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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
Primitive Method Of irrigation In Old
Mexico.

actively interested in the project, and
has been spending much of his time
IN Mexico Of late. The concession for
this enterprise provides for the use
of the water of Lake Chapala for ir-
rigating about 100000 acres of land
adjacent to the lake. The government
will pay a subsidy of $25 per hectare
of 20 acres on all land placed under
irrigation. 1t is stated that system
Of canals and bitches will be built to
cover every part of the tracts of land
that are to be irrigated and that great
electric pumping plants will be in.
stalled to raise the water out OF the
lake. The cost of the construction OF
the system of irrigation will be al
most offset by the subsidy.
A number OF applications for conces-
sions to establish large irrigation
plants under the new subsidy law are
pending in the department of fomento
of the federal government. Minister
Olegario Molina of that department re-
Gently signed contract with Joaquin
Redo, a wealthy business man of Ma
zatlan, for the establishment of
system of irrigation in the valley of
the San Lorenzo river in the state of
Sinaloa. Mr. Redo binds himself TO
place $4,000 acres under irrigation
within ten years from the date of the
contract
Primitive methods of irrigation are
in use in many parts Of Mexico. Some
OF these irrigating plants have been
In operation continuously for more
than $50 years. The water is raised
by means Of cumbersome water wheels
operated by the native poems. The
capacity of the buckets on these
wheels is small. but considerable
quantity of water is lifted In the
course of a days operation and sew
eral acres may be irrigated from one
water wheel The demand for mod
ern pumping plants has increased very
rapidly during the last few years, and
1t is not unusual to see a gasoline en-
CINE at work alongside of one of the
antiquated water wheels.
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spELLMAN,s PERFORMING SEARS

One OF the greatest attractions for
the coming state fair. which will CON-
mand no little attention, is the SPELL
man bears. numbering seven. all
trained and In charge OF Mrs. Frank
p. Spellman. 1t Is the most talked
Of and interesting animal act In the
world. Mrs. Spellman thoroughly un.
derstands her bevy OF bears and has
them under perfect control at all
times. They do all kinds of tricks and
stunts willingly. The New York Hip
pedrome is the biggest theater in the
world. Mrs. Spellman's bears were on
the program in this great Hippedrome
several months. This act is absolute
ly free and will take place in front
OF the grand stand every afternoon
and evening. They have been taught
to ride in an automobile, and every
morning they will be taken down town
from the state fair grounds in a big
machine and will ride about the
streets Of Detroit. They seem to en-
joy auto riding, as they lean back in
the car, paying little or no attention
to anyone they pass. unless some
mischievous boy attempts to bother
them, when they will reach out their
paws to protect themselves. This is
wonderful act, free to everybody,
and should be seen to be appreciated.
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loft Dish Given to Pennsylvania
Museum.

through his agents abroad, for an au-
thentic specimen of this early English
manufacture. Some time ago he heard
OF piece in possession OF London
dealer, but the price demanded, $500.
was beyond the limited resources of
the museum. although Il was consid-
cred reasonable price for so great a
rarity. The matter was laid before
Mr.. Henszey. who at once offered to
provide the necessary sum. and the
purchase was authorized.
When the director received the pre-
cious piece of earthenware from the
custom house in New York he took il
up TO the Metropolitan museum and
exhibited it to the envious officials
there, and he received an offer of
twice the amount that had been paid
fpr II.
loft dishes, which are usually about
Is inches in diameter were produced
In England before porcelain was in
vented, and they were considered at
that time works Of great merit. The
decoration is made by pouring LIQUID
clay, or slip. through a quill attached
TO little cup. the designs being traced
In the same manner as patterns In
sugar icing are applied to cakes The
loft dish which has been procured by
the museum bears five medallions.
each one containing a rude portrait OF
Charles ii. and in the central medal
lion are the initials r. c., for Rex
Carolus-King Charles. loft used the
royalty and nobility OF the period as
decorative subjects for his dishes. AS
each piece was decorated by hand we
find no applications; consequently the
piece now on exhibition In Philadel.
phia is unique, and is one of the finest
pieces which have thus far come to
light.
Students OF pottery are familiar
with the appearance of loft ware from
illustrations in books on ceramics, but
this Is the first opportunity presented
10 them to inspect a genuine piece. II
has particular interest In connection
with the slip-decorated ware of the
Pennsylvania Germans, OF which the
Pennsylvania museum has unique
collection.
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will contain 46 stars in the field or
union TO conform in number to the
states. The additional star follows the
admission of Oklahoma to the family
of states, an act of congress in the
early part of the nineteenth century
requiring that on the admission of a
new state one star is to be added to
the flag, to take effect on the July 4
next succeeding such admission.
Oklahoma came into the union Novem.
Der l6 last.
The 46 stars are to be in six rows !:
the first, third, fourth and sixth rows
to have eight stars, and the second
and fifth rows seven stars each. The
stars rest on blue field A great
many American flags now flying from
public buildings will have to be al.
tered to meet the new conditions.
COSTLY PIECE OF EARTHWARE
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
Chinese Pigeon with Musical Whistles.

tree invites him to rest he permits
the bird to perch on twig. watching
IT hour after hour.
Another curious expression of the
pleasure Chinese find in pets is the APP
plication of whistles to whole flock
OF pigeons. These whistles are at
tached to the tails of young pigeons
soon after their birth by means Of fine
copper wire and when the birds fly
the wind blowing through the whistles
produces melodious open-air concert,
for the instruments In one flock are
all tuned differently. In Pekin, where
these instruments are manufactured
with great cleverness and ingenuity. it
is even possible to enjoy this aerial
music while sitting in ones room.
In spite of the seemingly large va
riety Of whistles there are but two dis
tinct types-those consisting of oblong
bamboo tubes placed side by side, and
those consisting Of tubes attached to
gourd body or wind chest. They
are lacquered in yellow, brown, red
and black. The tube whistles have
two or three or else five tubes. In
some specimens the five tubes are
made of horn instead of bamboo.
AS to the materials and implements
used In the manufacture OF pigeon
whistles, there are small gourds that
serve for the bodies; halves of large
gourds of particular species Inn
ported from Shantung to Pekin for
this special industry, from which stop
pers are made that fit into them, and
four kinds of bamboo, cylindrical
pieces of a large species that grows
In the south, for making the mouth
pieces of the large tubes; thin sticks
for making those of the small ones,
hard bamboo for the large tubes them
selves, and a soft kind for smaller.
ones.
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1t should be of interest and salts
faction to the exhibitors Of livestock,
and to the public as well, to know
that during the state fair OF 1908 most
careful attention will be given to san
itary conditions. Every precaution
will be used TO see that the
grounds are kept in the best of
condition, and all places will he
most thoroughly disinfected. 1t ha.,
been decided to use the celebrated dis
infectant "Kreso" for this purpose In
tn livestock department all stables,
pens, barns, ect., for the exhibition of
animals will be thoroughly disinfected
before they are occupied. and a con-
slant supervision in this respect will
be carefully given throughout the en-
tire meeting. This will prevent any
contagious disease among the stock.
it will also destroy all foul odors.
making 1t both healthful and pleasant
for the visitors in every respect. This
forms safeguard to the visiting pub
lie and to the exhibitors of livestock
as we'll
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
CHINESE PIGEON WHISTLES.
Queer Contrivances by Which Aerial
Concerts Are Produced.

Among the curious objects included
In the Chinese collection recently OBJ
tanned for the American Museum of
Natural History by DR.. Berthold Lau-
fer are samples of the whistles by
means of which music-loying Chinese
obtain pleasing melodies from flocks
of pigeons whose tails are adorned
with the contrivances.
The Chinese lover of birds does not
always confine his pets to cages. When
he goes for a walk he may take bird
with him, carrying it on stick, to
which one of it's feet is fastened by a
thread long enough to allow it free
dom of motion. Where the shade of a
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
Clare David stout

Clare David Stout, son Of Mr. and Mrs
Charles H. Stout. died Wednesday morn
ing of cerebro meningitis, aged 9 years
and 9 months, after an illness Of two
weeks. The nature of the disease was
such that physicians considered an opera
ton necessary and DR.. Fuller Of Crane
Rapids was called, who conducted the
operation, assisted by several Of the ply
slcians here
Mr.. and Mrs. Stout have the sympathy
of the entire community in their bereaye-
ment. The funeral service will be held
at the house Friday afternoon at two
o'clock.
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I'D. KH2 VIZ

Of the National Education association,
has been superintendent of the Me
nomonie school system and Stout
training schools since 1908. He has
been a teacher or superintendent of
schools since 1873, the year following
his graduation from Milton college,
his work having been at Sheboygan,
Oshkosh. Milwaukee and Menomonie.
Mr.. Harvey was born in New Hamp-
shire In 1S4S and has lived in Wis
consin So years. All his life, except
ing five years, when he was engaged
in the practice of law and in manufac-
turing, has been devoted TO education
al work. He has been president of
the Wisconsin Teachers association
and of the library department of the
National Educational association and
at the head of the superintendent de-
partment of the National Educational
association. He succeeds Edwin G..
Cooley OF Chicago as president OF the
association.
CHINESE PIGEON WHISTLES.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
pennsylvania Museum ACQUIRED loft
Dish Made About 1866.

/ Philadelphia.-On of the most I'm.
portant Of the recent accessions to the
Pennsylvania museum, in Memorial
hall, is a large earthenware dish,
known as loft dish, which was made
by Thomas loft of StafTordshire, Eng
land, about 1866, at the time of the res
toration of Charles H. loft ware, as
1t is generally called. is exceedingly
scarce, and this is the first example
that is known to have been brought to
the United States.
The museum owes It's acquisition to
the generosity of William p. Henszey
of the Baldwin Locomotive works. The
director, DR.. Barber who is the recog-
nized American authority on pottery.
has been for long time on the lookout
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
PRIMITIVE IRRIGATION METHODS
Companies Organized Will Improve
System in Old Mexico.

st. Louis.-The new irrigation law
which was recently passed by the Mex
lean congress already has led to the
Inauguration of number of irrigation
projects in different parts of that
country. The fact that the law carries
an appropriation of $25,000,OO0 to be
paid in subsidies to those who place
and under irrigation, serves as an in
centive for the establishment of i'm
provements of this character.
One of the largest of these irrigation
enterprises under the new law is being
financed by a syndicate of ST. Louis
men. headed by David r. Francis
His son, David II. Francis, Jr., is
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30

At the recent quarterly conference
of the M. E Church. the following officer.
and committees were chosen:
Trustees H. Hudson A. S. jerks
Or. |. s. Morris. Geo. Boyer, Herber
Stacy, Marshall st Clair.
Stewarss-F. W. Peck, j. T. Hook
Or. l. S. Morris. Geo. Boyer, Elsie
French, Will Peck. A. B. Bachelor, A. E
Thorn, Mrs. j. L. Patterson.
District Steward-Dr. Morris.
Recording Steward F. w. Peck.
COMMITTEES
Missions Mrs. Kate Hudson, Mrs.
T. Hook, Miss Minnie Cook,
Church Ex.-J. L. Patterson. R. S
Hawkins.
Sunday School--Mrs. G. A. Stanton
Mrs. F. H. Hudson. Fred Boyer, j. w
Bliss.
Temperance Mrs. jerks, Mrs. o Bryor
Robert Letson, Harry Stacy.
Education-Miss Nora Sprague, Mrs
Hopwooo, Miss Carrie Holmes.
Church Records-Fred Peck, Herber
Stacy
Musc-Dr G. A. Stanton, Mrs. Fredly
Mrs. St Clair, Dr. Morris.
Pastors Salary-F. H. Hudson, DR.. |
S Morris, Miss Carrie Holmes.
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Advertised Letters

Miss Florence Blassen, Mrs Frank w
Gaines, Mr.. E Denrris, Miss Ethel A
Eastman, Mrs. Clara GROCER, Miss Elids
Grace, w. E. Hawley, Mr.. Ed Kelly, Mr.
Jasper Kaufman, Andrew Kunzig, Miss
Fern Leary, Miss Jennie Lopez, Miss
Lillian Morley, Miss Anna Richmond, Miss
Belle Richards, Charline Skinner, Miss
Eleanor Wilson.
July %, 9o8. D. E. Wilson, P. M.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
$1,000 CHILDREN.
chlld~n's Day at the Michigan stats
Fair.

S"hoWH LAY DIT the michigan stats
Fair.
1t Is estimated that at least $4,000
children will avail themselves of the
invitation of the Michigan State Fair
to be their guests Friday, Sept 4th.
This day has been set aside as Chill
dren's Day, and every child in Michi-
gan under the age of twelve years who
comes to the gate that day will be
admitted free, no ticket being required.
Most of the schools open the following
Tuesday, and this will be the last gala
day for the young people before they
settle down to hard school work.
A program, prepared expressly for
the little folks, will be announced
later which provides for one confirm
Gus round of pleasure from morning
until night. The little folks are not
interested in horse racing. so there
will be no racing on that day, and in
order that they will be home in lie
evening, there will be no fireworks
display that night. but there will be
enough going on to make 1t a happy,
busy day for the children. Jack Dali
las, the most daring airship navigator
in the country, will make two flights
in his big airship, sailing about the
grounds, high in the air, though al
ways within view.
This is the first time since the loca-
ton of the state fair in Detroit that
children have been admitted free, and
no doubt 1t will be one OF the liveliest,
merriest days of the big fair, because
they will be on pleasure bent, and
there will be something doing every
minute.
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County Pioneers

The annual meeting Of the lonia County
Pioneer society will be held in the city O
Ionia Wednesday. August 2. in the par
lors of the Church of Christ, commencing
at 10 a. m. Dinner (picnic) 1880 A
fire having destroyed the membership
book Of the society, it is essential that al
members as far as possible be present
that they may be re-enrolled.
N. B. HAYES, President.
c. A. PRESTON, Secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
DOlNGS ON SATURDAY
Keaton Trio special Attraction for
Week End Celebration


Week End celebration
The Amusement Committee of the Bel
ding Business Mems Association have
completed arrangements for another gala
day in this city on Saturday afternoon,
the special attraction for the occasion be-
IL . the Keaton Trio in their thrilling trap
re acts and comedy triple bar acts.
A l0o-yard dash for boys under l8
years of age. best two out of three heats,
and a potato race will furnish additional
sport for the visitors to our city on that
date. Our farmer friends are invited to
come to Belding Saturday, see the at
fractions on the streets and take advan-
tage of the bargain day offers which our
hustling business men have provided for
their benefit 1t will pay the farmers to
come many miles for this day Of sports
and bargains.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30

The separate pieces are fastened to-
gether by means OF fish glue. A razor
like knife Is used for splitting the
bamboo sticks and a chlsel to break
the harder pieces. For the general
work a dozen spatulas are required.
and avis are used for drilling the
small mouthpieces.
Some of the whistles, especially the
smaller ones. require much skill in
their making. One workman is said
to be able to turn out about three
specimens a day, which shows the diff
ficulty of the work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30

An effort will be made to eliminate
everything Of gambling nature from
the state fair grounds this year, AMI
II any gambling devices are found OPP
Grating on the grounds they will be
very promptly removed. 1t is the in
tention of the management to have
the coming state fair free from fakes.
gambling and all impositions of every
description and nature.
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Washington club Picnic

The picnic committee Of the Washington
club met in Greenviie Tuesday with Mr.
and Mrs. 0. w. Green and set the date
for holding the annual summer picnic on
Friday, Aug. 4, at Baldwin lake The
committee hopes and will look for large
tendance this year.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
STATE BANDS AT THE FAIR.

Arrangements are being made for
the engaging of bands to furnish the
music at the coming state fair. For
some time past the bands from large
cities have been engaged, and this
year 1t is very apparent that the
money spent for music will go to the
bands located in the smaller cities out
in the state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
Card Of Thanks

We desire to extend TO the many kind
friends and neiRhbors our heartfelt thanks
for their kindness during the sickness and
death Of our beloved mother. Especially
to the W. c. T. U the Epworth League,
the ladies Of the Richardson silk mill. the
ladies Of the Episcopal church, the X o.
T. M. Ms and the boys Of Factory A.
VIM. Malone, Wife and Children.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30

We sincerely desire to thank our friends
and neghbors for their kindness during
the sickness and death Of our beloved
husband and father, also the friends for
the beautiful flowers and the singers for
their singing. Mrs Mary Sears
Frank Sears.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
congregational church service

There will be services in the Congrega-
tional church Sunday morning Preach
ing by Rev. G. E. Brown, pastor Of the
Congregational church at Crystal Lake.
Union services in the evening at Church
Of Christ. Rev. j. w. Sutherland Of Lam
sing will occupy the pulpit at the Congre-
gational church Sunday, July g.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30

The Greenville X. o. T. M. association
will run an excursion to Grand Rapids
Aug. 8. 'oe over p M. r. r. A big Mac
cabee rally will be the feature Of the day.
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WISCONSIN MAN is CHOSEN.
Lorenzo D. Harvey New Head of Ma.
tional Education Association.

Menominie. Wis.-Lorenzo Dow Har-
vey, who has been elected president
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-30
NEW STAR FOR AMERICAN FLAG
Since July a Emblem Contains Forty
Six In the Field.

Washington.-All flags made here
after for the use of the government
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LADIES
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done give me your
Attention

buy cut hair and combings
and have a full line of Switches
Curls, Puffs, Pompadors and
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[ also do facial and scalp mas
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clipping the hair. l carry a
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Arizona republican., 1908-11-29

See Dr. swigert for correct Glasses
Arizona republican., 1908-11-29
WANTED BRIDGES BUILT
 IN THEIR REGULAR ORDER
HOW MIR. FAULkNER'S VIEWS WERE IMPRESSED UPON THE
 RECLAMATION SERVICE
That Gentleman Is Now Before the Court Charged With Exhibiting Gun In a Threatening Manner.

Complaint was made in Justice John
 stones court yesterday by employees ol
 the reclamation service charging Fred
 erick Faulkner with obstreperous con
 duct an unlawful display of firearms
 and interference with regularly ap-
 pointed agents of the United States en-
 gagged in making improvements on the Grand canal. The defendant who came
 to this valley from Wisconsin about
 six weeks ago, is living on the Hess
 ranch near the crossing of the Grand canal on Center street.
 The employees of the reclamation ser vice have for some time been working in that locality and their relations with Mir Faulkner had been of the frlend- Hest character. In the course of their work putting in bridges they came to the bridge over which he finds sole egress from his ranch. It was arrang- ed that before that bridge was torn down to be replaced, the men should construct a temporary bridge across a lateral. other wise he would be ma rooned.
 But the men began tearing down the bridge without having put in the tenn orary bridge and perceiving that his position would be as isolated as that of Germany in European politics, he remonstrated The foreman of the con- struction outfit informed him that he was working according to a system and that system involved the tearing down of the old bridge and the replacing it with an up-to-d date bridge as soon as possible. The construction of tempo rary bridges across laterals would only consume time and in hundred years from now would be of no public bene- fit whatever. Mir Faulkner had ideas of his own about the building of bridg- es and according to his system they should be built in their regular order, but he did not discus the matter any further, but he quickly reappeared on the scene with a Winchester and, said that if the bridge building was persist ed in before the temporary bridge across the lateral was constructed the outfit would lose some time attending corroners inquest.
 The lateral bridge was then put in without delay and the work of tearing down the old bridge proceeded without obstruction.
 Though the matter had been thus settled there was a principle which had not been disposed of, the right of NIT. Faulkner to arm himself and threaten insurrection against the United States. The foreman of the outfit had no par ticular i'll feeling against MT. Faulkner, but if the latter was allowed to hold up the service in this way, any body could do it. Besides the foreman didn't like to be stood up with a gun no how. A warrant was issued for Mir. Faulkner and the case was set for hearing yes terday afternoon at three o'clock. He was unable to reach the city by that hour and the matter went over until tomorrow. He came in later in the day but the witnesses had all gone away.
 MT Faulkner is a canny Scotsman, but the members of the bridge build ing gang said that he looked uncanny playing the roll of Horatius at the bridge, armed with a rifle.
Arizona republican., 1908-11-29
A PLAY THAT
 HAS MADE HISTORY
THE cLANSMAN" AND JUNGLE
 TOMS CABIN" coNTRAsTED

While "UncIe Tom" Freed and En- franchised the Slaves, the Dixon Play and Tends to Draw Together All the Anglo Saxon People.