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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02
County Convention.


A delegate convention of the Republican
electors OF Ionia County Is hereby called IL
meet in smiths Opera House in the City OF
onia, on Friday, February 10th, 1905, al
1880 p. IN.
The convention is called for the transac.
lion of the follow 6 business
First: The ele tion of seventeen delegates
% attend the State convention called to meet
n Grand Rapids February l4th, 1907. e
ouinate candidate for Justice of the SUI
RENE court, and two Regent of the Univer
lily.
Second: The election of seventeen dele
.ates TO attend the judicial convention moi
vet called for the Eighth Judicial Circuit
comprising the counties of Montcalm anc
Onia.
Third: The transaction of such other bust
less as may properly come before IT,
Each township is entitled to twelve dele
rates and each ward in the City of Ionia and
Gliding TO six delegates
bated at Ionia this 18th day of Jan. 1905
ARTHUR p, LOOMI.,
Chairman
Frank Miller. Secretary
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-02

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Wood for Sale.

Good Oak wood 81. 80 per cord at
Mark II. Browns. Phone 1897.
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y. &. FERGUSON,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON-Of1oe ovt
l. Pages hardware. once hours: b TO .
IN. | " p. m. except Wednesday, o:5O 10
.. IN Pension examining surgeon. Me-
Sta.e Phone.
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NICHOLS d SHELDON.
A TrORNEYS AT LAW.-Onice: Over Pae
~ store Main H., Bedtng, Michigan.
DR.. MARJORY orr.

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~ Diseases of Women a Specially. Om'
hours; y To $3.50 u m. (; 10 p N $3.50 10 }
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Starting Young

to save money means plenty in the years
to come. But while one cannot start too
young, remember it is never too late to
begin.
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@. ~. WILLARD.
or. y. ~. ARMSTRONG.

DENTIsT--onice in Vincent block, Mali
IL street
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or transmission through the Mails as second
lass matter.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11

with the old fashioned superstition
of the pious people OF the neighpot.
hood the orphanage is not insured
and this Circumstance is clincheo py
the inevitable ire. consequence OF
The PRAYER meeting that Il 1 Ks the
completion OF the building. Manders
has also come to take part In the
ceremony. and in his presence Us
wald defends certain relations oil
Parisian art students. He is warmly
supported by his mother 10 tiie
amazement and horror OF Nanders'
who now learns that instead OF send
ing back a repentant woman to re-
organize home, he has condemned
her to life of hypocrisy and tha'
the pattern good man, whom they
have assembled to honor lived ana
died hopeless protiigate. lie
learns. too, that Regina, a servant
who has lived from childhood with
Mrs. Alving, is actually her nus
band S daughteE her mother, we
are led to assume, having been
woman OF dissolute character. Then
follows the final catastrophe. Inc
sins of the fathers are visited upon
the children. Oswald's deteriora-
tion is primarily physical. In him
are the seeds of drunkenness, pro-
tigacy and madness. They develop
with startling rapidity He has no
power to struggle against his fate,
his mothers cares and sacrifices are
in vain. and nothing remains for
him but death. In this play the
authors aim is to show what might
be the consequences of those conven-
tional opinions that stalk among US
like ghosts. 1t is overpowering In
its tragedy and all the more effective
for being carved out of the life OF
the present day.
The same company played week s
engagement at the Broadway in
Denver last season, and is now re-
turning from successful tour of the
Pacific coast.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
Wearern of Cockades,

Cockades We're formerly worn only
by soldiers. which gave rise to the
phrase. common both in England and
France, Ito mount the cockade," mean.
ing to become soldier. The black
cockade worn on the hats Of officers
servants was introduced into Britain
by George |. from his German domin.
ions. The real right to use it belongs
not ONLY to naval and military officers.
but = to the holders of certain Of
ices under the crown, such as privy
councillors. cabinet ministers and
judges, though many people who can
not claim to be classed under anv Of
these categories display 1t on their
servants hats.-London Times.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
why SNOW, Fan. In El.ke..

Snow falls to the earth in fakes be-
cause 1t is water soliditied in starlike
crystals, each snowflake being usually
made up of several crystals, which are
excessively light on account of the
large quantity Of air among the frozen
particles. The snow crystals arise from
the slow passage Of the water vapOr
Of clouds, when the temperature falls
below freezing point into the solid con-
dition, the fairylike transformation
taking place by the tiny independent
particles Of water grouping themselves
with the utmost mathematical regular
ity around different centers.
Each crystal Of snow. as of anything
else, is therefore more or less per-
feet geometrical solid. The most COM
plete snow crystals are formed In a
clear atmosphere, where there Is moth
ing to retard the gradual process Of
crystallizatiOn or molecule construction.
Rain, on the other hand, being liquid,
falls in drops.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
BUILDINGS IN MINIATURE.
Architects often Make Clay Moue''
of Important Structures.

Although the architect is SUI! the
most important person in the planning
If any big public or private building. Ne
often depends on the model maker ana
NOT the craftsman to show his patron
inst how tie structure will look when
completed. The model maker, in other
words, takes the architects drawings
and makes an exact counterpart Oh the
building on small scale in clay.
When Il theater is TO be constfucteu'
for example. such model Is made with
the greatest minuteness, and every de-
tail is looked at from the point Of view
of the stage, thus avoiding the possi-
bility that when 1t Is too late some OF
the seats will be found quite out or
range of the performance. In other
buildings architectural details that ap-
pear excellent on paper are thus some
times discovered to be inharmonlous
with the character Of the structure as
whole and can he changed before the
actual process of their construction has
started. BY the use Of models, In fact.
nothing is left to chance and every
body can express his objections before
the work is too far advanced to make
the necessary changes seriously eXpeli-
Siye
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
Ships. Treasure Chambers.

The specie room on the ocean steam.
ship is very important institution. II
Is located In an out Of the way place
amidships, under the saloon. Few of
the passengers know Of its existence
or Of the valuable treasure that Is car
ried across the ocean with them. The
room varies on different ships, but Is
usually about sixteen feet long by ten
wide and eight feet high. 1t is con-
structed Of steel plates one-fourth inch
thick and strongly riveted together. The
door, the ceiling and the walls are also
made of steel plates. There is a heavy
door. also made of steel 1t is provid-
ID with variety OF combination lock
that is said to be burglar proof. The
gold and silver are usually in bars, but
occasionally a quantity of coin In bags
u shipped
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
Amusements
Ibson's Ghosts"

Great interest seems to be aroused
among the educated and cultured
people of the city in the production
of Henrik Ibsen's drama of Ghosts"
to be given by Miss Laura Franken-
field and capable company under
the management of Mr.. Sanford
Dodge at Greeley opera house on the
evening of Saturday, May l3.
AS up to within the last few years
this author has received but little
attention in America. it may not be
out of place to give a short sketch
of this extraordinarily compact and
vivid play.
Many years before the opening of
the play, Mrs. Alving, the character
SO ably portrayed by Miss Franken-
field. had contracted marriage: of
convenience with man of vicious
habits and temper. Overcome with
horror at the wickedness of her act
and the falseness of her position. she
leaves him to take refuge with her
lover, Pastor Manders. Manders is
a model exponent of conventional
morality. He prevails upon her to
return to what he, in common with
the rest of the world, regards as the
path of duty. She accepts her life
of misery and deception, deyoting
herself to the task of hiding her nus
bands character and habits from
the world, and to saving their only
son, Oswald, from his fathers in
huence and contamination. To ac-
complish this, the child is sent away
from home, and does not return un-
Til after the death OF his father,
whom he regards as man of blame-
less life and active charity. When
the play opens, Oswald. a young man
and successful artist, has just come
down from Paris to attend the cere-
monial opening of an Orphanape.
which is to be dedicated to his
fathers memory. In compliance
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
Watsabaugh's Wanderings

hi ing help. He says one man can
handle considerable beet crop II he
does not let the weeds get ahead Of
him.
II. b. Beauchman, has recently
located here and has bought ranch
and is building new dwelling on
South Second avenue. A.C. ShaTritt
is boss carpenter.
L. b. Werkheiser thinks beets the
best crop for him but will also raise
few ''spuds.' He has twenty-five
acres of good soil that yields abun.
dantly.
j. W. Clarkson has one OF the
good eighty acre ranches Oh the
Delta that is in good state of cul-
tivation.
W. NJ, Reno is giving some special
attention to strawberries this sea-
son. He is doing we'll and his two
sons are prospering with stock
ranch.
Chas. Won Rosenburg has good
ranch on First avenue. His crop of
onions is up and growing nicely and
he has a tine prospect for a good
WELD in various other crops.
Lew Gehrig, formerly Of Illinois,
is farming ten acres just off First
avenue and will have five acres of
beets.
Edward Jenkins is new subscriber
to the Tribune and has a pleasant
home on five acre ranch on the
vest side of First avenue.
j. A. Thompson who has a good
ranch on First avenue and also is in
terested in the real estate business
in the city, has been confined to his
bed for some time with rheumatism.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
RISKY SURGERY.
Danger For the Doctor Who Inocu-
lated Empress Catherine.

Danger For the Doctor who Inocu-
lated Empress Catherine.
Inoculation against smallpox preced-
ed the modern method Of vaccina tion
and was attended with u good deal OF
danger. Thomas Dimsdale was the
foremost advocate Of inoculation. He
inoculated Empress Catherine of Rus
sia. This was in 1868. There was con
siderable danger to life in undergoing
this artificiaily induced disease. The
czarina, therefore, arranged that dur
ing the whole course Of the illness Of
her son and herself there should be re-
lays Of swift horses kept constantly
ready attached to carriages all along
the post road the nearest way out of
Russia
Catherine told Dimsdale that IL bad
symptoms displayed themselves he was
not to remain to look after them, but to
fly for his life without delay or com
Function. She well knew that he would
not be safe II she or the heir of Russia
died in his hands.
She gave him an order of the most
urgent kind from herself to the sue
cessive postmasters not to delay him
for a minute on any pretext Dimsdale
received fee of about $4,000 from
the empress and other gifts besides.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
CUPID AND POTATOES
Farmers at Mercy of Latter in
This Section.

Its strange what an influence
the price of potatoes has on the
marrying business" said County
Clerk Sides, Tuesday afternoon as he
recorded the first marriage by Judge
Southland since his reelection last
fall. Now here is the first mar
riage we have had in several months,
while year ago these affairs were
almost of daily occurrence.
Running back few years in the
records here you will see how the
number of marriages fiuctuate.
Here during f. C. Smiths tenure OF
office there were only l8 marriages
here in three years. But he went
John T. Jacobs few better, though,
bcause Jacobs only had fifteen during
his three years in office. So far
as l can remember there was
nothing extraordinary in crop and
price conditions during those years.
During Judge Southards three
years administration there were 45
marriages in the office. The good
year, 1902 has % to its credit, and
1903 has l3. Then comes the poor
price year of 1904, and the number
drops down to 8. Now doesn't that
pretty near prove the statement? 2" :. .
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
A1EST OF NERVE.
or- Of the ways In which Indians
Duel to the Death.

Aronp the Indian tribes the metoou
of lighting duels differs. Ihere ar.
some tribes where IL challenge 10 uuel
means inevitably that both men husl
dia When an Indian feels aSgrleNeu
NJ. demands. IA combat. The day FOR the
game is fixed far in advance and Is
made the occasion Of little celepra'
,ion The entire tribe assemblies. Inc
braves sit in circle, behind them tAelr
sluaws and the young bucks.
The offended man is armed WIN Il
rifle or A shotgun The challenger
nrincipal is unnrmed. At a wofu oo'ii
mon arise and face each other the uh-
armed man barring his breast TO 'ie
hulIer of his adversary. with eyes
riveted on the little round hole at the
end of the barrel pointed ut hllll' INV
doomed man must face the protrac'eu
ordeal of expecting death III an! III
siam, without the least sign OF weak
aninr The executioner may hoid ms
gun rs long as he pleases IN oiie' W
FRY to break down his enemy. lie may
rnisa n and lower il or hold it steadily
on the mar. under the frishttul strain'
bnr NOT even with an eyelid must the
unfortunate betray his anxiety Al
las, the gun cracks. and the puiiet
sneeds its way and the victim lies uS-
IN, The SLAYER hands the weapon TO
relative or friend of the deceaseu anu
is put through the same ordeal
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
Marks ON Book Pee

n you look at any novel or other
book you will see at the foot Of some
Of the right hand pages either letters
OF the alphabet or numerals. These
numbers or initials are for the benefit
OF the persons who fold the sheets into
the required size. Sheets vary In size
and are sometimes folded four and
sometimes eight times. Each sheet is
section Of the book, and the folder
takes section A B G and so on till
the correct number Of sheets is taken.
The numbers and letters will be found
on every fourth, eighth or sixteenth
page of books, the numbers on the
pages varying with the size of the
book.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
A Town of Violin ,..I.~.

The only place in the world where
Violin making may be said to consti-
tute the staple industry is Markneu-
Hrchen- in Saxony, with its numerous
surrounding villages. There are alto
gether about $4,000 people in this dis
trict engaged exclusively in the manu-
facture Of violins. The Inhabitants.
from the small boy and girl to the
wankled, gray headed veteran and the
aged grandmother, are employed
throughout the year in making some
part or other Of this instrument
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
The Sick Man and tn. L,v,.,

The sick man had called his lawyer
Il wish to explain again to YOU" said
ne weakly. about willing my proper
ty''-
The attorney held up his hand reas.
sur1ngiy. There therer' said he.
Leave that all to me-"
me sick man sighed resignedly.
1 suppose / might as we'll" said he
turning upon his pillow; you'll get 1t
anyway" Judge.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
Tho Todd~.

Just before his death William Cary
the grent shoemaker, missionary and
noted hnguist, said about his biogra-
pher: If he gives me credit for being
plodder. he will do me justice. Any
thing beyond this will be too much 7
can piod. To this owe everything"-
Success.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
Circus and Church s..t.

II people had to sit on as uncomfort.
able seats at church as at the circna
now they would roar. This is one Of
the things that prove the influence of
mind over matter.-Atchison Globe
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
Why Johnny Ate Them

Mrs. Billus tafter the comnanv boa
gone,-Johnny, you shouldn't have ea,.
Ell 'nose preserved fruits. They were
NOT intended TO be eaten. They were
put on the table to fill up. Johnny Bill.
us-"ell, that's what l used ,em for
mamma. ''
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
TO Eat, of Coma.

".ocer-Do you want apples to cook
u % eat' Small Boy-Both. That's
"hat we cook 'em for.-Ba,timo,a
American. i''e
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11
Am1cted Alike.

The Modiste-Madam. 1t is impossi.
Die to get any money out of your bu..
band The Customer-WeIl. DOM =
ba7s the same trouble7
The Greeley tribune., 1905-05-11

,,as 'ne r DUTY which lieth nearest to
@ iny second duty will have Al.
feaoS become clearer.-Carlyle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-18
Conditions in the East.

Mukden, Jan. 1S.-The Chinese pop
ulation of the city are leaving in expec-
tation of japanese advance. Native
report that 10000 japanese from Gen.
eral Nogi's force at Port Arthur have
advanced northward to join Field Mar
shall Oysma.
r London, Jan. l8.-The Central News
correspondent at St. Petersburg reports
that several submarine boats, of the tpye
70 the Protector. recently imported from
America, are nearing completion at the
Newsky works. One or two of the boats
are ready for launching. The boats are
being constructed in secret under the
direction of aR American expert. Two
ocean going steamers of the volunteer
type, the correspondent adds, and some
guDboats for Manchnrian rivers, are
also being built.
London, Jan. l8.-It is stated that
three vessels flying the German flag have
left Hamburg and Bremen in the last
fortnight loaded with ammunition and
stores and arms for the Russian Baltic
feet. The war material will be put
aboard the Russian warships at an I'M
known port in the Indian ocean.
London. Jan. ia despatch from
Perrin off the coast of Arabia, this
states that two Russian war
ships, two steamers of the volunteer feet
and two torpedo boats. passed there today
bound south.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-18
Three Drowned ina Lake.

One more body was taken from Reser.
voir Lake in Richmond yesterday, thus
swelling to three the number of those
who lost their lives in the skating acct
dent Monday night, L. P. Weber was
the man found yesterday morning. The
skaters taken out dead Monday night
were Ernest j. Bland and r. Barton
Thompson.
Thompson gave his life in a iruitIess
attempt to rescue his friend Bland. He
was the only son OF George b. Themp-
son, editor of the Amherst Progress, and
had led an adventurous life though he
he was only "A years old. He served
through the Spanish American war and
then enlisted in the United States Marine
Corps. He was one of the marines lie
China during the Boxer troubles. His
term had recently expired and he was in
Richmond on a visit. His body has
been sent to Amherst county for inter-
ment.
When the body oi f. P. Weber was
drawn from the water yesterday morning
among the throng ~ the banks of the
lake was the mother III the dead man.
Her son had failed 10 come home the
previous night. She went out to the scene
Of the disaster, hoping against hope that
be would return safe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-18

themselves to tests of various food pre-
servatives and aduIterants, under The d.
rection of Chemist Wiley, last year. have
again entered on new series Of tests.
Two substances which are to be tested
are saccharin and the various coloring
matters used 10 staple foods, chief OF
which is anilnie. Both Of these are known
to be more or less injurious to human
health. Commenting on the results OF
these experiments so far, DR.. Wiley says
he is receiving evidences every day, ID
the dissemination of warning by thepress
regarding wholesome and unwholesome
food products, that manufacturers are
rapidly conforming to the regulations OF
the department. He believes that in
this way the whole correction of The
manufacture of staple food is being quiet
" and effectively brought about.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-18
RESPITE FOR MccuE.

j. Samuel McCue, ex-Mayor Of Char
lottesville, will not be hanged next Fri
day for the murder Of his wife.
Governor Montague last night grated
him respite until February 10 next.
The Governor considered the matter at
length and in deciding 10 prolong Nc
Cues life said
"The guilt or innocence of those
charged with crime is to be determined
by the judiciary tribunals. The execu-
tive should aid and not arrest the judg-
ments Of courts or the executions OF law,
save for supreme reasons. For the ex-
ecutive to review the opinions Of courts
or the yerdicts of juries, no matter how
be disagrees with them, whould be plain
usurpation of authority. But the Su-
preme Court of Appeals has this day
been petitioned for rehearing of the APP
plication for q writ of error and the ex-
ecutive has since been requested by this
eminent tribunal 10 grant respite Of
the death sentence that sufficient time
may be bad for the consideration of the
case as justice aud the law may require.
10 granting this request the executive is
aiding and not obstructing the admins
tration of the law, and he, therefore,
will direct respite until Friday, the
10th day of February, 1905"
Counsel for McCue yesterday afternoon
filed with the Supreme Court lengthy
amended petition asking for a rehearing
in the case of their client.
The petition was presented by Messrs
j. L. Lee, J. Tinsley Coleman and Wal.
ker & Sinclair The presentation fol.
lowed tall with Governor Montague,
who was requested to grant McCue re-
prieve In order that the court might in.
yesligate the amended petition.
The erection of the scsffold in the Jail
yard was begun yesterday. AS this work
proceeded within 80 feet of McCue's cell
he was Of course aware of what was be-
ing done. All other necessary prepare
tons are said to have been made for the
execution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-18
Strikes in Europe.

st. Petersburg, Jan. Is. The strike
10 the Baku oil fields has caused i
loss of 100000 tons (l25, 900, 900 gal
lons) of oil, besides the damage to the
equipment. The price of oil, in conse-
quence of the strike, has risen two
kopeks Il cent? pood.
ST. Petersburg, Jan. 1S.-The strike
started at the Putloff shipbGiIding works
yesterday is spreading. Today $4,000
workers at the Neva yards went out 10
sympathy.
st. Petersburg, Jan. ls.-GeneraI
Trepof, the Chief of Police of Moscow
who was reported this morning as hav-
ing been assassinated, arrived in St.
Petersburg, this evening.
Essen, Germany, Jan. lS.-The strike
among the German coal miners in this
region is general There are LIS. 523
miners in the district out. As a result
203 pits are idle.
Newcastle UponITyne, Eng, Jan Is.
The German coal strike had an echo
on the coal exchange today. Great
excitement prevailed. British coal has
risen from II shilIings sixpence, to 10
shlllings sixpence per ton.