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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-09

"You see, Maj. Badderley," said the
inspector, as they walked homeward.
II knew he had not left the village.
In searching his room | came across
his novel In manuscript. He men
toned to his housekeeper that he had
completed 1t yesterday morning.
found that in many respects 1t closely
resembled the story of his own life.
In the last chapter lie Strange COM
mits suicide. No names were men
toned. but I suspected that he had
picked his scenery from his own To-
cality. There was a chance that, ex-
pecting immediate arrest, he had
well, completed the reality by follow
ing the example of his, hero. II so. had
he chosen the place which he de-
scribed in the book for his own trag-
edy? I trust that both you and Mr..
Norwood will forgive me, but | had
to have a guide. and, as you very wise
ly said. IL was as well to drag as few
OF the general public as possible into
a scandal OF this sort"
quite so. quite So" said the ma
jor, gloomily.
The lips of the curate moved as he
walked with bent head over the moor.
but he made no audible reply to In
spector Hartley.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-09

the somber moor The inspector
climbed upon heap of stones and
stared about him.
"A very extraordinary personality"
whispered the curate.
"He Is an ass" responded the ma
jor. I'VE were fools to come"
The inspector had been studying his
manuscript. Now he looked down
upon them from his superior elevation.
'If | have given you walk for
nothing, gentlemen, you must accept
my apologies" he said. Maj. Bad
derley, will you be SO kind as to follow
my directions? Let me see. Mr..
Charnworth makes mention of the
thorn-bush-yes-a very pretty smile.
The misty slopes of griefs and tears
have no doubt that the book will be
a success if published. The ghosts of
such men as | should haunt these des
olations, To the dead all are dead
Excuse me, major, but was this But
wick accorded a Christian burial?"
'No; he took his own life"
"Then where was he buried?"
Il believe that II was somewhere
about here"
"Ah, now I understand. Walk
straight on, II you please. keeping that
thornbush on your left. Thank you.
One moment. The bare solitary
stone'-yes-'in the place where he
had planted his few miserable flowers.
There is, fancy, the remnant of a
garden beyond that wall-Butwick's
garden"
1T might have been a garden"
called back the major. after staring
over the wall.
Good Lord, what's that" shouted
the major He clambered down the
wall on the further side. and they
could see his gray hat bobbing as he
ran across the plot. His head disap-
peared for a moment and then rose
into view again.
ITS Charnworth," he shouted; he's
dead-he's shot himself"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-09
Orange Honey.

Crate the yellow rind from two fine
oranges and add to II two pounds
OF strained honey. Remove the juice
and pulp from one dozen oranges.
This should measure at least a quart.
Add this to the honey. Turn the
whole In a preserving kettle and boil
carefully for half an hour. then put
II into pots and when cold cover with
paraffin or oiled paper.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-09
Prsserxe Color o. IVORY.

To clean and preserve the color Of
ivory ornaments place the articles In q
bowl of cold water and allow them to
remain "a hours. Take them out and
lay on a soft towel. Do not dry them
They must dry In the open air. II any
water remains In the carvings OF the
ivory blow 1t on II 1t were allowed to
settle on the ivory the color would be
DESTROYED.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-09

Advertise your Auction Sale in the Banner
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-09
An Ideal Laxative,

Physics and Cathartics which purge. unload the
bowels. and give temporary relef but irritate
and weaken the digestive and expulsive organs.
Laxative Iron-ox Tablets are as different IL
effect as truth is from falsehood. They nourisl
the bowel muscles and nerves giving them strength
and vigor TO do the work nature intended thus
effectine permanent cure by perfectly safe and
natural means. The best laxative for children.
Chocolate coated tablets easy to take, never grippe
or nauseate. l0c 25c and 81 90 at all drug stores
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-09

The international congress has re-
christened malaria mosquito fever"
Horrors! Speak up. New Jersey.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
For Engineering and FL

S350OO0 worth paying 1917 See reports
dends paid by the greatest electrical power com
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

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An
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-26

tories are idle by reason of restricted
market, and those whose business has been
crippled by reason of a high tariff tax on
raw materials. will read this speech with
peculiar satisfaction. If by reason of the
high tariff tax provided for in the Ding
ley bill, factories were opened and labor
given employment at remuneratlVe wages.
and our ''roseate expectations realized,
why should We now, when factories are
closed and an army of men unemployed.
seek to revise the beneficial measure at
all?
"Why Not Raise the Tariff"
ut the wages of labor depend upon a
high tariff, why should any man favor a
reduction of that tariff? If. after eleven
years of SURPRISING prosperity, brought
about by the Dingley bill. business condi-
tons and labor suffers. why not excite
some more ''roSeate expectations" by rails
ing the tariff rate, to the end that there
may be much needed revival of bust
ness and that labor may again find en-
ployment?
The voters of America are not likely
to be deceived as to the tariff question
by the stock arguments of the opposi-
ton.
1.-THE average voter understands that the
tariff is a tax to be paid by the con-
sumner of the article taxed. He knows
that taxes in excess of the needs of the
government are unjust and oppressive,
and that extravaganza in government ad-
ministration, iAdulged in for the mere pur-
pose or creating a necessity for addltOnal
taxation, is profligacy.
He is also coming to know that the
use of the taxing power of the govern
ment in such ways that a few benefi-
Charles may enrich themselves by levy
ing tribute upon the masses, is legalized
robbery.
Every legitimate business interest In
the country is demanding tariff reform.
THE manufacturer who is not a monop-
olist is demanding cheaper raw materials
and wider markets for his products. The
workingman understands that a restricted
market means fireless furnaces and en-
forced idleness. He knows that Ameri-
can workmen. with their superior inteili-
gence and ingenuity, with their improved
machinery, with cheaper raw materials.
and earning for their employers more than
twice as much as the laborers OF any
country. have nothing to fear from
competition with workmen anywhere,
when the products of their labor are Set
down side by side in the markets of the
world.
1.-The American workingman has had
bitter experience under the operation OF
the Dingley tariff. Under the shelter OF
this tariff walls trusts and combines have
sprung up on every hand and with eNtor-
| tionate prices confront the consumer on
every occasion when he seeks to buy the
necessaries of life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-26

Dorando had a CUP OF COFFEE the morning
he DIDN'T win the Marathon. There's a reason
Editorial n Y. Evening Mail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-26
Prosperity and Soup Houses.

''JTnder this system the cost of living
so increased as to absorb the earnings
of the laborer, after the most rigid econ
omy and self-denial on his part and that
of his family. And il is noteworthy
fact when as an inevitable result or the
fiscal policy of the Republican party, the
panic of 1907 came, hundreds OF thousands
of these American laborers VINO were
thrown out of employment instead of be
ing able to draw upon the fabulous saw
ings bank accounts so exploited IN pOlltl-
cal literature in recent campaigns, found
themselves and families in state OF deS-
titution. -. =, -,
THE soup houses of 1907-0S in the large
cities of the country were realization OF
but a part of the roseate expectations OF
Republican statesmen. I'LL :,
's'The farmer understands that while he
has to buy everything in a protected mar
ket. he is compelled to pay TRIBUTE 10
the trusts and tariff beneficiaries, ne Us
compelled to sell his surplus products in
a free trade market where he comes IN
competition with all the rest or the world.
'sHe looks no longer with lndlIIerence
unon the fact that the farmer OF Canada,
Argentine Australia and other clVlllzed
countries buys agricultural implements OF
American manufacturers cheaper thah
they are sold to him. These American
! farmers read and think, and are fully ad-
yised as to the evils of a system winch
invites such enormiues
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-26
"Cannon's Strangle Hold"

But. under the rules of the house, the
friends of this bill were unable to get
il before that body. Three-fourths of the
representatives of the people in that
branch of congress were even without
power to free themselves from the stran-
gle hold" which, under this modernzed
system of popular government, devised by
the present Republican leadership, the
speaker has upon the American public.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-26
Denver Platform Plain.

Here is a plain, candid statement OF the
party's position. There is no quibbling
no evasion, no ambiguity. A private mo-
nopoly is indefensible and intOlerable. 1t
is bad-bad in principle. and bad In prac-
tice. No apology can be Offered for it,
and no people should endure il. Our
party's position is entirely in harmony
with the position of Jefferson. With a
Continued on Page 7.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-26
Prospects Are Bright.

Gentlemen, we enter upon this cam
paign with every prospect OF success.
Never has a political platform been re-
people, and never has candidate been
presented by any party who was closer
to the hearts Of the people than our
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-15
Home Trade Homilies.

It's all very we'll for you to think
you're doing yourself justice by buying
your supplies from the big city many
miles away. but In the long run you're
doing an Injustice to your descendants,
who are supposed to live In the town
which you are killing off by neglectinG
to patroniZe home industries.
You may save an occasional nickel by
ordering bargains" through mail order
catalogues, but don't you lose at least
a nickels worth of your self respect
when you happen to meet one of the
home merchants whom you have
known all your life and from whom
you could have bought the same bar
gain?
Governor Johnson says one of the
great issues OF today has to do with
the curhing of the trusts. The chances
nre nlnety-nine to a hundred that You
agree with Johnson. no matter what
party you may belong to- Very well.
How about the big mail order trust.
which is organized to kill off country
merchants? Are you supporter of the
mail order trust?
If YOU are farmer and sell your
produce to the local stores and then
stick stamps on letters ordering ordi-
nary household articles from a city
many miles away, wouldn't You think
1t the proper sort of reciprocity If the
town merchants should quit dealing in
fresh vegetables and supply only can
ned goods to their customers?
Throughout the country for some
months we have heard the cry that
there is no money In circulation"
Times have been tight. People who
keep up the habit of buying mail order
goods on the slightest preteXt or provo
cation may expect to hear 1t said that
there is no money in circulation around
home. Cause why? They send 1t out
side of the community.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-15

been telling the bartender showed over
a dime and a nickel change from the
quarter, ungarniShed with his custom
ary smile, and Babbitt walked out.
Now, Babbitt had Il home and a Wife
but that is another story. And | will
tell you that story which will show
you a better habit and worse story
than you could find in the man who
invented the phrase.
1t began away up in Sullivan county,
where 50 many rivers and so much
trouble bcgiuS-or begin. How would
you say that? 1t was July, and Jessie
was summer boardcr ut the Noun
tain Squmt hotel, and Bob, who was
just out of college, saw her one day,
and they We're married in September.
That's the tabloid novel-one swallow
of water and it's gone.
But those July days!
Let the exclamation point eXpound it,
for | shall not For particulars you
might read up on Romeo and Juliet"
and Abraham Lincoln's thrilling sonnet
about You can fool some of the peO-
Pile" etc, aud Darwin'S works.
But one thing | must tell you about.
Both of them were mad over Omar's
"Rubaiyat.' They knew every verse of
the Old buffer by heart-not consccu-
lively, but picking 'em out here and
there as you fork the mushrooms in Il
fifty cent steak la bordelaiSe Sui
liyan county is full of rocks and trees,
and Jessie used to sit on them, and
please be good; used to sit on the rocks
and Bob had Il way of standing behind
her with his hands over her shoulders
holding her hands and his face close
to hers, and they would repeat over
and over their favOrite verses of the
Old tentmaker. They saw only the
poetry and philosophy of the lines then
indeed they agreed that the wine
was only an image and that what was
meant to be celebrated was some diyin-
fly or maybe love or life. However,
at that time neither of them had tasted
the stuff that goes with a sixty cent
table d'hOte
Where was /? Oh, they married and
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-15
Refused a Pretzel,

Little Hans was watching his father
fish from the drawbridge.
Pa" he exclaimed as he pcered
down into the water, what kind of
fish are dose swimmin around near
der surface?'
"Dey vas German carp" replied his
father as he baited another hook
German carp. mine SON"
Little Hans looked doubtful.
81 don't believe ut, pa
"And Wy not?"
Because | dropped a pretZel over
board und dey ncfcr even noticed ut.
If dey had been German carp dey vud
haf nibbled ut, sure. ."-Chicago News.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-15
ORIGIN OF THE OCTOPUS.
How tho Mail Order Business Had It's
Beginning.

Beginning.
In view of the fight against the mat!
order business now being made
throughout the country In the interests
of the local merchants. a brief article
In the magazine called System on the
origin of the mail order trade is high
ly interesting While the founder of
the business and Others engaged there
In are engaged In perfectly lcgi-
mate calling, there can be no doubt
that this constantly expanding mail
order business Is a real octopus. 1t
reaches out its millions of tentaClcS to
the farthcSt corners of the country,
Selling and raking in the dollars which
should I've left In circulation around
home. These dollars are the Iifeblood
Of the community, and the mail order
octopus sucks them out of the commu-
nity's system.
Fortyseven years ago. says system.
a young man. then clerk in Il small
general store at st. Joseph. Mich, OBJ
served with some satisfaction that res
idents of many smaller towns miles
distant could be attracted from the
tradeSmen of their own village to this
selling center.
Four years later, as Il salesman In Il
Chicago mercantile house. he observed
with increasing attention the number
Of letters that came to this establish
ment bearing small orders from resi-
dents of distant towns and from farm
crs living miles away in the agricul
tural sections of southern Illinois, In
diana, Iowa and Nebraska.
Another period of three years, and,
having served as buyer and then con
nectcd with a st Louis house, he stop
ped at a town that stood as country
seat In southwestern Missouri He was
in n small store which had attained
the position. despite the limitations as
to extenSiveness imposed by its rural
location, of the smart retailing concern
of the little city. The proprietor had
just inclosed a small parcel in an en-
velope.
Here, Jim,' the latter called to Il
clerk; take this over to the poStotiice.
It's for Mrs. Henderson, over at Green
ridge. It's surprising" he continued,
turning to the visitor, how the folks
over at Greenridge-on of the small
towns within thirty mile radius
stick to me | have a good many GUS
toners over there Some of 'em write
almost every week for goods. The
stOrekeeper over there doesn't seem to
hold his people very well Guess he
doesn't give satisfaction.
And these things, turned over in the
mind of Montgomery Ward, gave ger
mination of the idea, then cru lie in its
impcrfeCtion, Of retailing direct to the
customer by mail If these people
and the towns and the agri 'utural
reaches of the west were taking on
population of vigorous, hardwc rki@g
ambitious folk who wanted the best
they could get for their money would
buy through letter outside their own
towns, and at that without any Spc-
cial material inducement being extend
ed them. why could not trade be
built up If the purvcyOr would cater
direct to these people and offer them
attractive advantages of lower prices,
good service and honest goOlS?
The young man Is now the head OF
great Chicago mail order house that
bears his name-the pioneer in n new
industry.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-15

perniciUuS habit. No; | don't think
feel like playing this evening If we
are going to reform we may as well
abandon the evil habit of banjo play
ing too"
She took up Il book and sat in her
little willow rocker on the other 81 lc
of the table. Neither of them spoke
for half an hour
And then Bob laid down his paper
and got up with a strange, absent look
on his face and went behind her chair
and reached over her shoulders tax
ing her hands in his. and laid his face
close to hers.
In n moment 10 Jessie the walls of
the seine hung room vanished, and she
saw the Sullivan cornty hills and rlls.
Bob felt her hands quvrr in his as he
began the verse from old Omar:
Come. fill the cup and in the fire of
spring
The winter garment of rcprntanc" fling
The bird of time has but Il little way
To fy-and 10, the bird is on the wing,
And then he walked to the table and
poured stiff drink of Scotch into Il
glass.
But in that moment mountain
breeze had somehow found its way in
and blown away the mist Of the false
Bohemia.
Jessie leapcd and with one fierce
sweep of her hand scrt the bottle and
glasses crashing to the floor. The
same motion of her arm carried it
around Bob's neck, where it met its
mate and fastened tight
"Oh, my God, Bobbic, not that verse
I see now wasn't always such a
fool, was |? The other one, boy; the
one that says, 'Remold it to the hearts
desire Say that one-'to the hearts
DESIRE
II know that one" said Bob ut
goes:
"Ah, love, could you and with him con
To grasp this sorry scheme of things
tire
Would not We
LET me finish it," said Jessie,
"Would not we shattcr it to bits and then
Remold it nearer to the hearts desire"
ITS shattered all right" said Bob,
crunching some glass under his heel.
In some dungeon below the accurate
ear of Mrs. Pickcns, the landlady, To-
Gated the smash.
ITS that wild Mr. Babbtt coming
home souSed again. she said. And
he's got such a nice little wife too"'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-15

Luna Park quite a list of amusement
ventures. AS to his plans for his
wife Mr. Thompson said:
"'Polly of the Circus with Miss
TaIafcrro and the entire New York
company, will open in Chicago on La
Dor day and will then 20 to NaShvilh,
Tenn, for Il special engagement Of
three days. Nashville will be the only
southern city in which either Miss
Taliafcrro or Polly will be seen next
season, and the exception il made only
because of my affection for the people
Of Nashville, which Is my home town.
About the lSt of December Miss TaIia-
ferro will leave Polly and return to
New York. Her place In the company
will be taken by her sister, Miss Edith
Taliafcrro BY that time rchearsalS
for the new production of Cinderella
to be offered by Klaw 4 Erlanger AMI
myself at the New Amsterdam thea
ter, will be we'll under way, and my
wife, who Is to play the title role In
Cinderella, will step directly from ore
company to the other. cinderella Is
to be offered with elaborate scenic ef-
fectS in straight dramatic form. with
few musical numbers. several Of
which will give Miss Taliafcrro a
chance to show that she can sing as
we'll as act. l made this new version
of Cinderella myself"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-15
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AN EASTERN MAGICIAN.
The Feat CeyIon Fakir Is Said to
Have Performed.

This curious picture of an eastern
magician is from Cnrolin" Corners
"CcylOm. The Paradise of AInm:' The
fakir forthwith commenced to unpack
the burden on his back, the principal
item being a bamboo framework or
ScaffOldin%. This he held with his right
hand, while he mounted step by step
of bamboOS. At the summit. height
perhaps of eleven feet, he paused, with
arms extended, to effect balance.
For some reason or other the frame
work remained perfectly steady and
perpendicular, while the fakir stretch
cd himself out like Il spider on its web.
At intervals on the hambOOS were
heavy nails, rusty, but sharp ut the
point These nails distinctly pcnctrat-
ed the mans mahogany coIorcd flesh
when he stretched himself out on the
framework.
Thus he remained, Il hidcous wound
made by each nail. from which the
purple blood flowed, lying there for the
space of ten minutes or so, except for
the blood 4 lfcleSS figure of clay.
Then, muttCring some strange gibber
i,h. animation returned, and, making
movements so that the nails were eX-
tricated from the wounds, the fakir
with his toes kicked away the Scaffold-
ing and remained himself alone unSup.
ported in midair.
Yes, there this weird creature re-
mancd, his lean, chocolate cOlOred
limbs apparently stiff and cataleptic,
his eyes fixed upward and glazed. It's
fact said Cynthia in low tones of
wonder. At home they would say we
We're hypnotiZed.'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-15
THE PROUD FATHER.

Wrapped up in him? Wen, | should say!
We talk about him the livrIong day.
Were as proud of him. too. as we can be-
For never a brighter child was known:
He knows so much for babe of three.
Who wouldn't love him has a heart of
stone.
Some men with children are borcs. |
But ours is a wonderful child. and so
| feel I've a right
At times to rcCite
The remarkable things
He says each night.
He keeps us laughing the whole day long
lie has learned to sing a comic song.
And the things he says are so quaint and
old.
And the things he does-if talked all
day
One-half of his brightness would he un-
told.
could talk a week and have more to
He really possesses remarkable powers.
And that isn't said because he ours
I'm not Dragging, no!
| know it's so,
For the doctor told me-
And he should know.
He knows so much for a child Of three:
Wherever he learned it all puzzles me.
We have to hold him back for fear
Hell get brain fever, he is so bright.
He grows more wonderful every year
Most difficult pieces he can rccte.
And l don't say this in a boastinG way.
merely repeat what our friends all say.
Every word is true
That tell to you;
Most wonderful things
Can our baby do.
Detroit Free Press
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-15
Tree Plantinq AIonq Roads.

The Stockton (CalJ Arbor club has
commenced an active campaign to
raise funds for the purpose of saving
the fourteen miles of trees planted
along four roads leading out Of Stock
ton. The scarcity of moisture this
season makes it necessary that the
trees be watered several times, and ad,
ditlonal funds are necessary to carry
the many fine trees that have been
growing through the summer 1t Is
also the intention of the Arbor club to
later extend the tree planting on the
four roads already lined with trees.
Officers of the organization hope be-
fore many years to have the main
thoroughfares hSsrdlRE to Stockton nice
shady lanes.