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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-12-20

Now when Jesus was born in Beth
lehem Of Judea in the days of Herod
the king behold there came wise men
from the east TO Jerusalem. saying:
Where is he that is born king of the
Jews? for we have seen his star In
the east and are come to worship him.
When Herod the king heard these
things he was troubled. and all Jeru-
salem with him. Then Herod, when
he had privately called the wise men,
inquired of them diligently what time
the star appeared. And he sent them
to Bethlehem. When they had heard
the king they departed. and, 10! the
star which they saw in the east went
before them till il came and stood
where the young child was. When
they saw the star they rejoiced with
exceeding great Joy. And when they
were come into the house they saw
the young child with Mary, his moth
er, and fell down and worshiped him,
and when they had opened their treas
ures they presented unto him gifts;
gold, frankincense and myrrh And,
being warned of God in dream that
they should not return TO Herod, they
departed into their own country an
other way.-Gospel of st. Matthew.
When the wise men saw the star
they said one to another: This is
the sign of the great king; let us go
and search for him and offer him
gifts; gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Alleluia. - First Vespers OF Epiph.
any.
There is something exotic liz the
beauty of this whole story. 1t reads
in st. Matthew's gospel like a for.
eign legend. The strange secrecy,
too, with which this kingly oriental
procession with picturesque costumes
and jeweled turoans and the dark
faced slaves and the stately STOPPING
camels, passed over many regions.
makes 1t more like a visionary splen-
dor. a many-colored apparition and
not sober mystery of the humble
incarnate word
What a scene for the Imagination
was the birth OF the infant His first
WI III ehob pOoi gave VI belI-
lehem are poor shepherds who have
been brought TO the child by the an
gels voices. But now change
comes over the scene hardly in keen
ing with the lowliness of Bethlehem.
A cavalcade from the far east APP
proaches Bethlehem. The camel bells
are tinkling. A retinue OF attendants.
MI -
ent oriental tribes, who come with
their various offerings to the new
born babe. IL is a romance more no.
mantle than romance itself would
dare to be- Those swarthy men are
among the wisest of the studious
east. They represent the lore and
science OF their day. Yet have they
done what the world would surely es-
TEEN the most foolish Of actions. They
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-12-20
Worth Knowing.

2 at AlIcock's Plasters are the
his est result of medical science and
SIX. |, and in ingredients and method
have never been equaled
That they are the original and gen
uine porous plasters upon whose rep
utation imitators trade.
That Allcock's Plasters never fail to
perform their remedial work quickly
and effectually.
That for Weak Back, Rheumatism,
Colds. Lung Trouble, Strains and all
Local Pains they are invaluable.
That when you buy Allcock's Plas-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-12-20
STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO, q.
90

STATE or ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, O.
LUCAS CoUTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that be 10 senior
partner OF the nrm OF +. j. CHENEY a Co., doing
business In the City OF Toledo. County and State
Aforesaid and that said arm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case CArARRH that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH CURE. :
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn 20 before me and subscribed in my presence,
this 9Th day OF December A. d.. lss6.
A. w. GLEASON,
srNL NOTARY PUBLIC.
-T-'
Hairs Catarrh Cure IL taken internally and acts
directly ON the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimOnials free.
r. j. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-12-20
YOUNG Man Extensive Traveller.

Lord Ronaldshay. though only
thirty years OF age, probably has done
more travelling for his age than any
man living. Few people know more
than he about the Himalayas and Per.
STA. He has also found time to ex-
plore Kashmir. Baluchistan, Ladak,
Thibet and the Persian gulf, to say
nothing of Ceylon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-12-20
Held to Life to the Last.

An old woman, who has just died at
Wisbech, Germany, at the age of 81,
wrote her own obituary notice on the
day before her death and also made
list of all the friends to whom she
wished memorial cards to be sent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-12-20
Costly Water Supply.

New York city burns 10000 tons OF
coal a year to pump water into thu
public reservoirs in Brooklyn, Queens
and Richmond boroughs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-12-20
Lives by RAISING Queen Deer.

Miss Flora Mcintyre. sophomore
In Berkeley University. California.
pays her board and tuition fees by
the sale OF queen bees she raises.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-12-20
Rich Prize for Scientists.

The person who discovers a method
OF communication between planets will
receive $4,000 from the French Acad
envy of Science.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-12-20
G~Np.~~N,~~~~ar~.~A,~E
s Bits from the Trees s
Gs1N~ss-.~af~ss--s|1r-ss--~1reslS
Hence the MistIetoe.

Hence the Mistletoe.
Florence-Dont you remember that
last Christmas you broke your en-.
gagement?
Geraldine-Yes; but I'm year
older now.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-12-20

Mildred-oh, dear wish ] knew
what to give Mr.. Slowboy for q Christ.
mas present.
Helen-Why don't you give him
your heart, dear?
Mildred-The big goose has 1t al.
ready. but he doesn't know IT,
The Sum.
Knicker - Christmas mathematics
arc puzzling.
Bocker-Yes, you put down tens
and carry everything.
An Explanation.
Women are naturally more artistic
than men"
YES" answered the matter of fact
person, that's why so many of us
look funny when we wear our Christ.
mas neckties and smoking jackets
Our wives want us to look artistic"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-04
Saving the Indian Names.

FROM tho Boston Transcript.
Ii Is a good idea. this perpetuatiou %
the old Indian place names. which. &C.
cording TO the Indian Office of the In.
terror department. * now the fashion.
able thing for hotels and homes. Tn,
prevalence Of ndian names in summe,
resort notices indicates that there is >
very general appreciation of the eu.
phony Of many Of these words. Tn.
most popular. AT present. are the Oma<
ha tribal names. but Maine is COY.
cred with the jawhreaking Designations
Of the Algonluins. There should bt
no difficulty in finding a suitable II.
Glan name whenever one ia desired.
since dictionaries OF the Chippewa.
Cree. Delaware, Micmac and Nipissina
~!tnsdaSe: haze been printed. and nam
uscript dictionaries Of the Abenaki.
I.lacsfoot. Illinois. Massachusetts. Mon
tagnais ard Pottawattomis are in ex.
istrnce Enc Neutrality-suspicious. peo-
pies probably covered a greater area
than those of any other OF the Iinguis-
tic stocks OF North America. stretch.
.ng from Labrador to the Rocky noun.
taias ana from the Churchill river o.
Hudson bay Ia the Pamlico sound o.;
North Carolina. Their literature is ex.
icrsivc. and II Will be remembered tina,
the whole bible-thc first printed ir
this coHntry-was in the M%assachu.
sets language.
Difficulties often arise in getting tn,
right names to fit localities, although
the Indian place names are SO thor.
ougnlr descriptive hat this need bs
due only 10 lack nf linguistic attain
menis. Many place names are almost
wholly descriptive. while other of these
lrdian designations are imaginative.
Q"uinsigainoiad. even nov famous for
p!ckcrel. means the '~long-nosed fish
ing Place ",'hiprapuock." the old
Nipnuck name for the Pleiades. is
literally and POLITICALLY the term used
for the brood hen" out Of these In
dian names we may do something more
than give ~cuphonious titles to localities
or hotels. We may be accurately de-
scriptive ut the same time. The prim-
tive and uncontaminated American
ndian did not possess Il large vocab-
ulary. and even of this a part has been
lost. In old Indian deeds we find words
in the Massachusetts language which
no one is able to translate. In presery-
ing those names which remain we ara
keeping perpetual about all that ia
left OF our primitive Indians, and 1t is
Well worth while.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-04
Housebca.s Bull. on Canoes.


The imposing iooK.ns. tnree-story
houseboat. built by Filipinos. has
been used during the past sum
mer on the Bicol river at Neuva
Carceres. province of Luton. The
houseboat rests on canoes, about
eighteen of them being dashed together
supports the first floor rafters.
In spite of its great size and height
tho boat is very light and easy to han
die. Bamboo and light wood figured
extensively in its construction. The
roofs are of canvas During a recent
religious festival al Neuva Carceres he
houseboat was used. as q floating hotel
for visitors, over fifty of them being
comfortably provided fer therein.
Inside n rooms are finished in a
style that would tempt the visitor to
believe that he was in a hotel on land
instead of on a boat. While such things
rs electric lights. telephone and Other.
modern co%nveniences are dispensed
via necessarily. there are all the
usual comforts of hotel life. such as
running water. push buttons and even
n bacber shop.
The Filipino has always taken To the
house boat idea. ard many o. them are
used all h year round In preference
to living OF land. Some OF. these float
Ing homes are ,nost i.iy aniousiy con-
strccsed
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-04
Great Fleet on Way to Frisco.

RON Slit Sdl iIduclSCO chronicle.
Surveyor of the Port Woodward has
made application TO the secretary OF
the treasury, through Collector of the
Port St-at,on. for permission to in
crease his force by fifteen assistant
w.ighcrs. fifteen inspectors and ten
'aborcrs. He points out that the COM
!lercc of the port is increasing to such
an extent that the men he has are I'M
able to handle the customs business,
some of them being. through age and
physical infirmities, unequal to the
tention to the large flee, of ships bound
TO this port with heavy cargoes and
those that are preparing to sail for
a.. ~ ~. y as fol!c"'s:
Fro-s; A.. -, -. s..s.ners and
thirteen sailing vessels have sailed. and
one steamer and eight sailing vessels
are on the berth: Bremen, one vessel
has sailed: Calcutta. came has
sailed: Gonoa. two vessels have sailed:
Hamburg. eight steamers and eight
vessels have sailed. and three vessels
are on Lie berth: Hull. two vessels
have sailed: Liverpool. two vessels and
one pm the berth: London. three steam
crs sailed. 1--WE sailing vessels cleared
and two on the berth; Newcastle, four
vessels sailed. n on berth: Rotter-
DAM. five vessels sailed. one on berth.
This makes a total of sixty vessels and
event steamers. There are thirty
two vessels on he way from other
ports. not including oriental ports,
whence there will be n heavy trafic.
These 1O9 vessels have on board 2l3.-
900 Ions OF cargo. mostly structural
steel for the rebuilding of San Fran
cisco. including 100000 barrels of ce-
ment. the duty on which will be nearly
500. 600. There have already arrived
here S5.4o9 barrels Of cement. the duty
IN which Is $23.S32.SS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-04

Naturally, ii is not an Idle voyage.
The delegates come together frequent
~ FOR consultation as Il their program
a.,d 10 decide upon matters likely 10
arise at the conference. They are there
fore ready 10 60 into the sessions thor.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-04
Tho Baptist. suitsd Him.

Episcopal church. then the Methodist.
and next the Baptist, where he re-
manned. Questioned as to the reason
for his church travels. he responded:
well. sub. hits this way: De Pts
copals is gemmen. suh. but I couldn't
keep up wild de answerin' back In dey
church. DE Methods. dey always hold
in inquiry meetin'. an 7 don't like too
much inQuirin' into. But de Baptis',
sub. dcy Jes' dip and are done wild hit"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-10-04
Manaalno a eax

From the View York Weekly.
Husband "a literary MANI wish
you would stop watching little Dick for
awhile.
Wife-Bu; il l don't watch him he.
be in mischief.
Yes. that's what l mean. When he,
in mischief he's quiet and ! want ts
write"
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-08-18
MAN WAS r1ARRIEO TO HIS OWN
AUNT.
The Facts Brought to Light By De-
cree of Divorce.

A Hattiesburg, Miss, special says
A decree of divorce just recorded in the
chancery conrt sitting at New Augusta,
! in the first district of this county, in the
case of John G. Edwards, brings to light
a case where a man was married to his
own aunt. The separation was granted
! on the deposition of the woman's
mother, grandmother of the husband,
who, though knowing of the illegitimacy
of the relationship subsisting between
her daughter and grandson for many
years, had concealed her knowledge be-
cause the revelation meant the disclos-
ure of chapter in her younger life that
she would rather have concealed.
When the couple were married at New
Augusta some five years ago, neither Of
them knew Of any blood relationship be-
tween them The woman, formerly
Sulie Clark, had been reared down in
the Boguehona creek neighborhood,
and her husband did not take the trou-
BILE to make close inquiry into her pedi-
gree or antecedants. About three years
ago, after they had been married some
two years and had a child, the husband
made the discovery that his wife was
born out of wedlock, and had been
reared away from the family, without
knowledge of her own parentage. John
Edwards could not induce himself to re-
veal the story to his wife, and yet he
realized that further maintenance of the
marital relationship would never do.
He therefore left her without any expla-
nation, intending to carry the secret to
his grave. But this was not satisfactory
to the woman, who knew of no cause
for the humiliating desertion of her by
her husband, and who therefore used
every effort to induce him to return to
his home. She prosecuted him for va
grancy and for failure to support his
family. Finally her prosecutions be-
came so severe that he brought suit for
divorce. In the absence of other wit
nesses the case depended upon the testi-
mony of Mrs. Elizabeth Clark. the aged
mother. She was with difficulty induced
to tell the story involving her own
shame. She refused positively to go
into court, but finally consented to re-
veal it in the form of a written deposi
ton. She gave the name of the father
of the woman in the case. She said that
she knew of the intended wedding be-
fore it took place and knew that it was
within the limits of consanguinity not
permitted in the State OF Mississippi.
She tried to prevent the wedding, but
could urge no weight or reason against
it without revealing the whole story,
and she could not bring herself to do so at
that time. The decree of divorce was
granted by Chancellor Woods upon the
showing of facts.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-08-18
The Skating Craze at Biloxi. - The
Herald CommendS 1t.

The popularity of the skating rink
continues unabated. There were fifty
or more people on the floor at 9 O'Clock
one night this week, and in spite of the
heat all were enjoying the sport to the
full. The number of ladies and young
girls was very noticeable, and among
them were some graceful skaters. The
sport seems to increase rather than di-
minish in popularity, and certain it is
that it would be difficult to find any
form of sport more healthful and exhil
arating, for young people especially,
than roller skating, unless it is ice skat-
ing, and ice skating in Biloxi is likely
to be rather luxury for some time yet,
even though there was an artificial ice
rink in New Orleans last winter. 1t may
be a craze, but if Biloxians never be-
come crazy over anything worse than
roller skating, their insanity will be of
the mild and harmless variety Biloxi
Herald
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-08-18
That Was the Smallest.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
A conductor on one of the suburban
trolley lines had had such good run OF
business on Saturday afternoon that he
had difficulty in keeping himself sup
piled with small change. Many passen-
gers who patronized his train handed
him dollars and bills of larger denomi-
nation in payment of their fares. The
conductor, however, managed to get
along fairly we'll, until woman carry
ing a tiny infant boarded his car. When
he approached her for her fare, she
handed him a So bill. SIS that the
smallest you have, madame b. queried
the conductor, fearing another strin-
gency in change. The woman looked
at the conductor and then at her baby,
and then, to the convulsing delight OF
several other passengers who were with
in hearing, she made the surprising re
ply: eyes; l have only been married
twelve months I"
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-08-18
HON. E. ]. BOWERS RE-
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS.
MEETING OF THE CONGRESS
SIONAL COMMITTEE AT GULF
PORT, MISS. - CONGRESSMAN
BOWERS HAVING NO OPPOSI-
TION, THE CONGRESSIONAL
PRIMARY WAS CALLED OFF.

Pursuant to call, the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee fer the Sixth Con-
gressional District of Mississippi met at
the Great Southern Hotel, at Gulfport,
Miss, Tuesday. The committee was
called together by Hon. J. NJ. Shivers,
chairman, of Pearl River county.
Hon. w. M. McAllister, secretary,
beng absent, w. L. Wallace, of Han
cock county, was elected secretary pro.
TEN. A roll call showed a quorum to
be present.
There being only one candidate an =
nounced for Congress-the Hon. Eaton
J. Bowers, of Hancock county-the pri-
mary election heretofore called to be
held on August 81, 1906, was declared
off, and on motion of Hon. J. F. Parker,
of Jones county, Mr.. Bowers was unani-
mously declared to be the nominee Of
the Democratic party, to represent the
Sixth Congressional District Of Missis-
sippi in the Slxtieth Congress of the
United States.
The secretary was instructed to mott
fy Mr.. Bowers Of his nomination, and
also the press in the district.
The following resolution, introduced
by Mr.. Mayson, Of Lamar county, was
unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, the course Of our distin-
guished representative in Congress, the
Hon Z. J. Bowers, has been such as to
meet the approval Of his constituents
throughout the district in so much that
he has no opposition for denomination
at the hands Of the Democratic party;
therefore be it
"Resolved by the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of the Sixth Congress
sional District of the State of Missis-
sippi, That the Hon. E. J. Bowers has
served US with ability and integrity;
that the fruits of his labors have been
such as to justly commend him to the
suffrage of the entire district; that we
feel a just pride in his achievements and
cherish the belief that during the ensu-
ing Congress his course will be actuated
by the same high purpose and crowned
with results of lasting benefit to his con-
stituents."
The secretary was instructed to spread
this resolution on the minutes of the
meeting and furnish the press Of the
district with a copy of the same.
There being no further business be-
fore the committee, on motion of Hon.
H, F. Russell, of Jackson, the commit
tee adjourned.
1t was the intention of Mr.. Bowers to
have been present at the meeting of the
committee and make an address, to be
followed by further speeches through
out the district. He was, however,
forced to return to Washington about
week ago in order to take personal
charge of the Democratic Congressional
Committee Headquarters in that city.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-08-18
HOW FORTUNES ROLLED IN.
Foundation of the Astor, Gould and
other Millions.

Jay Gould left a fortune OF some
S77,OOO,OOO. Sage left about SIS, 100000
Belt left StO,000,000. The Diamond
King" cut up worth as much as ouI
Wall Street "Wizard' and our Wall
Street "Miser' put together. Prac-
; tically, all the immense fortunes are not
made from speculation of money lend
ing, but from one or another of the
products of Mother Earth--mixed, OF
course, with brains and superior cum
ming. Hence, we have Rockefeller
billion Cor his $3.50, O,0O0,O 900, according to
his alleged latest statement) from an
earth product-oil; Carnegie's S400, ,000,-
900 from iron and steel; the Havemeyer
millions from sugar, and the millions of
the lumber kings, cotton kings, coal
kings, ice kings, copper kings, silver
kings, cattle kings and other kings.
The foundation of the Astor millions
was laid in small profit from primitive
pianos and raw furs. This profit was
invested in land on Manhattan Island,
and the combined Astor fortunes to-day
are more than S275, 100000. The foun-
dation of the Vanderbilt fortune was
laid in a miserable little Kill Won Kull
ferry and some secondhand steamboats,.
The latter lead to army contracts, the
profits from which went into railroads
and assiduously watered stocks, hence
its strong and permanent growth. The
total fortune of all the Vanderbilts to-
day is about $500, 100000.
When we want an expression of great
wealth in Europe we say "The Roth
schilds". Twenty years ago in Ameri
ca it was the Goulds, the Astors and
the Vanderbilts. Today it is Rookie
feller. Everybody can remember how
the battle of Waterloo placed the Roth
schild's in England on "easy street."
With the help of the carrier pigeons
the head of the family learned the news
of Napoleon's defeat many hours before
the stock exchange heard it by way Of
the Channel boat. He Immediately
spread it throughout Chapel Court that
Wellington had been licked out of his
boots. Down went the funds. Roth
schild bought everything in sight. Next
morning everybody knew that Yelling
ton had won. Up went the funds sky
high, and as Rothschild sold out at the
top, his fortune was enormously in
creased. In the space of few hours
he had become the most powerful finan-
cial figure in England. The King and
the peerage were at his feet. England
need not sneer at how Yankee fortunes
are made.-New York Press.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-08-18
From Pass Christian.

Pass Christian, Miss, Aug. 13.-Jules
Robert, French cook. employed at the
Mexican Gulf Hotel, died suddenly last
night from appoplexy. He was taken
Ill yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
while at work, and his illness was at
first thought to have been pro-
duced by heat, but the attending
physician pronounced it apoplexy. The
deceased was an unusually large man,
weighing about 225 pounds, and aged
about As years. He had but recently
arrived here, and nothing is known Of
his relatives or home. His remains were
buried in Live Oak Cemetery today.
There will be three candidates in the
race for Justice of the Peace in the spe-
cial election ordered for Sept. to fill
the vacancy in District No. 3. The can
didates are E. J. Adam, DR.. H. J. NAL
vey and E. w. Stanton.
The lawn party given at the Mexican
Gulf Hotel on Saturday evening by the
ladies of the Catholic Church was per-
haps the most successful event of that
nature ever given here. All the reports
are not yet in, but sufficient returns
haye been made to insure magnificent
success.
The third tarpon caught here this
season was brought in yesterday. 1t
weighed 152 pounds.
Municipal politics are beginning to
attract attention, and the latest addition
to the list of candidates for Mayor is the
name of W. A. Terrell. The other two
are John H. Lang, the present incum-
bent, and S. J. Saucier, now Alderman
from the First Ward.