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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26

put Of school. was. sent by Mr.. Mnrd-
stone to wine warehouse i'll London.
where he had an interest. There lie
MAS Vas set to work washing bottles, to
On the evening of the first day lie
was Introduced to a gentleman in a
brown surtout, whose extremely large
bald head arose like a shining egg
This was Mr.. Micawber, with whom lie
was to lodge.
Mr.. A1icawber's house was shabby
put made all the show it could, like
MI. Micawber himself. MIR. and Mrs.
and Miss A1icawber took David into the
family at once. and Mrs. Micawber
appealed to him. quite as to an equal
IN years and experience. for advice
which Mr.. Micawber was involved. -
These difficulties were SO dire that
Mr.. Nlocawber often came home in a
flood OF tears, declaring that nothing
" WAS now LET but jaia bitter state
lieyed before bedtime by plan for
putting bow-WindowsSto the house in
case anything turned up.
At last Mrs. Micawber's daily proph-
ecy that Mr.. N!lcaWber's affairs were
reaching a: crisis was proved true by
Mr.. Micawber's Imprisonment for debt
in the Kings Bench prison. And Mrs.
MicaWber. after the first transports of
.Stlel,E removed lnltAeff With the gf2mlly,
voWing that she would never, never
desert Mr.. Micawber. There. after
weeping bitterly, the reunited family
settled down to an agreeable exist
ence enhanced by enthusf asm over a
petition to Parliament praying for an
alteration in, the law of imprisonment
for debt, which MI. Micawher began
to draw UP at once,
David lodged near the prison now,
for, with the exception of the Nlicaw-
bers. lie had no friend, His days pass
ed by in leaden misery, spent in the
squalid. black warehouse. amid igno-
rant, brutalized creatures, laboring like
himself for a starvation wage, drndg-
Ing Without hope, living without a
CLEAN OF JOY. His days at home SEEM
ed but 9 dream. He dared not think
about Steerfortk dreading even to
Imagine what that hero of his past
would say We're he to see him now.
Then at last came Il day when Mr..
hl1caWber's creditors released him, and
no decided to leave London and exert
MS talents In the country. According
~, the family started for Plymouth, so
that. Mr.. NIicawber might be on the
spot n. case anything turned UP.
s >Bereft of these poor friends David
/ .Copperfield decided to run away and
seek Out. an aunt whom he had never
l|seen and OF Whom he knew only that
| her name was BETSY Irotwood and
| that SHE Slived near Dover. With q
jihalf-gulnea. sent9lllnl by hts old, faith-
l5tul nurse, Peggotty, lie trudged away.
| Robbed oil the road, starving, Sleeping
lin bushes and open fields, the tiny flg-
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reached him did he win back to Gomez
thing like peace. So three years
passed before he returned to England
Agnes met him with joy and 1ove
She touched the chords OF his menu
DRY so softly and har3noniously with
the unerring instinct OF her noble
heart that not one Jared He soon
came to spend every evening In her
gentle presence. for u alone was pow
serful enough to drive his heavy, heavy
memories from, his mind. 5gi5
One day his aunt looked steadfast1y7
Mt him. II think. Trotwood," said si1af
that Agnes is going to DO married."
fully.
He rode straight to her house ana
asked her to confidc in him, her
brother. Irstead, she burst into tears,
and David copperfIe1d saw q great
hope brighten for him.
"Agnesl'' he cried. "T went away
dear Agnes. loving you. ] stayed away
loving you. 1 returned home, loving
yor!" e
ri am so best. Trotwood." said As-s
mes. My heart is SO overcharg ed--4
but there Is one thing + must say.
She laid her dear hands on Davtd's
shoulders and looked calmly In his
face. s5s
II have loved you all my life" said
she. and have one thing more to
tell you. On the night that Dora died
She left me a last charge. It was that
only would occupy this vacant place.
And Agnes laid her head upon his
breast and wept: and David wept with
her though both were 30 happy.
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David had never seen such curls She
was the more precious. he thought,
for being altogether SO very diminu-
tive. David Copperfield was a lost
man from tho first sight Of her. He
became slavish worshipper even of
lip, who had the blessed honor Of be-
him with bright. pure faithful eyes.
And then Betsy Trntwood announced
to David one day that her fortune
had been swept away she :, eSplaiped
out seeking Mr., Wickfield's advice.
and had lost 1T all. So she let her
cottage and came to live In lodgings
with her nephew, and David Copper
field began his career.
He gave UP his expensive friends
and habits. lie plunged into the study
of stenography and became a reporter
OF the parliamentary Debates. He
wrote for the magazines and succeeded
In a few Years he was known as ~
coming man; Another season and he
had arrived" His fame and income
rose together; so that he was enabled
at last not only to provide for his aunt
but to marry Dora.
Two birds would have known more
about keeping house than David and
Dora. Incapables in the way of SER
wants CAME and vanished in endless
succession, Everybody cheated them.
The washerWonlan paWned the clothes.
u I'D sWdlhell
his feet impartlally5 into the melted
butter and the salt, and barled at the
guests. David tried to teach Dora to
straight out the household accounts.
And Dora bought an Immense account
book, sharpened a great many pencils
ana made u desperate attempt. But
the figures would not add up. and
when she had laboriously made a. few
entries Jip would insist Oh walking
over the page smearing them all out.
So at last Dora resigned herself to-
holding the pens at night while David
wrote his stories.
was not strong. Soon the little feet
that had been so nimble when they
danced around Jip, We're heavy and
slow David began to carry lier down
and up the stairs, And when his
aunt left them with her parting cry,
S.Good night, Little Blossom!" David
often sat alone to think how the blos-
som withered In its bloom upon the
tree
The shadows We're beginning to
whom he loved heaviest OF sall and
rome TO think of rs his dear sister
been quartered IN MI, WiclSfield's
house first as clerk, advancing graduyI
ally to confidential assistant and
sfina llysas partner, a&cadaVerous. close
red-eyed cteture surah Ileep,
II am vol. aware" said $IIriah, on
Ills first meeting with David COPPER
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
Preventing coal-,Iine. Accidents.

Though this country is far behind
Europe In taking action To prevent
accidents incident 70 the prosecution
Of Its Industries. there are some indi-ss
vidual employers and corporations that
show most praiseworthy regard for
the safety of their work-people. Dur
ing the past year. for example. the
Union Pacific Railway Company has,
spent about two million Dc liars In in-.s
staliing appliances designed to reduce
the chance Of accidents to, the lowest
possible degree. The results appear.tn:
the comparison of the accident sta
tistics ofNthe system for the fiscal years
1906 and 1907. In the former year
ia pers ons were killed In all accid ents,s
and 1858 We're Injured; In 1907 the
total number of killed was s106, and OF
injured, l.1O4. a systenlsof tests WAS
esta bllshed three years ago Tor Insult
tive 's TO to the signal syst EN-. Twlcs a.
coEpS Of instTAst9rs passes ,G3Ts
new and Cid employees in the details,
OF their respective duties. To thtas
careful supervision and the improved
appliances is duo the decrease In ths5
number Of accident s.--L eslie'a Wee kly.s
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moods unaucstioningly and In blind
admiration.
Even when lie learned that Steer
forth idle now, as his mothers great
wealth permitted him to be, and loung-
ing through the world at his own rest
less. tickle, reckless wild. had been
much at Yarmouth and had haunted
the ark. he thought no wrong Of his
Idol
And SO David, generous and true and
innocent, journeyed down one day to
Yarmouth to attend Little Emily's
wedding. Grown tall and very lovely
now, she was to marry Ham, the great
fellow with the mighty form OF a
toiler OF the sea and the simple heart
OF q gentleman.
when I go looking. and looking
about that theer pritty house of our
Em'ly's.'' said Mr.. Poggotty. Welcoming
David. II feel rs IL the littlest things
was hers, almost. takes 'em up and
as delicate as il they was our Emily.
So Ills with her little. bonnets and
that couldn't see one on 'en rough
W Sssa nhapes baby fq for the MhGs
here she is!''
But 4 was only Ham. Ha looked
In at the door and beckoned to David.
AS David came out he saw to his
amazement that tho young fisherman
Ham closed the door and burst into
"a terrible sob Then Mr.. Peggotty,
3puszled, tore the, door open from In
a great cry. In an Instant all we're
back In the room. the women hanging
! to PeEgotty, who stood with his face
and Ills lips quite wild and blood
l3trickling from his lips. while David
/ read a letter that Little Emily had
left for Ham.
She had been lured away. and Steer
forth. the bright and beautiful Steer
forth, whom David had SO loved.
Steerforth, whom he loved still had
done the deed
4 AS a gale scatters the leaves OF
autumn. so the tragedy blew asunder
all those who had been dear to David
In his youth. OF that kind, simple.
unselfish household IN the ark, only
1 Ham and Mrs. Gummidge remained to
keep the old place SO that Emily
might find It unchanged should she
! ever return. Mr.. Peggotty set forth
| to search through the world for his
niece, Tim a, going 70 seek her. far
and wide,'' said he, any hurt
should come to me. remember that the
4 last words i left for her was. My un-
changed love is with my darling child
Land II forgive her isS5t ,}S53g 3
Out Of the black shadow Of this
4 sharp sorrow. David stepped once more
Into tho sun. It beamed on him from
the eyes Of Dora Spenlow, KID NJ n
& Dora had the most Gel Elltfnl little
voice. gs She had the gayest8 III tile laugh
lShe had tile most 3tascinatl Ing way
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
'rAN-AMEn1cAN CONGRESS-,
Chilean Government to Entertain sci-
cntista This Ycnr. 49,

The Department. OF State transmits
to the Department OF Commerce and
Labor copy of the regulations and
grogram OF the Fourth Scientific Con-
gress. which will convene at Santiago
on December i, 1905. under the aus
spices OF the Government of Chile. AZ
copy OF the regulations is fled for
reference at the Bureau OF Mannfac-
lures. from which the following Is
cleaned;
All communications or scientific.
works to he presented to the congress
must be received before September 49,
forward their communications in time8
must send the titles to the general
secretary's Office before that date.
The following PERSONS shall be con-
si1ered members OF the congress-: All
official delegates from cooperating
countries; delegates from universities.
Institutes, and scientific societies and
organizations. both Chilean and from
other American countries, all persons
present invited by the executive COM
mittee and proposed by the respective
subcomnittees or by the committees
OF concurrins countries; and adherents
sts4.S6) and are accepted by the eaecu-
tive committee.
The subcommittee shall correspond
to an equal number Of sections of the
congress. and shall be as follows.
Mathematics. pure and applied, physi-3
cal sciences: natural sciences: engl-8
neering; medical science and hygiene;ss
meteorological sciences; SCIENCE OF
law and sociology; science of pedago-
gy. and agriculture and zootechny.
The committee In tho United States
consists of Prof, Leo S. Rowe. Of the
University of Pennsylvania. and Prof.
University, besides representatives
from tho universities of California,
Chicago. Cornell, George Washington
Harvard, Illinois, Johns Hopkins. Mich-
igan. Minnesota, Princeton, Texas. Wis.
consln and Yale.
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Horror. of peaceful Inaustry.e

AiuAEVH1 OAffl'EA GdCGKuA 4AuuSNE
War Stays its thousands, and peacAs
its ten thousands. For the year 1908
the Interstate Commerce Commission
reported the number OF railway acci-
dents in the United States as 10s.33t-.
a total greater than all the casualties
OF the Boer War. which lasted three
years. The records OF the Public Ser-5
vice Commission show that 155 people
were killed by strcet-cars, elevated.
steam. and subway trains in New York
City in the three months ending Mo-
venber 80. 1907. and that 500 more
were seriously injured. These figures.
have attracted much attention, but they
do not prove that thu railroads are
sinners above all the industrial agen-l
ces OF the country: on the contrary.
there are many more accidents In fac
tories and IN the building trades than
on tho railroads. but their vast total
is not appreciated because It Is the!
duty of no statistlciun to record them
accurately. Only one State. New York.
has made any serious attempt to gather
accurate figures relating to tho loss
of life by industrial accidents. On the
basis of u reporrbof the commissioner
of Labor. made a number of years ago.
1T is computed that the Industrial ac-S
cident rate In the factories Of New
York State reaches the appalling figs
tures OF A to 1000, and that more than
$4,000 factory employees arc killed or;
injured every year in the United States
Mining and railway casualties bring
the total of slaughter. mutilation and
other INJURIES up to more than $4,000
cases annually--a record which makes
that of any twelvemonth in the history
OF war pale into insignificance, The
entire losses, In killed and wounded.
OF the Russo Japanese War were s
!7s6.--Leslie's Weekly.
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He Gets Hla.

Hades Journalists ttos shade OF New
York ship news. report err, low do
you like Hades? Did you have a pleas,
ant voyage? What do they think nt
us on earthg How do our women CONS
pare with those Of the IFuited statsaf
How do you like our Ri Innate Ia this
your first visit2 Are you going VI
stay Ion s 2.--P uck, NJ .SS l3El .I EAE
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David Copperieid" liz generally viewed,
ana with fairly ample rcason, as IA partial
autobiography. There Is no doubt that the
description OF David'a unhappy childhood
authors youth. after disaster overlook his
crrelegs. happy-go-luckv father. As for the
rest. David coppcrheld" is probably az
mich OF an autobiography and as little OF
enc as Nicholas Nick1cby," 'Nlartin Chuz-
zleWli ana Little Dorrit," all Of which,
."nlH,n charhrtcra who have been '.jden-
.hed as Dickenss mother has father. him
SCI. ana 30 on. The truth IN tliat Dickens
possessed to ~ degree hardly ever APP
IIohtshcd by any other known writer, an
~. .,cnt or modern. the genius for true craa-
, ION since he wrote. millions OF human
heGlgs have been born, have played their
3por1H- have died and are gone as II thew
NAG lever been. The creatures of HIS brain,
istnfHE--llving. renli ever young ever I'M
onah. stHg--far more real than ali tho ssreaIr
inultttudes Of men
lt Is Said that Micaybcr tho wonderfu,
issiPafed. hopeful. "cadgtng," Ioyable MI.
,,a.rpef, u u description of Dickcns'x own
Ihther- IL Dickens were writing io.d.v
inopabIy every reader would feel ass,,rsd
. anht dicasfgber was drawn from ono OF his
o wi acqu.Nntances We have MI known I,
a.ser1orth. and loved him and served him
a annt to accept him something great
nuu loyaiiY shutting eyes 10 our cod's
az, au1 pt clay urtai, Heep may BIO found
MI. ns ere 10 ,t,ay. The brave. true, simple
ngpls heart rot Pessotty beats beneath q
y The brave. tlmpll noble heart Of our p..ai
humanity, . that throbs true cvermore under
INC ugly and disgusting ar1nor hat we s,.nsr
III our war for n living.
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Out Of the black shadow Of this
sI,arn sorrow, David stepped once more
into tho sun. u bsamed on him from
the eyes OF Dora SpenloW,
!. Dora had the most delightful little
voice. 4 She had the gayestE little laugh.
She had the most Fascinating way.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-10

Fresh dates 5o,pound at Pattersons.
Get your shoes repaired at The Hub.
2ztf
The best pair Of taps in the city at The
Hub. 2zf
Wood snow shovels, l0c each at Pat
terson's.
Two lbs new mixed nuts Csc at Pat
tersons.
Holly boxes all sizes | DC each at Pat
terson's.
Xmas postals, big assortment at Wort.
ley & French's.
Steel snow shoves. regular SOC .kind
sec at Patterson's.
Desirable Xmas gifts can be found
Wortley g. French's.
Try dozen Of Doxsee,s blue points on
the half shell. Great!
Fresh lake and ocean fish at Belding
Oyster & Fish Market.
Christmas tree ornaments. candles and
candle holders at Patterson's.
Steel runners will fit any baby cab OF
steel wagon, sec at Patterson's.
Fresh roasted peanuts or sailed pea
nuts, DC pound at Patterson's.
Conkey's Roup Cure. SOC at Cornell
Bros Makes Is gallons medicine.
See our new china table. one at Acc for
choice, the other CSC at Patterson's.
Have you seen those white and gold
semi porcelain dinner sets at Gibson's.
Watch for our full page Xmas ad next
week. Wortley & French.
Florida oranges &c dozen, California
navals Csc dozen at Patterson's.
Oysters opened from shell OF bulk oys-
tiers. Belding Oyster g. Fish Market.
When doing Xmas shopping it will pay
you to visit our store. Wortley & French.
Come and select your Xmas presents
now and have them laid away for you at
Wortley & Frenchs.
1909 Chattanooga weather chart cal
endars will be ready for you about Dec,
S at Wortley & French's.
Our hand painted calendars for 9Oe
are more attractive than ever this year.
Call and see them. Wortley & French.
We expect to give you weather chart
calendar as usual this year. The 1909
calendar will be ready Dec. S.
Wortley g. French.
Remember the closing out sale OF fine
Xmas gifts at c. Eddy & Cos, Saturd ay,
December 9th, by the ladies of St.
Mary's guild.
Buy your Xmas gifts at the closing out
sale Of st. Mary's guild at C. Eddy & Cos
store Saturday Dec. 10th. Prices cut to
the lowest notch to sell them.
Don't forget the offer of Lawrence &
Walbrink to sell just ! 2 sample pianos at
10 per cent above cost. They have sold
several since their announcement last.
1t is certainly worth your time to investi-
gate.
E. c. Lloyd has bought the Richardson
Silk Cos agents sample line Of hand en-
broidered pieces, waist patterns, aprons,
table pieces. picture frames, calendars,
glove cases, etc, at less than half price
and has marked them at prices that should
close them before Christmas. Mrs. Lewis
Sayles will have the sale in charge.
Lloyd's Dry Goods Store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-10
Short Hems of Interest Re
Lafins to the Toyn and It's
People, told In a Single
Paragraph.
Local ~
Brevities.

Mrs. Nette Aagell is spending the wesl
with friends at Greenville
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Bentley were r
Grand Rapids Tuesday for the day.
F. MINER and family spent Saturday
afternoon and Sunday with Palo relatives
c. M. Smith expects to leave this week
for St. Louis to visit his son for few
weeks.
Mrs. r L. Warren returned Tuesday
from a weeks visit with her daughter al
Sheridan.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Sagendori
of Fosterville. Wis on Saturday, Nov. %
an ID. boy.
j. B. Arnwne entertained his cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Loase of Ovid, last Friday
and Saturday.
Do not fail to read the meat market
adv. of Higgins & Ohlinger and note the
prices on meat.
w. T. Hazard made a business trip to
Traverse City Wednesday in the interests
of the Belding-Hall Co.
Mrs. Eugene Cooper of Greenvile was
a guest of her sister, Mrs. A. v. Fleck,
from Saturday till Monday.
Mrs. w. P. Hetheringto and Mrs. Fred
A. Washbur were in Greenville Tuesday,
guests of Mrs. John Lewis.
Mrs. Bertha Lovely of Sturgs and Miss
Jessie Edgar of Lakevisw were guests Of
Mrs. M. Y. Gephart Saturday.
Palmer Fales is home from his western
trip. He intends to return to Portland,
Oregon, and locate for the practice OF law.
Robert F. Joiner Of Howell was in the
city over Sunday visiting his grandmother
Mrs. A. P. Joiner, and aunt, Mrs. E. B.
Lapham
Mrs. Mary E. Perry returned to her
home in Howard City the last OF the
week. After visiting few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Reeves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron F. Brown are
Grand Rapids visitors today. Mr.. Brown
is acting as Judge for the Herpolsheimer
Co. in a contest in the art department.
Mrs John Bowles received word from
Mrs. Lille Ward, recent resident here,
of the death of Earl Wards wife leaving
a young babe. The Wards were well
known in this city.
Andrew Little was called to Owosso
Wednesday by the death Of his brother,
Perry M. Little, which occurred there
Wednesday morning. He was sc years
of age, being z years Younger than An
drew.
Consider what the hen does when she
is working, now that her strike season is
on and she clors for cations. The market
value OF "Biddy" is about so cents and
the value Of her daily produce 21s cents
or over one half her own worth. True,
her career is short, but long enough for
her to earn her own value many times
over ond that cannot be said of some in
this world who have great pretentions to
usefulness.
Roy Reynolds was very pleasantly sur
prised last Tuesday evening on the 25th
anniversary Of his birth. His mother,
j. w. Wells invited few of his friends
in, unknown to Roy who had gone out for
the evening. Being hastily summoned
over the telephone by Mr.. Wells, he hur-
ried home and opened the door to find
himself confronted by room full Of his
gentlemen friends. Although completely
surprised, he Immediately grasped the
situation and an enjoyable evening was
passed in games and social chat, followed
by refreshments, after which the young
men departed, wishing many returns of
so happy an occasion.