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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
boy HAD AN EXPLANATION.
Example Of the Original View Of
Things a Child May Take.

In their efforts TO teach children,
writes Edwin j. Prindle, in st. Mich
olas, parents are often surprised By
the original views which the young
sters take, and by their presentation
Of views which, while they may be but
partial. are at least correct and dis
eliminating so far as they go.
1t occurred to n father, who noticed
carpenter hammering upon the roof
Of distant house, that he would give
his little son (S years old a lesson in
physics by calling attention to the fact
that the blows of the hammer could
be seen before the sound made by
them could be heard, and explaining
that Sthe difference in time between
the seeing OF the blows and the hear
ing OF the noise was due to the fact
that light travels much faster than
sound. He sought to introduce the
subject by asking the boy IL he under
stood why IL was that he could see
the hammer fall before he could hear
the noise OF the stroke. He was as
tonished to receive the reply. Yes
it's because my eyes are nearer to the
hammer than my ears"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
Mule and Rule.

AT one of the Western army posts
in the days of the Indian fights there
was a young lieutenant who was care
full to see that the regulations relat
ing 10 saluting were faithfully OBJ.
served, One day soldier who was
leading an obstreperous mule to wat
er and had both hands fully employed
in. the task was met by the lieuten.
ant. The soldier. who had an occupa.
ticn which demanded his undivided
attention, failed to salute the marti-
net, who Immediately called him TO
account for his remissness.
why do you not salute an officer
when you see him." he demanded.
You hold this mule and | will"
calmly returned the man.
But the lieutenant did not insist,
and the regulations were broken.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
Cured Her Diabetes.

Halo, Ind, Feb. 27th.-(Special.)-
If what will cure Diabetes Will cure
any form of Kidney Disease, as so
many physicians say. then Dodd's
Kidney Pills will cure any form of
Kidney Disease. For Mrs. l.. C. Bow
ers of this place has proved that
Dodd's Kidney Pills will cure Dia-
betes.
IL had Diabetes" Mrs Bowers says,
my teeth all became loose and part
of them came out | passed great
deal of water with such burning SEN
sations | could hardly bear it. | lost
about 40 pounds in weight. ! used
many medicines and doctored with
two local doctors but never got any
better till / started to use Dodd's
Kidney Pills. They cured me so com
pletely that in three years have had
no return OF the disease. | am n
well woman now, thanks to Dodd S
Kidney Pills"
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure all kidney
ailments from Backache to Bright's
Disease. Cure your Backache with
them and you will never have Bright's
Disease, Diabetes or Rheumatism.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
OF
THE WORLD
NEW ORLEANS AND HOT
SPRINGS LOSE MIL.
LIONS BY CON-
FLAGRATION.
RIBLT, MASSACRE or INNo-
CENT JEWS.
CONGRESS HAS 4 VAST AMOUNT o.
WORK CROWDED. INTO
FIVE DAYS.
Over "a Million Loss.

Fire swept the southern portion of
Hot Springs. Ark. Saturday, doing
immense damage and causing the
known death Of three persons. rhe
losses are varlously estimated nj from
Sl.00oO00 10 S2.0O0.000. Three charred
colrses have been found among the
ruins. and as several persons are re-
ported missing the death list may be
Increased. Tie identity If the vie
tiEls has not been established. nne II
the bodies is supposed To he that o.
II female guest Of the Grand Central
hotel The fire. which started IT $50
O'Clock in the morning. was The worst
This state has ever experienced and
in five hours had burned over an area
Of one square mile.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
smallpox I'm Asylum.

Smallpox has become epidemic at
the Western Michigan Insane Asy.
lum. Kalamazoo, and the institution
is under strict quarantine. The city
authorities will permit no one to
come from the asylum and the Mich
igan Traction Co has been warned
not to stop cars there for any pur.
pose. There are 16 fres! cases in the
women's department, but all are said
to be mild One ward of the hospital
has been set aside for the smallpox
cases and every effort is being made
to prevent further spread of the dis.
ease. The asylum authorities are
WORKING with the city in attempting
to prevent the disease spreading out.
side. There have been no deaths from
the disease. The first case is sup.
posed to have been brought to the
asylum by woman from Jackson
who was admitted as a patient.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
Smelling uuk den.

According 10 reports from the front
the Japanese are Smelling Mukder
with 11-inch mortars. TIL, lombard
ment. which was recently commenced,
is further reported to lave caused
lines.
Advices from Chinese sources say
that Il general engagement is i'm pro-
gress all along the line. The heaviest
fighting is reported To he occurring on
the Japanese right and Gen. Kuroki
is said 10 be sweeping far north and
threatening to crumple the Russians
back on the railroad. \ special force
is reported to he, moving from the
south and east with the intention Of
cutting off the Russian commu> lea
tons by railroad with NladivOstok.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
Russians Forced Back again.

The Japanese attack OH Bersenen
has developed into an encounter Of the
NEST Sanguinary nature. The Japan
ESQ pressing forward bayonet charge.
were received with pyroxylin hand
grcnadcs or were blown M by buried
mines. and the Japanese machine guns
which toek position TO support the nd
vance were silenccd for a time and
beaten back. The Japanese came on
with greater resolution. however. ard
the Russians finally yielded the hin in
face OF greatly superior numbers and
a determined series OF attacks which
continued night and day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
Children's Dvspepsis.

The common form of dyspepsia, or
indigestion, which stops the growth,
pales the cheeks. weakens the system
of so many school children, is often
due TO improper or too quickly eaten
lunches. While seeing to a correc-
tion of the cause, IL is also important
TO cure the disordered conditions OF
stomach and bowels. This can be
done by no medicine so safely and
surely as DR.. Caldwells Qaxative)
Syrup Pepsin. Try it, Sold by all
druggists at soc and $100 Money
back if il fails.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
BULLION S. GRASS

Agricultural Editors wrote about it..
Ayr. College Professors lectured about it,
Ayr. Institute Orators talked about it,
while in the farm home by the quiet fire
side, in the corner grocery, in the village
post-oflice, at the creamery. at the depot
in fact wherever farmers gathered. Salzer s
Billion Dollar Grass. that marvellous gras-,
good for 5 to IA tons hay per acre and
lots of pasture besides, is always = theme
worthy of the farmers voice.
Then comes Bromus lnermis. than which
there is no better grass or better porTna.
nent hay producer. on earth. Grows whcr-
ever soil Is found. Then the farmer talks
about Salzer's Teosinte. which produces
100 stocks from one kernel OF SEED. III #
high, in 100 days, rich in nutrition and
greedily eaten by cattle, nogs. etc, and ~
good for so tons of green food per acre.
Victoria Rape, the luxuriant food fel
hogs and sheep. which can be grows az
25c ton. and Speltz at zoe a bu.. both
great food for sheep, hogs and cattle. also
come in for their share in the discussion
JUST SEND 10C ~ STAMPS
and this notice to John 4. Sllzer SEED
Co., La Crosse, Wis, for their big catalog
and many farm seed samples. ". n. Ii
There is something fine and ennob-
ling about the patience OF our credi-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

Nervous exhaustion invites disease.

Nervous exhaustion invites disease.
This statement is the positive truth.
When everything becomes burden
and you cannot walk a few blocks with
out excessive fatigue, and you break
out into perspiration easily, and your
face Pushes, and you grow excited and
Z shaky at the least provocation, and
you cannot bear to be crossed in any
thing, you are in danger; your nerves
have given ont; you need building up
Mt once To build up woman's nerv-
GUS system and during the period of
change of life we know of no better
medicine than Lydia K. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. Here is an
illustration. Mrs. Mary l.. Koehne. 37I
Garfield Avenue, Chicago, Ill, writes:
81 haveused Lydia f. Pnkhams Vegetable
Compound for years in my family and it
never disappoints so when felt that was
nearingthe change of life commenced tre~t-
ment with il. / took in all about six bottles
and il did me a great deal of good. IL
stopped my dizzy spells pains in my back
and the headaches with which / had suffered
for months before taking the Compound. |
feel that il il had not been for this great med
icine for women that | should not have been
alive to-day Ii is splendid for women, old or
young, and will surely cure all female disCr-
ders."
Mrs. Pinkham, Of Lynn, Mass, in
vitcs all sick and ailing women to write
her for advice. Her great experience
is ut their scrace. free of cost.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
BEEF Tru-t Jury.

The special grand jury ordered by
Federal Judge Kohlsaat to investigate
the alleged meat trust was drawn in
Chicago Friday. The law requires that
the names of the members OF the Jury
bc spread on the records. This will not
he done. however. until few days
before March 20. when the grand jury
will meet. rs il desired To keep the
names secret as long as possible. 1t is
said that the government wishes to ex-
anime the record of each man.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

Atkinson says, after five years expert
ence with Peruna,
~ viii ever continue 10 speak q Enos
word for Peruna. I am still cured o.
cafarrfi. John q. Atkinson, EnGs-
pendence, Mo-, Box 272.
Mrs. ALA Schwandt, Sanborn, MIMI
writes:
al have been troubled with r1conr5-
Hsm and cafarrh for twenty-five ycerE-
Could nor sleep Gay or night Afncr
having used PERFUME ! can gieeP SEC.
nothing bofhers me now. HIever eus
affected with any kind of sickDcas
Peruna viii be fhc medicine 4 shall
use. My son was cured of cafsrrh OF
fhe Iary1x by PcruDs. Mrs. Akds
Schwandf.
When old age comes, catarrhal DIS
eases come also. Systemic catarrh ss
almost universal in old people.
Address DR. - Il. Hartman, President
of the Hartman Sanitariun,, Columbus.
Ohio. who will be pleased 20 give yOaE
the benefit of lis medical advice r-,AtrA
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
Government Waste Paper.

Waste paper from the combined
British government Offices amounts
each day to no less than fifteen tons.
The paper is taken to a department
officially known as the waste paper
office, and afterwards sent to mill.
where it is reduced to pulp and made
into paper again.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
Finnish Bridal Gowns.

In rural Finland a bride wears to
church a curious combination OF we'd
ding veil and wedding bonnet. 1t is
a great cap with ribbon streamers be-
hind and in front fall of lace which
shadows the face. over her dark
cashmere dress she ties a handsome
ly embroidered white apron.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
Oldest British Property.

Fulham is probably the oldest con-
owned property in the king
dom. 1t has belonged TO the bishops
OF London for / 800 years, and has sur
vived all the changes. ecclesiastical
and civil, which the church and state
of England have witnessed in that
time--London Spectator.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
France Seeking Coal Beds.

France is searching diligently for
coal beds along the borders Of Lor-
raine, with "A view OF making the
neighboring French territories indie
pendent Of the Alsace-Lorraine sup
plies. Important discoveries are said
10 have been made.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
View Orlenns HenyIIy Visited.

Fire that started in the immense eX-
porl terminals of the Illinois Central.
in New Orleans. Sunday, swept the
river front ana caused "A loss of So
G0OG0O. The fire was still burning this
though beyond the power 10
do further damage. So far as known
no lives were lost.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
swnvne was Acquitted.

The senate. sitting as II court of i'm.
parchment Ter the trial of Charles
Swaync. district judge for the north.
crn district of Florida. today acquitted
him on all of the II articles of i'm.
parchment brought 10y the house "
representatives. On none Of the ar
iicles was there even n majority for
conviction. although IL required two
thirds TO convict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
RiIIion Dollar Grn.r

When the John 4. Salzer Seed Co.. Of
Ia Crosse. Wis, introduced this remark.
able grass three years ago, little did they
dream it would be the most talked of grass
in America, the biggest, quick, hay pro.
Queer on earth, but this has come to pass.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
Die in Electric Chair.

Ossining, n. Y, dispatch: Frank
Ribieri. who murdered Jaco Pinto. q
junk dealer, and Adolph Koneig. who
strangled Mrs. Mary Kaufman to
death at her home in New York. were
electrocuted in Sing Sing prison.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

Representative in every
community Money making home bus
mess. Any one can do it. Find cut
what it is. Send address NJ A.
Donohue & Co., Chicago.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
Remarkable Cures
Effected
By pe-ru-na.

Under date of January 10, 1897, r.
Hartman received the following letter:
MY wife has been a sufferer from a
complication of diseases for the past
twenty-five years. Her case has batfied
the skill of some of the most noted ply
sicians. One of her worst troubles was
chronic constipation of several years
standing. She was also passing through
that most critical period in the life of a
woman-change of life.
I'm June, 1895, wrote to you about
her case. You advised n course of
Peruna and Manalin, which we at once
commenced, and have to say it COM
pletely cured her.
About the same time | wrote you
about my own case of catarrh, which
had been of twenty-five years standing
At times was almost past going.
fc1mme need to use Peruna according
to your Instructions and continued its
use for about a year, AID IL has COM
pIefciy cured me. john O. Atkinson.
In letter dated January /, 1900, Mr.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

II the man who thinks only OF say.
ing his own soul ever gets into
heaven he will probably fall out
through knothole,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

-lre uermaneIty cured. 70 NJ. or nervousness after
I'll hrst days OF DR. Knes Greet Nerve kestor-
or Send for FREE sc. 90 trial bottle and Treatise
Dr. L. H. KLINE Ltd 93i Arch Street, Philadelphia, ia
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

Add at least 80 per cent to the good
one woman says of another.
A girls love for pickles doesn
necessarily sour her disposition.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

Women defend the wearing of cor
sets on economic grounds; there is
less waist.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

It's good thing to have high ideals
but there's no sense in keeping your
bread i'm a balloon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

If the man who thinks only of saw
ing his own soul ever gets into
heaven he will probably fall out
through a knOthole
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

Tt Cures Colds. Coughs, Sore Throat. Group
Influenza. Whooping Cough. Bronchitis and
Asthma. A certain cure for Consumption in first
stages and u sure relief in advanced stages Use
at once. on will see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Sold by dealers every
where. Large bottles 25 cents and SO cents.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

There's a lot more .nHgio:1 in gyfs
ting your teeth nnJ grinding at ironLAr
than there IS 30 . sancttpeG., s3uT SUBJ
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

To CURE \ cote ~ oNE DAT
Take Laxative NfO.-o Qu!,,ar TAJlcis, AI III e.
glsts refund the money u !. fails II c.. - n
Groves signature IS Oh escE Uv1 sc.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

rho sipccrcst lovers ar" those WIZ
are tonguc-tied ant tcn': E;.CH wslc=ea
to nut thCir feet
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
"A HEALTHY Old AGE
yOFTENTHE BESTPARTCFLIFE
,Szclp for Women Passing Through
Change OF Life

Providence has allotted us each Mt
least seventy years in which to fulfill
our mission in life, and il is generally
our own fault If I'VE die prematurely.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09

There is something fine and ennob-
ling about the patience of our credi-
tors
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
LEARN THE MILLINERY TRADE

and from SO 70 $50 week al Or' IVA hcsD-
while learning For fun particulars wr';e a. uns<A
20 NATIONAL MILLINERY SCHOOL. fSE
Washington street, Dept. q Chicago
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-07-13
ROOT is SECRETARY.
Closer to President Than Any Other
Cabinet Member,

New York. July lot can be def
nitely stated that President Roose.
welt has offered the position of Score
tary of State to Elihu Root and that
Mr.. Root has accepted.
The golden tribute of Wall street
failed to rob the United States gov
eminent of the services of Mr.. Root.
Mr.. Root has retainers aggregating
more than 100000 a year to perform
law work for several big New York
corporations = among which is the
EQUITABLE Life. Mr.. Roosevelt lost
Paul Morton, secretary of the navy,
through Wall street influence. He
lost John F. Wallace, the Panama en-
gineer, similarly. Mr.. Root probably
has been closer to the President than
any cabinet member he has ever
had.
That the Office of Secretary of State
would of itself appeal to Mr.. Root is
very much doubted. Some time ago
President Roosevelt is represented to
have said that Mr.. Root could fill any
position in the cabinet with credit,
and that he would make an admirable
president of the United States. This
is the aspect of the proposed return
of Root to the cabinet that principally
interests and concerns the political
gOSSiDS
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-07-13

$500 per annum. and for craftsmen
from $500 to $4,000.
The wages received in the outdoor
railroad positions are from 10 to %
per cent higher than those paid in
the United States being, in general
for switch engineers, SIPS; engine
foremen, 500; helpers, SIS; track
foremen, $50 to 500, and supervis.
ors, $3.50 to s175 per month. All the
mechanical tradesmen, such as car
penters, blacksmiths, machinists. etc..
receive sc cents per hour In addition
all employees are furnished quarters
or allowed Is per cent increase in pay
in lieu thereof, and are given six
weeks leave of absence per year on
full pay.
AS to the amount of work actually
done, complete reports have not been
received as yet at this Office, although
the acting chief engineer cables same
have been sent. But in order to know
exactly what has been done and what
the actual condition of work now is
the commission has sent two of it's
engineering members to the isthmus
to make a personal examination of the
ground and make a formal report of
their investigation.
"a cablegram received from Gov
ernor Magoon today reports no addi-
tional cases of yellow fever and no
deaths, and but one case under treat
ment on the isthmus of Panama"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-07-13
Stable and Conditions.

1.-The condition and health of a
horse" says the National Builder, de
pend very much upon the kind of
stable it is kept in. There are horses
which suffer from disease of the eyes,
from coughs, from scratches and
other skin diseases, all of which are
produced by the pungent, foul air in
the stables. Farmers and others who
have horses will take pains to keep
their carriages and harnesses protect
ed from the strong ammonical air of
the stables, lest the leather may be
rotted or the varnish dulled and spot
ted; and at the same time they will
wonder why their horses cough, or
have weak eyes or moon-blindness, or
suffer from other diseases which, if
they would only think for few min
utes they would readily perceive are
due to the foul air the animals are
compelled to breathe every night in
the year while confined in close, badly
ventilated stables. The remedy is
very easy. The stable should be kept
clean; this will prevent the greater
part of the mischief, and it should be
well ventilated. The floor should be
properly drained, so that the liquid
will not remain on it, washed off at
least twice a week with plenty of wa
ter, and then literally sprinkled with
finely ground gypsum (plaster), which
will combine with and destroy the am
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1905-07-13
SANTA FE MAY HELP
Railroad To Extend Aid TO The DevlIn
Coal Company.
70 KEEP THE MINES RUNNING.
Danger to the Road of Running
Short of coaI-PossibIe That Mat
tiers May Yet Be Set Right as Mat
tiers Develop.

Topeka, Kan, July S.-The Santa
Fe railroad is preparing to extend
aid to the Devlin companies until
such time as a final settlement can
be made. This step is being consid-
cred by the company as the best
method of protecting itself from loss.
All the Santa Fee mines in Kansas are
being operated by Devlin, and it is
necessary to keep the mines running
in order that the road may be sup
piled with coal.
w. B. Jansen, assistant to President
Ripley, came to Topeka today to con-
fer with the Devlin attorneys and
creditors with a view to keeping the
mines running.
Mr.. Jansen held a long conference
this afternoon with General Attorney
w. R. Smith, Treasurer Edward Wild
er and Assistant General Manager
Lautz. Later he conferred with the
Devlin attorneys. Nothing definite
has been decided as yet.
Mr.. Jansen said that he was in To
peka with authority to close the deal
and make definite arrangements for
the continuance of the Devlin mines
in operation.
II cannot say as yet just what will
be DONE" he said. 81 have just reach.
ed Topeka and have not yet learned
the full situation. feel certain, how
ever, that the mines can be kept
open.
eff people will keep quiet and not
get frightened 1 feel confident that
all of the Devlin mines will come out
in good shape. Of course can speak
from definite knowledge only of the
mines ip which the Santa Fe is in
terested"
Mr.. Jansen would not state def
nitely just what it is that the Devlin
attorneys wish the Santa Fe to do.
1t is understood, however, that the
proposition is to have the railroad
company assume a part of the pay
roll due Saturday and thus keep the
mines from closing down. This will
prevent the cutting off of the Santa
Fe supply of coal
The conferences held this afternoon
are the first definite step since the
bank failure to keep the company's
business
The southern Kansas mines that
are now running are leased by the
Devlin companies from the Santa Fe.
There is some possibility that the
railroad will take control of these
mines again. The plan, however, in
cludes general aid by the Santa Fe
to practically all of the Devlin COM
panies.