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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
ENCOURAGING FACTS
THOSE CONTEMPLATING CHANGE
OF RESIDENCE SHOULD
READ THEM.

The other day the writer was in the
Office of the Canadian Government at
st. Paul, Minnesota. On the windows
of the building were signs to the effect
that homesteads of 100 acres were
given free to actual settlers, and in
the windows were displays of wheat,
oats, barley, other grains and vege-
tables, which he was told were grown
in Western Canada. This could be
readily believed for in no other coun-
try on the Continent would it be pos
sible TO grow such splendid specimens.
The world is now pretty well advised
that in the growing of such cereals
as have been named and vegetables as
we'll the Provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta have no
competitor. For several years past
specimens have been exhibited at
State and County Fairs throughout the
State, and these exhibits are looked
upon as one of the chief attractions.
They have demonstrated what can be
done in the climate of a country pos
sessing a soil that will grow things.
But that it was possible to grow vege-
tables such as were seen there seemed
to create some doubt But it was
the case. And apples too. Not of
course the splendid fruit grown in
countries more congenial to such cul-
ture, but they were in evidence.
Throughout Indiana, the hoosier farm
ers were forced to stop and think.
When a similar exhibit was placed be-
fore them during the past few weeks,
many of them were forced to stop and
remark: THAT is much ahead of any
thing we can do. The quality of the
grain we have conceded, for has not
so-and-so sent us samples grown on
his own farm the like of which we had
never seen before. But to think Of
the vegetables-and such W .etables.
Why, we thought everything was
frozen up there, and these turnips,
cabbages, cauliflowers, beets, man
Colds, pumpkins, anC squashes are
away ahead of anything we ever saw
grow" That is the story everywhere.
Thousands of Western Canada home
steaders, formerly United States citi-
zens, are growing just such grain, just
such vegetables, which yield them a
splendid profit with little outlay on the
farms that they have secured from the
Government Of the Dominion of Can
ada at the nominal cost of $40 for 160
acres. If adjoining land is wanted it
can be secured from the railway COM
panies or from private individuals at
moderate prices and reasonable terms.
BY placing your name and address on
postal card and addressing it to the
Canadian Government Agent, whose
name appears elsewhere, a copy of
Last Best West" telling you all about
| it will be sent you free.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
HOW HE FOUND THE KEY.
Brothers Method Was Simple, but
Also Somewhat Costly.

Miss Dresswell had just returned,
after spending a week with country
friend. Imagine her CONSERVATION
when she discovered her previously
well-stocked wardrobe empty!
Gracious, GEORGE" she said to her
brother. "Where are all my clothes!
And what in the world is that great
black patch on the lawn?"
The face of George exhibited all the
well-known signs of conscious right
eousness, and he met her gaze I'M
fiinchingly.
Maria" he replied consolingly, you
wrote to me that IL | wanted the Key
of the billiard room / should find 1t IN
the pocket of your bolero."
Eyes, yes!"
"Well, don't know bolero from q
fichu or a box pleat, SO took all the
things to the lawn and burnt them
Then recovered the key from the
ashes"
She froze him with stare, and he
is now thawing slowly on the kitchen
stove.-Stray Stories.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
FOUR SHAFTS OF HUMOR.
Pithy Remarks from One of the Fore
most Jokesmiths.

With the truly artistic tempera'
ment the bird in the bush has scant
notion of doubling it's value by chang
ing to the hand.
A has-been is man who has spent
his time with hair vigors, electric
brushes and newspaper recipes, when
he should have been winning laurel
wreath to cover his ignominy with.
When you enter a shop state just
what you want. For then the mer.
chant can go intelligently to work to
sell you something else. The great
law of commerce is to sell people
what they don't want. What they do
want will sell itself.
But, probably it is no harder to live
up to your reputation when you are
young than it will be to live it down
when you are older.-Puck.
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g &=ksgiving for me-" she thought
6ree-xsy, as she sat in her widows
weeds ia the square wooden pew.
The long, long prayer was finished.
Patience liked the prayer for In 1t she
could hide her face. II was never too
long for her, although modern
church-goer would be aghast at having
to listen to even a sermon of such
length. The psalms of rejoicing had
been sung. These had been harder
to bear. The preacher had settled into
his discourse. He had turned his hour
glass, and was already at thirdly"
God in his providence has ex-
ceedingly blessed us in delivering
us from danger-he was saying. Pa
tience shuddered What good was it
to her to be delivered since John had
persisted under the Indian tomahawk!
figure appeared in the doorway.
Such figure! Gaunt, tattered. wild
eyed, unkempt, barefooted, bleeding
a mere skeleton covered with ragged
shreds of garments. 1t stood in the
doorway quivering and moHoning
strangely
Patience! Patience.' it cried.
Tis some crazy exhorter such as
used to come and harrangue the con
gregations in my grandfather's time"
had been a Judge in the days of the
persecution of Anabaptists and
Quakers. The tithing-man stalked
down the aisle to put out the intruder.
Some of the men half rose, but sat
down again when they saw that the
matter was being attended to. 1t was
dreadful thing in those days to dis.
turb a meeting. But John Halcomb's
widow, unmindful of disturbance start
ed up at the cry and fairly ran down
the aisle.
1T is John! 1t is john! she
cried.
Never had a religious service in
Bethlehem Hill been broken up like
this one. The minister stopped in
the very middle of his most important
sentence. The dreaded tithing-man
himself, who bore upon his soul the
awful responsibility of every man and
woman, boy and girl in the meeting
house, forgot it all and cried out like
frightened boy: 1T is a ghost!"
But it was not a ghost. 1t was
John Halcomb himself, safe.
The story of the Indian attack on
the village of Wyoming in 177S is a
story of marvellous escapes as we'll as
of torture and massacre No adven.
ture in 1t seems more marvellous than
that of John Halcomb which is one of
the well attested stories of his.
tory
With Is other captives, John Hal.
comb had been ranged around large
fiat stone while woman fury called
Queen Esther" who seemed at the
head of this ceremony of sacrifice of
prisoners, crushed the heads of one
after the other with a great stone
death maui. Two of the captives sud.
denly leaped to their feet and dashed
into the forest. The Indians pursued
them but did not shoot, probably be.
cause their plan was to bring them
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21

back alive and torture them to death.
One of the two-and it was John Hal
comb-tripped on vine and rolled
down the steep river bank. Then he
gave himself up for lost. But the
fall, instead of bringing him to death.
saved his life. He lodged under the
heavy branches of a fallen tree and
the pursuers, sure that he was ahead.
dashed past it without discovering
him. He lay concealed in this lucky
hiding place until darkness came.
Then wounded, lame, and almost fam.
ished, he started out on the journey of
days through the trackless forest in
tested with hostile Indians that lay
between him and Patience. A man
less brave of heart would have given
up a score of times, but there was no
give up TO John Halcomb. He might
be so weakened that he could ONLY
crawl. but he crawled on. lettering.
stumbling, crawling, dragging him
self along his painful way by inches
and in danger of his life all the way.
he covered the toilsome miles and
came to make for his wife Patience
a real Day of Thanksgiving.
Copyright 1907, by Wright A. Patterson {,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
FREE TO OUR READERS.

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21

she had not come away from her hus.
/ band against his desires-so she saith
hver-she would at least have died
with him
THAT is wicked repining,' said the
aunt sententiously. she ought to be
dealt with by the meeting. She
should be thankful that her life was
spared when her neighbors were
taken. Doubtless it was a leading of
the Spirit that caused her to come
here e'er the savages fell upon Wy
oming She, above all others, surely
has reason to be thankful. You
should deal with her, sister, and check
this untoward spirit" said Mistress
Lovejoy sternly Mistress Prudence
sighed.
Il know not rightly how to do it
when she is in such sorrow" she said
She hath ever been a willful and un-
reasonable child, but very loving
one"
You have ever spoiled her, and her
husband did the same. Perhaps this
is a punishment to you BOTH" said
Mistress Lovejoy.
Mistress Patience, a bride of year,
had left her home in Wyoming valley
for a visit with her mother in an
older settlement. She had begged and
pleaded to make this visit with a will
full demand that would not be denled.
II was an unusual occurrence. The
journey through the wilderness was
too long and toilsome to think of Wis
its. Most of the mothers who said
farewell to daughters going to pio-
neer homes could hardly expect to see
them again. But Mistress Patience
who was anything but patient in spite
of her name-would not submit to this
state of things She begged and
pleaded to go until her husband-to
whom her lightest wish was law-gave
his consent. He was the more ready
to do this as there were ugly rumors
of alliance between the British tory
forces and the Indians and the settle
ment of Wyoming, standing on a dis
puted tract, and not SO we'll protected
as other regions was peculiarly liable
to attack. But Mistress Patience did
not know this or she would not have
gone. She was very much in love
with this grave, middle-aged husband
who treated his young wife like a pet.
ted child. Many of the settlers had
shaken their heads over Mistress Pa
tiences going. He ought not to LET
her do it," they had said.
Il will only stay a little while.
will come back soon," she had said
at the parting, regretful at the last
minute for her action. But the saw
age Indians had come down upon the
village of Wyoming and swept il of
from the face Of the earth. The houses
were burnt, the people massacred OF
carried away captive. Every day
brought fresh story of horror, espe
cially dreadful had been the tale Of
4. John Halcomb and Is companions who
q had been carried off and sacrificed n
a sort of religious ceremony.
"She must be reused. She must sec
people. / would make her go to the
Thanksgiving service" said Mistress.
Lovejoy. She was a notable manager
and her sister-in-law, with all the vii
lage, were wont to submit to he
sway; and Patience went to the serv
ice.
There can never more be a da,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
No Nature Fake.

The alleged case of bird making
a splint for its broken leg is no more
wonderful than this:
A Welsh rabbit, about to be de-
voured by an enemy, made itself
stringy and tied the strings to plate,
fork and toast in brave effort to
keep from being dragged to its doom.
saw this with my own eyes but
refrain from giving my right name for
fear of drawing upon me displeasure.
Herald and Presbyter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
DOCTORS IN GRAND JURY NET.
to Force an Independent Physi-
clan from a Surgical Case.

Waverly, lathe Bremner county
grand jury, which a few weeks ago
indicted fourteen members of the coun-
ty medical association, alleging viola
ton of the antitrust law, recently re-
ported additional indictments against
DR., w. A. Rohlf and DIR. o. L. Chaffee
on the general ground of conspiracy.
Their alleged offense was of forcing
an independent doctor from surgi-
cal case, in which he as well as one of
the accused doctors had been EN-.
ployed, after he had refused to sign
the union scale.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
The Eternal Feminine.

did your wife scold you much for
getting in so late last night?"
hours!"
"Whew! What did you do?"
Fell asleep, as usual, during the
lecture"
But didn't she wake you up?"
Come to think of 1t, she did. Want
ed to know IL loved her as much as
ever--or something Of the sort
Young's Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
UnsWaIIoWed.

She had been to her first party and
had INDUCED not wisely but too well
in delicacies that cause internal woe
when partaken of to excess.
why, Geraldine!" exclaimed the
anxious mother, as she welcomed the
return of her offspring, how white you
are looking; do you feel sick?"
"Oh, no. was the equable reply; Il
did feel sick after the ice cream, but /
unswallowed myself and feel all right
now
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21

q pioneer or Colo
RADIO, now living at
21S East Nebraska
Street, Blair, Neb.,
says: Il had such
pains in my back
for a long time that
1 could not turn
in bed, and at times
there was an almost
total stoppage of
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21

the urine. My wife and have both
used Doan's Kidney Pills for what doc
tors diagnosed as advanced kidney
troubles, and both Of us have been
completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster ilburn Co.. Buffalo, ~ Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
A Certainty.

Every woman thinks she would
make an actress"
Not every one"
yes"
There is my wife,"
Doesn't she think it,"
mo; she knows it."-Nashville
American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
Some of Them.

Don't you think it is dreadful for
society to be taking up any of these
esoteric Oriental ideas?"
ooh, but the Oriental rugs are per-
fectly ovely!"-Baltimor American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
Free Advice.

can old subscriber wants to know
what fur is most economical for poor
people" said the stenographer of a
woman's magazine.
Tell her bearskin," said the FASH
ion editor, crankily.-Lippincott
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21

daughter, young Mistress patience
Halcomb, bent languidly over the spin
ning-wheel
Mistress Prudence made a sign for
silence, but 1t was too late. Inc
face of the pale young widow grew
whittier, and without a word she rose
and glided away.
Mistress Lovejoy looked at her sis
ter-in-law inquiringly.
Hath she not yet become recon
-ciled to the decree of God?" she asked
Mistress Prudence shook her head
NAY" she said. she saith ever that
1t is not by the decree of God she suf-
sfers. but by her own wilfulness. II
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
important to Mothers.

From the viewpoint of an old bach
elor the vocalizing at wedding is
more depressing than the singing at
funeral.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
Nature,s Manaoement.

There is no way, is there, to keep
wrinkles from shcwing?"
How can there be when wrinkles
are head-liners?"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
Thanksoivino.

Thanksgiving makes our prayers
bold and strong and sweet, feeds
and enkindles them as with Goals of
fire.-Luther.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
VETERAN OF THREE WARS.
4 Pioneer Of Colorado and Nebraska.

Matthias Campbell, veteran Of the
civil war and two Indian wars, and
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
Nv MD4MxE
MiNHy NzLZiVN
NV 81 BERTHA E. 6UCH

HE parson hath appointed
a day OF Thanksgiving for
this village that the cruel
tide of Indian invasion Is
turned back and our lives
are spared" said Mistress
Lovejoy Goodwin, busting
into the warm kitchen
where her sister-in-law
Mistress Prudence Good
win sat knitting by the
fireplace and her listless
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-31
thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
bow To Find Cut.

Fill e bottle or common glass with YOU
water ard let it stand twenty-four hours; !;
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-31

APPEAL TO The PULPIT. A YEARS BlSsOING.
$6o4,96o,Ooo Ex, pED In new
HOUSES.
The Fire Loss of the Year Crowded
Close Upon the Above
Stupendous Sum.

The records and tabulatiOns just COM
piled in Washington, ID. c., for 1906,
show that the grand total expended in
building during the year throughout
the country reaches $6O4, 900, 900. Stu
pendous as is that sum, it has fallen
considerably below expectations. It
was confidently estimated early in the
year that $725, 900, 900 would be reached.
The total shows gain of a little more
than 2 per cent. over 1905.
During the same period fire losses
were in excess of $500, 200 900. A loss
that, says F. w. Fitzpatrick, the exec
utive officer of the International So
ciety of Building Inspectors, has never
been equaled in any country at any
time, and that should mark the apex Oh
the nations folly. Further, Mr.. Fitz-
patrick, the highest authority on con-
struction in the country, contends thai
nine tenths of these losses are prevent
able.
In New York, for instance, 1926,
900 900 went into new construction, an(
of that not more than $40 900, 200 Wen
into partially fireproof buildings: an(
| the country.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-31
OUR SPENCE MUST GIT.
Republican Congressman Cut OfI
From Cafe, Sued fer Board Bill
and Notified to EaCdte ON
Pain OF Being Fired
Bodily IntG the
Street.

Washington, D. Co. JaSfl. 22.-Rgpre-
Sc ntative Blackburn has been sued for
his hotel bill by the Highlands apart
Trent House Company and notice has
been served upon hiln to vacate his
aEartn ents. The action OF the High
lands Company was scheduled for a
hearing this morning before Jlzstice
Mills. Attorneys for tlse hotel people
were present, but Mr.. Blackburn did
not show up, and Judgment was given
against HIM by default for the amount
asked (which was something less than
s2oe.
| Mn. Blackburn went to the Highlands
with his family October 1st, and has
! been there continuously since. The
apartment house is one of the NAost
fashionable in the city, and one of the
most expensive by far. SoTae days ago
the management began to get unessy
about the North Carolina Congress-
| mans account, and as the result of a
series of interviews, Mr. Blackburn
was cut off from the cafe, FINALLY no.
tice was served upon him to xacate his
apartments. Possession of the apart
ments could not be secured without
thirty days formal notice as the result
Of law tILat prevails III the District of
Columbia
This formal notice has been served ON
Bia ok burn, according to Manager Wes-
ton, of the Highlands, and unless the
Congressman moves in the meantime,
he will be disp0ssessed.
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Federal tJslNpatiH.
Richna@gld-T Times Dispatch.


Senator Beveridge justifeE his bill to
regulate child labor through the opera
ton Of the interstate commerce law on
the scGre that the w7s0rkingecf children
is national evil, and car only be
stopped by national remedy. There
are n1any national evils; does Mr.
Beve-idge propose to deal with all by
natioc8al legislatiO132
There are some subjects syhich, from
the nature Of the case, the Individual
Statese cannot regulate. Elszee of these is
interstate comma cree, and the trainers
of the ConstitutioR recognized the fact
ButnO one of them ever ignagined that
this provision of national law would
ever be so perverted as 10 usurp the
reserved rights of the States. Mr.
Beveridge says that his remedy could
be epplied without raising the disputed
question of States rights Shy invoking
the absolute power of Congress over in
terstete commerce. That is a subter-
fuge which is unworthy OF any honest
man. There is no relatio&, betw cen in
terstate commerce and child labor. One
is q f1laterial question, the other a moral
question, and it would be an arrogant
usurPatiOn for Congress to employ the
interstate commerce law as a police
regulation in such case
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-31
v. P. FIFE dies SUDDENLY.
Stricken in St. Louis Hotel While
Chatting With Friends.

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 27-W. p. Fife,
capitalist, died suddenly at 1 O'Clock
today at the st. James Hotel.
Mr.. Fife was in the hotel lobby chat
ting with friends when he became sud-
denly very i'll, and soon lost conscious
ness. DIR. William Beherns was hasti-
ly summoned from the Southern Hotel,
across the street, but could do nothing
for Mr.. Fife, who died shortly after the
doctors arrival.
DIR. Beherns says that death was
probably due to heart attack, but is
not positive.
Coroner Baron has been notified of
the death and will hold an inquest
Monday morning.
Mr. Flies son, who is now in Den
yer, Colorado, has been notified of his
fathers death.
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MerFimdC'S Anchor Found.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 25-As the result
other mud hook getting afoul Of some-
thing at the bottom Of Hampton Roads
yesterday, fishing schooner is the in
nocent cause of the discovery and re-
the Confederate armor clad Merrimac,
of Virginia, the last being the name
given her by the Confederate govern
ment and under which she fought dur
ing the civil war the famous battle
with the Monitor that revolutionized
naval warfare.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-31

Senator elect Curtis of Kansas has
no honest Injun blood in his veins.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-01-31
Failures Here and There.

Not since 1862 have there been sc
few changes in o year as there were
last year. In all the country 1886 fail
ures occurred last year, as against 9642
in the year 1902. These are two ban
ner years in a period extending from
1882 to the present time.
In the south there We're last yeal
1927 failures, as against 2123 in the
previous year. 1767 in 1904, and 1917
in 1903. The liabilities Of the failures
in the south in 1906 were S2O, AIS, ,SO1,
a smaller sum than had been rolled up
in this section in any of the three pre-
ViOus years.