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The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
HEADACHE POWDERS
Universal Language.

He spoke his love in German-she answered not a word in French he tried to woo her-the maiden never heard. He tried his luck In English, in Irish-all in vain; in Greek, Turkish and Latin, and in the tongue of Spain. And then an inspiration came to the anguished youth. The universal language" he cried. I'll try. for sooth!" He kissed the demure maiden and pressed her to his breast she understood that language. and-well, you know the rest.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
The Plain Fucker,

If burn or bruise affiicts you rub
 it on rub it on. Then before you scarcely know 1t the
 trouble will be gone. For an aching joint or muscle do the
 same. It extracts all pains and poisons.
 plucks the stings and heals the
 lame.
 Hunts Lightning Oil does it.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
Beyond Expression,

c. W. Farlowe, East Florence. Ala, writes: For nearly seven years I was afflicted with a form of skin disease which caused an almost unbearable itching. l could neither work, rest or sleep in peace. Nothing gave me permanent relief until tried Hunt s Cure One application relieved me; one box cured me. and though year has passed, l have stayed cured. I am grateful beyond expression"
 Hunts Cure is a guaranteed remedy for all itching diseases of the skin. Price soc.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
Plan to Wreck and Rob Train FoiIec

Miami. Okla.-It was learned Wednesday that robbers had planned
 to wreck and rob near here the Me teor." the fast south-bound passenger train on the St Louis and San Fran cisco Railroad that left Kansas City Tuesday night. The railway officials had received advance information of the proposed attempt and had men in waiting for the robbers, which fact is believed to have frightened them off.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
May Chance Conditions,

A process has been discovered by Shanghai scientist of softening and degumming the ramie fiber, by which It becomes superior to cotton yarn and much like silk. A secret process ioes the work in ten minutes. This Is likely to revolutionize the textile trade of China and to affect the United States cotton exports.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
The Starfsh AnalYzed.

The starfish. one of the lowest forms of life. has on its back about 25,00O jaws or hands arranged in rings and bands. By the aid of these it cap- lures many animals for food, even quick, active fish of considerable size. Prof. Jennings of Johns Hopkins has photographed the starfsh at dinner, and has discovered that even this low form of animal life has habits"
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
STATE or ono. CITY OF TOLEDO.

LUCAS COUTY. sS' FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he ts senior partner of the firm of r. J. CHENEY & Co.,. doing business in the City of Toledo County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of ChTARBH that cannot be cured by use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
 FRANK ]. CHENEY. sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this eth day of December, A. D. lss6. A. ". GLEASON, NOTARY PUBLIC. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials. free.
 F.J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, O. Sold by all Drugsists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation. /
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
The Chauffeur's Thouuht.

A well-known Englishman tells a good motor-car story. He says that on one occasion. when instrueting his chauffeur to drive carefully, he re- marked: "I don't mind about grown up people and dogs but do be careful about children and babies" Whereup- on the chauffeur replied: "Yes, them feeding bottles do cut up the tires dreadful
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
Killed Self at 92 Years.

Omaha, Neb-Professor Charles Baelens, aged S2. committed suicide Wednesday by shooting while seated in a bath tub at his boarding house. Baelens for many years was a solo ce!list in Theodore Thomas orchestra, and at one time was head of the Gin cinnati Conservatory of Music.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
Had It's Uses.

q love to whiT the aroma of the burning leaves, said the poetical girl, as they strolled through the park.
 'So do l." replied her tall escort; 'it drowns the odor of gasoline from the automobiles.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

traced 10 tte kidnevs, but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases have their beginning in the disorder of these most importan, organs.
 The kidneys filter and purify the blood that is their work.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
Do You Itch :?

If so you know the sensation Is not an agreeable one. and hard to cure unless the proper remedy is used
 Hunts Cure is the King of all Skin remedies. It cures promptly any itch Ing trouble known. No matter the name or place. One application re- lisNes-one box is absolutely guaran- teed to cure
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

kidneys and made me worse l have used many different medicines and was discouraged when I began with Doan's Kidney Pills, but now the symptoms that alarmed me are gone"
 Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box Foster.Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

herited kidney trou- ble grew steadily worse with me until
 so nervous l could not sleep at night. l was dizzy and spots f1oated before my eyes. My back and hips ached and every cold settled on my
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
Don't if Jar You ?

To have a cough that you cant leave off-even when you go to bed? Put 1t away for good by using Simmons Cough Syrup. It heals inflammation of the throac and lungs-gives you rest and peaceful sleep.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
SYMPATHY.
Several yea IS ago I

He-Yaas! Several years ago I fell in love with a girl, but she re- jected me-made regular fool of me. in fact.
 Sne-How sad! And you've never got over it.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
Many Professional Men.

clergymen teachers and singers use Browns Bronchial Troches for curing hoarseness and coughs.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

Garfield Tea purifes the blood, eradi- eating rheumatism, gout and other chron- ic diseases. It is made of Herbs-not drugs
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

An ounce of help is better than a ton of hot air on the subject
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

Our great care should be not to live long, but to live well.-Seneca
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

Count your own faults before at. tempting to enumerate those of your neighbor.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

Love Of our nelghbor IS the onIy George Macdonald
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

Better die 10000 deaths than wound my honor.-Addison.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

A man who says a mean tnlns about another man isn't half as meap as the man who repeats it.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
REASON FOR woMeN's NERVES"
In Very Many Cases It Is Weakened
 Kidneys.

Mrs. Frank Roseboom. 512 s. Wash ington St, Moscow, Idaho. says: Tn
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

For he that once is good is ever great-Ben Johnson.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

When we set to work to make others as happy as we can, happiness begins flowing in on us in an increasing cur rent-COltOn.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

To bear is to conquer our fate.- Campbell.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething sofens the gurus reduces n- nammation, allays pain cures wind coliC 2c bottle
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
PILES CURED INeTo DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any ca ss of Itching Blind. Bleeding Protruding Piles in sto ll days or money refunded. 5oc.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
ONLY ONE "RROmO OUININF.,

That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QGININE Look for the signature ef K. W. GROVE. Usod the World over to Cure Gold in One Day. z5e
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

Why do we so often prefer to believe in the necessity of suffering and weak ness. rather than in the possibility of strength and gladness?-C. Wagner.
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

Gum nnd Mullen IS Natures great rem. edy-Cures Coughs, Colds, Group and Con sumption, and all throat and lung troubles At druggists, 25c, 50c and Sl.00 per bottle
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17
Often The Kidneys Are
 Weakened by 0Ver-Work.

Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
 It used to be considered that only urinary and bladder troubles were to be
The Forrest City times., 1908-01-17

Calamity is mans true touchstone. Beaumont.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
CITY LIGHTING
QUESTION SETTLED
Awarded to Spencer
Light ~ Power Co.
No Other Bids Received-M eter Rate
system In >Contract-Eight Cents
Per Kilowat the Maximum

The city lighting proposition which ha,
been up before the council for the pas
three months or more was finally settlec
last Friday evening when the five yea
contract was awarded to the Spencer
Electric Light and Power Company.
Only their bid was received and the
contract with the company which has hao
the lighting for the past FIVE years was
awarded BY the council. The new spec-
flcatlons and contract gives the company
authority to place all residence lighting on
a meter and optional with the business
place to take it or not.l
The price Of arc lighting ,for thrty-five
or more arcs is to be $500 each per
year and If the council so determine they
may install system of lighting with the
Tungsten or carbon lamps by means of
arches. Meter rates for residence light
ing are not to exceed eight cents per ko-
wat hour 'and If paid on or before the
5th of each month discount Of 10 per
cent is to be given.
The company finds that many takers on
the flat rate abuse the privilege ar d
burn lamps both day and night without
thought Of the expense to the company
and to the detriment of other patrons.
On the meter system they pay for ex-
actly what they get.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
ANOTHER PIONEER
Is Called-Charles III. Thompson Has
Passed Away

iS Caiieu-tnaTies IL. thompson Has
Passed Away
The death of Charles H. Thompson oc-
Cured at the home of his son, G. E.
Thompson, few miles west of this city,
Monday, Dec. 81, about | 2 o'clock.
After his return from the west nearly
eight months ago he was taken sick with
the grip and since then a gradual failing
in his health was noticed.
The deceased was z6 years old and
had been resident in this vicinity for
more than thirty years, having lived on a
farm near Greenville for many years.
His wife died five years ago while they
lived in this city. He was a member Of
the Washington club, Pioneer club, Green
vile Grange and the Cayuga and Tomp-
kins County club, man much respected
by all who knew him.
Funeral services we're held at the late
home Wednesday. Rev. j. F. Halliday
officiating. Two sons survive him. G.
E. Thompson of Otisco and MERIT L.
Thompson of Falls City, Oregon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
Saved Continental Army.

A striking illustration of the chances
of war Is found in the fact that the
American army at Cambridge during
the war of the revolution would have
been left without ammunition but for
the provision of John Brown, a mer-
chant of Providence, r. l., and one of
the family who gave name to the uni
versity at the place. Brown was a
very wealthy merchant and was the
first of the Rhode Island merchants to
send his ships to China and the East
Indies. Anticipating the war, he in
structed his captains on the return
voyage to load their ships with pow.
der, which he furnished to the army
when its supply had been restricted to
less than four rounds to each man.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
Christmas Greetings.

By FREDERICK ANDREWS BUSH
Glad Christmas time has come again
With. all it's merry cheer,
And to all of our many readers we
Send greetings of the year.
May all of you find pleasure true
On this, Christ S natal day, ~
And give to others round about
At least small array.
1t was the Blessed Master ) voice
Who told long years ago
About the JOY of giving gifts
To mortals here below
And as this halowed festal day
Is with us once again,
Let's try and help some brother
And life will not be vain
Let us add one ray of sunlight
TO some benighted home
And make them praise the happy day
When Christ on earth did roam
Let us strive to bring to others
Upon this Christmas day
A ray of JOY and happiness
Along lifes rugged way.
And may He who in the manger
Was born so long ago,
BE with all our host of readers
And Danish every woe.
And may there be no person
Throughout land or state
Who will not feel true happiness
On Christmas nineteen eight
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
In BUSINESS AGAIN
A. T.. Dorr IL Selling Farm ImpIe-
ments In Beldfng

~ II. Dorr Is selling Farm ImpIe-
ments In Beldfng
Asa E. Dorr. who has been in trade a,
Chadwick eyer since he was knee high
to grasshopper" until the time he was
burned out few weeks ago. has decided
to locate IN Belding and take up the busi-
ness of selling farm machinery, buRges,
wagons and anything in that line usually
carried in stock and sold by dealers.
Mr. Dorr has leased the Otto Kuhn
warehouse, which is very commodious
building and has already received several
carloads of machinery, farming lmple-
ments, buggies and cream separators.
he is agent for the Deering binders and
the famous Corn King manure spreaders.
Last Saturday was good day for busi-
ness with him, as he sold and delivered to
farmers in this vicinity five manure spread
ers and took orders for three more. He
has also sold five binders for delivery. He
says he intends also to keep fine line
of robes and harness
Last Saturday Mr. Dorr gave all Of his
customers free dinner which was much
appreciated by them, and he is contem-
plating an innovation of this kind at reg
ular intervals.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
THE WORLD
GROWS BETTER
Synopsis of Rev. N. j. Myers Ser
mon. Last Sunday Morning
An Excellent Discourse In which He
Proves His Statement From
Biblical Standpoint.

Tsxt-"lt shall bruise thy head. Gen
ssis. III; is.
At the Congregational church last Sun
day morning Rev. N. J. Myers took fo
his subject The World Growing Better,
and drew his thouQts from the text giver
above. the serpent evil, or sin, being re-
ferred to. Below we publish synopsi.
Of his ssrmon.e He said in part
| n this text God promised victory over
sin. II the world is now and always has
been growing worse, this promise was ar
untruth. God loves righteousness. II the
word is growing worse He has failed in
His plan. II the tendency is, and always
has been down. then there is no question
OF hall far worse than even Milton's or
Dante's imagination pictured. Sin brings
sorrow; sorrow, worry; worry, heartache
and death.
To declare that the world is growing
worse is criticism on Almighty God. 1t
10 contrary to tradition. biography, history,
philosophy and common observation. For
man to declare today that the world has
been growing more immoral is to declare
himself narrow and to set his judg nent
against common fact and the broadest
and best men Of the age. 1t overthrows
biblical evolution and casts reflection
on the inteRity Of. good men of all age.
He who declares the world is growing
worse shows to all thoughtful men that he
is not posted on past conditions. II his
proposition is true, the survival of the fit
est is overthown; there is no such thing
rs evolution; all the laws Of the land are
now and have been failure; the philoso-
ply OF Plato. Socrates, Isaiah, St: John,
Paul, Peter, Christ. Luther, Wesley, Cook,
Talmadge, Blackstone, Gladstone falls
The laws OF today are the crystalza-
ton OF the best thought Of all ages The
laws OF tomorrow will have the addition
OF our best thoughts. Today is better
than yesterday and tomorrow will be bet
tor thau to day. Our churches. colleges
and public schools were never better than
today.
In yesterdays war the vctors ate the
bodies OF their fallen victims; today the
Red Gross angel binds up their wounds.
Two hundred and two years ago there
were no life insurance companies in the
world; there were no asylums for the
poor. Today they are cared for in pal
aces. II the world is growing worse and
has been on the decline all the time, then
since you consider yourself reasonably
decent fellow your ancestors must have
been angels. Moses and Adam must
have been arch angels. II the first man
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
!. 1T Their Daughter

Mr.. and Mrs. George Palmer mourn the
loss of their little daughter Edna, who
passed from their home in the Howe ad-
dition on Friday, Dec. l8. 1908 at the
age OF years, 9 months and 90 days, as
the result Of acute bronchitis. The funeral
was held at the home Of her parents on
Sunday afternoon, Rev, Maxfield preach
ing the sermon, and the little body was
laid in its last resting place in River Ridge
cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer ha We
the sympathy Of all in their great sorrow.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
Dog Supposed To Have Rabies

A couple of weeks ago strange dof
thought to be mad came tearing into Care,
Nichols farm yard. between this city anc
Greenville, and tackled his dog, biting il
severely, and also nippng the cat which
was an astonished looker-on and handled
the feline in somewhat the same manner
The animal then went to Chas. Arm
strong's and tackled his Cat, leaving there
on the run, foaming at the mouth. Mr.
Armstrong saws the Cat was not bitten
through the skin enough to draw blood.
A few days later Mr.. Nichols concluded
he wouldn't take any chances and prompt
ly killed his dog. 1t is said that the
strange dog bit some stock in the neigh
borhood also.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
Caught Fake Hotel Buyer

The man who made pretense to buy
Hotel Divine, at Portland few months
ago has come to grief. He tried to- work
the same game in Muskegon last week
and a travelling man who suspected the
fellow as being the one who worked
Chester Divine, phoned to hime at Port
land and an officer was sent to Muskegon
who nabbed him on a charge Of dead beat
ing his hotel bill. On his return to Port
land it was found he was the same Jacob
Kruger who had played the game there
and had got couple of weeks board. and
some money besides, out OF Mr.. Divine.
He pleaded guilty to the charge and was
sent to lonia Jail for thirty days.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
Gone To IOwa

Lauron |. Myers has accepted position
with large retail dry goods house in
Ottumwa, Iowa, as window trimmer at
$40 per week salary and left for that city
last Saturday to begin work at once.
For the past two months he has been in
lonia with Thos. Carten, but this after
looked good to him and he decided to 40
cept it. Mr.. Myers is an expert in his
chosen profession and has done some very
fine work in this city.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24

was bad. your father must have been ex.
tremely bad and you must be in clos,
touch with his Satanic Majesty II tn.
world has been going down a toboggar
slide from the earliest record. we will
surely reach the bottomless pit very soon.
1t seems little strange to the thinker
that the world has been growing worse
from day to day for thousands of years
and yet when crime is committed the
whole civilized world rises against the
criminal.
Some say graft is great sin. Ger
tainly it is. But 1t always has been so;
we are not the ones who discovered that
fact. Abraham knew about it, Solomon
understood it. The love of money is the
root Of ali evil. That has always been
true as we'll as now. The trouble now is
that there is more money to love and more
people to love it. Every man acts as
though he was trying to get all the money
within his reach, but many OF them call
the other fellow a CRATER because he
reaches the farthest and gets the largest
handful We have so far advanced in
knowledge that you cannot continue in sin
without becoming readable to every
Thoughtful man.
Phanthropic organizations, purity or
ganizations, rescue missions, charities.
hospitals, good journals, literature, all add
to the glory Of this age. Electric lights,
telephone and telegraph, detective agen-
cies and standing armies, all call upon the
world for better humanity and make it
harder for man to be bad
This sermon will be continued next SUM-
day at 1880 a. m. Come to the Con-
gregational church at that time and hear
the christmas bells" ringing and pealing
and Ginning in the light of this glorious
age.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
winans-Heintz

The wedding Of Frank Wnans and
Miss Emma Heintz occurred at Grand
Rapids Christmas day. Mr.. Winans has
been faithful employee in the stockroom
at Belding Bros. & Cos mill No. for
more than year and is an excellent
young man. His bride is former resi-
dent of Caledonia. He has leased Mrs.
Nettie Angel's tenant house on her farm
and will 60 to house keeping Immediately.
His many friends congratulate him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
NEW PHONE COMPANY
smyrna Men Organize One-Capiial
stock Is $4,000

Smyrna is to be the headquarters of a
new telephone exchange Of purely local
character, and organization having been
effected to operate line taking in Smyr-
ma citizens and farmers living few miles
east, west and south of the will ,ge.
The capital stock Of the company is
placed at $4,000, with shares at $40
each. At a recent meeting of the com
pany Guy Purdy, Chas Meade. George
B. Frost and Carl N Northrop were elect
ed directors. The company has already
begun doing business and about sixty
phones have already been placed. The
installing Of such phone line will be a
great convenience to the people Of that
vicinity.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
Beebe-Ishan

Merton T. Beebe and Miss Florence
lsham were married at the M E. Parson-
age by Rev. @. W. Maxfield, Monday
evening. The happy couple took the s:l7
train for short wedding trip to Grand
Rapids. lonia and other points and on
their return will make their present home
here. Mr.. Beebe is an employee OF Bel
ding Bros. & Co. Their many friends
wish them much JOY.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
Advertised Letters

Mr. Jim Brown. Mr. Tven Leonard 2
Chas. Norris, Miss HELEN Norris, Mrs
Gertrude Odell. Miss Annie Roggow, Rev
Tedman. Miss Gertrude Wilson.
Dec. 81, 1908. D. E. Wilson. p. M.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
Otisco Taxpayers

will be at the Peoples Savings Bank
in Belding every Saturday until Jan. 2.
and at my office in Smyrna on all other
days to receive taxes. Elgin Condor.
zf-4 Township Treasurer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-24
SALE CONFIRMED
Edward E. ChappIe Gets the BaIIou
Piant-Pays To Receiver $4,000

" = - ~bP'S pc's VIC Ddilou
Piant-Pays To Receiver $4,000
The sale of the Ballou Manufacturing
Co.'s business, which was sold two weeks
ago was confirmed by the court and Tues
day Mr.. Chapple paid into the hands of
the receiver $4,000 and took deeds Of
the property. As yet no definite plans
hava Enatursd4 but it is expected the new
organization will be able to get together
in few days and begin doing business