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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
s Hrs. JWLang and mrs. S. Fr0he,


Mrs. Samuel Frake, OF Prospect
Plains, \. j., writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-. sd sr
y L cannot thank you enough for what Lyfila
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done
for me. When | first wrote to you l'had s,if-
fered for years with what the doctor called
kidney trouble and congestion or the womb.
NV back ached dreadfully all the time, and
suffered so with that bearingdown feeling
could hardly walk across the room. did not
get any better, so decided to stop doctoring
with my physician and take Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and am thank
full to say it has entirely cured me do all
my own work, have no more backache and
all the bad symptoms have disappeared:
! cannot praise your medicine enough, and
would advise all women suffering with kidney
trouble to try it F. 'afa f'ff Z"
Mrs. j. w. Lang. of 626 Third Ave
nue.. New York. writes: -- airs
Dear Mrs. Pinkham - s,-
! | have been great sufferer with kidney
trouble. My back aehed all the time and
was discouraged heard that lydia l..
kidney disease, and began to trkeit; aud il
has cured me when everything else had failed.
| | have recommended 10 to lots of people and
they all praise it very highly. ft7 '"7'
Mrs. Pinkham's standing In
vitatiOn. hafig
Women suffering from kidney
trouble. or any form of female. weak
ness are invited to promptly communi-
cate with Mrs Pinkham. at Lynn,
Mass. Out of the great volume of ex-
perience which she has to draw from.
/ Il is more than likely She has the very
| knowledge that will help Your case.
Her advice is free and always help
! full. a-avr v7t
!; a Koman's Remedy for Woman's Ills.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
Words Which France Likes.

Tle number Of English words alb
2rbed into the French language dur
,g recent years without any employ
ent Of italic type or quotation marks
considerable. In a rapid Swimming
one number of Paris daily paper
II editor came across the words Sin
terview." "meetirg." lockers. d
'steeplechase." "hanGicap." "edi
torial" wagon, clown" and
'tramway."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
Every Day Celebrated as Sunday.

Every Day Celebrated as Sunday.
Few people know that other days
the week than the first are being
b eryed as Sunday ty some nation
I other. The Gree, observe Mon
~; the Persians, Tuesd,y; the AS
yrians, Wednesday: TIE Egyptians,
thursday; the Turks. Friday; the
sws, Saturday; and The Christians,
unday. Thus regpctuli sabbath is
eng celebrated on cartE.--Succe5s
invazinp
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
Swords In J,p.,,n.

Although wearing swords has almost
entirely ceased for twenty years in
Japan. the old esteem and reverence
for the weapon and its use still exist
among the gentlemen of the country,
and many of the nobility have at their
houses regular Establishments for fen
cling.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
Trees In Iceland.

Iceland seems to be hardly as des
titute of trees as some suppose, an
old idea being that l. possesses only
single tree. An Investigation shows
that the island really contains woods
having various trees of considerable
size, and that the climate is not UNI
favorable to tree growth.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
Peculiar Fatal Accident.

Smoking pipe while riding a
bicycle proved fatal to an English
drummer" recently. He fell, and the
stem of his pipe was driven into his
tongue. Nicotine entered the wound
and set up blood poisoning. .,ite <
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
Tobacco and Deafness.

Tobacco has been discovered To
have a selectiye acton upon the au-
ditory nerve. Moderation in the use
of the drug. anC avoiding it altogeth-
er where deafness hos already begun.
or where there IL a I'.niiy history OF
such troubles. Is advisable.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
.eteyhouna -the. Fastest Animal.

Hunters OF big GAM uged at one
.tlme to say, that there was n species
OF antelope In South Africa which
could escape any dog but test made
with two good grey hounds proved this
assertion untrue. So lar as Is. known.
a greyhound is the fastest animal on
earth.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
Duck ia Mature, SURGEON.

A hunter Tho lives at Kustrin, Cor
many, shot and wounded a wild duck,
When he came across it, after long
search. he found that 1t had tried to
stay the flow of blood under the wing
by stuffing In a number of grassblades.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
limitation 70 Friendship.

Join hands with me and let us go
Adown the years where friendships grpw;
Join hands, and let my heart divine
The sweetness that iphabts thine
And. II thy friends my friends will be
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
Frost. Reslstinn Plans.

At the government station Lulea,
in Sweden. experiments are being
made to secure varieties OF plants not
likely to be injured by frost.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
Black Tulip in Luzon.

A blacp lily. or tulip with a flower
eight inches II diameter, has been
fou"d On the island OF Iuzon, in the
Philippines.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
Greatest slauahter Of offieers.

The greatest proportionate loss Of
officers to men in any battle was at
the capture of the Redan, in the Cri-
mea, where three officers were lost to
every twenty-five men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12
OLDEST "SUMMER GIRL"
NINETY YEARS A SMOKER

St. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 10.-"Grand-
ma" Sarah Shook, 105, of this city, is
probably the oldest sumner girl in
the United States. She has been OF
a visit at Winthrop. and has dates
ahead until cool weather. She plans
to make Atchison and Leavenworth,
where she is we'll known. She loves
to go out into the country and feed
the chickens and potter around the
garden. She is apparently almost as
active as the most youthful "vaca-
TONER" Here are some things about
"Grandma" Shook that may or may
not upset some theories upon old age:
Born in Kentucky.
Learned to smoke when she was Is.
Has been smoking pipe ever
since.
Was the mother of seven children,
all but one dying in infancy.
Has been a widow 46 years.
Rises at s a. m.
Goes to bed at $3.50 p. M.
Makes her own toilet.
Is always neatly attired.
Takes a walk every morning.
She is unable to read, but likes to
have the Bible and the newspapers
read to her.
Her eyesight is so good that she
needs no eyeglasses.
Has been a Christian Scientist for
the last II years.
Never takes medicine.
Weighs 80 pounds.
Is slightly deaf.
Is Mexican war widow, but has
lost all papers upon which she could
secure pension.
Has been preparing her buria
clothes since she was 100.
An admirer sent her a cane. "Why
l don't need this" she said, 'sbut
will save it and give it to some old
person"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12
MAY SOLVE MYSRERY
OF MOUND BUILDERS

ton has furnished no account OF
them.
The recent find along the Arkansas
river is said TO offer many possibli
ties that previous discoveries have
not held especially as bearing directly
on the personalities of the members
Gf the prehistoric race. Another fea.
ture IN its favor. as offering solution
OF many points. is that it will be ex,
am'ned by experts at once. before val
liable evidence is destroyed by those
who have no idea of its worth and
could give no satisfactory account
concerning what they had seen. as has
been the case in many discoveries of
mounds in pioneer days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12
rs OF A GENERATION
AGO AND OF TODAY

oking seems to have reached
80 near the zenith of its possi-
&C have any of the practical
In fact, it appears that IN large
tho inventor of the modern
onicaI toy has outdone the orig
,,rnose of the toy to amuse and
ouiet the small progeny of the
:, This modern intricate me-
sm in almost every way TENDS
courage the ina gination of the
until when "the wheels have
round" half dozen times the
lrate toy becomes commonplace
IT is one of the expressions OF
kshness which prompts the small
Ia paroxysms of tears because her
Io)l of soiled rags was destroyed
he eve of her acceptance of the
brate creature which in miniature
talks. and closes its eyes in
|dav. as much as ever in the evolu
of the toy, the thing desired is to
childish attentions largely
hghthrough the stimulation of the
{ination. A real locomotive on
track, carrying its fireman and
heer by steam exertion. does not
! much to the imagination of the
4 boy. The greatest success in
] line was a locomotive with a
box cab, salt barrel boiler,
epipe smokestack, all running on
Idoned handcar wheels upon a
bk track, going down the incline
brce of gravity and returning I'M
THE pressure of several pairs of
6h hands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12
Toy Making Involves ceniue


But this precocity in the youth far
down the scale has had it's Influences
upon the imaginations and inventive.
ness of the lower orders of mon .rd
women. The same spirit and incentive
have come right up with man tn tbe,
present when the perfection of a tov
that in miniature will do all that tha
practical, useful machine accom-.
plishes for the adult may involve a
higher inventive tnd constructive
ability. For instance, stationary en-.
gine and boiler weighing 700 pounds
would be easy of construction, where.
as smooth running miniature engine
weighing 700 grains, built proportion.
ately, would involve a much higher
ordfg of mechanical execution.
IN all times the one appealing quail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12

reached an observing age, is that it
enables the little one to play the
grown up. Before a small bit of hut
manity can desire to play at some
real activity in the life of his parents,
his imagination will have had to be
stimulated, and once stimulated to
the thought, there are evidences that
a too nearly perfect mechanical devic ;
to that end is robbing the youngster
OF some ct the most pleasurable possi-
biiitles in the game of make believe.
Toys Increase in Cost.
The changes that have come about
in the last generation have been in
keeping only with the general dis
position toward extravaganza. AS men
and women have demanded more of
luxury in realities, so the young have
been initiative in their demands in
the toy world. Thirty years ago when
daily newspaper sold universally
for cents a doll that cost 81 was
regarded as worth q society note: to-
day with the daily paper selling for
l or cents, a doll that costs SIS or
$40 is commonplace in the larger cit
les.
For boys toys thirty years ago a
tin horse costing a quarter to be
drawn across the sitting room floor
or hobby horse of dappled sides
mounted upon rockers. to cost S1.50
were things to stir a whole neighbor-
hood. Today there are locomotives.
stationary engines, dynamos, and the
like that spoil a 500 bill in the pur-
chase. And yet they are as matter OF
fact stock for toy department at
Christmas time as if in the runnins
OF them dividends were to be paid up
on common and preferred stocks in
the playroom.
Nothing illustrates the evolution of
the toy in the last generation better
IMAM does the cannon firecracker of
the modern fourth of July celebration.
thirty years ago the Chinese importa-
ton of the comparatively harmless
small cracker made JOY for thousands:
today the terrible cannon cracker
makes tears for the multitudes.
1t is to be doubted if the active in
huences of the juveniles have been
exerted widely toward this elabora-
tlon OF the toy. Rather it has been
the influence of the inventive elde~
person who has anticipated a market
for+the more intricate. larger, and
more costly production. In doing so
ne has appealed to the adult buver
who. having passed his IMAGINATIVE
stage of existence. is almost UNIVERSAL
y likely to be attracted to the mater
ial accomplishments of the man who
makes toys for children after a mans
own ideas of what children should
oO5et and conserve.
The best end to be served by the
toy will not be reached until in on,
way or another the toy is relegated
to that first great end of stimulatius
a healthy Imagination in the child.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12
receipt OF 1 cents In stan g.

The Lewis and Clar'. exposition
with the very low excursion -ates AID
personally conducted tours in conneo
ton Herewith over the NCrth-Wa5s
ern line from Chicago and the eaae
have created an interest In this sub
ject never before equaled. For fuh
p. 7. NJ, 215 Jackson boulevard, Chi
cagO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

"A complete and interesting presen.
tat!on of the scenic beauty and tn e
rich natural resources and rapid
growth OF the Pacific northwest are
set forth in a beautifully illustrated
booklet recently issued by the Chi
eago and North Western railway,
which will be sent to any address on
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12
boriainal Toy Probably Ratified.

M boriginaI Toy Probably Ratified.
lie first toy of the aboriginal ba-
doubtless was something that
hit the infant eye and which rat
I acceptably to the infant ear. AZ
900 years there have been few
t fovements in principle and form
6kS be toy attracting the infant. Per-
h6 in our own bac!lwoods America
tn$&n early day one Of the cleverest
M eshifts was brought about by the
oySburdened mother who sought re
lt4 from baby's tyrannies by appeal
In to its gormandizing capacities.
FNK this purpose a stout bit of tape
WAN tied securely around piece of
f1rl8 fat pork. with the outer end
Ofa1he tape at the distance of a foot,
n1&&e fast to the baby's wrist
Mnder these conditions the young
st4 could suck at the pork with gusto
WIN no fear of dropping it out of his
re4h, while more than all else. in
caS4 the meat was drawn into the
cnMds throat there was no danger
d Ms choking, for the reason that at
theaSfirst choking sensation the arms
would be involuntarily thrown out
ward, the tape jerking the meat again
l0g4I safe distance. yet leaving it in
reGN at the same time
NAt effect of the infantile world as
Aamulant to the. inventive faculties
lnSFMl peoples probably never has
been fully appreciated. Except in
ln0se races where in primitive states
tneEsyoung of people were swathed
ands bound in bands to the working
motner, no aboriginal types were free
d the necessity of some form of amuse-
ment for their young. The maternity
lnstinct In the female offspring prob
ably made the doll one of the earliest
alve&ting, things for children, especial.
y as In much of the early supersti.
lions OF religion some figure of the
human being was used and naturally
would have attracted the eye of the
remale child. The mechanical TOW for
the male child had it's inception in the
of the child to anticipate
maturity and to play at hunting
shooting with primitive weapons. and
IN other ways initiating the WAYS of
the rather of the household.
n some of the lower types of hu.
manity there is a marked precocitv
II the infant or the small child In
competition with the white child in
the learning of books some of these
races lower in the scale, show mark
cd adaptability in the infant wears
but suddenly reach the limit of their
capacities a few years later and there.
after are hopelessly oustripped bv
heaAfyan people.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12
USELESS PROBATION.

iilor-"I am putting seamless
pockets in all the trousers I make
low. AS there are no seams to rip,
one can't possibly lose his money"
Customer-"Huh. You are evident
ly not q married man"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12
VETOED.

Mrs. Submissive really ought to
nave ore of those burglar alarms put
=.
Mr., Subbubs-What, and have the
Ting go of a. Wight an1 wake the
baby? No. ma'am. not wGcll Phil
adelpfia Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12

Advertising is like a plant. With
the proper care and attention it will
eroW to mammoth proportions and in
crease the business of the merchant.
-Ottumwa. Ia, Courier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-12

Advertising space is merch7 disc
Nathl G. Fowler, Jr., Boston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
OLD RESIDENT DEAD.
Edward Smith Passes Away In His O3d
Year.

In the death early Tuesday morning
OF Mr.. Edward Smith, Burlington loses
one of the Oldest, If not tho oldest Of
its early business men. Mr.. Smith came
" Burlington from Caatieton, VI, in
July, 1921 and in company with the late
Chauncey Goodrich and afterwards with
Nnsrl Edwards. he conducted u book.
store and bindery until 1864, when the
business was sold to Mr. David French.
since that date he has been engaged in
various OCCUPATIONS. lie was one OF the
organizers OF the Boxers Engine Co."
dS2m and ever since then his namc has
been on its roll. In politics he was a
wing until the formation Of the re.
publican party. and he never failed 10
vote even during his last years. His
i'rst presidential vote was cast for Henry
Clay tho opposing candidate OF Androw
jackson. Mr. Smith was born in Castle
ton. VT, June II, 1912. His father. tho
Rev. Elihu Smith, was then the pastor
~ tho Congregational Church in that
town. having been settled there in 1886,
Ills grandfather Samuel Smith OF Gran.
by. Mass. served in the Revolutionary
Army. Mr.. Smith was educated in Cas-.
Teton and graduated from the grammar
schooi at the acc of IA. His fondncsS
Tor books naturally led him into thnO
business. and being DESTROYS Of Knowing
throuchly all of its branches he entered
bindery and afterwards became a clerk
in the book store of Chauncey Goodrich
in Castleton, VI. On February 90 1879
he married Miss Julia Thomas of Or.
well. Vt. She died Sept. !. 1895. OF their
three children two survive, Mrs. Ellen
A. Bond of Jacksonville. Fla. and Miss
Annie T. Smith of this city. Mrs. Maria
T. Barlow died in Boston. Mass, Dec,
&c. 1904. In 1874 Mr.. Smith became a
member of tho Episcopal Church with
which he had been identified since the
organization Of the parish In 1880. Modest
and faithful in all his duties, LOVING
husband and father good citizen and
warmly attached to all OF his mann
friends. his long life. OF nearly % years,
was brought to its close in the house
where he had resided for Is years. ThA
increasing feebleness ard heirlessness Of
his advancing years was made bright
by the loving devotion and constant care
OF his youngest daughter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
POST LENTEN WEDDINGS. !
otto Ludwig and Miss Adele Sikor6
Married Mt 81. Mary'a Cathedral.

Otto A. Ludwig and Miss Adele Skora
were married at st. Mary's Cathedral
Tuesday morning at nine o'clock by tho
Rev. j. F. Gillis. Tho church was pretA
tily decorated with palms and tho altaH
was brilliant with lights. Miss Emily
Sikora. a sister OF the bride, acted al
bridesmaid and Gustave Ludwig, a
brother Of the groom. as best man. The
bride was prettily attired in a gown Of
white lansdown. wore white veil and
carried bouquet Of bridal roses. Tho
bridesmaid was gowned in grey princess
crepe and carried pink roses. After tha
service at the church a wedding break.
fast was served at the home Of the
brides parents. In the afternoon a re.
cepton was held and congratulations
were extended by relatives and friends,
Last evening. in honor Of the event, a
ball vas held in the G. o. II. hall on
Crowley street.
The bride is the daughter CT John
Sikora of North avenue and the groom.
the son of Fred Ludwig of CrowleN
street. The happy couple were the re.
cipientS Of many beautiful and useful
presents. Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig will ~
at home to their friends On North street.
Among those from out of town who at
tended the wedding was Miss Mary Bate.
helt OF Holyoke. Mass.
FOY-DEGUIsE.
Daniel Foy and Miss Elizabeth De.
guise were married at St. Joseph's Church
Tuesday morning at eight o'clock bN
the Rt. Rev. Mgr. Cloarec. The bride was
attended by her father, Augustus De.
guise. and the groom by his father, Alex.
ander Foy. The bride was attired in
brown silk and wore a white picture hat,
In the afternoon a reception was given
at the brides home on King street and
many beautiful gifts were rendered by
friends and relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Foy
left that evening for Malone. N. Y.e
where they will reside.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Miss Mabel Louise Iimoge and Eugene
NJ. Vilmaire were nuitely married at ct.
Josephs Church Monday evening. the
ceremony being performed by the Ri.
Rev. Mgr Cloarec. The bride was attend.
ed by her brother. William Limoge. and
the groom by his father. Mitchell Vile
MARIE. After the ceremony a collation.
was served at the homo of the bride. Mr..
and Mrs. Vilmairc then left for a two
weeks stay in Montreal. The bride ix
tho daughter of Mrs. Louise d. Limogs
of Elmwood avenue and the groom is
the son OF Mitchell NJ. Vilmaire %
Winooski.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
PATIENCE!

Have you wearied OF the battle? Have
you grown discouraged. son?
Looking backward on life's pathway. 10 10
little you have done?
Does the wool beneath your fingers seem
to tanglc more and moro
While the riddle Of the future seems yet
stranger than before?
Just be patient for season: for At last
the mystic fates
Bring the tangled threads out even for
the one who works and waits.
Does she shyer seem and farther fron3
your loves entreating hands
Than his harbor from the sailor wrecked
upon tho barren lands?
Is the call Of music stronger than yout
hearts beseeching cries
As she whirls amid the gay ones with
the glamour on her eyes?
Yet be patient. Youth will waken. and
at last the time will come
When the heart no more is stihed and
when love will not be dumb.
Have you seen your idols falling by the
road you bravely trod
With your whole life dedicated to your
people and your God?
Did you lift against the dragon daunt.
lessly your single lance.
To be stricken down by malice or the
sword of circumstance?
Still be patient. oh, my brother. and take
courage In the fight
For your own soul will reward you in the
battle for the right!
Have YOU wandered in the wilderness
till hone is nearly dead.
While the flying brush OF time has paint.
cd winter on your head?
Is the promised land no nearer to your
anxious, dimming eyes
That have watched the silent heavens
for glimpse of paradise?
Patience!-just little longer. ana the
dark night will be gone.
And your soul behold tho splendor oe
the everlasting dawn
Lowell Otus Reese in Leslie's Weekly,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04

Or. c. A. Chant. of the University of
Toronto. will shortly visit tho obsevva.
tories of the United States to study their
plans and methods. with q view OF es.
tnblishing. by the Ontario government. Of
IA teaching observatory at the institution,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
sIocuM DISASTER MONUMENT.

The Teter Brussa Granite company Of
Northheld Is cutting three statues for the
victims Of the recent Slocum disaster
monument. The upper statue ~ seven
feet high by two feet 10 inches by two
l5 inches. representing a Faith ard Hope
eroup. The two side statues each are
three feet six inches square, the one re-
presenting Gshf and the other Medita-
tion. This statue is to be dedicated
June IL. the anniversary of the disaster
in Now York city. This firm also has
several other statues under the hammer
HOUSE BURNED IN MIrDLEsEX.
The house of c. McMurphy located in
Middlcsex village was totally destroyed
by fire sunday morning. The blaze was
discovered about 1890 o'clock and owing
10 lack OF eXtinguishers or other fire
apparatus thu entire building was a total
loss. Most of the goods were saved. Mr.
McMurphy carried about $500 insurance
nn tho property. A defective chimney is
supposed to be the cause of the fire.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
ROY BADLY HURT.

of SALISBURY was badly hurt Sunday by
being thrown from q bicycle. While rid
ing he met G. J. Frisbic whose horse
was frightened. Turing out as far as
possible young Drurys wheel struck a
stone and he was thrown Oft cutting a
fonr inch cash on his head and badly
truising him otherwise.