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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
THE LEGISLATURE.

The junket Is over and some funny
things are told showing that hotel
bills ana parlOr ears cost something
In some cases il is claimed hotel rates
Went up above the regular schedule
and no seats were to be had in Pull
man ears except az the regular price.
We don't mind paying fair hotel
rates" said senator Cropsey, but we
object TO being roasted in a place
where there is so much talk of hos
pitaity."
In the copper country the guests
were better treated. There were no
boosted hotel bills to dull the pleasures
of sleigh rides and banquets. and the
mining school will probably fare better
than the institutions In the more east
erly portion Of the peninsula.
The board of control OF the soldiers
home mt Grand Rapids requested the
visiting committee Of the house OF
representatives 10 secure law per
hitting the use Of the post fund OF
10000 for the erection of q recrea
ton hall The present law provides
that all inmates Of the home shall
turn into the post fund ali Of their
pension in excess Of 81 per month.
the money 10 be used by the board OF
control when granted authority by the
state. At present The inmates OF the
home have no hall for recreation pur
poses. II is intended TO install billiard
tables aud other games.
Reports from the Upper Peninsula are
that the legislative junketers ran into
feet and feet OF snow and cold that
would make a polar bear rejoice. They
were driven to the mining school in
sleighs The managers OF that institu-
ton want about S20O0O this time from
the state. OF this 100000 is for main
tenance. $4,000 for additional ground
ard about $4,000 for a new heating
plant The now ground IL wanted so
that in the future the college may have
a stamp mill and blast furnace Thurs
day evening the marty was hanqueted
1T Calumet and Friday a visit was made
10 the big Calumet u Heea power
houses and stamp mills. The hard side.
wherein much money has been lost in
mining was brought forward for the
purpose of impressing the lawmakers
with the idea that copper mining is not
all wealth producing, SO that this may
be remembered when bills affecting the
copper industry are considered at Ian
sing.
Among the bits of gossip picked up by
the junlieters is that Supt. Chamberlain,
of the asylum at Newberry. will resign,
and that he will he succeeded by Or.
Earl Campbell. a man formerly Of Kala-
mazoo. now one of the attaches Of the
asylum.
The preceding legislature purchased
new chairs for the members al $14 per-
taking lot of 100. An examination of
the hundred seats. which thus far have
only been used one session. reveals that
~ OF the elegantly polished curved
backs are cracked and the sections in
the backs Of most of the remaining IL
arc checked.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
Feminine Confessions.

Whether we are doing the London
season or a round of country house
visits, the enjoyment of most women
is largely dependent on the amount of
opportunities accorded to them for
Irritation. No matter how Indignantly
some Of my sex may deny it, we all
thrive on admirct!on.--Ladies' Field.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
II. II. Lewis. a Kalamazoo papermak-

II. III. Lewis. Kalamazoo papermak-
er, suffered from freezing toe five
years agc.it never healed and gangrcne
has made necessary the amputation OF
his left leg az the knee.
Stacey Hernley, OF Lansing, who
overturned Il lamp when taken in tit
Of epilepsy Saturday night and was
burned by the flames, died Wednesday
night at the hospital.
The Holland Sugar Co. closes tho
best run i'm its history, $1,000 tons OF
beets being sliced. yielding over 5000.
600 pounds of sugar The company
is now executing contracts for next
year and will have over 1900 acres.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
500 Reward. 500.

The readers OF this paper viii be pleased to learn
that there Is at least dreaded disease that science
has been able 10 IN all its stages and that IN
Catarrh. Halrs Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catlrrh
being constitutional disease, requires Constitu-
tlOnal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternay, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying tho
foundation ~ the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
80 much faith IN it, curative powers that they offer
one Hundred Dollars for any case that II fails to
euro. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F.. y. CHENEY CO., Toledo, O.
sold by al Druggists 15c.
Take Halls Family Pllls for constipation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
a Woman's MartYrCnnn

Is too often her own fault, sim ply be-
cause she won't take sufficient trouble
to try a medicine that so many thou
sands of women enthusiastically rec
ommend, viz: Dr. Caldwell's (laxa-
tive) Syrup Pepsin This bland. sooth-
ing, curative medicine, regulates dis
ordered functions of stomach, liver,
bowels. etc. and soon restores sick
women TO perfect health. Try IL. Sold
by all druggists at soc and 800 Mon
~ back if IL fails.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

and often | could hardly straighten
my back. The aching was bad in the
daytime, but just as bad at night, and
| was always lame in the morning.
was bothered with rheumatic pains
and dropsical swelling of the feet. The
urinary passages were painful. and the
secretions were discolored and SO free
that often had to rise at night.
felt tired all day. Half box served
to relieve me, and three box IS effected
permanent cure
A TRIAL FREE.-Address Foster
Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y. For sale
by al dealers. Price so cents.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
He Needs Much More.

There is in Mexico man Of the
name of John Smith, whose wealth is
estimated at s45000,o00. /. will, how.
ever, be necessary for him to get
good deal more than that il he wishes
to make his name stand out promi'
ncntly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
Confessed the Crime.

Thomas Harrington. cook in a lumber
camp, confessed to Prosecuting Attorney
George r. Holden. of Sault ste. Marie,
that he had assaulted his three daugh-
tiers. the oldest rs and the youngest T..
The complaint was made by Mrs. Her
rington. Harrington threatened 10 shoot
his wife recently, and fear of being
killed led her to give up the family Sc
cert. which she had kept because OF
shame
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
Very Narrow Escape.

Mrs. Matilda Snyder. OF Bronson.
made an unsuccessful attempt at sui
eide by thoroughly saturating her
clothing with gasoline ana then going
into the dOoryard where she made an
effort to set herself on lire. \ strong
wind eXtinguished the match and she
was discovered Ivy friends who pre-
vented another attempt
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
Japanese Servants.

A traveller says that the Japanese
servant is a person ca social import
ance. In the absence OF the mistress
callers are entertained at tea by the
whose knowledge OF the
etiquette OF tea drinking ard whose
grace and charm are often the equal
Of those Of her employer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

This epidiascope" that makes a
ladybug look as big as bat may make
the feminine bathing suit look as big
as a handkerchief But the machine
looks like a cook. stove.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

This story that Hetty Green has a
doughnut for her lunch every day
should be discredited. Probably some
enemy is trying to spread the notion
that she is leading a life OF reckless
self.Indnlgence.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
Don TonCc.

Preserved in the cathedral OF Ban
gor, Wales is pair OF old dog
tongs' which were used for ejecting
quarrelsome dogs from church during
service. A similar pair is preserved
at Llanynys. Wales and bears numer.
Gus teeth marks.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

A California professor has invented
logic machine, which on being fed
with major and minor premises gives
tho correct conclusion. Congress
would have no use for il.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
strnnRe Incident.

cd with the death of Frank Gainor. Of
Battle Creek. who was killed by the
cars at Nicksburg Tuesday. Just four
weeks ago Brakeman Granger had his
legs cut off in an accident at Nicksburg.
and Gainor took his place. The latter
was killed within one rod OF where
Granger met his death.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

A Cleveland editor advertises the
loss OF diamond scarfpin and dia-
mond watch charm. AS editors are
supposed 20 live the simple life. the
question is, Where did he get those
trinkets2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

good deal of fun is made Of the fe-
male bargain hunters. but it is just
this class which saves many man
from misery by making the ends meet
and a little Observation-Disclosures Mirror.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
In Winter Use Aliens roo,.Eass.

A powder. Your feet feel uncomfort-
able, nervous aud often cold and damp.
III you have sweating, sore feet or tight
shoes, try Aliens F'oot-Ease. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores, % cents. Sample
sent free. Address Allen S. Olmstsd,
lie Roy, N. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
lnsoIvent Bank is Closed.

Washington dispatch: The First
National bank Of Nederland. Tex, de-
clared insolvent, has been closed by
the comptroller of the currency. The
bank had a capital OF $4,000 and de-
posits Of s13,167.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND Ice.
and they will send you their big plant and
seed catalog, together with enough seed
to grow
1000 fine, solid Cabbages,
1000 rich, juicy Turnips,
1900 blanching, nutty Celery,
1900 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions,
1000 rare, luscious Radishes,
1000 glorousy brilliant Flowers.
In all over 10000 plants-ths great offer
is made to get you to test their warranted
vegetable seeds and
ALL FOR BUT 1Gc POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice, and
If you will send them PC in postage, they
viii add to the above big package Of
Salzer's Fourth of July Sweet Corn-the
earliest on earth-l0 days earlier than
Cory Peep o Day, First of All, etc. [W.N.U.l
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

There is a man in Brooklyn who
mas gold brick worth real money.
There are such gold bricks, but they
are about as rare as the conscience
that will not let it's owner dodge his
taxes
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

A girl in Tampa was wooed and won
by mail, but she backed out when the
would-be bridegroom called. 1t is a
sad fact that a good many men make
their best appearance through the
postoffice.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

When a woman falls in love you
can't make her believe all men are
alike, and when she has been married
ten years you can't make her believe
that they are not.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

The fact that silver dollar of the
vintage of 1904 recently brought 81 100
in Chicago will bring tears to the eyes
of the man who last blew it in at its
face value
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

II is found that Mrs Chadwick's as
sets amount to about 100000 Fool
ish woman Think of the fun she
might have had with that much
money.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

A Chicago man is supporting his
nineteen children and their mother on
an income OF 50 a week When it
comes to expert fnanceering there is
something worthy OF study.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

New York dealers in automobiles
report the sale of over s10,O00,0OO
worth of their machines in the last
two weeks. The gasoline age is upon
ne
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
Alumni Honor Bishop.

New York dispatch: Bishop Ethel
bert Talbot, against whom the Rev.
DR. Irvine made sensational charges,
has been reelected president OF the
New York alumni of Dartmouth col
lege.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

J. Pierpont Morgan has bought
King Leopold's interest in a Chinese
railroad 1t is pretty safe to say that
Leopold didn't soak anybody on the
deal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

The man who thinks he is the boss OF
the house because he is the bread-wln
ner should be taught that he has not
half the dough of the bread baker.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

A leading critic says: Few of tho
poets are now working at their trade. "
How does he know, since the real
poets are always dead?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

Watches are now made only an
eighth of an inch thick. Your pocket
book looks thin. too. after you have
paid for one of them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

1t is fortunate for the Oberlin stu
dents. perhaps that Mrs. Chadwick
didn't sign Russell Sage's name TO
those notes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

A Pittsburg teacher notes that col
lege professors are paid less than
many cooks. Well, perhaps the cooks
are really experts.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

Pennypacker of Pennsylvania says
he believes the devil is an editor This
shows that very small reason may
sometimes totter on its throne.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

Sir Henry Irving's son is 10 play in
Hamlet May he never be troubled
by the apparition of his fathers
ghost.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

ney trouble, OIL
eight or ten
years standing
/ suffered the
most s ev e r q
backache and
other pains in
the region OF
the XII d n e y s.
These we're es-
pecially severe
when STOPPING
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
The Indiana senate has passed an an

The Indiana senate has passed an am
ti-cigarette bill.
Chicago faces one Of the worst egg
famines in is history, according to
commission men. and the price may 60
To 30 cents a dozen or higher in few
days. The cold wave is the cause Of
the shortage.
Michigan Central passenger train
No -. south-bound for Jackson ana
Chicago. collided with freight train No.
81 between Fergus and st. Charles IN
n heavy fog Saturday morning. per-
haps fatally injuring Engi"eer Arthur
Brown. OF Jackson. Passengers were
unhurt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

y womans idea OF good conversa-
tiOnaliSt is n man who can think OF
something TO say while she pauses to
regain her breath.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

New Yorks gilded youths have call
ing cards for their dogs. Thus a host.
ess knows at once which to address
when they are ushered in.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

An English clergyman says that
meat makes man immoral. This may
explain why he trust is boosting the
price
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

It's an i'll wind that blows good TO
nobody. The "glassput-in" man viii
have plenty 10 do fer a while in Rus
STA.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

IL makes "A man awfully mad when
he knows you're just polite TO him We
cause you are lady and not because.
he's a gentleman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

iAere Is popular Gi trnst of the
proposition to monkey with the prune
crop.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

It's very difficult to believe in ro-
nance after seeing the way some men
don't help their wives on the street
car.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

do not believe Piso's Cure for Cot -umption
has an equal for coughs and coles DIN b.
BOYER, Trinity Springs. Ind, Feb. Is, l. 90.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

President Sti,lynan said any banker
is likely to make an error. Aunt Cas-
sic Chadwick agrees.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
AN CID MANS TRIBUTE.

An Chic Fruit Raiser, 78 Years oio,
Cured Of q Terrible Case After Zen
Years Of Suffering.
Sidney Justus, fruit dealer, oi Men
tor, Ohio, says: Il was cured by Doan's
Kidney Pills Of q severe case or KID
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

There's no such thing os living Gods
way until YOU love Gods war
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
A cuNRa<TrED CIRE FOR pIr.Es

n fVNKANTEFD NNkE FOK PILES.
Itching, Blind Bleeding or Pr0truding Pio.. Your
druggist will refund money II PAZO OINTMENT
fails TO cure you In 6 20 il days. toc.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09

The John a. Salzcr Seed Co., L. Crosse,
Wis, always have something new, some
thing valuable. This year they offer
among their new money making yege-
tables, an Earliest Green Eating Onion.
1t is q winner, Mr.. Farmer and Gardener
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16

,rhe frank viyacious daughters of the '~outh have sometimes an uncommon Gift for newspaper and fiction writing. in this field southern women are tAmong those at the head of the list It lis true their most illustrlous succeSsos '. fare often achieved in the nortn' put E31l the same, they are achieved.
 [" Notable 1t is, too, that perhaps ma Nority of them were brought up to no particular line of work; they did not texpect ever to have need TOT money earning. The need came, however, and Through sheer force of grit and talent l4ha fine young women pushed their heads above the stupid dead level and ishowed themselves.
 One of these brilliant, brainy news .naper girls is Miss Helen Pitkin, Idaughter of the late Hon. J. R. G. Pit kin. Like her father before her, Helen Pitkin was born in New Orleans, though the family dates back to the Ipioneers who settled in the Connecticut lvalIey before the Revolution. Miss EPItkin's father was appointed minister Ito the Argentine Republic in 1888, and Ehis family went to Buenos Ayres with lhim.
 kand in South America, was passed un- tder the happIest auspices. From the beginning she was noted for her talent land vivacity and for a blond beauty Ialmost dazzling. When quite young lkhe was queen of that carnival which hs so famous among the annual hap tpenings at New Orleans. Once at Charity kirmess the two most beautiful I1naidens in the city one girl blond, the bother brunette. were selected as queens kof the kirmess, also queens of their re- Ispective types of beauty, The blond lGueen was Miss Pitkin.
 1 Amid surroundings which were all vthat a maiden's soul ordinarily craves Helen Pitkin began life as a society girl" She was fascinating and accom- plished. brilliant marriage for her was the natural expectation of friends and relatives. But Helen Pitkin turn ed from various brilliant matches and entered the field of newspaper work Financial reverses had come. and need was that she should earn money. When she was only twelve years old she sent to a New Orleans newspaper girlish contributions which were gladly printed by the editor. From time to time as she grew older she continued the contributions. When it became necessary for her to earn her bread the edItorship of the papers woman page was offered to her and accepted.
 Miss Pitkin's circle of friends and &C., uuaintances north and south is large 1t may be mentioned that she is the heroine of Booth Tarkington's '"The Gentleman From Indiana" Booth Harrington and Helen Pitkin were great friends. Besides her newspaper kyriting and editing, Miss Pitkin Is al- 80 a contributor to general literature Outside of her profession, philanthro- pie labors and the improvement of her native city claim her enthusiastic in terest. Constantly she urges the ladies of New Orleans to interest themselves 1n civic affairs, gaining wise knowl- edge thereof. She believes that every where women of the best class can ex- ercise a powerful influence for good over the sanitary, educational, moral and aesthetic conditions of the cities in Szhlch thay livA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16

to the true orthodox faith. The reel tation was immensely amusing, and the audience laughed and applauded as hard as laced up ladies in white and tight kid gloves ever venture to laugh. None of them forget The Highah Culchah."
 A year or two thereafter Dorothy Dix, then a brilliant member of the edi- torial staff of New Work journal, though still residing in New Orleans. visited New York and spent consider able time there. She became a mem Der, and a most welcome one, of the New York Womens Press club. She was appointed to give a reading on club afternoon. And she also recited, to the surprise of the club sisters, that famous "Highah Culchah" sketch. As always. it brought down the house. but the club women murmured and said to one another: "Why did she choose that? Didn't she know we had heard 1t before-recited, too, by one of the best elocutionists in the country?" And not one in ten of them knew that Eli zabeth Gilmer had the best right in the world to recite The Highah Culcha, because she herself had written 1t in the first place and was ignorant that 1t had been given previously before the club.
 There must be a dozen or twenty southern girls and women engaged on the newspapers of New York city. They are popular and successful One of them is Mrs. May Wilkinson Mount. She, too, is from New Orleans, having been born on a nearby sugar planta- tion which was her fathers country home.
 It's lots of fun being raised on a sugar plantation" says Mrs. Mount.
 When a schoolgird the little lady wrote some verses for a New Orleans paper. They were copied in New York journal. which pleased Miss May nightly When she became older she went to New York and began writing for newspapers and periodicals. She struck luck speedily. She is a most energetic worker and a very rapid one. Her tasks are varied. Now she writes humorous sketch or a short story; again, she visits the great houses that
 import womens gowns. She selects for description such costumes as please her Then she goes away and returns, bringing with her a handsome girl model, who puts on the beautiful gown and is photographed in It. Thus the present day fashion photographs are made-actual, artistic pictures of liv- ing, handsome girls. The descriptive part of the work afterward Is easy enough.
 Mrs. Mount was for some time regent for eleven southern states of the Socie- | ty of Daughters of the American Revo- lution. ALICE W. MORTIMER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
Fine Hosiery.

At special prices for Easter week. Women's Black Lisle Hose; plain, all over lace or with lace ankles, Hermsdoff dye, soc values at 35e pair.
 Plain Gauze Lisle and Tissus Lisle Hose; with garter tops, a black that is absolutely stainless. 75c values at soc a pair. Fancy Hose; in all the pastel shades either plain, polka dots, or the embroidered kinds, all specially priced from Soc to $2.00 pair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16

have known her to give up her salary to people she thought needed it and do without 1t herself for a considerable time"
 New Orleans has the honor of being the home of several prominent Ameri- can newspaper women. Helen Pitkin is one; another is Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer, best known as Dorothy Dix. This brilliant and witty young jour nalist was born and reared in Tennes- see She is a born writer and has. be- sides, an unlimited faculty for catching dialect and stringing together slang di- alogue in which choice atoms of wis dom are sprinkled like red pepper
 Once in the New York Women's Press club a leading elocutionist of the city recited with striking effect a sketch entitled The Highah Culchah." in which a negro mother by means of a wholesome leather strap converts her al<AptjGsl "cpIehahAd'' Laughter back
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-16
Sale of Handkerchiefs.

I wo special lots of 50 Dozen each Fine Linen Handkerehiefs of a very sheer all linen material, hem stitched and embroidered in most beautiful and dainty designs, to initiate the real fine hand-work. these were bought especially for Easter offering and will De sold during this week at only P 1-2c and 25e each, although the price regularly is nearly double.