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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
BATHING AN INDIAN IDOL.
Curious Ceremony Attended by Thou.
sands Of Devout Pilgrims.

Thousands of pilgrims from the va
rious outlying villages and other parts
OF the Hooghly district poured in from
an early hour in the morning 10 the
temples of Jagernath, says the Cal
cutta Statesman.
The image Of the god is placed on
conspicuous part of the temple. so
that II can be viewed at an advantage
by the immense crowd of pilgrims.
and there at a certain fixed hour the
bathing ceremony commences
The most curious part OF the festi-
val is that water is not poured on the
image of the god until certain small
bird is found sitting on the topmost
banner OF the temple. There is "A pop
ular belief that the bird comes from
Puri, the famous place of Hindu pilgrim
age, TO Maheoh on the day OF this
festival, and his very presence is an
indication that the ceremony should
commence. Immediately after the
bath the bird disappears.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes of to-day is a vast
fund of information as to the best methods
OF promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the world.
best products.
Products OF actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well-lnformed of the World; not of indi.
riduals only, but of the many who have
the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class, OF
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and com
mended by the Well Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
An Artists Generosity.

The famous painter Corot and his
sister were joint owners of some
house property in the Faqbourg Pois-
sonniere. One day one OF the tenants
"a tailor-came to Corot and said he
could not Fay his rent.
What can | do for you?' asked
Corot II cannot intercede for You
with my sister, because / am not on
good terms with my family CAS- q
matter of fact, Corot was regarded as
a failure" by his family) How
ever" he added, here is the money
to pay the rent, only don't let anyone
know have given il 10 you
The tailor after this used TO return
periodically when his rent was due and
obtain the money from Corot. who re-
marked on one occasion. Il appear 10
be very generous, but | am not. be
cause / get half of ii back from my
sister as my share Of the rent
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
UNIQUE Southern Railroad.

The Public Belt railroad OF New
Orleans has been partially completed.
and is about ready to begin business.
This Belt railroad is unique. The en-
tire water front on both banks OF the
Mississippi river belongs, with the ex-
ception of several special landing
places, to the municipality itself. In
order to enable the railroad cars 10
reach the wharves and to lie along
side the ships for the transfer and ex-
change OF cargoes the city OF New
Orleans, owning the river banks, has
built along the river front railroad
whose tracks connect with those OF
all the trunk lines reaching this city,
and by means of this municipal rail-
way it is simple affair to receive
cars from all the trunk lines and TO
deliver cars to all these lines. and
either connect with the shipping In
the river or with the stores, ware
houses and factories in various parts
OF the city. and with which the Bell
connects.-N. o. Picayune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
.UNFORTUNATES
MEET DEATH
THE MAN FLED AND HIS VICTIM
SUIClDED-A VERY SAD
CASE.
BOY HORRIBLY MANGLED
Happenings in Various Parts of the
State, of More Than Passing In.
terest Briefly Told.

Drinking nearly a pint of wood al.
cohol, Miss Mabel Ray, aged %. a
student in the Ypsilanti Normal col.
lege last year, died Sunday morning
at the home OF her mother, Mrs. Ed
ward Ropner, in Plymouth The sui
eide followed the birth OF her baby On
Friday and its death the following
day. Ii is believed that she had con-
templated suicide for some time and
had obtained and concealed the alco-
hol which she drank. Saturday she
was found in terrible agony and
passed away, despite the attendance
OF a physician. Miss Ray was pretty.
formerly a regular attendant at church
and popular in the circle in which
she moved. An effort is being made TO
find the man she named before her
death, but he has left Plymouth With
out telling his destination
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
THE SAFE WAY TO BUY PAINT.

Property owners will save a deal
of trouble and expense In keeping
their buildings properly painted, II
they know how to protect themselves
against Misrepresentation and adul-
iteration in paint materials. There's
one sure and safe guide to pure and
thoroughly dependable White Lead
that's the Dutch Boy Painter" trade
mark which the National Lead Com
pany. the largest makers of genuine
White Lead, place on every package
of their product. This company sends
a simple and sure little outfit for test
ing white lead, and valuable paint
book, free, to all who write for IT,
Their address is Woodbridge Bldg,
New York City.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
A RECOUNT.
Claimed That Both Or. Bradley and
the Governor Will Ask IT,

II will ask for recount not later
than next Wednesday" declared DR..
j. b. Bradley at his office in the cap
itol Friday morning. MY attorneys
have discovered the evidence | have
desired and | feel confident the re-
count will change the result. That
there have been gross irregularities
in the primary i'm many counties Is
quite certain.
AS | have already announced. the
matter OF having contest made was
in the hands of my attorneys and they
have nnearthed the evidence which
causes them 10 advise me TO ask FOR
the recount. | believe that the public
generally is thoroughly alive TO the
peculiarities of the vote cast In sew
eral counties, and II is their earnest
desire that the question OF fraud and
irregularities shall be probed 10 the
very bottom and the facts discovered"
While the Bradley people have been
busy talking about Irregularities in
the primary election strong supporters
OF GOV. Warner have been even buster
collecting evidence i'm number OF
counties. This is being kept under
covers but ii is known that the investi.
cation particularly had to do with
Saginaw. Kent and WAYNE counties,
all OF which DR.. j. Il. Bradley carried
by large plutalities. Saginaw is es'
pecially under investigation because il
was openly charged by the Saginaw
News the day after the primary that
hundreds of Democrats had enrolled
as Republicans and voted in the pri.
mary and that other acts open to in.
vestigation occurred.
The Warner men are holding the in
formation they have collected in abey'
ance until they find out definitely
what the Bradley people intend to do.
II is expected in Lansing that Gov.
Warner will take course similar to
that of DR.. Bradley and demand re-
count in several counties which gave
DR.. Bradley an exceptionally heavy
vote.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
Won q Desperate Fioht.

For days the citizens of Grand
Marais looked upon their village as
doomed. Great walls of fire surround
ed them. They fought it back with wet
blankets and buckets OF water until
Gen. Wood, Commander Eaton and so
men Of the Gopher arrived and aided
in the work of exterminating the
flames. Little by little the fire was
driven back. All day and all night the
struggle continued and when the sun
rose Thursday morning the town was
saved. The fire still burns to the
northeast and back fires will be start
ed il the wind is favorable.
Homeless settlers fed to the lake
shore for refuge with little food and
no clothing but what they wore. The
Gopher coasted along the shore pick
ing up refugees. The shore was alive
with wild animals Of all kinds, driven
out of the woods by the fires.
Three men forced to take refuge in
the lake were picked up. One woman
with pack on her back and sick baby
in her arms, fed three miles from her
homestead to the lake and was picked
I'D.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17

Pleading pitifully that he might
once more see his son before he died,
Charles Barnes, Lansing mechanic,
passed away with the name of his son,
a convict in the Ionia reformatory,
upon his lips. For four days the sick
man had known that death was ap.
preaching, and at all hours OF the day
and night he moaned: IF could only
see Henry. just once again" Relatives
and friends made attempts TO have
the son sent here in charge Of an OF.
ficer, but the prison authorities were
obdurate to all pleadings The chief
objection was on the grounds o. ex-
pense. Deep Indignation is felt in Ian.
sing and complaint may be made to
Gov. Warner
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
Blown to Atoms.

Emil Keehn, a welder in the employ
of the Michigan Crucible Steel Cast
ings Co., Detroit, was blown into bits
by the explosion of an oxygen gas
tank Thursday morning When the
tank, which was only five feet long
10 inches in diameter and one-quarter
of an ich in thickness, let go the force
was so great that it scattered parts OF
keehn's body around the plant and
among the dozen or so men who were
his fellow workers. The building was
partly wrecked, nearly all the glass
was broken, holes were torn in the
floor and ceiling, men were nearly
thrown off their balance in Offices a
block away, yet Keehn was the only
one TO suffer death and only a couple
of his fellow workmen were injured
Their wounds We're slight cuts on the
arm.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
READY REASONING.
One Guess About Venus OF Milo
Proved to Be Wrong.

They stood before the reproduction
of the Venus of Melos.
Her hands must have been beauti-
full" said one.
Very" assented the other. Il won
der what position they were in?"
Il have theory that she was repre-
sented as busted at her toilet. One
hand probably held small mirror"
And the other a powder pun, Ell?
But that theory won't work.
And why not?"
"Had she been at her toilet her
mouth would have been full OF hair
pins louisville Courier-Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
Marine Insurance.

Marine insurance is the Oldest kind
of modern insurance. Its principles
were first employed in the fourteenth
century by the merchants Of BARGE
Iona, in Spain, when that city was
the capital OF the kingdom of Gaia
lonia and when its hardy mariners
were second to none in the world
About the same time, and also at
Barcelona, the famous code OF mari
time laws known as the consulate
del mar" was promulgated, which is
the foundation of the present shipping
laws OF every country.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
Rode the Bumpers to Death.

The body of julius Campbell a IT.
year-old Bloomingdale boy, was found
lying beside the railroad tracks near
Mattawan early Saturday morning His
lower limbs were crushed to pulp
and bloody trail for 400 or 500 feet
along the railroad track indicated that
the youth had crawled that distance
in the vain hope of reaching someone
who could aid him. Campbell and
Charles Taylor, also aged II, came 10
Kalamazoo Saturday morning. Taylor
returned Saturday night 1t is believed
that Campbell attempted to ride the
bumpers OF freight Saturday night,
and in the darkness fell unseen from
the train.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
Too Hard TO Answer.

Look here, my friend" said a trav.
cling man to the hotel clerk, II want
to ask you something"
What is it?"
why is 1t that you people always
boiler front whenever you want a
bell boy?"
why do we hollcr 'front.' Why,
because-er because it's
Looky here, young Teller, do you want
to know more about this business than
I do?"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17

While staggering home from a spree
in Soperton. John Benson and James
O'Connor got into a fight with Poles.
When Benson regained consciousness
In the morning he found O'Connor
dead beside him. Three Poles are un.
der arrest.
A man giving his name as DR..
Woods, OF Battle Creek. was arrested
In Jackson Wednesday charged with
drugging and robbing a man 40 wears
old
A lunacy commission Thursday de
cided that George Gordon. OF Ionia
was insane and he will be turned over
to the state asylum authorities. Cor.
don recently tried TO poison the family
CT Daniel Miller. by whom he was EN-.
ployed. by mixing paris green in their
coffee. His brother. Rev. William Cor
don. of Grand Rapids. testified that
his brother had been mentally unbal
anced ever since he was 10 years old
rs the result OF a fever.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
A Revised Version.

A poet who has been known to tell
the truth recounts this story of his
little daughter:
Her mother overheard her expound-
ing the origin of the sex to her family
OF dolls.
You see, children" she said,
Adam was a man all alone and was
very lonely, so God put him to sleep.
took his brains out and made nice
lady OF them. ILLUSTRATE Bits.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
pISTEMP

In all its forms among all ages of horses
as well as dogs, cured and others in the
same stable prevented from having the
disease with SPOHN'S DISTEIPER
CURE. Every bottle guaranteed. Over
100000 bottles sold last year. $50 and
Sl00. Any good druggist, or send to man
ufacturers. Agents wanted. Write for
free book. Spohn Medical Co, Spec. Con-
tagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
IN THE OLD MILITIA DAYS.

Captain, you will appear on the
parade ground with your company at
ten o'clock for inspection"
Sorry, colonel, but you'll have to
postpone it till tomorrow! prom
Used my wife that she could use the
cannon to-day for churn!"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
Sixteen Injured.

One man was quite badly injured
and Is others slightly hurt in head.
on collision between special excur
sion train Sunday morning. But for
the dense smoke from the forest fires
which necessitated the excursion train
running very slowly one of the most
disastrous wrecks in the history Of
Michigan would have resulted
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
Saw Mother Drown.

While her little son and another
child stood on the bank and screamed
in helpless childish terror, Mrs. Theo.
dore F. Reese, OF Chicago, drowned in
Spring lake. near South Haven. Mrs.
Reese had gone for swim and got
beyond her depth. No one witnessed
the accident but the two little chill
dren. They ran and gave the alarm,
and the body was recovered afterward
in Is feet OF water.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
Good for Sore Eyes,

for 100 years PETTlT'S EYE SALVE has
positively cured eye diseases everywhere
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17

Many a man comes home expecting
a good dinner and all he gets is cold
shoulder.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17

More proof that Lydia e. Pink
hams VegetableCOm saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. S. A. Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
- was a great sufferer from female
troubles, and Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored me to health
in three months, after my physician
declared that an operation was abso-
lutely necessary"
Mrs. Alvina Sperling, of 154 Cley-
bourne Ave-, Chicago, Ill, writes:
81 suffered from female troubles.
tumor and much Inflammation. Two
of the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation was necessary to save
my life. Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound entirely cured me without
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17

IT Your Feet Ache or Burn
get "A 25c package of Aliens Foot-Ease IL gives
quick relief. Two million packages sold yearly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17

Many a man believes in eternal pun
his neighbor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17

Don't hand your friends a lemon;
treat them TO lemonade.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces In
asmmstion allsys pain. wind colic 25c bottle
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia Il. INK
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
tion, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it /?
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, 1908-09-17
Truth by Walton

What is everybody's business 10 no
body's characterization.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-17

Mr.. Conrad Kohrs. Of Helena. Mon
tana, is an old time Montana cattle man
and one of the most prominent citizens
OF Montana. lie and the president came
into close relationship more than 20 years
ago when they were both members OF the
Montana Stock Growers association, the
president being at that time the repre-
sentative of the Little Missouri Stock
Growers in the association. The init
macy has been kept up ever since Mr.
Kohrs is one of the pioneer citizens
of the northern Rocky mountain region
and one of the men who has taken a
leading part in its great development
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
COUNCIL DISREGARDS ORDER
Lets Frame Building stand Despite
Demand of and
Withnell.

Contrary to the orders of the city build
ing Inspector. c. II. Withheld. and I'm dis
regard OF the petitions OF a number Of own
ers of property in the vicinity, the demo-
cratic city council has allowed w. T.. era
ham to maintain his frame garage for auto
mobiles at Nineteenth and Farnam streets
without putting up a bond to guarantee the
city and property owners against damage
or loss.
Early last spring the city building in
spector condemned the frame structure as
being unsafe, the building having been
erected a number Of years ago for a church
organization. The owner of the building
asked to be allowed to keep it until July
last. claiming that he had is leased until
that time. The council heard his petition
and agreed to grant 1t when Mr.. Graham
furnished a bond in the sum of 5000 to
guarantee the city and property owners A
short time after this the bond was sub
mitted, but was rejected on account Of it's
being faulty. No new bond was furnished,
no further demand has been made and the
building has been allowed to stand nearly
five months longer than the owner origi-
nslly asked to keep 1t.
The frame building is within the fire lin
its and for this reason the owners Of abut-
ting property want the structure removed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
OIL TASTES GOOD TO THE inns
state InspectOrshIp Attracts More
Democrats Than Any Other
state Job.

The Jims do not explain why they con-
slider themselves such good judges of oil,
as against other fluids or solids, but to be-
come oil Inspector seems to be the height
of ambition for some of them.
Joe Butler was the first to announce
himself as a candidate for state oil in
spector. He was followed in a few days
by Frank Planck, who said, "me too" And
now comes a third aspirant-Ed ]. Daemon.
Mr.. Daemon is a prominent member of
several German societies. is connected
with a number Of prominent German
families in the western part of the county,
and. 1t is understood, has the backing OF
this element. For this reason he is picked
as a winner by many OF the Jimocrats.
Despite the fact that Colonel Charles f.
Tanning. big mogul in the Jim club, says
that no city appointee shall receive a state
job, all of the candidates for oil inspector
are city appointees. Mr.. Daemon is con-
nected with the health department, Mr..
Butler is assistant gas commissioner and
Mr.. Planck is a ~bookkeeper in the office
of the city comptroller.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
REPORT OF THE BoRIE WRECK
OmciRI Statement of Board of In
quiry ExemDts Train Crew from
Any Blame.

The board of inquiry which investigated
the cause of the Union Pacific wreck at
Borie, Wyo., in which nine persons wers
killed and several more injured November
10 has made its report, The board con-
sisted of A.. II. Marble. vice president Of
the Stock Growers National bank; Z. W.
Stone, cashier of the Citizens National
bank; II. l.. Anderson, superintendent Of
the Wyoming division; William INLAND.
master mechanic, and A. J. Wharf, division
engineer of the Union Pacific. The report
says:
After hearing the testimony of Conductor
McCormtC, Brakeman Tracy of extra %
east, Engineer Clinton and Fireman Han
son on work extra 1903, who were in the
collision, We have reached the following
conclusion: As the evidence shows, leaving
Buford extra 223 east had a train line pres
sure of ninety pounds; at a point between
Ozone and Butord this pressure was re-
duced to forty pounds. The conductor baV-
ing stated that frequent applications and
releases OF the air had been made without
the necessary time being allowed for the
train to recharge, We believe that the acct
dent was caused by the improper manipula-
ton OF the air by Engineer Schley on en-
CINE s23, which resulted in his not having
the necessary pressure TO control the train
when the emeI genCy arose.
We believe that the train crew did every
thing they could Ia stop the speed of the
train, but on account OF it's having gained
such Roadway, the rails being frosty, the
momentum was too great TO be overcome.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
COURT HOUSE CONTRACT LET
Work of Grading south Portion of the
Square is Awarded by the
Board.

A contract for the grading of the south
portion of the court house square was let
Tuesday by the county board to Lamo-
reaux & Peterson for 1871 cents a cubic
yard. Work will begin within a few days
and It is hoped to have the grading COM
pleted so that building operations may
start early in the spring.
The contract requires the contractor to
remove and store the stone in the retain
ing walls around the square and in the
paved driveway leading to the Jail. About
5000 cubic yards of dirt will be moved.
Twenty thousand dollars worth of con-
tracts were let Saturday for the remodeling
OF the Detention school and the building
of some new auxiliary buildings on the
grounds. The contracts were let under
plans which have been before the commits
sloners for several months. Action was
held up until authority could be secured
at the last election to expend an additional
$4,000.
F.. o. Johnson was awarded the contract
for remodeling the present building and
erecting an addition to it for So, $50. Peter
Klewit was given the contract for the hos
pital building for S3,127. William F.. Rice
secured the contract for building the boiler
and laundry building for $2,567.O9.
Johnson-Rowe-Paige company were low
bidders for the plumbing and heating plant,
but the board rejected their bid and
awarded the work to George Parke for
A,643. The rejected bid was A,2SZ The
members OF the board justified their action
in rejecting the low bid of the Johnson
Rowe-Paige company on the ground the
company had not lived up to its contract
in putting in the plumbing at the County
hospital and that much of the work would
have to be done over again. Parke was the
next low bidder.