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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14
Practical Poet.

They were two minor or near poets
They had surrounded several drinks.
but IL was only the shank Of the
evening and the coin hadn't held out
to burn.
They sat at cafe idly marking
berry rings upon its polished surface.
L wish Burns was here" moodily
remarked the first bard.
UNI"
IL wish Keats was here
UNI"
II wish Petrarch was here"
UNI"
Il wish Omar was here"
81 wish Croesus was here" peev.
lshTy interrupted the other half of the
sketch.
Because none OF those other fel.
lows would have cent"
Then they wandered out into the
night.-Puck.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14

A noted electrician and inventor
was showing a party of boys his labor
atory.
In front OF an ordinary electric read
ing lamp he paused and said:
When this type of light came out,
| had in my employ young fellow
called Charles.
Charles, the first time he saw one
of these lights burning. said to me:
Why. what's that?
That" said l. is electricity
Charles
"He frowned and shook his head.
Very good he said. very good.
But Ill be hanged IL | don't think it
takes more than electricity to make a
hairpin burn In the bottle"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14
Birth Day Surprise

A party of young people gathered at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra A. Van Horn
Tuesday Evening. and gave Mr.. Van Horn
pleasant surprise, this being his 26th
birth day they were bound to give him time
he woulden't forget. They caught hun
asleep in his chair, but it dldent take him
long to wake up when they mentioned the
paddle and barrel to lay him across.
Mr.. Van Horn is the foreman on the
first floor Of the Beldng Bros e. Co. mill
No. /. and he was well remembered by
his many friends of that floor, they, pre-
senting him With beautiful fountain Pen
as token of their friendship Other
beautiful ard useful presents were received
Cards and Finch were the games Of
the evening, supper was served at eleven
o'clock, and all went home delighted over
the event.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14

{ M. Hopkins. with admirable fort-
tude, is again around asking for renewals
of the franchises for the construction of
the Grand Rapids and lonia interurb bar.
Like Jonah he refuses TO stay down. The
striogency in the money market is claim
ed TO be responsible for the abrupt and
unsightly Jumping off place where the
grade ends near the new county farm, but
Mr.. Hopkins still hopes to secure the
necessary financial assistance Hope
springs eternal in the Hopkins breast
The Sentinel extends a cordial invitation
TO the cities which have those franchises
TO send delegates TO meeting to se held
al some future time in lonia for the pur-
pose Of organizing a Hopkins "oon't
worry" club, the aim of which shall be
suppression Of lnterur ban iconoclas,s and
the distribution of the popular Hop
brand OF Hope along the upturned sods
of the roadbed Iona Sentinel.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14

lonia has a new law firm. Locke g.
Sheldon, and the firm is settled in the of
fees formerly occupied by Morse & Locke.
The firm OF Nichols & Sheldon, long one
OF the leading law firms Of the county i,
has been dissolved Mr.. Nichols continuing
in his present offices alone. The members
of the new firm are City Attorney Alfred
Locke and Prosecuting Attorney Dwight
c. Sheldon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14
FRIENDS OF HORSE PROTEST.
Ask for Better Anti-crueity Re1ula.
tions in Germany.

According to the manager of the
Berlin Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty of Animals. an excellent or
sanization, there are no laws, Ordi.
nances or police regulations In Ger
many prohibiting the use of the check
rein On horses with the exception of
the police ordinances of Berlin. The
only law in Germany, as far as this
authority knows, which prohibits the
i'll treatment of animals Is that con-
tanned in the imperial penal code. ac-
cording TO the provisions of which any
one who publicly cruelty tortures or
maltreats an animal Is liable to q fine
not exceeding $50 marks ($35.7O) or
to Imprisonment of not over six weeks.
Throwing stones or other hard bodies
or mud at animals is also punishable
by fine not exceeding so marks
($l4.2S) or an imprisonment of not
over IA days. AS the existing statutes
are not regarded as sufficient properly
to protect animals from cruel treat.
ment. the various societies for the pre-
ventation of cruelty to animals In
Germany are endeavoring to secure
the enactment Of new legislation
which would provide them with more
efficient legal support In their praise
worthy efforts.
A leafiet published by the same So
ciety makes it appear that laws OF
Germany for the protection of animals
from cruelty are not as efhcient a.
those Of the United States. Although
the societies and even number OF
horse breeders deprecate the use OF
the check rein, they have not been sue.
cessful hitherto. with the foregoing
exception, in bringing about Its ab0l-
ishment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14
From "a Former Pastor

In renting for his subscription, Rev
n N. Spear Of Elkhart. Ind says.
Dear Mr. Lapham: lnclosed you will
find ) 100 for The Banner. We are al
ways glao to get the Belding news through
The Banner. We are now in the MIDST OF
d good revival; have alreaoy had quite a
NUMBER of conversions. Work making
steady progress Glad to see the Con-
gfegatonal church is making so many
Substantial Improvements.
Yours.
n N, Spear"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14
COULDN'T TAKE HINT
ENCOURAGEMENT WAS WASTED
ON MR.. BANGS.
She Went az Far as She Could, But
Evidently He Was a Novice In
the Art-Chilly Evening
for Both.

murmured.
Grand" he murmured back.
She looked up at the moon and i'm
mediately her face was flooded with
such witching light that his heart
moved within him and thumped SO
hard that he nearly fell off the step.
Beautiful" she murmured again.
His lips moved but he made no
sound and all at once 1t occurred To
him that 1t would be joy unspeakable
to hold her little hand in his and sit
in silence SO. At the same moment
she began to sing. tremolo, softly,
with an infinite expression, looking at
him meanwhile from the corners of
her eyes as she sat there on the step
beside him. beating time with that
same hand aforesaid.
Tell me-do you love me?
Do you love me sweetly, gently, as of
old?
Tell me-do you love me?
For that's the sweetest
Are you chilly, Miss Twiggs?' he
unexpectedly broke in, carrying out
clever idea that had just popped in his
mind like corn pops on red-hot
stove.
"Chilly?" she asked mo- why?"
Err was only wondering" said
he
do you know" she said II love
the night o. just love it! Day
time is often so horrid-with it's
mantle OF velvet-and the stars
twinkling up there so Highland never
telling-what they see-and the
moon
Il am" he gulped.
Are what?" she asked in wonder
ARE what. Mr.. Bangs"
Chilly" he said.
With a half-resentful gesture she
moved a bit so that he could sit lit
tie closer. There was an open space
of six inches between them and,
swallowing hard. he covered about
half an inch of this.
"Will you have half of my shawl?"
she asked
20, | couldn't think of depriving
you!"
NO. really. It's awfully long.
Look"
She held IL up for his inspection and
he nervously took one end of It, This
he muffled around his hands and.
greatly daring. he moved another half
an inch nearer.
Why. Mr.. Bangs" she chided him
in gentle encouragement
Mistaking her tone he promptly sat
away again and looked so forlorn that
she felt a sorrowful pity for him, and
said:
Listen, Why do you sit way over
there"
"It's-its more comfortable" he
stammered
She reached her hand over.
Listen said she. and paused as
though her thought had for the mo-
ment escaped her
Whereupon Mr.. Bangs drew a great
breath and seized her hand.
Why, Mr.. Bangs!" she murmured.
He dropped her hand with a guilty
start. and for the next few minutes
each looked straight ahead and
neither spoke word.
"Brrrrrr," he exclaimed at last, TAX
Ing his courage in both hands for
last desperate effort
She kept on looking straight ahead.
I'm chilly yet" he ventured.
Perhaps" she breathed, IF you
only had footwarmer-'
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14

TonsiIine The throa! is one Of
the most delicate parts
NuTcS of the body. 1t is also
Sore Throat one of the most inn
portant, and should be
given the best possible care.
The throat is the gateway to the body.
The air we breathe, the food we eat, the
liquids we drink. all pass through 4. 1t is
very easily affected by cold. strain, ex-
posnre, etc, and Sore Throat is therefore
one of our most common ailments
Strangely enough, il is also one OF the most
neglected.
Sore Throat is very serious matter, for
the whole system is in danger in conse-
quence OF ii.
Every Sore Throat patient is candidate
for Tonsilitis. Quinsy, Diphtheria and other
serious or fatal diseases. all of which can
positively be prevented by the timely cure Of
The Sore Throat by the use of TONStLiNE.
If taken in time dose or two will do it..
TONSILINE is made to cure throat dis
eases and nothing else. II is the one rem
cdy for this PURPOSE sold largely in the
United States. Every user endorses H.;
every physician. knowing its virtues
commends it, Kz
The one most important thing TO
remember about TONSiLINE is the ~
fact that it really does cure Sore
Throat. EJ
All druggists, 25c and SOC bottles W
The Tonsiline Co. Canton. Ohio
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14
SAVING Waits Of ENGLAND.

Mrs. Close has a 1S5-acre farm for
pauper children in Canada. She has
there 10 boys and girls from England.
They attend the public schools and
at the same time exercise practical
training in agricultural work and
other useful subjects. She makes II
a rule that the children shall be sent
back to England when they show any
disposition to join the army or the
navy or the merchant marine. or
when situations can be found for
them in England. The experiment
promises to be successful In every
respect. including saving to rate
payers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14

The Catholic ladies Of ST. Joseph's par
ISL will serve dinner in the Vincent store
Saturday, Nov. 6. from until $3.50
o'clock. Menu; Chicken pie. mashed 20.
tatoes, celery, baked beans, salad. cram
berry sauce, pickles. biscuits. cake, tea
and coffee. A LIBERAL patronage is solic-
tied. The pillow will be sold at that time
Supper, Csc; children. SC
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14
Don,t sell Rnd Eggs

The day Of safely marketing rotten eggs
and eggs about ready to hatch is over
and both farmers and merchants have an
ample reason for being exceedingly care
fu Of the hen fruit they dispose Of, as
otherwise the consequences may be ex-
ceeoingly unpleasant. A government in
spector recently hung around store in
an Iowa town, and when farmer brought
IN some eggs he said he wanted some
fresh eggs and took the lot. Several Of
them proved to be rotten and the farmer
was assessed Sl2o by Uncle Sam under
the new pure food law. If the merchant
had taken the eggs and disposed of them
70 his customers he would have been LA
bic to the same fine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14

Fred Bivins, Miss Ella Bard. Mr.. Clay
ton Sparks. r. D. 10; Mr.. Lyle Sparks,
r. d. 10; W. N Cottrell. Miss Lila Har-
wood, r. D. 3; Mr.. Addle Jonson. Au-
gusta Katz, HELM Loveand, Miss Eta
Leslie, Mr.. Fenton Lee. Harry Monroe.
d. (. Wilson, r. M.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14

A good man does good merely by
living. 1t IL enough to be simply
good, and so shed about one this at
mosphere Of goodness; to have ready
the kindly word that will help an
other; to live SO that the life is an In
spiration to others to be good Also.
c. 8. Day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14
Mrs. S. L. Wright
inc Bosi laxailvs for ch|IdreW.

natural. sasy. movement OF the bowels each day.
hey are too powerful In effect. and literally tear
heir little insidee TO pieces. leaving the bowels
.axative Iron.ox Tablets tone and strengthen
he bowels. and stimulate all the little organs TO
iealthy activity Chocolate coated tablets easy to
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14

but never follows the use of FOley's
Honey and Tar. II stops the cough.
heals and strengthens the lungs and
prevents pneumonia Sold by Wort
ley & French.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14

Huggins-"That pretty little sculpt-
ress met at your reception the other
evening completely turned my head"
Miss Peachley-"Indeed! / knew
she modelled in clay. but ] wasn't
aware that she worked in wood"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14

| amt feeling right today,
Something wrong | must say;
Come to think of il, that's right,
forgot my Rocky Mountain Tea
last night. Sold by Connell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14
ENE E asR

Hav. on : much thst y-u feel like hising
ronst. ~ ans the dAys seem zoo thoite
Ii j. %. yoGr system sCkH tone ant invites
atiacl 81 the busy disease srrm. he nerve
strong are human engines in physical and
aicntal work II you be weak. depressed, Il.
outraged and only half alive, and it your sleep
be un-refreshing and if slight effort exhausts
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-14
dSSaaA;zs:,1!,'ss!:B!

They act on the nerves and blood. re-vitaliy
ing both and impart the CLONES OF strength
ambition and keener mind.
Rev. X. 5 Appel No 7 N. 4th St. Hamburg.
Pa, writes he was troubled with nervous debil-
ity and at times had dizzy. spells SO severe that
proved the only remedy which brought him
prompt relief
S.xne Pills arc sold At Sl00 per box OF
twenty days treatment; 8 boxes 500. and
dissatisfied with results after the use 81 SIX
Io,es We viii give sou either six boxes more.
v,i,ho,,, cost or we viii refund your mcarF.
sen. ~ n. 4. Booklet Fee Address
rae Zeal Niedielne N-o. GievalanI
Sold ~ drus yisfs
Sold by W. l. Benedict. Druggist
Bedding Mich,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-24
ALL SIX ARE DEFEATED
SsCh Is Runor st Asstia Ressrtiaa Pro-
posed Constitutional AmeAdments.

Austin. Texas, Sept. 24-1t was
rumored last night that all of the
six constitutional amendments have
been defeated, according To official
returns. Included is that for the es-
tablishment of the Confederate
Women's Home. which the press re-
ports had adopted, and was the only
one reported carried.
The official returns will probably
be completed today.
Secretary of State Dashiell was
out of town, but Chief Clerk Little
said that there IS nothing definite
about it, though those who have
glanced at the tally sheets seem to
think all of the amendments are
lost, including that for the home,
but he knows nothing positive
If the women's Home is defeated
it will be a great surprise
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-24
IDENTITY ESTABLISHED.
Man Killed 10y switch Engine in
Dallas Formerly Lived al
Ferris

The fact has been positively es-
tabished that the young man Killed
by a switch engine In the Houston
and Texas Central yards at Dallas
Saturday night was d. X. Farris of
Ferris He formerly worked in the
brick yards at that place At the time
of his tragic death he had a suit
pending in the district court here
against the Globe Press Brick Co,
OF Ferris. The suit was instituted
last spring for the purpose OF recov-
ering damages in the sum Of s., 1000.
The plaintiff alleged in his petition
that one of his hands was badly
crushed in brick making machinery
In the call of the docket Monday the
case was continued until new par
ties to the suit can be made.
The remains of Farris were ship
ped to Ferris Sunday for interment.
He leaves family consisting of a
wife and five children.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-24
OKLAHOMA PROHIBITION.
Amendment Carried in Tuesdays =
Election and l. Effective at
Once

Oklahoma City, Sept 24-The
statewide prohibition amendment
carried In last weeks election viii
become part OF the Oklahoma con-
stltution Immediately upon that doe
ument being approved by President
Roosevelt or the new state Is admit
ted to the union Prohibition re-
mains a part OF the constitution for
- years from the date OF the states
admission, and thereafter until re-
yoked by the people themselves
Should the amendment have failed
in the election that part of the new
state known as oklahoma would
have been. generally. wet" under
the provisions of the present Okla
homa territorial law which grants
local option upon vote of communi-
ties or districts. That part of the
new state now Indian Territory,
would. under the terms OF the enab-
ling act, have been dry" for 81
years. The enforcement in this re-
spect would thereby have been i'm
mediately transferred from federal
to state supervision, with the pro-
tecting arm Of the former to see that
the congressional edict was properly
carried out.
On Indian reservations in any
part of the new state, or elsewhere,
all federal law is looked upon as be-
ing supreme. and violations of the
anti-liquor regulations are handled
in the federal courts. The fact that
tribal governments, in a sense. will
exist in the Indian Territory until
their affairs are closed does not al
ter the states supervision of the IL
quor traffic, for the moment state
hood is proclaimed the Indians tran
sition from government ward to citi-
zenship is complete.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-24
UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES.
A Delightful Play Presented to
Large Audience. Monday Night.

! The south has furnished materia
for a number of plays which have
| been very popular in public esteem
and obtained large pecuniary re-
turns. But the play which is now
pre-eminent in favor. in fact, the on
ly one dealing with southern life
which is now prominently before
the public is Lottie Blair Parker's
Under Southern Skies. other
southern plays there may be, but as
no recent play of New England life |
equals in popularity or interest the !
same authors Way Down East so |
no other of the newer plays dealing /
with life I'M the south. approaches /
"Under Southern Skies. The play I
is now I'm its seventh season. It has /
charmed and amused thousands of /
people. since its first presentation /
ana with each succeeding visit To- /
tine many cities whore 81 has been /
given the audiences are of larger
and hrgrr proportions. lr I- play
which can be seen a-tu aud again /
with renewed urege-, for its story
of Ufr Boo ,bs south. s such strong
anr. .t. character. .o .ufera-f.us
and There s witch 30 900 so much fuH
such b,auHm. scenery .ueb prD.-
.ts and 4aau. .u-Jpmln9 trd such
Ia good representation Ht fae Sons
. ............. .... .f.u... ..H.. ... fHs
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-24
TO NAME 4 new START
STANDARD Oil Company 10 Be peofs1a
lied Whea free from ti'isaiiea.

New York. Sept ga Official de-
NAL was given yesterday to reports
that a conference of Standard OH
Interests was held at the home of II.
is stated that Mr Rogers has not
been consulted regarding Standard
Oil affairs since he was taken i'll
\ representative of the Standard
OIL company said,
The statement that a conference
has been called for the purpose of
changing the name of the company
and effecting rganization in gem
eral is without foundation We can
do nothing in this respect SO long
as the company is under investiga-
tion.
Il can say, however. that as soon
as the Standard Oil company has
been freed from the litigation now
investing it then there will be a re-
organization. The capital stock will
be increased to an amount more In
harmony with the value Of the as
sets, say to s40o,o00.000 or $500
900.
We also propose to issue periodi-
cal statements OF earnings and oper
ations We propose to give represen-
tatives of the government everything
in the way of information that it
calls for, which is all we can. If we
are guilty of certain infractions of
the law. then practically all other
corporations are guilty of the same
offenses and should be treated ac-
cordingly. But we are confident we
will win out"
Later in the day, after the above
interview had been published, John
D. Archbold, vice president of the
company, said that the statement te
the effect that the Standard OF
company is about to confer as t
changing its name, extending Its III
corporation and SO forth ia unautho
n lized and untrue.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-24
KILLED IN OKLAHOMA.
Waxahachie Man Meets Accidental
Death While Working in Sewer
Ditch.

News has been received here iron
Mangum, Ok, thai Charles II. Nc
Alister, formerly of Waxahachie
! was killed there Sunday by the cav
1 ing in of sewer ditch In which he
was working. 1t is said his neck was
broken by the mass Of dirst that fell
on him He was about SO years old
and unmarried. McAlister left here
some time last year to go to Greer
comfy. where he had a brother re-
siding. Another brother, Tom Meal
lister. lives in the valley in the wes-
tern part Of Ellis county. The de
ceased guarded conyicts on the |
county roads in this county Tor a |
of years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-24

The Empire has secured for today
HarleQuin's Love Story. The finest
moving picture ever made up to date
and is twice as long as the ones usu-
ally seen and interesting from start
to finish AZ
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-09-24

Now is the time to get up some
thing for Christmas If YOU have a
number to give to go TO the Wom-
ans Exchange and place an order
for any article wanted and 10 will be
ready for you at any date IL order Is
given before the rush. Some of the
articles suitable for girls are comb
and brush tray. $500 TO si.oo. Pin
tray. $3.50. cologne bottle, 500 20
$3.50. hair pin holder 800, puff
box s2.o0 90 $500. Ring tree 800
to $50. Unique designs For gem
tlemeu. -moklug set. $500 Ash tray
SI25. stv.u. s2.5o. ~