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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
LIMITED FOOD SUPPLY.
There is Not the Great Variety We
Generally Imagine.

Certain great food-staples have
proved themselves within the age
long experience of humanity TO po.
sess a larger amount of nutri eve val
ne, digestibility, and other good quail
ties, and a smaller proportion of un-
desirable properties than any others
These. through an exceedingly slow
aud gradual process of the survival
Of the fttest, have come to form the
staples of food in common use by the
human race all over the world II is
really astonishing how comparatively
few there are of them when we come
TO consider them broadly the flesh
and the milk of three or,four domestic
animals, the flesh of three or four and
the eggs of one species of domesti-
Gated birds, three great grains---wheat.
rice and maiZe-and a halfdoZen
smaller and much less frequent ones,
one hundred or so species Of fishes
and shell fish, two sugars, dozen
or so starch-containing roots and tn
bers. only two of which-the potato
and the manioc-are Of real interna-
tional Importance, twenty or thirty
fruits, forty or fifty vegetables make
up two-thirds of the food supply OF
the inhabitants of the world.
Instead of wondering at the var
iety and profuseness OF the human
food supply, the biologist is rather in
clined to calculate with the London
footman immortalized by John Leech
who, when told by the cook that there
would be mutton chops for dinner and
roast beef for supper. exclaimed:
Nothing but beef. mutton and pork
pork. mutton and beef Hin my opin
ION, hits Ugh time some new hanimal
was invented,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

Frequently you pick up one of the
local papers. and after glancing at the
headlines YEARLY. thrust il aside. re-
marking: Nothing in the paper to-
day.'" Did you ever stop to think what
that nothing in the paper to-
day" means? Ii means that in the
day or week just passed that no mis-
fortune has befallen any one in our
city: that no fire has wiped out a
neighbor's worldly goods; that the
grim angel OF death has crossed no
threshold Of friend; that no man.
driven by liquor. hatred or fear has
taken the life OF a fellowman; that
no poor devil, haunted by the past or
the misdeeds OF some other. has
crossed the great divide by his own
hand. So the next time you pick up a
paper that doesn't announce a tragedy.
give a little thanks instead of grunt
ing because there is no news-Ne-
vada Mail
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
AN ESSENTIAL FACTOR.
The Dairy Woman and the Part She
Has Had in Developing the
Dairy Cow.

1t is doubtful if any of the valuable
breeds of dairy COWS could have been
produced without the help Of women
That is. these breeds nave been
brought to their high state of perfec
tion because the people that have
had the care of them for centuries
have been mostly women. The cows
of the Channel Islands and the cows
of Holland have been under the super
vision Of women for so long a time
that the memory of man runneth not
to the contrary"
Imagine, says Farmers Review,
some of our western cowboys trying
to develop a breed of dairy cows. Any
dairy breed they might evolve would
have the ability to run a four-minute
gait and To scale fences with little
trouble The COW naturally partakes
something of the nature of the one
that has charge of her. Kindness has
made the Dutch COW and the Jersey
COW kind. Harshness would have
made them into animals that few
could milk. Gentleness has made
tnem OF quiet disposition, inclined
to chew the cud in contentment IN
feeling of perfect security This con
tentment has made the work of the
mammary glands easy, and great capa.
cities for the production of milk and
cream have been evolved
The United States is little Likely to
have a distinctive breed Of dairy
cows. In the main. our cows here
are in the care Of men, especially in
the larger dairy establishments On
the farms where women milk that is
the only part they have in dairying
Men have most of the care of the ami
mails.
The dairy woman is best adapted
to take care of the dairy COW. If
more women take up dairying as an
occupation 1t will be good thing for
the dairy interests They appreciate
the value of the fine points in dairy
ing, and the fine points are what reg
uiate the value Of the dairy output.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
FRIENDS or HORSE pro
Ask for Better Anti-Cruslty
tions in Germany.

According to the manager
Berlin Society for the Prevent
Cruelty of Animals, an excelle
sanization, there are no lawsl
nances or police regulations iii
many prohibiting the use of the
rein on horses with the exceptl
the police ordinances OF Berlin
only law in Germany, as far a
authority knows, which prohibit
III treatment of animals is that
tanned in the imperial penal cod
cording TO the provisions Of which
one who publicly cruelty tortur,
maltreats an animal is liable to {,
not exceeding $50 marks ($35.7C
to Imprisonment of not over six w,
Throwing stones or other hard be
or mud al animals is also punish
by fine not exceeding 60 m
($l4.2S) or an imprisonment u
over IA days. AS the existing stat
are not regarded as sufficient prol
10 protect animals from crg0) Z
ment, the various societies for the
ventation of cruelty to animals
Germany are endeavoring to Sc
the enactment of new legisla
which would provide them with I
efficient legal support in their pr
worthy efforts.
A leafiet published by the same
ciety makes il appear that law,
Germany for the protection Of anil
from cruelty are not as efficien
those of the United States. Attic
the societies and even a humble
horse breeders deprecate the us
the check rein, they have not been
cessful hitherto, with the foreg
exception, in bringing about its
ishment.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
w hal IL a MattI

Ia the electrical world one hears and
reads great dea about watts The
current is measured by watts; the ma
chinery IS rated by watts; lamps burn by
watts. To the ordinary layman all this
talk Of watts is as mystfying as the
de tn Of the late Akhood Of Swat
The man TO whom we owe the idea OF
the horse power was a Scottish inv, ntor
James Watt and when the electric unit
involving tie idea of working capacity
came to be formulated the name of Watt
was chosen to Indicate this unit. just as
that OF Volta has given US the term volt
and Faraoay the Jared.
Watt considered that taking the average
a London dray horse was capable OF do
ing the work Of lifting $4,000 pounds
through one foot o distance in one min
ute Of time against trsvity. The intro
duction Of this time limit, the minute, gave.
1.-THE unit Of power or the rate Of perform
ny work TINS or its equivalent has ever
since been caio- horsepower.
The elecgrca unit called the watt is
capable of being represented in terms Of
the horsepower. and in that form il is
perhaps more Ineligible to those who are
familiar with mechanical rather than
with electrical expressions. The electrl-
cal watt is the product Of volts multiplied
by amperes, where the volt is the unit Of
electrical pressure and the ampere is the
unit measuring the density or volume Of
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
MExicANs IN TEXAS SCHOOLS.
Children Of Wealthy Families Educat
ed in San Antonio.

Ten carloads of school children from
Mexico have arrived in this city since
the influx began about two weeks a 20
says the San Antonio Express.
Scores of them were accompanied
by their parents, and the hotels of the
city have been indebted, in no small
degree. to this class of visitors for the
brisk conditions which have been eX-
perienced by them during the last sew
eral weeks
Many OF the children Travelled from
their distant homes alone or in pairs
or trios, while it was no uncommon
sight to see parties of nine or ten
from the same localities across the
Rio Grande at the various hote
Nearly all the school equipment and
wearing apparel for the entire year are
purchased for these children mere III
San Antonio before they enter theh
respective schools, and the CONNER
cial importance of their annual visit
can easily be imagined.
Their parents, too, before returning
home. spend several days in the city,
purchasing large quantities of Ameri-
can goods to take back with them to
Mexico, and as the majority of them
are persons of great wealth and social
position at home their expenditures
amount to thousands OF dollars.
or all the children from Mexico who
are educated in the United States the
schools of San Antonio secure Owe
20 per cent. Not only on account of
the, proximity of the city to the Dor
der, but also because of the general
excellence of the schools and the
healthful climate and surroundings eX
perienced here. San Antonio has al
wav- been the favorite place with the
Mexicans for their children to obtain
an English education.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
MADE WHILE YOU WAIT.
Autograph Fisnd an Easy Mark for
the Unscrupuious.

w. f. Collett, secretary Of the Col
orado Prison association. was talking
in Denver about SO autograph letters
from widows that he recently received
wherein each wiusw offered gladly to
marry one or Mr.. Collects prOteges. ) a
reformed convict in search Of wife.
Il shall keep most of those widows
autographs, said Mr.. COllett. They
are very interesting A collection Of
autographs Of such a character would
be worth having, wouldn't IL? Diner
ent from the usual dull collections OF
mere signatures. eh?"
He smiled and went on:
An autograph fend who collects
mere signatures is rather fool. and
he Is very easily taken In. Whenever
think OF him. l think OF little story
about him.
According to this story. an auto
graph fiend walked into an old curl
osity shop and said:
"You advertise that you have au-
tographs OF Washington and Shake
speare for sale. III your terms are
reasonable. l should like to purchase
specimens OF each Of those auto
graphs
The proprietor bowed politely.
Then he went to the back OF the shop
and said to man who was painting
= large canvas on an easel:
- Put away that Rembrandt for the
present. Jim. and write me out an au-
tograph of Washington and one OF
shakespeare. Gentleman waiting out
side
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Plan of Cow Stall.

but believe the increase in milk is a
reward for allowing more space and
convenience 10 each COW
The cut shows the kind Of stall
which prefer, writes a correspondent
Of the Missouri Valley Farmer. The
rack, a, is of hardwood 30 inches high
with the Stats wide enough 50 COW can
thrust her nose through up TO her
eyes
The bottom of the rack is rs inches
wide. extending into the stall toward
the COW The feed box, b, slides
through an opening in the stall on the
barn floor. Ii can be drawn into the
feedway, cleaned out and new feed
put in without being disturbed by the
COW.
The halter strap, c, is just long
enough TO allow the COW TO lie down
comfortably The gutter, d. Is eight
inches lower than the stall floor.
When she lies down she Will put her
head under the rack in kneeling and
when she gets up she will move back
ward so that she can look through the
rack. The length and width OF stall
can be made TO suit the cows.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Music Won MoItke Loved.

Arthur NJ. Abel In his sympathetic
memorial article on Joachim tells the
following interesting story OF Won
Moltke and the great vi0linist A more
ardent lover OF music than Helmuth
Won Moiiae never lived He was an In
innate friend OF Joachim. and the
great violinist was frequent guest
at his house. When the two illustri-
Gus men were quite alone Joachim
would take his violin and play Spohr
adagios for hours-for Moltke would
hear nothing else on such occasions.
Once. Joachim, after having played
Spohr to him for two hours. said:
Wouldn't YOU like to hear a couple
OF Hungarian dances for a changer"
No, replied Won Moltke, Il prefer
Spohr adagios; IL you don't tire OF
playing them, | never tire Of hearing
them. So the violinist kept on with
Spohr until far into the night.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
BUTTER ~ THE YARD.
Dairy Product 10 So Sold In City %
Cambridge. England.

In Cambridge. England, butter is
sold by the yard. For generations II
has been the practice of Cambridge
shire dairy folk to roll their butter
into lengths, each length measuring a
yard and weighing pound. Deity
wrapped In strips Of clean white cloth,
the cylindrical rolls are packed in
'ong, narrow baskets made for the pur-
rose, and thus conveyed to market.
The butter women who. in white linen
aprons and sleeves. preside over the
stalls in the market have no need OF
weights or scales for dispensing their
wares. Constant practice and expert
enced eyes enable them with stroke
Of the knife to divide yard OF but
ter into halves or quarters with al
most mathematical exactness.
The university people are the chief
buyers OF this curiously shaped pro-
duct. In addition to being famed for
its purity and sweetness. Cambridge
yard butter" is eminently adapted for
being served TO the students in the
daily commons Cut in conveniently
sized pieces and accompanied by
loaf of the best wheat bread, a stated
portion is sent round every morning to
the rooms OF the undergraduates for
use at breakfast and tes.-The Sun
day Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Vegetable Endowed With Brains

Brain OF plant life are the tendril
Sensitive plants retract their leahetv
when people approach as if they re
sented further intimacy. All vines
which develop climbing organs called
tendrils will reach out toward us if
we place our hands in contact withs
them, and will even use a finger as Al
support TO climb on. These tendrilsI
VIII wind just as readily around al
twig or grass stem. Tendrils are cap-l
able of exhibiting faculties and going\
through evolutions more wonderful
than perhaps is realized. With theirl
sensitive tips they test the objects
they come in contact with, apparently
considering their suitability as a st}ll
port, and then accepting or reiectins
them, as the case may be. The thor
oughness with which these TIPS id
their work is illustrated by an in. |
stance with grape vine. A cherry
branch whose leaves had been various.
ly punctured and scalloped by insect>1
hung near the tendrl and a particular
leaf his just one small hole in its
blade. not over three-sixteenths of an
inch in diameter. So careful had been
the exploration of the leafs surface
that this one small hole had been dis
covered by the tendril, which had
thrust itself nearly three inches
through the opening.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

"Left-eared?" said the physician.
Most of you girls are"
'Left-eared?" said the young lady
from the telephone exchange.
Yes. left-eared. The came ~ left
handed. That is to say. il your left
ear better at its work than your right
one?"
She did not know, so he tested her.
hnding, sure enough. that her left ear
was little the scuter OF the two.
III is a natural thing" he said. You
girls use the left ear exclusively all
day long in your telephone work. aud
the right ear has soothing to do. Hence
the left, like . muscle. develops; the
right atrophies.
Indeed" he ended. III the tele-
phone comes into much greater use
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Practical Poet.

they were two minor or near poets.
They had surrounded several drinks.
but II was only the shank of the
evening and the coin hadn't held out
to burn.
They sat at a cafe idly marking
beery rings upon its polished surface.
i wish Burns was here" moodily
remarked the first bard.
UNI"
Il wish Keats was here"
UNI"
Il wish Petrarch was here"
UNI" :
Il wish Omar was here"
4 wish Croesus was here" peev-
ishly interrupted the other half of the
sketch.
Because none of those other fel.
lows would have cent"
Then they wandered out into the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
Five IIargain DnXs

To read oaly or weekly paper is one
of the best methoos OF education for chill
.ren. II gives TO the boy or girl world
vide knowledge tnat me parents cannot
i've, as they themselves must READ to
eel in touch WIN me rapid advanc, m ant
Of this MODERN day Read to your boys
and girls iris winter Read The Grand
Rapids Press and The Beldng Banner.
The two together on bargain days for
80 25 for one year or r F D Remem-
Der The dates five bargain days Dec
26, %. %. 80. 81
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
DAIRY DOTS AND DAsHEs.

hand separator well taken care Of
will last for a generation.
The man that owns a hand separ-
ator can feed warm skimmilk to his
stock
The average PERSONS idea of clean.
iness corresponds with everyday
conditions and conveniences.
A COW so MIXED that she does not
enjoy the operation will soon retire
from the business of giving milk.
Generally the failure TO make dairy
ing pay is due more to inefficient man
agment than TO poor COWS.
In purchasing a COW for butter and
milk do not be carried away by the
breeding of the animal but see that
she has individual merit.
The application of elbow grease may
be disagreeable. but it insures clean
milk. clean separators, clean butter,
and generally clean reputation.
A gallon of 80 per cent. cream
weighs about eight pounds and FIVE
ounces. If il weighs less than that, IL
will surely test less than 80 per cent.
II is better TO milk the cows before
feeding them, as they will then keep
more quiet Besides the dust from
the hay or the odor from the silage
and other things will not get into tho
milk that is being drawn
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
ADA gerous Deadlock

that sometimes terminates fatally, IL
he s,opaee of liver and howell func-
tons. To quickly end this condition
without di-agreeable sensstiOnr. DR..
Kings New Life Pills should Away
oe YOUR remedy. Guaranteed alb
-oulutely satisfactory 10 every case
or money back. at Council Bros Drug
store. IS bents
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26


Nv Year 10 our Editorl readers am
citizens of Bedins
Mrs Laura Clemons has returned
rom caring for her aeedVno'her a.
Grand Rapids.
The sick are all improving as far a,
we know.
Madge, daughter Of Lol Clemens
has again fauen and fractured tn,
,auie arm. hrOk, n last October anu
wo inches above the first fracture.
Miss II ma Weeks has gone To Elk
mart. Ind 10 spend Christmas with
her sist Mrs. MYRTLE Barrls.
Mrs. j Weeks has returned from
,ix wee visit with her children al
Grand Rapids and EIkhart, Ind
Mis- Sarah Les~iter of Belding came
out II esday 10 at end the funeral OF
Mr. Ashley and stayed over Christ
mas with Mrs NJ A. Lessiter and
IA nilN
SIP, citl meeting of Grattan +. & A.
NJ. L.d"e will be held Dec. % The
Il W y elected officers are w. E
y. strong; ). W., f, G Brooks; j. w
Ray Macarthur; S d, w j. Lessiter;
J. D Eztl Smith: Teas. A. A. Nor
ton: Se,y ia, Mort, IL; Chaplain, f.
10. Bellows. The recurring secretary
r. - Miller has held this Office q
wears Installation same evening b,
Past Master G O Tower
~ 8 Rev. A. II. Sturgis, pastor Of
Graltan NJ. T. chu Oh, drove 10 mile.
} e. 10. to visit Mrs NJ A. Lessiter
and Others poo " The Rev II Ellis,
lew pastor Of he Ash ey church vie.
ga ArS l.. Dec 3 whom she bad no,
before being unable TO attenc
church for weeks.
The blessed Christ mas tide is Will
as. many family reunions will TAX,
place and Christmas tree exercise
t1o~c ilt our town, viz AT Ashle,
school house. Miss G. Dewey teacher
)vc 20: Mis- Orpha Dunn in Lessitei
t'strict gave present 10 each pup
nj others Dec. 20. before varation:
hone et ID, f. /. Brooks Dec. - and
at Grattan NJ +. church. Christina.
eve, viii line eN rcises 10y the )
school and helpers.
George Ashley, weary feet hav,
ftllcn away forever from the care,
aud labnr~ "f earth, dropping dead hr
his door yard Dec. 20 after coming
from the Ashley school exercises
wrIch re yreatly enjoyed. Mr. Ash
ey's age was Is years, : mo. and 20
Gays. tiS birth he ing April 30. 1874
For over 80 years be had been a bright
nd shir ing II III ia the Ashley chul CHI
urde man IN his home, noble. iIue
nd upright in eve ~ station of life
lie Wars a vile a, rrUe a helpmate in
deed n home and church work. with
81" loving daughters who survived
he 'ather IN such on hour when
human ,mpathy and love fail, only
he GREAT postr OF The Divine con
forter can sray he aLgui-hed heart
for the Saviour said. MY peace give
to ne - never falling 10 trusting
souls and may III, b help come 10 he
reaved ones. Funeral services were
held at the huu t Dec, ~ and our
bro her r. SIS in Ashley cemete V.
sitv,, sleeps many fathers ana
mothers IN I-rael, soldiers brave ana
loved ones gone before. The Rev. II
Ellis gave soul touc hing sern on.
rom Rev l4:l3 Al only sister was
wired al Groom, ; Da., bat she had
started for California and could 70
be reached An only brol her, g. Ash
ley could not come from the west. but
nj, niece Mrs Belle Smith and ddugh-
ter were present from Trenton, Mich
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
HoW's YOUR KIDNEYS?

Have you tried DR.. W. DERBY $
PURE KIDNEY PILLS TO find out'
If not give them a trial. They arc
absolutely pure, c1ntain no ~ h e.
and are guaranteed under Il G Pu
Food and Drugs Act OF June 8
1906. No 1893.
90. pii'ss O. avs treatment, ?
cents. Your druggist sells them
or sent by mail prepaid on rcceip.
of price. Derby Medicine Com.
pany, Eaton Rapids, Michigan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

-
Careful sxpssinsnts have dsnnonstrstsd
that TAG watts per second, are sqaal 10
70 state the equation 10 its usual form. 46
watts equal one horsepower. The form
in which electrical power IS generally sold
IS computed on the basis OF kilowa,t-hours.
Tho prefix kilo comes from the Greek
Chihoi, one thousand A kilowatt. also
written k. w.. is therefor 1000 watts
The kiIowatt hour is the performance or
work at such rate that 1000 watts per
second shall be delivered continuously for
one hour.
The kilowatt-hour has special inter-
est for man who has his office or house
lighted by electric lamps, because the kilo-
watt hour is the unit upon whic, the light
and power companies base their charges.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
wsLL.pLANNEo COW STALL.
Features Which VIII Add to the Com.
fort Of the Animal.

7 do not like stanchions Of any kind,
think they destroy the naturalness Of
the cows ana they trouble each other
q great deal. besides often treading
upon each Other
The only point in favor of stanch-
ions is that they take up less room.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
IN ldaeJl ~ ,t;va,

Physics and CATH waIca 2u-go unload tn
Unveils. and give -.porary relief, h1t 'rri'''
"a weaken the digestive and expulsiv Gr.ans5
Laxative Iron-ox Tablets are as aiileIenJ
effect as truth is from faisehood. They nouri
nd vigor TO do the work nature INTENDED, thu,
etectin., per1lsaNr Mt re- ~ perfect 50 3 arN
/ Atural menus. Tle lost , tive fot enid. %
hocoiate coated I. olet easy = &c, avor "trip
naus- ate. 10, 30 AT 81. y % al drr.s oigs
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

Baking Gay IS reai Joy 10 The Nv e.
of Gas range 2ltl
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26

. Gas is the only light that really ilumi-
nitss a room, other lights leave all nu
one spot IN the shade 2ltt
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-26
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