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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-30

Bal over expenses$2,5lz SO
We pump about 100000 gallons daily.
Please excuse the haste in which this
statement is gotten out as took it that
you wished it to use as soon as possible.
Respectfully
S. E. Padfield, Supt.
GEO. w. MouLroN,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-30

Democratic Ticket.
The Democrats convened in Webster S
Livery barn Monday evening after the busi-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-30
EXCELLENT TICKET
Republicans Make Nominations
on Mondly Evening.
Robert NJ. Wilson for Mayor Ward
Tickets are Good Ones Also.

For Mayor Robert NJ. Wilson.
For Clerk VIM. L. Fisher.
For Treasurer-Wm. Lee Cusser.
Fo' Justice Ofthe Peace -ieO w MOultOn
For School Inspector AdOlph Traub.
The Republican city and ward caucus
es we're held Monday night and the tickets
selected are all made up Of good mater
ial
After the ward caucuses had finished
their work large crowd gathered at E,
E. Fales livery barn and Brnton F. Hall
chairman Of the city committee, called
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-30
Those Letters on water Works.

Those Letters on Water Works.
As it has been talked upon the streets
that remained away from the public
water works meeting Monday night tc
purposely Withhold information recently
received on municipal ownership of wa
terworks. will say the charge in false
The following is from ST. Johns a city
of 1000 inhabitants:
Dear Sir-Relative to the inquiry you
mdae to this office this morning over the
phone hereby submit the follow ng,
First cost of plant S45,00o 90
Extra cost $4,000 90
Total disbursements Mar /,
'o4 to Mar !, '05 5000 46
Total receipts Mar. /. 'o4 to
Mar. /. o5 GOAL 68
G. NJ. Stlgon, City Clerk
Greenyile Mich, Mar. "a, o5
City Clerk, Beolng, Mich.
Dear Sir;-As per your request this
morning would state that our water
works plant cost up to the present. S85.-
69z; our income last year for water
rentals was S3405 o5 and our running
expense, S2944 THIS is Just money re-
ceived and money paid out, of course we
really should charge up the fire depart
meut with the renta for fire plugs or hy-
drants and give the water fund credit for
this item which would be at very low
estimate, $4,000 year; we have So fire
dydrants, but the city has never seen fit
to do this, only kee $ track of the actual
money received and actual money paid
out, Yours yery truly,
James Gracey,
City Clerk.
Saint Clair, Mich Mar. 25, 'o5.
Geo. W. Moulton, City Clerk.
Beding, Mich.
Dear Sr:-Replyng to request for
statement Of receipts and expenses of our
Water Works. You will see from the
statement the receipts aside from the
hydrant service is more than enough to
meet the running expenses and take care
of the interest on the bonds. So we think
here it is good investment as there is
no better system Of fire protection for a
small town and materially reduces the in
surance rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
FUND FOR CHARITY.
Contributions Acknowledged by Loca!
Association

Contributions to the funds of the Asso-
ciated Charities are acknowledged on be
half of the board OF managers by Mr.. John
Joy Edison. treasurer of the association, as
follows
Women's Society of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. through Mrs. Louise Per-
kins. $50; cash. So; W. NJ. D., 81; y. f. r.
So William Henry Dennis. 81: Mrs. Jennie
J.. Andrews. 81; Jules a. Demonet. 50; DR..
II. Wells Woodward. 50; Col and Mrs. W.
II. Forwood. So; Joseph Auerbach. So; NJ
G. Burch. So; ]. r. Kerr, 50; Mr.. and Mrs
Conrad Becker. 50; Nathan Bickford. 50;
G. y. F.. 50; Il. Baker Evans. $40; SimePs
mite, 81; Mrs. William Goddard Si0
Franklin & Co. $40: Mrs. Harriet c.
Polkinhorn. So: VIM. Ballantyne & Sons So;
Mr.. A. J. Mckee & Co. $40; Senator John
It. Morgan, SO; James Nj. Hoge, So: ID. +.
Crosland. 81: Walter S. Cliff. So: Rev
James Il. w. Blake. 81; Admiral George
Dewey. S25; Mrs. Calderon Carlisle Si5.
c. Il. y. Ward. 50: Brentanos book store.
So: w. w. Norman. So: S. Kann Sons G. Co..
S100; cash. 81; Mrs. c. l.. Caldwell, 50: Miss
Ellen e. Blood, 50: Joel Hillman. 81 80; Rev.
Alexander Kent. 81: Chief Justice Melville
w Fuller s25; DR. Frank Leech. So: Little
field Alvord * Co, So: Hoover & Denham.
$40; c. ]. McCubbin Co. So; A. McLachlen,
So; w. ]. Kehoe. S25.
Mr.. John f. wilkins, treasurer of the
Citizens Relief Association. acknowledges
the receipt of the following generous con-
tributious to the fund for the purchase OF
food. fuel and shoes: George III. Clement.
IS; Z. NJ. Van Dyck s.; Miss Nicholson, 81
Horace F. Clark. s.; ]. MacBride Sterrett.
81; Mrs. Frederick c. Stevens. s25; Bestor
r. Walters and associate clerks. Sc; David
Il. Salmon, s.; /. 2. d., 50; l.. w. Slater.
IS; George c. Johnson. $40: ], B. Kendall.
IS: Mrs. John s. Wifong, &; Frederick v.
abbott, $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
MUST PAY THEIR DEBTS.
Provisions of Representative Dixon's
Bill introduced Yesterday.

Representative Dixon of Montana is the
author of a bill introduced in the House
yesterday that is calculated to give i'm
pecunious and improvident government
clerks the nightmare. The measure pro-
vides that whenever it shall appear that
any civil service employe of the United
States in any department, of either sex. or
in any grade, shall, after three demands in
writing, refuse to pay an Indebtedness for
house rent. fuel. groceries. household neces-
sites, clothing, physicians services or the
services of a dentist or undertaken con
sistent with sucif employees social position
in life provided the Indebtedness shall
have been contracted afte,- hts or her en-
trance into the service, such refusal shall
be cause for immediate suspension from the
service.
This suspension. IL is further provided.
shall continue until settlement is made be-
tween the employe and his creditor. If IL
satisfactory settlement is not made within
three months the employe shall be strck-
en- from the rolls as incompetent and I'M
worthy.
Another clause prevents the thriftless
government clerk from pleading the stat
uteS of limitations as his excuse and al
the same time will enable horde OF
grocers, installment dealers, doctors and
lawyers to collect debts contracted far in
the past. This provision declares that IL
such an employe shall make plea of re-
lief upon the statute of limitations proof
of such plea shall be cause for immediate
dismissal from the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17

wares of the merchant. 1t has been dis
covered Lieutenant Moore says, many
agreements. have been made between occu-
pants of buildings and persons desiring TO
sell souvenirs. etc. for the use of the space
within three feet of the building line on
the sidewalk.
In recording his views on the matter
Colonel Biddle says:
Section of article % of the police
regulations authorizes owners or occupants
of stores on business streets or avenues to
the public space to the extent of three
feet from the building line for the display
of goods, etc. directly connected with the
business transacted within their stores.
Pennsylvania avenue is such business
street. This regulation does not permit the
use Of such space except for display pur-
poses by the owner or occupant of the ad-
joining premises; will not permit sales to
take place on this public space; does not
allow the occupancy of this space by per
sons other than the occupants of the con-
tiguous premises. and does not permit the
occupants of the premises to receive pay
ment for the of such space.
Il know of no reason why any special
regulation should be made for the inaugu-
ra ton period
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
MANY AND VARIOUS APPEALS.
Some of the Requests Received by
Secretary Hitchcock.

secretary Hitchcock appears to have in
spired many persons in various parts of the
country with a confidence in his ability to
90 any and everything regardless of wheth-
er 1t Is in keeping with the requirements of
ms position. His mail is laden with re-
quests from almost every section of the land
| asking for advice or suggestions. and even.
in some cases. necessities of life One OF
these correspondents living in Indian terri
tory seemed to have reached the climax
when he wrote to the Secretary some weeks
ago and asked that inasmuch as the govern
ment was furnishing the Indian inspector
In charge of that territory with a fine pair
OF horses would 1T not be possible for the
department to extend the courtesies to him
and allow his family good mich COW.
The Secretary's correspondent stated he
was not particular as to breed, but desired
an animal that would give plenty of good,
rich milk
But this request from Indian territory was
only mild when compared with one re-
ceiyed today from a man In the mountains
of West Virginia. The West Virginian
says:
Dear Sir:
Il will drop You few lines asking YOU to
grant me favor, IL you please and that is
to send me d book or price list on books
that give the political difference between
the republican and dimocratic parties. I
remain yours vary sincerity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
STABBED BY A BURGLER.
Chicago Woman Injured in an Early
Morning Grapple.

CHICAGO, February lin a struggle
with colored burglar, armed with knife
Mrs. Minnie Meyers. lT2 West 18th
street was stabbed early today, and the
negro was wounded with his own weapon
which was snatched from him by Mrs. Mey-
ers. She had been awakened by someone
moving about In her bedroom. and, half
dazed, she attacked the intruder Her reIa-
tives. rushing in. beat the negro fearfuily
and held him until the arrival of police
nan.
He gave the name of w. J. Benson. A
cloth saturated with an anaesthetic was
found after the negro had been taken away
by the police. With the cloth was small
hand satchel containing small amount OF
money and some trinkets, identified by Mrs.
NJ. Boomberg. 10i Johnson street, as prop
erty belonging TO her. Mrs. Meyers was
stabbed several times, but her injuries are
not dangerous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
STATUE OF COUNT PULASKI.

statue and erected 1t in the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art. The members of the commits
sion met at the art gallery this morning
for the purpose of inspecting the design.
They were all very much pleased with
its picturesque appearance but decided
to postpone final action upon it until they
can receive the expert judgment of Mrs.
St Gaudens. the sculptor artist of New
York, who has been invited to this city
for the purpose of inspecting the model.
In case he certifies to the artistic merits
of Chodzinskis design 1T will be accepted
by the commission and the statue erected
accordingly.
The design represents Pulaski he Is
supposed to have appeared on the field of
battle. He is mounted on a spirited horse.
dressed in his native Polish uniform, with
sword uplifted. as IL In the act of leading
his troops into action. The representation
is historically correct and Is based on off,
cial records. Pulaski wore the picturesque
Polish hussar uniform during his service
with tie continental army. including the
busbee (haD and military cape. The pedes-
tai is of notified granite. with an allegortcal
female figure in bronze on the face.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
THINK lit OVER.
SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE IN ANY RESTA
RANT OR CAFE

SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE IN ANY RESTAU-
RANT OR CAFE
physician puts tn. query: Have you never
noticed In any large restaurant at lunch or dinner
time the large number Of hearty, vigorous old men
at the tables; whose ages run from go to so
years; many Of them bald and all perhaps Cray
but none Of them feeble senile?
Perhaps the spectacle is so common as to have
escaped your observation comment but never
theless 1t is an object lesson which means some
thing.
II you will notice what these hearty old fellows
eating you will observe that they are not
munching bran crackers nor gingerly picking their
way through a menu card of new-fangled health
foods; on the contrary, they seem to prefer n
juicy roast of beef, properly turned lon of NUT
ton and the deadly broled lobster Is not alto
gether ignored. ,et,
The point Of ell this is, that vigorous old age
depends upon good digestion and plenty of whole
some food, and not upon dieting and an endeayor
TO live upon bran crackers.
There is a certIfn class of food cranks who seem
to believe that meat coffee and many other good
things are rank spoisons but these cadayerous
sickly looking individuals are walking condem-
nation of their own theories.
The matter In d nutshell is that IL the stomach
secretes the natural digestive juices In sufficient
quantities any wholesome food Will be promptly d.
gested; II the stomach does not do So and certain
foods cause Distress one Or two Of Stuarts Dys
pepsia Tablets after each meal VIII remove all
dinhculfy, because they supply just what every
weak stomach lacks, pepsin. hydro-chloric acid
diastase and nux.
bowels and In fact are not strictly medicine as
they act almost entirely upon the food eaten, d.
gesting it thoroughly. and thus give much
needed rest and giving an appetite for the next
meal.
or people who travel nine out Of ten use Stu
kuo
fectly safe to use ut any time and also having
found out by experience that they safeguard
against indigestion in any form. and eating. IS
they have to, at all hours and all kinds Of food
the travelling public for years have pinned their
faith to Stuart's Tablets
All druggists sell them at SO cents for fuii-sized
packages. and any druggist from Maine to Cali
fornia II his opinion were asked, with say that
Stuart.s Dyspepsia Tablets Is the most popular
and successful remedy for any stomach trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
Show Your Colors.

Mr. w D. Writ. chairman of the sub
committee on publicity of the committee on
street decora tons, has issued the following
appeal:
"a number of citizens have already sig
nified their willingness to display the stars
and stripes from their homes on the adj
vent of inauguration day. By similarly
doing all citizens Will directly cooperate
with the committee on street decora tions
in the patriotic labor of making the near
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
COLLECTION OF CUSTOMS.
Secretary Shaw's Recommendation of
Change in Method.

In a communication to Speaker Cannon
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has rec
commended change in the method of max
ing appropriations for the collection of GUS
toms. The Secretary estimates that for the
year ending June 80. 1906. it will cost
$9.o00,C00 to collect the customs. and he
asks for this amount. In addition. $50, 900
is asked for the detection and prevention OF
frauds upon the customs service.
He recommends that the system estab-
lished in 1871 of making fines. penalties,
forfeitures and fees from storage carriage
and labor available as part of the funds
necessary for the collection of the customs
be discontinued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
STATUE OF PULASKI.
.Cassimir Chodzinski's Design Erected
in the Corcoran Art Gallery.

An equestrian statue of Pulaski. one OF
the heroes of the revolutionary war. is to
be erected in the triangular reservation at
the intersection of Pennsylvania avenue and
18th and E streets. in front of the National
Theater. Congress appropriated $4,000 for
the purpose. and placed the execution Of
the work in the hands of commission
consisting of Secretary Taft. Senator Wet
more. Representative McCreary and Mr..
I NJ. Helinski OF Chicago. the latter rep
resenting the Polish organizations Of
America.
On the Recommendation OF the various
Polish American societies the commission
selected Mr. Casstmir Chodxinski. Polish
American artist, located In Chicago. to de-
sign an appropriate statue Of the Polish
hero The artist has Just completed a
plaster of paris model Of the proposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
Chicago Railway Attorney Dead.

CHICAGO, February II. - James d.
Springer, retired railroad attorney died of
paralysis at Evanston today. Mr.. Springer
was born in Gettysburg. Pa, in 1874. In
1864 he Joined the army and was mustered
out in 1866. In the early nneties he went
from Chicago to Minneapolis. where he
was for a time counsel for the Minneapolis,
Minnesota St. Louis and 500 railroad lines.
In Chicago Mr.. Springer was assistant to
President Manvl of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17
Kaiser Appoints Guide for Mrs. aoelet

BERLIN. February 17.-Emperor VILLA m
has detailed naval lieutenant from the In
telligence office to act as aid to Mrs. Rob-
ert Goelet of New York, who Is now In tb,s
city, and show her the objects of interest
at Potsdam. Mrs. Goeiet will probably re-
main In Berlin fortnight and attend the
ourt ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-17

Embroidery Collars. Dainty
kind-not the coarse and vul-
gar. All sizes.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-03-11
Did Not Go to Roost.

A matter Of fact mind, like Mrs. Sal
ter's, is a comfort to the person who
has 1t and a never ending delight to
the persons friends.
81 suppose you went to bed with the
chickens while you were away" said
one Of the nelghbors after Mrs. Salter
had returned from her vacation visit to
a farm.
mo, indeed" said Mrs. Salter indig-
nantly. They were very neat, quiet
people, though they've never had city
advantages. We had rooms In the
front of the house, on the second story,
and the chickens slept somewhere at
the back of the house We never saw
them after sunset, and we were there
nearly three weeks. am sure farming
people are often more particular than
we have been led to suppose
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-03-11
A wouderfuI Old Lady.

On no one have heartier wishes oeen
ahowered for her health and happl-
mesa in the new year than the Baroness
Burdett- Coutts, that most wonderful
Of women, now soon to be ninety years
Of age. Lady Burdett-Coutts had her
great wealth left her when she was
but twsnty-three by her father, Sir
Francis Burdett. Few women, as may
well be imagined, refused more offers
of marriage in her glrlhood than Miss
Angela Burdett-Coutts. Lord Hough-
ton once exclaimed, Miss Coutts likes
me. and that is because l never asked
her to marry me-" Mrs. Browne, the
secretary and faithful friend OF the
baroness, always kept a watch over
the suitors, and there are those VINO
cav that had it not been for her coun-
selings Miss Angela might have given
her hand away earlier in life than she
did. The baroness has always known
how TO use her money wisely. Her
charities have been munifcent, but she
has known just when to open her purse
strings and when to refrain from doing
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-03-11
ANIMAL IRREGULARITIES.
Fish and Crabs That Can Initiate
Their Surroundings.

Many insects, birds, animals and even
ffsh and crabs are wonderfully clever
initators. They will take upon them
selves the color, shape or position OF
their surroundings so perfectly tnat
neither friend nor enemy can discover
their whereabouts.
There is q fish to be seen in the kelp
beds about the island Of Santa Catalina
which has q clever way OF making IL
self invisible. The body is slender, with
n pointed head and prominent eyes.
Along the back is continuous frill,
which is the dorsal fin, while, opposite,
the anal fin is equally ornamented. The
fish vary in color. Some are amber, 9th
ers orange or vivid green, while some
have two hues combined, dark and light
green or olive and yellow. These pecu-
uarities Of form and color render the
fish marvelously like the kelp leaves
among which 1t seeks protection.
A number of these fish were placed
in the tanks of the geological gardens,
where they might be observed. They
showed great uneasiness, some of them
even leaping from the tank. Another
tank was prepared, where the natural
surroundings of the fish were initiated
as nearly as possible. A branch OF ma
crocystis. with leaves hanging In the
water, was suspended over the tank.
The most uneasy of the fish were placed
in the new home, and their change OF
feeling was soon evident. One swan at
once to the kelp leaves and poised IT.
self, head downward. Another, with
head poised upward, became remark
able imitation Of the hanging leaves In
shape and color. The fish made no
further effort to escape.
Another inhabitant Of the kelp beds Is
an olive green crab, which clings to the
under side of the kelp tangles. This
crab also showed great uneasiness
when It was placed in a tank. When
the kelp was introduced 1t crawled up
on 1t and was at once almost Invisible,
so much did it resemble the kelp leaves.
Another crab makes itself look exactly
like rough stone. When 1t is alarmed
II draws up its legs and appears bit
Of inanimate stone.
Several deep sea spiders which had
been found at depth Of 800 feet were
kept in a tank for several weeks. When
taken from the dredging net they were
q dark brown, though presumably the
spot where they came from was so dark
that they could scarcely have been SEEN
Yet even this type Of apparently slug
gish life had sufficient intelligence to
realize that in the light of the tank II
was a conspicuous object, so it began
TO add seaweed to its back. The sea-
weed was plucked, then passed to the
mouth and finally attached not to the
back, but to the point of the shell above
the mouth so that it fell over the back
like gorgeous plume, making the crab
very conspicuous. But when 1t was
startled the plume Of seaweed would
point upward and the crab would be-
come a rock with q tuft Of seaweed
growing upon it, well calculated to de-
ceive the most observing enemy.-New
York Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-03-11
The yacunm Cleaning Process.

A description Of the vacuum cleaning
process which has been installed in
new bank building sounds like dream
of Utopia and suggests all sorts OF
blessed possibilities to the martyrs OF
the dustpan and the broom, whose war
against dirt is as weary as 1t Is inef-
fectual. The center Of the system is
tank in which q vacuum is maintained
by means of an electric pump and from
which pipes are conducted throughout
the building. In the various rooms
there are taps to which flexible hose
may be attached, and at the other end
of the hose is O nozzle, through which
the dust and dirt in room are sucked
in without communicating the atmos-
phere. With this system the entire
building can be cleaned in three hours
at O cost of less than 800, the results
being incomparably better than those
which could be accomplished by hand.
1t will probably be long time before
such methods reach the homes Of the
people. but the housekeeper who Is CIV
en- to dreaming dreams will doubtless
picture to herself time when the city
will bring vacuum pipes into the
houses, Just as it now puts in water
pipes, and when the terrors of cleaning
will be relegated to the remote past.