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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
NEWS OF
THE NATION
AMEND THE CONSTITUTION IF
FEDERAL CONTROL Is
SECURED.
TESTING ARMY OFFICERS
The Miners to Lose the Services OF
John Mltchell-News From Various
Sources and Sections.
Issue Sharply Drawn.

The nineteenth annual convention
OF the National Association of Railway
commissioners indicated that while
the disposition to run counter TO federal
control of railways is not so strong as
at the opening of the convention, the
committee on rates and rate making
takes a sharp issue with the national
government. 1t holds that federal con.
troll is impossible without an amend
ment TO the constitution.
The committee maintains that the
demand of the people is that the con.
troll OF rates be lodged as near at home
as possible. The committee also
urged uniformity of action between
the federal and state railway author
tiles and that, in some instances at
least. the state railway commissioners
act as agents for the interstate com
merce commission.
The report of the committee on uni
form classification was adopted after
a strong debate. 1t asks that the in.
terstate commerce commission be Civ.
en- the power to classify interstate
rates uniformly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
WHEN A "HUNcH" HELD GOOD.
Chinese Laundry Ticket Suggested a
Bet on "Wing Ting"

Kay Spence, well-known horseman
of Mexico Mo-, won $1,000 at the
Louisville, KY, race meeting short
time ago as the result of bunch"
Mr.. Spence has a large breeding
stable of runners" near Mexico, and
attends all the big racing events in
the country. Not long since he was
in Louisville and entered the betting
ring to see what odds were being Of
fered on the various entries. He
found that Joaquin was the favorite
at even money, and pulled his wallet
from his pocket, intending to bet on
that horse. His attention was at
tracted by something that fell from
his wallet to the ground, and he stoop-
ed and picked it up. 1t was Chi
nese laundry ticket. He looked at
the books" again and found that there
was an entry with a Chinese name,
Wing Ting. at ten to one. That set
tied 1t, for he considered he had re-
ceived "hunch" that could not be
overlooked. Wing Ting won handily.
Needless to say, those who backed the
favorite considered Spence the sew
enth son of the seventh son.-Kansas
City Star.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

such as white bread, potatoes, rice,
partly cooked cereals and such.
Starchy food is not digested in the
upper stomach but passes on into the
duodenum, or lower stomach and in
testines, where, in healthy individ-
ual, the transformation of the starch
into form of sugar is completed and
then the food absorbed by the blood.
But IL the powers of digestion are
weakened, a part of the starchy food
will lie in the warmth and moisture OF
the body and decay, generating gases
and irritating the mucous surfaces I'M
til under such conditions the whole
lower part Of the alimentary canal, in
GLIDING the colon and the appendix,
becomes involved. Disease sets up
and at times takes the form known as
appendicitis.
When the symptoms of the trouble
make their appearance, would it not
be good, practical, common sense, to
discontinue the starchy food which is
causing the trouble and take food
in which the starch has been trans
formed into a form of sugar in the
process of manufacture?
This is identically the same form Of
sugar found in the human body after
starch has been perfectly digested.
Now, human food is made up very
largely of starch and is required by
the body for energy and warmth.
Naturally, therefore, its use should be
continued, If possible, and for the rea-
sons given above 1t is made possible
in the manufacture of Grape-Nuts.
In connection with this change OF
food to bring relief from physical dis
turbances, We have suggested washing
out the intestines to get rid of the i'm
mediate cause of the disturbance.
Naturally, there are cases where the
disease has lain dormant and the
abuse continued too long. until APP
parently only the knife will avail. But
II is well-established fact among the
best physicians who are acquainted
with the details above recited, that
preventative measures are far and
away the best.
Are we to be condemned for suggest
ing a way to prevent disease by fol-
lowing natural methods and for per-
fecting a food that contains no 'medi-
cine" and produces no medicinal eff
fects" but which has guided literalk
thousands of persons from sicknessEo
health? We have received during me
years past upwards of $4,000 letters
from people who have been ether
helped or made entirely we'll H fol-
lowing our suggestions, and thy are
simple.
If coffee disagrees and cases any
of the ailments common to come cof-
fee users quit IL and take on Postum.
III white bread. potatoes rice and
other starch foods make touble. quit
and use Grape-Nuts food which is
largely predigested and will digest,
nourish and strengthen when other
forms of food do not. It's just plain
old common sense.
There's Reason for Postum and
Grape-Nuts.
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
= Stood RooseveIt's Test.

If 15-mile jog along good roads is
an example of the hardships of war,
the line officers of the department
or the lakes are ready to go into &C.
ton at an hours notice. Such is the
substance of a report based upon a
test ride made by Brig.-Gen w. H.
Carter and 81 regimental officers yes.
terday.
This phase of the Rooseveltian plan
OF keeping the blood circulating in the
different branches of the government
was carried out with Fort Sheridan
as headquarters, and the actual time
taken was about two hours and a half
an average of ten minutes to the
mile.
Physical examinations were given
the riders before and after the trial OF
horsemanship. These were conducted
by Col. Philip F. Harvey. assistant
surgeon-general of the army. and Maj
Edward l.. Munson, post surgeon at
Fort Sheridan. In ADVANCE they pro
nounced all of the officers fit to ride
and their second examination showed
but slight signs of any disabilities.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

A Doctor of Divinity, now Editor OF
a well-known Religious paper, has
written regarding the controversy be-
tween Golfers Weekly and the Re-
ligious Press of the Country and 9th.
ers, including ourselves. Also regard
ing suits for libel brought by Collier
against us for commenting upon its
methods.
These are his sentiments, with some
very emphatic words left out.
THE religious Press owes you a
debt of gratitude for your courage in
showing up Golfers Weekly as the
"Yell-Oh Man" Would you care to
use the inclosed article on the Boo
Hoo Baby" as the "Yell-Oh Mans
successor"
"a contemporary remarks that Col
lier's has finally run against solid
hickory Post" and been damaged in
its own estimation to the tune OF
$750,000.00."
Here is publication which has, in
utmost disregard of the facts, spread
broadcast damaging statements about
the Religious Press and others and
has suffered those false statements to
go uncontradicted until, not satisfied
after finding the Religious Press too
quiet, and peaceful, to resent the in
suits, it makes the mistake of wander.
ing into fresh field and butts it's rat
tied head against this Post and all the
World laughs. Even Christians smile,
as the Post suddenly turns and gives
1T back a dose of its own medicine"
1T is a mistake to say all the World
laughs. No CHEEKY laugh comes from
Golfers, but il cries and boo hoos like
a spanked baby and wants s750,000.00
to soothe its tender, lacerated feel.
ings."
Thank Heaven ii has at last struck
a man with back bone" enough to call
a spade spade" and who believes in
telling the whole truth without fear or
favor"
Perhaps Golfers with its utmost
disregard for the facts" may say no
such letter exists. Nevertheless IL is
on file in our Office and is only one of
a mass of letters and other data news
paper comments, etc, denouncing the
yellow" methods Of Golfers. This
volume is so large that a man could
not well go thru IL under half days
steady work. The letters come from
various parts of America.
Usually private controversy is not
interesting to the public, but this is a
public controversy.
Golfers has been using the yellow"
methods to attract attention to itself,
but, jumping in the air, cracking heels
together and yelling Look at me"
wouldn't suffice, SO 1t started out on a
"Holier Than Thou" attack on the Re-
ligious Press and on medicine.
We leave 1t to the public now. as we
did when we first resented Golfers
attacks, to say whether, in a craving
for sensation and circulation, it's at
tacks do not amount TO a systematic
mercenary bounding. We likewise
leave it to the public to say whether
Golfers, by its own policy and meth
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
"BOO-HOO"
Shouts a Spanked Baby.

DDS, has not made itself more ridicu-
lous than any comment Of ours could
make 1t.
Does Golfers expect to regain any
self-inflicted loss of prestige by de-
monstrating thru suits for damages,
that 1t can be more artful in evading
liability for libels than the humble
but resentful victims of its defamation,
or does it hope for starting a campaign
Of libel suits to silence the popular in
dignation, reproach and resentment
which it has aroused.
Golfers can not dodge this public
controversy by private law suits. 1t
can not postpone the public judgment
against it. That great jury, the Pub
lie, will hardly blame us for not wait.
ing until We get petit jury in a court
room, before denouncing this prod
igal detractor of institutions founded
and fostered either by individuals or
by the public, itself.
No announcements during our entire
business career were ever made
claiming medicinal effects for either
Postum or GrapeNuts. Medicinal eff
fects are results obtained from the
use of medicines.
Thousands of visitors go thru our
entire works each month and see for
themselves that Grape-Nuts contains
absolutely nothing but wheat, barley
and little SALT Postum absolutely
nothing but wheat and about ten per-
cent of New Orleans Molasses. The
art of preparing these simple ele-
ments in a scientific manner to obtain
the best food value and flavor, re-
CURED some work and experience to
acquire.
Now, when any publication goes far
enough out of its way to attack us be-
cause our advertising is medical" 1t
simply offers a remarkable exhibition
of ignorance or worse.
We do claim physiological or bodily
results of favorable character follow
ing the adoption of our suggestions re-
garding the discontinuance of coffee
and foods which may not be keeping
the individual in good health. We
have no advice to offer the perfectly
healthful person. His or her health
is evidence in itself that the bever-
ages and foods used exactly At that
person. Therefore, why change?
But to the man or woman who is
ailing, we have something to say as a
result of an unusually wide experience
in food and the result of proper feed
ing.
In the palpably ignorant attack on
us in Golfers, appeared this state
ment,-"One widely circulated para
graph labors to induce the impression
that Grape-Nuts will obviate the ne
cessity of an operation in appendi-
citis. This is lying and potentially
deadly lying"
In reply to this exhibition of-well
let the reader name IL, the Postum Co..
says:
Let IL be understood that appendi-
citis results from long continued dis
turbance in the intestines, caused pri-
marily by undigested starchy food,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
Belllnq a Rat.

You have probably read or heard
that the best way to rid a house Of
rats is to catch one and fasten bell
about its neck. A boy in Delaware
tried the experiment two months ago.
He was badly bitten in making the
bell fast. but he turned the rat loose
and expected the tinkling Of that bell
would have great results. 1t did have.
In the first place, the rat who wore it
was constantly on the move all night,
and the tinkling bell kept the family
awake, and in the next the sounds
brought scores of new rats to the
house. Instead OF being afraid of the
bell, they were charmed with the mu-
sic. Had the boy tied a harmonica
to another rats tail, the rodents would
have had dance every night.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
Held Up.

Stop" shouted the man on the
country road, holding up warning
hand. Muttering something about
rural cops, the automobilist obeyed.
Turn around and come back to
town with me" said the stranger.
You were going at least 80 miles an
hour"
You're constable, suppose, said
the automobilist, with covert sheer,
when they had reached the village.
"Me?" replied the passenger. NO,
I'm a farmer and had to come into
town when all the teams was busy.
Nice growing weather? Thanks. Good
by"
Ensuing comment is purposely omit
ted.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
The mound CITY,"

st. Louis rejoices in the sobriquet
OF Mound City from the fact that the
original settlers found there many
elevations which it is supposed were
relics of that strange people who
dwelt in the Ohio and Mississippi val
leys and are known to modern times
only as the Mound Builders. No ade-
quate explanation has yet been found
of their strange mode of leaving
memorials of their existence. The
limestone bluffs on which part of
St. Louis stands furnish solid foun-
dalton for the business buildings.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

The man who is said to have ac-
companied Gen. Phil Sheridan on his
famous ride from Winchester, TWEEN
ty miles away" died at his home in
a Pennsylvania village the other day.
He may have accompanied Sheridan
on that historical occasion, but the
part he played was quite too small to
bring him any personal recognition
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

A South Dakota town has passed an
ordinance forbidding male and female
persons to loiter on the steps of any
church, public building or doorway OF
any store for the purpose of visiting,
eating candy or peanuts, or in any
street, alley, or vacant lot, or other
obscure place, for the purpose OF
flirting in the evening. In other words
says the Houston Post, the South Ia.
kota idea is to get married people di
vorced and to embarrass as far as
possible the efforts of those who de
sire to become mergered.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
John Mitchell to Retire.

John Mitchell. president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers, announces that he
will not be a candidate for reelection
as president
He says that he does not regard
himself as well enough to attend to
the Office 1t is said at headquarters
that Mr.. Mitchell will finish his pres.
ent term as president, which expires
April l of next year
Mitchell underwent a surgical opera
ton about six months ago, and it is
said that he has not fully recovered
and that it is possible it will be neces-
sary for another operation to be per.
formed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
The Way of the Child.

A small boy who had recently
passed his fifth birthday was riding
in a car with his mother, when they
were asked the customary question;
How old is the boy?" After beinI
told the correct age, which did not
require a fare. the conductor passed
on to the next person.
The boy sat quite still as IL ponder
ing over some question. and then,
concluding that full information had
not been given. called loudly TO the
conductor. then at the other end OK
the car: And mothers 81"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

The turbine steamship Lusitania is
queen of the seas. She finished her
second run to New Pork Thursday
morning and anchored near the Sandy
Hook lightship, waiting until sunrise
before entering the harbor through the
new Ambrose channel She made the
voyage from Daunt's Rock across the
Atlantic in four days, nineteen hours
and forty minutes. She is the first
four-day boat to cross from land to
land and she now holds all the records
OF the western ocean.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

Prosecuting Attorney Stewart, of
Battle Creek, is out with his hook"
again, and this time it is for propri-
etors of pool and billiard halls. who
even allow boys under II years to
look on"
Bert Goodall, colored, is under ar
rest charged with assaulting Alder
man Jackson, of Jackson. 1t is alleged
that the alderman caught Goodall
stealing coal from his coal yard and
was struck on the head with a chunk
Of coal. injuring him seriously.
There are thirty-eight students in
the U. of NJ. forestry department,
which is the largest assembly of young
men studying the science in the Uni
ted States
Justice of the Peace Emory Babtt
and Clyde Towner. of Haslett, pleaded
guilty to selling malt mead" an al
legged intoxicating liquor. Citizens of
Haslett petitioned Judge West for
leniency.
John Seemed, rs years old. while
hunting near Talbot, shot himself with
a 3Scaliber gun. The bullet entered
mis- mouth and came out at the back
of his head. He was taken to hos.
pital. but may not recover
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
a Young Composer.

Rachel, aged IL, wrote an compo-
sition on wild flowers In which she
praised the arbutus, the liverwort,
the spring beauty, the blood root, and
all of the other blossoms of dell and
dale. But she wrote on both sides
of her sheet of paper, and when she
asked her father, who was an editor,
to publish her article, he called her
attention to that fact.
you've written on both sides OF
your paper" said he.
WELL" was the reply. "and don't
you print on both sides of yours?"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
Mars Inhabited.

Prof. David Todd. who spent four
months in Chile with the expedition
sent from the United States to observe
Mars, has arrived in Panama on his
way home. During the observations
more than 1000 photographs were
taken, including 20 of the double
canals on Mars.
In commenting on his observations,
Prof. Todd said.
1T Is reasonably certain that Mars
has been inhabited in the past, and II
is reasonably certain that IL is inhabit.
ed now"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

A New York bank cashier stole $780,
900 because a woman told him to do
It, 1t is wonderful how we'll men obey
women sometimes. There are many
cases of this kind on record since the
day Adam took the apple just to please
Eve, but how few are the instances of
which we have record where men
have wandered back from the paths of
sin and pleasure just because woman
told them to! And it is all the more
remarkable, too, because that has
been woman's chief occupation since
she made the acquaintance of man.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
For Roosevelt.

Brig.-Gen. George NJ Helm, com.
handing the Second Brigade, Missis-
sippi division. United Confederate Vet.
Grams, one of the wealthiest planters
of the Delta, and lifelong Democrat
publishes an open letter in which he
urges that party lines be dropped and
that Roosevelt be elected for a third
term.
Gen. Helm appeals to voters of the
south to send this message to the vot
ers of the south and north.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

Gov Woodruff of Connecticut says
that people are now so thoroughly
informed that If they are robbed by
financial schemers it is entirely their
own fault. This seems to materially
reduce the ranks of the innocent in
weston
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

Aeronauts are basing vast expecta-
tons upon the aeroplane type of air
ship, but every public attempt to show
what these heavier-than-air flyers can
do has resulted in demonstrating that
there is no telling what sort of capers
an aeroplane will cut when it lifts
into the air.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

The men behind the muskets are
protesting against their paltry sti-
pend of $13 month. Better pay and
better treatment, remarks the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, will give the
war department better soldiers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

The later the fruit the better it has
Jared this year. Grapes and winter
pears, for instance, are pretty fair
crop. 1t was the early blossom that
the frosts caught.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

Let all who think they have sound
ed the depths of human woe take
heart in contemplating the fate of the
Nevada man whose wife gets drunk
frequently by eating onions.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

The news that the treasury depart
ment has decided to call in all the
outstanding $4,000 bills, says the st.
Louis Times, falls as harsh and un-
expected blow upon those of us who
have been collecting souvenirs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

Many a man who can comprehend
perfectly the Nervousness of illegal
liquor selling in a beer joint after
hours can not see the slightest impro-
priety in his automobiles showing
Just what is in her.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

A San Antonio, CTex.) school teach
err says it is impossible to make pes
simist of a 12-year-old boy. Go way
man. Tell one to whitewash 200 yards
CT fence and he will think the whole
worlds going to smash.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

These mismated couples who Kill
each other and themselves might WITT
propriety lift up their eyes and see
how wide the world is.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

II is now permissible in England
for man to marry his wife's sister,
IL the wife is dead Is 1t not about
time, asks the Brooklyn Eagle, to
enact a law in America for the pro-
lection of the wife's mother from the
alleged funny man, who never was
funny?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

Vladivostok imported last year from
Australia and the Argentine republic
more than 100000 pounds of meat.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

A Seattle girl has travelled 5000
miles to marry Connecticut preach
er. He ought to be good when she
gets him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

A property owner in Kingston.
London suburb. has posted a notice
that mo grandchildren or cats" Will
be allowed on his premises.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

A million tons of paper are used a
year in the printing industry OF the
country. That looks as If we, as a
nation, were reading some.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

The record of the Alps, of eighty
people killed and twenty-five injured
during the season, almost puts them
in the automobile class.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17
Shot by Careless Boy.

Miss Frederick Appel, aged IS,
comely and accomplished Muskegon
school teacher, is at Hackley hospital,
where doctors say she may die as the
result of a gunshot wound in her left
leg.
Miss Appel was shot by Alvin Rad
ditz, Is, at whose home she was visit
ing. The boy loaded a double-barreled
shotgun about o'clock Sunday after
noon and not knowing it was cooked,
pointed ii in the direction of Miss
Appel. The charge from one barrel
took effect and the victims clothes
started to blaze. Sisters Of the boy
hurried to the room and smothered the
fire with blankets.
The injury was not noticed at first
and Miss Appel lost considerable
blood. She was taken to the hospital,
where the injured member was ampu-
tated, just below the knee. Blood poi
soning is feared Miss Appel exon
crates young RadditZ from all blame.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

A nation cannot sink lower than Its
worst people or rise higher than It's
best citizens.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

It is going to take good deal OF
firmness to keep the Hague conference
from breaking up in a fight.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

yyou can't be cheerful. be as cheer
~ as you can.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-10-17

He who weds and runs away no
more should seek wedding day.