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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-10

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flee chair. OF best quartered oak;
dull and golden finishedl solid
seat. long brace arms. large
panel back. neat shaped legs:
the STANDARD price. .. $3.50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-10

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-10

Solid Oak Flat-top Desk. well finished:
drawers lock automatically. these stand
ard Desk values show why desk buylng
Il popular here. in these sizes
I a. by g ina. the Standard price s15.T5
{ a. by 81 ina.. the Standard price $500
6 q. BY 30 ms. the Standard price S22.5o
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
THE SAME IN HIS BUSINESS.
Tailor, Like Lawyer, Had Moments
When Solitude Was Desirable.

The late Judge Charles Henry War
rem was regarded as one of the wit
test men in the legal profession In
Massachusetts. The following is one
of his stories which he told to lady
in England several years ago:
when | lived in New Bedford,
said the Judge, my law Office was in
the second story of a building. and
directly under me was a room on the
street floor occupied by tailor. When
business was slack with the tailor he
used TO come up to chat with me.
zone day as he was coming in he
saw that | was busy writing at my
table. oh. Judge, he said, you are
busy and won't intrude.' Come in,
said I, for am only copying. and
can copy and carry on a conversation
at the same time Well, now. Judge,
said the tailor. you and | are much
alike. When I am running up plain
seam | can chat with my friends, but
when | come to making a buttonhole
I have to put my whole mind to it"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
A Personal Illustration.

Some years ago in town meeting
In Needham, Mass, hot debate took
place on the question Of abating some
alleged nuisances in the form of large
piggcries The claim was strongly
made that they were a menace to
health. One of the owners, strap
ping, rosy-cheeked young farmer who
was much more at ease while feeding
his swine than on the floor of town
meeting, rose to defend the sanitary
side of his occupation by using him
self as striking illustration. An.
grily sweeping his hand toward the
directors, he said: These folks say
hogs amt healthy. Look at mel"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Motherhood.

You say that motherhood is blessed above
all other blessings,
am a mother who mas felt the baby lips
caressings:
You say the mothers duty is the highest
duty known,
/ am a mother from whose arms the
nestlings all have flown;
You say within the mothers hand the
country's honors rest.
I am mother whose brave sons the
bloody field have pressed
You say that God, whose goodness notes
the tiny sparrow's fall,
VIII keep from harm the mothers CHILD
who on His name shall call;
am a mother who through life In hum
bleness have sought
To follow Him who for our sins unto the
cross was brought,
And i have seen my children pale and
droop and die for bread;
I've seen the storms OF adverse fate
sweep darkly round a head
Whose clinging curls I'm babyhood the
brightest sunlight shamed,
Shut out from all the world of good, by
Christians scorned and blamed
1 know what means that motherhood you
turn aside TO praise
Its hopes. its fears, its cares, its pains
the parting of its ways,
All God, TO sit white haired and weak In
poverty, alone,
Keep silent we who cannot know what
mother hearts have known
Charles Eugene Banks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Bore On Too H 1viIy.

"This won't go for only one stamp,
said the village postmaster to old
Uncle 'Kiah, as the latter handed him
a bulky and much-seaed missive.
"Whuf for? Whats de maddah wild
dat?"
"Too heavy" replied the postmaster,
balancing 1t on his hand.
"Umph! l tole dat boy so when he
was a-writin' Of It, tole him he was
writin' too heavy a han, but he KEEP
on a-bearin' down an be..rin' down
on the pen, lshk load o hay. I'll
take it back, sab, an mex him write
wild a pencil. amt gwine spen' no
mo- two centses jes' for his pighead
edness. "-Northland Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
FOLLOWING A RELIGIOUS RITE
A Custom That Is in Vogue in One
Part of italy.

In the vanity" section OF a museum
at Florence, says the London Tele-
graph, there is an interesting collec
ttion of blocks used for what Is called
religious tattooing" among the Italian
peasants of the district inclosed be
tween the Aruzzi, Umbria and the
Adriatic.
Peasants in these parts at worF
with shirt sleees rolled up display a
Christian symbol of some sort or text
tattooed in blue ink on their brown
skin. This has been imprinted on the
occasion of some special festival.
A wooden block is pressed upon the
tightly drawn skin to make the out
lines Of the design. This is then pune
tured and a blue ink is rubbed into
the wounds, which usually heal in
about twenty-four hours. The custom
which is essentially Christian, is In
commemoration of the branding of st
Francis, who founded a monastery
close TO Doretto.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
NOR THE SAME PROPOSITION.
Lawyer Had Expressed No Willing
ness 20 Split Bristles.


One OF the ablest lawyers and advo-
Gates New England ever produced wss
Roger Minott Sherman. who was also
famous for the quickness Of his wit.
A story which fully illustrates Sher-
mans powers of relartee is quoted by
the late Senator Hoar in his book, en-
titled An Autobiography of Seventy
Years"
On one occasion Sherman was argu-
ing a case against Nathan Smith, a
very able, but rather coarse lawyer.
Mr.. Smith had discussed the question
of law with the subtlety for which he
was distinguished. Mr. Sherman said
to the scourt that he thought his
brother Smiths metaphysics were out
oil place In that discussion that he
was not averse to such refinement at
proper time, and would be willing
on a At occasion. to chop logic and
split hairs with him.
Smith Immediately pulled hair out
Of his own head and. holding 1t up
said:
"Split that"
Sherman replied, quick as lightning:
"May It please your honor. didn't
say bristles."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
a Face

II one could have that little head OF hers
Painted upon a background OF paie gold
Such as the Tuscan's early art profeTs!
No shade encroaching on the metchless
mould
or those two lips, which should 10 open
ing soft
In the pure profile; not as when she
laughs,
For that spoils ALL but rather as n aloft
Yon hyacinth, she loves so, lea nsd Its
staff's
Burthen Of honey -Colored buds TO kiss
And capture 'twixt the lips apart for this.
Then her 1.-THE neck, three fingers might
surround.
How it should waver on the pre- gold
ground,
Up 10 the fruit-shaped, perfect .Aia IT
lifts!
/ know, Correggio loves TO mass, m riffs
OF heaven, his angel faces, orb % orb
Breaking its outline. burning shades alb
sorb;
But these are only nsassed there. y should
think.
Waiting to see some wonder msmently
Grow out stand fun, fade slow against
the sky,
CHATS the pale ground you'd ->s this
sweet face by.
All heaven. meanwhile. condens~A into
one eye
Which fears to lose the wonder should
ii wink.
Montreal Rerald
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
FISHES FROM OCEANS BED.
Unusual Characteristics Of Inhabitants
of the Deep Sea.

OF the Occp ocds
When . deep-sea fish is brought to
he surface, how gradually and care
fully soever, its bones are often like
so much touchwood and its muscles
like rotten pulp, while its eyes are
burst from their sockets and It's Wis
cera are often blown out of the body
cavity by the expansion of the air
bladder. 1t frequently happens that
deep-sea fishes are found floating help
lessly on the surface OF the ocean,
with large prey in their stomachs.
Their appearance under these circum-
stances Is accounted for by the efforts
of their struggling victims to escape
from their jaws. causing them to as
cend beyond the horizontal zone which
they usually inhahit Deep-sea fishes
are commonly black or dark brown.
Put although II Is claimed that light
is essential to the formation of colors,
some deepsea fishes are scarlet In
parts, or uniform red or rosy Others
are silvery white, while according to
Alcock the neocopelus is lone daz'
zling sheen of purple and silver and
FURNISHED gold, amid which is spark.
ling constellation of luminous or
gans."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
CAUGHT With the lasso,

In Siberia reindeer farming is a
growing industry Owners of young
deer brand the animal on the ear
In capturing the creatures long lasoo
with a thick not on one end and a
moose on the other is used. The
weapon is composed of sealskin straps
braided together. and some of the
young women on the reindeer farms
are as expert as the men. The herds
man is never separatel from his lasoo
He carries 1t in a thick coil around
his neck. With II he also hunts wild
sheep, wolves, and bears, pursuing
them on swift sledges.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

One year when we were spending
our vacation in Maine a large party
was held at one of the neighboring
farmhouses. II was 10 celebrate the
9sd birthday of an old resident in the
vicinity. There were five generations
present. 4 local photographer, Mr..
Robins. was to take their picture. He
was very slow, and the baby. about
6 months old, was very uneasy.
One OF the farmers who was stand
ing near by said: We'll Robins, the
sixth generation will be here before
you get that picture taken if you don't
hurry up."-Boston Herald.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

II II clears off in the night look fol
rain the mkt day If smoke from the
chimney settles instead of rising there
= storm at hand. When sound trav
60 long distance there is also a
OeOrm near. Never expect much storm
= the old OF the moon. The absence
G dew and an unusually heavy dew
- alike forerunners OF rain. Not
ouch frost need be expected In the
orht OF the moon. An owl hooting in
eAs hollow is a sign of cold storm;
sn the hill II foretells thaw
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Let Sunshine into Nurseries.

The nursery should be the sunniest
room in the house, but do not choose
a top room unless ii is absolutely un
avoidable, as the ceilings are general
ly lower than in OF er rooms, and
being close to the tiles, are hot in sum
mer. Children are like flowers; un
less they get plenty of air and sun
light they cannot be re; lily healthy
and, as microbes flourish in dark
rooms, this is an additional reason
that the childrens domain should be
flooded with light.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
BANNER oFFIcE FLOOD.

The Banner Office was IN it with
large number of other business places
in the Hood of Monday afternoon and
evening The rain which began fall
ing heavily at about four o'clock
commenced entering We editors door
little before six and SO importunate
was it for admission that it did not
knock, but simply poured in and at
daylight the entire Office, sanctum
and all was turned into one large
swimming pool and every thing that
could float toated. Some brisk work
was done up TO midnight trying to get
everything that might be damaged
above high water mark, but as the
question as TO where high water mark
might be was matter of such I'M
certainty dubious sight met the
forces arrived in the morning, and
water to the depth of four feet and
over, but with good help, rubber boots,
other necessary rescuing tools and
at ten o'clock sufficient cases were
moved to the old Office quarters over
the Peoples Saying Bank, the girls at
work and the office in position to
again do business, SO that unless
heavier floods await us the paper will
appear as usual and the job Office work
move on with but slight delay.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Advice TO a SchoolboY.

William Hazltt, the celebrated es-
sayist and critic, wrote letter to his
son (of the same name) wen sending
him to school, says st. Nicholas. 1t
contains excellent advice. is written in
simple and direct style and will be
found we'll worth your reading, though
decidedly old-fashioned-a quality that
makes ii the more delightful. HaZlitt
warns his son against being too fond
of books, saying they "are but one
inlet of knowledge; and the pores of
the mind, like those of the body,
should be left open to all impressions"
wherein the worthy father shows
considerable ignorance of physiology.
And, by the way, Hazlitt's essays
touch upon every sort of subject, and
all are charmingly written, so you
might make a note of this when you
wish for book that is not a story.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Hours of Death for Reptiles.

A viennese naturalist declares that
nearly all reptiles that die from nat
ural causes close their lives between
nightfall and midnight, only a few
between midnight and morning. and
fewer still in daylight. Most reptiles
seem aware of their approaching
death, seeking out particular places
and there awaiting the end, while
those whose lives are spent under
ground come to the surface before
death.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Autoorsph Quilt.

Displayed at a sale OF work at .
Nonconformist church In London re-
Gently was gorgeous quilt. bearing
the autographs OF over 400 persons.
mainly members of the congregation.
pencil on acknowledged pieces of
blue and white drill. were feather
stitched in colored cottor by the won.
en- of the church who on finishing the
quilt presented IL to their pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Bill.


I hain't much use fer BILL fer he
Is smart an thinks he knows IL all.
So him an me we don't agree;
/ never liked Bills brand o gall.
He's overbearin, talks a lot,
An thinks becus he says it's so
Nobuddy ought 10 say it's not,
lie allus wants 10 boss the show.
He's everla stin' pushin I'm
An tsIiin' folks jest what TO do,
An goes 10 shown out his chin
An squarin at a Teller too
He's got a notion i'm his head
That what he says has got to go,
An nothin' else won't do instead,
He allus wants 10 boss the show.
At meetins he gifts in the chair;
II there's a fight he's right on hand
To tell what is an isn't fair
An swells around to beat the band.
He's nothin' but "A blum an blow.
I'm sore on him-guod reason why:
He allus wants TO boss the show,
An so by Jimmy, do |!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
women's Trousers at Ayderabad.

The first time was introduced into
the harem OF one of the noblemen Of
Hyderabad. in the Deccan. ! was sur
prised to find the Begun and her
ladies' dressed in tight-ftting trous-
ers made OF rich damask silks. 1t be-
ing the fashion to have these trousers
as closefitting as possible, they are
actually sewn on. and are taken of
and changed about once a fortnight
London Daily Mail
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Good Spirit in a Hospital.

Most OF us are i'll, and some of us
are dying. We are all fighting for
our lives inch by inch. But we con-
trive to crowd more fun into our
days than we ever did when we were
well; and our conflict with baf-
fling disease lends piquancy to COM
monplace and trivial things. High
spirits rule here.-Rey. C. F. Aked
(Davos PlatZ).
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Novelist's Views of Life.

Women OF the independent mind
will so educate their daughters that
these will not be instructed at the
start to think themselves naturally in
ferior to men because less muscular.
and need not have recourse TO particu.
lar arts, feline chiefly, to make their
way in the world-George Meredith.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Domestic Economy.

Said Brown unto his wife one day:
We've nothing left to eat; If things
go on in this queer way, we can't
make both ends meet" His wife re-
piled in words discreet: "Oh. We'll
not be badly fed; you hustle and make
one end meat and I'll make the OF her
bread"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Gigantic Lily.

The phormium tenax. valuable
plant peculiar to New Zealand. It's
leaves are nine or ten feet long, and
are so tough that, by splitting one
into narrow ribbons and joining the
ends, the New Zealander has first.
class rope ready TO hand.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Temporary Misspel'inq.

There is a roason FOR momentary
perplexity over the spelling o. some
simple word, and 1t is convenient to
have some personally useful remedy
that works lively. What helps one
may not help another.-Glen Rice.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Women's Poetic Yearninos.

woman takes the sort of wooing
that is offered her, because it is the
best she can get, but her heart and
soul yearn for something far different
something romantic, poetic. ideal,
and she never quite forgives the man
who might have made beautiful love
to her and didn't.-Cosmopolitan Re-
view.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Tennesaee Giant.

Near Parsons, Tenn. there lives
most remarkable young man, vsrit'
able giant for age. His name Is
Arnold, and he is not yet eighteen
years of age. He stands seven feet
even in his stocking feet and wears
a No. 13 shoe.-Na shville Banner.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Sahara Sands Shifting.

Along the northern edge of the Sa-
hara ruins of the old Roman villas
and temples half buried in the sand
are found. They prove that within
the last twenty centuries the Sahara
sands shifted to the north, blotting out
the verdure and narrowing the zone
of green that skirts the northern edge
of Africa.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Lazy Germ an Invited Guest.

The scientist who announced not
long since that he had discovered the
germ which produces the disease OF
laziness may not have been wholly In
error. But doubtless the symptoms
often come first, ana The microbes aft
erward-by invitation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Ife-SaMnu Corps Strikes.

The lifeboatmen at Confession, Eng
land. went on strike for higher wages
and when si1lsls OF distress were
sounded from a lightship they re-
fused to put out in their boat An
other crew had to take out the boat
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Treatment of poa Bites

Dog bites should, in every case, be
FIRST of all thoroughly cleansed in hot
water, the bleeding being encouraged.
Afterwards cauterize the raw surface
with lunar caustic, or carbolH acid.
Then dress the wound with Carlo
lied zinc ointment
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
insects DESTROY Telephone Poles.

Owing to the climatic deterioration
and insect destruction Of the wooden
poles the eighty miles of telephone
line in Abyssinia have to be constant
ly patroled by special police to insure
continuous operation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
What Beck Wei

II our fancy be intact,
What reck we for weight OF fact7
What. with action i'm the will,
IL the world OF things stand stillf
For. II fancy be not blind,
In the universe OF mind
She shall see with her owp eyes
larger worlds and buer 81 5.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
WE'LL WE'LL

Sir william H. Bailey says that IAN
ounce of Sam Weller is worth more
than a pound of drugs" Even If you
are well Dickens will make you feel
weller.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Quicksand.

Quicksand is sand readily moved ;
generally it is a mixture of sand and
water Tunnels have been pushed
through quicksand by first freezing
the mass of quicksand.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
IL You Would Sleep Well.

Form a habit of throwing off, be
fore going to bed at n'oht, all the
cares and anxieties OF the day; every
thing which can pos ibly cause men.
tai wear and tear or deprive you OF
rest
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Spanish Jews Are Aliens,

In Spain Hebrews are not permitted
TO erect and maintain houses of wor.
ship. They have no civil rights. and
exist in the kingdom only as aliens.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Not only is the sun like a great arc
light. but all the stars in the sky are
natures electric lights, Illuminating
unreasonable space
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Bio Bill for TOYS.

The children of the United States
each year consume toys that cost at
retail s45. 100000.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

MO DEMoREST FLATS, Bedding, Mich.
~ Diseases OF Women a Specially. once
hours: TO 10 30 a. IN. TO p m o'dD 10 p
u. Citizens phone No ..
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
y. e. FERGUSON

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEoN-onice over
Il Kuhn's hardware. ONCE hours: TO a.
~ To 3 D. M; except "Wednesday, o;5O 70
D. M Pension examining surgeon NC"
STATE Phone.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

nENTIST. Corner rooms in the Vincent
~ block, over Tuinstras store omce
hours: a. N. TO o p. IN.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Advertising Rates upon application. Bills
collected monthly
Cards of Thanks zoe To 5Oc Resolutions
from 5Oc up
Copy for change OF advertisement must be
received not later than Tuesday noon in or
der 10 insure insertion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
L. S. NORRIS.

physician AND SURGEON once rear
l. OF w. l. Benedict's drug store Hours;
opposite OF M E. church. Telephone w
rings.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Or. y. ~. ARMSTRONG.

nENTIsT-omce in Vincent block, Main
IL street
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Entered at the Postoffice Belding Mich.
for transmission through the Mails as second
class matter
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
BELDING VETERINARY HOSPITAL.

A LII calls promptly attended TO-, Speclal
~ care given TO all diseases OF animals
f. J. and Is, j. Fitzmorrls, graduate YeteIin,
arians in charge Phone 232 hospital; 2o3
house.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
DIR, q. p. SMITH.

nENTIST.-O hours TO $3.50. Leonard
~ Block over Kuhns hardware store, gel
ding Mich
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
,so. "a. NICHOLS. DWIGHT SHELDON
NICHOLS d SHELDON.
or. mARJoRY ORR.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW-Ohice lover kuhn'
n store. Main ST.. Bedding, Michigan.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-06-08
CANON ENTERPRISES
SECURE GOOD MAN

Kansas has lost another good citizen
to Colorado in the person of Col. A. 6.
Forney, OF Wichita. who comes to Cam
on as purchasing agent for the Great
Western Coal company and the Canon
City Great Western Railway. Mr..
Forney came TO Southern Kansas from
Ohio, by way Of Iowa, in ISL. He was
largely instrumental in promoting and
perfecting the splendid system of rail
roads that now gridiron the great
wheat belt OF Southern Kansas, making
markets easily accessible and building
a great wheat commonwealth. Mr..
Forney was for eight years state sena-
tor Of Kansas and for two terms wss
regent Of Kansas state university The
Canon City enterprises are very fortu-
nate in securing his services and ex-
perience.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-06-08
THE 10 DANDY
MINE MAKES GOOD

The report comes from Cripple Creek
that J. n. Wright who, with r. C.
Pierce, few months ago purchased the
10 Dandy mine for 500, 600, has opened
up sixty-three feet Of ore from the 500
foot.level. The core in the vein is six
feet wide and will give carload returns
of 81 900 per ton
Mr.. Wright claims that he has s1.-
900. .o0o. gross in sight, and that by July
he will have shipped out enough ore to
pay for the property.
During the month Of May Mr. wright
shipped $4,000 worth of ore running
s2T per ton This month he believes
he will ship 1900 tons of a value of $50
per ton. Soui& high grade ore will be
shipped also, that will run 81 900 per
ton
Mr.. Wright now has employed seven
machine drills and twenty single
iackers.