy Cure w. I. Y No lot d.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

Entered AT the Postoftice Belding, Mich;
for transmission through the Mails as SECOND
class matter
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
IL e. FERGUSON.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEoN-office owe
il Pages hardware. once hours: TO v "a
m 10 o. m.; except Wed Iesday, 1881 70
d. m Pension examining surgeon Ne"
Sta.e Phone.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
on. N. T. FULLER.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Once in
L Nv Bedding block, over Friedman store
once hours-IO to " q m 4 70 p N. q 70 =. IN.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
II. e. RINKHAM.

PHYSICIAN AND SURROUNDINGS over
Il Connell's drug store, Main ST. Hours u
4 and TO 3 D.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
Or. c. q. ROOT

OSTEoPATHIC PHYSICIAN-Graduate OF
~ Nortu rn Institute OF Osteopathy OF MIN
neapolis Specialist in Nervous and Chronic
Cases. ONCE At Hotel Belding, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, from z a. m. 10
30 D. m.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
4. s. NORRIS.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. once rear
Il OF w. l. Benedict's drug store. Hours
ito IL a. M, 2to and7 to p. m. Residence
opposite OF M. Z. church. Telephone L.
rings
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
Supposing you're busted-haven't

dime,
Getting poor isn't serious crime;
Put on bold front, work with all your
might,
You're sure to win by taking Rocky
Mountain Tea at night. Cornell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
W.. T.U. COLUMN.


This department Is under the management
aud control OF the Bedding w. @. Z. u
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14
q. ~. WILLARD.
oR. y. n. ARMsTRoEG.

nENTIsT-onaoe in Vincent block. Main
lAstreet.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-14

DENTIST.-Corner rooms in the Vincent
~ block, over vinccnt's grocery. ONCE
hours: 8 a. m. TO 8 p. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-09

safe had been swung to and fastened. Then
the president and the safe man entered the
counting room. Two or three clerks gath
cred around to see what was up. The presi-
dent explained. One of the tellers took out
his watch and held 1t in his hand.
You watch me-" said the safe man. ''as
turn this thing. and see whether l follow
the combina ton you know II.
With his ear close to the disk he slowly
turned the knob; as he turned the tumblers
fell continually with a clnk, clink, clink.
He did not look at the office force, but
had he done so he would have seen consid-
cradle surprise exhibited upon their faces.
He was succeeding better than they had
supposed he would. Suddenly the teller
gave a little gasp and smiled to himself
For the safe man had made a false move,
and was following 1t up. The safe man
knew that himself. for his face flushed and
he became confused. But he kept on turn
ing turning. turning.
Time yelled the teller. The safe man
rose to his feet with frown upon his face.
We'll" he admitted finally. your old
iron box is better than / thought. But I'm
not an expert. I'll wager that II you took
a man like Mickey Walters or Bill Dono-
van now-why-'
The president turned his face to the office.
1.-The bank wins he said TO the agent,
"you lose
The agent followed In the president
wake. He was man who did not know
when he was vanquished.
Well he protested, now that's all
right. 1 didn't do what thought l could
one of these safes. Some night some fell
lows will get in there and blow up the
thing and then where will you be?''
The president waved his hand. You can
tell your people" he said, that I'm much
obliged and all that but III stand by my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-09
TREES IN CHINA.
Government Sends Out Instructions for
Planting in the Denuded Sections.
From Golden Penny.

from Golden Penny.
Tree planting in northern China is being
strenuously enjoined by the authorities. not
only as productive industry for the people
but alike as means of strengthening the
river entertainments against floods and of
checking drought. OF late years trees have
been cut down wholesale for agricultural
purposes, while the peasants do not take
the trouble to plant fresh ones because the
soil is so loose that they must dig down
very deep for satisfactory foothoId So
vast tracts of fertile land are left barren.
while in the northern provinces especially
the influx of sand carried by nigh winds
from the Monaghan deserts threatens to
fill up the unoccupied ground.
So In the important province of Chill
which contains the capital, Picking, there is
a government proclamation notifying the
Eight directions for tree plantation"-most
minute instructions as to the kind of trees
required, the depth they should be planted
and the fertilizers to be used-and the ten
benefits to be derived from the same" such.
among others. as the sale of timber and
fruit, the beneficial influence of trees in at
tracing rain. preserving the just eauili-
brium of wind influences, and purifying the
atmosphere, while travellers and families
will find shade and rest under the
branches poetic touch for conclusion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-09
rs OATMEAL A "CURsEp"
London Physician Raises Hornets Nest
by Telling Public So.

From the New York Times
An English physician has raised a hor-
nets nest about his own ears and greatly
excited the Scottish subjects of his majesty
by gravely asserting in the columns of the
London Daily Mali that instead of being
wholesome and nutritious food oatmeal
porridge is rapidly attaining the proper
tons of national curse" An eminent
Scotch physician comes to the defense of
his English colleague and ventures the as
sertion that the oatmeal diet of Glasgow
children is directly and solely responsible
for the prevalence of r-ckets in that city.
If he is right oatmeal is not the efficient
bone forming food which it has been con-
sidered. He further says:
"Rickets is enormously on the increase
in England especially among the poorer
classes, who misled as to the value of oat-
meal as food, give it to their children for
breakfast, and so fill them up with a stodgy
and insufficiently nourishing food, instead
Of more easily digested things, such as
bread, meat and milk, less quantity of
which would supply far more nutriment
People who feed their children on oatmeal
are literally starving them. Oatmeal is one
OF the greatest blessings the medical pro-
fession have ever known. 1t fills their
surgeries and 1t. increases their incomes.
What the effect of it's increased popularity
will! be on the national physique, though, L
am afraid to think"
Here are statements winch are either true
or false. In either case the matter is of
interest to some millions Of American
mothers who have established oatmeal por-
ridge as the staple Of the nursery, and who
are a long way from desiring to inflict a
Curse" upon children they value. Since
we have made it a topic of breakfast table
conversation. the family physician IS likely
to be called upon to give an expert opinion
on the subject, and for this he would do
well to qualify by a study of its literature.
1t is not matter concerning which the
medical adviser of a family can consci-
entiously give an ill-considered or ignorant
opinion An English physician of standing
who has the courage of his conviction in
that he is willing to be quoted says:
when man comes to me suffering from
indigestion. / say: DO you eat oatmeal? p
In answer to the Yes which l anticipate,
l reply, Drop it That is all the dieting
prescribe. If people would eat more meat
and less messes like porridge they would
be all the stronger. We should have fewer
insipid-looking people among the ranks of
our young men and women"
What this adviser would say to dys-
peptic patient who never ate oatmeal it
would be of interest to know. Perhaps he
would prescribe 1t, on tie familiar principle
Of similia similibus, etc. Really the matter
is one of great and increasing Importance
and 1t is one concerning which a great
many people will desire to be better advised
than they now are.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-09

into the center and upset? Standing round
the Colonel Renard road train in the auto
mobile salon i have heard a thousand in
coherent explanations. arguments, disputes.
calculations. demonstrations, with and
without pencil diagrams on the backs Of
envelopes and cuffs, ordinations. interrupt
tons, corrections. exceptions, eontradic-
tons. objurgations and recriminations on
this interesting question. During the last
month 1t has divided families and parted
lifelong friends. Let you and me risk moth
Ing like It, Explain 1t for yourself.
Also you can explain why Colonel Renard
simply heightened the couplings between
the auto and the first wagon and between
each wagon. In each case the cardan joint
is directly above the coupling joint So
the train is supple. 1t can turn.
And it does turn. The long couplings have
their length calculated gcometrically to aid
in permitting the train to turn corners.
Note, this would not be sufficient if the au-
tomobile at the head of it really had to pull
the train. The second or third wagon
would go into the inside gutter turning the
first corner. But the automobile does not
pull the train, as You have seem 1t but con-
tains and transmits it's force to all the
wagons back wheels by means of the long
connecting rod and the chainless bike cogs.
STERLING HELLO.