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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
ONE ON THE DOCTOR.
st. Peters Query Decided Reflection
on Medical Attendant.

DR.. Arthur T. Holbrook told story
on his profession.
"A man by the name of Evans died."
he said, and went TO heaven, OF
course. When he arrived at the pearly
gates he said TO St. Peter:
Well, I'm here.
"St. Peter looked at him and asked
his name. John Evans was the reply.
"St. Peter looked through his book,
and shook his head.
"'You don't belong here he said,
pointing to the exit.
but | am sure ] belong here, said
the man.
"'Wait a minute, said st. Peter.
He looked again and in the back
OF the book found his name.
Sure said the guardian of the
gate, you belong here But you was
mt expected Tor 20 years. Who's your
DOCTOR? milwaukee Free Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
AROUND THE STATE.

Donald Kudner. aged IL, Of Lapeer,
plunged into swimming hole and
rescued John Faley his S-yearold
playmate. when the latter was seized
with cramps.
Bids for repairing 10000 feet of
pier on the Grand Haven harbor were
opened in Grand Rapids and contract
awarded to Burke. Smith d Nelson
The contract was for $19.3S7.
Deputy game wardens around the
state have notified State Warden
Pierce that the fish are dying in many
lakes and streams of this state. Supt.
Lydell. of the fish hatchery at Grand
Rapids. attributes this to lack of food
as no other cause can be found
In unloading a car Of machinery for
the German Gelatine Co in Holland
workmen were surprised TO End box
containing five white Angora cats
nearly starved from their long i'm
prisonment. The cats were distribut.
ed among various homes in the city.
II is thought that they must have
been placed in the car by mistake.
No certified check having been filed
by the Saginaw bondholdeTs of the De
lIolt. T4iHl O Saginaw W bdth UP lH6lf
protest against the sale to Isaac Ap-
rlebaum. Of Detroit. for $4,000 Judge
Wisner ordered the sale confirmed.
The bondholdsrs will realize about ten
cents on the dollar by the deal.
The supreme court reversed the de-
cision convicting George North. OF
Haslett Park for violating the liquor
Jaw. because the trial judge directed
the jury 10 return a verdict Of guilty
without leaving their seats. Ii Is held
the trial Judge may say the jury should
return a certain verdict, bat not in
mandatory terms.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
MAN HOLDS MANY JOBS.
Reporter is Mayor. Magistrate, Audi.
tor, City Clerk and Other Things.

Courtdale, Pa.-Not many public Of
fees have escaped George Washington
Williams, who is burgess or mayor,
Justice of the peace. auditor, secretary
OF the council or city clerk. and pres.
ident of the board of health. Were he
to lose his job as reporter on a local
paper he might easily pick out and
handle several other borough posi-
tions. Williams moved to Courtdale
from Wilkesbarre two years ago Al
most Immediately he was elected Sec
rotary of the borough council. He
still retained his newspaper job, and
one night was detailed 10 report a
Republican caucus. Much to his sur
prise the caucus selected him as a
candidate for burgess. lie accepted
and was elected by four votes over
Jacob Hunt, who had lived there so
years. His administration is a big
success. And then the other Offices
came. Only one person in Courtdale
held as many Offices as Williams.
This was Miss Louise Bennett. organ
list of the Methodist Episcopal church.
organist for the Sunday school, teach
er. superintendent Of the Junior Ep-
worth League aud president of the
Womens Home Mission society. Just
to end the rivalry Williams married
the girl.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
Revere Bell in it's Tower.

Paul Revere & Sons It's net
weight" was SIS pounds and its cost
was s36750. II was guaranteed for
one year.
The church society has had 16 pas.
tors. The first was Rev. Joseph Avery
Andover, preached quite regularly as
early as ITO. He was the father of
the founders Of Phillips Academy
The site of the first church was To-
Gated by the general court. IL was
erected in 1710. The seats were not
put in until 1715. That building was
replaced by larger one about 1850.
The present structure was built in
1885.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
TO GATHER PRUNES.

of 500 simians from Panama and is
ranch in the coast range foothills.
For years California fruit growers
yearly have been confronted with the
question of harvesting their crops.
Santa Clara valley is the heaviest pro-
Queer of prunes in the United States,
if not in the world The work of gath
ering the fruit into boxes for shipping
after it has ripened and fallen TO the
ground formerly was done by men sent
by labor agencies from San Francisco
augmented by school children from
foothill towns.
But with the influx of aggressive
Japanese white labor rebelled against
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
Where the urchln Scored.

The busy man stopped before an
Office building and leaped from his
carriage. At the same moment an
ambitious urchin ran forward and
piped: Hey, mister, kin l hold yer
horse?" mo, you can't" snapped
the busy man. Won't charge y
much" insisted the urchin. Il don't
care about the charge impatiently
responded the man, throwing a blan-
ket over his bony steed MY horse
will not run away" Gee, mister,
didn't think he'd run away" Nor"
mo, thought he might fall down"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23

working by the side OF that fro<n the
orient, and as result the little brown
men overwhelmed the fruit ranches.
OF late seasons, however, there has
been a shortage of prune pickers, both
American and Japanese, and in many
instances shippings were delayed and
several crops lost through the lack of
harvest hands.
The usual floating labor population
of San Francisco did not respond
readily TO the calls OF the ranchers,
and consequently the marketing of the
crops was hindered.
But now comes Seely with a pana-
cea for the prune mems harvesting
ills. Seely proposes to raise the monkey
10 the level of the fruit grower, and
he is confident of ultimate success.
1T always has been difficult for us
TO obtain adequate help when most
needed" he said when hands are
available we are imposed upon in
wages. Last year sold the crop of a
20-acre lot of prunes, expecting TO
have them gathered. But when the
time for the first picking arrived not
one man or boy appeared. Finally,
with the help of Japs and Chinese ]
fulfilled my end of the contract, but
at loss.
Then an old friend from Iowa Wis
tied me. Prunes, orientals and climate
were all strange to him. When he
first saw the Japs squatting or hop
ping around beneath the trees he
laughed and said.
Where did you get all those
monkeys?
After he had returned east |
thought over his remark, and the idea
occurred to me, why not get genuine
monkeys to pick prunes?
Before coming TO California
worked in Central America, and while
there became acquainted with A. b.
James of Acapulco, Panama James
owned a coffee plantation. The forest
about his ranch clearings abounded
with monkeys. The natives caught
many young ones and trained them to
pick fruit.
90 i nave NIlllSH W JAMES anu he
is gathering monkeys and will ship
them to me at once Meantime | have
obtained a number from San Francisco
dealers. They now are in the hands
of trainers, but as the animals are still
strange | can't say how the venture
will result If get the right kind OF
monkeys. I'm sure | will be successful
"A well-bred, well behaved monkey
ought to be able to do the work of ten
Japs. Then there wonld be no wages
and the feed and salary of the train
er would be my only expense. The
animals ordered are young and ought
to prove satisfactory if properly
trained will muzzle them to prevent
them from eating the fruit, and expect
to divide the 500 into SO bands, ten to
a trainer"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
ONE STONE FENCES FARM.
Missouri Man Has Land Where No
Wheel Ever Rolled.

Jasper. Mo.-Within sight of this
town settler has farm which prob
ably is unlike any other in the world.
This farm occupies the tableland on
the summit of ridge and is inclosed
with a fence which no animal has ever
broken through. 1t does not rise above
the surface of the farm, but falls sheer
from the edge a distance of many feet
The man who homesteaded the table
land had hard climb up the face of
perpendicular cliff to reach the com
paratively level summit.
At one point ledge extends out a
few inches and along the face of the
cliff at an upward grade. BY following
this ledge and making use of occa-
sional points of rocks and of shrubs
growing in the assures the discoverer
pulled himself to the summit and
found a surface well covered with a
soft and luxuriant vegetation.
Gradually he improved the ledge I'M
I'll he could carry up tools and seed.
BY blasting and drilling he cleared
narrow trail. up which he was able to
take first some PIGS and then a COW.
Later on he took up horse.
And that to-day is the condition of
this curiously protected farm No We
hicle has turned wheel within its
limits of palisades The live stock has
multiplied and consumes the grain
raised. Some stones thrown across
the tfail completely fence in the hogs
and cattle When the farmer has
stock to sell he drives the animals
down the private trail and strikes the
road 10 Jasper.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
Eight weasels Attack a Cow.

Hanover, Pa.-Haymakers on the
farm of II. A. Sell, near Hanover, no
ticed COW in a nearby meadow
strangely jumping about and believing
loudly. Upon investigation they were
astonished to find that eight weasels
had attacked her. After a hard fight
the farmers succeeded in killing sew
eral Of the blood suckers and scatter.
ing the remainder.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
CALIFORNIA RANcHER HOPES TO
USE MONKEYS.
Orders Consignment Of 500 Chat.
terers from Panama and Will
Train Them to Work in
the Orchards.

San Jose, Cal.-Central American
monkeys, trained to hop over orchard
clods and pick up the succulent prunes
that are now ripening in Santa Clara
valley, are believed by Martin V. Seely
of this city TO be the solution of the
California labor problem. To this end
Mr.. Seely has ordered a consignment
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
Dads Dilemma.

81 see your girl has beau
Eyes, said the damsels father,
land don't know just how to handle
the mutt Shall ! be friendly with
him. and lose my dignity; or shall
hold myself aloof and be considered
an old grouch?"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
womenwho have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, f1atuleney, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try il?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
FOUR GIRLS
Restored to Health by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable G Compound.
Read Dhaf They Say.

MissLillian Ross. $50
East Saith Street. New
York, writes: " Lydia
T.. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound over
irregularities, pc
riodic suffering, and
nervous headaches,
after everything else
had failed TO help me,
and i feel it a duty to
let others know of it,"
Katharine Craig ,2355
Lafayette St., Denver,
Col, writes: Thanks
TO Lydia K. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound ]
am well, aftersutfering
for months from ner-
vous prostration.
Miss Marie Stoltz-
man, of Laurel, Ia,
writes: "Iwas in a run
downconditionan dsuf-
fered from suppression,
Indigestion, and poor
circulation. Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound made me
well and strong"
Miss Ellen M. Olson,
of All n. East St., Ke-
vance, ILL.,, says: " Ly-
dia K. Pinkham'sVeg
table Compound cured
me of backache, side
ache, and established
my periods, after the
best local doctors had
failed to help me-"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23
"Riot at Yale"-A Recipe.

Take half hundred Shelf Fresh
men dying of ennui, and the same
number of academic feeling the same
way-only more so. Mix well by the
fagpole, and pour into Church street.
Introduce at two-minute intervals hall
a dozen trolleys with temptingly- dang
ling ropes. Now put in on the run
three or four vigilant representatives
of the law, stir till the whole mass
comes to red heat. and then pick out
an entirely innocent grind, and place
in the cooler TO cool. Garnish with
huge headlines and serve for break
last to fond parents, etc.-Yale Record
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23

Feet Ache-Use Aliens Foot-Ease
Over 90 GOO tmonials Refuse limitations. send for
free trial package. A. - olmsted, lie Roy, n. y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23

Blunt language is often used in max.
Ing sharp retorts.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23

Don't forget that a thing isn't done
because you intend TO do it,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23

Mrs. Winaow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces In
Examination, aays pain, cures wind collie 25c bottle
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-23

Sorrows gather around great souls
as storms do around mountains; but
like them, they break the storm and
purify the air of the plain beneath
them.-Richter.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-11
Sheriffs Will Soon Gather.

The annual convention of the Sher- ifs Association of this state will be held here in the court house Decem- Der 14. Two meetings are to be held each year by the association, one in June, the other in December This is the principal session of the year, as officers will be elected at this time. It is expected the attendance will num- Der at least 50 sheriffs, as more than half of the sheriffs in the state usually attend.
 The purpose of the meeting is to promote a fraternal spirit among the officers of the state, to form rules for the exchange of prisoners and to con slider ways in which the enforcement of the laws may be more fully carried out.
 F. F. Kitchens of Helena, who has been elected sheriff of Phillips county five times, is president of the assoeia- tion, the former Sheriff C. c. Kava- naugh of this county is secretary. Mir. Kayanaugh will not be a candidate for reelection, as he is not now connected with the sheriff's office.
 A number of old-timers in the state will be present, and prominent among county, who has been in the sheriff's office since he was 21 years of age, and he is now past the threescore mark. When he has not been sheriT he has been deputy sheriff. Bob Will Hams, who was sheriff of Garland not candidate for reelection at the last election and probably will not attend.
 Another of the men who have been active members in the association for years and who are now out of office is w. G. Pendleton of Union county. He was succeeded at the last election by John ". Harmon. One of the old members who has been out of active membership in the association for the past few years snd who will return this year. is Frank Milwee of Monroe county. He has been county judge for the past four years, but is now sheriff again.
 Two Republicans will succeed two Democrats in active membership at the coming meeting. They are Sam Russel of Crawford county, who sue ceeds Hugh Miller, and J. c. Reed of Washington county, who succeeds Kit Phillips.
 The meeting of the association prob ably will last but one day.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-11
CAUSE AND EFFECT Good Digestion Follows Right Food.

Indigestion and the attendant dis comforts of mind and body are cer- tain to follow continued use of improp- CT food
 Those who are still young and robust are likely to overlook the fact that, as dropping water will wear a stone away at last, so will the use of heavy, greasy, rich food, finally cause loss of appetite and indigestion.
 Fortunately many are thoughtful enough to study themselves and note the principle of Cause and Effect in their daily food. A N. Y. young wom- an writes her experience thus:
 Sometime ago had a lot of trouble from indigestion, caused by too rich food. I got so was unable to di- gest scarcely anything, and medicines seemed useless.
 "A friend advised me to try Grape Nuts food, praising it highly, and as last resort tried it. I am thankful to say that Grape-Nuts not only re- lieved me of my trouble, but built me up and strengthened my digestive or gans-so that can now eat anything I desire. But stick to Grape-Nuts."
 There's a Reason"
 Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to We'll yille," in pkgs.
 Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-11
Election Proclamation.

Gov. K O. Pindall has issued his proclamation announcing the result of the recent election in Arkansas for president and vice president of the United States, declaring the Demo- cratic electors a having received the highest number of votes.
 The official vote received by the electors of the various parties, as pro- claimed by the governor, is as follows:
 Democratic-John H. Hinemon, ST. 015; H. Clay Sloan, 86,916; L. c. Go- ing, S6,S93; David L. King, S6,927; J. Wytho Walker, S6,916; s. T. Rowe, S6,927; Tom D. Brooks, S6,935; T. Havis Nixon, S6,S35; R. s. Warnock, S6,7OS.
 Republican-Ben Foreman, 56,624 w. L. McPherson, 56,760; E. J. Mason, 56,356; J. M. Gibson, 56,O1O; J. w. Rodgers, 56,722; s. s. Langley, 56," CIT; Durand Whipple, 56,154; s. A. Duke, 56,679; A. L. Wilson, 56,614.
 Socialist-E. w. Perrin, 5,S42.
 Prohibitionist-Cha Delano, l. 194.
 Peoples Party-A w. Files, 1,026; N. B. Hilger, 1,01S.
 Independence Party-J. E. Scanlan, 2S9; R. D. Plunket, 275 c. s. Breeden, 265; R. B. Carl Lee, 277; G. w. Mi chael, 279; J. D. Robinson, 271; w. H. Boone, 266; T. B. Hannah, 273; w. D. Burdell, 281
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-11
Ready with the Answer.

Miss Baxter. feeling the effects of torrid afternoon in June, was attempt Ing to arouse the interest of her lan- guid class by giving, as she supposed, an interesting talk on the obelisk. After speaking for half an hour she found that her efforts were wasted. Feeling utterly provoked, she cried: Every word that I nave said you have let in at one ear and out of the other. You"-pointing 10 girl whom she no- tced had been particularly inattentive throughout the entire lesson-"tell me, what is an obelisk?"
 The pupil, grasping the teachers last words, rose and promptly an- swered:
 An obelisk is something that goes In one ear and out the other Sue cess Magazine.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-11
LAME BACK PRESCRIPTION

The increased use of "Toris'' for lame back and rheumatism is causing considerable discussion among the medical fraternity. It is an almost in- fallible cure when mixed with cer- tain other ingredients and taken prop erly. The following formula is effec- tive: ITO one-half pint of good whiskey add one ounce of Toris Com pound and one ounce Syrup Sarsapa- rilla Compound. Take in tablespoon ful doses before each meal and be- fore retiring"
 Toris compound is product of the laboratories of the Globe Pharmaceu- tical Co.,, Chicago, but it as well as the other ingredients can be had from any good druggist.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-11
TORTURED SIX MONTHS
By Terrible Itching Eczema-Baby's Suffering Was Terrible - Soon
 Entirely Cured by cuticura.

Eczema appeared on my sons face. We went to doctor who treated him for three months. Then he was so bad that his face and head were nothing but one sore and his ears looked as if they were going to fall off, so we tried another doctor for four months, the baby never getting any better. His hand and legs had big sores on them and the poor little fellow suffered so terribly that he could not sleep. After he had suffered six months We tried . set of the Cuticura Remedies and the first treatment let him sleep and rest well; in one week the sores were gone and in two months he had a clear face. Now he is two years and has never had eczema again Mrs. Louis Deck, R. F. D. 3, San Antonio, Tex, Apr. 15, 1907."
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-11
State Capital Notes
Wounded Woman Asks for Pardon.

Mrs. John Roberts, a frail little wo- man, 45 years of age, and weighing about 90 pounds, with only one eye defective in vision-the other an empty socket, with neck and breast and body riddled with bullets, led by boy 12 years of age, called at the governors office Monday to plead for pardon for her husband, who is con- fined in the penitentiary on the cha, ge of resisting arrest and assaulting an officer with intent to kill
 Mrs. Roberts is the wife of John Roberts, with whom she shared a tragic experience at her home in the Missouri line in September, when Sheriff Leon Moody, with posse, at tempted to arrest the husband on a charge of killing Obe kasinger The killing of Kasinger was later held to be justifable.
 It was charged at the time that the little woman did most of the shooting. in which Sheriff Mooney was slightly wounded and two of the posse injured.
 Mrs. Roberts stated Monday that she never fired shot. She says shc remained in the house all the time the shooting was going on, and that wh el she ran out to beg the posse to cease firing upon her husband their guns were turned upon her. and as result she received more than 20 bullets in her body, more than half of which are still embedded in her flesh.
 Do I look like a desDerado?" the little woman asked Governor Pindall. Why l never shot at a person in my life, but they shot at me, and l will bear the marks of the bullets to my grave. They filled me full of lead, but the good Lord never intended 1 should be killed, and I am still here"
 Governor Pindall promised to in- vestigate the case and give an answer within the next ten days as to whether he would grant the pardon. The in. vestigation was begun at once by Pri- vate Secretary Paul Little, who ad dressed letters of inquiry concerning certain facts in. the case to number of persons in Baxter county including Sheriff Mooney, who are familiar with the circumstances.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-11
Gets Stay of Execution.

Sam Cook, the St. Francis county negro who would have paid the death penalty on a charge of first degree murder this week had not the gov ernor intervened, has been granted g. stay of execution for 30 days, in order to enable Governor Pindall to examine sent in from Forrest City asking that Cooks sentence be committed to life imprisonment The petition is signed by a large number of prominent citi zens and represents that clemency should be extended Cooks days of grace terminate January 1.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-11
Prizes to be Awarded.

The S100 cash prize offered by Com missioner Guy Tucker to the county receiving the first prize for the best exhibit at the Arkansas State Fair at Hot Springs will be given to Washing ton county, that county being the win her, the points scored being 225. Saline was awarded the second prize, 209 points, and Lonoke the third, 1S0 points Arkansas county was fourth its score being I'll points, for which there was no prize, but it is given honorable mention. Washington county's first prize, awarded by the State Fair Association, is $100, Saline and Lonoke get $50 and S25, resepc- lively.
The Green Forest tribune., 1908-12-11
Expert Pocket-Picklnu.

An old lady was accosted in Lon- don street by welldressed and re- fined-looking stranger, who effusively claimed her as a friend. q really don't believe you remember mel" she exclaimed, responsibility, and the old lady, never doubting that her memory was at fault, confessed that she could not quite recall the name. "Ah, but have changed it since you knew me-" said her interlocutor. gayly, and after a few more lively speeches she passed on, having possessed herself mean while of the old lady's purse.