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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-04-12
At the Assembly,

After his waltz with the large and
lovely blond, he limped in a marked
manner.
Tho | like rings on my fingers" he
said, Il can't stand bellies on my
toes"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-04-12

nv Easter Belle is joyous,
With a ,cinning happiness
That I find my oton self sharing
When SHE softly murmurS Yes"
So, / Hke nly Easter lily
Yet | think it's time to tell
That I'Ue reached the great decision,
And III ring my Easter Belle.
-W. d. NeSbh.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
THE FIRST COMPASS.
Was Known to Sailors Before the
Twelfth acknowledgements
Adjunct to Navigation.

Some Asian people, perhaps the Chi
hese, discovered, many centuries ago,
.hat kind of iron ore possessed very
peculiar quality. We call this ore
magnetic ore, in more common Ian
guage, lodestone, and IL is very widely
distributed, especially in the older
crystalline rocks. 1t was found that
II a bit of lodestone were placed in
water upon piece Of cork or straw
braid il would turn till the axis of the
stone assumed a north and south posi-
lion. phenomenon Of magnetism had
been discovered by means of an ore
That is peculiarly susceptible to mag
netic influence.
1t is an open question whether the
Chinese utilized the directive power OF
he lodestone, but il is certain that the
first rude compass was not used on
European vessels before the twelfth
century Of our era. BY that time the
true magnetic compass had been
evolved through the discovery that If
an iron or steel needle were stroked
On a lodestone 1t would receive the at
tractive and directive power OF this
ore With this wonderful appliance
placed at the service of navigation, the
vessels that had Rugged the coasts soon
dared to venture even out of sight OF
land. A new impetus was gradually
given to cartography, for now the true
directions of the coast lines might be
charted with some approach to accu-
racy. It was the happy fortune Of ltal-
ian sailors to make the surprisingly eX-
cellent surveys of the directions and
lengths of the Black sea and Mediter-
ranean coasts and along the Atlantic
to British waters that have come down
TO us in the so-called Portulan maps
Cyrus c. Adams, in Harper's.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
Need of Americans.

Under the modest heading Suits
Over Small Sums" the Boston Tran
script declares that the great principle
Of fighting for rights, no matter what
the immediate material thing at stake,
is thing that the American character
needs TO assimilate. The Transcript
says: Highly important decisions
have been based on issues involving
very small money considerations. The
supreme court of the United States last
winter, gave a good deal Of time and
research TO a cause carried before II
on appeal involving only $24. A rail-
road was in this case the defendant.
1t owed one of its employees, a train
hand, this sum, which was attached
and collected by one of his creditors.
The employe contended that the money
was still due him, and carried the
case up TO the highest tribunal in the
land. Our own famous Chief Justice
eXpostions of legal principles in de-
Gliding a case which turned on the
ownership of bull calf. 1t is related
that the bar snickered at the frequent
repetition of the phrase the said bull
calf and the chief justice rebuked
the laughing lawyers by saying;
Gentlemen, you do not reflect what
bull calf may be to a poor family.
Robert Browning went to law over the
value Of one bottle of wine, on the
great principle that he would not be
swinded for half a crown if he could
help it. The kicker is often the
subject of ridicule, but kickers have
helped the world along at times.
Given a great, scenic environment and
the kicker" becomes historical per-
sonage of the first class John Hamp-
den would never have felt the
amount of ship money" assessed on
his estate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
MICHIGAN
EVENTS NOTED
THE SAGINAW EXPLOSION WAS
THE CAUSE OF SIX
DEATHS.
SAD SCENE AT FUNERAL
Strange Meeting Of long-Separated
Brothers--Morley Was Murdered In
China.
The Saginaw Explosion.

John +. Cosendai, the proprietor OF
the Cosendai works in Saginaw In
which the gasoline explosion oc-
Cured Friday, died at st. Mary's hos
pital Monday morning as the result OF
his burns. This makes the sixth fatal
ity of the explosion The others who
are still at st. Mary's hospital are do
ing well and there is every reason to
believe they will recover. John Rueger,
of Detroit, is gaining and the doctors
say his recovery is assured
The elder Cosendai died without
knowing OF the death OF his two sons
His wife had not been told of his
death at the time of the funeral of the
two boys The Cosendai family num-
bered 10 before the explosion and now
only the mother, three sons and three
daughters are left Two sons, Albert
and John, lived at Marquette and
South Bend, Ind. Cosendai had been in
the dye business for 80 years. coming
from Switzerland. The doctors fear
the breaking of the news of her hus-
bands death may prove too great Il
blow for Mrs. Cosendai.
The first OF the funerals of the vic
Tins was that of George Sigelko Sun
day afternoon. The bride-widow was
not permitted TO see the body, which
was so horribly disfgured. She begged
piteously for one farewell look and
was with difficulty restrained. The
house was crowded and hundreds
stood in the yard and street.
A particularly sad feature Of Sigel-
kos death is the fact that his young
wife is about to become a mother, and
the doctors are apprehensive.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
Great Canal Scheme,

What has been looked upon more
or less as a wild dream of a ship ca
nal by the people of northern Michi-
gan may yet become a reality if the
views of Lawrence L. O'Mara, once of
Sault Ste. Marie, but now of Chicago,
are 70 be taken as correct. The scheme
is for the construction of a ship canal
between Lakes Michigan and Super
Tor, following a route few miles TO
the east of Marquette. A bill authoriz-
ing the project is pending in congress.
The bill introduced in congress pro-
vides that Thomas Dolan, Jr., +. B.
Sprague, l.. Z. O'Mara. John II. Maui
ritius, G. W. Dolan. Edward Sprague
and Lincoln H. Titus be granted the
right of way through the waters of the
United States to enable the construc.
ton and operation of ship canal con.
Meeting Lakes Michigan and Superior
via Whiteiish river. Mud lake and Au
Train river and lake. in the state OF
Michigan, with power and authority to
construct and maintain all necessary
harbors, locks, dams. channels. bikes
and piers without expense to the Unit.
ed States.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
PEN|NSULAR
HAPPENINGS
JUDGE VANITY, DISTINGUISHED
MICHIGAN JuRisT, DIES
IN LONDON.
SECOND AUTOPSY MADE
Judge Went Abroad For His Health
The investigation Of Mrs. Webb's
Death-Various Matters.
Death Of Judge VANITY.

News of the death of George p. Wan
~, Judge of the United States district
and circuit courts, in London, Eng,
was received Monday by ex-senator
John Patton Death followed an opera
ton for bowel trouble. He had been in
frail health since an attack of pneu-
monia last winter.
The news is great shock to Judge
Wanty's thousands of friends in Grand
Rapids They did not know that he was
seriously i'll, although they were
aware that this trip abroad with his
family, consisting OF his wife, one son
and daughter, was for the benefit Of
his health
George p. VANITY was born in Ann
Arbor March u. 1856. He was appoint
ed Judge In 1900 He was one of the
recognized authorities on federal law
in the United States His most notable
decision was that upholding the con-
stitutionality Of the Michigan railroad
nd valorem tax law. which was recent
ly sustained by the United States SUI
preme court.
Judge VANITY was a self-made man.
He was a school teacher for number
of years, and used to speak with pride
OF saving his first thousand dollars.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
THE BELDINC BANNER
BELDING - MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN
Use of Vacations.

Most vacations which fail are un-
successful because they are mishts. IL
Is curious that in matter where IN
dividual needs and personal prefer
ences are so important, observes
Youths Companion the final decision
should so often be allowed to rest on
other grounds. For the great ma
jority of men and women who work,
but who have a vacation, two weeks
represent the limit of time which they
can devote 10 rest and recreation
That is only one-twenty-six part OF
the year, and most persons need all OF
II, and need to use 1T in the Wisest
way. What is the wisest way! NO
one but the person himself can tell;
and hence the folly of allowing one
self to be overwhelmed by the advice
of others. One of the weekly maya
zines lately contained accounts or va
cations in camp, in an automobile, on
bicycle, on foot in canoe, In hunt-
ing with a camera, in seeing Flith
avenue, and in searching for Wild
flowers Each of the articles is charm
ing reading, chiefly because the writer
had what he was after-rest. recrea-
ton and a good time. The reader may
easily be misled into thinking that
the charm belongs intrinsically to the
particular kind of vacation which Is
described. 1t does not. 1t belongs
only to the exactness with which the
vacation fits. The wisest thing one
can do is to say to himself: What
is it that | should most like to do?'
And if it fall within his means. and II
he has only himself and his own pleas
ure to consider, do that, regardless OF
whether anyone else would enjoy It,
or whether anyone else has ever done
it, The hobby or diversion to which
one gives his spare moments during
the rest of the year is often wise
guide. 1t requires courage and com
mon sense to disregard conventional
conceptions and half-formed plans.
and to follow the inclination OF the
moment; but the reward is nearly al
ways a happy and restful vacation,
and not infrequently at little cost.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
Ricid Investigation.

The result of the second autopsy on
the body of Miss Helen Webb. aged
20, of Adrian, who was found dead in
her bed early Saturday morning with
an empty chloroform bottle by her
side, has not been made public. II was
performed by DR. John +. Clark, of
Detroit, assisted by several local ply
sicians.
Dr. Julia p. Green, a spiritualist,
and Miss Webb's chief friend for sew
eral years, and her attending physician,
was the central figure at the coroner's
inquest Saturday afternoon. She is the
chief beneficiary in her will and also
inherited part OF the estate of Miss
Webb's sister. Mrs. James Donough.
who died in 1904.
Prosecuting Attorney Joslin ordered
the sheriff TO search Miss Webb's
trunks. DIR. Green. who says she spent
Friday night at Miss Webb's home and
found her dead at 2 o'clock Saturday
morning, said the trunks were locked.
Then bring the trunks 70 court on a
drav, said the prosecutor to the sher-
in. The trunks were brought 10 court.
Miss Webbs will of September S, 1904,
found in one trunk, which was not
locked, was read to the jury. 1t de-
vises property, two residences, valu-
able business building and personal
property, of a total value of 5000.
The will gives Dr. Green one of the
houses and Mrs. Lucinda Blair the
homestead, George Trim $1,000, and
DR.. Green and Mrs. Blair equal shares
In the residue
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12

The Use OF fingermarks or thumb
marks on checks as means of guard
ing against forgery and preventing
dishonest persons from raising the fig
ures on them is one of the latest nov
elites in business. There is a POSSIBLE
ity that il will become more than a
novelty. Apparently the first man to
adapt the idea to business affairs Is a
merchant of Plainfield, n. j. After
writing a check he places an ink i'm
preston of his thumb over the figures.
completely covering but not obliter-
ating them. II is manifestly impossible
TO raise the figures without making
the interference obvious on the thumb
mark. His banker has an ink impress
sion of his thumb on file and COMPARE
son with the mark on the check would
instantly reveal any forgery.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
MICHIGAN IN BRIEF.

Joseph Cuthbert, an Oakland county
pioneer, died Sunday, aged So
All departments of the cement mill
in Elk Rapids have been enlarged to
meet a growing demand.
While climbing over the gearings of
an asphalt mixing machine in Muske-
gon Gerald Cummings. of Ashland,
Wis. fell and lost his left leg.
Coughing which choked her caused
the death of Mrs. Mary Reitz. of
Menominee. Her husband is in Cali
fornia and she leaves five children.
l.ynus. 3-year-old son of George
Haynes. of Adrian, got hold OF a bot
tie of carboic acid Thursday morning
and drank it. He died in less than an
hour.
4 Battle Creek sanitary inspector
found a citizen who kept his goat in
his kitchen. The total number OF sanl-
tary nuisances in the city has been re-
duced from 1900 to 1913.
James Osmun. farmer. and we'll
known as timer at Oakland county
horse races for many years, dropped
dead Saturday as he came into his
barn with load of hay.
Mrs. Caroline Kingman, widow, and
Mrs Emily Taft, daughter of Rich
mond Kingman. who died II years ago,
have just received equal shares In his
estate, valued at 100000.
Filica Joe, a Servian gypsy, charged
with stealing $500 from her father-in-
law, Joe Steve, was arrested in Grand
Rapids and taken TO Harvey, Ill. She
is 16 years old, says she was married
three years ago, and ran away because
beaten.
A. Heebner. proprietor OF a sewing
machine agency, says he had a presen-
timent in Jackson that something was
about TO happen TO his store In Sagi-
nav. He hurried home TO find that the
front door had been blown out by the
explosion at the Cosendai dye works.
Thrown while alighting from Sag
NAV street car. Mrs. Joseph W. Kerns.
wife OF the county road commissioner,
is in a critical condition
From the nervous shock caused by
the repeated firing Of dynamite crack
crs Mrs. Anton Hendrickson, OF Negau-
nee, died Wednesday night.
John Antrobus. an artist, 80 years
old. is reported to the police as miss
ing from his home in Detroit since
June 30. Grave fears are entertained
for him. as the police learn that he is
addicted tc the use of drugs and IS a
hard drinker. He wore blue serge
c at and vest and dark pants when
last seen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
Strange Meeting Of Brothers.

B. F. Reigle, of Lewiston, Pa.
stepped off train at Marcellus and
the first man he met on the platform
had familiar looking face. He asked
him his name and just as he expected
IT was his brother. Samuel, whom he
had not seen for As years II was a
surprise party for Uncle Sammy, :"
and he is enjoying the weeks visit
immensely. The boys pretty old boys
now though-separated before the
war, and when Samuel returned from
the front he took his wife and two
children and started for Michigan and
has not since been back to the Penn
sylvania home.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
A Chilly Reception.

While returning from a fishing trip
To Saddlebag lake, Mrs. Elmer Ferris,
of Woodland. gave birth to twins in
the ice wagon. in which she was III.
ing
Ferris is the local ice man. He took
his family to the lake, for a days out
ing. When Mrs. Ferris became i'll he
made bed for her in the wagon and
started for home. They were about
half way home when the first babv
was born.
He whipped his horses to reach q
doctor as soon as possible. when to his
surprise the stork brought the other
baby.
The twins are doing well despite
their unconventional entry into the
world.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
Tornado Victim.

After having his back broken by
cook stove, turned over and over in
tornadowrecked cabin, and finally
carried through the air a distance of
90 feet. to be dropped on a pile of
fence rails, Herman A. Herfert. form
erly of Romeo, Mich. is now in ST.
Mary's hospital in Bay City. He has
a chance for his life.
Herman lot Michigan four years
ago. After working for three years
in Dakota he accepted 160 acres of
land on the homestead plan and built
himself a cabin.
Three weeks ago Wednesday, the
first night he occupied it, came the
storm. The building was torn from
the ground, overturned and carried
through the air with Herman and the
cook stove revolving in circles on the
inside.
"All of sudden something hit me"
said Herfert. in describing the acct
dent. Il didn't know what it was and
didn't come back to life for over an
hour. Then they dragged me out and
found my back was broken. The
funny thing about tornadoes is that
you feel so light and nice while you're
in the air, but when you start to come
down-that's awful"
Herfert has brother and a sister
living at Romeo and another brother
in Richmond, Mich. He says several
other homestead shacks were blown
over by the same storm, but he was
the only person badly hurt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
Heartless Mother.

Turning heartlessly from her two
children, one girl of 6 years and the
other boy year older, Mrs. Weaver,
wife of Michael Weaver, of Kawkaw-
lin. attempted TO desert them in the
Office of the prosecuting attorney.
Threat Of arrest by Assistant Prose
cutor Waddle deferred her from car
rying out her purpose. Mrs. Weaver
left her husband, who is carpenter.
taking the two children TO the home
OF her brother Later. she brought
them to the prosecutors Office, and
saM she would leave them there until
Weaver came for them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
look Strvchnine.

weary, sick and respondent, ordered
from home by her father, Flora BY
craft handsome girl of 20 years OF
age, ended her life by taking strych-
nine and died at the home of neigh
Dor In Jackson. After taking the
deadly drug the girl called up her
friend, Miss Mabel Hueston, and talk
TO her over the telephone, although
she was even then In the shadow OF
death. She had scarcely hung up the
receiver when she was seized with ter
rlpie commissions, gasped out the TACT
that she had taken strychnine, ana
was soon dead.
Inc girl had been working as
waitress in the restaurant conducted
by her father. Her father and mother
are separated, the latter living with
her TWO sons at Ypsilanti. 1t is said
mat Miss Bycraft did not get along
well with Mrs. Hattie Brown, the cook
at the restaurant. The father admits
mat ne told the girl that she would
nave TO leave the restaurant and go TO
her mother.
The girl told Mrs. A. r. Matteson
that she was being turned out OF her
come ana had no place to go.
when | do leave. you will hear
about 1t, she added significantly.
The girl purchased the strychnine
during the afternoon. After taking
the poison. she evidently wanted to
die among friends and she went TO
the residence Of Miss Houston, who
mad been kind to her. Mabel was
calling at the home of another sister,
ann Miss P--~-aft said would
call Mabel up. They talked upon
the most ordinary topics and Mabel
noticing that Miss Bycraft's voice
was very faint and indistinct asked
her what the matter was.
i can't tell you over the phone,
Mabel replied the girl even then
In the agonies of approaching death.
she then said that she must ring off
as she was going to her brothers.
call up his house in little while
and see ii ] get there all right, will
you?" she added, She then said
goodbye and started to go from the
house. Reaching the front gate, she
turned and staggered back to the
house.
Call up my brother, will you?" she
said TO Miss Lizzie Houston a3 she
sank into chair and went into con
WILSON'S.
\ took strychnine, she confessed,
and those were her last words. A
physician was summoned, but by the
time he had arrived. she was dead
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
pYsPEP1Ic PHILOSOPHY.

Most OF us have trouble TO lend.
Love will find way, even a way
out.
Fortune doesn't always smile on the
funny man.
Success is doing thing before some
one else does it.
Marriage is the gateway from ro-
nance TO reality.
Fortune never knocks at some doors
because 1t can't get by the janitor.
IL doesn't pay TO go entirely on the
theory that things go by contraries.
The woman who dresses better than
her friends will never be popular with
them.
Those who have greatness thrust
upon them seldom know what TO do
with 1t.
The fool and his money are what
keep the rest OF us from starving TO
death.
Riches have wings, but they are not
the kind OF wings that are fashionable
in heaven.
Lots OF wives never understand why
their husbands should need any spend
ing money.
Some men are so fond OF sympathy
that they actually glory in being the
under dog.
III man would only pay his debts
as promptly as his grudges his credit
would be better
When a girl begins to ask a fellow
abouc his life insurance, the rest
ought t. be easy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12

Convict Peverett, who escaped from
lonia asylum Saturday, was a member
OF the Richland bank robber gang.
While washing dishes in a South
Haven restaurant William Pitt was
shot through the neck and is in a
critical condition. The bullet was fred
through the window. No cause can be
given for the act and no trasc OF the
shooter has been found.
The report OF Prosecutor Benjamin
Williams, of Jackson. for six months
shows that out of 4O1 people prescott.
ed, but two were acquitted and 342
convicted
Edward Coupal. aged II. of Men.
ominee, while investigating dyna-
mite cap. lost two fingers and his
thumb. and had his left hand badly
lacerated.
China pays $4,000 indemnity for
the killing of the child of III. c. King
han, a British missionary, and $4,000
for the. British mission property de.
stroyed at Nanchang during the late
riots. China also agrees to punish the
guilty persons.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12

in. My feet and ankles swelled up, my
hands puffed, and became SO tense /
difficulty in breathing, and my heart
would flutter with the least exertion. l
could not walk far without stopping
again and again to rest. Since using
four boxes Of Doan's Kidney Pills the
bloating has gone down and the feel
ings of distress have disappeared
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
Died at Banquet.

With her family gathered around
her, celebrating her S7th birthday yes
terday, Mrs. Ira Beckley. living near
Battle Creek, swooned at the banquet
table and died from heart failure when
removed TO en easy chair. Acute in
digestion caused by eating ice cream
and delicacies provided for the birth.
day feast Is said TO have fastened her
death. One of these delicacies was
birthday cake made by Mrs. Beckley
herself. Deceased leaves five grown
children, all well known locally
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
Murdered in China.

Walter Morley, OF Cleveland, who
made an unsuccessful attempt to To-
cate Reuben Hitchcock Morley in Chi
ma, is expected to arrive in Saginaw
from the orient He will personally re-
count to the Morley family his reasons
for believing that Reuben was assassi-
mated in China last year. Reuben car
ried considerable insurance, but II is
unknown yet what action the COM
panies in which he held policies will
take
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12

At the Miami university commence
ment at Hamilton, o., Senator Dolli-
yer, of Iowa. appeared as the principal
speaker in the academic gown of a
doctor of laws. The senator remarked
that he felt as IL he were in bathing
suit and a peekaboo bonnet When
the audience laughed Senator Dolliver
turned TO President Benson and said:
II have said nothing funny. believe
the people are laughing at my clothes. -
He then took of the gown and dropped
It upon the floor, where it remained
until he had finished.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-07-12
Scriptures in Russia.

It is raher remarkable that. not
withstanding the disturbed conditions
of affairs in Russia last year the
British and Foreign Bible society re-
ports banner year in the circulation
Of Scriptures, over 100000 copies being
distributed in European Russia. be-
sides a very large number in Siberia.