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New-York tribune., 1908-02-09

wealthicst and handsomest OF the mobiles Of 4.
time, At any rate he fell desperately In IA.
with her and they were elandestiney mari,
when they had known each other but a rnon,
The Earl of Coventry. who had been philanas
ing in the train of Maria, found his ardor /,
creased perhaps by the prospect Of having
ducai sister-in-law. and within another rnoufs
he had proposed to and married the Gunnlny :.
the dark eyes and the jetty Iashes. Brid,,.
their mother. might well settle into cOmfortas
retirement with sense OF duty done. Maria i
the less interesting of the two sisters-a sIigh,s
nature altogether. and the story Of her maria
life is not attractive. 10 was the beaufiss
Elizabeth who rose resOluteIy 70 the full hei1s
of her position. and as wife. mother and grpa.
lady made for herself a lasting place in soei,
history. The dissipated Hamilton became a "a
formed character under her guidance; and he
second husband. the John Campbell who becan.
Duke Of Argyll. was one Of the most admirab.
and IOvabIe men Of his time Many griefs wsrs
hers. but he at least was responsible for none O.
them.
A large part OF this volume is devoted 10 n.
lawsuits which were conducted BY the Duchess
in the effort to secure for her son by the Du.-
of Hamilton the heritage of the Dukedone q,
Douglas She lost both suits. and according n
Mr.. Bleackiey IL was failure Of Justice 4
thorough and impartial study Of the case has
apparently convinced him that Elizabeth was
right in her contention that the successful claim
ant was not of kin to the Douglas family The
story of the case is strange indeed. and ths
reader will not grudge the space which the au-
thor gives IT,
one of the episodes of EIizabeth's career NOS,
delightful to the student Of her times is ths
thorough snubbing which she gave 10 that Httls
cad. James Boswell II has to be sure the
drawback that it was administered in her Own
house-thougfl against that may be set the far
that he came into it with the consciousness tina.
he had published novel grossly branding as
rogues the Hamilton party in the famous law
s1it a creature as caIlOus and as obsequi0us
as Jemrny could hardly have suffered much L
was F9izabeth's husband who mindful Of Scotch
hospitaIity, watched the scene IN distress while
his Duchess. all sweetness and genial courtesy
To DIR. Johnson, kept his fussy little travelling
conopanion lowering on the OUTSKIRTS Of a more
than Arctic coIdness- That is really the only in
-+anre of hard -heartedness which her oosraphsr
has 70 record Of this gentlest and farest a
DANES
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as much sorrow JOY in her blameless course
upon this earth. The narrative is set forth with
great fulness of detal-and with. we may add
a marginal citation of authorities profuse as
to become positive blemish to the page.
Careful study of these authorities leads the
biographer to dismiss mythical various stories
of the poverty-stricken childhood of Elizabeth
and Maria, the daughters of John Cunning,
spendthrift Irish gentleman. That famous reini-
niscence of the fair actress. George Anne Bell
ANY, who represents herself as coming to the
rescue of fearful Mrs. Cunning when the brokers'
men are about to turn the family out of doors
in Dublin has as we are called upon to observe.
no confederation. As for the tale that Peg Wof-
fngton lent some Of her gowns to the two lovely
sisters thus enabling them to be presented at
the ViceregaI Court. that is shown by dates to
have been Impossible. Miss Betty and Miss
Molly it IS true, had no proper attire with Which
to set off their beauty on the occasion, but
if was a kind old actor-rranager. Tom Sheridan
himself who proyided frocks for the presenta-
tion-"the stage costumes of Juliet and Lady
Macbeth, characters then dressed in the height
of contemporary fashion. for which bounty each
Young beauty rewarded him with a kiss" They
were youn; indeed-Betty the younger by
year. was fourteen. but even then the graceful
dignity which was to be of her distinguish
ing characteristics was noted with admiration.
Molly was almost as lovely but not as winning.
She was a noisy animated creature. "ail life and
gaiety" whose dark eyes. shaded by jetty lashes,
were not more captivating than the large blue
orbs of Betty orbs OF witching softness and PEN
siveness. The hearts of all the young beaux of
Dublin were smashed to atoms-and verses in
the newspapers testified to their sufferings.
Were charms such these to be allowed to
bloom unseen in provincial poverty? Prudent
mother that she was. Bridget Cunning counted
up her resources:-a small Roscommon estate,
very much mortgaged. extravagant husband
in debt and fearing arrest. a brother not dis
posed to be generOus-what was to be done?
It was a period when annuities and pensions
were to be extracted from Government by per
sistent pleas and Mrs. Cunning persuaded the
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RAIN FOR OLD AGE.
4 Scientists Search for the BacIlus
in the Fountain of Youth.

THE PROLONGATION OF f I1IF = 7r,nlIare5 h
STUDIES. BY File Me- 'eiliiihoh ,,j =. . pr.
ID ftbaIrers Mitchell syO. PIP S+"- IT, r. Fu'
mans Sons
,,-,.. .oorch made 50 persistently BY ancien'
s-aa,,ars for the Fountain Of Youth has caiiei
ror+b MANY a sorrowfuI smile from enlsntehel
80 da1, wise men who, from the wealth o.
.toi- scientific knowledge. appreciate now 1ata-
&C o,a all struggles % ward on the lheVlIi0h
c;,ca Rrown-Sequard's much heralded eoncoe-
g., Of an elixir of life however SCORERS nave
+a,,nered their amusement out OF delefeilce "
tha distinguished scientist DismlSSlns as
80 fantasy the notion Of ferretinS OUT "
N-a+ura a formula for mundane lmInortaIl'v' III
,,stioators have compromised with the e
,rs,,iste bv admitting the possIbiuty OF aaah9
s.-ereI decades 70 the ScriptuTaI span OF III
I,,ss,rchas in this direction have received gre-
ir,natrs since bacterioloSy has eXPanded- L
,ta+cbrikofF's studies in optimistic pflilos'p1
r,,-asant the fullest application of the science
,,icr,-orgauisrns 10 the problem OF Senllty- Is
,ba ,fr+ua of foods is now known 70 dspeni
,artrv upon the kind Of bacilH thriving IN tnrih
and as there is more truth than exaEgeratloh IL
tho dicturl that "a man is what ne eats. y
Ne+cbnik9ff sets out not in search 0- the Fo1f
tain of Youth but after the Bacillus OF Otd AZ
and his scrutiny is first directed toward tF
character of human diet and its azsiI1lalea
Whatever prejudices one may have ABOUT D5
vanity of postponing the hour OF decrepi'ale
one cannot but perceive the sanity OF InVestls1
tions along the lines described BY the emlneh,
sub-director of the Pasteur Institute F0H
axerts the most constant and profound lnllueh"
upon the human organism. and its effects can U
watched with considerable ease and accura'I
Hence. If it is an important factor N h2StsnlA-
or delaying senility. the proofs are almost evl-
taInIv accessible With insight bred OF long eF
perience NJ Metchnikoff attacks the monen'o@
problem of prolOnging maturity IN us '-''
promising least hazy, aspect
The nresent volume is much more than IL
ESSAY on the bacterioIogy Of senescence- y
uetchnikoff here dweIIs at some length upon d.
phases of old age, bringing together mora u
formation on this subject than has ever Gen
been packed between two covers opening "'-
descriptions Of the characteristics WnIcn us"
euish the senile among men and various ser
of animals the author next Cri-icises thso.--
heretofore advanced in explanation OF seii-'' ~
generation The most important point .
Metchnikoff scores here IS that senilty Is '-
due to retarded reproductive power o- t-e ''~
Of the body. But. as this denial IS base" -
ciusiveIy upon the fact that hair and nails t'
tinue their vigorous growth III old L5e' i '@-.'-
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I2InV pD 0J2 Z T. %
Over and over again has been told the story OIL
,bo ,,ost enchanting Beauty of British society in
tho eighteenth century, story that never loses
ifs interest, for about it hangs the glamour oil
fairvIand The young maiden so poor that she
has scarce a groat to bless herself withai en-
counters in the forest splendid young lord who
is so struck by her exquisite loveliness and her
gentle goodness that he lays all his honors and
riches at her feet and makes her his wife; ana
they live happy after-perhaps. That Is
practically the romance of the Duke of Hamilton
and Brandon and of Elizabeth Cunning, MS
Duchess The Duke was in truth. fortunate
man throughout his too brief matrimonial eA-
perience-for he died comparatively young-put
t.;zabeth as MIR BleackIey's book shows, had
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IN THESSALY.
BY HERBERT FRENCH.
4 q shepherd in Thessaly:
nd the twilight village cries 'Hath ne nnt coiie
ON the last scented load of myrtle nome
H., SITS in the great valley wide and stiii
blocked by the snow-capt mountain, anu MS
sheep .u
yaNny and dark, roam far and crop their iii
Along the pastures. by the river deep
Ills wandering fingers teach the stops at VIII
Naiodias cool as water soft sleep.
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4 subject that never loses its interest fer the
student of literary craftsmanship is revived by
the London "Spectator@ in an article on the
prose style of men of action. 1t is noted that
the sentences of these men possess often
enough distinctive quality Of their Own-a
rary favor Of actual life which is rarely caught
save by the greatest least literary man of
letters" With an enthusiasm that takes him
near TO cXaggcratiOn the writer adds that 1T
would have needed Shakespeare or q Scott at
the height of inspiration to coin such 4 phrase
as cromwclls memorable injunction, Put your
trust in God and keep your powder dry" The
men of action cited in The Spectator are
Cromwell Raleigh, Give and Lincoln, and it is
indeed necessary to so to such types for that
magic, of style which lends to Expressions of
business or Of duty the glamour of passion and
romance" At the same time it is interesting
to note the effectiveness of the modern man of
action when he relates his experiences or OK
presses his opinions in print. Professional au
tharS have frequently bewailcd the manner in
which he has entered into competition with
them in the magazines. They might sometimes
be better employed in taking a lesson from this
competitor. TIE secret of the latter is, after all.
nai 80 very mysterious. If he so often writes
we'll it is because he is full of an interesting
subject and leaving style to take care of itself,
nirI,s only at direct statement. He has, perhaps
stylt-snccrity and simplicity.
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4 REdIyTIFUL DUCHESS.
The Story of Elizabeth Cunning.

TUE STORY OF BEAUTIFUL DUCHESS
Being an Account of the Life and Times I oi
EIiza beth Cunning, Duchess of Hamilton ana
argvII I,y Horace Bleackcy. M A. Illustrated
1ayno DID Co. T. Il. Dutton 81 Co.
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.,,. ,,,,Or o~r1ATION OF LIFE Optimistic
IIrDfES r Bv File Merehnikoff Translated a. 4 p
p CbaIrers Mitchell. evo. PIP 54"- IT, r. Fu-
mans Sons.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22
A Sea Story.

"Of all my sea experiences" said
he captain this was the strangest."
The ladies at the handsome cap
aims table said hush TO one another.
urned to the ruddy mariner with lis
ening smiles.
we were carrying" he said, "a lot
f troop horses. A dreadful storm over
COX us. and for two days we wallowed
the trough of a heavy sea. Finally
t was decided that, to tighten the
hip, the horses must go overheard.
They went overheard in the morn.
ng. AS soon as they saw that they
we're abandonal they turned and be-
AN to swim b lvely after us. Bravely,
desperately they swan. They followed
Is for miles and miles. | can still see
hem. a long line. their necks arched,
cushing heroically through the heavy
ca.
They sank, poor brutes, one by
ne"
The captain smiled sadly.
And ! still seem to have" he said,
all those deaths on my conscience"
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had contract with the railroad ex.
empting the railroad from liability IN
the event Of injury to an express mes
senger. Voight was severely injured
and sued the railroad for damages on
the ground of gross negligence, argu.
ing that the railroad company could
not make a contract evading its re-
sponsibility.
Judge Taft gave voight judgment
OF $4,000 and costs. holding that the
express company had no right 10 make
such contracts; that they were oppres-
sive, unreasonable and unjust, and
were against public policy. and further
that the railroad company owed to the
express messenger the same public
duty which II owed to passenger.
The path blazed out by Judge Taft
was followed In the new law referred
TO, which provides THAT any contract,
rule, regulation or device whatso-
ever, the purpose or intent of which
shall be 10 enable any common carrier
TO exempt itself from any liability
created by this act, shall to that ex-
tent be void"
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A Tribute

chronicle the sad tidings of another
link broken from the kindred chain to be
added to the throng waiting to welcome
him on the other shore The angels came
at 8 o'clock Oct 8. 1908. at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs Aldo Gardner, who did ev-
erything with earnest zeal to relieve from
intense suffering our dear cousin, Ever-
ton w. Kimberli. who was born in Disco,
lonia Co, Mich, Oct 8, l84z, the SECOND
son Of Frederic and Arabella Kimberly.
Two months ago he remarked, 81 might
better go; am so weary of this life ="
After living life of usefulness, turning
his hands to what came in his way, he
was transpanted from this crumblinp
earth to the banks of the "River Of Life"
sheltered from blasting winds, to take the
form of heavenly beauty to meet the wife
of his joys and sorrows, who was borne
in the arms Of the angel Jan. 3, 9o8, to
sojourn in the land Of rest from whence
no traveller returns. and father, mother,
two brothers, leaving one brother. two
nephews and a stepson 20 mourn their
loss, thus shipwrecked homes on this side
of the river to homes not made with
hands. Amelia Cooley
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Minnesota and Iowa for Taft.

Bryan is not to receive the solid labor
vote OF Minnesota. Contrary to the re-
peated predictions and efforts Of Demo
cratic labor leaders there appears TO be
big split in the ranks Of organized
labor and Taft will receive his due
share Of votes from the union men.
Fifteen Of the most prominent union
men in Minneapolis have signed cir
cular letter declaring they take ex-
ceptlon to the methods used by the
Bryan element OF the organizations, and
many believe the labor men Of the State
will exercise their individual Wills
when voting and will cast their ballots
for the Republican nominee.
There is every reason to believe that
a movement has set In among the la
boring classes Of Iowa, the workers
In the large Industrial communities,
towards Taft and the Republican ticket.
Not only are the labor leaders who
early in the campaign were advocating
the election Of Bryan less active In the
support Of the Democratic ticket, but
many men less prominent but no less
influential In the councils of the vari-
Gus labor organizations are openly
counseling a more rigid scrutiny Of
party promises and records.
August A. Bablitz, secretary Of the
Central Labor Union Of Lexington, KY,
urges his fellows to vote the Republi-
can ticket In order to insure q con.
tinuation Of prosperity.
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Fumes 90 Next Aa.i.i.tr.tio,.

Funcsi 4 ot Next Adnfnistration.
(Judgc u - -. Louis, October 9. }
Tho Function Of the next admins
tration T. no; to be spectacular In the
enactment Of great statutes laying down
new codes Of morals, or asserting a new
standard Of business integrity, but lts
work lies In the details Of furnishing
men and machinery to aid the hand of
the Executive In making the supervis-
ion of the transactions 20 close, 80 care
full, 80 constant, that the business men
engaged In 1t may know promptly when
they are transgressing the line OF law
full business limitations and may be
brought up standing whenever this oc-
ours and may be prosecuted where the
violations Of law are fragrant and de-
liant, and promptly restrained and
penallzed"
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TAFT AND EMPLOYERS LIABH-
ITY.

His Decision In the "Voight Case"
Rorerunner of Present Humane
Statute.
striking service to humanity which
William H. Taft rendered In his jude
ial career Ia recalled by Eugene +.
Ware, former Commissioner OF Pen
sions, In a letter to the Kansas City
Star. Mr.. Ware refers to what was
known az the "voight case" which was
decided by Judge Taft In 1897. Judge
Taft's decision, although overruled by
the United States Supreme Court, il
really the pioneer Of a section OF the
present employers liability law, which
was passed through the efforts of
President Roosevelt and a Republican
Congress. and approved April %, 1908.
voight was an express messenger
who, TO get his job. had to sign an
agreement releasing the express com
pany from liability In case he was In
jured or killed. The express company
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rAFT's SERVICE TO LABOR.
Destroyed the Old English Law As
sumption that Union Labor IL
Conspiracy.


Conspiracy.
(From the Emporia (Kan.) Gazette.
The simple fact is that no man has
done more to place union labor on
sound, square, law-abiding, respected
footing than William II. Taft by his
decisions in labor cases. Both employ
ers and employed have acknowledged
the justice OF his decisions and learned
to abide by them, and to-day there Ia
not an intelligent worker or fair
minded employer who would seek to
ubrogate them.
Judge Taft lifted union labor from
the doubt and uncertainty as to Its
rights which had before prevented and
gave it standing which II has ever
since retained, and which has proved
under his rulings, secure against ell
attack. The old assumption, derived
from England, that union labor 10 q
conspiracy, and that workers could be
prevented from leaving railway or
other employment at their will, was
swept away forever by Judge Taft so
far as the United States Is concerned,
and when an attempt was made years
later, to revive the principle, Judge
Tafts decision was quoted successfully
by the labor side to defeat the plea.
Mr.. Taft was and Is labprs friend,
because he is absolutely just, and
would no more permit wrong to be
done to the poorest laborer In the land
than he would to any one else And
the honest law-abiding workers asks
and expects no more than this.
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Republican Nominations
For President
WILLIAM III. TAFT, of Ohio.
For Vice President
JAMES S. SHERMAN, ofN. Y.
State Ticket

For Governor
80, FRED M. WARNER, Of Oeliand
For Lieutenant Governor
PATRICK H. KELLEY, of Lansir
For Justice of the Supreme Court
FLAVlUS L. BROOKE of Detroit
For Secretary Of State
FRED c. MARTlNDALE, of Detroit
For State Treasurer
A. E. SLEEPER, of Lexington
For Auditor General
o. B. FULLER of Ford River
For Land Commissioner-
HUNTLEY RUSSELL, Grand Rapids
For Supt. of Public Instruction
LUTHER L WRIGHT, OF Ironwood
For Member Board of Education
WILLIAM j. McKONE. of Albion
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22
ure e., the Blues.

To keep from thinking about bother.
some things begin to accumulate q
quantity of cheerful ones. The bother
ing sprites are often ietions of the
brain and can be gotten rid Of Write
down list of your blessings and get
1t out to read when you have the blues
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

If BRYAN doesn't win in the campaign
he will have the satisfaction of knowing
that he ran and will console himself with
the thought that the democrats may need
him again in 1912 He is a standing
candidate and always open 10 engage
ments for any kind Of stunt, politically.
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'IolsoG!IeC

'LolBoGI9C
-.ipBq GI9A os 90 o. mo pauIn
9ABq lou lqSIu gu On SuISuyIq mo
puB Din SuISuuq SIDED pup dn SuISull,
Gm ulIM lBqM mo '9mosoIqnon pt
6s!ou I9qlBI eIu sGoq 'I9Vlom IIaM
pres u9ql puu lu9mom p9lglIsou 81.
otaH 9uL L9qlom sl0Ig5IHW p9Y.
,.5d9lsIs 9IllH q SO I9qloIq 0unll
peq 9Aeu J9H Sc lsnr no6 l.upmoM..
.soueqo e pen Oh
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22
Mortal Needs in Small COMPASS.

There are blocks in New York city
hat contain all that a mortal needs
from the cradle to the grave. Such IS
he block between Hester and Grand
treets and Essex and Norfolk streets,
where there is the physician, butcher.
1alter. clothier, school, preacher, sa.
0onkeeper and undertaken.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

Some Of the Democratic newspapers
recognize the situation well enough to
begin already to pick out Cabinet OH
GERS for President Taft, but that Is
something that President Taft can do
much better himself.-Philadelph
Press
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22
LADY WANTED

Honest, industrious woman wanted to in
troduce our large line Of foreign and do
mestic dress goods, waistngs, trimmings,
etc, among friends, neighbors and towns
people. We prefer a woman who has a
trade already worked up Should be able
to earn $500 or more weekly. Dealing
direct from the mills our prices are low
and patterns exclusive. No money re-
quired. Write US for full particulars
Standard Dress Goods Co., 1oo-7th St.,
BInghamton, NY.
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The Horrid Boy.

When a boy sees a cat he tries to
hit 1t with a rock; a girl tries to pet
it.-Atchison Globe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22
Eem Letters Go Astrax.

Out of every 100000 letters that
pass through the post-office 1t Is cal.
culated that only one goes astray.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

SOME parts Of the roast OK we're as rare
as democratic office holder will be, ir
Michigan, after election.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

Inc above shows that judge probate
nd TO and that he ability
g with the different propositions Webster
exactly to- oit
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

Wanted Success Magazine requires
the services of man in Beldng to look
after expiring subscriptions and to secure
new business by means of special method
unusually effective; position permanet;
prefer one with experience, but would
consider any applicant with good natural
qualifications salary $l.5o per day, with
commission option. Address, with refer
ences, r. c. Peacock Room l02, Success
Magazine Bldg, New York.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

For Sale or Trade-Desrable vacant
lot for Greenville property. Lot located
in Broas 9Th addition and very pleasant
location. Let US hear from you. Mchi-
gan Farm Home Co., Greenville. Mich
lZw4
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

For Rent Cheap-Smal house, S rooms.
Inquire of A. n. Ease, E. Liberty street.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

For Sale-Four short-horn bulls, red in
color and all from milking strain all reg
lstered. lzw6 John Carlyle
Citz Phone Rockford, Mich
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

Wanted man to collect and solicit
for The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Must be hustler and furnish references.
An excellent opportunity for advance
ment. Inquire of J. G BirdsaL, Supt.,
Ionia, Mich. l5tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22
BUSINESS LOCALS

For Sale-Fine hambletonian horse,
carriage and harness, perfectly safe for
women or children TO drive. See I. j..
Clemens, 2 blocks east w. D. Ballou's
residence. l8tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

For Rent .oom house. good water.
in Broas Str add inquire of Mrs E E
Allgeo. Off
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

For Sale-A good work horse. Phone
Ed Wilson, Citizens No. 1882 rings / ltf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

For Rent-One six room house. Inquire
OF Mrs. Janette Angel phone Is. l9-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-10-22

Wanted-Ladies to canvas for Madam
Lorrains toilet goods. on salary. Write
Mrs. Landgrover, Beldng, Mich. Care
General Delivery.
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PROBATE STATISTICS

showing Work Performed Probate
gomery Webster.