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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-27

Lauron Myers is doing some artistic
work in window trimming this week. He
has put up fine display in Jensen &
Wheeler's and at Lincoln's. Mr.. Myers
has taken course in that line in Chicago
and is an expert. He expects to do work
IN Greenville, Belding and Ionia making
weekly visits to each city if the business
can be worked up sufficient to make it
profitable. His card advertisement APP
pears in another column Of this issue.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-27
German Military Training.

Germany. through the thrift, intelli-
gence, and prosperity of her people.
illustrates to mankind the advantages
of training In youth her manhood to
the use of arms; the habits OF disci-
pline and the order and cleanliness of
person are carried into after-life by
ali classes of modern Germans; this
permeates the whole nation, and Is
today recognized as a national char
acteristic. The womanhood Of the
nation looks with reproach upon the
man ignorant of military training
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-27
BRiCKEH PARK LOCALS.
49,, ra..-,.,, ,,a,,.at ,.,<h lFfank uAy.


AIniel Fsrck visited with frank Har-
Ian at the Harlan cottage.
The coming week will see nsafls all Of
the cottages ocodpied by rssortefs.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Lowe and daughter
Norma, camped at their cottage over Sum
day.
Frank and Nye Cole and their wives.
all Of Fenwick. were visitors at the park
Sunday.
Marion Case and wifesspent Saturday
night and Sunday at their cottage Ramp
Kumfort.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Chapman. Mr. Robin
son and daughters. Mable. Cora and Vera.
are all camped at DIR. Stanton's cottage.
Vim. Shaw and wife and daughter are
occupying their new cottage. They have
fine new cottage fronting on lonia
street and Wildwood park.
Mart Hayes entertained the following
guests at his cottage. Denny Hayes and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Zahm, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Walter and daughter, Lovna.
Bathing, boating, bowling, skating.
plenty Of exercise. if you prefer you can
fish or lay in the shade Of the old oak
tree. Bricker parklhas many attractions
for resorters.
Come oyer to the park the 4th of July,
we are going to fire off a whole bunch of
fire crackers and send up paper balloon
Come and help US celebrate, nrce coo
place to spend the day.
Lewis Curtis, Earl Cole, Bert Curtis
and their lady friends the Misses Laura
Morgan, Pearl Austin and Sylvia Pike
were visitors at the park Sunday. They
all say the bathing was fine.
Fishing has been good for the past
week many fine catches Of bass and pike
having been made. Q. j.. Barker and sor
have landed three that weighed 9 pounds
w. F. Bricker made catch Of four nice
black bass many other catches have beer
made.
Work on the road from Bedding to the
park is progressing. The sand will soor
be all covered with clay and gravel. This
road will bring the farm trade from Fa
, Plains ard Shanty Plains, Fenwck anc
Palo wav to Belding and will also afforc
fine drive for Belding people to tn,
: park.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-27
Ina sssi Iaxai;ya for Children.

Parents should TO that their children nave ono
nasral. easy movement of the bowels each day.
Do not dose the child with salts or gripping pills. as
they are too powerful in effect and literally ten-
tneir little insides 20 pieces, leaving the bowels
weakened and less able to act naturally than before
the bowels and stimulate all the little organs 10
healthy activity Chocolate coated tablets, easy To
take never grippe or naugeate. l0c, 25c and Sl.0o
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-27

For 2ale-Sealed bids will be received
for the Adam Reinhart, Jr.. farm OF 90
acres in Keene tow nship. until June J.,
COZ. $50 .. m standard time. he
buyer can take possession ~ time 10 plant
fail crops. The right to reiact any and
all oids IS reserved to the undersigned.
Rev John M. Zindler
Beldng. Mich or r. r. D. ! D.
Executor, Estate Of Adam Reinhart. Jr
Smyrna, R. F D. Ia. oott
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-27
Notice to water Takers.

The hours for lawn sprinkng are from
8 to g a. m. and S to 8 p. m. standard
time. Sprnkling is positively prohibited
at anv other time and any person known
To be using water out OF regular hours
will be cut off and required 10 pay a
Charge OF 81 90 in order TO have same
turned on again. Ray r. Edwards,
City Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-27

The gas man shovels your coal, splits
your wood, carries out your ashes ana
deliveries your fuel through pipe u you
only Cook WITH Gas. oztf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-27
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
LOW RATE EXCURSIONS

Special low rate excursion tickets to
the jamestown Exposition on sale at all
Pere Marquette ticket offices. Ask agents
for particulars.
IA H. F. Moeller. G. P. A.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-27
EXCURSIONS
VIA ThE
PERE MARQUETTE

Special rates for Fourth Of July. Selling
dates July 5rd and 4th, return limit July
5th. Ask agents for particulars.
l-2 H. F. Moeller. g. P A.
Grand Ledge Csc, Lansing Csc, Island
Lake $3.50, Detroit $500, Sunday June
so. Tram will leave Belding at 7:lo a
m. See posters or ask ticket agents for
particulars. H. F. Moeler, G P. A.
Greenyille Csc, Alma Sl.oo, Saginaw,
Bay City ST. so, Sunday, June 90 Train
will leave Belding at 1857 a. m. See
posters or ask ticket agents for partcu-
lars. n. F. Moeler, @. P. A.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-27
Notice

Notice
Having sold my agency for the Shack
elton Catarrh remedy to Mr.. 7. J. Clemens
| ask YOU to call on or phone HIM when IN
want of the same. City phone 2lo.
Robert Letson.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-27

Gas LIGHT is the only light that does
not injure the eye sight 2tf
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
He Went.

Boreleigh (at 11:45)-Ah, Miss Critic,
you have such sweet, retiring dispo-
sition.
Miss Critic (yawning)-You fatter
me, Mr.. Boreleigh, but 1 must confess
to a slight disposition to retire.-Puck.
How Slow the Train Was.
Two men were coming into Denver
from a nearby town on a local train
the other day. The train stopped ev-
cry five minutes, it seemed, and one of
the men became impatient. Finally
when the train halted for the engine
to get up steam the mans impatience
overlooked.
''Now, what do you think of this
train?' he said to the other.
ut isn't making much progress" re-
piled his friend.
Progress! 1 should say not" said
the impatient man. SIT would be a
fierce job to take moving picture Of
this train. denver Post.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
COSTLY RAzoRs.
Some Gold Handled That Sell For $50.
Handles of Silver and of Ivory.

Some Gold Handled That Sell For $50.
Handles of Silver and of Ivory.
If a man were content to shave him
self with ii razor having hard rubber
handle, as indeed most men are, he
could buy one with blade Of very ex-
cellent quality for dollar, but there
are razors far more expensive than
this.
Thus there are sold razors with ham
dies Of IS carat gold and Of plain
smooth finish that bring $50 each. A
pair Of such razors in plain silver
box can be bought for hundred dol
lars.
But $50 is not the limit Of what one
may pay for gold handled razor. If
the handle were deliberately chased its
cost might mount up to twice that, or
5000 for pair.
There are also sold, among those
more expensive, silver handled razors
which range in price from $3.50 to
$50 each, $3.50 being the price for one
with plain silver handle, while those
more costly have their handles more or
less deliberately chased or carved.
A man who DID not altogether like a
hard rubber handled razor might find
his fancy suited with one having a
handle Of ivory, and an ivory handled
razor need not necessarily be expen-
sive. A razor with plain ivory han
die can be bought for 81. OF course
any carving would add to the cost.
Costly razors are usually sold for
gifts.-New York Sun.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
Amphibious Man

Nan becomes almost amphibious in
certain regions. Temperature permit
ting, he swims as well, dives better,
than many animals - better, for in
stance, than any dogs. The Greek
sponge fishers and the Arabic divers
must have sight almost as keen below
water as that of the sea otter. They
have even learned by practice to con-
troll the consumption of the air supply
in their lungs. The usual time for a
hippopotamus to remain below water
is five minutes. The pearl fisher can
remain below two and half minutes.
In tank a diver has remained under
water for four minutes. But tempera-
ture marks the limits of mans amphib-
ious habits.-London Spectator.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
WORK OF THE LUNGS.
What Has Happened When an Athlete
Gets "Winded."

Gets "Winded."
The football match is stopped "Man
hurt" ''Take time off''-these are the
expressions to be heard when a player
is "winded." But why has he COL
lapsed? Why is he gasping for air?
A few facts concerning the lungs will
explain matters.
You have 200 cubic inches of air in
your chest, and you only breathe out
at each expiration about twenty to
thirty of these. Try as hard as you
can, you are unable to breath out all
the air. 1t would be bad for you If you
could, for your lungs are in kind of
bag. Prick this, and the lungs COL
lapse.
The footballer has bad too much air
knocked out of him. No wonder he
gasps, for the atmosphere is pressing
on his chest at the rate of fifteen
pounds to the square inch. He has
lost some of the air inside which
should press against the pressure out
side.
What about the work of the lungs?
Suppose the word laundry" is used
instead. That is just the idea. The
impure blood travels to the lungs quite
dark red in color. The reason Is that
1t contains much carbonic acid gas.
Try breathing through n tube into
some limewater. Notice the clean wa
ter becomes milky. This gas is con-
tinually passing from the blood into
the lungs.
You have to breathe six or eight
times before the air reaches the bottom
Of the lungs. The first breath only
gets to your collar stud. The oxygen
you have inspired meets some carbonic
acid gas, and they change places.
Down the oxygen goes till it meets
the air cells. Imagine prison cell
with transparent door, The blood,
as it were, can see the oxygen. Right
through the skin wall the oxygen
passes. The carbonic acid gas also
passes out into the lungs to be ex-
PRED.
What is the blood taking away ?
Your blood is full of small live bodies
-corpuscles- and these will take as
much oxygen as you can give them.
The blood is so happy when it obtains
some of this gas that it changes its
color from dark to light red. Away it
goes round the body and in a minute
or two comes back to the lungs with
fresh cargo of impure gas.
In one day you breathe out $4,000
cubic inches of this impure gas. Weigh
it, and there are six ounces of solid
carbon. There is enough material for
a dozen lead pencils. Put this fact in
another way.
You will breathe out in one year 1877
pounds of solid matter, perhaps as
much as you weigh.
Where does it all go?" you ask.
What about the trees and shrubs
They are principally made of carbon.
Perhaps tree contains some parts of
what was once man.
A microscope will show you holes on
the under side of leaf. At certain
times of the day this breathed out gas
from human beings enters and passes
into the interior Of the leaf.
Now, leaf is green because it con-
tains millions of chlorophyl bodies.
These take the carbonic acid gas
eat, if you will, the carbon-and set
the oxygen free to be rebreathed by
man.-Pearson's Weekly.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
They Stand Alone.

Standing out in bold relief, all alone
and as conspicuous example of open,
frank and honest dealing with the sick
and afflicted, are DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription for weak, over-worked, de-
Dll n1.a1 nervous Tru4odown," pain
Medical Discovery, the famous remedy
for weak stomach, Indigestion, or dys-
pepsia, torpid liver, or biliousness, all
catarrhal affections whether Of the
stomach, bowels, kidneys, bladder, nasal
passages, throat, bronchia, OF other mu.
couS passages, also as an effective remedy
Tor all diseases arising from thin, watery
or impure blood, as scrofulous and skin
affections.
Each bottle of the above medicines
bears upon its wrapper badge of hon
esty in the full list of ingredients COM
posing. Imprinted IN plain English.
This frank and open publicity places
Selues, and is the best guaranty Of their
merits. They cannot be classed as patent
nor secret medicines for they are neither
being of knO1T7l composition.
DR.. Pierce feels that he can afford to
take the afflicted into his full confidence
and lay all the ingredients of his medi-
cines freely before them because these
ingredients are such as are endorsed and
most strongly praised by scores of the
most eminent medical writers as cures
for the diseases for which these medi-
cines are recommended. Therefore, the
afflicted do not have to rely alone upon
DR.. Pierce's recommendation as to the
curative value of his medicines for GER
tain easily recognized diseases.
A glance at the printed formula on
each bottle will show that no alcohol and
no harmful or bit-forming drugs enter
into DR.. Pierce's medicines, they being
wholly compounded of glyceric extracts
of the roots of native, American forest
plants. These are best and safest for
the cure of most lingering, chronic dis
eases. DR.. R. V. Pierce can be consulted
FREE, by addressing him at Buffalo,
N. Y, and all communications are re-
garded as sacredly confidential.
It is as easy to be well as ill-and
much more comfortable. Constipation is
the cause of many forms of illness. DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa-
ton. They are tiny. sugar-coated gran
ules. One little rPellet" Is gentle laxa-
tive, two mild cathartic. All dealers in
medicines sell them
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
Ak IN TREASON TRIALS.
Sharp Edge Turned Toward Prisoner
When Sentence Is Pronounced.

SNarP Edge turned oWard Prisoner
When Sentence Is Pronounced.
Every one is aware of the dreadfully
significant part the eXecutioners ak
plays in trial for high treason. The
sharp symbol of death is carried be-
fore the prisoner, with its blunt side
turned toward him so long as he has
not been sentenced, says Macmillan's
Magazine, and just before sentence is
pronounced the sharp edge is turned
his way.
Evelyn, who was present at the trial
of Lord Stafford in 1850, tells us that
the ak was turned edgeways to the IN
fortunate nobleman so soon as it was
ascertained that the voting of the
peers went against him, an effective
but CHASTITY piece of stage management
which must have had a sickening fas-
cination for the unhappy and probably
innocent man. In those days, now
happily gone by, no one seems to have
reflected on the unnecessary cruelty of
narrowing the feelings of men about to
die by such shocking judicial byplay.
Not every prisoner treated this pure
ly symbolic but otherwise superfuous
and unpleasant ceremony as contemp-
tuously as did Lord Balmerino. When
the three coaches conveyed the Lords
Kilmarnock, Balmerino and Cromartie
from the Tower to be sentenced at
Westminster on July %, 1746, a diff
Guilty arose. 1t was not laid down by
prescription or use in which coach, If
there were more than one, the fatal ak
had to be carried. ooh, put the -
thing in here" cried brave old Bal
merino. 81 don't care"
Yet Notwithstanding his contempt
for this horrid symbol, the undaunted
old man cheerfully suffered death for
his attachment to another symbol, the
white cockade. But Lord Kilmarnock,
in the next coach, was dreadfully
frightened, as he showed himself to be.
by his thorough realization of what
the awful ak would mean to him. He
inquired infinitely into all the details
of an execution, wanted the governor
of the Tower to tell him whether his
head would roll or rebound, and when
on the scaffold he saw the executioner
dressed in white, with q white apron,
he whispered to his chaplain, "Home,
how horriblep'
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
FRENCH RED TAPE.
A Professor, His HOLSTERS and Some
Casks of Sea Water.

A Professor, His HOLSTERS and Some
Casks of Sea Water.
Last year a professor in one of the
Paris universities resolved to study the
habits of Holsters in his laboratory. AS
they live in salt water, the first care
of the professor was, Of course, to pro-
cure a supply of this medium. The
common mortal will probably consider
It most simple task-to provide few
barrels Of sea water. This. however,
is not so in France. Sea water con-
tains salt and the production of salt Is
source of revenue. This made It
necessary for the professor to first OBJ
tain the permission of the minister of
finance before he could travel and
transport the water. When his appli-
cation reached the ministry, a SUBJ
ordinate official was directed to inquire
into the standing Of the petitioner
This involved considerable correspond
ence, which passed through numerous
channels and finally reached the chief
of the department. who now initiated
another Investigation in order to as
certain why a Partisan professor
should be so anxious to lower the
level Of the Atlantic ocean. After sew
eral weeks the inspector made favor
able report. Some days later the petit
toner was notified Of the favorable
consideration of his request in the
usual elaborate official language, ac-
companied by circulars giving extracts
from the penal code relative to in
fringements Of the salt monopoly.
Finally, after months of waiting, the
professor was enabled to have some
casks filed with salt water at a des-
ignated point on the seashore, Of
course under the supervision Of anoth-
er official, who duly issued a permit
for the transportation of the liquid into
the interior.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
A Curious Church.

The most singular church in the
world is probably st. Johns, at Davos
Platz, in Switzerland. Davos Platz is
over 5000 feet above sea level and is
famous as a winter resort for con-
sumptives on account of its great pu-
rity of air and protection from high
winds. st. Johns church is a very
small building, but nevertheless 1t has
two steeples. One of these is much
larger than the other, towering high
above the church and presenting
most singular appearance, being twist
ed after the manner of a corkscrew.
The steeples contain some fine chimes,
which in ancient times were used to
sound the alarm when there was
threatened invasion Of wild animals.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
STAGE FRIGHT.
The Way Henry Miller Rendered a
Well Studied Line.

Well Studied Line.
In Toronto, almost my first appear
ance on the stage, was cast for the
Earl of Shrewsbury in amy Rob-
sart." The title sounded imposing,
and 1 felt quite important, although 1
had but single line to speak. In an
swer to Queen Elizabeth's command,
Il charge thee, my Lord Of Shrews-
bury, arrest that man." 1 was called
upon to reply, Whom does your
grace mean?"
My perturbation over that line was
probably more serious than anything
In my subsequent career. What en-
phasis to give, what information to use,
what manner to assume, gave me
greater concern than 1 felt later over
an Interpretation of Hamlet. I repeat
ed the line a thousand times, stressing
first one word and then another, using
this infection and that, and getting
into it every grade and shade of mean
ing. With what result? So far as 1
could learn afterward, 1 did not speak
1t at all on the opening night. The
leader of the orchestra was the first
person preached on the subject.
How did I speak my line" I asked
him after the play, longing for the
encouragement none had vouchsafed
TO volunteer.
81 didn't hear you say anything at
ALL" was his disheartening rejoinder
And neither did any one else whom 1
could discover.-Henry Miller in Bohe-
milan.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
REMARKABLE HORSES.
Some Clever Animals and a Wonderful
New England Nag.

some Clever Animals and Wonderful
New England Nag.
In his letters to Lord Granville, pub
lished by the Royal Philosophical So
ciety, who was also greatly interested
in natural history, Smithson, the
founder of the Smithsonian institution
in America, says London Tit-Bits, re-
lates how the horse of Alexander the
Great, Bucephalus, would at night on
hearing blast of the trumpet from
the soldiers on guard, showing the ap-
proach of the enemy, run at great
speed to his masters tent and with his
teeth grab the sleeping monarch and
shake him until he sprang into the sad
die and galloped toward the enemy.
Also that the great Caliph Haroun-
al-Raschid in the eighth century In
marching toward the forces of Queen
Irene of Constantinople always had
number of trained Arabian horses
direct descendants of the famous
horses owned by Ishmael 1000 years
ago. thrown forward rs scouts, which
from time to time returned to camp
and by peculiar whinny and neigh
reported the proximity of the enemy.
Again. he relates the experiences of
the Portuguese explorer, Albuquerque,
who lived for many years in the six
teenth century on the island of st.
Helena, where he and the natives
taught the herds of wild horses there
not only to dig potatoes, but to husk
corn, and these horses descended from
herd taken there from Cappadocia
in the second century, as related by
the Greek historian, Philistorgius.
But, to come down to the present
day, it is related by a retired New
England clergyman whose sands of
life had nearly run out that one day on
leading his horse down through u lane
to a brook for drink the animal sud
denly halted and, turning its head
around, grabbed up with its teeth one
of its hind shoes which had just drop
ped off, and, holding 1t in its mouth
with the nails dangling, it backed up
against stone wall and clapped it ON
to its hoof and with a few violent
kicks nailed it on again.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
Valorous.

An old time lord mayor of London
whose sporting experience was limited
rode forth one day to Join the city
hunt In the fields about Marylebone.
Placed by his escort under n tree, his
lordship heard the hounds give tongue
in the distance. and the sounds grew
louder and louder till one of the city
scouts shouted out, 1.-The hare comes
this way, my lord" The lord mayor
rose to the occasion, and, drawing his
sword, he exclaimed heroically: LET
him comet thank my God fear him
notr'-Household Words.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-06-28
MISTAKEN OCCUPATIONS.
Do Not Continue In a Pursuit Fol
Which You Are Not Fitted,

Do Not Continue In a Pursuit For
Which You Are Not Fitted.
There is, in these alert days of COM
petition, of quick opening and closing
of places where bread may be earned
and a path in which to go forward
secured, no time for doing anything
that one can't or that is of no moment
when accomplished. Know for GER
tainty that never half the harm has
come from a firm and dignifed refusal
to enter upon or to continue in a pur-
suit not fitted to one as from engaging
In such pursuits. What loss the world
would have sustained had Handel con-
scented to become a lawyer, Turner to
remain a barber, Claude Lorraine a
pastry cook, Schiller surgeon, Pascal
a teacher Of dead languages, as was
intended by relatives. But, great as
would have been the loss to the world,
the loss to these men themselves would
have been far greater.
Doubtless thousands of crimes which
have ruined an incalculable number Of
lives could be traced to mistaken occu-
pations. Joy and delight in ones work
mean progress, and progress and its
result and satisfaction mean a nobler
life than stagnation and partial or en-
tire failure could fashion. Doing the
thing one can is working for morality
and toward perfection on all the
planes of life, physical, mental, spir-
itual.-Lida A. Churchill in the Define
ator.