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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
Explosion Was Fearful.

A fearful gas explosion in the Joseph
Letter coal mine at Zeigler, H., oc-
Cured Monday. Twenty miners were
killed and Is wounded. According to
reports the entire opening of the mine
is wrecked. Although the explosion is
attributed to gas, suspicion exists that
there may have been another cause
Only non-union men are employed in
the mine since the strike for increased
wages some months ago, resulting in
riots and the presence of militia and
armed guards. The last of the troops
were recently withdrawn. although re-
ports were current that there had been
attempts TO bride officials to permit
outsiders TO gain entrance TO the mine,
the supposed object being to make the
mine unavoidable. State Mine Inspector
Atkinson reported at his last eXamin-
alton of the shaft that 1870 men were
employed in two shafts. The eXplos-
ion is reported 10 have occurred as the
two shifts were changing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
EFFECTS OF PROSPERITY.

In the six years OF the country s
greatest prosperity. from 1897 to 1903,
average prices of breadstuffs advanced
IS per cent, meats 23.1 per cent, dairy
and garden products SOL per cent,
and clothing 24.1. All these were prod
ucts OF the farmer and stockman who
profted more than any other class of
the community by these advances.
The miner benefited 421 per cent by
that advance in the average price OF
metals. The only decrease in the
average prices of commodities in that
period was in railway freight rates
which decreased from 1913 per ton
mile in 1897 to 1853 in 1908, a loss
of "A per cent. The report of the In
terstate Commerce Commission shows
that the average increase in the pay
of railroad employees in the period was
trife above S.5 per cent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
Value Of Time.

There is nothing so valuable to the
man who is going to carve out his
own fortunes land the fortune that is
not carved out by oneself is not worth
having), as time Minutes, hours
days they are things the value OF
which man cannot compute. They
mean everything to young men. They
are tides that come and 20 and leave
him a wreck or carry him along with
them to success. They can spell ruin
just as well as they can spell hope;
they will see a man fall just as readily
as they will see him rise. One hour
may mean an era OF mental advance
ment and development to the man who
spends II proftably; It may mean sim
ply sixty minutes of time passed in
shooting pool or billiards. You take
your choice and you reap accordingly
Chicago Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
NEWS OF
THE NATION
MRS. WALKER FINDS HER
SIXTY MILLIONS AN UN-
COMFORTABLE POS
SESSION.
SERIOUS DISASTER AT ZEIGLER
ny AN EXPLOSION IN LETT
ER'S MINE.
DR.. GLADDEN's REFERENCE TO
GIFTS FROM MULTl-MiL-
LIoNAIRES is CUTTING.

Mrs. Anne NJ. Weightman Walker.
the richest woman in the world, is said
10 be living in fear of poison. and she
has surrounded herself with detectives
10 foil any effort of her enemies To
reach her With $G0000,000 at her
command, Mrs. Walker is, according to
the stories that are being told, more
unhappy than she ever was in her life
over the efforts 10 break the will OF
her father, which made her so enor'
mously wealthy. She is living In one
Of the most magnificent suites in the
Hotel Renaissance, at Fifth avenue
and Forty-second street. The entrance
to her apartments is said to be con-
stantly watched by the detectives,
whom she recently engaged and who
accompany her wherever she goes.
Not one moment of the day or night
is she unguarded.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
NEWS OF
MICHIGAN
GRAND RAPIDS HAS A ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLAR FIRE.
JUNIPER sTUMPS MADE INTO
"SHlP KNEES" FOR THE
MAINE BUILDERS.
EDWARD DECKER DISAPPEARS
FROM A CAR FERRY IN
MID LAKE.

The most spectacular fire in years
started on the fifth floor of the six
story Gilbert block, in Grand Rapids,
Monday, the building being entirely
Quilted, and Morse Dry Goods Com
pany's less will reach 100000. Sew
eral iiremen were injured. The flames
spread 50 rapidly that many persons
on the top floors were cut OFF from
the stairway before they heard the
alarm. Many started down the IRE
escapes, but the smoke and flames cut
them off and when the fire department
responded to the alarm quickly. the
firemen fond the fire escapes crowded
with frant.c women. These were res
cued from their perilous position ana
a number of other women on the up
per floors became helplessly panic
stricken. For a time it looked as
though there would be serious loss OF
life, but the firemen worked so fast
that all persons were saved, although
several employees are missing. 1t was
not known absolutely whether there
was loss of life until the flames were
conquered.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
Facts Read Like Romance.

Like page from a romance are the
facts in connection with a recent re
union in Grand Rapids of the family
OF Henry Sutherland. During the civil
war Sutherland left his home in On.
tario on account of disagreement
with his wife, from whom he afterward
secured divorce. His children, until
they were grown up. were led TO be.
lieye their father was dead. Some 20
years ago his son, Daniel Sutherland,
determined to locate his long-lost faith
er, but not until two weeks ago did he
get any trace of him. At that time
he met by chance in a hotel at Misha.
waka. Ind, Edward Sutherland, who
proved to be his step-brother. The two
planned the reunion, at which were
present Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Suthel-
land, Of the Corbett company; MIR and
Mrs. Frank Sutherland, of Detroit; MIR
and Mrs. Ed Sutherland, of Misha
waka, and their father Miss Jose
phine Sutherland. of Detroit, was the
only member of the family absent, she
being kept away by illness.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
Two Wise Reflections.

II It be my lot to crawl, will crawl
contentedly; il to fly. | will ny with
alacrity; but as long as | can posi-
bly, avoid ii | will never be unhappy.
If with pleasant wife. three children
and many friends who wish ne well
| cannot be happy. | am very silly.
foolish fellow and what becomes of
me is of very little consequence
From a Letter by Sydney Smith.
Indifference may not wreck the
mans life at any one turn. but it will
destroy him with kind of dry rot in
the long run. To keep your mind
already made up is to be dull and fos-
siliferous; not TO be able to make it
up at all is to be watery and supine
From Bliss Carman's Friendship
of Art"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
Gifts From MilIionairee.

Rev. DR.. Washington GLADDEN., mod
orator of the general council of Con
gregational churches, preaching at the
First Congregational church, Column
bus. o., upon The Christian of To
day" said: Some of the most gigantic
robbers that the world has ever
known. men who have accumulated
hundreds of millions by wicked meth
DDS. ard by s6ms persons praised and
fiattered for their liberal gifts to
churches and colleges and missions
Such an estimate does not represent
the Christianity o. today.
The state is just so truly a divine
institution as the church is, and the
governor, the mayor the superintend-
ent of police, the member of the leg.
islature. or the city council, or the
school board is just as much minis
ter and servant of God as | am"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
THE LEGISLATURE.

a bill recently passed both house
and senate making IL unlawful for
any person TO catch fish in any wav
except with hook and line, from that
part of Thunder bay lying inside or
south and east of a straight line
extending from the mouth OF Thunder
bay river to South Point The object
or the bill was TO prevent fishing with
submarine nets along shore AS the
bill reads IL prohibits fishing in any
part of Thunder bay, as the bill should
have read west" instead of east"
However, the bill, which was TO go
into effect april I. has not been signed
by Gov. Warner As the territory in
tended TO cover includes several COM
mercial fisheries. with nets operated
in deep water and several thousand
dollars invested in the business. these
fishermen have entered a protest and
the bill will probably be amended
Senator Cropsey introduced bill to
provide for Juvenile courts.
Rep. Van Keuren introduced reso-
luton calling for two sessions a day
hereafter in the house. The resolu-
ten carried.
Senator Heine Of Bay City, intro
ing for committee 10 investigate the
salt business in the state. The plan
Is ON survey of some of the work of
the salt trust.
Senator Runner, Of Genesee, intro
duced his long expected bills affecting
the indeterminate sentence law, by al
lowing the trial judge 10 fix the max
lmum as well as the minimum sentences.
and to appoint in every county ad-
visory agents in pardons and paroles
10 do the work now done by the par
don board.
The committees On ways and means
OF the house and finances and appro-
priations OF the senate met with the
governor Wednesday night. 1t is tho
sense Of the committees that $3.50, 600
can be cut from the appropriations
asked for. Lansing institutions will
feel the economy movement The state
may not rebuild the 100000 dormtory
lately burned AT the NJ A. c., it
being felt that outside acconmoda-
tons can be secured by students, as
at the university. The new chapel at
the Industrial school, S25, 600, will be
cut out also.
Congressman Townsend addressed
the house Thursday morning on his
bill in congress. providing for a COM
mission TO regulate freight rates. He
is in favor Of direct nomination for
governor, lieutenant-governor and
members of congress, and says he will
be very much disappointed If the leg
islature does not pass such a bill
Senator Glasgow's primary election
bill' simply provides for secret bal
lot in all conventions and caucuses,
and does not provide for the direct
nomination of any candidates for Of
fee.
Rep. Partlow's bill to authorize q
incorporation savings banks, W.
$4,000 capita n towns of toO~inhI
itants was 're-ieferred 10 Sne senF5
committee on banks and corporations.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
CHILDREN AFFECTED.
py Mothers Food and Drink.

Many babies have been launched into
life with constitutions weakened by
disc ase taken in with their mothers
milk Mothers cannot be too careful
as to the food they use while nursing
their babes. The experience of a
Kansas City mother is a case in
point:
Il was a great coffee drinker from
a child and thought | could not eat
meal without il. But found at last ii
was doing me harm. For years | had
been troubled with dizziness, spots be.
fore my eyes and pain in my heart.
to which was added two years ago, a
chronic sour stomach. The baby was
born z months ago, and almost from
the beginning, 1t, too, suffered from
sour stomach. She was taking il
from me!
I'm my distress | consulted friend
of more experience than mine, and
she told me to quit coffee, that coffee
did not make good milk, have since
ascertained that 1t really dries up the
milk
80, quit coffee, and tried tea and
at last cocoa. But they did not agree
with me. Then | turned to Postum
Coffee with the happiest results. II
proved to be the very thing needed
II not only agreed perfectly with baby
and myself. but it increased the flow
OF my milk. My husband then quit
coffee and used Postum. quickly got
well OF the dyspepsia with which he
had been troubled. | no longer suffer
from the dizziness, blind spells, pain
in my heart or sour stomach. Post.
um has cured them.
Now we all drink Postum from my
husband to my seven months old
baby. II has proved to be the best
hot drink we have ever used. We
would not give up Postum for the best
coffee we ever drank Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Get the little book The Road to
Wellyille" in each pkg.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
Need Not Fear Heart Disease.

Don't run, and avoid rheuma
tism,' are among the health recipes
which ought TO be first considered by
the man or woman who wants his or
her heart to keep on ticking normal
~ for three score and ten years or
longer. 1t is safe to say that a per-
son of temperate habits in eating and
drinking, who takes six or eight hours
sleep out Of the twenty-four and some
exercise afoot in the open air every
day, and who absolutely refuses to
worry and fret over his business or
anything else, will never die of heart
DIS ease."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
THE MARK ELS.

Dctroit-lIandy cattle and shipping
steers were 10 To % cents higher. with
not enough Of this kind on sale TO sup
ply the demand. Cows bulls and COM
mon butchers cattle were nearly
steady. Stockers and feeders were
scarce and active Mich cows were
active and s. to SO apiece higher, at
S25 to $45 each. Veal calves were act
i've and - cents higher. at $3.50 TO $3.50
per hundred weight.
Hogs were DUH and 10 cents lower
than last weeks close. Quality COM
mon. outlook easy. Range OF prices:
Light 10 good butchers, S5.11 a 5.22la
pigs, S490M 4.95; light workers., So a
$40; roughs $500 $50.
Sheep--Best lambs, $G70@ 7.75; fair
10 good lambs, s6.500l I; light to COM
mon lambs, 5000 q s. fair TO good BUTCH
or sheep. $1,000 10 culls and COM
mon, SEAS.
Chicago--Ciood To prime steers, $5.35
m6.35; poor to medium S425M 30
stockers and feeders, s3m5; cows
5@4.9G; heifcrs, $3.50 BIB; Gamers,
S1.75 n 80; bulls. $2.50M 425; calves,
s3m6.6j. lIogs-MiNcd and butchers
S5.15 0j.Sj; good TO choice heavy, $j.25
m5.35; rough heavy, S515mj.20; light,
s5.05 a j.21lA bulk OF sales, 5000 $50.
Shcep-Good 10 choice wethers, S5.756I
CPS: fair#to choice mixed, S4.50m 90;
native lambs $40 a.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
A GREAT MEDICINE
BRINGS HEALTH TO THREE MEN
BERS OF SAME FAMILY.
Cures Wife's Debility After Malaria. q
Husbands Rheumatism. n Daughters
Nervous Prostrntion.

Cures Wifes Debility After Malaria. q
Husbands Rheumatism. Daughters
Nervous Prostitution.
have recommended DIR. Williams
Pink Pills 10 many people, said Mrs
Gossett, because / have seen such good
results, time after time, right in my OWL
family. There are three Of u who have
no doubt about their merits: We do not
need to take anybody S word on the Sub
ject for our own experience has taught as
how well they deserve praise.
1t was just about ten years ago that
l first read about DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, and bought my first box. Twas 1T
that time all run down. weak, nervous
aud without ambition. had been doe
toring all summer for malaria aud
stomach trouble. Every body thought I
was going into consumption, As my
mother had died of that disease.
"Thnnks TO DR.. Williams Pink Pills,
am now alive and hearty. Ibegan tor
improve as soon,as began TO take them,
and when j had taken three boxes was r.
well woman. Everyone wonders how l.
keep 50 well and am able TO care for my
home and six children without help.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills explain it.
my oldest girl's'bealth began to fail
when she was about fourteen. She was.
nervous, complained, of sharp pains in
her head. would get deathly sick aud
have to leave the school room TO get fresh
air to revive her. / gave some pills to her
She took only few boxes, but they cured
her troubles. and caused her 20 develop
intoa perfect picture Of health. Then nv
husband took them for rheumatism and
found that they would cure that too. So
you see we have all got great good from
using them, and that is why we recon-
mend them TO others"
Mrs. Minnie b.. Gossett lives at
Uhrichsville, .Trscarnwas Co, Ohio, and
is well known, as She has resided III tho
same neighborhcod for moro than thir-
teen years. Her story shows that y
medicine which makes the blood sound
aud the nerves strong, overcomes vari-
ETY. of diseases and should be found III
every household Dr.Willams Pink Pills
are sold by all druggists everywhere.
They have cured anaemia. and all forms
of weakness, also the most stubborn
cases Of dyspepsia aud rheumatism.
They are indispensable for growing girls-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
GruIu. Etc.

Dctroit-Cash sales: Whcat--No .
red spot and May, $1,07ia; July, 5000
bu at Gle. 1000 bu at 907sC 1900 blu
at 90%c, 10000 bu at 90hc, 10000 blu
at 9O%c. 5000 bu at 90hc 5000 bu at
zoe, 10000 bu at 90hc, 10000 bu at
9Ohc. 5000 bu at 91c; No. red, 1.01 4 (;
No. / white, Sl.07Ia.
Corn-No. mixed, 491Rc; No. , yell
low. 50h g per bu. all nominal.
Oats-No. white, spot, ear at
33hc; May. 34c; by sample, car at
33c per hu.
Rye-No spot. nominal at SEC per
bu.
Cloversced--Prime spot, $50 bags at
sS.05; April, 100 bags at $3.50, 100 bags
at $7.95; No. .. 125 bags at $3.50; by
sample 60 bags at 1915, 80 bags at
$3.50 per bu; prime alsike. 20 bags at
$3.50; No ., 10 bags at 81 by sample,
10 bags at $3.50. bags at Sc per bu
Timothy secd-Prime spot, 40 bags at
Chicago-Cash sales, No. spring
wheat, S1.0SG1.12 No. 8. S1.10; No. 2
red, sl.12m1.12A; No. corn, 46% G; No.
, yellow. AZ ikc: No. > oats. 29Ac; No. 2
white, SEA m32Bc; No. 3 white. 29m
3lc; No. rye. 7Sd 7S1sc; good feeding
harley. 81 a 39c; fair to choice Y 'lting.
43m47c: No. naxseed. $l.2i; No. l
northwestern, S1.37; prime timothy
seed, $3.50; clover, contract grade,
SI9S0
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
ONLY Art.

The studio tea" had been a great
success; the one small and very youth
full member of the company had walk
ed softly about, looking at the pic
lures. Just before the party broke up
the artist discovered him surveying
a picture Of lion with awe and inter
est.
Don't be afraid little chap" said
the artist. genially patting his small
guest on the head. He won't hur,
you"
COR, I'm not afraid at ALL" came
the response in a clear treble that
caused every one to listen. He does
not look bit as if he were alive,
you ow."-Youth's Companion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
BABY ONE SOLID SORE.
Could Not Shut Eyes to SIeep-Spent
500 on Doctors-Baby Grew
Woree-Cured by Cuticura
for So.

"A scab formed on my baby's face,
spreading until it completely covered
her from head to foot. followed by
boils. having forty on her head at one
time. and more on her body. Then
her skin started to dry up and it be-
came so bad she could not shut her
eyes TO sleep. One months treatment
with Cuticura Soap and Ointment
made a complete cure. Doctors and
medicines had cost over Sl00 with
baby growing worse. Then we spent
less than So for Cuticura and cured
her. (Signed) Mrs. G.. II. Tucker, Jr.,
335 Greenfield Ave, Milwaukee, Wis. I"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
A New Industry.

Securing timber for use in shipbuild-
ing on the Atlantic coast is compare
lively new industry in the Lake Super
Tor region. The business was intro
duced by an Auburn. Me, man who
furnishes shipyards with braces for
wooden vessels, known in the Maine
yards as knees The stumps left
by the cutting are taken from the
ground and trimmed so that one large
root is left when the piece is squared
and left l. shaped and is ready for
transportation. On arrival in Maine
these braces, or knees, are put
through a planning mill and are ready
for use. Each vessel uses from 400
to 600 of these braces. which are
necessarily rather high in price, be-
cause of the work of getting them
out ard the cause of high freight rates.
They cost about 1926 TO $3.50 per car
load. The freight rate to Maine ranges
from S110 to $40 a car, depending
upon the location Of the source of sup
ply None of the product is used on
the lakes, where very few, if any,
NESen lessels are now being built.
ri.tx ships are all of stdel con-
stru@tion. In the North Atlantic ship
yards, however, considerable num-
Der of wooden schooners are construct
ed every year. Most of them are four
or fve-masted schooners. measuring
probably $50 feet long and drawing
from % to rs feet of water
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
Fell Overheard.

Edward Decker, Jr., managing di-
rector of the Decker properties. which
consist Of eight banks, two newspa-
pers, several manufacturing concerns
and railroad interests, mysteriously
disappeared Saturday night while en-
route from Ludington to Manitowoc
on Pere Marquette ferry No. Is. and
it is supposed he was drowned. Soon
after embarking he took a powder TO
relieve a sick headache and retired to
his stateroom. II is supposed that he
stepped TO the boats rail to obtain
fresh air and, becoming faint, fell
overheard. He was "a years old.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
The Hackley Estate.

1t develops in the appraising of the
estate of the late Charles II. Hackiey
that he was generous with his friends,
as well as philanthropist to his home
city, as about quarter of a million
dollars worth of valueless paper in the
shape of notes on which he loaned
money form part of the estate. The
appraisers have not yet finished their
work, but have progressed far enough,
to find that the estate will not fall be-
low $4,000 900. On $3,000.000 of this
estate II is estimated that an irheri-
lance tax will be paid to Michigan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
Women,s Poetic Yearninns.

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 som ething far different
something romsstic. 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, 1905-04-13
Fiaht Caused Death.

While Miss Mabel Rigney was at hel
desk in the St Joseph telephone ex
change a fash of lightning ran along
the wires. frightening her greatly. She
almost collapsed and the physician
said her heart had been displaced BY
the shock For two weeks past Miss
Rigney had suffered intense agony
her heart beats growing more rapid I'M
I'll just before her death on Friday
night 1872 pulsations minute were
registered.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
Women's Trousers II hnderabad.

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 cfose-fitting as possible, they are
actually sewn on, and are taken off
and changed about once a fortnight
London Daily Mail
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
Sahara Sands Shiftinu.

ALONG pc northern efge d the sa-
hara ruins Of the old Rom Ian 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. plotting out
the verdure and narrowing the zone
Of green that skirts tie northern edge
of Africa.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13

ing Doan's Kidney Pills | have lifted
GOO pounds and felt no bad effects.
have not felt the trouble come back
since. although | had suffered for five
or six years, and other remedies had
not helped me at all"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn CO.. Buffalo, NY.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13

The city of Louisville has been in
dicted by federal grand jury for
holding four negroes under peonage
conditions.
The Mormons have bought the old
Jail at Carthage, H., where Joseph
Smith was killed by a mob, and will
use Il as a mission church.
John McClinrock, so-called Angel
Dancer" at the Lords Farm near
Park Ridge, y. j.. where he was known
as John the Baptist" committed sui
eide by shooting himself with a rifle,
using his toe TO pull the trigger.
immigration to this country through
the port of New York for March,
reached unprecedented figures, the
total arrivals numbering $1,000 as com
pared with 1857 for the same month
last year.
Joseph Eister. aged 20. flagman OF
the Hecla e. Torch Lake railroad, was
warning pedestrians OF the approach
of a train when he was struck by an
other train and instantly killed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-04-13
Domestic Economy.

Said Brown unto his wife one day:
We've nothing left to eat; II 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
bread"