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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-04

FuR gAI.E-Thd A. ". Phelps s. Bro. saw.
MIL and water powrf on Washington street
une aud three sfaufths acfu ~ land Win Two
building lots. An extra aater pfifis
iege, 70 feet f8ii. goes vita the mill Fer
price inquire al the n, u. Cate Real hstate
Agency, Bolster HiOck, Barre. W. lott
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AN oRcHARplsT's OPINION.
rhe Grass Method Of Orcharding Good
Under Some Conditions.

A good deal of discussion Is going
orchardng | believe it is all right
under some conditions, but though ii
is successfully practiced on our farm,
/ do not like 10 advocate the method
in public. Most farmers have too
much grass already with their trees
for their own or their owners good,
writes George c. Hill, in Farmers Re-
view The orchard is moved or pas
tured; the trees are sod-bound, stunt
ed, starved, drought sick, unproduc-
tive. | am acquainted with one pro-
ductive orchard in Wisconsin that is
in grass. 1t contains about 100 trees.
many of them so years old. About
one-third of the number are Fameuse.
The orchard was in cultivation IL or
Is years. The trees were headed low
and cultivation became difficult.
Then il was seeded TO clover. After
some years June grass took posses
sion of the ground The grass mulch
method would cut the grass and pile
il under the trees to keep the soil
moist and make fertility. Our prac
tice is to take up one crop of grass
and top dress literally with stable
manure. No pasturing is allowed.
The second crop of grass makes a
cover crop for winter protection. Any
small trees liable to be girdled are
banked with earth or coal ashes. The
hah Of hn
shady under the branches for grass
to flourish. The tough sod is not
found there. Fruit that falls to the
ground meets clean, comfortable
reception. The trees have been
longer lived than those planted on
neighboring farms with dinerent
treatment No trees were lost or APP
parently injured during the destruc-
tive winter of 1898 and 1899.
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ROMANCE Of SERVANT
FORMER HousEkEEPER WEEDS
WESTERN MILLIONAIRE.
Was Once Companion Of His First
Wife-Successfully Invests Saw
ings, Then Educates Her.
self and Travels.

Spokane. Wash.-Anna Larsen-Pe-
terson, born OF humble parents In
Sweden, has become the wife OF ~ u
Corbin, millionaire railroad builder
and sugar manufacturer, president OF
the Spokane international hailway
company, whose line he putt al.er
selling the Spokane Falls Northern
railway to the Great Northern Kali
road company. The Wedding LOON
place at Mt Vernon, \. y, May ~
and was not made public until the
couple arrived in Spokane a lew uays
ago. Mrs. Corbin is 80 years OF age
while her husband is 10. Close iriehus
say il was love match.
Mrs. Corbin's romance reads more
like one of Hans Christian Anderson
fairy tales than a story OF modern IRE
in the active and virile northwest.
The daughter of small farmer III
rural Sweden, as a little girl she
dreamed of the future, and before she
attained her majority she came 70
America, like many of her country
men and women, to improve her sta
| ton in life.
After working in various mousse
holds in New England and the mlauie
western states. she came 10 opohan.
u years ago and entered the nome ol
ID G. Corbin as housekeeper ana
| Communion TO Mrs. Corbin. She gained
the friendship OF Mrs. Corbin, VINO
assisted the girl with her education'
shortly before Mrs. Corbin died, SIX
years ago, Anna married Antoine re
| terson. at that time identihed WIN
local hardware firm, but they liVed TO-
| gether only a few weeks, ana TWO
years afterward the young woman oo'
tanned a divorce at Tacoma.
Before her marriage she invested
her savings in realty, which she solu
profitably. and with the proceeds went
to Chicago and placed herself under
instructors. afterward going TO Dos
ton and New York, whence she went
abroad with a teacher and three other
nunils on an educational tour.
She travelled extensively a year
and in the meantime entered INTO COT
respondence with her former enlpio9
err. who asked her hand in marriage
three years ago. She gave her con
sent several weeks ago, when MT
Corbin started eastward on business
trip. and they were married at the
home of friend. the bride being CIV
en- away by her brother, Hjalmer Lar
son. who is chief craftsman for the
spokane international system
Mrs. Corbin is of the Swedish type
of beauty and has light hair and Dlue
ewes. She is brilliant conversation
alist and speaks English with scarce
lly a trace of accent. She is also con
Iyersant with the French and German
Languages. She is a member OF the
Swedish Lutheran church, and IL is
said by intimate friends that she VIII
Use considerable of the fortune placed
At her disposal by her husband In as
,isting her countrywomen and In
works OF charity.
Through her marriage she becomes
1.-The mother-in-iaw of the earl OF Ox'
ford. whose wife is Mr.. Corplh 8
daughter.
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IMPORTANCE OF UNIFORMITY.
Prof, |, c. corbett, of Department of
Agriculture, on Fruit Shipment.

The fact that the eastern fruit
growers and truck growers are not
as we'll organized as are the western
and more distant producers Is very
largely due to the fact that they have
the advantage of lower express rates
and that the merchants will handle
their goods in small consignments.
BY this method of small individual
shipments, the product upon the mar
ket is less uniform in character, both
as regards grade and method and
type of package, than is the case
when the product is marketed through
the exchange and in carload lots. In
order TO handle carload shipments
successfully, vegetables must be uni
form In character and size and the
product well graded. These are adj
yantages which have been learned by
distant shippers and which have, in a
great measure, been forced upon
them by the necessity of shipping in
carload lots.
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CORNER STONE OF EMPIRE.
Horse Has at All Times Been Potent
Factor in War.

From the earliest times the horse
has been potent factor in war,
and to-day his education is a del
icate and serious matter, under.
taken at gSeat expense by all the
nations of the world Germany
needs million horses for cav
airy and artillery to put her CO.
lossal forces in the field France re-
quires probably three-quarters of a
million; and even Great Britain has
needed as many as 230,0O0-in her
serious predicament in South Africa
while she was fighting the Beers.
Although England in peace time
mounts only two-thirds of her cavalry,
her horse bill amounts to about $780,
600 year-a figure which may be
multiplied by four or five for the Ger
man army. In most countries omnibus,
farm and domestic horses are regis
tered as being available in time OF
war for miscellaneous service. and for
this anything from $50, 200 to $3.50, 900
a year may be paid by a military ma
ton.
France spends upward OF 5000 900
a year on horses for her great armies.
As a general rule, the recruits are five
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04
FIGHTING PESTS.


There are two general classes OF In
secticides, says communication from
the Oklahoma station. The first class
of mixtures contains some poisonous
substance that kills the insects when
1t is eaten with the foliage or fruit on
which it is lodged Paris green, Lon
don purple, and white hellebore are
the poisonous materials most COM
monty used in these mixtures. These
mixtures are effectual in destroying
only those insects that eat the foliage
or fruit OF the plants, and are harm
less to the insects that suck the juice
of the plant.
The other class of insecticides kills
the insect by coming in contact with
the body Kerosene emulsion. whale
oil soap, and pyrethrum powder are
the most common materials used in
these mixtures. Mixtures of this class
are used chiefly to destroy those in
scots that suck the juice of the plant
and cannot be destroyed with poisons.
The poisonous insecticides may be
mixed with fungicides and applied all
in one spraying but other insecticides
must be applied separately.
The fungicides and insecticides, IL
properly prepared and applied, have
no effect upon the plants. If the mix
lures are not properly prepared and
applied they do not form the desired
protection to the plants and may
iamage the foliage and fruit. There
never enough poison on the we'll
sprayed fruits and plants TO alter
heir value for food. Most fruits are
jared before eating and all sediment
If the spraying material removed. In
| he case of fruits that are not pared
before eating. as grapes. person
would have to eat from 800 to 500
pounds to get small dose of poison.
| t will always injure the sale of such
| fruits, however, If there are any signs
If a spraying material on them when
placed on the market.
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the apple aphis -Aphis mali-showing
condition OF leaVes.l
elsewhere, often practically covering
these parts. See cut.
A. l.. Quaintance further says in
regard to spring and summer treat
ment that effective work in controll-
ing these insects may be done in the
spring just after they have Matched
from eggs and have collected on the
expanding foliage Trees seen to be
badly infested at this time should be
thoroughly sprayed, taking pains to
wet as completely as possible all
parts of the leaves, twigs and
branches However thoroughly the
work may be done, some of the lice
are almost sure to escape destruc-
ton owing to the difficulty of forcing
the spray between the unfolding
leaves, more or less covered with
hairs, where some of the insects viii
have penetrated A subsequent treat
ment in the course of a week should
be made. especially If the first appli-
cation is seen TO have been unsatis-
factory.
After the foliage is well out and
more or less distorted from the pres
ence of the aphides effective spraying
is quite difficult, since many of the in
sects on the lower surface OF the
curled leaves will not be hit by the
spray. Repeated applications must
be made, therefore, as necessary TO
keep the insects under control IL
will often be found practicable to
bend over and immerse the terminal
shoots of badly infested young trees
in bucket of this spray solution, and
this treatment will be very effective
For spraying after the trees are in
foliage strong tobacco decoction, Is
or 20 per cent, kerosene emulsion, Is
per cent. crude petroleum emulsion
or whale oil soap at the rate of one
pound for each four gallons of water
are approved remedies. Since aphides
secure their food by sucking up sap
from within the plant, none of the
arsenical poisons would be effective.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04
DISEASES OF THE DECEASED.
Colored Mans knowledge Might Well
Have Puzzled Professor.

Representative John Sharp Will
liams tells OF a coroner's inquest in
Georgia, wherein the coroner was en-
deavoring TO elicit information from
a colored witness named Ben Bolts.
Did you ever hear the deceased
complain of any ailment?" was the
first question put to Bolts.
DE who, sah?"
"The deceased"
Bolts scratched his head in per
plexity, looked thoughtful for a mo-
ment, then called into consultation
his wife, daughter and sonin-law.
After much whispering, he faced the
coroner again. L neber knowed no
decease, sah.' he replied
THE deceased means the man
lying dead there" explained the cor
oner.
oh" exclaimed Bolts. EFF yo'
means de dead man, begins TO under
stand. Ef | don't disremember. | did
heah dat he had a rattlin' OBJ de
brain"
Rafting of the BRAIN? What Is
that?"
We'll, sab, ii amt exackly a mis-
cry oh de stomach. but it amt fur
from 1t; an it's Jest bout as painful
as fiintin at de heart, or ketchin' oh
de j'ints, or settlin' oh de bones; an
eff | makes no mistake, it amt so pow
erful fur from ringin' in de years, an
twitchin' OBJ de skull Maya
zine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04
BOY HAS PLAN TO FEED HORSES
Automatic Labor-Saving Device is the
| Work of Fourteen-Year-Oid.

Middleboro, Mass.-One of the most
unique displays in the home work de-
Dartment at the recent exhibition CIV
an by the pupils of the public schools
was the automatic horse feeder made
by Arthur Ripley, 14-year-old hlgh
school student. Visiting teachers and
superintendents were much interest
I'd i'm this labor-saving device, and the
Young electrician was kept busy dur
ng the exhibition explaining his feed
~ and demonstrating its usefulness.
Ii consisted of large box with two
partitions for the different kinds OF
grain. the bottom of which was hung
On hinges. A lever which held the
bottom in position was connected with
he alarm gear of a common alarm
clock. which was put In small box
IN the side of the grain receptacle.
rhe time OF the clock in front CORE
sponded with the time on the clock In
side the box.
The alarm is set at the time the
horses are to be fed, and the farmer
could then go about his other work,
and at the proper time the alarm
would go off, releasing the lever and
cropping the bottom of the box, which
allowed the grain to fall into the
nanger in front of the horse. A small
electric light is attached to the upper
side of the clock box, which shows the
armer where the box is without
antern, so that the possibility of set
ing fire to the barn is averted. Each
lay the box is filled with grain and
he lever adjusted.
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years old and cost 5000 each.-From
The War Horse at School," by Will
liam, c. Fitz-Gerald, in the Circle.
Deceptive Mirror.

Ones reflection in mirror never
does one justice. Comfortable thought
Tor the plain and pretty alike! Com.
pleXion, expression and color are all
really better than the shining glass
makes them appear. Let not her to
whom nature has been sparing of her
charms despair
II she would see herself in the de.
ceptiye mirror as others see her with
the eye, or as nearly as possible let
her hasten to Diapers shop and buy
a quantity of soft, pure white material
-gauze, if possible:- If not Swiss or
India muslin will answer very well.
BE sure to have it pure white. and
after polishing the surface of the mir
ror gather the material at the center
of the top and bring it down softly at
either side. framing the glass in
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04
Use Of Black Walnut.

Much has been said as to the vast
possibilities of commercial black wal
nut culture, but the profits from such
projects often have been prospective
rather than real The fact remains.
however, that the black walnut is a
most valuable tree, and possesses
many characteristics which commend
1t for general planting. For roadside
planting 1t is often desirable tree,
but It's habit of coming into full leaf
late and dropping its leaves early, and
by the fact that in the east IL is often
disfigured by the fall web worm. AS a
forest tree in commercial plantations
It's use is to be encouraged wherever
conditions of soil and site are adapted
to its needs.-United States Bureau
pf Forestry.
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specs" Needed by 100, 900.

New York.-The board of education
has voted to ask the health depart
ment to make an expert examination
Of the eyes OF all the children in the
public schools TO find out exactly how
many would need glasses. Commits
sioner Stern said he estimated at
least 100000 children would require
spectacles. He declared that "all at
tempts to educate these half-blind
children under present conditions
means so much sheer waste of money
10 New York" He said the city must
provide glasses for the afflicted pupils
at once or else regret It's refusal
throughout the generation.
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IS AFTER THE SOCIAL CLUBS.

John S. Mcdonald OF Grand Rapids,
the prosecuting attorney OF Kent county
is lust now in the lime light and ne IS
kicking up such stir in club and social
circles having liquor appendices that the
ewes of all the big cities in the United
States are watching him and anxlously
await the outcome of his decided stand
against law breakers and determination
toward reform.
Graft Corruption and winking at vice
through the bribetaking proposition has
caused an upheavel of public sentiment
in many cities against it, SanfraHcsco for
Instance and now and then man has
been found and elected to office not afraid
to press the button, set the energy OF law
in motion and keep it going. Suneh an
one is John s. Mcdonald. He is fearless
in the discharge Of his duty and shows no
partality between the low down grog
shop and the popular social club.
He says many of these so called clubs
are organized by saloonkeepers and are
conducted in their saloon buildings. They
are saloons during saloon hours and clubs
on Sundays and other prohibited days
II they can thus eyade the law every
saloonkeeper in Grand Rapids can or
ganize club and keep it open on Sundays
and at all hours. The very incorporation
of these clubs was a fraud upon the state
and they must give up their charters ano
go out Of business.
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One could take the August Designer
out under the trees on hot summer S
day and find therein a variety OF bonr y
things to make the time 60 flying. The
wel-known and successful serial, Econ
omy Farm" continues the amusing tale OF
two amateurs who made farm pay.
Mary Daley's At Home" is a clever
monologue that will appeal to the home
keeper who has an Irish cook. Janet oil
the Helping Hand" is an interesting story
for girls, of little girl who went travelling
by herself Among the articles found in
the back of the book are those concerning
the healthfu care of the body,-how tc
dress, what to eat, and some suggestions
as to how to play. Even the advertise
ments have certain attraction to read
because every one is now beginning tc
talk about the reliability of those found in
The Designer.
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Home Champaane Ponular.

The conclusion of the bureau OF
statistics from the study of the cham
payne production in the United States
is that the quantity of genuine fer.
mented-in the bottle champagne
wine produced in this country at pres
ent is nearly one-half as great as the
importation of wine of the same gen.
eral class; or, in other words, that
about one-third. of the genuine cham.
payne wine now consumed in this
country is of domestic production and
the proportion which the home prod
uct forms of the total is rapidly in
creasing.
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Seed Separation.

oats. etc. before sowing. but applied
to seeds of much smaller size, such
as tomato and eggplant seeds. AS
used at the New Jersey experiment
station, the bottle at A In the cut con-
tains pure water. upon which many
seeds are seen ais floating and larger
number at the bottom. These light,
floating seeds are to be rejected. In
the bottle at B is 20 per cent. solu-
ton of common salt Ga very thin
strip would have done as welD, in
which eggplant seeds that sank In
pure water were placed. with the re-
suit that many remain at the top and
thereby may be easily separated and
thrown away.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04
Floral Scrap.

did you hear of all the trouble In
the Flower circus?"
mo; what was it,"
"Well, to begin with, the Tiger-Lilies
boosted of the superiority of their
tricks over the dandy-Lions, and these
Cat-tales were brought to the Ele-
plants ears, and it was very natural
that the Dogwood tell them where the
cow's-lips would repeat them. That
Fox Glove was on hand, although the
Cock's-Comb gossip was ahead. Then
everybody was inclined TO linger to
admire the Parrot's-feather, till they
heard the Cro-cuss like a trooper, and
all hands got a fatherly lecture from
the Poppy flower. Baltimore Ameri'
can.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04
Flew Too Hiuh at First.

The mistakes inexperienced music
teachers make in mapping out courses
of study for their pupils are almost
incredible. A young girl came to me
for lessons recently, says Robert d.
Brain. in the Etude, and | found that
the course she was studying was as
follows: For exercises she had the
entire list of Beethoven sonatas in
two volumes, having already been
through" the first volume; for solo
she had LISTS Hungarian Rhapsodie
No, 2. She could not play any of the
scales. and had to be put back to easy
studies and simple waltz by Durand.
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His Hioh Purpose.

when | started in business" said
the self-made man, Il made up my
mind that for me there should be no
such word as fail"
yet it is generally understood that
you got most of your money while act
ing as a receiver"
Well, as long as other people in
sisted on failing | felt that it was no
more than right to discourage the
practice as much as possible. "-Chica-
go Recerd-Herald.
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THE APPLE APHls.
Approved Remedies for Spring and
Summer Treatment.

The presence of aphides is indicated
by the curled. distorted condition of
the more terminal leaves. and IL a
plant showing these symptoms be
closely examined small oval or pear
shaped soft bodied aphides, greenish
or pink in color, according to species,
will be found on the undersurface or
the leaves along the tender stem or
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04
What a Question:

81 suppose that Bink's lawn will
now be worth looking at; he told me
today he'd just bought new line Of
hose"
And do you suppose he'll allow his
wife to walk across the lawn In
them ?"-Bohemian
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04

40 acre farm, good land, large barn,
good house, orchard, three miles
southeast of Bedding; price $4,000.
40 acres in city limits; will sell
cheap.
House and fine lot near Central
school; price $3.50.
House to sell on monthly payments,
small payment down.
Fine lot on South Bridge St, 216
blocks from Main.
Farms for sale or exchange.
w. +. Bricker at the store, Belding
Mich.
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He Used % a. "a,

Biggers--Sou look 40 pounds under
weight: have you been sick?
Jiggers tsarcastically) II have:
don't show It?
Biggers-You certainly do, but YOU
never looked SO well ia your life he.
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BELD|NG BANNER
Published every Thursday at Beldlng'
(Ionia County, Mich, by
THE BANNER PUBLISHING co.
e. q. LAPHAM. eo'roa
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR

Advertising Rates upon al pllcatl0n' b'l ~,
collected monthly Cards OF THANKS. 2oc 10
bOc Resolutions from Doc mp.
Entered at the Postoffice. Belding, Michigan
for transmission through the Mails as sec
0nd- class Matter
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SIMPLE TEST FOR SMALL SEEDS.
Gravity Method Which viii Give Very
Satisfactory Results.

The gravity method of seed separa-
ton here illustrated is the old-time
practice of "brining" wheat, barley,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04

Spraying for rust on the Kieffer
pear should be continued TO the latter
part of July.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04

Wanted-Experenced dining room girls
for the Spring Lake hotel, Spring Lake.
Mich. Must present nice appearances.
Address Emerson & Laughray, propri-
etors. 8 2w
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BUSINESS LOCALS

Wanted-Girl to do housework wages
$500. Inquire at Wagner & Sons In
surance office. 33tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04

Cook Wanted-Good head cook wanted
at The Ashfied. Apply Mrs. Unger,
phone 3l2r. Off
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04

For Rent-Furnished 5-room cottage.
Bricker Park. with steel boat. Inquire of
John Travis. Off
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Wanted-A good competent girl for
general homework. small family, steady
employment, good wages. Mrs. E. c.
Lloyd.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04

Misunderstanding at the home Of
Frances Blodgett
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04
Aphis Mali.

(Terminal shoot of apple infested with
the apple aphis -Aphis mali-showing
condition OF leaves.l