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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
FIRST SLAVES IN AMERICA.
Documents Prove Year 1901 to BE
Date Of Importation.


One or the common. everyday err
rors which is taught In tho schools In
Nmerlca is that which relates TO the
Introduction into the western hemi-
lrhere OF African slavery" writes a
ritic. THE school histories which
he school girl and school boy study
iay that 1t dates from 1920 or 1919.
When a Dutch sea captain sold the
English settlers the first African. The
year 1901. however, is the date OF the
earliest reference in American history
70 negroes coming from Spain to
America-122 years before Albany, N.
Y, was settled by the Dutch and 106
Years before jamestown, Va, was set
tied by the English. In 1906 King
Ferdinand OF Spain wrote 10 orlando.
then governor Of Hispauicia: I will
send more negro slaves as you re
quest. In 1910 fifty negro slaves were
sent to work In the mines of Hispan.
lola. There Is a record OF King Fer
dinand's response to a request OF Las
Casas, bishop OF La Conception. in
Hispaniola. that more negroes should
be imported. He said: There are
already many negroes on the island
Thia wa. in the year 1914"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
BEAUTY CT CHEERFUL FACE.
Gloom FIees Before Power Of Glad
Expression.

How much Of human life, it's dis.
quietudes, sufferings, wearying cares
and its joyfulness may be learned
from studying the faces run across
in daily iourneyings! Sometimes
sorrowful expression in face whicb
would otherwise .ttract no attention.
At other times a tranquil expression
the rarest Of all-gives a restful sen.
sation in these strenuous days of fag
living. AMI the beauty of the cheer
full counteIance! Even the saddest
of human Leings is helped on STEP
through the gloom by smile. Then
the joyous merry face Of childhood.
Laugh with the little children; do not
let the shadows reach them too soon;
give them an answering smile and en-
ter into their frolicsome moods.
Something Is radically wrong with the
man or the woman who curls the lip
in scorn and discomfort. when a glad
face arouses no answering expression.
No, no. whatever the lot in life, rejoice
with those who do rejoice, and be
thankful there are such in the world
to keep souls fresh with the dew Of
youth.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16

A New York Lawyers Experience In
tho Amazon Valley.

tho Amazon Valley.
A New York lawyer. who has tray-
eled a great deal had an encounter
with an anaconda. which he decribes
aa follows:
Il was riding ahead OF my party
along narrow road In the Amazon
Valley. My mount was large white
mule. whose only ambition in life
seemed TO be to bite and kill every
one he encountered. do not know
but what he was more dangerous
quadruped than any of the wild ami
mails In the Matteo crosse. On either
side of the road rose the forest. The
branches Of the trees met here and
there over head, so that the thorough
fare looked more like verdant tun-
mel than a country road. Suddenly my
mule stopped, dropped his ears and
turned his head about. Thinking that
this was evidence of desire on his
part to bite my leg, was about to
whip him, when z noticed that he
was shiyering all over In an ague.
Il looked up and down the road.
and then l shivered. Not more than
60 feet away huge snake, half coiled
around bough which projected over
the road, lay swinging and looking at
me with a glare that was not at all
assuring. l had left my rife behind
on a baggage mule, and had nothing
with which to fight save hunting
knife. l drew this promptly from the
scabbard, and. with the courage
worthy of better cause, used 1t as
a spur upon my luckless steed, which
turned and galloped for dear life in
the opposite direction.
II reached my party, got a rife,
and with my men galloped back to
secure the constructor. The reptile
and I must have had the same brand
of bravery. He had dropped from the
bough and vanished in the recesses
OF the Jungle"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
NOISY BIRDS CT THE NIGHT.
Have to Call Loudly to Attract Their
COMPANIONS

COMPANIONS
Ali the night birds are noisy They
cannot consort with one another in
happy companies as do the warblers
and thrushes and inches, and sing
and whisper, but must call loudly and
long to one another in the darkness.
On coasts where petrels and certain
other nlght-hunting seabirds abound.
all day sitting on their eggs or hiding
in burrows. you Will hear no sound
from morning till night, but after dark
the air is hlled with shrili cries. The
loud, reiterated calling OF the South
ern chuck-willswidow. and OF its
Northern cousin, are familiar. A
whipporwill will sound its cry several
hundred times In succession without
pause. Owls boot. or utter harsh
sort OF laughter. rarely pleasant to
listen to, ana night-herons and bit
terms squawk and boom. Sweet songs
occasionally heard In the darkness are
those OF wakful day birds. as the
nightingale. or our own oyen-bird.-
Ernest Ingersoll, in Harper's Maya
zine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
LsE A psvour chr oTIAN.
His Religion = Strong Tr7it Of Great
Southern Leader

His Religion = Strong Tr-it Of Great
Southern Leader.
Capt Robert Il. Lee says that ono
Of the strongest traits 81 his fathers
character was his reliance on God az
the supreme arbiter in all the affairs
of men. In this Lee was not different
from other great leaders OF the confed'
eracy. jefferson Davis constantly
called ON his people TO repair to their
churches and thank God for victory
or implore his favor in their sacred
cause. often all the churches OF the
larger southern cities were crowded
to their utmost capacity AT weekday
prayer services. After tho first battle
OF Manassas Gen. Lee said. The bat
tie will be repeated there in greater
force. | hope Cod viii again smile
on us and strengthen our hearts and
arms" When he was in the midst OF
the struggle for West Virginia. ne
wrote out OF the fullness OF his heart:
II enjoyed the mountains as | rode
along. Tie views are magnificent
the valleys so beautiful, the scenery
so peaceful What a glorious world
Almighty God has given us! How
thankless and ungrateful we are and
how we labor 70 mar his gifts. '-Cat
cego News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
TO FIT THE CRIME.
Professor Evidently Approved of Com
ira "Execatlon."

Prcfessor Evidently Approved of Com.
irg "Execation."
The daughter OF the house was
pCunding away at the piano like a
human piiedriver, and the faces of the
assembled guests bore traces OF acute
mental anguish. Suddenly the music"
ceased. and the company in order to
,emovc all possibility of its resump-
lion, burst out into salvo of applause.
The proud and happy mother of the
performer approached the guest OF the
evening, old Herr Zwillbier, who was
stamping his feet and clapping his
hands like an unemployed cabman on
a frosty morning. And what do you
think OF my daughters execution, Herr
Zwillbier?" she inquired, smiling
sweetly upon the old gentleman.
Your borders vot. matam." he cried
Her execution" replied the somewhat
astonished lady. Err egsecution!"
shouted the professor, 'eg egsecution!
Matam, | congratulate you, Ven vos
ZEE TO BE-? Ven vos zee coming off?
10 be brs5o0d will efery efford make!"
And III his excitement he shook his
tostess violently by the hand. ald
Utmost burst into toars.-Liverpool
(Eng) Mercury.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16

Why do you walt TIN ears are deaf
Before we speak our kindly word.
And only utter loving praise
When not a whisper can be heard7
Why do we wait TIL hands are laid
Close folded. pulsessss. ere we place
Within them roses sweet and rare,
And lilies I'm theit dAvlsss grace7
why do we wait I'm syes are sealed
To light and love - deaths deep trance
Dear wistfui eyes--Sefore we lend
Above them with tnpassioned glance?
why do we wait TIN hearts are sti1
To tell them all the love In ours,
And give them such late need OF praise,
And lay above then fragrant iiowersf
How oft we, careless. wait till .lfc's
Sweet opportunities are past
And break our -alabaster box
OF ointment at - very last7
on, let us heed the uyfng friend
Who walks with un hfs's common wayt
Watching our eyes for look OF love,
And hungering for o word of praissi
.-EXchgnue
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
ANDREW JAoksoN's ZIG zsrArs.
How He Gained $1,000 Acres a. Fees
In Law casea He TrIed.


There are two ways or reaching
the Hermitage from Nashytlle-either
by carriage the entire distance. or by
train to the little station called Her
nitage. thence by conveyance or foot
the remaining three miles. In either
case. says q writer in Four-Track
News, the way leads among the rug.
ged hills OF sunny tennessee"
through native forests which we may
easily imagine look just ~ they did In
the latter part of the eighteenth CEN
fury. when Andrew Jackson, young
man who had Just completed brief
and very unsystemstic course Of
reading law" placed all his worldly
goods and himself on the back OF his
one horse and turned his face from
the Carollnas TO the then Wilderness
of eastern Tennessee to make his for
tune
The land records OF l794-7 show
that il was during those years that
Jackson laid the foundation for tho
large estate he afterward owned. He
was the only lawyer In that region In
the early days-days when money
was scarce and land was cheap and
a lawyers fee for conducting case
OF no very great Importance might
easily be $40" square mile OF
land. In a few years he vas the own
or Of over $4,000 acres, which he 40
quirod while cheap and held till 1t ad-
vanced In value. when he sold part OF
ii to enable him to cultivate and Inn
prove the remainder,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
What the Metric system Is.

The metric system offers the great
advantage OF being based upon the
decimal notation. the same as our cur.
rency, and i.s terms or denominations
are written in the decimal form, the
lowest denomination at the right. The
system derives its name from the word
meter" tbr standard unit OF length,
this unit being fixed at the one ten
miilionth part OF the distance from
the equator to the pole, measured Oh
the surface OF the earth, a meter be-
ing equal to little more than thirty.
nine ordinary inches. The unit Of
surface measure is an "are," of vol
ume . "stere," of capacity a liter"
and Of weight a gram" these terms
being derived from the Latin and
Greek. The higher denominations Of
each table are formed by prefxing to
the standard unit the Greek numerals
"deka" for ten, hectic" for hundred,
'kiio" for one thousand, etc. For sub
multfples, or lower denominations,
the Latin ordinals are used. "deci" for
onetenth. cent" for one-hundredths.
etc. These prefixes furnish the key
TO the whole system. since the name
at once~shows whether the unit is
greater or less than the standard unit
aao how many times greater or less.
Thus. one dekameter denotes ten
meters. and one dee.metcr denotes
one-tenth or a meter. These terms
and the order being once understood,
thu who'll system becomes clear and
easily remembered.-Les Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
WILL you PAY THE ps,c ,a T.
Questions That Enter Into the Akfl;ty
to Achieve.


A Chicago clerk who Is IN love With
a special line of study asks when eax
should change rs work? He edde
that he has been In his present ptacs
twelve years and Is going TO sfve II
up. The time TO give up regular susr
ploymeut and start on line OF love.
tc-Go-it work" is when you are w0@
ing TO pay the price. Some people
claim that anyone can do anything
provided they concentrate all OF their
ability in an uninterrupted manner.
Would you work five years To write
forty words? Would you work twaI-'
~ years I'D interest the editor oS u
certain publication? Would you-wUe
forty years. if necessary. to culmiaAte'
your plan though II turns your
friends into enemies, your relatives
into critics and your natural oppo.
nents into rejoicing ridiculers?-Eari
NJ. Pratt in Short Talks
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16

Why More Women Do Not EnessS
as Nursery Governesses. sI'

'~~'y A~NofU@o~S8s
Martha S. Bensley In Everybody
Magazine In "A series of articles 70.
lates her experiences as a nursery
goyerness. She says. speaking os tAs
first family with whom she lived: -
Their chauffeur was paid SieO q
month. and he had only the care oe 4
machine their governess was pula
s32. her board and hair q loom. aaa
had entire charge OF their three ut
tie girls. body. mind and soul. Ths
one was a trained mechanic: tAa
other position required moro quali0.
cations than I. college woman and
a teacher OF considerable experieace.
could boast.
My work began at 7 O'Clock. the
time | called Laura, and lasted tilI
about in the evening. During thin
time there was not moment OF rSet,
not even respite at meals. In spite
OF the pleasant things connected With
the situation. no woman OF suficient
ability to discharge its duties would
undertake the work unless from mo-
lives of pure philanthropy. except
for a larger salary than she could gef
In another occupation"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
chiIdren's Working Hours.

Import mt physiological expert
ments have been made In Russia to
test the endurance Of school children.
The results prove that in the lower
four classes study may be continued
for a period not exceeding twenty
two or twenty-seven hours per week.
but that excessive fatigue results
from longer continuance of brain
work. This time for teaching these
classes has been fixed by the latest
order of the ministry of public In.
struc'ion. 1t Is urged, however. that
this should be the outside limit. and
that no lessons should be studied at
home
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
That Tickling In the Throat.

One minute after taking One Minute
Cough Cure that tickling in the throat
is gone. IL acts in the throat--not the
stomach. Harmless-good for child
rem. A. l.. Spofford, postmaster at
Chester, Mich, says 'Our little girl
was unconscious from strangulatiou
during a sudden and terrible attack of
Group. Three doses of One Minute
Cough Cure half an hour apart speedily
cure her. l cannot praise Ore Minute
Cough Cure too much for what Il has
done In our family" 1t always gives
relief, Sold by w. I, Benedict,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16

Lucky Downfall Saved the Lives o.,
Many Foreiuners.

Many Foreigners.
II Is enc OF the peculiarities OF the
Chinese TO carefully avoid being
caught la the rain. The chief reason
for this ia that they have a supsrsti-
ton that drops OF rain falling on the
hair breed vermin. which, with their
very long hair. II is very difficult for
them TO get rid OF. They are. how
ever. equally careful not to wet their
feet. Their care OF their fect Is not
altogether due TO the fact that the
soles Of their shoes ara made OF paste
board and liable to be injured by
soaking, but also because they believe
hat sore feet are brought abont by
getting them damp.
This fear of the Chinese OF rain
storms has had a peculiar effect on
their mobs and armies. AT the time
Of the massacre OF 1870 at Tientsin.
the mob, after 1t had burned the
French consulate. the cathedral and
convent. had destroyed the orphanage
Of the Sisters of Charity, and had
murdered the consul. all the sisters
and several priests. started towards
the other settlement. determined to
put all foreigners to death.
The cathedral behind them was in
flames. and the mob, fresh from the
torture OF nuns. was hungry for blood
They started down the Taqu road
with frenried shouts and the beating
Of drums and gongs. when suddenly
IL began to rain. That was the end OF
the massacre. The crowd covered
uheir heads and scattered.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
JOY IN EVERY CALLING.
Only Necessity the Employment OF
Ones Natural Faculties.


Ones Natural Faculties.
A liberal education often makes all
the difference between the delights OF
Paradise and the monotony of drudg-
cry. If liberal education did moth
ing else but to take the drudgery out
of life, by helping US to see glory ii
toll, and only enabled Us to be artists
instead of artisans-to see the uncom
mon in the common-it would pay US
handsomely 10 secure it.
There is no honest calling so humble
that it may not be raised a thousand
fold by unfolding ones natural facul-
ties. For example, how much more a
machinist sees in the piece OF iron
or steel he works upon than does a
man who knows nothing of it's chem
istry. composition or possibilities. His
educated mind sees possibilities in the
molecules or the bar; he knows OF
their motion. while the other man sees
only a dead mass which. he thinks.
would not interest anyone. The for
mer understands the laws OF force, at
traction, ropulsion, adhesion. and
cohesionj tho properties Of the mole
cules In various metals are. to him,
sources OF entertainment and pleasure.
while the other man understands moth
ing OF the chemical ingredients or
natural philosophy Of the bar. and
stares at ii blankly, without interest
Success.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
when You Have = Cold.

The first action when you have a
cold should be TO relieve the lungs
That Is best accom- plished by the free
use of hamberlain's Cough Remedy.
This Remedy liqueAes the tough nue.
us and causes its expulsion from the
air cells of the lungs, produces free
expectoration, and opens the secre-
tions. A complete cure soon follows.
This remedy will cure a severe cold in
less time than any other treatment and
IL leaves the system In n natural and
healthy condition. II counteracts any
tendency toward pneumonia. For sale
by Council Bros, Tbaymaelsta
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Mnrtine Courtesies.

Ernest Vedel Paris literary man.
was lieutenant in tue French navy.
At one time he commanded small
warship charged with the duty OF pre-
venting the entrance of foreign yes
sells into a Slamese harbor. A Scan
dlnavian ship. with Siamese com
modore who called himself Armand
Duplessis de Richelieu. attempted to
enter by the alleged authorization OF
the French minister at Bangkok. NJ.
Vedel wrote a rote in these terms: "If
you don't desist, shall open fire."
Then he learned that Nine. Richelieu
was with her husband, and he tied the
note to a magnificent bouquet. The
commodore with tho illustrious name
desisted. and thanked the polite lieu
tenant "rofusely for the flowers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Benny on the Crocodile.

The crocodile is a large animal that
inhabits the Nile and loves TO go on
tho sandy beach to- bask in the sun
shine and lay sss. 1t looks some
like a dachshur only there il more
OF it at the G and IL is bigger,
There was crocodile once that es.
capped from a circus. 1t roamed DER
the country, seeking in vain for pigs
and small children to devour, and
died of starvation in great anguish.
You can ride on the back of roco
die, but 1t is more comfortable to
use saddle. 1t is usually quiet, but
is terrible when reused. We all ought
70 be thankful we are not a crocodile.
Benny.
Chicago Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
WALLS ENTIRELY OF FOSSILS.
Unique Building Material in Church
Near klauara Falls.

There is 3 church in the quiet lit
tie village of Mumford. near Niagara
Falls. which is composed entirely OF
fossils. A. first glance the walls ap
pear to be constructed of rough sand
stone smeared with an uneven coat
Ing of gItty. coarse plaster. but a
closer Wow reveals the error of this
first conclusion. Instead OF plaster
tho eyes behold traceries OF delicate
leaves, laceworiI Of interviewer twtgs.
bits OF broken branches. fragments OF
messy bark and splinters OF wood. all
preserved against the wasting OF time
and decay by being turned into the
hardest OF finty limestone. AS a mat
ter of fact. every block OF stone In
the four walls is a closely
mass OF dainty fossils.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Monarch Fond of PuddInqs,

Bluff King Hal" otherwise Fenry
VIII. OF England. was exceedingly
fond OF buildings. At one time he
gave a certain Mistress CORVALLIS
a house In Aldgate. for herself ano
her heirs forever. -in reward of fine
puddings." In King Henry WILL
private accounts occur again ane
again entries OF his rewards to differ
ent housewives for bringing him pud-
dings. A typical Instance runs thus:
item. The same day paid 10 the wife
that made the king podings at Hamp
ton corte, Wis. Villa" This would be
about sl75. but ita value was much
greater when the entry was made.
This love for fine buildings explains
much I'm the familiar rotund figure OF
King Hal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
A Novelty in journalism.

One of the most uncommon efforts
svr attempted in journalism has orig
mated In Russia and is headed, "A
Column from the Other World" tina
editor and proprietors gofhg on to say
with great naivete that they have
uoting whatever to do with the state
msnts made or the questions answered
by their Invisible assistant" who pre-.
sumably is q ghost that has opened q
bureau for the benefit Of those de-
slrise To communicate with the spirit
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Lieut.. Peary's Ambition.

Lieut. Robert e. Peary, who stands
fifth on the list OF twenty-one civil en-.
gineers attached to the navy, has
spent the greater portion OF the last
ten years on leave, engaged In Arctic
explorations. The great ambition o:
HIS life is to reach the North Pole
He has been absent two years on his
present expedition and is under orders
to report for active duty in November.
Mrs. Peary is about to leave for the
Gar north, intending TO bring her hus-
band back to Washington.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Rahv,s URGENT Need.

Edgar aged 5. was taken in TO see
his new baby brother. After walking
,round him several times and view
ng him critically. he finally said:
Mamma. don't you think wa had bet
.er get wig for that kid like grand
1a's?"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
JAPAN A FEW YEARS AGO.
Extract From Henry GreViIic's Diay
Is interesting Reading.

In Henry Greyiile's diary is an In
teresting account Of how Lord Elgin
carried q gift OF a steam yacht to ths
emperor OF Japan. This was many
years before the country was so thor
oughly westernized as it Is now. Gre
Vile says: The people seem to be
courteous and extremely clean. form.
ing In this respect a remarkable con-
trast to the Chinese. They appear to
be a droll mixture OF high civilization
and primitive simplicity AS proof
of the former. the power of steam.
the electric telegraph. telescope. Their
mometers and baromcters are known
aud in use, while the latter is shown
by ladies' being constantly seen tub
bling themselves at the doors of their
houses. The authorities, at first, re
quested Elgin to retire, but on his 40
fusing and insisting on carrying on
to Jeddo the steam yacht he was
charged to present to the emperor
they acQulesced Will good grace
and showed him every respect ano
concluded the treaty between japan
and Great Britain Without difficulty"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16

The total number OF all known ~.
rieties Of pos age stamps issued b.
all the governments of the world w
20 the present time is 1922.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Real Worry.

When a woman can't find anything
else to worry about she can do il
about whether the baby is going tc
wear side burn whiskers when he
grows uD.-NeW York Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
Facts at ST. Peters.

st. Peters, at Rome. Is In t!- form
Of cross 63s feet long and 459 feet
wide. It's height Is only TWO feet ieSs
than its widt..