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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

century soil tiller has practically all
the modern comforts. His mail is de-
livered daily. He has telephone con-
nection with the buying and selling
world, affording the best opportunities
for marketing to advantage. His
home is of recent architecture, con-
structed of wood, brick or stone, and
well furnished. He has modern plumb
ing and modern heating, and with the
advent Of acetylene gas, he has mod
ern lighting. At night his home is as
attractively Illuminated as that of his
city brother, for IL is suggestive fact
that "acetylene for country homes"
has so appealed to the farmer, that of
the $4,000 users of acetylene gas in
the United States, the farmer is one
of the largest of all classes. Ever
seeking the best, he has not hesitated
in availing himself of this new. light.
The continued growth and progress
of this great country. ever cause of
wonderment, has no greater exempli.
fication than evolution on the farm.
Already the farmer is becoming the
most envied of men-tho freest, the
healthiest, the happiest!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Clean House TODAY

Don't wait till tomorrow. but clean
house to-day. with DR. Caldwell's (lax-
ative) Syrup Pepsin. OF course we
mean your house of flesh and bone
your body This is the best house you
own. and should get the most care.
Yet most people neglect it in a
dreadful manner. AS result, stom-
ach, liver and bowels soon get out of
order. and cause great pain. distress
and dangerous internal diseases. The
only safe. sure cure is Dr. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin II clears out all causes
OF sickness, cures constipation and in
digestion, cleans house, and makes
you we'll Try II. Sold by all drug
gists at soc and s1.00. Money back
IL III fails
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
New Tax Commission.

The attack of Rep. Benton, Of
Wayne, on the present tax commits
sioners last week has borne fruit. The
Lowell bill provides that the commits
sion is to remain as it is until March,
1906, but Benton argued for the inn
mediate bouncing Of the commission
ers. A majority of the house stand
with Benton on this proposition, and
Lowell is now willing to consent to an
amendment that the governor shall
appoint Immediately the three com
missioners who are to be substituted
for the existing board of five.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
A Fable.

THE dangers of sensational journal
Ism are many" observed the philo-
sophical fly; land yet it suits the
taste of some persons to the extent
that it becomes positive appetite
with them. Now, there's my brother"
he continued, pointing to struggling.
buzzing unfortunate. He's so badly
stuck on that yellow sheet that he's
all tangled up and doesn't know which
end he's on!"-Cleveland Leader.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

HlSo touHlyf
says: Il suf
fered with kid.
ney complaint
for e & h I
years. Ii came
on me gradu.
ally. l felt
tir e d a n d
weak, was
short OF breath
and was trou.
b ] e d W IL h
bloating after
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Soy Bean Cheese.

rhe municipal laboratory of Paris
has been examining the experiments
made by DR.. Vogel, who has manufac-
tured very succulent cheese from the
small Chinese beans known as SOY
beans" The doctor finds that the
pulp of these beans contains many of
the caseine qualities, and that the re-
sulting composition is both nourishing
and pleasant to the taste.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

eating, and my limbs were badly
swollen. One doctor told me 1t would
finally turn to Bright's disease. | was
laid up at one time for three weeks.
l had not taken Doan's Kidney Pills
more than three days when the dis
tressing aching across my back disap-
peared. and was soon entirely cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

How can the Russian fleet expect
10 win, when the men who serve the
guns have to stop every little while to
emit their stirring battle criy: Re-
member the Suvaborosliasissoisv
lnavitch!"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
George ID. Richardson. cashier in the

george ~. ftlCudTuSOn, Cashier III the
internal revenue Office in Milwaukee
for 16 years, has committed suicide,
and his books are being examined
DR.. j. II. Hollander, who was sent
to San Domingo 10 investigate fiscal
conditions, is at Washington confer
ring with the president. He reports
all quiet and says the officials and
people seem satisfied with the arrange
ments made as 10 the customs.
DR.. Osler's attention is called to tho
case of Henry Conrad, carpenter. of
Petersburg, Ind. Henry is ~. but when
he went home to dinner Thursday his
wife presented him with a pair of twin
boys. To the neighbors he gleefully
exclaimed: These two kids give the
lie to Osler that man amt worth a
continental after he's Co.
John Harmon. aged %. who gives his
residence as New York city, has been
identified as the man who assaulted
Cecilia Fitzgerald, aged IL years. while
she was picking flowers in the woods.
near Kalamazoo, in company with her
cousin, a boy a year older. The man
attempted to choke the little girl. but
her screams and the cries OF her
cousin brought assistance and the as
saulter fed.
Augustus Rinker. of Harrisburg. o.,
being the father of triplet BOYS, has
demanded bonus from the governor
of the state, considering the triplets
an affiiction which should be shared
by the taxpayers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

II has been said that some men will
10 anything for money No doubt the
Cincinnati man who has agreed to
keep sober for three years for $50 900
feels that he has illustrated again
The truth of this cyncism.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

The Detroit man who has secured a
Judgment of $4,000 against a secret
order for injuries sustained while he
was being initiated into the organ
.zation must have been butted furi-
ously by the goat.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
Cure for consumption.

A six months tour by bullock in
South Africa is the latest cure for cor
sumption, as advertised by a London
doctor. Your own mich COW accom-
panies you, the pace is only two miles
an hour, there are frequent outspans.
and vegetables. butter, butchers meat,
fowls and eggs are easily obtainable.
Il is said. The total cost is only s525.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

King Edward is to have an Ameri-
Fan typewriter, but he will probably
not have what most American gen.
.lemen consider an important adjunct
"a pretty operator. Too bad. for he
could undoubtedly get one by adver-
Using.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

We really fear that it would be a
Mr.. Edward Atkinson if all women
should follow his suggestion and dress
on s65 a year apiece.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Pugilist Jeffries declares, further
more, that he will retire from the
drama at the end of the present sea-
son. This. coming right after the
Heath of Mr.. Jefferson and the fare
we'll appearance of Modjeska, will
cave the drama pretty wobbly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
VIII Tie Up Business,

Spreading of the transfers strike
began promptly Monday, as a result
Of the refusal of the transfers joint
council, Saturday night to indorse the
settlement Professionally arranged
with the employers by President G. p.
Shea of the teamsters' union. II will
stop the delivery of building material
when building is at an unprecedented
large volume and IL Is estimated that
the employment of nearly 100000
men in yards. mills. factories and on
construction work will be hung up.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

If nothing will satisfy old John l..
Sullivan but q fight, let him stand in
front of a, looking glass and fight the
various reflections of himself he will
see therein.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

And now a grasping employe OF
Uncle Russell Sage has sued the old
man for $500 wages, which he says
hat he has earned and Sage won't
pay. Has he no respect whatever for
the aged?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

The orange crop in Italy. Spain and
southern France is reported to be al
most complete failure. 1t is ex-
pected. however, that the cotton-seed
olive oil yield will be as generous as
ever.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

New York's legislators receive ST.
500 a session, out of which sum sew
eral of the members are said to have
laid by recently between $4,000 and
$40, 900.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Not much has been said recently
concerning radium. But how coui3
it be expected to keep on creating
excitement with meat at the present
price?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

The would-be midshipman who in
creased his height by the use Of a
stretching machine might be rejected
on the ground that he stretched the
truth.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
THE MODERN FARMER.
How He Lives, as Compares NTH
Fifty Years Ago.

he farming life Of
to-day, as con-
trasted with that
of fifty years ago,
is a paradise OF
comfort and con.
yenience. T h c
lonely loghouse,
remote from mar
ket and devoid of
advantages that a
half cycle OF time
has made possible,
would scarcely APP
peal 10 the pres
ent day farmer.
The twentieth
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Henry Watterson says that maybe
Vesuvius was thrust up just to show
what hell would do. 1t has been an
impressive example.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Nine hundred new variable stars
have been discovered. They are not
theatrical stars, although the latter
are extremely variable.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

The wife of a Kansas laborer left
him, when she died, a legacy of s40,-
900 he did not know she had Yet
there are people who say a woman
can't keep a secret.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

A New York author has purchased
over 1000 acres of land in the Adj
rondacks from the royalties on two
novels. Yet some publishers wonder
why so many people are writing
stories.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

A Scotch scientist is hunting for a
rumored herd of striped horses in
Mexico, needless of the fact that
there is a pub on almost every cor
ner at home in Edinboro.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO,

Lucas COUNTY. So
FEANK j. CHENEY makes oAth that he Is senior
partner OF the firm of +. J CHENEY CO., doing
business In the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid. and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn 10 before me and subscribed In my pres.
snce, this 9th day Of December, A. D. 1856.
49, a.. w. GLEASON,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts
directly the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
+ j. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists. Csc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Think of girls throwing a base
ball 1855 feet ~ inches. Incredible!
Yet Miss A. Belding, Vassar '07. did
just that
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Vladivostok might as well get ready
to field few shells. Pitcher Oyama
is preparing to open the season there.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Edward Atkinson says that man
who could live on $500 a year always
has gumption enough TO get more.
Russell Sage, for instance.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Yale has sent class of students
to New York to study wicked social
conditions" Sociology?-or only the
usual bat?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
THE STAR BANNER

Work hard and marry early" says
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. That is, marry
early.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

A well-known comedian has married
his leading lady. Let us hope she will
be able to lead him as well after mar
rage.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

The question discussed used to be
money the root of evil. Now it is
money the fruit of evil.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

"All art is confession says Ebert
Hubbard Hubbard should have steer
ed clear of art.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

The dear old seventeen-year locusts
have begun their annual attack on the
fruit crop.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Just because a man is stilted, it
doesn't necessarily follow that he is
above reproach.
= '2he fellow who succeeds In bottiing
up his wrath is corker.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

There is no particular reason why
straitened circumstances should make
a man crooked.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.

Mrs. G. w. Fooks. OF Salisbury, Md.
wife of G. w. Fooks, Sheriff OF Wico-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

ere permanently cured. No nervousness artey
I'll hrst days OF DR. Klne's Great Nerve kestor
or Send for FREE 62. 90 trial bottle and treatise.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

do not believe Piso's Cure for Con umption
has an equal for coughs and colds.-J Dim +.
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, LOO.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Unfortunately there are more play
actors than real actors.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

~Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
saved m llfei had dyspepsia and kidney disease
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Even the slowest horses may go fast
asleep.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

A dollar always looks bigger when
you pay IL back than when you borrow
IT.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

csIittering generalities often prove
mat silence is golden.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08

Mrs. winsIow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces IN
n&mmaton, alays pain, cures wind collie 25c bottle
The Washington times., 1905-07-07
Ideal Sunanaez Cozsel;;
A Hot Weather Skirf

batiste is the ideal material Cor sum
iher corsets 1t Is light, yet gives sup
port TO the figure. Batiste corsets can
be stretched upon a board and scrubbed
with warm suds and stiff brush. then
scrubbed several times with clear water
and hung out to dry quickly in the hot
s'E II they are allowed to dry in the
ssade, or as some girls plan their work
70 dry over night, they will rust.
1ne girl who respects her health in
SdHlfner 50 VIII wear a number Of skirts.
Inc dress skirt proper and one petticoar
ds sufnclent weight at the waist line.
Ihe girl who stands all day in an office
or store should have her skirts attached
10 ner shirtwaist, to throw their
weight On the shoulder instead of the
hips And she will choose for bust
ness wear the lightest weight cloth.
such as mohaIr or Panama. made to
clear the ground by at least two inches.
The skirt should be shaken nightly. not
In her room. but out the window. so
that any germs which she may have
collected during the day will not remain
In the room where she is sleeping
The Washington times., 1905-07-07
THE LATEST BATHING CAPS
ARE BECOMING AND SERVICEABL E

The bathing girl and the beach girl,
and they are two very different types.
are agreed upon one thing, and that is
the attractive becomingness of those lit
tie waterproof caps that are offered this
year in silk. mohair. and other fabrics
to match or to contrast with ones bath
ing suit.
It is an easy matter, as many swim
mer will tell you 10 ruin ones entire
cheyelure in one short season, merely by
neslecting the wise precaution of a cap.
A sun bath is excellent for the locks,
but water works havoc with even the
strongest and most lllxuriant hair: while
as to the girl with scanty locks, @she
would better never go into the water
unless she is prepared 10 take every
precaution TO keep the salt spray from
them.
The beach girl. she who goes out to
swim-allegedly-bu who never forgets
the classical caution made TO the girl
who asked her mothers permission,
Don't go near the water has a wide
choice 10 select from in the matter of
beadgear OF course. she wants to look
as like the real thing as possible; and
SO 10 keep rp the illusion that she wears
that smart silk or sicilienne bathing suit
for Just the purpose fer which IL was
The Washington times., 1905-07-07

OF long ago. The peak or visor of the cap
may be drawn as low down over the
lace as VIII prove comfortable, and the
glare of the sun on the sea and the
sand Is thus rendered less trying TO the
But the quaintest thing OF all is the
new sunbonnet. The Quaker bonnet In
undoubtedly the source of its inspiration
and for the beach girl rather than for
the deep sea swimmer was ii primarily
invented One sees ii In coarse straw and
in rush weave, in bingham and calico
and IN the waterproofed materials also.
Straw Is Literally Trimmed.
Those of straw are literally trimmed
with broad bows of ribbon, which. how
ever, take on rather q set and a stiff
appearance. The bonnet is bound with
ribbon all around. and across the front
there is a bow with many fiat loops
that extend quite TO the sides The
strings are made to match, and are
either tied in demure Quaker bow be-
meath the chin. or else are gathered
loosely into knot on the breast
A silk bandanna is still a standby, and
doubtless ever will he There is usually
rubber cap worn beneath. and then
the gay handkerchief Is tied on Just
as the old Southern black mammies
wore theirs. The handker hief is fold
sents triangular appearance. The
broadest line is carried down at the
back. one point projecting beyond the
hair on the forehead and the other two
points tied IN with this. When this Is
cleverly adjusted few things there be
10 surpass 1t for both style and COM
fort, while as for becomingness the girl
who wears it once and we'll will never
adopt any other protection for her CLOS
sy locks.
The Washington times., 1905-07-07

built, the usual bathing cap is jauntiIy
perched upon her carefully dressed locks.
The Silk Tam O'Shanter.
a round Tam o'Shanter cap in silk, or
another of the new waterproof materials
Il simply charming. They are usually
furnished with an elastic band in the
headpiece, Sc that they may be drawn
10 cover up the entire hair whenever so
desired. There are some very smart
ones in the shepherds checks that are
SO popular just now, and there is
jeunty looking silk tassel Of contrasting
color up on top, where the necessary
fullness is gathered into q knot
Others, again, follow hat shape
with a .uil puffy crown that will ac-
commodate quite thick knot of hair
beneath, and a brim that is stiffened so
that it may be bent into almost any be-
coming shape The brim. however, is
stiff and well wired, and this shape is
intended TO serve as some shade for the
face and eyes. a mission in which the
smart Tams are conSpicuously lacking
These hats come in all sorts of materials
but they are most attractive IN the
paid silks that have emerged from the
Taterproonng bath with not a hint Of
the process through which they have
pa SSed.
Then there are other shapes that fol-
lew the jockey cap in outline. and these
are decidedly an improvement, both in
looks and in service, to the rubber caps
The Washington times., 1905-07-07
Enamel FINISH foz .Shelues.

An excellent idea for pantry shelves
is to give them two coats of ordinary
white paint, and then third finishing
coat OF white enamel AS soon as the
enamel dries wash it over with cold wa
Ter. ana then It viii harden quickly,
says Home Notes.
DO not cover these shelves with OIL
cloth or paper, but leave them bare and
notice the Improvement AS there are
no covers under which crumbs, etc. can
collect, there is nothing to encourape
mice. and the enamel is easily wiped
clean with damp cloth With enam-
eled shelves it is never necessary to
clean out the whole pantry at once for
1t keeps clean all the time
The Washington times., 1905-07-07
The Mastery.

TO lose self-control is to lose the key
10 any situation. No man who cannot
hold himself in hand can expect to hold
others. says Home Notes II has beep
well said that, in any discussion or dis
agreement with another, if you are in
the wrong you cannot afford to lose
there Is no occasion to. Or. as q law
ye has wittily put. Self possession is
ten
The Washington times., 1905-07-07
FOR THE EvER-usEFuL SEPARATE BLOUSE.

There
but this
pink chinonthe double kind
lining
tween tiny rufHes
bouionned of
OF chiffon
The Washington times., 1905-07-07

DAINTY fROCks
Pretty Flowered Effects for Afternoons.
Princess Mode Still Popular.

So fascinating are the light fiowered
materials, lace robe dresses, the sum
mer silks displayed everywhere. and so
alluring are the prices at this time of
year, that it Is, indeed, hard to refrain
from purchasing at each sale dress
lengths for summer afternoon and even
ing gowns. Apart from the more elab-
crate ball frocks it is alwadys well to
have on hand two or three decollete
gowns of comparatively simple design.
Tor on warm evening a mousSeline or
organize frock is alone comfortable
Simple Model
Tt is often as difficult to find a good
simple model as to select an elaborately
trimmed garment. For a young girl
tall and sligh.-there is nothing prettier
than simple baby waist trimmed
only with deep lace or lace edged
bertha and made with one or two pun
elbow sleeves. The skirt for this may be
simply shirred about the hips. hang;ne
from them plain and full With a broad
gfr.:e and long sash ends this gown
Vould De quite smart enough for an
TWO, three. and even four fioIncel
skirts are all popular this season. As
Hounces tend to shorten they should he
care cate1uIy managed and even when a
sklr. ciears the ground they must be
graduated, sloping up toward the back
Extremely pretty are three fiounces
starring from plain center gore. These
no1nces are put on the lining quite
i.ial au,-, ana II, II edged with narrow Valen-
clennes Will seem more finished
Prlneess gowns are extremely fashion,
able once more, but the g!rdle effect
gwen py rows of cording or shirring Is
now round instead OF pointed in front
and back. that is. IT is the same width
al around. This is an attractive way in
WnIch 10 make up howered organdie or
nnhtl, Tor the deep lace falls almost To1
tLe top row of shirring, while the end of
lhe' skirt is finished with tucks or bands
OF iace insertion The two puff sleeves.
the puits separated by two or three
rows OF tiny tucks. finished at the elbow
with full lace ruff1e is popular at
present, and If sufficiently full will make
tne bertha stand out 5ecomfnglv over
the shoulders.
Newest Frocks.
many or the newest evening gowns,
those which are literally a mass of diff
ferent sorts of lace and embroidery. al
though not precisely princess. still have
very much the same effect as the waist
ana skirt are Joined together by a band
oI 80 1aee entire deux In this way the
gown may at one time be worn with
broad coiored sash and again be quite
rialn, thus seeming totally different
Ircck AS elbow sleeves are worn en-
tfeiy, II Is a good pian-both economical
ana usefuI-to have a good fitting woke
made on q separate mousselfne lining
Tor any summer gown can, by the addi-
I'on OF yoke, be made as attractive
.or afternoon wear aS for the evening
1nls mousseline guinpe should be tied
I" uI"n around the waist with a piece of
"hite RIBBON or taps, so that IL will he
sure TO stay in place and fit well on the
nack. One pretty lace guimpe can he
worn Win TWO or three different bodices