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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

health OF the organs peculiarly feminine.
BY preserving the health of these or
gans, and relieving the system from the
facilitating drains, ulcers and infiamma-
tlons which sap its health. UFavorite
Prescription" paves the way for this
natural change To come in Natures way,
without the loss OF capacity TO please
Others or personal inability to enjoy life.
rYour Favorite Prescription brought me
safely through that difficult period. called
change OF life.' writes Mrs Mary Ensmin-
ger. OF 44 f. Ankeny st., Portland. Oregon.
"This change made a very unpleasant dis
turbance through my entire system. L had
hot and cold flashes, sick headaches became
My appetite was fitful and for days / was
unable TO eat fair meal My aunt recon-
mended me to try DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scrption and IL made great change for the
better Within two weeks the unpleasant
feelings had disappeared. l have a husband
and eight children so have the care of a large
family but was able TO attend TO my house
hold duties without any difficulty and passed
the period without any more trouble. i can
recommend your Favorite Prescription as
a grand medicine for women"
You may be willing that somebody else
shall say that their baby isujust as good I"
as yours, but you don't want that baby
substituted for yours. Let dealers say
what they like about other medicines
being "just as good but don't let them
substitute anything for rFavorite Pre-
scription." 1t is absolutely unequaled.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
school Notes.

Our High school athletes won 81
points at the Field Day at Howard
City, thus getting second place. We
are glad to know that they were SO
successful.
This is the week for tests-those
dreadful tests.
Supt. G. L. Bemis and A. S. Wright
president of the Ionia school board,
visited the city schools last Thursday
They were especially interested in
the music of the schools.
Miss Edna Sheehan has been absent
from school two days attending the
funeral of her grandfather at Han
over, Mich.
Misses Ella O'Bryon and Beatrice
Hulburt were visitors at the High
school Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Ambrose was i'll and unable to
attend to her school duties Monday
and Tuesday.
The members of the twelfth grade
German class are busy writing their
final essays on subjects selected from
Wilhelm Tell.
Miss May Wilson has left school for
the remainder of the school term.
She is in Grand Rapids but will re.
turn TO school next September.
The executive committee of the
Adelphic society is preparing a
Memorial day program
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
The Best OF Life.

Not till lifes heat is cooled.
The headlong rush slowed TO quiet
pace,
And every purblind passion that has ruled
Our noisier years. at last
We care no more who loses OF who
An; not TN all the best of life seems
past
The best OF life begins.
To toll for only fame
Handclappings and the tickle gusts OF
praise.
For place or power or gold to gid a name
Above the grave whereto
All paths will bring US. were to lose ouI
days,
We. on whose ears youths passing bell
has toiled.
In blowing bubbles. even as children do
Forgetting We grow old.
But the world widens when
Such hope OF trivial gain that ruled us
lies
Brok.n among our childhood's toys. for
then
We win to self -controll
And mail ourselves In manhood, and
there rise
Upon us from the vast and MINDLESS
heignt
Those clearer thoughts that are unto the
What stars are to the night.
Spectator.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
Good Words.

The Bedding Banner issued a SOU
venir edition last week. 1t gave a
fine write-up of the town and was
nicely Observation-Disclosures Adver-
tiser.
The Bedding Banner is out this
week with a handsomely illustrated
souvenir edition. Bedding has reason
to feel proud of the many fine build
ings within its limits.-Ionia Stand
ard.
The Bedding Banner issued very
fine souvenir edition Friday. 1t con-
tanned numerous half tone cuts of the
manufacturing concerns and was in
every way an edition of which both
the publishers and the city may be
proud. Chas. j. Seely, formerly OF
the Star, worked up the scheme
Portland Review.
The Bedding Banner issued SOU
venir edition last week. 1t compris-
ed write-up of the manufacturing
and retail interests of the city illus
trated with beautiful half-tones of
the various immense factory and
other buildings which goeto make the
Commercial. importance of our neigh
boring handsome little city.-Port-
land Observer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
TastY Flo Coffee.

Bougie, in Algeria, is the seat of a
curious industry with the fruits of
which some Americans travelling in
Europe this summer have come into
contact. says the New York Tribune.
Fig coffee" was the first manufac.
tured in Vienna. with the object OF
providing cheap substitute for coffee.
II consists OF dried figs, roasted and
ground, and when mixed with real
coffee not only darkens but sweetens
ii. With milk the taste is described
as agreeable, but in black coffee II
shows through too muck to be gen.
orally palatable. The saving In coffee
and sugar Is said to be 80 per cent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
suffered Another Accident.

Mrs. Will Cobb, while doing up her
morning work about the house Friday
had the misfortune TO slip on the
back porch which she had been clean.
ing and fell In such way as to frac.
ture the bone of her left limb just be
low the hip joint.
Drs. Ferguson and Pinkham were
quickly called and set the broken
bone from which injury she was suf.
fering terribly.
Mrs. Cobb is indeed having more
than her share of trouble and suffer.
ing from accident and sickness. She
had just begun recovering from the
accident sustained year ago by fal,
ling on the sidewalk and was able tC
do little work about the house, and
now this injury will confine her to the
house again for some time.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
JUDGE WANTY's DECISION.

The recent decision by Judge VANITY
of the United States circuit court,
through which the effort of the rail
roads of Michigan To have the state
restrained from collecting railroad
taxes under the terms of the tax law of
1901, was disposed of in favor of the
states contention, is one of direct and
far-reaching Importance to the people
of Michigan. 1t not only makes nee
essary an Immediate payment of more
than four million dollars into the state
treasury by the railroad companies
and an annual increase in state reven-
ues from the same source of more than
two million dollars, but it disposes as
well of several important questions in
connection with the power of the state
touching questions of railroad taxation
which will be of interest and value TO
most of the other states of the union.
1t is expected that the railroads will
carry their protest TO the United
States supreme court but it is not
feared by the attorneys representing
the state that Judge Wantys decision
will be disturbed in the supreme court.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
The Strength Of Michael Angelo.

Michael Angelo relied almost en-.
tirely upon form-the form OF the fig.
ure and OF the draperies. writes
Charles II. Caffin in st. Nicholas He
told Pope Julian H.. when the latter
requested him to paint the ceiling OF
the Sistine chapel at Rome, that he
was not painter, but sculptor; yet
after he had shut himself up for four
years-from 1903 TO 15l2-and the
scaffold was removed, a result had
been achieved which is without paral.
lei in the world. Very wonderful is
the work which Michael Angelo
spread over this vast area OF 10000
square feet The fact that there are
343 principal figures, many of colos.
sal size, besides a great number OF
others introduced for decorative eff
feet, and that the creator Of this vast
scheme was only 33 when he began
his work-all this Is marvellous, prodi.
gious, and yet not so marvellous as
the variety of expression in the fig
ures of which jeremiah is only one
figure, in a small side arch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

The Ionia Sentinel came out last
week in a brand new dress and a
makeup of matter in its pages that is
interesting and pleasant to look at and
digest Besides this improvement, the
Sentinel has also installed a new
Pony" press at a cost of Sl7OO, and al
so Chandler-Price Gordon jobber.
We congratulate our neighbor on the
wonderful improvement, evidence of
prosperity and desire to be well up in
the front rank of journalism. The
weekly Sentinel is in its 39th year.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
Story With Moral for All.

A rich lady dreamed that she wen,
to heaven, and there saw a mansion
being built. Whom is that for?" she
asked OF the guide.
For your gardener"
But he lives IN the tiniest cottage
on earth. with barely room for his fam.
lily. He might live better II he did
not give away so much to the miser.
able poor folks"
Farther on she saw tiny cottage
being built. And whom is that for
she asked.
That is for you"
But | have lived in a mansion on
earth. | would not know how to live
In a cottage"
The words she heard in reply were
full of meaning. Tho Master Builder
is doing his best with the material
that Is being sent up"
Then she awoke. receiving to lay up
treasure in heayen.-Chicago Evening
Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

The house passed the Hudson bill
making the selling of liquor to a ha-
bitual drunkard after warning, Grim
inal offe nse, and the committee of the
whole agreed to the Kelley antitreat
ing bill; but the fate of temperance
measures in the previous week gives
small prospect that any of these will
become laws this year. The one
thousand dollar license bill of Mckay
and the township and ward option bill
of Hudson were measures greatly TO be
desired by the temperance people, and
CORRESPONDENCE inlmical To the inter
ests of the saloon. That they should
be lost in the house, was distinct dis
appointment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
BOUGHT THE BONDS
Peoples savings Bank the Lowest
Bidder-TooIS the sos, 900 Issue.

Peoples savings Bank the Lowest
Bidder-Took the s65 900 Issue.
When the bids for the city water
works bonds we're opened last Friday
night and read bv City Clerk VIM. f.
Fisher, 1t was found that seven bids
had been received the Peoples Saw
ings Bank of this city being the low
est made by $4,000 and the bid wa;
accepted
The Security Savings Bank and
Trust Co. of Toledo, was the highest
they wanted the issue less $500 being
$l655 higher than the banks bid
The next lowest to the bank wa;
N. w. Harris & Co. of Chicago, that
firm offered S84, 055 for them.
The Peoples Savings Bank bid wa:
for the face value and accrued inter
est less $500 for expenses and blank
bonds.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

An occasion of great interest will be
the ceremonies in honor of the remov-
al from New York and interment in
this state of the remains of the first
governor of Michigan. Hon. Stevens
I. Mason, which will occur in connec-
ton with the annual meeting of the
Michigan Pioneer and Historical soci-
ETY., June and 8, at the capitol,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

Let everything else go if you must,
but never lose your grip on yourself.
Do not let your manhood or woman
hood go. This is your priceless pearl,
dearer to you than your breath. Cling
to it with all.'your might. G Give up life
itself first
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
GIFTS.

o. bring me gold and l
VIII thank you for the pelf:
But from the store you leave
| may not give TO those
Who hunger and who grieve--
Who bend beneath their woes
Lest l deprive myself
O, bring me hope and place
Me doubly In your debt,
For / may then imrart
To those plunged In despair
The hope that lifts the heart
And. giving. have my share
Grow great and greater yet.
S. L. Kiser.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

1T was almost miracle. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me of a terrible
breaking out all over the body | am
very grateful" Miss Julia Filbridge
West Cornwell, Conn.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
n orth Side Notes.


Harry MINER is building an addition
Mrs. Ida Cathgarten is grading her
| lot.
Lee Stall was Greenville caller on
Tuesday.
Willard Upper is painting his resi-
dence.
Mrs. j. Upper has returned home
from Lakeview.
Mrs. d. u. Penny has moved into j.
II. Younger house.
Fred Cornell was a Grand Rapids
passenger Tuesday.
Eli Kendall is building the founda.
ton walls for two new houses.
Miss Florence Insley of Smyrna is
taking music lessons of Fred Cornell.
Mrs. F, j. Richmond of Smyrna was
guest at Mrs. f. A. Tottens one day
| last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd lotion Sunday
ed with his sister and husband Mr..
and Mrs. John Mills of Saranac.
Frank Smith and Frank Granger
are working at the Ranney farm. The
buildings are undergoing repairs.
Martin Wilcox is manager of the
City base ball team and Paul Drum
mond occupies the pitchers station.
The BeldingHall Mfg Co. are run
ming their saw mill twelve hours a day
in order to get the logs sawed up and
out of the way.
Earl Vincent and Mr.. Altenburg are
making marked improvements about
their premises by painting, moving
fences, etc.
The Bellou Basket Works are con-
templating putting up another build
ing for drying materials to be used in
making baskets.
Cyrenus DeJanes has sold his inter
est in the Bridge Street Meat Mar
ket and accepted position with the
Beldlng-Hall Mig Co.
Mrs. Henry Gilmore was called to
Grand Rapids the fore part of the
week by the serious illness of her little
nephew Johnnie McCue.
The regular Sunday afternoon SER
vices will be resumed again at the
North side Chapel commencing Sun
day May %, at o'clock with prayer
meeting the following Tuesday even
ing of each week.
VIM. Coulter intends to erect a new
business block on the North side soon.
1t will be located just north of the
Pullman Meat Market building. The
foundation TO the surface of ground is
to he of field stone, the rest TO be of
cement blocks and will be two story's
high. 1t will certainly be building
of beauty and admiration to this part
of our enterprising city.
A little miss in the Kalkaska
schools has written the following es-
say on "Man." which while pretty
good does not beat one written by
Bedding boy a few years ago on wom-
an: "Man is bunch of bones and
ribs whose skelington is fastened to-
gether with wire and hangs in the
closet back of teachers desk. He is
descended from the monkey. He
lost RIB once in the garden of Eden
& he thinks that woman is only a side
issue yet, which is rong. His days
are phew and full of trouble specially |
when he gifts home in the morning |
just in time to mo the lawn and set |
out the pan for the milk man. Man |
is male creecher with hare on his
face like line and is divided into
two classes, republicans and demi-
krats, of which there is but little diff
ferents xcepting the expreshun on
their cowntenances. His chief use is
10 be a meel ticket for some woman.
Why suffer with spring tiredness,
mean, cross feeling, no strength, no
appetite? HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will make you we'll and keep you
well. 80 cents Tea or Tablets. Con-
nell Bros. i
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

personal trac-
tiy ess. Such
fears are largely
warranted by the
effects which this
change produces in
many women. But
no woman need let
these fears fret her.
Those who have
used DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrlp-
ton do not suffer
from the change
of life either In
face, form or feel
ings as do other
women. This fact
is due to the in
innate connection
of the general
health with the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

All the healing, balsamic virtues Of
the Norway pine are concentrated in
DIR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup, ma
lures own remedy for coughs and colds
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

When life's autumn comes. women, worn
out by the burdens OF motherhood, yet
shrink from that second change OF life"
which will Danish these burdens forever.
They fear a change in form, In feature, In
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
y. e. FERGUSON.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON-onice over
l. Kuhn's hardware. once hours: TO IA.
N. j., to SIP. M; except Wednesday, $50 10
D. m. Pension examining surgeon. New
State Phone.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

Entered at the Postoffice, Belding, Mich,
for transmission through the Mails as second
class matter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
on. y. ~. ARMSTRONG.

DENTIST.-Co rooms in the Vincent
~ block, over Tu'nstra's store. once
hours: a. m. TO 8 p. III.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.

Advertising Rates upon application Bills
collected monthly.
Cards of Thanks 25c To 50c. Resolutions
from soc up
Copy for change of advertisement must be
received not later than Tuesday noon in or
der To insure insertion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
axo. r. NICHoLs DWIGHT SHELDON.
NICHOLS q SHELDON.
A TTORNEYS AT LAW-Onice: lover kuhns
"A store, Main st., Belding Michigan.
on. MARJORY orr.

MO. DEMOREST FLATS, Bedding, Mich.
IN Diseases OF Women a Specially. ONCE
hours: Y to 1890 a. m. TO p IN. $3.50 To p
IN Citizens 'phone No. g.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
q. ~. WILLARD.

DENTIsT-onice in Vincent block, Main
~ street
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
Or. q. =. SMITH.

VNENTIST.-Oficeh hours to $50. Leonar,
- Block, over Kuhn's hardware store. Bel
ding Mich
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
BELDING VETERINARY HOSPITAL.

A LII calls promptly attended to, Special
IA care given 10 all diseases of animals
r, J. and h. j. FitZmorris, graduate veterln,
arians in charge. Phone 232 hospital; pos
house.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25
4. S. NORRIS.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. once rear
Il OF w. l. Benedict's drug store. Hours
70 ii q. M, 2to and TO p. N. Residence
opposite OF M. E. church. Telephone W.
rings.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

Why suffer with spring tiredness,
mean, cross feeling, no strength, no
appetite? HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will make you we'll and keep you
well. 80 cents Tea or Tablets. Con-
nell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-25

Keep the bowels regular with Ayers
Piiis, Just one pill each night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23

Birmingham at large and the commercial interests of the city, it may be said that the location of the passenger station with in the area indicated is a wise and far sighted stroke on the part of a great system which has been the consistent friend of Birmingham. The site Is ac- cessible, and it is nearly central, regard ing the city and suburbs as a whole. Sec ondly-but of more importance--it will tend to equalize the growth of Birming ham by preventing the city from sagging in one direction. It is as if the Southern had cast a great weight into the scale, making the east and north balance with the west and south.
 MEANS EQUABLE EXPANSION.
 In other words, it assures an equable expansion of the trade area and an even diffusion of population. It will not be prejudicial to the legitimate development of the trade area to the west and south, while it will open new territory to the growing needs of the commerce of Bir mingham. The trade area of city is it's lungs-the larger these, the greater the growth and vitality of the whole civic body. Every bit of property north of Twentieth street will be enhanced in value, and not foot below that great artery will be Appreciated.
 HAS A MORAL SIDE, EVEN.
 REALTY will go so far as to say that from a purely moral standpoint the loca- ton of the depot is to be commended. In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23

$5000-About 16 lots, with 7-room dwelling, servants house, stable, barn, etc.; lies as pretty as any tract you ever saw; fronts over 400 feet on macadamized street near car line, and in very swell neighborhood that Is being built up with some of the finest residences in this city; lots are selling at from s3O to $40 per front foot just five blocks from this property.
 $2O00-5 rooms and two lots; one of the prettiest homes on car line, East Lake. $SOO-s2O0 cash and sl5 per month"; neat, almost new 4-room home near car line, churches, stores, postoffice and school in heart of West End.
 S5OO-5 rooms and beautiful lot in excel lent neighborhood; on macadamized street; near churches, stores, school, col lege, etc.; East Lake.
 $100O-s150 cash and s15 month; rooms and hall; newly painted and repaired; good shape; lot 5Ox200 feet; fronts south; one block from car line; two blocks from public school; blocks from postoffice and stores: lovely shade trees etc. almost heart of East Lake. SS00-10 acres; land fenced; two-room cabin and well; near Trotwood park and car line, East Lake; other lands nearby sold for $200 per acre.
 800 feet, fronting on Louisville and Nash vile railroad near Southern; splendid manufacturing site; price ana lurther particulars at office.
 s2500-7 rooms, store, barn and lots con- veniently located at North Birming- ham.
 s75OO-Elegant two-story home; corner; on 11th avenue car line, South Highlands. $45OO-Improved slightly; 45 feet; busi- ness lot; just over the bridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23
THE NEW STATION AND ITS EFFECT
 ON BIRMINGHAM
Viewed in All of Its Lights, the Loca- ton Is Commendabe-Som of
 the Collateral Benefits.
Published by BIRMINGHAM REALTY co. No. 211S First Avenue.

Beginning the latter part of last week and continuing through the greater DOT ton of the current week, there has been intense activity in the real estate mar ket. When all the transfers shall have gone to record 1t is believed that their total will be several hundred thousand dollars, possibly half a million.
 While the center of activity has been In that portion of the city bounded by Twenty and Twenty-seventh streets and Second and Sixth avenues. north, the radiation has extended considerably be- yond those bounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-23
THE DRIVING POWER.

The impetus to the movement was the acquirement by the Southern railway of property within the foregoing limits. There has been no authoritative an- nouncement so far by the officials of the Southern, but it Is generally understood and believed that the purchases were made for the purpose of providing site ample enough for a large passenger sta ton and it's approaches. It is believed further, that the passenger station will he located about the center of the area between Second and Sixth avenues. with the main entrance probably on Fourth avenue. Whether it will be used by the Southern system alone, or jointly by the Southern. the Seaboard and the Frisco is yet a matter of speculation.
 A RUSH FOR PROPERTY.
 Naturally there has been a rush for property within reasonable distances of the proposed station and sales have been numerous and at handsome figures. Near ly every agent in the city has partici- pated in the dealings. Several report to- tals of transactions away up in the five l figures. while those of some others are understood to have gone above $100.000. THE VITAL POINT.
 1 Recurring to the vital point of the mat ter, that which concerns the people of