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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
UNITED STATES THE LARGEST.
In Population This Country Leads All
Civilized Nations.

The United States is by far the
largest of all the civilized nations ex-
cept Russia, which has. about 100000
coo inhabitants. The. German Empire
has 56,000,500. Austria-H Hungary Al
100000, Japan AZ ,000.0 00 the United
Kingdom 100000, France $4,000, 900,
Italy 32,000,000 and Spain $4,000, 300.
china has 350,000,000, but she does
not count in the calculation of this
sort. Owing to the rapid growth of
the United States the English Ian
guage is now spoken by more persons
than use any other civilized tongue.
Charles V. said he spoke German to
his horse, French TO men, Italian to
his lady friends and Spanish to God.
In his days, three and a half CEN
turtles ago. Spain was a land on which
the sun never set, England was only
a small spot on the map. and the Eng
fish language held only minor place
in the civilized tongues. To-day $780,
100000 people speak English 100000
600 speak Russian (for not all the peo-
pie of the empire talk the national
tongue). 75.000,000 use German. TO-
000,0 900 employ Spanish, including the
inhabitants of the Latin-American
countries, and 40.000.000 speak
French.
Moreover, the lead for English is
apidly lengthening. Nearly two
thirds of all the people who speak the
English tongue are in the United
States. - eslies Weekly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
GERMAN CRITICISMS OF encnsA
Visitor Thinks Islanders Dwell Toe
Much on Physical Ills.

Visitor Thinks Islanders Dwell Toe
Much on Physical Ills.
A German publicist who spent 2
part of the summer in boarding
house al Teignmouth. England, says:
English seaside visitors display most
remarkable ingenuity In sustaining a
lengthy conversation founded on ne
other topic than the weather. Wher.
this rs exhausted they turn TO theii
aches ana pains; each individual ad-
duces some striking examples of bod.
lily suffering on his or her part and
the combined ailments of the com.
pany afford themes for endless discus
sion.
Next iE popularity to the remark,
Hotter than ever came the question,
How is your lumbago?' and the lum.
bagc Of most of the visitors was.
regret to say very bad. ! must, how
ever. warn my tray ling fcllow-coun
try,nen that English anatomy ends
with che diaphragm. The mention o.
the stomach, even, is not permissibls
in polite circles. There IS. however
one striking exception TO this rule
the liver may be discussed al all and
sundry seasons.
Full advantage is taken of the con.
cession and the vagaries of this organ
supply the basis Of many a lengthy II
somew hat monotono"s discourse. Hall
the ills of the Ango-Saxon race arc
attributed to the liver and wherever
one goes the eye is cheered with ad
vertisements of nostrums TO CO REQ
that portion OF the human frame"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
GREAT PREACHERS FINE TACT
Henry Ward Beecher Drew Lesson
From Humorous Incident

Henry Ward Beecher Drew Lesson
From Humorous Incident
A very little girl was taken by her
parents to a prayer meeting at Plym,
outh church presided over by Mr.
Beecher. In giving out a hymn Mr..
Beecher requested every person pres
ent who could sing to do so.
The response not having been suf-
fic.ently hearty during the first verse,
Mr. Beecher before the second again
exhorted all to sing
Come, brethren, If you have the
grace of God in your hearts, let II
come out in your voices. Singl All
together now! Sing!"
The little girl took this as person
al appeal and hastily bethought herself
OF. the song dearest to the heart; the
cry of a fruit vender who often
brought fruit to her home. Accord
ingly. when the verse began she let
forth her voice in a shrill cry OF
Straw ber-riesi Straw berries! Straw
berries! The congregation faltered,
stopped and laughed, but Mr.. Beecher,
not at all disconnected. called out,
that's right, little girl. That's right.
If you can't praise God in anything
hut strawberries. then sing strawber-
ries."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
"pelTlEs" OF NAVAJO INDIANS.
Tribe Still CIings Fast to the Ancient
Superstition.

Tribe Still cIings Fast to the Ancient
Superstition.
The hideous pictires of Indian del
ties that are commonly circulated give
one little reason 10 suspect that they
are, after all, only ordinary human be-
ings. Probably the most awe-inspir-
ing of Indian "deites" are those Of
he Navajo people. The deities are,
really medicine men and they never
perform before the people except
when masked. Their powers are sup
rosed TO he almost unlimited and a
patient they have treated has before
him long life and good health Their
bodies are invariably tattooed in the
most grotesque fashion and over their
heads are placed hidcous masks made
Of fiber and skins. When a patient
is to be treated they dance about him
and sing uncanny songs, all the while
sprinkling him with sacred lotions or
healing him with magic wands. The
whole tribe gathers at such a cere-
mony and for days feast and drink at
the sick mans expense. When the
many ceremonies are over the masked
"deities" disappear, unmask in secret,
and later appea re other
tribesmen
Though the old-time superstitions
of the Indians are fast dying out. a
few of the more complete nations still
cling to the old traditions and meth
DDS of treating the sick.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
DROVE snpssgn FROM CAPITAL
III-Used Peasant Almost Seized Crown
Of EunQar,.-


Of Hungary
George Dosza was a Seeker. or
peasant OF Szekelfyfold a district OF
Hungary. He was a quiet. w-abid-
ing man, notable only for his great
strength and tall stature.
One day, however, an Austrian no
BILE thought ut To decoy away
from her fathers house Dosza's only
daughter, maiden of IA, The dis
tracted parent sought the abductor far
and near but. falling to find him.
iourneyed to Vienna and laid his case
before the emperor.
The LITTER only laughed. Whereupon
the peasant returned TO his own vii
lage ard pasted upon the door OF his
, little capin formal declaration or
war AGAINST his sovereign. A month
later he was marching on Vienna at
the head Il huge, but undisciplined
and ike. tipped army.
At first the luck was all on his side.
He defeated the regular troops in a
number OF pitched battles. carried by
/ assault several large and strongly for
4 tilted towns and was actually within
! sight OF the capital. whence the EN-.
peror had already fed. when he was
/ betrayed into ambush through the
treacaery OF guide.
The misfortune constituted the be
! ginnils CT the end. The bulk Of his
followers fell away from him ard were
hunted through the n Junta!ns and
woods like wild beasts. Al o9ether, II
Is said. that over 10000 of them were
put TO the sword.
The Jack Cade OF Hungary" hav
ing been taken prisoner, was seated
on an iron throne, beneath which
huge fire had previously been kindled
crowned with a red-hot iron crown
and lbs flesh torn from his bones Will
red-hot pincers.- Exchange.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
ADVERTISING TPA'r WOULD WIN.
Idea Was TO Work on Fears of Find
ere of Deg

efo OF Dug
Paul Mohr. the worlds champion
trolley car rider-Mr. Mohr rode l.
August by trolley from Philadelphia
TO Maine, a distance of l,-J0@ miles
is a man of original and advanced
views.
"Mohr," a friend of ter ycung man
said, "leeps in touch with all modern
and up-to-date things. He can tel!
you how they harnessed Niagara, how
A. G.. Bell makes his tetrahe dral kite
aeroplanes, how tie Pasteur institute
prolongs life by EeEnS CT sour milk
and SO forth and SO forth. The other
night a group Of us Llen were talking
about a valuable GUg that had been
lost. The owner had advertised. but
nothing had come of the matter.
Mohr said, laughing: 'Ha ny, you
DIDN'T advertise ih tae right way. You
didn't make your card time and up
to date
How would you hare lone lt?'
Harry asked.
We'll, now, let me see DIohr said.
The papers told us the other day that
a lot of yellow fever mosquitoes had
been brought TO town for experimental
purposes, didn't they? ~ have cou-
pied that interesting fact to my ad.
I'd have made it read like this: Lost
From chemical labor&y1 3, small
Boston bull, with collar IN arked Bob.
The animal has been much expert
mented on for scientific purposes with
the stegomyia fasciata, or yellow fever
mosquito, and may involuntarily be
come a source of danger TO the com
munity.'
THAT notice would have brought
back the dog Mohr said. laughingly."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
WIRE TALK COSTS MUCH MoNEN
$4,000 Spent in Cables One Days
Record for the Peace Envoys.

$4,000 Spent in Cables One Days
Record for the Peace ENJOYS.
That making peace is an active life
Is Illus trated by the daily programme
of work of the peace ENJOYS and their
suites, says the New York Telegram.
o. side the session every one con.
nected with the work has continuous
aid taxing occupation with but few
hours for rest and practically none
for recreation.
An idea Of the volume OF cables
which are daily sent to Europe and
the Far east may be had from state
ment that ore cable company handled
$4,000 worth of business including
dispatches ON both the Russian and
japanese peacemakers. from its head
quaI ,ers at Ports mouth.
Both sides are very keen in the mat
ter of their facilities for communi.
cation The heavy tax on the local
teller q wires made 1t impossible
for them to get quick service between
the hotel and their conference rooms
in the Iavy yard, and complaint was
made, with the result that Secretary
Peirce lad two direct telephone sys
TENS installed between these points
one fo- the Russians and one for the
japan Sc.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
Leadlno un TO II.

81 wish you would look at this
watch and see what's the matter with
It," the man said handing ii over.
The jeweler examined it,
IL can't see anything wrong" he
said. What seems to be the trou.
ble?"
ut has. lost nearly minute in the
last three months"
That isn't worth making fuss
over
81 didn't know but one of the Jew
els mi rht have broken, or something. f"
None of 'em cropped out?"
mo, they're all right"
ut isn't full jeweled, anyhow, is it?'
Yes, it's full jeweled."
GIVE been suspecting lately that the
ease is only washed"
You're wrong. It's solid gold"
But it isn't a first class make, is
it?"
Eyes, there's nothing better in the
market"
I'm glad to hear you say so. Per.
haps You wouldn't mind letting me
have a hfty on it?"-Chicago Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
MAN HAD LOST a FEW HOURS.
Passage OF Time unheeded by Conviv-
lal New Yorker.

He had been taking a successful
flyer" In the street" AMI had been
celebrating on the way up town. Then
he invited several friends TO dine
with him and TO go TO the theater aft
erW ard. AS IL was distinctly gala
occasion for him. he kept the celebra.
ton up all through the meal, SO that
by the time the party was seated In
the theater be was in such a comforta.
le frame OF mind thar he fell fast
sleep.
When the show was over his friends
decided they would all return TO the
hotel they had started from and have
a bit of supper. They woke their host
up and took him back to the cafe,
wherc, by chance. they found the Ia
BILE unoccupied they had sat at before.
AS soon as the man who was cele-
brating was seated he fell asleep again
and looked SO thoroughly comfortable
that no one disturbed him. Presently
he woke up, stared around him sol
EMMY and looked at his watch without
noticing the hour Then he shook
himself together and struggled to his
feet with considerable difficulty.
IF we are going to the theater," he
remarked. II think we'd better be get
>ting started. New York Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
Four Hundred Babies

st. Vincent's Infant Asylum, Chi
cago. shelters homeless waits await
ing adoption, and there are nearly 400
babies there. Sister Julia writes: 81
cannot say too much in praise of
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds, Group and whooping cough"
Contains no opiates and is safe and
sure. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar
and insist upon having it, as 1t is a
safe remedy and certain in results.
Refuse substitutes. Sold by w. /.
Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
DUKE is FOND OF ADVENTURE
italian Scion Of Royalty Not Content
70 Be an Idler

italian scion OF royalty Not Content
to Be an ldler.
The Duke Of Abruzzi is clearly o.
the opinion that the old proverb. He
who is born to be hanged will never
be drowned" is correct in theory II
not in literal application. The duke
has been flirting with death ever since
he attained his majority and appar-
emily bears a charmed life, since he
has suffered no i'll effects from his
variols automobile accidents, in the
most serious of which he was thrown
thirty feet over a hedge and yet was
not even seriously injured He has
INDUCED in fad for arctic explora.
ton, being compelled to { bandon his
ship. which was caught in the ice
pack off Prince 2udolph island. He
has made inndmerable ascents in a
balloon, Is noted as one of the most
daring Alpine climbers in Europe and
nov Re proposes tempting fate by
hunting big game in central Africa.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
spoiled Her Hcnnty.

Harriet Howard, of 200 w. 3Ith ST.,
New York, at one time had Der beauty
spoiled with skin trouble. She writes:
Il had salt rheum or eczema for
years but nothing would cure il, until
| used Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A
quick and sure healer for cuts. burns
and sores. 25c at Connell Bros. drug
store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
UTRIKINo FACTS ABOUT SLEEP,
One OF the Most Mysterious Of the
Ways of Nature.


Shakespeare, said scientist.
called sleep the ape of death That
is a striking name for striking thipg.
Sleep is a wonderland. Let us ex-
plore 1t.
"Self-hypnotism is mysterious
force that we can exercise on our
selves in sleep alone. We are all
selfhypnotists. We all. on certain
nights. tell ourselves firmly that we
must not oversleep, that the next
morning-at 4, at or precise
~ we must wake up. Our sleep.
ing selves respond to the hyp-
motto suggestion made the night be-
fore by our waking selves. That Is
mysterious and striking, isn't it? Still
more mysterious and striking, though,
is TIE fact of our keeping track Of
the time somehow in our slumber.
How on earth do we do that?
1T is impossible to do without
sleep. Men have slept standing, even
running. They have slept in battle,
under fire. with guns roaring on all
sides. They have slept in unendur-
able and deadly pain.
There is no torture equal to that
which the deprivation of sleep entails.
The Chinese are the cruelest folks on
earth. and the most ingenious of tor
turers. Well, the Chinese place the
deprivation of sleep at the head OF
their torture list.
Sleep is a state of rest The heart
rests in sleep. The heart Is rhythmic
muscle, not one that never reposes.
but one that works at short shifts,
like a puddler, a moment on, mo-
ment off. Well, when we sleep, the
hearts shifts OF rest are redoubled.
It works then, one on, two off, getting,
indeed, pretty nearly as much repose
as we do.
THE brain in sleep becomes pale
and sinks below the level of the skull.
When we are awake the brain is high
and full and rudy.
Not Only the brain and heart, but
even the ear glands rest In sleep.
That Is why when we awake we al
ways rub our eyes The rubbing is
an instructive action that stimulates
the stagnant tear glands and causes
them to moisten properly our eyes all
dried from their na "tion."
Another Good Man Gone Wrong.
He neglected TO take Foley's KID
ney Cure at the first sign of kidney
trouble. hoping ii would wear away,
and he was soon victim of Bright's
disease. There is danger in delay'
but if Foley's Kidney Cure is taken at
once the symptoms will disappear, the
kidneys are strengthened and you are
soon sound and we'll. A. II. Bass of
Morgantown. Ind, had to get up ten
or twelve times in the night, and had
a severe backache and pains in the
kidneys and was cured by Foley's
Kidney Cure. Sold bv w. l. Benedict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
Grentlyin Demand.

Nothing is more in demand than a
medicine which meets modern require
ments for blood and system cleanser,
such as DIR. Kings New Life Pills.
They are just what you need TO cure
stomach and liver trubles. Try them.
At Connell Bros. drug store, 25c.,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
HARD SHOT FOR MAN OF LAW.
Naeging Cross-Examlner Met His
Match in Doctor.

my profession is supreme in the
sick ROOM" said a practicing physi-
clan of this city. but often it has TO
Put up with great deal of badgering
in the courtroom"
"One day a friend of mine was call
ed as witness in a case in which one
man had hit another over the head
with "a iron bar. with disastrous re-
suits. Counsel for the defense nagged
and harried the doctor, finally saying:
Doctor, did | understand you to say
that when you reached the plaintiff
his brains were escaping through the
fracture in the skull?"
Yes, sir
And do you mean to tell me. doc.
tor. that man car continue to live
after he has lost part of his brains?
oh, yes, certainly. said the doc
tor; I've known men to live and prac-
tice law without any brains at ali"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28

1t invigorates, strengthens and
builds up. 1t keeps you in condition
physically, mentally and morally.
That's what HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea will do. 80 cents Tea or
Tablets. Connell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28

Itch Itch! Itch!-Scratch. Scratch!
Scratch! The more you scratch the
worse you itch. Try Doan's ONT
ment. It cures piles, eczema. any
skin itching. All druggists sell it.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
DEMAND FOR cpAEez CT DIET
Constant Familiarity W>h One Form
of Food Brin, LCrtninu.

Constant Familiarity W>h One Form
of Food Brin, L, taug.
Familiarity breeds contempt, and
enforced familiarity is al to induce
repugnance. But few GIc aware how
intense such repugnaucs - become
in the case of people cnjemned to
spend the greater pGrtica cf q cir lives
in the manufacture CT lieparation of
some one particular ast.c. 1t is as
seted, for instance. that The salmon
curers of Alaska aftcr several months
steady diet Of fro aly-caught fish,
grow to so loathe the ucculent meat
that they will deyour ~ 3at any sub
stance that will suct4l4 .jfe in pref
Crence to ii. The oyster women Of
Arcachon, In France. again, never by
any chance eat oysters, regarding
them as food fit only Tor pigs; while
it Is a fact well known 10 every deep
sea sailor that the cod fishers of the
Newfoundland banks viii suffer the
EXTREMIST pangs Of hunger rather
than touch cod. and gre Invariably
willing to exchange the frcs of their
FISH for modicum OF flesh, no matter
how rancid and unappetiZing the lat
r may be. Similarly. the girls en-
Loved in cocoa factories quickly grow
TO lpathe cocoa in any share or form.
Even the choicest Of chocolate confec-
tions. such as would cause TO water
the mouths of the daindcst society
danes, have no attractions. but quite
the reverse, for these otherwise we'll
nigh omnlverous young women.-"T
a. r."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28

The season Of indigestion is now at
hand Rings Dyspepsia Taplets re-
]ieve indigestion and correct all stom-
ach disorders. Sold by Cornell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28

There's nothing so good for a sore
throat as DIR. Thomas Eclectic Oil,
Cures il in a few hours. Relieves
pain in any part.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
Peat Fuel on Railroads.

Peat was used extensively as fuel
on Swedish railroads during the last
year, the custom being to mix 1t with
half it's weight of coal. This mixed
fuel has proved satisfactory for
freight service.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-28
$1,000 REWARD
Is offered as guarantee that neither
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
NOR
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery

contains alcohol, opium, or any harmfn
drug. Any one publishing false state.
mentS concerning their ingredients VIII
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Remedies are compounds Of medicinal
principles, scientifically extracted from
native roots that cure the diseases for
which they are recommended. They are
medicines which have enjoyed the public
confidence for over third OF century.
They are medicines not beverages, made
10 satisfy craving for booze
"GOlden Medical Discovery" regulates
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and cures dyspepsia, purites the blood
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mentS peculiar TO women. Accept no
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Substitution means selhshness on the
part of the dealer who is looking for the
greater profit on an inferior article.
vour daughter who was attending college
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Medical Adviser a book that sold TO the ex-
tent OF $4,000 copies few
years ago. at S1.50 per COPY
Last year we gave away X ~sa--sss-5
$50 900 worth OF these inyalua- h TInl1,
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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-07-21
Carthage a Memory
Especial Correspondence

Carthage. once the mistress OF
powerful armies. numerous fleets, the
commerce OF the civilized world and
long the dreaded rival OF naughty
Rome, was the capital not only Of
the Carthaglnian territory but Of
Africa Propria. Al trst It was named
Cademia the Eastern. from Cadmus,
term commonly applied to Phoenic.
Ian chiefs; but afterward Caceabes,
the Phoenician for horses head.
The Carthaginians had on the reverse
of their coins a horses head, or a
horse entire with victory mounted on
him.
IL Is also affirmed that Dido, land.
Ing at Utica. called her settlement
Carthadt, the new city" which the
Greeks corrupted into Cachedon and
the Romans into Carthage. The an.
Client Romans designated the famous
place "Cataco." as appears from an
inscription on the naval column at
Rome erected in honor Of Calus
Duillus.
Livy says that Carthage was de.
stroyed in the consulate Of Lentulus
and Mummius. the 456S'h year OF the
Julian period after It had stood 7S7
years; this assigns its foundation to
the year SIS B. c. In chronological
tables 1t is placed In the year 500 b.
c. To relieve their embarrassment
,ehronologists suppose that there were
three distinct portions Of Carthage
founded'at as many different periods
Cothon, from Katum, an excavation.
was the earliest; Niagara, which was
Carthada. or the new city. built 1874
years later, and Byrsa. the citadel.
either from Bursa, hide or Borsa.
fortress founded l66 years later than
Niagara.